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After a brief chat with the old Taoist priest, Guangdan turned his thoughts to Tianci.

He had known this person from his uncle a long time ago, because this was one of his uncle's main sources of information in the county.

This Tianci got a job collecting swill thanks to a favor that an old Taoist priest had left for fortune-telling in the county town.

Naturally, he got more information when he was running around in the streets and alleys, so Lin Xiaoniu also learned from him a lot of trivial things in the county that ordinary people didn't know.

And these little things can also be a help when necessary, right?

"Kid, let me calculate it for you again!" While Guangdan was still in deep thought, the old man's voice sounded in his ears again.

Guangdan turned his head and looked, and sure enough, his father and elder brother were gone, leaving only the old Taoist priest and himself resting in the yard.

"Ah? I have no money." Guangdan instinctively stretched out his little paws to cover his pockets. This old man was probably trying to make money from him.

"It's free. Come and ask whatever you want." The old Taoist said with a smile, staring at the bare egg.

Although this feeling is not particularly good, don’t feel like you’re losing out by getting it for free!

He frowned and thought for a few seconds, then grinned and asked, "Then Taoist Grandpa, I want to know the direction of my thoughts in the second half of the year."

The old Taoist priest took out his old tortoise shell and fiddled with it on the dusty ground. Then he stretched out his wrinkled hand and pointed in the direction of northeast.

Guangdan was startled for a moment, then he smiled and took out two copper coins from his pocket.

"No, use it to buy candy." The old Taoist priest stood up, shaking his head, ignoring the two copper coins, and strolled into the house.

For a moment, Guangdan felt a little excited. He didn't know why, but just now he felt that his trip to the provincial capital was necessary and meaningful.

When Erya came out of the house, she saw her younger brother was bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, and the little guy seemed to have merged into one with the setting sun.

"Bad egg!"

Erya suddenly had a urge to catch Guangdan and shouted anxiously. But then she saw Guangdan's confused expression and wondered if she was possessed by a demon.

Dinner was a simple black meal and seasonal vegetables. Although it didn't look delicious, the tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks in this restaurant were all clean, so I could eat the eggs without any worries.

At night, Lin Daniu was somewhat worried about the two little girls, Erya and Taohuaer, who lived next door, so he slept very lightly and always paid attention to the noises next door.

On the second day of July, the group continued to head towards the county town before dawn. It was not far from here to the county town. Most of the people on the road in the early morning were small vendors carrying loads on their shoulders to do business in the city.

When entering the city, a fee is charged per person. Fortunately, there is a place to park the ox cart, but it still costs two cents.

After paying for the ox cart and the entrance fee, everyone entered the city. Then they split into two groups.

Uncle Lin Wu took the brothers Lin Daniu and Lin Xiaoniu to the cattle and sheep market to look after the cattle, while Gouwei carried a basket and was going to the academy to deliver goods.

Although Guangdan wanted to act alone with Erya and Taohua, he was rejected by everyone and finally chose to stay with his eldest brother Gouwei.

It’s not that he wasn’t curious about buying cattle, but the smell of the cattle and sheep market was too strong, so Guangdan gave up on participating in the purchase of cattle.

After all, apart from eating beef, he really knows nothing else.

"Let me deliver the goods first, and then go shopping." Gouwei said, looking at Guangdan with some concern.

Is he afraid that Guangdan will slip away when he's not paying attention?

"Okay, let's go, second sister, aunt, let's go for a walk around the academy first. There are many elegant shops over there, selling things that scholars need." As Guangdan said this, he saw someone selling candy figures not far away.

He trotted over and brought back four small candy monkeys.

"Eat, it's my treat!" After handing the small candy monkeys to Erya and Taohua, he stuffed the one with the dog's tail directly into the eldest brother's mouth.

Gouwei looked at the sugar monkey that almost poked his nostrils and sighed helplessly.

He could foresee that since Guangdan was so happy today, he would probably start shopping all kinds of things again.

When he thought about how his grandmother had pulled him and kept nagging him before he left the house, Brother Gouwei felt that he would eventually disappoint his grandmother.

It was the first time for Erya and Taohua to come to the county town. The blue bricks and slabs on the ground seemed particularly rare. Taohua was a little timid, but Erya stretched her neck to look around like a big sister.

Guangdan felt that this was exactly the same as his previous visit to the county town. Both siblings could directly perform "Grandma Liu Visits the Grand View Garden".

Because Erya and Taohua were with her, Guangdan did not follow Gouwei into the bookstore this time. After all, if a girl of such an old age went into a bookstore, she would most likely be stared at by students who wanted to buy or read books in the bookstore.

It was the little girl’s first time here, so Guangdan thought it would be better to keep a low profile.

Fortunately, Erya and Taohua had no curiosity about shops like bookstores, so after entering a bookstore at Gouwei, the two of them looked straight at the rouge shop next to it.

"Guangdan, don't you know that this place sells things that students need? Why is there a rouge shop?" Taohuaer couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Who says rouge can only be sold to girls? Scholars also buy some incense. Sometimes when they pass by after school, they will buy some rouge for their mothers, sisters or wives at home." Guangdan explained.

After saying that, he stood up and prepared to take the two of them in to take a look, but before he took a step, he was pulled back by Arya.

"Let's not go." Erya was worried that Guangdan would go in and buy something again, so she just grabbed him and wouldn't let go.

"Let's just go and take a look, we're not buying anything." Guangdan said in a low voice while struggling, but Arya ignored him.

Guangdan felt that he was such a weak little boy. He was being carried by his own sister and had no power to fight back.

In fact, he just wanted to take a look and didn't want to buy anything. Even if he really liked to buy something, he wouldn't buy it in a store like this!

The prices here are all high-end and he can't afford them.

When Gouwei came out, he saw his younger brother and sister huddled together, so he quickly walked over and scolded them in a low voice.

"This is a county town, there are differences between men and women!"

After hearing this, Erya reluctantly let go of her hand. Although these country girls knew the difference between men and women, their brothers did not avoid suspicion.

When Erya noticed the gazes of passers-by, her face turned red all of a sudden. She felt awkward and extremely uncomfortable.

"Let's go! How many are left? Hurry up, big brother, after you drop us off, we'll go to West Street!"

Guangdan had not forgotten what Uncle Lin Wu had mentioned yesterday about Aunt Wang's Baked Shop, and the shops on West Street were all for the common people, with prices that he could accept.