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Golden Fragrance didn't even have time to catch her breath before she continued to explain, "I left the embroidery workshop early in the morning, intending to visit the Xiaotao and Mother. But not long after I came out, I heard from Ah Mei, who lives in the same yard as me, that the wet nurse had run off with the child in her arms."

"I've already searched outside the courtyard, but I haven't seen the wet nurse. I'm afraid she's already run out of the Residence of Peace." Golden Fragrance stomped her feet, "Mother, do not let Jin Xiaolou know about this matter, we will follow our previous plans. Wait until Jin Xiaolou signs the indenture contract, we will discuss about it after that.

Jin Xiang saw that Madame Wu's face was getting more and more unsightly, and was startled. After looking over, he saw a woman sitting in the corner, and that was Jin Xiaolou.

Golden Fragrance sucked in a breath of cold air. On the surface, however, her expression steadied: "You … why aren't you at the wedding?"

Golden Fragrance did not notice the person at the side because she knew that Jin Xiaotao would be treated as a servant and the maid was naturally by the bride's side. She should not be in the dining hall.

The plantain leaves outside were rustling in the autumn wind, Jin Xiaolou did not hear what Golden Fragrance said after a while, her mind was buzzing, her heart repeating the phrase "golden Lin'er is gone."

This was ancient times. There were no surveillance cameras, face recognition, or identification systems to find any information on suspects online.

Even if he lost his child in the modern era, the vast ocean of people might not even be able to find him. Here, Jin Xiaolou's heart trembled, he was afraid that if he lost him, he would never be able to see him again.

Her Lin'er was actually so small …

Jin Xiaolou pinched her own palm, telling herself not to panic, she stared at Golden Fragrance and asked her repeatedly: "How long has it been lost in Lin'er, which door did you run out from? What's the name of the wet nurse, where does she live?"

When Jin Xiaolou asked this question, Golden Fragrance actually calmed down, and kept her expression, since the child did not have much use for her now, then forget it, the anxious one was Jin Xiaolou, as long as Golden Fragrance was able to properly enjoy Jin Xiaolou's exasperation.

If Jin Xiaolou was unhappy, then she was happy.

"I don't know." Golden Fragrance lightly spat out two words before she lifted her dress and sat down on the table. Even though she had been in the county for so long, she had never eaten such good dishes before. Today, she would be satisfied.

"There are many people who have seen that wet nurse at He Mansion. You should ask her about it. I'm sure you'll be able to get her name and address within two days." Golden Fragrance picked up a milky-white grape and placed it in her mouth. She looked at Jin Xiaolou and saw that her forehead was drenched in sweat. "Hey, right, I heard that the Southern Wind Hall on Little Sweetie Water Street is collecting boys recently. A boy is worth a hundred silver taels, if you go any slower, your precious son will be sold to be a waiter!"

Jin Xiaolou knew that Golden Fragrance would not tell him anything. She did not want to waste time here, so she pulled Gao Lang's leg and left.

He stopped after taking two steps and turned to look at the butler: "Pour that table of food to the pigs. Follow me."

Jin Xiaolou herself was still starving, so no matter what, that table of delicious food must not be taken advantage of by the Madame Wu mother and daughter.

Madame Wu slammed her palm on the table, causing the soup to splash everywhere, "Let's see who dares to touch this table!"

However, before he could finish speaking, the butler waved his hand and the maidservants came over to clear away the food on the table.

Madame Wu didn't even have the chance to taste such a good dish before it was withdrawn by her. Her face twitched from anger.

Jin Xiaolou replied indifferently, "Grandmother, this is the He Residence, not your Jin Family. Furthermore, Old Master He ordered some servants to make this food for me. I am not eating it, so how can I leave the leftover food for you to eat.

Finished speaking, Jin Xiaolou walked out of the Gui Hua Hall without looking back.

She asked the housekeeper to ask about the situation of the doorman first, while she herself went to the small courtyard that Golden Fragrance had taken her to. She only asked the embroidery lady in the room about how she didn't know the wet nurse.

This wet nurse was not the same wet nurse as before. She was new, didn't like to walk around, and didn't like to interact with people. All she did was hug the child in the yard and bask in the sun, so everyone just called her wet nurse.

Just as Jin Xiaolou was at a loss, the butler sent people back and forth to report that a middle-aged woman was seen carrying a baby out the western side door.

He asked where they were going, and only said that they were going to Little Tian Shui Street to buy candies for their children to drink.

Jin Xiaolou's heart raced as she followed the manor's west gate and walked down a long street. After turning a corner, they arrived at Little Sweet Water Street.

Small Sweetwater Street was a proper street. Most of the shops on both sides sold food, but there were one or two Windy Moon Restaurant at the end of the street.

