Chapter 66 Strangely Scary
Keep the useful ones, let the useless ones die. He understands the principle, and he is useful.
If he wants to live, he can't admit that he's the third-in-command. No, he wasn't the third-in-command to begin with.
Lin Anyuan looked at him and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll give you two people to cook. Everyone's hungry."
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go cook right away." Fatty Li and the two men who were already with him ran off quickly.
Dou Xin said in a low voice, "Brother Lin, you let this fat guy cook. What if he poisons the food?"
They knew perfectly well whether he was the third leader of the gang or not, but they didn't kill the fat man because he seemed to know what was good for him.
"If he can poison us to death, that's his skill. If he can't, then he's the one who dies!" Lin Anyuan said with a smile as he looked at the remaining people.
These were mostly elderly and weak people who had been bullied. We were already extremely grateful that they weren't killed and were allowed to work.
In fact, Fatty Li did have some culinary talent, and soon he had a large table of dishes ready.
Lin Anyuan tasted it, and it really tasted good.
"Okay, you can stay and cook from now on."
Fatty Li was overjoyed; he was finally spared from dying. Being a cook was great!
"Boss, this humble servant is Peony. Congratulations, Boss, on taking control of the mountain."
Among the seven women, there was one with a seductive appearance who stared at Lin Anyuan with lustful intentions, and flirted with him in a high-pitched voice.
The little monkey angrily cursed, "What are you calling 'Big Boss'? My brother Lin isn't a bandit. Who are you trying to seduce with your slutty manner? You're obviously no good."
These are all bandits' women, how dare they seduce Brother Lin?
"If I can't call you 'Boss,' then what should I call you, young man? Don't be so fierce, I'm so scared!"
Peony clutched her heaving chest and glared at the little monkey.
The little monkey immediately blushed.
"Damn, this woman is huge," Qin the big guy muttered, touching his nose.
"Take your food back and eat." Seeing this, Lingniang hurriedly led the women downstairs.
After making the arrangements, Lin Anyuan put on his straw hat and said, "You can all stay here on the mountain without worry. I'm going back now."
"Brother Lin, we've pulled off such a big job, aren't we going to celebrate with a drink?"
"Yeah, Brother Lin, let's get really drunk tonight!"
Everyone will finally have a place to live, and they won't have to beg or perform on the streets anymore.
Zuo Yuan watched these people and silently ate his food. He and Lin Anyuan were now in the same boat, so he could just stay on the mountain and relax.
"No, I'm going home." Lin Anyuan shook his head and ripped the grass off his clothes.
Dou Xin suddenly spoke up, "Brother Lin, you're not afraid your wife will be angry, are you?"
"Impossible, right? Our upright and indomitable Brother Lin is actually afraid of women?" Qin the big guy's eyes widened, and he muttered under his breath, "But Sister-in-law's chopping-up moves are even fiercer than mine!"
Lin Anyuan glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think I'm afraid of her? I have other things to do and don't have time to waste on your nonsense!"
Lin Anyuan left after he finished speaking.
"What do you think Brother Lin is thinking? All these bandits are dead, there's so much stuff in the mountains, and the house is still new. Why can't he bring his wife and children up the mountain? They can finally live a better life."
"Who knows! Anyway, we're sure to have no problems with Brother Lin, let's eat."
Lin Anyuan wasn't there, so no one drank. After eating and drinking their fill, they went to find their own courtyards.
"Heroes, I've twisted my ankle, could you please help me up?"
Peony, with a section of her fair and tender calves exposed, looked at them pitifully.
Lingniang, who followed behind, was furious, her face flushed red. "You're talking nonsense! You were perfectly fine just now! How could you be so shameless! Seducing me, seducing me..."
Peony said in a coquettish voice, "Oh dear, it's from twisting just now, it hurts so much, Miss Ling, I didn't seduce any men."
Lingniang's face turned ugly. Did this woman have no shame?
Qin the Big Guy swallowed hard and said sternly, "Alright, you slut, go back now. We're all decent men!"
"What a heartless man!" Peony winked and tiptoed back.
What a serious person! His eyes are practically glued to her.
It's a pity that the handsome man left; all that effort was for nothing.
Lingniang was furious and found out that very night that the peony had been stolen from a dirty place, no wonder she was so promiscuous.
How could a man like Lin Anyuan possibly be interested in such trash? That's wishful thinking.
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The next morning, the threshold of Ye Wan's small, dilapidated courtyard was almost worn down by the footsteps of visitors.
The village women came in waves, each bringing something – a few eggs or a bunch of vegetables.
Finally, the village chief's wife, Zhao, arrived. She was the most generous, bringing a chicken with her.
Ye Wan had already sent the others away, and now only Zhao was left. She lowered her voice and said, "Have you heard? Zhang Fuhu also died yesterday."
"I haven't heard of it. He's dead? How did he die?" Ye Wan was genuinely surprised.
She died before she even figured out how to do it, what a lucky break for that fatso.
Zhao whispered, "I heard he was killed by bandits seeking revenge. He's still staying in the county government office. He was stabbed more than a dozen times. You have to admit, those bandits are really bold to dare to kill someone in the county government office."
She had a cousin's wife who cooked at the county government office, and that's how she heard the news. Those bandits were truly terrifying.
"It really is quite scary," Ye Wan said with a sigh.
She suspected that Lin Anyuan was behind it.
"You're a good person too. My husband said there's an empty courtyard in the village, and the village will help clean it up so you can move in there." Zhao said many more nice things to Ye Wan.
If it weren't for Lin Anyuan yesterday, their village would have been slaughtered. As the village chief, her husband should at least take the lead in showing some respect.
Moving them to the village means that Lin Anyuan will no longer be an outsider, but a villager.
Ye Wan smiled, "I'll ask Lin Anyuan when I get back. Thank you, Village Chief."
"I mean you should move to the village. That way, you can help each other out if anything happens. It's almost lunchtime, so I'll head back now."
After Zhao finished speaking and left, Lin Anyuan returned just as Ye Wan finished cooking.
"Brother Yuan, wash your hands and eat."
Ye Wan smiled and placed the rice in front of Lin Anyuan: braised chicken with rice.
Lin Anyuan glanced at her, then couldn't help but glance at her again.
"Just say what you want to say, stop hiding it, especially that smile, it's kind of scary."
There's no reason why I should have been so terrified after seeing him kill someone last night.
Ye Wan: ...
"Is my smile scary? Take it or leave it!"
She just wanted to ask if Zhang Fuhu was killed by Lin Anyuan.
Lin Anyuan rubbed his arms. "That's right. Don't be so fake in the future. Your calling me 'Brother Yuan' gives me goosebumps. Let's eat."
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