Persuasion

  Lu Dahei is now a busy person. In the morning, he practices martial arts with Fengzheng, and in the afternoon, he returns to recite poems and listen to stories with Yang Tao, then goes out for a stroll with Pei Yifan.

  Those stories were really uninteresting, Lu Dahei thought that the heroic tale Yang Tao made up about saving people in town was more to his taste, unfortunately Yang Tao only made up one.

  Lu Dahei was looking forward to going back to the town, because he didn't like staying at home. Even if he wasn't going to learn kung fu from Fengzheng Ge, he would still take Pei Yifan on a wild adventure through the mountains and fields. He also didn't like seeing Yang Tao pretend to be obedient and well-behaved in front of adults. Unlike Pei Yifan, Lu Dahei wasn't foolish enough to be deceived by Yang Tao's appearance, and he wouldn't just agree with whatever Yang Tao said.

  Lu Dahei didn't know that while he was looking forward to Yang Tao taking him to the town again, maybe they would meet another thief and he could show off his heroic side. However, Yang Tao had already put him on the blacklist of people who couldn't go to the town.

  Time flies when you're having fun, and before I knew it, the day arrived to hand in our embroidery work. As expected, many hands make light work, and Yang Tao finished her piece two days early.

  To ensure the carriage could go smoothly, and the kite wouldn't suddenly appear to scare Mrs. Lu and Aunt Liu, on the eve of going to town, Yang Tao still decided to personally go and reason with the kite, using both logic and emotions to make it understand that under no circumstances should it follow them to town, just sending the carriage and driver would be enough.

  Yang Tao didn't think it would be difficult to persuade him, because last time, Fengzheng had wisely stayed in town and not followed them back. But she hadn't expected that as soon as she entered the mountain with Lu Dahei, Fengzheng gave her a charming glance.

  "Girl, are you here to borrow a carriage from your brother?" Yang Tao really didn't like listening to Fengzheng's chatter, and she was pretending to be coquettish, but she spoke so slowly that it made Yang Tao listen with great effort.

  "Yes, Kite Brother." Yang Tao smiled so sweetly and harmlessly! "This time, I won't bother you to follow me, just focus on teaching Da Hei Gege kung fu. I've already spoken with the two big aunties, they'll accompany me to deliver the embroidery work, that way we also don't need to trouble An Xiang Jie Jie again. Kite Brother only needs to lend us a horse carriage and Driver Gege."

  "It's not bad, is it!" Feng Chui no longer looked at Yang Tao, but instead gently combed his slightly disheveled hair with his ring finger, giving Yang Tao a flirtatious feeling. "However, little girl, Brother Feng Chui also wants to go to the town, what to do? Moreover, your big brother Hei must also want to go."

  Lu Dahei glared at Yang Tao, this little girl actually didn't take him into account this time, which really made him somewhat angry.

  "Kite Brother is a martial arts expert, he can go to town whenever he wants, and he can also bring Big Black Brother with him. Why does he have to follow us? This time we're mainly here to make money, if we get the money early, we can also repay Kite Brother's silver earlier!" Yang Tao said eloquently, looking very reasonable. "Besides, Kite Brother is so handsome and extraordinary, it's really not suitable for him to appear in our poor and remote village, it's easy to scare everyone."

  Yang Tao felt that her reasons were already sufficient, and she had said everything from the bottom of her heart, but unexpectedly, Feng Chui was still lazily playing with his hair, making Yang Tao suddenly think of a cat grooming its fur. After a while, Feng Chui seemed to have finally thought of an exchange condition.

  "It's not that I won't let you follow me to town, and I can also guarantee that your big brother Hei won't follow either. However, little girl, in the future, will you be able to get your Yifan brother to come and learn martial arts with me too?"

  Oh! The fox's tail can't be hidden for long after all!

  Yang Tao naturally thought that this was the true purpose of the kite. It's been a month now, and this kite has really held its breath until now to express its true thoughts. No wonder Lu Dahei is so safe, it seems that the person the kite is looking at is not Lu Dahei, but Pei Yifan.

  I just thought that Pei Yifan was also going to see the waterfall together with them at first, but how come at that time, Fengzheng didn't notice Pei Yifan, and instead noticed him later? It seems that it's really her fault for bringing Pei Yifan to town that day.

  Yang Tao has always been a person who takes responsibility for her actions. Although it was unintentional that she let the kite notice Pei Yifan, she still had the responsibility to protect him from falling into the wolf's mouth. Lu Dahai seemed to be safe now, but Yang Tao didn't think so optimistically about Lu Dahai's safety, nor did she think Pei Yifan would be safe.

  "Hey, Kite brother, Yifan brother's temperament isn't very good. He looks so weak and fragile, one glance tells you he's not easy to teach, can't become your good apprentice. What if you take him out and it damages your reputation as a master? I think it's better to forget about it!" Yang Tao said while observing Kite's expression. "I think it's more suitable for him to stay at home and learn writing or something."

  This guy still has that sly look on his face, it's hard to tell if he's angry or not, which makes Yang Tao think that Fengzheng is not an ordinary person. It's said that a true master can control their emotions and not let them show on their face, but she's definitely not one of them.

  "Oh, I see!" The kite's drawling tone of speech really made Yang Tao feel admiring. "Alright then! This time, let it go, anyway, brother me is going out to travel, and will only be back in a month or two, I'll take Big Black with me, you must also be worried, so first let Big Black and Yifan follow you to recite poems, recognize characters, and listen to stories. When I come back, we'll talk again. As for the carriage and coachman, and the silver..."

  "Kite brother, although I borrowed one hundred and two silver coins from you, but you didn't give them all to me. I calculated it, last time when I went to Mi town, I only spent sixteen or seventeen silver coins on embroidery work, buying pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Let's just say twenty silver coins! The rest, I'll count as transportation fee for you. Don't ask me for one hundred and two silver coins when you come back! Remember, it's twenty silver coins, the rest I don't need." As soon as the silver coins were mentioned, Yang Tao's eyes widened. She didn't want to owe him more, especially she had to guard against him making her use people to pay off the debt.

  Kite glanced at Yang Tao and thought this girl was really clear-headed.

  "Alright! The carriage and the driver are all yours to use, just tell him when you want to be picked up at the village entrance next time. As for the fare, consider it settled, just remember that you owe me 17 taels of silver, and the change can be considered interest." Fengzheng said as he shook his head, wondering when he would also make a few hundred taels in interest, but dared not say it out loud lest people laugh at him.

  "Thank you, Kite Brother." Yang Tao's small face instantly turned into a flower. "I knew it, Kite Brother is a good person!"

  Fine, Fengzheng was speechless again. He had once again become a good person in her mouth, but looking at this girl's nonchalant expression, he didn't know how long his good deeds would be appreciated by her. Anyway, he had already instructed his subordinates to protect her safety, and when he returned, he could continue to watch her clumsy performance, which should be no problem!

  "That's me!" Just as Yang Tao was about to let out a sigh of relief, thinking that the kite was settled, he heard Lu Dahei shouting loudly beside him. "Little Peach, you're not really going to leave me behind and go to town, are you?"

  "This is it!" Yang Tao laughed slyly. "Let's go home and discuss it again, let's go home and discuss it again."

  Lu glared at Yang Tao fiercely, what did he mean by going home to discuss it again? She obviously wanted his mother to control him! Little girls were like this, they couldn't do anything themselves, so they would go tattle to the adults, what kind of skill was that?!