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The crowd booed.

The old man said, "Don't tell the prince secretly, this meal is my treat, and it's my own money. Just like what the princess said, it's team building, yes, we are team building!"

Team building, the county magistrate invited us to dinner, what an honor, the hungry men nodded their heads in agreement.

There is more meat and less oil in the military camp, and the taste is not good. This time they can eat elbow noodles from outside, and the group of men are so happy that they can’t contain themselves.

Du Jingyu raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

It was he who reported this official mission, and it was also his plan not to notify this group of clueless soldiers in advance.

Seeing that these soldiers had relaxed their vigilance, Du Jingyu already had an idea in his mind.

Bowls of big elbow noodles were served on the table. A group of extremely hungry men had no manners when eating. They rolled up their sleeves, picked up the big bowls and started slurping the noodles.

Old man Liu had a smile on his face, and he really liked this atmosphere. Du Jingyu felt it was vulgar in his heart, but he smiled and followed everyone's rhythm.

"Everyone, I always feel like something is missing when I only eat noodles. These days, thanks to your help. Today, the master invites you to have noodles, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all." Du Jingyu said and waved to the waiter who was cleaning up the dishes.

"I wonder if there's any peach blossom wine in the shop?"

"Sir, there is no wine in the store." The waiter answered truthfully.

Du Jingyu frowned, took out the purse from his waist, and stuffed it into the waiter's hand. "It won't do without wine. Go to the Wushang Restaurant across the street and bring over two jars. Let the brothers have a drink, and the rest of the money will be yours."

Zhou Ye felt a little embarrassed holding the silver in his hand.

He is young, and the boss wouldn't have taken him in if he didn't feel sorry for him.

After being employed by the boss, Zhou Ye washed dishes in the kitchen for a few days. A few days later, the boss took in an old woman whose entire family had died of smallpox. The old woman was responsible for washing dishes, and Zhou Ye became a waiter in the store.

He always remembered the boss's kindness to him, and kept himself alert at all times. He also kept in mind the words of the nobleman who asked him to come to this store to wash dishes.

Now that he got the purse and knew how much silver was in it, and thought that the dozen or so taels left after buying enough wine for these officials would be his, Zhou Ye was so excited that he forgot all about gratitude and shame and ran out with the money.

Having been a pickpocket since childhood, the first thing I would do when I got a wallet to ensure its safety is to see how much money is inside.

As soon as Zhou Ye went out, he found an inconspicuous corner and poured out the money.

It wasn't a lot, less than seventy taels, but it was a huge sum compared to the purses he had robbed before, which only had one or two coins in them.

A jar of Peach Blossom Drunk costs no more than eight silver coins. Those people can drink six jars at most, and the remaining dozen or so taels of silver are his!

Zhou Ye was very excited. He picked up the silver and prepared to put it back, but he found a paper folder inside the purse.

Zhou Ye took out the paper fold and opened it. After years of wandering around the world, he could not recognize many words, but he had to recognize quite a few in order to survive.

When Zhou Ye saw what was written above, his heart began to pound.

In the entire northwest, I'm afraid you, Zhou Ye, are the only one who dares to rob Princess Yong'an in public. What do you think will happen if I tell the county magistrate? If you don't want to die, give the note inside the compartment to Princess Yong'an. Otherwise, you know the consequences.

The person he robbed last time was the princess. He found out about this afterwards. Although the princess did not blame him, if the government knew about this, he would definitely be thrown into jail. He would probably be beheaded for robbing the princess.

When he was seven or eight years old, he was slandered by a man in his industry, arrested and taken to the yamen, where he was beaten with a few boards. The incident was a big deal. If a good captain had not caught the criminal in time, he would definitely have been beaten to death. In fact, those few boards almost took his life.

Thinking that his robbery of the princess would be known to the government, Zhou Ye broke out in a cold sweat and began to frantically search for the purse compartment.

After taking out the things inside, Zhou Ye didn't dare to open it to see what was inside. He took the things in the interlayer and stuffed them into his arms, put the silver into his purse, and hurried to buy wine.

Wushang Restaurant paid the silver and received the wine.

"Little brother, you bought a lot, and since you are too small to carry it all, we will lend you the cart in the store. Remember to return it after you deliver the wine." The shop assistant instructed while moving the wine onto the cart.

Zhou Ye nodded absentmindedly.

After the wine was filled, the waiter handed the pusher to Zhou Ye and reminded him again: "Take it away. Be careful not to drop it. If you drop it, it's your fault."

Zhou Ye took it, took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and pushed the wine back.

When I arrived at the door of Hu Noodle House, I bumped into a bearded man who came out looking for someone.

He left the shop without notifying the other party to buy some wine. The businessman couldn't see what he was thinking. The bearded man didn't say anything and just asked him to move the wine in.

Zhou Ye felt ashamed and lowered his head to hand the remaining silver to the boss, "Boss, this is the silver that the official left over from buying wine."

Wasn't this little guy planning to embezzle the remaining silver? Why did he hand it over so honestly? Could it be that he ran into him and couldn't embezzle it? The bearded man looked puzzled. He didn't immediately reach out to take it, but tried to read something on Zhou Ye's face.

After looking for a long time and unable to figure out what Zhou Ye was thinking, the bearded man took the purse, nodded, and decided not to pursue the matter any further. He then helped carry two jars of wine into the store.

The wine and drinks were served, and the bag of silver returned to Du Jingyu's hands.

Zhou Ye was serving at the banquet, doing his work with his head down, not daring to look at Du Jingyu at all.

Someone had delivered the letter, and Du Jingyu didn't bother to pay attention to Zhou Ye, a thief who would get beaten to a pulp for a little profit.

Many places in Huyan County have not yet been unsealed, and the areas near the palace have not been unsealed to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Ordinary people cannot go to the Yong'an Palace.

For this reason, Zhou Ye put a lot of effort into getting the things into the hands of Princess Yong'an.

In order to get the little beggar to help him find someone, Zhou Ye gave away his daily wages.

Seven days later, Zhou Ye finally ran into Princess Yong'an and her entourage returning from official business.

It was impossible to repeat the same trick, as Li Xian, who was beside Luo Yao, was staring at him from a distance.

Zhou Ye walked directly in front of Luo Yao, and his actions almost attracted the secret guards hiding in the dark to appear.

"You little thief, you still want to steal my young master?" Li Xian still remembered the little thief who played a trick on him.

Luo Yao had completely forgotten about it. He looked at the little ghost in front of him and thought for a long time before he remembered who it was. "So it's you, little thief. What, you still want to steal?"

Luo Yao looked at Zhou Ye with a look of disappointment on his face, "I only carry very little money when I go out. If you want to steal from someone, you should be more selective. It's not a big deal to target poor people."

Li Xian glanced at Luo Yao speechlessly, then looked at the shy child in front of him.

"What are you doing here?"

Zhou Ye knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Luo Yao in the street, "Thank you very much... for introducing me... I'm going to Hu Noodle House to wash dishes..."

Luo Yao's expression became more serious, and he stepped forward to help him up.

"I just told you that Hu Noodle House is hiring. It's your own decision to go to Hu Noodle House. I can't be considered your benefactor."

The child stood up and wiped his tears. "My name is Zhou Ye. I'm now a waiter in the store. Big Beard is very kind to me."

Luo Yao smiled as he wiped away his tears and touched his clean, fluffy head. "If you can turn over a new leaf, you're a good kid. Don't cry, little devil."