13 First Time in the Outside World (2/2)
”THERE'S SOMEONE HIDING HERE!!!” the girl shouted despite her pleading.
”why you little...” she has no choice but to run again.
Little brat these days can't be fooled.
She change into a man's outfit which she saw from a hanging wire. Put a little mustache drawings under her nose then tightly bun her loosened hair. With these her chaser would not find her.
Now she's off to go!
She confidently stride and peek-over the little stalls lining on the streets. Going over a restaurant that serves hot soup then sit on the table crossing her legs.
”one serve is 50 silver coins” the waitress informs her of her bills. She rummage through her pockets. Holy Cow. She don't even have money! How could she pay. She was penniless when she left the palace. If only she knows these will happen, she brought her treasured from there.
”I knew you'll have no money in you...”
she smiled at her awkwardly.
”but you could always pay with the one in your hair”
She was talking about a violet pin hanging on her bun-style hair.
”does it have value here?”
”not pretty much but could get youone serving”
This is great! So sometimes Xiao can be a little help to her.
As she was about to get the hairpin from her hair someone stop her.
”please, don't take it. I'll pay for her bill”
A lady in her teenage abruptly stop her from what she is about to do. And pays for her. Oh sweet. ”thanks”
The lady sits in front of her with a young girlwhich she hasn't spotted a while ago.
This little girl!
The one who blew her hiding spot a little while ago. Who knew they would met this early. A wicked smile appears in her face.
The young girl seems to pout when she saw her.
”can I look to your pin?” the elder sister pointed to her violet pin.
”this is the only design thatI have seen in this capital and to mention the small glittering diamonds are not fake. I was so lucky that I was in time. If not you'd be scam”
Although she knows that the pin has value she never taught that her pin would amount to this.
” uhmmm, I don't really know....”
”your not from here miss? It seems that someones chasing you” so she saw her running from those scums. ”ehhh, I came from far away and those men try to harass me knowing I'm some wealthy hotshot but tell you I'm not.. I don't even have money and the only things that has value is this pin. it's a memento from my great great ancestor” She lied.
” I'm Leng and this is my little sisterMei. We'd like to apologize for my sisters behavior awhile ago”
She look over the little girl's side but she was not a bit remorseful. If it wouldn't for her sister she won't even do it.Atleast she's following her.
”eh no it's okay. I'm Lin”
The girl return her pin to her after a detail observation. ”If you'd like you can stay for a little while with us.”
”really!”
”sister!” the girl beside her protest. This child! She's not even close with her sister's kindness ”you'll be scolded by big madam again if you did that” she protested with her sister ”Mei, what did I say to about good conduct”
Mei just pouted. ”help those in need and never expect in return”
Mei didn't protest with Leng's final decision.