Chapter 196: Feint
[I finally didn't resist today, I had a fever, I ran to the hospital, and the doctor said that my throat was swollen like this, how could I come to see it...... Then hold it down and hang two bottles of hanging water...... I don't know what kind of medicine Lu Dao is taking, it's red, it looks quite scary, I hope it gets better soon, the taste of illness is too uncomfortable...... Love, good night, dear friends]
"I am not the only one who has been arrested in the village, there are also Aunt Zhao, Sihong and his mother, and Zhuzi's father, by the way, and Uncle Liu, he has been arrested for the longest time, you can ask him!" Aunt Liu looked at Ruoan and Baogen and said.
Bao Gen's eyes widened in surprise and said, "Uncle Liu was actually arrested?" ”
Ruoan was curious: "What? ”
"Who said no, Uncle Liu is the most powerful hunter in our village, who would have thought that he would be the first to be arrested and injured, and he fled back to the village to inform everyone, and the village chief had time to arrange for everyone to escape...... Aunt Liu sighed lightly.
"Didn't you run back? Why did you get caught again? Bao Gen was a little surprised.
"Don't mention it, these mountain bandits are very cunning, they laid an ambush on the mountain, Aunt Zhao and they were caught at that time, and Uncle Liu, in order to cover the villagers leaving, also fell into a trap and was caught by them......"
Ruo'an heard this and understood, it seems that this person named Uncle Liu is still a chivalrous uncle, and he has to cover others when he is injured, he is really good-hearted, and it seems that he is a person who can be used to help.
"Where is he now? Is that the Uncle Liu you are talking about? Joan asked.
"Back to the princess, after the people in our village were arrested, they were all arranged in the room, cooking for this group of people three times a day, and a few guards guarded it, for fear that we would poison the food."
"Oh, then Uncle Liu is also in there?" Baogen asked.
"yes. He's in there too, but he's more responsible for doing more physical work, like chopping wood and carrying water......"
Ruoan nodded and asked, "Then Aunt Liu, can you find a way to let Uncle Liu come over?" It's not convenient for us to go out now......"
Aunt Liu looked embarrassed: "This is not easy to do...... Because he is a hunter, he is guarded by a special person, for fear that he will run away, and in addition to work, he is locked in a tent on weekdays......"
"Ma'am, do you have any ideas?" Bao Gen saw that Ruo'an wanted to speak and stopped, as if he had some plan.
Joan said: "This person is very important. He has been captured for the longest time, and should be most familiar with the habits of this group of mountain bandits, and besides, he is a hunter, and if we want to escape from here, we had better have his help. You alone are with so many old and weak women and children. Even if you can run out. It's impossible to run far......"
"Madame's right, do you have any ideas?" Baogen's eyes lit up, and Aunt Liu also looked at Ruo'an expectantly, Ruo'an thought for a while and said, "Since Uncle Liu can't come out, then I'll go for a trip......"
"Ahh Madame, how are you going? Wouldn't it be miserable if they found out? Bao Gen looked worried. Ruoan shook his head and said, "I'm about the same size as Aunt Liu, so let's disguise." It should be possible to fool the past, and besides, the people outside are already drunk, so they must not care about a village woman......"
"No! It's too dangerous, ma'am, you can't take the risk. If you want to go, I'll go! Baogen said righteously, saying that he was not willing to let Ruoan take any risks.
Aunt Liu also said: "Yes, madam, let's go with the old woman, what do you want to ask, I'll help you say hello......"
Ruoan shook his head: "There will definitely be mistakes in the middle of the back and forth, it's not that I don't believe you, but I'm afraid that you will be frightened, besides, I pretend that you are out of the road, not only to ask, but also to observe the surrounding terrain, so that you know in your heart, so as to prepare for our escape, so this trip, I must go!" ”
"But ......" Baogen hesitated, and Aunt Liu also made a difficulty.
"Don't be, Aunt Liu has been in for a long time, if you don't go out again, you will definitely be suspicious, so it's decided, I'll ask Uncle Liu, go and go back, Aunt Liu will change my clothes first, pretend here for a while, I'll be back soon!"
Ruoan said and began to undress. Baogen's face turned red, and he quickly turned around and said, "Madam...... It's not good for you to ...... like this."
Ruoan was angry and anxious: "When is it, you still care about these things?" Those who become big things are not informal, turn around quickly and help me ......"
Ruo'an said and grabbed Baogen's arm, Baogen had no choice but to turn around, Aunt Liu also stepped forward to help Ruo'an, Ruo'an's injured knee was not very well healed, and it was not very convenient to take it off, so he finally changed into Aunt Liu's coat, and it was quite similar at first glance.
"Madam, you bring this with you......" Aunt Liu took off her headscarf, wrapped it for Ruo'an, and pulled off some strands of hair to deliberately shuffle and cover her face, Baogen said on the side: "Don't say it, it's quite like that......
Ruo'an smiled: "I'll just say, it's definitely okay, besides, it's so dark outside, no one will pay attention......" Ruo'an said and squatted down, rubbed his hands on the ground, and reached out to wipe the mud on his face.
"Madame!" Baogen wanted to stop it, but Ruoan smiled: "It's okay, you see, isn't this more like this?" ”
Sure enough, with the cover of the soil, the fair skin was covered, and she looked more and more like a living village woman.
