In a daze, Shu Jiaying seemed to hear someone calling her. She opened her eyes with difficulty and climbed out of bed, but she accidentally strained the wound on her back.
"Oh... my back..."
Village Chief Xu, who was standing outside the door, was sure that he heard Shu Jiaying's voice, and he immediately rushed in.
"Jiaying girl, it's really you..."
Seeing that Shu Jiaying seemed very weak, he asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Shu Jiaying also knew that she had a back injury. Although she regarded Village Chief Xu as an elder, there was always a difference between men and women.
Shu Jiaying shook her head, feeling that it was inconvenient for Village Chief Xu to see her wound.
"I'm fine, but Uncle Xu, I messed up what Grandma Xu asked me to do. The eggs that were originally meant to be sold were lost when I fell..."
"Forget it, the egg is small, but as long as the person is okay, it's fine. Uh... it shouldn't be cheap for you to stay here. I... I'll go settle the bill in advance and see if the shopkeeper can give us a lower price."
A high-end room like this would probably cost at least one or two taels of silver a night. Although it was painful, Village Chief Xu could not ignore Shu Jiaying.
Just as he was about to leave, another pebble wrapped in a piece of paper hit his ankle, and luckily it hit the same spot as before.
Lichang Xu urinated in pain, but he still managed to hold back his anger.
Bending down to pick up the pebble, Village Chief Xu opened the small piece of paper wrapped around the pebble. Inside was another row of small words written in a different handwriting:
I have already paid the rent for the masked girl and placed ten taels of silver under her pillow. That is my compensation for accidentally injuring her. There is no need to thank me. I will take my leave now.
Village Chief Xu handed the note to Shu Jiaying.
"The person who accidentally injured you said he'd paid ten taels of silver under your pillow. He's also already paid for the room here. I don't know who hurt you, but I think we should get out of this troubled place as soon as possible."
Thinking of his ankle, Xu Lichang still felt a dull pain. As far as he knew, people who could start a group fight were definitely not good people, so it was better to stay away from such people.
"good!"
Shu Jiaying was very depressed after being stabbed for no reason, and she naturally didn't want to be harmed by innocent people again.
Despite the pain in her back, Shu Jiaying took out some silver from under her pillow and handed it to Village Chief Xu.
"Uncle Xu, I broke those eggs. I know it's hard for you to explain to Grandma Xu when you get home. Take this small ingot of silver..."
Village Chief Xu waved his hands quickly.
"No, no, no, this is compensation for your medicine. How can I take your money? And that basket of eggs is not worth much. You'd better keep your money. You will have many other things to spend money in the future."
Shu Jiaying quickly smiled and said, "Money is earned, not saved. Uncle Xu, you are the first person willing to help me since I came into this world. I am deeply grateful for your kindness, so please don't reject me."
Looking at the pair of clear eyes under the mask, Village Chief Xu thought that if this girl hadn't suffered from an illness in her childhood, she might have been a peerless beauty like her mother.
Knowing that Shu Jiaying gave him the money sincerely, Village Chief Xu no longer refused.
Taking the silver from Shu Jiaying, he said with emotion: "Let's go... Let's go. If we delay any longer, we will miss Boss Zhu's boat."
Then, Village Chief Xu walked out of the room first, and Shu Jiaying followed him silently.
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