As Wang Ma was patting her chest to calm down, Jiang Yuwei waved at Ning Chunlin and shouted:

"Chunlin, come here quickly!"

Ning Chunlin's heart softened again this morning because of Xu Qianqian's pestering. He didn't want to take Xu Qianqian to Beijing, but he couldn't bear to leave such a woman. He secretly thought that if he took her on the road, the journey would definitely not be boring.

Now that this delicate and soft beauty was clinging to him like this, Ning Chunlin's heart had already been fluttering. Coming from a peasant family, he had never seen such a scene before.

In addition, Xu Qianqian was a good coaxer. She coaxed Ning Chunlin into a trance in the morning, and he only wanted to get to Beijing as soon as possible to officially take her as his concubine.

Now that he met Jiang Yuwei and Wang Ma's group in Ping'an Town, he was even more anxious to act like a man in front of Xu Qianqian, so he immediately put his arm around Xu Qianqian's waist and walked in front of Wang Ma.

"Auntie Wang, this Xu Qianqian is my woman. I will definitely bring her with me when I go to Beijing this time."

Ning Chunlin spoke directly to Wang Ma in an imperative tone.

Seeing this, Wang Ma frowned and said:

"Master, the journey to Beijing is long and I'm afraid this person can't stand the hardship. Why don't we go to Beijing first to recognize our relatives, and then you can send someone to pick him up and bring him to your house."

After hearing what Wang Ma said, Jiang Yuwei knew that this was a delaying tactic. If Ning Chunlin really came to the capital and was assigned a few noble ladies, he would be happy and forget about the rest of the country. How could he remember Xu Qianqian, the widow who stayed in Ningjia Village?

Xu Qianqian naturally knew that her current position was unstable. If she separated from Ning Chunlin, he would forget about her within three days. So Xu Qianqian hurriedly said:

"Brother Chunlin, I was born into a peasant family and have experienced all kinds of hardships. I am not afraid of the hardships on the road, but I am afraid of the pain of not being able to see you and missing you every day."

As she spoke, Xu Qianqian moved closer to Ning Chunlin.

After hearing this, Ning Chunlin was unwilling to let his beloved girl suffer, so he looked at Wang Ma and said firmly:

"See? My Qianqian is not afraid of hardship on the road. Just prepare her things. I will definitely take her with me on the road."

After hearing this, Wang Ma was about to open her mouth to persuade Ning Chunlin again, but Xu Qianqian didn't give her a chance to speak. She just glanced at Wang Ma and said:

"Brother Chunlin, the servants in this palace are indeed different. This is the first time I see a master discussing things with a servant. Are you really the eldest son of the palace? Don't lie to me!"

Ning Chunlin couldn't help but turn around and glared at Wang Ma after hearing what Xu Qianqian said.

"Wang Ma, if you don't want me to come to Beijing, just say so. Now you are trying to stop me from bringing someone with you. I think I'd rather not be the eldest son of the palace!"

Seeing that Ning Chunlin was angry, Wang Ma did not dare to persuade him anymore. She could only bow to Ning Chunlin and said:

"Since the young master wants to take Miss Qianqian with him, I naturally cannot stop him. I will go and prepare Miss Qianqian's things now."

After hearing this, Ning Chunlin nodded with satisfaction, and then gave Xu Qianqian a boastful look.

In fact, when Ning Chunlin just said that, he felt a little regretful. He was afraid that Aunt Wang would get anxious and not take him back to Beijing, then all his dreams of the past few days would be shattered. Fortunately, Aunt Wang was sensible and agreed to his request without rejecting his request.

Seeing that the trip to Beijing was settled, Ning Chunlin simply took Xu Qianqian in his arms and went somewhere else to have fun.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Jiang Yuwei did not dare to delay any longer. She first went to the grain store and bought some more food. She had to take Liu, Daya and Goudan with her on the way, so naturally she had to prepare more food.

Jiang Yuwei thought about going back home in the evening to make some more dry food such as flatbreads and steamed buns to fill her stomach, and then eat them with pickles, so that she wouldn't delay her journey.

After coming out of the grain store, Jiang Yuwei went to the butcher shop to buy some meat. Seeing this, Aunt Wang reminded her:

"Yuwei, the weather is hot now and meat is hard to store. If you buy too much and it all goes bad on the way back, it would be a waste."

Jiang Yuwei smiled as she picked the meat:

"I want to make this meat into jerky, bacon and sausages, so that I can eat them on the road. I can't just eat pickles along the way. By the time I get to the capital, I'm afraid I'll be starving and skinny."

After hearing this, Wang Ma nodded and said:

"I know about the jerky and bacon you mentioned, but I've never heard of this sausage. Is it delicious?"

Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Wang Ma and said with a smile:

"Why don't you buy some meat and sausage casings and I'll make some for you to take along on the journey."

After hearing this, Wang Ma nodded happily and said:

"Okay, okay, thank you so much, Yuwei. I was also worried that the prince would not be able to get used to other food on the road. I have also noticed these days that my family likes to eat the food you cook. If you make this kind of sausage, my prince will definitely like it."

As she spoke, Aunt Wang also bought some meat according to Jiang Yuwei's quantity and put it in the backpack.

Jiang Yuwei thought about buying some more eggs and duck eggs and making some salted eggs so that she could eat them as a dish on the road.

So he took Wang Ma to the vegetable market to see if there was anyone selling the eggs that the family had saved that day.

However, after walking around for a while, they didn't find anyone selling eggs. Just when they were about to give up, they saw a white-haired old woman in a corner with a basket of chicken eggs and a basket of duck eggs in front of her.

Just as Jiang Yuwei was about to step forward to ask about the price, she saw a fat woman walking towards her angrily.

"Aunt Chen, we live next to each other, and you are trying to trick me like this!"

The fat woman spoke first.

Aunt Chen, who sells eggs, was puzzled when she saw this:

"Xiaoyu's mother, what do you mean by that?"

Jiang Yuwei took a closer look and found that the fat woman was none other than the little girl Xiaoyu's mother who had saved her that day. Ping'an Town was small enough that she could still meet her here.

Jiang Yuwei looked at the eggs in her basket, thinking that they must be the ingredients she bought to cook for the bandits. These bandits were eating too well, so she must find a way to reveal this news to Captain Huang before she left.

Jiang Yuwei was just thinking about it when she saw Xiao Yu Niang hand the basket of eggs to Aunt Chen and said impatiently:

"Who would dare to do business with you if you shortchange us on weights?"

Aunt Chen immediately became unhappy when she heard this, and took the basket of eggs and prepared to weigh them again for Xiao Yu Niang to see.

Who would have thought that the number of eggs was wrong when they were weighed, with eight taels missing.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu Niang glanced at Aunt Chen and said disdainfully:

"So what? I told you not to cheat people in business, and now I've caught you! Pay me back now! I don't want your eggs anymore!"

Aunt Chen became anxious when she saw this. She had clearly weighed four pounds and eight ounces of eggs, and it must have been exactly the right pound. She saw that Xiao Yu Niang was an old neighbor for many years, so she gave her a discount and charged her four pounds and five ounces of eggs. How come there were only four pounds of eggs left in the basket now?

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