Chen Bing looked the man up and down, but felt something strange. He was about to deny it, but Li Yunniang spoke quickly and replied: "I am Yunniang."

The man looked a little sullen, but he said anxiously: "Your mother asked me to come find you. She seems to be ill. She wants you to see her quickly. Come, I will take you there to see your mother right away."

Li Yunniang didn't know why her mother came to the county town. She thought something big had happened. She was very anxious and said hurriedly: "Okay! Then take me there quickly."

The man didn't answer. He grabbed Li Yunniang's hand and ran towards the back alley. Chen Bing said something bad in his heart and chased after her. Finally, he grabbed Li Yunniang's hand and asked loudly: "Who are you? Are you?" How do you know her mother?"

The man was quite impatient and replied: "That's me. I've known Yun Niang's mother a long time ago. You little lady, please don't meddle in other people's business."

Chen Bing stopped the man and asked, "Now that we know each other, do you know Yun Niang's surname? Since Yun Niang's mother called you here, do you have proof?"

The man showed his fierce look and sneered: "I don't care what Yun Niang's last name is, and I have no proof, but I will definitely take her away today. Little lady, I would like to persuade you, don't stop me anymore, otherwise Don't blame me for being rude."

Chen Bing felt terrible, he was probably the trafficker he met. Without thinking too much, he made a quick decision and rushed towards the man, grabbing Li Yunniang's hand and biting him hard. The man felt the pain and let go of Li Yunniang. , Chen Bing shouted: "Yunniang, run!"

Li Yunniang also felt that something was wrong at this time, but she was unwilling to leave Chen Bing and escape alone no matter what. She took Chen Bing's hand and shouted: "Two mothers, let's go together! I can't leave you alone!"

Chen Bing was very upset. She knew that if the two of them ran away together, they would be caught up soon, and no one could escape by then. It was better for her to bear the burden first, and let Yun Niang run to Zhang Liulang's donkey cart to call some people over. , he might be saved. But the situation was urgent, so he didn't bother to say so many words. He grabbed a wooden stick leaning against the wall and shouted: "You hurry up!"

The man looked ferocious, pulled out a short knife from his arms, and said with a ferocious smile: "I told you not to meddle in other people's business. If you don't take the road to heaven, if you don't take it, if there is no door to hell, you just go to hell. Don't blame me for being rude. !" After the man said that, he raised his knife and stabbed Chen Bing directly.

Chen Bing calmed down and dodged the man sideways. He used his backhand to sweep the man's back with a wooden stick. The man screamed in pain and roared: "I'm going to do it for real." After that, Hu He roared again and again, swinging his short knife and slashing at random.

Chen Bing didn't know how to use martial arts at all. Seeing how powerful he was, she was quite frightened. Fortunately, she was short and nimble. She lowered her head and dodged the man's chop. She then aimed a stick at his knee. Then The man groaned, knelt on the ground and rubbed his knees, licked the tip of the knife with his tongue, sneered, stood up and stabbed at Chen Bing. Chen Bing relied on the length of his stick. As the saying goes, every inch longer is stronger, so her stick She could hit the man first. But she failed to calculate that what she was holding was a stick after all, not a spear. The man was also sure of this, stretched out his left hand and actually grabbed the stick, and The short knife in his right hand stabbed Chen Bing's chest without stopping. Chen Bing sighed in his heart: I am going to die. Just when the tip of the knife was about to pierce Chen Bing's chest, the man's waist and eyes suddenly went numb, and his hands suddenly became limp. It hung on both sides of his body, and his legs were weak. He knelt down on the ground, rolled his eyes, and drooled, as if he was possessed by an evil spirit.

Chen Bing didn't care much about the rest of his life, so he pulled Li Yunniang, whose legs were already a little weak, and ran out of the alley.

After running out of the alley and arriving at the crowded North Street, Chen Bing and Li Yunniang felt relieved. They were already out of breath from exhaustion. Although Li Yunniang was younger, she was actually stronger than Chen Bing.

It was more porcelain, but it was still bent over and gasping for air. Chen Bing had lost his strength since falling into the water, and this run even used up his strength. In addition, he had been with the man before.

The energy consumed in the duel made her lean against a courtyard wall as if she had lost all strength, with her hands supporting the wooden stick just now.

After Chen Bing took a few breaths, he made some adjustments. For fear that the man would chase him out again, he pulled Li Yunniang and said, "Yunniang, let's go to Zhang Liulang's place in Beicheng."

Chen Bing was still a little surprised and confused along the way. There were many things she didn't understand about the incident just now, and she thought to herself: "How did the man know that her name was Yun Niang? It was only yesterday that Yun Niang came to the county town.

It was an impromptu decision, and it was impossible for someone to deliberately set it up in advance. Yun Niang and I must have been targeted after we entered the city. But we didn’t go anywhere after entering the city. We only gave us fish and mushrooms to eat.

I had a bowl of wontons, but after all, there were so many people in the city, and it was not impossible to be targeted in these three places. What worried me the most and couldn’t figure out was why the man fell to the ground in the end. Obviously he only needed to be there

If you go any further, you can kill me. In addition, that man dared to rob someone in broad daylight and wanted to stab me to death. There must be a huge force behind him. Hey, I hope Yun Niang and I will not be involved.

What kind of event should I get involved in?"

On the way, Li Yunniang listened to Chen Bing's arrangements and walked in crowded places. After going around in several circles, she finally reached Zhang Liulang's donkey cart at the north gate. Only then did the two of them relax.

