Qihao did not live in the inn, and the group lived in the post house. It's not to save money, it's to be convenient. There are more than 20 houses and sheds for the livestock.

Yi Cheng checked the waist card and the official document and let everyone in, and then led Qihao to the best room.

Although there are quite a few rooms here, the rooms are not big. As soon as you open the door, you can see everything inside. On the left side of the wall there is a kang that can only accommodate two people, and there are two quilts on the head of the kang, and in the middle of the room there is a table and four chairs, and on the right side stands a washbasin shelf with a wooden basin on it.

Qi Hao nodded and said, "Go get hot water, I want to bathe." "There is no condition in the wilderness, and when you arrive at the station, you must take a bath, from head to foot.

The people below quickly got busy. There are those who boil water, and there are those who go grocery shopping to prepare for cooking. They have special men among them, and they don't want the people of the inn to cook. This is also for the sake of safety, who knows if the people in this post station can be trusted.

Qi Hao took a bath and changed into clean cotton clothes, leaned on the kang and let Yu Zhi wipe his hair.

Yi Kun walked in and said, "Lord Shizi, the county order of Jiangxian County asks to see you." "The county seat is so big, no matter how late the news of the county is lagging behind, they should know it in half an hour."

Qi Hao hummed and said, "Let him wait outside." "He's got to get his groomed face.

Qi Hao saw the county order, asked about the situation in Xiajiang County, and then praised him twice and asked him to go back.

Yi Kun was a little puzzled and asked, "Lord Shizi, just let him go?" He thought that Qi Hao would talk to the county magistrate for a long time!

Qi Hao originally said no, but after thinking about it, he said, "Then let's go out and have a look after eating something!"

At this time, the meal is also ready. After Qi Hao finished eating, he said to Qi Hao: "Let's go outside and have a look." "What others say is false, but what you see with your own eyes is true.

Jiang County has just been hit by the disaster, not to mention the market, even on the streets, there are no people walking, and the most visible are the patrol officials. After turning around, Qi Hao smiled and said, "Let's go back." ”

Yi Kun asked, "Lord Shizi, don't we go to the grass shed area to have a look?"

Qi Hao shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate to stay here for too long. "If you want to see the lives of those disaster victims, you should also go to Mianzhou. The top is well done, and the people below don't dare to fool around.

It was getting dark, and Qi Hao didn't sleep, but practiced calligraphy. Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, naturally, are provided by the prefectural order.

As he was writing, he heard Yi Kun say that Lu Bai was back: "Shiziye, how do you settle those two children?" They left the county tomorrow morning, it was impossible to take those two children with them, how could they settle down before leaving.

Qi Hao looked at the abolished words and shook his head slightly, his mood was so easily affected, it was too far from her mother Taishan not changing her face before she collapsed.

Putting down the brush, Qi Hao said lightly: "I'll bring them over later, and I'll ask them about their intentions." ”

Yi Kun said: "Shiziye, I think this kid is a talent, the princess took in the brothers and sisters of the shopkeeper of Tianda, and now the shopkeeper of Tianda manages the business of the entire Jiangnan for the princess. "The annual income is quite considerable, which means that Yi Kun is the leader of Yunqing's guards, and he knows a lot of things.

Tian Ju got married five years ago, and the person she married was chosen by Tian Yang himself.

Qi Hao shook his head and said, "I'm different from my mother. "His mother was in a difficult situation back then, and she would use Tian Yang's brothers and sisters because there were useless people around him, and he didn't have what kind of talents he wanted.

Seeing this, Yi Kun didn't say anything more.

Half an hour later, Qihao was going to sleep, and the two children hadn't come over yet. Qi Hao frowned and said, "Why haven't you come here for so long?"

Yi Kun also felt strange: "I asked people to take a look." "He and Yu Zhi can't leave Qihao an inch, even at night, and they won't leave Kaihao.

After a while, Lu Bai led the two children in.

Yi Kun looked at the two children who came in, shocked. The eldest one was dressed in lotus blue clothes, combed with two rings, and looked very delicate, but there was panic in his eyes. The little one is wearing a bright green dress and combing his head, his facial features are very delicate, his skin is also very fair, his long hair is black and shiny, and the only deficiency is that he is too thin.

Qi Hao was also a little surprised, but he didn't expect to look away. It seems that his insistence is right, and it should be more. Only Yu Zhi, his expression did not fluctuate at all.

