I didn't refuse her money because I knew I needed it.
I had originally planned to go to the money exchange to withdraw the money myself and then find a chance to pay her back later, but when I was asked to leave the money exchange, I suddenly realized what I had lost.
A face, and all the money that had been saved.
"Miss, we really can't confirm that you are Miss Mu Shuang, right?" The money shop owner held up my old portrait and compared it to me. However, seeing that almost half of my face was covered with white ointment, his eyebrows furrowed together. "And you don't have a deposit receipt..."
"We rely on sincerity. Miss Mu Shuang is our distinguished guest, so we must be more cautious." The boss looked into my eyes and seemed a little hesitant. "If you are really Miss Mu Shuang, how about you invite the servant who helped you save money before? We are familiar with him too."
The Mu Mansion in the capital is gone, where can I find that servant?
That servant was actually brought here by Mu Chenfeng...
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but lower my eyes. I was so angry that I was shaking for his stupidity of almost letting a wolf into the house, but I suddenly realized that it was he who blocked the knife for me and I even missed the worship, and I felt guilty.
Maybe I am cold-hearted by nature. Sometimes I really wish he had not blocked the knife for me. I don’t want to owe him such a great favor, especially in this situation where I can’t repay him at all.
At this moment, my heart felt like it was being twisted.
Summer is here again. The sun has baked the ground so hot that I don’t know when I found myself standing alone on the busy street.
I once stood here, with Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao laughing and joking beside me, and a doting brother who kept making me happy in various ways. I could turn around and run to the Mu Mansion to eat and drink to my heart's content, or I could turn around and run into the palace to become the high and mighty Concubine Mu...
But now, the world is so big that there is no place to call home.
I held the not-so-full purse that the girl gave me and forced myself to calm down - I had to find a place to live first, preferably a job, then find a doctor to heal my face, or at least to fade my scars, and finally take out the money and leave here, never to come back.
I bit my lip and suddenly found a small shadow in front of me. I looked subconsciously and saw a boy about ten years old standing in front of me. He had dark skin and bright eyes. What surprised me was that he was wearing dark red clothes and the cloth wrapped around his hair was also bright red.
"Sister?" He also looked at me and finally spoke.
It was Cheng Gong, the kid who had a good relationship with Duan Xiao.
"Cheng Gong." I smiled at him: "Long time no see."
This is the first person I met since I came back here who has a connection with the past.
He was still looking at him, perhaps he was also wondering if the person in front of him, whose right half of the face was almost covered with white ointment, was someone he knew?
I had to find a cheap and safe place to live before dark. With him and me both speechless, I was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly called out, "Sister, our family is in need of someone to do the accounting. Can you do it?"
I was stunned, and suddenly remembered that there was indeed a red figure next to me when I was dealing with the boss just now. Did he notice me and see my predicament from that time?
He is as smart as when he first recognized that I was a woman disguised as a man.
I thought for a moment and then stopped and looked at him: "I can, I need it too, thank you."
He nodded: "Well, then sister, come with me."
Following Cheng Gong through the familiar streets of my memory, the entrance to Haitangsu was still crowded with people, and business was booming. I was feeling bitter when I suddenly heard Cheng Gong in front of me ask me, "Sister, is Brother Duan okay now?"
I don't know if he was testing whether I was the sister in his memory, or if he was just like me, being reminded of the past by the lively scene in front of him, but I didn't care.
I could only try to curl up the left corner of my mouth and look him straight in the eye: "Yeah, very good. What about Cheng Gong? Is he okay now?"
He was stunned when he met my eyes, and then I felt his guard dropped: "Sister Mu Shuang! Cheng Gong is also very good! Cheng Gong has been learning from Brother Duan! Cheng Gong is learning martial arts!"
"To be remembered by warm and kind people is what I consider to be the greatest blessing in the world."
Duan Xiao, did you hear that?
"Really? Then I'll have to take a look next time I have time!" I continued with a smile.
After going through so much, I suddenly feel that I am extremely happy just to be able to find a job now, not to mention facing a young man who is full of expectations and enthusiasm for everything.
"Okay!" He looked at me and said, "Sister Mu Shuang, come to our store to settle accounts during the day and go home with me at night. I'll fight you in the yard!"
"Is there any place to stay?" I asked blankly.
"Yes," Cheng Gong looked at me and said, "Sister Mu Shuang has done a great favor to our family. Cheng Gong couldn't find Chenxiang Pavilion before, and this time I finally see my sister again!"
Chenxiang Pavilion... I suddenly felt that it was like a word covered with dust in my heart.
I smiled. He looked at my face, wanting to say something but stopping himself. But he finally turned around and led me on the way: "Sister Mu Shuang, if you need anything, just tell me. Everyone will experience some ups and downs, and everything will pass!"
I really wanted to laugh when I heard him preaching like a little adult, and I was very grateful for his consideration in not asking any further questions.
Looking at his fiery back, it suddenly occurred to me that I was able to meet Cheng Gong because of Duan Xiao.
After going around in circles, is this a great gift that Duan Xiao gave me by traveling through time, so that I don't have to wander around and be homeless?
It was not until I arrived at the store that Cheng Gong mentioned that I learned that the Cheng family used part of the money that Duan Xiao left me to treat Cheng's father's illness, and used the rest to buy a lot of fabrics and needles to sell for Wu's embroidery.
Wu's embroidery skills were indeed excellent, and she was soon liked by many ladies from prominent families in the capital. After saving some money, she bought a small shop, selling cloth and embroidery, and her family became well-off.
When Mrs. Wu saw me, she was obviously frightened by my face and took a few steps back. I didn't care. Cheng Gong shouted to Mrs. Wu, "Mother! This is Sister Mu Shuang! There's no mistake! Aren't we still short of someone to settle the score?"
Wu was stunned for a moment, glanced at me and then at Cheng Gong. Cheng Gong was sensible, and it seemed that his mother didn't just treat him as a child. Instead, he looked at me seriously again, and finally came over and held my hand: "Miss Mu, I have to thank you for the past. Our family..."
I quickly waved my hands: "That's Mr. Duan's money..."
"When we took the deposit slip to withdraw the money, we knew it was in Miss Mu Shuang's name..." Mrs. Wu looked at me: "After all, it was because of Miss Mu's kindness..."
Seeing that Wu was about to grab me and burst into tears, telling me about the ups and downs of the past year, Cheng Gong quickly said, "Mother, let's discuss the commission with Sister Mu now!"
Wu finally came to her senses and nodded, then looked at my face and said, "Miss Mu's face..."
Cheng Gong was about to speak out to stop me, but I waved it away and said, "I accidentally got burned."
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