I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 179 Misunderstanding (asking for monthly ticket)

When Sang Que and Sang Wan were chatting at Xiandai's home, He Buning also found Xia Chan.

It just so happened that Kou Yushan and Chen Sheng encountered some minor matters that needed to be dealt with, so He Buning asked Kou Yushan to help look after Xia Chan temporarily.

Ever since Sang Que told Xia Chan in Yufu Village that He Buning was not a bad person, and later when the bandit camp worked together to capture Qu Tianhe, Xia Chan was no longer afraid or wary of He Buning.

"Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?" He Buning asked Xia Chan rather stiffly, and even his steps seemed a little awkward when he walked beside her.

Xia Chan always has an innocent smile on her face, which pleases everyone. She grabs her hair hanging in front of her with both hands, looks around, and suddenly sees a stall selling zonggao on the roadside, and points with her hand.

"Little Chan wants to eat that, it's sweet and delicious!"

He Bu Ning was stunned for a moment, then nodded and took Xia Chan to find a table to sit down.

"Captain He, you're back. Are you still the same as before?"

Old Zhang, who sells zonggao, recognizes He Buning, who often patronizes his business. When he saw the summer cicadas brought by He Buning, Old Zhang smiled and then looked at him with an expression that said, "I understand."

He Bu Ning coughed and hurriedly explained, "This is..."

When the words came to his lips, He Buning still couldn't utter the words "little sister at home", so he simply gave up and asked Lao Zhang to bring two servings of zongzi.

While Lao Zhang was still digging the zongzi in the big wooden basin, Xia Chan had already impatiently picked up the chopsticks, holding one in each hand, staring at Lao Zhang's big wooden basin and swallowing his saliva, which made He Buning feel that Lao Zhang should bring the whole basin.

"Were you with your sister last night?"

For something like the summer cicada, there's no need to beat around the bush; it's best to ask directly.

Xia Chan nodded vigorously, and suddenly thought of something, and told He Buning mysteriously, "Sister is doing something dangerous, Xiao Chan is protecting her in secret, hush——"

Although the summer cicada has the mental capacity of only a five or six-year-old child, it always likes to play the role of a protector and is always talking about protecting the mulberry sparrow.

Perhaps this is also because Xia Chan's mother once protected her, and she regretted not being able to protect her mother, so she didn't want to lose anyone she cared about again, and began to work hard to protect the people around her.

He Bu Ning raised his brows slightly, "How to protect in secret?"

Xia Chan looked around cautiously and seriously, then waved at He Buning, asking him to put his ear closer.

He Buning leaned slightly closer, and the ends of Xia Chan's hair curled up where no one could see, and a strand fell off and entangled He Buning's wrist.

"Xiaochan secretly put hair on my sister. If there are bad things that hurt my sister, Xiaochan will help her."

He Bu Ning's pupils shrank. Is that so? Because Xia Chan put his hair on Sang Mulan, he took the gambler's damage for Sang Mulan. According to the gambler's rules, he had to kill his relatives first, so that the jade token on his side could block the gambler's attack?
There is no problem in logic, but the details cannot stand scrutiny and there are still some problems.

The main reason was that He Buning didn't know much about the gambler ghost, and the gambler ghost had been imprisoned in the Evil Ghost Department, so he could not investigate him anymore.

"Captain He, please enjoy your steamed rice cakes."

Lao Zhang put two bowls of zongzi on the table.

"Captain He, why are you here too?"

When Yu Da's voice came, He Buning tilted his body and looked back, and saw Yu Da running out of breath, with Chen Sheng following him. It must be that the problem that Kou Yushan and the others had just discovered was difficult to deal with, so they went to find Yu Da again.

Yu Da does not have a fixed staffing structure. He goes wherever he is needed and is mainly responsible for the west of the city.

If there is a need in other places, he is willing to go there, doing troublesome things that no one else is willing to do and which don't cost many merit points.

When Xia Chan saw Yu Da appear, she immediately hugged the bowl in her arms with both hands, and was on high alert, fearing that Yu Da would snatch her food. Yu Da just laughed.

He Bu Ning said, "You go and do your work first, and come find me here when you're done."

"Okay, I'll be leaving first then."

Only after Yu Da walked away did Xia Chan let out a long sigh, picked up his chopsticks and started eating, smiling happily.

"Do you like eating zonggao very much?" He Buning asked.

Xia Chan nodded, "I like it, but it's not tasty here. I've had better ones made with glutinous rice~"

He Buning was shocked. In the Gui Dynasty, ordinary people would never use glutinous rice to make zonggao. It was too expensive. Only the dignitaries in Shengjing could afford it.

However, the summer cicada has never been to Shengjing, and Qinzhou does not produce glutinous rice.

When he was a child, he only ate zonggao made by his mother with glutinous rice. Every time he was punished by his father for studying or practicing martial arts, his mother would make zonggao to cheer him up.

He Bu Ning asked, "Where did you get it, who gave it to you?"

When this was mentioned, Xia Chan suddenly covered her mouth in panic, shook her head vigorously, and said incoherently, "I can't tell you. Even if you twist my head off, I can't tell you."

