156. Bandit Emperor (2) (1/2)

156. Bandit Emperor (2) (1/2)

After subduing these bandits, Wei Mingyan started to inspect his newly laid foundation with a knife in hand.

This group of bandits has been here for seven years. They were all honest farmers at first. Although they now look like bandits, their ability to survive in this area for seven years is naturally not due to their ability to fight.

At first, Wei Mingyan was a little confused as to why these vicious bandits, who were rumored to be capable of eating children alive, were so weak and had not been eliminated by the government. After wandering around, he roughly understood.

The terrain here is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and some of the bandits were hunters. They made bows and arrows and lay down on the mountain. Not to mention the government officials who now have nothing to lose, even the gods of Daluo will be scared when they come.

But no matter how vigilant the bandits were here, Wei Mingyan never expected that Wei Mingyan could go up the mountain and beat them all to death.

The former boss, Mo Da, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, followed Wei Mingyan, watching him enter the warehouse that he had finally filled half of, and patted around inside, which made his heart ache.

Even if they can't use these things, they are still savings over the years.

"Brother..." Mo Da grimaced, and the thick man's face almost wrinkled with distress, "This is the warehouse where we usually store our belongings. If you like anything, you can just take it..."

By the end of the sentence, my voice was trembling.

Wei Mingyan turned around and glanced at him, speaking indifferently, "You have been on this mountain for seven years, and this is all you have?"

Mo Da's face became more and more bitter, "We made some money in the first year, but from that year on, everyone nearby knew that there were bandits on this mountain, and they would rather take a detour than go here. After the government came several times, The notoriety has spread even more, and now you’re lucky if you can rob one person in a month.”

Originally, their life was difficult. Although they had a lot of money in the first year, they had already settled down after living on the mountain for so many years. They also knew that they were too broke to leave the mountain, so they had no choice but to farm the land themselves. Occasionally, I catch some game in the mountains for the tooth festival.

My life was already hard enough, but in the end, I even provoked such an evil spirit.

Wei Mingyan opened a small box. As expected, it was empty.

Most of the things in this half of the warehouse are empty boxes. As for the things inside, I don't know where they went.

"This, this contains a pearl. Pearls were cheap at the time, so I took it and exchanged it for money."

Mo Da carefully glanced at the new eldest brother's face, fearing that he would be angry because of the empty box.

Wei Mingyan was not angry. He weighed the small box in his hand and asked, "When you robbed this box, did you have anything else?"

"Others..."

Mo Da thought for a long time before pulling out the memories about this box from his memory, and quickly replied, "Yes! Yes! This is not something we robbed. There is a pack of wolves on the east hill, and the merchant who transported these goods was bitten to death by the wolves. Most of them, and the other half, carried the truck desperately and refused to escape, and they were almost dead when they reached the top of our mountain."

He said with a look of disgust on his face, "The wolves were biting and chasing them, but they refused to leave the goods and escape. My brothers and I thought that there must be treasures in the car because they were working so hard, but after the wolves left, , we struggled to move the box up the mountain, but it turned out to be a box of strange-looking wood. "

"Wood." Wei Mingyan smiled and nodded, turning his head to look at him, "Where are those woods?"

"We burned it down. It happened to be raining and we ran out of firewood for cooking. It's not like our work was in vain."

After Mo Da finished speaking, he remembered that when they heard the noise and lay down quietly to watch, they saw that the businessman was clinging to the box and would not let go. He sighed with some sigh, "What do you think these people think? Some rotten wood doesn’t burn well at all when we burn it, but it’s quite fragrant.”

"All burned?"

"It's all burned. It rained for a long time. We even took apart the wooden boxes and burned them."

Wei Mingyan only smiled and said nothing after hearing this. Mo Da looked at his smile and felt a chill in his heart for some reason.

He didn't know what he had done wrong, so he had to search hard for memories in his mind, "Ah, there is! There is! And there is!"

"At that time, one piece was so big that we couldn't fit it into the stove, so we put it in the yard and used it as a dining table."

As soon as he finished saying this, the people in front of him smiled even more heartily. Just when he was feeling frightened, he heard Wei Ming say:

"Go and get the best clothes you have here, and then have someone bring me a bucket of water."

"Hey, okay, I'll go now."

In the thatched house, Mo Da walked out, and as soon as he wiped the sweat from his forehead, several people who quietly poked their heads outside the yard came to greet him.

"Brother, how's it going? That person didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

"What do you call me brother!" Mo Da slapped Hou Er, who was taking the lead, on the head. "You still think that I don't get beaten enough, don't you? I will call you second brother from now on!"

As he said that, he glanced at Hou Er again, who still had unwillingness in his eyes, "You will be the third boss from now on, remember?"

"Brother, we brothers all come from the same village. We recognize you, but that kid, who the hell is he!"

