Chapter 4: Career Ancient Beauty Li Xiaoyan

  If possible, I'd love to visit the Tang Dynasty and see that era where being fat was considered beautiful! But forget it, can't stand that kind of thing. Actually, the late Tang Dynasty wasn't bad either, yeah! The late Tang was great, constant power struggles everywhere, all sorts of regional military governors and separatist forces! Who knows, if I went there and built a few tanks, I could conquer the country and satisfy my emperor ambitions! Having three wives and four concubines wouldn't be enough, with 3,000 beauties in the harem! The whole world would be mine to command, just pick any girl I fancy and issue an imperial decree to bring her into the palace! Haha...

  "Bang!" He didn't know what he had crashed into, but his head felt like it had been hit and then he lost consciousness.

  "You have to think of the era you want to go back to in order to return!" Outside the time-space door, the old man finally finished what he didn't say earlier, then stood still and shook his head, sighing: "Alas, Little Bird has left, now even Little Flower has left! Now I'm all alone again!" But that unfinished sentence, Lin Feng didn't hear it at all!

  When he woke up again, he didn't know what had happened. He was in a small room and when he opened his eyes to look around, all he could think of was one word: broken. Lin Feng quickly sat up, his head still hurting. He got out of bed, rubbing his dizzy and painful forehead, and looked around. The house was very simple, with only the bed he slept on and a broken wooden table with an oil lamp on it. It was just like in the TV shows! What the...?! Where is this place?!

  Lin Feng quickly got up and went out to the yard to take a look. There was nothing around, it seemed like a house on the edge of the village. Except for the tall wheat, there was nothing else to see but the sky and the ground. In addition, he could also see several wisps of smoke rising from cooking stoves. Lin Feng was confused at that moment, where did I run to last night? I remembered wanting to take a taxi to find a nearby hotel to spend the night, how did I end up here? This doesn't even look like a farmhouse! The room had nothing in it, no TV or air conditioning, not even any electrical wires could be seen! He was standing there staring blankly.

  "Ah, you're up?" A clear and crisp female voice.

  Lin Feng turned his head to look, and was shocked. What kind of place is this? Wearing ancient clothes, living in a small thatched cottage, experiencing life? This doesn't seem right! But looking at all this, Lin Feng thought again, I must be dreaming! Lin Feng thought again, I've never been to those kinds of entertainment venues either, and besides, I've only heard of things like uniforms, maids, students, but not ancient clothes? And it's even a house that's so old... Lin Feng was completely baffled! What on earth did I do last night?!

  "I'm starving, I just cooked rice, let's eat something first, you go to the house and wait, I'll bring food for you!" The girl said again, then turned around and left. Lin Feng rubbed his eyes, looked around, and walked back to the house, his head still hurting badly! After entering, he lay down on the bed, rubbing his head hard, what's going on?!

  In just a few minutes, the girl from earlier came in with a bowl. Lin Feng took one look and thought to himself, "Damn, even the bowl is antique?" It was one of those earthy, kiln-fired bowls - this was getting too realistic! Then Lin Feng sat up and moved over to the table. He took a bowl of porridge and began eating with a spoon. After thinking for a moment, he asked the girl, "Is this some kind of farmhouse inn or a five-star hotel?"

  "What? What?" The girl was directly stunned by Lin Feng's question!

  "Never mind, it's nothing. I don't have any occupational discrimination against you, if you don't want to say anything, that's fine, I also understand the confidentiality rules of this line! Just asking, when did I come here and how did I get here?" Lin Feng asked vaguely while drinking his porridge.

  "Huh? What are you talking about? What occupational discrimination? I don't even know how you got here, anyway it was in the middle of the night when someone kept knocking on our door, so I got up to open it, and then you, reeking of alcohol, rushed into my house and fell asleep on the floor, scaring me half to death, thinking there were burglars. It wasn't until I smelled the booze that I realized it was just a drunkard!" The girl said with wide eyes, looking at Lin Feng, continuing to mutter: "It took me a lot of effort to get you onto the bed..." You're really good at acting! And yet you ask me what occupational discrimination is? Ah... too professional!"

  Lin Feng glanced at him while drinking porridge, anyway he didn't look very old, definitely not an adult, how could I do such a thing? Lin Feng despised himself in his heart, the other person is still underage, how can you...

  "Ah, it's really delicious! I've finished eating, I have to go now, still need to catch the afternoon flight. How much is it?" Lin Feng said with a wipe of his mouth after finishing his meal.

