In the silk village, all the high-quality materials have been removed, and the rest are basically ordinary fabrics in pieces, fabrics that are not whole horses, and loose fabrics that are sold in pieces. A man in black who remained in the bunk quickly tore off a large piece of cloth and spread it on the ground, took some of the remaining cloth and threw it on the spread cloth, and then wrapped a large bag and put it aside. After that, he spread out a large piece of cloth and packed a large bag in the same way.

At this time, the man in black standing on the roof jumped down. The two men each carried a large burden and hurried to the place where the common people lived. Three or two went to the place, one of them was in charge of the north of the lane, and the other was in charge of the south of the lane, tore off the corner of the burden on their backs, and threw cloth into the courtyard of the passing people as they walked. When the cloth in the baggage was thrown away, they untied the large piece of cloth that was used as the burden skin on their backs and threw it into the courtyard of the last two families.

Then, turning a corner, they hurried away, leaving the civilian area, and soon reached their second destination, the ready-to-wear shop. They did the same, one on guard and the other on the other to open the back door.

As soon as the back door opened, more than twenty beggars poured in. The beggars entered the shop, lit the fire, found the oil lamp and lit it, and then closed the back door of the shop, and shut the light of the room inside. The beggars quickly rummaged, and one of them carried a large pile of ready-to-wear clothes and put them at his feet. Then the beggars stripped themselves of themselves and quickly put on the ready-made underwear in the shop, layer by layer. The undershirt is gone, and I wear the pants under the robe. It wasn't until they were wearing three layers inside and three layers outside, which were very bloated, that the beggars put on the dirty inner clothes that they had taken off, and then put back the dirty and torn clothes they wore outside.

After getting dressed, the beggars quickly carried a large burden on their backs. One of the beggars who seemed to be the leader whispered, "Gone." The beggars immediately stopped. The man who looked like the leader blew out the oil lamp, opened the back door of the shop, and walked out. Everyone else followed. It wasn't until the beggars walked out of the door of the backyard of the shop that the black-clothed man standing on the roof jumped down to meet the black-clothed man standing on the ground, and the two of them gently closed the back door of the shop and the door of the backyard of the shop, and rushed to the next target.

Rice shop. The backyard door opened, and the two strong men who were squatting outside the door and waiting immediately stood up. It can be found that the person who opened the door covered his face, and the two strong men were a little blind, and involuntarily took two steps back. The man in black who opened the door beckoned two strong men to come in. The two strong men hesitated and did not dare to enter. They are outsiders, and when they go to the city in winter, they will only rely on their strength to earn a few copper plates to supplement their families. Yesterday someone hired them, saying that they would wait behind this rice shop tonight, and that someone would tell them to go in and carry the grain. Because of the promised wages, the two of them would be bold enough to come at night.

Seeing the two strong men hesitating, the man in black took out two pieces of broken silver and threw one to each of them. The two strong men touched and touched, knowing that it was silver, and hurriedly collected it excitedly, and strode into the shop. According to the request of the man in black, they began to carry out the grain in the shop and the grain in the warehouse in the dark and put it in the alley outside the backyard. Large bags and small bags of grain were piled up in the alley, and many dark shadows were shaking not far away, but no one dared to approach.

Because of the black, one of the strong men almost tripped once, and the man in black who was silently guarding next to him helped the strong man by holding the food on his shoulders like electricity. The two strong men really had great strength and good body, and in only two or three quarters of an hour, they emptied the grain in the rice shop. The man in black standing in the backyard took two hangings of money and came out, gave each of the two strong men a hanging, and pushed the grain in the alley with one finger, and spoke in a rough and ugly voice, "Carry as much as you can, and walk as much as you want." ”

The two strong men were frightened and excited when they heard this, they earned more money in one night than they earned in a winter's work, and they also got food in vain, and it is estimated that there will be no such good luck in this life. Two strong men strode over, and one of them carried two bags of grain and walked happily. They decided to return to their hometown tomorrow.

At this time, the man in black still closed the back door of the shop and the door of the backyard. The two men in black on the roof and on the ground converged, did not look at the grain piled up outside, did not look at the black shadows that looked and swayed, and set off for the next destination. As soon as their figures vanished, the figures that were swaying not far away slowly approached, and finally came closer. Among these people, one carried two bags of grain, and one carried a bag of grain, in short, they all carried the grain and left, and no one said a word.

