But Suo immediately panicked and winked at Qiao Lian'er, signaling her to hide on the hillside behind.
Otherwise, how could she, a woman, deal with these thugs and hooligans, and he wouldn't be able to protect her?
Qiao Lian'er held the cut stones in her hands. She seemed not to see Dansuo's gaze and walked up to him.
The thugs stared intently at the stone in her arms, craning their necks and swallowing hard.
I'm afraid one block is enough to build a whole courtyard.
But Suo quickly blocked Qiao Lian'er's way: "Miss Shui, you should leave quickly. They all have their eyes on these stones and mean no harm. I'll deal with them."
Qiao Lian'er shook her head with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, but I was wrong. There's nothing inside these stones when you cut them open."
As she spoke, she opened the stone, and sure enough, it was just an ordinary stone with only a little bit of green inside, which couldn't be extracted at all.
The thugs who had craned their necks all let out sounds of disappointment, their faces showing disgust, and their eyes were filled with mockery when they looked at Qiao Lian'er.
"I thought the people who looked after the stones for the caravans were some kind of experts. None of the three stones were worth anything. They have absolutely no skill. They're even worse than us slackers."
"Boss Zuo's caravan is going to be in big trouble. This batch of goods is going to be a huge loss, hahahaha."
One person laughed loudly, and the others laughed along with him.
"But Suo, we don't know if you're lucky or unlucky, so we won't bother you any longer. You can just keep these broken stones and make your fortune."
They left without any interest.
But So was a little stunned; he hadn't expected that none of the stones would yield anything.
It wasn't that he craved wealth; it would have been beyond Shui-guniang's caliber.
Qiao Lian'er didn't need a translator to know what they were roughly talking about.
"Dansuo, come with me." Qiao Lian'er prepared to take Dansuo to a hillside.
But Pei Shijiu inside the space couldn't tolerate it.
He flicked a few pebbles, which hit the heels of those men.
The thugs were walking up a steep slope when they were suddenly struck, lost their balance, and fell down the slope, howling incessantly.
The hillside was covered with rocks of all sizes. When they stopped, two people fainted on the spot, while the others clutched their legs and shoulders, letting out shrill screams.
Qiao Lian'er smiled as she looked at the scene.
It seems that Pei Shijiu can play a greater role in the space.
After turning onto the hillside, Qiao Lian'er took out a few things from his sleeve and handed them to Danso.
“This is what we just got. I estimate it can fetch a little over ten taels of silver, enough for you two siblings to build a bigger house.”
But as he looked at the emerald green, he hesitated and did not reach out to take it, though his eyes were already filled with tears.
Finally, he withdrew his hand: "Miss Water, this is the treasure you chose, and it was you who opened it. I was just helping you pick up a stone. It should belong to you."
"These ten taels are useless to me, but they are very useful to you. There are so many people on the hillside, I couldn't go in and pick them up even if I wanted to. What's yours is yours."
But then Suo presented the gift with both hands and bowed deeply to Qiao Lian'er.
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