allonlinenovel Chapter 965 Wang Daniu's Arrest
Chapter 965 Wang Daniu's Arrest
After Lu Qingqing paid the difference, the four of them began to move the grain they had been allocated into their own rooms.
Moving grain is a job that relies entirely on physical strength.
At this moment, Qin Lang's advantage of being strong became apparent.
He picked up a bag of grain, and with a forceful swing, slung it over his left shoulder.
After shifting the bag to a safer position, I picked it up and tossed it up.
With two bags of grain on his shoulders, he still walked steadily.
Behind them, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yuegang struggled to lift a bag of grain.
Seeing this, I was so shocked that my eyes widened.
They also gained a new understanding of Qin Lang's strength.
Beside her, Lu Qingqing also picked up a bag of grain and walked into the house.
Qin Lang was the first to enter the house, put down two bags of grain, and then went out to walk back.
She bypassed Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue, who were carrying a bag of grain, and headed straight for Lu Qingqing at the back.
He took the grain from her shoulder, tossed it onto his own, and whispered:
"Qingqing, you should go back to your room."
There's not much food left, I can manage myself!
Having said that, he turned and strode away.
Seeing how easily he carried the grain, Lu Qingqing silently decided that she still needed to continue training her physical fitness!
Master Yan had told them before that while skill is important, strength is even more important.
This is the essence of the saying "one force can overcome all methods".
Thinking this, Lu Qingqing went back, picked up a bag of grain, and gritted her teeth as she carried it into the house.
As Qin Lang carried the grain into the house, he encountered Old Man Zhuang and his companion, and took the bag of grain from them.
Old Zhuang arrived to find his hands empty, watching Qin Lang stride away.
He stretched his shoulders and followed them into the house.
When Lu Qingqing carried the grain back to the house, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue were searching through the money bag.
After finding it, the money was given to Lu Qingqing according to the grain price.
As for why he didn't give it to Qin Lang, well, his mind has cleared up now.
However, he still did not control the family finances.
In fact, everyone around him, including himself, tacitly accepted it.
At this point, money won't be a problem for him.
At this time, he was still outside carrying grain.
Inside the main hall, Bai Song was distributing grain to the villagers.
To be precise, it was collecting money while simultaneously distributing grain.
As for the price of grain, it was calculated by adding up all the silver costs for the grain and then dividing by the total weight to get the average price.
The villagers lined up, and when it was someone's turn, Bai Song would pull out the grain quantity tallied on paper beforehand, collect the money, and distribute the grain.
When encountering items weighing only a few dozen kilograms but less than a hundred kilograms, only a rough estimate can be given.
In fact, some deviations are inevitable.
But no matter how much or how little they received, the villagers didn't make a fuss.
Firstly, most of them have experienced firsthand how difficult it is to buy grain.
Secondly, Bai Song had previously lent them money, which allowed them to enter the city.
Although the villagers didn't say it, they always remembered this kindness.
The entire grain distribution process took place peacefully.
When he got to the back of the line, Bai Song's expression softened considerably as he looked at Xu Erniu in line.
"Erniu, I've put away the portion of grain you reported separately for you."
Before each meal, Ding Gunzi would come over and deliver the food to you.
Take this money back and keep it safe.
I promised Chen Lao Er that I would take good care of you, and of course I have to keep my promise.
If you give me this money, wouldn't that be a slap in my face?
Xu Erniu wanted to insist on giving it, but Ruyue, whom Bai Song had called over, took her away.
These days, Xu Erniu has been staying by the side of Ruyue and the other women in the East Courtyard.
They were both women and had gone through life and death together before, so their bond was extraordinary.
In response, Bai Song privately approached Ruyue, asking her to take extra care of the pregnant Xu Erniu.
Seeing that all the grain had been distributed to the villagers, Bai Song looked at the remaining pile of grain with some excitement.
All this grain belonged to him and his men.
He called Yan Xu over and asked about the amount of grain left.
After taking it all in, the initial excitement subsided somewhat.
This food won't last more than a few months.
Sigh, being the boss isn't so easy after all!
Bai Song was a little tired, so he arranged for someone to move the grain to a separate room and lock it up before going back to his room to sleep.
At this moment, Wang Daniu and his companions were being held in a dark room.
They had discovered someone chasing them with a knife earlier, and they were so frightened that they ran away.
Unfortunately, one of his men ran too fast and twisted his ankle.
Those who were running behind couldn't bear it and turned back to help the person.
They managed to help him up, but after twisting his ankle, he couldn't run fast at all.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer behind them, they hid in a nearby abandoned house.
The sound of pursuing footsteps grew closer and closer, and everyone's hearts were in their throats.
Fortunately, the footsteps soon faded into the distance.
They thought they had escaped a disaster.
Unexpectedly, the group returned and trapped them inside.
They were not the type of people who liked to fight, and they didn't have any suitable weapons.
They were no match for those ruthless men wielding machetes.
Not long after, one of the brothers was slashed and injured.
Soon, he was defeated and captured.
At the time, those men simply tied them up and locked them in the room; they didn't do anything else.
More than an hour has passed since I was arrested.
If it weren't for the person guarding the door, they would have thought they had been forgotten by those people.
As the group was lost in thought, a large number of footsteps sounded outside.
Soon, a middle-aged man's voice rang out.
"Old Ghost, have you questioned those people you captured about their backgrounds?"
Old Ghost noticed the anger on his elder brother's face and quickly tried to explain.
"Second Brother, Lao Chou and the others are in a hurry to go and help."
I was afraid something might happen if I went in alone, so I've been keeping watch at the door the whole time, and haven't asked anything yet.
The middle-aged man's face was sinister as he shouted to those behind him:
"Toad, come here!"
From the crowd behind, a limping man ran out; it was Toad.
The toad licked its lips, its smile sinister.
"Second brother, leave this to me."
"Don't even mention information about those people from earlier; I guarantee I'll get all their ancestors' back eighteen generations!"
The middle-aged man waved his hand and said no more.
After the toad entered the house, the lights were turned on.
Not long after, screams rang out.
Hearing the screams, the middle-aged man, worried about attracting outsiders, knocked on the broken door.
"Gag me!"
"Got it, second brother!"
Fifteen minutes later, the toad came out carrying a string of bloody human body parts.
"Second brother, we've asked everything we needed to."
Those guys in the inner room, they didn't know who those four were.
They said they robbed two people on Lao Doufu Street in the north of the city last night.
Among the two, there was a short boy who was an incredibly accurate archer.
They were terrified and surrendered obediently. When asked about the source of the grain, they were told...
That's why we had to buy grain tonight.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned deeply.
The toad's ancestors were prison guards who specialized in torture to extract confessions.
In this area, there is no one in Dongyuan City more capable than him.
If even a toad can't answer that, then it's because it truly doesn't know.