Chapter 130 The Last Wish of an Ancient Farmer 9
In the restaurant lobby, Luo Xingchen and Dong Shaojie left immediately after finishing their meal, leaving Beggar Brother and Lin Cuilan still eating.
Luo Xingchen gave Beggar Brother some funds for his activities, so it was more than enough for him to pretend to be a generous nobleman in front of Lin Cuilan, who claimed that she was not a vain person.
He was not afraid that the beggar would run away with the money, nor was he afraid that he would reveal his identity. He had already boarded Luo Xingchen's pirate ship, how could it be so easy to get off?
A person living at the bottom of society will never be able to defeat a descendant of the royal family who has been exposed to power struggles since childhood.
Moreover, the beggar also wanted to marry a wife and live a good life after starting a family, so he was very cooperative and did not play any ulterior motives.
Winter passed and spring came, and in the blink of an eye it was spring of the second year. Lin Jing performed outstandingly in the academy and was accepted as a disciple by the dean, becoming Luo Xingchen's junior apprentice.
This gave Luo Xingchen the opportunity to get close to Lin Jing, and the purpose of getting close to him was to get to know Chang'an.
He was not so persistent at first, but every time he wanted to talk to Chang'an, he was either stopped by Lin Jing, the manager of the restaurant, or the waiter there. In short, he was not allowed to get close to the kid.
His damn desire to win was such that he had to talk to the kid.
For this reason, Dong Shaojie and a few others even started a bet. He must earn this money. Students in the academy can see the Crown Prince following behind Lin Jing every day, and Lin Jing's face is full of impatience.
"If you follow me again, don't blame me for beating you." I wonder if this prince can take the beating?
"If you take me to see your young master, I won't follow you anymore." The arrogant and cold Crown Prince turned into a rogue.
"Why do you have to see her? She is just a child under six years old."
"Then why don't you let me talk to her?" Luo Xingchen thought to himself that he was not bad looking and not a bad person, so why were they always on guard against him?
Lin Jing looked at him with some contempt, "Don't you look in the mirror? Every time you see her, she looks like a child trafficker."
"Impossible, I look so handsome when I smile," he touched his face narcissistically, feeling that Lin Jing was slandering him.
"Go away, you're nothing." Lin Jing was extremely impatient with him and didn't take Luo Xingchen's identity seriously at all. If he wanted to care about it, he could ask his old master to fix his brain.
Luo Xingchen really didn't mind. This wasn't the imperial city, so why did he always act like a prince? He didn't associate with commoners before because he was worried that they would be intimidated by the difference in status. Such interactions would be tiring for both parties, so it would be better not to associate with them.
Lin Jing is a different person. He will ignore his identity and really fight when he attacks and really scold when he scolds.
He thought that he might have been complimented for too long and started to act like a jerk and look for trouble.
Changan: Why does this beginning sound a bit like Xipi? Young man, you are in danger.
Luo Xingchen was like a dog-skin plaster that couldn't be thrown away. Lin Jing knew that he had made a bet with someone, so he said, "The money you win will be divided into 20% and 80%, you get 20% and my young master gets 80%.
I believe the young master is very happy to earn this money. They are betting a lot, and they can earn tens of thousands of taels just by saying a few words.
Luo Xingchen: I always feel that this two is a little wrong.
"Okay, I'll call Dong Shaojie and the others, and we'll go to Changsheng Restaurant together."
"Go again tomorrow. Have you completed the homework assigned by the teacher?"
"No," Luo Xingchen shook his head honestly.
"Then why are you going? Go back and do your homework."
Lin Jing ignored him and strode out of the classroom.
Feng'an County holds a float parade on the first day of March every year. It's not just about seeing flowers, but there are people dressed as flower fairies holding garlands and people dressed as Guanyin Bodhisattva sitting on floats holding vases in the parade.
The floats start from the main street in the city and go around the city. There are also various activities in the evening, such as poetry competitions among literati, martial arts competitions among heroes, and lantern riddles played by girls.
A 20-meter-high wooden frame was built in the widest part of the city, with a small triangular flag inserted on the top. Anyone who could get the small flag would be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and a promise from the Prince of Nanyang.
When Chang'an heard about the reward, she knew that this activity was organized by Luo Xingchen. She was only interested in gold, and his promise was of no use to her.
"Dad? Do you want to go play tomorrow?"
"Do you want the ten thousand taels of gold?" Gu Laoliu calculated with his fingers and found that no one could get the small flag. In that case, it would not be considered that he was stealing other people's opportunities.
"Is it okay?" Although Chang'an wanted it, she didn't mean to snatch the opportunity from others.
Gu Laoliu tied two small buns for her again and said with certainty: "Okay, let's go play tomorrow."
Lin Jing came in from outside, sat down and drank a cup of tea before saying, "Young master, Luo Xingchen made a bet with someone, saying that he can talk to you, and if he wins, he will get 50,000 taels of silver."
Changan understood immediately, "How much do you give us?"
"You have eight, he has two."
"Okay, I'll talk to him tomorrow." Earning tens of thousands of taels of silver with just a few words, what's the difference between this and pie falling from the sky?
Thinking about the little flag they were going to capture tomorrow, "Tomorrow we're going to win the gold, do you want to join us?"
"Yes." The parade will be during the day and various activities will start in the evening. However, the academy will be closed tomorrow, so he can come in the morning.
The weather has been very good recently, so Chang'an always goes out for a stroll on the street. Yesterday, when she went to a brothel, Gao Yi took her back before she even entered the door. She plans to go again tonight because she heard that the courtesan there is particularly beautiful.
She went to prepare a set of men's clothes first. She thought she and Silver Wolf were sneaking out to the street, and didn't notice that her father was following them.
Changan: I suffered because my cultivation is not as good as my father's.
She entered a clothing store. The owner of the store saw that the person who came to buy clothes was a child of five or six years old, and there was no adult accompanying him.
"Can a little girl make the decision for herself? Clothes cannot be returned once you wear them."
"I can make the decision. I won't return it. You have to get me a set of men's clothes that I can wear." She is in charge of the money in their family, so she has to make the decision herself.
The shopkeeper gave Chang'an a set of ready-made boy's clothes according to her size. "Five taels of silver, is that okay?"
Chang'an's dress was very luxurious, and the shopkeeper looked like he was looking at a moving treasure. However, he still had a conscience and did not recommend anything ridiculously expensive to Chang'an. Instead, he focused on comfort.
"Okay, you help me pack it up," Chang'an handed a silver ingot to the shopkeeper. She didn't know how much five taels was, so she simply gave him ten taels and asked him to give her the change.
Chang'an's first shopping trip by herself in ancient times went very smoothly. The shopkeeper tied a small bag on her and put it on her back. Yinzi was very considerate and found a small purse to put it in and tied it around her chubby waist.
Then a fat baby appeared on the street. He was wearing a gold necklace inlaid with jade, two little pigtails tied with a pearl headband, a small bag on his back, and a small purse hanging around his waist. He was walking alone in the street cutely.
Passerby: Whose parents are so carefree?
Everything about this kid, even his hair, is telling others, "I'm so rich, come and rob me."