Upon hearing the voice, Bie Sulan grabbed the kitchen knife from the chopping board and rushed out, chopping at the brown-clothed man who was holding two pieces of bacon in the yard.

"Junior sister, junior sister." The man in brown called out to Bie Sulan in panic, but his body was as light as a swallow, and no matter how hard Bie Sulan chopped, she could hardly touch the corner of his clothes.

Bie Suxin walked out and whispered to her sister, "Stop it now."

Bie Sulan put away the kitchen knife, stood beside her sister with a wronged look on her face, pouted and whispered, "It's all his fault! If it weren't for him, how could Daddy be locked up in jail..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she wiped her eyes with her sleeves.

The man in brown was ashamed and said, "Junior sister, I am sorry for you. I know it's useless for me to say anything. I just came to see our old master and bring you something." As he said that, he put the two pieces of bacon on the stone bench beside him, took out a bulging bright blue coarse cloth purse from his arms and put it next to the bacon, then turned around and left.

"Brother Chen, wait a minute." Bie Suxin stepped forward and took the purse. "We appreciate your kindness. Father doesn't mean to blame you. We'll take the meat, and you can take the money back. Your family is not well off, and you have an aunt and a younger sister to support. How can we spend your money?" As she said that, she threw the purse to Brother Chen.

Senior Brother Chen took the purse in a hurry, put it on the ground without saying a word, and turned away.

Bie Suxin picked up the purse and caught up with Brother Chen in a few steps. She asked Brother Chen to take the money away, but Brother Chen refused. She wanted to stuff the purse into the other's sleeve, but the other blocked it with his elbow, and the two of them started fighting.

Senior Brother Chen was swift and powerful, and his movements were as natural and smooth as flowing water. Bie Sulan was light and graceful, like flying flowers and falling leaves. The way they moved and jumped was a real pleasure to watch.

When Bie Suxin pushed the door open and walked out, the people in the room also walked out. Standing under the eaves, they were all dumbfounded. Especially Dou Zhao: "I didn't expect Suxin to know martial arts," she murmured, "I saw that she was fair and clean, and Sulan was strong and strong. I thought that only Sulan had learned martial arts from the owner of the Bie Pavilion..."

Chen Qushui smiled and said, "Both sisters learned martial arts from the owner of the other hall. The owner once said that if girls learn a few kung fu, they can have the upper hand even in a fight between husband and wife, and will not suffer losses. Otherwise, why would Shan Jie use the power of the government to force the owner of the other hall to surrender?" As he said this, he thought of the experience of the Bie family and couldn't help but sigh.

Learn the arts of literature and martial arts, and sell them to the royal family.

Dou Zhao also sighed.

Chen Qushui took two steps forward and shouted "Stop!"

The two men separated quickly.

Only then did Dou Zhao realize that Senior Brother Chen was a man of heroic spirit and good looks.

He took a few steps forward, saluted towards Chen Qushui, and respectfully called him "Uncle Chen". It seemed that he was very familiar with Chen Qushui.

Chen Qushui glanced at the purse string hanging from his sleeve and said with a smile, "Although you may have been a mistake in judging the owner, you should not blame yourself too much. In the final analysis, it was Shan Jie who was too despicable and shameless. If you feel uneasy, just come and help the sisters with some rough work when you are free. You don't need to give them money. Your family is not well off."

Senior Brother Chen's face flushed red as he said, "I have already resigned from the Shan family. I will be escorting with Cripple Chen when the new year arrives. I'm afraid I won't be home for the next few years..."

Bie Suxin's face changed slightly and she said, "You want to go outside the Great Wall to escort a caravan with Chen Quezi? Do you know what kind of caravan Chen Quezi is escorting? Not many people who go with him can come back alive, and you are the only son in your family!" As she spoke, she pulled the purse out of Brother Chen's sleeve like lightning, "No wonder you suddenly have money..." She untied the purse string, revealing four white silver ingots.

"I'm not following Chen the Lame," Senior Brother Chen said awkwardly, "I'm following someone else..."

Bie Suxin did not let him fool her, and said sternly, "If you are not following Chen the Lame, where did you get so much money? How many years of life and death contract did you sign with Chen the Lame?" As she spoke, her expression changed, and she said, "Brother Chen, if we knew that the money you gave us was your life-saving money, do you think we can feel at ease?"

Senior Brother Chen lowered his head and murmured, "I know... I don't have any other skills... Master said that it is not allowed to use violence to capture people. I don't know anything except some martial arts..."

Bie Suxin simply told him: "Daddy has entrusted my sister and me to the fourth young lady of the Dou family, so you don't have to worry about us."

"Entrusted to the fourth young lady of the Dou family?" Senior Brother Chen was stunned, and then he lost his voice and said, "Entrusted? How do you entrust it?"

Bie Suxin said implicitly: "Go to the Fourth Young Lady."

"How can this be possible? How can this be possible!" Senior Brother Chen was so anxious that his face turned red. "How can the master let you be slaves for others!"

Bie Suxin was afraid that Dou Zhao would be suspicious, so she quickly glanced at her. Only when she saw Dou Zhao smiling at her knowingly did she feel relieved.

Senior Brother Chen on the other side was already shouting, "Junior Sister, you can't go. You, you...why don't you just marry me? My mother will take good care of you and Junior Sister, and I will also protect you and Junior Sister well, and never let anyone covet you again..."

