In the past, when escorting goods, people would always joke that it would be great to have a beautiful woman with them, just looking at her would be enough to relieve the boredom.

This time it really happened, but they wished this pretty second wife hadn't come along! This is anything but relaxing; it's more tiring than any of the previous times!

As the sun set and the sky was ablaze with evening glow, Hong Xiaoduo and her friends arrived at the town marked on the map—Yangfeng Town.

I asked at the first guesthouse—Jiu Lai Guesthouse—and they had an empty dormitory-style room, so I checked in smoothly.

After settling the two cars and their luggage, the first thing Hong Xiaoduo did was to go to a pharmacy to buy medicine for their injuries. They applied the medicine to their horses first before returning to the street to find a restaurant for dinner.

The younger children wanted to eat noodles, so Hong Xiaoduo took them to a noodle shop. Each of them ordered a bowl of three-delicacy noodles and added a fried egg.

As usual, Yao Guang obediently watched Hong Xiaoduo take some noodles from her bowl and give them to Tian Xuan before picking up her chopsticks and eating seriously.

After they had eaten well and it was still early for bed, Hong Xiaoduo led them to buy writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.

"Young lady, you have excellent taste. The stone you chose is pure and smooth to the touch. The carving, the inscriptions and patterns on it are unique in our shop."

"They're a bit pricey, though. It would be a shame if these young masters accidentally broke them. Actually, the ones here are quite good too," the shopkeeper kindly recommended.

"How much is Xiao Gui?" Hong Xiaoduo asked casually, quite curious.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Fifteen taels of silver."

"Ah, that's really a bit expensive." Hong Xiaoduo wasn't scared off by the price, but she felt it wasn't necessary to buy something at that price.

Just as she was about to say that it would be fine as usual, a voice came from behind her: "I want this inkstone."

I knew who it was without even turning around. They really don't learn their lesson. Was I too kind...?