Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 41 Red Bean Cake

"Where is it unreasonable?" Lu Yuancheng asked without raising his head, and put a chopstick 'Crispy Qiong Ye' into his mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound.

Wen Shu said her angry point.

Lu Yuancheng stopped his chopsticks, and sneered, "I don't want you to protect my sister, why should I give these fifty sticks? Miss Wen thinks that she can earn these by doing ordinary things like serving tea."
Wen Shu choked, and said in a serious voice: "You can't usually serve tea and water, but if even the guards can't guarantee Miss Lu's safety, how can I, a weak woman, protect Miss Lu? Lu Shaoqing uses this as a blackmail request If I pay back a hundred guan, if it’s not being harsh, what is it?”

Lu Yuancheng put down his chopsticks and turned to her, "If I don't explain it that way, what if the little lady leaves her sister and escapes first if she encounters danger? I just want to make the girl clear about her responsibilities. As long as you can accompany me all the way, you will never leave." If you don't give up protecting your younger sister, you will naturally not neglect your duty."

Wen Shu savored this kind of words carefully, and after thinking about it, he said: "Master Lu, what you mean is that as long as I stay with the eldest girl and never leave, even if the eldest girl is really injured in the end, it will not be considered a dereliction of duty?"

Lu Yuancheng took a deep look at her, "The guard team I arranged is more than enough to deal with ordinary bandits, Miss Wen better not think too much."

Hmph, can you not want to!

The guards were sent, and she was so cautiously asked for personal protection, which further showed that there was a hidden danger here.

Maybe she is the human shield that was arranged, she is not stupid, how can she not think too much, but she doesn't want to let go of those fifty sticks!

ah!what to do!Wen Shu was struggling in his heart.

She hesitated on this side, and Lu Yuancheng on the other side was also full of irritability.

In the previous life, he was kidnapped by bandits at the end of this visit. Although he was rescued later, his reputation was also bad, and his marriage to the third son of Anping Bofu also fell through.

Wan'er couldn't bear it for a while, and hanged herself while the maids were not paying attention. Fortunately, she was found and rescued in time, but she was also discouraged and insisted on going to the nunnery.

How could he watch the tragedy happen after living a new life.

This time, he originally planned to ask for a few days off to personally escort her to Cangzhou, but according to his previous life, two days before departure, His Majesty would order him to thoroughly investigate the corruption of the Northwest Frontier Army.

The case involved so many things that he had to investigate and collect evidence by himself, so he couldn't get away, and his grandmother passed away shortly after the incident.

His biological mother died young, and Wan'er had been fostered in Cangzhou since he was a child. In the past two years, he was taken back to the Hou Mansion because he wanted to get married. He has a deep relationship with his grandmother.

Seeing that her grandmother will pass away next spring, this should be their last chance to see each other, how could he stop her from going.

But what happened in the previous life has been lingering in his mind, even if additional guards are sent, he still doesn't feel at ease.

In his previous life, the place where Waner's accident happened was still a long way from Cangzhou City, and it was not under the jurisdiction of the Cangzhou government. The Cangzhou government would not send troops to suppress the bandits. He was far away in the capital and out of reach.

After much deliberation, he finally decided to put someone by Wan'er's side as a backup. Wen Shu was the candidate he decided after long consideration.

She is endowed with extraordinary strength and quick wit. If she can watch Xingwan every step of the way as a waiting woman, she should be able to avoid some emergencies.

As for the bandits, they are naturally handed over to the guards!

In the previous life, there were 20 guards, but there were still nine left when Xing Wan was rescued. This time, he sent 30 more guards, including the guards from other courtyards. A total of 50 guards, no matter what Get rid of bandits.

It's just that although he has made all the preparations, he still feels a little uneasy because he is afraid that some things will change after he is reborn.

This Wenshu struggled for a long time, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation of fifty pennies, and decided to sign the contract. However, there were still some conditions to be negotiated before signing.

For example, what if she was injured while protecting the eldest girl, or what if she died?
Her father is only a girl like her, if he dies or becomes disabled, who will take care of him?
Although she is just a girl from an ordinary family, she doesn't feel that her life is only worth fifty pennies.

As soon as she said this idea, Lu Yuancheng was still immersed in his thoughts at that time, and he was a little taken aback when he heard the words, and then he promised: "If you are injured, the Hou Mansion will be responsible for extending the doctor and asking for medicine to bear all the expenses. If you are unfortunately disabled or die, I will give your family five hundred guan as a pension."

That's what he said, but in his heart he still hoped that she would come back alive.

After hearing this, Wen Shu felt that the conditions were not bad, but she didn't believe the verbal promises. She had to write down such things in black and white before she could feel at ease.

As soon as she said the words, Lu Yuancheng didn't say anything, and immediately asked Lu Xi to add the terms.

After the addition, Wen Shu carefully read the contract again, and after confirming that it was correct, she signed the contract and pressed her fingerprint.

At the same time, not far from her handprint, there was a small vermilion seal with Lu Yuancheng's name on it. It was at this time that Wen Shu knew that the full name of the young master in front of him was 'Lu Yuancheng'.

The contract was in duplicate, and Wen Shu took his own copy before leaving.

However, Lu Yuancheng's voice said: "Don't worry, for your safety, and for the sake of the evening, from tomorrow until the day before departure, I hope that the little lady will come to the other courtyard, and I will ask you to teach you some kung fu."

"Teach me kung fu?" Wen Shu blinked.

Is it still too late for her to learn kung fu at her age? Didn't everyone say that she should practice kung fu as early as possible?
When she was a child, she had the idea of ​​learning martial arts, but there was no one to teach her at that time. Now that she is old and her bones have hardened, someone popped up and said that she wanted to teach martial arts. Isn't that ridiculous.

As if seeing what she was thinking, Lu Yuancheng smiled, "It's too late for you to learn inner skills at your age, but some simple self-defense techniques are still possible as long as you practice them seriously."

If he doesn't teach her some kung fu and emergency response skills, how can he rest assured that she will protect Wan'er.

Wen Shu thought that there was nothing to do during this period of time before, and that he would be able to defend himself after learning some moves, so he nodded in agreement.

"Okay, everything that needs to be said has been said, if there is nothing else, you can go."

Wen Shu rolled her eyes sadly, said goodbye and left.

"Wait!" At this moment, the person behind him spoke again, and Lu Yuancheng signaled to the maid who was waiting by the side with his eyes, "Give her this plate of red bean cake."

"Yes." The maid answered, and hurriedly carried the plate over.

Wen Shu didn't want to take his pastries, so he let him look down on them, and replied: "I have something to eat when I get home, sir, keep it for yourself."

(End of this chapter)