When Tong Wenyao arrived at the most prosperous house on the top floor, a loud shout came from inside, "Old Third is really getting senile. He brought these two rubbish back. They're still contagious tuberculosis!"
"Brother, that's right! I stayed with them for so long at that time, and I don't know if the third brother did it on purpose!" Tong Wen Yao heard it clearly on the roof and recognized the woman's voice. It was Liu'er who had been locked in the room just now!
Liu'er said, "Brother, are we still going to force the old man to tell us about the strange thing?" The one called "Brother" pondered for a moment before speaking, "It's better to believe it than not. Let someone go and check it out. If that doesn't work, threaten him with his daughter! I won't believe him and he won't tell me."
Liu Er's face showed admiration and a hint of respect, "Big brother is really smart."
Seeing Liu'er's expression, Min Zhi couldn't help but feel proud. He liked Liu'er looking at him like that! Min Zhi took Liu'er's hand and said gently, "Liu'er, after we finish dealing with that woman, you and I will retire from the underworld. Then you can give me a few more big fat boys!" Liu'er blushed and couldn't help but punch his chest with her little fist, saying coquettishly, "You disgusting thing! Who wants to have children with you?"
Tong Wenyao thought that they would come to interrogate her later, so she should go back quickly! Before leaving, Tong Wenyao saw where the water tank was in the kitchen, curled her lips, sprinkled the medicine powder on the water, and then walked downstairs. When she reached the locked room, her mind changed and she walked into the room next door.
The door was locked from the outside, and Tong Wenyao unlocked it in a few seconds. Pushing the door open, she saw two girls inside, who had just woken up. When they saw that it was a girl about the same age as them, one of the girls couldn't help but ask, "I wonder if this hero can get us out. We have money!"
Tong Wenyao came to find out more about the situation because she heard the boss say that these two were fat sheep.
"How much are you offering?" The woman hesitated after hearing this. She was worried that the other party would ask for too high a price, but if the price offered was not appropriate, the other party might not save them.
The woman behind him asked, "How much do you want, hero?" Tong Wenyao smiled, it seemed that the girl behind him had said something. Tong Wenyao said calmly, "Originally, I wanted 600 taels for each of you, but with two of you, it would be difficult for me to rescue you, so 800 taels each is not too much!"
The two women's faces lit up with joy when they heard this. They had originally thought that this hero would demand at least 10,000 taels of silver, but they hadn't expected it to be a mere 1,600 taels of silver! It was practically the same whether he accepted it or not.
Tong Wenyao knew that the price was cheap for them and she could refuse it, but her family had to spend money everywhere. Even the two thousand taels given to her by the county magistrate, now only 1,500 taels are left. Building a house requires money, workers require money, firewood, rice, oil and salt require money. However, the spicy noodle workshop has also recovered 300 taels of silver by the end of this month.
She also heard the boss say that they were fat sheep, but she still couldn't bear to let them bleed profusely. How would that be different from bandits? However, Tong Wenyao didn't want to rescue them in vain. She and Xing'er would be in danger if they went out! And dragging the two girls with him, wasn't that courting death?
But when Tong Wen Yao came back, she saw a donkey in the village, so she went to find these two girls!
In the moonlight, Tong Wenyao could clearly see the faces of the two women. One was pretty with a maid's hairstyle, and the other was gentle and lovely. She looked about thirteen or fourteen years old! The clothes they wore were much better than hers, at least they were made of silk or satin. However, the clothes were thin. It seemed that their robes had been taken away by bandits. It was unknown which lady was kidnapped.
Seeing that their hands and feet were still tied, she squatted down and untied them, saying, "This rope can be put back on. When the time comes, you can just pull it out. By the way, don't eat tomorrow's meal."
After giving them some instructions, Tong Wenyao walked back to the next room. When Xing'er saw Tong Wenyao coming back, her face no longer looked tense. "Dad!" Tong Wenyao nodded. "If someone comes later, you just keep coughing, okay?" Tong Wenyao handed her a small handkerchief and instructed, "There's something like cinnabar in this handkerchief. If you squeeze it hard, it will stain red and look like it's stained with blood."
Xing'er didn't understand either, so she nodded to indicate that she would cooperate.
Tong Wenyao and the others half-closed their eyes for a while before someone pushed open the door. One person held a torch and the other looked at them. Tong Wenyao's hands and feet were tied up when she came back. The person who came in didn't notice it either. The person bent down to look at Tong Wenyao, then used a stick to pick her hands and observe them carefully.
"No wonder the Third In Command sent you up the mountain. There are people like you! His face looks old and frail, but his hands are as soft as a baby's."
Tong Wenyao glared at him, only to be met with a sneer from him. "You old man, how dare you glare at me!" He then kicked Tong Wenyao. Tong Wenyao fell to the ground, hearing a voice from above, "I heard you went to Cangzhou to treat your daughter's illness? Was it to treat you or your daughter? Haha, if we hadn't caught you, you would have been rejuvenated!"
Tong Wen Yao was kicked in the abdomen by him. The pain made her want to resist immediately, but she thought she had to endure it, at least until they got water and had breakfast tomorrow, otherwise all her efforts would be wasted!
Seeing that Tong Wenyao didn't say anything, the man pulled Xing'er up and said, "Old man, if you don't tell me your secret, your daughter will die!"
"Hahahaha! My daughter is going to die? My daughter has been dead for a long time." Tong Wenyao laughed loudly, looking up at the sky, as if she had lost her mind and was in despair! Seeing this, Xing'er also covered her handkerchief and started coughing loudly, as if she wanted to cough out her lungs.
After Xing'er finished coughing, she picked up the handkerchief and saw that it was full of blood! Her face turned pale, her hands were shaking, and her face showed no will to live!
Tong Wen Yao leaned against the wall, looked at his daughter, and smiled foolishly, "If I really have the secret to rejuvenation, why wouldn't I use it on my daughter?" The man stared at Tong Wen Yao, seemingly in disbelief, because the old man in front of him was obviously not the same person!
Tong Wenyao looked at the moonlight filtering through, stretched out her hand as if to catch it, and then said in a somewhat forlorn voice, "A year ago, someone cut off my head and then installed it on this body. The poison doctor stood quietly by and watched me go mad. He watched me go crazy. He looked at me as if he was admiring a satisfactory work!"
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