The next day, Chang'an was ordered to find Su Liang to "buy groceries" again, but found that the door was locked.
He remembered that Su Liang said yesterday that he wanted to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake because he came to the city because of peace, so he went to Mingxiang Tower.
Ning Jing and Su Liang were not there. The shopkeeper said that they had been here half an hour ago, bought two boxes of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, and then drove towards the city gate.
Mu Luo learned that he had to give up. He had to focus on investigating the case and not be distracted.
After returning to the village, Su Liang's life was still busy and fulfilling.
The focus is on martial arts training, and she reads and practices calligraphy during breaks. She cooks three meals a day, and Ningjing is responsible for cleaning.
As the weather turned colder, there was no shortage of villagers coming to see Su Liang for medical treatment. She had an account book, and if she really couldn't pay for the consultation, she could pay them on credit.
After Ning Jing worked in the firewood shed for a few days, he made a small medicine cabinet for Su Liang, imitating the medicine cabinet in the medicine shop.
Su Liang wrote a list, and drove to buy commonly used medicinal materials and prepare them when he came back. In this way, most of the villagers did not need to go to town to get medicines when they received medical treatment here.
Someone secretly took the medicinal materials given by Su Liang and went to the drug store in the town to ask about the price. It turned out that the price in the town was higher.
It's not that Su Liang is in a loss-making business, it's that she buys in large quantities, which is cheaper.
Sometimes the patient's family members would give Su Liang some eggs, vegetables or a piece of meat to express their gratitude.
Su Liang would not refuse gifts of food from anyone, but they would all be converted into medical expenses. These were what she and Ning Jing had to spend money to buy.
After the medicine cabinet was completed, Ningjing bought some wood and transported it home. He spent a lot of time in the woodshed every day, not knowing what to do.
That day it was time to train with Su Liang again, and he asked Su Liang to come over in the woodshed.
Chopping wood and making fires were usually peaceful tasks, so Su Liang didn't go into the woodshed for a long time.
When I entered, I was very surprised.
The inside is neatly divided into two areas.
Half of it was neatly stacked with firewood, and the other half was placed with wood tools. There was a small stool for sitting quietly.
What Ningjing showed Su Liang was his result in the past few days, a wooden weapons shelf filled with various weapons.
There were not as many as eighteen, but Su Liang counted and found that there were ten kinds, all made of wood and very delicately made.
She picked up a long whip and asked Ningjing what it was made of.
"Animal hides and sinews, bought in the town." Ning Jing said.
"Your carpentry skills are already very good." Su Liang waved his whip and praised, "Is it all for me?"
Ning Jing took the whip over and said, "It's not for you, it's for beating you."
Su Liang:......
A moment later, Su Liang was holding a long sword and was beaten back repeatedly by Ning Jing with a whip. Finally, he retreated to the corner and said helplessly, "You look like you are going to whip me in half."
In fact, Ning Jing's expression is normal, but the whip in his hand is really scary.
Su Liang was not afraid. It was his first time encountering this kind of weapon. He couldn't find a good counterattack, so he could only defend.
Ning Jing threw out the whip, wrapped it around Su Liang's arm, and pulled her out from the corner, "On the martial arts competition stage, your opponent may use any kind of weapon."
In a real battle, if there is a chance to use weapons, no one will choose to use them with bare hands. Weapons are also part of strength.
Su Liang's expression became serious, "Come again!"
Ning Jing wants Su Liang to be familiar with the methods of various weapons. She doesn't need to be good at using whips, but she needs to learn how to deal with an enemy who uses whips.
In fact, Su Liang could only retreat at the beginning because his opponent was Ning Jing. The starting point he set for Su Liang was too high, far beyond that of a normal whip-wielding warrior.
Bai Xiaohu and Zhu Zhu were lying on the door and looked in through the crack in the door. They saw Ning Jing waving a whip and beating Su Liang. The two little guys were so frightened that they quickly knocked on the door and shouted, "Brother Ning, please don't beat me."
Sister Su Liang!"