Hou Er's eyes were full of sorrow and his expression was full of anger, "Let's fight him! With so many people, we can't stop him!"

Mo Da glanced at his former second-in-command coldly, "It's not like you haven't tried before. Okay, don't say such things in the future. What if you really make him angry?"

"If he is angry, then he is angry!" When Hou Er thought that he had accepted the thief as his big brother for his life, he wanted to go back and stab himself to death.

How sad his big brother would be if he did this.

"Brother! I'm serious! I was scared just now. In my heart, you will always be the only big brother. I, Hou Er, will never recognize that kid inside!"

The following people also said immediately, "That's right, brother, we don't recognize you either. You are our big brother. We can be his subordinates, but he will never replace you!"

Listening to the brothers' decisive words, Mo Da's eyes were hot with emotion. He didn't know what to say, so he had to pat their shoulders one by one, "Good brother, good brother, it's worth it that we have been through so many life and death together."

Wei Mingyan walked out with the small box just now, and looked at the people standing at the entrance of the yard coldly, "Why are you so slow to do things? Hurry up and get me some water."

Mo Da was immediately like being splashed with cold water. He withdrew his hand listlessly and went to get water dejectedly. Hou Er looked at the man standing outside the door with hatred and fear, and turned around to chase him.

"Brother, I'll help you!" Several other people were afraid of Wei Mingyan, but his response was still bland, but he just looked at them: "You go to this yard when you use the woods used as the table." It seems that you can get married soon. I didn't mind, Shu Shuang stretched out a lazy waist. If before taking a bath, Wei Mingyan was wearing bulging clothes inlaid with heavy fur, his face was black and dirty, and his hair was messy, it can be seen that his facial features are good, but no matter what, people would not think of him as handsome.

But he just took a bath, changed his clothes, and his face was clean, why did the whole person look so different?

His face was also white, and his appearance was also good-looking. The whole person looked, how to say that word, handsome, heroic, and those eyebrows, those eyes, a faint glance makes people feel cold in their hearts, looking like a general.

Of course, Mo Da has never seen a general, but in his mind, a general should be like this.

"What?"

Wei Mingyan responded indifferently, and Mo Da smiled embarrassedly, "That's right, I just feel that you seem to be different."

Before, the original body's hair was messy like a grass nest, tied together without any rules, and the eyebrows were even more overgrown with weeds. Now the sword eyebrows are in the temples, and the hair is also combed together neatly. It must be different.

"Brother, you did your eyebrows yourself..."

Mo Da finally figured out the rules after looking at it for a long time, and asked boldly, "Yours looks pretty good."

"Of course."

Wei Mingyan had a smug smile on his face. He reached out and touched his eyebrows, looking at his subordinates, "Do you think my appearance will please girls?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course I will!"

Mo Da flattered him without thinking, "Brother, I still have some loose money here. If you want a girl, I will take you to the brothel at the foot of the mountain. The girls there..."

"Get lost!"

Wei Mingyan kicked him and watched Mo Da dodge. His sword eyebrows were knitted, and his sharp eyes looked at him unhappily, "I'm talking about a decent girl, a lady from a wealthy family. Who asked you Those in the brothel."

"Respectable, respectable girls should like it too..."

Mo Da hid behind in fear and dared not come forward, and said cautiously, "I have never seen a lady from a rich family. I have robbed a few before, but they all hid in the sedan chair. After paying money, they were let go directly without even seeing their faces."

"Okay, okay, take two people with you, let them change into the clothes I just pointed out, and go to the city with me."

"Brother, what are we going to do?"

Wei Mingyan glanced at him indifferently, "I am the eldest brother, you are the eldest brother?"

"I am... no no no, you are, you are, eldest brother, I won't ask, I will go to arrange the brothers now."

Looking at Mo Da's back running away in a hurry, Wei Mingyan had a headache. Can such a subordinate really work?

Wait until the two people, including Mo Da, changed into the clothes of servants, Wei Mingyan took them on the road.

"From now on, call me Young Master, understand?"

Several people nodded, "Yes, Young Master."

"Come, Mo Da, come here."

Seeing Mo Da coming over, Wei Mingyan threw the small box into his hands, "Smell it, is it fragrant?"

Mo Da obediently put his nose to the tip of his nose and sniffed, "Smell."

"Do you know what this is?"

He shook his head in confusion and smiled at the handsome man, "This is Zhu Mu."

Mo scratched his head in confusion, "Huh?"

"Crimson wood has always been a spice enjoyed by the royal family and ministers of the Jin Dynasty. It is said that after it is lit, the fragrance will be light and lingering. It can be used to nourish the mind carefully and have the effect of prolonging life."

"Before the death of the late emperor, there was a hundred years of redwood accumulated in the treasury that disappeared due to a fire. The redwood was originally more valuable than gold, and now a small piece can be exchanged for a thousand taels of gold. Even so, there is no price. Searching."

