Qiu Yan and Gu Qian walked side by side and gradually arrived at the street market.

Passing by a snack shop, Gu Qian bought some dried plums and handed them to Qiu Yan.

Qiu Yan ate one, her expression immediately changed, and she took out another one and stuffed it into Gu Qian's mouth.

Gu Qian's expression froze, and he immediately went to buy some candied fruit.

After wandering around for a long time, Qiu Yan still couldn't find any trace of the horse.

"Gu Qian, where did you buy that carriage last time?"

"Smoothly".

"Um?"

Gu Qian paused slightly. "Uh... Yan Yan, most of the horses have been requisitioned as warhorses, so they're not easy to buy."

He borrowed the carriage from Tang Yi last time, so he shouldn't tell Yan Yan.

As soon as Gu Qian finished speaking, he saw a merchant selling donkeys appear in front of him.

Qiu Yan thought about it and decided to buy a donkey first.

Qiu Yan went up and petted the little donkey. The donkey moved its front hooves and rubbed against her arm. Qiu Yan immediately decided that this was the one.

"Hey sir, how much for this donkey?"

“Girl, this isn’t a donkey, it’s a foal.”

"A foal?" Qiu Yan couldn't help but think that it was a little donkey with those long ears.

Could it be that the donkey seller was trying to get a better price and was deliberately trying to scam her?

Not to mention Qiu Yan, even Gu Qian was certain that it was a little donkey.

Qiu Yan asked again, "How much is the little donkey?"

The donkey seller corrected her, "Miss, this is a foal." He glanced at Gu Qian beside Qiu Yan. This man looked like a rich man. When he came out shopping with a young girl, he couldn't be stingy, could he?

He secretly calculated in his mind, "Thirty taels."

"Thirty taels? You really dare to ask for that." Qiu Yan thought to herself, an ordinary donkey only costs a few taels of silver, and this young man actually dares to ask her for thirty taels.

Qiu Yan couldn't move her feet. After all, she hadn't seen a single horse trader in the entire market, only this one selling donkeys.

Gu Qian couldn't help but chuckle. "Yan Yan, if you want a horse, I'll give you another one."

The little donkey was breathing heavily through its nose, glancing sideways at Gu Qian as if in protest.

Upon hearing this, the donkey seller quickly replied, "Fifteen taels, I'll sell it to you for fifteen taels. As long as the young lady likes my little colt, I don't mind losing a little money."

Qiu Yan simply held up five fingers, "Five taels!"

Donkey seller: "Great!"

Gu Qian lost his balance and nearly fell.

He steadied himself and looked at the little donkey, which was shaking its head and swaying its body.

Upon closer inspection, Qiu Yan had already handed the five taels of silver to the young man.

Gu Qian pulled the little donkey over and looked at Qiu Yan's smiling face. "After we get married, you will be in charge of the household."

Qiu Yan raised her head, patted the donkey's back, and walked ahead. "Did I say I would marry you?"

Gu Qian, leading the donkey, chased after them, saying, "In this life, you can only marry me."

Qiu Yan mounted the donkey and rode leisurely along, asking, "What would you do if I married someone else?"

Gu Qian imagined the scene Qiu Yan described and immediately shook his head, "Then I'll take you back."

Qiu Yan stopped joking with him and asked, "Who was the man you were dining with at Xingyue Tower back then?"

Without thinking, Gu Qian casually replied, "A friend."

"Your friend is strange."

"He's strange."

On the way, Gu Qian led the donkey for Qiu Yan. The two of them swayed and gradually arrived at a lakeside, which was located directly opposite the Bihu Inn.

Qiu Yan dismounted from the donkey, and Gu Qian led the donkey as the two of them stepped onto the small bridge over the lake.

The lake surface shimmered, and the little fish chased each other happily.

Crossing the lake, there is a pear orchard on the other side.

Qiu Yan saw the orchard ahead and immediately jogged into the woods.

The pears on the tree were all plump and much better than the fruit from the hill behind them.

Gu Qian, leading the donkey, chased after her, calling out, "Yan Yan, slow down."

Qiu Yan and Gu Qian walked through the woods, and seeing the bright orange pears on the trees, Gu Qian picked one and handed it to Qiu Yan.

The little donkey huffed and puffed as it opened its mouth to bite into a yellow pear, eating it with its mouth opening and closing.

Just as Qiu Yan took the yellow pear, an old man wearing a straw hat suddenly ran past her.

"Help! Someone's stealing pears!"

"Catch them quickly!"

"Thief caught..."

At the old man in the straw hat's shout, several servants instantly appeared around them, carrying wooden sticks, and rushed straight at Qiu Yan and her companion.

Qiu Yan's hand holding the yellow pear froze in mid-air as she stared at the approaching group, her face stiff with disbelief.

She was careless; she should have realized sooner that this pear orchard belonged to someone.

Gu Qian was extremely embarrassed. He took the pineapple from Qiu Yan's hand and stood in front of her. "Yan Yan, should we run or not?"

Qiu Yan glanced at him. "What do you think?"

In the blink of an eye, several servants rushed up to Gu Qian, wielding wooden sticks and swinging them directly at him.

Gu Qian's hands flashed, grabbing two wooden sticks, and then he kicked several sticks away with his feet.

Seeing that everyone was glaring at him angrily, and that some of them were even picking up sticks from the ground and striking him again, Gu Qian quickly made a gesture to stop the fight.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. We came to buy pears."

Qiu Yan coughed a few times to ease the awkwardness.

The old man in the straw hat came running up, panting. He rubbed his uncomfortable lungs, having run so fast.

"Hmph, that's what the last person who came to steal pears said."

The old man in the straw hat was entrusted by the owner to take care of this pear orchard.

Gu Qian took out a silver ingot directly from his money pouch. "How much can this money buy?"

The old man in the straw hat immediately changed his attitude. Just as he was about to reach out and take the silver, Gu Qian dodged away.

The old man in the straw hat had a somewhat ingratiating look on his face. "Young master, young lady, you can pick as many as you like from the whole forest."

He waved to a servant, "Go and get them a basket."

The servant acknowledged the order and left, returning shortly with a large basket on his back.

Qiu Yan looked at the basket in front of her with amusement. "Gu Qian, what happened today is truly memorable."

This was the first time she had ever been mistaken for a petty thief.

"Let's forget about this impression. We'll have plenty of time together in the future."

After Gu Qian finished speaking, he selected the largest and yellowest pears and began to pick them.

Seeing the tempting yellow pears on the treetop, Qiu Yan rolled up her sleeves and was about to climb the tree when Gu Qian pulled her back.

Turning around, Qiu Yan felt a lightness in her body, and she found herself sitting on Gu Qian's shoulder.

"Gu Qian, what are you doing?" Qiu Yan glanced around and was about to get down when Gu Qian grabbed her legs tightly.

"Isn't it much simpler to pick them this way?"

Suddenly, behind them came the old man in the straw hat's hearty laughter.

"Hahaha, this is the first time I've ever seen someone carry a young lady picking pears. Young lady, your young husband is quite robust, hahaha."

"Gu Qian, put me down!" Qiu Yan was truly angered by Gu Qian.

"I won't let go!" Gu Qian took a few steps forward, moving away from the old man in the straw hat.