Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 211 Change of Thought

After distributing the bacon and tea bags for the day, they could finally take a break. Zhou Shensi paid the laborers their wages and told them to come back tomorrow. Tu Yingxu rubbed his aching waist and stood up to pack up.

Suddenly, two soldiers in unfamiliar uniforms came forward and asked, "Young lady, may I know how to get to where we can have tea and listen to music?"

Tu Yingxu immediately adjusted his expression and smiled shyly: "I am a foreigner, I am not familiar with it..."

"I know them, I know them." Zhou Shensi came over quickly. "Two military gentlemen, there's a tea stall on the left in front. It only costs three cents and you can sit there for a whole day. The owner will personally play the erhu for you."

Tu Yingxu pulled her and asked in a low voice, "How did you know?"

Zhou Shensi hummed twice in satisfaction.

The two soldiers looked at each other, and one of them, the taller one, continued, "We're not talking about a teahouse..." He paused for a moment and laughed to himself, "It's just a place where you can have fun..."

Tu Yingxu blinked his eyes and said, "Looking for a fun place?"

The two soldiers stuttered, feeling embarrassed to continue. Suddenly, Zhou Shensi smiled brightly and said, "Looking for a brothel, right? There aren't any in the Thirteen Provinces. They're just some vulgar women who sing and laugh for fun. You two have obviously seen a lot of the world. Aren't you tired of this stuff by now? Since you've come all this way, you might as well see something you haven't seen before."

The shorter sergeant pressed the issue, "Haven't you seen it?"

Zhou Shensi pushed Tu Yingxu forward and said, "A beauty unloading a pig! I bet you two haven't seen anything like this. Three days from now, this beautiful lady will unload the pig and deliver the meat to you at the government office gate. We'll even give you our special milk tea powder from Weizhou!"

The tall soldier looked Tu Yingxu up and down and asked in surprise, "Unloading pigs? Such a beautiful woman is actually a butcher?"

Zhou Shensi quietly poked Tu Yingxu twice. Tu Yingxu understood and said shyly, "I started killing pigs when I was ten years old. I kill chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, sheep, donkeys, and anything that flies in the sky and runs on the ground."

This was Zhou Shensi's bad idea before leaving. The more shy and embarrassed the beauty was, the more eye-catching she would be when she was dismembering pigs and killing chickens.

However, the two men were clearly not interested in the idea of a beautiful woman slaughtering a pig. The shorter soldier then asked, "How do we get to the gambling house?"

Tu Yingxu: "Gambling house?"

Zhou Shensi: "Unfortunately, there are no gambling houses in the Thirteen States."

The shorter sergeant was visibly stunned. "There's no gambling house either...what about the wine shop?"

"My two generals, Ningzhou doesn't like drinking."

"Cricket House?"

“No.”

"Why is there nothing?" The shorter sergeant frowned in confusion. "Then how do you usually have fun?"

Zhou Shensi was just about to take this opportunity to promote his own three-flavor sugar drink when Tu Yingxu spoke up in confusion, "I've heard of gambling houses. Once the money is on the table, it's easy to go bankrupt. I've also heard of brothels. They're places where women are played with. These places aren't fun for everyone. Only the rich and powerful enjoy it. How can they be considered places for entertainment?"

The two exchanged a glance, a bit embarrassed. The shorter soldier said, "Hey... people in gambling houses voluntarily come to the tables, and people in brothels sell themselves voluntarily. No one forces them. Besides, if there weren't these places, how would the poor rise up?"

"You..." Tu Yingxu was very confused. "Why don't you speak up for yourself? You can't sell yourself in a brothel, but a gambling house might really eat up all your wealth."

The shorter soldier, his face half pale, was about to argue, but the taller one stopped him. He changed the subject to ease the atmosphere, "Ladies, we heard that the Thirteen Provinces are full of guardian vines, and their golden blossoms are particularly beautiful. Why can't we see any along this road? The capital also planted a few a while ago, but they've only blossomed and fruited sparsely."

