noffsinger Chapter 179 I am the Kyoto assassin, named A-Li
Chapter 179 I am the Kyoto assassin, named A-Li
I am an assassin from Kyoto named A-Li. My main quest is to assassinate a county magistrate surnamed Dou.
"Tuk!"
A crescent-shaped blade was thrown from Ah Li's hand and stuck into the dining table where Dou Weiyi was sitting.
The group, who had been engrossed in their meal, were startled. They picked up their bowls, stood up, and hopped away like frogs.
Following the direction from which the crescent-shaped blade had come, everyone's gaze fell upon the figure descending from the sky.
Then, with a "poof!" sound, a man fell from the sky!
Ah Li had just jumped onto the roof of the courtyard gate when her legs gave way, her foot slipped, and she fell to the ground with a thud.
"An inauspicious start, and I'm so hungry..." Ah Li muttered to himself.
He spent all his money helping beggars along the way, and then he didn't eat for three days...
Because they had been caught in the rain, they wanted to shield others from the wind and rain even though they had a broken umbrella.
Lin Xi, carrying a bowl, strode up to A Li, her face full of curiosity. "Esteemed gentleman, my family is having a housewarming feast. Would you mind having some?"
The man was tall and upright, his broad shoulders and muscular waist accentuated by a black outfit.
Her dark hair was tied up high, and her sword-like eyebrows slanted upwards towards her temples, but she looked a bit cold.
Lin Xi assumed they were bandits working in the village who had come by following the scent, and didn't think much of it.
The others, seeing that it was a "hero of the greenwood," also breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're looking for... Waaah..."
Ah Li stood up from the ground, glanced coldly at Lin Xi, and was about to speak when someone unexpectedly stuffed a piece of pork rib into her mouth.
His eyes widened, the coldness in his gaze instantly replaced by astonishment. He tried chewing a couple of bites, and his eyes lit up.
It's so...delicious!
Seeing that he was enjoying his meal, Lin Xi looked Ah Li up and down.
His legs trembled and went weak, which made Lin Xi click her tongue in disapproval.
Lin Xi turned around, quickly went to the kitchen, scooped out a bowl of rice, placed it on the table, and waved to A Li, "Come here, sit here."
Smelling the aroma of the food, Ah Li walked over as if possessed and sat down on the stool.
After glancing at Lin Xi, he picked up his rice bowl and started scrambling at it.
Gao Mengli noticed that Qian Yan'er had cleaned up all the leftover soup on the man's table.
She quickly grabbed a plate, put the remaining food from the old house table onto a plate, and placed it in front of the man. "You're a little late. There's only a little left. Please make do with this."
Ah Li, who was "scraping rice," paused for a moment, glanced at Gao Mengli, then looked at the plate full of meat and vegetables on his face, and quickly reached out his chopsticks to pick up a piece.
Once the food entered his mouth, he couldn't stop eating. Ah Li devoured the dishes on the plate like a whirlwind.
He was really starving.
Dou Weiyi had finished eating and wanted to go out for a walk to observe the people's conditions.
Lin Yong and the village chief quickly accompanied them, their faces beaming with smiles, as they led Dou Weiyi's family to the fields and the riverbank.
Lin Xi carried a rice bowl, and after the man finished eating one bowl, he quickly refilled it. "By the way, what's your name?"
Of all the outlaws, he only recognized Yellow-Haired Du Hao. He didn't recognize any of the others.
Ah Li turned to look at Lin Xi, then continued shoveling rice into her mouth, but still murmured, "Ah Li."
"Hey, Ah Li, haven't you gone home yet at this hour? By the way, where do you live?"
Lin Xi suddenly remembered the problem of where the bandits working in the village should live.
He and Mengli hadn't yet paid attention to where those hundred or so people were staying recently.
"In the mountains."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi slapped her forehead.
By the way, they have no money; they barely earn enough to eat for a day, so they definitely don't have extra money for lodging.
