Chapter 145 Foresight
Xiao Qi had been waiting for a while. He had received news that his younger sister was being tortured terribly and wanted to express his concern.
"Did you spread the word at the manor?"
Lin Yuesha approached, and seeing that no one was around, she lowered her voice and whispered.
The girl disappeared inside the house, and rumors spread that the mansion was haunted, but only the two of them knew the truth.
"Yes, I've hidden the person first."
The girl was lucky to be alive, so Xiao Qi didn't mind being a good guy and leaving the girl to his subordinates to deal with, thus freeing himself up.
"That's good."
Lin Yuesha said she understood, and wanted to bypass the pockmarked man and go to the main kitchen. After thinking for a moment, she said hesitantly, "Big brother, it's cold. You should go back to your room."
Honestly, it's not that she likes to judge people by their appearance, but suddenly appearing in the dark and looking like that is enough to scare people half to death.
Lin Yuesha wasn't afraid. Firstly, she had seen the pockmarked face before, and secondly, she had never done anything wrong, unlike the servants in the manor.
Xiao Qi vaguely sensed something was wrong. The little girl was hinting at him. Indeed, he had just frightened a maid to tears. The maid threw down the lantern she was holding and ran away screaming.
Is this pockmarked face really that ugly?
Xiao Qi held up a lantern, making sure the light shone on his face so his little sister could see him more clearly.
Lin Yuesha wanted to cry; she had never seen such a confident person!
"A gentleman is open and honest; what does it matter when I come out?"
Xiao Qi wanted to teach his younger sister that judging people by their appearance was wrong. Did those who were ugly lack a kind heart?
The roads in this mansion are for people to walk on; no one has stipulated that people are not allowed to go out.
"I was wrong."
Lin Yuesha didn't want to argue. Her pockmarked face and confident demeanor were also a strength, and Lin Yuesha deeply admired her.
Fortunately, it wasn't a woman who looked like that, otherwise she could guarantee that no man would ever discover her beauty!
Lin Yuesha didn't want to discuss it, but Xiao Qi wouldn't let his little sister off the hook, asking, "Where are you going?"
"I'll go to the main kitchen and order a bowl of plain noodles for our girl."
After walking a few steps, Lin Yuesha realized that the pockmarked man was following her. Not only that, he was also using a lantern to light her way. She couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh, and even felt a little annoyed that she shouldn't have disliked him for being ugly.
After all, one's appearance is given by one's parents. Even if one is ugly, at least one has all four limbs!
"There was no cook in the main kitchen, only a young girl tending the fire."
Xiao Qi had just returned from the main kitchen and was feeling a bit hungry. His role in infiltrating the mansion was that of the accountant, helping to check the accounts; he would definitely be leaving before the New Year.
"ah?"
Lin Yuesha asked uncertainly, "There should be people here at this hour, right?"
"No."
The Prince of Zhenbei went to the military camp and took the cook from his residence with him, leaving only a maid who tended the fire to keep watch at night.
Xiao Qi searched around but found no food. Instead, he almost scared the little girl to tears. The little girl was only five or six years old, too young.
"It's okay, I'll do it."
Since the cook wasn't there but the ingredients were plentiful, she decided to cook something and accepted the two taels of silver Xuan Yao gave her.
The two arrived at the main kitchen and found it just as the pockmarked man had said. However, the cook was not there, and the fire-tending maid had also run away.
"I can do it. I'll make plain noodles. Would you like a bowl?"
Lin Yuesha rolled up her sleeves, and every time she went into the kitchen, she felt a sense of joy; she wasn't entirely useless.
The daytime stress of practicing needlework was quickly cured by cooking.
"That would be troublesome."
Xiao Qi and the others stood still, carefully watching their little sister's movements.
It was just making noodles, but she seemed to have done it a thousand times, her movements fluid and seamless.
Soon, Lin Yuesha brought out a bowl of noodles. Each strand was crisp and chewy, and the light brown broth was crystal clear, with large and small golden oil droplets and bright green minced garlic floating on top. A fragrant aroma wafted through the air.
Xiao Qi lowered his head and quickly put down his chopsticks.
Lin Yuesha stood aside watching. Although her pockmarked face was ugly, her hands were long and slender, quite outstanding.
"People should be good at discovering beauty," she sighed.
"I'll be going out to do some shopping in the next few days. Do you need any help?"
Xiao Qi finished the noodles in one go, feeling warm all over, and his voice unconsciously softened.
"Where are you going to buy it? If possible, could you please bring me a letter or a message home?"
Xuan Yao and Hong Tao's alliance is disadvantageous to Lin Yuesha, and given Master Xuan's temperament, there's a high chance he'll cause trouble for her family.
So she wanted to inform her older brother that if things got too bad, they should go back to the village to hide for a while.
Mother always said that for farming families, land is the foundation. Chen is a married woman and doesn't own any land. Now that the family has some savings from building a house, they might as well buy a few acres of paddy fields.
Don't let Chenjia Village's remote location fool you; its soil is fertile black soil, perfect for growing the finest japonica rice.
Those rice grains, after taxes, can be eaten by ourselves.
Every year before and after the New Year, the clan chief has to take stock of the land, and families might as well take the opportunity to buy a few acres of land.
"I'll deliver your message."
Xiao Qi thought for a moment; he would immediately know what the little girl was thinking. A letter from home was not as convenient as a verbal message.
"Thank you so much. I'll be waiting for you in the kitchen again tomorrow night."
Lin Yuesha made a promise with the pockmarked face that, to express her gratitude, she would cook some food for him.
Xiao Qi agreed and watched Lin Yuesha leave.
The little girl can't even protect herself, yet she's always worrying about the family.
Ultimately, the responsibility for my younger sister being framed by Xuan Yao lies with him.
If the Xuan family were to extend their reach into his own territory, Xiao Qi would show no mercy and chop off their claws without hesitation.
"My lord, the girl has woken up."
A white figure appeared in the large kitchen and found that only soup remained in the pot. He ladled himself a bowl.
While others ate noodles, he, the laborer, drank the soup, and the pot remained completely clean, without even a single broken noodle.
"This soup is so delicious!"
Is this the Lord's sister's handiwork? Such a kind and intelligent woman will surely have suitors lining up at her door in the future!
Xiao Qi snorted coldly. Did he think his house was a place where anyone could just come and visit?
"Send the person away as soon as they wake up."
Xiao Qi showed absolutely no interest in the matter of saving people.
"That girl is pitiful. Her parents died, and she was sold to a brothel by her brother and sister-in-law. Then she was bought by the Prince of Zhenbei's men and sold repeatedly. She has no relatives and nowhere to go."
She was just a little girl in her early teens. If they didn't take her in after such a tragedy, she would have died.
Since we've saved her, we might as well spare her life.
"Then take her back and train her well. In two years, she can become Yue Sha's maid."
Xiao Qi thought for a moment, since his younger sister had saved the girl, he might as well let the girl stay with his younger sister as a way of repaying her kindness.
Bai Ying moved her lips. Her master was really good at scheming. He had already thought of everything for Lin Yuesha. Were these two really just simple step-siblings? Her master was such a cold and heartless person, yet he was so loving and affectionate with his stepsister. Could he be plotting something?
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