Chapter 64 Half-day Castle

After Pan Jinlian finished speaking, she stared at the middle-aged man and waited for his response. But the middle-aged man always looked thoughtful. After being quiet for a long time, the middle-aged man finally answered.

"Little brother, this cook is not as good as a blacksmith. Although he can survive, he can't be free. He is afraid that if you poison him, he will monitor you very closely. It will be difficult to go down to Erlong Mountain in this life. The middle-aged man looked a little gloomy.

"Brother, I don't want to do this, but that's all I can do. It's better to live than to die. It's better than to die. Pan Jinlian's attitude is very resolute.

"All right." The middle-aged man nodded and suddenly shouted, "This meat ticket has no ransom, but it can cook."

For a moment, several people came in and untied the rope of the middle-aged man, and several people went out talking and laughing. Only then did Pan Jinlian realize why this middle-aged man is so familiar with this situation. It turned out to be a group of people. No, what's wrong with the people around them? Are they also the same party? Pan Jinlian glared at the people around her.

"Don't worry, little brother. We are not strong people. We have promised to pay the ransom. Now our family is collecting money and putting it here as a prop to win people's trust. We dare not speak. I'm afraid that no amount of ransom can save our lives." A man next to him explained quickly.

It turned out to be like this. Pan Jinlian suddenly understood that after she woke up, she saw that the people who were tied up around them were all obvious characteristics, so that she could suddenly remember that they were also guests staying in the inn, so she would take it for granted that the middle-aged man was also the same meat ticket. The middle-aged man, both in appearance and clothes, was very ordinary and could not be found immediately when thrown in the crowd, so he subconsciously agreed with the identity of this middle-aged man.

This method can test how much oil and water can be squeezed on the kidnapped person at the lowest cost, and then search the body again after finding out the bottom line of the ransom that the kidnapped person can provide, so as to maximize the benefits. These kidnappers are shrewd and tight.

It's so dangerous. Fortunately, I don't have any secrets and I still have a skill.

After the middle-aged man went out, there was no reaction. The house with meat tickets fell silent again. There is no communication between several meat tickets, and Pan Jinlian is too lazy to talk to these people.

In the silence, Pan Jinlian fell into a fantasy. He always felt that maybe Wu Song was trying to save him. When Wu Song found Erlong Mountain, he would kill all these people, just like he killed the young man. If Wu Song comes to save himself and untie the rope, he must rush forward to hug Wu Song, tell him to be his woman, and tell him that she doesn't want to be with Wu Dalang and will treat Wu Song wholeheartedly in the future.

This quiet fantasy almost tore Pan Jinlian apart. All kinds of beautiful pictures destroy her will. No, according to the nun, Wu Song has now married, and his wife is actually a sea sand that has died once. This little girl used to rob Shen Qi with me, but now she is with Wu Song. I have bad luck with her in my life. If I meet her again, I will kill her again. When Pan Jinlian thought of this, she actually heard the sound of her gritting her teeth.

She doesn't know how long the time has passed. In this house, there is only the sunlight that comes through the gap of the door panel. In the sunlight, the dust is flying gracefully, making the sense of time completely fade away. Maybe it's only a quarter of an hour, half an hour. Maybe half a day has passed. Pan Jinlian doesn't feel hungry or thirsty. She even wondered why the meat tickets around her could be so quiet. Didn't they collapse by this endless silence?

Maybe it's because they have hope. Yes, it must be so. Soon, their families will send ransoms, and then the kidnappers will send them down the mountain, and their lives will start again. They will even become the capital to brag to their friends at the wine table. In their old age, this experience will also become the capital to boast in front of their grandchildren. The grandchildren must have knocked on their knees and asked what the bandits looked like and how dangerous they were at the beginning.

How happy this is. However, I will never have this kind of happiness. I have no family or friends, so I can only go all the way to the east, because of an old nun's words, all the way to the east, even if I know that there is only the sea ahead, nothing else. I can only wait for an opportunity that I don't know what it is. Why am I not happy? Why can I only be with Wu Da, not Wu Song? Why can I only be a young lady of a fallen family and then be a maid?

This is not fair.

No one protects me. The only thing that can protect me now is this fake beard. It's ridiculous.

Pan Jinlian is a little hysterical.

Finally, when she was about to stand it, the door opened. Two young men walked in. They walked to Pan Jinlian and cut the rope with a knife.

"Come with us and see how your craft is. I hope you didn't lie. A young man said that his words were full of disdain.

Because she remained motionless for a long time, Pan Jinlian felt that her limbs were very immobile. I could only barely stand up, follow the two people step by step, and walk out of the room. She dares not walk slowly. Once the two people are impatient and come to push herself, it is inevitable to touch some parts, and the secret of being a woman may be exposed.