The Southern Wind Hall was there.

Jin Xiaolou had thought that Golden Fragrance's previous words were just a casual joke, but she never would have thought that the wet nurse actually said that she was going to Small Sweet Water Street.

I can't let the wet nurse sell the Lin'er to that kind of place.

Jin Xiaolou led Gao Lang and rushed back to the Nan Feng Hall.

The Southern Wind House was located at the corner of the street, with a Red House and a Red House on both sides of the street. There was a signboard on the side with the words "Southern Wind" written on it, and a blank sign hung outside the Red House.

It was still early in the morning. The outside of the Southern Wind Hall was still empty and the door was tightly shut. It seemed like it had yet to open.

As Jin Xiaolou walked closer to the door of the pavilion, she saw a wooden signboard behind a cluster of bamboo forests.

This time, Jin Xiaolou couldn't care less, and with a raise of her sleeve, she knocked on the closed wooden door.

He knocked for a long time, but no one answered.

Gao Lang pulled Jin Xiaolou from behind: "My wife, I'm hungry, let's go eat, don't look around here, there's no one here."

Jin Xiaolou was in no mood to care about Gao Lang. Clenching her fists tightly, she used all her strength to smash at the wooden door.

This time, just as he hit her twice, a female voice came out from inside complaining, "What are you arguing about in the morning?! We haven't even opened our doors yet! "

Then footsteps rustled and the wooden door creaked open, revealing a woman's face.

The woman was in her thirties, powdered, with a face as white as a candle.

"Yo, young lady, you're in such a hurry. All of us young men are still sleeping. Come in a bit later, come in a bit later!"

Jin Xiaolou grabbed the woman's hand and pulled her out of the door. She pointed to the wooden signboard beside them and asked: "Are you accepting boys here?"

The woman frowned, and then she saw Gao Lang behind Jin Xiaolou. Her eyes were like a hungry wolf looking at a lamb waiting to be fed, and she immediately lit up: "Yes yes, yes, the young lady is here to sell to men?"

As he said that, he used a strange gaze to size up Gao Lang from head to toe: "I am indeed a little old, but my appearance is absolutely perfect. This body, this temperament, tsk tsk. I will give you five hundred silver, you sell him to me, I will make him my number one! It will be extremely popular in the entire Xin Ning! "

"My wife!" Gao Lang hugged Jin Xiaolou.

Jin Xiaolou frowned, what was this!

"I'm looking for someone!" Jin Xiaolou said anxiously, "Did a middle-aged woman carry a baby that was not even a year old today to sell?"

The woman raised her eyebrows, "Of course not. Besides, we don't accept babies that are not even a year old. Being that young and taking so long to raise them is a big problem."

"None …" Jin Xiaolou's straight shoulders drooped, where had Lin'er been carried...

He lowered his head and was about to leave, but the woman shouted after him, "If you want to sell that man, come find me anytime. Money is negotiable! His looks are guaranteed to turn red! "

"My wife, I'm hungry."

After going back and forth twice in the Xin Ning County, Gao Lang pulled Jin Xiaolou's hand, squatted on the ground and played dumb, and refused to leave no matter what.

At this time, the sky was dark and it was already close to sunset. Jin Xiaolou and Gao Lang had indeed not eaten for an entire day.

It was just that Jin Xiaolou was in a hurry to find the Lin'er, how could she be in the mood to eat?

"Hai." Jin Xiaolou sighed, she raised her head and saw the autumn moon wine house. This Gao Lang really knew how to choose a place, and how to squat with such a perfect timing.

"Why don't you go in and eat first, I'll ask along the street again." Jin Xiaolou looked at Gao Lang's wrinkled face.

Gao Lang opened his eyes wide and shook his head, "No, my wife is also hungry. I want my wife to eat with me."

Seeing that Jin Xiaolou was about to refuse, Gao Lang suddenly stood up and dragged him towards the wine house.

Jin Xiaolou was no match for him, she was forcefully pulled in, and helplessly ordered two bowls of noodles, then extended a finger towards Gao Lang: "In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, we leave after eating."

Gao Lang nodded happily, holding a pair of chopsticks in one hand while waiting.

Jin Xiaolou looked out the window at the myriad of people and pondered, the Xin Ning was so huge, she was like a crucian carp that crossed the river, where could he go to find her Lin'er?

She did not notice that the young man in white who was sitting in the booth across the table was still the same person who had been sitting there.

Chang An had waited here for an afternoon and finally saw Seventh Elder and Jin Xiaolou come in.

He quickly snapped his fingers at the two people beside him. The constable and the middle-aged man nodded their heads and started their performance.

"Have you heard?" The middle-aged man released his voice, "He lost a child to the embroidery mother in the mansion!"