  "What are you talking about? What's the hurry to catch a plane? What plane? Don't worry about the money, just consider this bowl of porridge as my treat! You should drink less wine in the future, especially at night, or something bad might happen. It's not safe around Chang'an lately either, the war is almost reaching Chang'an!" At first, the girl was surprised, but later on, she seemed a bit worried.

  "What's going on? Are we fighting? Where is this?" Lin Feng jumped up, his face directly in front of hers, five centimeters away, staring at her with wide eyes. The girl immediately blushed and replied: "You, what are you doing? This is a small town on the outskirts of Chang'an, where else could it be?" After finishing speaking, the girl leaned back, got up and hid to one side!

  Lin Feng remained still, like a statue. But his mind was racing quickly. Is this guy playing with me? Too professional! But didn't he just say he wouldn't take any money? Such a professional service attitude and work ethic, performed so perfectly, how could it be less than several thousand dollars for one night? How is it possible that he doesn't want money? Isn't he trying to extort me? No way, I have to give him money!

  Lin Feng took out his wallet, along with the one on his body, gathered a pile of money, which was less than 3,000 yuan. He then handed it over to the girl: "Oh, sorry about earlier, you see, I didn't bring much cash now either, and I don't know what happened last night. Take a look at this, is it enough? If not, you can find someone or go with me to the ATM to withdraw some money. If there's any extra, consider it a tip for taking care of me when I was sleeping on the street!"

  "What is this? Who is the person drawn on it? Why are they all the same? Why not draw a few more?" The girl took out a 100-yuan bill, looked at it with wide eyes and asked Lin Feng.

  "I'm dizzy, no need to be so dedicated, I'm already leaving, the service is over! Sister, please spare me! I really only have this little money left, it's not enough for us to go out and get more!" Lin Feng expressed his helplessness.

  "Huh? Is this money? This is obviously a painting! And another thing, it looks like I'm not even older than you, why are you calling me 'big sister'?" The girl still had an innocent look on her face as she asked Lin Feng. It made Lin Feng's heart feel a bit hairy...this didn't seem like an act at all? Moreover, the girl really did look young, and suddenly he remembered something: "You said the war is almost here?"

  The girl was looking at the pictures on the banknotes, and Lin Feng suddenly asked her, "Huh? Yeah, it's almost time to strike, now everywhere is catching soldiers, my brother is only 14 years old and has been caught as a soldier, my father takes care of me every day in the mountains, hiding and hunting, only coming back at night to send some food, lying down for a while before going back to the mountains again. Now everyone knows that basically those who are caught as soldiers will never return..." The girl said, her voice choked with sobs, her eyes red.

  Lin Feng looked at her and said, his heart sinking, damn it, this is going to be a disaster! Lin Feng couldn't bear to see girls cry. So he quickly said: "It's okay, don't worry, it will pass soon. Who knows, your brother might not only be fine but also make contributions inside and become a real man!"

  She listened to Lin Feng and then looked up at him, "Is what you said true?" Lin Feng saw that he could stop her from crying, so he nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, everything I said is true, it will all be fine!" As he spoke, Lin Feng thought to himself, I can also become an actor, acting in sync like this, who knows, maybe I'll even get awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

  But this isn't a movie shoot with her, what is this? I'd better get out of here quickly, if I stay any longer I'll really get into character!

  "Is there a taxi or bus here? How can I get back, is this the suburbs?" Lin Feng asked with some annoyance.

  "Huh? What car? What are you talking about? I find what you're saying is really strange." The girl turned her head to look at Lin Feng and asked.

  "What I mean is, how can I get out of here and go outside..." Lin Feng was almost speechless!

  "Oh, you mean you're in a hurry? Where are you going?" The girl stopped what she was doing and asked Lin Feng.

  "Ugh... I need to go back to University Town, I need to go back and bring my luggage, then rush to catch the afternoon flight home." Lin Feng found it really hard to communicate! He had a suicidal impulse.

  "What university town, what rush plane? What are you talking about, I've never heard of these things before!" The girl said innocently.

  Finished, Lin Feng's heart sank! It's impossible, the 21st century technology is already very advanced, and I've studied the problem of space-time tunnels, it's not possible to cross over, I also have no reason to be able to cross over. In the past, watching TV movies, they were all about natural phenomena, or black hole space-time tunnels, or some ancient divine object triggered a crossing! But I just drank too much and vomited once, can't be that easy to cross over, right? However, looking at this situation, it's indeed not fake. What on earth is going on?

