Yu Shu stayed at home for three days. When she saw that Xia Mingming's spirit had improved, she went back to the Autumn Osmanthus Lane to set up her fortune telling stall. These days, she had been eating and drinking well. There was fish and meat, but her expenses had increased dramatically. In the blink of an eye, it's going to be winter. Seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, she doesn't even have a coat to keep warm.
Yu Shu arrived in front of the Sun Ji Tavern. Just as she set up her cart, someone from the Fu An Escort Agency came with a few pairs of eight characters. He said that there were a few escorts who were going on a long trip and asked her to calculate their fortune.
Every month, Yu Shu gets 20 silver coins from the Fu An Escort Agency as a deposit. She will never be perfunctory with her duties. So, she left the eight characters and told them to come back tomorrow to get it.
Taking advantage of the fact that there were no customers, she started to calculate from the auspicious time and day. She was so engrossed in her calculations that she didn't even notice that there was someone sitting in front of her stall.
Xue Rui sat down in front of Yu Shu's divination stall. When he saw that she only cared about calculating diligently and didn't even greet others, she was just like how she was when she was working in his ink store all those years ago. Once she started working, she would be fully spirited, and even if the house collapsed, it wouldn't alarm her.
Seeing that she was busy, he smiled and didn't say anything. He looked at her face from less than two feet away. Coincidentally, they met several times in An Ling city. But every time, the occasion was not right. If it wasn't her, then it was someone else. There was no chance for them to talk about the past.
Looking at her, her face was still the same, just a little darker than when she was in Yiyang. She was also thinner. He didn't know if it was because she grew taller or because she was working too hard. He remembered that at that time, she was only as tall as his shoulder. But now that they met again, she almost reached his chin.
Xue Rui's gaze stopped at Yu Shu's face that seemed more like a young man than a young woman, and he was trying to find out which part of her had caused him to fall into a trap. He couldn't forget her from Yiyang City to Anling, and he had intended to let her off at that time. Now that he saw her again, he started to feel slightly regretful.
In the end, even he himself was confused. The face in front of him had nothing to do with beauty. This girl was also not a lady from a wealthy family. She did not know any of the four arts. She was petty and liked to be slippery. If one really wanted to count, she had a whole bunch of faults. But when he looked at her, he found her to be inexplicably pleasing to the eye. It was just like the signature dish of the Longjing Restaurant. It did not look good, but it suited his taste the most.
Yu Shu matched the auspicious time of the eight characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Eight Characters of the Escorts.
Seeing her expression, Xue Rui laughed in his heart. He crossed his arms and said with slight displeasure, "Why do you look like you've seen a ghost when you see me?"
Yu Shu lost her composure for a moment. She regained her composure in the blink of an eye. Facing his teasing, she rolled her eyes. "Xue daren isn't investigating the case. What are you doing here?"
Xue Rui put one arm on the table. His expression became serious. He used a voice that passersby could not hear. "Xia Jiangying's case has been investigated for a few days without any progress. I have something to ask you."
The murder case of Tai Shi Shu Garden was tricky. The Da yan examination was approaching. Suddenly, the daughter of the Southern Yi capital died. The day before, the morning court session was reported to the Emperor. The Emperor was furious. He ordered the Supreme Court to investigate the case within a day. However, Xia Jiangying's death was still a mystery. They had arrested a few suspects, but there was not a single piece of evidence.
"You've got the wrong person." Yu Shu yawned. She propped up her chin with one hand and looked at him. "I don't know Xia Jiangying. She doesn't even recognize me. If you want to ask, you should ask someone who understands."
"Aren't you an understanding person?" Xue Rui's words seemed to have a hidden meaning.
Yu Shu was silent. It was not that she did not want to help him, but it was not her place to interfere. What Xue Rui wanted to ask was definitely about Xia Mingming.
She obviously didn't tell Xue Rui about her dream of Xia Jiangying being murdered, so she naturally had her own plans. If she were to butt in like this and say something that she shouldn't say to Xue Rui, she wouldn't know if it was a good or bad thing.
"Is there something you are not convenient to tell me?" Xue Rui observed Yu Shu's expression and saw that she was in a difficult position. He thought it was a pity. He was anxious about this case, but he did not want to force her.
Yu Shu hesitated for a moment and said, "What do you want to ask?"
Xue Rui said, "Forget it. You don't have to say it if it is not convenient."
"I asked you to ask. Why are you wasting time?" She might not answer him anyway.
Xue Rui couldn't help but laugh in his heart when he saw her impatient temper. He cleared his throat and stared at her face as he asked with a serious expression, "How about this, you just have to answer one question of mine — why would Xia Jiangying move into the room of the Ji Clan's Fourth Young Miss for no reason?"
Yu Shu guessed that he was going to ask this. She sighed and shook her hand. "I can't say this. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Xue Rui's eyes flashed. He sat up straight and shook his head with a smile. "No, thank you."
Yu Shu felt strange and said, "Why are you thanking me? I didn't —" She suddenly stopped halfway. She looked at the smile on Xue Rui's face. She thought for a moment and suddenly realized what she had just revealed to him. She looked angry.
