On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

When the Xiao family returned to the door of the rented yard again, they saw a middle-aged man waiting at the door. There were several mule carts lined up behind them, filled with tables, chairs and benches.

The middle-aged man was wearing a light blue straight jacket, of medium height, with a smile on his lips. He cupped his hands and said very kindly: "Hello, Mr. Xiao."

Old Man Xiao was a little hesitant. This man was well-dressed and looked like he was the owner of a wealthy family. He quickly handed over his hand and said, "Old man, I am blind, I wonder who you are?"

"You're welcome, old man. My master is the owner of Huichun Hall. Hearing that you have rented a house, he ordered some furniture and daily necessities for me to deliver."

Old Man Xiao refused repeatedly: "I can't do it, I can't do it, it's too expensive..."

Butler Hou smiled and said: "Master, please don't be polite. The old lady likes a few girls very much. It used to be difficult to meet her when they were far away. But now that we are close, it's better to invite the girls over to sit with her from time to time."

Mr. Xiao was very puzzled. He really felt that these rich people just had too many twists and turns.

It didn't look like she liked her eldest granddaughter before and had no intention of letting Jiang Yu come to ask for her hand in marriage. So what does it mean to give them gifts and invite them to play now?

He refused repeatedly, but was still persuaded by the eloquent housekeeper to open the door. Behind him, the coachman and waiter helped move the furniture in.

Moreover, they were very diligent and had the foresight to move the Eight Immortals table and Taishi chair to the living room, assemble the canopy bed, dressing table and round stool.

The last mule cart contained more substantial bags of rice and noodles, which must have weighed at least five to six hundred kilograms.

After accepting so many things from others, of course I have to come to thank them.

They went to the Jiang Mansion and found that not only Mrs. Jiang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were there, but County Magistrate Chen's wife also happened to be there.

However, when Xiao Xiao was greeting them, he understood in his heart: Mr. Chen couldn't talk about the matter, so Mrs. Chen could only see them on the pretext of coming to Jiang's house for medical treatment or walking around.

Otherwise, the maids and the mother-in-law would not be in the living room, but Mrs. Jiang would be waiting beside her personally, pouring tea and water.

Mrs. Chen did come in the name of seeing a doctor. Fortunately, they were no longer little wives, so it was okay to see her husband.

"You don't have to be polite, please get up and sit down." Mrs. Chen insisted on asking Mr. Xiao to sit down, and then thanked her in a gentle tone: "Thanks to the two girls for saving my boy earlier, but he was ordered to do something, so he was afraid of revealing it. Going out would bring danger to you, so I didn’t come to thank you personally, so I hope you don’t mind.”

He also mentioned that Chen Erlang was seriously injured and can't get up even now.

This is to let the Xiao family understand that the person who hurt Chen Erlang is not an ordinary person, and even the county magistrate does not take him seriously.

If the Xiao family accidentally leaks out, those people may not be able to do anything against Mr. Chen, but it is very simple to deal with the Xiao family.

Mr. Xiao also immediately stood up and thanked: "Thank you madam for reminding me. The old man will definitely tell them to keep their mouth shut."

Then he sighed: "If my wife hadn't mentioned it, no one in our family would have known about it. These two girls are kind-hearted, sensible, and tight-lipped."

He was not a fool. After listening to Mrs. Chen's words, he understood that she meant to beat her.

That's why I said this on purpose, just to reassure her.

Anyway, he is now able to accept his granddaughters' boldness calmly.

But in his heart, he really wants to change the temperament of his grandchildren. Otherwise, if the girl's family is so bold, he is really afraid that his granddaughters will not be able to get married.

He had also thought about it, and he must tell his family when he got back, and never tell anything about what happened on the way to escape.

If anyone knew that his granddaughters killed so many people with wild herbs on their way to escape, he would be afraid that no one would dare to marry them even if they paid a dowry.

Just because the couple would quarrel, the granddaughters would take out their bows and arrows, or start making soup...

Mrs. Chen was also very surprised when she heard this. Although her husband said that he had indeed told them not to tell anyone about it, she thought that the girls must be afraid that such a thing had happened and they would definitely tell their elders at home when they returned.

Who would have thought that they could really be so secretive?

But looking at the shocked, admirable, and envious looks in the Xiao family's boys' eyes, she realized that she was wrong. She also stood up and said seriously: "I would like to thank the two girls here."

Although she is only the wife of the Qipin County Magistrate and has no royal title, she is still the wife of a top leader in Wu Ning.

Being able to stand up and say thank you at this moment can be regarded as giving face to the Xiao sisters.

The Xiao sisters quickly knelt down and said, "I don't dare to take it seriously."

Xiao Lian even spoke more eloquently: "The elders in our family often tell us that showing kindness without repaying it is better than building a seven-level pagoda to save one life."

"When we rescued him, we didn't know he was the second son of the family. We just saved him because we thought he didn't look like a bad guy."

It's strange, she originally thought that she was saving the son of a wealthy businessman, and she had already thought about how she should spend the thousand taels of silver as a thank you gift.

Well, we can’t blame them for being too stingy. We have also registered their household registration, so they can’t be regarded as hard-nosed people.

But she was still very disappointed. This was very different from what she thought.

The Xiao family members were silent.

They thought about it again and again, but they never remembered that the elders in the family had said such things.

They usually say that if others don't bully you, you can't bully others either.

If someone bullies you, you have to hit them back, but you can't hit them on the head. It doesn't matter if you kick them on the butt, or pinch them a few times.

Anyway, I would be too embarrassed to go back and file a complaint if I beat them.

On the way to escape, I was even more vigilant. The words that my uncle kept talking about were: When life and death are between you, you must not be merciful. I have heard of these.

Looking at Xiao Lian who spoke sincerely, everyone secretly admired her.

"What a good boy." Mrs. Chen pointed to the long red box on the table: "In it is my master's salary for a year. It is a little bit of kindness from our couple. You must accept it."

"And the jewelry I specially selected for you is my meeting gift for you. Girls should dress up beautifully."

After all, she couldn't be as stingy as her husband, so she should find some jewelry from the warehouse and give it to them.

"If you have any trouble in the future, come find me."

She was not prepared to say this sentence originally.

But now I see Mr. Xiao's eyes are pure and clear, without greed.

Among the children of the Xiao family, the boys have good facial features and the girls are also pretty and charming.

They are really well-born. Even if they are wearing shorts, they can't hide their beauty and natural elegance.

As long as she dresses up a little, she will be no worse than girls from wealthy families.

What's even more rare is that they can talk to them politely and politely, without being embarrassed and petty.

The good impression made her happy, and if she could help him in the future, she would be willing to help.