Good thing you left!

It'll be quieter here once they leave; I can just give them more money myself.

He hastily put on his clothes and went to the study, where he opened the secret passage.

He took a small box of silver ingots from inside and gave it to Er Ya.

"You know the whole story, so I don't want to say anything more. Just take care of yourself from now on!"

Er Ya opened the small box and took a look; it was full of silver ingots.

They wanted to carry the box of silver ingots away, but it was very difficult to lift them.

"Sir, this thing is too heavy. Why don't you exchange it for silver notes?"

Upon hearing this, Master Ma went back to his study, retrieved a thousand-tael silver note, and handed it to Er Ya.

Then Er Ya took the stack of silver notes handed over by the master.

Then she began to sob and say, "Master, although I have been married before, that was my first time, and I will never forget you."

Immediately afterwards, he rushed out of the yard.

Only then did Master Ma lift the blankets they had been sleeping under, revealing a stack of red sheets.

He felt a surge of strength; that girl was still a virgin.

I've really done something terrible!

A naive young girl like me wouldn't understand; surely I, at my age, understand? Sigh.

After Er Ya left, Master Ma told the servants to quickly make up the bed.

After Er Ya stumbled out of the Ma residence, she took out the stack of silver notes from her bosom, looked at them, and burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha."

She felt that with so many silver notes, she could easily buy a courtyard and some servants and live a simple life.

The only pity is that Master Ma has so much silver; any of it would have been enough for him to live a life of wealth and luxury.

So much money went to that chubby kid.

He frowned as he looked at the endless forest.

Surprisingly, there were no other houses near Master Ma's manor.

I didn't notice anything when I came here in the carriage with my mother, but I only realized it now that I've left the Ma residence.

Walk slowly forward along the main road.

They hadn't gone far when they unexpectedly encountered a cart full of people pulled by an oxcart.

Er Ya started waving from afar, thinking that if he could give her a ride, she could at least give him some money.

But when the oxcart came up to her, Er Ya hurriedly took two steps back.

"Young lady, weren't you waving quite cheerfully just now?"

Why are we backing away now?

One of the sleazy-looking scarred men looked at Er Ya with a grin.

Another short, fat man patted his belly and looked at the man next to him, saying, "Boss, how are you?"

"I knew the woman waving up there was a beautiful young lady!"

"Fatty, what you said isn't entirely right. This young lady looks really too young."

Look at those features, they are indeed beautiful, but it seems like they haven't fully developed yet.

Er Ya was being harassed by these men and immediately tried to run away.

At this moment, several men jumped off the oxcart and grabbed Er Ya.

"Fatty, you'd better be gentle. This is a fine lady who looks like she's been pampered. Don't hurt her."

The fat man grabbed Er Ya with one hand and carried her to the side of the oxcart.

"Tsk tsk tsk, how come I didn't know you became so chivalrous? If you're so capable, why don't you just stop playing later, haha."

The other men burst into laughter.

They were originally a band of bandits, but a general had previously led his men to wipe out their bandit stronghold.

They happened to be somewhere else at the time, and thus escaped disaster.

So only five or six of them were left.

As a result, they often robbed passersby on these forest paths.

The fat man carried Er Ya to his boss.

"Boss, you go first, we'll come later, hehe."

Er Ya understood perfectly well what these people were up to.

So she cried and said, "Don't treat me like this. I have money, I'll give you silver."

The eldest brother glanced at Er Ya and said, "How much silver could you possibly carry on you, little girl?"

Besides, play with me first.

"If I'm in a good mood, I won't take your money. I might even give you a couple more coins. What do you think?"

The sleazy fat man then looked at his boss and asked, "What kind of 'zi' is this?"

The other men were laughing so hard they were doubled over.

"Fatty, it's not like I said it had to be you."

The eldest brother grabbed Er Ya by the back of the neck and dragged her into the grove.

Only after pulling open the outer garment did they discover that there was a stack of silver notes inside.

The group of people became excited upon seeing the stack of silver notes.

They had never seen so many banknotes in their lives.

I counted them roughly and found there were over a thousand taels.

These silver notes include notes with a face value of ten taels of silver, as well as notes with a face value of 20 taels, 50 taels, and 100 taels.

I never imagined that such a young lady would have so much silver on her.

Immediately afterward, the silver was pressed under a stone, and the next move was made towards Er Ya.

After the leader of the group finished, the remaining men swarmed him.

Er Ya's screams echoed throughout the entire forest.

Just then, Cai Feng, sitting in the carriage, started twitching her eyes.

"Madam, look! There's an oxcart blocking the road ahead, but there's no one in it. I really don't know where everyone went."

Caifeng glanced outside and indeed saw an oxcart by the roadside, but she didn't see anyone.

"Never mind all that, let's hurry back. I brought some clothes for Er Ya."

Just as Cai Feng lifted the curtain, Er Ya in the woods happened to see this scene.

"Mother, save me!"

As soon as Er Ya uttered those three words, the man on top of her tightly covered her mouth.

The carriage, which had only gone a short distance, suddenly stopped.

Er Ya breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that her mother must have heard her shouts.

Those three words of hers were thunderous.

The coachman asked the waiter sitting next to him, "Did you hear anything just now?"

The man shook his head: "I didn't hear it, the wind is so strong in the woods."

"Alright, hurry up and go, or the master will scold you if you get back late."

Er Ya kept staring at the carriage curtain.

Just as the curtain was lifted, Cai Feng, who was inside the carriage, was about to look out when a gust of wind suddenly blinded her.

She quickly lowered the curtain and started rubbing her eyes.

The coachman heard no more sounds and continued driving the carriage forward.

The men breathed a sigh of relief after the carriage left.

One of the men slapped Er Ya across the face.

"You little slut, what are you yelling about?"

Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you.

See? Even if they see you, they won't save you.

She's just a little girl; who would dare to come and save her so easily?

Even if it really was your mother, she'd see you, ignore you, and still leave. Pah!

Everyone naturally heard the young woman beneath them call out "Mother".

Er Ya was ravaged by these people in despair...

It took about an hour and a half for everyone to be satisfied.

Then they pulled up their pants and started fastening their belts.

Most people simply tighten their belts with a rope.

"This girl is really good, much more beautiful than those brothels."