Chapter 24
Shen Feng Ming had a tall and straight figure and a handsome face. There seemed to be a slight aura of oppression around him, which made people dared not look at him closely.
Yang Sheng wasn't much inferior to him. His eyes were slightly longer than peach blossom eyes. Even when they were emotionless, they were also touching.
Xu Qing Shan recognized the two people as the two he met in the small restaurant on the way to seek refuge and was very surprised. How did they get here?
They take Jiang Yun Zhu to the town? They and Jiang Yun Zhu...
"These two are merchants who sell grain and are borrowing accommodation at our place." Mrs. Chen quickly explained.
It turned out to be like this. Xu Qing Shan knew that Mrs. Chen approached Gu Yong De yesterday about her house having grain merchants. What he didn't expect was that the grain merchants were these two people.
Yang Sheng got off his horse and looked at Jiang Yun Zhu, "Miss Jiang, are you going to town?"
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to say, she won't go. She won't go alright! But if she doesn't go, what about the business? When one starts a new business, they are most afraid of losing your integrity.
She nodded her head with an ‘En’.
"We also happen to be going to town. We can take you." Yang Sheng said.
"Gentleman, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. You only have two horses..." Though Mrs. Chen didn't finish her sentence, everyone understood the meaning. Jiang Yun Zhu was a girl. They were two men and two horses. How can they bring her?
A male and a female ride together? Jiang Yun Zhu was a miss. How would people see her when they see this?
Two men riding one and let Jiang Yun Zhu ride the other?
No matter how one looked at it, it wasn't right.
Yang Sheng was choked up. He really hadn't thought about this issue. He just saw that Xu Qing Shan was going to take Jiang Yun Zhu away again, so he impulsively spoke out.
Now, he glanced at Shen Feng Ming. Ride a horse with him?
Shen Feng Ming looked at him quietly.
Yang Sheng shrank his neck. This little matter can't trouble him. He replied to Mrs. Chen, "Just one of us going is enough to handle it. How about this, let Miss Jiang ride my horse. I can rest at home then."
"But Yun Zhu can't ride a horse." Mrs. Chen was worried. She didn't know Shen Feng Ming well. How could she let a lone girl like Jiang Yun Zhu go out with him, "Let Yun Zhu ride a donkey cart. That way, it's safe. No need to trouble Gentleman."
"Yes, sitting in my donkey cart is enough." Xu Qing Shan piped in.
"No trouble. The donkey cart is so slow. My horse travels can do 400 kilometers a day. In a short while, you’ll arrive in town. It doesn't matter if Miss Jiang can't ride. My horse is smart and docile. Won't hurt anyone at all.
If you don't believe me, watch. "Yang Sheng declared. He turned around, whistled at his black horse, and shouted, "Yue Ying. "
The black horse seemed to know that he was called. So it trotted over and rubbed its head against his hand.
Good horse! Everyone mentally exclaimed in admiration.
Several minutes later, Jiang Yun Zhu sat on the horse. She was still finding it unreal and weird.
Yang Sheng insisted on her riding his horse. Mrs. Chen was worried. Xu Qing Shan said that he also needed to go to town.
In the end, she was riding Yang Sheng's horse, Xu Qing Shan was following behind on the donkey cart, and Yang Sheng was sitting on the donkey cart?
Jiang Yun Zhu looked back and saw Yang Sheng sitting on the donkey cart in a brocade robe with two long legs crossed together. No matter how one looked, it couldn’t match.
Sensing Jiang Yun Zhu looking at him, Yang Sheng smiled and showed his white teeth.
Jiang Yun Zhu silently withdrew her gaze and looked to the side.
At the side was Shen Feng Ming. Yang Sheng explained there was fear of his horse getting startled and causing danger even when it was docile. That’s why he stuffed the rein into Shen Feng Ming's hand and told him to help lead it. This way, it would be safe.
With Shen Feng Ming helping her lead the horse, the two traveled side by side. And because the reins of the horse were only so long, Jiang Yun Zhu was very close to him. So close that sometimes their hair would become entangled with the wind.
"How about I do it myself? This horse is really docile." Jiang Yun Zhu was afraid that she might bump into him accidentally and moved aside.
Shen Feng Ming looked at her. Because of her height, she looked up at him with watery eyebrows and red lips.
"Let me do it." He heard himself say.
Once they arrived in town, Jiang Yun Zhu had a lot of things to buy today. Yang Sheng and Shen Feng Ming followed. She pretended to be illiterate and asked them to help read the names of the dishes on the note. Then she went straight to the market.
After walking a few steps, she suddenly noticed that Xu Qing Shan, Yang Sheng and even Shen Feng Ming were following behind.
Were they not going to work? She turned to look at them.
"I'll just buy some tobacco leaves. On the way back, I'll buy it when passing by a shop that sells tobacco leaves." Xu Qing Shan spoke.
