The next morning, after Su Sheng had breakfast, he hurried to the county town.

Based on the information he had heard, he came to the market where Su Xiaoxiao was setting up her stall.

The market was filled with a dazzling array of goods, which dazzled him.

He really wanted to buy some and take them home, but unfortunately he was short of money.

When he was about to reach Su Xiaoxiao's stall, he saw Su Xiaoxiao selling noodles to make money. Just as the rumors said, there were many people queuing in front of Su Xiaoxiao's stall.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. If his father hadn't repeatedly warned him not to alert the enemy, he would have gone up and taught Su Xiaoxiao a lesson.

At the very least, ruin her business and make it impossible for her to sell noodles!

He wandered around the county town for a while, then rushed back home to discuss with his family how to get the money that Su Xiaoxiao earned.

Su Xiaoxiao, who was selling goods seriously, had no idea that there were a pair of vicious eyes staring at her, and she had no idea that the villagers had already known about her business.

Nearing noon, the hot dry noodles she brought out today were all sold out. She packed up her things, chatted with Bao Erge for a while, and then pushed the cart home.

There was nothing to buy today, so she pushed her cart out of the county town and walked on the official road home.

It was the height of summer and the sun was very strong, making her cheeks slightly red.

When she reached the grove on the way, she looked around to make sure there was no one on the road, then pushed the cart into the grove.

She skillfully took out her old clothes and put them on, then folded her new clothes and put them away.

After working for a long time, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She was just about to wipe it with her sleeves that had turned white from washing, but then she remembered that there was a river nearby where she could wash her face and cool it down.

So he pushed the cart to the river.

She found a suitable spot by the river, squatted down, scooped up a handful of river water and washed her face.

The moment the clear, cool river water touched her face, she felt extremely refreshed.

When she was about to leave, she accidentally saw a person lying in the grass by the river not far away.

She felt strange. Who would lie in this place where there was no village or shop nearby?

Is it...

Is someone dead?

Out of curiosity, she walked closer to check.

Through the tall and short weeds, she saw the face of a young man.

The man was wearing a brocade robe, had delicate features and a good appearance.

The man was wet all over, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and he looked like he was drowning.

I don’t know whether this person is dead or alive?

In the end times, dead people and zombies can be seen everywhere, but she is not afraid.

She walked over to the man, squatted down, and stretched out her finger to feel his breath.

There is a faint breath, but he is not dead yet.

It looks like it was washed down from upstream.

Who is this?

Why did it fall into the water?

Just as she was thinking, the man suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed her wrist and called for help in panic.

"help me!"

Su Xiaoxiao was startled.

Out of an instinctive reaction of self-preservation in the end times, she quickly punched out with her other hand, hitting the man in the face.

"Duang!"

The man was already weak and could not withstand her powerful punch. Suddenly, his vision went dark, his eyes closed, his body relaxed, and he passed out.

This series of actions was completed in an instant, and by the time Su Xiaoxiao reacted, it was too late.

Mom!

It seems like I'm in trouble!

This is just an ordinary person, not a scary zombie!

She punched the man unconscious without asking any questions, which seemed impolite.

What can we do?

How about taking him home?

What if he wakes up and tries to scam me?

No, no, she couldn't bring any danger home.

But she felt a little guilty about leaving this person behind.

Who made him knock someone out?

Forget it, let’s save people first!

Through observation, she found that the man's belly was bulging, probably because he drank a lot of river water.

She immediately began squeezing the man's abdomen, forcing him to spit out all the water.

After several consecutive operations, the man indeed spit out a lot of water.

Su Xiaoxiao helped the man turn sideways and kept patting his back, allowing him to spit out the remaining water.

After all this trouble, the man coughed a few times and finally woke up.

Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief. It’s good that he woke up. It’s good that he woke up.

After making sure that the other person was okay, she immediately slipped away.

She held up two fingers and asked, "What's this?"

The man blinked, his eyes focused, and he saw Su Xiaoxiao's face clearly, then looked at the two fingers Su Xiaoxiao extended.

"two!"

"Okay, it's no big deal if you know what it is. Since you're okay, I'll leave!"

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to get up and leave, the man grabbed her ankle.

"Girl, wait a minute!"

Having just woken up, he was still very weak and spoke in a feeble voice.

Su Xiaoxiao's body stiffened.

Doesn’t this guy still remember that she punched him just now?

Want to settle the score with her?

She pretended to be calm and looked down at the man.

"Anything else?"

The man took a deep breath, released his hand, and spoke slowly again.

"Excuse me, young lady, where is this place?"

"Near the official road east of Changfeng County."

The man frowned slightly and said to himself, "I actually drifted so far!"

He was Cui Boxian, the son of Cui Xing, the magistrate of Changming County. Today he and his classmates had made an appointment to go out of the city for a walk, but someone pushed him into the river.

The river in that section was fast-flowing and he couldn't swim.

He struggled desperately for help, but it was of no use.

Because he was the only one by the river, no one could hear his voice, and he was swallowed up by the merciless river again and again.

In the end, after drinking an unknown amount of river water, he lost consciousness.

He went downstream and drifted from the north of the city to the east.

What he didn't know was that if the river here had not flowed slowly, he would have been washed ashore and would have been in great danger.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw Su Xiaoxiao, whose body was covered with patches and whose eyes were clear and bright.

He believed that it was Su Xiaoxiao who saved him and that Su Xiaoxiao was his savior.

Now that he has survived a great disaster, after returning, he will definitely find out who wanted to kill him today.

He tried to sit up, but he was too weak.

He took another deep breath.

"Could you please take me back to my home in the county town? I will reward you handsomely!"

Su Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and refused decisively.

"Going into the city? I just came out of the county town and I have to hurry home!"

They were not related, but they met in the wilderness, and she had just punched the other person again.

Although I'm not sure if the other party still remembers it.

What if the other party is pretending to be weak to gain her sympathy and then harm her?

She doesn't want to take any chances!

Cui Boxian saw Su Xiaoxiao's refusal and took out two taels of silver from his pocket.

"I'm so weak I can't walk. Please help me, young lady. I'm not a bad person. I just fell into the water and drifted here. Please be a good person. Since you saved me, please send me home!"

Su Xiaoxiao was confused.

How could a grown-up like him fall into the water?

How funny!

The forest is really big and there are all kinds of birds.

But the two taels of silver that shone brightly were too tempting.

She had to work hard for three or four days selling hot dry noodles to make a net profit of two taels of silver, which was a considerable fortune!

She had no resistance to wealth.

She was moved!

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