The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 170

Some people's hearts are timid and only become strong when they want to protect others.

The movement last night made Tang Ru, who was calm in Tinglan Xiaozhu, restless all night, and the rumors in the streets and alleys in the early morning made him even more uneasy when he was in a low spirit.

Mr. Tinglan obviously knew Tang Ru's situation well. After morning class, he went to his house specially, pulled him outside, talked, relaxed, and relieved his emotions. After having lunch together on the street, he just put The old gentleman who felt at ease was sent home.

After comforting Tang Confucianism, Mr. Tinglan returned home. When he passed by the vegetable market, he saw a few vegetable vendors selling vegetables. On a thought, he picked some vegetables to add some color to the evening meal.

Going further, I found a little girl was guarding a wooden basket not much smaller than her body, squatting on the corner of the street, dozing off.

Mr. Tinglan stepped forward and saw only a few eggs lying in the basket. He squatted close to the little girl and called softly, "Xiao Li, Xiao Li."

The little girl called Xiaoli woke up dimly, and after opening her eyes to see the friendly face in front of her, she smiled and said, "Sister Tinglan!"

In the hearts of the children in Jinzhou City, they called Tinglan Mr. Tinglan in school to show their respect, but they still called Tinglan sister Tinglan more affectionately outside.

Ting Lan said with a smile: "Xiaoli's eggs are selling well today."

Xiaoli also squinted her eyes happily, and replied, "Yeah, a big brother came to buy half a basket of eggs just now."

Ting Lan was surprised: "Half a basket? Buy so much!"

Xiao Li nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice, and said: "Yes, that big brother picked for a long time, saying that Xiao Li's eggs are all good eggs, so he picked them one by one."

Ting Lan said: "Since that big brother bought so many, why are there still a few left?"

Xiaoli said: "Because big brother's basket is very small, it's already full, any more will slip out."

Ting Lan said: "So that's the case. Is Xiao Li very sleepy?"

When Xiaoli heard the word "sleepy", she couldn't help yawning, rubbed her eyes and said, "I'm a little sleepy."

Ting Lan smiled: "A little bit?"

Xiaoli pouted her lips, forced herself to widen her eyes, and nodded.

Xiaoli is a student of Tinglan, and she has learned about Xiaoli's stubbornness for a long time. Her mother died young, her father plowed the fields, and besides raising chickens, her elderly grandmother also needs to take care of her two younger brothers who are just able to walk. She had to go out and sell eggs to supplement her family, and every time the eggs she brought out had to be sold out, she would not go home. This was the goal she set for herself that must be achieved.

Ting Lan stroked Xiao Li's head distressedly, and said, "The rest of the elder sisters want to go, so you should go back to sleep earlier."

Xiaoli picked up the basket with both hands, took a step back, and said, "If Sister Tinglan really wants to eat eggs, Xiaoli won't sell them."

Ting Lan said with a wry smile: "My sister eats eggs, you see my sister bought a handful of celery, a handful of lettuce, and there are tomatoes and noodles at home. I'm short of eggs and boiled noodles."

Seeing that what Tinglan was holding in her left hand was indeed a handful of celery and a handful of lettuce, Xiaoli stepped back and said, "Sister Tinglan won't lie to Xiaoli?"

Ting Lan counted the money and handed it to Xiaoli, saying: "Of course! You take these here, and the basket and eggs belong to my sister."

Xiaoli took the money, counted it, stretched out her hand again, and said, "It's too much."

Ting Lan shook his head and smiled, "Not much, this basket is just for my sister to hold eggs and vegetables, so Xiaoli's house is missing a basket? You can use the rest of the money to buy another basket so that you can put eggs and sell it next time. Do your sister a favor, okay?"

Xiaoli hesitated for a moment, then finally withdrew her hand, nodded and said, "Okay."

Ting Lan said: "Then Xiaoli should go home and rest earlier."

Xiaoli bowed deeply to Tinglan, and then ran away without looking back.

"Sister Tinglan, thank you! Xiaoli knows that you, like big brother, are here to help Xiaoli."

Seeing Xiaoli's gradually disappearing figure, Ting Lan murmured, "Big brother?"

Could it be that this person is just like himself, poor Xiaoli, so he bought her eggs in a way that is slightly easier for Xiaoli to accept.

It's just that why didn't this person just buy all the eggs, but why did he keep a few?

Isn't it good that there are many people who do good deeds in the world, I am really too obsessed.

Ting Lan shook her head, cleared up the doubts in her mind, put the vegetables in her hand into the basket, hung the basket on the bend of her right arm, and was about to stand up.

Unexpectedly, when he got up halfway, his knees became weak and he couldn't stand up.

During the shaking, the left arm went up, and the right arm naturally drooped. After removing the heavy objects, he finally regained his balance and stood still.

But the basket that slipped from his right arm almost hit his foot, and the few eggs in the basket had been tossed so hard that only two remained unbroken.

Seeing this, Ting Lan sighed lightly. She was glad that there were still two of them left, and she also had some doubts in her heart. If she had blood deficiency or qi deficiency, she should not just be unable to stand up just now, but also dizzy. But he was clearly sober, how could he be inexplicably weak at the knees?

Could it be something wrong with the knee?

With doubts, Ting Lan moved the knee joints of both legs, but did not feel any pain or any abnormalities.

It's really weird.

