66 Danger
◎Greasy men's pick-up◎
The dark shadow kept wandering outside the door.
Shu Yao picked up the stick beside her and walked carefully to the door. She hid behind the door, thinking that as long as the person opened the door, she would hit him with the stick.
She held the thing tightly in her hand, her palms were wet, her heart was pounding in her chest, and she didn't dare to take her eyes off the door in front of her.
Sure enough, just as she stood behind the door, the old wooden door was pushed open from the outside.
Shu Yao stared at the shadow on the ground stretched by the moonlight, not daring to breathe. When the man leaned his head to look inside, she swung the stick in her hand without hesitation and hit the man outside with all her strength.
The person outside didn't expect that someone would suddenly come out from behind the door and attack him. He couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the stick. The bones in his shoulder seemed to be broken. He subconsciously covered his arm and wailed in pain.
Shu Yao didn't dare to look at him and just kept running.
Perhaps hearing the noise outside, Ji Shijing opened the door with a rare flustered look. Shu Yao saw him as if she had found a savior. She quickly hid behind him, eyes tightly closed, pointing to the toilet, her voice trembling: "A Jing... there's someone in there."
Ji Shijing looked in the direction she pointed, only to see a figure fleeing in a panic, running towards the ridge of the field.
Looking at the plump figure, his eyes darkened.
"Ajing, is he still there?" Shu Yao asked, burying her head in his back.
Ji Shijing turned around and wanted to comfort her, but just as his hand was about to touch her shoulder, he pursed his lips and silently put his hand down.
"It's okay." He said softly.
After hearing what he said, Shu Yao dared to look up towards the toilet. It was empty, without a single person in sight, but she was still frightened. Who was that person just now?
She looked around and saw the low wall in the yard and the dilapidated gate. She secretly decided that when the mason came to repair the house, she would build the wall higher and replace the gate.
Otherwise, if something like this happens again in the middle of the night, it would be terrifying.
"Did you see the man's appearance clearly just now?" Shu Yao asked Ji Shijing.
He thought for a while, shook his head, but he already had an idea in his mind.
"Could it be a flower thief?" She was very nervous.
Ji Shijing shook his head and prepared to close the door. Shu Yao then remembered that she had to go to the bathroom. She pulled him up a little embarrassedly: "Ah Jing, I want to go to the toilet. Can you accompany me outside?"
The toilet door closed again. Shu Yao stood there for a while. It was quiet outside. She called out, "Ah Jing, are you still there?"
"Um."
Hearing the familiar voice, she finally went to the bathroom with peace of mind.
After returning to the room, she bolted the door and propped it against the table, and then she felt a little relieved.
Shu Yao closed her eyes at dawn, and it felt like she had just fallen asleep when she was woken up by the noise of children playing outside. She was startled and sat up suddenly, looking at the empty bed next to her. Ji Shijing had gotten up without her knowing when.
She rubbed her head, and Ji Shijing came in with a bowl of porridge: "I made porridge, you have some, I have to go to the private school."
Shu Yao raised her eyebrows and said, "Hurry up and go to the private school. Don't be late."
He picked up the book and walked to the door, then looked back at Shu Yao.
Shu Yao waved at him and told him to hurry up and not miss the time.
After he left, Shu Yao finished the porridge in her hand, then got up and washed up. She was going to the town to buy some things today, but she was unfamiliar with the place, so she also called Jiang He.
No, just as I mentioned Cao Cao, there he is. Jiang He's clear voice came from outside the house: "Sister, sister."
Shu Yao opened the door and welcomed her in. Jiang He was wearing a light green spring dress today, with two neat braids, and a smile on her pretty face.
"Sister, what are you planning to buy in town today?" Jiang He asked while drinking the tea handed to her by Shu Yao.
Shu Yao glanced at the sun outside and said, "Let's go to town and buy some vegetable and fruit seeds. I have a few pieces of wasteland at home, and I plan to reclaim them."
Jiang He put down the teacup, pouted her lips, and kindly suggested: "Sister, farming is a troublesome thing." In the countryside, it is usually men who farm. How can my sister, a weak woman, handle the task of carrying water and applying fertilizer in the future?
Shu Yao touched her pigtails and said, "It's okay." She had her own plans.
