Hard work

Chapter 88 Entering the Town

Lanhua'er is not good at riding a horse, so she can only let the horse run at a small pace.Chu Jiangkai sat behind her and supported her with one hand, but he rode very steadily.Lan Hua'er even had some doubts, even if Chu Jiang was left alone, he would be able to go down the mountain well.

But since she has ridden the horse halfway, it's better to go to the town with her.

Before she went down the mountain, she greeted Yan Dalang and other acquaintances, but no one stopped her.Some people even had a relieved expression of "this person is finally leaving" in their expressions.Lan Hua'er felt that it would be better to go down the mountain early when the Chu River opened.

Moreover, Lan Hua'er thought, this time I'm in town, maybe I can follow to see Gaihua and Goudan.She even went out of her way to ask someone for some copper coins to put on her, preparing to spend money to buy food when she went to the town.

He even carefully took several buns and steamed buns, divided them into three packages, carried them in his arms, and prepared them to eat when he was down the mountain.

Although Chu Jiangkai said that there was someone to pick him up in the town, Lan Hua'er still felt a little unreliable in her heart.He wondered what happened in the town as Chujiang drove all the way up the mountain.

Even if someone was really waiting in the town to pick him up, maybe he is already gone.

Bring something to eat, if you can't find anyone, you won't be hungry.

Chu Jiang looked like he didn't care about anything, and shook his hands very coolly.Lan Hua'er even suspected that she was going to sell this person, maybe he still had such a calm look.

Pack……

Lan Hua'er thought about it in her heart, but she still didn't say it.

This is Lan Huaer's first visit to the town.

She had heard Gaihua and Goudan talk about the town many times, but it was the first time she saw it.

From the perspective of her modern eyes, this small town is really nothing.Probably because it was due to the frontier, I could see many people coming and going in the town, and there were soldiers in armor guarding them.It's just that the guards are not very strict, and there are no inspections when entering and exiting, it just looks like there are soldiers standing there.

Lan Hua'er was a little curious, did every small town have this kind of soldiers guarding the entrances and exits, or was it because border towns were special.But she glanced at Chu Jiangkai, and felt that she didn't want to ask - she always felt that after asking, she would subtly make herself feel inferior.

And this town seems to have some extra-terrestrial atmosphere.

In addition to the houses in the general sense, you can also see the square houses built with loess piled up.There is a flat piece on the roof, and people can walk on it.

Lan Hua'er had only seen this kind of house in travel photos of Xinjiang and Tibet before, but now that she could actually see it with her own eyes, she couldn't help but feel so novel.

All the way on the mountain, she rode in front.It was only when she was about to enter the town that she got off the horse with Chu Jiangkai and led them inside.

"Horsebacks are not allowed inside."

Chu Jiang said with a smile.

Lan Huaer nodded and said she knew.

After entering the town, she became Lan Hua'er and followed Chu Jiangkai.

Because Chu Jiangkai said calmly that someone in the town was waiting for him and he knew the way, so Lan Huaer followed him all the way.

Chujiang really looked familiar. He turned left and right in the town, and it didn't take long before he arrived in front of a house that looked more luxurious than the surrounding ones.

That house can be called a "luxury house" even from Lan Hua'er's eyes.Honghuabai's house above the cottage is also huge, much bigger than the house in front of him.The house exuded an air of rectitude.Standing in front of the door were two men in short coats. They were not very stout, but they looked shrewd.

Chu Jiangkai led Lan Hua'er and walked over slowly. Before he got very close to the house, the two men guarding the door were already stunned and looked at each other.One of them was already walking towards him.

Before Lan Hua'er could react, the man had already bowed to Chu Jiangkai, and asked hesitantly:
"Chu...Erlang?"

Chu Jiangkai nodded.Lan Hua'er stood behind him, and couldn't see the expression on his face, but felt that when he spoke later, his voice seemed to be faint, without the previous smile in it:

"Take me in."

The man answered "Yes", then turned his head to look at Lan Hua'er, and asked:

"this……?"

Lan Hua'er was glanced at by him, and his whole body turned cold, wishing he could hide behind the horse.She gritted her teeth and held back the chill, and did not escape.She always felt as if she had been stared at just now, but the man seemed to just glance at her casually.

Chu Jiang paused before saying, "She is my benefactor, let's go in with her. I want to reward her."

reward--

Lan Hua'er knew that Chu Jiangkai couldn't be an ordinary person, but when she actually heard him speak like this, she still felt a little uncomfortable.It's not that she's not used to being spoken so condescendingly, but she feels that the person who was sitting behind her horse and talking to her with a smile just now doesn't even give her a straight look, which really makes her unable to adapt.

