Yin asked Zhou Xuan to go and sign for the receipt of the house deed, Zhou Xuan happily ordered the driver to head over.

  Just as Zhou Xuan, Liao Yin and Lai Fu left the Jiulian Alley heading north, two fast horses galloped out of Chaoyang Alley. One rider was short in stature, wrapped tightly from head to toe in a blue cloak, while the other had a dull gaze and an expressionless face. Who else could it be but Old Dong, who would rather be a charioteer than a general?

  Two riders rushed to the front of the Qin's mansion in Jiulian Alley, and after dismounting their horses, the smaller one lifted his hood, revealing a head with big eyes and a pointed chin - it was indeed Miss Lin Er from the Du Hu Fu. Her intricate and elegant lotus-leaf bun had been undone, casually tied into a simple knot, and she stretched out her hand to pull out a small hat for a household servant from her sleeve and put it on. Then she took off her hood, revealing that inside, she was already wearing a household servant's uniform.

  Dr. Qin and her daughter, Qin Que, were about to drive to the hospital when they saw Lin Hanyu, dressed as a servant, and both of them were shocked, thinking: "Didn't we already sent him off yesterday? Why is he still running around like this?"

  "What about Zhou Xuan? I asked him to help me fix the copper statue last night, but he didn't show up. He made me wait in vain. Today, I came to his place to confront him." Lin Hanyin said with a fierce tone.

  Qin Que smiled slightly and said: "Miss Lin, my husband just went to the Half Idle Street 'Jie Qiu War Hall', you hurry up and go, at the North Gate should be able to catch up."

  Qin Que kindly replied, but Lin Huan Yun gave her a cold look, finding it annoying that she called Zhou Xuan "husband", and shouted: "Old Dong, let's go." She rode on her white horse, galloping away, Old Dong riding the jujube red horse, closely following behind.

  Qin Que saw Miss Lin's fiery appearance and suddenly felt a bit worried, asking: "Father, won't Miss Lin really blame my husband?"

  Dr. Qin said, "No way." and sat back in the car with a sullen expression. His mind began to worry again, the threat from Miss Xu, the county governor's daughter, had not been eliminated, and now the second miss of the Du family had arrived fiercely. Son-in-law, it all depends on your character now, you can't be promiscuous if you want to be rich and noble!

  Lin Han Yun and Lao Dong caught up with Zhou Xuan and his two companions at the street corner near Beimen. Zhou Xuan was just about to go find Abu, as purchasing the insect store was a big deal. He had to discuss it with Abu, the vice president, after all, he couldn't make decisions unilaterally.

  Seeing Lin Hanyun, Zhou Xuan exclaimed: "Vice President Lin, I was just looking for you. There's a big announcement to make, but I was afraid you wouldn't be able to come out."

  Lin Han Yun heard that something big had happened and hastily asked: "What is it?" She put aside her intention to interrogate the teacher for now.

  Zhou Xuan mentioned the acquisition of two insect shops, Lin Hanyu was overjoyed. She asked: "Then what ranking is our 'Jiū Qiú War Hall' in Jiangzhou now?" This little girl was most interested in rankings.

  "It's going to be the fourth overall, at this rate, it will soon dominate the top spot."

  "Not bad, not bad, really good. These two days, our little lady boss is not here, you're still stirring up trouble. Let's go take a look at 'Jiē Qiū Zhàn Táng', our little lady boss wants to inspect the new store."

  Zhou Xuan looked at her dressed up and asked, "Vice President Lin, how did you manage to come out today? Doesn't your husband take care of you anymore? Hurry back and copy the 'Women's Precepts'."

  Lin Han Yun glared at him: "My father accompanied Lord Li to inspect the naval forces, I sneaked out secretly, what's wrong with you, do you have a say in this? I haven't even started asking questions yet. I told you to wait for me at the Moon Gate last night, why didn't you come? You made me wait foolishly, and later I heard from the servants that all the guests had left, it really infuriated me." Turning her head, she said: "Old Xun, give him 'Yi Tian Long Lin', tell him to fix it. If he can't fix it well, I won't let it go."

  Zhou Xuan saw the large bundle on Lao Dong's back and said, "What's the point of this now? Let's talk about it when we get to Jiē Qiū Zhàn Táng. Come, Fu, go invite Old Master Abu to Jiē Qiū Zhàn Táng, us three big shots have important matters to discuss regarding the Extermination Society."

  Zhou Xuan, Lin Hanyun and others arrived at Bàn Xián Street. They saw that the employees of the two insect stores on either side of "Jiǔ Qiū Zhàn Táng" had all gathered at the entrance of "Jiǔ Qiū Zhàn Táng". They knew that the insect store was about to change hands and were begging Xia Cuihua and Tang Xiaosan to continue employing them.

  Xia Cuihua saw Zhou Xuan coming and quickly said: "Master Zhou and Miss Lin have arrived, they are the bosses, you should ask them."

  A crowd of people suddenly surrounded them in a circle, with Zhou Xuan and Lin Hanyun trapped in the middle, all chattering and expressing their loyalty.

  Lin Han Yun, seeing so many people asking her, was very pleased and hurriedly said: "As long as you all work hard, devote yourselves to 'Jie Qiu Zhan Tang' and die for it, I will hire you."

  Many of the workers didn't quite understand, but when they heard the word "death", a few hesitated, while others enthusiastically signed up to die, and Lin Hanwen immediately hired them on the spot.

  Those hesitant fellows regretted and shouted: "I also want to die for 'Ji Qiu Zhan Tang', hire me."

