Xu Lian strode towards Pei Zhaoxi with anger.
Pei Zhaoxi finally realized that he was afraid. His face turned pale and he stepped back in shock. "What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?"
Xu Lian's eyes were cold, and he stretched out his hand to grab her, "I want to ask you, you shot me in the back on my way back to the mine, do you want to kill me?"
Pei Zhaoxi panicked and instinctively swung the bow in his hand and hit Xu Lian on the head.
"How dare you fight back!"
Xu Lian was furious. He snatched her bow and threw it away.
Immediately following.
The big hand grasped her fair neck like a vice.
"Ouch..."
Pei Zhaoxi's face turned blue from being pinched, his eyes rolled back, and he was completely terrified, "You...if you kill me, my father will not let you go, and will definitely kill your whole family to make me pay for my life!"
"You still dare to threaten me?"
Xu Lianqi smiled, and his face turned completely gloomy.
At the same time, he began to think about how to deal with Pei Zhaoxi.
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If he killed Pei Zhaoxi, his relationship with the Pei family would break down and the fight would come to a standstill. This was not the result he wanted. After all, his strength was not yet at the point where he could ignore the Pei family's revenge.
However, if he didn't kill Pei Zhaoxi, he would find it difficult to let go of the hatred in his heart. Pei Zhaoxi shot an arrow to kill him, so why should he swallow his anger
The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
Pei Zhaoxi must be taught a profound lesson, otherwise, Pei Zhaoxi will mistakenly think that he is timid and cowardly, and there will be no end to it.
He pushed Pei Zhaoxi into the grass. This lesson was enough to make Pei Zhaoxi deeply impressed and he would never forget it for the rest of his life.
There is a strange rule about anger: the faster it comes, the faster it goes away.
Soon, Xu Lian regained his composure. "You shot arrows at me, and I shot arrows at you. How about we call it even?"
Pei Zhaoxi said nothing and left crying.
Xu Lian's horse was shot dead by an arrow, and he had to walk back to the mine.
He sent some men to drag the horse back to the mine.
It would be a waste not to eat such a big horse.
At this time, it was almost dark, and Xu Lian announced, "Let's call it a day and open the warehouses to release grain."
So, the miners not only received food for today's work, but also a small piece of horse meat.
"Thank you so much, Manager Xu!"
"Manager Xu is so generous!"...
They were all in high spirits and swallowing their saliva. They couldn't remember how long it had been since they had eaten meat. It was difficult for them to eat grain, let alone meat.
Thanks to Pei Zhaoxi for seeking benefits for the miners... Xu Lian thought silently in his heart.
"Brother Lian, how can you give meat to these lowly peasants?"
Zhang Yuan was furious and very dissatisfied, "Why not pickle it with salt and save it for food?"
Did he think it was his? Xu Lian didn't want to pay attention to him.
If it had been in the past, Xu Lian would certainly not have been willing to give such a big horse to the miners, but now he had three hundred taels of gold in his pocket, a monthly salary, and "extra income" from the mine, so it was not a bad idea to give these low-level miners some benefits.
This is the truth: if you are rich, you should help the world; if you are poor, you should take care of yourself.
Pu Lin asked worriedly, "I saw that Manager Xu's horse was shot to death by an arrow. Who attacked Manager Xu?"
Without Xu Lian, he wouldn't be where he is today, so nothing can happen to Xu Lian.
Upon hearing that Xu Lian was attacked, Zhang Yuan, Yang Ye and Lin Bufeng also became nervous. They worked as supervisors under Xu Lian and their families lived a good life. They did not want to go back to their previous poor life.
Xu Lian made up an excuse casually, "Nothing, I was practicing horseback archery with the eldest daughter of the Pei family, and I accidentally injured the horse."
Pu Lin advised, "Arrows don't have eyes, Manager Xu, please be careful."
Yang Ye also said earnestly, "My dear son-in-law, if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the women in your family. If something happens to you, what will they do? Although you can recruit new men to live with you, other men don't have the ability like you to make them live a good life."
Zhang Yuan also showed concern for Xu Lian. "Brother Lian, your life does not only belong to you now, but also to us. In addition to the original three women, my family has taken in two more virgin girls. I cannot lose my position as the supervisor."
“...” Xu Lian didn’t know what to say.
Lin Bufeng probably felt that he had to say something, "Manager Xu, you have to take care of your health."
Xu Lian couldn't help but pat the snake catcher's young man on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, you don't blush shyly anymore, and you don't stumble when you speak. You've made progress."
Zhang Yuan took credit for it, saying, "I teach him how to hit and scold people every day, so he must have made progress."
Xu Lian distributed the reserved horse meat to the four supervisors, kept a piece for himself, took some meat and vegetables from the kitchen, and got on Yang Ye's black donkey cart to go home.
A small black donkey cart, pulling five men, was struggling and moving very slowly.
"Pu Lin, withdraw some silver from the granary tomorrow and go to the market to buy a few horses."
Xu Lian had always forgotten about this. The horse he originally rode belonged to the Handu Mine.
Pu Lin responded “yes”.
Zhang Yuan was the kind of person who wanted to take advantage of any bargain he saw, so he asked expectantly, "The mine has bought horses. Can I ride one to and from work?"
Xu Lian was not going to indulge him. "No, the mine reserves the horse for emergency use. No one except me is allowed to use it privately. If there is an emergency that requires the horse and it is delayed, you will have your head chopped off."
Zhang Yuan shrank his neck and said no more.
When they reached the main street of the town, Xu Lian jumped off the donkey cart and headed home.
From a distance, I saw a covered carriage pulled by two horses parked in front of the house, guarded by more than a dozen guards with swords on their backs.
Xu Lian's heart trembled as he recognized the word "Pei" embroidered on the curtain of the covered carriage. It must be the Pei family's carriage.
Could it be... Could it be that the Pei family is here to settle accounts with him
"Let's settle the accounts. It's not just my fault. Both parties are at fault. Why should I worry?"
He strode over.
In this world, women from common families do not value chastity. Nothing is more important to them than food. They can change men frequently just to get food.
It is different for girls from wealthy families. They must marry into wealthy families. There are very strict requirements for this. If they lose this requirement, they will not be able to marry into a family of equal status.
Of course, no matter how important something is, it is not as important as life. Is his life worthless
Therefore, he was not worried about the Pei family causing trouble. Even if the matter reached the higher authorities, he was not afraid because he had the support of the mining inspector.
"Master, Manager Xu is back."
The leading guard came to the car window and said something.
The first person to step out of the carriage was an old man in splendid clothes. He had a dignified face and it was obvious that he was a person who had been in a high position for a long time.
A young man and a young girl followed out, they were Pei Heng and Pei Zhaoxi. Pei Heng stood respectfully behind the old man, while Pei Zhaoxi had a cold face, as if someone owed her gold.
"I am Pei Jifeng, the current head of the Pei family. I have long heard of Manager Xu's great name, so I came here specially to visit him."
The old man in fancy clothes smiled and bowed from afar, "Manager Xu is really young and promising. He is in charge of a mine before he reaches the age of twenty."
Xu Lian was puzzled. Looking at the attitude of the Patriarch of the Pei family, it didn't seem like he was going to call for an explanation. Could it be that Pei Zhaoxi didn't say anything
No time to think about it.
Xu Lian also hurriedly bowed and said, "I just came back from the mine. I'm sorry to bother you, Master Pei, to wait for a long time. Please come in."