The old lady Li acted disrespectfully, saying, "We only listened for a short while."
Hurry back inside!
The people of Ziyang Peak were either sweeping the floor, wiping their swords, or bending their bows; they were all incredibly busy.
"Alright, all of you, stop pretending. Just fill in the gaps and make sure there's nothing else. Take a break."
Yang Huahua smiled and said, "Sister Ruo, I think Chief Xie is quite good, do you want to—"
Li Ruo gave him a look and asked, "You admire him quite a bit?"
"No, no," Yang Huahua waved her hands, "I was just concerned about my sister." *Sob*, who would dare admire my sister's man?
Li Ruo smiled and said, "Go and see if Master Liao has distributed the rice yet."
Is she really that scary? Shouldn't we be gentler?
"Yes!" Yang Huahua skipped away as if she had been granted a pardon.
It was Old Zhou's turn again. "Girl, I told you, Chief Xie looks at you differently than others, but you didn't believe me."
"You really have sharp eyes."
"Hehe, this old man has seen countless people and has a good eye for them. Boss Xie is quite popular. Among the refugees they take in, girls often peek at him. You'd better hurry up, or someone else will beat you to it."
"Mind your own business, go pick up your shit." Li Ruo originally wanted to give him a good scolding, but decided against it.
No, no, she had to go back inside quickly and calm herself down.
This Xie Muniao really dares to say that.
As soon as we went inside, Li Yi ran over and asked, "Sister, you're not going to marry that bandit king and become his wife, are you?"
Lian Lizhi, holding Xiao Xingran, couldn't help but tease, "I never expected Chief Xie to be so unconventional and frivolous."
Old Mrs. Li pouted, "That Xie Xiao has no manners at all. Marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers, but he does it all himself. He doesn't respect me at all. I almost recognized him as my grandson. If I had actually done so, wouldn't that have been a huge mistake?"
Li Ruo: No wonder he reacted like that when we became sworn siblings. Turns out he'd been eyeing her all along. Tsk.
"Alright, stop laughing at me. Make something delicious when you have time."
"It's all ready. Shall we invite Master Xie for dinner?" Old Mrs. Li asked tentatively. "Or in a couple of days?"
Grandma Li had mixed feelings.
Although Xie Xiao was a good person, he was, after all, a bandit. The old woman didn't have a strong sense of social class, but she still felt that her granddaughter was being wronged.
Li Ruo's face flushed slightly, and before she could answer, Liao Fusheng came in. Seeing her face was red again, he smiled and asked, "You've been sitting by the fire again."
Li Ruo asked, "How much rice was distributed?"
"Twenty bags, and many people say they want to join Ziyang Peak."
"Take your time choosing, they need to be able to work." She was fairly satisfied with the people's performance when they attacked Song Zhijing today, so she'll give them a little more chance.
"But we must be careful, lest we suffer the same fate as Black Wind Stronghold and attract spies."
Liao Fusheng nodded: "I will be careful, and I have already asked Old Man Zhou to keep an eye on them."
"I was just thinking of having you use Old Zhou; that old man has a sharp eye."
She could tell Xie Xiao had those kinds of feelings for her just by looking at him. I'll give him an extra steamed bun tomorrow.
Liao Fusheng's face lit up with a hint of gossip: "The people outside were whispering just now, talking about you and Boss Xie. What's going on between you two?"
Li Yi, with her uninhibited tongue, said, "Brother Xie actually said in public that he loves Sister and wants to marry her. Humph, I didn't agree."
Liao Fusheng was puzzled. "Isn't this a good thing? Why won't you agree?"
“That’s not good,” Li Yi said. “My sister finally woke up, and we’ve only been together as a family for a few days. How can she go and become someone else’s wife? If she has a husband, she’ll only have eyes for him and no longer care about us.”
He was so scared, just like she had been with Song Zhijing before, obsessed with him and neglecting her family.
Li Ruo pinched his cheek, "You're such a chatterbox, go train the dog and the wolf cubs."
Li Yi yelled, "Look, he's already bullying me before he's even married! We can't let Brother Xie come to our house anymore, he'll kidnap my sister sooner or later."
"Still talking." Li Ruo glared at him, pretending to hit him.
Li Yi ran around the table, grinning.
Lian Lizhi and Grandma Li both laughed.
Since the flood, our home has been so lively.
Liao Fusheng took a pheasant from a small basket behind him. "A refugee gave it to me earlier. I'll clean it and steam it to eat."
"Wow, what a huge bird!" Li Yi exclaimed, her eyes wide. "It must taste delicious. Could you steam it with some raw or cooked rehmannia root, Master?"
My drool was practically dripping onto the ground.
“This is a pheasant,” said Old Lady Li. “We’re in for a treat tonight. I’m going to help the Taoist priest.”
"Okay," Liao Fusheng said.
Grandma Li handed him another apron, smiling broadly, "The Taoist priest is such a kind person, I wonder which girl will be lucky enough to marry him in the future."
Li Yi, though young, was shrewd. "You don't know, I see girls secretly slipping things to the Taoist priest every day while I'm on the wall. They must be interested in him."
Liao Fusheng's ears turned bright red. "Don't talk nonsense. I didn't take their things."
Old Mrs. Li slapped her forehead. "Look at my senile old self. I shouldn't have joked with the Taoist priest. He said he would not marry if he followed the Tao. From now on, none of you are allowed to joke about him."
"Yes, thank you." Liao Fusheng fled to the kitchen as if he were running away.
Grandma Li smiled and followed along.
During the meal, Li Ruo said, "Won't Li Xingran be a month old in a couple of days? Should we have two tables set up?"
Lian Lizhi felt a little guilty: "Right now everyone is eating and dressing poorly, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Li Ruo said, "There's nothing wrong with it. It's just adding some dishes for the brothers and sisters of Ziyang Peak. It's a way to make everyone happy."
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