Everyone in the yard was speechless.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Senior Brother Chen looks to be about 22 or 23 years old. How can he be so naive, thinking that no one will have evil thoughts about a married woman? Maybe Shan Jie will be even more fussy when he sees that Bie Suxin is marrying a powerless commoner. Otherwise, why would some noble sons in Kyoto be proud of hooking up with a married woman?

Bie Suxin was extremely embarrassed, and Bie Sulan jumped up and said, "Chen Xiaofeng, what's wrong with you? My sister will never marry you! You can't even beat my sister..."

It turns out this person is Chen Xiaofeng!

Dou Zhaorao watched with interest as his face instantly turned red. "I, I..." He couldn't utter a word for a long time. Chen Qushui came to his rescue: "Marriage is a lifelong event, how can it be treated as a joke? Since you are here, come in and have a cup of tea!"

Chen Xiaofeng didn't dare to look at the Bie sisters. He lowered his head and followed Chen Qushui into the woodshed.

Bie Gangyi lay motionless on the bed. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, he would have looked like dead.

Chen Xiaofeng kowtowed to Bie Gangyi.

Bie Suxin was obviously a little worried that Chen Xiaofeng would be too eager to do the job and make her lose face. After Chen Xiaofeng kowtowed to his father, she solemnly introduced Dou Zhao to him: "This is the fourth daughter of the Dou family. Daddy was able to get out of prison because the fourth daughter spoke to him in front of the elders at home. Daddy was able to escape danger. Daddy was afraid that Shan Jie would not give up and would continue to pester him, so he entrusted us sisters to the fourth daughter. The fourth daughter is kind-hearted and wants to protect us sisters, so she took us in."

Chen Xiaofeng had seen Dou Zhao before. He felt that this little girl was simply dressed but had an extraordinary demeanor and should not be underestimated. He wondered who she was from. Therefore, he did not dare to look at her for too long unless Bie Suxin and Chen Qushui introduced her. But at this moment, he could not help but look over.

Dou Zhao had long eyebrows that reached his temples. At a young age, he had a pair of beautiful eyes that were clearly black and white, shining like cold stars. His appearance was so attractive, and he looked like a pearl or jade. He felt so embarrassed that his mouth twitched, and he didn't know how to express what was on his mind.

Dou Zhao's original intention was to help the Bie sisters. If Bie Suxin and Chen Xiaofeng liked each other, it would be fine to match them up. Then Chen Xiaofeng could just do some small business under the name of the Dou family. It would not be necessary for the Bie sisters to come into the mansion and serve her tea and water.

Before she left, she asked Bie Sulan, "Is Chen Xiaofeng familiar with your family?"

Bie Sulan hummed, and said in a depressed mood: "His father was also a boxer, but he passed away when he was seven years old. My father took pity on him, so he accepted him as an apprentice and recommended him to be a coach in Kyoto. He was afraid that his mother and sister would have no one to take care of them after he passed away, so he went to work as a nurse in the Shan family. Alas, if he hadn't gone to work as a nurse in the Shan family, how could all these things have happened?" She looked very distressed.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "You two had a good relationship in the past, right?"

Bie Sulan nodded: "He is just like our brother..." As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes widened, "Fourth Miss, you are not going to match him with my sister, are you? You must not agree to him! My father said that he is just a fool and does things without thinking. Otherwise, my father would have betrothed my sister to him long ago!"

Dou Zhao was a little surprised.

However, since Bie Gangyi felt it was not good, it must be that Chen Xiaofeng was indeed unsuitable for Bie Suxin, so she naturally would not be self-righteous.

"Don't worry, I will listen to you sisters when you get married in the future."

Bie Sulan blushed.

When Dou Zhao returned home, he went to greet his grandmother first and told her about his visit to the other family. His grandmother listened with great interest: "Does Bie Suxin know martial arts? When the time comes, bring her here to show me!" She was very curious.

Gan Lu, who had always been in awe of Dou Zhao and was very cautious in front of him, couldn't help laughing when she heard her grandmother mention the Bie sisters, "Bie Sulan also knows kung fu."

"Really?" Grandmother became even more interested and asked, "What do they look like? Are they big and strong?"

Ganlu and Sujun saw Dou Zhao sitting there listening with a smile on his face, and they both relaxed their courage. One of them said with a smile, "You'll know when you see it?" The other said, "I guarantee you'll be shocked."

They were chattering away and became much more lively and cheerful.

This is their true nature.

Dou Zhao sighed and felt that he was right to take them with him.

After dinner, she went to her third cousin's place.

"The money will just sit there anyway, so why not do some small business?" Dou Zhao gave the perfume he brought back from Zhending Prefecture to Shu Jie'er, and drank tea with his third cousin and his wife in the banquet room.

After hearing this, the third cousin couldn't help but exchange a look with his third cousin's wife. The third cousin's wife asked cautiously, "What kind of business does the fourth sister want to start? Who will help to manage it?"

Dou Zhao pretended not to see it and said with a smile: "I saw that our family needs so many pens, ink, paper and inkstones every year, so I wanted to open a shop selling pens and ink. As for who will run it, I haven't decided yet. When the time comes, I will ask my third uncle to help introduce a big manager."

It seemed that Dou Zhao had a sudden idea of ​​her own and no one had instigated her to interfere in industrial affairs.

The third cousin relaxed and asked her with a smile, "How much silver do you want?"

"Ten thousand taels should be enough!" Dou Zhao said with a smile.

Dou Xiuchang was so frightened that his hands shook and the tea in his hands spilled onto his clothes.