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Da Fang snorted, "Last time there were five boxes, one of which contained people. You didn't even know that, yet you dare to tell me it's no problem."

Du Ping was thoroughly embarrassed and ashamed.

Recently, Du Ping, who is usually cautious and meticulous in his work, has been making mistakes. For example, a few days ago, Du Ping retrieved five boxes from Jinxiufang. The boxes contained clothes that several important leaders had ordered for their families. One of the boxes was sent to Bingyuan. When Xiaowuya opened the box to inspect it, it did not contain Qingjianyue's winter clothes, but a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old. Xiaowuya was so frightened that he screamed as if he had stepped on a mouse.

Her scream brought the white fox back. The white fox was so excited that it chased the equally frightened boy all over the garden, causing quite a bit of chaos. In the end, it was Qingjian Yue who arrived and stopped the white fox's prank. The boy was taken to the prison and, after questioning, it turned out that he was a servant from the Golden Embroidery Workshop. Because he had caused trouble, he was afraid of being punished, so he hid in a box. Unfortunately, the box was moved by mistake, and no one noticed that he had been taken to the Ice Garden.

Because of this incident, Du Ping was beaten by his father so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for two days, and he still walks with a limp.

A guard came over and said, "Check complete, nothing unusual found."

Du Ping's face showed a smug look. He put his hands into his sleeves and snorted from his nose, "I said there's no problem, and there's no problem. Even if you check again, you won't find anything."

His words enraged Da Fang, who grabbed him by the shoulder and roughly dragged him toward the line of porters. Du Ping struggled violently, screaming, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Let me go! This is outrageous!"

"Enough with the nonsense, recite all these names one by one." Da Fang tossed Du Ping toward the line of porters like he was throwing away trash, and shouted sternly, "Hurry up, or I'll lock you all in the dungeon."

Du Ping, like a grasshopper in winter, was bloated and panting, on the verge of death. But no matter how angry he was, a scholar encountering a soldier—politeness wouldn't change anything. He could only let things be.

Starting with the first place, this person was of average height and build, with a dark, thin face, a beard, and a rather ordinary appearance. His eyes were dull, and he didn't even know how to greet the generous man.

Du Ping said, "His name is Li Shazi, he's thirty years old, and he's always worked as a kitchen helper. Shazi, quickly kowtow to the deputy lord."

"Hey." Li the Fool knelt down on the ground with a simple and honest expression. "This fool kowtows to the Vice Lord."

He glanced at it casually and moved to second place.

The man was burly with a square face. He smiled obsequiously at him and said, "Vice Lord, I, Zhang San, kowtow to you." As he spoke, he knelt down on the ground with a thud and kowtowed.

"Zhang San?" Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, looking at him suspiciously.

"Yes, my surname is Zhang, and I'm the third child in my family. So I'm called Zhang San." Zhang San smiled like a fawning dog, but Da Fang's devilish face scared him so much that he immediately shut his mouth.

Du Ping, still indignant, interjected, "That's right, he lives in Wulitun and is the third in his family. Deputy Lord, if you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate."

Dafang asked, "Zhang San, judging from your build, you seem to have practiced martial arts. Why don't you work as a guard or something, but instead do manual labor?"

“The deputy lord has sharp eyes; nothing escapes your notice. I did train for a couple of days and wanted to join our Lu Family Fortress as a guard or something, to show off a bit.” As he spoke, Zhang San’s excitement suddenly vanished. He shrank back and said dejectedly, “But I’m spineless. My hands and feet go weak when I’m in trouble. So, I wasn’t selected.”

Li Tao couldn't help but chuckle. "Brother Fang, I've also heard about him wetting his pants."

"Useless." Da Fang cursed, walked up to the third person, and raised his chin. "What about you? Your build is about the same as Zhang San's, why weren't you selected either?"

"My name is Lu Si, hehe..."

Lu Si, tall and slender, swayed and trembled like a young woman getting into a bridal sedan chair, blushing and giggling incessantly, completely lacking in common sense.

