Qiao Huaping, on the other hand, met Fang Tingjiang's eyes, nodded generously as a greeting, and then entered the pen and ink shop without squinting.
There was no friendly relationship between them, so just nodding and saying hello was enough.
Fang Tingjiang felt quite lost.
Qiao Huaping ignored him and walked directly to the shopkeeper, asking if there were any pens, ink, paper and inkstones in the pen and ink shop now?
The shopkeeper of the pen and ink shop smiled happily: "Madam, you came to ask at the right time. A batch has just arrived in the shop today."
Qiao Huaping knew that the previous bet between the two undistinguished young men should be considered a thing of the past.
She smiled brightly and asked the shopkeeper of the pen and ink shop to bring out some better paper and pens to show her.
The shopkeeper responded with a smile and hurried to work.
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"First cousin?" The young man next to Fang Tingjiang called out in confusion.
Fang Tingjiang finally came to his senses as if waking up from a dream: "Ah... what happened?"
He concealed his gaffe and coughed heavily: "Have you selected the book you said you wanted to buy?"
The young man was even more puzzled: "Cousin, what's wrong with you? Didn't I tell you before that this store doesn't have it? Let's try another store and try again?"
The young man was still a little unhappy: "Eldest cousin, do you think I'm annoying? Come with me to buy books, you don't think about that."
Fang Tingjiang was a little embarrassed: "No... no, I was really distracted just now. It's not a big deal. Let's go, let's find another house."
The young man became slightly happy and walked out with Fang Tingjiang.
Before Fang Tingjiang left, he glanced at Qiao Huaping again with a complicated expression.
Qiao Huaping concentrated on picking up paper and pen, occasionally asking the shopkeeper a few words in a low voice.
He didn't even look at Fang Tingjiang at all.
Fang Tingjiang accompanied his cousin out of the pen and ink shop with a gloomy expression.
Qiao Huaping didn't take this incident seriously.
She bought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone that she was satisfied with, and returned to the nearby Good Doctor's Hall with the purchased items in her arms.
When Uncle Kun saw Qiao Huaping coming back, he hurriedly came up to greet her and said with a smile: "Ms. Qiao is back - Yinqian has been sent over from the old house, and I will settle the payment for you right now."
It's a pity that the third young master is not at home. When he returns, he will find out that he missed this meeting with Madam Qiao. I don't know how upset he will be.
Uncle Kun paid off the money for Qiao Huaping. Seeing that Qiao Huaping bought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, he took out an inkstone from the warehouse and said with a smile: "This is an inkstone that our old man rewarded earlier. Now I will borrow flowers to offer to Buddha."
, given to Madam Qiao. I wish the young master in my family to succeed in his studies and pass the exam soon."
The person was so kind that Qiao Huaping didn't refuse and took it with a smile.
Qiao Huaping put the money into the bag beside him and threw it into the space.
The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were placed in the carriage together with the good inkstone given by Uncle Kun.
Qiao Huaping led the carriage out of the Good Doctor Hall, preparing to buy some random things along the way, and then left the city.
She never thought that something would happen to her on her way out of the county seat——
The last time she came to the county town, Farmer Fan, who had given her a ride, was holding a girl in tears and crying uncontrollably near the city gate.
If you look closely, isn't that girl Fan Hehua, the girl from the Fan family who disappeared earlier?
Not far away, there were several girls in ragged clothes, shivering and huddled together - another ten feet away. There were two strong men on the ground, who were being pinned down by the Yamen sternly and struggling.
Endless.
Qiao Huaping could tell at a glance that the trafficker probably wanted to take the girl out of the city, but she was detained.
Fan Hehua must not be having a good time these days.
There were purple scars on her face and hands, and she cried so hard in her old father's arms that she fainted.
Fan Laonong was confused and looked around hurriedly, and happened to see Qiao Huaping driving the car.
Although Fan Laonong felt ashamed when facing Qiao Huaping, the safety of his daughter was more important at the moment. Fan Laonong hurried over and asked Qiao Huaping for help.
"Madam," Fan Laonong said in a hoarse voice, "Madam, please help me call the doctor."
Qiao Huaping pursed her lips, but did not refuse.
It's not very far from the Good Doctor's Hall here, so it's easy.
Qiao Huaping invited the doctor from the Good Doctor Hall. Fan Laonong was both grateful and ashamed.
In the past two days, the person behind the kidnapper's line has actually been caught, that is, the kind-hearted old woman.
But the daughter was not recovered. The old woman had already handed her daughter over to the kidnapper who was transporting her.
Fan Laonong, who had been in the county seat and never returned home, felt like he had eaten the old woman alive!
But what can he do?
It's not because his daughter couldn't see clearly and mistrusted the old woman. She hurt the benefactor who helped the father and daughter with words, but because of her trust in the old woman, she was abducted by the old woman.
It's hard not to say that this is retribution in the dark.
But his daughter has already suffered such a catastrophe, so how can Fan Laonong be willing to blame her at all?
These two days were spent running between the city gate and the county government office.
Fortunately, today the government officials finally caught the person who wanted to transport people out of the city!
Fan Laonong was really in tears.
The doctor from the Good Doctor Hall invited by Qiao Huaping took the pulse of Fan Hehua who fainted, and said that it was nothing serious, but that he had suffered quite a lot in the past few days, and his Qi sea fluctuated due to excitement, and he would need to make up for it in the future.
Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to your lifespan.
The longer Fan Laonong listened, the more his face became as white as a sheet of paper.
He nodded repeatedly, not daring to think too much.
The doctors from the Good Medical Hall came and took the pulses of several other girls who were also abducted.
At this time, Fan Hehua woke up leisurely, and the first person he saw when he opened his eyes in Fan Laonong's arms was Qiao Huaping, standing ten feet away, holding a horse.
Fan Hehua's eyes burst out with resentment, and he hissed at Qiao Huaping: "——If it weren't for you, how would I have suffered this kind of sin!"