Chapter 73 Why Investigate Me
"Master, are you paying attention? Have you had a good time recently?" Leng Yingchun knocked on the table when she saw the master was stunned.
"Yes, yes, Zishi in five days' time is an auspicious time for marriage, and you can get married, but will it be too hasty?" Master asked.
He just felt that the time was too close and many things could not be arranged, so he scrolled far away.
"Don't be hasty, let's get started at midnight, everyone is asleep, it's quiet, and we save money on the banquet, perfect!" Leng Yingchun immediately agreed.
"Five days are really too late to welcome the Spring Festival. Getting married as I know it is very complicated." The master closed the old book and clapped his fingers. "Three matchmakers and six appointments, it takes more than half a year to prepare. The decoration of the new house, the settings on the way to welcome the bride, etc.
It has to be half a month old...Five days, no, it’s really too simple, and it doesn’t respect the woman’s intentions.”
"What do ordinary people have to respect?" Leng Yingchun became impatient, "That's it."
"Okay, since it's your family matter anyway, I can't say much about it!" Master put down the broken book.
After finalizing the marriage between Leng Chongsheng and Zhu Qingqing, Leng Yingchun had nothing to do.
However, she expected that she would be busy for the next period of time and would not be able to spare time to pay attention to the store. Since the master was always moving around, he was the best person to check on the store, so she boldly spoke up.
"Master, if you have time, please help me pay attention to the Department Store to see what Shen Wanwan is doing and who he is in contact with."
"Pay attention to the Bawu Shop? Could it be..." The master believed in Leng Yingchun's gaze and suspected that Shen Wanwan was the hidden master of Wanshi Pavilion.
But as far as he knew, Shen Wanwan's circle was very narrow. Apart from buying things sent by others and buying some daily necessities, he stayed at his house and had no other trips.
"Master, master, what are you thinking about?" Leng Yingchun waved his hand in front of the master.
"It's nothing! Don't worry, I will help you keep an eye on it!" The master spread his hands and rubbed his face, "Go back, I will bring someone to help you weed tomorrow!"
He secretly lamented that it was really difficult to be a master this time. In addition to dealing with the yamen chores, he also had to help people work in the fields, and his salary had not been increased yet.
"Master, thank you!" Leng Yingchun suddenly felt that Master's image had risen to the sky, and he was particularly cute.
"Stop flattering me!" The master rolled his eyes, solemnly wrote the marriage certificate between Leng Shengsheng and Zhu Qingqing and handed it to Leng Yingchun, "Even if it is a simple ceremony, can we make it more formal and give this girl a decent wedding?"
"Okay, it's up to you!" Leng Yingchun solemnly took the marriage certificate. After putting it away, he thought of the bamboo cage and asked for a carriage, and then asked the master, "Where should I buy a carriage?"
"Don't you have a car left by Mr. Qin at home?" Master asked.
"That one is for personal use. I want to buy a carriage as one of my uncle's gifts to the Zhu family. I don't understand the market, so I'm asking you." Leng Yingchun answered modestly.
She probably knew that in ancient times, it was not possible to buy a carriage if you had money. You had to go through the government and pay enough money to reserve it in advance. Then you would queue up to buy it after a while. The quality of the carriage you bought was not necessarily the best.
You still need to repair it yourself.
She knew that Master must have a way.
"If it were someone else, you would have to pay ten taels of silver to make a reservation. If the carriage shop has a carriage, it will be ranked according to the family background and financial resources of the person who buys it. The quality of the carriage assigned will also be from high to low, because the price is high and the process is cumbersome.
, basically no people buy horse-drawn carriages, they all use ox-carts or mule-carts."
The master thought for a while, just to let Leng Yingchun understand that buying a carriage is not that easy.
"Don't fool us. It's not that easy to buy as you said. How come Uncle Qin bought two cars at once?" Qin Xiaoxiao retorted.
"This is not something a little girl like you can care about!" Master didn't want to say more.
