Chapter 156 Returning to the Village, Everything Was Stolen

After eating and drinking her fill in the space, Liu Ye felt it was almost dawn outside, so she came out. Sure enough, it was already bright outside, so she quickly got up and dressed. She had eaten her fill in the space and hadn't made breakfast yet, since Erdan and the others didn't know. She had to go to the noodle shop to tell them and also to figure out how the noodle shop was doing. The noodles weren't selling, and the buns weren't selling either. Erdan and the others couldn't just sit idle all day.

She's rich and not short of money. She can support Erdan and the others. Erdan and the others have also made a comeback. When Boss Li caused trouble for her, Sun Wen and Sun Wu were scared away. The three brothers, Sun Erdan and Sun Wu, didn't even try to leave. Just for that reason, she's willing to support them. The main thing is that Erdan and the others are embarrassed to take her wages for nothing, so she still has to think of a way.

As soon as Liu Ye opened the front gate, the Qin family also opened their gate at that moment, and a carriage drove out. The driver was not a coachman, but the Qin steward. The Qin steward glared fiercely at Liu Ye and then drove the carriage away.

Liu Ye snorted and said, "What the hell!" She locked the door and went to the noodle shop. Sun Erdan was a little puzzled when he saw that she had come so early: "Boss, why are you here so early? Tie Dan and the others haven't arrived yet."

Sun Erdan slept at the noodle shop that night, while Tiedan and Gou Dan went home to sleep. Liu Ye casually found a chair and sat down: "Come sit here, I have something to tell you."

Sun Erdan sat down opposite Liu Ye, looking at her nervously. Seeing his nervousness, Liu Ye laughed and teased, "Why are you so nervous? I'm not going to hit you. Brother Bai took Da Hu and the others out and won't be back until the New Year. We're not hunting for the time being. Without prey, our noodle shop won't have any business. I'm thinking... Erdan, what are your thoughts?"

It's not that she doesn't have ideas; she has a lot of ideas. But the people in town are poor. There are few rich people and many poor people. In addition, there have been natural disasters in the past two years, so everyone, rich or poor, is penniless, and it's hard to do any business.

Erdan was even more troubled upon hearing this: "I...I don't know what to do either. Everyone is broke these days, tightening their belts to make ends meet. Who can afford to eat out?"

Liu Ye nodded: "Erdan, how about this? Anyway, it's almost Chinese New Year, so let's close the noodle shop temporarily. Consider it a holiday for you guys. You can come back to work on the 15th of the new year. I'll use this time to think about what to do. I'll settle your wages now."

Upon hearing this, Sun Erdan quickly replied, "No need. The employer just paid us our wages. Let's talk about it after the New Year."

Liu Ye took out a purse from her sleeve, took out three taels of silver, and placed it on the table: "One tael each for you three brothers. The extra is a red envelope I gave you. Take it."

Sun Erdan nodded, blushing slightly, a little embarrassed: "I'll listen to the boss."

Sun Erdan locked the shop door, handed the key to Liu Ye, and the two went home separately. Liu Ye strolled back to her doorstep and saw that the Qin family's door across the street was tightly closed, and the atmosphere was a bit strange.

Strange, could it be that Qin Qiaoyun was beaten to death by her father? Why does the Qin family feel so lifeless?

Liu Ye opened the gate and entered the yard. Look how idle she is! Brother Bai isn't home, and she's even worrying about other people's business. Right, since moving to the town, she hasn't been back to the village once. Maybe she should go back and take a look. The new house is just sitting there uninhabited; it'll probably break down after a while.

She locked the gate again, then walked back to Erdaogou Village. When she reached the door of Village Chief Wu's house, Zhao Hanzi came out of the yard: "Hey, isn't this Miss Liu? What have you and Bai the Hunter been doing? Why haven't you come home yet?"

Liu Ye smiled politely and said, "We're busy with business in town. It's almost Chinese New Year, so we had to close the shops because there wasn't much business. You keep going, I'm going home now."

Zhao Hanzi nodded with a smile, staring lecherously at Liu Ye's departing figure. Liu Ye was really beautiful, 100 times more beautiful than Wu Xincao. Bai Liehu was truly blessed.

At this moment, Wu Xincao ran out of the house: "I think I heard Liu Ye's voice. Is that Liu Ye? Has Brother Bai returned?"

Zhao Hanzi looked at Wu Xincao with displeasure: "Only Liu Ye came back by herself, but your Brother Bai didn't. What, you've already slept with me, and you're still thinking about him!"

Wu Xincao shook her head guiltily and hurriedly explained, "No, who's thinking about him? Don't talk nonsense. Have you forgotten what my mother said? My father and brother framed Bai Zilin by putting 50 taels of silver in his house. You don't want it back? You're just wasting your time!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hanzi realized he had completely forgotten about it. That was 50 taels of silver, enough for him to save for a lifetime without eating or drinking. He couldn't let Bai Zilin get it for free: "That's right, I almost forgot about that. But Bai Zilin hasn't come back, and we didn't find any silver at his house. Could Liu Ye have any on her?"

Wu Xincao's eyes darted around, and she said with a mischievous grin, "I'm sure she has it. If she doesn't, we'll make her give us the house. We'll go find her after lunch this afternoon."

Zhao Hanzi said with a worried look, "What if Liu Ye has money but doesn't give it to us? She chopped off Er Gouzi's leg. I... I might not be a match for her either. Why don't we call a couple more people?"

Wu Xincao was also a bit bold about Liu Ye, so she nodded without hesitation: "I think it's a good idea. You find more people, preferably ten or eight. If Liu Ye doesn't give us money, humph! We'll sell her to a brothel. She's pretty, she'll definitely fetch a lot of money!"

Zhao Hanzi said with a wicked grin, "I'm going to find Dazhuang and the others right now. I'm the village chief now. Whoever I ask to come, who dares not to come?"

When Liu Ye passed by Wang Dani's house, Wang Dani saw her again. Wang Dani curled her lips and said with a sarcastic tone, "Oh, isn't this Liu Ye who runs a noodle shop in town? Busy lady, how could the big boss bear to come back to the village? Why didn't Bai the hunter come back with you? Did he abandon you?"

Liu Ye didn't even glance at Wang Dani before walking past her door, unlocking the door to return to her own house. As soon as she entered the yard, she noticed something was wrong. The front door was wide open, as was the kitchen door. Every room with a door was wide open. A thief had broken in. Without a doubt, she was certain it was a thief from the village.

She picked up the broken lock from the ground, placed it on the windowsill, and went to her east room. To her horror, the room was completely stripped bare. Even her newly made quilt had been taken, leaving only a tattered mat. There were no tables, chairs, benches, or cabinets left either. The room was empty except for dust.

She hurried to the west room where Bai Zilin lived, but found the same thing – nothing but dust. Enraged, she patted her chest and couldn't help but curse, "You son of a bitch, you thief, just you wait! If I find out who you are, I'll kill you!"