That's a difference, but as a businessman, it's rare for you to have such awareness. ”

Qin Li lowered his head and turned his gaze to the side, as if he was thinking about something in his heart, his expression was solemn, and he was a little puzzled.

"It's not early, let's send a fire to cook, Lord Qinzhai, see that your food is not surplus, let's eat with us later."

Ling Zi'an looked around, gave Qian Qianqian a look, and after speaking, he took Qian Qianqian to the outside of the cave, and no longer paid attention to the people in the cave.

Shangguan Ling was waiting outside, and when he saw Qian Qianqian and Ling Zi'an walking out, he immediately greeted him and pulled Qian Qianqian aside.

"Boss Qian, what are you doing? How can you be so polite to these mountain bandits? I also negotiated the conditions with them, in case they made a move, wouldn't this batch of grain and grass be saved? ”

Shangguan Ling lowered his voice, he was caught by these mountain bandits before, which was already very embarrassing for him, and now Qian Qianqian and Ling Zi'an didn't discuss anything with him, which made him even more dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, I know what you mean, Qin Li is not a heinous person, these mountain bandits are just villagers in the nearby villages, they can all be subdued, so we have to wait and see what happens, and we must not act rashly."

Qian Qianqian also whispered comfort, with a solemn expression, holding Shangguan Ling's sleeve with one hand, and the momentum between her eyebrows was compelling.

"But I don't think Qin Li is a person who is easy to dismiss, if we don't move him, it will be a big deal."

Shangguan Ling was very worried, since he knew Qian Qianqian's intentions, he felt that this idea was not feasible, and now it was even more so.

"Don't worry, I checked Qin Li's details before I came, he is a person with real talent and hard work, and he is also enthusiastic, he will definitely agree to us, I am sure of this."

Ling Zi'an stood aside and heard Shangguan Ling's words clearly, so he couldn't recognize the reminder.

"You don't talk nonsense, these eight achievements are your attention, I have also checked the details of this gang of mountain bandits before, they treat officials mercilessly, what is your intention in leading us to this den of thieves?"

Shangguan Ling couldn't help but get excited, his sword eyebrows were twisted into a figure of eight, his hands were clenched into fists, and his face was extremely gloomy.

There were still many mountain bandits around, and when they vaguely heard Shangguan Ling's words, they couldn't help but look sideways, Qian Qianqian stopped Shangguan Ling, and her eyebrows were twisted into a dead knot.

"Okay, you are quiet, don't think it's troublesome enough? If this matter is messed up, not to mention this batch of grain and grass, we will all die. ”

Qian Qianqian stood beside Shangguan Ling, her voice was full of nervousness, Shangguan Ling also calmed down, stopped moving, broke away from Qian Qianqian's hand, and smoothed the folds on her clothes.

"Actually, we didn't mean to hide this from you, but we were afraid that there would be more people who knew about it, and we would accidentally expose the stuffing, this time we did wronged you, but this matter has nothing to do with Gang Master Ling, he proposed to let you go just now, don't blame him."

Qian Qianqian's brows stretched, and a light smile was squeezed out of her face, she and Ling Zi'an both knew that Shangguan Ling was not calm enough, so they unanimously decided to hide from Shangguan Ling first, use Shangguan Ling as bait, and lure Qin Li into the bait, but the goal was achieved, but I was afraid that Shangguan Ling would have a pimple in his heart.

"Hmph." Shangguan Ling brushed his sleeves away, although he didn't say anything more, but there was always a bit of resentment in his every move, which anyone with a discerning eye could see.

It's just that at this time, Qian Qianqian didn't have so much effort to persuade Shangguan Ling, she had to say that Qin Li had to be moved first, and when these mountain bandits had surrendered, Shangguan Ling would naturally be able to figure it out.

The fire has been lit, the pot is on the shelf, white rice porridge is cooked in it, and it is hard to go out, so even if Qian Qianqian and his party escort the grain, they eat all plain white gruel, nothing good.

"Master Qinzhai, the porridge is cooked, let your brothers come out and eat together."

After the porridge was cooked, Qian Qianqian personally went to invite Qin Li, Qin Li did not refuse, and walked straight out with a group of mountain bandits, mixing in the middle of those officials.

"You are all from the government, and it really impresses me to eat this kind of thing."

Qin Li held a bowl of gruel and shook it twice, with a hint of mockery on his face, which sounded a little sour.

"Now the life of the whole Xiao country is not easy, whether it is the official or the people, it is the same, we will share the weal and woe with the people, so the owner of the village does not need to be surprised."

Qian Qianqian spoke slowly, explained lightly, with a smile on her lips, and then drank a few big sips of the white porridge in the bowl.

"I'm not surprised, I'm just afraid that you brought good things but didn't take them out, deliberately cooked these things, and played a bitter trick in front of us."

Qin Li also tasted the porridge in the bowl, he was not worried that Qian Qianqian would be poisoned at all, and those mountain bandits were also very happy, and it could be seen that those mountain bandits had not eaten anything good.

"The owner of the village is really joking, all our things are here, you don't see it, if you think we are acting, you can search for it, if you can find something good, these rice grains will be given to you."

