After learning of Ning Yi's identity that day, Nie Yunzhu had thought that without the connection of repaying a debt of gratitude, the two people who only knew each other by name might not be able to see each other in the vast city of Jiangning. However, after a few days, she realized that this thought might not be accurate.
When she woke up that morning, she heard the faint sound of running footsteps on the road outside the house. When she opened the window, she saw Ning Yi's figure running past. This time, she remembered that even if she hadn't caused him to fall into the river, this Young Master Ning would still run around on this road every morning.
In this era where academics were valued over martial arts, there weren't many people who trained their bodies like this, especially among scholars. When she first saw him, she thought he was being chased, but after a while, she confirmed that this Young Master Ning, who was different in all aspects, was indeed training in the morning. Furthermore, the mileage he had been running these days seemed to be increasing. She was a little puzzled, but more than that, she admired him.
After all, it was early in the morning. Of course, it was impossible to coincidentally see him running by every day, but naturally, there were more times. Nie Yunzhu was considering whether she should go out to greet him, but later, she realized that she was being unreasonable. In the past, all she had seen and known were people with ulterior motives, so she was afraid. Today, this Young Master Ning not only saved her, but she also clearly saw that he didn't have any ulterior motives towards her. It should be natural to have some contact with him, but now that she thought about it, she was thinking too much.
She laughed and scolded herself in her heart. This morning, she saw him running by again, so she naturally came out to greet him. Unexpectedly, he just waved his hand and ran away without stopping. She was stunned for a while. Behind her, the maidservant Hu Tao, who had already recovered from her illness, came out and asked, "Who was that? Do you know him, Miss? "She then curled her lips." So rude … "Nie Yunzhu had already started laughing softly.
Ha, a gentleman's friendship is a gentleman's friendship. This kind of attitude, is he treating me as a friend …
Cold Dew, Frost Descent. After Lidong, with the increased intensity of the systematic training, coupled with the accumulation of the past few months, there was a preliminary improvement in his physical fitness. Nothing could be seen from the outside, but the inside was at least a healthy body of an ordinary person.
In this era, scholars only cared about studying, and their food and nutrition could not keep up. Most people's bodies were even worse than modern otakus. Although there was archery in the Six Arts of Gentlemen, it was basically just a slogan in the Six Arts. It was the same as slogans such as "all-round development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education". Ning Yi's body had always been like this. After twenty years of weakness, it was already quite good that he could recover in half a year.
Every morning when he ran past the Qinhuai River, he would occasionally say hello to Nie Yunzhu. It was just a nodding acquaintance. Although she was clumsy when it came to killing chickens and throwing them into the river, Hao Ren could tell that she was not a simpleton after seeing her a few times. In fact, he could tell from the conversation they had after they bought the charcoal. Her clothes were always simple, but she was extremely beautiful. Her figure was also graceful and tall. Occasionally, he would meet her at the door and wave, greeting her with a smile, "Young Master Ning". Sometimes, he would see her in the kitchen at the side of the small building. The kitchen window was open to the street. She would raise her head and smile while she was in the kitchen, lighting a fire or chopping vegetables. Sometimes, he would see her carrying a wooden basin to the balcony facing the river to pour water. When she saw Ning Yi running over, she would wave and say hello. The morning wind was strong. When it blew past the balcony, it billowed up her dress. The morning sun shone from the horizon behind her, like Luoshen Lingbo.
A servant girl lived with her in this building. She was not very beautiful, and she was also short. Ning Yi could roughly guess that this girl had been sick some time ago.
In October, he finally had some simple conversations with Nie Yunzhu. That morning, when he went out, he did not drink water, and he ran a longer route. When he came back, he was sweating and panting. His throat was dying of thirst, so he stopped to ask for a glass of water from her and said a few words. When he returned the next day, Nie Yunzhu was there again. It was not good to run to her directly, so he stopped to rest for a while. After that, it gradually became a habit.
"Young Master Ning is really eccentric. Isn't he tired of running for such a long time every day?"
"It's only when he is tired that it works. What's so strange about running?"
"When Yunzhu was in the Golden Wind House in her early years … she saw many scholars and talents, but I have never seen someone like Young Master Ning …" As she said this, she looked at Ning Yi. However, Ning Yi had already guessed that she had such an experience. He was just a little surprised by her frankness, but he did not show too much surprise. After a while, Nie Yunzhu said doubtfully, "Could it be that Young Master wants to join the army?"
"Oh, with this kind of body, how can I go to the battlefield? It's just that I'm a useless scholar, so it's always good to train myself. "
"Useless scholars are … If other people heard this, I'm afraid it would add some criticism to Young Master."
Every day, they did not stay here for long, and they only talked about a few things. However, as time passed, the outline of the other party's identity gradually became clear. After working in the brothel for some years, he redeemed himself and his servant girl and bought this beautiful riverside building. Due to his limited knowledge of ordinary people's lives, he also made a lot of mistakes and so on.
