The Farming World (26)

After settling everything, Qiu Qi originally intended to continue hunting in the mountains, but remembering that he seemed to have a blind date, he could only change his plans and temporarily stay home.

Qiu Qi still took this blind date very seriously.

After all, he was about to end his twenty-seven years of singlehood. He was still very much looking forward to his future partner in this world. Although he was looking for someone to deal with the original plot's setup, this was the person who would live with him in this world for a very long time.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to change partners halfway through. Firstly, because of the rules of this world, divorcing one's husband was very troublesome; secondly, he was a bit naive in matters of love. Even if this was a virtual world, some principles couldn't be easily changed.

If not for this slight naivety, he wouldn't have been single until now.

With the blind date approaching, hunting in the mountains could only be postponed for a few days. But Qiu Qi wasn't idle at home. Every day, he directed the two strong men, Zhong Guang Ming and the other Zhong man, to dig traps around the house.

These traps were, of course, prepared for the drought. During times of natural disaster, one not only had to guard against starvation but also against human-made calamities.

To prevent unruly individuals from disturbing his sleep at night, Qiu Qi decided to dig a deep pit next to the Zhong family house, a pit from which anyone who fell in would surely not be able to climb out. He then carefully camouflaged it, ensuring that in the dead of night, ill-intentioned individuals would all fall into it.

As for whether innocent villagers would fall in, there was no need to worry about that. All the villagers kept their distance from the Zhong family. Who would risk being cursed by Old Madam Zhong and invite bad luck by coming to the Zhong family's house?

Except for Zhong Fu Shu, anyone else who came to the Zhong family's house was certainly not a good person, and falling into the pit would serve them right.

The Zhong family's compound wasn't large, so the trap was finished in two days.

Looking at the trap, which showed no trace of its existence, Qiu Qi nodded in satisfaction. Then he clapped his hands happily and went out for a stroll, planning to toss out an ounce or two of silver tonight to lure a few unlucky souls to test its power.

However, the trap had just been completed, and it wasn't even evening yet, when someone came to help him test it.

This person was none other than Pei Gang Lin — the one hired by the Zhou family to teach him a lesson.

If Pei Gang Lin had foresight, he would never have accepted the Zhou family's invitation, for it was on this very day that he lost all his dignity!

But the harsh reality was that he had no foresight, and thus he met with misfortune.

Although Pei Gang Lin had found the name "Zhong family" somewhat familiar when Zhou Lao San mentioned it earlier, he hadn't connected this Zhong family with the Zhong family he was about to have a blind date with.

It wasn't because he had a poor memory. Ever since he spread word that he was looking for a husband, too many people had introduced and matched him with others. He'd listened briefly and paid no mind. The matchmakers' words were always a mix of half-truths and lies. Anyway, whether it was good or not, he'd know once he met them. Why bother with so much thought?

Therefore, Pei Gang Lin truly hadn't connected these two "Zhong families."

And such a minor matter as accepting money to teach someone a lesson fundamentally didn't require his personal involvement as the boss. However, Zhou Lao San later remembered Qiu Qi beating up the entire Zhong family and added that the Zhong family had someone with decent martial arts.

Although Pei Gang Lin appeared rough on the outside, he was actually careful and meticulous. To avoid any carelessness or "capsizing in the gutter" on his last mission before retiring, he finally decided to personally take action, leading two of his brothers to the village.

The unexpected result was still a capsize. Before he even entered the gate, he fell into the newly dug trap right outside the Zhong family's house...

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The purpose of the deep pit outside the Zhong family's house was precisely to trap people. If it weren't for not wanting to cause a murder in the village, Qiu Qi would have added some sharp bamboo spikes or wooden stakes inside, ensuring that anyone who fell in would lose half their life.

Therefore, although there were no life-threatening weapons in the trap currently, its depth was not something an ordinary person could climb out of. No matter how capable Pei Gang Lin was, he was still just a mortal, so he was trapped inside, his lifelong reputation ruined in an instant!

Although the Zhong family members heard the commotion outside, because Qiu Qi had told them not to step out of the house, they only dared to peek their heads out from the doorway. They didn't dare to go out and see, and naturally wouldn't rescue anyone.

So, when Qiu Qi returned from his stroll, seeing three unfamiliar men in a sorry state in the deep trap, he was immediately delighted.