Chi Xingyue and Baozhu were spending their days leisurely here, but on the other side of the mountain, the atmosphere was tense with Ling Yi and his friends.
Tailing someone like that wasn't difficult. The difficulty lay in how to take him away under everyone's watchful eyes.
For this reason, they had been waiting for the right opportunity. Unexpectedly, they ran into Butler Xu who came to deliver the message.
God is really helping me.
Ling Yi immediately took out the medicine powder prepared by Doctor Cheng and sprinkled some on Butler Xu.
Wait until the other person is half conscious, and when you pass by him, whisper something in his ear.
Butler Xu was like a puppet, and he said "hmm" expressionlessly.
Ruyan happened to walk into a sparsely populated area, and Ling Yi and his companions immediately took action.
First, he modified his appearance and voice, then covered his face with a black scarf.
Several people stepped forward and pretended to kidnap Ruyan.
The movement was not very smooth, giving her room to struggle.
Let her see Butler Xu who was not far behind the others, and reveal some information through chatting.
For example, something went wrong at the Xu family brothel, and business plummeted.
"Hurry up, or someone will find us soon. The building hasn't made any money in a while. Get them back so we can open tonight!"
"Master Xu is really something. Just because Butler Xu said that Chun Ya is good at singing and dancing, he kidnapped her to the brothel.
She didn't care at all about the family of four and the friendship she had with them for so many years as slaves.
He's not afraid that his parents will get angry and take revenge on him after they find out!"
"Is that what you should say? You're being paid to do this, so shut up!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ruyan fainted under the effect of the drug.
Then it was put into a sack and Ling Wu, who rarely appeared in public, took it down the mountain through a small path.
Ling Yi and his companions hid in the dark to finish the job and protect Chi Xingyue's safety at the same time.
The scene returned to normal and Butler Xu woke up from the chaos.
I was shocked for a long time looking at the unfamiliar scenery in front of me.
I quickly felt for my money and belongings and breathed a sigh of relief when I found they were not lost.
As for Chun Ya, if we can't find her, then we can just forget about her. She's not that important, so we can just make up a few words to get by.
Just like that, Butler Xu also went down the mountain.
He and Ling Wu arrived at the same place, and were seen by many people.
Chi Xingyue didn't know what was going on here. She was wandering in the lotus pond, feeling very relaxed.
Near noon, Baozhu was unwrapped and the oil-paper bag inside was taken out.
The two of them smelled the fragrance emanating from the oil-paper bag, their stomachs rumbling and they couldn't help but chuckle.
Chi Xingyue took out two pairs of chopsticks from one of the oil-paper packages, one pair for himself and one pair for Baozhu.
The two of them opened the crispy chicken and started eating with slurps.
Baozhu said while eating, "It smells so good, Madam Second Young Master! This is the first time I've eaten such delicious chicken!
Ruyan is really unlucky. She is lazy and doesn't even want to walk for half an hour.
I didn’t get to enjoy such a beautiful scenery, nor did I get to eat such delicious food.
Madam Second Young Master, what do you think she is doing now? Is she too hungry to bear it?"
Chi Xingyue paused while eating the chicken and looked up at the boatman blankly: "Master, can we eat meat here? I didn't mean to..."
"Haha, it's okay. This place is no longer within the Shanghua Temple. Just don't eat meat in the temple!"
Chi Xingyue breathed a sigh of relief, took a bag of dried meat to the boatman, and continued chatting with Baozhu.
"Didn't I give Ruyan a red envelope when I came here? If she's hungry, she can go to the temple and eat vegetarian food."
Baozhu said "hmm" and continued eating chicken.
The two of them finished the whole thing with great effort, but Ren Jue still felt unsatisfied.
But he didn't take out any dried meat to eat. He simply ate two pieces of pastries and ended his lunch.
After packing the package, I asked the boatman to row back.
It was midday and the sun was a bit scorching. She couldn't stand it any longer and wanted to find some shade to rest her feet.
The boatman responded and rowed back slowly.
When passing by beautiful flower buds, they picked them and threw them on the boat.
Soon, he had collected more than a dozen lotus stems. The boatman thought it was too simple, so he added two leaves and three lotus pods.
When Chi Xingyue got off the boat, the flower buds had filled the remaining cabin.
There are so many that I can’t take them back.
She hesitated a little: "How much silver is this?"
"Ten taels, I like you, so I picked a few more for you.
What, you can’t take it back? Don’t worry, we have someone to help you take it back!”
Then he raised his hand and said, "Lao Lu, come here and help me put these flowers in the young lady's car."
"Hey, come here! Miss, where are you from?"
Chi Xingyue informed the other party where the ox cart was parked and gave him two taels of silver: "Thank you very much, fellow villager!"
What I was thinking was: "It's all a routine!"
It costs money everywhere, and ordinary people really can't afford it.
If she wasn't in business, she would have spent all her family's wealth in one trip.
Chi Xingyue took Baozhu and found a stone table under the weeping willows on the shore and sat down.
The two of them didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the shimmering water and the small boats passing through it.
At noon, there were many vendors on the shore selling all kinds of snacks, and their business was very good.
Chi Xingyue told Baozhu to do whatever she wanted as she wanted to take a nap on the table.
Baozhu nodded, but didn't leave.
It was not until half an hour later that Chi Xingyue had rested enough that the two of them walked back under the scorching sun.
Then, "unexpectedly", it was discovered that Ruyan was missing.
"Where is she? Why isn't she here? She clearly promised the Second Young Master's wife that she wouldn't run away!"
Baozhu pretended to be anxious and asked the tourists around, but they all said they had never seen the girl in the pink gauze dress.
"Second Young Master Madam, do you think it's possible that Ruyan has come down the mountain?"
Chi Xingyue shook his head: "I don't know, why don't we look for it!"
As he spoke, he looked around but didn't see anyone.
I had no choice but to leave.
"Second Young Master's wife, don't worry. Most likely, Ruyan is afraid of the heat and has gone back first.
Let's go down to the bottom of the mountain and find out!"
Chi Xingyue nodded and quickened his pace.
The two stumbled to the foot of the mountain, but only saw Li Er guarding the ox cart.
After asking, I found out that Ruyan didn't come down at all.
"Then where could she go? Is she hiding from the sun?"
Chi Xingyue sounded suspicious and got into the car with Baozhu's help.
But he didn't leave immediately, but waited here to see if he could wait for Ruyan.
In the carriage, pink lotus flowers were piled in the corner, looking a little wilted.
Chi Xingyue asked Li Er to go to the nearby village to ask if there were any earthenware jars.
"If you have one, buy one and give it some water, so the flower doesn't wilt before you get home."
Li Er scratched his head and left.
Baozhu looked at his puzzled expression and chuckled.
"Second Young Master Madam, believe it or not, he must be wondering why you have to go outside to pick lotus flowers when there are already lotus flowers in the mansion?"
Chi Xingyue raised his hand and scratched Baozhu's little nose, thinking, you are so smart.
"Then tell me, why should I pay a high price for these?"
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