Chapter 751: 97. Miss, we are all our own people

97. Miss, we are all our own people

In the afternoon, the sun sprinkled on the eaves.

Ouyang Rong pushed open the door, stretched, and stood in the hot sun for a while.

After being in a daze for a moment, he turned and went to wash up and change clothes.

He only returned early this morning.

Recently, he had been working the night shift in the dining hall, making vegetarian meals for the Jade Hall in Qingliang Valley.

He had to work until dawn every day before he could return. Upon returning to his room, he almost fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

He didn't get up to tidy things up until the afternoon.

Working the night shift in the dining hall seriously affected his schedule, and he didn't even have time to cultivate. Although Qi Refiners had abundant energy and could go without sleep for several nights, this was overdrawing the body, which not only consumed Yang energy but also easily led to mental exhaustion, so it was not suitable for long-term staying up late.

Last night was the same as the previous nights; there were no variables, and he didn't wait for the opportunity to enter Qingliang Valley to deliver meals.

Ouyang Rong's expression didn't change. After washing up, he returned to the room, glanced at the almanac, and his footsteps paused.

It had been almost a month since he finished the arrangements in Taoyuan Town and returned to Sword Marsh.

This month passed by in a flash. Ouyang Rong almost didn't feel the passage of time. He felt there were too many things, coming one after another, and it passed in the blink of an eye.

Standing in front of the old almanac, he pondered for a moment.

Ouyang Rong packed up the bamboo tube and turned to go out.

Usually at this time, he would go directly to the dining hall to take over from his colleagues who were off duty in the evening.

But today, when he came to the intersection, he didn't take the road to Qingliang Valley Dining Hall, but turned his steps and walked toward the purchasing room.

The purchasing room was the same as usual. Seeing Ouyang Rong, a clerk greeted him familiarly.

"Madam Chen? Brother A-Liang is looking for her?"

"Mm."

"She should have gone to the warehouse. We are going down the mountain again in a few days, and Madam Chen has been busy checking the warehouse recently."

"Understood, thank you."

Hearing the word "down the mountain" from his colleague in the purchasing room, Ouyang Rong kept his expression calm and cupped his hands to say goodbye.

Not long after, he came to the warehouse with ease and indeed saw Madam Chen's back.

The woman was standing at the entrance of the warehouse, directing several workers to work and move cargo boxes.

Madam Chen's peripheral vision happened to catch Ouyang Rong approaching woodenly. Her expression was surprised, and she asked:

"Liu A-Liang? Why did you come over?"

Ouyang Rong didn't answer and looked around.

Seeing this, Madam Chen understood in seconds. Her expression became serious, she gave a few instructions to her subordinates, and then took Ouyang Rong to an empty space where no one was around.

She got straight to the point:

"What's the matter? Please speak."

Ouyang Rong first asked:

"Is your purchasing hall almost at the day of the month to send people down the mountain regularly

??"

Madam Chen nodded subconsciously: "Yes, that's right."

Ouyang Rong's tone was understated, but the words he said made Madam Chen stunned:

"I also want to go down the mountain; help me arrange it."

Madam Chen couldn't help asking:

"You also want to go down the mountain? Why are you going down the mountain for no reason?"

Ouyang Rong first answered:

"Two things. One, the pickled radishes for the vegetarian meals need some ingredients and seasonings to be pickled deliciously. I want to go down the mountain to the Taoyuan Town market to pick some. Two, I want to send a family letter back."

The more Madam Chen heard, the more her brows furrowed. She hurriedly pulled him to the side, further away from the warehouse, and lowered her voice:

"I happen to be leading a team down the mountain. Whatever you need for pickled radishes, just say it, and I'll help you find it."

She paused and continued:

"As for the family letter, just give it to me. I'll go to Taoyuan Town and help you send it out. I guarantee I'll help you get it done, and I won't look at your things randomly."

Ouyang Rong hesitated for a moment and shook his head:

"I want to go down myself."

Madam Chen showed a difficult expression and asked:

"Why do you have to go down yourself?"

Ouyang Rong seemed to hesitate for a while before saying in a muffled voice:

"My family has come. Before I went up the mountain, I sent a family letter and agreed on a meeting date in the town. She must have come. I want to go see her; I can't break my promise. If she doesn't see me, she will be worried."

Madam Chen was startled. She looked at the worried yet firm face of the young man in front of her, only thinking that she had forced out his true words from the bottom of his heart. Her brows gradually relaxed:

"So that's how it is, family... is it your younger sister?"

She vaguely knew something about Ouyang Rong's family situation.

The wooden young man looked like he didn't want to say more and nodded perfunctorily:

"Mm-hmm."

