Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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She had to say that this game was really good at arousing players’ emotions. If Su Xi had planned to play it step by step at a leisurely pace before, now her urge to spend money to unlock points had reached its peak in an instant!
Who could bear it? The cub stood in front of the table in silence for a moment, walked to the threshold of the firewood house, then he brushed his clothes and sat down, resting his elbows on his knees, supporting his chubby face, looking at the quiet and empty yard alone, and satring at the setting sun, wasn’t this a lonely scene——?!
Su Xi’s heart was broken, really.
She quickly switched to the area in Ning Wang’s Mansion where the kitchen chefs lived and decided to complete as many side quests as possible, even if it meant working herself to death to earn 100 points as soon as possible.
Of course, what she didn’t know was that Lu Huan was sitting in front of the door, with no extra emotion on his face, just frowning in thought.
Although the man did not answer his question this time, it at least proved one thing, that the other party’s appearance time was indeed regular.
If he could grasp the laws of time, he could take some initiative.
But, of course, Lu Huan knew that the man was extremely alert. If he pretended to go out and then suddenly return halfway, the man would probably have disappeared quickly by the time he appeared in the bamboo forest.
This was not a good approach.
In addition, Lu Huan realized that everything the other party had done so far had a clear purpose.
Whether it was repairing the roof or sending birthday noodles, it seemed that they were caring about him and doing things beneficial to him. But the other party seemed to think that answering his questions was meaningless, so he ignored it.
…Of course, these were just Lu Huan’s guesses.
That person was too mysterious, like a dragon that could not be seen from head to tail and left very few traces. It was difficult for Lu Huan to get any useful information, and he could only guess through every clue.
….
Therefore, if he wanted to know that person’s identity now, what he had to do was to find a way to make that person leave some clues.
Although that person would not reply to his note, what if he tried to test him in other ways?
He wanted to find that person.
He didn’t know why his thoughts were so strong.
Maybe it was because the other party was in the dark while he was in the light, and this passivity made him feel insecure.
Or maybe because – he just wanted to know who was the person who took care of him on the snowy night when he had typhoid fever, who gave him the first birthday gift in his poor life, who gave him so much from charcoal boots to animal skin robes, what he looked like, what he wore, and what he liked…
Or maybe it was just because he was afraid deep down in his heart that the other party was just here casually and would leave like a puff of smoke in a short time.
If the other person suddenly disappeared one day and never came back and he could only wait until that day to realize it belatedly.
Then he…
Lu Huan’s fingers clenched involuntarily.
He looked at the rabbit lantern under the eaves, which he had poured new lamp oil into and hung up again. His eyes were dim in the candlelight, and he was filled with many hidden emotions, deep and unfathomable.
Su Xi found Master Ding in the side quest [Let Master Ding serve the protagonist] on the map.
From the side door to the stream were the residences of the other concubines, separated by several walls and a garden. Further to the right was where the slightly more prominent servants lived. Fortunately, they were all unlocked last time, so Su Xi could click in directly.
This was the room of several chefs in the kitchen. Only Chef Ding was lying on the bunk bed.
He was a skinny, shriveled matchstick man, lying on his side on the bed, dying, and looking very sick.
There was a bowl of medicine next to him, but a lot of medicine was spilled on the ground.
Su Xi clicked at him.
The interface popped up immediately.
“Character: Master Ding. Current status: HP 20%, Stamina 5. He is suffering from severe typhoid fever. Due to the underdeveloped medical care in ancient times, once the typhoid fever is too severe, there is almost no cure and he can only wait for death.”
That was true. Typhoid fever was quite serious in ancient times. The princes and their wives might be okay, so they could invite the imperial physician.
But the clothes that Master Ding wore were tattered, and the medicine he drank showed that he was treated by a quack doctor. However, he might have spent all the savings he had accumulated over the years in Ning Wang’s mansion just to see a doctor.
Suddenly, two kitchen servants came in. When they saw Master Ding still lying on the bed, they cursed, “Why haven’t you left yet, you bast**d? Didn’t the housekeeper tell you to pack up and get out?!”
Master Ding was so skinny that his veins were exposed. And he said weakly, “I didn’t steal the housekeeper’s things. Even if I have to resign and return home, but before that, I have to make him clear my name first!”
“What do you mean by innocent or not? Get out of here now. Otherwise, what if you infect us with your tuberculosis? We have elderly parents and young children to take care of!” The two servants strode forward, suddenly grabbed Master Ding’s arms and legs, pulled hard, and actually threw him out of the house.
Master Ding fell in the snow, coughing violently like a dying dog, and couldn’t even get up.
This section played quickly in front of Su Xi like a side story introduction. Su Xi was so shocked that she didn’t even have time to help the old man.
A man came running from the side door, quickly helped Master Ding up, and stared at the two men in indignation: “You will not get a good retribution! You were apprentices before, and my adoptive father took care of you a lot, but now you are so ungrateful!”
It was Guard C who had gone out to sell eggs for the cub before.
It turned out that these two were foster father and son.
Master Ding coughed and shook his head, saying, “Don’t make trouble, help me get to your place first.”
Guard C was a particularly strong and honest character in the game, and his six-pack abs could be seen through his clothes.
But the tough guy was so anxious when he saw his father coughing up blood that he almost cried. He wiped his tears and said, “Okay, Dad, don’t worry, I will find a way to cure you. The doctor last time didn’t work, so let’s change the doctor.”
Master Ding smiled bitterly and said, “Alas, but our savings from staying in Ning Wang’s Mansion for so many years are almost all gone. How can we afford the treatment…”
Guard C helped Master D walk to another courtyard. He looked worried for a while and suddenly said, “Why don’t we go find the Third Young Master and think of a solution!”
“Dad, did you know that among the eggs that the Third Young Master dragged me out to sell today, there were actually quite a few double-yolked eggs! As a result, the price I sold them for was several cents more than usual!”
“Double yolk egg?!”
Double-yolk eggs symbolized great wealth and honor, and in the capital city almost all of them were provided to royal relatives and were sold at a much higher price than ordinary eggs.
Master Ding was very surprised when he heard what Guard C said.
He was very familiar with all the agricultural products in the capital, so he found it even more incredible!
It was winter now, and the weather was freezing cold. All the chickens on the farms outside were dead or sick. The few eggs available in the capital had all been sent to the homes of the nobles. It could be said that the egg production was very low, and it was almost impossible to buy them!
As a result, the price gradually increased from six coins to nearly eight coins.
But the Third Young Master only bought a few chickens and raised them casually in his yard. How could they produce more than 190 eggs in just a few days?!
This was too far-fetched!
And his son also said that there were double yolk eggs among those eggs!
“Today I sold those eggs for a total of three taels of silver and eighty coins.” Guard C said bitterly, “I have never seen so much silver at once in my life! Dad, if we raise chickens, they can also lay so many eggs, so why worry about not having money to buy medicine?”
The father and son sighed and returned to Guard C’s residence.
Su Xi looked at the two men pitifully and sighed for them.
However, when she saw Master Ding coughing violently, she suddenly thought of how to complete this side quest and win the hearts of these two people for her son.
She opened the mall and quietly left a package at Guard C’s residence.
Moreover, she imitated the handwriting on the note that the cub left for her.
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