Farmer’s Blessed Girl

When Man Bao left the palace the next day, Ming Da had already dug out a statue of Lao Tzu from the warehouse, and he also learned Man Bao to offer up the crystal bracelet.

Old Zhoutou knew that they were going to take a leave of absence this time to go to Shangzhou, and he felt a little nervous. He hesitated for a while, but he still brought the eldest and fifth with him. He felt that he would be more confident with more sons.

Mrs. Liu is also going back to Longzhou. The old lady of the Zhang family in Longzhou is going to have a long birthday. This time it is a big one, and she wants them to gain a firm foothold in Longzhou again, so she went back.

She didn't ask Bai Shan to go back with her, she said: "We haven't been in Longzhou for many years, although we still walk with relatives, but after all, we haven't seen each other for many years, and many feelings have faded. I don't know what's going on now, so you You don't have to go back with us."

He added: "This time you can accompany Man Bao to Shangzhou. Let's see what's going on with the Xia family. In the future, your children will have a surname Sui Xia."

This is a big deal, and it can't be sloppy.

Bai Shan responded respectfully and sent his grandmother and mother out of the city that day, and they packed up their things and set off the next day.

The three of them did not ride in a carriage, but rode their horses and ran ahead.

Shangzhou was not very far from the capital, even if they were a little slower, they would arrive around noon the next day.

In the evening, a group of people stopped at a post station on the side of the road. Although Man Bao is not a public office, she is an official and can still reduce some fees.

Old Zhoutou also enjoyed the benefits of being an official when he went out for the first time. While enjoying the flattery of the station staff, he quietly said to Qian: "It is really good to be an official. Shangguan, wouldn’t our family not have to spend money when we travel again?”

Qian: "...Didn't you hear what Man Bao said? You need to be with them. They are all busy. Where can you accompany you to stay at the inn?"

Not many of them came, only Zhou Dalang and Wuwulang followed, and the rest were Daji and other guards.

Because Xiao Qian's family didn't follow, they didn't cook halfway through, but took out the dry food Xiao Qian's family had prepared for them and gnawed it, then took out a bamboo tube and drank two sips of water before continuing on their way.

Finally arrived in Shangzhou at noon the next day.

Shangzhou is not very far from the capital, and most of the business travelers from the south and southwest to Beijing pass through here, so Shangzhou is much more lively than Mianzhou.

Man Bao led the horse into the city, and saw the passing hawkers shouting loudly, and her eyes landed on the noodle stall by the roadside after looking around.

The stall owner was holding a lump of noodles and a knife, and he was slicing the noodles into the pot. After a while, a bowl came out. And green vegetables, the woman on the side added something to the bowl, and it was on the table in no time.

When Man Bao saw the meat foam on his face, he couldn't move anymore.

Bai Shan pulled her and saw that she was still, and asked, "Hungry?"

Man Bao nodded.

Bai Shan looked back at Daji who was escorting the carriage in, and said, "It's noon, let's have lunch here and then go find a place."

In fact, Daji has already arranged for a guard to advance to the city, but the other party may not be familiar with Shangzhou, and he has not seen anyone yet.

So he nodded after thinking about it, and then he greeted everyone to park the carriage by the side, and let Lao Zhoutou and the others get out of the car, and then eat dinner first.

Man Bao immediately ran to help her mother, Bai Shan went to help Mr. Zhuang, and Bai Erlang had already run to the booth and occupied several positions.

After everyone sat down at two tables and ordered noodles, Lao Zhoutou looked around and said, "Shangzhou looks more lively than our Mianzhou."

Old Zhoutou has only been to Mianzhou three or four times in his life, and the most recent one was because he was going to Beijing.

But there are not many people, the heat is not lively, but it can be seen at a glance.

The stall owner on the side shaved the noodles for them, and said proudly: "Our Shangzhou is the gateway to the capital, and it is naturally more prosperous. Where are you in Mianzhou?"

He simply did not know where Mianzhou was. In fact, they knew very little except for the surrounding prefectures and counties and the capital.

Old Zhoutou also said proudly: "Our Mianzhou is also the gateway to Yizhou City."

"Is the city of Yizhou very big? I have heard of a king of Yizhou, who rebelled the year before, and scared me. I thought there was going to be another war."

Old Zhoutou:  …

Why did King Yizhou replace them in Yizhou?

Old Zhoutou didn't want to mention Yizhou, and instead said: "Our Mianzhou is also very good. Our Mianzhou's Guokui is delicious."

The stall owner said: "Our Shangzhou noodles are also delicious, especially mine. It is a must in Shangzhou. It's a good bowl of Le, you can try it..."

Old Zhoutou had an intuition that he was lying. If he was the best in Shangzhou, would he still set up a stall at the gate of the city?

Just as he was about to refute, Bai Shan had already opened his mouth and asked, "I heard this from the old man, the old man is very familiar with Shangzhou?"

The stall owner glanced at Bai Shan and couldn't help laughing, "Of course I'm familiar, my ancestors are all from Shangzhou, and my father has set up a stall at the gate of this city to cut noodles, but the young man is young, so he doesn't dare to be a child. Your grandfather and I should be the same generation.”

While speaking, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Lao Zhou's head.

Bai Shan stopped talking.

Man Bao raised his head and said, "This is my father, his future father-in-law."

When the stall owner heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled awkwardly: "That's it..."

However, he quickly reacted and began to praise the old Zhou Tou desperately, "Brother, you are so lucky, your daughter looks lucky, look at this round face, and then look at this white and tender appearance, your son-in-law. It looks like a talent."

Only then did the old Zhoutou become happy, and said proudly: "Of course, my daughter is the most fortunate."

Bai Shan cleared his throat and brought the topic back to what he wanted to ask, "Is that old man familiar with people from Shangzhou?"

The stall owner talked to Bai Shan while cutting the noodles, "Is the young master here to marry?"

Bai Shan replied with a smile, "There is a relative in Shangzhou, but I don't know where they live, but their surname is Xia."

Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao and said, "Singularly named Taboyan, he is a scholar."

The stall owner thought hard for a while, but when he didn't remember it, he smiled and said, "Our Shangzhou is also very big..."

Man Bao asked, "Then do you know where Songhua Lane is?"

"I know, go down this street, turn west at the third intersection, turn south again, and go down two intersections to the west of Songhua Lane. Where do your relatives live?" The stall owner thought about it. Thinking, frowning: "Songhua Lane Xia Xiucai?"

"Songhua Lane doesn't have Xiucai now, but there was a Xia Xiucai more than ten years ago."

When everyone's spirits were lifted, Bai Shan said, "It's that Xia Xiucai."

The stall owner looked at Bai Shan, looked at Zhou Man, and smiled, "I'm afraid it's a misunderstanding, that Xia Xiucai was gone more than ten years ago, and there is no one at home."

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