Chapter 411 Another day of handsome looks and kind heart!
Lan Xin'er's body was trembling. She looked outside, suppressing the urge to rush out.
She recognized the voice; it was her older brother's voice.
My older brother used to treat me very well!
Although now...
But it doesn't matter, my older brother is so kind, he definitely won't mind that I'm not my father's biological daughter!
Lan Xin'er didn't know where she got the confidence to think that way.
Princess Chang'an glanced at her, then exchanged a look with Xiao Hua.
The two remained silent and continued doing what they were doing.
They have nothing left to prove their identity.
and……
So what if they're acquaintances!
Whether others will save them or not is another matter. Even if they wanted to save them, some things simply cannot be solved by wishing!
Apart from the monks and nuns, the entire village has problems.
Lan Xin'er has never been out, so you can't tell at all.
However, Princess Chang'an saw through it.
"We don't have any water at home, go ask someone else for some!" the old nun shouted impatiently. Her dialect was almost indistinguishable from the local villagers'.
Lan Feng outside frowned slightly, wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
"Young master, this is the last place we can stay. It's getting late, and if we can't find a place to rest soon..."
The servant behind Lan Feng couldn't help but say something.
Lan Feng paused for a moment, then called out again, "Please, sister-in-law, take us in for the night. We're willing to pay you!"
"What silver? I think you're all swindlers! Get out of here! That swindler promised to give us silver last time, but we kindly took him in, and he stole our money!" the old nun's voice continued to shout from inside.
She had already reached the door and saw two people through the crack in the door.
Lan Feng has changed a lot since he was in Beijing.
He used to look like a scholar, but now he looks more weathered.
If you weren't familiar with him, you wouldn't recognize him at all.
As for Xiao Hu, he rescued him on the way, so they were even strangers.
“Sister-in-law, we’re not bad people. I’m on my way to visit relatives in Lan County. I’m just passing through and have no choice but to ask for lodging. I’ll pay you thirty coins, just let me stay for one night!” Lan Feng continued.
Worried they wouldn't believe him, he added, "I can pay you first!"
The old nun curled her lip in disdain, but then glanced at their clothes...
It's all dirty, so it probably doesn't have much money!
She wanted to refuse, but the little tiger shouted after her.
"Our young master is..."
"Little Tiger!" Lan Feng frowned and glanced at the servant.
Xiao Hu immediately scratched his head and whispered to the young master, "Young master, if you don't tell them your status, all these people will look down on you..."
Lan Feng felt a headache coming on when he saw Xiao Hu's appearance.
This child is good in every way, except that he has too many thoughts!
“It’s not what you think. Alright, that’s enough!” Lan Feng said, frowning.
"Alright, alright, young master, I understand, I won't say it again!" Xiao Hu sighed and said helplessly.
Lan Feng didn't say anything, but he felt somewhat relieved about Xiao Hu.
This child may be unreliable at times, but he can be useful in crucial moments.
"What's wrong with your young master? If you can't explain it clearly, I won't open the door!" The old nun said immediately, her eyes darting around.
Just as Xiao Hu was about to speak, he remembered what the young master had said, and his eyes darted around as he said, "My young master is a scholar who has passed the imperial examination!"
Lanfeng...
The old nun curled her lip, "What's a mere scholar!"
They even have a princess in their family!
but……
"Let him in!" An old monk, half-closing his eyes, appeared out of nowhere.
His eyes were on Lan Feng, and he licked his lips.
"Don't do anything reckless!" the old nun whispered to the old monk.
"Alright, what can I do... Hurry up and let them in, they're paying us!" the old monk said.
Princess Chang'an frowned slightly, her gaze falling on the gate.
After a brief glance, she continued chopping wood, looking rather dull and silly.
Only Lan Xin'er couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes.
The old monk glanced at them with a hint of disdain in his eyes, but he remained silent.
"Alright, but thirty coins won't be enough. You must not have found any other families in the village. You'll need to pay one tael of silver!" The old monk pushed open the door, leaving a crack.
Lan Feng frowned slightly, but considering that there was no village or shop in sight, he finally agreed.
“Okay!” He nodded to the old monk.
He then took out another tael of silver from his pocket and placed it in front of the old monk.
"Hehe, please come in, sir. What would you like to eat, radish or greens?" The old monk looked at Lan Feng as if he were some kind of scoundrel.
Lan Xin'er looked at Lan Feng's appearance, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
It should be noted that in the capital, Lan Feng's appearance ranks among the top three most handsome men in the entire city.
Moreover, he was a renowned scholar.
But he doesn't look much better than me now!
wrong!
Lan Xin'er frowned. She remembered that Lan Feng didn't look like this in her previous life!
In his previous life, Lan Feng lived a very good life. He did not marry Bai Shi, but rather the young princess of Lingnan, Mu Lan.
As for this lifetime...
Lan Xin'er was puzzled, and her brows furrowed.
“These girls…” Lan Feng frowned, looking at the three young girls working. His expression was not good.
