Chapter 029 Really an Enemy
Huang Yazi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, with an expression of shared hatred and solidarity. "That's really shameless. Are you going to ruin your whole family for a woman? I think the girls of the Xu family are bland, like bean sprouts, with no flavor at all. But the eldest one——"
Huang Yazi paused, glanced at Liu Laoshi from the corner of his eye, stroking his chin with a lewd smile, "The big one... is quite pretty."
Liu Laoshi put his arm around Huang Yazi's shoulders affectionately and whispered in his ear, "Brother Huang, if you want to satisfy your craving, that's easy. The Xu family is now living under our control. If we point east, do they dare to turn west? See? I robbed them, but they still didn't dare to say a word. Besides, the emperor is far away. It's thousands of miles to Qianzhou, and it will take at least several months to walk. The whole way is through the wilderness. Even if we want to do something, who can they complain to? Who will believe the words of a bunch of exiled prisoners?"
Huang Yazi was very satisfied with what he heard. His eyes lit up even brighter. All his previous worries disappeared. He felt brave for a moment, but a last shred of rationality still remained, struggling: "But her father is an official after all... You also said... a lean camel is bigger than a horse. What if..."
"What if?" Liu Laoshi pretended to be disappointed. "He angered Uncle Zhu, who would dare to protect him? Who in the entire Zhou Dynasty dared to cross Uncle Zhu? Wouldn't that be asking for death? Didn't you see that before he left, there was not even anyone from the Xu family to see him off? What does this mean? It means that his Xu family will never be able to recover in this lifetime. I see that Brother Huang is a handsome man with a noble bearing, and his family has several acres of fertile land. How can he not be worthy of the young lady of the Xu family? What does the young lady of the Xu family have? Even if she was once a phoenix, she has now been exiled and turned into a pheasant. What's more, what kind of life does the exiled person live? I believe Brother Huang knows better than me. Can Brother Huang bear to see such a delicate young lady working in the fields with her back to the loess and her face to the sky? You are saving people from danger. This is a great deed to accumulate virtue and do good deeds! Who knows? Maybe the Xu family will even thank you--"
Huang Yazi was so itchy after hearing what he said that he thought of the slim figure of the eldest daughter of the Xu family. He felt a surge of heat all over his body. Even the steamed buns tasted like chewing wax and had no flavor.
After all, Huang Yazi has traveled all over the country and is not a brainless person. He will not really take action after listening to a few words of instigation. Besides, he can see that Liu Laoshi has bad intentions.
He looked Liu Laoshi up and down, with a forced smile, "You kid... tell me, do you have a grudge against the Xu family? If I hadn't stopped you, I'm afraid you would have beaten that Xu guy to death."
Liu Laoshi's enthusiastic expression faded, his eyes darkened, but the smile on his lips remained unchanged: "Don't worry, Brother Huang, I know what I'm doing. Those whips won't kill him, but they won't let him off easily either."
Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Huang Yazi did not ask any more questions. They were just temporary partners, so there was no need to pretend to be close brothers. Huang Yazi gulped down the bowl of porridge in one breath, put it on the table, breathed a sigh of relief, and then leaned back on the stool, crossed his legs, and used his fingers to pull out the piece of meat stuck between his teeth, mumbling: "Okay, as long as no one dies, I'll pretend I didn't see it."
Liu Laoshi snorted in his heart, but remained calm as he handed over the small amount of loose change from the Xu family's bag. A warm smile appeared on his face, "Don't worry, brother. I will definitely help you get the young lady from the Xu family."
Huang Yazi squinted his eyes, his narrow eyes filled with greed. He clicked his tongue twice, "You're so good, Liu Laoshi. Your name is Laoshi, but you're not honest at all. You're using the Xu family's money as a favor... But... I appreciate your kindness. As I said, you can take revenge, but don't kill anyone. Do you understand?"
Liu Laoshi chuckled, a sinister look flashing across his eyes, and he started to put his arm around Huang Yazi's shoulders again, "Don't worry, brother. I know my limits."
"As long as you know your limits."
It was dusk, and the temperature dropped sharply at night in October, becoming a little cold.
Xu Zhenying found that there was nowhere to go and her feet were hurting badly, so she limped and randomly found a big rock to sit on.
She stood with her back to the firelight, lifted her legs, and seeing that there was no one around, she took off her shoes and socks, letting out a cry of pain.
Xu Zhenying looked closely and saw that his ten white, tender toes had been rubbed with five or six blisters. The blisters were about the size of a fingernail, crystal clear in the firelight, and surrounded by redness and swelling.
Xu Zhenying couldn't help but frown. It was only the first day, and her legs were already stinging. By tomorrow, she probably wouldn't even be able to walk. She probably wouldn't even have the strength to leave Bianjing City, let alone Qianzhou.
Xu Zhenying has been thinking today about what his future would be after traveling to this ancient time.
Was she really going to be exiled to Qianzhou? What would she do there? She could make cement and glass, but if she went to Qianzhou, she would be a lowly person, and it would be difficult for her to make a name for herself.
She had also thought about slipping away. With her abilities, it would not be a problem for her to slip away quietly or pretend to be dead, and it would not implicate the original owner's relatives.
But after all, she had just arrived in this world and was not familiar with anything here. It would be very dangerous to leave rashly.
She hasn't quite made up her mind yet.
Xu Zhenying was in a daze when he saw a slender woman in thin clothes walking towards him. The woman was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with dry and yellow hair casually tied up with a branch as a hairpin, revealing a thin face.
In October, autumn had just arrived in Bianjing City, but even so, the night temperature in the mountains was only around ten degrees Celsius.
The woman was wearing only a single piece of clothing, her face was blue from the cold, and she was dragging the bundle of wood with her frail body. The grass was deep and shallow, and she walked staggeringly and extremely slowly.
Xu Zhenying recognized that this was the girl named Li Zhaodi.
Xu Zhenying didn't stand up, but just asked: "Miss Li, do you need help?"
Li Zhaodi was like a frightened rabbit, wanting to curl up behind the bundle of branches. Her face flushed red, and she just lowered her head and waved her hands: "No, no, no... Thank you, young lady... This is very heavy, you can't drag it, be careful not to dirty your skirt."
Xu Zhenying took a look and then rejected the idea of helping.
Firstly, Xu Qingying was in very weak health, and walking that day had already exceeded her physical limit. If she caught a cold, with the medical conditions in ancient times, it was estimated that a minor illness could cost her life.
Secondly, Li Zhaodi's family situation is complicated, and she really doesn't want to cause trouble.
Li Zhaodi glanced at her feet and was about to leave, but couldn't help but remind her, "Miss Xu, you need to open the blisters on your feet quickly, otherwise the wounds will fester and you won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."
Xu Zhenying nodded, "I know. Thank you."
"Then... then I'll go first..." Li Zhaodi dragged the bundle of firewood and slowly moved towards the crowd.
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