At noon, everyone did eat fried hazel chicken and braised rabbit meat. There were nine people in total. It was not enough to eat, but Manager Lin’s skill was amazing. He made the two dishes very delicious. One spoonful of dishes and one bowl of rice was enough. After the rice, there was a layer of bright red soup floating in the pottery pot serving the dishes. Luo Tietou and Zhao Liu hurriedly took out their buns and dipped them bit by bit and ate them all.

"Comfortable, so comfortable!" Luo Tietou lay on the grass and rubbed his stomach. If he could work with Manager Lin in the future, he would be willing to run outside every day for 365 days. That's not called running around, it's called enjoying happiness.

"A hazel chicken is still a little too small, not enough to eat. Why don't we go hunting a few more later and let Manager Lin continue to do it in the evening?" Zhao Liu said with a low voice.

"I think it's okay. Hunting is coming. If Manager Lin doesn't like eating double dishes, he has to cook them tightly. Wild game must be cooked immediately, and that's delicious." Luo Tietou kept smashing his mouth, as if he was still savoring the lunch just now.

The Junwei man glanced at them and did not speak, obviously he made accusation.

After resting for half an hour, the convoy continued to set off and reached a dense forest. Zhao Liu and Luo Tietou heard the sound of small animals running by the grass, and immediately took a bow and arrow to chase. They had already made up their minds to hunt more wild game and have a meal tonight.

The man Junwei just looked back and did not go with them. After walking for a while, he gradually felt something was wrong. He was about to slow down the speed of the coachman, and an arrow shot the horse pulling the cart, alarming the other horses. Several horses raised their hooves and neighed, and suddenly became a mess. Fortunately, the coachman grabbed the reins in time and comforted the frightened horse, otherwise the shopkeeper Lin would suffer a lot of losses.

But the absence of 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, holding machetes and bows in their hands. At first glance, they were a habitual bandits who robbed the house.

The man Junwei approached Manager Lin's carriage as soon as possible, lowered the volume and said, "Don't resist, follow them first. Zhao Liu and Tietou are still behind, and they will find a way to save us." Although he is very skilled in martial arts and it is no problem to deal with more than a dozen bandits, there are too many people in the convoy and he can't protect him.

Lin Dan bent his knuckles and tapped the car window, indicating that he could understand.

The group of people and the carriage were all pulled up to the mountain by bandits. A small mountain village was built in the mountains. Five or six earthen houses were surrounded by wooden fences, which looked a bit simple. This was obviously a hasty construction by bandits fleeing everywhere. It has not yet formed a scale, but if no one manages it, it will definitely become a major local disaster in three or five years.

Lin Dan's hands were tied with ropes, and she staggered forward, calculating the number of bandits while walking. There were not many people living in five or six earthen umbrella rooms. In addition, what she saw along the way, it was just a small bandit nest of twenty or thirty people. Some other women who were stolen were working, with numb faces on their faces. After being taken to the largest earthen umbrella room, a vicious man immediately walked up and asked in a rough voice, "Is there any good product this time?"

"Damn it, it's all pickled vegetables, dried vegetables, not worth a penny!" A bandit spat, and then said, "Fortunately, three little girls were robbed, and brothers are blessed tonight."

The bandit leader was a little disappointed. When he saw Lin Dan and the other two, he immediately smiled obscenely, "Okay, although his face is not white enough, his figure is quite energetic!"

Lin Dan walked outside all year round, and her body was naturally very toned. Her slender waist was tightly tied by the tape, making her chest look more and more full and her buttocks look straight, which was completely different from the popular pathological beauty, but she was particularly charming. She was used to strong winds and waves, and was still calm at this time, but her servants shouted angrily, so she was soon blocked and stepped on the ground.

The man Junwei looked up at the bandit leader, and a dark light quickly flashed through his eyes.

Lin Dan threw comforting eyes at everyone, and finally said slowly, "The leader may not know that my ancestors were the imperial chefs, and I also learned some skills with my father. As long as the leader can let my servants go, I am willing to stay and cook for my brothers."

Naturally, she would not expect these vicious thugs to let go. The reason why she said this was just to divert the attention of these people. For ordinary people, the imperial chef is a person that he will never come into contact with in his entire life. If he accidentally meets him in reality, how can he not be curious? As long as they are curious, Lin Dan will be able to buy more time for everyone, and with time, there will be a chance to escape.

"Are you an imperial chef?" The bandit leader's lewd smile indeed calmed down and he looked at her in surprise.

"My master is an imperial chef, and my father has also worked as a chef in the Yongding Marquis' Mansion." Lin Dan explained.

This family has served both the emperor and the Marquis of Yongding. The two are people who can never dream of others! The bandit leader looked at Lin Dan and gradually became different. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How could I know if what you said is true or false? It's a coincidence that two cows have just been stolen from the village. You killed the cow and cooked us a supper. As long as everyone is satisfied with the food, I can consider letting your people go."

