sovbooks Chapter 62 The Master is in Trouble
Chapter 62 The Master is in Trouble
What a small world!
Wang Yousheng never expected to run into Chu Yunfei's team here.
However, he still doesn't know what Chu Yunfei is planning to do.
Now, we can only rely on the communications soldier to come back and bring the message, since he just went back with the Ma family's servants to deliver the message.
the other side.
Under the personal escort of Ge Erdan, the Ma family servants arrived at Baishi Village.
The group consisted of three people: a servant, Ge Erdan, and another soldier.
When they arrived at the Ma family's door, Ge Erdan became wary.
He noticed a group of people busy moving things in front of the Ma family's house, and upon closer inspection, he realized they were bags and bags of grain.
The carts, loaded with mules and horses, stretched out in a row of forty or fifty, accompanied by a escort of dozens of people. Moreover, he noticed that these people were carrying guns.
These people were all dressed like ordinary people. He just couldn't understand how Ma's business could be so big.
Ge Erdan patted the Ma family servant and demanded, "What's going on?"
The servants of the Ma family didn't know the details of today's transport volume, but they had a general idea.
He said, "It must be the master's business."
"Business?"
Ge Erdan raised an eyebrow. Damn it, if only these dozens of cartloads of grain could belong to the Eighth Route Army.
Although he was envious, Ge Erdan knew that it was more important to focus on the big picture right now.
At that moment, he stood behind the servants, escorting him all the way into the Ma residence.
At this moment, the Ma family was extremely anxious.
Because we have a transaction to make today, and Master Ma hasn't returned yet, the transaction here can't proceed without someone in charge.
In the main hall of the Ma residence, Madam Shen, Ma's wife, was discussing the transaction with Zhang Fugui.
Madam Shen sat in the main seat. She was in her fifties, dressed in a dark purple silk outfit, and had white hair at her temples.
Although Shen was dressed very richly, her spirit was clearly different from Ma's. She seemed somewhat reserved and lacked any particular thoughts.
Sitting on the lower left was Zhang Fugui, with two guards standing beside him.
Zhang Fugui led a platoon of soldiers to secretly transport the grain under cover of darkness last night. He thought the transaction would go smoothly, but unexpectedly, Ma reported that he was not at home.
Now he seemed anxious; the grain sale needed to be done as quickly as possible, otherwise it would be easily discovered.
Zhang Fugui said, "Madam, since Boss Ma isn't here, you can make the decision."
Madam Shen squinted her hazy eyes and said, "With the master not here, I dare not make a decision. Let's wait a little longer..."
"Still waiting?"
Zhang Fugui couldn't sit still any longer.
Damn it, he couldn't understand what this old-fashioned woman was thinking. She had no say in the household at all, and he was left to wait around for such a trivial matter.
Zhang Fugui added, "We should send someone to inform Master Ma to return as soon as possible. I can wait another hour at most!"
"this……"
Unable to make a decision, Madam Shen was immediately advised by the steward, "Madam, why don't I go and fetch Master back?"
Just as Madam Shen was about to nod, a voice came from outside the door.
"No need, your master has something to attend to and won't be coming back."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the living room looked over.
Ge Erdan led his servants up.
The servant hurriedly shouted, "Madam, Master, something has happened to Master!"
"What is it?!"
The entire Ma family paled at the sound of it.
Zhang Fugui also sensed a sense of crisis!
The servant hurriedly recounted how Ma had been detained.
Madam Shen was alarmed. Her husband had gone out for a short while and had been kidnapped by bandits? Wasn't he supposed to be at Zhou Huaiqi's house for tea to discuss something?
Zhang Fugui also became nervous. He sensed something was wrong. Why was Ma Bao kidnapped so soon after he came to sell grain? And it was done by those damned bandits.
The ransom demanded was exactly 20,000 catties of grain, which coincided perfectly with his own situation. As soon as he sold the grain, someone kidnapped him.
Zhang Fugui suspected that these bandits were from Dagushan, the same group that gambled with the battalion commander. Could it be... that the information had been leaked?
Zhang Fugui raised an eyebrow. This shouldn't be the case, right? Only he, Battalion Commander Qian Bojun, and Company Commander Ma Xianli knew about the grain sale.
Right now, the Ma family is in a state of disarray.
Madam Shen said, "Young man, do you know that our master works for the Madam? If you offend the Ma family, you won't have a good outcome."
Ge Erdan spat and laughed, "He's the one who tied up Ma Baozheng! He's a good man, yet he serves the Japanese like a dog! He's a son of a bitch, a piece of trash!"
"..."
Everyone present felt ashamed.
Madam Shen wanted to use this opportunity to exert pressure, but the old housekeeper beside her stopped her.
The old steward of the Ma family reacted quickly. He whispered a few words to Madam Shen, and Madam Shen's expression changed. Without thinking much, she readily agreed.
Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest. Although Shen could not control the family finances, she knew that the situation was urgent and asking for help was impossible. She could only be willing to exchange grain for people.
It's impossible to report this to the Japanese, otherwise the family's granary would be emptied out.
Madam Shen replied, "Alright, as long as our master's safety is guaranteed, we can provide these 20,000 catties of grain!"
Ge Erdan smiled with satisfaction: "That's more like it! Hurry up, we can't wait any longer."
After resolving the matter, Madam Shen turned to Zhang Fugui and said, "Sir, you can have your 20,000 catties of grain. My master will pay you as soon as he returns, is that alright?"
Zhang Fugui was a little unhappy. In the past, he would definitely have disagreed and might even have taught the bandits a lesson.
He's hiding his identity right now, but if things get out of hand, he might be exposed.
Ma Bao has a large and wealthy family, so as long as Ma Bao returns safely, there's no need to worry about him not paying.
Zhang Fugui nodded and said, "Okay, as soon as possible!"
At that moment, the soldiers responsible for escorting the grain were replaced by members of the Zhou family, and dozens of mule carts set off in a grand procession towards Daxia Village.
Ge Erdan was overjoyed. He hadn't expected the Ma family to be so efficient, getting things settled in no time.
Before the operation this morning, he had already instructed the comrades in the district squad to prepare for the meeting. Although there were only a dozen or so people, this was the base area, and transporting the grain to the Independent Regiment would not be a big problem!
However, Ge Erdan would never have imagined that Ma's report was worth far more than 20,000 jin of grain.
Daxia Village.
After waiting for about an hour, Ge Erdan returned with his men.
When the comrades in the district team saw the grain, they were overjoyed, as if they had seen gold. They couldn't stop laughing, and as they laughed, tears streamed down their faces.
Grain! Dozens of truckloads of it! This is a lifesaver!
Ge Erdan couldn't contain his excitement and shared the good news with Wang Yousheng.
Compared to his comrades, Wang Yousheng appeared calm.
Twenty thousand catties? What a joke! That's not even enough to fill Wang Yousheng's teeth. He's going to rip Ma Baozhi bald today.
All 120,000 jin of grain must be renamed and given the surname Wang!