  Later, after some thought, it's okay, it's the end of the Tang Dynasty, not the prosperous Tang era where fat women were considered beauties. Otherwise, Lin Feng really couldn't bear his own eyes! Lin Feng could only comfort himself like this, but at least this little girl in front of him would be considered a top-notch beauty in the 21st century!

  A pair of bright eyes, clear and transparent. The curved eyebrows, long eyelashes slightly trembling. The white and tender face reveals a faint pink glow, thin red lips like rose petals, delicate and about to drip. The small and delicate nose is simply the epitome of "nose like a hanging gallbladder"! The slightly pointed and slightly upturned chin is simply the most pointed part of a melon seed face, the essence of beauty, the output point of perfection, the "good viewing angle" of beauty! Most importantly, that head of fine black long hair... scattered on the back, this lovely appearance, really makes people feel affectionate! Especially for Lin Feng, who is a typical long-haired control freak!

  Forget it! Now is not the time to think about these things! Lin Feng calmed down his thoughts and emotions. He lay back on the bed, closed his eyes and started thinking.

  I've traveled back in time from modern times to ancient times, and it's an era of war, where I could be caught and sent to my death at any moment. And here, I have no money, no car, no house, no people, no connections, not even a single acquaintance. Most importantly, I don't know how I traveled back in time. Since I don't know how I came here, it's safe to say that the possibility of returning is basically zero. Since I can't go back, at least I need to think of a way to survive here. Also, since I'm now in ancient times, I definitely can't live with someone else's daughter, if her father finds out, he'll come back and skin me alive...

  But I don't know anything, everything outside this house is unknown to me, and I have no idea how to survive. Now the first thing is to survive here, then make money and build relationships, because only with money and relationships can I think about how to get back! Otherwise, without money, people or power, it's impossible for me to go back.

  Suddenly, Lin Feng came to a realization and sat up straight, giving the little girl a fright. Lin Feng directly asked her: "When will your father be back? I want to go hunting with him, take care of myself, it's not easy for him to be alone, with me, a young man helping him, he'll be much better off!" After finishing speaking, he smiled at the girl.

  "Really, my dad usually comes back every three to four days. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be back tonight or tomorrow night. So you wanted to learn how to hunt from my dad? I said you didn't have to come so late at night, it's scary! And you're drunk too!" The little girl was still as naive as ever.

  "Ah, I'm not being rude, am I? I'm just a bit timid, so let's have some wine to boost my courage. Who knew I had such a low tolerance and got drunk instead? Alright then, I'll help you with some chores while waiting for your dad to come back. How does that sound?" Lin Feng said calmly.

  "En... okay, but you can't show your face, do you know? You can only move around in the yard for now. If you go out, I'm afraid someone will report you to the authorities and take you away as a soldier. And... and I'm just a girl, I'm also afraid of what others might say..." As she spoke, the girl's voice grew softer and her face redder.

  Wow, is this how ancient girls were? For modern girls, let alone in such situations. Even when eating and discussing where to open a room after finishing, they don't feel embarrassed at all, sleep when it's time to sleep, nothing affects them.

  Then Lin Feng said to him, "Don't worry, I won't give you any trouble. When your dad comes back, let him make the decision. He probably won't refuse a young man like me helping him out! By the way, my name is Lin Feng, 'Lin' as in forest, 'Feng' as in maple leaf. I'm just twenty this year, what's your name?"

  The girl smiled at Lin Feng and said: "Your name is pretty good, all wood. My name is Li Xiaoyan, I'm just 17 years old this year, my brother's name is Li Xiaofeng, and we have one word in common with you. It's just that...my brother doesn't know when he can come back either..." As she spoke, her voice dropped down.

  "Don't worry, your brother will be fine, maybe because of this, your brother can even stand out!" Lin Feng said with a smile, but in fact, Lin Feng was also uncertain, who knew what kind of person her brother was... After finishing speaking, she muttered to herself "Xiaonian, Xiaonian... What a good name, hehe, I quite like it."

  Just finished speaking, Li Xiaoyan's face turned red. Dizzy! Misunderstood again, just looking at the good name! Didn't say anything else! Always blushing like this, making Lin Feng feel embarrassed too! Lin Feng is about to blush too!