extortion
An auntie opened the door and saw Ye Jingan's unfamiliar face. She frowned and asked warily, "Who are you?"
"I'm Uncle Xu's relative." Ye Jing'an said.
"Uncle Xu? The deaf Xu who makes paper-cut things?" asked the aunt.
"Where is he deaf?" Ye Jingan asked.
"He's deaf and blind. He talks like a fart. We asked for red paper flowers, and he agreed, but when we were about to start, he gave us white flowers." The aunt said, "His family has all died out, and he's a bachelor himself. Where would his relatives come from?"
"He's a distant relative. I only come to see him when I have something to do. He has never been here before, so naturally you don't know him." Ye Jing'an said.
"Oh, get out! You are not welcome here." The aunt chased them away, glued the fallen paper flowers back on, and cursed the deaf Xu for making black money by giving them this broken glue.
Ye Jingan snorted coldly and shouted, "Who would be willing to come to a shabby place like yours? If it weren't for the homework, do you think I'm worth it?"
Ye Jing returned to Uncle Xu's house in anger and said to him, "Give me my money back! You guys scolded me and told me to get out. When have we ever been treated like this? If I fail the exam, I won't even film here!"
"Who scolded you?" Uncle Xu asked.
Ye Jingan described the aunt's appearance and clothes to him, and Uncle Xu cursed: "Damn it! It's that stinky old woman looking for trouble again, come with me!"
Uncle Xu took them to the small house in the back and stood outside the door, cursing, "Get out here, you bastard!"
The aunt opened the door, rushed out and slapped Uncle Xu fiercely: "Who are you calling a cousin?! I didn't bother you at all, but you got into trouble first?!"
"Damn it! You cut off my source of income, scolded my relatives, and even dared to hit me!" Uncle Xu grabbed her hair and tried to slap her.
Ye Jingan was just about to go over to help when he saw the old lady turn her hand, grab the man, and kick him out.
Ye Jingan took two steps back and secretly gave her a thumbs up.
"Hey hey... stop hitting her, stop hitting her!" Uncle Xu pulled her aside and whispered something.
The auntie's expression softened considerably. She came over and asked Ye Jingan, "Are you students? Do you want to submit a video as homework?"
"Yes." Ye Jing'an nodded.
"We can't just take pictures of this, it will offend the groom, unless..." Aunt Li raised her eyebrows slightly and stared at them with an expression that said you know what I mean.
"Unless what?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"The groom likes money. Unless you give him more money, he will probably let you take the photo." said the aunt.
Ye Jingan gritted his teeth and glared at them. He wanted to call Officer Lu and have them arrested. "I'll let you spend a few days in jail, and see if the groom still likes money!"
But he didn't want the police involved. Who knew what kind of sorcery they were using? Even Brother Liu couldn't find them, so even if the police came, they wouldn't necessarily be able to find them. They might alert the enemy, and Ren Heshu would be in danger.
Anyway, he is Song Yiyu's man, so he will pay. Ye Jingan patted Song Yiyu's arm.
"How much do you want?" Song Yiyu asked.
"Twenty thousand." The auntie asked loudly.
"How much?!" Ye Jing'an said, "Are you kidding me? We have to hire someone to take wedding photos, and you're asking us to pay?"
"Take pictures if you want!" the auntie said as she walked into the house with a pout, "You haven't even got 20,000 yuan yet, and you're still acting like a grandson!"
"Okay." Song Yiyu said.
"Give me money!" The aunt spread out her palm.
"You know we're students, right? You're just giving us 20,000 yuan? We don't need pocket money for food." Ye Jing'an handed Uncle Xu 5,000 yuan. "That's all we have left. We'll give you the rest when we get our bonuses."
"Aren't you rich second-generations? Why don't you have 20,000 yuan yet?" the aunt asked.
"It's good that you know he's a rich second-generation man. He used all his money to buy equipment for our filming and even bought a car. You believe it, right?! Give me back all the money, and we won't film anymore." Ye Jing'an said.
"Believe it, believe it! Go ahead and take the pictures." Uncle Xu pulled the aunt away and said something else.
The aunt said, "You guys stay here, and you are not allowed to post the photos online."
Ye Jingan pointed at the house: "I want to go in and take some pictures."
"Go ahead," said Uncle Xu.
The house looked very different from yesterday. It was decorated in a rather festive manner, but it looked like a combination of a wedding and a funeral, which Ye Jingan found odd. Across from the door stood a large table, with many more offerings on it. A black and white photo frame against the wall was also tied with red silk.
"Is this a marriage for this woman?" Ye Jing'an asked doubtfully.
"This is the man's mother, she has passed away." said the aunt.
