Changle County is busy. When the thief's reward of ten-point truce was just released, many people in the county were really excited for a while.

If this was put in the past, someone would have to carry swords, guns, sticks, dry food, and go out to find the thieves.

But today is different from the past. In the past two years, all the hard-working young and strong people in the county have a businessman who want to do business, business, business, and farm.

In the past, there were a few gangs inside and outside Changle County, and most of them have left. There are one or two who are still alive and have lost their main force. It is not a big deal to have a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals left.

If those thieves are not good at seeing each other and come to Changle County, they will catch them and take them for free.

If the people of Changle go out to find these thieves, especially when they go to places like the Hundred Treasures, it would be a bit too dangerous. Besides, everyone has to work every day, and they don’t have the time to do it. Don’t stop the thief from catching them, but they will smash their jobs instead.

I heard that in Dunhuang and Jinchang, several gangs have been traveling to the hundreds of tents in the past few days. After all, Dunhuang Jinchang has a large population and many gangs.

People in this era have a difficult life, and these gangs are not easy. Those rich local gentry and gentry have their families, and they are not easy to move at any time. Caravans are not easy to mess with. Those who dare to go out to trade are not soft persimmons these days. Many caravans are not crowded, and they are even more destined to fight. The remaining common people are so poor that they can't even support themselves, so naturally they have no money. Besides, these gangs are not all going to attack the poor.

"...Yang Laosi's group of cowards are used to using dirty means to make ill-gotten gains, and he deserves to fall into the hands of the Luo coffin board this time."

On that night, more than ten young and strong people in the group left Hehezhang overnight. Before he could catch the tent that night, he rented a felt shed with a person outside the pass at the market next to the Daze, and lit a fire outside the shed, intending to cook some hot soup, and eat it with the dry food he brought.

"Then Boss Liu is so kind, and he actually asked us to get a share of the pie?" One person sat next to the fire and said in a muffled voice.

"Why are you talking about this again?" The man who was burning fire beside him said impatiently.

"Didn't Bai Qiyi tell you clearly? The hundreds of tents are mixed with dragons and snakes. Boss Liu and the others must be unable to eat anymore, so they called us to charge."

"Oh... I'm afraid it won't be so simple."

"I made it clear before going out, why did I start talking again at this time?"

"If you are afraid, you go back and we will go by ourselves."

"I just think this trip is a bit dangerous."

"If you don't know anyone, if it's not dangerous, would you still point to the copper coin falling from the sky in vain?"

"After earning this money, I will have the capital."

"Whether you go to business or go to the workshop in Changle County to work, your family will never starve to death."

"Don't think about those useless things. Take a few bites to bed quickly. You will have to hurry up tomorrow morning."

“…”

They are from Dunhuang, and they are of the same age as they are familiar with each other since childhood. Because they are from poverty, they have to start thinking about ways to make money from a very young age, supporting themselves and their families, and doing some bad things to survive.

Boss Liu is the leader of a big gang in Dunhuang. He wanted to pull them into the gang early in the morning, but they held on and didn't join, because once they became theirs, they often couldn't help themselves.

If something big happens in the future, let alone your own life, the whole family will have to be buried with them. The law of this era is like this, and you will always be in a row.

They have had some contacts with Boss Liu over the years, mainly because when Boss Liu and his friends were too busy, they helped to do some work that was not too dirty, which was somewhat beneficial.

They didn't want to participate in this incident at first. The twenty or so people had more than 200 stakes. The people who were guarding the 100 stakes were poorer and more ruthless than the Dunhuang people, and there were more powers of all sizes. They only had these few small shrimps. Don't forget to make money by then, they would fill in their lives.

Unexpectedly, last night, the boss Liu suddenly came to him. Yan was the boss Liu and others were just guarding the 100-point tents, and there was a shortage of manpower. They went to make up the numbers. Then they got the reward and gave them some.

