At noon, everyone ate the stir-fried hazelnut chicken and braised rabbit meat. There were nine people in total. It was not enough to eat, but Manager Lin's craftsmanship was absolutely amazing. A bowl of rice is totally enough. After the meal, there was still a layer of red and bright soup floating in the pottery pot. Luo Tietou and Zhao Liu hurriedly took out their own buns and dipped them bit by bit to eat them up.
"Comfortable, really comfortable!" Luo Tietou lay on the grass and rubbed his stomach. If he could be with Shopkeeper Lin on future missions, he would be willing to run outside every day for three hundred and sixty-five days. That's called running around, that's called enjoyment.
"One hazelnut is still a bit small, it's not enough to eat, why don't we go hunting for a few more chickens later, and let Manager Lin continue to cook them at night?" Zhao Liu said in a low voice.
"I see, all the hunters are here, and if Manager Lin doesn't like to eat heavy dishes, he has to cook them fast. Game must be killed and cooked now, then it's delicious." Luo Tietou kept smacking his mouth as if he was still there Reminiscing about the lunch just now.
The handsome man glanced at them and did not speak, apparently tacitly agreeing.
After resting for half an hour, the convoy continued to set off and went to a dense forest. Zhao Liu and Luo Tietou heard the sound of small animals running through the grass, and immediately took their bows and arrows to chase them. They had already made up their minds to hunt more game and have a good meal in the evening.
The handsome man just glanced back and did not go with them. After walking for a while, he gradually felt that something was wrong. He was about to let the coachman slow down when an arrow hit the horse pulling the cart, which then alerted the rest of the horses. Several horses raised their hoofs and neighed. , all of a sudden a mess. Fortunately, the coachman grabbed the reins in time to appease the frightened horse, otherwise Manager Lin would have suffered a great loss.
But no damage to the goods does not mean that the situation will be better. I saw more than a dozen burly men emerge from the dense jungle, all with machetes and bows and arrows in their hands.
The Junwei man approached Manager Lin's carriage for the first time, lowered his voice and said, "Don't resist, go with them first. Zhao Liu and Tietou are still behind, and they will find a way to save us." A few bandits are not a problem, but there are so many people in the convoy that he can't protect them.
Lin Dan slammed his knuckles on the car window, signaling that he understood.
The group and the carriage were all pulled up the mountain by the bandits. There was a small cottage built in the mountain, and five or six earthen houses were surrounded by wooden fences, which looked a bit simple. This was obviously built hastily by bandits fleeing everywhere, and it has not yet formed a scale, but if it is not managed, it will become a major problem for the local area in three to five years.
Lin Dan's hands were tied with ropes, and he staggered forward, counting the number of bandits as he walked. There are not many people living in the five or six soil embryo houses, and what we saw along the way, this is just a small bandit den of twenty or thirty people, and some women who have been snatched are working, their faces are full of numbness. After being escorted into the largest soil embryo house, a big man with a ferocious appearance immediately walked up and asked gruffly, "Is there any good stuff this time?"
"Mother's, it's all pickles and dried vegetables, not worth a penny!" A bandit spat, and then said, "Fortunately, three little girls were robbed, brothers are lucky tonight."
The bandit chief Ben was a little disappointed. Seeing Lin Dan and the three of them, he laughed slyly, "Alright, alright, although the face is not white enough, the figure is quite energetic!"
Lin Dan walks outside all year round, and her body is naturally very fit, her waist is tightly restrained by the cloth belt, her breasts are fuller and her hips are raised, which is completely different from the morbid beauty that is popular nowadays, but it is extraordinarily charming. She was used to seeing strong winds and waves, and she was calm at this time, but her servants screamed angrily, so they were quickly gagged and stepped on the ground.
The handsome man raised his head to look at the bandit leader, and a dark light flashed across his eyes.
Lin Dan gave everyone a consoling look, and finally said slowly, "The leader may not know, my ancestor was a royal cook, and I also learned some crafts from my father. As long as the leader can let go of my servants, I would like to stay with the brothers. cook."
Naturally, she wouldn't expect these vicious thugs to let people go. The reason why she said that was just to divert their attention. For the common people, the royal chef is a person who has never been in contact with him in his life. If he happens to meet in reality, can he be curious? As long as they are curious, Lin Dan can buy more time for everyone, and if there is time, there is a chance to escape.
"Are you the royal chef?" The bandit leader's wicked smile really subsided, and he looked at her in amazement.
"My master is a royal chef, and my father also worked as a chef in Yongding Hou's mansion." Lin Dan explained.
This family has served both the emperor and the Marquis of Yongding. Those two are characters that no one else can dream of! The bandit leader's eyes on Lin Dan gradually changed. After thinking for a while, he said, "How do I know if what you said is true or false? It's a coincidence. Two cows have just been snatched from the stockade. You killed the cows and gave us one. For dinner, as long as everyone is satisfied, I can consider letting you go."
