Duan Xinyan didn't know what Jian Ning meant by the dwarf, but since she mentioned a person, she could guess, "It turns out to be a little dwarf."
Qiu'er, no, she should be called Ma Lao, when she heard Duan Xinyan call herself a little dwarf, the smile on her face fell.
"Looking for death!" She spat out these two words from between her teeth. The people headed by the old man moved instantly, and Jian Ning also moved.
She flashed and seemed to go to Duan Xinyan's side to push her aside. The few people led by the old man were fooled and rushed over to catch Duan Xinyan.
However, Jian Ning only fired a feint and did not push her out. Instead, he protected her behind his back with an XL in his hand. He raised his hand and fired a few shots, forcing back Ma Lao who did not fall for the trick and rushed towards them. Then he fired a few more shots at the people headed by the old man.
There were screams in the yard, and the people ran into several rooms of the Cao family to hide. After firing a few shots, Jian Ning quickly pulled Duan Xinyan and Chun'er up, and flew them to the door of the Cao family's kitchen. Before they could stand firmly, Cai Sibei and several young and strong people pulled them into the kitchen.
Without any worries, Jian Ning directly changed to a submachine rifle, turned around and fired a burst of shots at the people who jumped towards him. Except for the yellow-skinned man selling wontons who was shot and rolled on the ground wailing, the rest of them dodged at the first opportunity.
"What a great Princess An Ning, she's really got some skills."
As soon as Ma Lao finished speaking, Jian Ning fired at her again with her submachine gun. She dodged left and right, then pointed her toes and spun rapidly like a top. Her body suddenly grew into a circle of light, sucking the old man and the others into the circle of light.
Damn! Jiang Xiaohe's master?
Without caring about anything, Jane Ning held the submachine gun and fired at the aperture. Sparks flew and dust rose. More than a dozen cans of ginkgo paste in the yard shattered, and Jane Ning's chest was numb from the recoil of the submachine gun.
All the bullets fired were deflected by the aperture. What the hell? Invulnerable? Jane Ning raised her hand and released a handful of flying needles. To avoid any rebound injuries, she then took a deep breath and leaped onto the roof.
As her toes touched the roof, she heard people outside the courtyard shouting, "Shouzheng is here with his troops!"
Sure enough, the sounds of hurried horse hooves and running could be heard on the street. County Magistrate Lu Da led the guards and city defense soldiers towards the Cao family. The circle of light in the courtyard, which was nearly ten feet high, suddenly rose from the ground and landed on the roof of the main house of the Cao family.
Seeing that they were about to escape, the aperture loosened slightly after falling on the roof, and Jane Ning fired at the aperture again.
Without any hesitation.
With a scream, someone rolled down from the roof. It was the old man.
Ma Lao and the others fled in all directions, and Jian Ning didn't pursue them. The saying "don't chase a desperate enemy" applies to both ancient and modern times. She leaped down, stomping on the old man's arms with a few "cracks," then swung him towards the yellow-skinned man who had been shot earlier and was struggling to get up and escape. She then rushed over and stomped on that man's arms, breaking them as well.
"Eldest sister!" Duan Xinyan rushed out from the kitchen.
Cai Sibei and several young and strong people also ran over with hemp ropes and tied up the two men tightly. The young and strong people also kicked them hard several times.
At the same time, Lu Dahe and Shouzheng led the city defense soldiers in.
"What a pity for all the ginkgo paste these days!" Cao ran out and saw the ginkgo paste spilled all over the floor, feeling heartbroken.
"Uncle Lu, where are Qiaofeng and the others? Have they been handed over to the city defense soldiers?" Jian Ning asked Lu Da. "Yes." Lu Da looked Jian Ning up and down. "Are you okay?" Jian Ning shook his head. "No, thank you, Uncle Lu."
Jian Ning then thanked Lord Shouzheng again. Fortunately, she had asked Lu Da to take Qiaofeng and the other three away in advance, otherwise it would be difficult to predict what the situation would be like now.
At this time, outside the east gate, Xu Dali and Erlangzi also rushed to the city gate on horseback. Erlangzi took the people to the market to sell apples. A group of small vendors surrounded them and started to cause trouble. The two sides started to fight and were taken to the county government office.
After receiving the letter, Ding Youtian took Xu Dali and rode the carriage of Prince Pingnan's Palace to the government office of the neighboring county. After some negotiations, he got them out. After questioning, he learned that those small vendors were all very skilled and the incident was caused by their deliberate provocation. He thought about it and realized that something was wrong.
Everyone was brought out, and Jian Ning was the only capable fighter left in Danyang County, and he had a child at home. He slapped his forehead and hurriedly ordered Xu Dali and Erlangzi to rush back first, while he himself followed in a carriage.
Ding Youtian rushed back to see that Jian Ning and the others were safe and sound, and finally his heart settled down. "It's all my fault. I redeployed all the people. I think there's no need to sell these apples. We should make them into paste and send it to the capital, and let Jincheng handle it. This will prevent them from coming back again. How can I rest easy if anything happens to any of you?"
"No, if we don't sell all these apples quickly, they'll go bad. We'll just let the people sell them tomorrow." Jian Ning felt a little scared when she thought about what happened today. "Luckily, we have Brother Cai here, and Xinyan is smart. If she hadn't found Qiu'er, the consequences of her lurking around us would be disastrous."
Ding Youtian nodded, "I'll go talk to Shouzheng. From now on, all city gates must strictly check people coming in and out. They can't be allowed to sneak into the city at will."
Duan Xinyan has always respected the strong, and today she was even more impressed by Jian Ning. Jian Ning had protected her before, and now he praised her, which made her smile with joy. She immediately threw away the resentment that Jian Ning had grabbed her hair and locked her up to Java.
She was so happy that she lost herself in thought and started groping around on Jian Ning's body. "Sister, where is your hidden weapon? Take it out and let me see it. Let me play with it."
Jian Ning clapped his hands on the back of her hands. "Since you know it's a hidden weapon, there's no reason to show it to anyone easily. If I let you flip it over casually, you still call it a hidden weapon?"
After that, Jian Ning poked her forehead again and said, "Be more careful, don't hire servants anymore. Isn't Chun'er enough for you? From now on, do everything you can do by yourself. Cleaning the yard will be your job from now on, and Chun'er will only be responsible for cleaning a few rooms."
"No way, I'm also the daughter of a concubine from the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, and the eldest sister's biological sister. How can you let me do rough labor?"
"Is cooking rough work? How about you take care of the daily meals while I clean the yard? I'm the legitimate daughter of Prince Pingnan's mansion!"
Jian Ning rolled her eyes and walked towards the kitchen. She followed Jian Ning, holding up the hems of her skirts. "You can ask me to do it. Show me your hidden weapon and teach me how to use it."
"If you're not afraid of getting beaten, then come in." Jian Ning stopped. She followed so quickly that she almost bumped into Jian Ning. Jian Ning lowered her eyebrows and glanced at the hem of her skirt. She tilted her head and ordered Chun'er, "Shorten the hem of your young lady's skirt. How can she work in this?"
"If you don't work, you won't eat!"
Qiaofeng brought over some leftover dishes in a lunch box. Ding Youtian and Erlangzi hadn't eaten yet, so she and Jian Ning were going to cook for them. When she passed by Duan Xinyan, Qiaofeng sneered at her, raised her head, and followed Jian Ning into the kitchen.
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