Without any instructions from Aunt Jing, several maids came up and said with a smile, "Although we are not talented, we are not as stupid as pigs. If we still can't do it, we should buy a piece of tofu and kill ourselves." After that, they started to pour the noodles on the stone slab. After the abbot and the monks took the noodles in an orderly manner and praised them while eating, the other maids finally couldn't help it and suppressed their inner anger and lined up in front of the stone slab to get the noodles.
Su Nuannuan breathed a sigh of relief and secretly said thank God that the servants in the Marquis' Mansion did not follow their master and become shameless when they saw the delicious food. At least they did not embarrass me.
Thinking of this, I can't help but think of the guy who gave up his face for food. Su Nuannuan paused as she scooped the noodles. She looked out the door and thought to herself, "I don't know what's going on in the East Palace. The old lady and the others should have arrived in the capital, right? Have they been killed on the way? Duan Tingxuan, that scumbag... Can he handle this wave of plots? Alas! It seems that this group of bandits can't do anything to us, but the night is long. It's really not easy to get through this night safely. Once they are desperate at the last minute, I don't know how many lives they can take. Can I... still see the sunrise tomorrow morning? Can I still go back to the Marquis' Mansion and continue to live a happy and carefree life with Duan Tingxuan?
"What are you thinking about, sister?" Aunt Jing's voice brought Su Nuannuan back to her senses. When they were not in front of others, they both called each other sisters.
Looking at that stunning face, Su Nuannuan thought of the fierce woman who had put her hairpin on her neck and said resolutely, "I have owed him a lot in this life, and I have nothing to repay him with, so I will repay him with this golden hairpin and my blood." Su Nuannuan suddenly smiled and said softly, "I was thinking. Although your master is a playboy, apart from this shortcoming, he is actually a pretty good man."
Aunt Jing smiled and shook her head, saying, "Sister, did you find out today? I thought you knew it a long time ago, but later you hurt my father's heart, so you refused to get close to him. But... let me be fair today. It's not that I didn't try my best regarding your parents' affairs. It's just that there is really no way. After all, it was the emperor's decision, and no matter how capable I am, I dare not openly disobey his order, right? Sister, since you know my father's difficulties, you should treat him better in the future. I think my father is treating you..."
"Stop." Su Nuannuan raised a hand: "I was thinking of you, so I suddenly had such a feeling. How come you are talking about me?"
"Because of me?" Aunt Jing was stunned: "Because of what?"
"You almost died before, and you still ask me why you did that?" Su Nuannuan said. Without stopping, she poured a few more spoonfuls of noodles on the stone slab, and sighed, "So I said, although he is a bit of a jerk. But his personality charm is really not to be underestimated. I used to think that it was a bit expensive for him to spend 20,000 taels of silver to redeem you. Now I think it's not expensive, really not expensive at all. He redeemed a beauty like you with 20,000 taels of silver, and you are still loyal to him. It's obvious that he got a great bargain."
Aunt Jing was so frank that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She shook her head for a while, then smiled bitterly and said, "I spent 20,000 silver coins to buy a vase. And you still say that I got a bargain? It's obvious that I couldn't lose any more."
"What's wrong with the vase? If it was a enamel vase from the previous dynasty, could twenty thousand silver coins buy it? You are a living person, aren't you more valuable than that dead vase? You are so beautiful, you are much more beautiful than me. I hate people like you the most. You are so beautiful, much more beautiful than me. If you are a despicable person, I can still say something. But you are so self-disciplined that I can't think of anything except biting the corner of the quilt in envy and jealousy."
Su Nuannuan gritted her teeth and muttered angrily, pulling Aunt Jing out of her self-pity. Seeing the people around her eating happily and bursts of laughter coming from them, she laughed softly and said, "Sister, this move is too clever. Those bandits outside the mountain temple are probably crying now, right?"
The dog-killing gang members outside the mountain temple were indeed about to cry. They smelled the fragrance wafting from the temple, and their ears were filled with noisy laughter. They could only hug their shoulders or elbows and gather together in groups of three or five to resist the biting mountain wind. The September night was chilly and windy, and even their snot bubbles were frozen out.
"Boss, this... we can't go on like this. Look at what has become of our brothers? And those women and monks, they... they don't want to die, do they? They still have the mind to eat and laugh, they really don't take us seriously, do they?"
Liu Erniu came in front of Chen Jing, shouting angrily, and suddenly heard the military advisor beside him sighing and muttering: "Is this the woman of a big mansion? Are all the women in the mansion like this? My mother clearly said that those ladies from wealthy families never go out of the main door or the second door, their voices are not much louder than the hum of a mosquito, and they are required to walk beautifully, so they swing their slender waists and walk like a weak stream..."
