Fire Captain

Han Dieyi went to pack her luggage, mainly because they were used to wandering, and they had not lived here for long, so they did not have much stuff. Therefore, Han Dieyi packed two bags quickly.

Bai Ziyang took advantage of this time to go to the carriage shop, hired a carriage and negotiated a price with the driver. When he came back, he took the bag from Han Dieyi and put it in the carriage. He then helped Han Dieyi and his daughter into the carriage, then got on the horse, waved the whip and said, "Let's go."

Han Jie closed his eyes and rested as soon as he entered the carriage. Han Dieyi looked around and found that although the carriage was a bit old, the cushions under him and behind him were obviously newly bought. There was a food box in the corner. Han Dieyi opened it and saw some cakes on it and a teapot filled with water underneath. Bai Ziyang could consider all these carefully in such a short time. Han Dieyi couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Bai Ziyang calculated the itinerary and was not in a hurry. After driving for a few hours, he asked the driver to pull over to rest at noon. After helping Han Dieyi down, Bai Ziyang asked, "Won't Mr. Han get off the car and rest for a while?"

Han Dieyi said: "My father can't come down, I will send the food over later."

Bai Ziyang said: "You must have had a hard time on the journey. It must have been uncomfortable sitting in the bumpy car."

Han Dieyi said: "It's okay, Brother Bai, this is much better than before."

Bai Ziyang fed Bai Xiaobai some water. Han Dieyi stood by and watched curiously. After a while, he reached out carefully to touch Xiaobai but was a little afraid.

Bai Ziyang said: "Don't worry, Xiaobai has a good temper!"

Han Dieyi gently stroked Xiaobai's mane and said with a smile, "Brother Bai, is your horse called Xiaobai?"

Bai Ziyang said: "Yes, he has my last name, he is my good brother."

Bai Ziyang saw the envious look in Han Dieyi's eyes. After a rest, he suddenly jumped onto the horse, sat on the horse's back, leaned down, stretched out his hand in front of Han Dieyi and said, "Come on, get on... I'll take you down the road!"

Hearing this, Han Dieyi looked at Bai Ziyang who was smiling at him on horseback, and suddenly smiled at him and said, "Okay!" At the same time, he placed his hand in Bai Ziyang's palm.

Bai Ziyang held Han Dieyi's hand, exerted a little force, and brought Han Dieyi in front of him. He put his arms around Han Dieyi's waist, held the reins in front of him, and shook them slightly. Bai Xiaobai then trotted away. The coachman drove the carriage, and Han Jie followed behind alone in the carriage.

Bai Ziyang took Han Dieyi and his daughter directly to the front door of the inn. When the waiter saw Bai Ziyang, he hurried over and said, "Hey, boss, you're back?"

Bai Ziyang turned to Han Dieyi and said, "This is the store I opened in the capital. The front is the restaurant and inn, and the back is where I live. If you don't like it, I have other houses in the city, you can choose one to live in."

Han Dieyi said: "No need to trouble Brother Bai, I think this place is great, what do you think, Dad?"

Han Dieyi turned to look at Han Jie, who said in an uncertain tone, "Now that we are living under someone else's roof, we should follow the host's wishes."

Han Dieyi's face changed slightly when he heard this. He turned around and was about to say something, but Bai Ziyang smiled as if he didn't understand, "Then Mr. Han, come with me to the backyard to take a look. Dieyi can come with you too, and choose a room you like."

Han Dieyi smiled gratefully at Bai Ziyang and said, "Okay."

As Bai Ziyang led Han Dieyi inside, he asked the waiter, "How is it here these days?"

The waiter smiled and said, "Don't worry, boss. We are doing fine here. Whoever dares to come here to cause trouble is courting death!"

Bai Ziyang nodded and said, "Yes!"

Bai Ziyang originally wanted to arrange Han Dieyi's room next to his own room, but unfortunately Han Jie was also there, and it was not easy to treat the father and daughter differently. He had no choice but to arrange them both in the backyard, while he lived in the front yard.

Bai Ziyang had already sent someone to clean the room. After looking inside the room to see if the furnishings and curtains were in good condition, he said, "It's getting late. Have a good rest today..."

Han Dieyi said: "Brother Bai has worked hard these past few days, you should rest early!"

Bai Ziyang nodded and said, "Okay!"

The next day, Bai Ziyang got up and practiced a set of sword techniques, then picked up the teacup and drank it all, picked up the coat he had taken off before, shook it and put it on his arm, turned around, thought for a while, and then walked towards the backyard.

Bai Ziyang stood in front of Han Dieyi's door and listened for a while. He found that there was no sound in the house. It seemed that she had not gotten up yet. He thought so. She had been traveling so hard these two days, so he should let her sleep a little longer.

Bai Ziyang turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly heard someone from the inner room saying, "Is that Brother Bai?"

Bai Ziyang stopped and said, "It's me, Dieyi is awake?"

After hearing the sound of clothes rubbing against each other in the room, Bai Ziyang saw Han Dieyi opening the door. She was in pajamas, with waist-length hair. She hadn't been taken care of yet, and her eyes were sleepy. It was obvious that she had gotten up in a hurry to open the door.

Bai Ziyang quickly put the coat in his arms on Han Dieyi and said, "Be careful not to catch a cold. I'm not leaving, why are you so anxious?"

