In the morning, before the sun appeared, the sparrows on the branches chirped a few times. Yu Shu stretched and walked out of the house. Zhao Hui was packing the cart in the yard. Seeing him awake, she said, "Didn't you say that the general accountant of the Chamber of Commerce didn't ask you to go over today? You woke up so early. Why didn't you take the opportunity to sleep a little longer?"
"I'm used to waking up early. I can't go back to sleep when I wake up." Yu Shu brushed her hair twice and walked to the drying line on the other side of the wall. She touched the dried white robe and said, "Aunt Huei, I won't accompany you to the stall in the morning. I'll send the clothes to that Taoist priest."
"Okay, look for me on the street at noon. I'll cook some noodles for you." Zhao Hui packed the cart and left.
Two days ago, Yu Shu had brought a few of Jing Chen's dirty Daoist robes home to wash. This had given Zhao Hui a fright, so she had told Zhao Hui about how Jing Chen had been kidnapped a month ago and how he had been rescued by a Daoist priest. Only then did Zhao Hui stop making a fuss. She had thought that the Daoist priest Yu Shu had mentioned was an old man in his fifties. Out of respect, Zhao Hui had allowed Yu Shu to wash his robes. Yu Shu knew that Zhao Hui had misunderstood, so she had saved herself the trouble of explaining.
Following the reflection of the water in the basin, Yu Shu combed her sideburns and carefully tied her hair into a bun. She used a hairband that was as thick as two fingers to fasten it and tidied herself up. As she tied up her pants, she thought to herself that being a man was indeed easier than being a woman. At least she didn't have to spend an hour combing her hair after waking up early. She folded the washed clothes and wrapped them in a cloth bag. She hung it on her shoulder and went out to hang the lock.
She was going to find Jing Chen first and then pick up Yu Xiaoxiu from Sanjue Bookstore. Xiaoxiu was a little strange these days. She always felt that he was hesitating as if he had something to say to her. Yu Shu was afraid that he was bullied at school, so she wanted to go and have a look.
She walked out of the door and toward the east of the city. There were many small alleys in Yiyang City. Usually, there were seven or eight alleys on a main street. Yu Shu crossed a street and walked into another alley. She held her bag in one hand and played with the Yellow Frost Stone that Jing Chen had given her with the other. The round little stone warmed up in her palm, and it was just enough to defrost the morning's cold.
There weren't many houses in this alley, and the road was full of potholes. Yu Shu stared ahead as she walked. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past her arm, and her arm was hit by a strong force. She pulled and loosened her hand, and the bag containing the clothes left her hand.
She was stunned for a moment. Her eyes reflected the child who had passed her by three to five steps and rushed to the front. Then she looked at her empty arm and realized that it had been robbed. She shouted and ran to catch up —
"Don't run, hey!" The child who robbed the bag in front of her ran very fast. Yu Shu was not slow either. She had been walking and working all day for the past month. She was not as weak as she was when she first transmigrated.
"Why are you running? There's no money in the bag. Stop!" Yu Shu shouted as she ran. The child who robbed the bag only cared about running forward and did not slow down at all.
The two of them chased after him for half an alley. Yu Shu was just two steps away from catching the bag snatcher when there was a flash of light in front of them. They had exited the alley and arrived at a busy street. Seeing the two of them coming out of the alley, they hurriedly gave way.
Coincidentally, a carriage was coming from the east quickly. It would be in front of them in two blinks of an eye. The little thief was about to hit the carriage like a fly. Yu Shu saw the carriage from the corner of her eyes. Her eyelids almost popped out. She didn't have time to think. She leaned forward and stretched out her left hand. The small stone in her palm flew out. Her fingers grabbed the belt of the little thief who was blind. She braked with her heel and pulled him back with her shoulder!
"Hiss!"
"Ah!"
The sound of the horse neighing and a scream rang out in the street at the same time. Yu Shu fell to the ground, her hand still holding onto the waist of the young robber's trousers. She panted as she looked at the carriage that had just stopped in front of her. Recalling the scene just now, her mind buzzed and she felt a wave of lingering fear. Her face darkened as she turned her head and scolded the young robber, "Do you have eyes on your head?! Do you want to die? Do you think you're robbing something good? Let me tell you, it's just a few tattered clothes. Are you robbing something or throwing your life away? You little bastard! "
After a round of scolding, there was already a group of passersby watching. They surrounded the carriage, Yu Shu, and the little thief. They pointed at them and watched the show.
Yu Shu was scolding to her heart's content. However, the person in the carriage was not happy. He lifted the curtain and revealed a young man's face. He frowned and said: "What's going on? Why did you rush to the road? "
Yu Shu's mouth stopped. She looked up at the person in the carriage. When she saw the person in the carriage, she knew that it was not good to offend him. She stood up. Her left wrist, which she used to pull the little thief, felt a slight pain. She used her other hand to pick up the little thief who was about the same age as Yu Xiaoxiu. She rushed to the carriage and said: "I'm sorry, this little bastard robbed my things. I chased you all the way here and accidentally hit your carriage."