"Even the emperor has to use sparingly. You are afraid that the red wood will disappear after use, but you actually use it to make fire."

As Wei Mingyan spoke, he clicked his tongue and shook his head as Mo Da looked at him with straight eyes, "If those burned red trees are sold, the silver they get can buy a city."

"me……"

Mo Da stared down at the small box in his hand, "This, this..."

"This should be able to be exchanged for at least a thousand taels of gold. Although the war is fierce now, those dignitaries will not give up the opportunity to enjoy it."

The handsome man chuckled and took the small box, "Zhu Munai Shao, when you burned it, you didn't find anything wrong?"

"...It was raining heavily at the time, and we were cold and hungry. Seeing that the wood was durable, we split it and set up a fire. After the heavy rain and floods, we hid in the mountains and burned for more than half a year. Burned clean..."

Mo Da was no longer confused, he was almost in a trance, "We, we burned red wood..."

Such a small box can contain a thousand taels of gold.

So many large boxes they burned...

Mo Da rolled his eyes and fell straight to the ground.

"Okay, okay."

Wei Mingyan stretched out his shoe and kicked the subordinate on the ground in disgust, "It's a pity that you burned Zhu Mu, but it's also a good thing."

"If it is really like what you said, several large boxes of red wood were carried out to be sold, and before the money comes from the sale, bandits like you who don't understand anything will have been killed long ago to seize the treasure."

"When the time comes, we will kill all the people, move away the treasures, and burn the hilltop. We will get priceless red wood without spending a penny. What a bargain."

Mo Da's originally distressed heart ached, but after hearing these words, his whole body felt as if ice water had been poured on him, and he calmed down.

Yes, they said they occupied a hilltop, but in fact it was just the officials who knew that they were in trouble and did not take action. If the news of the treasure really leaked by then, how could those people let these bandits take it?

Even though I was thinking this way, I was thankful but at the same time, my heart still hurt.

That's a treasure!

If they didn't burn it, even a small amount would be enough for them to eat for half their lives.

"Get up quickly. After we sell this box, we will go to the restaurant and bring some good wine and food back to share with the brothers."

Wei Mingyan carried the red wooden box he took out from the bandit's warehouse and smiled very gently, "Don't worry, follow me and you will have meat to eat."

I was so moved that tears filled my face, "Brother, you are so kind!"

"I can't help it, who made me the eldest brother?"

Seeing the man standing up with full health, Wei Mingyan clapped his hands and called the two bandits who were still walking forward in a daze to come over.

"Remember, I will be the young master of the Wei family from Miaocheng. I will discuss business with Mr. Li. You will stay outside the door. If someone asks you where you are from, how will you respond?"

Mo Da answered first, "We are the Wei family from Miaocheng, including the young master."

"Okay, remember, no matter who asks or what they ask, don't answer anything else except these two sentences."

"Keep your face straight and hold it in check. If things work out this time, you can have whatever you want to eat."

"yes!"

***

"Brother, why haven't you come back yet? Did that kid trick you, or did you say something happened on the way..."

Hou Er anxiously stood behind the yard, and after a while he craned his neck to look down to see if they were back.

"Second brother, don't worry, we all recognize him as our eldest brother, and he can't do anything to us."

Hou Er paused in his steps, with a bit of a wry smile on his face, "Yes, we all recognize him as our eldest brother."

"Back then, the brothers from the village ran out together and depended on each other along the way. We ate and suffered together, but now, an outsider has actually become the eldest brother."

The brother comforted him, "Actually, it's not bad. Our life wasn't very good. I think that man seems to be quite rich. Maybe he can live a better life in the future."

"You think so well."

Hou Er squatted on the ground and sighed, "The eldest brother is from our village and grew up together. No matter how good he is at beating, he will never lay a finger on our brothers. Usually he would rather suffer on his own." It won’t hurt us, but what about that person?”

"For an outsider, not to mention that he has no feelings, just say that he was beaten when he first came up. How can his attitude towards us be better in the future? What I'm afraid of is that by then he will squeeze our brothers to work for him, and he will be popular for himself. Drinking spicy food, our food is not as good as before.”

The brother suddenly panicked, "We are already suffering enough now, but we are still worse. How can we still live..."

"Eh... I'm just afraid of this. We managed to survive originally, but now if we are treated like cattle and horses, and we don't even have enough to eat, what's the difference between that and death."

As soon as Hou Er finished saying these words, the two brothers who followed him came up happily carrying their things in servant clothes, with smiles on their faces that stretched to the sky.

"Second brother! We are back!!"

"The young master bought a lot of food. Look, there are so many! There is also roasted lamb! There is also fine wine!!"

They struggled to carry what they were carrying and showed it to the two stunned people.

"Hurry up and call the brothers out to eat together! The young master said, if you don't have enough, go down the mountain to buy some!"

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