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Lin Shuyun and Jiang Changtian stayed in the county town for another day.

Nothing much happened, so they took Jiang Changtian and Old Man Xu out for a stroll and some food. When they returned, they brought gifts for the Lin family.

When Old Xu left, he put his big straw hat back on. As soon as they left Xiangyun Inn, Lin Shuyun spotted Shi Feng again.

The kid even craned his neck to look this way.

Yesterday, I followed them around like a shadow all day.

Lin Shuyun stroked her chin, wondering if this guy had taken a liking to her.

Fortunately, Shi Feng was unaware of her thoughts, otherwise he would probably be furious.

When Old Xu saw her looking at Shi Feng, he sat on the donkey cart and his eyes darted around.

"Yun girl, what did you go out to do last night?"

Jiang Changtian heard this and looked at Lin Shuyun, he wanted to know too.

Lin Shuyun had been gone for a long time last night, and he suspected something had happened to her, so he hurriedly knocked on Old Man Xu's door.

As a result, Lin Shuyun came back.

"Couldn't sleep, so I took a stroll. I'm sleepy again during the day." Lin Shuyun yawned and steered the donkey cart forward.

Thinking to herself, this county town is much more lively than the town. When Jiang Changtian starts studying at the academy, she'll just rent a courtyard here.

It was very noisy when we left the city, with long queues.

Lin Shuyun stopped the donkey cart and heard a man next to her complaining.

"It's one thing to check people entering the city, but why are they checking people leaving the city too?"

"Who knows."

On the other side, an old man spoke up in a low voice, "I have a relative who collects chamber pots at the county magistrate's mansion. I heard that last night, the young master of the Guo family was beaten with a sack over his head when he went to a brothel. One of his legs was broken. If someone hadn't seen it and shouted, he probably would have been beaten to death."

"So tragic? Who did this? How dare they!" the person who asked the question exclaimed.

Guo Zhong was a notorious bully in Wuyun County, relying on the fact that the Guo family monopolized the grain business in the town and that he had an older sister who was the favorite concubine of the prefect.

He actually got beaten up? His leg is broken.

Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in Jiang Changtian's eyes.

Who else besides him has a grudge against Guo Zhong?

And he even crippled his leg...

Old Xu and Jiang Changtian both turned their gazes to Lin Shuyun.

Why are you all looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?

Lin Shuyun touched her cheek without changing her expression, then exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, you guys don't think I hit you, do you?"

Bingo! Congratulations, you guessed right.

But she's unlikely to admit it.

Everyone around her looked over when she spoke.

How could such a delicate and beautiful young woman beat a grown man like that? You must be joking.

But they're really bold to make such a joke.

When they arrived at the yamen runner Jiang Changtian's place, Jiang Changtian handed over the travel permit.

"What's your name? What do you do?"

Jiang Changtian spoke up, "This is my wife and uncle."

The yamen runners scrutinized him, and according to Guo Zhong's servant, it was Jiang Changtian who had a grudge against Guo Zhong.

But how could a lame man with unsteady legs, a delicate woman, and an old man with gray hair and beard beat someone up like that?

It doesn't seem possible at all.

"Where were you last night at 7 PM?" The constable squinted at Jiang Changtian.

Jiang Changtian remained expressionless. "I stayed at Xiangyun Inn and did not go out."

"Think carefully before you speak. If you conceal anything..." A cold glint flashed in the constable's eyes, his threat clear.

Jiang Changtian maintained the same expression, "My legs are inconvenient, and the manager and waiter of Xiangyun Inn can testify to that."

Another constable came over and whispered a few words to him. They had also found out the same thing: Jiang Changtian had indeed stayed at Xiangyun Inn and had not gone out.

"Go ahead." The constable handed over the travel permit.

After leaving the county town, Lin Shuyun looked at Jiang Changtian's travel permit.

Inside the cardboard box was just a thin piece of paper with a stamp on it, nothing special.

At this time, the travel permit served as proof of identity for leaving the house. Without it, one could be arrested as a fugitive and even beaten to death in the street.

Lin Shuyun returned the travel permit to Jiang Changtian, abandoning her idea of ​​going solo.

This man is really good-looking, and he seems to be living a pretty good life now, so let's just keep going.

They didn't go home; instead, they went to the Lin family's house in Xinghua Village. As soon as they got off the car, Lin Shuyun started distributing things.

Lin Dahai was given two catties of good tea, Li was given a pair of earrings and a bag of pastries, Lin Hongzhi was given a small carving knife, and Lin Hongwen was given a book and a pen.

In addition, there was fabric for making clothes for the whole family.

Anyway, everyone is just trying to please others.

Lin Dahai's serious expression softened into a smile, but he still cautioned Lin Shuyun that even if she had money, she shouldn't spend it like that.

Lin Shuyun let it go in one ear and out the other.

Jiang Changtian was pestered by Lin Hongwen to ask about the academy, while the mother and daughter were cooking in the kitchen.

Madam Li said, "Yunniang, all the apricots in the village have been delivered in the two days since you left. Shitou and your father made dried apricots. Do you want to send some to Boss Ke?"

"Have you delivered them all?" Lin Shuyun asked, cutting meat with her hands.

"They've all been delivered, but there's still a huge pile left in this yard. We need to hurry up and finish them in the next few days."

Lin Shuyun looked at the apricots in the yard and decided to work overtime to make dried apricots later.

Dinner was naturally at the Lin family's house. Lin Shuyun made apricot peel tea with dried apricots, which was surprisingly delicious with its sweet and sour taste.

"Sis, it's a little sour. It would be better if you added some sugar." After Lin Hongwen finished speaking, he saw his father looking over and immediately shrank his neck like a quail.

Jiang Changtian drank two large bowls, which Lin Shuyun noticed.

After dinner, Lin Shuyun told Jiang Changtian to go back and rest. He had walked a lot these past two days and needed to balance work and rest for his legs to heal quickly.

Then I went to the back of the yard to process dried apricots.

"Yun...Yunniang, you've come."

Zhang Shitou blushed as soon as he saw Lin Shuyun; he had just finished eating when he came over.

These past few days, aside from going home to eat and brew medicine for his mother, I've spent the rest of my time working at the Lin family's house.

"Stone, go back and rest. Come back tomorrow." Lin Shuyun planned to use her supernatural ability since there couldn't be any outsiders present.

"Oh, okay." Zhang Shitou's eyes showed a moment of sadness before he hurriedly left.

As darkness fell and the crowd thinned out, Lin Shuyun quickly began processing dried apricots.

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Meanwhile, Shi Luo from the academy hung his head and sighed.

"Dean, we can't find the exam paper of that Jiang Changtian that our grandmaster mentioned."

"Can't find it? How could it be missing? Did you not look carefully?"

Dean Bai posed three thought-provoking questions.

The student that Mr. Xu personally instructed him to look at must be a promising talent; he had been waiting all afternoon to see the exam paper.

So you told him you couldn't find it?

It's obvious this kid wasn't putting in the effort. He did the same thing when he was looking for someone before. The person was right under his nose, but he spent days searching for them, making him worry all the time.

Shi Luo was almost in tears, "I looked, I flipped through them one by one, but it's not there!"

He even suspected that his grandmaster had just given him a random name to brush him off.

Good heavens, let him be struck by lightning and die for his sins, but please don't let his master torment him anymore.

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