Chapter 41, Picture Scroll

Mrs. Fang Xue, Sanniangzi went to cook.

Fang Rui called Fang Ling and Nannan to the main room to play, and then went into the back room.

Not long after.

Gululu!

Fang Rui touched his belly, his face turned slightly pale.

This is not due to a congenital physical weakness - that doesn't affect him. His martial arts improved too quickly and was suppressed, and he was basically no different from ordinary people.

Just like a leaking barrel, as long as water is added faster than the water leaks, there will be no impact at all.

The real reason is...

Fang Rui refined his strength and replenished the energy consumed in the previous fight with Lord Tiger. However, strength is not generated out of thin air. It consumes energy, which will drain a large amount of body nutrients.

"Other middle-grade warriors need to eat and drink every meal, with rich oil and water, and they also need to supplement it with medicinal food... but I don't have that condition."

Fang Rui had stored some supplies that were in short supply, but not too much, and he couldn't tolerate luxury every day.

With the Lin and Xia families stocking up on supplies, and other large households in the city following suit, supplies on the black market have tightened. If you buy them again, the price will be extremely high, and you may not be able to buy much.

Medicinal food?

He has a batch of medicinal materials on hand, but among those medicinal materials, old medicines are rare, let alone great medicines that are more than a hundred years old.

——The medicinal materials used in the medicinal diet of middle-grade warriors must be at least old medicines from the previous year.

And big medicine...

Even if Fang Rui can afford it, he may not be able to buy it. This is the monopoly resource of the big family, and it is also the reason why warriors like Yuan Da have to become dogs.

"No matter which world you are in, if you want to move up, there must be huge restrictions and barriers!"

Fang Rui sighed.

"My nutritional supply problem... I can only eat more to replenish my body in quantity. In addition, I can use ordinary medicinal materials to prepare some simple medicinal diet, which is always better than nothing."

This condition actually allows Fang Rui to barely maintain his realm, leaving it to other warriors. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to break through.

That is to say, he is special and has good luck.

"Having said that, the harvest from killing Mr. Hu is pretty good. Apart from the money, the biggest harvest is..."

Fang Rui looked at the skill column on the panel, which was a martial skill he got from Lord Hu: "'Death-Destroying Sword Technique'! This name is really unpretentious!"

The specific content of "Deadly Knife Techniques" is: how to use the knife to kill people as quickly as possible... The process of practicing martial arts, from shallow to deep, is actually to practice various responses to one's abilities, and finally reach the point of being a cook and a cow.

, the skill is close to the point of Taoism.

"It's not good to practice at home. Mom, the third sister is okay. It's easy to scare Ling'er. Nanny, I'd better do more luck!"

"Of course, the first level. If I reach the fifth level, what kind of martial arts skills will I need to deal with the sixth level? With my own attributes, I can fly bricks with great strength!"

"Even if the calamity points are enough to improve the "Life-Destroying Sword Technique", you can still save them first... Before you save enough calamity points to break through the fifth level, if there is an emergency and you need to improve your martial arts, that is a different matter."

…

At noon, just when the fragrance started to spread from Fang's house, a cheer suddenly sounded outside the window.

Fang Rui came to the window and listened. He could hear faint sounds outside.

"Uncle Chang Lin, have you heard? Master Tiger... Bah, Zhang Heihu is dead! That dead tiger was broken into and killed at home this morning..." one person said loudly.

"I also heard that not only Zhang Heihu, but also his father were hacked to death, leaving only orphans and widows..." Uncle Chang Lin, who was always steady, said with joy in his tone.

"Damn it, God has eyes! The old Chu family, the Guihua family, the Sanmiao family... each blood debt, a good death, a wonderful death! If I know who killed him, my family will definitely provide for that person.

On the tablet..."

"Isn't it? Mr. Hu's wife and children are still there, who will come with me to see them?" This was the voice of Aunt Cai Gen.

"I go!"

"I am coming too!"

…

"Hey, what do you want to do? Go to Zhang Heihu's house, spit, poke his spine? You don't need us! The government officials have already passed by, but they are not here to help Zhang Heihu's family make the decision, but... hehe..."

"Yes, Zhang Heihu's wife and children were taken away by the government officials. They said it was for protection, but... whoever believes this is stupid! The government officials who destroyed the family are not joking! I think the Zhang family will not peel off their skin this time, don't

Think about it..."

