Chapter 5

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The Taoist priest was taken aback by Yin Yin’s words, and then smiled. “Miss sure knows how to joke.”

“Who’s joking with you?” Yin Yin pulled out her dagger after speaking, and the bright cold light made the Taoist priest’s face pale.

The dagger is of course still the prop dagger, which Yin Yin specially borrowed from Ling Long before going out.

The Taoist shrank his neck and wanted to retreat to the entrance of the alley, but his way was blocked by Yin Yin, and so he could only retreat to the corner of the wall. “Female Xia (female knight; swordswoman), if you have something to say, why resort to force?”

Yin Yin smiled and said, “Why were you so scared when I dragged you in just now? Did you do too many bad things, so you’re afraid of being revenged?”

The Taoist priest argued, “What is the Female Xia saying?! I am a Taoist who abides to the law. Where can I do something bad?”

Yin Yin raised her eyebrows, “Pretending to be a Taoist priest and cheating people everywhere. You’re still saying that you didn’t do anything bad?”

The Taoist priest refused and said, “Why do you say that I am a fake?”

Yin Yin sarcastically pointed to the three words ‘Divine fortune teller’ with the dagger. “You can’t even calculate your own time of death. How dare you say that you are a Divine fortune teller?”

The words ‘Time of death’ scared the Taoist priest to kneel on the ground with a thud, and kowtow again and again. “Female Xia, please spare my life! I am just deceiving people. I have never done anything that hurts anyone!”

Yin Yin helped up the Taoist priest with a sly smile. “Don’t be afraid. I won’t kill you, as long as you do me a favor.”

“What is it?”

Yin Yin blinked and asked, “What are you best at?”

The Taoist thought for a while, and said, “Lying.”

Yin Yin smiled and said, “That’s right. I want you to lie.”

The Taoist priest looked at Yin Yin in astonishment. Yin Yin said something about her plan, and finally put a silver ingot into the Taoist priest’s hand. “Don’t worry, once you’re done, it’s not without any benefits.”

The Taoist priest held the silver in his hand and repeatedly said, “I will prepare now.”

“En.” Yin Yin nodded and said, “Find another clever servant girl.”

“I know. I know.”

“We will meet in the tea shop three days later, if you dare not come……” Yin Yin shook the dagger in her hand.

The Taoist priest wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said, “I dare not. I dare not.”

Yin Yin nodded in satisfaction, and let the Taoist go.

When the matter was over, Yin Yin was ready to go home.

After taking a few steps, she saw a commotion up ahead and curiously went to take a look.

“Let go of my sister!” A childish voice came out from the crowd, and then the crowd spread out. Several men who looked like rogues violently dragged a woman out. Following them was a dirty little boy dressed in a patchy coarse clothing, desperately holding to the man’s hand and kicking his feet from time to time.

It was a pity that he is too weak, so it doesn’t even hurt the man at all. The man swept the little boy to the ground with a wave of his hand.

“Heiwa (dark baby; a nickname), are you okay?!” The woman struggled to help the boy, but was wrenched back by the man.

The boy stubbornly got up from the ground, and then grabbed the man’s hand once more. “You bastards, let go of my sister!”

The man lifted his foot and kicked the boy to the ground again. The boy’s face was crumpled from the pain, but he still got up. The man seemed to be annoyed by the entanglement, and was about to be ruthless when he was stopped by Yin Yin. “Robbing a civilian woman in broad daylight, is there no more law?”

The man’s brutality was bluntly interrupted. He was about to get angry, but found that the one standing in front of him was actually a big beauty, so the original anger turned into desire.

“Yo, this little lady is so beautiful.” The man tried to touch Yin Yin’s face with a smile. She slapped the man’s hand away, and asked in a cold voice, “Who are you? Why are you grabbing this girl?”

The man rubbed his numb hand, and said domineeringly, “She owes us money. If she doesn’t pay, we can only sell her to a brothel!”

“I only borrowed one tael of silver from you, but now I am asked to pay back thirty taels. How can I pay it back?” The woman’s voice was crying, and she looked at the man angrily.

