Chapter 82 Tit for tat
"Master Cai, thank you for your kindness. My son Qian... my son has been sent to Renjitang Medical Clinic by the young master of Zuixianju in a carriage. He has not returned yet. I don't know what her current condition is. As a mother, I am very worried."
Liu didn't expect that Young Master Cai would actually come. She probably thought that he was so enthusiastic because her daughter had given him five pounds of chestnuts this morning.
It seems that what my daughter said is right. Only if you are willing to give up can you make friends. Otherwise, why would a gang leader like him care about such trivial matters as a vendor fainting?
"Aunt, please be patient. I will go to the Renjitang Clinic to find out the situation."
After saying this, Mr. Cai immediately walked out of the restaurant and headed towards the Renjitang Medical Clinic. He had just taken a few steps when a carriage passed by him quickly.
When they arrived at Zuixianju, the driver stopped the carriage. Chu Yichen jumped down first with the medicine bag, and then Qianhua also lifted the hem of her cloak, lifted the curtain and walked to the edge of the carriage.
Young Master Cai turned around and saw that it was the Chu family's carriage. He immediately walked back, and when he saw the little man walking out of the carriage, a smile broke out on his face. He was about to run up to help the little man get down from the carriage.
Who knew that there was a hand faster than his. Chu Yichen stretched out the hand that was not holding the medicine bag, caught the weak person and helped him down from the carriage.
When Young Master Cai saw this scene, he felt very unhappy. Does Young Master Chu know that the person he is supporting is a woman? There are differences between men and women. How can he hold Miss Liang's hand?
Master Cai took two steps at a time and walked forward, pushing Chu Yichen aside. Then he looked at Qianhuan and said gently, "Brother Liang, I heard that you fainted. How do you feel now? What did the doctor say?"
Qianhuan looked at Master Cai in surprise and asked, "Master Cai, why are you here too? I'm fine. The doctor said I just caught a cold."
"As soon as I heard from my younger brother downstairs that you fainted, I rushed over immediately. Your mother was so worried. Let's go in and tell your aunt that you are safe."
Liu had heard the noise outside the door and ran out. Seeing her daughter coming back safe and sound, she burst into tears of joy. She hugged her daughter and cried, "My child, I'm glad you woke up. I was really scared just now. I thought you..."
Liu couldn't say the following words, for she was afraid that it would be unlucky to say them. She just thought that her daughter was going to die like this, and she was scared out of her wits.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm fine. I just caught a cold. Doctor Xu said I should go home and cover myself with a thick blanket and sweat a little, and I'll be fine."
Qianhuan's face was still a little pale, and she spoke weakly to comfort Liu.
"You said you were fine, but look at how bad you look. You just like to show off. Next time if you feel uncomfortable, don't hold on. You must tell your mother, okay?" Liu scolded.
"Okay, Mom, I get it. I won't act stubbornly next time."
Qianhuan nodded obediently and agreed. She was indeed being stubborn today. She actually felt a little uncomfortable in the afternoon, but thinking that the chestnuts had not been sold out yet, she forced herself to stay busy until the evening.
"Brother Liang, Aunt, it's getting dark. I'll ask the coachman to take you back in the carriage." Chu Yichen said with concern.
"Brother Liang, the carriage is too bumpy. You can take my sedan chair back. I will let the brothers carry you and make sure you are comfortable." Master Cai was full of hostility towards Chu Yichen and spoke up without giving in.
"My dear brother, Brother Liang has caught a cold. Your sedan chair is drafty on all sides. Do you want to make Brother Liang's condition worse by letting the wind blow through it? Besides, can your sedan chair run as fast as a carriage? By the time you carry him home, it will probably be dark."
It's not that Chu Yichen looked down on his sedan chair, it's just that the sedan chair is not suitable for Brother Liang to sit on now, and he really doesn't understand why this person is so hostile when talking to him? This is the first time he has met him, and he really can't think of how he has offended him.