Yi Kun asked, "Lu Bai, are you mistaken?" They brought back a man and a woman, but now standing in front of them were two girls, one older and one young.

Lu Bai touched the back of his head: "This child is a woman dressed as a man." He was so surprised.

Qi Hao became interested at this time and asked, "You said that you went to study in the academy at the age of five, is this true?"

Yin Kangle nodded and said, "I want to study, but my grandfather and father love me, so I let me dress up as a man to go to the school." "It's her misfortune to be a woman, but it's her luck to meet such an enlightened elder.

Qi Hao thought a lot and asked, "You said that you were enlightened at the age of three? So your grandfather and father are also literate?"

Yin Kangle nodded and said, "My grandfather is literate with my father, but my mother is illiterate." After a pause, Yin Kangle said: "My mother was reluctant at first, saying that if people knew that I was dressed as a man, it would be difficult to talk to people in the future." Grandpa said that the world is different now, the princess and the lord of the county are both heroes among women, and it is beneficial and harmless for me to learn more things. As for grandpa's statement that she would not be allowed to go to school after she was ten years old, Yin Kangle didn't say it.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Qi Hao's face. In his mind, Yuxi and Zao Zao are unique.

Yin Kangle pulled her sister to kneel on the ground: "Please Shiziye, as long as Shiziye can take in our sisters, I am willing to make cattle and horses for Shiziye." ”

Not to mention that there is a disaster now, even the two fatherless and motherless girls in the Taiping period can't live in peace, let alone Tiantian is still so beautiful. But if you enter the palace, even if you are a slave or a maid, you can live in peace.

Qi Hao was silent and said, "I don't have useless people around me. "If you want to stay with him, you have to be not only capable, but also useful. Don't talk about a few companions, just say that the maids around you all have their own strengths.

Yin Kangle immediately said: "I am literate and can do arithmetic. When she said this, she was extremely unconfident. There's no way, literacy can be arithmetic, it's really not a specialty.

Qi Hao chuckled and said, "The maids around me are literate when they take them out." "Those who can serve by Qihao's side, the overall quality is not to say.

Beads of sweat appeared on Yin Kangle's forehead.

At this time, Tian Tian, who had been trying to reduce her sense of presence behind Yin Kangle, suddenly said: "Shiziye, I can sing, I can sing to Shiziye." ”

What a specialty?

A smile appeared on the corner of Qi Hao's mouth: "Oh, can you sing? "This little girl has a very nice voice, like a oriole.

Although the little girl was a little scared, she was also willing to stay away, and immediately sang a folk song to Qihao: "Fat baby, chubby, ride a horse on hibiscus, Furong City is the best, radish stew quack......"

After singing, the little girl pinched the sweat of her hand and looked at Qihao nervously.

Because she was singing a ballad, Qihao didn't know what she was singing, but the child's voice was crisp and loud and very pleasant.

Qi Hao didn't give an answer, just asked Lu Bai to take people down. When he was picked up by Lu Bai, Yin Kangle raised his voice and said: "Lord Shizi, I will also make grasshopper ......" For her and her sister, I can only work hard for the last time.

The corners of Qi Hao's mouth twitched, what kind of specialty is weaving grasshoppers.

Xiao Tiantian saw that Qi Hao didn't mean to take them in, and cried loudly: "Lord Shizi, I don't want to be sold into the kiln, please take us in!"

Yi Kun's face darkened, and he said, "It's all messy, take it down quickly." "Saying these dirty words didn't taint the ears of the prince.

Lu Bai saw that Yin Kangle still wanted to struggle, and said, "If you want to entangle again, you will be sent out of the city immediately." "The prince didn't say to send him away, in fact, there is still hope. But if you dare to make trouble, maybe you will really send it away, the princess is soft-hearted, and the prince will not.

As soon as the words fell, Yin Kangle closed his mouth and didn't dare to ask again.

After the person left, Qi Hao said with a smile: "This little girl is still a little interesting." ”

Yi Kun's thoughts are completely different from just now: "Lord Shizi, this child is very bold, if it is a boy, he may be able to have a good future, but it is a pity that ...... "It's a pity that she is a girl, no matter how bold and knowledgeable she is, it is useless!"

"My mother and eldest sister are also women. "Influenced by Yuxi, Qihao does not look down on women. As Yuxi said, the most important thing is to learn how to use people. When used correctly, women play a greater role than men.

Yi Kun was in a cold sweat, how could he forget these two ancestors all at once.

