Chapter 90: Awesome, My Brother Erkui!

Li Xiangdong cocked his ear and listened carefully for a while before he heard a rustling sound not far away.

A cricket catcher’s ears are truly sharp!

Wang Erkui moved his body slightly, leaned close to Li Xiangdong’s ear, and whispered, “It’s one person. We can sneak up on him from the side.”

As he spoke, he made a gesture across his neck.

Li Xiangdong was terrified by Wang Erkui’s bold idea!

They had only just met. Wasn’t it a bit presumptuous to suddenly say such things?

He stared with wide eyes and shook his head repeatedly, replying in a hushed voice, “Are you crazy? Aren’t you afraid of Qin Liu and his men coming after you later?”

“It’s fine, I’m not afraid. I can sneak up quietly, I guarantee he won’t notice.”

Wang Erkui’s tone was full of confidence. He could catch crickets in the wild. If he didn’t have some agility, what the hell could he catch?

He continued to whisper in Li Xiangdong’s ear, “Qin Liu and his men are carrying cricket boxes. When I sneak up and knock him out, you come over and help me tie him up, Brother Dong. After we succeed, we’ll split the crickets fifty-fifty.”

“Brother Dong, aren’t you here to buy crickets? Aren’t you tempted by a box of crickets for free? I’m tempted anyway. How many work points can I earn in a year of toiling in the fields? How many crickets can my dad catch by staying up all night? I don’t want to miss such a good opportunity.”

Wang Erkui was not only saying these words to Li Xiangdong, but also to himself.

He was self-hypnotizing, implying to himself that Qin Liu’s gang were not good people. It would be a waste not to rob them!

As a farmer who made a living from the land, he dared to trade crickets in the market when the policy was unclear. As long as he made up his mind, he still had this much courage.

Li Xiangdong was now in a difficult position. If he didn’t nod in agreement, it seemed Wang Erkui would go ahead and do it himself. If he failed, he would be finished too.

But on second thought, in this situation, did his words even count? Instead of waiting to be forced to nod by Wang Erkui, he might as well agree now.

But why was it so hot?

Li Xiangdong shook his vest. It was probably because it had rained all night, and now the temperature was rising, making the cornfield a bit stuffy and humid.

He watched as Wang Erkui stood up gently, first rolling up his pant legs to his thighs, and then taking off his white vest, which had several holes in it.

???

Li Xiangdong was very puzzled by his behavior, until Wang Erkui, like a bandit from the old days, covered his face with the vest, leaving only his eyes exposed.

He gave a thumbs-up with both hands in admiration. No wonder there was a saying that Shandong had produced heroes since ancient times. It was really not a lie!

Li Xiangdong smiled and said in a low voice, “Brother Erkui, you look like a completely different person like this. Awesome!”

Wang Erkui was a little embarrassed to hear this, but he had to do it. He wanted to make money, but he didn’t want to show his face!

Before, he was just standing up for Li Xiangdong. He wasn’t the one who kicked him. He was just a cricket seller. Qin Liu’s gang probably wouldn’t even think of looking for trouble with him.

But what happened next was different. He had to cover his face.

As long as he wasn’t recognized on the spot, he wasn’t afraid even if Qin Liu and his men came looking for him later.

He could give them countless excuses. Besides, he had more than twenty cousins in his family. The seven or eight black steamed buns they ate at every meal were not for nothing. Qin Liu would definitely have to think twice before coming to look for trouble with him.

Wang Erkui made a gesture to Li Xiangdong, then bent down and crept forward.

Li Xiangdong followed Wang Erkui’s example, took off his vest, covered his face, and tied a knot behind his head, quietly following not far behind.

*Whimper~*

Hearing the sound, Li Xiangdong quickly walked over.

When he got there, he saw that Wang Erkui had already pinned the person to the ground. His knee was on the person’s back, one hand was covering the person’s mouth, and the other hand followed with a heavy chop to the back of the person’s neck.

*Smack smack*

Wang Erkui slapped the person twice. Seeing no reaction, he let out a long breath and said in a disguised voice, “Brother Dong, he’s out.”

Awesome, my brother Erkui!

This was a clean job. The details revealed the truth. Could his ancestors have been bandits?

Li Xiangdong went over and first lifted the person’s vest, covering his head.

Then he cooperated with Wang Erkui, took off the unlucky guy’s pants, and tied his hands and feet. But who would have thought that Wang Erkui’s hand would go straight into the person’s pocket…

Li Xiangdong pretended not to see, until Wang Erkui, not minding the dirt, started to pull off the person’s underwear. “What are you doing?”

Wang Erkui said in a disguised voice, “Gagging him.”

As he spoke, he rolled the person’s underwear into a ball and stuffed it into the unlucky guy’s mouth.

After the job was done, Wang Erkui grabbed a handful of dirt and rubbed his hands vigorously. He picked up the cricket box that had fallen to the side and pointed deep into the cornfield.

The two of them ran quickly for dozens of meters. Li Xiangdong stopped and said, “Brother Erkui, you’re really amazing. You can knock someone out with one chop.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something and broke out in a cold sweat.

If Wang Erkui had other ideas and used the same method on him, he might not be able to walk out of this cornfield today!

Although Wang Erkui’s father should still be with Hou San and the others, even if he had this intention, he should have some scruples.

But Li Xiangdong still had to remain vigilant. After all, he felt that this brother Erkui in front of him was having a bit of a bloodline awakening.

“Brother Dong, this money and these tickets are what I just took from that guy. We’ll split them fifty-fifty.”

As Wang Erkui spoke, he took out a small stack of money and tickets from his pocket and held them out to Li Xiangdong.

Li Xiangdong remained vigilant in his heart, but said with a smile on his face, “Brother Erkui, I’m already very satisfied that you’re willing to give me half of the crickets in the box. I can’t take this money and these tickets.”

Seeing that Wang Erkui was still trying to refuse, he said earnestly, “Brother Erkui, I felt a sense of closeness to you as soon as I met you. We’ve worked together now, so to speak. You should keep this money and these tickets for yourself. You need them more than I do!”

“Brother Dong, I…”

“Say no more, Brother Erkui. I still want to come and find you to buy crickets in the future. Our friendship has to continue.”

Did Li Xiangdong not want the money?

Of course he did, but compared to his own life, money was really nothing.

Seeing that Li Xiangdong refused to take the money and tickets no matter what, Wang Erkui put them in his own pocket.

He said with a simple and honest smile, “Then, Brother Dong, shall we continue?”

“Continue what?”

The alarm bells in Li Xiangdong’s head went off!

This guy was addicted. He’d better not end up getting knocked out in the cornfield too!

Wang Erkui scratched his head, “I think they’re probably trying to find us from different directions. So we can also go and find them.”

Li Xiangdong quickly tried to persuade him, “Brother Erkui, I think what you’re doing is too dangerous. Why don’t we just forget about it?”

“It’s too late, Brother Dong.”

“What’s wrong?”

“It seems someone else is sneaking over.”

“…”