I don't know if it was because Yun Xi confessed her love to him in front of Zhou Yu'an and Tang Xiaoyu. In the following time, Ding Ye was in a surprisingly good mood.
There was always a slight smile on that handsome face.
He didn't care about the looks of passers-by at all. As long as he wasn't using his hands, he would hold Yun Xi tightly, as if he was afraid of getting lost.
Seeing that he was in such a good mood, Yun Xi couldn't help but feel better. Even the boredom of unexpectedly meeting Zhou Yu'an was diluted.
There are all kinds of goods in the supply and marketing cooperative, and they are arranged on shelves according to categories.
Yun Xi first walked to the place where cloth was sold. The cloth of this era was of poor quality and the colors were hard to describe. Yun Xi was very dissatisfied. However, she had no choice for the time being, so she had to make do with it.
"How are we going to move back if I have to buy a lot of stuff?"
Yun Xi suddenly thought of a problem and turned to look at Ding Ye.
If she were alone, no matter how many things she had, it wouldn't be a problem and she could take it back casually. But now, Ding Ye is following her all the time, so she can't use those unreasonable methods.
Otherwise, it would be bad if he was regarded as a monster.
"The supply and marketing cooperative has a carriage. I originally planned to hire a carriage when I went back, so if you want to buy something, feel free to buy it."
It was quite far from the town to the village, and it was difficult to walk over the mountains, so Ding Ye had already planned to walk together when he arrived and take a carriage when he returned.
No matter how strong her physical strength was, Yun Xi was still a delicate girl in his eyes. Walking back and forth on the mountain road would be too hard.
"Okay, then I will buy it with confidence."
When she heard that there was a carriage, Yun Xi immediately smiled. It would be nice to have a carriage. All she had to do was spend some money.
Feeling relieved, Yun Xi started shopping for daily necessities, cloth, grain and oil department stores, etc. She spent three hours shopping, and all the items were piled together into a small mountain.
"A total of 103 yuan, 7 cents and 4 cents!"
They all cost just a few cents, but she actually bought more than a hundred yuan, which cost someone else a year's salary in one go. Yun Xi raised an eyebrow. It seemed that she was quite a prodigal.
After the clerk finished reporting the bill, Yun Xi took the money to pay the bill, and then saw Ding Ye take a stack of ten yuan notes and hand it over.
In this era, there were no banknotes with a face value of 100 yuan. The third set of banknotes, the second set and the third set of banknotes were used. The largest face value was 10 yuan.
The clerk quickly gave Ding Ye some change. After Ding Ye collected the money, he looked at Yun Xi and saw a stack of banknotes in her hand.
He frowned and whispered in her ear, "There are a lot of pickpockets here. Put your money away and be careful not to let anyone steal it..."
Thieves in this era are simply rampant, and their stealing skills are also very good. They always have a razor blade between their fingers. Once someone is targeted, they can hide the money in the pocket of their underwear and close the pocket. It's useless to fasten the buttons, the thief will always find a way to steal it.
In addition to thieves, there are also many cheaters.
In an era when people did not have enough to eat or clothing to keep warm, people would rack their brains and come up with some unorthodox tricks in order not to starve.
"I'm going to rent a carriage and I'll be back soon. You just wait for me here and don't go anywhere. Do you understand?"
Before Yun Xi could speak, he explained softly.
"Okay, then go ahead and be careful."
Yun Xi naturally picked up the money and replied with a slight smile.
Since he is willing to spend money on her, she must also enjoy spending money on men.
"Um."
Looking at her sultry face, Ding Ye couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and touched her head uncontrollably with his big hand.
When he realized what he had done, his ears immediately turned red, he coughed awkwardly, and hurriedly turned around and left.
Looking at his hurried back, Yun Xi couldn't help but laugh.
But soon, all her good mood disappeared, because she was indeed being stared at. Several wretched men, dressed in dirty clothes, surrounded her with their hands in their sleeves. .
As they got closer, a sour smell filled the air. As they got closer, they could even see lice rolling around on their heads.
Yun Xi's face slowly turned cold.
"Hey, the little girl has bought so many things. You can't take them back alone, right? Which family is the daughter of? How about we take you back?"
"That's right, we are good people. The little girl is really lucky to meet us."
“…”
These people are well-known gangsters in the town. They often appear from time to time to try and blackmail villagers, which is a huge headache that no one dares to offend.
Yun Xi was well-dressed, beautiful, bought a lot of things, and was alone, so she was easily targeted by them.
Yun Xi, who looked like a girl from a wealthy family, was just a little fat sheep in their eyes.
The movement here attracted the attention of many people. Pedestrians stopped and watched from a distance, full of sympathy for Yun Xi, but that was all.
Everyone looked at her sympathetically. No one helped her. Ordinary people, who would dare to provoke the gangsters
It's easy to get into trouble.
Yun Xi only glanced at it, then looked away, pursed her lips and said nothing, completely ignoring everyone.
"Hey, this little girl is very rude, but this face is really pretty. Let me touch it to see if it's true..."
A man stretched out his hand and touched Yun Xi's face obscenely. He had seen countless people in his life, and this was the first time he had seen such a beautiful girl.
Yun Xi's eyes moved, ready to teach this rogue a lesson, when an angry voice suddenly sounded in her ears.
"Stop..."
When Zhou Yu'an saw this scene in the crowd, all the energy and blood in his body immediately surged up, and his eyes instantly turned scarlet. He ignored Tang Xiaoyu behind him, rushed out and stopped in front of Yun Xi.
"Meet Brother An, meet Brother An..."
Seeing him rushing out, of course Tang Xiaoyu hurriedly chased after him. When she saw a few rogues with malicious intentions, she felt frightened belatedly and couldn't help shrinking her body.
Then, she quickly hid behind Zhou Yuan, stuck her head out, and looked timidly.
"Don't touch her!"
Zhou Yu'an gritted his teeth and fiercely waved away the hand that the rogue stretched towards Yun Xi's face. He was like a wild beast on the verge of going berserk, as if he could go crazy at any time.
"Boy, who are you to her?"
The gangsters were surprised when they saw Zhou Yu'an suddenly rushing out, and then stared at him angrily. Anyone who was interrupted from their good deeds would inevitably be unhappy.
"I… "
Zhou Yuan was speechless for a while, and his handsome face turned red. After a moment, he said solemnly, "I am her brother..."
As soon as the words came out, he became obviously smoother, "As long as I'm here today, none of you can touch my sister."
(End of chapter)