"It's not a big deal, I just want the two brothers-in-law to arrange for someone to go out of the city." The Huang family master acted as if it was just a small matter.
hiss!
The second master of the Cao family took a breath and said: "There are bandits outside the city. If you go out of the city at this time, you will all risk your life."
"Don't worry about it, just ask if you can leave the city?" The Huang family didn't want to tell the Cao family's second master about going to contact the bandits outside the city.
Second Master Cao asked curiously: "What do you want to do when you leave the city?"
"Why are you asking about this? If you ask your brother-in-law to arrange for people to leave the city, it will be over. His share of the benefits will not be lost." The master of the Cao family said impatiently.
Second Master Cao turned back to look at his eldest brother and said, "You can't say that. If you leave the city at this time, my brother-in-law will have to bear the risk. If word spreads that you are leaving the city, my brother-in-law will be arrested." If you don't ask clearly about those who are here to punish you, I won't dare to take you to find my brother-in-law."
"I told you it's not a big deal, it's just that the city is too dangerous and I want to go out of the city to escape." Mr. Cao said unhappily, feeling dissatisfied with his second wife's evasion.
Mr. Cao shook his head and said, "It can't be done."
"You can ask Second Master Cao if you have any requests. As long as they are not too excessive, we will try our best to meet them." Seeing that the matter of leaving the city was going to collapse, the Huang family began to promise benefits to get Second Master Cao to relent.
Mr. Cao took a sip of tea, put down his tureen, and said: "It's not that I won't help you get out of the city, but you all know the current situation. Unless the governor of the city agrees to let you go out of the city, otherwise, even if the city is guarding the city, The general doesn’t have the guts to open the city gate and let you leave.”
He thought that when these people here saw that Datong City was under siege, they were afraid that the bandits would enter the city, so they wanted to take the whole family out of the city to escape in advance.
"Haha, Mr. Cao misunderstood." Mr. Huang smiled and said, "We are not going out of the city. We only sent one or two people out of the city to take a look at Zhuangzi outside the city. To be honest, since the bandits besieged Datong City, The most worrying thing is the situation in the village outside the city."
"Yes, I just sent someone to take a look at the village outside the city." Mr. Cao nodded in agreement.
After hearing this, Mr. Cao looked at his eldest brother, sneered, and said: "These are all dignitaries from Datong City. When the bandits attacked the city, they didn't honestly hide at home to take refuge. But they gathered at this time." If you go to my eldest brother's house and say that there is nothing going on secretly, no one will believe it. Do you think what I'm saying is right?"
Mr. Cao didn't answer, but frowned.
"It's really nothing. The reason why we sent people out of the city was entirely because we were worried about the losses in the village outside the city." The Huang family master took the initiative to take over the conversation.
Second Master Cao smiled contemptuously and said, "Since Mr. Huang said so, I have nothing to say. I can't help you with the matter of leaving the city."
After saying that, he picked up the tureen on the table again, put it to his mouth and tasted it slowly.
"It's not a big deal. It's pointless for you to manipulate me like this." Mr. Cao said with dissatisfaction.
The brothers and sisters in the big family are arranged according to the big family. The Cao family is ranked the eldest, and the second brother Cao Erye is the second among the Cao brothers.
Mr. Cao took the bowl away from his mouth and looked at Mr. Cao who was sitting on the throne. Brother Shi, if you say that going out to the city is not a big deal, then what is a big deal? Could it be that the bandits entering the city would be a big deal."
As he spoke, the tureen in his hand hit the table heavily.
A lot of tea inside was spilled.
"Second Master Cao, don't be angry. If you have anything to say, please say it. Mr. Cao is just worried about leaving the city and has no other ill intentions." The Huang family master saw the anxious look between the two brothers and hurriedly spoke to comfort him.
Mr. Cao looked back at Mr. Huang and said, "Mr. Huang, you and I know very well that it is not too late for each of you to visit the village outside the city. There is no need to rush out of the city when the bandits are besieging the city. look."
"Otherwise, you have to tell the truth." The long-faced squire suddenly spoke.
After hearing this, Mr. Cao had a half-smile on his face and said, "It seems that you are really hiding something from me. Brother, you and I are our own family members. It's not a good idea to do this!"
His eyes finally fell on Mr. Cao, who was sitting on the main seat.
"It's not that I want to hide it from you, but it's a very important matter. It's safest if you don't know anything." Mr. Cao said expressionlessly.
Mr. Cao frowned slightly and said hesitantly: "You, you don't want to collude with the bandits outside the city, do you?"
As his words fell, the room suddenly became quiet.
"No, I'm not really right!" Mr. Cao stammered when he saw no one was talking to him.
The master of the Huang family looked at the master of the Cao family who was sitting on the throne, and then said: "Now that you have mentioned this, we will not hide it from you. The reason why we sent people out of the city is indeed to fight with the bandits outside the city. connection."
Wow!
Huang Erye, who was sitting in his seat, stood up in a panic. Because he stood up too hard, he bumped into the table next to him. The tureen on the table rolled to the ground and broke into several pieces.
"Why are you panicking? Sit down!" Mr. Cao yelled at Mr. Cao.
Mr. Cao hesitated for a moment, then slowly sat down and said bitterly: "You are all dying. If people find out that you are colluding with bandits, your family will be confiscated and your clan will be destroyed."
As he said that, he glanced at Mr. Cao's family hatefully.
If the eldest family member is involved in the banditry, the entire Cao family will be implicated, and he, the second master of the Cao family, who was born in the second eldest family, cannot even hide away.
"Let Mr. Huang finish his words first." Mr. Cao said with a straight face.
Second Master Cao wanted to know what was going on, so he turned to look at Mr. Huang next to him.
I just heard the Huang family master say: "It's not as serious as you said, Mr. Cao Er. The reason why everyone wants to contact the bandits outside the city is because they don't want the bandits to enter the city. So after some discussion, it was decided that each family would contribute a portion." Put the money together and bribe the bandit leaders to make them withdraw from Datong City."
"What do you think, are you just thinking? How could the bandits choose to retreat just for your petty profits?" Mr. Cao said in foul language.
I just feel like these people in front of me are all a bunch of idiots.
The Huang family master explained: "We have also thought that the bandits may not retreat for a little money. However, this money cannot buy the bandits to retreat. In exchange for the peace of our families, we only ask that the bandits agree to enter the city. I promise not to do any harm to our family."
"If that's the case, it's not impossible." Mr. Huang stroked the beard on his chin with his hand and asked, "How much money do you plan to give to the bandits outside the city?"
