This is an affirmative sentence, not an interrogative sentence.

Su Nanxi felt that Old Man Xu must know something, and she wanted to dig something out of him.

As a result, Old Xu pretended to be clueless and said, "How would I know! This is just a guess. Only a great philanthropist would do such a thing! Qinghe boy, don't you think so?"

Mo Qinghe gave him a cold look. He couldn't argue with his wife, so she actually tried to drag him into it. How despicable!

Mo Qinghe feigned ignorance, "Huh? What did you guys just say?"

Old Xu glared at him. This kid doesn't even know how to respect his teacher. Shouldn't he step forward to help his teacher when he's in trouble?

What a waste of time teaching this kid!

How heartbreaking!

Mo Qinghe ignored Old Man Xu's feigned sadness and squeezed next to Su Nanxi. "Wife, don't overthink it. I think it was the big shot we met that day who did it! Didn't we do him a huge favor? He completed the task without much effort, and the credit came so easily! I guess this is the benefit he's giving us! Let's just accept it. It's not a bad thing anyway, and besides, we did contribute, didn't we?"

Hearing what Mo Qinghe said, Su Nanxi nodded. She had actually guessed who it was, but she wasn't very sure. Now that she heard it, it seemed to make sense!

Oh well, as long as I can get through smoothly, I don't care about anything else!

The other villagers were also puzzled, but even happier, because they didn't have to spend a single penny!

They had originally planned that if the toll fees increased, they would either stay put or venture into the deep mountains again!

Because the road ahead is uncertain, no one knows how many people will be asking for money at the door. If they have to pay for everything, they won't get far at all!

It would be better to choose a good place to settle down temporarily and see how the government arranges things.

They weren't sure where they were going; they were just heading north to find a place where they could survive and not starve!

They've never been to the outside world, so how could they know if a place is good or bad? They just accept whatever they see.

I had prepared for the worst, but the surprise came so suddenly!

They even thought, how wonderful it would be if we could pass the test without spending any money in the future!

But then I felt that was too greedy!

Oh well, I should just be content!

But to their surprise, what they had in their hearts actually came true!

They later passed through the gate, where all they had to do was verify their identities, and then everyone was able to pass through smoothly!

This is like a pie falling from the sky, incredibly delicious!

The villagers were relieved. They were glad they hadn't stayed behind and that they had come with the villagers. Otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly for them!

Upon arriving in the bustling city, they were even more joyful and excited.

Finally, I can see the real world! Finally, I can broaden my horizons!

If they had stayed earlier, they probably wouldn't know what their situation would be like now!

"This place is far from the capital; it's just a slightly more prosperous area than our town!"

"No way! The capital city must be even more bustling and prosperous than this! Oh my! I'm so excited! I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to see it! I'd be quite content to see such prosperity!"

"Yes! This place is so much prettier than our town! It doesn't seem to have been affected much! Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, and there's no sense of chaos at all!"

"I love it here! Shall we keep going? Sigh, I really want to stay! Look, we have everything! It's not desolate at all!"

"Haha! Then you can stay! The mute woman said this is just a small city. Don't you want to go to the capital? Although we might not be able to go, and it's not a place for people like us, at least it's closer than not!"

"That's true! If things don't go well in the future, we can always come back here! Let's keep going! We should see more of the world, so that all the hardships of traveling so far won't be in vain!"

They're all from remote mountain villages, they've never seen much of the world, and they can't take their eyes off a slightly bustling city.

There are indeed people who like this kind of place and want to stay, but they are still rational enough to know that this is not a place they can stay in.

If the Mo family also stayed, they would definitely put their things away without saying a word. But if they stayed alone, that wouldn't do. They wouldn't be able to survive like that!

This isn't a farmhouse! In this place, you have to pay to go out, you even have to pay to breathe. How can anyone survive here?

Just think about it!

Many people thought about it again and again, but in the end they felt it was better to just follow the crowd.

No matter what, we all came from the same place, so I wouldn't just watch someone starve to death!

If we unite, we can solve anything; there are always more solutions than problems!

Su Nanxi didn't say much. If the villagers wanted to stay, they could. It was their freedom, and no one was forcing anyone.

You may choose to stay or leave!

This place is indeed nice, but Su Nanxi has her own plans. She wants to find a better place, and once she settles down, it won't be so easy for her to move again.

Her main concern was education; she wanted to send Mo Qinghe and the two boys in her family to the academy as well.

Along the way, she was not idle. She inquired about information everywhere, looking for the best academies, comparing them, and then choosing a suitable one to stay in based on reality.

Her goal was very clear, unlike what she seemed to be doing casually.

She can't stop others from doing what they want, after all, everyone has their own freedom and right to choose, and she won't interfere too much.

She didn't care what others said. Since she was already out here, she needed to find a place to stay, so she definitely had to find a good one!

She hasn't been feeling well these past two days, mainly because relatives came to visit, and she felt unwell all over!

She didn't get much rest along the way. There was a stretch of waterway where she had to take a boat, and she got seasick. When she got off the boat, her face was pale.

Mo Qinghe was almost scared to death. He didn't even let her walk on her own; he just carried her ashore in his arms.

The others were also quite frightened. No one knew what had happened or how things had suddenly turned out this way, but they didn't dare to ask too many questions. They hurriedly got off the boat and then went to inquire about the situation.

Mo Qinghe told them to spread out a bit and not crowd so much, "It's alright! Everyone spread out a bit, she's just seasick!"

Hearing that it was just seasickness, everyone was relieved. Indeed, some people couldn't sit on the boat; there were several of them who couldn't even walk!

But they assumed Su Nanxi wouldn't get seasick, so they didn't think of it that way!

It's not a big deal, it'll pass quickly.

Because there were several people who were seasick, even more so than Su Nanxi, they couldn't leave immediately and had to stop and rest for the time being.

Everyone was tired, so they took a break.

After Su Nanxi recovered, she needed to relieve herself, so Mo Qinghe didn't follow her around.

He had his back to someone when he suddenly heard the sound of fighting behind him.

"Oh no! My wife is behind me! My wife! My wife!"