ATPnovel Chapter 24 Boss Wang, let's dump some gold coins!
Chapter 24 Boss Wang, let's dump some gold coins!
After all, Lu Xingzhou really needs a veterinarian, and it's not easy to find someone with the skills.
Furthermore, considering the corroboration between his own account and the prisoner's testimony, as well as Liu Laoguai's remarkably convincing physical condition, Lu Xingzhou temporarily believed that he had not committed any serious crimes.
As for his character, we'll see in time.
Old Liu showed no joy. It was like escaping one wolf's den only to fall into another. Why was Old Liu's life so miserable?
He pleaded, "Lu Yingxiong, you can take all the money, but I'm too old to work properly. Can you let me go back to my hometown in Taonan?"
Lu Xingzhou's eyes closed slightly, his enthusiasm turning into indifference once more.
What do you think?
Old Liu, a shrewd and cunning man, knew that if anyone dared to utter even half a word of dissent, he would consider himself to have lived to a ripe old age.
With a long sigh, he said, "Alas, please wait a moment. My savings for my funeral are still on the main beam of the granary at the east end. I need to get them!"
Zhu Chuanwu, an honest man who had watched Lu Xingzhou "extort" him the whole time, immediately lost his composure:
"What, you're hiding something?!"
Moreover, who would have thought that a crippled man with limited mobility would hide money on the roof beam!
Chuanwu, who had felt a pang of pity for Liu Laoguai when he saw the landlord making things difficult for him, felt that his compassion had been wasted.
Lu Xingzhou seized the opportunity to give a lecture: "See? From now on, you'll have to be more careful around these guys."
Chuanwu nodded vigorously: "I understand, boss!"
Feeling sorry for himself, Liu Laoguai asked his farmhand to help him remove the small box from the roof beam.
Lu Xingzhou opened the package for inspection and found 300 silver dollars, a Mauser pistol, 20 bullets, and more than a dozen pieces of gold jewelry such as rings, necklaces, and longevity locks, totaling about 600 silver dollars.
The three silver dollars were returned to Liu Laoguai intact, while the gun, bullets, and jewelry became his spoils.
Old Liu dared not be angry or speak out about this.
Earning 300 yuan was already beyond his expectations.
Since all the valuables from the counterfeit goods had been stolen, Lu Xingzhou didn't intend to waste any more time here.
"Everyone, just pack up some food or something, and that's it. Anything you can't take, just pile it up and burn it!"
This pained those who were used to living in poverty to the point of heartbreak.
"Master, it's such a waste to burn all this grain!"
Lu Xingzhou, holding the account book he'd found in Guo Shanfeng's room, smiled slightly: "Don't worry, everyone. Someone will make up for our losses here later!"
Sanjiang Shui, completely obedient to Lu Xingzhou, shouted loudly, "Whatever the young master says goes! Stop dawdling and start burning!"
With only five large carts brought along, given the objective circumstances and the fact that Lu Xingzhou's influence was at its peak, the farmhands dared not object.
They burned the grain that they couldn't take with them, and then a group of about twenty people drove five large carts loaded with grain across the Xiliao River.
However, this time the direction of travel was not back to Weizi, but the opposite direction, detouring northwards.
The distance between Dayanggou and Weizi is sixty or seventy li. Lu Xingzhou took most of the day to travel there. The group of bearded men who smashed the kiln in the middle of the night could not have started from the village.
So where they rested before smashing the kiln is hard to guess?
Boss Wang, get ready to explode with gold coins!
After walking twenty miles, the familiar Wangjiadian came into view in the distance.
In the lobby of the inn, Wang Tieshan, who looked like Maitreya Buddha, drank his wine in silence, cursing in a foul voice:
"That damned Lu Xingzhou, he actually dared to take my money, and made me go without income for over a month! This time, let's see if he'll get away with this!!!"
After downing a glass of liquor, he recalled Lin Fengyi's stunning beauty and figure from that fleeting glimpse.
A surge of lust rose in his lower abdomen, and his tone became lewd again.
"I wonder how things are going over there with Guoshanfeng. I'm still waiting to take that kid's wife as my sixth concubine!"
The sixth concubine is no big deal; he can tolerate not having any extra income for a month.
The key issue is that if that brat surnamed Lu really establishes himself at the source of the Liao River, it will be difficult for him to make extra money in the future.
This is absolutely intolerable!
