Chapter 243 A Good Death Is Worse than a Bad Life

After all, bandits are everywhere now, and the big families have stronger guards.

"Yes, some left." Ding Zuodong said, "However, the Li family and the Shu family did the opposite and also bought a lot of property. They are the most important weather vanes. If they don't leave, most people won't leave either."

"They see our behavior and want to gamble?"

"The assets of these two families are all over Xiazhou, and Dunyu is the most important. They can't move easily." Otherwise, it will be a serious injury.

He Lingchuan sneered: "Gambling. After the swamps in summer are dried up, the biggest crocodiles die at the bottom of the swamp."

Ding Zuodong said cautiously: "But they bet right, right?"

"This time it's right." He Lingchuan patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, the frontline will report the victory soon, and those who have confidence in the He family and Dunyu should be rewarded."

Ding Zuodong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but felt that the eldest master's words were meaningful.

"Okay, calculate how much money I have left?"

Ding Zuodong hurriedly reported to He Lingchuan when he heard it, and reported it without missing a single thing.

In the past six days, he has been attacking everywhere and has been working non-stop to acquire many high-quality assets for He Lingchuan.

He has long seen what is good, what is bad, and what is poisonous. He was previously suffering from poverty, but now he can use other people's money to operate. He is really ruthless in bargaining and buying shops.

He hasn't been so high-spirited for a long time.

In just a few days, He Lingchuan's 100,000 taels of silver have been spent more than 80,000, of which more than 10,000 taels were spent today, and the remaining money on the account is only more than 10,000.

Ding Zuodong is still not satisfied and can't wait to continue to chop for him.

"When the situation in Dunyu stabilizes and people have confidence again, you can earn at least twice as much money just by selling these shops."

He Lingchuan shook his head: "Twice is too little."

How many mortals can earn the livelihood of a purple gold pestle?

"These are long-term businesses." Ding Zuodong smiled, "The usual rental income is endless."

A good asset is one that can generate an endless cash flow.

He Lingchuan took out a note: "Since I have medicine, you go collect these herbs for me and give them to Yao Yuan Lingguang." Now he buys medicine at cost price.

Speaking of which, he wanted to make money, but his original intention was just that he thought Yin Yang Powder was too expensive and he was afraid of eating up all the money. How did he open such a big stall now?

Oh, it's really troublesome for himself.

Seeing that the two were about to leave, he called Shan Youjun: "By the way, Jiao Tai will be released in the evening, you can go and take him away." Then he threw a sign and a silver ingot over, "After staying in the prison for so many days, his injuries are unlikely to improve. You can use this sign to go to Huixiangtang to see a doctor and get medicine, and put it on my account; you can pass this silver to Jiao Tai as a little gift from me."

Shan Youjun was overjoyed, and his feet softened again.

He Lingchuan was quick-witted and grabbed him: "Don't kneel, get out!"

This kid is concerned about Jiao Tai, which is also a kind of loyalty; this kid is obviously concerned about him, but he has been tolerant for six days, which is also a bit cunning.

The people recruited by Sun Hongye are not bad.

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Before going to bed that night, He Lingchuan patted Broken Knife: "Remember, arrange for me to fight Meng Shan tonight."

Sure enough, when he entered the Panlong dream, he appeared in the military review hall very straightforwardly.

These days, he has been practicing with Meng Shan, which indirectly shows that Broken Knife can indeed understand what he says.

He walked to the north courtyard of the military review hall and patted the fence hard: "Meng Shan, come out!"

When Meng Shan saw him, he was already a little impatient: "Are you here to compete or to be abused?"

He beat this kid every time. If it were someone else, he would have died four times. How come this He guy was still alive and well the next day to challenge him?

Could it be that the crisp sounds of bone fractures he heard were all fake?

He Lingchuan's provocation method only had three words, but it always worked:

"Are you scared?"

Meng Shan's nostrils were about to emit white steam. He strode through the casket building and walked to the South Courtyard.

As soon as his figure appeared, the audience in the South and North Courtyards knew that there was something exciting to watch, and they immediately gathered around, some whistling, and some cheering for He Lingchuan.

It's very tragic to be defeated repeatedly; but if you have to fight again and again after being defeated, you can also make people look at you with new eyes.

Especially Duan Dao's opponent is still Meng Shan, a man like a violent bear. Even the Dafeng Army soldiers in the North Courtyard are unwilling to fight him.

The thin man came out from nowhere, full of energy: "It's open, it's open, let's bet on how long Duan Dao can hold on today!"

In the past few days, although He Lingchuan has never won, the time he persists every day is getting longer. The thin man made a big fuss about this and really made a lot of money.

He Lingchuan also joined in, throwing a silver ingot at him: "Thin guy, bet on me to last a quarter of an hour!" He was the one who was beaten and suffered, so it made no sense for him not to get a share of the money.

"Okay!"

"Then I bet he can't last!" Meng Shan had a stern face and pressed his knuckles until they cracked, "Tell me, how do you want to die today?"

He Lingchuan waved his hand: "No hurry, let me ask you a question first."

