"The day before yesterday, you accidentally pushed me into the pond. I was ill in bed due to wind and cold. Madam Lan hired a doctor for me and apologized and asked me to forgive you. I have forgiven you, so of course I won't drive you away." Jiang Ruan's voice was gentle and there was a kind of coolness that made people feel relieved, but Chen Zhao felt a sank in his heart.

After Jiang Ruan fell into the pool, in order to cover up his hearing, he only said that he had accidentally caused Jiang Ruan to fall. Jiang Ruan's words reminded Chen Zhao of the recent incident of meeting her in order to avoid suspicion. Only Jiang Ruan said it now, was it intentional or unintentional? Thinking of this, Chen Zhao looked at Jiang Ruan seriously and saw the girl standing there. The old and dull clothes on her body not only did not make her haggard, but instead made her skin look like snow, eyes like varnish, and eyebrows like black eyebrows. And the look that flowed between her eyebrows and eyes actually had a solemn charm.

Chen Zhao was shocked when he saw it, and then his eyes became obsessed. Since he found that this Miss Jiang was a good person, he would not let it go. The future is long, so he was not in a hurry. Thinking of this, he laughed and bowed to Jiang Ruan again: "It's all Zhao's fault, it's so thin that the lady is going to go out today, but Zhao is inconvenient to disturb him, so he will come to the door to apologize again the next day."

"Who wants you to come to apologize?" Lian Qiao glared at him, and Chen Zhao left with a smile.

After Chen Zhao left, Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. Bai Zhi frowned and said, "Why did the girl say that just now? He is a trouble, how can he..."

"Yes, yes," Lian Qiao said, "I really wish I could pluck out his two eyes! Disgusting!"

"It will be cut out." Jiang Ruan said lightly: "He wants to look at me silently from a distance, so let him see it well."

Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao looked at each other, feeling that their girl's tone was a little chilling when she said this. After a pause, Bai Zhi said, "Don't worry, let's go out for a walk. There is nothing wrong with the village these days, and the East Street should be very lively."

East Street? Jiang Ruan thought for a while and shook her head: "No, go to West Street."

"Western Street?" Bai Zhi hesitated a little: "Why are the girl thinking about going to West Street? There are mostly beggars and civilians in the West Street. It's even more chaotic when it's New Year. Girls shouldn't go there. There are many cosmetic shops and restaurants on the East Street, and there are some novel things. Why not go to East Street."

Jiang Ruan shook her head: "Go to West Street." Although the voice was light, it was indeed unquestionable. She had obviously made up her mind.

Bai Zhi was stunned and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I'll listen to the girl, go to West Street." Lian Qiao patted Bai Zhi's shoulder: "With us here, what are you afraid of, let alone the blue sky and sun, so there are not so many things to pay attention to. If there are really problems, there are still servants to protect her, so girls can rest assured."

Bai Zhi had to nod, but became more and more confused. The East and West Streets had a huge gap between the rich and the poor. Since the poor lived and traveled to each other, West Street was naturally not as lively as the East Street. Her girl didn’t mean to come to West Street on weekdays. Why did she have a whim today? Bai Zhi felt that she was getting less and less confused about her girl’s thoughts. It seemed that overnight, the girl had nine more hearts. When she saw her black eyes, she felt a little chill.

Lian Qiao was extremely happy that Jiang Ruan was obviously enlightened. It would be much better to have a master like this now than to accept it. At least those individuals dare not bully her openly, right?

Jiang Ruan did not pay attention to the thoughts of the two maids around her, and just walked forward quietly. However, if she looked carefully, she could still see her slightly trembling fingertips.

Some things should change from the beginning.

All things in the world must have the principle of mutual generation and restraint. There is yin and yang, there is bitter and sweet, there is golden house, and there is naturally Pingyang Lane. The East Street is bustling and lively, and the West Street is dilapidated and deserted.

It seems that the people on the West Street are not affected by the New Year atmosphere at all. The people on the West Street are wearing thin coats and rushing to other places in a hurry, and they do not feel leisurely during the New Year. People's faces are mostly cold and numb. Compared with the imminent problem of food and clothing, the New Year seems to be less important. Only a few families on the street are covered with simple red paper Spring Festival couplets and old lanterns hanging at the doors, which makes them vaguely feel like New Year.

Several children sat in front of the powder shop and played with the buttons they had just picked up. Occasionally, they raised their dirty faces and looked at Jiang Ruan and the other two curiously, then turned their heads and played with their own things with great enthusiasm.

There were small vendors selling plum blossoms, with a few large earthen porcelain bottles on the shop, and a few red plums that were almost wilted inside. Seeing Jiang Ruan and others’ eyes lit up, they hurriedly shouted: "The beautiful red plum, the girl wants a branch. It looks good in the room and it smells good!"

"How do you sell this red plum?" asked Lian Qiao.

The vendor spread his palms: "Not expensive, five copper plates."

"So expensive," Lian Qiao said in surprise: "No more."

"Hey hey hey," saw this and hurriedly said, "Forget it, just give me three copper coins. You can't lose any more. The children at home are still waiting to have a hot meal."

Lian Qiao had to press it down again, Jiang Ruan had already spoken: "I want all the rest."

Bai Zhi was stunned and said a little disagreeing: "Girl, now the money is tight..."

Jiang Ruan shook her head: "As I said, these flowers will be useful."

Bai Zhi didn't say anything anymore, poured out half of the copper coins from her close-fitting cloth bag and handed them to the vendor. The vendor didn't expect to start this business suddenly. She was poor people on weekdays and would not pay for flowers and grass. Today, she was an unexpected harvest. She simply put the porcelain bottle containing red plums into Lian Qiao's hand: "It's the New Year, the lady is also asking for a good start, and this porcelain bottle is given away." After that, she closed the stall and left.

Lian Qiao was holding the porcelain vase containing red plums in her hand, and finally couldn't help asking: "What do girls want these plum blossoms to do? Although they look good, they don't need to buy so many, and the flowers will fade every few days. It's better to eat a few spring cakes."

"This flower is not for viewing," Jiang Ruan said as she walked forward: "It was given."

"Send it?" Lian Qiao looked at her curiously: "Who should I send it?"

Jiang Ruan stopped talking. As the few people walked, they walked to the market on West Street.

The market on West Street is the most lively place on West Street. It is more popular and the most mixed place. There are people of different levels. It is precisely because of this that it is not surprising that anything happens here. The most common thing is to be stolen from things on your body.

There was a thing now. As soon as the three of them walked to the entrance of the market, they saw a large circle of people around the three layers inside and three layers outside. They were noisy inside and didn't know what they were saying. Seeing Jiang Ruan stopping, Lian Qiao thought about it and whispered a few words to Bai Zhi. The two of them squeezed in the crowd and squeezed out a path for Jiang Ruan.
Chapter completed!