The caravan set out early in the morning, leaving Yiyang City. Because they were carrying goods, their speed was not fast. Yu Shu sat in the carriage and looked out the window to see the scenery of the suburbs.
In the summer, vegetation was flourishing. Along the way, there was a lush green forest. Birds sang and chirped in all directions. Sunlight shone through the gaps in the canopy, leaving patches of mottled gold in the forest. Weeds and unknown flowers grew on both sides of the official road. Occasionally, butterflies flew by, fluttering their wings.
Such a lively scene was a charming sight unique to the countryside during the day.
Leaning against the window, Yu Shu was so engrossed in watching that she momentarily forgot to tease the little girl she had just met. Suddenly, a short scream came from behind her. She pressed her ears and turned her head. She saw Yu Xiaoxiu still in the same motion of taking Jinbao out of his bag. Xia Mingming, the little girl, was curled up in the corner of the carriage, her hands hugging her head as she trembled and looked at him in horror.
"Old, old, old …" There were few girls who were not afraid of mice. Xia Mingming was obviously not a weirdo. She showed the normal reaction of a girl seeing a mouse.
Yu Shu gave Yu Xiaoxiu a disapproving look: Why are you scaring her?
Yu Xiaoxiu was innocent. He did not see that Xia Mingming was a girl. He thought she was overreacting. Isn't it just a mouse? What is there to be afraid of?
Kim Bao: "Squeak."
"Ah!"
Another ear-piercing scream rang out, and the window of the opposite car was pulled open from the outside. A bearded man appeared outside the window. He frowned and looked into the car. "What's wrong? What's your name?" Xia Mingming seemed to see her savior. She pointed to Yu Xiaoxiu's … Xiu's arms: "It's okay. A honey moth just flew in." Yu Shu grabbed her hand and did not give her a chance to speak. She patted her shoulder and pretended to comfort her: "Don't be afraid. It has already flown out. It's okay."
Xia Mingming shook her head vigorously. She wanted to say something to the people outside. But Yu Xiaoxiu's back was facing the window. The people outside could not see Kim Bao. Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the carriage, she closed the window.
Xia Mingming wanted to open the window and call for help. She found that her hand was grabbed by Yu Shu. She suddenly became angry. She broke away from Yu Shu and shrank back. She stared at Yu Shu: "What are you doing!"
Yu Shu laughed secretly. She was the best at acting. Look at the little girl, she thought she was a pervert.
"I didn't do anything." Yu Shu raised her hand and grabbed Kim Bao who was on Yu Xiaoxiu's knee. She touched its moving ears and held it in her palm to show it to Xia Mingming. She smiled and said: "Don't be afraid. It's not a mouse. It won't bite. If you don't believe me, you can touch it." As soon as Xia Mingming saw Kim Bao, she began to panic again. She shrank her legs on the seat and leaned back desperately. She bit her lips and looked at Kim Bao who was in Yu Xiaoxiu's hand. Then she looked at Yu Shu, the "pervert". She was angry and scared. She looked like she was about to cry.
Yu Shu really did not want to bully her to cry. Seeing her like this, she no longer had the mood to joke. She put her hand on her knee and covered Kim Bao with one hand to prevent Xia Mingming from seeing it. She said to her as gently as possible: "Is this okay? Don't cry. If people outside hear it, they will think that I bullied you." Without seeing Kim Bao, Xia Mingming's face became better. But when she heard Yu Shu's words, she immediately said stubbornly: "Who cried? I didn't cry!" Yu Shu smiled and did not say anything to tease her. She turned sideways to cover up the constantly moving Kim Bao. She put her arm as a pillow and continued to enjoy the scenery outside. She rubbed Kim Bao's fluffy back with her fingers to comfort it. The little thing was obedient again. It lay on her lap and enjoyed it.
Yu Xiaoxiu looked at Xia Mingming, who was afraid of mice, with disdain. She took out the textbook from the bag and began to read.
After a while, Xia Mingming, who was ignored, could not help but be curious. She took the initiative to ask: "What are you doing with a mouse?" Yu Shu turned her head and said with a smile: "Mingming, your memory is really bad. I just told you that it is not a mouse. It is called Kim Bao. It is raised by my younger brother. You have seen people raising birds and fish, right? That's what it means." "Don't call me Mingming." Xia Mingming shouted at Yu Shu with a red face. She lowered her head. After a while, she raised her head again and said doubtfully: "Are you serious? This is not a mouse?" Yu Shu shook her head seriously with an expression of "I never lie".
Xia Mingming was immediately relieved. She put her legs down from the seat and patted her chest and complained: "It's good that it is not. You scared me. I thought it was a mouse."
There was a muffled laughter in the car. Xia Mingming turned her head and happened to see Yu Xiaoxiu. She knew that he was laughing at her. She said unhappily: "What are you laughing at?"
Of course it is because you are stupid and easy to fool. Yu Xiaoxiu took the opportunity when she turned her head and grinned. When she looked back, he quickly suppressed the corner of his mouth and explained on behalf of Yu Xiaoxiu: "You must have found something interesting in the book, right? Xiaoxiu?"
Yu Xiaoxiu replied with a "En".
