The backyard of the escort agency is very large. In order to make it convenient for the escorts and employers to settle down, there is a multi-story building in the backyard, which is used for accommodation of the escorts. There are also five independent courtyards for the convenience of employers or female employers with families to settle down.
It is not easy for an escort agency to grow to such a large scale.
However, it would not be surprising for outsiders to know that this escort agency not only provides bodyguards for outside guests, but also mainly receives its own caravans.
Xingnong and Xingqing were arranged to live in the largest and best courtyard. This courtyard could be said to be reserved exclusively for Chu Tiankuo. No one could live in it except him, but Chu Tiankuo had never lived there either.
The backyard of the escort agency is managed by a housekeeper and maids.
The woman and her family were arranged a small courtyard by the escort leader.
After sitting in the carriage for a whole day, Xingnong and Xingqing were tired. They took turns washing up and then someone brought them food.
Not long after the meal, Songbai came to report: "Miss, I have already asked. The family is from the capital. The woman's husband is named Yang Wan and the woman is surnamed Qian. They are both forty years old. Their son is thirteen years old and named Yang Fan. Yang Wan used to be an accountant in a restaurant. There are only four people in the family. The family is well off. The autumn of the year before last, the family went to Qian County to watch the tide, and the daughter got lost and disappeared. They searched everywhere for nearly two years. This is the portrait I asked the painter in the government office to draw based on the description of Yang Wan and the woman. This is a portrait of a woman who disappeared in Tianan City half a year ago. The painter said that the two people have very similar eyes."
Xingnong didn't understand why Songbai brought back all the portraits of the missing women in Tianan City for her to see, as she was not an investigator.
But she still took a look at the painting drawn by the painter. Xingnong felt that it would be difficult to find someone based on this portrait, right
Or maybe she couldn't understand the portrait drawn by the government to find the person.
Songbai then said, "The eyes of these two girls are very similar, and they are also similar to Miss Xingqing's."
Xing Qing took a look and nodded: "Yes! The eyes are exactly the same!"
Xing Nong: "..."
She tried to look at it for a long time. It seemed that the painting was really similar, just the size was different. She nodded heavily: "It seems so."
Many people have almond-shaped eyes, but Xingqing's eyes are larger, with a graceful curve, and long eyelashes that look like a small fan. Her eyes are like black gemstones, bright and lively, and her eyes are full of pure liveliness, which makes her particularly charming.
Songbai frowned: "Could it be that the kidnapper specifically kidnaps people with such a pair of almond eyes?"
After saying that, he shook his head again: "But that's not necessarily true. Every year, there are at least ten or eight people reporting to the authorities that their children have been abducted. They range in age, but most are boys under three years old. Girls are older, and most are sold to do... "
Songbai paused at this point.
But Xingnong and Xingqing both understood that the places where girls were sold were not good places anyway.
It is estimated that most of the boys were bought by some people to be raised as sons.
Songbai paused and continued, "So most of the abducted women are beautiful."
Xing Qing nodded: "That's right, there was a girl who was kidnapped in a nearby village. She was also very beautiful! People in the surrounding villages said she was beautiful."
Xing Qing thought that she should go out less in the future, after all, she was so beautiful!
Although she said so, Xing Nong thought that since they all felt that the two missing people had similar eyes, Tian'an City and Beijing City were not far away, and any clues could not be missed, even if the possibility was small. She said, "Maybe we can see if there are other people with such eyes being abducted in other places. We may be able to find clues about the abductor by following this line."
Songbai nodded: "Xingnong is so smart!"
Even though it's troublesome, we have to do it!
Xing Nong looked at the two pictures but still couldn't imagine what they looked like, so he gave up and asked, "Wouldn't the ladies be willing to follow the escort agency?"
Songbai nodded. "They were begging and looking for people at the same time, so of course they are willing. But the escort agency only accepts men. Yang Wan and Yang Fan are willing to go with us on this escort trip. Qian said...she wants to follow you, young lady."
Xing Nong was stunned for a moment: "She is unwilling to stay in the backyard of the escort agency to help?"
Songbai: "Maybe they don't dare! They will probably dare to do it after following us for a while and getting familiar with it. Yang Wan said that if the girl is willing to take Qian in, their family is willing to sign a contract to sell themselves."
Xing Nong understood. They had just met, and she, a woman, was left behind. The thought of this made her scared!
Xing Nong thought for a moment and said, "Then let her follow! We'll talk about it later."
Once Qian gets to know the escort agency, he will probably dare to stay in the agency in the capital.
Xingnong knew that the old women and maids in the backyard were all family members of the local escort master.
If their family wants to continue to follow her in the future, it is not impossible as long as their character is good. Anyway, she is going to build a workshop when she returns and really needs manpower.
Let’s take a look!
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In the evening, there happens to be a night market in Tianan City, which is held twice a month, on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
Because they were following the caravan and had to travel during the day, it was impossible for them to go shopping and buy some local specialties at every place they arrived. They didn't want to delay other people's journey because of this personal matter.
So Xingqing and Xingnong didn't want to miss the night market, so they went for a walk and bought a lot of things.
Tianan City is rich in mines, so Xingnong bought some of each and took them back.
Xing Qing felt that the things her sister bought were miscellaneous and weird, but her sister was capable and knew that the things she bought must be of great use, so she didn't care.
Xingnong also took the opportunity to go to Qian's Bank to withdraw 500 taels of silver before returning to the escort agency.
As a result, the next day, before leaving, the team went to Qian's Bank and withdrew 100,000 taels of silver.
Next, every time their team passed through a city, they would go to Qian’s Bank to withdraw money.
The shopkeeper of Qian's Bank couldn't help but mutter, "Why are there so many people coming to withdraw cash every day recently?"
If we count them every day, the amount of cash taken away ranges from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of taels!
The cash in the money houses has almost been withdrawn and has to be transferred to other places.
The days pass quietly as the clouds roll and disperse.
Because the entire journey was by land, the caravan took a total of twelve days and finally returned to Futai County.
The journey was usually traveled during the day, and the couple would arrive at the next town or city before dusk. Whenever Xingnong came across a welcoming building, he would seize the opportunity to teach the chef one or two dishes.
At the Wu'an Escort Agency in Futai County, Xing Nong called Qian: "Aunt Qian, the caravan is going to continue south. Do you want to stay at the Wu'an Escort Agency in Futai County or come back to the village with me?"
Qian had already discussed it with her husband. Along the way, they had learned that the Wu'an Escort Agency had escort agencies in every city, and the women, the elderly, and the children in the backyard of the escort agency were all the escort masters' family members.