Jiang Jiang was busy for a long time. When she finished and returned to the backyard of Yanlou, she saw Li Pingan sitting alone at the table in the wing room, still waiting for her obediently. None of the things on the table were opened.

"I've been a bit busy today. I kept you waiting for so long. You must be tired, right? Why don't you eat something?"

Jiang Jiang asked with concern. When she walked to the table, she had already opened a box and took out the things inside.

It was a box of small square cakes with crispy crust, and they looked delicious.

"This, is what Yan Chong brought back for you from Hezhou?"

Li Pingan took the small cake that Jiang Jiang handed to him, feeling a little embarrassed: "He came all the way here to bring it to you, I didn't dare to eat it. After all... it was a token of his love."

"Just eat it if you're told to."

My younger brother is so thoughtful, Jiang Jiang is very happy.

As for these foods, Jiang Jiang actually didn't care at all. Aren't these things brought back for people to eat?

They are just a few local specialties. Would I be so moved that I burst into tears?

She is not the kind of love-brained person who would elope with someone just for a bowl of porridge.

Normally she is nice to Yan Chong, but that is just her way of flirting with men. Nowadays, it is definitely about the physical aspect rather than the emotional aspect, and it is best for everyone to get what they need.

Talking about feelings?

Whoever takes it seriously loses.

"These things are bought for people to eat. If you like them, eat more. You can take the rest back."

As Jiang Jiang spoke, she opened another box and took out several pieces of delicious food for Li Pingan.

She knew that Li Ping'an was in poor health. Although he looked like a normal person now, his body was still too thin.

Eat more delicious food to grow taller!

"Well, thank you Sister Jiang Jiang."

Li Pingan took two bites of the cake and praised it: "It's delicious, Sister Jiang Jiang, you should try some too."

The things that Gu Xiangte brought back tasted different.

Li Ping'an enjoyed the food that Gu Yanqing sent him, and it really tasted different.

"eat together."

Jiang Jiang also picked up a piece of cake. It was unknown what the filling of this small square cake was, but it tasted sweet and not greasy, which was a little different from the cakes in Beijing.

The two were eating when they suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, and then a familiar figure walked in slowly.

"Sister Er?"

When Jiang Jiang saw the person coming, she was slightly startled. The person coming was none other than Huang E'er.

"Why, didn't I come at the right time?"

Huang E'er walked over gracefully and saw Li Ping'an sitting next to Jiang Jiang. She couldn't help but tease him.

"No no."

Jiang Jiang stood up with a smile and took Huang E'er's hand: "Sister E'er, you came at the right time. My friend brought back some Hezhou specialties from other places. You should try them too."

"Hezhou specialty?"

Huang E'er looked at the food on the table and shook her head slightly: "I just ate, I'm not hungry yet. I came here to tell you something."

"What's going on? Is there any new notification from the Five Cities Military Headquarters?"

Jiang Jiang saw that Huang E'er's tone was serious and knew that she was here to discuss serious matters.

Speaking of which, after Yanlou began to be renovated, Huang E'er used Huang An's connections to provide a lot of convenience. The Wucheng Bingmasi was in charge of the capital's public security, streets, fire protection, and even the city's appearance.

Anyway, no matter big or small things in the capital, there is nothing that the troops from the five cities cannot get involved in.

It is said that the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. No matter how big the Gu family's reputation is, when it comes to some trivial matters, it is really not as useful as the title of the Five Cities Military Affairs Department.

"Don't worry about the Five Cities Military Command. After my father was promoted to deputy commander, he has more people under him. He will take good care of us. I came here today because I just got some information from my father that I think we may be able to use."

Ever since the last incident with the Li family, the positions of commander and deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Division have been vacant. Huang An originally thought that he was lucky enough not to be implicated by the Li family, but he didn't expect that a few days ago, he suddenly received a promotion notice from above, promoting him to deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Division!

This is truly a blessing from heaven!

Huang An has been in high spirits recently and has become more and more relaxed towards Huang E'er. He even often urges Huang E'er to quickly hint to Jiang Chaosheng to settle the marriage between the two families in advance to avoid any further complications.

but……

Huang E'er is not so anxious now.

She always has her own ideas and will never be influenced by others.

**

"what news?"

After hearing Huang E'er's words, Jiang Jiang asked a question.

"Aren't we in Yanlou looking for people? I remember Sister Yunyue said it's best to have young men and women with clean backgrounds, good figures and looks, and a clean background. My father mentioned it today when he came home for lunch. He said that the pawnshop in the East Market has a new batch of slaves for sale today. Why don't we go take a look together?"

There are many brokerage shops in the East Market of the capital, two of which specialize in helping people buy and sell slaves, servants and concubines.

Most of them were children from poor families who sold themselves into slavery because they could not survive. Of course, they also included some disobedient concubines sent away from rich families.

It is said that there would be no harm if there was no buying and selling, but in this era, many poor families sell their children just because they hope that the children can have something to eat and a job to support them to survive.

"Then let's go and take a look together."

Jiang Jiang couldn't help but think of Xiaotao at home. The girl was very hardworking. Jiang Jiang had asked about her family situation and even terminated her indenture contract and changed it to an employment contract.

At that time, Xiaotao kowtowed to Jiang Jiang several times while crying. Later, Xiaotao went home once, but when she came back, her eyes were red.

Jiang Jiang didn't dare ask what happened to Xiao Tao's family, but the girl worked harder and harder...

Alas, life is still difficult for most people in this world.

"Sister Jiang Jiang, I want to go and see it with you too."

At this time, Li Pingan suddenly stood up and looked at Jiang Jiang with clear eyes.

"Okay, let's go together."

Jiang Jiang nodded, and the two of them followed Huang E'er out of Baxingfang. The East Market was still some distance away from Baxingfang, but fortunately Huang E'er took a carriage when she went out.

"It's still more comfortable to sit in a carriage. I want to get a carriage in the future and decorate it well."

Jiang Jiang sat on the soft cushion in the carriage, leaning comfortably on Huang E'er's shoulder, and spoke casually.

Marco was the main means of transportation in this era and also the most luxurious.

A good BMW horse is worth a fortune.

The first time Jiang Jiang entered the capital, she encountered Meng Haowen riding a horse in the street and almost hitting someone. His behavior was equivalent to a modern rich second-generation driving a supercar and speeding on a pedestrian street.

Of course, Meng Haowen's horse is a supercar, which most people can't afford, while Huang E'er's horse pulling the cart is just equivalent to an ordinary car, which can be afforded as long as you have money.

However, it is not easy to maintain a horse-drawn carriage. First of all, it is very expensive to raise a horse, and you also need to hire a coachman to take good care of it.

It’s all about money, money…

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