bullyxtreme Chapter 1624: Earning Small Money Quietly
Chapter 1624: Earning Small Money Quietly
Just when Liu Qihan was falling into his own doubts for the first time, Wen Shiqing started coughing violently next to him.
The continuous coughing immediately brought Liu Qihan back to his senses. He supported her in panic and guilt, and patted her back gently.
It took Wen Shiqing a while to recover, and she looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Cousin... It's all my fault. My health is not good enough, and I have implicated you and my aunt..."
"Don't talk nonsense, we are a family, you should blame me if you want to." Liu Qihan looked at her pale face and tearful eyes, and immediately forgot what happened just now.
The bandit leader looked at the two men sarcastically and was about to say a few more words when his men who were on guard outside ran in hurriedly.
"Boss! Something terrible has happened!"
The Liu family and another family that was kidnapped were both well-known wealthy families in Yangzhou City, and the government did not dare to neglect them. Except for the small team sent to pick up Shi Li, the rest of the officers and soldiers were surrounded by the entire mountain.
After hearing the tip-off from his subordinates, the bandit leader cursed out loud.
"I'm just looking for money! I don't want to compete with the government!"
But things went against their wishes, and the situation has now come to this, which the bandits do not want to see at all.
In the second half of the night, Shi Li finally got a good night's sleep in the farmer's house where she stayed.
Before she fell asleep, she was cautious and asked a maid to stand guard outside the door. If anything happened, she could say that she fainted due to anger, so as to avoid being criticized for not caring about the lives of her mother-in-law and husband.
In fact, after she was out of danger, she fell asleep on the bed and slept until dawn the next day.
The maid not only kept watch for her, but also prepared a bowl of hot rice porridge for her to drink when she woke up. While she was drinking, she told her the news she had heard.
This time, a lot of soldiers came. After they surrounded the mountain, they also sent people to negotiate with the bandits. After all, the bandits had hostages in their hands, so they didn't dare to rush up the mountain to arrest people.
The bandits may not get the expected silver for their money, but they don't want to escape empty-handed, so the two sides are still in a stalemate.
It's easy to deal with other people, but the hostages held by the bandits will suffer forever.
Shi Li still felt very sympathetic towards them.
I blew on the hot rice porridge and took another big sip. After a day and night of fear, it was really nice to have a bowl of hot rice porridge.
It was not until noon that new news came from outside.
After receiving the news, Liu's father could no longer sit still. Although no one came, he sent his most trusted steward to give the bandits a silver note of 1,000 taels to redeem his wife and children.
Although the officials felt that this was against the rules, the Liu family was the richest family in Yangzhou and they did not want to offend them, so they acquiesced to the housekeeper's action of going up the mountain to redeem the person.
"Then let's go. We have to go there too, or we might get scolded."
Shi Li couldn't sit there comfortably any longer, so she rushed down the mountain with her maid and servant, looking at the mountain with an anxious expression.
The maids and servants around her were also very helpful. They did not forget to spread "rumors" to her while wiping their tears.
"My young mistress was so anxious that she fainted for a day and a night. She rushed here as soon as she woke up."
"For a whole day and night, the young mistress was worried about the mistress and the young master. She didn't drink a drop of water and was about to get sick!"
The officers and soldiers around were unaware of the inside story and looked at Shi Li with sympathy.
Shi Li also cooperated well, holding the maid's hand with a frown, looking shaky.
About an hour later, the housekeeper brought Liu's mother and Liu Qihan down from the mountain. Behind them was a girl with a veil covering her face, keeping a secret all the way.
Shi Li knew who that person was, of course, but there was no point in exposing him now, and it would easily arouse the jealousy of Liu's mother and Liu Qihan. So she pretended not to see anything and rushed over to ask about their well-being.
Liu's mother had originally had some complaints about Shi Li running away alone, but when she saw her like this and knew that it was she who asked people to report to the police and notify Liu's father, her anger subsided.
When he saw Wen Shiqing again, he felt a little guilty. He reached out and patted the back of Shi Li's hand, "My son has suffered."
"I'm not tired, as long as mother is okay." Shi Li raised her head and said sincerely with tears in her eyes.
At this moment, she also admired her own acting skills.
Liu Qihan didn't have any thoughts about Shi Li. He just looked behind him repeatedly and said impatiently, "Let's go back quickly."
He was worried that Wen Shiqing's body couldn't stand standing here for long.
"Yes, yes, yes, go back, go back. My old bones can't stand the torment anymore." Seeing her son like this, Liu's mother didn't dare to stay any longer.
The family thanked the officers and soldiers and got on the carriage back to the city.
However, the housekeeper who came to redeem the people was Liu's father's confidant, and he was the one who negotiated with the bandits personally. Naturally, he did not miss Wen Shiqing, who should not have been here. When he returned to Liu's house, he went straight to Liu's father and told him what happened.
"Bastard!"
Father Liu was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up, "Call that evil creature to me now!"