binnovel Chapter 38 Wanted Criminal: 'Miss, I'm a law-abiding citizen.'
Chapter 38 Wanted Criminal: 'Miss, I'm a law-abiding citizen.'
The manager immediately gave Meng Fuqing and the boy with his hair tied up a fawning smile, "Young master and young lady, please don't take offense. It's just that our subordinates are ignorant. Our Chenji has been able to operate in Qingping County for so many years because of the common people. How could we look down on ordinary people? It's a misunderstanding, truly a misunderstanding."
His round face had a pair of small, round eyes that were scanning back and forth between the two of them.
The boy with his hair tied up stood to the side with his arms crossed, raising his chin toward Meng Fuqing and saying, "Tell her it has nothing to do with me."
Meng Fuqing glanced at him. If she hadn't been unfamiliar with such things, the passerby and the wanted criminal standing idly by watching the show would have looked exactly like actors she had hired, their performances were so convincing that she was amazed.
The steward understood and immediately asked Meng Fuqing, "Miss, just tell me what kind of livestock you want, and I'll be absolutely honest with you!"
Meng Fuqing: "No need, I really can't afford it. Your shop assistant has a keen eye and excellent judgment."
She left as soon as she finished speaking, thinking to herself that it would be best if more of these kinds of employees came along, then there would be no need to do business.
The manager was stunned, wondering if he could afford it or not. Then he heard a soft chuckle.
The smile on the young man's face, who had been leaning against the side watching the play, vanished in an instant as he followed the girl away.
Upon seeing this, the shop assistant immediately jumped up, "Manager, I told you those two were hired by that little wench to sabotage our business, look..."
Having figured it out, the manager stepped forward with a dark face and kicked him again, yelling, "Get the hell out of here!"
Meng Fuqing was on the street, and he randomly asked a passerby for directions. After walking a few steps forward, he suddenly stopped.
He turned to the wanted criminal behind him and asked, "What brings you here, sir, following me all this way?"
The boy with his hair tied up, caught red-handed, showed no embarrassment whatsoever. "It was on my way."
Meng Fuqing stared at him for a while, confirming that he was using her as a navigation tool. With people coming and going on the street, she really couldn't do anything about it.
When he lifted his foot again, Meng Fuqing silently quickened his pace.
Xie Jin curled the corners of his mouth and quickened his pace slightly.
Seeing Meng Fuqing turn into an alley, he followed. As soon as he stepped into the alley, his arm was pulled hard. He instinctively wanted to fight back, but remembering who it was, he was slammed against the wall by the force.
Meng Fuqing grabbed his collar and said expressionlessly, "You can come with me if you want, but you have to pay me or I'll take you to the yamen. Choose one."
Meng Fuqing didn't want to provoke someone wanted by the government, but the fact that he was following him made him very unhappy. Like those assassins in the apocalypse, if he stayed in one place for too long, he would be stuck to them like flies.
Xie Jin was surprised by the strength with which Meng Fuqing suppressed him, but his expression was completely innocent: "Miss, I am a law-abiding citizen. I even helped you out just now, why are you doing this?"
He said, "Why bother?" but his hand had already taken out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to Meng Fuqing.
Meng Fuqing looked at the silver note, 'a reward of one hundred taels of silver,' and she was given exactly one hundred taels. She had to admit that she was quite satisfied with this amount.
She loosened her grip on the boy's collar, took the silver note, stuffed it into her bosom, and walked silently toward Changrong's carriage.
The two walked silently to Changrong Carriage and Horse Shop, one after the other, and saw a familiar face as soon as they entered.
Meng Fuqing saw that the 'passerby' who had looked intimidating at the entrance of Chen's Carriage Shop was now grinning from ear to ear, saying to a customer leading a donkey cart, "Hey, hey, have a good trip, come again next time!"
Meng Fuqing: ...
It felt like I was the one who was invited to cause trouble.
A muffled laugh reached my ears.
She turned her head and saw the boy's lips curving up and then flattening.
