As soon as I was reborn, my fiancé came to propose marriage!

Every year after that, near the end of the year, Eleven would clamor for his mother to take him to his grandparents' house to play with his younger brother.

At that time, they were still young and playful, wandering around the streets with their servants, and even running into the countryside!

The two of them loved to dig up other people’s peanuts in the fields, and then sit on the ground covered in mud and eat the peanuts.

When the grandmother found out, she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She had someone bring a piece of fine jade to carve a peanut for each of them to commemorate that chaotic and naughty past.

Although Eleven always takes Gao Yingming out to play, he is always sensible and measured in his actions and he loves his younger brother very much.

Gao Yingming accidentally made a deep scratch on his peanut while playing. He was afraid that his grandmother would scold him and burst into tears. In order to comfort him, Eleven replaced the peanuts with two others.

Until now, the two peanuts have not been returned to their original owners, and each remains in the other's body.

Later, the magistrate of Changnan County, Eleven's father, was framed and his entire family was destroyed.

The two never saw each other again, and Gao Yingming thought that Eleven was dead.

When the incident happened, Gao Ru was trying to help his brother-in-law.

But when he arrived in Changnan County, the county magistrate's mansion had already been engulfed in a fire, leaving only charred and rotten ruins on the ground and broken walls.

Someone presented evidence that the county magistrate was corrupt, abused his power, and took human lives lightly. The court was furious and directly sentenced the magistrate to death. From then on, the guilt of the Qi family was established!

Gao Ruzheng couldn't find any evidence, so he had to give up.

Everyone thought that the county magistrate's son Qi Xingyuan also died in the fire that year.

It was not until today, when Gao Yingming saw the jade peanut again after many years, that he realized that Eleven was still alive!

.........

"My cousin can't possibly be a bad person. This is truly a misunderstanding!"

"I know, it's not convenient for me to say this, but didn't the second in command of Yanzi Village just say that they have done a lot to protect the people during this period of time?"

"We can just send someone to investigate. If this is a fake from Yanzi Village and they are doing something that is against the will of heaven and earth, then you don't have to do anything. I, Gao Yingming, will be the first to kill him!"

Gao Yingming spoke very quickly, with tears in his eyes as he said this. He clenched his teeth to keep his emotions from showing, but everyone could see his excitement.

Even when Gao Yingying was punished and forced to hand over the location of the granary, he did not show any emotion.

Chen Yan already had a plan in mind, but he still asked Chen Ping to go to the town to inquire.

..........

The night was as dark as ink and Hualing Village was eerily quiet.

The people from Yanzizhai were tied together with hemp ropes and thrown under a tree, while the people from Yulin Village drank porridge in small sips and rested on the side.

Qi Shiyi woke up slowly and saw Gao Yingming standing by his side. The two brothers looked at each other in silence for a moment, not knowing how to start a conversation.

Chen Ping also came back at this time, "Third Brother, I have confirmed that what they said is correct. I am afraid that today is really a misunderstanding."

The second child just breathed a sigh of relief.

"But can't you figure it out first before taking any action? You caused us so much damage, many of our brothers were injured!"

Chen Ping made an indignant accusation.

"It's all our fault. We are just low-level bandits. How can we match the brains of heroes? Young man, please forgive us for the sake of our good intentions!"

The second brother really blurted out anything to save his life. Qi Shiyi instantly wanted to cover his face and pretend that he didn't know him.

The second brother is a man who knows how to be relaxed and tense. It was his own fault in the first place. Besides, both sides are badly injured. What's wrong with saying a few words of apology?

"We can work together."

This was the first thing Qi Shiyi said. He spoke out of the blue without even saying hello to Gao Yingming, and his eyes went straight to Chen Yan.

"What do you have to cooperate with us? You provide the work, and then we support you guys for free?"

"No, you provide the food and we provide the water."

Qi Shiyi's words exploded in everyone's hearts like thunder!

Yes, water!

They only had a little water left from Yulin Village, which would definitely not be enough without support. They were worrying about where to get water.

The village is now using water sparingly, let alone using it to make porridge to provide relief to disaster victims.

But if the brown rice is not made into porridge, they cannot afford to distribute it directly.

Chen Yan originally planned to take Chen Ping and Er Zhuzi for a fake walk in the mountains, pretending to have discovered a water source.

In fact, I asked my wife to transport some stream water out of the space for later use.

Who would have thought that before the plan was implemented, Qi Shiyi brought such news.

Kill two birds with one stone!

It can also solve people’s urgent needs.

Chen Yan's expression eased a little.

The second brother saw it with sharp eyes, and even though he was tied up like a maggot, he couldn't stop him. He nudged Qi Shiyi with his elbow, signaling him to continue speaking.

Qi Shiyi rolled his eyes at him and thought, does the second brother know how heavy their bargaining chips are?

This is water!

Food and water are both indispensable. The other party has food and we have water. They are now on an equal footing at the negotiation table, and no one is inferior to the other. Why should we rush forward?

He did not feel the embarrassment of being a prisoner at all. Instead, he sat on the ground with his hands tied and looked at Chen Yan calmly.

The eyes of the two men competed silently in the darkness, both waiting for each other to compromise.

Chen Yan's lips moved suddenly, and Qi Shiyi laughed uncontrollably. His eyes were openly provocative, as if Chen Yan had already bowed his head.

“It’s not just water, we want compensation.”

Ok?

"What compensation?"

As soon as Lao Er opened his mouth, Chen Ping stuffed a rag in his mouth. He could only whimper and twist on the ground, wanting Chen Ping to let him go.

Chen Ping thought he was too noisy. They were in the middle of a negotiation, so what was he, the second in command, doing blabbering about?

Chen Ping said it bluntly, and the second brother felt completely humiliated!

What a shame!

The second in command is also the boss. How can I save face when he says this to me in front of the people in the village?

The second brother felt hopeless and just fell to the ground and refused to move.

The look in his eyes was almost like telling Qi Shiyi directly, "Do whatever you want, I don't care."

"This incident was caused by you. We are doing a good deed to help the victims, and we have no regrets."

"But because of your stupidity, our people were seriously injured, and almost every piece of their flesh is intact. Shouldn't we give them some compensation?"

The "seriously injured" Wang Dafu cooperated with a grimace.

"Even if you have water, in this world, the food in your hands is the most important thing!"

“Even if we have water, how long can we last without food?”

"Besides, since you proposed to cooperate with us, it must be for the sake of the disaster victims. Then you have to understand that there is no winner or loser between us, but a win-win situation!"