"Where is the groom? Why can't I see the coffin?" Ye Jing'an asked again.
"Why do you have so many questions?" the auntie said impatiently, "If you want to take pictures, take pictures. If not, get out!"
Ye Jingan: “…”
"Let's go and come back to see you in the evening." Liu Muzhe said.
"Indeed, the bride and groom haven't arrived yet, so there's nothing to take pictures of." Ye Jing'an asked, "What time does the wedding start tonight?"
"Start preparing at 11 o'clock and start on time at midnight." Uncle Xu said.
"Okay." Ye Jing'an pulled Liu Muze out, "Brother Liu, is there anything wrong in the room?"
"No. Since it's a ghost marriage, there will definitely be a wedding ceremony. They will pick up the bride. We will find an opportunity to do it at night." Liu Muzhe said.
"Well, let's go around and find a path that's easy to run on." Ye Jing'an said.
Just as they were about to leave, a van drove up to the door of the house. Four big men got out of the car, unloaded the goods from the trunk, took out several large cardboard boxes and bags, and bought a bunch of things.
Ye Jingan came forward to take a look out of curiosity.
"Who are you?" asked the ferocious-looking man.
"We are students. We came here to shoot a video. We have already greeted Auntie and Uncle Liu." Ye Jing'an said.
"Come on! Come on! We're busy, don't block the way." The man moved the box into the house.
"Let's go." Liu Muzhe said.
The houses here are all built in a row, and the road in the middle leads straight to the village entrance. It's such a long road with no shelter, so even if you run with someone at night, you will easily be discovered.
Could he drive up to the family's door, wait for them, rob them, and then just run away with them in the car? That wouldn't be enough, right?
Ye Jingan and Liu Muze discussed how to kidnap someone at night. Liu Muze said, "It may not be her. Let's see tonight."
The group wandered around the woods surrounding the village. The forest was so deep that even if they built a cabin anywhere, it wouldn't be visible from the outside. Ye Jing'an also saw cow dung in the grass by the roadside at the entrance to the village. There were no cow sheds in the village, so they couldn't keep the cows at home. They must have a cow shed in the mountains. Perhaps they were hiding there, or in one of the three small huts.
There's nothing to do during the day anyway, so I might as well just take a walk to kill time. It would be even better if I could actually find the person in the mountains.
The forest looked deep from the outside, but it was actually quite nice inside. It was well-connected, with muddy paths worn by people walking through it. After walking around, he actually saw a cowshed. Song Yiyu rushed over to look for him, but Ren Heshu was not inside.
"Hey, hey! Just take a look and see if there's nothing there. Why are you looking in the cow dung pile?" Ye Jing'an pulled the man back. "She's the bride after all. Even if she was kidnapped, she shouldn't be buried in the dung pile."
"Why are you taking us around when no one is here?" Song Yiyu said unhappily.
"Can you stay there? Come out for a walk and hike, then go back on time to eat and take a nap until night. That's just the right amount of time." Ye Jing'an said.
Song Yiyu thought about it and agreed. It was almost time for dinner. They had been walking in the mountains for an entire afternoon, but he didn't even realize that so much time had passed.
Ye Jingan calculated the time and knew that dinner would be served soon after he returned. Uncle Xu's cooking was truly terrible. Song Yiyu was watching pigs eat the entire time, not even picking up his chopsticks before saying he was tired and wanted to go back to his room to sleep. Even Brother Liu, who wasn't picky about food, put down his chopsticks after just two bites.
After walking all afternoon, Ye Jingan was hungry. Thinking that he had a big project to do that evening, he needed to eat and drink enough to work. Although the stir-fried vegetables were unpalatable, the rice was okay. He ate it with chili sauce mixed with rice and forced himself to eat a large bowl to fill his stomach.
After dinner, he took an apple from the living room and went upstairs. Ye Jingan said, "You're not full, are you? I'll peel an apple for you. Do you want me to peel it?"
Liu Muzhe became interested and stared at him while he was cutting.
Ye Jingan weighed the sword a few times and asked, "Brother Liu, aren't you going to stop me?"
"Why should I stop you? It's not my sword, go ahead and cut it." Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
"Hey, I got a fruit knife." Ye Jing'an peeled the apple into several sections. He thought it was pretty good and handed it to Liu Muze, "Eat it, eat it."
Ye Jingan lay down on the bed: "I'm going to sleep for a while, Brother Liu, do you want to sleep?"
"Not sleepy." Liu Muzhe said.
"Then wake me up at a certain time tonight." Ye Jing'an threw his arms around the pillow and fell asleep.
"Okay." Liu Muzhe covered him with a blanket.
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