Liu Dalei didn't think of himself as the good person at all, and went along with her words, saying, "Brother Wang is a good person, he won't tell our boss about this."
Fearing that Xiao Yunying might not be at ease, he whispered, "Don't be fooled by our outward obedience to Hu Feng. In reality, we look down on everyone. But now that he's in league with the county clerk, we have no choice but to listen to him. There's no other way. A higher-ranking official can crush you. We're all just trying to make a living, and we can't afford to offend him."
Xiao Yunying smiled sarcastically: "With his brains, it's right that he doesn't like you."
"Let's not talk about him anymore, it just makes me angry." Liu Dalei changed the subject: "The young gentlemen who came this morning must be General Luo's sons, right? They all look so handsome and have such extraordinary bearing."
Xiao Yunying pictured the children in her mind and said with emotion, "Yes, it's a pity I didn't know they were from a family of martial arts masters. I only sent the children to the academy to study and didn't find them a martial arts master."
However, it seems that Luo Sheng has no intention of letting them learn martial arts, otherwise he would have said so already.
Liu Dalei said, "There's nothing wrong with that. The path of a military officer is difficult, and once you're on the battlefield, life and death are uncertain. A civil service career won't be bad either, and you can also bring benefits to the people."
Xiao Yunying agreed with these words: "I think the same as Brother Liu. In my opinion, the safety of the children is the most important thing."
As for defending the country, the Luo family line has almost ended because of this, and it's time to change people.
However, this is just her idea; she won't stop the children if they want to go.
Liu Dalei adjusted his posture: "Are the girls who have been bringing you food these past two days your sisters? I heard you live in Xiaqu Village and have two older brothers. Why would you have a girl running back and forth to bring you food?"
Xiao Yunying explained, "She's not my sister, she's a good friend of mine. Her name is Cheng Yue. She owns a clothing shop in the city. Since it's nearby, she offered to bring me meals. Unfortunately, I can't eat them now. Brother Liu, if you see her, please tell her that I don't need her to bring me meals anymore."
Liu Dalei said, "This is a very honest girl. If it were someone else, they would have cut ties with them long ago if someone they knew had gone to jail, for fear of being implicated."
Xiao Yunying was quite confident in her judgment of people: "She is kind-hearted and sincere, which is why I am willing to befriend her."
Liu Dalei said while yawning, "You two are both good girls, otherwise you wouldn't be able to get along so well."
Xiao Yunying remembered that he had said he would come to work tomorrow, so she said to him, "Brother Liu, don't keep me company here. Find a place to sleep for a while, and come back to pick up the stool before dawn."
Liu Dalei rubbed his eyes: "I won't stand on ceremony with you. I have to come back here to keep watch tomorrow. I'm going to find a place to take a nap."
Xiao Yunying watched him leave, and couldn't help but yawn.
She hadn't slept for almost a day, but she was still young and able to stay awake, so she wasn't too tired.
I just don't know how much longer I can keep going.
Since she couldn't sleep sitting there, she could only close her eyes and rest. When she was too sleepy to stand, she would secretly take a wet towel from the supermarket to wipe her face and refresh herself.
After midnight, the drowsiness subsided and she wasn't so sleepy anymore. As soon as a sliver of light shone in from outside, Xiao Yunying quickly went to the supermarket to take care of her business, then came out and sat down as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, Liu Dalei came over, took a chair and stool and left, leaving Xiao Yunying to continue her punishment of standing.
When it was fully light, Liu Dalei came over again, holding an oil paper package and handing it to her.
"My mom made these fennel buns, eat them while they're still warm."
Xiao Yunying glanced behind him and said, "That Hu Feng should be here soon."
Liu Dalei waved his hand: "Don't worry, someone just told me that he was drinking with brothels until midnight last night and is probably still fast asleep. He won't be able to come for a while."
Xiao Yunying was relieved. She opened the oil paper and found two plump white buns inside.
"It's made with wheat flour." She took a bite. "It's fennel and minced meat."
Liu Dalei smiled and said, "My mother knows that the silver note was given by you. We don't have anything good to offer, so we can only make you some food to thank you. This is a white flour and meat bun that my mother specially made for you. Please don't mind it. We usually eat dark flour buns."
I know you can't eat too much, so I only gave you two. It's not that I didn't want to give you any.
Perhaps fearing that Xiao Yunying would misunderstand, he stopped after explaining for a while.
Xiao Yunying ate a meat bun: "How could I complain? It's delicious. Auntie's cooking skills are really good. I haven't had fennel-filled buns in a long time."
She didn't really like the taste of fennel in her previous life, but she suddenly started to like it after growing up.
This was the first time she had ever eaten fennel-filled buns since she came into this world, which brought back many memories for her.
After finishing her steamed buns, Xiao Yunying drank a couple of sips of the water Liu Dalei handed her, then wiped her mouth with her sleeve. "Brother Liu, could you run an errand for me? Go to Jinxiu Pavilion and tell Sister Cheng Yue to keep an eye out for when Chen Yuancheng will return."
Standing there wasn't going to work, so she figured it would be good if Chen Yuancheng came back to back her up. In any case, she wouldn't bow down and beg for mercy from that Hu Feng.
Liu Dalei said, "When I came here, I saw that girl standing at the prison gate. Unfortunately, Hu Feng said that no one would dare to bring you food if he wasn't there, so I persuaded her to go back."
Xiao Yunying said, "I understand. No one would take such a risk that could harm their own interests for a stranger."
"Alright, I'll run that for you in a bit. I can tell you're quite stubborn."
Xiao Yunying smiled but didn't say anything, watching Liu Dalei leave.
She stood there for a while, lost in thought, when she suddenly felt an itch on her face and body.
He scratched his face: "What? Did I get lice?"
I was so careful, I sprinkled all kinds of insect repellent powder on myself and the ground several times, so how could I still get lice?
As she scratched, she realized that not only her face was itchy, but her whole body was too. When she rolled up her sleeves, she saw that her arms were covered in hives.
She scratched her hives: "This doesn't look like a flea bite, it looks more like... an allergic reaction."
Suddenly remembering the fennel buns she had just eaten, she exclaimed incredulously, "No way! This body is allergic to fennel!"
Xiao Yunying tried hard to search her past memories, but she couldn't find any memories of her allergies, nor could she find any memories of the original owner eating fennel.
Severe allergies can be fatal!
Xiao Yunying wanted to vomit up the fennel bun she had just eaten, but she was currently hanging there by the neck and couldn't bend over at all.
She scratched her head in frustration, but thankfully, apart from a rash on her body, she didn't have any symptoms like difficulty breathing, so she wasn't too panicked.
I took some allergy medication from the pharmacy, thinking I'd wait and see if my symptoms improved before deciding whether to call for help.
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