Xiaoliu quickly stopped the vendor and asked, but the vendor was also vague.
After some careful questioning, Xiao Liu found out that he had only heard what others had said, and he had never seen the bandit with his own eyes.
Originally, there were a few busybodies next to the vendor who were listening to him tell the story about bandits. But when they heard the vendor say this, they thought he was just bragging, and they quickly dispersed with a 'hiss'. But Xiao Liu knew that the story about the bandit was probably true.
Xiaoliu still vaguely remembered that there were real bandits on Cuiwei Mountain in the original novel.
It seems to be called Black Wind Village, Xiao Guo and Xiao Bei have seen it with their own eyes.
But in my impression, their martial arts seemed to be quite poor. Yang Huilan killed more than half of them with a single sword and two swords.
Of course, it can't be compared like this.
After all, Yang Huilan's martial arts skills are not bad, she dares to fight in the world alone, and her sword skills are extremely ruthless. With two swords in hand, even Lao Bai dare not face them directly.
"Master, can I leave now?"
The merchant who was being questioned saw Xiao Liu thinking and not saying anything. It was neither a matter of leaving nor a matter of not leaving.
Xiao Liu came back to his senses after hearing this. He looked around the vendor carefully, then opened his hands and looked at them. Only after he found nothing unusual did he let him go.
"Okay, you can go. You don't have to be afraid, but don't spread the news about bandits in the future. If you hear any news about bandits in the future, you can come to Qixia Town at any time. The county government is looking for me." Xiao Liu warned the vendor, patting him on the shoulder.
Xiaoliu knew very well that sometimes the panic caused by rumors was even greater than the harm caused by this bandit.
"I understand, thank you Mr. Cha! Thank you Mr. Cha!"
The vendor hurriedly thanked him half-fearfully. While thanking him, he walked quickly towards the distance. Looking at the hurried pace, he seemed to be afraid that Xiao Liu would take him back as a bandit.
Xiao Liu looked at the fearful look on the merchant's face and couldn't help but shook his head.
In these ancient times, the people feared officials as much as tigers, which is really not an empty talk.
Seeing the merchant running away, let alone asking him to go to the county government to provide information about bandits in the future, I am afraid that whenever he meets an official in the future, he will simply take a detour.
But Xiaoliu also knew that this was not his problem, but that too many police officers left a bad impression on others.
As for the professional impression, it was not something he could change alone.
He just needs to be himself, at least as long as the residents of Qixia Town don't fear him like a tiger like him.
After thinking about it, Xiao Liu smiled, turned around and started patrolling the streets again.
However, this time he patrolled the streets no longer as casually as before, but began to pay attention to whether there was any information about bandits.
At the same time, an idea quietly crossed Xiaoliu's mind, and a slight smile appeared on Xiaoliu's lips. This might be a rare opportunity!
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After patrolling the streets all morning, Xiao Liu still didn't get any valuable information. Most of them were just random rumors.
After Xiaoliu completed his patrol in the morning, he quickly rushed to the painting shop again. After learning that the old man still hadn't come, Xiaoliu did not continue to wander around the painting shop like yesterday, but directly Turn around and walk in the direction of Tongfu Inn.
Sometimes people can't hang themselves on a tree. Sometimes, if you go out for a walk and let your mind wander, you might gain something else.
Xiaoliu thought about the thoughts that suddenly occurred to him in the morning, and a smile appeared on his lips.
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At this time, Tongfu Inn has also reopened. The closure yesterday and this morning had no impact on their customer flow at all.
After all, there is only one inn in this town. If you don’t eat here, where else can you eat?
In the Yihong Building across the street, it took more than half a month to install just one window. It was installed and dismantled. By the time they finished it, they were probably going to starve to death.
In the lobby, Lao Bai was greeting people from side to side, serving food and refilling drinks. He was very busy. But fortunately, there were only four or five tables of guests in total, so he was still busy.
"Hey, Xiaoliu is here." Looking at Xiaoliu walking in from the door, Lao Bai quickly greeted him.
"Brother Bai."
Xiaoliu was not polite, said hello directly, and sat at the table where they usually sat. It’s the legendary old elm table made of Manchurian ash!
"What would Xiao Liu want to eat today?" Lao Bai picked up the bowl on the table and made Xiao Liu a bowl of tea, asking with a smile.
