It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 268

Jiang Yan’s favors were not successfully delivered that night.

The man who looked like the team leader weighed the weight in his hand, and then reluctantly stuffed the hen, which was so wilted that its crowing was no longer crisp and clear, back to Jiang Yan.

"Let's do it a few days later. When we have more time, we can let your Uncle Jiang Fu bring everyone to your yard to drink chicken soup.

Don't worry, niece Jiang Yan, we won't be polite to you. No matter how big the piece of meat is, or how much soup we make, we will make sure you eat it all up without leaving any."

Jiang Yan: ...

She was about to declare that their village had no future and no bright future if they joined this group of bandits.

Look at everyone's chapped, bleeding, and peeling lips. Don't you need water to kill chickens? Don't you need water to make chicken soup? Would she be able to conjure up enough water in a few days?

She had also weighed her precious chicken, and it was so thin that even after being slaughtered, the meat and bones would not weigh more than two kilograms. It might die of malnutrition within two days.

Jiang Yan couldn't even muster a smile. Going out and owing a fat chicken was a huge loss, and this one still had to be kept as a gift...

Jiang Yan walked back home with heavy steps. Jiang Lu came up to him with a serious expression and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Guy, what's the matter?"

Jiang Lu sighed: "Well, the cellar in your house has been discovered."

Jiang Yan felt that she must be sick and hallucinating, otherwise why would such a thunderbolt suddenly sound in her ears.

She ran back to the house in a few steps and saw the exposed cellar entrance at a glance. The cave was dark and the water tank covered above was nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Yan couldn't wait to look for any surviving oil lamps or light a new torch for lighting, so he immediately crawled into the cellar and confirmed his losses in the dim light.

What if the people who discovered the cellar didn’t have time to move the grain?

Jiang Yan leaned over and touched the bamboo rack in front of him with anticipation.

I really hit the jackpot, not a single bag left...

She stored her grain bags at the edge of the cellar. Because she was worried that rats would dig holes to steal the grain or other insects would crawl in, she tied a bamboo rack to keep them off the ground.

The total amount of grain harvested this summer is less than 100 kilograms, barely enough to fill three bags.

Excluding what was eaten, taken away, and divided during these days, it should not exceed 60 kilograms.

If you can't even carry away 60 kilograms of people who came into the village to rob, you would be a waste.

Jiang Yan thought about the food that he could never get back. Even though he had prepared himself mentally for the loss, he couldn't suppress his physiological reaction at this moment. His eyes and nose felt sore.

If I had known earlier, I would have hidden the food in the well outside, so that I could always have something to eat and something to drink.

Jiang Yan held up her no longer round cheeks and sat down dejectedly on the bamboo frame. The small and dark space here was perfect for her to dissipate her negative emotions alone.

"Humph."

Jiang Yan, who was kneeling on the ground because the bamboo frame was unstable, instantly raised his lowered head and looked around vigilantly.

She was sure she didn't make any sound, so where did that muffled groan come from?

Jiang Yan, who had seen and imagined all kinds of scenarios, turned around reflexively, grabbed the bamboo frame, and then pressed forward heavily based on instinct.

"Ah—it hurts—"

Without a doubt, his waving hands touched Jiang Yan's legs, trying to grab her trouser legs and tear her apart.

The body under the bamboo frame was also struggling, trying to break free from Jiang Yan's weight.

Although the struggle was not very strong for some reason, the close distance made Jiang Yan feel a little panicked.

She stood up, took back the bamboo frame and smashed it down, while shouting for help:

"Come to the cellar quickly, there's a thief hiding there!"

"Zhou Xun Zhou, hurry up and call for help! There's a thief hiding in the cellar!"