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Chapter 41 The Road to Well-off (17)

Uncle Li, Auntie Li, and Black Bean and Mao Dou, when they returned home, saw this kind of strange scene:

"Eh …" Uncle Li was the first to break the silence, he looked at the live people who appeared suddenly, and asked Li Yannian: "Hong Dou, whose family does this child belong to, why do I see him in the eyes, it doesn't seem to be from our village?"

Li Yannian thought that since she was not a Li Village, she should be the one. After all, she was a Young Prince, to be able to be like a villager, what was wrong with that.

She scratched her head impatiently, not knowing where to begin.

At this moment, Mao Dou suddenly called out, "Big brother, it's the little big brother that we saved the other day."

Mao Dou's eyes were extremely venomous. He was able to recognize a person just like that. Li Yannian was shocked, she looked at the confused Black Bean and nodded: "Dou Dou is right, it is him. Brother, come with me. I have something that I want to say to you in private. "

When the Uncle Li and the Auntie Li heard this, although they were curious, they still found an excuse to leave. The Auntie Li was even very considerate as she casually pulled Mao Dou away who wanted to watch the show.

In the living room, Black Bean looked at the stunned Zhao Xu. After everyone had chatted for a while, this strange youth only stared blankly at his sister. It didn't seem like he was having a brainstorm. He pointed at his own head, then looked at Li Yannian for confirmation.

Li Yannian sighed and nodded: "It's probably a head injury, Huichun Hall did not treat it. "Today, Third Young Master Gu brought his family over. He said he came to thank us, but just as I was about to boil some water in the kitchen, he disappeared."

Black Bean asked curiously: "Since Gu San Shao has brought them, they must be familiar with each other. Why don't we send them back tomorrow?"

Li Yannian shook her head: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"What?" Black Bean cried out in shock. Realizing that he had lost control of himself, he immediately lowered his voice and asked, "A dignified king, why did he throw his own son away?"

Li Yannian could not understand, she only knew that the one who was sending the guests was the Head Supervisor of Prince Yi's Mansion, and the one she saved was the 22nd son of King Yi, Zhao Xu. She did not know anything else, not to mention why did the people of Prince Yi's Mansion spend so much effort to come and throw the person over to her.

"It's my own stupidity that's to blame. Even Third Young Master Gu, who was secretly gesturing with his hands to warn me not to fall for the trap, was foolishly tricked. If this person could return the favor, there would be no need for Third Young Master Gu to avoid being reminded. After all, monks can run but not the temple. That's why I thought that even if we send him to the Du Jia Village, Gu Sanniang won't accept him for him. "

"Then what should we do? We are still living in Uncle's house, this person … Even if he is brain-damaged, he is still a Young Prince, our little temple cannot afford to support a great Buddha like him. If we offend him later on, we'll be in trouble. "

Li Yannian sighed again, "I don't know what to do now either. It's freezing cold and I can't just throw him out. I'll talk to my aunt later and see if I can keep him for the night. Tomorrow, I'll go to Du Jia Village and ask Third Young Master Gu about his plans. "

Black Bean shook his head: "No, I'm still going. It's not a big deal for a girl like you to go out and live all day, stay at home peacefully, I'll go and ask the Third Young Master."

Seeing that he was adamant, Li Yannian could only nod his head and give in: "Alright, but brother, go to the manor and avoid the Du Family. Don't cause trouble, if you see anyone, quickly come back home."

Black Bean laughed: "If I know, then you don't need to worry about food. If you focus more on your body, you won't grow up much in the future."

Li Yannian looked at his brother who was still in the mood to laugh and changed the topic, "Brother, how is the building going? Did Little Uncle say what you want? "

This time, it was Black Bean's turn to sigh. He rubbed Li Yannian's messy hair helplessly, "I ask once a day, but houses are built, and not built from wind, so the foundations are built firmly. Don't worry, Little Uncle and Uncle Li will be building the house, and they will definitely watch over the building, so don't worry, little old granny."

