Jiù / xiǎo / shuō / zhōng / cháng / xiě / dào / fěi / huī / tū / xiāng / lǐ / bǎi / xìng / bù / dé / ān / níng

旧小说中常写盗匪隳突乡里，百姓不得安宁。

Old novels often describe bandits harassing villages and leaving the people in distress.