After dealing with Manager Liu and others, Jiang Yuzhu opened the package to check the spoils.
A thick coarse cloth bag covered with patches turned out to be filled with gold and silver jewelry, mostly gold.
"No wonder Shopkeeper Liu took such a risk. One robbery is enough to feed and nourish a lifetime."
Having seen a lot of things, Jiang Yuzhu flipped through the bag casually and stuffed it back into the bag.
Qi Lin's eyelids twitched, and he thought to himself: My godmother doesn't show any emotion in front of the gold, she is really a big shot!
“Most people who walk through the underground tunnels carry gold and silver.”
The poor family is rich on the road, and Qi Lin also has money on him.
Although silver notes are light, they are difficult to exchange in Si Shui City and can easily cause trouble.
"The barbarians are bullying the people of Da Qi and skimping on the exchange. If you argue, you'll probably get beaten."
After all, we are on the other party's territory, so we have to be more restrained.
Qi Lin said as he took out a purse. After hesitating for a moment, he decisively handed it to Xie Zhao and said, "Godfather, this is a filial gift from your son. Please keep it."
Qi Lin went to Sishui City more than once and had the currency commonly used by the barbarians.
In addition to small change, there was also a bag of copper coins, which was convenient for buying food and daily necessities at the market.
Xie Zhao stared at the purse in his hand, a thought flashing through his eyes: "Qi Lin, they say men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world. If you hand the money over to me, does that mean you agree to..."
What Xie Zhao meant was that Qi Lin saw that he was the one in charge.
The cheap godson who came to my doorstep has some sense.
Xie Zhao had no objection to the name, he just regarded it as a way to get used to being a father in advance.
Before Xie Zhao could express himself clearly, Qi Lin, who had noticed it, interrupted him and raised his voice: "No!"
Qi Lin froze for a moment, afraid of being misunderstood. He turned to Jiang Yuzhu and said with a flattering smile, "Godmother, your son didn't mean what your godfather said."
"What does that mean?"
After walking for a few hours, Jiang Yuzhu's calves were swollen. Just as she was about to rub her legs, Xie Zhao hurried forward.
The force was applied just right, and Jiang Yuzhu's swollen and painful calves were relieved, causing her to sigh with satisfaction.
This scene further strengthened Qi Lin's position.
It doesn’t matter if you offend your godfather, you must hold on to your godmother!
"Godmother, when the mistress of a wealthy family goes out, no one carries money with them. They all give it to the maids and servants who serve them, or at least the coachman."
Qi Lin implied that Xie Zhao's status was equivalent to that of a servant.
"The look in your eyes..."
Jiang Yuzhu pursed her lips and smiled, swallowing the second half of the sentence.
She and Xie Zhao's original intention was to hide their identities, so it didn't seem so important who was on top and who was on the bottom between the couple.
The three of them had a full meal.
When Shopkeeper Liu led his men to rob, Qi Lin was frightened and couldn't sleep at all. He took the initiative to suggest, "Godfather, Godmother, I'll take over the night watch tonight."
Hearing this, Xie Zhao entered the sleeping bag prepared by Jiang Yuzhu. After a while, he said calmly, "Alright."
The tunnel was pitch black, with no sunlight.
Jiang Yuzhu leaned in Xie Zhao's arms and soon fell into a deep sleep.
When we woke up, Qi Lin had already brought us some hot water. After a quick wash and some wontons, we continued on our journey.
The packages robbed by Shopkeeper Liu were piled on the cart, increasing its weight by at least half.
Even though the ground was uneven, Xie Zhao pushed it and there seemed to be no resistance.
After walking a distance, Qi Lin approached and said flatteringly, "Godfather, you take a break. Let me push the cart."
Xie Zhao raised his eyebrows and did not answer, but handed the handle to Qi Lin.
There happened to be a slightly uneven slope in front of them. Qi Lin gritted his teeth and used all his strength, but the cart did not move at all.
After an unsuccessful attempt, Qi Lin blushed and shamelessly asked Jiang Yuzhu for help: "Godmother, this..."
"Let your godfather come instead. He's very strong."
Jiang Yuzhu tried to hold back her laughter. She thought Qi Lin was just casually saying that he would adopt her and Xie Zhao as his godparents, but Qi Lin really treated her and Xie Zhao as his parents.
This feeling is a little strange.
It was boring in the tunnel and there was nothing to do except hurry on.
Xie Zhao was quiet, so Jiang Yuzhu turned to talk to Qi Lin: "You haven't married yet?"
Judging from Qi Lin's age, he is already over 20 years old.
When it came to marriage, Qi Lin started to become shy, pinching his sleeve uncomfortably and saying, "Godmother, I'm twenty-five this year. I was engaged a few years ago, but because of the unexpected death of my father, I was in mourning, so it was delayed for three years."
The girl who was engaged was about the same age as Qi Lin, so it would be inconvenient to wait until she was in her twenties. Finally, the two families discussed it, and the girl's family took the initiative to cancel the engagement.
"It's already the end of the mourning period, why haven't you married yet?"
Jiang Yuzhu's topics were nothing but family matters, and in just a few words she found out everything about Qi Lin's family situation.
Qi Lin lowered his head and gave a wry smile.
After a long pause, he said quietly, "Godmother, you are not an outsider, so I won't hide it from you. It's because of my sister."
"How can any of us, the people of the border towns, not hate the barbarians?"
Qi Lin also hated it, especially since his family was the victim.
"After my sister married the barbarian, the neighbors stopped associating with the Qi family."
If a woman has a bad reputation, she will not be able to get married, and a man will not be able to find a wife either.
In the early years, when the two countries had not yet gone to war, the Qi family and their neighbors were relatively harmonious, and they would at least say hello when they met on weekdays.
As for now...
"A few days ago, the front door of our house was removed at night."
The people in the border town hated the barbarians and treated the Qi family the same.
Whenever someone got angry after a quarrel, they would stand in the yard and curse the Qi family, telling them to get out of the border town.
Jiang Yuzhu asked Qi Lin with sympathy: "Don't you feel wronged?"
"What's the point of complaining? They are telling the truth."
At first Qi Lin felt very uncomfortable, after all, the barbarian had killed his father, but after being scolded for a long time, it didn't hurt anymore.
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