On the way back, Su's mother cut some meat for the family, and Su Xiaozhong bought some braised meat to prepare for dinner.
They shopped a lot along the way, and even though they had a carriage, which saved them a lot of time, it was still very late when they returned home.
As soon as they came back, the guy from the grain shop delivered the food.
Su Xiaozhong quickly directed his servants to move the food to the side room of the west wing. That room would be used as a storage room at home in the future, and the utility room in the outer courtyard would be used to store other things.
The grocery store clerk also delivered 70 kilograms of cotton. 60 kilograms of this cotton was used to make bedding, and the remaining 10 kilograms was used for cotton-padded jackets and thin coats.
In fact, Su Yin wanted to buy some more, but the grocery store owner didn't have that much stock, and it would take two days to deliver.
It is not long since the beginning of autumn and the weather has just turned cooler. There is still some time before winter, so there is still some time left, so there is still time.
Madam Xu cooked dinner. She made some simple noodles. The whole family had a bowl of clear noodle soup. The soup base was made from bones with some oil, and it was served with the braised meat that Su Xiaozhong bought. This meal was simple but very nutritious.
Niu Niu ate a big bowl of food, her little belly was bulging, but she still wanted to eat more.
With the help of Su Baozhu, Su Yin hung the bedspread on the bunk bed in the room, made the bed, wiped herself simply, and fell asleep.
Before going to bed, I was still thinking about buying some furniture, coffee tables, vases and other items tomorrow.
As I was thinking, I gradually fell asleep.
At the same time, Shunyi Hou's guards were not so at ease. They were so anxious that they could not sleep.
After asking Su Yin and the others, they headed north in pursuit, and even passed Shangjing City without finding any news about Xu Lanzhi.
The captain of the guard wanted to continue heading north, but was stopped by his subordinates.
"Sir, Miss Xu is most afraid of the cold, so it is impossible for her to continue going north. Perhaps, she actually went south." The subordinate calmly analyzed with the captain of the guard.
"Impossible! We also didn't find any clues when we went south."
In the past, they would only need to chase for two days at most to get clues and successfully capture Xu Lanzhi, but this time it was completely different.
She disappeared without a trace, as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth.
The more the captain of the guard thought about it, the more frightened he became. An ominous premonition welled up in the depths of his heart, and this premonition became stronger and stronger as time went by.
"Perhaps this time Miss Xu went into the woods, or she hid in a lone fleeing group, so no one saw her on the road." The subordinate repeated all the possibilities he could think of.
The guard leader hesitated for a moment and finally made a decision, "Return and head south."
At this moment, a subordinate hurried into the tent with a carrier pigeon.
"Sir, there is news from the Marquis."
"Bring it up."
The subordinate took the bamboo slips off the carrier pigeon and took out the note inside.
There were only four simple words on the note - [Where is the person].
They will pass through Shangjing City on their way back this time, so it seems they must go back to Shangjing City.
The head of the guard had a headache on his face. When his subordinates left, he punched the ground in anger and said, "Miss Xu, where are you?"
It was daybreak, and a faint light enveloped the ancient city with a long history. In a two-story house in Qingshi Lane in the south of the city, a figure was exercising while sweating profusely.
Niu Niu, who got up early with her mother, was rubbing her little eyes and squatting on the stone steps beside her, looking at her with her big eyes.
After Su Yin stopped, the little kid ran to Su Yin and said in a baby voice, "Sister, sister, great."
Su Yin squatted down, "Niuniu, do you want to learn from your sister?"
The little kid tilted his head, his face was tangled, and finally he said one word firmly in his baby voice, "Yes."
"Okay, wait until Niuniu can stand more steadily, and I'll teach you."
"Um."
"Let's go and eat."
After breakfast, Su Yin, Su Baozhu and their parents split up into two groups. The former went to notify each household to stock up on food, while the latter went to buy the furniture and items that were missing from their homes.
Madam Xu and Grandma Xu stayed at home with Niu Niu and continued to clean and cook.
Whatever their family needed, Su's mother and her friends would bring back with them.
Because his uncle's house was closest to Qingshi Lane, the first house Su Yin knocked on was the courtyard shared by his uncle Yang Dahe and Doctor Li. There were only four rooms in the courtyard, the main hall for dining and entertaining guests, and a bedroom on one side. There was a wing room on the left, and the kitchen and woodshed on the right.
Yang Dahe's family lived in the main house, Doctor Li's family lived in the left wing, and the two families shared the kitchen and the main room.
When Su Yin came over, the two families had just finished breakfast. Seeing Su Yin and Su Baozhu coming, they hurriedly welcomed them in.
"Yinyin, you came here so early in the morning, is there something wrong?"
Su Yin said directly: "Uncle, Doctor Li, when my father was in Linzhou Prefecture, he noticed that there were continuous heavy rains in the south of the Yangtze River. I am afraid that the price of grain will skyrocket in the future. We went to the grain store yesterday and the prices did fluctuate. I am worried that the prices will continue to rise. You'd better stock up more food at home."
Yang Dahe asked directly: "Yinyin, how much did your family buy?"
"All in all, I probably bought more than five or six stones."
They guessed that it must be a lot, but they didn't expect that they bought five or six stones in one go.
Yang Dahe and Doctor Li looked at each other and had plans in mind.
Since Su Yin's family bought so much, it definitely wouldn't be without purpose.
"Okay, I'll go buy food today."
Su Yin thought about it and reminded again, "It's best to buy enough for two to three months."
The two men looked more and more solemn.
"Okay, I understand."
"Don't go to Yang Hu's place. I'll tell him."
"Okay, then I'll trouble you to go to Uncle Yang Hu's place."
After leaving her uncle's house, Su Yin and Su Baozhu headed straight for Taohua Lane, where the most people lived. Most of the people living in Taohua Lane were from Lijia Village. Su Yin explained the situation to Li Rui, who was responsible for notifying other people in Lijia Village.
Living in Linghua Lane are Yang Dashan, Yang Dachuan, my second cousin Zhou's family, and a large number of Zhang's family members.
Su Yin repeated what she had said before, and after the four families listened to her, she left with peace of mind.
After coming out of Linghua Lane, Su Yin looked at her aunt, "Aunt, let's go shopping together today."
"Ah, you're not going back?"
"You want to go home?"
Su Baozhu looked at the bustling streets and shook her head.
"Walk."
The two went to a rouge and powder shop, and Su Yin bought lip balm for Su Baozhu.
After leaving the shop, the two were attracted by the velvet flowers on the stall.
"Yinyin, this looks good on you." Su Baozhu picked up a light blue velvet flower and put it on her head.
The stall owner nearby smiled and said, "It looks really good on the girl. I have never seen anyone look better than the girl."
Su Yin was just about to say that the stall owner was good at talking when she caught a glimpse of a group of people riding horses on the street.
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