To put it nicely, they are a group of simple-minded people who only know how to fight when encountering problems. To put it bluntly, they are a group of people who are unreasonable and cannot be reasoned with, and they will only listen to whoever has the stronger fist.
In the entire village, except for the village chief who knows a few words, no one else can even write their own name.
But this is not uncommon at the border, because almost every village is like this.
Zhou's eyes lit up when she heard this: "I kind of like this place!"
How great is that! No need to worry about etiquette or rules, just punch someone when they make you unhappy.
Zhou's blood boiled just thinking about it.
It fits! It fits perfectly!
Ji Fengyi sat on the shaft of the cart and listened with a frown on his face. He could not imagine that a village was full of people like this.
As soon as they entered the city, Ren Dongnan parted ways with them, refused Ji Fengyi's help and walked towards the clinic alone.
Since everyone had things to do in the city, Ji Fengyi found a temporary place to keep the cart and paid ten cents to leave the mule cart there.
"I'm going to the bookstore to see if I can pick up some work. You and your sister-in-law will go to the market to see if there's anything you need to buy. Ah Ying, go ask the escort company if there's any team going to Qingzhou. We'll act separately."
Ji Fengyi took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Ji Changying: "This is a letter from your aunt's family. Send it back together."
Ji Changying took it without hesitation: "Okay!"
Mrs. Hu took out two taels of silver from her waist and said, "I don't know if it's enough. Take it first."
"No need, I have money!" Ji Changying took out ten taels of silver from his arms and showed them.
Hu's eyes widened: "Where are you from?"
Ji Changying pretended to be dumb and laughed: "Private money, private money..."
Zhou was unhappy: "Why do you all have money but I don't? I want some too!"
Mrs. Hu quickly took out a few coins and gave them to her, trying to comfort her.
Ji Fengyi shook his head: "She has a lot of ideas, so let's not ask any more questions. Let's go! Wait here after we finish our business. Don't run around, okay?"
"I know, I know!"
After saying this, Ji Changying disappeared in a flash.
Hu laughed and cursed: "Like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins..."
This place was not far from the city gate, and Ji Changying saw the dog soliciting customers on the street from a distance.
"Dog!" she waved.
Hearing her shout, Gou'er ran over with a look of surprise: "Sister Ji! We meet so soon! Last time I heard Uncle Ji say you were busy at home!"
"Do you have time now? I have nothing to do today, can you take me around?"
"Of course there is!"
The dog looked happy.
"Then let's go!"
"That's right...how is the salary calculated?" asked the dog with a smile.
Ji Changying thought seriously for a moment and asked, "How much do you usually charge for taking someone on a day trip?"
"Forty cents! But we're old acquaintances, how about I give you thirty-eight cents?"
Ji Changying thought that this move could save at least ten cents, but in the end it only saved two cents.
But it wasn't easy for her to look after the child, so she didn't say much:
"·····OK!"
As they walked and talked, Ji Changying asked, "Have you been to the escort company in Qingzhou recently?"
Gou'er thought for a moment and said, "There's a Hengtong Escort Company that seems to be sending a batch of leather to the south soon, but I don't know if they'll go to Qingzhou."
“Go ask!”
Gou'er nodded and took Ji Changying straight to Hengtong Escort Company.
Although it is located in a small alley, the sign of Hengtong Escort Agency is very grand and you can see it as soon as you turn into the alley.
When the dog arrived here, he was a little scared and hid behind Ji Changying, not daring to show his head.
As soon as she stepped into the door of the escort agency, a burly man came over and grabbed the dog out. "Little brat, why are you here again?! I told you that no one here will teach you. If you want to become a disciple, go somewhere else!"
Gou'er pointed at Ji Changying and said, "I'm here for a serious matter! This sister wants to send something."
The man's expression changed, and he looked at Ji Changying warmly: "So you are a guest! Please come in! I know this kid. I thought he was here to steal my skills again, so I misunderstood."
Ji Changying glanced at Gou'er in surprise: "He stole my skills?"
"That's right! This kid is so cunning. He and his mother are the only ones left at home. He finally grew up to this age, but his mother got sick again. So he has to come out to pick up customers at such a young age to earn some money. Usually, people take care of him out of pity."
"But this kid got ahead of us by sneaking in through the dog hole in our escort company and climbing trees outside. Sometimes he sneaks in when no one is paying attention and peeks at us practicing when he has nothing to do! He's been caught several times!"
Although the man looked very dissatisfied, Ji Changying could tell from the tone of his voice that he didn't want to make things difficult for Gou'er.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be easy for a group of adults to deal with a child?
Gou'er's face flushed red: "I want to kill the barbarians and exchange their heads for money!"
The big man sneered: "You are just a bean sprout, standing there is not even as tall as the knife, and you want to kill people?"
After saying this, he realized that he had spoken out of turn, and looked at Ji Changying seriously again: "I wonder what you want to send?"
"Have you been to Qingzhou recently? I want to send two letters."
The big man pondered for a moment, "Qingzhou... We recently had a batch of goods to deliver there and happened to pass through Qingzhou, but you also know that the journey is long, and the epidemic is rampant outside. This price..."
"How do you say that?"
The big man held up five fingers: "Five taels!"
The dog behind him gasped, "It's usually only five hundred coins, but now it's five taels?!"
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