206-210

206. Farming: Failed to Escape

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

Su Bei really did not know what to say, “This is not good. You said you only want grains.”

The bearded big man stepped onto the carriage, “Boy, I’ll give you a lesson today. Have you ever seen a bandit who keeps his word?”

Su Bei said seriously, “Yes, you.”

That bearded big man snarled, “Save your bootlick! Tie him up!”

Su Bei did not struggle at all, anyway, it was meaningless to do that.

That bearded big man said with satisfaction, “It seems that you are quite cooperative.”

Then he took out a letter and gave it to his subordinate, “Send it to Master Su, saying that his precious son is in my hands, and that if he wants to redeem his son, then prepare 10,000 taels of silver.”

Su Bei really wanted to say, Su Family really couldn’t take out ten thousand. In such a poor and remote place, even a few thousands were a large number already!

But since the other side wanted to have good dream, Su Bei shouldn’t wake him up.

Su Bei was brought back to the bandits’ nest.

When the big bearded man went back, many people came out to greet him.

Some were surprised to say, “Didn’t you say you’d kidnap Childe Su tomorrow? Why did you already kidnap him back today?”

The big bearded man laughed, “He offered himself to me.”

Speaking of which, he asked someone to throw Su Bei into a room.

In fact, whether to tie him up wasn’t a problem.

The problem was how to get out.

After witnessing the whole process, An Ning did not sympathize with Su Bei at all.

Instead, she felt that he deserved it. He colluded with the bandits, it was like asking tiger for its skin. Now what? He got kidnapped by those people!

So, the Su home should have no time to care about the betrothal present thing, and she could take the opportunity to bring Hei out.

With this thought, An Ning went down the mountain.

And Feng Xuanyi had already sneaked into the bandits’ lair, and put laxative in all the water they used while no one was noticing.

Only if they ate the food today, they’d all suffer!

As Feng Xuanyi was about to leave to meet with Su Bei, he heard someone walking into the kitchen, “Tonight we’ll have extra dishes! The head is happy, because the second head not only got the grains, but also kidnapped the childe of Su family.”

“Anyway, we won’t release Su Bei if they don’t pay!”

Then people in the kitchen began to get busy.

Feng Xuanyi frowned, obviously did not expect such a situation.

As expected, Su Bei’s plan is unreliable!

Su Bei untied the rope quietly and took a look at the situation around.

He couldn’t go out through the door, because someone was guarding outside.

The only way was the back window, but Su Bei didn’t know what it was outside.

And whether he could get out of here after going out of this room.

Su Bei looked through the crack of the window, no one out there, someone just occasionally passed by.

He thought about it, then made up his mind to bet. Anyhow, those bandits wouldn’t kill him, for they were still dreaming of the silver. The worst scenario was he got caught and suffered a bit.

So after making the decision, Su Bei gently opened the window, and crawled out, then instantly hid in a corner.

A few people passed by, talking and laughing. Su bei felt relieved and then sneakily moved to where it looked like an exit.

As he was getting there, someone saw him and cried, “Who is there? Freeze!”

This time, Su Bei got completely exposed.

And everyone realized that Su Bei was trying to escape. So they all came to catch him.

Of course Su Bei would never stand still. He instantly took to his heels.

Feng Xuanyi who was looking for Su Bei saw there was a turmoil not far away, he thought it should be Su Bei.

207. Farming: Escape

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

Don’t ask him why he would have such a thought, because subconsciously he felt it that way.

748, “Captivating bar increased by 2%, current progress 44%.”

Feng Xuanyi took advantage of the chaos to go over, as expected, he saw that Su Bei was running like hell blindly in the dark.

He looked at those people around who were trying to catch Su Bei, too many of them! He couldn’t save Su Bei if he just went over like this.

So Feng Xuanyi went in the opposite direction.

You know what, as agile as Su Bei was, plus those bandits had no martial arts but only had some strength,

Su Bei escaped from their bear hugs like a loach quite a few times.

Then someone shouted, “Fire! Fire!”

A lot of people who were hurrying over to catch Su Bei could only go to put out the fire.

Anyway, they couldn’t let the fire spread for a Su Bei.

The worse thing is, more than one place caught fire.

Those few people who were still trying to catch Su Bei now didn’t know whether to keep trying to catch Su Bei or go to put out the fire.

