When the bookstore owner opened the storybook, he didn't have much interest, just to make the little girl give up. However, when he saw the content inside, he couldn't take his eyes back instantly.
The story begins with the protagonist Qin Xianglian taking her children to find her husband. After all the hard work, she finally finds Chen Shimei, only to find that he has already married a noblewoman from a wealthy family...
This place is not as open-minded as modern times. It involves the royal family and a murder case, so Ying Qingci vaguely changed the princess into a noble daughter.
"That's unreasonable!"
Suddenly, the boss's angry voice came from the originally quiet book shop, which shocked many people. After the book shop boss roared, he also reacted. When he looked up, he saw the people in the book shop, their eyes It landed on him, and he apologized awkwardly.
"Sorry to disturb you all."
After finishing speaking, his eyes fell on Ying Qingci on one side, with a fanatical light in his eyes.
"Miss Ying, what is the outcome of this Qin Xianglian? Has Chen Shimei been punished? And did the noble girl's family secretly take action against Qin Xianglian? Did Bao Zheng take over this case?"
A series of questions came out of the boss's mouth. He was really curious.
Ying Qingci looked at him with a smile in her eyes and did not answer his words. Instead, she asked him another question, "Does the boss think this will be popular?"
"Of course, it will be very popular."
The boss said with an affirmative look on his face. He had never encountered such a beautiful story book before. Even the love story book by Mr. Jing Confucianism was not so beautiful.
After saying this, he also reacted, thinking that he had fallen into the storybook, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Then the boss is willing to cooperate?"
"Really?"
A touch of surprise burst out on the bookstore owner's face. If he had this storybook, it might be able to surpass Mr. Jingru's love storybook.
"certainly."
The two agreed on a cooperation and agreed to a split of 30-70, with Ying Qingci taking the third role and the bookshop owner taking the sixth role. Of course, all the work such as printing and distributing publicity would be handed over to the bookshop.
Ying Qingci only wrote the script. After talking about all this, Ying Qingci knew that the boss here was named Wen and Zhongliang.
"I don't know..."
"Boss Wen, don't be anxious. You need to speak bit by bit. After all, this will attract more people's attention."
"That's what Miss Ying said."
After Wen Zhongliang heard this, he was enlightened. Indeed, after reading it, he had a desire to know the follow-up. Readers must have this mentality.
After talking about the book store, Ying Qingci and Ying Shuangsong left the book store, preparing to buy some things they needed for home.
Ying Shuangsong now has a huge sum of money in his pocket and is panicking. This is a thousand taels. If he loses it, he won't be able to get so much money by selling it.
"Dad, don't be so nervous."
"Xiao Liu, how can you not be nervous? There is so much money."
Ying Shuangsong leaned close to Ying Qingci's ear and spoke cautiously.
"Dad, sometimes, the more nervous you are, the more suspicious you look to others. Act more normal so that no one will notice."
"Is this so?" Ying Shuangsong looked at Ying Qingci doubtfully.
"Of course Dad."
Ying Qingci didn't lie to him. Sometimes, the better you hide, the more attention you will attract from others, and they may even pay extra attention to you.
"Just try to forget it. Let yourself forget that you still have money on you."
"Let me try……"
Their pockets are now bulging and they can afford to buy what they want.
"Dad, my family may need to come to town from time to time. We need to prepare a cart. We will buy a cart later."
"Then what are we going to do now?"
Ying Shuangsong understood the meaning of Ying Qingci's words. He was going to buy a cart later, but what were they going to do now?
"here?"
Seeing the magnificent decoration in front of him, Ying Shuangsong looked at Ying Qingci with some embarrassment. Why did they come to the escort agency for nothing? This isn’t where they need to be, is it?
"Xiao Liu, what are we doing at the escort agency?"
Ying Qingci then turned to look at him. She had inquired and found out that this Sifang Escort Bureau was the Nanning Prefecture's Escort Bureau. Later, one was also set up in the town to facilitate her work.
"Dad, my uncle and the others got lost with us when they were fleeing from famine. We don't have their whereabouts now. It would take a long, long time to report them to the officials, and the Yamen may not take care of them. So, we need to find another one. channel."
"The Escort Agency travels around all year round and has met many people who have done more things than we imagined. Therefore, asking them to help us find our uncle and uncle is the best choice..."
Ying Qingci told all the benefits of the escort agency. Ying Shuangsong never thought that they could entrust the escort agency to find someone.
"Xiao Liu, will they pick it up?"
"Whether you want to answer it or not, just go in and ask."
With that said, they walked straight in.
The escort agency was relatively empty. Not long after they entered, a steward came out.
"Guys, what's the matter?"
"We're here for a commission. Is there anyone in your area who can take the job?"
"Looking for someone?" The steward frowned when he heard this, and then looked at Ying Qingci, "We can indeed help find someone, but there is no guarantee whether they will be found, and..."
As he spoke, the steward's voice paused, but there was no contempt in his eyes. Instead, he said very seriously, "It's just that the price we are looking for is not low."
"Price is not an issue. As long as we can find the person we are looking for, we are willing to pay no matter how much it costs."
"Okay, everyone, please wait a moment while I go find the escort chief."
Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps, and when I turned my head, I saw the steward walking over with a tall man.
"You two, this is the chief escort of our Sifang Escort Agency, Yan Zhen. You can tell us about your entrusted tasks in detail."
"Boy, please sit down."
Yan Zhen practices social etiquette and does not stick to trivial matters.
Ying Qingci believed that he was not a bad person. He had heard Sun Qiaosheng mention it before that the Sifang Escort Agency was extremely reliable.
"So, you two are looking for someone?"
"right."
"However, if we just rely on your description, we may not be able to find it."
Especially if they are lost on the road to escape, the difficulty will be much higher.
"Boss Yan, can I borrow some pen and paper?"
Coming to the escort agency was Ying Qingci's last-minute plan, so she had not found time to draw pictures of her uncle and the others before.
"certainly."
Although Yan Zhen didn't know what Ying Qingci meant, he quickly asked for paper and pen. Ying Qingci thanked him and lowered his head to draw.
She moved very quickly, drawing only the general outlines of the characters and their external features. In less than an hour, she had drawn simple portraits of the six people.
Even if it was Yan Zhen, when he saw the portrait she drew, he couldn't help but sigh, it was so similar.
Ying Shuangsong's eyes widened in shock. Ying Qing's painting was so similar, even his expression was impeccable.
"Boss Yan, are these portraits okay?"
"Of course." Yan Zhen took the portrait and exclaimed in his heart, "The girl's painting skills are astonishing, I admire you."
When the Sifang Escort Bureau is looking for someone, they need to pay a deposit of twenty taels. If they find someone, they need to make up the remaining money, which means that it takes fifty taels of silver to find someone.
Six people need to pay a deposit of 120 taels.
After paying the money, a stone weighing on Ying Shuangsong's heart fell. Now, there was finally a glimmer of hope for the whereabouts of the eldest brother and the others.