Here, Pan Jinlian can't even imagine the fate of a woman who will not be redeemed.

The sunlight outside is so dazzling that Pan Jinlian has been used to it for a long time to see the things around her clearly. The sun is in the west, and it seems to be afternoon.

This is a wooden village, and the area is not very large. Because the place where Pan Jinlian stands is relatively high, the surrounding wooden walls are within sight. The village is located halfway up the mountain and is built along the mountain, so there are only three gates. There are more than a dozen wooden towers in the stockade, which can be seen with sentries and archers. Although Pan Jinlian is a female streamer, she can also see that it is almost impossible to escape.

"What are you looking at? It's useless to watch it. If you enter this stockade, even a bird can't fly out." The person next to him pushed Pan Jinlian. Fortunately, it was pushed to her shoulder without any mistakes.

"The villain... The villain was only shocked by the momentum of the cottage, so he looked twice." Pan Jinlian replied.

"His grandmother is still shocked. Hasn't he read the book for two days and still pretends to be a scholar in front of me?" The man was so angry that he wanted to punch him.

"What do you see like him? If you break it, it's not easy to clean up." Another man hurriedly grabbed the fist that was about to swing.

"What's your name... seven?" The man asked Pan Jinlian.

"Pan Qi." It seems that the temporary alias will become a long-term name. Don't be wrong. Pan Jinlian reminded herself.

"Pan Qi, I heard that you can make pasta, so you have to be assigned to the cottage. Our two brothers are going to send you there. Although the man said so, his footsteps did not move.

"That's really annoying for you two, great kindness, unforgettable." Pan Jinlian had to pick a good word, and at this time, she didn't care whether she was right or not.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be on your way. That's what I want to tell you. You can't just say thank you. You have to be practical. It's hard for us to send you there. The man smiled when he spoke, which made Pan Jinlian also have a cold war in the sun.

"Pan Qi, I won't scare you. On the way to escort, it is inevitable that he wants to run away. Alas, our two brothers have to chase after this run. In the process of chasing, there may be some accidents. So this kind of accident is not our brother's fault, and it can't be blamed. If you are not filial, I think this accident is likely to happen. Another person said this strangely, and in the process of speaking, he couldn't stop singing with his companions and constantly winking at Pan Jinlian.

"Oh, that's right. In addition, I think Pan Qi is quite thin and tender. There are few women in this cottage, and we don't mind playing with you as a woman when there is an accident. Anyway, it's almost the same as your eyes are closed, hahaha. It seems to be talking and laughing, but in fact it is talking about the most vicious threat.

Pan Jinlian knew that this level could not be avoided. But what should I do? The money in the bag has been taken away, and the gold foil is placed close to the body. If it is exposed, it will inevitably cause these two people to search themselves. All the gold foils are taken small, and the secrets of gender are exposed.

"The two elder brothers are indeed kind to the younger brother. But all my money is in the bag, and it must have been taken away by all the good men. I want to repay and thank you both of you, but you are really nothing. Why don't you send me to the room? In time, I'm sure I can give you some benefits. If an 'accident' really happens today, I don't think you will get any benefits. Look, is that the truth?" Pan Jinlian immediately realized that in fact, these two people were just a pure threat, and it was impossible to let the 'accident' really happen. Otherwise, one would hit himself just now, and the other would have no need to pull. The woman's meticulous observation ability made Pan Jinlian feel a little proud at a dangerous moment.

The two showed a very embarrassed look, staring at Pan Jinlian in place, and sometimes changing their eyes, as if tigers and wolves were looking at cattle and sheep. Pan Jinlian knew that this was giving herself a sense of oppression and no longer controlling her fear, showing extreme uneasiness and fear.

"Who made our brothers benevolence?" One person finally sighed, "That's it. In the future, your wages will be half filial to our brothers."

"Definite, definitely." Pan Jinlian nodded and bowed.

What's the pay? It turns out that there is still money to get as a cook in the cottage, but how can this money be used? Can you go down the mountain? If so, that would be great.

"Don't waste time. Let's go." Another said.

Pan Jinlian still followed the two, turning around the corner and walking towards the east side of the cottage. Pan Jinlian deliberately remembered the road at the beginning, but the more she walked, the more she went down the mountain, and the two people seemed to be deliberately winding. After remembering more than a dozen turns, she couldn't remember it. However, Pan Jinlian also suddenly understood that remembering the road was meaningless. Even if she could remember all these roads, she could only return to her previous position, not escape from the cottage. Thinking of this, he no longer deliberately observed, but just focused on following the two of them.

About two columns of incense, the room arrived. A man who seemed to be the leader of the gang stood at the door. After seeing the three people, he came over.

"Is this Pan Qi?" The man asked.

"Yes, our two brothers brought it to you non-stop." It seems that the status of the husband in the cottage is not low.

