In the evening, the children came back from school and learned that their mother was going to the provincial capital again. The four brothers and sisters stood in a row in front of Qin Yao, looking at her expectantly.

Qin Yao knew at a glance that they were still thinking about last year's trip to the provincial capital, and were waiting for her to lie and ask for leave for them so that they could go together.

Unfortunately, the situation last year was different from this year.

Last year, there were six people in the family. Two adults passed away, leaving only four brothers and sisters. She was worried about them. Besides, opportunities were indeed rare, so taking the children out to see the world was a good choice.

But this year, with Awang and Li at home, there were people to take care of her food, drink and schooling, so she left without any pressure.

Moreover, the academic workload this year is not the kind of thing that we could just laugh off last year.

There is no Liu Ji around to help her with her homework all the time, so why let her study on her own?

That's absolutely impossible. She still wants to live a few more years.

"Mother~" Si Niang called out hesitantly and softly, her eyes full of desire to go to the provincial capital.

Dalang and Erlang don’t speak, but their burning eyes can melt people.

Qin Yao tactfully picked up the teacup and took a sip. In a blink of an eye, she had already thought of the words.

He put down the teacup and said, "I will only be gone for a few days this time and will be back soon. Your Uncle Awang and Aunt Li are at home, so nothing will happen."

Upon hearing this, Si Niang pouted, turned around angrily, dragged her bookcase back to her room to do her homework.

Dalang and Erlang looked at each other. It was expected, so they didn't feel too disappointed.

But if my mother really agrees, that would be great!

Only Sanlang burst into tears, sobbing and saying, "I'm so sad, wuwuwu."

This silly child, Qin Yao held her forehead helplessly, picked him up and stuffed him into Dalang and Erlang's arms, "Hurry up and do your homework, dinner will be served soon."

Jiro poked the tears rolling down his brother's face and said, "If you cry again, I will bite you."

Sanlang immediately held his nose, snot flowed out, and he sniffed it with his mouth. Woo woo woo, I was still very sad. I wanted to go to the city, not to the school.

Qin Yao glanced over and the three brothers slipped away quickly.

Qin Yao entrusted the task of building a school in the village to Uncle Jiu, and Old Man Liu was also in charge of the construction of a new courtyard at home. Song Yu had also made arrangements for the stationery factory.

The next morning, after seeing off the children to school, Qin Yao and Song Yu drove the factory's horse-drawn carriage and set off with the convoy that was going to deliver a stationery gift box to Bai Shan.

The two sides did not separate until they reached the fork in the road outside Kaiyang County.

The convoy headed west and Qin Yao headed north.

Qin Yao has walked this road from Kaiyang County to Fucheng many times.

This time, Song Yu was brought along. Whenever he came across a cooperating post station, he would take him down to get acquainted with them and give them instructions to take care of his subordinates.

Qin Yao no longer slept outdoors at night. Instead, she would stay in the inn at the right time.

In this way, we arrived safely at the provincial capital in the evening three days later.

Qin Yao came this time without notifying anyone in advance.

The two checked in at the inn, washed up and had dinner. Seeing that Qin Yao had no intention of leaving, Song Yu asked tentatively:

"Madam, aren't you going to see the master?"

Qin Yao rubbed her sore wrist, yawned loudly, and then shook her head and said, "I'm tired today. I'll go back to my room and rest first. If there's anything, we can talk about it when we wake up tomorrow."

Song Yu nodded in agreement and tactfully did not ask any more questions.

But after hearing what Song Yu said, Qin Yao couldn't fall asleep when she returned to the guest room.

He tossed and turned in bed, sitting up in agitation.

I looked up at the sky outside the window and saw a crescent moon hanging high in the night sky. I heard the bustling sounds of vendors from the market downstairs.

As the lights come on, the nightlife of the people in the city has just begun.

But it is obviously inappropriate to visit the He family again at this time.

As if possessed by some mysterious force, Qin Yao changed into a pink and white jacquard satin skirt that Li had just made for her and walked out of the inn.

I walked through the bustling downtown and bought a lot of snacks along the way. I ate all the delicious ones and gave the unpalatable ones to beggars on the street.

When Qin Yao raised her eyes again, the elegant courtyard of the He family was right under her feet.

She walked on the tiles, like a cat, making no sound at all, searching room by room, and then jumped down from the roof, standing in front of a room with bright candlelight and wide-open windows.

Someone was sitting at the desk in front of the window, writing something with great concentration.

Qin Yao leaned forward to take a look. On the pale yellow rice paper, written densely under the pen were the words - Silver, Silver, Silver!

"Liu Laosan, are you crazy because of poverty?"

Liu Ji paused, looked up in horror, and was so frightened that he immediately threw down his pen and stepped back, shouting out in agony: "Ghost!"

He was about to run out with his head in his hands, but unexpectedly, a pink figure blocked the way in front of the door. She stretched out her hand, pushed him back into the chair, and covered his mouth.

Qin Yao said speechlessly: "Shut up! It's me."

A familiar voice entered his ears, and Liu Ji's tightly closed eyes slightly opened. The face was the familiar face, but the pink dress was different.

Liu Ji quickly closed his eyes and pushed aside the person who was blocking him. "You are so bold and evil that you pretended to be my wife to seduce me! I advise you to leave immediately, or don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Although I was obviously very scared, what I was thinking in my heart was: If I am going to change, I should be serious. There is no way that fierce woman of mine can wear a pink skirt. She will never wear it in her life!

The room suddenly became quiet and there was no sound.

But the sound of shallow breathing still lingered above his head.

Liu Ji closed his eyes and shrank into his chair, terrified.

It is said that people are 30% afraid of ghosts, and ghosts are 70% afraid of people. He is so fierce, but this monster has not retreated yet. It seems that this monster is very powerful and not easy to deal with.

Qin Yao narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the trembling man in front of her who was chanting the names of the gods and Buddhas. She clenched her fists again and again, but in the end, she couldn't hold back and punched him at his handsome face which was pale with fear.

The punch didn't use much force and didn't hurt Liu Ji at all.

But it's a familiar feeling.

"Open your eyes and look at me!" Qin Yao growled in a low voice.

Liu Ji suddenly woke up and opened his eyes, full of shock: "Madam! Is it really you?"

"You were wearing a dress like this, I thought you were some kind of monster!"

He stood up suddenly, took two steps back, and pointed at Qin Yao's body. "Pink and tender, now you..." These three words "how old are you" were forced back into his throat by Qin Yao's cold look.

"Hahaha, I was just wondering how there could be such a delicate and lovely woman in this world. Turns out it's you, my lady. That's not surprising." Liu Ji tried to explain with a dry laugh.

"By the way, madam, why are you here?" Instead of going through the main door, he floated down from the roof.

Qin Yao sneered at him and didn't want to answer such a stupid question. She sat down on the chair, raised her hand and pointed at the "silver" on the desk and asked:

"This is what you promised me that you would be on the list. How can you be on the list with this?" (End of this chapter)