While waiting, Song Yuehua looked around the City God Temple. Not only was there dust everywhere, but even the incense table was covered with cobwebs. She asked, "Don't you worship gods here?"
"People used to worship gods here, but after the prefect Chen came, everyone went to worship him. The City God Temple became seriously haunted, so even beggars were unwilling to stay here," Ah Xing explained.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "You are really blessed by this god and ghost."
Ah Xing also chuckled and said, "That's right."
Grandma Zhang couldn't help asking, "Girl, you are just a stranger, why are you helping us?"
As for why Duan Yidao was near the house and happened to save Ah Xing and Xiao Tao, Grandma Zhang couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.
Song Yuehua said, "I took advantage of this house after all, and I helped you just to make myself feel better."
"We set the price. If we don't sell it to you, we will sell it to someone else. Some unscrupulous people want to take advantage of the situation. You have done me a great favor by not bargaining." Grandma Zhang smiled a little stiffly.
Not long after, Duan Yidao came back alone, and Grandma Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this.
"There are more guards at the city gate than usual, and people coming and going are being strictly checked. It may be difficult to leave the city now." Duan Yidao said, "Last night, there was a fire at the Chen family, and the whole city is searching for the arsonist. It's better for you not to show your faces in the city for the time being."
City-wide search?
Song Yuehua was somewhat puzzled and asked, "This Chen Ganzi is just a relative of the Chen family. How could he be so capable that he could get all the soldiers in the city to find someone for him?"
Chen family.
Chen Ganzi knelt down in front of Chen Zhifu and cried bitterly. Chen Zhifu was angry at him for not fighting back and said, "If it weren't for your mother, I would have chopped you into pieces and fed you to the dogs long ago!"
"Uncle, no, Dad!"
Chen Ganzi cried, "I only risked my life to save it because I knew it was important to you. I was shot by an arrow when I got to the door. I..."
Prefect Chen kicked the man over and said, "Don't call me dad! I'd rather that thing be burned. Do you know how much trouble those missing pages will cause me? How dare you hide it until now? Do you think I didn't die early enough?"
"Dad..." Chen Ganzi was still crying.
Prefect Chen shouted angrily, "Get out of here!"
After the prefect Chen left angrily, Chen Ganzi got up from the ground, wiped his face, went out, and asked the servant standing in the yard, "Have those who ran away been caught?"
The servant said quickly, "We caught two of them. One hit his head against the wall, two jumped into the well, and the other three are missing. The guards surrounded the mansion. I just needed a few guards. I have already gone to look for them. I think they will be caught soon."
Chen Ganzi spat viciously and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. The little hot pepper that came yesterday ran away before I even had a chance to taste it. You must help me find this one no matter what. If you can't find it, I'll use your little sister as my concubine."
The servant was so scared that he kept nodding yes.
At Chenghuang Temple,
Xiao Tao cried, "Sister, Grandma, what should we do?"
Song Yuehua sat there and thought for a while before saying, "The three of them are too conspicuous. How about leaving the city separately?"
Ah Xing asked, "What good ideas do you have, young lady?"
"Xiao Tao, stand up and let me see you." Song Yuehua said.
Xiao Tao stood up obediently. Song Yuehua looked at her height and said, "There is a way for Xiao Tao and Ah Xing to leave the city, but it may be more troublesome for Grandma."
Granny Zhang said hurriedly, "It's okay for me. As long as we can get Ah Xing and Xiao Tao out, that's fine."
"no!"
Ah Xing interrupted quickly, "Grandma, why are you staying here alone? The house is gone, the stall is gone, the three of us must be together, we can't do without any of us."
Xiao Tao pulled Song Yuehua's sleeve and said, "Sixth sister, please, don't abandon grandma."
"Don't worry, no one will be left behind," Song Yuehua said with a wry smile, "For now, I can only think of how to send Ah Xing and Xiao Tao out of the city. As for Grandma, you can think of other ways."
"And once you get out of the city, the biggest problem is what to do with your pass. Without it, you can't keep sneaking around like this."
Ah Xing said, "I know someone who can help with the pass issue."
"Is it credible?" Song Yuehua asked.
"Absolutely credible." Ah Xing said.
In this case, they will have to solve the problem of travel passes themselves.
After discussing everything, Song Yuehua and Duan Yidao left the City God Temple.
Grandma Zhang sighed heavily. Seeing this, Ah Xing asked, "Grandma, is there something wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with this method," said Granny Zhang, "but after all, I've only met these two people a few times, and I don't know whether I should trust them or not."
Ah Xing and Xiao Tao looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Grandma Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "We only have one life left, so we might as well give it a try."
Song Yuehua returned to the courtyard she had just bought in Hualin Lane, pointed at the broken gate and asked Duan Yidao, "Can this be repaired?"
Duan Yidao fiddled with it for a few times and said, "It can be repaired, but it will take some time."
The two were looking down at the damaged gate when suddenly a voice came from behind.
"Where are you two from?"
Shen Dahai, who had just approached Grandma Zhang to buy a house, asked as he leaned over the door.
Duan Yidao stood up from behind the door and said with a nasty face, "I bought this house! What's the matter? Are you here to cause trouble?"
Shen Dahai was so scared that he stepped back and almost fell down. He looked at the man in front of him carefully. He had a scar on his face and a vicious look. It was obvious that he was not someone to be trifled with.
"Brother, no, uncle, I live next door. I came here to meet the new neighbors and see if there is anything I can help with." Shen Dahai apologized with a smile.
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