GBP Chapter 420 Goodbye Family
Chapter 420 Goodbye Family
The tall, muscular man was pleased by the compliment, and Wen Luozhi then smiled broadly and said, "Sir, my little one is still playing in the carriage; it's been so boring on the journey."
"I'll put him down to get some fresh air, sir. What do you think?"
Helian Zhiyan poked her head out, and the tall, strong man was so flattered by Wen Luozhi's constant use of "official" that he was completely dazed.
Seeing that Helian Zhiyan looked quite young, he wasn't entirely at ease. He waved his hand at Wen Luozhi and said, "You can walk around, but don't wander off. You look rather silly, you little boy."
Wen Luozhi nodded repeatedly, then reached into the carriage and quietly took out two large apples and slipped them to him.
"Sir, please take this fruit and eat it. I'll bring you some other things next time I come," she said ingratiatingly.
A sweet aroma wafted to his nose, and the short, stout man glanced at the large, red apple and quickly stuffed it into his pocket.
Something seemed off, so he quickly took it out and stuffed it into his trouser leg.
He was overjoyed; just looking at and smelling the fruit made his mouth water.
The tall, strong man was extremely satisfied with Wen Luozhi and quickly called for people to help her move her things.
Even though she looked different from last time, Lan Cai still recognized her daughter at a glance.
Helian Zhiyan has small moles on the tip of his nose and between his left eyebrows. Wen Luozhi deliberately didn't cover them up when she was putting on makeup, fearing that Helian Yu and the others wouldn't recognize her.
"Qiao Song, Yan'er seems to have grown taller and gained some weight."
Lan Cai whispered to Helian Qiaosong, but could only steal a glance and look again after a long while. Helian Qiaosong did the same.
Helian Zhiyan was wandering aimlessly when she saw them, then turned to look at Wen Luozhi.
Seeing Wen Luozhi nod at her, she was overjoyed and slowly moved her little feet toward that side.
"Hey! You little rascal, what's wrong with you..."
"Sir! I have something good here!"
Wen Luozhi stopped the tall, strong man in time and took out a small pottery jar from the carriage.
She quickly pried open the lid, and the aroma of the wine wafted out instantly.
"Please don't be offended, sir. The child is just being naughty and causing you trouble."
Wen Luozhi brought the wine close to the tall, muscular man's nose and saw him looking completely intoxicated.
"Hmph~ Brilliant!"
The tall, muscular man snatched the wine and couldn't resist taking a sip; he was so pleased with himself that he was practically bubbling with delight.
"Don't worry about me not warning you, these people are all very capable. I won't be responsible if anything happens to your kid."
The tall, strong man didn't care anymore after getting the benefits. What could a little kid do anyway? He was just being mischievous and curious.
Wen Luozhi nodded and bowed, watching him carefully walk to a cave with a firelight, crouch down, and go inside.
Helian Zhiyan had already moved a few steps away from Helian Yu and the others. The family would glance at each other from time to time but dared not speak, because someone was watching them.
"Doggy's back, we're leaving now."
Wen Luozhi saw that the tall, strong man had come out and called out to Helian Zhiyan.
"Grandpa, I'll come visit you with my sister again next time."
She pretended to rub her face and lip-read a sentence. Helian Qiaosong, who was closest to her, saw what she said clearly.
"Next time you ship that stuff over here, send it over to me right away."
The tall, muscular man smiled and said that he didn't want to spend money, but the things the man gave him were really good, and he was already thinking about the food the man would bring him next time.
He only drank half of that wine; he wanted to save it for when he ate meat in a couple of days.
He ate one of the fruits; it was sweet, crisp, and delicious. He felt full after eating just one and probably wouldn't need to eat dinner.
"Then I'll come back in five days!" Wen Luozhi said loudly, as if afraid that Helian Yu and the others wouldn't hear her.
Then she turned slightly to the side and said in a voice only the tall, burly man could hear, "Next time, bring the official more wine, and I'll also get you some spicy beef jerky."
The tall, muscular man's eyes lit up when he heard about alcohol, and he almost burst out laughing when he heard about beef jerky.
Although he didn't know what spicy was, he thought it must taste delicious as soon as he heard it. How could it taste bad if it was put together with beef?
His face lit up with delight at Wen Luozhi's words, and he said seriously, "Then come early in five days, lest these people at my mine go hungry."
Wen Luozhi smiled broadly, her heart already filled with a new round of "birdsong and fragrant flowers."
What? Starving? These people don't look like they've ever had a full meal either. Aren't you ashamed to say that?
The carriage slowly drove back. Helian Yan lifted a small corner of the curtain to look back and saw that Helian Yu and the others all had smiles on their faces.
After the carriage had traveled a distance, Lang Batian darted out from the roadside, leaped onto the carriage, and landed steadily on it.
He lay down next to Wen Luozhi, panting heavily, "Tired! So tired!"
"I'm just saying, could you please bring less stuff next time? It's like carrying a heavy load!"
Wolf Overlord complained angrily, and Wen Luozhi told him to deliver the things meant for Helian Yu and the others to the shadowy figure.
He thought it was just a little bit, but when it was all tied to his body, he realized how exaggerated it was.
He said it would be better to just steal the person out; Wen Luozhi even specified that he would have to deliver them every time.
Wolf Overlord howled to the sky, "When will this end?"
The two roast chickens I ate at noon have vanished without a trace because of this ordeal.
Wen Luozhi freed one hand and tugged at the back of his neck; when she lifted him up, it was all fat.
"You can even lose weight? This job is just too good for you!"
Wolf Batian howled to the sky, and even as a man and a wolf were traveling in front of the carriage, they could still bicker.
In the middle of the night, faint lights shone from the two mines where Helian Yu and his men were resting.
"Dad, that kid Yue really stepped in dog poop and got that girl as a treasure."
Helian Qiaosong couldn't help but laugh as he thought about how he had dealt with the tall, strong man when Wen Luozhi came today, recalling the things the shadowy figure had just retrieved.
That disguise technique was truly remarkable; he really couldn't tell it was a woman.
His daughter was the same; if it weren't for those two moles, he definitely wouldn't have recognized her.
Helian Yu raised an eyebrow and laughed, cursing, "Vulgar! Scholars spew nothing but filth and excrement!"
Despite saying this, he did not deny what Helian Qiaosong had said at all.
His grandson was really lucky. A young woman can remain so calm and composed in front of that man; anyone else would probably be frantic with worry.
In another mine, Ye Nanqiao and Lan Cai were sorting out the separated items.
As before, there were many women's items, and surprisingly, there was also a lot of brown sugar and heat packs.
Lan Cai opened the last bundle, inside which was a scroll.
She opened it and saw a smiling Helian Zhiyan drawn on it. The little girl was holding a cute paper kite in her hand, and behind her was a big tree with branches full of lush green buds.
"It's so well drawn, it feels like it's right in front of me."
She murmured something, and Ye Nanqiao heard it and came over to take a look, and she was also amazed.
Noticing some smaller characters below, she asked Lan Cai to see what they were written.
Lan Cai looked at the delicately written characters in small regular script, and the smile on her lips grew wider and wider.
It was nothing more than Helian Zhiyan and the little kids in the family winning a kite-flying contest, and saying they would wait for them to come home together to see who could fly the highest.
After showing it to Helian Yu and his son next door for a while, Lan Cai took it back, looked at it deeply a few more times, and then burned it without hesitation.