Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Chapter 352: Thieves Enter the House
On a quiet snowy night, a figure quietly pushed the door open and entered the general's mansion. Not long after, the door was opened again, and a tall and thin man with a strong aura walked in.

"General." When the black shadow saw someone coming in, he immediately half-knelt down, clasped his fists, and said respectfully.

Yang Jingyong stared at the person on the ground, his dark eyes shone, and his voice was so cold that it made people tremble, "You attacked the people in the house?"

The people on the ground knew that the general had misunderstood, and they did not dare to hide it. They explained under pressure, "General, I remember your words and did not cause any trouble. The blood on my body was shed by others."

"Tell me in detail." Yang Jingyong's expression looked better, and he also grasped the key points of the soldier's words.

The soldier felt the pressure on his head was much less, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"General, there is a group of people around the Gu family mansion, about thirty people, all of them are martial artists."

After saying this, the man on the ground looked a little unnatural. He didn't dare to tell the general how he had escaped back in a panic. He was afraid that the general would be dissatisfied and send him to be a cook in the barracks.

Although the cook eats well, he has no chance of moving up.

Yang Jingyong stared at the person on the ground without exposing his little thoughts.

"Go down and have a rest." Yang Jingyong waved his hand to let him go down.

As soon as the soldiers left, Yang Jingyong sat on the chair and tapped the table, thinking about Liu Qingcao's matter.

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A night passed, and the wind and snow still ravaged this lifeless land. Liu Qingcao stretched lazily and got up from the bed.

Pushing open the window, Liu Qingcao frowned slightly. The wind and snow were still blowing, and it would take another day to go back.

I was busy until most of the night last night, and also read for a while. Now my mind is very clear, not confused at all.

She opened the door and walked to the kitchen. There was food heating in the pot. This was Liu Si's habit. As long as she was not awake, she would keep the food heating in the pot.

Liu Qingcao took out the warm porridge and steamed buns, put them on the table, and began to eat them slowly.

Liu Xiao and the others had already left. Now only Liu Si, Liu Liu, Yu Cheng and she were left in the yard. Without Liu Wu hanging around, the house suddenly became quiet.

Everyone enjoyed the hotpot yesterday very much. Liu Wu even urged Liu Xiao and the others to look for more uninhabited villages so that they could have more food reserves and eat more hotpot in the future.

Less than half an hour after she finished breakfast, Liu Liu flashed in front of her, with anxiety in his eyes.

Liu Qingcao frowned slightly and sprinkled the medicine powder in his hand into the air above the main room door. Before he could ask, five strange men suddenly appeared at the door.

Liu Qingcao looked over with a cold face. These people were holding big knives in their hands, and their beards covered half of their faces, so their specific appearance could not be seen.

There were five people in the kitchen, so there must be a lot of people in the warehouse where the grain is stored.

The five bearded men stared at Liu Qingcao and Liu Liu fiercely, holding their knives in the air. After staring at the two men for a while, one of them asked viciously, "Where is the food!?"

Liu Qingcao looked up at the man indifferently, the corners of his lips slightly curved upwards, and snorted, "You'd better think about how to get out of this door."

Liu Qingcao's voice was very light, but it shocked the five people. They had been lying in ambush here for several days and naturally knew something about the people here. When they suddenly heard these words, they were immediately terrified.

Could it be that those people have left and come back?

The five men looked at each other, murderous gleams flashing in their eyes. They raised their swords and moved closer to the two men.

"Boom!"

"What's going on?!" The man who was about to chop Liu Qingcao with a knife suddenly heard a noise beside him. He looked in the direction and felt dizzy. His hands froze and then he fell straight down.

Immediately afterwards, three more muffled sounds were heard in the kitchen, and a big knife fell and hit the ground with a crisp sound of nails and clangs.

Liu Liu silently tied up the man on the ground with a rope, picked up the big knife on the ground and placed it in the corner of the kitchen.

The moment she saw the girl take action, she sheathed the sword in her hand.

They knew that apart from martial arts, the girl was more powerful than any of them.

"Girl, how do we deal with these people?" Liu Liu asked without emotion.

Liu Qingcao glanced at it and said, "Throw it here. Let's go to the warehouse first."

Liu Liu nodded slightly and followed Liu Qingcao to the warehouse.