In her mind, she still remembered Chu Jiangkai who was begging for food from her with a smile on her face, and she always felt a little out of place with his current appearance.

The man who greeted Chu Jiangkai hesitated and looked at Lan Hua'er again, this time it didn't make Lan Hua'er feel uncomfortable anymore, he just seemed to want to say something.

However, Chu Jiangkai had already walked into the house by himself, the man hesitated for a while, and finally took the rein from Lan Huaer's hand, and said in a low voice:

"Little lady, come with me."

Lan Hua'er nodded in response, and slowly followed the man into the house.

She walked more and more slowly, and even wished she could fall to the end.

Chu Jiangkai was welcomed to the back room, Lan Hua'er naturally did not have this kind of treatment.After the man leading the horse led her into the house, he tied the horse to the side of the yard, and then took Lan Hua'er to the side hall where the servants rested.While letting Lan Huaer sit down, he also apologized:
"The master and Chu Zun have something to discuss, so they can't take the young lady to the inner room. The wronged lady sits here first. The master will not treat those who Chu Zun said to be rewarded badly, so don't worry, the young lady."

Lan Hua'er said "Oh", the man straightened up and waved his hands, and immediately someone came over with tea and served it to Lan Hua'er.

Since she traveled here, apart from the shochu at home during the Chinese New Year, this was the first time she drank anything other than water, and it was the first time she was served tea, so she couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

Fortunately, the insights from her previous life are still there, and she took the tea silently.I saw that the tea was green and green, with a delicate fragrance, just like the best green tea.

Lan Hua'er slowly sipped the tea, and began to guess Chu Jiangkai's identity in her heart.

Chu Jiangkai is a man who is well dressed, well-behaved, and eloquent.Lan Hua'er always felt that he was not simple.It was only until today that Lan Hua'er suddenly realized that what she was thinking in her heart was not simple, as if she hadn't thought of the idea yet.

Moreover, Chu Zun, what kind of title is this?She has no idea at all.

She immediately remembered that after Mai Qing arrived in Aozi Village, her family was stolen immediately, and she couldn't help but start to worry.

It is said to be rewards, but coming and going are nothing but money, things, and status.No matter what she took, it was burning hands right now.

Goudan was still at home before, but now she is the only one left in the Zhao family, and Yan Dalang even needs to help look after the fields. If she goes back with that little bit this time, she will lose her life.Or, she sent the things directly to Gaihua?She was also afraid that this would lead to a change of flowers.

She was so unpredictable that she didn't even know that the people next to her came up to add some water to her.

When she realized it, she felt that this was ridiculous.

In such a big family, even the maids of the family are dressed more beautifully and more exquisitely than themselves, so it will be up to the time to figure it out.It's really impossible, just pretend to be an ignorant village girl, and just ask for some coarse clothes and the like.

Chu Jiangkai is a sensible person. Although his attitude is a little indifferent now, he will definitely not embarrass her... right?

Thinking of this, Lan Hua'er felt a little more settled in her heart.

She waited for another three cups of tea before someone came out from inside.

It was Chu Jiangkai who took the lead.Someone followed him.It was a man in a black and green robe, older than Chu Jiangkai, and his expression was very respectful.

As soon as the two of them walked into the courtyard, the man in the black and green robe spoke a few words to the person next to him.

It was a little far away, and Lan Hua'er didn't hear what the man said.They didn't let her go out, so it's not easy for her to run out.

The person next to him bowed his body and listened to the words, then turned around and ran away.

Then I saw Chu Jiang looking in the direction of the side hall, and then waved to her.

Lan Hua'er was stunned for a while before she was sure that Chu Jiangkai was waving at her.She hesitated for a moment, but went outside anyway.

The house doesn't look very big from the outside, but the yard is huge.Lan Hua'er lowered her head slightly, and walked for a while before reaching Chu Jiangkai's side.

She was a little unsure if she wanted to salute or not, but fortunately, the people around her regarded her as a village girl who didn't understand anything, and they didn't mean to embarrass her—it should be said that everyone didn't really care about her. .

Chu Jiangkai still had that indifferent look, neither looked down at her nor looked back, and said:

"She has helped me a lot, and she is my benefactor. You can reward me after looking at it, I don't want to owe favors."

The man in the black and green robe nodded respectfully from behind, agreed, "Yes", then turned around and ordered the people around to take out the money.

(End of this chapter)