Chapter 167 First Meeting

Lu Qiniang took out fifty taels of silver and forced it on Zhou Xiaoyao.

"Fifth Young Master, I'm not giving this to you. I'm loaning it to you. Pay me back when you have money!"

Zhou Xiaoyao's salary was meager, and he had to pay it into the government, so he was not well off.

But when you ask the clan leader to do something, you can't just order him around without saying anything.

You have to buy something to keep in touch with others.

Lu Qiniang sympathized with the Fifth Young Master from the bottom of her heart and hoped that he would live a good life.

This is a one-time investment that you must be willing to make.

That was how she succeeded in bribing the head of the Zhang family.

Zhou Xiaoyao refused to take it no matter what.

Lu Qiniang insisted on giving it to her no matter what.

The two pushed and shoved each other, and were in a stalemate when they suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from the door.

"Does Xiao Yan live here?"

Lu Qiniang and Zhou Xiaoyao were both stunned.

"Here," Lu Qiniang forced the banknote into Zhou Xiaoyao's hands and whispered, "Someone's coming. Will you look bad if you keep pushing it back and forth? Go and do your thing. We can talk properly another day."

The person who came was Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi wore her hair in a bun, secured with a rhino horn hairpin with a falcon with its wings spread carved on the top. She wore a modified leather jacket and skirt with a pattern of honeysuckle embroidered in gold thread on the leather surface. A gold-inlaid dragon-head sword hung from a belt around her waist. She wore deerskin boots, looking very heroic.

It looked like he had just come down from the martial arts training ground.

The two times Lu Qiniang saw Jiang Yi, although she was not dressed gorgeously, she always aroused her yearning and admiration.

Jiang Yi glanced at Zhou Xiaoyao casually, and had already guessed his identity from his official uniform.

——This person should be Zhou Xiaoyao, who repeatedly sued her unfaithful ex-husband for Lu Qiniang.

It has to be said that Zhou Xiaoyao became famous because of this incident, far surpassing the top and second place in the same class.

In fact, this may not be a bad thing for him.

A loyal and upright person may be looked down upon by some people, but he will also be admired by others.

Isn’t this an opportunity to screen like-minded people?

But Jiang Yi didn't expect that Zhou Xiaoyao was so young and handsome, with a fair face so tender that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.

"Miss Jiang, you are looking for Xiao Yan! Please sit down first. He won't be back until the evening." Lu Qiniang said enthusiastically.

Although she and Xiao Yan had some unpleasantness, her Jiang family was full of loyal people, and she raised her younger brother by herself. These things made Lu Qiniang look at her with admiration.

Zhou Xiaoyao didn't leave immediately, her eyes were a little distant and wary: "Sister, who is this?"

"It's Miss Jiang. She's a very nice person. She helped me when we met before." Lu Qiniang said, "Go and do your own thing. I'm going to entertain Miss Jiang."

"Okay, I'll be leaving now, sister."

Zhou Xiaoyao nodded slightly to Jiang Yi, then turned and left.

Lu Qiniang was busy making tea.

Jiang Yi said, "You don't have to bother. I came here today because I have something to ask Xiao Yan for help. I'll come back when he can come back. I can ride a horse very fast."

"You can only come back at midnight." Lu Qiniang said.

"Okay, I'll come back to bother you at midnight." Jiang Yi was also a decisive person. He bowed to her and left.

Lu Qinniang sent her out the door and watched her walk with the wind, jump onto the horse nimbly, and move lightly and nimbly. She couldn't help but envy her.

She suddenly felt a little frustrated.

Why did you believe Lao Hu’s nonsense?

Xiao Yan used to be engaged to a woman like Jiang Yi. Even if he lowers his standards now, he can't lower himself to such a low level. He should find me.

Lu Qiniang went back home, washed her handkerchief, and wiped the perfume off her neck, muttering to herself, "It was all in vain."

At dinner time, she ate two bowls in revenge.

