After all, these people are all greedy for money. How could they not be tempted by such a large sum of money?
Just as Song He'er had predicted, the soldiers agreed and decided to follow the merchant up the mountain to retrieve the goods...
"You guys all stay here and sleep quietly, we'll be right back!" The soldiers scolded them a few times before following Ruan Wenxiao up the mountain.
Song He'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With this plan succeeding, she would be completely rid of these soldiers!
Ruan Wenxiao gave Song He'er a wink, and then led the soldiers up the mountain.
As darkness fell and the roads became slippery, the soldiers each carried a torch, illuminating the mountain path brightly.
"Have we arrived yet? It's the middle of the night, we don't want any wolves!"
Ruan Wenxiao broke out in a cold sweat: "There are no wolves. This hill isn't high enough for wolves to find shelter..."
After walking for a long time, we finally saw some light. When we reached the middle of the mountain, we saw several houses and a few sturdy horse-drawn carriages.
Ruan Wenxiao pretended to squat down on the ground and pointed to the silver-bell carriage in front of him: "This is my cargo! You... go first, I'll be there shortly. I'm exhausted..."
The officers sneered, "You think you can do business with this? You're not even as strong as a chicken. It's settled then, you have fewer men, and we have more. The goods can't be split 50/50, it has to be 30/70!"
They're raising prices arbitrarily! These people are truly insatiable!
With no other option, Ruan Wenxiao nodded: "Alright, deal, you can go now!"
Having said that, the soldiers staggered toward the carriage...?
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