Chapter 010: Selling Candy, Ambush
The next day, the craftsmen hired by the village head arrived at Chen Ning's house.
After taking a rough look, the head craftsman Lao Tie told Shen Ning that the house was leaking because it had not been repaired for too long. In fact, the walls and wood of the house were still very strong, and the construction period would not be too long and it could be done in ten days.
Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief, then moved her bedding to the woodshed in the yard.
Although the woodshed is small, it can barely shelter us from the wind and rain, and it will be enough for ten days.
She started by renovating two rooms. After they were finished, she and Xiao Nanchen would move in separately, and then she would renovate other rooms. Otherwise, there would be no place to live.
On the first day, Shen Ning watched the work of the craftsmen and the delivered wood, bricks and tiles. After confirming that there were no problems, he finally felt relieved.
Her requirement was that the repairs be solid and neat. In addition, the kitchen and toilet were also renovated. The original stove was too dilapidated, and the toilet was even worse.
She drew a simple blueprint and asked the carpenter to make some small things and a large bucket to make a simple toilet for herself.
The septic tank is located in the backyard, and there happen to be two vegetable plots in the backyard, which can be used to water the vegetables.
The carpenter was very curious about what she drew. After asking about it clearly, he patted his chest and said that there was no problem at all.
Early the next morning, Shen Ning prepared a meal for Xiao Nanchen, warmed it in the pot along with the sugar-filled sesame cakes, and headed to the county town with the sugar.
All in all, she now has more than seventy taels of silver in her hand. After repairing the house, ten taels of silver are more than enough, which means she can still have more than sixty taels left.
For an ordinary farmer, this is definitely a huge sum of money, but it is different for Shen Ning. She has too many things she wants to do and she definitely cannot be tied down by money.
But don't be in a hurry, take it one step at a time.
I spent three cents to take a bullock cart at the village entrance. When I arrived at the county town, which creaked all the way, there were already many pedestrians on the street.
Shen Ning went directly to Rong Kang Ji. The same Xiao Baiyan was still in the store. When he saw her, he was stunned for a moment, then a little surprised: "You really came?"
Shen Ning asked curiously, "I said I'd come back in three days to sell white sugar."
Xiaobai looked at her suspiciously, then walked over and lifted the sheet on the basket. When he saw the white sugar in the wooden box, he was stunned at first, then quickly covered it with the sheet, grabbed Shen Ning's arm and dragged her into the door next to the counter.
"Come, come, come, let's talk inside, distinguished guest."
Shen Ning suddenly felt like she was being dragged into a VIP room while shopping in a mall.
Xiao Baiyan changed his previous perfunctory attitude and became very enthusiastic: "Dear guest, please have some tea first. I will go and invite our shopkeeper."
Not long after, footsteps were heard, and Little White Eyes came in from the back door, turned back and bowed: "Boss, the distinguished guest is here."
Shen Ning put down her teacup and looked up, only to see a young woman wearing a smoky purple narrow-sleeved jacket and a woman's bun walking over. She looked gentle and amiable, "Is this the girl who wants to sell some white sugar?"
Shen Ning hummed and gestured to the basket on the table next to her: “It’s all there, the shopkeeper can check the goods.”
The shopkeeper walked over, removed the cloth, and saw the snow-white sugar in the wooden box. Her eyes lit up, and after a pause, she reached out and dipped some into her mouth to taste it, then covered it with the cloth and said directly, "Name your price."
Shen Ning asked: "Didn't you say one tael of silver for one tael of sugar?"
The female shopkeeper smiled and said, "That's true, but your white sugar is of very good quality, and you have so much of it... How about this? Your white sugar should be less than eight kilograms, and I'll pay you eighty taels. How about that?"
Shen Ning smiled and said, "Thank you very much, boss."
The female shopkeeper smiled and shook her head: "I should thank you. This is a rare commodity. My name is Su Lianyi. If you have any more white sugar in the future, I will take as much as you can."
Chen Ning already knew how rare this white sugar was, and didn't want to cause trouble, so she smiled and said, "Where can we find more? These are the ones given to the elders at home by relatives in Beijing."
Su Lianyi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what else you want. If you have anything rare, you can come to me. I will give you a fair price. What's your name, young lady?"
