The rising sun in the east hit the small courtyard of the farmer's house, and the ground was covered with a layer of golden light.
Cao Xiangnan got up early in the morning, picked up the fat boy who had just woken up, and threw him into the yard. The child then learned to walk by himself in the yard, carefully walking on his broken leg. Lele has been able to learn to walk by himself during this period, and he doesn't need to climb on anything to walk, and he walks steadily step by step.
Gan Weiqi went out early in the morning, leaving Gan Weilin here to watch Lele, and he was eager to teach the child a few tricks, not thinking that the child had just learned to walk.
When Cao Xiangnan came out, Wanfeng and Xiaobaoer were still sleeping in the house. He knew that Xiaobao had been making trouble all day yesterday and Wanfeng was tired. Fortunately, Xiaobaoer was not awake at this time, so he could sleep a little longer.
The owner of the courtyard saw the child walking and complimented him. The words here were full of a strong accent. Fortunately, Cao Xiangnan could easily hear what the owner said. He greeted the owner and chatted with him.
Seeing Shen Zhengyang yawning and coming out sleepily, Cao Xiangnan greeted him.
Shen Zhengyang went to play with his son, and was often rejected by Lele. However, he could not resist the love of this young master Shen and was still happy to do so. Cao Xiangnan went into the kitchen to busy himself, and Liu Lan, the little brother, helped him in the kitchen.
Breakfast in the kitchen was ready, and everyone got up.
Xiaobaoer was in a much better mood when he got up in the morning. There was a smile on his little face, revealing four small front teeth. The child has grown two more teeth. When the host saw the beautiful child,
they all praised the child for his good looks. "Brothers, try this pancake and see how it tastes." Cao Xiangnan was holding the fried scallion pancake. He put scallions and eggs inside, and it was golden and fragrant.
The strong man in the lead of the men sitting in the corner stood up and took it, saying "thank you".
These men were sent by Fang Ziye to take them. They didn't talk much along the way, and they didn't eat at the same table with them. They just sat together. Cao Xiangnan brought the pancake and sat down on a small stool next to it. Seeing them pick up the pancake and eat it in big mouthfuls, "Is it delicious?" he asked.
"Good!" Just one word, the way they ate with big mouthfuls told him that the cake was delicious.
"If you like, eat more. There's more. You're welcome." Cao Xiangnan smiled. He knew that no one could resist delicious food, especially these rough men with big appetites, who could be easily bribed with delicious food.
Facts proved that his guess was right. Later on the way, the men who escorted them back would also eat with them and chat with them occasionally, but now they were still in the stage of just getting to know each other.
There was a carriage waiting at the door. After breakfast, they were ready to set off.
Cao Xiangnan stuffed some money into the host's hand. The host had no choice but to accept it. He said a few words of blessing and stood at the door to see off the guest who was going far away.
The carriage was on the road. The return journey was not as hot as the way there. The weather was cool and it was not hot to sit in the carriage. People outside would not feel too hot either. The journey was much easier.
The children grew up day by day. When they came, both children could not walk. When they went back, Lele had learned to walk, and he walked steadily step by step. Xiaobao crawled very fast, but he was still timid and did not dare to walk freely. He had to be supported by someone.
The child was in a good mood, and he was babbling in the carriage all the way. Whenever Little Treasure was naughty, Lele would call him "Bao, Bao, Bao" and look at him seriously.
The two children were communicating in their special way. "Wanfeng, look at Lele, he is so sensible at such a young age. He will definitely be a good child when he grows up." Cao Xiangnan was very confident in their boy.
"That's right." Qi Wanfeng looked at his child with eyes full of pity. He couldn't help but hold the soft child in his arms and said, "Our Lele is the best, a good baby."
Being suddenly held in an embrace, Cao Ruile subconsciously wanted to struggle, and smelling the familiar and reassuring smell, he stayed in his mother's arms obediently.
When Xiao Baoer saw his mother holding his brother, the expression on his face changed, and he was about to rush over to get his mother back. Seeing Xiao Baoer crawling over on all fours to snatch Wan Feng from Lele, Cao Xiangnan quickly picked up Xiao Baoer and said, "Xiao Baoer, let me hold you."
"Tutttt...tuttt..." Xiao Baoer looked anxious, he didn't want to be held, he wanted to be held.
Cao Xiangnan pretended not to see Xiao Baoer's anxiety, and held him with both hands to prevent him from running away, and just held him like that. In the end, Qi Wanfeng and Lele couldn't stand it anymore, and Lele took the initiative to crawl out of his mother's arms and went to his father to rescue Xiao Baoer.
"Hahaha..." Cao Xiangnan laughed out loud.
"..."Cao Ruile.
"..."Qi Wanfeng.
After walking for nearly half a day, there was a tea stall in front of them, and their carriage stopped here to rest.
"Shopkeeper, please send a few pots of hot tea over, and if there are any steamed buns, please send some over as well."
"Okay, please sit down, I'll bring them to you."
When they walked over, Cao Xiangnan saw a table of people sitting there, and recognized the group of familiar men at a glance. The other party also looked up at him, and they both recognized each other. He smiled and greeted, "Hey, Brother Jiang, I didn't expect that we would meet again. We are really destined to meet. We met when we came, and we met again when we left."
Jiang Dongyi was also the leader of the caravan they met on the way here. Unexpectedly, they met again when they left Fengdu City. Isn't it fate?
"Yeah." Jiang Dong nodded, smiling faintly, and said, "That's right."
