I’ve never owned a cockerel before, so how would I know anything about it? Besides, it was already difficult enough to steal the cockerel from his brother, what more would he dare to do? The cockerel was locked in a cage and hid under the bed. At night, he would secretly feed it a handful of rice. However, it didn’t seem to be hungry as it didn’t eat.
Hmm, little did Lin Fang know that when the lights were dim at night, the cockerel’s eyes could not see the food on the ground…
“Do you know how much money I have lost just because of you! Oh, for crying out loud! I think you’re being too mischievous recently. It’s time for father and mother to teach you a lesson!” Lin Huan scowled.
Lin Fang didn’t want to give in, “It’s just five hundred and twenty you lost! At worst, I’ll just pay you back!”
Ya, the Spring Festival just passed, I still have a lot of money from the red packets I received. Although five hundred and twenty is a huge sum of money to pay him, if I refuse to pay him, God knows how he will punish me in the future, considering how petty he is!
“Five hundred and twenty?” Lin Huan had a strong urge to either strangle Lin Fang or himself. He grumbled, “Who told you it was five hundred and twenty? Do you think I have never seen money before?”
Lin Huan went closer to his brother and frowned with his head low, “Ru Yi Gambling House was open for gambling. Do you know how many people had placed their bet? Oh, well! Everything’s a mess now because of you!”
“How, how would I know…” Lin Fang became startled. He finally understood why his brother was so angry at him and made a fuss searching for the cockerel last night!
Although he did not care about his family’s business, he still somehow had some knowledge about the business as he was exposed to it since he was a child. The gambling house must have lost a lot of money…
“Tell me, how should we settle this problem? Hmm?” Lin Huan noticed the change in his expressions and knew he understood the situation. He sulked, “Didn’t you say you wanted to pay me back? I don’t need too much, as a conservative estimate, cough out ten thousand!”
“You, you, you might as well go and rob! How can it be that much!” Lin Fang was horrified.
Lin Huan sneered, “Why is it impossible? Do you want to have a look at the account book? It’s not just our people here, there are still people from other places that came here to play! I’m telling you, I’m your brother, I’ve given you the most conservative amount!”
“…” Lin Fang remained silent.
Lin Huan said solemnly, “I have no choice. If you refuse to pay, then you’ll come with me to see Father. Let’s see what he has to say!”
“No! Brother, no!” Lin Fang was terrified. Meeting father? He will definitely be angry at me! If he exaggerated the incident, Father will lock me up for sure! Xiao Shu is still angry at me, I still haven’t had the chance to console her……
“It’s not up for you to decide!” Lin Huan leisurely said. He played with his fingernails and sighed, before he clapped his hands, “Take him away!”
“Brother! Brother!” Lin Fang screamed while Lin Huan ignored him. The servants listened to the Third Young Master without doubt, and they took Lin Fang away without saying a word.
When Lu Qi emerged from the crowd, his surroundings were crowded with people shoving around each other. Her sister and Lin Fang were long gone.
He turned around to search for Cricket instead, however, Cricket had already sneaked away. Cricket figured that the Third Young Master must have seen the “interesting” cockfight. He quickly left the “King of Cockfighting” behind because he didn’t have the guts to stay. In the end, Lin Huan’s expression darkened as he ordered a servant to remove the disgraceful cockerel from the fighting pit.
At the same time, Lu Xiao Shu was wandering on the streets. She was filled with excitement as the temple fair was exceptionally entertaining. There was countless unusual stuff that she had never seen before. Excluding the knick-knacks such as clay figures, windmills, kites, paintings, and masks, there were fire performances, knife-ladder-climbing show, puppet show, snake show, bird show, ventriloquistic performance, traditional magic performance, and numerous performances by artists.
There were so many performances that Lu Xiao Shu could not name, and was enlightened when the people around her explained them to her. She was astonished by the bustling atmosphere. This was an experience she felt only a few times in her past life! People of the past really knew how to have fun! But of course, only when one could afford……
Shi Tou suddenly came from nowhere and anxiously patted her shoulder when she was enjoying a puppet show called “Playing with a Monk”. “Xiao Shu! Xiao Shu! Bad news! There’s someone flirting with Xiao Xue!”
“What?” Lu Xiao Shu froze before letting out a cry which caused the people around her to turn and look at her.
Lu Xiao Shu hastily dragged Shi Tou out from the crowd and asked, “What did you say just now? Someone is flirting with my sister? Which bast*rd has eyes on the back of his head? Where are they?”
She was still wondering where she should vent out her unhappiness, and now came her chance!
“I’ll bring you there!” Shi Tou said.
“Let’s go!”
