Chapter 196: Can’t Eat, Can’t Snatch
The three major forces worked together to track down the four mysterious men, but they seemed to be a flash in the pan and disappeared after the assassination.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of November, Tianbao had celebrated his sixth birthday, and the season entered mid-winter.
The temperature dropped rapidly and I needed to wear a thin coat in the morning.
After the children finish their morning classes, they go home, fill a bowl of steaming food in the kitchen, squat in front of the courtyard gate, and chat while basking in the sun.
"When was the last time we went to the inner city? I almost forgot. New Year's Day is in a month. Then we can call Grandpa Du and go into the city to watch the fun together?" Su Wu's mouth was full and he spoke incoherently.
Today my aunt made a big pot of bacon and cabbage, which was so delicious that it made people salivate.
Bai Yu now refuses to go home at noon and eats at Xiao Su's house every day. More than a month after returning from Changjing, he has developed two chins.
He chewed bacon and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. The situation outside is tense and uneasy everywhere. It's best not to run out for now."
The boys immediately leaned over to him, "Haven't they figured it out yet? Even Uncle Feng has no clue?"
Tianbao also looked over with a piece of bacon in his mouth. He was so focused that his little mouth didn't move.
"My godfather said that if even he can't get the information, it must be a force outside his intelligence network. He's already started sending people to investigate there, but the area is quite large, so it won't be long before we get a response." Bai Yu was much more detailed and precise this time. "A fox will always show its tail, so there's no point in rushing it. Before this, we'd better be cautious. If the other party suddenly attacks, it might be the bearded man who got in trouble this time, but who knows who will be the one who gets in trouble next time."
A bearded head suddenly popped up from above the courtyard wall behind them. He looked down at the bowls in the children's hands and shouted, "Where's my meal? Bacon and cabbage! Who wants to eat stewed tofu? It's tasteless!"
These words were obviously not spoken to the children, but to a woman who was eating in the kitchen.
The children looked up from below, "..."
Bearded man, can you be more normal?
What if I'm hungry?
You weren't like this before.
The bearded man ignored the children's suspicious looks and stared at the tempting meat in their bowls, feeling greedy.
He endured it all morning and ate the bland stewed tofu in clear broth, smelling the aroma of bacon wafting from the next yard, his stomach growling as he ate.
As the leader of a gang, he has never let his stomach suffer since he had money in his pocket. Even when he goes on a long journey on a ship, the kitchen on the ship is full of good ingredients.
He's recuperating in Tubeishan now! His wounds are almost healed, so why aren't you giving him any good food?
He paid for the food!
From the kitchen in the next yard, a small figure flashed out. An old man with a bird's nest in his hair was holding a large porcelain bowl filled with bacon. He walked to the foot of the wall with two steps and stomped his body. Under the watchful eyes of the bearded man, he ate with big mouthfuls. "Hey, look at you, you are so impatient. Are you not allowed to eat meat? I just won't let you eat it! Hehehehe! If you want to eat delicious food, go back to your own doghouse. Who will dare to disobey you then? Don't you think so?"
The bearded man gnashed his teeth and sneered, "There's a saying that goes 'It's easier to invite a god than to send him away.' I won't leave, humph!"
"What do you mean by god or not? Why is your brain so clueless? You are fish meat, ah, fish meat."
As the old man finished speaking, a handful of dirt fell from the wall. If he had not dodged quickly, the bowl of bacon would have been eaten up.
The old man immediately jumped up and cursed out a string of scathing remarks.
Unfortunately, the bearded man on the wall has disappeared.
In the kitchen at the back, Su Xiuer finally stuck her head out to take a look and felt a terrible headache.
"Xiu'er, I think the bearded man is really angry. Why don't you give him something delicious to eat?" He Daxiang was worried about her.
How could someone who could be the leader of the Twelve Piers gang be a good-tempered person? Just based on the things he had done, there must be at least eight thousand people out there who were cursing him.
It's one thing that Big Beard helped, but if Xiu'er really pissed him off, there's no telling what he might do next.
If it weren't for the sweet baby at home, she would have slapped her knees and bet that the bearded man would have rushed in to snatch the food.
Liu Yuelan also asked worriedly, "How about...making him some meat?"
Su Xiu'er was helpless. "It's not that I didn't give him food on purpose. The Poison Master said that people with serious injuries can only eat light and easy-to-swallow food for at least three months. I even privately flipped through the medical book that the Poison Master gave me, and it also says the same thing. Big Beard's wound has just healed, and it's not certain whether his intestines can function normally..."
Liu Yuelan, He Daxiang, "..." Suddenly, I felt a little unable to eat.
The corners of the mouths of Old Man Su and Old Lady Su twitched, and they could only barely keep their normal expressions.
Su Da, "Xiu'er, you are so brave now!"
Su Er, "You dare to sew someone's intestines!"
The old man and the old woman each gave two people a pot sticker.
Fortunately, they arrived a little late, otherwise they would have missed their meal for a long time!
The bearded man lay on the simple wooden bed in the main room. When he was in a bad mood, the wooden bed would make his bones hurt, and he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well.
Just as the sun was about to set, another burst of meat aroma wafted over the air.
Bearded man, "Fuck!"
I can’t get enough to eat, I don’t dare to rob, and I have to endure the pressure from that old man every day. This life is unbearable!
He turned over and sat up, his eyes full of ferocity. When he heard the noise outside the door, he raised his eyes, and the fierceness in his eyes scared the girl who was about to come in so much that she trembled.
Their eyes met, and the bearded man's gaze fell on the large bowl in the woman's hand, showing no interest at all. "Take this tofu, vegetable, salty porridge, and vegetarian noodles back, I don't want to eat it!"
Su Xiuer sighed silently, lowered her eyes, walked to his side and put down the bowl. The bowl contained a large bowl of rice, topped with steamed tender pork belly, and covered with a layer of clear soup, which tasted light but fragrant.
"I asked Du Lao, and he said you can eat the pork belly if it's stewed until it's tender. My father asked Bai Yu to bring it from the inner city. You can eat it for now. When your injuries are healed, no one will care what you want to eat." She said softly, "Don't blame Du Lao, he's just harsh with his words, but he's really doing it for your own good by stopping you from eating carelessly."
The bearded man lowered his eyes to look at the bowl of food, his eyes flickering, and he said nothing.
The remaining sunlight outside cast a purple-red glow, and the main room was also dyed with a warm color. The steam from the food could be seen and the fragrance could be smelled.
The woman turned and prepared to leave.
The bearded man paused, pulled out a badge from his waist and threw it over, deliberately watching the woman fumble to catch it.
"I'll be leaving after this meal," he said, raising his long eyes to meet the warm light. They were dark and deep, and the gloom accumulated over the years still lingered in his eyes, seemingly surging. "Take this badge, and you can move freely in the outer city in the future. The people at Dock Twelve won't give you any trouble. It's considered a favor to you for sewing clothes for me."
Su Xiuer, "..."
She returned the badge and said, "I'm a woman. I rarely go out except for staying in Tubei Village. I don't need this thing. Please take it back."
"Don't push and shove me, are you annoying? I've given you something, so take it. If you can use it, then use it. If not, that's fine. I just don't want to owe you a favor. Don't take it too seriously. This is all the face I give you, not more. Don't be too greedy."
Su Xiuer was so angry that she turned around and left.
The bearded man immediately picked up the bowl and started eating.
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