The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

The next day, Liu Xiaoqing brought some chive pancakes she had casually made at home and knocked on Li Zhe's gate. Li Zhe thought it was Yin Baicai who had come.

As soon as he opened the door, Liu Xiaoqing stood there with a beaming smile. Li Zhe didn't recognize her at all and asked, "Who are you?"

This infuriated Liu Xiaoqing. This bully Li had been back in the village for almost a year, yet he still didn't know who she was.

Liu Xiaoqing's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Brother Li, you don't recognize me? I'm Liu Xiaoqing, who lives in the middle of the village."

"Oh, is there something you need?" Li Zhe's expression was indifferent. Even when Liu Xiaoqing introduced herself, he didn't show any emotion. Anyway, he wasn't familiar with the people in this village.

He left the village when he was fifteen, and the villagers had done him no favors, so there was no need for him to remember these irrelevant people.

Once we've investigated things thoroughly, we can leave with Xiao Mo and Cai Ge'er. After all, the Northwest is where we truly belong.

There's no need to associate with these unrelated people and things in Peach Blossom Village.

Liu Xiaoqing handed over what she was holding: "Brother Li, these are chive pancakes I made myself. Please try them. I'd like to ask you to help me fix my roof. The heavy rain a couple of days ago blew away the thatch."

Li Zhe frowned as he looked at Liu Xiaoqing's affected tone. Why did this young man speak so strangely? It sounded rather grating.

I'm still more used to Cai Ge'er's tone of voice.

Li Zhe refused: "I don't have time. Cai Ge'er and I are going to town to check on the bricks and tiles today. You'll have to find someone else to help you."

Just then, Yin Baicai arrived. Li Zhe walked past Liu Xiaoqing toward him and said, "Why are you so late? It will be too hot to travel in a while."

Yin Baicai scratched the stray hairs that were sticking up on her forehead from sleeping. "Hehe, I overslept."

Li Zhe asked, "Didn't you have breakfast?"

"No."

"Come to my house for a meal, Xiao Mo is eating there too."

Liu Xiaoqing was furious at the sight of the two being so intimate. Why did this jinx get such special treatment from Brother Li?

The hands holding the bamboo basket gripped the handle tightly.

Seeing Liu Xiaoqing staring wide-eyed at her and Li the Bully, Yin Baicai asked curiously, "Li the Bully, do you have guests at your house?"

Li Zhe turned around and looked at Liu Xiaoqing, who was still standing in front of his house. He thought the young man had already left, but he didn't expect him to still be here.

"No, he came to ask me for help, but I refused."

Yin Baicai, seeing Li Zhe's expression, clearly hadn't noticed Liu Xiaoqing's intentions. It's hilarious! What a dramatic scene of a woman having feelings for her lover but the man being indifferent.

Yin Baicai glanced at Liu Xiaoqing and walked straight into Li Zhe's house. Li Zhe followed him in and closed the door behind him.

Frustrated at being turned away, Liu Xiaoqing grabbed her things and left.

That wretched scoundrel, and that clueless bully Li! He actually dared to refuse my handsome young man's advances; what a waste of his eyes!

That guy was as skinny as a bamboo pole, so thin he'd fall over in the wind, yet he was so tall, he didn't look like a man at all.

Zhang Ke watched as the person who had left happily returned with a cold face. He thought that Li the bully had bullied his brother and asked, "Xiao Qing was fine when she left, why is she back with a long face?"

"Father, you don't know how infuriating that bully Li and that scoundrel are! That bully Li and that scoundrel are going to town to buy bricks and tiles, saying they don't have time to help us." Liu Xiaoqing angrily complained.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ke's expression also turned sour. What was this bully Li so arrogant about? So what if he had a little money? He still looked down on people.

"Fine, if he won't help, then so be it. Who cares if he helps? We'll wait for your father to come back and fix it. Honestly, you shouldn't bother with that Li Zhe anymore. It was really my good son who kindly came to ask him for help, and he dared to refuse. He really showed off." Zhang Ke said to Liu Xiaoqing with a pout.

