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

Wen Meijiu ran back to the outside of the house, where a large area had already been burned.

Cheng Lu led people to put out the fire, but those few people and the little water they had were just a drop in the bucket for the fire that was growing more and more intense.

Cheng Lu, who was unaware of the inside story, saw that the fire was out of control, so he quickly changed his strategy and asked his men to move food from the two front yards.

But all the rooms were empty, as if they had never existed.

Cheng Lu was so frightened that he sat on the ground immediately. He couldn't take the responsibility for such a big thing.

He also wanted to run away, but if he ran away, his brother-in-law who had been promoting him in the military would be held accountable, and what would happen to his family?

Just when Cheng Lu was at his wit's end, Xiaoshu ran in without caring whether he was alive or dead. After seeing the fire, he desperately looked for Dou Dashu in every yard, but couldn't find anyone. He shouted Dou Dashu's name at the top of his lungs.

That was his brother, his full brother, his backbone, the pillar of the family. He couldn't live without his brother.

The sound reached Cheng Lu's ears and he suddenly woke up.

He had heard of the name Dou Dashu. Wasn't he a bandit from the mountains?

The bandits in the mountains, could it be that this fire and the disappearance of food in the yard are both related to Dou Dashu?

When he looked back, he saw that it was the bandit leader who had just robbed Zhang Can outside.

"Catch him, don't let him get away."

Cheng Lu suddenly sat up from the ground and stopped crying.

His men rushed forward, and even though Dou Xiaoshu had some strength, he was no match for the enemy's larger numbers and was pinned down.

Wen Meijiu rushed to the door of the house. The fire inside was so big that no one could get in. She looked around but didn't see anyone.

Just as she turned around to check the back door, Cheng Lu's voice suddenly sounded behind her.

"Who is coming?"

Wen Meijiu paused, quickly tore off a large piece of his shirt, and quickly wrapped it around his face, leaving only his eyes exposed.

The situation is unclear at the moment. In Cheng Lu’s eyes, she is Zhang Can’s sister. She cannot easily reveal her identity at this time and should try not to cause trouble for Zhang Can.

Wen Meijiu slowly turned around and looked at Zhang Can who was standing not far away. He was surrounded by several soldiers holding torches.

Wen Meijiu became alert. He had forty or fifty men under his command, but only these few were visible at the moment. The others might be hiding in the dark.

Not knowing where Xiaoshu was at the moment, nor knowing the other party's specific situation, Wen Meijiu didn't dare to speak rashly.

The two sides continued to confront each other for a while, and Cheng Lu couldn't help but ask:

"Are you an enemy or a friend?"

The reason why Cheng Lu asked this was because he saw Wen Meijiu wearing military uniform.

Wen Meijiu didn't say anything, but her ears were perked up. Because of her professional ethics in her previous life, she seemed to hear slight noises in the bushes on both sides of the road.

After making sure that he was being watched, Wen Meijiu stopped pretending and reached out to tear off the white cloth wrapped around his face. He pretended to be scared and shouted in the direction of Cheng Lu with a trembling voice:

"Brother Cheng, I am Zhang Jia, Zhang Can's sister."

Because it was dark and the distance was a bit far, Cheng Lu could not see Wen Meijiu's appearance clearly, but he felt that the voice sounded familiar.

"Zhang Jia?"

Cheng Lu was a little panicked and subconsciously reached out to touch the jade pendant on his body. Why was Zhang Jia still haunting him?

"Yes, Brother Cheng, it's me."

Wen Meijiu was afraid that he wouldn't believe it, so she quickly took two steps forward so that Cheng Lu could see it more clearly.

Who knew that before she could even walk in front of Cheng Lu, she was stopped by Cheng Lu with a loud shout.

"Don't move. Just stand there and don't move. I'm not blind or deaf. I can tell it's you."

Cheng Lu was afraid that "Zhang Jia" would come to him again to ask for the jade pendant. Because of the jade pendant incident before, she shouted everywhere that he "dumped her after having sex with her", which had already made him lose face in front of everyone.

Now is a critical moment. The army's morale must not be shaken again because of this crazy woman's misleading words. He must put an end to all interference and rally the people.

Wen Meijiu also noticed that Cheng Lu was quite afraid of her approaching him. What was the reason?

Wen Meijiu thought about it and seemed to have thought of something, but he was not sure.

So, she tentatively lifted her foot quietly, trying to take a step forward, and deliberately said:

"No, Brother Cheng, I just want to get closer to you so I can discuss something with you."

Sure enough, when Zhang Can heard Wen Meijiu say the word "discuss", he immediately covered his chest, pushed forward with one hand, and warned Wen Meijiu:

"No need to discuss, this jade pendant was given to me willingly by your brother.

If you want to discuss it, you should go to your brother. It was he who made the decision in the first place, so you can't blame anyone else."

As expected, Wen Meijiu felt relieved. She didn't expect that her "throwing bricks" would actually attract "jade".

Cheng Lu was indeed afraid that she came here because of the "ancestral jade pendant".

With a turn of his eyeballs, Wen Meijiu's eyes curved and he said in a crying voice:

"Brother Cheng, since you don't want to return my jade pendant, then you have to tell me where my brother went, right?"

Cheng Lu's heart tightened and his eyes began to wander.

Of course he knew that Zhang Can and the food had been kidnapped by a group of bandits, but he couldn't say it. What if Wen Meijiu made trouble with him and forced him to rescue Zhang Can?

He was in a difficult situation now and did not dare to let the county magistrate know about this matter. He was just waiting for the bandit leader Dou Dashu to come and rescue Dou Xiaoshu so that he could exchange back all the food that the bandits had stolen.

"Ah, your brother, your brother didn't come home?"

Cheng Lu's eyes flashed by and he didn't dare to look directly into Wen Meijiu's eyes. There was a barely perceptible smile hidden at the corner of Wen Meijiu's mouth.

Judging from Cheng Lu’s reaction, he probably thought that Zhang Can was captured by bandits.

That's easy. Wen Meijiu sighed softly, lowered his eyelids, and said sadly:

“My brother didn’t come home at all, otherwise my mother wouldn’t have let me come to see him.

Brother Cheng, I've given you the jade pendant, can you please tell me the truth, where did my brother go?"

Wen Meijiu asked again and again, which made Cheng Lu feel a little guilty. He said impatiently:

"I don't know. If he wants to have fun, will he tell me?"

Wen Meijiu immediately raised his eyes, looked at him with a very incredible look, and retorted:

"My brother is a man who is loyal to his duties. He would never take the county magistrate's affairs lightly, let alone go somewhere else to have fun at this time.

Brother Cheng, you can lie to me about the jade pendant, but you can't lie to me about this matter. I have followed the car twice in the afternoon, and you know that.

Tell me quickly, where is my brother?

Now, even the beggars outside have food to eat, but my mother is still hungry at home. I have to find him to get some food quickly, otherwise someone will die. "

Beggars have food to eat, what does this mean?

Cheng Lu’s eyes widened for a moment.