"Are you trying to trick me?"
This guy didn't want to find out the reason why Xia Jiangying changed rooms from her. He was obviously testing whether she knew the reason or not. She said "I can't say it", which clearly told him that she knew the inside story. She was not related to Xia Jiangying, so she must have learned it from Xia Mingming.
She knew the inside story but refused to say it. It was equivalent to telling him that Xia Jiangying's death had something to do with Xia Mingming!
Seeing that Yu Shu reacted so quickly, Xue Rui really didn't know whether to praise her for being smart or to blame her for being stupid.
Seeing that she was angry, Xue Rui coughed slightly and said seriously,
"Shu, you have to know that Xia Jiangying's death involves a lot of people. If we can't find out the truth as soon as possible and let the murderer get away with it, not only the deceased will be wronged, but other students in Taishi Library will also be in danger. Who knows what the murderer's purpose is? If it is as you guessed that Xia Jiangying died an unnatural death and took the blame for someone else, the murderer will definitely wait for another opportunity to kill again. "
After hearing these words, anyone with a sense of justice would most likely be moved. However, Yu Shu only sneered and said, "That's right.
"What does this have to do with me?"
Xue Rui was rendered speechless by her words, and he swallowed back the rest of his speech of benevolence, righteousness, and morality. He only felt that he had wasted half a day's effort in saying so much to her earlier.
How could he forget that this girl was a ruthless person who could endure dozens of beatings and go to court to vent her anger? Wasn't he playing the lute to a cow by saying this to her?
They didn't have anything to say, so both of them went silent at the same time, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward. Right when Xue Rui intended to apologize for his actions of trying to worm information out of Yu Shu, Yu Shu spoke first.
"Sorry, I was too impulsive just now. You are investigating a case, so of course, you have to focus on the case and do things impartially. There is nothing wrong with that. "
Xue Rui looked at Yu Shu and saw that her expression was relieved and her gaze was magnanimous. He knew that her words were not perfunctory, nor was she angry, but she had really thought it through and gotten over it.
Besides feeling annoyed, she was still able to calmly consider the problem from the perspective of another. This sort of mature attitude that didn't conform to her age at all caused Xue Rui to be unable to help but arouse a strange feeling. It was as if the person before him wasn't an ignorant little girl around the age of 15 or 16, but a woman with a clear mind.
At this time, he suddenly thought of the signature dish of Longjing Restaurant. It did not look the best, but the content was rich.
"However," Yu Shu changed the topic, "investigating a case is investigating a case, and our friendship is friendship. If you continue to trick me like just now, don't blame me for falling out with you."
"Hehe, yes."
The youth in front of her had a jade-like complexion, and his eyebrows were like swords. When he smiled, he looked even more handsome. His eyes were like ink, and when he looked directly at others, it would make women blush. Yu Shu had developed an immunity to Jing Chen at home every day. She generously glanced at Xue Rui, then lowered her head to tidy up the table without any obsession. She did not even raise her head and said,
"How much did you spend on buying shoes for me last time? I will give it to you later."
It was not that she was calculative, but there was a difference between men and women. It was not right for a girl to wear shoes bought by a man for free. Regardless of whether she would still wear those shoes in the future, she would have to spend money to "buy" them back.
Xue Rui grew up in a rich family's nest, so he understood this logic. He understood her concerns, so he did not pretend to be generous and gave her a discount.
"Ten taels."
"…" Ten taels! A month's food allowance was only for a pair of shoes. If she knew this, she would have walked back barefoot that day. Why did she wear shoes? Yu Shu regretted it so much that she wanted to scratch the wall.
Xue Rui looked at Yu Shu's expression, and he could roughly guess what this little scrooge was thinking.
"I did not bring enough money today. I will give you the money next time." Yu Shu said awkwardly.
"Mm." Xue Rui picked up a tortoiseshell that was placed on the small table. Compared to the divination tools sold at the Great Exchange Shop in the north of the city, it was crude and unbearable to look at. Such inferior divination tools could only be found in the south of the city.
"How much money can you earn by sitting on the street for a whole day?"
Yu Shu said, "On a good day, I can earn two taels a day. On a quiet day, I can only earn enough to eat."
Xue Rui frowned, "So little."
Yu Shu said contentedly, "It's not bad. In the first half month, I just sat on the street and ate dust every day. I had to pay for the paper and ink inside, not to mention the money for food."
Xue Rui knew that the price of sesame seed cake in Anling City was almost the same as the price of meat in Yiyang City. He knew that Yu Shu lived such a poor life. He wanted to help her, but he knew that she would not accept it. He thought about it and suddenly remembered the invitation from those playboys. He looked at Yu Shu in front of him and asked,
"Do you want to make a lot of money?"
Yu Shu suddenly became interested, "Why? You want to introduce a business to me?"
Xue Rui thought it was not wrong, so he nodded, "Sort of."
"That's good." Yu Shu clapped her hands and asked curiously, "What business is it? Feng Shui of the house? Good or bad luck? Or asking for money? "
Xue Rui shook his head and said calmly,
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