Chapter 397: Big Ticket
Bags of grain were taken out of the storeroom, loaded onto carts in grain rows, and disappeared into the night.
Zhao Da and his gang were paid as promised, and Wang Qing generously distributed two bags of grain to them, about 20 catties per person, which was twice as much as promised in advance.
Twenty catties of food, saving some food enough for a family to eat for ten days. But on the way back, Zhao Daqian and his group were not happy.
There are hundreds of loads of grain in the entire grain bank, but I only got 20 catties, which makes people feel uncomfortable when they think about it. But Wang Qing said in advance that the reward was ten catties per person, but now he gave twenty catties, what else can he say? What's more, the people in the West Field didn't do anything, they just stood with torches for half an hour, and they got so much food, and Zhao Da didn't have the face to reason with Wang Qing.
"Damn, I was deceived by Wang Qingna!" One of the brothers whispered, and the others immediately echoed him.
"After robbing so much food but only giving us such a little, Wang Qing is too dark." Qian Er said angrily.
"I can eat this kind of food for more than ten days at most, what can I do when I finish eating?" The other said suddenly, and the others fell silent.
"Why don't we grab one too?" A weak voice said, and the others suddenly moved.
"Big brother, what do you think?" Qian Er looked at Zhao Da expectantly, and the others were also eagerly waiting for Zhao Da's answer.
At this moment, Zhao Da hesitated. The conscience in his heart told him that it was wrong to rob, but it was no match for the expectations of his brothers.
"Big brother, in fact, we have been dragged into the water by Wang Qing's gang today, although we are just standing on the side, but we can no longer get out of the relationship after taking the food, in this case, why not simply make a big one, so as to fight for a way for the family to live." Qian Er persuaded.
"But what if the official army comes to encircle and suppress it? Robbery and murder are capital crimes! Zhao Da hesitated, he didn't want to see everyone go down a dead end.
"Let's grab a handful, enough for our family to eat for a few months, so we don't dare to wash our hands, as long as we cover it up well, no one will know that we did it." Qian Er said in a low voice, today's robbery of the grain bank inspired him and made him bolder.
"Okay, fuck it!" Zhao Dayi gritted his teeth and said categorically, and everyone suddenly shouted.
Since this world doesn't allow people to live, let's fight a way, no conscience can compete with the belly of yourself and your family!
"Big brother, where are we going to grab it?" Qian Er asked happily.
"We naturally can't enter Rugao County, but if we want to do it, we have to make a big one, let's go and rob Master Wang's Zhuangzi!" Zhao Da said categorically.
Mr. Wang is the local Haozao Wang Xian, who levied the salt tax for the salt transportation envoy, and at the same time purchased the surplus salt in the hands of the stove households, and the salt in the hands of the stove households in the West Field was sold to him.
"Master Wang's Zhuangzi wall is high and deep, I heard that there are more than 100 thugs inside, and we can't beat it down!" Qian Er said worriedly.
The other stove owners also nodded, their hearts full of fear.
"What do you know, Master Wang, he has always lived in Rugao County, and he does not live in Zhuangzi, which has always been under the control of his housekeeper, and there are only fifty or sixty thugs. Moreover, I'm afraid that the Zhuangzi will be very empty tonight. Zhao Da sneered.
"Big brother, how do you know?" Qian Er asked suspiciously.
"That's because you didn't notice that a small half of the people who robbed the grain store tonight were thugs from Wang Xian's Zhuangzi, although they all covered their faces." Zhao Da sneered.
"Ahh Qian Er and the others were immediately shocked, "Master Wang, his family has a big business, and he bought more than half of the salt in Rugao County, how could he do such a thing as robbing the grain store?" ”
"Who knows what's going on? However, since they robbed the grain store, so much grain would definitely not be transported back to Zhuangzi, and they would definitely have to find a proper place to hide it. Now is the emptiest time in Zhuangzi! ”
Zhao Da sneered, once he made up his mind, he became extremely calm, his cautious thinking and keen insight were another reason why the stove households were convinced that he was willing to follow him.
"Second brother, you go to He Laoba in Meadow Town and ask him if he would like to make a big deal with me?" Zhao Da calmly commanded.
"Mazi, you run faster, go to find the old cow of Maoergou, he just went to the grain store with us, he shouldn't have gone far, you ask him if he would like to work with me."
"When the others returned to the village, they all took out the guys they had in hand, set off on the fourth watch, and arrived at Master Wang's Zhuangzi before dawn!"
He Laoba of the meadow and Lao Niu of Maoergou are brothers who have died with Zhao Da, and with their joining, they are very sure of laying Zhuangzi.
At that moment, the group returned to the West Field, it was already the third watch, and everyone did not rest, and they were preparing separately. Some took out the hammer at home, some carried the guillotine, and Zhao Da took out a spear head from the box, took a log from the corner of the wall and loaded it, and it became a spear.
As instructed, everyone took a piece of cloth to cover their faces, and followed Zhao Da to the outside of the town.
It didn't take long to walk to a three-way intersection, and after waiting for less than a bag of cigarettes, two teams of people came from the other two roads, and it was He Laoba of the meadow and Lao Niu of Maoergou who brought people over.
The three teams of nearly fifty people together headed towards Wang Xian's manor six or seven miles away.
Wang Xian's Zhuangzi is on the edge of the Yunyan River, fifteen miles away from Rugao County, closer to the coastal salt area, is a manor covering an area of about ten acres, the courtyard wall is one zhang five feet high, and there is a circle of five feet wide trench dug outside, but there is a wooden bridge built at the gate of the manor, which is convenient for transporting salt to the village.
On the way here, Zhao Da had already thought of a way to turn into the manor, he made a plate of hemp rope, the end of the rope helped the iron hook, as long as he threw over the courtyard wall and pulled the rope, he could climb up, and then open the courtyard door from the inside.
Now that it's almost the fifth watch, the people inside must be asleep, and it's a good opportunity to do things.
However, when the crowd approached the courtyard gate, they saw that the courtyard gate suddenly opened, and a lantern appeared at the courtyard gate.
"Why did you come back?" A confused voice said, very dissatisfied.
"Something delayed for a while." Zhao Da pinched his throat and replied, then took a step and walked over. He Laoba and Lao Niu glanced at each other and followed without saying a word.
"Come in, Lao Tzu has left you with the door for most of the night, but I'm trapped to death." The visitor yawned loudly and beckoned impatiently.
"Why are you still wearing a veil when you're all home?"
Zhao Da approached the gate of the courtyard with a spear, looking at Zhao Da's sharp eyes under the lantern, and then the person who came realized that something was wrong, "Who are you?" What about Wang Qing? ”
Zhao Da didn't answer again, and a spear in his hand pierced his throat like a poisonous dragon.
ps: Today's Valentine's Day, I wish all lovers in the world to become dependents, and I hope that book friends who are still alone can find the other half of their hearts as soon as possible! Thanks to Xiao Ming for his tip in 1969.