At the beginning of Niujia Village, my sister-in-law and I depended on each other.

Early next morning

The gentle breeze rippled the sparkling surface of the lake. At the moment when the dawn broke, Niu Dingtian slowly opened his eyes.

After a night, Niu Dingtian was in a good mood. At least his tendons and veins had recovered to about 80% and he could move freely like a normal person.

He stood up and washed his face by the water. He looked around the small house beside him, shook his head, then went back to the thatched hut, picked up a kitchen knife, and walked towards the willow trees in the middle of the lake.

I'll have to live here for a long time in the future, so the better it can be, the better.

So, it took him half a day to cut down three of the four willow trees.

In conjunction with the reeds and mud on the shore, not only was the original thatched hut expanded and renovated, but a pavilion was also built next to it.

As for this skill, he had built chicken coops for his sister-in-law many times in the past, and over time, he became more and more skilled.

Afternoon
A nunnery and a pavilion stand beside the lake. A wooden plaque with the words "Sun and Moon Nunnery" inscribed on it hangs above the pavilion. Despite its simplicity, it exudes a unique charm.

A few washed and torn clothes were spread out on the reeds nearby, weighing down the reeds and making them sway in the wind.

Because he had no change of clothes, after washing his body, Niu Dingtian did not rush to go ashore, but started swimming in the lake.

Swimming and swimming, we swam out of the lotus pond and came to the endless broad lake.

As a native of Lin'an, Niu Dingtian often spent years practicing martial arts along the Qiantang River, so it goes without saying that he is good at swimming.

In order to wait for his clothes to dry, he broke off a lotus leaf to cover his face when he was tired from swimming, and floated in the water with his head tilted back, dozing off while thinking about his future plans.

After all, he was once a powerful person in the realm of heaven and man, so it would be much easier for him to walk the same path again.

Whether it is the Nine Yin Scriptures, the Nine Yang Scriptures, or the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, the One Yang Finger, the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu, Peach Blossom Island and other martial arts.

Since you have already practiced and studied it thoroughly, you will have a God's perspective. Once you start practicing again, your progress will be thousands or even hundreds of times that of an ordinary person.

"Old monk..."

"Sunflower Ancestor..."

Niu Dingtian muttered to himself.

If the two worlds are only different in time, they are not independent of each other.

That old monk and the old ancestor of Kuihua must exist, and the Lingquan Cave in Taoyuan County must also be there.

"ah!!"

As I was thinking, I suddenly heard a cry from a distance.

Niu Dingtian reacted and dived into the water quickly.

It was Abi's voice.

"Who! Come out!"

I could hear the sounds of oars and paddling getting closer and closer, and then there was a voice shouting.

Niu Dingtian ignored him and instead held his breath and dived deeper.

The lake water here is exceptionally clear, God bless him, he is still naked...

But after holding his breath under the water for a long time, the two shadowy figures above not only did not leave, but instead picked up bamboo poles and poked them into the water threateningly.

"Gulu..."

Niu Dingtian exhaled, creating two large bubbles on the surface of the lake.

He had no internal strength left in his body and was unable to perform the breath-holding technique. He was almost at his limit.

"If you don't come out, I'll stab you!"

The bamboo pole on the water surface was pointed towards this side.

"Wow~"

"Niu, Mr. Niu?"

Looking at Niu Dingtian who was clinging to the edge of the boat and gasping for breath, A-Bi was surprised. She then threw down the bamboo pole and turned her back with a blushing face.

Beside her, Ah Zhu, who was wearing a light crimson gauze shirt, perhaps because she looked at her for a few more seconds, turned around hastily, and half of her snow-white neck was already turning pink.

"You, why are you here?" A-Bi asked stutteringly with her back turned and her cheeks flushed.

Only she herself knew what she had just seen from afar.

As a maid who played the piano and the flute, she had never even seen her own master's chest.

Niu Dingtian wiped his face, glanced at the back of the pale figure, and said with a smile: "I built a pavilion this morning and washed the clothes. They are not dry yet, so I can only wait in the water."

A-Bi's ears turned red. She felt nervous and shy. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond.

Seeing the girl silent, Niu Dingtian asked, "Did Miss Abi bring any clothes?"

"I've brought it! Sister Azhu, please give it to Master Niu!" A-Bi hurriedly tugged at the corner of Azhu's clothes. The clothes she brought were at Azhu's feet.

Ah Zhu glared at Ah Bi fiercely with the corner of her almond eyes. She could only squat down, pick up a long gown, a pair of shoes and socks, and slowly backed away to the place where the voice came from.

"Is Master Niu able to make it?" Ah Zhu asked in a low voice.

"Yes."

"Thank you Miss Ah Zhu."

After receiving it, Niu Dingtian climbed onto the boat and quickly put on his clothes and shoes on the shaking deck.

He squeezed out some water from his wet hair, broke off a small section of the pole tip, tied it up, and said to the two men, "It's done."

Upon hearing the voice, Ah Zhu and Ah Bi slowly turned around, their pretty faces still flushed.