After hearing this, Liu Xiaoqing was no longer angry. Yes, she had already humbled herself to invite him, and he still didn't appreciate it. What was so great about him?

I, Liu Xiaoqing, am not destined to hang myself on this one tree; I still have Brother Wenyan.

My brother Wenyan is someone who can study at the town's school; he's much better than this bully Li. He's just an ugly, pathetic hunter!

I must not associate with that bully Li again, otherwise Brother Wenyan will be angry when he finds out.

Seeing Yin Baicai enter her home, Li Mo happily ran over, "Mom, why did you come here? Did you come to keep Mo Mo company?"

Yin Baicai scratched his head: "I'm just here to freeload a meal."

Li Zhe said, "Xiao Mo, hurry up and eat your food. You also need to study hard today, okay?"

"Ah."

Li Zhe asked Yin Baicai to sit down and went to the kitchen to bring him a bowl of porridge and two eggs.

Li Mo was very happy to see Yin Baicai having breakfast with him.

After finishing their meal, Li Zhe locked the door and went to town with Yin Baicai.

To match Yin Baicai's pace, Li Zhe deliberately took smaller steps.

Looking at Li Zhe, who had walked halfway but didn't seem tired, Yin Baicai asked, "Li the bully, how come you don't feel tired at all! We've walked so far already."

"I'm used to it. I have to train every day in the barracks."

Yin Baicai gave a thumbs up: "Awesome."

Seeing that Yin Baicai's forehead was covered in sweat, Li Zhe looked at the two large rocks by the roadside and said to him, "Sit down and rest for a bit. We've already walked halfway, and we'll be there in half an hour."

Yin Baicai was already exhausted. Dragging her sore legs, she collapsed onto a large rock: "Ah, finally I can rest. These legs don't even feel like mine anymore."

Li Zhe looked at the person lying on the rock. Didn't Matchmaker Li say that this young man was very diligent? She also heard that he often went to town alone to collect herbs to sell. How come he was so tired after only half an hour?

This is different from the young man I saw when I first returned to the village. Back then, he carried a lot of things to town to sell all by himself.

This fall has changed a person so much that if it weren't for the fact that his appearance hadn't changed at all, he wouldn't have believed that a person could have two different appearances.

Finally, panting heavily, Yin Baicai arrived in town, his desire to buy an oxcart reaching its peak.

Once I pay back the money to that bully Li, I'm definitely going to buy an oxcart. Otherwise, I'll be exhausted just going up to town.

As she entered the town, Yin Baicai began to walk slowly.

Li Zhe led the way. The bricks and tiles his family bought when they renovated their house last time were quite good, so he planned to take Yin Baicai there to buy more.

Away from the crowd, walking into an old alley, Yin Baicai asked curiously, "Li the bully, you didn't lead us the wrong way, did you? I see all the brick and tile shops are near the street."

"No, the bricks and tiles here are sturdy and durable."

He found this out by asking around. Most people buy bricks and tiles at the street corner for convenience, but those bricks and tiles aren't as good as the ones Old Jin sells.

Li Zhe knocked on the courtyard door: "Old Jin, open the door."

An old man with gray hair opened the door, looked at Li Zhe outside, and asked, "Young Li, what would you like to order?"

"Old Jin, I brought my fiancé to buy some bricks and tiles to repair the house."

"Are you two getting married? Isn't your big house big enough for you?" Old Jin asked curiously, since Li Zhe had bought quite a few bricks and tiles from him last time.

Yin Baicai stood to the side, feeling extremely embarrassed. This bully Li had no sense of propriety; he immediately started talking about his relationship with Li, causing the boss to misunderstand.

Li Zhe explained with a smile, "No, the wedding is still a year away! It's just that his house was washed away by rocks a couple of days ago, and he's preparing to rebuild it."

Old Jin called the two into the house: "Choose yourselves, my stuff is the best in town."

Yin Baicai glanced at a few pieces and found them all to be quite good, so she ordered enough to repair three houses from Lao Jin.

These cost thirty taels, and most of the money in Yin Baicai's pocket was gone in an instant.

As for furniture, we'll have to wait until the house is repaired before we can buy it, step by step.