The young man glanced at Yu Shu, snorted coldly, and then pulled up the window. Obviously, he was not willing to argue with these common people.
"Let go, don't grab me!"
Right at this moment, the brat in Yu Shu's hand started to get restless. He twisted his body and tried to break free from her. Yu Shu circled around him and clamped him under her armpit. She gripped his neck and said in a sinister voice, "Why should I let you go? Do you think my things are for nothing? Come with me, I'll teach you a good lesson."
As soon as he finished speaking, who would have thought that the little robber would actually burst into tears. While crying, he said, "I-I didn't mean to rob your bag. My sister has been sick for a few days, and I don't have money to buy medicine. She's going to die. I didn't mean it, sob sob sob!"
Yu Shu did not like to cry, and she hated it when people cried. Listening to him wail and wail, her head hurt. How could she be in the mood to listen to what he was crying about? Just as she was about to ask him to shut up, someone spoke first: "Little Brother, is someone in your family sick?"
This voice came from the carriage. It was a woman's voice with a mellow accent. At the end of the words, there was a hint of gentleness that was unique to southern women. It inexplicably made people feel a sense of familiarity. Yu Shu stretched her neck and looked into the carriage. However, the young man blocked the light, and the carriage was dim. She could only vaguely see a figure. From the voice, it should be a young miss.
Then, she noticed that the crying on the side had stopped. Following that, the little thief pitifully replied: "My, my sister is sick. She's very sick. She's going to die."
"Little Brother, what's your name?"
"My, my name is Xiao Huai." "Xiao Huai, raise your head and let big sister look at you." The young miss in the carriage gently coaxed him.
The little thief struggled twice, and Yu Shu took the opportunity to let him wipe his tears and raise his head. She was curious about what the young miss wanted to do.
The bystanders on the side of the road were still whispering to each other. The young miss in the carriage seemed to stare at the little thief for a while before saying: "Don't worry, your sister won't die. Her illness will recover."
This gentle tone seemed to be able to calm people's hearts. The little thief wiped his snot and asked: "Really?"
"It's true. I know how to read people's faces. I won't lie to you. Not only can I see that your sister's illness will recover, but I also know that you are actually a good child. You didn't do anything bad on purpose, right?"
The little thief nodded timidly. Yu Shu raised her eyebrows. Judging from the face, the young miss in the carriage also learned to read people's faces?
It wasn't only Yu Shu who had such doubts. The bystanders on the side of the road also began to talk about it.
"Dongyun, give this child five taels of silver," the young miss in the carriage ordered. The coachman pulled on the reins and took out an ingot of silver from his pocket with one hand, handing it to the little thief.
The little thief was dumbfounded when he saw the shiny five taels of silver. He didn't know how to stretch out his hand for a long time, but the coachman forced it into his hands.
"Xiao Huai, it's wrong to snatch other people's things. Can you promise me that you won't do it again in the future?" The little thief hugged the money in his hand tightly and nodded vigorously. He was as obedient as a puppy. He didn't look like he had when he was running for the bag just now. Yu Shu lightly clicked her tongue. She didn't expect the young miss in the carriage to call out her name next.
"Mister, you heard it just now. This child didn't mean to snatch your bag. He was just forced to do it. Where possible, one should forgive people. I hope you can forgive him this time. Don't blame him too harshly, okay?"
After everything was settled, they came to ask for her opinion as the 'victim'. How could she say no? Yu Shu sneered. She listened to the whispers of the bystanders around her and glanced indifferently at the blurry figure in the carriage. She bent down and picked up the bag on the ground. She coldly said to the little thief who was holding the silver, "You're lucky this time. Next time you snatch other people's things, watch where you're going. Don't lose your life before you get the money. Hmph."
After saying that, she turned around and squeezed out of the crowd. She didn't care that the little thief's face had turned pale because of her last two 'threats'. The bystanders saw her and pointed at her back in dissatisfaction.
The young miss in the carriage looked in the direction that Yu Shu had left. Her eyes were suspicious. She was about to turn her head to ask the person beside her when she saw a shiny yellow object stuck in the window. She reached out and said, "Brother, don't move."
"What's wrong?"
She pulled the little thing out and held it in her hand. She found that it was a round stone. It was as beautiful as a jade pearl. She pinched it and put it in her sleeve.
"It's nothing. Let's go." "Okay, you have to go back quickly. You've been on the road for a few days. You didn't rest well last night. If you go back late, grandmother will be sad and scold me. Dongyun, drive the carriage."
"Yes, young master."
The crowd dispersed, allowing the carriage to pass. Only after it had gone far away did they gather together again, all talking at once, "That young lady is really kind-hearted. Not only did she help this poor child, she also taught him the right way. I wonder which family's young lady is so generous."
"Didn't you hear that she can read people's faces? She must be from the Kong, Liu, and Ji families. Look at her ability to read people's faces. Could it be …"
"The fourth miss of the Ji family!"
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