Qiu Yan looked at her younger sister again. She should be of school age, but the academy here does not accept girls.

Some girls from wealthy families had tutors from a young age to learn to read and write, and she also wanted her younger sister to study.

Since she can't get into the academy, let's find her a private school.

As she looked at Qiu Ling'er, Qiu Ling'er also looked at her. "Sister, can Xiao Ran and I go to Baiyang with you?"

Ever since her first trip to Baiyang, she has always wanted to go out.

Qiu Yan smiled and said, "Yes, of course you can, Ling'er. Would you like to study and learn to read and write like your brother?"

Qiu Ling'er scratched her head. "Sister, can I study too?"

"Of course."

Qiu Dafu thought of Jiang Liu; women who are literate have a different kind of temperament.

Qiu Xu thought that if he could rank in the top ten at Luming Academy, the tuition fees he saved could be used to pay for his younger sister's education.

The next day, Qiu Yan did not go to Baiyang first, but instead prepared for the busy farming season.

Early in the morning, Qiu Dayu returned at just the right time.

Today, he took two days off with Zhou Zifang to come back and see how the house construction was going for Qiu Yan and the others.

Furthermore, after being busy for so long, it's time for him to take a break.

When he got home, he was overjoyed; the house was huge, far exceeding his expectations.

He briefly greeted his second brother and asked Qiu Yan if he had a share in the house.

After receiving a negative answer, he looked dejected.

It wasn't until Qiu Yan told him that he could stay in the side room that his resentment turned to joy.

Upon hearing that Qiu Yan needed his help to harvest wheat today, Qiu Dayu began to beg for mercy, "Xiao Yan, I haven't had a moment's rest for almost a month, and I'm so exhausted that my body feels like it's falling apart. Please let me go."

He hated farm work the most, and in the past, Yang had scolded him many times for it.

"Alright, go and rest." Qiu Yan knew that Qiu Dayu was exhausted, so she gave up her original plan and prepared to go harvest wheat with her second uncle.

Qiu Dayu felt relieved, but seeing Qiu Yan and Qiu Dafu leave together, he felt a little guilty and followed them.

As soon as Qiu Yan and her two companions arrived at the field, they ran into the couple from the third house who were preparing to harvest wheat.

Ms. Qian wanted to reconcile with Qiu Yan, and her face was beaming with joy.

But when he learned Qiu Yan's purpose for coming, he was completely distraught.

Qiu Dayong looked unwell. He was somewhat intimidated by Qiu Dafu, keeping his lips tightly pressed together and not saying much, which drew a look of disdain from Qian Shi.

The couple didn't say a word to Qiu Dayu from beginning to end, and Qiu Dayu also had nothing to say to them.

Yang had complained to them about the land deeds, but they didn't take it seriously and didn't even know which plot of land was allocated to Qiu Yan.

It should be said that they never intended to give the land to Qiu Yan.

Seeing Qiu Yan and her group begin construction, Qian rushed forward to stop them.

"Qiu Yan, you've made a lot of money in business now, why are you still fixated on this little bit of land? You've seen it yourself, our third branch of the family is getting worse every day. We're family, so we should help each other out if we can. Thank you, Auntie."

At this point, Qiu Dafu spoke up, "As the second son of the Qiu family, I should have a share in the Qiu family's land."

Qiu Dayu: "There's also a share for me."

Qiu Yan sneered, too lazy to say anything more.

"You...you're bullying us." Yang wiped away non-existent tears. Seeing that this field was unharvestable and they would lose another four acres, the couple went to another field with dark faces.

If they don't leave soon, Qiu Dafu might even take the crops from their other fields.

In Qiu Yan's opinion, harvesting wheat was really too painful. The sun was scorching, and it made her little face turn red.

Now, everyone is busy, so it's not easy for her to hire someone.

Thanks to her second uncle, who didn't stop all morning, she and Qiu Dayu walked and stopped frequently, their arms aching from the constant pricking.

The three of them were sweating profusely from their busy work. After a while, Qiu Ling'er and Ye Shi brought them some tea to help them cool off.