At this time, a pfft sound came out. The two siblings turned their heads in surprise, only to see Zhao Xu, who was staring at Li Yannian in a daze, smiling so hard that his eyes curved into a curve, as if he was about to melt their laughter.

"Little old woman."

He suddenly pointed at Li Yannian and chuckled.

Li Yannian slapped his hand away in dissatisfaction: "Young Prince, don't learn to speak like my brother."

Zhao Xu laughed again, "Little old granny."

Li Yannian looked at Black Bean with a little anger: "Brother, look at you, what nonsense are you spouting, you've taught me bad. "He called me Red Bean before, but now he's done. He's learnt a new phrase."

Black Bean was not afraid of anything, he was only afraid of the little sister glaring at him, and immediately ran towards the kitchen like a wisp of smoke: "It's none of my business, I'll go and see if Aunt is willing to help ignite the fire."

Now, only Li Yannian and Zhao Xu were left in the living room. She frowned and poked Zhao Xu, thinking that beautiful people were indeed born with the advantage, if they were ugly, she would throw them to the side every minute.

"What is your royal father thinking? He's a pretty good child, just that his brain is a little funny. How hard can it be to raise a child? Isn't it good to let you stay at home and watch it? It's not easy to be that good-looking. "

Although Li Yannian was speaking to him, she seemed more like she was talking to herself. Zhao Xu had laughed it off, and also quieted down. A pair of crystal clear eyes focused on Li Yannian.

Li Yannian had never treated herself as a little girl, and was of an elder's point of view when facing a teenager. She felt that this child was not easy to deal with, that she had been ruthlessly abandoned by her family for such a minor ailment. She caressed Zhao Xu's head as if she was coaxing a child. Remembering that she still had a few dollars left from buying things four times a month and only had a few items to buy on her account, she casually searched for a bag of mail and cow milk candy. She bought the peanut butter that was wrapped in paper and peeled the icing on the paper before turning around and stuffing it into Zhao Xu's mouth.

The moment he tasted the candy, the little fool's eyes lit up.

Li Yannian was amused by his actions. "Delicious?"

Zhao Xu did not answer her, but only puffed up his cheeks and sipped the candy, looking as if he had just discovered a new continent.

Li Yannian rubbed his head: "Sit down obediently and don't run, I'll go inside to get you a stove to dry your hands."

He looked at the door again to make sure the bolt was in place before he took the sugar out of his pocket and went to the back to find Mao Dou.

Mao Dou was helping Auntie Li heat the fire inside up, but Li Yannian waved him over, secretly transferring the sugar from his sleeves to him while smiling and making a shushing gesture.

Mao Dou quickly received it with a smile. When the Auntie Li heard someone walk in, he turned around to see Li Yannian. He smiled and said, "Did you tell your brother about the matter?"

Li Yannian nodded: "Mn, I just finished speaking. Auntie, I'm afraid the kid will have to stay with us for a few days. Do you think he and my brother can squeeze together? Their family has given us food, so don't mention it, you have to accept it. "

Auntie Li curled her lips and said: "Child, you are too formal. It's just a matter of opening your mouth to eat more, what money do you need?"

Li Yannian ignored her, took out five pieces of silver from her bag and threw it into her hands: "Since she has already given me the money, I will not take it. "This child will be staying at home for a long time. Aunty, please keep this small amount of broken silver until my brother can go to the manor tomorrow and find out about it. If he still lives here, we can use it later."

Auntie Li said that it was fine to stay out of the way, but she kept the silver anyway. Her face was full of happiness as she said, "Alright, I'll see if anyone from the village has come to town, then I'll get someone to buy some fresh vegetables."

Seeing that the Auntie Li accepted the money, Li Yannian then turned to Mao Dou and said: "Ah pea, pass some charcoal for a hand stove. It's pretty cold outside, little big brother is sitting on it."

Mao Dou obediently answered. He took out a pair of fire pincers and turned it over in the stove. Soon, he had a hand stove ready. "Big Sister, here you go."

