Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

kitchen.

It's another three-way competition.

Second sister, Jingzhi, and Aunt Zhou.

"Er, Erdi, the water is ready. I, I'll go out and help first!"

Aunt Zhou looked at the inexplicable and explosive atmosphere between the two and quickly found an excuse to leave.

She stepped forward.

Erdi spoke right after.

"handwashing."

"Ah?" Jingzhi looked at the black-faced and stinky brother in front of him, and a little hope rose in his heart.

He looks just like Ah Feng did when he was jealous.

Erdi felt a little embarrassed by her gaze. She turned around and walked out. Before leaving, she gave her a deep look and snorted again:

"...Wash it if you want."

"Wow." The curtain in the kitchen flew up and then slowly fell down.

As the light slowly faded, a sneer suddenly came from the kitchen.

What on earth was she expecting?

It's not like she wanted this.

Jingzhi looked at the two circles of red marks on her wrists and couldn't help but turn them around.

Well, some soreness.

Tsk, one or two of them, they are all big fools.

Jingzhi was washing a basin of water on the ground with loud splashing sounds. She was feeling suffocated and angry, and her movements of washing her hands were quite rough, splashing water all over the floor.

Outside.

Erdi stood behind the curtain, staring at the squatting figure through the gap between the two curtains, wondering what she was thinking.

It was not until Jingzhi washed her hands, poured the water outside, and walked towards him that he woke up from his dream and returned to the dressing room sadly to remove his makeup and change clothes.

……

Tonight, his bath water was still boiling hot.

Looking at her index finger which had another big burn on it, Erdi didn't know what expression to make.

Liang Zan came over. He secretly looked at Erdi's complicated expression and couldn't help feeling curious.

Is this...a quarrel?

"Brother Di, I have some excellent burn ointment. I'll get it for you."

“…No need, I can match it myself.”

Erdi waved back casually, and at this moment, she had no intention of paying any attention to him.

Liang Zan kept asking questions. He pulled a chair over and sat down, leaning in front of Erdi.

"Brother Di, do you also know the art of medicine?"

Erdi pushed his face away and took out a small brown jar from a drawer of his dressing table.

He opened the lid, took a small bamboo stick, and applied the medicine to himself little by little. After he was done, he said:

"Understood."

Liang Zan casually picked up the small jar of translucent paste and sniffed it:

"Astragalus, Coptis chinensis, and Earthworm."

He pretended to take another deep sniff, "Hmm~, it's cool. You even added mint. You said you understand a little bit, but doesn't that mean you understand a lot?"

This time it was Erdi who was surprised. He seemed to have recognized this person all over again. He looked up and down at Liang Zan, who was sitting with his legs spread out, and after a while he said:

"You understand too?"

Liang Zan waved his hand, made a sound, and screwed the lid on for him, saying slowly:

"I don't know much, but it's still..."

When the words came to his lips, he scratched his head and chuckled.

It’s just the experience gained from fighting so many times and applying medicine every day.

Erdi's gaze made him feel a little confused. He chuckled again and looked around his dressing table inconspicuously. When he saw another small jar in the open drawer, he changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. What's that can?"

Without waiting for Erdi to speak, he took it out without permission, unscrewed the lid and smelled it.

"Hmm, what is this jar? It smells so good, but I can't smell it."

Erdi took the jar from his hand, gave him a sullen look and said:

"From now on, you are not allowed to touch my things without my consent."

"Also, it's good that you can't smell it. This is... for wiping your hands."

After saying that, he picked up another clean thin bamboo stick, picked up a little and smeared it on the back of his hand, and then spread it evenly on the back of his hand.

Liang Zan stared blankly at the pair of hands that were even longer and more delicate than a woman's, and suddenly realized:

"Oh, I see. If you're playing a Hua Dan, you have to take good care of your hands."

"Humph, you're not that stupid."

Erdi took good care of her hands, then packed up her things and prepared to go back to sleep, but she found Liang Zan following her closely.

He suddenly stopped, and Liang Zan bumped into him without noticing, his head even reaching Erdi's shoulder.

He turned around and chuckled at Erdi. Erdi rolled her eyes at him, thrust her shoulder back, and shoved him away, saying coldly as she walked away:

"Why are you following me? Go to sleep."

Liang Zan trotted after him and shamelessly stretched his head forward:

"Hey, you don't know, right? Look!"

He pointed to the spot beside Erdi's bed.