  Zhou Xuan smiled and shook his head, turning sideways to see Hu Shang Abou rushing over on horseback.

  "The Three Giants of Autumn War Hall" sat in the tea house, while the bosses of the other two insect shops held the deed and signed an unequal treaty, Zhou Xuan on the deed

  He signed his name and stamped it with a flourish, then asked Lin Han-yin: "Vice President Lin, do you want to or not? Otherwise I'll take over the store myself from now on."

  Lin Han said with a smirk: "What are you painting, getting your hands all dirty? You're my nephew, how can I not trust you? I'm sure you wouldn't dare to embezzle."

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  Zhou Xuan asked Abu to draw a seal again.

  Abu hurriedly said: "I, like Miss Lin, absolutely trust Master Zhou."

  The house handover is complete, and the remaining trivial matters will be handled by the diligent and capable Liao Yin couple. Zhou Xuan prepares to return to the city, but Xu Cishi invites him to go to "Worry-Free Hall" today to discuss the selection of the third chess player.

  Lin Han said: "No way, I've finally come out for a trip, you have to accompany me to play for the whole day today."

  Zhou Xuan felt a bit annoyed and said, "Second Miss, if you want to play, then play in this insect store. It's okay to give some random orders, but I'm a busy person, I don't have time to accompany you to play."

  Lin Han Yun grasped his sleeve and said, "What's so fun about staying in the insect store all day? There's no insect fighting today either. Come with me to the riverbank, we can watch the water army too."

  Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "No, no, wait until Lord Du is present, I am the culprit."

  Lin Han Yun angrily said: "Coward, we can watch from a distance."

  Zhou Xuan couldn't help it, he was also curious about the water army's training and wanted to see it for himself. Laohetang was only ten miles away from the Yangtze River, so he went there.

  Zhou Xuan led out his old horse, and Lin Hanyin said disdainfully: "This horse is okay to ride in the city, but it can't run in the wild. What's the use? Old Dong, let Zhou Xuan ride your horse."

  Lao Dong listened to Lin Hanyin's words and without saying another word, he forcibly stuffed the reins of the sorrel horse into Zhou Xuan's hands, exchanging it for Zhou Xuan's old horse.

  Zhou Xuan saw that the sorrel horse's coat was pure and its hooves were large and strong, it should be a good horse. He had been riding a gentle old horse for several days and had become quite skilled at it. As soon as he mounted the sorrel horse, before he could even sit steadily, Lin Huan Yun lashed out with his whip on the horse's back. The sorrel horse suddenly shot forward, Zhou Xuan almost fell off its back, but fortunately his waist was strong enough to hold on. He turned his head to scold Lin Huan Yun, only to see him riding a white horse flying past him, stirring up a whirlwind.

  "Come on, chase me, if you can catch up with me, that's your skill." Lin Han Yun sent over a burst of silvery laughter.

  Zhou Xuan smiled and shook his head. To him, the word "chase" had a different meaning. He never thought of chasing Lin Hanyu, but treated her as a little sister. With two lovely wives at home, he was already enjoying the blessings of heaven, and having more would be too much for his body to handle, right?

  Lao Dong is indeed a skilled military commander, with exceptional horsemanship. His gentle old horse, with just one tug and one squeeze of the reins, bursts into full gallop.

  Zhou Xuan saw Lao Dong riding an old horse ahead of him, and he had a competitive heart. He plucked up his courage, urged on his horse, and galloped forward quickly, soon overtaking Lao Dong, chasing after Lin Hanyin towards the northwest, with the two of them rushing out of Bànjiāng Street in single file.

  In front of them were rolling hills, the mountains weren't high, and the woods were dense. The path was familiar, so Zhou Xuan just followed her as she ran.

  They arrived at a fork in the road, Lin Hanyun slowed down her horse's pace, waiting for Zhou Xuan to catch up, and when she looked back, Lao Dong had been left far behind.

  Lin Han Yun burst out laughing and pointed to a fork in the road, saying: "We'll go this way." Jue Ma rushed ahead first, with Zhou Xuan hastily following.

  This is a mountain road, narrow and rugged, horses can only trot slowly.

  "This is a long way around, I'm taking this road on purpose, so that Old Dong can't find us."

  Before the words had fallen, they heard the sound of horseshoes coming from behind, and both people thought: "Wow, Old Dong is so fierce, he can ride that old horse so quickly!"

  Turning to look, it wasn't Old Dong who came, but a man wearing a wide-brimmed bamboo hat and hemp clothing, riding a dark brown horse at a rapid pace, not slowing down even as he approached Zhou Xuan and the other person. The mountain path was less than four feet wide, with no room for two horses to ride side by side.

  All of a sudden, there was a loud neighing sound, and the big black horse ridden by the hemp-clothed man suddenly flew into the air, flying over the heads of Zhou Xuan and his companion. The huge hooves barely missed Zhou Xuan's head by two inches, sweeping past with a strong gust of wind, startling Zhou Xuan so much that he quickly bowed his head down low.

  One man and one horse flashed out five or six zhangs, bypassed the mountain path and disappeared.

  "Bastard, don't run, I'm going to whip you a few times."

  Zhou Xuan quickly reached out and grabbed her reins, saying: "Don't scold, I know this person."

  "Who is this bastard?"

  Zhou Xuan said: "It was just last time I won three cun of his sword."

  "Ah!" Lin Hanyun's eyes widened: "It was that Old Three from the Five Crazy Knights!"