books44 Chapter 323 The Proud White Bird
Chapter 323 The Proud White Bird
Chapter 323 The Proud Great White Bird
Lin Lanshan was internally frantic, but she calmly looked at the two older women standing directly in front of Taozi.
She wanted to just slip away, but her path was blocked. Then she thought that she would see them again sometime in the future, and it would just be a greeting. Besides, there was no malice in their tone, so she didn't want to be too impolite.
"Thank you for your concern, ladies."
But asking so many questions at once, if it weren't for the inconvenient location, she would have suspected these two people were human traffickers, so it was impossible for her to answer them all honestly.
So she jumped off the mule cart, took a step forward, and then casually replied, "My family is catching up on their sleep inside, they'll be fine. But I don't think I've seen many wild vegetables along the way..."
After saying that, she glanced at their basket containing a few scattered wild vegetables.
Sure enough, the woman with slightly darker skin who had called out to her first reacted, clapped her hands, and hurriedly said:
"Oh dear, it must have been Yang Chunhua and the others who pinched them. They really don't get tired. They snatch wild vegetables like they're gold. They run up the mountain before dawn every day. How can they be so energetic at their age!"
Thanks to them, she hasn't even seen any tender vegetable scraps on the mountain for two days in a row, and has only been able to eat a few bites of the bitter vegetables they don't want.
I thought I'd come early today, but I got there first again!
Another person nudged her arm and said anxiously, "Sister Wang, let's hurry up and go, or we'll run out of supplies and have wasted our time today."
As she gets older, she can no longer afford to run up and down the mountain every few days.
"Let's go!"
The two were simply bored on the road and wanted to strike up a casual conversation with someone they met. But curiosity about strangers couldn't possibly compare to the importance of stealing wild vegetables!
Upon hearing that the wild vegetables were gone, he said nothing and turned to leave without hesitation.
This time, no greetings were given; they came casually and left even more casually...
Lin Lanshan, of course, couldn't say anything. She stood motionless by the carriage, smiling as she watched them leave.
Then they quickly got into the car and told Taozi to run fast, afraid that they would turn back.
"Phew! I still don't like socializing, it's too difficult."
Sometimes I really wish I had a special ability called "being easily overlooked." Others would generally not notice her, but if she wanted to talk to someone, that person would notice her!
Awakened by the noise, Lin Chunyi peeked out from behind the curtain with one eye peeking out. "Isn't this a good thing? Consider it practice for your speaking skills, so you won't always say you're bad at talking and can't win an argument with me~"
She sighed softly, "How dare you say that? I'm struggling to make a living outside, and you're just covering your mouth and laughing to yourself without saying a word to help me. What kind of older sister treats her younger sister like this!"
"Forget it, I'll let it go for now. There will definitely be other people going up and down the mountain later, so I need to hurry up and leave!"
If every passerby stopped them, greeted them, and chatted with them like those two women did, they wouldn't be able to reach town tomorrow.
As dawn broke, Lin Lanshan drove her mule cart down the mountain and arrived at the back gate of Yang Yu's house.
Before she could even get out of the car and knock on the door, the person inside ran over and opened it.
"Sister Lanshan, Sister Chunyi."
"Wow, you're running so fast! Are you always guarding the gate? How come you heard us before we even got there?"
"Hehe~ No." Without giving her a chance to get off the car, Ashu pulled Taozi inside by the reins hanging around her neck.
The two sisters, who entered the courtyard without even getting off the mule cart, were so impressed by the service that they would have tipped it if it weren't inappropriate.
Lin Lanshan continued jokingly, "They opened the door without even asking who it was. Aren't they afraid it might be a bad person?"
Ashu turned to look at her, his face beaming with smiles.
He looked up confidently: "No way, I knew it was you as soon as I heard the sound of the car wheels!"
Lin Lanshan couldn't help but mimic the way adults instruct children to be obedient: "You can't do that anymore. If someone knocks on the door, you must wait until they say who they are and you recognize them before you open the door."
There are all sorts of bad people out there, some might even pretend to be acquaintances to scam you, so you have to be very vigilant. They especially like to prey on children your age!
"Don't worry, Sister Lanshan. If someone really is lying to Brother, he probably won't even have time to knock on the door before he's been coaxed away outside..." Ah Hua, suppressing a laugh, quickly walked over.
Like a clumsy cat whose tail had been stepped on, Ashu spoke hurriedly and incoherently: "What are you saying, Ahua? When did I get coaxed? I'm not a child anymore. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll get angry!"
Ahua immediately shut her mouth, but her eyes, darting around in all directions, seemed quite busy.
The two sisters looked left and right: Something's wrong, something's definitely wrong here!
But since they didn't say anything, they didn't ask.
Once inside the courtyard, Lin Lanshan jumped out of the car, and Lin Chunyi immediately tied the curtain to the side, but did not rush to get out herself.
The two siblings stood by the carriage, not understanding what was going on. Ahua even wondered: Did Sister Chunyi mean for us to help her off the train?
Hmm~ This is how young ladies in the city usually get off their carriages; some even have a wooden step or a small stool placed on top...
"Ahua, what are you doing? She's not an old lady in her seventies or eighties. She doesn't need you to help her get off the bus."
Lin Lanshan saw Ahua bending over and reaching out her hand, just like a maid or servant in a TV drama.
Her lips twitched; she was stunned.
No, what's wrong with these guys? Why do they always like to do this kind of role-playing?
They had already experienced the feeling of being local tycoons after just one meal. What is this today? A young lady returning from an outing and her maidservant?
To get along with these two siblings, you have to imagine yourself as a local tyrant, right?
"Huh? I...I..." Ahua realized she had misunderstood, her face flushed, and she embarrassedly wanted to find a washbasin to cover her head.
Lin Chunyi smiled and didn't stop her: "It's okay, you can hold it out. It'll be good for you to catch something for me."
"Idiot, come out."
Immediately afterwards, a large gray-white bird waddled out of the carriage.
"What, what is this? What, a bird!" Ahua, who hadn't yet returned to normal, was so frightened that she withdrew her hand and took a step back, stammering.
"A huge white bird! What a huge white bird!" Ashu exclaimed in shock as he approached.
"A big bird?" Ahua looked at its pointed beak and then at its sharp claws, which was even more frightening!
She swallowed hard, her voice filled with nervousness and fear: "Sister Chunyi, this, I might not be able to handle this."
The fool stood proudly in front of the carriage without getting off, letting people look him over.
Not angry, nor shrinking back.
At home, it could only be an ordinary little brother, and no one would look at it with those surprised, curious, yet wary and fearful eyes.
So it thoroughly enjoyed the gaze it was receiving, as if it had rediscovered its former domineering power!
Yes, yes, that's exactly how people should react when they see it!