As the tall, thin man left, he gave Yang Cui a deep look, and Yang Cui felt that he might be the key to a turning point.
Sure enough, at dawn, the tall, thin man arrived.
"You've got guts, coming to see me all by yourself."
"Even the boldest man can't compare to the village head, who dares to arrest even an official appointed by the imperial court!" the tall, thin man laughed.
"You came to see me alone because you want to cooperate with me?"
“Indeed! I have heard of the name of Lady De’an. Zeng Dajiang looks down on women, but I, He Fan, admire Lady De’an!”
"Let's get straight to the point, no need to flatter me."
“My brothers and I were very tempted by the conditions offered by the village chief, but we were also worried that he would abandon us after we had served our purpose.”
"You can rest assured about that. I, Yang Cui, always keep my word," Yang Cui said. "Besides, we don't have any enmity between us yet, so I don't need to deal with you."
After saying that, Yang Cui took out a stack of silver notes: "If you don't want to work for me, as long as you rescue my brother and arrest Zeng Dajiang and hand him over to me, I will give you three thousand taels of silver after it is done!"
Here's a deposit of five hundred taels. Take it first. As for the rest, I'll give you every penny when I see my brother and Zeng Dajiang!
Three thousand taels of silver—He Fan could never earn that much money in his entire life.
In this team, at least seven or eight people are willing to submit to Yang Cui, and He Fan is confident that he can turn half of the remaining twenty-odd people against Yang Cui.
Even if three thousand taels of silver were divided among twenty people, he would get more than one hundred taels, which was much more than what they earned when they were running escort missions.
And they will be working with Yu Zhenqiang for more than ten years to earn these hundred-odd taels!
He Fan took the money and left.
Yang Cui breathed a sigh of relief. Her intuition told her that He Fan would definitely not let her down!
After an agonizing wait, at the beginning of the Shen hour (3-5 PM), He Fan appeared with An Xiaojiang and Zeng Dajiang tied up.
It's clear that He Fan is now the leader of this group.
The arrival of the large group of people frightened the villagers of Anjia Village into closing their doors tightly.
Zhou Daqing led the men of his clan who were over twenty years old to come and help, armed with kitchen knives, sickles and other weapons!
The people of Pigeon Village were also keeping a close eye on the movements of Zhou'an Village and Anjia Village. When they saw Zhou Daqing leading so many people to Anjia Village, Chief Yan, without thinking twice, also led his clansmen to help!
He Fan was dumbfounded when he saw this!
The fact that so many villagers came to her aid speaks volumes about Yang Cui's character!
He Fan was initially a bit hesitant, but now...
"Don't misunderstand, everyone! We're on the same side!" He Fan shouted. "Lord, I've brought Young Master An back safe and sound! Zeng Dajiang has been captured too!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhenqiang felt a chill run down his spine.
Zhou Daqing was a little confused: These people weren't here to cause trouble?
"Xiao Jiang, my son...!" Wen cried out, her face covered in tears and snot.
An Xiaojiang quickly walked to Wen Shi's An Dafu, and the three of them hugged and cried.
Seeing that An Xiaojiang was unharmed, Yang Cui breathed a sigh of relief. If anything had happened to An Xiaojiang, she wouldn't know how to face the An family.
Yang Cui gave Xi Hongmei a wink, and immediately someone brought out a box of silver: "I, Yang Cui, keep my word. You rescue my brother and arrest Zeng Dajiang, and this is the final payment!"
Seeing so much silver, He Fan and the others could not hide their joy.
“Lord, we brothers have discussed it and are grateful that you do not despise us. We brothers are willing to serve you like dogs and horses!”
As soon as He Fan finished speaking, the others clasped their hands in a fist and shouted in unison, "We are willing to serve our lord like dogs and horses!"
The sound was deafening!
Yu Zhenqiang's face turned ashen! He thought to himself, "It's all over, it's all over."
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