The small weaving and dyeing workshop that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu bought together was located in the North City, where the land price was the cheapest in the inner city of Beijing, and was only two alleys away from the Imperial College. As for why they bought this, firstly, it was close to the Imperial College, so it was convenient to take care of it at any time, and secondly... it was very simple, because it was cheap. Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu had not yet separated, and they were both poor, and all the money was paid by Zhang Shou.
With this little money, Zhang Shou spent all the money he had, including the tuition fees that the young masters had given him when he was studying in Cuiyun. If it was still not enough, he would have to ask Wu for money, which would be embarrassing. It was all thanks to the blacksmith shop that Lu Sanlang bought, otherwise, he would be even poorer at this moment.
At this moment, near the dyeing and weaving workshop, where the door was ajar and only the sounds of spinning and looms could be heard, there were more than one pair of eyes staring. Even though most people were paying attention to the selection of concubines for the first and second princes, someone who had been harmed by Zhang Shou was trying his best to use this place as a breakthrough point.
"Are you sure that Ah Liu is in the Xiao family?"
"Yes, don't worry, Boss! After all, that kid is the sworn brother of Zhu Tingfang, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhao. He is more important than the property purchased by Zhang Shou's two nominal students. So when someone suddenly threw stones and shot arrows from outside, Ah Liu rushed over immediately! Besides, Zhang Shou, Zhang Wu, Zhang Lu and the others are all still in class at the Imperial College!"
"Very good, tell everyone to be quick, if we can do this, the bounty given by the Second Prince will be enough for everyone to live a worry-free life!" After saying this, the sturdy man in the lead saw the short man behind him immediately beaming with joy, then bent over to pass on the message to the others, and he couldn't help but smile smugly. When everything was ready, he puffed up his lips and whistled.
Following this crisp sound, more than a dozen people swiftly rushed towards the small courtyard. However, they all tacitly left the tightly closed door open, and instead worked in groups of two, one holding the door with his hands while the other climbed up. In a moment, several people quietly climbed over the wall and jumped into the courtyard, and the leading man was among them.
However, just when the few people who were waiting outside to meet and watch heard that there was no unusual movement inside and just breathed a sigh of relief, a shocked and angry voice suddenly came from inside: "How is it possible... Quick, retreat!"
Almost at the moment when the word "retreat" came out, several people on the outer wall who heard the leader's voice ran without thinking, not caring about the leader and other companions who had not yet left the yard. But they only ran a few steps before they found that their way was blocked by someone, and the leader was Zhu Hong, who seemed to be smiling.
"What a large group of thieves!" Zhu Hong gestured to the guards of the Duke of Zhao's mansion behind him, and then laughed, "Catch all these thieves and send them to Shuntian Prefecture!"
Zhang Shou asked the Madam to personally order him to lead the group to wait here for so many days, but he didn't expect that he would actually wait for a group of stupid thieves who thought this place was unprepared. As for sending the thieves to Shuntian Prefecture after they were caught, it was naturally very simple. Except for the upright and strong Shuntian Prefecture Yin Wang Jie, small officials like Daxing County Magistrate and Wanping County Magistrate would definitely not be able to handle this case.