Qian glared at Qiu Dayong angrily, "Are you even a man?!"
Qiu Dayong looked embarrassed and didn't reply.
Ling Qi said, "These two don't seem like good people. In my opinion, they don't seem like Third Uncle and Third Aunt."
Ling Ba agreed, "You don't even need to tell me that."
Qiu Dayong became a little anxious, "We really are Xiaoyan's third uncle and third aunt."
Qian mustered her courage and said, "You wouldn't be thinking of taking over this house, would you? Let me tell you, this house already has an owner."
"Can you start a fire?" Ling Qi just wanted to wait for Qiu Yan to come back before demanding an explanation.
Now, he wants to make the most of everything.
Hearing Ling Qi suddenly change the subject, Madam Qian rolled her eyes. "What woman doesn't know how to start a fire? But once you've started, could you please leave us alone?"
Ling Qi nodded, "Of course." What use are they if we don't let them go? Are we just going to keep them around?
However, how to place it and in what manner is up to Qiu Yan.
Madam Qian was secretly delighted, thinking that these two bandits intended to stay and not leave.
Ling Qi led Qiu Dayong and his wife into the house. As soon as they entered, the smoke choked them so much that they couldn't open their eyes.
Ling Ba said, "Start a fire. Time limit: 15 minutes!"
"Fine, fine." Qian looked tremblingly at the two seemingly unfriendly men, and under their coercion, she began to start a fire.
Tears welled up in her eyes from the choking, and she hated the two mountain bandits she thought they were.
Thinking of where the two of them would stay that night, Ling Ba carried Qiu Dayong to the west wing to start a fire.
The couple were carrying a lot of things on their person, and they were afraid of being exposed, which made them extremely miserable.
However, they thought it was fortunate that it was winter, so it wasn't strange to be dressed in thicker clothes.
I doubt they could tell.
What are you afraid of? That's what will happen.
The fire had barely been lit when Zhao Zheng led the village chief and a group of villagers, carrying hoes and other farm tools, to Qiu's house.
Not far from the courtyard gate, Zhao Zheng pointed to Ling Qi and the other person in the courtyard: "That's them."
The village chief took a close look at the two men. "Folks, quick, grab them!"
Today, Qiu Yan's family has suffered a calamity. If it is not stopped, the bandits will become even more ruthless, and then these two bandits will surely threaten every household in their village.
That's why the villagers are so united.
At the village chief's command, the villagers, led by him, all rushed towards Qiu Yan's house in a swarm.
"You little thief, where do you think you're going!"
"Catch them quickly!"
"..."
A large number of people not only means greater strength, but also greater courage.
Ling Ba noticed what was happening outside the courtyard and frowned. "What's going on?"
Ling Qi chuckled, "That goes without saying, they must be here to catch a thief. These villagers are really kind-hearted."
Ling Ba rolled his eyes at Ling Qi: "You were mistaken for a bandit by the villagers, and you can still laugh about it."
Qiu Dayong and the Qian couple had very mixed feelings.
Ling Qi pulled Qiu Dayong by the hand and stood in front of everyone.
"Fellow villagers, we have caught these two thieves."
The shouting stopped abruptly.
Qiu Dayong was extremely embarrassed and wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground. "You little thief, let me go!" Even if he had really stolen things from Qiu Yan's house, he couldn't admit it now.
He pointed at Ling Qi and said angrily, "Village Chief, you must do justice for Xiao Yan!"
Zhao Shan looked at Ling Qi and Ling Ba, "Arrest them!" Although he knew that Qiu Dayong and his wife had a bad relationship with Qiu Yan, the two people in front of him were really suspicious.
After he finished speaking, all the villagers swarmed towards Ling Qi and his companion.
Qiu Yan was talking to Madam Ye when she heard a commotion outside the door.
Because of the cold weather, the door was tightly closed, and she couldn't hear clearly.
She asked Xiao Ran to stay with her master and mistress, and then went out of the house to check on the situation.
As soon as I came out, I saw what was in front of me.
Why is it this couple again?
She wanted to know what kind of trouble the couple was up to this time.
Ling Qi rubbed his throbbing temples, thinking to himself, 'A rabble.'
Ling Ba waved his hand to stop the villagers from moving. "Village chief, they are the thieves. Don't get it wrong. If you don't believe me, search them."
As expected of the village chief, he was quite polite in his speech.
Zhao Shan hesitated. Mountain bandits weren't like them; they weren't polite with words.
Qian started wailing at the top of her lungs, "Village chief, it's these two bandits! They're trying to take over our niece's house! You have to do justice for Qiu Yan..."
Anyone who didn't know better would think that Madam Qian doted on her eldest niece.
Ling Ba snorted, "The thief cries 'stop thief!'" This was the first time in his life he had seen such shameless people as Qiu Dayong and his wife.
Ling Qi clapped his hands together. "Sigh, you two are truly wasting your talents by not being actors. I admire you, I admire you so much."
After Ling Qi said that, Qian Shi cried even louder.
Zhao Shan questioned Ling Qi and his companion: "You say you're not bandits, then who are you?"
Qiu Dayong: "Village chief, what's the point of talking to these two bandits? Quickly capture them..."
Ling Ba glared at Qiu Dayong, forcing him to stop talking.
Qiu Dayong suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
Ling Ba began to lie with a straight face: "We are Xiao Yan's distant cousins."
"Cousins?" Zhao Shan lowered his eyes in deep thought. Ever since Qiu Yan's mother passed away, her cousins had stopped contacting her.
He didn't know much about Qiu Yan's relatives.
"You say you're Xiaoyan's cousins, but do you have any proof?"
"I am the proof!" Qiu Yan walked into the courtyard, smiling at Ling Qi and Ling Ba. "Cousins, is the fire ready?"
Mr. and Mrs. Qiu Dayong were stunned. When did Qiu Yan come back?
Also, how come I've never seen her two cousins before?
Zhao Shan and the others stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with the same confusion as Qiu Dayong's.
Zhao Zheng had intended to help Qiu Yan, but unexpectedly, his plan backfired.
He looked embarrassed the moment he saw Qiu Yan.
Qiu Dayong and his wife turned to run away, but Ling Ba blocked them at the gate.
He said, "Qiu... Xiaoyan, these two thieves just claimed to be your third uncle and third aunt, are they?"
Qiu Yan shook her head: "No."
Ling Ba added, "They were caught red-handed by Ling Qi and me while they were burglarizing the house."
Qiu Yan glanced indifferently at Qiu Dayong and Qian Shi's bulging upper bodies, then stretched out her hand and said coldly to the two of them, "Hand it over!"
Qiu Dayong: "Hand over...what? Xiaoyan, in the end, they're just cousins, we're the real family."
Qiu Yan looked at Ling Qi and saw him holding Qiu Dayong with one hand and reaching into his arms with the other, pulling out a bundle.
"These are my things, we just bought them today." Qiu Dayong tried to take back the bundle, but Qiu Yan had already opened it, revealing all sorts of food she had brought back from Baiyang.
Ling Qi sneered: "Is this even worth stealing?"
Qiu Yan looked at Qian Shi and said, "It's your turn."
Ms. Qian crossed her arms and said, "I didn't take anything."
"Really?" Qiu Yan wasn't a man, so she didn't have as many reservations.
She grabbed Qian Shi directly, and before she could even search her, the herbs fell from her arms and scattered all over the ground, and there were quite a few of them.
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