Chapter 012: Charming and Cool
In this era, the night of the whole world is dark, and only the city of Bianjing is bright.
But even if it is bright, its brightness is limited.
Light sources such as torches, oil lamps, candles, etc. have time limits and are not very bright.
Outside the city is the dark wilderness, representing danger, mystery and fear.
As much as people fear darkness, they will yearn for light.
This subconscious desire for light, reflected in reality, is an extreme pursuit of everything that sparkles.
For example, things that reflect light are very valuable, such as various gems, glass, etc.
Things that glow are extremely valuable, such as night-shining pearls.
Then there are things that glow and can cure diseases...that are truly divine objects that people worship.
As a girl from a noble family, Yang Jinhua has also seen the world.
What about hundreds of years old ginseng, the so-called Tianshan snow lotus, century-old Ganoderma lucidum, and so on!
But those are just ordinary things, they don't shine.
This golden ringo glows.
And it glows in broad daylight...even the Night Pearl doesn't have this ability.
If this is not a divine object, then what is?
Yang Jinhua took out her own white plum blossom silk scarf and carefully wrapped half of the golden apple.
His expression was very pious and serious.
Then carefully put it into the blue bag.
She heaved a sigh of relief only after she tied the bundle tightly and made sure that the golden ringo's light did not escape outside.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Yang Jinhua put the bag on her shoulder, stood up, clasped her fists, and said seriously: "Before the effect of the medicine wears off, I will take the fruit back first. I won't bother you here anymore."
"No way!" Lu Sen clasped his fists in return: "I also have to thank the Yang family for trusting me and being willing to help."
"We are neighbors, as we should be."
Yang Jinhua smiled, and her peach blossom eyes seemed even more beautiful. She turned around and walked out of the yard quickly, just in time to meet Uncle Qi and Hei Zhu walking up.
She shouted, "Uncle Qi, let's go back home right now, as fast as we can."
Uncle Qi was a little puzzled. His wife was obviously interested in Lu Xiaolang, so why didn't she take this opportunity to stay longer, talk more, and deepen their relationship?
However, when Uncle Qi saw Yang Jinhua's serious expression, he kept his doubts at home.
After all, he is a family soldier, and he has a natural instinct to obey things like "military orders".
Uncle Qi clasped his fists towards Lu Sen from afar as a gesture of greeting, then followed Yang Jinhua and hurried down the mountain.
Heizhu looked at the two of them strangely for a while, then stopped thinking about it and walked back to the yard.
At this time, Lu Sen was standing in front of the little girl.
The little girl had sat up at this time. She touched her waist in surprise, probably wondering why her waist was healed again after being clearly "broken"?
Then she looked up and saw Lu Sen in front of her. She was a little scared and used her hands and feet to move back a little distance.
After all, Lu Sen was dressed in white and was extremely handsome. In the little girl's belief in hierarchy, he was definitely a big shot who could decide her life and death.
It's normal to be afraid.
"What's your name? Girl." Lu Sen asked in a light tone.
"Little girl." The little girl lowered her head and answered timidly.
She didn't know what had happened, why she survived, her back injury healed, she didn't know anything.
It was just that the girl from a poor family matured early, and she clearly remembered that she was thrown out by her mother and no longer wanted her. Now there was another noble man in front of her, and she knew in her heart that she was probably sold to this noble man.
She was mentally prepared for something like this to happen.
Most of the girls in the refugee street were sold to wealthy families as slaves or servants, and some even became child brides.
But what can I do? It’s still a good thing anyway... I’ve escaped from the hell of the refugee street where people are hungry and cold. Even if life is harder outside, it’s worth it.
"Your family didn't want you anymore and left you on the roadside. Do you remember?" Lu Sen asked.
The little girl nodded.
Of course she remembers... Children don’t understand what despair is, but she has tasted the heart-wrenching pain of being abandoned by her loved ones.
"I saved you and brought you back. From now on you will work for me. Do you understand?" Lu Sen asked.
The little girl nodded vigorously.
I even felt relieved.
When you are no longer wanted at home and have nowhere to go, it is a great blessing to have someone take you in.
"Then stand up."
The little girl jumped up immediately, not daring to be negligent, and looked very energetic and full of vitality.
He doesn't look like someone who almost died.
This is all thanks to her eating the second half of the fruit.
Golden apples are considered high-level food in the system's cheat code.
