With thirty taels of silver laid out before everyone, no one could resist putting their fingerprint on it.
Mo Qianshang lent out her silver, and the five people from her village were redeemed. Although the villagers hated the village because they were robbed, they were powerless to do anything about it.
As the crowd left, the village entrance gradually quieted down and soon became deserted.
But after a while, a person stood out from around the corner of the wall; it was Mo Qianshang, who had returned.
She looked at the houses in the village and narrowed her eyes slightly: Even though they were borrowed, how dare they extort money from her like this? They even want to touch her money?
dream!
Mo Qianshang's body did not practice martial arts. Although it was very heavy, it was thousands of times stronger than an ordinary person. No one noticed that there was actually an extra person in the village.
She kept staring at the man who took the silver. He was a middle-aged man in his forties. Many people in the village had followed him. After returning to the village, they were obviously much more relaxed.
"The end of the month is almost here! It'll be time to divide the silver soon!"
"How much will I get this month? It feels like the most I've received so far this year!"
"The village chief can read, why don't you go and ask him to take a look for you?"
Mo Qianchang, hidden in the shadows, glanced around: Judging from what these people were saying, this was indeed not the first time they had done this kind of extortion, and it seemed that they distributed the money at the end of the month, which was obviously an industry.
Mo Qianshang watched as the person knocked on the door of a courtyard. Someone inside opened the door, and this time only the person who had taken the silver went in; the others wisely refrained from following.
"Alright, alright, this is settled. Everyone, you can all go home now. Come back in a few days to divide the silver!"
To avoid alerting the enemy, Mo Qianshang could not rashly enter the courtyard. She glanced at the sky, tiptoed into the courtyard, and hid behind the house.
No one in the village expected that someone skilled at concealing themselves would infiltrate their village, and that they could patiently and professionally remain hidden until nightfall.
Mo Qianshang sat by the wall, resting with her eyes closed all night. It wasn't until midnight that she got up by the moonlight.
She redeemed towels and ether from the system, only to find that a bottle of ether cost a hundred taels of silver.
Even though she was mentally prepared for the price increase, she almost fainted.
Hopefully, the things in this room can make up for her loss!
Mo Qianshang slowed her breathing and footsteps, gradually approaching the house. She inserted the dagger into the crack in the door, slowly raised the latch, and when it reached its limit, pushed open the door on one side.
Throughout this time, she kept her hand holding the dagger very steady to prevent the latch from falling and waking the people inside.
She went out to observe when the lights were turned off at night and found that there was a person living in this courtyard, living in this house, and Yinzi was also in this house.
After entering the house, she removed the latch and placed it on the ground, then put away the dagger.
The structure of the house is obvious: it consists of two rooms, one inside and one outside. The man guarding the house sleeps in the outer room, which has a door. Ordinary rooms usually don't have doors, while more upscale homes might just have a curtain.
But this room does have a solid door, and it's even locked.
Mo Qianshang poured ether onto a towel, walked to the bedside, and the guard, who was snoring loudly, didn't even make a sound. He was completely knocked unconscious by her covering his face with ether in his sleep.
Once this living person is dealt with, the rest is simple.
In order to get things done quickly, she reluctantly exchanged her old lock for a master key that worked. After a few tries, the lock opened.
Mo Qianshang opened the wooden door of the cubicle. It was too dark inside. This time, she exchanged for a cheap lantern and lit it with a lighter.
The inner room was immediately illuminated.
Mo Qianshang stared wide-eyed at the pile of things on the ground.
This is truly a case of the whole village extorting money from people; it's far more than she imagined!
It seems they didn't just want money; there were furs, paintings, and even porcelain vases piled up here. Her silver and banknotes were all in a box, along with some gold and silver jewelry.
After updating the system, Mo Qianshang's bad mood improved considerably. She had never worried about food and clothing before and had never discovered that she had such a money-grubbing side.
If an ordinary person came alone, it would be impossible to move all these things in one go. If there were many people, they would be a big target and it would be difficult to avoid being discovered by other villagers.
Unfortunately, Mo Qianshang is no ordinary person.
She started selling and storing everything, putting it all into the system store.
Although the exchange rate is not as good as before, as long as the quantity is there, all the different kinds can still be exchanged for more than 500 taels of silver!
That's all for a month. No wonder the villagers are so calm and collected even during famine years. If this were a village of two hundred households, each household could earn more than two ounces a month.
This is a zero-cost, high-profit business; it only takes in and never gives out.
Looking at the empty room, Mo Qianshang gracefully retreated, even thoughtfully locking the door behind her, trying her best to buy them time.
Mo Qianshang cleaned up the traces before leaving the village quietly. But as soon as she stepped out of the village, her gaze swept over the big tree at the village entrance.
Qin Baiyi jumped down from the tree.
Mo Qianchang frowned: "Didn't I tell you to look after the children?"
In the past, it was always Qin Baiyi who questioned whether Mo Qianshang had taken good care of the children. But now the roles were reversed, and Qin Baiyi's face turned cold: "They are all asleep, and someone is watching over them."
Mo Qianshang didn't say anything more and turned to walk back. Qin Baiyi, who was following behind her, looked at her empty hands and showed a slightly puzzled expression.
Although he didn't know what she was doing in the village all this time, he figured it was nothing more than revenge or stealing back the money she had taken out.
But she was clearly empty-handed, and did not cause any disturbance in the village.
Did she really go to take revenge and have already taken care of someone?
Qin Baiyi lowered his eyes, but he was not in a hurry. He had already sent his men to keep an eye on the area around the village.
Mo Qianshang returned to their resting place, and sure enough, the children were all sleeping soundly. She had been up all day and was starting to feel sleepy. When she turned around, Qin Baiyi had already left.
She didn't care that there was no one else guarding the place he mentioned.
Qin Baiyi is a mystery from beginning to end. Although Mo Qianshang dislikes the feeling of being out of control, she is not so curious as to actively seek trouble or investigate other people's secrets.
However, starting tomorrow, if his attitude remains as arrogant and condescending as before, she shouldn't expect him to give her the slightest bit of kindness this time!
Together with the children, Mo Qianshang gradually drifted off to sleep.
Since arriving here, Mo Qianshang has been a light sleeper. Although she is usually very vigilant, she can still sleep deeply when it's time to sleep.
This time, she slept soundly again, a rare occurrence, until dawn.
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