"Shall I twist your hair?"

Although Xin Che's tone was inquiring, it was also a bit overbearing.

Jiang Lili handed over the handkerchief very readily!

Jiang Lili was very satisfied with the amount of hair on this body, but the waist-length hair was so long that it made her hands sore from twisting it.

Why not be lazy if you can!

Xin Che took the handkerchief, held up Jiang Lili's hair with his big hand, and wiped it gently.

The room was so quiet that Jiang Lili felt she could even hear her own heartbeat.

She started a conversation: "Has the village doctor examined Mother? How is she now?"

"Mother just took a dose of medicine and slept for a while. She is feeling much better now."

Xin Che looked focused, "Thanks to you."

He did not want to say things like "I will repay you with gratitude tomorrow", but believed that a gentleman's way is to practice what he preaches.

He is not used to making empty promises.

"We'll stay here for four or five days and then leave."

Otherwise it will bring trouble to Guanjiazhai, and the road of exile must be taken.

Jiang Lili thought about the plan she had discussed with Guan Yue: "Five days later, Guan Yue will take these fugitives and yamen runners to dig for stones outside the mountain stronghold. Then we will stage a show to escape."

Jiang Lili pulled Xin Che over and whispered, "Let's do this first... and then this... We'll definitely be able to subdue those arrogant yamen runners."

After explaining the plan, Jiang Lili's face was dimpled with a sinister smile: "What do you think?"

After listening to this, Xin Che smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Jiang Lili didn't expect that her long hair would be so difficult to manage. As she felt sleepy, her head moved forward little by little, and finally she couldn't hold on and fell forward.

Xin Che quickly grabbed Jiang Lili's little head with a helpless look on his face.

*

The next morning, Jiang Lili woke up naturally, opened her eyes, got up and stretched.

She didn't know when she got into bed.

Jiang Lili touched her hair and found it was very dry. She didn't have that sore feeling on her head that comes from sleeping with her hair not dried.

Touching her empty stomach, Jiang Lili put on some clothes and went out to find something to eat.

After meeting Guan Yue yesterday, she told Xiaopang that there would be no need to deliver three meals a day for the next few days.

As soon as Jiang Lili went out, she grabbed a little girl from the village to ask for directions, and found her way to the main hall where all the leaders of the village had their meal together.

There was a large round table in the middle of the main hall, with Guan Yue sitting in the main seat. The other three heads of the family had not yet arrived.

"Li Li, you're just in time! The aunt in the kitchen made beef noodles with soy sauce, meat patties, and pear juice this morning!"

Seeing Jiang Lili coming over, Guan Yue quickly patted the other half of the bench next to her, "Come and sit here!"

"The last time we sat on the same bench and ate noodles was in our senior year of high school!"

Jiang Lili sat down next to Guan Yue, feeling very emotional.

Who would have thought that after graduation, classmates who worked hard together in high school would still be able to sit down and have a meal like this, and adventure together in a strange world?

The beef noodles in front of her were sprinkled with green chopped green onions, and the noodles were covered with large chunks of beef and covered with a sauce made from mushrooms and soybeans. Jiang Lili picked up the chopsticks and started eating immediately.

On a chilly autumn morning, having a mouthful of hot beef noodles is such a blessing!

Jiang Lili and Guan Yue ate breakfast while chatting about interesting things that happened in high school. The air was filled with a happy atmosphere.

When Jiang Lili was almost finishing her noodles, the second and third in command of the village walked in with gloomy faces.

Both of the two bosses have domineering and tough looks, and they look even more scary when their faces turn black.

The third in command, Luo Qiuniang, had a serious expression and put the whip at her waist on the table.

The smile on Jiang Lili's face immediately disappeared.

"What are you doing, Qiu Niang? You scared my little cutie."

Guan Yue glared at the third in command, but she also knew that the third in command was not targeting Jiang Lili, and that something important must have happened.

Guan Yue asked, "What's wrong?"

Luo Qiuniang poured herself a glass of pear juice and pointed at the follower she had brought with her: "You say!"

The younger follower immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Captain, our informant says the government is about to issue a bandit suppression order to eliminate the bandits from Yanzhou to Linzhou!"

"What?" Guan Yue stood up in shock. "Didn't we just kidnap Xu Youshan less than twelve hours ago? How could the Yanzhou prefect be so well-informed?"

Jiang Lili's eyes were filled with shock, and the noodles in her hand no longer smelled good!

Did Xu Youshan's father know the news so quickly? How long has it been? Even when Xu Youshan went to the brothel and lost contact, it must have been longer than this.

Moreover, the reason Xu Youshan left home was to go on a long trip. Isn’t it normal that he didn’t send any message home that night?

"No, it was the Linzhou prefect who issued the order to suppress the bandits."

The younger follower shook his head and explained the whole story: "I heard that it was the second son of the Linzhou prefect who instigated this. He said he would personally lead the troops to suppress the bandits and wanted the Linzhou prefect to achieve some political achievements and get a promotion!"

"This second young master is determined to please the Linzhou prefect and is now recruiting soldiers and organizing manpower!"

Guan Yue slammed the table and said, "No, second son, why are you crazy? We are not looting the Linzhou prefect's house."

"Oh, you don't know yet, but something big happened recently in the Linzhou prefect's family!"

The attendant began to vividly recount the gossip he had heard: "Wasn't the eldest son of the Linzhou prefectural governor born a fool?"

"But a month ago, this young master accidentally fell into a pool. After lying in bed for a month, his stupidity suddenly healed!"

"Ah, there's this?"

Even the little girl serving the dishes was captivated by this gossip.

When Jiang Lili heard that the eldest son's idiocy was cured after he fell into the pool, she always felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

The attendant went on to say, "Guess what! This young master is not only no longer stupid, but has become extremely smart and can speak eloquently."

"The prefect of Linzhou was entertaining the Censor at the Lotus Terrace. This young master recited a poem that amazed everyone—"

Jiang Lili felt more and more that something was wrong: "What poem?"

"Let me think, it's so elegant, I can't quite remember it."

The henchman scratched his head, trying to recall: "Oh, the lotus, rising from the mud without being stained, washing in the clear water without being evil."

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, as if he had witnessed it himself: "Wow, he's just astonished the entire censorate! He's praising the Linzhou prefect for having such a good son."

The fourth boss, who had heard gossip the moment he entered the room, was also amazed by the poem, "What a man who emerges from the mud without being stained!"

"This poem not only uses a very accurate metaphor, but also demonstrates to the Censor the integrity of the Linzhou prefect!"

"It really kills two birds with one stone, wonderful, wonderful.

When Guan Yue and Jiang Lili heard this classic quote from "On the Love of Lotus", they looked at each other and said, "Wow!"

Who is this time traveler? Why isn’t he showing up in the group?

How shameless! He even uses Zhou Dunyi's poems to show off.