Free Web NovelChapter 1207: Chapter 28: Joyful Debts (Part 4)_2
Su Yang rode forward, where two men under the bridge were dividing spoils.
The bundle had twenty thousand taels in silver notes, along with several big gold ingots and Dongzhu, making the two men’s eyes gleam.
Indeed, it was a fat sheep.
On the bridge, Su Yang stood, foot resting on the railing, and said with a smile, "Finders keepers, split with me half."
The voice came from above their heads, and the two men abruptly looked up to see Su Yang.
Their expressions darkened, and they sneered coldly, "You think you can share our loot?!"
Plop.
Su Yang opened his jade fan, fanning it with carefree elegance.
"I let that fat sheep go, not just to make it easy for the two of you," Su Yang commented.
Qingyun Mountain’s ancestral rule—
Don’t rob the old, weak, ill, or injured.
Although Zhao Zhi wasn’t old, sick, or injured, the weakness label was affixed to his forehead and couldn’t be removed.
Someone like him, dealing with him would trouble my conscience.
So, I tied him up and just left.
If Princess Yinchuan had been even slightly impressive, she’d be penniless by now.
The fat sheep I spared ended up benefiting two ruffians, and how could Su Yang tolerate that?
Moreover, even if these two ruffians hadn’t robbed Princess Yinchuan, he’d still teach them a lesson.
The two men swung their fists at Su Yang, but he caught one’s fist, twisted it lightly, causing a pig-like scream to echo.
Hearing the sound, people came to watch, cheering for Su Yang taking down the bullies.
Without much effort, the two bullies were beaten black and blue.
Not only couldn’t they keep their bundle and purse, but Su Yang also took all the money they had on them.
Thrashing these two didn’t even amount to a warm-up, with the bundle on his back, Su Yang mounted his horse and left.
What’s in the bundle, he didn’t bother to check.
Riding on horseback, Su Yang mused over whether to return the bundle.
He kindly offered his bed for sleeping, yet dared to slap him; not beating him half to death was merciful, much less helping him—it’s downright unreasonable.
He’s not that easygoing.
Su Yang ambled forward on horseback.
After a while, he saw Princess Yinchuan from a distance entering a pawnshop, clutching her arm.
Lacking money, lacking security.
Moreover, her palm was injured and needed medication and a doctor’s visit.
Princess Yinchuan pawned her Jade Pendant for one hundred taels of silver.
She just stepped out from the pawnshop when she saw a girl selling herself to bury her father.
She’d heard of such cases but never witnessed them, so she stood aside and watched.
Then—
Half of the just-pawned hundred taels were immediately gone.
The girl, younger by perhaps a year or two, cried heartbreakingly, and Princess Yinchuan couldn’t bear it.
If she didn’t give money, the girl would be sold into a brothel.
Even though Princess Yinchuan didn’t know what a brothel was, it sounded like a bad place.
With the remaining fifty taels, spending wisely should suffice to reach the Capital City.
The girl was deeply grateful to Princess Yinchuan, offering her life in return, prompting Princess Yinchuan to flee.
Su Yang had intended to toss the bundle to her, but before he could, Princess Yinchuan squeezed into the crowd to spectate.
Despite needing to pawn the Jade Pendant for money, she still used half to rescue someone, exhibiting good character.
Su Yang developed some goodwill toward Princess Yinchuan.
However, this goodwill evaporated in less time than it takes to finish a cup of tea.
Princess Yinchuan gave money without accepting the girl’s offer of marriage, which earned admiration but also incited others to scheme.
Not long after moving forward, an old man collapsed in front of her, accompanied by a seven-year-old child.
Princess Yinchuan hurriedly inquired about the situation, and the child directly knelt before her, pleading with her to save his grandfather.
Princess Yinchuan lacked medical skills and couldn’t save anyone, yet she couldn’t resist the child’s heart-wrenching cries, having only his grandfather to rely on; if the grandfather met any mishap, the child would be alone in the world.
Princess Yinchuan’s soft heart couldn’t preserve the remaining fifty taels.
Watching the bundle in hand, Su Yang decided against returning it.
She’s a true squanderer.
Even when penniless, she fails to learn caution.
Then he watched Princess Yinchuan enter another pawnshop.
Apart from the Jade Pendant, she could also pawn the hairpin from her head.
The hairpin was dear to her, crafted by her father the Emperor himself and given to her; reluctant though she was, she wouldn’t pawn it unless absolutely necessary.
Though the pawnshop guaranteed her items could be redeemed within the time frame set.
Once she met the Imperial Sister, she’d redeem the hairpin.
The hairpin was priceless to Princess Yinchuan, yet at the pawnshop, it proved worthless.