Madam Chen didn't doubt it. She paced around in place, her expression somewhat hesitant, and she kept muttering:

"Your sister rushed here from thousands of miles away; it really makes people worry. Your worry is also human nature. After all, you don't know if anything happened to her on the road. It's normal to go see her, but, but why at this juncture? The things the Miss entrusted haven't been done yet, eh,..."

She turned her head and tried to ask carefully;

"How about this, you stay safely in Qingliang Valley Dining Hall for the night shift. After I go down the mountain, I will go to the town myself and help you see her? Don't worry, I know the town well, and going there will be unknown to anyone; I will definitely settle it for you properly. Whatever you and your sister need, just say it."

Ouyang Rong was quiet for a moment and shook his head slowly.

"No, I want to go myself. Help me arrange it."

Madam Chen wanted to say something but stopped.

?? She looked at the stubborn and stiff-necked young man in front of her and didn't know what to say.

The two looked at each other in silence.

Ouyang Rong didn't leave and kept looking at Madam Chen.

At a certain moment, the latter gritted her teeth and became somewhat procrastinating and vague:

"I can't make the decision on this matter and can't give you an answer... Besides, you were the one who promised the Miss's instructions first. How can you leave halfway before finishing..."

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked:

"The Miss said she would arrange for me to enter Qingliang Valley. After waiting for so long, how is the progress there?"

Madam Chen's words of shifting blame were suddenly choked.

After hesitating again and again, she said with an embarrassed tone:

"This matter is somewhat difficult to handle, but don't worry, what the Miss promised will definitely be done, but it just takes some effort. When we met last night, the Miss also asked me to bring a message to you when I had time, saying let you wait well, she still has some small matters to solve there, clearing obstacles for you. You just stay in the dining hall well for now, don't be impatient..."

Ouyang Rong interrupted woodenly and said word by word:

"That means it hasn't been done yet and still needs time. It just so happens that I haven't been down the mountain for long. I went down the mountain with you last time, and I only stayed for two days. It won't affect anything."

Madam Chen subconsciously opened her mouth: "But, what if..."

Just as she said half of it, Ouyang Rong interrupted again:

"You can go and tell the Miss, bring my original words, and let the Miss decide."

Madam Chen was instantly dumbfounded, staring at the wooden young man in front of her who spoke stiffly and impolitely.

She didn't know what to say for a while.

They had gotten along quite happily before. This Brother Liu gave people the feeling of being very easy to get along with, honest and honest, and he did things in a down-to-earth manner, he was a man of few words, and he was very trouble-free... Who knew he was a stubborn donkey who wouldn't turn back once he decided on something...

Madam Chen suddenly felt that such people were the most difficult to get along with, because he was very good at making you embarrassed, and at some moment, he would make you choke.

The two stared at each other for a while.

After a while, under Ouyang Rong's unblinking gaze, Madam Chen nodded reluctantly.

"Fine, I'll go inform the Miss first, let the Miss decide, you wait for news..."

"Mm, thank you for your hard work."

"You want to go down the mountain with the purchasing room?"

"Mm."

"And you want to go to Taoyuan Town privately."

"Yes, Miss."

Moonlit night, in Qingliang Valley.

By a mountain spring, in a familiar pavilion, two figures could be seen through the curtain, one woman and one man, one sitting and one standing.

Ouyang Rong came earlier and waited for half an hour.

hour.

Chen Jiaxin should have rushed over somewhat hurriedly after receiving the news.

After entering the pavilion, she didn't even have time to take off the sword at her waist and asked Ouyang Rong a few questions in a rush.

At this moment, this matter, which was beyond her plan, made Chen Jiaxin's little face show some impatience, and her tone was somewhat heavy:

"Reason."

Ouyang Rong looked straight ahead, looked into her eyes, and said calmly:

"I told Madam Chen, she should have reported it to the Miss."

Chen Jiaxin didn't speak, her eyes staring straight at the wooden young man in front of her who had some guts.

After being quiet for a while, she spoke:

"The two things you want to do are both small matters. You know the status of my family in the town. As long as it is within the scope of Taoyuan Town, I will definitely arrange it properly for you. I can also do well what you can't consider. You just stay on the mountain with peace of mind and continue to work the night shift in the dining hall."

Chen Jiaxin waved her little hand and made a final decision with an unquestionable tone:

"That's settled. You go back with peace of mind..."

Ouyang Rong's voice suddenly came:

"No, Miss."

He directly interrupted Chen Jiaxin's words. Their eyes met, and his face was firm:

"Better safe than sorry. I called my family to come and promised to pick them up; I can't break my promise. I hope the Miss understands. Except for this matter, I listen to the Miss in everything else; only this matter is different."

Chen Jiaxin walked a few steps forward and came to Ouyang Rong's side. She was only slightly shorter than him, almost looking at him levelly.

