Ling Zi'an was not polite at all, Qian Qianqian was observing from the side, and it could be seen that this man was also a little moved in his heart, after all, no one wanted to go to a dead end, and Xiao Mohan was quite prestigious in the entire Lianzhou, and even in Xiao State.

"But right now, the imperial court doesn't care about the lives of the people, and constantly collects grain, we are all cornered, if we don't be mountain bandits, what can we do?"

The man still had some worries in his heart, the life of the people of Xiao Kingdom was too difficult now, and it was like this in Lianzhou City, and it was not much better outside.

"If you are willing, you can go to the frontier with us, take refuge in General Xiao, kill the enemy on the frontier, eat food and salary, if you are angry, you can still have an official and a half position in the future, General Xiao is the most discerning, if any of you have real ability, it will not be buried."

Ling Zi'an finally said his final intention, and when the man heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, as if he had discovered something, and the little loosening that he had finally relaxed disappeared in an instant.

"I finally understand, to put it mildly, you are trying to trick me into taking these brothers to join the army, it seems that you really don't have a good heart."

The man sneered, his face was full of ridicule, and his eyes were full of indescribable resentment, which made Qian Qianqian puzzled for a while.

"Why don't you want to join the army? If one day the government sends troops to encircle and suppress, you are not an opponent at all, if you go to the frontier and serve the Xiao State, even if you die in battle, you are still a hero and revered, what's wrong? ”

Qian Qianqian couldn't help but get excited, her eyebrows twisted into a dead knot, and in order to pretend to be a man, she deliberately lowered her tone.

"You say it easily, you know how many of my brothers here have parents, wives and children in their homes, and most of the food we grabbed is for them to take back to their relatives at home, and the border is far away, if they go, who will take care of them at home? Besides, fighting a war is not as small as we being mountain bandits, it is to throw their heads and spill their blood, if they die on the battlefield, their family still has a way to live? ”

The man raised his eyes suddenly, the corners of his forehead were flushed, and a few words did suppress Qian Qianqian, it seems that they are mountain bandits, all after some careful consideration.

Qian Qianqian didn't expect these people to be in such a situation, so it was really too difficult for them to let them join the army, and sure enough, she thought it was simpler.

"As far as I know, your real name is Qin Li, you have always been a hunter in this nearby village, only your mother is the only one in the family to rely on each other, although you are from an ordinary background, but you have a lot of ambitions, you want to save some money, enter Beijing to participate in the martial arts, originally the silver money is almost enough, but at this time the border war, all those silver money is subsidized for the family, buy rice grain, but even so, the food is still not enough to eat, you are in order to seek a way to live for yourself and your mother, only to go up the mountain to be a bandit, I am right?"

Ling Zi'an is not in a hurry, dealing with people like Qin Li, you can't eat it in one bite, you must solve it slowly, in fact, in the final analysis, Qin Li is indeed a talent.

"You're right, it seems that the Cao Gang is really unusual, and they can find out my net worth so quickly, but so what? I have to let my mother live, so I still can't let you go. ”

Qin Li did not deny it, it seems that he does not mind his background, and he is very filial to his mother.

"I don't just know this, but I also know that your mother has been living in the village under this mountain, and she doesn't know what you did at all, you said that if the old lady knew that you went up the mountain and became a mountain bandit, would the old lady still recognize you as a son?"

Ling Zi'an looked at Qin Li's every move, every word tugged at Qin Li's heartstrings, Qian Qianqian was a little surprised, he didn't expect Ling Zi'an to investigate so much in secret, could it be that he had already set his eyes on this group of mountain bandits?

"You are eyeing my mother, if you dare to touch my mother's finger, I will not let you have a good time."

Qin Li seemed to have been poked in the sore spot, and his expression became solemn, his eyes were sharp, like a sharp blade, and his face was filled with anger.

"Don't get excited, we're not despicable people, we won't attack an old woman, we just want you to calm down, and then consider our proposal, don't make a decision so quickly."

Ling Zi'an remained silent and reassured unhurriedly, Qin Li was not a stupid person, he knew the current situation, so he calmed down a little, and was not as excited as he was just now.

"It seems that it will be difficult to reach a conclusion on this matter for a while, if you don't dislike it, go to my village for a night's rest first, and wait until tomorrow to make a decision."

Qin Li's attitude has softened a lot, if he wants things to be solved smoothly, he is really in a hurry, and there are many problems that must be considered and measured.

"That's good, we're worried that we have nowhere to rest tonight, since the owner of the village invited, we're welcome."

Ling Zi'an quickly agreed, and Qian Qianqian immediately responded, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

In this way, there is no need to put those grains on the edge of the cliff anymore, Qin Li is a smart person, he knows that the Cao Gang is not small, since Ling Zi'an has found out his family history, he will definitely have a back hand, if he dares to plot against him, the people who can't keep the Cao Gang outside will attack his mother, so he doesn't dare to play tricks.

