Jiang Li slept very deeply. When she opened her eyes the next morning, she found herself lying in bed.
She stood up puzzled, and saw Shen Changan wearing the clothes she helped change yesterday, busy in the kitchen.
When Jiang Li smelled the fragrance of rice porridge, his appetite was aroused.
Jiang Li quietly walked behind Shen Changan, preparing to give him a surprise attack.
Unexpectedly, the man turned around and suddenly hugged her in his arms.
"Xiao Li, are you awake?"
Jiang Li nodded gently. He slept too late last night and still had a headache.
"I passed out last night? You helped me change my clothes?"
Jiang Li nodded again, with a strange blush on his face.
"I saw my underwear changed when I went to the bathroom this morning. You did it yourself, right?"
Jiang Li didn't expect Shen Changan to ask such a straightforward question, and was suddenly at a loss.
She lowered her head and pursed her lips slightly without saying a word, but her face turned red uncontrollably to the back of her ears.
Seeing her like this, Shen Changan’s smile grew even brighter.
"I was wondering why I slept so comfortably last night. It turns out my little Li helped me a lot. Thank you so much."
Shen Changan thanked him seriously, but Jiang Li was a little at a loss.
She nodded slightly, not knowing what to say, so she said nothing.
"So you saw it last night, didn't you?"
Shen Changan suddenly spoke, and Jiang Li was a little slow to react, so he asked reflexively.
"What did you see?"
Shen Changan looked down at his pants, and Jiang Li suddenly reacted.
She was already blushing, and now her whole face was even redder.
“See, see…”
Shen Changan walked up and hugged Jiang Li's neck, kissing her hard on the face.
The two played around for a while and then got back to the topic.
"The village is really poor. I had to look for several houses before I could find some noodles."
"Well, it's normal for such a remote mountain village to be a little poor."
When talking about serious matters, Jiang Li's face was not so red anymore and his voice became normal.
"I'm going down the mountain after breakfast."
"Are you going to find someone from the Public Security Bureau? But it takes so long to get down the mountain. By the time you find someone from the Public Security Bureau, two days will have passed."
Jiang Li frowned slightly, obviously worried.
What she feared most was that so many people in the village had not eaten or drunk anything in the past few days, and the elderly and children might starve to death.
If she let them out, she couldn't foresee the danger.
After all, she can't tell who is good or bad, so it's easy for something to go wrong.
The most important thing is those women. They have been married in the village for many years. Although their lives may have been miserable before, some of them may be love-brained and will speak up for the perpetrators even if they are hurt.
If she lets her own people out and they bite her back in the end, the consequences will be very serious.
Shen Changan left the village, which meant that she was the only one standing in the village. If something unexpected really happened, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Don't worry, there are so many cliffs in the village, maybe there's a shortcut. After we have breakfast, I'll go ask a few people."
"There are always more solutions than problems. We should never be discouraged no matter what we encounter. Even if those people don't eat or drink, they won't starve to death in a short time."
"At most, I'll just make them suffer a little. If I delay too long, you can feed the elderly and children with poor physical fitness some water during the journey and make sure they are still alive."
Shen Changan had already thought of a solution, and Jiang Li nodded and felt relieved.
The two of them drank porridge, and Jiang Li cooked some noodles.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they went to bring back the two chatterboxes who were locked up in the woods outside the village.
The two men were lucky enough. Although they were thrown outside like garbage, they did not encounter any wild beasts or poisonous snakes at night, which barely saved their lives.
When Shen Changan forcibly dragged the man back, both of them were basically scared to death.
Jiang Li took off the cloth strips from their mouths, scooped a bucket of mountain spring water and placed it in front of them and asked.
"Is there anyone thirsty and wants some water?"
The two of them had nothing to eat or drink that whole night, and their feces and urine were all excreted on themselves.
Now, seeing the clear, sweet and refreshing mountain spring water, I couldn't hold it back anymore.
They nodded shamelessly, and one of them kept licking the corner of his mouth, clearly telling them that he was thirsty.
Jiang Li naturally had no good face towards these demons when he saw them, so he just poured a bucket of water on them.
The two were caught off guard and were drenched in cold water, but they both opened their mouths at the same time.
They licked the corners of their mouths desperately, struggling to eat the water that flowed down their cheeks.
After drinking some water, their dry and cracked lips became somewhat moisturized.
"Answer our questions honestly if you want to live!"
Jiang Li threw the ladle to the ground with a bang, and both of them were startled.
Now they didn't dare to have any thoughts and immediately nodded like crazy.
"Is there any shortcut down the mountain from the village?"
Jiang Li asked straight to the point without any prelude.
"No, no."
One of them answered after a moment's hesitation. Jiang Li realized that he was lying, so he slapped him twice and then pointed at the other person and asked.
"He likes to lie. This question is not worthy of answering. Now it's your turn."
"Miss, I just want to ask you, what is your purpose in asking this?"
"Don't worry about my purpose. I'm just asking if you have it or not. Just answer yes or no. It's so simple, do you still need me to teach you?"
Jiang Li said impatiently with a cold face, and the man shuddered with fear.
Thinking of the two slaps my companion had just received, I suddenly had no thoughts.
"There's a ladder to heaven on the back mountain. If you go down quickly, it only takes two hours."
Jiang Li's face immediately lit up when she heard the answer. Seeing her so happy, the man couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on her.
"The ladder is made of woven ropes and is almost perpendicular to the entire mountain. It's a very straight up and down height. Most people would be so scared that their legs would go weak just by seeing it, let alone going down the mountain."
"Take us over there and have a look!"
Shen Changan pulled his arm and said expressionlessly.
He was obviously very happy in his heart and his whole body was filled with joy, but he was still able to keep a straight face and not show any emotion.
Shen Changan pushed him roughly from behind, and the man stumbled forward.
They came to the cliff at the back of the mountain and saw a ladder made of woven ropes behind several huge rocks.
The entire ladder is very narrow, only enough for one person to pass through, and because of the sun and rain, the color of the rope looks a little dark.
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