Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Everyone looked in the direction the palace soldier pointed, and a sky-blue tassel wrapped with silver thread appeared from under the gate.

"It's the tassel on the jade pendant that the young master wears around his waist." Jinbao recognized it at the first sight; it was a personal item of the young master.

Zhaocai said with red eyes: "Knock on the door!"

A palace soldier immediately stepped forward and banged on the door.

"Who is it? Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?" After a while, a rough voice came from inside.

"Squeak-"

The door opened and a one-eyed man walked out.

Just as he was about to yell, he saw a group of strong men riding tall horses surrounding the door.

He swallowed and said, "Who are you looking for?"

The one-eye kept turning, trying to figure out the other person's identity.

Zhaocai stared at him coldly and asked word by word: "Did you see a young man riding a white horse?"

"White horse? Young master? No." The man shook his head subconsciously.

"Really didn't see it?" At this time, Zhaocai's eyes had become extremely cold.

Although he was a servant in the Wan Mansion and was humble in front of the master, when facing outsiders, the aura he had honed over the years in the Wan Mansion burst out instantly.

The man who opened the door was a little scared and said, "Really, I really didn't see it."

He was unsure. Could it be that those blind guys really captured some important person?

"Why are you wasting time talking to him? Just search!"

Jinbao lost his patience and kicked the man away, saying to the guards behind him, "Search! If we can't find the young master today, you know what the consequences will be!"

The big-eyed man yelled frantically: "You! Do you know where this place is? This is..."

Without waiting for the gatekeeper to finish speaking, the captain of the palace soldiers waved his hand, and a palace soldier pushed the man down and subdued him in a few moves.

The door was kicked open, and the people from the Wan Mansion rushed in and began a carpet search.

A dozen men heard the noise and rushed out with sticks to block the people from Wan Mansion.

"You are so brave! You dare to trespass into my territory!" the leading man shouted.

Zhaocai rode on his horse, looking down at the other person, and said, "I don't care who is behind you. If you dare to have ideas about our young master, you are asking for death! Search him!"

The soldiers in Wan Mansion who are responsible for protecting Young Master Jing are all masters recruited by Master Wan at a high price. They are good in martial arts and loyal.

After a few rounds, more than a dozen people in the yard were tied up like dumplings and thrown on the ground, wailing continuously.

Soon, the yard was searched thoroughly and a group of disheveled boys were pulled out of the cellar.

"Captain, we have searched everywhere, but there is no young master, only these young men."

Zhaocai had them untied, pointed at a relatively energetic person and asked, "Who are you? Have you ever seen a young man riding a white horse and wearing a white fox fur coat?"

Datou had been tied up for days and nights, and he was starving. He was exhausted and said, "Reply, reply to your words, sir. We are beggars from the mountain temple in the north of the city. We were captured by these human traffickers. We didn't see the young man in white fox fur."

Hearing that Young Master Jing was not there, Jinbao showed a look of disappointment in his eyes, and then said angrily, "How dare you! In broad daylight, you actually dare to openly traffic in human beings! Come! Take these people to the authorities!"

"Everyone else follow me and continue searching for the young master's whereabouts!"

The people from Wan Mansion came and left quickly. The dozen or so "human traffickers" were tied up, gagged, and sent to the county government office.

When Datou and his men were released, as soon as they were free, they forced themselves to run away despite their weak bodies.

In the town center square, Young Master Jing was now able to fly a kite by himself.

He was very proud in his heart. With this rare thing, he could definitely save face in front of those annoying classmates.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Yuer shouted, "Uncle San, I'm hungry. I want to go home."

Li Laosan couldn't coax him, so he could only say goodbye to Young Master Jing.

Young Master Jing was in high spirits after getting a new toy, so naturally he didn't want to keep more people.

He took out a piece of silver from his purse and threw it into Li Laosan's arms.

Li Laosan took the silver and was stunned for a moment. This must be ten taels! Not just one tael!

He was so happy that his mouth stretched to his ears. He led Li Yu'er and Jia Que'er away quickly, fearing that the other party would go back on their word.

