Chapter 65 I Accepted This Escort
"We are not like blood brothers, but we are better than blood brothers. If we become rich and powerful, we will not forget each other." Qu Qingshu's voice was crisp. Even though he was wearing a short suit that was convenient for work, it was still difficult to conceal his scholarly temperament.
"Qingshu, how can you call me a dog?" The man patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "If I were a dog, would you eat with a dog every day?"
Qu Qingshu was at a loss for words and explained, "This Gou is not that dog."
The man waved his hand and said, "That's enough. Just don't scold me. If I were a dog, you would definitely be related to dogs."
Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but smile as she watched this scene. She led her men directly into the Wantong Escort Agency. When the other party heard that the destination she wanted to take them to was Lingnan, they shook their heads and refused, saying, "Lingnan is a remote and smoky place. We won't take you there."
"I'm willing to pay more." Xiao Jiuyue said, but the other party waved his hand and said, "I won't send it even if you pay more." It was almost the end of the year, and they were too busy to send it to the prosperous places in the south, so why bother going to a smoke-filled place like Lingnan?
After coming out of Wantong Escort Agency, Xiao Jiuyue didn't expect that it was easy to deliver letters because there were special messengers, but it was difficult to deliver clothes, medicines, silver and other supplies.
After getting on the carriage, Xiao Jiuyue pinched his brows and thought about going to the next escort agency.
"Miss." Lian Xin suddenly winked at Xiao Jiuyue. Qu Qingshu and the man called Brother Chu, who were just sitting at the door chatting about their future, had just encountered trouble.
Qu Qingshu was falsely accused of stealing money. Qu Qingshu, a weak scholar, wanted to present facts and reason with the other party, but the other party didn't care.
"Chu Ang, you have to prove that this money is yours. Unless you are whipped by me 749 times, I will believe you." The man who was looking for trouble, holding a horse whip in his hand, pointed at Qu Qingshu with a vicious look and said, "Otherwise, I will send him to the authorities!"
"I didn't steal the money." Qu Qingshu's face flushed with excitement.
Unfortunately, the other party whipped over and Qu Qingshu was pushed away by Chu Ang. Chu Ang straightened his chest and looked at the man and said, "Qian Xin, I know you don't like me, but there is no need to frame Qingshu."
"Then he'll receive these seventy-seven lashes." Qian Xin pointed at Qu Xinshu and said, "Our escort agency doesn't support thieves like this. If you can't prove the money is yours, then I won't hold back on this lash."
The people behind Qian Xin started to make a fuss, demanding that they either be whipped or be sent to the authorities.
"You, you guys." Qu Qingshu's face turned pale with fear. He took a deep breath, stepped forward and asked, "Does this whipping prove that I didn't steal the money?"
"Yes." Qian Xin said with a smile.
"Qingshu, with your body like this, after forty-nine lashes, how could you possibly survive?" Chu Ang grabbed Qu Qingshu and said through gritted teeth, "He came for me."
"I'll do it." Chu Ang threw the purse directly at Qian Xin, staring at him fiercely: "Want to chase me away? No way."
"Come on." Chu Ang took off his shorts and revealed his muscular upper body.
Lian Xin immediately lowered the curtain and said with a blushing face, "Miss, please stop looking."
Xiao Jiuyue lifted the curtain and her eyes fell on Chu Ang's resolute face. He was brave and fearless, and he valued friendship and loyalty. He was truly a man.
"Send someone to find out what happened later." Xiao Jiuyue lowered the curtain and gave the order. Manager Jin glanced at Chu Ang and drove the carriage to the next escort agency, Shunan Escort Agency.
It was similar to the Wantong Escort Agency. When they heard we were going to Lingnan, they were unwilling to go. They said earnestly, "Lingnan is full of miasma, snakes, insects, rats and ants. Even if you add more silver, what's the point if you don't have a life to spend it?"
Compared to the Wantong Escort Agency, the Shunan Escort Agency seemed more sincere. Xiao Jiuyue sat down and said, "If I raise the price by a hundred taels, will you still not deliver this convoy?"
"One hundred taels?" The man smiled brightly upon hearing this and said, "Please sit down, young lady. Our escort agency accepts escorts based on Coach Meng's decision. If Coach Meng is willing to take it, then we will accept your escort."
Not long after, Coach Meng arrived. He looked at Xiao Jiuyue with his copper-bell-like eyes and asked, "Are you the one who wants to send the darts to Lingnan?"
"That's right." Xiao Jiuyue replied calmly, his eyes falling on Coach Meng. He had a full beard and was not a big guy, but he gave people a sense of power.
Xiao Jiuyue sighed and said, "My brother went to Lingnan for a woman out of spite. Father was angry, and mother felt sorry for him, so she asked me to send some warm clothes and medicinal herbs over."
Xiao Jiuyue looked as if he was too embarrassed to air his dirty laundry in public, and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Master Meng. My father originally wanted to make you suffer, so he came back naturally. But there was nothing I could do. My mother felt sorry for you, so I had to come here secretly to deliver something."
Xiao Jiuyue looked around quietly, as if afraid of being discovered, and said, "As long as Master Meng can deliver the things and the silver safely, I will add a hundred taels to the reward, and I will not break my promise."
"Hahaha~" Coach Meng couldn't help but laugh after hearing what Xiao Jiuyue said. He said, "Your brother is a true man. I'll take this escort mission!"
"Thank you, Coach Meng." Xiao Jiuyue breathed a sigh of relief when he came out of Shunan Escort Agency. He was finally able to deliver the things.
As soon as she got on the carriage, Lian Xin couldn't help but smile. She looked at Xiao Jiuyue in shock and said, "Miss, what you just said sounded like the truth. I believed it!"
"If I don't tell the truth, how can Coach Meng believe it?" Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flashed slightly. The Xiao family was exiled to Lingnan. If he didn't make up a reason, the things might not even reach the Xiao family's hands.
"If people find out, the eldest young master's reputation will be ruined." Lianxin thought of the young master who was elegant and kind, but he became a man who went to Lingnan out of anger for a woman. This, this doesn't make sense.
"What are you afraid of? No one else will know, and my eldest brother will definitely not know." Xiao Jiuyue was wondering in his heart whether he needed to add something else. Lingnan is close to the sea, and the Xiao family probably can't get used to eating seafood.
"Let's buy some meat!" Xiao Jiuyue thought of dried meat. She wanted to make pork jerky. Although it wasn't as delicious as fresh pork, it could still satisfy her craving.
Xiao Jiuyue generously bought half a pig. The pork bones can be used to make soup. Now it is the coldest time of the year, which is a good time to dry sausages and bacon!
As soon as I returned to Fu'an Village with a lot of harvest, I saw a lot of carriages parked in front of the door of the Xiao family's old house from afar.
"Is the Gan family here to cause trouble again?" Xiao Jiuyue frowned.
"Miss, Gan Zongyong was beaten up by the Second Young Master Tang, and the Tang family dumped the bodies of those thieves at the Gan residence as a warning. It's unlikely they were the ones," Chief Steward Jin reported in a low voice, gazing at the carriages. "The markings on the carriages look like they belong to my eldest aunt's family."
"Eldest aunt?" Xiao Jiuyue thought of her second aunt. When something happened to the Xiao family, her second aunt Xiao Xia, who was in Shengjing, didn't even show up.
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