Chen Jiaxin stared at his wooden face and said word by word, without emotion:

"Do you know that I hate people talking conditions with me and not obeying arrangements very, very much, especially when they are my own people."

Ouyang Rong nodded:

"It is precisely because we are our own people and not outsiders that I dare to speak directly to the Miss about this, instead of acting in compliance but opposing in heart, or acting recklessly."

Chen Jiaxin's originally tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and the fire in her eyes seemed to dissipate a little.

But immediately, she furrowed her brows again, gritted her teeth, and emphasized one sentence:

"I don't buy this."

The little lady snorted coldly.

Ouyang Rong looked at her calmly.

Sure enough, Chen Jiaxin bought the three words "our own people" the most.

Perhaps it was because of her family background, her collective consciousness was strong, or perhaps it was what her grandfather taught her by words and deeds. Ouyang Rong recently observed and found that Chen Jiaxin emphasized unity the most and valued "our own people" very much... to put it uglier, she liked to form cliques in a new environment.

But this didn't mean that she was infinitely tolerant to her own people.

If it was a matter of right and wrong that affected the interests of the small group, Chen Jiaxin wouldn't be soft-hearted.

soft-hearted.

The incident where Ouyang Rong was complained about by the little lady under her after the assessment was a vivid example.

Ouyang Rong also understood this point, so he dared to make today's request.

Because the scale of this private matter of his was just right, and there was a sufficient reason.

If Chen Jiaxin strongly disagreed, it would be somewhat unfeeling.

While Chen Jiaxin was quiet, Ouyang Rong lowered his head slightly and said:

"I've made things difficult for the Miss."

Chen Jiaxin suddenly waved her hand:

"Since there is no progress in the dining hall for the time being, you go and finish this private matter first. I will instruct the Chen family to arrange for someone to temporarily take over your night shift. You go down the mountain with the purchasing room; let the Chen family accompany you to Taoyuan Town."

"Thank you, Miss."

Ouyang Rong shook his head: "No need to trouble Madam Chen to send me; she can go about her business. For these private matters, give me two days, and I can handle them myself."

Chen Jiaxin stared at him for a while and suddenly said:

"Liu A-Liang, you don't want to run away, do you?"

Ouyang Rong's eyes were somewhat puzzled:

"Why is the Miss worried about this? If I wanted to run, why would I choose to stay in the Sword Sect after failing the Bamboo Hall assessment? Why wouldn't I go down the mountain earlier?"

Chen Jiaxin's cold expression softened, and she nodded slowly:

"This young lady believes you."

She turned around, without dragging her feet, walked toward the outside of the pavilion, and left a sentence:

"When you arrive at Taoyuan Town, if you encounter any difficulties, you can report the name of the Chen family and say you know me."

Ouyang Rong suddenly said: "Miss, wait."

"What is it?"

Chen Jiaxin frowned and looked back.

"If you have anything to say, say it clearly next time. Don't just say half of it, dragging your feet..."

Chen Jiaxin's words suddenly stopped.

Because she saw Ouyang Rong carrying the food box to the table and setting out the hot food one by one.

Chen Jiaxin was stunned for the first time, and then she reacted.

The wooden young man was busy setting out the hot dishes and said without raising his head:

"Miss, eat something if you're hungry."

Chen Jiaxin was quiet for a while and walked over.

After walking around the table, she pressed her palm on the food box and said with a straight face:

"Don't do these little clever things. It's fine that you brought it this time, don't bring it next time."

Ouyang Rong's face was wooden, waiting on the side, watching Chen Jiaxin sit down again and bury her head in eating.

He didn't say a word.

He would bring it next time too.

The next morning.

Ouyang Rong returned to the courtyard after finishing the night shift in the dining hall.

According to Chen Jiaxin's arrangement, Ouyang Rong

didn't have to go to the dining hall from today on. Tonight was the last night in the short term.

In two days, when the purchasing room goes down the mountain, he can go with Madam Chen. The specific matters will be arranged by Madam Chen, and Ouyang Rong doesn't need to worry about it.

Returning to the courtyard, Ouyang Rong didn't fall asleep as usual.

Instead, he deliberately stayed in the courtyard, walked to the wall, and waited silently for a while.

Not long after, Li Wan pushed open the door and was about to go out as usual.

Her peripheral vision swept across the courtyard, and her expression was surprised:

"A-Liang? Did you just come back?"

"Mm."

Ouyang Rong nodded.

Li Wan walked over, chatted with him a few words across the wall, and prepared to leave.

Ouyang Rong behind the wall suddenly shouted:

"Madam Li."

"What is it?"

"May I ask if Young Master Lu will return recently? We can have a meal together these two nights and get together."

Li Wan was stunned for a moment. **Chapter 752**