Chapter 160 Just a Little Bit
Duan Jiang was stunned by Bao Ya's words and almost crushed the candy in his hand subconsciously.
But when he met Baoya's clear eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief.
How could a little girl of three or four years old see through it at a glance?
He pursed his lips in self-mockery, flipped the candy in his hand, and continued chatting with Baoya: "I'm here to distribute food to you. Not only your village, but also several surrounding villages. I've been to all of them and distributed food there."
After hearing what he said, Bao Ya, Yun Chenglu and the other two widened their eyes in surprise.
They distributed it to several villages? How much food would his family need to be able to afford it?
"Do you have a lot of food at home? So much that we can't eat it all?" Baoya couldn't help asking.
Duan Jiang smiled: "Yeah, sort of."
"Then... do you know that King Heshun? Why did you give us food after he won the battle?"
She had heard what her grandmother asked Duan Jiang before, but she still didn't understand why food had to be distributed after winning a battle?
"King Heshun has done a great thing by eliminating banditry and ensuring the well-being of the people." Duan Jiang said with a serious expression, "I admire him, so I also want to do good things for the people."
"Oh..." The little girl responded with a long sigh. After hearing what he said, she understood.
"Big brother, you are a good person."
"Hahaha," Duan Jiang laughed, "You are also an interesting kid."
"Am I interesting?" Baoya rubbed her cheeks with her white and tender hands and asked very seriously.
Duan Jiang nodded: "Speaking of which, I have a younger brother who is not very obedient."
He pointed at Yun Chenglu and said, "He's about the same age as your brother. He should be studying hard for the imperial examinations, but his heart is wild and he wants to go out and explore the world."
Baoya opened her star-like eyes and listened attentively to Duan Jiang's words.
"Not long ago, he had a falling out with his parents and ran away from home." Duan Jiang sighed, a trace of sadness appearing between his brows.
"Then where did he go? Did you find him?" Baoya also became anxious.
Even though he is the same age as my second brother, he is still a child. It is very dangerous to run away from home.
Duan Jiang shook his head: "I've been looking for him. I found a clue here a few days ago, so I rushed over overnight. But I still can't find him."
"So, you came to us to distribute food, and also to look for your brother?"
Duan Jiang nodded. "Have you ever seen a boy this big? Alone, or... accompanied by a servant?"
"Um……"
Baoya's chubby face was wrinkled into a ball. She seemed to have never seen a boy as old as her second brother who ran away from home.
Although Brother Xiaojing is the same age as the second brother, Brother Xiaojing and his master have lived in the mountains for a long time and are definitely not the person the eldest brother is looking for.
She frowned and compared the similar characters she had met in the village and Ping'an Town one by one, but still found nothing.
Finally, he shook his head with a bitter face: "I'm sorry, I haven't seen it either."
"It's okay." Duan Jiang's lips curled up slightly, but soon rose again without a trace.
He asked Yun Chenglu, Yun Hua, and Yun Yue behind Bao Ya in a gentle voice, "What about you? Have you seen it?"
The three children shook their heads in unison.
"My brother's name is Jing..."
Just then, Zhao Zhilan came in with a pot of tea. She found it a little funny to see Baoya and the other three standing in the yard, stretching their heads to talk to Duan Jiang.
"Why don't you go in? We have guests, not someone else's house."
She had just gone to the village head's house to borrow tea. Their family didn't often entertain guests, so they didn't have any good tea. She couldn't even offer the large-leaf coarse tea she drank herself.
"Grandma." Baoya's four children called her in unison.
Zhao Zhilan shook her head and smiled, then walked into the house with the tea: "It's cold, have some hot tea."
Duan Jiang stood up and said, "No, mother-in-law, I have things to do at home, so I'll go back first."
After saying this, he walked straight out of the house and gave the two servants in the yard a look.
He smiled at Baoya again and said, "Brother is leaving first. We'll see each other again when there's a chance."
Afterwards, the master and his two servants left the Yun family without stopping.
Zhao Zhilan stood in the room holding the teapot, feeling a little puzzled. "I haven't even had my tea yet, why are you leaving like that?"
At this time, Baoya ran in and hugged Zhao Zhilan's thighs: "Grandma, why is this brother a little weird?"
"What's strange?" Zhao Zhilan asked.
"I don't know." Baoya frowned.
It was just a little strange, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
"He seems a little indifferent." Yun Chenglu also came in from outside and interrupted.
"Isn't he cold?" Baoya was very puzzled. "He smiles much more than Brother Xiaojing."
"But look," Yun Chenglu bit his lip, as if considering what to say, "He said his brother ran away from home, and he came here in a hurry to find him, but he looked worried."
"If you or Huaya or Yueya ran away, I would be so worried that I would be crazy. How could I ask others with a smile on my face?"
"Oh...!" Baoya suddenly realized again, it seemed to be like this!
This older brother, surnamed Duan, always had a smile on his face and looked very gentle and approachable. However, when it came to his younger brother's affairs, he said he was worried and came out to look for him, but his face didn't show any worry at all.
No wonder she felt weird!
Seeing the two children discussing this matter seriously, Zhao Zhilan smiled helplessly and rubbed Baoya and Yun Chenglu's little heads respectively.
"Don't even think about it. If he's here looking for his brother, he won't come again if he can't find him this time. We haven't seen his brother either, so we can't help him."
However, Zhao Zhilan felt a little relieved when she heard the two children say that Duan Jiang came to look for his younger brother.
No wonder he gave each family two bags of food without saying anything. This was considered as a reward for getting the information.
She breathed a sigh of relief and called to her eldest daughter-in-law, Wang Cailian, saying, "Cailian, tell Dalang and the others to bring in those two bags of grain and put them in the granary!"
"Hey!" Wang Cailian responded loudly and ran to call Yun Dalang in a hurry.
The carriage team drove out of Feishui Village, but the young man sitting in the carriage looked unhappy.
He lifted the curtain of the carriage and leaned out to talk to a servant who was walking quickly beside the car.
"Did you find out?"
The attendant shook his head. "Just like the previous villages, we've asked every household, but no one has seen him."
The young man's gentle and bright eyes suddenly turned sinister and vicious: "Useless! The palace has supported you for so many years in vain, and you can't even find a single person!"
The servant lowered his head silently and listened to the scolding with lowered brows.
That man was of noble status, and even if he had fled, he would not have settled in such a remote place. He always felt that his master had gone in the wrong direction.
But he felt that even if he had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to say such words.
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