Towards the end of the afternoon, Chao Gaicai led the team to arrive outside Dongxi Village. Compared to leaving with only a few dozen escorts, the team changed greatly when they returned. More than 200 people escorted more than 100 carts of oxen and horses loaded with goods. There were two or three hundred livestock in the back, and the procession was mighty and powerful.

That's right, he hurriedly took people away to raid the lair of the robbers in Chaozhuang. Dozens of miles of road, everyone rode horses, and arrived at Dayun Mountain in less than an hour. Those who stayed behind were just some old, weak, sick and disabled. There are also descendants who surrender to Cheng to persuade them, and the soldiers will take the cottage without blood.

And when they heard the generous treatment of recruitment, they were all willing to defect to Chao Tianwang. There were seventy or eighty people in the inventory, and all of them could not survive for a short time on the mountain. Then he looted money and food, and set fire to the cottage before leaving.

This gang of robbers was indeed secretly financed, and the foundation was not deep, and there were actually seven or eight thousand stone of grain. Even if there are a lot of cattle and horses, you can't take them with you.

Chao Gai then asked people to pull half of the grain and distribute it to the poor people in the nearby villages. Each household was given ten stone of grain and some copper coins. In exchange for the gratitude of these poor people, Dade and dozens of descendants volunteered to join the army.

In addition to the piles of grain, there are probably not a lot of gold and silver money, but there are mountains of fine cloth and silk, I don't know where the strong people grabbed it, anyway, they were all loaded and packed cheaply.

This trip was full of harvest and everyone was beaming.

Chao Gai was naturally in a good mood, but he looked at the endless stream of people from other places, as if he was going to his own house and was a little confused. In particular, there are many people who carry baskets and carry burdens and point at the team.

This made him even more curious, and he hurriedly grabbed a dozen pedestrians and heard that he was going to see the bandits. Immediately made him cry and laugh, and ordered the team to speed up and hurry.

When he returned to Chao Mansion, Chao Gai was almost startled!

Oh my mother! The open space outside the main gate was crowded with people, crowded with people, shouting and shaking the sky, fortunately there were guards to maintain order, otherwise it would be absolutely chaotic. Line up to go in and out, and visit the aftermath attractions alive.

Many people carried baskets and burdens, arguing with the master and the buddy with their faces. A few strong men in the village rolled up their arms and sleeves as if they were fighting.

Could it be that Lao Tzu turned the world upside down when he went out at home this time?

Chao Gai's sharp eyes happened to see this scene, and hurriedly ordered Li Rong to lead the team to make a detour to enter the mansion through the back door. I rolled over and dismounted.

After listening to it, I figured out that it was the nearby villagers who sent eggs and vegetables to comfort the wounded. Without Chao Gai's order, the house did not dare to collect it, and the people gathered together, saying that the villagers and villagers did not grow their own vegetables for a few dollars. The master of the house is also temperamental, but he doesn't accept it.

What a simple and kind common man!

Chao Gai admitted that he had never seen it, and quickly stepped forward to stop the dispute: "Fathers and fellow villagers, it is everyone's responsibility to fight bandits, and it doesn't have to be like this. Besides, I have never taken a stitch from the people in the world. ”

Chao Gai thought that his words were effective, but he knew that he was immediately refuted by the people.

A lady in her fifties carrying a basket was gone: "Master Chao, I don't like to hear what you say, I'm in Xixi Village next door." Li Wu'er is my nephew, why not take some eggs to visit? ”

This old lady speaks quite horizontally, with a board and a glance, and her writing is quite reasonable. She took the lead, and the other villagers were not to be left behind and shouted one after another.

"That is, there are a lot of vegetables at home, and they can't be eaten and wasted."

"Yes, folks, help each other, this little vegetable is nothing?"

"Chao Baozheng, knowing that you are just right, you can accept this time!"

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I'm rubbing! Chao Gai looked at the anger of the people and felt that he had stabbed a hornet's nest. Angry and funny, he pressed his hand to the crowd and shouted: "Everyone is quiet, don't follow the rules, Chao pays attention to the rules." It's easy to take your things, but this is a broken rule. Of course, just take a compromise method, and the vegetables and vegetables are all inclusive. ”

He turned around and instructed the master of the room next to him: "Master, the room will be purchased at the market price." You can only give more money, not less money. In the future, if anyone takes vegetables to sell, the house will accept them. ”

"Yes, sir!" The old master received the order, and he greeted the people and weighed the pounds. The people were somewhat unclear and reluctant to hear such a result, but Chao Gai didn't give them a chance to speak, and they had already strode into the house.