Su Liang let her little brother in. Bai Xiaohu and Zhu Zhu made sure she was not injured again and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Liang brought them snacks, and when Bai Xiaohu asked when they were going to hunt wild boars, he said he would go tomorrow if the weather was good.
After sending the two little guys away, Su Liang took a sip of water and then "looked for a fight."
At the end of the day, Ning Jing had excellent control and did not really hit Su Liang. But Su Liang had calculated how many whips she would have received and how many times she would have died if Ning Jing was her enemy...
After dinner, Ning Jing gave Su Liang a martial arts training schedule.
Each weapon needs to be queued for three days. Su Liang controls the intensity of other daily training by himself.
"That's good." Su Liang said, "If the weather is bad or you have to go out for something, you can postpone it later. After one round of practice, it's time to go to the provincial capital. It's not so convenient to practice martial arts in other places."
"Buy a big house." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea. If you hit me with those weapons, I will hit you back. You have to teach me how to use them."
Ning Jing nodded in agreement.
"If the weather is good tomorrow, will you go up to the mountains to hunt wild boars?" Su Liang asked him.
This matter was promised to Bai Xiaohu a long time ago, and she has not actually gone to the mountains to see it.
"What do you think?" Ning Jing asked.
Su Liang understood immediately, "Please go."
"Yeah." Ning Jing nodded.
The next day was indeed a sunny day. Bai Xiaohu came very excitedly early in the morning to confirm that Su Liang was really going up the mountain and went back to tell Aunt Bai.
Aunt Bai is happy to see her two grandsons getting close to Ning Jing and Su Liang, but in this season, wild beasts are infested in the mountains, how can she dare to let Bai Xiaohu go there with confidence?
Old Man Bai made the decision and asked Bai Peng and Bai He to go and lead Su Liang and Ning Jing to help. Bai Xiaohu should follow and don't run around.
It was expected that he would not be able to go down the mountain at noon, so Su Liang made some meat cakes to take with him.
She put on old clothes, tied up her hair, tied up her trousers, carried a backpack on her back, and held a sickle.
Ningjing took out a pair of bows and arrows from the woodshed. They were not finished before and were just finished last night. The arrowheads and bow strings were bought from the county town.
"A few days ago in Liujia Village, a wild boar came down the mountain and injured someone, but we couldn't catch it. Let's go west." Bai He pointed in the direction.
Bai Xiaohu blurted out, "Uncle, did you secretly go to Liujia Village again?"
Bai He's face froze. When Bai Peng saw his brother like this, what else didn't he understand? He didn't care that Su Liang and Ning Jing heard it, and sighed and asked Bai He, "What are you planning?"
Bai He kicked away the dead branches on the road and smiled bitterly, "Huilan's family is trying to marry her to a butcher in the town who beat her daughter-in-law to death. She refused, saying that if her brother and sister-in-law forced her to marry, she would hang herself.
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Bai Peng frowned, "Have you met in private?"
Bai He quickly shook his head, "No... I've been to Liujia Village a few times just to see how she was doing. I didn't let anyone see her or talk to her. Everyone in the village knows about the butcher."
"That relative that mother told you about..." Bai Peng asked again.
Bai He's face sank, "I don't want to be lazy and have a bad temper!"
Bai Peng sighed, "Mom has also asked someone to inquire. Although the dowry is quite large, the girl's character is not good, so forget it. You have to identify Liu Huilan. When you get back, I will help you persuade your parents."
"Really?" Bai He looked excited, "Brother, please don't lie to me!"
"Why did I lie to you?" Bai Peng glared at Bai He.
Ning Jing and Su Liang, who were walking behind, looked at the scenery and listened to the conversation between the two brothers without expressing any opinions.
Su Liang felt that if Bai Peng tried to persuade him, the old couple might loosen up. He was the eldest and the pillar of the family, so his words had weight. Moreover, Bai He was determined to let him marry someone he didn't like. How can a family live in harmony?
Walking all the way into the mountains, the Bai brothers were leading the way, Bai Xiaohu was following behind, jumping and playing, Ning Jing was picking leaves, and Su Liang was picking mushrooms.
