The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cang Yue Kingdom - Capital - Street

After leaving the cloth shop, Ye Ling brought Qian Qing and Jiu You to a noodle stall: "Boss, three bowls of noodles, each with a chicken drumstick and an egg."

"Okay, miss, please sit down for a moment," the proprietress said with a smile.

Ye Ling sat down and looked at the two people in front of him: "Sit down, what are you thinking about?"

"Miss, this is against the rules. How can I eat at the same table with you?" Qian Qing said.

Ye Ling slammed the table and said, "Rules, rules. Here, I am the rule. Either sit down and eat with us, or get out."

"Yes." The two of them sat down obediently.

The boss quickly brought three bowls of hot noodles. After seeing Ye Ling pick up his chopsticks, Qian Qing and Jiu You began to eat.

It must be said that the noodles made by this couple were delicious. Ye Ling glanced at Jiu You and found that he was almost wolfing down the food. It looked like he hadn't eaten a full meal in many days. It was true that a penny could make a hero fall! He immediately said, "Boss, like this, another bowl."

Jiuyou quickly swallowed what was in his mouth: "Miss, that's enough..."

"What's enough? How can a grown man eat so little? Aren't you supposed to protect me? If you don't eat enough, how can you fight the enemy when they come?"

Jiuyou was stunned again. This time, Ye Ling gave him a completely different feeling! The two times they met before, she had ruthlessly driven him away. But this time... she felt very friendly, as if she was a different person. After a long pause, he finally responded: "Thank you, Miss."

"No thanks. Since you two have chosen to follow me, let's go out into the world as a group of three. I won't be alone either." Ye Ling accepted Qian Qing and Jiu You.

"Thank you, Miss. I will be responsible for washing clothes and cooking." Qian Qing was the happiest.

Jiuyou still didn't quite understand why he suddenly accepted her. There was no sign of anything. But like Qianqing, he was also very happy. From now on, he could openly protect the young lady. This was the best explanation he could give to his commander.

"Jiuyou, how old are you?" Ye Ling asked casually after finishing his meal.

"twenty two"

"Six years ago you were sixteen"

Jiuyou nodded. He felt very guilty about this matter. It was because he was under the age of eighteen that Ye Tingzhan did not let him go to the front line, and he survived.

Ye Ling didn't ask any more questions, but turned around and asked, "Boss, how much is it?"

"Thirty-two Characters"

"Here, here you go." Ye Ling took out a copper plate and counted out thirty-two coins. She had exchanged these coins at the silver shop after going out, just to make it easier to spend. "Boss, can you tell me how to get to the nearest butcher shop?"

"If you go straight up from here, you will come to a fork in the road. The left side is full of meat shops, the right side is for rice, flour, grain and oil, and the middle is the main street with various restaurants and inns," said the stall owner.

“Thank you, Madam Boss”

After eating and drinking their fill, the three of them followed the route the proprietress had given them.

As Qian Qing was walking, she suddenly remembered something: "Miss, we don't have a carriage, how are we going to transport the meat and rice we bought?"

"I have my own way. I don't need their help. Grandpa has already been kind enough to take me in. I don't expect any more help from him. Besides, we have hands and feet, so we can move by ourselves."

"Okay, I am also very strong," Qian Qing said with a smile.

Ye Ling first came to the street where people bought meat. Sure enough, every household had a meat stall, selling chicken, duck, fish, pork, cattle, and mutton.

Just like buying clothes, Ye Ling found various excuses to put things into the space in an instant. She put the meat in the freezer and froze it to eat slowly.

After leaving the meat street, Qian Qing became restless: "Miss, why did we buy so much meat? It's too much. The three of us can't finish it in a year."

"I have my own uses. Now I'll make another rule: if you follow me, you are not allowed to ask why." Ye Ling was used to being alone. He was really annoyed by Qian Qing's noise. Jiu You was better and didn't say a word.

"Yes, I know I was wrong," Qian Qing said in a low voice.

The few of them turned into the rice, flour, grain and oil street. Ye Ling's purchases shocked the other two people present even more. He put dozens of bags of flour and rice into the space, followed by cooking oil, salt, and various seasonings. He also bought several sets of pots, pans, and utensils.

In addition, Ye Ling also bought a lot of vegetables. She bought more of those that were easy to store and less of those that were not easy to store, and tried to put them all into the space refrigerator.

By the time we finished buying everything, it was almost dark.

Qian Qing and Jiu You were in turmoil. They didn't understand why Ye Ling bought so many things and said that someone would take them. Where would they put them after they were taken?

With doubts, the three of them finally returned to the Grand Tutor's Mansion. It was obvious that the servants in the Grand Tutor's Mansion didn't pay much attention to Ye Ling today. She didn't care about it and asked Qian Qing to take Jiu You back to her yard and find an empty room for him to rest. Ye Ling went to find Leng Ruxue.

In the study, the elderly Leng Ruxue was still reading the memorials that he had to screen before sending to the emperor. Feeling someone watching him, he raised his head and said, "Ling'er, come in quickly."

Ye Ling walked in and bowed slightly: "Greetings, Grandpa. Am I disturbing you?"

"No, no, Grandpa has already finished reading it. Why, I heard you were out all day today?"

“Yes, I went out to buy some things.”

"Now that you have money, you can buy whatever you like. No one will dare to say anything to you. Come, sit here."

"Thank you, Grandpa." Ye Ling sat down and poured Leng Ruxue a cup of tea. "Grandpa, I... want to learn horseback riding. I tried twice before, but the results were not very good."

