Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 493 You Have to Try It First
The next day was the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It was only half a day’s journey to Qicheng. Quan Jinghuai had been to Qicheng and said it was quite big.

Therefore, Hong Xiaoduo decided to spend the Lantern Festival in Qicheng.

When I got up in the morning, Tianxuan had already cooked millet porridge, boiled eggs, and stir-fried pickles, which were a perfect match with the porridge.

Hong Xiaoduo got up early, which was a rare occasion. While eating, she listened to the children reminiscing about the noodles they had last night. She saw that they did not dislike the porridge and pickles in the morning just because they had the delicious noodles.

Well, not bad, not bad. In that case, I will continue to invite them to taste modern food in the future.

After finishing his meal, he packed up his things leisurely and set off. Inside the carriage, A Ping once again looked at the blue package hanging on the wall of the carriage. It was his.

It contained his savings. Just by spending the New Year with them, he actually had more than one hundred taels of silver.

Over a hundred taels of silver, he had seen them since he was old enough to understand, but they had nothing to do with him. When he was growing up, the richest he had was only over three taels of silver, and that was something he had saved secretly for several years.

It has been several days since I left Yao Town, and she has no intention of taking the silver away, so it should really be my money, right?
Originally, he wanted to carry the more than 100 taels of silver with him, but Tianshu and the others put them in their own packages. Moreover, the more than 100 taels of silver were not silver notes, but silver ingots, which were heavy and inconvenient to carry around.

So, he followed Tianshu and the others' example and put some loose silver coins and a few dozen copper coins in his purse, and put the rest in the package.

Being so rich for the first time in his life, Aping always felt that it was not real, as if he was dreaming.

When he rested at night, he would lie in bed and touch the silver in the brocade bag.

It's not that I'm afraid of losing it, I just want to make sure the silver is still there. With them, even highway robbers can't get the upper hand, let alone thieves.

He was not worried that those traveling with him would steal. Three adults would not do such a thing, and the six children younger than him were also richer than he was.

If I continue to follow them for a few years, even if I have to leave them one day in the future, it will be okay. I can even start a small business, buy a small house or something.

Thinking of this, Aping became more determined to follow them.

They eat well, dress well, and they don't treat themselves as servants. If there is any work, everyone rushes to do it together and they don't feel bullied. The most important thing is that they get paid. As a manager of a wealthy family, he is busy all year round. If he doesn't embezzle some money secretly, the monthly salary he gets is not as much as what he gets in just a few days during the New Year!

"Second brother, is there any recipe for Yuanxiao in the recipe that mother found for you?" Yaoguang asked seriously.

Tianxuan smiled at the little sister and replied lovingly: "Your little head is just thinking about eating. There is a recipe, but I haven't tried it yet, so I'm not sure if I can make it.

We also need to buy food ingredients, and the inn must let us use its kitchen."

"Mom said that food is the most important thing for people. There's nothing wrong with me thinking about food. Second brother, why don't you try to make it? You are so talented, you can definitely make it." Yaoguang didn't feel embarrassed at all and encouraged her second brother.

We arrived at Qicheng around noon. The farther we got from the capital, the more lax the guards at the city gates became.

If they see someone they don't like, they will stop him and question him.

As for Hong Xiaoduo and his group of carriages, people just looked at them curiously and watched them enter the city gate.

Quan Jinghuai had been here before, so Tianshu didn't need to look for an inn. He rode his horse and led the way to an inn with a good reputation, the Yunfu Inn, which was right on the main street.

After getting a room and settling in, the group had lunch near the inn.

"I have to go out for something. You guys go back to the inn and have a rest. After today, you have to start practicing calligraphy." After the meal, Hong Xiaoduo put down her bowl and chopsticks and said to everyone.

When the little ones heard that Hong Xiaoduo didn't take them shopping as usual, they were a little surprised, but since she said she had something to do, it must be something important.

Therefore, even the youngest Yaoguang did not beg to be taken along, but nodded obediently.

"You really don't want me to go with you?" Quan Jinghuai asked. Hong Xiaoduo shook her head: "Not for now, I'll come back to find you if it doesn't work out."

Looking at Hong Xiaoduo's back as she walked away with her hands behind her back, Tianshu and the others all looked at Quan Jinghuai. What could have happened that made their master so worried?

"Check out and go back to the inn." Quan Jinghuai said.

He wasn't asking because he was worried, whether he wanted to go with him.

It’s just that the business rules of Duobao Pavilion are a bit special.

They don't do business with female customers. Generally speaking, those who know about it and want to buy information will go to men.

He told Hong Xiaoduo this, but she refused to believe it and insisted on going by herself.

Quan Jinghuai thought that if she ran into a wall this time, it was unlikely that she would come back to find him. With her explosive temper that could not stand the slightest bit of frustration, she might even tear down Duobao Pavilion.

No one knows the origin of the owner of Duobao Pavilion. All we know is that he has extensive family connections and is well connected in both the black and white worlds.

Even the people doing odd jobs in the shop are hidden martial arts masters.

Duobao Pavilion does two kinds of business. First, it openly sells antiques, calligraphy and paintings, rare treasures, elixirs, rare ancient books, musical scores, chess scores...

The second is to sell news.

Hong Xiaoduo followed what Quan Jinghuai had told her and quickly found Duobao Pavilion, which looked very grand.

When the waiter saw her, his eyes fell on the sword at her waist. He narrowed his eyes, then immediately stepped forward with a smile and said, "Young lady, what do you want to buy? Come in and have a look. We only sell good things in Duobao Pavilion that you can't buy anywhere else."

Hong Xiaoduo learned about the rules here from Brother Quan, and thought to herself that she definitely couldn't say that she was here to buy information, otherwise, the guys wouldn't even let her through the door.

No matter what, let’s go inside first.

It wasn't that she was afraid of a conflict with Duobao Pavilion, but the purpose of her visit was to resolve the issue properly, so she had to try first.

You can't just use violence just because you are good at kung fu.

So, Hong Xiaoduo smiled, nodded, and walked in.

The shop is very spacious and the layout is very unique. The shape of the shelves and the placement of the items can be described in modern terms as very artistic.

The clerk who accompanied Hong Xiaoduo around the hall saw that she didn't seem to like anything, so he said tentatively: "In fact, we at Duobao Pavilion not only sell good things, we also collect good things."

After saying that, his eyes fell on the sword at Hong Xiaoduo's waist.

Wow, this guy has a sharp eye. He actually saw that her sword is a good thing!
"After all, you are a guy from Duobao Pavilion. You have a sharp eye. Yes, my sword is indeed a good thing. But it is not appropriate for you to talk to me about this." Hong Xiaoduo asked with a raised eyebrow.

To be able to work in Duobao Pavilion, one doesn't just need to be smart, able to read people's faces, quick to react and be able to entertain guests well. One also needs to know how to identify and distinguish good things.

When the clerk saw the sword on the young lady's waist outside the shop just now, he remembered the treasure book that the pavilion master had asked them to look through, and this sword was among them.

However, he was not sure whether this ancient sword was a replica.

So, he thought about trying to trick people in first, and then find an opportunity for the person who knows to come out and take a look. Unexpectedly, it actually worked...