Qian Duo watched as Madam Qian's body froze after Suozi finished speaking. Zhao Rui was about to turn back when Qian Duo quickly walked to her other side and put her arm around her cousin.
She whispered, "Rui'er, you can't get angry. There are soldiers all around. It won't sound good if this gets out."
Zhao Rui twisted her body, trying to break free from Qian Duo's hand. "They are all my brother's men. Who would dare to spread rumors about us?"
"Cousin, his words were directed at me. He scared us yesterday too."
"No, why should he want to have me court-martialed?" Zhao Rui said, wanting to turn back and confront Suozi.
"Zhao Rui!" Qian Duo's low, stern shout not only silenced Zhao Rui but also startled Madam Qian.
"Have you forgotten why we came here?"
Qian Duo's words made Madam Qian react. She looked back at Suozi, who was talking to others and hadn't noticed them, and pulled Zhao Rui further away.
Although Zhao Rui was somewhat unconvinced, she had to listen to her mother. She pouted, her face full of displeasure.
Qian Duo, standing still, touched her forehead. She was naturally a figure of pity, and this gesture of touching her forehead drew the attention of the surrounding soldiers even more.
Qian Duo had no intention of dealing with these soldiers. In her previous life, Zhao Rui had a clandestine affair with a scholar who was already married. When the scholar's wife discovered them, she was not someone to be trifled with. Zhao Rui's reputation was ruined, forcing her to marry the scholar as a concubine, and as her cousin, Qian Duo's reputation also suffered.
At that time, Zhao Liangcai was a struggling, impoverished general in the northwest. Who could have imagined that he, who was treated as Madam Qian and her daughter's money bag, would encounter a benefactor this year and rise to immense wealth?
As for her, she had already become the wife of a shrewd merchant and was even sent away by that person...
Qian Duo closed her eyes. When she woke up from her serious illness in her previous life, she had directly suggested to her aunt that they seek refuge with Zhao Liangcai when the scholar's wife discovered Zhao Rui.
Thinking of this, Qian Duo looked back at Suozi. This childhood friend who followed Zhao Liangcai would also have significant opportunities in the future, so he could not be offended.
As for Zhao Liangcai's younger brother, a child destined to die at the end of this year, there was no need to pay attention to him. Relatively speaking, the divine doctor who saved him was more important.
Heaven had given her a second chance at life, and she was determined to live it well.
Husband, status, wealth – she wanted it all in this lifetime.
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Qin Junyao, who had also been reborn, did not think so far ahead. She was sitting on the ground, resting her chin on her hand, lost in thought. In reality, her soul had entered her spatial dimension, and she was distressed.
She looked at the green plants by the well that had grown to her waist in just half a day and scratched her head.
These plants should be edamame. Her grandfather loved to eat edamame and boiled peanuts with his drinks. But she had clearly planted soybeans, so why did they grow into edamame?
"Junyao, look what we found?" Qin Daniu held the hem of his clothes with both hands, showing Qin Junyao what he had collected inside.
Qin Xiaoyu, with a similar expression, saw Qin Junyao sitting there doing nothing and snorted. With her nostrils flared, she walked towards the cooking area.
Fortunately, her third uncle, Qin Sen, who was behind her, pulled her, preventing her from face-planting into the dirt.
Qin Junyao almost burst out laughing at Qin Xiaoyu's antics. She stood up and went to look at what Qin Daniu had in his clothes.
"Big brother, what is this?" Qin Junyao picked up a plant with reddish roots and small leaves and asked.
"Purslane. When it's dry, its leaves turn red and grow small. Mother mixes it with garlic and chili, and it's very delicious with its sour and spicy taste," Qin Daniu said, swallowing his saliva.
Purslane?
Qin Junyao looked at the plant in her hand and thought this must be the famous purslane, a wild vegetable that reborn individuals had to eat.
"Big brother, is this easy to grow?"
"It's easy. It grows wherever it touches soil. When it's dry, only this can grow."
