《Transmigration: To Be His Man》


 Chapter 1 Once a Court Passes Through Another Persons Wife

    When Qin Mian opened his eyes, he was horrified to find himself lying in a leaking thatched hut. The problem was that he was still in his villa earlier. What was even more horrifying was that there was another man lying under the blanket next to his legs!


    "You, you, who are you?"


    The man silently sat up, exposing his bare upper body. He stared at him for a moment, then took a broken bowl from the table by the bed. He said in a muffled voice, "Wife, drink this water."


    Qin Mian rolled his eyes as he fainted.


    Qin Mian had a dream. He dreamt that he had become a woman. Under the sound of the firecrackers, he was forced into a bridal sedan to marry a man.


    He broke out in a cold sweat before waking up. He tore off his clothes and looked at his flat chest. He breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, was amused by himself. "scaring myself, it''s just a dream ¡­"


    Suddenly, he felt that something was wrong. Why were his clothes so tattered? And how could he be so dark, so thin, like a child of eleven or twelve?


    He looked up quickly and realized that he was indeed in a thatched hut. He jumped off the bed and onto the floor. The thatched hut was only about seven or eight square meters wide. Two of the walls were made of earth, and on the walls hung a large bow. The other two walls were made of only wood, hay, and old cloth. There was nothing in the room but a wooden bed, a low table by the head of the bed, and two wooden boxes. Oh, and there was a red paper clipping on the wall. He couldn''t even find a mirror, but looking at his own arms and legs, Qin Mian was sure that this body wasn''t his.


    A wave of horror crawled up his back. What was going on? He clearly remembered that he was in his own villa. That''s right, he was pushed by Qin Lian, causing him to roll down the stairs and hit his head. He suddenly had an inconceivable thought. Could it be that he had died and returned the dead''s soul to him?


    Qin Mian couldn''t believe it as he pinched himself hard. The scene in front of him didn''t change at all, as if he was laughing at him coldly.


    He was completely dumbfounded. After a moment, he looked at his left wrist where his pulse was. There was a small, unremarkable mole there, and with a thought, a familiar mysterious world appeared before his eyes.


    He strode toward the door, his feet hurting. He looked down and saw a pair of bony black feet, not wearing shoes. The floor was full of potholes. It would be strange if the feet didn''t hurt. Turning around, he saw a pair of straw sandals by the bed. They had been worn for a long time and were already half black. Under the bed were two other pairs of straw shoes, one big and one small, both new. He put on his new sandals without hesitation.


    When he opened the door, he found that the thatched cottage was built in a courtyard. At first glance, he could tell that it had been covered up later.


    "Humph ¡­" The pig in the pigsty across the street looked up at him, then looked down again, its filthy mouth pawing at the leaves that had fallen in the straw. Beside the two leaves was a large lump of feces.


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, he walked towards the house that was tightly shut, pushed open the door and shouted loudly. The unfamiliar voice sounded a little hoarse, "Is there anyone here?"


    No one answered.


    He raised his voice and shouted again. When he did not receive a reply, he could not help but frown. His body was too weak and weak. He could only shout as if he had used up all of his strength. He couldn''t help but wonder if this body was sick?


    Looking to the right, there was a closed door. The door was nailed with a few pieces of wood, and the light coming through the cracks in the boards was clearly visible.


    Qin Mian opened the door and took a few steps to avoid the stench from the pigsty. Waves of wind blew by and the fresh air made him greedily suck in a few breaths.


    On the left, there was a high sun. It was unknown whether it was the morning or the evening sun, but the sunlight was shining on the lush green trees, reflecting the light and dancing along with the wind, just like sparkling gold. A few rows of houses on the opposite side of the road had chimneys erected, and smoke was rising steadily into the air. He looked up and saw a large field in the distance, green crops rippling in the wind. In the fields, the peasants were busy as they bent over, while the cows were grazing on the ridges with their tails wagging. Further away was a tall green mountain, covered with layers of green trees. A faint smoke lingered in the middle of the mountain, making it look like a fairyland. The vague sounds of voices, mixed with the cries of cattle and sheep and dogs, resonated in some direction. It only served to accentuate the serenity of the village.


    What a pleasant little village.


    If it wasn''t for the fact that Qin Mian still hadn''t figured out his situation, he wouldn''t mind taking a good stroll around the village. Having spent so much time in the steel-and-cement forest, such a small village was his favorite.


    At that moment, an old woman in her sixties came up from behind a stack of haystacks. On her right arm was a basket containing some wet clothes.


    When Qin Mian saw the old woman''s bun and ancient attire, his heart skipped a beat.


    When he finally saw someone, he wondered if he should go up and test her. Suddenly, the old woman quickened her steps and walked straight towards him. Her expression was also very unfriendly, and her thin lips were tightly pursed, revealing a sense of harshness.


    "Since you''re awake, why don''t you go feed the pigs? Standing here and looking at the scenery? "


    Qin Mianxin said. He really did look at the scenery. Seeing that the old woman had indeed entered the courtyard he had just left, he was unsure of his relationship with her. He could only rub his nose and walk in as well, his stomach rumbling like thunder.


    He was hungry.


    Madam Du was originally pla


    ing to dry his clothes on the rope, but when she heard that there was no movement behind him, she twisted her waist, staring at them she roared angrily, "Old master, you are a dead man! Hurry up and feed the pigs! "


    "Is it the son of the elder, or is it the son of the elder?" Qin Mian thought. Besides the old woman, he was the only one here. Even if he didn''t want to be the one being called by the old woman, he could only sigh and walk over.


    Madam Du glanced at him, "Feed the pigs!"


    "Nope." Qin Mian smiled gently, "I''ll have to trouble you to teach me."


    Hearing that, Madam Du''s face immediately darkened, she looked around, picked up a rotten broom, and whipped it at Qin Mian, "You don''t know? Will you eat? Are you trying to piss me off? "


    Qin Mian was shocked, he immediately extended his hand and grabbed the broom, thinking: Is this old lady sick? He didn''t say much before he started hitting people. However, he had forgotten that he was only eleven or twelve years old, and his health was very poor. He felt a sharp pain in his hand from the old woman''s tug, and his hands loosened as he fell to the ground.


    "You still dare to fight back? "It''s the opposite of you." Madam Du raised her broom and used all her strength to sweep at him again.


    Qin Mian''s face turned cold, but he did not have the strength to dodge, he thought to himself that it was terrible, he would probably be struck. The old woman looked old, but his body was sturdy.


    Madam Du''s expression was ugly as she frowned and looked behind Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian turned his head to look back, and saw a tall and big man holding a broom. He seemed to have seen this man somewhere before.


    "Mom, he''s my wife."


    Qin Mian started to cough violently. No wonder he felt that he had seen him before. Wasn''t the person who passed him water in the middle of the night calling him "wife" this person!?

 Chapter 2 Breakfast Small Wind Wave

    The man looked to be in his early twenties, tall and strong, tall and straight. He wore a short gray shirt with a black belt tied with a simple knot. He was rather handsome, with long black hair that fell to his waist and was simply tied up with a blue cloth and a wooden hairpin. His thick eyebrows were stuck in his temples, and his eyes were bright and deep. Only, there was a scar on his left cheek, extending from the left i


    er corner of the eye all the way down to the bottom of his earlobe. It was an old injury that had healed long ago, but the scar was very obvious, and it looked somewhat frightening.


    He was this person''s ¡­ Wife? Qin Mian coughed dryly and stood up. His knees felt a bit weak as he unconsciously sat on the ground.


    The man was quick to grab his arm.


    Qin Mian felt like he was lifted up like a little chicken. He looked at the man and said nothing. He was too tall, he thought, almost two heads taller than he was. At the same time, he was even more certain in his heart that there was something wrong with his body. This weakness was not normal at all.


    Madam Du eased her expression and put down her broom, "Boss, Mother was also angered by him. She actually told him to feed the pigs that she didn''t know how to! [What is this guy trying to do if she doesn''t mean it? "Manage your wife properly!"


    Qin Mian did not make a sound. He would feed the pigs. From birth to the age of fifteen, he lived in the countryside with his grandfather and grandmother. He would farm, raise chickens, and raise pigs. But now he was in an unfamiliar environment, without any memory of the original owner. He didn''t know what pig food was, where it was kept, or how much it was fed. If he did something wrong, it wouldn''t be good for the old woman to suspect it. As everyone knew, people in ancient times were very superstitious. If someone found out that this body had been altered, he might have to die again. Therefore, even if he directly said that he wouldn''t, even if it was the opposite of the truth, the old woman would at most think that he was intentionally causing trouble.


    Lei Tia glanced at Qin Mian, but he did not look displeased. Without saying a word, he left in large strides.


    Madam Du glared at Qin Mian fiercely.


    Qin Mian was not afraid of her, and silently calculated what he should do next. As he walked, he wondered what kind of strange feeling the man had, that made him feel like there was something wrong.


    After a while, the man came over with a wooden bucket. He walked to the pigsty and swiftly poured some crushed vegetables or grass into the trough.


    Madam Du''s face turned green, she tried to sound gentle, "Boss, you are a man, why do you need to do this?"


    Qin Mianxin was a


    oyed. He''s a man, I''m not a man?


    Lei Tia did not utter a word, he placed the wooden bucket on the ground, and pulled Qin Mian into the thatched cottage, and they sat down on the edge of the bed.


    Qin Mian was shocked by his actions. He didn''t even remember to speak as he watched the man walk out, and after a while, he came back with a bucket of water. He took a new cloth from the rope tied around the door and put it into the basin. Then, he also sat down on the edge of the bed. Separated by three fists from Qin Mian, he stared at the opposite wall without saying a word.


    "Thank you." Qin Mianxin said. But aside from the abnormal relationship between them, there was nothing about this man that he disliked so far. He didn''t say much. He washed his face and hands with a cloth and was about to pour water when the man took the basin and washed his hands without a word.


    Qin Mian felt a little awkward. Two men sharing a washcloth...


    "Eat." After Lei Tia finished washing his face, he carried the basin in one hand and stood up to look at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian nodded and followed him out.


    The man dumped the water in the corner, left the basin by the well, and went inside.


    Qin Mian followed him.


    At this time, a few people walked in from outside the courtyard. There were both men and women, all dressed in ancient attire. They were all carrying farm tools, and they talked as they walked. Behind the few of them followed three little kids.


    Speaking up to here, he wanted to talk about the situation of Lei Family. Lei Daqiang, the head of Lei Family, 40 years old, married to Madam Du, 38 years old. The eldest son, Lei Tia, was 22 years old and his wife was Qin Mian, who was only 14 years old; the second son, Lei Xiangren, was 21 years old. His wife, Mrs Zhao, was the eldest son, Lei Dabao, was 5 years old; his youngest son, Lei Xiaobao, was 3 years old; third son, Lei Xiangyi, was 19 years old.


    At this time, Lei Daqiang and the others had entered. Other than Lei Xiangzhi, everyone else was present.


    Lei Xiangren and the rest put down the farm tools, seeing Qin Mian''s strange expression, they called him "Sister-in-law".


    Qin Mian was worried the moment he arrived, but he was afraid that people would notice anything amiss. He did not even pay attention to them as he nodded vaguely. Since he had already worn it, it was impossible for him to wear it back. He had already made up his mind. No one knew that he had a magical space. As long as he had space, it would not be a problem for him to live on with his wits. But all he could do now was "steady".


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian went to the well to fetch water for the men to wash, and while fetching water, they whispered to each other. There was a strange smile on their face, and their gaze also drifted towards Qin Mian intentionally or unintentionally.


    Qin Mian did not mind, there were two tables in the hall. Seeing that Lei Tia was already seated at one of the tables, he walked over and took an empty seat, secretly taking note of Lei Tia''s reaction.


    Lei Tia looked at his special daughter-in-law and saw no expression on her face. There was some surprise in her eyes, but she did not say anything.


    "Ol ''Two, Ol'' Three, why aren''t you coming in to help?" When Madam Du came out of the kitchen and saw Madame Zhao and Madam Qian chatting, he immediately became angry and shouted with a cold face.


    "He''s here!" Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian immediately stopped smiling and also quickened their washing their hands.


    After a while, everyone outside had finished washing up and entered the room. They saw Qin Mian sitting beside the man, and both of their steps stopped at the same time as they looked at each other.


    Old Master Lei didn''t say anything, but walked to the seat and sat down. Although he was called the old man, he was actually only in his early forties. However, because he had been working hard all year round, he looked very old, like he was sixty years old.


    Seeing that the old man did not speak, the few men all sat down at Qin Mian''s table.


    After a while, Madam Du, Madame Zhao and Madam Qian came in with food.


    When Madam Du saw Qin Mian, his face changed. He endured his displeasure and signaled to the other table, "Old fellow, are you sleeping soundly? Your seat is over here. "


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian looked like they were watching a good show. Their eldest brother''s marriage to a man was already enough for them to be happy. He had only been married for a few days and yet he had already started working with his mother-in-law. This was enough for them to have several days of discussion.


    Lei Chuntao frowned as she took the dish in Madam Du''s hands and placed it on the table. When she went to pick up the other dish, Madam Du did not loosen her grip. She lifted her eyes to look at her mother. Her face was taut and her eyes were filled with anger. She stared at her husband and sister-in-law. It was as if she wanted nothing more than to turn her eyes into two needles and stab her elder sister-in-law.


    Qin Mian looked at the table full of women and children and laughed inwardly. His face did not change, nor did he say anything.


    The man''s attitude would determine which direction his future plans were headed.


    Lei Tia did not look at the people around him, but held onto his leg to prevent him from getting up, and spoke depressingly: "My wife will sit here from now on."


    Madam Du''s face turned serious as she used all her strength to place the dishes on the table.


    Qin Mianxin said that the plate was extremely sturdy, and did not even break despite all the strength.


    The Madam Du said unquestionably: "How can that be? Every daughter-in-law would sit at that table, no matter which family they were from. It''s for everyone, you go over. "


    Lei Tia did not let go, calm but firm, "Sit here."


    "Mother, men and women are different, isn''t it embarrassing for me to sit over there? The girl is still here. " Qin Mian pushed Lei Tia''s hands away, and smiled at the old lady, not knowing which generation she came from, because he did not dare to say "Seven years, men and women have different seats, and will not eat together". The girl had not tied her hair, so he knew that she was not married yet.


    A layer of red of anger surfaced on Madam Du''s face. The reason she allowed the elders and her other two daughter-in-law to sit together was because she wanted to teach him a lesson. She had actually forgotten that her own daughter was already of the same age as them, and although the elders were "sister-in-law", they were still men. Thinking about it, although she was filled with anger, she could not say anything more. She only took the chance to gouge Qin Mian out when he was not paying attention.


    She looked at the plate of steamed buns that was about to be delivered to the big table (where the men were sitting). She wanted to put two less on the table, but was afraid that the few labourers at home wouldn''t be able to eat enough, so she could only give up.


    Mistress Zhao and Madam Qian were secretly disappointed that they did not see a good show, and were a little puzzled in their hearts. A few days ago, "Eldest Sister-in-Law" was still acting cowardly, but today, she was rather calm, and even dared to talk back to Madam Du. It''s not simple. Was he relying on the boss''s support?

 Chapter 3 Mysterious Space

    "Alright, I''m hungry." Lei Daqiang slapped the table and spoke.


    Madam Du was very gentle to Lei Daqiang, "I won''t say it anymore. "Let''s all eat."


    Qin Mian looked at the plate of steamed buns on the table and the bowl of vegetable soup that was so clean that the oil flowers were almost gone. Although he had already predicted that the living standards of the farmers in the ancient times wouldn''t be that high, he was still shocked.


    While he was still in a daze, the other men had already picked up steamed buns and started to eat. The few of them ate very quickly. One steamed bun was finished in two or three bites, so they went to get another one.


    Suddenly, a steamed bun was stuffed into his hand. Qin Mian turned his head to look at Lei Tia, but Lei Tia didn''t look at him, and continued to eat his steamed bun silently. Qin Mian saw that the others were wolfing down their food, and although the man beside him was also eating quickly, he did not seem vulgar at all.


    He turned his head to look at the other table. They had eaten the same thing, but the soup was thi


    er, with only a few vegetables left.


    His stomach tightened again. Qin Mian took a bite of the bun and frowned. He wasn''t the type of person who couldn''t bear hardships. When he lived with his grandfather and grandmother, his breakfast was usually a snack or steamed buns or even steamed buns. After that, when Qin Yongcheng received him into the Qin Family to live a better life, and because he inadvertently acquired a space that he could grow, he started to like to research and study delicious food. However, it was unknown how this steamed bun was made, but it was very rough and scratched his throat.


    However, he still finished the steamed bun and drank another bowl of soup before feeling better in his stomach.


    After a relatively calm breakfast, Lei Daqiang began to arrange the jobs for today. Now was the time for the wild grasses to grow crazily, and the grasses in the fields to be uprooted. On the other hand, Madam Du arranged jobs for her daughter-in-law. Lady Zhao watered and watered the vegetables, Madam Qian cut the grass for the pigs, and Madam Qin went up the mountain to chop firewood. As for Lei Chuntao, the girl needed to be pampered before she could find a good home. Now that the sun was up, she did not go out and bask in the sunlight, she only needed to embroider flowers in her room.


    "My wife is resting." Lei Tia said.


    Madam Du''s face turned dark again, and she said stiffly: "Why are the farmers so expensive? How many days have you been resting? All the work at home has been delayed. "


    Qin Mian understood that he was unfamiliar with this place and it was temporarily impossible for him to leave the Lei Family. Thus, he could not fall out with the Madam Du yet, and just as he was about to agree, Lei Tia said again: "He is resting."


    After that, he ignored the Madam Du and dragged Qin Mian into the thatched hut, closed the door, and left.


    Madam Du''s eyes reddened, she looked at Lei Daqiang, "Head, look at boss, he''s already married and has forgotten his mother ¡­"


    Lei Daqiang watched as Lei Tia carried the load on his shoulders and walked out the door without turning back. He frowned, "Forget it, everyone''s body is currently not very good, we''ll talk about it in two days."


    Madam Du still listened to Lei Daqiang''s words a lot. Although he was feeling uncomfortable, he didn''t say anything else and comforted himself. When she thought here, she did not insist, but saw that the other two daughter-in-law still stood there doing nothing. Her eyes were wide open, and she did not speak with a cold face, but the fury in her eyes was blowing towards Lady Zhao and Madam Qian like a gale.


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian quickly took the farm tools they needed and quickly left the courtyard.


    Qin Mian stayed in the thatched hut, listening to the yard grow quieter with relief. He thanked Lei Tia profusely, locked the door, shook off the blanket, took out a few sets of clothes and two pillows from the wooden chest and stuffed them under the blanket, pretending that there were people lying inside. Then, he slipped into the blanket and entered the space. No one could blame him for being so cautious. This house was too dilapidated, and there were tiny cracks everywhere. It was very easy to peek inside. Space was an existence that defied the will of the heavens. He had to be extremely careful not to let anyone discover the existence of space.


    Normally speaking, if he had switched bodies, space wouldn''t have followed him. But perhaps it was because after the blood had dripped onto space, space and his soul had fused together, thus he had followed.


    It was very coincidental and bizarre to be able to acquire space. One night, after a few drinks, he went out for a walk to sober up. He happened to see two men killing a black dog in the woods. The dog was covered with several crisscrossing bloody wounds. He ran over in a rage, took out his cell phone and threatened the two of them to call the police. The two of them were not even 20 years old yet, but they were scared by him and ran away.


    The dog looked very weak. He had no experience in dealing with the dog, so he didn''t dare touch it. He quickly called the veterinarian hospital and told them to send someone to deal with it. He stroked the black dog''s head to comfort it and told him that someone was coming to save it.


    The black dog glanced at him and whined twice. It stood up with difficulty, licked his palm and spat out a reddish-brown jade ring. Then, it limped away.


    He was still dazed from the alcohol. He was dazed for a while before he regained his senses. He thought that he was hallucinating and when he looked at his palm, there was indeed a jade ring.


    Shocked, he quickly looked for the black dog. But the black dog was gone.


    This matter was very bizarre. Furthermore, the black dog clearly had a human nature, so it did not have any malicious intent. Thus, he left the jade ring on his finger, which he treasured very much.


    Later on in 2012, the theory of the apocalypse was very popular, especially in the novels of the apocalypse. Later in 2012, the theory of the apocalypse was very popular, even more so in the novels of the apocalypse. On a whim, he pierced his finger and dripped it on the ring. Never would he have thought that he would actually open the mysterious space!

 Chapter 4 Wicked Grandma

    The ring transformed into a small black mole on Qin Mian''s left wrist. And now, Qin Mian''s left wrist also had an identical black mole. Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps there was some mysterious reason, but Qin Mian did not care. The most important thing was that he still possessed this space.


    Space was a small world of its own. There were mountains, water, the sun rose and the sun set. There was also a classical courtyard house. What was worth mentioning was that there was a miraculous spirit spring water in this space. Qin Mian did not know where the Spirit Spring Water had come from, he just determined that the water inside was endless. The Spirit Spring Water had a miraculous effect. After drinking the Spirit Spring Water, his body had always been healthy and healthy, and the vegetables and fruits that had watered the Spirit Spring Water all looked good. Furthermore, the taste was extremely good, many times better than the vegetables sold outside.


    It was because the end of 2012 said that Qin Mian had collected a lot of ingredients from within, including food, clothes, etc. Not only that, he had raised a few chickens and ducks, grew all kinds of vegetables and fruits, and even had a few mu of rice and wheat. He felt more at ease eating what he grew. It was also because Qin Yongcheng had given him a sum of 5 million as compensation that he had the capital to waste time on all of this.


    Although he had transmigrated, with these materials, he was confident that he would be able to live a good life. There was something special about this space. It could be formed by one''s heart and mind. Once he found someone he loved, he could share space with her, sharing life and death. Even in ancient times, he could live a beautiful life.


    After drinking a cup of Spirit Spring Water s and pouring some water on an unknown flower bud in the flower bed at the back of the house, Qin Mian left the space. Right now, he was in a strange place. He tried his best to not stay in space, and he didn''t want to go in as long as he could.


    He stayed in the room until he heard the Madam Du say that he wanted to cook lunch, so he got up and went to the kitchen to help ignite the fire.


    Madam Du still did not treat him well, Qin Mian did not mind, it was not like he would lose a piece of flesh after being stared at a few times by her. He was still waiting for the Madam Du''s words to reveal some information about this space.


    "It''s for everyone." "Madam Du was a


    oyed when she saw how relaxed he looked." Since you are from our Lei Family, you shouldn''t just play around lazily all the time! Boss loving you is your good fortune, but you can''t just because boss loving you just take an inch, do not know what''s good for you! Do you know? " She used the spatula to dig through the dishes in the frying pan. The spatula knocked on the pan, making a loud sound as if Qin Mian was in a pot. No matter how quickly she turned it, the food in the pot soon gave off a sticky smell.


    "Is he unhappy with me or something!?" What''s the point of having such a big fire? " Madam Du suddenly used a spatula as she stared coldly at Qin Mian, "Do you want to burn through the pot or do you not want to let your family eat? "Huh?"


    Qin Mian was speechless. Stir-fried eggplant should be more oil, you are only using a spoon to drop a few drops of oil, it would be strange not to paste. Doing it was wrong, not doing it was also wrong. He finally understood that the Madam Du just did not like him. Since that was the case, then why would she agree to Lei Tia marrying Qin Mian back then?


    "If you don''t save this pot of food, you really won''t be able to eat anymore. I''ll go and see if they''re back. " After Qin Mian finished, he stood up and left.


    Without waiting for Madam Du to react, he immediately left the courtyard. For a moment, he really had the impulse to leave, but her reason quickly convinced him. He was not in good health, and she was only in her teens. How far could she walk? He could stay in space until her body recovered, but he knew nothing about this world. If she were to offend the taboo of space, or if someone were to discover the existence of space, he would die. Then there was the matter of the household register. If he left just like that, he would become a black sheep and she didn''t know how much trouble she would face in the future. The thing he was most worried about was whether the original owner and that man were married for a special reason, and whether or not escaping would attract people from Lei Family to chase him down and kill him.


    Not too far away, a group of people were walking over from the other side. They were chatting happily. It just so happened to be Lei Daqiang and the rest.


    Qin Mian hesitated for a moment, then stood at the side and waited for them.


    Lei Tia saw the child from afar and quickly walked two steps forward. In a short moment, he arrived in front of, who was looking at him with an inquiring look.


    Qin Mian also didn''t know what he "asked", so he simply shook his head and smiled towards the approaching Old Man Lei.


    "Father, all of you have returned." I was going to call you back for di


    er. "


    "Yes." Old Master Lei answered simply.


    Lei Xiangren and the others were all called "Big Sis".


    Qin Mian nodded again.


    Behind them were a few other villagers who had also finished their work and returned home. They looked at Qin Mian weirdly, gave an ambiguous smile, and then walked towards another small road.


    Qin Mian quietly pulled on Lei Tia''s arm, and when Lei Daqiang and the rest were inside, he released them, "I have something to discuss with you."


    Lei Tia gestured to enter and say.


    Just as the two of them entered the thatched hut, the Madam Du shouted in a shrill voice: "Old patriarch! Where did you go to be lazy? "


    Qin Mian sighed, "Forget it. "We''ll talk about it later tonight." He didn''t believe that the old woman would tie him up in front of him after dark!


    Lei Tia watched him walk out of the room, then stood in his original spot thinking about something. Only after a while did he leave.

 Chapter 5 Reasons

    When Lei Family people finished eating di


    er, the sky was still not completely dark. The house and the shadows of the trees were silhouetted against the last rays of the sun. It was the same with the peasants. They would try to eat di


    er before nightfall, so they could save some lamp oil.


    Qin Mian, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian washed the bowls and cleaned the kitchen under Madam Du''s covetous gaze.


    Coming out from the kitchen and seeing Lei Tia take a dark brown wooden basin to draw water from the well, Qin Mian was afraid that he would want to wash his feet with him. He quickly walked over and scooped up a ladle of cold water from the bucket and poured it all over his feet.


    Lei Tia paused, still remaining expressionless, he bent down to get some water.


    Qin Mian quickly returned to the thatched hut. His sandals were wet and uncomfortable, so he simply took them off to let his feet naturally dry, and sat down on the edge of the bed without a chair. The room was very dark, and the light from outside seeped in through the cracks in the walls, looking very desolate. On the contrary, when Qin Mian saw an oil lamp on the short table beside the bed, he didn''t know how he lit it and didn''t touch it.


    Not long later, Lei Tia walked in.


    Qin Mian asked in a low voice: "Is there anyone else outside?"


    Lei Tia did not know what he meant, he shook his head, walked in and sat on the bed.


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then said: "I don''t know what''s going on, but I don''t remember anything from the past. Can you tell me who I am, and why I am getting married to you? We''re both men. "


    Lei Tia turned his head and looked at him in surprise.


    Qin Mian looked at him calmly.


    "You are my wife. I am Lei Tia. "Go to sleep." Lei Tia got onto the bed first and lied down on the outside.


    "I''m a man!" Qin Mian was a little anxious, and asked closely, "How did I get married with you? Why would my family marry me to a man? "


    Lei Tia did not speak. It was too dark in the room, so Qin Mian could not see his expression clearly.


    "You''re my wife." After Lei Tia finished speaking, no matter how hard Qin Mian asked, he no longer spoke.


    Qin Mian was able to maintain his composure. After sitting there for a while, he shivered when a gust of wind blew and he crawled onto the inside of the bed to lie down. At the very least, there was still one more thing that he could rejoice about: Lei Tia did not force him to exercise the rights and duties of a "husband and wife". Pah pah!


    Qin Mian shook his head, trying to get rid of Lei Ren. After hesitating for a while, he still covered Lei Tia''s body with the sole blanket. The temperature around him was like a warm stove, making it difficult for him to ignore him. He decided to stop thinking about it and to have a good night''s sleep. When the sun rose, he would definitely find a way to ask about it. He slept soundly. As far as he could estimate, this body was at most twelve years old and still a child. Lei Tia could not possibly be a beast to such an extent that he could do anything to him.


    "..."


    After spending two days of time, Qin Mian finally understood his current situation. Once he teleported, he traveled to another time and space. Now, he was in the Grand Xia Dynasty and he was in the Qingshan Village.


    He had a clear understanding of the situation regarding Lei Family. Lei Tia, Lei Xiangren and the others were originally from the same father. Lei Tia''s biological mother died a difficult death while giving birth to Lei Tia half a year later. Lei Family still had a son who was only older than Lei Chuntao by a cup of tea''s worth of time. She was currently studying in the town''s private school and would only return once every few days.


    Coincidentally, the original owner of this body was also called Qin Mian. At this point, one had to say that Lei Tia was very pitiful. When Madam Du first entered, she was pretty good to Lei Tia, but now that she had a child, no matter how she looked at Lei Tia, he was unsightly, and if there was a hint of dissatisfaction, it would be beating her up while cursing her. As the saying goes, after having a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. Madam Du would say some bad things about Lei Tia from time to time, causing Lei Daqiang to gradually forget about him. When Lei Tia was twelve years old, the Madam Du urged Lei Daqiang to sell him to a wealthy family in order to become a attendant. Lei Tia could not bear it any longer and quietly left the house. She left for nearly ten years and returned less than a month ago with an ugly scar on her face. It was unknown what happened outside. His family asked him, and so did the villagers, but they couldn''t get anything out of him.


    After all, he was his own child, and he was no longer young. Furthermore, his two younger brothers had already married, so it wouldn''t be right for their boss to not get married. Lei Daqiang thought about how he was going to get Lei Tia married. However, a rather handsome person had a scar on his face. Which family''s girl would take a fancy to him? This matter had been delayed.


    Until one day, an old fortune-teller came to the village and claimed that the person destined for Lei Tia was a fourteen year old youngster who would appear in the western small forest at some point in time in a certain year! If the two of them were to be united, they would be extremely wealthy, and might even benefit the entire village. However, if Lei Tia were to marry someone else, then his Lei Family would definitely bring a calamity upon himself, or even his descendants.


    Hearing till here, Qin Mian''s first feeling was that this fortune-teller must have been invited by someone who disliked Lei Tia to deceive him.


    If he were to continue speaking, once this fortune-telling words left his mouth, the people from Lei Family would immediately change their expressions, preferring to believe in his words rather than not! On that day, Lei Daqiang brought Lei Xiangren and his group to the small forest where Fate was told to them. He did not expect the three of them to actually see a youth there!


    This youth was dressed in rags, lying on the ground unconscious.


    The three of them hesitated for a moment before bringing the boy back home.


    After the youth woke up, he only said that his name was Qin Mian and that he had escaped from a remote town.


    Because Lei Tia had been away from home for many years, Lei Daqiang felt somewhat guilty towards him. He did not really intend for him to marry this youth. At most, he would just raise this child, which should be able to protect him from disaster, right?


    He said that it didn''t matter if the two elders were implicated by Lei Tia, even if they lost their lives it wouldn''t be a big deal, but they couldn''t harm the other children just because of Lei Tia right? Especially since Lei Xiangyi still didn''t have a son, and he hadn''t even gotten married yet, and Lei Xiangzhi still had exams. He might be able to become an official in the future and bring glory to his ancestors, and his only daughter still hadn''t been introduced to his yet.


    Just like this, Lei Daqiang finally let go and let Lei Tia and Qin Mian get married.


    Qin Mian was sick and homeless, so if he did not agree to marry Lei Tia, he would be kicked out.

 Chapter 6 I Want to Split up

    Since this was a marriage, the household register naturally transferred to Lei Family.


    Until now, they had only been married for a few days.


    Qin Mian also found out about another matter that caused his heart to sink to the bottom. The news of the marriage of the two men had spread throughout the county, and it was unclear whether it had reached any further places. Men and women being together was the right path, and in Qingshan Village, there were two men who became husband and wife. How could this not become the laughingstock of others? In other words, even if he were to leave Lei Tia now, his reputation would be ruined. It was impossible for him to find a wife around here. Which parents would be willing to marry their own girl to someone who had once married a man?


    Divorce with Lei Tia, or in other words, "parting from him", was imminent.


    During the day, Madam Du would think of ways to make Qin Mian and Lei Tia work, and only at night would he have the chance to talk to Lei Tia. That night, after Lei Tia had finished washing his face and rinsing his mouth, Qin Mian spoke in a probing tone, "Actually, back then, you and I were forced to marry, and you also wanted to marry a wife. I mean, you also wanted to marry a normal wife and live a good life, right?"


    "You are my wife." Lei Tia looked at him, as if he didn''t understand why he had said those words.


    Qin Mian gasped. Was he abnormal? He tried to remain calm and patient. "I mean, you want to marry someone who can have a baby, too, don''t you?"


    "No need." Lei Tia took off his grass shoes, and said concisely.


    Qin Mian didn''t know if he really didn''t understand or was pretending, but he said straightforwardly: "Let''s leave each other."


    Lei Tia turned his head abruptly, stared at him for a while, and said: "I won''t leave."


    Then he went to bed, just as he had last time.


    Qin Mian was shocked. Could it be that Lei Tia had always liked men? But that didn''t make sense either. He had once looked at himself in a mirror in space, and the current him wasn''t good-looking at all, his black body was ski


    y and shriveled. Furthermore, the current him was only a child, even if Lei Tia liked men, he wouldn''t like him.


    As long as his household registration was still within the Lei Family, he would not be able to escape. He heard from the Brother Zhang in the village that the administration of household registration was very strict in this country. If he wanted to create a new household registration system, not only would he need a lot of money, he would also have to make a co


    ection. Even if he had the money, there was nothing he could do about it. Could it be that he had always been a scumbag?


    Qin Mian helplessly admitted: Right now, he has to continue staying in Lei Family.


    Since he had decided to stay, Qin Mian had a good look at the situation of the Lei Family. In total, there were six rooms, and upon entering, there was only one hall, and at the same time, it was a place for eating. Lei Daqiang and his wife, Lei Xiangren''s family, Lei Xiangyi''s family, Lei Xiangzhi was a scholar and had one room for all of them, while the last room was split into two rooms, one for Lei Xianglee and one for Lei Chuntao.


    Outside the house was the courtyard. There was a kitchen in the northwest corner, and a well in the right corner. To the east, near the gate, was a pigsty. Lei Tia returned later on. Since there was no place for him to stay, he could only build a thatched hut at the southwest corner of the courtyard. Not to mention the pigsty on the other side of the thatched cottage, it was only sheltered from the wind now. If the weather got colder, it might not have been possible to live in this hut until it rained and snowed. What a pity.


    Qin Mian felt a little disappointed in Lei Tia. Why didn''t Lei Family want to do anything about it? As a person who had ventured out before, he should at least have some experience, right?


    It would be good if they could split up and live on their own. Firstly, if there wasn''t anyone from the Lei Family interfering with them, it would be beneficial for him persuading Lei Tia to leave and secondly, he would be able to live a more comfortable life.


    It was weird, but logically speaking, the Madam Du really hated Lei Tia, why didn''t she urge Lei Daqiang to divide Lei Tia up?


    "Lei Tia Family, be careful!"


    An urgent warning sound suddenly sounded by Qin Mian''s ear. He shuddered and subconsciously threw away the thing in his hand, then retreated a few steps back ¡ª he suddenly remembered that he was chopping wood. That axe strike earlier missed, and had almost injured himself.


    A rough man in his early thirties walked quickly over and looked him up and down with concern. The man was carrying a basket with an old axe in it.


    "Are you alright?"


    "I''m fine. Brother Zhang, thank you. " Qin Mian thanked him sincerely. All of the information he gathered came from this person, Zhang Dashuan. In the past few days since he came to the Lei Family, other than the people from the Lei Family, he had met around a dozen people. Only Zhang Dashuan and his wife, Sister-in-Law Chun Hua, treated him with a normal attitude.


    In Zhang Dashuan''s eyes, Qin Mian was just a child, not much older than his son. Seeing that he was indeed fine, he casually asked, "What are you thinking so deeply about?" After saying that, he put down his burden, picked up the axe and chopped down the tree. With the axe, a deep mark appeared on a half withered tree that was as thick as an arm. The autumn harvest was about to arrive, and the farmers would take advantage of this time to do some odd jobs.


    Qin Mian thought for a while, and spoke honestly, "I''m thinking, since my mother doesn''t like me and Lei Tia, why not separate us out? As far as I know, isn''t the Liu family a branch family? "


    "Bang!" The small tree was chopped down, and Zhang Dashuan raised his axe to continue cutting. It is easier to dry a tree by cutting it into small pieces. The sound of the collision scared away the birds in the trees, causing the leaves to rustle.


    "Your family won''t be able to do that in a short period of time." Zhang Dashuan laughed as he chopped firewood, "Aren''t you afraid that the village will poke their backs if she separates you two out right after you and Tia get married? Furthermore, Tia is the boss of the Lei Family, even if it is a branch family, logically speaking, you and Tia should still be raising the two elders. "


    Ah? Qin Mian was dumbstruck.


    The sound of branches swaying came from behind them as the two of them turned around.


    Lei Tia carried his large bow on his left shoulder and a wild deer on his right shoulder as he strode forward. The deer was at least fifty or sixty catties tall, and it hung motionless on his body.


    "Tia, good luck! Such a big fellow would probably sell for quite a bit of money. Even if you keep it for yourself, you can still eat for a long period of time. " Zhang Dashuan looked at the wild deer enviously and said to Lei Tia with a smile.


    Qin Mian stared at the wild deer and could not help but lick his lips. Greed. But he knew that even if Lei Tia managed to hit his prey, he wouldn''t be able to eat meat. Madam Du was an old grubber, she would normally not even be willing to fry vegetables, let alone meat. Even the eggs were only for her two precious grandchildren and her only daughter. The others, including the two year-old Lei Xinxin, couldn''t even think about it. There was meat and eggs in his space, but he had no chance to cook them.


    Lei Tia nodded towards Zhang Dashuan and walked in front of him. Pausing for a moment, he took out something from his bosom and wrapped it with a green lotus leaf. The leaf emitted a faint smell of meat, attracting Qin Mian''s drool.


    Zhang Dashuan smiled ambiguously at Qin Mian and continued to chop firewood.


    Qin Mian struggled for a while before he took the lotus leaf package and said, "Thank you." Opening the lotus leaf, he found a chicken drumstick that was being roasted until it was oily. It was still slightly hot.


    Lei Tia put down his prey and bow, picked up his axe and went to the side to chop firewood.


    The basket, which was originally filled with only three or four sticks of firewood, gradually filled up.


    After Qin Mian finished the chicken leg, he felt that it was even more delicious than any chicken leg he had ever eaten before.


    Almost at the same time he finished eating the chicken leg, Lei Tia stood up. The two baskets that Qin Mian brought with him to hold firewood was only filled to the brim with one. Lei Tia put the axe, prey and bow into another basket and picked it up with his carrying pole.


    Qin Mian''s feelings were a little subtle. Why did it feel like Lei Tia chopped firewood just to wait for him to finish eating the chicken drumstick?


    "Brother Zhang, let''s go." Lei Tia said to Zhang Dashuan.


    Zhang Dashuan waved his hands, "Ai, alright, I will chop some more before returning."

 Chapter 7 Game Disturbance

    Qin Mian licked his lips, trying his best to not leave any traces of oil. Looking at his clothes, he chose to wipe his mouth with the lotus leaf.


    Lei Tia noticed his movements, he pursed his lips, his eyes fluctuating for a moment.


    As the sun set in the west, the dim yellow sunlight shone through the clouds, dyeing the clouds with a mixture of bright and dark colors, as if they had been dyed with colors. The water in the pond was reflected in an orange color, rippling along with the wind. A flock of birds flew through the sky, leaving behind a crisp cry. The busy people in the fields hurried back, to get home before dark, and to be able to rest when they were done with their work. Only the naughty children did not know their worries. They would chase and fight in the fields, occasionally letting out happy laughter. Even if they accidentally fell down, they would not care. They would happily get up and continue to play. A few hyenas ran along, wagging their tails happily.


    Lei Tia did not like to talk, so Qin Mian did not look for him to talk. Instead, he looked at his bow. The bow was gray in color, made of some unknown wood. It looked very sturdy, smooth and shiny. It must have been cleaned and maintained often, and was highly valued by its owner. The quiver was made of gray cloth, and inside it were ten arrows, clean.


    "Yo, the two of them are going home together, how loving." A woman around forty years old, dressed in a Jing Chai skirt, walked over from a field trail with a hoe over her shoulder. She looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia smilingly, and paused on the wild deer in the basket for a while out of the corner of her eyes.


    Qin Mian could see it clearly, this man looked kind and amiable, but the disdain in his eyes was not hidden well.


    The woman continued, "It''s so big. Your family will not have to worry about meat for ten days to half a month. Little Brother Qin, you still don''t know about Lei Family when you first arrived, right? Your grandma''s culinary skills are one of the best in our village! "You''ve had a great time tonight."


    Another woman, who was walking not far behind the woman, held a basket of vegetables and covered her mouth. Which one of us doesn''t know that Sister Lei is a thrifty family member? "


    Lei Tia pretended not to hear it, and continued to walk at a leisurely pace.


    Qin Mian sighed to himself and walked a few steps quickly.


    When the two of them entered the house, Madam Du was walking out, stopping in her tracks. She glanced at the basket and saw the prey, her face revealing a satisfied look, but then she saw the firewood in the other basket and her expression darkened.


    "Old fellow, did you cut so little firewood this afternoon?"


    Qin Mian stood behind Lei Tia, "Mother, I am small and do not have much strength, please take care of me."


    "Who am I to you? You''re not allowed to eat at night! All of you are looking down on me. " Madam Du''s gaze fell on the wild deer once again, and her tone to Lei Tia became slightly more gentle, "Boss, take care of this thing."


    "Big brother, you''re back." A coarse cloth man walked out of the house with a few steps, and looked at the wild deer with a face full of joy. His triangular eyes flickered with a bright light, and there were two indistinct lines at the corner of his eyes. Mother, how about we stew the potatoes with venison tonight? "


    Lei Xiangren was only one year younger than Lei Tia, but he looked to be four or five years older than Lei Tia. If the three of them were to walk outside together, people who were unaware would definitely think that Lei Tia was their little brother. This was also one of the reasons why Qin Mian had always felt that there was a sense of unfamiliarity with Lei Tia. He was somewhat curious about the ten years that Lei Tia had been gone for.


    Mrs Zhao heard the noise from inside the house and quickly walked out. She smiled and took Madam Du''s arm, as if they were very close, "Mother, then we will have our blessings. Mother''s stewed meat has always been delicious. When I thought back to the wild boar stew that Little Treasure''s stepmother cooked, my wife was still drooling. "


    Qin Mian almost burst out laughing. Are you saying that Lei Family hasn''t eaten meat in a long time?


    In the kitchen, Madam Qian who was cooking glanced at Mrs Zhao''s appearance through the window, and laughed disdainfully, whispering, "It would be weird if I could eat it."


    Lei Xiangyi, who just entered the door, happened to hear Mrs Zhao''s words and looked at Madam Du in anticipation. He had been eating green radish sweet potatoes all day long.


    "What do you want to eat?" Madam Du glared at Madame Zhao fiercely, and said without a doubt, "Leave all of them for when the Autumn Harvest is over."


    Only then did Lei Tia get the chance to speak, "I''ll sell it tomorrow morning." After saying that, he ignored the others'' reactions and placed the burden on the side. Then, he took the wild deer and went to the well to handle it.


    Madam Du, Lei Xiangren and the rest were all stu


    ed.


    Lei Xiangyi did not mind and went straight into the house.


    "Boss," The Madam Du walked over, "It''s almost time to harvest them. The amount of oil we need is huge, keep this wild deer, then we won''t need to spend money to buy meat. "Listen to the f * ck, we''ll keep this meat."


    Lei Tia squatted by the well, took out a knife from nowhere and quickly cut open the wild deer''s abdomen, preparing to peel it.


    Qin Mian was waiting to see a show. Although he had only interacted with Lei Tia for a few days, he could already see that Lei Tia was a man of his words. As long as he made a decision, it would be very difficult to change his personality. "What will the Madam Du do?


    "Uncle, why do you insist on going against mother? Mother is angry. " "Why do you have to sell the meat?"


    "Both Feng and I need to add some clothes." Lei Tia replied indifferently, his hands did not stop moving, the scent of deer blood filled the entire courtyard.


    Madam Du suddenly turned her head.


    Qin Mian thought.


    "Alright!" Madam Du took two steps forward and stood in front of him, pointing at his nose and shouting, her eyes bulging as though she had suffered a great injustice, "I already said, why is boss so stubborn all of a sudden? So it was you who instigated them from behind! The Qin family, you are purposely causing discord between us, right? "


    "I didn''t. It''s none of my business." Qin Mian nimbly dodged the attack and quickly hid to Lei Tia''s side to use him as a shield. He didn''t feel the least bit apologetic towards Lei Tia at all, and thought to himself: Who told you not to agree and leave?


    It wasn''t that he couldn''t deal with the Madam Du, but the word "filial" pressured him to death. If he really went against the Madam Du or did something to the latter, not only Lei Family, the entire village wouldn''t be able to contain him. He had to think of another way to deal with the Madam Du.


    "No?" The Madam Du rushed over and said aggressively, "No one said that they would help you get additional clothes? Is my Lei Family short of your appetite, or is it short of your drink? Don''t you know how to get your clothes on when the time comes? You just can''t stand to see a kind family, can you? Boss, get out of the way! " With her temper, she didn''t want to give in to Lei Tia at all. But ever since Lei Tia left home, the village people had been pointing fingers at her from the back. Xianglee had not mentioned his daughter-in-law yet, and Chuntao had not set a marriage with her. For the sake of their reputation, she could only endure it, not being able to directly go against Lei Tia and take the blade of the Qin.

 Chapter 8 Split Home（1）

    Madam Du went to Lei Tia''s left side and Qin Mian dodged to Lei Tia''s right. Ever since he started drinking the Spirit Spring Water, his body had already recovered to eighty percent normal. Not only did his strength increase, his sensitivity also increased.


    Lei Chuntao did not come out. She just stood by the window and looked out. Ever since Qin Mian arrived at the Lei Family, he had been gloomy and silent. It was the first time she had ever seen him like this ¡­ His lively appearance clearly indicated that he was deliberately teasing his mother. Seeing how one ran away so easily while the other chased while panting, she did not get angry. Instead, she felt that it was fu


    y and helpless. Mother was also right, it was always Qin Mian that made things difficult. Although she felt uncomfortable with having a man with a sister-in-law, Qin Mian had already entered the door, and since it was due to the fortune-telling master''s words, she couldn''t leave.


    "Stop right there!" Madam Du hated that Qin Mian did not give her any face at all.


    Lei Tia watched as Qin Mian nimbly scuttled back and forth, a look of surprise and happiness flashing in his eyes. He stood up and protected his people behind him, then turned to face Madam Du and said, "Mother, it''s fine if you don''t sell your prey.


    Trying to take the silver from the Madam Du was like biting her flesh. She stopped and took two breaths, then said indifferently: "You speak so easily, where did I get the silver from? Your Fourth Younger Brother should be getting married, are you prepared for this betrothal gift? Your little sister isn''t engaged yet, but you should prepare the dowry, right? And you, Fifth Brother, can''t spend money to study? "Boss, forgive me too."


    Lei Tia said again: "The prey will be sold tomorrow."


    Madam Du''s face was so gloomy that it looked like dripping water, "What happens after we sell the autumn harvest? Forget it, if you want to sell it, then sell it.


    Lei Tia said: "We''ll see."


    Madam Du angrily entered the house.


    Lei Xiangren''s face was filled with disappointment. He couldn''t help but glance at the venison, thought for a bit, then caught up to Madam Du and followed her into the house. He closed the door at the same time.


    "What are you doing sneaking around?" Madam Du slapped his arm forcefully and stared at him in rebuke.


    "Mother, as long as you can calm down, your son will let you hit him a few more times." Lei Xiangren smiled as he sent his arm over.


    Madam Du was immediately amused by him and lightly slapped his face, "Why are you following me in?" This was her first son. He had always been doting on her, so how could she bear to really hit him?


    "Mother, please have some tea." Lei Xiangren picked up the teapot to pour her a cup of tea before sitting down beside her. He lowered his voice, afraid that others would hear it, "Actually, I had wanted to ask you a long time ago, since you do not like Big Brother, why not just give him a share? In fact, he felt that the Madam Du would cause trouble for Qin Mian every day. As long as he returned home, there would be no quiet times.


    "You think I don''t want to?" Madam Du snappily replied, "But our family has a lot of places to spend money. Our boss can work, and he is good at hunting too. "You''ll pay for your two younger brothers and one younger sister?"


    Lei Xiangren immediately shook his head, "How can my son be so capable?"


    "Also, he left home for ten years, so he should have more or less some savings." Madam Du''s tone was calm, as if she did not care, but the desire in her eyes revealed her thoughts.


    Lei Xiangren was overjoyed, but at the same time, a little uncertain. "Didn''t he give father twenty silver when he came back?"


    "Hmph, I don''t believe that he only earned twenty silver taels in the past ten years." Twenty silver from the start. I think ¡ª "Madam Du noticed that Lei Xiangren''s eyeballs were rolling and suddenly regretted telling him all of this. He waved his hand and stood up," This is just my guess. Let''s not talk about this and go and see if di


    er is ready. "


    During di


    er time, Qin Mian did not go. The Madam Du had said that he would not be allowed to eat, so he did not go. He was disdainful of fighting with a woman every day, so he couldn''t be bothered to quibble with her. At most, he could just secretly eat some snacks in the space.


    Taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, he walked out of the courtyard and leisurely wandered off into the distance. The sun was about to set, the sky in the west was a warm dim yellow, the people in the fields had all returned home, the entire village was quiet, it was just right for him to think: What should he do to make Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du take the initiative to separate them?


    There was not a single person on the road. Qin Mian leisurely jogged along the roadside until he was around the same distance before turning back to run. While thinking, he also tried to train his body. Ru


    ing half an hour a day and doing push-ups for half an hour a day would definitely toughen the body. He had always thought that this body was no more than twelve years old. Only later did he find out that he was actually fourteen years old, and only about 1.3 meters tall. Fortunately, he was young and had enough time to make up for it.


    Qin Mian calmly analyzed. Although Lei Daqiang was everyone''s leader, he only cared about the work outside. The rest of the things were left up to the Madam Du. Therefore, the key of the branch family was still the Madam Du. There was no doubt that the Madam Du did not have any feelings for Lei Tia at all. Qin Mian was certain that Madam Du also wanted to separate Lei Tia from the others. The reason she did not do so, other than fearing that people in the village would gossip about him, must have other reasons.


    Other than Lei Xiangzhi who had never met Lei Xiangzhi before, among the four brothers of Lei Family, Lei Tia was the oldest and strongest. To the peasants who relied on their physical strength to eat, this was a free and powerful labour.


    There was also money. This was something that Qin Mian had analyzed from a single sentence from the Madam Du ¡ª "Leave all the prey that you''ve caught to me in the future to handle." Qin Mian had seen the wild deer before, its arrow had pierced right through the wild deer''s neck, killing it with one arrow, which meant that Lei Tia''s archery was very good, and there were many prey that could be hunted from now until Autumn Harvest. No matter if it was modern or ancient, meat was not cheap, and he definitely had a lot of money to sell. The Madam Du wanted to control all of this in her hands, but not for money? Also, there are still three unmarried children in Lei Family. Historically, dowry and dowry were valued in marriage, especially in ancient times. If the betrothal gift was too little, which girl would be willing to marry him? If the dowry was too little and the girl didn''t have any confidence when he went to his in-laws'' home, he might be looked down upon by others. Therefore, according to Qin Mian''s analysis, the Madam Du most likely wanted to take all possible money from Lei Tia to spend on him, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao. The more Lei Tia said, the less she would be able to say. Good plan.


    If you want Madam Du to take the initiative and propose a division, there are a few ways ¡­


    Qin Mian''s mind was spi


    ing very quickly, his wrist was suddenly held tightly by someone, and his heavy voice sounded beside his ear.


    "Where are you going?"

 Chapter 9 Split Home（2）

    Qin Mian turned his head back and stared intently at him. His eyes remained unmoving as he held a bowl in his right hand. There was sweet potato and millet rice in the bowl with a pair of chopsticks. So-called sweet potato and millet rice is sweet potato and millet rice steamed together. The most recent staple food is basically sweet potato and millet rice and steamed buns. There was a pile of cooked vegetables on top of the rice, and there was even a fried egg.


    It was impossible for the Madam Du to be kind enough to give him eggs to eat. Most of the eggs were saved by Lei Tia for him to eat. Qin Mian really wanted to overturn this conjecture.


    He moved his wrist and explained, "Where can I go when I''m hungry and empty-handed? "I was training my body just now and accidentally ran away." Other than Lei Tia not willing to part with him, Lei Tia had left a good impression on him, so his tone was very calm.


    Lei Tia released his hand and handed the bowl of food to him, then pulled him towards the locust tree beside the road. There was a flat rock beneath the tree. Villagers often chat here in their spare time.


    Qin Mian sat down on the rock and only ate the egg. Even eating chicken, duck, and fish for half a month wouldn''t be enough, much less sweet potato rice.


    "I can''t eat anymore." Qin Mian held onto his bowl, looked at the sunset in the west, and sighed, "I want to eat white rice, fish and chicken, barbecue, steak, and beer ¡­"


    Lei Tia looked at him for a long time before he took the bowl and quietly ate his meal.


    Qin Mian was startled, "You didn''t eat it?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia replied.


    "Oh." Qin Mian leaned on the locust tree and continued to think about the possibility of the Madam Du splitting up. He did not care about the others, but he must think of a way to get the Madam Du to separate him and Lei Tia.


    He could first probe out Lei Tia''s views on the branch families.


    "There''s something I want to ask you."


    Lei Tia looked at him, nodded, and continued to eat.


    "Where will we all live? "This is the pigsty opposite us ¡­" Qin Mian asked in an extremely obscure tone.


    Lei Tia paused, and did not raise his head, "After the harvest, we will split up and live together."


    Surprise caused Qin Mian to stand up excitedly, "Are you for real?" Initially, he had two vague thoughts: either he should pretend that Lei Tia was sick, and it was a serious illness, so as to cut off the thought of using Lei Tia as a laborer in the Madam Du; or he could use Madam Du''s superstitious thoughts and his concern for Lei Xiangzhi, the scholar, and ask the Madam Du to kick him and Lei Tia out. Never would he have thought that Lei Tia was not stupid, nor was he naive. He already had another plan in mind.


    When he thought about being able to leave the Lei Family, Qin Mian couldn''t help but suppress his good mood, and revealed a smile towards Lei Tia. He sat down again, and spoke with a much lighter tone, "Can we separate earlier? I know you want to go out after the harvest because you want to help your family out with the farm work, but even if we do, we can help with the farm work. "What do you think?"


    Lei Tia looked at him and suddenly said. His voice was still muffled, but his tone was incomparably firm, "I won''t leave."


    Qin Mian was shocked. How could this guy be so sensitive? He avoided Lei Tia''s gaze and laughed dryly, "I didn''t mention anything about He Li. I mean about the family. Those who are often angry get old quickly. I don''t like being with my mother, so wouldn''t it be unfilial for her to continue living with me and make her angry? "


    "I don''t know how to do laundry."


    Qin Mian immediately replied: "I will!"


    "I don''t know how to cook."


    "I will!" Qin Mian was afraid that he would not be able to convince Yue Yang to split the family.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    The little person from Qin Mianxin jumped up three meters high and urged: "Hurry and eat."


    Lei Tia was neither fast nor slow, he stared at him anxiously and wished that she could help him eat them.


    Lei Tia patted his head, "No rush."


    Qin Mian did not have time to protest his actions, and directly replied him: "Very urgent!"


    Lei Tia slightly increased his speed. When he had finished his last bite, they went home together.


    The sunset gradually disappeared, leaving only the faint light of the sun. The entire village was shrouded in darkness, and the few families in the village had lit their lamps, which swayed in the wind and the shadows of the walls.


    A lot of Qin Mian said in a sour tone: "Big Sis is truly envious. Not only did Big Brother send food to Big Sis, after eating, he even helped Big Sis hold an empty bowl. Jealous! "


    The Madam Du in the room quickly followed, "My lord, why haven''t you washed the bowls yet? You don''t want the lamp oil? "


    Qin Mian did not feel pain or itchiness, and was about to branch out, he did not want any side issues to arise. He went into the kitchen and washed the dishes in the faint moonlight. In ancient times, there was no detergent. If one wanted to wash the grease off the dishes, they could only use hot water. Since there were two pots on one stove, the pot outside boiled water when cooking. Qin Mian opened the lid of the i


    er pot and discovered that there was no hot water. He did not know who used it, but he boiled the pot again.


    Lei Tia sat in front of the stove and helped ignite the fire.


    By the time they finished washing the dishes, the house was already dark and quiet.


    The two of them washed up in the moonlight and returned to the thatched cottage.

 Chapter 10 Split Home（3）

    The two of them did not light their lamps and went to bed in the dark.


    Qin Mian touched the old and hard blanket on his body, but he was in a relaxed state of mind ¡ª soon to be separated into families. Compared to the branch family, the other grievances were nothing.


    "Right, where do we live after the branch families leave?" Qin Mian suddenly thought of the most important thing and asked softly.


    Lei Tia paused for a moment in the darkness, "I only have enough money to build a thatched cottage."


    Qin Mian did not mind, and laughed, "As long as we can move out from here, even living in a cave is fine." As long as he left here, he would have a way to make money.


    Lei Tia hadn''t spoken for a long time, and it was unknown if he had fallen asleep.


    Qin Mian tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. After struggling for nearly an hour, he finally sat up.


    "Where to?"


    Lei Tia''s voice suddenly resounded.


    Qin Mian jumped in shock. Luckily he didn''t take out the food from the spatial space hastily. He rubbed his stomach and sighed, "I''m hungry." When he was growing up, how could a chicken leg and an egg be enough for him to eat? Even if there were leftover di


    er, she would have kept it locked in the cupboard by the Madam Du, so she was the only one with a key.


    Beside him, Lei Tia also stood up. A large amount of moonlight shone in, and it was Lei Tia who soundlessly opened the door.


    "Let''s go." Lei Tia said softly.


    "Where to?" Qin Mian was puzzled, he climbed down the bed and put on his shoes.


    Lei Tia opened the courtyard door and lightly closed it after Qin Mian left.


    The moonlight was as calm as water. It was late September, the night was rather cold, but it did not make people feel cold. The night wind blew against their faces, making them feel very comfortable.


    Lei Tia held onto Qin Mian''s wrist, but Qin Mian was unable to break free, he could only let him. The ground was full of holes. If he was not careful, he would step into the pit, and Lei Tia could hold him back.


    Walking along the road, Qin Mian was even more confused. We''ll be out of the village if we keep walking. Upon arriving at the Cereal Field, Lei Tia stopped in front of a straw mound that was as tall as a person, extended his hand and dug around the top of the mound, three eggs appearing in his hands.


    Qin Mian looked at him in surprise. Who would have thought that someone like him would actually steal another person''s eggs?


    Lei Tia seemed to have seen through his thoughts, "Wild chicken."


    Qin Mian thought that it was true too. How could a domesticated chicken come here to lay an egg?


    "Wait." Lei Tia pushed three eggs into his hands.


    Qin Mian watched his back as it gradually disappeared into the distance. The surrounding was silent and empty, only the grass was in the shadow of the moonlight and the wind was blowing behind him. He felt his hair stand on end, rubbed his hands together, touched by Lei Tia''s actions, but also sympathized for the fact that he was born in such a family. Madam Du locking the cupboard wasn''t only to guard against him, but also to guard against Lady Zhao and Madam Qian from stealing the secrets. They were originally a family, but for it to reach such a level, how could they not find it hilarious and depressing?


    Not long after, Lei Tia returned with a small bundle of firewood, and in his right hand were two corn cobs that had snapped from nowhere. He lit a fire with flint and put the eggs in the fire. Then he roasted the eggs on top of the fire with two thin sticks of bamboo and corn.


    Under the flickering light, the man''s face was calmer than it was in the daytime. Even though he was seated, his back was still straight and he looked very calm and reliable.


    Fire tongue licked the corn, and in a while, Lei Tia would turn the bamboo in his hand around. Qin Mian yawned as he laid on his knees and smelled the fragrance of the corn before he straightened up. When Lei Tia handed the two corn over, he only took one.


    "You have one too." He took a bite of the corn. It was soft and fragrant, and a smile appeared in his eyes. Your cooking skills are pretty good, not bad at all. " When Lei Tia was hunting, he did not come back to eat at noon. He needed to solve his problem by himself, this was how he trained his skills.


    Lei Tia did not say anything, his face still had no expression, but the cold lines of his face had clearly softened, as he picked up a stick and turned the eggs in the fire.


    Even after Qin Mian and Lei Tia had been together for many years, when he thought of the scenes from that night, Qin Mian''s heart was still filled with warmth.


    "When are you going to mention the branch family? "I''m not trying to hurry you up and get to the bottom of this."


    Lei Tia did not eat corn, "Tomorrow night Fifth Brother will go home and rest for one day. We''ll talk about it then. "


    Qin Mian nodded. He already knew that Lei Tia had his own way of thinking. He probably knew how to split the family, so he didn''t need to say anything. Moreover, he always felt that he was an outsider, so he couldn''t interfere.


    Lei Tia took out the egg and placed it on the wind to cool it down.


    After Qin Mian finished chewing on the corn stalks, he touched the eggs. They were no longer hot.


    Only then did Lei Tia eat the corn in his hands.


    The corncob was thrown into a rice field as high as his knees.


    "There will be traces here." Qin Mian pointed to the burnt campfire.


    Lei Tia said: "It''s not time to use your Cereal Field yet." This meant that no one would be able to find out about it in the next few days. Actually, even if someone found out about it, it wouldn''t be a big deal. At most, it would raise some speculations. If it was serious, there would be people gossiping about it.


    "Then let''s go." In order to express his gratitude to Lei Tia, Qin Mian bent down to carry the excess firewood.


    Lei Tia was a step faster than him. He picked up a few firewood and signaled him to follow.


    As he passed by his house, he conveniently placed the firewood on the pile. The two of them went back to their room.


    There was no sound in the yard. Their departure did not alarm anyone.


    His stomach was satisfied, and Qin Mian''s sleepiness came as well. He fell asleep very quickly, and felt very cold in the middle of the night. He subconsciously leaned on the heat source beside him and slept soundly.

 Chapter 11 Make a Lot of Money and Put as Much Oil as You Want

    The first time the chicken cried out, Lei Tia opened his eyes. The faint light and the wind outside squeezed through the gaps of the thatched cottage. He quickly regained consciousness and lowered his head to look at the warm object in his arms. The youth curled up in his arms was sleeping soundly. The boy had squeezed into his arms in the middle of the night, cold and unconscious, his head tucked under his right armpit.


    He took off his arms, tucked the boy in, quietly dressed, went to the courtyard to wash his face in the cold well water, then returned to the thatched hut to pack up his prey and bow, and set off in the dim light of dawn. This place was not close to the town. Furthermore, they had to climb a mountain. It would take them more than an hour to walk. It would be the busiest time since they could reach the market earlier. The people who were responsible for purchasing from rich families all chose to come out at this time to sell their prey faster.


    Not too far away, a few people from the village who were similarly rushing the market walked over from another direction. Each of them carried a burden and even bent the carrying pole.


    "Tia." One of them was Zhang Dashuan.


    "Brother Zhang." Lei Tia greeted his without saying a word.


    Zhang Dashuan knew his character, so he didn''t mind and nodded with a smile.


    A man around 30 years old came to Lei Tia''s side, "Tia, how does your marriage feel? Is my wife easy to hug? "


    "Mountain!" Zhang Dashuan''s expression changed slightly as he frowned and looked at him.


    "What''s wrong with asking?" The other person was younger, and looked to be in his mid-twenties. He smirked as he knocked against Zhang Dashuan''s carrying pole, "Brother Zhang, aren''t you curious? Big Brother Shan is right, Tia''s wife looked at him and felt that it would be hard to touch you, so why do you have to ask. "


    Zhang Dashuan angrily stopped him from continuing, "Strong pillar!"


    Lei Tia stopped in his tracks, his pair of unwavering black eyes staring straight at Song Qiang. It was as if the temperature of the air had dropped.


    Yao Mountain was shocked and a little regretful. Lei Tia was not one to be trifled with, why would he go and provoke him? He was pissed off. It wasn''t impossible for him to shoot someone with an arrow.


    Song Qiang felt chills down his spine, but he was unwilling to lose face in front of others. He sneered and raised his head, saying, "What''s wrong? You dare to marry a man as your wife? I dare to say that! "


    Lei Tia retracted the cold light in his eyes, turned around, and said to Zhang Dashuan in a bland voice: "Brother Zhang, let''s go first."


    "Alright, alright." Zhang Dashuan was afraid that he would argue with the other two and immediately nodded his head.


    After Lei Tia''s figure had merged into the black figure of Qing Shan, Song Qiang let out a cold snort, "I already said, let''s see what you can do to me!"


    Zhang Dashuan and Yao Mountain looked at each other, secretly shaking their heads. If he really wasn''t afraid, then why didn''t he say this in front of Lei Tia?


    Zhang Dashuan waved his hand, "Let''s go, let''s continue on our way."


    Qin Mian naturally did not know what had happened to his cheap "husband", and was curled up in bed sleeping soundly. After an unknown period of time, the door was slammed open with a ''peng'' sound.


    "Why aren''t you getting up, everyone? You really became a pig after living with a pig for so long? "


    Qin Mian suddenly sat up, looking coldly at Madam Du. The old woman was too wicked. This wasn''t just scolding him, it was also scolding her man''s eldest son.


    "What is it? You''re still not convinced? " Madam Du did not even put him in his eyes, and his voice became louder, "Get up!"


    Qin Mian took a deep breath and smiled to her, "Mother, I''ll get up now. You''ve worked hard. I''ll make breakfast for you today. "


    Madam Du''s expression softened, "Hurry!"


    Qin Mian put on his clothes and went out. The sky wasn''t bright yet. It was at most six o''clock in the morning. He washed his face briefly, went into the kitchen, and looked around. Inside the bamboo basket were some sweet potatoes, some autumn eggplants, some green peppers, three potatoes, and two eggs.


    The Madam Du followed him in, "In the morning, cook the dishes in the basket. I have already scooped up the brown rice, and when you cook, steam the two eggs on the rice."


    When she finished, she did not leave, but waited at the door.


    "Got it." Qin Mian knew that she was afraid that he would overcook the rice. So unlike the city dwellers who would have to eat soup and water in the morning, the Zhuang family''s food was the same as lunch and di


    er. Otherwise, it would be easy for them to get hungry.


    Seeing that he did not try to hide anything, the Madam Du left with ease.


    As the rice was being cooked, Qin Mian washed the dishes and cut them into pieces. After the rice was cooked, he scooped up the sweet potato brown rice and put it in a basin. He placed it on top of the hot water to keep it warm and then washed the dishes.


    The Madam Qian probably had nothing to do, so she came in to help him replenish the firewood.


    Qin Mian wished for nothing more. After the wok was boiled dry, he scooped a spoonful of oil and poured it in.


    The Madam Qian could not stop her in time, "Eldest Sister-in-law, you are letting it go too far.


    Qin Mian calmly replied: "Eat the eggplant. Only with more oil will it taste good."


    Madam Qian didn''t care, she was the one who was scolded, not him. She laughed and praised, "It smells so good. Sister-in-law, you''re the one who''s brave. "If only you can cook from now on."


    Qin Mian smiled indifferently, declining to comment.


    Just like that, Qin Mian had fried two plates of eggplant, two plates of sweet potatoes and two plates of green peppers.


    Once the dishes were done, he quickly slipped out the door.


    Not long after, he heard the loud curses of the Madam Du. His left ear went in and out of his right ear as he walked slowly along the road out of the village.


    When he saw a tall figure walking towards him at a leisurely pace, he quickly waved his hand. That was his protective talisman!


    Lei Tia looked at the short and frail figure of the young girl in the distance and unconsciously quickened his pace. This was the first time someone had waited for him to return.


    When he got closer, his voice sounded normal. "What?"


    "I''m fine. I just finished cooking. Mom thinks I put too much oil in it. " Qin Mian told the truth and did not deny that he did this on purpose.


    Lei Tia nodded his head, "I can make a lot of money, so when you cook, put as much oil as you want."


    Qin Mian''s face was a little hot as he changed the topic, "You sold the prey? How much did you sell it for? "


    Lei Tia replied: "Two taels of silver."


    Qin Mian said. He knew that 1 tael of gold was equivalent to 10 taels of silver, 1 tael of silver was equivalent to 10 taels of silver, and 1 tael of gold was equivalent to 100 taels of gold. However, he didn''t know what the concept of 1 coin was, nor did he know how many items he could buy, so he didn''t know whether it was too much or too little.


    When they got home, the food had just been served.


    When Madam Du saw that Qin Mian was about to start cursing, Lei Tia called his mother and pulled Qin Mian over to sit by the side of the table.


    When the Madam Du thought about how Lei Tia obtained the money, she suppressed her anger and let Qin Mian go. She said gently: "Boss is back, how is the situation today?"


    "Enough for me and Little Jun to wear two sets of clothes."


    Qin Mian ignored Madam Du, picked up his bowl of rice, picked up his chopsticks and stuffed the eggplant into the bowl, then picked up the chopsticks and stuffing them into the bowl. Although it was a vegetarian dish, with enough oil, it was much more delicious than the dishes cooked by the Madam Du previously.


    Lei Xiangren, Luo Hua City Mistress and the others were eating with relish, their mouths full of oil. Seeing that the food on the plate was getting shallower, Qin Mian quickly picked some food from Lei Tia''s bowl.


    Lei Tia glanced at him and Qin Mian replied with a smile.


    The Madam Du was not satisfied with Lei Tia''s answer and asked again, "Must be around two to three taels, right?"


    "One or two hundred." After Lei Tia finished speaking, he did not speak anymore and lowered his head to eat.


    He did not want to submit anything related to the officials, so Madam Du felt uncomfortable, but just as he was about to speak, Lei Xiangren''s voice came out from the kitchen, "Why is there no food in the wok?"


    Lei Xiangyi said: You''ve already eaten two bowls, and you still want to eat?


    Madam Du came back to her senses and looked at the table. There were only a few bits of soup left on the three dishes on the table and only a little dish remained in her bowl. Needless to say, it was Lei Chuntao who gave it to her.


    In a split-second, a surge of anger and anger rose from her chest and rushed into her brain. She picked up her chopsticks and threw it onto the ground, then shouted towards Madame Zhao and Madam Qian, "You ate so miserably. Did you guys just get released from prison? Even dogs are not as clean as you all! "


    Madam Qian quickly finished preparing the rice in the bowl and did not say a word.


    Mrs Zhao muttered unwillingly, "His aunt also ate ¡­"


    "Second sister!" Lei Chuntao''s face was completely red, she glared at Mrs Zhao.


    Madam Du was so angry that she staggered.


    "Enough!" You can''t even stop for a meal! " Lei Daqiang laid his face on the table with a slap. Unknowingly, his face was also a little red.


    Madam Du sat down heavily, her gaze turned towards Qin Mian. She looked at him with extreme hatred and coldness, as though she was looking at his enemy.


    Qin Mian hid behind Lei Tia and continued to eat.


    Madam Du looked at Lei Tia who was blocking her view, "Boss, are you still going to town tomorrow? Get two catties of oil back. "


    Lei Tia replied: "I''m not going. I have matters to attend to."


    After di


    er, Qin Mian took the initiative to say: "Mother, I will go chop firewood."


    Madam Du immediately said: "No need for you! You can''t even chop two catties of firewood a day! The second brother''s family and the third brother''s family will go and chop firewood, and the old friend''s dishes and clothes! "


    Qin Mian rejoiced secretly.


    Only, when he saw the pile of clothes by the well, he realized that he had still underestimated Madam Du. Madam Du took out some clean clothes, right?


    "Wife, come with me to mow the grass." Lei Tia walked over and pulled Qin Mian away.


    Qin Mian reckoned that he was thinking of splitting the branch families, so he did not have to worry too much about Madam Du.

 Chapter 12 Split Home（4）

    Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried their sickles and went out, coincidentally the neighbors from the east side also came out from the courtyard door, and their eyes met.


    Qin Mian was extremely embarrassed, he admired the good temper of this family. The Madam Du scolded him every day in such a way that half of the village could hear him. The neighbors suffered the most, so why didn''t anyone protest?


    "Let''s go out." The big man opened his mouth and smiled. His expression was very warm and there was no disdain in his eyes.


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "Uncle, good morning. "Let''s go mow the grass."


    The big guy laughed, "What uncle? His name is Elder Jiang. "


    "Elder Jiang." Qin Mian was the kind and gentle one, he reckoned that this person was of a high rank. There were many villagers who were related to family and friends. This was how seniority was arranged.


    "Go ahead." With his hands behind his back, Elder Jiang sauntered in another direction.


    Qin Mian followed Lei Tia all the way to the foot of the mountain and continued to walk.


    "You want to enter the mountain?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    The two of them made seven turns and eight turns in the forest, climbing up the mountain for about ten minutes before finally stopping.


    "You stay here."


    Lei Tia bent his waist and cut the grass, his big hands grabbing a handful of grass. He placed the sickle in his right hand on the grass and pulled it towards him.


    Qin Mian just realised that he was only holding a sickle, he didn''t have any tools to help, so he wanted to walk around to see if he could dig up some wild herbs or find some wild fruits.


    "Don''t wander around, there are snakes."


    Qin Mian could only stand there obediently. Not far away, there was a rock that was moved over and sat down, watched as Lei Tia cut bundles after bundles of rock, and then moved them into a small cove that wasn''t easily discovered. There were several bundles of thatch already stored in that little cove.


    Qin Mian did not understand, "Place it here?"


    Lei Tia said: "I want to build a room."


    Qin Mian suddenly realized. So it turned out that Lei Tia had not cut all this grass for his Lei Family, but to build a house. It seemed like he had indeed been pla


    ing to split his forces from Lei Family since a long time ago.


    Qin Mian said: "I will cut it together with you in the afternoon."


    Lei Tia did not say anything, and Qin Mian thought that he agreed.


    On the way home, Lei Tia had only picked up two bundles of grass to make his report. When the grass is dried, it is also firewood.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian brought a cloth along with him and went up the mountain. When he was cutting the grass, he used the cloth to wrap his hands. It wasn''t that he was delicate. He was young now, with delicate skin, and could easily have his hands cut by thatch. The backward ancient lack of medicine, less injury is safer.


    When the two of them returned home in the evening, there was a young and elegant youth sitting in the courtyard. He was wearing a clean and tidy white robe, and was currently reading a book with his head lowered.


    Qin Mian immediately guessed who this person was. It was his youngest son, Lei Xiangzhi. Lei Xiangzhi was the only one other than Lei Tia that didn''t look like a peasant child, and he was also the only one other than Lei Tia, who was dressed in white.


    Hearing footsteps, Lei Xiangzhi raised his head and stood up. He revealed a faint smile and bowed slightly, revealing his scholarly aura.


    Lei Tia replied indifferently, "Fifth Brother."


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded to Lei Xiangzhi, not calling him Fifth Brother. In the bottom of his heart, he did not recognize the identity of Lei Family ''eldest wife. Moreover, he was currently a year younger than Lei Xiangzhi, so he was called "Fifth Brother".


    Madam Du came out of the living room with a pot. When she saw Qin Mian, she surprisingly did not scold him, but only glanced at him indifferently and quickly went into the kitchen.


    From this, it could be seen how much the Madam Du cared about Lei Xiangzhi.


    As expected, Madam Du had not scolded anyone on this day until after di


    er. Not only did the people at the dining table treat Lei Xiangzhi warmly, they had also specially instructed Madame Zhao to buy a fish from the family that raised the fish at the village head during breakfast the next day.


    All of these had nothing to do with Qin Mian, after eating, he would go to bed. After waking up, they could talk about the matter of the branch family.


    The next day, he finished his breakfast. Under the urging of the Madam Du, Mrs Zhao and the Madam Qian got up and tidied up the table. Lei Daqiang also prepared to go out to work.


    Lei Tia opened his mouth, "Father, please take a seat. I have something to say. "


    Lei Daqiang sat down and casually asked: "What is it?"


    Lei Tia said straightforwardly, "I want to live outside."


    Everyone was shocked, no one expected that Lei Tia would suddenly say such words, without any warning. Mistress Zhao and Madam Qian, who had already gotten their chopsticks and bowls in their hands, had their expressions change at the same time as they put the plates back on the table and sat back down.


    Mrs Zhao secretly frowned. She didn''t want Lei Tia to split it up. When Lei Tia left, there would be less work for her to do at home.


    The Madam Qian supported separating Lei Tia out. It was really awkward for the two men to be together. Other than that, because all of the family''s money was in the hands of the Madam Du, whether or not Lei Tia split it between them didn''t have any substantive impact on her. Madam Du would look for Qin Mian every day to quarrel with him. Even if it was for peace and quiet in the future, she hoped that Lei Tia and Qin Mian could move out. In fact, she also wanted to split it. Just because there was no other family apart, the brothers from Lei Family would normally go out to do odd jobs, or the money that the women in the family could earn from embroidering and beating up would all be given to the Madam Du. As such, she did not have much money on her hands, and would not normally be able to buy anything delicious for Xin Xin. That old woman from Madam Du only had her youngest son, her only daughter, and her two grandchildren, not caring about Xin Xin in the slightest. However, she also knew that it was impossible for Lei Xiangyi to split it all himself, unless the Old Master was willing to part with his sons.


    Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao all had different expressions on their faces.


    Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi also wanted to split up. Who wouldn''t want to be able to control their own money? Lei Xiangyi didn''t have a son. Every time he saw his mother scooping delicious food into Da Bao''s and Xiao Bao''s bowl and then looking back at Xin Xin''s eager look, he would feel a burst of anger. If he had money, he could buy whatever his daughter wanted to eat!


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi, on the other hand, were clear that their parents would never agree to splitting up the family.


    Lei Chuntao supported Lei Tia''s decision from the bottom of her heart. When Lei Tia left home, she was only five years old, so he didn''t have a deep impression of the original Lei Tia. After Lei Tia returned, he treated her really well and even gave her a pearl hairpin that was at least four liang in value. But his mother had always tried to bully his brother, and had even intentionally arranged the thatched cottage across from the pigsty. This made her feel both sorry and ashamed, and he felt that he was a head lower than everyone else as he walked around the village. If Big Bro can really split it, that would be a good thing. But even though Madam Du doted on her, as a girl, she did not have much of a say at home. He could only restrain his excitement and wait for her parents to express their feelings.


    Without waiting for Lei Daqiang to speak, the Madam Du immediately showed a negative attitude and said coldly: "Boss, what nonsense are you spouting? Your father and I are not dead yet. "

 Chapter 13 Finally It Was Time to Split Up!

    Lei Daqiang immediately said: "Boss, I don''t agree. Why don''t you think about it, kid? If I really give you up, where do you live? In the woods? Alright, let''s not bring up this matter anymore. "


    With that, he got up to leave.


    Lei Tia looked straight into his eyes, and said indifferently: "Ten years ago, I left; ten years later, it''s not like I can''t walk once more."


    Lei Daqiang''s face greatly changed, and the hand hanging by his side slightly trembled, "You!"


    "Boss!" Madam Du was furious, "Did you not put your father in your eyes in the end? This is unfilial! "


    Lei Tia looked at her, "I am unfilial. In the past, no matter how much you beat me up and scold me, I did not retaliate; I am unfilial.


    He once again looked at Lei Daqiang, and asked calmly, "Long ago, I wanted to ask, am I your son?"


    Even the outsider Qin Mian felt his heart ache and sympathized with Lei Tia.


    Lei Daqiang opened his mouth, but was unable to say anything, and did not dare look Lei Tia in the eye.


    Lei Chuntao''s eyes reddened, and she could not help but cry, "Father! Mother! Just agree! Brother doesn''t owe us anything! "


    Madam Du was furious, "Shut up! Something with an elbow out! "


    Lei Xiangzhi silently sighed, and said with a gentle voice, "Father, let Big Brother split up. Even though they are separated, they are still a family. " Speaking of which, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, and Lei Xiangzhi''s relationship with Lei Tia was not too bad. Lei Xiangren was the one who rejected Lei Tia the most. When he was very young, the attitude that the Madam Du had towards him and Lei Tia was completely different. The attitude the Madam Du had towards Lei Tia had to a certain extent influenced him, so he did not like Lei Tia in the slightest. From this point of view, he agreed that Lei Tia should split it up. As for Lei Xiangzhi being only five years old back then, what could he possibly understand? After receiving an education, he understood the principle of brotherly respect. Although his relationship with Lei Tia could not be considered thick Qin, he did not want to bully or humiliate him.


    "Fifth brother?" Madam Du looked at Lei Xiangzhi in disbelief, but couldn''t say a single harsh word to him.


    Lei Daqiang fell powerlessly onto the chair, "Forget it, if you want to divide it, I want you to divide it up."


    "Old man!" Madam Du glared at him fiercely.


    Lei Daqiang ignored her.


    Lei Daqiang made up his mind. There was nothing Madam Du could do, so he could only say: "If you want to separate them, that is fine. But there is nothing in the house that you can share. "


    Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao both frowned.


    Lei Tia only looked at Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Daqiang sighed, and said: "Boss, you should know about the family situation as well. There is really nothing extra to share with you in the house. "" No, no! "If you are in a hurry to move out, your brothers and I will help you build a thatched cottage. Tian, there are only a few, after Lao Si and Fifth Brother get married, we will have to add more people, so we can only give you an acre of paddy fields and an acre of dry land. As for money ¡­


    Mrs Zhao, Madam Qian, Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi all pricked up their ears.


    The Madam Du interrupted Lei Daqiang and asked emotionlessly: "Old man, are you confused? There''s no money in the house. "


    Lei Daqiang said: "You gave me twenty taels of silver previously, I spent some of it during this time, so I have ten left, I will give you two taels."


    Qin Mian sneered in his heart. When Madame Zhao bought the fish in the morning, the Madam Du asked her how much it was. The fish weighed about two catties, which was to say, it was worth about five cents a catty. Thus, he deduced that twenty silver was not a small amount. He and Lei Tia did not treat anyone when they were married and nothing major had happened to his Lei Family in the past month. Where did the ten silver taels go? He refused to believe that Lei Family did not have any savings at all.


    Even at this time, Lei Daqiang was still scheming against his son. In front of such a large crowd, it was not easy for Qin Mian to pat Lei Tia''s shoulders. He stealthily patted on''s leg under the table to express his consolation.


    Lei Tia''s expression was normal, his emotions could not be discerned.


    Lei Daqiang wiped his face, as if he wanted to wipe the shame on his face, "As for the tools at home, there aren''t any extra things ¡­ Two pigs, I was pla


    ing to kill one on New Year''s Eve. I''ll give you guys some later. What do you think? "


    Lei Tia asked: Where''s the house?


    "This ¡­" Lei Daqiang mumbled, "I don''t have any extra land at home, and I really don''t have spare money to buy land for you guys ¡­"


    Madam Du laughed and said slowly: "Boss, back then you paid me twenty silvers as soon as I saw you. I don''t believe that you didn''t leave any for yourself."


    Could it be that she was wrong to return the twenty taels of silver to her father? Lei Chuntao lowered her head in shame, almost burrowing under the table.


    Lei Xiangzhi''s face was also hot. He frowned as he looked at Madam Du, "Mother, please speak less."


    Lei Tia stood up, "I''ll go ask Precinct Head."


    Lei Xiangzhi immediately said: "Big Brother, I''ll go."


    Lei Tia nodded, "Thank you."


    When Lei Xiangzhi went to invite the Precinct Head, no one in the house said a word. The three children had long since been rushed into the room to play. The silence was like a dark cloud that was pressing down on everyone''s heads. The atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressing.


    Amongst everyone present, only Lei Tia and Qin Mian were calm. Lei Tia was unmoving like a pine tree. His eyes were calm and emotionless, and it was impossible to guess what she was feeling. Qin Mian, on the other hand, restrained his excitement and happiness.


    Lei Xiangzhi quickly brought Precinct Head in.


    On the other hand, Precinct Head was wearing a grey long robe. On the outside, he was wearing a thin black jacket that was embroidered with golden threads with the word "Blessed" on it. He was in his early fifties, hale and hearty, with shrewd eyes.


    Lei Daqiang and the rest all stood up to welcome him.


    "Precinct Head, thank you for coming over." Lei Daqiang said apologetically.


    Lei Tia cupped his hands towards Precinct Head.


    The Precinct Head nodded and swept his gaze across the people in the room. His gaze stayed on Lei Tia for a long time before he spoke, "Brother Lei, you are being too serious. As for how to split the family, if you''ve already discussed it, I''ll write it down. "


    Lei Xiangzhi went to his room and took out the Four Treasures of the study. Lei Chuntao was clever, he quickly cleaned up the table.


    "Thank you, Precinct Head. This way, please. " Lei Tia raised his hand and led the Precinct Head to the upper seats.


    Precinct Head secretly nodded his head. Although this Lei Family leader looked scary, he was very prudent and knew of etiquette, which was much better than normal people. But unfortunately ¡­


    Lei Daqiang faintly felt uncomfortable, but for some reason, he was actually feeling weaker and weaker. He did not realize this, and with a few steps, he walked over and sat down next to the Precinct Head. He coughed and said, "Precinct Head, we have already discussed the contents of the branch family. After discussion, they decided to give Lei Tia one mu of paddy field, the location was ¡­ "An acre of dry land, its position is ¡­"


    Qin Mian moved closer to look, and the words here were all traditional Chinese characters, he could basically read them, and the Precinct Head wrote on the paper: "Today, Lei Daqiang''s family''s eldest son, Lei Tia, has grown up and has peacefully split up. The owner of the house, Lei Daqiang, will split it with Lei Tia."


    Qin Mian nodded his head. Since they were separate documents, he should clearly state the identities of both sides, just like how Party A and Party B were in the contract. This would prevent any more disputes in the future.


    Hearing Lei Daqiang''s words, the Precinct Head could not help but shake his head. This Lei Daqiang really did not treat his son as his own son. They were all from the same village, who didn''t know that their family had a total of twelve acres of paddy field and eight mu of dry land. Even if the brothers divided the twelve acres equally, they shouldn''t have only divided two acres of land to Lei Tia. Moreover, Lei Tia had not built a house yet, so he had really come out clean. But since both sides had agreed on it, he had no right to interfere. Seeing that Lei Tia had no intentions of opposing it, he decided to follow his words.


    After Lei Daqiang finished speaking, he thought for a moment, and said if he did not leave anything out: "That''s it."


    Madam Du stood beside Lei Daqiang and quickly said: "Also, since we have not split up the family, shouldn''t we give out a portion of everyone''s silver and give it to him?"


    "Mother!" Lei Xiangzhi''s face flushed red, "Don''t say that Big Brother doesn''t have any money right now, even if he does, it would be his."


    "None of your business!" Madam Du glared at him and pushed Lei Daqiang away, "Old man."


    Lei Daqiang only felt that everyone''s gaze was like thorns as they stabbed at his body, and quickly replied, "Ol ''Five is right. As for the matter of the branch family, if the man decides to make the decision, you woman, just shut up! " He glared furiously at Madam Du.


    Seeing that he was angry, Madam Du was also scared and did not dare to say anything else.


    Lei Tia was not affected in the slightest, and said indifferently: "Precinct Head, please add one more sentence ¡ª From today to today two months from now, both of us husband and husband can go to the market to pick vegetables."


    Madam Du''s eyes were wide opened, and she opened her mouth to speak.


    Precinct Head saw it and pretended not to see it. He nodded and said, "Mn. Since the two of you haven''t been assigned to a vegetable patch, it''s still possible for you to pick some dishes from it. " He looked at Lei Daqiang with a smile. If Lei Daqiang can''t even accept this point, such a person should be kept away from others in the future.


    Lei Daqiang''s face was burning hot as he nodded continuously, "I should, should, I''m old now, and my memory isn''t good, but I forgot to mention it just now."


    "What else is there to add?" Precinct Head seemed to be asking both sides, but his eyes were looking straight at Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian tugged on Lei Tia''s arm, "Although we are separated, and are still relatives, we are from two families. Brother Tia, I think we should add one more sentence. Both sides are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the other party''s family, including their household chores and finances. "What do you think?"


    Lei Tia nodded, and couldn''t help but think about the word "Brother Tia" in his heart.


    Madam Du immediately screamed, "Boss, don''t think that since we''re separated, you have no responsibilities towards your younger brother and sister! Lao Si, Ol ''Five and Ol'' Six, if you want to get married, you have to do it. Otherwise, I don''t agree with splitting up! "


    Lei Tia said: "No matter if it''s Lao Si, Ol ''Five, or Little Sis getting married, if Father gives me five pieces of silver, I will give them to you. It''s only fair if your family has a lot of labor and my family has a lot less labor. Father, do you think what I have said is reasonable? "


    Qin Mian snickered.


    Lei Daqiang could only nod his head.


    Madam Du wanted to speak up again, but was stopped by Lei Xiangzhi.


    Precinct Head wrote it down again.


    Lei Tia continued: "Every month, my husband and I will pay a hundred coins as pension expenses. It''s just that we''re in a tight spot, so I''m afraid we won''t be able to do it for the past two to three months. "


    Madam Du felt a little more at ease. A monthly fee of 100 coins could be one or two times more than that!


    The Precinct Head nodded his head in approval. Seeing that Lei Tia''s words were organized, he thought about all aspects and said, "Lei Tia is a filial son. I will write it down in the book, and I won''t need to write the rest of it, will I? "


    Lei Daqiang had mixed feelings in his heart as he said anxiously: "I don''t need to write anything else. I won''t need to write anything else.


    After he finished writing, Precinct Head read the entire content once at a slower pace.


    Lei Tia nodded, he did not object.


    Lei Daqiang was uncultured and his reaction was slow. After a moment, he said: "No problem."


    Each of the three parties shall keep one copy of the instrument in triplicate. Lei Tia, Lei Daqiang and the Precinct Head all pressed their hand seals, and then the branch family completely disappeared.


    After this matter, Lei Tia escorted Precinct Head out for nearly half a kilometer, "Thank you very much, Precinct Head. Lei Tia will definitely pay them a visit another day to express his thanks. "


    Qin Mian also smiled and thanked the Precinct Head.


    "Go back and live a good life." Precinct Head had nothing to say, he clasped his hands behind his back and shook his head as he walked.


    Qin Mian looked at the brilliant sunlight above him, and couldn''t help but laugh, asking in a light tone: "When are you going to move out?"


    Lei Tia said: "Today."

 Chapter 14 Rent

    Qin Mian was worried, "You can build a thatched hut here in one day?"


    Lei Tia said: "The autumn harvest is soon, we will rent a house first."


    Qin Mian slapped his forehead, "I forgot about the autumn harvest." Although there were only two of them, they had to build at least two rooms, and that was not something that could be done in a day or two. The wood and straw needed for building the house had to be prepared. Since the two of them were busy, they would have to hire someone to help them with the cooking and preparing the ingredients needed for the meal. All this takes time. During the harvest time, when the harvest time came, everyone would have to busy themselves with snatching, unable to spare the labor to help. Therefore, the matter of building the house could only be put off for the time being.


    "Can I rent a room?" Qin Mian was worried, Lei Tia did not like to talk, he had not been in the village for a long time, so his relationship with the villagers could only be considered average.


    Lei Tia nodded, indicating him to follow.


    The village during the day was as if waking up from a dream. It was bustling with noise and excitement. The chickens in the yard were laying eggs, clucking and calling to their owners for credit; a flock of fat ducks were rattling and waddling into the pond; and occasionally a family would hear adults shouting at naughty children and babies crying loudly when they woke up. Further in the distance, the oxen were shouting at the men, telling them to hurry up and leave. On the treetops, the birds were also singing spiritually. It was unknown what they were talking about.


    A few villagers were chatting under the tree, occasionally letting out a burst of laughter. When Qin Mian and Lei Tia walked closer, their voices and laughter had stopped. The villagers looked at them with complicated expressions, but before their eyes met, they turned their heads and fell silent.


    Qin Mian was very stubborn, as if he didn''t feel anything, and calmly walked over.


    Lei Tia was silent as a mountain, his steps steady as usual.


    Not long after the two of them left, the villagers started discussing in hushed voices.


    "Hey, tell me, are the two of them really going to live together in the future?"


    "It can''t be? What about the two men? "


    Be quiet. Speaking of which, Lei Family Boss is also very pitiful. Just because of a short sentence that he married a man, he committed a crime. "


    "Who asked him to have a stepmother? Lei Daqiang was not a family member! There were several times when I heard the Madam Du call Lei Xiangren ''Boss'', as if she did not put Lei Tia in her eyes at all. "


    "..."


    The two of them walked towards the village and stopped in front of a tall and big courtyard gate. The gate was thick and grand, and there were smooth carvings on it. Although it was not as detailed as a rich family''s carvings, it was still much stronger than a normal family of villagers. It was obvious that this family was considered rich in the village. "In the yard, a tall persimmon tree jutted out a branch full of tiny lantern-like persimmon, some of which had already turned yellow.


    Lei Tia lightly tapped on the door knocker, and a rough voice came out from inside, "Coming."


    The door opened, and a middle-aged man with a big belly and a rich appearance opened the door. He was a bit surprised, and then he revealed a smile, and said extremely courteously, "Is it the boss of the Lei Family? "Come in."


    "Uncle Zhao."


    Qin Mian followed and shouted, "Uncle Zhao, sorry for disturbing you."


    Zhao Wenzhong invited the two inside, he was suspicious as to why these two people were looking for him. Other than when Lei Tia had just returned and when he accidentally bumped into Lei Tia in the village, the two families did not interact much with each other.


    At home, Zhao Wenzhong was sitting by the window sewing clothes, and listening to the people outside through the window. He was also very curious about the purpose of Lei Tia and Yue Yang''s visit.


    Lei Tia stood still in the courtyard, "Uncle Zhao, no need to be so polite. The reason why we were so bold to disturb you is because we wanted to rent Uncle Zhao''s residence at the back of the village. "


    Qin Mian was afraid that his silence would cause Zhao Wenzhong to misunderstand their rudeness, so he added: "It''s like this, Uncle Zhao. Brother Tia and I have separated from our parents and are about to settle down. It''s already too late for us to build a house, so we wanted to rent your old mansion for the time being. I heard that Uncle Zhao had always been enthusiastic about it, so we dared to ask you to help us out. "


    Lei Tia replied, "At most two months."


    Zhao Wenzhong''s eyes flashed, his blood was boiling. The Lei Family division? This was big news, and it was news by hand. She suddenly felt a little impatient.


    "So that''s how it is." Zhao Wenzhong was very generous, "There is nothing inconvenient about me letting you stay here for the time being. However, what you probably don''t know is that no one has managed that mansion for a long time, so I''m afraid that no one will be able to house it. " The house was given to him when the Zhao Family split up. After he made a small fortune and built a new house, the old house became empty and didn''t take care of it.


    Lei Tia said: "As long as you can shelter yourself from the wind and rain."


    Zhao Wenzhong nodded, "If you don''t mind, move in."


    "Thank you very much." Lei Tia took out a silver horn that was about five to six hundred gold coins, "This is the rent for two months." Five or six hundred coins was not a small sum. It was enough for an average person to use for two or three months.


    Zhao Wenzhong waved his hand, "We''re all from the same village, are you saying you want to rent it or not?"


    The Zhao Wenzhong came out from behind him and received the silver horn from Lei Tia''s hands. He smiled warmly at Lei Tia and Qin Mian, looking at Zhao Wenzhong with a reprimanding gaze, "Boss, can you be at ease if you don''t accept the two of them? Lei Tia Family, do you think? Here, this is the key to my house. "


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "Aunt is right, you can take it. We would be very grateful if you two could let us stay here. If you really do not accept the rent, we would feel very uneasy. "


    Zhao Wenzhong helplessly glared at his own woman and said: "Since that''s the case, we will accept it. I remember there were a few old tables and chairs in the house, you can use them. "


    "Thank you very much."


    Seeing Qin Mian and Lei Tia going out, Zhao Wenzhong rolled his eyes at Zhao Wenzhong, "How rich are you? Five or six hundred dollars is not what you want. "


    "What do you know, woman! "Go to hell!" Zhao Wenzhong was too lazy to waste his breath on her, he turned and entered the house.


    "I don''t understand, you do! I can''t be bothered to tell you yet. " Zhao Wenzhong muttered to himself. Thinking of the great news that he had just heard, his mouth curved into a smile. He went back to his room, grabbed his needle basket, and went out to find someone to chat with.

 Chapter 15 Settle

    An old house stood alone at the back of the village. All the houses in the village were co


    ected, and only this place was independent, separated by about ten meters. There was a pond in front of the house. The Zhao family used to raise fish in this pond, so they built the house next to the pond. The pool was dark green and there were a few trees on the shore.


    Noticing that the roof of the house was made of tile, Qin Mian was immediately overjoyed and quickened his pace.


    Lei Tia''s gaze had been following him the entire time. Was it that easy to satisfy?


    "Hurry up!"


    Qin Mian urged as he ran in front of the house. Astonished, the mouse in the grass quickly shrank back and disappeared without a trace.


    The lock on the door had been beaten by wind and rain for a long time, and it had rusted a long time ago. Qin Mian struggled to open the door after a while, and when he pushed it open, a cloud of dust flew over.


    "Cough, cough ¡­"


    The sunlight slanted through the door, revealing a dense cloud of dust floating in the air. There was an old table and three chairs, covered with a thick layer of dust. From the table and chair to the beams, there was not even room for a single person to stand.


    Qin Mian was very satisfied. This house was a little old, but it could be easily cleaned and lived in. Compared to that thatched cottage, it was much better.


    There was a small bamboo forest beside the house. The green bamboo leaves rustled in the wind and he had an idea.


    Lei Tia stood at his side, glanced inside the house, and asked indifferently: "Is it possible?"


    "Why not? "Hurry up and go. You''ll be able to stay here today after cleaning up as soon as possible."


    There was a rotten kitchen knife covered in yellow rust at the corner. Qin Mian picked it up and used it to chop bamboo.


    After Lei Tia brought out the table and chairs in the room, he turned around and left. He took two steps forward and returned, then took off his gown and threw it at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian''s head was covered by the flying object, for some reason, he took off his shirt and hung it on a small tree, continuing to cut bamboo. In the old days when he lived in the country with his grandparents, they would carry out a general cleaning before the new year. They would cut down a few bamboo sticks and tie them to a long stick. He was not unfamiliar with these farm work.


    It took Qin Mian more than twenty cuts to cut off a piece of bamboo, which he used to reduce the weight of the bamboo pole. He brought it inside the house and started to clean the spider webs and dust on the house beams.


    He went outside and took Lei Tia''s gown to cover his head and mouth, then continued to clean. Dust and dead leaves flew around the room like a sandstorm. The window paper had long since been broken, and it didn''t matter whether the window opened or not.