With this little interlude, the atmosphere in the car became much better. Xia Mingming no longer raised her nose and looked at them with disdain. Yu Shu took the opportunity to get a few words out of her. She had some doubts about the background of this young lady who travelled alone.
Xia Mingming was different from them. She did not hitch a ride. Instead, she spent a hundred taels of silver to have the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce escort her to the capital.
This was strange. From her accent, Yu Shu was sure that she was not from Yiyang City. From her actions and attire, Xia Mingming was the child of a wealthy family. Why was she travelling alone? How could her family be at ease with her travelling alone?
Yu Shu felt strange but did not continue to pry. She was not interested in other people's private affairs. It was only because they were travelling in the same car that it was hard to avoid socializing. She purposely said a few words to Xia Mingming.
Before travelling, caravans would always go to the Yi Store to check the weather. These days, Pei Jing had been getting a weather gauge from Yu Shu. However, it was not for the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce but for his own businesses. The caravan led by Bi Qing had also specifically asked about the day of the journey before choosing to travel today.
The weather was fine and the sun was bright. They passed by a few villages and before dusk, they arrived at a small town.
They stayed at an inn in the town.
Bi Qing asked someone to call Yu Shu and the others to get off the carriage and lead them into the inn. The others went to the back door of the inn to park the goods and arranged for people to take turns to look after them.
Bi Qing was very experienced and rushed to settle down before the sky turned dark. Taking advantage of the fact that there were still a lot of empty rooms in the inn, she booked all the remaining rooms.
This was Yu Shu's "first" time travelling far. She obediently listened to Bi Qing's arrangements and pulled Yu Xiao Xiu along with her.
They followed behind the people who were leading the way and went up to the second floor from an old corner staircase. Because Bi Qing had already informed the people, they let Yu Shu and the others pick the rooms first.
Yu Shu tactfully chose a small room in the middle. The room was not big and there was only one bed. The bedding was still clean and the window was not facing the street. It was very safe to open on the second floor. When the window was opened, they could see the inn on the first floor.
Yu Shu put the bags on the table and looked around the room. Yu Xiaoxiu had already consciously made the bed. The two siblings had squeezed into one bed in the Ji family's courtyard, so they didn't feel that sleeping together was inconvenient.
Turning to the door of the room, Yu Shu looked outside. Almost all the people coming and going in the corridor were people from the caravan. When she turned her head, she saw Xia Mingming coming out of the next room. He was very unhappy to find Bi Qing, who was talking to someone at the staircase.
"Don't they wash the bedding? It's so dirty. I don't want to live here. Find me a good room." Xia Mingming asked with dissatisfaction.
"Then you can choose yourself. Which room do you want to live in? I'll ask someone to change it with you." Bi Qing sent him away with a sentence and continued to arrange things for her people.
Xia Mingming turned around and saw Yu Shu. He glared at her and looked at the rooms one by one. He even glanced at Yu Shu's room. In the end, he probably found that it was not as good as her room. He resentfully turned back to the next room and closed the door with a 'bang'.
Yu Shu smiled. Seeing that Bi Qing had finished talking to someone, she went forward to greet him: "Uncle Bi." "Oh, Xiao Yu, are you hungry?" Bi Qing's attitude towards Yu Shu was more friendly than before to Xia Mingming. "If you're hungry, go downstairs first and find the waiter to order. You can order whatever you want to eat. If you think it's messy downstairs, let the waiter bring it up."
Yu Shu responded and asked: "When are we leaving tomorrow?"
Bi Qing said: "We'll leave at dawn. Why are you afraid of oversleeping? Haha, it doesn't matter. I'll get someone to knock on the door and call you. I won't leave you two brothers behind. "
Yu Shu touched her nose embarrassedly. "Then I'll trouble you."
"Go ahead. You must be tired after a day's journey. Have an early rest after eating." Bi Qing patted her on the shoulder and went downstairs first.
Yu Shu went back to the room and asked Yu Xiaoxiu what he wanted to eat. Then she went downstairs to find the waiter. She ordered two dishes and two bowls of white rice and asked the waiter to send them upstairs. She was afraid that at this time, there were too many people, and someone would carry the baggage in the room.
The night in June was a little stuffy. Yu Xiaoxiu and Yu Shu were wearing undershirts, one on the east and the other on the west, lying on the bed with their heads facing each other. They were only covered with clothes, and Kim Bao was tied to the foot of the bed.
Yu Shu originally thought that on the first day of traveling, she and Yu Xiaoxiu would not be able to sleep. Who knew that when she leaned against the pillow and said a few words to Yu Xiaoxiu, he did not make a sound. She yawned and soon fell asleep.
The next morning, Yu Shu slept until someone knocked on the door. She answered outside and looked at the hazy sky outside the window. She used her foot to kick Yu Xiaoxiu to wake him up.
After eating breakfast downstairs, the group set off again. In the carriage, in contrast to the energetic siblings, Xia Mingming's gloomy face was obvious that he did not sleep well last night.
She woke up in a hurry in the morning and did not have time to do a divination. Yu Shu took out three copper coins from her purse and threw them on the tea table twice to ask for good or bad luck today. The two divination results were not too different, so it was a small luck.
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