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Chapter 177 Divide the money
‘Pa~’
The last bit of incense burned out, making a slight sound that broke through the air, like a death knell in the bandit's heart.
Uncle Wu San was carrying a big knife and circling around the bandit's meat pillar, smiling with his eyes full of slyness.
He planned to pick out a bandit who was most pleasing to him and use him as a sacrifice.
The bandits were so frightened that they dared not look him in the eye, and they were sweating profusely in the freezing night.
"Good man, spare his life. Spare his life."
Heizi and Ergou rushed into the yard carrying their bags, shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Silver, we have silver."
Lin Erzhuang raised his hand to stop Uncle Wu San from pulling people away, and stood in the yard and said.
"Wu Erniu counted the silver and put it away one by one."
"okay!"
Uncle Wu's eyes turned green when he saw the two bundles, and he hurried over to count the silver, which he was the best at.
"One hundred taels, put one."
"One hundred taels, put one."
Every time he counted out a hundred taels of silver, Uncle Wu would shout "Let the person go", just like a transaction in a livestock market.
When there were only five hundred taels left, Liangzi was the only one left in the field, his eyes fixed on the silver.
He was afraid that if he lost a penny, his life would no longer belong to him.
"Five hundred taels, for the chieftain."
"Whoo~"
Liangzi let out a long breath and sat down in the snow as if all the energy had been released.
"Let's go!" Liangzi gritted his teeth, got up, and shouted in a deep voice.
He was greatly humiliated this time and had to get back at the embarrassment. He looked intently at the man holding the knife in the middle of the field.
"Welcome to come again next time, the redemption money will be doubled!" Lin Erzhuang said with a smile.
His face was covered with a beard, and no one could recognize who he was except for his eyes.
I am not afraid of retaliation at all. I will beat one if one comes, and I will beat two if two come.
Everyone lined up to see the bandits off, all grinning silently.
"Hahaha, come...come...come...divide the money...divide the money!" Lin Erzhuang said happily.
It's like money falling from the sky while you are sitting at home.
"We will divide it according to the number of people who contribute, and we will do it this way from now on, and no longer practice egalitarianism.
So that no one will become addicted to getting something for nothing and complain about it.”
"Okay, I'll listen to Erzhuang in everything." Uncle Wu responded loudly.
In the end, the organizer Lin Erzhuang received 500 taels of silver, and the participants received 120 taels of silver.
Even the buns were given 120 taels of silver.
Because everyone participated, Lin Shu's family received the most silver, a total of 1,460 taels.
Became the object of everyone's envy.
Blacksmith Wang also participated and also received 120 taels of silver.
He held the silver and cried and laughed. After crying for a while, he quietly found Lin Erzhuang and said.
"Boss, can you keep the silver for me?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will embezzle it for you?" Lin Erzhuang said with a smile.
“Don’t be afraid, everything I have now was given by my employer.
As long as the boss needs it, I can give it to him at any time. I am afraid I can’t keep it with me.”
"Haha, I'll keep it for you temporarily and return it in full after you settle down."
Seeing that Wang the blacksmith did not seem to be lying, Lin Erzhuang stopped testing him with words.
However, he admired his intelligence and practicality, and how he, as a servant, was able to pass through the Ming Road with hundreds of taels of silver.
It is difficult to avoid being targeted by others. People borrow your money under various excuses, and it is unknown whether you can return it.
Naturally, this money went into Lin Shu's pocket.
No one would have thought that a six-year-old kid would carry a treasure bowl.
No one in Liu's family contributed anything, so they didn't get a single ounce of silver, which made her so angry that she jumped like a toad.
He muttered a lot of curses.
There were only two people from Wuming Village who participated, and each of them received 120 taels of silver.
This sum of money was a huge windfall for them.
For a farmer, this is a wealth that he would never dare to imagine in his lifetime.
With this money, you can buy a house and land and live a life without worries about food and drink.
Everyone saw the tangible benefits and vowed that they would bring their whole family out next time.
No one who was blinded by money would ever think about death.
...
The next day.
A group of people stepped on their skis enthusiastically, and once they became proficient, their speed naturally increased rapidly.
Some of them left behind the refugees who had difficulty walking, and some even walked by with a swagger as if they were full of energy.
"Oh no, there's smoke rising."
One person screamed and pointed in the direction where the smoke rose, his face changing color.
"The smoke of war is rising, the northern barbarians are advancing."
"The smoke of war is rising, the northern barbarians are advancing."
Everyone murmured to themselves, and a sense of sadness rose from the bottom of their hearts.
Lin Shu's ears twitched slightly, and she looked up at the sky. In the north, smoke was rising into the sky.
Black smoke filled the sky, like a rolling dark cloud pressing down on the sky.
"Dad, we must rush to Guanghe County as quickly as possible. If the city is closed, it will be the end of us."
After saying this, Lin Shu felt that all her strength had been sucked away by the black smoke.
The smoke that filled half the sky meant that a full-scale war had broken out in the North.
If a country is plagued by constant disasters and foreign countries take advantage of the opportunity to invade, it will not last long!
"Let's go!" Lin Erzhuang said decisively.
"Forced conscription is about to begin again. I wonder what our future will be like."
"Doesn't our family have a reward for exemption from military service?" Lin Shu asked puzzledly.
"It's useless, that only works in peacetime.
When the war really comes, who will care so much? We should avoid the official roads when we go back."
Lin Shu nodded secretly. When conscription really came, none of the men in her family would be able to escape.
In order to live a complete life, they had to go back into the mountains again.
...
Lin Erzhuang told everyone his decision and said.
"The rest of the journey depends on you. Everything is for survival."
“Brother-in-law, your eldest brother and two nephews haven’t come back yet.
Please don't abandon them, sister-in-law, please."
Liu was so frightened that she felt weak all over. She collapsed to the ground and watched her brothers beg for mercy.
“Sister-in-law is wrong and shouldn’t blame you.
Please, for my father's sake, save them."
“Sister-in-law, it’s not that we don’t want to save you.
The invasion of the northern barbarians is no joke, people can die at any time.
I can't even protect my own life, how can I save my elder brother and the others?" Uncle Wu said with a wry smile.
"Instead of stopping here and begging, it would be better to take the two children and run away first. At least we can leave two roots behind.
I hope that big brother will be blessed by heaven and escape this disaster."
"They run on two legs, how can they outrun the northern barbarians on four legs?"
Liu was extremely regretful at this time. Would things have been different if she had not cried and made a fuss?
If Chunxiang could be abducted, Chunliu must have been abducted as well.
"Mom, I'm afraid!"
Chunhua leaned on her ski poles and looked at Liu timidly, tears welling up in her eyes.
If they don't leave now, they will be left behind.
Liu looked at the black smoke in the distance, feeling regretful and hateful.
I saw a group of figures rushing towards me from a distance, and I was secretly happy.
When they got closer, they found that it was an unknown villager who had fallen behind.
"Let's go! They will come back." Liu gritted her teeth.
No matter what, she had to live with Youyin and Chunhua.
Only by keeping these two roots can we be worthy of Wu Daniu.
"My dear wife, let's go!
Every one alive is a living one." Wu Yidao said sadly.
They want to live, why is it so difficult?