"Jun Yao, slow down," Zhao Liangcai said, carrying a scarecrow behind Qin Jun Yao.
Qin Jun Yao turned, "Why did you say you were sleeping?"
"I didn't say which room I was sleeping in."
"My grandmother asked you, and the mud on your feet tells me where you've been all day."
Zhao Liangcai shifted the scarecrow on his shoulder, quickened his pace to Qin Jun Yao's side, and grabbed her sleeve.
"There won't be a next time. From now on, I'll be careful in front of Grandma. I finally came back, and you're talking to me. I have to go back to Yanhu tomorrow."
Qin Jun Yao slowed her steps and looked up at Zhao Liangcai, "Are you injured?"
Zhao Liangcai moved his hand from Qin Jun Yao's sleeve to her head, "It would be a lie to say I wasn't injured, but they were all minor injuries, and they're all healed now."
Seeing that Zhao Liangcai was carrying a scarecrow steadily and didn't look injured, Qin Jun Yao continued, "The poppy I mentioned today, you must pay attention to it. If it's true, you absolutely cannot drink that medicine again."
"I know. What have you been doing at home recently?"
"Farm work. Oh, I know someone who wants to sell corn. Do you want it?" Qin Jun Yao had already stored a lot of corn in her space.
Zhao Liangcai was very interested when he heard about selling corn, "What's the price? How much?"
"A lot. The price is a bit lower than the normal price because it's all corn cobs and hasn't been threshed."
"Corn cobs are good. The cobs can be used as firewood, and if they're crushed, they can feed horses and camels."
"Where is the person? I'll have Suozi go talk to them."
"Hiss," Qin Jun Yao took a breath, "This person is a bit strange. She doesn't like dealing with others."
"She said you could give her a delivery location, like an empty house or a cave dwelling, and she would send people to put the corn there. You cannot monitor them during this time."
"Then, you can discuss weighing and payment with me."
Zhao Liangcai frowned, "Is this person male or female?"
"Hmm, I can't say."
"How did you get to know them?"
"It's inconvenient to say."
"What's her surname?"
Qin Jun Yao strode ahead of Zhao Liangcai and stopped, "Just tell me if you want the grain. You pay after receiving the goods, so you won't lose anything, and I'll even have it delivered to your designated location."
"You can do the weighing yourselves; it's up to you how much."
"Because it's unthreshed corn cobs, I even specifically helped you get a lower price. If you ask again, I'll have her sell it to someone else."
"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore," Zhao Liangcai playfully grabbed Qin Jun Yao's clothes, making her turn around and continue walking forward.
"I was afraid you might encounter a bad person."
"My skills are very good now. If it's about strength, even my second brother can't beat me."
"Good~ I'll take you to the cave dwelling this afternoon. When the corn is transported over, find Dengzi Tui and he'll find me..."
As they were talking, they reached the wheat field.
Qin Jun Yao's uniquely made scarecrow attracted everyone's attention and Qin Xiaoyu's mockery.
After seeing the effectiveness of the scarecrow, Qin's father asked Qin Jun Yao to make a few more, as manual bird scaring was too time-consuming.
After a delicious meal of roasted sparrows at noon, Zhao Liangcai took Qin Jun Yao up the mountain to the cave dwelling where they stored their belongings.
"General," the guarding soldiers saluted Zhao Liangcai neatly.
Qin Jun Yao looked at the dozen or so soldiers and asked Zhao Liangcai, "Has this place always been guarded?"
"Yes, there's not much food and grass stored here, so there are fewer guards. Other places have many more."
Qin Jun Yao thought that the cave dwelling was dug into the mountain, and it was still considered few with more than a dozen people guarding it.