They hurried to the mountain temple in the north of the city. At this time, Datou and his men had already returned.

They huddled weakly in the corner.

Jia Queer took out the buns he had bought.

"Big Head, Shitou, are you okay?" Li Laosan felt very uncomfortable when he saw that the men looked pale and thin.

"Third brother."

Several people were very happy to see Li Laosan.

"We thought you, we thought you..." Big Head said, and tears fell.

If it weren't for the third brother, they would have been bullied a long time ago. Jiaque'er, Datou, Shitou and Laizi were all miserable children. They were often bullied in the town in the past. Since they followed Li Laosan, they have finally managed to survive.

Seeing how miserable the others looked, Li Laosan's eyes turned red with excitement. He said, "I'm glad you're all okay. Eat the buns while they're hot. We can talk slowly if we have anything to say."

"Meat buns?"

When they heard the word "meat buns", their eyes lit up instantly. They had been hungry for several days, and when they heard the word "eat", their eyes were like those of hungry wolves seeing their prey.

They never dared to dream that they would be locked in a cold and damp cellar one moment and eat hot meat buns the next.

Several people were wolfing down the food while wiping their tears, which was really heartbreaking to watch.

Li Laosan asked: "Where is Lai Zi?"

"Laiko has returned home."

Li Laosan nodded with relief.

Li Yuer reminded him, "Uncle San, you won't be here for long. Those people have people behind them. You never know when they'll come to arrest you again."

"What should we do? Where can we go if we leave the land temple? This is going to kill us!" Jia Que'er was so angry that his heart ached and he said with gritted teeth.

The land temple in the north of the city is now the only place they can stay. Where else can they go besides here?

Li Laosan was also in a dilemma. It was impossible for his family as they only had one boat left and three generations were squeezed in it. Besides, his family would not agree.

Shitou could go home, but his stepmother would never allow him to bring anyone home.

Thinking of his stepmother's sarcastic ridicule, his biological father's cold and numb eyes, and those brothers and sisters who treated him like an animal, Shitou's eyes darkened.

Li Yuer thought for a moment and asked, "Is there a house for rent in the nearby village?"

"Rent a house? But we have no money!" replied the house sparrow.

Li Laosan looked at Li Yuer seriously for a while, and felt that she really wanted to help, so he said, "The dental office has a house, do you plan to rent it to them?"

Li Yuer said: "I didn't rent it to them for free, they have to work for me."

After receiving the order from Nongchaolou, they not only had to make oil lamps, but also wicker boxes to hold the oil lamps. Li Yuer and his colleagues were very tired from working so hard these days.

If someone could take over the work of weaving wicker boxes, they could focus their energy on making oil lamps.

Wicker boxes are not a unique craft and do not need to be kept secret; they can be handed over to outsiders.

Hearing Li Yu'er say this, Jia Que'er immediately said happily: "Sister Xiao Yu'er, are you going to hire us to work? Really?"

They had looked for jobs before, but no one in Nair was willing to hire them.

They are thin and dirty, and have no acquaintances to introduce them. The employer is not confident in their use and is unwilling to hire them at all.

Li Yuer nodded and said, "Uncle San, aren't we planning to settle down in a nearby village? Let's go to the brokerage office first to find out where is better. We need a place with fields, close to Rabbit Island, and preferably close to the pier. We also need a place that doesn't discriminate against the villagers."

Find out if there are any houses for rent in a suitable village. If there are, rent one from the beginning of the year to the beginning of spring and go explore the waters."

Li Laosan was shocked. Yu Baoer was too thoughtful.

How could he refuse such a good idea that killed two birds with one stone? He agreed immediately.

Li Yuer continued, "You can teach them how to weave wicker boxes. I need a batch of small wicker boxes. My eldest cousin and my eldest brother both know how to weave them. You can just go back and ask them. It's not difficult."

Nongchaolou customized a batch of oil lamps. The high-quality oil lamps were equipped with wicker baskets of suitable sizes. Li Yuer also marked the oil lamps and wicker baskets with Li's mark to make it easier to distinguish them if anyone imitated them in the future.