Qin Lanqing had status and money, so he could buy a carriage directly without going through the government. Moreover, the carriage and horse shop would give away good carriages left privately, so Leng Yingchun's carriage was envied by many people.
"Master, if I want to buy now, do I have to wait like everyone else? Is there any special case?" Leng Yingchun asked curiously.
"You are my best friend. Why should it be so complicated? Ten taels of silver are all waived. I went to see it today and there happened to be a batch of newly made carriages that have not been sold to customers yet. You follow me now
Let’s go and choose.”
The master tore up all the letters sent back and took them to the carriage and horse shop.
It was in an open space in the west of the city, and there were more than ten novel carriages.
After the master told the store the situation, the store owner greeted Leng Yingchun warmly and introduced to her the structure and price of various carriages.
Leng Yingchun thought that as a commoner, she didn't want an overly luxurious carriage, so she ordered a medium one.
"Yingchun, we will go to Lishuping to help you weed tomorrow. Let us register this carriage before giving it to you!" Master took the initiative to explain.
"Then there's Mr. Lao!" Leng Yingchun left after saying polite words.
The three of them followed the master's introduction on the road and arrived at a shop that specially provided various supplies for newlyweds.
Maybe because they were too young and not very tall, the store owner thought they were causing trouble and asked the clerk to kick them out.
"Weird things happen every year, especially this year. We gave them money, but they actually kicked the guests out!"
Leng Yingchun shook her head and saw an aunt passing by. She rushed forward and stopped the aunt. She told her that an uncle in her family wanted to get married and needed to buy wedding supplies, and asked the aunt to help take them in.
When the master saw their three little children, he thought they had no father or mother and only had an older uncle. He sympathized with them and took the initiative to take them in.
This time the store welcomed them warmly, and at the aunt's suggestion, they bought a lot of things such as peanuts, lotus seeds, and red dates.
The store owner then asked them to go to the front store to buy mattresses. After purchasing, they were recommended to go to a tailor shop to tailor the bride's and groom's clothing and matching jewelry.
After buying them all the way, the large carriage could not fit in it, and a lot of money was spent. I was also recommended to buy other things, so Leng Yingchun gave up.
She thought this was a routine, but she didn't expect that the simple ancient times also had tricks like a dragon to deceive people.
"Yingchun, I will never get married in the future. It's too expensive!" Qin Xiaoxiao noticed the heartache shown by Leng Yingchun when paying, so she made a promise.
"It doesn't have to be expensive. There are countless ways to get married. You can set up three or two tables at home and treat relatives and friends to a meal; you can ride horses and travel around the world; you can find a small uninhabited mountain village and survive for the rest of your life.
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The three ways of getting married listed by Leng Yingchun are all ones that she finds simple and quick, and they are also the ones she longs for.
"Don't you women all want a luxurious wedding ceremony?" Leng Yinghuan asked back.
"In the eyes of some people, complicated etiquette is just to show one's identity, but I don't think it is necessary. The manpower and material resources spent on a grand wedding cannot be underestimated."
Leng Yingchun touched his pocket and realized that it was extremely dangerous to just sit back and have nothing. He had to work hard to make money.
"Anyway, I'm still young and don't want to get married so soon. Yingchun, you can't drive me away!" Qin Xiaoxiao raised her chin. She was also afraid that as a peasant girl, the person she married was too bad.
"If I don't drive you away, I will keep you until you grow old and make you an old aunt!" Leng Yingchun laughed playfully.
Qin Xiaoxiao went to scratch her, "I want you to laugh at me!"
"Haha~" Leng Yingchun drawled his voice.
While they were having fun, Swallow floated behind the carriage and followed them.
The reason why he found the target so quickly was that when he was walking around just now, he discovered a vine basket on the carriage, which Leng Yingchun used to hold debris on the carriage.
Leng Yinghuan felt that the rear of the carriage was heavier, so she looked back and saw the swallow's white clothes floating out. She knew someone was there, and expressed in sign language, "Someone is following us!"
Qin Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she grabbed Leng Yingchun's hand and shrank aside.
