At noon on the second day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qin Anming, Ruyi and others went back after lunch. They wanted to stay a little longer, but were afraid of queuing at the county gate for inspection, which would last until dark, so they had to go back early.

Xiaoguo expressed his understanding and agreed to visit again next time. Then he took Zhuangzhuang to see them off.

Xiaoguo rubbed his eyes. He really hated saying goodbye. Although they would meet again, he still hated parting.

Xiaoguo became even stronger after doing this, and he held Qin Anming's neck tightly and refused to let go.

Qin Anming also held Zhuangzhuang with reluctance and kept whispering to him. Xiaoguo saw that it was getting late, and if they delayed any longer, it would definitely be dark when they returned to the museum.

"Zhuangzhuang, since you are so reluctant to leave, you can go with your uncle. Mother will visit you once every two days."

Xiaoguo was talking on the side. Zhuangzhuang sniffed and let go of his hand, "Uncle, take care."

Although uncle is important, mother is more important.

Qin Anming held back all the words of comfort he had in mind, Zhuang Zhuang...

Xiaoguo took Zhuangzhuang and waved goodbye to them. He did not take Zhuangzhuang home until his shadow could no longer be seen.

Xiaoguo took Zhuangzhuang home. Seeing that Zhuangzhuang was in pain, Xiaoguo could only promise to take Zhuangzhuang to see Qin Anming every two days. In the face of Zhuangzhuang's doubtful eyes, Xiaoguo promised again and again, and Zhuangzhuang finally laughed out loud.

Xiaoguo heaved a sigh of relief, wiped off the non-existent sweat, and said that children nowadays are too hard to fool. No! They are too hard to coax.

It was the end of the month, and Xiaoguo was preparing to drive to the county because it was the day to settle the bill. He also happened to be taking Zhuangzhuang with him to look for Qin Anming, as Zhuangzhuang had been clamoring to go look for him a few days ago.

Xiaoguo urged Zhuangzhuang to go out, and stood outside the door waiting to lock it. As soon as Zhuangzhuang came out, the door was locked.

I took Zhuangzhuang and ran straight to the county. As soon as I arrived at the market, I saw a group of people guarding the bulletin board. Although Xiaoguo was curious, he didn't join in the fun and just walked past them.

When they just arrived at the door of the restaurant, the store was not full of customers as usual. Xiaoguo was wondering why, so he took Zhuangzhuang out of the car. As soon as they entered the store, they saw them all sitting in the store.

Qin Anming saw Xiaoguo first, and held Zhuangzhuang and asked Xiaoguo to sit down. Xiaoguo felt relieved when she saw that they looked normal.

“Why are you closed today?”

Ruyi answered Xiaoguo, "Today is the day when the new emperor ascends the throne. All the shops will close for a day to bless the new emperor."

Xiaoguo was shocked. A new emperor? As expected, the news in the small village was cut off. There was no news about the change of the emperor.

"We only found out about it yesterday when we saw the announcement."

Qin Anming said beside him, Xiaoguo remembered, the notice, could it be the place where that group of people gathered just now?

"It's a good day to take a break so everyone can relax."

Ruyi stretched her body and said that everyone had been busy for so many days and had not been able to have a good rest.

Uncle Xu was fiddling with his abacus, and finally came over with a money jar and an account book and handed them to Ruyi. Today he not only had to settle Xiaoguo's account, but also everyone's salary, which would be paid at the end of the month.

Ruyi gave the money to the others first. She offered them a salary that was twice what they were paid outside. Her idea was that since the store was doing well, she couldn't mistreat the people who followed her. She gave the money readily and also gave bonuses on top of the original amount to reward everyone for their hard work for a month.

After giving them the money, I let them go and have a rest, and I settled the bill with Xiaoguo and Qin Anming after they left.

"This is for you, Sister Xiaoguo. Seventy-six taels and five cents."

Ruyi handed over a heavy purse. Xiaoguo took it and put it in her arms without opening it.

"This is for you, Brother An Ming. It's thirty-eight taels and two cents. In addition, there's one month's salary, two taels of silver. The total is forty taels and two cents."

Qin Anming took it and put it away. At first he wanted to ask Xiaoguo to keep it, but Xiaoguo refused and said that he was old enough and should save money to get married. Qin Anming blushed and glanced at Ruyi secretly. His eyes met Ruyi's. Both of them blushed and looked away at the same time.

Xiaoguo also noticed their little looks and smiled secretly. It seemed that his silly brother had also come to his senses.

In order to let them have a good rest for a day, Xiaoguo ignored Zhuangzhuang's desire to stay and hugged him and said goodbye.

What a joke! If Zhuangzhuang stays, he will definitely pester Qin Anming all day long. Not to mention resting, he won't even have time to date Ruyi if he wants to. So, son, for your uncle's happiness, you should go home with your mother.

Xiaoguo bent down and kissed Zhuangzhuang's puffy little face, causing him to turn his head away.

Xiaoguo was amused and continued to kiss him. Seeing that he was shaking his head vigorously, she didn't get angry and kissed him again when he wasn't paying attention.

Well, just tease him as much as you can. After two years, when he grows up, it won’t be fun anymore.

When they arrived at the notice board, Xiaoguo still remembered to stop, look at the notice on it, and walked over holding Zhuangzhuang tightly in his arms. At this time, there were not many people here.

Xiaoguo walked over and looked at the notice posted there. There were three lines of large characters written clearly on the white rice paper. Xiaoguo read it word by word. Zhuangzhuang could also see most of the words clearly and he looked at the words quietly in Xiaoguo's arms.

Xiaoguo guessed the general meaning from the bunch of flowery words. The previous emperor died, and the former crown prince, who later became a prince, Shao Zhan, was made the new emperor, named Emperor Zhan.

There was the sound of horse hooves in the distance. Xiaoguo looked at a man in military uniform riding a horse over here. Xiaoguo stood farther away holding Zhuangzhuang. The man pushed away the people who were joining in the fun and came to the bulletin board. There was a new notice posted on the side. Xiaoguo took the opportunity to go over and take a look while he was posting it.

Three rows were placed in a row, and as soon as the officers and soldiers finished pasting, Xiaoguo followed closely and left.

As soon as they left, a crowd of people immediately surrounded them from behind. Just now, because of the presence of soldiers, they were curious and did not dare to get closer to take a look. But now that the soldiers left, people who had been hiding somewhere all surrounded them, pushing and shoving each other as they looked at the notice.

Xiaoguo came to the donkey cart carrying Zhuangzhuang, looked at the place that was now blocked by water, and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she followed the soldier and left, otherwise she would not be able to squeeze out with Zhuangzhuang.

Along the way, Zhuangzhuang was unusually silent, and Xiaoguo was also lost in thought about the news he had just seen, and did not notice that something was wrong with Zhuangzhuang.

As we drove into the village, we happened to encounter the legendary conference. All the villagers gathered together. In front stood an old man whose waist was almost biting the ground. From a distance, I could see the smiles on the faces of the women.

They might know, Xiao Guo thought.

The notice just now said that the new emperor had ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty, and all ordinary people caught in the military camps were released and sent home.

Among the ordinary people in the military camp, Taohua Village accounts for a portion, so the village is now bustling.

When Xiaoguo passed by the crowd, everyone was immersed in joy and no one paid any attention to Xiaoguo. Xiaoguo didn't want to get involved with them and drove freely through the crowd.