"Hey, you guys actually came?"
Seeing the two looking at each other with surprise, the man scratched the back of his head sheepishly, but still warmly invited them in, "Come, come, please come in!"
Meng Fuqing asked him, "What were you doing at Chen's place just now...?"
The man waved his hands repeatedly, "I, Niu Er, didn't lie to you. That family uses dirty tricks and keeps bullying my cart shop. I just came to help my brother these past two days, and the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I wanted to cause some trouble before they even recognized me, but I never expected to run into you! You're truly my benefactor!"
Meng Fuqing, who was being stared at with gratitude and bright eyes by a tall, strong, and muscular man: ...
What kind of nonsense is this?
She couldn't help but rub her forehead, and said no more. "I want to buy a car, one with good stamina, so I can pull it for a long time."
Niu Er, who never expected to be able to bring back a business deal after just one trip, was beaming with joy as if it were New Year's Day.
He nodded repeatedly, "Hey, hey, young lady, please come with me..."
He was halfway through his sentence when he noticed the boy standing to the side. "Are you two together?"
Meng Fuqing: "I don't know him."
Xie Jin: "Together."
The two voices rang out at the same time, leaving Niu Er completely bewildered.
Meng Fuqing looked at the wanted criminal, eager to know what kind of explanation he could give.
Xie Jin lowered his voice and said to Meng Fuqing, "Don't be angry. From now on, I'll give you every copper coin I have."
Meng Fuqing's face instantly darkened. He lifted his foot and stomped heavily on Xie Jin's foot, grinding it down hard.
Niu Er then had a look of sudden realization on his face, "Oh, she's your little wife! When your wife is angry, just coax her a little, but... this girl looks quite young."
Xie Jin remained expressionless, even smiling, "I will marry into the family, and we'll welcome her into the household when she's older."
Meng Fuqing's expression had softened considerably. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "That's right. He recently reformed. To buy him, I even started wearing patched clothes, and people still look down on me. Shouldn't I be angry?"
What a joke! How could a screenwriter who comes from the apocalypse be inferior to an ancient person?
Her voice wasn't quiet, and as soon as she finished speaking, many people in the car shop looked at them with strange and shocked expressions.
Xie Jin's smile froze for a moment, then deepened as he turned his head and glanced at Meng Fuqing with interest.
"It's all my fault. How about I give you my clothes when we get back?"
Meng Fuqing: "I wouldn't mind if you took it off right now."
The two hurt each other, completely disregarding how others might feel if they heard about it.
Niu Er was so shocked by the two people that his mouth was agape enough to swallow an egg. He could hear each word clearly, but how could they be so difficult to understand when put together?
His voice was hoarse, and he quickly reached out to stop Xie Jin from speaking again, "In broad daylight, it's not appropriate, really not appropriate."
He then tried to persuade Meng Fuqing in a dry tone: "Girl, you should be angry, you really should be angry. Well, let's go look at cars! Just tell me what you want, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
As he spoke, he led the two inside.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead. This was something he shouldn't get involved in; it was too frightening.
When Xie Jin took another step, his movements were noticeably hesitant. He leaned close to Meng Fuqing's ear and whispered, "Don't be angry, miss. I only have one silver note on me, and I've given it all to you. Please pay for the carriage for me first, and I'll pay you back later."
Right now, Meng Fuqing just wants to get rid of the wanted criminal. "Fu, you don't need to pay me back. Just stay away from me once you leave the car shop."
Xie Jin chuckled softly and said nothing more.
Just as he had expected, they were not to be trifled with.
With Niu Er's introduction, Meng Fuqing bought a mule cart and a horse-drawn carriage, spending a total of sixty-two taels of silver. She directly took out the one hundred taels that Xie Jin had given her to pay the bill.
Niu Er helped hold the reins of the mule cart, grinning from ear to ear.
After escorting the two men outside, he handed the reins to Meng Fuqing, said a few words like "Come again next time" to them, and then quickly ran off.