They didn't encounter any other thieves along the way. The closer Liu Qingcao got to the warehouse, the more drugs he held in his hand, and the more effective the drugs became.

"Liu Liu, go and find out how many people are in the warehouse." Liu Qingcao hid in the corner, listening to the various rustling noises. She did not show up rashly, but told Liu Liu to go and find out first.

After receiving Liu Qingcao's instructions, Liu Liu turned around and left.

Liu Qingcao hid in the corner, watching people in groups of three or four carrying grain out of the warehouse. The mouths of the sacks accidentally opened, and the white rice inside was scattered on the snow. They didn't care, just held the mouths of the sacks and walked out without looking back. The snow-white rice was stepped on by pairs of big feet and embedded in the snow.

When Liu Qingcao saw this scene, her eyelids twitched. If she was not unaware of these people's background, she would have rushed out and given them a good taste of having her bones broken and her fingers scattered.

Every grain of food in the warehouse was either grown by her through hard work and staying up late, or bought with money and effort.

There was plenty of food in her space, and she had never wasted it like this.

People who have experienced hard times are extremely cherishing food. They will bend down and pick it up even if there is only one grain.

These people not only steal, but also waste food. They are completely unscrupulous.

Liu Qingcao clenched his fists, watching the thieves come out of the warehouse one after another, trying hard to suppress his impulsive emotions.

When the tenth person came out, Liu Liu returned to her side. She was very sensitive to the girl's emotional changes. She looked in the direction the girl was looking, and her cold and beautiful eyes dimmed.

Liu Qingcao retracted his gaze, his tone unconsciously carrying a hint of annoyance, "Tell me about their specific situation."

"Miss, there are a total of thirty-five people inside and outside, and five of them are unconscious in the kitchen. These people are all good at fighting, and some of them are not much weaker than us." Liu Liu looked at the people outside carrying food in batches, and felt a little anxious in his heart.

Big brother and the others won’t be able to come back in a short time, and she and Liu Si are totally unable to deal with these people.

The girl doesn't know any martial arts, and drugs and poisons may be effective once or twice, but once these people are on guard, the effects will be minimal.

Liu Qingcao thought secretly that there were indeed too many these people. If they were ordinary people, they could be knocked down with a handful of medicine, but they only knew fists and feet. Once the medicine powder was released, it would be basically wasted with just a handful of wind. This was indeed a bit troublesome.

Now, we have to rely on our wits.

"Liu Liu, go to the kitchen and hide those five people, then call Liu Si over."

Liu Liu was a little hesitant. If something happened to the girl after she left...

"You go quickly, I'll walk slowly to the kitchen." Liu Qingcao knew what Liu Liu was worried about and didn't intend to make things difficult for her.

Liu Liu rarely smiled and turned around to go to the kitchen.

On the way to the kitchen, Liu Qingcao calculated the possibility of catching them all in one fell swoop.

As I was thinking, I arrived at the kitchen. Liu Liu was no longer there, so he must still be hiding someone.

Taking advantage of this time, Liu Qingcao took out several big fish from the space, quickly processed them, and marinated them with onion, ginger, and white wine.

When Liu Liu brought Liu Si over, Liu Qingcao had already fried the fish in the pan until both sides were golden brown.

Liu Liu looked at her in confusion, not knowing what the girl was doing.

Liu Si didn't ask anything and walked to the fire pit to add firewood.

When he went to the sled to get some dry goods yesterday, he saw a dozen frozen fish on it. He didn't expect that the girl would cook them in the pot today.

But, isn’t it very dangerous to cook at this time?
Liu Si was full of questions, but he just added fuel to the fire silently.

Thinking of the little food left in the warehouse, Liu Qingcao moved faster, fearing that these people would run away after moving the food and they would not dare to chase them.

At this moment, she felt depressed and thought of her negligence in the past few days. She wanted to punch herself.

Just as she was regretting, a neighing sound came from outside, and Liu Qingcao's hands trembled. How could she forget Junfeng and the others in the stable?
These animals are meat. If these thieves find them, there is no reason for them not to take them away.

"Girl, I'm going."

Before Liu Sihua could finish her words, Liu Qingcao interrupted her by shaking his head.

"It's too late." Liu Qingcao panicked for a moment, but she was still rational. She took out two porcelain bottles from her arms and told the two of them, "Don't go out. Find a place to hide later."

