Huo Xi followed Wu Youcai's flower boat until sunset.
Seeing the flower boat parked at a step along the river, Huo Xi followed behind, paid the boat fare and reward, and followed it ashore.
Wu Youcai was rushed into Wanxiang Tower like a moon by the crowd. Huo Xi followed him to the door and stopped in his tracks.
One of the flower girls looked back at her, but Huo Xi only stared at Wu Youcai's back and didn't notice.
"Xi'er, what should we do now?" Yang Fu stepped forward and whispered.
Could it be that Xi'er wanted to grab someone else's basket again? But that person was followed by someone else, and she didn't know when he would come out when he went in. Did he have to wait outside?
Huo Nian saw his sister acting strangely and looking serious along the way, so he didn't dare to ask. At this moment, he saw his sister following someone to a large and beautiful house with several floors. He raised his head to look at the building and turned his head to look at it.
elder sister.
The sensible person didn't ask any more questions and just stood close to her sister.
Huo Xi glanced both ways and saw a food stall selling pasta and wontons nearby, so she hurriedly pulled Yang Fu and Huo Nian over.
I ordered three bowls of wontons and stared at the entrance of Wanxiang Building while eating.
Huo Xi didn't know what she was going to do, nor could she figure out what she could do, but she just refused to leave.
Near the window on the second floor of Juyuan Building next to Wanxiang Building, Mu Yan cast his eyes on Huo Xi.
"Master, why is Mrs. Huo here here? And she is bringing her brother with her? Are you not afraid that her parents will break her legs?" Kan Er followed Mu Yan's gaze and was very surprised.
Mu Yan didn't say anything. He saw that she had finished a bowl of wontons and was still sitting there with a deep look in her eyes.
"Master, what do you think Miss Huo is going to do? Her eyes are almost popping out of her head as she stares at Wanxiang Tower."
Just as Li Yi was about to go back to Kan Er, he saw a woman who looked like a maid approaching Mrs. Huo. When she saw that she was stunned, she followed the person with her uncle and younger brother.
"Where are we going? Oh, this little lady Huo really thinks she is a man, she even dares to enter the flower house!" Kan Er jumped to his feet. Li Yi also looked at it worriedly.
"Qian San!" Mu Yan said calmly.
Qian San, who was hiding in the dark, flashed out. Mu Yan ordered: "Follow me."
"Yes." He ducked out of sight and disappeared.
Huo Xi was dubious and followed the maid. She saved a woman who fell into the water in the Qinhuai River a few years ago, but how did the man recognize her now?
While looking around, he followed her.
She wanted her uncle to take Nian'er and wait outside, but he didn't trust her. Nian'er didn't dare to leave him alone outside, so she had to follow him in together.
The group of people did not enter through the main gate of Wanxiang Building, but went to the back door, entered the backyard, and ended up in a private room.
"This backyard is where the girls live. They are all in the front now. Don't worry. My girls are waiting for you inside. I will be in the courtyard and will take you out in a while." After the maid finished speaking, she pushed away the private room.
door.
Huo Xi looked inside and saw that there was indeed a person sitting at the round table, smiling at her. There was no one else in the room.
I was convinced. I turned my head and glanced at Huo Nian and Yang Fu: "Uncle and Nian'er, please wait for me outside."
"I want to follow my sister!"
"Be obedient!"
Yang Fu wanted to follow him in, but when he saw that Huo Xi wouldn't let Huo Nian in, he was afraid that there was something that Huo Nian wouldn't hear, so he pulled him to stay outside.
Entering the room, Huo Xi looked at the person. She looked very bright, her clothes were luxurious, and her gestures gave her a flavor that was different from that of an ordinary woman.
"Are you really the person I saved back then?"
The flower girl smiled and nodded: "How else would I know that you had saved people in the Qinhuai River?"
Huo Xi looked at her, trying to identify a trace of the past on her face, but she felt that she had changed a lot: "Then how did you recognize me? It's been several years."
"I recognized your mother."
"My mother?"
"Yes, I saw you when you were swimming in Mochou Lake that day. I was very close to you at that time."
So that's it. Huo Xi suddenly realized that she had changed a lot over the past few years, but her mother had not changed at all.
"sit down."
Huo Xi sat down in front of her and looked up at her: "Why did you call me here?"
She couldn't be repaying the favor of saving her life, right? At that time, she looked like she was begging for death, and she blamed them for not saving her. Looking at her now, she seems to have adapted well.
The flower girl smiled and said, "My name is Ping Niang. If you don't mind, my benefactor can also call me that."
"Don't take it seriously. You didn't deserve to die at that time."
He also introduced: "My name is Huo Xi."
"Huo Xi?"
Pinang Niang recited her name in a low voice and said with a smile: "If it weren't for you and your mother, I would have been buried in the Qinhuai River. Of course you are Pinang Niang's savior."
After speaking, he explained to Huo Xi: "I saw you following us all the way, and you kept staring at Mr. Wu. When you got here, you still refused to leave. There must be some reason. If your benefactor is of use, just ask.
"
Huo Xi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his actions would be noticed. His face felt hot.
"My benefactor, just don't worry. I will keep my mouth shut about today's events. Of course I will repay you for saving my life. My benefactor, just don't worry and trust Ping Niang."
Seeing the sincerity on her face, Huo Xi pondered for a while and said, "Do you know Wu Youcai? Does he come here often? You can count..."
Uh, I can't say much.
Na Pingniang smiled: "He can be considered a benefactor of mine. I know him. He comes here a few times a month. Recently, he has been working for the Shipping Department, so he comes more frequently. There are always people inviting him.
Let’s drink here.”
Huo Xi was silent. Now Wu Youcai has entered the shipping department to make money for the Wu family and the Wu family. The better they live, the more uncomfortable Huo Xi becomes.
Now I put a basket on him, it doesn't hurt or itch. I see him, I don't want to treat him, I feel uncomfortable, but how to treat him?
"The benefactor is looking for Wu...Wu Youcai? I can help spread the word."
Ping Niang wanted to speak to Master Wu, but just now she remembered that Huo Xi called him by his first name and didn't seem to show any respect for him.
If she wasn't of higher status than him, then she was an enemy. Ping Niang was used to looking at people's faces, so she also changed her words. She smiled secretly, and still called her Wu Youcai.
Huo Xi was silent and did not shy away from her: "I have something to find him for, but I just saw him today and I didn't think of anything for a while."
"The benefactor slowly thought, if there is any use for Ping Niang, just ask someone to come to me. My maid is called Yao Qin. You can ask the porter to find her and let her pass the message on your behalf."
"Thank you."
"My benefactor is welcome."
Seeing that her words were sincere, Huo Xi lowered her guard a little and said, "How do you do here?"
Ping Niang smiled and said, "It's quite good. Once in the world of mortals, this is life, and that is life. Now that the people in the building value me, I am living quite comfortably."
Huo Xi talked to her for a while, but didn't want to stay in the flower house any longer. There was still Nian'er outside.
"My brother is still young, so I won't stay any longer."
"Okay, I won't send the benefactor away anymore. My maid will send you out. If there is anything I can do, the benefactor will just come and find me."
"Thank you."
Huo Xi and the others left Wanxiang Tower under the leadership of Yaoqin.
Qian San followed them out of the city. When he saw that they were back on the boat safely, he turned around and reported back to Mu Yan.