Lu Xiaoshu glanced at him and snorted, "That's up to you? I've already left a couple of pieces of silver on her table!"
"Oh! That's good, that's good!" The young man couldn't help laughing, and said again: "It seems... a little less? The old lady is so good to us—"
"A tael of silver is not enough?" Lu Xiaoshu opened his eyes wide, and asked him, "A catty of white rice is only 4 Wen, so you can figure out how much you can buy for a tael of silver! Really, the old lady's family is average, if she keeps There is too much money, and there is no one in her family who is young and strong, if it spreads out and causes uneasy and kind people to covet it, it is not kind, it will bring disaster to others!"
The young man was stunned, in disbelief: "Could it be like this? It's unlikely... maybe..."
Lu Xiaoshu said: "What can you understand? It's very possible! Which village doesn't have some idlers and thieves? Those people are bullying and fearful. People like the old woman are the most likely to be missed!"
The young man thought for a while, then sighed: "What you said is also reasonable, there is nothing wrong with being careful! Oh, you are so smart and powerful, I am inferior to you in everything..."
Lu Xiaoshu was proud of himself, and he curled his lips unconsciously, thinking that in the past two days we have been together, you have said something that sounds good, so he said proudly: "That's right! I'm an old world, can you follow me?" I compare?"
The young man hurriedly laughed and said, "Of course not! Or, I'll follow you, and you can teach me all the way..."
"No!" Lu Xiaoshu was still thinking about his father, mother and brother, although Zhou Shizhi said that he sent a letter to their family, but who knows what that guy said in the letter? She has to go back to rest assured! And my sister, I don't know if I got it back...
"I'm going home in a hurry, so what's the matter with you following me? I just want to tell you, just keep a low profile and avoid causing trouble!" Lu Xiaoshu said.
The young man was also arrogant, so he managed to put down his posture and said something to her, "Be a little fuzzy", but she refused without any politeness.
Lu Xiaoshu didn't even bother to talk to him, she didn't forget that Zhou Shizhi and Xue Heng could show up at any time...
The two finally came to the small town, and half a day had passed by this time.
The small town is really small enough, there is only one street from the beginning to the end, and there are various shops on both sides that are uneven, new, old and old, large and small. If it was a market day, there would be a large area of flat ground behind these shops for temporary trading by small vendors and mountain villagers selling local specialties such as chickens and ducks, but it was deserted at this time.
The two were hungry, so they found a shop at random and went in to eat a bowl of noodles. By the way, they asked the shop where this place was. Where is the bigger town ahead
The shop owner is quite knowledgeable, and told them that the next bigger town is Anyang. More than ten days, because it gets dark quickly, and it is not suitable for sleeping in the wild.
Moreover, there is a big river called Qinglin River in the middle. There is only one ferry every three days in this kind of weather. If you can't catch up with the ferry, you have to wait at the ferry...
After hearing this, Lu Xiaoshu and the young man looked at each other in blank dismay, their hearts turned cold.
She didn't expect this place to be so remote, but she vaguely remembered that when she followed Zhou Shizhi and the others, she did pass a ferry. Maybe she wandered in the forest for two days, but ended up in the wrong direction. You must know that this is a large mountainous area, and it is ancient times, with inconvenient transportation and few roads, often only separated by a mountain, and it is not surprising that it takes more than double the time to go to the same place...
However, so to speak, she had dumped Zhou Shizhi and the others by mistake! It won't be so easy for them to catch up with her!
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoshu felt somewhat comforted in his heart.
"Then, what if we hire a carriage?" the boy couldn't help asking. It may take half a month to walk on two legs...
This guy still doesn't want to be separated from him! Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help but glanced at him. Thinking about it, yes, although this is a small town, it is actually just a temporary farmer's market in Batun, Sixiang, not a town. It won't be too late to separate from her when we get to Anyang.
"Horse carriage?" The shopkeeper started laughing and said, "The two young brothers are from other places, right? Is there anyone here who can afford a horse? Only Mr. Lin has one at home. Useful. Our good family here can only raise one donkey at most! There are few donkeys, so it’s better to raise cattle... "
The boy let out an "oh" in disappointment, and couldn't help but said again: "Why not raise cattle?"
The shopkeeper looked at him in surprise, while Lu Xiaoshu just felt ashamed, and said angrily, "Shut up! Raising cattle is good for farming, and you don't do business, who would raise a donkey!"
The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Why don't you two just rest here for the night! It's not too late to leave tomorrow! It's a gloomy day, oops, I'm afraid it's going to snow..."
The young man was startled, and subconsciously looked at Lu Xiaoshu.
