In the middle of the night, Lin Jue and Bai Bing rushed to Wanhua Building again. This time, Lin Jue asked Bai Bing to go into the backyard firewood shed alone to investigate, because Lin Jue was worried that Qian Zhongze would be suspicious of his actions during the day.
, if he moved Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan elsewhere, it would be a bit troublesome.
The good news is that the result of Bai Bing's investigation is that Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan are still in the woodshed in the backyard. The bad news is that there are five or six more night guards around the woodshed. If Bai Bing hadn't been agile, it would have been easy
They almost discovered the trace. It seems that Qian Zhongze did have doubts in his heart, so he sent extra manpower to guard him.
None of this can stop the implementation of Lin Jue's plan. The addition of five or six guards will not make Lin Jue give up his plan to rescue Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan. Everything is on the line, and Lin Jue is determined to do it.
The next morning, the spring scenery was bright. The streets in Hangzhou City have been particularly lively and noisy in the past few days. It was already the end of April, and there were only a few days left before the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is an important festival, and every household will celebrate it.
We did some shopping before the festival. We bought new clothes, mugwort, rice dumplings, realgar wine, and some food suitable for the occasion. Therefore, the street market seemed particularly lively.
The Yanqiao area of Donghe Street is a gathering place for mugwort and rice dumpling leaves in the wasteland beside the Qiantang River outside Dongcheng City. Therefore, it is even more lively. There is a smell floating in the air on the streets here.
The fragrance of rice dumpling leaves and mugwort. People were bustling going back and forth on the streets. The shops around were also doing brisk business, and the clerks were very busy.
Among the crowd, two women were walking slowly along the street. One held a bunch of snacks in her hand and ate them while the other held a bunch of floral brocade boxes and other purchased items. They followed closely. It was obvious that
One was a woman from a wealthy family who went out for a shopping spree, and the other was a maid who was following them. The two of them walked along the street, and the well-dressed woman screamed from time to time to avoid the ragged people around her. If she was squeezed
One moment would definitely earn her a curse and a roll of her eyes.
At the door of a shop behind the crowd, a long-faced middle-aged man and an ordinary-looking girl were looking askance at the two women in the crowd, talking in a low voice.
"Bing'er, did you see that? That woman is Qian Xing'er. She is the ex-wife of my brother Lin Quan, who is the third brother of the Lin family. She was later divorced and returned home. You will provoke her after a while. I think she has been here for a few years.
You are still the same virtuous person, still so domineering and arrogant. I guess the habit of taking advantage has not changed. Everything depends on you and how your acting skills are. Don’t screw it up."
"Don't worry, I've watched many big shows after all. I've never eaten pork, and haven't I seen pigs running?" the girl said, circling a small sachet between her fingers.
"This metaphor is inappropriate. What a pig! What a pig. Our Grand Theater is all about the art of acting. It's too vulgar for you to say this." said the middle-aged man.
"I know, I know, you are so verbose. I noticed that you are extremely verbose when you put on this mask. Will you be like this when you get older? I went, and it looks like they are about to get in the car and leave." The girl stared at the street.
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The middle-aged man rolled his eyes and said, "Come on, go ahead and watch your performance."
The girl stamped her foot, kicked the sachet into her arms, and squeezed into the crowd.
Qian Xing'er and her maid Chunxiang went shopping today. After being divorced and living in her parents' home, Qian Xing'er felt that her face was dull and she was somewhat restrained. But it didn't last long, and Qian Xing'er regained her eldest daughter's appearance.
His temper returned to his old ways. Although Qian Zhongze hated his daughter for being uneducated and bringing shame and humiliation to him, she was his only daughter after all, but he turned a blind eye.
Qian Xing'er was suspended at home, but some people came to ask for her hand in marriage, hoping to marry Qian Xing'er. But most of them did it for the sake of the Qian family's wealth. After Qian Zhongze saw through it, they sent them away one by one. Qian Zhongze's principles
Yes, even if the daughter is raised at home for the rest of her life, no one else will want to take advantage of her family property. Qian Xing'er felt resentful in her heart, but there was nothing she could do. She could only go shopping and play, eat and drink to relax every day. Over the past few years, Qian Xing'er became fat.
After walking around for several times, he was as fat as a pig and could not even be seen.
Today, taking advantage of the approaching Dragon Boat Festival, Qian Xing'er took her maid Chunxiang to stroll around the streets. They bought a bunch of floral fabrics, rouge and gouache jewelry, and ate a lot of snacks. Her spirits were already waning.
Chunxiang called a carriage, and the master and servant were about to get in the carriage and go home. Suddenly, a person rushed out from the side and knocked Qian Xing'er down to the ground. There was no traffic on the street today.
It was clean. The rice dumpling leaves were all grown with water. Buyers and sellers picked them up and put them down, making the streets full of water. People came and went, and even trampled into a thin layer of mud. Qian Xing'er...
When she sat down, her bright clothes were completely ruined. Her pomegranate skirt was covered in mud. Her arms and moon-white shawl were also in a mess.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sister, I didn't hurt you. Damn it, I bumped into you. I really don't know." The person who caused the trouble was an ordinary-looking commoner girl. At first glance,
He was the kind who came from the countryside. He was wearing an ordinary cloth skirt and had cheap iron hairpins and wooden hairpins in his bun. His face was full of panic.
