Han Yong quickly returned to his residence, blew out the lantern, changed into a raincoat and a bamboo hat and went out again. He quietly walked out of the yard and walked along the gravel road to the outside of the manor.
In the dark night, small raindrops fell in the sky, and the night wind blew slightly cold on his body. But Han Yong's forehead seemed to be sweating, and his breathing seemed to be rapid.
He walked quickly to the west gate of the manor. The old servant who guarded the gate was old and deaf. He was drunk again tonight and was fast asleep in his hut. He was afraid that a thunder would not wake him up.
Han Yong pushed open the wooden fence door with all his strength, and then walked out, standing in the darkness at the door and squinting his eyes and looking around. It was dark everywhere, with only the slight rustling sound of drizzle falling in the open field.
Suddenly, in the distance where the drizzle was falling, several high-fives were heard.
"Pah-pah-pah, pah-pah-pah."
Although the voice was soft, it was heard clearly. Han Yong slowly stretched out his hand to respond.
"Pah-pah-pah, pah-pah-pah."
After a while, two figures emerged from the darkness. They were both wearing bamboo hats and raincoats, and they approached furtively with their waists hunched.
"Is it Manager Han?" the two people who walked over asked in a low voice.
"Is it Ma Ming Zhu Yao?" Han Yong asked in a deep voice.
"Exactly." The two men walked closer and bowed.
Han Yong squinted to see clearly in the dim light of the sky, nodded and said: "Very good, are you all ready?"
The two men whispered: "We brothers can work without worry, Manager Han. According to your instructions, thirty-three oxen carts and nine mule carts are all ready."
Han Yong nodded and said coldly: "Are everyone trustworthy?"
"Don't worry, they are all people found from other counties in Jiangzhou. They don't know anything. As soon as the incident is over, they will be sent back to their hometowns immediately. They will be paid." Ma Ming, a tall man, lowered his voice.
vocal tract.
"Very good. Then hurry up and do the work. The big truck will come in to load the goods. Move quickly and don't make any noise. After loading the goods, do you still remember what I told you? Do you know where it will be shipped?" Han Yong said solemnly.
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"I know. Go straight to the southwest and transport it to the branch of Baishuigou Lake forty miles away before noon for storage. Wait for the ship to arrive tomorrow and then load it to Jiankang, right?" Ma Ming said with a chuckle.
"Very good. Just remember. You two have to handle this matter properly. If you do it well, you two will be prosperous, wealthy, and romantic. If you don't do it well, hehe, you will know the consequences even if I don't tell you."
Han Yong said coldly.
"I know, I know. My brother has always been grateful to Manager Han for taking care of him, and he should do his best. As long as we follow Manager Han, we will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of our lives. Hehe."
Han Yong snorted, waved his hand and said: "Stop talking nonsense and act!"
The two men nodded in agreement, turned around and ran away. Soon, dozens of large, dark vehicles appeared one after another, and soon one after another entered the manor compound. Han Yong led the way and walked along the corner of the wall.
Go all the way north, avoiding the courtyard of the middle house, and come to a warehouse on the north side of the manor.
This warehouse is the only warehouse on the north side of the East Lake Manor. It is far away from the other warehouses in the manor and is a separate place. Usually this warehouse does not store rice grains, but some farm tools and items that are dilapidated and need to be repaired.
, almost abandoned. But this time, Han Yong ordered Lu Fang to vacate the warehouse and store some of the newly harvested rice in it.
Han Yong's reason is very simple. Tomorrow Dong Weng will come to distribute the grain earned by the tenant farmers, and the people will go to other warehouses to receive grain. The place is small and prone to congestion and noise. The square near the north warehouse is wide, so it will not be crowded and messy.
Although this reason is far-fetched, Lu Fang was promoted by Han Yong and obeyed Han Yong's words. When Han Yong said he wanted to do this, he naturally did it immediately without thinking too much about it. Moreover, even if he is a thoughtful person,
I never imagined that Han Yong would be so bold.
Of course Han Yong did this so that he could secretly transport the grain away. The remoteness of Beicang reduced the risk of being discovered.
Dozens of figures moved quickly, and bags of rice were carried onto the carts. In more than an hour, dozens of carts were all piled with rice. Before midnight, all the carts left the manor without anyone noticing.
Simon quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Han Yong watched the last big car leave, then turned around and returned to the manor. When he returned to his residence, he sat in a daze under the light for a while, drank two cups of tea, and then got up and went out again.
The light rain outside stopped at some point, and the sky was already bright. Han Yong strode to the north warehouse. There was already a mountain of straw piled in the warehouse, which Han Yong had previously ordered Ma Ming and his gang to stack.
I moved hundreds of bundles and left them in the warehouse.
Han Yong breathed a sigh of relief, took out a fire stick from his arms, blew it, and lit a small fire in the hollow under the haystack. After watching the flames burn the dry straw bales, Han Yong quickly left and returned to the house.
I took a few sips of wine from the wine bottle at my residence, took off my clothes, went to bed, and lay down with my head down.
In the early hours of the morning, everyone in the East Lake Manor was awakened by horrified shouts. In a room near Beicang, several servants of the South Manor heard a strange whirring sound. When they got up sleepily, they looked through the window
I saw a large flashing red light outside.