Qin Li led the way, Qian Qianqian and Ling Zi'an took those officials to the so-called cottage in Qin Li's mouth, saying that it was a cottage, but in fact it was just a cave that could shelter from the wind and rain, and there were several bags of grain stacked in the cave, obviously there were traces of a fire, and everything else was very simple.

"The grain is piled up outside, and the space here is too small, and if it is all brought in, there will be no place for people to stay."

Qian Qianqian looked around, then turned around and ordered, with a smile on her face, which seemed reasonable, but in fact she was guarding against Qin Li.

Qin Li glanced at Qian Qianqian, although he knew Qian Qianqian's intentions, he didn't say anything.

"Owner, now that we're all here, can you let our people go first? Holding him hostage like this is not a long-term solution. ”

Ling Zi'an looked at Shangguan Ling, who was tied with hemp rope not far away, Qian Qianqian had been trying to persuade Qin Li, but she had forgotten about Shangguan Ling, if Ling Zi'an hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have remembered it for a while.

Qin Li also noticed that Shangguan Ling, who was being kidnapped, had a contemptuous smile on his face, although they were mountain bandits, they also had rules, they only grabbed things, and tried not to hurt people if they could, it is estimated that eighty percent of the people under his hands felt that Shangguan Ling was dressed well, and he should not be an ordinary person, so he took precautions.

"Let him go." Qin Li gave a faint order, and the two mountain bandits were about to loosen their ties, but they were stopped by someone.

"Zhai master, most of these officials are cunning, if you let him go, we will have no chips in our hands, please think twice."

A man stood out from the crowd, looking like he should be Qin Li's henchman, he had a very high status among these mountain bandits, and many people looked at him and acted with him.

"It's okay, this is our territory, forgive them and don't dare to do anything, Mu Sin, you don't have to be too cautious."

Qin Li glanced at the man lightly, and didn't take Qian Qianqian and his party to heart at all, since this was the case, the man should not go against the will of the owner of the village, so he could only let the person go first.

"This cave is too simple, and a few people may not be used to it, but we only have such conditions here, so we can only grieve a few people."

Qin Li's words sounded like comfort, but they were full of indescribable ridicule, as if they were satirizing Qian Qianqian and his party for only being greedy for pleasure and never suffering from hardship.

"It doesn't matter, we're out on the road, and we've long been used to seeing rain, dew, wind and frost, so it's good to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain."

Qian Qianqian smiled and had a very friendly attitude, which made Qin Li panic for a moment, and always felt that the thin man in front of him was really born like a pretty woman.

Shangguan Ling brushed aside the mountain bandits surrounding in front of him, and walked straight to Qian Qianqian's side, with blood marks on his neck that had been cut by a sharp blade, his face was pale, and his eyes were burning with anger.

"Boss Qian......" Shangguan Ling said coldly, Qian Qianqian seemed to know what he wanted to say, turned his head and gave him a look, signaling him to shut up.

"Okay, you were also frightened just now, the lord of Qin Zhai is not a wicked person, he is also forced to be helpless, you go down to rest first, we have to hurry tomorrow."

Qian Qianqian's face did not change, and she gave a faint order, which seemed to be taken for granted, and she did not complain about Qin Li at all, but in fact, Qin Li did not agree to let them go at all.

Although Shangguan Ling was unwilling, he also knew the current situation, so he didn't have any impulses, just glanced at Ling Zi'an, and strode out.

"This son, you and I said so much just now, and I haven't asked you for your name yet."

Qin Li heard Shangguan Ling's voice of "Boss Qian" just now, and he suddenly became suspicious of Qian Qianqian's identity, the word "boss" is not a title for officials.

"My surname is Qian, my single name is a Hui character, and I am a businessman in Lianzhou City." Qian Qianqian bowed slightly, still using Qian Hui's name, and said very humbly.

"Since he is a businessman, why do he have to escort grain and grass to the frontier, isn't this what the court officials should do? And if I'm not mistaken, the son who was kidnapped by us just now is an official of the imperial court, and he is so respectful to you, it's really rare, and people have to think about it. ”

Qin Li disagreed, although he was a mountain bandit, he had also read a lot of military books and had contact with many businessmen, most of those businessmen were greedy for life and afraid of death, greedy for money and cunning, and no one was as brave and resourceful as Qian Qianqian.

"It's not a secret, this batch of food is not a supply from the imperial court, but we raise it by the people of Lianzhou, as a businessman, I also want to do my part for Xiao Guo, it just so happens that Lianzhou City needs to be guarded, and many suitable court officials can't get away, so I recommended myself, as for the son who was kidnapped by you just now, I have known him as an old acquaintance and an old friend for many years, so although he is an official, he treats me very differently."

Qian Qianqian knew that Qin Li would be suspicious, so she deliberately avoided the important and light, moved people with emotion, and let Qin Li take a good look, a small businessman is so dedicated to Xiao Guo, what reason does he have to snatch grain and grass and do such unkind and unrighteous things.