"Xiaoya's hometown is near the border." Hongdou paused, glanced at Xiaoya, and continued: "The situation at the border is still unclear, and Xiaoya really can't worry about her family."
"I have already told Brother Meng that he will accompany Xiaoya and set off after Mr. Xu finds someone familiar with the place."
"It's just two days." After Hongdou said, she had mixed feelings in her heart. She had long regarded Xiaoya as one of her own family members.
The two of them basically go in and out together on weekdays and rarely separate. Even when she moved to a big house in the town, Xiaoya slept in the same room as her.
Now that she was leaving suddenly, she felt a little uncomfortable just thinking about it.
But the Lin family is her home after all. Now that the leader of the Lin family is missing and reinforcements have not arrived, Xiaoya cannot stay here and wait for the news.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xie and others could not say anything to prevent Xiaoya from leaving. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to hide outside and ignore my family.
But Xiaoya is still young, two or three years younger than Hongdou.
If something happens to me when I go back, there will be no one to help me. There are so many of them, no one dares to mess with them when they get together.
There was silence for a while, and everyone finished the meal quietly without saying a word. Xiaoya felt a little uncomfortable seeing everyone like this.
But. . . She can't help it!
One morning two days later, Mr. Xu brought the results.
"I've found someone to get all the vouchers I need on the way, and I also have this letter." Mr. Xu said and handed a written letter in his hand to Xiaoya.
"I often study abroad, and I met some people during this period. This person is a horse and carriage dealer, but he is not in Fengdu County."
"When you are on your way, you can stop by and let him take you to the border. It will be much more convenient."
Mr. Xu was very thoughtful and knew that Xiaoya was eager to hit the road. Having someone familiar with the route lead him would save him many detours.
Hongdou and Xiaoya looked at Mr. Xu gratefully. This indeed saved a lot of trouble.
"Thank you sir, you are very considerate."
Mr. Xu waved his hand and warned Xiaoya again like an elder: "Send a letter to the Xie family when we get here, so as not to worry them."
"You, a little girl, can't decide anything about the border war. You have to protect yourself in everything. If you can't stay any longer, come back. Your sister Hongdou can still afford to support you."
Hongdou smiled and nodded in agreement, telling Xiaoya not to feel any burden.
Xiaoya pinched the letter in her hand, with mixed feelings, and just nodded to them heavily.
After Mr. Xu left, everyone in the Xie family gathered around, knowing that Xiaoya had to leave now. Mrs. Xie didn't say anything, but took Mrs. Zhang and Aunt Qu to pack some dry food.
Xiaoya has a big appetite, so when she goes out, eating is not as convenient as at home. They also rummaged through some of the sausages from before.
Anyway, there was a lot, just enough for Xiaoya and Meng Da to take with them on the road. This would be an early start, so we don't have to spend the night in the wilderness.
Xiaoya's nose felt a little sore when she saw everyone reluctant to leave.
After noon, Xiaoya finished lunch with the Xie family, and set off no matter how reluctant she was to leave. Meng Da drove a carriage and was about to set off with Xiaoya.
At this time, Ah Mao came out, knelt down in front of Hong Dou and others, and kowtowed without saying anything. Hong Dou thought about Ah Mao's life experience and had some suspicions in her heart.
"Master, Ah Mao knows that I should be a member of the Xie family after you bought me. It's thanks to your willingness to take care of me in the first place."
"Ah Mao should be content, but..." Ah Mao glanced at the carriage driven by Meng Da, and said cruelly:
"I also want to go to the border. I want to find my mother's body. Please ask my boss to help me." Ah Mao said and kowtowed again.
After all, she was a servant, so it was against the rules to make this request. But if I don’t follow him this time, I may not have another chance in the future. "Boss, I won't run away. I just want to go back and find out if my mother's body has been restrained. I will come back after confirming it."
"Please, my boss, trust me once more." Ah Mao knelt on the ground and looked at Hong Dou and the old lady of the Xie family, Mrs. Zhang, pleadingly.
Granny Xie was actually a little unhappy in her heart. They spent money to buy it because they wanted the Xie family, and the Xie family was her home.
If she ran away without looking back, wouldn't her family lose two hundred taels in vain? But even though she thought so, she still had to look at her granddaughter's wishes.
Hongdou didn't expect Ah Mao to suddenly make this request. In fact, whether Ah Mao stayed or not had no impact on the Xie family.
At the beginning, she did it because she was a woman who was in a desperate situation but was unwilling to give up and compromise.
