She couldn't think of any other way but to run. Now, with a knife to her throat, she was in a critical situation. Could she really just let these two bandits rob her entire cart of valuable goods?
"Shopkeeper, why don't we give them the goods? After all, we only have one life..." Liu'er was a man who valued his life. He stared at the robbers outside with trepidation, thinking that he hadn't even gotten married yet, and he was unwilling to lose his life here.
Sun Miao'er stepped forward and pretended to compromise with the thugs, saying in a kind and gentle manner, "Brother, how about you name your price, I'll give you silver, and leave this cart of goods to me?"
Sun Miao'er thought of the contracts she had signed with those customers. If she had to wait for another batch of new goods, it would take anywhere from ten days to a month, and she would definitely not be able to deliver the goods on time. At that point, she would be in big trouble.
The driver thought for a moment and shouted to his companion on the oxcart in front, "Brother Ba, she said she'd give us the money directly and leave the goods to her. What do you think? I think it's a good idea!"
The robber nicknamed "Mynah" never expected such a good thing. Taking the goods directly was indeed not as reliable as taking the silver. After all, once the goods were in their hands, they would have to find a way to resell them. They were not businessmen and were easily cheated when reselling.
"Five hundred taels." The myna bird held up five fingers and announced the price.
Sun Miao'er saw the price clearly by the moonlight, and then quickly agreed, "No problem, no problem, but I only have loose silver on me right now, what do you think...?"
The two brothers, Ba Ge and his brother, had only been in the business for a short time. They became bandits because they couldn't make a living during the war. They always grabbed goods and ran away. This was the first time they had encountered bargaining, and they didn't know what to do.
After a moment of silence in the woods, the myna bird suddenly said, "We can't trust this little wench. What if she reports us to the authorities at dawn?"
Taking advantage of the moment when the coachman was listening to the myna bird, Sun Miao'er quickly spotted the dagger in the coachman's hand, pounced on it, and grabbed it.
With all her might, she threw the coachman off the carriage. The coachman was fortunate enough to become Sun Miao'er's human cushion. The two of them landed solidly on the ground. Sun Miao'er shouted into the carriage, "Liu'er, come and give me a hand!"
Liu'er was still shaken, but in the face of life and death, he resolutely rushed out of the carriage and helped Sun Miao'er hold down the coachman's legs.
Sun Miao'er held the dagger to the driver's neck, instantly gaining the upper hand. Facing the approaching myna bird, she coldly threatened, "If you come any closer, I'll just slit his throat!"
"Brother Ba, save me! I don't want to die!" The coachman turned around and cried for help. The dagger that was just in his hand had suddenly become a weapon threatening his life.
Seeing that the other party had taken his brother hostage, the fierceness he had shown earlier subsided by seven or eight parts. He calmed himself down and said, "Miss, let's talk this out. Release my brother first."
Sun Miao'er's dagger drew closer to the coachman's neck, the sharp blade already cutting through his skin and drawing blood. "Shouldn't you be the ones letting me go?"
"Do as I say! Otherwise, I'll kill your brother right now! Take off all your clothes!"
The myna had no choice but to do as it was told, hurriedly untying its belt and taking off its outer robe.
Liu'er stared in disbelief. Could the shopkeeper have developed lustful thoughts towards this man? It just didn't seem like it!
"Keep taking them off!" Sun Miao'er said again.
The myna bird followed instructions and stripped down to its undergarments, swaying in the wind.
Sun Miao'er glanced at Liu'er and said, "Take some hemp rope and tie him up tightly!"
The myna bird turned its head instinctively, wanting to run, but then heard its brother's pitiful cry behind it, "Myna, save me! Myna!"
Looking at its pitiful brother, and thinking of the days when they depended on each other for survival, the myna had no choice but to surrender.
After tying up the myna bird, Liu'er also tied up the coachman.
The two people were tied up like dumplings, wriggling on the ground, their mouths stuffed with cloth, unable to make a sound.
Sun Miao'er glared at them. "You two are pitiful. You're lucky to have fallen into my hands today. I won't hand you over to the authorities. Don't do such heinous things again. Pingnan City isn't in chaos yet. You two should find a way to make a living."
The two nodded hurriedly, humming and hawing as if they were begging.
Sun Miao'er thought for a moment, then added, "Don't let me see you doing this kind of thing again. I'll consider today an act of kindness."
As night deepened, the oxen at the front of the cart were almost asleep. Sun Miao'er patted the ox's head and looked at Liu'er, "Can you drive an oxcart?"
Liu'er shook her head, but when she saw Sun Miao'er's sharp, piercing gaze, she nodded frantically.
The night sky was very bright. Sun Miao'er looked up at the sky and could even see Altair, twinkling faintly.
The last time she rode in a car like this, the driver was rushing to the Wei family's house, and she fell asleep, but the stars that night weren't bright enough, not as clear as her driver's eyes.
Ji Changru's caravan entered the woods behind Sun Miao'er. Ji Changru was jostled in his sedan chair, while a large group of people escorted the goods in front of him.
"Boss, there are two people tied up under the tree!"
When Ji Changru went out to transport goods at night, he always brought along some armed men, because he knew the local customs and that bandits often roamed the area at night.
Those in the underworld also know that Yunmiao Manor is not to be trifled with, so very few dare to attempt to rob Yunmiao Manor.
Ji Changru's voice was languid as he slowly said, "Why are you tied up? Bring him over so I can see him."
The two men were dragged in front of Ji Changru, gagged with cloths, and immediately kowtowed, begging for mercy, "Sir, spare our lives! We will definitely repent and do good from now on!"
"Who tied you up here?" Ji Changru lifted the sedan curtain, revealing a narrow eye. According to his thinking, at this time, there was no other shop passing by except Pingting Cloth Shop.
The myna bird said, "It's Manager Sun and Manager Ji from Pingting Cloth Shop. Please open your eyes! We've never dared to touch your things. Please forgive us this time!"
It really was her. "Tell me, how did she tie you up?"
The man demonstrated it to Ji Changru, muttering to himself, "Basically, it's like this first, then that, and then..."
"If you two can't even handle a girl, you shouldn't stay in this line of work. It's embarrassing."
Ji Changru was too lazy to listen anymore, so he waved to the soldiers and told them to deal with the person as they pleased.
"Oh dear, Manager Ji, that girl is incredibly cunning. Who knew she'd throw me off the carriage like she didn't care about her own life? She was trying to take me down with her!"
He's only interested in that girl surnamed Sun now; she's definitely not an ordinary person. No wonder she's managed to make the small estate so successful. He's right not to underestimate her.
However, the time for change in Pingnan City had not yet come, and a girl, after all, was just a woman and could not stir up any waves.
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