The young man in brocade robe bowed deeply and said, "Thank you very much, young lady."
"No need to thank me, I saved you just for the 200 taels of gold." Feng Jiuyan waved his hand, bent down, and was about to pick up the pot on the ground and walk back.
Young man in brocade robe: "......"
There is no need to put it so directly!
The young man in brocade robes slowly walked to Feng Jiuyan's side, took the pot with a firm attitude, and then said solemnly: "Miss, I have a favor to ask of you, but I don't know if it's appropriate to say it out loud."
Feng Jiuyan glanced at him sideways, and said in a somewhat joking tone: "I don't know whether I should talk about it or not, so let's not talk about it."
The young man in brocade robes looked a little embarrassed for a moment, but then quickly returned to normal, with a stiff smile on his face.
"Haha, young lady, you really love to joke. Then I'll be frank. I'm penniless now. I wonder if you would be willing to provide me with meals every day?"
Feng Jiuyan saw the stiff curve at the corners of the young man's mouth and knew that he rarely smiled. She sneered and nodded, "It's not impossible, but you also know that we are all exiled people, and our lives are hard. The rice, meat, eggs and other food are not easy to come by. If I want to give you some, it will be more expensive than the usual price."
"It should be this way." The young man in brocade robe nodded. He thought for a moment, "How about this, if the young lady provides me with food to Youzhou, when we arrive in Youzhou, I will pay the young lady 100 taels of silver as food expenses, how about that?"
"Okay, then it's settled." Feng Jiuyan agreed readily.
She accepted the one hundred taels of silver without feeling any guilt at all.
Ten taels of silver are enough for an ordinary family's food expenses for a year. Even if there are a few more young men in brocade robes, the food expenses for a month would not require so much silver.
What's more, every time they cook a meal, there will be a lot of leftovers. Now with a young man in brocade robes, not only can they get rid of the leftovers, but they can also make some money.
No matter how you calculate it, this deal is a sure win.
The young man in brocade robe approached her with a purpose. He had designs on her. If he didn't make money, it would be a waste. If he made money, it would be a waste too!
Feng Jiuyan quickly glanced at the young man in brocade robe, and finally his sight stopped on a jade pendant hanging on his belt, staring at the jade pendant.
The young man in brocade robe followed her gaze and found that the girl was staring at the jade pendant on his waist. After thinking for a while, he put the pot on the ground beside him, took off the jade pendant, and handed it to Feng Jiuyan reluctantly.
"Miss, I'll give this jade pendant to you for safekeeping temporarily as collateral. When I pay you back the silver and gold I owe you, you can return the jade pendant to me. How about that?"
At worst, I can collect enough money and return it to her to redeem the jade pendant.
"Hehehe, no problem, young man, you are really smart." Feng Jiuyan held the jade pendant in his hand and smiled from ear to ear.
As I said just now, she won't do business that will lose money.
If this young man in brocade robe runs away one day, where will she get the money?
This is still safer and makes her feel more at ease!
The young man in brocade robe was speechless when he saw Feng Jiuyan's love for money.
He also hadn't heard that Feng Jiuyan loved money so much. If he had known, he would have brought some silver, gold and valuables with him, so that he wouldn't have to suffer the pain of choking on water!
"Ayan, Ayan?"
Those urgent calls reached Feng Jiuyan's ears.
Feng Jiuyan's face showed a hint of anxiety, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were full of anxiety.
She turned to look at the young man in brocade robe beside her, and said with a hint of urging in her tone, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and pick up the pot! We have to go back and cook.
You know, we only have one hour to rest, and we've already been delayed for half a quarter of an hour! If we delay any further, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat!"
After saying that, Feng Jiuyan turned hurriedly and walked in the direction she came from. Her steps were hurried, as if she was afraid to waste even a second.
The young man in brocade robe picked up the pot slowly at her urging, and followed Feng Jiuyan towards the resting place.
Feng Jiuyan and the young man in brocade robe hurried back to their resting place. They saw Zhang Xiaowu, Zhang Chong and others were already busy, the stove had been set up, and the blazing flames were dancing happily in the stove.
The dining table was also neatly laid out. The fruits, vegetables, meat, etc. that needed to be washed were all in order. They had been cleaned, and those that needed to be cut had been cut neatly. Everything was ready, except for the pot that Feng Jiuyan had taken away earlier, waiting for her to come back and cook.
When Zhang Chong saw Feng Jiuyan coming back, his eyes lit up instantly and he said with surprise, "Chef Feng, you are finally back. We thought something happened to you and almost everyone was going to look for you."
"Hehe," Feng Jiuyan smiled awkwardly, "I'm fine, I just got delayed for some time because of something."
After saying that, she turned her head and glared at the young man in brocade robe beside her, "Hurry up and put the pot on the stove to cook."
"Oh, oh, okay!" The young man in brocade robe quickly put the pot in his hand on the stove.
Zhang Chong, Zhang Xiaowu, the siblings Song Ning, as well as Feng Jiuyan's mother and brother, all fixed their eyes on the young man in brocade robes.
Song Ning blinked her eyes, her eyes full of confusion. She was the first to ask, "Sister Feng, who is this young master?"
"Uh..." Feng Jiuyan paused slightly and said, "This is what I just fished out of the lake. From now on, in addition to protecting us, he will also be responsible for teaching us martial arts." Feng Jiuyan said simply and did not want them to know too much.
She knew very well that the more they knew, the more dangerous it would be.
The young man in brocade robe bowed and said, "Hello ladies, gentlemen, and ladies, I am Yanci. It was Miss Feng who saved me in the lake just now. I have no way to repay Miss Feng, so I can only repay her with my own skills."
"So that's how it is." Madam Feng said with a smile, then looked him up and down inconspicuously, with a barely perceptible hint of wariness in her eyes.
"Ayan, come here." Madam Feng waved to her daughter, pulled Feng Jiuyan aside, turned her head and glanced at Yan Ci, then lowered her voice and said to her, "My daughter, is there anything wrong with this man? Is he here for the black... thing?"
Feng Jiuyan shook her head gently, "My daughter isn't sure either, but it's always right for us to be on guard."
Madam Feng frowned slightly, "Do you want to keep him under your watch?"
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