noffsinger Chapter 161 Return to Hexi Village
Chapter 161 Return to Hexi Village
"Aren't you going to Kyoto to buy something? Why did you take so many days?"
Yunhu turned the horse's head and chased the wind at a very slow speed, so the up and down movements of the horse's back carrying Yunhu were very large and looked a bit funny.
Luo Xiaoran returned the pass to Yun Hu. Thinking of the five days she had spent in prison, her mood suddenly turned sour, and she began to make trouble:
"It's because your pass was so fake that I was recognized right away. The soldiers from the Military Affairs Department detained me for several days and fined me a large sum of money."
Yun Hu felt very wronged when he saw Luo Xiaoran's fierce look. He had a lot of travel passes on him, all of which were genuine products with government seals. How come in Luo Xiaoran's mouth they became things that could harm her?
Fortunately, he gave the news to his master who was going to Kyoto. I wonder if his master asked about this little girl? However, his master was busy with many things and probably wouldn't care about her.
Forget it, this little girl has no idea how honorable it is for her to let her master know her name.
She just took advantage of her interest in the peppers and sweet potatoes she mentioned, and now she is becoming more and more presumptuous with herself.
Hey, who made me ask her for help? Just don't bother with her, a little girl.
"We are just ahead of Dingzhou. We will go into the city to replenish supplies and rest for half a day. If you are still following the caravan, please gather at the city gate in the afternoon."
Yun Hu once said that Luo Xiaoran could go to Dongfeng Posthouse in Yizhou to find him. There was also a Dongfeng Posthouse in Dingzhou City. As soon as Yun Hu entered the city, he led the caravan there, leaving Luo Xiaoran, Qiu Niang, Niu Dan and Yi Ru, four non-staff members of the caravan, to stroll outside by themselves.
Yi Ru counted the money in her pocket, thinking about how to buy dry food so as not to starve to death before reaching Yizhou. Seeing a grain store with many customers, she squeezed in, wanting to compare prices. This young lady has now become very down-to-earth.
Luo Xiaoran, Qiu Niang and Niu Dan were standing outside waiting for her. Luo Xiaoran had already prepared everything she needed to buy, and now they were just waiting for Yi Ru to finish her shopping before the four of them left the city.
"Xiao Ran, you said we were going to Yizhou, so when you went north, you must have come to Dingzhou City, right?" Qiu Niang asked.
Luo Xiaoran nodded, her memory flying back. Uncle Li was still alive at that time. After they sent Qiu Niang to Beijing, they headed north, following the order of Dingzhou, Ningzhou, and Qingzhou.
But he did not expect to be assassinated in Qingzhou. Uncle Li became a hands-off boss and left Little Xingchen to himself. To this day, no one knows whether he is dead or alive.
"Then where is Uncle Li's destination? Are he and Xiao Xingchen still with you now?" Qiu Niang asked.
Luo Xiaoran showed a complicated smile. After coming out of Kyoto, she had been thinking about why she was suddenly released from prison. She always felt that things were not over yet. Now she didn't want to say anything more, so she said: "Wait until you come with me to Hexi Village, and you will know everything."
Seeing Niu Dan staring at the various shops in Dingzhou City with curiosity, Luo Xiaoran felt a pang in her heart and squatted down to look him in the eye: "Does Niu Dan rarely come to the city?"
Niu Dan nodded and said, "I've never been here before. It's so big and crowded."
Luo Xiaoran teased him deliberately, "But my sister's home is not in the city, I wonder if you would like it?"
"I like it!" Niu Dan hurriedly expressed his opinion. Thinking that Luo Xiaoran didn't want him anymore, she started to grab Niu Dan's sleeve tightly again.
Luo Xiaoran also followed him. The death of Wang Cuihua was an indelible shadow for him, and it would probably accompany him for the rest of his life.
Now that Lin Shan is dead, Luo Xiaoran has avenged Wang Cuihua. She hopes Niu Dan can return to normal life as soon as possible.
"Niu Dan, what's your full name?"
"I don't have a real name, I'm just Niu Dan."
"Then what's your last name?"
"do not know."
"What's your father's name?"
"My mother called my father a loser."
"Um," Luo Xiaoran was speechless for a moment, "When you get to my sister's house, I will register your household registration. Otherwise, you can take my surname, so I will call you Luo Xiaohe as we mentioned before? How about your nickname Niu Dan?"
"it is good."
Since Niu Dan didn't know his father's surname, he should have taken Wang Cuihua's surname, Wang.
It’s just that Luo Xiaoran didn’t want him to be reminded of his mother’s tragic death when he was called by her name, so he still took her surname, Luo.
In this way, people outside will think that they are real siblings and will not look down on him because he is an orphan.
Of course, every year on Wang Cuihua’s death anniversary, Luo Xiaoran would bring Niu Dan to worship, hoping that she could bless Niu Dan to grow up safely and healthily.
After leaving Dingzhou, the Dongfeng caravan also replenished its supplies in Ningzhou and Qingzhou, and both places had Dongfeng post stations under the name of the Dongfeng caravan.
It seems that the Dongfeng Caravan does have a wide influence in the Northern Territory. Compared with their previous reluctance to stay in Kyoto, Luo Xiaoran feels more and more that the Northern Territory is behind the Dongfeng Caravan.
After all, the relationship between the North and Kyoto is very delicate. If the Dongfeng Caravan takes the North as its root, it becomes extremely reasonable for it to stay away from Kyoto.
The weather was getting colder and colder, and despite all the hassle, they finally arrived in Yizhou before the Spring Festival.
Yunhu led the caravan into Yizhou city, along with Yi Ru who was looking for her relatives. Luo Xiaoran took Qiu Niang and Niu Dan back to Hexi Village where she had been away for several months.
"Miss, are you back?"
It was Uncle Xiang who opened the door. He was very happy to see Luo Xiaoran come back, but he was not surprised.
Luo Xiaoran lowered her eyes and asked calmly, "Uncle Xiang, do you know where I have been during these months of disappearance?"
Uncle Xiang quickly welcomed Luo Xiaoran into the house and reached out to take the horse from Luo Xiaoran:
"Of course I know. Miss, didn't you leave a letter saying that you were going to the south for business and would be back in a few months or a year? Young Master Xingchen saw that you left without saying goodbye and only left a letter, clamoring to see you, and the result was..."
"elder sister!"
Before Uncle Xiang finished his words, a crisp voice was heard from outside the house, and then Luo Xingchen, who was wearing a cotton coat, rolled into Luo Xiaoran's arms like a small snowball.
Luo Xiaoran squatted down and touched Luo Xingchen's red face. Seeing that he already had two tear marks, she felt distressed and surprised: "Chen'er, are you willing to speak?"
Uncle Xiang was wiping tears aside, looking quite sentimental:
"The day you disappeared, young master searched for you at home for many times but couldn't find you. Finally, he cried out your name. Since then, he has been able to speak, but he speaks less."
Luo Xiaoran's chest was filled with hot emotions. She took Luo Xingchen's cold little hand and rubbed it in her hands, trying to warm him up, but it didn't have much effect.
Luo Xingchen sniffed and burrowed into Luo Xiaoran's arms again, unwilling to let go:
"Chen'er thought you didn't want me anymore. Chen'er will be obedient and study hard in the future. Sister, please don't disappear suddenly, okay?"