Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Chapter 357 Tell Me, Who Are You?
"Aries."

A clear and pleasant voice like spring water rang out in the dim room.

The man whose name was called felt as if a devil had come to him when he heard the voice. His whole body suddenly froze and his pupils shrank for several breaths.

The owner of this voice was wrapped up tightly, with only a rosy little face showing, looking pure and cute.

But it was just such a face, coupled with those smiling eyes, that could make his hair stand on end at any time.

Liu Qingcao curled her lips and walked towards Aries with a smile.

The wounds on Aries' body had gradually scabbed over after he drank her potion, but they still had not stopped drinking Liu Qingcao's muscle softening powder. Now he felt weak all over and could only sit in the corner.

Liu Qingcao had a good impression of Aries. He thought this man was very sensible about current affairs.

"Aries, we meet again." Liu Qingcao said with a smile.

Aries raised his head and looked at the woman standing not far away, and forced a smile at the corners of his lips.

Liu Qingcao looked at him and didn't care, but her smile deepened.

"I'll give you a chance, see if you can seize it." Liu Qingcao looked directly into Bai Yang's eyes, and without waiting for Bai Yang's reaction, she continued expressionlessly, "Tell me, who are you all?"

After hearing this, Aries lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Liu Qingcao had expected this to happen, so she gave him a chance to tell the truth. Anyway, it was still early and she was not in a hurry.

All the people in this ear room are highly skilled.

If Aries said that they were a group of ordinary people, Liu Qingcao would never believe it.

Are they bandits?

It doesn’t look like the number, so who could they be?
While Liu Qingcao was waiting for the answer, a thousand thoughts ran through his mind, but none of his guesses stood up.

Aries lowered his head and his eyes flashed. He caught a glimpse of his boss from the corner of his eye. The vicious warning look made him tremble for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.

Liu Qingcao noticed Bai Yang's strangeness, squinted his eyes and glanced at the scarred face lying on the ground, and said indifferently, "Okay, you don't have to answer."

After that, she pointed at Scarface and said to Aries, "Tell me his name."

Aries hesitated for a while and felt that it was just a name and it was not difficult to answer. Besides, the boss's name was not his real name, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Jian Peng."

Liu Qingcao nodded and asked the names of other people. After this round, Aries was a little less wary of her, but only a little.

"Let's get back to the topic." Liu Qingcao looked directly into Baiyang's eyes and said word by word, "Who are you!?"

Aries suddenly frowned, pursed his lips, and looked as if he was ready to kill you or chop you up as you pleased.

Liu Qingcao rolled his eyes secretly and complained in his heart that this guy really was not willing to accept my toast and only wanted to drink the forfeit.

If that's the case, then it's not her fault.

Under Aries's gaze, she took out a packet of Bone-Opening Ten-Finger Powder from her sleeve. The packet of powder was not big, but its effect was very powerful.

When Liu Qingcao took out the medicine bag, Aries shrank back, but his tightly pursed lips showed his unwillingness to surrender.

Liu Qingcao looked at Bai Yang with appreciation, then casually opened the medicine powder bag.

The grayish-white medicine powder appeared pure black in the dim room, and the faint herbal fragrance lingered at the noses of the two people.

Liu Qingcao brought the medicine powder bag closer, took a playful look at Bai Yang who was swallowing nervously, and a smile appeared on his face.

"This is the bone-opening ten-finger dispersion."

Liu Qingcao's voice was a little lazy, yet with a hint of excitement that was not obvious. When Aries heard it, his heart skipped a beat, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

There is no need to think too much, one can guess the effect of the powder just from the name of the medicine. Aries stared at the powder in Liu Qingcao's hand, and even his breathing became lighter, for fear that the powder would enter his nasal cavity if he was not careful.

"You men will never have the chance to experience the pain of childbirth for women." She paused halfway through her speech, looked at Aries with a smile on her face, and whispered softly, "You should thank me for giving you this opportunity."

After saying that, Liu Qingcao picked up some medicine with two fingers and sprinkled it in front of Bai Yang's nostrils, scaring him so much that his eyes widened and even his breathing stopped for a moment.

He didn't dare to speak or breathe, he just blinked rapidly at Liu Qingcao with his eyes.

Liu Qingcao raised the corner of his mouth and moved his hand away a little.

Aries' heart was pounding, and he waited until the little hand left him before he dared to breathe slowly again.

Before he could catch his breath, he saw the pair of small hands approaching his mouth and nose again. In an instant, he was nervous and frightened.

The immobile hand began to tremble, and the neck became extremely stiff.

The other thieves around were also watching all this nervously, but no one dared to make the slightest noise.

"Well, do you want to tell the truth?"

