It took the two of them four days to climb the mountain, and they took another route down the mountain. It took them two days to come down after searching for the treasure.
When they arrived, Chen Cheng, Tian Mingwu's large group, and An Yiji who followed behind were all there.
As more people come, the originally quiet valley becomes lively, especially when cooking.
Since there was not enough space in the house to cook for so many people, they set up a big pot and started a fire outside.
After spending some time together, the original villagers and the secret guards became familiar with each other. Now that the newcomers have arrived, they are afraid that they will be too busy and they all go out to help.
Some people picked vegetables, some people started fires, and after the meal was cooked, everyone sat around with their bowls, eating and chatting. It was a grand scene of soldiers and civilians being like one family.
But there are always some self-righteous troublemakers in every place.
When those rich kids who were captured earlier faced the vicious guards, they were as timid as ostriches and as obedient as rabbits.
Now that they saw that the secret guards and soldiers did not oppress them, and learned that the soldiers were there to rescue them, they relied on their status and began to bully Qiao and act arrogantly.
As soon as Tian An and Zhao Yiming came down the mountain, they saw a group of people gathered in front of a big pot, with chopsticks and bowls scattered all over the floor.
One of the women pointed at the stew in the pot and said, "What the hell is this? Even pigs wouldn't eat it, and you dare give it to me?"
Although several aunties from the indigenous villagers who helped cook tried their best to explain to her, they remained unmoved.
"Everyone eats the same thing. This dish has meat in it, which is much better than before."
"That's right, girl! There are vegetables and meat in this pot, which is very good. Besides, we are just helping to cook. We will cook whatever vegetables the soldiers bring. Even if you dislike the food, you can't take it out on us!"
"Yeah yeah!"
"How dare you! You lowly people speak to me like this? Who gave you the courage?" The woman was furious and raised her hand to hit the man in the face.
Seeing this, Tian An pulled Zhao Yiming beside him.
The next second, Zhao Yiming raised his foot and casually kicked a stone on the ground, hitting the woman's wrist very accurately.
"Ah..." The woman screamed, covering her hands and looking around, "Who, who did this, stand up here!"
"Stand up! What are you going to do?" Tian An said, pulling Zhao Yiming forward.
At this time, Chen Cheng, who had heard the news, arrived with several soldiers. Seeing Zhao Yiming and Tian An coming back, Chen Cheng hurriedly took the backpack from Zhao Yiming's back.
Seeing this scene, the woman who had been so arrogant just now immediately shrank her body and hid in the crowd.
Although she was arrogant, she also knew that one has to bow his head under the eaves. It was fine for her to vent her anger on the villagers, but she would never dare to do that to the officers and soldiers, at least not yet.
However, Tian An didn't want to let her go just like that. He looked in her direction accurately and said, "Miss, please stay."
Many people present had seen Tian An before. Earlier, she was the only one among those who were intercepted here who was not locked up and was able to turn her back on Xiao Qingheng.
In addition, at this moment she was able to stand next to Zhao Yiming and was carefully protected by him, and the deputy general Chen Cheng had such an attitude towards Zhao Yiming. Although her identity was still unknown, it was clear at a glance that she was from a prominent background.
At this moment, seeing her looking in that direction, the people around her were afraid of getting into trouble, so they all stepped aside, immediately isolating the woman and exposing her completely to Tian An.
She had been hiding in the crowd with her head down, and didn't notice that everyone was staying away from her.
I just felt like there was a cold wind blowing around me, making me feel chilly. When I looked up, I realized something was wrong and prepared to hide in the crowd again.
Unfortunately, she had just moved her feet when she was stopped by Tian An, "How dare you! Didn't you hear me calling you?"
She was stunned, frightened by Tian An's smart aura. She raised her head tremblingly and looked at Tian An, whispering: "Husband, Madam called me, what, what is it?"
Tian An snorted coldly, narrowed her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and raised the corners of her lips in a playful tone, "Just now I heard the young lady say that even pigs wouldn't eat the food in this pot, but I clearly saw you happily grabbing food from that trough hollowed out of a tree trunk!"
As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the smashed bowl and broken chopsticks on the ground. "What's wrong? Have you used the trough too much? Are our bowls and chopsticks not good enough for you?"
"You..." The woman was filled with shame and anger when someone reminded her of the shameful scene that happened before.
Regardless of her feelings, Tian An looked directly at Chen Cheng and said, "Uncle Chen, the trough hasn't been thrown away yet! Since they are used to using the trough and don't care about our bowls and chopsticks, then in the future, we will follow their wishes and pour everything into the trough for them to eat!"
Tian An thought of something and continued, "Oh! It seems that they don't like these foods very much. Then we can prepare them separately according to the 'delicacies' they ate before!"
Don't blame her for being cruel. Some people just can't give her face, otherwise they would be so arrogant as they are now.
Chen Cheng had long been annoyed by these ungrateful young ladies from official families. Now that Tian An had spoken, and Zhao Yiming did not stop her, he was naturally happy to see it happen. "The eldest lady is really thoughtful."
"No, you can't do this." When the woman saw that Tian An made her live back to her previous days of imprisonment with just a few words, she finally reacted and protested loudly.
Tian An looked at her and sneered, "What? Are you still not satisfied? Didn't I just follow your wishes and give you special care? People can't be too greedy!"
"No, no, that's not what I meant. No, I don't want to. I don't want to eat from the trough." The woman cried, looking frightened, and was about to come forward to grab Tian An.
Seeing this, Shen Cheng waved his hand, and immediately soldiers came forward to arrest her.
Tian An walked up to her without any fear, pointing at the broken dishes and chopsticks on the ground and said, "You don't want to eat from the trough now? It's too late. Your dishes and chopsticks are gone. You ruined them yourself. You have no way out now."
He then looked at the crowd nearby and asked, "Whose dishes and chopsticks are lying on the ground?
This lady is giving you one last chance. Go pick them up now. Use what you can use. If you can’t, eat from the trough with her.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't eat. If you starve to death, I can have someone collect your body. If you like this place, you can bury it here. If you want to go back, I will have someone take your ashes back.
As soon as she finished speaking, the people who had just joined the woman in smashing bowls in protest suddenly swarmed towards the broken bowls on the ground.
In an instant, all kinds of cursing and pulling sounds were heard.
Unfortunately, the bowls on the ground had already been smashed into pieces by them, and anyone who could grab half of a broken bowl was considered capable.
In the end, there were only four or five people out of more than ten people with disheveled hair, protecting the broken bowls in their arms.
When they thought about having to live the same undignified and humiliating life as before, they didn't know where they got the courage from, and they all started shouting at Tian An.
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