Suddenly another voice shouted, “The head is trapped in the fire!”

Hearing those words, they no longer hesitated, of course they should save the head!

But some still stayed, even if they couldn’t catch Su Bei, they wouldn’t let him run away.

Then Feng Xuanyi went out, knocked them over, grabbed Su Bei’s hand and ran.

Su Bei asked, “You set the fire?”

Feng Xuanyi ignored his question, “So your plan is completely unreliable.”

“It was an accident, not my fault,” Su Bei said.

Now some people reacted and they kept chasing after them.

They ran too fast. Su Bei missed one step, he gasped, and felt the drilling pain from his ankle.

Feng Xuanyi looked at Su Bei who slowed down but still hang in there, then held him up without thinking and kept running.

But being burdened with an adult, of course his speed was much slower.

Those bandits gradually caught up, Su Bei said, “You leave first. Leave me alone. They wouldn’t do anything to me. After all, they still want money.”

Feng Xuanyi, wearing a cold face, deeply roared, “Shut up!”

How could Su Bei get intimidated by him, “I am serious. Or both of us can’t get out of here.”

Feng Xuanyi lowered his head to give Su Bei a look. Not knowing why, looking at his babbling mouth, he had some urge to stuck it with his.

748, “Captivating bar increased by 5%, current progress 49%.”

Feng Xuanyi quickened the speed, with those bandits closely chasing after, which really gave them a headache.

Sudden Su Bei said, “We can’t go into the village!”

Feng Xuanyi froze for a moment, then said with some anger, “You are still thinking for others now?”

Su Bei got a jump scared, “I didn’t think of others, I’d only think of you if I have to. I mean, I have done so much. If we bring them into the village, that’s not worth it!”

Feng Xuanyi then turned around and headed back onto the mountains.

The light of the torches flickered in the darkness.

Because Feng Xuanyi chose a difficult road, and he was very familiar with the environment when for he often went hunting in the mountains, it was much better to get rid of these people than when going down the mountains.

Finally, Fengxuan Yi shook them off, he took Su Bei to a cave he found when hunting.

Those people must still be out there looking for them. They might run into them if they went out now

Su Bei was not sure whether his father would really take the money to save him, so it was a dilemma now.

Suddenly, in the sky there was a thunder, Su Bei’s mouth slight made a twitch. What the hell? Why it rained every time he was in danger?

208. Farming: Chasing

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

Having been looking for Su Bei for long but failed, those people could only go back to their lair.

Their head was so mad, “Find him! You got to find him for me! Or how can we get the money from Su family?”

Someone said, “Actually it doesn’t matter even if we can’t find him.”

Others all looked over, that guy said with a trembling voice, “We can pretend that Childe Su is still here, and then send people to guard at the foot of mountain, in case he runs home.”

The head thought a bit and said, “Good idea!”

The cook then opened his mouth to ask, “Boss, what about tonight’s banquet?”

The head said with a loud voice, “Proceed! Dishes are all ready, why not enjoy them?”

“But we must send some men down to the mountain to watch.”

Su Bei took off his shoes to check the injury, it had swollen up, it hurt even with a slight touch.

Feng Xuanyi looked at that red and swollen part on his fair foot, finding it a real eyesore.

He reached out to touch Su Bei’s ankle, the hot temperature spreading along his fingertip.

Feng Xuanyi suddenly withdrew his hand, glanced at Su Bei, and didn’t feel any embarrassed feeling from him, like such a situation couldn’t affect him a bit.

His vision moved back to Su Bei’s foot again, and he opened his mouth, “Let me check it out for you.”

Su Bei stretched out his foot, “Why? Can you give me a treatment?”

The attention of Feng Xuanyi was attracted by the toes of Su Bei.

The toenails were pale red, like five small petals.

Feng Xuan yi was kind of obsessed with them, and he even couldn’t help touching them.

748, “Captivating bar increased by 5%, current progress 54%.”

Su Bei said, “I didn’t hurt my toes.”

Feng Xuanyi grasped Su Bei’s foot as if he didn’t hear him at all, kneaded the red swelling place for him, didn’t show any embarrassed feeling after being exposed, like a total gentleman.

