Chapter 3 Feeling Inferior
Yu Zhouwan's cheeks flushed red. He understood what the manager meant: he wanted the young lady to see if his buttocks were round enough to determine if he was fertile...
Yu Zhouwan glanced at the person out of the corner of her eye and felt a little embarrassed.
The steward thought he was going to disobey again, and his eyebrows furrowed as he was about to scold him, but then he saw the person who was huddled in the corner slowly get up, his white jade-like neck also stained red, and then little by little, clutching the hem of his clothes, he turned his back.
His back was also beautiful, resembling that of an old friend.
Chi Zhao was momentarily dazed. When he came to his senses, he saw that the man was hunched over as if he were scared. He frowned and said, "Straighten your back."
Yu Zhouwan assumed she was dissatisfied, so she immediately straightened her back.
Her long hair was tied up with only a coarse cloth and hung straight down. Her slender and upright back view even seemed to have a certain air of dignity.
It looks even more like it now.
Chi Zhao's eyes darkened slightly. The slave trader next to her noticed her interest and quickly said, "Miss, look at Xiao Zhou's buttocks and figure. I guarantee she'll take good care of you. You can rest assured."
"Zhou? Is his name Xiao Zhou?"
"Ah, this kid is lucky. After being sold to his master, he was given a name by his master, Yu Zhouwan, which has a bit of the master's scholarly charm."
Hearing them mention their master's family, Yu Zhouwan's body stiffened slightly. She was very worried, afraid that they would ask why she had been sold out by her master's family.
Although he did not do those things, in the eyes of others, he was also an accomplice of his master and one of the perpetrators.
Chi Zhao glanced at him, her eyes darkening inexplicably, and asked with pursed lips, "Three taels of silver?"
The steward, seeing that the deal was about to be made, was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. "Oh, three taels of silver. That's the price for all the young masters here. They're clean, and you can take them home and consummate the marriage immediately."
She winked and made faces at Chi Zhao quite a bit.
The system, taking advantage of being invisible, kept crowding around people. [Host, host, say something! The male supporting character is waiting!]
Chi Zhao glanced at it, and it became quiet and obedient again, its wings, which were glowing with a blue halo, flapped a little slower, and it stayed obediently close to her.
She pulled out a money pouch, which she had found in the original owner's house.
There was some silver inside, but she wasn't sure how much it was (three taels), so she handed over a slightly larger tael first and asked the other party for change.
The human broker was quick and efficient. When she saw someone so decisive in wanting to buy, her eyes lit up. She praised Yu Zhouwan for being efficient and straightforward, and said that Yu Zhouwan was well-behaved and sensible and would not disappoint her.
Chi Zhao's task is simply to give the male supporting character a better life than the original plot, to prevent him from turning evil. If he is well-behaved and sensible, that's naturally good, and he'll be better to her.
If it's the kind of person who likes to cause trouble...
She might beat the person up first, and then talk to them about it.
Yu Zhouwan's heart was beating extremely fast.
I can't believe that she bought me like this.
She actually took a liking to me.
A blush crept up the tips of her snow-white ears; she was extremely embarrassed.
Let's go.
Chi Zhao lowered his eyes, still wondering to the system, "[Is it enough for me to just buy him back? What else do I need to do? How long do I need to stay here?]"
The system flew around, its eyes gazing at the sky, ["Probably once we're sure the male supporting character won't turn evil again, we can leave."]
Chi Zhao didn't notice the system's expression; in reality, she was completely focused on the young master who was obediently following behind her. He did look somewhat like him, especially his eyes...
He only nodded slightly.
It's good to stay a few more days, anyway, there's nothing to miss in the apocalypse.
Her parents are both dead, and her boyfriend, whom she later planned to treat well, also died. In the apocalypse, there are endless zombies, unpalatable water and unpalatable food, and the son of the base manager who is ugly but insists on marrying her.
Thinking of all this, Chi Zhao's face darkened, and he was in a bad mood.
