Soon after, Wang Pao, Xu Dalong and Zhao Xiaoman arrived at the Liu family compound.
Under the clear night sky, the moonlight splashed on the ground like water, and the visibility was quite high.
The Liu Family Courtyard is quite grand, with a high wall of nearly two feet. There is a watchtower on the right corner of the wall. The street in front of the gate is quite wide. It is difficult to approach the Liu Family Courtyard without being discovered.
Xu Dalong and Zhao Xiaoman hid in the alley, and Wang Pao stepped forward and called the door.
"Who is it?" A shout came from the watchtower at the foot of the yard, and there was the sound of a gun being pulled. It can be seen that the vigilance of the nursing home is quite high.
"I'm Wang Pao, open the door." Wang Pao said.
"Hey, it's Master Pao. Wait a minute, I'll come down right now." The guard in the watchtower heard Wang Pao's voice, agreed, and got off the watchtower.
Wang Pao turned around and waved, and Xu Dalong and Zhao Xiaoman quickly crossed the street and hid on both sides of the gate.
Soon the door opened, and a servant carrying a gun came out. He said with a smile: "Master Pao, if you don't get under the bed with your sister-in-law, why are you here so late?"
Wang Pao said: "I just received a message that bandits are coming to rob our Liu family compound. Call everyone over quickly. I have something to tell you."
"Hey, just wait, I'll call someone right away." The servant said and ran in.
Soon after, the five servants came to Wang Pao and stood in a row.
Wang Pao said: "Don't be surprised by what happens next, don't shout, just put your guns on the ground."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Dalong and Zhao Xiaoman rushed in from outside the door and pointed their guns at the servants.
The servants were all startled. Fortunately, Wang Pao had already greeted him beforehand, and they were mentally prepared, so they didn't scream in surprise. Looking at the dark muzzle of the gun, they obediently put the gun on the ground.
Wang Pao said: "Brothers, don't be afraid. This good man is here to seek revenge on his employer. If you cooperate, he won't hurt you."
Then, Wang Pao asked them to take off their belts and tie each other up. Then he tied up the remaining servant, blocked their mouths, and locked them in the ear room of the main entrance.
The next thing was much easier to handle. With Wang Pao's cooperation, Xu Dalong and others knocked Liu Laocai unconscious and found a lot of gold and silver jewelry from his home, but no large amounts of cash were found. In this era, rural landowners usually buried their money underground or in other secret places.
Wang Pao was born a bandit and was very experienced in collecting money. By tapping on the ground and walls, he found several jars hidden in the walls and underground. They were filled with white flowers, and there was also a jar that contained a lot of gold bars.
Originally, he could have continued to find other treasures buried by Liu Laocai, but he just accepted it because Liu Laocai was good to him.
Xu Dalong is already very satisfied with today's harvest. In addition, this time he also seized 16 rifles, 1 light machine gun, 8 shell guns, and more than 4,000 rounds of various bullets from Liu Laocai's house. It can be said that he has gained a lot. full.
So, he gave it up and left the Liu family compound with Wang Pao and Zhao Xiaoman. They pulled out two carriages from the Liu family courtyard. The carriages were filled with gold and silver treasures. One carriage carried Zhao Xiaoman's father, guns and ammunition, and a sewing machine they found.
They first went to Wang Pao's house and picked up his mother-in-law. There was nothing valuable in Zhao Xiaoman's house anyway, so they left the village directly.
When they arrived in the field, Xu Dalong ordered the car to stop. He said to Wang Pao: "Brother Wang Pao, thank you this time, otherwise, things would not have gone so smoothly. To be honest, I am from the Eighth Route Army, and my regimental commander is called Li Yunlong. You If there is no way out, you are welcome to join the Eighth Route Army."
Wang Pao had obviously heard of Li Yunlong, he said: "No wonder brother, you are so skilled, it turns out you are a subordinate of the famous Captain Li Yunlong.
However, brother, I am used to being idle and cannot stand the discipline of the Eighth Route Army. I hope you can forgive me, brother. "
Xu Dalong did not force himself. He said: "Brother Wang Pao, I have made you a friend. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me in the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. If my brother and I are needed, I will never refuse." .”
After saying that, he took out two large yellow croakers, 1,000 yuan, a shell gun, and 100 rounds of ammunition from the jar, and handed them all to Wang Pao.
Wang Pao didn't expect Xu Dalong to be so generous. He gratefully held his hands and said, "Brother Dalong, let's say goodbye. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. We will meet again later."
With that said, he drove the carriage and left with his woman.
When Xu Dalong came out this time, he originally wanted to work on a sewing machine. However, with this unexpected gain and the fact that he had to escort Zhao Xiaoman and his father to the base area, he changed his mind and decided to return to the base area first. Let’s talk about the sewing machine next time.
On the way back, Xu Dalong did not forget what he promised the female workers. In the villages and towns he passed along the way, Zhao Xiaoman made purchases and filled a cart full of them.
After arriving at the base area, Xu Dalong gave Zhao Xiaoman 100 yuan as settlement allowance. He led Zhao Xiaoman and his father to meet Zhao Daman, and then drove the carriage back to the quilt factory.
