After Gingguo entered the room, she took a closer look at Bie Xia's eyes, which were extremely clear. Although she was exhausted, she could not hide her good mood.
"Do you like this kind of life?" Bai Guo asked Bie Xia.
Bie Xia touched her cheek sheepishly, her eyes clear, "Maybe it's because it feels fresh, and I feel like today is passing so fast, but it's also very happy."
I would not dare to say this in the Bai family. It shows that the back house is a really depressing place.
Bai Guo nodded and said, "I'm going back to my second uncle's house to celebrate my birthday in a few days, but the acquisitions here can't stop. You, Yu Die, and Qiao Xingchang will watch it carefully for me."
Bie Xia was startled and said hurriedly: "Slave, follow me back."
Bai Guo was amused by this reversal, and tapped Bie Xia's forehead, "Just keep it if I ask you to. I had no intention of taking you back. I have worked so hard to help you learn to read, read, and keep accounts. You’re not here to serve me tea or water.”
Bie Xia's pupils were a little constricted, and then her eyes were filled with tears, "Miss..."
Bie Xia followed Bai Guo for three years and was called Miss in Fengzhou.
Later, when she returned to Kyoto, she called her "Miss San" to distinguish her from her younger sister.
Within a few months, he became the 'County Lord' again.
But speaking of it, this "Miss" call lasted the longest. It was so long that you could open your mouth and call out naturally without having to think twice.
Ging Guo touched Bie Xia's forehead.
"I'll call you Dongjia from now on." After saying this, Gingo looked at Yu Die and smiled happily, "You too."
Yu Die came over at this time and looked at Ging Guo with some trepidation, with tears in his eyes, "But I want to follow the third lady."
Bai Guo gave Yu Die a detailed calculation, "I only want to celebrate two birthdays when I go back to my second uncle's house. Mine and cousin Mingzheng's can come back when they are eighteen at most. But you have to follow me back to Bai's house. Birthdays They will remember you as soon as you show up at the banquet. It's hard to say that no one will be watching you in the future, and if you can't get out, you won't be able to count money in the future."
Those people didn't have the guts to stare at her, because what happened in Kyoto that the emperor admitted to giving her a man had already spread.
But this time she brought mostly guards from the Bai family, and apparently no one else, which made these interested people pay special attention.
But it would be different if there were secret guards around a little maid. These people would guess whether she came with important royal orders or instructions.
Fengzhou is a state with a large governor, and it is also a state where the emperor wants to send important troops for the upcoming war. If these people now misunderstand that the emperor is wary, it will not be of any benefit to the emperor and even the Zhou Kingdom.
So after taking them out last time, Bai Guo didn't want these two people to follow him back.
Although Yu Die didn't understand why she couldn't sneak out, she knew Ging Guo very well and knew that Ging Guo would not deceive her.
"I'll keep it!" Yu Die held back tears, "I want to count the money!"
Ging Guo was amused, always feeling like she was coaxing two children.
After dinner, Yu Die told Bai Guo what happened today in detail, and then said: "I also rented all three warehouses for half a year. Qiao Xingchang hired seventeen people today to rent out his warehouses." Grain begins to be transferred to warehouses."
When he said this, Bie Xia interjected and sighed: "This Qiao Xingchang is really good at doing things. He transports grain in two people per truck, and writes as much as he transports, and then waits for the truck to arrive at the warehouse before letting Yu Die Weigh it here, and if it's closed, put it in the warehouse. If it's missing, ask these two people why. It's such a clever idea."
Bai Guo thought of Nong Chan, that delicate and frail little woman.
"Have you ever found out what kind of disease Nong Chan has?" Ging Guo looked at Bie Xia. Yu Die wouldn't pay attention to this kind of thing. She was only interested in money.
Bie Xia immediately said: "I heard that it was the root cause of the disease when I was a child. My body has always been like this. I originally asked a doctor when I was at my parents' home, but they said it was a disease in the mother's womb and could not be cured. But just half a year ago, I went to the village to I found a doctor who said he could cure it, but he just wanted a lot of money."
Bai Guo is clear.
There are usually a lot of shady things going on in the back house, such as his father and two aunts, but the only one with children is her mother.
The possibility that the doctor is a liar is somewhat slim.
She had met Nong Chan before, and her crystal clear heart seemed to be able to be seen into people's eyes.
"Tomorrow you will stop receiving the goods and let Qiao Xingchang take the people to transport all the goods and grains received to the warehouse. A few of us took the secret guards to Shanquan Village, Yuanshi Town, Jishan County. There are A mountain, let them collect medicinal herbs, and let’s go into the mountain to have some fun.”
Bai Guo described the mountain to the two of them, "The peaks are majestic and towering into the clouds. I have never seen a mountain that looks like it is connecting heaven and earth!"
The two people's eyes began to show surprise, "Is there really such a high mountain?!"
Bai Guo raised his eyebrows, "I'll show you tomorrow!"
Both of them were full of excitement until they went to bed at night.
In the past few years, they have followed Ging Guo to temples most often, and they have never seen a place described like this.
The three of them got up to wash up before dawn.
Both Bie Xia and Yu Die began to reveal their impatience in their movements.
An Mo led the remaining five people to lead all the horses out. When he saw Bai Guo, he said, "My boss, I have told Qiao Xingchang that he will bring everything to the warehouse today."
