There was a small stool inside the room. Qiao Lian'er moved the stool over and sat down in front of the two of them.
She twirled the short knife in her hand: "It's really sharp. This cut will surely kill my throat."
The sun outside was blazing, and the short knife, reflecting the sunlight, added a touch of chill, constantly sweeping across their faces, making them feel a chill run through their bodies.
Normally, they wouldn't even consider a girl that big a threat, but now a three-year-old child could kill them.
They tried to struggle, attempting to break free of the ropes with brute force, only to find that the knots on the ropes tightened the more they struggled, causing them to panic and making them afraid to move any further.
"Little girl, what's going on? Why did you tie us up? You're so young, you're not planning to kill and rob us, are you?" After the initial shock, Yang Lao Er was filled with anger and shame.
If it fell into the hands of a young girl, her colleagues would laugh at her.
Then he thought for a moment: "Oh, I know, you feel that you're losing money by selling the water to us for five taels of silver, and you want to raise the price, so you should just say so, why make it come to this?"
"If you release my brother and me, I'll give you ten taels of silver."
While saying this, Yang Lao Er was actually thinking that as soon as he let go, he would subdue the girl and throw her into the well to become a female ghost.
How could Qiao Lian'er not see through his wicked intentions? She pretended not to hear him, holding the dagger in her hand.
In ancient times, the use of iron tools was strictly controlled. All iron pots and cleavers in a household had to be registered and reported. Moreover, they were all old and worn out, and even if you had money, it was difficult to replace them with new ones.
The short knife in my hand is brand new and shiny, light and sharp, with flying eagles and waves engraved on the handle and scabbard, which is very beautiful.
Boss Yang was deep in thought. He looked at Qiao Lian'er with icy eyes: "Are you in cahoots with them?"
However, he found it strange that those people had taken advantage of their lack of vigilance towards this little girl to take them down, and now this little girl shouldn't be the one appearing in front of them.
From what they had said before and after, Qiao Lian'er understood what he meant.
They felt that the group was plotting against them.
"Then tell me first, what are you doing following me? Do you have any ulterior motives?"
The two brothers exchanged a glance and sensed that something was amiss.
Was it because of this that the little girl tied them up?
Yang the eldest spoke frankly: "I wanted to discuss something with you, but I never expected that you would drug us two brothers."
"I don't believe it. You just think I overheard something and want to kill me to cover it up," Qiao Lian'er shook her head.
"Hey, you silly girl, it's okay even if you heard it. We're here to talk to you about this because we want to tell you the whole story." Old Yang shook his head.
It seems this was a misunderstanding.
Besides, those people wouldn't choose such a thin, small girl as an accomplice.
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