The rain gradually got heavier, and it felt cold when it fell on his face. Shen Xu stood in the rain, looking at the people coming and going to avoid the rain, his eyes were empty and he was in a very low mood.
She couldn't remember who she was or where her home was, and she thought she would be able to settle down once she found her parents.
But now, these two people are not her relatives at all.
The lazy Shen and his wife found a roof nearby to shelter from the rain. He was still holding the rope that tied Shen Xu's hands, cursing and complaining about Yu.
"It's all your fault. What a stupid idea! You insisted on picking the person up. Look at this person! How can you pick him up randomly? Now he's gone. His home is gone, and he can't be sold. Now it's raining, and there's nowhere else to go!"
"That's the place you want to stay. You said someone is pretty and can be exchanged for money. Bah, you're a jinx and a troublemaker!"
Upon hearing this, Yu immediately became unhappy. She put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "Besides, what's the difference between staying inside and outside that shabby house when it rains? If you hadn't said you could exchange it for some money, would we have ended up like this?"
"Otherwise, we should just sell it to the madam."
"That madam is such a black-hearted person! Three taels of silver isn't even enough to build a thatched hut! What can I do now that I've got this evil in my hands? What can I do now?
Yu was so angry that she jumped and made a scene. After a while, perhaps tired, she sat down under the eaves and wiped her tears, complaining, "My chest of drawers is gone too. What a sin! I can't live like this anymore!"
At this time, a slender figure walked by holding an umbrella. His light green bamboo leaf robe was smooth and fitted him neatly. A leather dagger scabbard was hung at his waist, and the jade accessories on it were polished spotlessly clean.
The brim of the oil-paper umbrella covered the man's face, but just by looking at his temperament, one could tell that he was an extraordinary person. His black boots, which were slightly stained with mud, avoided the flooded road surface and walked steadily.
Shen Xu stood in the rain and called out, "Detective Song."
The figure stopped not far away. The man suddenly turned around and spoke in a deep, magnetic voice, just like the day he first met him. It was so pleasing to the ears that it melted my bones. "It's you, girl."
Song Lin had a fever all night that day. After he was sent to the clinic, he took a leave of absence and rested for two days.
His fever has subsided and he is almost fully recovered. He is now preparing to go to the clinic to get some medicine.
Shen Xuhua's face was distorted, with messy hair stuck to her cheeks and a black charcoal mark on the tip of her nose.
After setting the lazy man Shen's house on fire, Shen Xu was hurriedly dragged to the street by the couple. He didn't have a chance to wash his face, and now he looked in a miserable state.
She trotted over and gently pulled Song Lin's sleeve, trying to get closer to him: "Captain Song, are you feeling better?"
Song Lin nodded slightly. Seeing her with grass stuck in her hair and ragged clothes, he frowned slightly, "Have you found your parents? This is..."
She lowered her head, clutched his sleeve tightly, and whispered, "Captain Song, I know you're a good person. Can you buy me?"
When Song Lin heard this, he immediately became displeased. Should good people pay money?
He said in a cold tone: "Why, haven't you found your parents?"
When the lazy Shen couple saw her pulling Song Lin, they hurried forward and surrounded Song Lin on the left and right.
"How could I forget Constable Song? Constable Song, this is Xiu'er. She saved your life at the charity cemetery yesterday."
"Yes, yes, our Xiu'er doesn't mind that you killed two wives. Otherwise, you can spend ten taels of silver to buy Xiu'er back to fill the house."
Yu held the scabbard at Song Lin's waist with both hands, afraid that he would turn around and leave like the onlookers on the street. "Yes, Constable Song, our Xiu'er is dignified and generous, with fair skin and beautiful looks. Ten taels of silver, a bargain for you."
"Then tell me, why are you worth ten taels?" Song Lin raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Xu.
"I want twenty taels."
When Shen Lanhan heard Shen Xu ask for twenty taels, he was worried that the deal would fail, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Constable Song, how about eight taels? Eight taels is fine too."
"Yes, eight taels sounds nice and auspicious." Yu also agreed.
Eight taels of silver can not only build a thatched house, but also replace the chest of drawers, square stools, pots and pans with new ones, so it is not a loss at all.
The Haoyue Kingdom is different from the Yanyang Kingdom. It does not have a feudal system. The lazy man's family was quite wealthy before, and his parents even bought him the title of scholar.
After his parents and elders died, he and Yu Shi did not know how to work, so they could only gradually squander the family property.
He could barely make ends meet by relying on the few dou of rice allocated to scholars by the county every month and the few copper coins he earned from pulling people with an ox cart.
Now, the house was in ruins and the couple had nowhere to go. Three taels of silver was not enough to hire someone to build a house, so they were unwilling to sell it at a low price.
Shen Xu raised his clear eyes and looked at him seriously: "No, I'll sell it for twenty taels."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu covered her mouth and pushed her to the ground, cursing and punching her: "You little bitch, you jinx, is it your turn to bleep now?"
"Constable Song, she's not very smart, don't listen to her nonsense." Shen Lanhan smiled apologetically, "It's just eight taels, eight taels is definitely not a loss for you."
"Oh? You're not smart enough to ask for eight taels?" Song Lin chuckled and said sarcastically, "You really dare to sell it."
"No, I want twenty taels." Shen Xu was pressed to the ground, and he insisted stubbornly: "I won't sell it for a penny less."
"You bitch, shut up now. If you dare to interfere again, I'll tear your mouth off!" Yu punched her randomly, and she didn't dodge, and was hit hard by two punches.
The lazy man Shen was also anxious, and hurriedly offered another discount: "Six taels! I sold it at a loss for six taels, Constable Song, just treat it as buying a maid to warm your bed. You eat government food, it's easier for you to make money than us, six taels of silver is nothing to you."
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