Going to Tokyo is a completely different state of mind for Zhao Paner and Song Yinzhang.
In a sad mood, Zhao Pan'er wanted to go to Tokyo to find Ouyang Xu and ask if what Uncle De said was true.
In the final analysis, it is the kind of mentality that even if you have to die, you must die.
But Song Yinzhang was different. She was emotionally bruised. After learning that she could accompany Sister Pan'er to Tokyo, and that after going to Tokyo, Zhou Chen would help her deregister her citizenship, her mood suddenly improved. Everything in front of her
It seems that there is no longer darkness, but a light.
Both of them were satisfied, but Song Yinzhang's maid Yin Ping looked troubled.
"Girl, Mrs. Zhao, if you all go to Tokyo, what will I do?"
Song Yinzhang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Yin Ping, you are different from me. I can't use money to redeem my life before I'm thirty-five, but you can. I can use money to redeem your life and give you your freedom. You can do whatever you want in the future."
Anything is fine.”
Yin Ping had served her for many years and worked hard, so she was very grateful and willing to redeem Yin Ping.
Although they are both in the Jiaofang Department, Yin Ping's contract of sale is different from hers. She is an official prostitute. She is under age and cannot be free or redeem her life with money;
The contract of Yin Ping is a slave contract, which can be redeemed with money.
Yin Ping didn't show how happy he was after learning that he could redeem himself.
"Girl, I was sold to Renyazi by my parents since I was a child. I no longer know where they went. If I were free, I wouldn't know where to go, let alone what to do?"
The main reason is that she has been serving Song Yinzhang for these years and has already formed a habit. Suddenly she is free, but she will have a big gap and she doesn't know where to go.
"You can marry. You are very beautiful. You will definitely marry into a good family."
"But who is willing to marry a maid from the Jiaofang Division? If you are going to be someone else's concubine, you might as well continue to serve the girl."
At this point, Yin Ping's eyes suddenly lit up: "Girl, why don't you let me continue to follow you? Madam Zhao, I can do anything. I can serve you and the girl. You can do anything, as long as you let me follow you."
"
"this?"
Song Yinzhang was a little moved. To be honest, she was used to Yin Ping always being by her side. If Yin Ping suddenly disappeared, she would really not be able to adapt.
Zhao Pan'er frowned and said, "But it may not be a good thing if we go to Tokyo. If you follow us, you will definitely suffer."
But Yin Ping said: "I am not afraid of hardship. Madam Zhao and the girl are both capable people. It is my blessing to be able to serve you. I am willing to follow you."
"Sister Pan'er, how about we bring the silver bottle?"
"But this time we are going to Tokyo with the support of Lord Zhou. Now I am bringing another person with me. I wonder if it will be troublesome."
Song Yinzhang volunteered and said: "Then I'll go find Lord Zhou. I think Lord Zhou is really good. I've never seen such a good official like him. And I don't think he has any maids around him. Yin Ping
He is the best at serving others.”
Yin Ping's eyes shone brightly. Although he always served others, if he had the opportunity to serve the Marquis, it would be a good thing that many people could never imagine.
"Then, it's up to me to tell you."
For some reason, Zhao Pan'er didn't want Song Yinzhang to go find Zhou Chen alone. Song Yinzhang was too naive and it would be bad if he said the wrong thing.
"Yinzhang, go find Sanniang and tell her that we are going to Tokyo. Ask her to take good care of her. If we can settle down in Tokyo, we will write to her."
In Qiantang, Zhao Pan'er didn't know many people she knew well. Sun Sanniang was her best friend. Now that she was leaving, the one she was most reluctant to leave was Sun Sanniang.
So, the two of them acted separately, Zhao Pan'er went to find Zhou Chen, and Song Yinzhang went to find Sun Sanniang.
For Zhou Chen, bringing an extra maid was no big deal, so he agreed directly, but there was trouble with Sun Sanniang.
"Sister Pan'er, I heard someone say that something happened to Sister Sanniang. Her husband wanted to adopt her son to someone else. Sister Sanniang got into trouble and was divorced by her husband. Sister Sanniang has no face to see anyone. I heard people say
He ran back to his parents’ house.”
"What?"
When Zhao Paner heard this, he was dumbfounded.
What is this thing called?
First it was Song Yinzhang, then her, and now it’s Sun Sanniang’s turn?
What on earth did the three sisters do? They were hurt by men one after another. Is there any justice?
