The three of them had a good night's rest after dinner.

Shui Miao didn't want to rush so quickly the next day, so he simply rested in the town for two days.

"Go shopping for yourselves, and if you see something you like, buy it."

As he said this, he threw a money bag to Du Wu and Chunmei each. There were both broken silver and banknotes in it. Each money bag was about more than a hundred taels.

Chunmei took it for granted and took the money bag with a natural expression. She knelt down and asked Du Ruiyang: "Young Master, do you want to go out and buy something together?"

Du Ruiyang turned to look at Shui Miao, "Isn't Daddy going?"

Shui Miao shook his head, "I'm not going, I need to rest for a while."

Du Ruiyang thought of Shui Miao's embarrassed appearance yesterday, and said with a serious face: "Dad, if there is anything you want, Yangyang will bring it back to you."

Shui Miao rubbed the little guy's furry little head and said, "Okay, how old are you? Don't worry so much. Just take care of yourself."

Du Ruiyang frowned and said, "Dad, I am already four years old, not a three-year-old child anymore."

Chunmei burst out laughing, why is the young master so funny? Before a man is crowned, he is still a child in the eyes of adults.

Du Wu's sullen face could not help but laugh.

Shui Miao: "You are just a child compared to me, go and play for a while." Don't always want to stick to me!

Du Ruiyang: "Okay, daddy, sleep well and don't run around."

Shui Miao: This little guy has become more and more playful after getting along with him for a long time, and he even likes to imitate adults in talking!

Chunmei took Du Ruiyang and Du Wu out of the inn and looked around, wondering which direction to go first.

Du Wu hesitated for a long time and finally said: "Are you sure this money is at our own disposal?"

Why did he not believe it? He had never heard of a master taking the initiative to give money to his servants so that they could eat, drink and have fun!

Hearing this, Chunmei's eyes were still scanning the surroundings, and she replied: "Don't worry, the young master said that he bought things for yourself so that you can watch and buy the things you need. We are on the way now, there is no For the mansion, you can take care of the things you need to buy yourself, the young master is only responsible for giving money."

Du Wu understood a little bit, that is, the big family mansion will arrange for the housekeeper to prepare some things for the servants in the mansion at corresponding seasons. They can do it all by themselves, but, "Is this too much money?"

Chunmei saw that the food at a small stall seemed to be pretty good, and walked towards it. Du Wu followed behind him unconsciously, "It's normal. I'm on my way. I need to buy a lot of things. The young master always buys them all at once." If you give me enough, it’s okay if you give too much, just keep it for yourself, the young master will not take back what you give out.”

"Boss, how do you sell these fried sugar cakes?"

The stall owner smiled and said: "Three cents each, how many girls can you bring?"

Chunmei took out the coins and gave them to the boss: "Three first."

Stall owner: "Okay, here you go, take it."

Chunmei distributed the candy cake to Du Ruiyang and Du Wu and took a bite. "Huh? It tastes pretty good. Boss, let's have another one." She turned around and asked Du Ruiyang and Du Wu, "Do you two want it?"

Du Wu said no, he didn't like sweets very much.

Du Ruiyang liked it very much, "Sister Chunmei, I want another one."

"Okay, boss, take two."

The stall owner smiled and accepted the coins, and gave Chunmei two more sugar cookies.

The three of them were eating and shopping like this. It was noon, and Du Wu thought he was going back to the inn, but Chunmei said again: "Let's find a restaurant to eat."

Du Wu was puzzled: "Don't you have to go back and take care of the young master?"

Chunmei whispered: "No, the young master is never punctual for meals. If he is hungry, he will ask the waiter to bring it to him."

Du Wu frowned: "Isn't this bad?" It's a bit unruly.

How could Chunmei not know what he was thinking? She thought that this was how she came here in the first place, so she continued: "We are not just here to eat, but mainly to hear the news."

Du Wu understood and said nothing more.

The three of them found a restaurant with good business and found a corner seat in the lobby, eating while listening to the conversations of the people around them.

What I heard before were all kinds of trivial things. Either someone’s dog was lost, or someone’s chicken was stolen.

There are also stories of widows from certain families stealing people, but it’s not clear whether it’s true or not.

During the discussion, everyone talked about some things that happened in the south of the Yangtze River. Among them, the story that the old man of the Yan family was seriously ill was the most talked about.

"Hey, have you heard? The old man of the Yan family is dying, and it will only be this month."

"Is it true? Didn't you say that the eldest daughter of the Yan family went out to look for medicine? Why, she didn't find it?"

"That's definitely not the case. I heard that he came back two days ago. He came back quietly and never left the house."

"Don't go out? Mr. Yan's illness is difficult to cure. It's not a shame to find no medicine. Why don't you go out?"

"Who knows, but," the man said this, looked around, and his voice became quieter. In fact, it was not much quieter, but his move attracted many people to listen with their ears pricked up, "I am three My aunt's son's uncle's nephew's uncle said that the eldest daughter of the Yan family was raped by bandits."

"Hiss," there were gasps all around, and the gossip in his eyes was even more obvious, "What is going on, please tell me quickly."

"I'm not sure exactly. I just heard that there were always sounds of beatings coming from her yard, and that the little maids always came out with red and swollen faces. One of the eldest maids beside her even died."

"Really or not? This is too disrespectful of human life."

Someone rolled their eyes at the speaker and said, "Are you stupid? They are all maids. The contract of betrayal is in the hands of the master. You are not going to be beaten or killed just because the master is happy."

Recognition flashed in many people's eyes, "Indeed, if you become a slave, your life is no longer yours."

"..."

Everyone talked about this matter for a few more words, and then turned to other things.

What ordinary people like most is the gossip and privacy of wealthy people that are out of their reach, which will give them a secret pleasure in their hearts.

It's like saying, look, it doesn't matter if you are rich and powerful, you are not suffering from diseases and your life is not long, and your family's descendants are still hoping that you will die soon so that they can divide the family property.

Du Wu has been a little distracted ever since he heard about the Yan family. Especially when he thought of what others said, "The life of a slave does not belong to him," he couldn't help but feel angry and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Seeing that he almost bumped into someone while walking, Chunmei pulled him up and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Du Wu glanced at her, endured it, and said nothing.

The three of them wandered around until evening before returning to the inn.

As soon as Chunmei entered the room, she started chattering and hearing all kinds of gossip. When Du Ruiyang saw Shui Miao, he threw himself into her arms and rubbed his little head, full of attachment.

Du Wu stood at the door without saying a word. Although he pretended to be alright, seeing that he always looked at Chunmei from time to time, Shui Miao became wary in her heart. Could this boy be interested in her life? That's the first important thing.

——Eating is the first priority in life.

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