"Thank you, Brother Bai. Everything will be fine as usual." Xiao Liu thanked him and took the tea with a smile.
Lao Bai has been a waiter for so long, pouring water for people every day, but this is the first time someone has thanked him.
"Thank you, Xiao Liu, you are just too polite."
Lao Bai smiled and patted Xiao Liu on the shoulder and said, although he had already reminded himself to be wary of Xiao Liu, he just couldn't be wary of Xiao Liu.
"Okay, then you sit down for a while, and I'll go talk to Da Zui right now." Lao Bai said and walked to the kitchen.
Xiao Liu suddenly remembered something and said quickly. "By the way, Brother Bai, help me add some roast chicken, and I'll pack it back for my master to eat."
"Okay!" Lao Bai responded with a smile, but then he asked curiously.
"By the way, Xiaoliu, I haven't seen your master all day today. Is he busy practicing some martial arts again?"
As he said this, Lao Bai made some gestures.
In the past few days, Lao Xingna has been studying hard and practicing hard, and even the number of times he comes to Tongfu Inn every day has been reduced. And most of the time it only appears during meal time, and sometimes it is even packed and taken directly to the county government office to eat, saying that this way you can eat and practice at the same time.
Hearing Lao Bai's question, Xiao Liu smiled slightly, but after thinking about it, he still didn't tell the truth. He just smiled and nodded.
"Well, almost."
Although Lao Bai saw Xiao Liu's look and knew that he must be hiding something, he was a very discerning person. Seeing that Xiao Liu didn't want to say more, he didn't continue to ask questions, but turned around and walked towards the kitchen with a smile.
There are two paths to the kitchen from the lobby of Tongfu Inn. One leads directly to the kitchen from behind the stairs. However, this path is usually taken when serving food, so Lao Bai chose to take the second path, which is also commonly used by everyone. , that is from the lobby to the backyard and then to the kitchen.
And when Lao Bai just opened the door curtain connecting the backyard, a gust of wind suddenly hit him.
"Bai Zhantang, go to hell!" A shout followed closely.
At this moment, the wind from the palm was already coming towards the face, and an ordinary person would definitely not be able to dodge it.
But who was Lao Bai? He paused in his steps, his lower body did not move, and his upper body twisted to the side to avoid the sneak attack of this palm.
Then, he took advantage of the opponent's remaining strength after taking out the palm, and quickly dodged past the opponent. He lightly flicked his right hand back, hitting the opponent's back.
However, Xiao Guo, who tried his best to strike in the air, was already a little unstable. However, due to such a sudden slap from Lao Bai, he staggered forward and threw himself forward.
Xiao Guo was about to fall to pieces, but fortunately she reacted quickly and pressed her hands to the ground in time, so she didn't fall to the ground.
However, when Xiao Guo raised his head, he met everyone's eyes in the lobby.
For a moment, the atmosphere became strangely silent.
Just now, everyone in the lobby was attracted by Xiao Guo's shout. But now everyone looked at her indecent posture on all fours. No one reacted. What is this girl doing?
When Xiao Guo saw so many people staring at her, even though she was usually thick-skinned, she couldn't help but blush.
Xiao Guo stood up in a panic, and she tried her best to pretend that nothing happened.
But her blushing cheeks and her increasingly panicked steps told everyone about the panic in her heart.
Xiao Liu also looked at Xiao Guo with a half-smile.
Xiao Guo quickly lifted the curtain and hurriedly ran towards the backyard.
"Ouch!" "Eh!"
In panic, Xiao Guo directly hit the bucket.
Lao Bai on the side was leaning at the door of the kitchen and looking at Xiao Guo who had just attacked him.
Xiao Guo looked at Lao Bai, spread his hands forward and back, walked slightly, and took a posture. "bring it on?"
Lao Bai ignored Xiao Guo and turned directly to the big mouth in the kitchen to tell the name of the dish.
When Xiao Guo saw that Lao Bai was ignoring her like this, he couldn't help being very angry and shouted quickly. "Bai Zhantang, I want to fight to the death with you, shall I make a move?"
"Why are you here? Why don't you hurry up and get to work? Otherwise, wait for the shopkeeper to come back and see how she deals with you." After Lao Bai finished naming the dishes, he walked directly to the lobby without even looking at Xiao Guo.
