My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

"Have you heard? Two families in Shuanghe Village have become rich," Chen Guaizi said, a straw dangling from his mouth.

Zhu Si said, "Do you even need to tell me? The story of Shuanghe Village has been spread far and wide. My second aunt is still gossiping about it today, regretting not marrying her daughter to Wang Lao Er back then."

The villagers all said that the Gao family had good judgment, marrying their daughter to Wang Lao Er, whom no one else seemed to want.

Chen Guaizi nodded in agreement and said, "Wang's second son is a notorious idiot. Who would have thought that he would have such good fortune while serving in the military? He really hit the jackpot."

Zhu Si said, "That's right. If he can become an official, I should have gone to serve in the army too. Maybe I could have become an official as well!"

Chen Guaizi said indignantly, "That's right! The imperial court is really unscrupulous now; any Tom, Dick, or Harry can become an official."

The others echoed this sentiment, expressing their indignation at that Wang Erniu, this fool, could become an official, and also lamenting their own fate.

Ke Qiang suddenly spoke up: "Do you really think the second son of the Wang family is stupid?"

The group looked at him and asked, "Boss, what do you mean by that?"

“I’ve been to Wang Erniu’s house. I heard that the tables, chairs and benches he makes are quite decent. You think he was kicked out by his master after only a short apprenticeship? He managed to make a whole room full of furniture by himself through trial and error? Is he really a fool?”

Ke Qiang said, "If he were really a fool, how could he have established a good relationship with the Lu family the moment they arrived in the village? Putting aside everything else, his wife must have made quite a bit of money doing business with the Lu family's daughter-in-law!"

Everyone pondered his words.

Chen Guaizi said, "So, Wang Erniu isn't stupid after all."

Zhu Si nodded in agreement. The others echoed his sentiments, agreeing with their leader's point of view.

Ke Qiang said, "If you ask me, the richest person in this area is that refugee who just moved here."

Zhu Si nodded in agreement, saying, "Brother is right. I heard that someone sent things to the Lu family again today. The things in those several large carriages must all be good stuff."

Chen Guaizi said angrily, "Damn it, we're all so poor we have to eat grass, while they're rolling in money?!"

Today, everyone gathered together with ill intentions, and Chen Guaizi's words brought the resentment in everyone's hearts to its peak.

As soon as he finished speaking, several people said they wanted to rob the Lu family.

“The Lu family is not to be trifled with,” Ke Qiang said. “They have officers in the military.”

Zhu Si retorted defiantly, "Big brother, are you scared?"

Ke Qiang glanced at him and sneered, "I'm not afraid of anything. But even though I'm not afraid, I'm not the kind of stupid person who rushes forward without thinking of the consequences!

Zhu Si immediately looked embarrassed.

Chen Guaizi asked, "So, what does Brother mean?"

Ke Qiang said, "Either we all prepare to be desperate criminals if we do this heist, or we think of a way to cover it up after we rob it."

Chen Guaizi scratched his head, looking embarrassed: "Brother, you know we're not very bright, how could we possibly come up with this?"

Zhu Si said, "If I'm going to be a fugitive, then I'm going to be a fugitive. I've had enough of this damn cowardly life."

The remaining men also expressed that they were not afraid to be outlaws, they just did not want to be poor.

Ke Qiang said, "Since no one is afraid, let's do it."

As he spoke, he began to assign tasks: who would gather information, who would prepare tools, and how to proceed when the time came.

Similar to Ke Qiang's group, Hu Erge and Zhang Laizi also assigned tasks.

Originally, Zhang Laitou thought everyone should follow his orders.

However, it was Hu Erge who suggested robbing the Lu family, and Hu Erge knew the Lu family's situation better. In the end, although he was dissatisfied, he still decided to listen to Hu Erge.

Hu Erge meant that the sooner they acted, the better, to avoid any unforeseen changes.

Zhang Laitou agreed with this point.

However, the distance from Weisha Village to Shuanghe Village is not short.

After discussing it for a while, the group decided to set off the next day, first going to Hongdu to prepare several knives. They planned to ambush the Lu family in the woods near Shuanghe Village after dark.

Zhang Laitou and his gang of idle men have been oppressing good people for years, and they are never short of knives.

However, apart from a few hoes and kitchen knives that were rusted beyond repair, the Hu and Sun families had no other decent weapons.

Moreover, knives weren't cheap these days, and the Hu and Sun families simply couldn't afford to buy them.

However, Brother Hu had already planned ahead, and the next day he sent Hu Chunjiao to Hongdu to be sold.

Knowing Hu Erge's plan, Brother Sun gritted his teeth and tied up his eldest daughter.

The next day, amidst the cries of Sister-in-law Sun and her children, she forcibly put her eldest daughter onto the oxcart.

Hu Erge also tied Hu Chunjiao to the oxcart.

Hu Chunjiao's mouth was gagged, and she couldn't make a sound. She could only look at her parents pleadingly.

The elderly couple from the Hu family felt a little sorry for him and opened their mouths to try to persuade him, but before they could speak, Hu Erge said, "Father and Mother, you know what kind of life our family is in now."

"If we don't find a way, our whole family will starve to death. Do you want your entire family to starve, or are you willing to sacrifice your beloved wife to save our lives?"

Sister-in-law Hu laughed and said, "It's not like you'll be destitute if you go outside, little sister. You might even live a good life there!"

After hearing this, the elderly Hu couple fell silent. In their eyes, no matter where their daughter was sold, at least she could survive, but they were truly going to starve to death.

The two turned their backs and stopped looking at Hu Chunjiao.

The pleading in Hu Chunjiao's eyes turned into hatred.

She glared fiercely at every member of the Hu family, thinking to herself that one day she would return to kill them and avenge this day.

Hu Erge sensed the hatred in her eyes. "Chunjiao, don't blame your second brother. I really had no other choice. If you want to blame someone, blame the Lu family! If the Lu family hadn't been so heartless and refused to help us, I wouldn't have been so cruel as to come up with this idea."

After saying that, he called for Zhang Laitou to set off.

The oxcart was brought by Zhang Laitou. Besides Brother Sun and his eldest daughter, Brother Hu Er and Hu Chunjiao, there were also several brothers who usually followed Zhang Laitou on the oxcart.

The oxcart was packed full of people and slowly made its way towards Hongdu.

When the villagers of Weisha Village saw the people on the oxcart, many of them wondered how the Hu and Sun families had gotten involved with Zhang Laitou.

The villagers were puzzled, and the Hu and Sun families were even less aware that they had come together to plot a momentous event.

After arriving in Hongdu, Brother Hu took Hu Chunjiao to a brothel.

Selling a person to a brokerage firm will fetch a lower price, but selling them to a brothel will cost more.

Looking at his own daughter, Brother Sun felt a pang of reluctance. After hesitating for a moment, he sent her to the dentist to be sold.

After selling the person and getting the money, the two went to buy knives as previously agreed.

The Great Zhou Dynasty regulated weapons like swords and knives, but there were no regulations for kitchen knives and wood-chopping knives used by ordinary people. After each buying a sharp wood-chopping knife and preparing some dry rations, the two set off for Shuanghe Village.