Baozi Xishi's Struggle

After drinking half a bowl of water and wiping the sweat off her face, Li told Shen Yu what happened today.

As soon as the sun came out in the morning, the village chief came with a group of villagers and smashed the door aggressively.

Li had already sent Shen Yu away, so she felt confident and opened the door to let them search. She also said coldly, "Our Yuzhi has left the village. Whether it is drought or flood this time, we can ask the Dragon King to make the decision. Yuzhi doesn't have such great ability.

Seeing that he couldn't find the person and being ridiculed by Li, the village chief felt embarrassed and turned away.

When the villagers saw that the village chief had left and there was no one to lead the group, they felt there was nothing fun to watch and they all dispersed.

Li suppressed her joy and laughed softly, "You didn't see the look on the village chief's face. He looked like he was slapped in the face. It was really refreshing."

Shen Yu also smiled and told Li and the two children, "Mom, you guys should pretend to be aggrieved and angry these few days. Can you imagine whose daughter is forced to leave home and is labeled as a disaster star and still be able to laugh?"

"I will go to the town for a job trial tomorrow. No matter who asks, you can tell them that I was sent to live with a distant relative and will never come back. If they ask which relative, just tell them that they are from another province and are very far away."

"It's strange to hear this saying of a bad star. Mother, when I have established myself in this town, you should bring your brothers and sisters to live in this town instead of staying here to farm. I always feel like someone is trying to drive our family away in various ways."

Yutao and Yucheng listened to their sister's instructions and nodded obediently, saying they remembered it.

Li heard this but she didn't agree with him. She said unhappily, "How can this be possible? You are a girl and you will get married eventually. You can't keep working all the time. When things get quiet, I will ask your uncle to find you a good marriage."

Seeing that he could not persuade Li, Shen Yu knew in his heart that the idea that a woman should take care of her husband and children was not something that could be changed with just a few words, so he had to give up and planned to try to persuade Li slowly later.

The most important thing now is to get a job as a waiter in a restaurant and save some money so that I can leave here.

Shen Yu unconsciously touched her cuffs and felt the gifts that Doctor Sun had given them. She quickly took them out. Yutao and Yucheng looked at them again and again and liked them very much.

Li also took it curiously, opened it and smelled it, and said, "This is really a good thing, Yuzhi, quickly get some silk threads out and make a cord. Wear it on the others, and mosquitoes will be kept away wherever you go."

Shen Yu was a little embarrassed and thought, Oh my god, how can I tie a lace? It's more like I'm being hit by the lace.

She took her time to get a ball of red embroidery thread from the cupboard, ready to thread it directly through the hole and tie a knot.

After measuring the length and wanting to cut it, Yutao reached out and took it. She skillfully tied a beautiful knot and said, "Sister, does this knot look good? I remember all the patterns you taught me."

"It's really beautiful, and you do it really well, better than I do. You can do these two as well. Don't make them too long, just enough to hang around your waist."

Shen Yu took the opportunity to praise her and pushed this embarrassing task away. He smiled and watched the little girl's fingers flying. In a blink of an eye, three ropes were made. They were passed through the hanging holes reserved on the small wooden box, and each person hung one on the cloth belt around his waist.

Li was puzzled: "Yuzhi, why don't you fight by yourself? I remember you know many different ways of fighting."

"Mom, my sister can't remember anything after she fell. Have you forgotten?"

"Yes, mother, I really don't remember it, and I don't want to do embroidery anymore. Embroidery hurts the eyes. After I fell and hurt my head, I get a headache every time I pick up an embroidery needle."

Shen Yu took the opportunity to reiterate to Li the fact that she had fallen and lost her memory, and that her future behavior would become less and less like the original owner, so as to avoid Li's suspicion and being unable to explain.

Li didn't suspect anything and urged the children to pack up and go to bed as their sister had to go out early the next day.

Several people packed up the ball of thread, blew out the oil lamp, and went back to their rooms. Shen Yu was worried about the trial work tomorrow, so he tossed and turned in bed for a long time before falling asleep.

The next day, while it was still dark, Shen Yu quietly got out of bed, packed two sets of unpatched trousers and jackets, two coarse sheets, and found a piece of cloth to make a small bundle.

Li also got up and stuffed the cakes that Shen Yu had brought back yesterday into her small bag. She also solemnly stuffed a small purse into Shen Yu's hand, and when she opened it, she found fifty or sixty copper coins heavy inside.

"When you go out, you must have money with you. This is all I can give you. Keep it close to you. If the job is done, ask Doctor Sun to come back and let me know. If not, if the job is not done, you can hire a car and come back secretly at night, and I will then find a way to send you to your uncle."

Shen Yu held the purse in her hand, feeling warm in her heart. She reached out and hugged Li's shoulders tightly, leaning on them, and said firmly: "Mom, don't worry, I will be fine, and I will make our family live a good life."

Li pretended to be disgusted and pushed Shen Yu: "Shame on you, you are such a grown-up girl, but you still lie in your mother's arms and act like a spoiled child."

But she turned her back, wiped her eyes with her sleeve, turned around, and said with a forced smile: "You have made money, but you can't hide your private money. I am waiting for you to show my filial piety!"

Shen Yu knew that she was trying to make him happy on purpose, so he agreed with a smile, and the atmosphere of separation and worry faded a lot.

Shen Yu firmly rejected Li's idea of ​​sending her there, saying that the two of them were big targets, and the villagers might come to visit their home, so Li was needed to take charge. Li gave up and stood by the door, watching Shen Yu walk away, before closing the door and going back.

Shen Yu walked towards the big locust tree at the entrance of the village as agreed with Doctor Sun yesterday.

Due to the drought, there was no water in the fields and the villagers gave up trying to rescue the bean sprouts. The whole village was quiet.

Shen Yu had a headscarf wrapped around her head, her face buried low, and she was walking quickly with a small bag on her back.

The road was not far, but the original owner's body was not healthy. When he walked under the locust tree, he was sweating profusely. Fortunately, he did not meet anyone on the road, so he felt relieved.

Just as she fanned the headscarf twice, she saw a figure walking towards her from afar. Shen Yu hid behind a tree, and when she got closer and saw that it was Doctor Sun, she walked out with a relaxed look on her face.

"Doctor Sun, I'm here."

"You are here early, girl. Why are you still calling me Doctor Sun or Uncle Sun?"

"Uncle Sun." Shen Yu responded crisply and immediately changed his words.

Doctor Sun smiled brightly when he heard this. He lifted the backpack onto his shoulder and said, "Let's go. If we take the main road, we might even run into a coachman. That would be a blessing."