Qian Qianqian chuckled lightly, and said very firmly, her eyes were burning, her eyebrows were full of heroism, and her eyes were full of tenacity.

Qin Li looked at Qian Qianqian's face, and was still a little flustered for a while, although Qian Qianqian had a mustache and thick eyebrows, she really looked like a man at first glance, but the delicate features couldn't hide it.

"I'm just joking, why should Boss Qian take it so seriously? I really have to warn you, I didn't promise to let you go with the grain tomorrow. ”

Qin Li finished drinking the porridge in his hand, and then put the bowl on the stone, and as soon as the words fell, he strode into the cave, such an attitude was incomprehensible.

Qian Qianqian and Ling Zi'an looked at each other, thinking that this Qin Li was really a deep-thinking person, thinking that she and Ling Zi'an were also exquisite and transparent people, and they couldn't even take a country man, which was really a joke.

At night, there were not so many people sleeping in the cave, so many mountain bandits and officials had to sleep outside, Qian Qianqian and Ling Zi'an both slept in the cave, face to face with Qin Li.

It's been this hour, Qin Li still hasn't moved at all, seeing that the sky is about to dawn, if it is the second day, Qin Li does not agree, then the matter will be troublesome.

In the middle of the night, there was gradually some movement in the cave, Qian Qianqian and Ling Zi'an were not asleep, they heard the movement, but they didn't get up, just opened their eyes and looked around carefully.

The cold moonlight spilled into the cave, and I vaguely saw three or five mountain bandits quietly gathered together, raised their hands and gestured to each other, and finally nodded their heads, and then slowly approached the grain.

One of them took out a dagger and pierced the sack of grain, from which he poured out a lot of grain and put it into a sewn bag, and it was obvious that they were trying to steal it.

Ling Zi'an got up quietly, slowed his steps, and slowly approached the mountain bandits, and when the mountain bandits turned around, he immediately moved to subdue them to the ground.

"You don't sleep in the middle of the night, you are actually thieves here, and the master of Qin Village is still so kind to you."

Ling Zi'an deliberately raised his voice, startling the people in the cave to wake up, those mountain bandits were not his opponents at all, so they were completely vulnerable.

Qin Li also got up and walked straight over, without the slightest superfluous look on his face, as if he had long been used to it.

"Actually, I already knew what a few of you did, and you didn't steal food for a day or two, but I didn't expect this time to be so bold, stealing so much, and being caught red-handed by the Ling gang leader, and everyone was stolen, you say, what should I do with you?"

Qin Li spoke unhurriedly, a sneer appeared on his face, and in this way, it brought resentment to Ling Zi'an and Qian Qianqian.

"Owner of the village, please spare us, we know that you intend to go to the frontier to fight with the army, but we don't want to go, so we want to steal more food, and then go down the mountain, take good care of our family, this is really the last time, if we go down the mountain, we are not ready to come back."

One of the mountain bandits who stole the grain cautiously explained, looking at Ling Zi'an and his eyes were full of anger.

"Gang Leader Ling, did you hear that? Since it's the ones you caught, I'll leave them at your disposal. ”

Qin Li quietly stepped aside and pushed the matter to Ling Zi'an, as if he was waiting to watch a good show.

And Ling Zi'an didn't flinch, since Qin Li handed over the person to him, then he would not be polite, and he would definitely act according to the etiquette.

"I know, you people are all villagers in the nearby villages, not some big traitors, it is reasonable that you don't want to go to the frontier and go to the battlefield, but this stealing food is not a fair thing, since you have done it, then you will be punished."

Ling Zi'an lightly hooked his thin lips, and his eyes were deep, making it impossible to see the bottom at a glance, and he couldn't see the emotions in his eyes clearly.

When those mountain bandits heard this, they were immediately frightened, their bodies trembled like chaff, and their faces were pale, after all, they were all from the countryside, and they had never seen a big battle, even if they were mountain bandits, they were the most timid group.

Ling Zi'an didn't continue to speak, but looked at Qian Qianqian, as if signaling Qian Qianqian to stand up and send down these mountain bandits.

Qian Qianqian also understood what he meant, and stepped forward, standing on a stone, suddenly taller than everyone else, and looked quite imposing.

"Although we intend to let you go to the frontier to join the army, but we never want to make it difficult for others, I know that many of you have parents, wives and children at home, so I am here today to announce that everyone who joins the army needs to be voluntary, and those who are willing to go to the frontier to be loyal to Xiao Guo will set off with us tomorrow, and if you don't want to go, you will each receive five buckets of rice grain from me, and go down the mountain to live, since a few of you have made a mistake, then you will be punished for sending rice and grain to those who do not want to follow the army, and a few of you can only receive three buckets."

Qian Qianqian raised her head, and said every word very clearly, and when the mountain bandits heard it, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, raised their hands and wiped the cold sweat on their foreheads.

Qin Li stood in the darkness, with a smile on his face, and he didn't make a sound, as if he had acquiesced in Qian Qianqian's plan, so it seems that Qian Qianqian is more like the owner of this cottage.

Those mountain bandits couldn't help but look at Qin Li, as if they were all waiting for Qin Li to nod.