Chapter 734
Seeing that the two of them had surrendered, Xiao Lintian softened his tone.
"Whatever I ask, you must answer honestly, otherwise I will not be lenient if I find out!"
"Sir, if you ask, I will tell you everything!" The man had no choice but to seize this opportunity.
Xiao Lintian asked: "What's your name?"
The man said honestly: "The younger one's name is Yang Mao, and this is my younger brother's name Yang Wu!"
"Did the big families in the west of your village collude with Yang Dahu and engage in the business of reselling medicinal materials?"
Yang Mao nodded and took the initiative to tell everything he knew before Xiao Lintian asked again.
Yang Dahu has colluded with Weizhou magistrates in recent years, not only reselling grain, iron ore, but also weapons and various items that Eastern Qi lacked.
The reselling of medicinal materials only started when the plague broke out in Dong Qi. Yang Dahu and several big families in the west of the village cooperated with each other to collect medicinal materials from all over the country, concentrated them in Zaozhuang, and transported them to Dong Qi.
"Sir, I didn't know that their items were transported to Dong Qi before. I and the villagers thought that the bosses were doing a lot of business, so they went to the Yang family to ask for this job!"
First domain name
Yang Mao said with a bitter face: "If I knew that they were doing such a thing, I would never help them!"
Yang Mao took the initiative to say, "Sir, I know how to keep accounts. Over the years, I have helped Yang Dahu and others record every account. Except for those given to Yang Dahu, I secretly kept a copy of it myself!"
"where?"
Xiao Lintian was overjoyed. He was worried that he couldn't find any evidence that Yang Dahu was collaborating with the enemy. With such an account, wouldn't there be evidence?
Yang Mao said softly: "The little one was afraid of being discovered, so he hid it in a crevice in the mountain. I will take you to get it now!"
Xiao Lintian quickly whistled, and Zhao Xuan emerged from a bush.
"Take Xiaowu with you! We'll leave as soon as we get the account book!"
With the Yang Mao brothers helping him like this, how could Xiao Lintian leave them to be harmed by Yang Dahu.
Xiao Wu hurriedly said: "Sir, I can't leave... They found out when I was about to leave. There are many guards in this mountain. We can't escape if we walk together... You go, I’ll cover you!”
Xiao Lintian thought for a while and said: "Then please pay attention to safety and hide if you can. I will definitely come back to save you!"
Xiao Wu nodded and said softly: "As long as my family and my brother are safe, I'll be relieved...You guys should leave quickly!"
"Xiaowu, take care of yourself..."
Yang Mao hugged Xiao Wu hard, and then quickly took Xiao Lintian and the others to find the account book.
The three of them walked around the thatched house, and Yang Mao led the two of them around to the corner of the mountain wall.
He whispered: "You two, be careful. There is a mountain stream ahead. During this period, the villagers infected with the plague were pushed into the mountain stream by Yang Dahu's orders. There are many dead bodies below!"
Before Yang Mao finished speaking, Xiao Lintian and Zhao Xuan smelled a foul smell coming from below, making both of them feel like vomiting.
"It'll be there soon!"
Until there was no way ahead, Yang Mao lay on the ground, reached down and took out a thick stack of ledgers from the cracks in the rocks.
The account book was wrapped in several layers of oil paper. Xiao Lintian had no time to check it and kept it in his arms. Just as he was about to take the two of them back, he heard a burst of chaotic footsteps.
"Someone broke into the back mountain, search quickly..."
Discovered?
Xiao Lintian's expression changed. There was no way ahead. It was too late to return now!
