This place is far less prosperous than the capital, with very few businesses and no restaurants; the largest are just a few eateries.

After walking for a long time, we finally arrived at a place called 'Tongzhou County Government Office'.

"I need to go in and register. The three of you wait at the door," one of the soldiers said, turning around.

After saying that, the soldiers followed the yamen runners inside, leaving only two gatekeepers to supervise the three of them.

Song He'er looked around and found that there were few shops doing business on this street, and no merchants passing by. If she wanted to sell such a bear, she would have to go to a tavern with signature dishes, otherwise no one would be able to afford a bear.

After much thought, Song He'er finally came up with a solution.

"Ouch, my stomach..."

Zhang Xiue looked at her anxiously: "He'er, what's wrong? Did you eat something bad yesterday?"

"I must have caught a cold. I need to go to the latrine in the government office to relieve myself!"

Song He'er had just taken a step when she was stopped by the constables at the gate. "What are you doing!"

"Sir, my stomach hurts. Please allow me to go to the outhouse!"

"No way! How dare you, a criminal official, enter our county government? Get out of here right now!"

Song He'er used a feigned retreat as a tactic, replying directly, "Well, my stomach is really hurting so badly, how about... how about I relieve myself right here?"

As she spoke, she began to unzip her pants...

The constables, seeing this, became anxious and pulled her down the steps, pointing towards the end of the street. "See? Keep going straight down this street, then turn left and there's a latrine. Stop disgusting people here, hurry up and go!"

The scheme has succeeded!

Song He'er feigned gratitude and quickly thanked him, "Thank you, sir!"

The constable covered his nose and waved his hand: "Get out of here!"

Song He'er bent down, clutching her stomach, and was about to leave when Zhang Xiu'e called her from behind.

"You must be careful, don't go too far..."

"Third Aunt, don't worry, I'll be back in a bit. Oh dear, my stomach!"

Zhang Xiue watched with concern as the thin figure gradually disappeared into the street, while Song He'er secretly rejoiced that she had escaped so easily.

After walking for a while, just as she had expected, on the next street, there was a butcher shop and a few small taverns.

Song He'er chose the busiest tavern, put on a cap, and went inside...

The tavern was filled with the aroma of food and was packed with guests. The waiter was greeting customers, and when he saw Song He'er, he looked her up and down and then showed a look of disdain.

"Where did this beggar come from? Get lost!"

Song He'er reached out and slapped the waiter across the face: "What kind of person is this? Call your boss out and say that our distinguished guest has arrived."

The waiter was stunned by the beating and couldn't speak for a moment.

"I told you to call your boss!"

"you......"

Song He'er pointed to the sacks outside, "See that? Inside are some good stuff that your boss has probably never seen before in his life. If you want to cooperate, quickly open a nice private room for me and have him come out to see me."

"I...I'll go right now!"

The waiter indeed listened to Song He'er's words and hurriedly went upstairs to invite the boss, and opened a private room called Shanshui Pavilion.

Song He'er ordered someone to carry the sacks into the private room so the boss could take a look at the goods.

"How about it? This is a wild animal from the mountains, hunted last night. The bear paws and gallbladders are top-quality. Even if you sell them separately, you can get a good price."

The shopkeeper, true to his word, looked up at Song He'er and asked, "You hunted this? You're just a weak woman..."

Song He'er smiled and said, "The boss has been in business for so many years, he naturally knows the rules of doing business. Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, just talk about the price."

"Alright! Since the young lady is so agreeable, let's talk about the price... Forty strings of cash? How about that?"

"Are you kidding me? This bear skin alone is worth more than forty strings of cash, isn't it? What's more, there are other valuable things on this bear."

The shop owner's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. "Then tell me, how much?"

"No more, no less, one hundred strings of cash."

"One hundred strings of cash!"

Song He'er stood up. "Since the boss thinks it's too expensive, I'll go check out the next tavern."

Seeing that Song He'er was about to leave, the boss immediately stood up from his chair and stopped her: "We can talk this out. How about we compromise and each take a step back? Eighty strings of cash?"

"One hundred strings of cash!"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, fearing that Song He'er wouldn't sell it to him. After all, these black bears lived deep in the mountains and forests, and were not easy to hunt. Going to capture them might even cost him his life!

Thinking this through, the shopkeeper had no choice but to agree, "Okay! Deal! Waiter, go to the counter and get the money!"

"Wait!" Song He'er called out to the waiter. "It's inconvenient for me to come out, and I don't want to carry copper coins. Please exchange them for silver, or the company's flying money."

"Can."

The waiter received instructions and went downstairs to collect the money.

The shopkeeper stared at Song He'er lecherously for a long time, then reached out to remove the hood from her head. "Young lady, why are you covering your face? Are you ashamed to be seen?"

Song He'er dodged his advances, and the next instant, a creaking sound came from the air...

The boss's wrist was broken instantly.

A chilling light flashed in Song He'er's eyes: "Do you still want your hand?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Grandma, please let me go!"

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