    The house had three rooms in total, and after being cleaned not long ago, Lei Tia came back with a huge box. Behind him were Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao, the three of them carrying things in their arms. Lei Xianglee carried a bundle of firewood. Lei Xiangzhi hugged onto a slightly smaller wooden chest.


    Lei Chuntao put down the wooden basin in her hands, walked over, and said shyly, "Sister-in-law, let me help you."


    How could Qin Mian work so hard? He immediately replied: "No need, the dust is quite big, don''t dirty your clothes."


    Lei Chuntao thought about how she could not hold onto the bamboo pole and did not insist, "Then, after I finish sweeping the dust, I will help you clean the tables and chairs."


    Lei Tia and Lei Xianglee went back to take what was left over. Lei Xiangzhi chopped bamboo with a rotten kitchen knife to help him dust it away.


    After Lei Tia''s second trip back, he went to the village to borrow a wooden ladder.


    Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao all felt awkward so they could not say anything.


    Qin Mian was thinking of moving in as soon as possible, so he wasn''t in the mood to chat.


    After sweeping, Lei Tia climbed up to the roof and rearranged the tiles that had been moved due to cleaning to ensure that there was no leakage during a rainy day.


    Afterwards, they continued sweeping the floor, cleaning the tables and chairs, and cleaning the windows. Only after more than two hours did they finally clean the house, making it much more comfortable.


    Lei Xiangzhi''s gaze landed on the tattered window paper that was swaying in the wind. "Big Brother, I have some paper that I don''t need. I''ll go back and take it over to seal up the window for all of you."


    "Big Brother, Chuntao and I will be going as well." Lei Xianglee said.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian was a little helpless. Previously, he seemed to be quite shrewd. But now, why is he no longer understanding the ways of the world? He could only open his mouth and say, "Thank you for your help today. It''s too late for lunch, your big brother and I will treat you guys to di


    er tonight, if it''s convenient for you." If it was convenient or not, he would have to ask the Madam Du.


    Lei Xiangzhi hurriedly rejected his offer, "It''s not easy for you and Big Brother to eat now, I won''t be eating now."


    Lei Tia said: "I''ll call for you guys at that time."


    Lei Xianglee and the rest could only agree.


    After they left, Qin Mian began to count their belongings. There was a wooden bed, a low table, two wooden boxes, a bow, a pot, a square table, three chairs and a wooden basin. Other than that, there was almost nothing. Fortunately, there was one room that had once been used as a kitchen, and the stove was still there.


    The sun was high, and the washed tables and chairs dried quickly. The two of them moved everything in and arranged it one by one. Three rooms, a place for eating and entertaining guests; a kitchen for storing miscellaneous items at the same time. This meant that Lei Tia and him still had to share a room, or even a bed.


    After finishing his work, Qin Mian boiled a big pot of water, washed his hair and bathed, changed into clean clothes, and changed into Lei Tia to wash. Not far from them was a pond. He washed their clothes and hung them on a small tree in front of the house without any clotheslines. Lei Tia was in the house repairing the broken chair.


    "It''s from the Lei Tia Family." Zhang Dashuan walked over with large strides while carrying a bundle of firewood.


    "Brother Zhang is busy." Qin Mian greeted.


    "What are you busy with?" Zhang Dashuan set the firewood against the wall. "I heard that you guys have split up, and probably lack nothing. I can''t help with anything else, this firewood was given to you by your sister-in-law and me."

 Chapter 16 Good Master Should Hand over the Power of Finance on His Own Initiative

    "How can I accept this? It''s not easy for you to chop so much firewood. " Qin Mian immediately rejected her. It was a fine bundle of firewood, and it could be seen that it had been dried. It would last at least five or six days. This Zhang Dashuan was indeed a warmhearted person.


    Lei Tia spoke out upon hearing it, "Brother Zhang, thank you. We have firewood. "


    "I''ll give it to you. Take it." I''ve already carried it back, so I''m not willing to carry it back. " Zhang Dashuan wiped the sweat off his forehead and laughed heartily.


    Qin Mian could only accept it, "Then I will have to thank Brother Zhang. Brother Zhang, come in and take a seat. "Oh right, how did you know about our branch family?"


    Zhang Dashuan waved his hand to indicate them not to sit, "Not only me, everyone in the village already knows. I probably heard it from the Zhao family''s aunt. "


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du were Lei Tia''s parents after all, so he couldn''t say much in front of Lei Tia.


    "You guys stay busy. I''m going back. There''s still work in the fields."


    "Thank you, Brother Zhang. Please take care."


    After sending them off for a few steps, Qin Mian returned to dry his clothes.


    "Have you fixed the chair? There were too many things to buy, not even a bowl or chopstick to eat. We''d better get to town as soon as possible. "


    "Yes."


    Lei Tia stared at his back that was standing on tiptoe to hang clothes on the tree for a while, then went to the pond to wash his hands. He took out a key from his pocket and walked into the room, opening one of the smaller wooden boxes, and took out a grey money bag, which he handed over to Qin Mian with the key.


    "Wife, keep it."


    Qin Mian''s hand was a little heavy, he guessed that it was silver and quickly pushed it back, "You keep it. Also, don''t call me your wife. "


    Lei Tia did not pick up, nor did he promise to not call his "wife" anymore. He walked to the door, and asked calmly: "Leave?"


    As Qin Mian held the money bag, he felt that it was a little hot and his heart inexplicably beat faster than usual. Lei Tia was not afraid that he would take the money and run? Did she trust him, or did he think that even if he ran away, she would be able to catch him? He didn''t want to think too much about this question. When he first married Lei Tia, the people from the Lei Family found the Precinct Head and made him an household register. Furthermore, they placed his household register in the Lei Family, and his identity was that of Lei Tia''s "wife". As long as the matter of the household register was not settled, he could not leave. Furthermore, at the age of fourteen, it was not safe to wander the world alone. Temporarily remaining in the Qingshan Village was the best choice, and from this point of view, the identity of Lei Tia''s "wife" was not without benefits. In this period of time, he could not afford to live in vain and needed to earn money as a backup. It was good to have the money for the time being.


    Thinking of this, he felt relieved.


    "How much is it?"


    Lei Tia replied, "Twenty taels, and some spare parts."


    "How much is the homestead? How much does it cost to build a house? "


    Lei Tia answered every question: "The base of three rooms is twelve taels of silver; This "building" refers to building a thatched hut.


    Qin Mian calculated in his heart and couldn''t help but sigh: "So poor."


    "Let''s not waste time and see what we can buy."


    Hearing that, Lei Tia followed him back into the house.


    There was no need to count everything that needed to be added to the kitchen. Almost everything was missing. Qin Mian immediately entered the two people''s room.


    He first looked at the bed. It was still the same bed, with an old mattress, covered with a dark blue bedsheet, and covered with a hard blanket. One. This is too old and hard. How about a mattress? " He wanted to add two more quilts, but the problem was that he needed to spend a lot of money to do so.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian walked over to the two wooden boxes and glanced at Lei Tia. Seeing that he had no intention to stop them, Qin Mian then opened one of the boxes in a generous ma


    er. He took them one by one to count, seeing that out of Lei Tia''s five sets of clothes, three of them were thin, worn during the summer, and two of them were slightly thick, worn in spring and autumn. The other three smaller ones were his, one old, and the other two new ones should have been prepared for marriage.


    Qin Mian closed the chest and then opened the other wooden chest, revealing that it was empty. He shook his head. Take your time.


    He looked around the room, then turned his head to look at Lei Tia, feeling that it would be safer to leave the money with Lei Tia for the time being.


    "Take it first, in case you run into thieves in the market."


    Lei Tia accepted it. The two of them went out together.


    Qin Mian remembered something after locking the door, "The locks have to be replaced with new ones."


    "You decide." Lei Tia only had three words.


    Without carrying the key, Qin Mian handed it over to him.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law!" Lei Xiangzhi walked over quickly and handed over the stack of papers in his hands to Qin Mian, smiling slightly, "These papers will be placed right at your window."


    When Qin Mian saw that, the paper was new and white, he had never used it before. He thought that this fifth brother was sincere and smiled at him, "Fifth Brother, thank you. We''re going to town, so we won''t invite you in. "


    "Sister-in-law is too formal. You guys get busy, I''m going back. " Lei Xiangzhi returned a smile, and turned to leave.


    Qin Mian rolled up the paper into a tube and stuffed it inside the pane. Then he and Lei Tia headed towards the town under the sun. His hands were empty while Lei Tia carried a large bamboo basket on his back. There was only a water bag in the basket.


    "That... We were both too weak in our relationships in the village. Brother Zhang is a pretty good person, why don''t we invite him over for di


    er tonight? " Qin Mian discussed this matter with Lei Tia as he walked. He wouldn''t be able to call him "Brother Tia" unless he was an outsider.


    "I''ll listen to you." Lei Tia did not object.


    Qin Mian was already used to his depressed personality, so he did not mind it. Looking at the sun, he estimated that it was almost 12. It was too hot, and the road was too far away. He did not speak again, but kept his head down, watching the road.


    In the fields on both sides of the road, the golden grain was about to fully mature, and the stalks were bent under its weight. On the ridge, experienced farmers are watching the grain to determine when it is best to harvest it.


    When the nosy woman saw Qin Mian and Lei Tia, she gave an ambiguous laugh.


    Qin Mian''s expression did not change, but said in his heart: In the future, you''d better not have anything happen to me.

 Chapter 17 Purchase

    This was the first time he had travelled so far, and Qin Mian''s feet were in so much pain that he almost couldn''t feel it. He had originally hoped to run into a car that was heading towards town, but he was unable to do so even when he saw the small town''s gray walls. There were pedestrians coming and going, some carrying baskets or carrying loads of vegetables, fruits, handicrafts, etc., and were hoping to sell them for a few coins in the town. Others were taking carriages, ox-carts, donkey carts, and carriages, entering and exiting. There were also the sheep and pigs that were rushing to the town to sell, and the sheep and pigs were bawling as if they were having a fight.


    Qin Mian rubbed his stomach. Since Lei Tia would listen to him, he would not ask, and pulled him into a noodle shop. Actually, he wanted to eat rice more than anything else. However, he knew that rice was more expensive, so he could only endure it.


    He found an empty table and sat down, saying loudly, "Boss, two bowls of vegetable noodles."


    Lei Tia suddenly said, "Two bowls of minced meat noodles."


    "Alright!" The smile on the boss'' face became even more enthusiastic.


    An indescribable feeling welled up in Qin Mian''s chest. He raised his head and saw that Lei Tia had opened his mouth to speak, and was afraid that he would say the words "you are my wife" in front of everyone, so he spoke first. His tone was a bit helpless, and a bit depressed, "I know!"


    Lei Tia asked indifferently: "Know what?"


    Qin Mian turned his head and did not look at him, he stared at the waiter cooking the noodles and calmly said: "Nothing."


    The pot was steaming hot. The waiter scooped up the cooked noodles and put them into a bowl. With his other hand, he quickly added the shredded meat, chopped onion, and the prepared tofu into the bowl. Finally, he added a spoonful of soup to the top and the fragrance immediately became stronger.


    "Esteemed customers, your noodles are here, please enjoy."


    Qin Mian looked at the shredded meat in the bowl and counted silently. Six. Comforting himself that talking was better than nothing, he picked up all the shredded meat with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth before eating the noodles. A bowl of noodles was not full yet, so Lei Tia reckoned that he did not feel full at all. Saving money doesn''t mean you have to go hungry. He called out boldly, "Two more bowls!" It was easy to mistake him for a nouveau riche.


    The other customers in the restaurant looked at him strangely. Some of them even muttered, "What are you shouting for? It''s only two bowls of noodles, not two bowls of white jade soup."


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth raised into an almost undetectable curve.


    Four bowls of noodles cost twelve cents. The most important thing was that after coming here for so long, he finally had his second taste of meat. Despite the meat being tough and firewood, Qin Mian was still satisfied with his meal.


    After eating his fill, Qin Mian did not immediately go to purchase them, but instead, walked around the town, looking left and right from time to time. Lei Tia followed beside him in silence, without a trace of impatience, and didn''t ask him why.


    This made Qin Mian secretly admire his good temper, did Lei Tia not suspect that he was intentionally teasing him?


    Of course not. The two of them were too tight on money, so they had to think of a way to make money. Qin Mian just wanted to see if there were any business opportunities in the town.


    After he finished shopping, Qin Mianxin started counting the things he needed to buy. He first went to the grocery store to buy oil and salt. There were no oil or salt tanks in the house, and the general store also had some for sale. Two cans of sixty cents, five pounds of salt, twenty-two cents a pound, and two pounds of oil for twenty-four cents in total.


    "2 taels each for pepper."


    The shop assistant was confused. "There are pepper? What is pepper?"


    Qin Mian was startled. Is there no pepper in this world?


    "Then, two taels of pepper and one catty of soy sauce." After Qin Mian finished speaking, he swept his eyes across the store. The products here looked relatively complete, and he bought a spatula, ten plates of vegetables, a soup bowl, ten rice bowls and ten pairs of chopsticks.


    The shopkeeper had been behind the counter the whole time, and seeing them buying more things, he walked over and said enthusiastically: "Little brother, what else do you need? Pick whatever you want. "Our store basically has everything."


    Qin Mian looked at the rice bag beside him. The bags were open so customers could see what was inside.


    Qin Mian asked, "How much are the rice and noodles?"


    Four cents for corn flour, one pound for wheat flour, one pound for sorghum flour, one pound for millet flour, one pound for brown rice, two cents for brown rice, and one pound for fine rice.


    Qin Mian''s gaze reluctantly moved away from the rice and landed on the wheat flour. Just as he was about to speak, Lei Tia, who had been silent to the point of almost making people forget about his existence, spoke out, "Ten kilograms of rice."


    The owner was afraid that Qin Mian would go back on his words, so he immediately instructed the shop assistant, "Pack this up."


    Qin Mian did not refuse, "Five kilograms of corn flour, two kilograms of wheat flour, and five kilograms of sorghum flour."


    The manager beamed. "Alright."


    Qin Mian selected a tea set. Two porcelain cups were used to rinse his mouth, a kitchen knife, three washcloths, a sewing bag and a jar of soap powder, as well as other random items.

 Chapter 18 Purchase（2）

    "That''s all, the bill."


    The shopkeeper took the abacus and calculated, "So ¡­" Two hundred and seventy-two gold coins, for the sake of little brother taking care of my business, I''ll take care of the first two words and give you two hundred and seventy gold coins. "


    Qin Mian laughed: "The shopkeeper also said that we are taking care of your business, you see, since we bought so many of them, why not accept two hundred and fifty gold coins? After we finish eating all the oily salt and rice noodles, we will definitely come again. Don''t you agree? "


    Lei Tia''s gaze fell on Qin Mian, and this youth caused him to become more and more surprised.


    The manager was dazed for a moment before smiling helplessly. "Little Brother is really eloquent." But we''re in a small business, and you''re cutting it too hard. "How about this, I''ll give you guys another five dollars to lose, otherwise I''ll be losing money."


    "How could that be?" Qin Mian replied, "Seeing that you have so many goods here, anyone who knows would definitely be willing to come to your shop to buy something. You can imagine how prosperous your business is. When I return to the village, I''ll help you advertise it. It''s worth it! "


    The manager couldn''t help but laugh, but his eyes were filled with helplessness. "Alright, alright, just give me two hundred and fifty gold coins."


    "Thank you, Manager." Only then did Qin Mian become satisfied. He cupped his fists towards, indicating him to pay the bill.


    These things, the dishes and the tea set and the china cup, were easy to break. He put them in rice and noodles, but they were not easy to crush.


    The manager nodded to himself on the side. This little brother was clever.


    Fortunately, the basket was big enough to hold everything. There was a rope tied around the neck of the oil jar and the salt pot. Lei Tia directly took it in his hands.


    When the two of them left, the manager even took two steps forward.


    Qin Mian reached out his hand, "Let me get the oil and salt."


    "No need." Lei Tia avoided his hand, "In the future, I will definitely make more money and let you buy whatever you want."


    "Cough, cough, cough!" Qin Mian pretended not to hear, "We need to buy too many things, do we need to hire a car? Is it expensive to hire a car? "


    "I don''t know."


    "I don''t care. What should be spent, money is not saved. " Qin Mian purposely walked towards the cloth shop. This was because he had already memorized the entire incident after strolling through it.


    Lei Tia walked to his side to prevent him from getting hit by someone just by looking around.


    When he arrived at the cloth shop, Qin Mian immediately picked out the cheapest kind of cloth after asking about the price. Asked Lei Tia what color it was, got the word "casually" and chose blue and green for himself. Lei Tia''s were indigo and black. Make a suit of each color and come back in a few days. After that, he had two pieces of grey cloth cut to make the curtains. Four sets of clothes, two pieces of cloth, and the labor fee for making clothes made a total of two hundred and eighty-five pieces of paper.


    Qin Mian saw that people talked like ghosts and spoke nonsense, so he called out to the female boss lady who was in her forties and easily cut fifteen cents off, which surprised him a little.


    Lei Tia was not surprised. In addition, he had been exercising her body all this time. Not only was his skin a little whiter, but he had also become a little sturdier, especially his pair of bright eyes. Her entire body was full of vitality, and there was even a bit of spirit energy contained within them.


    Qin Mian bought two pairs of cloth shoes for each of them. He asked the owner for some scraps of cloth as he pla


    ed to sew a few pairs of socks to wear when he returned home. Poor.


    After leaving the cloth shop, the two of them rushed to the market. There was no need to buy other vegetables, there were dishes for Lei Family. Qin Mian mainly bought meat, one to entertain customers and the other to satisfy his cravings.


    The meat stall''s owner''s eyes were sharp. He could tell that Qin Mian and Lei Tia were the two people who were in charge of the meat stall when he saw their expressions. He took the initiative to greet them, "Little brother, these are fresh pork meat.


    Qin Mian''s gaze swept across the pieces of pork liver, pork ribs, pork belly, bones, lean and fat meat one by one. "How much are these?"


    "The bones are worth two taels of gold a catty, the pig liver is worth three taels of gold, the lean meat is worth ten taels of meat, the ribs are worth twelve, the pork is worth fourteen, and the fat is worth sixteen."


    When Qin Mian thought about the fact that he was still growing, the bone soup was still beneficial to his body, "Two kilograms of bones, one kilogram of lean meat, two kilograms of porcine liver, one kilogram of streaky pork and one kilogram of fat meat."


    Lei Tia said: "We can buy more fat."


    Qin Mian was startled, "You like eating fat?"


    Lei Tia shook his head.


    Qin Mian did not understand, and took a while to react, Lei Tia did not think that the more expensive it was, the better it would be? He smiled and looked at Lei Tia, then said to the owner: "Buy two kilograms of meat."


    "No problem!" The boss picked up his pig slaughtering knife and skillfully chopped the meat.


    "Little brother, look at the scale!" The bones weighed two catties per catty, the lean meat weighed one catty, the pork liver weighed two catties per catty, the pork liver weighed two catties per catty, the pork belly weighed one catty was also counted two catties per catty, and the fat meat weighed three catties per catty was counted three catties. "There''s a total of eighty-two dollars. You get eighty." The boss used a grass rope to tie the meat and bones together to give to Qin Mian.


    "Boss is a straightforward person." Qin Mian praised, waiting for Lei Tia to give him the money.


    Lei Tia raised both of his hands that were holding onto cans, and indicated towards his chest.


    Qin Mian speechlessly lifted his eyelids to glance at him, took the salt shaker from his right hand, and looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, imitating his silence.


    Lei Tia calmly took out his money bag and handed it over to him.


    Qin Mian counted out 80 coins and gave it back to the boss.


    Afterward, the two went to buy two large pieces ¡ª the water tank and the quilt. The quilt cost him one hundred and twenty cents, and not a pe


    y was cut. However, this quilt weighed ten pounds and was extremely thick, so it was worth the money.


    At the entrance of the town, there was an open space. There were all kinds of carriages, such as oxcarts, donkeys, and carriages. This was where they hired cars.


    By the time the two of them arrived, it was already late in the morning.


    Qin Mian asked about the Qingshan Village how much it was. The old man said that if there was one person and two pieces of money, if there were too many things that occupied the position, he could also get the money for a position.


    This time, Qin Mian did not bargain with him, and the two of them got on the carriage and went home.


    On the road from Flowing Water Town to Qingshan Village, two women in their thirties hurried on their way while chatting. One of them was called Zhou Cuihua, the other was called Faang Hongliu. Today, they went to the town to sell some insole and some of their own cosmetics, they came back late when they ran into the restaurant where the dancing lions were watching the show.


    Hearing the rut sound behind them, the two of them quickly waved their hands.


    "A driver, by the way!" It was only after Zhou Cuihua finished shouting that she saw that the people on the carriage were Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and her movements slowed down.


    Faang Hongliu did not mind, and waved at him, "Stop, stop."


    The old man said, "Did you return to Qingshan Village? Two dollars each. "


    "Two dollars?" Zhou Cuihua raised her eyebrows, "It''s only two coins from here to our village, and we''re already halfway there, yet you still want to charge us two coins?"


    Faang Hongliu agreed, "That''s right, you must be crazy to want to earn money right?"


    The old man waved his whip for the ox to continue walking and said lightly, "Not half." Would you like to sit down? "


    Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu were helpless.


    "Sit, sit."


    If they had not sold their eggs today and stood around watching the show for too long, the two of them would not have been willing to spend the money.


    Only then did the old man stop the car for them to get in.


    "Sit tight." The old man hollered, and the big yellow ox took its steps at a leisurely pace.


    Zhou Cuihua poked Faang Hongliu''s arm, gesturing for her to look behind, and said softly: "Seeing them buy so many things, do they really plan to live together? No matter how you look at it, it doesn''t seem to be reliable at all. "


    Faang Hongliu leaned in closer to her, "Lower your voice. I think that Qin Mian is really scheming, he was picked up by the Lei Family, he has no money and no backing, if not, wouldn''t Lei Tia starve to death? "


    ''s five senses were extremely sensitive. He was originally looking at the scenery, but upon hearing this he turned his head. In the Lei Family, besides not wanting to cause trouble, there was also another reason why he did not speak up with the Madam Du s. It was because he did not want to bicker with the women, and now, he did not plan to remain silent. Otherwise, wouldn''t others think of him as a pushover?


    "Aunt, is it really okay for you to be so concerned about the family matters of the two of us men? That is to say, if we were to be overheard by someone who does not know etiquette, we might think that you have some ulterior motive. " Qin Mian said in a comforting and caring tone.


    Faang Hongliu was startled, then angry, she turned her head, "Brat, what did you say?"


    "I don''t smell bad, but I do smell bad breath." Qin Mian looked at her mouth as if he was pointing something.


    "You!" Faang Hongliu turned her body and raised her hand.


    A shiny kitchen knife suddenly stood upright between the two of them.


    "Wifey, this kitchen knife doesn''t look good." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian almost laughed out loud, Lei Tia was too impressive, "Nonsense. How could a new kitchen knife not be effective? Cutting a bone is definitely the same as cutting tofu. "


    Faang Hongliu quivered, her hand dropped like she was electrocuted, and she turned around, her back stiff.


    Zhou Cuihua also looked at Qin Mian in shock. Seeing him looking at his with such indifferent eyes, he immediately turned around with his heart pounding.


    I can''t scare you to death. Qin Mian snickered as he lazily leaned on the basket behind him. He was in a very good mood since he would be able to eat meat tonight. This little episode did not affect his mood in the slightest.


    The old man didn''t seem to hear anything as the ox-cart slowly moved forward, leaving the green mountains at its sides behind.


    Faang Hongliu and Zhou Cuihua did not speak any further. As soon as the ox-cart reached the village entrance, the two of them impatiently jumped down, dropped four copper coins, and ran far away as if they were escaping.


    Qin Mian spoke politely, "Old Uncle, we have a lot of things to sell, can I trouble you to escort us to the door? Our home is not far ahead. "


    "Sure."


    The cart turned a corner and drove all the way to the door of the house.


    The two of them got out of the car and paid their thanks.


    The old man drove away.

 Chapter 19 Busy Day

    Lei Tia threw the money purse to Qin Mian, opened the door and carried the huge water jar into the house.


    Qin Mian laughed and took the money pouch into the room. He placed it inside the wooden chest and locked it with a new lock.


    "Wife, I''ll go get some water."


    Since this form of address wasn''t effective, Qin Mian didn''t waste time talking to him and nodded immediately, "Alright."


    After Lei Tia brought out two buckets of water and left, Qin Mian took out the bowls and bowls from the rice noodles, boiled some water and cleaned the new water jar a few times, and then used boiling water to wash the dishes and tea set. Without a cupboard, he brought the low table from the room and set the dishes on it. The rice noodles were in their room for the time being, and they could be taken care of at night so that the rats wouldn''t eat them.


    After that, Qin Mian used the flour to make some paste and picked up the white paper from the ground and stuck it to the window.


    After Lei Tia filled the water jar full, he walked over silently to help them.


    "I can busy myself," Qin Mian said as he looked at the sky, "It''s getting late, you go and greet Brother Zhang first, so that he doesn''t have to cook Brother Zhang''s food."


    "It''s not that I don''t want to invite Sister Zhang and their child, it''s just that Brother Zhang and Sister Zhang might not be willing to let their children know that we two men are living together. If they were to rashly invite them, it might be awkward for them. We''ll see when the two families get closer to each other. "


    "I understand." Lei Tia pressed on his shoulder.


    Qin Mian relaxed and continued to arrange work for him, "Take up the vegetable basket and go to the garden to pick some vegetables, eggplants, bitter melon and so on. You have to pick more chilli peppers, and pick the other vegetables yourself. Don''t forget to cut some green onions if you have them. Eggs... Forget it, everyone in the village would definitely keep their eggs for farming. Even if they spent money to buy them, they wouldn''t be able to do so. Oh, forgot to buy wine! " He slapped his forehead in frustration.


    "There''s a wine workshop in the village, don''t worry." Lei Tia nodded.


    After Qin Mian saw that he had walked far away, he quickly scooped a bowl of Spirit Spring Water from the spatial space and added it to the water tank.


    After he had covered the windows with paper, he nailed two nails to each of the two windows in the room. He tied a thin rope between them and hung two pieces of cloth over them. It couldn''t be considered beautiful, as long as it was practical.


    "Wife, I''m back."


    Qin Mian was busy poking at the rice, and almost splashed the rice on his feet. When he came back, he came back. Was there a need to intentionally say it out loud? Was there a need to add a "daughter-in-law"? "Is there a need to be so loud?


    Lei Tia placed the wine jar on the table, and then placed the vegetable basket next to Qin Mian, "The Elder Jiang next door gave me ten eggs."


    Qin Mian sighed: "Elder Jiang is warm-hearted." He would remember everything that was good to them and would repay them in the future.


    He shook the water in his hands, fiddled with the vegetable basket and laughed as he looked at Lei Tia. This was something that someone who wasn''t in charge would do. In addition to the eggs, there were a few purple eggplants, a few bitter melons, a handful of scallions, some green peppers, three large potatoes, a bunch of green chrysanthemums and a handful of leeks. The variety was not small, but the leeks were only enough to fry in a small plate. The chrysanthemums looked large, but they would definitely be eaten in two or three bites after being cooked. There were quite a few men eating together at night, so there was definitely not enough to eat. Fortunately, there were leek and chrysanthemum in his space, so he could add a few when Lei Tia wasn''t paying attention.


    Lei Tia looked at the vegetable basket, "What''s wrong?"


    "Nothing." Qin Mian laughed.


    Lei Tia felt that he did not speak the truth, but he did not pursue the matter further, "There are not enough chairs, I will go to the back of the mountain and cut a few wooden stakes."


    "Go, I don''t need your help here."


    Qin Mian cooked the rice first and washed off the pig liver. After cutting it into pieces, he soaked it in water and kept it for later. Although the pig liver contains many nutrients and is fresh and delicious, it must be detoxified before it can be consumed, because it is the largest detoxification site in pigs. After cleaning, it is best to slice and soak for one to two hours to remove residual blood. However, he was in a hurry to use it today, so he could only immerse it in the sauce before stir-frying it at the end. It would only take a while for him to stir-fry it.


    Because he didn''t have any tender meat or starch, Qin Mian marinated the egg white and the thin slice of meat together for a while with the egg white. Today, they were here to enjoy themselves and to treat guests. They couldn''t afford to be so extravagant until their financial conditions improved. An egg was a pe


    y, he had asked in the town. Not cheap.


    Then, Qin Mian cleaned the bones and fat meat, similarly preparing the ingredients.


    Lei Tia carried a few wooden blocks home, and when Qin Mian guided him in choosing vegetables, he began to cook himself.


    When there were only two dishes left, Qin Mian asked Lei Tia to invite people.


    When Brother Zhang, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao arrived together with Lei Tia, it was already past six in the evening. The setting sun had dyed the sky in the west orange.


    Smelling the tempting smell, the few of them could not help but want to speed up their pace, but they suddenly realized that they had lost their composure and quickly restrained themselves. They followed Lei Tia and walked forward at a leisurely pace.


    As a result, they did not realize that Lei Tia''s footsteps were faster than usual.


    "Big Brother, we smelled the fragrance from far away. "It seems like not only can sister-in-law cook, her cooking skills are also very good." Lei Xianglee said with a smile.


    Zhang Dashuan also nodded, and laughed heartily, "Looks like we''re going to have some fun today."


    Inside the house, the fragrance was even stronger. Pork bone stewed potatoes, shredded green pepper, stewed eggplant, plain meat, scrambled eggs from bitter gourd, stir-fried chrysanthemum and stir-fried leeks had been served to the table in the living room.


    Surprise filled Lei Tia''s eyes, but it did not last long.


    The Lei Xiangyi siblings and Zhang Dashuan were stu


    ed as they looked at the dishes on the table. At the same time, they exclaimed in their hearts: "The people who receive guests at Lei Tia Family are too generous." Actually, Qin Mian still held back. He had left half of the lean meat, so he had plenty of fat. There were only seven or eight pieces of fat in the stewed eggplant, but the taste was definitely not bad. The rest of the fat had been squeezed into lard.


    The Lei Xiangyi siblings could not help but swallow their saliva. The Madam Du was willing to compare notes with Lei Tia and the others, but on the whole, she was still a stingy person. The whole family could not even eat meat more than a few times a year, and she was also reluctant to put oil in the Stir-Fried Vegetables. To them, the dishes cooked by Qin Mian today were like the noodles for a wedding.


    "Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law will definitely regret it to death." Lei Chuntao giggled as she whispered in Lei Xianglee''s ears.


    When they were about to leave, Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao unintentionally ridiculed Lei Tia and Qin Mian. Lei Xianglee could not help but laugh as he thought of his sister-in-law''s expression when he found out that they had eaten good food.


    Qin Mian carried the green peppers out of the wok, then greeted her with a smile, "Come, please take a seat."


    "Eldest Sister-in-Law." Lei Xiangyi said in unison.


    "I''m sorry for disturbing your Lei Tia Family." Zhang Dashuan said.


    "Everyone, sit." Qin Mian put down the dishes, "There are no outsiders, there''s no need to be courteous."


    The few of them thanked him before sitting down.


    Lei Tia opened a wine jar to pour wine for the men.


    Lei Tia poured some wine for Zhang Dashuan, and when he was about to pour for Qin Mian, he was stopped. He had to eat meat with a stomach.


    "I won''t drink it. You guys will have your fill."


    The only woman on the table was Lei Chuntao, but because the majority of the tables were filled with her brothers, she did not need to care too much about the defense of men and women. On her left side sat Lei Xianglee, and on her right side sat Lei Xiangzhi.


    Qin Mian was afraid that Lei Chuntao would not be comfortable, "Little sister, do you want to eat some dishes first or do you want to eat directly? "Being with your big brother is the same as being at your home. You''re welcome."


    Lei Chuntao hurriedly said, "Eldest sister-in-law, you don''t have to call for me specifically. I won''t be polite with you guys. "Since elder sister-in-law''s cooking skills are so good, I''ll eat first and then serve my own food."


    Seeing that she was being generous, Qin Mian nodded and did not say anymore.


    Zhang Dashuan and the others also started to eat, they praised Qin Mian''s cooking, and felt that even the potatoes inside his bones were soft and fragrant, causing them to wish they could swallow their own tongues.


    "You''re too kind. Don''t just drink, eat more." Qin Mian laughed and responded simply, acting bashful and eating from time to time.


    Lei Tia did not say much, but Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi could all speak clearly, the atmosphere at the table was rather warm.


    After the meal, the guests were happy. Apart from the stir-fried leek and the stir-fried chrysanthemum, there was still a little left. All the other dishes had been finished.


    Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee were all drunk, but not to the point of being unable to go on. Lei Tia and Lei Xiangzhi drank less.


    Qin Mian asked Lei Tia to send them off, but they rejected him.


    It was already dark, but the moon was high and they didn''t have to worry about losing sight of the road.


    Zhang Dashuan lived at the other end of the village and they split up halfway.


    Lei Chuntao snorted, "I dare say Second Sister-in-Law is still awake. She is waiting for us to return and mock her. I''ll tell her what we''ve had, and keep her awake all night! " As she spoke, he couldn''t help but laugh.


    Lei Xiangzhi suddenly opened his mouth, "Third brother, Fourth Brother, little sister, I think it''s better not to bring it up."


    "Why?" Lei Xiangyi and the other two were all puzzled.


    Lei Xiangzhi sighed, "It took a lot of effort for Big Brother and Big Sis to calm down, so it''s best to let them have some peace and quiet."


    When Lei Xiangyi and the other two thought of their mother''s and second sister-in-law''s unrestrained nature, they all nodded at the same time.


    "Hmm, don''t mention it."

 Chapter 20 Autumn Harvest

    When he walked out of the kitchen, he saw Lei Tia sitting by the table with one hand on his chin, his head lowered and his eyes closed. The smell of alcohol on his body drifted over with the wind.


    He took Qing Yan outside and squatted on the ground. As he rinsed his mouth, he could feel the tranquility around him. His heart was very calm. That was a good start.


    Then he went to his room to get some clean clothes and some hot water into the tub. Without a bathroom, he could only carry the bathtub out of the house and take off his clothes to go in. He was so comfortable that he breathed a sigh of relief silently. Just now, he had secretly added some Spirit Spring Water s into the water.


    Lei Tia opened his eyes and listened to the water outside. His eyes were calm and tranquil, no one knew what he was thinking.


    After showering, Qin Mian felt refreshed and splashed water on the ground. He stretched his body leisurely, "I''m going to sleep now. There''s still hot water in the pot, it should be enough for you. "


    Yes." "Today, I passed by a rice field, and the rice could be harvested." "Lei Tia said.


    Seeing that Lei Tia was still very clear-headed, Qin Mian voiced out his own thoughts, "I think we should first buy the house, then we can open up a vegetable patch nearby. Otherwise, we''ll have to spend money to buy vegetables in two months."


    Lei Tia was about to head to the kitchen, then turned around, "Tomorrow morning."


    Qin Mian did not ask him where he pla


    ed to buy it, and nodded his head, then entered the room.


    Lei Tia looked at the two mugs that were placed side by side in the kitchen. After standing for a while, he picked up the one that was not touched by the water and went to rinse his mouth.


    After cleaning himself up, he locked the door, blew on the oil lamp and returned to his room. Qin Mian closed his eyes and laid obediently on the side of the bed, next to the edge. He didn''t care and got up from the bed, lying on his side facing Qin Mian. Because he knew that once the little guy fell asleep, it would automatically squeeze into his arms.


    This time, Qin Mian slept soundly without a dream, until he naturally woke up. It was bright outside the window, and the sun was shining through the gaps in the curtains without a sound.


    Lei Tia did not know when he had gotten up, but he was currently sitting in front of a grindstone and focused on sharpening a sickle.


    The sunlight cast a shadow on his forehead, adding a touch of gentleness to his angular face. Qin Mian was stu


    ed for a few seconds before recovering.


    "Sorry, I woke up late. I''ll make breakfast now. " Qin Mian was a little ashamed. He scratched his messy hair and coughed to ease the awkwardness.


    Lei Tia looked at him, shook his head, and continued sharpening his blade, "I will go to the fields first."


    Qin Mian originally wanted to ask about the house, but when he thought that it was more important to collect the rice, he swallowed his question back, "I''ll go and bring you food very soon. Oh right, why is there only a sickle? "


    "I alone am enough." Lei Tia stood up.


    Qin Mian still had other things to do. Thinking that he and Lei Tia only had a single rice field, and that it would take Lei Tia less than a day to settle it, he did not insist on helping. He looked at the sun and estimated that it was almost nine o''clock, and quickly went to the kitchen to light a fire, mix it with wheat flour and water into a half liquid, and after mixing it evenly with onions, salt, minced meat, and eggs, he quickly spread out a few fragrant scallion meat cakes and left three for himself. After thinking about it, he also found a clean water jar that was filled with cold boiled water. He locked the door and went to bring Lei Tia food.


    The sun was shining brightly in the sky. In the golden fields, farmers bent over harvesting rice were everywhere. As they quickly and skillfully brandished their scythes, they dumped the rice onto the ground and piled it up high. During the harvest season, they were most afraid of the rain, so no one chatted. Everyone fought for every second of their time. Only a few fields of rice ripened a little late, and from a distance, patches of golden yellow were like furry rugs.


    When the people of the fields heard the commotion, they raised their heads and looked over, causing Qin Mian to smile politely and nod his head again. Those with a good attitude would smile at him; those with a bad attitude would quickly lower their heads.


    Qin Mian did not take it to heart at all, and very quickly, he arrived at his "home" rice field. He was surprised to see that a fifth of the rice in the acre of land had already been cut.


    Lei Tia was bent over busying himself, waving his sickle to cut down a large amount of rice. He casually glanced behind him, and when he saw Qin Mian, the indifference in his eyes faded slightly.


    Qin Mian waved his hand, "Brother Tia, let''s eat first."


    An old man in his early fifties was picking up rice with two young men in the nearby rice field. Seeing Qin Mian, the elder squinted his eyes and laughed, "It''s from Lei Tia Family, what delicious things are you sending Lei Tia?"


    Only now did Qin Mian realize that it was Precinct Head, and was pleasantly surprised. In the ancient villages, it could be said that the Precinct Head was the village''s parent. If they had a good relationship with the Precinct Head, it could reduce a lot of trouble. Was Lei Daqiang and Madam Du confused or stupid? It was a pleasant surprise that the rice fields adjacent to Precinct Head were distributed to them.


    He quickly walked over, "Is Uncle Precinct Head busy? I never thought that our two families'' Tian would actually be neighbors. This is such a coincidence, I''ll have to trouble Precinct Head Uncle to take care of me in the future. I made some scallion meat patties. If Uncle Precinct Head and the two big brothers don''t mind, why don''t you try it? "


    Uncle Precinct Head quickly refused, "How can I accept this? "No need, no need."


    His two sons had caught a whiff of the aroma and couldn''t help glancing into the basket.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia accepted the basket, carried the bowl out, and personally took out three pancakes to give to Precinct Head: "Uncle Precinct Head, try it, what is it worth to make it yourself?"


    Precinct Head could only rub his hands on his clothes and receive the scallion meat patties. He gave two of them to his two sons and took a bite. the workmanship of Lei Tia Family. "

 Chapter 21 First Bucket of Gold Handmade Bar Machine（1）

    "Uncle Precinct Head is flattering me." Qin Mian glanced at the rice in the Precinct Head and praised, "Uncle is indeed a good cultivator in farming. These words were actually not from the bottom of his heart. This rice was much worse than the ones he had seen in his previous life.


    "Hahaha ¡­" The Precinct Head started laughing angrily, but in his heart, he understood that Qin Mian was just trying to find the right words to say.


    Qin Mian modestly said a few words, but he did not say anymore words to Precinct Head. What he said was not about buying and selling, but rather the truth.


    As Lei Tia ate the scallion meat patties, he waited for them to finish talking before asking, "Did you eat them?"


    Qin Mian replied, "No. I''ll go back now and bring you some food at noon. "


    "Send it to the Cereal Field." Lei Tia caught a glimpse of Lei Xiangren striding over here with large strides, before he stuffed the basket back into Qin Mian''s arms, "Go back."


    Qin Mian also saw Lei Xiangren, so he took the basket and left. He didn''t have any good impression of Lei Xiangren, so he didn''t have to deal with him if she could avoid dealing with him. Lei Tia was Lei Xiangren''s big brother, so she could only let him deal with him.


    After walking a few steps, he turned around and revealed a sympathetic smile to Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia was baffled as he slightly raised her chin towards him.


    Qin Mian guessed that Yue Yang was urging him to leave quickly. Smiling, he increased his pace and walked home leisurely.


    Precinct Head took a good look at the situation and shook his head. He ate the scallion meat pie in two or three bites and continued to cut the rice.


    "Big Brother, Father asked me to call you over to harvest some rice."


    "My family''s rice is not finished yet."


    "I''ll come over when you''ve finished collecting your land."


    "I''m not going. I''ll have to grind the valley in a while."


    "..."


    As Qin Mian walked further, he faintly heard Lei Xiangren''s unquestionable tone and Lei Tia''s indifferent response. He silently laughed and praised Lei Tia on the inside: Good job!


    When he got home, he filled his stomach and first washed their clothes. Only then did he discover that there was an emerald green bamboo pole between the two trees in front of the house. The two ends of the bamboo pole were tied tightly with a cloth to a branch the height of a person.


    This must be the "clothesline" that Lei Tia had come up with.


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but smile, hang up his clothes, then return to his room to begin his "First Bucket of gold".


    In his previous life, there were two things that he was most adept at. One was farming the land, and the other was eating delicious food. In this backward era, digging in the ground was hard work, and there was no way he could earn that much money. He could only start from the food point of view.


    Due to the lack of time, he only had to wander around the town yesterday before he found his first business opportunity ¡ª a manual noodle machine. There were more than twenty noodle shops in the town, he had counted, and all their noodles were made in this way: they made up first, then they rolled the dough into thin slices with a rolling pin, and then they cut the noodles into strips with skilled knife work. This was not only tiring, but also tiring. He was sure that if he made a manual noodle machine, it would sell.


    Qin Mian found the leftover paper that was pasted on the window yesterday and took out a pencil from his spatial storage. Relying on his memories, he drew out the parts of the manual noodle machine one by one, including the container for the dough, the handle, and the template with several small holes on it. The principle behind the manual face bar machine was also simple. It was mainly based on extrusion and was somewhat similar to a pump. Place the dough in the fuselage, hold the handle and press down. Extrude the dough from several holes in the bottom and the dough becomes noodles. If you want to eat fine noodles, use the floor plate with smaller holes. If you want to eat wide noodles, use the floor plate with bigger holes. It''s very convenient.


    After drawing, and confirming that there were no mistakes, Qin Mian put away the blueprints and took out the pieces of cloth he bought yesterday. He took out a manual sewing machine from the space and made a few pairs of socks. When he was done, he made some comparisons and felt a little loose. He sewed two more straps around the stocking to prevent it from slipping down. The socks were ugly in appearance, but they were more delicate than the stitches. Even if Lei Tia saw it, he would only think that he was good at needlework and wouldn''t have thought that he had such a cheating tool.


    He washed a few pairs of socks and hung them on a bamboo pole outside.


    He looked at the sun. It was almost noon.


    Qin Mian immediately picked some vegetables from the storage space and prepared to eat. He used the leftover meat from yesterday to make green pepper shredded meat, and also made a leek omelet and cold mixed eggplant. Lei Tia had a lot of food, so he filled half of the bowl with food immediately. Then, he scooped up more than half of the three dishes into the bowl, put them on a plate and placed them in the basket.


    The vegetables in the spatial space tasted delicious. Qin Mian extinguished the rest of the dishes and burped twice before bringing a basket of food to Lei Tia.


    Cereal Field was the one he used to roast the corn with Lei Tia. It took up an area of about one and a half mu, and was split into eight blocks that were similar in size. When Qin Mian arrived, the villagers were wearing straw hats and working hard under the sun. Some of them were quickly unfolding the grain they had just picked up, preparing to grind it out; some of the faster farmers were already pushing the oxen to rock and roll, waving their whips and letting out high-pitched yells from time to time; a few villagers were filling bags with grain from time to time, because other people were waiting to use their Cereal Field; and on the haystacks beside the Cereal Field, three sweating men were sitting in the shade, eating and talking loudly.


    There were more than twenty people on top of the Cereal Field, and for some reason, Qin Mian saw Lei Tia, who was all alone at the corner of the Cereal Field, bent at the waist and unfurled a grain of rice.

 Chapter 22 Six Hundred Catties of Rice

    Beside Lei Tia, there was a bundle of rice tied up with a straw rope. He untied the rope and spread the rice on the ground. Sweat rolled down his cheeks and disappeared into the rice, and his bare, muscular arms gleamed in the hot sun.


    Not far away, a few idle women were chatting while carrying baskets on their arms. Most likely, they had also come to deliver food to their men.


    Four or five other peasants were eating together and talking loudly.


    "Old Liu, you only cut the rice in the south part of the village this morning, right? That piece of land is not even worth seven points, and you''ve already pulled seven or eight cars towards Cereal Field in the entire morning. We are all from the same village, if you have any secret recipe for farming, you can keep it for yourself. " The speaker was full of jealousy.


    The other man was angered by his words and sneered. "Which one of the people in the village doesn''t know that third brother likes to wander around the ''other people''s'' fields when he has nothing else to do? If I had a secret recipe, I would be able to hide it from you."


    When the others heard this, they laughed heartily and did not interrupt, enjoying the bickering between the two.


    The person who spoke earlier laughed dryly, "Look at what you''re saying." You don''t allow people to casually stroll around when they''re bored? "


    Everyone laughed even louder. They all knew what their third brother was thinking.


    Qin Mian swept his gaze across, but did not see anyone familiar, and directly walked over to Lei Tia''s side.


    "Brother Tia, eat first."


    "Yes." Lei Tia followed him to the short willow tree beside the Cereal Field and took the basket from his hands.


    Qin Mian loved to be clean, so he could not bear to see the sweat on his face. He took out the water jar from the basket and said, "I''ll pour the water, wash your face."


    Lei Tia nodded, he took off the new cloth around his neck and used the cold water to wet his face and neck, then wiped his hands.


    Lei Tia sat on a pile of rice and took off the lid. When he saw the color of the dishes in the bowl, his black eyes filled with a hidden warmth.


    "Yes." Qin Mian sat down beside him and casually glanced around.


    This Cereal Field was located at the edge of the village, and was extremely wide. The trees around it were not dense, and one could see the scenery in all directions. In the fields, people were busy moving the rice they had cut onto the Cereal Field. Some were pulling the carts with cattle, some with donkeys, and most were carrying them on their shoulders with a sturdy carrying pole. At the end of the carts hung bundles of rice. Although they were tired, the farmers still had a satisfied smile on their faces. This year''s harvest was slightly better than the previous years''. Although they had to pay for a lot of land, they could still eat some rice.


    Qin Mian turned to ask Lei Tia, "Our family doesn''t have any animal power, do we need to borrow it from others?"


    Lei Tia ate a mouthful of fried egg with leek and had a mouthful of thick fragrance, "There are too many monks and too few porridge. "If I can''t borrow it, I''ll pull the stonecutter myself."


    Qin Mian was shocked, he opened his mouth, but did not know what to say. Relying on manpower? His gaze moved to an empty stone roller next to Cereal Field. This thing must be at least four or five hundred jin in weight. Even if he could move it, he would probably tire himself to death. At this moment, he felt that their family was poor. They didn''t have a house or a car. Even though this was ancient times, the carriages were also divided into different grades. A donkey cart was equivalent to a modern tricycle, an ox cart was equivalent to a modern car, and a carriage was equivalent to a modern BMW. Qin Mian''s goal in life was to buy a car. Not to mention buying a BMW, having a tricycle is also a good idea.


    Carrying a large ocean bowl, Zhang Dashuan ate his meal in large strides as he walked over. Beside him followed a young man in his early twenties. He had handsome features and was tall and slim. He was also holding a large black porcelain bowl. He was pushing the rice into his mouth and chewing loudly.


    "Tia, what do you want to eat?"


    "Brother Zhang." Qin Mian stood up and greeted them.


    Zhang Dashuan introduced the young man beside him, "This is my neighbor, Wu Di."


    "Hello, sister-in-law." Wu Di was all smiles as his eyes roamed over to Lei Tia''s bowl, looking very lively, "Brother Tia, what dish did sister-in-law cook for you? "You could smell it from far away."


    When the wives on the field saw this scene, they whispered amongst themselves.


    "Have Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di gone silly? Who are Lei Tia and Qin Mian? and you actually moved closer to them. "


    The woman who spoke was glared at by her man. "Are you worried about other people''s matters?"


    Lei Tia moved the bowl towards Zhang Dashuan''s direction, "My wife''s shredded green peppers, fried egg with leek, and cold mixed eggplant."


    He ate in a gentle ma


    er, with plenty of dishes in his bowl at the moment.


    Qin Mian calmly looked towards Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di''s bowls. In Zhang Dashuan''s bowls, there were two peeling salted eggs, and in Wu Di''s bowls, there were light vegetables.


    Zhang Dashuan impolitely took a handful of green peppers from Lei Tia''s bowl. Seeing Wu Di''s envious yet embarrassed look, he laughed and squatted down at the side. He was a villager, he did not care about food and conversation, "Tia, how do you prepare to grind your house''s rice?" As he spoke, he looked at Wu Di intentionally or not.