A few little beggars, after the gathered people had carried the grain, came out of the corner, looked nervously from side to side, and then some carried half a bag and some carried a small half bag, and in any case took away the grain in their hands with all their strength. Before dawn, there were only some spilled grains on the ground in the alley behind the rice shop, and the grains piled up into small mountains had long been missing.

Overnight, the shop in the Wu Mansion and the shop in the private property of the Wu Ye family were emptied one by one. A silk village, a tea house, an embroidery village, three grocery stores, three rice shops, a rouge shop, a jewelry shop, and an embroidery village in Wu Ye's house were all spared. There is also a restaurant and an inn in Wufu. These two places are really not suitable for emptying, so only these two places are not visited by the men in black.

In the light of the day, there are a lot of beggars lying in the places where peasants or small traders and hawkers set up stalls in the county gate on weekdays.

Amid the sound of horses' hooves and the wheels, more than 20 wagons pulling goods came one after another. The goods on the carriage were all covered with tarpaulin, and what was loaded on the carriage could not be seen by others. These carriages were parked inside the city gates, and there were long queues, waiting for the moment when the city gates were opened.

There are also many ordinary people. They either carried baskets, or carried heavy burdens, or carried bags of things, waiting to leave the county. Slowly, someone came again, and there were a few board cars. There were some different kinds of things on the carts, and on them sat several women, behind them were people carrying burdens or carrying baskets.

After a while, the officers and soldiers defending the city changed their guards. After that, some officers and soldiers shouted for a long time, and in people's expectations, the gate of the county town finally opened. On one side are the carriages, horses and pedestrians leaving the county, and on the other side are the carriages, horses and pedestrians entering the city. Unless there are special circumstances, the officers and soldiers do not find out those who leave the city, but only those who enter the city. Therefore, those who enter the city are slower, and those who leave the city leave unhindered.

The sky was bright. The shopkeepers of Wufu grocery stores, rice shops and other shops have successively arrived in front of the shops they are responsible for. They were surprised to find that the doors and windows of the shop, which had already been unloaded on weekdays, were still closed. The shopkeepers were so angry that they put their ears to the door and listened, but there was no movement in them. The shopkeepers began to bang on the door, tearing open their throats and calling out to the guys inside. The people in the shops on the left and right peeked out curiously, and immediately shrank their heads back.

It wasn't until the whole street was alarmed that the guys in these shops were woken up. The guys opened the door like a geist. When the shopkeepers entered the shop and saw what it looked like, some fainted, some scolded angrily, and some dreamed...... In short, the table is different.

Wu Ye's eyelids jumped hard in the morning, and his mood was not smooth, he scolded a maid and punished a mother-in-law. When the first shopkeeper ran to say that the shop had been stolen, she angrily smashed people with a teacup. When the second shopkeeper ran to say the same thing, she broke a vase. When the third treasurer comes, the fourth treasurer comes, and the fifth treasurer comes......

Wu Ye felt that this was the most ridiculous thing in the world, and she glared at the dozen or so shopkeepers standing in the row below, thinking that they were all crazy. She slapped the table, "Come on, prepare the carriage, Mrs. Ben wants to see how it is a method of stealing the sky?" ”

So, not only Wu Ye went to the shop. Even the old man Wu, the eldest master, the second master and the third master who got the letter all went. After seeing one shop after another that was basically robbed, Master Wu fainted; The eldest master and the third master surrounded the second master (that is, Wu Zhenjiang) and asked if the second master had taken away the things in the shop overnight. Recently, the three brothers are dividing the family property, and the suspicion of the eldest master and the third master is not unreasonable.

Wu Ye's heart was sudden, and he left these people with a calm face and went to the shop under his name. She went to the rouge shop first, then to the embroidery village, and finally to the jewelry shop. Looking at the unrecognizable shop, thinking of the gold and silver jewelry that had disappeared, she rolled her eyes and fell down. These three shops are her private property, they belong to her alone, and now that they are like this, it is strange that she does not faint.

