The next morning, the Qiao family ignored the light snow outside and divided into three teams to act according to the plan. Qiao Xin was too tired on the way, so everyone strongly asked her to stay and take care of the children.
She was just asking Dalang to look after his younger brothers and sisters and was planning to sit in the lobby of the inn to listen to some gossip about Weizhou Prefecture when she heard a knock on the door.
Seeing the person coming, Qiao Xin was full of confusion. Isn't this the old housekeeper from the Fan family who came yesterday?
As soon as he saw Qiao Xin, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, saying humbly, "I am Fang Jing, the youngest one, to meet the Madam! This inn is the ancestral property of our Fan family. I hope the old Madam is satisfied with her stay. If the innkeeper's hospitality is not good enough, please tell me."
Qiao Xin raised her eyebrows. What a coincidence! No wonder everything went so smoothly yesterday. I didn't expect that after all these twists and turns, I would still be on someone else's territory.
Qiao Xin didn't treat the other person as an ordinary errand boy, and politely invited him in, "Everything is fine, please come in and sit down and talk!"
Fang Jing followed his instructions and only sat on half of the stool when he entered the house. He said, "I am here on the orders of the head of the family to deliver some daily necessities to Madam. They are all in the backyard. I hope Madam will not despise them. The eldest and second masters wanted to come in person, but they just returned home and have so many things to do that they are unable to attend to them at the moment. They are also a little worried about Madam's family and are not familiar with the situation in Weizhou Prefecture, so they asked me to come and help."
Qiao Xin nodded, and said without pretense, "I'm sorry to bother you. I'll trouble Butler Fang today!"
Butler Fang has lived in Weizhou Prefecture for his entire life. His family has been the stewards of the Fan Mansion for generations. There is no news in Weizhou City that they cannot find out.
When he heard that Qiao Xin was looking for a house with many rooms, a large yard, and a relatively low price, he couldn't help but say, "I do know a place that meets Madam's requirements, but the circumstances are a little special."
Qiao Xin asked curiously, "What's special?"
Butler Fang sighed and said, "This house is not in the city. It is ten miles out of the city, about one mile west of the official road. There is a town next to it called Laohu Town. It was also a prosperous place thirty years ago. At its peak, there were thousands of people. Now there are only a dozen or so outsiders living here. Just a few dozen people.
Many of the old houses there are like what my wife said. But now not many people take care of them. They are gradually falling into decline.
Laohu Town is backed by Mingchun Mountain. It used to be crowded with people, but now there are few people. The tigers, wolves and jackals on the mountain come down from time to time to kill the people. If they don't have nowhere else to go and have some skills, ordinary people don't dare to stay there.
Most of the fields nearby are abandoned, so the houses are naturally the cheapest, and few people want them even if they are sold at half price or given away.
"Old lady, the kind of house you requested is not available in Weizhou City except for the government. You can only go outside the city. Or you can look for other houses."
The more Qiao Xin listened, the more satisfied he became. At the end, he slapped his thigh and said, "Are you saying that the people who settled in Laohu Town are hunters or people with real skills? Then it must be this one!"
This is a place tailor-made for her. One hunter might not be able to do it, but a group of hunters would be like a small archery team, right?
The housekeeper stared at Qiao Xin with wide eyes, thinking that there was something wrong with his ears. He said so many bad things, but did Qiao Xin take them to heart?
Oh my goodness, if this house is really bought, can he return to the Fan family? Will the uncle and the second uncle peel off his skin?
He made a bitter face and tried to stop them, saying, "Why don't we look for more? There might be someone suitable in the city. We must not go outside the city! Those hunters are all hot-tempered people. They will fight if they don't agree with them. They all have bows and arrows, and the government won't easily provoke them."
"No, Jing An, forget it. To be honest, my ancestors were hunters. I have some hunting skills. Let's call the people from the hunting business. Let's go and take a look now! If it's really not suitable, we can change it.
You don't have to go. If your master asks, just tell the truth. They won't blame you." As she said this, she asked Butler Fang to take her to the government pawnshop, but she ran into Heng Wen who was just entering the door.
"Xiao Si, you're back just in time. Please help me take care of your nephews and nieces. I'm going to Lao Hu Town to look at houses. Let them know when your brothers come back."
Before Heng Wen could react, Qiao Xin disappeared!
When the people from the brokerage business heard that someone wanted to buy a house in Lao Hu Town at the foot of Mingchun Mountain, they were startled at first, thinking that the other party was playing a trick on them. Then they saw that it was the manager Fang from the Fan Mansion who personally led the person to the house. Without saying a word, he called a few martial artists with good martial arts skills to accompany him and drove the ox cart out.
Butler Fang was in tears in the snow, and even with his hands, he couldn't change the outcome. Not only did Mrs. Qiao want to buy the house outside the city, she also left him behind.
What should I do? It’s all his fault for having such a bad mouth!
Butler Fang wiped his face with his hand, stamped his foot, turned around and went back home to apologize. It would be fine if the job was messed up, but if he concealed the truth again and caused something to happen to the old lady, the masters of the two families would probably skin him alive.
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"What, Auntie went to Laohu Town?"
Fan Boqing was so shocked that he almost knocked over the tea lid. He looked at Butler Fang in disbelief, "Didn't I ask you to help me with something? We've taken someone to Laohu Town. Don't you know how dangerous that place is?"
Butler Fang bowed his body and took a step back silently. "The Qiao family wanted to find a house, but none of the houses in the city met their requirements. I mentioned Laohu Town, where there were many houses that met their requirements. I explained the situation there to them, but the old lady of the Qiao family took it seriously and insisted on going. I couldn't stop her."
He pretended to slap himself in the face and said with a bitter face, "I didn't do it well. If you want to punish me, I will accept it. Now should we send someone to take a look? Please don't let anything go wrong."
Fan Boqing thought of Qiao Xin's strange strength, so he was not in a hurry at this moment, so he asked, "Have you told the rest of the Qiao family about this? How did they react?"
Butler Fang thought for a moment and said, "Master Qiao Si received the letter but didn't say anything. Then Master Qiao Er also happened to come back. He was also quite panicked at first. He went into the house and stayed there for a while. When he came out, he was no longer in a hurry. He just said he understood and didn't take any action."
He couldn't understand the reactions of the two brothers of the Qiao family! How come the two brothers were calmer than each other when my mother went to such a dangerous place?
"Brother, how about I take a team of guards to check it out?" Fan Jihuai stood up and said. No matter what, this was caused by their family, and the other party had done a great favor to the welfare people. If they didn't ask, it would be a glaring handle if someone found out in the future.
"Go ahead, prepare your weapons and come back quickly. By the way, ask the Qiao brothers what their plans are!"
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