"Then I thank the leader first." Lin Dan bowed, "It took a lot of effort to kill the cows. He also asked the leader to release my two girls and ask them to help me." If Shaoyao and Du Juan were left behind, I don't know if there would be any bandits who could not hold back and bully them, how could Lin Dan feel at ease?

Killing cattle is dirty and tiring, so the bandits naturally don’t want to do it. In addition, Shaoyao and Cuckoo are only twelve or thirteen years old, young and not tall, so they are not threatening, so they quickly released the people. The rest were tied up and threw them into the woodshed.

When the bandits left, Xiaozhu arched to Junwei's side like a bug and asked in a low voice: "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 slightly closed and his voice was low, "You can find it, and wait for the night."

Xiaozhu was still a little panicked, raised her neck and looked out the window, muttering to herself, "I don't know what happened to Manager Lin and the others now."

Lin Dan is now very good. She is squatting on the ground and grinding a sharp knife carefully. From time to time, she uses her fingertips to test the sharpness of the blade, and her expression is very serious. The two bandits were staring at her with a fierce look. Seeing that she was only concerned about making fire, boiling water, and sharpening the knife, she had never said a word to the two little girls, and had never sneaked into the surrounding environment. She slowly relaxed her vigilance and sat aside and chatted.

The two cows were very strong and their furs were well-served. They were obviously plowing oxes stolen from the bottom of the mountain.

Lin Dan polished the knife and walked around the two cows for a few times, groping up and down, as if she was choosing a target. Seeing that she was finally ready to slaughter the cow, the two bandits hurriedly gathered around to watch the fun. Killing the cows is a technical job. Three or five strong men can't handle it even if they join forces, let alone a woman?

The two bandits didn't say help, but just stood aside and sneered, with malice in their eyes.

But soon, Lin Dan's actions made them feel cold. After picking one of the cows, she asked the two little girls to pull the other one away, blindfolded her eyes with a cloth strip so that it would not get mad when stimulated, and then stabbed it into the cow's neck, cut off the carotid artery, then retreated, scooped a bucket of water, and slowly washed the blood-stained tip of the knife.

Five meters away from her, the strong ox had slowly fallen down. Without even having time to scream, a large stream of blood spurted out of her neck, and the ground was dyed red quickly.

The two bandits were stunned, but Lin Dan didn't rest. After the blood was released, she burned the cowhide with boiling water and shaved the hair. Finally, some of the hair piles were not shaved clean. The two little girls used burnt iron sticks to bake them. The burnt smell of the skin and flesh was accompanied by a sizzling sound, which made the scalp numb.

After completely cleaning the cow's hair, Lin Dan stabbed the tip of the knife into the cow's stomach and cut it open very neatly. The internal organs flowed all over the ground in an instant. She put them into the pottery basin in different categories, and then inserted the knife from the joints to dismember the cow in a few seconds. It took her less than an hour to deal with a plowing cow that had more than 300 kilograms. It was both ruthless and accurate.

The two bandits did not dare to look down on her anymore. They stood outside the pool of blood with their hands and feet in a hurry, thinking in their hearts: "Such a woman should continue to be a cook, and you can't get it into bed, otherwise she wouldn't know if she would wipe her neck one day."

"Two brothers, how many people are there in your village?" Lin Dan threw the last piece of beef into the pottery basin and asked inadvertently.

"What are you asking about this?" The two bandits felt distressed and naturally became more alert to her.

"I know how many people I can cook, otherwise I won't be able to eat if I have less portions." Lin Dan wiped the blood spots on her face with a veil, and her expression was very calm.

This reason is very good. The two bandits counted in their hearts and replied, "If you have twenty or thirty mouths, you can cook a little more."

Lin Dan nodded and asked no more questions. He carried the beef into the kitchen with two little girls, cut it into two inches in size, marinated it with soy sauce, cooking wine, flying salt and other seasonings, and then processed the beef hooves, lids, ribs, beef bones and other ingredients one by one, and set aside for later use.

"Master, how can we escape?" The two little girls couldn't hold it in, so they leaned into her ear and asked quietly.

"Cook this meal first." Lin Dan peeled the garlic seriously and his expression was calm.

No matter how panic the two little girls were, it was useless, so they had to accept their fate and clean the side dishes.

After an hour, the beef was marinated. Lin Dan poured half a jar of vegetable oil into a large pot, cooked until 80% hot, then poured in the beef slowly, stir-fry with a spatula, stir-fry until the meat is half-cooked, then remove it and set aside for later use, pour out the remaining oil, wash the pot, add new oil, add slices of ginger and shredded scallion, stir-fry the half-cooked beef, add soy sauce and star anise and other ingredients, continue stir-frying, add water after a quarter of an hour, and then cook the excess firewood out of the stove and simmer over low heat.
Chapter completed!