The eldest of their group, Bai Qi, had a little nephew in his family who was weak and sick. He had been going on for several years and had been spending a lot of money and owing some debts. This time he heard about this, he said he would come, so several other brothers followed him.

Everyone knows this situation at the moment. There is no deep hatred between gangs, and they will not easily fight to the death. It is probably the two sides who each have one or two, and they will compete.

Boss Liu has been developing in Dunhuang for many years, and has many people under his command, but he is afraid that he will be cruel and desperate to catch those people. This time he must be stingy with his subordinates, afraid that they will be broken into it, so he thought of Bai Qiyi's party.

I thought that at this time, there must be a life-and-death battle waiting for them...

In fact, it is true. Boss Liu didn't want his brothers who had always been loyal to him to fight with others, so he thought of Bai Qi, who was also a person who wanted money but was very good at fighting, and had a hard bone.

If Bai Qi hadn't been in front of him in recent years, those under his command would have become his boss Liu. This time he would have asked Bai Qi to fight with others. It would be better if he won. If he lost, he would take this opportunity to annex their small gang.

When Bai Qi and others arrived at the Baiguanguan guarding the next noon the next day, Yang Laosi and his team on the reward list had been taken down, including twenty-seven people, one of them, one of them was not more or less.

Boss Liu relied on his large number of people and was willing to spend money to buy news from the locals. As an external force, he actually grabbed fourteen thieves, that is, 140 stakes of copper coins, which is enough to support their gang for a long time.

The local forces who were robbed of so many heads by these foreigners must not agree, so they surrounded the people and refused to let them go.

Some people also proposed to fight, and Boss Liu kept dragging him. Seeing Bai Qi coming, he didn't hurry or slow down and asked someone to go out to pass the message, saying that they were fighting.

By the way, the level is different, so the posture is naturally different. At this time, the hundreds of tents are guarding, and for the little shrimps like Bai Qi and others, it is a dragon's and tiger's den.

But for people like Boss Liu, it is actually not that dangerous. They just come to grab money. They rely on their large numbers of people and powerful people to grab as much as they can, and they don’t have to fight to the point of life and death.

Those who were guarding the 100-tenth tents stopped them and refused to leave. They said they wanted to compete, so let's compete. The first one of them pushed Bai Qi out...

...

Two days later, these people went to Changle County to receive the bounty. Since they entered the city, a team of servants followed along the road and waited for them to come to the front of the county yamen, officials from the yamen were greeted.

Soon, Qiao Junlin and a number of students from the academy arrived. There were also several workshops in the county, Luo Yong's disciples, and many hired workers in the workshop, all rushed to the county government. Except for some people in the city who were watching the fun, most of them were very alert to the arrival of this group of people.

The officials did not let these people enter the county government office, and they identified the traitors on the street in front of the county government office, and then a load of copper coins was carried out from the county government office.

The big and small willow vine basket was covered with red silk cloth. When the red silk cloth was lifted, there were ten copper coins neatly placed underneath.

They handed over the money and handed over the other. Everyone saw that the load of copper coins was carried out from the yamen, and the thieves were put on shackles and taken to the county yamen prison.

In the end, the twenty-seven thieves, plus the previous five, a total of thirty-two, were all arrested. For a moment, there were probably no more thieves who dared to extend their claws to their Changle County territory.

"It's better to make this money by trying harder than to earn more than those bridge-building workers."

Bai Qi and others had already shared the money from Boss Liu at this time, so they found a food shop in Changle County to have a drink. This time they were quite lucky. Among the more than ten people, Bai Qi went out to compete with others. They won and were not seriously injured.

That's why they were in the mood to sit here and have a drink. As they said this, they actually felt relieved.

"It's been a while." Bai Qi smiled and patted the bag in his arms.

He fought with others with all his might. Boss Liu and his three-month stakes were paid to them. Bai Qi took all his money himself, and the rest was shared by his brothers. He took back the money, and not only could he pay back his debts, but he could also buy a lot of food for his family. This winter, he has a settlement.

