Chapter 155: The daughter-in-law doesn't want it, but the housekeeper can
Ding Li was quite famous in this area, and he found the salesman named Zhao Qin before noon on the second day.
Zhao Qin is not very old, but his family has been a salesman for three generations, and his footprints are not only in several nearby counties, but also in Ruoshui City and Jinguo.
Of course, that was before the civil strife broke out in the Kingdom of Jin. With the current situation in the Kingdom of Jin, it would not be easy for people from other countries to set foot there.
According to Zhao Qin, he goes to Ruoshui City every three months to deliver goods to a salesman there.
Compared with Jin Kingdom and Li Kingdom, the management of Ruoshui City is stricter, and it is not easy for outsiders to enter the city.
Zhao Qin was running a small business, and he didn't have any major events that required him to go to the city, so every time he traded with the salesman outside the city, he never really entered Ruoshui City.
It was just that he had been doing business for a long time, and he had developed some friendship with the salesman, so he found out about Ruoshui City's search for a boy.
Xiao Bi didn't want to embarrass Zhao Qin, so she asked Qingzhao to reward him with two taels of silver and let him go.
Fengshou looked at Xiao Bi, but stopped talking.
Xiao Bi said with a smile: "Brother Huan, what happened to your family's harvest? Are you afraid that I will eat him?"
Huan Yu glared at Fengshou: "Why haven't I noticed that you are a thin-skinned person after all these years?"
Fengshou chuckled and said, "I just want to ask the princess, since Zhao Qin is so familiar with the salesman from Ruoshui County, we might as well ask him to do a favor.
Merchants are very profitable, so as long as we are willing to pay for it, the salesman from Ruoshui City will definitely be willing to take risks."
Xiao Bi smiled and said: "I didn't realize that Fengshou is still a smart man. The sun shines on the water. What do you two think?"
Qingzhao said: "My slave's thoughts are similar to those of Fengsheng. Isn't Weushui City strictly controlled? How can we get in if we don't find a way?"
Ying Shui said, "I don't think it's appropriate. We are not familiar with Zhao Qin, and we are even less familiar with the salesman from Ruoshui City.
Although businessmen are very profitable, not all businessmen are safe and secure.
We have no idea who the salesman from Ruoshui City is. If he tricks us and lures us into Ruoshui City, wouldn't the matter become more complicated?"
Sang Pu turned around and said, "You are the only one who loves to show off!"
Huan Yu smiled: "The salesman's side won't work, but we have to be prepared. Xiaojiu might as well tell you your plan."
Xiao Bi said: "Last night I asked Dimple's mother about some of the customs of Ruoshui City.
It is said that their place is similar to that of the Wei Dynasty. Apart from the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, the most lively event every year is the Dragon Boat Festival.
From Mohua Village to Ruoshui City, it only takes about two days if you ride a fast horse. If we set off today, we should be able to arrive before the fifth day of May."
Huan Yu nodded: "What about when we get there?"
Xiao Bi smacked her lips: "When did Second Brother Huan learn to inquire into the root of things? Although it is said that everything is done beforehand and will be ruined without forewarning, everything in the world is never static.
Facing an unfamiliar environment, I think it is more important to adapt to circumstances."
"Well said!" Huan Yu praised: "Since it is an unfamiliar environment, we can have more opportunities to adapt if we arrive earlier.
Go pack your luggage now and set off in a quarter of an hour."
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After bidding farewell to Ding Lizheng's family, the six of them rushed their horses and whips, and arrived at the small town closest to Ruoshui City on the afternoon of the next day.
Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, calamus and mugwort are planted everywhere in the town, and even the inn provides guests with various flavors of rice dumplings.
This time when they came to Ruoshui City, the costumes of the six people were different from before.
The three masters and servants of Huan Yu have not changed much. One is pretending to be a handsome and elegant young man, and the other two are still servants.
Originally, according to the meaning of Qingzhao and Yingshui, traveling with your wife is the least likely to attract attention and cause unnecessary trouble.
But when Xiao Bi heard that she was asked to pretend to be Huan Yu's wife, she immediately refused.
What the hell, she, Xiao Jiuye, has lived for fifteen years and has never worn women's clothing a few times.
Moreover, there is a big difference between the dress of women and girls. The hair bun alone is much more complicated.
Even girly buns are annoying to her, let alone the kind of twirling women's buns.
What's more, she has always regarded Brother Huan as her elder brother.
Want to be his wife? Let’s forget it!
Qingzhao and Yingshui spread their hands: "Then what do you want to pretend to be?"
Xiao Bi thought for a while: "How about I pretend to be a gentle nobleman? It would be normal for my classmates and friends to travel together!"
As soon as the words "Swengui Gongzi" came out, not only Qingzhao and Yingshui, but also Sangpu and Fengshou couldn't help laughing.
"Hey -" Xiao Bi was unhappy: "I wonder what's so funny about you guys. Even if your personality is a bit rude, your appearance is still pretty good.
If you don’t believe me, go out and take a look, how many of those so-called noble men are handsome?”
Huan Yu couldn't help laughing: "Xiao Jiu's appearance is very outstanding. They are just worried that you will be too eye-catching, so..."
"Stop fooling me with these words! I don't want to pretend to be your daughter-in-law, nor do I want to pretend to be a gentleman, let alone a servant. I want to be a housekeeper!"
Sang Pu smiled and said: "Princess, where can there be a young housekeeper like you in the world?"
"I can't control that!" Xiao Bi curled her lips and said, "Qing Zhaoying, please take off the pigtails and make your hair into a more serious and regular bun.
Ying Shui went to the tailor shop across the street for me to get some silk clothes that housekeepers usually wear, with brighter colors and not those that look old-fashioned."
"Yes." Ying Shui suppressed a smile, bowed and exited the guest room.
Qingzhao quickly removed the braid and combed Xiao Bi's hair into a neat bun.
She looked at the young man in the mirror, and she saw that he was an extremely handsome young man, and had nothing to do with his identity as a housekeeper.
"Princess, would you like me to get you a pair of fake beards?"
Xiao Bi rolled her eyes: "Another bad idea! I look like I'm only fifteen or sixteen years old. Do you think you can pretend to be someone else's father with a fake beard?"
Qingzhao sneered: "This slave didn't think carefully."
Xiao Bi turned her head and looked at Huan Yu: "Brother Huan, you said on the day we left Beijing that the purpose of dressing up is to hide your identity, and you should try to be as inconspicuous as possible.
How about you change my eyebrows a little, so that they look like yours that day, and make me look like I can’t be found in a crowd?”
Huan Yu joked: "So in Xiaojiu's opinion, my appearance that day was so ordinary?"
"How can there be..." Xiao Bi thought for a while and chuckled: "Your appearance is not ordinary. Otherwise, how could the uncle of the country in Hedong County fall in love with you as his sister-in-law at a glance?"
Huan Yu reluctantly walked aside, opened his baggage, and took out a small box.
Qingzhao and Sangpu were very curious about Fengsheng. They asked Xiao Pei about Hedong County.
Chapter completed!