"Go ahead." In front of such a tough human sandbag, Meng Shan's temper was rare and good.

"Have you ever competed with General Hong?"

"Of course." Otherwise, how could he be convinced and willing to surrender?

"Was it easy for him to defeat you?"

Meng Shan rolled his eyes and held up three fingers:

"Just five moves."

He was very proud in his words: "Some of those guys in the North Courtyard couldn't even last two moves!"

Two soldiers of the Dafeng Army were not convinced and lay on the fence and yelled at him: "It's because you are fat!"

Heavy tonnage is also a capital.

He Lingchuan took a long breath.

The road has no end, this is really not a joke.

The road ahead is long.

...

It was sunny that night, without wind or snow.

The weather was good, and the Zhan family's convoy went south smoothly. After nearly 40 miles of night travel, they finally arrived in Bu County.

Following this team, there were nearly 20,000 civilians, businessmen, and small nobles.

Bu County itself has a permanent population of only 17,000, which certainly cannot accommodate these uninvited guests. Besides, it was not dawn yet, and the curfew had not ended, so no one could enter.

The Zhan family stood at the gate for a long time to negotiate, but the upright gatekeeper refused to let them in.

Therefore, everyone could only set up tents and rest in the open space outside the county. If you want to keep warm, as long as you go a step later, you will find that all the firewood in the grove has been picked up by others.

This is what it's like to flee. Don't expect to see other people's warm faces, don't expect to drink hot water on the road.

For the leading figures of the Zhan family and many nobles, they have never been so miserable in their lives.

But when they thought that the Dunyu City they escaped from was about to be covered by war, they were still very grateful in their hearts.

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

Fortunately, it is early spring now. Although it is cold in the morning and evening, the ice and snow have not melted completely. After all, it is not as harsh as the cold winter two months ago.

The people walked forty miles and were exhausted. They could fall asleep even if they lay on ice and snow.

As a result, before dawn, two fast horses came from the north and stood at the gate and shouted: "The state government has an urgent order, open the gate!"

After shouting three times, the soldiers guarding the city opened the gate.

The noise spread far away, and the people of Dunyu sleeping in the tents also heard it. Some were still sleeping in a daze, while others were already whispering:

Dunyu has sent news, and it is an urgent message.

What news could it be?

The Xunzhou army has already marched south in large numbers?

This discussion soon reached the ears of the Zhan family.

Another hour later, the roosters crowed at dawn and the city gates opened.

Zhan Song, the head of the Zhan family, immediately led the clansmen into the city and found an inn to rest. After sleeping in the wild for half a night, they were sore and achy all over.

Of course, the Zhan family did not forget to send people to inquire around.

However, when Zhan Song and others had just finished washing and sat down to eat the first basket of buns, the servant rushed back and shouted: "We won!"

"What do you mean we won!" Before Zhan Song could speak, his family scolded him, "Shouting and yelling, where are the rules?"

Zhan Song was anxious and didn't care about etiquette: "Hurry up and say it!"

"Bu County posted notices throughout the city and sent people to preach. The new general sent troops to meet the Xunzhou army. They won successive victories in Xinhuang, Hetao, and Lu'an. They defeated more than 9,000 people with 1,600 people and beheaded two enemy generals!"

The buns that Zhan Song was holding fell on the table: "The notice... is written like this?"

The Zhan family was in an uproar, and everyone said: "I don't believe it!"

"How is it possible!"

"The state government is falsifying and wants to calm people's hearts. This is absolutely unbelievable!"

Zhan Song was confused and felt that everyone was buzzing and noisy. He couldn't help but slap the table: "Quiet!"

With a bang, it was quiet.

His wife asked him tentatively: "Master, what do you think?"

Zhan Song calmed down and said: "Send a fast horse back to inquire. We will all stay in Bu County today."

There was no better way at this time, and the clansmen had no way to object, so they whispered everywhere.

Everyone else left, and Zhan Song sat in the room for a while, becoming more and more depressed, and went out for a walk.

The guests coming and going had smiles on their faces, which looked annoying.

Finally, he walked into a teahouse, and everyone at each table was talking about this victory. As soon as he found an empty table and sat down, the waiter brought a pot of hot tea and a plate of dried fruits.

"I didn't order this."

"The shopkeeper sent it, one for each table." The waiter grinned, "Today the North won a big victory, we are so proud, we are so happy!"

"It's not the first time we win a battle, is it that serious?"

"That was two thousand against nine thousand, and they still won!" The waiter put the towel on his shoulder, "The new manager is really good."

"It's a good start, I hope he can hold on later."

"That's right." The waiter put away his smile and sighed, "I don't know if the new manager can beat the group of rich bastards in Dunyu City! Today a large number of people came from outside the county, saying that they escaped from Dunyu, and I don't know what happened. Do we have to run after winning?"

"..."Zhan Song's smile turned bitter.

At this time, the streets outside were crackling, and someone was actually setting off firecrackers to celebrate.

Here and there, the whole city was in a festive mood as if it was a festival.

The people of Dunyu, who only followed the lead of the Zhan family, were also very uneasy. Notices were posted outside the city gate, as if they were posted specifically for them.