After Transmigrating Into An Idiot - Chapter 6

This time, as soon as Song Jianshuang explained why she had come, Madam Bai considerately dragged Qiu Liang out of the little woodshed.

“Miss Song, go ahead and take Liang girl with you. She’s blessed. Following you around will let her broaden her horizons.”

After saying this with a cheerful smile, she stared at the cloth in Song Jianshuang’s hands.

The color of this cloth was truly beautiful. When New Year came, she would have a new outfit made for herself too.

This young lady from the capital next door was practically a little boy scattering wealth. No, not that—a fairy scattering cloth.

If she came a few more times, the whole family’s new clothes would be settled, and they could save a large sum of money.

Song Jianshuang smoothly took Qiu Liang and left.

Madam Bai happily carried the cloth back into the house.

Seeing this, Qiu the Lame thought of the news he had heard and felt a little uneasy. “I heard from the clan elder that Miss Song’s father was imprisoned by the emperor. Although he hasn’t been convicted, he has been locked up all this time. Our family should have less to do with her, lest we get implicated.”

He knew it. The Song clan’s behavior had been far too abnormal. It did not fit their usual way of doing things.

Luckily, he had kept an eye out and indirectly pried out a little information. Otherwise, with Madam Bai’s habit of being greedy for small gains, she would sooner or later invite disaster.

“Worrying about useless things. Is the emperor going to punish you? You’re not even surnamed Song. Do you think the Heavenly Emperor eats without salt and has nothing better to do than think about a cripple like you?” Madam Bai glared at him. Benefits in hand were what mattered. Those affairs in the capital were far away from her.

Even if something really happened, when the time came, as long as she insisted they had nothing to do with Miss Song, who could do anything to her? She had her own principles for handling things: only a great fool would refuse a bargain.

In any case, that jinx was about to be taken to the county town by her younger son. What was there to worry about?

Qiu the Lame was choked silent by his old wife’s words.

Forget it. He would not argue with this stupid woman with long hair and short insight. In any case, his younger son would be back tomorrow.

When the time came, once Liang girl was taken away, even if Miss Song wanted someone to accompany her again, she would not come looking for Madam Bai.

He had served in the army for several years and knew better than anyone that those nobles did not care whether you were innocent or not. In the eyes of nobles, ordinary people’s lives were worth less than grass.

The old couple each had their own calculations in mind, yet they tacitly arrived at the same thought.

Qiu Liang, whom they were both thinking about, had already followed Song Jianshuang out of the village entrance.

She lagged two steps behind, her gaze constantly studying the person in front of her.

This woman had not come to the Qiu family last night, so in the end, Qiu Liang had not earned those ten taels of silver.

Just as Qiu Liang was feeling regretful, she saw Song Jianshuang stop and turn around.

“Miss Qiu, would you be willing to accompany me tonight?”

She stood prettily by the roadside, her brows and eyes smiling. Her already bright and captivating appearance was like ice and snow beginning to melt. Even her tone carried a smile, soft, slow, and melodious.

Qiu Liang did not blink. In her heart, she thought this woman clearly understood how to make her beauty appear even more otherworldly and stunning. If it were someone with weaker self-control, they would probably have already lost themselves in a daze.

However…

At most, Qiu Liang was briefly amazed. Being amazed was not rice to eat. Silver was the most practical thing.

Did this woman think Qiu Liang had not noticed? She was putting on an act to seduce her with beauty. Hadn’t she even stopped mentioning the ten taels of silver?

Ptooey. Only silver could relieve worries. She was not some fool who lost her head over beauty.

Thus, Qiu Liang stared at Song Jianshuang foolishly, her expression not changing in the slightest.

Song Jianshuang put away the smile on her face and said uncertainly, “Twenty taels for one night.”

Qiu Liang smiled foolishly and stretched out her hand.

She liked dealing with smart people. Wouldn’t it have been over if Song Jianshuang had said that earlier? Why bother with all that useless nonsense?

Song Jianshuang’s breath caught. She took out twenty taels of silver.

Qiu Liang swiftly took it, carefully hid it in her clothes, and returned to her blank, dazed appearance. But the smile in her eyes was hard to conceal. She had earned big this time. It had directly doubled.

Song Jianshuang: “…”

She had been shallow. She had originally wanted to test her a little before making a decision, but she had not expected that she had only been flattering herself.

In this fool’s eyes, there was only silver. She had truly wasted her expression.

In that case, this suited her just fine. Otherwise, even if Qiu Liang was that so-called variable, she would still have to think of another method. Serving others with her beauty was her bottom line.

Song Jianshuang took a deep breath, then turned and walked toward the county town.

At the latest, she would know the result tonight. If Qiu Liang was that variable, she would have to think of a way to take this person back to the capital as soon as possible.

If not, then she did not need to waste any more time on Qiu Liang. Things in the capital could not wait any longer.

After entering the city, Song Jianshuang led Qiu Liang toward South Street. She wanted to first check whether the table and stool were still there.

Before they reached the bridge, they heard several loud calls.

“The beautiful Daoist is here.”

“What beautiful Daoist? That’s an immortal maiden.”

“Hurry and make way for the immortal maiden! She’s truly divine.”

The noisy voices continued. Qiu Liang did not need to think to know what had happened.

