PFC Chapter 12 Eating Meat in Large Mouths
Chapter 12 Eating Meat in Large Mouths
The night grew deeper.
The village, already sparsely populated due to the raids by the Xianbei, now resembled a ghost village, desolate and deserted, with only a slightly grand manor at the village entrance brightly lit.
Several braziers still remained in the house, providing a little light.
Right in the center of the courtyard.
A large copper pot, its broth whitish, is stewing a whole lamb.
Unlike the lambs in the south, which have a strong muttony smell and leave a lingering odor on your chopsticks after eating, the lamb in Jiuyuan is often very creamy and tender, with no muttony smell at all. It can even be eaten directly after being boiled in water.
They surrounded the lamb.
Nearly ten people had gathered, all of them young men.
There were two brothers from the Wang family, bandits who came down from the southern mountains, and a few remaining tenant farmers from the Wang family. Almost all the forces that the eldest son of the Wang family could gather were here.
The eldest son of the Wang family always sought stability in his actions. Even when dealing with just two people, he insisted on gathering eight or nine people before he felt at ease.
Otherwise, such a trivial matter as murder for money wouldn't have taken so long to decide to carry out.
Seeing that the mutton was almost cooked, stewed until tender, and the aroma of the meat filled the air, the eldest son of the Wang family took the initiative to get up, picked up a small knife, and slammed it into the wooden table in front of him.
boom!
A crisp sound!
The sharp blade plunged violently into the table! Its end trembled and buzzed.
Those bandits were alright; they remained relatively calm.
The Wang family tenants present, who had been coerced into joining the fray, were quite startled by the sudden outburst from the eldest son of the Wang family.
The eldest son of the Wang family raised his eyes, a smile on his face.
"Since everyone has come to eat meat, it means you've accepted me. Since you've accepted me, then I'll make it clear now: tonight, no one needs to leave until we've eaten and drunk our fill!"
"If anyone dares to leave first, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
The eldest son of the Wang family spoke.
The youngest son of the Wang family stood calmly at the entrance of the courtyard, knife in hand, his face cold.
The implication is self-evident.
The Wang brothers are not fools. Since they are going to kill people and devour them to prevent them from leaving their families, it is a life-or-death situation. They must use all their strength and cannot afford to be careless!
Facing the group of Wang family tenants with their varied expressions, the eldest son of the Wang family softened his expression slightly. He drew the short knife from the table and went to the lamb stewing in the center.
The eldest son of the Wang family cut the mutton into pieces.
People naturally came to each person with bowls, taking them one by one and then distributing them.
Seeing that everyone was holding roughly the same size pieces of mutton and bones, the eldest son of the Wang family finally stopped, gripped his slightly greasy short knife, and spoke loudly again.
"Don't be nervous, everyone. I've been thinking about this for days, and it's a sure thing!"
"If we manage to get this done, I guarantee that each of us will earn enough to last us several years!"
"If you're worried about being arrested by the authorities later, you can always follow these two brothers, take the valuables, and go enjoy yourself on the southern mountain! I, Wang Da, have even thought of an escape route for you..."
Say so.
The tenants' expressions softened slightly.
Seeing this, the eldest son of the Wang family seized the opportunity to raise the wooden bowl containing mutton in his hand and said loudly.
"Tonight."
"Murder and arson!"
"Tonight! Murder and arson!"
The others also raised their wooden bowls and shouted in unison.
.......
"Tonight, we'll kill and set fires."
Outside the courtyard, not far away.
In a shady spot hidden by trees, Lu Bu, who was squatting down, was filled with excitement and was repeating the same sentence in a low voice.
Standing to his side, holding a long sword, Lü Ping listened to the sounds in the courtyard and couldn't help but sigh.
"This eldest son of the Wang family does have some ability."
"First they cut off their escape route, then they used threats and inducements. With just a few words, they forcibly brought the group of people in the room together."
Although Lü Ping did not enter the house to see it with his own eyes, he could roughly guess from the sounds inside that if it were him, the eldest son of the Wang family would probably follow the same procedure, perhaps adding some supernatural elements at most.
Lu Bu didn't quite understand.
He suddenly remembered something, his excitement subsided a bit, and he abruptly turned his head to look at Lü Ping.
"Father."
"If we hadn't come tonight, would they have stormed our house and burned us to death?"
"With you here," Lü Ping said truthfully.
"They won't be burned to death, but...the house will probably be burned down completely."
Lu Bu nodded sullenly, hesitated for a moment, and was about to open his mouth to ask something else.
only...
Before he could speak, Lü Ping, who was listening intently to the commotion in the courtyard, suddenly interrupted him.
"alright."
"It's time for us to go in, otherwise they'll eat all our mutton!"
As he spoke, he took the initiative to pick up his knife and headed towards the courtyard gate.
Upon hearing his father's words and smelling the strong aroma of mutton in the air, Lü Bu, who had rushed over without eating much that evening for fear that the Wang family would escape, was immediately struck by a sudden realization. The few distracting thoughts that had arisen in his mind earlier vanished instantly.
"good!"
He nodded emphatically.
Lu Bu suddenly stood up, took the longbow from his shoulder, gripped it tightly in his hand, and followed behind his father.
......
They were eating mutton and chewing onions.
The eight or nine people in the courtyard all kept their heads down and ate heartily.
"Brother, where did this mutton come from?" the youngest son of the Wang family asked curiously.
"Didn't you say you didn't have much money left at home?"
"Ugh." The eldest son of the Wang family swallowed a mouthful of mutton and turned to look at the two bandits from the Wula Mountains to the side.
"Ask your brother Liu."
The youngest son of the Wang family looked at the two bandits with curiosity. Before he could speak, the two bandits began to speak with a smile.
"We got this lamb for free!"
"Yesterday we were planning to go into town to gather some information, and guess what?"
Wang's youngest son shook his head.
"We encountered a caravan that had been robbed on the way!"
"Not many people died, only a few leaders. But the rest seemed to be terrified and fled in all directions, which gave us the opportunity to catch two lambs."
As he spoke, the bandits from the Wula Mountains sighed with emotion.
"These days, soldiers are too arrogant; they're even more ruthless than us thieves!"
"We heard that the caravan offended some soldiers from who-knows-where because of a quarrel, and those soldiers killed them in public and then left without a trace."
The youngest son of the Wang family nodded thoughtfully.
The eldest son of the Wang family continued to greet them.
"Come on! Keep eating!"
"There's still half a lamb left! You're not allowed to leave until you finish it tonight!"
As he spoke, he drew his greasy dagger from his waist, took the wooden bowls from the others, and prepared to cut some more meat to eat with the tenants.
But... before he could get up...
Bang!
The wooden gate to the courtyard was wide open!
Just one kick.
The bolt on the wooden door was kicked and broke in an instant!
The eight or nine people inside the room were all astonished and looked towards the door.
All I can see is that...
At the entrance of the courtyard stood a young man dressed in short clothes, carrying a knife.
"What's wrong?"
Facing the astonished gazes of the crowd, Lü Ping simply laughed loudly.
"This is such fine mutton, why don't you invite Mr. Lü to have a taste?"