Chapter 375: Here to Give Away Another Head
After dinner, the village chief came to find Wan Laoer.
"Jin Zhu, go out and have a look. They have captured a few more people. They should be the spies you mentioned. They should be in the same group."
The village chief was having dinner when the people who were assigned to patrol today came to tell him.
Wan Laoer immediately followed the village chief out.
"How did you deal with those people last night?" the village chief asked as they walked.
"Those guys were still locked in the woodshed last night, and I haven't figured out what to do with them yet."
Wan Laoer was also in a dilemma, not knowing whether to send him to the county government or release him directly.
If he sent them to the county government, it seemed that there was no suitable charge for sentencing them. If he released them directly, he was afraid that Zhou Biao would come to his door directly. After all, these people were seriously injured and now was a critical moment for him. He did not want to confront Zhou Biao at this time, otherwise there would definitely be a lot of trouble in the future. Besides, Zhou Biao's power had always been lingering at the border and had a deep foundation, which was not something a grassroots like him could compare to.
After thinking it over again and again, Wan Laoer felt that this matter was still a bit tricky and he felt a little worried.
"Then let's lock him up first. If these guys find out anything tonight, we will arrest them and make them disappear one by one. Then we will see if that person dares to send someone else." Taurus said as he walked aside with his hands behind his back and his back slightly hunched.
Wan Laoer agreed with Jinniu's approach and was even more ruthless than him.
When the two arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw that the patrolmen had subdued several people. The clothes these people wore were similar to those of yesterday, so they knew without asking that they were from the same place.
"Village chief, Jin Zhu, these two people have been standing outside our village for a long time. We ignored them because they did not enter the village. But as soon as it got dark, they were ready to climb over the fence. Fortunately, we were keeping an eye on their movements, otherwise they would have succeeded."
Changsheng held a wooden stick in his hand, stuck it on the ground, and put one hand on his waist, looking angrily at the two people squatting on the ground. They had already tied them up.
"Changsheng, thank you for your hard work. No one will come tonight. You should close the village gate and go back quickly. I will take these two people back first." Wan Laoer patted Changsheng's shoulder and said.
Jinniu and Wan Laoer took the two men back to Wan Laoer's house and locked them up in the woodshed together.
"Look, do you recognize these people? Are they your accomplices? Are you here to look for these people?" Wan Laoer pushed the two men in with force. The two men staggered and almost tripped over several people in the room, but soon they bent over and vomited.
“Ugh—Ugh—”
Wan Laoer and Jinniu stood at the door and did not go in.
"How is it? Does it smell good in there? You guys should stay here and keep them company today."
Wan Laoer had no intention of re-interrogating these people. It was meaningless and a waste of time. Anyway, he already knew the other party's background and purpose. However, he did not dare to confront Zhou Biao now. He just had to guard against them tightly.
In fact, Wan Laoer could have relied on Wan Quan's power, but he didn't want to cause trouble for Wan Quan, so he had to think of other ways.
"Jinzhu, don't you ask them?" Jinniu asked hurriedly when he saw Wan Laoer locked the door directly from the outside.
"Village chief, it's useless to ask them about those things. Just lock them up for two days and let them starve for two days. I will deal with them after I figure out a way to deal with Zhou Biao."
The village chief had never heard of Zhou Biao, nor did he know about the past between Wan Laoer and Zhou Biao. He didn't want to ask. After talking to Wan Laoer for a few words, he thought of the contract he talked about this morning and asked, "Jin Zhu, have you finished the contract? I have already talked to them all about it. If you finish it, everyone will agree to sign it, and everyone will understand, so no one will disagree."
"Village head, this matter was originally written according to what I said, but I thought it didn't work, so I went to the town to ask the mayor about the laws of Da Qi. The mayor helped me write a more appropriate contract, which is more comprehensive and more well-founded than what I wrote. It also opened my eyes. We in Da Qi attach great importance to merchants."
"What do you mean?" The village chief was a little surprised that Wan Laoer would go directly to the mayor.
"The mayor said that after the new emperor ascended the throne, he paid more attention to business. If he wanted to make Da Qi develop rapidly, he had to improve the status of businessmen. This year, many laws were issued to improve this industry, especially contracts. Both parties who signed the contract must strictly abide by it. Once a lawsuit occurs, the treaty agreed upon by both parties in the contract will be followed, and there will be corresponding penalties."
Wan Laoer's visit to ask for advice was like a small stab in the butt - it opened his eyes. He also planned to wait until he had money, and then specially hire someone who was familiar with the laws of Da Qi to teach them all.
"Okay, since we have the mayor's advice, it must be better than what we think on our own. How about we go to the workshop tomorrow morning and ask everyone to put their fingerprints on it?"
"Okay, I've sorted it out, and I've even had someone copy several hundred copies, one for each person. The mayor said this would make it easier to manage. Tomorrow morning I'll take the contract to the workshop and have everyone sign it one by one."
"Okay then. I'll go back first."
After Wan Laoer sent Taurus out, he turned back, locked the door, and was about to go back to his room, but he heard shouting coming from the woodshed.
"You daring peasant, why don't you ask who we are? How dare you lock us up in this filthy place? Just wait, I will definitely deal with you when I get out."
Wan Laoer paused on his way back to his room and turned to go to the woodshed.
He opened the door of the woodshed, stood at the door, and looked into the room against the light. The room was pitch dark and he could not see anything, but the people inside could see him.
Wan Lao Er looked grim as he stared at the crowd in the darkness. He said in a deep voice, "I am a peasant, so what? You are being held captive by peasants now. If you want to get out, it depends on whether I am willing to let you go. If you don't behave, I will break your legs. If you keep yelling, I will hang you up."
The man was still a little unconvinced. At this time, a voice whispered, "Stop shouting. They are not easy to deal with. If they attract the grandparents, we will be in even more trouble. You should just stay quiet. Don't get us into trouble."
Wan Laoer locked the door again and left, and the yard suddenly became quiet.
Six or seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wan Laosi came back that night.
"Lao Si? Why are you back? Is everything ready over there?" When Wan Lao Er heard that Wan Lao Si had returned, he hurried back from the workshop.
"Second brother, I have already paid the deposit. It is indeed a prosperous city, but the rent of the shop is dozens of times higher than that of our town. The place I found is not a particularly prosperous area, but the rent is fifty taels of silver a month. The shop is not big, only two rooms and two floors, and there is no backyard. However, this is already the most affordable shop, but the shopkeeper requires us to pay for one year at a time, which is six hundred taels of silver."
After hearing this, Wan Laoer sighed. He had already spent all the money he had and only had three hundred taels left. Moreover, news might come from Zhengyang soon, so the rent would probably not be cheap.
"Okay, I get it. You've worked hard. Take a good rest first. I'll think of a solution."
After Wan Laoer finished speaking, he returned to his room.
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