Before leaving, she went to the pork shop and bought the fat from fifty pigs. All of this cost her about three hundred and fifty taels of silver.
The entire load filled five large carts, and she had them transported to a dilapidated temple outside the city.
Why did you suddenly buy so many things?
They still sent it to this deserted place.
Some people couldn't help but be curious about Cheng Shanshan's identity, but Cheng Shanshan didn't give them a chance. She kept a dark expression on her face and told them to put down their things and leave.
After confirming that no one was around, she waved her hand and put the items into her spatial storage. She hurriedly rushed back and didn't return to the dilapidated house until dark.
There was someone waiting for her at the door.
Under the moonlight, the other person was dressed in plain clothes, with delicate and handsome features: "Shanshan."
"Lin Sheng?"
When Cheng Shanshan saw this old acquaintance, her face immediately turned cold: "What are you doing here?"
Lin Sheng walked up to her and said, "Of course I came to see you. I heard about what happened to you as soon as I got back, and I've been very worried about you." As he spoke, he reached out to take Cheng Shanshan's hand.
Cheng Shanshan instinctively shook him off: "Don't touch me!"
"Shanshan?"
Lin Sheng was full of surprise.
Cheng Shanshan looked at him coldly: "Stop with your hypocritical face. If you don't want to die, get the hell out of here."
Seeing her like this, Lin Sheng showed no sign of leaving. Instead, he apologized in a gentler tone: "Shanshan, I know you're upset that I came back late, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this after only being away from home for a few days. I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If you're unhappy, hit me. I failed to protect you."
These words were indeed the same familiar formula and flavor, causing Cheng Shanshan to look at Lin Sheng and couldn't help but laugh: "Since you've put it that way, then I'll grant your wish?"
Before Lin Sheng could react, she raised her hand and slapped him.
The crisp sound and force instantly left a five-palm mark on Lin Sheng's face. He stared wide-eyed and even raised his hand!
Cheng Shanshan found it extremely funny to see his feigned elegance crumble: "You just said that I could hit you if I was unhappy, so I'm unhappy now, and I'm really unhappy!"
Lin Sheng's expression changed.
The way he looked was exactly the same as when he killed him in his previous life; his face was grotesque.
But in just a moment, he regained his gentle tone: "Shanshan, as long as you feel better, keep fighting if you want to."
Seeing his expression, Cheng Shanshan immediately understood: "Now that you're done fighting, how much money do you want this time?" In her previous life, she was too foolish and always lost money. Now that she's starting over, she naturally wants to settle all the old and new scores together.
Lin Sheng was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that he probably knew I was in a bad situation, so he came to return the money to me, right?" Cheng Shanshan said, calculating with her fingers before continuing, "I gave you one tael of silver when you bought the brush, two taels when you bought the paper and ink, and another two taels when your mother was sick. Over the years, that's at least ten taels of silver. I wonder how much Scholar Lin has with him now?"
Lin Sheng blushed at the question: "But everything before was given to me by you voluntarily."
"But you said you were going to pay it back, and you even gave me an IOU."
Cheng Shanshan rolled up her sleeves, her gaze towards Lin Sheng growing increasingly fierce: "Are you trying to renege on your debt?"
Just then, a woman's voice rang out: "Enough! How can you keep bullying Brother Lin!"
The person who arrived was none other than Cheng Wan'er.
She had just witnessed Cheng Shanshan hit Lin Sheng, and she was furious.
So, she pretended to rush up to Cheng Shanshan and said, "Cousin, you can't just take advantage of Brother Lin's doting on you and act recklessly all the time. Can't you cherish him a little?"
"What do you mean by telling me to cherish him?"
Cheng Shanshan glanced at Lin Sheng, her eyes filled with disdain and contempt: "Since you feel so sorry for him and think your so-called Brother Lin is so good, then I might as well give him to you." After saying that, she forcefully pushed Lin Sheng next to her to Cheng Wan'er, but the force was too great and both of them fell to the ground.
Seeing the two of them groaning and still trying to comfort each other, Cheng Shanshan found it utterly ridiculous: "Alright, I know you don't have that much silver on hand right now, so I'll be merciful and give you a few days to prepare. But let me warn you first, it has to be ten taels of silver, not a single coin less, or I'll make a scene until you can no longer be a scholar!"
After saying that, she turned and went back into the house.
Bai Shi, who had been listening inside, looked at Cheng Shanshan with worry and said, "Shanshan, Lin Sheng is a trustworthy person. Why did you have to make things turn out like this?"
"Is he someone I can entrust with my life?"
Cheng Shanshan couldn't help but want to laugh.
However, she didn't want to talk about this topic with Bai Shi anymore, so she took out a lotus leaf chicken wrapped in brown paper that she had been holding in her bosom: "What do you mean by men? No man's meat tastes better. Look what I brought back for you."
Bai looked at Cheng Shanshan with great helplessness: "Don't tell me you've been busy all day just to buy this."
Cheng Shanshan said mysteriously, "I'm preparing a big surprise for Mom. It'll be ready in a few days." After saying that, she busied herself preparing dinner.
Although the house was drafty, Bai had kept it so clean that it was starting to feel more and more like a "home".
She went up the mountain early the next morning. When she arrived, Huo Mingchen was shirtless, pushing stones out of the mountains. When he saw her, he hurriedly put on his clothes, and his skin was visibly red.
In comparison, Cheng Shanshan was completely at ease, and even casually remarked, "Brother Huo has a really good physique. If he shaved his beard and tidied his hair, he might attract quite a few young girls."
Huo Mingchen's body stiffened slightly.
I now feel like I'm being teased.
At this moment, Cheng Shanshan had already set out the food she had brought: "You eat something first, I'll go inside the cave and take a look." As she spoke, she looked for a torch to provide light.
Huo Mingchen looked at her and said, "There's light inside now, just go in."
"Really?"
Cheng Shanshan hurriedly went inside to check.
Then she saw that the originally dark cave had become bright, with the light source coming from ten palm-sized holes in the stone wall above.
Huo Mingchen explained from the side, "Since you want to live here, the most basic lighting is also very important. These are ventilation holes and also allow sunlight to enter."
Cheng Shanshan looked up and couldn't help but worry: "If this gets discovered, won't it turn out to be someone who delivers poison?"
"No, these are mostly located on cliffs or in extremely hidden places. Ordinary people would never be able to find them," Huo Mingchen answered with absolute certainty, though he then showed some doubt.
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