She locked the door and went to town with Jiang He. Since there was a market today, when they arrived at the seed shop, the owner's goods had almost been sold out. After all, it was the spring planting season, and everyone came to buy seeds on time, so the seed shop was in short supply.
The two went to the only three seed shops in town, but failed to buy the vegetable seeds they wanted.
It happened that the shop owner was about to go to the capital to purchase goods, so he casually asked Shu Yao if she wanted to go with him.
Shu Yao was a little hesitant, and Jiang He's eyes lit up beside her. She had never been to the capital before. She heard from the people in the village that all the people living in the capital were important figures, and any street there was comparable to the entire Dongping Town. She really wanted to go and see it.
She took Shu Yao's hand and shook it: "Sister, it's still early, let's go to the capital with Uncle Li to take a look, okay?"
Shu Yao met her expectant and pleading eyes, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.
They and Uncle Li boarded the ox cart to the capital.
On the ox cart, Uncle Li chatted with the two of them casually.
"Jiang He, is the osmanthus wine your father brewed ready? I'm craving a taste of it now." Uncle Li looked at Jiang He with a smile.
Jiang He smiled and said, "I'll probably have to wait two days. I'll send it to Uncle Li as soon as it's brewed."
Uncle Li stroked his beard and laughed twice: "Okay, okay." He turned sideways and looked at Shu Yao. He seemed to have never seen this girl before, so he asked, "Little girl, are you from Dongping Village too?"
Shu Yao was in a daze and didn't react for a while.
Jiang He said for her, "She is my cousin. She just returned to the village recently. She has some wasteland at home, so she wants to buy some seeds to grow some vegetables."
Uncle Li nodded and said, "What kind of seeds do you want to buy? I'll take you to see them later."
Shu Yao pulled herself out of her thoughts and replied, "Carrots, tomatoes, lettuce...any of those are fine. Oh, and I also want to buy some fruit seeds."
Uncle Li: "Okay, when we get to the supply store, I'll help you pick out some good ones."
Shu Yao didn't know how to choose vegetable seeds. After hearing what he said, she said "thank you" gratefully.
The ox cart was bumping along the country road. The sun was getting bigger and bigger. Two hours later, the ox cart drove into the capital.
Shu Yao and Jiang He jumped off the ox cart. It was Jiang He's first time in the capital, so she couldn't help but feel a little curious. She looked at the wide and prosperous streets, where vendors displayed a wide variety of goods and their hawking sounds were endless.
There are tall and spacious restaurants standing nearby, and the aroma of food and wine wafts over.
People in luxurious clothes passed by her one after another, and the delicate fabrics brushed against the back of her hand from time to time, as soft as a spring. She touched her hand and was a little shocked that the materials of the city people's clothes were so good.
She looked left and right, and kept making sounds of surprise.
Shu Yao looked at her with a look of confusion: "Xiao He, let's go buy some seeds first. After we buy the seeds, I'll take you to the city for a good stroll."
Jiang He withdrew his gaze and nodded, "Okay."
The two followed Uncle Li to the largest supply store in the market.
The supply store was bustling with people, and a prominent sign at the door read, "Not for sale in bulk."
Everyone here comes with big sacks to buy goods. The thin boss sits at the counter and keeps counting money with a smile on his face.
Uncle Li walked to the seed supply area with ease, picked up a shovel, scooped up a handful of seeds and showed them to Shu Yao: "Little girl, when buying seeds, you must choose the ones that are round and plump. Don't choose those that are dry and pointed."
Shu Yao nodded to show that she understood.
Uncle Li walked around for a few rounds and bought dozens of vegetable and fruit seeds. The boss weighed them and said, "Fifty catties, a total of two taels of silver."
Uncle Li took out a cloth bag from the innermost pocket of his clothes, and then opened the bag layer by layer. Inside were two pieces of silver and a copper coin. He handed the two pieces of silver to the boss, and then carefully put the copper coin into the innermost layer of his clothes.
Seeing him paying, Shu Yao felt inexplicably sad.
After leaving the supply area, Uncle Li put down the sack on his shoulder, took out a few pieces of oil paper, and carefully packed the seeds for Shu Yao. The seeds were all very plump and it was obvious that they would be very easy to grow.
