Chen Qiu said to Langzai: "She is not your sister. She is older than you. You should call her sister."
"Also, Xiaofu doesn't like strangers getting close to her. Be careful or you won't be able to leave this yard."
Langzai looked at Chen Qiu in disbelief and said, "Sister Qiu, please don't lie to me because I haven't studied much. She looks younger than me. How could she be older than me?"
"She looks so fragile, how could she prevent me from leaving the yard?"
Chen Qiu said: "I have said everything I need to say. If you don't believe me, go and try it yourself."
Xiaofu kept looking at Langzai with a smile from beginning to end without saying a word.
Pang Hu went up to Langzai and slapped him on the head, cursing, "Just do whatever Xiaoqiu tells you to do. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Then he turned around and said to Shen Qiu: "Xiao Qiu, he is like this, you know, he has no bad intentions."
Chen Qiu said: "I know, but this kid is born to be beaten. I'm afraid that if he angers Xiaofu, he will be beaten badly."
Ye Chen said hurriedly: "No, I think Xiaofu seems to like this guy very much."
Shen Qiu turned around and said, "Really?"
Ye Chen nodded, and Pang Hu walked over and said, "Xiao Qiu, what is this?"
Chen Qiu said: "This is my husband, Ye Chen!"
Pang Hu raised his hand and bowed to Ye Chen, saying, "Greetings, Duke!"
Ye Chen said, "Oh," "How do you know I'm the Duke? You came in through the back door."
Pang Hu said: "It was Mingyue who told me that Xiaoqiu married a Duke in Jingdu City. Since you are Xiaoqiu's husband, you must be a Duke."
So that's how it was. Pang Hu said to Shen Qiu again: "Speaking of Mingyue, how is this girl? She has been sick for several days. Have you asked a doctor to see her?"
Chen Qiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Pang, Mingyue is fine. She fell ill because she was pregnant and overworked."
"I have a doctor here. He has already examined her."
Pang Hu laughed and said, "Really? Mu Qing didn't forget to give birth to a baby while fighting." As he said that, several people laughed.
Ye Chen looked at the people behind Pang Hu and said to him, "Are these Brother Pang's men?"
Pang Hu said: "Yes, I walked all the way from the northwest to the south of the Yangtze River, picking up things wherever I went. Later, I met Mingyue and Muqing in Quanshui County."
"Mingyue said they were short-handed and asked me to help, so I helped them to the end and followed them all the way to Kyoto."
Ye Chen smiled and said, "You are from the northwest and can't go back now. They are homeless. I wonder if you are willing to follow me in the future?"
Pang Hu smiled and said: "Yes, of course I am willing, I can..."
Ye Chen raised his hand to stop Fat Tiger and said, "Let me first explain to you the advantages of following me. Of course, there are also disadvantages. Once you have made up your mind, tell me whether you want to stay or leave."
Pang Hu called those people over. Ye Chen was afraid that Chen Qiu would be cold outside, so he helped Chen Qiu to the main hall and asked Chen Qiu to sit down.
After everyone arrived at the main hall, Ye Chen said, "Follow me. I can't say how good it will be, but at least you won't have to wander around anymore. As long as I, Ye Chen, am in this position, I will not let anyone suffer, except for those who seek their own death."
"Heh, but there are quite a few disadvantages to following me. What I've done in recent years has been quite dangerous. I'm sure you've experienced this during your time with Mingyue and the others."
"I'm telling you all this to tell you that following me is not only dangerous, but you'll also lose your freedom. If you want to carry out a mission, you must follow orders and not have your own will. If you stay, I'll send you to my guard training camp. Not only will you endure hardships, but every mission you go on will also risk not returning."
Pang Hu continued, "I used to work on the edge of a knife, but was convinced by Xiao Qiu and returned to the right path. I'm not afraid of hardship. I've already promised Mingyue that I'll follow her from now on, so I'm staying."
Then he stood up, waved his hand at those people and said: "Don't waste your time, grown men, come and speak frankly. If you want to stay, stand over here. If you don't want to stay, the Duke has already said that he will give you money. Take it and go wherever you need to go."
Wolf Boy said: "I am Fat Tiger. Wherever Brother Fat Tiger goes, I will go there. Besides, I have other purposes now, hehe...so I will stay too."
Pang Hu slapped the wolf boy on the head and scolded him, "You little brat, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You're an outsider, you can't enter the inner courtyard of this wealthy family, and you won't have the chance to see their girls in the future. You'd better give up on those inappropriate thoughts."
Langzai walked up to Shen Qiu and said, "Sister Xiaoqiu, is this true? Then why did I see Mu Qing go in?"
Chen Qiu smiled and said, "Mu Qing is not entering the inner courtyard. He has his own courtyard in the mansion."
Langzai immediately seized the opportunity and said with a grin, "Then is it okay for me to go to Mu Qing's place?"
Chen Qiu looked at Ye Chen and said, "That's fine, but there are quite a few maids there, so it's still inconvenient for you to go in."
Wolf Boy was still unwilling to give up, so he walked up to Xiaofu and said, "Little sister, what should I do if I want to play with you in the future? How about you come out and find me?"
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Xiaofu's sleeve. Before Chen Qiu could stop him, Langzai was thrown out by Xiaofu.
Chen Qiu could only hold his forehead. What else could he do? He was courting death.
In the end, there were ten people in total who stayed with Pang Hu, including Langzai.
The others each took an extra fifty taels of silver and left the Duke's Mansion. One was to give them travel expenses, and the other was to serve as a reward for their time spent.
Before leaving, Ye Chen warned them: "Take this money and go back to your hometown to start some small business, and you can live a good life. If anyone does something evil and I find out, I will not show mercy."
Ye Chen asked someone to call Black Hawk over and let Black Hawk settle them. Then Ye Chen and Shen Qiu returned to Qiuchen Courtyard together.
After returning, Xiaofu went to Mingyue. She hadn't seen Mingyue for a long time. Mingyue used to be the one who accompanied her.
She actually missed Mingyue very much, but she was sensible and never mentioned it in front of Shen Qiu.
Seeing Xiaofu leave, Ye Chen asked Chen Qiu: "Aren't you always sad for Xiaofu? Langzai seems to like Xiaofu very much, why don't you let him spend more time with Xiaofu?"
Chen Qiu sighed and said, "They are all pitiful people. I don't know if what I did is right."
"Langzai is an orphan. I know Xiaofu doesn't have much time left. If Langzai really fell in love with Xiaofu, how sad would he be when Xiaofu left?"
Ye Chen hugged Chen Qiu and said, "If Xiaofu has someone who likes her, she won't have too many regrets when she leaves, and her life won't be so miserable."
"As for Wolf Boy, if he doesn't know anything and Xiaofu passes away, he will regret it for the rest of his life, right?"
"Instead of letting them regret it in the end, it's better to let Wolf Boy choose for himself."
"The worst-case scenario is that Wolf Boy gets scared off, and Xiaofu still has us to take care of him."
Shen Qiu said, "Langzai can choose, but what about Xiaofu? She can only be chosen? This is not fair to her."
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Langzai wants to be close to Xiaofu. If Xiaofu doesn't want to, do you think Langzai has the ability to force Xiaofu?"
Shen Qiu smiled and said, "That's true."
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