Chapter 16 Return to the Ruined Temple

The chief constable looked the Pei family up and down without saying anything.

"How about this, sir? Let's wait until we get to the town and then take it back. It will only take two or three days, just two or three days."

Seeing that he was hesitant, Qiao Qiqi assured him, "I'll find a way to find the wooden planks, and you can put them back on. How about that?"

Seeing this, the second officer beside him said, "Boss, I think it's okay. After all, we're out in the wilderness and no one knows about it. If they wanted to escape, they would have already run away like the Xu family did. Why would they wait for us to find them?"

The chief officer nodded gently and said, "Okay, then we can put it on when we get to the town."

Then, the officers behind him stepped forward and removed the restraints on the two Pei brothers.

Pei Shaoan struggled to carry Pei Shaoling on his back.

Pei Shaoming carried his younger sister Pei Shuer on his back.

"Shaoming, can you let me carry you on my back?"

Seeing this, Qiao Qiqi quickly spoke.

"It's okay, sister-in-law, Shu'er is light. Just support her."

Pei Shaoming shook his head to indicate that he could do it.

The chief officer then led his men back.

It turns out that there is a bluestone path behind the forest that leads directly to the stream at the foot of the mountain.

After climbing up the mountain panting, Qiao Qiqi wiped the sweat from her face.

Soon, they saw the dilapidated temple.

In the dilapidated temple, Qiao Qiqi was surprised to find that the Zhao family and the second and third branches of the Pei family were all there.

Except for the second aunt of the Pei family and the wife of the Zhao family who died in a dispute over half a bowl of chicken soup last night, everyone else was sitting in the dilapidated temple.

It seems that in the panic last night, they did not enter the forest, but found a place to hide?

Qiao Qiqi speculated secretly.

"Young lady from the Pei family, don't you know some herbs? Go find some more. The boss's arm is bleeding."

The second constable took a look at the injuries of the first constable and said to Qiao Qiqi.

"Okay, I'll pick some wild vegetables. The adults have been busy all night, so they must be hungry and tired, right?"

Qiao Qiqi nodded slightly and walked into the forest in the backyard.

As soon as she entered the woods, she was frightened by the corpse of a masked man in black.

She originally wanted to go around it, but then her eyes rolled and she stopped.

His hands began to grope the man in black.

Soon, she found a token, some small change and a few silver notes.

Things like corpse searches were originally only performed on TV dramas.

Qiao Qiqi never thought that this day would come.

However, when she entered the book, she was penniless and had to go to the town to find a doctor to treat Prince Pei.

She couldn't care less!

When people are in desperate situations, they always have a lot of courage.

At this moment, Qiao Qiqi has become much braver for her own future.

Next, she picked wild vegetables, mushrooms and herbs while searching for the bodies of several other men in black.

Soon, she earned a lot of small change and banknotes.

Qiao Qiqi put these things into the space and returned to the ruined temple with the herbs.

After she handed the herbs to the second official, she went to the backyard to make wild vegetable porridge.

By the way, I also threw a few sweet potatoes into the fire.

By the time it was bright, her wild vegetable porridge was ready.

Pei Shaoming, who was freed from his restraints, was now quietly staying in the hall, as if thinking about something.

Pei's mother held the sleeping Pei Shu'er in her arms and leaned gently against Pei Shaoan, pretending to doze off.

The second uncle of the Pei family looked at the heavy handcuffs and shackles on his body with jealousy, and then looked at the unbound hands and feet of the two Pei brothers.

He wanted to argue with the officer, but then he thought of Mrs. Zhao's headless body, and in the end he didn't dare to say anything.

The Zhao family, on the other hand, hid far away in the corner of the dilapidated temple, not even daring to raise their heads.

When the two officers brought in the wild vegetable porridge, everyone except the Pei family took out their own bowls.

Because it was agreed beforehand that the officials didn't have to worry about their meals, and since they had already eaten in the morning, they only took a quick look.

At this time, Qiao Qiqi took a few sweet potatoes and distributed them to everyone.

"Mom, I want to eat sweet potatoes too. I don't want to drink porridge!"

Smelling the fragrance of sweet potatoes, the noisy sound of a child was heard from the third room of the Pei family.

The officials who were drinking wild vegetable porridge looked up and looked towards the third branch of the Pei family.

The frightened third uncle of the Pei family quickly covered his son's mouth, fearing that the officials would get angry.

Mother Pei took one look at the sweet potato in her hand and wanted to hand it over.

"Mom, what are you doing? If you're not hungry, save it for the journey."

When Qiao Qiqi saw her movements, she knew what she wanted to do and quickly stopped her.

"But……"

The soft-hearted mother Pei looked at the child with pity in her eyes, "Qiqi, we..."

"Mother, as the saying goes, if there's a first time, there will be countless times. Once you give it to them today, we'll have to share our food with them from now on. They have rations allocated by the officials, and we can only eat what we have ourselves. You have to think it through."

Qiao Qiqi said to Pei's mother with a slightly cold face.

She is willing to support Boss Pei's family and take on the burden of supporting the family, but that doesn't mean she has to support his relatives as well.

Besides, the relationship between the Pei family's eldest branch and the other two branches is not so harmonious.

Judging from their eyes, they are all people who are difficult to get along with, and I don’t want to raise any ungrateful people.

"Yes, mother! What my sister-in-law said makes sense. If you're not hungry, just leave it there. Now all our food is brought in by my sister-in-law, so don't let her down!"

Pei Shaoan also supported Qiao Qiqi.

Back when they were in the Marquis' Mansion, the second and third wives had always wanted to obtain the title of Marquis.

In order to obtain the title, they resorted to many despicable means.

But my mother, this dumpling, never learns her lesson.

Pei Shaoan secretly guessed that the unexpected incident in the Marquis' Mansion this time must be related to the second and third houses.

Mother Pei glanced at Qiao Qiqi with a cold face, and then glanced at the third room not far away.

This gave up the idea of ​​giving the sweet potatoes to them.

The people from the second and third branches of the Pei family looked at the sweet potatoes in her hands, smelled the fragrance in the air and swallowed their saliva.

Seeing Qiao Qiqi and Pei Shaoan stopping Pei's mother, they cursed them in their hearts.

However, because of the incident with half a bowl of chicken soup last night, they didn't dare to do anything.

He could only glare fiercely at Qiao Qiqi and the others.

If looks could kill, Qiao Qiqi would have been torn into pieces by now.

Qiao Qiqi doesn't care what they think.

It is your own business to decide who you want to give your food to, although the supplies in your supermarket are inexhaustible.

But she just didn't want to raise a large group of people for no reason.

After all, a little kindness is followed by a great resentment.

Pei Shaoling, lying on the wooden board, had an upward arc in his mouth.

This little girl looks timid, but she has a strong personality and is very interesting.