"It's normal for bandits to hide a gold necklace, isn't it?" Skylark pouted. "My family is poor. I've never seen anything good. I just wanted to take a chance, but you caught me!"
Skylark simply sat down on the ground. "Fine. Can't I just give it up? I'll turn it over to the public!"
The village head originally wanted to punish Skylark, but he didn't expect her to say she'd turn it over. Would she really be willing to part with such a nice thing?
The village head looked at the thing in his hand and couldn't help drooling. It was truly a rare treasure. If he found a market to resell it later, his family could live a life of plenty from then on.
To be honest, the village head was a bit tempted.
Skylark was gambling on the village head's inability to resist the necklace. She was betting on his greed and his desire to keep it for himself. Seeing the subtle change in the village head's expression, Skylark immediately spoke up.
"Isn't it okay to turn it over to the public?" Skylark stood up and reached out to grab the necklace. "I can see now. Nothing good in my family can be kept. I don't want to play this game anymore. If you don't accept it, I'll take it to the town!"
Hearing this, the village head really got anxious. He didn't want to let the duck that was already in his hands fly away. He pretended to be reluctant and said,
"Fine. Seeing that you can admit your mistake, I'll forgive you this time. But I have to take this thing away."
Saying this, the village head even put on an attitude of educating Skylark.
"All your things are given by the commune. If the commune doesn't give them to you, they don't belong to you. In the future, you must hand over such things immediately."
"Got it." Skylark pouted discontentedly, patted the dirt off her body and turned away, muttering in a low voice, "I just picked up something at the foot of the mountain, and I had to run into him. What bad luck..."
The village head turned his head and frowned.
The foot of the mountain? Isn't that the place they just passed by?
If Skylark could pick up a gold necklace there, there might be other things.
The village head instantly had the idea of going to take a look and forgot what he came for in the first place.
When the others saw such a treasure, they were also extremely envious. Hearing what Skylark said, they also wanted to take a chance. So they shouted and pushed the village head to go and have a look.
Skylark finally let out a sigh of relief when she saw them finally leave.
Fortunately, the village head was greedy, and she happened to draw a fourth - level reward, which helped her fool them.
Just thinking about that valuable necklace, Skylark still felt a bit heart - ache.
The village head didn't deserve it at all!
But it was already given away. It was too late to regret now. The most important thing was that she could rescue Teacher Li. Skylark felt a bit more balanced in her heart.
She rushed towards the cave there at full speed, planning to take this rare opportunity to take Teacher Li away. But unexpectedly, when she got there, there was no one in the cave.
Skylark was stunned. What was going on? Did Teacher Li run away by herself?
Well, she had delayed for such a long time. Whether Teacher Li ran away by herself or Yun Fujin and the others reacted and took Teacher Li away, it was good that the person wasn't here.
Skylark let out a soft sigh. Just as she was about to leave, unexpectedly, before she even reached the cave entrance, she heard messy footsteps again.
She widened her eyes. Who could this be?
The village head led a group of people back angrily. He was just about to leave, but suddenly he reacted.
Something was wrong. When they passed by the Yun family's door just now, he clearly saw Skylark playing at the door. How could she have run to the back mountain so quickly?
She also said she came from the foot of the mountain. But if she came from that side, she should have been behind him. When did she get in front of him?
Moreover, he clearly heard from the villagers' report that the Yun family had secretly hidden someone. This Skylark was obviously here to stall for time!
"Damn it. How dare she fool me!" The village head rushed towards the cave angrily, scolding all the way. "This little girl. I'll really make her fall flat on her face this time!"
Skylark, who was hiding in the cave, felt her heart pounding wildly. The footsteps outside were getting louder and louder. It was too late for her to run. But how could she explain what she was doing here?
Skylark panicked and looked around for a place to hide. Suddenly, she noticed two leftover coarse - grain buns and a water bag on the big rock beside her. She instantly got an idea.
She quickly ran over, picked up the coarse - grain buns and started gobbling them up.
At the same time, the village head also arrived. But to his surprise, after entering the cave, he only found Skylark inside.
Skylark was sitting on the rock, holding a bun as big as two of her fists and chewing hard.
Hearing someone come in, Skylark stared at the village head with wide eyes and asked indistinctly,
"I've already given you the thing. What do you come to find me for..."
The village head frowned and walked into the cave, looking around.
The cave was bare everywhere. There was only a pile of straw used as a mat, a big rock and Skylark. There was no sign of any other person.
Skylark pretended to look at him in confusion. "You don't suspect that I have something else on me, do you? I really don't have anything else."
Skylark stood up and turned around. "If you don't believe me, come and search me."
The village head's face darkened. How could this be possible?
It was clearly said that their family had hidden someone here, but now there was no sign of the person.
"Then why don't you go home? What are you doing here?" the village head asked.
"Can't I come here to eat? You're being so nosy." Skylark rolled her eyes and continued to chew the bun in her hand. "It's cooler on the mountain. Our family's steamed buns are ready. Putting them here can keep them fresh for a few more days. Is there a problem with that?"
The village head still thought this explanation was very absurd. Yes, it was hot in summer now. The steamed buns would easily go bad. Everyone was trying to find a cool place to put them. But there were cabinets at home. Why was their family so special?
It was so far to carry the things up the mountain. Didn't they feel tired?
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Skylark stared at the village head and hugged the bun protectively. "Do you still want to rob our buns? Don't you have any food in your own family?"
The village head blushed. "Who wants your buns!"
He turned around and walked towards the cave entrance in confusion.
It was really strange. There seemed to be nothing wrong anywhere, but at the same time, there seemed to be something wrong everywhere.
Just as he was thinking, suddenly he bumped into Yun Fujin and Yun Motan who were running back in a hurry.
Both of them were out of breath, and their faces were sun - red. It was obvious that they were in a hurry to come back.
The moment they saw the village head, both of them showed panicked expressions. Especially Yun Motan. Although he seemed to be looking at the village head, in fact, he was craning his neck and peeping behind him.
The village head's eyes lit up. Pointing at the two of them, he shouted,
"Still trying to say you're hiding food here? You clearly hid someone!"
Yun Fujin's heart skipped a beat. So the village head really found out?