Qiu Yan drank three bowls in one go.

After a busy day, the wheat harvest was finally finished, and my second uncle took it to the threshing ground.

Qiu Dafu said that he could handle the threshing and other tasks, so he did it during the downtime between building the house, and asked Qiu Yan to go to Baiyang to look after the business.

Anyway, it's not a difficult task; everyone in the village is doing it.

That evening, Ye came. Knowing that livestock were needed to pull the stone roller for threshing, she specifically told Qiu Dafu to use her donkey.

Qiu Dafu nodded his thanks.

Ye then said to Qiu Yan, "Now that my condition has stabilized, let Xiao Ran stay with me. This is also your Uncle Li's idea."

Qiu Yan is so busy, she has to take care of her business, how can she have time to take care of her children?

Before Qiu Yan could speak, Gu Xiaoran hugged Qiu Yan tightly and shook her head repeatedly.

Qiu Yan shook her head, "The wonton shop has hired new workers, I can manage."

Ye felt it was unfair and complained about her husband's unjust exchange.

It's all because of her poor health. Now that she's pregnant and getting older, she can't run around as much, and she's afraid of harming the baby in her womb.

But watching Li Zheng teach his young apprentice martial arts every day, it was as if he had returned to his youth, to the state of mind he had when he taught Gu Qian martial arts. Ye Shi felt that all of this was arranged by God.

It was as if Qiu Xu was sent by God to make up for Gu Qian's shortcomings.

Ye glanced at Gu Xiaoran, then touched her lower abdomen. For some reason, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She sniffed and casually stuffed a handful of peanuts into Gu Xiaoran's hand, then turned and gave another handful to Qiu Ling'er.

Qiu Yan said there was no unfairness; thinking about the changes in Qiu Xu now, she felt she had gained something.

In fact, Li Zheng had said the same thing to Ye.

His exact words were that he wanted Xiao Ran to go hunting with him.

The reason he had Xiao Ran follow Qiu Yan earlier was twofold: firstly, he was concerned about Ye Shi's health, and secondly, he was waiting for Gu Qian to come and take Xiao Ran away.

But Gu Qian came, only to leave again alone...

Li Zheng felt that although Xiao Ran was not close to him, after spending time together, she should not be as resistant as before.

However, he was wrong.

Once, when he went hunting, he forcibly took Gu Xiaoran away. The brat threw a tantrum and sat on the ground, crying for a whole morning.

On the day he was driven mad, he didn't catch a single prey; he was already incredibly lucky.

Qiu Yan handed over the threshing task to her second uncle, and the next morning she took the two children to Baiyang.

She wanted to find a private school for Qiu Ling'er. As for Xiao Ran, Wang Shi was busy cooking for the workers, and her second uncle was busy building houses and threshing wheat. They were both too busy to manage.

Qiu Dafu said he would help take care of the child, but without Qiu Ling'er, how could he possibly look after her?

Qiu Yanzhen wished Gu Xiaoran were a few years older so she could send her directly to the academy, saving her time and effort.

Upon entering Baiyang, she went directly to the backyard of the wonton shop, parked the carriage, and locked the yard from the inside.

"Sister, where is this?" Qiu Ling'er asked curiously, pulling Gu Xiaoran to look around.

"This is where we do business."

Gu Xiaoran looked around curiously, her little head bobbing back and forth.

He stretched out his little hand and stuffed a peanut into Qiu Yan's hand, saying in a childish voice, "Grandma gave it to me."

Qiu Yan looked at the black peanut, its original appearance unrecognizable, and said, "Xiao Ran, you should wash your hands before eating."

Gu Xiaoran grinned and said, "Okay."

Hearing the commotion inside the shop, Qiu Yan asked her younger sister to look after Gu Xiaoran and went to the front shop by herself.

Inside the wonton shop, Butcher Lai ate eight bowls of wontons in one meal and still refused to leave.

Tian Xiu kept her distance from him, not daring to approach.

Gao Yuan and Zhang Ming were at a loss.

Based on their past behavior, they would have kicked the people out long ago, but they're here to work at the shop, not to cause trouble.