Xia Mingming followed Yu Shu to Huixing Street to pack up her clothes. Yu Xiaoxiu and Jing Chen had different reactions when they heard that Xia Mingming was leaving.
"Ah? You're moving out? " Yu Xiaoxiu was a little surprised. He didn't hear them mention it before, and now she was leaving. It was indeed too sudden.
Xia Mingming said, "Yes, don't you always dislike me? Now you don't have to see me every day. Are you happy?"
Yu Xiaoxiu was speechless. Even if he disliked Xia Mingming, they had spent so many days together. Even a dog should have developed some feelings for her. It was not that he was reluctant to part with her, but when he heard that she was leaving, he felt a little disappointed.
Xia Mingming thought that she had guessed Yu Xiaoxiu's thoughts. She rolled her eyes at him and grabbed Kim Bao, who was next to him. She used her finger to tickle its chin and complained, "Kim Bao, Kim Bao, I'm leaving. If you're locked in a cage again, no one will let you out. Good luck."
"Chirp." Kim Bao comfortably raised its neck and wagged its tail behind it. It was not the least bit interested in what Xia Mingming was saying.
Jing Chen asked Yu Shu what was going on with his eyes.
"Oh, she found her fourth sister," Yu Shu explained to the two. "She had a nightmare the day before yesterday. She dreamed that something would happen to her sister. She wanted to live closer so that she could take care of her."
That night, Xia Mingming woke up from a nightmare. Jing Chen and Yu Xiaoxiu were both there. They more or less heard some things. Yu Shu couldn't hide it, but she wouldn't mention it. She just mentioned it lightly. She didn't want them to worry about her. It was enough for her to worry alone.
In fact, Xia Mingming didn't have much to pack. She only had two or three sets of clothes, all of which were bought by Yu Shu. She carried the packed bag and looked around the simple bedroom, which wasn't even as big as the side room at home. She felt a bit reluctant to leave.
Thinking back to the journey to the capital, he had gone through thick and thin with Yu Shu and the others, going through thick and thin together. Their separation was imminent, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but turn sour.
"Let's go, I'll send you off. Any later and the sky will be dark. Your fourth sister might already be waiting for you. "
Yu Shu pushed Xia Mingming's shoulders out of the room and closed the door behind her. It was not that she could not see Xia Mingming's reluctance. But he had to leave sooner or later, so there was no need to linger.
Yu Xiaoxiu and Jing Chen walked Xia Mingming to the door with Yu Shu. At the entrance of the small courtyard, Xia Mingming bid farewell to them. "Xiaoxiu, Brother Jing, I'm leaving. I'll come back to see you when my Fourth Sister is safe."
Jing Chen waved his hand at her. Yu Xiaoxiu muttered, "It's better if you don't come back. It'll be more relaxed if there's one less person in the house. It saves salt and rice. "
Hearing this, Xia Mingming laughed angrily. "Brat, I eat less than Kim Bao."
Yu Xiaoxiu was not convinced. "Kim Bao doesn't need to sleep alone in a room, and it won't cause trouble all day long."
"How old am I? How old is it? How can we compare? Yu Xiaoxiu, do you want to quarrel? " Xia Mingming rolled up her sleeves. She had slept in the wild forest, eaten sparrow meat, and worked in a training hall. She lowered her head and bowed in front of her. She was no longer the delicate young lady who could be rendered speechless by others with just a few words.
"Hmph, who wants to quarrel with you." Yu Xiaoxiu looked disdainful. Seeing Xia Mingming's red face, he felt a little better than before.
"Alright, alright. Jing Chen and Xiaoxiu go in. I'll send her off. "
Seeing that they would not stop arguing, Yu Shu hurriedly asked Jing Chen to close the door and dragged Xia Mingming away.
***
The next day after Xia Mingming left, Yu Shu pushed her cart to Autumn Osmanthus Lane to set up a stall again. Today, the first customer was a little special.
"How is it? Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yu Shu held a pen and wrote on the paper. She pushed away Xia Mingming's head that was about to touch her face with one finger. "Isn't your fourth sister proficient in astrology? Can't Qingyu do it herself? You came to me specifically. Aren't you looking for something far away? "
Xia Mingming laughed dryly. "I still think it's safe to let you do it."
Others might not know, but she had a deep understanding of it. As long as Ashu said that it would be sunny tomorrow, it would never rain. It was not that she didn't believe in her fourth sister's ability.
"You sneaked out to find me, right?" Yu Shu said without looking up. "Did your fourth sister ask about me yesterday?"
Xia Mingming stuck out her tongue. Last night, she stayed alone in the inn and fell asleep in the middle of the night. She got up before dawn and took a carriage to the south of the city. She really didn't tell her fourth sister.
"She did. Don't worry. I just told her what you said. I didn't say anything else."
Xia Mingming looked at Yu Shu with her hands on her cheeks. Just now, she noticed that her hair that covered her forehead was neatly combed to the back of her head, revealing a clean forehead. Her delicate features were much better looking than those burly men.
She had never seen Ashu in women's clothing. She had always looked like a teenager. To be honest, if it wasn't for Ashu telling her personally and 'seeing it with her own eyes', it would be hard for her not to see her as a love interest.
"That's good. Here," Yu Shu showed her the narrow paper in her hand. She pointed at the top and said, "There will be a rain tomorrow after dusk. There will be a rain the night after tomorrow. It has to be near, within these two days. Otherwise, if you come to find me in these two days, I can only calculate until the fifth day."
Xia Mingming's nightmares were blurry. She only knew that it happened on a rainy night. She didn't know who the culprit was or why. Thus, other than being careful, there was no other way.