It's just that there are more servants in the family than Ah Mao. If he agrees this time, Danhong will be like this in the future, and Xie Yi and Xie will be like this in the future. Wouldn't it be chaos?
Besides, Ah Mao didn't discuss it with her in private in advance. Now that she made this request in front of everyone, Hong Dou felt a little dissatisfied.
If you discuss it with her carefully in advance, she can make a decision earlier. Therefore, Hongdou did not speak immediately, but frowned and looked at Ah Mao.
I kept thinking in my heart.
In the end, Meng Da couldn't bear to see the person he liked kneeling all the time and spoke out. What she did made it difficult for the Xie family, and it might even be counterproductive.
Xie Meizi is a person who takes soft things rather than hard things.
"Thank you, sister, old lady. If you can trust me, how about I be Ah Mao's guarantor?"
In this way, the Xie family does not need to be picked up in front of everyone. Once some rules are broken, it is difficult to establish them again.
"How do you guarantee it?" Hongdou's mind suddenly moved. She knew that Meng Da liked Ah Mao.
"Ah Mao followed us on the road. We reached the border and found Xiaoya's family. I will take her to find out about her mother's body."
"I will bring the person back after the matter is done." After Meng Da finished speaking, he glanced at Ah Mao with hazy eyes on the ground and continued.
"If I didn't watch in the middle and he ran away, the responsibility will be mine. Thank you sister for how much you spent to buy her, and I will pay you double the amount. How about that?"
When Ah Mao heard this, he immediately raised his head and looked at the man in surprise.
She knew that Meng Da liked her, and he had taken good care of her during the earth dragon's transformation a while ago.
But she didn't expect that the other party would be willing to help her with this matter, and even vouch for it with her employer.
What if she really ran away?
He is a good man!
Ah Mao didn't say no in the end, she needed this opportunity very much.
Anko looked at Mengda and sighed. Although he was dissatisfied with Ah Mao's actions today, Meng Da spoke. . .
"Ah Mao, you saw the opportunity and suddenly made this request today, and I am very dissatisfied. If I comply with you, how will I convince the public in the future?"
Hongdou lowered his face and looked at Ah Mao calmly:
"But Brother Meng has vouched for you. I believe him. You can go with him today."
"However, I hope that this kind of thing will not happen again in the Xie family." Hongdou was not only reminding Ah Mao, but also other members of the Xie family.
It is true that everyone sees that she is easy to talk to and even ignores basic rules. How can the Xie family make progress?
"I have already told Brother Meng that he will accompany Xiaoya and set off after Mr. Xu finds someone familiar with the place."
"It's just two days." After Hongdou said, she had mixed feelings in her heart. She had long regarded Xiaoya as one of her own family members.
The two of them basically go in and out together on weekdays and rarely separate. Even when she moved to a big house in the town, Xiaoya slept in the same room as her.
Now that she was leaving suddenly, she felt a little uncomfortable just thinking about it.
But the Lin family is her home after all. Now that the leader of the Lin family is missing and reinforcements have not arrived, Xiaoya cannot stay here and wait for the news.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xie and others could not say anything to prevent Xiaoya from leaving. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to hide outside and ignore my family.
But Xiaoya is still young, two or three years younger than Hongdou.
If something happens to me when I go back, there will be no one to help me. There are so many of them, no one dares to mess with them when they get together.
There was silence for a while, and everyone finished the meal quietly without saying a word. Xiaoya felt a little uncomfortable seeing everyone like this.
But. . . She can't help it!
One morning two days later, Mr. Xu brought the results.
"I've found someone to get all the vouchers I need on the way, and I also have this letter." Mr. Xu said and handed a written letter in his hand to Xiaoya.
"I often study abroad, and I met some people during this period. This person is a horse and carriage dealer, but he is not in Fengdu County."
"When you are on your way, you can stop by and let him take you to the border. It will be much more convenient."
Mr. Xu was very thoughtful and knew that Xiaoya was eager to hit the road. Having someone familiar with the route lead him would save him many detours.
Hongdou and Xiaoya looked at Mr. Xu gratefully. This indeed saved a lot of trouble.
"Thank you sir, you are very considerate."
Mr. Xu waved his hand and warned Xiaoya again like an elder: "Send a letter to the Xie family when we get here, so as not to worry them."
"You, a little girl, can't decide anything about the border war. You have to protect yourself in everything. If you can't stay any longer, come back. Your sister Hongdou can still afford to support you."
Hongdou smiled and nodded in agreement, telling Xiaoya not to feel any burden.
Xiaoya pinched the letter in her hand, with mixed feelings, and just nodded to them heavily.
