Chapter 19 A Golden Peanut
Qiao Qiqi quickly got up and tidied her hair.
She looked at everyone and said, "In that case, how about I go to the town? I want to find a doctor to see Shao Ling, otherwise it will be difficult to treat him if he is not treated for a long time."
"Sister-in-law, why don't I go? I'll have to cook for myself from now on, so I'll definitely need to buy a lot of things. Can you carry them back? So I'll go!"
Pei Shaoan thought for a moment and said.
"That's fine. I'll just buy a bullock cart and put the things on it."
Qiao Qiqi waved her hand and said.
"Qiqi, do you have any money on you? I remember they went through your bag, right?"
Mother Pei frowned and said, "We don't have any money on us now, how can we buy an ox cart?"
When their house was searched, they were not allowed to take anything away except the clothes on their backs.
Later, even the bags sent by her parents and the Qiao family were turned over.
Where is the money now?
"Mom, I have it here!"
Suddenly, Pei Shu'er in Pei's mother's arms spoke.
Her left hand, which had been clenched into a fist, opened, revealing a golden peanut.
"Hey kid, why did you keep holding your left hand so tightly and refused to open it? It turns out you hid a golden peanut!"
Although Pei's mother complained, her eyes lit up.
She took the golden peanuts and handed them to Qiao Qiqi, "Qiqi, here, take it. Go buy whatever you want!"
Qiao Qiqi glanced at the gold peanuts in Pei's mother's hand and shook her head. "I have some small change and banknotes hidden on my person. You should keep these gold peanuts for yourselves."
She had previously found thousands of taels of silver in a ruined temple while searching for corpses.
So, let them keep this golden peanut for themselves.
"But, haven't your small change been taken away by the officials?"
Mother Pei was slightly surprised.
Qiao Qiqi smiled mysteriously and evaded the question, "I have my own way."
"Okay, mother, don't ask any more questions. Give her the golden peanuts and let her keep them."
At some point, Pei Shaoling opened his eyes, looked at Qiao Qiqi and spoke softly.
Qiao Qiqi quickly shook her head and waved her hands, "No, no, you guys keep it for a rainy day. We'll talk to you if I run out of money."
"After we got married, you should have been in charge of the household expenses. Although our Pei family is now in decline, you have always been in charge of the family's food and drink. You should keep this golden peanut. Besides, it won't get lost if it's with you."
Pei Shaoling's pair of narrow peach blossom eyes were as bright as stars, and his voice was soft but with unquestionable firmness.
Qiao Qiqi is no longer afraid of killing people, but she is still a little scared when facing her nominal husband.
Seeing him say that, I could only nod.
He reached out and took the golden peanuts from Pei's mother's hand and put them into his sleeve (actually he put them into the space in the supermarket).
She thought that when she arrived at the place of exile, she would return the golden peanuts to the Pei family.
"Pei family, we're leaving. Have you discussed this?"
Outside the east wing, the urging voices of the officials were heard.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Qiao Qiqi smiled faintly at everyone and said, "Then I'm going to go shopping first. Wait for me to come back."
"Well, be careful."
Everyone nodded and smiled at her.
After Qiao Qiqi left, Pei Shaoming looked at the two sisters from the second branch of the Pei family in the corner and asked, "What should we do with these two people?"
"Throw it back at the door of the second room and tell them that if there's a next time, don't blame us for being rude!"
Hearing this, Pei Shaoming dragged the two men by their ropes, pushed them out of the room, and threw them at the door of the second and third rooms of the Pei family.
Then he knocked on their door, repeated what his eldest brother had said, and turned back to his own room.
Qiao Qiqi had already followed the officers all the way to Taiping Town.
The people who came out to purchase supplies this time included one person from the Zhao family and the third uncle from the Pei family.
Originally, the Pei family only needed to send one person, but because they had not yet left the capital, the second and third branches of the Pei family clamored to sever ties with the first branch.
They thought they had escaped disaster, but unexpectedly they were sentenced to be exiled together to a bitter and cold place.
Along the way, the second and third wives were filled with resentment and cursed the first wife all day long.
At that time, the original body was also full of resentment, which led to the eldest branch of the Pei family being bullied.
The officials also knew this, so they agreed that two people from the Pei family could go.
"Second Brother, take the token and go to Taiping Town to find a horse to go to the county seat. Report the Xu family's escape to the county magistrate here and ask them to issue an arrest warrant and a wanted order."
The chief official explained that he had asked the postmaster to rush the news of Xu's family's escape back to the capital over 600 miles last night.
The escorting officers would carry a token.
Wherever the items pass, the county governments need to cooperate with the escort officials.
"Yes, Boss!"
The second constable took the token from his hand and put it in his own arms.
It took them half an hour to walk ten miles, mainly because the restraints on Uncle Three of the Pei family and the man from the Zhao family had not been removed.
"Sir, now that we're in town, could you please help us remove these bracelets and shackles temporarily?"
Pei's second uncle bravely discussed the matter with the chief officer.
The chief officer rolled his eyes at him and ignored him.
After arriving in the town, Qiao Qiqi said to the chief officer, "Sir, my husband has been unable to move. I want to find him a doctor and buy him an ox cart. What do you think?"
She quietly slipped a fifty-liang silver note into the hand of the chief constable, "These are for the constables to drink tea with."
This fifty-liang silver note was the smallest one in her hand, the others were all worth one hundred liang or one thousand liang.
Money makes the world go round. When the chief constable saw that Qiao Qiqi could still produce fifty taels of silver, he couldn't help but look at her twice more.
"Okay, then you can go. If your husband is well, our journey won't be delayed. Fourth Brother, you go with her."
The chief officer shouted at the officer beside him, asking him to guard Qiao Qiqi.
"Yes, Boss!"
The fourth constable responded expressionlessly and stood behind Qiao Qiqi.
"Let's go, Lao Er, you go find a horse and go to the county town. I'll take the others to buy rice."
The chief officer gave an order and then they dispersed at the entrance of Taiping Town.
"Miss Pei, the only pharmacy in town is over there. The eldest brother just asked a doctor to treat the fifth and the old man last night."
The second constable pointed in a direction and said to Qiao Qiqi, "Over there is the morning market where cattle and horses are sold. If you want to buy an ox cart, it's best to go early. If you're late, the good cattle and horses will be picked up by others."
He reminded Qiao Qiqi.
Qiao Qiqi looked in two directions and decided to buy an ox cart first.
The pharmacy is always open, but the morning market will be closed.
"My Lords, I will go buy an oxcart first."
After making the decision, Qiao Qiqi said to the two of them, "It's just that I'm not very good at choosing, so I hope you two adults can help me take a look."
"I'll ask Lao Si to help you pick it out later. I have to go to the county town and can't delay."
The second constable led the two men towards the morning market.
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