webnovelfull Chapter 582: Being a Naughty Child in Troubled Times 45
Chapter 582: Being a Naughty Child in Troubled Times 45
"What happened to the train? This is the first time this train has been so late. I came here last night, but luckily I asked the station staff so I didn't have to wait around. They said the previous stations had called us and said something had happened along the way, so all the subsequent trains were late. But they didn't give us the details."
Lao Hei spoke in front. Of course he knew what had happened. He had to pretend in front of outsiders. The driver was Commander Lin's man. He knew it from the beginning and deliberately left him behind.
He did come here yesterday. If you want to perform a show, you have to do it in full. No evidence can be left behind.
"Dad, let me tell you, you don't know how dangerous our journey has been..."
Xiao Erhei, who was sitting on his lap, spoke first and recounted what happened on the road in vivid detail.
Although he should be thirteen or fourteen years old now, his transformed body is relatively short, and he looks like he is about ten years old. He is about the same height as Xiao Yun. If you don’t know, you might think they are twins.
Xiao Yun would occasionally chime in, and then start asking about the surrounding buildings, fully demonstrating the curiosity of a child who had just arrived in the city.
The current capital of Northern Province is still Jinshi. It was moved to Taipei City in the middle, but moved back after a few months. According to history, it would have moved to Bao City after the invasion of the Japanese melon, but the Japanese melon did not come in, so it is still in Jinshi.
As a trading port, this place is very prosperous, almost comparable to a sea city. It was once a concession established by nine countries, which makes many of the buildings here more Western-style.
When the Yao family was here, the foreigners here were spoiled and arrogant. It was only after Lao Hei came that he found some excuses and asked Commander Lin to drive out the unfriendly ones. Although there are only two left now, they have seen the situation clearly and are ready to leave on their own initiative.
This is also one of the reasons why the Xiao family is willing to cooperate with the Lin family in marriage. They feel that the two families have the same ideas in this regard and can cooperate better in the future.
"That big clock is really ticking! How come this car is on rails like a train, but it doesn't seem to be making any rumbling noises..."
Xiao Yun pointed at what he encountered on both sides and spoke, and Xiao Erhei also made expressions in cooperation.
Lao Hei patiently answered her questions and told her the origins of those buildings and trams in great detail. Even Bai Qiu, Gun Gun and Xiao Bao listened with great interest.
Not to mention Xiao Bao, even Bai Qiu and Gun Gun saw these things in real life for the first time. Before that, they were either protected cultural relics or seen on TV or the Internet.
It is still different when you are in it, especially the people and things around you: the gentlemen, ladies and girls in Western dresses, cheongsams and long gowns sitting on rickshaws, the boy selling cigarettes with a wooden box slung across his chest, the girl selling flowers with a basket, the newsboy holding a newspaper and shouting "Special Edition"... everything is perfectly integrated.
These things also made the few people dazzled. It gave them the feeling of being in the Republic of China period. Unlike before in the village, people's dress and appearance were similar to those in the 1950s and 1960s. At most, women had more bun hairstyles.
The car soon arrived at the place where they would live in the future. It was not the bungalow yard that Xiao Yun had imagined, but a two-story Western-style building. Although the yard was not big, it was very exquisite. Many flowers were planted next to the carved iron gate. At this time, the flowers were in full bloom, and they looked like hibiscus.
The three men, Lao Hei, the driver Xiao Bao, and others were moving the luggage. Xiao Yun and the others entered the yard first. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw a woman in her fifties and a young girl of seven or eight years old coming out to greet them.
The woman said with a smile, "You must be Adjutant Xiong's family, right? Adjutant Xiong has been away from home for the past two days, and I'm glad you're here. You must have had a hard time on the way here. Come in and wash up and rest. Dinner will be ready soon."
As he spoke, he moved aside to make way.
Although this person had a warm attitude and a friendly smile, Xiao Yun and the others, who were extremely sensitive to people's emotions, felt uncomfortable. They probably looked down on them because they came from the countryside, although he didn't show it.
The other one was not as sophisticated as her. Even though he didn't say anything, he kept his head slightly lowered. However, the look he gave her when he came out just now revealed a bit of disdain and superiority.
After entering the living room, the woman pointed to the rooms and introduced them: "Except for the guest rooms, the master bedroom and other rooms are on the second floor. The two innermost rooms are the rooms of the young master and the young lady. The middle one is the master bedroom, and the sides are the study and a second bedroom.
Oh, I haven't told you who we are yet. We're servants in Commander Lin's household. You can call me Aunt Yang or Aihong. Mrs. Lin asked us to come over as a temporary helper. Adjutant Xiong hasn't hired anyone yet, saying he'll wait until his wife arrives before hiring someone, so they asked us to come over and help clean up first."
Gungun smiled and said, "Thank you both for your hard work. It's also thanks to Mrs. Lin's thoughtfulness. Otherwise, there would be so much trouble. We came here in a hurry, and the previous servants stayed back home, so we really need to find new ones."
The woman's smile remained unchanged as she helped turn over the cups on the tea table and poured tea into each one, saying, "It's not hard at all. Mrs. Xiong is so polite. This is what we should do.
Please have a drink of water first. We have two more dishes to cook. They will be ready in a moment."
After saying that, she turned around and went to the kitchen with Aihong.
Xiao Yun looked at the two men from behind and said softly, "It seems like these two have been holding their breath."
Gungun laughed and said, "You haven't opened your sense of smell yet, right? The smell on us is comparable to that of a pickling jar. It would be strange if they didn't hold their breath."
Upon hearing this, the others realized that they had been blocking their sense of smell since they got in the car, so they really didn't know what the smell was like.
As a result, they almost vomited together as soon as they let go. They all admired the driver a little bit. Although the car windows were open, the smell must have been quite strong when the car stopped.
The same thing went for Lao Hei. He didn't remind them at all and continued chatting with them all the way while holding his son without changing his expression.
Lao Hei: Can I say that I blocked my sense of smell the first time I saw you? Of course not. His wife beat the bear to death.
They didn't care about anything else and ran to several bathrooms. There was one on the first floor and two upstairs. One was not enough for each person, but they could share.
So Xiao Bao and Xiao Erhei squeezed into one, Bai Qiu washed by himself, and Gun Gun and Xiao Yun washed in another. Fortunately, it was summer, so there was no need to boil water, and they could just wash with cold water.
It only took about ten minutes for me to finish washing and change clothes.
Lao Hei and the others had already moved their luggage into the house and were sitting on the sofa drinking tea. When they saw them come out, they immediately stood up and said, "Dinner is ready. Let's eat quickly. After dinner, you can rest at home. I still have to go to the headquarters and will take you out for a walk this afternoon."