After Mr. Xu left, everyone in the Xie family gathered around, knowing that Xiaoya had to leave now. Mrs. Xie didn't say anything, but took Mrs. Zhang and Aunt Qu to pack some dry food.
Xiaoya has a big appetite, so when she goes out, eating is not as convenient as at home. They also rummaged through some of the sausages from before.
Anyway, there was a lot, just enough for Xiaoya and Meng Da to take with them on the road. This would be an early start, so we don't have to spend the night in the wilderness.
Xiaoya's nose felt a little sore when she saw everyone reluctant to leave.
After noon, Xiaoya finished lunch with the Xie family, and set off no matter how reluctant she was to leave. Meng Da drove a carriage and was about to set off with Xiaoya.
At this time, Ah Mao came out, knelt down in front of Hong Dou and others, and kowtowed without saying anything. Hong Dou thought about Ah Mao's life experience and had some suspicions in her heart.
"Master, Ah Mao knows that I should be a member of the Xie family after you bought me. It's thanks to your willingness to take care of me in the first place."
"Ah Mao should be content, but..." Ah Mao glanced at the carriage driven by Meng Da, and said cruelly:
"I also want to go to the border. I want to find my mother's body. Please ask my boss to help me." Ah Mao said and kowtowed again.
After all, she was a servant, so it was against the rules to make this request. But if I don’t follow him this time, I may not have another chance in the future. "Boss, I won't run away. I just want to go back and find out if my mother's body has been restrained. I will come back after confirming it."
"Please, my boss, trust me once more." Ah Mao knelt on the ground and looked at Hong Dou and the old lady of the Xie family, Mrs. Zhang, pleadingly.
Granny Xie was actually a little unhappy in her heart. They spent money to buy it because they wanted the Xie family, and the Xie family was her home.
If she ran away without looking back, wouldn't her family lose two hundred taels in vain? But even though she thought so, she still had to look at her granddaughter's wishes.
Hongdou didn't expect Ah Mao to suddenly make this request. In fact, whether Ah Mao stayed or not had no impact on the Xie family.
At the beginning, she did it because she was a woman who was in a desperate situation but was unwilling to give up and compromise.
It's just that there are more servants in the family than Ah Mao. If he agrees this time, Danhong will be like this in the future, and Xie Yi and Xie will be like this in the future. Wouldn't it be chaos?
Besides, Ah Mao didn't discuss it with her in private in advance. Now that she made this request in front of everyone, Hong Dou felt a little dissatisfied.
If you discuss it with her carefully in advance, she can make a decision earlier. Therefore, Hongdou did not speak immediately, but frowned and looked at Ah Mao.
I kept thinking in my heart.
In the end, Meng Da couldn't bear to see the person he liked kneeling all the time and spoke out. What she did made it difficult for the Xie family, and it might even be counterproductive.
Xie Meizi is a person who takes soft things rather than hard things.
"Thank you, sister, old lady. If you can trust me, how about I be Ah Mao's guarantor?"
In this way, the Xie family does not need to be picked up in front of everyone. Once some rules are broken, it is difficult to establish them again.
"How do you guarantee it?" Hongdou's mind suddenly moved. She knew that Meng Da liked Ah Mao.
"Ah Mao followed us on the road. We reached the border and found Xiaoya's family. I will take her to find out about her mother's body."
"I will bring the person back after the matter is done." After Meng Da finished speaking, he glanced at Ah Mao with hazy eyes on the ground and continued.
"If I didn't watch in the middle and he ran away, the responsibility will be mine. Thank you sister for how much you spent to buy her, and I will pay you double the amount. How about that?"
When Ah Mao heard this, he immediately raised his head and looked at the man in surprise.
She knew that Meng Da liked her, and he had taken good care of her during the earth dragon's transformation a while ago.
But she didn't expect that the other party would be willing to help her with this matter, and even vouch for it with her employer.
What if she really ran away?
He is a good man!
Ah Mao didn't say no in the end, she needed this opportunity very much.
Anko looked at Mengda and sighed. Although he was dissatisfied with Ah Mao's actions today, Meng Da spoke. . .
"Ah Mao, you saw the opportunity and suddenly made this request today, and I am very dissatisfied. If I comply with you, how will I convince the public in the future?"
Hongdou lowered his face and looked at Ah Mao calmly:
"But Brother Meng has vouched for you. I believe him. You can go with him today."
"However, I hope that this kind of thing will not happen again in the Xie family." Hongdou was not only reminding Ah Mao, but also other members of the Xie family.
It is true that everyone sees that she is easy to talk to and even ignores basic rules. How can the Xie family make progress?
