Chapter 217: 217 and the Clan Leader are not convenient together Chapter 217: 217 and the Clan Leader are not convenient together Madame Li was left in a cell at the County Office, while the people from the War Prince Residence took Ye Jiu back with them and instructed others to pay extra attention to her. This indeed proved that the girl had not lied–she was really sold to Nanchang.

It was a stroke of luck for her, too. What should have been a devastating disaster somehow turned into favor from the War Prince Residence, changing her misfortune into good fortune. She was truly a lucky girl.

Steward Qian looked at the County Magistrate, hesitating before speaking, “Magistrate, why are you so polite to these country bumpkins?”

Without even lifting his head, the County Magistrate replied, “This girl called Ye Jiu merited instructions from above for us to take good care of her. You just need to understand that we can’t offend her and must continue to provide attention in the future. Report any major incidents concerning her immediately.”

“Yes,” Steward Qian answered cautiously.

A person whom even the County Magistrate treated with such caution was certainly not someone a mere steward like him could afford to offend.

After leaving the County Office, the Clan Leader hesitated before speaking to Ye Jiu, “Xiaojiu, you really are lucky to receive such care from the people of the War Prince Residence.”

“It’s indeed luck,” Ye Jiu smiled and said.

It was just the people from the War Prince Residence that made them so cautious.

If they knew that it was the War King himself who had brought her back, and that Prince Jing had also accompanied him, wouldn’t they be scared stiff!

As they got on the ox cart, the Clan Leader said, “Since we’re in the county, I’ll go to the general store to buy some things. Would Uncle Cheng and Xiaojiu like to come along?”

“I…” Old Man Ye was about to speak up but was suddenly pulled by Ye Jiu and said, “Since the Clan Leader has business, why don’t we split up and meet at the city gate later?”

“That works too,” the Clan Leader nodded.

With the Clan Leader still there, Old Man Ye had something to say but did not voice it.

At the bustling street market, Old Man Ye and Ye Jiu got off the cart while the Clan Leader drove the ox cart away.

Old Man Ye finally spoke up, “Xiaojiu, there isn’t much for us to buy for our household, why didn’t we go with the Clan Leader?”

“I want to buy some things for our mother and the others, and it’s not convenient to be with the Clan Leader–it’s too conspicuous,” Ye Jiu casually gave an excuse.

Old Man Ye didn’t say anything more, but asked, “Did your mother give you any money?”

Old Man Ye knew that he didn’t have any money on him, as all the family’s funds were managed by the old lady, which is why he asked such a question.

Otherwise, it would be terribly embarrassing if they picked out goods and had no money to pay for them.

“I have money on me,” Ye Jiu’s reply was noncommittal.

Thinking the money was provided by Madam He, Old Man Ye even complained quietly, “That old woman, giving the money to a kid to hold onto, as if it’d get lost. She trusts you more than me.”

Ye Jiu was distracted by the bustling scenery along the road, so she didn’t hear Old Man Ye’s complaint.

“Granny, how much are you selling these bead flowers for?” Ye Jiu picked up the bead flowers at an elderly lady’s stall by the roadside. They were not finely made, but they were pretty.

“Young lady, these are silver-coated. Granny won’t cheat you–a pair of bead flowers for one hundred and twenty coins,” the elderly lady said.

Silver-coated for one hundred and twenty coins was indeed not expensive.

Ye Jiu picked out two pairs of bead flowers and also chose four red hair ties, “Granny, I’ll take two pairs if you throw in some hair ties for me to tie my hair with.”

“Alright, alright, take them,” the elderly lady said while pretending to be pained by the deal.

Ye Jiu just smiled and said nothing.

Once, when she had still been mute, she seemed to recall Qinghua complaining about Caixia, the young lady of the Clan Leader’s household, showing off her hair flowers. Back then, Ye Qinghua had been envious.

Thinking about it, Qinghua was almost thirteen years old now and should be starting to accumulate her dowry, but she had never owned a piece of jewelry of her own before.