Zhu Qiuyu waved her hand to reassure her that they were reliable. Zhu Qiuyu then leaped into the courtyard and headed towards the kitchen.
Zhu Xichen, Zhu Chumo, and Zhu Yueran stood in front of the courtyard gate, pretending to knock on the door.
"Who are you? How did you get into our house?" Zi Niang leaned weakly against the stove, rinsing rice in her hands, looking like she was about to cook it.
Zhu Qiuyu glanced into the pot without making a sound and didn't see the child. It seemed that the food hadn't been cooked yet. These women are quite perceptive.
Since they were so fond of putting on an act, he would play along. "My surname is Zhu. I am traveling with my family to Qingcheng to visit relatives. We were passing through this place and wanted to ask for lodging in the village. However, no one answered the door as we knocked. Just now, I saw the smoke from the chimneys here, so I jumped over the wall to take a look."
"Judging from your appearance, you are a refined gentleman, and your clothes are also quite elegant. You must be the son of a wealthy family. I didn't expect you to know martial arts."
Zi Niang's voice was sweet and cloying. If an ordinary man heard it, he might feel a tickle in his heart and have all sorts of fantasies. But to Zhu Qiuyu, it sounded very uncomfortable. This woman had her hair styled in a married woman's bun and her clothes were simple and dark. But why did her tone of voice sound like that of a courtesan?
"My ancestors for four generations have all been farming and scholarly families..." Zhu Qiuyu continued the conversation, and then asked about lodging.
"This is a bit of a dilemma. Our master has been away on business these past few days and won't be back at night. There are only a few women and children at home. It might be inconvenient for you men to stay overnight," Zi Niang said, looking ashamed.
Zhu Qiuyu's eyes flashed, and he was about to say that he was sorry to bother him and that he would ask elsewhere, but the beautiful woman said again, "However, the house next door belongs to my husband's older brother. My brother-in-law is not yet married, and the house is quite spacious."
My brother-in-law and my husband went out on errands and won't be home for the next few days. Before they left, they gave me the house key so I could help feed the poultry. If you don't mind, I'll lend you the room next door.
"Thank you very much." Zhu Qiuyu said, then turned and walked towards the gate.
Yan Niang hurried to the kitchen and whispered, "Have you found out who it is?"
"That person is very shrewd; I couldn't get any information out of him." Zi Niang shook her head and then quickly walked towards the courtyard gate.
At this moment, Zhu Qiuyu had already opened the courtyard gate, and Zhu Xichen and the other two stood outside the gate, looking in with a cold gaze.
For a moment, Zi Niang was stunned, thinking to herself that these people were too good-looking. Dressed in white, they looked extraordinary, and each of them had a tall and straight figure and an elegant temperament, which made even a woman like her, who was used to seeing the world, blush.
"Who are these people?" Zi Niang asked, feigning hesitation.
“These are my cousins. We’re going to visit relatives together,” Zhu Qiuyu replied without changing her expression.
Zi Niang exchanged a few more words with Zhu Qiuyu, then led them to the next room. Seeing that there were still people in the carriage, Zi Niang looked displeased, as if she thought there were too many of them.
"We won't stay for free. Here's three taels of silver, please accept it, Madam." Zhu Qiuyu was very polite. In fact, farmers wouldn't address people as "Madam" or "Master," they would just call them "Uncle" or "Aunt." However, the other party wasn't a real farmer, but just one of the many evil female devils.
Zi Niang's eyes lit up with feigned delight, and she reluctantly accepted the silver, saying, "If you don't have enough food, you can ask me for some. I have some roasted meat at home, and you can come and ask me for some if you want to eat meat."
"Alright, thank you, Madam." Zhu Qiuyu saw the person out of the courtyard and then closed the gate.
"My senior sister and I are going to cook. You guys sneak over and take a look. They've probably started cooking by now." Zhu Qingruo raised her chin and pointed to the next room.
"I'll go cook too. Brother Lin, you have to protect me in the kitchen. I'm so cute, what if the female demon captures me?" Xingxing looked scared.
Li Tianlin trembled as he got off the carriage, his teeth chattering as he said, "Just now, I remember that woman's voice. She was one of those people. They eat people and steam children."
"Shh, don't speak yet. My senior brothers will go to rescue them. Let's cook and wait." Zhu Qingruo whispered.
Zhu Qiuyu and the others easily jumped over the courtyard wall and went to the next house. Zhu Changge and the others went into the kitchen. Li Tianlin stood in the courtyard for a while, shivered, and hurriedly followed into the kitchen, then huddled in a corner and didn't move.
In the next room, Hong Niangzi glared at Zi Niang, exasperated, and said, "I told you to cook, but you were flirting with those men. What are you trying to do?"
Zi Niang's face paled, and she quickly explained, "No, it was the man in white who climbed over the wall and ran into the kitchen. I had no choice but to find a way to get rid of him. They've already gone next door."
"Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? It seems those boys are quite good-looking, which is why you couldn't bring yourself to do it. But let me tell you, you'd better not mess things up tonight. If anything goes wrong, I'll kill you." Hong Niangzi's face was ferocious, and her voice was sinister.
What are Zi Niang's shortcomings? She is the youngest of the women, while Hong Niangzi is the oldest, already thirty years old. However, she is beautiful and always wears red, so she looks five years younger than her actual age.
The others are all between 25 and under 30, while Zi Niang is only 22. She is the youngest and the most attracted to men, having little resistance to handsome men. She prefers the tactic of sleeping with a man first and then killing him.
Zi Niang's secret was exposed, and she dared not look Hong Niangzi in the eye, lowering her eyes and not daring to utter another word.
"Useless thing, go cook! I want to eat the child!" Hong Niangzi emphasized again.
"I'll go right away, don't be angry. I won't do anything tonight, I'll definitely help you kill those people," Zi Niang quickly promised.
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