Hundreds of Zhao family members, young and old, men, women, and children, stood on the street, and people passing by looked at them sideways.
Zhao Yuqing said, "Although we are penniless now, we are cultivators after all, so we won't starve to death. We can use our energy to help people comb their meridians and bones, earn a lot of money, and then buy some houses and settle down first before making plans."
Zhao Yuhe's eyes sparkled, and she came up with an idea. "Also, we can go hunting outside the city. With our abilities, we can easily catch a lot of prey and sell them for money."
Everyone in the Zhao family nodded. They had to get some money first so that they could have a place to stay. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to stand on the street and be watched by people.
then.
Patriarch Zhao made arrangements and divided everyone into two teams.
One team is led by Zhao Yuqing and Zhao Yuhe, who set up a stall to help people relieve their muscles and bones and earn money;
He personally led another team to hunt outside the city and sell the prey to make money.
"Although the world is difficult, as long as we work together, sooner or later we can revive our family and return to the ranks of the big families in Pingyang County."
Patriarch Zhao encouraged the morale and waved his hand, "Action!"
then.
The Zhao family members were divided into two teams and took action separately.
Zhao Yuqing and Zhao Yuhe picked up wood and stones from the street, made temporary stalls, and wrote on the ground: Practitioners help ordinary people to clear the muscles and bones, which can not only strengthen the body but also prolong life. Only one hundred taels of silver per person, come quickly.
This street is very busy, with people coming and going. Many people pass by, but no one comes to relax their muscles and bones.
As time passed, everyone became anxious as their stomachs growled with hunger.
"Why is there no one here to clear the muscles and bones? It's a rare opportunity for a cultivator to help ordinary people clear the muscles and bones. In the past, it was hard to come by. Some wealthy families would be willing to do it even if they had to spend a lot of money, not to mention that it's only a mere 100 taels of silver."
"Is one hundred taels too expensive?"...
Zhao Yuhe gritted her teeth, erased the one hundred taels written on the ground, and changed it to fifty taels.
However, after waiting for a long time, no one came to these stalls.
Zhao Yuhe was about to cry, so she simply changed it to ten taels.
This is already a very cheap price. A cultivator would spend all his energy to clear the muscles and bones of an ordinary person for only ten taels of silver. This is unimaginable. Unfortunately, no one came.
Seeing that Zhao Yuhe wanted to change the price, Zhao Yuqing held her hand and said with a gloomy face, "No need to change it. This is not a matter of price, but we are still stained with guilt, and people are afraid of being implicated."
After hearing this, everyone reacted and fell silent.
Everyone was feeling depressed. Was there no place left for them in Pingyang County
Another team of clansmen led by Patriarch Zhao came back, carrying a lot of prey, ranging from pheasants to bison, but they all looked gloomy.
As expected, Zhao Yuqing asked, "Can't sell the prey?"
The head of the Zhao family nodded silently, started a fire on the street, roasted the prey, and let his people fill their stomachs first.
"Who told you to light a fire on the street?"
"What if the house is set on fire?"...
Several patrolling officers and soldiers came over and shouted and drove them away.
Everyone felt hopeless. It was true that a hemp rope always breaks at the thinnest part, and misfortune always finds the unfortunate.
Xu Lian, who learned of the Zhao family's situation, hurried over on horseback and waved his hand to let the soldiers leave.
"Brother Xu Lian."
Zhao Yuhe couldn't bear it any longer, she threw herself into Xu Lian's arms, hugged Xu Lian and started crying. The grievances she had suffered that day were more than she had suffered since she was a child.
Xu Lian felt distressed, "It's okay, it's okay."
After calming Zhao Yuhe down, he took out a stack of property deeds from his arms and handed them to the head of the Zhao family. "This is the property that originally belonged to the Zhao family, including the spiritual house on the first street. It's all here."
Patriarch Zhao and everyone else were all stunned. Could the confiscated properties be taken back
After looking at Zhao Yuhe in Xu Lian's arms, the head of the Zhao family and everyone else understood.
Patriarch Zhao quickly took the deed with both hands and smiled, "Thank you, Manager Xu. Since Manager Xu is interested in Yuhe and Yuhe also likes Manager Xu, you two should be together."
