Liu Niang's face turned pale with fright. When she saw Xu Ling coming, she didn't react for a moment. Two buttons on her upper body were unbuttoned, revealing the goose-yellow clothes underneath.
Xu Ling immediately turned around and said, "Ms. Liu, are you okay?"
Liu Niang said in a tearful tone: "Brother Xu, thanks to you, it turns out you didn't go out today?"
Out of sight of Xu Ling, Liu Niang quickly winked at Wang Zhu who was hiding behind the cabinet, telling him to hide it quickly.
A good thing was ruined, and a fierce look flashed in Wang Zhu's eyes, just for a moment! He was about to jump out to catch the traitor, beat the horse dealer to death, and force him to hand over his money to settle the matter!
Who would have thought that this stupid neighbor in front of me would do everything wrong!
Xu Ling didn't know anything about these things. He stood in front of the bamboo curtain in a dignified manner, closed his eyes and said, "I'm not feeling well today. I'm afraid that the cold will worsen if I go out, so I'm recuperating at home."
"Where's Brother Wang? Isn't he at home today?"
"He had something to do at the dock. He went out early in the morning. Fortunately, I had you, otherwise I really don't know what I would have done today."
Liu Niang arranged her clothes and helped up the fallen bench, then said: "Okay, come over and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
Xu Ling ran a short distance, his body was wet with moisture, and it was indeed chilly when the wind blew.
He did not refuse and sat down with his back to the bamboo curtain.
Liu Niang went to make tea for him behind the counter, but Xu Ling said, "No need to bother, just a bowl of hot water. Are you scared?"
When he turned around, he almost spotted Wang Zhu. Liu Niang quickly stood in front of the counter and pretended to cry: "Brother Xu, I want to ask you one thing. When my beloved comes back, can you not tell him?"
Xu Ling hesitated, "But if Brother Wang doesn't know about this, won't that bastard come to you next time?"
It's best to have someone give him a good beating, so that he will lose his courage and will to be a thief.
Liu Niang saw the innocent look on Xu Ling's face and didn't see any other meaning. He seemed to be really thinking about her. When he looked at her, Wang Zhu couldn't run away and was trapped inside the counter, hiding behind her. Under the skirt.
Liu Niang brought out the reason she had made up a long time ago and cried: "Did Wang Zhu tell you that we met in an acrobatic troupe before?"
"I said it," Xu Ling nodded.
"Then did he tell you why we left?"
"That's not true." Xu Ling thought for a while. That day Wang Zhu said that he was driven away because they were in love.
Liu Niang smiled bitterly and said, "He didn't tell you the truth. Brother Xu, do you think I look good?"
Xu Ling nodded, Liu Niang was indeed very beautiful, charming, lively and lively.
"That's it. I had a hard life because I was a girl and was thrown into the snow by my biological parents. The class leader adopted me. Wang Zhu was my senior brother in the acrobatic troupe. He treated me very well. Later we fell in love. When the class leader saw my beauty, he wanted to sell me to a brothel. Wang Zhu didn't want to, so he waited for me to run away privately."
Liu Niang whispered about her past, and Xu Ling listened attentively while holding hot tea.
After they escaped, they had no ability to survive. In the past, Wang Zhu learned how to crush rocks with his chest, and Liu Niang learned how to hold a bowl. After they came out, they could not form a team. Liu Niang was often teased because of her beauty and her acting skills, which angered Wang. When Zhu is angry, he always fights with others and causes trouble.
The two had to change places frequently. After arriving in Lingbao Town, they decided to settle here. Wang Zhu also found a job transporting goods at the dock, and she also opened a tea stall. Seeing that their life was about to be better, the result was that This happened again.
Liu Niang lay on the counter and cried non-stop. Xu Ling just wanted to come over to comfort her, Liu Niang ran out, grabbed his hand in desperation and said: "Brother Xu, I beg you, please don't tell Wang Zhu , otherwise we will be wandering around again!"
Xu Ling could understand her difficulty and was very embarrassed because of it.
"But... what should you do next time you meet him? I can't help you every time."
Liu Niang seemed to be amused by him, "You idiot, that person will definitely not dare to come again if he is frightened by you like this. If he comes again, I will shout at the top of my voice and he will be scared away."
Xu Ling was doubtful, "Is this feasible?"
"It will definitely work. Just trust me. As long as you don't tell Wang Zhu, I will do anything you ask me to do for you."
A lively beauty begged pitifully. Even the cruelest person would be soft-hearted, not to mention that Xu Ling was not wary of girls in the first place.
He had no choice but to agree to Liu Niang, but he was thinking that he had remembered the horse dealer's face just now. If he saw him on the street next time and threatened him a few more times, he would probably not dare to come.
Liu Niang turned her tears into laughter, wiped away her tears, and wiped the rain off Xu Ling's head with a handkerchief, "Look at you, thanks to you, otherwise I would have suffered, but how did you get sick?"
She smelled delicious, and Xu Ling couldn't stand such close contact. He quickly turned his head and said, "It rained suddenly last night. I guess I was frozen under the quilt."
"Pfft!" Liu Niang giggled, "How old are you, why are you still kicking off the quilt like a child?"
Xu Ling was embarrassed and laughed, "It's nothing, I feel better soon."
"That's fine. By the way, how is your ancestral business doing?" Liu Niang asked with interest.
Xu Ling didn't lie to her, "It's not bad, I can always sell a few cans a day."
"That's a lot!" Liu Niang frowned, clasped her fingers and calculated without any thought: "One can costs 480 Wen, what if there are ten cans... Hmm..."
"Forty taels and more silver," Xu Ling reminded.
"So many!?" Liu Niang covered her mouth in surprise and said happily for him: "If I were you, I would go home after selling a hundred cans! Who is so exhausted working hard outside!"
Xu Ling smiled and said nothing.
Liu Niang asked him to drink the hot tea quickly, then took out an oil-paper umbrella from behind the counter, held it up and told Xu Ling to go back and rest.
Xu Ling did not refuse, and also advised her that it was raining today and business was not good, so she might as well stop the stall early and go back to the house to rest.
Lest the horse dealer leave and come back.
Liu Niang smiled sweetly, "I know, please go back first. I'll take a rest after closing the stall."
Xu Ling said nothing more, held up an umbrella, sneezed a few times and went back.
When Liu Niang saw him entering the other courtyard, she returned to the tea shop and kicked the counter, "Everyone has left, come out quickly."
Wang Zhu came out from behind the counter, "Do you think he can really make that much money?"
"Nonsense, how much does a pound of sugar sell for outside? If he can boil sugar, he must be making money, at least more than us!"
Wang Zhu rubbed his chin, looked at Liu Niang and said, "This guy ruined our good things. I see that he treats you like that and doesn't shy away from suspicion. He must be a bad guy too. How about we attack him?"
"He knows how to boil sugar. If we can trick him into getting the recipe, we won't have to do the ugly thing of cheating anymore, and we can really find a place to settle down!"
Liu Niang was a little hesitant.
