Chapter 48
Bei Qiao: Is it me who didn't give you a chance, or is it you who are not motivated and don't know what to do?
Mei'er, the maid who remained silent the entire time: Don't blame yourself but blame others. What a pity. He is a decent person, but just a decent person.
Qin Guan, who heard the noise, was worried that something had happened to his sister, so he rushed in from the next room, faster than the guards around him. But when he found that the situation was not urgent at the door, he subconsciously slowed down his pace and pretended that his martial arts skills were not strong: "Sister, what happened?"
"Brother! I'm fine." Qin Huan quickly ran to Qin Guan and grabbed the clothes on his side: There may be people who don't know how to run away when they encounter danger, but I will definitely not be one of them.
"I'm glad you're okay." Qin Guan raised his hand and patted his sister's hand that was grabbing his clothes: My youngest sister is the one who makes me worry less. She knows that in this situation, you can't grab other people's arms or belts.
Meng Chuan, who failed to save the beauty, greeted Qin Guan. Although he did not know Qin Guan, the brother and sister looked somewhat similar, and with the word "brother", the identity of the visitor was obvious.
Bei Qiao, on the other side, had no time to deal with Qin Guan. She had hit the thug with a bench and sent him flying backwards, about to fall headfirst from the building. She had quickly used her Qinggong skills to catch up and stepped on his foot, forcing him to hang upside down on the window sill. Now, Bei Qiao was trying to pull the man back from the window.
"Damn it! Get out of here, you little brat!" The thug, who had been planning to escape with his martial arts skills, was forced to hang upside down outside the restaurant wall. He tilted his head back in pain and cursed at Bei Qiao. He flew out of the window headfirst, his back to the window. Bei Qiao caught up a little too late, only able to step on his heel. With his heels barely hanging on the window sill, the thug had nowhere to put his weight, so he could only dig his hands into the cracks in the wall to barely relieve his heels. The pain made him want to kill even more.
"Ah!" The guests in the room downstairs cried out when they saw an upside-down figure hanging outside the window.
"Sorry." Bei Qiao shouted downstairs, and with the help of Meng Chuan's followers and Ying'er, she forcibly lifted the gangster in from the window. During the whole process, she had been facing Qin Huan sideways, and because the angle was not good, it was a bit difficult to exert force.
"Why are you always looking at Miss Qin?" Meng Chuan swore that he really didn't want to find fault, but this person's posture looked too showy, just like a peacock looking for an angle to spread its tail.
"No matter what happens, my cousin's safety is the most important thing." Bei Qiao answered as a matter of course. Seeing that the gangster who was brought in was still trying to resist, she picked up her fan and slapped him: "This is a gold patron who gave twenty taels! How could this happen! Of course, if I really can't beat him, I still know to run away."
Meng Chuan, who didn't know the truth: Damn it, I lost.
Because of the gangster's intrusion, the blind date was cancelled. Meng Chuan got on the carriage for the return trip, feeling devastated. On the way, he couldn't help but practice peeling melon seeds. After peeling two, he suddenly felt that his behavior was a bit stupid.
On the other side, Qin Guan sent his sister to the carriage and sent her all the way back home: "As usual, don't go out these days, and don't be alone at home. The people we caught before were very stubborn, and the results are still out. You should try to be safe. Of course, don't be too nervous." There is no need to mention the fact that one of the people was silenced, so as not to scare his sister.
"I know, brother, you have to go back to school again."
"What can I do? This month's vacation is over." Qin Guan raised his hand and patted his sister's head: "Don't fall behind in your studies at home." Because of the special circumstances, Qin Huan doesn't have to go to school these days, and the teacher will come to the Qin Mansion to teach her.
"I know, I know!" Qin Huan covered his head unhappily: "For the last time, brother, don't touch my hair."
"Okay, okay."
After a quick lunch, Qin Guan took a large box of snacks back to the academy. The snacks were for the dean and his roommates. He had been on leave for the past two days due to his sister's affairs, and he would have to trouble them with make-up lessons later. He felt embarrassed to go to the academy empty-handed.
Qin Huan had lunch at the restaurant and wasn't hungry at all, nor did she feel like taking a nap. Mei'er, the maid, went to the backyard to report to Qin's mother and returned with the remaining ten taels of silver for Bei Qiao.
"Madam said she was very satisfied with the result of this commission." Qin's mother was still checking the accounts in the backyard and couldn't get away, so she handed the rest of the matter to the maid Mei'er. "So, in addition to the twenty taels of silver, Madam has a gift for you. In addition, this dress is also given to you, in addition to the jade pendant."
Mother Qin: I heard that the boy from the Meng family learned how to peel melon seeds in the car after returning home. This commission is really worth it!
"Wait, leave the jade crown to me, I'll get you another one." Qin Huan jumped up and touched the top of Bei Qiao's head: "If I meet someone who is not suitable, I will take out this jade crown and say that I have a lover."
Bei Qiao took a half step back, took off the jade crown, bent down, placed the jade crown in Qin Huan's hand, and chuckled: "So, it's a good thing I was wearing a mask before, otherwise there would be no one in the world who is not a rival in love in the future..."
