nycdaug Chapter 148: Leaving the Army
Chapter 148: Leaving the Army
I ran over and looked into the bucket. Wow, there was only a bucket of water floating there, and not a single big red carp was left.
By chance, Mansheng came over from the small kitchen and asked from a distance, "What's the matter?"
I shouted to her in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Mansheng! When I entered the house, Lili ate all the big carp in the bucket. Is this the ingredient for tomorrow's New Year's Eve dinner?"
Mansheng's face changed, and he quickly ran over and looked at the empty bucket in worry: "What should I do?! This is for tomorrow's sacrifice to the God of Wealth, and it must be a live red carp, no other fish will do."
Jingye comforted him, "It's okay, go ask Master Chunming, he is always careful, he will probably prepare an extra copy. If not, quickly ask Ruiyang to go to Lirong Mansion to send a message to me or Lanxiang, then we will report to the young master, there is still a lot of time, whether you buy or ask for a few, it will be in time."
Man Sheng nodded, saluted us, turned around and ran out of the yard.
Jingye flicked Lili's neck and said angrily, "You naughty boy!"
Lili seemed to realize he was wrong. He shrank his neck, closed his eyes, and looked like he would accept being beaten and scolded.
Jing Ye laughed angrily, "Don't act so aggrieved in front of me! Just be thankful that I'm so busy today, or else I would have plucked a few of your feathers to mend my crane cloak! It's New Year's Day, so I'll let you off this time!"
The raccoon covered its head and neck with its wings, shrinking even smaller.
"Let's stop bothering with it and go away." Jingye turned around and said to me.
I nodded and followed her out of the courtyard and headed towards the gate of Tushan Mansion.
The gate was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, which made it more magnificent than usual. The ground was covered with red, shining like brocade, which made the road look auspicious and joyful. There was a carriage parked at the gate, and sitting in the carriage was Yu Xin.
Seeing us coming out, he bowed from a distance and said, "Miss, I haven't seen you for a long time. I wish you a happy new year."
I walked to the carriage and bowed: "Happy New Year, Brother Yu. I haven't seen you since we parted that day. Did you have a smooth journey back home?"
Yu Xin laughed: "Thanks to the young lady, everything went smoothly! But when I left the teahouse, the lady in white had a look of resentment in her eyes, which made me shudder. I paid for the tea and ran away!"
I thought of Miss Meng Qiong. Although I felt a little sorry for her, I couldn't help but think that it was fortunate that I traveled through time and space to Lan Xiang's body. If I had traveled through time and space to another unrelated family, how much more effort would it have taken to get close to Tu Shan Jing, and how much more effort would it have taken to gain his trust?
Seeing Jingye getting on the carriage, I shook my head and stopped thinking about it, and climbed in and sat down. Now that I was here, I just had to concentrate on getting on with my journey.
As the carriage started moving, I could hear the sounds of scattered firecrackers and the laughter of children. There were actually quite a few people on the street. I quietly lifted a corner of the curtain to peek and saw that they all had rosy faces and happy expressions.
He took out the two big red envelopes and gave them to Jingye, asking her to give one to Ruofeng later.
Jingye asked me, "Where's your share?"
I smiled and said, "Rui Yang and I each got two. We didn't expect you to come back. I'll go ask him for one later."
Jingye nodded: "Okay. The young master also prepared a red envelope for you today. I didn't have time to give it to you this morning. I guess I will give it to you when we meet later."
My heart warmed. Accepting the red envelope from him and accepting the red envelope from Butler Hu gave me completely different feelings.
We chatted all the way and the carriage had stopped before we knew it. I heard roars and cheers and asked Yu Xin hurriedly, "Brother Yu, where are we? It doesn't sound like the residence of a noble family."
Yu Xin's voice came from outside the car: "Girl, this is an underground casino of the Li Rong family. When you went in to get your things just now, the young master sent someone to bring back a message saying that the eldest son of the Fan family wanted to watch some fun, so he pestered them to come here. Don't be afraid, I will accompany you in later."
I thought about it and discussed with Jingye, "Sister, I thought I could put away the clothes directly in Lirong Mansion, but I didn't expect to end up here. It's crowded and noisy here, so don't bring clothes and accessories in, okay? If they are accidentally wrinkled or damaged, the young master will have nothing to wear when he offers sacrifice to the God of Wealth tomorrow. Big Brother Yu and I will go in, and I'll come out after I talk to the young master for a few words."
Jingye replied: "Okay, be careful. I'll wait for you in the car."
I nodded and got off the carriage. Yu Xin took the dog-head mask handed to him by the guard at the door, put it on and walked in, and I followed closely behind him.
The further we walked in, the hotter the air became, mixed with a hint of a blood-boiling feeling. Yu Xin and I walked through the corridor, turned a corner, and a large circular venue appeared in front of us.
There were people all around the venue, some sitting and some standing, all watching excitedly the two muscular men wrestling in the middle of the venue.
I shrank back, half hiding behind Yu Xin and walked inside.
Yu Xin said, "Don't be afraid, girl. Let them beat you as they please. You are a guest, so they can't hit you."
I thought to myself, yes, I’m not afraid of being beaten, I’m afraid of bleeding!
Walking to the edge of the venue, I stretched my head slightly to look for Tu Shanjing. The male guests were all wearing dog-head masks, but I still spotted the tall figure of my young master in the crowd at a glance.
Although he was also wearing a mask, he stood out from the people next to him. He glanced over and met my eyes.
I raised my hand and was about to wave and say hello when I felt something hot on my face, as if some liquid had splashed on it.
So I raised my hand and touched it, and felt my fingertips were sticky. I looked in front of my eyes and saw that my fingers were stained with blood, which must have been smeared on my face just now.
I screamed in fear and looked down. One of the two people who were fighting had fallen face down on the ground with a pool of blood on his face. The other was very tall and was holding a dangling red and white object in his hand, which he raised high and was shaking.
I didn't look closely, but I knew intuitively that it was not a good thing.
At this moment, a hand gently covered my eyes, my eyelids felt soft and a familiar fragrance filled my nose.
"Why are you here?" Tu Shanjing's voice sounded behind him.
"I, I'm here to deliver clothes to the young master and discuss something at the same time." I said stutteringly.
"Don't look, come with me." He still covered my eyes, and with his other hand he pulled up my sleeve and led me along. I stumbled for a while, and he put his hand down. In front of me was the table where he had been sitting.
There were men I didn't know sitting at the table. One of them had a girl in his arms. When I looked closely, I saw that the girl had ears on her head, which were furry and moving slightly.
A thinner man with a long square face stood up. He was not wearing a mask. His eyebrows were long and thick, and his mouth was slightly protruding. He clapped his hands and laughed, "Good! Lechang, you are getting better and better! Tell me, if you win this competition, what reward do you want?"
I followed his gaze and saw the man in the field below dropped what he was holding and said, "Master, I want that woman."