"The peeling skin is all good. I heard that Zhang Heihu's wife was very pretty and was taken away by the yamen... Hehe! Hehehe!" The tone was full of gloating.

"That is indeed tragic, but... you deserve it!"

…

"This is what people's support is against!"

Fang Rui listened to the excited discussions outside the window and sighed: "You will not survive if you do something wrong. Once Zhang Heihu dies, his family's retribution will come!"

"But... Zhang Heihu is dead, but these neighbors are too happy. The Tiger Gang is not dead yet!"

And... when the county reserve army is defeated and the Taiping bandits are about to arrive, these two news will spread one after another, and these neighbors may not be able to laugh anymore.

Together with the news of Zhang Heihu's death, it can be said to be: three surprises in one day.

“When the time comes, we still don’t know what the chaos will be like!”

"So, be happy now! Be excited! If it's later, I'm afraid I won't be able to laugh anymore... Sometimes, knowing too much is not a good thing..."

Squeak!

Fang Rui closed the window. He... couldn't care about other people's affairs, couldn't control them, and didn't bother to care about them.

Withdraw your eyes and focus back to the house.

kitchen.

The clanking of pots and pans, mixed with the voices of Fang Xue and Sanniang, and the tempting aroma of food, flowed in together with the noon sunshine in this atmosphere.

Fang Ling and her daughter were playing in the main room, turning over the flower rope.

In front of the window not far away, there are strings of light and shadow cast, rippling in the warm wind, like a leaf falling into a mirror-like lake, making waves.

The wind is noisy and the summer heat is steaming. Time seems to melt away in this year, like a drop of ink falling into clear water, passing like a shooting star, but leaving behind a touch of thick ink and color.

‘This is exactly what I want to wait for!’ Fang Rui looked at everything with soft eyes.

"Brother Rui, it's time to eat!"

"Hey, here we come."

Fang Rui agreed and went out with a smile.

…

Fang Rui was helping Fang Xue and the third wife to serve the food; Fang Ling was holding the chopsticks; Nannan was moving the stools.

Bowls of food were served.

Stir-fried bacon with mushrooms, stir-fried bean sprouts, a large bowl of stewed chicken cake, a large bowl of stick noodle buns, bowls of sticky stick batter...

On the dark old table, these pots and bowls are either freshly cooked or covered with fried food. Hot white smoke rises from them, blending together, and the mouth-watering aroma spreads and permeates the whole place.

Small house.

"Wow, it's good food again! Mother, daughter, and third sister, will you eat with us?" Fang Ling asked Fang Xue.

"We will eat together from now on. From now on, we are a family, and my daughter is your sister. You have to take care of her, okay?" Fang Xue asked.

"Great!"

Fang Ling clapped her hands, feeling very happy that Nannan, her playmate, had become her younger sister. She took Nannan's hand and sat down side by side happily.

"If you have a good time now, you will naturally be happy, but if there is a conflict in the future, you are not allowed to say, 'Let my daughter go back to your home.' Do you remember that?"

Fang Rui tapped the little girl's forehead and educated her: "We are a real family."

If the third wife doesn't want a status, he can't give it to her, but she won't treat her badly in other aspects, and she will do what she promised.

——Fang Rui, who has lived in two lifetimes, is not a young boy who only wants to have fun for a while. He puts on his pants and forgets what he said. He will fulfill his promise in every aspect of life.

For Fang Rui, if you don't do something, that's it. Once you do it, you will take on your own responsibilities. This is the self-cultivation of a mature man.

"Remember." Fang Ling nodded seriously.

When the Third Lady saw this scene, she couldn't help but be moved by Fang Rui's attentiveness. He could even consider the psychology of a child, which showed that what he said to her was truly taken to heart.

'Brother Rui looks like this, but he doesn't look like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy...' she thought to herself.

The third lady guessed it right!

Fang Rui looks like he is sixteen or seventeen years old, but counting his previous life, his mental age is slightly older than hers, and he has a complete world view and outlook on life, which is why the two of them get along so comfortably.

Of course, if this were not the case, it would be impossible to impress the third lady and make her fall in love with him silently and entrust her with all the big bets.

"Third sister, I should do it."
To be continued...