The old man didn't ask any further questions, and simply nodded in agreement.
When Song He'er returned to Qin Xiaoniang's side, she saw that they had already selected dozens of kilograms of vegetables.
"Mother, stop looking and let's buy this car."
Zhang Xiue covered Song He'er's mouth and pulled her aside. "Keep your voice down. How expensive is this car? You just bought it like that?"
"Third Aunt, I've spent the money you just gave me."
Zhang Xiue was clearly somewhat incredulous. "He bought a car for such a small amount of money? And this old man agreed to it?"
“He initially disagreed, but his family urgently needed money for medical treatment, so he agreed to sell it to me. It’s fine, everyone gets what they want.”
"Oh...that's true. Speaking of which, four strings of cash is quite a lot for these struggling businessmen."
Zhang Xiue smiled and said nothing more. Instead, she quickly walked to the donkey and tried to lead it away.
But before the car could move an inch, the same menacing-looking vendor came over and blocked Zhang Xiu'e's path.
“Young lady, if I had known you were so rich, why did you haggle with me earlier? How about this? I’ll sell you the sweet potato for ten coins. You can support me and not offend me.”
Zhang Xiue felt utterly disgusted by his face and immediately walked away, avoiding him.
But the shameless man continued to obstruct her, saying, "Young lady, if you don't give your brother face today, don't blame me for making sure you can't leave this dock!"
Song He'er was so angry she wanted to rush up and slap the man twice, then take out a bow and arrow from her spatial storage and shoot him dead!
In the blink of an eye, Wang San appeared out of nowhere and rushed up to punch the man.
The vendor who had been beaten refused to stand up and fought back, and soon the two were fighting.
More and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle, and some of them, who were part of the vendors' group, even rushed over to help.
Wang San's men also rushed in and started fighting, and soon the dock was in complete chaos.
Zhang Xiue didn't want to make a big fuss, so she tried to rush over and persuade Wang San, but unexpectedly she was pushed out by someone.
"Don't worry, Madam Zhang. I think Wang San is quite skilled. He might beat that villain to his knees and beg for mercy in no time."
After listening to Qin Xiaoniang's advice, Zhang Xiu'e stopped interfering.
Sure enough, in no time at all, the vendor was beaten black and blue and couldn't even stand up.
Song He'er covered her mouth and chuckled, "Serves you right!"
Wang Sanqi was on the man's back, his hand gripping the man's throat. "Tell me, do you still dare to bully people?"
The vendor cried out in pain, begging for mercy, "Hero, spare my life! Hero, spare my life!"
"Are you still going to bully me?"
"I won't dare again! I'll never dare again! Please spare my life, my lord!"
Wang San then stopped and jumped off the man.
The vendor, limping, hurriedly left with his group of henchmen, abandoning even his vegetable stall.
Qin Xiaoniang quickly called Wang San over and looked him up and down, "How are you? Are you hurt?"
Wang San smiled and shook his head. "With his limited skills, he can't do anything to me! Don't worry!"
"You disembarked yesterday, right? And you've been waiting here ever since?"
Wang San pointed to the small shed not far away, "Yes, I slept there last night and made do for the night. I was afraid you might encounter some danger, so I didn't dare to go far."
Qin Xiaoniang smiled with relief, "Thank you so much, you've helped us solve so many problems along the way."
Wang San glanced at the donkey cart behind Zhang Xiu'e and couldn't help but sigh, "You two have quite a bit of money hidden away, huh? You can even afford a cart. That must have cost at least ten taels of silver."
Zhang Xiue lowered her voice and whispered, "Shh, it wasn't much money, only four strings of cash. But we're broke now, and we don't have much left."
Wang San clearly didn't believe it. How could a donkey, a cart, and a cart full of vegetables only be worth four strings of cash?
Song He'er knew Wang San wouldn't believe her, but to avoid revealing more flaws with each question, she walked directly up to him and said, "Uncle, I was just pretending to be pitiful. That's why the old man agreed to give it to me. Don't say anything more, or he might go back on his word. You'll have to compensate me with a car then!"
Wang San was speechless for a moment. "That little girl is plotting against me again. Alright, I won't say anything more. Let's get going."
Zhang Xiue stayed behind to watch the car, while Qin Xiaoniang went back to the boat to call Li Qiang's wife and the others out.
Everyone was surprised to see the donkey cart, but they didn't ask any questions and left with their luggage.
Halfway there, Li Qiang's wife looked at the skinny donkey and said, "I say, Zhang Niangzi, buying a cart would have been enough, why did you buy a little donkey? Look how weak it is, I hope it doesn't die of illness on the way!"
"If we don't buy donkeys, are we supposed to pull the cart ourselves? Wouldn't that be exhausting!"
Li Qiang's wife shook her head helplessly, "Don't we still have camels? Camels can pull carts just the same thing, so we can save the money we would have spent on buying donkeys!"
"Can a camel be the same size as a donkey? If a camel were to pull our cart, wouldn't the cart be able to move upright?"
Li Qiang's wife then realized the problem, so she smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything.
After traveling for a while, the group arrived at a small town called Liangyi. There were two or three guards outside the town gate, and people were queuing up to enter the town.
Zhang Xiu'e panicked and quickly turned around to remind everyone, "There are soldiers all over there. We...we are prisoners. Will we be able to get through?"
Song He'er had already prepared the clearance documents, so there was no need to worry about these issues at all. On the contrary, Wang San and his group would not be let in easily.
Song He'er walked to Qin Xiaoniang's side and whispered, "Mother, when we entered the desert, I had someone change our travel documents, so we women can enter the city... However, Uncle Wang and the others probably can't get in."
"That……."
Before Qin Xiaoniang could finish speaking, Wang San walked over from the side carrying the child, as if he had foreseen something.
"Ladies, I would like to entrust my child to you. We will take a detour to Xinzhou. I know you will have a way to get into the city. We men will not cause you any trouble."
Qin Xiaoniang was somewhat embarrassed. She turned her head, looked at Zhang Xiue, and stammered without saying a word.
After a long silence, Zhang Xiu'e finally spoke slowly, "Where are you going? Are there any other routes you can take?"
Wang San breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, it's a mountain road, very difficult to walk, and probably even dangerous, so I'm entrusting my child to you. Thank you so much!"
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