    Wu Di looked at the pile of rice and his eyes lit up. Without waiting for Lei Tia''s reply, he spoke quickly, "Brother Tia, we only cut half of the rice, and after this battle, we will not grind the rice anymore. We will cut more in the afternoon. Take our donkey and use it. "


    Qin Mian was afraid that Lei Tia would be silly, so he took the bowl from his hands and placed it in front of Wu Di, "Thank you. If you don''t mind, try it. "


    "I don''t mind, I don''t mind. How fragrant! Thank you Brother Tia, thank you sister-in-law. " Wu Di reached out his chopsticks happily, but he did not overdo it. He picked up a few pieces of green pepper meat and a small piece of leek and fried egg.


    Lei Tia still maintained his left hand that was holding onto the bowl, and looked at Qin Mian with a gaze that carried a bit of helplessness and a bit of indulgence.


    Zhang Dashuan saw everything clearly and quickly retracted his gaze and lowered his head to eat.


    "Eat." Qin Mian returned the bowl to Lei Tia, patted his shoulder to comfort him, and said generously, "If you like it, I''ll make these three dishes tonight."


    Lei Tia nodded and mixed the remaining food together with the ingredients before starting to eat at a leisurely pace.


    Qin Mian had a good impression of this young Wu Di, "Wu Di, thank you so much today. After the farming is done, Brother Tia and I will treat you to a meal. "


    Wu Di waved his hand, "It''s not worth it. Anyway, my donkey has nothing better to do."


    "It''s a deal." Qin Mian persisted.


    Wu Di did not refuse anymore, and nodded happily, "Then I will accept your request. I had long heard from Brother Zhang that my sister-in-law''s skills were good, I''m so lucky."


    "At that time, I will need to trouble Brother Zhang to accompany me." Qin Mian said to Zhang Dashuan. It was not that he did not notice that Zhang Dashuan was trying to help him.


    Zhang Dashuan had a good relationship with Lei Tia, if he was too polite, it would be fake, so he laughed: "That''s good."


    Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di finished their meal and quickly left. They still had to busy themselves in the afternoon.


    Lei Tia finished all the food and drank half a cup of water.


    "Go back." "In the sun."


    Qin Mian did not immediately get up, but asked: "When is it over here?"


    Lei Tia said: "At most four hours."


    Qin Mian probed: "Where are your parents?"


    Lei Tia said lightly: "Let''s take care of ourselves first and then talk."


    Qin Mian nodded in satisfaction in his heart, "I''ll go back and pack first, I''ll come back later to help."


    "No need." Lei Tia looked at the sun and rejected.


    Qin Mian didn''t say anything, but he had his own plans. He went home to wash the dishes, locked the door, made a straw hat with bamboo, and brought a vegetable basket along with him to the Cereal Field. He did not want to bask in the sunlight, but since he and Lei Tia were family for the time being, he had to take responsibility for this family.


    After Wu Di''s family was done with the donkey, Lei Tia brought the donkey over and started to grind the rice grains with the stonecutter. After using the stone mill to crush the grain several times, Qin Mian turned the grain over and continued to crush it. This happened multiple times for nearly two hours before Lei Tia stopped and took the yaksha from Qin Mian''s hands. He nodded towards Qin Mian and led the donkey away.


    After threshing the stalks of rice become straw, can be used as firewood, can also be used as fodder. Qin Mian used his yaksha to pick all the straw and piled it up on the side. As he picked it up, he shook it a few times to make sure that all the grains contained in the straw were shaken off.


    When Lei Tia returned, he used a wooden shovel to raise the valley. The wind blew in waves, blowing away the dust and bits of straw, leaving only clean grains.


    Their acre of rice eventually yielded six hundred catties of rice, filling five large sacks. After drying, it weighed about 400 kilograms. It was too low for the modern world, but it was still considered good for this era.


    Lei Tia carried the sack over five times easily and brought the food back home. The straw was tied up and returned.


    When they were on their final trip, the two of them went to Lei Family''s garden to pick some vegetables.


    Lei Tia took some clean clothes and went to the river to take a bath, while Qin Mian stayed at home to have a hot water bath, then began to busy himself with di


    er.


    The color of the dishes at night was exactly the same as in the afternoon. However, there were no longer any lean meat. Instead, the shredded meat of the green peppers had turned into the streaky pork of the green peppers.


    Lei Tia ate quite a lot as if he wanted to supplement what he ate less at noon. The green peppers were very spicy, but the food was very spicy. The two of them ate contentedly.


    After di


    er, the sun would set.


    "I have something to discuss with you." Qin Mian said as he cleaned up the dishes.


    "What is it?" Lei Tia looked at the socks on the bamboo pole outside the house.

 Chapter 23 First Bucket of Gold Handmade Bar Machine（2）

    Qin Mian picked up the bowl and put it in the kitchen, wiping his hands and bringing it out, he took out the blueprint and handed it over to Lei Tia: "This is the ''manual machine'' that I drew."


    Manual face machine? Lei Tia suspiciously looked at the piece of paper. The first thing he thought was that the brush strokes were very exquisite, he didn''t know what kind of painting was used to draw it. There were quite a few suspicious points on this little daughter-in-law''s body. He was not short on this one.


    The drawings were clear and the content was simple. It was easy to understand.


    Qin Mian sat down beside Lei Tia, "Didn''t you go to the town to look around yesterday? I found out that most of the noodles used in the noodle shop in the town were made on the spot and were very time-consuming. This manual noodle machine can be quickly made and can be stored for a longer time after drying the noodles. I have two ideas. Either sell this blueprint to the craftsmen, or find a craftsman to make and sell the noodle shop to the restaurants and noodle shops. Both can be sold at a good price. "


    Lei Tia stared at him for a moment, wanting to say something but hesitating. His little daughter-in-law seemed in a hurry to make money. His gaze returned to the blueprint and a hint of deep thought flashed across his eyes. "If it''s really as you said, why don''t you keep it and set up your own noodle shop?"


    I didn''t expect this ancient man to have such an agile mind. Qin Mian looked at him approvingly, "I think so too. But we are commoners, we have no backers. If such a good item were to be targeted by someone with enough power and influence, it might bring about trouble. " He also had a lot of ideas on how to make money, but he didn''t really care about the noodle bar. At the moment, the most important thing was to earn enough money to build a tile house as quickly as possible. He didn''t want to live in a thatched hut.


    Lei Tia thought for a while, then changed his mind, "The price ca


    ot be low."


    "Of course." Qin Mian nodded his head, "No matter what, this is a new technique, right? If you are selling blueprints, you can sell them for fifty taels. If you are selling a noodle machine, you can sell a noodle machine for two taels of silver. "How about it?"


    Lei Tia replied: "Five liang."


    Qin Mian could not help but smile, he could not see that Lei Tia was also someone who loved money. If he thought about it carefully, five taels of silver was equivalent to five thousand yuan in the modern era. It shouldn''t be too expensive for those restaurants that sold noodles.


    He frowned somewhat awkwardly, "No matter who I sell it to, it would be best if I can make a finished product." "But if I find a craftsman to make it, won''t the contents of the blueprint be leaked out?"


    Lei Tia said calmly: "I''ll do it."


    Qin Mian was surprised, "You know how to do it?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "Tomorrow we will go to the mountain to chop wood."


    Qin Mian became curious about the experiences Lei Tia had in the past ten years. In the end, Lei Tia was not like a country bumpkin who could hunt, read or even carve wood.


    Lei Tia stood up, "He''s asleep."


    "Wait." Qin Mian stopped him and said righteously, "Since I came up with a way to earn money for our family, from today onwards, shouldn''t you wash this bowl? This house belongs to both of us, so if I were to offer it up, you should do the same. "


    Lei Tia was startled, without saying a word, he turned and headed to the kitchen.


    Good man. Qin Mian gave his back a thumbs up, and followed him in, "There is hot water in the pot, wash it with hot water, or else it will not be clean. "After washing up, wash it three times."


    Lei Tia did not make a sound, but followed suit.


    Qin Mian took a cup of water and a cloth to wash up, then casually put away the clothes on the clothes pole when he entered the house. After a day in the sun, there was a smell of sunlight on his clothes. He folded their clothes and placed them separately. Eight pairs of socks were also put away, four pairs each.


    When he was done, he climbed into bed and yawned.


    After a while, Lei Tia also entered.


    "I made you four pairs of socks in the trunk."


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. You don''t even thank me? He rolled to the wall, ready to go to sleep.


    "I''ll go up the mountain with you tomorrow."


    "If you want to bask in the sun, someone has to watch."


    "Don''t worry, I have a way." Qin Mian said with certainty.


    Lei Tia did not say anything. He adjusted his sleeping posture and closed his eyes.


    In the middle of the night, Qin Mian dreamt of finding a bathroom. He had gotten used to it when he was in school. He had to go to the toilet before he went to the exam, the car, or even before he went to bed. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be able to calm down. I drank too much water in the afternoon and forgot to go to the bathroom before I went to bed.


    In the darkness of the room, he groped his way through the darkness and crawled to his feet. He placed his hand on a warm and sturdy object, and a stream of hot air blew past his ears, accompanied by a hoarse and deep voice. "Have you had a nightmare?"


    Only now did Qin Mian realize that he was holding onto Lei Tia''s waist, and was pressing down on Lei Tia''s stomach. He hurriedly retracted his hand, his heartbeat became faster, and his tongue became tied up. I, uh, I need to go to the convenience. "


    "Don''t move."


    His shoulder was pressed, and then he heard the sound of crackling, followed by a light "bang". Sparks flew in the darkness, and with another sound, the oil lamp was lit up by Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian quickly jumped off the bed, put on his shoes and rushed out of the room.


    When Lei Tia heard the door lock was quickly slid open, the corners of his mouth raised in a clear curve, and then disappeared as he closed his eyes.


    Qin Mian did not go to the cottage at the back of the house. Instead, he scuttled to the edge of the bamboo forest, quickly filled the water supply, and returned to the house with a relaxed body. First he went to bed, then blew out the oil lamp.


    When he was asleep, aware of the heat around him, he squeezed past it, oblivious to the fact that the same sleeping man had habitually put his arms around him.

 Chapter 24 To Cut down Trees in the Mountains

    "Cluck, cluck ~ ~" In the early morning, the sounds of the cocks in the village rose and fell. Qin Mian, who had finished sleeping, yawned and opened his drowsy eyes. He saw the waist of a man that belonged to a man that was hugged by him, a look of surprise and distress arose in his eyes. He suddenly raised his head, and looked into the pair of clear and calm eyes.


    "I came over myself?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia nodded, the first time the rooster crowed he was about to get up, but he was hugged very tightly.


    "Really?"


    Lei Tia nodded again.


    "Do you mind?" Qin Mian squinted his eyes.


    Lei Tia calmly shook his head.


    Qin Mian moved his arm away and sat up, "Then it''s fine." It was related to the fact that he had no parents since he was young, so he didn''t have a sense of security. He liked to curl up in a position while sleeping, and he also liked to hug something. He thought it would be better to be in bed with a stranger, but habit and instinct prevailed.


    He opened his luggage case and took out a pair of socks, conveniently taking out a large pair of socks to throw to Lei Tia. He put on his new shoes and washed his face, immediately becoming clear-headed.


    Lei Tia touched his socks and put them on.


    The two of them had a clear division of labor. Qin Mian lit a fire to make breakfast. Lei Tia used a broom to clean up the open space in front of the door, then took out a few bags of grains and laid them on the ground.


    Breakfast consisted of several fragrant vegetable cakes and white rice porridge.


    "Are there any more obedient children in the village?" Qin Mian took a bite of the biscuit and looked at the grains on the ground.


    Lei Tia understood, "You want them to look after the valley?"


    "Those kids can''t do any heavy work at home, but they can still look after the corn. Get an obedient child to help you buy him some snacks from the town. " Qin Mian tasted the rice porridge. It was no longer hot.


    Lei Tia said: "We''ll go to the Cereal Field later."


    After di


    er, the two locked the door and went out. Lei Tia carried a saw, a coil of rope and his bow and arrows on his back; Qin Mian carried a basket on his back, he might be able to dig some wild herbs or pick some wild fruits on the mountain.


    The Cereal Field were still as lively as before. Adults busied themselves in grinding the valleys, while children ran about on their Cereal Field, some playing hide-and-seek, sneering and hiding behind haystacks, while the more naughty boys tumbled over and over on the unrolled paddy, laughing loudly from time to time, not feeling hot, even when they were sweating profusely.


    Qin Mian noticed a seven or eight-year-old strong boy sitting alone in a corner with his knees hugged. He looked bored as he waved at him.


    The little boy ran over in confusion, blinking as he looked at him in puzzlement.


    Qin Mian gave him a gentle smile, "What''s your name?"


    "Xiao Hu." Xiao Hu was not afraid at all to be surrounded by familiar villagers, and replied honestly.


    Qin Mian asked again: "Xiao Hu, do you want to eat some snacks?"


    The little boy nodded, a little embarrassed. Thinking of delicious snacks, his eyes revealed his desire.


    "We live in the old house behind the village. As long as you do us a favor, we''ll give you a packet of snacks. " Qin Mian said.


    Lei Tia watched quietly as Qin Mian "kidnapped" a child.


    Xiao Hu''s eyes lit up, but he was a little doubtful, "Really?"


    "Of course it''s true." Qin Mian said patiently, "We are going up the mountain to cut down the trees, we want to find someone to help us look at the grains outside. If you want to help, I''ll buy you a bag of snacks from town. Is your father and mother here? You can ask them if they can. "


    "Wait a moment." Xiao Hu ran towards a black faced man who looked like he was in his thirties. He turned to look at him, as if afraid that Qin Mian and Lei Tia would leave.


    The man looked over and nodded to Xiao Hu.


    Xiao Hu immediately revealed a happy smile and rushed over like a small ca


    onball.


    "My dad agreed!"


    Qin Mian nodded to the man before leaving, taking Xiao Hu with him. He left Xiao Hu at his doorstep and brought him a chair, telling him not to let the birds and chickens eat the grains.


    Xiao Hu sat on the chair, swinging his legs like a small adult waving his hands, "Don''t worry! I will definitely do as I''ve promised! "


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but laugh as he left with Lei Tia, heading towards the rear mountains.


    This mountain was called Cloud Peak Mountain, and it was the tallest mountain in the vicinity. It was tall and steep, and at close proximity, it seemed to be able to reach the clouds. The forest on the mountain was lush, and wild beasts roamed about frequently. The villagers did not dare to approach this place, and only the bold hunters dared to enter.


    Once he entered the forest, the dense tree leaves blocked the sunlight. The light was dim and the temperature had dropped by a few degrees. The mountain path was not easy to tread on. Weeds grew everywhere, and there were places where the sun could not reach all year round. There were also morning dew and autumn fog that seeped in. The soil was moist and slippery.


    Lei Tia was experienced, he would choose the most difficult places to kick and walk steadily. With him leading the way, Qin Mian followed his footprints without worry, looking all around, hoping to find some sort of treasure. To him, this mountain was like a treasure trove, waiting to be discovered. The birds in the forest had also woken up. It was unknown where they were chirping, but in the forest that morning, they seemed especially clear and ethereal.


    Lei Tia walked leisurely, occasionally turning his head to look back.


    "Lei Tia, what tree are you pla


    ing to cut down?" Qin Mian had a cheerful personality and did not try to find anything to say.


    Lei Tia suddenly asked, "Why aren''t you called Brother Tia?"


    Qin Mian muttered, my previous life was three years older than you. Of course he couldn''t say that out loud.


    "Because ¡ª ah."


    Qin Mian didn''t check for a while, but stepped on a patch of grass that had morning dew hanging on it.


    Lei Tia quickly grabbed his hand and pulled him back into his embrace with force, then wrapped his other arm around his waist.


    Qin Mian''s face struck his chest. After stabilizing himself, he turned around and looked at the steep slope and the big tree a few steps away. He still had some lingering fear, with his small physique, he would definitely be severely injured if he fell.


    Lei Tia released him, held his hand very naturally, and continued to walk.


    Qin Mian was unable to pull his hand back, so he decided to let it go. His hand was burning with fever as he thought in his heart: I am a child, I am a child.


    "Oh right, you haven''t mentioned what tree you want to chop down yet? "As far as I know, not all of the wood is suitable for making utensils."


    He automatically ignored Lei Tia''s question.

 Chapter 25 First Bucket of Gold Handmade Bar Machine（3）

    Lei Tia did not care about his thoughts, "Shanmu. Soft in quality, straight in texture, easy to process and resistant to corrosion. "


    Qin Mian thought for a while, "Make two, one for the sample and the other for your own use."


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian was about to say something, but he was stopped.


    "Watch your step."


    He looked down. There were some small hedgehogs scattered on the ground, and a few brown fruits wrapped in their barbed shells. His eyes lit up. "This is ¡­"


    Lei Tia explained: "Thorny Fruit, when walking in the mountains, you must pay attention to your head."


    Thorny fruit? This was clearly Chestnut! Qin Mian was so excited that he almost blurted it out.


    "This thing is called a Thorny Fruit?" he asked tentatively. "Can you eat?"


    Lei Tia looked at him with a complicated gaze. After a moment of silence, he said, "You can''t eat it. There''s a wild apple tree up ahead. "


    Qin Mian opened his mouth, but there was helplessness in his eyes. Lei Tia thought that he was greedy. He broke off two branches and squatted down. He picked up a Thorny Fruit and examined it for a long time. He was certain that this was the chestnut.


    He took his hand out from Lei Tia''s grasp and quickly picked up the chestnut from the basket, "Come and help us quickly. This is a good thing! "


    "I can''t eat." Lei Tia frowned, a pang of pain surging in his chest.


    "You can eat, believe me!" Qin Mian raised his head and looked at him with a determined gaze.


    Lei Tia pulled him back, "We''ll pick them up when we get back."


    "Right." Qin Mian reacted and piled the Thorny Fruits out from the basket to the side.


    His hand returned into Lei Tia''s hands. It was probably because this was the second time, he did not feel uneasy at all.


    Two pheasants passed through the dense grass in front of them. They noticed them and tried to slip away. Lei Tia released Qin Mian''s hand and released two arrows. The two pheasants did not even have the chance to flutter their wings before they died.


    Qin Mian gave Lei Tia a thumbs up, then quickly ran over and picked up the wild chicken.


    After finding a fir tree that was as thick as a person''s thigh, Lei Tia made Qin Mian move aside and use a saw to cut it. Qin Mian was bored and wandered around.


    "My wife, don''t go too far." Lei Tia could tell what he was doing without even turning his head around.


    "Got it."


    Fortunately, Qin Mian found a few hawthorn trees, on them were bright red hawthorn trees. He picked the big ones and quickly picked half of the basket.


    Lei Tia glanced at him from time to time, he did not understand the excitement in''s eyes, but he did not ask him any questions.


    After the cedar tree had been sawed down, he cut off a half of it from above and easily carried it on his shoulder. "Go pick the apples."


    Lei Tia brought Qin Mian to an apple tree that he was familiar with. The apple tree was very thick, but it was only as tall as a person. The apple on the branch was only slightly larger than a te


    is ball, but it was pink and also very attractive. Qin Mian wiped one of them on his clothes, took a bite, and was pleasantly surprised: "This fruit is not big, but the taste is not bad, it is sour and sweet."


    Lei Tia put down the cedar tree and picked the bigger one.


    Only after picking more than twenty did Qin Mian stop. He couldn''t recite the words that he picked up too many either.


    Returning back to the chestnut tree, Qin Mian knocked off the chestnut shell and picked up a lot of chestnuts. He filled the basket full of chestnuts.


    Lei Tia took the basket from his back without saying a word.


    Qin Mian rubbed his nose, "Why don''t you pour some out?"


    "No need. "Let''s go."


    Qin Mian followed obediently as he looked at Lei Tia''s burly figure enviously. When would he become like this?


    After returning home, Xiao Hu sat obediently in the shade of a tree. Beside him was a long rod that he had obtained from somewhere.


    "Uncle Lei." "Big Brother Qin."


    "Cough cough ¡ª ¡ª" Qin Mian choked on his own saliva. Why does this sound so much like a "brother in love"?


    Lei Tia said stiffly: "Call him Uncle Qin."


    "Oh." Xiao Hu nodded.


    Qin Mian took two apples and handed them over to him, "We will need a while to get back to town. You go to the Cereal Field to play with your things, we''ll wake you up before we leave, then you can help us keep an eye on the valley. "


    "Alright." Xiao Hu smiled as he took the two apples and ran off.


    Lei Tia took out all sorts of tools, sat at the door, and began to draw the lines according to the blueprints.


    Qin Mian took everything out from the basket and placed it in the shadows, he cleaned up the two wild chickens and prepared some noodles, then he washed the two apples and sat beside Lei Tia to watch and guide him.


    Seeing Lei Tia skillfully flaying Chinese fir wood, unlike a novice, Lei Tia had more confidence in the noodle machine. The holes in the base plate are the most difficult and need to be chiseled one by one. Lei Tia was very patient, not anxious at all.


    "There is a groove for the fuselage. It is co


    ected to the floor and can be removed with a twist of the left or right." Right... Smooth here... The slider here should be straight, and the handle should be able to exert force vertically... "


    In less than an hour, the first face machine appeared.


    Qin Mian caressed the smooth surface of the plane, praising endlessly, "This is the first board machine in the world, we will keep it for ourselves."


    Lei Tia nodded, and was very satisfied with his handiwork.


    "Let''s give it a try." Qin Mian ran into the kitchen excitedly. He first washed the noodle bar machine inside and outside with water, then used a triangular stand to support the noodle machine properly. He placed it in the basin and placed the dough inside the plane.


    Lei Tia held onto the handle, and pressed down hard, the thin and long noodles immediately squeezed out from the hole below and fell into the bowl.


    Qin Mian laughed: "It''s a success."


    A hint of laughter flashed past Lei Tia''s eyes, and he continued to suppress it.


    Qin Mian took a pair of scissors and cut the noodles, and laughed: Let''s eat noodles at noon.


    Lei Tia naturally had no objections and continued with his second noodle machine.


    After lunch, the two of them went to Cereal Field and called Xiao Hu over, bringing a noodle shop and a dough back to town.

 Chapter 26 Ive Made a Lot of Money!

    Because he was in a good mood, this time Qin Mian didn''t think too much about it. Halfway there, they came across a donkey cart heading for the town and caught a ride.


    Reaching town, Qin Mian brought Lei Tia to the teahouse and asked for two bowls of cold tea.


    Seeing that he seemed to have an idea, Lei Tia didn''t say a word and only followed beside him, very curious about what his wife would do.


    "Man, the bill." Qin Mian took a sip.


    The shop assistant walked over, wiping his hands, "Thank you for your patronage, a total of two coins."


    Qin Mian gave him the money for the tea, and then took out three more coins, and handed it over, "lackey, ask around."


    Only then did Lei Tia understand why they had to come to the teahouse even though they had brought his wife Shui. His pitch black, deep eyes slightly trembled, then became calm.


    The shop assistant took the money and was happy. "Please ask." "It''s not my fault, there''s really nothing in this town I don''t know."


    Qin Mian laughed and said, "We want to customize some of the furniture, do you know which family in this town has the best wood works?"


    "Hey, you asked the right person. In terms of which shop''s wooden work is the best, it''s definitely the Yao Family''s wooden shop. The rich people who have some money in the town basically make furniture in their house. "


    Qin Mian revealed a troubled expression, "The Yao Family, a few days ago, had a bad time with one of their shop assistants. Other than the Yao family? "


    The shop assistant answered without even thinking, "Rich wood weapon shop. Their family wasn''t any worse than the Yao family. It was just that their reputation was slightly worse due to the fact that it had sprung up later than the Yao family. The competition between the two families is really intense! "


    Qin Mian was waiting for these words, nodding in satisfaction, "Thank you."


    He asked for the address of the Rich Wood Store and he and Lei Tia went over.


    The entrance to the rich wood shop was a large one, and there were fine armoires, large carved beds, round tables, mahogany chairs, and other items that were easy to find.


    Upon entering the shop, a young shop assistant straightened his head and welcomed him with a smile.


    "What would you two like to buy?"


    Qin Mian said: "Is your boss here? I have something to sell to your boss. "


    Hearing that, the shop assistant looked him up and down again, the enthusiasm on his face immediately disappeared, the right corner of his mouth curled up in disdain, and he waved his hand, "Go, go, your poor appearance, you even sold things to the wood weapon shop." "Hurry up and go!"


    Lei Tia frowned.


    However, Qin Mian did not feel offended at all. He shook his head and said with a faint smile, "I finally understand why your wealthy wood weapon shop''s reputation is not as good as the Yao Family''s."


    "What did you say?" The servant glared at him, his expression especially unfriendly, "Kid, are you tired of living? "Go, go, go!"


    "Wait!" The blue curtain behind the counter was lifted by a hand, and a middle-aged man who looked a bit fat walked out.


    "Manager Liao." The shop assistant''s expression became respectful.


    Liao Zhifu did not pay attention to him. He raised his eyelids and sized Qin Mian up, with a proud and arrogant look, he said with a smile that did not reach his eyes, "I would like to ask this little brother over there, what do you think we should do." The boss had given the wooden shop to him to take care of. He had thought that he had done his best, but today, he was being criticized by a child with a yellow mouth. How could he not be angry?


    "Isn''t it?" Qin Mian was not afraid, and pointed to the direction of the shop assistant, "Just because I am not a customer of your shop today does not mean that I am not a customer of your shop tomorrow either. With this kind of shop assistant, it was no wonder that the first thing anyone thought of when mentioning the wooden shop was the Yao family. Forget it, why should I talk to you? Just treat it as me speaking my mind. "Goodbye."


    Liao Zhifu was a little concerned with this little brother''s extraordinary words and attitude. His heart stirred, "Wait!"


    Qin Mian stopped and smiled, then turned around, "I wonder if Manager Liao has anything else to say?"


    "You just said you wanted to sell something?" Liao Zhifu''s gaze drifted towards Lei Tia''s basket. Since there was nothing to do, he would just pass the time.


    Qin Mian nodded, "That''s right. It''s a drawing of a manual face machine. "


    "Manual noodle machine?" Liao Zhifu was at a loss.


    Qin Mian explained: "It''s a type of tool used to make noodles."


    He smiled without saying a word, signalling Lei Tia to take out the noodle bar, dough, and a wooden basin, and demonstrate them once.


    Seeing the thin and long noodles appear from the bottom of the noodle shop, Liao Zhifu opened his eyes in shock. He was extremely excited but he maintained his composure and said, "It could barely be considered a good thing. "What''s the price of the blueprints?"


    The shop assistant''s eyes were wide open as he stared at the noodle bar with a face filled with curiosity.


    Qin Mian said: "Only selling one. Fifty silver. "The same price."


    "Heh." Liao Zhifu let out a laugh that he didn''t understand, shook his head, and said with contempt, "I think this little brother doesn''t really understand the concept behind fifty silver coins. One silver tael was enough for an ordinary year''s worth of chewing. Fifty silver is too high. "


    "Manager Liao''s words are wrong." Qin Mian said calmly, "Manager Liao, may I ask, how many noodle shops are there in the town? They need a lot of noodles every day, don''t they? How many rich people were there in the town? They don''t mind spending a little money on a noodle machine, do they? With the blueprints, you can batch manual face machines. Even if you sell them for two taels of silver each, you can still earn at least two hundred taels in the town. What about the whole county? What about the whole state? Fifty silver is definitely not high. "


    Liao Zhifu was a little moved, but he still wanted to continue pressuring the others, "What little brother says makes sense. However, this object does not seem to be complicated and will probably be easy to imitate. "


    "Manager Liao''s words are a waste of time." Qin Mian still had something to say, "The furniture of the tables, chairs, cabinets, cabinets, these things are easier to copy, but why would some wooden equipment stores become famous, while others become unknown? What''s more, if your shop obtains the blueprints, you can take over the market first. Even if someone tried to copy it, they would have missed the opportunity. "


    Liao Zhifu stroked his beard, and remained silent.


    Qin Mian deliberately waited for a while, but Liao Zhifu still did not say anything. He then stood up, not looking anxious at all. He smiled and said, "It''s getting late, we still need to go to the Yao family''s wooden shop."


    "Wait!" Liao Zhifu panicked, "I''m buying!" The Yao Family''s wooden shop was already more famous than them. If they could obtain a manual noodle machine''s blueprints, wouldn''t that be a whole new level higher?


    Qin Mian secretly revealed a proud smile towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia patted his head.


    Liao Zhifu added: "But we have to write the documents. You all must ensure that we do not sell the drawing of the noodle and the drawing of the noodle machine to the second person, otherwise you will have to compensate us with a thousand silvers."


    "Of course." Qin Mian nodded his head, "But, the two of us are not the only smart ones in this world. Since we can make a noodle machine, it doesn''t mean that others ca


    ot do it. If there really is a second face machine, Manager Liao can''t wrongly accuse us. Manager Liao can make a large batch and sell it at the same time. "


    Liao Zhifu frowned, he knew that it was the truth, thought for a bit, then nodded: "Okay."


    He wrote down two documents on the spot, and Lei Tia pressed his hand on them.


    Qin Mian accepted the five 10 taels of Da Yuan Treasures, took out the blueprints and explained it to Liao Zhifu in detail.


    Liao Zhifu slapped his thigh, with a sullen face he said, "It''s that simple? "It''s a loss, it''s a loss!"


    Qin Mian laughed and shook his head, "Manager Liao, this ¡ª"


    "Don''t say anymore, little brother." Liao Zhifu was indeed a little angry.


    Qin Mian was not angry, "If it''s really as simple as you say, then why has no one done it before?"

 Chapter 27 Money Is Spent

    Liao Zhifu was speechless. After a while, he said: "Hehe, youngsters are truly sharp tongued, but I can''t compare to you." He kept his word and did not break the agreement.


    Qin Mian had made a lot of money and was in a good mood, so he did not mind his cold attitude at all, "We still have things to do, so we will take our leave. Manager Liao, you''re busy. "


    Liao Zhifu was not in the mood to speak anymore. He waved his hand half-heartedly and took the blueprint, allowing the shop assistant to carry the noodle machine. Then, he quickly walked to the workshop at the back of the shop.


    After Qin Mian walked out of the door, he turned around to take a look, then pulled Lei Tia along to quickly leave. After walking a distance, he looked behind him a few times, his eyes turning left and right, secretly sizing up the passerby, and only withdrew his gaze when he didn''t see anything suspicious.


    "Why?" Lei Tia also turned his head around, and did not find anything abnormal.


    Qin Mian said in a low voice: "Nothing. "I''m just thinking that after earning that person so much silver, he might be unwilling to secretly send people to follow us and snatch the silver back while no one else is around." He clutched the heavy purse in his hands and couldn''t help but look behind him, baffled by the presence of a strong man who had been walking along the same road as them. He looked at him suspiciously.


    "Heh ¡­"


    Qin Mian was startled, thinking that he had heard wrongly. He stood in the middle of the street in a daze, staring at Lei Tia with a face full of disbelief. Lei Tia actually laughed, and even laughed out loud?


    Lei Tia seemed to be surprised by the fact that he was smiling at him. The corner of his lips curled up as he returned to his original position, took the money pouch and placed it in his arms. He pulled him forward without looking at him again, and said indifferently: "Don''t be afraid."


    Qin Mian came back to reality, his heart feeling a little regretful, this smile would last two seconds at most, right? Although this man was handsome, he usually didn''t have much of an expression on his face. He was also depressed. That smile just now was quite eye-catching. But his previous life wasn''t bad either!


    However, Lei Tia''s words of "not afraid" had actually comforted him. He relaxed and did not notice that Lei Tia was still pulling on his wrist.


    "What do you want to buy?" Lei Tia asked.


    When he mentioned how to use the money, Qin Mian''s interest was piqued. His eyes sparkled as he looked at Lei Tia, "I want to build a house first. Would it be possible to do so before the new year? " At this moment, he suddenly remembered that he had not gone to see their house. Lei Tia actually did not mention it either...


    Lei Tia nodded, "After farming." If his wife was so capable, did he have to do something?


    Although the rice was harvested, they still had to plow the fields and prepare to plant winter wheat. But Qin Mian, who had waited for ten days to half a month, could still afford it.


    "How much does it cost?"


    "Three rooms, twelve taels." Lei Tia did not hesitate.


    Twelve silvers was not much for them, Qin Mian heaved a sigh of relief, and laughed: "I ca


    ot afford a carriage right now, but I can buy a calf that I can use when plowing the fields. "How much is it?"


    Lei Tia shook his head, "It should be enough."


    Qin Mian was not surprised. He had just come back, and was not familiar with the current situation.


    The two of them made some inquiries and headed straight for the place where the livestock were sold. As the livestock were "making" feces all over the place, and the smell was not good, there was a special place in the town. In fact, it was an open area at the edge of the town where all the people who were buying and selling cattle, pigs, donkeys and mules had come from. Over time, this place became a small livestock market.


    When the two of them arrived nearby, they smelt a pungent smell. Inadvertently, they took a glance around and discovered that the ground was littered with the feces of livestock. The sounds of pigs, cattle, and sheep were mixed together. It was very lively.


    The sellers, however, were used to this kind of environment. They indifferently sat by the wall, waiting for the buyers.


    "Buy a bull or a cow?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia said: "I''ll listen to you."


    Hearing these words again, Qin Mian felt a little helpless. He thought to himself, if he really decides about everything in the family, I wonder if Lei Tia will really not mind about it.


    "Then buy a bull." As he spoke, he looked left and right.


    A little donkey impatiently kicked the ground, and suddenly retreated two steps. Qin Mian quickly dodged to the side.


    The owner, an old man in his fifties, gave him an embarrassed smile, tugged at the rope in his hand, and led the little donkey aside.


    Qin Mian returned a smile, signalling him not to mind, and saw that there were a few people selling cows in front of him, making a comparison between the three of them. In the end, he saw a two-year-old bull. It was a water buffalo, its horns thick and flat, its two large eyes as clear as glass. It must have been specially washed by its owner. Its hair was black and clean, making it look pleasing to the eyes. This was the first time Qin Mian had seen such a beautiful water buffalo.


    Qin Mian invited Teeth, which was mainly in charge of selling livestock in the market, to take a look. After confirming that the cow was not in a healthy condition, Qin Mian spent six taels of silver to buy the animal and gave another hundred taels of money to Teeth.


    Lei Tia really did as he said. During this period of time, he had no objections whatsoever and only looked at him indifferently with his pair of pitch black, deep eyes. Occasionally, when they met eye to eye, Qin Mian''s heartbeat would become unstable.


    But his attention was quickly diverted because he still had to buy a lot of things. He let Lei Tia lead the cow and bought some vegetable seeds, two kilograms of sugar and two kilograms of pork. Of course, he didn''t forget to buy the promised snacks. Finally, he went to the cloth shop to retrieve their new clothes before bringing the cow home.

 Chapter 28 Doting

    Because he had earned money, Qin Mian was in a very good mood. Although Lei Tia was still expressionless, it could be seen from his light footsteps that he was in a good mood. He carried all the things he bought on his back. Qin Mian held onto the buffalo''s head as he walked, occasionally stroking its back and neck. The water buffalo had a meek personality and did not mind his harassment. It walked forward at a leisurely pace, wagging its tail from time to time. It looked very leisurely.


    Lei Tia was puzzled.


    Qin Mian smiled at him and continued to stroke him, his tone was firm, "I am nurturing my relationship with him, come back to the town after we get to know him well, we can ride him like a horse." He had not seen any horses in the market just now. After all, they were ancient horses that were left behind. They were probably controlled by the imperial government as military supplies.


    Lei Tia shook his head and looked at Shui Niu thoughtfully. He did not say anything further and his gaze fell on the smiling face of the wife of his wife.


    The journey home seemed to take less time than the road, and it didn''t take long for them to reach the foot of the mountain where they could see the village.


    When the manor owners, who were drenched in sweat, saw Qin Mian return with the cow, and turned their heads to talk to Lei Tia, they were all deeply surprised. They began discussing in low voices, their gazes mostly on the water buffalo.


    "Sigh, is that Lei Tia and his wife?" Sister Zhang straightened her back and wiped her sweat. She inadvertently glanced at the two people on the way out of the village and patted her man in surprise.


    The sickle in Zhang Dashuan''s hand slanted, almost hitting his own hand. He helplessly stared at his wife, then looked towards the road, startled, "Yes."


    Sister Zhang said in a low voice: "Such a big cow is not cheap, looks like Lei Tia did indeed hide some money before the branch family."


    Zhang Dashuan was displeased in his heart. Frowning, he scolded: "You care so much about other people''s matters!"


    Sister Zhang knew what he was worried about, but she was not angry. She smiled and looked at him sideways, and said warmly: "Alright, I still don''t know what you''re worried about. Just the two of us in private. "Don''t worry, I won''t speak carelessly."


    Zhang Dashuan heaved a sigh of relief, the look in his eyes softening as he looked at his wife, then lowered his head and continued to cut. How could he not know that his wife was not a talker? He only reminded her once more so that nothing would go wrong.


    "Just this news will probably spread to Old Lei Family soon, and the two of them will not be able to live peacefully again." Sister Zhang shook her head, feeling pity for Qin Mian and her.


    Over there, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were walking towards the village. Very soon, someone came up from the fields to greet them.


    "Lei Tia, did you guys get another big gift? "If you buy the cow well, it will look healthy and healthy." Xiulan''s aunt was full of envy. She looked at the buffalo and praised it. Her clear voice sounded a bit sharp.


    Lei Tia nodded, "Aunt."


    He immediately revealed a gentle and intimate smile to the woman, saying, "Brother Tia and I are not very familiar with oxen, and we don''t know if it''s good or bad. We were even worried about whether it would be good or bad, listening to Aunt''s words, we can finally be at ease."


    He had taken Xiulan''s hand without leaving a trace. Hearing this, Xiulan''s sister-in-law was relieved. She felt good about the only daughter-in-law in the village. She smiled and said, "Don''t worry, this is great." I have two cows in my family, and I am familiar with them. Was this cow healthy? The first thing he needed to do was to look at its spirit. Was its spirit not enough? Second, we must look at the hair, look at the hair, neat and shiny; third, we must look at the pace, steady and healthy gait. The easiest way is to look at your appetite, so it shouldn''t be a problem if you can eat it. "


    Qin Mian nodded and said admiringly: "Aunt sure knows a lot. We saw him eat fresh straw and then we decided to buy it. " At this moment, he vaguely understood why this aunt, whom he didn''t know before, suddenly came to express her goodwill. She mentioned that his family had cows, which meant that his family didn''t have cows.


    He patted the cow on its back and said, "Thank you for telling us so much. If you need it in the future, you can ask for it."


    Aunt Xiu Lan was truly happy now, and secretly praised this little brother''s intelligence. She laughed, and looked at Qin Mian with an even more satisfied expression, "Aunt, thank you very much. "You are tired after walking so far. Aunty will not delay you any longer."


    "Aunt, you''re busy."


    As they continued to walk towards the village, a few villagers warmly greeted them. Qin Mian replied politely. Although he knew that they were doing it for the sake of the cow, he did not feel disgusted with them. As long as the villagers stopped pointing fingers at him and Lei Tia, what difference would it make if they borrowed from him?


    After returning home, Xiao Hu lazily leaned on the back of the chair and waved the bamboo pole in his hand from time to time. Surprisingly, there was a young boy his own age, whose clothes were still stained with the bits of straw. He was squatting on the ground and playing with the bugs, constantly mumbling something and was in high spirits.


    "Xiao Hu."


    Xiao Hu immediately jumped down and smiled at Qin Mian. He unconsciously looked at the basket on Lei Tia''s back.


    The other little boy also stood up. Seeing Qin Mian and Lei Tia, his face red, his eyes swimming, he also called out, "Uncle Lei, Uncle Qin." His voice was quite loud.


    How could Qin Mian not see through the thoughts of a little kid? He secretly laughed, but he did not tease them, and took out two packs of dim sum from the basket. At that time, he had only bought one bag for Xiao Hu in the snack shop. Lei Tia had also bought one bag for him, but he had bought two bags.


    He gave one bag to Xiao Hu and opened the other bag. Inside there were eight pieces of grayish-white pastries, and he gave four pieces to the other little boy.


    "Thank you for your hard work."


    "Thank you, Uncle Qin." Xiao Hu held the dessert happily.


    The little boy roughly understood why he got so few pastries and chuckled, "Thank you, Uncle Qin." He could not wait to take a big bite out of it and chew it quickly.


    When Qin Mian saw this, he was somewhat emotional. He had tasted it before. Compared to the modern snacks, this snack was far worse in appearance, color and taste. It was a good opportunity for him.


    "Go and play."


    The two kids ran away happily, showing off to their companions.


    "Uncle Qin, if there''s anything else, I can help you in the future." Xiao Hu waved and ran.


    "We''ve tasted the sweetness." Qin Mian laughed.


    "Yes." Lei Tia waited for him to open the door.


    Qin Mian''s left hand crossed over his chest, and he stretched out his right hand, smiling at him without saying a word.


    Lei Tia was startled, then handed over the money bag to him.


    Qin Mian looked at him approvingly as if he was a "child worth teaching". He then took the money bag and opened the door with the key.


    Lei Tia shook his head again, he did not even realize the affection in his eyes.

 Chapter 29 I Ask for an Olive Branch

    Lei Tia put down the basket on his back, took the rope that Qin Mian was holding and tied it to a tree, then carried over a bundle of fresh straw.


    The buffalo lowered its head and chewed, its tail wagging happily.


    Qin Mian did not leave, but bent down to pick up a handful of straw to feed it. He turned his head and said to Lei Tia: "You get closer to it too, so that you don''t listen to what you say when you''re plowing the fields."


    Lei Tia was startled, and as expected, he picked up a handful of straw to feed the water buffalo.


    Qin Mian was startled, then he could not help but laugh, "Hahaha ¡­" He was only teasing Lei Tia initially, but he never expected that he took it too seriously. The water buffalo is usually very docile, and will not cause any trouble unless it is deliberately provoked.


    Lei Tia vaguely understood that he had been tricked, and was still the same calm and composed person. He only gave him a deep look and did not leave, but picked up another handful of straw and continued to feed him.


    Qin Mian smiled as he glanced at him, vaguely feeling that it was a little awkward for the two of them to feed the cow together, but for some reason, he did not find any excuse to leave either.


    Lei Chuntao, who was rushing over, saw that the two people''s shoulders seemed to be touching but didn''t seem to have anything. Her back was extremely harmonious as she stopped in her tracks. This scene was extremely comfortable, and no one wanted to disturb him. Actually, it didn''t seem like there was anything bad about her brother and sister-in-law living together.


    After hesitating for a moment, she continued to run over, purposely raising her voice, "Big brother, sister-in-law!" The bells attached to the purple skirt rang out with a melodious sound.


    Qin Mian immediately threw away the straw. Lei Tia''s body stiffened for a moment, before uncomfortably releasing her hand. She then turned around and glanced at Lei Chuntao.


    "Little sister, why are you here?" Qin Mian asked politely as he wiped the broken pieces off his hands. He had already noticed these few days that girls who didn''t go out of the pavilion would avoid getting too close with men when they went out. It could be seen that this was indeed an era where the feudal etiquette was more strict. Although Lei Chuntao was his nominal sister-in-law, she still had to be careful of the consequences.


    Lei Chuntao felt that she had disturbed the two of them, and was a little embarrassed. I just came to tell you that someone might come... "Causing trouble for all of you ¡­" The further she went, the redder her face became. Thinking of his mother, Second Brother, Second and Third Sister-in-Law, he became even more embarrassed. But those were her own mother and. However, she did not remind his elder brother and elder sister-in-law. Feeling uneasy, she had no choice but to rush over.


    With that, she lowered her head and ran away.


    Both Qin Mian and Lei Tia were well aware of what she meant by "there are people".


    Lei Tia subconsciously looked at Qin Mian. Seeing that he had settled down, either because he did not care or because he already had a plan, Lei Tia did not mind. He turned his head to look at the water buffalo and felt a tinge of regret.


    Qin Mian thought of an important thing, "Where is the house you bought?"


    Lei Tia breathed a sigh of relief. And here I thought he didn''t care at all ¡­


    "Lock the door."


    Qin Mian locked the door and looked at the Buffalo. He was initially worried that someone would steal it, but then he remembered that the villagers were simple and honest, and that the farmlands were not far away. Many people in the fields relaxed and followed Lei Tia to the village.


    Soon, they arrived at the western end of the village.


    The house that Lei Tia bought was in the west side of the village. There were three houses in total, and the mark of the Precinct Head''s previous measurement still remained on the ground. There were neighbors to the east, and a clearing to the west. There was a small forest not far away.


    Qin Mian looked around and felt that this place was not bad. The old Lei Family was in the east of the village, and lived in the west side of the village. Secondly, there was an open area to the west and an open area to the north. It would be easy to expand that area in the future. He felt that Lei Tia was a person with an idea.


    "This place is pretty good." Qin Mian said to Lei Tia with a face full of satisfaction.


    Lei Tia nodded, "I will go buy the ingredients after I finish plowing the fields."


    Qin Mian said: "Brother Zhang should know more, you can go and ask him what is the market price for bricks and tiles, don''t let him slaughter you."


    "Yes."


    A woman''s head peeked out from behind the wall. Seeing that Qin Mian had noticed her, she forced a smile and quickly retracted her head.


    Qin Mian reckoned that the person was their neighbor and there was no need for them to get close to him.


    The two strolled back.


    Lei Tia took the saw and bow, and carried the basket on his back, "Wifey, I''m going up the mountain." He left without saying anything.


    Qin Mian did not ask, but just casually said, "Be careful," and took the rough wooden rake to dry the grains, so he did not notice that when Lei Tia heard his name, his body trembled, and he turned to look at him before leaving, his eyes looking deeper than ever.


    Qin Mian went to the garden to pick the vegetables he wanted to eat that night, and when he returned home, he was surprised that there was still no "someone" looking for trouble.


    However, Madam Du and the Zhao Family did not hinder his happiness. They turned around and saw the hawthorn and apple on the ground.


    He chopped down a bamboo, creating over ten thin bamboo sticks. He grabbed a handful of hawthorn and washed them clean, cutting them in half and digging out the core. He closed the two halves and plucked a few apples from within the space.


    He wanted to make candied fruits. So many hawthorn and wild apples can''t be wasted, right?


    Wash the sticks and string them with hawthorn and apple, two hawthorn and one apple each. After ten strings of water, he started a fire.


    After the water was boiled, add the appropriate amount of sugar and simmer it slowly with a medium fire. Stirring constantly with a spade, when the sugar was bubbling large amounts of foam, roll the string of candied fruits quickly into the water and place them on the oiled plate.


    After about ten minutes of cooling, the candied fruits were ready, bright in color and tantalizing in their fragrance.


    Hearing a "bang" sound coming from outside the house, he picked up the plate and quickly walked out. Sure enough, it was Lei Tia who had returned, looking at the wooden block and the chopped bamboo stick. At his feet lay two logs.


    Qin Mian picked up a candied fruit and took a bite, nodding his head, he handed the plate over to Lei Tia.


    "Taste it."


    Lei Tia frowned. He had never seen this before, but it didn''t look like something a man would eat. His wife held onto the plate and did not withdraw her hand. He picked up a stick and reluctantly took a bite.


    "It''s not poison." Qin Mian laughed, "Don''t worry, I won''t force you to eat all of these. I didn''t see anyone selling this stuff in the town before. I thought it was a new thing, it''s quite sour and sweet, how about it? "


    "Yes." Lei Tia frowned, he looked like he was eating poison, and only stopped when he was about to bite an apple.


    Qin Mian saw it clearly. He swallowed all the hawthorn in one bite until the apple was in his mouth.


    "What are these wood for?" Qin Mian didn''t actually like sweet food either.


    "Useful." Lei Tia answered vaguely, "I still need to go."


    Qin Mian looked at the sky, and said, "Don''t be late."


    "Yes." Lei Tia quickly ate the candied fruits, took out the wild chicken from his basket, and left in a hurry.


    After Qin Mian dealt with the wild chicken, he made some more candied fruits. However, he no longer used the apple in the air, it was too troublesome to get rid of the core, so he omitted the process. Finally, he counted a total of sixty spirit stones.


    Lei Tia had already returned and was sawing the wood into pieces outside.


    Qin Mian took a straw stick and stuck it into a firm shelf, inserting the candied flakes one by one into it.


    Lei Tia looked at it, as if he was thinking about something.


    When he finished, Qin Mian started to cook di


    er again. A big pot of chestnut stewed chicken, the rich fragrance was alluring. After finishing, he scooped a big bowl and gave it to Lei Tia.


    "Send them over there."


    Lei Tia was startled.


    Qin Mian knew what he was wondering and laughed, "We still have to stay in the village. We can''t really form enmity with that place. As long as it looks good, then it''s fine.


    After he finished speaking, he winked at Lei Tia, "Right now, the people in the fields are slowly walking back, you should pick a place with more people."


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed with a smile, and patted his head.


    Qin Mian rubbed his nose, then turned and entered the kitchen, "Cough, I still need to cook other dishes."


    The two hundred dollars for this month had long been prepared for the old house. However, Madam Du was an unreasonable person, even if the trouble this time was resolved with this bowl of food, there would still be a next time. The two hundred dollars would keep her mouth shut until the next time.


    As expected, no one came to look for trouble from the old residence until the next morning.


    When Qin Mian woke up early in the morning, he found that Lei Tia was no longer in bed. Seeing that the cow was gone, he was startled and ran back to his room.


    Just as he was about to enter the house, he caught a glimpse of wooden planks nailed together against the wall. They were already in the shape of carts, and he was surprised and happy at the same time.


    When he finished breakfast and did not see Lei Tia coming back, he carried the food over.


