Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Lure the Wolf
"Oh, if you don't leave, I can be even more vicious."
Chu Xian yawned nonchalantly and withdrew her gaze from the young man's blood-stained face.
"Sui Qing, come closer and listen."
Things were becoming increasingly bizarre, beyond her expectations.
To prevent any accidents, Chu Xian told Sui Qing to go to the city immediately to get help. She watched Sui Qing climb over the wall and leave, then turned around and walked towards the young man.
"Sir, please leave quickly. It will be too late if you don't leave now."
Chu Xian turned around and walked quickly to the stove, picked up a piece of straw rope, strung the hot pancakes on the rope, and hung it around the young man's neck.
"Sir, take care. If I survive today, you must return the money for the bread to me."
At the critical moment of life and death, Chu Xian found joy in the midst of suffering and amused the young man.
"Xianrong, throw him out and hide him."
Chu Xian bit her lip awkwardly and apologized shyly, "I'm sorry, sir. I had to be more cautious when I suddenly met a stranger in the wilderness, so as not to ruin my reputation. I don't regret not saving you."
She was so open about her badness that he couldn't blame her.
Yinzhen was stunned and speechless. Han women regarded the strict separation of men and women as a disaster.
He was extremely reckless yesterday and touched her ankle, so it was no wonder that she kicked him away in panic.
"Sorry, it's Meng Lang..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of scattered footsteps behind him.
"Girl, I have brought the victims."
Bao Sanchun led a group of ragged, pale and skinny disaster victims into the hospital.
After hearing Bao Sanchun's unusually respectful and humble words, he looked at the many tall and strong men in the crowd.
Chu Xian was shocked.
Unexpectedly, Bao Sanchun praised her to death at this critical moment, and even brought the man back against her wishes.
Bao Sanchun actually wanted to use the victims to kill her!
She didn't show any emotion on her face and greeted him respectfully.
"Manager Bao, you're joking. I'm just a criminal slave sent here by the mistress of the family. You can just call me Lin Shu."
If Xianrong were to take the man away in front of everyone at this moment, it would seem deliberate.
It had the opposite effect, diverting the attention of those with bad intentions to the innocent man, and ended up killing him.
Chu Xian remained calm, avoiding the angry or gloomy looks of the victims, and winked at Xianrong.
"This little thief is really rampant stealing chickens and dogs at night. Tomorrow he will be taken to the government office for a beating. Let's lock him up in the woodshed first."
Xianrong understood, helped the young man up, and threw him into the woodshed.
Chu Xian followed him into the cramped woodshed.
While Xianrong turned around to block the view outside the door, Chu Xian took out an exquisite hidden sword from her sleeve, stuffed it into the man's sleeve with a serious expression, and then got up and left.
Yinzhen lowered his eyes in surprise, not knowing what this vicious woman meant.
The woodshed was locked, and he forced himself to stay healthy and hide behind a dark window.
After seeing the situation in the courtyard clearly, he couldn't help but shake his head in contempt, and became more disgusted with that ignorant, despicable and vicious woman.
"stupid."
She was so foolish as to invite a wolf into her house and show off her wealth in front of the displaced and starving disaster victims. She really didn't know whether she was living in danger or not.
Now he was locked in the woodshed, but it was a blessing in disguise, as he escaped the impending death.
Suddenly, he clenched the hidden sword in his hand. Something was wrong!
The woman must have known that she was courting death.
But why? Why did she choose to commit suicide?
On this side, Chu Xian was standing in the porridge stall in the yard, sweating profusely.
"Everyone, I invited you all here today because I want to treat you to a feast."
"Everyone, lend a hand and get some food from the granary. Then, go and kill the two fat pigs in the pigpen and stew them. Oh, and there are a dozen chickens and ducks in the backyard. Let's eat as much as we can today!"
"You! Lin Shu! Are you crazy? These are all the girl's property. Are you crazy? It's a pity that the girl thinks so highly of you."
Bao Sanchun exclaimed in horror, emphasizing the word "value" deliberately.
He took it upon himself to give porridge to the disaster victims, which caused a huge mess.
He originally wanted to use the victims to get rid of Lin Shu and the other two, then shift the blame to Lin Shu, and at the same time save the manor and avoid being punished by the girl.
After today, no one knew the secret anymore, and he was still the girl's most trusted steward.
But this naughty girl Lin Shu did the opposite. She was really crazy and actually took the initiative to hand over all the property in the manor.
Chu Xian sneered in her heart. Even when death was imminent, Bao Sanchun was still trying his best to kill her.
In that case, she didn't need to leave him any chance of survival.
She immediately sobbed and put her hands on her hips, "Bao Sanchun, what time has it become? Are you still so heartless and unwilling to help?"
"If the daughter of the master's family was a kind person, why would she give me to an eighty-year-old man? That old man is covered in rotten wrinkles and paralyzed in bed, covered in feces and urine!"
"The girl threatened that if I didn't marry her, she would let me die of old age in this village."
Chu Xian burst into tears and started to talk nonsense: "And Xianrong, the girl has such a cruel heart, she actually wants to marry her..."
Chu Xian paused. She saw a fool with a crooked mouth and squinting eyes among the disaster victims and immediately changed the subject: "Marrying a living dead man who has been in a coma for many years."
"And Suiqing, the girl actually said that Suiqing's eyebrows and eyes resembled hers. She even wanted to gouge out Suiqing's eyes and sell her to the Eight Great Hutongs to be a prostitute for thousands of men to fuck and sleep with."
