Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"It is indeed a wise move to bring a few more people along. There must not be any mistakes in this deal!"

Yan Bugui nodded hurriedly in response, but he was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly.

"Teacher Yan, there is one more crucial point. You must keep this matter a secret from me. You cannot reveal a single word to anyone else except us two. Otherwise, I don't need to say much. You know the consequences very well."

Xu Damao lowered his voice and warned Yan Bugui seriously.

"I know, I know. I will keep this to myself. Even if my own son asks me, I will not say a word!"

As Yan Bugui spoke, he patted his chest and made promises to Xu Damao. His slightly thin face was filled with a flattering smile, as if he was afraid that he was not sincere enough.

"Okay, then let's settle this for now. I will go to my friend tomorrow to discuss the details. And you, remember to inform your friends too, so that we can work together to finalize the location of the transaction!"

Xu Damao took out two Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket, casually handed one to Yan Bugui, and then skillfully put the other one in the corner of his mouth. Then he lightly struck it with a match, and the flame instantly jumped up, illuminating his somewhat gloomy face.

Seeing this, Yan Bugui hurried forward and lit the cigarette in his hand with the faint light of the match.

He took a deep breath, feeling the brief satisfaction of the smoke sliding down his throat into his lungs, and then he slowly nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely go to them again tomorrow and explain everything to them."

At the same time, in a dilapidated land temple outside the city, a blazing bonfire illuminated the surroundings red.

Several strong men were sitting together, chatting casually.

"Boss, tell me, can this deal go through? I always feel a little uneasy. Could it be a trap set by someone?"

"In my opinion, we might as well just tear off the gold thread from the jade dress and divide it up. That way we can get a lot of money."

One of the men, a dark-faced man with a face full of flesh, asked in a muffled voice. Thinking of the gold threads on the jade pieces, his eyes, as big as copper bells, flashed with a mixture of greed and suspicion.

"Boss, please don't listen to his nonsense! The gold inlaid on this jade dress must not be moved. Once it is moved, we won't be able to sell it at such a high price!"

I saw a burly man with a beard holding a worn-out homemade rifle tightly, staring sharply at the black-faced man in a sheepskin coat opposite him, and shouting at the top of his voice.

"I roughly estimated it a few times before. This gold must weigh at least one pound. If I really buy this thing at double the price as that person said, that would be three pounds of gold! The price has doubled!"

At this time, another younger man nearby was casually playing with the Luoyang shovel in his hand. After hearing this, he immediately jumped out and echoed.

"But this person is willing to spend a lot of money to buy this thing. It is possible that he is trying to deceive us. Boss, do you think that person is bluffing us?"

Another person took out a branch, stuck it into the fire and burned it, then pulled it out and lit the cigarette in his mouth.

"Hmph, what are you afraid of? Brother Qian is right! We work so hard to do this business, taking the huge risk of losing our heads. We have spent so much effort, what do we gain? It's all for the sake of making money!"

As he spoke, he patted his chest vigorously and continued to shout: "Just think about it, last year we dug a puddle, and two good brothers drowned in it in an instant!"

"They have a whole family of old and young who are eagerly waiting for us to give them money for relief!"

For a moment, everyone echoed and argued endlessly, and the scene became extremely noisy and chaotic.

Some people support not moving the gold to ensure it can be sold at a high price, while others think it should be liquidated and cashed as soon as possible.

There was also a shrewd-looking man who said that since the wealthy family was willing to give the money, they might as well pretend to be robbers and rob the money.

As a result, he was glared at fiercely and shrank into the corner, not daring to make a sound.

Just as everyone was arguing, the middle-aged man who had been silent all this time, who was called the leader, finally couldn't stand it anymore. He waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Shut up, everyone!"

This roar was like a bolt from the blue, instantly quieting the noisy crowd. Everyone turned their eyes to the seemingly majestic boss, waiting for his final decision.

"Huang Erlu! Get the hell over here!"

The middle-aged man pointed at the man who was huddled in the corner and proposed to pretend to be a robber and rob.

"Boss, I was really blinded by greed and bewildered for a moment, so I accidentally said the wrong thing and said things I shouldn't have said. You have always been broad-minded and magnanimous, please show mercy and forgive me this time!"

Huang Erlu's face was full of fear. As he spoke, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and he kept bowing and kowtowed, with beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead.

"Slap him!" the leader shouted angrily.

When Huang Erlu heard this, he dared not be negligent at all. He hurriedly stretched out his hands, and slapped himself hard in the face.

The force was so strong that one could only hear a few crisp "pa pa pa" sounds. However, in just a few short moments, both sides of his cheeks began to swell up rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. They were all red and he looked so miserable.

"Alright, I'll let you off this time. But from now on, you have to keep your stinky mouth under control! Remember, the mouth is the source of all trouble. If you make this kind of stupid mistake again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

He put on a stern face, glared at Huang Erlu fiercely and warned him.

"I got it, boss." Huang Erlu responded timidly, then shrank into a corner like a frightened rabbit, not daring to move, for fear of angering the boss again.

"As the saying goes, rats have their own holes and snakes have their own paths. Since we have chosen to take this path, there is really no other way. But now it is a new society, and you still want to become a bandit and rob people? Humph, Huang Erlu, oh Huang Erlu, you are too naive!"

He shook his head, looking disappointed.