Since they were all acquaintances, they sat at adjacent tables, greeted each other, and sat down.
Cao Xiangnan sat down and talked to Jiang Dong, asking about their group's journey to Nanyang City. He was not surprised at all. Not all the people walking on this road were traveling to these big cities, so it was not strange to walk together. He smiled and said, "It seems that we are going the same way. We can walk together
later." If we are going the same way, we can walk together. What's more, everyone knows each other, so it is safer to walk together.
Jiang Dong nodded and agreed to walk together.
What he didn't say was that he had calculated the time and waited for Cao Xiangnan and the others here. It happened that they sat here for a while, and the group behind them who were a step later also arrived. As for the reason for waiting here, his eyes fell on the overly pretty child, and he looked away after a glance.
He took a sip of the tea on the table, thinking of this trip back and seeing that person. He ate the big steamed bun in Jiang Dong's hand and swallowed it.
When he met Jiang Dong and his group again, Gan Weiqi was cautious, he didn't think there would be so many coincidences. Gan Weilin was a heartless person, and he didn't have so many thoughts. He sat there and chatted happily with Master Shen while eating.
After everyone sat down to drink water and eat food, and the horses over there were also fed with water and grass, they were ready to set off and continued on their way.
A figure rushed over from the corner, and the guards who followed him stretched out their hands to stop the person. They had already noticed that there was a person squatting there staring at them, and seeing that it was a thin boy, they ignored him.
Unexpectedly, the tall man suddenly rushed over to them, stretched out a hand, stopped the person, and asked, "Who are you?"
"Let me go, let me go. Sir, sir, I am Ling'er, do you remember me? Ling'er has been waiting for you here for a long time, sir, sir..." The boy who was stopped was dirty, and even his face could not be seen clearly.
That day, he was selling himself on the street to bury his father, and he met Young Master Sun. Thanks to this young master, he was able to escape. He took the silver and went back to buy a thin coffin to bury his father. With the remaining silver, he prepared to look for the young master who saved him. He searched for a whole day in the city but couldn't find him.
Hearing that Young Master Sun was arrested, Huang Ling wished that the villain would be arrested and locked up for a longer time, but he was also afraid that if Young Master Sun was released, he would not let him go. Thinking that the young master who saved him was nowhere to be found, but seeing that they didn't even know Young Master Sun, they must be from outside the city, so he might as well wait for them outside the city. If they offended Young Master Sun, they would not stay in the city and would definitely leave Fengdu City. So he took an ox cart out of the city and came here to wait.
This tea shed is the only way out of the city. If they leave Fengdu, they will definitely pass by here. Unexpectedly, his guess was right. He really waited here for the young master who saved him to appear.
"Huh?" Cao Xiangnan remembered the voice as soon as he thought about it. Wasn't that the culprit who caused them to leave Fengdu in a hurry? How dare he appear here? Obviously, after hearing this voice, Shen Zhengyang also remembered who it was.
"Young master, young master, benefactor, I am Ling'er, do you remember?" Huang Ling remembered that his face was black. Fearing that someone would recognize him, he wiped his face with dirt and hurriedly wiped it with his hands. His hands became dirtier and dirtier. The face that originally looked good could not even be recognized as it was before.
"Let him go." Shen Zhengyang remembered and ordered.
As soon as he was released, the boy ran over, knelt down and said, "My benefactor, please let me follow you. You bought me, and I am yours. I am willing to serve you like a slave."
"..." Shen Zhengyang, he looked at Bai Zhi on the side.
Bai Zhi hated this little devil in her heart, and forced a smile on her face. She stretched out her hand to help him up, but the boy kneeling on the ground refused to get up, and he could hardly keep the smile on his face. People were coming and going
in the tea shed. The matter of Master Sun's death was not over yet, and this harmful boy dared to show up here! Isn't he going to kill their master? !
"Get up quickly and don't kneel here." Not noticing that everyone in the tea stall was looking at them, Bai Zhi lowered her voice and said, "Didn't I tell you to find a relative to rely on or a place to live your life? Why don't you listen, little brother!"
"Please, talk to the young master for Ling'er. Ling'er can do anything. Ling'er has lost her father and her home. She has nowhere to go. Young master, please accept Ling'er." Huang Ling eagerly looked at the young master who saved him. Knowing that the young master was a soft-hearted man, he said, "If you don't agree to accept me, I will kneel here forever."
Cao Xiangnan asked Wanfeng to take the child to the carriage first. He walked over to Shen Zhengyang. It was obvious that he and Bai Zhi had the same idea. He leaned over and whispered in Shen Zhengyang's ear. Although he didn't like this scheming boy in his heart, it didn't seem a good idea to keep him here.
"...Why don't we take him away first and find a place to put him down later." Although it was possible that he couldn't be put down after taking him away, there was nothing he could do about it.
"Get up." Shen Zhengyang waved his hand, feeling a headache. He didn't expect that his help would bring him so much trouble. When he thought about what his uncle would do because of him, he couldn't like this boy in his heart. Shen Zhengyang
turned around and walked towards the carriage, followed by Cao Xiangnan.
When the servant saw the young master's expression, he knew that the young master had agreed, and he kowtowed to express his gratitude before getting up.
Bai Zhi received the look from their young master, gritted her teeth, and said, "Come with me."
"Yes, yes." Huang Ling stood up, saying nice things sweetly. Bai Zhi ignored him, with a bad look on her face, and took the people to the carriage at the back, let him sit in, and left him alone.
After this little episode, the group of people set off.