"Then I'll thank the leader first." Lin Dan cupped his hands and said, "It takes a lot of effort to kill a cow, and I asked the leader to let go of my two girls and let them fight for me." Will there be any uncontrollable bandits bullying them, how can Lin Dan rest assured.
Killing cattle was a dirty and tiring job, so the bandits naturally didn’t want to do it. In addition, Shaoyao and Dujuan were only twelve or thirteen years old. They were young and not tall, so they were not threatening, so they quickly let them go. The rest were tied up and thrown into the woodshed.
When the bandits left, Xiaozhu arched over to the Junwei man like a bug and asked in a low voice, "Big brother, do you think Zhao Liu and Tietou can find our traces? When will they arrive?"
The man lay quietly on the ground, his eyelids closed slightly, and his voice was low, "If you can find it, wait until the night falls."
Xiaozhu was still a little flustered, raised his neck and looked out the window, muttering to himself, "I don't know how Manager Lin and the others are doing now."
Lin Dan is fine now. He is squatting on the ground and carefully sharpening a sharp knife. From time to time, he uses his fingertips to test the sharpness of the blade with a serious expression. The two bandits were still staring at her, seeing that she only cared about making fire, boiling water, and sharpening knives. He relaxed his vigilance and sat aside to chat.
The two cows were very strong, and their furs were well groomed by the servants. They were obviously plundered cattle from the bottom of the mountain.
Lin Dan sharpened his knife and walked around the two cows a few times, fumbling up and down, as if he was picking a target. When the two bandits saw that she was finally ready to slaughter the cow, they quickly gathered around to watch the fun. Killing a cow is a technical job, and three or five strong men are often unable to do it together, let alone a woman
The two bandits didn't say anything to help, they just stood aside and sneered, their eyes full of malice.
But soon, Lin Dan's actions made their hearts go cold. I saw that after she picked one of the cows, she asked two little girls to take the other one away, covered her eyes with cloth strips to prevent it from being stimulated and mad, and then stabbed the cow in the neck, severing the carotid artery, and then backed away, scooping it up. With a ladle of water, he slowly washed the blood-stained tip of the knife.
Five meters away from her, the sturdy farming ox had slowly fallen down, and before it even had time to cry, a large stream of blood spurted out from its neck, quickly dyeing the ground red.
The two bandits looked dumbfounded, but Lin Dan didn't rest. After the blood was drained, he scalded the cowhide with boiling water and shaved the hair. At the end, there were some hair piles that were not clean, so the two little girls took the red-hot iron rods. Burning, the smell of burnt flesh is accompanied by a sizzling sound, which makes the scalp numb.
After thoroughly cleaning the cow's hair, Lin Dan stabbed the tip of the knife into the belly of the cow, and cut it open extremely neatly. The internal organs flowed all over the floor in an instant. dismembered. It only took her less than an hour to deal with a cattle that weighed more than 300 kilograms, and her attack was both ruthless and accurate.
The two bandits didn't dare to despise her at all, and stood outside the pool of blood with their hands shy, thinking in their hearts: This kind of woman should continue to be a cook, she can't get into bed, or she won't know when she wipes her neck.
"Two big brothers, how many people are in your stockade?" Lin Dan threw the last piece of beef into the pot and asked casually.
"Why are you asking this?" The two bandits were trembling in their hearts, and were naturally more wary of her.
"If I know how many people there are, I will be able to cook, otherwise everyone will not be able to eat if the portion is too small." Lin Dan wiped the blood spots on his face with a handkerchief, his expression very calm.
This reason is very good, the two bandits counted in their hearts and replied, "There are twenty or thirty mouths, you cook a little more."
Lin Dan nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He and the two little girls carried the beef into the kitchen, cut it into two-inch cubes, marinated with soy sauce, cooking wine, flying salt and other seasonings. , beef bones and other ingredients are processed one by one, and set aside for later use.
"Master, how do we escape?" The two little girls couldn't hold back, and whispered in her ear.
"Make this meal ready first." Lin Dan peeled the garlic seriously, with a calm expression.
No matter how panicked the two little girls were, it was useless, so they had to resign themselves to cleaning the side dishes.
An hour later, when the beef was marinated, Lin Dan poured half a jar of vegetable oil into a large pot, boiled it until it was 80% hot, then slowly poured in the beef, and fry it with a spatula until the meat was half cooked, then took it out and set it aside for later use. Drain the oil, wash the pot, add new oil, add ginger slices, shredded green onion and stir fragrant, then add half-cooked beef, add soy sauce and star anise and other ingredients, continue to stir fry, add water to boil after a quarter of an hour, and wait for the soup to boil After opening, the excess firewood was withdrawn from the stove and simmered on a low fire.
When the beef stew was almost done, she washed the beef tendon, cut it into strips, and fried it in the pot. This was to make another braised beef tendon. The two little girls have already completely accepted it. I never expected that Master would not forget to cook even when he entered the bandit den, and I don't know what she thought, whether life is more important or cooking is more important