Da Fang sighed, shook his head, and moved to stand in front of the fourth person. This person looked very young, with an oval face, clear and pure eyes, and looked at Da Fang shyly, both simple and lovely.

"What's your name?" Dafang softened his tone; the other person was still a child, and he didn't want to scare them.

"Replying to the Vice Lord, my name is Xiao Long."

The young man answered politely, his eyes unusually clear and peaceful.

Da Fang was startled. Such a gaze was not something an ordinary child would possess. Da Fang frowned and asked again, "Where are you from?"

Li Tao suddenly said, "Brother Fang, the Second Lord is here."

Looking over, Da Fang saw it was indeed Lin Feng, accompanied by an ordinary-looking man. Da Fang and Li Tao quickly went over to greet him. Lin Feng said, "Da Fang, things have been a bit unsettled at the West Gate lately. You and Brother Li will be guarding the West Gate from today onwards. Li Qi will take over here. Please hand over the duties as soon as possible; I have other matters to attend to." This sudden change puzzled Da Fang and Li Tao. After giving a few brief instructions, Lin Feng left.

Du Ping was getting anxious. "Hey, are you going to let us through or not? The kitchen is waiting for the ingredients to be cooked."

With the handover in mind, Da Fang had no time to care about the boy anymore, and waved his hand, "Let him through."

"You're just looking for trouble." Du Ping cursed, and ordered his men to push the goods, "Go, go, go, don't be lazy, hurry up and get the goods to the kitchen."

The porters loaded all the goods back onto the carts, and under Du Ping's direction, they pushed and pulled, quickly moving the goods into the inner fortress and delivering them to the main kitchen. The main kitchen was bustling with activity, men and women working tirelessly. The head kitchen manager came out, and they unloaded all the pork, mutton, and meat. Amid Du Ping's complaints, the head kitchen manager began taking inventory.

A man came in from outside and called out, "Du Ping, Du Ping."

Lin Dong said impatiently, "Who is it? Are you trying to summon a ghost? Can't you see I'm busy?" When he saw who it was, he was startled. "Brother Zhou, why did you come in person?"

It's Zhou Jie.

Zhou Jie laughed and said, "Du Ping, what's got you so angry?"

"Well, it's a long story. I'll treat you to drinks later and we can talk then." Du Ping asked curiously, "What brings you to a place like this?"

Zhou Jie smiled and said, "I have some things to move, so I need a few movers."

"No problem, please choose whatever you like," Du Qing replied readily.

Zhou Jie glanced at the porters and randomly picked a few, including Li Shazi, Zhang San, Lu Si, and Xiao Long. "Let's just use these few. They're all strong and healthy. My job is to clean up the pond, and there are a lot of rocks to move."

“Okay, okay.” Du Ping agreed. “I’m free tonight, let’s grab a few drinks. I’ve been feeling really down lately.”

"Let's postpone the drinking session. I've been busy lately. You guys come with me."

Led by Zhou Jie, four simple-minded, naive, and innocent characters followed him.

Du Ping watched Zhou Jie's departing figure with envy.

Since the little sparrow girl beside Qing Jianyue regained her original appearance, the men pursuing her from Lujiabao have practically worn down the threshold of the He family mansion. Although there are quite a few admirers for Miss Lijiang, none dare to covet her. First, everyone knows Miss Lijiang is Qingfeng's woman; second, Miss Lijiang's temper is not as gentle and docile as Miss He Yunya's, and she will never give a kind look to suitors she doesn't like. Therefore, the men pursuing her from Lujiabao have all set their sights on Miss He Yunya. Among the many suitors, Liu Xicheng and Zhou Jie are the most powerful. The one chosen is Zhou Jie. Tell me, how could Du Ping not be envious?

Thinking of himself, he couldn't help but sigh. Then, remembering that Xiaoqian was still imprisoned in the prison, he couldn't even manage a sigh. He had pleaded with his father several times, only to be met with a torrent of abuse each time. This was why his temper had become increasingly worse.

Suddenly remembering something he'd forgotten to tell him, he hurriedly chased after her.