In Xuzhou, the small town by the river was quite lively. Seeing a boat docked, some villagers came up to ask about it. Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu walked a hundred steps to the shore and saw the market.
Most of the stalls were set up outside their houses. The street was full of twists and turns, selling fish, prawns, fresh fruits, and various handicrafts. The workmanship was different, but the prices were so cheap that it made one speechless.
After walking around, Yu Shu really found something good.
In front of her was a wooden basin of rainflower stones, blue and pink in a riot of colors. The watery luster was natural and more colorful than jade. Yu Shu looked at it and asked the price. It was only one bait board, so she happily picked a bunch. The villagers happily gave her a small cloth bag that they had sewn at home.
"Why do you buy this?" Yu Xiaoxiu felt that this thing could not be eaten or used, and was purely a waste of money.
"You don't understand. These things are useful." Yu Shu shook the bag in her hand. Rain flower stones were also called lucky stones. Just like the name, they were not only beautiful, but also could be used to set up a feng shui pond. Qing Zheng had taught her a few kinds of feng shui for growing things. Even if she wanted to buy a bag of rain flower stones like this, it would be hard to find anywhere in Yiyang City, let alone pick one for a dozen copper coins.
The two strolled on the street for a while, bought some fresh fruits and a few pieces of sweet glutinous rice cakes, and then the sister and brother ate apricots and walked back.
There were two or three boats docked on the shore, and the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce's boat was the largest and most conspicuous. The sailors on the boat were pouring water into the river, and some were holding rags to wipe the deck. Yu Shu stepped on a three-foot wide platform and jumped onto the boat. There was water on the platform, and she was afraid that Yu Xiaoxiu would slip, so she put the things in her hands on the ground and turned around to pull him up. Just as she pulled him up, she was pushed to the side by someone: "Get out of the way, don't block the way.
Yu Shu slipped and fell on her butt. Yu Xiaoxiu quickly reached out to help her up, and looked unhappily at the people who were about to disembark.
After Yu Shu stood up, she looked up and saw Qiu Biao instructing two guards to carry a brown sack as they prepared to disembark from the ship. She grabbed onto Yu Xiaoxiu, who wanted to argue with them, and picked up the sack on the ground to return to the cabin. She had only taken two steps when she heard a low cry and heard a creaking sound coming from the board. She turned around and saw that the two guards carrying the sack had slipped and fallen onto the table, tangling together with the sack.
Yu Shu's eyes narrowed, and saw a few strands of hair peeking out of the loose sack. She immediately understood what was in the sack. Qiu Biao must have taken advantage of Bi Qing's disembark to steal the person they rescued yesterday, and was to send him off the ship.
She just didn't know if Qiu Biao planned to directly throw the person away, or find a place to put him.
What should she do? Yu Shu couldn't make up her mind. If she tried to stop him, she might not be able to stop him. This Qiu Biao didn't even listen to Bi Qing, so it would be strange if he listened to her. But if she didn't stop him, and if Qiu Biao was ruthless, wouldn't it be a waste of a life?
While Yu Shu was thinking, Qiu Biao had already jumped to the shore. With one hand, he lifted the sack with the person inside, and carried it on his shoulder. He walked towards the shore with large strides. The rope at the mouth of the sack loosened, and as he carried it, the person's head popped out. It was facing Yu Shu's direction, and half of his face was exposed. His eyes were closed, and his face was pale.
Yu Shu's pupils shrank, and her throat slipped, and she cried out, "Wait!"
Qiu Biao's footsteps stopped, and he turned his head to look at Yu Shu on the ship. Seeing her frightened face, he looked down and found that the sack was open. He cursed in a low voice, and hurriedly tied the sack up, and carried it on his shoulder, wanting to leave.
"I told you to wait!"
Yu Shu screamed. Seeing Qiu Biao walking forward as if he did not hear her, her face turned serious, and she hurriedly threw away the things in her hand, and stepped on the ladder to slide down the deck. Sitting on the ground, she stumbled to get up, and ran over to Qiu Biao. Qiu Biao was caught off guard, and he took a step back. When he turned his head, he saw Yu Shu, and his face sank. He wanted to scare her, but Yu Shu was one step ahead, and shouted in his face: "Put him down!"
As she spoke, she reached out to grab the sack on his back. Qiu Biao's face turned black, and he pushed her to the side. He pointed at the two guards who just got off the ship, and said: "Send this brat to the ship."
The two guards went forward to grab Yu Shu, but how could Yu Shu let them succeed? She pounced on Qiu Biao, who was about to leave, and hugged his waist from behind. She firmly grabbed his belt, and hung on his body, and shouted: "Someone come quickly! Help me! " At this time, Yu Xiaoxiu also jumped down from the ship, and seeing this scene, he was dumbfounded. He went forward to help Yu Shu, and hugged one of Qiu Biao's legs, and did not let him go. Qiu Biao tried to shake them off, but he did not dare to be ruthless, so the two sides were in a deadlock.
With this commotion, the people on the ship and on the shore were attracted, and in a moment, the surroundings were filled with people. Those with eyes could see that there was a person in the sack on Qiu Biao's shoulder, and they began to whisper.
Not long after, someone squeezed into the crowd, and seeing the situation, he angrily said to Qiu Biao: "What are you doing, Boss Bi said to keep the person, quickly send him back!"
This person was the second in command of the caravan, Boss Xu. In terms of seniority in the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce, he was even higher than Bi Qing. This time, he was purely invited to come out, so when he opened his mouth, the surroundings became quiet.
