Chapter 48: Hot Springs in Danger
"Miss, my brother accidentally discovered a hot spring when he went to the back mountain to graze his horses. I went to check it out this morning, but it wasn't very good. Why don't you go with me and Ning Yu at noon to relieve your fatigue?"
For five consecutive days, the store business has been back on track.
Zai Qing also invited two martial arts masters to escort the money.
The heat inside the Shixianglou was so intense that it made people feel suffocated.
Su Shengsheng usually loves cleanliness, and when she was in the imperial capital, she would bathe every day.
But since we came to this natural barrier, we have to live together all day long, which has caused some inconveniences.
In addition, firewood is expensive, so people don’t wash it often.
After hearing Zaiqing mention such a great place, Qingning became interested and thought that Su Shengsheng would definitely like it.
Sure enough, Su Shengsheng was instantly moved after hearing this, but she still hesitated, "Could it be that the owner has already taken over the land?"
"My brother paid special attention when he released the horses. That place is very remote and no one goes there."
Seeing that she was interested, Qing Ning quickly called Ning Yu over and said, "Everyone is having lunch right now. Ning Yu and I will be watching over you. Don't worry, Miss."
Su Shengsheng looked at the warm weather outside and couldn't help but feel moved.
The only thing that remained unchanged since she came here was her daily bathing habit.
But now she lives with her seventh sister, and Qingning and the others are staying here too. It is really tedious for her to take a bath every day and burn firewood and fetch water.
The store is looked after by those five people, the money is guarded by the martial arts master, and Qing has also mastered the debt collection, so it is okay to leave for a while.
"But I didn't bring any change of clothes!" Su Shengsheng looked at the clothes on her body and hesitated.
"I've prepared it for you a long time ago." Qing Ning smiled mysteriously and took out a pleated skirt made of soft silk from her bag.
"This skirt..." Su Shengsheng was stunned.
"Miss, did you figure it out?" Ning Yu chimed in, "This was specially sewn for you by the young lady, based on the dress of the beauty in your painting."
In this era, women rarely read, and women's reading materials are even scarcer.
If Su Shengsheng wanted to open a girls' school, she could only use the boys' school as a foothold and then work her way up slowly.
The beauty in the painting that Ning Yu mentioned is a small figure painting with both pictures and texts created by Su Shengsheng in order to teach girls to read.
Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law borrowed the book for this reason.
Qing Ning covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Miss, how could it be because of this? She was thinking that the blue misty rain color of the sky matched Mr. Ji's."
Only then did Su Shengsheng notice that the color of the skirt was the same as the clothes worn by Master Ji.
I guess my sister-in-law didn't know the truth, so she misunderstood and made such a set of clothes.
Su Shengsheng wanted to put it down, but the two girls kept comparing it to her, saying, "It's elegant and refined, sweet and lovely."
Seeing that they were not going to leave, she had no choice but to stay. "Okay, aren't we going together? Hurry up."
Ning Yu just thought she was thin-skinned and stopped teasing her.
They immediately took their clothes, said something to Zai Qing, and left.
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The remote place that Qing mentioned was indeed very hidden.
After they walked around the street and climbed half a mountain, they finally found the wild spring.
"This place is quite close to the city wall." Su Shengsheng looked around.
Qing Ning had already tested the water temperature: "This temperature is just right, Miss, please come in quickly."
Although there were dense trees and the spring pool was lower than the ground, Su Shengsheng still hesitated and did not take off her inner clothes.
She tied her hair up with a hairpin, took off her shoes and socks, and slowly walked into the steaming hot spring.
Qing Ning and Ning Yu had already spread out three meters away to help her watch.
The slightly scalding temperature can instantly make all the limbs feel unblocked.
Su Shengsheng breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a little strange in her heart.
Don’t the people here see the business opportunities of this hot spring?
The climate here is unpredictable, so if you build a hot spring bath here, you will definitely make a lot of money.
She was puzzled, so she could only put aside her doubts, steal half a day of leisure, and concentrate on taking a bath.
Just as I was feeling drowsy from the heat, I suddenly heard two men's voices running towards me.
"Where did this beautiful fairy come from? She is so stunning that it makes people forget about worldly matters."
The voice came suddenly. When Su Shengsheng opened her eyes, the two men appeared right in front of her.
She was startled, and Qingning and Ningyu were even more frightened and ran back in a hurry.
"Where did you come from, you lecher? How dare you mess with my lady? Get out of here!"
At this time, five people walked out from behind the two of them.
Su Shengsheng then saw clearly that they were not coming from the two sides, but were actually coming from the direction of the city wall.
When Qing Ning and the other girl saw each other, they panicked and stood in front of Su Shengsheng: "Miss, you go first."
"Leave? Where to?" One of the men impatiently stepped forward and pulled Qing Ning away, his eyes constantly looking at Su Shengsheng in the pool.
After all, Su Shengsheng was not from this dynasty, so facing such a stare, she was still able to remain calm.
"I am a distinguished guest at the Ningguo Mansion. If you insult me with your words, the Duke will not forgive you."
"A distinguished guest from the Duke's Mansion?" Unexpectedly, the man laughed. "But what if we don't want to just offend with words?"
As he spoke, he pushed Qing Ning and the other man who were in the way away again and was about to go down into the pool.
Qing Ning saw this and hardened her heart. She pulled out her hairpin and stabbed, "Get out of here! I want to see who dares to bully my young lady."
Ning Yu also immediately pulled out the hairpin.
The two of them stabbed randomly, and the man was not able to defend himself and was stabbed in one place. He immediately became furious.
Su Shengsheng saw that something was wrong and immediately threw the bluestone in his hand hard.
"Ah!" The man was hit on the head and howled in pain.
In the midst of chaos, a familiar voice was heard: "Who is here?"
Qing Ning, who was ready to fight to the death, burst into tears when she heard the voice.
"General Mu, help!"
"General Mu?" The leading man, his drunken mind suddenly snapped awake, "Mu Ze, General Mu?"
Qing Ning's tears streamed down her face. When she heard that they knew about Mu Ze, she became even more confident: "Are you scared? When General Mu comes, I will not let you off."
"Oh no!" Another man listened intently. "It's the general's horse neighing. Hurry up!"
But before they could react, they saw a muscular black and red horse leaping out from the downhill slope as if it were flat ground.
"General..." All the men in the group knelt down with pale faces, no one daring to move. "This general greets you, General."
Xie Xuan glanced at Su Shengsheng who came out of the pool, and then saw that the others were in casual clothes and reeked of alcohol. His eyebrows raised sharply.
Qing Ning was relieved when she saw that those people were so scared that they couldn't move, and hurried back to put clothes on Su Shengsheng.
Mu Ze fell behind by one step and galloped up the hill on his horse.
He looked at the surrounding situation and immediately frowned.
Qing Ning looked at Mu Ze and was about to report those people, but was stopped by Su Shengsheng.
Su Shengsheng slowly shook her head at Qing Ning.
It's not that she is merciful, but these people are Xie Xuan's soldiers, and the severity of the punishment cannot be decided with just a few words.
The current situation is awkward and she doesn't want to spread it out. If her grandparents knew about it, it would probably cause more trouble.
Mu Ze was not a brainless person. He immediately understood Su Shengsheng's intention, but he quickly grasped the crux of the matter: "Where did you guys come from?"
Of course, he was not asking about Su Shengsheng and the others, but the seven male soldiers.
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