What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Shuigen has been worried lately about not having enough money to go out and gamble.
Besides, when you get older, who doesn't want a warm home with their wife and kids?
Hearing that a beautiful woman and a large amount of goods were passing through their village, Shuigen got the idea.
"Mother, is that woman really beautiful? Is she as pretty as the village chief's daughter?"
The old woman rolled her eyes at Shuigen, "Nizi's only advantage is her fair skin; she definitely can't compare to that girl."
The girl's face was like a peeled egg, with fine hair at first glance.
Those eyes are like almonds, so beautiful.
She just doesn't know how to dress. A young woman insists on wearing all black; it looks unlucky.
The old woman kept nagging, and Shuigen grew impatient.
"Mother, whose house does that girl live in? I've never seen such a beautiful woman before.
My son also wanted to go and see what the excitement was like, and broaden his horizons.
The old woman pursed her lips. "Where else can we stay? We'll definitely stay at the village chief's house."
In our village, the village chief's house is the best.
I noticed that the group of people dressed in black had stayed in the village chief's yard.
Shuigen's eyes darted around, and he got up, dressed, and prepared to leave.
"Oh, you child, it's already dark, what are you going out for? Typhoid fever can be fatal."
Shuigen refused to listen to his mother, saying, "Don't worry about it, I'm going to see what's going on."
With that, he put on his hat, opened the door, and ran towards the village chief's house.
Sure enough, along the way, there were trucks in the yards of several households.
People were walking around the yard feeding the horses.
Shuigen walked by, observing very carefully. To avoid being discovered, he crouched down and moved his feet lightly.
Perhaps because of the tension, Shuigen didn't feel cold at all along the way; instead, he broke out in a sweat.
When we arrived at the village chief's house, we looked inside and saw people going back and forth pouring water.
However, I still couldn't get a clear look at the beautiful woman.
I only clearly saw which two rooms the guests stayed in.
There are quite a few trucks in the yard, but I don't know if anyone is guarding them at night.
With a quick glance around, Shuigen ran off towards the edge of the village.
He ran to the next village.
"Big brother, open the door. It's me, Shuigen." Shuigen pounded on the gate of a courtyard.
Soon, a man wearing a cotton-padded coat came out of the house, cursing and swearing.
This man was tall and strong, but his gait looked rather clumsy. He had the air of a complete scoundrel.
"What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping at home? Just because you don't have a wife doesn't mean everyone else doesn't."
The man complained.
The door had barely opened a crack when Shuigen squeezed inside.
"Brother, I came to find you because I don't have a wife. And let me tell you, another group of people came to our village today..."
Shuigen quietly told the man about the Zhao family's decision to stay overnight.
"What? You must have borrowed a lot of courage from heaven? Those merchants are top-notch. Are you sure our brothers can succeed?"
Furthermore, you only mentioned that four or five houses had trucks. Do you know how many people were in the entire convoy?
Shuigen only observed the front yards of each household and was unaware that many horses were kept in stables in the backyards of each household.
Of course, some of the trucks were also placed in the backyard.
Therefore, the number of trucks and horses that Shuigen saw as he walked past was only about one-third of the entire procession.
Therefore, Shuigen made the wrong judgment.
The man pondered for a moment, "There's a car in the yard, so there must be someone keeping watch there at night."
If we try to take action there, we're very likely to be discovered.
A fierce battle is inevitable at that time.
If any of my brothers are killed or injured, how am I supposed to explain this to their parents?
If it were just a small group, the brothers would act without hesitation. But this needs more careful planning.
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