Chapter 77 Buying a dagger for self-defense
The frightened man took a step back. He said with a look of disgust, "You are so ugly, why don't you stay at home? You come out to scare people. I want to ask you, did you see two girls coming out of the alley?"
Li Wanyue raised her hand and pointed in a direction.
The man squinted his eyes, pulled aside the curtain, saw only two bamboo baskets inside, and turned away in disgust.
Li Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief.
"He's gone."
The girl's heart was relieved: "Thank you for saving us."
"This is not the place to talk. Let's find a safe place first."
The girl said, "This place is close to Zuixianju. Please take me to Zuixianju. I have an appointment there."
"good."
Li Wanyue didn't know how to drive a ox cart, so she could only lead the ox forward. It took less than an incense stick of time to reach Zuixianju.
The girl took Li Wanyue to the private room on the second floor, and her tense heart finally relaxed.
Li Wanyue looked at the two of them. The girl was wearing a light purple silk cotton dress. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with fair skin and a delicate face.
The maid next to her was wearing a pink maid's uniform and had her hair tied up in a bun, but the panic in her eyes had not yet faded.
The girl bowed and said, "My name is Qin Yuzhen. Thank you for saving me, sister. Please tell me your name. I will come to thank you with a generous gift someday."
Li Wanyue helped her up: "Li Wanyue, it's not like I saved her life. Besides, I didn't do anything. It was my brother who threw the firecrackers."
"Ah?" Qin Yuzhen asked in surprise, "Will he be in danger?"
"No, he runs fast. I'll go find him in a moment. Miss, do you know who that man was?"
Qin Yuzhen shook her head: "I have never seen him, I don't know who he is, but I have heard that Zhu Guangyao, the young master of the Zhu family, relies on his sister being the favorite of the county magistrate, so he often bullies the weak and bullies men and women. If a woman he likes doesn't agree, he will destroy her innocence and force her to either become his concubine or die. I don't know if it is him."
Li Wanyue frowned: "No one reported it to the police?"
Qin Yuzhen smiled bitterly: "I heard that some people went to file a complaint, but the officials were behind the scenes, and the people who filed the complaint were either beaten and kicked out, or thrown into prison. How could those who were wronged fight against the officials?
In addition, the family is concerned about their reputation, so no one will stand up even if something like this happens again. In the long run, they can only choose to endure it silently."
Li Wanyue sighed. It was like this everywhere, let alone in a small county like this, where the county magistrate was the local tyrant.
She asked, "Since you have heard of this man, why did you go out on the street with only a maid? And on foot?"
Qin Yuzhen explained: "I came out with my cousin. His carriage suddenly broke down, so he asked me to wait for him on the street while he went to get a new carriage. I didn't expect to run into something like this."
“I see.”
Qin Yuzhen said, "There is always water in this elegant room. Sister, please wash your face first."
The maid understood Li Wanyue's instructions very well and immediately wet a handkerchief for her to wipe her face.
Li Wanyue had just finished wiping when she saw a man push the door open. Qin Yuzhen walked up to him happily, "Cousin."
"Yuzhen, didn't I tell you to wait on the street? Why did you come here by yourself? Do you know how long I have been looking for you?" There was no worry in Cheng Zhao's tone, but rather a hint of blame.
Qin Yuzhen just thought that he was worried about her, afraid that he would know that Zhu Guangyao had intercepted and molested her, causing misunderstanding.
She glanced at Li Wanyue and said, "I'm sorry, cousin. I ran into an acquaintance of mine from the Li family. She was worried about the safety of Hongmei and me, so she sent me here."
Cheng Zhao glanced at Li Wanyue and said in a slightly slower tone: "Don't do this again in the future. This is because you are fine. If something happens to you, how can I explain to my aunt?"
Qin Yuzhen smiled and said, "I will definitely listen to my cousin in the future."
Li Wanyue looked at the two of them. She knew from Qin Yuzhen's eyes that she liked Cheng Zhao, but Cheng Zhao might not be the same.
But this has nothing to do with her, she has to hurry and look for Building 3.
"Miss Qin, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Sister, I'll take you there."
"No, just be more careful next time."
Qin Yuzhen nodded.
After Li Wanyue left, Cheng Zhao asked, "When did you get to know such a shabby farm girl?"
Qin Yuzhen was slightly surprised. Why did she feel that her cousin's tone was full of disgust?
"We met not long ago, why are you asking this, cousin?"
Cheng Zhao looked displeased: "You are a rich lady, don't associate with such people in the future, lest such vulgar people lead you astray."
It was the first time Qin Yuzhen heard him say such a thing, and she couldn't help but retort, "Vulgar? When did my cousin start to judge people by appearance? My family ranks at the bottom of the hierarchy, even lower than Sister Li."
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Cheng Zhao immediately coaxed her in a gentle voice: "Yuzhen, don't be angry. You have always been simple. I am just afraid that some people will see that you are dressed in rich clothes and become greedy, and intend to approach you and hurt you."
Qin Yuzhen heard that he was suspicious because he cared about her, so she smiled again: "Sister Li is not that kind of person, don't worry."
"That's good. Are you hungry? How about having someone serve the food first?"
Qin Yuzhen shook her head: "No, let's wait until Big Brother comes."
"Then I'll ask someone to bring some refreshments." Cheng Zhao said and walked out.
Qin Yuzhen then realized that she had forgotten to ask Li Wanyue where she lived. Where should she find someone if she wanted to thank her?
On the other side, Li Wanyue was driving a bullock cart towards Baiweilou.
She thought to herself that she would have to prepare some self-defense items when she goes out next time in case she encounters such a thing.
As she was walking, she was hit by a foul smell and someone patted her shoulder. Li Wanyue turned around and saw that it was Li Sandong. She felt completely relieved.
In fact, she was not too worried. First, there were no electronic eyes here, and second, those stupid servants delayed them for a few minutes while they discussed the pursuit. This time was enough for the three buildings to run far away.
She pinched her nose and whispered, "Did you hide in the pigpen?"
"No, I just stayed at the livestock market for a while. Does it stink?"
He's been gone for so long, the smell has dissipated a little, maybe his sister has a dog nose.
"Sister, I told you I ran fast, is that girl okay?" There was still some excitement in his tone.
It was the first time he did this, and the other party had a backer, so he was nervous at first. After throwing the firecrackers, he turned into another alley and ran away very fast.
Then he hid for a while, but felt that he couldn't hide anymore. The more he hid, the more guilty he felt, so he came out again.
"It's okay. She made an appointment with someone at Zuixianju. I sent them over there."
She didn't know the owner of Zuixianju in the county town, so she didn't go to say hello.
"oh."
For safety reasons, the two did not mention the matter again.
"Sister, shall we go directly to Baiweilou?"
"Let's go to the blacksmith shop first." Li Wanyue loosened the rope and sat on the ox cart.
"Oh." Li Sandong drove to the blacksmith shop.
There are various iron tools in front of the blacksmith shop, and the backyard is where the blacksmith works.
Li Wanyue took a look around and saw knives, farm tools, iron pots, and hatchets on the shelves.
There are no very delicate daggers and swords, as these are all controlled by the government. No shop can sell weapons privately without the government's approval.
Even if you buy too many kitchen knives or hatchets at one time, you have to register them.
Li Wanyue finally chose an ordinary small dagger, which looked like a fruit knife. The blade was about fifteen or sixteen centimeters long and was small and portable.
The shop assistant said, "This dagger costs two taels of silver."
Li Wanyue: What the hell? This is too expensive. It's not even as big as a kitchen knife.
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