And what right do those ignorant villagers, who can't even read a few words, have to point fingers at him?

Cheng Yousuo and his brothers would beat him up whenever they had the chance. Why didn't the wild boar kill him back then!

He Jianian shuddered. Song Yan had killed a wild boar with a single stroke of his knife! Actually, Song Yan had changed long ago; he just hadn't noticed.

He Jianian finally realized that it was impossible to let Song Yan off the hook because he wouldn't dare offend the captain to the death. As for Wu Meili, she had absolutely no face with Song Yan.

He has to save himself!

How can I save myself?

…

Chen Xiaodong came to the door early in the morning. He Jianian had begged him to come and talk to Song Yan last night, saying he was willing to pay compensation and beg Song Yan to let him off the hook. "Making me come knocking on your door so late at night, what a ridiculous idea! I scolded him and kicked him a few times. This morning he begged me to come again."

Song Yan: "Then you're just running errands for him for nothing!"

Chen Xiaodong was taken aback. Because he was concerned about the brigade leader, he thought that Song Yan might actually let He Jianian go, and it would be good if Song Yan could get some money. Chen Xiaodong hadn't really thought about himself.

Song Yan: "How much compensation did he ask for?"

Chen Xiaodong: "Thirty!"

"He's trying to fob you off like a beggar. Go back and tell him I didn't even let you in." He Jianian owes her twenty-five, and now he thinks he can just give her thirty and call it a day? Does he really think everyone except himself is a fool?!

"Okay, I'll talk to him." After saying that, Chen Xiaodong hesitated a bit, "How much money should I ask for?"

Song Yan chuckled. "You'll need at least two yuan for this trip! If he keeps adding to the price little by little, he doesn't need to come to me. He can just walk around the village. It's best to get the money first, otherwise what if he tries to renege on the debt?"

"Okay!" Chen Xiaodong walked away happily.

…He Jianian was not surprised when she heard that Song Yan disagreed. She still owed her money. “How about 40?” He Jianian begged Chen Xiaodong to make another trip.

"Are you saying your brother's legs are worthless? I'm not going." Chen Xiaodong sat down with an air of nonchalance.

He Jianian pleaded for a long time, but Chen Xiaodong didn't budge. He then begged Sun Akun, but Chen Xiaodong glared at him, and Sun Akun ignored him. He Jianian was on the verge of tears!

"I can't run errands for you for free. It'll be two yuan per trip. Pay me first, then I'll do the work." Chen Xiaodong didn't want to waste any more time arguing with him.

He Jianian was cursing Chen Xiaodong to death in his heart, but dared not say anything. He carefully took out two yuan from his inner pocket. Chen Xiaodong took the money and left. Unsurprisingly, when Chen Xiaodong returned, he told him it wouldn't work.

He Jianian increased the price to 45, and gave the delivery fee to Sun Akun. Sun Akun hadn't expected such a good thing.

Chen Xiaodong followed him out and told him that he only needed to walk around the village and didn't need to look for Song Yan. He also told He Jianian that Song Zhiqing disagreed.

So He Jianian paid another two yuan. He asked Chen Xiaodong to run the errand again, this time increasing the amount to 50 yuan. When Chen Xiaodong returned and told him it still wasn't enough, he realized what was going on. The amount of compensation was decided by Song Yan, not by him.

Finally, He Jianian took out all his money, 76 yuan, and Song Yan let him go.

This isn't a secret; some people in the village are probably jealous that Song Yan got so much money! This is bad; He Jianian should be made to admit that he owes money and hasn't paid it back.

But it's alright, letting him off the hook is only temporary. With He Jianian's personality, would he willingly suffer such a huge loss? He'll definitely cause trouble. Song Yan will wait and see, he'll teach him a lesson again and get him to tell the truth!

He Jianian, please don't learn your lesson from this, or you'll find yourself with nowhere to put your raised hand!

Song Yan sighed. Having grown up in a harmonious society, he couldn't bring himself to kill. Otherwise, with the skills taught by Lao Zeng and Lao Du, plus the spatial ability, making He Jianian and Widow Wang disappear wouldn't have been difficult at all!