After fetching soybeans from the tofu shop, Lin Yuan was bored on the way home and casually drew back the carriage curtain to look at the street stalls on both sides of the street.
This was where she had sold mooncakes before, and on a sudden impulse, Lin Yuan asked Lin Yi to stop the horse-drawn carriage and got off herself, planning to walk back. After all, Rice Flower Fragrance was only a street away, and with so many people around, she wasn’t afraid of anything happening.
However, Lin Yi clearly didn’t think the same way, and no matter how Lin Yuan threatened or enticed him, he refused to leave with the horse-drawn carriage ahead of time. With no other choice, Lin Yuan let him follow behind with the carriage.
Many of the stalls on the street were the same ones that had been there when she was selling mooncakes, including the old man who sold mooncakes with her. Since Lin Yuan’s mooncakes were so expensive at the time, the old man clearly remembered her, and as soon as she appeared, the old man was so surprised that he couldn’t close his mouth.
"Old mister," Lin Yuan said with a smile as she greeted the old man who clearly didn’t think highly of her back then.
Only then did the old man respond, "You, you’re the girl who sold mooncakes for two taels of silver? Oh, my, I almost didn’t recognize you. How’s business? It must be particularly good, right? Want to buy something? I’ll give you a discount!"
The old mister had switched to selling little trinkets now, and the craftsmanship of the items on his stall wasn’t very fine, and they were quite cheap, so naturally, Lin Yuan wasn’t interested. Smiling, she waved her hand and continued walking forward.
Behind her, she heard the old man speaking to a vendor at another stall, "Didn’t I tell you that there was a girl here before who sold mooncakes for two taels of silver each? That’s her who just walked by! Yes, her, you didn’t believe me, but look, with her current dress, she’s definitely made a fortune! Tsk tsk, how come nobody wants my mooncakes even for a copper coin?"
Lin Yi, slowly following with the carriage, happened to hear this as well and lifted an eyelid, thinking to himself, "Can your skills even compare with the Young Lady’s? Even for a copper coin, if you were giving them away, I still wouldn’t want them."
Lin Yuan had no interest in listening to what unrelated people were saying; she leisurely walked down the street, feeling content as it had been a long time since she had been so relaxed.
Having just picked out a small makeup cabinet for Lady Liu from a jewelry stall, Lin Yuan looked up and saw a man dragging a woman into a corner of the street.
That was Lin Yuan’s first thought. She called out to Lin Yi behind her, telling him to put away the makeup cabinet, and then she dashed towards the corner.
Lin Yi, who practiced martial arts, had also seen what just happened. However, he didn’t rush to help because he could tell at a glance that the man dragging the person, although physically strong, had no martial arts skills at all. Lin Yuan alone could easily handle him.
Still, despite that, he quickly put away the makeup cabinet and drove the carriage over.
Lin Yuan didn’t have Lin Yi’s sharp eyes; as she was about to reach the corner, she drew the short dagger Lin Yi had given her from her waist. Since the last robbery incident, Lin Yi had somehow acquired a small dagger for her.
Originally, Lin Yuan didn’t intend to keep it, as it didn’t seem appropriate for her, a girl from a rural village, to carry such a thing around. But after seeing the dagger adorned with gleaming gems, she couldn’t suppress the joy in her heart and snatched it up.
Even if it wasn’t for hurting people, just looking at so many jewels made her happy.
Lin Yi finally understood why Bai Er had instructed him to prepare a dagger that was both ornate and sharp—it was for this reason.