Yu Zhouwan was completely focused on the woman who had bought her things, feeling uneasy and wondering what kind of person she was and what she should do to win her favor...
He didn't want to be sold off again.
Yu Zhouwan was lost in thought when, unexpectedly, the person in front of her suddenly stopped. Caught off guard, he bumped into her, immediately taking a half-step back in a panic. His heart was in his throat, and his slender, snow-white fingers tightly twisted the hem of his dress as he apologized in a flustered manner, "Miss, Miss, I didn't mean to, please don't be angry with me..."
Chi Zhao was caught off guard and was knocked half a step forward. When she turned her head, the other person was so panicked that he almost knelt down in the street. Fortunately, she was quick-witted and helped him up by lifting his arm.
"It was just an accidental bump. I'm not an unreasonable person, so what's there to be afraid of?"
Thinking that the other person resembled her boyfriend, Chi Zhao softened her tone slightly.
Hearing that she didn't seem angry, Yu Zhouwan cautiously raised her eyes, but quickly lowered them again, pursed her lips, and murmured softly, "The young lady is kind-hearted."
His timid and cowering appearance doesn't seem quite right.
Chi Zhao ignored him, tilting her gaze to the steaming bun stall on the side, and said only, "I'm going to buy some food."
She had been away from normal life and food for a long time, and when she suddenly smelled the rich aroma of meat from the steamed bun shop, she was almost unable to move.
She left the male supporting character behind, then strode over and said, "Here... five meat buns."
She originally only intended to buy it for herself, but when she caught a glimpse of the male supporting character still standing there anxiously, she added two more, wanting him to have some too. When she was in school, she heard her teacher say that poor families in ancient times could only eat meat once in a long while. This man was poor when he was young, and after being sold, he didn't have a good life. He was so thin that he was just a skeleton, except for the flesh on his buttocks, which made him look a bit sturdy. She felt that he needed to eat more meat to nourish himself.
In the original story, he followed the woman from earlier, and every day he ate only thin porridge made of bran and vegetables, and even when there was meat, it was not something he could eat. He was truly pitiful.
With her by his side, at least he could eat whatever she ate, and she tried her best to make his life better so he wouldn't turn evil again.
"Fifteen coins in total, please take it." The shopkeeper warmly handed over a heavy oil paper package.
Fifteen coins, that's three coins for a meat bun.
Chi Zhao checked the prices, nodded, and counted out fifteen coins from his wallet.
It was the money the slave trader had just given her in change.
When Yu Zhouwan saw that she was carrying something, she quickly stepped forward, wanting to show her helpfulness, but in the end she was too timid and could only lower her long eyelashes and say softly, "Let me help you carry it."
"No need, just stay close and don't get lost."
"Yes, I understand."
He lowered his eyes, this time focusing intently on her back, keeping a slight distance between himself and her to prevent himself from accidentally bumping into her again.
He really wanted to make a good impression on the girl and hope she would stay with him.
She was the gentlest woman he had ever met.
Chi Zhao led her people back to the countryside. Her home was far from the town, but the original owner's body was already used to walking such a long distance, so it was nothing. She asked Yu Zhouwan twice along the way if he wanted to rest, but he only said that he was not tired, so he could probably walk.
The original owner lived in a place called Peach Blossom Village. The villagers stared wide-eyed as she brought a handsome stranger back to the village, but dared not say anything. Only the bolder women stepped forward and asked her who the man was.
She simply said that she had bought her husband, a statement that shocked everyone.
The hunter's reputation for beating people had spread throughout the village, but she was so beautiful that she wasn't unwanted. Why did she have to go so far as to buy a husband?
Only Yu Zhouwan showed a hint of surprise on her face when she heard that she was the husband the other party had bought.
Is it me? Is it me? Can I be your husband?
"Husband" is the term for the principal wife. He was just a servant before and never thought he could become a wife.
Such a wonderful girl, will she want to marry me?
But I was bought and sold.
He felt ashamed and unworthy to be a girl's husband.
A note from the author:
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A self-conscious little boat
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