Chapter 53 Cooperation isn't urgent; social interactions and interpersonal relationships are more important.
"No rush. Let's see how the clothes based on these two designs sell. If they're in high demand, then we can talk. Okay?" Lin Luoxi was very interested, but she was worried that people in this era might not accept what she designed.
“Okay, once these two styles sell out, I’ll come find you again to discuss the collaboration.” Fang Zhixia knew she was too impatient, so she skipped the topic and chatted with Lin Luoxi about the details of the design drawings.
He secretly instructed a servant in the cloth shop to fetch some better scraps of cloth, intending to give them to Lin Luoxi.
Time flew by as the two girls engaged in their earnest discussion, and the light outside gradually dimmed.
"It's getting late, and we have a lot of things to do at home, so we'll be going now." Lin Luoxi looked at the dim light in the room and suddenly stood up.
"Okay, then take care on your way." Fang Zhixia looked up and realized how quickly time had passed.
"Okay, bye-bye!" Lin Luoxi said goodbye to Fang Zhixia, grabbed Lin Wenqian and Xie Hanchuan, and ran desperately towards the city gate.
The city gates also have curfews; they close at 5 PM. Tomorrow is the day she is to become Doctor Yang's apprentice, so she can't be late.
"Oh my goodness, you finally remembered that we have to go back."
"You have no idea, Han Chuan and I sat there like idiots, drinking four or five pots of tea. Our stomachs are bulging. Did you hear the water gurgling in my stomach?"
Lin Wenqian, who was being pulled along, struggled to keep up with Lin Luoxi's pace while chattering incessantly.
"Oh dear brother, I know, next time, next time, I definitely won't do it again. Run faster, or you really won't make it back in time..." Lin Luoxi was extremely anxious at this moment.
Xie Hanchuan spends most of his time in the mountains dealing with wild animals, so this amount of exercise is nothing to him; he can keep up with it easily.
At this moment, his eyes were fixed on Lin Luoxi's hand, and he was unaware that his cheeks were smudged with rouge.
In his heart, however, he was screaming and roaring: "My God, Luo Xi's little hands are so soft and delicate..." His expression was extremely lewd.
Lin Luoxi was in a hurry and didn't notice Xie Hanchuan's change, so she didn't see the expression on Xie Hanchuan's face.
"Miss Lin, Miss Lin, wait..." Just as Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan reached the city gate, shouts came from behind, along with the sound of carriage wheels rolling on the ground.
Lin Luoxi didn't take it to heart. There are plenty of people with the surname Lin, and she wasn't so narcissistic as to think the other person was calling her.
Without slowing down at all, she quickly left the city gate. The moment she stepped out of the city gate, Lin Luoxi could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Oh my god, we're finally out! I was really afraid we wouldn't be able to get out of the city today." Lin Luoxi quickly patted her heart, which was pounding violently from running.
Although Lin Wenqian often worked in the fields with Lin Dayou, he had never run like a fugitive before, feeling as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
Seeing Lin Luoxi stop, he quickly bent down, trying to calm his wildly beating heart.
"Huff, huff, huff, my dear sister, can you please not do this next time? It's really killing me..." Lin Wenqian hadn't even caught his breath before he started talking to Lin Luoxi.
"Big brother, you..." Lin Luoxi couldn't help but want to retort when she saw Lin Wenqian's inexperienced appearance, but then the carriage behind them caught up.
"Miss Lin, Miss Lin, please wait..."
“Miss Lin, our young lady said that you have too many things and it is getting late, so she asked me to come and take you back.”
“My daughter said that since we’ve become friends, she should at least know where her friend lives so it will be easier for us to visit each other in the future.”
A familiar face appeared on the carriage; it was Fang Zhixia, a farmhand from the cloth shop, whose name seemed to be Ali.
"Brother Ali, it's you! I thought it was someone else." Lin Luoxi looked at Ali sitting next to the unfamiliar coachman and couldn't help but sigh.
It turned out that the person they had been calling out to was her, but they rushed forward as if they had seen a ghost.
If she had known that Ali was calling her, she would never have run away, no matter what. She was so exhausted that now, as soon as she stops, she doesn't want to move anymore.
"I didn't expect that when I shouted, you guys would run faster than rabbits." Ali couldn't help but laugh when she thought about what had just happened.
"Come on up, it's getting late," Ali said again, glancing at the setting sun in the west.
Since Fang Zhixia sent someone, Lin Luoxi naturally didn't stand on ceremony and put the basket on her back first.
After she climbed up, she continued to cling tightly to the basket, as if afraid someone would snatch it away.
Lin Wenqian couldn't help but admire Lin Luoxi for putting the basket on the basket so easily.
He wasn't carrying anything on his back, yet he was panting heavily. His sister, carrying such a heavy load, climbed onto the carriage with such ease; I truly admire her.
Only Xie Hanchuan felt there was something wrong with the basket Lin Luoxi was carrying, but when he saw Lin Luoxi nervously holding the basket as if there was nothing wrong, he began to wonder if he was just being paranoid.
"Sit tight, then we're off." After seeing that the three of them were on the carriage, Ali began to whip the horse, and the carriage sped off in the direction Lin Luoxi pointed.
A four-legged horse can pull a carriage much faster than a two-legged horse.
It took Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan an hour to walk to the county town, but the carriage only took half an hour to take them to the village entrance.
Because Lin Luoxi's house was at the very back of Wutong Village, closest to the foot of the mountain, Lin Luoxi simply asked Ali to escort them to their doorstep.
When I returned, it was already dark. The lights were on in the villagers' homes, and there were hardly any people outside.
Therefore, the sight of Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan riding in a carriage did not cause any sensation.
"Brother Li, this is for you and the driver to pay for your drinks. Please take it." He stopped in front of his own courtyard, took out fifty coins from his pocket, and handed them to Ali.
“Miss Lin, this is unacceptable. We are here on Miss Lin’s orders. We absolutely cannot take this money…” Ali saw the money in Lin Luoxi’s hand and refused to take it.
"It's alright, this is my money for your tea. Please don't think it's too little." Lin Luoxi insisted on stuffing the money into Ali's arms.
"Alright then, Miss Lin, it's getting late, we should head back." Ali nodded, accepted the money that was stuffed into her hand, and told the driver to turn around.
Fortunately, Lin Luoxi's family lived at the foot of the mountain, where there were only a few scattered houses, making it easier to turn around.
The driver easily adjusted the carriage and rode away.
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