The touch of Su Bei’s skin made Feng Xuanyi fondle it admiringly, although he knew this wasn’t right, it seemed he had been acting too weird.

Feng Xuanyi then too back his hand, “You should feel better now.”

For the first time, he looked at Su Bei so carefully.

Su Bei was kind of thin, had a delicate face, with a pair of peach-blossom eyes always with a bad smile.

He didn’t feel it before, but now Feng Xuanyi suddenly felt Su Bei’s eyes were kind of seducing.

Making his heart itchy.

Seal Xuanyi hang his eyebrows, finding himself too abnormal.

The thunder outside the cave grew louder and louder, and it began to rain.

Su Bei looked out of the cave. After a long time, he said, “You have to go down to inform the yamen, or the laxative I put in their water will be in vain.”

Feng Xuanyi slightly put wrinkles in his brows, “Why are you still thinking of it?”

Su Bei took a look at his high swollen ankle, “Because I am a petty person, they made me suffer, so I’ll let them pay.”

He did not do it for the villagers, he did it for his parents, and to disgust An Ning by the way.

He was waiting to slap An Ning in the face after those bandits were wiped out.

Feng Xuanyi’s brows twisted deeper, “What about you then?”

Su Bei said reasonably, “Of course waiting for you to come back to find me.”

Feng Xuanyi fell in a trance, not knowing how it felt.

Speaking of which, it seemed that Su Bei had always trusted him.

Feng Xuanyi’s voice had no any emotion, “Aren’t you afraid that I won’t come back for you?”

209. Farming: A Contradictive Person

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

Su Bei said without any hesitation, “Then don’t come back.”

Feng Xuanyi looked at Su Bei’s eyes, as if his eye had some kind of magic power, deeply attracting him.

He thought that Su Bei would say that he believed that he would come back, but he did not.

Like he didn’t care about the result at all.

But Feng Xuanyi knew it was not like that, Su Bei really wanted to eliminate those bandits.

Su Bei was really contradictory, Feng Xuanyi couldn’t understand him.

He felt that it was meaningless to argue with Su Bei, so he said, “OK.”

Su Bei said, “Be careful, those bandits should still be looking for us.”

But Feng Xuanyi alone should be able to handle them.

Feng Xuanyi responded with an ‘hmm’ and went out of the cave.

In a moment, he came back and said inexplicitly, “I’ll be back.”

748, “Captivating bar increased by 10% , current progress 64%.”

With a wave of his hand, Su Bei said, “You shoulder the hope of the whole village, come on!”

This time Feng Xuanyi really left. Su Bei leaned on the cave wall with his arms crossed, feeling a little regretted.

He should have asked Feng Xuanyi to leave his clothes to him. It was so cold!

Because of the rain, the moisture poured into the cave, making Su Bei shivering.

Staying here alone, Su Bei felt a little bored, so he asked 748, “88, is there anything you can do to relieve my boredom?”

Simple and rough, 748 stuffed a movie into his head.

A horror movie! It was the weird music and pictures from the beginning!

Su Bei was startled and almost screamed out.

But watching a movie in the head was really a novel experience.

Of course, it would be nicer if it wasn’t a horror movie.

Su Bei was not that kind of timid person, but he still couldn’t take things like horror movies.

748 was kind psychopathic, the horror movie he played for Su Bei also happened on a rainy night, which was really correspondent to his present situation.

When it came to a horror scene in the movie, a thunder came in, which nearly scared Su Bei to death.

But even crazier, 748 played him not just one, but quite a few.

Su Bei kept called him 88, but it just wouldn’t stop.

He was wrong. He shouldn’t have turned to 748.

Having been trampled by those horror movies, Su Bei already became a bit dull-looking.

When Feng Xuanyi came back, he saw the pale-faced Su Bei was shrinking into a ball, looking at him in panic.

That pricked Feng Xuanyi’s heart, so Su Bei had just been trying to look tough.

748, “Captivating bar increased by 5%, current progress 69%.”

Feng Xuanyi held Su Bei into his arms, saying with a soft voice, “It’s all right, I’m back, I’ll take you down.”

Su Bei was moved to tears, he was nearly scared into an amentia by 748’s horror movies!

Feng Xuanyi was so good, he could not only comfort him, but also help him increase his captivating bar.

