Chapter 306 Useless Letter
Chapter 306 Useless Letter
We are all good law-abiding citizens, and we really didn’t know that we could pay to open the city gates.
The three children couldn't help but look at the only adult here with resentful eyes, as they had been feeding mosquitoes in the wild all night last night.
Yu Ke didn't notice the strange atmosphere at all, and continued, "I just gave a thousand taels of silver to the soldiers guarding the city gate. They told me that there was a carriage leaving the city before. I didn't expect that they were talking about Madam Lin. If I had known this, I would have gotten up earlier. Maybe I could have run into you and come out together!"
Wan Niang smiled awkwardly and looked around to talk about something else: "Miss Yu is here to see the Chen family off? They just left not long ago."
Xiao Yining also explained, "Sister Yu Ke, Sister Chen left early."
Yu Ke: ...
She looked helplessly at the empty official road. She had just been secretly proud of herself for being the first one to arrive among her friends, but unexpectedly reality gave her a loud slap in the face.
Not only did he arrive later than others, but he also failed to see them off. Yu Ke sighed with regret.
Ginger is indeed more spicy with age.
But she is not an adult, so it is inevitable that she will make mistakes when doing things.
Yu Ke calmed down instantly and looked at the kid next to Wan Niang. Only then did he realize that the kid's eyes were swollen like two bubbles.
Yu Ke: ...
"Sister Yining, what's going on..."
Little Yining lied with a look of despair on her face: "I missed my dad and cried all night."
Before he finished speaking, a discordant voice came from the side.
"She's not missing her dad, she's...mmmm."
The discordant voices were forcibly shut down.
Yu Ke turned to look at the other kid, and Pei Yi was covering his mouth at that moment.
"..."
The truth no longer matters.
Yu Ke smiled and said, "This must be Yining's cousin. This is the first time I've seen him."
As she spoke, she once again turned on her nouveau riche mode and leisurely took out a 10-liang silver note from her sleeve and handed it to Wang Gungun: "Buy some candied haws for my brother."
Yesterday, Yu Ke had already opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and had the confidence to pretend to be wealthy.
Wang Gungun's eyes lit up, he took the banknote and praised in a pretentious manner: "Sister, you are really beautiful and kind, Gungun likes you."
Seeing this, Wan Niang smiled helplessly, then ruthlessly snatched the banknote from the little boy's hand and stuffed it back into Yu Ke's hand: "Miss Yu, you and Gun Gun are of the same generation, there is no need to be so polite."
After saying this, Wan Niang smiled and carried the greedy little boy to the carriage to give him a loving education.
Last night, Xiao Yining had experienced it personally. He felt no wave of emotion at all when hearing Wang Gungun's cries, nor did he feel any gloating. He only had one thought: sympathy for each other.
In the end, the two little kids hid behind Pei Yi and looked timidly at Wan Niang, the scary woman. Although they were only hit twice, they still felt the pain to the bone.
Wan Niang glared at the two little kids in anger, then smiled and explained to the confused Yu Ke, "Excuse me, Miss Yu, this child will not become a useful person unless he is beaten. You will understand when you grow up."
"..."
Yu Ke, who had never been beaten since childhood, said she didn't want to know at all.
She smiled awkwardly and changed the subject. "Sister Chen left so early, I guess Sister Liu doesn't know yet. Madam Lin, I need to send a letter to Sister Liu, so that she won't miss the chance like I did. I'll be back first!"
Then she took out something and put it in little Yining's hand, saying, "Sister Yining, this is what my housekeeper brought from the north. I thought you might like it, so I brought it to you."
After saying that, without caring about other people's reactions, he quickly got on the carriage and left in a hurry.
Little Yining stared at the small scroll in his hand in a daze, then suddenly he was startled and his eyes suddenly lit up.
The other people also reacted and did not delay here. They followed Yu Ke and left in a hurry.
This letter sent from North City finally arrived at the Lin family after countless days.
……
Lin Yuzan didn't have any secret letter paper, so he hid the message in the painting as he did before. However, this time he didn't play the guessing game, but instead used some technical skills.
When little Yining first got the small scroll, he started to study the painting inside, but after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the meaning of the painting.
Wan Niang and Pei Yi searched for a long time but couldn't find the letter. They almost thought it was a misunderstanding and it was just an ordinary painting.
Finally, a professional 13 stepped in and removed the paper attached to the painting.
For this, Wan Niang spent 10 taels of silver.
Pei Yi glanced at the small piece of drawing paper with hollowed-out characters on it, and then carefully placed it on the lampshade. In an instant, the letter on the paper was reflected on the dark wall, along with the painting on the paper. It was a picture of a little kid digging bamboo shoots, which was particularly artistic.
"Hmph, so fancy and time-consuming." 13 said disdainfully and returned to her beam.
Wan Niang quickly stood up and thanked, "Thank you, Miss 13, for helping me get the letter down."
After saying this, Wan Niang began to read the letter that had caused them so much trouble.
And there are only two sentences in this letter...nonsense.
"My wife, Wan Niang, my eldest uncle and I have already sneaked into the military camp, don't worry. We already know what happened at home. Pei Yi was born with bad luck, so let him stay away from Sister Qing. The jade is not easy to find, so let him make up the money."
Wan Niang:......
Pei Yi: ...
Xiao Yining: ...
Wan Niang came to the lampshade with an expressionless face, took down the letter and tore it into pieces. "Qing Jie'er, next time, let's not read your father's letter. It's full of nonsense and a waste of money."
Little Yining nodded with deep emotion, looked at the torn letter, and turned to look at her fellow villager. After so many days, her father had become a man who was always calculative about money again. She didn't know how her fellow villager would respond.
Pei Yi felt the little girl's gaze, lowered his head and smiled at her, "I heard from Brother Shunzi that during the Dragon Boat Festival, you can go and guess which dragon boat is the fastest. If you guess correctly, you will get silver."
Xiao Yining: ...My dad is really harming people. He even forced his fellow villagers to gamble.
But if her fellow villagers hadn’t told her, she would have almost forgotten that the Dragon Boat Festival was a good day for them to wear bellybands, and it was the day after tomorrow.
Thinking of this, she immediately opened her mouth to remind him, "Uncle, then remember to wear the bellyband my mother embroidered for you. It carries a blessing and will definitely help you guess it right."
Pei Yi, who originally wanted to fool around:...
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