When the sound of the night watchman came, it was still dark. There were only sparse spots of light in Hangzhou.
In the small courtyard at the back of Wenlie Academy, the room was already lit up by the yellow light. Ning Yi was humming in the kitchen and mixing the flour in the bowl with chopsticks. On the cutting board beside him, he cut half of the food he had packed from the Baiguan Banquet last night as jerky and was about to fry pancakes.
Although Ning Yi had offended a lot of people recently, nothing too special happened to him at the Baiguan Banquet last night. In addition to meeting Long Boyuan, Lou Shuwan, and the others again, he naturally saw some people he knew or had an impression of before. After that, it was a simple and lively banquet. Although he also saw Fang La and the others, it was not too important for Ning Yi. After the banquet, Ning Yi packed a portion of the food and brought it back. That was all.
At this time, it was close to the next morning. Ning Yi got up early. The clinic in front of him probably had sent patients not long ago. At this time, it seemed to be busy. Ning Yi asked Xiaochan to go over and help, and he prepared to cook breakfast in the kitchen. In order to match the beef that was packed last night and had been chopped up, he specially cracked two eggs in the flour.
At present, Hangzhou was basically an environment with a serious class gap. It was not strange for people without status and background to starve to death, but most of the people with some backing had the capital to become nouveau riche. At present, Ning Yi was one of the few people who were in between. He did not starve to death and could eat some good food most of the time. Even if he could not compare with others in a few materials, Liu Dabiao did not treat him badly. It seemed that there was no need for him to be corrupt or use his power for personal gain, but he did not have any surplus food in his daily life. He lived a good life every day, but he lived one day at a time.
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When she passed by the courtyard gate, the shadowy girl wearing a bamboo hat heard a strange song like "The candlelight illuminates the dinner, but it doesn't reveal the answer. Love isn't a warm dinner treat …" Then, the aroma of pancakes wafted over.
This was the small courtyard that Ning Liheng lived in. She had glanced at it a few times on the road outside, but she had never come here even once. Of course, this was because it was unnecessary. The girl was the owner of this street. As a superior, she could care for her subordinates, but there was no need to be kind to her neighbors. Especially when she was a leader who called herself Liu Dabiaozi. Most of the time, she should keep her distance from others.
People who practiced martial arts woke up early. She didn't have much to do at the Hundred Officials Banquet last night, so she didn't use up too much experience. But when she woke up this morning, she heard that Steward Chen's youngest son had fallen ill and was sent to the doctor. Seeing that the sky was still dark, she walked around and came over to take a look.
The courtyards on this street were originally separated, but after the earthquake, the Tyrant's Saber Camp occupied this side, so many walls were simply broken down. Now, the courtyards were connected into one. There were three to five families living in the courtyards. It was lively, but in fact, because the Tyrant's Saber Camp was not busy looting after they entered the city, there were not enough houses to live in.
The girl didn't carry a saber. She got up early in the morning wearing an indigo dress and a gauze hat. She came here quietly like a ghost and basically didn't disturb others. Of course, even if a few people with high martial arts skills in the village saw her, they probably wouldn't say anything. She quietly looked at the back of the clinic. It was quite tense inside. The family members were anxious, the child was crying and shouting in pain, and the old doctor, whom she should call grandfather, was busy treating, acupuncture, and applying medicine. It seemed that the servant girl who followed Ning Liheng was also helping. But she also knew that this servant girl was Ning Liheng's concubine. She helped in the clinic, so she was quite popular.
The treatment in the clinic wouldn't be over for a while, so she didn't want to go over to comfort them or cause trouble. On the way back, she passed by the door that led to the small courtyard. The kitchen was lit, and Ning Liheng's strange singing could be heard. Now that Xiaochan was helping in the clinic, it was obvious that he was the only one inside. The Tyrant's Saber Village wasn't a scholarly family. In the past, they were in Jianghu. Now that they had killed officials and rebelled, there were many men who knew how to cook in the wild. However, she hadn't seen many scholars who were married to women doing this.