Gao Mengli also overheard their conversation and frowned in thought for a while.
It's not a good idea for this group of people to live in the mountains. It seems she needs to talk to the village chief and discuss building a row of houses to rent to the bandits at a low price for the time being.
Living in the mountains is fine in this heat, but it's unsuitable for winter.
The money from renting the houses can be used as village public funds, achieving three benefits in one fell swoop.
"Can I...can I have another bowl?" Aunt Feng asked Lin Xi, looking a little embarrassed as she carried an empty bowl.
After all, her sisters had all gone out with Dou Weiyi to observe the people's conditions.
But she wasn't full yet, so she didn't want to go.
Lin Xi snapped out of her daze and quickly took the bowl from Aunt Feng, saying, "Aunt, please tell me what you need, there's plenty of food!"
"Mmm!" Aunt Feng added another bowl of rice, then sat back down on the stool, satisfied, to continue eating.
The chubby girl also came over with a bowl and added a heaping amount to the bowl.
Ah Li turned her head and saw that Lin Xi's rice bowl was now only half full.
He was in a hurry, so he quickly filled his bowl with all the rice, pressed it down firmly, and continued eating, satisfied.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli exchanged a glance.
Does a martial artist eat so much?
They were very suspicious that the village's daily wage of 15 coins was simply not enough for them to buy food.
Gao Mengli clicked her tongue twice. No wonder Pang Dahai wanted to run away; he had simply been saddled with countless "good-for-nothings."
After finishing his food, Ah Li turned around and stared unabashedly at the table where the chubby girl was sitting.
The chubby girl's table had elderly people and children, so there was still some food left.
Before Ah Li could even take a step, Aunt Feng had already sat down next to Fatty with a bowl in her hand.
Ah Li, holding the bowl, suddenly stood up.
With two long legs, he took two steps forward and sat down at a different table.
The chubby girl was eating happily when two people suddenly joined her, and she became very anxious.
Hurry and grab your food!
Seeing that they were eating happily, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi didn't interfere and, together with the others in the old house, cleaned up the empty table.
Da Niu was full and exhausted, and wanted to sleep.
Gao Mengli quickly asked Qian Yan'er to take him outside to digest his food.
She went back to the kitchen and brought out hot water to wipe the table.
The chubby girl sitting on the kitchen threshold eating rice crusts was blocked by Aunt Feng, while Ah Li, who was also eating rice crusts with relish, was standing next to her.
Gao Mengli quickly called out, "Fatty, take Aunt Feng to sit in the courtyard and eat."
"Hehe! Okay!"
The chubby girl nodded in agreement, and quickly grabbed a rice bowl, scooped the rice crust out of the pot and put it in the bowl.
Aunt Feng looked at the half-basin of rice crusts and quickly followed Fatty back to the yard, where she happily ate the rice crusts.
Ah Li stared intently at the basin the chubby girl was holding, and quickly walked over to her side to join the group eating rice crackers.
You can't blame him; the food this family cooked was just too delicious, even the crispy rice crust tasted exceptionally good to him.
Although he lived on steamed buns every day, he occasionally had a good meal.
But I've never tasted anything so delicious.
However, the homeowner seems to have misunderstood something...
Ah Li held the rice crackers in her arms, munching on them incessantly, her eyes growing deep and unfathomable.
He put the assassination mission aside for now, wanting to freeload a few more meals.
While wiping the table, Lin Xi observed Ah Li's every move. Beauty easily evokes pity, and so does handsomeness.
He nudged Gao Mengli's waist with his elbow and whispered, "Mengli, this guy is so pitiful, he still hasn't eaten enough..."
Gao Mengli glanced at A Li, who was standing next to the chubby girl and munching on rice crackers, and nodded in agreement.
“Indeed, I’ll go to the village chief later and ask him to arrange for someone to build a row of houses first. If they pay in copper coins, we’ll open a canteen for them.”