The two sat side by side on the stools, watching the people passing by on the street.
"It seems like we are going to the market today." Liu Yucheng said, looking at the crowd that was denser than usual.
"Do you want to go to the market? Sometimes there are some novel gadgets at the market." Xie Le looked at Liu Yucheng and asked.
"Really? But what if someone comes to see you soon?" Liu Yucheng thought for a while, and his eyes that were shining just now suddenly dimmed a bit.
"It's okay, we won't open the store today and go to the market." Xie Le stood up, took two steps forward, turned around and stretched out his hand to Liu Yucheng.
Liu Yucheng looked at Xie Le and blinked, then smiled happily and took Xie Le's hand, jumping up and down and walking out.
There are many people on the street and there are many vendors selling things. Yunbian City is located on the border and has relatively many contacts with overseas tribes. Businessmen will go to the location of their tribes to trade with them and bring back some unique things from overseas tribes.
Although most people in the country do not want to see the foreign Mo people, the resistance is even more intense in border towns, because they are lazy and do not engage in production. They always come to harass the people, kill people, steal goods, and rob people of their money.
However, there are still silent traders selling some specialties in various parts of the country. Of course, these people have special licenses issued by the court, and they have also learned the Yiguo language after doing business in the country for a long time. They are usually not seen in the city and only appear when going to the market.
Now, not far in front of Xie Le, there is a young man from Mo Ren who is selling goods at a stall. At first, there were many people around his stall, most of them watching the excitement. Who would buy anything from Mo Ren? But as time went by, everyone discovered that this silent guy was not a bad guy, and he treated others politely, and more and more people bought his things.
Xie Le pointed to his stall: "Where should we go to see it? There are many novel things."
Liu Yucheng looked at Xie Le's hand and frowned: "Mo Ren?"
"Yes, Mo Ren." Xie Le nodded.
"How could they be in our territory?"
"Three years ago, we allowed a small number of Mo people to come to our country to do business and study. Of course, most of the Mo people who came were in some big cities and were rarely seen in small cities like ours. He was also a year old I just came to Yunbian City not long ago." Xie Le explained for Liu Yucheng.
"Oh, that's it. Do you know him?" Liu Yucheng looked at Xie Le in confusion.
"We know him, but we just met him not long ago. His name is Gouba."
"But I heard that silent people are very dangerous." Liu Yucheng was a little confused. On the one hand, he wanted to see what Gou Ba was selling, but on the other hand, he was a little scared.
"It's okay, he's not bad, and I'll protect you if something happens," Xie Le said.
"Hmph, let's wait until you practice your martial arts more." Liu Yucheng said unforgivingly, but he was still very happy in his heart. He took Xie Le's hand and said, "Let's go."
The two came to Gou Ba's stall, and Xie Le greeted: "Gou Ba."
"It turns out to be Mr. Xie, why do you have time to come to my place today?" Gou Ba smiled when he saw it was Xie Le, and saw Liu Yucheng next to Xie Le, "Who is this?"
When Xie Le was still thinking about how to introduce Liu Yucheng, Liu Yucheng said first, "I am Xie Le's fiancée. Thank you for taking care of my family, Xie Le."
"It turns out to be Mrs. Xie. No, no, I should be very grateful. My leg was injured while transporting goods, and Mr. Xie who passed by helped me heal it. Look, do you think I have anything you like here? If you tell me anything, I will take it as a thank you gift." Gou Ba said with a smile.
"Excuse me for your kindness, but we have something to do so we'll leave first." After saying this, Liu Yucheng walked out of the crowd.
Xie Le looked at Liu Yucheng and said to Gou Ba, "Then I'll leave first."
"Wait a minute, take this and give it to your wife. It can make your skin better. Think of it as my meeting gift." Goubase gave Xie Le a small box.
"Thank you very much."
"It's okay, it's okay, go quickly and don't keep your beautiful wife waiting, hahaha."
Xie Le caught up with Liu Yucheng. Liu Yucheng turned back and smiled at Xie Le: "Hehe, my father said that girls should be elegant and polite outside."
Xie Le shook his head and smiled, why didn't I notice this at all? However, I don't hate it either.
Back at the drug store, Liu Yucheng slumped down on a chair: "It's fun to go to the market, but it's so tiring."
After being out for a long time, Liu Yucheng was interested in many things. Xie Le tried to buy them several times but was stopped by Liu Yucheng. As a result, he didn't buy anything today.
Xie Le took out the small box given by Gouba from his arms. It was still a little heavy. He took a closer look and found that the small box was actually made of sandalwood. It was also carved with a pattern that Xie Le had never seen before. It should be that of Mo Ren. Unique to the edges and very beautiful overall.
He handed it to Liu Yucheng: "Here, this is the meeting gift Gou Ba gave you. I don't know what it is. It says it can make your skin better. Open it and take a look."
Liu Yucheng turned his head and didn't look at it: "Huh, I don't want it. Is he saying that my skin is bad?"
Xie Le smiled coquettishly. This was a gift from someone else. It wouldn't be good to throw it away. Let's just leave it alone.
"And I want what you bought for me." Liu Yucheng turned back and looked at Xie Le with a smile.