"Based on your experience, how sure are you of defeating the opponent?" Leng Yingchun communicated with gestures.
"We don't know the opponent's martial arts moves yet, so we can't make a judgment, but I have poison powder, so I'm 50% sure." Leng Yinghuan gestured to the small bundle in his arms.
Leng Yingchun begged Leng Yinghuan for a bag of poison powder and put it away. She signaled Qin Xiaoxiao and Leng Yinghuan to hold on to the carriage. She grabbed the reins of the carriage and ran to an open area.
The sudden end of the conversation made Yanzi suspicious, but his competitive spirit made him continue to follow.
Arriving at a deserted open space ahead, Leng Yingchun directed the horse to move forward at high speed and circle.
With her superb racing skills, she successfully made Yan Zi Piao dizzy. With a flexible stopping movement, the horse's hooves were raised and the carriage stopped. Due to inertia, Yan Zi Piao bumped forward and failed to grasp the mast.
It fell to the ground.
Leng Yinghuan flew up and sprinkled poisonous powder towards the swallows, but the swallows stretched out their hands to block it.
Leng Yingchun sprinkled the poison powder from behind. Yan Zipiao did not expect that there was a pursuit from behind. He absorbed the poison powder and collapsed on the ground unable to move.
The three people stood side by side in front of Yan Zipiao with their arms folded, looking at him condescendingly and looking at each other: they didn't know each other.
"Who are you? Why are you behind our carriage?" Leng Yingchun asked seriously.
"You're so careless!" Yan Zipiao didn't expect that a little girl like Leng Yingchun could have such regular movements, and she was able to knock him off with such smooth racing. She sighed inwardly, "What the old man said is so accurate. I, Yan Zipiao, am so sure."
If it falls into the hands of three little kids, where can I put my face?"
"Tell me, why are you following us?" Leng Yingchun stretched out her hand, and Leng Yinghuan handed her the dagger. She gestured in front of Yan Zipiao to scare him.
"Little girl, I am following you, of course to investigate you!" Yan Zipiao answered truthfully.
"Answer so straightforward?" Leng Yingchun was shocked. How could anyone reveal his purpose so informally? However, she admired Yan Zipiao's straightforwardness.
"Otherwise?" Yan Zipiao asked back. If he didn't tell, they would torture him severely. He wanted to maintain his stunning appearance and be stunning in front of Feng Bei'er for the rest of his life.
"Why are you investigating me?" Leng Yingchun admired Yan Zipiao's decisiveness.
"Keep it secret!" Yan Zipiao raised her neck.
Leng Yinghuan put the dagger close to Yan Zipiao's face, "Do you want to tell me?"
"Come on, after changing this piece of skin and feeling the vicissitudes of life, maybe Bei'er will like me." Yan Zipiao raised his neck and looked at death as if he were home!
"Bei'er?" Leng Yinghuan frowned, "Why are you so familiar?"
He thought that when Feng Xizi called his aunt, it was Bei'er!
Yan Zipiao knew from Leng Yinghuan's expression that he knew Feng Bei'er, so he slowed down and said, "Feng Bei'er, do you know him?"
"That's my sister-in-law!" Leng Yinghuan said without warning.
"My dear nephew~" Yanzi Piao's eyes flashed.
"..." Leng Yinghuan jumped up immediately.
"Who are you? How do you know Feng Bei'er?" Leng Yingchun asked back. Judging from Yan Zipiao's age, you can probably guess that she and Feng Bei'er have a story.
"The wind comes easily, I am one of my own, I am one of my own. I know your sister-in-law, please give me the antidote soon!" Yanzi Piao had the joy of "nothing can be found after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort at all to get here!"
"I don't know you, why should I trust you?" Leng Yinghuan looked at Yan Zipiao warily.
"Eldest nephew, take a closer look. I have the same face for ten years. Do you still recognize me? I am your uncle Yan Zipiao. I once went to see you and your master with your aunt. I even hugged you.
I passed you, but you poured water on my face." Yan Zipiao tried her best to raise her face.
Chapter completed!