When they opened the window, they were stunned by the fire rising into the sky in Beicang, and their drunkenness immediately disappeared.
They rushed out of the house to check and found out that there was a fire in Beicang. They shouted for people everywhere. Soon after, the whole manor was filled with thunder. The shouts were mixed with the harsh sound of gongs and the roar of the flames in Beicang.
Together, it feels like the end is coming.
Everyone was shocked and pained when they heard the news. There were more than 5,000 shi of newly harvested rice in Beicang. After more than half a month of hard work, it was burned to the ground. Many people went to put out the fire with buckets and wooden basins.
, but the warehouse had been completely burned by the fire, and the entire huge frame of Beicang was engulfed by the fire and burned into a sea of fire. The fireworks made it impossible for anyone within dozens of steps to stand, let alone rescue.
Han Yong was woken up in bed by Lu Fang who staggered towards him. He smelled of alcohol and seemed to have no idea what was going on. Hearing Lu Fang's horrified report, Han Yong didn't even put on his clothes or boots and Zhou Zheng followed Lu Fang and others.
People rushed to the scene of the fire.
Seeing the scene of the fire, Han Yong collapsed on the ground and cried loudly: "Oh my god, how could this happen? It's all over, it's all over now. My more than five thousand stones of rice. It's over, it's over."
Everyone was crying, as if they were mourning for their heir. Now they really didn’t know what to do.
Han Yong wailed for a while, then suddenly stood up, wiped his tears and said loudly: "Who was watching the night last night? Where is Li Hui? Where is Li Hui? Isn't he responsible for the night watch? Why didn't he find any signs? How did the fire start last night?
It’s a rainy day, what’s going on? Call Li Hui to ask questions.”
Everyone was looking around for Li Hui and the nursing staff, but they were not at the scene.
Han Yong cursed loudly: "They are still drunk and sleeping. They have done nothing in the past half month. It is their fault that such a big thing happened. Take them and hand them over to Dong Weng. This
It’s all their fault.”
Everyone nodded after hearing this. Thinking of what Li Hui and his gang had done in the past half month, they were all extremely angry. They were supposed to be patrolling the guards at night, so the fire was certainly their responsibility.
"Yes, take them, take them, and leave them to the master's family. These bitches have ruined a big thing." Everyone shouted.
Han Yong strode towards the manor courtyard, followed by hundreds of tenant farmers and servants. When he arrived in the yard, Han Yong shouted: "Drag those bastards out."
The angry people broke open the door and rushed into the hut, but the next moment they all started shouting.
"Where are they? Why aren't they in there?"
Han Yong rushed forward. The hut was still the same as last night. The dishes were still messy and the smell of alcohol was overwhelming. However, Li Hui and other nursing staff were missing. He rushed into the inner room to check, and found a row for temporary sleeping arrangements.
The floor was empty, no one was there at all.
"Look, look around for me. Find them." Han Yong roared loudly.
Everyone started searching inside and outside the manor, but there was no trace of Li Hui and others. However, Lu Fang discovered that an ox cart used exclusively by Li Hui and others was missing.
Han Yong was quite puzzled, how could Li Hui and the others disappear? He had put a sufficient amount of Mandosin into the jar of wine that he had sent in last night. The Mandosin was based on Hua Tuo's recipe
A kind of medicine made based on Ma Fei powder. After being put into wine and drank, you will be drunk and unconscious. This is a harmful medicine that Han Yong obtained from secret channels. It was the secret of the nobles in the capital.
It is a popular drug in the circle. There is no need to elaborate on its usage. The effect is absolutely good.
He ordered someone to put two packets of medicine into the jar of wine. According to the weight, it was enough for Li Hui and the others to sleep soundly for more than ten hours. Logically speaking, they should sleep until the morning before waking up, but why?
Will it disappear?
Although this was confusing, Han Yong figured it out quickly. He thought that maybe the medicine was not strong enough and Li Hui and the others woke up not long ago. Then they discovered a fire in the north warehouse. With Li Hui's intelligence, naturally
Hui Hui understood that they had something to do with the fire, because they failed to defend it well and must be severely punished. So they took advantage of the chaos and drove away in an ox cart with a few nurses.
Yes, that must be the case, otherwise there is no way to explain their disappearance.
In this case, there is no need to worry. Even if they ran away, the charges would not go away. It would be better if they ran away, which is more of an excuse.
"Fleeing out of fear of crime, absconding out of fear of crime. That's definitely the case. Li Hui and the others fled out of fear of crime. Maybe they were the ones who set the fire. Maybe they were the enemies of the Gu family. They took the opportunity to set fire to destroy the food and ruin the family's affairs.
." Han Yong shouted loudly.
Everyone's minds were in confusion at the moment, and they all felt that this made sense. Thinking about Li Hui's behavior during this period, it was obvious that he didn't want to do anything well at all.
And one of the most important reasons is that everyone is responsible for the fire in Beiku. If the fire is caused by man, everyone is suspected. At this time, if you don't attribute all the crimes to others, wouldn't everyone be punished? Li Huiwei's crime
Absconding is already suspicious, so all the blame must be placed on him.
"Put out the fire first, and I will go back to the city to report to Dong Weng. The family must investigate this matter and get to the bottom of it, and the thief who set the fire must be captured." Han Yong ordered loudly.