Xie Yushu was speechless upon hearing this, and she became even more determined to cure Han Zhongyu as soon as possible and deal with this group of corrupt officials!
Seeing the two teenage girls' eyes filled with longing for life, Xie Yushu couldn't bear it. She left the dozen or so pieces of dried meat and some yams she had with her with the two men to share, and told them that the government's disaster relief grain would arrive soon, and that they must not try to take anything from the two children again.
Although the two were not very convinced that the imperial court would distribute disaster relief food, they readily agreed since they had food to eat, and each carried their child home!
Xie Yushu didn't delay any longer and headed straight to the South City. Compared to the West City, the South City was obviously much more prosperous as a commercial street. The bustling restaurants and taverns, the singing and dancing in the brothels and archways, and the bright lights and revelry were like two different worlds compared to the lifelessness of the West City!
"Hey! Young lady, why are you out alone? Come on! Have a drink with your brother!"
Xie Yushu was already upset about what had just happened, and then a drunkard in a brocade robe reached out his groping hand to her!
Xie Yushu sneered
"Drinking is so boring, come with me, I'll show you something more fun!"
Upon hearing this, the drunkard's mouth stretched from ear to ear, and he cheerfully said...
"Little sister, you're so funny! What do you want to play with your brother?"
"There are too many people here, it's inconvenient for me, come with me!"
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, she turned around and left. The man saw this and followed her eagerly!
After circling around to the back of a restaurant, Xie Yushu caught sight of a latrine and stopped.
The drunkard saw Xie Yushu standing there gracefully and couldn't wait to go up to her. But before he could even reach out, Xie Yushu grabbed him by the back of the neck and shoved him into the latrine, while also kicking him a few times!
Seeing the drunkard with a mouthful of excrement still thrashing about in the cesspool, Xie Yushu weighed the purse she had torn from him, turned and left!
This fellow had quite a bit of silver in his purse—a fifty-tael silver note and over eight taels of loose silver. Looking at the fat man with his greasy face, he truly lived up to the saying…
"Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste, while on the roads, frozen corpses lie."
He might just be one of those who prey on the people! He deserves to eat shit today!
With everyone interrupting, Xie Yushu's sense of urgency to save the person lessened a bit. Smelling the delicious aroma of food from the street stalls, she realized how hungry she was! Oh well, no one will die in an hour or two anyway, so she might as well eat first!
"Waiter, a bowl of pulled noodles, please!"
Xie Yushu casually found a noodle stall and sat down.
"A small bowl of pulled noodles costs one tael of silver, and a large bowl costs two taels of silver! Pay first!"
The waiter spoke arrogantly, as if to say, "Can you even afford this?" Several other diners nearby watched with amusement, some even shouting.
"Anyone who dares to come and eat a bowl of pulled noodles! Where did this poor wretch come from!"
"Exactly! It's not like those bastards guarding the city fell asleep and let the refugees in!"
"Waiter, get this guy out of here! He reeks of poverty and squalor, it's absolutely disgusting!"
"Hey! I think this young lady is quite nice, she's bright and pretty. I say, young lady, why don't you come home with me, and I'll make you noodles every day!"
Tired of listening, Xie Yushu slammed the dagger in her hand on the table with a loud bang, shattering the dishes on the table with a crash!
The waiter next to him trembled in fright!
The people opposite were also shocked and shrank back!
Xie Yushu bid two taels of silver.
"Give me a bowl of noodles! Slurp it down! I'm in a good mood today, I don't want to kill anything! Understand?"
The waiter glanced at the gleaming short knife and swallowed hard.
"Yes, yes, please wait a moment, sir, your food will be served shortly!"
"Hey! Brother Li, we've run into trouble! This little brat is tough to deal with!"
"Brother Li, are you even capable? If not, just apologize!"
"That's right, look at that young lady's knife, she's not someone to mess with! Don't get stabbed!"
"Hahaha……"
The man who had said he wanted Xie Yushu to go home with him couldn't bear to hear such ridicule, so he slammed his fist on the table and glared at her.
"There's no woman on the streets of Tai'an Prefecture that you, Master Li, wouldn't dare to mess with!"
"I really like it spicy!"
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Xie Yushu!
He even grabbed her collar!
Xie Yushu smiled; she was best at close combat!
Just as the man grabbed her collar, Xie Yushu suddenly raised her elbow and slammed it down, causing the man to stumble forward. Xie Yushu then followed up with a lightning bolt to the man's eyes!
"Aww!"
The man covered his eyes and cursed.
"You bitch! I'll kill you!"
Before he could finish speaking, a cold dagger was held to his neck, and the rest of his curses were immediately swallowed back!
"Hey Lao Li, if you can't handle it, just back off! If you embarrass your master, he'll skin you alive!"
"That's right, Young Master Zhang has never lost a womanizer! Even his servants are all well-connected. If you break his record, Young Master Zhang probably won't let you off the hook!"
Xie Yushu ignored their nonsense and coldly asked...
"Get out, or die?"
The man was unwilling, but with a knife pressed against his neck, he had no choice but to accept it, and said...
"I'm leaving, okay?"
Then he turned and ran away.
Seeing that there was no excitement to watch and that they had almost finished eating, the others also left!
Xie Yushu didn't pursue the matter. Judging from their appearance, they were probably the lackeys of some spoiled brat, bullies who relied on their master's power. She'd let them be arrogant for a few more days, but she'd take them down sooner or later!
The waiter was quick; he soon brought over a large bowl of noodles and respectfully told Xie Yushu to enjoy her meal. Then he went inside and didn't come out. Xie Yushu ignored him and ate heartily.
The noodles were mediocre, and the portion was small! Definitely a rip-off!
Compared to modern noodles, it was far inferior, but for her who had been hungry for a long time, it was still a rare delicacy!
After finishing her meal in a flash, Xie Yushu went to a pharmacy and bought three doses of herbal medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying. Due to two consecutive years of drought, she didn't have all the herbs she needed. She had to use herbs with similar effects to substitute for the ones she didn't have, and they were all old herbs. Although she managed to put them all together, the effects were still a bit weak. Even so, it cost her fifteen taels of silver!
Luckily, she robbed that drunkard, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to afford even these few doses of medicine!
However, given the extent of his injuries, these few doses of medicine probably won't be enough. It would be best to get some alcohol and apply it to the wound for immediate disinfection!
But there probably wasn't any alcohol in this era; it would be good enough to have high-proof liquor! With that in mind, Xie Yushu went to several more taverns!
Sure enough, most of them were just yellow wine and rice wine, watery and tasteless! She tried wine at four or five taverns in a row, but didn't find any she liked, wasting four or five taels of silver!
Xie Yushu asked the wine server somewhat unwillingly.
"Isn't there a stronger drink than this? Don't worry, you'll be well paid for!"
The waiter said with a pained expression.
"Oh dear, sir! I really don't have this shop anymore! If I did, would I just leave the money to go to waste?"
Xie Yushu put down another tael of silver.
"Where in Tai'an Prefecture can you find this kind of wine?"
The tavernkeeper glanced at the silver and said...
Even if I told you, you probably still wouldn't be able to go!
"Just tell me which store has it, and you don't need to worry about anything else!"
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