Xu Lanyin didn't want to say much, so she said, "I hope Lord Min can meet a good girl who will be a perfect match for him and treat him and Jia'er well."

Zhao Wu stared at Xu Lanyin blankly and said, "Sister, even Lord Min can see that you won't be wronged if you marry me. I know he's referring to my elders who didn't treat you harshly. I understand you and will always keep you in my heart. Although I'm not rich now, I have a promising future... Sister, everyone can see that we are the best match. You, just marry me, and I swear to let you live a good life."

After saying that, Zhao Wu's face turned red enough that blood seemed to be dripping out, and he stared at Xu Lanyin without blinking.

Xu Lanyin didn't avoid looking at Zhao Wu.

She knew that Minhu and Zhao Wu were right. Zhao Wu was indeed the perfect man for her. Besides her father in her previous life, he was the best man to her in both of her lives. His words moved her, and her heart tingled. After so much consideration, she was willing to marry him.

But the premise is that the kindness is "love", not the immature attachment of a young boy. This is not only her consideration for herself, but also for Zhao Wu.

Xu Lanyin hesitated and said, "You are still young..."

Zhao Wu could also see that she was not sincere in her words.

Zhao Wu was secretly delighted and continued, "I'm not young anymore. I'll be seventeen in just over a month. I know what you're hesitating about. I've been thinking about it for a long time. I'm in love with you, not just a brother's feelings for his sister. I really want to marry you and stay with you forever. I dream of it. If you agree, I'll ask my aunt for your hand in marriage, and we'll get married next year..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard Ding Gu's voice, "Miss, Miss Zhang and Young Master Zhang from Nanping County are here."

Zhang Manniang said in a rough voice, "Sister Xu, I have something secret to tell you."

Zhang Tiedan interrupted, "You're still so loud when you're talking about secrets."

Another "pop" sound was heard. Without looking, I knew it was the sound of Zhang Manniang hitting Zhang Tiedan on the head.

Xu Lanyin and Zhao Wu looked at each other, and Xu Lanyin stood up and walked out.

Zhao Wu was so angry that he closed his eyes. Why did he come at this time instead of earlier or later?

Ding Gu led Zhang Manniang and Zhang Tiedan into the Chuihua Gate, carrying things in their hands, and followed behind them was an old servant driving a cart, all covered in things hanging from his body. They were all mountain products, including precious millet, wood ear mushrooms, two Ganoderma lucidum, and a dead roe deer.

Zhang Manniang had not changed much. She was wearing a light red skirt and had a lot of white powder on her dark face. Because she had sweated a lot, her face was covered with black and white patches.

Zhang Tiedan grew a lot taller and became a strong, dark-skinned boy.

Zhang Manniang saw Zhao Wu coming out and said with a smile, "Brother Zhao, my father asked me to come find you. I didn't know how to find you, so I had to come to Sister Xu first. I have something important to tell you."

Zhang Tiedan slammed his voice again and said anxiously, "Keep your voice down. Dad said that this matter must be kept secret."

Zhang Manniang covered her mouth again.

Qin came out with a few children. After a few pleasantries, she knew they had something important to discuss. She asked Uncle Ding to take the Zhang family servants to the outer courtyard to entertain them, and asked Aunt Ding and Aunt Yang to prepare more delicious dishes. Then she led the children to the upper room.

Xu Lanyin invited the Zhang siblings to sit down in the west wing hall and poured them tea personally.

Xu Manniang took out two pieces of paper from her bosom and handed them to Zhao Wu. They were portraits of the He family's mother and son.

Zhao Wu held the portrait and asked in surprise, "Do you know their whereabouts?"

Zhang Manniang smiled proudly and said, "These two people lived in a small village in the mountains, a few miles away from our town. The man often brought some mountain products to the town to sell. Although his face was disfigured, my father still recognized that he resembled the person in the portrait. My father went to the mountains with my two cousins ​​and saw his mother from a distance. The woman's face was also painted black and she had a black mole, but he was still sure that the mother and son were the people in the portrait."

Zhang Tiedan continued, "My father said that the arrest notice for these two men said they were wanted criminals of the imperial court, so they must have committed extremely serious crimes. My father told us to come find Brother Zhao and ask you to take people to arrest them."

Zhang Tongdan is a constable in Nanping County, but Zhang Heizi chose to go to Zhao Wu instead of going there, hoping that Zhao Wu would take the credit for the great achievement.

Zhao Wu laughed a few times, stood up and said, "After searching high and low for something, I finally found it without any effort. Okay, I'll remember this favor from Uncle Zhang. You can stay in the provincial capital for a few more days, and let my sister accompany you." He then said to Xu Lanyin, "I'm going to go find Lord Min now. If nothing goes wrong, I'll take people to arrest them right away."

Zhao Wu was delighted and changed his address to "Uncle Zhang." If the He family mother and son were really caught, Zhang Heizi would be a great help. Although they knew his help was not in vain, Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin both appreciated it.

Xu Lanyin also wanted to catch the He family mother and son eagerly, and said, "Go quickly, and be careful."

Xu Lanyin invited the Zhang siblings to stay at her house for a few more days. Zhang Tiedan lived with Xu Lanting, and Zhang Manniang stayed on the beauty couch in Xu Lanyin's room. After having the maid bring in water and wash their faces, Xu Lanyin took them to the upper room.

Qin had always been fond of this pair of siblings, and she was even more delighted to hear that they were here to share clues about Zhao Wuhe's mother and son. She smiled and said, "Last time you came to the provincial capital, you were in a hurry. This time, you must stay for a few more days and let Yin'er accompany you to stroll around the streets."

The Zhang siblings had the same idea and thanked him with a smile.

Xu Lanting had been good friends with Zhang Tiedan before, and happily took him to his room.

Min Jia and Xu Lanyue were curious about girls like Zhang Manniang, watching her quietly from the sidelines and listening to her loud laughter. Xu Lanyue, in particular, had a very good impression of this sister. Because no matter who saw her for the first time, they would show an expression of surprise or disgust, but Sister Zhang didn't.

Li Luo knew that there were guests at the Xu family and did not come for lunch. Xu Lanyin asked Zhao Qi to bring him some food.

Zhao Qi came back and said, "Master Li said that Master Zhao sent someone home to tell him that Master Zhao has taken the police out of the city to arrest the criminals and will not be back for a few days."

After lunch, Xu Lanyin and Zhang Manniang returned to the west wing to talk in private.

Zhang Manniang was already engaged. The young man's surname was Lin. He lived with the Zhang family in the town. He was the only child. His family owned a shop. One day, two thugs were causing trouble in the shop and were spotted by Zhang Manniang. Zhang Manniang acted as a "hero" to save the damsel in distress and beat the thugs away.

"Brother Lin is handsome and fair. His only short stature is that he's a bit shorter than me. But in my opinion, that's not a shortcoming. My father said that he and I complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, making us a perfect match. I'm a bit ugly, but my family is prosperous, and my brother is a constable. Although Brother Lin is good-looking, his family is poor and he's often bullied... We're planning to get married at the end of the year."