Chapter 12: Xie Mengxuan, I Finally Find You (1/2)
Translator: Flying Lines
Edited by Lord Immortal
Geng Zhishan held her with his hands. He would like to explain it, but he knew he’d better say nothing. So he merely smiled foolishly. Xie Mengxuan would doubt him if he really did so. After all, how could a foolish man understand her real thoughts?
But even so, Xie Mengxuan could understand what had happened. She sauntered to the riverside, only to discover the water was too dirty to see the bottom of it. She didn’t find out anything suspicious when she looked around. Everything was simple here, but she still focused very carefully as if she had remembered something.
After watching for a while, Xie Mengxuan waved her hands and said, “Let’s go back.”
Geng Zhishan nodded and carried her on his back. He didn’t know that her eyes had been staring at his neck just like a wolf seeing the meat.
As soon as they took a step, the grass on the other side of the river swayed. After a while, there came a gentleman with his arms on his back, followed by a peasant woman—Aunt Cui.
“Childe, everything is well arranged. You’ll get what you want tomorrow morning.
Looking at the departure direction of Xie Mengxuan, a smile flashed on the childe’s face. He raised his head slightly, squinted at Mrs. Cui, and said, “Don’t worry. If everything goes as planned, I will pay to fulfill my promise.”
‘Xie Mengxuan, I finally find you.’
The man smiled and said, “Don’t make any mistakes tomorrow. Everything is supposed to be done carefully.”
Aunt Cui rubbed her hands while her eyes rolling quickly. After a second thought, she said, “Yes, childe… if Geng Zhishan's wife really drowned, what…”
The man laughed grimly, “Her life has nothing to do with you.”
Although Aunt Cui didn’t know his identity, she had the insight to follow him blindly. Her family had more money to support their livings these days. So she trusted the man completely.
“Yeah, yeah, thank you for your help. I will get things done.”
“Em, fine.”
His eyes flashed with fleeting disgust. He walked up to the riverside to look at the muddy river that would change some people’s fate, such as himself.
The man was in a good mood and granted Aunt Cui two small ingots of sliver. Then he left as he still had something to do.
Aunt Cui went home with the money happily. When she passed the house of the two brothers of the Zhao family, she entered their house and told them to find a pig cage as soon as possible. She gave them an ingot of silver and then went home at a brisk pace.
Nothing exciting happened in the village usually. But this time, the events of Xie Mengxuan aroused the villagers’ interests. After dinner, they gathered together to talk about recent happenings.