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Chapter 28 Imperial Pastries!

Zhang Jinhe nodded, showing more interest in Xiao Ran. "Grandpa, let me go and figure out how much we need to supplement."

"Okay, have someone prepare paper and pen." Zhang Mingde turned and walked towards the main room.

If Xiao Ran can make up for the taxes owed by the Zhang siblings, Zhang Mingde will not only not make things difficult for him, but will also put in a good word for him with the village head.

When they went out, Xiao Ran held San Niang's hand, and the little girl was very happy.

Zhang Erya looked hesitant, unsure of what to say.

"It's nothing serious. We agreed to help each other, and this is also helping me. Second Aunt, don't overthink it. Besides, I promised to take care of you and Third Aunt. We can't delay on tax matters. If we don't pay the taxes, we can't proceed with the household registration."

"Mmm!" Zhang Erya nodded.

"I'll go back for a bit. You all wait for me here." It seems the gifts that Li Shimin and Li Lizhi gave me before will come in handy now.

I didn't know I needed to pay taxes, otherwise Xiao Ran would have brought them along.

When they arrived at Zhang Dalang's house, they saw Zhang Dalang weaving baskets in the yard.

Hearing the noise, Zhang Dalang stood up, "Young master, Second Mistress and Third Mistress."

"Okay, I'll go back for a bit and come back later." Xiao Ran didn't go into the courtyard.

Watching Xiao Ran's departing figure, Zhang Dalang asked, "Second Aunt, how did it go?"

Zhang Erya was in low spirits, and Zhang Dalang thought that the village head was making things difficult for them.

"It's good, but we need to pay back taxes. We need to pay all the taxes we owe before we can apply for the young master's household registration."

"This is pretty good?" Zhang Dalang was shocked. "Our family owes a lot of money!"

Zhang Dalang wasn't worried about this before because he thought that once he and his "cheap father" died, the debt would be over.

“The young man said he would make up for it, make up for everything.” Zhang Erya told Zhang Dalang what had happened at the village head’s house.

Zhang Dalang remained silent after hearing this, feeling guilty. This was originally a family matter, but now Xiao Ran had to fix it.

I never expected Xiao Ran to be so generous and magnanimous.

Zhang Dalang was very glad that he had made the right choice. Xiao Ran's strength was beyond his imagination, not only in terms of martial arts, but also in terms of economics.

Xiao Ran and Xiao Hei hadn't gone far when they saw someone near the pool, leading a horse.

Seeing someone near the pool made them tense, fearing they might spot the RV on the other side of the cave.

Xiao Ran quickened his pace.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran and the Samoyed, the young man leading the horse was overjoyed and headed towards Xiao Ran.

The young man was naturally the one who had helped deliver the message before, but this time things didn't go smoothly. He didn't see Xiao Ran by the pond, nor could he find him nearby.

I couldn't see Xiao Ran's face clearly from a distance, but I knew it was Xiao Ran as soon as I saw the Samoyed.

As he got closer, Xiao Ran realized that it was an old acquaintance.

"Young master! I've finally found you." The young man was a little excited.

"Brother, were you waiting for me?"

The young man nodded. "That's right. I was entrusted to deliver a message to the young master, and some other things as well."

The young man took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran recognized the familiar handwriting and knew it was Li Lizhi's.

Although I had seen it before, seeing it again was still amazing.

"Young master, these things too." The young man took several food boxes and some cloth off his horse.

Xiao Ran didn't recognize the specific material of the fabric, but he knew that a lot of it had been given away.

"Brother, wait a moment." Xiao Ran wanted to see the contents of the letter.

You may need to reply or give a gift in return.

Xiao Ran turned around and took a few steps to the side, opened the envelope and took out the letter.

I really enjoyed the process; Li Lizhi's calligraphy is a feast for the eyes.

After seeing it, Xiao Ran silently put the letter away.

"Fifth Sister, you're the fifth in your family?" Xiao Ran silently memorized it.

Besides expressing her gratitude, Li Lizhi mentioned tomatoes.

Xiao Ran guessed what was going on after receiving so many gifts.

“Brother, take these things to that house in the village first.” Xiao Ran pointed to Zhang Erya’s house. “Just say that Xiao Ran sent you there. I need to prepare some things, and I’ll trouble you to take them back later.” “Okay, I’ll go right now.” The young man led his horse away.

Xiao Ran returned to the pool, went into the cave, and took out a plastic bag to pack all the tomatoes.

I tied the bag up and then filled it with some calcium milk biscuits and bread.

Xiao Ran didn't take out the silks and satins from the cave either, since the young man should have given him enough to pay the taxes.

I don't know what material it is made of, nor do I know its approximate price.

Xiao Ran finally put it in a black plastic bag so that no one else could see what was inside.

Only then did they leave the cave with Xiao Hei.

The young man led his horse to the door of the Zhang siblings' house.

Seeing someone arrive, Zhang Dalang put down the axe he was using to split bamboo, walked over, and asked, "Young master, who are you looking for?"

"Young Master Xiao Ran asked me to wait for him here."

Upon hearing that it was Xiao Ran, Zhang Dalang quickly said, "Come in and wait."

Zhang Dalang and Zhang Erya thought he was Xiao Ran's friend, so they were very hospitable to the young man and brought out the best fruits in their house to entertain him.

This made the young man a little embarrassed.

Xiao Ran hadn't arrived yet, so Xiao Hei ran into the house first.

Upon seeing Xiao Hei, the young man and the Zhang siblings knew that Xiao Ran had arrived.

Because Xiao Ran and Xiao Hei had never been separated before.

"Little Black!" Third Sister quickly went over.

Zhang Dalang, who was standing next to him, couldn't resist touching it too.

The young man stood up. "It must be the young master who has arrived."

The group walked out of the house and saw Xiao Ran carrying a black plastic bag into the courtyard.

“Brother, that’s enough,” Xiao Ran said. “Could you please take this back for me? It’s fragile and can’t be crushed.”

There are calcium milk biscuits inside.

"Don't worry, young man, I'll be careful." The young man took the black plastic bag.

The young man walked over to the horse and handed the food box and silk fabrics to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran didn't know what was inside the box, nor did the Zhang siblings.

When Zhang Erya saw the fine silks and satins, she was very tempted; they looked like high-quality items.

Ordinary cloth was a luxury for Zhang Erya, let alone this kind.

Xiao Ran took the food box, turned around and handed it to Zhang Dalang.

Watching the young man leave, Xiao Ran turned around and looked at what Zhang Dalang was carrying.

The three siblings were curious, but they didn't ask Xiao Ran what his relationship was with the young man.

"Dalang, go back to the house and take a look." Xiao Ran was a few years older than Zhang Dalang, and Zhang Dalang did indeed seem like a younger brother to Xiao Ran.

"it is good!"

Third Sister looked at the box curiously, wanting to know what was inside.

Zhang Erya's attention was always on the silks and satins; she loved these things so much.

Xiao Ran also wanted to know what was being delivered this time.

Upon opening the box, I found a box of pastries, and a wonderful aroma wafted out. The pastries looked exquisitely made.

It's clearly much more upscale than the previous one at Muramasa's house.

"It smells so good!" Xiao Ran picked it up and smelled it. It smelled of honey, sesame, walnuts and raisins.

Xiao Ran realized that the pastries that Li Lizhi and the others ate were not bad either, but the calcium milk biscuits were special because they were something they had never eaten before. They were rare because such things did not exist in this era.

I underestimated the pastries of this era.

"They look good, try them all."

"This is delicious!" Third Sister exclaimed excitedly.

(End of this chapter)