Shi Tou brought Lu Xiao Shu along and moved through the crowd. They arrived at a comparatively less crowded alley not long after. As expected, they saw a boy, who was slightly younger than Lin Fang, blocking Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu’s way with his servants.
The boy was dressed in a beige embroidered round collared robe with a pair of satin boots. He had a round head, round face, and squinted small eyes. He was saying something to Xiao Xue.
The two servants were smirking as they crossed their arms and stood beside them. They stood there to block Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu’s way and watched in excitement.
Xiao Xue’s brows furrowed as she was embarrassed and frustrated. She nearly cried when she wanted to leave but the two servants were stopping her from getting away. She held Xiao Yu’s arms and they leaned against each other in shuddering fear.
Lu Xiao Shu was furious, she stamped her feet and said, “He looks just like a winter melon, he is chubby and he has big ears! He obviously doesn’t look like a good person! Hmph, he should look at himself in the mirror!”
Shi Tou anxiously grabbed Lu Xiao Shu before she could rush towards them, “Xiao Shu, don’t be impulsive! There are three people, we can’t beat them! I think it’s better to ask Lu Qi to bring a few men to help!”
Lu Xiao Shu gave it a thought and agreed. She didn’t want Shi Tou to see her martial art skills either, so she nodded her head, “You’re right, please go and look for my brother, I’ll be here waiting!”
“Okay!” Shi Tou nodded and ran.
Lu Xiao Shu’s nose crinkled and she huffed. She aimed and shot two pebbles at their knees that she picked up from the ground. Then, she stayed still.
The two servants felt a sharp pain at their knees. “Ouch!” They bent down to rub their knees and looked around, “Who? Who did it? Come out!”
Lu Xiao Shu secretly giggled and stood calmly while winking at her sister and Xiao Yu.
Those servants would not suspect her even if they saw her, because she was just a child.
Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu noticed the attention of the chubby boy was now on his two servants before he looked around to find the culprit, just like them. The two girls looked at each other, before running subconsciously towards Lu Xiao Shu’s direction.
Although Lu Xiao Shu was younger than both of them, however, she was always the pillar of their group.
Lu Xiao Shu sighed: Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu must be terrified! Why run towards me? They should have turned away and run towards the alleyway or the opposite of my direction! That way, I can teach those bastards a lesson!
“Ouch!” Before he knew it, the chubby boy fell to the ground after being shoved away by Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu. The two servants were shocked. “Young Master!” They hurriedly went to help him.
Just when Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu came, Lu Xiao Shu uttered, “Run! Go to Ying Xian House!”
Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu were trembling in fear, but once they heard what Lu Xiao Shu said, they nodded their heads, held hands, and ran away without a single doubt.
The two servants helped the chubby boy up and noticed Lu Xiao Shu was still standing there, with her head tilted to the side, and was curiously blinking at the chubby boy.
“Hey, where did the two girls go?” One of the servants came closer and asked in an assertive manner.
“Is it the two pretty girls just now?” Lu Xiao Shu questioned.
“Yes!” The servant said, “Did you see them?”
“Yes, I did!” Lu Xiao Shu nodded her head and said, “But I want to eat some candies.”
“Hey, you little…” The servant glared at her and thought: This little girl is annoying! She already knows how to fish in troubled waters at such a young age!
How would a servant from a wealthy family easily be fooled! He had always been the one who threatened others to negotiate terms. However, he was on the losing side this time, but he refused to give in. He scowled at Lu Xiao Shu to frighten her, “You’re wasting my time! Spill it! If you don’t, I’ll beat you up!”
Lu Xiao Shu thought to herself: Pfft! Beat me up? You are the one that will be beaten up by me later!
She pouted and stared at the servant with her big eyes that were about to cry.
“What are you doing?” The chubby boy limped over with the help of the other servant.
Lu Xiao Shu cried before the servant had the chance to speak, “He asked me where did the pretty girls go, I said that I wanted some candy first, but he refused to give me and threatened to beat me……”
The chubby boy was in a hurry because he was worried that Xiao Xue might have escaped far away from them. He frowned and glared at the servant, “It’s just candy! Why are you still standing there? Go buy some candies for her!”
The servant had no choice but to obey his young master’s orders. “Understood.” He held back his feelings and turned away.
Lu Xiao Shu was delighted and added, “I want the biggest candy that looks like a flower basket!”
“What a troublesome girl!” The servant mumbled and finally gave in.
The servant was back with the candy not long after. He refused to give the candy to her as he held on to it, “You haven’t told us yet, where did the two little girls go?”
Lu Xiao Shu tilted her head. She blinked her eyes, pouted, and glanced at him. It seemed like she was implying: I don’t trust you.
