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Chapter 4: Lacross City

"Do you miss Uncle Tang?"

The carriage that Xin and Tang Yu used to go to Lacross City was slowly moving away from the village. Xin looked at Tang Yu who was currently looking at the village with a melancholy look and also had a hint of sadness.

"Reasonable. This is my first time leaving home and maybe...Away from Dad"

"You don't seem to worry about eating and drinking or the necessities that Uncle Tang has." The carriages they were currently using had a cover on them. Therefore, Xin didn't have too much fear or trouble talking about Tang Mu with Tang Yu at this time. Xin knew Douce wouldn't be able to hear the two of them talking because right now Douce was focused on driving the carriage in front, "Uncle Tang should have told you about his past, right?"

"...Do you know about the past, Father, Xin?" Tang Yu didn't answer but Xin could already confirm it.

"No." Xin shook his head, "It's just that, perhaps, I can figure out a bit of the big picture regarding your father's past. However, during the talks I've had with him all these years, there have been many loopholes that could help me figure out the big picture about Uncle Tang's past."

"...It seems I have to be careful talking to Xin in the future. At least...I can't say anything that would make him suspicious about my past"

Tang Yu didn't know that actually at this time Xin already suspected something about him.

"By the way, how much money did Uncle Tang give you?"

"...2 silver coins," Tang Yu said a little embarrassed.

"Oh? 2 silver coins? That's still quite a lot considering you rarely give money, maybe even...This is the first time you got it from Uncle Tang." Xin then took out the bag that the Village Head had given him and looked at the amount of money given, "Oh? 10 silver coins?"

Tang Yu who heard this immediately took out his pouch and found that the number of coins in his possession was more than Xin's.

"You seem to have earned more," Xin said calmly, "Village Chief should have paid attention to our economic condition. My finances are better than yours. Therefore, you are given an advantage."

"It seems so" Tang Yu did not refute this. He knew that Xin was a very rich person, maybe even one of the richest in the village due to the work he often did.

"We can use this money to buy clothes when we get there"

"Buying clothes? Aren't our current clothes still good?" Tang Yu asked as he raised his brow.

"Good? You pay attention to your current clothes. There are lots of patches everywhere. Do you think it's still good?" Xin asked strangely.

"...At least it's still usable" Tang Yu shot him back, "We'd better save up. As long as the item can still be used, it is better to use it"

Xin sighed then looked at Tang Yu seriously, "Tang Yu, we will go to the city and will stay there. It's different from the village in that even with our current clothes, it won't matter. But there it is different"

"..." Tang Yu was speechless listening to this.

"The conditions in the city are very different compared to the village. There as long as they know you are from the village and find you carrying a lot of money, it will be easy for them to play tricks on you. You will also be looked down upon or made fun of. The most important factor they can tell that you are from a village is the clothes you wear. Usually, the clothes of the villagers are worse than the clothes worn by the townspeople. If we want to get good treatment, then, we also have to take care of our appearance. At least act like city people so they don't do things to us like blackmail and others"