It turned out to be loan sharks. Yin Yin thought that this business was really profitable. As long as he had capital, he could make huge profits. Yin Yin looked at the man in front of him and said, “Thirty taels, right? I’ll pay it back for her.”

The man was stunned. Yin Yin took out thirty taels of silver from her body and handed it to the man.

The man took the money and weighed it in his hand. Then he patted the woman’s face with a smile, and said, “You’re lucky. I’ll let you go today. Next time you want to borrow money, come to me again.”

The man swaggered away with several of his men. The woman knelt down on the ground and said to Yin Yin, “Thank you Miss, for saving me!”

The little boy also knelt beside the woman and kowtowed to Yin Yin. “Thank you, Big sister! Big sister is not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted!”

Yin Yin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She helped the two of them up. The woman looked at Yin Yin gratefully, “I don’t know what to call my benefactor?”

Yin Yin replied solemnly, “Lei Feng (from the personal qualities of Lei Feng – a soldier of the People’s Liberation Army; selfless, modest and dedicated person).”

“So it’s Miss Lei. This girl’s name is Sang Mei, and this is my brother, Sang Ze. Our parents died early so my brother and I only depended on each other. But the family is really poor, and there’s no money for food. As a last resort, I had borrowed money from Wu Tianliang. I did not expect that…… Fortunately, Miss has saved me; it’s just that Miss’s money……”

Sang Mei’s ‘Miss Lei’ was really not intended to make light of Yin Yin. The corner of her eyes twitched, but she just said, “It’s nothing. I don’t need those thirty taels.”

What she said was true. In Yin Jiazhuang, there are people who eat and drink delicious food every day. If you want anything, you just need to give an order. Yin Yin has no a chance to spend money at all.

It seems that it’s also good to crossed over as a Female supporting character. Ten Female supporting characters and nine rich. (a play on the old saying – ten bald heads and nine rich; nine out of ten bald men are rich.)

But Sang Mei refused. “How can this be done? Although we are poor, we cannot take advantage of others so much. Miss’s money, even if I had to work extremely hard, I will definitely return it to you.”

Yin Yin looked at Sang Mei with admiration, and said, “In that case, the money should be the salary I paid you in advance.”

“Salary?” Sang Mei looked at Yin Yin in a puzzled manner. Yin Yin blinked and said, “I have a job here. I wonder if Miss Sang is willing to take it?”

*******

When Yin Yin came back from outside, it was almost noon.

Holding the dagger in her hand, she thought to return the dagger to Ling Long first, before going to lunch.

As soon as she approached the house where Ling Long resides, she heard Du Qianqian’s laughter coming from inside.

Yin Yin held the dagger tightly.

I’m busy outside, but you are busy here to brush up the Male lead’s favorability?

F*ck! Even if I’m just a Female supporting character, I also have a temper!

Yin Yin impolitely pushed open Ling Long’s door, ignoring Du Qianqian’s stunned expression, and insincerely smiled. “Young Master Lin, thank you for your dagger.”

Ling Long glanced at Yin Yin in a daze, then took the dagger and said, “Miss Yin’s business is over?”

Yin Yin smiled and nodded. If I didn’t, your children will already be able to make soy sauce.

As Ling Long was sharp, he naturally felt Yin Yin’s anger. But he doesn’t know the reason. “Why is Miss Yin angry?”

Yin Yin was taken aback. Yeah, why should I be angry? She obviously didn’t plan to compete with the white lotus from the very beginning.

Yin Yin admonished herself in her heart that she should be a good Female supporting character, so as not to become a cannon fodder.

She suppressed a wave of anger in her heart and said with a smile, “It’s nothing.”

She was about to leave, but she was stopped by Ling Long. “I don’t know how Miss Yin planned to deal with Fang Li?”

Yin Yin turned her head, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a radiant arc. “In his own way, he will be treated (give somebody a dose of his own medicine).”

Ling Long was dazzled by Yin Yin’s smile. He thought it must be because the sun is too harsh today.

“Eldest Miss! Not good! Not good!” Li Li came running over. “I finally found you!”