Feng Xuanyi felt Su Bei’s attachment to him, overjoyed.

He sighed. Although he knew this wasn’t right, he just couldn’t help it.

Feng Xuanyi carried Su Bei and went down, and then briefed the whole thing for him.

When Feng Xuanyi went down the mountain, he met Su Bei’s father who was going to redeem Su Bei, and he told everything to his father.

His father hurriedly went to the yamen with Feng Xuanyi, tried everything they could to convince the magistrate to bring people to go up the mountain.

Due to the laxative, few bandits had the ability to move, because the loose bowels nearly made them collapse.

The magistrate got a huge bargain!

The grains sent to the bandits were all taken back, not only that, they even got more back.

And the grains Su Bei sent over were sent back to Su family, and the extra grains were all rewarded to Su Family by the magistrate.

210. Farming: Give the Rent Back

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

The magistrate was quite smart. Those bandits were a mortal malady to him. Now since they had been solved by Su family, of course he wouldn’t closefisted about the rewards. That was one reason. Another reason was, the credit was still his. So the court would definitely reward him.

What he would get was not only a few bags of grains.

Because of the big rain, Su Bei caught a cold the next day.

He felt all dazed, and the throat was dry and uncomfortable.

He told his father to give back the rent those tenants handed in.

Then they could win a good reputation, and their Su family wouldn’t lose anything.

After all, there was some leftover.

Since his dear son said so, of course he agreed.

His father informed the tenants to come.

Su Bei wrapped himself in thick clothes sitting in the yard, sniffling.

The tenants came one by one, but they didn’t know what to do.

Because now only the Su family and the magistrate knew about the bandit thing.

Su Bei glanced at them and saw An Ning unexpectedly.

An Ning threw him a cocky look. Now she had something on Su Bei, so she was not afraid of him at all.

Su Bei cleared his throat, “Today I called all of you here for the tenant rent thing.”

Someone asked, “Will the rent go up again? We really can’t afford it.”

As soon as this was said, they began to discuss with each other, and no one agreed with the rise of the rent.

Su Bei had a bad cough, so he couldn’t stop their discussion.

An Ning came forward and said, “Su Bei, you have gone too far away!”

“You are so rich, but only relying on squeezing our civilians. If you are capable enough, stop squeezing us!”

“You still wanna raise the rent? I won’t pay any!”

Su Bei nearly coughed the lungs of his mouth, face blushing, and couldn’t utter one word.

An Ning thought she had successfully cornered Su Bei and made him have nothing to say, so she continued, “Don’t think I don’t know. You colluded with the bandits to push us hard. Don’t force me, or I’ll go to the magistrate!”

Feng Xuanyi’s eyebrows were twisted hard, he stretched out a hand and took over that cup of tea Xiaolian poured and stuffed it into Su Bei’s hand.

Then he turned to looking at An Ning, “Enough!”

An Ning was stunned there and called with confusion, “Ahei?”

Feng Xuanyi said with a cold face, “Su Bei asked you to return the tenant rent to you.”

The crowd was shocked and asked uncertainly, “Really?”

After Su Bei drank some water, he felt a little better, saying with a hoarse voice, “Yes, you can follow them to the barn. You can take as much as how much you paid, besides, you’d all get an extra dou (about 6.25 kilogram).”

To those villagers, one dou is not a small number.

They can’t understand why suddenly Su family became so generous.

An Ning first said, “Conspiracy! Clearly a conspiracy! I saw him give grains to the bandits yesterday! He should mean to set us up!”

Then she looked at Feng Xuanyi and said, “Ahei, don’t be fooled by him!”

Feng Xuanyi found An Ning a bit annoyed. He used to think she was clever, but now he felt she was a little stupid.

At this time, the magistrate arrived. He took hold of his beard and asked, “What are you talking about? Fooled by whom?”

An Ning hurriedly said, “Lord Magistrate, I have something to say.”

The magistrate frowned slightly, “Say it.”

The corner of An Ning’s lips slightly curved, “Lord Magistrate adult, I’ll sue Su Bei for having colluded with the bandits!”

All people looked to the magistrate to see how he would react.

The magistrate’s face suddenly looked bad, he said at a high voice, “I do not know when the Su family who have help the yamen wiped off the bandits become their accomplice!”