Chapter 236
Bei Qiao drove back to the inn and parked the carriage in the stable. Hong Hong, who had rested for the whole morning, was full of energy and leaned over to rub against Hui Hui, exchanging places with him.
"So, you want to go out?"
"Shhhhh!"
"Wait a moment, the sun is too strong now." Bei Qiao pushed the horse's head back: If we set off now, it won't take long before we reach the highest temperature of the day.
After returning to her room and rehydrating, Bei Qiao sat at the table and opened the forum. While the midday sun in Sijin County was intense enough to make one sweat, Yuanshan Village had already cooled down. Yu Qian, ever the lazy type, had already shortened her activities from most daytime hours to around noon. Autumn and winter clothing was bulky, and simply putting it on made her feel irritated. She'd rather wear less and go out during the warmer afternoon hours.
"Why am I the only one who can't handle the cold?" Yu Qian, who had just left the house, rolled around on her bed in frustration. "I'm the only one in the village wrapped up like a bear!" Is it because she's not eating enough meat? Or is it because she's not exercising enough?
Having forgotten to close the window at night, Xishi caught a cold in her otherworldly body. She hadn't opened the shop for the past few days and had a good rest. Because she was feeling down, Xishi was teased for being more gentle than before, and she was so angry that she sniffled and beat the person up on the spot.
Qi Zhi started to get busy because of the weather. There were quite a few locals suffering from typhoid and colds these days, especially children with fever. Sometimes adults came to get medicine, but before the children recovered, the adults were infected again and had to get medicine again. Then, before the adults recovered, they infected the children again. It took two or three times for the situation to subside.
To prevent herself from being infected, Qi Zhi wore a homemade mask and frequently disinfected the house with homemade alcohol. The smell wasn't pleasant, but it was reassuring.
At the escort agency, Li Qingqing does not have a cold at the moment, but the customers she deals with look unwell. Worried about being infected, she covers her face with a veil all day long, with a cotton mask underneath.
Zhong Tian caught a cold in real life and was kicked offline after just a short while that morning. Anxious to get back online, he rushed to the community hospital for an IV drip. Upon returning home, he was still diagnosed with poor health and unable to log in. Frustrated, he messaged Li Qingqing, asking her to explain: "Why can't I log in? Baozi Xishi also has a cold, isn't she online too? What a waste of time!"
"They caught a cold in their otherworldly shell, but you caught it on your own. How can the situation be the same?" Seeing the message from the home healthcare system, Zhong Tian's wife Ou Lan called and urged him to log off and rest. "Do you have to wait until it gets serious before you regret it? Just finish the project within the deadline!"
"It's not that serious, I think I can still... Okay, okay, I was wrong, I'll log off and rest now!" Zhong Tian, whose vision was already a little blurred, wiped the sweat from his forehead, squinted his eyes and lay on the table, typing to thank Li Qingqing who agreed to help, then pulled the water cup in front of him and drank it all in one breath. Then he stood up with the help of the table, with a heavy heart, and moved back to the bedroom to rest.
"Old Zhong is sick? It's okay, as long as we can deliver the goods within the construction period." Upon learning that Zhong Tian was ill, the natives said very reasonably that they were not in a hurry, anyway there were still nearly ten days left to complete the construction.
"Is he really sick? Isn't he dying?" The child who happened to have seen Zhong Tian on the street before asked cautiously: "He looked so bad this morning!"
"What are you talking about!" The native slapped his child on the buttocks. "Why are you cursing your Uncle Zhong? Be careful that he won't take you with him when he goes on a long trip next time!"
"I didn't curse him!" The child grimaced in pain: "He looked so bad this morning!" He looked so peaceful while lying on the table, as if he was about to die. It was so scary!
Zhong Tian: I was just accidentally kicked offline. Luckily, my fellow villager was reliable and helped me get back.
After dealing with Zhong Tian's affairs, Li Qingqing went to the forum to report to Bei Qiao what she had done in the past few days. She then applied for a position as a logistics staff member, not wanting to go out again. "I'm the one who takes care of the newcomers. Although I'm paid according to work, I don't have enough time now."
"Of course." Bei Qiao looked at the data in the background of the system: "If you don't think the logistical work is too tedious." I don't know if Li Qingqing still remembers that at first she just wanted to do some part-time job to earn some money when she was not painting, but now she is getting busier and busier.
Because he'd paid to use the system's self-service accounting system, Bei Qiao could now see the number of people employed at the Yuanshan Village Escort Agency, along with their respective positions. After Li Qingqing's transfer application was approved, Zhong Tian was the only full-time escort left at the agency; the others were part-time.
"Xian Yu has applied for part-time jobs and quit repeatedly this month, but the part-time salary he received is less than the high handling fees caused by multiple operations. What is he doing?" Bei Qiao clicked on the list and took a look. He found that someone's application number was restricted by the system because he had changed jobs too many times this month.
