The portrait is not just a head like the wanted notice posted at the county government office, but a complete person, even the patches on the clothes are painted accurately.
But even though Li Erlin was sure that the person in the portrait was Cao Ya, Mr. Wang and the others seemed to have never inquired to confirm whether Cao Ya was the person in the portrait, so they sent them rice and food. He felt it was too dreamy.
Normally, shouldn't they first confirm Caoya's identity after seeing Caoya, and then take more care of Caoya alone? There is no need to take care of them all.
The rice grains that Mr. Wang gave them along the way, if only given to Cao Ya, let alone her, even with Tao Hua, Zhao Di and the six children she picked up, they would be able to eat every meal.
Besides, aren't they worried about admitting the wrong person?
Li Erlin had many questions, but he didn't dare to ask them. He had already mustered up the courage just to say goodbye to Mr. Wang. How dare he ask questions about the behavior of the big shot.
"Since we can't go together tomorrow, could you please call this little girl over and let me have a few words with her." Mr. Wang said with a smile, his tone did not sound like a condescending big shot, he could do this to a mud-legged person. Peaceful.
Feeling flattered, Li Erlin quickly turned back to find Cao Ya and told her the matter. Cao Ya was startled, her heart felt hot, and her eyes welled up with heat.
She never expected that the Taoist Priest would still care about her and asked him to take more care of her when he met her.
I wanted to go over immediately and ask about the Taoist priest's safety, but he stopped just after taking two steps, turned around and grabbed a few handfuls of water to wash his hands and wipe his face. The other party was a big shot, and he was entrusted by the Taoist priest to take care of her. She had to be clean and presentable.
The conditions were limited, so this was all she could do. The clothes covered with dust and patches were already her best clothes, and her stiff hair could not be washed.
Still looking dirty, he went to see Mr. Wang, but Mr. Wang didn't mind and looked at the timid little girl up and down.
"Are you Li Xiaocao?"
Li Erlin, who followed, was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Cao Ya nodding, he immediately realized that this should be the pseudonym Cao Ya had adopted when he was in exile.
Then he heard Mr. Wang ask again: "But I heard everyone calling you Caoya, are you called Li Xiaocao or Caoya?"
Li Erlin's heart tightened. Could this be the reason why Master Wang and the others didn't first confirm whether Cao Ya was the person in the portrait? Then will they become suspicious of Cao Ya because the names don't match up? Do you think about why Caoya gave a false name to the Taoist?
Li Erlin felt a little weak in his legs when he thought that they might pursue this issue further, which might involve Cao Ya's crimes. But in order to prevent others from seeing the clues, he forced himself to stay calm.
After Mr. Wang asked this question, Cao Ya's face instantly turned pale. She was so flustered that she didn't know how to answer, so she could only respond in silence.
When Mr. Wang saw this, he made up his mind, "That's all, no matter you are Li Xiaocao or Cao Ya, you must know Taoist Master Xizhu, right?"
Cao Ya nodded and said "hmm" as loudly as a mosquito.
"Taoist Master Xizhu is very kind to me. She asked me to take more care of you if I could meet you. Originally, I thought that if I could meet you, I would accept you as my goddaughter, but now it seems that it is not appropriate. You can Don't worry, since the Taoist Master has entrusted me to take care of you, I will not do anything ungrateful. Although I can't take you with me, I can still make sure you have enough food and clothing."
After that, Mr. Wang glanced at Butler Wang. Butler Wang understood it and took out a wooden box from an oxcart. He held it with both hands and came to Cao Ya.
Cao Ya basically guessed what was in the box, but shook her head and refused to accept it, "It's the Taoist priest who has shown great kindness to the master, not me, I can't accept it. If the master can give us rice and food on the way, he has already taken great care of us. We are.”
"You can accept it if I give it to you. I don't like to owe favors." Mr. Wang's voice deepened.
Cao Ya was frightened and quickly reached out her hand. She hesitated before taking the wooden box and glanced at Li Erlin. Li Erlin nodded slightly. Mr. Wang had already said it for this reason. If Caoya didn't accept it, Mr. Wang would be angry.
They want to settle in Yuezhou, and Mr. Wang is the elder brother of the governor of Yuezhou. It doesn't matter whether their life is good or bad if they make him unhappy. Whether they can settle down is still a question.
Cao Ya then anxiously took the wooden box. The moment she took it, the heavy weight made her hands fall down. She almost lost her balance and fell forward. Fortunately, Butler Wang helped her.
"Thank you!" Cao Ya thanked Butler Wang, and then thanked Mr. Wang, "Thank you, Mr. Wang!"
"That's right." Mr. Wang then laughed, "When we get to the place and wait for a few days, I will arrange for you to settle down. You can use these silver coins to buy land. If there is a village, the price will be right. Might as well buy it.”
Cao Ya pursed her lips, not knowing how to answer, but she also knew that she was about to leave, so she hesitated and finally summoned the courage to ask: "Is Taoist Master okay?"
"I don't know, but the Taoist priest was fine when he rescued me. She didn't stop after we were cured, and continued to go deeper into the epidemic area." After saying this, Mr. Wang showed admiration and a little worry, and then said Maybe it was to comfort Cao Ya, or maybe it was to comfort myself, "Don't worry, Taoist priest Jiren and Tianxiang will definitely be fine."
Cao Ya nodded vigorously, "Taoist Master is a very good person, everything will be fine!"
"Okay, retreat. Remember, money cannot be exposed."
Caoya and Li Erlin left together. After taking a few steps, she slowed down and walked behind Li Erlin. Then she tugged on Li Erlin's clothes and called "Uncle Li Erlin" in a low voice.
Li Erlin stopped and turned around, "What's wrong?"
Cao Ya said: "Please help me keep these silver coins. There are too many and I'm afraid."
"I'm afraid too..." Li Erlin wanted to refuse, but seeing the pleading and fear on Cao Ya's face, he thought that they only had a few children. If someone really had evil intentions, not only would they not be able to protect the money, they might also Although he would be hurt by this, he still agreed.
It's not that he doesn't trust the folks in the team, he and Zhang Yu contacted them to escape together, and he must know their temperaments. Although there were differences along the way, and the differences still exist until now, they are generally reliable. But then again, the so-called reliability is based on the fact that everyone's family background is similar. When they saw Caoya coming to see Mr. Wang and returning with a box, he didn't know what would happen.
What I'm most afraid of is that some people are not nice to others. If it's just a robbery, forget it. If someone with bad intentions goes to the county government to report Cao Ya, then things will go wrong.
Seeing Li Erlin take the box in her hand, Cao Ya's hands suddenly lightened up and her heart relaxed.
