One thousand taels for fifty taels
"Madam Li, Miss Yu 'in, why are you here?"
Yu 'in spoke, "Teacher Ji, we knew that you were going to leave, so we specially waited for you here."
"What is it?"
Madam Li said in a weak voice, "My husband did something wrong in the past. All these years, he often has nightmares. Now that the truth has been revealed, his heart has calmed down a lot. Just now, I went to see him in prison, and he asked me to thank you. If it wasn't for you, he would never feel at ease for the rest of his life."
"Madam Li is too serious."
"Although the members of the Liu Gang are either dead or in prison, we have finally figured out what happened back then. In the end, it is our Li Family that owes the Wen Family. Therefore, we can't blame anyone for this outcome."
Although Madam Li was extremely sad, she also accepted it.
The karma he sowed was indeed returned.
Ji Yunshu looked at them. "What are your plans for the future?"
Yu 'in held Madam Li's hand and said, "We plan to leave Yuzhou City and return to the north. From now on, we will settle there. After all, that is our home."
The two women were now dependent on each other.
Ji Yunshu said, "Then be careful on the road."
Madam Li and Yu 'in both nodded. "Teacher too. Have a safe trip to Yufu County."
The three of them didn't chat for long. After Ji Yunshu gave them a few reminders, she boarded the carriage.
The carriage began to move.
Soon, they left Yuzhou City.
Inside the carriage.
Wei Yi was in the middle, his head resting lazily on Ji Yunshu's shoulder.
Jing Rong clenched his teeth in anger.
Wasn't it supposed to be a fair competition?
Brat, wait until the dead of night, this King will definitely twist off your head.
Suddenly —
Wei Yi propped up his head as if he had thought of something. He extended his hand towards Jing Rong.
"Give it back."
Jing Rong was confused. "What?"
"My silver!"
"Your silver?" He frowned. "Are you tired of living? Do you dare to ask this Prince for money? "
Wei Yi stomped on the ground. "I didn't ask you for it. You stole my money."
Aiyo, little fellow!
"Have you learned how to blackmail people?" Jing Rong asked.
Wei Yi pouted and looked at Ji Yunshu. He pointed angrily at Jing Rong. "Shu 'er, he took my silver. Last time, my silver fell to the ground and he picked it up."
Ji Yunshu's face darkened.
As the saying goes, even an upright official would find it hard to settle a family feud!
She didn't know about the silver either.
Jing Rong seemed to recall it, but his face didn't blush or his heart skipped a beat. He confidently said, "Oh, so it's that bag of silver without an owner. That bag of silver fell to the ground, so it belongs to the public. It belongs to whoever picked it up. Besides, this Prince has plenty of money, so there's no need for me to covet your little bit of silver."
"Then return it to me."
"Lang Po took it. Ask him for it."
Puff –
Outside the carriage, Lang Po, who was riding his horse, overheard the conversation.
His face darkened!
My Prince, you have no shame at all.
Sure enough, Wei Yi's head popped out from inside, glaring fiercely at him.
He stretched out his hand. "My silver."
"Young Master Wei, I …"
"My money."
"Your money, I …"
"My money."
"Yes, yes, yes. It's your money, but I don't have …"
Before he could say the word 'take', he met Jing Rong's sharp and cold gaze through the window. His whole body quivered and he swallowed the words he was about to say.
He could only say, "Young Master Wei, don't worry. I've put your silver in the chest in front. I'll give it to you when we reach the relay station."
Wei Yi tilted his head and thought for a moment. "Alright, then you must give it to me."
After saying that, he popped his head back into the carriage.
Lang Po's face was full of worry.
Sigh, I've lost another fifty taels.
Your Highness, I don't want to be the scapegoat anymore.
Inside the carriage, Ji Yunshu asked Wei Yi, "How much silver did you lose?"
He counted on his fingers. "Fifty-three taels."
"Where did you get so much silver?"
"My mother gave it to me." He replied carelessly.
Your mother?
Brother, your mother is already dead.
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong looked at each other in unison.
She asked, "When did your mother give it to you?"
Wei Yi replied, "I don't remember. It was a long time ago. Mother gave me a lot of banknotes, and I've been carrying them with me. She said that I can use them to exchange for silver. Last time, I accidentally knocked over that big sister's porridge, and she wanted me to pay her back. So, I went to exchange for silver. I didn't expect that I would exchange one banknote for so many ingots of silver. I don't know if the boss is stupid."
"How much is one banknote of yours?"
"I don't know many of the words on it, but I do know a few. The accountant at home taught me before. I think it says … one thousand. Yes, it's one thousand." He didn't forget to praise himself. "Shu 'er, I can read now."
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong's faces darkened.
They were speechless.
Jing Rong suddenly burst out with sarcasm. "It's like giving a blind man a piece of paper. There are words on it, but there aren't. He can't even tell them apart."
He laughed unabashedly.
Wei Yi didn't understand. Instead, he started to ramble on about which words he knew, which ones he knew how to write, who taught him and so on.
After riding in the carriage for the whole afternoon, they finally stopped by a small stream to take a break.
Mo Ruo started a fire and dragged Wei Yi over to warm his wine. He said that he was used to the way Mo Ruo warmed his wine. He couldn't taste the wine that was warmed by others.
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong sat by the stream, leaning against a bare rock. They watched the small stream flow while admiring the picturesque sky.
The distant horizon looked like it had been scraped by a layer of sand, reflecting a red hue.
What a beautiful scene!
It really was like working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
"Drink some water."
Jing Rong handed her a water pouch.
She took it and drank a mouthful. Then, she looked at Zhao Huai and the others in the distance.
They were also sitting by the stream. Some were drinking water, while others were eating dry biscuits.
But Zhao Huai was staring at the stream. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Why do you think he's still following us?" Ji Yunshu asked.
Jing Rong curled his thin lips. "Maybe he really wants to go to Yufu County."
"I don't think so. If he really wants to go, why did he stay in Yuzhou City for five days?"
"Are you worried that he will seek revenge?"
Ji Yunshu shook her head. She took out a piece of jade and asked him, "Take a look. What's different about this jade?"
Looking at the blood-red jade in front of him, Jing Rong was stunned. "Isn't this the jade that Wei Yi's father gave you?"
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