After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 366 Anecdotes of Qingfeng Village (2)

Perhaps in some people's eyes, drugging someone with a sleeping potion seems to go against the wishes of certain people in the martial arts world. They think it's a despicable tactic, and that only upright people in the martial arts world would be too lazy to do it and would find it shameful.

However, sometimes we need to treat them differently. After all, these bandits are inherently bad guys. They usually burn, kill, and rob, and they have done all sorts of evil things. What other righteous methods are there to deal with them?
There's no need for that at all. Although Qian Musheng doesn't usually like using such methods, he feels that special circumstances call for special treatment. After all, he's the only one on his side, and the others are just ordinary people. It wouldn't be easy for them to fight those vicious bandits unarmed.

So Qian Musheng came up with this solution, but there was no other way.

Shopkeeper Qian also hired a lot of musicians, and they started playing music at home, making it very lively. He told everyone in the family to wear small red flowers and to cheer them up, whether they meant it or not, as long as they were thinking about the happy occasion in their family.

The Qian family was overjoyed and decorated their new house, giving the impression that they were very happy to marry off their daughter.

But they all knew in their hearts that the wedding was fake, but they had to keep up the act, or they would all be killed by the bandits.

But now that we have everything, who will play the bride?
The new house was decorated very elegantly, with large red candles inside, a red carpet on the floor, and fruit platters on the table with red candles on them. There was also scented powder in the house, making it very fragrant as soon as you entered.

Shopkeeper Qian looked at Qian Musheng and asked, "Who will play the bride?"

Qian Musheng said, "Of course I'll take care of this. Call all the maids and servants who are doing makeup over here!"

Qian Musheng realized that it was indeed time for him to start dressing up, and as soon as he said this, Manager Qian quickly agreed.

But to be fair, this young man, Qian Musheng, is extremely handsome. With a little dressing up, he looks just like a young woman. If you hide his big feet, you basically can't tell that he's a man.

Of course, this was all done in secret. Manager Qian found his trusted maids and servants to help him get familiar with the dressing process.

In ancient times, men also wore long hair. Qian Musheng's hair, in terms of volume and quality, was better than that of many women, making people envious.

The maids and servants helped Qian Musheng style her hair like a bride, put flowers in it, add jewelry, and lightly powder and apply lipstick to her face. She was already so beautiful that everyone who saw her was amazed.

It was truly beautiful. Qian Musheng hid his precious sword under the bed, but held a short knife in his hand, which he concealed in his bride's dress.

She covered her head with a veil, sat on the new bed, and looked absolutely gorgeous.

Don't think that others can't tell; even the Qian family, the shopkeeper's family, hardly recognized him.

There are also some people outside who are specifically there to accompany the guests. These are all servants chosen by Manager Qian who usually guard the house. Even if these people don't have great skills, they are not ordinary people.

These servants, who were accompanying the guests, pretended to be the relatives of Manager Qian. Their main purpose was to entertain the bandits. They were responsible for getting the bandits drunk, but they had to be careful to see which drinks contained sleeping potions and which were safe to drink.

All of this needs to be rehearsed in advance; it would be too late to practice later. It must be said that Qian Musheng's considerations were very thorough, and his plans were very detailed, which Manager Qian greatly admired.

These servants of Manager Qian had served him for a long time and were extremely loyal; none of them would casually reveal this matter. However, everyone in the Qian family who knew about it was very nervous, fearing that they wouldn't perform well in that night's scene.

Qian Musheng sat alone in the bridal chamber. In fact, he didn't want to pretend to be a bride, after all, it was not a very pleasant thing. This was the first time in his life that he had done something like this.

However, Qian Musheng was quite carefree. He comforted himself, saying, "This is a new experience in my life. Although I am a man, this is the first time I have played the role of a bride in such a formal bridal chamber."

He glanced around the new house and thought that Manager Qian was quite willing to spend money. At least the new house was decorated with good things, and even a single red candle cost several taels of silver.

Actually, prices here are quite high, after all, it's close to the capital. According to Manager Qian, the bandits from Qingfeng Village who come to collect protection money charge at least five hundred taels of silver each time.

However, Manager Qian didn't care about anything else in order to survive. He would give money every time they came. As long as the money was paid, he could at least ensure peace for a while. In this way, he gradually fattened up these bandits and made them bolder.

The main variable tonight is how many people will come from Qingfeng Village.

Qian Musheng had already divided his forces and made arrangements beforehand. He had rehearsed everything, including who would guard the main gate and who would guard the side gate according to their martial arts skills, and how they would evacuate if they lost a fight.

Of course, all of this was done in secret, and outsiders were unaware of the situation.

It was almost a complete trap, just waiting for those people to come.

They waited until the second watch of the night, but there was still no movement.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats. Just before midnight, a scout came to report that the people from Qingfeng Village had arrived.

There are people standing guard at the village entrance, responsible for reporting back to Boss Qian.

Upon seeing this, Manager Qian immediately asked, "How many of them can come?"

The scout reported, "I saw that the line is quite long, at least two hundred people."

Manager Qian started sweating. He thought to himself, "Are we going to make it with just a few of us against hundreds of people?"

But when he thought of Qian Musheng's instructions—that this was a one-time event, a chance to live or die, and that there were no rehearsals for this performance, if they performed well, they would win; if they performed poorly, Qian himself, along with all the maids, servants, and attendants in the mansion, would be wiped out by the bandits.

Thinking of this, Manager Qian took a deep breath and said calmly, "Come on, come with me to the door to greet them."

As soon as they stepped out of the gate, they saw a group of bandits approaching from afar. The band of bandits were all carrying torches, and a creature that looked like a macaque was riding on the tall horse at the head of the group.