Chapter 168 Fear of Being Claimed Credit
Upon hearing this, the crowd was not particularly saddened. Their own lives were already hanging by a thread, so how could their wives and children, who were too weak to even kill a chicken, possibly survive?
“Magistrate Li, it’s alright if you miss your child. Once we’re out of here, I’ll help you find him. I’m sure I can find him. But if you miss your wife, I can’t help you.”
Now that her wife is gone, she's helpless; she doesn't know any magic to bring the dead back to life.
"Okay, okay!"
"Have we really been kidnapped by human traffickers?"
"Yes, you should believe me. Look at these old men, they're all good people, and they're locked up here."
Lian Mulan lowered her head and remained silent.
"Come, let me take your pulse and check your injury." Only then did Lian Mulan notice her injury, which was bandaged.
"Did the young lady save me?"
"Yes, you were badly injured when you were thrown onto the carriage. I was tied up at the time, so I managed to untie the ropes and apply medicine to you. By the way, my surname is Ji, and my name is Ji Yingying. You can call me Ji San."
[Host, why are you explaining it so clearly?]
[This isn't influenced by storybooks. Those girls, they save people, don't even leave their names or anything, and then some scheming woman comes along and claims all the credit!]
"You're right. This isn't the first time we've heard of something like this. You did the right thing. We can't let someone claim credit for our work. Even if we don't ask for anything from them, they might reciprocate and earn us a few taels of silver, right?"
Yes, even a small amount of meat is still meat, and if it's rightfully ours, we should take it.
"Young man, look, I cut my hand trying to apply medicine to you, otherwise you wouldn't be here!"
Magistrate Li: I never expected you to be like this, Lord Ji.
"Lian Mulan thanks Miss Ji for saving her life. If anything happens to her in the future, she will definitely go through fire and water for her!"
Yes, yes, that's it, that's how it should be.
"Hehe, come here, let me take a look at you and put some medicine on you. Try to make sure you can still run when you go out tomorrow without anyone carrying you. Besides, no one can carry you anyway. Look at this group of people, they're all exhausted."
"good"
Ji Yingying took his pulse, reapplied the medicine, and took out more than a dozen boxes of self-heating rice.
"Steam this and eat it, it's especially fragrant." Ji Yingying taught him how to steam it, while she went to take the pulses of the others.
"Come here, everyone. Let me take a look at you. Even though you can't see the sun, you can't neglect your health." Ji Yingying took each of their pulses and then took out medicine from her bag.
"Come on, eat it all. Eat and drink your fill, then get a good night's sleep. Who knows, you might run away tomorrow."
Smelling the aroma of the self-heating hot pot, everyone felt hopeful. After they had eaten their fill, even Mu Lan asked, "Miss Ji, your bag is so amazing, it held quite a lot of things."
Ji Yingying: ...Can I tell you that you took it from the space? You can't, can you?
"Haha... Yeah, I still have two self-heating hot pots in this bag. Once they're gone, there really won't be any left. Wait a minute, I'm wearing men's clothes. How did you know I'm a girl?"
Ji Yingying was puzzled. She had changed into men's clothing, so how could they still recognize her? It seemed that all those women dressed as men were blind.
Lian Mulan pointed at her head and whispered, "Your hair is still a young woman's hairstyle."
"What?" Ji Yingying patted her forehead, realizing she had been careless!
I'm so done with myself, I completely forgot to change my hair and makeup. If I change now, I'll be staying in Jiangnan for ages.
Ji Yingying quickly fixed her hair, and once she was done, she asked, "Do I still look like a girl now?"
Lian Mulan: ………
"Come here, let me fix it for you." Lian Mulan knew that this young lady was from a wealthy family, but her courage and demeanor were quite extraordinary.
"I'm sorry!" He helped her re-tie her hair, and Ji Yingying felt a little more comfortable.
Ancient hairstyles were such a pain! Thank goodness I have Apple, who styles my hair every day, otherwise I'd rather just let it all down.
Yeah, you're just a useless piece of trash now, you can't do anything.
Heh, I can't be bothered with you.
"Thank you, big brother!" Ji Yingying smiled at him and sat down to continue gossiping with Xiangxiang.
[Xiangxiang, how is Rong Er doing now? Has he been caught?]
Are you worried about Rong Er?
I'm not worried about him; I'm worried I won't be able to escape.
Don't worry, you won't die. They don't want your life; they just want to lock you up so you can never get out.
Do you now know this organization's intentions?
I don't know.
"Then why did you say I'll never be able to get out?"
[Just like them. Besides, the fact that they were able to kidnap you in our own home means it was premeditated. They're probably from the same group that poisoned you last time.]
[Who did I offend, you tell me...] Ji Yingying was really angry. She was sitting on the wall, doing just fine. She couldn't eat melons every day, but she could at least read some stories.
Ever since that Crown Prince Laozi appeared, she has become the target of everyone's attacks. Even the Emperor was worried about her and sent a secret guard to assassinate her.
Besides, although it goes against ancestral rules for a woman to serve as an official, she is willing to take off her official robes. Everything is negotiable.
"Waaah..." Just as Ji Yingying was about to start cursing, she suddenly heard a series of cries, which were very pitiful.
What was that sound?
"Oh, it's next door. Next door are a woman and a child locked up."
"What the hell?" Ji Yingying frowned. It seemed that quite a few people were being held in this area.
Suddenly the door opened, and the crying intensified. Someone came in, threw in a basket, cursed a few times, and then closed the door again.
"Is this the food being delivered? Is it for dinner or morning?" Ji Yingying felt it couldn't be noon, because it was almost evening when they came in, but they had been inside for quite some time.
If it's not right at night, it's not right in the morning either.
It's nighttime, midnight. They're trying to obscure the time for the people inside.
[You're smart!]
See if there are any other rumors.
That's all. Anyway, Anmin County is in chaos right now. The other counties, while not in chaos, aren't having an easy time either. Jiangnan City is even more chaotic. Since we need money, we also need people.
Alright, let's wait. Once Rong Er returns, we'll leave and punish him slowly.
Everyone had eaten their fill, and no one touched the steamed buns. Seeing that no one was touching them, Ji Yingying said, "Aren't you going to put these steamed buns away?"
“We won’t take them. These people won’t care about us. If we starve to death, they’ll just drag us out and bury us. We’re all scared.”
"Okay." Ji Yingying walked over and put all the steamed buns into her backpack.
I'll take it with me. Although I have enough to eat and drink, I can't waste it. I'll feed it to the chicks when I get back.
[Yes, we can't waste food, host. I have a feeling Rong Er is coming back.]
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