Chen Xueru stood at the door and looked in the direction of the quarrel. Sure enough, there was a dark figure lying on the ground motionless. Chen Xueru shuddered with fright.
He grabbed Jia Youcai's arm, stretched out his trembling hand and pointed in that direction, his words becoming incoherent.
"Jia, Jia, you have talent..."
Jia Youcai immediately continued, "It's the figure lying over there.
Do you want to get the people into the house first? Boss Chen, don't be afraid. I have seen many deaths. Every winter, there are many people who freeze to death or starve to death in the village, and it's almost the same in the city.
You go into the house first, I'll get him in first, and we'll talk later."
Chen Xueru calmed herself down, nodded, and went back into the house.
Jia Youcai went over and picked up the man, then carried him onto his shoulders. He looked around again and saw no one was there, so he went into the silk shop, closed the door, and bolted it.
Then he put the person directly on the sofa where Chen Xueru had just sat.
Chen Xueru stood by the window and watched what Jia Youcai did without saying a word. Her mind was in a mess. She had not expected this kind of situation at all and did not know what to do.
Jia Youcai let the man go, then hurried over to Chen Xueru and asked quietly, "Boss Chen, is there anyone else in your store?"
Chen Xueru also whispered back: "It's just me and my cousin. She went upstairs to sleep and won't be coming down."
Jia Youcai said: "That's fine. We are all family. What should we do now?"
Chen Xueru frowned and looked at the person lying motionless on the sofa, but did not dare to go forward to take a closer look.
Jia Youcai waited for a long time, but when Chen Xueru remained silent, he said, "How about I throw him out, into a far alley, or into the moat, and just pretend we haven't seen him tonight?"
Also, can you tell me about the Hou family? He just asked me to find out about them. Is it possible that they are some powerful family? "
Chen Xueru quickly pulled Jia Youcai aside, found a table to sit down, and began to talk to Jia Youcai about the Hou family's children and their fiancée.
It turned out that Hou Yong's father used to work in the Military Control Commission, but later retired and opened the largest grain store in Daqianmen.
He has a group of ruffians under his command, who engage in business of bullying, monopolizing the market and hoarding goods.
The grudge between them was that the Hou family had set their eyes on the Chen family's wealth. When the Chen family's only daughter was married into the family, she would become the Hou family's property, and they were blatantly trying to wipe out the entire family.
But Hou Yong was a strange man. He just didn't like Chen Xueru and preferred to hang out in the Eight Great Hutongs. He was forced by his father to get engaged to Chen Xueru.
Chen Xueru's father was also deceived by the Hou family. Later, he found out the details of the Hou family's affairs and was so angry that he fell ill. The marriage was already arranged, and he was afraid of revenge from the Hou family if he regretted it. He couldn't run away because there was a war outside and he couldn't go anywhere. He was really helpless.
When Jia Youcai heard that the Hou family had been involved in the Military Control Commission, he thought that they would be future spies. No wonder Hou Yong ran away later.
Now Jia Youcai felt relieved. The fewer these people he killed, the less there would be. The Hou family was still the leader of the local ruffians and bullies, and they had a big grain shop at home.
What a coincidence, isn't it? We were planning to rob a grain store at night, and his was the one we targeted.
After the robbery, we will set a fire to lure the Hou family out. The two soldiers in the space still have a few grenades on them. When the time is right, we will pick up the entire Hou family and take them away in one go. We will also be reunited with Hou Yong. A family must be together.
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