Erya said, "Mom, don't you want to lose weight and eat less at night? Don't you want to lose weight anymore?"

"I'm not thin anymore. How can I work if I'm thin? Daya, give me another half bowl!"

No matter how thin she is, even if she loses 30 pounds, she will still be an ugly skinny person.

Why make things difficult for yourself?

She eats!

Daya said, "Mother, there is only one bowl of rice left, which is left for father. Can I give you half?"

"Forget it." Lu Qiniang put down her chopsticks.

She didn't know why she was so angry, but she was just very angry.

But she quickly adjusted her mindset and realized that this wasn't acceptable.

Xiao Yan must be in a gloomy mood after meeting the Black Armored Army today. If he is still unhappy, will those two bitter melons hug each other and cry bitterly?

So Lu Qiniang forced herself to cheer up.

When the clatter of Xiao Yan's donkey hooves rang out in the silent night, Lu Qiniang forced a bright smile and went out to greet him.

“I’m back!”

Lu Qiniang went forward to lead the donkey, "Hurry up and wash up, I've left some food for you."

"good."

Xiao Yan's expression was the same as before, with a smile in his eyes, and he didn't look upset at all.

But he has always been unwilling to show his bad side, so Lu Qin's mother didn't know whether he really didn't take it to heart or was just pretending.

Xiao Yan took a bath first, and Lu Qiniang took some fodder to feed the donkey.

As a result, the donkey refused to eat it.

"Why aren't you eating yet? You want to eat bean cakes!" Lu Qin's mother cursed, "I shouldn't have spoiled you. I felt sorry for you, gave you bean cakes twice, and then I spoiled you."

Although she cursed, Lu Qinniang felt sorry for the poultry and livestock, so she broke off a small piece of bean cake, crushed it, added water, and poured it into the donkey's trough.

But the donkey still refused to eat it.

Lu Qiniang was a little panicked.

This donkey, could it be that it is sick?

This is not possible. This is eleven taels of silver, and I only bought it a few days ago!

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, the donkey won't eat!"

"It's okay," Xiao Yan's voice came from the window, accompanied by the sound of rushing water. "It was frightened today."

"What's so scary?" Lu Qiniang subconsciously turned around and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

As a result, Xiao Yan's figure was projected on the window paper, and one could even see the outline of the muscles on his arms.

Oh, this is really...

Lu Qiniang felt like she had become the shameless Dong Yong who peeked at a fairy taking a bath.

“On the way back, we encountered the Black Armored Army and were frightened by their war horses.”

Lu Qi Niang: “!!!”

Whatever she fears will come true!

She still held onto a glimmer of hope, hoping that Xiao Yan had not seen the Black Armored Army.

What a difference it makes, we've walked all the way!

The donkey naturally has to give way to the horse, and Xiao Yan, an ordinary citizen, also has to give way to others.

I wonder if the shadow in Xiao Yan's heart is as big as the shadow in the donkey's heart.

However, Xiao Yan enjoyed his meal very much.

Lu Qiniang thought, OK, it still eats, much better than that donkey.

"Xiao Yan, do you feel sad when you see the Black Armored Army?" Lu Qiniang simply broke the window paper.

"Sad?" Xiao Yan paused for a moment as he was about to pick up a dish with his chopsticks, then steadily picked up a piece of scrambled egg. "I brought these people here, and I'm very happy to see them."

Lu Qi Niang: "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Xiao Yan said with a smile in his eyes.

Lu Qiniang slapped her thigh.

She is overthinking it!

People really shouldn't think too much. If they think too much, they will waste money. She spent five taels of silver to buy the ring!

Oh, no, that was Xiao Yan’s birthday, it was a coincidence.

No loss, no loss.

Xiao Yan looked at Lu Qiniang's unpredictable expression and said with a smile, "Qi Niang, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Eat quickly." Lu Qiniang said, "Miss Jiang will come to talk to you in a while."

Let her coax you, I don’t need any coaxing, I can go to sleep without any worries.