Soon the two girls entered Xin'anji.

The market was planned very much at the beginning. It was almost as big as Suining County, and there were three gates in the four sides on Thursdays.

They entered from the north gate, and it was even more lively here, including rice shops, butchers, oil and salt shops, grocery shops, cloth shops, cotton shops, and teahouses. Recently, there have been many more restaurants, inns, collapsed houses and other buildings.

Now there is no need to go to the market day, there are a lot of people here, especially the number of various snack stalls.

But it is because of the water transportation. Merchants, boatmen and porters gathered, making the market more prosperous, especially the bulk commodities needed more people. Each ship needed a lot of people to carry, load and unload rice, wheat, coal, iron, stone, etc., which is one of the reasons for the surge in Xin'anji's crowds.

The ground was also covered with gravel, which was quite easy to walk on. It was no longer muddy on rainy days, and merchants all praised it.

At this time, there were many people walking on the street. When they saw the two girls riding horses, they all looked surprised.

Many people whispered and asked, after all, it is rare for women to swagger and swagger.

However, the person I knew hurriedly greeted him, basically hello to Li Ruwan: "Oh, Mr. Li."

"Oh, it's Mr. Li!"

"Ah, it's Mr. Li. I haven't seen each other for a few days, Mr. Li has become even more majestic!"

Li Ruwan held her hands lightly. She often came to the market to play. Because she spent money freely and took great action, she was very popular in the market and many businesses knew her.

Qian Sanniang was a little curious, but she was cold-hearted and looked cool. No one dared to talk to her, so she only saluted her from afar.

Soon the two of them arrived at Cross Street, and a new "Wanyuanchang" restaurant was built next to the street. The upper and lower floors were exquisitely decorated and had a beautiful appearance such as stone carvings and wood carvings, but it was built by a boss from Xuzhou.

He was optimistic about the development of the market and spent a lot of money to buy land and build a building. He built it last month. The dishes in the house are rich, especially for roasting all sheep. After Li Ruwan saw it, she often came to visit her. Today, she even brought Qian Sanniang to feast.

Li Ruwan is an old guest, and the "Chief Wan Yuan" guys knew her. When they saw her coming, they quickly lined up to greet her and even went to see Qian Sanniang with curious eyes.

The two girls got off the horse, and Li Ruwan ordered the servant to take their horses to the backyard to feed them, and told them: "I'll serve you very much."

At this time, the shopkeeper of the restaurant also rushed over and greeted Qian Sanniang with a smile on his face, and looked at Qian Sanniang tentatively: "Is this Captain Qian? When I visit the shop, I will shine brightly."

Soon Qian Sanniang and Li Ruwan went upstairs, and the shopkeeper took them to a elegant seat next to the street window. The scenery here was nice and you could see the street view.

Qian Sanniang saw that there were many guests on the upper floor to have dinner, and all kinds of meat fragrances were mixed together, and a unique mutton fragrance came, which made her stomach growl.

She sat down with Li Ruwan, with a screen separated from the next seat. She didn't know any flowers and birds painted on it.

Li Ruwan sat down swayingly, pulled out her two axes and placed them aside, and said, "Shopkeeper, I'm here today. I mean that the whole roasted lamb here is very good. I'll bring my good sisters here to visit. You have to cheer up and greet him."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's all up to Mr. Li and Captain Qian to support him, so that the shop can maintain a livelihood."

Li Ruwan nodded and said, "Is there any sheep?"

The shopkeeper said, "There must be some. They are all one or two-year-old Kelao. The meat is tender and has no mutton smell. There are light side dishes to relieve greasy. Mr. Li has also eaten it and knows the signature of the shop."

Li Ruwan said: "Come on."

She said, "What wine is there?"

The shopkeeper said: "There are flower carvings and bamboo leaf green wine in our store. Which one do you want?"

Li Ruwan said: "Let's come to Huadiao for two altars."

The shopkeeper went to work hard, and the guy brought him tea to drink first.

Qian Sanniang took a sip of tea and couldn't taste it, but she sat by the window and watched the pedestrians below busy and running around for a livelihood, but she sat in the restaurant waiting to enjoy the food, and felt a sense of comfort.

Li Ruwan also took a sip of tea, breathed happily, and sighed: "This is the life, Sanniang, I tell you, we women cannot treat ourselves badly, the most important thing is that we must have money in our hands. Only when we have money can others swear to you and please you. Just like my mother, I have seen her tightening since I was a child, but my father has never given her a good face, beat and scolded her, and kept calling her a dead woman... Now, she has opened a weaving workshop in Yangzhou, and my father has changed and called her a treasure. I am young and tender, and I have money or not, so the difference is so big."

Qian Sanniang laughed and said, "Sister Ruwan said yes."

The two laughed and the diners in the restaurant all looked at each other, and some even shook their heads and sighed.

Whenever you see a woman living happily, men will always be lost.

Soon the whole lamb was served, steaming, golden, shiny, brown and crispy, and there were also side dishes for vegetables and two jars of Huadiao wine.

The two women each held a knife and cut wherever they wanted to eat the whole roasted lamb.

Qian Sanniang ate it and felt that the meat was soft and tender, and the aroma of the lamb was so strong that she couldn't help but say, "It's delicious."

She ate meat and drank Huadiao wine, which was the best among rice wine. The wine is soft, the wine has a rich aroma, and the wine tastes sweet and mellow.

It’s so satisfying to drink and eat meat.

Qian Sanniang felt refreshed in her heart, which was a kind of economic independence freedom and happiness.

In the past, she followed her father to escort, but on average, she only had a few dollars in monthly silver per month, so she didn't dare to eat or drink at all.

This is the first time that it's so happy today.

