The food was already prepared, and the old man was not forgiving, but the dishes on the table were all exposed. If you really have an opinion in your heart, there is no need for such a big show. Li Changnian heard Liu Biaotou talk about the three girls. Of course, he was not only concerned about them, but also everything in the valley.
"Eat! Eat more!" Li Changnian kept urging him.
Li Fenglan and Fei Cui are not big eaters. When they were young, they were often scolded by Chen Yan for having leftover rice. Amber is different. This girl is like the reincarnation of a little starving ghost. She has been able to eat since she was a child. Looking at Amber who was chewing a chicken leg, Jade frowned and pinched Amber's waist, then turned her face and asked Li Fenglan: "Why don't you think she's gaining weight?"
Li Changnian looked at Hu Hu with a look of relief, and said with a smile: "Girl Hu Hu, please eat more."
Li Fenglan said: "She didn't move much just now, so she didn't need to eat so much."
Li Changnian shook his head and said: "No, there was a famine in the north that year. The Cangfeng Escort Bureau was entrusted by the brothers in the rivers and lakes to transport relief food to the people affected by the disaster. After three years of drought, there was no harvest, and many villages had changed their families. Food... I bought this girl back at the vegetable market. She was weaned just after she was a baby, and she is so hungry that she cannot cry. She is dark and thin. Now, if she eats more, she will make up for it."
Hearing this, Amber put down the chicken leg, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and asked Li Changnian blankly: "Grandpa Li, was it... you saved me?"
Captain Liu answered for Li Changnian: "That's right, the boss and I were delivering food at that time, and we happened to meet you. If it hadn't been for us..." Captain Liu didn't have the heart to say the next words.
Li Changnian said: "Although no one suspected that I was from Changfeng Tower back then, I was also afraid of being discovered, so I sent you into the valley just to be on the safe side. Yes, I still have a good eye. I recognized you as a person at a glance back then. The materials for martial arts training, your skills are so high now, it’s worth all my hard work.”
Liu Biaotouxin said: You are pretending to be an expert again. How can a baby who is more than one month old see the bones?
Li Changnian gave Hu Bo another chicken leg and said cheerfully: "Girl, eat it, don't wait until it gets cold."
Amber didn't care and continued to chew the chicken legs.
Li Fenglan and Jade are particularly envious of Amber. Jade is envious of Amber's ability to eat without gaining weight, and Li Fenglan is envious of Amber's ability to free up her mind when eating and focus on eating without thinking about anything else.
After the food was over, Li Fenglan felt it was time to get down to business, so he asked Li Changnian: "Grandpa Li, actually we are here not only to see old friends and have a rest, but also to do other things."
Li Changnian signaled Li Fenglan not to say anything more, and said to the maid waiting on the side: "Bring the things here."
Not long after, two boys came in carrying a box.
"Here is the newspaper published by the Bai family in the past eighteen years. It contains basically all the big and small things in the world. I also put some celebrity lists in it. There are basically all the people who have dominated the world in recent years. You can look through it if you have nothing to do. Look. Although the world has been peaceful for eighteen years, there are still many major events."
Li Fenglan smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Li."
Li Changnian ordered someone to carry the book box to the girls' carriage.
Li Fenglan said to Li Changnian: "There is one more thing."
"What's up?"
"Actually... I just thought on the way that it would not be a good thing for you if we came to the escort agency."
Li Changnian understands what Li Fenglan means. There are many people watching Li Fenglan in the dark now. Seeing her entering and leaving the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau means that Li Changnian has exposed his identity.
Li Changnian laughed and said nonchalantly: "Girl, don't worry about us. I have been in the escort agency for almost thirty years, and I still have some ways to save my life."
Li Fenglan said: "What I mean is that if you feel dangerous, you can go to the valley to take shelter temporarily."
Li Changnian shook his head and his expression became serious: "Girl, I know what you mean. I can't leave this place. The young and old in the valley have to rely on me to find out information, and the brothers scattered in the rivers and lakes also have to rely on me to keep in touch. "
Li Fenglan said: "Then your safety is even more important. If something happens to you here, there will be no one to take care of you inside and outside the valley."
"Don't be afraid," Li Changnian laughed again, "I said, I have a way to save my life. After dinner, you go to rest first. I prepared a room for you yesterday. You will stay here for a few days. My old man is not good at martial arts. , but you are a good person in the world of martial arts. After so many years as an escort, you are quite capable of talking nonsense to people and ghosts. I have to teach you to avoid being deceived by others. "
After lunch, the three of them were arranged to rest temporarily in the small garden behind the escort office. There are several guest rooms in the small garden, three of which have been specially reserved.
It was noon and the weather was very hot. The three of them were sitting in the pavilion by the small pond to enjoy the cool air. Jade sat on the stone bench and meditated, Li Fenglan looked through the newspaper that Li Changnian gave her in boredom, and Amber guarded a plate full of almond cakes.
At this time, footsteps were heard from the small archway. The three of them followed the sound and saw a pretty middle-aged woman walking towards them with a smile.
"Who is Jade?" the middle-aged woman asked.
