Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 451

450, Take Care

Yuanbao was full of admiration for Jiang Hongyan’s physical stamina and determination. After the pursuit, he was ravenous and drained of all strength, hating nothing more than the inability to eat something warm and lie down somewhere to rest. She, on the other hand, still had the energy to stand here giving instructions.

He quietly poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Jiang Hongyan.

Jiang Hongyan turned her head to look at him, thanking him earnestly, “Thank you very much!”

After taking a sip, she let out a gentle exhale.

Indeed, the warm tea made her feel much more comfortable.

Yuanbao immediately set about organizing a meal, urging the staff to serve dishes quickly, prepare a room, and arrange for hot water.

When the dishes arrived, both Jiang Hongyan and Yuanbao ate quickly without any fuss, as if Duobao did not exist.

After the meal, both understood each other’s intent and went to their room. Jiang Hongyan found the innkeeper, “Get me a set of women’s clothes, and can you wash and dry my clothes as well?”

An ingot of silver was placed on the counter.

Seeing the silver, the innkeeper’s eyes lit up, and he agreed repeatedly. After sizing up Jiang Hongyan’s figure, he sent his wife to fetch his daughter’s clothes.

“Right away, I dare not delay!”

The guests had arrived on horseback, and their bearing was so formidable that he, a mere innkeeper of a small guest inn, couldn’t afford to treat such important people lightly. Observing the way the three of them spoke and conducted themselves, they exuded an air of superiority, clearly people of wealth and status.

Duobao glanced at the bundle on the table and pursed his lips.

All this pursuit had been just to deliver a package to Xie Zhinuan.

“…”

He truly did not understand such a bond.

Especially since Jiang Hongyan and Xie Zhinuan had never met before.

“Heh,” Duobao chuckled softly, picking up the package and leaving the inn.

He had never planned to stay overnight in the first place, thinking to take his leave after dinner. Mounted on his horse, Duobao looked back towards the inn. His brother had not chased after him, and he was aware that although they shared brotherly love, now each had their own path to take.

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Just as he was about to leave, a window on the second floor opened, and Yuanbao stood by it, whistling.

Mounted on his horse, Duobao stiffened, then smiled again, returning an identical whistle before riding off into the night.

Yuanbao stood by the window, taking a deep breath.

“Guest, your hot water is ready!”

On hearing this, Yuanbao turned to open the door, letting the staff carry in the hot water. He then saw two women bringing hot water into the next room while Jiang Hongyan’s voice came from inside. Only then did Yuanbao go inside to clean himself up.

Coming out so rashly into the wind and snow had soaked his clothes. After washing up and sitting by the brazier, warming himself while drying his clothes, he found it very comfortable.

The two staff members carried out the hot water.

Yuanbao stopped them, tossing an ingot of silver their way.

“Aside from the cost for lodging and meals, the rest is your tip!”

“Thank you, guest!”

This ingot of silver was at least two taels.

Getting a hundred wen each was extremely good.

The Frontier was harsh and cold, not as prosperous as the south, with fewer ways to make money. To scrape by with enough to eat and to get by on a daily basis was already quite an achievement.

After bathing and changing clothes, Jiang Hongyan sat on the brick bed, cracking sunflower seeds.

She talked with the two women, “Is this little town safe, are there any bandits around? Are there many hooligans and ruffians? Is the Town Chief good at his job?

“…”

The two women were stunned.

The questions asked by this lady were difficult for them to answer.

“The town is quite safe. With His Highness the Prince on the Frontier, nobody dares to make trouble!”

His Highness the Prince could not tolerate any wrongdoing, and even the bandits knew to hide in the mountains and not come out once they learned he was in the Frontier, fearing angering the Prince and prompting him to lead troops to exterminate them.

They would die without ever knowing how.

Chapter 452