Chapter 187: I Will Never Forget You

Liu Qiaoshi counts money every night, clutching the money box, and wipes tears when happy.

"Thanks to my niece, we can bring in several taels of silver a day; it feels like a dream."

Liu Dashan took a bite of vegetables, sipped a little wine, with a smiling face.

"If we save like this for two years, our family could even set up a house in the Town."

"What house to set up? We're living fine as is; we'll talk about it when Bao'er gets bigger. What matters now is saving money—imagine if something happens and we have no silver, we wouldn't be willing to spend on food."

"Alright, I'll go with you. But Bao'er isn't small anymore; now that we can earn money, should we send them to the School?"

"Let's be modest for now; we just earned money for a few days, don't start showing off. We'll talk after the New Year."

"How about you tell your niece, and let Bao'er study together with the Qiao Family's children first?"

Liu Qiaoshi stayed silent, and Liu Hai immediately intervened.

"No. If we want to go to school, we have to find a Private School. The Town does have a School, but the Qiao Family's old gentleman has a complicated background; he's not someone like us that we can command."

We had already told the children, but Wang Meng Lao Xiansheng spoke up again: if we don't go, no one goes; if we go, everyone goes.

The little horse isn't fast, but keeping up with the carriage works; it serves as the children's foot power and gives them a fresh experience.

Feng'er holds Ling'er while riding a Little Pony, with Yue'er beside them, afraid Ling'er might fall off; compared to Qiao Mai, this mother is just as competent.

"Oh, is that settled then?"

Seeing the big change, Xiao Qing flew in front of her, showing off to her.

"Huh? What are you learning this for?"

"Mother, can we also go?"

"When you're not here, I can buy whatever I need myself, and also trade the idle Spirit Medicine in your space, exchanging them for the Spirit Medicine, spirit stones, refining materials you need, or help stockpile useful talismans, array plates, and the like for you."

Qiao Mai's eyes lit up, "So, before long, I can have a hundred acres of hundred‑year‑old Ginseng and Lingzhi?"

"I heard he's the Prefect Zhifu's father."

"Oh dear, then let's drop it. Luckily you said it early; otherwise I'd have spoken hastily to my niece and upset her again."

So Qiao Mai opened the computer and taught Xiao Qing how to buy and sell items on the Platform.

"Who exactly is he?"

Watching it buy this and sell that, having a great time, it then took out two pieces of Ginseng from the space.

"Alright, but you may not mess around; you can only buy and sell items, not touch other parts of the computer."

After hearing that, Qiao Mai went to the Shelf in the space, looked for those two pieces of Ginseng, intending to give them to herself to replenish her body.

"Alright, shall Zu Fu go?"

"There were only two, how come there are three now?"

"Our space is already Level Seven, the Spirit Energy Density is that high; the hundred acres of Ginseng and Lingzhi you cultivated will soon reach over a hundred years."

"Here, here!"

Got it, now we're dragging the whole family along. Actually, everyone has been feeling suppressed and cramped these days; going out to relax is also good.

The old lady opened the box and looked, "Oh dear, this is way too valuable, isn't it?"

"Yes, master!"

"Where are my two hundred‑year‑old Ginseng?"

Xiao Qing nodded, "Yes, and moreover, the Ginseng in your field will be inexhaustible and endless, you know?"

"Then I'll start preparing now; shall we set off early tomorrow morning?"

That made the old lady overjoyed; she hurriedly packed many things, planning to have the Escort Bureau deliver them to Jingcheng to congratulate Ru'er.

"Master, how many pieces were on the Shelf when you arrived here?"

Qiao Mai likes it when the old lady coos at her like that; she finds the elderly's cute affection endearing.

"Ru'er's body is important; after childbirth she's weak, so brewing red Ginseng water with it will help her recover quickly."

Qiao Mai grinned, "I almost forgot this batch; with such a valuable thing, eat one and it will duplicate one for me—so cost‑effective."

"We also really want to go out; we haven't been to a temple yet."

"Don't I exist? I'm your housekeeper; besides, you're the master of the mortal realm—just think, and you can know where things are."

Now the children are happy; Wang Meng Lao Xiansheng smiled proudly, trying to shake off their fathers, but no way!

Qiao Mai was very efficient; that afternoon she found several Little Ponies for the children.

"Then shall I take Ling'er with me?"

"Otherwise?"

"Hehe, that's really great,"

Each of the four children got a pony, but Ling'er, being still young, could only share a horse with Qiao Mai. She promised to let Ling'er ride when she grows as tall as her brother, and Ling'er stopped crying.

The matter settled quietly, and in mid‑September the Shun Prince's Zhai sent good news: Jiaru successfully gave birth to a pair of dragon‑phoenix twins.

Qiao Mai let out a sigh, "Alright, everyone go, everyone go!"

The weather was wonderful, and with Ru'er's happy event, the old lady took Qiao Mai's hand and said.

It didn't take long; it learned, traded a few items, and Qiao Mai was set aside, the computer becoming Xiao Qing's exclusive.

"Thanks for the reminder,"

"Ah, are we going to a temple?"

"There's a temple over a hundred li outside Weicheng; shall we go there to burn incense, draw a lot, stay two days, eat vegetarian meals, just to relax?"

When the three Feng Yunchuan brothers heard their mother Ming'er was going out, they immediately ran to Qiao Mai, clearly wanting to go too.

Qiao Mai looked at them, and Xiao Qing blinked at her with innocent big eyes.

"I ride my Ling'er on a horse; she loves riding, and I haven't spent quality time with her for a long while."

"Indeed."

"What praise for you? You've completely changed this place; now it's hard for me to find anything."

The children finally have something to do; they spent the whole afternoon at home learning to ride horses.

"Grandmother, I won't bring any food; let's give these two Ginseng to Ru'er to take over for her health."

Xiao Qing led her to the second Shelf and said, "Look,"

They found the old lady and handed her the two Ginseng.

"Then don't forget that this old woman of mine is still on the carriage while you ride."

"Alright, but this time I won't be in the same carriage with you."

"Ha ha, good, good, I certainly won't forget you."

"Going to the temple to burn incense and kowtow, the food there has not even a drop of oil; what are you going to do?"

After practicing all afternoon, the children had become proficient, and only then did they start packing things.

Xiao Qing pursed her lips, "Master, is this all you are satisfied with?"

"After the autumn harvest, mother and father will take you to ride horses for a tour; this time, stay home and study well, okay?"

"That's right; after you take out those four, one is bound to be eaten, so another will appear here."

"Master, praise me quickly, praise me!"

The old lady had people pack the items into a box, hired the County Town's Escort Bureau, and escorted the carriage away from Tianshui Town.

"What you should do now is raise your cultivation and Dan Stage and artifact refining levels, quickly exchange for higher‑grade items on the Platform, such as Spirit Medicine seeds above Five Orders; you're already a third‑grade alchemist, and Spirit Medicine above Five Orders often requires many years."

"Six pieces."

"Master, may I learn trading with you on the Platform?"

"Hmm? What do you want to do?"

"Let him guard the house,"

No need to bring much; it's so close, each person just needs a set of replacement clothes and some snacks.

The household members only need to bring enough silver notes, because they're going to the temple; they can't bring wine, meat, or anything like that, and the old lady has ordered them to abstain from meat from that day onward, the whole family must be vegetarian.

They also must not have any meat scent on the road; carrying a whiff of meat would be disrespectful to Buddha.

To be able to go out and play, the meat‑eating human youngsters have all become herbivores.

(End of chapter)