Liu Qingcao's crisp voice rang in Aries' ears. He could no longer think about anything else and blinked frantically to hint.

Only then did Liu Qingcao really put down her hands and waited calmly for him to breathe.

After a while, Bai Yang's breathing stabilized. He glanced at his eldest brother lying on the ground without speaking, and opened his mouth, a little tangled. Finally, his eyes fell on Liu Qingcao's hand, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We are Ting Fengzhong's people."

Ting Feng Zhong?
That is, the Intelligence Bureau?

Liu Qingcao was a little uncertain and looked at Aries questioningly.

Bai Yang stopped struggling and explained without hesitation, "We are Ting Fengzhong's people, responsible for collecting information about wealthy businessmen in various places. If you want to know someone's secrets, you need to pay us a certain amount of money. However, we will not inquire about the news of officials."

“Boss Jian Peng gathered us together last year and organized Ting Feng Zhong, which has a total of 100 people.

We made a lot of money in the beginning, but the good times didn't last long. One of us accidentally offended the Third Prince's secret sentries, and they chased us here. We encountered heavy snow and the road was blocked. We were short of food and water, and we were chased by others. We had no way to go, so we had to occupy a remote village to live in.

Until someone accidentally went out and saw that people were distributing porridge outside the Gu family mansion every day, so everyone planned to move the food back to eat themselves.

"I didn't expect that I would end up losing the rice instead of the chicken." Aries sighed bitterly.

Liu Qingcao's face darkened, and he snorted softly, "You will suffer for your own mistakes."

After saying that, Liu Qingcao glanced at Bai Yang and said coldly, "If you still hide it, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Aries was silent for a moment, but deep down he was still worried about the medicine, so he made up his mind and said everything.

Liu Qingcao listened to Bai Yang spilling the beans and after asking a few more questions, he put away the medicine bag and walked out of the ear room without looking back.

As soon as he came out of the side room, he ran into Liu Wu. Liu Qingcao steadied his steps and looked at Liu Wu, "Liu Wu, you're just in time. Take Bai Yang to the village occupied by these people and release the people they have captured."

A day has already passed. If we go too late, these prisoners will probably starve to death or die of thirst.

Liu Wu came back to his senses from his initial confusion and asked, "Girl, who is Aries?"

Liu Qingcao remembered this and took Liu Wu into the side room. He pointed at the stubby man leaning against the wall and said quickly, "He is Aries. Take him with you and bring those people out as soon as possible."

Liu Wu nodded heavily, walked over and picked up Bai Aries. Before Bai Aries could react, he was torn by wounds all over his body, and he gasped in pain.

After Liu Wu left, Liu Qingcao entered the ear room again.

In the dim ear room, a pair of elegant green shoes stopped less than a foot away from scarred Jian Peng.

Scarface Jian Peng frowned, raised his eyelids to glance at the owner of the shoes, then lowered his eyelids and snorted softly from his nose, sounding very disdainful.

Liu Qingcao secretly curled her lips, thinking that this man was quite arrogant.

This scarred-faced Jian Peng turned his face away from her and refused to speak, so Liu Qingcao certainly wouldn't tolerate him.

"I'll give you a chance." Liu Qingcao squatted down in front of him, took out a packet of medicine powder from his sleeve, and smiled wider. "Who were you before?"

When Scarface Jian Peng saw the medicine bag in the little hands, his expression turned extremely ugly. After just a moment, he slowly turned his head away and stopped looking.

Have a backbone!
Liu Qingcao was filled with emotion.

I just don't know if this kind of backbone can withstand the effects of this medicine.

"I respect your choice." Liu Qingcao said slowly, but his hands moved very quickly.

The medicinal powder was inhaled into Jian Peng's mouth and nose, and in less than twenty breaths, he began to tremble. Soon, his groans became louder and louder, and his breathing became more rapid.

The man closest to Jian Peng watched this scene with horror in his eyes and cold sweat on his forehead.

The others were a little further away, but their expressions didn't look much better either.

Liu Qingcao listened to the suppressed and painful sounds echoing in the room, but her eyes did not waver at all.

The bones of the ten fingers were broken, and the pain came one after another, with the time intervals becoming shorter and shorter. The pain became more and more intense as time went by. For those who suffered from the pain, every day was like a year.

Time passed minute by minute, and Jian Peng on the ground had turned pale, and his teeth were chattering from the force.

Even so, he did not give in and beg for mercy.

Liu Qingcao looked at the person curled up on the ground quietly without moving.

After a cup of tea, Jian Peng's face was distorted and beads of sweat the size of beans were dripping from his beard, causing a layer of fine ice chips to form on the cold ground.

