Chapter 106
When Huo Jin rode to the farm with a few guards, he heard the maids say that the young mistress had taken the young master out.
His expression was cold and he asked, "Do you know where they went?"
The maid lowered her head, her body trembling a little, and said, "I heard...I heard the young lady say that she wanted to eat watermelon, so..."
"Which direction?"
The maid pointed in a direction.
Huo Jin nodded, and led his men to chase after him.
When Luo Chaoyan and the others arrived at the ridge of the field near the watermelon field, they looked at the large watermelons and immediately smacked their lips with greed.
Luo Chaoyan coughed lightly, and looked at Huo An and Fengli with disdain, and said, "Look at what you two have accomplished."
Without waiting for the two to say anything, she rushed down.
Huo An and Fengli looked at each other, speechless, and didn't know who was the one who ran away first.
So the two of them hurriedly ran after him.
"Wait for us!"
Luo Chaoyan looked at a small wooden house built in the watermelon field and suddenly braked to steady herself.
Fengli and Huo An, who were running behind her, didn't expect her to stop, and immediately pounced on her one by one.
“Ouch!”
Luo Chaoyan was knocked to the ground and staggered. Pineapple and Huo An, who followed behind, also piled on top of her in order.
Fortunately, there was a green meadow on the ridge of the field, so they were not injured. But compared with Fengli and Huo An, Luo Chaoyan is just a small person.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Get down here right now." The two fat guys almost crushed her.
Pineapple was confused at first, but wanted to get up quickly after hearing that.
Huo An found it somewhat new and interesting, and thought Luo Chaoyan was playing some game with them, so he jumped up and down with a smile.
Just as Fengli was about to get up, he pushed her down again.
“Ahem!”
Luo Chaoyan almost had difficulty breathing due to the weight that came upon her again.
Shu Lan ran over at this time and hurriedly helped them up.
"Madam, are you okay?"
Huo An realized what he had just done. Seeing his mother glaring at him, he quickly pulled her hand and said coquettishly, "Mom!"
Fengli said awkwardly, "Young Madam, you stopped so suddenly that we were not prepared."
Huo An nodded and agreed: "Yes, mother, you stop!"
So it was her fault?
Luo Chaoyan glared at the two of them and said, "Starting tomorrow, you two should eat less!"
Pineapple nodded and said with assurance, "Yes, Madam!" Anyway, she was familiar with everyone in the kitchen, so it was no problem for her to leave some steamed buns for a midnight snack.
Huo An also nodded. Anyway, he could have dinner at his great-grandmother's house. Eat more and your mother won’t know.
Luo Chaoyan rolled her eyes at the two of them. They agreed so quickly, how could she not know what they were planning?
"Do you have any money with you?"
Pineapple was stunned and said, "No."
So the three of them could only look at Shu Lan with anticipation.
Shu Lan shook his head under their expectant gazes.
All three of them immediately lost their expression.
Luo Chaoyan had already noticed that someone in the wooden house was staring at them with a wary look on his face.
She touched a hairpin on her bun, looked at Pineapple, and said with a smile: "It's okay, just leave Pineapple to work for others when the time comes."
After saying that, she walked towards the cabin.
Huo An and Shu Lan smiled.
Only Pineapple was left with a look of shock. this! Are you kidding, Madam?
When Luo Chaoyan walked to the wooden house, she saw an elderly man coming out.
She first politely bowed to the old man and said, "Old man, can we buy you some watermelons?"
When the old man saw that she behaved gracefully and was well-dressed, his guard was slightly reduced. He had thought that these people wanted to steal his melons.
"Can!"
Luo Chaoyan smiled and said, "I wonder how much this melon is sold for?"
The old man thought for a moment and said, "Each of my melons weighs about five catties, and one catty costs sixty cents."
"Old man, we were in a hurry to go out today and didn't bring any money. Do you think we can buy a few with this?" Luo Chaoyan took off a gold hairpin from her head and handed it to him. Unexpectedly, the gold hairpin that she always disliked wearing would come in handy.
The old man took the golden hairpin, which was shiny and very heavy. This was the first time he had seen such a fine gold hairpin. But is this lady really willing to exchange this golden hairpin for a few melons?
Seeing his suspicious look, Luo Chaoyan said, "Old man, don't worry, this gold hairpin is real, I'm definitely not lying to you. How many melons do you think I can get in exchange?"
"Do you really want to change?" asked the old man.
Before Luo Chaoyan could answer, Huo An nodded vigorously and said, "Switch!"
Luo Chaoyan pinched his chubby face and said with a smile, "Switch."
The old man was quite kind and said, "Then change it for ten." He weighed the gold hairpin and thought it would be worth at least a few taels of silver if he pawned it.
Ten?
Luo Chaoyan and others looked at each other in bewilderment, they couldn't afford so much.
"Old man, can we take a few first and come back for the rest later?"
The old man nodded.
So the old man took them to pick melons.
When Huo An saw a watermelon that was almost as big as his belly, he shouted excitedly, "Mom, this!" and was about to pick up the watermelon.
Although he is chubby, he is still a child after all, and it is a little difficult to hold him.
Luo Chaoyan was afraid that his feet would be hit, so she quickly asked Fengli to help him.
Huo An saw Pineapple lift the big watermelon easily with a look of admiration on his face.
After picking a few more, they said goodbye to the old man.
Luo Chaoyan and Shu Lan each held two. Fengli was more greedy. She held a ten-jin bag in one hand and two five-jin bags in the other. Huo Anben also wanted to hug two, but Luo Chaoyan wouldn't let him, fearing that he would fall because it would be difficult for him to walk.
When the few people walked to a big pine tree with the watermelons in their arms, they were exhausted and out of breath.
Huo An pointed at the ten-pound watermelon and said, "Mom, eat watermelon!"
Luo Chaoyan originally thought that the melon was too big and they couldn't finish it, but when she thought about the foodie Pineapple being around, she wasn't afraid of wasting it.
She looked at the pineapple and said, "Then open it."
Pineapple nodded happily, took out a dagger and started cutting.
Looking at the red flesh, several people were so greedy that they almost drooled.
After the pineapple was cut, several people began to eat it happily.
Luo Chaoyan saw that Huo An's face was covered with red rouge, and there was a watermelon seed next to his nose. She couldn't help laughing when she saw that Huo An looked like a little matchmaker.
Fengli and Shulan looked at her and saw some watermelon juice on the corners of her lips. They smiled and said, "Young Madam, you are not much better."
Huo An didn't care what they were laughing at. When he saw there was only one piece of watermelon left, he quickly picked it up and started eating it, as if he was afraid that they would snatch it from him.
At this time, Huo Jin came over on horseback with his men. When he saw them, he pulled the reins to stop, then dismounted and threw the reins to the guard beside him, all in one smooth move.
Luo Chaoyan and others were a little surprised to see him coming today.
Fengli and Shulan quickly stood up and saluted him. I don’t know if it was their illusion, but why did they feel that the master’s coldness was a bit strong?
Luo Chaoyan quickly wiped her face and said with a smile: "My dear, why are you here?"
Huo Jin just looked at her deeply without saying anything.
Luo Chaoyan laughed dryly. Does this sound like she's a little angry? She hurriedly said, "My dear, An An is craving for watermelon, so we came here to pick some."
Huo An stopped chewing the melon when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Father, mother won't wait for you!"
The implication is that it has nothing to do with him.
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