flstandardbreds Chapter 147: She ran away from her marriage
Chapter 147: She ran away from her marriage
As soon as Yun Hu heard it, he knew that Luo Xiaoran's words were openly referring to Yi Ru, but secretly mocking himself. However, he was also helpless. There were no rivers or lakes here, so where could he get a fish for Luo Xiaoran?
But there was one thing that puzzled him: "Didn't the bandit's nest leave all its wealth to you women victims? Why did Luo Xiaoran say that you only have these four fish...property?"
Luo Xiaoran did not take the two fish from Yi Ru's hand. Yi Ru took her hand back in dismay, with two pink clouds floating on her face:
"I was taken to the bandit's den just before my benefactor's men arrived. I didn't know the place as well as others, so I went there too late and only found a piece of silver. I used the silver to buy fish from Xiao Ran yesterday, and now I have no more money left."
Luo Xiaoran suddenly interrupted, "That's not right. If we just entered the bandit's den, it shouldn't be so fast, right? Didn't you say that you lost your innocence?"
The first half of Luo Xiaoran's words were obscure, but the second half was direct. Yi Ru's face immediately turned pale.
Luo Xiaoran emphasized her tone and spoke word by word: "You are contradictory in what you said. I hope you can tell the truth. I don't want to get along with dishonest people."
Yun Hu also solemnly expressed his feelings and looked at Yi Ru with his eyes slightly narrowed.
Luo Xiaoran and Yun Hu's aura was too strong, and Yi Ru soon couldn't resist and told the truth, "I stopped the benefactor's horse that day in order to ask for his protection. If I don't say it in a pitiful way, how can I move the benefactor?"
At this point, Yi Ru recalled Yun Hu's three scoldings, and her tone became filled with resentment: "I didn't expect my benefactor..."
Although the words were not continued, the meaning was clear. Yi Ru continued to explain:
"I was lucky. The benefactor's men arrived before they succeeded. But the others did say that they had lost their innocence and wanted to join me in asking the benefactor to take them in."
"In that case, Captain Yunhu, your men arrived just in time. Yiru is indeed lucky. But since you are innocent, why don't you go home? Why do you have to be taken in by Captain Yunhu?"
As soon as Luo Xiaoran finished speaking, the women who were rescued together with Yun Hu started to make a fuss not far away.
"Go and see what's going on?" Yun Hu ordered one of his men to go and check.
Soon, his men brought back the news: "Those women wanted to use their silver jewelry to buy our dry food, but the brothers in the team abided by the rules and refused to sell, so some of those women started to act like a spoiled child."
By the time Yun Hu, Luo Xiao Ran and Yi Ru got there, it was no longer just some of the women who were making a scene, but all of them were making a scene together.
"What are you arguing about?" As soon as Yun Hu's voice came out, all the women fell silent. They were still very afraid of this handsome man.
Yun Hu continued, "We don't have much food left in our caravan. Since you have money in your hands, you can find a way to satisfy your hunger and thirst on the way. Once you reach a village or town, you can leave on your own!"
Yun Hu's words implied that he would allow this group of people to follow the caravan in case they encountered bandits again, but the women were obviously not satisfied with this promise.
"We are all poor weak women. We don't even have anything to cook with. How can we be self-sufficient? Benefactor, please be a good person and take us in!" One of the baby-faced women screamed.
Luo Xiaoran stepped forward at the right time: "I have cooking utensils here. You can pay me to cook for you, but you have to provide the ingredients yourself."
Luo Xiaoran is not going to be a pushover because she doesn't have much rice, flour, oil or grain left.
Unexpectedly, the baby-faced man looked at Luo Xiaoran coldly, as if warning her not to meddle in other people's business. He turned to look at Yun Hu with a pitiful look again: "Please have mercy, benefactor!"
Luo Xiaoran looked at the shy expression on the baby-faced boy and couldn't help but mutter, "Could she be attracted to Yun Hu?"
Turning to ask Yi Ru, "Do you know her?"
Yi Ru came close to Luo Xiao Ran and whispered, "She is the daughter of a merchant in Changzhou. She was abducted into a bandit's den on her way out of the city to burn incense. I don't know anything else."
"Do you think Yunhu will be soft-hearted?" Luo Xiaoran continued to ask Yi Ru.
"The benefactor is a person with a cold face but a kind heart. Maybe he will lend a helping hand."
Yi Ru took a look at Yun Hu's tall and straight figure, like a pine or bamboo, and quickly looked away, her face flushed as she spoke cautiously.
Luo Xiaoran shook her head. "You are so pretty, but Yun Hu didn't agree when you came out to plead for mercy, let alone this baby-faced girl."
Just as Luo Xiaoran said, Yun Hu no longer paid attention to this group of people, but ordered his men to finish their breakfast quickly and then continue on their journey.
Yi Ru felt a little discouraged when she saw Yun Hu's cold look. She knew that if it weren't for Luo Xiaoran, she would have been rejected by the Eastern Caravan like the others.
Luo Xiaoran called Yun Hu, gave him another serving of fried fish nuggets, and pointed at Yi Ru and said:
"Since she helped you pay for a fish, I won't bother about what happened just now. Poor Miss Yi Ru, she lost half of her fortune just like that."
Yi Ru exchanged her eggs with Luo Xiaoran for fried fish nuggets, and she took out two of the four fish as compensation to Luo Xiaoran. Now there are only two left, which means she has lost half of her property.
Yun Hu paused with his chopsticks holding the fried fish in mid-air. He really couldn't stand Luo Xiaoran's cold shoulder any more, so he said, "That's easy. I'll pay for the fish."
After saying that, he turned to Yi Ru and asked, "How much?"
Yi Ru shook her head repeatedly: "You are my benefactor, this is what I should do, no money required."
Luo Xiaoran's voice came from my ears: "What a good girl, she knows how to repay kindness, but it's a pity that she is alone..."
"You think I can't hear you're speaking for her? As long as she explains clearly why she can't go home, I'll consider not kicking her out."
Yun Hu glanced at Luo Xiaoran and said lightly, then he took a big bite of the golden and crispy fried fish, as if he was chewing Luo Xiaoran.
Luo Xiaoran shrugged. Judging from Yi Ru's dress, words and actions, she was obviously a pampered lady. But she dared to stop horses, buy fish and go fishing. Luo Xiaoran admired her "risk-taking" spirit, so she would help her if she could!
Yi Ru glanced at Luo Xiao Ran gratefully, then lowered her eyes and paused for a moment before continuing:
"My father is a businessman in the capital. His business is neither big nor small. Generally speaking, I have never had to worry about food and clothing since I was a child. But my mother died early. Since my father married a second wife, he has favored the second wife and her children, and ignored me, the eldest daughter.
Now my father believed the woman's slander and insisted on marrying me to an old man who was older than him. So I ran away. I couldn't go home. If I went back, my father would force me to marry someone else. "
"If you don't go home and you have nothing, what are you going to do in the future? How are you going to survive?" Yun Hu continued to ask.