Thanks to Young Master Xue, Yu Shu was finally allowed to go out. Although there was a tail following her, at least she came out.
She walked around the familiar Changmenpu Street and easily got rid of the guard Ji Hyotani sent to follow her. Yu Shu walked around two streets and trotted to Qing Zheng's small courtyard.
As she expected, the house was still the same as when she left that morning. There were empty wine jars and bowls on the stone table outside. The quilt on the bamboo bed was folded by her in a hurry.
Even though she had guessed it would be like this, Yu Shu couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. She had a faint premonition that Qing Zheng had told her everything he needed to tell her that day. She was afraid that she wouldn't see him again in the future …
She lay on the wicker chair that Qing Zheng usually sat on for a while. Then she stood up and closed the door and windows. She carried everything into the house and locked the door. She put the key in the doorsill and ran to the alley.
The door of Cao Zixin's house was still closed. Yu Shu touched the dust on the lock. She was surprised that Cao Zixin hadn't come back. She thought of the familiar face yesterday and today. He looked at her with a sarcastic expression. It was so strange that it made her angry.
Standing at the door of Cao Zixin's house, she suddenly thought of Mianzhai's shopkeeper Cao, the Brother Cao next door. He was gentle and friendly like an old friend. She couldn't help but think of him whenever she was in trouble.
It was really a bad habit.
She laughed at herself and pulled the lock. Yu Shu turned around and knocked on the door of Zhao Hui's house. It was He Fangzhi who opened the door.
"Doctor He?"
"Xiao Yu?"
Both of them were surprised to see each other. He Fangzhi turned sideways to let her in. He looked outside the door and closed the door. He asked in a low voice, "Why are you here? Didn't you say that you couldn't come out? "
Yu Shu looked at the door and whispered, "How is Aunt Huei?"
"I'm much better. I just took my medicine. Mrs. Hu from next door went back to cook. I'm watching over her."
Yu Shu nodded, took out a bag of silver and handed it to him, "Please help me give this money to Aunt Huei."
He Fangzhi was stunned. "Aren't you going in?"
"No, I'll go in. I don't know how to tell her." Yu Shu touched her ear and pushed the money back to him. Her voice was a little muffled. "If Aunt Huei asks about me again, tell her … tell her that I'm fine. It's not that I didn't come to see her on purpose. It's just that my family is strict." He Fangzhi could see that she was in a difficult position, so he comforted her. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of her."
Yu Shu was in low spirits and didn't understand the other meaning in his words. She thanked him, looked at the door again, and left without looking back.
He Fangzhi went back to the room. Zhao Hui leaned against the headboard and looked at him. Her eyes were a little sad: "Did Xiao Yu come over?"
He Fangzhi nodded and gave her the bag of money. Zhao Hui's eyes turned red. She said with tears: "Such a good child. Why wasn't she born in a good family …"
He Fangzhi raised his hand and patted her shoulder: "Good people will be rewarded. Aren't you one of them? Don't be sad. She said that she will come back to see you. "
After giving the money to Zhao Hui, Yu Shu still had ten taels of silver left. She went to a tailor shop in the back street and picked a suit of men's clothes. She changed the dress she was wearing and asked the shopkeeper to take care of it. Then, she went out and rented a carriage to go to the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce to find Pei Jing.
On the way, she divined for herself. When she arrived, Pei Jing happened to be checking the accounts in the backyard. He had a room to himself, but there were only three accounts on the table.
"Did you solve the problem at home?" Pei Jing put down the abacus in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. It was rare for Yu Shu to see him do it himself, so she wasn't curious.
"Not yet. I'm here to give you a divination." Yu Shu took out a crumpled piece of paper and put it on the table.
"Huh? How come it's five days? Didn't you say it's three days? "
Yu Shu stood across the table and said with a smile: "I said it's three days. I didn't say I can't calculate the next two days."
Pei Jing heard the meaning behind her words. His eyes lit up and nodded: "You came at the right time. The Chamber of Commerce has a batch of goods tomorrow. By the way, since you're here, I'll give you the money first."
He got up and went out to get the money. Yu Shu stood there and waited for him. She looked at the account book on the table and casually picked it up and flipped through it. To an expert, the account book was like a three-dimensional database. With just a glance, they could sort out the shape of the account book. To an expert, it was even more clear at a glance. They could roughly see what was wrong.
"What?" Yu Shu was slightly suspicious. She flipped back two pages and ran her finger across a line. She frowned and put the account book down. She flipped through a few more pages and clicked her tongue. She saw that there was only a brush on the table, so she grabbed it and used it to write and draw. Finally, she sneered.
"What are you doing?" When Pei Jing came back and saw Yu Shu writing on his desk, he hurriedly said. He was afraid that she would accidentally ruin the Chamber of Commerce's account.
"Mr. Pei," Yu Shu embarrassedly put down the brush and scratched her head: "I, I just casually … Can this account not be seen by outsiders?"