"We don’t have much to do." Yang Sheng said with a smile.
Jiang Yun Zhu stopped and decided to put it out.
"Elder Brother Xu, can you come here?" She turned to Xu Qing Shan.
Xu Qing Shan walked up to her in a few steps.
Jiang Yun Zhu walked a few steps forward and found a corner where no one was around. After mulling it over for a while, she told him, "Elder Brother Xu, you don't have to wait for me. I can go back by myself. Also, tomorrow morning, if you want hulatang, come to our stall. I will save a bowl for you.
As for helping us move things, there’s no need. I don't want to trouble you too much. "
"No..." Xu Qing Shan wanted to say, no trouble, he was willing to help her. But suddenly, he understood something.
He looked at her in a daze. Did she mean that?
"I only want to focus on making money now. I don't want to do anything else." Jiang Yun Zhu felt that her words should be clear enough.
Xu Qing Shan felt as if he had been hit on the head with a stick. His mind was empty. After a while, he smiled wryly. Jiang Yun Zhu was beautiful and smart. To him, she was like the moon in the sky. He knew that he wasn't good enough for her, but always held a little hope in his heart. What if!
Now that she had made it clear, his heart that had been floating all this time fell to the ground.
"It's because of those two..." He wanted to ask if it was because of Yang Sheng and Shen Feng Ming.
"No." Jiang Yun Zhu stated.
In fact, Xu Qing Shan still had a lot to say. For example, those two people had unclear background. For example, he was afraid that she would be tricked, etc.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at him with clear eyes.
Xu Qing Shan suddenly couldn't say anything. A smart girl like her should understand already.
"I understand." He only uttered.
Jiang Yun Zhu nodded. Then it was good.
She looked at Yang Sheng and Shen Feng Ming again. In fact, it was mainly Yang Sheng. He was the one who came up with the idea of bringing her to town and he was the one who followed her. She didn't understand what he wanted to do.
Like her? She didn't think so.
Yang Sheng didn't want Jiang Yun Zhu and Xu Qing Shan together. Jiang Yun Zhu was talking with Xu Qing Shan over there just now. Although he didn't clearly hear what she said, he also guessed something just by the the two’s expression, especially Xu Qing Shan.
If Xu Qing Shan didn't follow Jiang Yun Zhu, he didn't care.
"Let's go to the tea house to drink tea and have some breakfast." Yang Sheng smiled, "You haven't eaten breakfast yet. Let’s go together. You have been cooking for us these two days. Now it’s my turn to treat you to a meal.”
"Thank you, no need. You guys go. I have something to do. Besides, you gave money to cook for you." Jiang Yun Zhu spoke very politely and the meaning of rejection was obvious.
Yang Sheng didn't force it either and watched her leave with a smile.
Jiang Yun Zhu quickly bought the things she needed today. She contemplated, how about hiring a donkey cart to go back.
There were so many things. She can't hold them at all.
It seems that after saving money, they have to buy a donkey first.
Just as she was thinking, a big hand took the grocery in her hand.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked up. It was Xu Qing Shan. He hadn't returned yet?
Xu Qing Shan smiled, "I thought about it a lot just now."
After a pause, he continued, "Since you call me Elder Brother Xu, I will treat you as my younger sister from now on.
We sought refuge together, so we shouldn't act like strangers.
In the future, I’ll give rides with Uncle Jiang.
You are so smart, you can definitely come up with a good idea. Maybe I can make a lot of money with Uncle Jiang in the future."
The last sentence, he said jokingly.
Jiang Yun Zhu slightly froze and stared at him.
At first, Xu Qing Shan wanted to avoid her gaze. Then he raised his eyes and looked back at her with sincere eyes.
Jiang Yun Zhu smiled.
Seeing her smile, Xu Qing Shan smiled too. The last bit of doubt in his heart disappeared.
"Get on. I'll take you back. I'll give you a ride today. Tomorrow may not be the case. Tomorrow, I'll give a few more people a ride and save money faster to buy a donkey." Xu Qing Shan said loudly.
"Okay." Jiang Yun Zhu smiled and agreed, and got on the donkey cart.
Soon, they arrived at Changshi Village.
Mrs. Chen was sitting worriedly at the door picking vegetables. When she saw Jiang Yun Zhu coming back in Xu Qing Shan's donkey cart, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After unloading the things, Xu Qing Shan returned home.
When he arrived at the door, he happened to see a person coming out of it. That person was holding a scroll of painting in his hand. His eyebrows were like mountains, his eyes were like rivers, and his whole body radiated like clouds and water through his actions. He was indescribably handsome and elegant.
This person was none other than his cousin Gu Yan Zhou.
Looking at him, Xu Qing Shan suddenly thought of Yang Sheng, Shen Feng Ming, and also... Jiang Yun Zhu.
