In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 70 Hornet’s Nest

Chen Lian ate her steamed bun while listening to the crowd's voices, without offering any opinion.

She didn't know who the county magistrate was, but she knew who was good to her. If she had to choose someone to be the county magistrate, she would definitely choose Chen Dao.

After all, apart from Chen Dao, no one else gave her steamed buns to eat.

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What are you doing here?

While the group chatted under the tree, Chen Da, who was distributing steamed buns in the front yard of Chen Dao's house, stared at the three people in front of him with a look of disgust on his face.

The three people in front of them were none other than the Chen brothers, who had previously tried to break into their home. After a month of recuperation, the three brothers had finally recovered from their injuries.

But by this time, all three of them had been disfigured!

When Xiao Hei attacks, it doesn't hold back or avoid vital points; it pecks wherever it can get its hands on. The three Chen brothers, who were attacked by Xiao Hei that night, now have their faces covered with small pockmarks, making them look like a beehive—very creepy.

Not only their faces, but the three of them had even more cratered and uneven areas on their bodies, but these were only hidden by their clothing.

These three brothers are incredibly lucky. If an ordinary person were pecked all over by Xiao Hei and then beaten by someone arranged by the village chief, they would be half-dead, if not dead.

But after resting at home for a month, the three brothers miraculously recovered.

Of course, this was also because although the three brothers were stupid, they at least had some food stored at home, which allowed them to barely survive for a month.

Sure enough, having just recovered, they heard the news that Chen Dao was going to treat the whole village to steamed buns, and immediately rushed over excitedly.

"Uncle, what are you saying?"

Chen Jin was still somewhat afraid of Chen Da, but he still said confidently, "Chen Dao said that everyone in the village can come and eat steamed buns. We three brothers are also villagers of Chenjia Village, so why can't we come?"

"That's it."

“We are also from Chenjia Village, and we also need to eat steamed buns.”

The three brothers' confident and assertive remarks immediately drew disdain from many villagers who were queuing up.

"These three brothers are shameless; wherever there is food, they're there too."

"They were even thinking of breaking into Daoge'er's house to steal things before, and now they have the nerve to come and ask for steamed buns?"

"Why didn't the village chief kill these three brothers to avoid wasting food?"

"..."

Despite the villagers' disdain, the three brothers remained unfazed and instead said to Chen Da with righteous indignation, "Chen Dao said that everyone in the village can get a steamed bun. Does he think he's going back on his word?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Da hesitated. He didn't want to give the three brothers steamed buns, but if he didn't...

This contradicts Chen Dao's promise, which puts Chen Da in a difficult position.

"uncle."

At this moment, Chen Dao came out of the house and said to Chen Da with a normal expression, "Give them to them."

"This……"

Chen Da was still somewhat hesitant, while the villagers who heard Chen Dao speak couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Dao is too kind! Giving these three brothers steamed buns is a complete waste."

"That's right! It's better if these three brothers starve to death sooner rather than later, so they won't be an eyesore in the village."

"If you ask me, the village chief should have killed them earlier."

"..."

The villagers queuing up to receive the steamed buns were somewhat resentful. Because of Chen Dao's distribution of steamed buns, they had a very good impression of Chen Dao, while the three Chen brothers, who had previously tried to break into Chen Dao's house to steal things, were naturally not well-liked by them.

Therefore, when Chen Dao said he would give the three brothers steamed buns, the villagers were very dissatisfied.

Of course, this dissatisfaction wasn't directed at Chen Dao, but at the three Chen brothers. These three brothers were incredibly shameless; they were thinking of stealing from others a while ago, and now they're here to freeload off people. It's utterly disgraceful.

"Dao-ge'er is still the most sensible."

Chen Jin said with a grin, "That's more like it! We three brothers are also from Chenjia Village, why shouldn't we get steamed buns to eat?"

"That's it."

The two brothers echoed each other's sentiments.

Chen Dao looked at the three men's faces, which were covered in hornet's nest-like fury, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Fine, I'll let you have one last good meal!

Chen Dao said to Chen Da again, "Uncle, give the steamed buns to them."

"That's...okay!"

Seeing that Chen Dao's mind was made up, Chen Da didn't say much and directly handed the six steamed buns to the three Chen brothers.

The three brothers, having received the steamed buns, didn't even bother to thank Chen Dao's family, and left with an air of indifference.

However... as they turned to leave, they didn't notice that a figure resembling both a cat and a bear had disappeared into the front yard from Chen Dao's shoulder.

"Brother, the Chen family is incredibly wealthy."

Walking along the village road, Chen Yin took a vicious bite of his steamed bun, as if he were biting Chen Dao's head instead of the bun: "If only we could have stolen something from his house before."

Even now, the three brothers still don't think there was anything wrong with trying to break into Chen Dao's house; they just regret that they failed to steal anything that time.

"Yeah yeah!"

Chen Tong nodded repeatedly and said, "Damn it, his family is so rich, but they're unwilling to share even a little with us. They're a real son of a bitch."

After saying that, Chen Tong said again, "Brother, should we do it again and break into his house to steal something?"

"We probably can't do it on our own."

Chen Jin's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he pondered, "We need to find someone to help us."

"Looking for help?"

Chen Tong and Chen Yin were taken aback.

Chen Jin then explained, "When we were in the city before, didn't we meet a leader of the Black Tiger Gang? We can ask him for help."

"Big brother, you mean that guy named Wang Kai?" Chen Tong and Chen Yin immediately realized what was going on. They had a deep impression of Wang Kai, as they had spent a lot of the money from the land sale on treating him to food and drinks.

"Not bad!"

Chen Jin nodded and said, "In these times of year, Chen Dao is still so wealthy. His family must be hiding a lot of secrets. As long as we tell Wang Kai about this, he will definitely be tempted, and maybe even the leader of the Black Tiger Gang will be tempted. At that time... Chen Dao's death will be imminent!"

The Black Tiger Gang is the largest gang in Taiping County, and its leader is a martial arts master. Even the big families and government officials in the city have to give them some face. Once they covet it, Chen Dao will surely die.

By the time……

Couldn't I share some of Chen Dao's family secrets and wealth with him?

I don't ask for much, even just a few chickens for myself would be fine.

Chen Jin couldn't help but fantasize.

Chen Yin and Chen Tong's eyes also lit up. Over the past month, they had been lying in bed groaning in pain, and their resentment towards Chen Dao had reached its peak. The thought of Chen Dao's family being destroyed and his family dying made them unable to contain their excitement!