Shuigen became anxious when he heard that the man was about to back out.

"Brother, since this pipeline was built, this is the richest group our village has ever hosted."

It would be such a shame to miss this.

After all, easy targets aren't so easy to find.

The man remained unmoved. "You're so eager for me to stand up for you, what exactly are you up to?"

Shuigen said with a shameless grin, "Hey, I lost all my money during the New Year, so I have no money left and no way to win it back."

I'm getting old, and my mother keeps urging me to get married.

You need money to get married, right?

Marrying a daughter always requires a dowry of three to five taels of silver.

My mother said there was a very pretty young woman in the caravan today.

He was thinking, "If I can pull off this job, I can bring that young lady home as my wife, and save money on getting a wife myself."

The man sneered, "So you've fallen for someone who's lustful."

If we were to steal or rob someone, getting some money would be acceptable, but if you're talking about marrying someone's daughter, you'd better save your breath.

If the people in your village had the same bad intentions as us, that would be one thing, but they didn't. You suddenly have a wife, and she's from out of town.

Today's events cannot be concealed. Even if no one reports it to the authorities, you still have a chance to offend someone someday.

If someone retaliates against you, and you report it to the authorities, it could be a capital offense.

Have you ever thought about it?

Shuigen calmed down now. "Brother is right. I was just confused."

I was persuaded by my mother.

As long as you have money, you really don't have to worry about not being able to find a wife.

"Brother, shall we make our move tonight?"

The man lowered his head in thought, then confirmed the number of the other side again. After receiving a positive answer, he slapped his thigh and said, "Let's do it. Go and gather the men."

What frustrates the man most right now is why his village isn't located right next to the pipeline; otherwise, robbing would be much easier.

At midnight, not a single star could be seen in the sky, a sign that snow was imminent.

There wasn't a single bark from the entire village.

A group of people sneaked up to the village chief's house.

These people were all masked and carrying large knives.

A burly man crouched down, and a thin-looking boy stepped on the burly man's shoulders to climb onto the top of the village chief's wall.

Once they reached the top of the wall, they looked into the village chief's courtyard but didn't see anyone, which emboldened them.

He stretched his legs down into the village chief's yard and slowly hung himself on the wall of the village chief's house.

Then, when I let go, the person landed with a very soft sound.

Then, I walked to the gate and carefully removed the bolt.

A group of dozens of people outside suddenly surged into the courtyard. Some went straight for the truck, while others went straight for the bedrooms.

He took out a sleeping powder from his chest, poked a hole in the window paper, and blew the sleeping powder into each room.

This can be considered an indiscriminate attack.

However, after these people finished blowing the sleeping powder and gathered in front of the row of trucks, a gong suddenly sounded, scaring the people in the yard so much that they almost lost their souls.

The Zhao family members, who were staying in the guest room of the village chief's house, immediately lit the oil lamp and came out from inside.

The village chief, though he had inhaled the sleeping gas, got up and came out, still feeling dizzy, because it hadn't been long.

Once outside, the cold wind blew, and seeing the dark mass of people in the courtyard, the village chief instantly sobered up from the drug he had been given.

"W-what's going on?"