Chapter 112 Wasn't he just born with a handsome face?

Chapter 112 Wasn't he just born with a handsome face?

Standing behind, Jiang Sumin couldn't hold back any longer and let out a soft, cold laugh. Jiang Yutang quickly nudged him in the stomach with her elbow.

Cheng Lanzhou had obviously heard the mocking laugh as well. His gaze swept over the two of them, and his furrowed brows showed his confusion. He still coldly rejected the woman.

"Thank you for your kindness, Madam, but we have our own paths to walk." After saying that, she gave the two of them a wink.

Jiang Yutang quickly followed, carrying the cloth bag. As she passed the woman, she nodded slightly to express her gratitude for her kindness.

The woman stood frozen in place, looking at Cheng Lanzhou's tall and straight back, her eyes filled with disappointment.

The three of them first bought some daily necessities and then went to the bakery to pick up the large flatbreads they had ordered. They slung the heavy bag of flatbreads over their shoulders and headed toward the city gate.

Just as they were about to reach the city gate, a clear female voice suddenly came from behind, tinged with urgency: "Young master, please wait!"

The three of them turned around and saw that it was the noblewoman's maid who had caught up with them, carrying an exquisite brocade box in her hands.

The maid ran up to Cheng Lanzhou and bowed slightly, saying, "My mistress asked me to give this to you, young master. She said that if you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, you can use this box to go to the Shen residence in the west of the city to find her."

Cheng Lanzhou did not take it, but said coldly, "Please thank your wife for me, and take the things back with you."

The maid looked troubled, pleading with the three of them, sweat dripping from her forehead.

"If you don't accept it, young master, I'll definitely be punished by the madam when I get back..."

Jiang Yutang raised an eyebrow in surprise, thinking to himself: Judging from Madam Shen's appearance and temperament, she doesn't seem like such a mean person.

She turned to look at Cheng Lanzhou, as if she were watching a good show.

Cheng Lanzhou sighed helplessly and reached out to take the brocade box.

Upon seeing this, the maid who delivered the brocade box immediately bowed and thanked him gratefully, as if afraid that he would change his mind at any moment, and quickly turned and ran away.

Cheng Lanzhou held the brocade box, feeling as if it were burning her hands. Losing it would be impolite, but keeping it would only cause more trouble; she was at a loss for what to do.

"Aren't you going to open it and take a look?"

Jiang Sumin let out a cold laugh that was hard to decipher, his tone full of sarcasm: "Maybe there's a pardon inside, and you can regain your freedom as soon as you open it."

Cheng Lanzhou frowned, looking at him with confusion: "What does this mean?"

Jiang Sumin frowned, looking at him as if he were an idiot: "Are you really not clear or are you pretending to be confused? Madam Shen clearly has her eye on you and wants you to come back to her mansion with her to be a handsome young man and enjoy a life of leisure for the rest of your days."

"absurd!"

Cheng Lanzhou's face darkened, and he reprimanded her in a low voice, his expression extremely unpleasant.

Seeing his anger rising sharply, Jiang Yutang shrugged knowingly, gave Jiang Sumin a look, and the two of them, carrying bags of flatbread, walked towards the city gate without looking back.

Cheng Lanzhou stood frozen for a moment, then finally tucked the brocade box into his bosom and quickly followed.

Back at the camp, the guards carefully checked the purchased rations and supplies, and after confirming that everything was correct, they let them go back.

Jiang Yutang happily skipped over to her family, took out the osmanthus cake and mung bean pastry she had specially bought from her bundle, and distributed them to everyone.

"Try it, it's a snack from a long-established shop in the city, I heard it tastes especially good."

Jiang Songzhi handed the osmanthus cake to Xiaoxiao and asked with a smile, "You look so happy, did the sales go well this time?"

"Hmm." She raised her chin. "Ask Fourth Brother. He set the price today and counted the silver. He knows better than I do."

"Cough cough!"

Jiang Sumin cleared his throat, then mysteriously moved to the center of the circle formed by his family, and held up his hand to show a number.

Mu blinked and tentatively asked, "Two hundred taels?"

Jiang Sumin pursed his lips and shook his head.

Jiang Huaiyu's voice trembled slightly as he held up two fingers: "Could it be...two thousand taels?"

Jiang Sumin nodded heavily, and he jumped up excitedly, almost knocking over Jiang Jiuze next to him.

"My God! We have enough money to buy land and a house!"

No one expected that they would earn enough money to make a living while still in exile.

Holding a mung bean cake in his hand, Jiang Shengan was filled with emotion: "My Jiang family has served as officials for generations, always honest and upright, but in the end we are penniless. We still have to rely on Tang'er along the way."

Madam Yun held her daughter's hand, beaming from ear to ear: "Thank you for your hard work!"

Jiang Yutang smiled and waved his hand: "It's all thanks to everyone's hard work. Fourth Brother also set a good price, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to sell it for so much money."

Just then, Mu suddenly asked curiously, "Little sister, you said that young master always sends you things. Wouldn't it be more convenient for him to just send you silver? Why bother with all this glass stuff?"

Jiang Yutang coughed lightly and made up a story on the spot: "He said... he said that money is too vulgar, and that sending something personally made would show sincerity."

"So that's how it is." Everyone immediately understood.

Yun smiled and nodded: "He is indeed a poetic and romantic young man, but he is a bit too mysterious in his actions."

As night deepened, the campsite gradually quieted down.

Jiang Huaiyu held the wooden box containing the silver notes close to her chest, adjusting her position several times before finally closing her eyes with peace of mind.

"Oh, right."

Jiang Sumin suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the tent: "Today in the city, a lady gave Cheng Lanzhou a brocade box, wanting to clear his name."

Jiang Huaiyu suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze widening in shock: "A brocade box? What brocade box? That guy actually has such abilities!"

Jiang Songzhi chuckled and nodded, his tone calm: "Brother Lanzhou is naturally outstanding in appearance, with a tall and straight figure and a handsome face. It is inevitable that he will become the focus of attention now."

"Hmph, she's just good-looking, nothing special." Jiang Sumin curled his lip in disdain, his mind only concerned with his little sister.

Listening to their conversation, Jiang Yutang chuckled and interjected jokingly, "Fourth Brother, don't you want to be even more handsome?"

Jiang Sumin glared at her, his tone tinged with arrogance: "Am I not handsome now?"

Jiang Yutang quickly shook her head and added seriously, "Handsome, of course handsome! My three older brothers are all handsome, no less so than Cheng Lanzhou."

This remark made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere became even more relaxed.

Jiang Jiuzhe then spoke up, his tone tinged with emotion: "It's actually quite good this way. My little sister has that noble young master pursuing her, and General Cheng has no shortage of admirers. The two of them separating now seems like a win-win situation."

Everyone nodded in agreement, finding the statement to be very reasonable.

Only Jiang Yutang couldn't laugh, after all, the so-called "suitor" was something she made up, and she didn't know when the lie would be exposed, which made her worry and fear.

She used the excuse of getting up to use the restroom to walk away, and the night breeze on her face helped to clear her confused thoughts.

As she passed by the city gate, she suddenly saw Cheng Lanzhou standing there.

Why is Cheng Lanzhou not asleep so late?

Jiang Yutang subconsciously hid to the side and quietly observed. She saw Cheng Lanzhou take out the brocade box from his bosom, hand it to the guard at the city gate, and then take out some loose silver from his money bag and hand it over as well, whispering a few words to him.

The guard took the item, nodding repeatedly with a fawning smile on his face.

Jiang Yutang was startled: Had he made up his mind to accept Madam Shen's kindness, or was he planning to politely decline?