Chapter 82 - Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Chance Encounter_l (1/2)
Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Chance Encounter_l
Translator: 549690339
Wu Daozi led Yingbao down the mountain, saying as they walked, “I’m taking you to an old friend’s house to stay for a few days. After I take care of some things here, I’ll send you back to Qinchuan County.”
“Okay, thank you, Uncle Wu.”
The two of them trudged through the snow, passing two streets. When they were near the alley of Aunt Chen’s house, they saw a mule cart emerging from within.
Yingbao shivered, instinctively hiding behind Wu Daozi.
That was the mule cart of the Han Family. Why had she come back?
Wu Daozi also noticed Yingbao’s vigilance. He glanced at the mule cart and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Yingbao whispered, “It’s that kidnapper, she’s back.”
“Go! Go!” The coachman waved the whip and urged the mule forward. The mule cart quickly pulled away, disappearing into the distance.
Yingbao kept her head lowered, her fingers tightly clutching Wu Daozi’s sleeve, not daring to look up until the mule cart was no longer visible.
The Han Family member must have had unspeakable motives coming here. Maybe she intended to silence her, otherwise it wouldn’t make sense.
The journey from Qinchuan County to Zhouhe County was more than a hundred miles, not just a mile or two. The Han family’s woman had just returned the day before yesterday, it was unreasonable for her to hastily return today.
There must be that her mother had informed the officials, the government had already found some evidence, so the Han family’s woman was in a hurry to return to Zhouhe County, intending to deal with her.
She couldn’t let that happen; she had to hurry home.
Only by returning home could the danger be lifted and the instigator be brought to justice.
After walking for a while, Yingbao followed Wu Daozi to a house where two horse-mounting stones stood at the entrance.
He knocked on the door knocker and soon a teenage servant boy opened the door. Upon seeing the visitors, he immediately opened the wooden door with a full-face smile, “It turns out it’s Master Wu, our master is free today.”
Wu Daozi nodded to him and pointed at Yingbao, “This is a child from my hometown. I plan to take her to Qinchuan County. I would like to borrow your house for a few days. Could you please convey this request to your master for
The servant boy hurriedly said, “Since it’s a guest brought by Master Wu, I’ll inform my lady right away. We will definitely arrange for her properly. Please come in.”
“Thank you.”
Only then did Wu Daozi lead Yingbao across the threshold.
Shortly after, Wu Daozi was led to an outer courtyard, while Yingbao was handed over to a dark-skinned maid by the servant boy.
The maid, who was about thirteen or fourteen, looked at Yingbao with disdain, but still brought her a basin of water to wash her face and hair.
Fortunately, while Yingbao’s face and hair were dirty, her body was not.
After washing some semblance of cleanliness, the maid was surprised and said as she wiped Yingbao’s hair, “What happened to you, little girl? Did you fall into a mud ditch?”
Yingbao nodded.
The maid cleaned her hands and face and led her to a courtyard.
“Madame, here is the girl brought by Master Wu. I have cleaned her up. Would you like to meet her?” The maid asked from under the eaves of the house.
They heard an old woman’s voice from inside, “The mistress has already seen her. Take her to the guesthouse, find her a room and let her stay there. She should not leave the courtyard unless necessary.”
“Yes.” The maid led Yingbao to the guesthouse, opened the door of a room and let her in.
The guest room was small and full of dust, as if no one had lived there for a long time. There were no covers on the small wooden bed either.
However, the maid soon brought another quilt and sent her a pot of hot tea.