This teahouse mainly sold home-grown tea leaves. One was called Sweet Tea, and the other was called Bitter Tea. The former could soothe the body and mind, while the latter could clear away heat. Luo Kai tasted it, and it was really effective. After drinking the Sweet Tea, his agitated blood and Qi had a clear sign of calming down. Although the Bitter Tea was bitter, it had a different taste. Within the bitterness, there was a refreshing coolness.
People liked sweets when they were young, while adults liked stimulants such as cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, tea leaves, and so on. Just like tasting life, only after experiencing the joys and sorrows of life would one understand the true meaning of life.
These two days, Luo Kai stayed in the teahouse and did not go out. Every day, other than sleeping, he ate. Little Zhuo served him food and drink like a little wife. Every day, she happily shuttled between the cafeteria and the storeroom, thinking of ways to get the owner of the teahouse to make some delicious food.
For Luo Kai, these days were simply like the days of the gods. Because there was an unlimited supply of meat here, he almost ate an entire cow in these two days.
When he woke up in the morning, he drank a pot of Bitter Tea and practiced a set of Mighty Dragon Fist. This allowed his blood and Qi to spread and accelerate the recovery of his body. After that, he taught Little Zhuo a few moves of the Soft Forging Technique. The little girl's body was soft and flexible, which was very suitable for this set of body arts.
However, the deep level of Bone Forging was not something that could be achieved with just a few external movements. It required the help of external forces.
Luo Kai did not have the ability to forge bones. Now that he thought about it, Shui Sou, who taught him the body arts, most likely had a mysterious power that could penetrate the skin and muscles and directly reach the bones, changing the original structure of the bones.
After he finished, he went back to sleep. His body recovered quickly, but his spirit was not so easy to recover. Right now, he could not muster up any energy to do anything. The reason why he taught Little Zhuo the Soft Forging Technique was because this little girl accidentally saw it when he was practicing. He could not stand her pestering him all day, so he perfunctorily taught her a few moves.
The business of the teahouse was very good. Every morning, a group of well-dressed old men would rush in. They would drink tea while holding a newspaper and discussing the affairs of the country.
Today, they were talking about another important matter that was closely related to Longyang County. As it turned out, the Grand Lord of Starhorse County, Duke Iven, had signed a recruitment order for the Dragonshark Pirates, which meant that the infamous Southern Sea Pirates had become a legitimate force. In the future, the Dragonshark Pirates would most likely choose a few counties along the coast as their base, and Longyang County was one of them.
The group of old men were wringing their hands and sighing. An old man with a long beard said with a frown, "The Southern Sea Pirates burned, killed, and plundered the county manor in the early years. They did many heartless things. If the Great Feudal Lord keeps tolerating them, I'm afraid the same mistakes will happen again in the future!"
Another green-faced old man shook his head and said, "You can't say that. The Grand Lord has his own overall considerations. Our Seongma Province and the Nanzhao Kingdom have been in constant friction. Both sides have gathered hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Tieheng Mountain area. There will be a war in the next two years.
Seongma Province is lacking in resources. Whether it's coal or iron ore, half of them have to be imported. If not for this, we wouldn't be fighting with the Nanzhao Kingdom for the Tieheng Mine. The war is a war of attrition. When the time comes, the land traffic will be blocked by the Nanzhao Kingdom. If the sea traffic is seized by the pirates, this war will be lost without a doubt. "
The long-bearded old man was still angry, "But we can't tolerate it like this. If there's no other way, we can contact the Shangguan Kingdom. Higashimogami Province has always strictly ordered all human countries not to block traffic for any reason. The Nanzhao Kingdom will never dare to disobey the Shangguan Kingdom's order."
"Brother Hu, you're wrong. Higashimogami Province can't wait for the few Lords to kill each other and reduce each other's strength. When the time comes for a war, we will definitely turn a blind eye!"
When the two sides were quarreling non-stop, a beautiful young woman wearing a green windbreaker walked into the teahouse. Her phoenix-like eyes glanced indifferently, and she walked through the hall expressionlessly.
"Eh, it seems to be the Third Madam."
"Yes, the Head Steward isn't here. I heard that the Third Madam is very busy. Why would she be interested in coming to the teahouse to drink tea?"
The beautiful young woman walked through the corridor and just as she entered the backyard, she saw a young girl washing clothes by the sink. At her age, she couldn't rub the thick winter coat at all. She was wringing her clothes with a frown.
The young woman was sad and distressed. She hurriedly went forward, "Little Zhuo, my little baby, you scared me to death."
When Little Zhuo saw her, she smiled and raised the wet and hard clothes in her hands, "Third Madam, I know how to wash clothes. But these clothes are too hard. I can't rub them."
The young woman hugged Little Zhuo's red little hands. She was so distressed that tears fell from her eyes. She complained incoherently, "How does Old Fu do things? If there's no more clothes, he can just buy more. How can he let you wash them?"
"No, these clothes aren't mine. They're Big Brother's."
"Is he the person who saved you?
Where is he? We have to repay him well. "
"He's sleeping inside. Big Brother might be asleep. Third Madam, don't call him. Help me wash these clothes. Big Brother has no clothes to wear these two days."
Luo Kai didn't have money to buy clothes. This coat had been worn for a whole winter without washing. It had soaked in a lot of blood, so it was a little hard to clean.
The beautiful young woman took off her windbreaker. She was born in the bottom class, so washing clothes was not a problem for her. As she washed, she blamed herself, "It's all Third Madam's fault. I've been so busy these days that I didn't even know you were missing. If something happened to you, Third Madam wouldn't be able to live."
Little Zhuo shook her head obediently, "It's okay, Third Madam. It's not your fault. If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have known Big Brother. He has a very small pistol. It's very powerful. He beat a group of people until they didn't dare to show their faces." She stood up and made shooting gestures, her big eyes full of joy.
The young woman had heard about the danger at that time from Uncle Fu. Now that she heard Little Zhuo talk about it, she had a different feeling. She imagined how helpless a thin little girl was when she was kidnapped. Her eyes reddened and she couldn't help but cry.
When Little Zhuo saw this, she hurriedly changed the topic, "Oh right, when will Father come back?"
"He'll probably come back in two days. At that time, he won't let those evil people go." The young woman wiped her tears and said fiercely.
At noon, Little Zhuo ran to the kitchen and yelled at the chef to prepare lunch. She even started to cook.
Luo Kai finally woke up. The young woman saw him and immediately bowed, "I'm Little Zhuo's Third Madam. Thank you for saving Little Zhuo."
Luo Kai moved sideways and waved his hand, "You're welcome. Are you going to take Little Zhuo away?"
"Yes, I've already called back a hundred guards. Safety is not a problem."
After lunch, the young woman said that she wanted to go out, but Little Zhuo didn't agree. The young woman couldn't persuade her, so she could only leave some spies near the teahouse and left alone.
The next day, Uncle Fu came again and said that Zang Haisheng had returned to Longyang City. This matter had been settled and he was going to take Little Zhuo away.
Luo Kai had some doubts, "How did you deal with it?"
Uncle Fu sighed, "Longyang County has always been ruled by three major forces. One is the county affairs office under the jurisdiction of the City Lord, one is the farm owner's force represented by the Jiu Yuan farm village, and the other is the representative of the business group, Blackstone. Now the Dragon Shark pirates will station troops in Longyang County, which will break the original balance of Longyang County. The higher the level, the more you need to compromise. The forces involved this time are too large.