At this moment, Liu Qingcao really admired Jian Peng. He managed to hold back from yelling loudly despite such pain, and only let out low groans and roars.

But despite his admiration, Liu Qingcao had no intention of letting him go. Another cup of tea passed, and Jian Peng's cries of pain became quieter and quieter, and the amplitude of his body twisting also decreased a lot. Liu Qingcao estimated the time, and if the pain continued, he would die in less than an incense stick of time.

Liu Qingcao's eyes flickered as she looked at the man on the ground. She had no intention of taking his life, but now seeing that he would rather die than speak, she had no choice but to let him go for now.

Jian Peng took the antidote and finally came back to life. He would rather die than go through that kind of excruciating pain again.

"Take a rest. If you don't want to talk, just hide yourself." Liu Qingcao's voice was very flat.

Jian Peng was stunned when he heard this. This little girl looked like she had to know the news not long ago, but now she doesn't care.

Could it be that she discovered something?
No, it should be that he kept his mouth shut too tightly, which made her suspicious, but he could only be sure that it was not the real reason.

His origins are secret and must not be told to outsiders. If anyone knew, he would have no chance of survival.

He remained silent and did not speak. Liu Qingcao just thought that this was his character. He just looked at Jian Peng deeply and left the dim room lightly.

As soon as Liu Qingcao left, everyone in the ear room breathed a sigh of relief. Now they looked at Liu Qingcao as if they were the King of Hell.

There was itching powder in front, which made them laugh and fall apart, and then there were bones breaking and ten fingers falling apart. They were now extremely afraid of Liu Qingcao.

There is really no one who has the courage to try.

If Liu Qingcao comes again tomorrow, I believe they will not even hesitate and will choose to tell the truth.

Liu Qingcao walked out of the ear room, paused, looked back in the direction of the ear room, and walked lightly back to the main room.

Jian Peng used the Bone-Opening Ten Fingers Powder but was unable to pry open his mouth. All that could be said was that this man's background must be complicated. As for the reason, she had no way of telling him. To her, the truth was no longer important.

She only knew that it was dangerous to keep him around, both because of who he was and his hidden identity.

She leaned back in her chair and pondered for a while before finally making the same decision as she did at the beginning.

When there is nothing to do, sleepiness comes very quickly. In order to sleep more, Liu Qingcao went to the space.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Two urgent knocks on the door woke Liu Qingcao from his sleep.

She opened the door and looked at the unchanging snowflakes outside, feeling that she had just fallen asleep a short while ago.

Liu Wu withdrew his gaze and fell on the face of the person who came. He looked at her anxiously, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

"Are you back?" Liu Qingcao had just gotten up, and his voice was still a little hoarse from lack of water.

Liu Wu secretly thought that he came at a wrong time and disturbed the girl's rest.

"Girl, I'm back from Zhaojia Village. Those who were imprisoned in the cellar have been rescued by the villagers. There are quite a few people, nearly ninety in total. The adults are all fine. A few children fainted from hunger. When I went there, they were all lively and energetic."

It seems that the group of people have not yet gone crazy.

"Is there anything else?" Liu Qingcao stared at Liu Wu and asked.

Liu Wu nodded, and this time he spoke a little faster.

"Miss, when I came back, I saw a group of people from afar. They looked like soldiers under General Yang. They should be here in a quarter of an hour. Could they be the same people who patrolled yesterday?"

When Liu Wu woke up this morning, her eldest brother specifically told her to be extra careful with the group of soldiers from yesterday, saying that these people had ulterior motives.

She didn't understand the reason, but she obeyed.

On the way back from Zhaojia Village, she saw this group of people. She was afraid that it was just as her eldest brother said, and the speed of driving the sled was much faster.

Aries on the sled was so hurt by the bumps he was experiencing on the sled that he could not say anything.

Liu Qingcao frowned slightly. She had already written a letter to the general's mansion yesterday. Logically, these people should not come again.

Could it be that General Yang was behind this?

As soon as this idea came to mind, Liu Qingcao quickly rejected it.

General Yang will definitely receive her letter when he returns home. Although she doesn't know much about his character, after spending a few days with him, she believes that he will not do anything ungrateful or unpleasant.

Since it's not him, then these people...

Liu Qingcao sat on the doorstep facing the cold wind, thinking. Liu Wu did not disturb her, but stood quietly by her side waiting.

After a long time, Liu Qingcao stood up and patted the snow on his body. There was no trace of the sadness on his face.

"Let's go and wait for them at the gate." Liu Qingcao stepped on the snow and walked briskly towards the gate.

When Liu Wu saw his daughter like this, his worries were relieved a lot.

