Chapter 215

The little girl’s brother: My sister is cute, but very noisy, alas!

Seeing that Bei Qiao didn't come over to talk to her, the little girl was a little curious. She pulled her brother's collar to get him to follow her, but her attention was immediately distracted by the orange candies on the roadside.

"Don't eat anything outside casually. If you must eat it, buy it and take it home to eat." The boy shook his head. He couldn't persuade his sister, so he finally took out the money to buy a small bag of orange candy: "Let go, I told you to eat it after you get home!" This little kid only cares about food and not punishment. He completely forgot that he had a stomachache last time and ran to someone else's house to use the toilet. If there is anything wrong with the food outside, there is a doctor at home after all.

Putting away the orange candies, the young man, holding his sister, stepped onto a stool and boarded the carriage, heading straight for their destination for the night, the Qizhen Pavilion. It was said that after returning home, the most beautiful woman, Lady Hu, sold some of her unused items to the Qizhen Pavilion. Since the Qizhen Pavilion was currently in the off-season and desperately needed to find a way out of its current slump, they held an auction and invited prominent figures in the city to attend.

The boy had an invitation at home, which allowed him to bring five people. He took up one spot, and the remaining four spots were divided among the others. Originally, his sister wasn't among those allowed, but the auction was about to begin, and the boy was worried about leaving his sister home alone, so he simply brought her along, intending to ask the steward if he could take her in with him.

The guards of the little girl who finally caught up: Are we considered human beings?

"Brother, I can go back by myself! I'm five years old and I know the way!" The little girl was a little unconvinced: "My neighbor's brother could go out by himself when he was five years old!"

"He ran away from home... Anyway, don't learn from him." As the two families had a good relationship, the boy didn't say much outside to avoid ruining his friend's image, although in the eyes of acquaintances, this guy no longer had much of an image.

"So, this is the place you mentioned for drinking tea." Bei Qiao, who was led to the other side of the Qizhen Pavilion by a local child, looked at the boy holding a baby who seemed to be waiting for someone, and then looked at the plaque above the door: Drinking tea in this place will probably directly drain away the money I have earned by luck.

"Ah! Don't you want to drink good tea? I heard from my uncle and aunt that the tea here is the best. If you can taste it once, you will definitely remember it for the rest of your life!" The child patted his chest unconvinced and said, "I guarantee it with my height. What I said is true! If I lied, I would never grow taller!"

Bei Qiao had encountered this child on the street. While playing with other children, he nearly knocked Bei Qiao onto the road where a horse-drawn carriage was passing, and he himself was nearly caught under the horse's hooves. Fortunately, Bei Qiao was agile and quickly steadied himself, and he also pulled the chubby child back from the wayward flight. Otherwise, even if the driver had moved out of the way in time, the child would still have been injured.

Feeling her life had been saved, the child sincerely thanked Bei Qiao and told her that she had been in Zhuyue City for several years. If Bei Qiao wanted to go anywhere, he could take her there as a way to repay him for saving her life. Bei Qiao found the child's adult-like demeanor very amusing and casually mentioned that she needed a teahouse where she could listen to gossip. As a result, the child took her to a place that was obviously designed to trick the rich.

"I don't disbelieve you, it's just..."

"You just don't believe me!" The child was very angry: "You adults are all the same!" You ignore what a child says! It was like this last time, and it's like this every time!

"Really?" Bei Qiao looked around, considering whether to just leave. It was impossible to coax the child. He had been completely numbed by the crying of other children in the same neighborhood.

"Are you afraid of spending money?" The child sniffed and gritted his teeth to hold back his tears: I can't cry, if I cry I won't be like a man.

"That's right." Bei Qiao chuckled.

"Hey, it's that handsome brother." The little girl who was held by the boy turned her head when she heard the laughter and saw half of Bei Qiao's face through the bushes at the door.

"Tsk, you're lying to the kid again..." The child usually knew that the adults liked to pretend to be generous. Now, when he suddenly met someone who admitted that he was afraid of spending money, the child was so surprised that he forgot to hold back his tears. As his eyes widened, two lines of tears flowed down unexpectedly.

Taking out a handkerchief and wiping his face roughly, the child waved his hands and lowered his voice, and at the same time returned to his previous state of a little adult: "Forget it, who told you to be my savior... You wait here first, I will find a way to bring you in!" Now that things have come to this, I'll forgive you!

After looking around, the child gestured to Bei Qiao and ran towards the side door of Qizhen Pavilion without looking back. Before entering, Bei Qiao caught him back: "No need, just go somewhere else."

Bei Qiao: If I let you get away with this, wouldn’t all the martial arts I’ve practiced over the years be in vain?

