Traveling through famine years, peasant girls hold space in their hands to store food

Lu Qingqing and his group finally arrived in Qingyang City five days later.

At noon, we arrived at Lu’s house in Qingyang City.

Xia Yun went forward and knocked on the door of Lu's house. It was Tian Bo who opened the door. Seeing Xia Yun, he happily asked, "Is the eldest lady back?"

"Uncle Tian, ​​open the door quickly. The master and the prince are here."

"Hey! Hey, open the door quickly, the master is coming."

Tian Bo shouted to the servant in the yard.

Soon the door was opened, and Chu Haochen took Lu Qingqing's hand and got off the carriage. They looked back and saw Nanny Li supporting Princess Changning and walking slowly towards them.

"Mother, Master, please come into the house and have some rest." Lu Qingqing said to her master and Princess Changning who were walking over.

At this time, Tian Bo and a group of servants knelt in front of the mansion gate to welcome their master.

"This old servant has met the eldest lady, His Royal Highness Prince Chen, Princess Changning, and Divine Doctor Yuheng."

Lu Qingqing frowned as she looked at the servants kneeling down before her. Chu Haochen beside her said in a deep voice, "Everyone, stand up. We'll talk after we get into the mansion."

As they spoke, a group of people stood on both sides of the mansion gate to welcome the masters into the inner courtyard.

Lu Qingqing asked the servants to take the master and Lu Zhixuan to Zhuyuxuan, while Princess Changning was led by Xia Yun to Lingnuange. The three children lived in Qingxuanwan, next to Lu Qingqing's yard.

"This old servant greets the eldest lady." At this time, Nanny Xue also rushed over from the backyard.

Lu Qingqing looked at the energetic Nanny Xue and smiled, then waved her hand to ask her to stand up.

"Madame Xue asked the kitchen to boil more hot water and send some to each courtyard, and also asked the cook to prepare more dinner."

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." After saying this, he leaned over with a smile on his face and left the room.

Lu Qingqing walked slowly to the Arhat couch and sat down. Chu Haochen came forward and sat behind her to rub her shoulders, asking softly, "Are you tired? If you are tired, take a nap first. Your husband will call you for dinner."

Lu Qingqing nodded slightly and slowly lay down. Not to mention the carriage rides for the past few days, she was really tired.

Chu Haochen walked to the bed and brought a thin quilt to cover her. Looking at her tired face, he helped her smooth the hair on her forehead with heartache.

Xia Yun came to Yuheng's Zhuyuxuan with tea and cakes.

Lu Zhixuan opened the door and looked at Xia Yun who brought him some snacks. He clapped his hands happily and said, "Good Xia Yun, I'm a little hungry."

As he said this, he took the tray from her hand.

Xia Yun smiled, leaned over and walked out.

Lu Zhixuan heartlessly came to Yuheng's side carrying a tray.

"Master, drink tea. Master's tea smells so good. The ones out there really can't compare. Hmm... this pastry is so delicious."

Yuheng glanced at him as he picked up the tea and blew on it, then frowned and scolded him, what a fool he was.

Since he is so unsteady, he will be thrown into Baicaotang for training.

"No, Grandmaster, I will definitely change. I will definitely change." As he said this, he snatched the pastry from the plate into his mouth.

Yuheng lowered his eyes and raised the corners of his lips slightly. At this time, he took out a letter and handed it to Lu Zhixuan, asking him to deliver it to the Baicaotang branch in Qingyang City and give it to the manager Yu Shaolian.

Lu Zhixuan stuffed the last bite of pastry into his mouth, clapped his hands lightly, took the letter, and replied with a smile: “Master, don’t worry, I will complete the task.”

After he finished speaking, he turned around and ran out of the yard.

Lu Zhixuan walked through the corridor and the hanging flower gate to the front yard. After asking Tian Bo for the direction of Baicaotang in Qingyang City, he walked straight out of the mansion.

"Master Lu's driver has just left the house to do some shopping, and the carriage hasn't come in yet. You can take a ride."

Lu Zhixuan waved his hand and said that he wanted to stroll around Qingyang City and would not take the carriage.

After leaving the mansion, Lu Zhixuan looked at the bustling Qingyang City and made a "tsk tsk" sound. This Qingyang City is indeed an important hub of the Yuan Dynasty. It is very lively and there are overseas people everywhere.

It's really novel.

Touching the letter in his hand, Lu Zhixuan stopped looking around, quickened his pace and ran straight towards Nanshi.

When he arrived at the main entrance of Baicaotang, he was stunned when he saw the ordinary medicine shop in front of him, and then strode in.

"Sir, do you need any medicinal herbs?" the waiter came forward and asked enthusiastically.

Lu Zhixuan shook his head slightly, looked into the shop, and asked, "Is your manager Yu here?"

"You are looking for the steward, what can I do for you? I will let you know."

Lu Zhixuan said in a deep voice that he was here to help the old hall master deliver a letter.

When the waiter heard this, the old master's face immediately returned to normal and he respectfully invited him to the back hall.

At this time, Manager Yu was sitting in the back hall looking at the account book in his hand.

"Manager Yu, someone is here. It's someone sent by the old hall master."

After saying this, the waiter leaned over and left the room.

Yu Shaolian raised his eyes and looked at Lu Zhixuan in front of him, asking uncertainly if he was the hall master's apprentice, or the old hall master's grandson?

"Manager Yu has good eyesight. It is me. This is the letter that my master asked me to deliver."

Yu Shaolian smiled and extended his hand to invite him to sit down, politely saying that it was because of his good eyesight, and pointed at his waist.

Lu Zhixuan looked in the direction of his finger and saw the jade pendant his master had given him around his waist. He scratched his head and laughed.

"I won't sit down. My mission is completed. I will go back first."

Yu Shaolian personally escorted Lu Zhixuan out of Baicao Hall before turning back to the inner hall.

After delivering the letter, Lu Zhixuan went to Xiankelai to buy a roast chicken for his master. When he came out, he saw a group of people gathered not far away, and he went over curiously.

Lu Zhixuan squeezed into the crowd and saw two people kneeling in front of him, one big and one small. They seemed to be a sister and a brother. The sister was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the brother was younger, about seven or eight years old.

He was kneeling there as if selling himself, with a group of fierce-looking men standing beside him.

People around were whispering but no one came forward.

Lu Zhixuan asked the man next to him puzzledly, what was going on?

"You are from another place, right? The Liu family owes money to loan sharks. They used it to treat my father's illness, but they spent all the money and didn't even get to keep the money. Now the debt collector is here. If you can't pay the money, he will send my sister and brother to a brothel."

After hearing this, Lu Zhixuan frowned and was about to step forward, but was stopped by the man beside him, who whispered in his ear, "I advise you, an outsider, not to meddle in other people's business. See, it's not that no one is helping, it's that no one dares to help."

The man pursed his lips at the group of fierce men.

At this time, the men were seen teasing and telling the brother and sister to give up, as no one would buy them. It would be better for them to follow them to Chunyi Tower where they could have something to eat.

Hearing the group of men laughing loudly, Lu Zhixuan strode forward, lowered his eyes to look at the brother and sister kneeling on the ground and asked:

"How much silver do you want to sell it for? I will buy it."

As she spoke, Liu Chunya raised her head and looked at the handsome man in front of her. She was startled at first, then she asked in a hoarse voice, "Is one hundred taels okay? A death contract."

Liu Chunya said while biting her lower lip.

Lu Zhixuan casually took out a silver note worth one hundred taels and handed it to her without saying a word.