Qiao Xin left the house early in the morning, and asked Butler Yu to send someone who knew the way to take her to the market in the outer city.
Seeing that Qiao Xin was neither riding a horse nor taking a car, but just strolling with her hands behind her back, Yuguan could not help but say, "Madam, why don't we take a car? This road is not short. It will take more than an hour to walk. I am afraid that by the time we catch up, most of the people will have dispersed."
"Let's drive an ox cart. A horse carriage is too obtrusive."
Butler Yu was stunned for a moment, then realized that Qiao Xin was planning to travel in a low-key manner. Although he felt that something was wrong, he remembered Mo Jiaquan's reminder and still followed it.
After a while, Butler Yu changed into a coarse hemp robe and came out driving the ox cart himself.
"Are you planning to accompany me personally?"
"It is my honor to serve the master. I lived in the outer city before I entered the mansion, so I am very familiar with the place."
"Okay, take me for a stroll along the river today."
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When they arrived at the market, Qiao Xin was visibly excited. She asked here and looked there!
"How much do you sell this grass carp?"
"Five cents a pound, how much do you want?"
"Make it cheaper, four cents a pound. I want all your baskets."
"Okay, big sister, you're here to buy groceries. I have a lot of live shrimps in my net today. Do you want some?"
"Yes, yes, yes, what's the price?"
"This thing wastes a lot of fuel. Not many people would be willing to eat it. Just give it as you see fit."
Qiao Xin paid the money and gave an address, and had the goods delivered to her door, and then she continued shopping.
It has been a long time since I have seen such a lively market. Qiao Xin's gene of loving lively places could no longer be suppressed.
While eating noodles, Qiao Xin was thinking: It would be nice to buy a house and live in it nearby.
This Caoshi is the largest farmer's market in the capital, where people trade. After Qiao Xin discovered this place, she would come here early in the morning and hang out for more than an hour every day.
Listening to the accents of the common people and experiencing the atmosphere of daily life is much more interesting than listening to the old men in the court quarreling.
Housekeeper Yu has been following Qiao Xin for three consecutive days. She saw with her own eyes that Qiao Xin was bargaining with others one step, and chatting with others about all sorts of things. When she talked about something happy, she took the initiative to pass on the message and make a joke, just like a real country old lady.
He was completely different from the mighty and domineering old lord that was talked about throughout the capital.
"Ah...really?...You're right...and...what happened next?"
Sometimes I would have a handful of melon seeds in my pocket, and if I was happy to hear something, I would grab a handful and share it with others and continue chatting.
I've never seen an old gentleman who loves to join in the fun so much!
Today, when the market was over, Qiao Xin did not go home as usual, but took a detour to a tea stand on West Street, ordered a pot of tea, and continued to eat a plate of broad beans. But the ears were not idle.
Three or five rough guys at the next table were talking about the major events that had happened in the capital in the past few days with saliva flying all over their bodies.
"Hey, did you hear about that? The dog farm in the back street was burned down by a fire a few days ago."
"Oh, I know that. We're not far from there. It's a strange thing. How could a fire start in broad daylight for no reason? I heard that no one inside escaped. It's so tragic! The government carried out many charred bodies from inside."
"I think he deserves it. He bit so many officials and ladies a few days ago. How could he be allowed to live like this? If he were an ordinary person, this wouldn't happen."
"Who says it's not true? My neighbor, Mrs. Xu, and her son heard the news yesterday and cried bitterly at home. Their howling could be heard from all over the street."
"It's not his fault. God has avenged them, so why shouldn't he be allowed to be happy?
Xu is such a smart kid, he has been good at studying since he was young, and he is also filial. If he hadn’t been disfigured by a dog, he would have been a scholar by now. What a pity...”
"Come on, drink, drink! Don't worry about government affairs, just live your life well! If you ask me, Wang Yuanwai's haunted house is more exciting...
"Mr. Wang's house hasn't been sold yet?"
"No, it's probably difficult. I don't know how many people have been scared away by this. Whenever someone moves in, there will be someone coughing or laughing in the house in the middle of the night, but you can't find the person no matter how hard you look. It sounds creepy.
Several waves of buyers have said this before and after, and it couldn’t be more true. Now no one wants to run into this bad luck.”
Coughing, laughing, no one is there. Oh, someone is causing trouble!
Qiao Xin suddenly became interested. She asked Butler Yu to go to the restaurant opposite and pack up a good meal and put it on the other side's table.
Even those who are well-informed were confused for a moment!
How come they were treated to a meal out of the blue? It was something they would never dream of having. This was the best meal at Bairui Tower, and a table would cost more than ten taels of silver. How could a peasant like them afford it?
The first reaction of an honest man is that the other person is either a thief or a villain, or there may be a conspiracy behind this puzzling thing that they cannot understand.
Anyway, there is no free lunch in the world!
You know, there are few wealthy families in the capital who treat common people like them as human beings.
Remember this about everything in this world: if something is abnormal, there must be something wrong!
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