#1078 - Chapter 1078 A Match Made in Heaven
"Young master, I'm so sorry, I was really too presumptuous!" Yao Tao quickly bowed in apology.
"There's no need to be so polite. Although my father is the leader of Yan Di, I am just an ordinary person. And being able to help you, miss, is something I am very happy to do," Lie Yan said, helping her up.
The two people's hands touched, and instantly it was like being shocked by electricity, and they hurriedly separated.
Yao Tao's face instantly turned red.
"Young master, today I am very grateful for your enthusiastic help, otherwise, I'm afraid Yao Tao would not have been able to return. I don't know how to thank you, please stay for a few days and let me entertain you properly," Cheng Bang suggested.
"Really?" Lie Yan stood up excitedly upon hearing this.
"Young master, what's wrong with you? If there's anything presumptuous, then just pretend I didn't say anything," Cheng Bang said, deliberately whetting his appetite.
"No, no, no, not presumptuous, not presumptuous," Lie Yan quickly waved his hand.
"Excellent, excellent! In that case, Yao Tao, quickly go start a fire and cook, and properly reward young master Lie Yan," Cheng Bang instructed.
"I'll go help too!" Lie Yan wanted to follow when he saw Yao Tao was about to leave.
"Young master, please rest here. How can we let you do such rough work?" Cheng Bang pretended to stop him.
"What's wrong with that? If I'm just eating for free, I'd feel bad," he said, and immediately followed her out.
People of this era did not cook inside the house.
Their cooking methods were relatively rough, which was to build a fire in the open space of the courtyard, and then put the pottery pot on the fire to bake.
Of course, you could also directly put fish and shrimp on the fire to roast.
Lie Yan hadn't done this kind of work much. And Yao Tao was wearing white clothes, so of course she couldn't do this kind of work either.
Lie Yan could not bear to let such a great beauty be blackened by the smoke. So the cooking naturally fell on the shoulders of several followers.
"You few, come over here!" Lie Yan ordered.
"Young master!" The followers hurried over.
"I will be dining here today, you arrange it," Lie Yan ordered.
"Yes!" The followers accepted the order and began to get busy.
During this period, the upper class and the lower class had already developed obvious differences in living habits.
The upper class paid great attention to cooking methods and hygiene when dining.
They generally would not grab food directly with their hands, but would put it in a pottery pot and eat it little by little.
Several followers were busy running back and forth.
Lie Yan and Yao Tao ran to the nearby forest to play leisurely.
"Hahaha, young master, come and catch me! Hahaha."
Yao Tao shuttled through the forest, and Lie Yan happily chased after her.
One didn't mind being tired, and the other didn't mind being tired either.
When the sun set, dinner was finally ready.
The followers didn't have a share of the meal and stood aside watching.
Cheng Bang, Yao Tao, and Lie Yan sat by the fire. Eating and chatting, the scene was very harmonious.
"Young master, you and Yao Tao will sleep in the house tonight, and I will sleep outside," Cheng Bang arranged.
"This...this..." Lie Yan wanted to ask if this was inappropriate, right?
But the strong urge to be with Yao Tao in his heart did not allow him to raise any objections.
He just sighed quietly:
"This old man is too considerate, he directly said what's on my mind."
"Young master, there's no need to be polite. I can tell that you like Yao Tao, and Yao Tao also likes you. You are a match made in heaven, and I can't bear to separate you," Cheng Bang said.
Lie Yan didn't know how to respond to this, and was moved to tears.
He felt that this old man was really too good, and he couldn't wait to kneel down and kowtow twice.
"However, young master, our house is too small, I'm afraid your followers will have no place to live," Cheng Bang said, pointing to the followers.
"You go back to the city first and tell my father that I won't be going back these two days," Lie Yan ordered.
"Young master, if you don't go back, I'm afraid the leader will be unhappy," the follower said.
"What? Do I have to say it a second time?" Lie Yan's face turned cold.
"Yes, sir." The followers had no choice but to return.
… …
Yan Di, the residence of Marquis Lie Huo.
"What? This kid actually dares not to come back?" Marquis Lie Huo's beard was crooked with anger after hearing this.
Being unmarried and living with a strange woman. Although this was not something that couldn't be seen in this era, Marquis Lie Huo did not approve of it.
In the tradition of the Nata tribe, the leader must set an example for the tribe. The so-called upper behavior influences the lower, and if the above deliberately does something wrong, the people below will make even more outrageous mistakes. For the stability of the tribe, the leaders of the past dynasties have been cautious and disciplined.
Moreover, now that there is the matter of Jin Ji's hereditary throne, he naturally wants to pass the position of Yan Di's leader to his son.
Therefore, he has requirements for Lie Yan's behavior.