Before he could finish, Liu Erniu sneered, "That's right, the ones you mentioned are the ladies from noble families. The families of the corrupt officials we killed before were all of this character. The ones in this temple are definitely not ladies. God knows what they are. I think they are more ferocious than us. It turns out that the Anping Marquis' Mansion is a den of bandits..."
"That's enough."
Chen Jing shouted angrily. He couldn't listen any longer. What time is it? These two people don't want to think of a plan quickly, but just want to slander those women here. What's the point? Even if you call them Rakshasa Yaksha, can they lose a piece of meat?
"Boss, what do you think we should do? Otherwise, let's just rush in."
Liu Erniu was also unable to bear the frustration, and tried to come up with a plan based on his usual simple thinking, but was glared at by his boss.
"You bastard, you just act recklessly, and you don't even look at the current situation. Didn't you see what was just put on the wall? It was jujube thorns. Do you know why they were put there at this time?" Chen Jing poked Liu Erniu's forehead in frustration, and finally calmed down the guy. He dodged and stammered, "That... is... to prevent us from jumping over the wall to attack, right?"
"They kept the gate open, were they afraid you would jump over the wall? Did your head get caught in the door?" Chen Jing became even more annoyed: "They were indeed there to prevent us from jumping over the wall, but they were not there to prevent us from jumping over the wall to attack. They were there to prevent us from jumping over the wall to escape. If we really wanted to attack, they would close the gate and then they could just beat us... and us."
"Ah?" Liu Erniu was dumbfounded: "They... Aren't they just a few monks and women? How can they be so powerful? Not only did they not run away after we broke in, but they also closed the door and attacked us?"
"The eldest brother is right. We must be on guard against the second brother." Military Advisor Doghead immediately agreed with Chen Jing's opinion and showed off his presence. His words made Liu Erniu even more confused, but he didn't dare to say anything more. He waited for nearly half an hour. The smell of noodles coming from the temple had become much weaker. He swallowed his saliva and muttered, "They...are they full?"
"I've always heard that the wife of the Crown Prince of Anping Marquis's Mansion is the best at cooking. But at this critical moment, I don't know what they will cook. Have they moved the kitchen to the back hall? Are they still thinking about this at this moment?" Dog Head looked at the temple gate that was so close at hand, and it was obvious that he was distracted.
Looking at the appearance of the two brothers, Chen Jing's heart suddenly jumped. He turned around and saw that his men were gathered together in groups of three or five, squatting on the ground, with their hands tucked into their sleeves and their necks stretched to look inside through the two doors. They looked even worse than the old farmers squatting by the fields to take a break. There was no trace of the Dog-Slaughtering Gang that feared the corrupt officials in Jiangnan.
No, if this continues, everyone will become distracted.
Chen Jing realized this and decisively changed his decision to "wait and see". Besides, time waits for no one. It was almost the end of the hour of Xu. If he waited any longer, who knows what would happen.
"Erniu, you take a few brothers with you to open the way. After you charge in, clear all obstacles. I will lead the others to support you from behind."
Chen Jing suddenly spoke in a deep voice. Liu Erniu was stunned at first, then overjoyed. Just as he was about to agree, he heard the military advisor beside him say, "Boss, Second Brother is reckless and will easily fall into someone's trap. Why don't you let me take a few brothers in to explore first? If there is any change, we can react quickly."
"Okay." Chen Jing nodded. Liu Erniu beside him looked at Goutou with emotion and said with tears in his eyes, "Good brother, you must be well. Even if you are ambushed, don't be stubborn. Hurry up and shout for help. I will bring people to pick you up immediately."
"Don't worry, second brother. I'm not the kind of person who likes to show off." Goutou patted his thin chest loudly, then looked among the gang members for a while and selected three burly men. These three men were originally farmers in the countryside. Because they were framed by the landlords and their families were broken up, they simply killed the landlords and fled. Because they knew some kung fu and most importantly, they were strong, they were absorbed into the Dog Slaughtering Gang and became "glorious" members of the Gang.
They are the ones who have simple minds and will not be easily bewitched by the people in the temple.
Of course, Doghead had to be clever at this critical moment, otherwise how could he show his foresight as a military advisor? So he coughed, pointed out the three people, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Qiang, Zhou Gan, and Wang Ermaizi, you two follow me to explore the temple and pave the way for our army."
The three of them hurriedly stood up and walked out. Wang Ermaizi sniffed and laughed, "Military Advisor, where did the army come from? We have less than a hundred people in total. If there were more monks in the temple, I'm afraid the whole army would be wiped out."
"Asshole, if you dare to shake the morale of the army again, I will use military law... gang law." Doghead was so angry that he kicked Wang Ermaizi on the leg, thinking, if there is no military law, there is no gang law? Humph! Do you think I can't punish you?
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