Shen Ning had a good impression of this female shopkeeper: "My last name is Shen."
Just as Shen Ning was talking to Rongkangji's owner Su Lianyi, two tall men on horseback, their bodies covered in weathered sweat, entered Qingyuan Village.
"Why do you want to see the bodies of the dead? There are so many corpses, trampled by horses and burned by fire, how can you still tell what they originally looked like? Haven't they all been found?"
One of them complained in a low voice with annoyance in his eyes.
The other one had a gloomy expression. "Given that person's status, position, and reputation, his life or death is naturally a matter of great importance. Well, let them search for him. After all, the several groups of people are just going through the motions... Since they've found the Ice-Splitting Armor, the body must be that person. How could it be someone else?"
"That's right. Well, we've been traveling all night. Let's find someone to have breakfast with and continue on our way back. Then we can just say we don't have any clues."
"Fellow villager, we are passing by here and want to buy some food. I wonder if you can help us?"
The two men stopped at the door of a house and took out a piece of silver.
Such tall horses were rarely seen in the village, and it was obvious that these two men were not ordinary people. The villagers who were questioned did not dare to refuse, and since they were given silver, they agreed immediately.
The two men tied their horses to the big tree at the gate, entered the villager's yard, and did not go any further inside. They sat directly in the yard inside the gate, just able to see their horses outside the gate.
The farmer's wife was already busy in the kitchen, and the farmer even went to the chicken coop and caught a hen to stew chicken for the two adults.
At this moment, a curious voice sounded outside the door: "Hey, whose horse is this?"
Shen Ning's cousin Shen Qingsong and a few of his fellow hooligans happened to be passing by. When they saw the majestic horse, they immediately approached with bright eyes and reached out to touch it. At this moment, a shout came from inside the courtyard gate: "Get out!"
Shen Qingsong wanted to curse back immediately, but when he turned around and saw that the other person was tall and strong, dressed in black, with a sword at his side, he immediately became intimidated.
He didn't dare to say a word, and could only mutter and turn his head to his companions. Just after taking a few steps, he saw Xiao Nanchen sitting opposite at the gate of the courtyard, and immediately found a vent for his anger.
"That idiot dared to hit someone last time. Let's go and teach him a lesson!"
A group of hooligans rushed over with laughter and tried to bully Xiao Nanchen with the same trick again.
Xiao Nanchen was holding a pair of sugar-filled sesame cakes in his hands and munching on them contentedly. They were sweet and delicious... But when he saw the group of people rushing towards him, he quickly put his hands behind his back.
"What are you hiding? Take it out!"
Shen Qingsong cursed and laughed, and the people next to him rushed over and tried to hold Xiao Nanchen down.
But this time, Xiao Nanchen remembered what Shen Ning said about fighting back, so he rushed forward and started fighting with the opponent. He was strong but had no strategy. Two fists could not beat four hands, and one of his legs was powerless, so he was soon pinned down.
Not far away, the two soldiers disguised as horsemen heard the noise and walked out of the yard to watch the excitement. When they saw that it was a group of country folk fighting, they immediately watched the excitement with mockery.
"Like a group of wild dogs..." someone sneered.
But at this moment, his smile froze. He was stunned for a moment, a little bit incredulous, and then he grabbed his companion and said, "Seventh Brother, look, look, that person."
His companion looked in the direction of his hand and his expression froze.
"Does it look like it?"
"So, so similar..."
The face was really similar, but the two men couldn't believe it when they saw the man in simple clothes and disheveled appearance, so they called the villagers out of the house.
"Who's that man being held down over there?"
The villagers bowed respectfully: "That's Zhao Nan from our village, he's a fool..."
It turns out that he is really a villager, and a fool at that.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, but were still filled with doubt. After all, how could there be two people in the world who looked so similar?
They had previously served under Prince Ding for two months and had the good fortune to see the distinguished Prince Ding of the Great Xuan Dynasty from afar once.
This fool is so similar to Ding Wangsheng?
Seeing that fool knocked down several people around him with brute force, the two men looked at each other and decided to go forward to investigate.
Almost at the same time, the fool seemed to be frightened and rushed towards them, limping, looking embarrassed and pitiful.
The hooligans behind him shouted, "Catch up with him."
