Chapter 63 Xiao Xiao
"Xiaoxiao, come and deliver these meals to the nobles outside."
Xiao Xiao had just come back from washing clothes and saw a much richer selection of dishes than usual, so she asked, "Grandma, who is coming to dinner today? Grandma, are you using all your best cooking skills?"
"It's the young lady of Shen Shaoqing's family. Shen Shaoqing is your benefactor. Send it to her quickly." Not long ago, Granny Ge received a message from the servant saying that Xie Shaoqing asked her to prepare a few dishes quickly. The young lady of Shen Shaoqing's family helped the Dali Temple today and happened to stay here for dinner.
Shen Shaoqing... Xiaoxiao was carrying the food, and her heart couldn't help but think of what happened two months ago. It was Shen Shaoqing and Xie Shaoqing who rescued her. Although it was only more than two months, life in the Dali Temple was still peaceful and comfortable. The nightmarish days in the past seemed to be a thing of the past lifetime.
Shen Yuan and his two servants were talking in the house. Qingdai was the first to notice Xiaoxiao carrying a food box. She looked so small, but she was carrying a big food box, so she hurried over to help.
"It's okay. I'm very strong." Xiaoxiao said as she lifted the food box up again.
The three of them laughed at her serious look. She was still like a child, and she said she was strong. Qingdai stopped trying to help and let her carry the food box to the table.
While serving the food, Xiaoxiao plucked up the courage to glance at Shen Yuan secretly. Shen Yuan happened to catch her gaze and smiled at her.
Xiaoxiao wanted to secretly take a look at her benefactor's daughter, but she was discovered. She remembered that her mother-in-law told her that nobles should not look around randomly, so she immediately knelt down in panic to apologize to Shen Yuan.
"I'm sorry, young lady. I have offended you."
"Did you offend me? How come I didn't know?" Shen Yuan didn't expect Xiao Xiao to be so timid, and quickly asked Qingdai to help the man up.
Qingdai helped the girl up and smiled when she saw her face, "Girl, look, her eyes look a bit like yours."
Shen Yuan took a closer look and found that it was indeed her, so he asked her, "What's your name?"
"My name is Xiao Xiao." Xiao Xiao also felt Shen Yuan's friendliness, so she was no longer afraid as she was at the beginning. She even said to Shen Yuan bravely, "It was Shen Shaoqing who rescued me from Chunfang Lodge."
As soon as she said that, Shen Yuan immediately remembered the story of that old rogue Zhao Jijiu.
"So it's you. Are you okay in Dali Temple?"
"Thanks to Mr. Shen and Mr. Xie, I am now helping in the kitchen. Granny Ge is a very nice person."
"That's good. All the things in the past are in the past. Live a good life from now on." It was not until he saw Xiaoxiao that Shen Yuan truly felt that he had saved people and changed their fate.
After Xiaoxiao left, Shen Yuan always ate with a smile on his face. He felt warm in his heart and even ate more than usual.
"Qingdai and Baizhi, I'm done eating. You should hurry up and eat." Shen Yuan put down his chopsticks and let Qingdai and Baizhi eat while he walked outside in the yard.
Over there, Granny Ge saw that Xiaoxiao had not returned for a long time after delivering the meal, and she was very worried in the kitchen, fearing that Xiaoxiao had offended the noble. When she was about to go out to look for her, she saw her coming back with a lunch box.
"Xiaoxiao, why did you take so long to come back? Is everything alright?"
"There is no mother-in-law. The young lady was very nice and talked to Xiaoxiao for a few words." Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
"I'm glad nothing happened."
The two returned to the kitchen. Granny Ge opened the lunch box and saw a purse inside with a few small silver ingots.
"This... Mother-in-law, what's going on?"
Granny Ge stuffed the purse into her little hand and said, "This must be a reward from the noble. Keep it."
"I don't want the money, give it to my mother-in-law." Xiaoxiao felt that she didn't spend any money on food and lodging at the Dali Temple and she also received a monthly allowance. Her mother-in-law also made delicious food for her from time to time. How could she just take the money for herself?
Granny Ge ignored her refusal and insisted on giving her the money. "Silly girl, why are you giving me this money? Keep it for your own use in the future. Are you going to work here as a handyman for the rest of your life? When you grow up, you can go out and start your own business with the money."
Xiao Xiao asked in confusion: "Isn't it good here, Grandma? What can I do if I go out?"
"You have to go out and take a look to know whether it's good or not. If you think it's not good outside, you can come back."
The Dali Temple is also divided into two parts, the front part is where the Dali Temple officials work on a daily basis. The officials' duty rooms and the court where cases are heard are all in the front.
At the back is the living area, kitchen, dining room, and residences for officials to rest occasionally.
The place where prisoners are detained on a daily basis is not in these two places, but in the area extending from the west side of the front yard across the corridor. Next to the cell is where the detectives conduct their daily training.
After Qingdai and Baizhi finished their meal, Shen Yuan planned to tell her father and then go home. The case had not been completely solved, so her father would not be able to leave on time today.
"Thank you, sir."
As soon as Shen Yuan walked to the front yard, he saw Xie Hui. The clerk behind him was holding a lot of files in his hands. Shen Yuan glanced at them and then looked away.
It looks like they will be able to find out Ming Wu's true identity soon.
"Miss Shen, are you here to see Master Shen?"
Shen Yuan nodded, "I was just about to tell my dad, I'll go home first."
"Lord Shen should be with Lord Temple Minister now. If you don't mind, I can tell you later on behalf of the young lady."
"Okay, thank you very much." Shen Yuan bowed.
After Shen Yuan returned home, he did not go back to his own yard, but went to his sister-in-law's yard first.
"Are you back Manman? Did you have fun today?" He Ying didn't know what happened in Yunxia Mountain today.
Shen Yuan waved his hand and sat down. "The scenery is nice, but it's not fun. I just came back from the Dali Temple."
She estimated that for a long time, they probably didn't want to go to Yunxia Mountain again. They were clearly there for fun but encountered a corpse and a case. Not only that, they also caught a criminal. If they told others about what happened that day, no one would believe it.
"Dali Temple? What's going on?"
Shen Yuan told her sister-in-law everything that happened today. When she mentioned that she met the murderer on the road, He Ying was so scared that she immediately grabbed her arm and looked her up and down, front and back.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm not hurt."
"You are so brave, kid. He is a murderer."
Shen Yuan felt a little scared when she thought about it, but if it happened again, she would do the same thing again.
However, to her sister-in-law, she only said that she did not know that the man was the murderer at the time, but she just felt that he was suspicious and did not want to let him get away.
"Thanks to Bai Zhi, I didn't let him escape today. If I were alone, I wouldn't be able to catch him."
"Okay, sister-in-law will reward her when she gets back."
Shen Yuan nodded. She was going to appreciate Baizhi and Qingdai when she returned today.
"Sister-in-law, do you think I should learn some Kung Fu?"
"Learning Kung Fu is a good thing. Even if you don't use it, it will strengthen your body. But you have a lot to learn now, and I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up. And your grandmother will scold you if she sees you. Why don't you consider this matter after your coming-of-age ceremony?"
He Ying would always seriously consider the ideas proposed by Shen Yuan.
After listening to this, Shen Yuan felt that what his sister-in-law said made sense, so he let the matter go for the time being.