When the first one sold vegetables, the people who got the money stepped aside with a thousand thanks. Many people can only sigh that Chao Gai is a good rich man who is benevolent and generous.

As the news spread, more and more people came!

Chaofu is lively, shouting and shouting, like a busy city.

Especially in the huge front yard, people are crowded, shoulder to shoulder, just to see the appearance of the strongman. Some people climbed to the roof with ladders, row after row.

"Have you heard, more than 200 people came last night."

"This group of thieves is really hateful, and they have slashed dozens of guards."

"I heard that a battle was fought and dozens of lives were killed!"

"Do you see that triangular eye, it's very similar to the strongman who robbed and killed the caravan on the notice."

"Why did I hear that this group of people came from Xixi Village?"

"Shhhh......h

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The villagers' unintentional words made the face of a fat old man who had difficulty squeezing into Chao's mansion change greatly. Standing on tiptoe and stretching his neck, he watched more than thirty thieves. When I saw a few familiar faces, my heart was half cold. One stumbled and almost didn't fall, but fortunately a few bankers behind him supported him.

This fat old man in his fifties with three long beards under his jaw was none other than him. It was the old lady Ma who came after being notified by the guards of Chao Mansion. His ruddy face turned pale, his breath was short, and his body trembled.

"Sir, take care of yourself." The faithful old servant comforted him.

"How dare you do this?" Mrs. Ma breathed a sigh of relief and gritted her teeth and scolded. The surrounding people saw his true feelings and echoed him. Speaking of the abomination of these thieves, some even scolded their ancestors.

Suddenly, the old lady Ma almost didn't get angry again. Under the opening of the two villagers, they quickly left to find the master to ask for the guilt.

As soon as the old lady Ma walked on the front foot, a group of local soldiers dressed in tolerance came behind her. He is responsible for the city's anti-theft and thief-hunting, and he is also called a government officer when he serves in the county government. The first seven-foot-five-inch man witnessed the lively scene and praised him: "Oh, sure enough, there is a strongman attacking Zhuangzi." ”

"Let's go, come with me to see Brother Baozheng, this is a great achievement!" The big man listened to the people's discussions, laughed and went to Chao Gai.

And the people who came to Chaofu to watch the thieves slowly dispersed, and most of them were overjoyed. Home-grown vegetables are inadvertently sold for a good price. Chao Mansion is even more rumored, and a lot will be purchased every day in the future.

Chao Gai's words of never taking a stitch from the people have also been gradually spread.

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In the pavilion on the edge of the lotus pond in Chaofu, the guests serve hot wine. Chao Gai returned to the house and changed his clothes, leaned on the edge of the pavilion and leisurely drank tea as if waiting, looking at the swaying and colorful scenery pool of lotus leaves.

I can't hide the news that Chaofu was attacked by bandits, but I didn't expect so many people to come. On the contrary, it is convenient for himself to extort and extort.

There have long been guards who have come to report that today's injustice is coming.

He knew that he couldn't uproot the Ma family in Xixi Village openly. The second child of the Ma family has a backer behind him, and he will definitely not die if he is sent to the official. Instead of dying, it is better to rip off the bamboo and exchange some money and food for the most cost-effective.

After all, joining a robber and robbing a house is a capital crime that can even make a big fuss. For example, these strongmen call themselves Liangshan thieves, not that.

What is the Ma family in Xixi Village?

What is Yuncheng Horse Owner?

——All pinched and rounded, easy as a flip!

"Hey, hey, it's in the hands of Lao Tzu, how can you be willing to let you peel off your skin?" Chao Gai ate peanuts, thinking about how much extortion was appropriate. I want to do a big business, and no matter how much money and food I have, it's not too much.

At this moment, an untimely voice sounded: "Ah! Chao Gai, what is the grudge between the old man and you? Why did you meet so many times? ”

Mrs. Ma saw Chao Gai from a distance, and ran tremblingly and scolded: "You are ashamed of the integrity of a village, and you dare to kidnap my son and be tortured like this?" ”

Chao Gai was going to greet him with a smile, but he lost his good face in an instant: "Damn, old thing, you don't want to beat a rake!" Who doesn't know that Lao Tzu repelled and captured the thief alive last night? You're so excited for your son, aren't you? Your Ma family secretly financed robbers, and you came to seek personal revenge last night, so you have to spread the word? ”

"You, you ......" Mrs. Ma trembled angrily, pointing at Chao Gai and speechless. But before he could breathe, he was almost angry to death by the next words.

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