Qin Huan glared at her coquettishly: "You're so annoying!" Humph, you say it so nicely, but you are still on guard against me and don't want me to touch your head
After changing out of the jade crown and taking off the jade pendant, Bei Qiao followed Mei'er to the gate of Qin's house holding a fan to receive the gift.
The gift Qin's mother mentioned was a horse-drawn carriage. It was considerably larger than Bei Qiao's donkey cart. While it looked unassuming from the outside, it was a world of its own. There were recesses for lamp holders, hidden compartments for storage, and all sorts of ingenious designs dotted throughout the carriage. There was even a fireplace in the center, so winter travel wouldn't be too cold.
"But the more delicate something is, the more likely it is to go wrong, so you have to use it with caution." The Qin family has their own carpenters and doesn't need to worry about this problem, but Bei Qiao does need to consider it.
A carriage would naturally require horses, so Mother Qin had three horses brought in and stood beside the carriage for Bei Qiao to choose from. All three horses were relatively young, of ordinary appearance, but all were in good spirits, evidently well-fed.
Bei Qiao finally chose a bay horse. Although the white pony was better looking and the black horse more handsome, the white horse was a bit arrogant and the black horse was detached, so they probably wouldn't get along with Huihui. Furthermore, both horses were picky eaters, refusing to eat anything less than high-quality fodder, even if they were starving to death.
Bei Qiao: Twenty taels of silver are only enough to feed him for three years. I can’t afford it. Goodbye.
The chestnut horse has a mottled coat and is a clingy little mare. When Beiqiao was looking at the horses, it came over and put its head in Beiqiao's hand, looking very well-behaved.
"Do you want to come with me?" Bei Qiao tentatively reached out and touched the little red horse's head.
The little red horse nodded.
"Okay, then it's your turn. I hope you get along well with Huihui." Bei Qiao patted the horse's neck: "Let's call you Honghong." Although a more elegant name could be given, the donkey's name is Huihui. It's not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the uneven distribution of wealth. It's better to treat everyone equally.
Hitching the carriage to her chestnut horse, Honghong, Bei Qiao left the Qin residence and, taking advantage of the light, took a stroll around Linjie City. Of course, before leaving, she found a place to change out of her obviously expensive clothes and put on her round-necked shirt, leaving only the fan in her hand.
During the day, the streets of Linjie City were sparsely populated. Aside from the preschoolers playing in the streets, everyone had their own agenda. School-age children attended school, those who weren't making much progress or couldn't afford to continue their education took on odd jobs, learning skills, and those with land farmed or became landlords. Everyone led their own life, some a carefree existence, others a chaotic one, but no matter what, it was all life.
Beiqiao had witnessed two such chase-and-run situations, like those you see in martial arts novels. The first person had run away because he'd dined and, when he encountered Beiqiao, tried to steal the carriage, only to be slapped under it by Beiqiao's fan. The second was a runaway child, barely taller than the front of the carriage, but his short legs made him move swiftly. He used Beiqiao's leisurely strolling carriage to block his way for two blocks before his parents discovered him.
"How interesting..." Bei Qiao saw many interesting things after only walking three streets. Slow down and you'll always see different scenery... Of course, the premise for seeing the scenery is that you're not struggling to survive.
While enjoying the scenery, Bei Qiao was also observing other aspects of Linjie City. The escort agency in Linjie City was the first place she visited. It must be said that escort agencies in big cities look very impressive. Whether it was the convoys driving out or the people escorting the convoys on horseback, they all looked very imposing. But...
Several guards seemed to be walking unsteadily. Could it be that there were people in the escort agency who were taking advantage of the missions to gild themselves? This was indeed a real alien world, where all the social conventions were present.
Because he was not sure whether the people in the escort agency had paranoid delusions, Bei Qiao did not stay at the door of the escort agency for too long. He turned his horse around and went to take a look around somewhere else.
Linjie City is close to the sea on one side and the mountains on the other. There are some villas on the mountains outside the city, which are used by the rich to farm and escape the summer heat.
The carriage stopped in front of the city gate against the mountain. Bei Qiao found a stall on the roadside whose owner looked pleasing to the eye. He squatted down and started picking things from the stall while chatting with the owner.
The stall owner was a talkative person. Seeing Bei Qiao's handsome appearance, she was happy to chat with him for a while: "If you want to leave the city, there is only one road outside the city gate. After leaving the city and walking up a few steps, you will find that it is someone else's land. Some places are inaccessible. The people who watch over the farm are very fierce!"
"When buying things, the grains and vegetables from the farm are delivered directly to the owner's home. If you sell them to others secretly, you will be beaten with a stick."
"There's a forest outside the city with all sorts of things: rabbits, wolves, tigers... During the New Year holidays, there's plenty of food, so they don't bite easily. But in a couple of months, that won't be the case. In winter, there's nothing to eat in the forest, and people in the farmyard might even encounter wolves knocking on their doors!"
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