Xu Ke heard his words and raised his eyebrows. "Does that mean that Qiguan Langjun was once a victim?"
Qiguan Rang strangely chose to remain silent. He was indeed a "victim", but he still did not know how Xu Ke knew so much just by meeting him. However, Qiguan Rang vaguely knew something after witnessing this person trick the County Commandant.
That person's eyes could truly be said to be able to see through the finest details.
Xu Ke smiled and said, "It's a good thing that Langjun is so capable. At least he won't be deceived by the scoundrel and will be able to catch him in the act. However, there are pros and cons to this. This will inevitably make him stubborn and hard to persuade. "
Too much trust in her own eyes and judgment. To put it bluntly, she was conceited. If the opinions of others went against her, the result would be gratifying. Logically speaking, such an overly conceited person was not a good candidate because the people under him would have a headache.
If he disagreed with her and neither of them could convince the other, then who would give in in the end?
Qiguan Rang listened carefully and asked in a low voice, "If that's the case, aren't you worried about yourself, Xiaoyu?"
Xu Ke said, "Even so, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Langjun may be conceited, but he still knows his limits. If someone disagrees with him, they still have to be reasonable. He still listens to other people's opinions. Other than that, Langjun doesn't like to interfere in areas that he's not good at. This is much more likable than those idiots who want to criticize others. "
After saying this, Xu Ke added, "Moreover, even if that's not the case, Ke's slave contract is still in his hands. I can't fly away even if I have wings. The earlier I accept my fate, the earlier I get rid of unnecessary worries. Otherwise, I'll worry about nothing and make myself uncomfortable. "
When Qiguan Rang heard the words "slave contract", he was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Xu Ke to sell himself into the Liu residence.
Xu Ke's demeanor and aura were not something an ordinary servant could have.
"I was young and frivolous. I did something wrong and fell into a wolf's den …" Xu Ke sounded like he was complaining, but whether it was the expression on his face or the relaxed smile in his tone, it showed that he was not angry. "For a period of time, I was so scared that I couldn't sleep at night."
Qiguan Rang furrowed his brows and said, "Although Lanting's temperament is strange, her way of doing things is still considered proper. How can she scare you?"
"I didn't say that Langjun was scared."
Liu She's poisonous gaze from that day was still a frequent visitor to his nightmares.
The two of them chatted in low voices. Their voices were as soft as the buzzing of a mosquito and could not be heard from a few steps away.
No matter how good Jiang Pengji's hearing was, her mind and attention were not on the two fishermen.
Meng Hun, the black-faced brawny man in disguise. He tried his best to bring the topic back to Meng Liang, but Jiang Pengji acted as if she didn't realize it. She just chatted with him and asked him about the interesting things she had seen along the way.
The topic went around in circles, but Jiang Pengji still held the initiative.
In the end, she suddenly sent an invitation to Meng Hun, her eyes sincere and earnest.
"It's not easy to measure so much land with one's feet in the short span of a hundred years. I'm a little envious. He had been trapped in Hejian County since he was young and had never been to other places. The Central Plains is so vast. I really want to see it. "
Looking at Jiang Pengji's longing and innocent expression, Meng Hun suddenly saw his daughter. She used to complain to him about being trapped in the inner courtyard. She couldn't gallop like him, couldn't risk her life for the family, and couldn't build a career …
He twitched the corner of his mouth and said bitterly, "Langjun, you haven't experienced any hardships. The outside world is full of barren hills and unruly rivers. Even if you stay at home, disaster will fall from the sky. Leaving home, leaving your homeland, it's even harder to move. You have to eat and sleep in the open every day. It's so hard … "
"There's always a first time for everything … You can't give up your desire to go out just because of this, right?" Jiang Pengji said carelessly, "What's more, if I go out, I'll have servants to protect me. How much hardship can I go through?"
She suddenly changed the topic and looked at Meng Hun with sparkling eyes. "You've been to so many places and met so many people. You must have accumulated a lot of experience. I can see that you're tall and strong. You're no worse than the servants in my house. By the way, didn't you say that you have no family and can't go back to your homeland because of the war? Why don't you just stay in the Liu's? At least you'll have a place to settle down. If I go out one day, I'll take you with me. It'll save me a lot of trouble. "
Meng Hun's lips moved. He opened and closed them for a long time before he said something.
"Langjun, you're a living Buddha, but … but I'm just a peasant. I don't dare to dirty your land. I won't go."
If he was a normal refugee, he would have said yes with gratitude. But Meng Hun wasn't one, and he couldn't say yes.
He didn't want to drag the Liu's down because of his identity.
Even if he didn't understand the dirty dealings between the gentry families, Meng Hun knew that Liu She and Meng Zhan had cut off all ties.
Meng Liang, that little bastard, must have used another identity to sneak into the Liu's.
If Meng Liang died in the Liu's and the Meng's found out, they would definitely make things difficult for the Liu's and ask them to hand him over.
No, they would probably make the entire Liu's pay.
Although he vaguely felt that this Liu Xi before him was a little strange, after interacting with him for a while, he found that Liu Xi was indeed amiable and approachable. Moreover, he was extremely concerned about issues such as the people's livelihood. He wasn't like some of the aristocratic sons he had come into contact with in the past, who were always sentimental and worried about unreliable things. They were disgusting and would moan about nothing.
Meng Hun had a good impression of Jiang Pengji because of that.
But he couldn't say yes to her invitation.
As expected, Jiang Pengji, who had a good temper in Meng Hun's eyes, wasn't angry or embarrassed. Instead, she sighed with regret.
Jiang Pengji said, "Everyone has their own ambitions. Since you've made up your mind, I won't force you to stay."
The sky was getting dark. Qiguan Rang and Meng Hun had caught two baskets of fish. Meng Hun couldn't get any more information out of them, so he decided to leave.
Before he left, Meng Hun took a bag with him.
Two sets of warm clothes, a few pairs of oversized straw sandals, cotton socks, a few days' worth of dry food, and some medicine.
Jiang Pengji explained, "I saw that you have blisters on your feet, so I asked someone to prepare some medicine for you. Otherwise, if you get bitten by mosquitoes, your wounds will fester very easily. That would be troublesome."
Meng Hun's heart warmed. After some hesitation, he accepted the small but thoughtful gift.
Qiguan Rang and Xu Ke, who had watched the whole show, laughed.
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