The Hu woman asked with a seductive smile, "Where is Childe from?" Is this the first time you've come to us?"

This woman's Chinese is not as fluent as the woman who ran the hall, with a slight Western accent, which sounds a little awkward.

Xu Qingchen replied, "Runan, it's not the first time you've come."

The woman smiled and said, "It's not the first time you've come, and you can't let go of it?"

Xu Qingchen coughed dryly: "What's your name?"

"The slave's name is Mu Na, and Mu is three points of water and one wooden character."

Xu Qingchen felt a little strange: "Why do you emphasize this word?"

"Because Sister Alia said that this character is a surname in your Han country, you all put your surname in front of your first name."

Xu Qingchen nodded: "Indeed, Mu Na, how long have you been in Suzhou?"

"I've been in Suzhou for half a year, but I've been in your Han country for two years, and I've been in Liangzhou before. The owner of the shop in Liangzhou has returned to his hometown, and I have been sold here."

"Where is your hometown?"

"Tibet, I don't know which tribe it is. He has been sold for as long as he can remember."

Xu Qingchen sighed: "You are a hard-working woman, haven't you thought about where to settle down in the future?"

Mu Na smiled and asked, "Is Childe willing to buy the slave family?"

She meant to be joking, and in the restaurant, they were forbidden to talk about it. There were also guests who had this idea before, but most of the Han people thought that "non-my race must have different hearts", and the merchants in the Western Regions also disliked their origins, and they all had the attitude of having fun, and they were not sincere. Therefore, every time they encounter this kind of problem, they smile very professionally, and then pass it with a haha.

Who knew that Xu Qingchen's expression suddenly became serious: "How much?"

This surprised Mu Na a little, but there is also a way to deal with it. Every time she quoted a price, the guests who were still in the mood to buy her home were dismissed.

"Three thousand taels."

"Three thousand taels?"

Mu Na smiled and said, "Childe, do you think it's expensive? Our canaries seem to be more expensive to you Han than your Oiran."

"It's not expensive."

Mu Na was stunned for a moment by saying this, but then she changed to a professional smile, brought the wine to Xu Qingchen, and said with a smile, "Childe, let's have a drink."

Xu Qingchen realized that Mu Na didn't want to talk about it, so he took the wine glass and took a small sip slowly.

Mu Na just wanted to say something to break the awkward atmosphere, but who knew that as soon as she spoke, Xu Qingchen said, "Do you have to pick up customers every day?"

"Yes."

"Are there any particularly difficult guests?"

Mu Na understood that the handsome son in front of her was a "shuo" guest. There are many such guests in the Central Plains, they don't like to use their hands and feet, they love to chat and talk. This type of guest is Muna's favorite, and they tend to be generous and don't have to suffer themselves.

To deal with this kind of guest, it depends on the person who serves the dishes, some people like to be pandered, and some people like to argue.

Muna replied, "Yes."

"How hard is it?"

Mu Na made a simple and cute expression, thought for a while, and replied, "Some guests like to drink, and they always like us to accompany them, the slave family is not a person who can drink, and is often poured into a daze. There are also guests who have a perverse personality, and if they don't serve well, they will beat people. But these ......."

Xu Qingchen took what she didn't finish: "You're used to this."

Mu Na was a little surprised, she wanted to reply, "But these are normal", such an answer seemed not so lazy.

Xu Qingchen poured himself a glass of wine and said slowly, "The Yang family has a girl who has just grown up, and she is raised in the deep boudoir...... A woman of the Central Plains is as big as you, and she is still in the boudoir. You are not very old, but you have already tasted the warmth and coldness of human affection...... I may not be right, you may not have tasted the warmth of the world."

Mu Na was a little moved by this, but she still smiled and said, "I heard that you also have a Fengyue Field in the Central Plains

Aren't all women like me in the boudoir?"

"If you are as beautiful as you, most of them will be bought by rich families, and you may be looked down upon for the rest of your life, but you will always have a home. Unlike you, no matter how nice the canary is, it is only a caged bird for people to enjoy."

Mu Na picked up her wine glass: "Childe is too sentimental."

Xu Qingchen stretched out his right index finger, gently pressed the edge of the wine glass, and pressed the wine glass in Mu Na's hand.

"Today is the third time I've seen you." Xu Qingchen just stated a fact, but these words made Mu Na's heart move slightly.

"The third time?"

"The first two times you were with someone else."

Mu Na's heart was beating a little fast, and she said in her heart: Are you secretly paying attention to me?

Xu Qingchen continued, "That person seems to be frequenting you."

"Yes......" Mu Na replied in a low voice, "Qin Dashan is a big family in Suzhou, and he likes to be accompanied by slaves."

"Did he ever bully you?"

"No, no."

"Looks like there is."

Mu Na's tone was a little eager: "Those are all ......."

"You're used to that."

Xu Qingchen sighed, took out a silver ingot from his arms and put it on the table: "You shouldn't have done this."

As he spoke, he stood up, looking like he was leaving.

Mu Na asked, "Will Childe come again?"

"Yes."

Xu Qingchen had already walked to the door of the compartment, and Mu Na asked again, "Childe! What's your name?"

Xu Qingchen turned his head: "Xu Mu...... Wood of wood."

In fact, both people feel that the other has fallen into their own trap.

Xu Qingchen wants Mu Na to have a vision for a bright future and give her hope to get out of the sea of suffering. And what Mu Na thinks is: this kind of guest who plays with true feelings is the easiest to be slaughtered...... Of course, it is also the most likely to deliver on promises.

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In the inn, Ayahan pointed at Xu Qingchen's head with her finger and taught, "Xu Qingchen! What do you think?!"

