Hope for luck

Chapter 14
Seeing that Du Xiangming was in his 40s, he didn't have any composure at all. Instead, he yelled like he was going crazy!

After watching this, Gao Pan felt a little disdainful in his heart, but also felt a little happy!

Today is the third time he has heard the name of the Du family. Looking at Du Xiangming's affirmative eyes, Gao Pan is also wondering in his heart, what kind of power this old master of the Du family has!
I also want to see if the Du family is in Dantang County, can they cover the sky with one hand and be bigger than him, the county magistrate?

Without stopping, these strong men who looked like guards left to report the news.

As for Peng Ming and Peng Lanshu, they were finally out of the clutches of the 'demon'. Peng Ming quickly ran to Peng Lanshu.

"Sister, are you okay... I brought this back today, eat it quickly!"

Peng Ming spoke very softly, and took out the cold steamed bun from his arms, and put it in front of Peng Lanshu.

"Little brother, you... you stole this again, right? I won't eat it..."

Tears welled up in the corners of Peng Lanshu's eyes. She saw the scars on Peng Ming's body, which were the marks of Peng Ming being beaten for stealing.

"No, no, this is... Big Brother bought it, Big Brother, do you think so!"

Peng Ming blushed, quickly shook his head in denial, and looked back at Gao Pan for proof.

"Well, your brother is right, this is bought, not stolen, you can rest assured to eat!"

Gao Pan also said with a smile.

"My lord, my little brother is not sensible. I hope you will forgive him. He is only 12 years old. My lord, catch me and let him go..."

But Peng Lanshu instantly understood what was happening, and quickly knelt down in front of Gao Pan, speaking resolutely!
Seeing this, Gao Pan sighed softly. From the moment he came in, he understood that the survival of the siblings would be a problem!

What's more, there are landlords like Du Xiangming who demand debt from them.

Gao Pan thought to himself, if it wasn't for his arrival, the siblings would have lived a miserable life in the end, and they wouldn't even live for long!

"Get up first, I won't arrest your brother, he didn't do anything..."

Gao Pan said softly, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

When Peng Ming and Peng Lanshu heard the words, they were both a little surprised, and quickly kowtowed to Gao Pan to thank him. Seeing this, Gao Pan had no choice but to accept it.

"Sister, big brother is alright, I..."

After Peng Ming let go of the burden in his heart, he began to tell Peng Lanshu what he had seen and heard today.

Peng Lanshu was terrified when she heard this, and looked at Gao Pan in official uniform, a trace of gratitude flashed in her eyes, she knew that if it wasn't for Gao Pan, Peng Ming would have already been imprisoned by now!

"Confused, how can you call adults big brothers? You should respectfully call your benefactors, adults!"

After hearing this, Peng Lanshu was not very happy, but instead taught Peng Ming a lesson.

After hearing this, Peng Ming pouted and said:

"Sister, you are wrong, big brother is not like those dog officials you said, he is very good..."

Before he finished speaking, Peng Lanshu covered his mouth. Peng Lanshu looked at Gao Pan in horror, as if he was afraid that Gao Pan would be enraged instantly.

Seeing this, Gao Pan shook his head in self-deprecating way:
"Girl, you don't need to be like this. Although I'm the county magistrate, I'm not a good official. Besides, the dog official is not the official I was talking about, right..."

Hearing Gao Pan's words, Peng Lanshu couldn't help but burst out laughing, then realized that she had lost her composure, quickly put away her smile, and said sincerely:

"Thank you magistrate for your kindness and generosity. Regardless of my younger brother's reckless behavior, I will definitely teach my younger brother well in the future so that he will not offend you!"

When Peng Lanshu heard Du Xiangming call Gao Pan the magistrate, she was somewhat surprised.

Now that Gao Pan claimed to be the county magistrate, he knew that Gao Pan was indeed the county magistrate, but he was a little puzzled. He didn't understand that Gao Pan didn't look much older than her, but he was already a seventh-rank magistrate?

After Gao Pan listened, he kindly asked about their family situation, and Peng Lanshu also talked about her family background very respectfully.

After hearing what Peng Lanshu said, Gao Pan knew that Peng Lanshu and Peng Ming had no father since they were young, and it was their mother who brought them up.

However, they passed away due to illness last year, and their siblings were too young and had no money in their family, so they had to borrow money to finish their mother's funeral.

But then, they lived in a very tight situation, and it was a problem for both of them to survive on their own, let alone pay back the money!

"...Thank you, my lord, for your help. If it wasn't for your lord, our siblings would have to go to Du's house as slaves!"

At the end of Peng Lanshu's speech, she respectfully saluted Gao Pan, and was very grateful for Gao Pan's help.

"Hmph, do you think that with his help, you don't have to be slaves to our Du family? Just dream, you will never escape from the control of the Du family for the rest of your life, and you are high-ranking, waiting to lose your official position, and dare to arrest me ..."

Du Xiangming on the side started yelling again, looking at the three of Gao Pan with a dark face.

After Gao Pan heard this, he frowned and said in a deep voice:
"It's noisy, take him outside!"

After hearing this, the clerk who was holding Du Xiangming quickly took Du Xiangming outside the broken house.

Seeing Du Xiangming being escorted away, Peng Lanshu's eyes flashed with joy, but she was soon overwhelmed by worry. She looked at Gao Pan timidly and asked:

"Master Zhixian, can we really not have to pay back this money?"

Hearing this, Gao Pan said with a smile:

"Don't worry, with me here, there is no need to pay back so much money, unless the Du family wants to rebel!"

Hearing Gao Pan's affirmative words, Peng Lanshu and Peng Ming looked at each other and smiled similarly. Peng Lanshu held back the excitement in his heart, and suddenly knelt down in front of Gao Pan again.

"Thank you for your great kindness, my lord. My brother and I have nothing to repay you. If your lord doesn't dislike me, we two brothers and sisters are willing to repay your lord. You can be a cow or a horse!"

Peng Lanshu seemed to believe what Gao Pan said very much, and felt that if Gao Pan said it, it was likely to happen.

Therefore, Peng Lanshu only thought about how to repay Gao Pan at the moment.

Seeing this, Peng Ming also knelt down in front of Gao Pan and said loudly:
"Big brother, just accept us. I can run errands for you, and my sister can serve you as your maid!"

After Gao Pan heard this, he was a little dumbfounded, wondering whether he should agree or not.

When Peng Lanshu heard this, a blush suddenly appeared on her fair face, and she couldn't help scolding:

"To address the benefactor, my lord, have you forgotten?"

Peng Ming disagreed, and boldly said:
"Sister, big brother said, I can call it that, right big brother!"

As he spoke, he asked Gao Pan for confirmation, and Gao Pan also nodded with a smile.

"How can this be, my lord, the little brother is stubborn, please don't be as knowledgeable as him!"

Seeing this, Peng Lanshu quickly corrected her.

"Okay, it's just the title, it doesn't matter, you can call it whatever you want, as for taking you in, I need to think about it!"

Gao Pan said with a friendly smile.

(End of this chapter)