Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 420: Finding a livelihood 2

Luo Yu only bought a few big buns to eat on the way. Thinking about her current bloated appearance, if there was any decent work, no one would dare to let her do it.

Well, I'll eat three big buns to calm down and lose some weight at the same time.

The journey was not far, but Su Xiaoxiao's body had seldom been in a carriage, and she was jolted a few times by the carriage. She vomited almost everything she had eaten in a short while. After that, there was nothing left to vomit, and she vomited out acid water.

Luo Yu's eyes were dazed and her mind was becoming increasingly unclear. If she wasn't tall and strong, she would probably not be safe along the way.

For the first time, Luo Yu understood that for a woman of this era, looking a little rough was a good thing when she went out alone. By the time they arrived in the county town, it was already dark. Afraid that the Su family would discover she had run away, Luo Yu didn't dare stay the night. She bought some food and continued on her journey overnight.

Seeing her desperate, the coachman asked her, "Miss, why are you in such a hurry? Are you going to the city for something?"

Luo Yu was too lazy to make up excuses: "I'm running away from my marriage, and I'm afraid someone will catch up and take me back."

"This..." The young man driving the carriage was full of suspicion. Let alone running away from marriage, he would also believe that the girl was being chased by someone. If it weren't for the two taels of silver, he would not have made a special trip to send her there.

Luo Yu knew that he was suspicious and hummed softly, "Could it be that I am so miserable that I can't bear to look at it?"

Seeing that she had a very good temper, the young man did not hide anything from her.

"The girl is strong and healthy, and looks very blessed. She must be quite old. Why would she want to escape the marriage?"

"No matter what, I'm a virgin, and I can't afford to marry an old man who's almost dead. If it were your daughter, would you be willing to let her marry an old man who's several generations older than her?"

"That can't be done."

Luo Yu sighed and said, "That's why I ran away from my marriage!"

"You are very courageous, girl. I think you should find a good job when you go out and lose some weight. After you hide for a while, if the old man is gone, it won't be too late for you to go back."

"You still understand me, little brother."

Luo Yu thought for a while, and then she remembered Su Xiaoxiao's age according to her household registration. She would be twenty years old in June. If this was discovered by the government, it would cause trouble. It seemed that she had to meet with Qin Bingrui and Xia Liang before June.

In the dead of night, a horse-drawn carriage was driving along the official road. The driver was a little nervous, but fortunately, the journey was smooth. Luo Yu was worried that the driver would be tired after driving alone for several days, so at dawn, she took the initiative to let him take over the driving.

Luo Yu found that it was uncomfortable to sit in a carriage, but she would not feel dizzy or nauseous when driving a carriage. What kind of logic was this? If she had known this, she might as well drive the carriage herself.

After walking for about an hour, they finally saw a tea stall on the side of the road. Luo Yu stopped the carriage and had some tea.

In addition to tea, the tea stall also sells breakfast. Luo Yu bought a steamed bun and ordered a pot of tea, then sat down at a wooden table nearby. The old man selling tea had nothing better to do, and seeing that she was strong and healthy, he asked, "Girl, is this enough for you?"

"I have always eaten very little."

There was nothing wrong with what he said, but someone nearby was laughing, unable to conceal his contempt.

Luo Yu turned his head and looked at the two men sitting at the other table. They had pointed chins and monkey-like faces, and looked very wretched.

"A woman as fat as a pig is trying to imitate the ladies of noble families in chewing their food slowly and carefully. It's really disgusting."

"That's right, don't you look at that ugly face? It makes me lose my appetite."

After that, one of them knocked on the table and said to the old man selling tea: "Old man, pay the bill. If you let such an ugly person come to drink tea again in the future, don't blame us for not paying attention to your stall."

Qin Luoqi was so angry that he slammed the table hard. The table leg shook and cracked into two pieces with a snap.

Luo Yu quickly caught the teapot and saucer that were about to fall to the ground, his movements as smooth as flowing water.

The old man selling tea was so frightened by the girl's skill that he stammered, "Lady, spare me, I didn't say anything bad about you just now."

"I know. I'll come back later to compensate you for your losses."

After saying that, Luo Yu put the things on another table and ran after the other two wretched men who were running away.

The two wretched men had never seen such a fat girl who could run so fast. She grabbed each of them by the collar and shouted, "Either apologize to me for what you just said, or let me beat you up."

The two admitted their mistakes quickly and immediately bowed to Luo Yu: "Miss, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we were just being mean."

Luo Yu thought about it and decided that this apology was insincere. It would be too easy to let them go. These bastards must be taught a lesson.

"No, you have to kneel down and apologize to me, and tell me that Su Xiaoxiao is not fat at all, Su Xiaoxiao is not ugly, Su Xiaoxiao is loved by everyone, and flowers bloom when she sees them. Tell me this to everyone who passes by. Once they admit what you said, I will spare your lives."

After Luo Yu finished speaking, he grabbed the two bastards by the collars and dragged them to the tea stall.

After Luo Yu sat down, he clapped his hands. It was amazing that he was so strong now that he could pull two big men with ease. But he didn't know who was stronger with Xia Liang.

The two bastards took advantage of her drinking tea to try to slip away, but before they could run a few feet, Luo Yu kicked out a stool, which stood in front of the two of them very cooperatively.

"Lady hero, great kung fu, great kung fu!"

"Don't try to play tricks on me. If I find out, I'll pull out all the teeth in your mouths."

There was nothing they could do. The two bastards met a ruthless opponent and had to kowtow and beg for mercy. When they saw passers-by coming to have tea, they would recite to them: "Su Xiaoxiao is not fat at all, Su Xiaoxiao is not ugly, Su Xiaoxiao is loved by everyone, and flowers bloom when she sees them."

But the passers-by were so scared that they walked around in a big circle and didn't even dare to drink tea.

Luo Yu muttered, "Shopkeeper, it seems these two bastards have disrupted your business. I'll ask them to compensate you later. Just don't bother with them."

The old man quickly shook his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. The young lady is beautiful and kind-hearted, so I won't bother you with any worries."

"No, it's not easy for a shopkeeper to make a living on this official road. I'll compensate you for the table I just broke."

After saying that, he kicked a kneeling jerk and yelled at him, "Hurry up and pay the store."

At this time, two men on horseback were passing by and dismounted to have some tea. Upon seeing this, one of them whispered, "How dare this girl rob a customer so openly?"

Luo Yu didn't even look at the person who came over. She said delicately, "My dear brother, how did you see me robbing customers? The shop owner just said that I am kind and beautiful, not the bad person you are talking about."

The kneeling bastard man wanted to vomit when he heard the sound of Luo Yu's clips.

Luo Yu glared at him and said fiercely, "Someone's coming. Hurry up and praise me until he agrees with you."

The two bastards immediately crawled to the table of the two new guests, muttering: "Su Xiaoxiao is not fat at all, Su Xiaoxiao is not ugly, Su Xiaoxiao is loved by everyone, and flowers bloom when she sees them."

A deep but very familiar voice came into my ears: "Who is Su Xiaoxiao?"