Chapter 50 Can You Tell Me To Your Face?
"Are you worried that you won't be able to find me if you run into any tough situations in the future? Like... a case, or a problem with the copper piece?" Xu Chuchu blurted out, "It's okay. Just take this and you can find me anytime!"
As she spoke, she took out a stack of the same talisman papers from her bosom and handed one to Xiao Yu.
"This is a sound transmission talisman I made," she explained. "Do you see the blank space in the center? If you need to find me, write the matter and address on it and burn it. I'll receive it and come to you right away."
Xiao Yu had learned something new. He looked at the talisman paper in his hand in astonishment: "...There is such a thing?"
"That's right." Xu Chuchu saw the sadness on his face fade away and smiled with satisfaction, "So don't worry. If you have any problems, just burn paper for me... No, just burn talismans for me."
If it were before, Xiao Yu would definitely be dissatisfied if he knew that Xu Chuchu used such a Taoist talisman to get rid of him.
But after being in despair for a long time, people will be overjoyed when they see a little bit of hope.
He had been immersed in the despair of Xu Chuchu's departure these days, even the joy that the copper piece brought him to a normal life was overshadowed. Now that he had obtained the "Xu Chuchu Summoning Talisman", he felt much more comforted.
"Do you have any talisman paper so you can contact me?" he asked without thinking. "I mean, what if... you need my help with something?"
"This?" Xu Chuchu thought about it for a while and shook her head, "No."
Xiao Yu is not a cultivator, so he can only send messages out but cannot receive any messages back.
Alas, in modern times there wouldn’t be so many problems, all you need is a mobile phone.
Xu Chuchu's answer was calm, but it sounded different to Xiao Yu. He had a vague feeling that Xu Chuchu had no intention of contacting him again, and he was very unhappy.
"Then give me the rest." He suddenly snatched the remaining talisman paper from Xu Chuchu's hand, "In case one is not enough, I won't be able to find you."
"Oh, no." Xu Chuchu's hands were suddenly empty, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "But okay, you can take them all."
There are some talisman papers here and there, she can just go back and draw them.
"There's one more thing." She suddenly became a little embarrassed. "Before... well, I told Ah Fu some things and asked him to tell you. But he probably felt that those words were not suitable for him to relay, so I think he never told you."
"After I leave this time, you can go and ask him to tell you, okay?" she asked.
Xiao Yu frowned. "What's the matter? Can't you tell me in person? Why do you want him to relay it?"
Xu Chuchu was speechless. What she was talking about was naturally the time when she first met Shao Zhi and noticed Shao Zhi's selfish face.
At that time, Xiao Yu and I were not as familiar with each other as we are now, so some things were difficult to say directly. But I couldn't bear to see this "honest man" being deceived, so I told Ah Fu and asked him to relay it.
But judging from the situation these days, Ah Fu is not willing to be the scapegoat.
"Anyway, it's not appropriate for me to say that!" She turned her head away. "You can ask Ah Fu the same question."
After saying this, he hurried away, ran two steps, and then turned back and said, "You must wait until I'm gone before asking! You must, you must! Don't ask beforehand!"
After giving the instructions, he quickly returned to his residence. When he heard Xiao Yu calling him from behind, he ignored her.
In fact, she was about to leave now, and had already fallen out with Shao Zhi. She told Xiao Yu some things directly, and it didn't seem like a big deal.
But when she thought that Xiao Yu’s reaction might be “No way, maybe you’re overthinking it” or “Sister Shao wouldn’t be that kind of person”, she felt uneasy.
Rather than listening to it in person, it is better to pretend not to know...
Bah, bah, bah, what does Xiao Yu’s attitude towards Shao Zhi have to do with her?
Anyway, just convey her words, do your best, leave the rest to fate, and take it as it may!
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The next day, Xu Chuchu packed up her things and prepared to say goodbye to Xiao Yu formally.
She went to look for Xiao Yu again, but the door was closed. She knocked for a long time but received no response, so she turned around and looked for Ah Fu.
When Ah Fu learned that she was leaving, he didn't dare to say anything. He asked her to go back to her residence and wait for a while, saying that he would go find Xiao Yu to ask.
Xu Chuchu also felt that it would be inappropriate not to say goodbye in person, so she went back and waited.
We waited until the afternoon.
But Xiao Yu still didn't show up in the afternoon, so Ah Fu came to see her and asked someone to bring in large and small bags of things.
"What are these?" Xu Chuchu looked at the goods piled at the door.
A pile of clothes, several kinds of pickled food, fire for survival in the wild, thick blankets, water bottles, and even a hoe... She was stunned.
"Needless to ask? Of course, our young master prepared these supplies out of consideration for your inconvenience." Ah Fu said, hands on his hips. "Look at that small bag you've got. How much do you have? What if you freeze or starve to death?"
These days Ah Fu has been helping Xiao Yu with official business, so they haven't met much, but he still speaks with his familiar sharp tongue.
"Thank you, Master..." Xu Chuchu said in embarrassment, "But there are so many things, I can't carry them all."
Unless these goods were from a previous convoy, who would carry so many things if they were traveling alone? They would be exhausted before they even left the city gate.
Could it be that Xiao Yu didn't even consider this?
"What are you thinking? Do you think I'm as dumb as you?" Ah Fu said angrily, "I'm giving these to you to pick out. Take whatever you need. I'm afraid you might miss something out of carelessness."
"Oh, so that's it." Xu Chuchu was embarrassed. Was the preparation so thorough? It made her feel a little embarrassed.
In fact, she had prepared everything, and her ability to survive in the wild was stronger than that of ordinary people. She didn't need most of the things at all, but she still chose carefully for a while out of courtesy.
"Okay, that's all." Xu Chuchu said.
"You just want a bag of dried meat and a fire starter?" Ah Fu got even more angry. "Do you know how long it took me to buy these things?"
"I can't lift it." Xu Chuchu chuckled.
"Okay then." Ah Fu didn't bother to argue and took out a small bag the size of a palm from his sleeve. "Just take this one."
Xu Chuchu took it subconsciously and felt it was light. When she opened it, her eyes almost popped out.
It turned out to be a thick stack of banknotes!
This, this is a few hundred taels, or a few thousand taels, she didn't dare to count.
"I can't do that." Xu Chuchu hurriedly put on the posture of politely refusing the New Year's money from her master. "No merit, no reward. What are you going to do with these banknotes?"
Ah Fu said, "The Master said that you have made great contributions in solving this case, so these are all rewards. You have to accept them even if you don't want them."
No, this is too different from before. Wasn’t the reward before twenty taels?
"Then let me take one..." Xu Chuchu carefully pulled out the top one and took a sneak peek at it. One hundred taels, not bad.
"Master Xu..." Ah Fu dragged out his words, "Please don't embarrass me. Just accept the banknotes you've given me, so that the young master won't blame me. It's good for you, it's good for me, and it's good for everyone."
"Then where is your young master now?" Xu Chuchu asked puzzledly, "Won't he come to see me?"
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