The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 980 - 959: Quarrel (Extra update for the reward from the book friend ’Snow*Flower’)

Chapter 980: Chapter 959: Quarrel (Extra update for the reward from the book friend ’Snow*Flower’)

The coachman took a deep breath, closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate, and shouted, "Whose carriage is this, so rampant that it blocks the entire road, preventing so many people from passing? Is there no sense of propriety or shame?"

The young man was satisfied and hummed before shrinking back into the carriage.

After this shout, the three carriages suddenly fell silent, but the surroundings became noisy, with cries of "Yes, yes, we need to get through! With the road blocked like this, how are we to proceed?"

After all, early in the morning, people were either off to work or school, especially those going to school.

This street was the main route to the Imperial Academy; early in the morning, at least half of the students from the Six Academies who lived outside had to take this road to school.

These three carriages were not only luxurious, but they also bore distinctive emblems. Anyone with eyes could tell to whom they belonged, so no one had spoken up. But now that Manbao had spoken first, and others quickly followed suit, the crowd felt emboldened and began to speak up.

The carriage laying sideways by the Bai Family’s carriage started to move, shifting back to the side and obstructing another street. This effectively freed up half a lane for others.

A voice from the carriage in front of Manbao’s said, "Is the Imperial Academy student Bai Shan aboard?"

Manbao opened her mouth to speak again, but Bai Shan pressed her down, his voice calm, "I am here indeed. May I know who you are, and why do you obstruct my path?"

"I am Eldest Sister Yin from the Yin Family; my sisters and I have some matters we wish to discuss with Young Master Bai."

Manbao swatted away Bai Shan’s hand and directly sat upon the carriage shaft. Daji had already swiftly activated the mechanism, securing the wooden board again. He sat low on the carriage shaft, head bowed respectfully, appearing like a mere coachman.

Manbao plopped down, nearly stepping on his hand.

"Why must you discuss matters right in the middle of the street? If you wish to invite him, send an invitation another day, arrange a time and place to sit down and talk. Do you realize how many people’s time you’re wasting by blocking the road like this?" Manbao said without reserve, "Besides, he has to go to school now—he doesn’t have time for this."

"Such an impudent little girl, and quite sharp-tongued too. I was speaking to your master, what business is it of a servant to interject?"

"Your vision must be poor, speaking through curtains. Who told you I’m his maid? I’m his Senior Sister!" Manbao retorted, "Aren’t you Yin Huo’s elder sister? Well, it just so happens I’m also his Senior Sister. There’s no need to come to him for anything, just come to me."

The whole street fell silent, and the youth in the following carriage couldn’t help but stick his head out, watching the scene ahead with admiration.

The conversation in the three carriages stilled momentarily, and someone from the last carriage chuckled, "Eldest Sister, this is the first time I’ve come across such an uncouth young lady in the capital. Where might your home be?"

"I’m from Jiannan," Manbao stood up from the carriage shaft and replied, "though I’ve been to many places, it’s not my first time meeting people like you."

The Yin Family members were dumbfounded by her retort and fell silent again.

Manbao, however, was not about to stop. She continued, "Although it’s not the first time I’ve met someone like you, it still infuriates me. The thing I hate the most is causing trouble for others. How much trouble have you caused by blocking the road this way? Are you going to let us pass or not?"

Eldest Sister Yin laughed out of irritation, "And what if we don’t let you pass?"

Manbao huffed, "If you won’t move, then keep blocking the road. Daji, let’s go!"

Daji responded, pulled the reins, and the carriage backed up slightly, almost hitting the horse’s head of the carriage behind. Startled, the horse stepped back briefly, and in the moment it took for the horse to retreat, Daji had skillfully pulled the reins to the side. The carriage then veered into the previously vacated lane and, with a whip of the reins, sped forward.

The Yin Family and onlookers were stunned. By the time they reacted and ordered their coachmen to block Manbao’s carriage, Daji had straightened their vehicle and with a flick of the reins, drove the carriage off at high speed. The third carriage’s coachman had only turned his carriage halfway around when he saw their speed, hesitated subconsciously, and shrank back, allowing Manbao’s carriage to rush past them...

Left behind, the Yin Family members: ...

Surrounding onlookers: ...

The young man in the back was dumbstruck, then fell back into the carriage and began laughing uproariously, slapping the carriage sides...

The coachman, hearing that laughter, was terrified, fearing his young master would pass out.

Nearby, students of the Imperial Academy were also smiling, though they dared only to chuckle quietly.

Eldest Sister Yin suddenly lifted the curtain, climbed out furiously, glanced behind, and kicked the coachman off the carriage, angrily saying, "You’re useless! What’s the point of keeping you?"

The coachman tumbled off the shaft and didn’t dare to rise, immediately kneeling to the ground.

Eldest Sister Yin, angered by the many eyes on their spectacle, lifted the curtain again, returned to her carriage, and yelled, "Don’t just kneel there! Drive us home, or should I take the reins myself?"

Just a bit further down the road was Jishi Hall; usually, Daji would drop off Manbao there before taking Bai Shan and Bai Erlang to school. However, this time he didn’t stop, driving straight to the Imperial Academy before halting.

Inside, Bai Shan forcefully removed Bai Erlang’s hand, which had left an imprint on his mouth, pushing him away angrily, "Why are you covering my mouth?"

Bai Erlang replied, "Wasn’t I afraid you’d start talking?"

He pointed at Manbao, who had climbed into the carriage, "She can at most infuriate people, but you argue with the dead to the point of bringing them back to life. Didn’t I ask you? Yin Huo’s father Yin Li is the metropolitan prefect. Do you know what a metropolitan prefect does?"

Manbao, who had just crawled in, stared: ...

She glared and struck Bai Erlang, exclaiming, "Why didn’t you say so last night?"

"I forgot, didn’t I? And what difference would it make? Would they have not blocked us today if I had?"

"If you had said so, I wouldn’t have argued with them just now. Do you realize how detrimental it is for us to offend the metropolitan prefect?"

Bai Erlang looked skeptical, "Could you have restrained yourself?"

Manbao thought and then said, "I could have cried instead. Right, I’ll go to the medicine shop and make some tear-inducing medicine pouches. You should carry them, so the next time we run into their family, don’t argue, just cry."

Manbao added, "In our village, when adults bully kids and the kids cry, the adults don’t dare to bully them anymore."

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang: ...

After giving it careful thought, Bai Erlang concluded the idea wasn’t bad and nodded, "Alright, but make sure the medicine pouches you give me aren’t too irritating."

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