Although the lyrics were strange, they were also interesting. At this moment, she seemed to be able to easily understand the lyrics when he sang, "The sun shines on my body, waiting for all my karma to be forgiven …"
After listening to a few lines, the singing stopped. Then, the figure of the scholar appeared under the eaves. He was biting something golden in his hand and looking over. She originally wanted to leave, but since she was seen, she didn't want to leave.
When the scholar saw her, he seemed to be slightly stunned. Then, he smiled in a slightly teasing but natural manner. "Good morning, Lord."
For many days, when the two of them interacted, when Ning Yi said the word "Lord", he seemed to be enjoying himself. Although he didn't mean it maliciously, it wasn't necessarily out of respect. However, she didn't care about his self-amusement. At this moment, she slightly raised her chin and nodded. Her attitude was gentle. "Good morning to you too."
"Have you eaten?" Ning Yi raised the roll in his hand. "It's a beautiful day. Why don't you come and try my cooking?"
After a while, the two of them sat under the eaves and ate the roll. The golden brown roll was wrapped with beef, raw cucumber, and other ingredients. It was somewhat similar to the meat rolls in KFC in the future. Liu Guihua slightly removed the veil and took a few bites. She looked at Ning Yi. "I heard that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen."
"That's what Confucius said." Ning Yi nodded and then looked in the direction of the medical center. "Lord … could it be that you're here to see that sick child?"
Liu Guihua ate and didn't comment. "That child is in so much pain. He probably has an intestinal blockage. If he's unlucky, I'm afraid he won't live."
"Lord, your kindness is admirable. However, intestinal blockage … it's appendicitis. You just have to cut off a section of the intestine."
Liu Guihua looked at him behind the veil. After a while, she replied in a seemingly perfunctory manner, "How do you cut it?"
"Make an incision and find the diseased appendix … It's about this section of the intestine. Cut it off and then suture it … Uh, it's more or less like that. I'm not sure about the specifics, but in order to study this, you can consider dissecting some normal corpses and compare them with the intestines of the person with intestinal blockage. "
"Liheng's words are thought-provoking." The young girl turned her head and focused on eating.
"It can be considered a way to study things. Cut, compare, and suture it. However, you have to disinfect it well, and then … I'm not a doctor anyway. This is something they want to study."
There were no stars, no moon, and the sky was not very bright. The two people sitting under the eaves and talking were obviously not very serious. Usually, when Ning Yi said something, the young girl would think for a while, but at this time, it was obvious that she didn't care. Ning Yi probably didn't care whether the other party believed him or not. It was probably because he was sure that the other party wouldn't believe him. After talking irresponsibly for a while, he also laughed. "How did they snitch on me?"
"They said that you believe in some crooked ways and stitched up the wound on your hand. You almost died." Speaking of this, Liu Guihua seemed to also laugh, but this feeling disappeared in a flash.
Ning Yi shrugged and argued, "It's scientific research. There will always be mistakes. Failure is the mother of success."
The sky was not bright yet. It was not the time to discuss business. Liu Guihua had already confirmed that Ning Liheng was basically a boring person. Everything else could be understood from this starting point. He didn't care at all about the saying that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. As for those outrageous ideas and practices, it was probably because he didn't care about many things. And now, Liu Guihua only wanted his ability to plan. As for other aspects, she similarly didn't care much. The two of them also established a basic way of getting along under this model. They could talk nonsense, as long as both of them were clear-headed and didn't do anything reckless.
To a certain extent, in Liu Guihua's understanding, being a superior was basically a kind of unscrupulous and unprincipled thing. But even so, she would still admire those people and things that had principles and perseverance. At first, when she wanted to subdue Ning Liheng, in her expectations, she wanted to treat it as a huge challenge. She also made various predictions about him. So when she followed Fang Qifo to attack Jiaxing, she had prepared everything. For example, she sent people to Huzhou to inquire about Su Tan'er. She had made sufficient arrangements. In the end, it would be a good idea to become a teacher, a friend, or an enemy. Who knew that he would be so straightforward in the end?