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you see it, but if outsiders see it, it'll be bad." Pei Jing handed over ten taels of silver notes to Yu Shu, took the account book from her hand, closed it, and threw it aside. He sighed and said, "This is a big list of new accounts collected this year. I always felt that something was wrong. I couldn't find it after looking for two days. Maybe I was wrong." Yu Shu looked at the account book on the table and looked at Pei Jing's tired look. She reached out and took it. She turned to a page and pushed it in front of him. She pointed at a line and said: "Look here."
"Huh?"
She turned two pages and pointed at another place: "Look here."
Pei Jing was also an expert. He immediately found something was wrong. He straightened his back and reached for the abacus. He clapped and said: "And here … here."
Looking at the beads on the abacus, Pei Jing came to a sudden realization. He finally knew that it was not an illusion. The person who set up the accounts had indeed inserted a huge sum of money. He immediately slammed the table, angry and amused.
Suppressing his anger, Pei Jing looked up at Yu Shu in surprise and said: "I didn't see it. How did you know those places were wrong?"
Yu Shu pretended to be confused: "Didn't you let me look at a lot of accounts before? Something is wrong. I just looked at them strangely, so I knew something was wrong."
If he didn't know that it was impossible for Yu Shu to be related to that group of people, Pei Jing would definitely be suspicious of her background. At the moment, there was only the excitement of seeing the prey: "You child, you really, really have a good aptitude. It would be a waste if you don't learn to calculate!"
Yu Shu had fought her way to the Da An Dynasty. This was the first time she was praised for having a good aptitude. She smiled shyly and said: "It's Teacher who taught me well."
If it wasn't for Pei Jing's generous teaching, how could she understand the ancient accounts in such a short time?
"Good, good," Pei Jing repeatedly said good. He looked at Yu Shu with undisguised love. If his daughter wasn't already married, he really wanted to accept this kid as a son-in-law.
"Sir Pei, I have something to ask you."
"What? Say it. " After solving this bad debt, Pei Jing was in a good mood. He crossed his hands and leaned on the back of the chair, waiting to hear what Yu Shu needed his help with.
"I want to ask, from Yi Yang City to the capital, what route should I take?"
"You want to go to the capital?" Pei Jing said in surprise, "You want to go … to do what?"
Yu Shu shook her head: "I'm asking for someone else."
"Oh," Pei Jing made a "so that's how it is" expression, but in his heart, he didn't think so.
"To go to the capital, just knowing the route is not enough. It's best to follow an escort agency or a caravan. As long as you spend a bit more money, you can bring your own dry rations on the road. Otherwise, if you travel alone, it will be bad if you encounter bandits. Yi Yang City's Tongyuan Escort Agency has an escort carriage that goes to the capital almost every month. Their escorts are all good. If it's a caravan, we, Tehen, have our own escort team, so we don't need people to escort the goods. Every month, we will also go to the capital. "
"Which one is safer?"
Pei Jing said without hesitation: "Of course it's to follow us, Tehen. However, the Chamber of Commerce usually doesn't bring outsiders when they travel."
Not bringing outsiders meant that they could bring their own people. Yu Shu understood the meaning behind Pei Jing's words and had a plan in mind.
"Ashu, if there's anything you need my help with, just say the word." Pei Jing said.
Pei Jing was very good at conducting himself, but Yu Shu wasn't stupid. Of course, she wouldn't be moved by his words and ask him for help. If she really needed his help, she would choose another unyielding method.
"Hehe, then you can give me the table now. Let me write something." At noon, Luffy ate three dishes and one soup with Pei Jing in the headquarter. After saying goodbye to Pei Jing, Yu Shu went to Wanxiang Street. She started from a gambling house on the east side of the street. She won one game and then left. She avoided the Baoren Casino and went across half of the street. She won more than 20 taels of silver from seven gambling houses. Plus the money that Pei Jing gave her, she had 50 taels of silver left, which was more than enough for Luffy.
She exchanged a small bag of broken silver for three taels of silver in the bank. She hid the rest of the banknotes with her. Recalling that afternoon when Ji Hyotani tore her ten taels of banknotes, she was still angry.
He didn't care about the ten taels of silver, but the money was enough for an ordinary family of three to live a good life for half a year.
After dealing with these chores, Yu Shu returned to Changmenpu Street. She went to the ready-made clothing store to change her clothes and swaggered to the Xue family's guesthouse.
No matter what, she had to see Cao Zixin. No, Master Xue.
The Xue family's guesthouse was closed and the road was deserted. Yu Shu stayed under the roadside wall diagonally opposite the gate. She waited for a long time, but no one came. Watching the dusk, she had to kick the pebbles to walk to the street.
She was absent-minded and didn't pay attention to the movement around. When she turned the corner, a carriage almost brushed her elbow and stopped abruptly.
She was still a little confused and turned to look at the behemoth parked beside her. She saw the curtain of the window open and a cold face appeared, "Don't you watch the road? It's you?"
Xue Rui looked at the little girl under the window. He was surprised at first, then his eyes flashed and he frowned.
"What are you doing here?"
Although Yu Shu hated this face now, she was still happy to bump into him. She looked around and saw that there was no one, then she tiptoed and approached the window. She stared at him and his face was reflected in her bright pupils. She whispered, "Brother Cao, is it you?"
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