As the saying goes, people fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat.
Seeing the excessive selfishness in their expressions, Yunling quickly called for a halt. She had only intended to earn money for two nights and then stop, partly because she feared that using her supernatural abilities too much would have a negative impact on her health.
Secondly, her great fame will inevitably attract some curious people. If they discover her supernatural abilities and regard her as a witch, it would be a loss for her.
Furthermore, if these people become addicted to this, it will inevitably harm their health and endanger their lives, so we should still be careful.
"Everyone, we will only stay here for two days. Today we will set off again to other places to enlighten others. I hope you will go back and get a good night's sleep to recharge your energy and keep your hearts pure. Then you will be enlightened in your dreams."
Although these people had grievances in their hearts, they had witnessed Yunling's true abilities and dared not stammer. So they scattered and went home to rest. Although they did not know if there was a fairy in the dream, they would rather believe it than not, and still thought of giving it a try.
Over the past two nights, Yunling earned a total of 712 strings and 10 coins. After deducting the expenses for lodging and meals, she still had 7 paper money and a few strings of copper coins in her pocket, which was quite good.
After settling the bill with the innkeeper, the three of them rented a donkey cart and headed to town. Since they were to board a boat early the next morning, it would be more appropriate to stay in town and buy some supplies along the way.
Gangzi bought twenty catties of charcoal as usual, but unexpectedly, when he was carrying it onto the boat the next day, he ran into Chen Jie again and exclaimed in surprise:
"Second brother, what a coincidence! Did your ship just arrive?"
Chen Jie looked around, trying to find Yun Ling, and replied casually:
"We've packed our things and are ready to go, but hey, where's Grandma?"
"She's gone to the ship. We're setting off today too. Hopefully we can look out for each other along the way."
Chen Jie felt a surge of joy at the thought of traveling with Yun Ling. At the same time, he noticed the charcoal Gangzi was carrying.
"Gangzi, I see you were fiddling with this thing last time too, but did you feel cold, Grandma?"
"Of course, the ice on this ship is like it's free. Sleeping in the cabin is like lying in an ice cellar. My body can handle it. I thought of giving the bedding to the old ambassador, but she didn't want it. Then I thought of buying charcoal. Once the charcoal is lit, the whole cabin will be warm."
Lu Yinghuai, who had been secretly listening intently, felt increasingly uneasy listening to Gangzi's explanation and finally asked:
"You mean you and Lingniang slept in the same cabin?"
"Yes, the boat isn't big. The captain saw that it was cold and couldn't bear to let me sleep in the aisle, so he let me sleep in the cabin."
Lu Yinghuai's heart was sour, like the juice of a green plum, bubbling and gurgling. Although he knew that Yun Ling knew her limits and would not do anything shameful with this guy, how could the person in the same cabin not be him?
Lu Yinghuai, seething with resentment, strode toward Chengbo's boat.
Yunling never expected to see such a scene below the boat. As she listened to Chengbo's urging, she responded, "They're coming soon, they're coming soon," while reaching back to try and pull Gangzi along.
Unexpectedly, my hand was grasped in the next instant!
Yunling subconsciously turned around and met Lu Yinghuai's smiling eyes.
She...she...
He...he...
Yunling's mind went blank for a moment, leaving only her uncontrollable heart pounding wildly, making her unable to distinguish whether it was shock or joy.
She had considered that Lu Yinghuai might have guessed her thoughts and sent someone to escort her all the way to Bianjing, but she completely dismissed the idea after Chen Jie gave her the departure date of the Lu family's merchant ship.
She hadn't expected the ship to catch up, much less that he would come.
"Second brother, be well."
"Young...Young Master."
"Hey, isn't this the young master of the Lu Family Trading Company? What brings you on this trip?"
Lu Yinghuai gripped Yunling's hand tightly. He took a step forward, about to respond to Chengbo's words, when Gangzi, with his chubby face, burst through the gap between him and Yunling, knocking their hands away in the process.
Gangzi wouldn't let this unappreciated guy take advantage of his boss. A toad trying to covet a swan? No way!
The resentment that had been completely dissipated in Lu Yinghuai's heart rekindled, but because there were many people around, he couldn't show it, so he could only reply:
“Uncle Cheng, it’s been a long time. Every year I travel to various places to check on the business situation. This year it’s Bianjing’s turn, so I’m going by boat. Our two families can go together and look after each other.”
"Okay, okay."
After speaking, Lu Yinghuai bowed, glanced at Yunling again, and then disembarked.
The ship set sail after a while. Yunling's thoughts were in disarray, so she simply went back to her cabin to lie down. But as soon as her head hit the pillow, sleepiness crept over her. She yawned a few times and drifted off to sleep.
But he didn't sleep well. The pounding footsteps sounded like the death knells, and the sound of the door opening was almost deadly.
Yunling opened her sleepy eyes with a dark expression, only to see Gangzi's embarrassed look.
"The boss is asleep."
"What are you doing? Are you in such a hurry to be reincarnated?"
"Of course not, hey boss, the boat over there is roasting pork jerky. I heard from the second brother that they also have osmanthus cake. There's still more than half of the mutton soup they made yesterday. They can just simmer it over charcoal and it'll be ready to drink. Just imagine, drinking this warm mutton soup will keep you warm all day."
Yunling wasn't hungry, but Gangzi's words made her drool uncontrollably, and she could even smell the aroma of roasted pork jerky, which was truly irresistible.
Yunling quickly put on her coat and went to the deck. The tempting aroma of pork jerky wafted from the river. Chen Jie saw Yunling and immediately waved.
"Ling-ge'er, Ling-ge'er."
Yunling was delighted to see Chen Jie and waved in response:
"Hey镖头, are you selling your pork jerky?"
“We won’t sell it, but we can let Ling-ge’er try it. If Ling-ge’er insists on buying it, we won’t let him try it.”
Yunling was both amused and exasperated, and immediately called out to Chen Jie to have some to try.
Chen Jie quickly laid a layer of oil paper in the basket, put the pork jerky on the oil paper, and then put it on the hook on the bamboo pole. But as if he remembered something, he hurriedly put it down, ran into the cabin, took out a package of osmanthus cake wrapped in oil paper, put it in the basket, and then handed it over.
Gangzi caught the basket, the two large pieces of pork jerky still sizzling. Yunling gave one piece to Chengbo and the others, and shared the other with Gangzi and Tangling.
The pork jerky wasn't dry from roasting; it had a charcoal-grilled aroma, a chewy texture, and the flavor of the seasonings was still present.
"Gangzi, what's that bag?"
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