"Oh, Grandma is calling me, I have to go," Qin Daniu said, running towards the cooking area with his clothes in hand.
Easy to grow, it grows wherever it touches soil. Qin Junyao put the purslane in her hand into her spatial dimension and also planted it by the well. Watering was convenient here.
After using her hands to scoop water to water the purslane, she thought for a moment and then watered the edamame again. They were still flowering, so they should still grow. Sudan Novel Network.
Exiting her spatial dimension, Qin Junyao walked to the cooking area, pretending to fiddle with things here and there, and also added some water to the water pot.
She looked around and then went to Qin Mu's side. After mentally preparing herself, she called out, "Dad."
"Ah, Yao Yao, you're not resting? Just a little longer, and we'll reach Anshun Prefecture. I heard the officials there are quite good, and there are wealthy families in the city who will distribute porridge and clothes. We'll be fine when we get there," Father Qin said, pulling hard on the grass rope to weave straw sandals, a smile on his lips.
This eldest daughter of his had not caused any trouble since yesterday and had even helped twist grass ropes. She was getting better.
"Oh," Qin Junyao squatted beside Father Qin. From his unshaven face and dirt-covered appearance, she could see joy.
Her eyes rolled for half a circle, and she quietly took a pod of edamame from her spatial dimension and held it out to Father Qin. "Um, Dad? Look what I found?"
"Ah, it's soybeans," Father Qin rubbed his hands on his clothes and reached out to take the edamame from Qin Junyao.
"These soybeans are growing so well. They must be from a wealthy family. Here, give two to your grandmother, and you, your mother, and Xiao Yu will each have one," Father Qin said, shelling five beans from the edamame and placing them in his eldest daughter's hand.
"You eat them first. If your grandmother sees them, then you, your mother, and Xiao Yu... forget it. Eating them raw will cause bloating. Send them all to your grandmother," Father Qin changed his mind as he looked at the beans in his eldest daughter's hand.
Qin Junyao listened to Father Qin and realized that he had his own ideas but had always been suppressed by Grandma Qin and had not expressed them.
In the future, she would have to help this eldest son of the Qin family stand up for himself.
"I'll listen to you, Dad. Dad, does this need to grow longer to become hard soybeans?" Qin Junyao wanted to ask more even though she had gotten the answer she wanted.
Qin Mu lowered his head again and continued weaving straw sandals, patiently replying to his daughter's question, "Yes, it needs to grow for a while longer. When the pods harden and turn yellow, they can be harvested, and then they need to be dried..."
"Not working and bothering Dad! Hmph!" Qin Xiaoyu, after taking the purslane to the cooking area, was about to go look for more food. She saw Qin Junyao squatting and chatting with their father again and snorted with her nostrils flared.
Qin Junyao didn't get angry with the child and continued to ask Father Qin. She wanted to know what could be planted in her spatial dimension now.
Even if she didn't understand farming, she knew that soybeans wouldn't flower and bear fruit in half a day outside. Therefore, she wanted to use her spatial dimension to plant more food.
After learning that shelled grains like millet and corn couldn't be used as seeds, but beans could, Qin Junyao found a basket and intended to find a hidden spot to put some grass and edamame.
"Sister-in-law, Yao Yao is really much better now," Qin Ershen said, wiping the roots of the purslane with a cloth as she watched Qin Junyao walk away.
Madam Qin, picking out impurities from the purslane, also looked at her daughter, who was holding a basket, and said with a smile, "Yes, she's almost fifteen. I was really worried I wouldn't find a good husband for her. Now it's fine."
"Sister-in-law, there are no unmarriageable women, only men who can't get wives. Besides, we still have Mother."
Hearing her sister-in-law mention her mother-in-law, Madam Qin couldn't help but sigh. She had been married into this family for nearly twenty years and still couldn't figure out her mother-in-law's temper. She hoped her mother-in-law would let Junyao marry into a good family.