lcionline Chapter 233 Make a good relationship
Chapter 233 Make a good relationship
Although he was dressed in men's clothing, he had pierced ears, which Old Xu noticed immediately, and he smiled.
"Grandpa, what are you going to Shengjing for?" Chen Ting asked curiously.
"We're going to visit relatives. Come on, let's rest over there. There's a fire there and fewer mosquitoes."
There are quite a lot of mosquitoes in this kind of place at night.
When Old Xu heard that Chen Jingfeng was going to Luming Academy, he thought that he and Jiang Changtian might be classmates in the future, so he invited them to go together, which could be considered as forming a good relationship.
The three of them greeted each other after they arrived, and that was how they got to know each other.
Lin Shuyun finished cooking a pot of soup and gave a bowl to each of the elderly and the two children.
"Why does it taste like medicine? Did they add any medicinal herbs to it?"
Chen Ting held the soup, pursed her lips, took another sip, and stuck out her tongue.
Xiaoqing explained, "I added medicine to dispel cold, otherwise what if I got sick after sleeping in the wild for one night?"
He saw it when the herbs were added, and besides, it wasn't bad to drink; it just had a faint medicinal taste.
Chen Ting looked at Xiao Qing with sparkling eyes, thinking to herself that this person was really good-looking.
Xiao Qing washed off his disguise as soon as he left Wuyun County. He felt very uncomfortable looking at his completely unfamiliar face. He had lived in the imperial mausoleum since he was ten years old, and not many people knew his true identity.
Old Xu also washed up; what kind of old man would have someone watching him all day long?
"Thank you. May I ask your name, sir?" Chen Jingfeng accepted the soup that Jiang Changtian handed him.
"Jiang Changtian".
"Brother Jiang, are you also a scholar?"
Chen Jingfeng noticed that Jiang Changtian was holding a book and had the air of a scholar.
"Yes." Jiang Changtian was a man of few words.
"Brother, have you ever passed the imperial examinations? My brother is already a successful candidate in the provincial examinations."
Chen Ting looked at Jiang Changtian with a hint of smugness.
Chen Jingfeng frowned. "Tingdi, don't talk nonsense. I've told you so many times that you should be humble. There are so many people in Shengjing, and there are scholars with official titles everywhere. So what if you pass the imperial examination and become a Juren?"
Chen Jingfeng was unlucky; his parents had an accident that year, which affected him. Otherwise, he would have been a sure-fire top scholar in the provincial examination.
He had repeatedly told her before leaving that she shouldn't mention anything about Luming Academy, but Tingting just wouldn't learn her lesson. What if someone had bad intentions?
Chen Ting said somewhat indignantly, "But Brother Jingfeng is already very capable."
"That's really impressive. I'm just a scholar." Jiang Changtian spoke the truth.
Upon hearing that they were fellow scholars, Chen Jingfeng was quite pleased, saying, "Learning has no end, Brother Jiang, there's no need to belittle yourself."
Seeing that Jiang Changtian did not want to talk to anyone, Chen Jingfeng stopped talking.
"Tingdi, you can sleep on my clothes tonight. Cover yourself with more layers so you don't catch a cold."
They only had one horse and no carriage, so when they couldn't reach an inn, they had to sleep in the fields.
Chen Ting is his cousin. Her family fell into poverty early on, and she was sent to his parents to be raised before the Chen family declined. She is similar to his biological sister.
Later, the family fell into ruin, leaving only their old housekeeper. When they went out, Chen Ting would dress as a man, and the two would address each other as brothers.
"Brother Jingfeng, thank you so much, you're so kind to me."
As Chen Ting spoke, she noticed Lin Shuyun.
She had just seen Lin Shuyun and thought she was very pretty, with a unique hairstyle.
At this moment, Jiang Changtian was gently wiping away a bit of soup stains from Lin Shuyun's face.
Xiao Qing, who was very pretty, was also talking to her.
And those men, they must be servants, they were all doing what they were told.
Chen Ting looked on with some envy. Before the Chen family fell on hard times, they didn't have so many servants.
Old Xu whispered to the three children, "This old man and the young one are obviously naive. They told strangers about something as important as going to Luming Academy. Aren't they afraid that the strangers might have bad intentions on the way? You kids better remember this and be careful with your words. Only say three-tenths of what you mean, okay?"
Old Xu was taking this opportunity to pass on his search experience to the children.
The three children nodded repeatedly.
Qin Niangzi chimed in, bored, "Old Xu, you're quite cunning."
Old Xu's eyes gleamed with pride. "Of course! I've lived to this age, and although I can't remember many things, I must have been a remarkable person before. Otherwise, I would have died long ago. How could I have lived until now?"
Qin Niangzi thought to herself, "You really are a remarkable person."
On the other side, Chen Ting saw that Lin Shuyun was holding something in her hand, so she couldn't help but walk over.
"Hello, what is that you're holding? I've never seen it before, can I take a look?"
Chen Ting looked at Lin Shuyun with curiosity.
She had just noticed that everyone seemed to be surrounding this woman, who, apart from being pretty, didn't seem to have anything special about her.
"inconvenient."
After Lin Shuyun finished speaking, she went to the carriage.
Chen Ting froze on the spot, looking at Lin Shuyun in disbelief.
So you just rejected her like that?
Then she looked at Jiang Changtian, who didn't say anything and followed Lin Shuyun.
"Brother, do they not like me?" Chen Ting's big eyes instantly filled with tears.
"No, they just don't like being disturbed."
Chen Jingfeng patted Chen Ting's head to comfort her.
Chen Ting nodded, her gaze still irresistibly drawn to Lin Shuyun.
It was getting late, and Lin Shuyun had to travel early the next morning, so she returned to the carriage to rest.
Apart from the four people—Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Cloud—everyone else got into the carriage.
Chen Ting slept on the ground, feeling very uncomfortable even with clothes underneath her. She looked enviously at the carriage parked not far away.
She whispered to Chen Jingfeng, "Brother Jingfeng, can we buy a horse-drawn carriage too?"
There was only one horse along the way, so the three of them had to take turns riding it. She felt like her legs were about to break.
This place is very, very far from Shengjing.
The old butler said in a low voice, "Young master, we don't have enough money for our journey. Please bear with it for now."
With that little bit of silver, if we spend it all, we won't have anywhere to stay when we get to Shengjing.
Chen Ting pouted unhappily, "Hmph, Uncle Chen, all you know how to say is that. I can tell you're just reluctant to part with it."
She had seen so much silver before.
The old housekeeper coaxed Chen Ting for a while before she finally fell silent.
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The next day, just as dawn broke, before the sun had even risen, we prepared to set off.
"How long will it take you to get here on your own two legs? Come sit next to me," Old Xu said to the old steward, inviting him to sit with him in the carriage driver's seat.
The old butler hurriedly refused, "How could we accept that? We are already very grateful that you would let us accompany you. We will go with you."
“Walking is too slow. Come on up. You’re all getting on in years. It’s not easy for you.” Old Xu chuckled, looking like a cart driver with his big straw hat.
"Thank you, I can take turns with you to catch the train."
The old steward handed the horse to Chen Jingfeng, letting him ride it with Chen Ting.