The old monk raised an eyebrow and said with a disdainful tone, "Our little girls are all mute. They should be diligent from a young age so they can find good husbands in the future!"
Lan Feng's expression darkened slightly. As he looked at them, he couldn't help but think of Xiao Su Bao.
Ever since we learned what kind of life Xiao Su Bao was living in the Lan family, and now that Xiao Su Bao might even be dead...
He felt uneasy.
He looked at the old monk and said, "Brother, I'll give you some silver. Could you let them rest and stop them from doing such heavy work?"
The old monk raised an eyebrow, surprised that this pretty boy was actually kind-hearted.
He narrowed his eyes, his tone softening slightly: "How much money are you willing to pay? Of course!"
He pretended to be greedy.
Lan Feng took out one tael of silver!
He only has ten taels of silver left, and he needs to save some for when he takes office.
Lin Xi's dowry was originally quite large, but Xiao Zhou and Zhou Shi squandered a lot of it.
He deposited all that silver.
This time, he acted like an ascetic, also in order to repent.
If I hadn't missed visiting Xiao Su Bao and not known that Bai Shi had never cared about her, Xiao Su Bao wouldn't have suffered so much.
He simply couldn't imagine what life would be like for a child without parents!
He was even thinking!
If I were a little Su Bao, would I be able to survive?
That probably won't work!
Even now, the testimony Tang Bugui gave him before leaving still makes his heart ache.
"Only one or two taels of silver... but that's fine too!"
The old monk didn't want the three girls to be in the way, so he said, "Alright, you three go back to your rooms and rest!"
Lan Feng nodded to the old monk.
But Xiao Hu immediately asked, "Uncle, where are we sleeping tonight?"
It was already dark outside.
“Sleep…” The old monk glanced around, then pointed to one of the rooms and said, “That one!”
"But the room hasn't been cleaned up yet, so you can tidy it up yourselves. It's the middle of summer, so you don't need to make up blankets, just go to sleep!"
The old monk waved his hand, said this, turned around, took the silver, and went out.
However, after he went out, he did not leave, but went to other people's homes in the village.
Xiao Hu carried his luggage and ran into the house. When he saw the dusty room, he was horrified!
He looked at his young master and opened his mouth to say something.
But Lan Feng went inside and, surprisingly, didn't object at all to the scene inside the room; he was just slightly taken aback.
This house...
It's so similar to the courtyard where Xiao Su Bao lives.
If my little one can sleep, why can't I?
He disliked that Xiao Su Bao had taken his younger sister away, but he felt guilty towards his sister's daughter...
These two are not in conflict.
He always loved his younger sister, not her daughter...
"Young Master, you..." Xiao Hu watched Lan Feng tidy up the room by himself and immediately fell silent.
The two were tidying up the house, while the old nun was enjoying the cool air in the courtyard, actually keeping an eye on the two of them.
In another part of the woodshed, Princess Chang'an was munching on half a cake, and Xiao Hua was doing the same.
Lan Xin'er was quite excited to see that they were still enjoying eating pancakes.
But she was worried about being discovered by the old nun outside, so she pushed Princess Chang'an.
Princess Chang'an almost fell.
Little Flower reacted quickly and helped her princess up, thus preventing the princess from falling.
Lan Xin'er pointed outside and wrote the two characters "Lan Feng" on the ground!
Unfortunately, Princess Chang'an was no longer happy.
Her pancake fell to the ground...
Xiaohua carefully picked up the pancakes; these were the food they had worked so hard to obtain.
The princess hates people who waste food the most.
Without saying a word, Princess Chang'an slapped Lan Xin'er across the face.
Lan Xin'er immediately raised her eyes, her gaze widening.
"Sigh..." she hissed in anger.
But Princess Chang'an slapped her again.
Xiao Hua also kicked Lan Xin'er hard from the side.
Lan Xin'er's health was never as good as the other two, and these past two days she hasn't been eating or resting well, and the old nun has been causing her all sorts of trouble.
She's going crazy!
I'm feeling terrible now that Princess Chang'an has hit me!
Her beloved older brother is away!
Suddenly, she felt confident!
If we bring my older brother in, we can escape when Lan Feng gets entangled with these people!
If she can escape, she will definitely call for help to rescue Lan Feng.
Lan Xin'er suddenly stood up and reached out to tear at Princess Chang'an.
Unfortunately, Princess Chang'an was skilled in martial arts, and she was also good at chopping wood!
Without saying a word, Princess Chang'an grabbed Lan Xin'er by the hair and started beating her!
Soon, Lan Xin'er was completely routed!
She lay on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, but unable to make a sound.
The old nun was watching Xiao Hu and Lan Feng at that moment, and when she saw that they were actually tidying up, she immediately curled her lips.
He looks like a penniless wretch...
Just then, the old monk at the door returned, carrying a pot of wine and a bag of peanuts.
"Old woman, make me a cold vegetable salad today, I'll have a drink!" The old monk chuckled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth!
The old nun glanced at him, and seeing him wink at her, she reluctantly said, "Drink less. You're so old, all you do is drink!"
