Chapter 115 Li Xiaowen's Worry
After filling his stomach, Lai Yang closed the inn and hung a sign in front of the door saying it was closed for the day.
Afterwards, Lai Yang took Xiao Wen and Xiao Nuan out of the inn and went to a nearby cloth shop.
The shopkeeper glanced at the three people, and said with a professional smile, "Hello, guests. What can I do for you? Our shop only sells top-quality materials."
"Get some suitable clothes for these two children." Lai Yang pointed at Li Xiaowen and Li Xiaonuan.
The two little girls hid behind Lai Yang, seeming to be nervous and afraid of strangers.
The shopkeeper showed a puzzled expression in his eyes and subconsciously asked, "What is the relationship between you and these two children?"
"The shopkeeper is opening a business and still asking about the customers' backgrounds?" Lai Yang frowned, looking somewhat displeased.
In an instant, the shopkeeper seemed to feel the horrible pressure. He raised his hand to wipe the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and smiled awkwardly, "I am sorry. I don't know what kind of clothes you need. We have all kinds of cloth and silk here. If you are not in a hurry, you can choose the cloth and give it to us to make clothes for you. We only need to charge a small labor fee."
"First, give them two sets of clothes that they can wear immediately."
"Okay, please follow me."
Hearing this, the cloth shop owner immediately brought the three people to a row of children's ready-made clothes and said, "Please feel free to choose."
Lai Yang took Li Xiaowen and Li Xiaonuan forward, took a few casual glances, and then handed the decision to the two little girls: "Pick what you like."
Li Xiaonuan subconsciously looked up at Lai Yang, as if to confirm his opinion.
It was not until she saw Lai Yang nodding at her that she happily ran to the clothes and pulled her sister Li Xiaowen to choose carefully.
After a moment, Li Xiaonuan chose pink clothes, while Li Xiaowen chose purple.
"Are you sure?" Lai Yang looked at the two sisters and asked.
"Yeah, that's it."
"Boss, I want two sets of these two clothes."
"Okay." The shopkeeper nodded with a smile, "Do you need custom-made clothes? Look at this fabric, it's so good."
Lai Yang turned to look at Xiao Wen and Xiao Nuan and said calmly, "Do you like it?"
Without waiting for Xiao Nuan to speak, Xiao Wen immediately stood up and waved her hands hurriedly, saying, "It's enough for my sister and I to have clothes to wear. We can't spend the master's money anymore."
Hearing this, Lai Yang didn't say anything more. He turned to look at the shopkeeper and said, "Give me four sets each and settle the bill."
"Okay, there are eight sets of clothes in total. I'll give you a small discount and charge you one tael and six cents." The shopkeeper said with a smile.
One liang is equal to 6 qian, and one liang is equal to 10 qian, which is equivalent to 2 qian of silver for a set of clothes, about 200 wen.
Hearing this, Li Xiaowen's face suddenly changed: "So expensive!? Sir, let's not take it, it's too expensive."
For ordinary people living at the bottom of society, 200 wen is enough for their normal expenses for one or two months if they live frugally.
Children of poor families grow up early, and it is obvious that Li Xiaowen understands what one tael and six cents represents.
In comparison, younger sister Li Xiaonuan seems relatively simple.
"These clothes are my gifts to you. You don't have to pay them off." Lai Yang patted Li Xiaowen on the head and said calmly, "Pack them up for me."
The owner of the cloth shop thought that the deal was going to be lost.
Seeing that Lai Yang still wanted it, he immediately smiled and quickly packed up all the clothes.
Li Xiaowen looked anxious and her face flushed, but she didn't know how to refuse.
Seeing the clothes being quickly packed and handed to Lai Yang, she finally gave up struggling.
Lai Yang quietly observed the changes in Li Xiaowen's expression, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. This kid is really interesting.
After leaving the cloth shop, Lai Yang, holding a bag of clothes in his hand, looked down at the two sisters and said, "We have a lot of stuff. Let's go back to the inn and change your tattered clothes first."
"Okay." Li Xiaonuan raised her hand and shouted happily.
Li Xiaowen nodded in agreement.
"Xiao Nuan is tired and my legs are so sore. Sir, give me a hug." Li Xiaonuan pulled Lai Yang's clothes and said pitifully and coquettishly.
Seeing this, Li Xiaowen suddenly became nervous, fearing that her sister's behavior would anger Lai Yang.
"Xiao Nuan, don't trouble the gentleman. Can I carry you on my back?" Li Xiaowen said softly to Li Xiaonuan.
"No, Xiaonuan wants the gentleman to hold her." Li Xiaonuan curled her lips and said capriciously.
Li Xiaowen was a little anxious.
The next moment, Lai Yang picked up Li Xiaonuan with his powerful left arm and let her petite body lean against his arms.
A happy expression suddenly appeared on Li Xiaonuan's little face.
Li Xiaowen looked at this scene, his expression was stunned, and he mustered up the courage to say: "I'm sorry, Xiaonuan is still young, and I'm causing trouble for you, sir."
"Are you tired? Do you want me to carry you back?" Lai Yang said with a gentle look on his face as he looked at Li Xiaowen.
Li Xiaowen's expression changed slightly, but it was fleeting. He immediately shook his head and said firmly, "I'm not tired. I can walk by myself."
Lai Yang nodded without any reluctance.
Just like that, Lai Yang held Li Xiaonuan in his arms, and Li Xiaowen followed beside him, and the three of them returned to the inn slowly.
After returning to the inn, Li Xiaonuan and Li Xiaowen took off their rags and put on their newly bought clothes.
A pink, cute, lively and innocent one.
A childish look with a hint of maturity, the little face showed a blush due to shyness.
"gentlemen."
Li Xiaonuan threw herself into Lai Yang's arms like a caring little cotton-padded jacket, and behaved very intimately.
Li Xiaowen looked at the warm scene in front of her, with a hint of worry deep in her eyes.
During the days when she wandered with her sister, she begged, stole, and got beaten in order to survive.
During this period, she has seen many hypocritical people who appear to be decent on the surface but are actually insidious, vicious, dirty and vulgar.
They will use sweet words or offer some benefits to deceive people, and then turn their backs on them after they succeed.
They even directly drug people and use harsh means to commit evil deeds.
She and her sister made themselves dirty because they were afraid of being targeted by human traffickers.
She was nearly kidnapped several times and sold to an unknown place, where she was separated from her sister.
So she has always lived a very humble and cautious life.
She also wanted to trust others and find a kind-hearted person to rely on.
It was too difficult for these two little kids to survive.
But that time, Li Xiaowen was almost sold to a brothel.
This incident left a huge psychological shadow on Li Xiaowen, and since then she no longer dared to trust others easily.
Even if she received a favor, she couldn't help but wonder if the other party wanted to deceive their trust and then sell them out.
Therefore, the more she saw Li Xiaonuan relying on and being close to Lai Yang, the more worried and scared Li Xiaowen became. She was afraid that Li Xiaonuan would get hurt.
(End of this chapter)
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