Chapter 8 Warning
Li Zheng has been feeling uneasy these days and decided to go to the provincial capital tomorrow to find out some news.
Before dawn in the morning, Li Zheng got dressed and picked up Baoger to prepare to set off. "Sister, Baoger wants to watch outside and doesn't want to go into the space. It's so boring in there." I am an adult now and can't stay in the space all the time. Besides, Baoger also wants to fly.
Looking at Bao Ge'er's pouting mouth, she smiled and said, "Okay." It seemed that he had grown up and had a fearless spirit. Holding Bao Ge'er, she tiptoed into the air and flew north before dawn. Bao Ge'er watched the trees and houses disappear in the blink of an eye. He was even more impressed by his sister's amazing skills. Bao Ge'er clenched his fists and secretly decided that he must practice hard too so that his sister wouldn't have to hold him anymore.
After arriving in the city, Li Zheng chose a deserted spot to stop. Seeing that it was just getting light, she decided to take Bao Ge'er to find a place to have breakfast. Breakfast places are crowded, and maybe he could hear something useful. Li Zheng took Bao Ge'er to a wonton stall and sat down and ordered two bowls of wontons. Not long after they sat down, other people started to sit down. It seemed that this wonton stall was quite popular.
"Okay, sir, here are your two bowls of wontons." After seeing the wonton boss put down the wontons, he hurriedly went to make more wontons. The business was pretty good.
"Bao Ge'er, take the spoon and eat slowly. Be careful of the heat." "Hmm!"
"Hey, Brother Li, you're here to eat wontons too." A man in a green gown said to a man in a blue gown.
"Oh, don't mention it. Business has been bad recently. A few days ago, I went to the city next door to buy some goods and found that the prices of everything there had gone up. I asked around and found out that there was a severe drought in the north. Plus, the autumn harvest is almost here, and there's not much food left at home. This makes things even worse. Oh~"
"Well, that's right. It's not a pleasant feeling to be hungry. Brother Li, do you think this will affect us?" The man in green frowned.
"I'm not sure about that. Right now, the areas suffering from severe drought are still being suppressed by the government. If the government has no food, or it doesn't rain, I think it will happen in a month or two." Brother Li said in a low voice.
If I hadn't practiced martial arts, I wouldn't have been able to hear these two people's conversation. It seems that there are some signs, and it's really coming. Think about it, it just rained here more than half a month ago. If it doesn't rain again, it will be a big deal. I think about the skyrocketing food prices in the future, and I won't be able to buy it even if I have money. At that time...
She put eight coins on the table and left with Bao Ge'er. It seemed that she still had to prepare more things. "Bao Ge'er, let me take you to buy clothes."
"Well, let's buy clothes, but sister, I want to eat candied haws more." Although my sister said that eating sweet food is not good, I have refrained from eating it for several days. I think my sister will agree.
"Okay, then let's go shopping first and buy more when we leave, okay?"
"Okay!" Although I can't eat it right away, I will buy it when I leave. If I act coquettishly with my sister, maybe she will buy me two.
Li Zheng first went to a clothing store and bought a few men's suits and dozens of pairs of shoes. After all, wearing women's clothing outside wasn't appropriate, and she couldn't make shoes herself, so she decided to stock up. She then went to various grain stores to buy food, sugar, salt, and oil—these were essentials. She also bought fruit for Bao Ge'er and stopped by a medical clinic to buy two ginseng plants that were over a century old. The price in the city was even higher, and she paid over four hundred taels.
As they walked, they felt uneasy. Someone was always following them, so they took Bao Ge'er to a secluded place. As expected, as soon as they arrived, the people behind them stopped hiding and walked out directly. "Girl, we brothers are treating you to a drink," the one leading the group didn't look like a good person. His eyes were vulgar and venomous, and the brothers behind him were also staring at him with malicious smiles.
"What will happen if you don't drink?" Li Zheng looked at these people coldly. She didn't expect that the first time she beat someone would be at this time.
"Girl, don't refuse my toast and then drink the wine for punishment. What are you standing there for? Come on." As soon as the leader gave the order, the other brothers rushed up.
"Brother Bao, step back and close your eyes!" After saying that, Li Zheng rushed forward, slapped the first person who rushed over to him against the wall, and kicked the person behind him away, scaring the three people behind him so much that they dared not come up again. Seeing this, the boss said anxiously, "What are you waiting for? Come on, there's only one of us, can't we beat her? We can kidnap her and sell her to a brothel, and we'll have plenty of money to spend!" This reason successfully made the eyes of these gangsters firm again, and they rushed over together. Li Zheng grabbed a handful of stones and threw them at them, actually making a hole directly. The gangsters screamed, "Blood, there's blood."
Li Zheng took advantage of the thugs' panic and kicked each of them directly to someone's house next door. Then he went to the thug leader and punched him into the wall. Humph, these bastards are really letting them down by doing this.
When I turned my head, I saw Bao Ge'er peeking through my fingers and I felt helpless, "Bao Ge'er, let's go."
"Sister, you're so powerful! I'm going to kick Bao Ge'er away too."
"Well, okay, then you must hurry up and practice."
"Um"
Little did they know that this scene had been seen by a pair of eyes on the second floor of the teahouse across the street. "Moyu, go and see whose house that is." "Yes."
After teaching a few hooligans a lesson, she took Bao Ge'er to Tianxianglou, the largest restaurant in the city. She found a corner seat in the first floor lobby and asked the waiter for three of the signature dishes. Bao Ge'er looked very excited. "Why are you so happy?" "Sister, this is the first time Bao Ge'er has eaten out." Oh, I forgot, Bao Ge'er had eaten the food cooked by me and Aunt He before.
"Alright, sir, your braised lamb, three-color shredded pork, and steamed fish are ready. Enjoy your meal."
I tried everything. Hmm, it was pretty good. The braised lamb was tender and tender without any mutton smell. The three-color silk was well-cut, and the fish was tender. "How is Bao Ge'er?"
"It's okay, a little worse than my sister's." Well, although I am very happy to say this, the chef obviously did a good job, and I just took advantage of the times.
"Brother Yang, I heard that the higher-ups have raided our house again?" Li Zheng immediately listened attentively when she heard it. Seeing her sister's serious expression, Baoger ate his meal obediently without saying a word.
"Well, that's right. The higher-ups don't care about things, and they've been throwing tantrums for a while now." He lowered his voice.
"Have you heard that the disaster victims from the north are coming?"
"What? Didn't they say the government was providing food relief?"
"Relief food? What kind of relief food? It's all been taken away by the officials, both above and below. How can they survive? They have to escape and find a way to survive. And I also heard that someone named Chu seems to have declared himself king, and we need to send troops to suppress him!"
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