Yin Yin looked at Li Li who was panting, and asked, “What’s the rush? Are the six major sects besieging Guangmingding? (from the TV series Yitian Tulong Ji; It refers to the six main sects gathering on Guangmingding to attack the Demon Cult, but they were seriously injured instead, so it became a joke later, often used to express more deception.)”

“Young Master Qian is here!”

“Young Master Qian?”Who is that?

Du Qianqian’s eyes lit up. “Eldest Miss doesn’t remember your childhood sweetheart?”

My childhood sweetheart?

Yin Yin’s mouth twitched. Damn it. What’s with that expression of schadenfruede on your face?

Du Qianqian looked at Yin Yin and said with a smile, “Young Master Qian is here to propose marriage.”

“Marriage?! With who?”

“To you. Of course.”

“……”

Yin Yin, who was like struck by lightning, finally remembered who the Young Master Qian was.

The Qian family, one of the three aristocratic families in Zizhou, and the Yin family are close friends. Qian Cai, the Eldest young master of the Qian Family, was also Yin Yin’s marriage partner.

The original story mentioned that Qian Cai came to Yin Jiazhuang to propose marriage. It was only because Yin Yin was ‘stabbed’ by Du Qianqian and was ill in bed, that she could use it as an excuse to send Qian Cai away.

What should I do now? Hurry and pretend to be sick?

Yin Yin squatted down holding her belly. Ling Long was taken aback for a moment. He went forward and asked, “Miss Yin, what happened to you?”

Yin Yin was pale. She painfully said, “I seem to have a fetal gas (experiencing symptoms of miscarriage).”

Ling Long: “……”

He felt that this Young Lady’s excuses were always so unexpected every time.

“I’ll go get you a doctor.” Ling Long stood up calmly, and was pulled back by Yin Yin. “The doctor can’t save me!”

Ling Long looked at Yin Yin in silence. Yin Yin approached Ling Long and said in a low voice, “Do you have any information on Qian Cai?”

Don’t tell me you don’t have! Even if you tell me that, I won’t believe it!

Yin Yin was staring at Ling Long. His amber eyes moved, and then whispered, “I have.”

Satisfied, she released her grip on Ling Long’s hand. Yin Yin gave him a ‘You’re really on the right track’ expression.

Ling Long couldn’t help being amused in his heart, but he still looks neither stunned nor angry.

Yin Yin, who learned from Ling Long some handle against Qian Cai, went to the hall of the outer room with confidence.

In addition to Yin Dongjiang and Madam Yin, there was also a strange man sitting in the hall. He was handsome, but he has an indescribable smell of copper. He must be the little-known Qian Cai.

“Father, I heard that you are looking for this daughter?” Yin Yin came out of the inner hall, and did not forget to look at Qian Cai.

Yin Dongjiang was talking to Qian Cai just now. Seeing Yin Yin coming over, he got up and said, “Xiaoyin, come and see Young Master Qian.”

Yin Yin walked up to Qian Cai and gave a beaming smile, “I have met Young Master Qian.”

A touch of surprise flashed in Qian Cai’s eyes, and he stared at Yin Yin intently. “I have met Miss Yin. I haven’t seen you for a few days, and Miss Yin’s appearance has become brighter.”

Yin Yin rolled her eyes in her heart. Maybe your myopia has been cured.

“Uncle Yin, your nephew heard that uncle loves painting as much as his life. This time, your nephew is fortunate enough to get a famous painting so I decided to present it to uncle. I hope uncle will like it.” When Qian Cai finished his words, he gave a meaningful glance to his attendant, who immediately held a picture scroll respectfully and handed it to Yin Dongjiang.

Yin Dongjiang couldn’t wait to open the picture scroll. Yin Yin curiously leaned forward to look at it. It was a picture of red plum and proud snow.

In the vast expanse of white snow, there were several bright red plum blossoms, particularly eye catching.

“Xiaoyin, look, this is a real work of Fan Daxian!” Yin Dongjiang excitedly introduced it to Yin Yin.

However, Yin Yin can no longer hear who this painting was from, because there was another stabbing pain inside her head.

Pure white covered with bright red; she finally remembered where this strong sense of déjà vu came from.

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