After the fat shopkeeper's misfortune, in order to distance himself from him, the original servants became meaner to him one by one, showing their loyalty to Xiao Derang.
After the fat shopkeeper poisoned Xiao Derang, he was hung up and beaten severely by Xiao Derang, and then imprisoned in a dungeon. He only asked his servants to give him one meal every day that was worse than pig food, so that he could barely Don't starve to death.
Unexpectedly, even this meal of pig food was discontinued today. The fat shopkeeper saw no one coming when he was waiting on the left, and no one came when he was waiting on the right. He was so hungry that his heart was pressed against his back, and his eyes were glowing green.
Just when the fat shopkeeper thought he was going to starve to death, the dungeon door suddenly opened.
"Master, master, are you okay? I'm here to bring you food!"
Immediately afterwards, the servant responsible for delivering food walked in.
The fat shopkeeper could smell the food and wine without opening his eyes.
"Master, get up and eat quickly, there is something delicious today!"
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For two days in a row, the servants who delivered the meals brought good wine and delicious food.
Moreover, it was changed from only one meal a day to three meals a day.
The fat shopkeeper wasn't stupid either. From the servant's attitude every time he delivered food, he slowly realized something.
"Er Gouzi, tell the truth, did something happen to those bandits?"
Er Gouzi was the boy who was raised by the fat shopkeeper since he was a child. He was also one of the guys who treated the fat shopkeeper the most cruelly after his misfortune.
"Master, those masters... ahem, those people haven't been back for two days..."
The fat shopkeeper took advantage of the dim light in the dungeon to carefully observe Ergouzi's face. When he saw that he didn't seem to be lying, he immediately had an idea in his mind.
"Er Gouzi, if you can let me out, I will definitely remember your kindness and marry you a beautiful little wife in the future..."
The fat shopkeeper was very smart and did not pursue Ergouzi's betrayal now. Instead, he promised a lot of conditions, the kind that even the middle class would be tempted by.
Ergouzi was afraid of the fat shopkeeper's revenge at first, but later the fat shopkeeper offered more and better conditions, so he couldn't resist the temptation and knelt down with a plop.
"Master, don't blame me, those are all Xiao Daguan's people... Ahem, they were all forced by those bandits..."
The fat shopkeeper was so kind and touching: "Er Gouzi, you don't have to say anything. I understand. I know that you are the most important person. If you hadn't brought me food, I would have starved to death..."
As expected of a restaurant owner, Ergouzi couldn't resist the fat shopkeeper's deception. He was soon completely smitten and let the fat shopkeeper out on the spot.
However, Er Gouzi was not a fool. Following Xiao Derang during this period of time also gave him a lot of knowledge.
Although he released the fat shopkeeper, he still held a dagger in his hand. Once the fat shopkeeper turned against him, he would not stop doing anything to give the fat shopkeeper a white knife in and a red knife out!
As a result, after the fat shopkeeper came out, he had no intention of holding him accountable.
Not only did he not settle the score with Ergouzi, but even if the servants in the family were not nice to him some time ago, he did not say a single harsh word, but only comforted him with kind words.
This time, people were at peace.
In the past two days, Xiao De made them disappear suddenly, which scared the servants of the fat shopkeeper's family so much that they were afraid that the government would hold them accountable.
It's better now. The fat shopkeeper has regained control of the overall situation and treats them as before, even better than before. Everyone is finally relieved. It seems that they can live happily in this yard in the future!
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After Bao Xu was injured and ran away, he didn't dare to return to the county town at all. He didn't know Wu County Lieutenant, and he had no foundation in Qingyang County. Now that he was injured again, it was really difficult to explain his return.
Not to mention the distance, even when entering the city, there was so much blood on his body that it was hard to tell.
Fortunately, the bandit who ran away found Bao Xu and took out the crossbow arrow from his shoulder.
The two of them discussed that they could not go back to Qingyang County, and it was not safe to go back. They might as well join other bandits!
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Yun Chao didn't know what was happening in other places these days. His Wolong Village entered a stage of rapid development.
Without the constraints of Lai Zhicheng and the unruly people causing trouble, Wolong Village is developing rapidly, astonishing the people of Wolong Village at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After the news of He Xunjian's death was returned to Sanshui Town, people in Sanshui Town were panicked. They said that after the bandits killed He Xinxun, the next step was to attack Sanshui Town.
So, everyone who could leave, including many craftsmen, left.
People who leave Sanshui Town are always alive. As soon as I found out that Wolong Village was recruiting craftsmen, and the conditions were favorable, many craftsmen flocked to Wolong Village.
Yun Chao doesn't refuse anyone who comes. As long as the reputation is not bad, he will accept as much as he comes.
In the end, even Hu Blacksmith, who opened a blacksmith shop in Sanshui Town, temporarily closed his shop and went to Wolong Village to find work.
Of course, Yun Chao welcomed it. In order to maximize the value of Blacksmith Hu, he even spent a sum of money to send someone and Blacksmith Hu to make a special trip to the county to purchase many professional blacksmithing tools.
Looking at the tools that were much more advanced than those in his own blacksmith shop, and thinking about the high salary Yun Chao offered him, Blacksmith Hu gritted his teeth and thought, "Go to hell, I won't go back for the time being!"
How many iron products can a bunch of poor people in Sanshui Town buy in a year?
Especially in winter, day by day, there are no customers. If the house was not his own, Tiejiang Hu would have lost his pants!
So Tiejiang Hu brought his two sons to Wolong Village.
The two boys are both blacksmith apprentices and can't do delicate work, so it's absolutely no problem to start with them.
Yun Chao was not stingy and directly gave Hu Tiejiang's two sons the salary of a third-class craftsman, encouraging them to learn their skills and promising that once they mastered the skills in the future, their salaries would be immediately increased!
Hu Tiejiang and his son were so moved that they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yun Chao.
For no other reason than to blame Yun Chao for taking care of three meals a day, they felt that this was not a loss at all.
A boss who can take care of three meals a day and still see meat every day is not worthy of being kowtowed?
Almost at the same time as the blacksmith's workshop was built, the first houses were also built!
It was just a brick house, not a palace. Yun Chao bought ready-made bricks and the bricklayers could just lay them on top. The speed was not unusually fast.
The first batch of houses, ten in total, were arranged in a row with a five-meter gap in between to avoid future fights.
Each house has three rooms, the middle one is the main room, and there are suites on each side, which is just enough for a family to live.
Of course, it can't be a big family of ten or so.
Yun Chao built this row of houses not for himself, but for his subordinates.
Wolong Village now has many people from other villages, including craftsmen, helpers, and more than a dozen boys under Yun Chao.
As the number of people under his command increases, the empty houses in the village are no longer enough. This row of new houses is the dormitory prepared by Yun Chao.
Yun Chao was about to attend the completion ceremony when a village guard ran over.
"Brother Chao, two people came from outside the village. They said they were sent by the fat shopkeeper of Lion House and wanted to see you!"
