Chapter 207: Unfamiliar Place
After Ji Sheng left, Zhou Yunshu finally got her wish and had a good sleep holding her sweet and soft daughter.
When they woke up the next morning, Zhou Yunshu took the happy Xixi to wash up. As soon as they arrived at the outer room, Chunque walked in.
"Master, my son-in-law left early in the morning, just before dawn."
Zhou Yunshu raised her brows slightly, and turned to look at Chunque, "Did you tell me where you were going?"
Chunque shook her head. How could the prince tell a little maid like her where he was going or what he was going to do? Mainly, she didn't dare to ask.
"Are you wearing men's or women's clothes?"
Ji Sheng followed her to Dongchuan. Logically speaking, he should have nowhere to go since he was unfamiliar with the place. So where could he go?
"She left from the backyard in the morning, wearing men's clothing, and only said she would be back before noon."
Since Ji Sheng said he would be back at noon, Zhou Yunshu didn't bother him anymore.
She still had a lot of things to do and couldn't keep an eye on him all the time. He was not a child like Xixi.
There were thirteen students who registered in the village yesterday, nearly half of whom were children of the village chief.
After the student was confirmed, Zhou Yunshu did not accept any more students.
Whenever someone asked about it in the morning, Zhou Yunshu would tell Wu Gui that all the students had been admitted and that they would have to wait until next year to enroll.
School will officially start tomorrow. Even though the tables, chairs and benches in the classroom have already been prepared, Aunt Liao still took her wife and daughter to clean the classroom inside and out.
Zhou Yunshu has already sent a letter to Yan Shilei, but she doesn't know when he will receive it or when he will be able to come back.
Before that, Zhou Yunshu could only let Zhan Chuan get familiar with Peng Tian and his men's power and get to know the Black Water Village clearly.
Just when Zhou Yunshu was thinking about when to send Uncle He over, Liao Quan knocked on the study door and walked in.
"master."
Zhou Yunshu didn't even raise her head and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The ginseng thief yesterday brought this with him on crutches."
Liao Quan unfolded a dark blue cotton cloth, revealing a gold bracelet inside.
The gold bracelet sent by Zhao Shitou is much more exquisite than the gold bracelet sent by the Zhao family, and of course, the price is also higher.
Liao Quan looked at Zhou Yunshu who had stopped writing and continued, "He said he wanted to come to the school at home to study."
Zhou Yunshu's lips curled slightly. This guy does have a bit of good eyesight, but unfortunately...
"The school is all here."
When Liao Quan saw Zhou Yunshu pick up the pen again, he said "yes" and turned to leave the study.
Outside the Zhou family's door, Zhao Shitou looked pale and was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. It was obvious that he had not received any care from his family since he returned home.
The crutch in his hand is more like a wooden stick suitable for use as a crutch than a crutch. Zhao Shitou's extremely rough hands hold the crutch tightly. Because he holds it too tightly, the fingertips turn white and the backs of the fingers are swollen.
He stared at the door of the Zhou family without blinking. No one knew better than him what happened in the yard yesterday. That pirate was no match for the Zhou family!
The Zhou family is more powerful than he imagined, so even though he knows that the Zhou family cannot be short of money, he still wants to give it a try.
As long as he can enter the school, he can spend every day with the Zhou family. After spending a long time together and developing feelings for them, they will definitely help him.
Liao Quan came out with the handkerchief given by Zhao Shitou, and he didn't feel any pity when he saw his miserable appearance.
If he hadn't gone up the mountain to steal things, Liao Quan might have had some sympathy for him, but since he had gone up the mountain to steal his own things, Liao Quan didn't have the slightest thought of feeling sorry for him.
Liao Quan stuffed the dark blue cotton handkerchief directly into Zhao Shitou's arms and said, "It's full, so go back."
He looked Zhao Shitou up and down and said, "I think you should take this gold bracelet to the city and pawn it to treat your injuries. Don't let such injuries happen to you at such a young age."
After Liao Quan finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Zhao Shitou behind him grabbed his clothes.
Zhao Shitou looked at the gold bracelet in his hand. It was something his sister had secretly given him when she came back from the pirates for the first time.
She told him to take the gold bracelet and exchange it for some money, then build a new house, marry a wife and live alone.
His biological father and stepmother didn't care about him and wished he would work like a workhorse at home all the time.
If he relies on himself alone, he will never be able to find a wife.
He is already nineteen years old this year. If he doesn't get married soon, he will really become a bachelor.
But even if he used this money to get married, would his life be better after marriage?
It would be better to use this money to find someone to rely on.
Zhao Shitou stuffed the gold bracelet into Liao Quan's arms. Liao Quan looked at the gold bracelet in his arms and subconsciously looked around. He stuffed the gold bracelet back and said, "What are you doing! Take it back quickly!"
Zhao Shitou looked at Liao Quan and said, "Uncle Liao, please accept this as my gift to you!"
Liao Quan smiled, but still stuffed the gold bracelet back into Zhao Shitou's pocket. "Forget it. No reward without merit."
Although their family had not been in the Zhou family for long, they could see that the masters of the family were all people who could not tolerate any grain of sand in their eyes.
If his master knew that he was secretly accepting benefits from outsiders, wouldn't his entire family be kicked out?
Or maybe they won't be kicked out, but it's still unclear whether they can survive.
"Don't have those little thoughts." Liao Quan looked at Zhao Shitou, who was covered in wounds and should have been bedridden, and said, "Your health is more important than anything else. If your body is broken, all your thoughts will be in vain."
Zhao Shitou's heart moved, "Doctor Xue..."
Liao Quan refused before Zhao Shitou could finish his words, saying, "I advise you to give up on this idea. Doctor Xue hates thieves the most. You went up the mountain to steal our master's herbs. You were lucky that he saved your life yesterday. He won't care about you anymore."
Speaking of which, it seems that everyone in their family is a bit protective of their own shortcomings.
"I understand." Zhao Shitou's face was gloomy. As he turned to leave, he couldn't help but turn to Liao Quan and said, "I didn't want to steal the medicine on my own. My father and stepmother forced me to do it. I really had no choice."
Liao Quan glanced at Zhao Shitou, nodded, and walked towards the door.
It doesn’t really matter whether he was forced or not. What matters is that he did it, and he is old enough to distinguish right from wrong and make decisions for himself, so he should bear the responsibility.
As soon as Liao Quan entered the door, his son grabbed his arm and said, "Dad, can you confiscate it?"
Liao Quan slapped his son, "Are you the kind of person who is short-sighted?"
"It's fine if it's confiscated. I finally have a stable life now. I don't want to go to the human market and be picked on and worried."
Liao Quan sighed and said to Liao Lin, "That's good to know. The most important thing for a servant is loyalty."
After the two left, a gust of wind blew by, and a piece of clothing could be vaguely seen on the tree.
When Sixteen came back with the fishing rod, he looked up at the treetops at the door, rolled his eyes, and continued walking home.
If the eldest young master had not said that everyone in the family knew about their existence, he would have stabbed them all down with a single sword based on their sneaky appearance.
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