dognovel Chapter 1060: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (49)
Chapter 1060: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (49)
Xiao Jianlu was very surprised to see Xue Yuan and Ning Yun each riding a horse - horses are very expensive, and carriages are a symbol of status.
If the Yuan family had not sent a carriage to take them back to Yanzhou City, his salary would only be enough to hire an ox cart.
"What a majestic horse!" Compared to Xiao Jianlu's uneasy expression, Yuan Zhaoyue was much more polite. "Master Xue, are you going back to the city too?"
"No, the weather is nice today, so I took my fiancée for a walk around the horse farm!" Xue Yuan followed Lu Feng not only to study, but also learned some things about the affairs of the aristocratic families.
And because Yuan Xu often visited Lu Feng, Xue Yuan was no stranger to the Yuan family.
After meeting Xue Yuan, Yuan Xu once privately lamented to Lu Feng: "If I had known that there was such a master in Yanzhou City, why would I have bothered to be so picky!"
Lu Feng smiled and didn't respond to this question - it was impossible for their Xiaoyuan to marry into the family of son-in-law that Yuan Xu was looking for.
But this is just talk, after all, Yuan Zhaoyue is already two gold bricks younger than Xue Yuan.
Yuan Zhaoyue wanted to exchange a few words with Xue Yuan. After all, her father said that this person had an extraordinary background and a promising future, so they should be friends.
But someone was unwilling to do so. Xiao Jianlu felt uncomfortable when he saw his wife being so enthusiastic towards other men, but all he could do was: "My wife, it's getting dark, we should hurry up."
Yuan Zhaoyue looked back at Xiao Jianlu, then at Tiancai and said, "In that case, it's really getting late. Master Xue should be more careful. Although we are engaged, after all..."
Before he could finish his words, the sound of horse hooves coming from far away stopped.
Before the person arrived, the voice came first: "Hey! You two are riding your horses so fast! I tried my best to catch up with you, but I couldn't catch up with you. You said you wanted to take advantage of my day off to relax, but as soon as I led my horses out, you disappeared."
Ning Xiu was very depressed. Fortunately, the horse breeder in the stable had pointed him in the direction, otherwise he might not be able to catch up with this couple!
Ever since Ning Xiu appeared, Yuan Zhaoyue's eyes have never left this person. That was his love from his youth.
When she was a little girl, she liked that handsome boy, but unfortunately, he did not agree to her father's proposal.
Later, he even stopped coming to private school.
After so many years, I thought Ning Xiu would become dull because of being a craftsman, but I didn't expect that he hadn't changed at all.
Perhaps sensing someone watching, Ning Xiu peeked over and saw Xiao Jianlu and a familiar-looking woman. He couldn't help but frown, "Xiao Jianlu, weren't you supposed to be guarding the warehouse? Why are you deserting your post now?"
"Ning Xiu, I advise you to be more polite when speaking to me!" Xiao Jianlu had no idea that his wife had ever had a crush on Ning Xiu. He simply assumed that his wife was looking over their shoulder out of curiosity. "After all, I'm already an official."
"Oh!" Ning Xiu looked him up and down. "I know you're very capable and well-educated, and you became an official on your own merits."
Xiao Jianlu's expression changed almost instantly. Ever since he became an official, he hadn't met anyone who would speak to him like that for a long time. His face turned livid and he said, "How dare you! Ning Xiu, am I giving you face?"
Yuan Zhaoyue turned around and glared at Xiao Jianlu, saying in dissatisfaction, "What are you doing? Don't forget that you just left office, and the official from the prefectural city hasn't taken office yet. If something bad comes out, do you still want to be an official?"
"That's right! Oppressing the people is not a good thing!" Ning Yun added.
After hearing what Ning Yun said, Xiao Jianlu felt even more aggrieved. When he was about to say something, he felt a sharp pain on the inside of his arm.
When he looked down, he saw that it was his wife holding his arm, and at that moment her hand was pinching his flesh inconspicuously.
Enduring the pain, Xiao Jianlu said nothing. He listened to Yuan Zhaoyue saying goodbye to the people opposite, and then was pulled into the carriage.
When they just entered the carriage, perhaps because he was worried that Xiao Jianlu had not gone far, Yuan Zhaoyue didn't say anything and just stared at Xiao Jianlu.
After the carriage had been traveling for a while, Yuan Zhaoyue spoke up, "Xiao Jianlu, when you were a clerk in the county, you were quite cautious in your words and deeds, so I never said much about you. But what's wrong with you today?
Didn't you see that I was smiling when I was talking to Master Xue? If you can't speak politely, just shut up. Why are you provoking them?
"He's just a blacksmith, how can he become an official!" Xiao Jianlu always believed that the Xue family only hired Qiu Yang to teach Xue Yuan martial arts because they were rich. He didn't even know that the other party was learning literature from Lu Feng.
Of course, Yuan Xu didn't want to tell Xiao Jianlu about these things - this person was not qualified.
"He's a blacksmith today, will he still be a blacksmith tomorrow?" Yuan Zhaoyue looked at Xiao Jianlu with a mocking look for the first time. "I know you come from a humble background, but you've been an official for so long, and you don't even know the basics of reading people's expressions?"