"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with her, let's go."

Hua Shi whispered something, and taking advantage of the time when the fat woman was not quick to react, he pulled Xie Mingchi, turned around, squeezed into the crowd, and left quickly.

"Hey, hey! Stop right there, both of you! You're feeling guilty, aren't you? Stop right there!!"

The shrill voice behind them was still yelling hysterically, yelling at the two to stop.

Turn a deaf ear to the flowers.

She didn't even have time to take in the surrounding scenery before this sudden change interrupted her good time. How unlucky...

As for the silver that the fat woman lost, Hua Shi was not interested in knowing whether she lost it herself or someone else stole it. In any case, it was definitely not her and Xie Mingchi who stole it.

Out of nowhere, I pulled my arm. It's really...

However, the black cat pounced on the man and scratched his face like that, so it was just a tit-for-tat, so he didn't bother to care about it anymore.

——

"Auntie, are you okay? Let's help you up..."

As the crowd watched, the two children became more and more at a loss. They stood by, curled up and stretched out their hands, trying to help the fat woman sitting on the ground.

The fat woman had a bloody face and stared gloomily at the direction the two men left.

Originally, she only suspected that the money was stolen, but since she had only asked a few questions to the two groups of people who came with her, they ran away impatiently. Their guilty look made her certain that the purse she was carrying must have been stolen.

There were a full two hundred coins in it!

"Auntie...let's help you up..."

The two children squatted down, stretched out their hands to lightly support the fat woman's arm, and spoke timidly in a low voice.

The fat woman swung her arms, exerting a little force, and impatiently pushed away the two skinny kids who came over. "Get out of here! You clumsy, useless things...!"

The driver behind him, holding the ox rope, stood for a long time, watching this farce, and was already very impatient. "Are you okay? If you can't pay me the silver, don't blame me for being rude!"

The fat woman frowned, stood up slowly, covered her injured face, and turned to look in the direction of the driver.

The driver was frowning, his expression sullen, even uglier than hers.

He wasn't afraid that the fat woman wouldn't give him money. This was a town, and if she couldn't come up with the money, he would drive her to the government office. By then, it wouldn't be as simple as just a few words of urging...

The fat woman glanced at the driver, then lowered her head to look at her two nephews who were pinching their fingers and looking at them anxiously not far away. Suddenly, she thought of something and her tense expression slowly relaxed.

I almost forgot the purpose of coming out this time...

…

On the crowded street, two people who had already walked away for who knows how long—

"Ashi, does your arm still hurt?"

Xie Mingchi was holding the bag in both hands and couldn't free his hands, but his eyes were always fixed on Hua Shi. He frowned slightly and asked with concern.

Hua Shi held Xiao Hei with his uninjured hand, shook his injured arm, shook his head, and replied, "It's nothing, don't worry."

Xie Mingchi breathed a sigh of relief, unable to move his eyes away from her. With his eyelids drooping, he asked, "Are you hungry? Why don't you go out and eat something first?"

Hua Shi turned her head and looked upwards, her eyes falling on the things piled up in his hands. After thinking for a moment, she suggested, "How about we find a place to stay first, put the things away, and then come out to eat?"

"good."

Xie Mingchi agreed without thinking.

Throughout this journey, he had never raised any objection to anything Hua Shi suggested...

The two of them quickly found an inn, paid for two nights, packed their things, and checked in.

Hua Shi didn't expect that an ordinary room would cost two hundred coins for just one night. He originally thought of booking two rooms and staying separately, but he didn't have much money on him and didn't know how much he would need later. Fearing that he would not have enough money, Hua Shi gritted his teeth and only booked one room.

We'll have to stay at least one more night. If we're delayed tomorrow and haven't found the person, or haven't reached an agreement, we'll have to stay another night. For three nights, one private room will cost six hundred coins, and two private rooms will cost one or two hundred coins...

The money flows out like running water. It is not easy to make money, so it is natural to feel sorry for spending it so quickly.

This was just the cost of living there, not including the money for food for the next two days. I still had some dried meat left from home, but it wasn't enough. I also needed to prepare some dry food for the way back...

Hua Shi was thinking a lot, but the sound of the door being pushed open brought her back to her senses.

The two of them walked into the room of the inn, one in front and one behind. Xie Mingchi piled all the bags in his hands on the table in the middle of the room.

Because we booked the cheapest ordinary single room, there was nothing else in the room except a table and a simple bed.

Hua Shi glanced at the houses that she could see at the end of the road. Subconsciously, she thought of something. She turned her head to look at Xie Mingchi behind her and asked curiously, "What if I want to take a bath at night? Doesn't the inn provide bathtubs and hot water?"

Xie Mingchi had stayed in the inn several times, so he knew all the questions asked by Hua Shi.

"Yes, there is a bathhouse in the backyard on the first floor. If any of the guests staying here want to take a bath, they can call the waiter and he will take someone to the backyard. However, it costs twenty coins per bath."

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