If she said that, sister would never bring delicious food to Xiao Chan again. Wow - Xia Chan burst into tears in her heart, turning her grief and anger into appetite. She finished the food in her bowl in a few bites. Seeing that He Buning didn't move, Xia Chan stared at him.

He Buning picked up his portion and placed it in front of Xia Chan, saying softly, "Eat slowly, if it's not enough, ask for more. Do you want anything else?"

Xia Chan's eyes lit up, and she waved her hand, "Eat them all! I don't have any money, so I take Xiao Chan to the cafeteria all day long, and the food there is terrible."

He Bu Ning looked around at the vendors selling various foods, laughed and nodded slowly, called Lao Zhang who was selling zonggao, and took out an ingot of silver.

"Please buy me some of the items from each stall."

"You are so nice!" Xia Chan looked at He Buning with a smile in her eyes and was moved.

He Buning was infected by Xia Chan's innocent smile, and felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart. He suddenly wanted to rub Xia Chan's hairy head, but he clenched his fist and held back.

Seeing Xia Chan nodding her head, looking carefree and eating with relish, He Buning felt a little envious of her. She knew nothing but could remain happy all the time.

He Buning just kept watching Xia Chan eat. Her stomach was like a bottomless pit and could eat any amount of food. Watching Xia Chan eat, He Buning also felt a sense of satisfaction. The fatigue of the past few days was inexplicably eliminated a lot, and her heart gradually calmed down and felt comfortable.

He Buning thought of when he was a child, after he had just mastered the Yin Fire, the Yin Fire consumed too much Qi and blood, and he was also very greedy, but his father always asked him to abide by various etiquette rules and did not allow him to indulge in food.

He had never had food all over his face like Xia Chan. If he was also mentally retarded like Xia Chan, his mother would not have abandoned him in the first place.

He Buning took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Xia Chan, "Wipe your mouth and eat slowly. There's no need to rush."

Xia Chan grabbed the handkerchief and wiped his mouth casually, then nodded vigorously, still not slowing down his eating pace.

It was almost dusk when Yu Da arrived, panting. Xia Chan was also full. He patted his bulging belly with both hands and looked around, willing to share the leftovers with Yu Da.

"Captain He, what do you want to talk to me about?" Yu Da didn't mind and grabbed the bun left by Xia Chan and started eating it.

He Buning said bluntly, "Tell me the gambling case from beginning to end. I want to know all the details, especially about Sang Mulan."

Yu Da didn't find it strange. He Buning was Sang Mulan's direct superior, and he was the one leading Sang Mulan during this period. It was normal for superiors to evaluate their subordinates.

Yu Da ate and talked at the same time. He ordered a bowl of meat noodle soup and had dinner at the same time. After all, He Buning would pay for it.

After finishing his speech, He Bu Ning pondered for a moment, frowning, "You just said that Sang Mulan got the Lianli branch used in the magic from Wei Wu?"

Yu Da nodded, "Wei Wu is really a piece of shit. His team always had a high casualty rate before, but they also solved a lot of third-level evil spirits, so no one thought much about it. I only now realize that he was just using his men's lives to fill the void."

He Buning's face darkened. He had been wondering before how Sang Mulan could transfer the damage caused by the gambler to Xiao Chan just by using Xiao Chan's hair. Now it seems that it was the effect of the Lianlizhi magic.

Based on He Buning's observation of Sangque, she would not take the initiative to harm Xiaochan, but no matter what caused this result, He Buning suddenly felt angry.

He could no longer leave Xiao Chan with Sang Mulan, his sister, he had to raise her himself.

But he couldn't be too tough on this matter, or it would cause Xiao Chan to feel disgusted and refuse to approach him again.

After making up his mind, He Buning looked at Xiao Chan deeply and told Yu Day to send Xiao Chan to her uncle Kou Yushan later, while He Buning would go first.

When they returned to the Evil Suppression Division, Xiaoliu and Xiaowu followed him back.

Xiao Wu seized a lot of things from Wei Wu's residence, with a value far exceeding one thousand gold. It can be seen that Wei Wu has made a lot of money in recent years.

Xiaowu had been reporting, but He Buning was obviously absent-minded. After Xiaowu finished reporting, he suddenly said something.

"Replace all the chefs in the canteen of the Evil Suppression Bureau tomorrow and find one who is good at making desserts."

He found that the little cicada liked to eat sweet things.

After giving the instructions, He Bu left in a daze. He wanted to go back to where he lived to see which yard would be better for Xiao Chan and whether it needed any repairs.

It would be better to make a swing for Xiao Chan in the yard. Also, her clothes are too plain, the fabric is not very good, and she doesn't even have any jewelry on her. All these need to be bought.

Looking at He Buning's departing back, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu looked at each other.

Xiao Liu scratched his head, "You told the boss about the house confiscation, but he said he would change the cook. He doesn't often eat in the cafeteria."

"Mind your own business and just do as you are told. Go and put the thousand gold coins in Sang Mulan's house. Let's get this over with as soon as possible and don't let the meritorious officials feel disappointed."

"Shouldn't we recruit the Thousand-Faced Ghost, a man who walks in the underworld?"

"Take your time. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Oh~"

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