Chapter 184 World 8 (7)

Shen Yunshan needed to go to town to buy the brushes, ink, and rice paper he used every day. Shen Liushi took the bamboo shoots she had brought from the mountains a few days ago with her to exchange for some silver to support the family.

Baoshan looked timid, and Shen Liushi was worried about leaving her alone at home, so she separated the bamboo shoots into a small pile, put them in a small bamboo basket, and gave it to Baoshan to carry.

When the villagers saw Shen Liushi going out, they stretched their necks and greeted each other: “Where are you taking the scholar?”

Shen Liushi nodded rather reservedly: “Go to town and buy some rice paper and ink, the ones at home are all used up.”

Immediately, a villager stood up and called to Shen Liushi: "It's just right. I want to go to the town too. You and the scholar can take my ox cart and go together."

Shen Liushi didn't refuse. If she were alone, she could walk to the town. However, Shen Yunshan was a scholar, and walking several miles on foot would make him look awkward to others. Shen Liushi smiled generously and said, "That's a bother, but my niece wants to go too, and she's slow, so we'll have to wait a little longer."

The villager said quickly, "It's okay, there's room for a few more people."

Shen Liu called out to the door, "Baoshan, hurry up and don't make your uncle Wang wait anxiously."

The villagers knew that Shen Liu brought home a distant niece, who, according to the third daughter of the Li family, was even prettier than Li Qiuran.

The villagers were curious and stared at the Shen family's gate.

I saw a pair of indigo embroidered shoes slowly stepping over the threshold.

Then there was her slender body like a willow, with fair skin and beautiful features, and her eyes and eyebrows were full of tenderness.

Baoshan wore a headscarf with a green background and small floral patterns on it, gathering her long black hair in it, dressed like a peasant girl.

But her skin was white and smooth, and her whole body was delicate and soft. When she looked up, she didn't look like someone working in the fields.

There were cries of surprise from among the villagers.

"This... is indeed prettier than Qiu Ran..."

"Her skin is even whiter than the favorite concubine of the wealthy businessman in town."

The most beautiful person the villagers had ever seen was the concubine of a wealthy businessman in town.

The concubine was fair-skinned and had applied a large amount of snow-white powder. Under the sunlight, she looked as if she were made of ice and snow.

But compared with it, the precious fan is more lustrous and beautiful, and looks natural.

Their words were not whispered. Bao Shan heard them, but his face did not show any joy.

Instead, her cheeks flushed with shame, and she moved lightly, trying to hide behind Shen Liushi.

"aunt."

Shen Liu patted her palm gently to comfort her. Facing other villagers, Shen Liu was not in a good mood. She said a few harsh words, and the onlookers became uneasy and left in a hurry.

After Baoshan got on the ox cart, he softly thanked Uncle Wang who had kindly taken them to the town.

Uncle Wang had never heard such a soft and gentle voice before, and he immediately became a little flustered.

Uncle Wang whipped the ox cart lightly, and it began to move forward slowly.

Uncle Wang glanced at Bao Shan, who was sitting next to Shen Yunshan, and said to Shen Liushi in a low voice, "Your niece is a good girl. She will definitely find a good family in the future."

Shen Liushi had no intention of being modest, her eyes were full of approval: "Of course I have to find a good husband."

Uncle Wang sighed softly, "But, I'm afraid that ordinary farmers are not worthy of your niece."

Shen Liushi spat softly, "A beauty like Baoshan should be pampered. Even if farmers want to marry her, they should take good care of her. Otherwise, they will bring a beautiful girl into their home and let her cook and wash clothes for those farmers, right?"

Uncle Wang looked unhappy, and his plan to find a farmer husband for Bao Shan disappeared in an instant.

Not long after the ox cart left the village, he heard a loud call from behind.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang!"

As Uncle Wang was pulling the ox cart, he saw two figures slowly approaching.

The one walking in front was Li Dongran, and behind her, walking slowly, was Li Qiuran.

Li Dongran almost ran over, his hair was a little messy.

She was breathing heavily, and when she saw that there were other people sitting on the ox cart, she immediately became awkward.

"Is Uncle Wang going to town? Could you give us a ride?"

Uncle Wang naturally agreed.

Li Dongran turned her head and saw that Li Qiuran was still walking slowly. She secretly looked at Shen Yunshan on the ox cart, and seeing his cold eyebrows and eyes, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Li Dongran turned around and ran to Li Qiuran, ignoring Li Qiuran's ugly face, and dragged Li Qiuran to the ox cart.

Li Qiuran had just stood up when he said in surprise, "You little bitch, where did you get so much strength from?"

Li Dongran lowered his head and did not argue with Li Qiuran.

Bao Shan leaned forward and said softly, "Since we are going to the town, we should leave early and return early, so that Uncle Wang won't feel uneasy while driving when it gets too dark."

Li Qiuran glared at Bao Shan fiercely and sneered, "Why are you meddling in other people's business?"

Baoshan seemed frightened by this action and withdrew timidly.

She had originally kept a distance from Shen Yunshan. But now she subconsciously moved closer to him, saying weakly, "Cousin Yunshan, I'm scared."

In this situation, Shen Yunshan couldn't avoid it, so he had to imitate Shen Liushi's way of coaxing the treasure fan and patted the treasure fan twice.

"Don't be afraid."

Uncle Wang, who was driving the ox cart, felt very happy when he heard Bao Shan's words.

Whenever he went to town, he would always take some people from his fellow villagers with him.

But not everyone appreciated his kindness and allowed him to drive back in the dead of night.

Little did he know that as he looked at the dark road, a flash of anxiety would cross his mind.

