Wang Yi was just about to say something to her eldest son, but suddenly a prompt from the system distracted her.
"Mission: Go to Maple Leaf Inn. Reward: Three boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry, ten boxes of various daily necessities, and a number of furs and seeds. Please note that the danger level of this mission is unknown, and it is allowed to be abandoned."
This tip made Wang Yi's heart skip a beat. How could the degree of danger suddenly become unknown?
Looking at the quest reward, it was clear that it was beyond their reach at their current level. However, their family was penniless, and quest rewards were usually of a clear origin, something that could be passed on to their own. Such a good opportunity, to openly plunder supplies, was truly rare.
But this is dangerous...
Wang Yi gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. There were more than a dozen people in his family, and no one could be lost, so he decided to take a detour.
"Boss, we're not going to the post station, let's go around it!"
"No, Mom, we can't keep those jewels. They're unlucky and useless."
"Li Shenggen!"
Wang Yi called him by his full name in frustration, but Li Shenggen's face was gloomy. He looked at Wang Yi and said, "Mom, I usually listen to you on everything, but not on this matter. We only have enough food for three days. If we run out of money after three days, where will we get food? Don't think too much. Just sell it if you need to."
"That's not what I meant. What if we run into danger? Right now, there's chaos and war. Even if a merchant at Maple Leaf Inn exchanges a few dozen taels of silver, what if we're targeted by bandits?"
"I will come to protect you when the time comes. Don't be afraid, mother, Yinbao is here!" The fourth brother took sides and Wang Yi was so angry that he hit him on the back of the head again.
"Since you've made this decision, you must take responsibility. If there are any casualties or losses, don't regret it!"
This was the first time Wang Yi was really angry with the boss.
Willful, short-sighted, and doesn't listen to his mother!
snort!
But think about it, the boss's approach was not wrong. He didn't know that he still had hundreds of kilograms of potatoes and sweet potatoes on him, which could have lasted them for a long time.
Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. If she really encounters danger, the worst that can happen is that she exchanges all those filial piety points for silver to buy her life. These days, no matter how powerful a businessman is, he still has to consider money.
Since the system has given you a task, it means there is still a glimmer of hope.
Wang Yi made this decision in her heart, but did not show it. She angrily took out the gold jewelry in her arms and hit the boss with it.
"Here, go change it. If anything goes wrong, I hope you won't regret it!"
Wang Yi turned over in anger and sat back on the donkey, deliberately throwing down a few packages for them to carry.
Humph, the son I gave birth to is unreliable, no better than a little donkey.
Wang Juanhua pulled up the luggage and tugged at Li Shenggen's sleeve, fearing that he would be angry. However, Li Shenggen showed no expression, only a look of helplessness.
I haven't thrown a tantrum for a long time, and he almost forgot that this is my mother's specialty.
"Let's go, don't worry, I know what's going on."
Li Shenggen took the package from Wang Juanhua and put it on his back, hiding the gold jewelry.
At the normal market price, this is worth more than one hundred taels of silver, which is enough for them to buy a house and settle down in Jingguo, and even exchange it for some good farmland.
If they could find a town to settle down, this family would be able to take root and grow with the wind.
As for the current bad times, if I can only get half of it, then sixty or seventy taels of silver is also acceptable. At most, I can move to a smaller village and get a few less hectares of land, and I can still live a good life.
As long as farmers have a safe place to eat, they will not think of rebellion.
"It's almost here, I'm a little nervous."
Watching the mission point flashing in his sight, Wang Yi sat on the donkey's back, not caring about the donkey hair anymore, just wanting to conserve his energy for the upcoming danger.
She rode her donkey in front and looked further, when she suddenly saw a large crimson flag fluttering in the wind.
"Baiqing Chamber of Commerce?"
As soon as Wang Yi finished speaking, Li Jinbao laughed. "Mom, I've dealt with this Chamber of Commerce before. They've always had a great reputation. Even in times of chaos, they never skimp on prices. We're so lucky!" When Jinbao got married, Shenggen gave him and his wife some money to travel to Qingdong City. They were very familiar with this route.
"Great! Then we are saved."
"As long as we can exchange it for silver, we can find a small village and buy a house and land to settle down."
"What good luck!" Several women in the family discussed in a low voice with each other. No one liked stability more than them, not to mention that there was someone with a baby.
Everyone became happy after listening to Jinbao's words. A reliable chamber of commerce meant they would not be bullied, and that bunch of useless gold jewelry could be turned into food!
"..." Wang Yi's face was full of doubt. Is it that simple?
No matter how slowly you walk, you will eventually reach the banner.
There were a few empty boxes piled under the flag, as well as a dilapidated carriage, and no one was to be seen around.
"Huh? Why is there no one here?"
Li Shenggen began to feel puzzled, when he suddenly heard the sounds of drinking and eating coming from the woods.
Oh, it turns out the caravan is eating!
Yes, before we knew it, the sun had risen to the middle of the sky and it was noon.
If they could exchange this for some coarse salt from the caravan, it would add some saltiness to their remaining snake meat soup.
"I'll go and ask around. Mother, you wait here."
"Wait, Mommy will go with you!"
Wang Yi couldn't believe that things were going so smoothly and was a little worried.
"Mother, I'm not an outsider. I will definitely tell you how much silver I exchanged. There's no need to be so wary of me hiding the silver! Otherwise, you can go in and exchange it. You'll be in charge of the gold you dug out from the mass grave!"
Li Shenggen was actually angry, angry that his mother didn't believe him, and he was shaking with anger. This bastard mother, it turns out that all the signs of improvement were fake.
Wang Yi: “…”
What else can I say?
In order to please you, I tried my best to be a good mother, but now you turn around and say this to me.
"Oh, that's how you think of me. Fine, go ahead. Remember, if you don't obey me, you'll have to bear the consequences! If one of our family members is missing, you'll be the only one I'll hold responsible!"
Wang Yi directly pulled the donkey over and walked under a big tree.
I even felt a little aggrieved.
"Damn it, if you keep me in charge of you, I'll take your surname!" Then she thought, after getting married, wouldn't she take their surname Li? Her previous name was "Li Wangshi", and she became even angrier.
She simply turned over and ignored everyone. Only Lan Miao ran over and sat next to her. She didn't dare to say a word, staring at her with her big eyes.
"aunt……"
"Go away. Go cool off somewhere else. You're blocking my sun!"
Lan Miao: “…”
Li Shenggen didn't go alone. Although he was angry with his mother, he did feel that it was not appropriate for him to manage the accounts alone, so he pulled Yinbao into the woods.
They waited and waited, several people were eagerly waiting, but they didn't come back for a long time.
At this time, the steady second brother was a little anxious: "Mom! Big brother and fourth brother haven't come back yet, why don't we go in and take a look?"
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