Shen Feng Ming had a tall and straight figure and a handsome face. There seemed to be a slight aura of oppression around him, which made people dared not look at him closely.
Yang Sheng wasn't much inferior to him. His eyes were slightly longer than peach blossom eyes. Even when they were emotionless, they were also touching.
Xu Qing Shan recognized the two people as the two he met in the small restaurant on the way to seek refuge and was very surprised. How did they get here?
They take Jiang Yun Zhu to the town? They and Jiang Yun Zhu...
"These two are merchants who sell grain and are borrowing accommodation at our place." Mrs. Chen quickly explained.
It turned out to be like this. Xu Qing Shan knew that Mrs. Chen approached Gu Yong De yesterday about her house having grain merchants. What he didn't expect was that the grain merchants were these two people.
Yang Sheng got off his horse and looked at Jiang Yun Zhu, "Miss Jiang, are you going to town?"
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to say, she won't go. She won't go alright! But if she doesn't go, what about the business? When one starts a new business, they are most afraid of losing your integrity.
She nodded her head with an ‘En’.
"We also happen to be going to town. We can take you." Yang Sheng said.
"Gentleman, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. You only have two horses..." Though Mrs. Chen didn't finish her sentence, everyone understood the meaning. Jiang Yun Zhu was a girl. They were two men and two horses. How can they bring her?
A male and a female ride together? Jiang Yun Zhu was a miss. How would people see her when they see this?
Two men riding one and let Jiang Yun Zhu ride the other?
No matter how one looked at it, it wasn't right.
Yang Sheng was choked up. He really hadn't thought about this issue. He just saw that Xu Qing Shan was going to take Jiang Yun Zhu away again, so he impulsively spoke out.
Now, he glanced at Shen Feng Ming. Ride a horse with him?
Shen Feng Ming looked at him quietly.
Yang Sheng shrank his neck. This little matter can't trouble him. He replied to Mrs. Chen, "Just one of us going is enough to handle it. How about this, let Miss Jiang ride my horse. I can rest at home then."
"But Yun Zhu can't ride a horse." Mrs. Chen was worried. She didn't know Shen Feng Ming well. How could she let a lone girl like Jiang Yun Zhu go out with him, "Let Yun Zhu ride a donkey cart. That way, it's safe. No need to trouble Gentleman."
"Yes, sitting in my donkey cart is enough." Xu Qing Shan piped in.
"No trouble. The donkey cart is so slow. My horse travels can do 400 kilometers a day. In a short while, you’ll arrive in town. It doesn't matter if Miss Jiang can't ride. My horse is smart and docile. Won't hurt anyone at all.
If you don't believe me, watch. "Yang Sheng declared. He turned around, whistled at his black horse, and shouted, "Yue Ying. "
The black horse seemed to know that he was called. So it trotted over and rubbed its head against his hand.
Good horse! Everyone mentally exclaimed in admiration.
Several minutes later, Jiang Yun Zhu sat on the horse. She was still finding it unreal and weird.
Yang Sheng insisted on her riding his horse. Mrs. Chen was worried. Xu Qing Shan said that he also needed to go to town.
In the end, she was riding Yang Sheng's horse, Xu Qing Shan was following behind on the donkey cart, and Yang Sheng was sitting on the donkey cart?
Jiang Yun Zhu looked back and saw Yang Sheng sitting on the donkey cart in a brocade robe with two long legs crossed together. No matter how one looked, it couldn’t match.
Sensing Jiang Yun Zhu looking at him, Yang Sheng smiled and showed his white teeth.
Jiang Yun Zhu silently withdrew her gaze and looked to the side.
At the side was Shen Feng Ming. Yang Sheng explained there was fear of his horse getting startled and causing danger even when it was docile. That’s why he stuffed the rein into Shen Feng Ming's hand and told him to help lead it. This way, it would be safe.
With Shen Feng Ming helping her lead the horse, the two traveled side by side. And because the reins of the horse were only so long, Jiang Yun Zhu was very close to him. So close that sometimes their hair would become entangled with the wind.
"How about I do it myself? This horse is really docile." Jiang Yun Zhu was afraid that she might bump into him accidentally and moved aside.
Shen Feng Ming looked at her. Because of her height, she looked up at him with watery eyebrows and red lips.
"Let me do it." He heard himself say.
Once they arrived in town, Jiang Yun Zhu had a lot of things to buy today. Yang Sheng and Shen Feng Ming followed. She pretended to be illiterate and asked them to help read the names of the dishes on the note. Then she went straight to the market.
After walking a few steps, she suddenly noticed that Xu Qing Shan, Yang Sheng and even Shen Feng Ming were following behind.
Were they not going to work? She turned to look at them.
"I'll just buy some tobacco leaves. On the way back, I'll buy it when passing by a shop that sells tobacco leaves." Xu Qing Shan spoke.
