Zhao Qingyan smiled.

"Grandma, I've brought Xu Dongsheng along, plus two bodyguards."

How can thieves possibly target me then? You have to give bad guys the opportunity to commit crimes for me to have any chance of catching them.

Okay, Grandma, don't worry, your granddaughter knows what she's doing. You should get some rest.

"You still need to close and lock these doors and windows properly when you go to sleep at night. I'll put two more bowls of ice in your room for you."

After arranging Huang's room, Zhao Qingyan went to the backyard after hearing Huang lock the door.

On the way, Zhao Qingyan made a special trip to the other women in the family to remind them to lock the doors and windows when they went to bed at night.

As for heat, we have plenty of saltpeter at home and can make ice with it ourselves, so there's no need to worry.

However, Qinglin and Qinghe are the ones Zhao Qingyan is paying special attention to.

The two girls were quite puzzled.

"Third Sister, we always sleep with the window open. Is something wrong?"

Zhao Qinglin asked.

Zhao Qingyan thought about it for a moment,

"Xu Dongsheng returned from the county today and said that things are not peaceful now. Many girls have disappeared without a trace at night."

Therefore, it's best for older and younger sisters to wake up a little more when they're sleeping at night.

Our windows are made of glass, unlike paper windows which are easily punctured and can let in sleeping pills. So, as long as the windows are closed tightly, there should be no problem.

Although we have guards, it has its drawbacks; our yard is too big.

It's better to be careful.

Both Qinglin and Qinghe are obedient, especially that little girl Qinghe.

Upon hearing Zhao Qingyan's words, he immediately decided to sleep with Qinglin that night.

Seeing that the women in the family had obediently closed and locked the windows in their rooms, Zhao Qingyan felt relieved and went to bed early after returning to her room.

Since the space has expanded, sleeping inside is actually the most comfortable option.

Zhao Qingyan was worried that if she slept in the space and couldn't hear the sounds outside, her family would think she had disappeared, which would be a huge problem.

Therefore, ice was placed in all four corners of the bedroom, and an electric fan was taken out from the space. The power source was naturally solar power.

With the fan on and an ice basin, it was still a bit stuffy, but I was able to fall asleep.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Zhao Qingyan had breakfast, tidied herself up briefly, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and led two horses out the door.

Xu Dongsheng opened the door and was quite surprised to see Zhao Qingyan dressed in riding attire. Zhao Qingyan then explained why she was going to the county town.

Xu Dongsheng stroked the top of his young fiancée's head with great affection and tenderness.

"Alright, since you're planning to go, I'll naturally go with you."

This is called "the wife sings, the husband follows." Thank you for not forgetting me and for allowing me to participate in your affairs.

Zhao Qingyan laughed, "What are you thanking me for? Don't you think I'm taking you on an adventure?"

Xu Dongsheng smiled and shook his head.

"If you can go, how can I, a grown man, hide behind my wife?"

Zhao Qingyan laughed. Who said ancient men were reserved? This guy is quite good at sweet talk.

The two rode their horses straight to Qingyang County. When Magistrate Qiu saw Zhao Qingyan, he was quite surprised.

After learning of Zhao Qingyan's purpose, Magistrate Qiu fell into deep thought.

Take out the portraits that Xu Dongsheng and Lan Xiucai drew yesterday.

After careful examination and comparison with Zhao Qingyan's face, Magistrate Qiu had to admit that Zhao Qingyan's analysis might be correct.

However, he hesitated when it came to putting Zhao Qingyan in danger.

This is the aunt who's the bride they're planning to arrange for their son. If it works out, then the two families will be relatives.

If something were to happen to him, and his father-in-law blamed him, wouldn't his son's wife just disappear without a trace?

One has to admire Magistrate Qiu's incredible composure.

At a time like this, you're still thinking about your son's future marriage.

After Magistrate Qiu expressed his concerns, Zhao Qingyan smiled.

"My lord, there is no need to worry about my safety. Ordinary people are no match for me."

If you don't believe me, sir, you can ask the best policeman in the yamen to have a match with me.

Or I could perform for the adults. How about the sea in their yard?

There was a large vat in the backyard of the yamen, which was filled with water daily for fire prevention; you can imagine how heavy it was.

Magistrate Qiu, his advisor, and Xu Dongsheng were all stunned.

Before the three of them could react, Zhao Qingyan got up and went to the courtyard. She wanted to lift the large vat, but her arms were too short, and it was really difficult to carry it.

He had no choice but to stand still in front of the vat. He stretched out both hands and grabbed at the edge of the vat.

With a forceful pull, one side of the large vat was lifted up.

If it weren't for Zhao Qingyan's height limitation, she would have loved to lift the entire vat.

Even so, it still shocked the group quite a bit.

Magistrate Qiu took out a handkerchief and wiped his round forehead, while his advisor looked at Xu Dongsheng with sympathy.

Xu Dongsheng himself was initially surprised, but then overjoyed, exclaiming, "Qingyan is truly amazing!"

As he spoke, his mouth stretched almost to his ears, and he even gave his fiancée a thumbs-up.

Zhao Qingyan walked closer and asked,

"What are you laughing at? Aren't you afraid that I'm strong enough to beat you up if you don't listen to me?"

Xu Dongsheng quickly expressed his loyalty.

"Don't worry, Qingyan, I will never disobey you. Whatever you say is right."

"It's a good thing you have fighting skills; at least I don't have to worry about you being bullied without any chance to fight back. That puts my mind at ease."

Seeing that Xu Dongsheng was accepting the situation well, Zhao Qingyan was relieved.

Although she also wanted to be a carefree person, always being protected, she couldn't be expected to act weak all the time; that would suffocate her.

With Zhao Qingyan's involvement, the group discussed the matter, and Zhao Qingyan then took Xu Dongsheng to an inn where they stayed.

After putting their luggage in the inn, they went hand in hand with Xu Dongsheng to find a restaurant to eat at.

The way he swaggered around was practically announcing to bad guys, "I'm rich, come and rob me!"

However, Zhao Qingyan avoided all the shops she frequented, such as Wangyuelou and Feicuixuan.

Not content with just eating and shopping, they actually dragged Xu Dongsheng into a money exchange and exchanged the silver in his satchel for gold.

There was no way around it; Zhao Qingyan just loved the feeling of holding gold in her hands—it gave her a sense of security.

Although I didn't hoard much gold in my previous life, it's because the exchange rate between gold and silver is much higher in this life.

It's clearly more cost-effective to hoard silver.

However, nothing is more important than hoarding daily necessities.

If it weren't for the resources in the space, enough for Zhao Qingyan to live comfortably for several lifetimes without ever leaving home, she wouldn't have received such a good life after transmigrating.

Once outside the money exchange, Zhao Qingyan displayed her foolishness and wealth to the fullest extent, even tossing gold coins around in her hand.

Xu Dongsheng felt it was going too far, so he had Zhao Qingyan put the gold away.