Bai Xiaohu ran back, "Sister Su Liang, can this be eaten? My grandpa said many mushrooms are poisonous!"
"I recognize it, it's edible. But don't pick it randomly." Su Liang warned Bai Xiaohu.
Bai Xiaohu ran to see the leaves picked up by Ningjing again and asked him what he wanted to do.
"Play." Ning Jing said one word.
Bai Xiaohu scratched his little head and didn't understand what was so fun about it, so he ran forward again.
The Bai brothers suddenly stopped and turned around to signal for silence.
Su Liang followed the direction of Bai Peng's finger and saw a gray hare.
Ning Jing silently handed over the bow and arrow, and Su Liang found a position, took aim, and shot, hitting the hare the moment it scampered out.
The two elders and one younger boy of the Bai family were stunned.
"Sister Su Liang is so amazing!" Bai Xiaohu clapped his hands with a look of admiration.
Su Liang said that archery was her hobby in her previous life. Although her hands were weak, her skills were still there.
The hare was very fat and heavy to carry. Su Liang had already figured out how to eat it.
Bai Peng carried the hare on his back, and the group continued walking to the west.
Stopping for a drink of water, Bai He found the footprints of a wild boar nearby.
After Bai Xiaohu finished chewing a meat pie, he was arranged to climb up a high tree and was not allowed to come down.
The Bai brothers took spears and followed the wild boar's footprints to find them. When they heard the sound, they quickly signaled Su Liang and Ning Jing to be careful.
Su Liang saw the wild boar. It was huge and looked difficult to deal with.
She chose a tree and climbed up. When she looked for Ningjing again, she found that he was gone.
The Bai brothers approached, one after the other, quietly.
Unfortunately, Bai He's spear missed, and Bai Peng's spear missed.
The wild boar was enraged and rushed out after the white crane.
The white crane ran towards the tree where Su Liang was, with the wild boar chasing after him.
Just when the wild boar was about to hit the crane, a big rock fell from the sky and hit the wild boar in the head!
Bai He didn't dare to look back and kept running!
The wild boar was not knocked unconscious and chased after him again. When he was almost under the tree, Su Liang stared at him and shot a sharp arrow through the air, piercing the wild boar's head! It rushed forward due to inertia, hit the tree, and fell to the ground!
Bai He was still in shock when he saw Ning Jing walking out from behind a tree. His clothes were not messed up and he was calm and calm.
The stone that slowed down the wild boar just fell from that tree. But no one saw when Ningjing went up and how he came down.
"You two are so awesome! Have you ever hunted before?" Bai Peng asked.
Su Liang shook his head, "I forgot, I don't know him."
Bai Xiaohu ran over and happily circled the wild boar twice, "I saw it, my uncle was being chased, and it was Sister Su Liang who shot him!"
Bai He smiled awkwardly, "This big guy is too scary."
A few people were nearby and ate everything they brought.
Brothers Bai Peng and Bai He cut some branches, tied the wild boar to the branches with ropes, and dragged them down the mountain.
On the way down the mountain, Su Liang shot two more pheasants, picked up a few wild eggs, and picked a lot of mushrooms.
Ningjing seemed to be here for fun the whole time, following behind to pick up leaves.
After coming down from the mountain, the Bai brothers transported the wild boar to the town and sold it, agreeing that the family would get half of the money from the sale.
Originally, Su Liang said that he had killed a wild boar and asked Bai Xiaohu to eat the meat, but he had just killed a pig a few days ago. Bai Xiaohu was very sensible and offered to sell it in exchange for money to give his brother-in-law a wife.
Su Liang got a hare and a pheasant. Bai Xiaohu brought home a pheasant and vividly told his family about Su Liang's amazing archery skills.
The sky was getting dark, and the small courtyard was filled with the aroma of pheasant stewed with mushrooms.
A carriage crossed the bridge, and the sound of horse hooves came from behind.
Chang'an, who was driving the carriage, turned around to look and saw a man riding a horse.
When the carriage stopped outside Su Liang's house, the man on horseback also approached.
It was Qi Yan who was previously sent to the capital by Xing Yusheng to inquire about information. Now he came back to deliver a message to Su Liang, and he immediately carried two boxes on his back.