    As expected, Lei Tia was shouting water buffalo that was plowing the fields. The buffalo was indeed meek, pulling the plough forward at a moderate pace. Half an acre of land had been plowed.


    "Brother Tia, time to eat."


    Lei Tia tied the ox rope to the wooden stake and walked over.


    "I saw some boards outside the house. Are you going to make a car? " Qin Mian asked.


    "I''ll buy you a new one when I have enough money." Lei Tia looked at him, muttered something, and accepted the bowl.


    Qin Mian could not help but laugh, as he did not know what to feel in his heart at the moment. He changed the topic, "I will go to town to sell candied fruits in a while."

 Chapter 30 The First Confrontation

    "Wait for me to send you off." Lei Tia kept his head down as he ate.


    "No need, I can ¡ª"


    "For you." Lei Tia refused to let go.


    Qin Mian thought that it was not very close to the town from the village, it was a busy season, and there was no one on the road. By the way, where is our vegetable garden? "It''s going to get cold. If we don''t grow vegetables, we won''t be able to eat in winter."


    Lei Tia thought for a moment, "We can split the dry lands into half an acre."


    Qin Mian said: "Our land is too small, we can give out half an acre of vegetables, and after we earn enough money, we can buy a few more acres of land."


    "Yes." Lei Tia had no objections. After thinking for a bit, he still explained, "It''s too early for anyone to eat sweet food."


    Qin Mian suddenly thought of something. Who would buy snacks early in the morning? This was something that he had indeed overlooked.


    After Lei Tia finished eating, he took the bowl and went back home. After passing through the Cereal Field s, Xiao Hu and the little boy yesterday looked at him anxiously.


    The two kids ran over excitedly.


    "Uncle Qin."


    "I only need two people here." Qin Mian was afraid that Xiao Hu would call all the children from the village over.


    The two imps understood what he meant. They patted their chests and promised, "Don''t worry, Uncle Qin. With so many people, we''ll get less."


    It was only then that Qin Mian found out that the other brat was called Goudan, Xiao Hu''s cousin.


    "I''ll call you guys back when I leave."


    After Lei Tia plowed a piece of land and returned home, it was around ten o''clock. Qin Mian locked the door and wrapped the candied fruits with a clean cloth, allowing Lei Tia to carry them first so they could avoid Xiao Hu and Goudan''er. It wasn''t that he was stingy, but that he didn''t want to give them candied fruits to eat. He was even pointing at the candied fruits to earn some money.


    He reckoned that Lei Tia had already left the village. Qin Mian went to the Cereal Field area to call Xiao Hu and Goudan over, instructing them to peruse the grains every so often before leaving in a hurry.


    The path out of the village was lined with poplar and locust trees, and before the leaves had fallen, layers of leaves covered the view. Qin Mian ran a few steps and saw Lei Tia looking back from a hundred meters away.


    "Sis, where are you so anxious to go?" Mrs Zhao held a jug of water and quickly walked over, following his gaze, "Isn''t that Big Brother? Are you going to town again? A few had just added a big buffalo yesterday, what were they going to buy in town today? Your days are past red. "


    Qin Mian ignored her and quickened his pace.


    Mrs Zhao, on the other hand, quickly caught up with her. Her tone was so amiable that it caused chills to run down one''s spine. "Eldest Sister-in-law, I''m not talking about you." "If you have any idea on how to earn some money, then please take care of your parents. Otherwise ¡ª"


    Qin Mian interrupted him and said, "Sister Second Brother, I still have things to do, so I will be leaving first."


    "Sigh!" Mrs Zhao saw that he was dodging so quickly, and was even more sure of her guess. She grinded her teeth in dissatisfaction, stomped her foot, turned around and walked back.


    Qin Mian caught up with Lei Tia and wiped his sweat.


    Lei Tia looked back at him, and said indifferently: "There''s no need to bother."


    Qin Mian waved his hand. He had nothing much to say to the few people in the old residence, so he simply decided to treat them coldly.


    Once they reached the town, the two of them headed straight for the most bustling street. On both sides of the road were small stalls selling all kinds of items. Pancakes, cloth, umbrellas, rouge, water powder, vegetables ¡­ From time to time, the shouts of the hawkers could be heard. Some of them had a listless and lethargic tone, while others seemed to be singing, causing people to laugh. The commoners, the businessmen, and even the hoodlums, browsing in front of the stalls, were all in a hurry.


    Qin Mian found a spot to stand, and the enthusiasm for the auction suddenly faded halfway ¡ª Who would be the one to sell it?


    He looked at Lei Tia with eager eyes.


    Lei Tia quickly glanced at him, then placed the candy on the ground, staring straight ahead, without saying a word.


    Qin Mian took two steps closer to him, patted his shoulder intimately and looked at him smilingly: "Brother Tia, just shout ''yummy candied fruits, two coins a stick''."


    Lei Tia still did not say a word.


    "If you don''t shout, I won''t let you eat lunch."


    Lei Tia opened his mouth, but then suddenly pushed the shelf into his hands, "I''ll go ask Zhang Tu Clan if they need game."


    After he finished speaking, he did not wait for Qin Mian''s reaction as he quickly walked far away.


    "Sigh, you ¡ª ¡ª" Qin Mian was speechless. Seeing that he had really left without turning back, his anger was immediately stoked, and his heart also emptied a few times. This small town was completely foreign to him, but he didn''t feel anything special when he came here before. Today, he felt an inexplicable loneliness and unease, as if he was the only one in the world.


    The passersby all looked at the bright red candied fruits curiously. Since they wanted to come over and have a look, they had some scruples. Thus, he could only laugh dryly. Was he really going to sell it? At this moment, he regretted proposing to sell the candied fruits. Why hadn''t he thought of such a problem at the time?


    "Little bro, what are you selling?" an old lady with gray hair asked with a smile.


    Qin Mian hurriedly said: "This is a candied fruit, it is sour, sweet and sour, and is suitable for children to eat. Auntie gave my family a string? "


    "Sugar gourd? "Can it taste good?" The old lady''s eyes revealed a strange light as she asked uncertainly.


    Seeing her simple and unadorned clothes, with a few patches on her clothes, Qin Mian guessed that he was not a generous person. But since he was a customer, he still took off a string of clothes and passed it to her with a smile, "Why don''t you try it first?


    The others who were surrounding him also showed some interest. Anyone who didn''t want money didn''t want to eat it?


    Qin Mian took three skewers and passed it to a few envious kids.


    "All of you, try it. Children will definitely like it. Two coins for a string. "


    The old lady took a bite and frowned. She was sour, but she still smiled amiably. "I might not be able to eat it, but the little one will definitely like it."


    After she finished speaking, she took out a few boards from her bosom and gave four to Qin Mian, "Give me two."


    Finally, it opened. Qin Mian secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly received the money.


    "Mom, it''s delicious. I want one more." The little girl of about six tugged at her mother''s sleeve, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the bright red fruit on the shelf.


    "It''s so sour, what are you going to eat?" The woman sneaked a glance at Qin Mian, then pulled the little girl along in distress and quickly left. Although she said that, she didn''t lose the string of candied fruits that she had taken a bite of.


    Qin Mian was helpless. He felt that he had misunderstood his plan today, so he looked towards the direction Lei Tia had left. This aroused his fighting spirit, and he yelled while carrying the rack, "Look, look, look, the sweet and sour candied fruits, two coins a stick. "Take a look, take a look ¡­"


    After walking for half the street, he shouted for half the street as well. Only six strings were sold.


    Qin Mian felt that the reason was probably because this object was a new object, so very few people dared to try it. But he did not believe that an open-minded modern man could do nothing to a conservative ancient man.


    He stopped peddling and went back to the place where he had started. He picked up two strings of fifty or so women who were selling cloth on the left and a young man who was selling vegetables on the right.


    "If you don''t mind, try it."


    Those who did business were basically good at dealing with other people''s affairs. The two generously accepted it.


    Qin Mian picked up a skewer as he started eating and shouted loudly, "Delicious candied fruit, two coins for a skewer, delicious candied fruit, two coins for a string ¡­"


    "Well," the woman took a small bite and smiled, "Although it''s a little sour, but it''s just right for it to taste good."


    The young man also bit off a hawthorn from the bamboo stick, "I don''t really like it, but my wife likes to eat sour and sweet snacks. "Little brother, you give me five strings."


    It worked. When the passersby saw the three of them eating and chatting, they became interested. It would be worth it to pay two dollars for a fresh taste.


    Not long later, Qin Mian sold more than ten. In front of the rice shop, a little girl who was not even ten years old ran over and bought five skewers.


    Qin Mian generously gave her another string.


    The little girl looked at him with a smile and ran back excitedly. After a while, she dragged a little girl about her age from the nearby deli and also bought five skewers.


    Qin Mian similarly gave her an extra string.


    After an hour, the candied fruits were sold out.


    Qin Mian felt a sense of accomplishment, looked at the sun, and leisurely carried the rack and went to a small restaurant, ordering a tomato scrambled egg, a green pepper fried meat, and a bowl of rice. As for Lei Tia, who would care about him?


    He had just taken two bites when a shadow fell before him. Qin Mian looked up and saw that Lei Tia had appeared out of nowhere and unconsciously sat beside him.


    The waiter immediately ran over, "Are the two of you together? What else do you want? "


    Qin Mian continued to eat and did not speak.


    Lei Tia did not speak either.


    The waiter looked at Qin Mian suspiciously, then looked at Lei Tia. The two kept quiet, and he could only walk away helplessly.


    Qin Mian opened his eyes and looked at Lei Tia provocatively.


    Lei Tia''s face still remained indifferent.


    The dishes in the house were not bad, Qin Mian ignored him and continued to eat.


    "Wifey, I''m hungry."


    Qin Mian was so shocked that he immediately covered his mouth, "Shut up!"


    Lei Tia was still holding onto him, but did not move, his eyes blinking, because Qin Mian''s hand had blocked off the area below his nose, his pitch black eyes revealing a deeper and deeper feeling.


    Qin Mian''s heart trembled from his blink as he turned his head to look at the other customers in the shop. No one heard Lei Tia''s words, so he heaved a sigh of relief and gave Lei Tia a fierce glare.


    Lei Tia retreated backwards, avoiding his hands, then said: "I''m hungry, my wife ¡ª"


    "Waiter, give me another bowl of rice!" Qin Mian flung his blade at him.


    The waiter was so angry that he almost dropped the dish in his hands.

 Chapter 31 Who Admitted Defeat

    After the food was served, Lei Tia kept his mouth shut.


    Qin Mian was so angry that he almost choked, but he still added two more dishes and a bowl of rice.


    When he was done eating, he paid and left. Lei Tia followed along dumbly and took the stand from him. Qin Mian didn''t refuse, but didn''t say a word to him along the way.


    Lei Tia wanted to say something, but stopped in his tracks, his gaze landing on the youth''s still slim back. His wife was still thin, but there was more flesh on his face than usual. His dry hair was smooth and black, tied into a high ponytail that swung from side to side, as if he was afraid that he would not know his master''s temperament.


    Thinking about the youth''s furious expression, the corner of Lei Tia''s lips curled up slightly, and then disappeared in a blink of an eye. Such a silent youth was really not used to it. But if he was asked to coax his, he was helpless.


    Qin Mian listened for any movements behind him while he walked, but he did not hear anything. He was not really angry, but it was true that he was depressed, and there was a faint feeling of unwillingness in the bottom of his heart. He wanted to see who would lower their heads first.


    Thinking of this, he felt more relaxed, and his steps became lighter.


    Regardless of whether he walked quickly or slowly, Lei Tia maintained a constant distance from him.


    Some pedestrians on the street noticed that the two seemed to be competing with each other, and pointed at them in amusement.


    Qin Mian acted as if he did not realize this, buying two snacks and two kilograms of sugar before leaving the town.


    They didn''t say anything along the way.


    After returning home, Qin Mian distributed the snacks to Xiao Hu and Goudan''er and went out with his basket on his back.


    "Where to?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian looked at him with a smile, but did not say a word and headed towards the back of the mountain.


    Lei Tia was startled. Taking his bow, he locked the door and quickly followed.


    Xiao Hu and Goudan''er sensed the weird atmosphere, they looked at each other, and started to eat their snacks with relish.


    Qin Mian walked quickly, but after entering the mountain, he could not muster up any strength, and looked around, unsure of what to do. He was going to pick more hawthorn and wild apple, but he didn''t know where the hawthorn and apple trees were.


    "Looking for what?" Lei Tia asked again, his voice was calm, without a trace of emotion.


    Qin Mian opened his mouth, then immediately closed it again. He took out a hawthorn fruit and an apple from his basket and waved them towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia finally understood that his wife was throwing a tantrum at him. It was somewhat fu


    y, but he was never a person who easily revealed his emotions. On the surface, there was not the slightest hint of emotion. Only a layer of gentleness could be seen in his deep black eyes. He pulled Qin Mian''s hand and looked around. Without hesitation, he walked in one direction.


    Qin Mian was led around by him, leisurely looking left and right, but still did not say a word.


    Pick a lot of hawthorn and wild apples, straight back basket full. Naturally, it was still Lei Tia who was carrying it.


    When they reached home, Qin Mian sent Xiao Hu and Goudan away, scooped water and went into the basin to wash the hawthorn and apples. Lei Tia looked inside the water vat, and then carried the empty vat out.


    Seeing him walk further away, Qin Mian let out a breath, "I almost suffocated to death! How did that guy manage to not say three words a day? "


    It was a really hard job to keep a lot of people who didn''t say anything for so long.


    Lei Tia looked back from afar.


    Qin Mian did not notice that he was quickly cleaning the fruits. Today''s candied fruits sold for over a hundred gold, which was equivalent to the modern era''s one hundred gold coins. It didn''t sound like much, but in this era, it was not a small sum, enough to buy a lot of things. But selling candied fruits was not a long term thing, and to make a fortune he had to think of other things.


    Just as he was deep in thought, he heard the sound of water being poured.


    After Lei Tia filled the water tank, he moved the wooden board inside and found the tools needed to make the wood. He then moved a wooden block and sat in front of the door of the hall with his head lowered, knocking on the door as if he was focusing on nothing.


    Qin Mian secretly glared at him.


    Wash the fruit in a sieve and put it in the sun to dry. Then, he took out the bamboo from yesterday and continued to make bamboo sticks.


    Seeing that, Lei Tia did not say a word and took his job.


    What Qin Mian had wished for was for it to happen. If the bamboo sticks were not smooth enough, it would be easy to cut his hand. He did not stay idle either. He first dried the grains, then took the cow to the pond to drink. After tying it back up, he dragged a bundle of straw with him.


    After the fruit was drained, he made more than sixty skewers of candied fruits.


    When di


    er was ready, he did not call Lei Tia over, but sat down and started to eat. The minced eggplant was very fragrant.


    Just as Lei Tia was thinking about how to fix the wooden board more firmly, he heard the sound of the chopsticks hitting the plate and realized that his wife had already started to eat. He paused for a while, then silently washed his hands and went over to eat.


    Qin Mian snickered, and almost choked on his food.


    Lei Tia was extremely calm, leisurely eating with food in hand, as he looked at Qin Mian with an unknown look.


    Qin Mian acted as if it didn''t matter.


    Even when he went to bed at night, he still did not say a word to Lei Tia. As for the matter of him squeezing into Lei Tia''s arms after sleeping, he casually neglected that.


    The next morning, still as before, Lei Tia plowed the field until around ten o''clock in the morning before the two of them set out for town.


    Just as Qin Mian was about to start shouting, Lei Tia suddenly stood in front of the stand. Without even looking at him, he said stiffly to the people passing by, "Tasty candied fruits, two coins a stick."


    A woman who was about to come over with a granddaughter was frightened by his expressionless face. She took two steps back and looked at him hesitantly.


    Qin Mian was startled, he could not hold back his laughter, and quickly lowered his head, "Pu pu ¡­"


    Lei Tia turned his head to look at him, his indifferent gaze was filled with emotion that seemed to say that it was not yet clear.


    Qin Mian could not say what it was, but he felt great, and did not plan to make things difficult for him anymore, but he still could not help but laugh a few times, "Hehehehe. "Alright, let me do it."


    This "confrontation" could also be considered as him probing Lei Tia. He was very satisfied with the result of the test.

 Chapter 32 Field Cultivation

    "Delicious candied fruits, two coins for a stick!" Qin Mian shouted.


    Lei Tia stood by his side and had not left this entire time.


    This time, he bought the candied flakes faster than yesterday, and after a short while, only two left, the last two skewers were left for Xiao Hu and Goudan''er.


    Qin Mian weighed the money in his hand with satisfaction and smiled at Lei Tia: "Do you have anything else you want to buy?"


    Lei Tia immediately realized that his wife''s attitude towards him was even better than before. To be more precise, it was more casual and intimate.


    "Nope."


    "Then let''s go buy some food. It''s still early, so I won''t be eating lunch in town. The dishes in that restaurant aren''t as delicious as the ones I made. Is there anything you''d like to eat? " Qin Mian asked, thinking of the dishes he wanted to eat.


    Lei Tia was about to answer, but seeing that he was in a good mood, he changed his mind, "Fish."


    "Sure, go buy a fish." Qin Mian was very straightforward.


    Both of them had a huge appetite, so Qin Mian bought two fish of about two kilograms. There are spices for scallions, ginger, garlic, and other ingredients at home, so you don''t have to buy them elsewhere. The tube bone cheap, bought two catties of hot pot soup, good for the body.


    As they were about to leave the town, they saw an old man selling straw hats.


    "Two hats." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian spent four coins to buy two hats, one for each of him, eliminating the burning sensation on his head.


    On the way back, the two of them chatted as they walked.


    "I''ve plowed half the dry land. Is it time to grow vegetables?" Qin Mian was also very concerned about the things in the fields.


    Lei Tia replied: "Mhm."


    "I''ll grow vegetables, you plant wheat." Qin Mian said.


    Lei Tia glanced at him, "You do?"


    "It''s not that difficult." Qin Mian said honestly, "However, I don''t know if I can still remember ¡­" After all, he hadn''t worked as a farmer for many years.


    Lei Tia didn''t mind at all. It was only two acres of land in total, and he could handle it all by himself.


    Inside the village, Xiao Hu and Goudan''er spotted them with their sharp eyes. Xiao Hu was more reserved, Goudan was jumping with joy, he had waved his hand from far away.


    Qin Mian gave each of them a stick of candied fruits and a bag of snacks, and said with a smile, "You don''t need to come here tomorrow. Thank you both for these past two days. "


    "Uncle Qin, what''s this?" Goudan was more lively than Xiao Hu and asked curiously while holding the candied flakes.


    Qin Mian said: "This is a sweet gourd, sweet."


    "Thank you, Uncle Qin." Goudan was elated after getting a snack that he had never seen before.


    Xiao Hu could not help but lick his lips.


    The two skipped away.


    After eating lunch, Qin Mian and Lei Tia put on their straw hats and returned to the fields. They were going to the one acre dry land, where Qin Mian would grow vegetables and plow the remaining half of the field.


    The autumn vegetables were nothing more than cabbage, cabbage, radish and spinach, which were also the types of vegetables that Qin Mian bought. After sizing up the ploughed parts, which were the parts for growing vegetables, Qin Mian roughly split them into four rows, with each row growing one type.

 Chapter 33 Lei Tie Zhong Wu!

    Lei Tia was a practical person, the soil of the Heaven and Earth had long been plowed until it became soft. He had to first water and seep into the soil to ensure the moisture of the soil. It was just that Qin Mian was a small child, he had only picked a single bucket of water, and only had half a bucket of water in each bucket.


    Lei Tia frowned, and took the carrying pole from him, "Go back."


    "But ¡­" Qin Mian rubbed his shoulders and looked at the field with difficulty. He was not a man for heavy work, but he was also a man. It was impossible for him to come and go as he pleased. He had to do something for the family. Since he wasn''t good at farming, he would do what he was good at.


    "Then I''ll go back first. Leave this place to you? Will you? " He was a little doubtful. Looking at Lei Tia''s appearance, the ten years that he had been gone for was definitely not to be spent farming.


    Lei Tia said casually, "I once lived with an old farmer."


    Qin Mian noticed a flash of sadness in his eyes, and then, as if he was hallucinating, he opened his mouth. Lei Tia was born into a peasant family, but his skills in farming came from outsiders. The past ten years had not been a pleasant one, and although he was curious, now was not the time to ask. Only, the sadness he saw earlier caused him to be slightly concerned.


    He walked two steps forward, and strongly patted Lei Tia''s shoulders, and said sternly: "It''s all over. When the sun goes down, I''ll come back. "


    Lei Tia nodded and glanced at his shoulder.


    Qin Mian hurried home. He would leave the matter of farming to Lei Tia, but he was not a freeloader either.


    He took out his pencil and the stack of white paper he had sold in town and leaned over the table, trying to remember the things that might be used to make money in the Modern World. Lei Tia relied on his physical strength to earn money, but he relied on his brain to earn money. In fact, he had a preliminary plan on getting rich, but that plan was too big and he didn''t have enough manpower or money. It was difficult to start up, so he could only take it slowly.


    Don''t think too much into it. Take care of your surroundings first.


    He found a straight stick and used it as a ruler. He picked up a pencil and began to write on the paper. After about an hour, he raised his head and looked at the map with satisfaction. With these few things, he could earn another sum of silver.


    It was still early, so he took out another piece of paper and continued to draw on the table. The modern design of the tables, chairs, cabinets, and designs gradually appeared on the paper. He did not intend to sell any of this, but rather to find someone to make it for him when the house was built. As a modern man, he was still more used to modern furniture. Since he had nothing better to do, he decided to use another interior design for reference.


    "Wife, I''m back." Lei Tia looked at the person who was writing with his head down, the strange thing that was used to write the letter in his hand had caught his attention. Glimmers danced in his eyes. He didn''t disturb his wife and retreated a few steps. He only walked closer after shouting a few words. The paper was still on the table, but the writing was gone.


    "It''s quite early today." Qin Mian stretched his muscles and bones as he stood up, then casually took the hoe from him and placed it on the side, "You go wash first, the rice is already cooked, I''ll go cook."


    After Lei Tia led the cow to the pond to drink water, he tied it up and pulled over a small bundle of straw to the kitchen to scoop some water to wash his face.


    Qin Mian poured oil into the pot that was boiling dry, "I''ve thought of another idea to earn money, I want to go to town tomorrow."


    "Together." Lei Tia said.


    "Are you done with the fields?" Qin Mian asked.


    "Nope."


    Qin Mian hesitated for a moment, and knew that Lei Tia would not let him go to town alone, "Forget it. Sigh, it would be great if you could learn kung fu. It''s not a good idea to keep asking you to accompany me to town. "


    "I''ll teach you." Lei Tia suddenly said.


    Unexpectedly, Qin Mian was shocked, the water in his hands dripped into the oil pot, with a sizzling sound, a drop of oil splashed, landing on the back of his hand, it was so hot that he almost threw the spatula in his hands away.


    "You know martial arts?" He looked at Lei Tia in both surprise and joy.


    "Yes." Lei Tia frowned, holding his hand tightly, rubbing the back of his hand, his calm tone was as though learning kung fu was a trivial matter.


    Qin Mian held onto his hand, unable to conceal his joy. "Good! When do I start teaching them? " What man hadn''t had a martial arts dream? To him, Lei Tia who knew kung fu was as much of a surprise as gold that fell from the sky.


    Lei Tia indicated towards the pot, "Stir-Fried Vegetables first. We''ll talk about it when the house is built. "


    "Why?" Qin Mian immediately poured the washed vegetables into the pot that was almost smoking, "Can''t we start teaching tomorrow?"


    He tugged on Lei Tia''s hand, signalling for him not to rush out.


    Lei Tia then sat on a small stool in front of the stove, and added firewood to the stove, "I do not wish for others to know about this. At the begi


    ing of martial arts practice, one had to practice the horse stance. When the house is built, you can practice in the yard. "


    What he said made sense, but Qin Mian could only let out a regretful "oh". His excited mood had not calmed down, and when he thought of the day when he could not only protect himself, but also act in a chivalrous ma


    er, he became extremely excited. He became increasingly curious about Lei Tia''s past experience, and he did not forget the dishes in the frying pan, "Who taught you martial arts? How long have you been studying? Can you fight one against ten? "


    Lei Tia paused, "Fighting one against ten is not a problem. We''ll talk about it later. "


    Qin Mian was a little disappointed, but he was not an irrational person. During this time, he had never seen Lei Tia practice martial arts. Presumably, Lei Tia was intentionally hiding this from him. Since he revealed it to him today, doesn''t it mean that the relationship between the two of them is gradually getting closer? Thinking about this, his mood became even better, "Since that''s the case, from tomorrow onwards, I will continue to run to train my body and lay a good foundation. This master of yours is going to teach you a great deal in the future. "


    "Yes."


    He smiled at Qin Mianxin and picked out a sweet potato from the ashes under the stove. It was very hot and quickly threw it over to him, "It was buried inside when I was cooking, it should be familiar."


    Lei Tia weighed the sweet potato in his hands, and after a while, it broke into two and gave to him.


    After eating, Qin Mian took a bath again. Now that the weather was cold, he didn''t dare to bathe outside anymore. He could only bathe in his room. However, the floor was not concrete, nor was it floor tiles. It was just compacted earth. The water was dripping on top of it and it was getting wet. It was really inconvenient for him to not get dry after a long time.


    "Sigh, looks like there are still many areas to be renovated." Qin Mian was soaking in the bath barrel and watering himself. Through the curtain, he looked out. The lights of the village were visible from here. There was only one house nearby. It was too quiet, but what made him puzzled was that even though there were only two people in the house and one of them didn''t like to talk, he still didn''t feel lonely at all. Instead, the lights in the living room made him feel warm.


    Sitting inside the bathtub, he could still hear Lei Tia washing the dishes in the kitchen, and he couldn''t help but smile.


    There were no entertainment activities at night, so after washing up, Qin Mian laid on the bed.


    Lei Tia was bathing in the living room.


    Qin Mian still had something to say, so he could not help but urge: "Come."


    Lei Tia stopped and when his feet touched the wet ground, he almost slipped and quickly grabbed the edge of the bucket. He glanced at the open door and shook his head slightly, but his hands quickened.


    Qin Mian stretched out his neck to take a look a few times before he finally came in with an oil lamp. Under the light of the lantern, the side face of the young wife that was waiting for him was very hazy, making people''s heart go soft.


    He went to bed and blew out the light.


    Qin Mian moved closer to him in the darkness, "Persistence is the key to practicing martial arts. If you don''t practice it for too long, you will become unaccustomed. How about we go to the mountain tomorrow morning. You train well, and I will also see how your chivalrous demeanor is. "


    He heard a rustling sound, and then an iron arm came around his back and took him in its arms. His body stiffened. Being hugged when you''re awake is completely different from being hugged when you''re asleep, okay? He struggled, but the grip tightened around his waist.


    "Why do you want to practice martial arts?"


    "Self-defense, body strengthening." he asked without thinking.


    The top of his head was gently stroked, and the arm around his waist loosened a little, as a deep yet steady voice sounded in his ear, "Sleep." I have to get up early tomorrow. "


    Qin Mian had a feeling that if he struggled, Lei Tia would hold him even tighter, so he did not move. However, he felt that it was necessary to explain, "Actually, we don''t ¡ª"


    Before he could finish his words, his waist tightened, even to the point of hurting. Qin Mian compromised and said: "Be gentler." Carry on, carry on, be careful of waiting for me to get your true teachings and then destroy my master.


    Because he had something on his mind, Qin Mian woke up early. When he looked at the window, it was already dawn. He sat up and pushed at the sleeping man beside him. "Get up, get up."


    Lei Tia opened his eyes and rested his hands under his head. He watched Yue Yang quickly put on his clothes and his gaze slipped from his clear eyes to the corner of his mouth.


    "Hurry up." Qin Mian turned around and saw that the man was still lying down lazily, raising his voice and throwing his clothes to him.


    Only then did Lei Tia sit up and slowly put on his clothes. The undergarments on his body were a little messy, revealing a bronze coloured chest.


    Qin Mian shifted his gaze away uncomfortably and ran to wash up.


    After the two of them were done packing, they carried their bows and baskets on their backs and strode up the mountain in the morning sunlight.


    The village was quiet. No one had woken earlier than they had.


    When they reached the top of the mountain, the two penetrated deep into the mountains.


    "Here." Qin Mian stopped and could not wait.


    Lei Tia did not say anything, he put down his basket and bow and arrows, and stood there upright. If he was a silent tree as usual, he was now like an unsheathed sword, emitting a piercing aura with his sharp gaze, pursed lips, and taut muscles.


    Before Qin Mian could regain his senses from his shock, he saw Lei Tia had already started to demonstrate a fist technique. He did not see clearly the changes in the moves, but the unpredictable moves and the tiger''s strength had shocked him, his heart pounded and his blood boiled.


    After Lei Tia finished demonstrating his fist technique, he raised his head and looked at the pair of sparkling eyes. A thin smile suddenly surfaced in his eyes.

 Chapter 34 Daughter-in-law Pk Mother-in-law

    "Too awesome!" Qin Mian quickly walked in front of him and excitedly grabbed his hand, "I will definitely study hard in the future, you must do your best when you teach me!"


    Lei Tia calmly looked at the hand he was holding, small and thin, "Look at you."


    Qin Mian said straightforwardly: "No problem! If I''m not mistaken, you like me very much ¡ª like eating the food I make? Your appetite is now larger than it was in the old house. In the future, can I cook a few more delicious dishes for you? "


    Lei Tia was surprised, the wife seemed to have misunderstood his words. When he said "seeing your performance", he meant seeing his wife''s talent in martial arts. But he did not intend to correct it. A smile flashed across his lips.


    "Yes." "The dew on the mountain is heavy, let''s go back."


    Their shoes and trousers were wet with dew from the grass.


    The two held hands and went down the mountain. Qin Mian habitually looked at the scenery in the forest, completely unaware.


    After returning home, Qin Mian immediately ran around the house in circles.


    Lei Tia hesitated for a moment, but he was in no hurry to go to the fields. He took out his toolbox and sat at the door, seizing the moment to complete the last step of the wooden carriage.


    Qin Mian ran five laps, he was sweating profusely, he was panting heavily, and even if he knew, it would be too late. He washed his face and went to make breakfast.


    The carts were soon finished. Lei Tia had originally only pla


    ed to make it a normal flatcar, to pull the goods. Under Qin Mian''s suggestion, the carriage was made into something that could be dismantled. If it was for loading firewood, the carriage could be destroyed and its capacity could be increased. If it was for loading people, the carriage could be installed to shelter from wind and rain.


    After spending a total of two days, Lei Tia had grown two acres of land by himself. It was half an acre of vegetables and half an acre of wheat. Paddy fields and dry fields are basically universal, so an acre of paddy field was carefully managed before wheat was planted.


    After finishing all the work in the fields, Lei Tia went to Zhang Dashuan''s place to ask about the purchase of the construction materials, and then went to the town to purchase the materials.


    Very quickly, the villagers all knew that Lei Tia Family was going to build new houses. Qingshan Village was neither big nor small, so many big things could be spread and discussed everywhere. There were some that were envious, some that were jealous, and there were also quite a few sour and sour words.


    The people at the old residence must have heard the news as well. Qin Mian had always been on guard against them finding fault, so even if he went to the garden to pick vegetables, he would either let Lei Tia go or try his best to divert the time.


    But even so, there was no avoiding it.


    On this day, as he was cooking in the kitchen, Qin Mian heard a sharp female voice coming from afar. Qin Mian''s mouth couldn''t help but twitch.


    "Big brother, he''s feeding the cows."


    Madam Du, Madame Zhao and Madam Qian came over together. Madame Zhao greeted them with a smile, while Madam Qian was beaming with smiles.


    Only the Madam Du had a straight face. Her eyebrows were long and thin, her cheekbones protruded, her lips were thin, and the corners of her mouth were drawn down when she pursed them.


    Lei Tia''s action of shaking the straw in his hand did not change at all. He turned around to look, and asked indifferently: What''s the matter?


    Madam Qian was a little afraid of this uncle of his. His pair of cold, emotionless eyes immediately grew fearful, and he silently took two steps back, falling behind Madam Du and Lady Zhao. This was a advantageous position. If there were any losses, Madam Du and Madame Zhao would take advantage of it. However, her eyes continued to roll around. When she saw the carriage under the eaves, her eyes lit up.


    "Look at what you''re saying!" You are our big brother, can''t you come visit us if you have nothing to do? Mother and we came here today specifically to see you. Big brother''s words are not kind. " Mrs Zhao said in a reproachful tone, with a hint of intimacy in her tone, as if the relationship between the two families were quite good.


    Unfortunately, she had met Lei Tia, so this method was useless against him. Lei Tia did not make a sound, as if he did not hear her words.


    Madam Du had fought with Lei Tia many times before, and she knew that he was not easy to deal with, so she was too lazy to waste time talking to him. Furthermore, there were no outsiders here, so she no longer bothered to hide her disgust towards Lei Tia. How could I dare to offend you again? "Since you have the money to buy cattle and the money to build a house, then you will have to pay the two hundred dollars."


    Madam Qian frowned, looking at her with dissatisfaction. No matter how Qin Mian looked at it, it was easier to deal with than Lei Tia. Why would the old lady directly attack Lei Tia? Thinking of this, she still didn''t want to stick his head out.


    Mrs Zhao clicked her tongue. "Big Brother, this is your fault. Since you have the money, then take the initiative." The fact that you bought the materials for the cow was seen by everyone in the village. Who doesn''t know that you are rich now? If they knew that you hadn''t paid the money yet, how many bad things would they say about you behind your back?! Why should I? Brother, don''t you think that''s the reason? "


    Lei Tia turned and walked inside the house.


    Qin Mian had been peeping from the window in the kitchen. Seeing that, he was sure that Yue Yang came to ask for money, his eyes turned and he smiled. He put down the spatula and walked out.


    When Lei Tia saw him, he wanted to say something.


    Qin Mian winked at him and walked over to stand in front of him. It was obvious that she didn''t want him to speak.


    "Mother, Second Brother, Third Sister-in-Law, why have you come? Sorry, I didn''t hear the sizzling of the dishes in the pot. Please sit down. "


    Lei Tia could see that he had other plans. As he wished, he remained silent and watched him pour some cold water.


    Madam Du looked at Qin Mian coldly, and sat down on the side of the table.


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Du slowly walked into the main hall, secretly glancing at the room through the half-closed door. The furniture in the room was still the same, which made them a little disappointed.


    Madam Du did not look at Qin Mian, "At first, we agreed on two hundred coins per month, boss should not have forgotten, right? "Since you''ve agreed, then be more self-aware and don''t let others rush you. Those who don''t know will think I''m the one forcing you guys into a corner."


    Lei Tia replied: "My wife manages the money."


    Instantly, all three of their eyes were filled with surprise and shock as they looked at Qin Mian.


    Madam Qian shouted in shock, "It''s actually like that? "Big brother, sister-in-law is still young and doesn''t have a family to look after. Isn''t it inappropriate for him to mind the money?"


    Hearing that, Qin Mian''s face turned black. Who couldn''t tell that she meant that he was from outside the city, so she was afraid that he would take the money and run away.


    Mrs Zhao also agreed with ill intentions, "Third Sister-in-Law is reasonable. Big brother, you must treat your own wife with more snacks, otherwise, in the end you will lose both money and money. Yo, look at my mouth. I mean, what if there''s something wrong? "Sister-in-law, don''t you find my words unpleasant. I am a straight mouth."


    Qin Mian was not angered at all. Smiling slightly, he picked up his teacup and took a sip, then said slowly: "Second Brother, Third Sister-in-Law, we have already split up. "If this gets out, it will affect our reputation." Do you think this is your home?


    Lei Tia remained silent, as if he had given Qin Mian the right to speak.


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian were even more shocked as they looked at each other. It was not good for the two of them to continue their conversation. But if it was the Madam Du speaking, it would be fine. The two of them looked at Madam Du.


    Madam Du was not stupid. Before splitting up the family, she didn''t get any money from Lei Tia, but now, she had even less hope. She glared at Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian, then looked at Qin Mian and impatiently said: "Enough, hurry up and give me the money. I don''t have the time to bicker with you guys. "


    "Mom, don''t be impatient." Qin Mian went to the kitchen and brought out a stack of fragrant fried peanuts for them and said enthusiastically, "This is from the pot just now, it smells really good. You guys can try it."


    Lei Tia looked at him. He didn''t think that his wife wanted to fix the old mansion, but he still didn''t say anything.


    "This peanut is good at stir-frying. It smells good, and it''s not sticky at all. "Sister-in-law is good at cooking!" Mrs Zhao praised him a few times and smiled at Qin Mian. She immediately extended her hand and grabbed a handful of the peanuts on the plate, immediately losing a quarter of their original value.


    Madam Qian did not want to fall behind, so she immediately reached out her hands, stopped eating, and quickly stuffed the peanuts into her mouth.


    Qin Mian blushed on their behalf. Seeing that Madam Du''s expression wasn''t good, he hurriedly placed the plate in front of him and smiled: "Mother, Sister Second Brother, Third Sister-in-Law, even if you guys didn''t come today, I had pla


    ed to go see you guys."


    Madam Du thought he was prepared to give them the money and her expression eased a little.


    The Zhao Family and the Madam Qian also thought the same.


    However, he heard Qin Mian say: "Ai, I won''t hide it from you all, the s of the branch families did indeed have some money at that time. It''s not fair for a man to have no money. Second Brother, Third Sister-in-Law, don''t you think so? Especially since Second Brother is a person who dotes on children. Two days ago, I saw him buy a huge treasured snack ¡­ "


    A dessert from the Delicious Restaurant? Why didn''t she know? Madam Du glared at Madame Zhao. Even though she was an old woman, she had often heard the villagers say that the snacks at the Delicious Restaurant were delicious and expensive. Most people wouldn''t be willing to buy them. Where did the number two come from? It had to be private money.


    Mrs Zhao shuddered and opened her mouth to explain. Qin Mian didn''t even give her a chance to, as if he hadn''t seen it, and was extremely sharp mouthed, "But Brother Tia simply can''t hold back his wealth. Look, how long have we been here? He''s buying cattle, land and a house! "I told him this wasn''t urgent, but he doesn''t listen ¡­"


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth twitched u


    oticeably.

 Chapter 35 Tease

    "No matter how much money we have, it''s all spent on him. Should we live our lives in the future?" We have only one or two silver coins left. Do you have to pay to build a house? You have to treat someone to a meal, right? This amount of money was definitely not enough. So, I thought, can I trouble Mother, Second Brother, Third Sister-in-Law, to borrow some? We''ll definitely return it as soon as possible. " Qin Mian looked at Madam Du with sincerity and sincerity, then took the initiative to add, "We can write a IOU and guarantee that we can repay you if we can!"


    "What?"


    The expressions of Madam Du and the other two changed at the same time.


    Mrs Zhao rushed to speak, her voice loud, "Eldest sister-in-law, aren''t you making things difficult for me and Third Sister-in-Law? Since our family is run by Mother, how can we possibly have money on our hands? "


    Madam Du''s face turned gloomy, she was so angry that her chest felt stuffy, her hands grabbed the sides of the plate tightly, her fingers turning white. She wanted to throw the plate on the ground, but she couldn''t bear to do so. She thought that Qin Mian was easy to control, but who knew that he was not a kind person! Not only did he not want to pay, he even wanted to borrow money!


    "It''s none of your business if you don''t have enough money. I''m here to collect my debt." Madam Du glanced at the peanut, then looked at Qin Mian with his chin held high, "That''s fine too, I haven''t seen you in my home for a few days. From today onwards, I will have to trouble my daughter-in-law to manage our family''s meals."


    When Lady Zhao and Madam Qian heard this, their lips curled into a smile. They looked at Qin Mian in schadenfreude as they chewed on the peanut nonstop.


    Qin Mian''s eyes were filled with ridicule, his face stiffened, and pleaded: "Mother, it''s not that we don''t want to pay, but it''s just that we are in a difficult situation, and do not have any money on hand. "At the time when the contract was established, we agreed to give it to you in two to three months ¡ª"


    Madam Du waved her hand, her expression extremely ugly, "It''s useless to say all this. If you guys want to go back on your word, you must go to Precinct Head. "


    Mrs Zhao clicked her tongue and added oil to the fire, "Sister-in-law, it''s only a hundred dollars. That cow of yours is worth at least five taels of silver. How can you spend only five taels of silver? "I think you should just give it up. Otherwise, I''m afraid Mother might think you want to go back on your word."


    You can''t stop your mouth from eating. Qin Mian looked at her with contempt, but pretended to be embarrassed on the surface and muttered: "Forget it, I will give you the one hundred gold coins."


    He went close to Lei Tia''s ear and whispered in a tone of discussion, "Brother Tia, after you return the money, we won''t have enough money. "Why don''t we talk to Dad in a few days and see if we can borrow some money from him."


    Lei Tia looked at him, his gaze was strange, as he nodded without a word.


    The Madam Du heard everything clearly and her expression instantly became vigilant. In the bottom of her heart, she had already made up her mind that she would definitely get some fresh air from Lei Daqiang once she returned, and also let her family avoid Qin Mian and Lei Tia in the future.


    Qin Mian then stood up and walked into the room. When he turned around, he snickered and closed the door.


    After a while, he came out with a handful of copper coins. He placed the money on the table and used his arm to cover it. He squeezed out a smile and said softly, "Mother, don''t worry. I''ll count first, lest I give less."


    Mrs Zhao muttered in a low voice, "Pitiful."


    Qin Mian lowered his head and counted the coins one by one, "One, two, three... Seventy-six ¡­ Seventy-six, seventy-seven ¡­ "One hundred."


    Madam Du was startled, she stared at him mockingly. She did not even know how to count, and mistakenly counted five times.


    Madam Du''s eyes flashed, she extended her hand, about to take the copper coin.


    "Mom, I''m afraid I''m not counting enough. Let me count it again." Qin Mian hurriedly stopped her with a smile.


    Madam Du slapped his hand away and frowned, "You are my son, my daughter-in-law after all. How can I ask you for three or four coins less? "That''s it, I''m still in a hurry to go back and cook."


    Without waiting for Qin Mian''s response, she put the coins back into his pocket, stood up and picked up the plate, "I''ll take it back for your father to drink."


    With that, she quickly left as if there was someone chasing after her.


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian hurriedly followed.


    As Qin Mian watched them leave, he finally couldn''t hold back his laughter. "Hahaha ¡­"


    Lei Tia walked over to his side and rubbed his head.


    Qin Mian turned around to look at him, and couldn''t help but smile, "Do you believe me? Keep them around us for a long time. "


    "Not hungry?" Lei Tia asked indifferently. He didn''t have any feelings for the people there.


    "Hungry." I''ll go cook. " Qin Mian spread his arms out, shrugged his shoulders, and quickly went back to the kitchen to continue working.


    Without the people from the old house stopping them, Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s lives were restored to normal.


    Soon, most of the people in the village finished their farm work. Qin Mian told Lei Tia to find someone to ask about the auspicious hour, then set the time to go and inform the twenty helpers that he had hired.


    Qin Mian had asked before, but most people only asked for around 25 gold coins to pay for their rooms. Qin Mian pla


    ed to give them 20 cents a day for a meal at noon. There were four dishes and two meat dishes. He asked Lei Tia to tell him all of this when he invited them. Normally, these helpers all came from the same village, so they could eat at home three meals a day. They didn''t have to make meals and could only get a few extra wages. But make them a nice lunch, and they''ll be more attentive and hardworking when they''re building a house. They don''t usually eat such good food at home.


    The people who were invited were all very happy. Even when they weren''t working in the fields, the farmers would go to the town or county to look for work, and the wages they offered might not even be enough. He was earning a lot in the village today, so who wouldn''t want to have a good lunch? As for the rumors about Lei Tia and Qin Mian, who would be against the money?

 Chapter 36 Building a New House

    Lei Daqiang, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee. Qin Mian also asked Lei Tia to bring the people he had on the way over. He went to ask them to express his attitude. If they were to refuse, then he and Lei Tia''s reputation in the village would really decline in the case of a "unfilial act". It was their business whether Lei Daqiang and the others were willing to come or not. Now, the two families only had to maintain their pride.


    Since the days were not up yet, Lei Tia carried his bow and basket to the mountain. If he could catch some prey, he wouldn''t need to spend money to buy them.


    Lei Tia was beating grass and alerting snakes in front of him with a stick. He even had a new, slightly smaller basket in his basket.


    Qin Mian followed behind empty-handed. He thought that Lei Tia was a strong warrior, they wouldn''t encounter any danger on the mountain, so he decided to travel up the mountain. It had rained in the autumn two days ago, and the mushrooms in the moist grass were packed together like umbrellas. They stood in the grass in high spirits, making people happy when they saw them.


    The mushrooms were fresh and beautiful, Qin Mian took out the shovel from his basket and started digging. Even though he and Lei Tia had not communicated with each other, they had a tacit understanding on how many times they had gone up the mountain. Lei Tia took his bow and arrows and circled around to find prey. Not long after, he had obtained a three-pound wild rabbit.


    Since they were free from work, the two of them did not rush. After Qin Mian finished digging the surrounding mushrooms, they continued to walk deeper into the mountains.


    It was just that the dew was too heavy. Despite the two of them wearing an extra pair of pants, the legs of the pants were still wet and slightly cold as they stuck to the flesh.


    Lei Tia''s pants were also wet below the knees, he did not care at all.


    "Are there big guys in the mountains? If you can hunt a big guy, you can make some leather knee pads to keep warm and waterproof. "


    "Yes." "Let''s go further in." Lei Tia caught a glimpse of a brown colored snake quietly sticking its head out from the bushes on Qin Mian''s left. Without batting an eyelid, Lei Tia stabbed the rod in his hand forward and the snake flew far away.


    "What''s wrong?" When Qin Mian heard the rustling of the leaves, he looked up in puzzlement.


    "I''m fine."


    Qin Mian felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand, and he lowered his head. A small tree about the height of a man was covered with red fruits about the size of a grain of wheat.


    "Why weren''t you careful?" Lei Tia saw a long and thin scratch on the back of his hand and frowned.


    "This is ¡­" Qin Mian didn''t dare believe his eyes. A few days ago, he was still lamenting that there were no pepper in this world, but today, he was found on the mountain. In his previous life, his grandfather had planted three pepper trees in his garden.


    Lei Tia replied: "Ma Guo."


    Another new name. Qin Mian did not know whether to laugh or cry. He picked a fruit and placed it in his mouth.


    Lei Tia suddenly grabbed his hand, "Put everything into your mouth?"


    This was the first time he spoke to Qin Mian with such a strict tone. Qin Mian was a little curious, so this person also had a temper, and was a little worried. He smiled at him, "This is a pepper tree, this fruit is a type of seasoning. I have a premonition that we have gained another path of wealth. "We have to mark this place and dig up this tree when we come back.


    Lei Tia stared at him for a long time, without saying a word, he took out a shovel from his basket. Without even looking, he stabbed it into a tree nearby, turned around and walked away. A piece of bark larger than the face of the tree was poked out, exposing the beige heart of the tree.


    Qin Mian had the illusion that his skin was peeled off, and his back felt cold, as he looked at the man''s back with suspicion. Was this guy angry?


    He took a few quick steps forward and caught up, then looked Lei Tia''s expression ¡ª expressionless, his expression cold.


    Really? Qin Mian was extremely surprised, as he vaguely realized something. He once again chased after Lei Tia, raised his arm and hooked it around Lei Tia''s shoulder, and smiled at him. Due to the difference in height, this posture was a bit awkward, but he did not let go.


    "I know what I''m doing. I won''t recklessly eat things I don''t know. I didn''t eat the pepper from before, I just licked it with my tongue. "


    Lei Tia''s expression finally eased up.


    "That thing is called Ma Guo? Don''t you know it can be used as seasoning? "


    "The taste is spicy, the old man thought it was poisonous."


    "So that''s how it is." Qin Mian rolled his eyes and smiled.


    Around two o''clock, the two of them went down the mountain hungry. After half a day''s harvest, the harvest was plentiful. There was a wild hare, three wild chickens, and two deer each weighed over forty pounds. They were most likely brothers, a basket of mushrooms, and chestnuts. Because there were too many things, Qin Mian''s hands were not empty either. The pepper tree will not be dug for the time being until the new house is built. Qin Mian picked a lot.


    When they got home, both of them were sweating profusely. Qin Mian''s body was currently very healthy, and did not feel tired at all. It was just that his arm was a little sore, so he sat for a while to prepare some food.


    Lei Tia already knew that his wife wouldn''t be happy even if she didn''t have any meat, so he picked up a chicken and went to deal with his without any orders.


    Qin Mian watched him walk towards the river with satisfaction and decided to cook chestnut chicken at noon.


    "..."


    In the blink of an eye, it was time for the construction of the new house to begin. The sun rose high in the sky, and the sky was filled with the beauty of the heavens.


    Qin Mian invited Sister Zhang and another Aunt Wang with better cooking skills to come over to cook. Aunt Wang was around 40 years old, her skills were top of the bunch in the village. The son of the Sister Zhang had a good relationship with the Aunt Wang, so she immediately agreed when Qin Mian came to invite her.


    After eating breakfast at home early in the morning, the two of them brought each other to Qin Mian Family and brought some bowls and chopsticks along with them. Because Qin Mian Family was not enough, he could only borrow it from someone else.


    The night before, Qin Mian had prepared the rice noodle soup for today, and he explained in detail to Sister Zhang Zi and her lunch.


    The two had already heard that Qin Mian had prepared two meat dishes. When they saw the chickens and rabbits in the kitchen, they were still a little excited.


