Zhu Chenfeng assumed his mother just wanted to check on the camels, so he followed her into the shop's backyard.

Upon arriving in the backyard, Chen Xiang was inspecting the green cart behind the camel when he saw Old Lady Zhu also appear in the yard.

He hurried forward, "Madam, what brings you here?"

Chen Xiang was, after all, an official who escorted prisoners, so Old Lady Zhu couldn't lose her temper with him. She had no choice but to suppress her anger and say with a smile.

"We didn't see you at the tea house, so we came to check on you first."

Chen Xiang didn't notice the displeasure on Grandma Zhu's face and excitedly led her to Qing Sui.

"Madam, look, this is our vehicle for crossing the desert."

As Old Mrs. Zhu gazed at the lavishly decorated Qing Sui carriage before her, her expression gradually darkened. Suppressing her helplessness, she slowly spoke.

"Lord Chen, don't you think this carriage is too extravagant?"

Chen Xiang was happily introducing the Qing Sui car a moment ago, but the next moment he heard what Grandma Zhu said.

He was immediately taken aback, his face turned somewhat awkward, and he turned to look at Old Lady Zhu.

"Madam, do you think this is a bit extravagant?"

Grandma Zhu knew that Chen Xiang did not yet understand their current predicament, so she stepped forward with a calm face to explain.

"Lord Chen, what is our current status?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiang pondered for a moment, instantly understanding what Old Lady Zhu was implying, and regretfully slapped his thigh.

"Look at my brain, I forget everything when I'm happy."

He quickly waved to the manager, "Manager, come here for a moment."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper approached Chen Xiang with a smile, bowing and scraping, "Honored guest, what brings you here?"

"Shopkeeper, could you replace the Qingsui cart with a pushcart? Let's keep things simple and unpretentious."

Chen Xiang led the shopkeeper to Qing Sui's house, sighed, pointed to the surrounding decorations, and said earnestly.

The shopkeeper found Chen Xiang a bit strange. These days, anyone who owns a Qing Sui carriage wants to announce it to the whole world.

Why does this family still want to go for a simple lifestyle?

Grandma Zhu noticed the shopkeeper's unusual expression and stepped forward with a smile to explain, "Shopkeeper, if we change to a simpler cart, could you refund the extra money?"

"After all, these two camel carts have already used up all our money."

"Hahaha, you guys are so strange. You have a nice car, why do you have to ride that hard, rickety cart?"

Before Old Lady Zhu could finish speaking, a man dressed in a golden robe and with his hands covered in gold rings walked in.

Behind him followed five guards dressed in black and carrying swords.

Upon hearing what Old Lady Zhu said, the shopkeeper first pouted in disgust and rolled his eyes at her.

The next second, upon seeing the man dressed in golden silk enter, her expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly bowed and stepped forward to greet him.

"Sir, what kind of camel would you like?"

The man, with a large pregnant belly, pointed to the Qinghui car next to Chen Xiang, then found a stool to sit on, speaking nonchalantly.

"This one will do! We need two."

After saying this, the guard behind the man threw a bag of silver to the shopkeeper and walked towards Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang looked at the guard's actions with confusion, and when he saw him reach out to lead the camel away, he quickly stopped him.

What are you doing?

After taking the money, the shopkeeper quickly stepped forward, pulled Chen Xiang away, and angrily reprimanded him.

"Hey, you're really strange. Didn't you think this car was too luxurious?"

"Why are you stopping other customers from taking it away?"

Chen Xiang didn't expect the shopkeeper to change his attitude so quickly, and angrily shook off his hand.

“We personally selected these two camels over a long period of time, and we also paid for them before they did.”

Why should we give them the camels we chose?

The shopkeeper was very impatient with Chen Xiang's aggressive behavior and retorted angrily, "That's right, you paid first, but you don't want the Qing Sui car and even asked for a refund."

"Different prices mean different services."

Zhu Chenfeng and Zhu Haotian also felt that the shopkeeper had gone too far and wanted to step forward to refute his words.

Not wanting to cause trouble, Old Mrs. Zhu quickly stepped forward and pulled her sons back, whispering a reminder.

"Don't cause trouble. We'll settle the score with the manager after the guests leave."

The two, who originally wanted to seek justice, had no choice but to suppress their anger after hearing their mother's words.

In an attempt to calm Chen Xiang down, Zhu Chenfeng deliberately came to his side and whispered a reminder.

Only after Grandma Zhu's suggestion did Chen Xiang suppress his anger and loosen his grip on the reins.

Seeing this, the guards quickly snatched the reins from Chen Xiang's hands and led the camel away from the backyard first.

After the guards left, the man rose smugly from the recliner, looking at Old Madam Zhu and the others with a mocking smile.

"If you don't have money, don't try to be like the rich and buy camels. Poor people should walk across the desert."

Hearing what the shopkeeper and the man were saying, Xixi angrily waved her fists, her cheeks puffed up with rage.

She rolled her dark eyes and babbled at her mother.

As Liu looked down, she saw her daughter yawning and immediately realized that Xixi was sleepy.

She quickly shook her arms and hummed a nursery rhyme softly.

Xixi gradually fell asleep as her mother rocked her. She quickly returned to the space and came to the projection wall.

Her little hands quickly scrolled through the images on the wall, searching for pictures of camel shops.

After confirming the image, she slipped into it and successfully arrived at the camel shop's accounting office.

Just as she was about to pocket the silver in the accounting room, she unexpectedly saw the shop assistant sneaking into the accounting room.

"Sir, we have the goods."

Curious, Xi Xi followed the waiter behind the screen and saw a man in official robes sitting at a tea table behind the screen.

The two men glared at the waiter as he hurried in.

"What kind of goods are these? The quality of the goods your manager has been submitting lately has been terrible."

One of the officers, a thin and bony man, beckoned curiously to the waiter.

"I heard from a beggar that a group of people recently came to your shop to buy camels. How are they doing?"

When the waiter mentioned these people, his face was full of disdain, and he pursed his lips in a sarcastic tone.

"These aren't any good goods. I thought they would be rich, but it turns out they're broke. They spent all their savings on two camels."

After he finished speaking, he took out the silver coins that the fat man had given him and respectfully placed them on the table.

"This family was wealthy. Before leaving, they gave the young man a tip and their clothes were covered in gold."

Upon hearing what the waiter said, the two men's faces gradually turned sinister, and they squinted as they pressed the waiter for answers.

"Did you send someone to keep a close eye on him?"

“Someone was sent, but this person is accompanied by five guards, so he might not be easy to deal with.”

The waiter, remembering the guards behind the man, quickly explained the situation.

To everyone's surprise, the official was not afraid of the guards at all. The burly official threw his head back and laughed, saying disdainfully.

“We used to be bandits, we’ve seen all kinds of bodyguards, and even the best of them are only five people.”

"There are over a hundred brothers in our village. They can't fight against so many opponents. Are we afraid of them?"

With the official's promise, the waiter felt more confident and respectfully poured tea for the two of them.

"I wish you great success, sir. But could you please bring back the camel from the other family as well?"

“Ant meat is still meat. Bring the camel back, and the shopkeeper will give half of the money for the camel to the adults.”

Upon hearing this, the portly official asked the waiter curiously, "How many of them are there?"

"Six of them were carrying knives, two men were not carrying knives, and the rest were women and children."

The waiter recalled the information about Old Lady Zhu and the others, remembering Liu's stunningly beautiful face, and quickly reported back.

"Among them was a woman who, despite having three children, was no less beautiful than Cuihong from the Yihong Courtyard."