The woman's cotton-padded jacket was torn, revealing the fancy silk lining, which shone with a low-key but irresistible luster.
The Plum brand watch on his wrist is particularly eye-catching - in that era, a watch like this is equivalent to several years of work points for an ordinary person.
Chen Changyuan frowned, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
Judging from the current situation, this woman is either rich or noble, and it is obvious that she is not the same as the ordinary people in their village.
But the question is, why did she fall unconscious in this deep forest?
He squatted down and looked at it carefully for a while.
Deep in my memory, some vague fragments began to emerge.
At this time in my previous life, there seemed to be news about the militia captain on patrol.
He was living in a daze at that time and would not pay attention to these details.
But now that I think about it, this woman's appearance here might be related to that patrol?
Chen Changyuan thought about it and felt that it might be a wise move to hand her over to the village brigade. Maybe he could even exchange her for some work points.
Moreover, even if this woman had nothing to do with the militia incident, I was doing a good deed, and it was always right to do a favor.
Don't say he is selfish. In this life, he just wants his mother to live a good life, and everything else has to take a back seat.
Chen Changyuan was about to reach out and pat her shoulder when he suddenly heard a soft hum in the shadows of the trees.
The unconscious woman suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him in horror.
She subconsciously put her hands into her arms, as if she was holding on to a life-saving straw.
"Who are you? Don't come over here!"
Her voice trembled and her eyes were wary.
Chen Changyuan curled his lips and shook his old jacket, "Girl, what bad things can I do dressed like this?"
"Look at yourself. In the mountains, you're dressed like a foreign guest. Should I be more worried about whether you're a bad guy?"
When the woman heard this, she wanted to choke back, but her lips trembled for a long time, and finally she couldn't hold it back anymore, and changed her tone, "I... My name is An Caicai, I'm not a bad person."
"There was an accident."
She hesitated for a moment, then added, "Can you help me down the mountain? I swear... I'll repay you handsomely later!"
"A generous reward?" Chen Changyuan raised his eyebrows. "How much?"
An Caicai was stunned.
She obviously didn't expect this person to be so direct and serious.
"Whatever conditions you put forward, I will try my best to agree to them."
She said through gritted teeth.
Try your best?
"Be more specific, how much can you give?"
His question was so direct that An Caicai was speechless for a moment and looked embarrassed.
But she was from a wealthy family after all, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Ten thousand yuan."
Chen Changyuan pondered for a moment. Ten thousand yuan was enough for him to take his mother to live in town and build a small house.
There is no one around here anyway, so even if this woman is really a scammer, I won’t lose anything.
He nodded. "Okay, then I'll take you down the mountain. When you come to my house, you must write me an IOU and put your fingerprint on it!"
An Caicai nodded like a chick pecking at rice, fearing that Chen Changyuan would go back on his word.
She pointed to her ankle and said, "My foot is injured. Can you carry me?"
Chen Changyuan looked at the delicate creditor in front of him and agreed readily.
He bent down and let An Caicai lie on his back.
We had not walked far when we heard a commotion coming from the foot of the mountain.
A man shouted loudly, "Let's split up and search this forest thoroughly! I heard there are some bad elements, maybe they're hiding nearby!"
Another voice continued, "Catching him would be a great achievement. If we can hand him over to the commune, it would be a political achievement that would be as powerful as a vote of confidence!"
Before Chen Changyuan could speak, An Caicai panicked.
The sound coming from the bottom of the mountain made her back shiver.
She hugged Chen Changyuan's neck tightly, fearing that he would be unhappy and throw her down to "make meritorious service while serving his sentence."
"Brother, brother! I'm really not a bad person! I, I... I have a secret that I can't tell you!"
An Caicai was so anxious that she almost cried. If she was caught in this remote place, who knows what would happen.
Countless terrifying images flashed through her mind, which were a hundred times more terrifying than the documentaries about "struggle sessions" she had seen.
Chen Changyuan paused and thought secretly in his mind.
The more scared this woman is, the bigger the problem is. The bigger the problem is, the more...
hey-hey.
"Twelve thousand."
Chen Changyuan uttered three words lightly.
An Caicai was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! Twelve thousand is twelve thousand!"
But in my heart, I was secretly glad that I met a money-grubber. If I had met someone who would "sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice", I would have been in real trouble today.
Twelve thousand was an astronomical figure in that era. An ordinary worker could not save that much money even if he worked for ten years without eating or drinking.
But this is just a drop in the bucket for her.
Chen Changyuan nodded with satisfaction.
He hadn't been in the army in his previous life for nothing. His wilderness survival skills and ability to grasp the terrain were top-notch.
He carried An Caicai on his back and carefully moved through the woods.
He deliberately avoided the way down the mountain and chose some hidden and difficult paths.
"Hey, where are you taking me?"
An Caicai lay on his back and asked uneasily.
"Don't worry, I'll take you to a safe place."
Chen Changyuan said without turning his head, "I know this mountain very well. It won't be easy for those militiamen to find us."
The militiamen of that era were mostly farmers who had not received any professional training, and their mountain searching skills were just so-so.
Just find a place to hide and wait until they've passed their storm, then it won't be too late to go down the mountain.
Chen Changyuan brought An Caicai to a hidden valley where there was a cave entrance covered by dense vines.
He pushed aside the vines, revealing a dark hole.
"This is……"
An Caicai was a little hesitant.
"An abandoned cellar, once used by an old hunter to hide his game."
Chen Changyuan explained, "This place has been abandoned for a long time."
After all, An Caicai was an inexperienced girl, and it was inevitable that she felt uneasy being alone in a room with a strange man whom she met for the first time.
Especially when Chen Changyuan entered the cave and took off his coat, she immediately screamed in surprise.
“What are you doing!”
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