Chapter Seventy-Five: Buying Winter Supplies
In the early morning of the next day, Liu Qiaoer got up early and came to Xu Xiaoxiao's room, Xu Xiaoxiao was cleaning up the room at this time, and was quite surprised to see Liu Qiaoer enter the door.
"Why don't you lie down a little longer." She helped Liu Qiaoer to sit down on a round bench.
Liu Qiao'er coughed lightly and waved her hand, "It's okay, it's okay, I can't lie down, it's better to buy supplies as soon as possible and go back." ”
"How are you going to arrange the supplies?"
Xu Xiaoxiao looked at Liu Qiaoer's eyes and knew in her heart, she looked around and whispered in Liu Qiaoer's ear, "It's still the old way?" The rest of the money was used to buy timber for the renovation of the lodge. ”
Liu Qiao'er nodded, "The hero sees the same thing." ”
"I'll take you to the hot springs for a dip later, and your body will be much better." Xu Xiaoxiao took the bamboo basket and helped Liu Qiao'er get up.
At this time, Chu Qing took Chu Guo to find Xu Xiaoxiao, and just wanted to knock on the door, the door was opened, and Xu Xiaoxiao and Chu Qing looked at each other.
"Are you going out?" Chu Qing looked at the bamboo basket behind Xu Xiaoxiao and said.
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded, "Well, I'm going to go out and buy supplies." ”
"It's not safe outside now, I'll go with you." Chu Qing mentioned the way of the sword.
Liu Qiaoer wanted to refuse to be pulled by Xu Xiaoxiao, "How is Wang Duo now?" Have you found out who poisoned it? ”
Chu Qing shook his head, "Not yet, he is much better now, Da Zhuang said that he still needs to rest more." ”
"Hmm. In that case, I have something to tell you. Xu Xiaoxiao returned to the table and put down the bamboo basket.
Chu Qing followed in suspiciously, Chu Guo followed behind and looked behind, but he was quite disappointed when he didn't see Chu Chu's figure.
"How?" Chu Qing looked at the teacup that Xu Xiaoxiao handed him and was puzzled.
"I want to know about the current situation in Xin'an City." Xu Xiaoxiao said with tea.
Chu Qing looked at the tea cup on the table and fell into deep thought, he didn't know how to deal with Xu Xiaoxiao's current predicament, and he didn't want Xu Xiaoxiao to know about his incompetence as a prince.
"Everything is fine at the moment, and I have already applied to my father for the silver taels I need." Chu Qing finally decided not to tell Xu Xiaoxiao the true situation of Xin'an City.
Xu Xiaoxiao saw Chu Qing's embarrassment, she didn't intend to pierce it, but pursed her thin lips and thought, she got up and came to the side of the bed and took out a box from the quilt.
Liu Qiao'er looked at Xu Xiao'er's movements in confusion, Xu Xiaoxiao came to the table with a wooden box, glanced at Liu Qiao'er and then opened it.
A golden silver ingot in the box glowed, Chu Guo casually played with the corners of his clothes, and when he saw the gold on the table, the ink instantly lit up, and he was close to the table.
"Xiaoxiao, you robbed? How can there be so much gold. ”
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and looked at Liu Qiao'er helplessly, lying Liu Qiao'er has always been better than her, Liu Qiao'er received the signal and coughed a few times calmly.
"Didn't we find some precious medicinal herbs in the manor before? We sold the precious medicinal herbs two days ago, so we have this gold. Liu Qiao'er finished speaking without panting and blushing, and looked at Xu Xiaoxiao with a smug expression.
Xu Xiao cautiously picked up the teacup to cover his face, Chu Guo picked up a tablet and put it in his mouth and bit it, and only nodded after confirming that it was real gold.
"What herbs did you pick? So valuable? This gold looks like there are 100 taels. ”
Chu Qing looked at the gold on the table with an embarrassed expression, pursed his thin lips, and stopped talking, "Little girl, I ....."
"Knock knock."
Before Chu Qing finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, Liu Qiao'er quickly put the lid of the wooden box back into the quilt, and sat back on the stool calmly.
Xu Xiaoxiao immediately got up to open the door, and when he opened the door, he saw Shopkeeper Zhao standing outside the door with a smile.
"Shopkeeper Zhao?"
After Chu Qing and Chu Guo heard the name of Shopkeeper Zhao, they hurriedly got up to check, and Shopkeeper Zhao entered the room and saw Chu Qing and Chu Guo.