Seeing Baoshan speaking for him but being ridiculed, Uncle Wang looked at Li Dongran and her sister with a cold tone.

"Bao Shan's words make sense. If you delay any further, we'll have to find another way."

Another way is to walk to the town on foot.

Li Qiuran frowned, thinking that if she walked for several miles, her newly embroidered shoes would be worn out.

But Li Qiuran refused to give in and just stared at Li Dongran, asking her to speak. Li Dongran hurriedly said, "Let's go up right now."

Originally on the ox cart, Bao Shan and Shen Yunshan sat on one side, and Shen Liushi sat on the other side.

After Li Dongran and her sister came up, Li Qiuran didn't even look at Shen Liushi, and sat down next to Shen Liushi a few palms away.

Li Dongran showed hesitation, his clenched fingers loosening and tightening again. Finally, he walked to the side of the treasure fan and asked, "Can I sit here?"

Bao Shan raised her beautiful eyes slightly: "Of course, Miss Li."

Li Dongran's heart slowly settled down. She sat down next to the treasured fan, only inches away from Shen Yunshan.

The road was occasionally bumpy, and Baoshan frowned, almost falling into Shen Yunshan's arms.

Shen Yunshan helped her up without leaving any trace. Baoshan moved slightly, and her soft body pressed tightly against Shen Yunshan's legs.

The sound of the precious fan was as soft as a mosquito's hum, but Shen Yunshan could hear it clearly.

"Miss Li is too close... I don't know how to start... Cousin Yunshan, I'll have to let you down..."

Shen Yunshan frowned and looked at Li Dongran, who looked unconscious but almost leaned on the treasure fan. In the end, he did not push the fan away.

When they arrived in town, they went their separate ways.

Shen Yunshan was going to the bookstore to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, so he carefully told Shen Liushi and Baoshan to meet at the street teahouse in half an hour.

Shen Liu was going to take Baoshan to sell bamboo shoots. Baoshan lowered her eyelids slightly, thinking about something in her mind.

Shen Yunshan treated her indifferently and there was not much closeness between them.

Baoshan needs an opportunity to let Shen Yunshan know that she is close to him and cannot leave him.

Baoshan lowered her eyes, looked at the bamboo basket in her hand, and thought to herself that this was the opportunity she wanted.

Baoshan looked around, her delicate face full of worry: "Auntie, can we sell so many bamboo shoots in a short time?"

Shen Liu looked at the dazzling array of vendors around her, thought for a moment, and then suggested, "Then if you and I split up, we'll always be able to sell out. You stay here, and when I find a customer, I'll come back to find you."

The precious fan is naturally well behaved.

After Shen Liushi finished selling bamboo shoots, she met Shen Yunshan who was walking out of the bookstore.

Shen Yunshan's eyebrows were indifferent: "Where's my cousin?"

Shen Liushi said, "There are so many bamboo shoots. I'm worried that if the two of us stay together, we won't be able to sell them all, and it will delay our return. So I'll leave the treasure fan where it is, and I'll go somewhere else."

Following Shen Liushi's instructions, Shen Yunshan found the treasured fan. However, the treasured fan's situation was far from good. Surrounded by several people, her delicate and pitiful face was filled with fear and uneasiness, making the people before her look even more ferocious.

"cousin."

Hearing the sound, Bao Shan hurriedly turned around. Tears welled up in her eyes, and when she saw Shen Yunshan, she could no longer hold back the tears, letting them roll down freely.

Shen Yunshan did not feel his heart fluttering at the sight of the soft and fragrant girl in his arms, but just frowned.

But Baoshan's face was pale and she looked pitiful as if she had been bullied, which made Shen Yunshan unable to push her away.

In particular, Shen Liushi was still standing by, not realizing at all that it was wrong for her son to be hugged by her distant niece.

In Shen Liu's view, Baoshan is a woman, and when she is bullied, she naturally seeks help from men.

And the only man in their Shen family is Shen Yunshan.

There is nothing wrong with Baoshan relying on Shen Yunshan.

Bao Shan cried until the tip of her nose turned red. Shen Liushi comforted her, "What happened? Tell me quickly and let your cousin vent your anger for you."

Before Baoshan could speak, the people watching nearby explained the whole story clearly.

It turned out that someone saw Baoshan's beauty, and after testing her, found out that she was illiterate, so he had bad intentions.

He wanted to trick Baoshan into leaving with him, and said that she had just made a few casual strokes, which was like signing a contract to sell her body, and even if he reported it to the authorities, it would belong to him.

Bao Shan was frightened, but she still refused to leave with the man, saying that her aunt and cousin were still waiting for her. After she said goodbye to them, she would leave with him.

Bao Shan nestled in Shen Yunshan's arms, soft and boneless, her voice filled with sadness and timidity: "Cousin Yunshan, I know very well that this is my fault. Even if the government takes charge, they will take me away. It's just... I can't bear to leave you and my aunt..."

Shen Yunshan's eyebrows twitched, thinking that Baoshan was naive and ignorant and was easily fooled.

He tried to pull open the treasure fan, but the treasure fan shrank and started crying when he touched it.

Shen Yunshan had no choice but to look coldly at the evil man who tried to abduct his cousin.

"What document? Let me see it."

When the man saw Shen Yunshan's scholarly appearance, he knew at a glance that he was a literate person.

If Shen Yunshan really saw it, his lies would be easily exposed.

He pretended to take out the receipt, but actually turned around and ran, but was tripped by the onlookers and even knocked out several of his teeth.

Shen Yunshan took the so-called receipt from him, glanced at it lightly, and said to Bao Shan to comfort him, "He lied to you."