Three days later, Ning Xi'er and Xie Zhun emerged from the space...
Xie Zhun's face was filled with reluctance and composure.
Three days and nights of practice exceeded Ning Xi'er's plan of using ten days for the total amount of nighttime practice...
With the help of Ning Xi'er's acupuncture and massage, Xie Zhun can now walk using only a single crutch.
Upon exiting the space, Ning Xi'er heard more news that made her feel inflamed.
After Meng Yi and Sun Zuo died, Yan Lang did not manage affairs much.
Meng Yi and Sun Zuo's former subordinates were acting like "when the cat's away, the mice will play"...
It was precisely because of this that Xingming was able to use the silver coins in his hand to exchange for Ning Xier and Xie Zhun's freedom from corvée labor.
After repeatedly slipping silver coins to Xingming, the supervising soldier noticed that Xingming had hidden quite a bit on him...
Therefore, the next day they made an outrageous demand, asking for double the amount. Xingming pleaded and begged, and eventually compromised and paid the price.
Before Ning Xi'er entered the space, she mentioned a three-day deadline, and Xingming knew the limit when he gave her the silver...
Unfortunately, while everyone else was at work, the guards collecting the money led their men to search the villagers' homes...
They wanted to find the location of Xingming's hidden silver and seize it...
Xingming was timid and ran away alone.
Unexpectedly, the guards found several white steamed buns in the village chief's house, and the same thing in other villagers' homes...
Although their food was subsidized by the imperial court, it was deducted at every level, and with these poor wretches to care for, there was no income...
Actually, my stomach is also lacking in oil and water.
Although the barracks had a separate canteen, it was much better than the dark, greasy cornbread eaten by the prisoners...
But the food wasn't much better than what ordinary people eat.
I was only able to eat until I was just full.
A group of guards, their eyes green with envy, grabbed the buns and stuffed them into their mouths...
The villagers each received three or four steamed buns, but aside from the one or two they shared...
The rest, I plan to save for later, or for the children or the elderly...
The guards pounced on their prey like hungry wolves, leaving not even scraps behind.
They searched every household thoroughly, but still couldn't find a single tael of silver.
The soldiers had made it a habit to raid villagers' homes.
Xingming hid far away and dared not come back.
Eunuch Xu, Zheng Chengguang, and the village chief stepped forward to mediate, but the guards remained unmoved, determined to get Xingming to hand over the remaining buns and silver...
They had heard about Xingming's abilities beforehand.
The fact that the villagers no longer have it can only mean that all of this is related to Xingming, who spends money every day...
Because Ning Xi'er and Xie Zhun were absent, and because they hadn't gone to the quarry to perform their corvée labor for three days, Eunuch Xu and Zheng Yecai remained patient and didn't fall out with the supervising soldiers...
Xingming has escaped. If Ning Xi'er and Xie Zhun don't come out soon, each of them will be given silver tomorrow morning...
I'm afraid the guards will turn on us and make a big fuss about it.
When Zheng Ye was looting the grain, he did have some clashes with them, and as a result, the supervising soldiers summoned several hundred men at once, who outnumbered him and were very powerful...
Zheng Ye was eventually pulled back by Eunuch Xu, and Zheng Chengguang also advised him to wait for His Highness and the Princess Consort to appear before making any further decisions.
Now that Ning Xi'er has come out, Zheng Ye is practically in tears.
He stepped forward to grab Ning Xi'er's sleeve, but suddenly felt a chill rising from both sides...
Turning his head, he saw Xie Zhun staring at his claws.
A chill ran down Zheng Ye's spine for no apparent reason.
Knowing that they would be appearing that evening, Wei Xunfang and Qin Yuan were already waiting by their side.
Compared to Zheng Ye's impetuousness, he was very calm and composed.
Xie Zhun turned around, preparing to go to the village chief's house to discuss...
The village chief's wife immediately took the child and went out, leaving the house to them.
Ning Xier took the child's pulse and found that the asthma had basically disappeared. Ning Xier instructed the village chief's wife to continue applying the medicated patches to the child...
He said he would have the maids make more before they ran out.
The village chief's wife was extremely grateful.
Not seeing the village chief, Ning Xi'er politely inquired about him.
The village chief's wife solemnly said that she hadn't been to Pingyuan for a few days, so she went to inquire about the situation and whether the county magistrate had been replaced.
Ning Xi'er couldn't help but feel grateful.
Eunuch Xu sighed, "I wonder if those two survivors will go back and spout nonsense..."
Ning Xi'er smiled gently, "Don't worry, Father-in-law!"
While Eunuch Xu was dealing with Meng Yi, Ning Xi'er took advantage of their momentary lapse in attention and slipped a poison pill into each of their mouths...
Otherwise, why would those two cowards be so obedient?!
Xie Zhun followed Wei Xunfang and Qin Yuan into the village chief's house.
Seeing that Ning Xi'er was free, Zheng Ye's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Now, can we go and pull off a heist?"
Zheng Ye still vividly remembers the last time he punished Meng Yi; it was truly exhilarating!
His ability to restrain and tolerate a few inexperienced sentries these past few days is definitely not a sign of his composure...
Instead, they knew that once Ning Xier appeared, there would be an even more powerful way to deal with this bunch of brats!
Looking at myself, I only know how to confront things head-on, escalating the situation and resulting in mutual destruction, which may not even punish the other party...
Only with this understanding can one endure it.
Ning Xi'er smiled, guessing that he had been holding back his frustration for a long time...
I'm planning to slip away and go along with him to cause a scene...
She had just taken a step when a voice from inside the house called out, "Xi'er..."
Ning Xi'er and Zheng Ye both turned around.
When Zheng Ye saw her stop, he knew she was planning to "betray" him, and his face was filled with disappointment...
Ning Xi'er: I can't help it either...
He calls me Xi'er!
It's so flaky, so flaky...
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