All of them headed for the city. With someone in charge here, they still had to be their helpers, so all the children in their teens followed them to earn some money. The wages offered by the officials were high, and they definitely would not be in arrears. In the early morning, several large open cars were waiting at the end of the street, and all they could take were carts to take them to the city.
Although Bai Qianfan had always played the role of a boy, she was still a girl after all. It was not convenient for her to stay with a bunch of old masters all day, and furthermore, for the past half a year, they had not taken good care of her, which caused her to suffer greatly outside. She felt guilty, and more importantly, the Prince Chu was living in the Su City now, where he went to put out the fire that night. Even if they did not meet Morong Gan, meeting Ning Jiu was not a joke.
She felt that she and Morong Gan had almost met by fate. Meeting Du Changfeng that night, being unable to meet him was the best proof of that.
However, Yue Xiang was extremely opposed to it. She was just one cry away from hanging herself, so she had no choice but to agree to not go.
In the early summer, there were more things in the water, and with good luck, they could catch the eel. The locals did not eat much, only one was long and thin, and looked like a snake; the girl's wife was afraid when she saw it, and would usually sell it to the north. As they walked, they would change the water every few days, and when they arrived at the capital city, there weren't many left, but when they sold it was worth selling them, the rich could afford it. He caught the loach and brought it to the market to sell. He caught the eel and kept it for himself to eat.
After walking not too far, she suddenly stopped and turned around. "What are you doing sneaking around? Come out!"
A happy little head peeked out from behind the tree. He ran over while laughing. "Brother Fan, go catch the mudfish. Bring me along with you."
Bai Qianfan asked, "Where are you hiding?"
"I was afraid of being seen by A'Gui. She would scold me when she saw me." "She scolded me and my mother came out to argue. How boring. My mother said she would never get married."
Bai Qianfan laughed out loud, "Sister Gui is the typical type of person with a sharp tongue and a rotten heart, tell your mother not to take it to heart."
He mumbled happily, "Women are trouble, it's better if we were. Men who support the heavens and support the earth don't talk as much as they do."
Bai Qianfan was amused by him, and knocked him on the head: "How old are you, not even eight years old, and you're already a man?"
Pleasure looked her up and down, "Brother Fan, you seem to have grown taller again. How old are you now?"
"In terms of age, I have to be the two of you. Do you think I'm more than ten years older than you?"
Joy took out his hand and counted, "Nine, ten, eleven …"
Bai Qianfan looked at him, "Weren't you in the academy already?
Happy and happy laughed, "My three days of fishing, two days of sunbathing, I can count the fingers is not bad."
"Look at that bright idea of yours. Your shop is open, and you don't know how to settle debts. Let's see how you are going to receive your father's hand."
Pleasure didn't care at all. "Wouldn't it be fine if we just asked for an accountant?"
The two of them were talking when they heard someone call them. Bai Qianfan raised her head and saw that it was Aunt Qian, who rented her shop.
The little girl liked her a lot. She blinked her bright eyes and asked, "Big brother Fan, where are you going?"
Bai Qianfan raised the bucket, "Go get the mudfish." Looking at the flowery clothes in her hand, she asked, "Did you go out to buy clothes and materials?"
Aunt Qian had a gentle personality. She smiled and said, "Yes, it's the new season. The girl will be making a set with me. A'Gui's craftsmanship is great. I'll get her to help out later."
"Aunty finally found the right person. She's been free for the past few days, hurry up and give it to her."
Aunt Qian agreed and dragged Niuniu to leave, but Niuniu was unwilling. She wanted to catch the mudfish with Bai Qianfan and Joy.
She pouted her lips and called Niu Niu a little girl shitty. Niu Niu swung her fist at him, and happily turned and ran far away, insolently laughing, while Niu Niu ran around and chased after her while laughing loudly. The two of them ran far away while carrying a bucket of water, Bai Qianfan took big steps, laughing while looking at the two kids playing around.
When they were catching the Loach Eel in the creek, Jia Tong passed by them with the portrait in his hand, looking straight ahead into the street.
One by one, they knocked on the door, and when they saw the young lady, they compared the portraits with each other. They compared them along the way and soon arrived at Bai Qianfan's house.
Dressed in a navy blue official uniform, there was a counselor with the surname Li.
Constable Li sized him up, "What is your surname? "Where do you live? Who else is at home?"
Manager Qian replied, "My surname is Qian and I live in the backyard. I still have my wife and daughter."
"Did you enter the yellow book?"
"Yes, I did. This is a small book." Manager Qian took out a piece of brown paper and handed it over.
Counsellor Li opened it and took a look, "Yes, bring this official to the backyard and have a look."
There just happened to be someone who came to buy something. Manager Qian clasped his hands with a smile. "Sir, look at how I can't get away. If you enter from the side alley, it'll be the backyard. They're all here."
Even though he was in the front courtyard, Counsellor Li didn't make things difficult for him. He said, "Alright then. You keep busy. I'll go take a look in the backyard."
He led his two attendants out the door and turned into the right passage to the back. The courtyard door was slightly ajar, so he casually pushed it open. "Is there anyone here?"
Yue Xiang sighed, looked out, and quickly retracted her head. She spoke to Yue Gui in panic, "It's someone from the government, what do we do?"
Aunt Qian was about to discuss the matter of making clothes with Yue Guiyi, but was surprised to see her so flustered. "What are you afraid the officials will do?"
Yue Lao hurriedly explained, "No, didn't we enter the yellow book? Ah Xiang was afraid …"
Hearing her words, Aunt Qian understood and comforted her, "It's fine, it's with you."
As they spoke, the person arrived at the door. Aunt Qian quickly invited them in and asked Yue Xiang to fill up the cup with tea.
Counsellor Li did not sit or drink tea. He only sized up the three of them. "What's his surname? Where is he from?"
Aunt Qian was not in a hurry. "Reporting to Your Highness, this humble servant's family name is Qian, and they opened a grain shop in front. On the board, it says that the money belongs to our family. This is my daughter, we came from Ke Village."
He carefully compared them, and saw that the two girls were about the same age as the person in the portrait. One had a round face, while the other had a gentle appearance, while the other had a pointed face, with both were beautiful features. However, they were clearly far from the person in the portrait.
He accepted the portrait and did not lose etiquette in front of the pretty girl. He cupped his hands and said, "I was ordered to do some errands. I got beaten up."
Yue Gui boldly asked, "My lord, who is this portrait? "Why her?"
If someone else were to ask, Counsellor Li would be too lazy to answer, but when the pretty girl asked, he said a few more words, "This is the orders from the higher-ups. If anyone else asked, Counsellor Li would be too lazy to answer, but when the pretty girl asked, he said a few more words," This is the orders from the higher-ups.
Yue Xiang was timid, she exclaimed with a pale face.
Counsellor Li felt pity for the fairer sex and comforted, "Don't be afraid. As long as you're at home, you'll be fine."