Chapter 46 The Person Holding a Black Oil-Paper Umbrella
Chapter 46 The Person Holding a Black Oil-Paper Umbrella
Sun Qingqing didn't know how she walked out of the cloth shop. When she came to her senses, she was curled up against the wall in a secluded alley.
The rain poured down in torrents, and the raindrops were like pebbles, hitting her hard and soon soaking her like a drowned rat.
She was soaked, shivering with cold, and didn't know where to go.
She didn't want to marry the poor scholar who was old enough to be her father, and Scholar Zhu refused to marry her.
But there is no place for her in Tujiazhuang, where she grew up.
Who can tell her, in such a big world, where can she go?
Sun Qingqing buried her head and shrank smaller and smaller.
After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly saw a pair of black boots.
Sun Qingqing widened her eyes in shock and raised her head in fear.
There was a man standing in front of her. He was very tall, dressed in black, holding a black oil-paper umbrella and wearing a conical hat.
The raindrops fell on the oil-paper umbrella, making a "pa pa" sound.
The man's hat was pulled down very low, casting his entire face in dark shadow.
Even if Sun Qingqing looked up from below, she couldn't see the man's face clearly. She only knew that he must be a man.
Suddenly, she found that the man had put the umbrella over her head and sighed softly: "How pitiful! Can he still stand up?"
The voice sounded like mockery, yet also like pity.
Sun Qingqing no longer wanted to make any distinction. She only knew that she was now at her wit's end. If she didn't want to go back to the Zhang family and marry that poor old scholar, she could only hold on to the man in front of her!
No matter who the other person is or what his plans are, she doesn't care.
At least this person looks much more impressive than Luo Xiucai, and is definitely not an ordinary person.
Catching him is her only chance!
Sun Qingqing looked at the man's outstretched hand, grabbed it suddenly, and then used the force to stand up.
Maybe I got up too quickly, or maybe it was because I was caught in the rain for too long.
As soon as she stood up, she felt a black screen in front of her eyes and fell limply into the other person's arms.
It was a broad and firm embrace, and it also exuded a pleasant fragrance.
Sun Qingqing felt shy and satisfied, and then she completely lost consciousness.
"She's truly a pitiful little girl. She actually believed me so easily. Aren't you afraid that I'll sell her out?"
The man chuckled, carried Sun Qingqing on his shoulder with one hand, and left the secluded alley holding an umbrella.
The rain continued to pour, forming a thin layer of water on the ground. Bean-sized raindrops hit the water surface, splashing water.
The man carried Sun Qingqing on his back, holding a black oil-paper umbrella, and soon disappeared in the rain.
On the other side, Luo and Zhang Yougen were getting anxious and angry.
After the two found out that Sun Qingqing was missing, they immediately asked everyone in the house. When they learned that Sun Qingqing had secretly left the house, Zhang Yougen became furious.
However, compared to his anger at Sun Qingqing for sneaking out of the house, he was more afraid that Sun Qingqing would cause trouble again.
By then, neither the Zhu family nor the Tu family will let him go!
So he quickly suppressed his anger and interrogated everyone in the family. After learning that Sun Qingqing had been in frequent contact with his only son Zhang Baocai recently, he hurried to the academy to look for Zhang Baocai.
Yes, Zhang Baocai and Zhu Xiucai were in the same academy.
Zhang Yougen risked his life to send him in.
His biggest wish in this life was that his son would have a bright future. He didn't ask for him to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, but as long as he could pass the imperial examination and become a Juren, he would be willing to work himself to death.
Although his son is currently only a student, Zhang Yougen feels that his son will definitely be able to pass the exam and become a scholar this time!
He never thought that his son would get involved with Sun Qingqing!
This made him shocked and scared. On the way to the academy, he was always worried, fearing that his son would be fooled by Sun Qingqing and do something stupid.
Finally, he found his son Zhang Baocai in the academy.
Just by looking at Zhang Baocai's face, he knew that his son was feeling guilty!
Zhang Yougen panicked even more. He quickly pulled his son to a quiet corner and whispered to him, "Sun Qingqing is missing. Do you know where she went?"
When Zhang Baocai heard this, he felt so guilty that he didn't dare to look at Zhang Yougen's face.