Nie Yunzhu might think that his character was eccentric, but in Ning Yi's view, the other party's character was actually a little eccentric. It was estimated that when she was young, she was also the daughter of an official's family, and then she was sold to the brothel. After redeeming herself, she was not willing to go down this path, which was why her life was somewhat poor. This woman's character was probably somewhat stubborn. One day at the end of October, when Ning Yi and Xiaochan passed by the market in Dongji, they saw her from afar.
At that time, the market was crowded, so Ning Yi and Xiaochan went up to the restaurant. When they looked from afar, Nie Yunzhu and the servant girl, Hu Tao, were both there, but they were separated by a few meters in the crowd. It seemed like they had come to buy vegetables, but it also seemed like they knew each other among the market's hawkers. Nie Yunzhu was still dressed plainly, and there was even an ugly headscarf wrapped around her head. She was squatting behind a hawker who sold chickens and also helped to butcher them. One hand was holding a hen, and the other was holding a kitchen knife. She slit the hen's throat and let the blood out of the bowl on the ground. She probably felt disgusted, and her head shrank back far away, but her hands did not let go of the hen. After the blood was drained, she threw the hen into the pot with hot water beside her and stood up with satisfaction. Then, she seemed to look in Ning Yi's direction, probably by accident, and it was unknown whether she saw him or not.
"Son-in-law, what's wrong?"
Noticing that Ning Yi was standing by the stairs and looking in the direction of the market, Xiaochan asked curiously. Ning Yi shook his head, "It's nothing, let's go in." He smiled and turned around.
In this day and age, it was rare for people to eat chicken. Even if they bought it, they would usually take it back and raise it for a few days before killing it. After selling it, they would kill it for someone else. This kind of business was probably only seen in the market of a big city like Jiangning, and the stall owner had to be more creative.
The next day, sitting on the steps of the small building by the river to rest, Nie Yunzhu asked, "Did you see me at Dongji yesterday?"
"Yes, why did you go there to kill chickens?"
"Erniu and Hu Tao, who live in the Zhao family, are in love with each other." Nie Yunzhu smiled and pointed to a house in the distance, "His family sells vegetables at Dongji, and I went there with Hu Tao, so I got to know some people in the market. When we went to buy things yesterday, Aunt Liu, who sells chickens, was too busy, so I went over and said, 'Let me help.' Then, I really killed the chicken …"
She smiled happily because of this. Ning Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "Why do you have to do this?"
This Nie Yunzhu used to work in a brothel. She was able to redeem herself at such a young age, so it could be seen that she must have been very popular in those days. This kind of woman did not do housework, and in many ways, she was even more of a lady than a lady from a noble family. After redeeming herself, even though it seemed that her life was a little difficult, it was still much better than an ordinary family. It was really not a big deal that she did not know how to kill chickens. He did not expect her to be so stubborn that when she saw an opportunity, she actually wanted to learn it.
"It's always good to learn more things." Nie Yunzhu looked into the distance and said with a smile. After a moment, she looked at Ning Yi, "By the way, Young Master Ning, can you also stop here tomorrow?"
Resting here had become a habit. Originally, there was no need to say it. Since she brought it up, there must be something. Ning Yi asked, "What is it?" Nie Yunzhu smiled and shook her head, "You will know tomorrow when you come."
The next day, when Ning Yi came over, Nie Yunzhu came out from home with a bowl. In the bowl, there were a few freshly fried pancakes.
"Young master, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? You can take these pancakes to try."
Ning Yi usually had breakfast after running and had enough rest. At this time, he looked at her a few times in confusion, sat down on the steps and rested for a moment, then ate directly. "What is it?"
Seeing him like this, Nie Yunzhu smiled happily and sat down next to him, "What do you think of the taste, Young Master Ning?"
"Not bad." Ning Yi nodded.
"Then … young master, if you want to sell it …"
"Well, you plan to sell pancakes …"
Nie Yunzhu smiled, "Other than the Israeli entertainers or the nano handkerchief insoles, this is the only thing that Hu Tao and I can make that doesn't look too bad. It's also something that Hu Tao learned when she was in Golden Wind Brothel, so she can make a few flavors. It should still be edible … So, we plan to get a small cart and sell some tea and the like …"
Ning Yi had no interest in doing business or anything like that. Of course, Nie Yunzhu was not really asking for his opinion. This woman had a tough personality. She looked beautiful and weak, but in fact, she was very opinionated. After leaving the brothel, she cut off contact with all the previous benefactors. She realized that she might need to kill a chicken in an ordinary life, so she endured the disgust and learned this kind of thing that she used to avoid. Now, she wanted to do something that didn't seem to match her temperament, which made Ning Yi feel interesting.
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