Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

As Li Xingzhi turned a corner, he saw a familiar scene: the same willow tree, the same swing, and the same two children. However, this time, the two children were crying.

He then realized why the voice sounded so familiar.

During his lucid day, he was lost in thought and almost went mad. He was awakened by the laughter of the two children. In fact, he owed both of them a favor! However, he was too busy to do anything to help, so he just kept it in mind.

The two children continued to sob, oblivious to the people who had arrived nearby.

"Young man, why are you crying so sadly?" Li Xingzhi asked with a smile, looking every bit like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

The two children were in distress and ignored Li Xingzhi's question, sobbing on their own and turning their faces away.

Looking at the two children, Li Xingzhi understood a bit – this was exactly how he looked when he was a child and his bottom was always spanked with a bamboo stick by adults.

Before he could say anything more, a woman came out from the door next to him, quickly pulled the two children aside, and said apologetically to Li Xingzhi, "The children are ignorant, please don't take offense, sir!" She was afraid that her children would offend this distinguished gentleman.

"It's alright, it's alright! I just saw the two children crying so hard that I came up to ask them what was wrong."

As Li Xingzhi spoke, he sized up the woman. She had fair skin, a plump figure, and an oval face with a rosy glow. In the Tang Dynasty, she would definitely be considered a beautiful young woman. Her high, arched eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her face was somewhat pale—a faint sorrow that made her even more pitiful!

Feeling embarrassed by Li Xingzhi's scrutiny, the young woman quickly turned away, covering half her face with her sleeve, gave Li Xingzhi a slight bow, and then, pulling her two children along, headed back.

The two children seemed to know that Li Xingzhi had "bad intentions," and obediently followed their mother into the house.

Normally, Li Xingzhi would have turned and left, since he wasn't familiar with the woman and didn't want to be too familiar with her. However, seeing the woman's worried expression, as if she was having some trouble, he disregarded everything else, took a step forward, and said, "I have some connection with the two young men. If you have any difficulties, madam, you might as well tell me!"

The beautiful woman turned around and looked at Li Xingzhi with some surprise and uncertainty, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. As for the two children, contrary to their previous crying, they bravely stood in front of their mother, ready to shield her from this bad man.

Seeing this scene, Li Xingzhi was both amused and exasperated. "I was being presumptuous!" he said, bowing slightly before leaving.

Although he had transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, he was still inexperienced in worldly affairs and often acted in the way people of later generations did, forgetting the taboos. Judging from the woman's troubled look, even if she knew him well, there were many things she couldn't easily tell a grown man like him.

Moreover, in their eyes, Li Xingzhi was someone who appeared out of nowhere—unsolicited favors were either malicious or thieves!

Li Xingzhi has always been an impatient person. When he sees someone in trouble, he is always ready to lend a helping hand. This will also relieve his own worries and settle his karmic debts, so that he won't have to keep thinking about it.

He looked around by the roadside, pulled over a vagrant, gave him a string of copper coins, and began to inquire about the woman.

These dissolute young men were usually illegitimate sons of wealthy families. Their families provided them with food and drink every day, and as long as they didn't cause any trouble, they were left to their own devices. Therefore, they were generally the most well-informed people in any given area.

According to that libertine, the woman was originally a widow named Yu, who had been married twice, but both husbands died young; she was considered a jinx! However, because she had two children with her second husband, and there were no elderly people living there, she inherited the family business and started selling tofu. In the market, she was known as the "Tofu Beauty"!

Recently, for some reason, I've caught the eye of Old Master Zhao from the Zhao family.

That Master Zhao is no good either; his household is a complete mess, and no decent family would send their daughter to him. Moreover, he has a peculiar habit: he likes widows!

The "Tofu Beauty" was also a woman of strong character, ignoring Old Man Zhao completely; Old Man Zhao was even more despicable, actually sending some hooligans to cause trouble at the tofu stall and ruin people's livelihoods...

Once the libertine started gossiping, he would talk on and on. Just then, Li Xingzhi saw the young woman come out again, carrying a small bucket full of rotten, unsold tofu, which she was about to pour into the large bucket outside the door.

"Wait a minute!" Li Xingzhi ignored the scoundrel and quickly went over to stop the young woman's actions.

Seeing that Li Xingzhi was no longer paying attention to him, the libertine watched Li Xingzhi's departing figure, curled his lip meaningfully, tossed the string of coins in his hand, and walked straight into the city.

The young woman looked at the handsome young man in front of her with some panic, wondering what he was planning to do. Of course, she also saw the playboy who had just left.

"How about you sell me this bucket of tofu?" Li Xingzhi said.

The young woman was somewhat embarrassed. She still couldn't figure out Li Xingzhi's intentions—what was it to a young master like him buying a bucket of stinky tofu? After thinking for a moment, she forced a smile and said, "If you want it, sir, take it. How could I dare to charge you for such filthy things?"

With that, he put the bucket down and started walking back—he didn't even want the bucket anymore, he just hoped to get rid of that jinx as soon as possible!

Seeing the young woman's behavior, Li Xingzhi shook his head and decided not to disturb her any further. Otherwise, he would really be beaten up as a lecher, which would be a huge loss of face!

He carried a bucket of black tofu that was constantly emitting a foul stench, heading straight for the Li family's house. Passersby on the road, smelling the strange odor, all avoided him.

Upon arriving home, he had a servant carry the small bucket to the kitchen, while he went back to his room to wash up.

I had just finished washing up and changed into clean clothes when I came out of the house. There I saw a greasy little fat boy sitting casually in the courtyard, eating snacks.

Seeing Li Xingzhi come out, he quickly stood up and complained, "Li Dalang, why did you put such things in the kitchen? Now the whole kitchen smells weird!" Actually, the chubby boy knew in his heart that Li Xingzhi was probably going to come up with something good again. He said this just to make it easier to get things from Li Xingzhi in the future.

Li Xingzhi had no idea what the chubby boy was thinking, and said, "I think it smells pretty good—you get used to it after a while!"

How could he not know that the smell was strange and unpleasant?

It was precisely because of this strange smell that he didn't dare to eat stinky tofu for several years, until one day, he suddenly had a craving and ate a piece, and from then on, he couldn't stop! Just smelling that strange smell made his mouth water!

He ignored the chubby boy who was chattering incessantly and went straight to the kitchen.

Seeing this, the fat man quickly followed...

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Chapter One is here!

Hey there, don't rush off!

I'll put the bowl here, you can give me whatever you think is appropriate!