Pick up a princess to be your wife

She had been following Li Mu and had just seen him dig a hole in the yard, burying something there. So she found a tool and started digging the hole.

After digging for a while, Xiaolan saw something in the pit, so she took out a tinderbox, blew on it, and lit it to shine a light on it.

That one glance almost scared the soul out of her body.

A bloodless, lifeless head, its bulging, crooked eyes staring intently at her.

Xiao Lan quickly covered the soil back up and then went into the yard to check on things.

You wouldn't believe it until you look, and what you find is astonishing. The yard not only contained a lot of cotton cloth and medicinal patches, but also several bags of salt, and fine salt at that.

A rough estimate suggests there are probably two hundred catties of fine salt here.

If calculated according to the current market price, it would be worth 100,000 taels of silver!

She knew that Li Mu knew someone who might be a warlord and controlled a lot of resources.

But even warlords probably couldn't possess something as precious as fine salt.

Even if there were warlords, Li Mu only came here alone and didn't make contact with anyone.

Were these supplies delivered in advance? Or did they appear out of thin air?

After thinking it over, Xiao Lan picked up two bags of fine salt and prepared to make her escape.

She wasn't used to taking things by the nose, but she always felt it was only natural to take things from Li Mu.

Li Mu owes Miss so much, so consider this a small compensation for her.

Just as Xiaolan was about to slip away, a slight noise came from outside.

Although she doesn't seem to be very bright, her perception is extraordinary.

Although the subtle noise didn't seem to be made by a person, Xiaolan was certain that someone was coming, and very fast.

Judging from the commotion, the person who came closer was definitely a master of light-footed skills, whose ability to leap across rooftops and scale walls far surpassed hers.

Li Mu is quite skilled; it's possible that Li Mu has come over.

If she had carried those two bags of fine salt, she probably wouldn't have been able to escape. So she put down the salt and disappeared into the night.

Then, a short man dressed in night clothes entered the courtyard.

Liu Qian has arrived.

He hid in the darkness, and even if there were people in the yard, it would be difficult for them to find him.

He entered the courtyard and began searching everywhere.

After confirming that there were supplies hidden in the courtyard, Liu Qian smiled.

The kid wasn't lying to him after all; he really did manage to get cotton patches and fine salt.

Hutou Village is extremely short of salt, and these few hundred kilograms of fine salt are enough to help them get through this difficult time.

He picked up several bags of fine salt, and also grabbed a few bolts of cotton cloth and some medicine patches, ready to make his escape. Liu Qian's original profession was thief, and although he had switched to being a mountain bandit, he hadn't been in that line of work for very long.

His old rule was that a thief never leaves empty-handed.

Today, following Li Mu, I discovered the location where he hid supplies. It wouldn't be in Liu Qian's style not to take something with me.

Since you're capable of getting two hundred catties of fine salt, you can probably get another two hundred catties.

I'll sell you two antiques; you've already made a profit anyway.

If I take these two hundred catties of fine salt, and another two hundred catties of fine salt, then I'll have three hundred thousand taels. Hehehe.

Liu Qian was about to leave when he heard a commotion outside.

"Wuji, we just spent money and haven't even had a chance to enjoy ourselves yet. Why did you offer to come over?" Yang Xiaoliu asked.

Although Li Mu said today that how they spend their money is their own business.

But the two brothers were very generous and treated all their buddies to a brothel for a good time.

But before it even started, Li Mu arrived.

Zhao Wuji thought to himself that even Zhao Cuo, that teenager, had won the favor of his elder brothers.

He's not as good at killing people as Zhao Cuo. If he doesn't work hard in other areas, how can he gain the trust of his elder brothers?

“That’s called social etiquette,” Zhao Wuji said.

"Oh, I don't quite understand."

"You've been with your older brother for two and a half years and you really haven't learned anything. Anyway, we're still young, and we have plenty of time to live life to the fullest," Zhao Wuji said, shaking his head helplessly.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say."

"There's someone inside!"

Zhao Wuji seemed to hear some noise inside, and immediately rushed into the courtyard, drawing his sword at the same time.

Yang Xiaoliu quickly followed.

A mouse squeaked as it crawled across the roof beam.

"Quickly take inventory of the supplies," Zhao Wuji said.

The two immediately checked the supplies inside the house and were relieved to find that nothing was missing.

At this moment, Liu Qian was squatting on the roof, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

In his haste, he was unable to carry away the two hundred pounds of fine salt.

It's so heavy that it's practically impossible to carry it without making a sound.

Those two lads are pretty quick; no wonder they're known as the Thirteen Protectors of Lingnan.

Liu Qian squatted on the roof, waiting for the right opportunity.

He could easily take away two hundred catties of fine salt once the two people in the yard were dozing off.

Even if I take away a hundred pounds of fine salt, the trip will not have been in vain.

But those two guys down there, I don't know what's wrong with them.

They lit a bonfire, and one of them pulled out a deck of dominoes from his pocket. The two of them sat on the ground and started playing dominoes.

After a while, Zhao Wuji said, "Just playing Pai Gow isn't very interesting."

“Yes, I think so too,” Yang Xiaoliu replied.

"Go buy some wine and food, especially a lot of wine. We can drink and play dominoes at the same time, that's the real fun," Zhao Wuji said.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Liu Qian thought to himself, "Why don't you two go together?"

After Yang Xiaoliu left, Zhao Wuji paced back and forth in the room.

Not long after, Yang Xiaoliu returned.

"Here we go, let's continue!"

Yang Xiaoliu laid out the food and drinks on the ground, and the two brothers drank and played dominoes.

Liu Qian thought to himself, "Even if you two play Pai Gow, you'll probably get tired of it after a while, right? Once you get tired of it, you're more likely to doze off."

To his surprise, the two boys, for some reason, became more and more energetic as the night went on.

This person lost all his money, so he borrowed some from the other person to continue playing.

When another person loses all their money, they borrow from yet another person and continue playing.

This goes on and on, isn't it delightful?

Liu Qian squatted on the roof, bored and keeping accounts for the two of them.

These two are really boring. They played until late at night, and neither of them lost nor won.

Then Liu Qian realized that he was the one who was truly boring.

He actually helped two bored people keep accounts quietly.

It was almost dawn, but the two boys showed no sign of stopping.

Their shouts were as loud as they had been at the beginning.

After cursing Zhao Wuji and Yang Xiaoliu's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart, Liu Qian left in a huff.

He, who never leaves empty-handed, broke his rule this time.

uncomfortable.