"Judging by the time, it's been almost two days, hasn't it? Even if there's a lot of stuff in the enclosure, it should have been brought back to me to sell it by now, right?"
"Shopkeeper, something terrible has happened!!!"
Wang Tieshan's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition swept over him.
"Stop howling, what's wrong?!"
"That plague god is back again!"
Wang Tieshan was so frightened that he immediately collapsed into a heap (the shape of a person sitting slumped in a pile).
"It's over!!!"
Wangjiadian is not only a roadside inn, but also a place name.
The area is home to about two hundred self-cultivating farmers and dozens of tenant farmers belonging to Wang Tieshan, as well as more than 8000 mu of arable land.
It was precisely because of these industries and manpower, his local connections, and his influence with officials that he was able to gain the upper hand over the Dayanggou gang.
However, these advantages of suppressing his beard were ineffective against Lu Xingzhou.
First, there's the issue of manpower.
It's fine to have these old farmers follow him to bolster his morale, but there's absolutely no way they'd actually take up arms and fight Lu Xingzhou.
Wang Tieshan knew his own nature well; it was already a favor that those guys didn't stab him in the back.
As a local strongman, Lu Xingzhou was no less capable.
As for the connections he relied on with officials, they became completely useless after the investigation revealed that Lu Xingzhou seemed to have a close relationship with the Yu family.
After a rapid analysis, Wang Tieshan was completely stunned!
The conditions that used to make all sorts of gangs wary and fawn over him were completely invalid in front of Lu Xingzhou?!
He cursed loudly:
"They can't even handle a child, and they can't even break down a kiln properly!! This thing called 'Guoshanfeng' has no basket!"
He got up to leave through the back door of the inn, but then thought about it and sat back down.
Don't run!
After that run, I could never hold my head up again!
"Damn it, I, Old Buddha Wang, refuse to believe that I can let a little brat ride on my neck and poop!"
Seeing his boss regain his composure, the waiter took a few deep breaths and asked, "Boss, should I lock the door and say we're not open for business?"
Not doing business under the blazing sun? Isn't that just like trying to hide something obvious?
"No need. I've never done anything wrong in my life, so I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking at my door in the middle of the night. Let's see what they can do to me!"
The night before last, I personally served about a hundred bearded men who ate and drank with me. I was deeply impressed by their audacity in lying to the boss without fear of being struck by lightning.
Upon seeing the inn in the distance, Lu Xingzhou lightly kicked the Golden State horse between his legs.
The strong horse galloped hundreds of meters with a crisp "clack-clack" sound of its hooves, and then pulled hard on the reins when it reached the entrance of the inn.
With a long, mournful neigh, the Jinzhou horse kicked its two front hooves in mid-air and came to a wild stop.
Wang Tieshan, sitting imposingly in the hall, twitched his eyelids.
Even knowing the visitor meant trouble, they were still amazed by Lu Xingzhou's horsemanship. With such skill, it's no wonder even the Mountain Wind couldn't handle him.
However, despite his inner turmoil, Wang Tieshan was unwilling to appear to be at a disadvantage.
He laughed loudly and asked, "Hahaha~ Who do we have here? It's you, Young Master Lu! It's the important time for rice planting right now. Instead of being busy at home, you have time to come and visit us?"
Lu Xingzhou, riding a horse, gracefully dismounted and strode into the store.
"Boss Wang, are you really unaware of this, or are you just pretending to be confused?"
"What are you standing there for? Serve Young Master Lu some tea!"
"Oh, it's the shopkeeper!"
The stunned waiter hurriedly ran to serve Lu Xingzhou tea and water.
Wang Tieshan used the excuse of scolding his men to steady his pace.
Only then did he muster his strength and say menacingly:
"I have no idea what riddles Young Master Lu is spouting! We're neighbors, you're welcome to come and sit here anytime if you don't mind, but stop with the nonsense, do you think I, Wang Tieshan, am made of clay?!"
Very good, very energetic.
Lu Xingzhou clapped his hands lightly: "That's wonderful! I came here specifically to see you!"
Wang Tieshan asked knowingly, "What does Young Master Lu want with me?"
"I figured that 500 dollars wouldn't be enough to soothe my frightened little heart that day, you understand?"
I don't understand!
Looking at that hateful handsome face in front of him, Wang Tieshan really wanted to punch him until he was knocked off balance!