    The staple food is steamed bread, and the meat and vegetables are potato stewed rabbit meat, pheasant stewed mushroom, stir-fried garnet and stir-fried eggplant.


    Sister Zhang''s and Aunt Wang''s work was done very quickly. They rolled up their sleeves, washed their hands, and began to busy themselves.


    After reminding the two of them not to forget to boil some tea, Qin Mian hurried back to his house.


    The helpers were all honest and did not come late on purpose. They also came after breakfast. When Qin Mian arrived, everyone was already busy. Lei Tia held onto a piece of paper and said something to Zhang Dashuan.


    Not far from the pile of bricks and tiles were two tables and a few chairs, most likely borrowed by Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian walked over quickly.


    When Zhang Dashuan saw him, he smiled and said to Lei Tia: "This painting couldn''t have been drawn by your wife, right?" The houses and structures of the villagers were basically the same ¡ª the three rooms were divided into three parts, with the main hall on the center and more bedrooms on both sides. However, Qin Mian''s drawing had divided the three houses into four, two of them were small, and the two to the north had a path between them, with one of the back doors. This kind of arrangement was unique in the village, so Zhang Dashuan was a little curious.


    Lei Tia did not deny it.


    "Brother Zhang." Qin Mian greeted Zhang Dashuan, and did not immediately go over, but welcomed the helpers'' gazes that were secretly sizing him up. With a smile on his face, he raised his voice and said, "Big brothers and uncles, thank you very much for showing up and helping us out. Today''s lunch is potato stewed rabbit meat, pheasant stewed mushroom, stir-fried chrysanthemum and stir-fried eggplant, ensure oil and water. Everyone, work harder. Let''s start our meal on time at noon! "


    Looking at the thin and careless young man, his words were straightforward and open. All of the men immediately stopped looking down on him.


    Some particularly active young men even took the lead in applauding.


    The atmosphere instantly heated up. Everyone was busy digging up the foundation, moving the bricks, stirring up the pulp, and chatting with each other with loud voices at the same time. The children who were attracted by the commotion ran over one after another, playing around the pile of bricks. They were not afraid of being scolded when they accidentally got in the way of the adults, and ran away laughing and laughing. How lively.


    Zhang Dashuan laughed and whispered to Lei Tia, "Your family is very powerful."


    Lei Tia looked at the approaching youth and nodded to him.


    "Brother Zhang," Qin Mian stood beside Lei Tia and said warmly, "Brother Tia and I don''t have much experience in this area, so I''ll have to trouble you to take care of us today."


    Zhang Dashuan said straightforwardly: "Of course, don''t worry. I''ll go get busy first. "


    "I don''t need your help here. Bring the tea over later." Lei Tia said to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian said: "I understand, you just need to worry about this side, I will make the other arrangements."


    When he didn''t see the people from the old house, he thought that they wouldn''t be back. When he was about to leave, he saw Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee walking towards him. He did not see Lei Daqiang.


    He did not mind and could not help here. He turned around and went back.


    The Sister Zhang and the Aunt Wang had their own division of work. One dealt with the dishes, and the other dealt with the noodles.


    This straightforward reply allowed Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang to receive his trust, and their hearts were filled with trepidation.


    Qin Mian went to take care of housework, took out his and Lei Tia''s clothes and washed them. After that, he took some water to feed the oxen, hid himself in his room, and took out a brush and paper to write and draw.


    It was already cold in early October, and the winter here was expected to be very cold. He felt the need to make a kang in his room. He knew very well how the brick bed was made. He had stayed in the house of a Northeast person for two days when he went to the Northeast to film a gourmet food show. He had asked that out of curiosity.

 Chapter 37 Thick Skin

    Qin Mian raised his head from the drawing, put the pencil into his space and opened the door.


    Madam Du, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian were standing at the kitchen door with their heads held high, overbearing. Lei Dabao and Lei Xiaobao hugged Mrs Zhao''s leg as they drooled while looking at the wild chicken that had yet to be cooked. Lei Xinxin was there as well, holding Madam Qian''s hand and sucking her fingers.


    Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang stood awkwardly by the water vat, wiping their hands on their aprons, anger written all over their faces.


    Qin Mian understood that the Sister Zhang and Third Sister-in-Law must have been angered to death, so he raised his voice and said, "Mother, Sister Second Brother, Third Sister-in-Law, why have you come?"


    Mrs Zhao gave a charming smile, "Eldest Sister-in-Law, didn''t you have guests for lunch? We''ll cook for you. "But I didn''t expect you to invite someone else."


    Madam Du said with a straight face, "Old master, are you looking down on me and your father?"


    "That''s right, we''re not going to invite relatives or outsiders. Sis, this is ¡­" Madam Qian intentionally said half of the sentence.


    Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang did not make a sound, frowning. Just now, the words of the three Madam Du s were rude, causing the two of them to feel angry. They were invited by Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and had nothing to do with Madam Du and the others.


    Qin Mian looked at Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang apologetically. Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang both shook their heads, indicating that there was no problem.


    "Mother, Second Brother, Third Sister-in-Law, you misunderstood. I have to pay the wages for inviting Sister Zhang''s son and son to cook. I did think about asking you to help with the cooking, but did I pay or not? No, it''s too much for me; it''s too much for you; it''s too much for me, and it hurts the relationship between the two families. Mom, what do you say? After thinking about it, I didn''t invite you guys. I didn''t expect that Mother, Second Brother and Third Sister-in-Law would misunderstand, I am truly sorry. "


    Madam Du, Madame Zhao and Madam Qian were speechless for a moment. They had asked around before, that the wages for Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang''s help in cooking for the day was the same as the wages for those men. Just a meal would earn them twenty dollars. If Qin Mian asked them to help him cook but did not pay them, they would definitely be unwilling. But how could they say these words directly?


    Seeing the change in their expressions, Sister Zhang and the Aunt Wang laughed to themselves as they turned around.


    Qin Mian looked at the sky, "Mother, in about another hour or so, it will be time for the meal. Why don''t you all sit down for a while to drink some tea and chat? Just leave the work in the kitchen to the Sister Zhang and the Aunt Wang. "


    Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang looked at each other and smiled, then went back to busy work on the stove.


    Madam Du, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian were secretly angered by Qin Mian''s heartlessness, but his words were watertight, and they could not refute it. Moreover, the three of them were looking forward to the lunch, not wanting to bicker with Qin Mian at this time.


    The three of them looked at each other, then ignored Qin Mian and started to chat and drink tea at the side of the table.


    Qin Mian secretly admired their thick skin, but as long as they didn''t cause trouble, it would be enough.


    "Sister Zhang, Aunt Wang, I''ll be troubling you with the work in the kitchen."


    "Don''t worry." Sister Zhang heard the meaning behind his words and laughed, looking at Madam Du and the others faintly.


    Qin Mian also smiled and calmly locked the door to his room, then went to the construction site to bring tea.


    Madam Du, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian stared at the locked door, their chests were stuffy. They wanted to say something, but they saw that Qin Mian had already walked far away with big strides, his back was extremely relaxed.


    At the construction site, the big guys were in full swing. Everyone was picking up firewood. At this moment, the foundation pit was almost dug out. Lei Tia did not stay idle. He took off his shirt and picked up a shovel, shoveling the dirt in the pit one by one as he went up. The firm and compact muscles moved with the movement of his arms, fully displaying his masculine strength.


    "Thank you for your hard work everyone, the tea has been served, feel free to drink it." Qin Mian took out a water jar and a tea bowl from the bamboo basket and placed them on the table.


    "Alright."


    A few people answered and came to drink two bowls of tea and go back to work.


    When Wu Di came over, he even smiled at Qin Mian. He was also an experienced man, after drinking the water, he would pick the dirt.


    Qin Mian didn''t want to go back and face the Madam Du and the others, so there was nothing he could do about it. He moved a few bricks into the shade of the tree and leaned against the tree trunk and sat down.


    Lei Tia noticed that Qin Mian did not leave. He put down the shovel, raised his leg, and walked out of the hole easily. He went to the side of the table to drink a bowl of water, then walked in front of Qin Mian and asked casually: "What''s wrong?"


    "Nothing." Qin Mian glanced at the construction site, and said with a smile that was not a smile, "I didn''t see your father." He thought that Lei Daqiang would at most arrive a little later, but he didn''t expect that he would still not have appeared at this time.


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. Hmm what?


    "I''m just curious as to what he''s thinking ¡ª whether he wants us to invite him three times and four times, or whether he''s afraid that no one will know that he has a bad relationship with us." Since the Lei Xiangren brothers were all here, there was no way Lei Daqiang would be the only one who couldn''t come due to a problem. Qin Mian had never thought that Lei Tia would be unhappy because of what he said about his father. Perhaps, he had even subconsciously understood that Lei Tia would stand on his side.


    The busy workers in the construction site sneakily glanced over from time to time, curious about how the two of them got along.


    Lei Tia did not say a word. It was clear from his indifferent expression that he did not care about whether Lei Daqiang would come or not.


    Qin Mian didn''t want to hear his answer, so he continued, "It''s not like we''re formally treating him to guests. I feel that if he still doesn''t come by lunch, there''s no need to invite him." His smile was crafty, and he really disliked Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Tia nodded, "I''m going."


    "Go." Qin Mian waved his hand.


    Qin Mian stayed until the sun was high in the sky, thinking that it was about time for food to start. Seeing that the food had indeed been prepared, he went back to the construction site to call for big guys to eat.


    The men stopped their work with a hearty laugh. They leisurely carried their tables and chairs and walked towards the back of the village while talking and laughing.

 Chapter 38 Unhappy

    There were more than twenty people in the hall, and there were four tables placed outside. Although the autumn sun was high in the sky, it was not hot. Instead, the sun would warm up the body.


    Lei Tia called for the customers to take a seat and then went to the kitchen to order the dishes. Aunt Wang carried a steamer filled with steamed buns out with ease. The fragrant steamed buns were still steaming. Qin Mian and Sister Zhang carried the dishes onto the table. Seeing Madam Du, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian sitting stably by the table, his lips raised into a mocking smile.


    Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. No wonder Lei Tia and Qin Mian wanted to separate them.


    Everyone was looking at Madam Du and the other two, but the three of them did not notice anything, their eyes only staring at the dish in Qin Mian''s hands.


    There were four dishes on each table: stewed rabbit with potatoes, stewed mushrooms with pheasant, stir-fried chrysanthemum, and fried eggplant. Each dish was served in a small bowl.


    "Please, no need to be polite." Lei Tia stood up and spoke a few sentences before sitting down.


    Everyone laughed, "You won''t be courteous." They were both sighing with emotion in their hearts, Lei Tia and Qin Mian were true people, the meat in the two meat dishes was too much, it was not like some stingy people who would only eat a small amount of meat as side dishes.


    Qin Mian said: "The steamed buns are all here, everyone take them, I will not treat each of us, in case everyone feels uncomfortable."


    Zhang Dashuan raised his voice: "You don''t have to worry about Lei Tia Family, we won''t be polite with you."


    Madam Du picked up a large piece of boneless chicken and placed it inside a bowl. She also picked up a piece of rabbit meat, afraid that she would be slower than others," he glanced at Qin Mian and said matter-of-factly, "Old man, go call your father.


    Everyone could not help but quieten down. They looked at each other. With such a large piece of construction site, who wouldn''t realize that Lei Daqiang wasn''t here this morning?


    Wu Di sneered on the inside and looked at Qin Mian curiously. He was curious as to how he would reply.


    Qin Mian remained unperturbed, "Mother, Father has always been extremely good to Brother Tia and me, and both Brother Tia and I remember it in our hearts. It''s just that at this moment, he is not here yet, probably because he is not feeling well and is resting at home. Speaking of which, these last few days are pretty cold, a little carelessness can cause you to catch cold, I don''t think I''ll call my dad over to avoid the wind. But don''t worry, I''ve already left some food for him and his little sister, so you can bring it back when you return later. Brother Tia and I will visit him again later. "


    The Madam Du choked, staring at Qin Mian coldly.


    Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang both had smiles on their faces. Qin Mian''s words helped the Madam Du and the others vent their anger.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee lowered their heads in shame. Of course they knew why Lei Daqiang hadn''t come, and they were all blaming Lei Daqiang in their hearts. The two of them looked at each other helplessly.


    The eyes of the from Qin Mian''s team did not seem to have noticed, as they pulled Sister Zhang and the others to a brand-new small square table and sat down, looking rather apologetic, "Sister Zhang, Aunt Wang, if you do not mind, you two can sit here alone, it is quieter." The small square table was made from the excess wood that Lei Tia used to make the cart. It wasn''t too much, but Lei Tia used it to make a small square table.


    Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang naturally knew what he meant by "quiet", and they secretly heaved a sigh of relief. The two of them did not want to sit together with Madam Du and the others. They belonged to the same village, which one of them and the other three didn''t know who it was? Furthermore, they did not want to be uncomfortable sitting with Madam Du due to the ruckus from before. They were glad that they didn''t have the time to blame Qin Mian? It was just that he did not realize that Qin Mian was very meticulous. Even though it was a small table, there were four dishes on the table as well. The portions were sufficient for the two of them to eat, so they estimated that there would still be a lot left over.


    "What are you talking about? This table is for both of us. We are looking forward to it." Aunt Wang was also a straightforward person, and laughed.


    Sister Zhang also agreed, "That''s right. With Lei Tia Family, you don''t need to be busy, go eat too. "


    After Qin Mian was done with the arrangements, he sat down beside Lei Tia. The empty bowl in front of him was filled to the brim with food. He smiled at Lei Tia and picked up his chopsticks to eat.


    Although the atmosphere was a little awkward due to Madam Du, there were still people who could speak like Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and the others. Everyone was chatting and laughing merrily.


    Stir-fried chrysanthemum and stir-fried aubergine, although a vegetarian dish, but fried with lard, taste exactly the same. After the meal, there were no leftovers on the four tables. Everyone ate their fill and did not waste any time. After a short rest, they went to the construction site.


    Madam Du, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian did not mention anything about staying back to help them clean up. They carried the food Qin Mian had prepared for Lei Daqiang and the others and left.


    Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang cleaned up the kitchen after washing the dishes.


    Sister Zhang said: "It''s Lei Tia Family, if there''s nothing else, we''ll be going back. We''ll come back tomorrow morning."


    Qin Mian brought two bowls over and smiled: "Sister Zhang, Aunt Wang, it''s been hard on you two. This is the remains of the meal on the small table. If you don''t mind, take it back with you. Brother Tia and I both have a lot of food, so these won''t be enough for us to eat at night. "


    The members of the Zhuang family were not that particular. Even though they only had leftovers, they were still good dishes. Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang accepted it happily, thanked them, and left together. As they walked, they discussed the actions of Madam Du, Mrs Zhao, and Madam Qian, and felt even more unsatisfied with them from the bottom of their hearts.


    Sister Zhang disdainfully said: "It''s fine if she is usually at home. But with so many people present today, Madam Du and her two daughter-in-law are also like that. It''s really too a


    oying."


    "Who said it wasn''t? Their Lao Si had not even spoken of marriage. Madam Du isn''t afraid that her reputation will spread and no one will be willing to be her wife? " The Aunt Wang agreed.


    "Hehe," Sister Zhang covered her mouth and laughed, "In any case, if I had a daughter, I would never marry her into their family. Didn''t you see Mrs Zhao''s appearance at di


    er today? If only you could grow two mouths. "


    The two of them had already walked far away, and could not resist Qin Mian''s hearing. They could hear everything clearly, and could not help but laugh, and wonder if they could think of a way to prevent the three of them from coming here in the future. They could not do anything, so why would they let them eat and drink for nothing? It would take at least half a month to build this house. Could it be that they pla


    ed to come over for lunch every day? Letting others take advantage of him was not a big deal, but to let someone he did not like take advantage of him, Qin Mian was not happy no matter how he thought about it.


    However, once he thought about how he would not let those three thick-ski


    ed fellows come, and how he did not know what kind of trouble they would cause, he gave up on that idea. Forget it, just endure it for a while longer. Once the house was built and the yard was built, it would not be so easy to take advantage of them.

 Chapter 39 Im Living in a New Room（1）

    After that, when Qin Mian saw the three of them coming for di


    er, he was not surprised in the slightest; Only Lei Chuntao, because her skin was too thin, did not want to come. However, Qin Mian still prepared her meals every day and let her bring them back to the Madam Du.


    After almost half a month, the new house was finally completed. Green brick and black tiles stood there silently. It was because Qin Mian often went to the "supervisors", and entertained helpers who were warm and thoughtful. The helpers were meticulous in their work, and each brick and tile was neat and tidy.


    On the day the house was built, Qin Mian moved the meal in his bag from noon to night, and even prepared some good wine. The helpers were both eating and drinking heartily. They were scolded and laughed at when their wives returned to their homes.


    After this matter, they had a better understanding of Qin Mian and his character, and after that, they treated the two of them with more kindness. This attitude had affected the other villagers in the village to a certain extent. Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s relationship with the people in the village had become better, especially Qin Mian. This is a later story, so let''s not talk about it for now.


    While the iron was hot, Qin Mian found a few experienced plasterers and showed them the blueprints of the kang he had already painted. He explained in detail and successfully built the kang.


    Other than a hint of surprise when Lei Tia saw the map, he did not comment and allowed him to do as he pleased.


    After the brick bed was finished, Qin Mian focused all of his attention on the bathroom. He and Lei Tia spent two days to find a few pieces of marble from the mountain to deliver to the Jade Pavilion that made the jewelry. They made them use special cutting tools to cut the stones into flat stone slabs, which were used to spread the bathroom floor and the kitchen stove. It only took Qin Mianxin a few cuts and a polish to get 5 taels of silver, which hurt so much that he did not buy any meat or vegetables that day.


    That shop''s cutting master felt even more wronged than him. His cutting knife was used to cut jade pearls, not stones. In the end, for money, he cut it.


    After that, Qin Mian and Lei Tia took the furniture blueprints and went to the Rich Wood Store.


    Liao Zhifu saw Qin Mian walk in the door with a smile on his face and Lei Tia silently followed beside him with a basket on his back. This familiar scene made him think for a moment that time had flowed back to a month ago.


    "Boss Liao, how have you been?"


    The bright smile on Qin Mian''s face made Liao Zhifu suddenly feel a pain in his stomach, "Hehe, it was originally little brother. Last time, the drawing made their boss earn more than 5000 taels of silver, which was not much for a businessman. However, it was rare for them to find out that 5000 taels of silver was a month''s worth of pure profit. Therefore, he didn''t want to offend Qin Mian anymore.


    "I don''t dare," Qin Mian smiled even more enthusiastically, "I''m here to give you money again."


    "Oh?" Liao Zhifu was interested.


    Lei Tia''s gaze never left Qin Mian''s body. Since his wife was so good at earning money, he couldn''t be any worse off than her.


    "What are you thinking about?" Qin Mian nudged Lei Tia with his arm, but Lei Tia did not react even after he said it a few times.


    Lei Tia snapped back to reality and was inwardly astonished. He was actually absent-minded and calm when he was not alone, but seeing that Liao Zhifu was also looking at him in confusion, he finally reacted and took out a few pieces of paper from the basket, handing it over to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian looked at the topmost one and passed it to Liao Zhifu, "Boss Liao, can you look at it first?"


    Liao Zhifu looked over with rapt attention, and an expression of shock surfaced on his face, "This is a wardrobe?"


    "Exactly." Qin Mian nodded.


    Liao Zhifu did not immediately express his opinion. Seeing that Qin Mian still had a few pieces of paper in his hands, he stared at the shop assistant who was looking at him curiously, "If you don''t have any discernment, why don''t you serve the two brothers some tea?"


    "Yes." The waiter quickly retreated.


    Qin Mian smiled as he pulled Lei Tia to sit down.


    Liao Zhifu sat in front of them. Looking at the blueprint, he said in a measured voice: "I''ve only seen the wardrobe with the sliding doors, but it''s the first time that I''ve seen anyone move left and right." Qin Mian''s drawing was very detailed and was not difficult to understand at all.


    Qin Mian went straight to the point, "The reason why we came today is because we want to customize a few pieces of furniture in your shop, and also because we want to earn some money to subsidize our families. What do you think of this map, Boss Liao? "


    Liao Zhifu was a businessman, with his unique eyes, the wardrobe was divided into different sizes and had one with the dressing table. In the middle, beside the mirror, there were a few small squares, which could be used to store items such as jewelry like rouge, cosmetics, combs, and combs. He was sure that such a wardrobe would be welcomed by his wife.


    Strange to say, why didn''t anyone think of doing this before? Liao Zhifu was somewhat upset, but he straightforwardly said: "This map costs 10 taels of silver, little brother, what do you think?"


    Qin Mian did not object, this kind of closet was nothing special, he was too embarrassed to kill people.


    Seeing that he did not call out a bid, Liao Zhifu vaguely guessed that he also had the intention to befriend her. The smile on his face became more sincere, and he asked: "What about the other pictures?" He looked at Qin Mian''s hand.


    Qin Mian gave him the sofa design. Explaining the details, Liao Zhifu praised the design and priced it at 50 gold.


    In the end, Qin Mian took out a plate and a potato from the basket.


    Liao Zhifu and the extremely curious young lad looked at him in confusion.


    Qin Mian snickered, and turned his back to them. In a moment, he was going to peel off the potatoes, and turn around to show them.


    "Is the peeling speed fast or not?"


    Liao Zhifu was shocked: "This ¡­ "How did you do it?"


    Qin Mian laughed but did not speak, and when he turned his back to Yun Che, he similarly did not turn around for more than a moment.


    Liao Zhifu looked at the plate and saw that it was filled with thin shredded potatoes.

 Chapter 40 Im Living in a New Room（2）

    "Young master, how did you do that? The speed at which you cut your silk is even faster than the speed of a master in a big restaurant! " The shop assistant had a look of disbelief on his face as he scratched his head in puzzlement. "But I didn''t see you using the chopping block either?"


    Qin Mian placed both of his hands behind his back and mysteriously said: "Not only can I cut and peel this thing fast, I can also cut it fast. Boss Liao, what do you think? "


    Liao Zhifu was pleased and immediately bidded, "Fifty gold!"


    Qin Mian was very satisfied, he handed over the small tools in his hands to Liao Zhifu, and his words sounded good, "Just say that Boss Liao is a straightforward person, otherwise, we wouldn''t have directly come to find you."


    After he saw what the little tool was all about, a strange expression that was both satisfied and depressed appeared on Liao Zhifu''s face again, just like the time when he bought the noodle shop.


    Qin Mian drank a mouthful of tea with a smile on his face, "Boss Liao, if not for the blood that came out from my hands when I peeled the potatoes that day, I wouldn''t have been able to think of such a convenient tool. I paid the price of blood to think of this, so you definitely won''t lose anything if you spend fifty silver. " This was pure bullshit.


    Liao Zhifu didn''t know whether to laugh or cry.


    Qin Mian gave him the remaining diagrams. These few pieces weren''t anything special, but they were more modern in nature and were custom-made in this shop for one''s own use.


    After making an appointment to deliver the goods ten days later, Liao Zhifu courteously sent the two of them out.


    Half a month later, the new house was dry. Furniture arrived a few days ago. Since they could now live in the new house, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were not in a rush. They carried the furniture over to the new house one by one. Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee accidentally saw it, so they went over to help them.


    It wasn''t until the sun set that everything was settled.


    Qin Mian looked at his new home with admiration. He entered a yard about 60 square meters. Currently, there was nothing in the yard except a small house in the northwest corner. It was a bathroom. In ancient times, it was impossible to build a bathroom as modern as it was now. It was just a place to bathe, with a large bath barrel inside and a drainage hole in the corner.


    The main house entered the living room and dining room. Beside the square pine dining table, there were two dining chairs made from the same material. There was also a sofa and a coffee table placed against the wall. Both of them were in the modern style. There was a window in the south wall, half the size of the average house''s, so the hall was particularly bright. The thick reddish-brown curtains were still, adding a bit of warmth to the autumn day. The conditions were limited, otherwise, Qin Mian would have liked to spread the floor of the hall with a marble slab.


    On the left side of the dining room and living room was the kitchen. The stove was made of marble, smooth and clean. It had a cupboard and many plates and chopsticks. The usual dishes were placed in the most convenient places, and there were places to store the rice flour oil. The kitchen and the bathroom in the yard shared the south wall, but because the bathroom was small, the south wall of the kitchen still had a window that provided plenty of light.


    Of the two rooms on the north side, the smaller one was used to store sundries, such as farm tools, millet, and spare chairs. The bigger one was the bedroom. The junk room and bedroom faced each other, and the hallway led to the back door. There was an open space at the back, so it would be easy to get a backyard in the future.


    Although Lei Tia and him had to share the same room and bed, at least there was a large enough wardrobe, and they could separate and open their clothes.


    Lei Tia followed him to visit the new room, and his gaze stayed on the kang with the new bed for a long time. It was just two quilted quilts and a pillow that were a little inconvenient for the eyes.


    After di


    er, Qin Mian took a hot bath and jumped onto the new "bed" impatiently. Looking at the width of the brick bed, his lips curled up into a faint smile. The bed was so big, it should be able to cure the problem of burrowing into Lei Tia''s embrace. He lay in his place, shaking off the covers, and lay down comfortably. With some money in hand, he bought a new mattress and a new quilt.


    The pillow was also new. It was silky and soft and comfortable. He rubbed the back of his head and looked at the roof. The light on the table flickered gently, shaking his thoughts. He could not help but be lost in thought.


    He finally had a home in this world, right?


    Lei Tia entered while wrapped in hot air, silently staring at the youth''s absent-minded face and the loneliness in his eyes, his heart throbbed with pain.


    He closed the door with a bang, neither light nor heavy.


    Qin Mian turned his head to look at him, and asked worriedly: "The doors are all locked?"


    "It''s locked." Lei Tia closed the curtain and took off his shoes. He stared at his own bed, raised his right hand, and lifted it up to the other side.


    Qin Mian was startled, seeing him place the other pillow beside his pillow and then get into his blanket. His heart stopped beating for two seconds, then half stood up with his chin raised, looking at him, "What?"


    Lei Tia said: "After you fall asleep, you will still squeeze in."


    This calm and assured tone of his almost angered Qin Mian to the point that he fell backwards. Just as he was about to speak, that person stretched out his arm and encircled him.


    Qin Mian stabbed him with his blade a few times but did not get a response, so he could only resign himself to his fate and lie down.


    Lei Tia suddenly said: "Aren''t you happy to have entered the new house?"


    "Nope." Qin Mian''s attention was diverted away from him, "Oh yes, do you feel like something is missing in the house?"


    Lei Tia''s gaze swept around the room.


    He was someone who could not hit a person with three sticks'' worth of blows. Qin Mian did not actually expect him to answer, but heard him say, "Empty."


    "This is it!" Qin Mian gave him a praising look and pointed to the wall in front of him, "There is no lack of furniture, it is something lacking in the wall. Go to town and buy a calligraphy and hang it up. "


    "In a few days. I''ll go up the mountain tomorrow. " Lei Tia''s face was itchy from his hair, he raised her chin and rubbed it.


    Qin Mian suddenly felt that the atmosphere had changed, and he shrunk his neck, "Hunting? You said that you would teach me kung fu. "


    "Teach me to go up the mountain again." Lei Tia raised his hand and the light went out. The room was dark.


    Qin Mian secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but he was unable to explain it clearly. "There''s one more thing, is there a saying about moving to a greenhouse or a hotpot?"


    "That''s why we went hunting." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian quickly replied: "Wild food is more expensive than pork, this time I will treat you less wild food and more pork. You decide. "


    "Yes." Lei Tia''s chest was burning hot. Was it because there was another person in his chest?

 Chapter 41 Greenhouse

    After taking care of himself, Qin Mian slowly walked out the door. The sky was still bright, and the cicadas were no longer singing in the autumn. The village was rather quiet.


    The sound of footsteps alarmed Lei Tia, who was training in the courtyard.


    The young man wore a new green cotton sweater, tied at the waist with a camel-colored belt, and a camel-colored vest over which he wore a pair of green calfskin trousers, and a pair of deerskin boots. He was dressed simply and neatly, like some young man of his family; his long hair was not tied up in a bun on his head like the others, but tied up in a green band with a high ponytail, looking up at the sky as he stretched.


    Lei Tia was also wearing a new set of clothes, the style was the same as Qin Mian''s, except that his shirt and pants were indigo, his vest and belt were also camel colored. Because he was training, his vest was not on him, but hung on a bamboo pole to dry clothes.


    In reality, this was only because Qin Mian was too lazy to draw more clothing designs, so the two of them created the same style, adding a modern element to the conservative style of the ancient times.


    Although there was a scar on Lei Tia''s face, but it seemed like it did not exist after a long time.


    "Morning." Qin Mian sized Lei Tia up from head to toe with an appreciative gaze, and greeted him in a good mood.


    Lei Tia looked at him for a moment, then retracted his gaze and resumed his training.


    Just let it be! The smile on Qin Mian''s face froze, he stared at him, then saw that there was a small stone on the ground. Seeing that Lei Tia did not notice him, he picked up the stone and threw it at the man''s back. Seeing him practice so well, who knew if he was just putting on airs? Try him.


    As if he did not feel it, Lei Tia continued to practice his palm techniques. Just as the stone was about to touch him, her right hand suddenly changed its move and stabbed into the back of his head, as though he had eyes at the back of her head. He accurately grabbed onto the stone with his forefinger and middle finger without turning her head, and continued to practice his moves.


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows, it really wasn''t just a show. It was unknown if he was mistaken, but just now, Lei Tia seemed to have glanced over here. Although it was a very light glance, it seemed to be saying that he had underestimated him.


    He rolled his eyes and snickered. The courtyard was not ready, there were still many stones scattered on the ground, he bent down to pick up a few, and threw them at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia was originally practicing the "Moon Slaughter Devil Nest" technique when he suddenly leaped into the air and flipped his body in mid-air. His right hand was like a fan about to fan the wind as he suddenly waved it in the air, collecting all five stones into his palm. At the same time, he landed quietly on the ground and stared at Qin Mian.


    Too cool!


    Qin Mian''s eyes lit up, he rushed forward, "Now that I am old, can I learn from you?"


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth raised in an arc. It was probably because he was not used to smiling that he looked a little stiff, but the smile in his eyes was not fake. When Qin Mian noticed this, his mood immediately improved.


    "You''re young." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. Of course he didn''t mean that. If he was considered old, then wouldn''t Lei Tia be considered "old"? If it was anyone else, he would think that they were arguing with him, but it was actually a bit fu


    y when it came out of Lei Tia''s mouth.


    "Of course I don''t mean that. I heard that martial arts practice has to start from an early age before one can improve quickly."


    "No matter, let''s take things step by step. "I''ll teach you self-defense first." Lei Tia casually threw the stone away.


    A few pebbles landed in the corner, right next to each other. Qin Mian looked at him sideways, "Show what?"


    Lei Tia patted his head and began teaching him.


    Don''t think that only women need self-defense skills. Men need the same, especially if they aren''t fully grown up yet. Ancient traffickers were rampant, and there were many young people who were kidnapped by traffickers to sell their teeth.


    It was simple, practical, and fast. In other words, in the shortest possible time, it would hit the opponent''s vital points, attacking their eyes, temples, lower jaw, neck, abdomen, between the legs, knees, and so on.


    Lei Tia stood behind Qin Mian, one arm wrapped around''s waist and the other around his neck, "If they can control you from the back ??"


    The warm breath landed on his ears, causing Qin Mian to shrink back.


    Lei Tia looked at his earlobe which was starting to flush. He paused for a bit before continuing, "I can use my elbow to hit my opponent, or I can use my heel to kick my opponent''s knee."


    He looked at the head of the person in his embrace, paused, and then added, "If you are tall enough and unable to do anything about it, you can also use your head to hit the head of the person in your embrace."


    Qin Mian''s face darkened. What did the pause mean? He wasn''t tall now, but that didn''t mean he wouldn''t grow up in the future.


    He turned and glared at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia changed his posture as if nothing had happened, "Teach me another move ?? ??"


    Just like this, one taught, one learned. Qin Mian had roughly mastered a few basic defensive techniques.


    "I''ll run a few laps before coming back to make breakfast." Qin Mian was excited about training in the martial arts, so he was very concerned about training everyday. In order to be adept at martial arts, one must first enhance their physical fitness. He waved his hands towards Lei Tia and ran out.


    Lei Tia locked the door, and carried his bow and arrows up the mountain.


    By the time Qin Mian returned, Lei Tia was back as well. There were three pepper trees in the courtyard.


    "I failed." Qin Mian entered the door, panting with a face covered in hot sweat. He fa


    ed the wind with his hands, "I''m covered in sweat. I forgot to prepare a set of ru


    ing clothes and shoes. "


    "Next time I''ll buy it in town." Lei Tia held onto a shovel and asked, "Where do I plant it?"


    Qin Mian poured a cup of water and drank it all in one go, his eyes swept across the courtyard once, and then he walked to a place not far from the courtyard door and lit it up with his foot, "This thing doesn''t smell good, grow it here."


    Lei Tia nodded and bent down to dig the hole.


    Qin Mian stood at the side and watched for a while, then went to make breakfast.


    At breakfast, the two of them agreed on a date for the greenhouse ?? two days later.


    After breakfast, Lei Tia went hunting. Qin Mian sprinkled some Spirit Spring Water s on the three pepper trees, then went from door to door inviting the villagers to eat at the Flowing Water Seat, and get to know the villagers.


    He did not go to the old residence first, but instead went from the west side of the village to the east side.


    When she arrived at the old house, Madam Du was fetching water from the well. Seeing him enter, her eyelids twitched, and she impatiently asked: "What are you doing here?"


    The other party didn''t like him, so Qin Mian didn''t go and use his hot face to cover his cold butt. He said directly: "Mother, the date of the warm room is definitely the day after tomorrow.


    Madam Du''s expression relaxed a little, "Thanks for your concern, we will be there soon."


    Qin Mian continued: "We plan to make eight dishes, four meat and four four vegetables. At that time, I''m afraid we still have to go to the garden to pick some vegetables."


    Four meat and four vegetables was a good noodle soup. Madam Du thought that if all her family members were to eat there, it would be better to not let him pick vegetables, "I understand."


    Qin Mian did not want to tell her more, "Mother, you are busy. I still need to go to the next house."


    Madam Du waved her hand.


    When Lei Tia returned at night, he set down a menu with him. Eight dishes, four meat and four four elements are hot chicken, red braised fish, homemade meat, sweet and sour pork, ground three fresh, braised tofu, golden corn, and stir-fried lettuce. There was no soup, and the people in the manor preferred benefits. Very few liked soup and water.


    The snacks and snacks used to entertain the guests were very common, such as stir-fried melon seeds, fried peanuts and ci


    amon cake. I can''t prepare anything too good, or else it would be too eye-catching.


    There were a total of three people. One of them was Aunt Wang, while the other two women had also been to Aunt Wang''s table before. One was Aunt Liu, from the village, while the other was Sixth Sister Ma, from the neighboring village.


    On the day that they were invited, early in the morning, Qin Mian and Lei Tia rushed to the town to buy vegetables, wine, snacks and snacks. After returning home, Qin Mian cleaned the house, and went to the village to borrow a table and a stool.


    Aunt Wang and the other two came early, as they busied themselves in the kitchen. There were more than seventy families in the village. Even if there were only two people from each family, there were still more than a hundred people. Furthermore, most of the villagers loved to take advantage of the situation. Those with children would definitely come along with them. One could imagine how many ingredients would be needed for so many people.


    Fortunately, Madam Qian and Lei Chuntao came over early to help clean the ingredients.


    was surprised that the Madam Qian would come, he secretly asked Lei Chuntao and found out that it was Lei Xiangyi who had scolded her and forced her to come.


    Around noon, the villagers came one after another with gifts, all ordinary but practical. Some of them were eggs, some of them were vegetables, some of them were a cloth, and some of them were even a piece of cured meat or a jar of wine. No matter which village it was, no one would say anything.


    Qin Mian happily accepted them and politely invited them to take a seat.


    The dishes were served plate by plate. The early ones could be eaten first, but the late ones didn''t have to be rushed. They visited the new room, praised the new furniture, and then ate the snacks while chatting and waiting.


    Qin Mian had good foresight, he expected that most of the people in the world would be in chaos, so he made an agreement with Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee in advance, asking them to help entertain the guests, and with Lei Tia, there were no mistakes.


    Even so, Qin Mian was exhausted. When he saw the last batch of guests out, he sat on the sofa and did not want to move. His stomach was growling with hunger.


    The three chefs, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee also did not have time to eat. After a while, he sat down and carried out a table of dishes that had been reserved for them, finishing them off completely. Not even a single drop of wine remained.


    When Sister Zhang and the other two left with Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee, Qin Mian had also prepared a set of dim sum for each of them, in addition to paying the generous wages of the three cooks.


    After everyone left, Qin Mian hugged his stomach and laid on the sofa, his legs lazily touching Lei Tia''s back. "Wash the dishes."


    Lei Tia also sat on the sofa, he had drank too much, so he supported his head with one hand, patted on his legs and stood up, "Sleep for a bit."


    Qin Mian heard the sound of water and dishes colliding in the courtyard from time to time, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously raised, as he fell asleep in a daze ??

 Chapter 42 Rent

    The sun set day by day.


    Qin Mian slowly drank the egg soup, and the leg under the table touched Lei Tia''s leg, "Go take a look around the town today, and get everything that needs to be taken care of. Besides, I''d like to see if I can rent a shop. Autumn and winter are great times to make money. "


    Lei Tia''s hand paused, "What are you selling?"


    Qin Mian touched the soup bowl with his spoon and said confidently: Eat. There were at least a few hundred different kinds of food in his head without a thousand. Adding on to that, he had the Spirit Spring Water in his possession, he was not afraid that he would not be able to earn money. If he wanted to stand up straight in this era, he had to be rich, have the right to do so, or have the power to do so. And the catering industry was the quickest to get the money. As for the rest, he would slowly chart them later.


    Lei Tia looked at him deeply and nodded.


    After breakfast, the two of them drove the oxcart to the town. The wheels rolled up the yellow leaves and blew farther in the wind.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat together on the carriage''s shaft. They wore a lot of clothes and were not cold at all. Facing the wind, their faces were cold and comfortable.


    Qin Mian had once stealthily fed a few Spirit Spring Water s to the water buffalo. The water buffalo was very human, walking peacefully by the side of the road, automatically avoiding the pits and rocks on the ground, which made people feel amazed.


    When they reached the town, they walked down the street in search of a suitable shop. But very quickly, Qin Mian realized that he was too optimistic. Flowing Water Town was a bustling town, but because of this, the market had been saturated and was relatively stable, so it was not easy to find shops to rent or sell.


    After walking around the town and failing to find anything suitable, Qin Mian was still unwilling to give up. Tusk had a few shops. One of them was near the junction of the third fork. The size and location of the shop were very suitable. However, this shop only sold for two hundred taels of silver. Qin Mian couldn''t afford it, he could only wave his hands in regret and decided to change the house into a storefront. However, the houses that were sold and rented by the Fang Clan were not suitable for shops.


    "This is good." Teeth didn''t give up and recommended two hundred taels of silver to Qin Mian. "It''s definitely worth it for such a large shop to only have two hundred taels of light! There''s no such shop after this village. "


    Qin Mian laughed dryly. Who wouldn''t want to buy it if they had money?


    "This room." Lei Tia opened his mouth and tapped his finger on a piece of paper on the table.


    Teeth was secretly surprised. No one had been interested in this shop for a long time. Could it be that he could rent it out today?


    Qin Mian was a little surprised. When Lei Tia was with him, he would usually not easily speak up about it, especially when discussing business. This was the first time that they had taken the initiative to express their opinions. However, he did not feel displeased. On the contrary, he was somewhat happy, causing him to feel that he was not a person.


    He smiled at Lei Tia before looking at the piece of paper, which briefly introduced the shop, and frowned, "This place is not bad, but it''s too small. If we''re selling food, we should be able to accommodate five to six tables of guests, right? "


    Lei Tia said: I have an impression of this place, the shop is not big, but there is an open space in front of the door.


    Qin Mianxin was moved, if there was an open space at the entrance, he could just add a few tables outside, but thinking about it, he asked Yanzi, "What''s going on with this shop?"


    We are honest men, and we are not afraid to tell you the truth. Years ago there was a hundred-year-old tree planted here, with a grocery store on the left and a clothing store on the right, which was later bought and taken away by a big family. The officials felt that it was a pity that the land was empty, so they crowded together to build a room. It turned out to be a tea shop. Even though the shop is small, the location is good and the rent isn''t high either. It''s only two taels of silver a month and the rent is only twenty-four taels a year.


    "So that''s how it is." Qin Mian was moved, "Can you take a look at the store?"


    "Of course, I have the key here." Teeth was all smiles and more attentive. "Please, both of you."


    The two of them followed Tusk to the shop, and he opened the door. Qin Mian looked at the two stores on his left and right before he entered. There were also four sets of tables and chairs, old but intact. The shop was indeed small, and it could be seen that it was squeezed into a shape of a trapezoid, with a narrow interior and wide exterior. Not counting the kitchen, the room could fit at most four tables. Just as Lei Tia had said, there was an empty area outside of the door that could fit around four to five tables.


    Previously, Qin Mian thought that the place was small, but now, he felt that it was just right. If the store was too big, he and Lei Tia might not be able to handle it.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia in inquiry.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian made up his mind, and said to Fang Tuo: "I''ll take this, and rent it for a year."


    Teeth said happily, "Alright, then let''s go back and sign the documents first?"


    Qin Mian gestured for him to lead the way.


    After completing the formalities at the Dental Hall, Fang Zi handed the key over to Qin Mian.


    Holding the key, Qin Mian had a subtle feeling that he was someone with a career. He excitedly pulled Lei Tia along and said, "Come, let''s go and fill up all the things in the shop today, let''s open up as soon as possible."

 Chapter 43 Wife I Can Raise You

    Opening a store was not a simple matter. Before opening the store, they had to decorate the store, fill in all the supplies in the kitchen, add the equipment, hire the staff, advertise, and so on.


    The main focus of the restaurant was on cleanliness and hygiene, so when it came to the decorations of the shop, Qin Mian did not spend too much effort. He only asked people to clean the roof, walls and floor. There were some holes on the wall that were not too beautiful. He made Lei Tia make different sizes of bamboo and wood pieces, which were arranged in a beautiful and elegant pattern and fixed onto the wall. The tables and chairs were all new, and the guests looked comfortable coming to eat.


    Other than that, Qin Mian bought a large noodle machine. The rich and powerful wood tool shop''s noodle shop had gained a new characteristic in Qin Mian''s design. It''s appearance was grinded to perfection, and there were even engravings and decorations on the board, selling quite well. In the early days of the noodle machine, other wooden shops in other towns had to buy from here.


    After the sky turned dark, Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not immediately sleep. Instead, they lit the lamps to discuss things on the brick bed.


    "You didn''t say what you were selling." Lei Tia leaned his back on the quilt.


    Qin Mian raised his head and smiled, a confident look appearing on his face, "If the weather is cold, of course I have to eat something hot. The food I want to sell is'' Ma La Pao ''and'' Hot Pot ''. " He was very glad that the people of this world hadn''t thought that food could still be eaten.


    He explained in detail to Lei Tia what the spicy hot pot and hot pot was about, "In short, I cooked and ate the vegetables and meat dishes inside the boiling broth. This soup was not an ordinary soup. Rather, it was specially made, made using eighteen different seasonings. Remember the ci


    amon, ci


    amon, vanilla I bought? That''s what this soup is for. "


    Lei Tia stared at him for a moment, and then took the pen and paper from his hands, "It''s getting late. We''ll talk about it tomorrow. "


    Qin Mian felt sleepy and yawned before lying down, "Go to sleep. I''ll make it for you tomorrow and you''ll know. "


    Lei Tia lay down after blowing on the lamp, he habitually pulled everyone into his embrace, "Alright."


    Qin Mian was excited when he thought of having his business open in two days, and dispelled his drowsiness as he joked: "Now, you are in my care."


    Lei Tia''s arm stiffened, "I''ll make a trip up the mountain tomorrow."


    Qin Mian laughed, "I was just joking."


    "I need meat." Lei Tia could not be doubted.


    Qin Mian thought about it and agreed, "Alright. "There''s still a lot to prepare. Tomorrow I have to grind the orange peel and ci


    amon into powder." For this seasoning, he even bought a stone mill.


    "This time, I want to explore deeper. I''ll be back in two days." Lei Tia said again.


    "That long?" Qin Mian vaguely felt that something was wrong with him, but he could not say it out loud, so he did not think too much, "Alright, I''ll prepare more rations for tomorrow morning."


    The next day, Qin Mian felt a movement around him in a daze, and remembered that Lei Tia mentioned that he wanted to go up the mountain last night, hence he was jolted awake.


    It was already light outside, because the curtains were closed and the room was dark, and the bedside lamp was lit.


    Lei Tia was sitting on the side of the brick bed putting on his shoes, he turned around and said in a low voice: "Sleep a little more."


    Qin Mian shook his head, he looked at his clothes, "I''m not going to sleep. The temperature in the mountain is low, let''s add a jacket. "


    He quickly dressed himself and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. He made a few thick pancakes and wrapped them with oil and paper before putting them into the bag he made for Lei Tia.


    As for the remaining pancakes, both of them ate them with mushroom soup.


    "Be careful!" This was not the first time Lei Tia went hunting on the mountain, but for no reason, Qin Mian felt uneasy and warned him.


    "It''ll be fine." Lei Tia caressed the side of his face, "If you have anything to say, wait for me to come back first."


    Qin Mian''s heart skipped a beat. Why did these words sound like a conversation between a couple? He pinched his ears that were burning hot, and shooed them away with a wave of his hand. "Go, go, go early and come back early."


    Lei Tia nodded and left.


    Qin Mian stood in the courtyard for a while, walked a few rounds around the courtyard to digest the food, then went to review the moves he had learnt before. Afterwards, he busied himself with practical matters.


    The yard was strangely quiet now that there was no one in the house. Qin Mian felt that the empty courtyard was bad for his eyes. He carried his hoe and basket and went out, intending to dig something to fill the courtyard.


    It was a cloudy day, and the sun was nowhere to be seen. It didn''t look like it was going to rain, but Qin Mian was still very agitated. He wandered around at the foot of the mountain and found a few wild chrysanthemums. He planted the chrysanthemum in the courtyard and poured himself a cup of Spirit Spring Water.


    Until the afternoon of the third day when Lei Tia still had not come back, his heart suddenly sank. Lei Tia said that he would be back in two days, but he hasn''t appeared yet. This thought made him panic, and he couldn''t help but run towards the distant mountain range.


    At the foot of the mountain, he could not help but smile wryly. He must be crazy to actually want to look for Lei Tia. This entire area was a mountain, he didn''t know where Lei Tia had gone to, so how could it be easy to find him?


    "RUMBLE ~ ~" a clap of thunder resounded above them. The sky darkened for two consecutive days before it finally started to rain. Rain began to fall and soon the ground was soaked.


    Qin Mian''s heart sank to the bottom of the valley. A burst of anger immediately erupted. He ran into the forest and shouted angrily, "Lei Tia, you bastard!"


    The sound was like light being swallowed up by darkness, leaving no trace behind.


    He walked back with a cold face, and saw Lei Daqiang standing not far away with a load of firewood in his hands, looking at him unkindly.


    "Old master, what are you screaming for?"


    Qin Mian frowned, and calmed his emotions, "Father. The Brother Tia went hunting, saying that he would be back in two days, but he had not seen anyone until now. Do you think ?? "


    Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lei Daqiang, "It''s not like this is his first time hunting in the mountains, he knows his limits. On the other hand, since you''re the wife of the boss, you ought to know to treat him as your heaven. What did you just shout? " Lei Daqiang glared at the stubborn young lad who was like a little Bai Yang, and was filled with displeasure.


    Qin Mian''s expression changed, and coldly snorted, "None of your business!" He did not even look at Lei Daqiang, and quickly left.


    "You ?? "You ??" Lei Daqiang stared at his back in disbelief, trembling from anger, and bellowed: "Stop right there!"


    Qin Mian pretended not to hear and quickly walked far away. Who cares if he was filial or not, since no one saw him, Lei Daqiang could not do anything to him.


    He did not have the mood to eat di


    er, he only ate two steamed buns and waited until it was past 10, but he still could not see Lei Tia, so he could only turn off the light and sleep.


    In the middle of the night, a muffled sound from the courtyard woke Qin Mian up. Thieves?


    Not daring to light the lamp, he groped his way out of the room, hearing the sliding sound of the lock on the hall door. His heart leaped to his throat as he shouted, "Who is it!"


    "Wife, it''s me."


    Qin Mian was both happy and angry. Only now did he realize that his pajamas were already soaked in sweat.


    He went over to the door and opened it, only to see a fire piston on the tea table lighting up the lamp, he turned his head, and the one who stood in front of him, wasn''t that Lei Tia?


    "I went to the county."


    As the rain continued to fall, Lei Tia brought in some moisture and placed the bow and arrow on the table. He took out a piece of paper from his chest and puckered his lips, "I can raise you."


    Qin Mian was startled, and looked at the piece of paper in confusion. Although it was written in the traditional Chinese characters, he still recognized the word "Wu Bai".


    "From where?"


    Lei Tia said casually, "To hunt a black bear, I sold it for four bear paws for five hundred gold. Is there anything to eat? "


    Qin Mian was shocked, and contacted the "I can raise you" he had mentioned before. He also noticed that the clothes at his waist were torn, and there was a faint smell of blood, his heart tightened and her face darkened as he threw the silver bills at him. He sneered: "I was just joking, but you used silver to hit my face. Lei Tia, you truly are capable! "


    He turned and left. In a hurry, he was only in his pajamas. His body was so cold, it couldn''t compare to his heart.


