Wang Guozhu's father was a prestigious old miner, so he went to the mine manager to reason with him. When they got into an argument, he was kicked over by the manager. When he got home, he coughed up blood and died that night.
Now Wang Guozhu quit his job and gathered a group of miners to go find the manager to settle the score. The steward was not a good person, and he also had a group of scoundrels. There was a scuffle in the mine, and the steward was hit by Wang Guozhu with a shovel and died. This was terrible. The next day, Captain Li, who came with troops in the name of suppressing bandits, killed everyone he saw when he arrived at the mine, killing more than a dozen miners on the spot who had no time to run away.
Wang Guozhu had no choice but to drag his family up the mountain with dozens of miners overnight. This time, the identity of the bandit was confirmed. They kept doing nothing and began to rob the Li family's caravan, but most of the Li family's caravan contained groceries and no food. These workers were not real bandits, and there was no way to sell the stolen goods. Later, I saw that my family was really hungry, so I started to collect money from other caravans to buy the way.
It's funny to say that these honest and honest miners are really not good at being bandits. Without an informant, he didn't know when a caravan would pass by, and he had to prevent Captain Li from leading his troops to suppress it. All we could do was wait and see. Sometimes we couldn't see the caravan for several days in a row, and the whole family had to eat wild vegetables to survive. Even if he met a caravan by chance, he was too embarrassed to ask for more. The last time he made a fortune was when he met the caravan led by Lin Dongping.
However, when the heavy snow comes in winter, this life will become unbearable. The caravan is gone, and the wild vegetables are nowhere to be found.
Wang Guozhu was already sobbing and said: "I know that the Zhou family in Lishi are all kind-hearted living Bodhisattvas, so I was wondering if Mr. Zhou, as a high official, could give our family a way to survive. They are all implicated by us. As long as I can In order for our family to survive and not freeze to death and starve to death, all of us, more than fifty people, were willing to accept the punishment. Even if we were to be shot, we would accept it.
The two men behind Wang Guozhu also cried and begged Zhou Wen.
Why! Zhou Wen could see that they were all honest and kind-hearted people, so what kind of bandits would they be? The bandit Zhou Wen, who was about to starve to death, had never seen anyone else except Hao Laodao.
Thinking of Hao Laodao, Zhou Wen felt funny in his heart. A smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
That Wang Guozhu's heart dropped when he saw it. He was as dark as a crow in the world. Others are still laughing after hearing the misery of my brothers. I was very angry and decided to count the balls! If you don't ask for help, the whole family will die on the mountain at worst.
Thinking of this, he stood up and said in a straight voice: "Since Master Zhou is in trouble, I don't dare to disturb him, so I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he turned around and left, thinking of the gun he had thrown on the ground before. He paused for a moment, then didn't look back and strode out.
"Stop." Zhou Wen said. He knew that his expression just now had been misunderstood, so he wanted to stop Wang Guozhu.
"Why, Master Zhou still wants to take down us and take credit?"
Let me go, what are you doing here? Zhou Wen was angry and funny, and said, "Why, if you go back like this, what will happen to your family?"
Wang Guozhu couldn't believe his ears. What did this mean? Master Zhou is playing tricks on us?
Zhou Wen continued: "Where is your camp? Is it far away?"
Wang Guozhu said blankly: "It's not far, it's in the mountains ahead, less than 10 miles away."
"Why don't you lead the way? I'll go take a look first. If you can still walk, I'll take you down the mountain today."
Wang Guozhu was overjoyed and was about to kneel down again. Zhou Wen said impatiently: "Don't kneel down all the time. There is gold under my knees. Kneel down to the sky and your parents, but not to others. Do you understand? Hurry up and lead the way."
Wang Guozhu and the other two men happily wiped away the tears on their faces and strode forward...
In the evening, Miaohua hurriedly walked in from the Zhou family courtyard. When she found Lin Dongping, she said: "Brother Lin, hurry up. Junior brother has brought two hundred people back. They won't arrive until dark. You have to prepare food. And a place to live. Some of them are still sick, so it’s best to live separately.”
Lin Dongping was a little surprised how Zhou Wen could send a message from so far away, but he knew that this Zhou Wen's senior brother was not an ordinary person and would not joke around. He nodded and said, "It's okay. The Zhou family has a courtyard behind the store. I'll have people clean it up right away. We'll cook food there. There's no problem with food and accommodation for two hundred people."
After saying that, he strode out.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Zhou Wen returned to the city, leading nearly two hundred men, women, and children in ragged clothes and disheveled faces, all the way along the street toward Fuyuan Commercial House, which was also located on Beiguan Street.
People in the shops and passers-by who had not yet closed their doors on the street looked at the young master of the Zhou family and a group of officers leading the horses. There were old people and children sitting on the horses, and they gave a thumbs up in their hearts. Although this young master of the Zhou family is cruel to his enemies, he is kind to the people. Like his father, he is a kind and righteous man.
Wang Guozhu still can't believe what he saw. Watching his sick old mother sitting on Zhou Wen's horse, watching the dignified young master of the Zhou family and the provincial officials holding the horse for his mother. I don’t know how many tears I shed and how many times I was grateful along the way. I just feel that it is worth dying for this person in this life.
When we arrived at Fuyuan Trading Company's compound, there was nothing going on behind Zhou Wen. The eldest brother Lin Dongping's ability is not just a boast. Dozens of rooms have been cleaned up. Several large pots are placed in the center of the courtyard. The firewood below is burning brightly. Everyone who enters the courtyard can feel a warmth. Not to mention the boiling rice porridge and broth in the big pot. The aroma hit their nostrils, and a group of young and old who had not had a serious meal for many days couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Zhou Wen knew that this group of people had been hungry for a long time. It was not suitable to eat hard food now, so they could only drink some gruel and broth first.
He gave Lin Dongping a few more words, and then said to Wang Guozhu: "Listen to my elder brother here. You have met me before. Stay here first, see a doctor if you are sick, and get well first if you are not sick. You brothers are helping me." It will be of great use in the future, so just follow me. As for what I said before about you being bandits, don’t take it to heart. On the ground of Lishi, if I say you are not, then you are not, and I will bear witness for you. . Just live in peace now."
At this time, Wang Guozhu's sick mother came over tremblingly and was about to kneel down to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen quickly supported me and said, "Old man, you are trying to shorten my life. This is not acceptable."
With tears in her eyes, the old woman turned to Wang Guozhu and shouted: "You evildoer, you still don't kneel down and kowtow to your benefactor." Wang Guozhu immediately knelt down and kowtowed with three "bang bang bang" sounds. Zhou Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had no time to hold the old man in his hands, so he had to let him go.
