Zhiyin smiled and said, "Thank you, young man..."
Having said that, seeing that it was already getting dark, he quickly said, "Weren't you going to teach me how to drive a mule? Let's teach you now!"
Thinking that this young man was quite nice, he had watched over the mule cart for her for so long and even taught her how to drive it, and his attitude was also quite good.
I feel it's necessary to make a statement.
Zhiyin immediately thought about how much silver he had spent that day, and figured he had about 8 taels left. After thinking for a moment, he took out 3 copper coins and solemnly handed them to the waiter.
Thank you.
The man's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.
After all, the way Zhiyin was haggling before showed that he was a very frugal person who was reluctant to spend money and even a bit stingy. I never expected him to be so generous now and even give a tip!
Zhiyin raised an eyebrow. "What? You don't want it? If you don't want it, I can take it back?"
She finished speaking with a half-smile, then made a move to take it back, while simultaneously rolling her eyes.
What's there to be surprised about?
You're making a fuss over nothing!
This means spending where it's necessary and saving where it's necessary! There's absolutely no conflict!
"Yes, yes, yes!!!"
Upon hearing this, the waiter was terrified that the meat he was about to get would slip away, so he quickly nodded and eagerly took it over.
The fawning smile on his lips became even more pronounced, and he was visibly happy. He patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely teach you well."
After saying that, he asked the other workers to help look after the carriages.
He gestured for his friend to get on the mule cart, and he readily sat down at the front of the cart.
After driving the mule cart to a secluded spot, he began to carefully teach Zhiyin how to drive the cart, how to quickly stop the mules, and so on...
Zhiyin was intelligent, and it was indeed not difficult, so the waiter only explained and demonstrated it once, and Zhiyin learned it.
"Thank you so much. I'll definitely buy from you again next time."
Zhiyin sat on the front of the mule cart, waving happily at the driver, before patting the mule's rump and riding away.
The distance from Xinghe County to Xinghe Village is not too far; it would take about an hour by tiger.
It would take about an hour and a half to drive a mule cart.
As soon as Zhiyin entered the village, she attracted the attention of many people. When they saw that she was actually driving a mule cart, they couldn't help but look at her with surprise and quickly came up to ask her questions.
Upon learning that the mule cart belonged to her, everyone's eyes were filled with disbelief and curiosity.
After all, mules aren't cheap!
There are no more than three people in the village who own mule carts or horse-drawn carts.
Instantly, they all acted as if they had seen something amazing, and couldn't wait to touch and examine it.
"Yinyin, where did you get so much money? Did you strike it rich? Or did you find some way to make money? Or did you find some treasure?"
Some villagers asked curiously, their eyes full of anticipation, while the rest all pricked up their ears, clearly very interested.
After all, it's money! Who wouldn't want that?
Hearing everyone's curious but harmless words, Zhiyin simply explained, "When I entered the county town, a rich girl fell down, and I helped her up. She then gave me this."
A true friend remains calm and composed, spouting nonsense without batting an eye.
"Such a good thing? Is this even possible?"
Immediately, the surrounding people were abuzz with excitement, their eyes filled with envy. "Yinyin, you're such a lucky child! When will it be our turn to have such good fortune?"
At the same time, they were all wondering when to go to the county, in case they also encountered a rich young lady who was naive and had too much money? Maybe they could even get a reward.
Zhiyin had no idea that because of her joke, many villagers began to consciously help others, hoping to receive the same gratitude as her.
However, they were destined to fail.
"Little Zhiyin, don't talk nonsense! You're so young and already behaving badly. What rich girl would be so foolish and rich?"
"You didn't steal your grandparents' money to buy it, or is it rented?"
As the visitor spoke, he seemed to completely believe that it was as she thought, and he was very pleased with himself, looking at his confidante with disdain.
At the same time, he shook his head as if he were concerned for a kindred spirit, "You child, you can't be so vain at such a young age. We can barely afford to eat, and you're still like this. It's a waste..."
Zhiyin immediately frowned and looked over with an unfriendly expression. In an instant, she recognized the person as Granny Xu, who was known in the village for gossiping and spreading rumors.
Seeing her chattering incessantly, constantly gossiping about her to the villagers around her, while pretending to be concerned for her well-being.
Zhiyin felt nauseous, as if she had swallowed a fly, and immediately frowned, "Shut up!"
Meeting Granny Xu's incredulous gaze, Zhiyin gave a wicked smile and retorted without any politeness, "Steal? Have you lost your mind? How could you say such a stupid thing? With my grandmother's shrewish nature, if any silver had been stolen, she would have made a big fuss about it long ago."
"As for renting?"
"Oh…"
Zhiyin sneered, "You dare to rent one for me? I think you're all old and no brains! Which carriage or mule cart in this county can be rented?"
Seeing that Granny Xu's face was turning pale and then red, and she was about to say something, Zhiyin simply rolled her eyes at her, too lazy to argue with her, and immediately slapped the mule's rump and rode away.
At the same time, they were glad that they didn't lift the curtain of the mule cart to check, otherwise, if they had seen so many things in her cart, what would have happened?
"You...you...you little bitch, Zhiyin, how dare you call me stupid! You just wait!"
After the initial shock, Granny Xu couldn't help but point at Zhiyin's mule's rump and curse angrily, her anger reaching its peak.
"Alright, alright... Didn't you insist on talking nonsense? If you hadn't talked nonsense, none of this would have happened. How old are you, arguing with a little kid!"
The surrounding villagers couldn't help but try to smooth things over and calm her down.
"How am I talking nonsense? I'm telling the truth!"
"Who knows where she got this money? Bah... Look at her mother's seductive face, could it be that she seduced some random man?"
Granny Xu, however, was ungrateful and spat on the ground, harboring resentment towards her confidante.
She's just an orphan, yet she dares to challenge her.
Pooh!
Just wait, there's plenty of time!
She'll definitely teach that little slut a lesson. How dare she embarrass her? People who mess with her never have a good ending. She has a thousand ways to ruin their reputations.
As she thought about it, a cryptic smile appeared in her eyes.
…
Zhiyin had no idea that a petty person already held a grudge against her. At that moment, she returned to the outside of the thatched hut under the envious gazes of the villagers.
But even if she knew, she didn't care. After all, there are petty people everywhere!
We'll meet force with force and water with earth; we have nothing to fear.
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