Chapter 37: Windfall
The unitary time has passed, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the chaotic Zheng Mansion has finally returned to calm.
Yang Bo led everyone to get up and go to the inner courtyard of the Zheng family, at this time, Mei Tianyou squeezed in front of Yang Bo, looked very arrogant, stretched out a dirty hand, and said bluntly in a hoarse voice: "Wine? ”
Yang Bo glanced at Mei Tianyou, and said in his heart, he hadn't drunk for a day, and he probably choked enough, and catching Zheng Shidao today would be regarded as a meritorious achievement.
Yang Bo was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Let's go to the Zheng family's wine cellar to see, what kind of good wine are there, how about you pick the best jar yourself?" ”
Yang Bo thought for a while, and then said to Mr. Fu: "Mr. Fu, how about you take a few people to settle the women and children of the Zheng family?" Relatives let them live, the maid and the woman are willing to stay, they have to prepare a lot of wine and food for everyone, hard work all day, should also reward everyone, tonight eat a large piece of meat, a big bowl of wine. ”
Mr. Fu didn't refuse this time, and said, "Okay, my subordinates will go." ”
Yang Bo saw that Mei Tianyou was still not leaving, so he gently persuaded: "Now, the Mei Mansion has helped you take it back, you drink less and cheer up." ”
"It's a big deal, I only drink three times a day." Mei Tianyou pursed his lips, pulled his unkempt beard, leaned over, and said, "You have to promise me that there will be an old flower carving every day for more than five years." ”
"Naturally, the wine is fine, you have to do it yourself, otherwise, even if the plum house is handed over to you, you won't be able to keep it, understand?"
"So I got up early and didn't drink, but only at noon and at night."
Yang Bo couldn't help but stop, looked at Mei Tianyou in a daze, and said that this person's words didn't match the afterword, and when it came to drinking, couldn't this still be a bargain?
Yang Boqi said: "Mr. Mei, you won't be pretending to be crazy and stupid, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, right?" ”
"Others laugh at me for being too crazy, and I laugh at others who can't see through it."
Yang Bo said in his heart, saying that you are fat, but you are gasping? He asked again: "On that day, you said that there was an underground silver cellar in the backyard of the Zheng family that hid a lot of silver, is this true?" ”
Mei Tianyou suddenly looked up at the sky and said, "When did I say that?" How come I don't remember? ”
"You were drinking in the White House that day, and you said that if I had a drink with you, you would divide half of the silver in the cellar with me, and you don't remember?"
Mei Tianyou looked disdainful, shook his head and said: "I never count when I talk when I drink, everyone knows this." ”
“... ...”
Yang Bo asked about the silver cellar, he didn't expect the Mei family to really have silver buried deep underneath, but hoped that the Zheng family could hide the silver in the silver cellar, in that case, wouldn't it be possible to make a small windfall?
Yang Bo personally interrogated Zheng Yongzhong, the housekeeper of Zheng Zhai, and learned that all the Zheng family's silver was given to Zheng Shicong in Haizhou, where Zheng Shicong was engaged in loan shark business.
Lu Yinshi took a group of people to rummage through boxes and cabinets, digging three feet into the ground, but under the guidance of Mei Tianyou, he found a legendary secret cellar, but found that there were weapons, big knives and spears, brand-new firearms, and gunpowder projectiles, etc., the number was quite a lot, and it was estimated that there was no problem with equipping two or three hundred people.
The Zheng family has a lot of silver, but Yang Bo can find less than 20,000 taels.
Yang Bo secretly thought to himself, even if the Mei family takes back the ancestral house, it is impossible to completely break with the government, and the burned grain will have to be made up sooner or later, and it is difficult to say whether 20,000 taels of silver is enough.
Everyone drank wine and ate meat happily, only Yang Bo frowned, the table was full of big fish and meat, but he didn't know the taste, at this time, Fang Lichun came to him in a panic.
"Childe..."Fang Lichun's expression was anxious, and he slurred again, "That... A few horseback riders broke in, and now they are confronting Sun Jinyi at the racecourse..."
"What?" Yang Bo got up suddenly and asked in surprise, "Who are they?" What weapon do you have in your hand? ”
"Six people, one of them is Zheng Shidao's brother-in-law Cai Hong, and the other five people are dressed as officials and soldiers, riding horses, and holding sabers in their hands." Fang Lichun was worried that Yang Bo was to blame, and he looked very timid.
Cai Hong, still appeared, Yang Bo knew that this was the official army team that came to raise the military horses, hearing that there were only six of them, Yang Bo breathed a sigh of relief, and told everyone to continue eating and drinking, and he walked out of the main hall with Fang Lichun.
Lu Yinshi and He Qifeng also followed when they heard the news, and Lu Yinshi said with a smile: "The original Cai Hong is a fish that slipped through the net, this is good, there is a way in heaven for you not to go, and there is no door in hell for you to deviate." ”
Yang Bo asked Fang Lichun, "How did they rush in?" ”
"We originally had ten people guarding the fort, divided into two groups, and took turns to come over to eat, but I didn't think that Cai Hong brought a small flag of officers and soldiers, waving a saber and breaking over, we shot four with bows, and six broke in."
"Brother, that Cai Hong is not worth mentioning at all, let me kill him." He Qifeng interjected.
