Looking down at her obedient and well-behaved daughter, Madam Yao's eyes slowly reddened. She knelt down and hugged her daughter, saying, "It's my fault for not being able to protect you! But if I take you away, I'm afraid it will delay your marriage prospects in the future!"

Mo Qianshang couldn't help but remind us: "Our most urgent task is to survive. As long as we live our own lives well, why are you worried that Xiaoyun, who is so capable, won't be able to get married?"

Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to burst into tears if they didn't speak, Mo Qianshang quickly patted their shoulders: "If you've thought it through, we need to go up the mountain early to find a place to stay. It will be troublesome if we don't have a suitable place to stay before dark."

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yun stared at each other for a long time. Xiao Yao wiped her eyes and pulled her daughter up, saying, "Okay, let's go up the mountain!"

The two adults led the five children and walked down the mountain.

Many people who were surveying the land saw them going up the mountain. Some women who hadn't gone to see the village chief distribute the land didn't know what was going on and chased after them to ask where they were going.

When they heard that they were going to take their children to the mountains to find a place to stay, they couldn't quite understand. Even if the place they were given was small, it was still a place. If they were to leave the village and live on their own, who would be willing to help them?

The reason everyone follows the village is so that they can help each other when building houses or clearing land in the future.

Why would two helpless women like them be so despondent?

Others couldn't understand Mo Qianshang, and they didn't need anyone to understand her. Fortunately, their children were all well-behaved and unconditionally supported their mother's decisions.

Mo Qianshang carried the youngest Qin Qianya on her back, while Qin Heming held one of his younger brothers in each hand, huffing and puffing as they climbed the mountain: "Mother, are we going into the mountains?"

Mo Qianshang looked back and said, "We are going up the mountain, but not into the mountains. The higher the mountain, the colder and more dangerous it is. We need to find a place that is easy to get down. Watch your step."

Looking down at her feet, Xiao Yao felt something was off: "You said this stretch of road is all mountain path, are there any other villages nearby?"

Mo Qianshang felt a little tired: "Maybe. When we asked for directions before, we heard that there was a county town a few miles away. There must be other villages around, but they are probably far away from us."

Little Yao sighed, "If we could find out where the other villages are, we might be able to go and seek refuge there."

Mo Qianshang shook her head, feeling that this was not a good idea: "It's fine for ordinary people, but for two women like us, it's safer to live on our own than to seek refuge with strangers... Hey, what do you think of that place?"

Mountain roads are usually sloping, and there are many trees on the mountain. The roads are not wide, so it is not easy to find a flat place.

Little Yao followed Mo Qianshang toward the place she pointed out: "But this place doesn't seem to be very bright..."

Once they left the mountain path, the terrain became difficult to traverse. Mo Qianshang reached out to help her up, saying, "It's alright. Let's find a good spot and slowly cut down all these trees outside. This direction is the sunny side of the mountain, so as long as there are no trees blocking the sunlight, the sun will be just right all year round!"

Hearing her say that, Madam Yao's mind immediately brightened: "That's great!"

They stood there for a while, but Mo Qianshang's expression gradually became serious: "By the way, there's something I need to tell you and Xiaoyun."

Looking at her expression, even if Xiao Yao didn't understand, she felt it must be something very important: "Go ahead and say it."

Mo Qianshang thought for a moment: "I have a big secret that I have never told anyone. But since I asked you to come up the mountain, I was prepared to tell you. I won't say much, I just hope you won't ask any more questions, and you must swear that you will never tell anyone."

A hint of fear appeared on Xiao Yao's face. Mo Qianshang continued, "In return, I will ensure that you and your daughter have enough to eat and wear. But it won't be a free gift of money. Instead, you will be able to work for me in the future. How about that?"

Xiao Yao was silent for a while. For some reason, if someone had said such things before, she would have been afraid of getting into trouble and wouldn't have dared to listen. But now, she was not only not afraid, but even a little excited.

It seems like her life is about to change because of something!

She reached out and tugged at her daughter's sleeve: "Xiaoyun, come on, make an oath with your mother. I'll say a line, and you repeat it after me!"

Liu Xiaoyun looked up and, imitating Xiao Yao, raised one hand towards the sky.

"I swear, from this day forward, I will never tell anyone the secret of Lady Mo, even in death I will take it with me, or may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death..."

Mo Qianshang did not stop her from making such a solemn oath. Even after transmigrating and having a system, she was still a staunch materialist, but she needed oaths to put pressure on them.

After they finished speaking, Mo Qianshang smiled slightly: "Alright, it's not anything heinous. Xiaoyun, take your younger siblings to collect firewood around here. Make sure you don't go out of your mother's or my sight, understand?"

Liu Xiaoyun was initially a little nervous when she made the vow, but seeing Mo Qianshang's usual friendly demeanor, she immediately smiled again. That's how simple a child's mind is.

Mo Qianshang turned to Xiao Yao and said, "Come on, let's clear this area and make a small space to put some things."

After cleaning the ground, Mo Qianshang, using the bundle as cover, took out two large bags and placed them on the ground.

This is the tent she just exchanged with the system. Because it uses materials that don't exist in this era, the two tents together cost a hundred taels of silver.

She felt a pang of regret as she thought to herself, "If only the system's shop had linen tents, I wouldn't have had to spend the money I would have spent on a house on a tent!"

Although the tent was something I'd never seen before, it was mostly made of cloth and didn't look particularly strange. Little Yao was only stunned for a moment before coming over to help tidy it up.

"Come on, help me hold this up. I'll tell you how to do it, and you'll do it."

The tents in the mall are easy to set up. Just unfold them and fix the four corners to the ground. The long spikes for fixing them are also included.

The two of them took stones and drove all four nails into the ground. Only then did Mo Qianshang realize that there were two manual inflatable mats in the tent bag, which could be placed inside the tent to insulate against some of the cold.

It's really worth the 50 taels for a tent; it's quite thoughtful!

Mo Qianshang felt like she was about to be manipulated by the system.

Looking at the tent that had been set up, Xiao Yao became more and more curious: "...You mean people can live in it like this?"

Mo Qianshang turned her head and shouted, "Xiaoyun, Heming, bring your younger brother and sister back!"

Soon, they returned carrying firewood, quite a lot from each of them. They were even more curious about what this strange-looking thing that had suddenly appeared there was.