Chapter 17: Conquering People with Virtue
Su Ying quickly stepped forward and picked up Erbao.
Erbao was obviously frightened. After being picked up by Su Ying, she pouted her little mouth and burst into tears. But she didn't dare to cry too loudly. She just sobbed in her arms like a kitten, which made her feel so heartbroken.
Xiao Jin stared coldly at the man who had snatched Erbao's pancake. He recognized him at a glance; he was the son of one of his deputy generals.
"Jiang Yang."
Jiang Yang came to his senses, stepped forward and kicked the other person, who hit the wall heavily. But even so, he was still unwilling to let go of the pancake in his hand.
"Wang Neng, you beast, you even snatched a child's food!" Jiang Yang obviously knew the other person.
Wang Neng stuffed all the pancakes into his mouth like a starving ghost, then glared at Jiang Yang with resentment, "On this road of exile, it's either you die or I live, who cares if she's a child or not? Besides, the reason why our family is in such a miserable state is all because of you!"
At that time, Xiao Jin was accused of treason and all his trusted lieutenant generals and their families were thrown into prison.
Jiang Yang clenched his fists in anger, "What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard!"
Wang Neng ate something and got up from the ground with strength. He glared at them angrily, "I am telling the truth! What did my father do wrong? What did our family do wrong? Why should we suffer when you are unlucky?"
Xiao Jin's face was extremely gloomy. He looked at Su Ying coldly. If looks could kill, Su Ying would have been riddled with wounds by now.
But this matter is not just Su Ying's fault. If it weren't for his negligence, she would not have been able to take advantage of the opportunity.
Just when Xiao Jin was about to be burned by remorse and anger, Su Ying put Erbao into his arms and said, "Put away your evil spirit that scares the child."
Xiao Jin's eyes were filled with coldness. "You, too, deserve to die."
"Daddy, wuwuwu..." Erbao was frightened by Xiao Jin's behavior. He had just been coaxed by Su Ying, but now he started crying in fear again.
Xiao Jin felt sorry for the child and finally suppressed his anger.
Su Ying saw him coaxing the child, then turned around and walked to Wang Neng, looking at him with cold eyes.
"You said that everything you are going through now is caused by Xiao Jin, then have you ever thought that the wealth and glory you enjoy in the capital is also given to you by him? Your father was appreciated by him, so he was able to rise from an unknown veteran to a deputy general with great military merit. If it weren't for him, you would still be living in the slums of the capital, working hard for a few dollars!"
Su Ying slowly stood up straight, her waist straight like a soldier who had trained for many years. Her face was stern, "What is the army? It's a team, a place where everyone prospers together and suffers together. Since you can accept its glory, you must be prepared to endure the suffering it will bring you. If I hear such stupid words again in the future, I will tear your mouth apart."
Every word Su Ying spoke was sonorous and powerful, like a sledgehammer hitting Xiao Jin's heart. He looked at her solemn expression in astonishment, as if she was a soldier.
These words and everything she did these days were definitely not what she would do or what she was capable of doing before. He could tell whether a person had kung fu or not. At least the previous Su Ying definitely did not have the strength to stab a big white tiger to death with one knife.
She is not Su Ying!
At this moment, Xiao Jin was extremely sure of his thoughts.
Wang Neng was so shocked by Su Ying's aura that he stood stiffly on the spot. He didn't understand why a woman hiding in the backyard could have such a terrifying aura.
Su Ying felt that they still had too few people, and she would slowly reveal many things in the future, which would inevitably arouse jealousy. If everyone ganged up on them, it would definitely not be a good thing.
So, she needs a team of her own.
She swept her eyes sharply over the people in the room, "Don't think about doing anything stupid. If you are willing to follow me, I will not lack you for food. However, if anyone has such evil thoughts again, I will twist his head off and kick it like a ball."
After spending many years in this cannibalistic world, Su Ying has never known what it means to win people over with virtue. If they don't accept it, I will beat them until they accept it.
She took some more flour from her bag and went to the backyard, asking He Shouyi and the others to make some more.
He Shouyi fried twenty or thirty pancakes, and cooked some meat porridge with dried tiger meat. Finally, he sprinkled some of the vegetables bought by Su Ying into it. The white porridge and the dried meat were bubbling in the pot. The aroma spread throughout the yard, making the prisoners' eyes pop out with greed.
Bai Shuang found a few broken bowls with holes in the abandoned kitchen. Although they were broken, it was better to wash them and use them than to scoop up the porridge with hands.
Bai Shuang served Su Ying a bowl of porridge. Su Ying took it and brought it to Mother Zhao, "Mother Zhao, drink this porridge. Eat more so that your body can recover faster."
Mother Zhao stared at Su Ying in a daze, feeling extremely unfamiliar.
The princess in the past was spoiled and willful, but the person in front of her was not only sensible but could say such words. This shocked her, but she did not doubt Su Ying's identity.
She was the one who brought Su Ying up since she was a child, and was too familiar with everything about Su Ying. She was sure that the person in front of her was Su Ying without a doubt. Like Bai Shuang, she automatically regarded Su Ying's changes as a sign of growth.
"Madam Wang, I am not hungry. Please leave some for the young ladies to eat."
Su Ying pointed at Bai Shuang who walked into the house and said, "There are still a lot of porridge in the backyard. Anyone who is willing to follow me steadily in the future will have this bowl of porridge to eat."
Bai Shuang also smiled when she heard this and said, "Hurry up and eat, Madam Zhao. Madam didn't lie to you. There's a big pot in the back."
After hearing Bai Shuang say this, Mother Zhao took the bowl and started eating in small bites.
The aroma of rice porridge mixed with dried meat instantly invaded the taste buds. Mother Zhao couldn't remember how long it had been since she had eaten such delicious food.
This farm family used to be a wealthy one, and there were many broken bowls in the kitchen. Bai Shuang washed all the bowls, filled them with porridge and served them to everyone.
"Wang, my master, please drink the porridge." Bai Shuang brought the porridge to Xiao Jin, and Xiao Jin just motioned for her to put the porridge down.
Erbao had calmed down after his comfort, but he was still frightened and refused to come out of Xiao Jin's arms.
"Ling'er, are you hungry? Daddy will feed you some porridge."
After a long time, the little baby nodded and ate the porridge in small mouthfuls. Maybe the meat porridge was too delicious, after eating half a bowl, his little face broke into a smile.
Xiao Jin and his friends were eating steaming hot sesame cakes and meat porridge, while the rest of the prisoners were staring at them eagerly.
Su Ying put the bowl on the broken table, looked at those people and said: "I said, if you are willing to follow me in the future, I will not let you go hungry if I have a bite to eat. If you don't want to, I won't force you."
The prisoners looked at each other, and finally, perhaps unable to resist the temptation of food, or perhaps having other thoughts, they all stood up and rushed to the stove in the backyard, and quickly grabbed all the remaining porridge and bread.
(End of this chapter)
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