I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Haixia and the others turned their heads away and pretended not to see it. They looked even uglier than when Ma Debiao was burned last time.

Mrs. Lin glared at him and said, "Why are you crying? Your hair will grow back sooner or later..."

Shitou cried with snot and tears streaming down his face: "Mom, I haven't gotten married yet, what if I can't grow a baby?"

No one paid any attention to him, and the stone was left alone and disheveled in the autumn wind.

The others were looking at the smoking inn...

People in official uniforms come in and out from time to time!

Shitou, Haixia and a few others wanted to see if the donkey cart was still there.

A few people arrived at the door of the inn and saw that the inside was burnt black and nothing could be seen.

The gatekeeper shouted, "What are you doing? Leave now!"

Shi Tou asked an old man what was going on.

The old man lowered his voice and repeated it to Shitou and the others.

On the way back, Shitou asked in confusion: "Why didn't the bandits just rob us? Why did they set fire to the place?"

Haixia smacked his lips and said, "Didn't the old man say that? There's an official staying here, and he's a high-ranking official, the newly appointed Tongpan of Anzhou!"

"What kind of official is a Tongpan? Is he higher than a county magistrate?"

Chazi asked curiously.

"Of course, haven't you heard of him? He is the Tongpan of Anzhou. Officials in Anzhou are of course more senior than those in Wei County!"

Shitou explained to Chazi patiently.

Fugui, who had been silent the whole time, said, "I know. They want to rob the Anzhou Tongpan. The Tongpan must have brought a lot of gold, silver and jewelry!"

Haixia felt that their understanding was flawed, so he emphasized, "They didn't steal anything, they just set it on fire!"

"Why is that?" Fugui and Chazi asked immediately.

Haixia didn't want to explain to them. He couldn't get around this little trick. Of course he wanted to kill the judge!

Whether he is a judge or not, it has nothing to do with me.

Shi Tou ended this boring discussion with a real-life question.

"In short, our donkey cart has been burned, so we have to walk!"

When the few people came to the foot of the hillside, Mrs. Lin and the other two had already rolled up the bedding and tied it to the donkey.

Shitou and the others came back and told Ji Xiaobei the news they had heard.

Ji Xiaobei: Tongpan? Sheng Hong, the one who favored his concubine over his wife in "Do You Know?", was a Tongpan.

She didn't know what he did specifically, but he was a high-ranking official.

"It's so unlucky. You want to kill the judge, but why did you set the fire? It killed innocent people and burned our donkey cart too..."

Ji Xiaobei cursed the Anzhou Tongpan in his heart.

Fu Jichang, who had already left Anqing County, was sneezing continuously while riding on his horse.

Last night, he spread false news that he was resting in an inn in Qing County.

As expected, this attracted the bandits, but fortunately they were all captured in one fell swoop.

……

Ji Xiaobei and his group of people carried their belongings and led donkeys as they headed towards Anqing city.

If nothing goes wrong, they will leave the edge of Anqing city today.

Now we have to buy two donkey carts, as the two old ladies can’t walk too far.

When I arrived in Anqing city, I heard people talking on the street.

"Did you hear that? Bandits attacked the inn near the city last night and were caught by the government!"

"Oh my God, I saw smoke coming out of the city this morning..."

"I heard that the judge was resting in the inn. The bandits wanted to take his head, but they fell into his trap and were all captured."

"The Anzhou Tongpan has only been in office for a few days, but he has already caused such a big stir. He is really an extraordinary person..."

……

After listening all the way, Ji Xiaobei also became somewhat curious about the Anzhou Tongpan.

After entering Anqing County, I asked along the way and finally found a carriage and horse company.

Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Huang sat down on the side of the road and refused to get up.

"Bei, my legs are about to break. I can't walk anymore. Go buy a donkey cart. Your wife and I will wait here."

Mrs. Lin said while wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Mrs. Huang nodded vigorously to show that she agreed with Mrs. Lin's words.

Ji Xiaobei looked up at the sun. He had been walking for almost an hour and was starving.

"Mom, there is a wonton stall in front, let's go and eat some wontons!" said Ji Xiaobei.

The two old ladies nodded and said, "Just eat, otherwise you will die if you don't eat something."

Shitou supported his mother, and Haixia supported Huang Po, and they entered the wonton stall.

Ji Xiaobei ordered eight bowls of wontons and sat down.

Mrs. Lin asked Shitou to bring the bag over, opened it, took out a stack of cakes, and gave one to each person.

"Eat your wontons with our pancakes! They'll make you full easily!"

Several young men took the cakes from Mrs. Lin and took a bite. Oh my god, they were so rough on their teeth...

"Aunt, your pancake is a little hard, but it's chewy and very fragrant..."

Chazi ate and praised at the same time.

"That's right, there's white flour in it..."

Mrs. Lin put the pancake in her mouth and bit it, but it didn't bite. She changed the pancake to the other side, but still couldn't bite it.

She adjusted her loose teeth, alas, her teeth are in bad condition as she gets older, so she decided to soak them in wonton soup and eat them later.

"Oh my..." Mrs. Huang screamed, "My teeth..."

Everyone looked at Huang Po and saw a tooth embedded in the biscuit in her hand.

Ji Xiaobei put the pancake down silently.

Mrs. Lin complained, "My cakes, why aren't you used to them? You eat them every day at home. Don't you know what your teeth are like?"

Huang Po said with a sad face: "I know, isn't this too hungry?"

Shitou and the others laughed secretly in an unkind way as they watched the two old women arguing with each other.

They stopped arguing only when the wontons were served.

Ji Xiaobei was full and wanted to go to the carriage and horse shop.

Several guys want to follow him to see the world.

The two old ladies also asked them to go with them to protect Ji Xiaobei.

Ji Xiaobei nodded, and surrounded by five boys, he went to the carriage and horse shop.

A tall young man, dressed casually but with a dignified look, strode forward, followed by several sturdy and powerful followers pulling two strong donkeys, attracting the attention of people on the street.

"A young man from a wealthy family, right? Look at his figure..."

"Of course, his donkey is so fat. We in Anqing can't even get enough to eat. Where can we get food to feed the animals?"

……

The clerk of the carriage and horse shop saw the group of people coming towards the carriage and horse shop from afar, and started shouting early: "Donkeys, horses, and carriages, we have plenty in our shop, tall and short, big and small, with or without a shed, you can choose whatever you want..."

"Young man, please come in..." The waiter bowed to Ji Xiaobei.

Ji Xiaobei: Calling me young master is fine, it sounds better than being called a warrior!

Ji Xiaobei explained her purpose and the waiter took her to the yard, which was full of cars.

Ji Xiaobei looked back and found that all the guys were gone.

It's really men's nature that they can't move when they see a car.

They were attracted by a large chestnut horse and gathered around it, praising it.