"Little girl, the seeds you requested are all packed for you. Just pay Uncle Li the cost price, six copper coins."
Looking at the honest and simple smile of the middle-aged man in front of her, Shu Yao opened her small purse and took out a tael of silver: "Thank you Uncle Li for today. Take this tael of silver. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to buy such good seeds."
Uncle Li quickly postponed it: "It's impossible." One or two taels of silver was too much, he didn't dare to take it.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Shu Yao had no choice but to say, "Then leave this tael of silver with Uncle Li first. I will use it to buy seeds later."
After hearing this, Uncle Li accepted the one or two taels of silver.
After leaving the downtown area, Uncle Li carried the seeds back to the town, while Shu Yao took Jiang He to stroll around the capital.
Jiang He was skipping and jumping in front, and she seemed curious about everything. She stopped in front of a stall selling perfumed powder, picked up a box of jade cream and rubbed it on her hands. The jade cream had a subtle fragrance, and she liked it very much.
Shu Yao took out a copper coin and bought the jade ointment.
Jiang He hugged Shu Yao: "Sister, you are so nice." She felt that her sister was like a different person after coming back this time. In the past, her sister always looked cold and she didn't dare to get close to her, but now she seemed completely different.
She likes her sister more.
Before they knew it, it was noon. Shu Yao took her to a very famous restaurant. On the way to the restaurant, she passed by Zui Xiang Fang and paused.
Noon is the busiest time in the restaurant. It was Jiang He's first time entering such a large restaurant, so she was inevitably a little restrained, so she kept holding Shu Yao's arm: "Sister, the restaurants in this city are so grand." There were no such restaurants in their small town.
Shu Yao smiled and said nothing.
The two found an empty table and sat down. The waiter immediately came over with a teapot. After pouring two cups of tea, he asked, "What would you like to eat, my two guests?"
Jiang He was a little overwhelmed and looked at Shu Yao. Shu Yao took a sip of tea and then said, "What's the signature of your shop?"
This question seemed to hit the waiter's heart, and he immediately said, "We have recently launched a new dish called Eight Treasures Duck. You two can try it."
"What flavor is it?"
“Spicy.”
When the waiter mentioned spicy food, she didn't rush to answer. Instead, she looked at Jiang He and asked, "Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
Jiang He shook her head, indicating that she could eat them all.
She then replied to the waiter: "Then I'd like one of your eight-treasure duck dishes, a plate of braised beef in soy sauce, and a bowl of tofu soup."
"Xiao He'er, do you want anything else to eat?"
Jiang He quickly waved her hands. Seeing both beef and duck, she felt a little panicked. This meal would probably cost a lot.
While waiting for the food to be served, Shu Yao and Jiang He chatted about Dongping Village, and unknowingly talked about the flower thief.
At this time, a fat man with big ears walked in from outside. He was fat and white, and his clothes were crooked. There was a servant standing on each side to serve him.
Upon seeing him come in, the shopkeeper immediately came out to greet him personally, with a smile on his face: "Young Master Wang, you are here. Please come upstairs. We have reserved a private room for you."
All the guests who were dining there lowered their heads, not daring to look at the fat and big-eared man, especially the women, who almost buried their heads in their rice bowls.
Shu Yao and Jiang He were talking and didn't notice the changes around them.
Coincidentally, the fat-headed and big-eared man's eyes met Shu Yao's. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and the saliva from the corner of his mouth fell down his chin to the floor, looking extremely greedy.
Without saying a word, he walked towards Shu Yao, looked at her with lustful eyes, and nodded from time to time.
Shu Yao felt a little disgusted by his gaze and wanted to change seats, but as soon as she stood up, she was pushed back by the man's two servants.
Her heart skipped a beat, something was wrong.
In the elegant room on the second floor, a young man in blue clothes told Shen Jingan what he had learned in the past few days.
Chen Jing'an leaned on the futon with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.
Suddenly, there was a sound of broken cups and dishes coming from downstairs. Chen Jing'an suddenly opened his eyes, and his peach blossom eyes were deep, completely unlike his usual romantic and passionate self.
He frowned and gently lifted a corner of the curtain with his fan, wanting to see who was disturbing his sweet dream.
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