Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 665 Huo Yuan (5)_1

Chapter 665: Chapter 665 Huo Yuan (5)_1

Cai Wei chuckled. Children at the age of seven or eight are known for their cravings. Even though she was no longer starving, which child didn’t hope to eat better?

"Yuan’er, come here, your sister can’t finish all this food. Come eat with your sister!" Cai Wei invited cheerfully.

Struggling to pull her gaze away from Cai Wei’s lunch, Yuan’er swallowed and said, "You don’t need to, Sister Wei. We have our lunch prepared too, big white buns with stewed cabbage and potatoes, more than enough to eat!"

"Big white buns with stewed cabbage and potatoes!"

Cai Wei repeated to herself and snickered. The way Uncle Zhou’s family treated the servants seemed pretty good. After all, there were quite a few households in the Great Jin Nation that would allow servants to eat their fill of big white buns.

She remembered when she first met Yuan’er, Yuan’er’s grandfather had hoped, ’Let’s hope we can meet someone kind later on and beg for a big white bun for you to eat.’

However, times had changed, this little girl now was probably accustomed to having her fill of big white buns every day and was beginning to crave other things. After all, it was a child’s nature to be partial to sweets.

"Come on Yuan’er, your sister won’t enjoy the meal as much if I eat alone, come and accompany me!" Cai Wei called out again.

Yuan’er listened and reluctantly approached, her face turning red as she sat down.

Cai Wei smiled and rose from her seat. She fetched a bowl and pair of chopsticks from the kitchen and shared half of her food with Yuan’er, eating together.

At first, Yuan’er was very formal, only bowing her head to eat. She did not dare to take her favorite dishes, so Cai Wei saw it and clipped off a piece of rabbit meat for her, and then put a roasted golden crispy fish in her bowl.

"Eat up!" Cai Wei said, gazing at her with affection.

In her old world, children aged eight or nine still clung to their parents’ sleeves crying for tasty food. Yet, children in this world had to take over the burden of life early on. They were obviously innocent little ones, yet they had to beg for living from others’ homes.

Though Cai Wei felt sorry for these children, she was helpless. The development and progress of history have their inviolable rules. Even if she has the spatial artifact, she couldn’t allow all the children of this era to attend school with their book bags regardless of gender like the children in her old world. So all she could do was try to help them within her means.

For instance, when she saw a young child laborer eyeing her delicious lunch, she shared her lunch with the child.

Yuan’er ate slowly, sneaking glances at Cai Wei as if she had something to say.

Cai Wei smiled and asked, "What else is there, Yuan’er?"

Yuan’er hesitated, then mumbled, "Sister Wei, can I take this fish home for my grandpa?"

After saying this, she bit her lip tightly and looked nervously at Cai Wei, fearing she might say no.

Cai Wei was touched. This little girl was so young, it was her time to have cravings, yet she was able to save the tasty food for her grandpa. Cai Wei greatly admired this commendable behavior. This child might be poor now, but she would surely be successful when she grew up!

So, she nodded and laughed, "Of course, when you leave, your sister will help you pack it."

Upon hearing this, Yuan’er’s eyes immediately curved into a pair of adorable crescents...

Meanwhile

In the Duke An’s mansion, the old Madame leaned forward, glaring at a kneeling boy, and asked once again, "Did you look carefully? Was it really young Master Huo who took them away?"

The boy nodded vigorously, saying, "This humble one dares not lie. I certainly saw it, it was indeed young Master Huo who took them away."

After confirming again, the old Madame looked gloomy. She slowly sat back in her chair, her old face was stern, and she remained silent.

Seeing the old Madame with a look of despair, Du Wanyue, who was sitting on a stool at her feet, comforted her, "What’s there to fear, grandmother? That Huo Yuan is just a merchant. Could he dare to stand up for those country bumpkins and oppose our Duke An’s mansion? Even if he is willing to take the side of them, we have the backing of the Great General’s mansion. We reckon he would not dare to do anything extreme!"

Du Yongbang said, "What do you know, child? Forget about our Duke An, even if it’s the Great General’s mansion, they would also need to think twice before offending Huo Yuan!"

Du Wanru said, "Father, don’t build up others’ courage while destroying our own spirit. My uncle is a high-ranking officer in our dynasty. Can we be afraid of him, a merchant? Even though he has a sister who is a consort, as a member of the harem, she can’t partake in politics and can’t help him much. Moreover, I heard that the virtuous consort is not really favored."

Du Yongbang glanced at his daughter and said nothing more, because there were some things he couldn’t tell to his daughters who never go out.

Indeed, Huo Yuan was just a merchant on the surface, but many years ago, there were rumors that he was the master of the newly emerging "Ci Yue Gang" in Jianghu. Ci Yue Gang specialized in assassinations, information gathering, and helping the poor by robbing the rich. In recent years, they had made quite a name for themselves and even the court had to take them seriously. Despite several orders to suppress them, not even a single hair was captured, proving that the power of Ci Yue Gang was not to be underestimated.

If Huo Yuan, like the rumors, was the master of Ci Yue Gang, would there still be any way for their family to survive if they crossed him?