Yu Shu didn't go to Qiu Gui Fang the next day. Yesterday, the soldiers arrested dozens of people, including two Yi Shi, and they were also put in jail without mercy. She was the only one who was released in advance. Although Xue Rui didn't give her any special instructions, she knew she had to lie low for a while.
After this sudden incident, Yu Shu felt a sense of crisis again. In the past two days, she had calculated Yu Xiaoxiu's and Xia Mingming's dates of birth using the Law of the Time of Calamity. She made a list of all the big and small events that she had to prevent in the next month. After that, she would take care of her relatives and friends in Yiyang, such as Zhao Hui, Pei Jing, and her cheap mother. Although they were separated by the north and the south and could not be of much use, at least she knew what to do.
After finishing these things, Yu Shu felt it was time to go to Qiu Gui Fang to inquire about the situation. When the matter was over, she would come out to set up the stall again. Xia Mingming didn't need to take the Dayan exam, but they still had to live and spend money.
Xia Mingming was in low spirits these days and stayed in his room all day. Yu Shu didn't ask her to write a letter to her family at the medical center.
At dinner, Yu Shu mentioned that she was going out the next day. Yu Xiaoxiu's first request was, "I'll go with you."
Yu Shu knew that if she didn't bring him along, he would definitely make trouble, so she agreed. Anyway, she wasn't going out to set up a stall and could rush back to cook at noon.
After dinner, Yu Xiaoxiu went outside to fetch water. Xia Mingming helped to wipe the table. Yu Shu was squatting in the kitchen, washing. There was an oil lamp on the stove, and it was barely visible that she was holding a bowl and not a plate.
Hearing the noise behind her, Yu Shu turned around and saw Jing Chen standing at the door of the kitchen. "What's the matter?"
Jing Chen shook his head and raised his hand to signal her to finish first.
Yu Shu quickened her movements. She washed the bowls and chopsticks in the wooden basin twice, wiped them clean, and placed them in the cupboard. Taking off her apron, she picked up the lampstand. He led him into the house to find a pen and paper. Xia Mingming glanced at the two of them and twisted the rag in his hand.
In front of the desk, Yu Shu took out a piece of paper and handed it to Jing Chen. She pondered a few times in the inkstone and asked him to dip it in the ink. When he was done, she moved closer to take a look and saw the words written on the paper: 'Your sword. Can I have a look? "
"Sword?" Yu Shu paused. "You mean the rusty one?"
Jing Chen nodded.
"Wait!" Yu Shu didn't ask him what he wanted the sword for. She turned around and rummaged through the wardrobe. After settling down in Beijing. She kept the rusty ancient sword and locked it in the cabinet. She had been so busy recently that she had a headache. He didn't bother to check if it was a real antique.
She found the rusty sword at the bottom of the wardrobe. Yu Shu untied the cloth wrapped around it and handed it to Jing Chen. "Here."
As soon as Yu Shu took out the sword, Kim Bao, who had eaten his meal and was dozing off at the foot of the bed, stood up alertly. The mustache on the tip of his nose trembled. He curled up again. Jing Chen took it and stroked the rusty sword with his fingers. He closed his eyes and tried to recall that night on the ship, when he blocked the weapons of the pirates, the familiar feeling of his body heating up.
Yu Shu looked at Jing Chen's movements and thought that he was thinking of something. She didn't disturb him and stood by his side to accompany him. After a long time, she saw Jing Chen open his eyes and stare at the sword in his hand, as if he wanted to see a hole in it.
"Did you remember something?" Yu Shu carefully probed.
Jing Chen shook his head and walked to the table with the sword. He wrote on the paper, 'Have I used this sword before?'
The 'before' he was referring to was before he lost his memory.
"No." After Yu Shu answered, she looked at Jing Chen's confused expression and said, "But you have seen this sword before."
Jing Chen's eyes lit up. Yu Shu scratched her neck and said, "Actually, this sword wasn't mine in the first place. Didn't I mention it to you before? The two of us know each other because you saved me before. Just outside Yiyang City, I was captured by a group of demon Daoists and used as a sacrifice for this sword. After that, those people were arrested by the government. Seeing that this sword was ownerless, I secretly took it away."
Jing Chen didn't care that this sword was obtained by Yu Shu. He couldn't remember anything about this sword. However, on the ship, he did feel a sense of familiarity with it. He just didn't know if it was because of this sword.
"Can I borrow this sword for a few days?"
Yu Shu saw that Jing Chen was very interested in this rusted sword. She felt that this thing could not be used to make money, but it could help him remember something. She generously said to Jing Chen, "You can take it." Jing Chen replied with a smile. Yu Shu suddenly felt like she was bathing in the spring breeze. She secretly thought that such a beautiful person was more luxurious than those famous calligraphy and paintings at home.
After taking Jing Chen to the door of the house, Yu Shu turned to Xia Mingming who was still pretending to wipe the table and sneered, "If you continue to wipe, the table will shed its skin."
Xia Mingming awkwardly turned his head and said, "I didn't eavesdrop on you."
What was this called? Confessing without being pressed.
Yu Shu walked over to the table and sat down. She folded her arms and stared at him for a few times. Seeing that he was not as lost as he was two days ago, she asked, "When are you going home?"
Xia Mingming's shoulders shook and she lowered her head, "Are you in such a hurry to drive me away?"