    Lei Tia was startled, seeing him walk towards the room angrily without even turning his head, his heart was anxious. He walked over and grabbed his arm, "I am not."


    "Let go!" Qin Mian said coldly.


    Lei Tia''s eyes darkened, he opened his mouth, took his into his embrace and pressed his back with his large palm.


    "Let me go!" Qin Mian was unable to struggle free, he was flustered and exasperated, the stench of blood on his nose made his anger grow even stronger.


    "Not letting go." After being touched, Lei Tia groaned, his arms could not let go, and said softly, "I never wanted to slap your face. "My wife, I can raise you."


    Qin Mian''s struggling movements froze, and his chest felt sour. At the same time, he felt a kind of enlightenment. He was also a man, how could he forget how strong a man''s self-esteem was? Although those words he said back then were only a joke, the fact that he earned more money than Lei Tia previously was a fact. How could Lei Tia not care? He was angry that Lei Tia didn''t see that he was joking, and was even more angry that he didn''t care about his own safety.


    He looked up. The man was still expressionless, but there was a hint of undetectable helplessness hidden in his deep eyes. The arm behind his back was also extremely hot.


    "Let go. Let me see your wound."


    Lei Tia grabbed his wrist, returned to the side of the table to hold the oil lamp, and pulled him back into the room before letting go, "Put your clothes on."


    Qin Mian put on his cotton-padded jacket and glared at him: "Sit."


    Lei Tia sat on the side of the brick bed, "It''s only a small wound."


    Qin Mian ignored him, lifting up his wet clothes. Seeing the five bloody wounds, his heart skipped a beat, and he said: "Didn''t you go to the county? Why don''t you go to the infirmary and bandage your wounds before coming back? "


    "It looks serious. It''s not a serious injury. I''m afraid you''ll come back after you sell your bear paw. "It''s not a serious injury." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian gouged out his eyes, took some water, gauze and medicine, and carefully cleaned his wound, then carefully sprinkled some medicinal powder on it and bandaged it.


    "When did you go to the county? How did you get back? "


    "When I was about ten, I happened to come across someone driving to town after I went down the mountain. I took his car. There was no one in town to buy Bear''s Palm, so he had to hire a car to go to the county. When I returned, it was too late to hire a car and I came back. "


    It was probably because he knew that Qin Mianxin was still angry inside, and it was rare for him to say so much, so he answered in great detail. This made Qin Mianxin''s heart go soft, no matter how angry he was, it was all gone.


    He stood up, "There''s still hot water in the pot. Take a shower first and change into dry clothes. Be careful not to touch the wound." I''ll make you something to eat. "


    Lei Tia agreed, then carried an oil lamp and followed him out.


    The banknote lay obediently on the ground. Lei Tia picked it up and gave it to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian kept it in his pocket and walked into the kitchen.

 Chapter 44 Come to Your Door

    In order to let Lei Tia be able to eat whenever he returned, Qin Mian would cook a little more everyday for the past few days. The leftover rice at night could be used to cook rice. He mixed two eggs into a liquid and washed them clean with a carrot and a handful of vegetables. He chopped the carrot into diced vegetables and made a fragrant fried rice.


    After Lei Tia finished showering and changed into a clean set of clothes, he went to the kitchen and saw his wife bringing the fried rice to the table, bending over to carry the claypot on the stove, following behind her.


    "Is it enough to eat?" Qin Mian asked. There was a huge pile of fried rice on the plate, and it was extremely tasty. Because he loved food, Qin Mian liked all kinds of cutlery. The cutlery in the house were all different, big and small, and the plate that held the fried rice was very big.


    "Enough." Lei Tia went to the kitchen to get four bowls, two rice bowls and two soup bowls, "You have some too."


    Qin Mian''s stomach was indeed a little hungry, hence he scooped a bowl of Stir-Fried Rice.


    "Enough?" Lei Tia sat down beside him and asked. Seeing his daughter-in-law nod her head, he moved his plate closer and began to eat without a word.


    It was obvious that he was indeed hungry. Even though his movements were not out of grace, he was a bit more anxious. Qin Mian''s lips curled up into a faint smile, and impolitely said, "It''s not like there''s anyone else who wants to snatch it away from you." As he said that, he picked up a soup bowl and scooped up a bowl of soup, placing it on Lei Tia''s left hand.


    "I haven''t eaten anything all day." Lei Tia replied quickly. After drinking a mouthful of soup, he continued to eat.


    Qin Mian could not bear to speak further, he also lowered his head and ate. After finishing the bowl of rice, he drank half a bowl of soup and put down his chopsticks, watching Lei Tia eat.


    Lei Tia then drank the rest of the soup.


    Qin Mian asked uncertainly: "Are you full? I''ll make two more pancakes if I''m not full. "


    "I''m full." Lei Tia stood up and kept the bowl.


    Qin Mian yawned, "I will wash up tomorrow."


    Lei Tia was surprised. He always knew that his wife loved cleanliness, especially in the kitchen. The used bowls were not allowed to be washed again on the second day. This was the first time.


    Under the light, his black eyes were filled with a gentle aura. He responded with a sound, placing the utensils on the stove and coming out.


    The two of them rinsed their mouths and returned to their rooms together.


    Qin Mian locked the money into the money box, put away the key, and got into bed.


    Lei Tia turned off the light and hugged his to his chest. Qin Mian was too lazy to put on an act and adjusted his comfortable posture. He carefully avoided the wounds on the man''s body and enjoyed the high temperature of the man''s body, confirming once again that the man was the best stove in the winter.


    "How have you been these past few days?" In the darkness, Lei Tia was ready to touch his daughter-in-law''s face.


    Thinking about Lei Daqiang, Qin Mian hesitated, but he still said it. He was sure that Lei Daqiang would come knocking on his door tomorrow.


    "It''s been a few days since I''ve seen you and it''s raining. I scolded you at the top of the mountain and your father scolded me. After that, I replied," What does it have to do with you? " Qin Mian said very calmly, but in his heart he was somewhat apprehensive. Lei Daqiang was Lei Tia''s father after all. "There was no one else."


    "It''s fine." Lei Tia said indifferently, "As long as you look good on the surface."


    Qin Mian did not like the atmosphere, he flipped in his arms and said loudly: "I''m tired, sleep, sleep."


    Lei Tia retracted his arms, and hugged the person even tighter, closing his eyes.


    The next day, the weather finally cleared up. The cool wind blew gently, and the autumn air was refreshed. Although the chrysanthemums in the courtyard had been beaten by the autumn rain, they looked even more spirited with droplets of water hanging from them. The new flowers were larger and the fragrance stronger. The yard was covered with soil, and his feet were soaked through with mud. Now that he had the five hundred silver that Lei Tia brought back, he had more confidence that he could take care of this courtyard properly.


    "Lei Tia, where are you?" Qin Mian looked at the open courtyard door and shouted. He knew that he would not go far.


    Lei Tia''s voice came from outside the courtyard wall, "Here."


    Qin Mian turned and entered the kitchen, and saw that the bowls and chopsticks were all washed, and that the stove had been cleaned.


    After breakfast, there were two more osmanthus trees in the yard. The flowers were lush and the fragrance of them assailed the nostrils.


    Qin Mian walked over in surprise, "Where did you dig?"


    "On the mountain." Lei Tia could tell from the chrysanthemum in the courtyard that he did not like the space in the courtyard.


    "I''ll plant it after eating."


    Lei Tia washed his hands and sat down at the dining table. On the table were two bowls of noodles and two bowls of soup. Both of them had a lot of food, so their bowls were as big as bowls. However, Lei Tia''s bowl was a lot bigger than Qin Mian''s bowl.


    Lei Tia sighed in his heart about his wife''s skills. From the time the two of them had been living alone until now, basically the breakfast wouldn''t be repeated in five days. Today''s fried noodles with golden eggs, bright red pepper, green vegetables, leaves, you appetite.


    After thinking about it for so long, his face remained expressionless.


    However, Qin Mian could still see from his eyes that he liked today''s breakfast. He was secretly smug: "Marry" me?


    "The road is full of mud, so it''s not convenient to go to town, so we might as well wait until the ground is dry. Today, he would go to the river and pick up some stones to cover the yard with. At the very least, he had to make a path that he could walk on. "How about it?"


    "Yes."


    "The two osmanthus trees are next to the chrysanthemum seed. Leave a place to plant some kind of fruit tree. " Qin Mian swept his eyes across the courtyard but he still felt that it was a little small. In his previous life, he had lived in the city for a long time. Forget it, I''ll just wait until I earn more money before I expand.


    "Fruit Tree, go find it in the mountains in the future." "Hurry up and eat." Lei Tia used his chopsticks and lightly tapped on his bowl.


    While the two of them were eating, two people walked in from outside. A man and a woman, both less than thirty years old, with smiles on their faces.


    Qin Mian recognized the woman. He was the woman who stuck his head out when they came to visit the house in the past, and lived next to them. Her man''s name was Zhou Erhao.


    "Lei Tia, my Lei Tia Family is in the process of being eaten." Er Gou''s smile seemed to have been squeezed out, both sides of his eyes had a rather deep line drawn on them.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood up and invited the two in. They did not understand why they came.


    Hur hur, sorry to bother you." Both of Zhou Erhao''s hands were inside his sleeves, and his triangular eyes kept looking left and right, sca


    ing the entire area, before his gaze landed on the glossy fried noodles on the table, and he gulped down his saliva on the inside. ))) ??.) He heard that the guests in Lei Tia Family were very generous, but he was delayed by the matters of the Yue Clan 3 when Lei Tia was building the house, and he was also delayed by the matter of his brother-in-law when was building the house. Zhou Erhao had always felt that it was unfortunate that he did not have the time to eat at his house, because he heard that his neighbor had made some movements last night, so he knew that the chance had come. Today, his wife had urged him to follow her. The breakfast of the villagers was basically porridge, snacks, pickled vegetables, and as expected, Lei Tia Family''s days were flourishing. Not only were there eggs in the noodles, there was also quite a bit of oil in them and they would smell good.


    Qin Mian instinctively disliked the two of them, so he gave Lei Tia a look and lowered his head to eat his noodles. After all, he couldn''t be the one to stick his head into everything.


    "Is there something you need?" Lei Tia was suspicious.


    The second tycoon quickly waved his hand and said with concern, "It''s fine, it''s fine. Yesterday night, it sounded like you two were arguing. Our boss and I will come over to see if there is anything that we can help with." "From now on, our two families are neighbors. If you have anything you need, please don''t mention it."


    "Thank you very much." Lei Tia nodded, and said indifferently.


    "Look at the style of the furniture in your house," Zhou Erhao caressed the sofa, staring at his greedily like he was staring at a great beauty, "This thing is definitely not cheap right? In our village, only you and your family have this kind of thing. "


    Lei Tia frowned, and sat down to eat his noodles.


    Qin Mian kicked him from under the table, "Thank you sister-in-law for being concerned about us, there''s nothing going on between us. You can sit anywhere. The weather is getting colder and the food is getting cooler. I''ll have to trouble the two of you to wait for us to finish our meal before we can accompany you to sit. "


    He and Lei Tia looked at each other before they slowed down in tacit understanding. After they slowly finished the noodles, they slowly drank the soup.


    After Zhou Erhao and his wife sat together for a while, they felt bored and finally knew that they were unpopular. With a hollow laugh, they stood up and said a few words of greeting and left.


    Qin Mian nudged Lei Tia with his knee, "These two don''t look good.


    Lei Tia glanced at him in confusion before finishing the bowl of soup in one go. Watching him drink, Lei Tia patiently waited for him to finish drinking and then consciously put away the bowl.


    "Spice or hotpot for lunch?"


    I still remember. Qin Mian cast a sidelong glance at him, "Alright."


    After Lei Tia washed the dishes, the two of them planted the osmanthus trees and changed into their old shoes. Then, they went to the river bank to pick up the rocks.


    The White River was one of the main water sources of the Qingshan Village, flowing from the west to the south of the village.


    Beside the stone platform by the river, two women were washing clothes and chatting. The two were actually Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu.


    Qin Mian was a little surprised, he replied with a smile. Regardless of why the two of them changed their attitude, it wasn''t a bad thing.


    There were many large and small stones on the riverbank. After being washed away by the rain for a long time, they were round and smooth. There were also quite a few warm rocks. Soon, the two of them picked up half a basket.


    "Boss, you''re here." An unfriendly voice sounded from behind him.


    Qin Mian''s movements paused, and retreated behind Lei Tia without leaving a trace.


    Lei Tia straightened his back, "Father."


    Lei Daqiang snorted, and walked over with large strides, and shouted with his coarse voice: "You still know that I am your father! Do you know what attitude your wife has in front of me? "


    Lei Tia''s expression was normal as he casually raised his right hand, and the Goose Warm Stone in his hand accurately fell into the basket in the distance.

 Chapter 45 Qin Fengs Counterattack

    Madam Du stood beside Lei Daqiang, gloating while churning in his eyes. She glanced at Faang Hongliu and Zhou Cuihua who were listening in, tugged on Lei Daqiang''s sleeves and hypocritically advised: "Old man, speak nicely."


    "If he can''t even control his own wife, how can he explain it properly?" Lei Daqiang jumped up and pointed at Lei Tia''s nose, "What use is there having a son like you! Your wife actually dares to say such disrespectful words to me, that is unfilial! Say it yourself! "


    Faang Hongliu and Zhou Cuihua looked at each other, squatting there and not showing any intentions of leaving, they continued to rub their clothes playfully.


    Qin Mian''s face changed, he walked to Lei Tia''s side and stood, after hesitating for a moment, he quietly held onto his hand.


    Lei Tia had already lost all hope in Lei Daqiang, and he said indifferently: "My wife and I both know that you don''t welcome us. Since the last time we built the house, my wife has never gone to your house. I also want to ask, how did my wife offend you. "


    "You!" Lei Daqiang was flustered and exasperated, his cheeks flushed red, "Bastard, you''ve gone against the will of the heavens! The last time he called you a bastard, I scolded him, he actually said it was none of my business, is that what a wife can say? "


    "Ha!" "It''s fu


    y." Qin Mian did not want to endure any longer, he blocked Lei Tia''s mouth with his arm, and said loudly, "Since Sister-in-Law Zhou and Sister-in-Law Fang are here, we can be witnesses. Now that you mention it, I''ll tell you what happened. Your son has been hunting in the mountains for three days without a trace. I''ll ask you to find a few people to go with me to look for him, but as a father, you pretend not to have heard me. This one. Whatever it is, you can say it in private and insult your son in front of two strangers. The second. You are unkind! What right did a father have to ask for the filial piety of his son? "Even if you were to report it to the yamen, you have no reason to do so!"


    To the yamen? Madam Du was shocked, her pupils constricted and her neck also shrunk.


    "You, you ?? "It''s the opposite, it''s the opposite ??" Lei Daqiang''s fingers trembled, his face red like it was about to burn.


    Qin Mian raised his head and stuck his chest out, and sneaked a peek at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia embraced his shoulder, and said indifferently: "We still have things to attend to, excuse us."


    The two of them ignored Lei Daqiang and Madam Du and continued to pick up pebbles. It was as if nothing had happened.


    "You, just you wait, I''ll go find someone to judge!" "Humph!" Lei Daqiang was furious, he pretended to be fierce, but was weak inside.


    Madam Du hurriedly followed. Thinking back to what Qin Mian had just said, he felt uneasy in his heart.


    Qin Mian frowned. He had to teach Lei Daqiang and Madam Du a lesson. Otherwise, if these two kept on making trouble, would they be able to calm down? Seeing Faang Hongliu and Zhou Cuihua winking at each other, muttering to himself with a face full of excitement, he made a plan in his mind and quickly walked over.


    "Sister-in-law."


    "Wha, what''s the matter?" When Faang Hongliu thought about that shiny kitchen knife in her memory, she shuddered and the clothes in her hands almost floated away with the water.


    Zhou Cuihua laughed dryly, and did not dare make a sound.


    Qin Mian took out a money pouch from his sleeve and said with a beaming smile, "Sisters, don''t worry. I have long forgotten about what happened last time. They were all from the same village, and were all from the same village. Don''t you think so? "


    "Right, right, little brother is too right." Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu nodded their heads, their gazes sweeping the purse, not understanding what had happened, and quietly glanced at Lei Tia. Lei Tia was still picking up the stones, seemingly very indulgent towards Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian laughed: "As long as you do me a small favor, I can give each of you 100 gold coins. How about it? Of course, it''s certainly not murder or arson. "


    Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu''s eyes lit up.


    Zhou Cuihua probed: "What is it?"


    Qin Mian squatted beside the two of them and lowered his voice. His smile was crafty and his bright eyes shone with excitement.


    Lei Tia saw everything clearly and shook his head slightly. He picked up two of the pebbles and threw them into the basket.


    On the other side, Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu stopped washing their clothes and stood up with excitement in their eyes.


    "Don''t worry, little brother. We promise we will settle this matter well!" Zhou Cuihua promised sincerely.


    Faang Hongliu picked up the clothes and threw them into the basket, then said anxiously: "Leave it to us, we will take care of it right now!"


    Qin Mian generously gave the two of them a total of 40 gold, "This money can be considered as the deposit, after you finish handling this matter, I will pay the rest."


    "No problem."


    Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu carried their laundry baskets as they walked quickly with their little feet. Soon enough, they entered the village.


    Qin Mian laughed sinisterly, and a small stone hit him in his chest.


    "Come and help."


    "He''s coming." Qin Mian walked over with a smile.


    "What did he say?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian squatted beside him and snickered, "Secret."


    Lei Tia had heard it all, but he liked to see Yue Yang''s satisfied look and liked how much Yue Yang cared about him more.


    The two of them went back and forth to pick up a sufficient number of pebbles. The cobblestone path stretched from the entrance of the courtyard all the way to the entrance of the hall. It was also co


    ected to the bathroom door. The cobblestone was smashed hard by Lei Tia''s hammer and embedded into the ground. It was solid enough, and it looked beautiful and generous.


    By the time he finished, it was already noon.


    "Shall we have hot pot at noon?" Qin Mian asked for Lei Tia''s opinion, "There was no hot and dry bamboo stick."


    "Yes."


    "Go to the garden and pick some of each herb, and also ??" Qin Mian smiled, "Pay attention to whether there are any movements in the village."


    Lei Tia nodded and carried the vegetable basket out.


    Qin Mian went to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for the hotpot. The basic ingredients for the hot pot base in the modern hotpot restaurant could be seen by most people. The reason why Qin Mian grinded the Cheng Pi, Zanthoxylum bungee and the others into powder was so that they would be hard to recognize. He concocted a total of eighteen ingredients in the hot pot, including chili, pepper, ci


    amon, peels, octagonal, ci


    amon and so on. There were a few dishes that were not used as seasonings by the people of this world, and were instead used as medicinal herbs or as spices. This was also the main reason why the dishes in those restaurants did not taste very good. It was only because of Qin Mian''s blessings of travelling through another time and space that he was able to pick up such a big bargain.


    This seasoning could not only be used to cook the hotpot, but also be used to fry vegetables.


    The moment Lei Tia entered the door, he smelled a nice fragrance coming from the inside, and his Adam''s apple involuntarily moved a little.


    "I''m back." Qin Mian unceremoniously commanded, "Let''s go to wash the vegetables together. "We have to dig a well in the yard. It''s too troublesome to always go out to fetch water. It''s not convenient to wash the vegetables."


    Lei Tia''s gaze swept across the bright red soup on the charcoal stove, then moved a wooden block to the kitchen and sat face to face with Qin Mian, who was holding a peeler to peel potatoes.


    "Is there any movement in the village?" This was what Qin Mian was most concerned about.


    Lei Tia lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, "Mn, I saw many people discussing along the way, I didn''t hear anything."


    Qin Mian decided to wait for news from Faang Hongliu and her wife. He saw two wet lotus roots in the vegetable basket, "Where did you get these lotus roots?"


    "Brother Zhang gave it to me."


    Qin Mian got up to wash the vegetables, trembling from the ice water, "Brother Zhang is a really nice person. If the Brother Zhang is willing to come, can we ask him to make a lot of bamboo sticks? This can be done at home, so it''s not troublesome. "


    "Of course he will." Lei Tia also stood up, "You choose your dishes, I''ll wash the dishes."


    "Sure, you do it." Qin Mian was happy, "Anyway, your skin is thicker than mine."


    Lei Tia remained silent and let him bully his.


    The two clearly divided the work. They quickly filled the plates with the prepared ingredients and brought them to the table. Lotus Root Slices, spinach, pork balls, potato chips, mushrooms and tofu were all there was to be found. Chops of wild chicken meat had already been cooked beforehand, and the taste was so delicious that it made people drool.


    Unfortunately, there were no powders. This was Qin Mian''s current regret. However, in the future, he would definitely be able to make more of them.


    "Let''s eat."


    The two of them picked up their chopsticks and washed them while eating.


    "How is it? The taste isn''t bad, right? " Qin Mian took a bite of the chicken. It was soft and tasty, and he squinted his eyes in satisfaction. "There''s a market in the town, it''s convenient to buy vegetables, there''ll be more kinds of dishes when we officially open a shop."


    Lei Tia picked up a piece of chicken and found that it was chicken leg meat. He placed it into Qin Mian''s bowl and said, "Please wash the vegetables by yourself."


    "Of course." Qin Mian said, "You will be in charge of cooking, I will be in charge of collecting the debts, and I will also get a waiter to wash the dishes and the bowls. "For the time being, let''s do this. If business is good enough, let''s hire more people."


    Speaking to this, his butt moved uncomfortably on the stool, and he coughed lightly, "I don''t want the people from the old dwelling to interfere in the business of the shop, so I had no intention of inviting them. Do you have any objections? "


    Lei Tia did not reveal an unhappy expression, and only asked: "Why?"


    Qin Mian explained: "I personally think that the most taboo in business is the involvement of relatives. If there is a conflict, it will affect the relationship between relatives. Third brother, Fourth Younger Brother, Fifth Brother and little sister are all not bad. In the future, it would be better to give them an idea to earn money by themselves than to let them meddle in our shop. "


    Lei Tia looked at him warmly, "I''ll listen to you."


    Qin Mian laughed again as he picked up the spoon and scooped up two meat balls for him.


    Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu entered while smelling the fragrance, and both of them were drooling in their hearts.


    "I''m eating."


    "The two sister-in-law are here." Qin Mian stood up to welcome him.


    Zhou Cuihua immediately said: "Take a seat, you guys continue eating."


    Seeing their expressions, Qin Mian knew that the matter was settled. He invited the two to sit and first moved Lei Tia away, "Brother Tia, go and get some meat balls." What he had asked Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu to do was actually targeted at Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du. Even if Lei Tia was clear about the matter, he could not let Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu know that Lei Tia was the one who did it. If not, Lei Tia''s reputation would be affected.


    Lei Tia obediently entered the kitchen.

 Chapter 46 Lei Xiangzhi

    Qin Mian smiled and asked: "How is it?"


    Faang Hongliu said softly: "It''s done, the moment I get back to the village, the two of us will follow your instructions and learn from others, then the entire village will know about it."


    Zhou Cuihua continued: "Everyone knows that the two of you aren''t kind enough to speak of today, even if it''s the branch family, they would still come looking for trouble with you. At this time, the village''s Precinct Head was bustling with discussion, most of the people are on your side. "


    "That''s good." Qin Mian took out the two eighty grams that he had prepared, "The two sister-in-law also saw it today, Brother Tia and I were really forced by them to the point of not being able to do anything. Helplessly, I thought of this method, hoping that I could live a peaceful life in the future. So, I don''t want the fourth person to know that I had it done. Do the two sister-in-law understand? "


    The youth''s calm eyes suddenly became sharp, revealing an imposing aura, both Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu were startled.


    Faang Hongliu said in a hurry, "Little brother, don''t worry, we guarantee that no one will know."


    Zhou Cuihua also nodded nonstop.


    Qin Mian smiled and handed over two strings of copper coins, "Thank you, my two sister-in-law."


    "You''re too polite."


    After receiving the money, the two ladies both smiled as they got up and bid their farewells.


    "We won''t disturb your meal any longer."


    Qin Mian sent them to the entrance of the courtyard and folded two osmanthus flowers for them, "These flowers are really fragrant, the two sister-in-law would probably like it.


    Zhou Cuihua and Faang Hongliu''s hearts moved, and they thanked him and took it.


    Not far away, he met an old aunt.


    "Did you guys just go to that place?" His wife had a faint smile on her face as she glanced at the walls of Qin Mian Family.


    Faang Hongliu laughed: "Yes. I heard that their family dug up two osmanthus trees from the mountain. We both shamelessly broke a branch. "Well, did you smell it, Aunt?"


    "..."


    After Qin Mian and his lunch, they went to Zhang Dashuan''s house. The Zhang couple had a total of three children, the eldest being the son, who was eleven years old and named Zhang Baoru. The second brother and the third brother were both his daughters, and the second brother was nine years old, named Zhang Yimei, and the third brother was six years old, named Zhang Er Li.


    When Qin Mian first found out, he joked with Zhang Dashuan saying that he knew how to give a name.


    Arriving at a fence that was half the height of a man, Qin Mian saw that the door to the hall was open.


    "Is Brother Zhang home?"


    After a while, a tall man came out of the house with a smile on his face, "Yes." Come in and sit down. "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia wiped off the mud on their feet at the door and entered.


    "How come the two of you are free to come here today?" Sister Zhang poured tea for the two of them and asked with a smile.


    Zhang Bao Lu was not at home, so Zhang Yi Mei and Zhang Er Li nestled beside Sister Zhang timidly.


    Qin Mian passed the dessert in his hand to Sister Zhang, "This is the snack that I came up with at home. I''ll let the children have a taste."


    Sister Zhang and Zhang Dashuan looked at each other and burst out laughing. In their eyes, Qin Mian was still a child. That sounded especially fu


    y.


    The relationship between the two families was not bad. Sister Zhang took the call and opened it, "Every time you come, bring food with you. Be careful not to let the few children come over to your house every day. How did he do it? It''s because they look good and smell good too. "


    Qin Mian replied: "Simple. This thing is called candy. "When you make the noodles, put some sugar in it, knead the dough into small lumps, roll it in the sesame seeds, and then fry it in the pot."


    Fried things cost oil, who would use fried things to eat in the wrong time of the year. and Lei Tia''s relationship was not bad, and their family was ruled by Qin Mian.


    Seeing that the two children were staring at the oil paper bundles, she gave each of them a small bag and wrapped the rest up. "Still not thanking your Uncle Qin."


    "Thank you, Uncle Qin." The two children carried the fruit and happily went out to play.


    "Did something happen today?" Zhang Dashuan asked. Knowing that Lei Tia did not like to talk, he decided to not look at him and asked Qin Mian instead.


    Qin Mian then told them about inviting people to make bamboo sticks at the restaurant.


    Lei Tia drank his tea at the side as if he was the one making the decisions.


    The Sister Zhang was overjoyed, "This is a good thing. The boss had been thinking about going to town or county to look for work these past two days. Look, your two brothers are still missing you. "


    Zhang Dashuan was happy, the farmers were idle right now, there were many people looking for work in the town, and it was not certain that they would be able to find one.


    "Making the bamboo sticks is simple, leave it to me."


    Qin Mian still had to clarify what he had to say, "The wages will be paid according to the quantity of the bamboo sticks. A hundred bamboo sticks were worth ten pieces of money. Because they were food, bamboo sticks could not contain bamboo thorns. It was not clear how the business would be in the first few days of the opening, so he prepared four hundred bamboo sticks on the first day. One hundred of them had to be painted red at the end of the bamboo stick. How much red paint do you need after that? "


    Bamboo was everywhere, and they didn''t want any money. This was an unprofitable business. How could Zhang Dashuan and Sister Zhang not agree?


    "You''re looking for me because you trust me. I''ll definitely do my best to satisfy you." Zhang Dashuan promised.


    After exiting the Zhang Family, Lei Tia went to look for the well Digger. Qin Mian had nothing better to do, so she made a trip with him to settle the matter.


    The next day, the four well diggers came to the door, busy in the yard. Qin Mian and Lei Tia could not help much, they did not go and cause trouble.


    Qin Mian remembered seeing a well filled with water in the countryside in his previous life. After drawing the blueprint, he had pla


    ed to immediately take it to the iron shop to build it.


    Unexpectedly, not long after breakfast, a rare guest came to the house.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law." Lei Xiangzhi smiled warmly.


    "Fifth Brother is back. Come in." Qin Mian warmly welcomed his. He had heard people mention Lei Xiangzhi''s great knowledge many times, that he was likely to become an Elementary Scholar in the coming February. As the saying goes, "There are people in the court who are easy to handle." Such people had to strike up a good relationship with each other.


    The three of them sat in the living room. It was rare for Lei Tia to take the initiative to take care of his youngest brother.


    "Yes." Tomorrow morning at the academy. " Lei Xiangzhi held the teacup in his hand and replied respectfully to his brother.


    Lei Tia said: "I have an oxcart at home, I''ll send you tomorrow."


    "Alright, thank you, Big Brother." Lei Xiangzhi happily accepted.


    After the basic pleasantries, Lei Tia was speechless.


    Lei Xiangzhi looked at the osmanthus tree in the courtyard. "Big brother, sister-in-law''s family has changed quite a lot, I can see that you two are having a good time, Third brother and I are relieved."


    Qin Mian laughed: "The change is quite big, you and your third brother have nothing better to do, come over and take a seat."


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded, he looked at him, but did not say anything.


    Qin Mian said: "Fifth Brother came today because of the rumors in the village, right?"


    Lei Xiangzhi stared blankly, and subconsciously avoided his sharp gaze. He thought that he didn''t have any malicious intent, and met his gaze once again, a helpless expression hung between his brows as he honestly said: "Indeed so. This little brother knows that Big Brother and Mother have had conflicts for a long time, and does not dare to ask Big Brother and Madam to forgive Father and Mother.


    Lei Tia was silent.


    "Of course." Qin Mian nodded his head, and indicated for Lei Xiangzhi to drink some tea. "Fifth Brother is well-informed, and should be clear that this contradiction is difficult to reconcile, and is not as natural as it should be. Your big brother isn''t an unreasonable person. He''s brothers and sisters to you. Only, if I say one more thing, Fifth Brother will not take offense to it. "


    Hearing that his words were not ordinary, Lei Xiangzhi knew that in the past, his family had underestimated this youth. He stood up and bowed with his hands folded in front: "Eldest sister-in-law''s teachings, Xiangzhi does not dare to be careless. Sister-in-law, please speak your mind. "


    "Too formal. "Sit." Qin Mian had a good impression of this child, she did not mind giving him some pointers, "If it is possible, Fifth Brother will advise Father and Mother. The ''etiquette note'' said that the Qi family rules over the whole world ''. The reputation of the family was related to the Fifth Brother''s ability to study and become an official, if they could not'' the Qi family '', how would others see the Fifth Brother? Based on the current situation, your brothers will be separated from each other in the future. Dad and mom have been together with you for the most part, so the personality of these two elders isn''t a small issue. The earlier we deal with them, the better. I don''t think I need to explain too much about this. "


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded and smiled, "Thank you elder sister-in-law for your guidance. I see. Father and Mother cared about me the most. In other words, the one that could restrain them the most was me. "Eldest Sis, don''t worry. When we get back, I will analyze it in detail and tell them."


    "That''s what I meant." Qin Mian nodded in approval.


    After talking with him, Lei Xiangzhi felt the anger in his heart dissipate a lot. He stood up and said: "Big brother, sister-in-law is still busy here, I won''t disturb you any longer."


    "Wait a moment." Qin Mian walked into the room. When he came out, he had two small gems and two paper bags in his hands, which he gave Lei Xiangzhi, "A few days ago, your big brother was just saying that he would support his brother in his studies. Here, take these two silver. Not much, but your big brother''s heart. You should bring these snacks back for a taste. "


    Lei Xiangzhi refused to accept, "There''s no need, Mom and Dad already gave you enough money."


    Qin Mian stuffed the things into his hands, "Take it, if it''s a man, then it''s better to be happy, don''t be a woman."


    Women... Lei Xiangzhi didn''t know whether to laugh or cry.


    Lei Tia said unquestionably: "Take it."


    Lei Xiangzhi had no choice but to accept it.


    Qin Mian said: "There is no need to tell anyone else about the silver. You take it."


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded: "I understand."


    He kept the silver into his sleeve, bid farewell to his eldest brother and elder sister-in-law, and left the house. He walked leisurely along the way, thinking about how to convince the Madam Du. Before he even reached the door of the house, he saw the Madam Du and two women around her age swearing at each other with their hands on their waists. There were even people around to watch the show.


    "Why the hell are you scolding this old lady?" Something that can''t give birth to a son! "My son will become an Elementary Scholar next year. Where is your son?"


    The woman, who was originally haughty, immediately turned pale when she heard that. She shrieked and pounced towards Madam Du, "Ahhh ?? ?? Du Xiuniang! What else can you do with your mouth but curse and spit? I''ll tear your mouth apart! "


    "Come on, who''s afraid of who!" Madam Du was also so angry that his eyes were about to pop out. Out of the corner of his eyes, she saw her young man looking down at him and felt pleased with herself.


    "Mother!" Lei Xiangzhi called out in a low voice and quickly walked over.

 Chapter 47 Tasty Restaurant

    The things that happened in front of the house soon reached Qin Mian''s ears, but he did not take it to heart at all. On the other side of the old residence, he couldn''t avoid in time. In the future, it would be best if Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du didn''t provoke him and Lei Tia again. If anyone offends me, I will not offend them. If anyone offends me, I will definitely become a prisoner.


    After the well was completed, Qin Mian and Lei Tia drove the oxcart to the town. In order to advertise their "delicious" food in the restaurant, Qin Mian specially drew twenty flyers, on top of them was a hotpot and on the bottom a spicy hot pot, and at the bottom was the address of the restaurant and the opening time. The promotional painting was very realistic and looked very appetizing. It was all thanks to the fact that he had studied painting for three years in his previous life before being able to paint so well. It took him a day just to paint them. When they entered the town, he and Lei Tia stuck the painting to a conspicuous place in the town. He left two and posted one in front of the store.


    In order to save time, Qin Mian went to the Dental Hall and invited a worker called Zheng Liu. His home was in town, and he was only fourteen years old. It was agreed that he would get five hundred gold coins every month. He would get a bonus if he did well. Qin Mian had once asked around, but this month''s money was already higher than that of an average worker. As long as the shop assistant was honest with himself, he didn''t mind being generous.


    Returning to the shop, Qin Mian gave the last promotional picture to Zheng Liu and told him to beat the gong on the street while shouting, "Delicious food at the eatery".


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stayed in the shop, busy preparing the pork and vegetable pills.


    Zheng Liu paced back and forth in the town, and every time he passed by the store''s entrance, he would hear''s clear and light voice say, "The restaurant will open for business tomorrow, and all the delicious food will be sold at 10% off, both the hot and hot pots." The restaurant will open for business tomorrow, and the delicious food will be served at 10% off the hot and hot pots!


    "He does look like a reliable person." Qin Mian said to Lei Tia as he rubbed the pills.


    Lei Tia said: "Long time no see."


    More than two hours later, Zheng Liu finally stepped into the store.


    "Two bosses, I''m back."


    Qin Mian said: "It''s been hard on you. Are you thirsty? Pour some water for yourself. "


    "Thank you, Little Boss."


    Qin Mian took a glance at Lei Tia, and said with a stern expression: "I am the big boss, and he is Little Boss."


    Zheng Liu was startled, he looked at Lei Tia suspiciously, and muttered in his heart: Was it the other way round?


    Lei Tia nodded, "He''s the big boss."


    Qin Mian said smugly, "Did you hear that?"


    "Yes, Big Boss." Zheng Liu replied happily. After drinking the water, he consciously squatted beside the large wooden basin and helped with the vegetables.


    The kitchen had a corner door that led to the back of the house. There was a well at the back of the house that was shared by several families nearby. It was very convenient to wash the vegetables.


    Qin Mian instructed Zheng Liu, "You must wash all the vegetables. If I find worms or rotten leaves in there, I''ll make trouble for you. "


    Zheng Liu patted his chest and said: "Big boss, don''t worry. If you find insects or rotten leaves in the vegetables I''ve washed, you can just kick me out. "


    "Yes." Qin Mian kept rubbing the pills, "We do the food business, we are just afraid that the food will not be clean, you know that even without me saying. However, you don''t have to be too nervous. If you do well, I, your big boss, will reward you. "


    "Yes sir!"


    After that, the three of them did not continue their conversation.


    After the pills were done, Qin Mian taught Lei Tia and Zheng Liu how to cook.


    "The bamboo sticks with red lacquer are used for skewers of meat dishes, while the bamboo sticks with no red lacquer are used for strings of vegetarian dishes. This can be convenient for us to collect money, meat dishes two pieces of money a string, vegetables one piece of money a string. When you collect money, count the bamboo sticks. Pork balls, four on a stick; vegetable balls, four; fillets of fish, four; pork balls, four; potato chips, six... "As for the noodles, each piece is worth two coins..."


    The pot in the kitchen was cooking until it gurgled. When Qin Mian went in to stir it, the fragrance was even stronger.


    Zheng Liu took a deep breath, "It smells so good! Big Boss, what did you cook? "


    Qin Mian said: "Big Bone Soup. Our hotpot and spicy gluten are not suitable for breakfast. The shop will be open for business at around three-quarters of an hour, and Little Boss and I will be here early, so we''ll bring the dishes over as well. Little Boss and I will be in charge of making the pills. Your job in the future will be to boil the large bone soup you want to use every morning, wash the dishes, and make the concoction. After opening the door, the store was in charge of receiving guests. "Since you''ve put in a lot of effort today, you should eat di


    er with us before returning."


    Zheng Liu was overjoyed, glad that he had found a good owner, "Thank you Big Boss, thank you Little Boss!"


    Qin Mian praised him secretly for being clever, and did not miss Lei Tia. He glanced at Lei Tia and could not help but smile, and joked: "Little Boss, put in more effort. Otherwise, it will be dark by the time we get home from di


    er. "


    Lei Tia looked at the remaining bamboo sticks, there were about 40 of them, he stood up and said, "I will go cook di


    er."


    Qin Mian said: "Boil the spicy hot spicy perm. Save the time. Just cook the noodles together with the noodles. "


    By the time Qin Mian and Lei Tia returned home, the sky was already completely dark. At dawn the next day, the two of them once again drove to town. On the car, there were noodles made with a noodle machine, so they also bought some food first. When he returned to the store, he bought some steamed buns for breakfast.


    Zheng Liu was a diligent person, he appeared at the entrance of the shop at almost the same time as them. The three of them had breakfast, each with their own division of labour.


    Just at this moment, Lei Tia lit up the firecracker and took off the red cloth on the signboard with Qin Mian.


    There were a total of eight tables in the restaurant, and four tables in the restaurant were used to entertain customers eating hotpot. These four tables were modified by Qin Mian when he brought them in to the woodshop. Each table had a charcoal stove embedded inside to cook the hotpot. The four tables outside the restaurant were provided to customers who were eating hot and spicy food.


    The big pot of hot and spicy Ma La was placed at the entrance. After the thick soup with hot pot was boiled, the rich fragrance drifted in all directions along with the autumn wind, causing people in the distance to look over with curiosity.


    Yesterday''s promotions were quite effective, and soon, a group of people swarmed into the store.


    Zheng Liu shouted loudly, "Delicious hotpot and spicy hot pot, try to eat it a second time!"


    There were three levels of shelves in front of the door and all sorts of vegetables were lined up on them. Seeing a young noble who was around twenty years old looking around curiously at the various dishes on the wooden shelf, Zheng Liu immediately took out an empty small wooden basket and passed it to him, "Delicious Ma La Pao, a vegetable dish costs a string of coins and a meat dish costs two coins each! Cheap and delicious. Young Master, you can pick whatever you want to eat. "


    The young master picked up all the vegetables he wanted to eat and put them into the basket, then handed them to Lei Tia at the entrance for him to cook.


    Not long after, a second person arrived. A third person ??


    "Buddy, we brothers want to eat hotpot!" Four burly men in short-sleeved shirts walked into the store.


    Zheng Liu quickly ran over, "Masters, please sit. We have all the dishes on that shelf in our restaurant, you guys can order them immediately after you''ve finished ordering. "


    "Fish fillet, pork ball, pork ball ??"


    Zheng Liu listened and nodded. After waiting for the customers to order the dishes, he quickly ran to the kitchen and brought the ingredients onto the table. With the addition of the black charcoal, the fire became even hotter. Soon, the broth in the pot began to boil, and the fragrance lingered in the air.


    On the table outside the restaurant, a man was eating a spicy hot spicy perm, and he was full of praise. "Delicious." It''s both hot and numb. It''s so spicy and satisfying! "


    More and more people came, and soon, there were no empty seats.


    Qin Mian watched the scene with a smile. From the looks of it, the turnover today would not be bad.


    "Boss, the bill." A young couple waved at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian immediately walked over, "Coming."


    He glanced at the bamboo sticks on the table and smiled. "Seven bunches of vegetables and six bunches of meat, a total of nineteen coins. After twenty percent discount, it''s fifteen coins. Thank you so much for your patronage, please come back next time."


    The couple happily paid the bill, and after only two steps, their seats were taken by the new customer.


    An old man with a short beard and two boys around the age of ten walked in. When he saw that there were no more empty seats in the shop, he frowned and asked in dissatisfaction, "There are no seats left?"


    Qin Mian went forward to welcome the three guests, "Welcome, guests. From the looks of it, the three of them should be from the town. Would you like some hot pot or a spicy hot spicy perm? The hotpot was the same as the spicy hot soup. It was equally delicious. If the three of you were to eat hot pot, I am afraid you will have to wait. If you were to eat hot pot, you can pack up and go home.


    The old man could not help but laugh, he sized him up, "You, Little Boss, sure know how to save trouble."


    Qin Mian also laughed, "I''m just speaking the truth."


    "Grandfather, I don''t want to wait." The bigger boy pulled the old man''s hand and hinted.


    The old man looked at him with a smile, "Then let''s eat the Ma La Pao."


    Qin Mian gestured, "Please come in, pick whatever you want to eat."


    Qin Mian did not expect that the packed seating lasted until the sun went down in the west. Some of the nearby residents even brought a bowl for themselves to eat the Ma La Pao.


    "Big Boss, we ran out of hot and spicy dishes!" Zheng Liu reported in time, using the cloth around his neck to wipe the sweat off his face, and quietly rubbed his stomach. There were too many customers today. Not only him, the two bosses were too busy to eat lunch and had been starving until now.


    Qin Mian was both happy and worried, "It sold out so quickly? It was too late to do anything about it now. Forget it. When the dishes are used up, close the door. "


    After serving two more hot pot customers, the dishes in the kitchen ran out.


    Lei Tia asked Zheng Liu to close the shop.


    Qin Mian looked at the sky and regretfully said: "Our estimates are still too conservative, if we were to sell it for another two hours we could earn a lot of money."


    Lei Tia comforted her: "Just prepare more dishes tomorrow."


    Qin Mian thought about it and felt the same way. He looked at the silver and copper coins in the drawer happily and took out 10 copper coins to hand to Zheng Liu, "Xiao Liuzi, go buy some steamed buns. I will count the money with your Little Boss."


    "Alright."


    Qin Mian divided the money into two piles. He counted one pile, Lei Tia counted one pile.

 Chapter 48 The Old People Come to Make Trouble

    "Two, four, six ??"


    Zheng Liu thanked him after he bought the bun and gave him five cents. He sent him away first, gnawing on the bun in one hand and poking at the copper coin skillfully with the other, "Eighty-six, eighty-eight, ninety ??"


    After a long time, he finally raised his head and let out a breath, "I have finished counting. There are a total of two to three hundred and nineteen of them."


    Lei Tia quickly finished counting the last copper coin, "Two hundred and four hundred and fifty-three."


    Qin Mian''s eyes lit up, "Hahaha! "So much money, it only takes a day to earn back the monthly rent."


    Lei Tia looked at his hands, "Tomorrow you will hire another assistant, you will only be in charge of receiving money."


    Qin Mian only hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing, "Alright, it''s five hundred gold."


    The two of them pocketed the money, locked the door, and drove the cart home in the twilight. The evening breeze was even colder than the day, especially when one was climbing over the mountains. The wind was much stronger, so much so that it blew into one''s neck and caused one to feel a chill. Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat next to each other and squeezed onto him. He did not understand why he did not enter the carriage.


    Lei Tia changed the whip in his left hand and wrapped his right arm around the person.


    "Wear more tomorrow."


    "I''ll go to the cloth shop tomorrow and buy some good cloth to make two scarves." Qin Mian rubbed his stomach, "I''m not full yet. I''ll cook the hotpot when I get back. "


    Lei Tia said: "The four hundred bamboo sticks are not bad."


    Qin Mian understood what he meant, and laughed: "Don''t worry. I want the bamboo stick to have other uses. "


    Even half a month later, the delicious food in the restaurant had yet to decline, and it was only getting better and better. Qin Mian added the barbeque business in his shop. As the shop was very small, he discussed with the owner of the neighbouring grocery store and took up the open area in front of his shop. He then gave a monthly compensation of one hundred gold coins to the owner of the grocery store. Qin Mian was a good person, from time to time, he would give the owner a bowl of Ma La Pao or a few kebabs to eat. The last trace of displeasure in the boss'' heart also disappeared.


    The name of the restaurant became even more famous. There were even people in the county who specifically came to Flowing Water Town to eat hotpot and spicy barbecue just to pass this kind of spicy and spicy addiction. Two restaurants were also trying to sell hot pot and spicy hot sauce. Unfortunately, no matter how much they tried, the soup was not as delicious as the food in the restaurant. There was another restaurant that wanted to buy Qin Mian''s secret recipe, but Qin Mian rejected it without hesitation.


    Qin Mian Family''s oxcart would always run towards the town every day, and finally attracted the attention of a rogue Qingshan Village. In less than a day, the matter of Qin Mian and Lei Tia opening a restaurant in the town swept through the entire village like a gust of wind.


    "What?" When Madam Du heard the news, she accidentally smashed a bowl.


    "Second Brother, did Big Brother really open a shop in the town?" Lei Xiangyi was in disbelief.


    Lei Xiangren had an anxious face, "Really! It was Zhao Pingzi who told me this. At the begi


    ing, I didn''t believe it either, but after sneaking into the town to take a look, I was sure that not only that, the business was very good! "


    Lei Xianglee secretly frowned, and said indifferently: "So what if big brother has opened a shop? It has nothing to do with us. "


    "That''s not what I said." Lei Xiangren glared at him, "I saw it, his shop even had two waiters. It would be unreasonable for him to rather invite others than us, wouldn''t it? "


    "This ??" Lei Xiangyi also felt a little awkward in his heart. The brothers had been looking for work recently, hoping to earn a few dollars to subsidize their families, but none had been found.


    Lei Xianglee snorted, "That''s their shop, whoever they want to hire is their business. Why must you invite us? "


    Lei Daqiang''s face alternated between red and white. At this moment, he regretted having a falling out with his boss. If it hadn''t been for that incident, he could have had his boss invite his brothers into the store to help.


    "Mom, say something." When Mrs Zhao thought about how she didn''t get the advantage of that store, she felt as if a fire was burning in her heart.


    Madam Qian also looked at him eagerly.


    Madam Du boldly said: "What else is there to say? Since our brothers are opening their own stores, of course we have to use our own family. "


    Lei Chuntao frowned, and said slowly: "Mother, did you forget? We''ve already separated from our big brother a long time ago, so we can''t be considered as family. "


    "You little girl!" The Madam Du angrily poked her on the head, "You know how to twist elbows!"


    Madam Qian secretly gouged out Lei Chuntao''s eyes, and affectionately hugged onto her arm, "Mother, what do you think we should do?"


    The faces of Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao darkened at the same time.


    Lei Xiangren squeezed to Madam Du''s side.


    "Old man, what do you think?" Madam Du did not immediately express her opinion and looked at Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Daqiang slammed his hand on the table, "No matter what, disregarding your brother is wrong."


    "Father, what do you think we should do?" We all listen to you. " Lei Xiangren immediately asked.


    Lei Daqiang squinted his eyes, "When they return tonight, I will ask them to arrange for you brothers to go to the shop to help. If they don''t agree, force them to agree. "


    Lei Xiangyi was surprised, "This isn''t good, is it?"


    The corners of Madam Du''s mouth curled up, her voice was gentle like a real mother, "It was passed down from the previous generation," Brother''s heart was united, it was as sharp as gold. You five brothers should work together to have a future. "


    "Father, you mustn''t." Lei Xianglee suddenly stood up, "Our relationship with big brother is already extremely bad, if you really did that, the two families would become enemies."


    "Is it as serious as you say?" Lei Xiangren pushed him to the side and said disdainfully, "Lao Si, you are just too cowardly. This won''t do. "


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao looked at each other, a sense of unease appearing in the bottom of their hearts. Lei Tia was alright, but from the few times they interacted with Qin Mian, it could be seen that Qin Mian was definitely not a simple youth that could be underestimated.


    Lei Chuntao asked anxiously: "Father, Mother, have you forgotten what Fifth Bro said last time?"


    Madam Du suddenly hesitated as she thought of the words that Lei Xiangzhi had told her last time he was back home. If the situation got out of hand, it would indeed be detrimental to Little Wu.