Liu Si and Liu Liu frowned at the same time and did not move for a long time.

Liu Qingcao sighed. It was not good for his subordinates to be too loyal. Now, they could no longer be ordered around.

"Don't worry, I have ways to protect myself. Besides, with you here, these people will be more vigilant, which makes it inconvenient for me to do things." Liu Qingcao knew that the two were reluctant to leave, so he had to explain a few words to reassure them.

Their worries were inevitable. After all, her space was an incredible thing. She hid it and didn't expose it. Therefore, in their eyes, she was the weakest one.

The two of them secretly looked at Liu Qingcao for a while, and seeing that what she said did not seem to be false, they left the kitchen one after another.

But they did not go far. They quietly hid on the tile roof of the opposite courtyard wall. This position was not likely to be noticed, and they could see a corner of the kitchen, but only the part near the door.

Liu Qingcao looked out of the window and didn't see the two of them. Then he took out a porcelain bottle from the space, opened the stopper, and poured the clear liquid inside into a pile of seasonings.

She poured the evenly mixed seasoning into the pot and stir-fried it over high heat. She calculated the time, picked up the crispy fish in the basin and put them into the pot to stew them until they were tasty.

In the warehouse, waves of rich and enticing aroma wafted everywhere, making the men who were carrying grains' noses twitch and their stomachs growl.

The leader of the thieves in the warehouse came out sniffing, the scar on his face moving and closing. He grabbed the arm of the nearest person, frowned and shouted, "Take someone to find where this smell is coming from. Damn, I haven't smelled such a good smell in a long time."

The man whose arm was grabbed nodded and agreed.

The man handed the sack on his shoulder to the man next to him, and then called two more people to walk in the direction of the fragrance outside.

Liu Qingcao was busy with his hands, glancing towards the door from time to time. The fish was almost ready, so why hadn't those thieves come yet?

There were only a few thousand kilograms of grain in the warehouse, and twenty or thirty people were carrying it. Could it be that they had finished moving and left by now? ?

Thinking of this possibility, Liu Qingcao frowned even deeper.

Just when she was getting a little anxious, a few light footsteps were heard not far away.

When Liu Qingcao heard the voice, her eyes lit up.

These people haven't left yet, and the pot of fish has finally found the person it was supposed to be.

The sound was getting closer and closer. After Liu Qingcao confirmed the identity of the person, he no longer looked at the door. His hands were extremely serious, as if he was afraid of ruining the pot of fish.

The three men smelled the scent and came here. They quietly poked their heads into the kitchen and saw that it was a little girl. They immediately relaxed their hearts. The three men muttered a few words, stood up and walked into the kitchen without any concealment.

When Liu Qingcao heard the voice, she put away the smile on her lips and turned around. She saw three people coming in with ferocious faces. She pretended to be panicked, holding the shovel and shaking as she retreated. Her long mouth trembled, which made the three people even bolder.

The slightly stronger man among the three men passed by Liu Qingcao and walked straight towards the stove.

Looking at the wisps of water vapor floating out from the edge of the wooden pot lid, his eyes were shining and his throat was sliding up and down unconsciously.

The burly man endured the pain in his stomach and quickly reached out to open the lid of the wooden pot.

As soon as the wooden pot lid was opened, steam rose from it and the sound of swallowing saliva suddenly came from the kitchen.

The rich smell of fish filled the entire kitchen. Liu Qingcao had a conflicted look on her face, looking at the people in the kitchen with a look of wanting to stop something but also with fear.

The three men looked at the meat in the pot, looked at each other, then each took a large basin from the kitchen and started to serve rice. Then they brought a few more large basins and put all the fish in the pot into the basins, and even the soup was shoveled into the basins with the rice.

Liu Qingcao raised her head, glanced calmly at the actions of the three people, then hurriedly lowered it again. After they finished their work and walked out of the kitchen with the pots, bowls and chopsticks, she slowly sat down on the wooden stool by the stove.

These people haven't eaten delicious food for a long time, so it's easy for them not to be tempted when they see it. It was for this reason that she thought of cooking a pot of delicious food.

Outside the warehouse, the leader of the thieves looked at the three men, each holding two large basins, and a smile appeared on his face, but the smile looked particularly hideous on his scarred face.

