kingnovel Chapter 246 Is This a Confession?
Chapter 246 Is This a Confession?
Tang Xiaotang has rarely gone out since Lin Jiaojiao and the others left that day.
She arranged all the older boys and girls in the house to keep watch at night. After all, Lin Jiaojiao's servants were busy with the arrangements and the food delivery, which must have attracted the attention of other people with ulterior motives.
She also knew that she meant well, and they accepted her kindness, so they were willing to bear the subsequent dangers.
As long as they are careful recently and don't act alone, it will be the same for them to go out and perform and beg once the storm has passed.
But what she didn't expect was that nothing happened. After three days of peace, someone came to inquire about the young man who was with them last time, and asked them if they had seen her recently.
They said nothing at first and were very cautious, but when the people behind them realized that they couldn't get anything out of them, they didn't make things difficult for them. Instead, they gave them food such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
They felt that these people were not bad people, and they also revealed that they were here to look for Lin Jiaojiao's family. So they told them what happened that day. After all, there were so many onlookers watching what happened on the street, and others could find out if they wanted to.
However, they never saw Lin Jiaojiao again after that day, and they did not lie.
She was also very worried that something might have happened to her. She went out these days to ask around if anything had happened in the city, but there was no news from her.
Now she was sticking to the door and listening carefully to the noise outside. She was originally planning to go out and investigate further, but she heard a noise outside the door.
She thought it was someone passing by and wanted to wait until the person left before going out. However, after waiting for a while, no one left. Instead, the noise and footsteps stopped at their door. She suddenly became nervous.
The children playing in the yard, following her instructions, walked into the house in an orderly and quiet manner. Each of them stood in the house holding a large wooden stick, ready to go.
“Knock knock…”
There was a knock on the door. Tang Xiaotang slowly opened the door a crack and looked outside nervously. She saw a cart full of goods and a number of familiar-looking women in tight clothes standing next to it. She asked vigilantly.
"who are you?"
Lin Jiaojiao and Qi Yao had just arrived. Her face was flushed and she was in a good mood. The words Qi Yao had said to her just now kept repeating in her mind.
He will always protect her.
Does this count as a confession?
So when he heard Tang Xiaotang's question, he pulled Qi Yao forward without thinking.
"It's me, Xiaotang. My brother and I came to see you."
However, she met Tang Xiaotang's vigilant and suspicious gaze through the crack in the door, which reminded her that she looked different now than when she saw them before. She was so tall now, and she suddenly became distressed.
Tang Xiaotang was delighted when she heard the voice, but when she saw the person clearly, she became confused. The young lady turned into a young lady?
Although she had never seen what Lin Jiaojiao looked like, from the tone of voice and body shape of the person in front of her, except for the chest, everything else was very similar.
But she did not see Lan Jiu. Instead, there was a handsome man beside her, holding hands with her.
She only took a glance and didn't dare to look again. The handsome man's eyes seemed gentle and smiling, but they made her feel very uncomfortable. After all, she had been wandering for so many years and had seen many different kinds of people.
She trusts her instincts.
"Sir?"
When Lin Jiaojiao heard her question, she was also hesitating whether to admit it, but how could she explain her current strange body?
Qi Yao also noticed the conflicted look on the face of the person next to her, so he knew what she was thinking and answered her gently and considerately.
"Jiaojiao, the child you rescued last time didn't seem to recognize you."
"Well, maybe I didn't bring Lan Jiu with me. If he came, Xiao Tang would definitely recognize him."
Tang Xiaotang also heard their conversation and blinked to make sure she was not dazzled, so the young man was actually a lady dressed as a man!
After she figured it out, she immediately opened the door, her face flushed with shame, and she stood there stammering, at a loss.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was the Master who came..."
When Lin Jiaojiao heard her say this, she immediately put aside the problem that was bothering her.
"It doesn't matter. After all, I've changed now. I'm out playing with my brother today. This is my brother, and this is Tang Xiaotang. Oh, and I also brought you some clothes and food. Call your brothers and sisters out."
