Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

Following Lian Rongrong's advice, the group buried the horse at the bottom of the pit, but in reality, it was just a matter of covering it with snow.

The snow was too deep, and the soil was already frozen solid, making it virtually impossible to dig a grave large enough to bury a horse.

In this way, Lian Rongrong's decision seems even more correct.

"Brother, don't be sad. When we come back, we'll give this old fellow a proper burial."

Lian Rongrong gently comforted Lian Yijun, and everyone present understood that it was just a form of consolation.

In the face of such a great disaster, it is unknown whether people will be alive tomorrow, so who would really care about a dead horse?

Lian Yijun didn't want everyone to worry, and besides, having seen so much life and death, he had already learned how to adjust his emotions.

"It's alright, let's go back. I imagine the people upstairs are still waiting."

"It's alright. Before my sister-in-law and I came down, we told the villagers to take the things back first. Only our family's guards were left upstairs."

Lian Yijun nodded and said with satisfaction, "My little sister has really grown up. She has learned to do things so well."

"Everyone has to grow up eventually. Before, everyone protected me; from now on, I can protect everyone too."

Lian Rongrong punched her left chest with her fist, and then made a very cringeworthy heart gesture.

This behavior would seem incredibly ridiculous to people in ancient times, but apart from Qi Yuan, everyone here is Lian Rongrong's family.

They just shook their heads indulgently, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

As for Qi Yuan, he had just been quite impressed with the girl in front of him, but now he couldn't help but doubt himself again.

Looking at the silly and carefree Lian Rongrong, Qi Yuan couldn't help but think to himself: How could such a woman say those words just now?

Although Lian Rongrong looked quite childish at the moment, for some reason, Qi Yuan didn't dislike her.

However, for Qi Yuan, the identities of Lian Rongrong and her group remained a mystery.

If they didn't appear by chance, but were sent by his good younger brother, then these people are truly terrifying.

Qi Yuan knew he wouldn't always be lucky, so he was extra cautious this time.

After everyone climbed out of the pit, Qi Yuan kept walking beside Lian Rongrong, seemingly unintentionally. His intuition told him that this girl was hiding many secrets.

For example, the supplies that suddenly appeared today, and the way she looked at him.

"Ms. Liang, may I ask what kind of business your family is in?"

Qi Yuan called Lian Rongrong Miss Liang because it was agreed beforehand that they would travel incognito and use a false surname and name.

Therefore, when they met the village head, they lied and said that their surname was Liang and that they were passing merchants.

Lian Rongrong did not expect Qi Yuan to suddenly speak to her. After all, from the moment she first saw Qi Yuan in the dilapidated temple, she felt that this guy did not seem to have a good impression of her.

Just as Lian Rongrong hesitated, Lian Yicheng suddenly spoke up:

"Oh, my family runs a cloth shop, but the business isn't big; it's just enough to make a living."

Qi Yuan glanced at Lian Yicheng, his lips twitching slightly as if he were smiling, but his eyes remained cold and indifferent.

Lian Rongrong sighed almost imperceptibly, thinking to herself: My good second brother, he really knows how to make things worse.

Lian Rongrong wanted to tell Qi Yuan that the Liang family was in the horse business, since the eldest brother's behavior at the bottom of the pit was quite unusual.

Lian Rongrong didn't know if Qi Yuan had noticed, but she always felt that Qi Yuan was not simple, so she should be more cautious.

As expected, after hearing Lian Yicheng's words, Qi Yuan sighed meaningfully:

"I suppose Brother Liang is being modest. If it were just an ordinary cloth shop, it wouldn't be able to afford such a fine horse."

Lian Rongrong was stunned upon hearing this, and her face immediately turned ugly. But Qi Yuan's next words made her face turn even uglier.

However, no one else heard these words except Lian Rongrong.

"Miss Liang, you are really lucky. Judging from the amount of snow on these supplies, they must have just rolled down."

"What kind of wealthy businessman could have just abandoned all those treasures after they fell from the sky?"

After saying this, Qi Yuan strode forward. He didn't look at Lian Rongrong's expression, but even without looking, he knew it must be quite interesting.

Lian Rongrong stood there stunned for a moment. Seeing this, Lin Chuyue came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sister-in-law, that Qi Yuan is not simple. It seems he has discovered something."

Lin Chuyue was startled and asked in a flustered manner, "What could he possibly discover? Even I don't know how you managed to get those things out."

Lian Rongrong shook her head, her gaze still following Qi Yuan not far away. "I don't know either, but this person is dangerous."

"It's alright. We'll leave here tomorrow. With Dad and the others here, nothing will happen."

"I hope so." Lian Rongrong nodded, looked away, and continued walking forward.

When everyone returned to the dilapidated temple, the villagers inside, along with Lian Xiuyan, Wang Yue, and others, were marveling at the mountain of supplies.

The amount of rice alone that was brought back was astonishing enough, not to mention the other things they had never even seen before.

"What is this? Why does it look so strange?" Muramasa asked, pointing to a rectangular bag among the supplies.

The thing Muramasa asked about was the tent that Lian Rongrong had taken from the supermarket. Not only did Muramasa not recognize it, but probably no one in the entire Dasheng province would recognize it either.

Fortunately, Lian Rongrong returned just then. She stepped forward and said to Muramasa:

"I've seen this thing once before; I heard it's called a tent."

"A tent?" Muramasa looked at Lian Rongrong with a puzzled expression, his probing gaze undisguised.

"You know quite a lot, don't you, girl?" Muramasa's attitude became somewhat wary.

Seeing this, Lian Jinghuai was afraid that his daughter would give herself away, so they joined in the lie:

“I’ve spoiled my daughter. Her brothers often take her with them when they travel for business, so she’s seen more of the world than most girls.”

Although Lian Jinghuai didn't know where these things came from, he assumed they were related to the amber ring.

While this doesn't fully explain why Lian Rongrong would recognize these strange things, for Lian Jinghuai, protecting his daughter is the most important thing.

"And what is this?" Muramasa asked, pointing to a powerful flashlight.

This time, Lian Rongrong simply shook her head and replied with feigned difficulty, "I don't know, I've never seen it."

"It seems this caravan isn't from our Great Sheng, otherwise why would it have so many strange things?"

As Lian Yicheng spoke, his eyes involuntarily glanced at Lian Rongrong, and he couldn't help but wonder to himself: Where did this girl get all these strange things from?

"Never mind those things for now, Muramasa. When we came back just now, I saw a few donkeys in the village."

"How about this? We'll give you some money, and you sell us the donkey cart."

Before Muramasa could answer, someone in the crowd shouted, "That won't do!"