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There is no master in the East Palace, civil and military battles, and a great battle is about to come. But for Qianqiu, who is in the whirlpool, who has a mouth and a sword, who can compete with him?

Chapter 158: The green years remain

Dongpailou Street on the Qinhuai River in Jinling City has always been one of the most popular downtowns. The shops along the coast are lined up one after another, and all kinds of colorful lanterns will be hung at night, which complement the brightly lit boats on the Qinhuai River at night. Therefore, in this most prosperous place, the servants who collect the benefits of merchants and light boats will often patrol.

But even so, beggars and artists are still emerging one after another. Because passersby are either rich or noble, as long as they can win joy or compassion, a day's income is enough for a month to live. Therefore, some people bribe the servants and give up their hands, some people wander around the winding streets with a lucky mentality, and some people even make every effort.

Today, there were spectacular scenes of a total of ten girls of all ages and 13 or 14 years old and above, selling themselves to their fathers.

If there was only one, maybe some passers-by were compassionate, or some bullies could not help but quietly. However, now it is not one, two, three, but ten, which is enough to make those who are interested put away their covetousness and carefully consider the reputation behind it.

Just as many people looked at the little girls, a white horse with no hair on his body galloped over like a joyful look. Many people looked back curiously and saw seven or eight riders shouting and shouting closely behind. For a moment, most people on the street took the initiative to give up the road in the middle.

The old horse, who was empty on his back, shuttled along the street like a wise journey. Finally, he stopped in front of a second-floor street shop, then raised his front hooves and shouted in a very humane manner.

With this shout, the window on the second floor was suddenly pushed open, and the next moment, a figure jumped out.

"Good job, Snow White!" The young man jumped out of the window landed steadily on the horse's back, and then smiled and rubbed the horse's neck, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have escaped today!"

The next moment, a series of heads popped out from the window, and the middle-aged man in the head was wailing.

"Young Master Nine, how can you teach half of things like this?... You have taught us what Arabic numerals, but this vertical multiplication and that table... The Ministry of Revenue has long begun to popularize these Arabic numerals to local government houses. We businessmen are just telling you, we have to keep pace with the times, right?"

"Uncle Qin, I've been here for almost two days. The sun is about to set. Do you want my grandfather or master to come to you to ask for someone? If you have something to say tomorrow, I, the teacher, also need to rest, right?"

After saying this, Yue Qianqiu raised his hand casually, then gently shook the reins and planned to go back. But almost at this moment, he could only hear a few loud crys of a woman, and then he almost whined in unison.

"The little woman sold herself to bury her father!"

Yue Qianqiu's expression suddenly froze. The seven or eight mounts of chasing the Snow White mount beneath him had already arrived at this time. Seeing his dumb look, one of the boys who were about the same age as him came forward carefully and said, "Brother Jiu, I heard that there were just ten people who sold their bodies to bury their fathers on this East Pailou Street..."

"What a joke? Last time I just gave one person to the eldest princess. Ten of them were selling themselves to the streets to bury their father?" Yue Qianqiu felt the corners of his mouth twitching, and he shouted loudly without thinking, "Ying Xiaopang, come out for me!"

With this voice, a short pause occurred on the originally bustling street. Immediately afterwards, the boys around Yue Qianqiu heard a lazy voice: "Oh, who doesn't know that our Master Yue Jiu is eager to be righteous and kind and generous. All men and women in the city call you Master Jiu, and you dare not call your name. Don't I want to make your reputation a higher level?"

With this sound, a round face appeared on the third floor diagonally opposite. After a few years, the fat man who used to be round has now become a little thinner, but his body is still round and smooth, but his eyes seem to be smaller. He blinked at Yue Qianqiu leisurely, and then shouted immediately without waiting for his lower head to react: "Close the window!"

Bang bang bang bang

The sound of four windows suddenly closing and the sound of several locust stones hitting on it almost at the same time. But even so, there was still a fish that was missing, and there was an unhidden cry from inside, and the little fat man's scolding with a bit of gloating.

"I've told you to be careful and use your head to touch Yue Xiaojiu's locust stone. You think your life is not long enough!"

After the training, Li Yiming's voice came from the upstairs again: "In short, the ninth prince who is eager to be kind and kind, and these poor girls who are selling themselves to bury their fathers, please ask you. You can check it carefully. They are all like fake ones. They are all poor girls who have died at home and have no support. You can just be kind enough to find a home for them?"

The boys around Yue Qianqiu couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the boring laughter of the little fat man in the building.

Regarding the arrogance of the fat man, Yue Qianqiu just raised his eyebrows and then raised his voice unhappily: "Let me listen to all the people who sell themselves to bury their father. I can pay the coffin and the money for collection, but I can tell you something first. The girl I entrusted to the eldest princess last time is now in Yanjiazhuang, outside Jinling City to raise silkworms and silk reels."

