Chapter 202: Only those who have no way out will fight to the death
Lin Xiaoyue and Gu Mian looked at each other, Gu Mian shrugged and gestured with his hand for Lin Xiaoyue to make the decision. Lin Xiaoyue knew that human hearts are unpredictable, kindness does not necessarily bring good rewards, and it is hard to say whether this person is useful or not!
She thought for a moment and said, "If I'm going to buy your life, then I'll have to make it count! Let's put it this way. We're recruiting soldiers. If you can help us recruit one person, you'll get one silver ounce. If you can recruit one hundred, you'll get one hundred ounces. This money is earned as a test and will not be included in your monthly salary. And if you recruit more than two hundred soldiers, you'll be considered a success. The deadline is before dark. What do you think?"
The man's family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet. He kowtowed repeatedly and agreed, "Okay! There are three or four hundred people in our village, and I'm sure I can find two hundred! My name is Xue Shichang. If you need anything in the future, I'll be willing to work like a slave for you!"
Lin Xiaoyue pulled the man up and said, "A man's knees are as precious as gold. As long as you do it, that's what you deserve! We'll meet here before dark. You can tell those people that if you stay and serve as a soldier, you'll be given a silver ingot that day. I mean what I say!"
The man named Xue Shichang was so moved that he kept wiping away his tears. Ever since his mother fell ill, the family had spent all their money and was left with a huge debt. He thought that life would have to go on like this, but he didn't expect that he would have a chance to turn things around!
He nodded excitedly and thanked her, "I see. Thank you, young lady!"
Because Xue Shichang was helping to recruit soldiers for the village, Lin Xiaoyue turned around and took Gu Mian to another place.
On the way, Gu Mian said with some admiration: "Why didn't I come up with this idea? I wasted half a day! There are three or four hundred people in Xue Shichang's village. If I were him, I would recruit them all to serve as soldiers. I could get three or four hundred taels of silver that way!"
Lin Xiaoyue rolled her eyes and said, "Don't they have any children or women in their village? Even if they were all men, there are still some elderly people who need crutches to walk! In fact, a village of 300 or 400 people can't recruit 200 people. In the end, he still has to go to other villages to ask like we did."
Gu Mian smiled awkwardly and said, "Haha! I didn't think that much! So do you think he can recruit 200 people?"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said affirmatively: "I believe he can do it!"
Gu Mian looked at Lin Xiaoyue doubtfully and asked, "Why are you so sure?"
Lin Xiaoyue replied: "Look at his family, they are very poor, their clothes are all patched up and washed clean, does he have any way out? Only people like him are willing to fight for their lives."
Gu Mian nodded and said, "You're right. So where are we going now?"
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the dilapidated temple in front of her and said, "We're here! Let's go in!"
Gu Mian grabbed Lin Xiaoyue's sleeve and reminded her, "Miss Lin, this is a beggar's den! They are all ignorant of the rules. Be careful not to bump into you!"
Lin Xiaoyue said with a smile: "With you here, what should I be afraid of? Let's go! We should also work hard. Don't let Xue Shichang recruit 200 people by then, while we are still empty-handed and have not recruited anyone!"
Gu Mian followed behind awkwardly, muttering, "That's better than recruiting beggars."
Lin Xiaoyue smiled but said nothing. The current situation was clear in front of her. Some of the young masters could occupy a place in the court by relying on their families, and they were unwilling to fight with Liang Jingyao. Only these ruffians and those who had nowhere to go would risk their lives!
"Cough cough!" Lin Xiaoyue walked into the dilapidated temple and coughed heavily a few times.
The beggars in the dilapidated temple all looked towards the door. When they saw that it was a pretty girl, they became like wolves and tigers, as if they could pounce on her at any time!
"Hey, where did this girl come from?"
"She's so beautiful!"
"Look, her face is whiter than my butt!"
"Tsk, can you see your butt? You really can't see your butt!"
"Get lost! What do you know!"
"Girl, are you here looking for a man? Do you think I can do it?"
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Gu Mian couldn't stay there for even a moment. Damn it, these people didn't even take a piss and look in the mirror! How dare they covet their brother's sweetheart!
With a dark face, he shouted in a deep voice, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut off your tongues!"
When the beggars saw Gu Mian draw out his sword, they stopped talking, but their eyes were still fixed on Lin Xiaoyue.
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Who is your leader?"
At this time, a dark-skinned man in tattered clothes came out. He staggered over with a bottle of wine in his hand and asked, "Girl, what do you want from me?"
Lin Xiaoyue couldn't stand the other party's pungent smell of alcohol, and she began to back down in her heart. Is such a drunkard really okay? If he causes trouble for Brother Liang, it will be a disaster!
"I originally wanted to negotiate a deal with you, but since you look like a drunkard, forget it!" Lin Xiaoyue shook her head in disappointment and prepared to leave.
The man was holding a wine bottle and was about to grab Lin Xiaoyue, but was blocked by Gu Mian's sword.
"What are you doing? Get out of here. I'm talking to a girl. What's it to you?" The man threw the bottle of wine in his hand at Gu Mian.
Gu Mian quickly pushed the man to the ground and scolded him, "If you dare to do that again, I won't be polite!"
The man's head was stomped by Gu Mian, causing him pain. He cried and begged for mercy, "I won't do it again! Never again!"
At this time, the dilapidated temple was silent, and no one stood up to watch the man being beaten.
Lin Xiaoyue found the beggars here rather interesting. Why didn't any of the underlings step forward when the boss got beaten? Could this be a fake boss?
She asked curiously, "Why? You're all unwilling to help him? Or are you really afraid of us?"
There was a child in rags, with tangled hair. He walked up to Lin Xiaoyue and said, "Pretty sister, we don't have a boss. This guy is a bad guy. He always steals the money and food we beg for! You should ask this big brother to beat him to death, so that we can have food to eat!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt that children would not lie. She looked into the dilapidated temple again and asked, "Is this true? If we help you kill this man, you will listen to us from now on. How about that?"
When the people in the dilapidated temple heard Lin Xiaoyue's words, they shouted in unison: "Good! Kill him! Kill him!"
When the man heard so many people wanted to kill him, he cursed angrily, "Damn it! I just want you to provide me with food and drink. Did any of you get beaten up and have your hands or feet broken? Don't think these two well-dressed guys are good people. Maybe they're here to kill you!"
Lin Xiaoyue looked at Gu Mian, "What do you think?"
Gu Mian also didn't like people who were drunk in broad daylight. Judging from what he said, he was not a good person. Since so many people wanted to kill him, it seemed that he was also a bad person who had done all kinds of bad things!
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