And this is what she has worked hard on herself, and she spent her own money and had no psychological burden.

Li Ruwan also happily grabbed the mutton and drank with rumble.

She has a lot of alcohol, so it would be fine for her to drink a jar of a half of such a flower sculpture.

Qian Sanniang drank the remaining half of the jar.

As soon as he was drunk, Li Ruwan said, "Now we have a foundation and have saved money. The most important thing is to find a man. I, Li Ruwan, are nineteen years old this year, and Sanniang, you are eighteen years old, but Sanniang, you don't have to be afraid. Although you have long legs, you can see that Mr. Yang is very interested in you!"

Qian Sanniang blushed while Li Ruwan even slapped the wine bowl on the table and shouted: "I, Li Ruwan, are not afraid. I have been a husband since I was a child, and I have a husband who has been married to a baby... Alas, I don't know where he is now. My mother in hot cloves miss him so much."

Speaking of this, Li Ruwan was quite dejected.

Qian Sanniang forgot to be embarrassed and said with concern: "Sister Ruwan, can't your husband be found?"

Li Ruwan sighed: "I have been looking for it for many years, but I have never heard from you. I don't know if I am dead or alive."

Qian Sanniang felt a little sad for Li Ruwan. She knew about Ruwan's sister. She and her fiancé Wei Yingsong were originally from Yangzhou. She was as talented as Wei Xianggong and was a student at the age of seventeen. But for some reason, after gaining fame, the whole family moved to Shandong to live.

Then when the Tartars invaded and ravaged the entire Shandong area, Li Ruwan received news that her husband was destroyed when the Tartars invaded, and the whole family of twenty-three died. Wei Yingsong himself did not know whether it was death or life, and there was no news.

She was worried in her heart, and despite her family's opposition, she rode two axes and two bows and went north alone to find her husband. She had been looking for her for several years.

In the past few years, in addition to searching, she spent most of her time in a certain village, but she saved a certain village leader and was considered to be an adopted daughter, so she lived there.

There are dozens of cavalry brothers in the village, and the basic members are Mahu, but they do not rob the family, and they mainly build villages to protect themselves in troubled times.

However, sometimes they will also be robbed of nearby bandit villages.

Because the leader of the village is in poor health, Li Ruwan can fight and fight. She mainly cares about the counterfeiting in the past two years.

But this year she couldn't help but start looking for her husband. There was news that her husband Wei had appeared in Su Yang, so she rushed south and went around Yangzhou and other places. There was still no news about Wei Yingsong. She was also very annoyed that her father forced her to remarry, so she went north again.

But on the way, I met a large gangster and died in battle with my two brothers. Fortunately, I met Jiu Ye and his group.

Qian Sanniang saved her with one more arrow. Thanks for her life-saving grace, Li Ruwan planned to be a personal guard for Sanniang for a period of time.

"As the saying goes, a good girl will not serve her second husband. I have a husband since I was a child. My father forced me to remarry. Isn't this arguing for injustice? My father is so confused."

Li Ruwan said: "No matter what, you have to see people alive and see corpses when you die. But I believe that my husband will not die because he is a good man!"

She fell into memories: "I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and my body became thicker... I wouldn't be fat if I eat like Sanniang. In the place of Yangzhou, the weather is not good, so men like the weak and thin horses. Every time I see me..."

She snorted: "Those men don't say it, thinking I don't know their minds?"

After she snorted coldly, tenderness appeared on her face: "Only my husband doesn't dislike it, I really don't dislike it. He also told me that the country is in chaos, both men and women should rise up, and that if Mr. Jiaxuan is as generous as I serve the country, my waist will be thick and strong, which is a good thing."

She said, "So Sanniang, my husband said this, isn't he a good man? Shouldn't he hold him tight and find him?"

She said, "I have been away for many years and have seen too many people. I found that heroes are always different. Ordinary people like those who are weak and thin horses. And heroes like those who have long legs and those who have thick waists. Just like Mr. Yang and my husband, that is a hero. Sanniang, do you think so?"

"Yes!" Qian Sanniang nodded vigorously, and Li Ruwan's words came to her heart.

Li Ruwan continued: "So you don't have to worry, Sanniang. Although Mr. Yang didn't say that, I saw more people and you can tell at a glance that Mr. Yang really appreciates you. He especially appreciates your legs. This is the uniqueness of heroes."

"Yes!" Qian Sanniang felt sweet in her heart and nodded vigorously again.

Li Ruwan poured wine to Qian Sanniang again: "Come on, drink, it's rare for us sisters to be so happy."

The two women picked up the wine bowl and touched it. They all drank it, and felt more and more happy in their hearts.

Li Ruwan said comfortably and said: "I like Xin'anzhuang. I plan to call my brothers here in the future to work hard and build a bigger foundation. When I find my husband in the future, my young couple can live a good life. Let's see if my parents are willing to come."

She looked at Qian Sanniang: "But Sanniang, don't be too frugal. Just spend the money you should spend. Don't worry about not having enough dowry after spending money. Yang Xianggong is not that kind of person."

She said: "I feel that it would be better for you to make more contributions and win more battles than just some money."

She poured Qian Sanniang wine again: "We saved our own money and spend it happily!"

Qian Sanniang felt refreshed again, which was the beauty of economic independence, and there was an indescribable feeling. It was like this roasted whole lamb, which she could not eat even if she worked hard before, but now she could enjoy it after working hard.

There is also a kind of freedom that is indescribable to body and mind. As Li Ruwan said, she also likes this place.

She raised the wine bowl and said, "Sister Ruwan said yes, I'll respect you."

The two girls clinked glasses again, drank a large bowl of wine, and ate meat in large pieces, which was extremely enjoyable.
Chapter completed!