Since Lu Lin was also there, the Chen family didn't have enough rooms, so they had to stay at the neighbor's house next door.
The neighbor was very happy. Now Han Xiao was rich and generous, and she could earn her husband's monthly salary just by staying for one night.
After settling Lu Lin down, Han Xiao found Chen Dazhu and handed him a brocade bag.
"Brother Chen, please keep this. Remember not to let anyone else know about it, okay?" Han Xiao reminded him worriedly.
Chen Dazhu opened the brocade bag with doubt and took a look. Then he wanted to return it to Han Xiao in shock: "No, no, Brother Han, this... this is not appropriate..."
Han Xiao smiled and stuffed the sachet back into Chen Dazhu's arms, jokingly saying, "Brother Chen, do you think my life isn't worth that much money?"
"Of course not! I... I just think it's unnecessary, and I didn't do anything..." Chen Dazhu was tongue-tied and couldn't say anything to refute.
Han Xiao has known Chen Dazhu's character for the past few days, so he didn't force him: "Brother Dazhu, these are nothing to me. What's more, if it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. I'm afraid these are not enough."
These are Han Xiao's true thoughts. If it weren't for Chen Dazhu, he might have really been in trouble this time.
Chen Dazhu wanted to refuse, but was interrupted by Han Xiao as soon as he moved his mouth.
"One more thing, Grandma Chen said that you have a girl you like, and you want to marry her quickly, right? If you make her wait any longer, she'll become an old maid."
I learned all this from Old Mrs. Chen. The Chen family was extremely poor. Chen Dazhu's parents died early, leaving only the two of them.
Because his family was poor and no matchmaker came to propose marriage to Chen Dazhu, and Chen Dazhu was not good at talking and honest and could not make much money, so many families with daughters looked down on him?
There was a girl in Changhe Village who was two years younger than Chen Dazhui. They grew up together. The girl had a good impression of Chen Dazhui, but her parents did not agree.
He even said that unless Chen Dazhu could come up with a betrothal gift of 10 taels of silver, there would be no further discussion.
Chen Dazhu worked hard for a year but could not earn more than 10 taels of silver, so he kept this matter in his heart and did not dare to delay the good girl again.
This girl is also very strong-willed. She has managed to hold on until now but still hasn't found a man.
It can be regarded as a gossip in Changhe Village.
After Han Xiao found out, he specifically asked the old men and women at the door about the girl.
She received very good reviews, saying she was efficient at work and kind-hearted. When Chen Dazhu went out to work, she would come to visit Chen's house and take care of old Mrs. Chen.
Although Han Xiao had never seen her before, he could tell from Old Lady Chen's tone that she was very satisfied with the girl.
Since both parties are in love with each other, Han Xiao feels that this matter should not be difficult. If he can get it done before he leaves, it can be regarded as a way to repay Chen Dazhu for saving his life!
The next morning, Lu Lin came knocking on the door. He hadn't slept much the whole night and felt that if he didn't send Han Xiao and the young master back, there would be trouble.
So he ran over as soon as the day broke. Han Xiao's room was next to the front door, and Han Xiao would wake up at the slightest noise. When he heard the knock on the door, Han Xiao squinted his eyes and covered the young master's ears.
The young master wanted to open his eyes, but when he felt Han Xiao's breath, he muttered twice, turned over and continued to sleep.
Only after the young master fell asleep again did Han Xiao pick up his coat and get up.
Pushing the door open and seeing Lu Lin anxiously waiting outside, Han Xiao's voice was still a little hoarse: "What's the matter, Manager Lu?"
Looking at Han Xiao's cold expression, Lu Lin tensed up and secretly glanced at the sky. It seemed... it seemed a little early.
Lu Lin smiled at Han Xiao embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Han, I just want to go back in a hurry..."
"It's okay, come in first." Han Xiao stretched. He probably wouldn't be able to fall asleep if he went back to sleep now, so he might as well get up and stretch his body.
Lu Lin came in a little nervous, not knowing where to put his hands and feet, and followed Han Xiao carefully.
Han Xiao came to the kitchen and asked without turning around, "Can you cook?"
Lu Lin was stunned for a moment before nodding. He was the owner of Yipintang. Although his cooking skills were not as good as those of a chef, he had no problem making some farm dishes.
"Since you can, then let's do it. Ruanruan hasn't had a good meal in a long time."
Han Xiao was injured and couldn't cook, and Old Lady Chen's cooking skills were average, so it was very sensible of the young master not to be picky about food.
Hearing that these meals were to be prepared for the young master, Lu Lin immediately perked up, took a look at the dishes in the kitchen, and shook his head in dissatisfaction. The young master was of noble status, how could he eat these things.
So Lu Lin bent down and said to Han Xiao, "Then I'll go find some food so that the young master can have something good to eat."
Seeing that Han Xiao had no intention of objecting, Lu Lin went out to buy some vegetables.
Although Changhe Village is small, every household grows vegetables and raises chickens. As long as you have money, you can buy anything.
The young master was awakened by an enticing fragrance. He thought he was dreaming. It had been a long time since he smelled such a fragrant smell.
When he got dressed and went out, he found that everyone was already up and waiting for him with the food laid out.
The young master, knowing that he had woken up late, scratched his head embarrassedly and ran behind Han Xiao and whispered, "Why didn't you call me?"
Han Xiao brushed the hair away from the young master's ears and said, "It's okay, Ruanruan, you're tired. It's okay to sleep a little longer. Manager Lu just finished these."
Steward Lu immediately stood up and said, "Yes, yes, young master, there is no need to blame yourself. Please try it first to see if you like it. If you don't like it, I will do it later!"
The young master felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Lu Lin, but he still said "thank you" politely.
Lu Lin was so flattered that he felt like kneeling down in the next second, but Han Xiao couldn't bear it any longer and coughed softly to remind him, "Okay, stop standing there and eat quickly."
Everyone else waited until Han Xiao spoke first before picking up their chopsticks.
The young master's belly was so full that he leaned in Han Xiao's arms and didn't want to move. He hadn't eaten so full in several days. He didn't expect that Manager Lu Lin's cooking skills were so good.
Seeing that the young master was enjoying his meal, Lu Lin was also happy. Chen Dazhu took the leftovers to the kitchen.
When he finished his work, Han Xiao was already outside the carriage.
Seeing Chen Dazhu coming out, Han Xiao walked up to Chen Dazhu and Old Lady Chen and said, "Grandma Chen, I said that I would pay for Brother Chen's betrothal gifts when I found my family. Do you remember?"
Old Mrs. Chen didn't know that Han Xiao had secretly given money to Chen Dazhu, so when Han Xiao asked her, she opened her mouth, which had few teeth left, and wanted to say something.
But Chen Dazhu grabbed Old Lady Chen’s arm: “Brother Han, you’ve already…!”
Han Xiao raised his hand to stop Chen Dazhu from speaking. Seeing that more and more villagers were gathering around, one of them, an ordinary-looking woman wearing a coarse cloth shirt and skirt, looked over at him worriedly.
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