Dressed as the villain's stepmother

"No personal relationship?" The man looked at Jiang Lianzhu and didn't quite believe what she said. "If you two don't have any personal relationship, then why did he send someone to escort you on your way?"

"I am going to the county next door to help the people in the city treat the plague. Otherwise, what do you think?"

Jiang Lianzhu raised her head and glanced at the man in front of her, then casually told her the purpose of her trip.

It's not impossible that they kidnapped him because of a misunderstanding.

The three men looked at each other, then took a few steps back and began to discuss.

Jiang Lianzhu has good hearing. Even if the three of them deliberately avoid it, she can still understand what they are talking about.

Among them, the leading man was named Xu Mai, and the two people following him were Liu Wanli and Zhu Yi.

The three of them discussed it for a while before turning around.

"If what you just said is true, then why did Qu Yanlin go to such trouble to send people to follow you?" Xu Mai asked immediately.

The three of them had just discussed it, and they really couldn't find any reason why Jiang Lianzhu wanted to deceive them on this matter.

But if what she said was true, then why did Qu Yanlin waste manpower and financial resources? How could any businessman be willing to do a loss-making business?

"You guys don't know. Qu Yanlin will soon become the county magistrate. If he can lend my hand to help the neighboring county quell the plague, then how can it not be a good thing?"

Jiang Lianzhu looked at Xu Mai and explained the reason in detail.

After listening to this, the three of them suddenly understood. Just as they were about to speak, they heard Jiang Lianzhu continue.

"But there are so many doctors in this county. It doesn't matter if I lose one of them in the village. At most, I will spend money to hire other doctors. As you all know, Qu Yanlin is the most indispensable. Money, so of course he won’t spend a lot of money to redeem me, but will find someone else.”

As soon as Jiang Lianzhu finished speaking, Zhu Yi and Liu Wanli almost jumped up.

They had put a lot of effort into kidnapping people this time, but if what Jiang Lianzhu said was not lies, didn't it mean that what they had done was in vain?

This, this transaction is really a huge loss!

"I know you are unwilling to accept it, but I do have a way to make a lot of money. I just wonder if you are willing to give it a try?"

"what?"

The three people immediately put their heads together.

An inaudible smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Lianzhu's mouth, and then she spoke matter-of-factly.

"Although Qu Yanlin and I don't have much friendship, I have some connections with the Governor's Mansion in this town. If you are willing to help me send something over, they will naturally bring a large sum of money there. money to redeem people.”

When Liu Wanli heard what she said, he immediately became angry and took several steps back.

"Tch, you really think that we are fools. The most taboo thing for bandits is to provoke people from the government. We managed to escape those who came to conquer, and now you want us to collide directly with them. Get on the gun!"

"How can this be called hitting the muzzle of a gun? As far as I know, there were people sent by the government before to wipe out you, but in the end this matter did not succeed. Instead, it turned into an encirclement and suppression. Has it become a negotiation?"

Jiang Lianzhu hurriedly spoke and told everything she had heard about before coming.

These bandits naturally have extraordinary courage. If what they say is reasonable and can bring benefits to them, then they will naturally not refuse.

Even if they risk a narrow escape, there are always people who are willing to hit the edge of the knife.

"Yes, this is indeed the case. Those sent here are simply vulnerable. Although there have been constant rumors in recent days that troops will be sent out to encircle and suppress the capital again, this is just saying. Judging from the previous group of people, they were all soft-footed shrimps, and none of them could beat them."

Xu Mai stood still and then began to respond to Jiang Lianzhu's words.

What she said seems to make some sense. After all, their current scale is here, and the people in the official family are unreliable. This is why they have been unable to do anything about them, and they are thinking of using negotiation and surrender to calm them down.

"Yes, the people sent from the capital can't do anything to you, so why should they be afraid of the people in this town? Moreover, I sent a letter written by myself. They know that I am trapped by you." I don’t dare to act rashly here.”

Seeing that Xu Mai had been persuaded by her, Jiang Lianzhu decided to strike while the iron was hot.

Although she pretended to be unconscious when she went up the mountain, she secretly opened her eyes to observe the scale of the bandit.

To be honest, there are only seven or eight hundred people in total. If the capital side intends to encircle and suppress them, it is impossible to repel them.

After thinking about it for a moment, the only reasonable explanation is that there is no serious action on the capital side, and the place they occupy is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Okay, then I will believe you for now, but if they can't hand over thousands of taels of silver, I can't say whether your head will fall to the ground." Xu Mai weighed it carefully. Just said.

Seeing that they had been led into the ditch, Jiang Lianzhu continued: "Thousands of taels of silver cannot be collected overnight. If we can give them about three days, we can naturally give it to them with both hands."

"can."

Xu Mai agreed and then asked Jiang Lianzhu to write a letter.

Jiang Lianzhu wrote honestly this time, briefly explaining her experience, and at the end of the letter she specifically pointed out that she needed thousands of taels of silver, which needed to be collected within three days.

After she finished writing these contents, she added Liao Yunchuan's name at the end of the letter.

Xu Mai narrowed his eyes when he saw the name she wrote down: "Who is this person?"

"This is the friendship I am talking about in the Governor's Mansion. If I must mention my relationship with him, then... let's call him a lover."

Jiang Lianzhu's lies came out of her mouth, and when she spoke later, she deliberately showed a little bit of her daughter's attitude.

When Xu Mai heard what she said, all the doubts he had before were dispelled.

No wonder Jiang Lianzhu insisted on delivering a letter to the Governor's Mansion. It turned out that her lover was working there.

When a defenseless girl encounters such a big thing, it is not surprising that her lover is the first person to think of her.

"I know, this letter will be delivered to you, but for the next period of time, you have to stay here for me. If you want to escape, I will break your legs first. Say it again!”