The two women, one in red and the other in green, with slender waists and white wrists, and fluttering clothes, set against the color of the surrounding lake, look like a painting at first glance.

Compared to Ah Bi, Ah Zhu was obviously much calmer. After a moment's calm, she looked at Niu Dingtian with lively eyes and said with a smile, "How did Mr. Niu know my name is Ah Zhu?"

Niu Dingtian smiled slightly and said, "How does Miss Ah Zhu know that I am Master Niu?"

Just through these nonsense questions and answers, the two of them had a general impression of each other's personalities.

Ah Zhu put away her smile, stepped forward and bowed to Niu Dingtian, saying, "Ah Zhu came here today specifically to apologize to Master Niu."

Seeing Niu Dingtian's surprise, she told him everything about how she cut the token with a sword last night without hiding anything.

He apologized again, "Azhu didn't know where the token came from, so I wanted to play with it, but fortunately it is intact, please forgive me, Master Niu."

At this time, Ah Bi took out the token from her bosom with a look of shame, handed it over with both hands, and whispered:

"I looked many times last night, but I couldn't find any traces. If you don't believe me, check it out yourself."

The two of them were close to each other, and each of them had a faint fragrance that made people want to get closer.

Niu Dingtian didn't go to answer it.

The token was made by melting a piece of Holy Fire Token with black iron. If there really was a sharp weapon that could leave a mark, he would be quite tempted.

He glanced at A-Bi and said with a smile, "Put it away. It's not a big deal if it leaves some marks, but it will make Miss A-Bi sleepless all night, which is a big sin."

After hearing this, A-Bi's cheeks turned slightly red. Seeing that Niu Dingtian had no intention of accepting it, she silently put it in her arms.

Ah Zhu smiled and said, "I know that Master Niu is short of things, so I brought them all here today. I also have a few things to apologize to Master Niu, and I'm sure you will like them."

Seeing that Niu Dingtian had a good temperament, she thought that he must be from an extraordinary family. He was also so kind to a maidservant, and she felt closer to him. "Thank you very much, Miss Ah Zhu."

Niu Dingtian smiled and thanked him.

Just as he was about to pick up the oar to row the boat, Ah Bi saw it and quickly grabbed it, smiling and saying, "This is a job for our servants, Mr. Niu, just sit down."

Niu Dingtian's heart moved, he took the oar from the girl, shook his head and said: "I haven't rowed for many years. I will live in the lake for some time in the future, so let me practice."

Only then did A-Bi give up.

But when she saw Niu Dingtian starting to spin around, she and Ah Zhu couldn't help but laugh while sitting at the bow.

Niu Dingtian didn't feel ashamed. Regardless of his past or present life, he felt that this was a rare pleasure.

In his previous life, he had luxury cars and beautiful women, and now his little shabby boat can also be said to be carrying a beautiful woman.

After a few awkward starts, Niu Dingtian found the feel for it and rowed the boat towards the lotus pond.

When the boat sailed out of the lotus pond, they saw a temple and a pavilion beside the lake. Ah Zhu did not react much, but Ah Bi widened her eyes.

"This, this is what Master Niu spent so much time to make?" A Bi glanced at the bare willow trees in the middle of the lake and turned her head to ask.

Niu Dingtian nodded and said with a smile:

"People are greedy. If they had a place to stay yesterday, they want a bigger one today. If they had tea today, they want wine tomorrow."

"I didn't expect Miss Ah Zhu to send me good tea, but I don't know when I can drink the good wine I sent to her."

When he moved the bamboo basket in the cabin, he discovered that there were not only snacks inside, but also a tea stove, tea sets, and a can of tea. The smell of tea was very much like Biluochun tea of ​​later generations.

There is another basket, which contains some sundries for daily necessities.

After hearing what Niu Dingtian said, Ah Zhu smiled without saying anything. However, when her eyes fell on the extremely simple pavilion, a strange color appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"The heart is like white clouds, always at ease, and the mind is like flowing water, letting things go."

"Sun Moon Temple..."

Recalling the unprecedented token that could actually create a notch in the sword blade, she felt that Niu Dingtian's identity was not simple.

I heard from A-Bi that this man was so injured that he couldn't get up yesterday, but today he was able to build a house vigorously...

After the three of them got ashore
A-Bi took the initiative to arrange the items she brought.

Seeing Ah Zhu staring at the couplet on the pavilion in a trance, Niu Dingtian walked over to her and asked, "Miss Ah Zhu, what are you thinking about?"

"Mr. Niu is a scholar?" Ah Zhu suddenly asked.

Compared to before on the boat, the two of them were closer now. When she turned slightly, she could see Niu Dingtian's face more clearly.

It is indeed as A-Bi said, not handsome, but extremely handsome, with an indescribable charm.

“I did read a few books.”

Niu Dingtian smiled and said, "The teacher said that I have great talent. If I can persist, I will definitely pass the imperial examination."