"Good, good," she rubbed Mao Dou's head and thought of something, then said to Auntie Li: "Aunt, are you free this afternoon?"

Auntie Li was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"If you're free, then help the kid outside measure him. We need to make him two sets of clothes first, and if there's not enough materials, I'll get my brother to buy some from the town."

Auntie Li did not know of Zhao Xu's identity and started to feel sorry for her. "Two sets of clothes can cost me a lot of materials, why is it that no one in my family can find enough clothes to send over to me, and for no reason at all I need people to spend money."

Li Yannian laughed: "It's not because my family is inconvenient, and I haven't thought about it properly. Aunt, don't worry, they already gave me money, and didn't take any advantage of me."

The Auntie Li thought that it was great to have another piece of cloth for herself, so she added on, "Alright, I won't be going to the house in the afternoon. Your group of people from Little Uncle sure have a lot of work to do, but they really can eat. "Only you siblings don't feel bad looking at all. Which family built a house for them to eat in such a manner? You can't just die."

Li Yannian laughed: "No matter what, he is my own uncle. If you can't eat well, then when I return back, I will definitely not be scolded by anyone. "If you like to eat, it means that you are very skilled. If you were to tell others about it later, who wouldn't remember that you were skilled?"

These words made Auntie Li praise him so much that he lost his smile.

"Aunt, if there's nothing else, then I'll go out first. The child is still sitting outside. I'll take him in to rest first. There's no need to freeze him up."

Auntie Li hurried her: "Then alright, go busy yourself with it, it's enough with Mao Dou's help."

Li Yannian came out with the furnace. Seeing that Zhao Xu was still alive, she heaved a sigh of relief and patted on his shoulder: "Good girl, don't sit here. Go back inside the house."

Zhao Xu looked straight at her, his face filled with ignorance, as if he did not understand what she had said.

Li Yannian reached out to pull him, but she couldn't move an inch. Sighing, she fished in her pocket, fished out another candy, peeled it, and stuffed it in his mouth. Zhao Xu squinted her eyes blissfully. When Li Yannian stretched out her hand to help him up, he did not struggle anymore and obediently followed along.

Li Yannian speechlessly retorted, "If there's milk, then there's a mother. Young Prince, are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? Why do I feel like I've heard you utter a whole bunch of words before, and you couldn't say it after entering my house? "

Zhao Xu's expression suddenly froze, but quickly returned to normal. Li Yannian was only paying attention to the road, so she did not notice anything strange.

Li Yannian had no other choice but to take out her trump card and peel another piece of candy from inside his mouth: "Sleep well, I'll wake you up after we've eaten."

Zhao Xu's white and tender face almost turned into the wrinkles of a bun.

Li Yannian sniffed: "Where's the stench? If that's the case, don't be a princess on a pea. Just lie down. "

Honestly speaking, there really was a bit of a smell in this room. Li Yannian had also frequently smelled it when she stayed at her mother's house in the countryside. It was that kind of poverty-stricken smell that came from a quilt that had been used for a long time and had melted away the sweat and grease and moisture.

But where was she to find a clean quilt now? It was not that Li Yannian did not have money in her pockets, it was just that right now, even she was living under someone else's roof. If she said that she wanted to buy a new blanket, wouldn't that just be smacking Uncle's face?

Maybe her serious expression and tone were effective, Zhao Xu pouted and laid down grievously, her eyes still filled with tears, as if she was bullying him.

His face was extremely handsome, causing Li Yannian to not have much of a temper, he consoled himself by rubbing Zhao Xu's head: "Be a little more obedient, when my new house is built, I'll buy you a new blanket, don't be angry anymore, otherwise you won't be given candy."

It was unknown if it was because of the promise she made or the effect it had, but Zhao Xu finally relaxed and no longer had the look of someone who could cry at any time.

After a long time, Li Yannian was finally able to settle her down. When she walked out of the room, she felt very tired, why did it feel like she had experienced the pain of having a baby?