Chapter 159
159 What Bad Intentions Could He Have?
As soon as he arrived at Hele Village, Pei Xuanxin stopped again.
Was he really going to propose marriage empty-handed?
After hesitating for a long time, Pei Xuanxin felt that this was inappropriate.
At this moment, Pei Xuanxin was racking his brains to think of what he could offer. He had to bring something.
However, he was now poor and short of money. All he had left were a few copper coins hidden at his waist.
At this moment, Luo Cheng walked past and glanced at Pei Xuanxin before walking straight out.
But after a few steps, Luo Cheng stopped.
He turned around and sized up Pei Xuanxin carefully. Luo Cheng recalled the information Luo Ziyang had given him previously and suddenly had an idea. A smile appeared on his face.
Luo Cheng walked to Pei Xuanxin.
Pei Xuanxin, who was feeling dejected, sensed that someone was standing in front of him, so he looked up.
“You must be Pei Xuanxin, the scholar who collects herbs for your mother all day!” Luo Cheng asked.
Pei Xuanxin was stunned for a moment before nodding.
“That’s right! But who are you?”
When Luo Cheng heard that it was really Pei Xuanxin, he smiled even more happily.
“It’s really you! I’m very touched by what you did for your mother! But why did you come to our village today?” Luo Cheng asked with concern.
“Oh, it’s like this. My mother is still lacking a medicine ingredient. I came to see if there’s any on this mountain!” Pei Xuanxin naturally couldn’t say that he was here to propose marriage empty-handed, so he could only say that he was here to pick herbs.
“Oh, I wonder what medicine your mother is missing?” Luo Cheng asked with concern.
“We’re still missing a reishi mushroom! Someone told me that there’s one on Chicken Mountain behind Hele Village, so I came to try my luck!” Pei Xuanxin said.
“Reishi mushroom! What a coincidence!” When Luo Cheng heard this, he immediately pretended to be surprised and said, “I found a reishi mushroom when I was hunting on the mountain a few days ago! If you really need it, I can give it to you. But I have a request!”
Pei Xuanxin did not expect the reishi mushroom he had been searching for so long to be found by someone else. Moreover, the other party wanted to give it to him. He was immediately excited.
“Brother, I know I can’t give you anything now, but don’t worry, I’ll definitely repay you in the future! No matter what request you have, feel free to ask!”
Luo Cheng laughed.
“Actually, this request of mine is not difficult to fulfill. I can give you reishi mushrooms and a hundred taels of silver to resolve your crisis. I don’t need you to repay these thing. You owe me three favors. In the future, when I need them, you can just return these three favors to me!”
When Pei Xuanxin heard this, he thought for a moment and looked at Luo Cheng.
“Pardon me for asking, but what are you after?”
Luo Cheng laughed when he heard Pei Xuanxin’s words.
“Of course I’m after a talent like you! Pei Xuanxin, I think highly of you. If you become successful in the future, my three favors will be priceless!”
“Aren’t you afraid that these things will go down the drain?” Pei Xuanxin still had some doubts, so he asked.
“This kind of thing is a win-win situation! But I believe in my judgment! However, there’s something I have to tell you in advance. You can’t tell anyone about this reishi mushroom and money, not even your future wife. If we see each other in the future, pretend we don’t know each other. If I need you to repay a favor in the future, I’ll naturally come looking for you!” Luo Cheng said.
When Pei Xuanxin heard Luo Cheng’s words, he was conflicted.
A voice was telling Pei Xuanxin to be vigilant.
Another voice was telling Pei Xuanxin to accept such a big gift. After all, his mother needed it, and he needed money to marry Li Yan!
“How is it? Have you considered it?” Luo Cheng asked when he saw the change in Pei Xuanxin’s expression.
“Alright, I agree!” Pei Xuanxin immediately agreed without thinking.
He had no choice. His mother lacked reishi mushrooms, and he still lacked money to propose marriage.
Now, he was poverty-stricken. He did not want his life to become even worse.
After he accepted this deal, his mother’s illness could be cured and he would have a wife. He could finally prepare for the exam in peace!
As for those three favors, he would return them in the future!
Seeing that Pei Xuanxin had agreed, Luo Cheng smiled and said, “Don’t worry, you definitely won’t regret your choice today. Please wait here for a moment. I’ll go home and get you some reishi mushrooms and money!”
With that, Luo Cheng left and walked towards his place of residence.
Other than encountering reishi mushrooms twice when he followed Li Xiaoran up the mountain, Luo Cheng had also encountered them once before.
However, the reishi mushrooms he encountered that time were a little small and their quality was not as good as the two reishi mushrooms Li Xiaoran encountered.
Therefore, the reishi mushroom that Luo Cheng wanted to give Pei Xuanxin was the one he had picked.
The reason he wanted to help Pei Xuanxin was actually very simple.
Didn’t Li Yan always want to marry Pei Xuanxin? Then he would fulfill her wish!
He wanted to see how far Pei Xuanxin could go in the future.
Of course, Luo Cheng did this because he was jealous.
He heard from Li Yan that his wife was originally going to marry Pei Xuanxin. Now that he had already married Li Xiaoran, he definitely could not let Li Xiaoran and Pei Xuanxin have any chance.
Now that he had helped Pei Xuanxin, he cut off chances of Li Xiaoran and Pei Xuanxin’s marriage happening.
Thinking of this, Luo Cheng quickened his pace and quickly went home to get his things. Then, he handed them to Pei Xuanxin.
With the reishi mushroom and a hundred taels of silver, Pei Xuanxin immediately felt confident.
However, after some thought, Pei Xuanxin did not go straight to the Li family’s house. Instead, he turned around and went back.
Now, after he had cured his mother’s illness, he would think about coming to propose marriage.
At this moment, Pei Xuanxin even felt that Li Yan was his lucky star.
If not for Li Yan’s guidance, he would not have come to Hele Village, let alone had today’s fortuitous encounter.
Luo Ziyang was immediately shocked when he learned what his brother had done.
“Brother, didn’t you dislike Pei Xuanxin previously? Why are you helping him now?”
“Of course I have my reasons for helping him! Think about it, if Pei Xuanxin really succeeds in the future and Li Yan becomes the wife of an official, what do you think will happen if I ask Pei Xuanxin to divorce Li Yan?”
Luo Ziyang was stunned when he heard this.
“What if Pei Xuanxin is deeply in love with Li Yan and won’t divorce her?”
“At that time, it won’t be up to him! If he doesn’t divorce his wife, he won’t be able to obtain wealth and glory. He can’t have of both, so he can only choose one!” Luo Cheng sneered and said, “Remember, get someone to keep an eye on Pei Xuanxin!”