Just when I was worrying, an opportunity came...
"I'm going to take a dump," said Old Liu, jumping off the carriage and walking toward the bushes opposite.
Hearing the sound, Yang Cui sensed that Liu Laotuo had gone far away. She gently nudged the carriage. The cross-eyed man heard the sound but didn't react at first. Then he lifted the curtain and removed the gag from Yang Cui's mouth: "What are you doing?"
"Brother, do you want to keep all three hundred taels for yourself?" Yang Cui said in a low voice. "That hunchback has no vision and no guts. I think you are better and smarter than him. With three hundred taels of silver, you can leave Wan'an County and go somewhere else to live a carefree life. Just think about three hundred taels!"
"The Star Gazing Tower has branches in other places. If you help me, I'll introduce you to work at one of their branches. You won't have to worry about that Liang guy retaliating against you, and you'll get paid every month. If you don't want to work, that's fine too. You can use the three hundred taels to start a business. I'll ask the Star Gazing Tower to take good care of you; the business will definitely be good."
At the time, the price was 150 taels, and Doujiyan was already tempted. Now that Yang Cui has raised the price to 300 taels, Doujiyan agreed without even thinking.
Upon hearing his agreement, Yang Cui's face lit up with joy: "Then let's hurry up and go! We can get away from him while he's not around!"
“I can’t drive a carriage. I’ll take you away now. He can catch up in no time if he drives a carriage. When we get to the tea house, I’ll find a chance to get him drunk, and then we’ll run away.”
"What are you talking about?" Old Liu's sudden appearance startled the two of them.
"No, no, it's nothing." The cross-eyed man said somewhat guiltily.
Old Liu looked at the two of them with some doubt, but ultimately said nothing and continued on his way.
Yang Cui's throat was practically parched. In this sweltering heat, after a bumpy ride in the stuffy carriage, she felt incredibly lucky to have survived without dying of heatstroke.
On the way, the two of them wouldn't give themselves water, afraid that they would shout and cause trouble.
Yang Cui was already feeling terrible. She was holding back a lot of energy and kept encouraging herself, "It'll be over soon. As long as the cross-eyed guy finds a way to shake off Old Liu, I'll have one foot out of danger."
But not long after the carriage started moving, the cross-eyed man let out a loud "Ah!"
"Old Liu, you son of a bitch, what right do you have to kick me? Stop! Stop!" The voice grew fainter and fainter, and the carriage sped up faster and faster, making Yang Cui feel dizzy.
Yang Cui was startled: Had Old Liu kicked Cross-Eye off the carriage? What was she to do then?
Just then, Liu Laotuo's voice rang out from outside the carriage: "Trying to ditch me? No way! I might not make your few hundred taels, but I'm going to keep all twenty taels for myself!"
He actually saw through it!!
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