Asking for a divorce on the way to exile, finding a husband is a great pleasure

After Shen Yitian and Xiaoyu walked away, Grandma Li suddenly sighed.

Shengsheng turned around and asked in confusion, "Grandma, the young lady is fine now, why are you still worried?"

Grandma Li glanced at her and shook her head, saying, "You don't know, this area is the territory of the Forty-Eight Villages. I heard that all the hilltops within a hundred miles have been taken over by the Forty-Eight Villages. The bandits that the young lady and her friends encountered must also be from the Forty-Eight Villages."

Shengsheng still didn't understand: "What's wrong with that? Are there any different mountains in the mountain stronghold? Aren't they all bandits?"

Before being bought by Grandma Li, Shengsheng and his family had encountered bandits before. Those bandits were vicious and would rob anyone, whether poor or elderly, or women or children.

In her mind, those who become bandits are all extremely vicious people, and they are probably the same no matter which mountain they are from.

But Grandma Li didn't say that. She said, "But the Forty-Eight Village is the territory of the Ye family. The Ye family..."

She looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, as if she had something to hide.

After a moment, she turned and left the inn. Shengsheng obediently didn't follow her, instead going upstairs to pack her luggage. Based on past experience, they might have to leave today too, since the young lady had left. However, since Grandma Li hadn't slept last night, she hadn't packed all the clothes.

Grandma Li left the inn, walked through the alleys, and asked a few people. After an incense stick of time, she finally found her way to a remote street.

There are not many people on the streets here. Some of the shops sell bamboo baskets and other bamboo products, and some are carpenters.

Grandma Li stopped in front of a shop with clanging sounds. It was a blacksmith shop.

She looked at the door for a while before going in.

She was greeted by an apprentice from the blacksmith shop, who asked her enthusiastically what she needed to buy.

The smithy looked a bit crowded, and because the furnace was burning, it was much hotter than outside.

Whether it was the blacksmith or the apprentice, everyone was covered in sweat.

After listening to the apprentice's introduction, Grandma Li looked around in a serious manner. Finally, she stopped in front of a hoe and reached out to touch it.

The apprentice was stunned for a moment and turned to look at the master who was working on the iron and ignored them.

"This hoe is nice. I wonder how much it costs?" she asked.

The apprentice saw that the master didn't look in his direction, so he thought that the woman was just a simple shopper.

"This hoe is very useful. My master is an old blacksmith who has been working with iron for decades. No one has ever complained that his hoes are not useful. This hoe is not expensive either, only two qian of silver."

"Oh." Grandma Li nodded in sudden realization.

"A hoe for tilling the ground costs two cents of silver, so how much is a hoe for eradicating evil and violence worth?" She turned her head and looked at the apprentice intently and asked.

The old woman was a little confused, with her back hunched in the dim environment, and the pupils of the apprentice who asked her question suddenly dilated.

This time, before the apprentice could answer, one of the masters on her side had already put down his work.

"Go put that iron in the furnace and heat it again."

These words were naturally spoken to the apprentice.

Grandma Li was not in a hurry either. She just stood there, waiting for the blacksmith to come.

The blacksmith calmly fetched water to wash his hands, and then slowly wiped his hands without her urging him.

The master seemed to ignore her, but in fact he had looked at her several times in this short while.

Seeing how calm she was, there was some suspicion in her eyes.

"Madam, let's talk inside." After he put down the towel for wiping his hands, he said to Grandma Li.

Grandma Li nodded and followed in naturally.

The young apprentice was surprised. The woman didn't look very prestigious, so how could his master invite her in to talk?

Grandma Li followed the blacksmith into the inner room. Before the blacksmith even asked her to sit down, he turned around and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

That cold and stern look on his face was different from before.

But Grandma Li had anticipated such a change in him, so she was not too panicked.

"You don't need to care who I am. I'm not a government official." She said firmly.

The blacksmith seemed to have expected her to say that and just sneered.

"So what if they're government officials? If they dare to come, should I not dare to receive them?"

Grandma Li didn't say anything and just found a chair and sat down.

The back room of the blacksmith shop wasn't very spacious and was even a bit dim, but it was much cooler inside than outside.

The blacksmith was not angry when he saw her sit down, and even poured her a cup of tea.

Grandma Li took the tea, took a sip, and put it down with a bit of disgust.

She fished in her sleeve and took out a banknote.

"I shouldn't have been so presumptuous to come here today, but my young lady is passing through the territory of the Forty-Eight Villages, and I want her to be safe, so I came to give her some money for passage."

As she spoke, she spread out a silver note. The blacksmith glanced at it and was stunned on the spot.

Wow, this woman looks ordinary, but she actually gave me five hundred taels of silver.

In this remote and poor area, they might not be able to earn 500 taels even after running a blacksmith shop for several years.

"Your young lady? I haven't heard of any fat sheep to be slaughtered recently." Although the five hundred taels were very tempting, the blacksmith was not in a hurry to take it.

fat sheep.

When she heard this word, Grandma Li frowned slightly.

"My young lady was passing through Qifeng Gorge yesterday when a few bandits blocked their way. She was trapped on the bridge, and they nearly cut the rope and caused her to fall into the gorge. I think the only people who would rob people in Qifeng Gorge are from the Forty-Eight Villages."

She looked up, stared at the blacksmith and spoke word by word.

Xiao Wei said it very clearly just now, they encountered the bandits in Qifengjian.

"Did you really meet them? Madam, do you remember how many people you met and what they looked like?" The blacksmith straightened his expression and asked seriously.

Grandma Li shook her head. "My young lady left with the exile group. I wasn't there. I only heard about this incident when she just came over to join me."

The blacksmith was stunned when he heard the words "exile team". He stared at Grandma Li and pondered for a moment, as if he didn't know how to answer her.

Grandma Li didn't want him to give any explanation. She didn't come here today to ask for an explanation.

Bandits are bandits, and it is impossible to reason with them. She is not that naive.

"I'm using this silver to buy safety for my young lady. You're also seeking wealth, so this will give you an explanation. If you truly wish to attack the exile group, please pass on a message from me to your chief."

"Boss?" The blacksmith frowned.

"It's not easy to meet the headmaster. And, madam, this was definitely not done by our Forty-Eight Village. I'll send a message back to the village. Whether it's true or not, I'll take care of this matter."

After he finished speaking, he put the banknote away.

"Madam, rest assured. The young lady is absolutely safe in the territory of the Forty-Eight Villages. Finally, may I ask, what is your young lady's name?"

Since he had promised to protect the young lady's safety, he had to pass her name back to the village so that the second-in-command could start making arrangements.