It should be the same as what she had seen. Song Jianshuang’s divination had been correct. Young Master Gu had become a xiucai.

Now, even if everyone still could not completely believe in Song Jianshuang’s abilities, they would not completely disbelieve her either.

Qiu Liang could not help secretly rolling her eyes. Immortal maiden. These people really could say that out loud. Was there such a thing as an immortal maiden who flipped through a book on the spot to tell fortunes?

Charlatan was more like it.

Under everyone’s gazes, Song Jianshuang calmly walked onto the bridge.

Seeing that the table and stool were still there, she glanced at Qiu Liang, then sat down with leisurely composure.

Young Master Gu, who had been pushed to the front by the crowd of onlookers, immediately sat across from her.

“Miss, your divination yesterday was correct.”

His name had appeared on the list. He had passed in one attempt and become a xiucai. At his age, in Cangjia County, this counted as achieving success while still young.

Young Master Gu was full of pride and satisfaction, yet he did not follow the crowd in calling Song Jianshuang “immortal maiden.” He still addressed her as Miss.

His gaze burned as he looked at the calm woman before him, his heart hot. Today, he wanted to ask about marriage.

Song Jianshuang merely nodded faintly. “Congratulations, Young Master Gu. It seems I do not need to return your money.”

As she spoke, she took out the white cloth again and spread it out properly.

Young Master Gu was stunned, as if he had not expected Song Jianshuang’s reaction to be so indifferent. He had thought the beauty would at least smile because of this.

Seeing him stand there in a daze, Song Jianshuang opened the yellow-covered book in her hands and said lightly, “Does Young Master Gu still wish to have another divination? If not, then please…”

“I do, I do. For this divination, I want to ask about marriage.”

Young Master Gu hurriedly interrupted Song Jianshuang, afraid that if he spoke too slowly, he would be driven away from the seat.

But Song Jianshuang still drove him away.

“Young Master Gu, please do not take offense. I have an unwritten rule here. The first divination after opening the stall must be done for this foolish maid of mine, to invite good luck.”

Song Jianshuang turned back and looked at Qiu Liang with a smile.

Qiu Liang: “…”

Foolish? Maid? Was she talking about her?

Did this woman know how to speak? She truly wanted to thank her.

If this were modern times, and she met such a charlatan, Qiu Liang would have turned around and left long ago. Even if the charlatan was a beauty, it would not work.

Now that she had transmigrated to ancient times and had started off in such a situation, she silently recited in her heart: It’s all for the silver.

Only then did she walk over and sit down blankly.

Song Jianshuang was still smiling. “You need not speak. Simply silently recite in your heart what you seek. Remember, it is best to hold a simple wish. Do not be greedy and do not ask for too much. Toss the copper coins.”

Qiu Liang scoffed at this inwardly. From the bottom of her heart, she did not want to cooperate. But thinking of the two images she had inexplicably seen, her mind stirred. She silently asked a question, then began tossing the copper coins.

This woman was far too mysterious. Qiu Liang actually felt that there might be a possibility—what if the thing she silently asked in her heart could clear up her doubts?

“The upper three lines are Qian. The lower three lines…”

As Song Jianshuang looked at the copper coins while comparing them to the hexagram sequence chart in the book, her voice paused when she saw the lower three lines. She closed the book.

Without showing any change in expression, she gathered the three copper coins together and pressed them under her hand.

What divination had this fool asked? How could this kind of hexagram appear? All six tosses had been two heads and one tail, with both upper and lower trigrams as Qian.

She did not need to look up this hexagram. She knew it.

It was the first of the sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes: Qian.

Qian was Heaven, the ruler of all things. Her father had said that among ten thousand people, perhaps not even one could cast this hexagram. Even he had never encountered it before.

Song Jianshuang suppressed the waves in her heart and no longer looked at Qiu Liang. She said to Young Master Gu, “Young Master Gu, please cast your hexagram.”

She did not state the hexagram, nor did she explain the words of the divination. It was as if she had only made Qiu Liang go through the motions.

Qiu Liang walked behind her as instructed, keeping her expression vacant. Her heart, however, was far from calm.

Something was wrong with this woman. She was far too abnormal. Could the hexagram she had cast be one of great misfortune?

Then should she still earn this silver?

Qiu Liang touched the silver hidden in her clothes. The question she had asked was…

Would Song Jianshuang harm her?

She was not stupid. Song Jianshuang repeatedly approached her for a reason. It was absolutely not because she had nothing better to do. This woman wanted something. But the original owner had been a foolish person. At most, her biological parents were unknown. What could there be about her that this young lady would seek?

Qiu Liang could not figure it out, so she had doubts. And with doubts in her heart, she had taken the opportunity to ask a divination.

Then, what had Song Jianshuang calculated?

Qiu Liang glanced at Young Master Gu, who was casting the copper coins, then stared at the top of Song Jianshuang’s head. A guess formed in her heart.

She gritted her teeth and took two steps forward.

Song Jianshuang’s own thoughts were not calm either. She was concentrating on not thinking about Qiu Liang’s divination. Before Young Master Gu could finish his final toss, a shadow fell over the table, and immediately after, she felt a chill at the back of her neck.

She suddenly turned around. This fool actually dared to secretly touch her neck!

This was simply… simply outrageously lustful!