A peasant girl traveled through time and space, and she became prosperous

Hey, it’s already this time and she’s still being stubborn. This is something Cheng Lu didn’t expect.

Cheng Lu rolled up his sleeves left and right, but for a moment he couldn't think of any words to respond to her.

"I, I still have some."

He snapped his fingers towards the sky, and immediately many arrows with flames shot out from all directions towards the ground near them. The speed was so fast that it seemed as if they were fired by a mechanism that had been preset long ago.

Even a killer like Wen Meijiu found it difficult to dodge such dense and rapid attacks.

Because of the drought and fear that the flames might cause a fire, someone came out and quickly put out the flames on the rocket, leaving only a few wisps of white smoke.

Cheng Lu couldn't help laughing as he looked at Wen Meijiu who was in a daze, and said:

"It should work this time, right?"

"Gone?"

Wen Meijiu reacted and stopped trembling, and asked him with regret in her words.

What did she mean? Is this not enough? This is the deadly chain arrow mechanism he has been researching for a long time. Ordinary people can't dodge it. It is also difficult for second-rate people to dodge it. He has never seen a third-rate person who can dodge it.

"No, Zhang Jia, you did it on purpose, have you ever seen anything more powerful than this?"

Cheng Lu had just performed all of her most proud works, and she was also very scared. How could she still be like this at the end? What on earth was she made of?

This time Cheng Lu was really angry and kicked a stone near Wen Meijiu's feet away.

He was really at his wit's end. When he felt that the wine was almost finished, he quickly changed his attitude and stepped forward humbly and said:

"Brother Cheng, don't be angry. I'm just asking out of curiosity. I don't have any other ill intentions."

She had no ill intentions, she was just short of saying that he was incompetent, and she was just short of saying that she didn't like his powerful plan.

"Humph, I don't believe you!"

Cheng Lu turned his face away angrily. It was not so easy to appease him once he had offended him. He had to say a few nice words to him.

Wen Meijiu circled around him, but Cheng Lu turned away and ignored her kindness.

This is not a solution. Wen Meijiu feels that Cheng Lu is different from others. Others are soft-hearted and will not respond to tough measures, but Cheng Lu is hard-hearted and will not respond to soft measures.

Such a person is really hard to coax, and she is too lazy to spend time coaxing him.

Reaching out and patting Cheng Lu on the shoulder, Wen Meijiu tried to change the subject:

"Brother Cheng, have you ever thought about this? Even if you take back all the food from the bandits, the county magistrate will still not let you off easily.

From what the passerby said, most of the food in the bandits' hands should have been distributed to beggars. He seemed to be trying to win people's hearts, and this trick was indeed very effective.

This also indirectly shows that the bandits should not have much food left.

Even if you can exchange the grain back, I'm afraid most of it is lost. Not only will the county magistrate not appreciate it, he will also hold you responsible for the lost grain.

How will you explain to the county magistrate then?"

Cheng Lu had never thought about this question and was stunned for a moment.

If it was true as Wen Meijiu said, most of the grain had already been distributed, based on his understanding of the county magistrate, he might really be angry with him and his family because of this matter.

If he didn't want to incur the wrath of the county magistrate, he had to get all the grain back. Assuming what Wen Meijiu had heard was true and the grain had been divided among the beggars, how could he get it back?

Seeing that Cheng Lu had fallen into the trap he had set, Wen Meijiu quickly took advantage of the situation and said:

“Let’s take a step back and say that you still plan to get people to help you take the food back from the beggars.

Who are those beggars? They have no home, no land, and some are even helpless and alone. If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry.

Even if you have strong soldiers and generals, it is difficult to snatch food from such people. They are barefoot and are not afraid of those wearing shoes, and are not afraid of fighting you to the death.

In the end, both sides will suffer losses.

This assumption is already a good result. If they unite and collude with the bandits, collude with both inside and outside, and unite against you, your personal safety will become a problem, so how can you recover the grain?"

Cheng Lu looked at the warm wine for a long time, blinking his eyes again and again, and his brain felt like a mess.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Cheng Lu didn't mean to seek medical advice from Wen Meijiu, he just said it casually. He didn't think that Wen Meijiu could really provide him with any valuable information.

But what Wen Meijiu said really made his eyes light up.

"If you ask me, Brother Cheng, the most important thing right now is to bring the hostage out and interrogate him about the situation with Dou Dashu.

Once we have understood Dou Dashu's situation, won't it be easier for us to do things?"

"How to ask?"

Cheng Lu looked at Wen Meijiu in confusion. She didn't think that all the bandits were cowards and that if she just asked them casually, they would tell her automatically.

It was obvious that she had listened to too many operas and was just dreaming about something good that would fall from the sky. Dou Dashu was Dou Xiaoshu's biological brother. Would he easily reveal his brother's painstakingly planned plan?

"Of course, we'll pull him out for a thorough interrogation."

Cheng Lu spoke in a bad tone, but Wen Meijiu was not angry or anxious. The more important the moment was, the more she had to remain calm.