The little girl tried hard to turn her head to see what was happening: Oops, I’m blocked by the pillar and can’t see.

"But I don't know anyone else." The child, picked up by Bei Qiao, raised one hand and waved toward the side door very comfortably: "Auntie, I'm here! Are you busy today?"

Child: You are fast, but can you compare to the speed at which my relatives appeared? Humph!

Bei Qiao: "..." I feel like I saved a cat but was then forced to give away the mouse. I dare not move and feel unmoved, and it also makes me feel a little stuck.

The child's aunt looked very young, wearing the uniform issued by Qizhen Pavilion. Noticing the child greeting her, she sighed and then said in a familiar tone: "Here you are again, who are you bringing this time?"

"Aunt, this is the good person who saved me today. You must give her an easy job!" The child patted Bei Qiao's arm happily.

Bei Qiao shook his head speechlessly, picked up the child's collar and shook it twice: "...Are you a human trafficker?" Has anyone asked for my opinion? Do you remember that my original purpose was to drink tea and listen to gossip?

The little girl who stood up straight by stepping on her brother's arm: What's going on? I seem to hear someone say "human traffickers"

"What are you doing?" The boy held the little girl with a headache: "Don't crawl around... woo."

The little girl covered her brother's mouth: "Shh... I can't hear you clearly!"

"What kind of human trafficker is this? Even if ordinary people want to pay me to beg for help, I won't... Ouch, auntie, why are you pulling my ear?" The child's ear was pulled by his auntie, and he grimaced in pain.

The child's aunt took the child from Bei Qiao's arms and slapped him on the buttocks in a seemingly aggressive but actually light voice: "You tricked him into coming here without even asking if he was willing. Although I can arrange for people to meet those important people, how can you do this without telling them? What if they are not happy? Wouldn't we have good intentions but end up doing something bad?"

The child's aunt said: "You kid, you're trying to cheat people out of commission without even looking at what they're doing. This dress, this fan, this jade pendant, just one piece of this outfit can make you cry to death! The situation is urgent, so I can only fool around for now. I hope this person is simple-minded. If he's a little more soft-hearted, it would be even better. Then maybe I can take advantage of the opportunity to climb up the ladder, or at least make some money..."

"What do you mean by 'cheat'? I won't charge you this time. Auntie, can you help me find a window-cleaning job? Hey, where's he?" The child was a little confused after hearing what his aunt said, but he still cooperated with her skillfully. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, Bei Qiao was gone!

"Guest, please walk slower..." When the aunt saw Bei Qiao turning around and leaving, she got excited and chased after him on the spot: If you don't respond, who am I performing this show for!

Not only was he talking to himself, he was also quite persistent... Bei Qiao remained calm and walked without stopping. He turned around and walked directly into the main entrance of Qizhen Pavilion: Forget it, I'm here anyway.

"Hey, you're back." The little girl hugged her brother's neck and watched Bei Qiao walk from the side towards the main door: "Brother, when can we go in?"

"we……"

"Brother, brother, this is not the door..." The child's aunt stood at the main door and waved vigorously at Bei Qiao.

Bei Qiao glanced at her slowly. Coincidentally, a shop assistant came to ask Bei Qiao if he needed anything. Bei Qiao took a few steps inside and asked casually, "Let's take a look first... By the way, who is that person outside the door?"

"She's in charge of the cleaning staff back there." The clerk understood Bei Qiao's meaning and quickly signaled to the gatekeeper while Bei Qiao was distracted. Seeing this, the gatekeeper immediately sent the child's aunt away, even though they recognized the person in front of them and had interacted with her several times before.

Bei Qiao: I'm not a rat, nor am I a desperate gambler who needs to take a chance. Why would I go to a strange place with a stranger instead of the right path? He keeps talking to himself and refuses to give up. This person must have some ulterior motive!

The auction at Qizhen Pavilion was held upstairs, while the shops downstairs were operating normally. With the perspective cultivated by visiting museums, Bei Qiao remained remarkably calm in front of the merchandise on display at Qizhen Pavilion, even wanting to complain: "I can't explain why this thing is so expensive, but it seems to be inferior to the things in the National Museum."

"Looks great, brother!" The little girl, who had finally persuaded her brother to go inside and wait, ran over excitedly and grabbed Bei Qiao's clothes: "Were you almost tricked and sold just now?

The boy who just accidentally forgot that he could wait in the house for his family to deliver the invitation: "Sister!" What are you talking about!

"Maybe." Bei Qiao touched his chin: "I just wanted to find a place to drink tea, but they wanted me to go through the side door. After seeing me leave, they still chased me out of the door..." The other party must have something to gain, but I don't know how they plan to do it or what they are planning.