Aunt Liu sighed: "The princess is really thoughtful, if she can bow her waist, it will be even more expressive......"
Ruoan nodded, picked up the wine jar on the ground, bent down, followed the example of Aunt Liu walking, and reached out to lift the curtain.
"Madame...... Be careful! Bao Gen whispered nervously, Ruoan nodded, flashed, and walked out of the tent.
Outside is really a mess, this group of mountain bandits gathered around the bonfire, roasting game, drinking wine, humming and singing in their mouths, and I don't know where to find the singers, who are dancing around the bonfire, very seductive.
Ruo'an lowered his head, hugged the wine jar in his arms, and kept looking around with the rest of his eyes, he was in too much of a hurry when he came in, and he didn't look at the layout of the tent and the branch of the tent in detail.
It's a pity that the distance to the room is too close, and Ruoan feels that he hasn't walked a few steps before he arrives at the door of the tent. Ruoan stood at the door and looked in, only to see that it was full of all kinds of ingredients and all kinds of cooking utensils. Two middle-aged women and an old man over half a hundred years old are busy working inside, presumably Aunt Zhao, Sihong and his mother and Zhuzi are the ones Aunt Liu said.
"What a stunned! Hurry up and pour wine for you! A drunken roar came from behind Joan, and she hurriedly hugged the jar and slipped into the tent.
Seeing Ruo'an come back, these people didn't react, just raised their eyes and looked at it, then lowered their heads again and continued to be busy with the work in their hands.
"What are you doing standing there! I want to be lazy! A voice came from the side. Ruoan turned his head to look and saw a mountain bandit sitting next to the door curtain, nestled in a chair. Holding a whip in his hand, he was looking at Ruoan with interest, Ruoan nodded hurriedly and walked to the side of the wine vat with the jar in his arms.
While walking, he sighed that he was careless, and he didn't even notice that there were mountain bandits guarding such a secret place at the door, it seems that Aunt Liu said. True, true.
Ruoan lifted the jar and scooped the wine into the jar spoonful by spoon. Look around at the place where Uncle Liu might be locked up. After searching for a while, in an inconspicuous corner of the innermost part of the tent, Ruoan saw an old man with a wrinkled face but strong spirits, with chains wrapped around his feet, about to cut the wood. Moving from one side to the other, a tall mountain bandit sat on the sidelines and guarded, holding a deer's front hooves to gnaw on the incense.
If you think about it with peace of mind, this should be Uncle Liu. Guarded by a special person...... also put on the chain, obviously guarding against him. If you want to talk to him at close range, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, after all, there are two guards in this tent, and it must not be so easy to support two people at the same time.
Ruo'an pondered, approached the village woman with a blue headscarf who was arranging the dishes and chopsticks, and asked in a low voice, "Are you Aunt Zhao?" Or Sihong mother? ”
The man was startled, looked up at Ruo'an, and saw a strange face appearing, and was about to scream in horror, Ruo'an hurriedly deliberately slammed the jar in his hand, and lowered his voice and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!" ”
"Where's Aunt Liu?" Aunt Zhao reacted immediately, and Ruo'an said: "She's fine, now I need your help to take those two guards away, do you have a way?" ”
"Who are you?" Aunt Zhao still didn't believe Ruo'an.
Ruoan shook his head: "I don't have time to explain now, just listen to me if you want to get out!" ”
Aunt Zhao saw that Ruo'an's eyes were earnest, and she must not be risky to deceive herself, so she leaned into Ruo'an's ear and said, "In a while, they will change shifts and go to dinner, and there will be some time difference in between...... It's about a cup of tea......"
"Enough! I need to talk to Uncle Liu, and I'll bother you to watch it when the time comes! ”
"What are you two talking to! Hurry up and work for Lao Tzu! The mountain bandit at the door was impatient, and when he raised the whip in his hand, dust rose on the ground, and the loud whip made Ruoan and Aunt Zhao break out in a cold sweat.
Aunt Zhao didn't dare to speak anymore, just nodded slightly, and lowered her head to continue to work on herself, but Ruo'an could see that she was slowly moving towards the other two people, whispering a few words from time to time, Ruo'an could feel that Sihong's mother and the old man were glancing at themselves with their spare eyes, and wanted to come over to ask clearly, but they didn't dare, so they could only look at it with their eyes from time to time, with a look of anticipation.
Ruo'an was not idle, after pouring the wine jar, he walked out of the mountain with his arms again, and poured wine for this group of mountain bandits one by one, fortunately, they were all drunk for seven points, and at this time they no longer paid attention to who poured them wine, and focused on the dancing girl, which saved Ruo'an's work a lot of trouble.
When Ruo'an was about to go back, he saw a team of people riding over, the big man who took the lead, respectfully greeted the man in person, nodded to the man who got off the horse, and looked flattering, Ruo'an was suspicious when he saw it, it was a middle-aged man, slightly fat, pinching a handkerchief to cover his mouth, seemed to dislike the taste here, and the big man who took the lead led all the way, and invited him into the tent with a smile on his face.
Intuition told Ruo'an that this man must be unusual, maybe he was the instigator behind the mountain bandits, the so-called Tan shopkeeper...... (To be continued......)