Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 264 Do You Think of Me as a Thief?

Jian Ying frowned, "I don't know if I'm overthinking it. Although Auntie has my rent, it's not much. And...if I can enter the academy, I will definitely leave Taoyuan Town. Auntie is also aware of this."

In other words, once she left, Aunt Geng would have no source of income.

Shen Nankui was silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "Geng Jin's incident was a big blow to Aunt Geng. She is suffering at her age, and I'm afraid she won't be able to get over it."

Jian Ying nodded, "Yes, few people can endure this kind of thing."

She smiled again, "However, Madam Zhouzun, rest assured, as long as I am still in Taoyuan Town, I will definitely persuade you more."

Shen Nankui smiled and nodded, "Then I'll trouble you. It's getting late today, so I'll go back first. I'll come back another day to do what Aunt Geng asked me to do."

Jian Ying smiled, "Okay, now we don't have to worry about these things. Next time you come to Taoyuan Town, I will make snacks for you."

"It's a deal. I'll ask Jones to come along."

……

Three days later.

All the aftermath matters of Feiying Village were completed. After being busy for so many days, Gu Yichuang finally had a moment of leisure. He returned from the yamen just after noon.

"Zhou Zun came back really early today." Shen Nankui said with a smile.

Gu Yichuan took Ah Nao from her arms and said, "Yes, once the matter of Feiying Village is settled, I can spend more time with you and Ah Nao. Hey, has she become stronger?"

He held his daughter in his arms and weighed her, and felt that she seemed to be heavier.

Shen Nankui shook her head. "It's normal for a child of her age to change every day, isn't it?"

It was a sunny day, and Gu Yichuan held Ah Nao and played with her in the yard for a while. When he saw that she was sleepy, he handed his daughter to the wet nurse.

Shen Nankui sat beside the fish pond. The koi in the pond had grown a lot fatter under Hehua's careful care over the past six months. They all had round heads and looked very cute. As soon as they sensed someone walking beside the pond, they would swim over happily, wagging their tails.

Shen Nankui watched with interest and threw fish food in from time to time.

"Nan Kui, there is one thing I want to ask you about."

Gu Yichuan sat on the stone next to her.

"what's up?"

Gu Yichuan said, "Mr. Cai made a great contribution to the successful annihilation of Feiying Village this time. If he had not captured the leader of the bandits first, causing chaos in the stronghold, it would not have been so easy to eradicate a den of more than a hundred bandits. So I wonder if we should thank him in the name of the Yongzhou government?"

Shen Nankui shook his head. "That's not right. Mr. Cai hates dealing with government officials. He is willing to help this time. First, he is chivalrous and wants to get rid of harm for the people. Second, he is considering the friendship between friends. In short, it is not for fame or fortune."

Gu Yichuan asked: "According to what you said, how should we reward him?"

Shen Nankui fell silent.

Gifts? But Cai Ling didn't like vulgar things. No matter how good the gold and jade objects were, they would not catch his eye.

Send money? A painting by Cai Ling is worth a fortune. As long as he wants, he can spend endless money at any time. Besides, giving money directly is too mercenary and I am afraid he will not like it.

Just as I was hesitating, a voice suddenly came from a distance.

"I have an idea, would you like to hear it?"

The two looked up and saw Jin Feishuang sitting on the wall. Today she was wearing a dark tight-sleeved dress with her hair tied up high on her head. One leg was resting on her arm while the other leg was dangling in the air. She looked heroic and heroic.

Gu Yichuan frowned and looked around vigilantly.

Jin Feishuang had already entered the inner yard, why didn't Lian Qi and others react?

Jin Feishuang saw his action, jumped down from the top of the wall, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Hey, Mr. Gu, at least I helped you, what's the matter with you? Do you think I'm a thief?"

"Who told Miss Jin to always go off the beaten path?"

Shen Nankui smiled, extended his hand and said, "Since you are here, please move to the front hall and take a seat."

"No," Jin Feishuang walked straight to the octagonal pavilion beside the fish pond and sat down inside. "I think your garden is quite nice. It's small but exquisite. Let's sit here."

"Okay," Shen Nankui looked at He Hua, "Bring the tea."

Jin Feishuang said, "Weren't you just talking about rewarding A Ling? Why don't you continue?"

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Mr. Cai and Miss Jin have been involved in the Feiyingzhai incident. We really want to thank you two, but we haven't figured out how to prepare it yet. By the way, Miss Jin, you said you had an idea just now, what does that mean?"

For some reason, Jin Feishuang showed a hint of pride on his face.

"Shen Nankui, it seems you don't know that A Ling's birthday is in a few days, right?"

Shen Nankui was stunned, then shook his head, "I really don't know."

Jin Feishuang sighed, "I have known A Ling for a long time, but I have never celebrated his birthday with him. It is a rare opportunity like this. I wanted to personally organize a birthday party for him, but he has not forgiven me yet. I am afraid he will not give me this face, so I wanted to ask you for help. I didn't expect to hear you talking about rewarding him."

Shen Nankui's eyes lit up, "In that case, why don't we organize a birthday party for Mr. Cai?"

Jin Feishuang stood up and said, "If you are willing, that's fine, but when the time comes, don't forget to post the message to me!"

Shen Nankui said: "Of course, Miss Jin has helped us a lot, how can I forget you?"

Jin Feishuang laughed, "If you invited me, A Ling would definitely not chase me away for your sake!"

She walked out of the pavilion, tapped her toes a few times, and flew to the top of the wall.

"Then I'll take my leave first."

Shen Nankui was stunned. "Miss Jin, the tea hasn't been served yet. Why don't you sit for a while?"

Jin Feishuang stood on the wall and looked back at her, "I won't drink anymore. My goal is to help A Ling celebrate his birthday. Since you agreed so readily, what am I still standing here for?"

Just as she turned around to leave, she found that Lian Qi had been sitting on the roof in front of her without her noticing.

Jin Feishuang was startled and took three steps back, almost sliding down the wall. "You dumb idiot, why are you squatting here in broad daylight to scare people?"

Lian Qi pointed to the gate below, and his meaning was self-evident.

Gu Yichuan's voice rang out, "Miss Jin, the roof tiles are slippery, you should go through the main door."

Jin Feishuang glared at him, jumped off the wall reluctantly, and left through the gate.

Shen Nankui laughed, "Why do you have to make things difficult for her?"

Gu Yichuan snorted softly, "She helped me, I acknowledge this favor, but this does not mean that she can come and go in our backyard at will. Fortunately, we were just sitting and talking just now. If we did something else, wouldn't she see it?"