Street Stall
Can it be exchanged for money? That gave Hao Yi something to think about.
The Hao family had kicked him out, so they naturally would not give him living expenses anymore, and his bank card would definitely be frozen too. That would leave him with no money to use.
They were definitely going to need money from now on. After thinking it over, Hao Yi turned back around, bent down, and said, “Can you carry it?”
“But that would make things really hard for Young Master.”
Carrying him on his back was already exhausting enough, and he was also holding two bags. If he carried one more bag, he would surely be worn out.
“It’s fine, we’ll call a rickshaw at the gate.”
There was actually still a long way to go from here to the school gate, but Hao Yi did not think it was difficult. In his previous life, he could lift a thousand-jin boulder with one hand, so this little bit of weight was nothing.
Only… he had forgotten that he was in a different body now, and this body was not even one-thousandth as strong as his original one. The moment Ding Xuan picked up the other suitcase, Hao Yi immediately felt his legs go weak and nearly dropped to his knees in shame.
Hao Yi: “…”
Ding Xuan: “…”
Ding Xuan silently climbed down from Hao Yi’s back, then held the suitcase and stood in front of Hao Yi. “I, I can carry it.”
The muscles in Hao Yi’s face twitched, and a suspicious flush crept over his face.
He was blushing…
If Hao Yi’s old partner Xiao Qi had seen this, he would definitely have been clutching his stomach and rolling on the ground laughing.
This arrogant, overbearing fellow who never put anyone in his eyes had actually blushed one day. What a strange thing indeed.
Unfortunately, Xiao Qi could not see it, but Ding Xuan did. At first he looked shocked, unable to believe what he was seeing.
That domineering, bossy young master could actually blush? No way!
But soon after, he lowered his head, the hair at his forehead hiding his face so Hao Yi would not see that he was secretly laughing right now.
Hao Yi raised a hand to cover his nose and gave a light cough. “Then, thank you for the trouble.”
After being shocked again and again by the different sides of Hao Yi, Ding Xuan quickly adapted. He did not know what was going on, but as long as this young master stopped bullying him so much, he would be grateful to heaven and earth.
“N, no, it’s what I should do,” Ding Xuan answered stiffly.
“Let’s go.” After saying that, Hao Yi walked ahead first, and Ding Xuan hurried after him.
Hao Yi was badly shaken. He had always felt that nothing could stump him, yet he had not expected to lose so badly over a few suitcases today. This was absolutely a great humiliation.
No. He had to train as soon as possible and remodel this useless body. He did not want to become a weakling in front of others!
Half an hour later.
“We can just set up here? There aren’t many people around.”
At this moment, Hao Yi and Ding Xuan, after leaving the school, had come to the side of a street in a wealthy villa district. A combination-lock case had been opened and set in front of them, with quite a lot of items inside, and many more piled beside it. Ding Xuan was sorting through them, picking out anything he thought looked good and placing it into the suitcase neatly.
On the way just now, when Hao Yi asked Ding Xuan whether these things could really be exchanged for a lot of money, Ding Xuan brought him here.
“It’s fine. The people living here are all rich. Your things are all very high-end, and they’re also pretty interesting. Kids who are still in school usually like this kind of stuff a lot, and their parents are very generous about buying it.”
After hearing that, Hao Yi only nodded and said nothing more.
“Young Master, are you really planning to sell everything? Selling them second-hand might amount to selling them dirt cheap.”
“Mm, sell it. The Hao family threw me out, so I’m guessing they won’t be giving me living expenses anymore after this. My bank card will definitely be frozen too. If we sell these, then we can rent a place to live.” That was Hao Yi’s plan.
When Ding Xuan heard that, he lowered his head. “I’m sorry, Young Master. It’s all my fault. If you hadn’t married me, you wouldn’t have been kicked out.”
Hao Yi looked at him and said, “Are you blaming yourself with that line, or blaming me for marrying you?”
Hearing the teasing in Hao Yi’s tone, Ding Xuan blushed and could not say anything. In truth, he had wanted to say that if he had been a woman, Hao Yi would not have been kicked out.
Of course, Ding Xuan did not know that the Hao family had wanted Hao Yi to marry a man precisely so they would have an excuse to throw him out.
Then Ding Xuan said to Hao Yi, “Young Master, go sit over there. I’ll keep watch.”
No matter what, Hao Yi was still the Hao family’s Eldest Young Master. How could Hao Yi squat by the roadside with him to set up a stall? He should be the one to do this kind of thing.
Hao Yi did not speak, nor did he get up and leave. Ding Xuan was quick-witted and knew Hao Yi would not leave, so he did not say anything more.
The two of them sorted through the things spread out on the ground together. Anything that could be sold was taken out and placed neatly in the combination-lock case, while anything that could not be sold, by Hao Yi’s reckoning, should all be thrown away. But when he saw Ding Xuan put each item one by one into a plastic bag, he did not say to throw them out anymore.
Just then, Hao Yi suddenly spotted a piece of jade among the pile of things. Although it looked completely ordinary, almost like a roadside stone, Hao Yi was certain it was a Flame Spirit Stone!
Hao Yi was overjoyed. He had not expected that in such a chaotic space-time, there would actually be a Flame Spirit Stone that only the cultivation world could see. Unbelievable!