Chapter 207 Paradise
The man asked as he admired his fingertips, "That thing is already ours. I'm afraid it's impossible to take it back."
"I see that you are not short of these supplies, please return them." Xu Miaomiao was not in a hurry, but looked at the man slowly and said, this place doesn't look like a bandit's den at all.
Putting away his playful expression, the man sat up with one hand on his arm.
The people nearby immediately stepped forward and asked, "Boss, didn't you blame us for robbing that thing before? Why don't you want to return it now?"
Following the stern look, the man next to him lowered his voice.
"Shut up!" The person sitting on the seat glared at him angrily: "I've already taken it, how can I give it back?"
The neither loud nor soft sounds of washing reached Xu Miaomiao's ears. Looking at the two people in front of her, she felt inexplicably funny.
"Ahem."
After coughing twice to cover up the embarrassment, the man looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "What's your name?"
"Xu Miaomiao."
"Tsk, it's not as good as mine." The disdainful tone and the pouty look made him look funny: "Listen carefully, my name is Ji Lanling, this is my world, you just stay here for two days, if I'm in a good mood, maybe I'll return your things to you."
"But……"
Xu Miaomiao still wanted to explain that there were people waiting for her in the capital and she had to go back early.
Before he finished speaking, the man stretched his back tiredly and said, "I'm tired. Let's go down first."
"Madam Xu, please come this way."
The man next to her made a gesture of invitation and asked Xu Miaomiao to leave.
Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid I can only stay here for a day or two and look for an opportunity to get the goods back.
"Excuse me, where are we going?"
After the man brought Xu Miaomiao out, he went straight to the rice seedling field that she had just destroyed. Thinking of everyone's expressions just now, Xu Miaomiao felt a little embarrassed and didn't want to go over.
"Madam Xu, just call me Thirteen."
"Thirteen?" Xu Miaomiao tilted her head and looked at the person in front of her: "Are all the people here arranged from the beginning?"
"Haha." The man chuckled and nodded at Xu Miaomiao: "Yes, I'm just afraid that our boss won't remember it, and I'm also afraid that people outside will find out."
"oh."
Seeing the woman nod thoughtfully, Thirteen immediately began to explain: "Madam Xu, don't worry, we are definitely not bad people. The last time we robbed your goods was because..."
"Thirteen, what are you taking her for?"
His words were interrupted again. Seeing the woman approaching, Thirteen immediately said, "Sixth sister-in-law, the boss said he wanted to keep her here for a few days. I thought she should stay at your house."
"Sure." The woman agreed readily: "It just so happens that there is an empty room in my house, so you can come whenever you want."
"Thank you, Sixth Sister-in-law."
"Why are you being so polite to me?" The woman said as she pushed Thirteen. As if she remembered something important, she took out a pair of insoles from her arms and said, "By the way, I sewed this for you a few days ago. Your sixth brother said that the soles of your previous shoes were too thin. Use these."
Carefully placing the insole in his arms, Thirteen smiled happily, "Thank you, Sixth Sister-in-law. By the way, I'll leave her to you."
"good."
Watching the man leave, Xu Miaomiao also waved her hand. She also took a look at the insole just now. The workmanship was almost as good as Liu Niang's.
"You, come to our house, I will make you something delicious."
"Excuse me, ma'am." Xu Miaomiao looked at the woman tentatively and asked.
"Just like Thirteen, just call me Sixth Sister-in-law."
When passing by the fields, Xu Miaomiao stopped uncomfortably: "I'm sorry."
"Oh, it's okay." The woman said as she pulled Xu Miaomiao away: "These seedlings are good for improving the food occasionally."
"Madam, you are back?"
The man heard the sound and came out of the house. His tall figure made people feel extremely safe, and his dark skin showed that he often worked.
Xu Miaomiao looked around and saw a small house with simple things inside, but the facilities were not complete.
There is a small field at the door and the yard is also cleaned.
"Madam Xu, please sit down first. I'll make you something to eat."
"Thank you for your help, sir." Xu Miaomiao bowed slightly to the man.
"Just treat this place as your own home." The woman said to Xu Miaomiao who was stunned.
After a while, a simple bowl of noodles was served with an egg in it.
"There's not much at home, except for a chicken in the backyard that lays eggs. Madam Xu, you just have to make do with it." The man wiped his hands, looked at Xu Miaomiao and said.
“It’s already very rich.”
Xu Miaomiao smiled shyly and ate everything.
Seeing the two people in front of him looking awkward, Xu Miaomiao finally spoke out her curiosity: "I don't think this is a bandit's den, how could it be..."
Although they hesitated to speak, both of them understood what she meant.
"Ms. Xu, we really didn't take that thing on purpose. We really had no other choice." The man said with some annoyance.
"Did something happen?"
The man was about to speak when he glanced at the woman next to him. Seeing her nod, he said, "We were not bandits originally. We fought with Liang State before, and our leader fled. We had no generals, so we became deserters. If we went back to the capital, we would be dead. It was our boss who led us to find a way to bring our family out, and we found a clean place to live."
At this point, the man sighed with some regret: "But because of that accident, he also injured his head and can't remember things, so we have the order from one to one hundred and seven."
"Madam Xu, we didn't take that thing on purpose." The woman at the side continued, "The child of Lao Wu's family had a high fever that day and wanted to find a doctor, but we couldn't let others know where we lived and who we were. We really had no other choice, so we wanted to rob your goods to see if you had any medicine or something."
Xu Miaomiao listened and nodded. According to the law, deserters would indeed be executed as they would endanger the people here.
Xu Miaomiao walked out of the room thoughtfully. Outside, the children were playing and fighting in the fields, it was very lively.
"careful."
A child accidentally bumped into Xu Miaomiao, and Xu Miaomiao immediately steadied him.
"Thank you, big sister."
The childish words echoed in Xu Miaomiao's ears, making her unable to hold back her laughter.
As the sky gradually darkened, Xu Miaomiao also returned to the house.
Sixth sister-in-law had already made the bed for Xu Miaomiao, and the clean bedding was filled with the scent of soapberry.
"Thank you, Sixth Sister-in-law."
The woman looked at Xu Miaomiao and smiled: "Don't be polite to me."
(End of this chapter)
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