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Chapter 33: The shadows in the late of the night.

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"Hehe, the fish has taken the bait! Is it one fish or two fishes?" Wen Rou was alert for noise and when she heard the noise, she was secretly elated.

At this time, two shadows clumsily climbed over the shortest section of the wall. One of the shadows was tall, and the other was short.

"Father, what a nice scent!" the tall shadow whispered.

"Shhh… , keep quiet. Do not forget our objective!" The short shadow immediately hushed the tall shadow. A second later, he could not resist remarking, "Damn! This is smell is really mouth-watering! That Wen guy cooking skills are indeed impressive."

"Father, they look as if they have just eaten. Should we wait for a wait more?" The tall shadow asked.

"En, we squat down and wait for a while more! Darn it, why they eat until so late? Aichoo… it is really cold!" The short shadow pulled the tall shadow, and the shadows squatted under the wall. Their hands were almost frostbitten and they were shivering from the cold.

Wen Rou opened the door of the storeroom and looked out. She immediately spotted the two shadows huddled below the shortest section of the wall.

Oh! So it is two fishes! Tonight I will hit you until you begged for mercy. Wen Rou grinned.

At this moment, the four kitchen hands had their fill of wine and food, and they were very lively.

The men used their sleeves to wipe their greasy mouths, and their faces were filled with looks of contentment.

"Sister Rou Er, it is quite late, and we should be leaving…." Fang Dashi was the first to stand up.

"Brother Shi Tou, when you guys leave, be quieter so that you will not disturb my father." Wen Rou purposely opened the door and kept it ajar. She looked out and noticed that the two shadows are still there.

"Sister Rou Er, do you need me to help you to bury these stuff?" Er Gou suddenly recalled the pit that Wen Rou asked him to dig.

"No need, no need! I will do it by myself. Oh! Why is there some shadows over there?" Wen Rou pretended to be afraid and used her finger to point at the two shadows.

"Where is it? Let me see!" Yuan Zi was very energetic after his wine and meal, and immediately volunteered to look. He used his big, round eyes to peer at the direction in which Wen Rou was pointing in.

"Don't tell me it is a ghost?" Er Gou is the timidest among the 4 guys. He is also curious and hid behind Yuan Zi as he looked at the direction in which Wen Rou pointed in.

"When I was very young, my villagers always tell me that if I eat in the dark, the hungry ghosts will come for me." Er Gou voice was trembling. It was unclear if he was trembling from the cold or from fright.

"Er Gou, do not frighten us! Ghosts frightening humans are not scary. But humans frightening humans will frighten someone to death [1]!" Xiao Wu may also be a bit scared. It is quite late, and there are two shadows under the wall. This is very surprising. And it is winter time, and the winter winds are very chilly. He could not help feeling his goosebumps raised up.

"Brother Xiao Wu, I am scared!" Wen Rou knows the two shadows are the big fishes she was waiting for, but she pretended to be weak and hide behind Xiao Wu.

Seeing that Wen Rou choose to hide behind Xiao Wu, Yuan Zi was unhappy. He pulled Xiao Wu and used his huge, round body to protect Wen Rou. His shoulders stand straight, and he puffed out his chest, and show his masculine side! "Rou Er, do not be afraid, I am here!"

Seeing this, Xiao Wu was also anxious to create a good impression on Wen Rou. "Rou Er, do not be scared! There is no such thing as ghosts! "

Er Gou suddenly found his courage, and immediately declared, "That's right. Rou Er, do not worry, we will protect you!" He looked much braver.

In front of a pretty damsel in distress, none of the boys is willing to back down.

Fang Dashi was surprised at the reactions from his 3 colleagues. Usually, they will loaf on the job. But why are they so brave and valiant now? Is it because of the wine?

Fang Dashi felt this is very funny, and proceed to lead, "Follow me! We will take a look. The only shadows that creep in at this time of the nights are thieves. Let's go! And grab a weapon!"

Fang Dashi waved and immediately led the group of young man. He picked up the shovel that Er Gou had left outside of the room. Yuan Zi picked up a large sack, Xiao Wu grabbed a broom.

Er Gou looked around, there is nothing he could use as a weapon. His sharp eyes had spotted an iron kettle, and inside it is some foul-smelling, black colour liquid. This kettle is used by Wen Ting to mill the ink and contains some ink.

Seeing that everyone had set off, he hurriedly grabbed this kettle. A weapon in hand is much better than being empty handed, right?

Wen Rou was following behind Fang Dashi, and whispered, "Brother Shi Tou, let's split up and surround them!"

"We wait first, and see what they are up to! Then we will have the element of surprise." Fang Dashi agreed to split up. Xiao Wu and Yuan Zi will go around the storeroom from the east, while he, Er Gou and Wen Rou will go from the west.

Under the light of the moon, everyone silently crept towards the shortest section of the wall.

"Father, can we take action now? My legs are getting numb and frostbitten!" The tall shadow whispered.

"En, they should be sound asleep by now! Deshun, are you very sure that the dumb girl, Wen Rou, said that the recipe is in the kitchen?" the short shadow asked.

"Relax, father. That girl is really dumb and naïve. I just asked her and she spilled the beans immediately." The tall shadow replied.

Fang Dashi and the rest of them were not far away. They overheard the words "Kitchen". Then they informed one another silently. These two shadows belong to thieves that want to steal something from the kitchen!

"Hu—" the Eastern winds blew. Within the courtyard, the two shadows strike. They made a beeline towards the kitchen.

"Brother Shi Tou." Xiao Wu and Yuan Zi saw that the two shadows had left and entered the kitchen. They do not know what to do, and they could not call out for fear of alerting the two thieves. All they could do is to wave their hands.

"Wait." Fang Dashi signal them to wait.

These thieves! We must wait for them to take action and catch them red-handed. In this way, they could not deny everything!

Within the kitchen, all is black. The two shadows were frantically looking everywhere, as they turned the kitchen upside down. Even the stove was not spared.

"Aiyo, you dumb idiot! How could Wen guy put the recipe under the stove? He cooks all the time. If he turns on the stove, it will become ash!" The short shadow chided the tall shadow.

"You are right, father, hehe!" the tall shadow climbed out from under the stove and rubbed his head as it grinned stupidly.

"Have you found it yet?" The short shadow asked.

"Not yet." The tall shadow waved its hand.

"We must be quick! That bastard, Wen Shouzhen, really knows how to hide stuff!" The short shadow spat out and immediately turned around the pots and pans as it continued to search.

"Father, do you this is it?" The tall shadow overturned a pot with a jar inside. When he uncovered the jar there was a neat stack of notes inside.

"En, this should be it. The Wen guy can really hide it well. But in the end, he could not escape our eyes!" The short shadow was filled with delight.

The kitchen is really dark, and the moonlight is not very bright. The short shadow opened the paper and looked at it. There were a lot of words in it. But he could not make out the words.

Forget it! From the way this is so well hidden, this must be the secret recipe!

The short shadow tapped the tall shadow on its shoulders. We have already got what we come here for. Now, let's go!

They did not know that outside the door of the kitchen, there were a group of men waiting in ambush. Oh, did I forget to mention the young lady waiting there as well?

Notes:

[1] 鬼吓人不可怕,人吓人才吓死人呢 – Ghosts frightening humans are not scary. But humans frightening humans will frighten someone to death. This phrase sounds weird when translated….

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