Sure enough, Wu Dalang did not report to the official this time. Five days later, he sent Zhang Tianhe one thousand two hundred taels of silver, and Zhang Tianhe also returned the IOU to him.
"Boss Wu, do you still want these three thousand taels of silver?" Zhang Tianhe asked him with a smile.
"Oh, no, no, no!" Wu Dalang waved his hand quickly, "Consider this as a tribute to your old man, there is no need to pay it back."
"Well, you can lose weight after you go back," Zhang Tianhe whispered to him, "Does that medicine help you?"
Wu Dalang blushed when he heard this, and then left in despair.
With the money in hand, Zhang Tianhe paid back all the money that Wang Laohao, Fan Yong, Xing Lizheng, and the Zhongwu Sect had collected. In addition, each of them was given an extra one hundred taels as hard-earned money.
Wang Laohao refused to take it and said, "Tianhe, we are all a family. Why do you give me this money?"
"It's true that we are a family, but isn't there a saying that brothers will settle accounts tomorrow. You accept this thousand taels of silver first, and I will come to you to get it when I have difficulties in the future." Zhang Tianhe insisted on taking the money. Stuffed it to him.
Zhang Tianhe built several more big houses, took Wang Laohao back from the temple in the back mountain, and prepared to marry him and his sister.
With the money, Fan Yong was naturally very happy. He also built two houses and prepared to marry Lu Qing.
On this day, Zhang Tianhe rode a horse to Chaoyang County, intending to buy some dowry for his sister.
He first bought some silk and satin, and then bought two pairs of red shoes for his sister. He also bought some miscellaneous things and put them on his horse. He wandered around the streets without restraint.
He thought to himself that it was not easy for his sister to follow him and his mother. Usually, he was basically away from home. His two brothers were missing and had not been heard from for many years, so he relied on his sister to take care of his mother alone.
He thought that his sister had grown so old that she didn't even have a decent piece of gold and silver jewelry. Now that she was about to get married, he planned to buy her a good bracelet.
The largest jewelry store in the county is the time-honored century-old Haohe Jewelry Store. Zhang Tianhe pulled his horse in this direction.
"Run, run, the beard is coming, the bandits are coming." Not far from the jewelry store, I was walking when I suddenly heard someone shouting in front of me.
At this time, the crowd on the street became chaotic, crying for their fathers and mothers, and running around in fear.
Zhang Tianhe thought that the beard was here? Where did the beard come from in broad daylight? Are there such bold bandits? It's not about me.
Zhang Tianhe ducked to the side of the road and looked up. The people in front were running in all directions. Behind the crowd, a large group of people came, all riding horses. The people on the horses were all wearing black clothes, with their faces covered and their hands Holding a uniform spear.
Zhang Tianhe counted about a hundred people.
After these people arrived at the gate of Baiyun Haohe Jewelry Store, the leader reined in the horse, turned around and ordered: "Gather!"
In about twenty or thirty seconds, the entire team gathered and formed four teams in the middle of the road. The queues were very neat, with each team having twenty-five people.
"The gathering is complete, please give instructions from the leader Wu!" A bearded man standing in front of the team reported.
"The first team goes over there and blocks the east intersection, the second team goes here and blocks the west intersection, and the third team is on guard at the gate. If the government sends officers and soldiers over, or if someone tries to stop this operation, they will Killed by the ground! The fourth team follows me into the jewelry store, hurry!"
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Zhang Tianhe was also very surprised. How could these be bandits? They were more formal than officers and soldiers. He had seen many officers and soldiers in the government, and he was not as well-trained as these bearded men. They had unified dispatch and unified command in broad daylight on such a large scale. It was the first time he had seen Beard carry out a robbery.
In his impression, Huzi was a rabble with no structure or order. They showed their teeth and claws, killing people and robbing things when they saw them. Today, it seemed that he was completely wrong.
The leader looked in his direction. Although his face was covered, his eyes were sharp and intimidating.
It seemed like I had seen this look before somewhere.
The man stared at Zhang Tianhe for about two or three seconds without saying anything, and then led the fourth team into the jewelry store. The team members quickly dispersed, occupied important positions, and pointed guns at the clerks in the store. After taking control of the situation, the leader said loudly: "Open all the cabinets and collect all the gold, silver and jewelry. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot on the spot. Quick, move fast!"
There were about twenty people working in the jewelry store. They were all frightened. They squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands.
Who has seen so many beards? Who is not afraid, who dares to resist? After all, gold, silver and jewelry belong to the boss, and life is yours.
"Who is the store manager? Open the safe quickly." the leader asked.
"I am," one of them stood up tremblingly.
"Go and open the safe, quickly!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go right now, don't shoot." the store manager said with a trembling voice.
Just like that, in about a quarter of an hour, they packed two sacks of gold, silver and jewelry and left.