The two of them did not stop and soon arrived at the gate. Liu Wu stepped forward and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, the person who was raising his hand outside was stunned, and then quickly put his hand down.

"Miss Qingcao." The soldier greeted Liu Qingcao with a smile.

Liu Qingcao nodded her head and smiled back, "Brother Bing, what's this?"

"The general sent us here to bring a letter to Miss Qingcao." As he spoke, the soldier took out a sealed letter from his lapel and handed it over.

Liu Qingcao took a look and took the letter.

Liu Qingcao opened the letter and saw that in it, General Yang expressed his deep apologies for what happened yesterday. He stated that the matter had nothing to do with him, but that it was his subordinates who did it and he had no shirking his responsibility.

He will strictly discipline his men and will not let this happen again.

It mentioned compensation for her, but because the conditions were harsh, it could not be made up. It was said that he would make it up after the heavy snow and the situation improved.

The most important point was that the letter said that the men he left behind to protect the area discovered that there were many people staring at the ancient house, so he asked her to be careful.

The soldier who came to deliver the letter could stay behind just in case and did not need to rush back.

After reading the letter, Liu Qingcao folded it neatly and put it into her sleeve.

She shifted her gaze to the soldiers standing outside the door. There were at least a hundred of them, a considerable number.

It seems that General Yang's men have fought with the people in the ear room and knew that they were quite powerful, so they sent so many people here.

She couldn't stay with so many people around.

Not to mention that group of people were already in the house, with so many soldiers, the amount of food they needed to eat was a lot.

There are more than 4,000 kilograms of grain in the warehouse now, and there is also grain found outside. This amount is only enough for the people in the house and the refugees outside to eat for a period of time.

Liu Qingcao pulled the corner of her mouth, smiled at the soldier opposite and said, "Brother Soldier, go back and tell General Yang that I didn't suffer any loss in yesterday's incident, and the general doesn't need to make up for it. I thank the general for reminding me, and the people in the letter have been dealt with, so General Yang can rest assured."

The soldier was shocked after hearing this. He had heard from his brother who had returned that day that the group of people stalking around the house were very powerful and should not be underestimated. How could they be dealt with in less than two days?!

If this is true, the people around this Qingcao girl must be very skilled.

The soldiers came to their senses and felt it was a pity. If they had arrived earlier, they might have been able to take a look. It was a pity that the deputy general spent some effort in selecting the candidate and missed it.

"Don't worry, Miss Qingcao. I will take this message back to the general," the soldier replied.

Liu Qingcao looked at the soldiers in the snow and thought that it was almost time for lunch and they must be hungry after walking all the way.

"It's cold outside. Brother Bing, please come in and sit down first." Liu Qingcao moved aside to make way for the door.

The soldier paused, did not object, and led his men into the house.

Yu Cheng led people into the rest room in the back house, while Liu Qingcao and Liu Wu started to get busy in the kitchen.

There are many kitchens in the house, and Liu Qingcao is too busy to handle them all, so she asks Wang Cha and Wu to go back to the small kitchen and boil a few pots of water for the soldiers.

Although the amount of food in the warehouse is limited, Liu Qingcao does not intend to treat these soldiers unfairly.

There were too many people and the pressure was great, so she gave up the idea of ​​making porridge or steaming buns.

"Liu Wu, go to the warehouse and bring over two more bags of flour and one bag of sugar. Oh, and see how many eggs are left. If you have any, take a few more."

Liu Qingcao had an idea and immediately asked Liu Wu to do it.

Although Liu Wu was a woman, she was very fast and strong. In a short while, she moved all the things she needed to the kitchen.

"Girl, can they finish eating so much flour?" Liu Wu asked puzzledly, looking at the nearly 300 kilograms of flour on the ground.

Liu Wu knew that soldiers consumed a lot of energy every day, so it was normal for them to eat a lot, but wasn't the amount of nearly three kilograms for one person a bit too much?

She can eat, but she can't eat so much!

Seeing her troubled face, Liu Qingcao smiled, "Liu Wu, they are different from you. These soldiers rarely eat oily and meaty foods in the barracks. After a long period of not eating oily and meaty foods, their bodies need more food to supply the large amount of daily training."

"Besides, they are not very old and are still growing up. In good years, when there is enough food and grass, they need to eat more. This amount of white flour may not be enough to fill their stomachs."

Liu Qingcao sighed after she finished speaking. Her teachers had told her these things when she was in school, but she couldn't believe it at that time. It was only when she came to ancient times that she realized that what was recorded in history was true.

Liu Wu suddenly understood, and then he thought of the students in hundreds of private schools and orphanages, and he could understand the reason even more.

Those are still young boys, but they eat a lot, let alone these soldiers who are fighting with all their strength!