A post-apocalyptic female soul travels back to the War of Resistance against Japan

Upon seeing that the other person was only a child of a few years old, but whose clothes did not resemble those of an ordinary family, they were quite surprised.

The child from such a family didn't even have a page or servant accompanying him, but he didn't say anything in a moment and just sent the apprentice boy to the back to lead the child.

Shi Mobai waited for about half a cup of tea's time before seeing the apprentice boy leading about ten people over.

The apprentice boy walked up to Shi Mobai and said, "Young master, what age do you need? There are older people here, and there are younger people too."

Shi Mobai looked at the ten people standing in a row in front of him. Judging from their appearances, they all had a submissive and obedient look, and it was obvious that they had been trained.

Shi Mobai thought for a moment and said to the apprentice boy, "Brother, I want someone who can not only drive a carriage but also take care of me, so I don't want anyone too young. Could you introduce someone to me?"

After the apprentice understood what kind of people Shi Mobai wanted, he introduced him to the skills these ten people excelled at.

The apprentice explained, "These five are older; they all know how to drive and take care of people, which perfectly suits the young master's requirements."

"These five people behind will also drive the carriage and will also take care of children like you, but they are younger than the five in front. It's up to you, young master, to choose!"

Shi Mobai frowned and hesitated for a while. He looked at the ten people in front of him and thought for a moment. Then he made a decision and asked a question: "Which of you ten have ever traveled far from home? I want someone who has been outside and knows the way."

The apprentice then had each of the ten men speak, and finally chose a slightly older man, around thirty-five years old, who appeared shrewd but unassuming.

He told me he was from Qingzhou and had been sold here after many transfers. He knew the route from Jingzhou to Qingzhou.

Others had also been to Lanzhou, but Shi Mobai didn't find this person as pleasing to the eye, so he chose him.

Originally, this person could only be bought for fifteen taels of silver, but because Shi Mobai had previously requested a carriage and horses, a discounted price was given to him, totaling ninety-five taels of silver.

Shi Mobai paid the money readily. Originally, both the carriage and the person he bought needed to be registered and transferred to the government.

However, since Shi Mobai was still a child, the master of the young apprentice at the brokerage firm took charge and handled everything for him.

This saved Shi Mobai some trouble. After the transfer of ownership, Shi Mobai was glad that he had brought his identity and household registration with him when he left.

Otherwise, once he leaves Jingzhou, he won't be allowed to enter other cities without a household registration. Shi Mobai couldn't help but feel smug. Smart people do smart things. Even in such an unfamiliar place, he can still make a name for himself!

After completing all the formalities, Shi Mobai, along with his newly bought follower, purchased some necessities for leaving the city and hurriedly left the city under cover of night!

He dared not linger in the city any longer, because the Duke of Anguo's mansion must have been in complete chaos because of his disappearance.

Meanwhile, the servant who was attending to Shi Mobai in the Duke's mansion felt that the young master had rested long enough, so he decided to go into the room and wake him up.

But after he called out several times inside the house, no one answered. He mustered up his courage and opened the door to go inside, only to find that Shi Mobai was nowhere to be seen.

The servant, seeing this, immediately went out to fetch the young master.

The search grew louder and louder until it even reached the ears of the Duchess. When she heard that her youngest son was missing, the matter escalated even further.

The Duchess asked her youngest son's personal servant what had happened. Then, she angrily shouted, "Go find him! Go find him right now! Ask the gatekeeper if he saw the young master go out!"

A short while later, someone came to report, "Madam and the gatekeeper said they didn't see the young master go out."

“If he didn’t go out from the gatehouse, where did he go? My son! Where have you gone? Waaah, waaah…”

The Duchess was so anxious that she couldn't help but cry.

As it grew later and darkness approached, the Duke of Anguo returned from outside. Upon hearing that his youngest son was missing, he hurriedly came to the Duchess's side.

Seeing his wife so upset, he became anxious as well. He comforted her while forcing himself to calm down.

He then summoned his youngest son's personal servant and asked, "Was there anything amiss before Fei'er disappeared?"

The personal servant thought for a moment and said anxiously, "Young Master always wanted to go out of the manor to play, but Madam was afraid that there would be too many people outside and she wouldn't be able to keep an eye on him or lose him, so she never agreed."

"And was his room thoroughly searched?"

"Reporting to Master, we have been searching all the courtyards in the mansion, but we haven't searched the young master's room carefully."