Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Finally, following Zhao Lian's method, the team was shortened by more than half, and the speed of doing things also increased.

What made Zhao Lian happiest was that right after she finished registering her information, the clerk in charge of registration announced that he was off duty and told others to come back the next day.

Yan Guihua was ahead of them in line and had already registered.

However, what Zhao Lian was most dissatisfied with was that these people who had been registered were told to go back and wait, and come back a day later to pick up their resettlement letters.

Those waiting in line were greatly disappointed when they heard they had to come back tomorrow to register, and a commotion broke out. Those who were about to be called were especially angry.

"Are you kidding me? We've been waiting for ages, and it's almost our turn, and now you want us to come back tomorrow? This is just a waste of time!"

"That's right. Those who register first get all the good spots, and in the end, we only get the ones that are left over."

Many people are anxious, but there's nothing they can do; the government makes the decisions, and no one else has a say in them.

Seeing that many people were still standing there and unwilling to leave, some yamen runners came out to drive them away.

"Let's go, let's come back tomorrow!"

Zhao Lian didn't care anymore; she had already registered, so why should she care about others?

Sun Shangxiang and the others had been waiting for Zhao Lian to come to their aid. When they heard the yamen runners telling them to leave, they assumed that Zhao Lian's appointment had not been completed.

Seeing Zhao Lian walking back, he quickly pulled her aside: "How did it go, Zhao Lian? Did you get it done?"

Zhao Lian smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Auntie, I'm so lucky. The other person went on their day off right after I finished my business."

Sun Shangxiang nodded excitedly, "That's good, that's good. But Zhaolian, I don't know if we can arrange a place for her?" This was Sun Shangxiang's biggest concern.

Zhao Lian patted her chest with a smile: "Auntie, I've taken care of this!"

It turned out that Zhao Lian had just told the clerk in charge of registration about her and her sister's background, just to give it a try.

She asked the clerk to put in a good word for her with the prefectural governor, hoping to arrange for her to be with her maternal grandmother.

Zhao Lian spoke with tears streaming down her face, and when no one was looking, she slipped two taels of silver to the clerk.

This truly proves the saying, "Money makes the world go round." I never expected that after spending a little money, the clerk would agree without saying a word.

The clerk asked the clerk beside him and found Yan Guihua's registration book. In addition, he registered the information of Zhao Lian and Zhao Di together.

Sun Shangxiang nodded happily, "That's good, that's good~"

Back at their lodgings, they quickly prepared dinner and then went to bed early to rest.

After a long and arduous journey, we finally arrived safely at Hengnanzhou. With our hearts at ease, we slept soundly that night.

Since she would be staying there for two more days, Zhao Lian told everyone else to rest at their lodgings and planned to go out and buy some things herself.

Liu Jinzhu was worried: "Zhaolian, why don't you go with your uncle?"

Zhao Lian shook her head: "Uncle, you must be exhausted after traveling for so long. You should rest. I can take care of myself."

As she spoke, she raised her fist and laughed like a silver bell: "Uncle, you still don't believe me? My fist is not to be trifled with."

Liu Jinzhu believed that, moreover, Zhao Lian had already said so much, so he wouldn't follow her. He didn't know kung fu, and if something really happened, she would have to take care of him.

Yan Guihua repeatedly urged, "Then you must be careful and come back soon!"

When she went out, Zhaolian carried a basket on her back so she could easily carry things later.

Aside from going out shopping, Zhao Lian's most important purpose was to see if she could run into Qiao Feng and Zhao Feng.

He had originally wanted to ask the advisor and others for help in the search, but unfortunately there were too many people, and the advisor refused, so he had to give up on the matter.

Hengnan Prefecture is close to the capital and has the largest wharf on the Han River, making its transportation network quite developed, both by water and land.

Therefore, the resources here are relatively abundant, and the consumption level is not too high. Hengnan Prefecture is vast, much larger than Sui Prefecture and Lian Prefecture.

Early in the morning, many disaster victims began to line up at the state government, hoping to receive their resettlement notices as soon as possible.

Because she came out early and didn't have time to eat breakfast, Zhao Lian went into a restaurant and sat down.

"Young lady, what would you like to eat?"

As soon as Zhao Lian sat down, the waiter came over with a teapot to greet her.

Zhao Lian raised an eyebrow, leaned back comfortably in her chair, and asked lazily, "Waiter, what kind of delicious breakfast do you have here?"

Upon hearing Zhao Lian's question, the waiter immediately became interested: "Miss, I can tell you're from out of town. Our Hongtai Restaurant is famous throughout Hengnan Prefecture."

"Our shop's signature breakfast items include three-delicacy glutinous rice balls, crystal glutinous rice cakes, green rice dumplings, bodhi cakes, and steamed rice rolls."

The waiter got more and more excited as he talked, listing more than a dozen signature pastries, some of which Zhao Lian had never even heard of.

There was so much food, and she wanted to try everything, but she couldn't eat that much. After thinking about it, Zhaolian decided to get a serving of qingtuan (green rice dumplings) to see how they differed from the modern ones.

"Then give me a serving of qingtuan and steamed sausage."

"Alright, miss, please have some tea first, and wait a moment!" With that, the waiter quickly retreated.

While waiting for the pastries, Zhao Lian looked around. This Hongtai Restaurant was quite large, equivalent to two Zuichunlou restaurants. There were more than 20 tables on one floor, and the business was indeed very good.

The large restaurant was almost full, and many of the people present were dressed smartly. Some looked like江湖人士 (jianghu figures, people from the martial arts world), and most of them were men, with some accompanied by their families.

Zhao Lian looked around and realized that only her table had relatively few people sitting there.

Not far from Zhao Lian's table sat several men. These men had thick beards, looked very fierce, and were dressed in tight-fitting clothes, making them particularly conspicuous.

Unlike the other tables where everyone else was eating pastries, their table was having a breakfast of snacks to go with drinks. Besides peanuts, there was chicken, fish, and some other unidentified dishes on the table.

These men looked like they had drunk quite a bit, their faces flushed red.

Most of the other customers were eating with their heads down and rarely spoke, but at that table, the men seemed to be in their own little world, and their voices could be heard throughout the entire restaurant.

"Miss, your green rice dumplings and steamed sausages are here!" The waiter brought up the tray.

The green rice dumplings looked similar to those made by modern people, with a round shape and a serene green color that made them very appetizing.

I took a bite and found that it contained crushed peanuts and sesame seeds. The filling was savory, and the salty and savory flavor was quite delicious.

This steamed rice noodle roll is similar to the rice noodle rolls we have now. It's topped with a special sauce, and it tastes really good.

Unexpectedly, she was able to find a local specialty breakfast that suited her taste, satisfying her stomach. Zhao Lian felt a surge of joy.