Guangping Street, in the bustling Yinzhou City, seems particularly quiet. In order to find such a quiet and comfortable place, Xu Sanniang almost broke her foot and had three teeth replaced before she finally settled on it.
Although the house is a bit old, she has a pair of skillful hands and has tidied it up inside and out. She also planted some flowers, plants and vegetables, making it a comfortable place to live in.
On this day, as usual, Xu Sanniang went out with the fresh tofu she had just ordered. Unexpectedly, she turned the corner of the street. Because she was walking in a hurry, she didn't pay attention to the front and almost collided with the three people coming towards her.
Xu Sanniang subconsciously apologized several times, then picked up her burden and got out of the way.
Unexpectedly, the three of them stopped and looked around Xu Sanniang for a few times. Then one of them, a middle-aged man with a big belly, touched his chin and said in confusion: "Why does she look familiar?"
The other was a tall and thin man, with dark green eyes and a sallow complexion. He smiled with yellow teeth and said, "She looks good. She must have been a beauty when she was young."
Being reminded like this, the third bearded man's mind changed, and he suddenly clapped his hands and said in surprise: "Hey, isn't this Xu Sanniang who became famous in Yinzhou twenty years ago?"
The fat man thought for a moment and gradually recalled it, then pointed at Xu Sanniang and said to the other two people:
"Yes, yes, that's her. I was just wondering why she looks so familiar. I even broke my head just to meet her. You see, the scar on my forehead is for her."
Xu Sanniang's face turned pale for a moment, she lowered her head and wanted to go away, and she even hurriedly defended: "You guys have mistakenly admitted the wrong person."
"Don't leave, you just want to leave like this after hitting someone?" Wu Qingyan blocked the way.
Xu Sanniang turned to the other side, and the fat man also blocked the way, while at the other end, the bearded man stood still, and the three of them stood in a tripod, surrounding Xu Sanniang on three sides.
The bearded man said with a proud smile: "In those days, many literati and poets paid a lot of money to go there to listen to Xu Sanniang's music. I and other common people can't fall into your eyes, but I didn't expect that things would change, and now we would meet this person.
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"It's a pity. Look at these hands. They are so thick. If they are used to play the piano, the strings will not hold up." The fat man looked disgusted.
Wu Qingyan wanted to touch her, but Xu Sanniang sternly avoided her, but she did not give up and said with a smile: "Sanniang, how can I say that we fell in love with you back then? You can be regarded as an old acquaintance. We meet old acquaintances again. How can we meet again?"
So indifferent."
Xu Sanniang's face suddenly turned from red to white. She was furious as she had to avoid the troubles of the three of them while also protecting Tofu.
"If you don't get out of the way, I'll call someone." Xu Sanniang glared at the three of them with hatred.
The three of them laughed and didn't take it seriously. Wu Qingyan even opened his hands and said, "Looking at how miserable you are now, just call me "Master" and play me a song. I promise, I will let you enjoy it in the future.
Endless wealth."
Xu Sanniang gritted her teeth in shame and anger, put down the tofu, took off the pole, and threw it at the three of them, "If you don't leave, don't blame me for doing anything."
"Oh, you have turned into a yellow-faced woman. You are so bad-tempered that I thought you were Xu Sanniang back then." The bearded man sneered, grabbed the pole, pulled it hard, and took it from Xu Sanniang's hand.
Xu Sanniang, a woman, was naturally no match for the three middle-aged men. Without her pole, she only had tofu at hand. Although she was reluctant to part with it, she still planned to abandon the tofu and run away.
However, her intention was seen through, and just when she turned around to run away, the three of them immediately rushed forward, trying to catch her. Especially the black-eyed one, whose eyes were full of greed, was the first to rush forward.
Xu Sanniang screamed in fright, and just when Wu Qingyan was about to catch her, the pole that was thrown on the ground suddenly "floated", and it was facing the three people's backs.
The three of them were in pain and stopped. They turned around and were about to yell, when they saw a pole being raised above their heads. The three of them had never seen such a horrific scene before. Each of them turned pale with fright and screamed to run away.
However, their speed is not as fast as that of the carrying pole. The carrying pole seems to disappear. No matter which direction the three of them run, even if they run separately, the carrying pole can quickly block their path and beat them through.
Miserable screams soon came from the street corner. The three of them were beaten so hard that they screamed and jumped, but they couldn't run away from the pole. Finally, Wu Qingyan took the lead and knelt down in front of Xu Sanniang with a plop, begging miserably for help. The bearded man and the fat man also took the lead.
Kneel down.
Xu Sanniang was actually in shock, but after a moment, she suddenly understood that to her, the only ones in the world who could do this were the Immortal Master family of Tao Yaju.
Xu Sanniang didn't want to cause too much trouble. After the three of them begged for mercy, she just made them swear that they would never talk nonsense or mess around. After the three of them swore an oath, Xu Sanniang nodded and agreed for them to leave.
The three of them got the idea and ran away, as if there was some savage beast behind them. After the three of them left, Qingyu and Shi'an followed them out.
Xu Sanniang put the pole back on the load and made sure that Doufu was fine. Then she felt at ease. Then she saw Qingyu and Shi'an coming towards her.
Although she had suspicions in her mind, Xu Sanniang was still overjoyed when she actually saw her benefactor. She stopped selling tofu and quickly invited the two of them into her home.
"Before Xu Ying left, he asked me to come and see my aunt from time to time. I don't want to see scoundrels when I come here. My aunt is living alone now, so why not move to Taoyaju so that we can take care of each other." Shi'an sat down and expressed concern.
proposal.
Xu Sanniang sighed gratefully and smiled: "Actually, living here is not bad. My neighbors take good care of me when they see me alone. Everyone is very nice.
It's just an accident today that I met a few... scoundrels. Such people are inevitable wherever I go."
Qingyu took out a purse from her sleeve and handed it to Xu Sanniang, "This contains a peace charm. Auntie will always take it with her when she goes out. It can avoid many minor disasters."
Xu Sanniang took it gratefully and guiltily, "This...how can I be so embarrassed? It's too troublesome for you."
Shi'an comforted her gently: "We came today because we have something to ask for. According to the time, Xu Ying should have arrived in Mu country. Has he communicated with his aunt?"
Xu Sanniang's face was overjoyed, and she put her purse in her arms, "There are some, they were just delivered the day before yesterday. Just wait a moment, I'll get them right away." Then she hurried into the house, and soon she was holding a stack of thick bags.
The letter came out and was handed to Shi'an.
Shi'an didn't want to read the letter, so he waved his hand and said: "I also have a letter, and I would like to ask my aunt to bring it to Xu Ying when she replies."
Xu Sanniang said hello repeatedly: "I just happened to find a caravan going to Mu Country. They can set off tomorrow and they can bring the letter to Ying'er."
Shi'an took out the letter that he had prepared a long time ago and handed it to Xu Sanniang, and then took out a dollar of silver and handed it over. However, Xu Sanniang refused to accept it. Shi'an had no choice but to put the money away.
Considering that Xu Sanniang had to go to sell tofu early in the morning, Qingyu and Shi'an finished handing over the letter and left, but they went to Cao Yamen, the inner city office.