Jiangdian Town is a stop on the road from Xiangyang to Xiangcheng. It has a large population and is very prosperous. After entering the town and seeing the lively crowd, Yunu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He and Pingping arrived at the largest inn and looked for a clean room to stay.
Watching the boy leave, Yunu hurriedly put the bundle on the bed. He looked around, opened the bag and said, "I wonder if Tang Zhe is playing any tricks! If I don't count carefully, I won't be at ease."
Pingping came up and together with Yunu, carefully counted the huizi given by Tang Zhe. After counting for a long time, I finally confirmed that it was indeed seven hundred and fifty.
After taking a breath, Yu Nu said: "I didn't expect that Tang Zhe was sincere in giving money!"
Pingping said: "Sister, that guy has already found someone to follow us to snatch it back. I think they brought this money for emergencies, but they didn't expect that we would actually get it."
"Yeah, who would have thought of that?" Yunu sat next to Qian and was stunned for a while. "If it weren't for the eldest brother of the Luan family, we would all be dead."
After saying that, Yu Nu sat up suddenly. Said: "No, we must have a good meal today! These days, I have been afraid day and night, but it is finally complete, how can I not celebrate!"
When the two of them arrived at the door, Yunu turned around and said, "No, I don't trust this money in the house. But it's inconvenient to carry it with you."
Pingping said: "That's it, we can take turns watching. Sister goes out and I stay in the house."
Yu Nu thought for a moment and said, "That's all we have to do. Just wait a moment while I go out and buy some wine and meat to eat."
After leaving the house and walking on the street, Yu Nu felt that everything was fresh. Everyone on the street has a friendly face. The goods on the stall looked so bright and beautiful. Even the dogs on the street are a bit cute.
Arriving at a dumpling shop, Yu Nu ordered two portions of dumplings. Went to a delicatessen on the side and bought a pound of cooked mutton. Looking around, I found that the delicatessen was still selling freshly prepared cold dishes. I ordered a portion of stir-fried mung bean sprouts and a portion of stir-fried lotus roots.
Carrying the food she bought, Yunu went to the wine shop on the street. I ordered a jar of the best wine and bought a wine vessel.
Just as he was about to go back to where he was staying, he suddenly heard someone say: "Madam, didn't you go away with Huang Yuanwai? Why do I see you here?"
Yunu was shocked and hurriedly turned around to see that it was Lin Shengyuan. Holding a gourd of wine, he looked at himself in surprise.
After forcing himself to calm down, Yunu said, "I have other things to do and I won't go with them anymore."
Lin Shengyuan said, "I don't know what's going on? When you get here, I wonder if Mr. Tang is here?"
Yu Nu said: "No. He has business to attend to, so how can he come with us? We are the only two sisters here."
"Oh——" Lin Shengyuan nodded, feeling a little disbelieving.
Yu Nu didn’t care about him. Asked: "Yuan Wai didn't follow Huang Yuan Wai. Are you going home?"
Lin Shengyuan said: "Yes. Mr. Huang went to find another way out, so I had no choice but to go home. When I got here yesterday, I thought I couldn't go home empty-handed, so I stayed an extra day. But I didn't expect that I happened to meet Madam."
Yunu said: "I remember Yuanwai is from Xiangyang Prefecture?"
Lin Shengyuan said: "I live in Xiangyang City now. I am originally from Kaifeng. I returned to Jinlu to break the city and lived in Xiangyang."
"That's good!" Yu Nu was a little excited. "We two sisters are about to go to Xiangyang. I just regret that we don't have any acquaintances, and the journey is long, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient. Since the member is going back to Xiangyang, how about we go together?"
Lin Shengyuan didn't know what was going on, so he naturally agreed. Although the two Yunu sisters do not follow the rules of women, they are both charming and rare beauties. The journey is long, and it is a good thing to have two people like this traveling together.
See Lin Shengyuan holding wine. Yu Nu said: "Are you alone outside the party? My sister is very hungry and bought some wine and meat. Why don't we drink two cups at the same time?"
Lin Shengyuan said: "How can you two women drink with me? Where do you live? When I set off tomorrow, I will go to the store to look for you. By the way, I am riding a horse, and you two are the best. It’s better to hire a car.”
"Okay, okay. We'll wait in the store tomorrow." Yunu told the inn where he was staying, but he didn't want Lin Shengyuan to live there too. They went back to the store together, told them where they lived, and would go together tomorrow.
Entering the room, he put the food he bought on the table. Yu Nu said: "What a coincidence! When I was buying wine, I happened to meet Huang Yuanwai's companion from Xiangcheng. He is from Xiangyang and was about to return to his hometown, so he happened to be traveling with us."
Pingping was startled: "Are we going to Xiangyang? My sister only said we would find a big city to live in, but she didn't say it was that far away."
Yu Nu said: "I have thought about it. Although Xiangyang is farther away, it is prosperous. The most important thing is that it is where the king's observer is stationed. When did he dare to invade? In the past few years, there have been a lot of killings. I really don’t want to see you again.”
Pingping has no idea. Since Yunu said so, the two of them will go to Xiangyang.
The food and wine were laid out, and the two sisters drank and chatted. After escaping death today, both of them had countless words to say.
Lin Shengyuan returned to the room, thinking about what happened to him just now. She originally got together with Tang Zhe and left Xiangcheng with Huang Yuanwai. It only took two or three days for him to come back. I'm afraid it's not an easy matter. Thinking of the thousands of pieces of cotton that Mr. Huang had brought with him, I suddenly felt a chill in my heart.
These days, murder and robbery are all too common. Many local government offices are gone. Who else will take care of them? Even if crimes were committed in other places under Wang Xiaolie's rule, they would still be ignored. There is no way to investigate the case across districts, and there is no way to control it.
Along the way, although Lin Shengyuan and Huang Yuanwai could not be said to be very cordial, they got along well with each other and still had some feelings for each other. In particular, Lin Shengyuan regarded Huang Yuanwai as his future rich man, and he couldn't help but feel a bit sad at this time.
After leaving Caoshi, Tang Zhe urged Huang Yuan to leave quickly. He said that he was walking slowly, and he was afraid that he would not be able to reach Linying City. After walking for about five or six miles, we came across a hillock in front of us, with some sparse pine and poplar trees growing there, and no human beings around.
Huang Yuanwai looked around and said: "This was a prosperous place in the Central Plains, but now it is so sparsely populated! Alas, the world is really difficult!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a group of big men coming out of the woods ahead and blocking the road.
Huang Yuanwai was surprised. He said loudly: "Be careful, the person coming in front may not be on good terms!"
A big man stood out from the crowd, looked at Huang Yuanwai on the horse and said: "Yuanwai, I heard that you sold thousands of pieces of cloth from Xiangyang, and the price is very high. Our brothers' life is difficult, and life will continue to be difficult. Yuanwai rewarded him and gave the cloth to How are we?"
Following the big man's words, the people in front showed off their swords and guns.
Officer Huang met outside and knew that he had met a robber. Qiang calmed down and said: "We businessmen pay attention to harmony and wealth. I have fifty guan of money here. You brothers can take it and divide it. How about buying some wine and meat?"
The big man in front laughed loudly: "Fifty guan, don't laugh at us! I brought my brothers here. What I want is your cloth!"
