Shen Qing was upset and walked home with his head down. When he got home, he remembered that Miao was still staying in Shiqu Village.

No one had lived in the house for several days. There was no sign of human presence. The stove was cold and the kang was icy cold. The cold wind of the first month of the lunar year made Shen Qing shiver. The empty yard was terribly quiet, with only the occasional clucking of the chickens in the backyard.

Shen Qing sat on the doorstep and looked up at the half-moon. As he walked along the way, he was getting farther and farther away from Song Kaiji. He felt that his heart was missing a piece, just like the moon.

Shen Qing touched the jade pendant on his chest for a long time before he finally made up his mind. He got up, went to the kitchen, took a knife, cut his finger, and poured the blood on it.

The jade pendant was originally a light yellow-green color. The first time Zhang Sujuan's blood was smeared on it, an indelible blood fingerprint appeared on the surface. The second time Li Aiguo's blood was smeared on it, fine blood-colored lines appeared inside the jade pendant, making it look like chicken blood jade. However, Zhang Sujuan's blood fingerprint disappeared after wiping and washing.

But when Shen Qing dropped blood on it, the jade pendant was like a sponge and absorbed all the blood visibly, leaving no trace of blood on the surface.

At the same time, the blood-colored lines inside spread and grew, becoming even brighter red.

Shen Qing was very surprised to see this magical scene and dropped a few more drops of blood on it. However, this time the jade pendant did not change and the blood beads just floated on the surface of the jade.

Shen Qing was even more curious. He picked up the jade pendant, and almost at the moment when his fingertips touched it, he felt a strong strange feeling in his heart. The jade pendant seemed to have some connection with him, attracting Shen Qing to go inside it to find out.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Qing closed his eyes, followed the connection and attraction, and entered the jade pendant space.

What Shen Qing saw at this moment was different from what Zhang Sujuan saw before.

The whole space was somewhat similar to the house they rented in Hongcheng Base, but of course it was much larger than that house, with four bedrooms and two living rooms. At the door of the master bedroom, there was a very abrupt small pool, which looked simple and out of tune with the decoration of the whole house, and the spring inside was bubbling with water.

He thought of Zhang Sujuan's sudden awakening of the "water power", which probably came from this small spring. Shen Qing's mind moved, and water also came out of his fingertips.

Pour the water into an empty bowl and take a sip. Sure enough, the taste is the same sweet and refreshing. You will feel a little refreshed after drinking it.

Zhang Sujuan was clearly on her last legs, but suddenly she got better and made it to the Hongcheng base. Shen Qing had already guessed that this water probably had a certain therapeutic effect, including the fact that Song Kaiji always gave this water to Ge Bingbing to drink.

The small jade pendant felt heavy in my hand.

Shen Qing didn't think about it for now, and immersed himself in it to continue exploring. In the master bedroom behind Lingquan, there were several photo frames on the bedside, which were photos of Song Kaiji's family of three, a family photo of three people, and a photo of Zhang Sujuan and Li Aiguo. The poses were intimate, and it could be seen that the couple had a good relationship.

They love each other very much. Shen Qing thought that they were different from Shen Zhigao and Miao. Li Aiguo might not be a perfect person, but he was a good husband and a good father.

Is there anyone in this world who is perfect?

Shen Qing's mental power lingered on those photos for a few seconds, and it was hard to tell whether he was envious or something else. After a long time, he looked elsewhere. On the windowsill, there was a... bun?

Shen Qing looked at the bun that didn't fit in with the environment in surprise. He even thought it looked familiar. There was a piece of chives on the fold of the bun. Many bun shops like to mark the flavors like this, or they would do this when they make buns of several flavors at once.

For example, Tang Mama… and this bun really looked like one made by Tang Mama. They ate buns like this the night they rescued Zhang Sujuan and the others from the factory.

Shen Qing had a vague guess in his mind. He tried to take out the bun, and sure enough, the bun appeared in his palm the next second. He put the bun in an empty bowl, and with a slight thought, the empty bowl and the bun inside appeared in the room.

This is a space. A space that is similar to Song Kaiji's space ability, but it is even better because it contains a spiritual spring.

