The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

After Xie Shuting and her father finalized the matter of the yamen runners, she returned to the back yamen. Lian Xi had already placed the rocking chair in the yard and even lighted a brazier.

Xie Shuting smiled back with satisfaction and lay down. Then she pinched a corner of the blanket and pulled it up and said, "Xi'er! Have you notified the poet?"

"I just looked around but didn't find Miss Li. So I asked the gatekeeper and he said that Miss Li had gone out to the yamen to go shopping."

"shop?"

Xie Shuting couldn't help but frown as she was wondering. In her impression, Li Shixian was not the type who liked to go shopping.

The places she went to most were the Red Mansion Poetry Meeting and the Yayuan Music Festival. Li Shixian did not have the desire to buy things that only girls would have.

Seeing her young lady frowning, Lian Xi said hurriedly, "Young lady! You usually have to take a nap. You haven't slept in the past half month. How about you take a nap first? I will go out and look for Miss Li."

"Go! The sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back."

"Yeah!~"

Lian Xi responded, tucked in the quilt for Xie Shuting, and walked out quickly. She knew that the person who could make the young lady so angry must have something urgent.

Laigu County used to be sparsely populated, with few pedestrians even during the day. However, after Xie Tingwen promulgated the commercial policy, many merchants from the surrounding areas moved in within just three days.

Such a prosperous scene naturally made the yamen runners suffer.

In addition to the eighty yamen runners left behind at the four city gates, Cao Zhen brought only fifty yamen runners with him, who worked in four shifts to maintain public order.

However, the yamen runners did not complain, after all, Xie Tingwen also gave them generous rewards.

The monthly salary was raised from two strings of cash to five strings of cash, and there were only two requirements for them: not to use their power to oppress others and not to accept bribes, that was all.

Cao Zhen had just led his men across Central Avenue when he saw Lian Xi running towards him. He asked breathlessly, "Brother Cao! Have you seen Miss Li?"

"Miss Li? That Miss Li?" Cao Zhen couldn't help but ask.

Liu Liu, who was standing by, suddenly turned his gaze, and stepped forward with a smile and said, "Boss. The Miss Li mentioned by Miss Lian Xi should be the Li Shixian who was dressed as a man."

"Yes, yes, yes! It's Miss Li dressed as a man. Can you see her, Brother Cao?" Lian Xi asked hurriedly.

Although there are more people in Laigu County now, Li Shixian's temperament is unique among the crowd and can be seen from a distance.

But she ran around the county town, but did not find any trace of Li Shixian. Fortunately, she saw Cao Zhen and had to come for help.

Cao Zhen shook his head upon hearing this, and then looked at Liu Liu who was smiling stupidly, and said in his heart: "Xiao Liu! If you see this, tell Miss Lian Xi as soon as possible. Don't you see that Miss Lian Xi is very anxious?"

"Speak, speak, speak. I didn't say anything."

Liu Liu replied with a smile, and then said softly: "Miss Lian Xi! When I was patrolling South Street earlier, I saw it at Guanshan Bookstore. I'm afraid it's still there!"

"Thank you, Brother Liu Liu. Brother Cao, I'm leaving first." Lian Xi bowed while speaking and quickly went to South Street.

Looking at Lian Xi's back, a hint of heat appeared in Liu Liu's eyes, as if the thoughts that had been suppressed in his heart for many years broke through the shackles again and lingered for a long time.

Cao Zhen is an experienced person. He can feel the changes in Liu Liu and naturally see what he is thinking.

He patted Liu Liu's shoulder gently and said helplessly, "Don't think about it. Miss Lian Xi is not a good match for you."

"Boss, don't look down on me. Miss Lian Xi is worthy of me." Liu Liu said with his chest puffed out proudly.

Cao Zhen's expression froze, and he stopped walking instantly. He looked at Liu Liu in surprise and said, "Little Liu! Blame me for not making it clear. It's not that Miss Lian Xi is not worthy of him, but that you are not worthy of Miss Lian Xi."

"Pfft!~"

The yamen runners on both sides couldn't help themselves after all and caused bursts of laughter, causing Liu Liu's face to change again and again, and finally turned into a deep crimson.

He looked at Lian Xi's back again with reluctance, but he could no longer be found in the vast crowd. He suddenly felt an unknown sense of loss in his heart.

"Xiao Liu! If you don't keep up, your monthly salary will be deducted. Are you sure you can save enough money to get married?"

Liu Liu sighed helplessly, turned around and said, "Boss, I'm coming right away."

Lian Xi had no idea what Liu Liu was thinking, her mind was entirely on her own young lady.

After receiving Liu Liu's instructions, she quickly came to the Guanshan Bookstore. As soon as she entered the bookstore, she heard a harsh quarrel coming from inside.

"Shopkeeper! You are bullying me. You only give me 10 strings of cash for this painting of "Traveling in the Snow on Songshan Mountain". You decide on the fee, and this..."

"Young lady, to be honest, if it weren't for the inconvenience of you disguising yourself as a man, eight strings of cash would be too much for this painting." The shopkeeper gestured with his fingers.

"But this is too little. At least fifty strings of cash, or I won't sell it to you."

"Young lady, I have to admit that this painting is indeed delicate, and the direction of the mountains is also reflected in the snow and hidden in the clouds, but the painter is unknown, so don't you know how much it is worth?"

The shopkeeper said he was unwilling to offer a high price, but his hands were very dishonest in holding the scroll, not giving Li Shixian any chance to buy the painting.

Lian Xi smiled contemptuously, dodged in an instant, and pointed two fingers at the shopkeeper's arm. The shopkeeper's arm hurt and he let go for a moment, and Lian Xi took the opportunity to put the scroll away.

Li Shixian, who was originally on guard, immediately put away his guard after seeing who was coming.

She looked puzzled and asked, "Ms. Lian Xi, what are you doing..."

"I am not a talented servant, but I have served the young lady for seven or eight years. I have learned a lot from her and have gained a lot of experience in appreciating calligraphy and painting. I think Miss Li's painting is worth at least one thousand strings of cash."

The shopkeeper couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he heard this and said, "Little girl, don't brag. Have you ever seen a thousand... a thousand..."

The shopkeeper opened his eyes slightly, but he was reluctant to utter the word "Guan" because he saw the yellowed paper in Lian Xi's hand.

"Miss Li! This is the promissory note from Huitong Money House, and it can be exchanged at any money house in Song Dynasty." Lian Xi smiled and stuffed the promissory note from Huitong Money House into Li Shixian's hand.

The two people present had shock written all over their faces, as the promissory notes of Huitong Money House were much more powerful than silver bills.

Depending on the size of local money houses, there are restrictions on the exchange of silver bills for copper coins, but there is no threshold for promissory notes.

"Ms. Lian Xi! This is too much, fifty..."

"Miss Li! Not to mention one thousand strings of cash to buy this painting, even if you want Miss Qian, she will donate it without hesitation. Just accept it with peace of mind." Lian Xi explained hurriedly.

She was born in the Lotus Tower. Although she was not an expert at reading people's expressions, she was also a leader in this field.

Ever since Li Shixian appeared, he realized that his young lady's attention to Li Shixian was different from that of ordinary people.