The shopkeeper of the grain store was sleeping soundly with his concubine in his arms when he was woken up by a knock on the door.
"Who!"
The shopkeeper shouted angrily.
"Shopkeeper, someone came to report that something happened to the grain depot at the back!" the clerk shouted.
"Something happened to the grain depot?" The shopkeeper suddenly woke up: "Did it get robbed or stolen?"
Hunger is very scary, and people will take desperate measures when they are extremely hungry.
Although no bandits dare to attack the grain depots, hungry people often go to the grain depots to steal food when they are desperate.
In addition, there was a fire in the granary a few years ago due to the negligence of private soldiers.
That fire directly burned a third of the grain, and the grain merchant was so angry that he killed all the private soldiers on duty that night.
At that time, the grain shopkeeper in the town was also angered and was almost beaten to death by the grain merchant.
He was also transferred to be the shopkeeper after that incident.
So when he learned that there was an accident in the granary, the shopkeeper suddenly became energetic and lifted up the quilt.
The concubine also quickly got up, picked up the clothes at the end of the bed, and helped the shopkeeper dress and wear his hat.
"What happened to the granary?"
The shopkeeper asked while carrying his shoes.
"I don't know either. The guy who reported the news said he would not tell me until he met you!" The clerk looked confused.
"You came to call me without asking clearly?"
The shopkeeper was so angry that he kicked the waiter several times and yelled: "Where is he?"
The waiter cursed secretly in his heart, but did not dare to show it on his face, and quickly walked to the front to lead the way.
When he arrived at the front hall, he pointed at the young man who reported the news and said: "He is the shopkeeper!"
The shopkeeper had already calmed down. He glanced at the young man and asked condescendingly: "You are the one who said something happened to the grain depot? What happened?"
"Shopkeeper, look..." The young man looked towards the grain depot with a sneer on his face.
"Don't worry, if the information you tell us is useful, your reward will be indispensable!"
The shopkeeper snorted coldly, and then his face became sinister again: "But if you dare to play tricks on me, I will skin you!"
"You dare not deceive your uncle!" The young man quickly lowered his head.
"Humph, I'm sorry you don't dare!" The shopkeeper waved his hand impatiently: "Tell me, what happened to the grain depot?"
"The grain depot was attacked by bandits!"
The young man stopped hiding and began to talk about what he saw.
But before he finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by the shopkeeper!
"Nonsense!" the shopkeeper said in a cold voice: "You don't even know how to lie. Where are the bandits who are so tired of living that they dare to rob the Fengnian grain depot?"
After saying that, he kicked the guy again: "Call me next time if you ask clearly!"
"You're a good boy. You came here early in the morning to entertain the shopkeeper. See if I don't break your legs!"
The waiter was also very angry. He turned around and picked up the wooden stick he used to defend himself at night, and was about to beat the young man.
"Uncle, the bodies of the strong men guarding the granary are still piled up at the entrance of the granary!"
The young man quickly shouted: "I didn't lie to you, and I don't dare to lie to you. If you don't believe me, just arrange for someone to come with me and have a look!"
The shopkeeper had already walked to the door, but he couldn't help but turn back when he heard the words.
Yes, you will know if you send someone to check on this kind of thing. Unless the young man is crazy, there is no reason to lie to him.
Thinking of this, the shopkeeper waved his hand to stop the clerk: "Go with him to see what's going on!"
"Yes!" The man grabbed the young man's collar and said, "Let's go!"
The shopkeeper did not go back to the backyard. Instead, he turned around and ran to the side room and shouted to the waiter and thugs who lived in the side room.
The other guys and thugs had just gathered in the yard when the guy who had gone out ran in with a panic look on his face.
"Shopkeeper, it's bad, the grain depot was really robbed by bandits!"
The boy quickly said: "The brothers who were guarding the grain depot were all killed by bandits. The grain depot has been occupied by bandits!"
Plop!
The shopkeeper sat down on the stool and his face instantly turned pale!
Although I had thought of this possibility just now, when the conjecture was confirmed, the shopkeeper still couldn't accept it.
After being stunned for several minutes, the shopkeeper came back to his senses and grabbed the clerk's collar: "Where are the bandits so bold?" 81Zw.????m
"I don't know!" The guy shook his head.
The bandits don't have big flags, let alone uniforms, and the clerks don't dare to ask, so how can they know the names of the bandits?
"I don't know if you don't know how to ask?" the shopkeeper scolded.
"Shopkeeper, please spare me!"
When the man heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Those bandits kill people without blinking an eye. You asked me to ask, didn't you ask me to die?"
"If you don't ask, I will kill you now!"
The shopkeeper pulled out a short knife from behind and said with a ferocious expression: "Are you going or not?"
The thugs behind him also looked at the man with unkind expressions.
The waiter shivered with fright and quickly kowtowed: "I'll go, I'll go!"
After saying that, he rolled and crawled to the door.
He decided to go home after going out and take his family to escape.
He even thought about where he was going to escape.
Some time ago, I heard two businessmen from other places say that Sichuan and Sichuan no longer charge head taxes, and other taxes are also very low. Whether it is farming or doing business, it is ten thousand times better than in Jiangnan.
The clerk has been working in the grain store for two years. Not only is he exhausted, but the shopkeeper never treats him as a human being. He has long wanted to visit Sichuan and Sichuan, but he has never been able to make up his mind.
It's fine now, the shopkeeper has made up his mind for him.
The man has thought about it and will take his family to Sichuan to escape later.
But the shopkeeper didn't give him this chance at all. As soon as the boy ran out, the shopkeeper followed him out with his thugs and threatened: "I tell you, don't be mean. If you can't find out who the bandit is, I will kill your whole family!"
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When the waiter heard this, the courage he had just accumulated in his heart instantly dissipated.
In these days of war and chaos, human life is of the least value.
The shopkeeper is ruthless and has the backing of a big shot. He is really not joking when he says he will kill his whole family!
The thugs who followed the shopkeeper, and the names they gave were just a head, and two of them actually killed other people's whole families!
The waiter looked back at the shopkeeper sadly and angrily, then turned and ran towards the grain depot.
The shopkeeper followed behind with a knife.
The two of them had not walked a few steps when the young man who reported the news before ran over to them.
"Little brother, why do you run so fast?"
The young man complained, and when he saw the shopkeeper, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Uncle, I didn't lie to you, did I? Can I give you a reward now?"
After saying that, he looked at the shopkeeper expectantly.
But the shopkeeper ignored him and continued to stride forward.
The young man wanted to reach out to pull the shopkeeper's clothes, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he felt a sudden pain in his heart.
When he looked down, he saw a knife tip emerging from his chest, and blood spurted out from the knife tip.
The young man wanted to cover the wound, but he had no strength at all and fell to the ground with a plop.
"Old third and fourth, find a place to throw him away!"
The thug boss took back his dagger, shook the blood on the knife, and said, "Lao Wu, go get some horses!"