Princess Agent: The Sweet Country Girl's Way to Glory - Chapter 505
Chapter 505 A Next Trick
Qi Chengfeng was puzzled, and he didn’t know how this grain came about.
After all, their kitchen would usually store food that could be eaten for a day or two. The food in the cellar was taken every other day. Only yesterday morning did they take out a batch of food. They did not go in this morning to get anything, so they did not find anything strange.
After speculating for a while, it could only mean that the others had brought the food over yesterday, but … no one else had entered yesterday. Qi Chengfeng’s mind suddenly flashed. Yesterday, a robber entered the courtyard!
However, the robbers hadn’t touched their belongings, and it was even more impossible for them to put the food in!
As Qi Chengfeng was pondering, he heard the villagers discussing, “Is their family really hammered now? Previously, they refused to admit it, but now they are silent. They are probably thinking of a solution!”
“Everyone, don’t laugh at him. We must take this grain back! We must ask him for the money he should compensate us!”
“…”
Everyone was discussing. A hint of pride flashed in the village chief’s eyes. He spat at the mouth of the cellar and said, “Young Master Qi, are you convinced now? Apologize quickly! By the way, compensate us with the money!”
“You guys are thinking beautifully!” Qi Chengfeng looked at the rations that weren’t his family’s, and said, “These are only five or six bags of rations. Tell me, there are six bags of rations in the village. Moreover, these are unhulled grain! If you want to frame them, you must find other rations as well!”
The villagers all let out “tsk tsk” sounds, feeling that Qi Chengfeng was merely struggling.
The village chief shouted, “Someone, bring the stone lid over and cover it! I’m not afraid that he won’t give me the money!”
Several villagers obediently lifted the stone lid and covered it with a “pa” sound.
Inside the cellar, Qi Chengfeng heard a hollow echo. The candle in his hand instantly became as thin as a rope, almost extinguished. Qi Chengfeng covered it with his hand and picked up the candle to look at the ladder carefully. He only saw a black lid.
Now, the villagers had closed the lid of the well!
The air in the cellar was already low, didn’t they just want him to die? Or perhaps, it was to threaten him to give him money!
They really could do anything to achieve their goal!
‘”Creak–” Suddenly, a voice sounded above his head. Qi Chengfeng looked up and saw a corner of the lid. Sunlight shone in, and then the sunlight disappeared. He saw the village chief’s pitch-black chin and stubble. The village chief said in a hoarse voice, “Young Master Qi, you are a smart man. You are playing with your life if you don’t give money!”
Hearing the Village Chief’s voice, Qi Chengfeng felt somewhat proud. He thought about what happened yesterday and said in a deep voice, “Did you and Zhang Xiucai design this?” He took advantage of her wife’s preference for Young Master Mo to invite those Young Masters to play and attract the entire village to listen to him, but why did almost all of them go over? “And you have already agreed with the villagers to let the villagers go over and listen, see, and hire those bandits to rob them, right?”
“You, you’re talking nonsense!” A trace of panic flashed through the village chief’s eyes. He had indeed done this. He had indeed invited the bandits to do this. He had made a contract with the bandits to let the bandits take advantage of Qi Chengfeng and the others to look at Young Master Mo and let the bandits take the opportunity to bring a few bags of food into the Qi Clan to frame Qi Chengfeng! However, he didn’t tell the villagers about it!
After all, he had made an agreement with the bandits that they would give him one fifth of the goods!
Those things were all the villagers’ things, how could he dare to let the villagers know about them! The village chief’s forehead was covered in sweat as he said to Qi Chengfeng, “You, you’re talking nonsense! It was clearly you who did it, and you even framed me! Were you the one who found that bandit?”
“Ridiculous!” Qi Chengfeng shook his head with a disdainful smile on his lips. “If it wasn’t for you, why are you so flustered? If it wasn’t for you, why did you bring the villagers to attack my house?”
With a “pa” sound, the Village Chief ordered people to push the lid back on again. Through the stone, Qi Chengfeng heard the Village Chief mutter to others, “Everyone, if he doesn’t give us the money, we will consume him to death!”
Thinking of the thin air here, Qi Chengfeng felt that it was not good. The villagers covered the exit. If he breathed slowly, he could last at most two hours!
The village chief waited for a long time, but he did not see Qi Chengfeng stop. Instead, the guards came over and shouted, “Where did our master go?”
“He’s here” A villager wanted to say something. The village chief glared at him and the villager immediately fell silent. Only then did the village chief slowly say to the guard, “Your master is currently under the cellar! He said that he would give us five hundred taels of silver as compensation! Go and fetch the silver from your wife!”
“You” The guard was very observant. Seeing that the cellar entrance was closed, a group of robust villagers stood here and guessed something. They immediately nodded and left to inform Su Wanwan.
Su Wanwan was so furious that she almost lost her virginity again. “What! You said they were going to attack my husband! And … they even threatened to take his life for money?”
The guard nodded and said, “It seems so.”
“…”
These people are really vicious! Thinking that Qi Chengfeng was still in the cellar, Su Wanwan’s heart ached. Giving money was the safest way to save Qi Chengfeng’s life!
However, after giving them the money, their entire family was convicted of this crime, and they didn’t have the face to get along with the villagers in the future!
Su Wanwan’s face darkened as she said, “I’ll go meet them!”
“No!” The maidservant immediately stopped Su Wanwan, who was about to get out of bed, and said, “Madam, those people are very thick-skinned. It’s very easy for you to be enraged. This is not good for the young master. It’s best that you don’t go out anymore.”
“If I don’t go out, what about my husband?” Su Wanwan walked out, afraid that her body would catch a cold and put on a thin cloak before leaving.
When the villagers saw Su Wanwan, they all said, “Where is the silver?”
“Are you all so anxious?” Su Wanwan sneered and said, “It’s not like you can’t afford five hundred taels of silver. Open the corner of the lid first. Besides, it’s not convenient for you to give five hundred taels of silver. I’ll give you copper coins!”
As she spoke, Su Wanwan ordered her men to bring two large boxes of copper coins to a certain room. The villagers were very excited. They thought that it was enough, but when one person touched it, they found a big rock. The village chief immediately said, “We need to count enough silver before we leave!”
“Success!” Su Wanwan nodded. The servant brought a stool over. Su Wanwan sat and looked at them.
The villagers had enough money and were about to leave. Susu Wanwan said coldly, “What? You want to leave now? My friend is already waiting for you!”
“Friend?” The village chief suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he suddenly realized that a bunch of constables had already appeared at the entrance of the Qi Clan’s courtyard!