Li Yunlong smiled happily when he saw the colorful jewelry in the box on the ground and the white flowers in the jar.
He said: "You are so good! Where did you get it from?"
Xu Dalong told Li Yunlong what happened.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "This Liu Laocai defected to the Japanese. He only asked him to pay and did not kill him. It was an advantage for him."
Xu Dalong is very satisfied with Li Yunlong's attitude. If other cadres were replaced in this matter, they would probably talk about a lot of things such as whether it violated mass discipline. This is why Xu Dalong must follow Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong was in high spirits. He and Xu Dalong counted the harvests together. Among them were 22 large yellow croakers, 40 small yellow croakers, 5,200 yuan, and 19 other pieces of jewelry. The total value definitely exceeded tens of thousands of yuan.
Even though Li Yunlong had been the leader for a long time, he had fought against local tyrants, Japanese and traitors before, and had robbed a lot of money, but this was the first time he had gained so much in one go.
Li Yunlong was very happy. He said: "Hide the money first, and when we return to the new regiment, we can improve the lives of the brothers."
Xu Dalong knew that Li Yunlong would not be able to return to the New Regiment. He said: "Captain, I'm afraid you won't be able to return to the New Regiment this time. When I went to the logistics department to open a road, I heard that a formal order had been issued from above. Wei will take over as the leader of the new regiment. I’m afraid you will be transferred to be the leader of the independent regiment.”
When Li Yunlong heard this, he became anxious. The equipment of the New Regiment was originally very backward, the number of troops was small, and the morale was not high. It was Li Yunlong who raised the New Regiment like a child, pooping and urinating, and built it into a whole nation. The most powerful unit in the division. Now that Ding Wei has taken advantage of him, he certainly feels unhappy.
He asked Xu Dalong to take care of things, and then he went to the Logistics Department to find out the situation from the Logistics Director Zhang Wanhe.
Xu Dalong took a pickaxe, dug several holes in Li Yunlong's house, hid the money, and then went to the yard to distribute the things he bought to the female workers.
When he arrived in the yard, he found that a large group of female workers had already surrounded the carriage. They were all very excited, chattering and dividing things. They all took their share according to what they had told Xu Dalong in advance, and there was no mess at all.
Seeing Xu Dalong coming over, the female workers all smiled and greeted him, expressed their gratitude, and praised Xu Dalong for his ability to do things.
Xu Dalong saw that the female workers had taken away everything on the carriage. He put the carriage away and then returned to the kitchen.
When Chuntao saw Xu Dalong coming back, she reached out and asked him for something.
When Xu Dalong went out, Chuntao asked Xu Dalong to buy her a mirror, a comb and monkey rubber bands for tying her hair.
Xu Dalong said he didn't bring it back. Chuntao was a little unhappy. She said, "Dalong, you bought all the other sisters' things, why did you forget mine?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Sister, don't worry, how dare I forget what you want? I bought the thing, but it's not in my hands. You can go find your man and get it yourself."
After that, he told what happened when he went to Liujiazhuang and Zhao Xiaoman rescued his father and sent him to Zhao Daman.
Xu Dalong said: "I have asked the factory director to ask for leave for you. You can go find your man and stay there for a few days."
The work in the quilt factory was very busy. Chuntao had wanted to take time off to visit her man for a long time. She didn't expect Xu Dalong to help her such a big favor. Chuntao was very happy and said with a smile: "That's not bad, brother Dalong, thank you then." ”
Dalong said: "The carriage is in the yard. I have something to do, so I can't send you there. When you come back, buy more meat."
With that said, he took out 20 oceans and handed them to Chuntao.
"Okay, I understand." Chuntao put away the ocean and went out to find the driver.
An hour later, Li Yunlong came back, his face full of depression, and it seemed that the news had been implemented. He really couldn't go back to the New Regiment, so he was asked to go to the Independent Regiment to replace Kong Jie as the leader.
The independent regiment was established only a short time ago, with backward equipment and poor combat effectiveness. This time, it was attacked by the Japanese special agent team. The political commissar also died. The morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly affected. Li Yunlong was not willing to clean up this mess.
Xu Dalong knew that Li Yunlong would be in a bad mood when he came back, so he had prepared some side dishes for him in advance, opened the sweet potato roast, and drank wine with him.
For several days, Li Yunlong was sulking. That afternoon, while he was sewing clothes in the factory, the female worker squad leader asked: "Director Li, I heard that you are going to be reinstated. Will you be leaving soon?"
The female workers had heard the news and knew he was leaving. Since Li Yunlong came, life in the quilt factory has been greatly improved. Li Yunlong has few people and is humorous. Everyone likes him. I was really reluctant to hear that he was going to be transferred away.
Li Yunlong hadn't gotten out of his heart yet, and said angrily: "I'm not going anywhere, I'm just going to be the director of the quilt factory here."
At this moment, there was a "bang" sound as the door of the factory was kicked open, and a middle-aged cadre carrying a riding crop, wearing a leather jacket and long riding boots walked in. He wore glasses and had a handsome, majestic and elegant appearance.
Li Yunlong was startled when he saw the person coming and stood up quickly.
