Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 421: Finding a livelihood 3

Luo Yu quickly raised his head and looked towards the person who was speaking.

The trees swayed by the roadside, and the morning sunlight dappled the air like scattered gold. The sun and the shadows of the trees reflected on the man's face, making his features stand out even more.

"You..." Luo Yu suddenly opened his mouth wide. Why would Murong Huai appear here now?

Murong looked at the fair and strong girl and asked her, "Do you know me?"

Luo Yu said with a playful smile: "Young Master, you are so handsome. One look at you makes me fall in love with you. It feels like I have known you before, and it seems like I have known you for many years."

Li Feng next to him wanted to vomit. The girl laughed so hard that the flesh on her face was squeezed so tightly that her eyes were almost invisible. She looked so pretentious. She really thought she was a treasure.

Young Master Murong has seen many beautiful girls every day, and all of them want to flirt with him to win his favor. This vulgar fat girl only wants to say some nonsense to attract the young master's attention. She really has nothing to do after eating.

Luo Yu looked at Li Feng with a bad attitude, but she was too lazy to argue with him. She just let the two kneeling people shout in front of Li Feng, "Su Xiaoxiao is loved by everyone, and flowers bloom when she sees them." After shouting a few times, she shamelessly asked Li Feng, "I wonder if this stern-faced young master agrees with what they said?"

Li Feng was stunned by the question, and Master Murong couldn't help laughing.

"Miss, you are indeed an interesting person. I guess you must be Su Xiaoxiao."

"It's me, Miss Su Xiaoxiao. Why, sir, do you want to get to know me?"

"My name is Murong Huaijin, from Tanzhou."

"Oh, nice name."

Luo Yu blinked. It turned out that when Master Murong spoke to any stranger, he was always gentle and elegant, which made people feel like they were in the spring breeze and was very enjoyable.

He must be a gentle person if he is like this in front of outsiders.

The two kneeling men saw the plump girl and the handsome young man talking to each other, and before they could express their feelings, they grabbed the hem of the young man's clothes and asked, "Young man, do you think Su Xiaoxiao is not fat at all, nor is she ugly? Su Xiaoxiao is loved by everyone, and flowers bloom when she sees her?"

Luo Yu almost laughed out loud.

Then, she unexpectedly saw a hazy smile in Murong Huaijin's eyes, and he said very gently: "Su Xiaoxiao is not fat. Su Xiaoxiao is very beautiful. Everyone loves her, and flowers bloom when they see her."

Luo Yu did not laugh out loud, and the two kneeling men were suddenly stunned. They had no hope at all, but the handsome young man in front of them said these words so gently and kindly, as if they were not saying these words against their will because of their embarrassment.

A kneeling man was puzzled: "Are you really serious?"

"Su Xiaoxiao, are you really like that?" Murong said, and looked at Luo E with smiling eyes, making Luo E feel lost.

But now, Luo Yu no longer wants to have any contact with anyone from the past.

She lowered her head and said to the two kneeling bastards, "You should thank the young master for his good upbringing and for saving your lives."

After saying this, she bowed to Master Murong as a farewell.

As soon as she drove away in the carriage, the two kneeling men immediately stood up and spat in the direction of the carriage.

"Her grandmother's legs are as shaped as a pig's..." Before one of them could finish his words, he was hit on the knee by a stone thrown by Master Murong, and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Young lady, please be generous. You two are being a little mean."

"Please spare my life, sir. Please spare my life."

When Murong stood up and prepared to leave with Li Feng, he left a message for them: "Reserve half of what you have to say, and give in three points when dealing with things. Only then can you live longer."

When they were about to mount their horses and leave, Li Feng caught up with Master Murong and asked, "Master, this fat girl has a really strange personality. It's really rare to see a woman like her."

Murong thought about the phrase "everyone loves him and flowers bloom when he sees them". Why does this phrase sound so familiar?

Luo Yu drove the carriage for another half day. When the coachman woke up, he found that he was in a small town.

Luo Yu treated him to delicious food and drinks, and then found an inn for him to sleep for the night before setting off early the next morning.

The young man felt very sorry, thinking that he had delayed the girl's progress, and insisted on rushing to see her off overnight. Luo Yu thought that after running so far, the Su family would not be able to catch up for a while, so he asked the young man to stay at the inn for a night. However, the young man thought that the cheapest night's accommodation would be fifty cents, so it would be better to make do with another night in the carriage.

No matter how much Luo Yu wanted to save money, she never thought about saving money on sleeping and eating. Helplessly, she paid an extra fifty cents to let the young man have a good night's sleep, and told him not to reveal her whereabouts if he returned to the town in the future.

The young man was very moved: "Girl, you are such a kind person, I will definitely not say anything nonsense."

Luo Yu didn't dare trust others easily. After seeing that the young man had fallen asleep, she went to the town to find a carriage and left overnight. She asked the innkeeper to help her pass a message to the young man, asking him to return the same way. Luo Yu secretly stuffed the remaining half of the fare into the carriage, figuring that the young man would definitely notice.

After two days of travel, Luo Yu finally arrived at Taohua Village outside Tanzhou City at noon on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Taohua Village is now completely different from what it used to be. Every household has a big and luxurious house. It has been just over a year since I last left. It seems that the current young headman of Taohua Village, Gu Zichen, is really a good hand.

Luo Yu thought about it and asked the coachman to take her to Taohua Village. She would find some work here first and leave after earning enough money for the journey.

But how much would she have to earn? Luo Yu made a rough calculation. She had to sleep in an inn every day, eat and drink well, buy enough clothes to change into, and buy a good horse. In addition, it would take at least two months to get to Blackwater City, and the minimum cost for the journey would be around three hundred taels. She had to earn two hundred taels as soon as possible within two months.

If Luo Yu used her previous methods, making money would be a matter of seconds and minutes, but now, she cannot rely too much on her previous skills, otherwise she will be discovered.

After a while, she found a familiar courtyard.

I knocked on the wooden door of the yard, but no one responded.

A passing villager saw her and reminded her, "Miss, are you looking for Gu Lizheng? He went to Tanzhou City to deliver goods early this morning. I'm afraid he won't be back until after 3 p.m."

"Oh, thank you for reminding me."

As the villagers were about to leave, Luo Yu quickly ran over and asked, "Brother, I want to ask if your village is still short of workers? I heard that the construction technology of your Taohua Village is very advanced, and now your handicrafts are being sold outside!"

"Really? We have to thank our village head for helping the villagers get rich." The villagers were beaming with joy and pride. After looking Luo Yu up and down, they added, "A lot of people come here to learn the craft, but the village head is very strict and won't accept anyone unless they have a certain foundation."

"I have the basics."

"That's fine, it just depends on whether the girl can endure hardship."

"Then do you know how much the monthly wages are? Everyone in the village seems to be earning quite a bit."

"Every household in our village has several people working there. If business is good, each person can easily earn three or four taels of silver a month. We can't even imagine the life we have now."

He looked Qin Luoqi up and down again and said, "For those of you who come here to learn the art, if you can earn two taels of silver a month, you're already very impressive."

Luo Yu had completely given up hope. Two taels of silver a month, how could she possibly scrape together two hundred taels? Her clothes were all tattered and ragged. She couldn't possibly wear these clothes and save money by walking to Blackwater City to find Qin Bingrui!

Times are tough!