It was also because he was lucky. This time he met someone who cherished his life. During that battle, he obviously felt that the other party did not want to fight him, so neither party tried to kill him.

Times have changed, and the current 100-denomination guarding is somewhat different from the past.

"It's winter is coming soon, Bai Qi, what are your plans?" someone asked Bai Qi.

"When I send the money back, I will buy some firewood and rice to stay at home. After I have settled it, I will come here to find a workshop to do work." Bai Qi picked up the wine cup and took a sip of the turbid wine, and said.

Bai Qi wants to enter the workshop?

Everyone was surprised.

"Why, everyone else can enter the workshop, so I can't?" Bai Qi had actually wanted to enter the workshop for a long time, but the burden at home was too heavy. He ranked the seventh in the family, with five elder brothers and one older sister.

Logically speaking, the burden of supporting his family should not fall on his shoulders, but his life is not good. The brothers above him are so cruel that they are also honest. After getting married, they are not doing well, let alone helping the family. Bai Qi has to stand up for her from time to time to help her.

Although his family still has hundreds of millions of debts, their lives are actually quite good compared to the past. The main reason is that Bai Qi is old now and can take on the important task of supporting his family.

At the beginning of spring this year, he sent his eldest niece to Luo Erniang's cashmere workshop to work. Now he eats well and dresses well, and can earn wages for his family.

There is nothing to worry about at home. Although Ye Niang is old, she has two sisters-in-law who can take care of the whole family and a disabled brother who has one leg missing, she is still a man. Bai Qi is more at ease with him at home.

This time, I have to hold this money in my arms with all my heart. I have also shared some money with my brothers. Although it is not much, it has fulfilled the friendship over the years.

Bai Qi planned to go to the workshop to work in a few days, and it would be better to learn some skills. In fact, what he wanted to do the most was the bridge repair work, and then learn the bridge repair skills. Unfortunately, he didn't catch up last time, and I don't know when he would go next time.

Today's meal is their parting meal.

Looking back on the friendship over the years, sharing life and death over the years, suffering and risks over the years, the strong man couldn't help but shed tears.

During the meal, I couldn't help but respect those brothers who had lost their lives in their early years. When life was the most sad, Bai Qi told them that if you fight, you might be able to survive. If you don't fight, you will be waiting for death.

In a blink of an eye, these years have passed, and Bai Qi, who was the most cruel and desperate, had to wash his hands and stop doing it. In his opinion, he no longer needs to fight for his life.

...

In a blink of an eye, several days passed. At noon that day, Bai Qi carried a big bag and took a few brothers who were still willing to follow him. He rode a wooden carriage to Changle County, intending to find a workshop in the county to work.

But before they could go to the workshop, they heard that Luo Yong's disciples were recruiting workers in the city these two days, saying that they wanted to go to Yiwu to find some kind of soil, saying that it had to be found in the mining area.

“How much does the wages cost?”

Although they were going to enter the workshop, Bai Qi and others were still used to being wild. They were more willing to go outside than the workshop that made people feel bored. At this time, when they heard about this, the few people were a little moved.

"Only, each person has 300 document per month. If you want to enter the mine at the foot of the mountain, you will have to increase the price." Some people who knew the details told them.

The matters of entering the mine at the foot of the mountain are already quite dangerous for ordinary people in Changle County. They are living a good life now, and whether to take this risk is really necessary to consider it carefully.

Bai Qi and his wife did not hesitate. The wages were much higher than entering the workshop. They were not afraid of traveling far away or entering the mountains. As for the mine cave, Luo used his disciples to recruit people to build bridges last time, saying that it was dangerous, but no one died in the end. Not to mention whether people would die this time, at least they could be sure that they still value human lives very much. What are they afraid of? They went there.

A couple of people looked at each other and quickly went to the recruiting workshop, fearing that one of them would be too late, so they didn't catch up again this time.

As for the soil they were looking for, what if they were going, they would naturally be taught by someone.
Chapter completed!