"So I want to bury my father, I don't have to pay you up. I just need to pay back the money in the future. I'll give you three choices. First, there is an embroidery workshop on Pearl Street that lacks apprentices, and they are compliant with food and accommodation, but they are very tired and they don't raise food and rice. Second, in the Yue Mansion and the eldest princess's house, two cooks who are good at soup are accepting apprentices, and they must be diligent and willing to work. Third, the eldest princess's baby-raising hall is missing."

As soon as these words came out, a huge discussion came from the street. It was not until this time that Yue Qianqiu looked at the people around and said, "Even if I have implicated you, please help me go everywhere to see what the rules of the girls who sold themselves to bury their fathers. Of course, if you look at each other and plan to take them home to be girls, it is your own business and has nothing to do with me!"

Some of the seven or eight teenagers smiled bitterly, and some shouted, and they scattered in a short while. It was not until this time that Yue Qianqiu took the Snow White under him and slowly turned around 360 degrees, capturing the scene from all directions, and then he looked at the three-story building with closed windows.

It has been six years since the fourth time of Yue Xiao returned to Beiyan. It has been six years since the battle between Beiyan and Wu Chao. Even he and the fat man had "disturbed" for almost five years.

In that war, Wu Chao did not allow Beiyan to break through the defense line in the early stage because of his timely response. Immediately afterwards, Beiyan caught fire in the backyard.

First, the two surrendered generals, Liu Jingxuan and Dai Jinglan, who had once valued the Northern Yan emperors, suddenly led a famous bandits from Northern Yan to return, and defeated the three powerful Northern Yan troops intercepted along the way, making the Northern Yan emperor who originally planned to lead the army to fight in person.

But when Beiyan was busy pursuing and blocking the other end, they were not wary that four families who had been rooted in Beiyan for decades suddenly took this opportunity to go south together. When the Emperor of Beiyan rushed to send troops to intercept it, it was too late. In addition, the Wu Dynasty's border response was timely and he took back all seven or eight hundred people in the four families. In the end, the battle to go south could only end hastily.

Among the young men around Yue Qianqiu before, except for Dai Zhanning and Liu Fangyuan, they were either the children of civil servants and military generals who rose in that battle, or the children of the four families who returned.

Not long after these people entered Beijing, Su Shiqi, the new daughter-in-law of the eldest princess's mansion, sent a post to invite the female family members from various families. Yue Qianqiu naturally ran over to become half of the masters. After meeting a group of children, everyone soon got together.

Who is Yue Qianqiu? He has many hearts, many tricks, and many backers. After playing for so many years, even after "fighting" with the fat man, he could still go to and from the Chugong Hall. The emperor just regretted him and said, "screaming" him. For a moment, everyone thought that Princess Dongyang and Yan Xu were very proud of their faces, so his small circle was naturally very famous in Jinling City.

Just a few days ago, Yue Qianqiu heard speechlessly that the four young masters of Jinling were selected, and he ranked first!

"There have always been characters like the Four Young Masters, all of which are the losers that set off the protagonist's wise and powerful martial arts!"

Yue Qianqiu touched the neck of his horse and complained again, but what he got was a sound of Xi Lulu. Snow White was carefully selected from the palace horses and then asked for it. When he was given it, he was still a three-year-old mare, but now he is nine years old and no longer docile. He has a bit of temper to outsiders, especially when he was called Snow White, he was still obedient in front of him.

"Get angry again? When I ran over, could someone bully you? I know you are one of the few tomboys in the mount circle, with good endurance and explosiveness, but the name Snow White sounds pretty good, why are you not satisfied?"

"Xilulu!"

"Brother Ninth!"

When he was communicating with his mount, Yue Qianqiu turned his head and saw Dai Zhanning jogging over. Compared with that, Dai Zhanning now looks more quiet, but only the closest ones know that this guy always shows bad ideas without making any noise, and then sits and watches others execute it. He is typically awkward!

"What, Aning, have you pushed your work to A Yuan again?"

Dai Zhanning said as if nothing had happened: "One of my side has been solved, and she promised to go to the embroidery workshop to learn embroidery."

Yue Qianqiu knew that the fat man had to deal with this today was not as easy as he said, but Dai Zhanning was the first to solve it. He couldn't help but laugh, but his smile could not be maintained for the next moment.

"That girl is also a very smart person, so she revealed some rumors. It is said that Prince Jia walked into Beijing by the south gate of Jinling City today, and this Dongpailou Street is the only way to go."

Prince Jia...isn't that the emperor's adopted son? He is called Uncle Xiaofa, according to his seniority?

Damn, today I almost got secretly by that little fat man!
Chapter completed!