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

This question made Cheng Lu feel inexplicably nervous. He certainly didn't want to exchange for Zhang Can. Zhang Can was of no use to him. Only by exchanging for the food that the bandits had stolen could he save his life.

"Jia Jia, you think too much. I have worked with your brother for many years. How could he not even have this little bit of morality?"

Cheng Luyan couldn't help but say what he meant, and he probably didn't even believe what he said.

As he spoke, he subconsciously scratched his ears.

Wen Meijiu had already noticed his little action.

"Brother Cheng, you scratched your ears."

Wen Meijiu looked at him with a sigh, as if he knew everything.

Cheng Lu was stunned. Of course he knew he had this problem. His mother often told him about it, but he just couldn't control it.

"Oh."

After being reminded, Cheng Lu hurriedly put down his hand, but this further exposed his inner thoughts and confirmed that Wen Meijiu's guess was correct.

“No, where did you go, girl.

Didn’t I just say that your brother and I are on good terms and I won’t joke with you about his life?

I promise, when Dou Dashu comes, I will bring your brother back."

When his lie was discovered, Cheng Lu was panicked for a moment.

When he thought that Wen Meijiu was just Zhang Can's sister, no matter how fierce or crazy she was, she was just a woman, and she shouldn't do anything to him, so he just needed to coax her. Then he calmed down and said something insincere.

If Cheng Lu didn't tell the truth and everyone around him was Cheng Lu's men, it would be useless even if Wen Meijiu had a dagger in her hand. She couldn't stab him in the neck, as that would put her in danger.

The main purpose of her coming here was to rescue the little tree, at least she had to see the little tree man first.

With a soft sigh, Wen Meijiu's shoulders relaxed, and he suddenly put away the dagger on Cheng Lu's neck, saying:

"Brother Cheng, no matter whether what you said is true or not, I advise you not to use it to exchange for food, otherwise you will regret it."

Wen Meijiu let Cheng Lu go so easily, which was consistent with her impression of Cheng Lu: impulsive and brainless.

"why?"

Cheng Lu shook his shoulders. He felt really uncomfortable being compared to Wen Meijiu just now.

Fearing that she would get angry again, Cheng Lu pretended to be very considerate and asked her a question to show that he was patient with her.

This question hit the mark of Wen Meijiu. She raised her eyelashes and looked at him worriedly, saying:

"Brother Cheng Lu, I'm not trying to hit you, but you said that the beggars all said that the bandit was good. What's the reason for that?"

Cheng Lu laughed dryly, but didn't take it seriously. He just asked:

"why?"

“Of course it’s because it wins people’s hearts.

You also said that all the food here was looted, so there must be thousands of bandits.

How can you deal with thousands of bandits with just a few men?"

Cheng Lu was not worried at all. Instead, he was worried about Wen Meijiu's IQ.

He is here to guard the food. If he doesn't even have this little preparation, how can he guard it?

It was all because those bandits were so elusive that he didn’t see anyone. If he had seen anyone, he would never have let anyone slip away from under his nose so easily.

"Sister, you haven't thought it through as well as I have.

The reason why I am waiting here instead of chasing the bandit is because I know there is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and me.

I'll wait here and set up a tight net around here. Even if Dou Dashu is a god, I won't be able to make him escape even if he has wings.

His brother is in my hands, and I heard that he loves his brother very much. I don’t believe that in his heart, his brother’s life is not as important as the food.”

Is there a dragnet around here?

Wen Meijiu really didn't expect this. She had little contact with Cheng Lu and didn't think he had any military talent.

But since he said that, he must have really made some preparations. Even if she could see Xiaoshu, she might not be able to take him away from here safely.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

From his words, it can be heard that he was somewhat dissatisfied with Wen Meijiu's lack of confidence in him.

"Brother Cheng, are you bragging a little?

Since the bandit leader distributed food to the beggars, it was definitely not just to make them grateful to him.

Those beggars are all disaster victims. They left their homes and came here. They have no roots. As long as anyone gives them some benefits, they will follow them and act as their pawns.

How do you know that those beggars won't work for the bandits?

There must be at least thousands of disaster victims in Minhuang County, right?

If the thousands of disaster victims are really being used by bandits and come to you to ask for your release, will you just start a massacre?"

Cheng Lu had never thought about this, but he was not afraid. His duty was to guard the food in the yard. No matter who came, he would kill anyone who dared to come.

He gritted his teeth and said fiercely:

"Why not?"

Wen Meijiu looked surprised, took a step back, covered his mouth, and asked tremblingly after a long while:

"Well, with so many people, how can you handle them with so few people?"

Cheng Lu put his hands on his hips and looked at Wen Meijiu sideways. He said that she was just a young girl, but she was so crazy that she dared to put a dagger on his neck. He really guessed it right.

Look, she was scared by such a small thing, what big thing can she do?

However, Cheng Lu thought about it and felt that some things are better known by as few people as possible to avoid leaking secrets.

He licked his lips and swallowed the words that were about to come to his throat.

"What do you know, do you think my brother has been messing around for nothing all these years?

Not to mention thousands of them, even if tens of thousands of them came, I would still have a way to deal with them.

If you don’t believe me, just wait and see.”

He hesitated to speak, but Wen Meijiu had already noticed it, so she snorted coldly, rolled her eyes at Cheng Lu, and said with a snort:

“If you are really that capable, why didn’t you save my brother when the bandits came?

Everyone can brag, I just hope you don't flee when a large number of enemies come."

Cheng Lu's mouth twitched, and he was about to curse, but Wen Meijiu immediately pointed at him and said:

"See, see, I knew you would get angry.

Even if you hit me, I will tell the truth. If you can't handle me, don't brag in front of me and say how good it is to work with my brother for many years.

I know that you can't be relied upon to save my brother. Hurry up and hand over the hostage. I will take him with me to exchange for my brother. Whether he lives or dies, I will not implicate you."

Wen Mei was drunk and finished speaking, crossing her arms over her chest, looking like she would never give up.

"What are you talking about?"

Cheng Lu was so angry that he held back the curse words he wanted to say and walked around Wen Meijiu in anger.

"You just don't believe I can do that?"

Reaching out his hand, Cheng Lu intended to open the eyes of Wen Meijiu, this young girl who had never seen the world.

"Look over there, can you see it?"

Wen Meijiu looked in the direction of Cheng Lu's finger, but didn't find anything unusual. However, her intuition told her that there must be something mysterious.