Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

"Xiao Ran, I won't go. It would be bad if I run into An Ruquan again."

Du Kongqing said hesitantly, with a veil on his head.

Ever since he pretended to be sick and scared An Ruquan away last time, Du Kongqing has been covering his face all day, pretending that his appearance was disfigured in order to hide his identity.

Now, the villagers of Hexi Village believed that she had a strange disease, but they couldn't help but talk about her behind her back.

Du Kongqing has already been controversial because of his father Du Shimu's affairs, and now with An Ruquan's affairs, he has been regarded by the villagers as someone who is "prone to trouble".

Therefore, Du Kongqing has been in a bad mood these days.

It just so happened that Luo Xiaoran had to go to the county town for something, so he thought of taking her there to go shopping and relax.

"Don't worry, my skills are still pretty good. As for the broken leg, An Ruquan couldn't even get out of bed for a month. We definitely won't run into him."

"OK then."

Hexi Village, Hedong Village, Xinghua Village and other villages all belong to Fuyuan County, but the permanent population of Fuyuan County is not large.

Therefore, there are usually not many people on the streets of the county town, and there is no need for police officers to go to the streets to maintain order.

However, every second, fifth, seventh and tenth day of the lunar calendar is the market day in Fuyuan County.

2, 5, 7, 10 refers to the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 22nd, 25th, 27th and 30th of each month.

These twelve days are the customary market days in a month.

Among them, the second and seventh days are small sets, and the fifth and tenth days are large sets.

Today is the big market which comes every ten days. There are many street vendors and many people coming to the market.

Arriving in front of a pastry shop, Luo Xiaoran stopped and said, "The village chief has something for me to bring to Zhang Shoucheng."

Zhang Shoucheng is the second son of the village chief Zhang Changzong, and works as an accountant in this pastry shop.

His wife, Xiong Chumo, was the daughter of Xiong Shou, the owner of the shop.

Ever since Zhang Shoucheng married Xiong Chumo, he has been living in the home of his father-in-law Xiong Shou.

However, he did not marry into the family, but lived here permanently after obtaining his parents' consent.

Upon hearing that the person Luo Xiaoran wanted to meet was the village chief’s second son, Du Kongqing decided not to go in.

What happened last time really planted a thorn in her heart.

She was very afraid that An Ruquan would really harass the village chief's sister Xiu Qiao, so she was very grateful and guilty for the village chief's protection at the time.

Luo Xiaoran also knew her worries and did not force her, so she went into the shop alone.

As you enter the door, the first thing that catches your eye is a large table.

There were several kinds of pastries on plates on the table for guests to choose from.

Luo Xiaoran took a closer look and found that the shape was rather rough.

They should be made with rice, noodles, beans and other main ingredients, combined with other auxiliary ingredients, through roasting, baking, steaming or frying.

"What would you like to order, sir?" A voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

Luo Xiaoran looked up and saw a handsome man standing behind the counter, looking at her.

"Excuse me, are you Zhang Shoucheng, the second brother of the village chief of Hexi Village?"

The man nodded, "I'm Zhang Shoucheng, who are you?"

"My name is Luo Xiaoran. The village chief has asked me to tell you to take some time out to go back to Hexi Village in the next few days."

"So you are fellow villagers from Hexi Village. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Zhang Shoucheng walked out from behind the counter quickly, smiling:

"Excuse me, young lady, do you know why my father asked me to go back?"

"I don't know about this. The village chief just said he wants to discuss something with you."

"But I..." Zhang Shoucheng hesitated to speak.

"Brother Zhang, if you have anything to say, please just say it." Luo Xiaoran said.

"But the baby in my wife's belly is making a fuss. I'm afraid something might happen to her, so I have to stay with her. I'm afraid it won't be convenient for me to go back in the next few days.

I will return to the village after a while when my wife is feeling better."

"Then should I tell the village chief what you said?" Luo Xiaoran asked uncertainly.

"Thank you!"

Luo Xiaoran was just about to nod and buy some cakes, which could be considered as taking care of the business of the village chief's son.

Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the inner room of the shop, with a big belly, and twisted Zhang Shoucheng's ear.

"Zhang Shoucheng, why haven't you washed the sheets I asked you to wash yet?"

This should be Zhang Shoucheng’s wife Xiong Chumo.

However, she didn't look unwell at all.

Very full of energy!

Only after pulling Zhang Shoucheng's ears until they turned red did Xiong Chumo realize that there was another person in the store.

So he quickly changed his expression and said very attentively:

"What would you like to order, sir? I'll ask my husband to pack it for you."

"I'm not here to buy anything. I'm here to bring a message to Zhang Shoucheng on behalf of Village Chief Zhang."

"Oh~"

Xiong Chumo nodded meaningfully, his face full of impatience.

"Then what did you say?" She turned and asked Zhang Shoucheng.

"I said I have something to do recently and can't leave. If you don't believe me, ask her!"

Zhang Shoucheng pointed at Luo Xiaoran and replied to Xiong Chumo sincerely.

Luo Xiaoran couldn't bear it anymore, so she turned around and left without giving Zhang Shoucheng any face.

"Xiao Ran, why did you come out so soon?" Du Kongqing asked.

Luo Xiaoran's face looked a little gloomy, her brows slightly furrowed, and she wanted to say something.

In the end, he shook his head and said nothing.

If the village chief asked her to bring it, she would have brought it.

The rest are other people's family affairs, and there is no need for her to get involved.

"Come with me to buy some cotton, cloth, and needle and thread!

Aunt Ji said that quilts should be made by yourself to be thicker, so she asked me to buy the materials and took Ruyi to drive out all the quilts in the house.

"Miss Luo!"

Luo Xiaoran and Du Kongqing were just about to walk towards the cloth shop when someone called them.

When I turned around, it turned out to be Constable Qian.

"Detective Qian, are you on official business?"

Constable Qian waved the sword in his hand in front of Luo Xiaoran's eyes, with a shy look on his face showing pride:

"Today is the big fair. In order to prevent any trouble, we all have to patrol the streets. It's our duty!"

The last five words were emphasized deliberately.

"I see, that's all right, I'll leave first!"

"Hey, wait a minute!" Constable Qian called out to Luo Xiaoran.

"Is there anything else, Detective Qian?" Luo Xiaoran asked with some confusion.

"Well," he paused, finally tightened his grip on the knife in his hand, and asked carefully:

"The Double Ninth Festival is less than a month away. I wonder if Miss Luo would be able to go climbing with me at Anshan?"

After he finished speaking, a hint of pink appeared on Constable Qian's face, but because his skin was dark, others couldn't see it.

Luo Xiaoran was shocked.

Anshan is the hill where Anruo Temple is located.

Climbing the mountain during the Double Ninth Festival to pray for marriage under the ginkgo tree at Anruo Temple has become a popular activity for some young men and women to express their love in recent years.

She had met Constable Qian only three times in total, and their conversations did not exceed ten sentences.

Now, is this Constable Qian going to chase her?