When Xiao Guo heard about the shopkeeper, she immediately restrained herself. She had just unlocked the acupuncture point. During this morning, she fully experienced the feeling of not being able to survive or die.
It feels like there are countless fleas biting you all over your body. You can clearly feel that your body is itchy, but you can't move at all. She still can't forget that feeling of being unable to scratch even if you want to.
In fact, she originally planned to go back to work after the acupuncture treatment, but as soon as she saw Lao Bai walking towards her, she took action immediately.
But she regretted it after taking action, thinking that she was going to be picked on again. Unexpectedly, Lao Bai didn't care about her, which made Xiao Guo a little strange. The Lao Bai in his impression was not such a generous person.
In fact, she didn't know that Lao Bai actually felt that what he had done before was indeed a bit excessive.
So now if it was absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to order Xiao Guo anymore.
If he really wanted to point out the good and bad, he couldn't bear the responsibility.
And to be honest, after this incident, he really didn't want Xiao Guo to stay here.
In his opinion, Xiao Guo was his hidden bomb. If it didn't explode, it would be fine. If it exploded, he would be dead.
But what he said didn't count, and he couldn't tell the shopkeeper about it. He couldn't blow himself up, right?
He finally found a stable place and met a few people with whom he could live an ordinary life.
Therefore, Lao Bai can avoid Xiao Guo now.
You will be your handyman, and I will be my waiter. When your family comes with the money, you will leave immediately.
Before that, not only could he not harm Xiao Guo, but he also had to protect Xiao Guo's safety.
When he thought of this, Lao Bai couldn't help but want to slap himself twice. Why did you say you were so mean before? If you had known better, you wouldn't have made a move. He could have just let her beat her up and leave.
"Brother Bai, Brother Bai!"
Xiao Liu looked at Lao Bai who fell into a daze after taking a sip of tea on the chair and shouted quickly.
"Ah! What's wrong?" Lao Bai quickly came to his senses.
Seeing Lao Bai's obviously worried look, Xiao Liu didn't ask any more questions, but directly stated his plan.
"Brother Bai, I have something to discuss with you and Shopkeeper Tong. Is Shopkeeper Tong here?"
"Oh, the shopkeeper is not here right now. She took Xiaobei to Baima Academy to register early in the morning, but she should be back soon, right?"
As soon as Lao Bai finished speaking, shopkeeper Tong walked in with Xiaobei. Shopkeeper Tong had a trace of sadness on his face, and Xiaobei had a similar look.
Upon seeing this, Lao Bai hurriedly greeted him.
"What's wrong? Is it because you didn't register or you didn't let us, Xiaobei, register?"
Lao Bai quickly asked with concern. You must know that some academies have very strong values on men and women and do not allow women to study.
Xiaoliu and the scholar at the counter also came over.
The shopkeeper looked at everyone's concerned expressions and explained.
"No, Xiaobei's name has been applied. However, the rules of this academy are very strict. They only recruit highly talented students. Students must submit an essay written by themselves before enrolling. Only if your husband is satisfied with the essay can you enroll. , otherwise we won’t even get the registration fee back.”
Lao Bai said quickly after hearing this. "Isn't this nonsense? How can Xiaobei write articles when he hasn't gone to school yet? He hasn't even learned a few words?"
Xiaobei was a little unhappy after hearing what Lao Bai said. He didn't even know a few words? She knows a lot of words, okay.
But she had no choice but to refute, because she had never written any articles before. How could she write this article?
"Can I write for you, sir?" Xiao Liu also asked.
"No, the person in charge said it must be written by the child himself, otherwise it will be invalidated if found out."
After hearing this, everyone was helpless. The writing style of adults and the writing style of children are really very different.
Xiaobei looked at everyone who was speechless, and also a little confused about what to do.
"Forget it, Xiaobei, just write hard and write whatever you want. No matter what the outcome is, my sister-in-law will support you. At the worst, we can just switch to another academy."
Seeing that Xiaobei didn't know what to do, the shopkeeper's trust and encouragement made him think clearly on the way back.
"Sister-in-law?" Xiaobei looked at her sister-in-law who trusted her with some emotion.
"Yes, Xiaobei, just write well. At worst, we won't go to White Horse Academy. We will let the scholar teach you. Although he didn't win the exam, he is still a scholar after all." Lao Bai also consoled him.
