"Are you ready?"
"We're ready! Just wait for the fire to start inside. When they go to put it out, we'll work together from inside and outside to open the door. Then we'll all rush in, kill everyone, move everything away, and smash anything that can't be moved."
"What about their soldiers? As long as there are crossbows mounted on the watchtower, we can't rush in."
"It's okay. They were all transferred in the evening."
"How did you do that?"
"The ship that set out to transport ore this afternoon was reportedly hijacked by bandits, who also kidnapped their crew. They were busy rescuing people, leaving behind only a few dozen guards. We can defeat them."
When everyone heard that there were still dozens of guards, they all turned to look at a man who looked like a black iron tower. He was tall and strong, unlike the poor people. He was holding a large iron hammer weighing dozens of kilograms in his hand, and his face was very fierce.
But no one suspected him. After all, this man's family had been blacksmiths in the neighborhood for generations, and there were at least eighty people here who knew him. It was impossible for him to be an outsider who had sneaked in.
"Okay, everyone, be quiet. If you still have dry food, eat some. If you don't, drink some water. Once this night is over, good days will come."
Liu Da, one of the leaders, looked at the sky. It was still early for complete darkness. Besides, they couldn't act immediately after dark. They had to wait until at least midnight, when the Qinghe soldiers were sleepy.
"Liu Da, with so many of us gathered here, isn't it a bit conspicuous?" A thin man said to Liu Da nervously.
"What are you afraid of? Were you seen by the people of Qinghe when you came?" Liu Da scolded.
Conspicuous? Of course!
Hundreds of people gathered in the woods next to the mine and couldn't keep quiet. Although everyone was asked to be quiet, these guys, who were laborers a few hours ago, had no idea what discipline was. Their noisy voices could be heard outside the woods.
To be honest, as long as the people of Qinghe are not blind, they will definitely be able to find them.
However, Liu Da was not nervous, because the manager of Qinghe told him clearly that no one would patrol the edge of the woods today. The reason was ready. A large group of soldiers had to go out to encircle and suppress the bandits, and the remaining few people could only stay inside the wall, so the routine patrol was cancelled today.
In order to conceal their tracks, the large group of people actually walked out in neat formation, beating drums and gongs.
Liu Da noticed at that time that after several careful men counted the number of Qinghe soldiers and horses, they obviously breathed a sigh of relief.
Oh, encircle and suppress the bandits.
Liu Da knew that he was only a peripheral member of Qinghe, so they naturally couldn't reveal their plan to him. However, the bandits had robbed the fleet this morning, and the news was sent back at noon. So, the encirclement and suppression plan had been completed at least before last night. Haha, who was he trying to fool?
Of course, he understood the Qinghe people's caution and caution. After all, they had already given him the title deed to a full two hundred acres of land. A full two hundred acres of paddy fields!
You have to know that before his land was taken away, it was only 100 mu of hillside land, 50 mu of dry land, and 50 mu of paddy fields. But the Qinghe master who delivered the message left after hearing that the land was 200 mu, without even having the chance to specify which fields it was.
He had originally planned to be content with just two hundred acres of hillside land, but he never expected to be given two hundred acres of prime paddy fields. With these fields, he could borrow some money to buy farm tools and seeds, and hire some tenants, and he would be able to live a good life again.
Oh, that's not right.
No need to borrow money.
What Master Qinghe was saying was that the two hundred acres of paddy fields were his wages for sending out the message and gathering manpower. If tonight's task was accomplished, Master Qinghe would give him another two hundred acres of paddy fields or the equivalent in silver.
Well, which is better, paddy fields or silver?
If you want paddy fields, you have to borrow more money to buy enough farm tools and seeds. Although the interest rates of loan sharks have reached an outrageous level now, even if you borrow until the end of the year, the interest will quadruple, but as long as you can get through it, life will be much better next year.
So asking for silver isn't bad, after all. I'm just one person, and I can't manage too many tenants. With the silver, I don't have to borrow money from loan sharks, and after buying things, I can even buy two more women to be my wives and do the housework. It's a good idea. But I heard they recently lost another battle, so with this money, I might be able to buy four women. Just thinking about it makes me happy...
"Liu Da, you can read and know the most information. Tell me, which heroes robbed the Qinghe people's boat?"
The skinny man interrupted Liu Da's vision of the future, making him very angry. However, in order not to ruin things, Liu Da suppressed his anger and said, "Which heroes? Let me ask you, during the time when the Qinghe people came, those heroes either fled or were hanged on the watchtowers by the Qinghe people. Those who survived were said to have been captured and forced to dig in the mines, and were unable to come out until they died. What heroes would have the courage to rob the Qinghe people's ship?"
"So what's going on?" The lean man clearly hadn't expected Liu Hui to say that. He looked quite puzzled and continued, "Could it be that the Qinghe people are deceiving us? Are they just waiting for us to rush in and fall into their trap?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the woods that had been bustling just a moment ago suddenly became much quieter. Liu Da obviously noticed that although many people were not looking in this direction, they pricked up their ears, waiting to see what he would say.
"Bah, I'm lying to you? Do you even need to lie? The most valuable thing in your family is this pair of pants, and your butt is exposed. People in Qinghe have enough food and drink, why would I lie to you?" Liu yelled.
Then Liu Da whispered again: "Do you still remember who called us here?"
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