"Then why did you stop me when I said I wanted to buy you something today?" Xie Le was a little confused.
"Humph, rub your shoulders and I'll tell you." Liu Yucheng said with a raised face.
"Can you tell me now?" Xie Le gently rubbed Liu Yucheng's shoulders. Liu Yucheng's shoulders were soft and her hands were soft, as if her whole body was soft. Xie Le was careful not to hurt Liu Yucheng.
"Okay, let me tell you." Liu Yucheng closed his eyes in enjoyment, "Didn't you say that you would marry me when you save enough money to buy a mansion that belongs to both of us? I want you to marry me first and then buy it for me. It’s a gift, so you can’t spend money randomly from now on, you know? I’m still waiting to marry you, hee hee.”
"Yeah." Xie Le felt warm inside.
March has passed in the blink of an eye, and many things have happened in these months.
the first thing,
A huge defense project called the Great Wall was built, including passes, walls, and beacon towers. The engineering model is unprecedented in that officials and soldiers take the lead. People can join voluntarily. Each person only works three hours a day. The wages are good and they are paid daily.
The second thing,
A month ago, the city lord of Yunbian City died suddenly in the city lord's palace. The cause of death was that his internal organs were shattered by a palm from behind. The murderer must not be an ordinary person. Even if he has been practicing martial arts for several years and has known each other for many years, he was unprepared. Even under such circumstances, there is no guarantee that he can be killed with one palm, and the murderer has not been caught so far.
During these three months, Xie Le still went to practice martial arts in the morning, looked after the store with Liu Yucheng during the day, and went to work on the Great Wall construction site at night. Live an ordinary and fulfilling life.
After three months of exercise, Xie Le's body is no longer as weak as before, his muscle lines have become clearer, and his contours have become more beautiful.
He has good talent. On the first day he went to practice martial arts, no one taught him. He just followed the instructions, but he was able to understand the movements and force exertion. After so many days of repeated hammering, Xie Le's fist and palm skills improved. It can be considered that we have arrived at the gate of the martial arts world.
This period of time is undoubtedly a transformation for Xie Le.
The day after Xie Le decided to move, he visited Aunt Zhao, who took great care of him. He talked to her and told him his idea of moving back to the drug store. Aunt Zhao smiled and nodded, and just asked Xie Le to chat with her more when he was free in the future. Living as an old woman was quite boring. Xie Le was also worried and often went to accompany her.
After finishing today's work, Xie Le dragged his tired body back to the second floor of the drug store, took out a box from the drawer and sat beside the bed, opened it under the moonlight, and carefully put the banknotes from today's work into it. Put the lid on, put it back in the drawer and lock it.
Xie Le washed his body lightly and lay on the bed. In this way, it wouldn't take long to save enough money to buy a mansion. Xie Le fell asleep with a happy mood.
In the early morning of the next day, the wind blew through the leaves and caused the shadows to sway. Xie Le was walking on the way to the martial arts training ground as usual.
A shadow disappeared briefly on the ground, and then there was a slight sound of breaking tiles. It would be difficult to hear it if the surroundings were not very silent.
Xie Le curiously looked up at the place where the sound came from. As soon as he raised his head, a figure passed over his head.
"What's going on, thief?" Xie Le followed him unconsciously before he had time to think.
In the past, Xie Le would not have joined in the fun. Now, several months of practicing martial arts have made Xie Le, a young man, passionate and have the idea of being a hero.
Xie Le didn't know how to do light kung fu. The two men leaped on the roof, and Xie Le chased them on the street. He had to stop and look up from time to time in the direction in which the two of them were escaping, in case they got lost.
Xie Le looked up and saw that the man being chased jumped from the back of the house into an alley, and the man behind him jumped down without any hesitation.
After looking at the alley in front of him, Xie Le confirmed that this was the alley the two people jumped into last.
Xie Le exhaled a breath, calmed down and walked in.
Gradually, Xie Le could vaguely hear some sounds, which should be the sound of swords clashing.
Xie Le was shocked. Should I go back before they discovered me? They all have weapons, why should I join in the fun?
Sure enough, curiosity was better than anything else. Xie Le had never experienced actual combat or seen a life-and-death struggle, and he also wanted to know what his current strength was by observing other people.
There were a lot of debris piled up in the alley, and Xie Le carefully groped forward, trying not to let himself be discovered because he made a little noise.
The further he walked, the clearer the sounds coming from inside became clearer. Xie Le hid behind a pile of bamboo baskets, and through the moonlight he could see the two people fighting in front of him more clearly.
The two men were dressed in black clothes and scarves. The only difference was that the length of their swords was different. According to the specifications, one's sword should be twenty-one inches and three minutes long, while the other's sword should be fifteen and two inches long. But it doesn’t rule out other sizes that you can create yourself.
Xie Le's eyes were dazzled by bursts of silver light reflected from the sword blade from time to time. Xie Le squinted his eyes and looked focused.
Although Xie Le didn't know much about swordsmanship, he had heard the saying that an inch is long and an inch is strong. In his opinion, the winner should be determined quickly.
Sure enough, the long sword took the lead...
