Chapter 114 This is called robbing the rich to help the poor?
"What, you said you want to be a robber?"
After hearing Wu Ming's words, Li Youmei was also shocked. She was just an honest country woman. She didn't dare to think about such things.
"That's going to cut off your head."
Lin Qingyun on the side is also extremely opposed. Their family is a countryman with good duties.
"Nowadays, if you laugh at the poor but don't laugh at the prostitutes, chop off your head? What's there to be afraid of? Is it more terrible than hunger?"
Wu Ming glanced at Lin Qingyun and said: "Do you know what it feels like to be hungry? Your stomach is empty, as if there are millions of ants crawling around. It makes you scratch your heart and liver, and you want to grab a handful of dirt and eat it. That feeling
, I don’t want to go through it again.”
When talking about hunger, everyone fell silent. They have all experienced fleeing famine. Who has not been hungry?
If Ye Chuqiu hadn't donated several bushels of black beans to them before, they would have starved to death.
But those black beans are not for human consumption. Not only do they have a strange smell when eaten every day, but they also make people feel panicked, as if they are about to turn into a black bean.
They really don't dare to think about those days, and they don't want to think about them again.
"You've all been hungry before. Since you've been hungry, what's there to be afraid of?"
Wu Ming said: "I see that Lin'an Village is not far from the city. There are a lot of pedestrians passing by on this road. Three miles further, there happens to be a mountain col. There are no people there. If we join forces there, we will definitely catch them.
Big fish.
All we want is money and no killing, just like what the opera said, robbing the rich and giving to the poor."
“Robbing the rich and giving to the poor?”
"Yes, rob the rich and help the poor. Of course we ourselves are very poor, so we should help ourselves," Wu Ming said.
Lin Qingyun was still very opposed. He said: "No, no, no, cousin, no matter how good you say it, it's still a matter of chopping off your head."
"Who would be willing to do such a thing if they were not forced into a desperate situation? But look at the world, is there any way for people to survive?"
Wu Ming said angrily: "Which of us is not an honest countryman? We farm the land well, work hard every day, and are never lazy, but what do we get? Even though we are so diligent, we still don't even have enough to eat.
Not enough to eat?
But what about the rich people? What have they done? They don’t work every day, but they can eat delicacies from the mountains and seas. They live in big houses and play with beautiful women. Why do they?"
Seeing that Lin Qingyun was silent, Wu Ming said again: "Brother Lin, if you are afraid, you can just stay at home. We brothers can do these things like cutting off heads. But there is one thing, you can't mention this to anyone."
thing."
"Don't worry about this, the boss and I will never leak it to you." Li Youmei promised.
"That's good. One more thing. I'm afraid we will have to live with you by then." Wu Ming said again.
"ah?"
Li Youmei didn't dare to agree to this. If Wu Ming left, it would naturally have nothing to do with her if he stole or robbed. But if he stayed, it would have a lot to do with her.
If something happens to them, her whole family will definitely not be able to escape.
"Cousin, we are relatives. When my brother wants to make a fortune, the first thing he does is think of you. You won't even agree to take him in for a while, right?" Wu Ming's face darkened.
"No, cousin, I..."
Just as Li Youmei was about to speak, Wu Ming interrupted her, "That's fine, then it's settled. We will live here for a while."
He made his decision without further explanation. Li Youmei wanted to refute, but seeing his wolf-like eyes, she didn't dare to say more.
This was a gang of robbers. She didn't dare to say anything more. She was only secretly annoyed and frightened in her heart.
"Cousin, don't look like this. We are relatives. If my brothers get rich, how can they forget you? When the time comes, we will kill the rich and give to the poor, and you will be the first to help."
Wu Ming smiled again and said: "If we really get something by then, we will give you 30%. How about it? Without you having to put in a little effort, we will give you 30%. Isn't that enough to save face?"
"Cousin, that's not what I meant. Let me think about it again, can't we do something else? This kind of thing is not good after all." Li Youmei said boldly.
"I also want to do other things."
Wu Ming stared at Li Youmei, "Then please find a job for us brothers. We brothers are not afraid of hardship or tiredness, but we are afraid of not having any work."
His piercing gaze made Li Youmei turn her head, "Cousin, we have nothing to do at the moment. Where can we find work for you?"
"Isn't that enough?"
Wu Ming said expressionlessly: "It's not that my brother doesn't want to work, it's that the world doesn't let me live. Didn't you say it's snowing and there's no food? Are you going to let us starve to death?"
"Cousin, I can go to my sister-in-law, she will definitely be able to give us some ideas." Li Youmei said again.
"Looking for your sister-in-law? You mean the widow you met today?"
Wu Ming sneered, glanced at her, and said in a mocking tone, "My silly cousin, think about it carefully. If people are willing to help you, why do you need to wait until now? Look at the house you live in, and then look at it
Looking at the house she lives in, do you still dare to believe her?
If she knew that we planned to rob the rich and give to the poor, do you believe that she would be the first to send us to the Yamen and exchange us for money?
It's better to ask for yourself than to ask for help from others. You two have separated a long time ago. Even if she really has a way to make money, she must be looking out for herself first."
These words made Li Youmei completely silent. To be fair, if she really had a way to make money, she would definitely keep it for herself.
She thought about it again. On the way to escape from the famine, Ye Chuqiu and the others had eaten white rice porridge, but only gave them black beans. This time she went to borrow a house, but she refused and said that they had separated a long time ago.
This shows that she has no intention of helping herself at all.
"Humph, do you understand?"
Wu Ming sneered, "Cousin, let's go out to look for money now. Don't tell your sister-in-law or anyone else about this. If we really encounter an accident, my brother won't need you to collect the bodies. If we can gain something,
, I’ll bring you roast chicken then.”
After that, they got up and left.
Looking at their backs, Li Youmei wanted to stop them, but she opened her mouth, but could not speak. She only looked at Lin Qingyun, "Master, what should I do now?"
"What do you think we should do? I said at the beginning that we didn't want this group of people to live in our house, and you had to take them in." Lin Qingyun said somewhat unhappy.
"Then can you blame me? He is my cousin after all. It's rare for me to see a relative. How can I watch him live on the street?"
Li Youmei was not happy when she heard this, and immediately said: "What's more, what my cousin said is right. My sister-in-law has a way to make money. She must be close to her own family first. How can she tell us? Look, now
It’s snowing now. Her family is rich and lives in a big house. She drinks tea and enjoys flowers at home every day. Has she ever thought about us?
How long can we survive with this little money? When we are really at the end of our rope, who will help us?"
"Then let your cousin do such wrong things?"
"Then I ask you what to do? If they don't make money, can you afford to support them? I think it's up to them and let's just pretend we don't know. Anyway, I'm just taking in my relatives."
Li Youmei got angry and originally wanted to ask Lin Qingyun to find a way to drive them away, but now, she changed her mind.
Whether they stole or robbed, it didn't matter to her, she would just leave the house. If something happened, she would not be blamed.
After Li Youmei thought about it like this, she simply ignored it. Anyway, no matter how bad those people were, at least they had her cousin. Would they still be harmful to her?
As for them dealing with others, that's not her business. She can't control it.
She almost starved to death while fleeing the famine, and she didn't see anyone coming to give her justice or help her.