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At this moment, Qiu Biao's complexion was very ugly. He originally planned to secretly send the person off the ship, wait for Bi Qing to come back, set sail, and set off on the road. Even if he was discovered, it would not be good to turn back. Who would have thought that this little demon would spoil his plans.
Now that Boss Xu opened his mouth, and with so many people watching, no one is blind. Even if he wanted to leave the person behind, he had no choice but to resentfully hand the sack to his two subordinates, and said in a muffled voice: "Send him up."
Seeing the situation, Yu Shu let out a sigh of relief. Without waiting for Qiu Biao to come and grab them, she let go of him and pulled Yu Xiaoyi away, and followed the two people carrying the sack up the ship.
She tiptoed to untie the blanket, and peeled off a bit of the sack, revealing a head. Her hands were trembling as she pushed aside the person's hair, and clearly saw half of the pale and handsome face. Her heart trembled, and she swallowed her saliva. It was not that she saw wrongly, it was Jing Chen, it was really Jing Chen!
How did he end up on the river, and who was the one who injured him to this state?
Yu Xiaoxiu was following behind Yu Shu, and when he saw the head sticking out of the sack, he got a shock, but did not recognize who it was. He had only met Jing Chen once, unlike Yu Shu and Jing Chen who had interacted before.
Yu Shu suppressed the shock in her heart, and turned around to look at Yu Xiaoxiu. Looking at his appearance, she knew that he did not recognize this Jing Chen who saved them at the outskirts, which saved her the trouble of covering up.
The matter of her knowing Jing Chen, at present, it seems like it is better not to let other people know. Jing Chen's identity is not easy to explain, so it is better to wait until he wakes up first.
After Bi Qing came back, he heard about what happened after he left, and immediately found Qiu Biao's room. The two closed the door, but the noise still alarmed the boat.
On the first floor of the ship, Yu Shu was anxiously waiting outside the door of the room. From time to time, she would turn her head to look at the tightly shut door. She wanted to push it open and enter, but she was afraid that it would arouse suspicion.
"What the hell is going on?" Yu Xiaoxiu uneasily pulled Yu Shu's sleeve, and asked in a low voice.
Yu Shu looked left and right to make sure no one was around, and then pulled him to a corner, and whispered with her head lowered, "Yesterday morning, Uncle Bi fished out a person from the river. He was seriously injured, so he let the doctor treat him. Captain Qiu was afraid that this person would die on the boat, so he took advantage of Uncle Bi's absence to get him off the boat and throw him ashore."
"Ah?" Yu Xiaoxiu was startled, and said angrily, "How can this person be so bad?"
Yu Shu shook her head, and moved closer to his ear. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the door behind her open. Doctor Sun from the caravan stood in the door with a basin of water, and said, "You two, go get a basin of water."
Yu Shu quickly went forward to take the basin of water, and gave it to Yu Xiaoxiu, "Go get some water.
Yu Xiaoxiu obediently ran away. Yu Shu looked inside, and worriedly asked Doctor Sun, "Is that person okay?"
Doctor Sun frowned, and said, "How is he? The wound that was just bandaged yesterday has split open again. It would be strange if he doesn't get hot later."
After saying that, he turned around and went in, leaving the door open. Yu Shu hesitated for a moment, and then followed him in. This room was even smaller than the one that Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu lived in. There was only one window on the east side of the ship, and a wooden bed was placed against the wall. The mosquito net was tied up, and the figure on the bed could be seen.
Yu Shu walked over to take a look, and the first thing she felt was pain. Jing Chen was wearing a pair of white trousers, lying on the narrow bed. His lean upper body was almost completely covered in gauze, and there were some places where blood was seeping out. One of his arms was weakly hanging by his side, and the other was lifted by Doctor Sun to clean the scratches on the back of his hand.
His eyes were closed, and under his eyelashes, there was a small shadow. There were small wrinkles between his eyebrows, and the tip of his straight nose was covered in sweat. His lips were slightly purple, and she didn't know if it was because of the cold, or because of the pain. This appearance made Yu Shu's heart ache.
How did he end up like this?
Counting the days, it had been about two months since Li Jing Chen had bid farewell to her. During this period of time when he had left Yiyang City, where had he gone? What had happened? Who had injured him?
Full of doubts, Yu Shu stared at the person on the bed in a daze. Yu Xiaoxiu came back with water, and Bi Qing followed him into the room. She asked Doctor Sun about the situation, and seeing that Yu Shu was present, she called her out to talk.
"Luckily you saw me, otherwise if Qiu Biao really got him off the boat, I wouldn't be able to turn the boat back," Bi Qing sighed, and patted Yu Shu's shoulder: "Uncle Bi, thank you."
Yu Shu thought: I should be the one thanking you.
Yesterday, Bi Qing didn't bring Jing Chen up, and let him sink to the bottom of the river to feed the fish. Yu Shu didn't even have a place to cry, this was her friend.
"It's nothing." To prevent Bi Qing from suspecting anything, Yu Shu rubbed her head and explained: "If Uncle Bi didn't tell me to leave him here to recuperate last night, I wouldn't have stopped Captain Qiu and the others from bringing him out."
At the mention of Qiu Biao, Bi Qing's expression became ugly, but she still said to Yu Shu: "Captain Qiu was thinking about our entire caravan, so he went a bit too far. He didn't mean to harm anyone."
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