Lan Feng, inside, listened to the sounds outside, his lips pursed, and for a moment he thought of his mother when she was still alive, and it seemed that she had said the same thing to his father.
pity……
He clenched his fist slightly, a strange look in his eyes.
"You've given me a lot of money, how about we go out for a drink?" The old monk walked up to Lan Feng with a bottle of wine in hand.
Unfortunately, Lan Feng has now made up his mind to stop drinking.
The reason he and Bai were able to be together was because he drank too much and an accident happened.
He had originally thought the two of them could be a harmonious couple...
"No need! I'm not in good health and can't drink alcohol!" he said, raising his head.
Hearing Lan Feng's words, the old monk was taken aback, but he didn't mind and took the wine and sat down in the courtyard to drink it by himself.
The old nun made a cold vegetable salad and a tofu salad with scallions.
The old monk's lips twitched as he watched the old nun's actions, and he couldn't help but look up at her.
The old nun chuckled, her gaze settling on Little Tiger...
Little Tiger is quite good-looking; his fair face is very endearing...
The old monk immediately understood, and a hint of bewilderment appeared in his eyes as he looked at the old nun.
Both of them had ulterior motives.
Xiao Hu suddenly shivered. He scratched his back and couldn't help but mutter, "Who's after me?"
I've been so well-behaved lately...
"Alright, you're overthinking it!" Lan Feng glanced at Xiao Hu.
"Um... Young master, you can't do this. I'm so handsome, all the girls in my village used to like me... What a pity..."
Xiao Hu pursed his lips and remained silent.
As if he had just thought of something, Xiao Hu leaned close to Lan Feng's ear and said, "Um, young master, I have a feeling that those two people outside aren't good people!"
Lan Feng looked at Xiao Hu with a sense of helplessness.
What has this child been through in the past? He's said that phrase so many times along the way!
Lan Feng paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, don't think too much about it. Let's get some rest so we can travel early tomorrow morning!"
Xiao Hu opened his mouth as if to say something, after all, his intuition was usually quite accurate!
Ahem, I just occasionally make a mistake!
Those guys from before looked so fierce; they didn't look like good people at all!
He didn't do it on purpose!
Fang Gou, who was transporting goods, suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose.
Who misses me?
"Brother, what did you say?" a thug asked in confusion from another mule cart.
"It's alright, let's hurry back. I still need to see my great-aunt. You know what, ever since I stopped being a bad person, I feel like my health is getting worse and worse!"
Fang Gou sighed, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
But remembering what Xiao Su Bao had secretly told him that day, Fang Gou finally made up his mind.
Regardless of what others think, I must be a good person now.
For example, a couple of days ago, he saw a master and servant in danger, so he helped them out.
Another day of handsome and kind-hearted people!
Sure enough, I feel great when I do good deeds!
"Achoo!" On the other side, Little Tiger sneezed again.
"I told you not to go swimming in the river last night, and look at you, you've caught a cold!" Lan Feng looked at Xiao Hu with some helplessness.
This little tiger is just like a child; he's said so much, but he just won't listen.
"Young master, I didn't want to either, but it's too dirty!"
Little Tiger said pitifully, then heard some sound.
He looked at his young master, and a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.
"Young master, are you hungry? How about I pay for it and we buy something to eat?"
Xiao Hu reached into his crotch and pulled out half an ounce of silver.
This family is so heartless; they have no idea how much food they could buy with their half a tael of silver.
Lan Feng's lips twitched slightly, and he coughed lightly, saying, "Alright, put your money away, I'll go ask them!"
Lan Feng was helpless. He had originally planned to eat some dry rations to make do, but Xiao Hu…
Oh well, this child saved my life, it's just some food.
Xiao Hu laughed when he saw Lan Feng's expression, and then carefully stuffed the half tael of silver back into his hand.
However, when he looked at the couple at the door, a hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.
"Hmm, this is really interesting!" Xiao Hu touched his chin, then suddenly remembered what his hands had just done, and felt terrible.
"Uncle, Auntie, I want to wash my hands, where can I wash my hands?" Little Tiger asked them with his simple and honest face.
The old nun smiled and scooped water over with a ladle: "Just sprinkle it directly in the vegetable garden!"
Xiao Hu quickly gave the old nun a simple, honest smile.
"Thank you, auntie!" he said to the old nun, then glanced unintentionally at the woodshed where the three little girls were locked up.
He has excellent hearing, and he could hear what sounded like a fight going on inside.
The old nun had just approached the woodshed and naturally heard it. Her face remained unchanged, but in her heart, she felt disgusted with Lan Xin'er.
No doubt about it, it's that brat causing trouble again!
"Auntie, could you make us a bowl of noodles?" Lan Feng asked the old nun.
"Yes, auntie, my son and I haven't eaten for most of the day, and we're starving!" Little Tiger looked at the auntie pitifully.
“Of course! This is nothing, you just wait and see…” The old nun’s eyes immediately lit up.
She hadn't seen a boy who looked so appealing to her on the entire journey.
This meal was worth it!
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