The Evil Man’s Lazy Lady Chapter 71 (Part 2)
Chapter 71: Extra Chapter (2) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.
(2) On the way to the capital (Part 1)
When Shu Lan walked to the town carrying a small baggage, she met a young widow who was also going to the capital.
Xu Xing was 23 years old and as beautiful as a flower. Her husband died last year. She couldn’t live alone, so she wanted to join her uncle in the capital.
“Sister Shu, what a coincidence. We can be companions on the road.” Xu Xing hugged Shu Lan’s arm and called her enthusiastically.
She smelled of powder, and Shu Lan instinctively didn’t like it. She didn’t want to go with Xu Xing, but Xu Xing told her that it was more convenient to take the waterway to the capital. She suggested taking a small boat to Luankou first, and then switching to a large boat there to go directly to the capital, as if she was very familiar with it. Thinking of her first time on a long journey and having someone to take care of her, Shu Lan endured her discomfort and followed her towards the ferry.
The small boat could carry seven people. In addition to her and Xu Xing, there was a family of three sitting opposite. One of the boys was named Zhuzi, who looked to be about the same age as Ah Bai. Shu Lan missed her son even more as soon as she saw him.
There was also a dark-skinned middle-aged man sitting alone on the bow of the boat and his small eyes often glanced towards them.
Shu Lan didn’t pay attention, but Xu Xing huddled on Shu Lan’s shoulder uneasily. She had heard of many cases of single women being kidnapped by bad people, so she deliberately wanted to be with Shu Lan. Alas, she hoped that man just looked fierce.
“Boatman, hurry up and set sail. We’ve been waiting for half a day!” Zhuzi’s father urged impatiently.
The boatman, who was nearly 50 years old, had no choice but to stand up and look into the distance. Seeing no one was coming, he knew he could not gather seven people today, so he put up the bamboo pole and prepared to set off.
The boat swayed away from the shore. Seeing it was already a hundred steps away from the shore, a tall figure suddenly ran over and shouted, “Come back, I want to take the boat!” The voice was rough and unpleasant.
Shu Lan looked towards the shore curiously and saw the man wearing a bamboo hat, covering most of his face. He sat down obediently and stared blankly at the distant water surface. She didn’t know if Xiao Lang had come home or not. He must have been very angry that she left like this, but she really missed her son and felt anxious after not seeing him for a day.
The boatman smiled and punted back to the shore. The man glanced in Shu Lan’s direction and sat on the stern of the boat, as motionless as a stone.
Xu Xing looked at the man secretly, but unfortunately, she could only see his strong chin. However, looking at his coarse clothes, he didn’t look like a rich man, so she withdrew her gaze and talked to Shu Lan who was silent.
Shu Lan was thinking about her son and really had no intention of talking to her. She just stared at the water in a daze.
The boat was moving slowly and swaying. Shu Lan didn’t feel anything at first, but gradually, she felt a little dizzy and started to vomit while holding the edge of the boat. “I can’t take it anymore. I want to get off the boat. I’d better take a carriage!” She shouted to the boatman with a pale face, asking him to dock nearby.
Xu Xing also wanted to persuade her: “Sister Shu, it’s cheaper to travel by water, the carriage is more expensive. I don’t have that much money! Don’t leave me alone, okay?” She looked like she was about to cry.
At this time, the boat had docked, and Shu Lan still felt a little dizzy. She had to rely on Xu Xing’s support to barely stand firm. She said: “Then come with me. The money I have should be enough for both of us.” Although this person was a little noisy, she was kind-hearted. She forgot to bring food, and Xu Xing even gave her some dry food.
Xu Xing knew Shu Lan was rich and happily got off the boat with her.
Unexpectedly, the man with small eyes and the man with the bamboo hat also walked down.
“Sister Shu, are we being targeted by bad people?” Xu Xing hugged Shu Lan’s arm tightly and glanced behind her secretly. The two of them couldn’t be together, right?
Shu Lan turned around and asked doubtfully: “Why do you say they are bad people?”
In fact, she took another look at the man in the bamboo hat because she always felt like his figure was very similar to Xiao Lang, but Xiao Lang would definitely not be here. Maybe she missed him too much... Moreover, if that person was Xiao Lang, he would definitely not watch her feel uncomfortable for nothing and not come to help. Thinking like this, she remembered how Xiao Lang was so nice to her. She felt a little regretful in her heart...
Xu Xing didn’t know what she was missing in her heart and said with a slightly trembling voice: “Look at us getting off the boat, they also got off the boat. It’s obvious they are targeting us!” The more Xu Xing said, the more frightened she became. This was a desolate mountain area, if those two people started to commit a crime, even if they screamed their lungs out, no one could hear them. If she had known the two of them would follow her off the boat, she would never covet Shu Lan’s money. However, even if she didn’t get off, what if that person was targeting her? He would also follow her all the way. Where could she, a helpless little woman, escape to?
Shu Lan still didn’t understand: “What do you mean by targeting us?”
Xu Xing was stunned. Why didn’t she see she was a stupid woman?
Just as the two of them were muttering, the two men behind them also started talking.
The small-eyed man retracted his gaze that fell on Shu Lan, turned his head, and said to the man in the bamboo hat: “Brother, our well water does not violate the river water. I’m interested in the one in the green skirt. How about the other one for you?” With his height and big stature and the other party were two little women, he deliberately fell behind a few steps and waited for Shu Lan and her to turn a corner before he said to the man in the bamboo hat.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the man in the bamboo hat flashed forward like an arrow, punched him before he had time to react, knocked him to the ground, and punched him in the chest again. The small-eyed man looked at the cold face under the bamboo hat in disbelief, and forced himself to say a sentence: “Good man... spare, spare my life. I will give you both...”
“Punch!” Another punch hit him, and the small-eyed man was completely knocked unconscious.
The man in the bamboo hat kicked him hatefully and then chased in the direction of the two women.
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