Before Master Wu woke up, Wu Ye fainted again, and the three brothers of the Wu family were busy tearing and arguing with each other. The subordinates of the Wu Mansion, the shopkeeper in the shop, were busy calling the doctor, busy waking up the fainted master, and busy pulling the shelves of the three masters, and the scene was called a mess.

When Wu Tianbin's grandchildren arrived, the tearing and quarreling between the three old brothers of the Wu family had escalated. In this fight, the number of people is no longer limited to the three brothers. The three brothers have their own stewards and subordinates, and none of them did a good job when they pulled the frame, and the matter developed to another realm where the master and the subordinates of the three rooms participated in the battle.

The eldest master and the third master believed that the second master had sent someone to empty all the shops, and they believed that this was a despicable means for the second master to divide more family property. Therefore, the eldest master and the third master couldn't suppress their hearts, and the resentment that had been buried in their hearts for many years suddenly burst up, completely exploded, and decided to fight the second master to the end at this moment.

The battle between the big room and the third room against the second room is heating up, and Master Wu sobered up once, and it was useless to shout to stop desperately, but he was hit by someone against the wall, and he didn't take a breath, and he fainted again.

Wu Tianbin, the eldest master's second son, and the third master's son pulled their throats and shouted to stop fighting. However, at this moment, it is the time when everyone is fighting, and besides, it is not their own father who takes the lead, or their uncle or uncle, who will listen to them!

Wu Tianbin had no choice but to rush in to pull the rack. Soon, Wu Tianbin was kicked out with a white face, and the others were no better, either covering their faces or holding their heads and withdrawing from the battle circle, and continued to pull their throats and shout stop fighting.

Butler Wu arrived and saw that the front of the shop was full of people on the third and outer floors, so he asked the family to coax some people away and hurriedly entered the shop. When he saw the scuffle inside, his face was as frightened as ashes. He finally squeezed in, found Master Wu who was lying on the ground against the wall and unconscious, and quickly called the family Ding he brought, let the family carry Master Wu, and tried his best to avoid the red-eyed people and went out of the shop. Steward Wu shouted out of the way and wanted to take Master Wu to see the doctor.

Two catchers passed by, saw a lot of people gathered, and pulled one of them to ask what was going on. The man said that several masters of the Wu Mansion fought fiercely. When the catchers heard this, they didn't go in at all, and hurriedly smeared oil on the soles of their feet and slipped away. The infighting of large families, the shrewd catcher will not mix blindly, let alone find uncomfortable. If one of them reports to the official, it is their duty to appear. If people didn't report to the official, they used to be thankless and uncomfortable.

In the Wu Mansion, in the abandoned courtyard, Du Zhongxia and Luo San sat face to face in a hay-covered firewood house, and one of them grabbed a chicken leg and gnawed on it. At their hand, a charcoal basin for heating was placed.

Du Zhongxia: "I only care about infighting, and no one has reported to the official yet." ”

Luo San grabbed the water bag and poured a sip of wine, saying, "This is good news." ”

Du Zhongxia nodded, "The suspicion of the big room and the third room is that the second room has emptied the goods." ”

Luo San raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that even God is helping us?" ”

Du Zhongxia snatched the water bag filled with wine, took a sip of wine, and wiped his mouth, "Probably." ”

Luo San didn't say a word, and soon gnawed the chicken thighs to the bones. He threw away the bones, opened the oil-paper bag on the hay, and pinched a strip of jerky to eat.

Du Zhongxia looked up at the roof of the firewood house covered with cobwebs, and then thought that all the rooms in this courtyard were covered with dust, "I haven't cleaned it for at least two years." ”

Luo San said, "To be exact, it hasn't been cleaned for three years and two months. Wu Zhenjiang used means to bring the young lady of the official family as a concubine. This concubine is pregnant with a child, and the fortune teller says that it is a male fetus, and it will become a big thing in the future. He shook his head, "What a big thing, just one corpse and two lives." ”

Du Zhongxia's expression was a little gloomy, "Probably no one dared to live, so it was abandoned." "One corpse, two lives, the so-called noblewomen in the mansion of the powerful are used to the method.

