Hope for luck

Chapter 12
Seeing Gao Pan talking to him in such a soft and friendly voice, without any disgust or contempt in his eyes, the thief couldn't help but have a sore nose and almost burst into tears again.

"My name is Peng Ming. I don't have a home. My mother...she passed away last year. I have an older sister. By the way, my older sister hasn't eaten yet. You...can I give her something to eat first, Lock me up again?"

The thief who called himself Peng Ming didn't hide anymore, his voice choked with sobs.

When talking about his sister, there is still a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Seeing this, Gao Pan felt compassion, the person in front of him was just a child!

"Yes, but I have to go with you!" Gao Pan nodded in agreement.

"Thank you... thank you, big... man!"

Originally, Peng Ming didn't want to call out the word "Master", but he could see Gao Pan's kindness towards him, so he thanked Gao Pan awkwardly, and called Gao Pan "Master".

"If you don't want to call me an adult, we will meet according to age, and you can call me brother!"

Gao Pan also heard the reluctance in his tone, thinking that he called himself a dog officer before, it seems that he resents the government officials very much in his heart.

Hearing this, Peng Ming opened his eyes wide and looked at Gao Pan, seeing the unbelievable lies he said, he couldn't believe it.

At this moment, Yin Weian also came over respectfully with two yamen servants, carrying a lot of steamed buns and cooking cakes in the hands of the two yamen servants.

"Master Yin, pay the bill, by the way, you haven't eaten yet, go and eat first, and come with me later!"

Gao Pan said to Yin Wei'an calmly.

Yin Weian's original smile froze again, his heart beat rapidly, and his face gradually turned red.

When Gao Pan asked him to go to the steamed stuffed bun stand to pay the bill, his heart felt like a knife cut him.

At this moment, hearing that Gao Pan still asked him to pay the bill, Yin Weian felt his heart bleed even more.

The heartache all over his face couldn't help but show on his face.

Seeing this, Gao Pan wanted to laugh, but he pretended to be sullen and said:

"What? I put so much money in your safekeeping, Master Yin forgot?"

After hearing this, Yin Weian lost his temper instantly, and quickly said with a flattering smile:

"How dare you forget your humble job, just go and pay the bill!"

With that said, he paced away and went to the counter on the first floor to pay.

Seeing this, Gao Pan looked away calmly, looked at Peng Ming with a smile and said:

"Let's go, where is your sister, take me to see it together!"

Seeing this, Peng Ming nodded happily, and walked ahead first.

The servants around hurriedly stood up, wanting to continue to detain him, but Gao Pan stopped him:

"Don't hold him anymore, he won't run away!"

After hearing this, many clerks were a little skeptical, but Gao Pan seemed very sure that the thief would not sneak away by himself?
……

Seeing Gao Pan leaving Xiangmanlou with a large group of people, Yin Wei'an felt a burst of bitterness in his heart.

When he went to check out just now, he heard from the shopkeeper that he needed three taels of silver!
This made Yin Weian feel like he was about to vomit blood, and it cost three taels of silver for a meal. Yin Weian couldn't help complaining, what did Gao Pan eat that was so expensive?
But under Gao Pan's strict supervision, Yin Weian had no choice but to take out the silver from his pocket and give it to the shopkeeper!

The shopkeeper originally wanted not to charge the money, but Gao Pan insisted on giving it. The shopkeeper couldn't shirk it, so he had to charge at a discounted price.

However, it still cost as much as three taels of silver, which made Yin Wei'an unable to calm down for a long time!

The reason why he didn't follow Gao Pan and the others at this moment was because Yin Weian remembered that he hadn't had lunch yet!
Routong ordered a ten-cent dish and ordered a free bowl of rice, which was considered as a meal.

But in Yin Weian's heart, the more he ate, the more he felt unwilling, and the more he ate, the more he felt aggrieved and humbled!

From his point of view, Gao Pan is relying on himself, so should he be the only one who needs money from now on?
Thinking of this, Yin Weian suddenly wanted to return the bag of silver to Gao Pan, but when he thought that it was two to thirty taels of silver, Yin Weian felt very reluctant!
In the end, Yin Weian decided to be patient for a while, because he didn't believe that Gao Pan could really use up so much money!

……

"Big brother... is right in front, and sister is inside!"

At this time, in front of a dilapidated house five miles east of Dantang County, Peng Ming pointed at the dilapidated house excitedly and shouted to Gao Pan.

It seems that the previous restraints are gone, and the title of "big brother" is also very smooth.

Gao Pan nodded with a smile, and followed him to enter the dilapidated house.

There were obviously abandoned houses all around, so Gao Pan thought, living in such a place, the Peng Ming siblings are no different from beggars!

At this moment, everyone heard a scream from the broken house, which seemed to be a man's voice.

After hearing this, Peng Ming's expression changed drastically, and he rushed in. Seeing this, Gao Pan quickly signaled the servants to follow!

When I came to this dilapidated house, I saw a middle-aged man with a big belly, leading several strong men, surrounding a young girl.

Gao Pan took a closer look, only to find that the girl's attire was the same as Peng Ming's, with linen clothes patched together with rags.

However, compared to Peng Ming, this girl's face is a little cleaner, and she can vaguely see her beautiful appearance.

At this moment, he was being grabbed by the neck by a strong man, unable to move at all. It could be seen that there was still a red tooth mark on this man's wrist!
"Let go of my sister, you bastards..."

Seeing this, Peng Ming rushed over madly, trying to save his sister.

However, before he rushed in, he was caught by a strong man outside, and he couldn't move for an instant!
"Little brother... I beg you, let him go..."

Seeing this, the girl widened her eyes and begged for mercy.

"Hmph, let him go? Aren't you very fierce just now, dare to bite me, let's see..."

The strong man who grabbed her said with resentment on his face, and then he was about to slap the girl with his hand!

"stop……"

Seeing this, Gao Pan shouted loudly, and several servants also tacitly surrounded these people.

At this time, several people in the room discovered that besides Peng Ming, there were some other people here!

The middle-aged man with a big belly raised his eyebrows, glanced at Gao Pan contemptuously, guessed Gao Pan's identity in an instant, and said indifferently:

"Yo! I'm so lucky to meet Lord Xiaozhi County here. Du Xiangming, I met Lord Xiaozhi County! I don't know why Master Xiaozhi County has time to come to such a dilapidated place?"

"Du Xiangming? Are you the master of the Du family?"

After Gao Pan listened, he asked with his eyebrows.

"I want Lord Xiaozhi County to know that it is the third master of the Du family. However, in front of Lord Xiaozhi County, how dare I call myself the master. Lord Xiaozhi County calls me the third master!"

Du Xiang was obviously very respectful, but he didn't take Gao Pan seriously, and asked Gao Pan to call him the third master!

(End of this chapter)