But the next second.
The burnt smell wafting from the kitchen reached her nostrils.
Wu shouted and ran to the kitchen with a spatula in her hand.
"Brother, where did you go?"
Huang Nianxun rubbed his eyes and came out of the house.
One look at his messy hair and you know he's just woken up.
"I didn't do anything, I just went to a friend's house to play for a while." He certainly wouldn't dare say that he went to play on the ice chairs on the river.
Otherwise, my younger brother would definitely come along.
In the end, the original one person, one round will only turn into him and Liang Cheng pulling their younger brother along.
After all, he's getting on in years.
Huang Nianxun couldn't pull the two of them.
"What are you doing standing outside? Aren't you cold? Hurry up and go home, don't get cold." Huang Shaoji returned just as the two brothers were talking.
He led his two sons inside.
The gate was closed.
The teahouse on the other side, on the second floor.
The thugs who had just been hired knelt on the ground, trembling.
"Master, I am useless. I have searched everywhere but have not found the two children who were just talking. Please punish me."
He knelt on both knees, his head hitting the ground heavily, not daring to lift it. Even though the ground was bitterly cold, it was no match for his master's glare.
"Useless piece of trash!"
"Go back to the manor and receive thirty strokes of the cane!"
The man's voice was filled with anger.
His words plunged the thugs' hearts into an ice cave.
"Yes, Master." That's thirty strokes of the cane! After that beating, you'd be half-dead!
But he dared not refute, and stood up tremblingly, and went down the stairs.
One night passed.
The world in the imperial city has undergone a complete transformation.
A few days later, Huang Shaoji went to work at the jewelry shop at his usual time, only to hear his coworkers talking about the luminous pearl.
He was greatly alarmed.
"Did you know? A luminous pearl has been discovered! I heard that someone in Jiangnan unearthed a luminous pearl. The pearl lights up without being lit, emitting a faint green light. The news has spread throughout the entire capital!"
"What a coincidence, I've heard about it too, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"Of course it's true! The news has spread everywhere. If they hadn't seen it, how could they suddenly say that the luminous pearl is in Jiangnan? Someone must have brought it out to show off. Sigh, what an idiot! If they didn't have powerful backers, they probably wouldn't be able to keep the luminous pearl. If they're lucky, they might be able to gain money and official positions by offering the pearl. If they're unlucky, their whole family could lose their lives!"
“Brother Li is absolutely right! Everyone knows the preciousness of the luminous pearl. For thousands of years, there has never been a record in books or a folk tale about the appearance of a luminous pearl. With this grand display, I'm afraid the person who possesses the luminous pearl will not live past this year. If he is smart, he should give the pearl to the governor of Jiangnan for protection. If he is foolish, alas, I'm afraid his life will be in danger. What a tragedy.”
Several people spoke while shaking their heads.
It seemed as if they predicted that the person who possessed the luminous pearl would not live long.
Huang Shaoji, who was standing aside and hammering gold nuggets, remained silent.
He didn't know who had leaked the information.
It's even unknown whether Manager Yan is the only one who possesses the luminous pearl.
Knowing that saying too much would lead to mistakes and that he might harm Yan Xia, Huang Shaoji dared not say more and simply focused on his work.
"Anzi, the news has spread throughout the city. Everyone knows about the luminous pearl. So what you said was true! There really is a luminous pearl in Jiangnan!"
In the afternoon, Huang Nian'an and Liang Cheng once again carried chairs to the riverbank.
On the way, Liang Cheng said to Huang Nian'an with a face full of excitement.
"Really? You didn't tell me, did you? You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone!" Huang Nian'an stayed at home all day and naturally didn't know about this news. He thought Liang Cheng had leaked it to others.
Huang Nian'an's eyebrows shot up, as if he was about to explode in anger.
"I didn't say that. I'm not a big mouth. This news is being spread everywhere on the street, even the storytellers in the teahouses are talking about it. Don't slander me. This has nothing to do with me. Besides, you've already seen the luminous pearl, so you can't allow others to see it?"
Liang Cheng cried out that he was wronged.
Upon hearing this, Huang Nian'an thought about it carefully.
That is indeed the case.
The customer asked his father to cut the luminous pearl, and maybe he took it to another craftsman to make it into jewelry.
It's entirely possible that the message came from another craftsman.
"Promise me you won't tell anyone about this, not even your family, understand?" Huang Nian'an knew the preciousness of the luminous pearl.
If someone with ulterior motives were to overhear this...
He has seen the luminous pearl; it will surely bring danger to his family.
Although Huang Nian'an is young, he is not stupid.
He knew in his heart which was more important.
"Hey, don't worry, I promised you, how could I say no? A gentleman's word is his bond, anyway, it's hard to go back on your word! Come on, don't think about this anymore, let's go have some fun. You sit first, then you pull me along, let's go—"
Liang Cheng pulled Huang Nian'an to sit on a chair and started dragging her forward.
They're just kids after all.
Huang Nian'an quickly put the matter of the luminous pearl out of his mind.
On my way home in the evening.
The gate was open.
He went inside and found that his biological father had already returned.
He was pacing anxiously around the room.
"Dad, why didn't you close the door? It's freezing." Huang Nian'an walked in and closed the door behind him.
However, Huang Shaoji ignored him.
"Don't bother your father. Go and study with your brother," said Madam Wu, who came out of the kitchen after hearing the commotion.
"Oh, okay." Huang Nian'an glanced at her father again before sitting down on the bed to read.
After a while, Huang Shaoji came out of the house and went to the kitchen, where he talked to Wu Shi.
Huang Nian'an secretly hid by the door and eavesdropped.
"Do you think I should write a letter back to Shuangqiao Town? I'm worried..."
"Sigh, I don't know if the luminous pearl the people of the capital are talking about is the same one Manager Yan gave us, but we were acquainted after all, what if something happens to her..."
Huang Shaoji's words became intermittent due to the sound of Wu's stir-frying.
I couldn't hear it clearly.
But you could guess that.
He wanted to tell Yan Xia about this.
"Brother, what are you listening to?"
Huang Nian'an wanted to continue listening, but was interrupted by her younger brother's words.
"Shhh!!"
He quickly put his index finger to his lips.
But it was too late.
Looking up, Huang Nian'an found his biological father standing in front of him, his face full of anger.
"You're not going to learn anything good, are you? How dare you eavesdrop on your father's conversation? Tell me, how much did you hear?"
Anything related to the luminous pearl is a major event.
Huang Shaoji was afraid that his son would overhear what he had just said, and that his son would let loose and tell others.
The lives of the whole family would then be hanging by a thread.
"No, I didn't hear it, Mom was cooking too loudly." Huang Nian'an swallowed.
He said, his voice trembling.
"Don't eavesdrop next time, or you'll be punished by copying the book thirty times! Go, go read the book!" Huang Shaoji never expected his good son to lie.
He gave a warning and then went to the kitchen to discuss the matter with Madam Wu.
"You almost got me killed!"
Despite the freezing weather, Huang Nian'an was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He glared fiercely at his younger brother.
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