"Sister Long'er, I'm going back to Beining County."
"Huh? Why? What's wrong with your dad this time?"
Hou Xiangxiang looked around to make sure no one was watching, then whispered something in Huo Xiaolong's ear with a hint of happiness.
My dad is gone.
That's all?
"Dead"
The little girl stomped her feet happily as she spoke. This was a message that had just arrived from Beining County last night: Hou Xiangxiang and her mother were going back for a funeral.
Seeing his girlfriends so happy, Huo Xiaolong forcibly held one of them down and whispered...
"Don't be so happy, you have to pretend for a moment."
"Too……"
Hou Xiangxiang calmed down and looked down at the tiger-head shoes that were the same style as Huo Xiaolong's.
Her father is such a nuisance. Even after he died, he couldn't let her and her mother have a peaceful life. All that fussing and commotion must have been exhausting.
"Will you come with me?" The little girl still wanted to take Huo Xiaolong with her. She felt that she would be very lonely without Xiao Tuanzi by her side.
"I'm not going. What would I do there? You're going home for a funeral."
"Don't you want to go out and see the sights? Beining County has so many fun things to do!"
If Huo Xiaolong hadn't had a past life, he would definitely have been lured away by Hou Xiangxiang by now. But Xiaotuanzi has one; she's not very interested in the outside world. Right here, in the red-light district centered around the brothels, there are people who love her, and people she loves. As long as these people are there, that's enough; the outside world is irrelevant to her.
"I'm not interested. Hurry back and be careful on the road!"
"Alright..."
The young girl was a little disappointed, but she still said goodbye to Huo Xiaolong properly and told him that she would be leaving the next day.
After saying goodbye to her sisters, the little girl ran back to the main hall of the brothel. Although she wasn't heartbroken, she was still a little reluctant to part with Hou Xiangxiang. Right now, Huo Xiaolong just wanted to find a hug to lean on. Experiencing separation for the first time was something she wasn't used to.
“It would be best if we went there too. Beining County is not like the border town or our Pingyang County. There are many wealthy families there, so I plan to take over a larger shop. The current one is too small, and all the facial creams are in short supply.”
He Qingzhu's goal is not only to open branches in Beining County, but also to open branches of Huaxuetang throughout the Great Yan.
Some time ago, she rented a small shop in Beining County. Although the place was not big, it made a considerable profit every month.
If we're going to do it, we should do it the biggest and the best. Not only that, but we should take advantage of this trip to Beining County to have those ladies take the toothbrushes back with them. Only if they use them will more people follow suit and buy them.
"So, would you two like to come with me to Beining County this time?"
Lady He invited the two men to accompany her, not only because of their friendship formed during their business dealings, but also because He Yi and Cen Ang possessed exceptional insight and intelligence. House prices in Beining were significantly higher than in Pingyang County and Biancheng, and with nearly ten thousand taels of silver to be spent, it would be beneficial to have a few more people to help her assess the value.
"Going to Beining?"
Huo Xiaolong suddenly looked up and asked, "It wouldn't be a problem if I went with my two mothers."
"Yes, let's go to Beining. Does Long'er want to come?"
The little dumpling nodded vigorously and said...
"If Mom and Mother both go, then I'll go too."
Seeing that their daughters had nodded, the two mothers agreed.
"When do we set off?"
He Qingzhu's side is fine, the main things to consider are Fengyue Tower and the Huo family.
"Tomorrow," Huo Xiaolong said in He Yi's arms.
"tomorrow?"
"Yes, I can go with Xiangxiang tomorrow. She's going back to Beining."
Tomorrow sounds a bit rushed, but it's not impossible.
Miss He replied
"I can"
Cen Ang and He Yi exchanged a glance. Should they just agree? If the child wants to go, then let him go.
Okay, tomorrow then.
After He Xiaoniangzi left, Cen Ang hurriedly arranged things at Fengyue Tower. Although the Lantern Festival had just passed, several of the girls in the tower had never left Pingyang County, such as Chunying and Mantuo.
"Tomorrow we're going to Beining with Miss He. Chunying and Mantuo should come along."
Chunying is the most popular courtesan at the brothel, earning the most money for the establishment. No one objects to her going out for a trip, especially since most of the girls were sold from various parts of the Great Yan and don't have much of a longing for the outside world.
As for Mantuo, even while suffering, she didn't forget to inform the brothel. If her mother wanted to take her there, so be it. She could go out and have a look around. The madam of Fanghua Tower even sent people to follow her when she went out. If she hadn't been given to Wei Ci, she probably would never have left Pingyang County in her life.
"Going to Beining County?"
Mando's eyes lit up. "Great! I can go out and see the world!"
Upon hearing that Manto and Chunying were both going to Beining, the two young men, just beginning to experience romantic feelings, couldn't contain themselves.
"I want to go to Beining," Lu Wangji said to his uncle, sitting in his wheelchair.
"What the hell?"
This child stayed in the Mo family for over twenty years without moving an inch, like a pillar of strength, so why is he running so fast now that he's out the door?
He went on a long trip and found himself a marriage partner in less than seven days.
"Your leg isn't healed yet; you need to apply medicine every day."
Lu Feigong wanted to advise him that change was a good thing, but at least he shouldn't change too much.
I want to go to Beining.
Well, in the end, all he got in return was this one sentence: he's still the same nephew he used to be, still so stubborn.
The young man was merely informing him of the matter; whether Lu Feigong agreed or not was not within his consideration. With the man gone, the work naturally fell to his uncle, who took advantage of the few days he was away to renovate the two girls' rooms.
"Father, Mother is taking my sister to Beining."
"Um"
Huo Shuwen coldly indicated that he already knew about this matter. He wouldn't separate from his wife, so what did it have to do with him?
I want to go too.
"What are you going to do?"
"..."
The boy couldn't think of an excuse to go along, but then he saw his younger sister beside him, dragging his Green Dragon Crescent Blade into the pile of luggage, and he said...
"I'll look after your little sister for you two. You and Mom have fun."
Suddenly called out, Huo Xiaolong looked up at his older brother. "Brother, let alone you, even if you add up all the people in Fengyue Tower and the Huo family together, has anyone ever seen me?"
The little dumpling can play however it wants in its own little corner of the red-light district, and never needs anyone to watch over it.
She knew her brother was using her as a cover, but Huo Xiaolong didn't expose him.
They were already miserable enough to have a love-obsessed father; there was no need for them to hurt each other further.
Huo Shuwen looked at his daughter, recalled the child's exploits, and nodded.
"Okay, you go too."
It's been a long time since I've gone shopping alone with Ayi. This time, when we go to Beining, I'll take her to a mountain temple to relax and enjoy the flowers. Although I can't give He Yi the same life as those rich young ladies in Beijing right now, I always want to give her the best within my means.
It must have been from the first time we met that I turned around and smiled at you, and I wanted to grow old with you. If our love lasts forever, I would gladly spend this life with you.
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