Young Master Cai was speechless after being retorted by him. Apart from the advantage of not being bumpy, the sedan chair was indeed inferior to a horse-drawn carriage in every other way. It was not as warm as a horse-drawn carriage, nor did it run as fast as a horse-drawn carriage.
"Master, Master Cai, thank you for your kindness. My mother and I can go back by bullock cart. We won't bother you two. Liang would like to sincerely thank you two for your concern and help again."
Qianhuan bowed gently to the two of them, took off her mink cloak and handed it to Chu Yichen: "Young Master, I'm returning this cloak to you. If you think it's dirty, I'll take it home and wash it and send it back to you."
"It's windy outside, you should wear it when you go home." Chu Yichen was afraid that she would refuse, so he immediately added: "You can wear it home and wash it and send it to me."
Qianhuan did feel cold all over after taking off her cloak. After hearing what Chu Yichen said, she stopped being pretentious and immediately put on her cloak again, wrapping herself tightly.
She bowed to Chu Yichen and said, "Thank you, Young Master. I will wash the cloak clean and return it to you."
Qianhuan took the medicine bag from Chu Yichen, turned around and said to Liu: "Mom, let's go home in the ox cart."
"Okay, let's go home. Come, let me support you." Liu carefully supported her daughter and went to the place where they usually took the ox cart. Fortunately, the place where they took the ox cart was not very far away and it only took half an incense stick of time (about five minutes) to get there.
Chu Yichen watched the two of them leave, then got on the carriage with the servant Yuanji and went back to the Chu Mansion.
Master Cai also led his brothers away. One of the brothers couldn't help but complain, "Boss, this little vendor selling chestnuts is really ungrateful. You usually don't even want to use your sedan chair for riding, but today you gave it to him, and he doesn't even appreciate it."
Master Cai knocked on the younger brother's head and cursed: "You know nothing, how can she be ungrateful? She is too considerate, she just doesn't want to trouble us."
The beaten little brother covered his head with a puzzled look on his face. Why was his boss so abnormal today? If it were in the past, if someone dared to be so ungrateful, their boss would have beaten him up severely. Why did he speak well of the other person today? Could his boss be possessed by evil spirits?
When Cai Xiaoye was a few years old, both his parents died and his family left him a house with earthen walls and tiles. His family originally came from another village and had no other relatives.
The people in their village felt sorry for him and would often give him their leftovers. In this way, Little Master Cai grew up safely until he was in his teens by eating at many people's homes.
By chance, Master Cai picked up a seriously injured chivalrous knight and took him home. While the knight was recuperating at his home, he saw that the boy had a good physique for practicing martial arts, so he taught him martial arts. After his injuries healed, the man left.
Young Master Cai has a high level of comprehension in martial arts. The knight only taught him for a few months. Although he couldn't resist a martial arts master, he had no problem dealing with three or five people with some martial arts skills, not to mention those hooligans with only mediocre skills.
Before he learned martial arts, he was often bullied by children in the village. After learning martial arts, he beat away all the bullies.
He was upright and hated evil. Whenever bullies bullied ordinary people, he would help them. In the end, Cai Xiaoye recruited many younger brothers and became the leader of the gang.
But he is different from other gangsters. Other gangsters bully innocent people, but he never bullies kind and innocent people. Although he collects stall fees, the vendors are willing to give him money because he really protects these vendors with his brothers.
No one had ever taught Master Cai about matters between men and women. Occasionally, his subordinates would urge him to go out for drinks, but he always refused to go to such places.
His younger brothers often make fun of him: Boss, you are already seventeen years old, but you have never tasted a woman. People your age would have already married and had children, and would have been sleeping with their wives in their arms every night.
Mr. Cai just laughed it off. He was like an ignorant boy who had not yet come to his senses and had never thought about finding a woman.
But today, Mr. Cai, who is usually alone and carefree, is suddenly so nervous about a little girl. This is really unexpected.
Cai Xiaoye was also puzzled: Why was he so nervous about that little girl? Maybe it was because she was so decisive when she beat people, and so cunning when she threatened people, and he thought it was so interesting, so he paid special attention to her. Yes, that must be it.