It had been three days since Peng Wu came down the mountain, and no news had come back. On the contrary, the bodies of brothers were brought up from Panlong Ridge from time to time. They were all members of the team that had disappeared a few days ago. The atmosphere on the mountain became more and more solemn.
Ye Jiayao went to pick wild vegetables and looked out from a high place, and found that there were many more sentries than before.
"Aunt Jiang, do you think the officers and soldiers will attack from the waterway?" Ye Jiayao asked, pointing to the endless Yanxia Lake at the foot of the mountain.
During this period, she had carefully studied the map she traced on the small piece of paper under the pen holder. In addition, she had been observing the mountains in the past few days, and she had a general understanding of the terrain of Black Wind Ridge and the establishment of sentries. However, she had one thing. Confused, why do the officers and soldiers have to attack from Panlong Ridge instead of Yanxia Lake? The warships came in with such mighty force, wouldn’t they be able to capture Black Wind Post in one fell swoop
Aunt Jiang smiled and said: "Didn't you see that there is a cliff next to the lake? There is only a trail leading to Yanxia Lake, which is heavily guarded. The officers and soldiers came from the lake to encircle and suppress them the year before last, and they returned without success. Do you know how many officers and soldiers died at the bottom of the lake and were fed to the fish and shrimps?"
Ye Jiayao felt a chill. The fish and shrimps in Yanxia Lake were so fat. They couldn't be so fat because they ate too much dead human flesh!
Ye Jiayao had never been to the lake. Looking from the mountain, she could not see the specific terrain of the lake. It turned out to be a cliff. No wonder Heifenggang was confident.
"Besides, there are sentries along the way. As soon as the officers and soldiers' ships approach, we will immediately find out and be ready to fight." Aunt Jiang said.
"Then, what if they come over to attack us?"
Aunt Jiang was stunned: "It should be possible with a small number of people, but I'm afraid it won't work with more people. The question is, what's the use of a small group of people attacking? Unless they are all masters like the third master, who can block a hundred with one. "
Ah! Is Chunyu that powerful? One against a hundred
Ye Jiayao looked at the sparkling lake and thought, it's not easy to break in, but what about escaping? According to her swimming ability, she should be able to dive out silently with a reed in her mouth. However, she doesn't know how big the lake is. Her current small body is obviously not as strong as in her previous life. Don't swim until she loses her strength and drowns. died.
After picking wild vegetables, Ye Jiayao cut some grass back, and Dabao and Erbao became more and more edible.
When going down the mountain, Ye Jiayao heard the rapid sound of the horn and immediately saw many people running towards the Juyi Hall.
"What happened?" Ye Jiayao was confused.
Aunt Jiang's face changed drastically: "This is a signal that an enemy is coming."
"Ah? Are they starting to attack the mountain stronghold?" Ye Jiayao also became nervous, so wouldn't Chunyu have to fight
Ye Jiayao hurried home. She had to make some dry food and send it to Chunyu and Song Qi. If a fight broke out, they would not have time to come back and eat.
While kneading flour, Song Qi ran back.
"Sister-in-law, the third head of the family has taken people to Panlong Ridge."
"Did the officers and soldiers start the attack?" Ye Jiayao asked in fear.
Song Qi nodded: "They have already set up camp at the foot of the mountain. Their camp can be seen by the sentry in front. It is a huge area, at least tens of thousands of people."
"Then... wouldn't it be fine if you just put down the Dragon Breaking Stone?"
"Maybe it won't work this time. Someone who went down the mountain to inquire about the news came back and said that the government had brought in artillery this time."
Uh... That's a slap in the face, a few shells blasted, and they were all dead.
"Aren't they the ones who came down the mountain to inquire about the news? Peng Wu is back?" Ye Jiayao suddenly thought of this question.
Song Qi seemed to find it difficult to speak and stopped talking.
Ye Jiayao's heart couldn't help but sink. Could something have happened to Peng Wu
"You should tell me!" Ye Jiayao urged.
Song Qi gritted his teeth, his heart pounded, and he said angrily: "Don't mention it, it turns out that Peng Wu is the spy."
Ye Jiayao was shocked: "No, it's impossible! How can he be a spy? Isn't he one of the first veterans of the village? The boss trusts him so much."
"A person cannot be judged by his appearance, who would think that? But this is a fact. People who escaped said that they saw with their own eyes that he was invited by the high officials of the imperial court, and they were invited politely."
Ye Jiayao was speechless. It turned out that the spy was really in their small courtyard.
"Then... the eldest master didn't doubt the third master!" Ye Jiayao's first thought was Chunyu's safety.
Song Qi shook his head and said: "That's not the case. Peng Wu was originally a person close to the first master. It was the first master who sent him to be with the third master. Moreover, it was also the first master who sent him down this time. What does it have to do with the third master's family? It's not a big deal. It is a crime of negligence, but now is the time when the village is in crisis, and when it comes to hiring people, the first boss will not hold the third boss responsible."
Ye Jiayao stroked her heart and breathed a sigh of relief, that's good.
"By the way, the boss asked me to come back to get my things. I'm leaving soon and I might not be back for the next two days." Song Qi said and went to the main room.
Ye Jiayao thought for a while, took out all the remaining steamed buns in the pot, put pickles inside, and just packed them, Song Qi came back and said: "Sister-in-law, the third boss asked you not to go out these days, try to stay at home. , so you can rest assured that he will not leave you alone."
