As Li Chang'an watched the Tiger Gang members being led away, he asked the captain, "Sir, these are my villagers. I wonder if there is a place for them to stay for the night?"

He definitely has a place to stay tonight, but he can't just abandon Xiong Er and the others.

After all, they all come from the same village.

"Of course, no problem."

The captain thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be such a trivial matter: "There is a post station under the city gate. Merchants who didn't make it into the city usually stay there. A dozen or so people can squeeze into four or five rooms."

Li Chang'an nodded. He didn't expect Xiong Er and the others to be able to stay in the city tower, since the city tower was so small that they wouldn't be able to fit in.

An inn will do; at least it'll provide shelter from the wind and rain. Let's make do with that for now.

Seeing that he agreed, the captain waved Chen Da over and instructed him, "Later, you take the lord's fellow villagers to the post station to arrange a few rooms, understand?"

"Yes, sir."

Li Chang'an looked at Chen Da, took out five more gold ingots from his pocket, and handed them to him: "Remember to arrange some food and drink. If this money is not enough, come back and ask me for more."

"That's enough, that's enough," Chen Da said, not daring to accept the money. He cupped his hands and said, "There's no need for so much, sir."

"Consider the extra amount as a reward for your hard work."

Li Chang'an was unwilling to take it back; he had too much of it and nowhere to spend it.

He also didn't know the purchasing power of gold ingots.

When asked, Xiong Er and the others said they had never even touched silver in their lives.

I've never seen gold in my life!

They didn't know what a tael of gold could buy.

But so far, this is all the money he has left.

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir." Under the envious gazes of the other soldiers, Chen Da accepted the gold and knelt on the ground to kowtow.

Li Chang'an couldn't stand the kowtowing, so he turned around and took Su Xiao out, intending to talk to Xiong Er and the others.

Seeing him leave, Chen Da did not get up, but continued to kneel on the ground, put all the gold ingots on his body in his palm, and raised them above his head.

"Sir," Chen Da handed the gold to the captain, saying, "This is the reward I received today. Please decide what to do with it, sir."

Several young soldiers, seeing the golden ingots offered up by Chen Da, couldn't help but curse him inwardly for being out of his mind.

Why give away so many gold ingots? It would be better to hide them.

If you hide all this gold, you'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.

The city gate captain looked at the seven gold ingots in front of him, but instead of taking them all, he took four of them.

"I never realized before that I had someone as talented as you under my command."

Alright, let's leave your matter with Chen Laohu behind.

This gold is not for me, but is a reward for the hard work of the other brothers. You can arrange the rest yourself.

Remember, use this gold to buy food and drinks for your fellow villagers; don't be stingy with the money.

Chen Da was initially distressed to see the four gold pieces taken, but upon hearing the captain's words, his face turned deathly pale.

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

Chen Da knelt on the ground and kowtowed, feeling a chill run down his back.

"I'm saying all this to tell you that I didn't take your gold for nothing."

The captain waved his hand dismissively, signaling him to stand up: "After we settle those refugees, if any lord needs a soldier to stand guard at his gate, you can fill in."

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I swear to serve you faithfully to the death!"

Chen Da was overjoyed. He knew all too well how generous Li Chang'an was.

He spends dozens of taels of silver at a time, and tonight alone, he knows of more than a hundred taels. Such a generous big shot, he should go and serve him. If he serves him well...

Just give them a little tip and they'll be rich for life.

Perhaps he could even be appreciated by the captain and promoted to a junior officer.

Xiong Er leaned against a pillar and retched, and the villagers weren't much better off.

"Young master, inside..."

Li Chang'an waved his hand, interrupting Xiong Er: "It's all been taken care of inside. There's no Tiger Gang anymore."

Someone will take you to the inn to rest later. I'll have him prepare some food and wine for you. Eat and drink your fill and get some rest early.

Come to town with me tomorrow.

Upon hearing this, Xiong Er admired his son-in-law even more.

The Tiger Gang was so powerful, but the son-in-law wiped them out in no time. Luckily, he clung to the son-in-law's coattails back then.

"who are they?"

Li Chang'an pointed to several unfamiliar faces next to Xiong Er and asked.

One by one, the people he pointed at knelt on the ground.

They had just witnessed Chen Laohu, who had been so arrogant in front of the refugees, being killed by this important figure like a chicken.

Moreover, even a high-ranking official like the city gate captain behaved respectfully in front of him; how could people like us dare to look him in the eye?

“Young master, these people used to be from Xiongjiazhuang. They scattered when we were fleeing. They even pleaded for us when we were being beaten just now.”

Hearing Xiong Er's words, Li Chang'an nodded to them: "Alright, I'll talk to the soldiers later and let you stay at the City God Temple."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

The burly man leading Xiongjiazhuang kowtowed to Li Chang'an with a joyful expression, expressing his gratitude.

Not long after, a junior officer came over and told Li Chang'an that the matter had been resolved, and asked him what the next steps were.

Li Chang'an had nothing to do. There wasn't much to do at night in the Ming Dynasty; it was all pitch black everywhere.

Aside from the starry sky being somewhat pretty, there wasn't even a single girl showing off her legs.

It's pointless.

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