amaotonovel Chapter 190: Disguise and Enter the Village
Chapter 190: Disguise and Enter the Village
The whole world was like a steamer on fire, and they were inside it, without a trace of wind.
The grass and trees drooped listlessly due to the sun, lacking any vitality.
Xia Qingyue was sweating profusely from the heat. She was about to lose all hold on any longer. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and pointed to a dark area behind the two sheds where the Li family lived.
"It's shady over there, let's go together."
"Okay." Han Zhibai took her hand and Xiaobai followed them.
They quietly came to the back of the Li family's shed, not too far away. Just as they squatted down, Li Benfu's voice came from the shed on the left:
"It's getting dark today. Sheng'er and I will go over to find out what's going on inside. If everything goes smoothly, we can start soon."
Chen Yuzhen said sadly, "Brother and Kang'er have been in there for three days. I don't know what's going on in there. You must be extra careful at night."
"Don't worry too much. They have changed their appearance. The juice of that plant will not fall off when it comes into contact with water. I'm afraid they didn't expect that we would fall into their trap."
The subsequent conversation was between the couple comforting each other.
Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai, who were eavesdropping, looked at each other, their eyes filled with caution.
At the same time, Shanzhai.
After the riot, the wooden houses outside the village were not demolished, but were being expanded instead. Some people were busy building the wooden houses by carrying wood, hammering and digging.
Among these people, two unremarkable men standing on opposite sides occasionally looked up and around.
The two men didn't know that their every move was seen by a beautiful figure standing not far away.
The men were busy at work when a soft female voice rang out, "Everyone has worked hard. This is today's herbal tea. Let's drink some to cool down."
Qian Yurou smiled slightly, and together with Xiaomei, she put the wooden barrel filled with herbal tea on the ground. They carried baskets filled with bamboo tubes for scooping water for drinking, and distributed them one by one.
Everyone was used to this. As the weather got hotter, the people who went out to find food brought back some wild chrysanthemum and mint, which they used to make herbal tea every afternoon. They happily thanked Qian Yurou, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss."
Although they have now surrendered to Guan Jianshan and the Qian family has been defeated, they still treat Qian Yurou with consistent respect and courtesy. Even though Qian Yurou repeatedly asked them not to call her Miss, they still did not change their address.
Everyone drank the herbal tea happily and had a short break. After drinking, they had to start working quickly. If they delayed for a while, they would be scolded and would have to go hungry at night.
"Uncle Zhou, we're busy transplanting sweet potatoes recently. We need to weed, turn the soil, water and fertilize. We also need to repair the chicken and duck pens. We're a bit overwhelmed. Can you lend us two people to help?"
Qian Yurou was in charge of supervising the construction of the wooden house, a former refugee. Since he had taken refuge with Guan Jianshan, he had been promoted to one of the managers because of his efficiency.
A month ago, she and the women in the village were busy with planting and breeding in the land they had reclaimed in the backyard of the village. Now, a lot of vegetables have grown in the land. Not only the refugees, but also Guan Jianshan has a new respect for her and strongly supports her to continue farming with her people.
Uncle Zhou finished a bowl of herbal tea and said, "The chicken and duck pen is so collapsed, we should find some men to fix it. Two is not enough, how about sending four people?"
"Uncle, two is enough. There are more people in the village now, and the wooden houses are not enough. They are urging us to build houses. You get up before dawn to work and are still working until dark. It's very busy and hard."
Facing Qian Yurou's caring words, Uncle Zhou's wrinkled face rarely showed a sincere smile, "Okay, if you really can't fix it, I'll come over later."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou. I'll choose two people to take away."
After getting Uncle Zhou's nod of approval, Qian Yurou looked at the men, and seemingly casually extended her finger, pointing at two people at random, "Let's pick them."
Uncle Zhou raised his voice and said, "Jia Ming, Hu Lai, you guys should follow the young lady."
The two people who were named followed Qian Yurou and Xiaomei towards the village.
There was a group of people standing in two rows guarding the gate of the village. Qian Yurou pointed towards Uncle Zhou and then towards the backyard and explained the situation.
After finding out the reason, the guard let him go.
Walking in the village, Qian Yurou looked forward, as if she had eyes on the back of her head. "Don't look around. The people inside were brought here by him. They are more alert than the refugees outside."
The two men behind him paused and exchanged glances quickly.
Qian Yurou's calm voice came from the front: "Follow me first, I will tell you everything you want to know."
When they walked to the backyard, the women working in the fields saw Qian Yurou, stopped what they were doing, smiled and called out, "Miss."
Qian Yurou greeted them one by one and said that she had brought people to help repair the chicken and duck coops.
The chicken and duck pen is near the entrance to the backyard. It is a wooden house that collapsed mostly due to a fire at the beginning of the year and being washed away by rain.
Qian Yurou led the two men to the bottom of the collapsed wooden house, pointed at the house and said, "I know you are from the Li family, and you want to save Chen Youmao.
Let me guess, you guys are planning to poison the village and save people in the chaos. Indeed, there is no other way to get rid of those bandits faster, safer and with less damage than this method."
The disguised Chen Dawei and Li Weikang's expressions changed drastically, and they both had murderous intentions. Just when they were about to attack, Qian Yurou turned her head, looked at them calmly and said:
"Killing me will only alert the enemy. Do you remember the day you came outside the village a few days ago? Someone checked your bodies and you were almost discovered.
Although you are well disguised, at first glance, you can be recognized by your facial features."
Chen Dawei and Li Weikang looked stunned and surprised.
That day they pretended to be two lone brothers looking for food in the mountains, but were captured by Guan Jianshan's men. The first step they faced was a full body examination.
The examination was almost complete when the examiner suddenly called them back and reached out to touch the moles on their faces.
The black mole was made of charcoal and mud and pasted on the face. It would be exposed if pinched. They were so anxious that they didn't know what to do. At the critical moment, Qian Yurou led several women and pushed a cart of vegetables by.
Because of this interruption, Uncle Zhou, who was building the wooden house, was in urgent need of manpower, so they were taken away.
So from the very beginning, Qian Yurou recognized them.
Seeing a patrol coming, Qian Yurou quickly said, "Don't just stand there, get something to work."
Li Weikang and Chen Dawei immediately picked up the tools in their hands and knocked on the broken wooden house.
Qian Yurou stood on the side directing, Xiaomei assisted, and their cooperation was perfect.
After the patrol team passed by, they continued chatting while working. To outsiders, it looked like they were discussing how to repair the chicken and duck coop.
"What do you mean?" Li Weikang was like a hedgehog, with all his spikes erect.
"The water in the village and the kitchen are all monitored by Guan Jianshan's people. Every time a meal is prepared, two people who are tested for poison must eat it first. Only after they have eaten it and confirmed that it is non-toxic, will the food be distributed!"
Li Weikang and Chen Dawei stared at Qian Yurou suspiciously.
“This is something everyone in the village knows, I won’t lie to you.
I know you want to save people, but your strength alone cannot shake this big tree, and it will only implicate more people!
I have a more reliable method that can help you save people and eliminate these evil people!"