Chapter 224 The Tea Thief
Sanya found it all very strange.
"When did I lie to you? If you don't want to hear it, don't ask."
This person is so annoying.
Just as Sanya was about to scold Huigu, Huigu walked over and sat down next to Sanya.
"Third Miss, would you like some soup?"
Sanya's arms are still a bit sore from learning new moves from Aunt Hui.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Cai Lei, puzzled, asked, "Aren't these your servants? Why are they eating at the same table?"
He remembered that the person who served them tea when they first came to visit was this old nanny.
Sanya immediately retorted, "Who said Auntie is a servant? She's family."
“Yes, they are family,” Er Ya added.
"I see. I'm so sorry, madam. I thought you were a servant too." Yu An hurriedly stood up and apologized.
Er Ya looked at Yu An, "Young Master Yu, you're a really nice person. By the way, did you like the pastries I gave you before?"
"It's sweet, and quite delicious."
Yu An suddenly felt a burning sensation in the roots of his ears.
"Really?" Er Ya laughed. "After we eat, can you come with me to my shop and give me some feedback?"
"You come from a big city, you must have eaten a lot of snacks."
Er Ya's eyes sparkled.
"Okay." Yu An hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look.
"Thank you, you're so kind."
Yu An's chopsticks trembled slightly.
Cai Lei spoke up from the side, "Excuse me, Miss Lin, may I come along as well?"
"Of course." Er Ya nodded, the more people who go, the better.
Once the dishes were served, he was too busy to talk.
Ye Wan thought that the rule of not speaking while eating was probably set because people were afraid that if they got too excited, they would spit saliva onto their plates.
After the meal, Er Ya casually invited Yu An and Cai Lei to her shop.
"Qingdai, go and come back soon," Daya instructed.
"Okay, okay, big sister," Er Ya gestured.
Don't worry, I won't rip people off too badly.
Daya smiled helplessly.
On the way to the shop, people came and went.
Yu An couldn't help but ask, "Second Miss Lin, may I ask if your name is Lin Qingdai?"
"Yes, that's the name my mother gave me: 'A smile that turns heads and a hundred beauties pale in comparison.'"
Er Ya turned around.
Amidst the sparse crowd, smiles bloom like flowers.
Yu An suddenly felt her heart beating a little fast.
From that moment on, Yu An didn't know how she got to that pastry shop, nor how she got back.
When he came to his senses, he found a large pile of pastries on the table.
"How did I buy so much?" Yu An asked blankly.
"Brother Yu, you're only finding out now? I tried to stop you, but I couldn't. There are so many pastries, are we going to eat pastries instead of meals?" Cai Lei said exaggeratedly.
"Fortunately, Miss Lin said that these are easy to store."
Cai Lei thought it tasted pretty good and that he could take it with him on the way when he left.
It's a pity we can't take it to the capital.
"You're right, did you send the letter out?"
"It's been delivered, it's been delivered. You've had a long day, go to sleep now."
It was completely dark when the two boys lay down on the bed.
I was so tired yesterday that I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. I thought I might not be able to sleep today, but I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow again.
Imperial Censor He did not return home; instead, he slept in Confucian Scholar Fang's study.
He Rui slept alone in the guest room.
Everyone slept well that night.
The next day, Cai Lei came out of the house yawning and saw Aunt Cai.
"Good morning, madam."
Aunt Cai got straight to the point, "Young Master Cai, could you tell me about the Cai family?"
"If you tell me, I can cook some of your favorite dishes for lunch today."
"this……"
Cai Lei instinctively became wary. Why would this person be asking about the Cai family for no reason?
"Don't worry, I don't need you to tell me any secrets, I just want to know who's still in the Cai family." Aunt Cai pulled the person to the kitchen.
Cai Lei asked in confusion, "Madam, I've actually wanted to say this for a while now, you seem to look a bit like..."
Before he could finish speaking, Aunt Cai interjected, "I am a distant relative of yours, but my family declined later."
"I see, I wonder which branch it is from!" Cai Lei suddenly realized.
"Let's not talk about the past, just answer the questions."
“My grandfather, Cai Zhengyang, lives in my family…”
"You're still alive? Are you in good health?"
Cai Lei: "..."
What kind of talk is that?
However, he still spoke up, saying, "The old man occasionally has a poor appetite, but otherwise he's fine. He's being treated by imperial physicians, but his spirits haven't been very good these past two years."
"And my father, Cai Xingyun, and my mother..."
Aunt Cai waved her hand, "There's no need to talk about the others. I have some tea here. I remember your grandfather loved tea. Take it with you when you leave."
Cai Lei looked at Granny Cai and said, "Madam, may I ask your name? If my grandfather asks when we get back, I will tell him properly."
"You just need to tell him it was a gift from Ya'er," Aunt Cai said, handing the tea leaves to Cai Lei.
"Ya'er?"
Cai Lei thought for a long time, but he had never heard his family mention such a branch of the family.
However, she was a woman from a collateral branch of the Cai family; it would be strange if he had ever heard of her.
Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore.
Cai Lei carried the tea canister back to his room, put it in his luggage, and planned to take it with him later.
"Brother Cai, where did you go? I didn't see you when I woke up."
“You might not believe it, but this old lady is actually from a branch of our Cai family. She brought two cans of tea for my grandfather,” Cai Lei said.
"That's great. It's like meeting an old friend in a foreign land. Otherwise, we wouldn't have received such good care."
Yu An felt that the fatigue from the past two days had dissipated.
It's a pity I didn't get to meet the legendary Lin Anyuan.
"When are we going back?" Cai Lei asked.
"Let's go back tomorrow. We've already asked the academy for leave, so it's not good for us to stay any longer."
"good."
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"Master, where are we going?"
He Rui saw his master packing his luggage.
"Pack your things and head to Jizhou. Prince Jing is there," said Imperial Censor He, opening his bundle and stuffing more things inside.
I thought about it and, still feeling uneasy, put it in another package.
"Master, what are you secretly hiding?" He Rui asked curiously.
"Don't ask about everything, it's not good for you as a child."
Just as Imperial Censor He finished speaking, a strong and resonant voice came from outside the door.
"What Taoist priest!"
"You old Taoist priest, come out here!"
Imperial Censor He froze, then hurriedly whispered to his apprentice, "Quickly send them away, just say I'm not here."
He Rui looked bewildered, but still went out.
Upon entering the courtyard, they saw that Master Fang had already arrived and hurriedly stopped them, asking, "Old sir, what's wrong?"
"Get that old geezer out here! You're so old, have you no shame? You actually stole my tea leaves!"
Fang Daru was furious. He wanted to make tea today, only to find that all his tea leaves were gone.
All of them!
Not a single grain was left.
Is this person even human? They're practically a tea thief!
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