Yu Shu saw Xia Mingming's worried frown. After hesitating, she suggested, "In my opinion, you should take this opportunity to find the culprit. Otherwise, even if you hide this time, what if there is a next time?"
Xia Mingming sighed and said in a low voice, "Fourth sister said that she has already written home. No matter who the culprit is, this matter needs to be discussed at length. Wait for my father to come. Our Xia Jiang Clan is not a small clan. The change of the head of the south is not a joke. The Dayan Examination is near, and it is also the meeting between the north and the south. There are many eyes on our Xia Jiang Clan. The slightest trouble will alarm the court. How can we cause trouble? "
After hearing this, Yu Shu's impression of Xia Jiangying immediately improved. She was able to consider the stakes first, put the reputation of her family above her own safety, and remained calm. This Xia Jiang's fourth daughter was definitely not a simple young lady.
This kind of girl was worthy of admiration.
Yu Shu's fingers tapped on the table a few times. She raised her head and said to Xia Mingming, "Do you know your fourth sister's birthday and horoscope?"
Xia Mingming nodded. Yu Shu handed her a pen and paper. "Write it down."
Under her deliberate concealment, Xia Mingming only knew that she knew the Occult Door, the Six Trigrams Technique, and knew a little about astrology. He did not know that she was good at other things. Using the Law of Time of Calamity, he could divine for Xia Jiangying. If she met with a fatal disaster, he could at least determine when it would be.
Xia Mingming wrote down Xia Jiangying's birthday and horoscope. Seeing that Yu Shu was writing again on the abacus, he knew that she was doing it for his fourth sister. He pressed down on Yu Shu's hand and said, "There is no need to do it. My fourth sister consulted an extremely prestigious old teacher in the library yesterday. She knows what to do."
Just as Yu Shu was about to say something, another fortune-teller came to the stall. Xia Mingming saw that she had business, so he stood up to make way for her. Seeing this, Yu Shu could only focus on the customer in front of her.
***
Xia Mingming got money from Xia Jiangmin and sat with Yu Shu in Autumn Osmanthus Lane until noon. He then dragged her to a nearby restaurant for a good meal. Yu Shu could not resist him, so she pushed the stall into the Sun Restaurant and asked the waiter to take care of the food.
The two of them went to the largest restaurant in Autumn Osmanthus Lane. Xia Mingming generously told Yu Shu to order whatever she wanted and not to stand on ceremony with her. Yu Shu really did not stand on ceremony with her. She ordered a table full of food and wine, planning to take it home if she could not finish it.
Because there was no rain today, Xia Mingming was not as nervous. She even ordered a pot of sweet wine and drank with Yu Shu. While eating happily, she inevitably said a few words from the bottom of her heart, "Ashu, did you know? I used to think that my Fourth Sister was unreasonable and often made things difficult for me, so I especially hated her. I only realized yesterday that it was not that she hated me, but that she was afraid that I would not live up to expectations and deliberately made things difficult for me. I still remember when I was young, my Fourth Sister was closest to me. Whenever there was something good to eat or play, the first person she would think of was me. When Mother was angry at me, she would often stand up for me. If there was anything to blame, it was all because I was young and too impulsive. I only wanted to prevent Fourth Sister from going to the capital and almost ruined her future. Not only did I make her sad, but I also caused us sisters to be estranged for all these years. "
When Yu Shu heard these words, she only smiled. She could see that although Xia Mingming was worried, she could not hide the joy of the sisters getting back together. Seeing her like this, Yu Shu also felt a lot more at ease.
There was no next life after one life, so it was better not to leave too many regrets.
Touching her small and tender cheeks, thinking about her own adventures five hundred years ago, Yu Shu suddenly felt emotional. She couldn't help but drink a few more cups and became drunk. She and Xia Mingming walked out of the restaurant with their arms around each other's shoulders and sent her to the carriage north of the city. Carrying the packed food, they staggered back to Sun's Restaurant, thanked the waiter, and pushed the cart home early.
Fortunately, she had something in her hand to support her, so she did not fall on the street.
"Open the door, open the door, I'm back." Yu Shu slapped the door with her tongue hanging out. Yu Xiaoxiu was taking an afternoon nap when Jing Chen came out to answer the door. Seeing Yu Shu's drunken appearance, he was surprised for a moment. He took the cart with one hand and used the other hand to help her up the stairs.
"It's okay, it's okay, burp."
Yu Shu burped, pushed his hand away, and staggered into the house. Seeing the table in the middle of the courtyard, she went up to take a look. There was a drawing of Kim Bao on a piece of white paper. The ink was still wet, and half of it was not finished. Pointing at it, she turned around and said to Jing Chen: "Why do you always draw him? Don't you get tired of drawing him all day long? Come, come, draw me one."
Seeing that she couldn't even stand steadily, Jing Chen stepped forward to help her, but was pushed away by Yu Shu. She staggered to the wall and dragged a chair, placed it opposite the desk, and sat down crookedly. With one arm on the back of the chair, she tilted her head and rested her head on her arm. She squinted her drunken eyes, revealing her sharp canine teeth, and waved at him. Her tone was a little coquettish, and she said with a silly smile, "Jing Chen, draw me a picture."
Jing Chen rarely saw her lose her composure, but now that he saw her drunken appearance, he realized that the usually mature Yu Shu also had a childish side. He turned his eyes and laughed. He moved the cart to the side and went forward to straighten her head that was about to fall to the ground. Then he sat back in front of the table, rolled up his sleeves, and carefully adjusted the ink.
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