Han Dieyi smiled awkwardly, and Bai Ziyang said with a smile: "Since you are up, go wash up, I will bring you breakfast."

"Ah..." Han Dieyi suddenly remembered that he hadn't washed his face yet, and slammed the door shut embarrassedly.

Bai Ziyang went to the kitchen and brought two breakfasts, and asked someone to deliver one to Han Jie. In order to avoid ruining the atmosphere, Bai Ziyang thought it would be better for him to stay away from Mr. Han.

Bai Ziyang brought breakfast to the pavilion in the garden. Han Dieyi had already finished washing up and was walking into the pavilion to look around.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Bai Ziyang asked as he placed the tray in his hand on the stone table.

Han Dieyi looked at the rare and exotic plants scattered around, competing for beauty and couldn't help but say, "How beautiful!"

Bai Ziyang said: "Come over and eat first, there will be plenty of time to watch it later."

Han Dieyi glanced at Bai Ziyang shyly, lowered her head and sat on the stone bench next to him, holding the bowl, and heard Bai Ziyang say, "It's good that you're here. I usually don't have time to take care of these flowers and plants. You will have the responsibility from now on."

Bai Ziyang and Han Dieyi had just finished their breakfast when they saw the waiter running to the backyard and saying, "Sir, there's something exciting to watch."

Bai Ziyang laughed and said, "What's so exciting?"

The waiter asked curiously, "Someone has set up a martial arts arena on the main street in the city to invite a bride?"

Bai Ziyang asked: "A martial arts competition to win a bride?"

Han Dieyi also asked curiously: "Is martial arts competition popular in the capital?"

Bai Ziyang laughed and said, "What nonsense! I've been here for more than two years and this is the first time I've heard of this." He turned around and asked the waiter, "Which lady is holding a martial arts competition to find a husband?"

The waiter said excitedly: "Sir, you can't even imagine it, otherwise why is it so lively, the one seeking a husband is not a young lady but a young man!"

Han Dieyi asked in surprise: "A man is competing in martial arts to find a husband?"

The waiter said, "That's right. The one seeking a bride is a man, but the one competing in martial arts is a woman. The daughters of a mountain village and the daughters of an escort agency, these young ladies are fighting with fancy moves, making it quite lively..."

Bai Ziyang asked: "Whose son is this seeking a wife?"

The waiter said, "It seems to be... yes... oh, by the way, it is the son of General Jingguo's mansion."

Bai Ziyang asked, "Xun Rizhao?"

The waiter said, "Yes, his name is Xun Rizhao. Sir, do you know this Xun Rizhao?"

Bai Ziyang said, "I can't say I know him, I just said hello to him a few times. He has been to our restaurant several times, and he always ordered the Lihuabai one."

Bai Ziyang turned to Han Dieyi and said, "I just wanted to take you to the capital today. Why don't we go and see what's going on first?"

Han Dieyi smiled and said, "That's good. I've never seen a man compete in martial arts to find a wife."

When Bai Ziyang and Han Dieyi arrived, they saw that the girls on the martial arts competition arena were not only of strong build, but none of them had a pretty appearance.

Bai Ziyang saw an old lady sitting in the middle of the stands, with white hair as white as snow, a solemn expression and a dragon-headed cane in her hand. The young man sitting next to her had sharp eyes, a righteous face, and a graceful figure. He could be called a gentleman. What a handsome young man, but his expression was a little awkward, and his figure was not as strong as some of the girls on the stage... I was also drunk. It seemed that these two were the old lady Xun from the General Jingguo Mansion and her grandson Xun Rizhao.

Bai Ziyang laughed and said, "It's really hard for Taohua to find so many ugly things..."

Han Dieyi asked: "Hmm? Who is Taohua?"

Bai Ziyang pointed at the pink-dressed woman standing on the side of the stands and said, "Look, that's Taohua, the number one matchmaker in our capital. She's been pestering me for a long time, insisting on being my matchmaker. Now you're here to save me from this sea of ​​suffering."

He pretended to be pitiful and leaned his head on Han Dieyi's shoulder. Han Dieyi looked around embarrassedly and said, "Someone is watching us, Brother Bai."

"Haha..." Bai Ziyang stood up straight, pulled Han Dieyi to the side of the stands, and waved at Taohua while the old lady Xun on the stage wasn't paying attention. Taohua glanced at Bai Ziyang and then saw Han Dieyi beside Bai Ziyang. She couldn't believe it and pointed at Bai Ziyang with an angry face and opened her mouth to scold him, but she was concerned about the old lady Xun next to her, and watched Bai Ziyang get carried away.

Han Dieyi found it funny and said, "Brother Bai, please stop being angry with her. I think she will come down and fight you to death soon."

Bai Ziyang said, "Although she is a money-grubber, she is a decent person. You just arrived in Beijing, and she is a local boss. Anyway, she often comes to our store to eat and drink. If you feel bored, you can ask her to chat with you."

Han Dieyi nodded obediently and said, "From what Brother Bai said, she should be a good person."

Bai Ziyang said: "Sometimes it's quite interesting to see her jumping up and down in anger!"

Han Dieyi said: "It seems that she is your friend."

Bai Ziyang tilted his head and touched the top of Han Dieyi's head and said, "You are always so smart."

Han Dieyi smiled and said nothing.