Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said, "That's not possible. In this way, after the cannons are fired and everything quiets down, Brother Yuan will send people to quietly move the bodies to these houses."
"Brother Ma, move the body? What are you going to do?"
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head and said: "Brother Yuan, I have no comment on this. Anyway, don't worry, I will definitely implement our plan."
"Okay, please..."
...
Half an hour later, Ma Xiaoquan and Yuan Chonghuan met again. This time, they had eliminated all the spies on their list.
Yuan Chonghuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's finally over. Brother Ma, how are you doing over there?"
Ma Xiaoquan also knew Yuan Chonghuan's temperament. He smiled and said: "It may take me a while. Brother Yuan can go back and eat dumplings with his sister-in-law first. After the cannon is set off, Brother Yuan can send someone to collect the body."
"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, Brother Ma, you are such a talent~"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said humbly: "No, no, I just came here after discussing with Brother Yuan."
"Okay, brother Ma, why don't you go back and eat some dumplings? It would be outrageous not to eat dumplings this year, haha..."
...
When Ma Xiaoquan returned home, he opened the door and was stunned for a moment. The room was full of women.
"Eh? Where are dad, second brother and third brother?" Ma Xiaoquan walked into the house, closed the door and asked.
Ma Mu sighed and said, "Your dad and two brothers have to go on patrol and can't come back yet. Quan'er, you must be hungry. Mom asked Yue'er to make dumplings for you."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said, "Mom, please don't tell me, the child is really hungry."
Bei Ming Shuangxue raised her hand and said: "I'm going too, I'm going too, I still have to make the dumplings today."
Ma Xiaoquan grabbed Beiming Shuangxue and whispered: "Xiaomei, I have something to ask you."
Ma Xiaoquan whispered a few words into Beiming Shuangxue's ear. The smile on Beiming Shuangxue's face gradually disappeared and was replaced by solemnity.
"Are you really going to do this?" Beiming Shuangxue asked Ma Xiaoquan firmly.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "There are only so many things I can think of~ Didn't you say two days ago that your friend was making trouble again..."
Beiming Shuangxue bit her lip gently. After a moment, she raised her head and said with a smile: "Okay, Xiaomei will do whatever my husband says..." After that, Beiming Shuangxue turned his head.
The bun on her head was untied, and her long, straight black hair that reached her waist was spread out.
When all the women in the house saw this, they all knew what Beiming Shuangxue was going to do. Her secret was known to everyone in the house.
Watching Beiming Shuangxue leave, Ma Xiaoquan breathed out softly.
Hua Yue came over and asked in a low voice: "Ms. sir, tell the truth. Is it difficult for Xiaomei to look so serious just now?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and shook his head.
Hua Yue did not continue to ask. She knew that even if she asked, her husband would probably not say anything more.
...
"Crackling..." Suddenly there was a sound of firecrackers outside the door, and everyone came to their senses and realized that it was midnight.
Ma Xiaoquan put down his bowl and chopsticks, patted his bloated belly, burped, and then said, "Are we going to have some bad luck too?"
Second sister-in-law Qiao Yu had already prepared firecrackers, and her nephews and nieces also clapped their hands excitedly. It seemed that the two little guys had been waiting for a long time.
Ma Xiaoquan reached out and touched his nephew's head, picked him up and said, "Then let's go set off the cannons~~"
...
late at night......
Ma Xiaoquan sat at the table, without lighting any candles, and just sat quietly.
Hua Yue accompanied Ma Xiaoquan and sat quietly with him without saying a word.
With a "creak", the door suddenly opened.
Ma Xiaoquan did not raise his head, but asked softly: "It's done..."
There was a soft response from the door, and then the door closed with a creak.
The room fell into darkness again, but the atmosphere inside the room became a bit weirder and bloody.
Hua Yue couldn't help but light the candle in front of the table. The next moment, she saw a beautiful woman with red hair.
"Xiaomei...your hair..." Hua Yue said in surprise.
"Well, there have been changes...I'm afraid it will be difficult to change back this time..."
Ma Xiaoquan also turned to look, then stood up, walked to the red-haired woman, took him into his arms, and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."
The red-haired woman raised her head slightly, smiled softly, and then said: "Mr., I should thank you... I am very happy today, and I think my friends will not force me anymore in the future."
"Oh? Really?"
"Hmm~~ It's just the color of my hair. I may not be able to go back to it."
"It's okay. No matter what you do, you are still my wife... To be honest, I have no choice but to let you go this time. By the way, you didn't disturb the people around you when you were doing things, right?
"
"No...or yes, I may not remember it. Even if there is, it should be gone..."
Ma Xiaoquan and Hua Yue looked at each other, and the latter said: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Xiaomei, wash up, eat something, and rest after eating."
"Hmm~~"
...
Late at night, Yuan Chonghuan personally led the people to collect the body at the time specified by Ma Xiaoquan.
Pushing open a door, a faint smell of blood spread out. Yuan Chonghuan was stunned and quickly ordered someone to light a candle.
This sight shocked him. The three members of the family in front of him seemed to have been sucked dry by something. Their dry corpses, sunken facial features, and exposed arms, hands and feet were all that remained.
The skin and bones underneath, especially the child, had bulging eyes, as if he saw something before he died.
"This...what the hell is going on?" Yuan Chonghuan shivered in fright.
One of his subordinates said: "Sir, I think the deacon must have used some medicine. The deacon is a Jinyiwei. There are many strange poisons in Jinyiwei. I think that poison should be able to make people become like this..."
Yuan Chonghuan shivered again and said: "Fortunately, Brother Ma is one of ours. It would be unthinkable if he were from the Jurchen side. Okay, give me the order to take away the body quickly."
"Yes~"
...
Early the next morning, General Yuan had hung up all the Jurchen spies that he had dealt with last night at the city gate for public display. Of course, Yuan Chonghuan only selectively selected a few of the spies that Ma Xiaoquan had dealt with and hung them on the corpses.
He made a sign with writing on it, which read: Collaborating with the Jurchens, he was killed by the Jurchens and left to die.