He bowed, "His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
Chu Guo stepped forward to help the shopkeeper Zhao, "Uncle, don't be polite." ”
"Etiquette must not be abolished." Zhao's shopkeeper refused to do so.
He just wanted to continue to salute Chu Qing when Chu Qing stopped him, "Uncle, are you well?" ”
Shopkeeper Zhao stood up straight and patted his chest, "No problem, thanks to the little girl." ”
"You're welcome, shopkeeper Zhao." Xu Xiaoxiao helped the shopkeeper Zhao to sit down.
"I'm here to ask you what's next?" Shopkeeper Zhao looked at Xu Xiaoxiao and Liu Qiaoer.
Yesterday, because they were worried about the health of Shopkeeper Zhao and Liu Qiaoer, everyone went back to their respective rooms halfway through the conversation, and the final result has not yet been implemented.
"We want to buy supplies first." Xu Xiaoxiao said.
Shopkeeper Zhao knocked on the table and pondered, and only spoke after half a ring, "I can help you buy the materials you need, and the dart bureau has already been contacted." ”
"Now it's time to take care of your safety first."
"Uncle, go back with us."
Chu Qing held the hand of the shopkeeper Zhao, and when his palm fell, his face suddenly changed suddenly, and he looked at the palm of the shopkeeper Zhao in surprise, and after a while, he pursed his thin lips and squeezed out a light smile.
"No, I've lived here for ten years, and my connections and family are here." Shopkeeper Zhao waved his hand and refused.
"But we're not at ease." Chu Guo then said.
"Don't worry, I have my own way, and when I get things done, I'll go back to you." Shopkeeper Zhao held Chu Qing's hand with his backhand and patted it gently.
"By the way, your aunt really wants to meet you, and when she leaves, I wonder if the prince and His Royal Highness the prince will have time to go to the mansion for a light meal."
"Absolutely." Chu Guo replied first, "I also want to meet my aunt." ”
He had been living in the palace and had never seen any of his mother's family members, but seeing his uncle unexpectedly gave him the idea of getting to know the other members again.
Shopkeeper Zhao laughed and nodded, turned to look at Xu Xiaoxiao and Liu Qiao'er, "How about the little girl and Miss Qiao'er?" ”
"No problem, don't worry." Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded.
Chu Chu and Tie Zhu, who had just woken up, walked over from the side room, they pushed open the door and entered, the two were connected, Chu Chu and Tie Zhu lived in the inner room.
Chu Chu climbed up to Xu Xiaoxiao's body in a sleepy mood, hugged her neck and continued to sleep.
Tie Zhu sat on the stool and poured tea to drink tea, and Shopkeeper Zhao squinted at Chu Chu and Tie Zhu.
"What's wrong?" Chu Qing followed the shopkeeper Zhao's eyes and looked at the iron pillar.
"These two children, how can they look seven or eight points similar to your father." Shopkeeper Zhao approached the iron pillar and wanted to take a closer look.
Tie Zhu impatiently pushed away the shopkeeper Zhao who was gradually approaching, and Liu Qiaoer embarrassedly hugged Tie Zhu in his arms after seeing it.
"I'm sorry, this kid has a cold temperament."
"Like my father?" Chu Guo knelt on the stool, his eyes shuttling back and forth between the iron pillar and the shopkeeper Zhao.
Shopkeeper Zhao nodded, "Yes, I grew up with your father since childhood, and I know his appearance very well." ”
Chu Qing frowned and looked at Tie Zhu and Chu Chu with a complicated expression, "Qiao'er, these two children are yours?" ”
He had begun to doubt the identities of Tie Zhu and Chu Chu earlier, but now after listening to the words of Shopkeeper Zhao, his uneasiness became more and more serious, could it be that Tie Zhu and Chu Chu have another identity?
Liu Qiao'er listened to the conversation between Chu Guo and Shopkeeper Zhao in a fog, "Well, yes." ”
When Chu Qing heard this, the boulder he lifted fell slightly, and he nodded with a smile, "Very lovely." ”
"Wait, Shopkeeper Zhao, do you call him His Royal Highness the Prince?" Liu Qiao'er touched Chu Chu's head and suddenly jumped up from the stool, swallowed her saliva and took a few steps back, "Chu Guo is the crown prince?" ”
She was in a trance for a moment before she reacted, since she took the antidote, her expression was still in a trance, and her memory had become much worse, especially her mental power was difficult to concentrate.
She also woke up from her daze when she heard Shopkeeper Zhao say the word father and emperor in a trance.