"Where is there anyone else in Sanniang's natal family? No, I have to go find Sanniang."
Song Yinzhang quickly grabbed Zhao Pan'er: "Sister Pan'er, it's too late for you to go find Sanniang now. We are going to Tokyo with Mr. Zhou tomorrow. What's more, do you know where Sanniang's hometown is?"
Zhao Pan'er was stunned: "I only know that Sanniang's hometown is in the village of Deqing, but I really don't know which village it is."
She and Sun Sanniang were good friends, but when they met, Sun Sanniang had already married to Qiantang and had children. When they were together, they rarely talked about things in their hometown, so she only knew that Sun Sanniang's hometown was in Deqing.
Don't know the location.
"Yeah, you don't know where Sister Sanniang's hometown is, how can you find it?"
"Then we can't ignore Sanniang. She has helped me a lot over the years. Now that something has happened to her, we have to help her."
Zhao Pan'er still couldn't let go of this sisterly love.
"Then wait until we go to Tokyo and then find Sister Sanniang when we come back." Song Yinzhang said.
Zhao Pan'er thought for a long time, but finally had to give up. Without knowing the location of Sun Sanniang's hometown, she wanted to find Sun Sanniang. It would not be a matter of three or two days. She might not be able to find her in ten days and a half.
If she stayed, she would not be able to arrive in Tokyo before Guyu. After weighing for a long time, she still wanted to solve her own problems first and then come back to find Sun Sanniang.
"What kind of evil did the three of us commit to become like this?"
Zhao Pan'er is not a blaming person, but the series of changes in the past few days have really overwhelmed her.
There was still one day left, so they went to Jiaofangsi first and redeemed Yin Ping's deed of sale. With the transfer order from the Hangzhou magistrate, how could the people of Jiaofangsi disobey.
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The next day, Zhou Huai and Zhang Heng came to help Zhao Paner and Song Yinzhang pick up things, but found that there were nothing.
Zhao Pan'er only carried one package, and Song Yinzhang only carried his beloved pipa and only the silver bottle. They carried two packages, but they were only clothes and money. Even without the help of Zhou Huai and the others, the three of them could still move.
free.
This is a medium-sized ship, but it has been chartered by Zhou Chen and others, so apart from the people on the ship, the only passengers are Zhou Chen and others.
When the ship slowly sailed away from the dock in Qiantang, Zhao Pan'er stood at the stern of the ship, looking at the land farther and farther away with complex eyes.
"Why, are you reluctant to leave?"
Zhao Pan'er looked at Zhou Chen who was walking next to her and said, "I feel a little reluctant to give up. I have lived here for many years. I thought I would live here forever, but who knew..."
In fact, she really likes Qiantang. Opening a teahouse here is simple and comfortable. It was the life she always longed for during her years in the Jiaofang Division.
"Life is unsatisfactory. Nine times out of ten, no one knows what will happen in the future. But I admire you very much. As a woman, you will go to Tokyo when you say you want to. Even many men don't have the courage like you."
Zhou Chen lamented that in this era, Zhao Paner is indeed different.
Most normal women, when faced with a situation like Zhao Paner's, would feel sorry for themselves and suffer it silently.
People like Zhao Pan'er, who travel thousands of miles and face many difficulties just to get an explanation, are really rare.
After all, this is ancient times, let alone the capital city Tokyo, which is thousands of miles away. Even if you leave a county or cross a state, it is not easy, and your life may be in danger.
"The Marquis has given you too much praise. If you hadn't been willing to help, I wouldn't have been able to do this."
"Then let me ask, if I don't help you, will you go to Tokyo alone?"
"Yes." Zhao Pan'er replied without hesitation.
"That's it. If you don't mind, can you tell me what's going on? I just heard Madam Song say that you were regretted for your engagement. What exactly happened? I'm quite capable in Tokyo.
Maybe I can still help you."
Zhao Pan'er hesitated for a while, and then told Zhou Chen what happened between herself and Ouyang Xu.
After listening to Zhao Pan'er's narration, Zhou Chen couldn't help but scolded: "This Ouyang Xu is really shameless. He would do such a thing for the sake of glory and wealth. If it were me, let alone Gao Hui, even if she is a princess,
I won’t even take a glance at it, I will definitely choose you.”
"Cough cough, cough cough."
Zhao Pan'er quickly pretended to cough to cover up her embarrassment, and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Chen.
"Master Hou, please stop making fun of women."
To be continued...