“That makes sense,” Mr. Qin agreed. “The doctor said our girl is fine, so the problem must be with Huangshan.”

"Alright then!"

In the end, Boss Qin also compromised.

The Huang family was unaware of the Qin family's affairs, but their own situation was equally unsettled.

As night fell, four furtive figures appeared in Huangjiakou.

The railway boss said, "That brat is right, Huangjiakou has indeed prospered."

Tie Lao Er: "That's right, this is a pear tree, isn't it? It's only been a few days, yet it's so vibrant."

Tie Laosan: "The road has been paved, with blue bricks. Tsk tsk, if it weren't for something important happening today, I would have pried it up and carried it home."

Tie Laosi: "I heard that the best materials were used to build the school. The elderly people in Mutou Village saved them for making their own coffins. It's a pity that they were all used up today for the roof-raising ceremony."

"It's all that brat's fault. If she had told us a few days earlier, we could have gotten this good deal."

Tie Lao Er: "Brother, don't be angry. The Huang family is rich. It's just a few pieces of wood. Don't worry about it."

Tie Laosan: "That's right. With the construction of schools and road repairs, there are probably hundreds of taels of silver at home."

"That's true, I was overthinking it."

As the four brothers talked, they quickly approached the Huang family's house.

At this time, in the dead of night, the Huang family was all fast asleep. After Jiang Nuan came out of the space, she hugged her daughter and closed her eyes.

"Is that the Huang family's house up ahead?"

"Yes, look at the entrance, there are so many fruit trees. No other person has so many saplings."

"That's good. Silver, I'm coming!" Tie Lao Er said, jogging over.

The others quickly followed.

Suddenly, with a thud, I felt the ground beneath my feet, and I fell down.

"Are you crazy? Why would you dig a trap in front of your own house?" Tie Lao Er cursed angrily.

“What’s the use of saying this now?” Iron Boss looked at the trap and had an idea. “Third Brother, squat down, I’ll step on you to climb up, and then I’ll pull you out.”

"Big brother, I'm short, and second brother is tall, so you can step on him."

"Stop talking nonsense and come here."

The eldest brother was very dissatisfied. This third brother was always slippery and lazy. He was almost as fat as a pig and didn't know how to put in any more effort.

"Fine... then!" The third brother squatted down reluctantly.

The eldest brother, stepping on his own brothers, went through a lot of trouble before finally climbing out of the trap.

After resting for a while, they used sticks to pull their brothers up.

"Big brother," the second brother chickened out, "this family is too cunning, maybe we should just let it go?"

We've fallen into such a huge pit before we even got inside; who knows what else is in there?

"What's there to calculate?" Before the eldest brother could speak, Tie Laosan interrupted, "We're already here, whether we stick our necks out or not, we'll still get stabbed, so what's there to be afraid of!"

He thought, "They just fell into a pit and climbed out. He doesn't believe the Huang family has any other tricks up their sleeves."

“Alright, let’s go in,” the second brother asked. “Big brother, is it a door or a wall?”

"It's definitely the wall. Who would dare to touch something through the main gate?"

As soon as the group approached the base of the wall, Huang Xiaoliu heard the noise. He gave a soft nod, signaling to the dogs, and then waited quietly by the wall where the newcomers were.

On the surface, it appears as steady as an old dog, but its constantly shifting eyes give the impression that this ox is not at peace.

Eleven dogs stood in a circle around it, silent, their fierce eyes fixed on the wall.

Outside the wall, Tie Lao Er had just touched the top of the wall when he was in so much pain that he fell down.

He wanted to scream at the top of his lungs, but dared not make a sound because he was there to steal.

He gritted his teeth, swung his arms, and jumped back and forth on the ground.

"Second brother, what's wrong?"

"Big brother," the second brother said, feeling extremely aggrieved, "there's a nail in the wall!"

Who the hell is so clever as to put iron nails on the wall?

One hand poked more than a dozen holes, all of them bloody craters!

If I were stronger, I could have pierced through the back of my hand.

As soon as the second brother finished speaking, the third brother also fell down miserably, clutching his right hand as well.

But unlike the second brother, his eyes gleamed with extraordinary excitement.

The Huang family goes to such lengths to guard against people; they must have a lot of money stored up at home.

Putting everything else aside, these iron nails alone would probably cost half a tael of silver to buy.

"Brother, hurry up, the Huang family must have hidden a lot of silver."

"What are you going to do? Your hand is bleeding a lot."

"It's alright, I'll just bandage it up." After saying that, the third brother tore off half of his sleeve and used it to bandage himself.

On the other hand, the second-in-command of the railway really chickened out.

"Brothers, you go ahead, I'll keep watch outside."

So many things have happened before we even went in; who knows what we'll encounter once we're inside.

What will happen to the wife and children if someone loses an arm or a leg?

He said that none of his brothers were reliable in a critical moment, and if something really happened, he would be more trustworthy to find that girl.

"Second brother, you're always like this, shrinking back at the slightest thing, like a turtle." The third brother didn't hide his disdain at all.

“Looking the lookout is fine,” the leader said, frowning. “However, since you didn’t contribute, you can only take 10% of the silver the brothers earn.”

"If it's more than 10%, we'll bear all the risks. If it's half a percent, at most half a percent, that's only because we're brothers and sisters."

"Halfway is fine," the second brother said, though unwilling, he didn't want to argue any further. "You guys go quickly."

"You're smart to know what's good for you!" the third brother sneered, climbing up once more.

His hand was in great pain, but with the money right in front of him, he couldn't bear to give it up.

To avoid the nails, the three brothers deliberately placed a long stick on the top of the wall.

The moment his foot stepped onto the long pole, Tie Laosan was overjoyed: So what if there are iron nails? I'll still climb up.

As soon as he turned around, his smugness, which had barely risen, vanished without a trace.

He plopped down on the stick, trembling as he spoke, "Big brother, dogs, so many dogs!"

"What dog?" the leader asked, climbing up as well.

Turning my head in the direction my brother pointed, I saw more than a dozen mongrels glaring menacingly at the top of the wall.

"Fourth brother, where are the things we prepared?"

"Brother, what should we do? The steamed bun that was smeared with rat poison fell into that pit."

"What? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I didn't know there would be so many dogs, I didn't even notice!"

No matter how powerful a dog is, it's still just an animal. They don't need to be afraid of one or two, or even three or five.

Who would have thought there would be so many!

Are you out of your mind? Do you have so much food at home that you can't finish it all? And you keep so many dogs?

He thinks money is too hot to handle and food is too plentiful, so give it to him. He's so poor he's practically eating dirt, and not a single kind person has offered him any help.

These days, it's true, being a dog is worse than being a human; at least you don't have to worry about food and drink!

"Why don't we turn back?" Tie Laosi said uneasily. "This place is strange everywhere. Let's come back when we're more prepared."

"Or should we retreat?"

The eldest brother's voice was full of resentment.

They had finally made it this far, only to be blocked by a bunch of beasts. They felt incredibly frustrated.

But since things have come to this point, the only option is... compromise!