Chapter 171 I asked you to investigate their details secretly
After arranging the candidates for Feng'an City, Huang An turned his attention to Yang Hao and ordered:
"How are the preparations for the banquet later?"
Yang Hao and the others knew the news about the big banquet today last night, and they immediately laughed and said:
"Brother, Miss Zhao is here. The three heads of the house have taken the initiative to take charge of the dinner. Our people are just helpers. An hour ago, they said they were almost ready."
Huang An nodded, not surprised at all by Yang Hao's words.
At about five o'clock yesterday evening, he and Senior Sister Zhao arrived at Xialin Village.
In this era without electric lights, lighting basically relies on natural light. Five o'clock in the evening is already relatively late.
But even so, the three heads came to pay a visit to Senior Sister Zhao overnight.
The visit last night was very hasty and not entirely etiquette.
Today, Zhao Yan is visiting Xia Lin Village. As landlords, it is inevitable for them to hold a decent reception banquet.
Zhao Yan has a very high status. She is the beloved daughter of Mr. Zhao, the head of the Firearms Department. She is a warrior in the bronze skin realm and is a martial arts master in the same realm as them.
The whole Xialin Village would be honored if such a person could be their guest.
Similarly, each of the three people has a backer, and their backers and networks in Youzhou also overlap with each other.
Even the backers behind them are slightly inferior to Zhao Yan now.
It was necessary for them to curry favor with Zhao Yan.
Due to emotions, reasons and interests, they will take the initiative to hold and host this banquet.
This saved Huang An a lot of trouble.
When Huang An heard Yang Hao's words, he pondered for a moment, glanced at Yang Chengwu calmly, and then ordered to Yang Hao:
"Go and ask how the banquet is being prepared now. I'll send my brothers to report later!"
Yang Hao was stunned for a moment, then noticed Yang Chengwu beside him, blinked, nodded in agreement, and then exited the room directly.
Before leaving, he also closed the door.
Obviously, he was very discerning and knew that Huang An wanted to tell Yang Chengwu some secret things.
Sure enough, after his footsteps disappeared, Huang An calmly put down the tea cup and turned his eyes to Yang Chengwu.
Yang Chengwu sat upright, waiting for Huang An's instructions.
He guessed that his eldest brother should be giving him secret instructions and assigning him some secret tasks.
Unexpectedly.
"Senior Brother Yang! Master is getting married at the end of the month. Master asked me to tell him that when the time comes, you and I will go together to congratulate and help him."
Huang An's words made Yang Chengwu slightly stunned.
Is this what happened?!
He immediately nodded and agreed, with a smile on his face.
It seems that his choice to listen to his master and come to Xia Linzhai was extremely correct.
Now, he can clearly feel that his relationship with his master is closer than before.
"I remember big brother!"
He is very measured. Even in private now, when Huang An calls him senior brother, he still remembers his identity.
Huang An told him about this matter two weeks ago, so he didn't give any more instructions at this time.
"I'm going to Feng'an City now. I won't be back in Xialin Village for a short time. Please keep an eye on me."
"Brother, don't worry, now we are on the right track, just follow the steps and there won't be any trouble!"
Yang Chengwu looked confident.
Huang An saw this and didn't explain any more.
His face straightened and his body leaned forward slightly.
"I give you a task. This task can only be carried out secretly, and no one can know about it!"
Yang Chengwu's expression instantly became solemn. Sure enough, his eldest brother left him alone and he really had a secret mission.
He immediately said seriously:
"Brother, please give me instructions!"
Huang An said directly:
"I want you to secretly investigate the details of Wangjiazhuang and Fengshanzhuang. See how many people there are in these two villages, how many warriors there are, and what their cultivation levels are. Also investigate their respective backers!"
Although Yang Chengwu was surprised by the content of Huang An's order, he still nodded firmly and agreed.
After Huang An finished his instructions, he also explained it to Yang Chengwu.
He talked about the small group of bandits he encountered the day before yesterday, and especially pointed out that among the bandits, there were people from Wangjiazhuang.
Then he continued:
"If you have the chance, you'd better find out the origin of that bandit!"
Yang Chengwu had a vague guess about Huang An's purpose of asking him to do this, but these things were not his concern.
Therefore, I agreed directly.
"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely take care of this!"
Huang An nodded and said no more.
The two chatted for a few words again, and then went out one after another.
The party started at four o'clock in the evening.
Zhao Yan and Huang An were the protagonists. They took Yang Chengwu, the three general flag officers, and Yan Long, the two stewards, to the banquet.
Regarding the escort mission, Huang An sent Yang Chengwu to speak privately with Brother Yu in the morning. The two parties had communicated in advance.
He had predicted well that Yu Mao was really interested in such good things.
Not long after he sat down, Yu Mao couldn't wait to pull him into the house.
The two brothers avoided the others and began to discuss the details.
Yu Mao held Huang An's hand, his big unshaven face full of smiles.
"Fourth brother, is what Brother Yang said this morning true? Do you really want to take someone to follow Miss Zhao to Feng'an City?"
Huang An broke free from the pinched red hand and quickly expressed his stance.
"Second brother, can I still lie to you? This month, I will be in trouble for you!"
Yu Mao was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Hey, we are all brothers, what did you say? It's too late for me to thank you, brother!"
Yu Mao was happy and took Huang An's hand again, holding it tightly.
"Fourth brother, don't worry. My brother will help you with this month's task. We will share the money equally. I will make sure that you, fourth brother, will not suffer a loss!"
Share equally?
Dividing money while lying down?
When Huang An heard this, his face looked a little suffocated, and he was about to speak politely.
"Oh, fourth brother, don't say any more. Just listen to me on this matter, otherwise it will be difficult for the eldest brother and the third brother!"
Yu Mao's eyes were sincere, his tone was sincere, and his reasons made Huang An not know where to refute him for a moment.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Brother Yu, you think more than him.
In this matter, it is true that he ignored the existence of the first master and the third master.
A month's escort mission earns a lot of money.
Even if June is the off-season and there are fewer customers, by the end of January, the income will be around 500 taels.
Of these five hundred taels, even if Yu Mao only gets half, which is two hundred and fifty taels, that would still be a huge profit.
Because of this money, he does not need to give most of it to his backers, he can stuff it into his own pocket.
Similarly, the amount of this batch of silver was relatively large, and the other two heads were inevitably jealous, and even became dissatisfied with Huang An and him.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble and affect the relationship with the other two heads, he offered to escort him this month as a favor to Huang An.
As a result, the other two heads didn't have much reason to blush because of this incident.
Second brother Yu's thoughts are more delicate than Huang An imagined, and he really can't tell what he looks like.
"In that case, then listen to my second brother!"
Huang An had no choice but to agree, and secretly decided in his heart that after his second brother sent the money, he would privately compensate him some more.
Although this time it was to benefit the second brother, for Huang An, the second brother also helped him.
He has clear grievances, so naturally he cannot shamelessly take half of the profits directly.
"Fourth brother, don't talk about that thing you made, oh, by the way, that Xialin Village Merchant Service Information Office and that advertising sign are really useful!"
Yu Mao was very happy to receive the benefit. He put his arm around Huang An's shoulders and praised his previous transformation.
The two discussed for a while, then left laughing and returned to the banquet.