Chapter 43 Crazy Thoughts

Xiao Yu remained silent.

In fact, he was in a daze last night and fell asleep as soon as he got home.

It’s not that he didn’t hear what Xu Chuchu said about the effect of the copper piece, nor that he didn’t believe her judgment, but he just ignored it, as if something was blocking his heart, preventing him from thinking.

He himself was a little confused about this feeling.

Before he could sort out his emotions, Xu Chuchu forcibly pulled him off the carriage.

"Let's go." Xu Chuchu smiled at him, "Don't think too much, just think of it as coming here to understand the people's sentiments."

The people of Tailing County were wealthy and commerce flourished. It was early morning market time, and the crowds were shoulder to shoulder. Many were women bringing their children to buy supplies, and the streets were especially crowded with women.

The case of County Magistrate Zhang had caused a great uproar in the county town, but life had to go on, and after a few days of turmoil, the city returned to its usual busy and peaceful state.

Xu Chuchu could sense Xiao Yu's discomfort. Even though she had told him to be at ease, he subconsciously dodged anyone approaching him, regardless of gender, age, or physical contact.

"You seem to be dancing." Xu Chuchu watched him dodge back and forth and laughed secretly, "Quite charming."

Xiao Yu looked at her unhappily, took out the fan and tried to poke her. Xu Chuchu was terrified at the sight of the fan and quickly ran away.

"Don't be so angry." She was still smiling, pointing to a busy bun shop on the street, "I'm hungry. How about you? Why don't we go buy some buns? I've tried this place before, it's delicious."

Xiao Yu wanted to say that she had just had breakfast half an hour ago, so why was she hungry again? In the end, she held back and just said, "I'm not hungry, you go ahead."

According to incomplete statistics, Xu Chuchu has eaten two more meals than Xiao Yu since he came out of the tomb.

"Let's go together." Xu Chuchu coaxed gently, and added in a low voice, "Give it a try. If anything goes wrong, I'll take care of it."

Xiao Yu understood what she meant. She wanted him to try the effect of the copper piece, and he was struggling inside.

A few years ago, he had tried to treat this strange disease. He took medicine, had acupuncture... and even burned incense and prayed to Buddha. He tried everything.

After each treatment, he would muster up the courage to find someone to try it out to see if it was effective.

Unfortunately, every attempt ended in failure. As the disappointment and pain accumulated, he gave up.

The last attempt was when Xu Chuchu was knocked down by Ah Fu and the others and fell on him. It was the first time the two had physical contact.

At that time, he found that he was not sick and thought he was cured. In ecstasy, he secretly found someone to test it again, but still ended in disappointment.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. In addition, he was extremely disgusted with the ugly appearance of his illness. He became more and more resistant to trying and felt that every attempt was torture.

But in the end, he didn't want to see Xu Chuchu's efforts go to waste.

"Okay." Xiao Yu collected his thoughts and took the initiative to stand at the end of the queue for buying buns.

He saw Xu Chuchu standing not far away from him, and he began to feel nervous. Then a crazy idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

He wanted her to come closer, lean on his shoulders, and then stroke his back up and down with her hands... just like she did when they were in the tomb.

But he quickly realized that this was not a tomb, but a crowded market. It was impossible for Xu Chuchu to do such an "out-of-line" thing in broad daylight in public.