Xue Mao saw that she was not leaving, so he asked, "Sister, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, Xue Mao, let's go rent a house first."

Zhao Dajun and Gu Wenfeng were both stunned. Aren't they here to catch human traffickers? According to Lu Jiaxin, that person is most likely from Feng County. Why is he still staying in the ancient capital?

Gu Wenfeng asked directly: "Miss Lu, when are we going to Feng County?"

"Don't worry, let Xue Mao settle down first."

The two had a lot of questions in their minds, but seeing that Lu Jiaxin didn't want to say more, they didn't continue asking.

Xue Mao grew up here and is most familiar with this place: "Sister Xin, we need to rent a house and ask Uncle Feng for help. He knows a lot of people and should be able to help us rent a house quickly."

This Uncle Feng was Xue's father's childhood friend. With his help, Xue Mao was able to find a wooden shed to live in. He always kept these in mind.

Lu Jiaxin hummed and said, "If Uncle Feng doesn't have any rooms available, let's go to the guesthouse first."

When Uncle Feng saw Xue Mao, he was so happy that he slapped him on the shoulder, causing Xue Mao to grit his teeth in pain: "It's only been half a month since we last met, and you've grown a lot taller. It seems like you've had a good time during this period!"

Xue Mao grinned and said, "Following Sister Xin, we eat chicken, duck, fish and meat every day, and occasionally go to restaurants. It's hard not to grow taller."

After that, Xue Mao introduced Gu Wenfeng and the others: "Uncle Feng, this is Brother Zhao and Brother Gu."

Lu Jiaxin had never been to the Feng family when she was in the ancient capital, but Uncle Feng heard that they had set up a snack stand and made a detour to patronize their business. She found Uncle Feng's thoughtfulness very rare.

After Uncle Feng greeted Gu Wenfeng and the others, he asked in confusion, "My girl, why did you bring Xue Mao back again?"

Xue Mao came to see him before he went to Sijiu City. He was worried and said he wanted to accompany the two of them, but was rejected by Lu Jiaxin. After the two of them left, he was always worried, fearing that they would run into bad guys on the way. Fortunately, he received a safe telegram from Xue Mao a few days later.

Lu Jiaxin brought out the excuse she made before: "I went to the police station to report the case after I recovered my memory, but there has been no news. I can't sleep well until this human trafficker is caught."

Uncle Feng had the same idea as everyone else: human traffickers were so cunning, it was impossible to catch them.

Xue Mao knew that Lu Jiaxin's decision would not change, so he said, "Uncle Feng, we are going to live in the ancient capital for a while and want to rent a house."

"How long will it take?"

Lu Jiaxin said: "It takes about a month, and you have to be clean and hygienic and be able to cook for yourself."

Uncle Feng smiled when he heard this and said, "I have an old friend whose son works in another city. His daughter-in-law fell ill not long ago, and the old couple are planning to go over to take care of her. His family has three rooms. I'll ask them for you if they want to rent them. But your lease is too short, so the rent will be higher."

"It's okay to rent more, but it has to be clean and tidy and have room for cooking."

Uncle Feng guaranteed that his old friend's wife was particularly fond of cleanliness and kept the house in tidy order.

Uncle Feng took them there directly, and the other party agreed when they heard that they wanted to rent for a month. Nowadays, families are not rich, and it is good to rent out the house to earn some rent to supplement the family expenses. Of course, it is mainly the people brought by Uncle Feng. The other party has known Uncle Feng for decades and knows that he will not introduce unreliable people.

Lu Jiaxin saw that the house was indeed very clean and was quite satisfied. She asked how much it cost.

The other party's offer was quite high, fifteen dollars for one room, but they only rented out two rooms, and did not rent out the room where they slept.

Lu Jiaxin thought the price was a bit high, but it was cheaper than staying in a guesthouse, and the location was good and convenient for travel. She said, "Uncle, we need to cook for ourselves, and we will use your firewood, water and electricity. I will give you an extra three or five yuan, do you think it's okay?"

The other party readily agreed, and after receiving the money, the couple took a car to their son's house.

After not taking a shower for three days and three nights, Lu Jiaxin felt like she was going to stink. After renting the house, the first thing she did was to wash her hair and take a shower.

Xue Mao put down his luggage and boiled medicine for her. He also asked Zhao Dajun and Gu Wenfeng to buy rice, flour, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other things.

By the time Lu Jiaxin finished washing and hanging up the clothes, the medicine was just warm enough to drink.

For dinner, Xue Mao made oil-splashed noodles, a local specialty. Lu Jiaxin had eaten it before in a small restaurant. It was very authentic and she wanted to eat it again. Xue Mao's noodles were not seasoned enough and tasted worse than those outside.

Xue Maolian looked at Gu Wenfeng and Zhao Dajun, who each made two large bowls and still were not satisfied, and became a little worried. They were eating too much. If they didn't make more money, they would go bankrupt.

After dinner, Xue Mao asked her what her next plans were.

Lu Jiaxin said slowly, "Don't worry, let's talk about it tomorrow. I haven't learned English these days. I went to study."

Xue Mao didn't want to disturb him from studying, so he went back to the kitchen to wash and scrub.

The next morning, Zhao Dajun and Gu Wenfeng were practicing boxing in the yard, when suddenly they heard Lu Jiaxin reading a book. But Zhao Dajun couldn't understand a word of what she was reading.

Hearing Gu Wenfeng say that it was English, Zhao Dajun frowned and said, "Brother Feng, why do you think we should learn the language of capitalists?"

Gu Wenfeng said: "You, don't be complacent. You have to learn new skills when you get a new position."

Zhao Dajun said nothing.

When Lu Jiaxin came out after reading, Gu Wenfeng asked him when he would go to Fengxian. His mission was to accompany Lu Jiaxin back to her hometown to find the human trafficker, but now she seemed not in a hurry at all.

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Xue Mao's biggest dream in this life is to own a house of his own. I plan to buy him a house first, and then go back to Feng County."

Gu Wenfeng's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (river).

Zhao Dajun said rudely: "Miss Lu, we are here with you to find the human traffickers, not to buy a house in the ancient capital. Brother Feng and I have a lot of things to do, and I hope you can cooperate."

Lu Jiaxin asked: "Brother Gu, do you have a time limit?"

Gu Wenfeng said: "I will go home to visit my mother in two months. I haven't been back for five years. If I delay, I don't know when I can go back next time."

Lu Jiaxin still wanted him to accompany her to Pengcheng, as she felt two months was not enough. However, she had to go back to visit her old mother, and this was filial piety, so she couldn't delay: "It's okay, if my business hasn't been completed by then, you can go back."

Gu Wenfeng said seriously: "Miss Lu, I hope you can tell me the truth, so that we can help you."

Lu Jiaxin felt that he was too perceptive, and said with a straight face: "What do you mean by telling you the truth? It makes me sound like I'm lying to you. If you don't want to stay, you can leave now. I won't force you."

Seeing that she was so tight-lipped, Gu Wenfeng didn't ask any more questions.

(End of this chapter)