Chapter 39 Beating the He Brothers
While his sisters-in-law were preparing the food, He Zhiran followed the waiter's instructions and went to the backyard to collect firewood.
I happened to pass by the thatched huts where the He and Li families lived.
It is called a straw shed, but in He Zhiran's opinion, it should be a shed for keeping livestock.
I guess none of the guests who passed by today brought horses, so this shed is empty.
It's really hard for those officers to think of letting them stay here for one night.
The straw hut was quite large, supported by several large pillars and covered with straw.
At first glance, it seems much better than sleeping in the wild last night.
But even from a distance, she could smell a foul odor coming from the straw hut. She guessed that these people would not be able to sleep unless they blocked their noses.
At this moment, the Li family and the He family were fighting for territory, and everyone wanted to live closer to the inside, so they quarreled until their necks were thick and their faces were red.
He Zhiran chose to ignore it and walked straight towards the backyard.
Unexpectedly, she didn't look for trouble, but trouble found her.
The two brothers of the He family pushed the wooden cart for a whole day. They learned from Li Rouer that the idea was proposed by He Zhiran and they had long been resentful of her.
Seeing her coming over alone at this moment, he immediately thought of venting his anger.
Seeing that He Zhiran had already walked away, the two men did not bother to continue arguing with the Li family, and strode after He Zhiran with a frivolous tone.
"You little bitch, it's you who made us two brothers work so hard pushing the wooden cart all day. If we can't get some benefits from you today, we brothers won't be able to sleep well."
He Zhiran has always been vigilant. When he passed by the straw hut just now, he noticed that something was wrong with the two brothers and had been on guard against them for a long time!
Hearing a frivolous and harsh voice behind her, she stopped and turned around, looking at the two of them calmly.
When He Ming and He Liang were in the capital, they often bullied men and women, so they were familiar with what they wanted to do next.
Seeing He Zhiran stop, He Ming stepped forward with an evil smile, while stretching out his disgusting claw.
"Let me touch you first."
He Zhiran nimbly dodged He Ming's dirty hands, quickly squatted down, and punched him hard in the lower abdomen.
While He Ming was in pain, He Zhiran stood up nimbly and gave him a sweeping kick.
He Ming lost his balance and fell forward.
He Zhiran took this opportunity to attack He Ming again.
Her movements were almost completed in one go, leaving He Ming no chance to fight back.
When He Liang realized something was wrong, he rushed over to help, but He Ming had already been beaten so badly that he couldn't get up.
Seeing He Liang's attack, He Zhiran showed no mercy and took care of him with just a few simple fighting moves.
Although the two brothers were unable to get up, He Zhiran still acted with restraint.
After all, these two people still have to continue pushing the wooden cart tomorrow, and they won’t be able to work if they have broken arms and legs.
"This is a warning to you. If you dare to provoke me again, it won't be as simple as just giving you some pain like today."
After saying this, He Zhiran simply ignored the brothers' hatred for her, casually dusted herself off, and walked away...
As for whether they were going to file a complaint with the officials, He Zhiran didn't care much.
Anyway, no one else saw her do it. Who would believe that a weak woman could knock down two strong men?
Holding a handful of firewood, He Zhiran returned to the kitchen.
The two sisters-in-law had already prepared the ingredients and were waiting for her to come back and cook.
He Zhiran simply made four dishes and a soup, plus a big pot of white rice.
Braised pork with beans, cold cucumber salad, pickled cabbage, scrambled eggs with green onions, and a pot of crucian carp soup cooked into a milky white color.
He Zhiran's cooking skills are just average, but fortunately she knows many dishes and has seasonings such as Thirteen Spices to help her.
The dishes she made immediately filled everyone's taste buds.
Several officers would run to the kitchen door from time to time to peek, and when they saw the dishes were ready and served on plates, someone would immediately run to report to Peng Wang.
This time, He Zhiran did not distribute the grilled fish as he did when he did, but asked his sisters-in-law to help deliver the dishes to the officials first.
The rest was taken to Madam Mo's room and everyone gathered together to enjoy it.
As for the Xie and Fang families, they should not give too much favor, as it is easy to make people ungrateful and unsatisfied. Even if they are helping, they should do it step by step.
Therefore, the amount of food distributed to the Fang and Xie families was relatively small, ostensibly to take care of the elderly and children.
Even so, they were already very grateful to the Mohists.
In such difficult times, it is a great favor for people to share some of such good food with them.
As for the hatred towards Mo Jiuye, it seemed to have been forgotten.
Although Mo Jiuye no longer pretended to be unconscious, he still had to act weak and unable to move in front of outsiders.
Therefore, his meals were delivered to their room alone by He Zhiran.
Seeing the delicious food, the women of the Mo family were so excited that they almost cried.
Mo Hanyue held He Zhiran's arm tightly.
"Sister-in-law Jiu, did you cook all these dishes?"
Before He Zhiran could answer, the eldest sister-in-law said proudly, "These dishes are all made by your ninth sister-in-law. Don't they make people drool just by looking at them?"
Mo Hanyue nodded vigorously, her big, crystal eyes filled with admiration for He Zhiran.
"My ninth sister-in-law is the most amazing. Not only does she know medical skills, she's not afraid when facing those officials, and she also has such good cooking skills."
As he spoke, Mo Hanyue had already leaned her head on He Zhiran's shoulder.
"Sister-in-law Jiu, I will follow you from now on and must learn all your skills."
He Zhiran looked at his sister-in-law with an innocent face and touched her messy hair.
"Okay, as long as Hanyue wants to learn, Sister Jiu will teach you."
Mo Jiuye was alone in the room, taking a bite of food.
His first feeling was that these dishes must have been made by He Zhiran.
The sisters-in-law at home definitely don’t have such skills.
I don’t know if it’s because he feels very lucky, but the corners of Mo Jiuye’s lips curled up slightly, and he didn’t even realize it.
At Madam Mo's command, the female members of the family began to eat.
Maybe it’s because they haven’t eaten anything good in the past two days, but they think today’s dishes are particularly delicious.
The meal of four dishes and one soup was filled to the brim, but they ate until there was almost nothing left.
The officials felt the same way, thinking that the food cooked by He Zhiran was more delicious than those in the restaurants in the capital.
Especially the braised pork, which is fat but not greasy, and makes people want to eat it more.
Just as the officials were scrambling to put food into their bowls, He Ming and He Liang were supported and walked over.
The man knelt down in front of the officers.
"Sir, please make the decision for us two brothers!"
When Peng Wang saw the person coming, his face suddenly turned dark.
"What happened?"
He Ming hurried forward: "Sir, He Shi relied on your protection to beat us brothers like this."
As he spoke, he lifted up his shirt and revealed the purple mark on his lower abdomen.
"Look, sir, this is where He Zhiran hit me, and here too." He Ming continued to lift up the collar of his shirt.
He Liang also stepped forward and showed the bruises on his body to the officers.
The officers looked at each other, clearly not believing what the two men said.
There are regulations for escorting exiled prisoners, and fighting between prisoners is expressly prohibited.
Of course, whether it is really banned depends on the mood of these officials.
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