Half a day later, Ning Chen also said goodbye to the shopkeeper. Before leaving, the shopkeeper specially gave a small ingot to the shopkeeper.
Ning Chen looked at the silver in his hand, and Le's mouth couldn't close, and he threw away the sadness of the morning.
After thanking the shopkeeper, Ning Chen smiled and went on the road, without saying where he was going, because even he didn't know where he could go.
In order to prevent being captured by the eldest grandson, leaving the imperial city is the best choice. After Ning Chen weighed it, he finally made a decision, but before that, he had to go to Lingyan Pavilion again to pay off the money for two cups of tea.
The bustling streets were full of hawking noises. This was the first time Ning Chen was in the mood to wander around. Seeing this curiosity, that was also rare.
It looks like it's not bad to wear it like this. When you get out of the city, start a small business, marry a gentle girl, have a few babies, as long as you don't get caught by the eldest grandson, life is still very good.
Just when Ning Chen was imagining a better day in the future, at the end of the street, the gongs and bells rang suddenly. Amidst the sound of horses' hooves, a group of gorgeously dressed but somewhat strange teams came from not far away. block the way.
"This messenger of the real country is so pompous"
In the crowd, there was a lot of discussion, and most of them were resentful. Obviously, they didn't like the messenger of the real kingdom. Ning Chen has some understanding of this realm country. The realm country is located in the northeast direction of Daxia. The country is not big, but there are a lot of things. Mingzhu was bored, and directly waved his troops
In the northeast, the true extremist country has not dared to let a fart for hundreds of years. However, over the years, Daxia has relaxed the policy of Zhenjiguo out of the idea of peace. On the contrary, Zhenjiguo believes that Daxia is weak and easy to bully, and has repeatedly provoked. but this summer
The emperor forced it down.
Ning Chen stood in the crowd and looked at the messenger on the carriage, raised his right hand, and immediately placed his middle finger fiercely, greeting the latter family by the way.
After the short-lived disturbance, Ning Chen packed up his mood and continued to walk towards Lingyan Pavilion. As for the messenger, let Changsun and the others have a headache.
In front of Lingyan Pavilion, it was still as deserted as yesterday, but it was normal. When he came, it was almost noon. At this time, who would stay in the land of fireworks.
Ning Chen walked over, looked into the gorgeous lobby, and saw a smocked robe sitting quietly, as if waiting for him to come to the door.
"Young Master is here." After Ning Chen walked in, Yue Hanyi got up and said with a sweet smile. "I'll pay back the money." Although he didn't reach out his hand to slap the smiling face, and he was still facing a charming woman, the evil feeling in his heart made Ning Chen unable to laugh. The next sentence "don't look for it" is immediately
Turn around and go.
"Sir, please be slow." Yue Hanyi stretched out her hand to block Ning Chen's way, still smiling.
"Huh?" Ning Chen frowned, "Two cups of tea and a tael of silver are enough."
Yue Hanyi smiled lightly and said, "Young master is really a noble person who forgets things, two cups of tea and a tael of silver are enough, but the table, chair, and tea set that the son smashed is far from being able to repay a tael of silver."
"… "
Ning Chen was stunned, and immediately felt a little guilty, he really ignored this matter. Looking at Ning Chen's expression, Yue Hanyi felt very relieved, and continued, "Young master does not know, the tables and chairs in Lingyan Pavilion are all made of high-quality Tiannan wood, and the tea sets are also from famous families in the imperial city. Hand, the little girl has already calculated for the son,
In addition to the tea money that has just been paid back, the young master is still one hundred and one hundred taels short of silver, but seeing that the young master is so happy to come over to pay the money, I will give the young master a whole number and return one hundred taels."
"One hundred... two" Ning Chen stretched out a finger and stammered.
Yue Hanyi nodded, and her smile became more and more charming, calling you arrogant and arrogant.
Ning Chen tremblingly stretched out his hand and took out all the belongings from his arms, and stammered, "But... I only have less than forty taels of silver left on me"
The shopkeeper gave him a small ingot of 5 taels. He bought a sesame cake and spent 2 pennies. The rest is here. He thought it would last a long time.
"Young master can go home and pick it up, the little girl will be waiting here." Yue Hanyi smiled and reminded "kindly".
"I can't go back." Ning Chen was extremely frustrated, it would be great if he could go home.
"I'm really out of money?" Yue Hanyi asked with a corner of her mouth twitching.
"I really have no money." Ning Chen nodded and sighed.
The smile on Yue Hanyi's face disappeared immediately, and she said lightly, "Then stay here to do chores and pay off the debt."
"Li'er, take him back to the back hall to wash the girls' clothes"
"Yes." After the words were finished, a pretty girl about twelve or thirteen years old walked out, pulling Ning Chen, who had not recovered, and walked towards the back hall.
"me…"
Being pulled by the little girl's sleeves, Ning Chen turned around as he walked, not wanting to follow him in, what the hell was going on, he was still in a hurry to run away.
"What am I, how dare you be so arrogant with the money you owe Sister Yi. Sister Yi has been waiting for you for a long time." Li'er could not tolerate Ning Chen's struggle, she pulled the latter's sleeves with both hands, and dragged her to the back. hall.
"Aunt Liu, Aunt Zhao, you should rest for now, all these clothes are handed over to him to wash."
As soon as they entered the back hall, they saw the two women sitting beside a pile of clothes busy, Li'er stepped forward to explain a few words, and immediately looked at Ning Chen, who was stunned, and shouted softly.