At this time, Yu Die had lost his initial excitement and began to hesitate, "This Qiao Xingchang is the new recruit of the boss, just in case..."
The goods were recovered through their hard work.
"If he wants money, he will follow me." Bai Guo raised his eyes slightly, "Yu Die's money has just been settled half way for him."
Yu Die nodded crazily, "I will give him as much as he brings."
Bie Xia didn't expect Yu Die to be so cautious, but he immediately became happy, "Then how many days can we stay in the village?"
Ging Guo chuckled, "This is natural."
They usually stay in the back house and have never seen life in other places, so they are naturally curious about this.
An Mo remained silent, thinking to himself, don't make trouble to find an inn to stay at night.
Bai Guo got on his horse, and Yu Die pulled Bie Xia onto his horse as usual. The secret guards behind him all mounted their horses and followed them.
Because he was thinking about the wonderful scenery in his heart, Bai Guo let the horses run very fast along the way. It was already afternoon when they arrived at Shanquan Village.
Niu Zhuang was sitting at the entrance of the village, not sure if he had just arrived or if he had been waiting.
"You guys are really slow here."
There were very few people wearing strange clothes, so Niu Zhuang said as soon as Bai Guo and the others arrived.
"It will naturally take longer to come from Shanma County." Bai Guo turned over and got off the horse. Behind him, Yu Die helped the cautious Bie Xia dismount.
Niu Zhuang glanced curiously, "I didn't expect there were other girls in your caravan."
Anmo pushed away the thin knife on his waist with his thumb to warn.
Just by looking at the clothes, you can't tell which of the people behind is from Anluo, and since these people all wear curtains and hats, it's even harder to tell.
But Niu Zhuang instinctively felt that the person in front of him was not the person he fought with yesterday, because obviously the person in front of him acted more directly.
Bai Guo said directly: "Lead the way."
Niu Zhuang looked away from the people behind him, and when he looked at Bai Guo, he was very curious, "How did you, a little girl, make these people obey?"
Bai Guo raised his eyes slightly, "Of course it's money."
"Silver money?" Niu Zhuang frowned, "How much?"
"Twenty taels." Bai Guo said frankly.
"Twenty taels?!" Niu Zhuang's eyes widened, "Twenty taels for one person?! Is it more expensive than ginseng?!"
The news that a ginseng tree was sold for only ten taels yesterday has already spread widely.
"This is natural, and ginseng is just a medicinal material, but they are the ones protecting my life."
Bai Guo spoke frankly, but Bie Xia could always hear a hint of confusion in his tone.
Yu Die also looked at Niu Zhuang, and the third lady intended to accept this person.
"Your life is so valuable?!" Niu Zhuang looked Gingo up and down, "What have you done to require so many people to protect you?"
Bai Guo chuckled, "Life is naturally valuable, otherwise you wouldn't be eager to exchange for a batch of money to support yourself in old age instead of continuing to hunt in the mountains."
Niu Zhuang stopped talking and led a group of people through half the village and into a courtyard near the bottom of the mountain.
The courtyard is extremely empty and clean.
"I am a migrant and I bought this yard." Niu Zhuang explained and led people into the house.
Only then did Ging Guo realize that the house here was made of wooden beams.
It's also extremely shabby inside.
Outside was the cooking area, with firewood piled in the corner and some meat hanging on the beams. There was no rice or noodles in sight.
Ging Guo didn't follow. After waiting for a while, Niu Zhuang took out the two boxes and handed them to Ging Guo.
Bie Xia was the first to reach out and take it. After opening it, there was no abnormality before handing it to Ging Guo.
Niu Zhuang glanced at Bie Xia and muttered when he looked at Ging Guo: "Your life is really valuable."
I saw one yesterday.
A closer look at the other ginkgo turned out to be a five-hundred-year-old one.
"Why do you have two bottles of such a high vintage in your hand?" Gingguo handed the box to Bie Xia. Bie Xia understood what he wanted and put it away directly.
Niu Zhuang raised his chin proudly, "I'm not bragging to you, no one in the village I walked through dared to go in! Can they call it hunting? Some rabbits and pheasants are not ashamed!"
"This one is three hundred taels." Ging Guo just understood.
Even if the other party snatched this one after killing someone, she could still pay for it.
Niu Zhuang glanced at Bai Guo, who was less than his chest, and then glanced at the six people behind Bai Guo. He gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay!"
Things have changed, and now he is worried that this person will kill him for a piece of ginseng.
"Two thousand three hundred taels." After Bai Guo said this, Yu Die took out the banknote and handed it over.
Niu Zhuang took it and stuffed it into his arms.
"Is there a place to live in the village? Let's rent it for a few days." Bai Guo said, "I'm collecting herbs by the way."
Niu Zhuang sneered, "You want to go into the mountain, right? I've seen you looking at the mountain since yesterday."
Gingo raised his eyebrows slightly, "What?"
Niu Zhuang's peripheral vision glanced at the six hands on the knives at his waist and changed his words, "I can take you in."
Ging Guo nodded lightly, "That's true."
"The place to live is going to Rao Lu's house. The merchants who came to collect herbs and furs in the past also stayed at their house." Niu Zhuang looked at Ging Guo, "Shall I take you there first?"
Bai Guo nodded and said, "Okay."
Only after several people arrived at Rao Lu's house did Bai Guo find out that this was the home of the man who was the first to talk to her with blood on his body yesterday.