Yu Shu said bluntly, "You are not going to take the Dayan exam. Why are you still staying here? Go home early and live a good life. You have been away for so long. Don't you think about your family? They must be worried about you. Your father, your mother, don't you miss them? "
Xia Mingming was a little moved. She pulled the dirty rag and whispered, "Let's wait for a few more days, okay?"
Yu Shu sighed. She knew that she was delaying, "Do as you see fit. Tell me when you are going to leave."
Xia Mingming nodded quickly and sat down next to Yu Shu. She rolled her eyes and asked, "By the way, who was the person who sent you back the night before yesterday?"
Yu Shu reached out to pour water from the teapot and answered casually, "A friend."
"A friend?" Xia Mingming leaned closer to her, "Where did you meet a friend who could bring you out of prison? You haven't been to the capital before. How did you meet someone here?"
Two days ago, she was not in the mood to inquire about it. Now that she thought about it, she was very curious. Yu Shu did not tell her much about herself. In Xia Mingming's eyes, Yu Shu's origin was quite mysterious. Not only did she know the orthodox Six Lines Divination, she was also good at everything. She was clearly a woman, but she was smarter and more capable than a man. Now, she had a friend who seemed to be very capable.
Yu Shu turned to look at Xia Mingming, who was full of gossip. Her hands were itchy, so she raised her hand and pinched one side of Xia Mingming's soft face. She twisted it left and right and said with a fake smile, "Mind your own business. Hurry up and go to bed. I will go out with Xiaoxiu tomorrow morning. You take our dirty clothes to wash."
After that, she threw her hand away, ignored her crying bitterly, turned back to the room, and closed the door.
***
The next morning, Yu Xiaoxiu woke up earlier than Yu Shu. Because he was excited to go out with Yu Shu, he did not sleep much last night. But it was good to be young. He would not be unable to get up the next day just because he did not sleep well.
After a simple breakfast, Yu Shu led Yu Xiaoxiu out the door.
Perhaps it was because of the Spring Fragrance Brothel's arrest two days ago, Autumn Osmanthus Lane was lively during the day, concealing a strange atmosphere. When Yu Shu walked on the street, she felt that there were whispers everywhere. People were whispering to each other, but she did not know what they were secretly talking about.
Yu Shu first went to Mingyuan Casino. Across the street, she saw the seal on the door. Her eyelids twitched, and after asking a passerby, she found out that several soldiers had come in the afternoon to seal the casino and arrest a few people.
Yu Shu accompanied the passerby and sighed, then walked back to the tavern where she usually set up her stall. Telling Yu Xiaoxiu to wait outside, she went in to talk to Shopkeeper Sun.
Coincidentally, the shopkeeper was not around today. There were only two waiters in the tavern, and one of them recognized Yu Shu. He slung a cloth over his shoulder and walked up to her. "Isn't this Yu Shu? Shopkeeper was just talking about you yesterday. I haven't seen you set up your stall in a few days. Did you see that business is not good and decided to give up?"
Yu Shu smiled. "How could that be? I was busy two days ago, so I couldn't come. Today, I'm here to take a look. I heard that there was an incident in the market. Brother waiter, have you heard of it?"
The waiter turned his head to look at the two customers drinking by the window. He waved at Yu Shu and led her to the counter.
"Isn't that right? Let me tell you, it's good that you haven't been here for the past two days. The streets are full of people being arrested. It's said that the Evergreen Gang secretly gathered people to gamble, and they've been investigated by the government. The notice board at the end of the street only posted the announcement yesterday afternoon. I'm sure you haven't seen it yet. I heard from the shopkeeper that the government has issued an order to strictly crack down on gambling in the south of the city. Anyone who participates in gambling will be arrested and locked up for a few days. If it's serious, they'll have to leave a criminal record with the government and will never be allowed to take part in any examinations. "
Yu Shu took a deep breath. "It's that serious?"
"Isn't it?" The waiter secretly curled his lips and said in a low voice, "It's fine to gamble in the north of the city, but we're not allowed to gamble in the south of the city. Why are the people in the south of the city so inferior? Don't they learn to gamble?"
Yu Shu didn't respond. She only smiled and chatted with him for a while before saying goodbye. "Brother waiter, thank you for telling me. When the shopkeeper comes, please pass on a message for me. I'll be leaving now."
"You're not staying for a drink?"
"Maybe another day." Yu Shu was short on money, so how could she waste it on wine?
The waiter was about to go back to work when he touched his head and remembered something. He called out to Yu Shu, who was walking to the door. "Hey, Yu Sheng, wait."
Yu Shu turned around. "What's wrong?"
The waiter stepped forward and said, "I almost forgot. In the two days that you weren't here, someone was looking for you. He came to our tavern and asked about you twice."
Hearing this, the first person Yu Shu thought of was Cao Zixin. Just as she was about to ask him in detail, the waiter pointed behind her and said, "He's here. Look, Yu Sheng, this is the person who was looking for you."
Yu Shu was stunned. She turned her head and saw an excited man standing at the door. There was a bean-sized mole on the corner of his mouth. He looked a little familiar, but not the person she thought he was.
"Mr. Yu, I've found you!"
Yu Shu saw hundreds of faces a day on the streets of Autumn Osmanthus Lane. She couldn't remember who this person was, so she asked suspiciously, "You are?"
"It's me. Mr. Yu, have you forgotten? That day you showed me the way to money and tied a red rope for me."
The strong man at the door said as he stretched out his left hand and rolled up his sleeve, revealing the faded red rope on his wrist.
"Oh." Yu Shu suddenly remembered and pointed at him. "It's you."
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