No sooner had Tian Niangzi finished speaking than Zhang Xiu'e replied in a mournful tone, "The person in charge in Xiaoye City has ordered all the shops to close for one day tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Madam Tian laughed dismissively, "It's just a day off work, right? I thought it was something serious. It's nothing, just one less day of work. Don't overthink it. I've already prepared dinner, go wash your hands and eat."
“If it were just a matter of losing one day’s earnings, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But the messenger won’t arrive until evening. We’ve already prepared tomorrow’s dishes, and even kneaded the dough. If we can’t sell them, wouldn’t we lose both our labor and the materials?”
When Song He'er heard Zhang Xiu'e say this, something suddenly came to mind.
She had just met Song Xiaoqi's people in Jiangning when she was notified that Xiaoye City would be closed for the day. Could it be that Song Xiaoqi had used his connections to find them?
They've come this far step by step, and we can't afford to let them fall apart...
"Just now, He'er also told me something strange. She said she saw people looking for you in Jiangning. Maybe the construction stoppage in Xiaoye City was to search for people door-to-door!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiue immediately jumped up like a peacock with its feathers ruffled, exclaiming, "That must be terrible! It must be the soldiers from Xinzhou coming to find us!"
Song He'er shook her head. "No, it's Song Xiaoqi."
"That old bastard? What does he want with us? Besides, he ran away a long time ago. We're all on different paths now, and we don't owe him anything!"
Seeing Zhang Xiu'e pressing her for details, Qin Xiaoniang knew that if she continued to interrogate her, she would inevitably have to reveal the matter of the book. Thinking this, she stepped forward and explained, "What else could it be for? It must be for Huan Ge'er. Last time, he wanted to transfer Huan Ge'er to my care, but I refused. I even transferred He'er and Huan Ge'er to Ruizhen's name. Naturally, he was very unwilling. Now that he has few children, he naturally regards Huan Ge'er as his only hope."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiue burst out laughing. "That's completely unfounded. It's not like he can't have children. He's got the means and connections. He could find someone in a brothel and still have a baby!"
Upon hearing this, Chun Di and Chun Rao, two unmarried girls, blushed deeply with embarrassment.
Song Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow and quickly stopped her, "What are you saying? Seriously, even the poorest families wouldn't go to places like that to find women."
"My words may be harsh, but they are the truth. If Song Xiaoqi comes to Xiaoye City to find us for such a trivial matter, wouldn't that be a waste of his talents?"
Clearly, Zhang Xiu'e did not believe Qin Xiaoniang's explanation, but even if they did not believe it, they could only try to brush it off with this excuse.
After all, that "Business Secrets" was a family heirloom passed down in Song He'er's maternal grandfather's family, so how could it be easily shown to others?
"Eat quickly and get some rest. Don't discuss this matter anymore. Now that Hua Jie'er has finally recovered from her illness, don't trouble the children. If they won't let you go to work, then don't go. Just stay here in Xiaoyang Village. I don't think Song Xiaoqi will find this place."
After saying that, Qin Xiaoniang turned around and went into the inner room.
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My darlings, there's a little less update today~ but I'll make up for it tomorrow, I'm just not feeling well today~
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