Qian Xing'er's butt hurt from the fall. When she got up, she crossed her two muddy hands and cursed loudly: "What are you doing, are you rushing to reincarnate and die? Are you wearing eyes when you walk? Ouch, ouch.
Yo, the fall hurt me to death."
The commoner girl quickly held up her hands and said, "I'm really sorry, sister, I was in a hurry to do something, and I accidentally bumped into my sister. Please don't mind."
Chunxiang saw the stains on Qian Xing'er's pomegranate skirt and upper body, and shouted loudly: "You are so reckless, my lady is all stained. Can't you be more careful when walking?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Xing'er turned her head and looked at the back of her skirt, and suddenly she screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "Oh, my new pomegranate skirt, it's completely ruined, it's totally ruined."
The commoner girl hurriedly said: "Oh, how good is this? I'll wipe it for you and clean it for you."
Having said that, the commoner girl quickly stretched out her hand to wipe the dirt on Qian Xing'er's dress. It was fine without wiping, it was just a large stain. Once wiped, it became worse. The dirt seeped into the gaps in the fabric, black and white.
A large piece of it seemed to stir up a vat of ink, and the entire second half of the skirt became dirty, as if Qian Xing'er was wearing a butt curtain.
"Stop it now, why don't you stop it? I've been completely ruined by you now. Oh my, what are you doing with your hands and feet?" Qian Xinger jumped on her toes and shouted.
The people walking by covered their mouths and laughed out loud when they saw this, pointing at Qian Xing'er's dirty look and snickering. Qian Xing'er had nowhere to vent her anger, glaring at them and cursing:
"Why are you laughing? Why don't you go home and laugh at your mother?"
The common people hid their faces and walked away, no one dared to offend this shrew. People on the streets near Yanqiao knew that this young lady from the Qian family could not be offended, she would get blamed at every turn, and she would scold your ancestors for eighteen generations, so you should not offend her.
good.
The commoner girl stood there at a loss, not knowing what to do. She just murmured: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean it. I really didn't mean it."
Qian Xing'er said angrily: "I'm sorry. I just bought this set of clothes the day before yesterday. Go and inquire about the ready-made clothing store in Nishangju. It cost me ten taels of silver. It's okay for you to say sorry."
Sending it away? I didn’t say anything, but pay the money, otherwise you won’t be able to leave.”
The commoner girl half-opened her mouth and said in shock: "Is it worth ten taels of silver? Is it so expensive? I...where can I have ten taels of silver? I only have one tael of silver, so I rushed to get medicine for my mother. My mother suffered.
It was cold and I was still lying on the bed. I was so worried that I walked faster and bumped into the lady for some reason. Miss, please forgive me this time. How about you take off your clothes and I will starch them and iron them for you.
I'll return it to you after it's ironed neatly, okay?"
"Don't talk nonsense. This material can't stand up to washing. It wrinkles as soon as it's washed. How can it still be the same as before? Don't make up stories for me. It's impossible for you not to pay for this situation today, otherwise I will
I will take you to see the official and ask the official to comment. Is there any royal method? How can you act shamelessly after breaking someone's things?" Qian Xing'er scolded.
The commoner girl burst into tears and stood there not knowing what to do. A middle-aged man who was watching the excitement smacked his lips and said: "Girl, it's useless for you to cry. You ruined someone else's dress. Is it true?"
Don’t you need to compensate? This is like killing someone to pay for your life, it is a matter of course. If crying is useful, then I will burn down someone’s house tomorrow, and they come to me to settle accounts, so I will cry to them. It is useless. Paying money is
serious."
When Qian Xing'er saw someone speaking up for her, she said confidently: "Look, people said the same thing. I'm not bullying you. It's serious to pay the money quickly. I'm dirty and smelly, and I don't want to stand on the street."
Make people laugh. Hurry up, I'm not in the mood to mess with you."
Tears fell from the commoner girl's eyes and she sobbed: "But I have no money. Where did I get it? Ten taels of silver. I have never seen so much silver. How about I go to your house to work with you?"
How about getting the money?"
"That's a good idea. It's fair to work without money." The middle-aged man nodded while twirling his beard.
"Fairness!" Qian Xing'er scolded: "My family is not short of servants. What I want is money. Do you want to pay? If not, come with me to see the official."
The commoner girl cried: "I didn't say I wouldn't pay compensation, but I have no money. My father is dead, and my mother and I depend on each other. We usually do odd jobs to make ends meet. Where can we get the spare money? Where can I get ten taels of silver?"
If my mother knew that I had caused such a big disaster, she would be very angry. Wuwuwu."
Qian Xing'er frowned and cursed: "Don't cry about poverty in front of me, it has nothing to do with me. Your family is poor because of your bad luck, you can't blame me."
The commoner girl stretched out her hand to wipe her tears and said, "I didn't say it was your fault. Isn't there nothing I can do?"
The middle-aged man next to him suddenly pointed at a bracelet exposed on the wrist of the commoner girl and shouted: "Oh, this bracelet... seems pretty good."
