Qin Qing couldn't help but laugh. Before she, the person involved, could say anything, the little guy had already started blaming himself.
"Alright, Grandma didn't blame you, did she? It's not a big deal, and what you said is the truth. Children should be honest."
Seeing that she wasn't angry, Xiao Muyue felt relieved and looked at her pitifully.
"Then why is Grandma unhappy?"
One sentence made Qin Qing choke on her words. Why? Because she was easily embarrassed!
"Ah, well... let's not talk about that! What does Yueyue want to eat tonight? Grandma will give it to you..."
She paused, then remembered that she was now half-crippled, and abruptly shut her mouth... She felt incredibly frustrated; she had never been so unlucky in her entire life!
That damned Fire Ear, that lustful stallion!
(Actually, she didn't know if it was male or female, but seeing a beautiful woman made her disregard professional ethics, so it was clearly a male horse!)
Because Qin Qing was injured and not fit for long journeys, the family decided to stay in the border town of Qi for five days after discussing it.
Time flew by, and on the morning of the sixth day, Qin Qing finally took off the bamboo that had been holding her arm in place. Although she still couldn't exert much force with her arm, she could move around normally.
Without a carriage, they couldn't leave easily, so she took her family to the stables to choose horses that could traverse mountains and rivers.
Having learned from her previous experience, she made it clear this time that she wanted to buy a mare, and wouldn't consider any stallions!
Having not left the inn for several days, the three little ones were incredibly excited when they heard they could go out!
"Oh, ma'am, you're here to look at horses? You've come to the right place! We have all kinds of horses! What kind would you like?"
Qin Qing looked at the monkey and thought for a moment before speaking.
"I want a female, all one color, with good stamina, intelligent and spiritual, with a good temper, and not lustful. Ideally, she should be loyal to her master and know the way!"
With each word she spoke, the stable owner's face stiffened a little more. After hearing all her demands, his face turned rather ugly. After scrutinizing her a few more times, his attitude was no longer as polite as before.
"Hey ma'am, are you here to cause trouble? Or are you a spy sent by the stable across the street? I've never heard of anyone buying horses like they're buying people! If you want to buy slaves, just turn left, that slave market has all kinds of slaves! Goodbye!"
Having said that, the stable owner flicked his sleeve, turned around, and left…
Qin Qing was taken aback for a moment, then thought about her request and suddenly felt a little lost. Was this request too much? She hadn't even asked the horse to understand human speech and come at her beck and call!
Peony stood by helplessly.
“Mother, not all horses are named Fire Ear, and not all horses are so special. We just need one that can pull the cart. We can’t afford a horse like Fire Ear, which looks very expensive.”
Qin Qing paused for a moment, still somewhat annoyed. After all, she and Huo Er had developed quite a bit of affection over the journey, and who knew that lecherous horse would suddenly abandon them and chase after the beautiful woman, even causing her to dislocate her arm while protecting her family…
She would naturally want to find something better than Huo Er, and when they meet again someday, she will definitely show it off to everyone!
"Oh well! I'll just pick one that's healthy!"
After they bought the horses and the family packed up the household supplies and food they had purchased, they were finally ready to leave the territory of Qi!
The border town was very large. They had entered through another gate and had been wandering along this street for the past few days. Now that they were leaving, they naturally had to cross the entire border town.
When I passed the second street, there were very few pedestrians, and all the shops were closed. Fortunately, two clothing stores were still open.
Qin Qing didn't pay much attention. Everyone happily picked out two outfits. After taking off the coarse cloth clothes, the delicate and cool gauze clothes were obviously more comfortable and beautiful. Xiao Muxing and Xiao Muyue were quickly transformed and looked adorable!
Qin Zifeng stood to the side, grinning foolishly, praising Xiao Muxing as a little fairy, while Xiao Muyue pouted and shouted that she was a little fairy too!
After changing into a pink dress, Peony looked even more energetic, with the appearance of a delicate and refined young lady. Qin Zifeng also changed into a white brocade robe, and his already youthful and handsome face looked even more like a dashing young man, so carefree.
However, he looked dejected and seemed very dissatisfied with his appearance! He even took Xiao Muxing's praise as a consolation!
I secretly vowed to train hard and build up my muscles as soon as possible!
Qin Qing also picked up two dresses that felt very soft and cool to the touch and were not revealing, but they had been tanned by the sun recently and were not particularly attractive.
Looking in the bronze mirror, she sighed softly as she gazed at her skin.
"The UV rays are still too strong. I haven't gotten much whiter even after staying indoors for five days. I'm getting old! I really am getting old!"
After saying that, she paid the bill readily, and the family happily boarded the carriage.
This time, she specially bought a hat and a face mask to cover herself up completely!
An hour later, the carriage continued its journey through the streets, where the number of pedestrians dwindled. Just as Qin Qing began to notice something amiss, a figure lying on the ground beside the street came into view…
At first glance, people would instinctively think that the person was sleeping under the tree, but the person's face was pale, and even the sunlight shining through the leaves could not wake him.
A bad feeling welled up inside her, so she stopped the carriage and picked up a long stick, then nudged the man under the tree from a distance.
"Duang!"
The man was pushed to the ground by her light strength, but he remained unresponsive, his chest not even moving. Qin Qing's expression gradually became serious upon seeing this. Her actions were also seen by the owner of a fan shop not far away, who called out from a distance.
“Hey, little sister, I advise you not to go near him. More and more people have been dying these past few days. The government will come and take the bodies away from time to time. They won’t just leave them here.”
Seeing his helpless expression, which he seemed to have grown accustomed to, Qin Qing pursed her lips, threw down the stick in her hand, her wrist trembling slightly... her expression was very solemn.
She finally remembered the strange feeling she had when she was at the clinic! Biancheng is located on the edge of mountains and is the outermost city of Qi. It is also quite a distance from the center of the drought. There shouldn't be so many patients here!
Even if it's hot and many people suffer from heatstroke, plus there are injuries and such, there shouldn't be that many patients.
At this moment, she felt her mind was in complete chaos, with so many situations intertwined... It didn't seem like a common heatstroke or illness at all, but more like... a plague?!
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