Chapter 100: "Pawn Shop Alley"

After they got ashore, Xiaonian pulled Qiner towards the busiest street with a flurry of people, without looking back.
Among the two girls, it was Qiner who proposed this plan, but Xiaonian was the determined executor.
"Xiao Nian ah, I don't know what's going on, but I feel restless. I always feel like something is going to happen," Qiner said nervously, her palms sweating. She suddenly stopped and asked in horror, "Are we going to be caught and killed?"
"Not possible," Xiao Nian comforted her and herself, "Do you see how terrifying those sixteen people are?"
"Yes!"
Qin Er nodded desperately.
"So, now is our best and possibly last chance to escape," Xiao Nian analyzed seriously and told Qin Er, "If we are discovered, it's okay. We are new to Ming country and unfamiliar with the surroundings. If we go to a pharmacy and can't find our way back, we can say we got lost. This way, we can avoid a lot of blame and won't be punished with death."
"That's right, that's right, our Seventh Princess is not very intelligent."
Xiner finally breathed a sigh of relief, her legs were no longer shaking, her hands were steady, and she felt much better.
"But we haven't informed Brother Zhang Tong and Brother Tao Xiang in advance," Xiner became anxious again.
"There's no time left..."
The joys and sorrows of human life are common.
Renyi is not a cold person, but she understood this truth from her mother since she was young.
Zhangta and Tao Xiang are also her friends. If she can run a lively little restaurant with comfortable and reliable old friends, and make a lot of money together, it would be such a happy thing!
Her original plan was to find a way to make a living with Qin'er first, earn enough money, and then, just like Su Jingjiang's dream, open her own small restaurant, while fulfilling the wish of her master, the "Flying Bat", and name the restaurant "Sakura House". Afterwards, she would contact Zhang Ta and Tao Xiang, who were still working in the palace, and when they were able to quit their positions, they would come and reunite with them, and the four of them could live together again.
等一切安定下来，有钱有闲了，她便能天涯海角去寻她的生父任因久，盒她一心一意要嫁的那一个人。
如今计划有变，她们暂时无法同张挞与陶骧取得联系。
She can only wait for Nianniang and Qiner to make enough money to open a small restaurant before going to the capital to inquire about the whereabouts of the two.
"Xiaonian, I'm hungry..."
Qiner's stomach growled.
But they didn't have any silver or copper coins, only small bags of jewelry and accessories they had taken from the dowry box prepared by the Seventh Princess.
"Let's go to a pawnshop and pawn these accessories," Xiao Nian suggested.
With Qiner following Xian around, she never had any ideas, so naturally she would listen to whatever Xian said.
Being unfamiliar with the place, fortunately the coastal area was prosperous and lively. They walked for about half an hour and arrived at a small alley called "Pawnshop Lane".
这里开设了需多加当铺，高墙上多处可见斗大的“当”字。
They entered one of them, pushed open the wooden railing that was almost as tall as them, and stood outside the tall counter. Through Ren Xiaonian's mouth, they voiced their needs.
She unconsciously imitated Jieskong monk when talking to people, trying to be clear, organized, gentle, and calm. She successfully completed the transaction and got five of the most exquisite pearl and shell jewelry.
And before leaving, deeply remembered the four words "Xinglong Pawnshop".
She thought in her heart: when she become rich in the future, she will help Princess Qi redeem these jewelries.