It was getting dark, and Li Qian went home carrying a big bag, which was what he had purchased from the town.
There were thirty kilograms of rice, some snacks specially bought for Yaya, some odds and ends of daily necessities, as well as the materials he needed to improve his crossbow.
The items weighing more than thirty or forty kilograms may not be heavy, but it was quite difficult to carry them back from the town.
Li Qian felt a little regretful. He should have called Dahei if he had known earlier.
Seeing a figure sneaking around his house, he couldn't help shouting, "Who?"
"It's...it's me." The figure walked out timidly, and it turned out to be Mrs. Zhang.
"Why are you hiding in front of my house?" Li Qian said coldly.
"Li Qi'an, I, I'm specially waiting for you to come back." Zhang said nervously, after all, Li Qi'an left a strong psychological shadow on her yesterday.
"Waiting for me to come back? Have you collected enough fifty taels of silver?" Li Qian secretly smiled.
At first, he thought Mrs. Zhang was doing something small to retaliate against him at the door of his house, but now it seemed that this woman was really frightened by him.
"Li Qian, let me tell you a secret. Can it be used to offset the fifty taels I owe you?" Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth and said.
"Oh, what secret is worth fifty taels?" Li Qian also noticed at this time that Zhang's face was much sadder than yesterday, and her body was stooped and seemed unable to stand up, "Did Hou San hit you?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded, with a trace of hatred towards Hou San flashing in her eyes, "He doesn't treat me as a human being, and he doesn't care about me. He's unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust!"
"Let's talk about it. If it's really worth fifty taels of silver, we'll settle everything." Li Qian said.
Looking at Zhang's appearance, it seemed that he had really heard Hou San's secret. Anyway, he didn't really expect Zhang to pay back the fifty taels of silver.
"I'm hungry, I want to eat pheasant soup!" Zhang suddenly said.
It seemed that she was still obsessed with the game that Li Qian hunted.
Li Qian smiled and immediately agreed.
After leading Mrs. Zhang into the house, Yun Niang was stunned for a moment.
Yaya's little face tightened, why did her father bring this bad woman home.
"Yunniang, go get her a bowl of pheasant soup." Li Qian put down the heavy cloth bag and said.
Although Yun Niang was a little puzzled, she still went to the kitchen.
Yaya curled her lips, thinking that it was for daddy. Why did daddy give it to that bad woman?
As soon as the pheasant soup came out, Mrs. Zhang devoured it as if she was not afraid of the heat.
"There's actually salt added to the soup. It's delicious. It's so delicious!"
After drinking the pheasant soup, Mrs. Zhang's tongue almost melted. She wiped her mouth with a satisfied look on her face.
"Li Qian, run away for your life!"
"Escape?" Li Qian's hand cleaning the bag paused.
"Yes, bandits are coming to the village soon. You should run away!" Zhang said.
When she mentioned this, Yun Niang looked a little panicked, "Yes, my boss, two bandits did come today, and asked every household in our village to prepare money and food."
Yaya could not help but tremble.
After all, who wouldn't be afraid of bandits who frequently kill people and set fires?
The village was looted by bandits once a year, and sometimes more than once.
Life was already difficult, and the word bandit has become a lingering shadow in the hearts of poor people.
Li Qian frowned and said, "Did Hou Sanyin bring the bandits?"
Generally, bandits would only come during the autumn harvest, but it was still early and the bandits wouldn't be able to get much out of it.
Zhang nodded, "Yes, he brought the bandits, and he wants your life!"
Yun Niang was startled, and her face immediately turned pale.
She was still wondering just now, even if the bandits came and the whole village suffered, why did Zhang ask the head of the family to run for his life? Now she finally understood that this was revenge from Hou San.
"You want my life?" Li Qian's eyes turned slightly cold.
If Hou San did some sneaky things, he really wouldn't care, but now he actually colluded with the bandits, and for the first time, he had murderous intentions towards a person.
"He wants to kill you with the help of bandits! Li Qian, do you think this secret is worth fifty taels?" Zhang said.
Yun Niang looked at Li Qian with some fear, and Yaya was also very scared. The bandits wanted to kill Dad, what should they do now.
Li Qian just took out the rice from the bag and handed it to Yun Niang, "From now on, our family will eat rice every day!"
Yun Niang mechanically took the rice and wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it.
"Rice?" Ms. Zhang's eyes lit up as she looked at the rice. After all, rice is usually something only wealthy families can afford.
Li Qian actually bought so much rice at once and said he would eat rice every day from now on. Is this making him rich?
In addition to rice, she also saw many snacks.
She was so envious that her eyes turned green.
"Li Qian, give me some rice and snacks, and I'll tell you one more thing!"