After roughly understanding his style of doing things, everything became dull. She admired his ability to do things, but it was difficult for her to appreciate it. I won't kill you. If you help me do things, I'll treat you well. What followed was probably this kind of mechanical way of getting along. Perhaps because of this, she didn't mind eating a pancake in his courtyard at this time. Because both of them had the ability to distinguish between each other, neither of them would take it to heart.
In the midst of their casual conversation, there seemed to be a small-scale battle cry coming from the night sky. Liu Guihua stopped for a moment and listened carefully. Ning Yi also listened for a while. "There's a fight on the east street again. It seems to be quite frequent recently." As he spoke, Liu Guihua had already stood up. After thinking for a moment, she stretched out her hand. "Give me another one." Ning Yi gave her a pancake. She walked towards the door that led to the street and turned around to ask, "Do you want to come and watch?"
Ning Yi was stunned. "Sure, I love watching people fight."
The sky was already slightly turning white. The rooster crowed. In the misty sky, the two of them ate beef pancakes while walking towards the street where a group fight was taking place. At this time, Hangzhou was not peaceful. When they walked to the end of the street, they already saw the swaying torches and the figures in the pools of blood. Some people shouted, "Kill him …" and rushed into the alley on the side.
Several streets that belonged to the east of the Tyrant's Blade Camp were close to the outskirts of the city. They were all relatively dilapidated. After the city was breached, many poor people gathered there. The Tyrant's Blade Camp did not occupy the surrounding area on a large scale. It was probably because Liu Guihua saw that there were many people here and the houses were old, so she gave them a way out. When the city was breached, it was a mess. It was said that Liu Guihua was still playing with steamed buns nearby. Later, crooks mixed with honest people. There were many messy things. Some people died of illness and starvation. However, this kind of thing was normal in the outskirts of Hangzhou. Ning Yi occasionally mentioned it to Xiaochan, but he only asked her to stay away from this place. During this time, Ning Yi had seen several fights here. It seemed that some gangsters and gangs in Hangzhou had begun to wrestle with each other in order to establish their own forces in these places after learning about the laissez-faire attitude of Fang La's army.
Ning Yi did not mind watching some gossip and excitement, but he was a little surprised that Liu Dabiao was also interested in this. When the sky gradually brightened, there was a lot of moaning on the street. The young girl finished her burrito and murmured, "I'll ask someone to send some medicine later."
"You're so kind …"
Ning Yi just said it perfunctorily. The kindness of young girls often came in a strange way. When the city was breached, they would give steamed buns. Now, they would send medicine. Perhaps it was all because of a whim. However, what she said this time was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"I made them fight." The morning wind ruffled the veil. Under the veil, the young girl's delicate lips seemed to curl up slightly. It was as if she was talking about a masterpiece that she was quite proud of.
"Huh?"
"I told them to fight." Liu Dabiao smiled proudly. "When the city was breached, they came here. I gave them steamed buns. I didn't give them many, but some of them fought. I didn't care."
"I heard that a child's steamed bun was snatched in front of you, but you didn't care."
"Well, it's fine as long as I do a good deed. I'm a good person. Anyway, someone will eat my steamed bun. It doesn't matter who eats it. What matters is sincerity. " She said, "They don't know me. They just think that I'm a rich girl with some background. Once, I came here and snatched my bag. So, I drove the carriage here and gave it to them. "
Ning Yi had heard about these things a few times in the Tyrant's Saber Camp. There were many people on the street. When the young girl gave things like steamed buns or something like that, she couldn't care about everyone. She didn't give many things, just a bag. After giving it to someone, she would leave with a clear conscience. So, everyone basically thought that she only wanted to make herself feel at ease.