"It's still non-stop. I guess you have blackmailed again. I can tell you two, don't let me catch the handle, or I will cut off your dog's head and make it into a salt jar. The group of husbands spoke very rudely.

"I dare not even if you lend us the courage." Despite the answer, one of them still stared at Pan Jinlian. Pan Jinlian understands that this means that the contract of wages is still valid. Don't think that you can repudiate your debt if someone protects you.

Pan Jinlian nodded slightly, and now she doesn't want to offend people in the cottage.

"Oc's it, you two can go. Pan Qi, come in with me." The man waved his hand and turned into the room, and Pan Jinlian followed.

The room is connected with five rooms, and the area is quite large. Outside is the stove. The man led Pan Jinlian in and walked to the innermost part, which was the white case, and the pasta was cooked again.

"Newcomer, I heard that you can make pancakes and show them to me." The man's words are very brief.

Pan Jinlian had to roll up her sleeves, wash her hands in the pool next to her, and rubbed her face and busy. After a while, her forehead was sweating, but Pan Jinlian did not dare to wipe it, for fear of wiping off the dress on her face and let the group of husband see it. So reserved, the action seems not very easy. Fortunately, I finally made pancakes for many years, and finally made them.

The man took out the hot pancake from the oven, blew it, bit it down, and swallowed it almost without chewing. Well, it's okay. You didn't lie. In the future, you will be responsible for the staple food of 200 people every day, but there are few fine grains on the cottage, and such pancakes are always too exquisite. You can make it simple with coarse grains. Two dragon money every month. After saying these words, the man turned around and left.

The food for 200 people is not a small number, and Pan Jinlian felt that her arms were sore when she thought about it. But what is this "dragon money"? Doesn't the wages here be paid?

As soon as the husband left, other cooks in the room surrounded him.

"The new white cook looks at the thin skin and tender meat on his hands. Why is his face full of mud? Wash it and let the uncle see what it looks like." One of the fat cooks in blue said.

Pan Jinlian understood the situation as soon as she saw the situation. I'm afraid that these cooks also want to bully themselves who have just come by pulling their hair.

"Dear seniors, the villain has just arrived here today, which is really disturbing to you. My silver two have been taken away by all the kings, and there is indeed no silver money to honor the elders. Pan Jinlian said her words first, so that when these people asked for a while, they would say no, break the face of these people, and couldn't get off the stage, which made them angry.

"It doesn't matter. You still have wages every month. I just heard that you have two dragon money every month." This is a tall black-faced man talking. As soon as I saw this man's appearance, I knew that he was the butcher.

"The villain is really helpless. Each of the two kings who just sent the villain asked for half of the villain's wages. If I don't deliver it on time, the villain's life will be in security." Pan Jinlian deliberately asked for half of the wages of the two people as if they wanted half of the wages, which made the extortion of other cooks fail.

"Hey, they bully you as a newcomer. In fact, you can give them a total of half." The fat man in blue patted his thighs regret.

But Pan Jinlian smiled in her heart. Obviously, the status of these cooks is very low. Even if they take out the people in the cottage as a shield, they can successfully avoid suspicion. It seems that they have made the right bet.

These cooks saw that there was no oil and water to squeeze, so they also dispersed and began to do the work at hand. Pan Jinlian noticed that there was still a white cook next to her. Looking at the age of 20s and ordinary people's dress, he looked like a relatively honest person, so Pan Jinlian came forward to talk to him.

"This guy, I'm new here. Please help me more in the future." Pan Jinlian learned from the way a man met for the first time and said it as boldly as possible.

"Good to say, I don't know what you want to ask." The young man did not look back at Pan Jinlian, but continued to work in his hands.

"I would like to ask, is this Erlong Mountain? And what is the 'dragon money' you just told me about? Pan Jinlian asked the question in her heart. The position of Erlongshan was heard by the kidnappers, and she couldn't believe it at all. Although you know where you can't escape, you can always be more secure.

"This is Erlong Mountain, but it is not a big village, but a small village around it. It is halfway up the mountain, so it is called a half-day fortress. As for the dragon money, it is the currency that can be used in this cottage, which says it is equivalent to a silver. However, no one wants this cottage, and even some important things can't be obtained through dragon money, which is similar to wiping the buttocks. The young man's hands became more and more sharp.

(It is necessary to explain the conversion of coins here. Although there have been many ways of conversion in China's history, it has roughly maintained 1 taels of gold = 10 taels of silver = 10 copper coins = 10,000 copper coins, and one taels is 10 yuan. The conversion fluctuation during the period is like the current futures market, but generally speaking, this equation can be maintained. Dragon money and other banknotes are privately issued, and there is no metal currency for corresponding storage and preservation, which violates the concept of economics. In the history of China, there have been many cases of private issuance of paper money, such as Wu Sangui.)