Yang Bo waved his hand at He Qifeng, and asked Fang Lichun again: "The five of you are defending the fort and shooting four cavalrymen?" Seeing Fang Lichun nodding, he said again: "Who are they?" You tell me your name, and I'm going to reward them well. ”
Fang Lichun was surprised, Yuan Ben was worried about Yang Bo's punishment, how could this be rewarded? Fang Lichun's expression was relaxed at first, then he twisted it again, and said, "Yes... I shot it, but unfortunately, I ran out of strength and couldn't pull the bow. ”
Yang Bo looked at Fang Lichun with wide eyes, Fang Lichun suddenly felt uncomfortable, Yang Bo patted Fang Lichun's shoulder and said with a smile: "You are good, I will let you eat meat in the future." ”
Lu Yinshi and He Qifeng were also amazed in their hearts, and couldn't help but glance at Fang Lichun a few more times, this person was a homeless person, thin skinny and skinny, he didn't expect to have such a ability, and the two of them didn't dare to shoot four people in one go.
"Uncle Lu, I want to test the power of those firecrackers in the silver cellar, you arrange for someone to get them, find a few Zheng family's firecrackers, and bring them over."
When Lu Yin heard this, he immediately understood that this Yang Gongzi was ruthless enough, this was to make them kill each other, so he didn't say much, and retreated to make arrangements.
When they arrived at the racecourse, Cai Hong and his entourage of six people were wielding sabers in their hands, and they were driving Yang Wei, and Sun Jinyi's twenty or so people were approaching, slowly narrowing the encirclement, and the two sides had not yet fought each other.
When Sun Jinyi saw Yang Bo coming, he hurriedly ran to report, and Yang Bo made his people stand still, waiting to see what to see.
After a while, Lu Yinshi came over with six captured firecrackers, Yang Bo pointed to a few horsebackers on the side of the racecourse, and said to the firecrackers: "See? Take up your firearms, kill them, and you will be free, and if you are willing to stay, I welcome, and if you are willing to go, I will give you two taels of silver for the passage. ”
Hearing this, several firecrackers were in ecstasy, began to load, and then forced forward with firearms, followed by Sun Jinyi's men.
Cai Hong scolded, but he held the reins of the horse and kept retreating, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.
"Mother, are you going to rebel? Lao Tzu is an official soldier. The hundred-hundred-hun shouted to himself, he still didn't believe that someone dared to point a fire hammer at them, this reflex arc was long enough.
"Boom... Rumble... Boom..."
The fire bolt fired, and in the first round there was a dumb man, but there was no explosion, and the cavalry fell from the horse three times.
"Your mother..."The cold air was bubbling in the backbone ditch of the hundred households, and he exclaimed, "These people are really firing, I can't stand it." He immediately threw down his saber and dismounted tremblingly, and the old soldier dismounted.
"It's a death to get off the horse, Ge Baihu, fight with them, maybe you can..." Before Cai Hong finished speaking, the second round of firecrackers fired, and several firecrackers were aimed at him alone, and Cai Hong was hit by the firecrackers and his head was gone.
Yang Bo didn't care much about how Cai Hong died, he was checking a fire gun, this fire gun exploded, the fire gun hand was scared half to death, his face was blackened by gunpowder, but fortunately he was not injured.
Someone brought Ge Baihu over, and Baihu saw Yang Bo kneeling on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted: "My name is Ge Sibao, Huai'an Guard Cavalry Baihu, I've seen... Little brother.."
Yang Bo glanced at Ge Sibao and said casually: "Ge Sibao, you can go." ”
"Where did the little brother let me go?" Ge Sibao blinked and said.
"Where do you want to go, your people were killed by Zheng Shidao's family soldiers, no matter what happens to me, is it possible that you still want me to take care of the food?" Yang Bo said with a smile.
“... ...”
Ge Sibao was stunned for a long time, this is not right, this little brother doesn't even want a captive, he doesn't get up, and says with a bitter face: "Little brother, there were ten people when I came with a small flag, and now there are only two left with me, and I have to lose my head when I go back, I can't go back." ”
Yang Bo shook his head and said, "Want to stay?" I don't accept useless soldiers here, you two better go. ”
"I'm useful, my equestrian skills are counted in Huai'anwei, in addition, this old Liu Tou is a veterinarian and a master of horses, I don't deceive people, deceiving people is a puppy."
Yang Bo finally raised his eyes and looked at these two people seriously, according to Yang Bo's plan, Zheng Zhai was going to be handed over to Mei Tianyou, but he wanted to get the horse farm, he really needed a veterinarian, this old Liu Tou looked like he was in his forties, and he looked honest, maybe he was really a veterinarian.
Yang Bo said to Lu Yinshi: "Uncle Lu, then arrange for them to go to the horse farm." Seeing Mei Tianyou holding a wine gourd in his hand and standing beside Sun Jinyi, he said to Mei Tianyou: "Mr. Mei, this Zheng Mansion will be returned to you, but the horse farm must belong to me..."
"What? No, no, the horse farm has always belonged to the Mei family, I can't agree. When Mei Tianyou heard this, he waved his hand again and again in horror and said in a loud voice.
Yang Bo thought it was strange, just a horse farm, as for it? pointed to Lu Yinshi, He Qifeng, Sun Jinyi, etc., and said: "See, we people, in the future, we will shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending Meizhen, we must have a place to train soldiers, the horse farm is just right, I will help you recapture the ancestral house of the Mei family, just a horse farm, what are you entangled?" ”
Immediately ignored Mei Tianyou, raised his legs and went back to the inner courtyard, after a busy day, Yang Bo also felt tired.
Unexpectedly, Mei Tianyou did not give up, he was behind Yang Bo, refusing to leave, Yang Bo couldn't drive away, until Yang Bo was ready to go to bed, Mei Tianyou came over again, and before Yang Bo got angry, he said dejectedly: "Okay, you win, the Mei family's silver is hidden under a pond in the middle of the racecourse, and half of our family is half." ”
Yang Bo was shocked, paused for a long time, and said curiously: "How much silver?" ”
"I can't remember exactly, there are always fifty or sixty thousand taels."