When Lai Zhicheng saw that his eldest son couldn't explain why, he panicked: "No, no, no, I want to form a village protection team!"
Lai Zhicheng slapped his thigh: "Yes, the village protection team! I will go to Yun Er now to test his tone and see what he says!"
…
Yun Chao was feasting with his gang of boys.
A dead horse, about two to three hundred pounds of horse meat, Yun Chao let his boys eat it, using delicious food to repair their psychological shadow.
Just halfway through eating, Muramasa Yoshisei arrived.
"Yun Er, can you come out for a moment? I have something to tell you?"
"Second brother, I'll go with you!"
Upon hearing that Lai Zhicheng asked Yun Chao to go out, Shitou was the first to stand up. Lai Xiaoer died with the bandits inexplicably. He always felt that something was wrong and worried that Yun Chao would be in danger if he went out.
Seeing that Shitou wanted to follow him, all the boys under Yun Chao were unwilling to lag behind and put down their jobs to follow him.
Seeing this scene, Lai Zhicheng's pupils couldn't help but shrink. Yun Er's wings have become stiff and it's hard to move!
However, based on the performance of Yun Chao and the others, Lai Zhicheng finally felt a little more relieved. It seemed that Yun Er didn't know that his father and son were plotting against him, otherwise he wouldn't have this attitude.
Yun Chao neither asked Shitou or the others to go out with him, nor did he plan to go out with Lai Zhicheng: "Muramasa, if you have anything to say, just say it. These are my brothers here. Even if they hear something they shouldn't, I believe they won't. Will go out and talk nonsense.”
Lai Zhicheng had no choice but to say: "Yun Er, I want to set up a village protection team. What do you think?"
"Village Protection Team?"
Yun Chao was stunned. He didn't know what kind of mistake Lai Zhicheng had committed. He didn't even mention the idea of setting up a village protection team, so he mentioned it first?
"Muramasa, you can just set it up if you want. You don't need to discuss it with me, right?"
Lai Zhicheng was so angry that his beard stood straight up, thinking to himself, if I don't discuss it with you, how can you not make trouble with me?
"Yun Er, I mainly want you all to join the village protection team..."
Yun Chao didn't wait for Lai Zhicheng to finish, but interrupted him and said, "Muramasa, you can let us join, but who will pay for it?"
"Pay? What money?"
Lai Zhicheng looked innocent, so innocent that Yun Chao wanted to slap him twice.
"Do you want the village protection team to take care of the food? Muramasa, don't you want the villagers to work in vain?"
Lai Zhicheng looked at Yun Chao with a look that looked like he was mentally retarded: "Yun Er, what did you say? Isn't the village protection team protecting our entire Wolong Village? Since everyone has benefited, why should I be in charge of the food? "
In fact, what Lai Zhicheng said was right. His original purpose was to protect the safety of the entire village. There was no reason for him, the village leader, to contribute money and effort.
However, Yun Chao knew that he was secretly changing the concept. The village protection team sounded like it was protecting the safety of the entire village, but in fact it was protecting the Lai family.
If Wolong Village is really full of paupers who don’t even have enough to eat, what are the bandits doing here, other than helping the poor?
Bandits are not just full of food. They have a purpose in everything they do. Since they are attacking the village, of course they are targeting the big families in the village.
Who is the big householder in Wolong Village?
Aren't they just the Lai family?
Uh, okay, it seems that now I have become a big family, with a few thousand taels of silver. If I am not a big family, who is the big family?
However, although the village protection team is also good for him, Yun Chao does not want him to fall into Lai Zhicheng's hands.
Although the old boy is injured now and looks like a sheep on the surface, in fact, this guy is worse than a tiger. He can eat people without spitting out their bones!
How did the Lai family get so much good farmland?
Could it be that they relied on their family members to open up the wasteland with hoe after hoe?
That's not the case at all. Almost all of them were taken advantage of the famine years and robbed from the poor people!
Besides, it's winter now, and the villagers barely have enough to eat. Asking them to organize a village protection team has more symbolic meaning than practical effect. Let alone fighting against the bandits, I'm afraid they won't even be able to build the village wall.
Lai Zhicheng wants to take advantage of the opportunity of establishing a village protection team to recruit the men he has trained so hard. This should be his real purpose!
Yun Chao shook his head: "Muramasa, you can go back. It's okay to set up a village protection team. I agree, but my men and I won't join, because not only do I have to lead them to protect our Wolong Village, but I also can't let them work in vain. , at the very least, take care of three meals a day!”
Yun Chao had a feeling that it was best not to go along with Lai. Whatever the old boy wanted to do, it was best not to let him succeed, otherwise he would probably be in trouble.
At this moment, Li Xing lay next to Yun Chao's ear and whispered: "Brother Chao, my little sister came to tell me just now that after we came back, she saw Muramasa's eldest son Lai Shouren also coming back, limping Hua, there’s a lot of blood on his body…”
Yun Chao was stunned. That old scumbag Lai Shouren was back. Wasn't he captured by the bandits from Heisongling?
Could it be that Lai Xiaoer redeemed him?
But why did Lai Xiaoer not come back with him, but died in the woods instead?
"Muramasa, is your boss back? Has he escaped from the bandits?"
"Well……"
Lai Zhicheng was stunned. He didn't expect that Yun Chao actually knew that his boss was back. Didn't that guy say that it was already dark when he came back and no one saw him?
"Yes... that's right, he escaped back while the bandits were fighting with another group of people!"
When he said these words, Lai Zhicheng was almost gritting his teeth. When he thought of his dead second son, Lai Zhicheng had the urge to strangle Yun Chao to death!
"oh……"
Yun Chao touched his chin: "By the way, Muramasa, why haven't you seen your Lai Xiaoer?"
"I……"
Lai Zhicheng couldn't take a breath and almost choked to death.
The more the pot is not boiling, the more you pick up the pot. You are deliberately adding salt to my wounds!
Lai Zhicheng was not sure whether Yun Chao knew about his son's death. He stared at his eyes for a long time and saw nothing.
"My second son has gone out to do some work. He won't be back until some time later!"
While Lai Zhicheng was observing Yun Chao, Yun Chao was also observing him.
Ever since the old boy came in, Yun Chao felt that he was strange. In addition to being hostile to him, he also seemed to feel a little guilty. He didn't know if it was his own illusion.
It's a pity that Lai Zhicheng is an old fox, and he can hardly express his emotions and anger.
Coupled with the dim light in the room, Yun Chao observed for a long time but could not see anything on his face.
Regarding the matter of the village protection team, the two argued for a while, but neither could convince the other, and finally broke up on bad terms.
Looking at Lai Zhicheng's back as he slammed the door and left, Yun Chao was thoughtful.
"Listen, everyone, be smart tonight. Come and gather as soon as you hear the gong. Do you understand?"