Xian Yu: As a salted fish, there are always people who can't stand my idleness and poke me with the sign of self-discipline. What can I do? I jump when they poke me! If I don't jump a few times, they will poke me even harder, alas!
After finishing up work at the escort agency, the sun was still blazing outside. Bei Qiao went downstairs to check on his mount and discovered that Bai Bai didn't seem particularly eager to go out. Hong Hong, who had been in the stable all morning, was eager to go out, and she stood up immediately when she saw Bei Qiao approaching.
"Let's go." Bei Qiao changed into men's clothing this time, intending to use his identity as Qiao's cousin to see how many people would intercept him and try to strike up a conversation. Riding a horse was easier to escape than riding a carriage, and to prevent others from recognizing Hong Hong, Bei Qiao even gave her a new saddle: although they were still his identities, changing vests was a bit addictive.
There were fewer people strolling outside at noon than in the morning. Bei Qiao passed by the crowd on horseback and found that everyone was still discussing what had happened in the county government office before. Some people even made bets on the identity of the person behind the rumor-mongering father and son. Currently, 70% of the people speculated that the rumor-mongering father and son were simply deceived by the scammer, and the remaining 30% believed that the traitors really existed.
The constable who was on patrol just now revealed the news that the so-called traitor did exist, but this traitor was not a complete traitor. He actually thought that he was the Queen's biological son.
"Is this the reason why the banker wins everything?" Upon hearing this news, Li Zhi, who believed that the mastermind behind this was a traitor, looked depressed: "I finally got it right for once..."
"If it's so easy for others to win, why open the market? Just pretending to be the God of Wealth and throwing money around will result in less losses." Li Huaiyu, who was pulled by Li Zhi to sit in the private room waiting for the opening results, poured himself a cup of tea.
"Oh, forget it. It's just a handful of melon seeds. If I lose, I lose." Li Zhi smacked his lips.
"What... cough, cough cough..." Hearing what Li Zhi said, Li Huaiyu almost choked on a mouthful of tea: "What melon seeds?"
"It's the melon seeds they put on the table... Why do you look like that? I went to your second uncle's house to place a bet. I won't interfere with other people's business." Li Zhi raised his hand and patted his daughter on the back: "Did you choke? Aren't you too careless?"
"No...it's nothing, nothing." Li Huaiyu took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth: Forget it, I'm used to it. Anyway, mother has never been confused about big things, so let her have fun with small things.
"Are you thinking about that again... Hey, hey, hey! I think I saw that girl!"
Li Zhi accidentally spotted Bei Qiao passing by on horseback, and decisively ran out to pull him in. Li Huaiyu shook her head, picked up the teacup and took a few more sips. When she put the teacup down, she found that her mother had returned alone: "Didn't you catch up with him?"
"Maybe...right? I called the girl twice, but she didn't turn around." Li Zhi was confused: "I think she seemed to glance back, but she didn't stop to wait for me. Is there something urgent?"
"Horse? Wasn't there only one young man who rode over just now?" Li Huaiyu quickly pushed the teacup aside: It's better not to drink it yet, so as not to choke yourself to death.
"No, I think their height and weight are about the same, although their clothes, postures, and mounts are different..." Li Zhi touched his chin: Asking is just intuition.
Li Huaiyu held his forehead with his hand, a headache in his eyes: "So you're not sure!" What if he recognized the wrong person? How embarrassing!
Bei Qiao, who was not mistaken, said: Oh, a familiar face... Didn't catch up? That means there is no urgent matter, no need to wait.
A local who happened to be nearby and wanted to scam Bei Qiao said: I knew it! It turned out to be him!
"I don't think I'm wrong." Li Zhi sat down, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his face.
"Okay, even if you didn't admit your mistake, why are you chasing after him?"
"Isn't it because I feel that the girl has suffered a loss, so..."
"so?"
"So, that's why I don't know what to do!" Li Zhi spread his hands very helplessly.
"Then forget it?"
"How can we just let it go? They've lost money!"
"So what do you say we should do?"
"I don't know what to do."
“…So forget it then?”
"How can I just let it go... Hmm? I think I just said that?
Li Zhi: "...So you went out to stop someone without thinking anything through and without bringing anything with you?"
"It's not that I didn't bring any, but I just felt that the worthless ones were too embarrassing to show off, and the valuable ones were... too valuable." Li Zhi silently turned his gaze away.
Li Zhi: "...It's a good thing you didn't stop them. By the time you figured out a result, it would have been dark." People who are familiar with you can understand that you have difficulty making choices and an obsession with absolute fairness, but those who are not familiar with you may think you are a fake generous person.
Bei Qiao didn't know what Li Zhi's purpose was in looking for her, but seeing the expression on Li Zhi's face when he greeted her, she guessed that the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles in Li Zhi's house should also be fake, and the configuration inside was probably similar to the box in her hand.
"It's true that I don't want others to suffer losses, but to be generous... I'm probably not very generous." Bei Qiao looked back from a distance: It's better not to waste that time.
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