"This... girl, it's a bit... ungraceful for a woman to ride a horse. You see, it's more comfortable to ride in a carriage, right?" Leng Ruxue didn't want Ye Ling to become a wild girl. In their era, women were not allowed to ride horses because it looked ugly to ride with their legs apart.

"Grandpa, I don't want to rely on anyone to live. I want to support myself, so I must learn the fastest means of transportation. Riding a horse is a must."

"Your parents' money is enough for you to live on for the rest of your life. You don't need to work hard anymore. Grandpa means that you should just stay here and settle down. After this year, we'll find you a good husband and family. You can live a peaceful life there, take care of your husband and children, and that'll make a woman's life complete, right? If we don't learn to ride, outsiders will laugh at us."

Ye Ling knew in her heart that this was ancient times and that people's thinking couldn't be like hers. This made her even more determined to leave this new prison, because if she stayed, she might follow the same path as the original owner, Ye Ling. "Okay, I'll listen to Grandpa. You should get some rest early. Ling'er will take her leave first."

"That's right! Go back to sleep."

Ye Ling walked to the door and stopped, then turned and said, "Grandpa, tomorrow is the second day of March, my father's death anniversary. I want to go out of town to pay my respects to my parents. If I can't make it back tonight, I'll come back the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, Grandpa will have someone escort you."

"No, my father left behind a guard named Jiuyou, who has already returned. With him here, I will be fine."

"That's fine. No one in the capital will dare to do anything to you. Grandpa will have them prepare the carriage tomorrow."

"Thank you, grandpa. You should go to bed early." Ye Ling said and turned to leave. On the surface, she was paying her respects, but in fact, she wanted to get her weapon back quickly.

Ye Ling returned to her courtyard. Jiu You and Qian Qing were waiting there. Qian Qing hurried over to greet her: "Miss, are you tired?"

"Tomorrow the three of us will go out of the city to worship our father and mother. Jiuyou, you should be able to drive a carriage, right?" Ye Ling asked.

"Yes," Jiuyou gave an affirmative answer.

"That's good. Qianqing, you just need to prepare a little. We'll set off early in the morning and go to the funeral shop to buy some supplies for the funeral. Then we'll leave the city and return in the evening the day after tomorrow."

"Miss, we can go out and come back tomorrow. There is still time," Qian Qing said.

"The lady has the final say," Jiuyou said. He was used to being obedient and whatever his master said was what he did, so he hated Qianqing's habit of asking questions.

"Oh!" Qian Qing shut up immediately.

"Jiuyou, Qianqing will stay in the left wing, and you can sleep on the right!"

"No," Jiuyou refused flatly, "I am a man. How can I live in your yard? It will... affect your reputation."

Ye Ling smiled and said, "The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid. You can rest assured. We won't be here for a few days anyway. Go to sleep!"

"But...Miss, I just went to the kitchen to get some hot water, and they said there was no more. I will go to the Grand Tutor to complain tomorrow," Qian Qing said.

Ye Ling smiled and said, "Don't go looking for grandpa, he's old."

"But... why do the servants in the mansion suddenly seem different from before and seem to be indifferent to us?" Qian Qing didn't quite understand.

"Qianqing, Jiuyou, remember this: in this world, apart from parents, every relationship is a performance. As long as you have enough money, others will not feel tired when performing. On the contrary, if you don't have enough money, who will act with you? Okay, if there is no hot water, then don't shower. Go to bed!"

Jiuyou looked at the person entering the main room, his head full of question marks. This young lady has completely changed! She is like two completely different people.

The next morning, Leng Yan came to deliver breakfast in person: "Grandpa said you were going to pay respects to your uncle and aunt today, so it's time for us to go too."

"We?" Ye Ling was puzzled.

"Qingqing should go too. Grandfather rarely gives her a day off. We can go for an outing together. There's no need to rush back. The day after tomorrow, March 3rd, we can go to the Niangniang Temple outside the city to enjoy the temple fair."

Ye Ling was extremely reluctant, but had no good excuse, so he could only nod.

"The carriage is ready. We'll set off after you finish eating. I'll go prepare it first." Leng Yan was happy to see this.

"Okay," Ye Ling replied. After everyone left, she immediately asked, "Jiuyou?"

"Yes." Jiuyou trotted in: "Miss."

Ye Ling whispered, "Here's twenty taels of silver. Go to the East Market and buy a good horse. Ride it to your father's grave first. Dig about two meters down and you'll find a rectangular wooden box. Take it out and then restore the ground to its original state. Don't let anyone see anything. Remember, buy a good horse. Don't skimp on it. It will be your mount from now on, and we'll need it when we travel the world."

"Yes." Jiuyou immediately took the order and left.

"Miss, that's great. It will be much safer if the second young master and the eldest young lady go with us," Qian Qing said.

"Bullshit, Qianqing, can you talk less and do more in the future?"

"Yes, I understand."

A quarter of an hour later, the group set off. Fortunately, Leng Yan was considerate enough to prepare two carriages, one for Ye Ling and one for Leng Qingqing.

Fu Qiongyu personally escorted them to the door, still with her signature fake smile: "Qingqing, Ling'er, you two had fun. Ling'er, I heard... a man stayed overnight in your yard last night?"

"He is Jiuyou, the guard my father left me."

"I see. It's not appropriate for a man to live in your place. Just let him live in the servants' quarters."

"Thank you, aunt. We can't stay here for a few more days. Please stay, aunt. We are leaving now." Ye Ling didn't want to say more and got on the carriage directly.

Fu Qiongyu winked at Leng Qingqing, who nodded slightly and got on the carriage.

Leng Yan rode a horse, and the general who escorted Ye Ling that day followed with his men for protection, and the group set off out of the city.