"We don’t have much to do." Yang Sheng said with a smile.
Jiang Yun Zhu stopped and decided to put it out.
"Elder Brother Xu, can you come here?" She turned to Xu Qing Shan.
Xu Qing Shan walked up to her in a few steps.
Jiang Yun Zhu walked a few steps forward and found a corner where no one was around. After mulling it over for a while, she told him, "Elder Brother Xu, you don't have to wait for me. I can go back by myself. Also, tomorrow morning, if you want hulatang, come to our stall. I will save a bowl for you.
As for helping us move things, there’s no need. I don't want to trouble you too much. "
"No..." Xu Qing Shan wanted to say, no trouble, he was willing to help her. But suddenly, he understood something.
He looked at her in a daze. Did she mean that?
"I only want to focus on making money now. I don't want to do anything else." Jiang Yun Zhu felt that her words should be clear enough.
Xu Qing Shan felt as if he had been hit on the head with a stick. His mind was empty. After a while, he smiled wryly. Jiang Yun Zhu was beautiful and smart. To him, she was like the moon in the sky. He knew that he wasn't good enough for her, but always held a little hope in his heart. What if!
Now that she had made it clear, his heart that had been floating all this time fell to the ground.
"It's because of those two..." He wanted to ask if it was because of Yang Sheng and Shen Feng Ming.
"No." Jiang Yun Zhu stated.
In fact, Xu Qing Shan still had a lot to say. For example, those two people had unclear background. For example, he was afraid that she would be tricked, etc.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at him with clear eyes.
Xu Qing Shan suddenly couldn't say anything. A smart girl like her should understand already.
"I understand." He only uttered.
Jiang Yun Zhu nodded. Then it was good.
She looked at Yang Sheng and Shen Feng Ming again. In fact, it was mainly Yang Sheng. He was the one who came up with the idea of bringing her to town and he was the one who followed her. She didn't understand what he wanted to do.
Like her? She didn't think so.
Yang Sheng didn't want Jiang Yun Zhu and Xu Qing Shan together. Jiang Yun Zhu was talking with Xu Qing Shan over there just now. Although he didn't clearly hear what she said, he also guessed something just by the the two’s expression, especially Xu Qing Shan.
If Xu Qing Shan didn't follow Jiang Yun Zhu, he didn't care.
"Let's go to the tea house to drink tea and have some breakfast." Yang Sheng smiled, "You haven't eaten breakfast yet. Let’s go together. You have been cooking for us these two days. Now it’s my turn to treat you to a meal.”
"Thank you, no need. You guys go. I have something to do. Besides, you gave money to cook for you." Jiang Yun Zhu spoke very politely and the meaning of rejection was obvious.
Yang Sheng didn't force it either and watched her leave with a smile.
Jiang Yun Zhu quickly bought the things she needed today. She contemplated, how about hiring a donkey cart to go back.
There were so many things. She can't hold them at all.
It seems that after saving money, they have to buy a donkey first.
Just as she was thinking, a big hand took the grocery in her hand.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked up. It was Xu Qing Shan. He hadn't returned yet?
Xu Qing Shan smiled, "I thought about it a lot just now."
After a pause, he continued, "Since you call me Elder Brother Xu, I will treat you as my younger sister from now on.
We sought refuge together, so we shouldn't act like strangers.
In the future, I’ll give rides with Uncle Jiang.
You are so smart, you can definitely come up with a good idea. Maybe I can make a lot of money with Uncle Jiang in the future."
The last sentence, he said jokingly.
Jiang Yun Zhu slightly froze and stared at him.
At first, Xu Qing Shan wanted to avoid her gaze. Then he raised his eyes and looked back at her with sincere eyes.
Jiang Yun Zhu smiled.
Seeing her smile, Xu Qing Shan smiled too. The last bit of doubt in his heart disappeared.
"Get on. I'll take you back. I'll give you a ride today. Tomorrow may not be the case. Tomorrow, I'll give a few more people a ride and save money faster to buy a donkey." Xu Qing Shan said loudly.
"Okay." Jiang Yun Zhu smiled and agreed, and got on the donkey cart.
Soon, they arrived at Changshi Village.
Mrs. Chen was sitting worriedly at the door picking vegetables. When she saw Jiang Yun Zhu coming back in Xu Qing Shan's donkey cart, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After unloading the things, Xu Qing Shan returned home.
When he arrived at the door, he happened to see a person coming out of it. That person was holding a scroll of painting in his hand. His eyebrows were like mountains, his eyes were like rivers, and his whole body radiated like clouds and water through his actions. He was indescribably handsome and elegant.
This person was none other than his cousin Gu Yan Zhou.
Looking at him, Xu Qing Shan suddenly thought of Yang Sheng, Shen Feng Ming, and also... Jiang Yun Zhu.
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