Shen Qing used to envy Song Kaiji so much and wanted a space. With a space, he didn't have to carry food on his shoulders to the end of the world, and he didn't have to worry about the crossbows hidden at home being discovered and attracting officials, and he didn't have to worry about the treasures at home being found and stolen.

But at this moment, a space really appeared in his palm, but he was not so happy, but felt heavy.

Song Kaiji gave him such things just as he said he would, and even when he made it clear that he might not come back, Song Kaiji still did not regret it.

Why on earth did this happen? What did he want? How could he be so bold as to gamble that he would be soft-hearted and come back?

...No, maybe he was not gambling, he just wanted to give the jade pendant to himself, even if he would not come, he was willing to do so.

This house should be the former residence of Song Kaiji and his family of three. From the master bedroom to the second bedroom, traces of Song Kaiji can be seen everywhere in the room.

There were baseball bats and baseballs in the corner, portraits of some strange-looking people on the wall, and a lot of books in the cabinet. Shen Qing was very interested in learning now, so he tried to take out a book to read, but was surprised to find that he couldn't take it out.

He was a little panicked for a moment, thinking that the space had failed in his hands, and hurriedly put the things in the kitchen into it, but it went smoothly. After trying several times, Shen Qing found that except for the buns and the spiritual spring water, the things in this room could not be taken out. But the things he put in newly, he could put in and take out freely.

Why is that? Is it because Zhang Sujuan had bled before him, and he couldn't touch the things Zhang Sujuan put in? But what about the bun?

Shen Qing couldn't figure it out, maybe next time he could ask Song Kaiji or Zhang Sujuan - next time.

...There should be a next time. Shen Qing stroked the jade pendant. Would he accept such a valuable thing with a clear conscience? It was fine if Song Kaiji gave it to him, but the jade pendant was clearly given by Zhang Sujuan to her daughter-in-law. If he didn't marry her, why would he accept someone else's things?

Besides, there were many traces of Zhang Sujuan and Li Aiguo's life in the master bedroom. Li Aiguo was dead, and if she took the jade pendant away, Zhang Sujuan would never see these things again.

There will be a next time, Shen Qing thought. He finally got the space, which made it easy to move things. Even if he had to separate from Song Kaiji, he would fill the space with food and send it over to him, so that he would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Shen Qing sighed deeply.

The next morning, he went to Shiqu Village to pick up Miao. As soon as he left the yard, he ran into a villager who was taking an early morning walk: "Hey, Qing Ge'er is back! When did you come back?"

"How was your trip?"

"Have you talked to the nobleman about it? Will he come to our village to build a workshop?"

The villagers' eyes sparkled as they surrounded Shen Qing.

Shen Qing then remembered that he had told the villagers before he left that he wanted to build a starch sausage workshop. He had only been there for six or seven days, but too many things had happened, all weighing on Shen Qing's mind, causing him to forget about the matter.

"I came back last night. This trip... went smoothly. I have already made arrangements with the nobleman." Shen Qing said, "I will go to Shiqu Village to pick up my mother first, and then I will go to the village chief's house to talk about this matter. Everyone wait for news."

"Really?" This was a great start to the new year. It actually worked out! Some tactless people were still pestering Shen Qing with questions, but most people had dispersed and were spreading the good news to their relatives and friends.

Shen Qing made a few more prevarications before sending away the remaining people and heading towards Shiqu Village.

Miao was also disturbed a lot these days. Many people from Shiqu Village also came to ask her if Lantang Village would recruit people from the surrounding villages if they built a workshop: "This matter was arranged by Qing'er. Qing'er will be in charge in the future, right? Chunlei, you are a girl from our Shiqu Village. If you can do me a favor, you should still think about our village more."

Miao was not angry. This was not an excessive matter. "I can't decide what the noble lady thinks. I will talk to Qing Ge'er later. If it can be convenient for our village, I will definitely give it to you."

The people of Shiqu Village are very satisfied. Although Shiqu Village is well-off and many men can find good jobs in the county town, there are also many women and boys who are idle at home. Who would complain about having too much money? If the men in the family can go to the county town to work, and the women and boys can go to the workshops in Lantang Village to work, wouldn't it be even richer?

