Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Uncle Seven pretended to be embarrassed and hesitant, and finally nodded and said, "Since you, sir, have said so, and the officials have also said so, there is no need for me to continue blaming you. All right, let's leave it at that."

The chief patted the seventh uncle on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old man, this is the demeanor of a great general. You are a man of great ambition and you are a man who can do great things. No wonder the owner of the Wu family entrusted you with such an important task. There is a reason for this. Well, since you are so magnanimous and have forgiven my men, we will let you go now. You must accept this money, it is a little gift from him."

The seventh uncle sighed and said, "General, there is no need to say more. Let's just leave it at that. I will comfort my granddaughter later. She must have been frightened today. I will listen to you, General, and I will accept the money reluctantly as a little spiritual compensation from him to my granddaughter."

The leader and the black-armored soldiers bowed and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your magnanimity, old man. We will let you go immediately. Thank you very much."

After saying that, a black-armored soldier turned around and shouted, "Shoot!"

At an order, the black-armored warships stationed in Guanggu'ao made way to allow Zhou Xinyue and her group to pass.

Soon, Zhou Xinyue's boat hurriedly passed the path they had made way for, and finally got out of Guanggukou.

Everyone finally let go of their worries.

From now on, I can finally have a few days of peace and quiet.

After the boat had sailed far away and they were sure that there were no tracking ships or suspicious persons around, they dared to let Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing out of the secret door.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing came out of the secret door, still very excited and full of gratitude, and said thank you many times to everyone. Everyone told the two girls not to be polite.

Because no matter what, they finally passed another level.

That evening they set up a table full of fine wine and delicious food.

Everyone ate, drank, sang and danced as usual.

They sang folk songs and danced, some guys played guessing games while others played arm wrestling.

Everyone had a happy evening.

On this day, the weather was misty and there was a light drizzle. After coaxing the child to take a nap, Zhou Xinyue sat by the window, sipping tea and enjoying the scenery.

Fanxing came in with some snacks, placed them gently on the table, and sat opposite Zhou Xinyue to drink tea and eat snacks.

Zhou Xinyue looked out the window at the misty rain and couldn't help reciting a poem: "The misty rain is between the mountains and rivers, and the painted boat is rocking gently, adding to my dreams."

Fanxing gently added tea to Zhou Xinyue's half-empty cup.

After putting down the teapot, Fanxing couldn't help but gesture to say something like, "Sister, I really like my life now. It's very pleasant and comfortable. This is the happiest time I've ever had since I was a child."

Zhou Xinyue held Fanxing's hand and said, "Don't worry, our life will be like this in the future. Peaceful, comfortable, happy, and harmonious. Our life will be like this every day in the future. In fact, not only you, but even I feel that these days are the most comfortable and happiest time since I came here. This is the feeling of freedom. This kind of life is really good, and I like this kind of life too."

Fanxing giggled foolishly.

Zhou Xinyue couldn't help but scratch her nose with her hand and said, "What a silly girl."

Fanxing couldn't help but gesture to say, "Sister, have you thought it through? What kind of business will you start and how will you make a living after you get to the new place?"

Zhou Xinyue smiled and said, "I've made up my mind. Either open a steamed buns shop, a small teahouse, or a small clinic. What about you? Xing'er, what small business do you want to start?"

Fanxing was looking forward to it happily, and she gestured with a smile, which roughly meant, "I want to open a steamed bun shop. The steamed bun shop only sells in the morning. Because if I open a teahouse, I have to receive a lot of customers, and I can't speak, so those customers may have difficulty communicating with me. But for a steamed bun shop, I just need to write the price and hang it on the door, which makes it easier to do business. What about you, sister? What kind of business do you want to open?"

Zhou Xinyue thought about it and felt that although she could make friends with people from all over the world if she opened a teahouse or a pub, her current identity should not be exposed.

In addition, given Fanxing's special circumstances, it is not suitable to do business like a tavern, so just sell buns, that's fine too.

They sold steamed buns and opened a small clinic next to it, treating women with minor illnesses to pass the time.

When Zhou Xinyue thought of this, her heart was filled with joy.

Zhou Xinyue said excitedly: "When we get to our new home, Xing'er, I will teach you how to make a kind of pastry called peach cake. You will find that the peach cake I teach you tastes completely different from other pastries sold in the market. The taste is incomparable, delicious, sweet but not greasy, and has a light fragrance. It smells good too, so delicious!"

Fanxing curiously gestured and asked Zhou Xinyue who taught her?

Zhou Xinyue's smile disappeared instantly, and she felt a little sad. She looked out the window, missing her elder sister and said, "My elder sister taught me this skill. My mother taught her this skill, and she passed it on to me when I grew up. Now I don't have to rely on this skill to make a living. I am more interested in medicine. Although my medical skills are not very sophisticated, I can still cure some minor illnesses."

Fanxing held Zhou Xinyue's hand for a long time, gesturing to say something like, "It's all my fault for reminding you of our old friend. I noticed that you were feeling a little down."

Zhou Xinyue shook her head and said, "She is my good sister. When I think of her, she is filled with infinite joy, without any sadness or depression. Don't worry. When we get there, I will pass this craft to you. You and him should run the business well, and I guarantee that your business will be good."

Fanxing lowered her head and smiled.

The boat moved quietly downwards, creating wave after wave.

Within two days, they finally arrived at the border wharf town, which was the last border of the Longding Kingdom.

As usual, Zhou Xinyue and her crew anchored behind the boat waiting for inspection, waiting for those people to come and inspect.

There were about 50 ships ahead and the inspection was very slow.

It seems that those people are doing a very detailed inspection, so they may have to wait a long time before it is their turn.

As usual, Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing hid in the secret door.

I don't know how long I waited, from noon till dark, until someone rang a gong and said, "The inspection ends here today, and will continue tomorrow."

When the Seventh Aunt heard the news, she hurried to the secret door and asked quietly, "Mrs. Yue, do you want to come out for some fresh air?"