At the beginning, I saved a little mute

Northern border, Dingzhou.

With people coming and going, it is much more prosperous than other border towns.

A carriage was parked at the door, but it did not go into the city.

A little girl about eight or nine years old got off the car. She had a round face and was wearing coarse cloth clothes.

Then they set up a wooden frame in front of the car and covered it with a bright cloth, which was very eye-catching.

Curious people had stopped to watch what they were doing.

Chunyu was not at all shy. She had seen many such looks and was used to it.

After she spread the cloth, she took out various pottery pots and a stack of plain cloth from the carriage.

Just put it up.

Then he cleared his throat and started to shout, "Hey, young ladies passing by, take a look, this is the most fashionable plain cloth in the capital, only 200 coins per piece, a huge discount~~ Come and buy it, it's only available today, otherwise it will be gone~~"

After following Jiang Zao for a while, she has already trained her voice to be clear and with the innocence of a little girl.

Her eyes are sincere, and most people will stop when they see her. Then, they will look at the price and compare it with other products, and they will buy something.

After this period of time, Chunyu has become much more confident and is no longer as timid as he was at the beginning.

Jiang Zao and Que Yunsheng went to Dingzhou City to look for business opportunities to make money.

Along the way, they had saved nearly fifty taels of silver. With this money, they could buy a better house and rent a shop even in a small border town.

Ever since Jiang Zao decided to follow Que Yunsheng, he has been thinking about how to make money.

She had inquired and found out that a soldier only earned a hundred coins a month. Of course, he had food and lodging in the barracks, so the hundred coins were pure profit. However, if he died, he would have nothing.

Not to mention that the imperial court provides pensions, those are only given to those above the rank of Qianzong. If a soldier dies, he is dead. It is good enough that he can be properly buried.

So, they have to make enough money.

At least there is a place to live now.

All in all, it had been a whole month since they left Ning County. This was of course because on the one hand they walked slowly for the sake of comfort, and on the other hand they naturally had to set aside some time every day to buy and sell goods, so they were delayed on the road.

But since the discussion that day, Jiang Zao is no longer in a hurry.

She told Que Yunsheng that Xie Chengjing had only sent people to supervise whether he was on duty, and they just had to head north.

As for the time spent on the road, who wants to waste time on everything?

That's why they came to Dingzhou.

Dingzhou is still two days' drive from Fufeng County where they were going. It is said that the place is very dilapidated and many daily necessities need to be purchased from Dingzhou.

So this was their last shopping trip to Fufeng County.

What worried Que Yunsheng was that Jiang Zao's eyes had not improved yet.

Every time they arrived at a place, they went to the clinic to see a doctor, but the doctor couldn't tell when Jiang Zao would be able to see again.

I can only prescribe some medicine to nourish the body.

Not to mention, although he can't see, Jiang Zao's body is getting healthier and healthier. The scars on his face have long healed, and his skin is smooth and delicate.

Que Yunsheng thought about saving more money in the future and then going to Xie Chengjing to buy medicine, just to be prepared.

But the wound on the shoulder always left a mark.

"Don't catch my brother!"

"Tiezhu, run."

There was a commotion among the crowd ahead.

A little boy was pushed and almost knocked over Jiang Zao.

Fortunately, Que Yunsheng reacted quickly, grabbed the man's arm and threw him aside.

"Jiang Zao, are you okay?"

"Nothing, what happened?"

Jiang Zao only felt a gust of wind blowing past, and her arms were tightly held by someone. She touched her chest to calm her uneasy mood.

"Iron pillar!"

The little boy who was thrown out got up and went towards the crowd.

"Why are you arresting my brother? We didn't steal anything." The little boy rushed in and pulled those men's hands apart. A thinner little boy appeared there.

There is half a steamed bun in my hand.

"Who said you didn't steal? This steamed bun is the evidence." A burly woman snatched the bun, put it under her nose and sniffed it, her face changed, "I smell meat on this bun, you must have stolen it. Everyone knows that you two brothers are so poor that you can't even afford pants, and you do all kinds of sneaky things all day long. Now you actually stole to my house, Wang the Butcher. If I don't chop off your hands, I won't be called Wang."

Tiezhu, who was being held in the woman's hand like a chicken, looked pale. "No, we didn't steal it. I got the steamed buns by begging. It just fell under your shop and I went to pick it up. I didn't steal it."

"You bastard, you're still lying."

The woman's eyes widened, looking terrified.

A passerby who couldn't bear to watch said, "Madam Wang, this child looks pitiful. He has less than 2 taels of meat on his body. Where did he steal your mutton? How can he eat raw mutton? Let them go."

The woman called Madam Wang put one hand on her waist and grabbed the iron pillar with the other hand, "Who said they didn't steal? Which eye of yours saw it? I said they stole it. What raw? I was talking about cooked mutton. I put it aside to feed my precious little son, and it disappeared in a moment. Who else would steal it except these two orphans without parents? I can't let them go unless they spit out the meat."

At this time, the northerners mostly ate mutton. Cattle had to work, and here pigs were prone to disease and not fat, so there was less pork and more mutton.

Passersby were sprayed in the face by her saliva and quickly wiped it off and walked away.

This lady is just unreasonable. Who can do anything to her?

"We really didn't steal or eat anything." Tiezhu's eyes almost rolled back as Madam Wang grabbed him by the collar. His brother was small and not strong enough.

He was unable to save his younger brother and could only run around in panic.

He kowtowed and cried, "Madam Wang, please let my brother go. I am willing to work like a slave for your family."

"Bah, who asked you to work like a slave? You little brat is eating me out of my house. If you want the money, you can either go to the government." Although Madam Wang had never been to the government, she was good at bragging.

When this was mentioned, no one dared to beg for mercy.

Everyone is afraid of getting into trouble.

Jiang Zao couldn't bear it. Just by listening to the voices, he knew that two poor and helpless little boys were being wrongly accused.

In this era, even cannibalism happens, and this kind of bullying of the weak exists everywhere.

Jiang Zao couldn't change everyone, but when things happened in front of her, she couldn't bear to do it.

Que Yunsheng felt someone gently tugging at his sleeve, and immediately met Jiang Zao's eyes.

Although I can't see it, I can read Jiang Zao's thoughts.

Que Yunsheng did not speak immediately. Instead, he walked to the back of the shop and pulled out a little boy.

"I know who stole it. It was him."