After hearing what Miao said, the people of Shiqu Village were very enthusiastic when they saw Shen Qing coming into the village. Shen Qing heard the reason from Miao and said, "What's the big deal? If the business gets bigger in the future, it's not impossible to open a workshop just for Shiqu Village."

He didn't care which village they were from. The more people who were related to his interests and the more people who depended on him for food, the safer he would be. Besides, the people in Shiqu Village were not bad to him. They were better to him than some people in Lantang Village. Shen Qing didn't have a strong sense of belonging to the village. He cared more about the connection between people: he would be good to whoever was good to him!

Mrs. Miao was listening at the side and smacked her lips: "Qing Ge'er is so arrogant now, can you open this workshop just by talking to him?"

Shen Qing poured half a bowl of boiling water, then turned his back and added half a bowl of spiritual spring water while no one was looking, and scooped a spoonful of honey into it before serving it to Mrs. Miao: He had been thinking about how to cure Mrs. Miao's leg without exposing the secret of the cave. Now that he had the spiritual spring water, it was much more convenient.

"Isn't this a convenient thing? The nobleman I met originally planned to do something in Anping County and wanted to open many workshops. It doesn't matter which village he opens it in. He thinks highly of me, so I'll talk to him and see what's wrong with opening it in our Shiqu Village."

Mrs. Miao was stunned. How could it be so easy for Qing Ge'er to say this? Li Yanzi and Liu Yue'e beside her smiled like two chrysanthemums. Although their family has made a lot of money from the tofu business, they also have their own family. When the workshop is built, Qing Ge'er will be in charge. Why can't he give his aunt some face and let their family members do some work?

Therefore, she was naturally more attentive to Shen Qing and Miao. Li Yanzi even pulled Miao Yu over: "Since the day you taught him how to make the crossbow, he has been practicing at home every day. Not to mention that he is quite accurate." During the Chinese New Year, their family did not do business. Miao Yu seemed to be nervous. He made a target and practiced in the backyard every day: "Qing'er, you have won the favor of the nobleman now. Can you help your brother if you have the chance in the future?"

Miao Wang's face turned redder and redder. If others didn't know, then how could he know? Li Yanzi had disliked Qing Ge'er before, and now she had the nerve to ask Qing Ge'er to help Miao Yu. How could she have the nerve to ask him to do that? "Don't make trouble for Qing Ge'er. We are already too busy with all the things at home. Isn't the tofu shop enough? What else do you want Qing Ge'er to do? We are a little too busy making tofu now."

How to pull it out? Li Yanzi's vision is much higher than Miao Wang's! It's nothing to run a small tofu shop by yourself. In the future, you will have to split the profits with the two families of the first house. But if you can find a job in front of the nobleman with Qing Ge'er, you can be a steward in the future. A seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, a steward in front of the nobleman, and you will get a monthly salary, and you will be honorable and respectable!

Shen Qing didn't care. He went to the backyard to take a look at the target Miao Yu shot at. It was really a decent target. So he said, "Okay, Xiaoyu, this is my closest brother. If I don't pull him out, who else can I pull out?" He patted Miao Yu on the shoulder and said, "Xiaoyu, practice well. From now on, I will be the guard of the entire workshop. You will patrol every day and you will be the captain!"

After that, Shen Qing said to Miao Wang, "As for the lack of manpower after Xiaoyu left... Your uncle and cousins ​​are too tired to grind the mill every day. I think the family should buy an animal to replace you. Wouldn't it be more relaxed? With an animal, the eldest cousin's marriage will be more decent." As he said that, Shen Qing took out two ten-liang silver ingots from his sleeve and put them on the kang table: "You can buy a donkey or a mule. I will pay for it. Just don't tell others. Just say that we saved the money from selling tofu."

The Miao family members' eyes almost popped out of their heads. They heard Shen Qing mention that he had a nobleman to rely on them every day, but they always felt that something was missing. It was only then that they were really shocked when they saw the huge piles of silver. They couldn't help but realize more clearly: Qing Ge'er was really going to become rich!