"I didn't give many things. I just gave them to a few people. That way, everyone would have a lot. Some people suddenly got ten steamed buns, but they couldn't finish them. They wanted to hide them, but they were discovered and people came to snatch them. Later, I also gave some cured meat or something. Anyway, it was very delicious. There's Boss Jin, Boss Tian, and … anyway, there are a few leaders and some subordinates. They can't bully us here, so they can only bully the people on the street. Every time I gave something, they would snatch it back and forth. Later, when I went to give something, no one dared to ask for it. " Liu Dabiao put the back of his hand on his lips and smiled. "But I'm not a bad person. They don't dare to ask for it, but I still want to give it to them. Some people are so hungry that they will always take risks. I heard that a child was beaten until he was crippled because he wanted to snatch something for his mother to eat. Hehe … "
The sun gradually rose. The young girl was wearing an indigo blue floral dress and a cloak. When she wasn't carrying the domineering greatsword on her back, she looked gentle and pure. But now, there was a sense of evil charm in her laughter. Ning Yi frowned and suddenly thought of a possibility. "You can't be thinking of …"
The young girl put down her hand and the laughter stopped. The person behind the veil became slightly quiet. After a while, she said, "I give a little more every time, but it's definitely not enough. I don't give it to those who look strong. Of course, I give it to whoever needs it. Ten steamed buns, twenty steamed buns, one jin of cured meat … These people are used to living in the city. They don't dare to do anything. If I give them a steamed bun, they will eat it immediately. Ten steamed buns can't be finished. They can't bear to eat one jin of cured meat. Every time they are robbed, they are bullied. Some starved to death, some died of illness, and some were beaten until they died of pain. How pitiful. Finally a few days ago, a fifteen-year-old boy was robbed of a steamed bun and beaten up. He grabbed a knife and stabbed three people who came to rob him. Then, he was arrested. I asked someone to protect him and let him join the personal guards of the Tyrant's Blade Camp … Then, these few days, many of them started fighting. "
From afar, there seemed to be a law enforcement team of the Black Feather Guard coming over. The young girl laughed again. "The law is equal. But in this world, if they don't even dare to move their hands, even if I give them something, it won't belong to them. Then I can only teach them to use their own hands to get it. They can't even hold the food I give them, and I have to watch them finish it. I'm not their mother, why should I? We fought for this place with blood. That's why they lost this place. If they still don't understand this, they can only die. "
She raised her chin slightly. "I also hope that one day, there can be a place where they can get something and make it their own. But before that, they have to defeat those who shouldn't have gotten so many things. In this world, there are too many people who got things that don't belong to them … "
"This is what I want to do in the future. I'm very powerful. " She turned her head and looked at him seriously. "So, Liheng, can you stop calling me Lord like that in the future? It's no different from a princess. You can call me Liu Dabiao, or Dabiao. When we work together, we are like brothers … Of course, if you really don't want to, it's fine. You can continue to call me Lord, or call me Liu Qianqian. I also have a nickname called Liu Watermelon. If you really want to call me that, I don't mind. As long as you don't become my enemy, I can tolerate anything because you are a truly capable person. "
After she finished, she turned around and waved her hand. "I'll go back first."
Ning Yi was stunned for a long time. "Haha, okay, Dabiao."
Liu Dabiao, who had walked a few steps away, turned around again and stretched out her hand to point at him. "Don't shout too loudly on the street. After all, I'm your boss. You have to show some respect …" As she turned around, her skirt fluttered in the wind. Her voice was crisp, but it also had a bit of a tomboy feel to it. Then, she seemed to see that a door not far away was about to open. She suddenly jumped over the wall, glanced at Ning Yi, and then jumped down and disappeared.
Ning Yi found it interesting. Liu Dabiao was sometimes strange, sometimes domineering, sometimes playful, sometimes quiet, and sometimes hearty and pure. If he really had to say that she had this kind of attitude towards the higher-ups of Tyrant's Blade Camp, she was indeed a woman with the charisma of a leader …
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