Tu Yingxu glanced around and realized there really wasn't a Guardian Vine tree. Zhou Shensi took the opportunity to approach him, very servilely: "My two lords, have you ever tried tea brewed from Guardian Vine fruit?"

The tall sergeant scratched his head and asked, "I've only heard of Shouteng Fruit Wine, but never Shouteng Fruit Tea."

Zhou Shensi raised three fingers and said, "Come to the government office in three days, and you two will receive milk tea powder made from Shouteng fruit. It tastes incredibly sweet and delicious. I guarantee you'll want a second cup after drinking one..."

Seeing that her sales pitch was about to go on and on, the two of them quickly found an excuse to slip away, muttering as they went, "Look, the capital is planting vines and cracking down on gambling houses. Are they imitating the Thirteen States?"

"Shh...we can't discuss what's going on up there."

"But there's nothing in the Thirteen States. If we really learn from the Thirteen States, what will we do in the future?"

"Hey, let's talk about the future later. We are just a brick in Dayan, we can be moved wherever we are needed. It's good enough that we can return alive this time. Why think so far..."

The Imperial Envoy's residence was bustling with activity today, with numerous runners and officials rushing in and out, each clutching something. Bai Zhi tried to find someone to ask if Wei Fuguang was there, but no one paid her any attention.

It looked like something big was about to happen, but the faces of this group of people were all filled with joy.

Bai Zhi looked around for a long time before finding a yamen runner writing or drawing in a corner and asked, "Sir, may I ask what happened?"

The yamen runner didn't know the relationship between Bai Zhi and Chu Yunchuan, but he knew that she occasionally came in and out of the Imperial Envoy's residence and was a guest of honor of the Provincial Official, so he quickly replied: "Miss Bai, this is great news, great news, there's meat coming!"

Bai Zhi was surprised and said, "There really is meat coming?"

"It was dispatched by Lord Wei, and will be distributed at the government office gate in two days. I heard that a beautiful lady will personally unload the pig and divide the meat!"

"...the beauty is unloading the pig and dividing the meat?"

"Hehe, this is all hearsay, I don't know if it's true or not. Oh, the person who delivered the meat should be in Xiliu Street now. Miss Bai, you can go and take a look. I heard that they will distribute something to the people first. I wonder what it is..."

As soon as the last sentence was uttered, Bai Zhi immediately rushed out.

What else can the person who comes to deliver meat get? Nine times out of ten, it’s meat!

It was not far from here to Xiliu Street. Bai Zhi took a deep breath and ran as fast as she could. After a few steps, she saw Qiao Banxian wandering around the wall of the government office, dragging his gray and rotten clothes. He was hunched over and looking at her.

With the meat in front of her, Bai Zhi didn't intend to pay much attention to him. She said hello to him from a distance and continued running. However, Qiao Banxian didn't look away and called her directly: "Bai Zhi."

Bai Zhi had to stop and respond: "Second Brother Qiao, why are you here? Telling fortunes for the government officials?"

Qiao Banxian shook his head and pointed a finger at Bai Zhi: "You."

Bai Zhi: "Me? Ah, I was just about to go west. I heard there's a meat delivery guy coming from the west. It's a rare opportunity. If I get the meat, I'll leave some for you."

Qiao Banxian looked at her for a while, then suddenly closed his eyes, tapped his hands with his thumbs, and started counting while muttering something.

This immortal had been acting crazy more than once, so Bai Zhi took it as a normal thing and said, "You go ahead and do your thing. I'll go first." Then she started running again, turned the corner and took the shortcut.

When the sound of running could no longer be heard, Qiao Banxian suddenly opened his eyes, and the whites of his eyes were full of dense bloodshot.

He stared at the empty space in front of him, and after a long while he said quietly, "This is the only way..."