Chapter 29 He must be a good man

Chapter 29 He must be a good man

Looking at the fake smiles on the faces of the two constables, Jiang Yutang felt both disgusted and relieved.

Money makes the world go round; this is an age-old truth that holds true everywhere.

The yamen runners selected eight people in total. Apart from Jiang Yutang, who was a woman, the rest were all men who looked strong and sturdy.

The group couldn't contain their excitement. Some were even carefully calculating their remaining travel expenses, wondering what they could buy once they entered the city.

Jiang Yutang silently made a list in her mind, her gaze falling on the city gate not far away.

While lost in thought, I suddenly heard a familiar hoarse voice behind me. I turned around and saw that it was indeed Cheng Dai'er.

Cheng Daier frowned and gestured for her to come over with a slight wave.

Nothing good ever came of it in the past.

Jiang Yutang couldn't help but complain in her heart that the Cheng family only came to her door when they needed her, and didn't even give her a kind look on ordinary days. Did they take her as some kind of cat or dog that they could summon and dismiss at will?

"Huh?" She put her hand to her ear as if she couldn't hear, then pointed to the constable next to her and shook her head.

Anyone can pretend to be deaf and dumb, which made Cheng Dai'er so anxious that she stomped her feet and waved to her desperately.

Seeing the other party's anxious look, Jiang Yutang finally felt relieved of the dissatisfaction that had been weighing on her heart.

Jiang Songzhi saw through her little scheme, and with a helpless smile, he walked over and whispered to her, "You should go and take a look, lest something comes up and you get delayed."

"profound."

Jiang Yutang pursed her lips and slowly walked towards Cheng Daier: "Auntie, you were looking for me?"

"You're going into the city?"

Before Jiang Yutang could answer, Cheng Daier took out a gold leaf from her pocket and handed it to her: "Help us bring something."

She knew that Cheng Daier's visit at this crucial moment couldn't be anything good. She pondered how to refuse, after all, she also had quite a few things to buy herself.

"This... Aunt, it's not that I don't want to help you, but the yamen runners are treating us like cattle. Not to mention how much stuff we need to bring, we don't even know if we can pull any tricks under their noses."

Upon hearing her words, Cheng Daier's eyes widened immediately, and she retorted angrily, "I'm not stupid. How could I not know that you bribed the yamen runners to enter the city? If Lan Zhou hadn't been seriously injured, he would have been one of those people going in right now. Would I have come to ask you for help?"

Hearing this made Jiang Yutang angry.

"Auntie, putting aside whether I can help you bring things, why should I help you with the tone and attitude you use when asking someone for a favor?"

"you!"

"Tang'er—"

As the two were arguing, Jiang Songzhi, who was standing at the city gate, called out to her and waved for her to come over quickly.

Without saying a word, Jiang Yutang turned around and walked towards the city gate.

When Cheng Dai'er saw her leave like that, she immediately panicked and hurriedly grabbed her hand: "Just, just pretend that it was my fault, Auntie. Just bring me a set of clothes that Lan Zhou can wear!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yutang stopped involuntarily.

"Lanzhou's wound is still bleeding, and he can't wear his old clothes anymore. Please help us!"

Cheng Daier held her hand, her fingers trembling slightly. Her eyes reddened as she looked at her, revealing a hint of helplessness as the eldest sister.

The person in the original text, who was decisive and had a fiery temper, was willing to humble himself before others for the sake of his younger brother.

Jiang Yutang, who had initially remained unmoved, unconsciously pinched the gold leaf between her fingers and then quickly ran towards the city gate.

She's willing to help carry things, but money is her bottom line; she can't work for free.

After she caught up, Jiang Songzhi asked curiously, "What does Miss Cheng want with you?"

She shook the gold leaf in her hand and sighed helplessly, "Let me bring some clothes for Cheng Lanzhou."

Jiang Songzhi gave an expression of understanding, a hint of worry appearing on his gentle face.

"At noon today, I saw Miss Cheng carrying a blood-stained garment and burning it. She didn't look well."

Jiang Yutang shrugged indifferently: "But I haven't seen his family come looking for me, so it must not be serious yet."

The brother and sister whispered to each other as they followed at the back of the procession, entering the city gate with the yamen runners.

After entering the city gate, the yamen runner greeted the guards at the gate, looked at them with an air of importance, and shouted instructions.

"Come back here immediately after you've bought everything. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. If you disobey orders, let's see if your skin is tougher or my whip is stronger!" He said, raising his hand to pat the leather whip at his waist.

Those below nodded obsequiously in agreement.

"Alright, go ahead."

The crowd dispersed instantly, afraid of missing out on their purchases.

Jiang Yutang watched as the two constables entered the restaurant arm in arm, silently cursing as he moved his lips.

"Little sister, it's our turn to buy hay and bean cakes for the horses," Jiang Songzhi suggested. "Or I could go buy the yamen runners' supplies, and you could buy what we need?"

"Alright." Jiang Yutang took out a piece of silver and handed it to Jiang Songzhi. "Buy anything you need if you see it."

Jiang Songzhi stared at the piece of silver for a moment, then chuckled, "Have you forgotten that I'm in charge of the family's travel expenses?"

"Is that so?" Jiang Yutang awkwardly put away the silver and chuckled twice.

She really didn't know that. When she transmigrated, she found that the original owner had some silver on her and thought that she had left her with her travel expenses. It turned out that she had been hiding it.

After the two parted ways, Jiang Yutang immediately went to look for a pharmacy. After asking several people, she finally found the nearest one.

The shopkeeper heard the wind chimes at the door, looked up and saw a woman dressed simply with sunburnt skin. He thought she was a farm girl, so he lowered his head again.

What would you like, young lady?

Jiang Yutang looked at the medicines in the shop, her nose twitching adorably to reveal a faint dimple: "I'd like to get a few doses of medicine to prevent miscarriage."

The shopkeeper, his hands moving on his abacus, said without looking up, "Pregnancy-preserving medicine isn't cheap. Are you sure you want to buy it, young lady?"

"Yes, it should be a milder medicine, and add some Alpinia oxyphylla, but not too much."

The shopkeeper paused in his abacus work, then slowly looked up at her: "Wait a moment."

Jiang Yutang stood behind the shopkeeper, watching him get the medicine, occasionally interjecting, "No Scutellaria baicalensis, not enough licorice," which made the shopkeeper's veins throb.

Afterwards, he bought so-called "wound medicine". After paying, Jiang Yutang stood at the door in a daze, holding a bunch of Chinese medicine.

She hadn't expected the pregnancy-preserving medicine to be so expensive. Since she didn't have time to pawn her things, she could only give away the gold leaf that Cheng Dai'er had given her.

Never mind, let's go buy clothes first, whether we have enough money is another matter.

As dusk approached, some stalls had already closed, and after wandering around without finding any suitable clothes, she gritted her teeth and went into a tailor shop.

The shop owner greeted her with a beaming smile: "Young lady, are you buying clothes? Are you buying them for yourself?"

"Uh, no, give it to... my older brother." Jiang Yutang raised her hand to gesture the height and shoulder width of Cheng Lanzhou in her memory.

"That's about it. Do you have any clothes that fit?"

The proprietress exclaimed in surprise, her eyes wide, "Your older brother is so tall! He must be a good man. Wait here, I'll go find him for you!"

Meeting the landlady's playful, captivating gaze, Jiang Yutang swayed her hips and slipped into the house, unconsciously tightening the fingers holding the medicine bag.

Is this a legitimate tailor shop? It feels more like visiting a brothel.

A moment later, the proprietress lifted the curtain and came out with two pieces of clothing. She first handed her an ordinary linen garment.