Xu Qingchen hurriedly reassured: "Don't be angry, I just want her to cooperate obediently."

"I'm not jealous!" There was no hint of jealousy in Ayahan's expression, "Do you know what you did? Trick people into coming with you, and then what? Can you take her away? Can you deliver on your promises? She survives in that kind of place, once she has the idea of escaping, what if she escapes, but what if she doesn't? Do you know what happened to her?"

Xu Qingchen instantly came back to his senses: What was the difference between himself and those bad men just now?

Xu Qingchen slapped himself lightly: "Blame me, I didn't think about it so much...... But a woman like her who grew up in Fengyue Field won't trust me so easily, right?"

Ayahan continued to poke him with her finger: "Look at your face, think about what you said, good-looking men always cheat women!"

Xu Qingchen asked tentatively, "That...... Shall we take her away?"

Ayahan sighed: "I'm not careful, I'm sure you won't be half-hearted, and I also know that you won't be tempted by those girls, and the reason why I don't want you to go anywhere is because it's too nasty." Think about it, where are we going to take her away? Will anyone accept her? You can't put people in the Central Plains and leave them to fend for themselves, right?"

"Is there a kind merchant from the Western Regions who is passing by who is willing to take him in?"

"How do we know?"

Xu Qingchen lowered his head and thought.

Ayahan advised him, "There are many people suffering in this world, and we can't help all of them. In that restaurant alone, she doesn't know how many women she has experienced like this. The Thorn Gate forces are not here, and even the Central Plains Martial Arts are not here...... Relying on the two of us, we don't have that ability."

Xu Qingchen said: "I'm not the kind of person who can use others with peace of mind, I don't think about this first, it's a big deal to spend money to redeem her when the time comes, as for where she is going, we don't care."

"How much does it cost?"

"Three thousand taels."

"How can we have so much money!"

At night, Ayahan was not just watching, and through the chats of the guests in the restaurant, she inquired about some information.

In the past few years, Qin Zhiyang's business has not been easy to do, the trade routes are relatively peaceful, many large chambers of commerce have raised their own thugs, and only some small-scale merchants will look for them to escort. Now is different from the past, back then he was able to collude with all kinds of horse bandits and earn two shares of money alone. Now where is the shadow of horse bandits on the trade route. However, in the past few years, the Western Regions have been in turmoil for many years, and the attacks between various tribes have continued, but Qin Zhiyang's hand cannot reach out to the Western Regions. And due to the war, there have been a lot fewer people going there to do business in recent years.

What's more, Qin Zhiyang doesn't seem to care about all this, it seems that he should have earned enough money in the past few years and doesn't care much about his own business.

The conflict between Qin Zhiyang and Boss Yao in Runan seems to be known to the whole of Suzhou, but it is too far away from the Central Plains, and Boss Yao is not from the rivers and lakes, so this matter has not been passed back. Last year, Boss Yao transported a batch of porcelain to the Western Regions, and hired a few guards and guides here in Qin Zhiyang. It was originally a very ordinary business, but the hired guards were not clean, and some money was hacked to Boss Yao.

Boss Yao, who was angry, came to the door and asked Qin Zhiyang to give an explanation.

At that time, there was a lot of trouble, and most of Suzhou knew about it. Qin Zhiyang didn't admit it at first, but as the matter got bigger and bigger, for the sake of his reputation in this industry, he still compensated Boss Yao's losses. Originally, this matter was settled, but many people said that Qin Zhiyang secretly released words to give Boss Yao something "good-looking".

When they first came to Suzhou, they only knew that Boss Yao had a conflict with Qin Zhiyang, but they didn't know what the specific conflict was. At night, Ayahan heard people gossiping, and then she knew the whole story.

Qin Zhiyang's reputation in Suzhou is not bad, and he often helps the poor. He has several wives, but he has no children and no daughters. I don't have any hobbies in my life, and my favorite thing is to patronize the big food restaurant.

This information made Ayahan feel that something was wrong, and the two of them discussed it for half a night, but they didn't think of what was wrong.

Early the next morning, the two went to the leather goods store next to Qin's house, not to buy leather goods, but to find a reason to get closer and observe secretly.

The guards of the Qin Mansion were as strict as ever, and after the two of them came last time, some eyeliner had been added to some dark places. Unlike the previous eyeliner, this one seems to be more professional.

At noon, the two looked for a place to eat, and Ayahan asked in a low voice, "Brother Qingchen, do you remember the day we were hunted down?"

"Yes."

"There are a lot of archers in the pursuers, and they are very skilled in archery. Do you remember that Feng Lan said that at the end of last year, Ye Yu Xiaozhu besieged the Idler's Hall, and there were many killers with a bow?"

Xu Qingchen nodded: "You mean, there was a person from the Bow Gate who chased and killed us that day?"

"I guess it should be, after the Yigongmen people entered the Central Plains, they followed the people of Yeyu Xiaozhu everywhere, and I haven't heard of them doing things for others."

"So, what Chi Junyan said is true? To be honest, I don't believe what he says, he could have made up someone who was not related to nineteen years ago, and Miss Li thought the same thing. Ayahan, I think, there are two possibilities."

"Which two?" ap.

"First, Qin Zhiyang really has nothing to do with nineteen years ago, and the one bow gate that appears here now is confusing us. They didn't know what we were here for, and probably thought that Miss Li had asked us to come. Second...... Ye Yu Xiaozhu may not agree with the mastermind behind the scenes, so Chi Junyan deliberately revealed this name to us."

Ayahan nodded: "Both of them make sense, but the only person we can ask is Qin Zhiyang alone."

Xu Qingchen rubbed his temples: "I still have to find a way to contact him."

"Brother Qingchen, have you ever thought about a question?"