Chapter 1903 Silver Ingots: A Heavy Responsibility
Chapter 1903 Silver Ingots: A Heavy Responsibility
Hu San was not dead. He was woken up by Wei Liu and felt pain all over his body.
"Stop howling, I'm alive," Hu San hissed through gritted teeth.
"Hurry, help me up."
Wei Liu wiped his tears and helped Hu San up.
Seeing that Hu San was not dead, his mind came back to life.
"Third brother, why are you so restless when you sleep? You even rolled on the ground. You're even more powerful than me."
Hu San felt a headache, back pain, and pain all over his body. After hearing what he said, he became irritated.
However, he was also a little puzzled. Normally, he wasn't a particularly restless sleeper, so how could it be...
A light bulb went off in his head and he suddenly thought of something.
"not good."
Hu San pushed Wei Liu away, staggered to the bed, and reached under the pillow before he could even stand firmly.
I touched it and it was still there.
I took it out and looked at it, and yes, it was his.
Fortunately, he let out a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
Thinking back to last night, I can’t remember what happened. I just remember sleeping in bed.
Forget it, maybe I was just too tired or scared and accidentally rolled under the bed.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, pack up quickly, eat and get going."
When they finished packing and came to see Huo Changhe, they found that Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu were sitting on chairs, whispering something.
What made Hu San angry was that these two people did not look haggard or tired at all, nor did they look hungry. On the contrary, their faces were rosy and they looked energetic.
Hu San snorted: "Looking at the two of you like this, you don't need to eat. Let's go and get on the road."
Huo Changhe was too lazy to argue with him. After discussing with Yan Ruyu, he decided that the most important thing now was to get to Rongzhou as soon as possible.
After getting back on the road and resting for a night, Hu San and Wei Liu felt much better.
At noon, Hu Sancai gave Huo Changhe and others some dry food.
Before he and Wei Liu had finished eating, Yan Ruyu started urging them to eat more.
"Aren't you leaving yet? Let's go."
"It's almost time to rest, let's go."
Hu San: “…” In this world, all kinds of strange things can happen.
After finishing the meal angrily, he set off again.
As soon as he slowed down or wanted to take a break, Yan Ruyu would urge him on, which made Hu San nervous, as if he was a farmhand being watched while working.
……
It was almost dusk and Yinding and his companions were about to disembark.
He gave Beibei a wink, then went back to the cabin with Fengshao to pack up.
He said he was packing up, but seeing that there was no one around, Feng Shao led the way, changed direction, and turned a corner with the silver ingot.
"That's the guy's room. I just saw him enter the room."
Yin Ding nodded: "You keep watch outside, I'll go in."
Feng Shao warned: "Brother Tuotuo, there are quite a few of them on the boat, and this guy also has a treacherous look on his face. You better be careful and don't capsize in the ditch."
Yinding chuckled: "Don't worry."
He walked in, and when he reached the room, he pushed the door open without knocking and walked in.
It was daytime and it was one of our own rooms on the ship, so there was no lock on it, just ajar.
Cao Shu was indeed in the room. He came to change the dressing and re-bandage the wound.
He was the only one in the room, grimace in his teeth as he changed the dressing, when the door was suddenly pushed open, startling him.
When he looked closely, he saw that it was a silver ingot. He was stunned and felt a little uneasy.
He stood up subconsciously: "What's wrong?"
Yinding turned around and sat down on the bed facing him: "It's okay."
Cao Shu was puzzled: "Hey, why are you coming to me instead of staying in your own room?"
Yinding said with disgust: "Do you think I want to come? I don't even want to stay in this shabby place of yours. The whole house is damp and smelly."
Cao Shu was scolded and his anger suddenly flared up.
"What are you talking about? I invited you? Get out."
Yin Ding slammed his sword on the table and said, "Why, you can enter my room without any problem, but I can't enter yours?"
Cao Shu was startled and slowly reached out, trying to touch the thing behind him.
The silver ingot knife was half unsheathed: "If you have the guts, just move it. Let's see who is faster, you or my knife."
Upon hearing this, Cao Shu dared not move.
"Let me ask you, what were you looking for in my room?"
Cao Shu gave a flattering smile: "Your Excellency, please forgive my mistakes. I was just being unlucky. I've been unlucky lately and have lost a lot of money. That's why I wanted to get something valuable to pay off my debts."
"I didn't steal yours, you should know that. Please forgive me this time."
Yinding narrowed his eyes slightly: "You didn't succeed in stealing, not that you didn't want to steal."
He paused, "Are you serious? You only wanted to steal the rich things and nothing else?"
Cao Shu's heart sank: "No, no."
Yin Ding suddenly made a move and grabbed his injured hand: "Are you serious?"
Cao Shu was in so much pain that his eyes blurred and cold sweat immediately oozed out: "I... Uncle, let go, it hurts."
"You still feel the pain? If you don't tell the truth, I'll chop your hand off."
Cao Shu was forced to kneel on the ground, his inner clothes soaked with sweat. "I... I just wanted to see who you are. If I really stole it, would it cause trouble?"
Yin Ding sneered, "Who are you guys? At the dock, that old man and those around him are all your people. Who is your leader? Don't say you don't know."
Cao Shu was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that Yinding had already become suspicious.
At this point, we can't just say nothing.
"The old man is our boss. He has three sons, all of whom are very capable. His eldest son is the one in charge of this ship."
"We give him 70% of what we steal, and after the transaction tax, we keep very little for ourselves."
"What's going on with the land in Rongzhou? Why are they taking it but not planting it?"
Cao Shu sighed, "You'd have to ask the people themselves about this. They earn a lot as trackers, so naturally they don't want to farm."
"The land was taken away, but they were not without compensation. They received compensation. Of course, they had no land to farm after receiving the money, but they didn't want to sit around doing nothing, so they became track pullers."
"In fact, they get all the benefits. They get paid, don't have to farm, and can earn extra money as trackers. It's like killing two birds with one stone."
Yinding had a blank expression on his face and kept these words in mind.
"I didn't ask you that. I asked why you took the land back but didn't plant it."
Cao Shu rolled his eyes. "I don't know. I didn't steal their land. No, I should say no one stole it. They sold it voluntarily."
"People who buy land may not be able to cultivate it all at once. However, people who buy land in the city are different from those here. They cultivate it."
"Some of these outsiders are small-time wealthy people who follow the trend. They see everyone in the city buying, so they buy too. But they don't buy good ones, and they are not concentrated, so they can't grow them."
Yinding was skeptical, but considering that he would soon arrive in Rongzhou, he would pay a closer visit then.
Yinding felt that he had a mission on his shoulders and could not be careless.
He was thinking about asking Cao Shu something else when Cao Shu suddenly broke free from his hand, threw himself towards the bed behind him, and grabbed a string inside the bed.
Pull hard!
Yinding was shocked: Not good.
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