There were officers and soldiers outside the village, so Guo Juren didn't sleep well all night. He was worried that the officers and soldiers outside the village would suddenly burst into the village in the middle of the night and burn, kill and loot his Guo family.
As for the life and death of the people in Zhuangzi, he didn't care. He was worried that his family would be targeted by the officials and soldiers outside the village.
The people in Zhuangzi had no money to grab, but the Guo family was different. They had always been a wealthy family with a radius of dozens of miles.
After noon, Xiao Liuzi ran all the way back to Guo's house from outside the village.
Seeing Xiao Liuzi, Guo Juren sat up from the bed and asked hurriedly: "What happened? Have the officers and soldiers outside the village left?"
"Gone, they're all gone. There's not a single officer or soldier left outside the village." Xiao Liuzi nodded in reply.
"Oh, I'm gone now." Guo Juren let out a long sigh.
If the officers and soldiers outside the village did not leave for a day, he would have to worry for one more day. Now that the officers and soldiers left, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's a pity that Mr. Zhang is no longer here. Otherwise, no matter how many officers and soldiers come, they will not dare to threaten our Guo family." Butler Guo on the side complained.
"What a pity." Guo Juren sighed and shook his head.
Butler Guo agreed: "It is indeed a pity for Mr. Zhang. If he had not gone to Daliang Mountain, he would not have died in the hands of bandits."
Guo Juren glanced at him and said, "What I'm talking about is that it's a pity for the Guo family's money. If I had known he would die in the hands of bandits, I wouldn't have given him the money for free no matter what."
"Master is absolutely right." Butler Guo echoed, and then said, "Now that the officers and soldiers are gone, Master, do you think we should ask the people in the village for silver? I have calculated, one household has three taels, and we Guo Not only does the family not lose money, but it also makes a lot of money.”
Guo Juren curled his lips and said, "Even if those poor people in Zhuangzi sell their entire family, they still won't be able to get out three taels of silver."
"It doesn't matter if you can't get it, you can write an IOU." Guo Guojia said with a flattering smile, "Those who have land at home can use the land to pay off their debts. Those who don't have land can write an IOU. In the future, they will work as long-term workers for our Guo family to pay off the debt. If I can't pay it back, my son will pay it back. As long as I hold their IOUs in my hands, they will be slaves to our Guo family for the rest of their lives."
Guo Juren turned to look at Butler Guo and said with dissatisfaction: "Then what are you still doing? Go and do it quickly. Remember, those families who own land also have to pay IOUs. That land is not worth three taels of silver." .”
"Don't worry, sir, I will handle things properly." Butler Guo said, "Even if I can come up with three taels of silver, I will find a way to get them to write an IOU."
Guo Juren waved his hand toward the door.
Butler Guo bowed and left the room.
"Come here, serve the master while I wash up." Guo Juren shouted.
Several maids came in from outside.
The young man in the room took a step forward and said with a flattering smile: "Master, I will serve you."
Guo Juren looked back at him, frowned, and said, "Why are you still in the house? There is no life in the yard? Go, go."
As he spoke, he waved his hand impatiently.
"Yes, please excuse me." Xiao Liuzi bowed and took a few steps back, then turned and left.
After exiting Guo Juren's room, he did not stay at Guo's house to clean the courtyard, but chased after Guo Guo, who had left first.
When it gets dark, many shaking figures appear on the west side of Guojiazhuang.
It was already three o'clock in the morning, and the people in Zhuangzi had already rested. Only the Guo family courtyard still had light.
"Captain, I'm going in." Ma Lin said to Cao Guang.
Cao Guang nodded and warned: "Be careful, the Guo family has a lot of thugs."
"I will be careful." Marin said: "After the matter is completed, I will have someone set a fire in Guo's house. Then, captain, you can bring people into the village."
"Okay." Cao Guang nodded.
They arrived outside Guojiazhuang in the dark. Cao Guang led people to guard outside Zhuangzi, while Ma Lin led two small groups of soldiers into Zhuangzi.
In Zhuangzi, there was a family with dogs. As soon as so many people entered Zhuangzi, the dogs barked, and the barking of dogs continued from the west of Zhuangzi.
At this time, many people had just gone to bed and were not dead in sleep. The continuous barking of dogs attracted the attention of the people in Zhuangzi, and lights were turned on in several houses.
Others held oil lamps in their hands and walked outside the house, came to the courtyard door, and looked out through the gap in the courtyard door.
However, when he saw a large group of people passing by on the street, he quickly blew out the oil lamp in his hand for fear of being noticed by those passing by on the street.
In fact, when he appeared at the gate of the courtyard holding an oil lamp, he was spotted by people on the street, but no one paid him any attention.
Some bold people in Zhuangzi climbed up the wall, exposed one head outside, and stared at a group of people walking on the street. When they realized that those people were heading towards the Guo family, they retreated back to their houses.
Regarding the Guo family, the people of Zhuangzi hate it with all their teeth. If bandits really come to trouble the Guo family, the people of Guojiazhuang will applaud and applaud.
"Deputy captain, many people turned on their lights on the way into the village. I'm afraid our whereabouts have been discovered by the people in the village." Wang Dazhuang said to Ma Lin.
"Ignore it." Ma Lin waved his hand and said, "Our target is the Guo family. As long as no one goes to deliver letters to the Guo family, there is no need to worry about it."
"Yes." Wang Dazhuang nodded.
The person leading the way was Yuan Kui, and he heard him say: "Brother Ma, don't worry, Guo Juren has done all kinds of bad things in Guojiazhuang. The Guo family is unlucky, and the people of Guojiazhuang will only be happy."
"Guide you well. If you let me know what tricks you are playing, don't blame me for being rude to you." Ma Lin said to Yuan Kui.
Yuan Kui smiled awkwardly and said: "Brother Ma, don't worry, I have stayed in Guojiazhuang for many days, and I am very familiar with everything about Guojiazhuang. I guarantee that I can get in."
Marin ignored it and asked, "How long until we get to Guo's house."
"Turn around the intersection ahead and you'll find Guo's house." Yuan Kui pointed ahead.
Marin looked in the direction of his finger. There was indeed an intersection, and there was a tree next to it. As for what kind of tree it was, it was too dark to tell for the time being.
A group of people turned in from the intersection.
There is a road paved with bluestones at your feet, and there are drainage ditches on the side. It is much easier to walk than the dirt road you have walked before.
Yuan Kui whispered: "The gate in front is the Guo family. There is only one family in the whole street here."
On the door directly opposite, there are two large lanterns hanging, each with a large Chinese character "Guo" on them.
Marin turned around and said to a team leader behind him: "Take some people and go around the courtyard wall to the back door of Guo's house."
"yes."
The team leader agreed, led two teams, separated from the team around Marin, and went back along the wall of Guo's courtyard.
Ma Lin turned around and said to Yuan Kui: "You call the door later, and I will lead a few people to follow you. If you dare to play tricks, you should know the consequences."
As he spoke, he held the handle of the Yanling knife with his hand.
"Brother Ma, don't worry. I will never dare to have any evil intentions, but after you rob the Guo family, you must let me go." Yuan Kui looked at Ma Lin and said.
Marin nodded.