Luo San realized that he had said the wrong thing, and poured another sip of wine, "After eating and sleeping, I'll take care of it." Raise your spirits and do things at night. ”

On the other hand, Master Wu woke up, but his mouth was crooked, and he couldn't speak well.

Master Wu also has two brothers in Dexian County, one is a brother-in-law, and the other is a brother-in-law. The family wealth of these two brothers is not as rich as that of Master Wu, and the relationship with Master Wu is also average. Neither close nor too distant. Master Wu was silent for a long time, and Steward Wu listened for a long time, and then he figured out that Master Wu was going to invite these two brothers over. Steward Wu went to do it immediately.

At this time, the fight between the three brothers of Wu Zhenjiang was also over. They will stop, it is definitely not the result of which side shows weakness, but the result of Mrs. Wu pumping them with a feather duster.

After making a fuss for most of the day, in the afternoon, Master Wu, who had a crooked mouth, and his two brothers sat on the main seat. The three brothers Wu Zhenjiang, who had blue noses and swollen faces, knelt below.

Master Wu shook his hands and wrote down a line of words. He knew that his second son and second daughter-in-law had been moving constantly recently, and they seemed to be secretly planning something; He knew that his second son had a lot of subordinates in secret. As a result, he also began to become suspicious. Furthermore, if it weren't for your own people, if you weren't someone who knew everything about the shop, how could you empty so many things in the shop overnight?

His brother-in-law recognized it and read it out for him, "Zhenjiang, did you let people empty the shop?" ”

Wu Zhenjiang covered most of his swollen face and said angrily no.

The eldest master and the third master immediately spoke up, pointing at Wu Zhenjiang and scolding with the same hatred, saying that Wu Zhenjiang must have done it.

The noisy and shouting continued into the evening, but no result came out. In the end, Master Wu shook his hands and wrote down two words: report to the official.

What about the officer? After a day, the scene had long been destroyed. Moreover, it was already evening when the report was made, and it was dark, so it was impossible for the catchers to investigate the scene, so they had to wait until the next day. The subtleties of the scene are not something that can be discovered by holding a torch.

And those people who have received "benefits" are afraid to hide what they have gained, and no one dares to say a word.

This winter, many poor people in Dexian County spent the most difficult season of the year in a half-full state. This winter, the number of beggars starving to death and freezing to death in Dexian County was reduced by half. Dilapidated temples and abandoned houses are places for beggars to shelter from the wind and rain. When they begged for something, they would gather on their own "turf", take out the tightly hidden grain, and cook porridge in a broken pot to eat.

Nowadays, the beggars in Dexian County, as long as they are not "fighting alone", as long as they are organized into a small group, they are basically members of the beggar gang. The Beggar Gang has two leaders, a beggar known as the "Gang Leader" and a mysterious person known as the "Leader". And those who know where to find the "leader" are only four beggars.

In the middle of the night, two men in black entered the ancient mansion and rhythmically snapped the windows of Qingshu. After a few moments, the window opened. The two men in black untied the special backpacks on their backs, and one of them leaned in half through the window, put the two special backpacks in one after another, and then stepped back and left.

The window closed softly, blocking out the cold outside.

Qing Shu tried to lift a backpack with both hands, it was heavy. Little by little, she moved the backpack to the wooden box, put it on the ground, and reached for the key on her free hand, opened the box, and put the backpack inside. I went to get another one, and it was also put in the box and locked. I had just been blown by the cold wind, but I didn't feel cold at all. She returned to the kang in the dark, took off the cotton clothes and pants she was wearing temporarily, and got into the warm quilt, and had a good night's sleep.

When she got up in the morning, Qing Shu kept bending the corners of her mouth with a smile in her eyes.

After breakfast, she asked Xiaoyu to inform the kitchen that today's lunch in the whole house was white flour steamed buns with big bones stewed with sauerkraut. Today's dinner in the whole house is bean paste buns with braised pork. Besides, she asked the housekeeper to inform Steward Ding, and asked Steward Ding to go to the pork stall to buy half a fan of pork. The pork bought back is divided into two, half of which is eaten by the people of the house, and half is sent to the Zhuangzi. Today, the food in the Zhuangzi is the same as in the house.