strictlysupreme Chapter 191 Someone's got their eye on them.
Chapter 191 Someone's got their eye on them.
Outside the lobby, Ling Yao was waiting for Tian Tian.
The constable beside him reassured him, "Young Master Ling, don't worry, Miss Tian just went in a little while ago, she won't be out so soon."
Ling Yao smiled somewhat awkwardly.
Tian Tian has been too busy lately, and he hasn't seen her in a long time.
Of course, if he were to go looking for her, he would be able to find her.
But... he was too embarrassed.
I heard she came to the county government office today, so I couldn't wait to come over.
"It's okay, I'll wait."
Knowing Ling Yao's temperament, the constable boldly joked, "Miss Tian is a good girl. Many people in our county like her. Young Master Ling, are you one of them?"
Ling Yao was stunned. He liked her...
like!
But... his preferences are different from those of people from Shiraishi County, right?
How was he supposed to answer the question posed by the constable?
Just as Ling Yao was in a dilemma, Old Lady Feng and Feng Wu Liu ran out of the main hall.
Whether she had overheard the conversation between the constable and Ling Yao or not, Old Lady Feng glanced at Ling Yao.
Fearing that Old Lady Feng and Feng Wuliu might bump into Ling Yao, the yamen runners quickly pulled him aside.
"Young Master Ling, please come closer, don't hurt yourself."
The yamen runner spoke with respect.
Grandma Feng and Feng Wuliu slowly left...
The constable continued to tease, "Young Master Ling, if you return to the capital, you won't be able to see the Second Miss anymore."
Ling Yao smiled and said, "Yes, yes."
*
Tian Tian had never realized Li Huaiyuan was so efficient!
After she agreed, he immediately had the clerk prepare a contract of sale for Liu Xianglan.
"Miss Tian, you can take her away now!"
Tian Tian took the indenture, glanced at Liu Xianglan, and said in a displeased tone, "Let's go."
Liu Xianglan stood up, wiping her tears with her sleeve, and walked unsteadily.
Lu Tao said to Ueda Tian, "Tian Tian... just let her..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Ling Yao.
"Young Master Ling."
Ling Yao nodded politely, "Madam Lu."
Lu Tao thought he had something to discuss with Tian Tian, so she walked to the side with Liu San Niang and Tian Xiang.
They also called Liu Xianglan over.
"Liu, you can go work in the cornfield later."
Lu Tao continued what she hadn't finished saying earlier, "Do a good job!"
"Sweetie pays high wages, three taels of silver... and we can make up for it quickly."
"It's just... we can't be lazy, Sweetie hates that the most."
Lu Tao understood why Tian Tian disliked such people; after all, she paid them such high wages in the hopes that everyone would work wholeheartedly for her.
If anyone tries to cheat or shirk their duties, she will immediately replace them.
Anyway, the wages are high, so there are plenty of people who want to work there.
Liu Xianglan sobbed softly, "I...I know."
She quietly huddled beside Lu Tao and Liu San Niang...
They look so pitiful.
Over there, Ling Yao looked at Tian Xiang and finally found a topic to talk about, "Um... Second Miss, the corn you planted... is very delicious."
"I also bought corn silk tea, which is very refreshing."
Tian Tian raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Why do you want to buy it? Just tell me and I'll give it to you."
Ling Yao was delighted, but said aloud, "How can that be? You worked so hard to make that."
Tian Tian smiled nonchalantly, "Does Young Master A-Yi also like corn?"
Ling Yao nodded.
The corn was sticky, sweet, and delicious; Li Yi really liked it.
But Li Huaiyuan's salary couldn't afford for him to always eat at teahouses, and he didn't want to always go there for free.
So now... every day I go to the sweet potato vendor to buy Li Yi a roasted corn.
"It was my oversight. I'll have someone send over more later."
All the corn has been vacuum-sealed, so it can be stored for a long time.
At this point, the two had nothing more to say.
But Ling Yao showed no intention of moving aside...
Tian Tian's brow twitched slightly; she couldn't find a topic to talk about.
Ling Yao gave an awkward laugh, "Then... then Second Miss, please go ahead and get busy..."
Tian Tian curtsied and said, "Farewell."
After she led her family away, Ling Yao was still standing there watching...
The yamen runners sneered from behind, "Young Master Ling, the second young lady has already left."
"If you didn't say a few words when the person was here, now that they're gone... there's no use in waiting anxiously."
Ling Yao awkwardly touched his nose and slunk away.
The yamen runner burst into unrestrained laughter, but he managed to suppress it when Li Huaiyuan came out.
"grown ups."
Li Huaiyuan glanced in the direction Ling Yao had left. "What are you laughing at?"
The constable told the truth...
Li Huaiyuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "You mean...Young Master Ling likes the Second Miss?"
The constable chuckled but didn't answer.
Li Huaiyuan frowned even more deeply.
Does Ling Yao like Tian Er?
It's not that it's impossible, it's just... is it even possible?
*
When Grandma Feng and Feng Wuliu arrived at the entrance of Qingliu Village, they were immediately surrounded by the villagers.
"Wang, where's your wife? Hasn't she come back?"
Grandma Feng didn't want to pay them any attention...
But the villagers were curious.
Guo Da just came back, and he won't answer any of my questions.
Now that they've finally met Old Lady Feng and Feng Wuliu, they can't let them go back so easily.
"Zhao Jinhua hasn't come back either... Did something happen to them?"
"Could he have been murdered?"
"Lu Tao's second daughter... she is quite fierce, but she shouldn't harm people, right?"
When Grandma Feng and her group set off for the county town, they said they were going there to ask Lu Tao for help.
They said that Liu Xianglan and Zhao Jinhua both worked for their family, so if someone died, they would definitely look for them.
"Do people who harm others have writing on their faces?"
"You all know she wouldn't harm anyone?"
"Yeah, that Tian Tian is really fierce. Wasn't it she who exposed the whole thing with the Tian family?"
"How can someone who doesn't even care about their own grandparents' reputation not harm others?"
"Hey, Wang, have you reported this to the authorities?"
“If you harm someone, you should pay with your life. If she really harmed someone, you should report her to the authorities.”
"Yes, we should report this to the authorities right away!"
Old Mrs. Feng and Feng Wuliu had no way to express their suffering.
The two of them forced their way through the crowd and ran home.
"Judging from their behavior... things aren't that simple, are they?"
"It's definitely not Tian Tian who harmed anyone; it might be because of something else."
"They probably won't dare report it to the authorities, will they?"
Two people suddenly disappeared from the village, their fate unknown, and the villagers were all watching the spectacle.
The Tian family was no exception.
Wang Yulan and Wang Xiuying happened to be in the courtyard when they saw Old Lady Feng and Feng Wuliu return, and they asked them curiously.
"Liu hasn't returned? What happened?"
Grandma Feng returned home seething with anger. When she saw Wang Yulan and remembered that Tian Tian was her granddaughter, she became even angrier.
"Wang!" She stopped in her tracks. "You said your family..."
Isn't that ridiculous?
"The family I disliked the most, the widow and her orphan who were kicked out, turned out to be living the best life!!"
"And your Tian Jinzhi and Tian Xue, they dream of marrying into a wealthy family all day long, but they just can't get married."
"As a result, Lu's second son... has someone eyeing him, a young master from the capital, handsome and good-natured."
"Isn't that infuriating?!"