Chapter 232 - 232 Unusual

232 Unusual

Lu Yao rejected the county magistrate’s invitation and left the county office in a daze.

His mind was filled with what the county magistrate had just said.

If what the county magistrate said was true, then the culprit behind the people’s displacement was his father, whom he had always respected.

He didn’t want to believe it was true.

Unknowingly, the sky darkened.

The little attendant stood at the entrance of the inn and craned his neck to look out. He waited for a long time but did not see his young master return.

He wanted to go out and search, but he didn’t know which way to go. While he was hesitating, Dang Gui walked out with the water she had used to wash her face.

She was about to throw out the water when she caught a glimpse of the uneasy little page standing in the doorway. She asked curiously.

“Yuan Shu, what are you doing?”

When the little attendant turned around and saw her, he hurriedly said, “It’s so late, but my young master isn’t back yet. I’m worried that something happened to him.”

“I see. Then wait. I’ll tell my sister. I’ll accompany you out to find him later.”

The little attendant was overjoyed. “That’s great. Thank you, Miss Dang Gui!”

Dang Gui poured out the water and returned to the guest room to tell Yu Niaoniao about this.

Yu Niaoniao took out her purse and handed her a silver ingot.

“If you see a medicine shop later, go buy some commonly used medicine. We have given all the medicine we brought previously to the people from Xia Family Village. We have to make up for the medicine, in case anything happens to us in the future.”

Dang Gui took the heavy silver ingot and nodded.

Yu Niaoniao said, “If there’s any left, you don’t have to bring it back. Go buy some food you like.”

Dang Gui immediately beamed. “Yes, thank you, Sister!”

She went out happily with the silver.

Dang Gui and Yuan Shu walked around the city and finally found Lu Yao in a teahouse.

Lu Yao sat at the table. The tea in front of him was already cold. He just stared blankly at the pedestrians, not moving.

He did not come back to his senses until Dang Gui and Yuan Shu found him.

“Why are you guys here?”

Yuan Shu said anxiously, “You haven’t returned. We were worried about you, so we came out to look for you.”

Lu Yao looked at the little attendant and then at Dang Gui.

“I’m fine. I’m just not in a good mood. I want to walk around and relax.”

Yuan Shu said, “Then you should have greeted us first.”

Lu Yao sighed. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t considerate enough and even implicated Miss Dang Gui.”

Dang Gui waved her hand. “Don’t mention it, Young Master Lu. I’m bored anyway. It’s good to take a walk.”

Seeing that Lu Yao was safe, she planned to leave.

Lu Yao quickly stopped her.

“It’s not safe for you to walk alone at night. You should come with us.”

Dang Gui blinked. “Aren’t you going to take a walk?”

Lu Yao said, “I’ve been here for long enough. It’s time to go back.”

Dang Gui said, “But I still have to buy something.”

“We can go with you.”

The other party’s kindness made it difficult for Dang Gui to refuse repeatedly, so she nodded. “Then let’s go together.”

The three of them went to the medicine shop.

Dang Gui bought the herbs and paid. There was still a lot left.

She had passed by a preserves shop and saw it was doing quite well. She planned to buy some snacks.

Yuan Shu took the initiative to take the packed herbs from the staff and silently followed Dang Gui and Lu Yao.

He looked at the two figures in front of him and sighed inwardly.

Actually, be it in terms of appearance or personality, she was quite compatible with his young master.

Unfortunately, they were of different social status. They were destined to be unrelated.

After entering the preserves shop, Dang Gui was momentarily dazzled by the dazzling array of preserves.

The shopkeeper was very enthusiastic and gestured that she could try the items before buying.

Therefore, Dang Gui tried all the candied plums in the shop.

She did not forget to give two candied plums to Lu Yao so that he could try them too.

Lu Yao did not want to dampen her spirits, so he took the preserves and tasted them. To be honest, the taste was very ordinary. He had eaten many good things, so they were really not worthy of his attention.

But when Dang Gui asked him how it tasted, he blurted it out without thinking.

“Not bad.”

Dang Gui immediately smiled.

“Right, right? I think these two candied plums taste the best, too. They’re not too sweet or too sour.”

She asked the shopkeeper to weigh two catties of those preserves.

Lu Yao looked at her happy face and suddenly felt that the candied plums he had just tasted were indeed very good. They tasted better than the candied plums he had eaten before.

The three of them left the preserves shop and retraced their steps.

Dang Gui carried the paper bag of candied plums and ate them as she walked. Her eyes narrowed slightly. She looked like she was enjoying herself.

A pedestrian was rushing over.

Dang Gui was only focused on eating and did not notice the commotion in front of her.

Seeing that the person was about to hit her, Lu Yao took action in time and pulled Dang Gui to his side.

Caught off guard, Dang Gui staggered and her head landed on Lu Yao’s chest.

She did not think much of it. Instead, Lu Yao was in pain.

He frowned involuntarily.

Dang Gui hurriedly took two steps back. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

Lu Yao pretended to be fine and softened his voice. “It’s not your fault. You don’t have to apologize.”

He felt a little embarrassed. A young lady had bumped into him, but he, a man, had been hurt. Just the thought of it was embarrassing.

In order to ease the awkwardness, Lu Yao forcefully changed the topic.

“I still don’t know where you’re going in Liaodong County.”

Liaodong County was neither big nor small. There were seven or eight county cities in the county, and there were many villages under each county.

Dang Gui stopped eating the preserves.

She thought for a moment before answering.

“To Xingning, I suppose.”

Xingning was the prefectural city of Liaodong County, where the governor’s mansion was located.

Lu Yao was surprised. “Then our destination is the same. My family lives in Xingning.”

Dang Gui looked surprised. “That’s too much of a coincidence!”

Lu Yao asked, “Where do your relatives live? I’m very familiar with Xingning. I might know your relatives.”

Dang Gui really did not know how to answer.

She could only answer vaguely.

“I’ve never seen that relative. I only heard Sister and Brother mention him. I’m not sure who it is. If Young Master Lu wants to know, you can ask my sister.”

Seeing that she did not want to say it, Lu Yao tactfully did not ask further.

But the suspicion in his heart grew.

Previously, when they encountered the bandits, the posture and accuracy of Yu Niaoniao when she drew her bow and shot were definitely not something an ordinary family could nurture. Moreover, Lo Pingsha’s posture when he attacked was definitely that of an expert, and he had excellent medical skills.

Dang Gui did not seem unusual, but she was very tight-lipped. She never mentioned her past and said nothing about her background.

From these indicators, these three siblings must be very unusual.