The three of them smiled broadly and walked over with ingratiating smiles, and started talking excitedly.

When the people who were carrying the grain back saw this, they drooled and did not dare to stay.

"Boss, I didn't expect these people could still eat so well at this time." The burly man said with an indignant look on his face.

"That's right. The people here eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day, but those people outside only have porridge and pickles to eat." Another man snorted with a look of disdain.

The leader of the thieves listened to what the two men said, and his expression gradually became ugly.

The third person wanted to say something, but was yelled back.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? The food is getting cold. Send it inside quickly."

The three of them were stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and hurriedly carried the basin into the warehouse.

There was a table in the warehouse. The three of them put the basins on the table. They tried to suppress the impact of the food aroma on their faces, but they could no longer control themselves in their hearts.

The thief leader slurped his saliva and sat down, looking at the burly man, "Tie Niu, try it and see how it tastes."

Tie Niu looked at his head carefully, and was flattered to see that he didn't seem to be faking it.

"Thank you, boss." Tie Niu picked up the chopsticks and, very politely, picked up a piece of fish meat from the fish tail and put it into his mouth.

As soon as the fish entered his mouth, the spicy seasoning and the freshness of the fish made his eyes light up. He swallowed the fish in his mouth, raised his head, and said excitedly, "Boss, this fish is delicious. I have never eaten such delicious fish before."

The two people standing aside looked at Tie Niu with envy, their saliva flowing uncontrollably from the corners of their mouths.

The thief leader stared at Tie Niu for a long time, and seeing that he looked normal, without any abnormality, he smiled and said, "Since it is a good thing, take out the two pots of fish on the table and give them to the brothers to have two bites each, so that they can have a taste."

Tie Niu's eyes rolled, he put on a smile and complimented the thief leader a few words, then picked up a basin from the table and winked at the person next to him.

The two people standing by brought a pot of fish and rice with a smile, picked up the chopsticks and quickly left the warehouse.

Seeing that Tie Niu was fine for so long, the leader of the thieves picked up the chopsticks on the table and boldly picked up a piece of fish, then dipped the fish in a layer of soup and put it into his mouth.

The delicious taste of the fish amazed the thief leader. He picked up the bowl and ate it with relish, taking a bite of fish and a mouthful of rice.

Outside the warehouse, Tie Niu and the other two were surrounded as soon as they came out. The three of them curled their lips, and Tie Niu joked, "Brothers, you came really quickly."

Tie Niu and the other two originally wanted to eat a few bites first, but as soon as they came out of the warehouse, they surrounded them. This time they couldn't eat alone, so they had to do as their leader said.

Although he was reluctant to give it up, he still said, "This is the first reward for the brothers. That's all. Each of you can have a couple of bites to get a taste."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't wait any longer and started to urge him, "Tie Niu, give us a bite quickly. We haven't had any oily food in a few days. Now is the perfect time to satisfy our cravings."

"Yeah, stop wasting time, or you'll freeze."

You and I were talking back and forth, and Tie Niu wanted to say that they had taken it back and should eat a few more bites. But this time, it sounded like these people would definitely turn against him if he dared to say that.

The basin in my hand was getting warmer, and if I waited any longer it might actually freeze.

"Okay, two bites each, don't eat more." After saying that, Tie Niu put the basin on the stone block beside him, "Let's eat first."

After saying that, he took the chopsticks, picked up a large piece of meat from the fish's back and put it in his mouth, then shoveled two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.

The other two people followed his example and used two chopsticks. When the others saw this, their eyes widened. With that method, most of the fish would be peeled off with just a few chopsticks!

At least it’s hard to say anything now. There are still two large pots, so there will definitely be two chopsticks of meat mixed in.

After the meal, the three of them wiped their mouths in satisfaction and looked aside. There were only a few bags of food left in the warehouse, so it wouldn't be too late to move them after they finished eating.

They had already found out that those who went out would not come back before lunch time. It was still early for lunch, so there was no need to rush.

What's more, there are dozens of them, especially the leader and the pestle, their skills are not something that the few people in the house can deal with.

Tie Niu smelled the fish he had just eaten and his heart was burning with anxiety. Looking at his brothers who were wolfing down their food, he walked straight over to them, his fists clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound.