The shopkeeper packed up the prepared clothes. Qibao took the clothes, paid for them, and left the shop, heading towards the house he had bought in town.
After arriving at the house and closing the door, Qibao took the clothes she bought and entered the space, changing into the men's clothes she had just bought. Although she was only six years old, she was taller than her peers because of the spiritual spring water. She wore a dark-patterned green robe, a jade pendant hanging around her waist, and her hair tied behind her head. She looked like a little boy.
Qibao was very satisfied. After all, few people would doubt a girl of her age dressing up as a boy. At most, they would say that the boy looked like a girl.
Qibao took out the two large black men's robes and asked the two big black bears to put them on.
Black bears don't know how to wear clothes, so Qibao was busy for a long time before he put them on. He also did some covering and wrapped the two black bears from head to toe. He also took two black gauze hats and put them on their heads. They really looked like two fat human bodyguards.
Qibao also specifically told them to walk upright, not to lift up their clothes or take off their hats, and taught them the human walking posture. It took him a long time to teach them, and seeing that they had learned it well, Qibao took them out of the space.
Qibao took Big Bear and Little Bear out. Yes, she just gave the two bears names on the spur of the moment, and they sounded like brothers.
Qibao, holding a paper fan, turned the alley with Xiong Da and Xiong Er and came to the street. He put one hand behind his back and fanned himself with the other hand. With two burly guards, he looked like a rich young man going out to show off his skills.
The people on the street looked at this strange trio, especially the two at the back. They were tall and strong, and looked not to be trifled with. No one dared to stare at them. If they angered these two people, their stature alone could crush people. People passing by lowered their heads and stayed away from them.
Qibao could hear the discussions of street vendors from time to time. Although it was very small, she still heard it.
"Whose young master is this? Why haven't I seen him in Huamen Town?"
"I haven't seen him either, but he looks rich or noble. Maybe he's some young master out for fun."
"Look at those two behind him. They're wrapped up so tightly in the middle of summer. Either they have some disease or they're just too ugly."
"Hush! Are you trying to kill yourself? Aren't you afraid of being heard? Look at that figure, do you think you can offend him? One slap can make you stagger several times."
The man shut up and stopped talking.
At this time, a child's loud cry was heard, and Qibao looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw a woman standing on the side of the road, covering the mouth of the child in her arms with a frightened look on her face, not wanting him to cry out loud. The child shed tears and pointed at Qibao with his little hand.
When the woman saw Qibao looking at her, she immediately looked at Qibao and the two "strong men" behind her with a look of panic.
She was not afraid of Qibao, the child. She was afraid of the two people behind Qibao who were two or three heads taller than her and three times bigger than her.
Qibao comforted her, "Auntie, I'm so sorry for scaring your child."
The woman said in a panic, "No, no...it's my child who is ignorant. I hope you won't blame me."
Qibao nodded and continued walking forward. Anyone who met them along the way would subconsciously stay away from them, which scared many children to tears. Until they reached the end of the street, there were no more people here. What appeared before them was a dirt road, which was as bumpy as the one in Xujia Village before the road was built.
Qibao saw traces of people walking on the path, so he took Big Bear and Little Bear and walked down the path.
After walking for nearly half an hour, Qibao saw a number of farmlands appearing on the roadside. Although the sun was very strong, there were still many farmers wearing whitish and patched clothes bending over to work in the fields.
A middle-aged man just stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead when he saw three figures on the main road of the village. Judging from their clothes, they were rich people, but the combination seemed a bit strange to him. There were two fat men following a child, and their figures really scared him.
"Village chief, look, someone has come to our village, and he doesn't look like an ordinary person!"
The man working on the field next door heard the sound and immediately looked up, patted the dirt in his hands, and said, "I'll go over and take a look."
At this time, the other people working also noticed this side, but they just stood there, talking to the people next to them.
Qibao was also looking around. She had already seen a village not far ahead. It looked similar to Xujia Village, but was smaller in scale.
"Sir, what brings you to my Lotus Village?"
Qibao saw a middle-aged man walking towards her and said with a fist.
Qibao also returned the greeting and said, "Uncle, I was just out for a stroll and ended up here unknowingly. I'm not familiar with this place, so I'm sorry to bother you."
"You are too polite, sir. I am the village chief. If you are here for sightseeing, I'm afraid you have come to the wrong place. We live in a remote area, and there is nothing special in the village except a lotus pond." said the village chief.
"It's okay. Now that I'm here, I can't make a wasted trip. Uncle Village Chief, can you take me to appreciate the lotus flowers in your village?" Qibao said, then took out a tael of silver from his pocket and put it in the village chief's hand.
"No, no, since you want to see the lotus, I will take you there, but I can't accept this money."
"Keep it. I'm sorry for interrupting your busy farming schedule. Consider this as a thank you for showing you the way." Qibao said.
"Well, well, thank you very much, sir. I'll accept it." The village chief glanced at the two big men behind Qibao and thought that only rich families could afford to support these two people. Just looking at their figures, one meal of theirs would probably be enough for the whole day's food for his whole family. He couldn't see what they looked like, but this young man didn't look like a bad guy, so he took Qibao and headed towards the village.
Seeing the village chief leading the rich young man towards the village, the villagers working in the fields began to discuss with each other.
"Tell me, this young man doesn't look that old, how come his family is so confident in letting him out?"
"Don't think so. How can children from rich families be the same as those raised by us country folk? My Hu Zi isn't even that much older than this young man, but all he does all day is ask for food. If he doesn't get it, he'll make a fuss. There's no comparison."
"Look at those two people following him. Just looking at their size, no one would dare to go up and attack that young master!"
"I just saw that young master giving the village chief some money."
"Are you seeing things right? I'm a bit far away and can't see clearly."
"Absolutely, it was reflected by the sun. I saw it clearly."
"The village chief is so lucky. If it was me who came forward to ask, wouldn't the silver be mine?" After saying this, the man patted his head with a look of regret.
"You're dreaming, but just do your job honestly!"
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Qibao followed the village chief all the way to the village entrance. Not far away, he could see a pond of considerable size. It was filled with dark green lotus leaves and many lotus flowers in full bloom. It was very beautiful at first glance. It was estimated that the name of the village came from this lotus pond.
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