"Did they scare Tianya into tears? Where did these upstarts come from, running wild in our village?!"

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The villagers were working hard at this time. Someone heard Tian Ya crying and came out to check. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he went back and called all the men in the neighborhood.

Wu Sanjin was interrupted by a group of people talking at once, so he had to swallow back his unspoken words. Seeing that the people who came were all men with shovels, sticks and other things in their hands, he put on a fake smile and said, "Don't be angry, fellow villagers. It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

"What misunderstanding? Why are you bullying a child?"

"Why would a bunch of grown men like us bully a kid? I just wanted to ask something, and my voice was a little loud, so I scared the kid." Wu Sanjin kicked the attendant with an injured leg hard, "Apologize to the kid! Quickly!"

The attendant limped over to Jiang Erlang and said through gritted teeth, "It's all my fault. Please forgive me."

As he said this, he slapped himself twice in the face, the sound was crisp and loud.

The villagers were frightened by his actions and didn't decide to pursue the matter further.

Jiang Erlang glanced at Wu Sanjin, who was smiling falsely behind his attendant, and recalled his last words to him. He asked, "What's your name, sir?"

"No need to mention your surname, Wu. I'm the shopkeeper Wu of Wuyanglou in Beichuan County."

After saying this, he glanced at the villagers triumphantly, but found that they did not react at all.

Jiang Erlang changed his previous indifference. He put Tian Ya on the ground, bowed respectfully and said, "Manager Wu, I'm afraid I can't bring Jiang Huaixu to you. But if you want to discuss business, you can talk to me. I am Jiang Huaixu's brother, Jiang Xun."

In the Wangyue Tower in Huaizhou, after Yan Qun asked about the tofu business and the five-spice powder business, the topic changed to the journey of fleeing famine.

"I heard that the young lady and the young lady escaped from famine together. Could you tell me what happened during the escape..."

Li Qiaoer frowned. She knew that the young lady she was referring to was Jiang Huaixu, but every time she heard Manager Yan call Ah Xu "young lady", she felt strange.

"Manager Yan, can I ask you something?"

Yan Qun was interrupted mid-sentence, but he didn't show any displeasure on his face. He made a 'please' gesture and said, "Excuse me, young lady."

"Why do you call Ah Xu Miss?"

While fleeing from famine, she heard the maid of the Lian family call the third daughter of the Lian family "Miss", and she always thought that this was a title only used by young ladies from wealthy families.

Yan Qun put down his teacup and asked in confusion, "Has the young lady not told you about this yet?"

Li Qiaoer shook her head blankly.

Yan Qun opened his mouth, wanting to blurt out what he wanted to say, but was afraid that Jiang Huaixu would be angry when he came back, so he had to touch his nose and said, "Let's wait until the young lady comes back, otherwise she will be angry."

Li Qiaoer:······?

After talking with Yan Qun, the doubts in her heart increased instead of decreasing, so she could only find an excuse to go back to her room and sort out her thoughts.