"Then why...why doesn't Mr. Niu persist?" Curiosity appeared in Ah Zhu's eyes, and she couldn't help but glance at Niu Dingtian's face.

"Later, I found martial arts more interesting, so I gave up literature and practiced martial arts." Meeting the gaze, Niu Dingtian was slightly stunned, and then said softly.

There was a lively look in those eyes, and there was a sense of déjà vu.

"Master Niu knows martial arts?"

Ah Zhu was immediately shocked.

She observed all the way but couldn't figure out this man's internal strength, she just felt that Niu Dingtian was a weak scholar.

Moreover, she seemed to have heard her master say that this was what a true master did when he returned to his original nature.

Niu Dingtian smiled slightly and said, "I do know a little bit of martial arts, but I was injured too badly this time and I have lost all my skills."

"I often hear about Qiao Feng in the north and Murong in the south. Young Master Murong is so powerful in the martial arts world that there is no one in the Jiangnan area who can match him. If I can learn a little bit of Young Master Murong's martial arts, I will be satisfied in this life."

Ah Zhu couldn't help but smile and said, "It is true that Qiao Feng in the north and Murong in the south are both great, but there are countless heroes in the world, and none in Jiangnan can surpass them. My son doesn't dare to be called one."

Niu Dingtian smiled and said nothing more, but he couldn't help but envy Murong Fu.

Every maid can see things more clearly than her master, unlike Yunling, the silly maid in her own family.

At this moment, Ah Bi arranged snacks and poured tea on the simple wooden table in the pavilion, and smiled at Niu Dingtian:
"Mr. Niu, come and try it. The snacks were made by Sister Azhu herself, and the tea leaves were also fried by Sister Azhu herself. You will definitely not be angry with her after you taste it."

Seeing Ah Zhu's beautiful eyes looking at him with a smile, Niu Dingtian did not argue.

Walking into the hall, the three of them sat on each side. Niu Dingtian picked up the tea bowl, and a burst of fragrance wafted into his nose. He opened the lid of the bowl, and saw dark green tea leaves floating in the light green tea water, like small beads covered with fine hairs.

After taking a sip, he felt his mouth full of fragrance and saliva on his tongue, which was exactly the taste of "Bi Luo Chun" in later generations.

"How do you feel, Mr. Niu?"

Abi asked, blinking.

Ah Zhu also looked over expectantly, as if wanting to hear some words of praise.

Seeing Niu Dingtian staring at the tea in the bowl, she smiled and explained: "This is the tea that was just picked this year. It is a specialty of the mountains near Taihu Lake. The locals call it 'scary fragrance'."

Niu Dingtian shook his head.

The smiles on their faces suddenly froze.

Niu Dingtian took another sip, savoring the familiar flavor of his hometown, and sighed, "This tea is absolutely good, but the name is too ugly. Since it is picked in spring, is shaped like a snail, and was brewed by Ah Bi herself, I think it should be called Biluochun."

Biluochun?
Ah Bi was stunned for a moment, then reacted, her face flushed instantly, and she waved her hands quickly and said, "No, no, how can it be called Biluochun?"

Niu Dingtian took another sip, savored it carefully, and insisted: "Anyway, I will just call it Biluochun from now on."

Abi's face turned even redder.

Seeing this, Ah Zhu suddenly felt uneasy. I was the one who fried the tea leaves, so why didn’t you call it “Zhu Luochun”?
Bah, bah, bah, what is Zhuluochun...

Ah Zhu was startled by the name.

But if you think about it carefully, the three words "Bi Luo Chun" are really beautiful when paired with this tea.

Just as the two girls were distracted, Niu Dingtian gently put down the tea bowl in his hand, looked at Ah Zhu, and asked curiously:
"I have great respect for Master Murong, but I know very little about Qiao Feng. I only heard that he is the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Miss Ah Zhu, do you know how many years Leader Qiao has been in charge of the Beggars' Sect?"

How many years have you been in charge of the Beggars' Sect?

Ah Zhu came back to his senses, and after a careful calculation in his mind, he said thoughtfully, "Chief Qiao took over the position of chief in the sixth year of Yuanfeng. If we count this year, it should be exactly seven years."

"Seven years? Then there is still one year left." Niu Dingtian thought silently and had a clear understanding of the time he was currently in.

If he wanted to go out and have some fun, he would have at most a year and a half to improve his skills.

"Is there something wrong, Mr. Niu?"

Seeing that Niu Dingtian remained silent, Ah Zhu asked softly, and Ah Bi raised her slightly blushing cheeks when she heard that.

Niu Dingtian shook his head and said with a smile, "I was wondering whether Boss Qiao likes to drink wine or tea. When I have money, I will definitely buy some gifts and visit him."

Ah Zhu was speechless after hearing this.

Everyone knows that Mr. Qiao loves drinking, so it goes without saying that this guy is fooling himself.

However, after taking a look at the empty house of Niu Dingtian, she and A-Bi looked at each other, and before leaving, they quietly left ten taels of silver. (End of this chapter)