Chapter 135 You are destined to have five children!
Yao Shisan turned his head and saw him covering his collar, looking as if he was afraid of being spied on.
"..."
She pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve pocket and looked at it; it was just an ordinary handkerchief, the kind you could buy anywhere on the street.
I didn't know whose it was when I took it out, so I just gave it to her.
"You were perfectly fine in Ding County, what were you doing in Chuzhou?"
Zhou Congxian glanced at her and said, "You're doing so well in Dingxian, what are you doing in Chuzhou?"
Yao Shisan said with a forced smile, "It's to pay respects to my mother."
Zhou Congxian said, "I...I can also offer sacrifices to your mother."
She knew he wouldn't tell the truth, and since she didn't want to know anyway, saving him was just a convenient thing to do.
A gaze, seemingly casual, drifted over from the stern.
Yao Shisan discovered it.
Zhou Congxian also discovered it.
It wasn't the navy or the Prince Cheng's mansion; it felt like those two people from before had arranged for someone to keep watch.
Yao Shisan had not heard much about this mysterious village.
I only heard about it when I was a child.
A young man in the village went missing, and people said he had been chosen by a girl from the village.
Not long after, that person's parents also moved away.
They said they went to the village to enjoy a life of luxury.
She had heard many rumors, but this was the first time she had ever seen a moon-white handkerchief embroidered with fan ribs.
Zhou Congxian approached Yao Shisan, saying, "My safety is now in your hands."
Whether I can go back or not depends on you.
Yao Shisan: "That's a different price."
Zhou Congxian, "You still want to pay?"
Yao Shisan turned and left.
"Hey, here you go! I'll give it to you!" Zhou Congxian grabbed her arm.
It's not far from Yuzhou to Chuzhou; it only takes a day to get there.
The people and scenery in Chuzhou and Yuzhou are quite similar.
Chu Prefecture is much larger and belongs to the upper prefecture.
The two entered the city, and Yao Shisan glanced at him sideways, "Zhao Tieniu?"
Zhou Congxian's face darkened for a moment.
Wei Xun was the one who obtained this fake identity, and the name was chosen randomly.
I've used it so many times without feeling anything was wrong, but now, looking at her restrained smile, I wish I could immediately go back and change the name.
He was using a pseudonym, but wasn't she using one too?
Thinking of this, he raised an eyebrow.
"Tie Niu, Thirteen, they're practically family."
Yao Shisan rolled his eyes and quickened his pace.
Just as Zhou Congxian was about to chase after them, two people blocked his way.
"My young lady requests your presence."
His eyes narrowed slightly as he moved from the boat to the water below.
This group of people is kidnapping people so blatantly, yet the government doesn't do anything about it.
"roll."
The two men exchanged a glance and nodded to each other. A bean-sized object was crushed between their hands, and then a wisp of green smoke dissipated.
Zhou Congxian had already sounded the alarm, and before the two could make a move, he quickly covered his mouth and nose with the handkerchief Yao Shisan had given him.
He casually took off the bundle from his shoulder and glanced at the two of them.
There was nothing in the bundle, so it was almost harmless.
But the two of them could tell that this person was a trained fighter, and they couldn't beat him!
"retreat."
The two quickly turned and left, their figures disappearing into the crowd.
Zhou Congxian frowned.
Who exactly are these people? They don't have any martial arts skills, but they are well-trained. They can't kidnap him, but kidnapping an ordinary person would be a piece of cake!
Shi Yao!
Zhou Congxian's heart tightened, and he turned around to chase after the direction Yao Shisan had just left in.
His heart was pounding in his chest.
If these two people are with the people on the boat yesterday...
On the ship, he was the one who provoked those two people; she was targeted because she was trying to save him.
He saw that familiar figure in front of a wonton stall.
She was chatting with the stall owner, as if they had known each other for many years.
"You actually remember."
Yao Shisan was surprised that the wonton stall owner still remembered that her brother always took her to eat half a bowl of wontons.
"Half a bowl of ginger, how could I not remember!" the stall owner said with a smile.
He pointed to the academy in the alley behind, "Now this academy is the most famous academy in Chuzhou, and it has produced two top scholars in the imperial examinations!"
"I'm still thinking about when Scholar Jiang will come back. I must cook him a bowl of wontons!"
Yao Shisan laughed and said, "Then I'll eat a bowl for my brother today!"
"Alright! Please wait a moment!" the stall owner immediately replied loudly.
Zhou Congxian also stepped forward, "I'll have a bowl too."
Yao Shisan turned around and said, "Why are you still following me? You can go about your business yourself."
The stall owner, seeing the two looking alike, asked, "Did you two have a fight?"
"No."
"yes."
The standards are not consistent.
The stall owner, speaking with the air of someone who'd been there all along, said, "The more arguments a relationship has, the better, but young man, you absolutely must make your wife happy before tonight."
Yao Shisan: "...Stadium owner, you've misunderstood."
The stall owner waved his hand, "My eyes are never wrong! Back then, your brother only bought half a bowl of wontons. You ate the meat, and he drank the soup. I told you that this child would definitely amount to something!"
"This young man may not be as successful as your brother, but he is not a wicked person either."
"You're right," said Lord Zhou, a high-ranking official of the second rank.