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Summer nights always come a little later. Ordinary people have supper before night falls at around You time.

Mr. Tinglan has always lived the life of ordinary people, and he often does so in summer.

Only today, Xu time has passed, night has fallen quietly, but the dinner on the table has not been enjoyed, she seems to be waiting for someone to arrive.

The place where Mr. Tinglan lives is only one street away from the deserted house on the empty street in the west of the city. Taking advantage of the taboo of the city people towards this area, he has managed to obtain a lot of peace.

The wooden house she lives in is in a secluded corner, and there are several houses in the nearest neighbor.

Perhaps, even if the fairy in the sky comes to the mortal world, she hopes to have a pure land when she rests, and will not be disturbed by the world.

But at this time, a figure appeared in front of the wooden house, holding a basket of eggs in his hand, and that basket was obviously much smaller than the basket that Ting Lan brought home today.

The visitor stared at the bright light in the wooden house, as if he was trying to figure out any scene he would encounter after entering the house, but he did not move for a long time.

"Since Mr. Zhen is here, why don't you come in?" Mr. Ting Lan's voice came from the room.

——What a keen sense.

It was Jiang Yichen who came, and his identity in front of Mr. Tinglan and Tang Ru had always been "Mr. Zhen".

Jiang Yichen said: "Forgive me for being rude, and to disturb Mr. Tinglan at night."

Young Master Ting Lan said: "It's okay, Young Master is not a literati, so you don't have to stick to the rigid rules. Besides, if Young Master didn't come here to disturb Ting Lan, why don't you just leave here?"

After listening, Jiang Yichen said "Excuse me", and walked into the room.

The furnishings in the house are not crude, but it gives people a sense of simplicity and peace of mind, which is very homely.

Mr. Tinglan was sitting at the square table. She was still wearing a white toga, but her hair was not tied up. She looked less refined and more mature than a woman.

There are three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, and the bowls are full of egg noodles with tomatoes and vegetables, but there are only two bowls of noodles with poached eggs, and the third bowl does not, which is not really egg noodles.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Yichen didn't seem surprised.

Mr. Tinglan stared at the person who came, and said first: "Mr. Zhen is very calculating. First, he bought most of Xiaoli's basket of eggs. After Tinglan passed by, he would not only buy the rest of the eggs, but also give the basket to everyone. Take them away, and then secretly make Ting Lan lose his balance and break a lot of eggs, I don't know if Mr. Zhen's actions have yielded any results?"

Jiang Yichen said: "It was a helpless act in the morning, I offended you, and I will apologize to Miss Tinglan first."

Jiang Yichen said to make amends, but instead of facing Mr. Tinglan, he bowed slightly to the table.

Then, Jiang Yichen turned to Mr. Tinglan, and said, "I don't know how to address the girl, should I call you Mr. Tinglan? Nightingale? Or Mr. Ye Lanxi?"

Now that he has come here, Jiang Yichen doesn't intend to beat around the bush to practice Tai Chi, but to ask straightforward questions.

Mr. Tinglan smiled and said: "Mr. Jiang treats you sincerely. Tinglan will never lie. I am undoubtedly Tinglan. As for calling Tinglan a girl or a son, it is up to you to please him. The difference between Nightingale and Yegongzi Lanxi is the same. Said, I really don't know where the young master heard about Ting Lan?"

Jiang Yichen said: "Gusu's all-hands-on-the-world agent asks about it. Mr. Tinglan must have heard about it. He said that there is a nightingale in Jinzhou city who can only speak human words. He has been in Jinzhou for a while, until he heard about it yesterday. Ting Lan's celestial voice, the sound of nature, I know that the 'Nightingale' refers to Ting Lan."

Mr. Tinglan said: "Mr. Jiang is too famous. Tinglan's voice is indeed more friendly. If Mr. Bao said this, then Tinglan would like to thank him. How did you say 'Yegongzi Lanxi'?"

Jiang Yichen said: "This was told by an elder in the family. The reason why I believe that it is Mr. Tinglan is my speculation. Whether it is Nightingale or Mr. Ye Lanxi, it is inseparable from the night in Jinzhou City. A nightingale can only be called a nightingale if it sings on the stage, and the girl Tinglan during the day is as gentle as jade, but at night she is more alert, wise, and has the bearing of a gentleman, but no matter whether it is the girl Tinglan during the day Well, no matter the young master Tinglan at night, it’s something that people can’t help but sigh and chant ‘Lan Xi Lan Xi Nai Ruo He’, but it’s unattainable.”

After listening to Jiang Yichen's words carefully, Mr. Tinglan frowned and said, "In this case, these are just Mr. Jiang's guesses."

Jiang Yichen sighed with a smile: "Mr. Tinglan has already served three bowls of noodles, why bother to pretend to be confused?"

Mr. Tinglan joked: "Tinglan has a big appetite, why not eat two bowls?"

Jiang Yichen stared at the bowl of noodles without eggs, and said, "Then this bowl is for me?"

"The noodles are cold, Lian'er warm up for sister and Mr. Jiang."

The voice was the same as that of Mr. Tinglan in front of Jiang Yichen, but he could hear it clearly, the voice clearly came from the kitchen of the wooden house.

Ever since Jiang Yichen entered the house, there had been light there.

At this moment, a person walked out of it, also a woman in a white toga with untied hair, looking closely at her face, it was a young master Tinglan again!

(End of this chapter)