Ye Jiayao's mood was complicated, and she was a little touched that Chunyu still remembered his promise at this time.
He stuffed the bag into Song Qi's hand and said, "Take these dry food with you first and eat as you make do. If you come back tomorrow when you have time, I will make them for you."
Song Qi nodded and said, "Then I'm leaving. Take care, sister-in-law."
Ye Jiayao said anxiously: "You should also pay attention to safety..."
Song Qi left, and Ye Jiayao stood there blankly. Suddenly her heart became panicked and empty. She didn't expect that this day would come so soon. She had only been up the mountain for less than a month, but she had already developed a different feeling for this place. Chun Yu, who is sometimes domineering and gentle at other times, Song Qi, the obedient doormat follower, Peng Wu, who talks little but is very attentive, Aunt Jiang, who is carefree and warm-hearted... If they die, she will be sad.
Dabao and Erbao jumped to her feet. Ye Jiayao squatted down, picked up Dabao, rubbed Erbao, and said sadly: "Your rabbit daddy went to war, although he is sometimes fierce and unreasonable." , but there are times when he is good to me, and I don’t want anything to happen to him, so can you pray for him with me?”
Xia Chunyu stood on the commanding heights of Panlong Ridge and looked down the mountain. The flags below were like a forest. He Lianxuan must have come in person. Seeing Song Qi's dagger, He Lianxuan started to surround the mountain as promised. The boss and Peng Wu must have never imagined that he would deliver the news in this way. Then he cooperated with him to perform a scene of entertaining Peng Wu, making the people in the village mistakenly think that Peng Wu was the spy.
Although Peng Wu obeyed his orders, he always understood that the only person Peng Wu was truly loyal to was the boss. If Peng Wu was not dealt with, his actions would be greatly restricted.
Next, He Lianxuan will send envoys to persuade him to surrender. When the time comes, he will find an opportunity to send the map out. As long as he cuts off the escape route of the leader Bai Chongye, he can boldly attack.
"Third Master, my sister-in-law asked me to bring this to you." Song Qi came up and handed a bundle to Xia Chunyu. When Xia Chunyu took it, there was a piece of paper in his hand.
Xia Chunyu held the piece of paper and asked expressionlessly: "Have you forwarded my words to her?"
"As I said, my sister-in-law asked you to be careful," Song Qi said.
Xia Chunyu opened the bag and found eight steamed buns stuffed with pickles. A different kind of emotion filled Xia Chunyu's deep eyes.
In the past few days, I always saw her eating porridge without seeing her eating anything else. Every time he asked her, she said there was still more in the pot. When he went out today, he specially opened the lid of the pot and looked at it. There were only a few in it. There were eight left, plus the four he and Song Qi had eaten in the morning, there were twelve, which meant that she had been living on porridge these days, leaving all the steamed buns and eggs for them to eat.
If she was really someone sent by the big boss, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to do this!
Ye Jinxuan... Xia Chunyu recited this name silently in his heart, as if a warm current flowed through his heart, softly and warmly.
Ye Jiayao was bored all alone. When she was free, she couldn't help but think about things. The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, so she just found something to do.
She first cleaned the yard inside and out, took out the sheets and bedding to dry, and then climbed up and down to wipe the furniture. While cleaning the study, she found that the pen holder on the desk had been moved.
She had specifically observed that things in Chunyu's study were always placed in fixed positions without any deviation. So... was Song Qi moving the pen holder? Song Qi said that Chunyu asked him to come back to get something. Could it be that he wanted this
Ye Jiayao picked up the pen holder, pressed it on the dragon's eye, and unscrewed the base. Sure enough, the small piece of paper was gone.
Maybe there was going to be a war and this picture was needed, so Chunyu specially asked Song Qi to come back and get it. Ye Jiayao didn't pay much attention and put the base back on.
When the windows inside and outside the house were cleaned, Ye Jiayao started cooking again. Although Chunyu and Song Qi would not come back for dinner, she still had to deliver food to the second master.
When I think of delivering food, I can't help but think of Peng Wu. Why did he become a spy? Sure enough, it is very well hidden. Will he lead troops to attack the mountain stronghold? If he came in person, he might let her live because she had cooked so many delicious meals for him.
Forget it, these are all things for later. I heard Aunt Jiang say that the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress the stronghold not once or twice. It was quite dangerous every time, but in the end everything was safe. Maybe this time the crisis can be overcome.
Ye Jiayao made a bowl of shredded pork noodles for the second boss. The noodles were rolled by hand. Cook them until they are medium cooked. Take them out of the pot and rinse them with cold water. The noodles will expand with heat and shrink with cold. The noodles will become more pliable and chewy. The soup is In addition, saute the pork belly until fragrant, add green vegetables, mushrooms and tomatoes and stir-fry, pour in boiling water, add a pinch of pickles to enhance the flavor, finally put the cold noodles in and roll them out, then sprinkle on Some chopped green onion, the aroma is fragrant.
Ye Jiayao carried the food box to the second master's house. When she entered the yard, the big black dog was lying in the corner basking in the sun. When she saw someone coming in, she pricked up her ears warily. Seeing that it was Ye Jiayao, she immediately slumped down lazily and continued to bask in the sun. .
Originally there were people guarding the house of the second master, but today there was no one there. Everyone must have gone to defend the safety of the village. Ye Jiayao was about to open the door and go in when she heard the voice of the first master inside.
"Let the third child stay here and I'll send someone to take you out first..."
(End of chapter)