Li Yunniang jumped on the donkey cart, a little shocked, and said: "Er Niang, who was that person just now? Why did you want to catch me? And is my mother also in the hands of that person? Er Niang, I'm so worried about me

My mother’s safety is in danger.”

Chen Bing thought for a while and said with relief: "Don't worry, Yun Niang, that person probably doesn't know your mother, and your mother entered Gu Zhu Mountain early in the morning, and Gu Zhu Mountain is in the opposite direction from here, so your mother shouldn't have any trouble."

hinder."

Li Yunniang seemed to have thought of something terrible, and said with an ugly face: "By the way, Er Niang, when that man fell down at the end, I always felt that he was possessed by evil spirits. Look at his eyes wide open and his mouth drooling.

His hands, which were so fierce just now, suddenly drooped down. Er Niang, could it be that old god from under Taihu Lake who came to save you?"

Chen Bing nodded, very concerned about this point in his heart. Suddenly, he asked, "Mother Yun, have you ever heard of anyone who knows martial arts?"

Li Yunniang nodded and said: "I heard my father talk about it. When Anxu rebelled, a group of the second prince's men finally defeated Anxu. All of them knew martial arts and were highly skilled in martial arts.

Anxu's martial arts skills are even more impressive. He was able to take down the leader of an army. As a result, the Second Prince lost many men before Anxu was captured. That's all I know about martial arts."

Chen Bing knew that he would get nothing out of Li Yuniang, so he said: "Yunniang, don't tell my father and mother what happened to you and me today, let alone my brother. I don't want my father and mother to hear about it."

I'm worried, and I don't want my father to scold my brother for not taking good care of me during this trip to the county town."

Li Yunniang naturally agreed to this, but Chen Bing thought to herself: "If my father and mother find out, I'm sure they will restrict me from coming to the county seat. Today's trip to the county seat has taught me a lot, and I feel that I will be able to come to the county in the future."

There will be many opportunities, and it would be a pity if they were restricted."

It was still early hours, but many people were already rushing back to the donkey cart one after another. Chen Tingyao also returned to the donkey cart with a handkerchief wrapped in something, and happily opened the bag.

He put on the handkerchief and said: "Er Niang, Yun Niang, this is the ginger candy that Brother Yang gave me. It's delicious. Come on, you two can take it and eat it."

After Chen Bing took the ginger candy, he gave one to Li Yunniang. While eating the ginger candy, she asked calmly: "Brother, do people in this county use fire bows to make fire?

"

Chen Tingyao laughed and said: "The most commonly used tools for making fire are fire bows, but also fire sickles and flints. Wealthy people will also use fire inches to ignite fires. However, fire inches need a fire head to ignite, and the fire is as small as a spike, but not very big.

usefulness."

Chen Bing felt relieved and asked again: "Brother, do you know where to get this sulfur and saltpeter?"

After hearing this, Chen Tingyao was confused and replied: "I don't know about this. Er Niang, what do you want these two things for?"

Fang Mengshan, who was the last one to get on the donkey cart, said with a smile: "Hee hee, could it be that my second mother wants to be the alchemist who makes elixirs? Do you also want to become immortal? These two things are all used for making elixirs."

At this time, everyone had arrived, and Zhang Liulang drove back in a donkey cart. Everything they brought was sold out, so there was no crowd when they came. Chen Bing sat on the edge of the cart with his two calves hanging outside.

, very comfortable.

Chen Bing listened to Fang Mengshan's words and felt very funny in his heart. Naturally, he would not tell Fang Mengshan his true thoughts. After passing a piece of rhyme ginger candy to Chen Tingyao, he said seriously: "You are right, who in this world

Don’t you want to live forever? But I am not making alchemy for my own use, but I want my father and mother to stay young forever and live forever. Brother Fang, do you know how to get this sulfur and saltpeter?”

Fang Mengshan rolled his eyes and said: "Er Niang, you have asked the right person. I, Fang Mengshan, have also been a toothsmith, so sulfur and saltpeter are easy to get."

Mei Decai snorted coldly: "Fang Mengshan, don't talk nonsense, do you really think that my second wife is young and easy to fool? This sulfur and saltpeter are both needed by the army, how can you get them at will?"

Yang Yuniang also echoed but she said nonsense: "Brother Decai said, Fang Mengshan, if you really got sulfur and saltpeter, you would have violated the laws of Dachu and will be jailed."

Fang Mengshan laughed loudly and said: "Haha, Yang Yuniang, I don't know what to say about you. You also know that I have been a Yaren. Who among the Yaren doesn't know the laws of Dachu by heart? How can there be anything in these laws?

Those things you said."

Yang Yuniang just wanted to help Mei Decai get ahead. As for what was written in Dachu's regulations, she naturally didn't know.

Mei Decai said: "Er Niang, although my father is a carpenter, he knows how to make saltpeter. If you want saltpeter, I will ask him to make some for you when you get back. Even the sulfur, he doesn't know how to make it. Wait.

When I look at the sun, I will come to the county town again to find out for you where to get this sulfur. Oh, by the way, I bought some golden plums. I know that this is Er Niang’s favorite food. Come and get these.

For you."

Chen Bing shook his head and said: "My brother gave me Yun Jiang Candy, which is enough to eat, so I won't bother you with it. I appreciate your kindness. Thank you very much."


Chapter completed!