Chang'an jumped out of the car and asked Qi Yan's identity.
Qi Yan asked with a straight face the identities of Chang An and Mu Luo.
Su Liang heard the noise and came over to open the door. He saw Chang'an first, without any surprise. He turned to Qi Yan and smiled, "Come in quickly."
Qi Yan led the horse into the yard. Mu Luo, who got out of the car, was inexplicably unhappy and asked Su Liang who that was.
Su Liang did not answer, "What are your orders, Master Mu?"
Mu Luo felt that he was not welcome, but he was already here, so there was no reason why he should not go in, so he simply said that he was here to eat.
Su Liang declined, "I thought Mr. Mu was busy with official duties."
"No matter how busy I am, I can't go hungry. And I have something serious to talk to you about," Mu Luo said.
"Then please come in." Su Liang relaxed.
Fortunately, there is a set of tables and chairs sent by Xing Yusheng at home, otherwise so many people would not be able to sit down.
When the food was served, a smile appeared on Mu Luo's face when he heard Ning Jing say, "This meal costs five thousand taels."
Mu Luo's face froze, "What about him?" He pointed to Qi Yan.
Qi Yan didn't know that Mu Luo was the fourth prince. Hearing this, he hummed, "My master is a good friend of Miss Su."
Mu Luo's eyes flashed slightly, "Are you a subordinate of Prince Beijing?"
"So what?" Qi Yan asked back.
Mu Luo heard that Qi Yan only said that Su Liang was Xing Yusheng's good friend and did not mention Ning Jing, which further confirmed that Su Liang's previous words were true.
"Miss Su, I thought we were also friends." Mu Luo ignored Tingjing Lion's open mouth and looked at Su Liang.
Su Liang put down the last dish and said, "Ning Jing has the final say."
"Is this the pheasant and hare that Miss Su shot in the mountains today? It's really amazing! I'm so lucky! When I get back to the capital, my master and Ajun will definitely envy me!" Qi Yan laughed.
Mu Luo said in a faint tone, "Su Liang, why don't you just tell me how much it costs to be a friend who can come to your house for dinner at any time? I'll pay it all in one lump sum." To avoid being ripped off every day.
Su Liang chuckled lightly, "When friends come to eat, they don't charge for it. When Master Mu comes back again, he doesn't increase the price. It's five thousand taels a time."
Chang'an felt that his master was somewhat masochistic. If there was someone in the capital who was so disrespectful, he would have been killed long ago. But in this small place, Su Liang caught him.
After everyone was seated, Su Liang called Chang An to come in.
Chang'an saw that there was a pair of bowls and chopsticks on the table and quickly said that he was not hungry.
"You are a guest. I won't charge you any money." Su Liang said.
Chang'an felt that his master's face turned darker...
Mu Luo, who spent five thousand taels, did not get the chicken legs he wanted to eat, because one drumstick belonged to Ningjing and the other belonged to Su Liang. Su Liang gave hers to Qi Yan, who came from afar. As for the rabbit legs, Su
Cut it after cooling and plan to cook it tomorrow.
After dinner, Qi Yan saw that Mu Luo was not leaving and it was difficult to talk, so he rode back to Qiu Ming Villa to stay, promising to come back tomorrow morning.
Those two boxes were medical books given to Su Liang by Mrs. Xing, and they were all kept.
What puzzles Qi Yan is that when he left last time, Su Liang and Ning Jing were still husband and wife, and this time they came back and became sworn brothers and sisters. He had to tell his master the news quickly.
"Is this tea also a gift from Xing Yusheng?" Mu Luo asked, looking at the fine celadon tea cup in his hand.
"It's getting late, Master Mu, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." Su Liang started to chase away the guests. She was very busy and really didn't want to deal with this important man.
Mu Luo put down his teacup and hummed, "You are really not afraid of offending me."
"If Master Mu is so easy to offend, there is no need to interact with him in the future." Su Liang said.
Hearing something in Su Liang's words, Mu Luo looked serious and said, "Okay, let's be serious. I have something I want to ask you to help me with."