"I'll sleep here from now on."

Erdi looked at the wooden sign that said "Thumbs Up" on the headboard of the bed next to her, and couldn't help but look back at the small bed next to the entrance.

At this moment, there was a small bulge on the bed. As if it had noticed his gaze, the bulge moved and then let out a muffled groan.

After moving to the provincial capital, the stage became much bigger, and even the sleeping area became much more spacious. The cold snort came all the way from the door to them.

Everyone suddenly booed again, and the inner room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Squeak!"

Liang Zan lay on the bed with an embarrassed look on his face:

"Haha, this bed can make noises."

Erdi glared at him coldly, then turned back behind the screen and lay down as well. Her mood was extremely bad at this moment:

"Master, if you are not used to it, then go back to your golden nest."

Hearing this, Liang Zan refused to do it again. He turned to face the screen, said in a low voice with a stubborn look on his face:

"Humph, I'm not leaving. As long as you don't accept me as your disciple, I will keep pestering you."

Erdi was stunned for a moment. He slowly turned his back, but he was thinking silently in his mind:

These words were somewhat similar to what I had said to her.

So, he gave the same answer -

"up to you."

........................

For several days in a row, Ni Fei came every night and sat in the VIP seat on the side. He also asked the boss to let Jingzhi serve him.

Seeing that Jingzhi and Erdi's faces were getting darker and darker, the boss pushed all the tips he had received in the past few days, totaling dozens of taels, in front of Jingzhi.

"Here, I've put it all away for you. It's your tip."

He took out three pieces of silver from his pocket and put them in:

"Here's the agreed-upon payment of a penny."

Jingzhi silently looked at the pile of silver on the table, and inexplicably felt reluctant to accept it.

Tsk, it’s like selling one’s body for money.

She glanced at her naughty brother who was putting on makeup and glancing at her in the mirror. She snorted coldly and put the bag of money away.

He glared at Erdi in the mirror again:

"What are you looking at? You don't allow me to collect some compensation for mental damage, huh!" She went out in the evening to endure Ni Fei's staring method, and after the show was over, she had to come back to see his dark face. She was almost annoyed to death.

Mental damages?

It was a wonderful word, the first time he heard it, but his mood was inexplicably not very good, so he lowered his eyes to avoid her gaze and slowly put on makeup.

Seeing that he didn't react, Jingzhi felt a surge of anger in her chest, unable to vent it. She slammed the table and stood up, frightening the old man sitting in front of her.

"Boss."

"Wha, what?"

"Will he come again tonight?"

If there is no love, then she has to start making money. She can't have nothing.

The class leader glanced at Erdi secretly, but found that his eyes had turned cold, and he shook his head secretly at him.

Suddenly, the owner's sight was blocked by a brown tray:

"Don't look at his expression! Just tell him whether he's coming or not!"

The boss grabbed the hem of his clothes with both hands, his palms sweating.

Seeing the disappointment that could not be hidden in Jingzhi's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Erdi...what are you doing? Isn't this making things difficult for this old man?

He sighed and didn't dare to speak, but just nodded slightly to Jingzhi.

As soon as Jingzhi put down the tray, she walked into the inner room with her chest puffed out and her neck straight, put the bag of silver into the small box under her pillow and locked it, then went to the kitchen and brought out a tray full of fruits and snacks.

As she passed through the dressing room, she snorted coldly at Erdi, who had finished putting on her makeup and was buttoning her clothes, and then walked towards the stage.

As she walked out, a loud shout came from inside:

"Boss!"

"Well, well, I'll go out and help!!"

…………

VIP seats.

Ni Fei held the fan so tightly that the handle was wet. He was looking at Jingzhi who was walking towards him, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

In the past few days, Ni Fei drove the two guards to stand in the aisle next to the audience seats at his feet, making room for Jingzhi.

After she served Ni Fei some snacks, Ni Fei stammered:

"You, you're here."

Jingzhi took three steps to the side, out of his reach, holding the tray, and said coldly:

"Look at me again and I'll leave."

Ni Fei turned his head away instantly:

"No! ... I'm watching the show."

Jingzhi ignored him, but her brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

After standing there for about ten minutes, she saw Agui sneaking out from the side in private clothes.

Jingzhi couldn't help but feel a little confused. Wasn't tonight still the "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu"?

Now that he’s gone, who will play Guan Gong?

For some reason, Jingzhi's right eyelid was twitching violently tonight.