Tang Xiaotang listened to her introduction and then realized that she should step aside and speak immediately after she finished speaking.
"Thank you, young lady and young master, for letting you spend money again. Please come in."
Lin Jiaojiao was not polite and directly pulled Qi Yao inside. However, there was no child in the yard and it was terribly quiet. She was a little worried and wanted to go to the window to see if the children were inside, but he held her back and comforted her.
"Don't worry."
He then turned to Tang Xiaotang who was standing by the door and said calmly, "Call them out. Jiaojiao bought some clothes for you. Come and pick them up."
"Okay, okay, I'll go call them right away. Thank you, Miss, thank you, Sir."
She walked into the yard while thanking him. When she arrived at the house, the door opened before she could knock.
The children in the house heard the conversation outside, put down their big wooden sticks, and stood in the house nervously.
Because they knew that it was the good brother from last time who came, they were all very excited, and some even quietly stood by the window and peeked into the yard. When they came in, they immediately set their eyes on the man.
It turns out that my good brother is so handsome.
Then he looked at the woman next to him, thinking that this must be his good brother's wife.
She's good-looking, but a little too masculine.
Tang Xiaotang looked at the children in the room who looked expectant and waved to them.
"Come out, everyone. Remember to thank the young lady and the young master."
The children in the house walked out shyly and in an orderly manner. Most of them were too embarrassed to look up. Only the younger ones who were curious about everything looked at the person standing in the yard.
However, before they could take a few glances, their older brothers and sisters holding their hands pulled them, and they immediately looked away.
After Lin Jiaojiao came out, she began to count the number of people silently. She didn't feel relieved until she counted to twenty. Fortunately, everyone was there and they were all fine.
The servants who were carrying things outside the door also brought them in one after another and placed them on the dining table, making the already narrow courtyard even more crowded.
Lin Jiaojiao let go of Qi Yao's hand and came to the largest and best dining table in the yard, which was the same table they had used for their last meal.
She found the cloth bag filled with clothes on the table, took out a set of clothes from it, unfolded it, held it in front of her chest, and turned around.
"Look, who among you can wear this dress?"
Because there are so many children and she couldn't remember each one's height and body shape, she bought many sizes at once and would just take whichever one she could wear when the time came.
When the children standing under the eaves heard her voice, they all looked over and were startled.
How come the voice of good brother came out of her mouth?
But they didn't dare to ask, they were attracted by the light blue dress in her hand, with a cotton vest on the outside, which must be beautiful and comfortable to wear.
Lin Jiaojiao saw that they all looked happy and wanted something, but were too shy to express it. Just when she was thinking about going over to compare them one by one to see who wore it best, Tang Xiaotang spoke.
"Twelve, you can wear this one, thank the lady quickly."
The boy whose name was called instantly blushed, his ears became hot, and his heartbeat quickened. He walked nervously to her under the envious gazes of his companions.
When Lin Jiaojiao saw someone coming, she hurriedly took the clothes to compare with him, and found that it fit him perfectly, so she handed it to him with a smile.
"It's just right. I can wear it next year when I grow taller."
He was so nervous that he didn't even dare to look up at her. He blushed and whispered thank you.
"Thank you, miss..."
"You're welcome."
After she said that, she immediately turned around and took out a set from the bag, then turned around and continued to show them to the children.
Because of the number twelve at the beginning, the children behind her gradually relaxed. The braver children helped her tidy up her clothes, and the atmosphere in the courtyard became more and more harmonious and warm.
Qi Yao didn't disturb her. He stood not far away as if he was invisible and quietly watched her energetic look.
It seems that she really likes children.
Lin Jiaojiao distributed the clothes in the two large cloth bags, then carried the quilt into the house with them and put it away.
It was her first time coming in, and she felt inexplicably sad as she looked around the room.
If she could come to this world often in the future, she would definitely make a fortune and become a good person!