"Alright, ignore them. It's just impotent rage."
Yu Jiu didn't even bother to glance at them. She touched her stomach and said she was hungry.
Xu Zi immediately went to buy food for Yu Jiu. He even thoughtfully bought two different dishes so that Yu Jiu could choose first.
"Then let's have this braised pork."
Yu Jiu casually picked out a box of wine. After eating and drinking her fill, she closed her eyes to rest. There was still more than half a day before she reached her destination, so she needed to sleep on the train for a while, otherwise she wouldn't have the energy.
At the next stop, Lin Ruisi and Chao Ge were dragged off the train and taken away by the police while cursing. Several people got off the train, and then a few more got on.
At the next stop, the uncle and aunt also had to get off the bus. Before getting off, the aunt took out her own local specialty and handed it to Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang, feeling quite embarrassed.
"Take this and have some. It's homemade. Thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, we would have wasted these ten-odd yuan. I should get off the train now. Please be careful. There are pickpockets with knives on trains. If you encounter one, don't fight back."
"Okay, thank you, auntie and uncle."
Yu Jiu accepted the candied dates and gave them a sweet smile. The aunt looked at her beautiful face and couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"Why would someone so beautiful go out? What if she runs into bad people?"
She subconsciously started worrying again, and only when the uncle urged her did she hurriedly get off the bus with her luggage on her back.
This couple are good people, but they are too easily fooled. Yu Jiu put a jujube in her mouth. It was sweet but not cloying, and quite delicious.
"You should try some too."
Yu Jiu handed the wine to Xu Zijiang, gesturing for him to take one.
"good."
Xu Zi obediently tried one, and it was not bad.
"If you like it, I'll see if I can find a place to buy it later."
His first thought was to buy Yu Jiu the things she liked, but Yu Jiu smiled and shook her head.
"No need, I was just saying."
She felt a sweet warmth in her heart. The way Xu Zi cared about her in every way and remembered everything she said was truly heartwarming!
"I'm getting off at three more stops. I'm going to take a nap."
"good."
Xu Zijiang adjusted the clothes he was using to cushion the back of her head so she could sleep more comfortably. It was a pity they couldn't do it too openly in public, otherwise Xu Zijiang would have wanted the young educated youth to sleep on his shoulder.
Seeing that Yu Jiu had her eyes closed and her breathing had become even, Xu Zi knew that she had fallen asleep. He watched her quietly for a while, then closed his eyes to rest as well.
Once he gets back from this trip, he'll be able to marry the young educated youth very soon. That's wonderful!
Xu Zijiang also drifted off to sleep contentedly, and the people in the carriage passed by them without waking them up.
The two didn't bring much: just two sets of clothes and some food. They had almost finished eating, so all that was left in their bags were clothes and money. If they wanted to do reselling, they needed capital.
Although the two men were dressed very plainly and simply, they looked like wealthy people. The thief wandered back and forth in several carriages, picking this and stealing that, but he was not satisfied with any of them. The money was so little that it wasn't even enough to fill a tooth gap. He couldn't even earn back the money for the train ticket!
So they went back and forth several times, and finally set their sights on Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang, wanting to test the two of them. However, they only had two small bundles, one of which was placed behind Yu Jiu's waist as a backrest, and the other was between Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang, with Xu Zijiang's hand on it. It would be difficult to steal directly, so they could only look for an opportunity.
Finally, the train chugged along, heading from station to station. Just as they were about to arrive at their destination, Xu Zi woke up and prepared to go to the toilet to wash his face.
Yu Jiu couldn't possibly sleep soundly on the train. She woke up as soon as Xu Zi got up and asked sleepily.
Have we arrived?
"Not yet, but it'll be soon. I'm going to the bathroom to wash my face."
Xu Zijiang said softly, "It's past six o'clock in the evening, but most of the people in the carriage are still asleep and haven't gotten up to eat yet, so I'll try to be as quiet as possible."
"Okay, you go ahead then, I'll sleep a little longer."
Yu Jiu closed her eyes again, but she pulled the middle bag over and hugged it to her chest.
Xiao Qian had been standing to the side the whole time. As soon as Xu Zijiang left, he immediately moved to Yu Jiu's side, seemingly looking at the scenery. After a few seconds, when he realized that Yu Jiu hadn't opened her eyes, he immediately bent down and moved his hand closer to Yu Jiu.
His movements were extremely light; he even took out a knife and quickly made a cut on the bundle, so that Yu Jiu didn't notice.
However, the exposed part of the knife was clothing, not money. Undeterred, the thief cautiously tried to stick the knife inside to look for the money.
Just then, Yu Jiu suddenly opened her eyes and met the gaze of a skinny young man. He was very close to her, but she hadn't noticed because she wasn't sitting down!
She instinctively looked down at her bundle, and sure enough, it had been slashed, the gleaming knife still inside!
Yu Jiu's pupils constricted instantly. Damn it, the thief with the knife—that old lady's prediction was spot on!
"you···"
"Don't move! Don't speak, hand over the money, or I'll stab you to death!"
Seeing that Yu Jiu had woken up, he stopped trying to hide it and sat down in Xu Zijiang's seat. He brandished the knife at Yu Jiu's waist and whispered menacingly, signaling her to hand over the money or else blood would be spilled on the spot!
As he spoke, he glanced back to see if Xu Zijiang had returned yet, but it probably wouldn't be that soon. The restroom was quite far away, usually taking three or four minutes, and even longer if there was a queue.
"Okay, I'll give you the money, but please don't act impulsively!"
Yu Jiu didn't dare to provoke him loudly, so she lowered her voice and slowly opened the bundle. This was Xu Zijiang's bundle, containing his clothes and such. Yu Jiu rummaged through the bundle but couldn't find any money, which angered him.
"Don't you know where the money is?! Stop stalling me! I'll count to three, and if you don't produce the money, I'll stab you!"
Xiao Qian cursed impatiently, "If Xu Zijiang comes back, he's so tall and strong, I'm not confident I can deal with him!"
"I'll take it... Xu Zijiang, you're back!"
Suddenly, Yu Jiu looked at Xiao Qian's back with surprise.
"Damn, how could it be so fast!"
His scalp tingled, and he immediately turned back to look. Just then, his knife shifted slightly and was no longer pressed tightly against Yu Jiu's waist. Upon seeing this, Yu Jiu immediately clenched his fists and squeezed the tendons in his wrists hard, while shouting loudly.
"Help! There's a thief!"
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