"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully redeemed a Level 4 Intermediate Reward: 20 Disease Elimination Pills!"
Lin Ru was stunned for a moment, and then she was overjoyed!
What delighted her most wasn't the cure-all pill, but the quantity! She suspected that if her maternal grandfather's system had awakened, there would also have been 20 of those body-strengthening and internal energy-boosting pills!
She lost out! But she didn't regret it! Because everything followed the natural order! Only by maintaining a calm mindset can one better welcome the surprises to come!
The issue of allocating these 20 grains is something she needs to think about carefully!
Just as she was deep in thought, Bai Guangyao's joyful cheers brought her back to reality!
"My God! Cousin! This man actually has a hundred taels of silver in his arms!"
The remaining people also gradually discovered silver notes of varying denominations from their sleeves, pockets, and even shoes! There were also some loose silver coins!
Everyone was very happy!
Diao Yan, Xue Bao, and the others had never seen so much money before! They kept muttering, "We're rich! We're rich! We're rich!"
After they had thoroughly searched the bandits, all that was left on them was a tattered cloth to cover their shame; the rest of their clothes had been stripped off and inspected!
This can be considered a fitting end to the saying that he will die a horrible death!
Lin Ru smiled as she looked at the messy things they handed her!
Besides silver notes and coins, there were also bottled medicines and poisons, and even more surprisingly, several women's undergarments were found during the search!
It seems that man has abused more than one woman!
They even carried these bibs with them as spoils of war!
Lin Ru carefully calculated that the silver notes and loose silver coins together amounted to approximately 1,560 taels!
For these bandits, this is the money they can earn in a day, but for the people they rob and harm, it is their life savings!
Even if we assume that each family had a maximum of fifteen taels of silver in savings, it would take killing over a hundred households to accumulate that amount! And last year was a famine year; some families couldn't even afford to eat, let alone save any money!
This shows just how ruthless and insane these bandits were!
Lin Ru thought for a moment and decided to carry all the corpses into the woods. In these days, not only people are starving, but even livestock are starving! If the corpses of these bandits are devoured by wild animals and fill their bellies, it would be a good deed!
If it really burns to ashes, it would be too good for them!
After doing all this, Lin Ru divided the silver in her hand equally among everyone!
Diao Yan and Xue Bao waved their hands repeatedly as they looked at the two hundred taels of silver they had been given!
“Miss Lin! We two haven’t really been of much help. We only killed two bandits at the beginning, and the rest of the time we needed the two young masters to protect us. We’ve been a bit of a hindrance, so we really have no face to ask for so much silver!”
Lin Ru smiled at the two of them: "This is what you two deserve. Knowing full well that coming here was a death sentence, you still came with us to your deaths without hesitation! Your courage far exceeds this 200 taels of silver!"
"And don't be fooled by this silver. It may seem like a lot now, but once we get to a place where we can replenish our supplies, you'll realize just how worthless silver is during times of war!"
Diao Yan and Xue Bao understood that Lin Ru was right!
Previously, six or seven coins could buy a pound of brown rice, but now, six or seven coins probably wouldn't even buy half a pound!
Moreover, both families were hunters who made a living by hunting and didn't grow much grain! Now their grain reserves were even lower! With their meager money, they couldn't buy much grain at all, and it wouldn't be enough to feed their large family. So the two looked at each other and accepted the money.
They bowed deeply to Lin Ru with great gratitude!
"Miss Lin! Thank you so much! You are so kind! So much money, and there are only two of us outsiders here, yet you still gave us so much without batting an eye! No wonder you are the village chief's granddaughter!"
Lin Ru burst into laughter!
"So you two dare not accept it because you're afraid I'll be tempted by the money and kill you to silence you?!"
"You two are overthinking it!"
"Besides, I've actually taken advantage of you; all the wound medicines and poisons we found are in my hands!"
"Those medicines are worth quite a bit of money, but if you want to use them, you can come to me!"
Diao Yan and the other man blushed at Lin Ru's laughter and scratched their heads in embarrassment!
They were genuinely afraid of being killed to silence them, after all, they had never seen so much money in their lives!
However, judging from Lin Ru's reaction, it proves that the two of them were indeed overthinking things!
Lin Ru found these people quite interesting. They all seemed honest and kind, and loyal, but they also had their own little schemes! They weren't the kind of people who were stubborn and narrow-minded!
Good!
She pointed to the knife on the ground!
"Oh, and those bandits' knives! Remember to take them all and distribute one to each of the men in the village!"
"And the horses over there, let's take them all back! We can distribute them to the families of the wounded in the village, so they won't have to drag their injured horses pulling carts!"
"There are just too many horses, and it might be difficult for just a few of us to get them back!"
Bai Jian, who had recovered his senses, immediately said, "Your second uncle and the others are not far behind! You wait here for a while, I'll go call them over. I just ran into my second and third uncles on the way! There are definitely enough people to lead the horses!"
Lin Ru nodded!
"Alright, Uncle, we'll wait for you here!"
"Don't tell them anything else, just say that we got rid of those bandits!"
Bai Jian nodded in agreement!
"Ru'er is right! You shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but you can't be without the heart to guard against others, especially when it comes to money. Don't tell anyone!"
"Although those coming later will all be our relatives, there will also be outsiders present! It's best to be cautious!"
Diao Yan and Xue Bao both nodded in agreement!
"Yes! We won't tell anyone! You can rest assured!"
Bai Jian then left with peace of mind. Lin Ru thought she should go back first to let Bai Chengye and the others know she was safe, and then find some people to come and greet them, so they wouldn't worry!
So he told Lin Bai and the others to stay here and he ran back as fast as he could!
She had just reached the vicinity of the woods where they had settled!
Just as we were about to go inside, a small figure darted out from inside, holding a knife in his hand!
Lin Ru immediately drew her knife to defend herself, and after exchanging a few blows, she realized it was Lin Qing!
Lin Qing recognized her as her elder sister and immediately dropped the knife in her hand, her eyes red with tears as she rushed into Lin Ru's arms!
"Eldest sister! You're finally back? It's been an hour and a half! I thought something had happened to you!"
Hearing his choked voice, Lin Ru patted his head reassuringly.
"Don't worry! See, I'm back safe and sound."
"It's alright, it's all over now!"
"You're a man now! You can't cry!"
Lin Qing then pulled away from Lin Ru's embrace, wiped her eyes hard with her sleeve, and said in a muffled voice, "I didn't cry! I was just squinting!"
Lin Ru smiled and gently pinched the tip of his nose!
"Alright! Xiaoqing is the best! She won't cry! Let's go back and let Mom and the others know we're safe!"
"Just because you were so brave just now! I'll definitely reward you with a piece of candy later!"
Lin Qing cheered happily!
"Really? Then I've eaten three candies today!"
Lin Ru affectionately patted his head!
"Of course it's true!"
The two chatted and laughed as they walked back, and many people gradually emerged from the bushes beside them! Seeing that Lin Ru had returned unharmed, they all breathed a sigh of relief!
But when they returned to the camp, they heard cries of anguish coming from inside!
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