As Ruan Chengqian pondered this, he handed a medicine packet to Ruan Libao. "Alright, I'll talk to the county magistrate about this. You can go back first."
Ruan Libao didn't ask any more questions, but he had a premonition that Ruan Hai might be in trouble.
He whispered, "Be careful in everything you do. If you need any help, just let me know."
"Haven't you already helped me?" Ruan Chengqian laughed. "Alright, I'll give you a big surprise another day."
Ruan Libao was delighted and left without lingering, carrying the medicine bag.
As he walked out of the courtyard, Ruan Chengqian still reminded him, "If it doesn't work, you should still go see a doctor."
"Okay, I'm off now." Ruan Libao grabbed the medicine and hurried home.
Ruan Chengqian closed the courtyard gate again, and when he turned around, he saw Shu Yu walking out of the room. "What's wrong?"
“It’s the Lou family.” Ruan Chengqian’s eyes lit up. “There seems to be progress with the Lou family. She said she wants to see you, at the Lou family’s house.”
But soon he hesitated, "There are people watching outside. Even if we go to see the Lou family, it might not be convenient."
"It's alright, the people keeping watch are easy to deal with." Shu Yu asked Ying Xi, "Do you know the location of those two villagers who were keeping watch?"
"I know, one is watching the front door, and the other is watching the back door."
After all, they weren't professional surveillance agents, and their coverage wasn't comprehensive. As long as they didn't go towards the front gate or the back yard, it was still easy for them to slip away.
Shu Yu borrowed a pair of shorts that were easy to move in from Wang Shi and changed into them. Ruan Chengqian also changed into some lighter clothes. Ying Xi didn't need to change, as she was already dressed neatly.
The three of them stood in the courtyard, while the rest of the Ruan family looked at them with puzzled expressions.
Then Shu Yu asked Ruan Chengqian, "Can you climb over walls?"
"Yes." He looked at his own courtyard wall. After the repairs, the wall was actually higher than the walls of ordinary houses, but he was still quite agile as he went up the mountain, climbed trees, and went down the river to catch fish.
Moreover, they have a ladder; as long as you're careful when going down, climbing over the wall is quite easy.
What he was more worried about was the county princess. Even if she grew up in a poor family, she was still a girl. Could she overcome that?
Shu Yu nodded upon hearing this. "There's a pretty fierce dog next door. I'll have Ying Xi throw a stone into their yard later. When the dog starts barking and making a fuss, we'll climb over the wall and go outside."
Shu Yu and Ying Xi didn't care; she was mainly worried that Ruan Chengqian would make a sound when he jumped down, so it would be safer that way.
Ruan Chengqian agreed, "Okay."
The next moment, Yingxi tossed the stone in his hand and threw it into the neighboring yard.
"Woof—woof woof—" The barking of the dog rang out fiercely, instantly breaking the relatively quiet night.
Shu Yu suddenly took a few steps back, and before the Ruan family could react, she took a few running steps and 'whoosh' she was on the wall, easily climbing down from the top.
The Ruan family members were speechless. Holy crap? That's some serious skill! Or is their wall just too low?
Yingxi followed closely behind and quickly made his way up as well.
Now, the pressure fell on Ruan Chengqian, and the entire Ruan family turned to look at him.
Ruan Chengxuan asked in a low voice, "How about I bring you the ladder?"
Ruan Chengqian swallowed hard. "No, no need, I can do it."
That's what he said, but after thinking about it, in order to ensure his success, he still stepped onto the large vat at the corner of the wall to get up.
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