flstandardbreds Chapter 151 Convergence
Chapter 151 Convergence
Qiu Niang put away all the hairpins, ornaments and hairpins on her head and tied her hair into a bun like Luo Xiaoran.
At this time, she was wearing a men's cloak, and her appearance had completely changed. Only her face was covered with bright makeup, revealing her previous identity.
She recalled the steps Luo Xiaoran taught her and clumsily got on the horse. Fortunately, the horse was indeed tired and had a docile temperament, so Qiu Niang drove it easily.
Luo Xiaoran then got on the horse and sat behind Qiu Niang. He held her slender waist with his hands and said before closing his eyes:
"By the way, Qiu Niang, Luo Caicai is my pseudonym. My real name is Luo Xiaoran, which means small and time flies. You can call me Xiaoran! To be honest, I don't even know your full name!"
"Xiao Ran, my name is Du Nianqiu, Du as in Dujuan, and Nian as in Missing, but you should still call me Qiu Niang!"
"Okay! You have to control this horse well. Whether I can sleep well depends on you."
"Xiao Ran, don't worry!"
Hearing Qiu Niang's assurance while patting her chest, Luo Xiaoran's lips curled up slightly.
What Qiu Niang needs most now is to divert her attention and feel needed.
She gave Qiu Niang this task in order to divert her sadness and disgust, and at the same time give her a sense of security that could reflect her value.
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After Luo Xiaoran left in the night, Yi Ru wanted to take over the responsibility of taking care of Niu Dan, but unexpectedly, Niu Dan was unwilling and insisted on taking care of himself.
Yun Hu also tried to tease him a few times, but he didn't say a word, so Yun Hu retreated.
The next morning finally arrived. Without Luo Xiaoran to cook, everyone could only take out naan and roast it over the fire. If they thought the taste was not good enough, they could eat it with salty dried meat so that it would not be too bland in their mouths.
Only Niu Dan had some oil residue left in his hand that Luo Xiaoran had given him. He resisted the urge to finish it all and started to eat it one oil residue at a time and one piece of pancake at a time, which made Yun Hu a little envious.
He was not the kind of person who would snatch snacks from children. Besides, Luo Xiaoran had shared some oil residue from Niu Dan with him, but he ate it all at once.
He just missed Luo Xiaoran a little, and missed the scene of her skillful hands busy stir-frying in the iron pan.
At noon, they still ate bread with beef eggs and meat scraps. Yun Hu felt that this was not good. He had to order the entire caravan to move faster and reach Kyoto as soon as possible to pick up their cook.
So in the evening, the sunset in the west illuminated a young man riding a horse in a cloak.
The more Yun Hu looked at the horse, the more familiar it looked. The cloak also looked familiar. When the others got closer, he was completely sure:
The horse is Luo Xiaoran's horse, the cloak is his cloak, but the person on the horse is not Luo Xiaoran.
Yun Hu was startled, thinking that something had happened to Luo Xiaoran, so he rode Zhuifeng to meet her. When he saw the young man, he sneered, "Who are you? Why are you riding Luo Xiaoran's horse? Where is she?"
Before the young man, Qiu Niang, who had changed her hairstyle to a man's, could speak, a white and tender little hand emerged from under her cloak: "I'm here!"
It turned out that Luo Xiaoran said she took a nap, but she actually fell asleep.
Qiu Niang, who was sitting in front, was afraid that she would fall off the horse and that she would be cold, so she simply crossed her legs around her waist.
In this way, Luo Xiaoran not only had her arms around Qiu Niang's waist, but also her legs on Qiu Niang, providing double insurance. In case she fell, there would be a buffer, allowing Qiu Niang to catch her quickly.
Qiu Niang didn't know that Luo Xiaoran had bought a cloak, and thought that there was only one cloak for the two of them, so she put the cloak on Luo Xiaoran, but tied the strap around her neck.
The cloak is very big, and Qiu Niang can completely cover the bodies of both of them by doing this.
It’s just that Luo Xiaoran’s head slid down after she fell asleep, and her whole body was covered in the cloak, so if you didn’t look carefully, you really couldn’t see her.
Luo Xiaoran opened her cloak and came out, introducing herself to Yunhu, Niu Dan, and Yi Ru: "This is my sister Qiu Niang. I met her by accident. We will be leaving together from now on. Please take good care of her."
Qiu Niang also nodded to everyone, and Luo Xiaoran introduced three more people to Qiu Niang.
Yun Hu felt that it didn't matter if Qiu Niang joined. As long as it didn't threaten his caravan, he was too lazy to care about it now.
Therefore, there was no expression on Jun's face until he saw that the front of his cloak was dirty, as if someone had smeared his tears all over it.
Seeing Yun Hu's eyes shifted to the cloak, Luo Xiaoran smiled and hurriedly explained: "I'm wearing thin clothes, so I'll lend you my cloak. Otherwise, with this knife-like cold wind, I'm afraid I'll freeze to death on the road."
"What's with the dirt on your cloak?" Yun Hu asked coldly. He was not a fussy person, but tears were indecent and how could they be casually smeared on clothes.
Qiu Niang's face immediately turned red. Because she cried so hard before, some snot did flow from her nose and was smeared on the cloak along with her tears. Now that the owner of the cloak was accusing her, she could not escape the blame, so she hurriedly explained:
"It's my fault. I lost my composure. I didn't have a handkerchief at the time and accidentally soiled your cloak."
Qiu Niang has always been gentle, quiet and a little cowardly. After staying with Luo Xiaoran for a long time, she became more resilient and strong. Later, when she encountered the disaster of Quan Ya Pavilion, she added a touch of charming melancholy. Her whole temperament is really contradictory.
Her red eyes were now full of apology, and her brows were slightly wrinkled. Although she was dressed as a man, the makeup on her face was gaudy and flashy. Yun Hu was dazzled for a moment when he saw Qiu Niang like this.
But he quickly came to his senses and said, "In this case, for Xiao Ran's sake, I will not pursue the matter."
Qiu Niang gave a sincere smile and said, "Thank you very much. I will return it to you after I find water and clean it. Or should I give you the cloak now?"
As she spoke, she prepared to untie the strap around her neck. Her slender fingers and bright red nail polish were very eye-catching.
Yun Hu quickly looked away, "Ahem, I see you're wearing thin clothes, keep them for yourself. Someone, bring me another cloak!"
"Qiu Niang, please keep it! It's a long way from here to my home, don't catch a cold on the way." Luo Xiaoran said.
Qiu Niang had no choice but to respond to Luo Xiaoran's words, so she slowly bowed and saluted: "In this case, thank you very much, Captain Yunhu."
Luo Xiaoran gave Yi Ru the selected cloak as well as some meat, vegetables and steamed buns, and of course the remaining silver money after buying these things.
"You only said you were bringing food, but I thought the weather was too cold and we could only warm ourselves by the fire when we were eating. It would be easy to catch a cold if we didn't wear enough when traveling, so I bought you a thick cloak."
Yi Ru received the things that Luo Xiao Ran handed over and thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, Xiao Ran, you are very thoughtful!"
When she looked up, Yi Ru inadvertently saw that Yun Hu was wearing a new cloak, which was exactly the same in appearance and workmanship as the previous cloak.
It’s just that Qiu Niang’s cloak is black, and Yun Hu’s cloak is gray, and the two of them are standing together...
Somehow, Yi Ru felt that the joy she had felt from receiving the food suddenly disappeared.