Other teams might not be familiar with Wen Ran, but this team definitely is.

Upon seeing Wen Ran, Hu Dacheng’s heart started pounding, "Wen Ran..."

He forced a smile, "Well, let’s talk things over nicely. Sit down, are you having some meat too?"

"Sure!"

Wen Ran didn’t hold back, took a beef skewer, and smiled, "This beef, where did you guys get it from?"

Facing Wen Ran’s perceptive gaze, the Hu Brothers didn’t even consider lying; they honestly laid out the whole story.

"Actually, we had our own difficulties for doing this."

Wen Ran took a bite of the beef skewer, said indistinctly, "Go ahead, start your performance."

The cow’s already dead, might as well eat it.

However, she needed to figure out the whole sequence of events, if she could find a way to exonerate those people, it would be best.

Later, I’ll find a way to lead a wild bull back from the mountain, it can still work the fields.

Thinking of this, Wen Ran wasn’t particularly nervous anymore.

She turned to the Hu Brothers with a beaming smile, "Don’t want to talk?"

"No," Hu Dacheng looked at Wen Ran’s flower-like smile, instinctively swallowed, cleared his throat, and then said, "The two of us genuinely have our difficulties."

Difficulties? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Wen Ran didn’t see any difficulties, only saw the damned lasciviousness belonging to these two.

And...

The Hu Dacheng in front of her, the more she looked, the more familiar he seemed.

Hiss~

She searched her mind for a while, and suddenly had a flash of insight, "Aren’t you the sidekick of the barefoot doctor in the team?"

Sidekick?

These words made Hu Dacheng very displeased, but thinking they couldn’t afford to offend Wen Ran, he could only smile and correct her a bit, "Hahaha, not a sidekick, the barefoot doctor is my master.

Our brothers are learning medicine from him."

Learning medicine?

If possible, heal your own filthy hearts first.

Pah!

Pure beasts.

"Since you’re studying medicine, just study properly. Why steal cows?"

Hu Dacheng rubbed his hands, "Actually, we didn’t want to do this either."

"Right, right, we’re forced into this situation now."

"Yes," Hu Dacheng laughed awkwardly, "You’re a zhiqing, probably don’t know about those old things living in the cowshed.

Among them, there’s one called Shen Qingshu, before he came to our area, he was a big shot in the medical community!

Ordinary people, can’t even get a glimpse of him."

So?

Wen Ran remained expressionless, finished two more skewers, "And then?"

"Then, now that he’s down and out, can’t eat enough, can’t stay warm, looks pretty pitiful."

Hu Dacheng’s eyes shifted, "We thought about getting him some food and drinks, to show some gesture, right.

Then we could learn some skills, isn’t it a mutually beneficial thing?"

"Exactly," Hu Ercheng chimed in, "But that Shen Qingshu, who knows what got into him, the stubborn mule is so twisted.

Refuses no matter what, and we had no choice; in a fit of anger, we took and slaughtered the cow."

Hu Dacheng laughed awkwardly again, "Actually, at first, we didn’t want to, but see, this old guy is quite something.

Refusing to teach us anything, yet accepting everything we give, without even a hint of shame.

If we didn’t find a way to make up for it, wouldn’t we have lost so much for nothing?"

Wen Ran: "..."

A bit hard to judge.

But, Wen Ran stubbornly suppressed the urge to punch these two shameless guys.

She switched to a look of appreciation, "You make a point, but you know, when one accepts things without doing anything, you could just take the things back or give a small lesson, right?

Stealing cows would implicate a lot of people."

"Oh, well," Hu Dacheng scratched his head, smoothly coaxing Wen Ran, "We really didn’t plan to do this, it’s just...

They’re really poor over there, and you couldn’t even kick out a cent, I can’t get anything back either.

Their life is tough, and so is ours."

"Exactly, exactly," Hu Ercheng complained: "Besides, if he didn’t intend to teach us from the start, why accept our stuff?"

Looking at them being so righteous, not feeling they’ve done anything wrong at all.

Wen Ran just shook her head over and over again.

Done for.

Two selfish bastards, completely done.

"Have you ever thought, by taking the cow, what kind of punishment would those living in the cowshed face?"

"Punishment?"

Seeing Wen Ran enjoying the beef skewer, showing no sign of blame, Hu Dacheng gradually didn’t take her seriously anymore.

He just privately scorned, thinking she was always putting on airs every day, thought she could live a big life, but in the end, this was it?

Seeing the meat, she couldn’t even raise her legs.

Initially, he thought he was found out and was worried about big trouble, but now...

He thought it wouldn’t be a big challenge to send Wen Ran away, totally relaxed.

Thinking of this, Hu Dacheng scoffed, scornfully, "They’re just some worthless lives, if they die, they die, what’s the big deal?

Besides, if they weren’t greedy, how would they get to where they are now step by step?"

"So, you think you did nothing wrong?"

Hu Dacheng, of course, didn’t think he did anything wrong.

His actions were both offensive and defensive.

If because of this Shen Qingshu got beaten, hated, and despised by everyone, he could just go over and show warmth.

At that time, when everyone was Shen Qingshu’s enemy, despising and spitting on him,

it would especially highlight the noble character of the two brothers.

Of course, if Shen Qingshu got beaten and, unfortunately, kicked the bucket, he wouldn’t lose out either.

This cow could sell for five to six hundred dollars.

With the money, he could build a house, make a decent set of furniture, and even spend more to marry a young, pretty wife.

By then, he could still have a hundred or two left, and then...

He could live quietly and peacefully, no problem.

Saying this, even when looking at Wen Ran his eyes held a bit of an amorous thought.

He smacked his lips, not knowing if he was thinking too highly or drifting too far.

He shook his head, heedlessly murmuring, "What a pity!"

Wen Ran tilted her head, "Hmm?"

"It’s a pity you got married too early, otherwise, we could have a nice chat together."

The more Hu Dacheng spoke, the more he felt his thoughts were right.

He was supremely confident, "If I could marry you, we’d be happy together, that wouldn’t be too bad too."

Wen Ran: "?"

Is this the courage Liang Jingru gave him?

A dimwit with a head full of crap, dare have designs on me?

Hahahaha!