Chapter 1723 - 1546: Entertainment Tycoon from Another World 6

This way, the copper coins Jian Shuangshuang had were almost spent, with less than a hundred left, plus the most valuable five silver coins and two Gold Coins; silver coins and Gold Coins are easier to hide.

Since she bought many clothes, the shopkeeper also gave Jian Shuangshuang a small pouch for free, which she could use to store her copper coins and hang it on her waist.

As for those five silver coins and two Gold Coins, Jian Shuangshuang threaded them with a string and wore them around her neck, hidden close to her chest, covered by her clothes, so no one could see them.

After buying clothes, Jian Shuangshuang intentionally ran many circles around the crowded places on Flower Street, carefully noting the attire of the people around.

Once she ensured that everyone around her were strangers and there was no one she had seen repeatedly, Jian Shuangshuang turned around, slipped into an alley, and exited Flower Street from the pre-selected spot.

After getting out, Jian Shuangshuang kept running towards the direction of Hundred Families Village without stopping, constantly paying attention to whether there were people around, and she would preemptively take a detour if she saw a figure in the distance.

Jian Shuangshuang’s caution was correct because shortly after she left, four or five men and women chased out from Flower Street, looking around everywhere.

One man angrily bit off the grass root in his mouth and said furiously, "That little girl was really slippery, she managed to run away!"

Jian Shuangshuang ran desperately all the way, and when she ran back to her shabby straw hut in Hundred Families Village, she collapsed on the ground, left with nothing but gasping for breath.

It seems that she cannot go to Wujia Town again in the short term; Jian Shuangshuang herself did not expect to earn so much money this time, with so many people around her, there would definitely be those with ill intentions.

Jian Shuangshuang looked like a skinny little girl, carrying a basket full of money on her back, which makes her too easy a target, even those without ill intentions might end up tempted.

Especially those two Gold Coins, they were too alluring; before she has sufficient Combat Power to protect herself, Jian Shuangshuang will not go to Wujia Town again.

Fortunately, she has money now, enough to adjust her health well and calmly cultivate for a period of time; once she increases her Combat Power, she can run around freely.

It’s still dark now; Jian Shuangshuang put down her basket, took out a silver coin from around her neck, and took out the two sets of clothes, one large and one small, to place separately with the silver coin.

After sleeping for half the night, early the next morning, Jian Shuangshuang took the clothes and silver coin to Du Xinning’s house.

Although people in Hundred Families Village generally take care of Jian Shuangshuang, Du Xinning’s family undoubtedly takes the best care of Jian Shuangshuang, and the straw hut Jian Shuangshuang lives in now was built for her by Du Xinning’s parents.

Originally, there was a grass-walled wall surrounding Jian Shuangshuang’s house, but after the rain before, the base soaked and turned rotten, causing the wall to collapse, and Du Xinning’s parents had not yet found the time to help Jian Shuangshuang build a new one.

Most of the food Jian Shuangshuang eats on a daily basis is given by Du Xinning’s family, and Du Xinning’s own family is also poor, living in a grass-walled house just the same.

Du Xinning’s family consists of four people: Du Xinning’s mother, Feng Ying, father, Du Ying, and Du Xinning’s five-year-old younger sister, Du Xinyu.

When Jian Shuangshuang went over, Du Xinning and Du Xinyu were still sleeping, and Du Xinning’s mother, Feng Ying, was in the yard preparing breakfast, which was black bread buns and mixed vegetable soup with very little oil and even less salt.

Seeing Jian Shuangshuang come over, Feng Ying greeted with, "Shuangshuang is here, perfect timing for breakfast." She then noticed that something was amiss because Jian Shuangshuang was unexpectedly wearing new and really nice clothes today.

Feng Ying exclaimed with some surprise, "Shuangshuang, where did you get the clothes from?"

These clothes looked new, and nobody around Hundred Families Village could afford such nice clothes, surely they weren’t given by anyone in the village.

Jian Shuangshuang didn’t conceal it; she trusted Feng Ying, so she briefly recounted her story of earning money in town yesterday.

However, she only mentioned she received five silver coins and several hundred copper coins, but omitted the two Gold Coins; the value of those Gold Coins was too high, and even though Feng Ying was trustworthy, there was still a need to guard against eavesdroppers.

After finishing speaking, Jian Shuangshuang placed the clothes and the silver coin she had prepared in front of Feng Ying: "Here’s a silver coin, leave it with Aunt Feng as my meal money. I’ll need Aunt Feng’s help to make my meals, and these clothes are for Xinning and Xinyu."

Jian Shuangshuang remembered that Du Xinning had no top to wear, while Du Xinyu could only pick her sister’s clothes to wear. So she had already planned to send clothes to the sisters when she bought them.

Feng Ying, however, did not take them, pushing the clothes and silver coin back, saying: "You child, I’ve watched you grow up, it’s natural for me to take care of you, how could I take your money?

Keep these clothes to wear yourself; since you have the ability to go out and tell stories for money, you should dress nicer so people don’t look down on you.

If you need food, come over; it’s not difficult for Aunt to add an extra serving for you when cooking. Keep your money for yourself; you’re living on your own, and surely there are many places where you need to spend it."

"Aunt Feng, if you don’t accept this money, I won’t dare to come to your house for food again. You know I can’t cook, and can you bear to see me go without food?

I already have two sets of clothes and am still growing, wearing so many will be wasteful. Moreover, these clothes are meant for Xinyu; you see, I’m too big for them."

Jian Shuangshuang insisted on giving Feng Ying the silver coin and clothes; Feng Ying refused a few more times but ultimately had to accept them.

It was also because even though Feng Ying said it lightly, she knew her own family’s situation, with life being hard, adding an extra mouth to feed was indeed difficult.

With this silver coin as a supplement, at least everyone in the family could eat more satisfactorily. Feng Ying knew Jian Shuangshuang was indirectly repaying and supporting her family, and felt deeply touched; this child remembered favors, and they had not taken care of her in vain.

In a little while, Du Xinning and Du Xinyu woke up, and they were overjoyed upon seeing the clothes Jian Shuangshuang gifted them; they didn’t even dare to touch them but first bathed clean before daring to put them on.

After hearing Jian Shuangshuang say she earned the money by telling stories, the sisters pestered her for a story. Jian Shuangshuang then retold the story she fabricated yesterday.

As a result, not only were Du Xinning and Du Xinyu captivated, but Feng Ying and the later-rising Du Ying were also drawn over; Feng Ying even nearly burned the meal.

Once Jian Shuangshuang finished the story, the meal on the other side had already become cold, so Feng Ying reheated the bread buns and soup, and the whole family, along with Jian Shuangshuang, finally ate.

Having resolved the future meal problem, Jian Shuangshuang officially started her path of cultivation. The first step was to introduce Mystic Energy into her body, a task that posed no difficulty for Jian Shuangshuang.