Zhao Yuhe blushed but did not refute, which was tantamount to admitting it.
It was already so obvious, Xu Lian didn't want to beat around the bush, and said bluntly, "Yuqing will follow me too."
Patriarch Zhao hesitated and said, "But Yuqing has been given to the inspector who lives in House No. 1, House A. Will this offend the inspector?"
Xu Lian said, "It's okay. I've already informed the Inspector General. He is willing to give Yuqing to me because I am the Guard General's man."
Hearing this, Zhao Yuqing's eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes, and she cried with joy. In fact, she also liked Xu Lian, but she was worried that the mysterious inspector would cause trouble for Xu Lian and the Zhao family, which was why she had never revealed her feelings to Xu Lian. Now that the resistance was gone, she could finally follow her heart.
Patriarch Zhao smiled and said, "If that's the case, then there's no problem."
then.
Xu Lian brought everyone from the Zhao family back to the First Street.
In the Zhao family’s mansion.
A simple wedding was held that night.
Xu Lian got his wish and first admired the lotus in the rain, and then the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.
Although the wedding was simple, the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Everyone in the Zhao family unanimously agreed that there was such a capable son-in-law.
The next day.
Xu Lian received a pleasant surprise, double 90/100 favorability, which allowed him to directly obtain two advancement points.
Just think about it and you will understand. They already had a good impression of Xu Lian. When they were imprisoned in the dungeon and at the most desperate moment, Xu Lian appeared like a prince charming and saved them and their tribesmen. This favorability level directly started at 90.
He immediately added points to his rank, used the raw materials of limb grass, and advanced to the sixth level of Huajin period!
Although he had obtained advancement points, he did not leave. It was because they were newlyweds and she was reluctant to let him go, and it was also a good time to consolidate his favorability.
Five days later.
Only then did Xu Lian leave.
He first inspected the rental office on First Street, looked through the accounts of renting and selling spiritual homes, confirmed that there were no problems and everything was operating normally, and then went to Lichunfang.
Calculating the time, the Oiran Contest held once every three years in Pingyang County is about to begin.
Although he has already designated Chuntao as the oiran... he still has to make his presence felt from time to time to increase her favorability.
We arrived at the storefront of Lichunfang.
Xu Lian was surprised by the scene before him. The place was packed with customers in broad daylight.
It really fits the saying that the brothel is full and well-organized...
Aunt Fang's mouth was crooked with smiles, and she skillfully moved among all kinds of customers like a fish in water.
Seeing Xu Lian coming, she hurriedly left the other guests behind to greet him.
Xu Lian was surprised and asked, "I came here and saw that other brothels were not crowded. Why are there so many people here? And, the girls here are not as pretty as those in other brothels."
Aunt Fang rolled her eyes at him coquettishly, "Although the girls here are not as pretty as those in other places, they are all from Green Bamboo Town. The men in Pingyang County are usually tired of eating local dishes. Who wouldn't want to try the specialties of Green Bamboo Town?"
That makes a lot of sense... Xu Lian's eyes were opened by the knife and he gained a lot of knowledge.
Aunt Fang asked about Chuntao's spot in the Oiran competition.
Xu Lian said, "You don't need any quota, just take Chuntao to participate in the competition."
"Okay." Aunt Fang smiled. She had heard some things about Xu Lian from the guests' conversations these days. It was said that Xu Lian was the confidant of the current garrison commander and could be considered the second most important person in Pingyang County. His background was so powerful that Chun Tao had basically been chosen as the most beautiful courtesan.
Xu Lian said no more and went into Lichunfang to find Chuntao.
Of course it is a good encouragement.
Until evening.
Chuntao's favorability increased from 75/100 to 80/100, and Xu Lian left.
Maybe it was the miserable experience of being sold to a brothel in exchange for food that made Chuntao keep her distance from everyone. Her favorability was growing relatively slowly, but it was very stable. Even though Xu Lian seldom accompanied her, her favorability was growing steadily. It could be seen that she was thinking about Xu Lian's kindness in her heart. Knowing this was enough, and Xu Lian was not in a hurry.