Just as she was staring at her toes and thinking, she heard Ni Fei's expectant question:

"Jingzhi, tomorrow night...let's have dinner together?"

"I'm not free tomorrow night."

"The day after tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow are all fully booked. I'm very busy." Jingzhi looked straight ahead and spoke coldly, making the two guards below so angry that they were fuming.

"you!"

Seeing that the two of them were about to climb up, Ni Fei bent down and hit each of them on the head.

"What are you doing? Rebellion!"

"Your subordinates... dare not!" Although they said this, a hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of the two men, and they stared at Jingzhi.

"Master Ni, your guard was peeping at me." Jingzhi's report arrived late.

Then, one of the two guards was hit by Ni Fei again.

"Turn around!"

“…Yes.”

Just then, Erdi came out.

In the past few days, his endurance skills have been improved to the point of being invincible, and his opera singing and body movements have returned to their original state, but his peripheral vision often glances at that place.

Just when Jingzhi thought he would have to stand like this all night, a man suddenly flew out from the side entrance of the stage and fell heavily to the ground.

"Is that Guan Gong? Why does he appear like this?"

"Who knows? Maybe the show will be changed!"

Jingzhi looked at him from afar, and no matter how she looked, she felt that Guan Gong's face was familiar.

Before she could see clearly, five or six thugs with thick sticks rushed out from the side and chased Guan Gong to beat him.

The audience thought they were performing a play, so they all stood up and looked at it with curiosity.

Jingzhi found something wrong.

wrong.

I have never seen these people before. They are not from their troupe. Moreover, judging from their posture, they are really fighting!

Guan Gong was hit by two clubs from behind, and Erdi quickly pulled him up from the ground and protected him behind her.

Before she could open her mouth to ask any questions, a bearded man suddenly rushed out with a dozen other men and started fighting with Erdi.

Seeing Erdi imprisoned, Jingzhi's pupils shrank. He no longer cared about Ni Fei and immediately rushed over to fight with the dozen or so people.

"What are you doing here?!"

Erdi raised her hand and knocked one person away, then looked in her direction worriedly.

Jingzhi leaned back to grab the stick, then kicked the attacker upwards, sending him flying while stubbornly saying:

"What do you care about me! I come over whenever I want!"

"you!"

Erdi was really worried that she would get hurt, so she used her real kung fu. In just a few minutes, the two of them knocked down the group of minions. The bearded man was kicked away by Erdi and even vomited blood.

"Get out of here now!"

Seeing that they couldn't win, the minions quickly dragged the big man who was spitting blood and fled.

Jingzhi was also dragged away by Erdi, who had a very gloomy face.

The troupe owner took the opportunity to change the scene and asked a few young martial artists to somersault out. The wonderful performance once again stunned the group of talkative audiences.

……

"Let me go!" Jingyi brushed away Erdi's hand that was pulling her sleeve.

"Are you... hurt?" Erdi frowned and looked at her. She was relieved to find that her face looked normal and she didn't look like she was in pain.

At this time, Tongcai came over dragging Guan Gong, who was beaten so badly that he could not stand.

"Brother Di, my young master is injured! Please help him!"

Jingzhi only realized what was happening when the person came to her. She was shocked:

"Liang Zan, you haven't even learned opera yet, why are you pretending to be Guan Gong?"

Liang Zan had a lot of pain to express, and he just made a few gestures. The two blows on his back made him wince in pain.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Tongcai, help him to the bed... Jingzhi, help me get a basin of water." Erdi held Liang Zan's arm and helped him in.

"Oh." Jingzhi didn't have time to be angry with Erdi now. He responded and rushed to the kitchen.

Suddenly, Ni Fei flashed over from her side, scaring her so much that she fell back and quickly took two steps back.

"Hey, why did you come in here? Get out of the way."

Ni Fei looked worried:

"Are you...are you okay? Also, that actress just now..."

Jingzhi walked around him and said as he walked:

"What can I do? I won't tell you. I'm too busy. This is not a place you can come in. If you want to watch a show, go outside."

After saying that, she hurried to the kitchen to fetch water.

"Sir, let's go."

Seeing Ni Fei standing on tiptoe and looking inside, a guard stepped forward and suggested:

"Sir, since you invited her alone and she's unwilling to come, why don't you...invite the entire troupe to dinner tomorrow night? That way she won't have anything to say. And the actress..."

"...Okay, I'll leave it to you."

"Yes!"