Yu Jiu whispered in Xu Zijiang's ear.
Xu Zi looked at her tenderly, his eyes deep.
He thought, yes, they will always be together from now on, and he will try his best to protect her!
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When the train arrived at the station, Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu were finally able to get off. Thanks to these two, no one else encountered any thieves today, and no one complained to the train conductor that their money or belongings were missing. The train conductor was very relieved and found Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu much more agreeable.
Even though they were fighting, none of them were good people!
It was already 7 p.m. when they arrived at the train station. As darkness fell, Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu chose a nearby guesthouse. The environment was so-so, but it was clean enough, so they accepted it. Besides, the documents they presented indicated they were siblings, so the guesthouse owner didn't bother to check them carefully and simply let them go.
If they were a married couple, they would have to check their marriage certificate, which would be too troublesome. So Xu Zijiang didn't get the certificate to show that they were a married couple. He would have to get a fake certificate later, which wasn't worth it. Anyway, he could get a real one later!
Xu Zi put the luggage away and gestured for Yu Jiu to sit down and rest for a while. Yu Jiu obediently sat at the foot of the bed and rummaged through the torn bundle.
"Luckily, your money was in your pocket, otherwise you would have been in big trouble today."
She didn't even notice the person standing in front of her. She was half asleep when she suddenly felt a chill all over her body, so she opened her eyes with a whoosh. Heaven knows how terrified she was when a strange face appeared before her eyes, especially when she saw that he had a knife.
Fortunately, I remained calm, and my quick thinking was excellent!
Xu Zijiang is used to keeping his money on his person. He is a very vigilant person, and no one can get close to him. Keeping it on his person is the safest option. As for Yu Jiu, she keeps her money in her personal space. Even if the thief takes both bundles, it won't help. At most, he can only get two pieces of clothing, nothing else of value.
"Hey, your clothes are ripped, there's such a big hole, how are you going to wear them?"
Yu Jiu seemed to have discovered something. He took out Xu Zijiang's shirt and found that there was a large tear in the chest area, which would make it a low-cut and revealing outfit if worn.
"Should we ask your older sister for a needle and thread to sew it up?"
"No need. It's hot anyway, the clothes will dry quickly after washing. I'm too lazy to bother with them. Come on, I'll take you to eat first, and then we'll take a shower."
Xu Zi pulled Yu Jiu up and hugged him, rubbing him gently.
Even though he hadn't showered for a day, the young educated youth still smelled nice, unlike himself, who felt covered in sweat and stench. Thinking this, Xu Zijiang moved a little further away so that Yu Jiu wouldn't smell his odor.
"It's time to take a shower; you're all sticky and gooey."
Yu Jiu sniffed herself, feeling a bit uncomfortable. She wasn't sweating much, but she felt like she was covered in the smell of a crowded train. As a southerner, she really couldn't take a shower the night before; she felt uncomfortable all over, like she was going to spoil. But most of it was just psychological.
"We need to eat first. The bathhouse may still be open if it's late, but the state-run restaurants may not be."
"good."
He didn't even bother with the remaining wine, and followed Xu Zijiang to fill his stomach first.
Xu Zi had been here once before and still had a general impression of the place. He led Yu Jiu to a nearby state-run restaurant, but it was indeed quite late and many dishes were sold out. The two of them had to make do with what they had. He ordered a tomato and egg stir-fry, a minced meat and eggplant dish, and a fried crispy fish. Three dishes were enough for the two of them.
"Huh, why is this scrambled eggs with tomatoes salty? Didn't you add sugar?"
This is considered northern now. Yu Jiu picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and found it was salty. She was a little surprised and chewed it a few more times. She always ate sweet food, although it wasn't very sweet. After all, white sugar was expensive and required coupons to buy, so she couldn't be stingy with it.
However, it wasn't that salty, but it wasn't bad either. After a couple of bites, she even found it quite delicious. She accepted both flavors well.
"In the North, scrambled eggs with tomatoes are savory, unlike in the South. Have you ever tried zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) from the North? These are sweet, while our zongzi are savory."
Xu Zijiang suddenly remembered the differences between the North and the South. He looked at Yu Jiu with a smile, carefully observing the little expressions on her face, from surprise to serious feeling and then to good acceptance. She was like a kitten cautiously reaching out its paws, incredibly cute, with vivid and expressive little expressions.
"I know, but I've never tried the sweet rice dumplings from the North."
Yu Jiu licked her lips somewhat embarrassedly. To be honest, she died too young in her previous life. She finally earned a little money and her life became a little better, but she died before she could enjoy it. Therefore, her knowledge was not as extensive as Xu Zijiang's. At least he had traveled all over the country and had eaten more things than she had.
"It's okay, I'll show you around this time. There are many things here that are different from what we have back home, so you can experience them for yourself."
Xu Zi is going to take his wife to try all sorts of things across the country, and he'll buy her whatever she likes!
"good."
Yu Jiu had the same idea. She wanted to experience more of life, to feel the joy of living, and to draw a line between herself and her miserable past life. This time, it would be a new beginning!
After dinner, Xu Zi took her to the bathhouse. They didn't have tickets, so they exchanged money with the older woman when they left the guesthouse for tickets. The guesthouse didn't have a bathing area, so if they didn't come to the bathhouse, they would have nowhere to take a bath.
Xu Zijiang thought that Yu Jiu would not be used to the public bathhouse for the first time. He himself was used to it when he was in the army and it was no different from the public bathhouse, so he adapted well. However, this was Yu Jiu's first time in a public bathhouse.
As soon as she entered, the sight of the naked bodies caught her eye. She was indeed a little embarrassed, but she quickly straightened her back and joined the group. After all, she was pretty, so what was there to be afraid of? Besides, everyone was naked, and no one would want to see her anyway.
So she readily joined the bathhouse crowd. When the girl next door invited her to scrub each other's backs, she happily agreed, though the girl's grip was a bit too strong and it hurt a little.
"Hey, why are you covered in mud? Haven't you had a bath in ages? I'm going to give you a good scrub!"
The young girl got excited and started rubbing Yu Jiu's body vigorously.
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Yu Jiu gritted her teeth to keep herself from yelling, "No, little girl, is it possible that I just took a train and have some mud on me? That's normal, but what you're rubbing is my skin, not mud!" After all, what came out of her skin wasn't black at all; it was grayish-white or even flesh-colored!
In the end, Yu Jiu ran out crying, clutching her arm. It hurt so much; they really hit her hard. Just thinking about how she scrubbed the little girl's back and how the girl kept yelling for her to scrub harder terrified her. She was afraid she would scrub all the skin off.
They're working way too hard!
When Xu Zijiang saw Yu Jiu running out crying, he thought she was shy or had been teased by the older women in the bathhouse, so he smiled and was about to comfort her when Yu Jiu suddenly blurted out something inappropriate.
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