Jade replied: "I am, you are?"
The woman smiled and replied: "My name is Li Yuxun, the daughter of the head of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency."
Amber blurted out: "Are you Uncle Zhou's old lover?"
Amber is eating, so she is brainless at this time.
Jade shook Amber's head, bowed to Li Yuxun and said, "Hello, Aunt Li."
Li Fenglan also saluted.
Li Yuxun heard what Hu Bo said just now and smiled from ear to ear: "This girl is straight-talking. You must have heard what my father said. In fact, it was a misunderstanding. I didn't mean that to your father. Back then, I Dad was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get married, so I relied on your dad."
Li Fenglan smiled and said: "My aunt is so good-looking, why are you worried about not being able to get married?"
Li Yuxun replied: "It's all in the past, so don't mention it. I heard you were coming yesterday, so I rushed here non-stop in the morning."
Jade said: "Let Auntie worry about it."
Li Yuxun walked around the three girls, shook his head, and said, "I was helped by your father to take care of me back then, but that happened before I had time to thank you. When you come this time, I don't have anything to give you. I asked someone to prepare some rouge, gouache, clothes, shoes and socks. I think you have been in the valley for a long time and haven’t worn many clothes from outside the valley. It’s just a good time to dress up.”
When it comes to dressing up, Li Fenglan has a headache. She also knew that she was pretty, but she just didn't like to dress up, so she usually wore plain white clothes. In fact, it didn't fit well and was a bit too wide, but she felt very comfortable. Clothes that fit too well would make her feel cramped. She doesn’t like to put on makeup either, and even her hair is only tied with a red rope, as long as it doesn’t fall apart. She couldn't understand why Jade and Amber spent some time putting on makeup every day. There were only those people in the valley and everyone knew them. Who would they put their makeup on for?
In fact, according to ordinary people's standards, Jade and Amber are the ones who don't like to wear makeup, and Li Fenglan doesn't wear makeup at all.
Li Fenglan originally wanted to reject Li Yuxun's kindness, but she couldn't resist his enthusiasm and the happiness of her little sisters.
Li Fenglan stared blankly at Jade and Amber, who were happily changing their clothes. Li Yuxun helped the girls choose clothes while giving advice - saying that they only brought some clothes, shoes and socks. Li Fenglan didn't realize until she saw them. Come on, I'm afraid my carriage won't be able to fit these clothes.
Li Fenglan just wanted the three of them to have fun and forgot about her own best.
In the end, he still didn't escape, and was pulled by Li Yuxun to change his clothes several times.
At night, the richest man in Nantun Town was marrying his wife. The whole town was hung with red lanterns, and the townspeople also took advantage of the situation and held a night party. As soon as it got dark, there was already an endless stream of people on the streets.
Originally Li Changnian did not agree with the three of them going to the nightclub, but Li Yuxun begged and had to send a few secret sentries to follow them.
Three stunning beauties, led by Li Yuxun, wore new clothes and exquisite makeup on their faces and had a great time on the streets of Nantun Town. Not long after he was happy, Li Fenglan, who was good at thinking, thought of something.
There won't be many such simple and happy times in the future.
Yuecheng was forty-nine years old and unmarried. He lived alone at the foot of Qingxia Mountain outside Wancheng, living in a cottage and living in peace with the world.
When he was young, he rode horses in the arena and was good at using concealed weapons. People who fought against him thought that his concealed weapon skills were mysterious and ruthless, like a white snake spitting messages, so they gave him the nickname, "White Snake Spitting Letters." . When he was twenty years old, he met Mo Changfeng. The two had similar spirits and traveled through the world together. Later, Mo Changfeng established Changfeng Tower, and he was the first group of people to follow Mo Changfeng.
Eighteen years ago, something unexpected happened in Changfeng Tower. At that time, he happened to be working outside and escaped. There was originally a chance to go to Chaolan Valley, but in order to have someone to take care of him after Changfeng Tower came out of the valley, he chose to remain anonymous and live in seclusion at the foot of Qingxia Mountain.
For these eighteen years, he made a living by collecting firewood, and the villagers at the foot of the mountain called him Liu Er. The only things accompanying him were an old ax and a peregrine falcon. When outsiders see him, they will only think that he is an ordinary woodcutter, but if they are keenly observant, they can still see some clues from his steps and breathing.
On this day, Yue Cheng was very happy. He received a letter from Li Changnian, saying that people had been sent out from the valley. The letter briefly described the appearance of the three girls, giving him a chance to respond. He stared at the narrow piece of paper and burst into tears. After eighteen years, this day has finally arrived.
He threw the note into the fire and watched it burn to ashes before he felt relieved. For now, he has to play his role, he is just an ordinary woodcutter.
Immediately, he smiled and secretly sighed in his heart: He is old and no longer useful. If it was in the past, he would have heard the movement of these mice as soon as they walked to the entrance of the courtyard.
He moved his wrist, took out a package from under the mat and put it in his cuffs, then sat on the only chair in the room and waited quietly. It's getting dark, and it's easy to work and kill people in the dark.
