“Miss,” the man said, picking his nose as he approached Xu Yuehuai with a smile, clicking his tongue, “You like me? What’s your name, miss? I’m a handsome man of unparalleled charm, and you’re a stunning beauty, let’s…”
Before the man could finish speaking, Xu Yuehuai choked.
"Oh, young lady..."
Seeing Xu Yuehuai preparing to flee, the man grabbed her sleeve. "Miss, why are you trying to provoke me? You've offended me, are you just going to leave like this?"
Xu Yuehuai threw a punch, "If I don't leave, do you think I'm going to spend the New Year with you?"
Feeling bored while sitting at the entrance of the teahouse, Zhou Wan got up to look for Xu Yuehuai.
Instead of seeing her, I saw a mother haggling with a fabric vendor, picking out a royal blue fabric and holding it up against her child. At that moment, the little one giggled and ran off.
However, a horse-drawn carriage came galloping from afar.
The woman who was haggling obviously didn't notice that her child had gone far away. Zhou Wan was worried about the little one's safety, so she hurriedly ran out.
Inside the carriage sat a man with a puffed-out chest and protruding belly. He had a fair complexion and two upward-sweeping mustaches. He was the richest man in Tonggu County, Master Zhou Qing.
This guy is rich but heartless, and he specializes in kidnapping women and engaging in speculative buying and selling.
At that moment, the servants galloped away on their horses, treating the street as their own backyard. Just as the child was about to be run over by the wheels, Zhou Wan leaped out and grabbed the child.
At that moment, the startled horse jumped up, and the rolling wheel grazes Zhou Wan's arm. Zhou Wan was terrified, and the child froze, only letting out a fearful cry after a long time.
The child's mother, who had just picked out the fabric, screamed "Oh my god!" and hurriedly chased after them.
After learning what had happened, the mother hurriedly bandaged Zhou Wan's injured arm. Zhou Wan, on the other hand, smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt much. It's nothing serious. You'll have to keep a close eye on the little one from now on."
The child was terrified and completely lost.
The mother stepped forward, pointed at him, and started cursing. The child hid behind Zhou Wan.
When Zhou Wan saw Xu Yuehuai appear, she pointed over there and said, "My mother is waiting for me over there. I'll be going now. You're welcome."
The woman remained deeply grateful, kneeling on the ground long after Zhou Wan had left.
The carriage jolted, and Zhou Qing, who was resting inside, was thrown into a daze. He hit his head on the roof, saw stars, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Good heavens, how do you drive? I'll skin you alive, you blind, scoundrel!"
"Sir, some children came running out from the other side. Luckily, I was quick."
Traffic came to a standstill. Some people were urging him on from behind, while others were cursing. Zhou Qing could only order his servants to leave quickly. But at that moment, Zhou Qing turned around and his eyes were fixed on Zhou Wan.
"Who is that beautiful and intelligent young lady from?" Zhou Qing's eyes immediately lit up with a lecherous glint, and he grinned, "Find out for me."
Zhou Wan and Xu Yuehuai were unaware of this matter.
"Mother, you're back?"
Now, Xu Yuehuai was filled with maternal love. Seeing Zhou Wan's torn clothes, he was surprised and asked, "Who bullied you?" Xu Yuehuai's eyes widened as he searched everywhere for the culprit.
Zhou Wan smiled and said, "I encountered a dangerous situation and bravely saved a child."
Zhou Wan looked at the tattered sleeves and said, "It's great value for money. Actually, I don't wear nice clothes. I'm always on the go, where would I get nice clothes to wear?"
"Hey, you need to practice martial arts more in the future, otherwise next time you're brave enough to do something for someone, the damage might not just be your clothes." In fact, Zhou Wan understood the importance of martial arts and nodded repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Liu Cuiming entered a brothel.
She was determined to sell Jiang Qianqian.
The madam looked at Liu Cuiming and chuckled softly, "So, it's a young girl?"
"He doesn't eat much, but he looks alright. I'll bring him some tomorrow."
"Well," the madam chuckled, "I need to see the goods before I can tell you how much silver. First, I don't want people with questionable backgrounds. Second, once you sell to me, you're mine. Your future fate and destiny are none of your business. Don't come knocking on my door every now and then, understand?"
"We understand your rules here, so let me bring someone to show you."
The two made an agreement, and the madam got up to greet the guest. After Liu Cuiming had walked quite a distance, she suddenly remembered something, turned back in a hurry, walked a while, and then suddenly remembered something again and came back.
The madam, no longer annoyed, asked when Liu Cuiming returned, "Where is he?"
"Do you have any sleeping pills or rosemary here? Could you give me some?"
"Oh, you still need this? Yes, of course we have it."
The other party smiled and handed over a small package.
The two understood each other without saying a word and smiled with satisfaction.
When Liu Cuiming returned, Xu Yuehuai and Zhou Wan had not yet come back. Only Jiang Shixu and Jiang Mingfu were in the house. When they saw Liu Cuiming return, Jiang Mingfu completely ignored her.
Liu Cuiming scoffed, "Now you've seen the world and broadened your horizons, huh?"
"What did you say?" This blatant mockery was unbearable for the grown man, who immediately stood up. Liu Cuiming sneered, turned around, and left.
backyard.
Under the falling flowers, Aqi was teaching Jiang Shichen and Jiang Qianqian how to punch and kick. As for martial arts, Jiang Mingfu thought it was very hard work, so he, who was used to spoiling Jiang Shixu, did not recommend letting the little guy go out at all.
Amidst the babbling sounds, Liu Cuiming stood at a distance, seemingly observing something, her intense gaze never leaving Jiang Qianqian and Jiang Shichen.
She needs to find out which families are infertile and want children. If she can't seduce Jiang Shixu, can't she at least seduce Jiang Shichen?
Zhou Wan was busy all day long and exhausted, so she had no time to pay attention to Jiang Shichen.
This wicked plan has been brewing for a long time.
The next day, the group prepared to leave Tonggu County.
But little did they know, Jiang Qianqian suddenly disappeared.
This inevitably worried Xu Yuehuai.
On the contrary, Jiang Mingfu and Zhou Qionghua were used to this. "Once we leave, that brat will follow us on his own."
"Follow us?" Xu Yuehua frowned, heartbroken. "How does she know where we went, and where we went?"
"Anyway, she will catch up."
In reality, if they weren't dependent on others, and if they didn't know that Xu Yuehuai had the ability to lead everyone to the capital smoothly, they would have broken ties with her long ago.
"That……"
Xu Yuehuai looked into the distance.
At the end of that day, though there were still hopes and dreams, she paused.
To her, even someone as pitiful as Jiang Qianqian was still one of them.
"Then you can go ahead, I'll go look for it."
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