Seeing the fool running past the two of them, at close range, the face was even more similar... Only the panicked, fierce and ignorant eyes were completely different from His Royal Highness Prince Ding.
How could that eagle-eyed and wolf-like person be so innocent and harmless? But it's better to confirm it just to be on the safe side.
The two stepped forward and stopped the gang. Shen Qingsong was a coward, so he stopped abruptly and didn't dare to move forward. He muttered, "We're just joking with idiots, what does it have to do with you?"
"roll!"
Shen Qingsong gritted his teeth and snorted, "Get out if you want!"
In front, Xiao Nanchen seemed to be frightened. He ran forward all the way and actually ran directly into the mountains.
After entering the forest, he suddenly dodged into the grass and continued to rush into the mountains under the cover of the grass, his eyes already cold and fierce.
The moment he regained consciousness, he was face to face with the two men. He knew from their expressions that they recognized him, but seeing how surprised they looked, it was probably not because they had any clues, but just a coincidence.
After all, Xinzhou is completely different from the place where he had the accident and disappeared. No matter who wants to kill him or who wants to find him, they will not think of coming here in the short term.
Therefore, if we just get rid of them directly, we should be able to live in peace for a while.
Soon, the two men rode their horses into the mountains, but they soon discovered that the fool, whose shadow they could see just now, had disappeared.
The two men tightened the reins and looked around. After a moment, the horse that was pacing in place suddenly became a little uneasy, snorting and swishing its tail anxiously in circles.
The two suddenly felt a little creepy, as if they were being stared at by a wild beast.
They realized something and turned around suddenly, and both of them felt a chill down their spines.
They saw a figure standing quietly not far away. The fool who had just looked so embarrassed and ridiculous was just looking at them, his eyes calm and cold...
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After getting off the ox cart, Shen Ning carried her things home. She had just bought some food and went to the blacksmith shop to get her own custom-made scalpel and other things. Her hands were full.
But when she got home, she found that Xiao Nanchen was not there, so she hurried to ask the craftsmen who were working in the yard.
After learning from the craftsman that it was Shen Qingsong who brought people to tease Xiao Nanchen, Shen Ning went straight to her original uncle's house. When she entered the courtyard, she saw the family having dinner.
Dong Chunhua quickly covered the plate of scrambled eggs with the sieve she used to hold steamed buns, then looked up and asked Chen Ning, "Chen Ning, is there something wrong?"
The original uncle Shen Dacheng looked confused and timid, and was so flustered that he couldn't speak.
Shen Ning looked at Shen Qingsong: "Where did you take Anan?"
Shen Qingsong shouted in dissatisfaction: "That idiot hit my head and ran away. Who knows where he went? You didn't pay me to watch over that idiot for you."
After saying that, he chuckled again: "Maybe he'll run into the mountains and be eaten by a big beast..."
Shen Ning slapped the table with a slap, then reached out and dragged Shen Qingsong out: "You are the one who beat me up at my house. Now go find me. If you can't find me, I will drag you to feed the insects too."
Dong Chunhua was anxious: "Hey, you damn girl, what are you doing...ah, you dare to push me, ouch my waist."
Shen Qingsong wanted to struggle, but he couldn't break free. Seeing that Shen Ning's face was cold and she was really angry, he shouted repeatedly: "I really didn't hide him. He ran to the foot of the mountain at that time. Oh, by the way, those two guys on horseback seemed to be chasing after him to watch the fun. They were carrying knives. Maybe they killed the fool!"
Shen Ning froze, and suddenly remembered a plot mentioned in the book.
The general meaning is that a killer happened to pass by and saw Xiao Nanchen. As a result, my king was extremely smart and lured the killer into the mountains. I killed the opponent with my injured body and then became seriously injured and dying.
It happened that the supporting actress Li Yushi met Xiao Nanchen, who was in a coma and dying, when she went to collect herbs early in the morning. She saved him and became the savior of the future Emperor Jingyong.
Shen Ning pushed Shen Qingsong away and turned to walk out.
Shen Qingsong fell to the ground with a thud. Dong Chunhua yelled and hurried to help her precious child. She also cursed at Shen Ning's back: "You stupid girl, if you are so energetic, why don't you go plow the fields..."
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