flstandardbreds Chapter 162 Returning Home
Chapter 162 Returning Home
Luo Xiaoran pulled Luo Xingchen out of her arms, asked him to look at her carefully, and said word by word:
"Do you think that your sister disappeared suddenly just like your grandfather? Then listen carefully, your sister left this time for a special reason, just like your grandfather did.
Your grandfather had to leave for a reason. He did it to protect us. Who knew that it would make you unwilling to speak? Now that you are willing to speak, I am very happy.
You promise me that you won't be silent like before, okay?"
Luo Xingchen nodded heavily, his childish voice trembled, but revealed a firmness, "Then sister also has to promise me that you can't disappear suddenly."
"I promise you."
"We pull the hook."
"Okay, we'll make a pinky promise and never change for a hundred years."
After getting Luo Xiaoran's promise, Luo Xingchen finally felt relieved, and the smart little boy made another promise with Luo Xiaoran.
Luo Xiaoran followed his movements. Actually, this "hook" was the way she used to coax Chen'er. Unexpectedly, Chen'er used it to restrain himself.
Seeing that Luo Xingchen's emotions were gradually stabilizing, Luo Xiaoran pulled him in front of Qiu Niang and asked jokingly:
"Chen'er, don't tell me you don't know who this is?"
Luo Xingchen's mind and eyes were full of Luo Xiaoran just now, and he completely ignored Qiu Niang and Niu Dan in the room. Now that Luo Xiaoran reminded him, he recognized Qiu Niang instantly, and his eyes widened:
"Sister Qiu Niang? You came to see us!"
Luo Xingchen let go of Luo Xiaoran's hand, rushed to Qiu Niang, hugged her legs, and was very surprised.
When they fled the famine, the environment was harsh and there were many refugees. Luo Xiaoran, Qiu Niang, Uncle Li, and Xiao Xingchen, the four of them, relied on each other's support to safely reach the places they wanted to go.
Everyone suffered a lot and endured a lot along the way, but they never left each other. It can be said that they shared hardships for a long time.
Luo Xiaoran and Uncle Li are responsible for the military affairs, and most of the time Qiu Niang is responsible for taking care of Xiao Xingchen.
She knew that she had no strength in leg skills, so she tried hard to take good care of Xiao Xingchen so that she and Xiao Xingchen would not fall behind. Therefore, Xiao Xingchen was very close to and dependent on Qiu Niang.
Luo Xingchen was very surprised to see Qiu Niang again.
Qiu Niang picked up little Xingchen and shook him in her arms several times, saying that Chen'er had become heavier. Her thin little face also gained some flesh. This was the first time she smiled from the bottom of her heart since she came out of Kyoto.
Luo Xiaoran introduced Niu Dan to Luo Xingchen again, but he had a good memory and remembered this little brother immediately.
When Luo Xingchen found out that Niu Dan, who was almost as tall as him, was actually three years older than him, he immediately asked Luo Xiaoran to make more delicious food for Niu Dan so that he could grow taller quickly.
To Luo Xiaoran's surprise, Niu Dan, such an introverted boy, actually took the initiative to talk to Luo Xingchen. In the end, the two little guys ran to the inner room to play hand in hand.
Aunt Ji and Ruyi also received the news and hurried to the front hall to see Luo Xiaoran. The three of them talked a lot again.
"After you left, Miss, Master Sun and Kong Qing didn't believe that you were the kind of person who would leave just leaving a letter. They looked for you for a while but couldn't find you." Ruyi took the initiative to step forward and said.
Aunt Ji continued, "Master Sun still comes to give lectures to the young master every day, and Kong Qing also comes to ask if you have returned every day. Everyone misses you."
Luo Xiaoran nodded to show that she understood, but she didn't know whether to scold Zhu Jingxing or praise him.
He kidnapped himself, causing everyone in his family to panic. As a result, he left a letter as a remedy, at least giving his family some thoughts, but in the end it made everyone worried.
"You don't know where the money is, how did you get by these past few months?" Luo Xiaoran asked.
Aunt Ji wiped the tears from her face and said with a smile, "Miss, we have saved the monthly allowance you gave us, and it will come in handy.
There are a few vegetable seedlings in the vegetable garden, which can be used for cooking. Master Sun and Kong Qing also buy vegetables and meat, and Prince Wang has also sent them a few times."
"Wang Changbo?"
"Yes miss."
"I understand. I'll make dinner tonight. You and Ruyi go clean up the bedroom next to mine for Miss Qiu Niang to live in. Clean up Master Xiaohe's room as well and let him live next to Chen'er."
"Got it." Aunt Ji and Ruyi agreed and went to the backyard.
At this time Luo Xingchen brought Niu Dan back to the front hall. Children's friendships are always established very quickly. In just a short while, the two of them were holding hands, looking very affectionate.
"Come here quickly, both of you. I have something to tell you."
The room was heated by a floor heating and was very warm. Luo Xiaoran untied her cloak and casually draped it over a chair. She was still wearing Wang Cuihua's clothes, which were stained with Lin Shan's blood.
"Chen'er, although Niu Dan is three years younger than you, he has just arrived in Hexi Village and is unfamiliar with many places. Can you help your sister take care of him?" Luo Xiaoran asked Luo Xingchen.
Luo Xingchen glanced at Niu Dan, then looked at Luo Xiaoran's expectant eyes, and nodded heavily.
"Okay, then Chen'er, go back to your room first. I still have something to say to Niu Dan alone."
Luo Xingchen let go of Niu Dan's hand and said in a grandma's voice, "Brother Niu Dan, I'm leaving first. Come to my room to find me later."
After Luo Xingchen left, Luo Xiaoran pulled Niu Dan closer, pointed at the blood on his body and said:
"I have already reported to the police and caught the murderer who killed your mother. Now he has paid for her life. This blood belongs to the murderer."
Luo Xiaoran didn't want Niu Dan to know that she was the one who killed Lin Shan, so she lied that Lin Shan was executed by the government.
Niu Dan obviously didn't know that most death row prisoners were first imprisoned and then executed in the autumn. Or maybe he trusted Luo Xiaoran wholeheartedly, so he believed her words and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.
"Sister, you didn't lie to me?" He wanted to confirm again.
Luo Xiaoran’s injuries after jumping off the cliff have almost healed, but Wang Cuihua’s death is still a knot in her heart.
Now that she has killed Lin Shan to avenge Wang Cuihua, she has also come to terms with her heart. From now on, she will take good care of Niu Dan as a way of repaying Wang Cuihua for saving her life.
"Of course I didn't lie to you. He died a horrible death. I saw it with my own eyes. When he goes to hell, the King of Hell will make him confess his crime to your mother, and then throw him into the eighteenth level of hell to suffer."
"Sister, this is great. The bad guys got their comeuppance."
Seeing Niu Dan’s sad yet clear eyes, Luo Xiaoran felt like a fish bone was stuck in her throat and she choked.
Only children think that the world is black and white, and that bad people will be punished for doing bad things.
In fact, in feudal dynasties, bureaucrats and aristocrats were above the common people, and the lives of common people were as cheap as grass. This is the truth.