Yao Shisan almost choked on his own saliva.
The stall owner continued to talk at length, "I've never been wrong about you two, you two look like a married couple!"
"I've also studied the I Ching myself. I'll show you later, it's free."
Zhou Congxian became interested and said, "Great!"
"Why are you getting involved? Don't disturb their business." Yao Shisan's eye twitched, and he pulled him to find a seat.
Zhou Congxian looked back at the stall owner and said, "I think what the stall owner said makes a lot of sense."
Yao Shisan gritted his teeth, "I shouldn't have interfered with you on the boat yesterday! I should have let you be taken back to be a bandit's husband!"
His eyes were full of smiles. "I wanted to help Brother Jiang calculate his official career. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Yao Shisan, “…How come I never knew you could be so shameless?!”
Zhou Congxian crossed his arms and said, "I never realized you were so bold before!"
"He left Beijing, and now he's leaving Dingxian alone again."
She scoffed, "Who really needs protection? Who was almost tricked into going to the village?"
Zhou Congxian, “…”
"The wontons are here!" The stall owner carried two bowls of wonton soup with a clear, bright broth.
Adding a handful of scallions to the soup further enhances its delicate aroma and flavor.
"I just calculated your fortunes; you are destined to have five children!"
"puff!--"
Yao Shisan had just taken a sip of soup when he sprayed it all over Zhou Congxian across from him.
She was disillusioned with the kind-hearted stall owner who used to give her and her siblings extra wontons when she was a child.
"You don't even have our birth dates! What kind of fortune telling are you doing!"
The stall owner gave me a knowing look and said, "Fortune telling is all about fate, so I naturally calculate based on the time you come to me!"
Yao Shisan, “…”
Never mind, she should just eat her wontons in peace.
The wontons were good, but you couldn't talk to the vendor.
You might be scared to death.
Zhou Congxian was in a great mood. As he paid, he whispered to the stall owner, "When the remaining three children are born, I will definitely come back in person to give you a big red envelope!"
Three left?
"You two are a married couple!" The stall owner immediately waved to the couple. "Then you're calculating it the wrong way! Married couples are calculated differently!"
But the two had already gone far away.
Yao Shisan walked very fast.
She didn't check the almanac before going out; what a mistake!
There were even more traveling merchants in Chuzhou, and the area near the dock was especially bustling!
They sell all kinds of things!
She gazed at the large merchant ship in the distance. How much cargo and how many people could such a huge ship carry!
Behind her, Zhou Congxian was examining the ships.
He's already mentally calculating how big a boat he can use.
Yao Shisan was drawn to a hairpin on the stall in front of him.
In the sunlight, it radiates a beautiful pink glow; the gemstone is not large, but its color is lovely.
Go back and change it again, turn it into a small hair accessory, it will fit Fu'er perfectly.
How much is this?
The stall owner said, "This is fifteen taels."
"Make it cheaper." Yao Shisan had been away from Beijing for a year and had even learned how to bargain.
The stall owner said, "This is the only one left. I'll give you the lowest price, fourteen taels!"
Yao Shisan, "Eight taels!"
"That won't do! You should try looking for it elsewhere."
If you cut the price in half, he won't be able to continue his business.
Zhou Congxian resisted the urge to pay for her, looked around, and noticed similar gemstones at a nearby stall.
“They have some over there too, but he’s not selling them. Let’s go check over there.”
Yao Shisan glanced at him and immediately said, "Okay, let's go take a look there."
"Hey! Don't go! This lady's offer is too low. Please raise the price a little."
Seeing that the two were about to leave, the stall owner immediately tried to persuade them to stay, and then specifically spoke to Zhou Congxian behind them.
"I don't need to tell you how much I'll make, at least don't let me lose money!"
Zhou Congxian said, "Don't look at me, I don't have the money to buy it either."
The stall owner choked for a moment; he had never seen a man so bluntly stingy before.
Yao Shisan, “He’s penniless, he only has eight taels left, will you sell it or not?”
The stall owner hesitated.
"Let's go." Yao Shisan made a decisive decision.
"Alright! Eight taels it is!"
Yao Shisan immediately beamed with joy, "You should have agreed earlier!"
If this hairpin were placed in the Jade Treasure Pavilion in the capital, it would cost at least twenty-five taels of silver, and not a penny less.
Just by talking, I got such a big discount – that's the greatest joy of shopping!
I strolled around the pier the whole way.
She bought a lot of things, all for everyone, including He Ran who had already gone home.
"That hairpin was really pretty, why didn't you wear it?"
Zhou Congxian helped her carry the various packages.
Without turning his head, Yao Shisan replied, "That's for Fu'er. Go back and find a craftsman to make a small hair accessory."
"You bought so much but didn't sell it to yourself?"
She smiled and said, "I have plenty of clothes and jewelry, I don't need any."
"Besides, what makes me happiest is buying things for them! That's the meaning of my earning money!"
Her smile was as bright as the rising sun; she was truly enjoying herself.
Zhou Congxian felt a sense of relief that he hadn't interfered.
Otherwise, I'll just annoy her again...
Then, his brows relaxed as he looked at the pile of packages in his hands. "Wei Xun has them all, what about mine?!"
She rolled her eyes at him. "Buy it yourself!"
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