Qi Hao didn't care about Yi Kun's gaffe, turned his head to look at Yu Zhidao, who had been silent, and said, "Do you know that Yin Kangle is a girl?" When the two children came in just now, Yu Zhi's face didn't even fluctuate.

Yu Zhi hummed and said, "I can see it." "Unless he was raised as a boy since he was a child, like Zaozao, and his behavior is no different from that of a boy, then he may look away. Like Yin Kangle, he can see that he is a girl just from his behavior.

Yi Kun was a little ashamed, no wonder the princess wanted Yu Zhi to follow, he was really not careful in some aspects.

Qi Hao said: "Go and check the details of these two little girls." If it's all right, send two people to take them to the palace. "He won't send people back to the palace until he has a clear understanding of the bottom of the people.

Yu Zhi answered and went out.

I was against it before, but now I agree again. The prince acts like a princess, and he is as unpredictable as the princess. Yi Kun was a little puzzled: "Why did the prince agree to take them in?"

Qi Hao smiled and said, "I think, my mother will like this little girl." "His mother likes this kind of self-reliant and courageous girl.

Yi Kun was stunned.

The next morning, Yu Zhi told Qihao the news he had found. Yin Kangle's grandfather is a third-class jinshi, this third-class jinshi is worthless in the capital, and he has no one in the court, so it took two years to find an eight-grade county. This county Cheng did it for less than two years and returned to his hometown Jiang County.

Yu Zhi arrived: "Although I don't know why I resigned and returned to my hometown, this old man Yin is clean and self-conscious, and he is very affectionate with Mrs. Yin." Since Mrs. Yin's death ten years ago, he has taken a single child to live in the countryside. Eight years ago, he also let his only son marry the daughter of He Jiacunzheng. ”

"Then Master Yin and his son and daughter-in-law are gone?" Seeing Yu Zhi nodding, Qi Hao asked again: "What is the reputation of the little girl in the countryside?"

Yu Zhidao: "This Yin Kangle is the child king of the village, and he often fights with boys of the same age, but because his grandfather and father protect him, others don't dare to do anything to her." "To put it simply, Yin Kangle is a tomboy.

In this regard, Qi Hao didn't think there was anything bad. Zao Zao also often fights with people, and basically never loses.

"Is the Yin family clean?" Seeing Yu Zhi nodding, Qi Hao said: "Since there is no problem, then you arrange for someone to send them to the palace." "There's no way he's going to be able to get out of the team and send them to Pickaxe City.

Yu Zhi said: "I have already arranged it. "Let him go to check the details of the Yin family, indicating that the prince has the intention of accepting two people.

Yi Kun couldn't help but glance at Yu Zhi more.

Qi Hao didn't feel surprised, it was normal for someone who could be trusted and reused by her mother to act thoughtfully.

After Lu Bai knew this, he said: "Lord Shizi, shouldn't you get rid of that second dog?" When Lu Bai was young, he was bullied and oppressed by those scoundrels, so he hated this kind of scoundrel who bullied orphans the most.

Qi Hao glanced at Lu Bai and said, "In two quarters of an hour, we will leave for Mianzhou." "It takes about two and a half days to get from Jiangxian to Mianzhou.

Lu Baile said he: "Two quarters of an hour is enough. "He already knows the whereabouts of this man, and it won't take any time to deal with him.

Yin Kangle knew that Qihao was willing to take them in, and he was so happy that he couldn't help it. Although they are slaves and slaves, they can at least survive, and the two sisters do not need to be separated.

Lu Bai touched Yin Kangle's head and said, "Don't be too happy, there are many rules in the palace, you have to restrain your temper and listen to your mother when you get there." Otherwise, the palace will not be able to accommodate it. "Not to mention the maids in the backyard, even they have a lot of rules.

Yin Kangle was grateful: "Thank you, Uncle Lu." ”

Thinking about the second dog, Lu Bai thought for a while and said, "That second dog, you can tell me what you want to do with it." Lu Bai began to want to hand over this person to the government, but looking at the two children, he felt that they should be consulted.

"Really?" Seeing Lu Bai nodding, Yin Kangle said: "He sold Ah Hua and them, Uncle Lu, you also sold him to that kind of harsh family." Yin Kangle feels that those who fall into the hands of human traffickers generally do not end well.

Lu Bai's kindness to their sisters, she remembered it all. If she has the chance, she will definitely repay it.