So, after a few "howlings", the second in command could no longer bear it.
"Sister...aunt..."
There was fear in the trembling voice.
It must be said that Qinglong Village's submissive attitude is truly consistent. Both Jieba and the Second In Command act in the same way.
Lu Yan scratched his ears and said nonchalantly, "Can you talk now?"
The second in command still wanted to be tough, but when he met Lu Yan's cold gaze, all his thoughts of resistance disappeared.
"Yes... Mr. Song... He gave me 20 dan of fine rice... I..."
The second-in-command's voice trembled and his eyes were full of fear.
"What else?"
Twenty dan of fine rice is certainly a lot for the common people outside.
But for Qinglong Village, it was just a drop in the bucket.
Lu Yan didn't believe that Qinglong Village would work for Mr. Song for nothing for such a small amount of money.
"And... and... brown rice and white flour, ten stone each."
The second-in-command has already spoken, so the rest of the conversation won’t be that difficult.
After listening to his words, Lu Yan had an idea in his mind.
It seems that Song Jiao'e must have revealed the news of the impending drought to the Song family long ago, otherwise they would not have been so well prepared, and they would have already started to know about trading for grain at this time.
"Good."
Lu Yan concluded slowly, but a hint of sarcasm was already visible in his eyes.
At the beginning, she and the Gu family just had an unequal distribution of interests.
If Song Jiao'e hadn't tried to plot against them again and again, Lu Yan wouldn't have been so aggressive.
But now that things have come to this, if they still want to step on her to climb up, they are really dreaming.
As for the vengeance of Qinglong Village, Lu Yan naturally couldn't let it go easily. Since Mr. Song had taken action, don't blame her for being rude.
"Wife, we've asked everything we need to ask. Shouldn't we go now?"
The sky was about to brighten.
Gu Linbei couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The people in this village will be back soon, and it would be difficult to explain if we happened to run into them.
"It's time to go."
Lu Yan nodded, agreeing with Gu Linbei's statement.
Hearing this, the second in command became extremely anxious. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Lu Yan, his voice trembling with fear: "Auntie, please spare my life. I promise..."
The unfinished words stopped abruptly in my throat.
The second in command stared in horror and then died.
Perhaps it was because Lu Yan's movements were too fast, Gu Linbei's eyes couldn't help but become complicated when he looked at her.
He really wanted to ask Lu Yan how she could be so murderous. However, when he met his wife's calm and unperturbed eyes, all the words got stuck in his throat.
At this moment, Gu Linbei felt a little inferior.
When she was powerless before, Gu Linbei thought about protecting her and guarding her.
Some even thought that since Lu Yan was so beautiful, she would rely on men like a dodder. In fact, most women in Xiaohe Village had gone through the same thing.
But now...
The power he was proud of was suppressed by Lu Yan's power.
Gu Linbei felt as if he had lost all his merits in an instant, which made him feel a little at a loss.
"Okay, let's go."
Lu Yan retrieved the ladder from the space, collected the items Second In Command had hidden in the well, and then left the well. The two of them worked together, returning to the water tank where the person had been hiding. They tossed the unconscious woman into the space, then used their supernatural powers to leave Qinglong Village.
It was a dark and windy night, and everyone in the village came out in droves.
But no one knew that two people left Qinglong Village quietly.
As soon as they left the village, Lu Yan got out the two people who were thrown into the space.
The young boy rubbed his aching neck in a daze and slowly opened his eyes.
"Where am I?"
It was pitch black all around. The young man was stunned for a moment before he could see the person in front of him clearly in the moonlight.
Lu Yan and Gu Linbei were sitting not far from him at this time. The fire seemed to have just been lit, making a crackling sound as the firewood burned.
"Outside the village."
The location Lu Yan chose was in the mountains not far from Qinglong Village.
The surroundings were so quiet that it was frightening, and the young boy couldn't help but flinch.
But even though the firelight was dim, Lu Yan could still clearly see the expression on his face at this moment: "You mean, I... I came out?"
The trembling voice revealed the boy's injustice.
Over the years, he has tried every possible way to escape from Qinglong Village.
Every time he mustered up his courage, his pride was shattered. His life finally turned into an endless abyss, and now someone suddenly told him that he had escaped?
The disbelief in his eyes could hardly be concealed, and the boy looked at Lu Yan and Gu Linbei again.
The couple's faces were covered in dirt, so their appearance could not be seen clearly.
However, at this moment, Lu Yan and Gu Linbei were deeply imprinted in his heart.
Before Lu Yan could speak again, she heard a "thump" and the boy knelt down in front of Lu Yan and Gu Linbei. Then she heard the "bang bang bang" sound of him kowtowed. Lu Yan was stunned for a moment. When she looked up at the boy, her eyes were filled with surprise.
"What are you doing?"
Forgive Lu Yan. As a person who traveled through time from the future, I really can't imagine what kind of favor would force someone to kneel and kowtow.
"Thank you both for helping me, thank you..."
The trembling voice was filled with helplessness, and the next moment the boy's voice was choked with sobs.
Lu Yan didn't say anything. She hated sentimental dramas the most.
Gu Linbei, on the other hand, perhaps because it was his first time doing something like this, actually felt quite a sense of accomplishment.
"Get up, it's not a big deal."
The young man had originally thought that if he didn't find the five hundred taels of silver, he was doomed. He thought he'd be murdered by the people of Qinglong Village and thrown into a mass grave. He also thought about staying in Qinglong Village and helping them commit crimes.
But he never thought that Lu Yan and Gu Linbei would bring him out in the end.
"When it's daybreak, leave."
Lu Yan's voice was calm.
After not sleeping all night, she was obviously a little tired.
But it was impossible to let her husband or her old ox carry these two strangers.
So, I might as well just wait here for them to wake up.
Of course, Gu Linbei didn't know what Lu Yan was thinking. If he knew she was comparing him to a cow, he would probably really question his life.
“Ahem…”
At this moment, someone next to him slowly opened his eyes.
The woman had a pair of almond-shaped eyes and her skin was not very fair. It seemed that she had been doing farm work all year round.
But when Lu Yan and Gu Linbei turned their heads, they saw her rolling eyes.
"Where am I?" The woman paused, then sat up straight after seeing Gu Linbei's face clearly. "My benefactor, did you save me? I knew you wouldn't just stand by and watch someone die."
The woman rushed over and grabbed Gu Linbei's trouser legs.
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