The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 789 - 778: Private Room

Chapter 789: Chapter 778: Private Room

As the three were gathered by the window, the proprietor personally brought in the tea. Seeing them, he felt they looked familiar, yet couldn’t recall who they were, so he hesitated and asked, "Are the young masters and the young lady also from our Luojiang County?"

"Of course," they replied.

With a smile, the proprietor asked, "May I know which family the young master belongs to? Forgive this old man’s poor eyesight, I couldn’t recognize you."

Bai Shan said, "We are from the Bai Family."

The proprietor quickly set the tea down on the table, prepared it for them, and said with a smile, "So you’re the young masters and the young lady from the Bai Family. Aside from the snacks already ordered, would you like to have some meals as well?"

They had all eaten reunion dinner at home before heading out, but they might play late into the night, so they would definitely need a late-night snack.

So Bai Shan said, "Let’s wait a while. We will order when we are hungry."

The proprietor smiled and agreed, bowing before retreating.

Once outside, he slapped the young server on the head, saying, "I just forgot to remind you about one thing, and you gave away this prime spot. You really are..."

The young server, rubbing his head, responded, "Uncle, we can’t just shoo away guests when they come to the door, right? Who knew if the masters from the Zhang or Liu families would come here to enjoy the lanterns? If they don’t come, and our private room is left empty, wouldn’t that be a waste?"

"Can’t you offer a different spot? Aside from that reserved room, this one, and the one next door are the best. In past years, they were always booked by the Zhang family," the proprietor said with a headache. "Later tonight, when the people from both families arrive, if we accommodate one and not the other, are you trying to make my hair fall out even more?"

The young server couldn’t help but mutter under his breath, "Didn’t you say you would switch them to a different room? So why didn’t you?"

"Switch? What switch?" The proprietor overheard his muttering and couldn’t help but reprimand, "These are people from the Bai Family, they can’t be offended either."

This family shouldn’t be offended, and neither should that one, leaving the proprietor himself as the one to suffer in the end.

He twisted the young server’s ear as they went downstairs. Daji saw them leave, then closed the private room door and turned to meet the puzzled gaze of the young master.

Daji leaned against the door as he saw Miss Man and the young master waving down at the man selling candied roasted chestnuts...

Bai Shan looked back and said to him, "Daji, have a seat and rest. No need to be so formal in the private room."

Daji acknowledged and found a place to sit by the table.

Not long after, a knock on the door of the private room came, and a middle-aged man in brown cloth clothes brought in a lotus leaf of candied roasted chestnuts, asking while bowing, "Are these the chestnuts ordered by the young master and miss?"

"Yes, we ordered them." Manbao took out money to pay and, with a smile, accepted the candied roasted chestnuts.

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang reached out to take one and couldn’t help nodding, saying, "These are quite good, sticky and soft. Let’s buy some more."

Manbao then took out some copper coins, "Please roast some more for us."

The middle-aged man happily took the money, bowed, and said, "The young masters and miss, please wait a moment. I will bring them right up."

Manbao invited Daji to share, and without any reservation, he sat at the table and started eating, while the three of them moved chairs to the window to watch the streets gradually bustling below as they ate.

As night fell, many households uncoordinatedly lit the lanterns hanging by their doors and under the eaves. Standing on the second floor, they looked down from above, and amidst the dimming twilight, lanterns of various designs were lit, radiating a warm orange glow, casting a gentle light over the entire night.

The three of them quieted down, silently watching the entire county town slowly light up, and it wasn’t until then that cheers from the people on the street began to be heard.

There were children shouting, and adults commenting on the lanterns.

Looking down, they noticed that the streets had become crowded without them realizing when, yet compared to the throngs they had seen in Yizhou City, it was still much less crowded.

People walked along the streets lively but not congested.

Everyone was unhurried, strolling leisurely forward, some walking on the right, others on the left, without interfering with each other.

People were not in a rush to check out the stalls and lanterns on the opposite side of the street, after all, the county town was only so big, and with the whole night ahead, even at a tortoise’s pace, they could cover it all, so why hurry?

The onlookers upstairs weren’t in a hurry either, peacefully and calmly watching until Manbao finally broke the silence, "I much prefer it like this."

Bai Shan simply nodded.

Bai Erlang scratched his head, not quite following her train of thought, but then again, why dig deeper into everything? He just leaned out to look below when, before long, he exclaimed, "County Magistrate Yang!"

Manbao looked down and immediately locked eyes with County Magistrate Yang, who had been attracted by Bai Erlang’s exclamation and had looked up.

County Magistrate Yang saw the little heads peering out from the second-floor window and couldn’t help but smile and wave at them.

The three little heads quickly retreated back into the room.

County Magistrate Yang withdrew his hand, telling the attendants carrying things, "Let’s go up."

The room with the best view and location next to Manbao’s was reserved for County Magistrate Yang.

Manbao and the others stepped out just as County Magistrate Yang was coming up to the second floor.

After exchanging greetings with County Magistrate Yang and seeing the attendants carrying boxes into the private room, they couldn’t help but ask, "Lord Yang, what are you doing?"

County Magistrate Yang replied, "The county government is a bit far from the main street, so tonight, I will work from here."

Bai Erlang, "... But isn’t the County Governmental Office on the main street?"

County Magistrate Yang laughed, "Oh, it’s just a bit distant from the liveliest section, not convenient for management."

Bai Shan, "Shouldn’t you choose a place with smooth traffic for work? Why pick a busy area instead? If the attendants who deliver messages get blocked..."

County Magistrate Yang tapped Bai Shan’s head with his folding fan, "You’re jinxing it, what’s with all these questions from you kids?"

Observing the fan in his hand, Manbao asked, "Lord Yang, why do you and County Magistrate Tang both like to carry folding fans in the middle of winter? Aren’t you cold?"

County Magistrate Yang looked at his folding fan and said, "This isn’t for fanning; it’s for knocking on people’s heads. Would you like to try it?"

Manbao promptly shook her head.

County Magistrate Yang didn’t feel like talking with them any longer and waved them off, "Alright, go play."

The three politely took their leave. As Manbao was about to leave, something crossed her mind, and she looked back and asked, "Lord Yang, there won’t be any danger tonight, right? My family has all come into town."

County Magistrate Yang was quite confident in the local manners of his jurisdiction and waved his hand, "As long as they don’t cause trouble, nothing should bother them."

What a joke, how many people does the Zhou family have?

Across the entire county town, who would foolishly provoke such a large group of people with nothing better to do?

However...

Looking at Manbao, County Magistrate Yang sighed, "Manbao, has your father considered splitting the family? Your family is simply too large."

It’s a loss to the court to perform corvée labor every year.

Manbao turned to leave, pulling a friend along with her.

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