After dinner, Huo Yan took Su Ruanruan to the clothing store to buy clothes.

After being tossed around all night last night, Su Runruan's legs are still weak. She doesn't want to walk any more and just wants to go back and have a good sleep.

"You've bought me enough clothes to wear."

Su Ruanruan yawned, "I just want to have a good sleep."

She rubbed her aching waist and walked forward, and a little girl stopped her.

"Sister, sister, this is for you."

Su Ruanruan glanced at the wrinkled and dehydrated apple that was stretched out to her, then looked at the little girl.

She was wearing shabby clothes with several patches on her body, but her eyes were clear and she had a small braid, which made her very cute.

Su Ruanruan leaned forward and smiled amiably, "Why did you give your sister an apple?"

The little girl blinked her big eyes that looked like black grapes. "Mother said that we were able to have enough food these days because of the kindness of a very beautiful sister."

"I have been searching for the whole morning and found that my sister is the most beautiful. Did my sister invite us to dinner?"

Huo Yan walked forward with his hands behind his back and stopped beside Su Ruanruan.

The little girl looked at the figure that was much taller than her, with some fear in her eyes. She shrank her neck and took a few steps back, "Mother... I'm scared."

Su Ruanruan was about to comfort the little girl when she saw a woman rushing over from a distance, "The child is ignorant and has offended an honorable person. You are a magnanimous person, please do not argue with the child."

Huo Yan held his forehead with his hand. Is he really that scary?

Su Ruanruan smiled and said, "He won't argue with a child. Don't be afraid of his cold face. He is very gentle. Don't be afraid. He seems to have never seen you before. Are you here to escape from the famine?"

The woman sighed and said, "Last year, the man in the family died. My mother-in-law thought I was unlucky in killing her husband and that I didn't give birth to a grandson for her family. She was so angry that she kicked us out of the house."

"There's no one at my mother's house, and I didn't know where to go, so I walked and walked and ended up here."

"If it weren't for your help, my dear philanthropist, my mother and I would have starved to death long ago."

As she said this, she was about to kneel down, but Su Ruanruan quickly supported her.

"I'm just doing what I can, it's nothing."

Su Ruanruan looked at her several times and could see that she was a clean and neat person.

"If you have nowhere to go, I have a place here that can take you in. I'll provide you with food and shelter, and you'll get a monthly salary for your work. It won't interfere with your ability to take care of the children. Are you willing?"

The woman nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes."

Su Ruanruan told her the address of the farm and gave her some copper coins, "Go find the farm owner Wang, she will help you arrange it."

The woman wiped her tears. She really met an honorable person today. She quickly pulled her daughter to kowtow, but Su Ruanruan had already left with a smile, "Go quickly."

Huo Yan didn't know that Su Runrun had become a great philanthropist in the eyes of beggars and poor people. Except for the old, weak, sick and disabled beggars, everyone else could not be as lazy as before after having a full meal every day. They had to go out to find a job. If they couldn't find a job, they would be introduced to some jobs. Although the wages were low, at least they could support themselves.

Also, ever since the pieces of paper were exchanged for copper coins, the braised meat shop has been closed, but it’s not completely closed.

However, they no longer sold the prepared meals to other people. Instead, they transported them to the south of the city and sold them cheaply to the coolies.

Even if they couldn’t be sold, they would not be sold to anyone else and would all be given to beggars.

When people smelled the aroma of vegetables and meat, the worms in their stomachs were almost drawn out.

But I can’t eat it when I want to. When I’m craving for it, I go back and try to make it myself, but it tastes terrible and it’s not the same flavor.

Now, I can only watch others eat, feeling angry and regretful.

The night is as dark as ink, gloomy and dull.

Jin Yu and Niu Mang just came back. They went to the next courtyard with Huo Yan and Wei Zheng. Su Runrun didn't know what they were talking about.

She had been busy cooking in the kitchen, and she even arranged the spicy pork intestines that Niu Mang had been thinking about these days.

She took out the one thousand taels of silver note that Huo Yangang had just given her and looked at it again.

As long as the money is in place, we can arrange for her to cook ten dishes and eight soups.

After dinner, Su Ruanruan digested her food in the yard and made a cute little snowman while Huo Yan went to prepare bath water for her.

The night was cold and windy, but the bedroom was filled with the warmth of spring.

Su Ruanruan was tortured to the point that she had no strength left.

Huo Yan went to the kitchen to boil some hot water and put Su Ruanruan in the bathtub to wash her.

Then he used a white towel to wipe her body dry and put her in the soft quilt.

Huo Yan held her in his arms and gently pecked Su Ruanruan's forehead, "Having you by my side is enough for my life."

Su Ruanruan raised her beautiful eyes and asked, "What did you gain from going to the secret passage today?"

Thinking of the gold, silver and jewelry hidden in the tunnel, Huo Yan smiled and said, "I can't tell you this."

Su Ruanruan didn't care what was there, she just wanted to know when the person who killed Xiaoxi could be caught.

"So when will you act?"

Huo Yan's fingers stroked Su's soft jade-like back, "Don't go anywhere at home for the next two days. Wait for me to come back."

"Once we have sorted out the issues here, I will take you back to Beijing."

"it is good."

……

It was still dark, but Huo Yan was already ready to go. Su Ruanruan was half asleep, and she felt someone gently stroke her cheek, "Wait for me to come back."

When she opened her eyes again, she was the only one in the room.

Niu Mang delivered three meals a day. He said that Huo Yan had ordered her not to go out.

By evening, Huo Yan still hadn't returned.

On the second day, Niu Mang brought lunch to Su Ruanruan, and then sat on the roof with a sword in his hand.

His expression was solemn, and there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes, unlike the smiling face he had before.

Su Runrun guessed that things were going to change in Qingshan County today.

As it gradually darkened, she vaguely heard some noise outside the yard. Just as she opened the bedroom door, she saw Niu Mang already standing in the yard.

Seeing Su Ruanruan coming out, he said coldly, "Go back to the house quickly and close the doors and windows. No matter what happens later, don't come out without my permission."

"Since Big Brother has entrusted you to me for protection, I will definitely not let you down even a hair."

"Go back quickly!"

Listening to the noise outside gradually getting louder, Su Ruanruan didn't ask any more questions, "Then you should be careful."

She quickly closed the door and checked the window.

Not long after, Su Ruanruan heard a loud noise and the gate seemed to be knocked open by someone.

This was followed by the sound of fighting and the friction of swords clashing.

Su Ruanruan's heart was tightly clenched, holding a dagger in her hand, listening to the noise outside the door through the door.

After an unknown amount of time, the noise outside gradually became quieter, and Su Ruanruan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Niu Mang, are you okay?"

A sigh was heard from outside, and Niu Mang said, "I'm fine, don't come out, I'm afraid I'll scare you."

Su Ruanruan was silent for a moment, but still opened the door.

What caught the eye were corpses lying all over the place, blood mixed with snow that had not yet melted, a glaring and scarlet color.

Even though Su Runrun had seen dead people, she was still frightened by the scene before her.

Niu Mang, "Hey, hey, why did you come out? Go in quickly!"

Su Ruannuan nodded dully and went into the house and sat down.

In less than an hour, Niu Mang and his men cleaned up the yard, as if nothing had happened.

Huo Yan didn't come back until late at night.

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