"What a pity." The woman in the fine clothes sat in the carriage, and as she stretched out her hand, her maidservant bowed and painted her nails. "It would be more interesting if this scene happened to her."
"Miss, the ice basin is melting, we must return to the manor."
"Steward Li, you're so annoying." The woman in fine clothes withdrew her hand, glanced at her still unpainted nails, and said lightly, "I'll call the matchmaker to sell them tomorrow. They're too slow and an eyesore."
"Don't worry, Miss." The maid was quickly covered and dragged off the carriage. The steward knew his young mistress's temperament very well and did everything in accordance with her. "Don't worry, Miss. The matchmaker will bring new people to the manor tomorrow, and you can choose for yourself."
"There must be someone like that woman."
"yes."
Once she was far away from the porridge distribution point, Li Yunyun finally felt the unease disappear. She breathed a sigh of relief and discovered that Lin Yangyang, that silly girl, was eating cherries, tearing off all the stems, taking big bites, and then spitting out the pits.
Li Yunyun: ...
She wished she had such a big heart like this simpleton.
Lin Zhaozhao handed Li Yunyun a handful of cherries, then took out a peach and handed it to Lin Yangyang. Lin Yangyang broke the peach into four pieces with one hand, making four pieces just right for the three people and one sheep.
"Something you want to say?" Lin Zhaozhao took a bite of peach and glanced at Li Yunyun.
"I was thinking about the people who were going to deliver the pastries to us. They just blatantly brought them over. Once they leave, we'll be sitting ducks. The more I think about it, the more I feel like they have ulterior motives." Li Yunyun angrily stuffed a crisp peach into her mouth, her cheeks bulging out like a rabbit stung by a wasp.
"Therefore, plan carefully before you act, and don't jump to conclusions about anything."
"You mean..." Li Yunyun's eyes widened as Lin Yangyang snatched half a handful of cherries from her.
"Ouch, I haven't eaten a single one yet!" Li Yunyun rushed forward to snatch them, but not only did she fail to grab any, the sheep, the robber, almost stole all the ones she had left.
The two people and the sheep were playing around. Lin Zhaozhao kissed Ping An's chubby cheek and strode forward.
"Second sister, wait for me."
"And me too."
**
Xu Juanzi was knocked into the field by a sheep, her whole body aching from the sharp thorns. It took her a long time to crawl back to the main road. Thinking of Lin Zhaozhao and her group, Xu Juanzi felt resentful.
She passed by a porridge distribution point and got a bowl of watery rice porridge. She finished it in two gulps and still wanted more. While she was resting on the ground, a few stray noises caught her attention.
A few people were standing not far away. The tall man was clearly in a dominant position, while the short man bowed and scraped. There were also one adult and three children kneeling at his feet.
"Husband, please, just bear with it a little longer. I'll save my own food rations. Don't sell Daya and Erya." The woman tugged at the man's trouser hanger, only to be kicked in the chest by him. "I'm sending them to enjoy a life of luxury. What do you know?"
"Looks like you haven't reached an agreement yet. Let's just forget about it today." The tall man turned to leave, but the shorter man grabbed him. "This woman is being unreasonable. Don't take it to heart. The price is negotiable..."
After much persuasion, the tall man finally stayed and bought the two girls for a price of one or three taels of silver.
Xu Juanzi suddenly realized, "That's right, how come I never thought of this? If I'm not enough, there are others. It just means less money. As long as I can get rid of that bitch Lin Zhaozhao, I'll do anything."
The more Xu Juanzi thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She hurriedly followed after him and told the tall man about her plans.
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