He explained shamefully, "Dad, I didn't want to do that either, but she cried so pitifully and said that if I didn't help her, she wouldn't be able to survive. I..."
Zhang Yougen quickly asked, "So you helped her? What did you do for her?"
Zhang Baocai whispered, "I... I just passed notes for her a few times. She wanted to see Mr. Zhu, so I helped her pass the message to him. Mr. Zhu felt sorry for her and asked her to meet him at a cloth shop."
Zhang Yougen was surprised: "You mean, she secretly went out this time to meet Zhu Xiucai? Zhu Xiucai actually wanted to see her?"
"Mr. Zhu must have felt sorry for her." Zhang Baocai lowered his voice. "She's actually quite pretty. If Mr. Zhu is willing to marry her, it would be a good thing for our family."
"What do you know!" Zhang Yougen glared at him unhappily, but his heart was already shaken.
He originally thought that Zhu Xiucai looked down on Sun Qingqing, and Sun Qingqing asked Luo Xiucai to rescue her in front of Zhu Xiucai, so Zhu Xiucai would definitely not want her anymore.
So when Mr. Luo asked a matchmaker to come and propose marriage, he agreed.
Who would have thought that Zhu Xiucai would actually be willing to see Sun Qingqing.
Could it be that this Zhu Xiucai has some special fetish and prefers married women?
He was having all sorts of thoughts in his mind, but he was not completely confused. He quickly asked Zhang Baocai to lead the way, and he was going to find Sun Qingqing.
If something really happened between the two of them, he would catch them red-handed, and then Zhu Xiucai would not be able to deny it even if he wanted to!
Unfortunately, Zhang Yougen had a good idea. When he and Zhang Baocai arrived at the cloth shop, they could neither find Sun Qingqing nor run into Zhu Xiucai.
I only learned from the clerk that Sun Qingqing came to look at the fabric and then left.
The waiter pointed in a direction and sent the father and son out.
Although the two men had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to cause trouble in the cloth shop. They could only follow the direction pointed by the clerk and go to find Sun Qingqing.
Nothing came of it.
Later, it started to rain heavily. Both the father and the son did not dare to go out in the rain to look for someone, for fear of catching a cold and becoming seriously ill.
So I quickly found a place nearby to shelter from the rain.
Unexpectedly, the rain kept falling. As the sky got darker, the rain showed no sign of stopping.
The father and son did not dare to delay and had to buy rain gear at a high price.
Zhang Yougen first sent his son Zhang Baocai back to the academy, watched him enter the school, and then hurried back to the Zhang family in the rain.
When I got home and asked, I found out that Sun Qingqing had not come back.
By this time, it was already dark outside and it was raining heavily, so it was impossible to go out and look for someone.
After all, she is just a stepdaughter, not a biological daughter.
How could Zhang Yougen disregard his own health for Sun Qingqing?
He looked at Luo Shi who was sitting in the room wiping away tears, and his heart instantly became furious. He angrily scolded her in displeasure: "What are you doing here crying? Don't you think it's unlucky enough?
I shouldn't have brought that damn girl home! Look at what she did!
She fell into the water in public and lost her reputation. Someone was willing to marry her, but instead of staying at home and waiting to get married, she secretly ran away and did not return home at night!
You'd better pray that she can come back tomorrow and don't let the Luo family know, otherwise you don't know whether Mr. Luo will still want her! "
Seeing that he was really angry, how could Luo dare to refute him?
I can only bite my lips tightly and lament why my life is so miserable!
However, she didn't think about it. If she hadn't said nonsense in front of Sun Qingqing, how could Sun Qingqing have developed into her current personality? To the point where she ended up in this situation?
Luo Shi couldn't sleep well at night and had nightmares all night long.
After waking up the next day, she was looking forward to Sun Qingqing's quick return. After the rain stopped, she ran to Tujiazhuang to look for her.
However, after asking all the nearby villagers, everyone said that Sun Qingqing had not been to Tujiazhuang yesterday.
Of course, I didn’t come today.
Mrs. Luo could only return home disappointed and continue waiting for her daughter to come home.
Unfortunately, she waited from day till night but Sun Qingqing never came back.
Instead, he heard another piece of news - Xu's mother and daughter will be escorted to the border tomorrow.
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