"so much!"
Seeing the pile of clothes that looked like a hill, Ning Chen almost jumped up, stretched out his fingers and said slightly.
When is this going to be washed, and...and there's no washing machine yet...
"Come on, or I won't have you to eat tonight," Li'er said fiercely with her hips on her back.
"Wash, wash, what is fierce"
Ning Chen muttered, and walked beside the clothes, while still comforting himself in his heart, good men don't fight evil women.
After sitting down, Ning Chen was about to start work, but after looking left and flipping, he always felt that something was missing.
"Pear, is there no soap?"
Ning Chen searched for a long time, finally found something missing, raised his head and asked.
Li'er raised her eyebrows and said, "Soap? What soap, do you mean saponin? That's what rich people use to wash their hands, who would be willing to wash clothes?"
"Then how do I wash it?" Ning Chen's head got bigger, looking at the little girl, he wondered, what is the age, why hasn't the soap come out yet!
"Stupid!" Li'er muttered, stepped forward and took the stick next to the clothes, and slammed the clothes on the wooden board with force, "If you see it, just wash it like this!"
"I... brute force to solve everything?" Ning Chen felt that he was stunned. If he finished washing his clothes like this, he would basically be useless.
"Wash well, I'll come over to check before it gets dark," Li'er said, humming a little song and leaving immediately.
Ning Chen looked at the pile of clothes like a hill, sighed softly, and said, "I knew that I would continue to be a eunuch, and it seems that I still have to find a chance to run away, my head is big!"
As the scorching sun went westward, the hills around Ning Chen became less and less. Finally, before the sun went down, the last piece of clothes was washed and dried.
"Is it done? It's pretty fast."
Li'er came to check on time, looked at the clothes fluttering in the courtyard, nodded with satisfaction, and said coquettishly, "so-so"
"Come on, I'll take you to dinner"
Li'er said something, and was about to leave, but found Ning Chen standing there, motionless, and immediately crossed her waist, "Didn't you hear what I said?"
At this time, Ning Chen couldn't control the little girl's mood. He raised his hand and greeted, "Li'er, come and help me, my legs are numb."
"It's true or not." Li'er came over suspiciously, and said in her mouth, "You're not trying to take advantage of me, are you?"
"… "
Ning Chen was almost choked to death by the little girl's words, his eyes subconsciously glanced at the latter's chest, not to mention, it was not peaceful.
"Satyr" saw Ning Chen's gaze, Li'er blushed, raised her foot and stomped on Ning Chen, but left with a blushing face.
"呲"
Being stepped on, Ning Chen gritted his teeth and took a few breaths of cold air. It wasn't that the little girl stepped on it hard. When the main leg was numb, it was really uncomfortable.
"Wait for me!"
Seeing that Li'er really didn't mean to help him, Ning Chen limped along after him.
When he entered the kitchen, no one was there. He casually took two steamed buns and a plate of vegetables and returned to the yard. He sat beside the small stone bench and ate silently.
Li'er couldn't bear to see it, she walked forward, touched Ning Chen's shoulder with her small hand, and said kindly, "Hey, you should apologize to Sister Yi, she is very good at talking."
Ning Chen raised his head and grinned, spit out three words "impossible".
"you"
Li'er was extremely angry, she pointed her finger at the person in front of her, she had never seen someone so ignorant.
"Li'er, where are your parents?" Ning Chen didn't care about the little girl's angry look, but asked softly.
"Parents?" Li'er was stunned when she heard the words, what a distant and unfamiliar name for them. Seeing Li'er's gradually fading face, Ning Chen sighed in his heart, got up and rubbed the little girl's head lightly. In his world, a girl as big as Li'er was still a little princess held by her parents in the palm of her hand. here to make a living
A slave is a slave, and even his own innocence is not something he can decide.
Thinking of this, Ning Chen's disgust for Yue Hanyi became more and more serious, even such a young girl was not spared.
"Li'er, do you want to leave here?" Ning Chen tried to ask, he knew that his ability was limited and it was impossible to help everyone, but he believed that if he did his best, there was still hope to save a little girl.
Li'er thought about it for a long time, then shook her head gently, and said in a low mood, "I don't want to"
She grew up in Lingyan Pavilion since she was a child, and has regarded this place as her own home. Even if she can leave here, what can she do, how to live, not to mention, she is a slave, and she can't get rid of this fact wherever she goes.
Ning Chen looked at Li'er's expression, and after careful consideration, he knew what was going on, and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was rash."
"It's okay, you can eat quickly, I'll take you to your residence in a while." Li'er sorted out her mood a little and pretended to be happy.
Ning Chen didn't say more, and continued to eat the food in his hand, making up his mind that he must find a good home for this kind-hearted little girl.
After eating, Ning Chen followed Li'er to his room. Fortunately, it wasn't as bad as he imagined. Except for being smaller, there was no other inconvenience.
After Li'er left, Ning Chen took out the golden paper that was kept close to his body. He was even curious about this mental method that claimed to be able to "strengthen the body".
"The Scroll of Life? The name of a good public"
Looking at the name of the scroll on the paper, Ning Chen didn't see why, and continued to look down. Fortunately, the body he was in was able to read in the memory, which saved him a lot of trouble.
After ten breaths, Ning Chen was silent...
After a quarter of an hour, Ning Chen continued to be silent...
Half an hour later, Ning Chen was still silent... An hour later, a frantic shout rang out in the room, "I don't understand!"