Although the synthesis is relatively simple, the cost is extremely high, and of course the effect is also very good.
It can detoxify, quickly increase vitality, temporarily increase upper limit of life, and increase satiety value.
Of course, increasing satiety is a good effect, but it is not important.
The first three attributes are the most important.
Not to mention detoxification, vitality is the basis of all life activities.
In the eyes of the Golden Finger, all pains are manifestations of reduced vitality. As long as the vitality is piled up to the maximum, all pains will naturally disappear.
Temporarily increasing the upper limit of health is more practical... It is equivalent to an invisible shield, which can be immune to most "damage" before its value is consumed.
There's just a time limit.
It can even allow a dying person to live a little longer.
So now this little girl, apart from being a little thin, her vitality is better and healthier than most people.
Hei Zhu just happened to come in from outside. Seeing the little girl so lively, he asked in surprise, "Little girl, does your waist hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore." The little girl shook her head.
Heizhu was a little surprised, but when he thought that it must be his husband who used a secret technique to cure the little girl, he no longer found it strange.
Lu Sen asked again: "What's your name?"
"I don't have a name. My mother and father call me Xiaoya."
This is normal... In this era, most common women did not have names, just nicknames, and could not even be included in the family tree.
"Then do you know your father's last name?"
The little girl shook her head repeatedly.
Lu Sen thought for a moment and said, "From now on, your surname will be Jin and your name will be Ringo."
It is not enough to just call her Xiao Ya, you need to give her a name. Her life happened to be saved by the Golden Apple, so there is nothing wrong with calling her Golden Ringo.
The little girl blinked and took note.
She didn't quite understand the meaning of her name, nor did she think it was important.
If you want to call me that, then I will call you that from now on.
It's a completely go-with-the-flow idea.
At this time, Hei Zhu said rather aggrievedly: "My dear, I want a name too."
He had asked Lu Sen to give him a name before.
But Lu Sen refused.
Now that Lu Sen has given the little girl a name, but he himself still has no name, he feels aggrieved.
It was obvious that I was the master's servant first.
"Ling Qin is still young, and was thrown out by her family, so it's okay to help her name her. And after a girl gets married, her name is not important anymore." Lu Sen smiled and looked at Hei Zhu, "It's different for boys, a name represents inheritance, so it can't be randomly given by outsiders. You said you begged on the street when you were a child, maybe you were not abandoned, but there were other reasons. Let's wait for a while and see if there is any way to help you find your family."
Hei Zhu was somewhat touched. It turned out that Lang Jun had always been thinking about him. He lowered his head and said, "I understand."
After calming down Heizhu's little temper, Lu Sen looked Ringo up and down, and then said, "Heizhu, go to the city and buy some little girl's clothes for Ringo to change into, and bring back some seeds by the way."
"My dear, are you going to cultivate the land?" Hei Zhu was delighted: "What crops do you want to plant? Do you have any preferences?"
There is a large empty piece of land in the yard. It looks uncomfortable just seeing it bare, and I always want to plant something there.
"Green vegetables, fruits and melons are all fine."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Then Heizhu took the small piece of silver given by Lu Sen and set off excitedly.
Lu Sen walked to the open space and began to cultivate the "vegetable field".
The specific process is very simple. Use a stone pickaxe to dig a pit 1 cubic meter deep, then put four portions of "black soil" into it and fill it up.
This is one square meter of "vegetable field" certified by the system.
Jin Lingqin's eyes grew bigger and bigger as she watched from the side. She looked shocked. Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "My dear, can you give me a pickaxe and let me do the digging, okay?"
She was abandoned by her family because she was unable to work.
So now she was afraid deep down that if she didn't work, she would be abandoned by her new "family".
Lu Sen looked at her pleading, pitiful expression and handed her the pickaxe.
Then he felt a little ashamed.
She was clearly just a little girl who looked about ten years old, but she was much more efficient than an adult when doing her work.
While Lu Sen was digging one hole, Ringo had already dug out three.
With someone helping you, your work speed will naturally be greatly improved.
After just over ten minutes, Lu Sen was speechless.
In front of me is a very flat, 2X5 black soil vegetable field with perfect rectangular symmetrical lines.
But... Lu Sen is temporarily unable to synthesize new vegetable fields.
In the system formula, in the vegetable field column, there is a cooling time of 24 hours.