Lu Xiaoshu looked at the weather outside. Although the sky was silver-gray and gloomy, the weather in this place is almost the same in winter. It may not be credible for the store to say that it will snow, but it is good to stay for one more day. Who knows when there will be places on the road
"It's true that the weather has changed a bit, so it's better to stay for one night!" Lu Xiaoshu stood up with a smile and said, "Thank you store, let's go to the inn."
"Two, two!" The shopkeeper quickly stopped them, and said with a smile, "Where is there any inn in our small town? Our house has two or three clean rooms, just behind this shop, clean, two Staying for one night with dinner and hot water to wash your face and feet, only charge 30 Wen, there is nothing cheaper and more affordable than mine, what do you think?"
It was only thirty cash, and the boy didn't pay much attention to it at all, but after the old woman's warm hospitality regardless of remuneration, he felt a little uncomfortable when he heard that the shop asked for money.
Lu Xiaoshu took it for granted, he is a serious businessman, if he doesn't talk about money, could it be possible to tell you about his feelings? So I started bargaining with him, and finally got 20 Wen.
After the place was settled, Lu Xiaoshu took the boy for a walk in the street, looking for a donkey cart for rent. It's a pity that there are few business travelers and less business in this season, and the two of them searched around but couldn't find it. Can't help but feel a little frustrated.
Lu Xiaoshu had no choice but to ask the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed, and said: "This season is not a good time for business, and there are not many merchants coming here, so it's not easy to deal with... I can help you find out slowly, but I may not be able to find it tomorrow. !"
This is the rhythm of persuading them to stay for a few more days, Lu Xiaoshu smiled and said: "If I can find it tomorrow, I thank you very much, if not, then forget it!"
The shopkeeper smiled, nodded and said: "It's easy to say, easy to say, let me try it for you!" But it was completely perfunctory.
After hearing this, Lu Xiaoshu knew that what the shopkeeper said was true. It was really not easy to find a reliable means of transportation in this season and in such a place. Forget it, let's rely on our own two legs!
In order to hurry, Lu Xiaoshu agreed with the boy to leave early the next morning.
Unexpectedly, the young man fully agreed, and once he lay down on the bed and fell asleep, he couldn't care about anything. In the end, it was Lu Xiaoshu who slammed the door loudly and woke him up.
The boy was having a sweet dream, and he was very angry when he woke up, so he couldn't help being very annoyed and started arguing with Lu Xiaoshu. Lu Xiaoshu originally regarded him as a burden, and it was clearly agreed last night, but he was still reasonable!
When it comes to quarreling, how can a young man be Lu Xiaoshu's opponent? Furious by Lu Xiaoshu's eloquence, the two of them almost fought. The shopkeeper saw that the situation was not good, and was afraid that they would damage the things in his house when they fought. After coming out to persuade them, they persuaded the two angry people away.
When they were on the road, the two were still angry at each other, walking one after the other, neither paying attention to the other.
At noon, they were resting under a pergola built by someone unknown on the side of the road. The two were still sitting at one end, ignoring each other.
Lu Xiaoshu felt that he had had enough rest, and was about to get up to leave when he heard a burst of clear and sweet bells accompanied by the sound of Dede's hooves. She and the young man couldn't help but looked up, and saw two people driving a donkey brandishing their whips The car is coming from behind. There are still a lot of woven bag goods piled up on the donkey cart.
The young man immediately showed joy, and his eyes lit up.
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help feeling his heart skip a beat, if he could hitch a ride along the way, that would be great...
So, the two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't get up to leave, but watched the donkey cart approaching.
When they arrived in front of the arbor, the two stopped by the reins with a "wow-" and stopped after talking and laughing a few words, took the water bag and dry food and went into the arbor to rest. Seeing Lu Xiaoshu and the boy, he smiled and nodded at them friendly.
The boy was overjoyed immediately, and smiled at them, Lu Xiaoshu also nodded with a soft expression.
The two were talking quietly while drinking water.
The young man looked at Lu Xiaoshu several times, hoping that she would take the initiative to negotiate with the two of them. Who knew that Lu Xiaoshu was angry with him. Xiaoshu still didn't move, pretending not to see it. Xin said: Grandma is not your servant, why should grandma take care of everything? You just enjoy the blessings
Seeing that Lu Xiaoshu didn't say a word, the young man was very anxious, he couldn't help complaining secretly, he wanted to say it, but tried several times, how could it be so easy to say the words of flirting and begging? The courage I mustered up faded before it could be turned into practical actions.
When he was terribly confused, who knew that one person had already struck up a conversation with him, the driver of the car glanced at them, and asked with a smile: "The two brothers are going on their way? I don't know where to go? "