Song Ruier felt that Qiao Lian'er looked at him as if he were a fool.
"Why?" he blurted out.
"It's precisely to guard against people like you."
Song Ruier sneered: "Qiao Lian'er, you're putting on a righteous act, but actually you're not fighting these bandits for the sake of the travelers, you're fighting for yourselves. These bandits are after you."
He immediately realized that the Qiao family had made money, which had aroused envy.
He lingered on Changqing Street today, and stall number eight was doing the best business, with customers lining up in long queues.
The owners of the other stalls all cast envious and resentful glances at stall number eight.
Some people had particularly sinister eyes, as if they wished the Qiao family would disappear from the world.
He judged at the time that sooner or later someone would come after the Qiao family, and the Qiao family would be in trouble sooner or later.
So he decided that even if things didn't go smoothly at first, he would still go to Yongguan County a few more times, hoping to get a good deal someday.
To my surprise, these people couldn't wait to make their move today.
Qiao Lian'er raised an eyebrow: "You need to understand what mountain bandits are. Although this time it is mainly targeting the Qiao family, their presence on the mountaintop poses a potential danger to all travelers. It will not be safe for travelers to pass through here in the future."
“It doesn’t matter if someone like you, Song Ruier, is killed by bandits, but what about the other innocent passersby?”
Song Ruier was so angry that her face turned pale.
Qiao Lian'er ignored him and waved to a girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.
The girl was about to rush forward, but her family stopped her.
Knowing that help might be needed, the girl practically ran over.
"Little sister, is there anything I can do for you?"
"Okay, let's throw these two bodies down the hillside together."
As Qiao Lian'er spoke, she lifted the back of a corpse: "Lift your foot."
The corpse had its throat slit, and the ground was covered in blood, emitting a pungent, fishy stench.
The girl was a little scared and froze on the spot.
She looked alright, but the thought of touching a corpse still gave her the creeps.
"Sister, are you scared?" Qiao Lian'er smiled at her.
That one word, "sister," brought the girl back to her senses.
This little girl is thin and small, about seven or eight years old, yet she dares to kill and can lift most of her body.
She's fifteen years old, yet she still stands there timidly.
"Who says I'm afraid? I'm not afraid at all."
As the girl spoke, she lifted the corpse's feet.
She realized that most of the strength was in the hands of this little girl, yet she remained calm and composed, thinking to herself that the little girl was really strong.
Reaching the roadside, Qiao Lian'er counted "one, two, three" and threw the corpse down.
"Little sister, aren't you afraid the corpse will stink? What if we pass by—"
"Don't worry, the wolves in the mountains smell blood and come out in packs at night, and they'll devour everything," Qiao Lian'er said.
"That's good."
The girl felt reassured and helped her lift another corpse.
After dealing with the matter, the girl's face showed a hint of pride.
Qiao Lian'er believed that this would give the girl more courage for the future.
Having handled corpses before, what difficulties are there to fear?
When Qiao Lian'er turned around, she saw that Song Rui'er had already sat on the carriage seat.
They're trying to drive the carriage away.
Qiao Lian'er stood with her arms crossed, watching the commotion from the sidelines.
Song Ruier was eager to drive the horse away, her face filled with anxiety. She didn't notice that Qiao Lian'er had arrived, only thinking that the Akhal-Teke horse and the carriage belonged to the Song family.
His heart was pounding.
One hundred and fifty taels is a good price to sell, wouldn't that be a huge profit?
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