In other words, Lu Sen can only synthesize 10 square meters of vegetable fields every day.
Lu Sen stood there, thinking.
As expected...high-level 'items' all have a cooldown period.
But at least it's better than the Golden Apple, which has a cooldown of one year.
Looking at Lu Sen who was in a daze, Jin Lingqin asked, "My dear, shouldn't we continue to cultivate the fields?"
Lu Sen shook his head: "Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm tired today."
Ringo held the stone pickaxe and looked at the small vegetable field in front of him, his eyes full of confusion.
She's complaining of being tired after doing just this little bit of work, even though she's not even sweating... My husband seems a bit lazy.
But she didn't dare say it out loud, let alone say that she wanted to continue working. It was only her first day in the new home, and she was afraid of angering her husband and being kicked out of the new home.
But she began to feel that her husband was lazy and that the family would probably not have much food to eat in the future. No, she had to work hard and grow more vegetables to keep her husband fat and plump. If she didn't work hard, her husband might starve to death.
Jin Lingqin's dark, dirt-covered face showed no expression, but his eyes became more determined.
Although he was very scared in the new environment and was even more afraid of being driven away, Jin Lingqin had a new dream in his little head .
On the other side, Yang Jinhua rode her horse back to Tianbo North Street in Bianjing City, and after turning another corner she arrived at her own Tianbo Yang Mansion.
The horseshoes hit the ground with a clattering sound. It was originally very brisk, but it quickly slowed down and even stopped.
There were two sedan chairs in front, blocking the road.
There was a man standing in front of each sedan chair.
Sitting on the warhorse, Yang Jinhua looked down at the two men. Finally, she smiled contemptuously and said, "Little man from the Cao family, you are not convinced by my beating, so you invited your eldest son to come over."
The young man standing in front of the sedan chair on the right trembled and shook his head repeatedly.
Looked very scared.
The young man on the left stepped forward, clasped his fists and smiled, "Young lady of the Yang family, we are not here to cause trouble. My brother offended you a few days ago. He is still young and ignorant, please forgive him. Our families are both military families, we should advance and retreat together and be closer. The adults in the family heard about this yesterday and sent the boy away. Today, I brought my younger brother, Youer, to apologize to you. This is a tribute rouge sent from Hangzhou, clear smoke and falling snow, it is a little gift from us, please accept it."
The current Queen Cao is the aunt of these two young men. It is not difficult for them to get some tribute rouge.
Upon hearing that he was here to apologize, Yang Jinhua and Uncle Qi both dismounted.
Don't hit someone who smiles at you, and there is not much hatred between the two sides.
The man on the left stepped forward and presented an antique wooden carved box with both hands.
Just looking at the appearance of this box, it is worth at least ten taels of silver.
Yang Jinhua took it with one hand, then turned her head to look at the man on the right who was a little scared, and asked: "Cao Xiaolang, do you know why I beat you that day?"
The cowardly man Cao You shook his head repeatedly. In fact, until now, he still felt very aggrieved.
I gave the gift with good intentions, but ended up being beaten up by the person I met with. My face was swollen and it took three days to go down.
"Hongmeisu is indeed the most expensive lipstick sold in Bianjing City." Yang Jinhua laughed coldly: "But it is the favorite of the ladies in the painting boats. Do you think it is appropriate to give it to me?"
For the lady?
Cao You’s face turned pale.
Cao Dalang Cao Ping was also shocked, and then he smiled bitterly.
"But since you are really sincere in your apology, I will let this matter go." Yang Jinhua held up the valuable wooden box, her peach blossom eyes smiling like waves, but with a heroic spirit in them: "Cao Xiaolang, if you want to please girls in the future, you have to do your homework."
Cao You nodded submissively.
Then she got back on her horse and said, "My two sons of the Cao family, I have important matters to attend to, so I will leave first. Bye."
Then she and Uncle Qi rode their horses forward and passed between the two sedan chairs.
Cao Ping stared at the blue bag on Yang Jinhua's back for a long time. After Yang Jinhua rode away around the corner of the street, he turned his head to look at his brother and said with a smile, "The young lady of the Yang family is so charming and sassy. No wonder you like her."
Cao You shook his head repeatedly: "I don't like her now. I can't beat her. If I really marry her, I will no longer be a real man."
Cao Ping laughed loudly, then tapped his brother's forehead with the paper fan in his hand: "Coward!"