"This is outrageous! These landlords are no good and are forcing people to have no way to survive!"
A disaster victim shouted angrily with eyes full of resentment.
"Poor girl, you have the same miserable life as us."
An old woman with a withered face burst into tears when she thought of her youngest daughter who was sold to a brothel by a gambling addict.
Chu Xian's heart was in her throat.
When her life was at stake, she was plotted against by Bao Sanchun and had to abandon the method of having the best of both worlds and retreat to advance, in order to save her own life first.
She sobbed, pinched her arm, and cried loudly.
"My life is worse than death anyway, so why should I be a loyal servant?"
"Since the owner of this manor won't let us live, then let's die together. Listen carefully, everyone. This family is a wealthy family with a lot of money. The warehouse is full of fine rice, flour, grain and oil, and there is also a lot of treasure hidden in the cellar in the west room."
"I am a slave who has signed a death contract. There is no way I can escape the capital. I dare not burden you with taking me away today. I just hope I can linger on in this farm."
"It's just that... this old fellow Bao Sanchun is the master's most loyal lackey..."
Chu Xian choked and hesitated to speak, waiting for someone to hand her a knife.
"Don't be afraid, young lady. We will take care of him. Since he wants to be a pawn of the rich and powerful, let him have the reputation of a loyal servant."
A tall and strong man covered in dust swung a long stick and pinned the frightened Bao Sanchun to the ground.
Bao Sanchun claimed that the maids in the manor were trying every means to prevent him from distributing porridge, but the current situation was completely inconsistent. It turned out that this old fox wanted to keep all the money in the manor for himself.
"Boss, I am one of you. Without me...ah!"
A cold light flashed, and everyone screamed in fear. The bloody head rolled to Chu Xian's feet.
"It was this bastard who led us to rob the manor today. This has nothing to do with you. Everyone, don't you agree?"
The big man raised the bloody machete and shouted.
Chu Xian suppressed her fear and stared at Bao Sanchun's bloodshot eyes, which were open in death, with tears in her eyes.
"Thank you so much, big brother, for your generosity and help. I also beg all the uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters to leave us some money for retirement. Woo woo woo, we have no way out..."
Chu Xian cried and secretly pinched Xianrong who was standing next to her. The two of them hugged each other pitifully and cried like a baby.
"Little girl, if you two have nowhere to go, you can come with me to the village."
A burly man with a scar on his face came up to him and lowered his voice.
Stockade? ?
Chu Xian was shocked. Her guess was right. There were indeed bandits lurking among the victims.
She bit her lip tightly, tears streaming down her face as she said sadly, "Brother, I can't let you down. I have a drug that the master gave me. They said they'd find me even if I fled to the ends of the earth. Otherwise, I would have left this devil's den with my cousin long ago."
"Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, I didn't believe it at first, but the cousin who eloped with me was beaten to death by the master of the house!"
"I still don't understand how they caught me even though I had fled to such a remote place."
"I have no hope in this life. If I didn't have to take care of my parents who were crippled, I would have wanted to follow my cousin right then and there."
"Ah, this, this, this... your master is truly vicious."
The rough man took several steps back in fear.
The rich and powerful families are full of secrets. He vaguely heard that there is indeed such a secret medicine that can prevent slaves from escaping.
The servant in front of him can be considered pretty, but not stunningly beautiful, so it is not worth his risk.
"If Big Brother doesn't mind, I...I'd like to follow you."
Chu Xian pretended to be shy and winked at the bandit.
Scarface Bandit seemed not to notice, pretended to look around, and ran away.
"Ah! Big brother, what did you call me for? I'm here, don't rush me."
The village was in chaos all of a sudden, and the granary was emptied in a matter of minutes. The bandits kindly left her a bag of sweet potatoes.
Chu Xian curled up in the corner, wanting to cry but unable to, as she watched her treasured dowry being taken away.
Fortunately, only some pearls, jades, silks and satins were hidden in the cellar of the west room, so she only lost half of her wealth.
No! She felt so much pain in her body that Chu Xian pressed her face against her legs and cried bitterly.
"Don't cry, girl. Come and eat the chicken legs."
The scarred bandit handed over two big chicken legs to comfort the poor little maid.
"Hey, thank you, big brother. Oh, oh, oh... It smells so good. I haven't eaten meat in half a year. I can't even remember what meat tastes like."
Chu Xian's eyes were red and swollen. She took the chicken leg that she had exchanged for half her fortune and ate it while crying, tears in her eyes from the pain.
"Your master is really a bad guy." The bandit said, and then gave her a piece of fat, greasy and white-seared meat the size of a fist.
"that is!"
Chu Xian's face was covered with tears. She bit off the fat meat viciously and muttered, "Before you leave, please lock us two in the woodshed. This will teach others that I am powerless to resist. I will gain the reputation of a loyal servant and avoid being beaten."
"Otherwise... wuwu... otherwise the vicious girl from the master's family will skin me alive and burn me to death."
The big man laughed heartily and said, "You are indeed very attentive. If you were a man, I would definitely ask you to go back and be my military advisor today."
"You are joking, my hero. I am just an ignorant slave with long hair and little knowledge. How dare I be a military advisor?" Chu Xian said with a flattering smile.
The big man snorted coldly when he heard this.
"Third brother, tie up the two little girls in the woodshed. Be gentle and don't hurt them."
"Hey, this is so strange. You are just a slave, but your skin is even whiter and more delicate than that of a lady from a wealthy family."
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