Chapter 306
They say not to leak any information, but there's no wall in this world that doesn't let the wind pass through. Depending on thousands of peasants to keep a secret was almost like talking nonsense, and so the information was passed around from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, from this family's brother-in-law, to that family's neighbor... Initially, everyone recoiled from the idea of working for bandits, but after last time's experience -- with the payment being generous, and the working conditions quite tolerable -- the peasants were willing to earn some money to supplement their household income during the idle farming season.
Every village and town was crowded with wives urging their husbands to seek work from the local foremen. People like Zhao Sanzhuang, who were somewhat timid, couldn't turn down people seeking help even if they had been in some conflict with them in the past.