    Lei Xiangren saw that the situation was not looking good and blocked Lei Chuntao''s gaze, "Mother, I think Little Wu is overthinking it. It would be a good thing for Little Wu if we could earn more money. "Don''t you think so?"


    "Second Brother!" Lei Chuntao stomped her feet.


    The Madam Du waved her hand and said, "Your Second Brother''s words are reasonable. I think we should still arrange for people to come into their stores, and maybe we can use that as an opportunity to salvage the relationship between us and the family. "Old man, what do you think?"


    Lei Daqiang nodded his head, "That''s right, this is for the boss''s own good. Lao Si, watch the movements there. When they come back, you come and tell me right away. "


    Without waiting for Lei Xianglee to speak, Lei Xiangren rushed to say: "Father, I''ll go. I have nothing else to do anyway."


    "Alright."


    The Madam Du had purposely brought forward the di


    er by almost an hour. Lei Xiangren finished his meal quickly and went for a stroll at the entrance of the village. Seeing the familiar ox-cart from afar, he quickly ran back to his dwelling.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were very tired from working the whole day, when they returned home, they locked the courtyard door and prepared to rest after taking a bath.


    Before the hot water could boil, someone knocked on the door.


    "Who?" Qin Mian raised his voice and asked.


    "Sister-in-law, we are here to see you." Lei Xiangren laughed and shouted.


    Halfway through his good mood, Qin Mian glanced at Lei Tia and turned back inside the house.


    Lei Tia said towards the outside: "You guys go back, there''s no need to come visit us."


    After being silent for a while, Lei Daqiang coughed lightly and said forcefully: "Boss, your mother and I have come too. Hurry and open the door."


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "Other than coming back for the new year''s event, it''s best if our two families stayed away from each other."


    "What did you say?" Open the door first. " Lei Daqiang was patient.


    "I know what you want to say. There were enough people in the shop, and it was impossible to fire the two guys with the paperwork. It''s impossible for me to arrange the Second Brother and the rest to go to the shop. " Lei Tia said.


    "You!" Lei Daqiang was so angry that his liver hurt.


    Lei Xiangren was also filled with anger, "Big brother, aren''t your words too heartless?"


    Qin Mian could not bear it any longer and ran into the courtyard, "Second Brother, you have gone too far. When the two families split up, they said that both sides could not interfere in the other''s family matters. Or could it be that you guys want to go to Precinct Head''s house and have a good look at the document? "


    "Good, good, good!" Madam Du said in a shrill voice, "Since you all do not put your younger brothers in your hearts, then don''t blame me for bringing people to cause trouble at the store tomorrow."


    In the yard next door, Zhou Erhao and his wife who were eavesdropping looked at each other. They shook their heads at the same time and felt pity for Lei Tia and his wife.


    Qin Mian said coldly: "Oh? Try it. "


    Lei Daqiang was enraged, "Let''s go!"


    Lei Xiangren yelled in anger and hatred, "Lei Tia, Qin Mian, consider this your ruthlessness!"


    The sound of footsteps could be heard from outside the courtyard as Qin Mian walked back to his room with satisfaction.


    Lei Tia walked beside him. "They can indeed do it. Don''t be afraid, I have my own plans. "


    "Would I be afraid?" Qin Mian''s eyes flashed, he sneered, with his hands behind his back, he entered the house and calmly said, "I will be waiting for you to attack me. In fact, I was looking forward to their trouble. Heh, heh, heh. "


    Lei Tia''s back inexplicably went cold. This little daughter-in-law of his is really ??


    "Why don''t you come in and scoop up some water for a bath?" Qin Mian urged in the kitchen.


    The next day, the restaurant was opened for business as usual.


    At noon in the middle of the day, there were many guests. Many people were eating by the roadside with bowls in their hands. This was a phenomenon that had never occurred in any other restaurant.


    Madam Du, Madame Zhao and Madam Qian walked over in anger.


    Madam Du slapped her thigh, then sat on the ground and started howling, "Oh god, open your eyes. "My eldest son is unfilial ??"


    All the customers in the shop were startled, they turned to look at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and started whispering to each other.


    "What''s going on? "Which boss''s mother is this old lady?"


    The two employees, Zheng Liu and Wang Shun, looked at each other.


    "It''s the stepmother." Qin Mian added calmly and then walked out of the shop, "Everyone, you don''t need to listen to your meal anyways, listen carefully."


    When the Madam Du heard his words, she was stu


    ed for a moment. Seeing his calm and confident expression, she felt an indescribable unease, and was unable to continue the disturbance.


    "Mom, we''re all depending on you." Mrs Zhao whispered.


    The Madam Du pushed the Madam Du''s back anxiously.

 Chapter 49 I Cant Do It Without Using Some Powerful Technique

    The Madam Du cried loudly again, "He has the money to open his own shop, I told him to take care of his own brothers, he''s not even willing. "This unfilial thing ??"


    Qin Mian added, "Even though his brother clearly knows that our shop does not lack manpower, and the two shop assistants that he asked for are people who have signed the contract, he still forced us to request for his help. Guests and gentlemen can see that. Our shop is only so small, why would we need so many people? "


    "True." More than half of the guests nodded in agreement.


    The brazen ones said, "He wants to come out empty-handed, doesn''t that mean he wants to take the money for free?"


    ''s face turned green, then red and then white. He lowered his head, and after thinking about something, he crawled up from the ground, and looked at Lei Tia who was calmly cooking and spicy hot, and said in a sorrowful voice: "Boss, I know that you don''t like me, the stepmother. I always feel that I, the stepmother, am going against you.


    Several customers revealed understanding expressions and even nodded slightly, feeling that what Madam Du said was within reason.


    Qin Mian''s expression froze. Great Madam Du, you know it''s no use trying to be tough, so you wanted to be soft and mislead outsiders.


    "No matter what you say, it''s a fact that you mistreated Lei Tia until he ran away from home when he was twelve. Do you think so many people are idiots just to listen to your side? Just ask around and you''ll know who''s telling the truth. "


    Madam Du glared at Qin Mian as if he was his sworn enemy. The mocking gazes of the surrounding people landed on her body one after another. The hatred and anger in her chest churned non-stop as her vital energy and blood surged up. She suddenly strode to the nearest table and flipped it over without any warning.


    In a split-second, the six bowls of spicy hot food on the table flew out. One of the bowls flew straight towards Qin Mian.


    Everyone present cried out in alarm.


    Ah!


    "Be careful!"


    Qin Mian was also shocked, he watched as a bowl of Ma Chou Chou Hei flew straight towards his face.


    At that moment, a shadow flashed past.


    It turned out that Lei Tia had suddenly stepped up into the air, his hands moved consecutively several times before he caught the six bowls of Ma La Pian and calmly placed them on the other table. Not a drop of soup was spilled from the six bowls.


    On closer look, Lei Tia was standing firmly beside Qin Mian.


    "Ha!" A customer stared at Lei Tia and exclaimed, "I never thought that the big boss would have such skills!"


    "Big Boss"? The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, and he secretly glared at Lei Tia. Other than the two shop assistants and the few regular customers in the shop, the rest of them were still used to calling themselves Big Boss Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia watched him silently, a smile sweeping past his eyes.


    "Are you alright?"


    Qin Mian''s heart was beating fast, he shook his head: "I''m fine."


    Madam Du was scared stiff by Lei Tia. Her legs trembled, and she couldn''t move for a moment. Just then, she could see clearly that Lei Tia had suddenly flew over from the entrance and caught six bowls. He, how could he fly?


    "Everyone is startled," Lei Tia cupped his hands towards the guests and said, "All the guests will receive a 20% discount.


    "Exactly." Qin Mian smiled warmly, "Everyone, take your time to eat, don''t be unhappy because of others."


    The customers in the shop were all men, they would not be afraid of a woman from Madam Du. They all laughed and said that it didn''t matter, and continued to eat.


    Lei Tia looked at Madam Du coldly, her black pupils becoming even darker and darker, as though her eyes were black pools.


    Madam Du wanted to look away, but she found that she couldn''t move her gaze at all. Her lips were trembling, and she couldn''t say a single word.


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian were also extremely scared. The two of them huddled together, afraid that Lei Tia would turn his anger onto them.


    Lei Tia retracted his pressure, and said indifferently: "Are you still not leaving?"


    Finished, he dragged Qin Mian back to the shop.


    Madam Du suddenly straightened her back.


    Mistress Zhao and Madam Qian secretly heaved a sigh of relief and quickly went over to support her. They whispered, "Mother, let''s go."


    Madam Du took a few steps forward and lightly snorted, "Look at your cowards! He was only trying to scare me, but he actually dared to do something to me? "No, I have to think of another way. In short, this shop ?? hmph."


    A customer who was eating a spicy hot spicy dish shook his head at her words. This stepmother really made people speechless.


    Qin Mian stood at the entrance of the store and looked at Madam Du, Lady Zhao and Madam Qian muttering to themselves with a faint smile.


    Wang Shun carefully asked: "Big Boss, what are you thinking about?"


    Qin Mian smiled and said carelessly: "Little Shun Zi, today you are eighteen years old, right? Did you say daughter-in-law? "


    Wang Shun blushed, "We will get married in March next year."


    "Oh, then you should have said ''congratulations'' in advance." Qin Mian said again, "Looking at your appearance, you are obviously very satisfied with your wife. It must have been a famous matchmaker, right? "


    Wang Shun shook his head, "The matchmaker for me is Old Lady Wang from Yao Shan Village. The most famous matchmaker in our Flowing Water Town is the Matchmaker Jin in town. It is said that most of those who marry her are very well off. "


    A customer who was eating barbeque shouted, "Little Boss, collect the money!"


    "He''s here!" Qin Mian replied with regret. The Little Boss should be Lei Tia!


    He turned his head and glared at Lei Tia, who was coincidentally looking over.


    Qin Mian was sure that Lei Tia was smiling just now. Although he was not smiling, there was something in his eyes. After receiving the money, he continued to chat with Wang Shun, "Is what you said really true? Is the Matchmaker Jin really that powerful? "


    "Of course!" Wang Shun said affirmatively, "Our village''s aunts all say that. However, the price of her matchmaking is also higher than others. "


    "Oh." Qin Mian shot a glance at Zheng Liu who was carrying a plate of food while passing by and eavesdropping on the conversation of the two, and joked, "Does Xiao Sixi want to get married too? Little Shun, quickly tell him the Matchmaker Jin''s address. "Hahaha."


    Zheng Liu knew that this Little Boss was very amiable, smiling happily as he asked Wang Shun for his address.


    A sly smile appeared in Qin Mian''s eyes as he quietly took note of the address in his heart.


    After finishing his work in the afternoon, Qin Mian ran over to Lei Tia who was cleaning up the kitchen utensils, "Let''s not go home tonight, how about we rest in town for the night?"


    Lei Tia nodded in agreement.


    After Qin Mian took the money from the money box, he said to Zheng Liu and Wang Shun: "You guys should go back to rest as soon as possible after packing up."


    "Yes, I''ll see you two tomorrow, bosses."


    Qin Mian went to the only i


    in town and booked a room. After telling the shop assistant to feed the cows, Qin Mian pulled Lei Tia towards a clothing shop.


    "I have a ruthless move that will prevent Madam Du from finding trouble with us in the future. Do you have any objections?"


    Lei Tia shook his head, he was curious about his wife''s plans.


    Qin Mian replied with a mysterious smile, and did not explain. "You''ll know very soon. "Follow me."


    "..."


    It had been a su


    y day for the past few days. The sky was clear and the sun was high in the sky. The warm sunlight scattered on the ground, covering everything with a layer of warmth, causing people to be in a good mood.


    However, Lei Daqiang, Madam Du,, Madame Zhao and Madam Qian were in an extremely terrible mood. When they thought of how Lei Tia and Qin Mian could only count money everyday, their hearts started to feel like they were being bitten by a hundred ants.


    "Mother, do you have any ideas?" Could it be that we can only watch our Big Bro earn money? " Amongst Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du, Lei Xiangren believed in the Madam Du more.


    Madam Du frowned, "Aren''t I thinking of a way?"


    "It''s been a few days ??" The Madam Qian muttered and sighed to herself. While she was worrying, her master was not worried at all.


    Lei Xiangyi knew that his wife was staring at him and he wanted to earn money as well. But first, he felt bad for plotting against his own brothers, and second, they did not split the money between them. Even if they did get the money from his big brother''s shop, it would be impossible for it to go to him.


    Lei Daqiang said with hatred: "If it really isn''t possible, I will personally appear, and I won''t believe it."


    As the family was discussing, a bright voice came from outside the courtyard. "Is this Brother Lei Daqiang''s home?"


    There was a woman standing in the doorway. She was dressed in a bright red robe with gold fringes. She had gray hair and looked to be in her fifties. She had a smile on her face, but her eyes were clear and bright. Looking at her hair bun, there was a red hairpin. Wasn''t this the perfect matchmaker costume?


    When Madam Du thought about how there was still a second son and a daughter who were not engaged yet, she became elated and quickly went to welcome them, "This Precinct Head is called Lei Family, I wonder who you are?"


    The woman laughed: "I am the Matchmaker Jin from the town."


    Madam Du was overjoyed, "Your surname is Jin? But the one who is known as the ''Famous Mouth''? "


    "I don''t dare to say anything. Hehe, it''s just others praising me." Although Matchmaker Jin said this, there was pride in her eyes. It was obvious that she was very proud of her own abilities.


    "Come in, come in." The Madam Du said to Madame Zhao and the Madam Qian, "Why aren''t you quickly bringing out some tea?"


    Lei Xianglee''s earlobes turned red, and he lowered his head uncomfortably. Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao were both younger than him, so most of the Matchmaker Jin came after him.


    Matchmaker Jin walked inside the house and looked around at the people inside. Very quickly, her gaze confirmed and landed on Lei Daqiang''s face. Lei Daqiang looked a little old, but all the villagers looked the same. He appeared to be in his early forties and his body looked ski


    y, but judging from his sturdy arms, he was not weak at all. After obtaining all the basic information, the Matchmaker Jin had an even higher chance of wi


    ing.


    "Congratulations, Brother Lei. Congratulations to Big Sister Lei. If today''s matter is successful, not only will Brother Lei be able to enjoy life in the future, Big Sis will also have many people to care for you in the future. " Her face was full of smiles, and her voice was a little slurred. However, her tone was light and light, making it easy for people to get a good impression of her.


    "Many people who are considerate," that is to say, the family needs to increase its population. Madam Du pondered for a moment, and did not dare to slight Matchmaker Jin, so he personally poured tea for her, and asked: "I wonder which family this lady is from, is she talking about Lao Si or Ol ''Five?"


    The Matchmaker Jin did not answer immediately as she smiled and said, "Not only is this lady beautiful, she is kind-hearted and efficient in her work. Not only that, she also said that she was willing to bring a dowry worth twenty taels to the door. Brother Lei, big sister, do you think this is a happy occasion? "


    Twenty taels! Madam Du and Lei Daqiang''s eyes lit up, revealing intense happiness.


    Lei Xianglee felt awkward. A dowry of twenty liang was not a small sum. An ordinary person would not be able to save more than two taels of silver a year, even if they were exhausted to the point of not having more than one tael of silver. Would he be able to hold back such a rich wife?


    "Is what Matchmaker Jin said true?" Lei Daqiang could not believe it, "Our family''s conditions are only average, how can such a lady be willing to marry into our family?"


    Matchmaker Jin smiled even more, "Why aren''t you willing? "Besides, aren''t we matchmakers just there to make peace?"


    Madam Du asked: "Then, is this young lady going to talk to our Lao Si or Ol ''Five?"


    Matchmaker Jin took a sip of tea and smiled slightly. She glanced at Lei Daqiang, "Neither of them. is to be brother Lei''s equal wife. "


    "What!" With a "clang" sound, Madam Du fell from her chair and sat on the ground, stu


    ed.

 Chapter 50 Likes to Madame Golden

    "Pu ?? ??" Lei Xiangren choked and coughed, spitting out the tea in his mouth. He wiped his mouth and took a peek at his parents'' expressions, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh. "Matchmaker Jin, you must be mistaken."


    Lei Daqiang''s face was flushed red. It was unknown if it was due to embarrassment or anger.


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian lowered their heads and laughed secretly, they could not hold their laughter any longer until their faces were red.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee looked at each other. They already had three grandchildren, and there were still people coming to matchmaking?


    Lei Xiangyi stuttered: "Matchmaker Jin, did you make a mistake?"


    Matchmaker Jin acted as if she did not see the change in everyone''s expression and waved her hand: "How could I be mistaken? Wouldn''t I smash my own signboard if I made a mistake? The girl knows your family, too. "It''s not that I''m boasting, but that the girl''s appearance is first-class. She''s gentle and amiable, especially so with her first-rate culinary skills. When she comes to your house, your entire family will be able to enjoy life." As she spoke, she looked at Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Daqiang didn''t know whether to stay or leave, as though he was sitting on pins and needles. However, the words'' gentle '','' beautiful ''and'' twenty taels of silver ''kept echoing in his mind.


    Madam Du finally regained her senses at this point. She stood up and glared at Matchmaker Jin, "Scram! Such a good girl, yet you''re telling her to go to someone else! "


    The smile on Matchmaker Jin''s face dimmed, and her cold gaze landed on her face, and she said calmly: "Big sis, why are you so angry? Brother Lei hasn''t said anything yet. "


    "Scram, I ??"


    "Mother!" Lei Xianglee was shocked, he anxiously stopped her and whispered into her ear, "Don''t be rash! If we offend Matchmaker Jin, what about my marriage with Fifth Brother and Little Sister? "


    She could not understand what Lei Xianglee was saying, "What does your marriage have to do with her? Get out of the way! "


    Matchmaker Jin sat there steadily and smiled at Lei Xianglee. Finally, someone with a clear mind.


    Lei Xianglee anxiously said: "Listen to me. Matchmaker Jin was the most famous matchmaker in the town. She must have known other matchmakers. Think about it, what would happen if she said one bad word to the other matchmakers? It''s fine if Fifth Brother and I are men, but my reputation definitely ca


    ot be ruined. "


    Madam Du quivered, her mind was finally clear, and there was endless fear. However, the anger and unwillingness in her heart did not disappear.


    "Matchmaker Jin, our boss does not have any plans to take a wife, please go ahead." Madam Du suppressed her anger and gestured outside the door with her right hand. If she could, she would have thrown Matchmaker Jin out.


    Matchmaker Jin sneered inside her heart. The person who had asked her to make a promise to pay her eight taels of silver when the deal was completed was more than twice the usual price as a matchmaker. The gap between Lei Daqiang and the young lady was too big. Originally, she didn''t have much confidence, but due to the attitude that the Madam Du had towards her, she had to settle this matter.


    She put down the Madam Du and ignored him, looking towards Lei Daqiang, "Brother Ley, I didn''t have any ill intentions today. You will know once you have heard the name of my Matchmaker Jin that my Matchmaker Jin never lies. Otherwise, my name wouldn''t be so well-known. "Tell me, am I right?"


    His little son and only daughter were all his treasures, so he did not dare offend Matchmaker Jin and could only nod her head awkwardly. "Yes, I know that you also have good intentions Matchmaker Jin, but ??" He and Madam Du had been together for so many years, and their relationship was rather deep.


    Madam Du glared at him, "Old man, why do you care about her?"


    Matchmaker Jin looked at Lei Chuntao who was in a daze and said gently: "It''s better if you let this lady leave first."


    Lei Chuntao was already scared witless by the atmosphere and quickly went back to her own room.


    Matchmaker Jin confidently told Lei Daqiang: "Before I came, I had asked about your family''s situation clearly. There are three unmarried ones in your family. Whether they marry or marry, they all need money. The fifth young master was studying, so he needed more money. The sum total was not a small sum. Sister Du knows how to be a housekeeper, but she doesn''t save money. " She glanced at Madam Du meaningfully. It was one thing for her to be stingy to others, but another to be stingy to her own family.


    Madam Du said in a cold voice: "Matchmaker Jin, an outsider like you doesn''t have the qualifications to meddle in our family''s affairs."


    "Brother Lei, it''s good for you guys that the girl has entered the door," Matchmaker Jin continued, "Why don''t you listen first? If you don''t agree, can I force you to marry her? I see that Sister Du is a little uncomfortable, so why don''t we invite her to rest first? "


    Lei Daqiang looked at Madame Zhao and Madam Qian, and said: "Help your mother-in-law return to her room."


    The Madam Du felt that something was wrong, "Lei Daqiang, you dare!"


    "Hurry up!" Lei Daqiang glared as Lady Zhao and Madam Qian hurriedly dragged Madam Du on her left and right to leave.


    Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee had not left. The appearance of the Matchmaker Jin was too sudden and too strange, causing them to be a little suspicious. They too, wanted to hear what the Matchmaker Jin was trying to do.


    Matchmaker Jin''s expression softened, and her smile became more sincere, "I am a man of my words. If there is anything that sounds bad, please forgive me, Brother Lei."


    Her attitude had always been kind, and Lei Daqiang could not help but feel discomfort in his heart. He nodded, "Matchmaker Jin is being too serious, if there''s anything you want to say, just say it."


    Matchmaker Jin said, "Money is not something that can be saved. Brother Lei, and your three nephews. If your family''s situation continues like this, will you be able to gather the money for your marriage? Fine, even if you have enough money now, do you still want your sons and grandsons to continue to suffer like this in the future? There were also two nieces without a proper headdress on their heads. Don''t you want to be nicer to your wives? "


    Lei Xianglee did not utter a word. He knew that his parents had some money in their possession, but it was not enough for the three of them to have a happy occasion. Moreover, Ol ''Five spent a lot of money on books. The main reason why Madam Du was stingy was because of Ol ''Five.


    Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi both nodded slightly.


    "There''s money there, but it can''t be made. We have to think of a way to make it make money." "I was going to say that the young lady who gave Brother Lei was a young miss from a big family who accompanied her to the Maidservant. That young miss thought highly of her and agreed to let her marry someone when she was twenty, but that young miss became pregnant very quickly and stayed by her side for another three years. After waiting for the young lady to release her, the young lady''s father died of illness and had to be filial for three years. The girl was twenty-six now. Because of this, the girl had never talked about her in-laws even at such a young age. However, this girl is indeed first class. She has learned a lot by following the Miss, including to recuperate with food, especially regarding management. "


    Pausing for a moment, she continued, "If you don''t mind, if it wasn''t for this young lady''s age, I wouldn''t even be willing to speak of her to you, Brother Ley."


    This sounded more sincere.


    Lei Daqiang was moved. Recuperate with food? Didn''t that mean his body could become healthier and live longer in the future?


    Matchmaker Jin''s Fiery Eyes of Truth, how could she not see through it? She added more firewood, "Brother Lei, think about it. This girl was knowledgeable and good at managing other people''s businesses. Once she entered, she would definitely be able to lead a family and lead them through life in full swing. Brother Ley isn''t that old either. If he is old, it would be a happy occasion. "


    The Lei Xiangren brothers looked at each other, feeling puzzled. Was it because the Matchmaker Jin''s mouth was too talkative, or was it because they were too easily agitated? The three of them all felt that this girl was really good. However, this matter was related to their own parents, so the three of them did not dare express their opinions. From time to time, they would secretly glance at Lei Daqiang.


    After he finished saying what he needed to say, the Matchmaker Jin did not speak anymore. She just drank her tea slowly and gave Lei Daqiang time to think.


    Lei Daqiang was silent for a moment, then asked: "As for the betrothal gift?"


    The Matchmaker Jin replied, "Lady Wei is considerate. She said that she is not much weaker than the average person." Only then did she name the girl.


    Lei Daqiang tested the waters again: "If I can see her once ??"


    Matchmaker Jin laughed heartily, "This is easy to deal with. "Set a date. I''ll call someone to town and you two can meet at a distance."


    "Lei Daqiang, you dare!" Madam Du''s screams came out from the room. She had been eavesdropping.


    After a while, she rushed out of the room.


    Lei Daqiang had heard so many good things about Lady Wei just now, but now that he heard Madam Du''s reaction and thought about Madam Du''s various unreasonable actions in the past, his heart turned even more toward Lady Wei and he berated her, "What are you shouting about?"


    Madam Du didn''t dare to make a sound. She only looked at him with an expression of disbelief.


    Matchmaker Jin stood up, "I will go back first, I will accompany Miss Wei to the teahouse in the morning of the day after tomorrow."


    Lei Daqiang courteously sent him to the entrance of the courtyard, "Thank you, Matchmaker Jin."


    Once the Matchmaker Jin left, the Madam Du finally erupted and threw herself onto Lei Daqiang with a loud shout, "Lei Daqiang, I''m going to kill you ?? ??"


    Lei Daqiang''s neck was cut by her nails, leaving behind a bloody scar. He gritted his teeth in pain and pushed Madam Du away, clutching his neck as he shouted furiously, "You bitch!"


    "Bang!" Madam Du crashed into the table and fell to the ground.


    "Ah ?? ??" Madam Du crawled back up and rushed towards Lei Daqiang again.


    "Father!"


    "Mother!"


    The hall was in chaos.


    "..."


    Qin Mian sat behind the counter, collecting money while secretly laughing. Today was the day Matchmaker Jin would go to the old dwelling. As long as he thought about the scene at the Lei Family, he was extremely happy.


    The customers who came in to eat looked at him in amusement.


    Seeing that Qin Mianxin was in a good mood, Zheng Liu smiled and went over to the counter, "Big Boss, are you going to eat spicy hot food tonight?" Because he was busy with business, the restaurant provided his and Wang Shun''s lunch and di


    er. However, they did not usually eat at their own restaurant. Very rarely, Qin Mian would take the initiative to let them eat in the store.

 Chapter 51 Likes to Miss Wei

    Qin Mian subconsciously said "good", when he came back to himself, he slapped Zheng Liu''s head, and did not know whether to laugh or cry, "You brat, you dared to scheme against your boss."


    Seeing that Wang Shun was also looking at him, he thought for a moment and said, "Alright, the shop is busy, and you two and the barbeque master are doing pretty well. Let''s do it this way. Your Little Boss and I will treat you guys to di


    er on the night we meet each other. For example, on the first day, the eleventh, the twenty-first. "


    Wang Shun and Zheng Liu were overjoyed, and immediately thanked him, while flattering him. The barbecue, barbecue and hotpot in the restaurant were so delicious they wanted to eat it a second time.


    Lei Tia coughed lightly as he sca


    ed his surroundings.


    Wang Shun and Zheng Liu felt a chill down their spines as they quickly left, continuing to busy themselves. They were not afraid of the big boss, but they respected and feared the Little Boss from the bottom of their hearts.


    Lei Tia poured the freshly boiled Ma La Tang into a bowl and placed it on the counter.


    Qin Mian took a glance. There were spinach, pills, lamb, mushrooms and potatoes, all things he liked to eat.


    "Don''t be too nice to them."


    "Huh?" Qin Mian bit half of the pill and looked at him in a daze.


    Lei Tia didn''t say a word, and only looked at him.


    Qin Mian smiled, picked up a bamboo stick and poked a meatball into a bowl, then handed it over to him smilingly.


    Lei Tia reached out his hand to catch it, then turned back to return to the pot.


    On the other side, the barbeque master shouted loudly, "The second table''s barbeque is done!"


    A busy and fulfilling day passed just like that.


    The chaos over at the old house had just begun.


    Madam Du wanted to die at home, the noise gave Lei Daqiang a headache, he could not bear it anymore and slapped her. Madam Du''s left cheek was red and swollen. He did not dare to go out as he lay on the bed and cried bitterly.


    On one hand, the three of them felt pity for their mother. On the other hand, according to what the Matchmaker Jin had said, they felt that it wasn''t anything bad for Miss Wei to come in. But most importantly, Lei Daqiang was their father, and as a junior, it was not their place to meddle in the affairs of the elders. As for the Zhao Family and the Madam Qian, they had no reason to care about them. But Lei Chuntao was a girl that hadn''t left the pavilion yet, so it was similarly not good for her to interfere.


    In short, the people of the old house no longer cared about Lei Tia and Qin Mian.


    When it was the day that he made an appointment with the Matchmaker Jin, Lei Daqiang tidied himself up and came to town.


    As he approached the appointed teahouse, he did not enter. Instead, he walked to the small stand across from the tea shop and pretended to pick out the dishes. Then, he raised his head and looked in the opposite direction.


    When he looked at the red clothed Matchmaker Jin and then looked in her direction, his heart was moved. She was indeed twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, and could not be considered beautiful, but she was still sixty percent beautiful, her eyes were especially nimble, and when she spoke to Matchmaker Jin, she wore a smile on her face, looking very relaxed. From the way she occasionally raised her hand, one could tell that she was extremely agile.


    She was indeed a good girl. Such a young and beautiful girl was almost a blessing to him.


    Lei Daqiang''s heart was already burning.


    Matchmaker Jin looked at the sun and looked at the stall across from her. After confirming that Lei Daqiang had already appeared, he nodded towards Wei Wei.


    Wei Wei followed her gaze and looked towards the other side. The man at the side of the booth did indeed look a little old, but there was still enough time to recuperate. She didn''t care about that, so she was rather surprised as she looked at his facial features. When Matchmaker Jin told her that Lei Daqiang must have been very handsome when he was young, she didn''t believe him, but when she saw him with her own eyes, she had no choice but to believe him. It was one thing to marry an old man, but it would be too depressing if he found another ugly one. Fortunately, Lei Daqiang did not disappoint her.


    When she retracted her gaze, Matchmaker Jin nodded towards Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Daqiang left first. He was extremely excited, his legs felt like they were floating on cotton, but also a little anxious.


    I can see that Lei Daqiang''s physique is not bad. The reason she is so ski


    y is because Madam Du must be responsible for most of the damage done to him." Mentioning the Madam Du, Matchmaker Jin revealed a disdainful look, "I heard from the villagers that there were only two dishes for every meal on Lei Family, and they also put in less oil. They would only get a few chances to eat meat every year. Which village in our town doesn''t have a few poor families? But no one else like them. Even if you don''t say it out loud, you actually made others laugh.


    Wei Wei Wei picked up the teapot and poured her a cup of hot tea. She smiled and said, "I''ve heard that Grandma Jin never says empty words when she''s a matchmaker. Naturally, I trust Grandma Jin."


    The Matchmaker Jin was puzzled, "With your conditions, you really shouldn''t go looking for someone that old. "Why do you have to suffer?" She had a good impression of Wei Wei, so she couldn''t help but say a few more words.


    Wei Wei did not mind smiling and told her, "There were a few introductions. One of them was Cripple, and the other two are going to get married. One family has a six-year-old son, the other one has an eight-year-old son. A child of six and eight can remember only his own mother''s good. After I enter the door, I will cultivate a relationship with them. It will be even more difficult. Why did I have to come here? Although Lei Daqiang is older, his children are already adults, I only need to be polite with them. If I help them with another idea, they might be able to help me. As long as I wrap Lei Daqiang''s heart around it and give birth to a child, even if he can only live for another twenty years, I will have a biological child to rely on in the future. My child, whether married or married, is no worse off than his. "


    Matchmaker Jin was secretly impressed, as expected of someone who stayed in a big family, she had already considered so much. Since she was willing, of course she wouldn''t object.


    "Since that''s the case, I won''t say anymore. Today, I''ll go to Lei Family to say that you''ve already agreed to it, and then discuss on the next step."


    "Thank you, gra


    y." Wei Wei smiled confidently.


    Two days later, Qin Mian received definite information. The matter between Lei Daqiang and Wei Wei had already been settled. Not only was Lei Daqiang willing to marry Weiwei as his wife, he couldn''t wait any longer and set the date of November 18th.


    Thinking that the Madam Du would have another powerful opponent soon, Qin Mian was extremely excited.


    Back then, he had disguised himself to go find the Matchmaker Jin and had her find a woman with a hot personality to be his wife. The reason was just to restrain the Madam Du and she didn''t have any other bad intentions. Matchmaker Jin had the ability to find Wei Wei.


    From what the Matchmaker Jin said, Wei Wei is indeed a capable person. As long as Madam Du, Lei Xiangren and the others are honest, Wei Wei may be able to allow the people of the old house to live a good life.


    Moreover, it was Wei Wei''s wish as well. Qin Mian didn''t have anything to feel guilty about, he was only waiting to see a show.


    The Madam Du didn''t have the mood to look for trouble with Lei Tia anymore. Other than arguing with Lei Daqiang every day, he would curse Wei Wei. She still didn''t know how lively the old mansion would be in the future.


    Without Lei Daqiang or Madam Du standing up for them, Lei Xiangren, Madame Zhao and Madam Qian would temporarily stop thinking about making life difficult for them.


    Qin Mian disguised himself again and paid the other half of the money to Matchmaker Jin.


    From the very begi


    ing, other than Lei Tia and Qin Mian himself, no one knew that the reason Lei Daqiang was able to marry a young and beautiful wife was because of Qin Mian.


    Two days later, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi came to the store together, their expressions a little bitter.


    "Big brother."


    In front of outsiders, the two of them did not call Qin Mian sister-in-law, causing Qin Mian to heave a sigh of relief, "You have come. It''s almost noon. Have you eaten yet? "


    "No," Lei Xiangzhi smiled and said, "Fourth Brother and I specially came to the restaurant to eat."


    Qin Mian also laughed, "Welcome. Do you want a spicy hot pot or a barbecue? If you want to eat hotpot, you''ll have to wait a while before you get a seat. "


    Lei Xianglee said: "Then I''ll just eat the Ma La Hot Spice."


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "I''m the same as Fourth Brother."


    "Pick a dish for Lei Tia to cook first." Qin Mian got Zheng Liu to move two stools over and set them up by the counter.


    After the two had chosen their dishes, Qin Mian said: "If there''s nothing else, help us out in the afternoon. At night, we''ll eat hotpot or barbecue."


    "Alright," Lei Xianglee smiled, "I''ll do as you say."


    Lei Xiangzhi pulled off the clothes on his body, "Of course I have to help, I purposely changed my clothes that were resistant to filth."


    Qin Mian said: "Actually, your big brother and I had already pla


    ed to invite you here for a meal. However, since you all know what''s going on, I won''t say anymore. "When you go back tonight, bring a pot of soup and some dishes back with you so that your family can have a taste."


    Lei Xianglee sighed, "We understand, so you and your brother can rest assured."


    "Look at your faces, is there something at home?" Qin Mian could guess the reason for their visit and pretended not to understand.


    Lei Tia lowered his head to boil a Ma Chou Hot Pot, listening to the conversation over there, and then looking at the young wife''s i


    ocent and blank expression, the corners of his mouth raised in an u


    oticeable curve.


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi had long known that Qin Mian could represent Lei Tia, so telling him was the same as telling Lei Tia about it.


    Qin Mian nodded, and thought: Not only did I know, I did it.


    "Got it." This matter... "As juniors, we really don''t know what to say ??"


    Lei Xiangzhi sighed, "Mother would cause trouble at home every day. Fourth Brother and I would have a headache from being quarreled.


    "In my opinion, since this matter has already become a foregone conclusion, there''s no point in objecting. Mother, what''s the point in doing so?" Qin Mian acted as if he was thinking for the Madam Du, "I''m afraid if she continues like this, father will bother her too. Fourth Younger Brother, Fifth Brother, if you have time, persuade me. Home and everything. "


    Sister-in-law was a good girl. Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi looked at each other, secretly feeling that it was a pity that this branch family was too early. If it wasn''t for the fact that Mother did too much in the first place ?C it was too late to say anything now.


    "But I still don''t understand how Miss Wei fell for father." Lei Xiangzhi still couldn''t figure it out.

 Chapter 52 Guests from the County

    Qin Mian was secretly shocked, and remained calm and collected, "This point is indeed hard to understand. However, Lei Family had no power, no influence, and no money. Miss Wei was once a capable Maidservant of a large family.


    "That''s true." Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi were no longer conflicted.


    This afternoon, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi were helping out in the shop, greatly alleviating the pressure on them. The brothers were shocked to see many of the townspeople bringing bowls of their own to eat. In fact, many customers suggested that Qin Mian and some of them should expand or change stores to even bigger ones, but one, there was no chance. Two, Qin Mian didn''t have that kind of energy for now, and it wouldn''t be long before the new year. We''ll talk about it later.


    In the evening, the four of them ate hot, spicy hotpot at the restaurant and went home together in the ox-cart. Because today''s food was sold fast, when he returned to the village, the sun had just set.


    Qin Mian let Lei Tia drive the ox-cart all the way to the entrance of the old house. He didn''t deny that it was just a joke that he wanted to see the Madam Du.


    The food in the old house was served.


    Qin Mian carried a basket of vegetables in and said with a smile hanging on his face: "Father, Mother, are you guys about to start eating? It looks like we came back at the right time. Brother Tia and I have brought back many dishes for you guys. Dad and my little brothers can have a few cups.


    Lei Tia carried a pot of soup and went in with him.


    Qin Mian indicated for Lei Tia to place the soup on the women''s table, and intentionally looked at Madam Du''s face, "Mother, this is our store''s hotpot soup, it is made from bones, and it is extremely fragrant. I also brought back some meatballs, mutton, pork, chicken and fish, and it was delicious in this soup. "


    Lei Xiangzhi touched his chin. Why did he feel that his sister-in-law had come back to "show off her strength"? Raising his head to look at his big brother''s eyes, who was filled with an almost imperceptible pampering and indulgence, he could only helplessly shake his head slightly.


    Qin Mian did indeed have the intention to agitate the Madam Du, so he generously brought back a lot of meat dishes, enough for his entire family to be full.


    Madam Du''s gaze swept across all kinds of meat dishes. She was neither happy nor angry, and was speechless for a long time.


    Qin Mian felt extremely relieved.


    Only now did Lei Xiangren know that Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi had gone to Lei Tia''s shop. He regretted not going with them, so he quickly went over. Wife, why don''t you go to the charcoal stove and get a clean pot? Third Sister-in-Law, go get some wine. "


    "Sigh." Mrs Zhao swallowed her saliva and turned to head to the kitchen.


    Madam Qian followed him.


    Lei Daqiang coughed lightly, "Boss, have you and your wife eaten yet? If you haven''t eaten, let''s eat together. "


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "Yes, I have. "My wife is leaving."


    "Alright. Father, mother, let''s go back. " Qin Mianxin waved goodbye and left with Lei Tia.


    Sitting on the oxcart, he couldn''t help but hum a song.


    "You''re in a good mood?" Lei Tia asked.


    "Ordinary." Qin Mian continued to laugh, and seemingly said carelessly, "When Miss Wei enters, how about we add a hotpot for each table? This will also let the villagers see. Even if we are forced to score for our families, we will still take the two elders to heart. "


    Lei Tia held onto his hand, his chest was heating up, as he said in a hoarse voice, "I''ll listen to you."


    After a few days, the Madam Du seemed to have quieted down. Qin Mian then stopped thinking about the old house.


    On this day, Qin Mian went to the kitchen to prepare all the ingredients and opened up a shop.


    Lei Tia faintly looked towards the door, wiped the water off his hands and then leisurely walked over.


    Qin Mian looked at the few people waiting outside the door, puzzled.


    There were a total of three people who were here, a young man about 25 or 26 years old dressed in a white cotton robe, with a snow-white fox fur collar, and a piece of expensive white jade hanging from his waist. With one glance, Qin Mian could tell that they were young masters from a rich family.


    To his left was a middle-aged man in his early forties. He was dressed in grey and looked like a steward.


    On the right of the young master was a seventeen or eighteen year old youth dressed as a attendant.


    "Lil ''Six, Lil'' Shun, entertain the guests." Qin Mian shouted to the people behind him.


    "He''s coming." Zheng Liu quickly ran out, "Welcome, esteemed guests, I wonder if you would like to eat hotpot, barbecue or some other food?"


    The young master did not pay attention to him. He glanced at Lei Tia and returned his gaze to Qin Mian. "You''re the owner of this shop?"


    "Exactly," Qin Mian smiled lightly, "If young master is not here to eat, then please step aside, do not block the other guests."


    attendant glared, "How dare you!"


    Lei Tia frowned.


    Qin Mian said sternly: "You''re the one who is brazen! Before your master could speak, you, a servant, had already interjected. If you are my attendant, you will immediately slap his face twenty times. "


    attendant''s face changed, he secretly looked at the young noble''s face and quickly lowered his head.


    Zheng Liu looked at his boss in admiration. This young master had an extraordinary demeanor, with one look at him, he could tell that his boss was not afraid at all.


    "Ladies and gentlemen, please step aside." Qin Mian urged.


    The young master looked at Qin Mian with interest, then sat down at the nearest table and said, "Let''s eat hotpot."


    Zheng Liu seized the chance to speak, "If you want to eat hotpot, please come in and take a seat. The table outside is for guests eating spicy hot food and barbecue. "


    The young master said again, "Oh, it''s cooler outside. In that case, we''ll eat the spicy hot sauce and barbecue. "Chunsheng, go order."


    attendant respectfully replied, "Yes, Young Master."


    Qin Mian returned to the counter, and Lei Tia returned to the side of the pot.


    "Most of them are from the base material formula." Qin Mian whispered to Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "I''m here."


    The young master ordered a barbecue and a spicy hot spicy perm and served them on the table. Qin Mian noticed that he and the middle aged man had both picked up a spoon first to scoop up a spoonful of soup and drink.


    They were not the first to do so.


    Qin Mian was not worried about them tasting the ingredients for the soup. His ingredients used some seasonings that normal people did not use, as well as the pepper that no one had ever used as seasoning.


    "How is it?" The young man asked softly.


    The middle-aged man said in a low voice, "This subordinate is ashamed, I can only try eight things."


    The young man''s eyes revealed a look of shock, but he didn''t say anything else. He then picked up his chopsticks and began to taste the dishes in the Ma La Pao.


    "Little Shun Zi, it seems like there have been a lot of workers in the town these two days. What''s going on?" Qin Mian''s gaze swept past the four guests who were covered in mud and asked Wang Shun. Not only were there large amounts of customers in the restaurant, but the business in the other restaurants in the town was better than before.


    Wang Shun said: "Little Boss doesn''t know? Every autumn and winter, the water level of the river would drop. Before the ice age began, the government would organize a large number of people to clean up the six rivers. The workers had all gone to the Liuquan River to clean up the silt. The lowest amount of money a day could earn was around 20 yuan. I did the same thing last year. " The Six Winding River was the biggest river in the county, and the small river of Qingshan Village was the branch of the Six Winding River.


    "Oh?" Qin Mian immediately asked, "How far is the Six Suo River from here? "How long will the silt removal process last?"


    Wang Shun asked and answered, "In the past, it would always be about half a month; the Six Suo River is a little far away, so it would at least take half an hour to walk."


    "Then what if they have lunch?" Qin Mian asked again.


    Wang Shun said: "Most people bring their own food. If you have a car, you can come to the town to eat."


    Qin Mian''s eyes flashed, he squeezed to Lei Tia''s side and whispered: "The idea to earn money is here."


    Lei Tia asked as he raised his eyebrows. In fact, his work was not that heavy. All he needed to do was to place the dishes chosen by the guests into a spatula, then pour them into a bowl after cooking, then add the soup and garlic into the bowl.


    "This idea is for the old house. When we go back, tell Old Third and the Lao Si. As for whether they tell the others or not, it''s none of our business. "


    Lei Tia nodded, and touched his head.


    The young man raised his head and looked at the two of them, who were laughing at each other. He was going to wait until there were fewer customers before he could talk to the owner of the shop, but there were so many seats that he had to get up and walk over.


    "The two of you, this one is Nie Heng, from Zhaoyang County. Do you have time to talk? I intend to buy the recipe for your soup. "


    Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian.


    Nie Heng also looked towards Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian cupped his hands at Nie Heng, "It is my honor to meet you, Young Master Nie. Since Young Master Nie is so honest, I have something to say. Until next May, we have no plans to sell the formula. It can be seen that Young Master Nie is a smart person, he must also know that the Ma La Pi and the hotpot rely on the weather to eat. " He and Lei Tia were one on one, and did not have the thought of monopolizing each other forever.


    Nie Heng frowned, "In other words, after May next year, Boss Qin and Boss Lei will sell the formula."


    Qin Mian''s pupils contracted. This person had investigated him and Lei Tia.


    "I do have this intention, but I don''t have a specific plan for now." Qin Mian said.


    Nie Heng pondered for a while, and said: "Since that''s the case, then I hope that the two bosses can prioritize me when the time comes."


    Qin Mian smiled lightly: "If Young Master Nie is interested, we''ll meet again next May."


    Nie Heng gave him a deep glance and confirmed that this youth was not simple. Then, the man standing by the youth''s side with a protective posture was definitely not simple.


    "Sure." Nie Heng reminded him out of good intentions, "There isn''t just one person who shares the same thoughts as me, they might not be as magnanimous as I am. If the formula were really in someone else''s hands, I think I would be very sorry. "


    Lei Tia suddenly opened his mouth, his voice was calm but cold, sounding out like thunder, "Try it."


    Nie Heng slightly nodded, and after indicating that the attendant should pay, he brought the attendant and the middle aged man and left.

 Chapter 53 Omen

    Qin Mian took the rope from Lei Tia and said to him: "Go and call Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother over. I''ll tell them in detail."


    Lei Tia nodded and with a lift of his long leg, he jumped down from the oxcart that was still moving.


    A few villagers followed him curiously. The news that Lei Tia knew martial arts had already spread, and this kind of person made them feel both respect and fear.


    Everyday when he returned home, the first thing Qin Mian did was to boil some water to wash up. Just as the firewood in the furnace was burning, Lei Tia came back.


    "Third brother and Fourth Younger Brother have gone to clean up the silt as well. They are eating right now and will be coming over in a moment." Lei Tia took the firewood from Qin Mian''s hand and sat down in front of the stove.


    The weather was getting colder, and everything was cold. Qin Mian was happy for him to help, so he stuffed both of his hands into his pockets.


    "Second Brother didn''t go?"


    "Nope."


    I knew it. Qin Mian was someone that Qin Mian could not bear to see.


    "You didn''t tell your third brother or Fourth Younger Brother what it was about, right?"


    Lei Tia said: "I only said that I have something important to find him for."


    "That''s good." Qin Mian turned around and opened the cupboard. He took out the peels that he would need to grind later and weighed them one by one before putting them aside. These ingredients should be ground before bedtime for use the next day.


    The two of them continued with their tasks at hand. Although they did not talk, the atmosphere in the kitchen was calm and warm.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law, we''re here."


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee walked in one after the other, both with their necks hunched, their hands in their sleeves.


    "It''s getting colder and colder."


    "You''re here." Qin Mian did not stand on ceremony with them, "The water is not ready yet, I will not pour any tea for you. "Sit in the living room."


    Lei Xiangyi sat on the soft sofa, he quietly felt for a while, then sat upright and asked curiously: Brother said you have something to talk to us about, what is it?


    Qin Mian sat on the sofa, "I heard from your big brother that you guys went to the Six Suo River to clean up the silt in the past two days? Were there many people who went there? "


    Lei Xiangyi said, "Today is the third day. "There are a lot of people. I don''t think sister-in-law knows that the Liuzhou River is very wide and long. The government employs a lot of people every year to clear it."


    "It must be hard." Qin Mian asked again, "How did all those people get their lunch?"


    "Basically, they all bring their own food. The part of the river we are in charge of is a little far from the town; it''s close to the uptown, but most people still bring their own dry food. " Lei Xianglee vaguely guessed something, "Sister-in-law, why do you ask?"


    Qin Mian smiled, "Today in town I suddenly thought of a way to earn money, so I''ll tell you guys. If you are willing to do it, you will make more money than you would if you were to do it, and it will be easier. "


    Lei Xianglee''s eyes lit up and he immediately replied, "Of course I''m willing. What is it? "


    Lei Xiangyi''s face was also filled with joy, "Qing Qing stood barefoot in the water, you''ve suffered greatly. Of course it''s good to have a lighter idea. "


    Qin Mian did not beat around the bush, "My idea is that you guys can make some hot soup and sell it by the Six Rhythm River. The workers spent so much time in the water, and they could only gnaw on dry rations at noon, nothing was more beautiful than a mouthful of hot soup. You can borrow a car, just take the pots and bowls of firewood, buy some bones or turnips or potatoes from the town, and stew a big pot. If you want to be generous, you can add some minced meat. "Even if a bowl of soup is sold for only a single cent, you can still earn quite a bit a day.


    "That''s a good idea." Lei Xiangyi clapped his hands, he could not help but wish that he could immediately drive to town when the sun was up, "Bones are cheap, they are not worth much, at most it would cost some firewood, so the cost of the soup is not high. There''s profit! "


    Lei Xianglee was equally happy, "There are at least four to five hundred people scouring the river, even if there are only a hundred people willing to spend money, we can still earn a hundred gold coins, so after deducting the cost, there should at least be sixty to seventy people left."


    Of the two, one wanted to earn private money to support his wife and daughter, and the other wanted to earn private money to get married, Qin Mian''s idea was like offering coal in the snow.


    Qin Mian smiled lightly, "I''ve already told you my idea. As for whether or not you guys want to tell the others is up to you. "


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee both knew that he was extremely disgusted with some people from the old house and did not take offense to it.


    Lei Tia came out of the kitchen and sat beside Qin Mian, "One car is not enough, borrow another. If you go out with us every day, I can lend you the ox-cart. Just bring it back before the shop closes. "


    "Thank you, big brother." Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangyi thanked him in unison.


    Lei Xianglee hesitated for a moment, then looked at Qin Mian, "Currently, there is no one selling soup by the river, but I think that once we go there, it would be hard to guarantee that others will follow suit. By then, the soup would be harder to sell, unless the taste was better. "I know that elder brother''s elder sister-in-law''s soup has a secret recipe. Elder brother and elder sister, can you sell some of the concocted soup to us and add it to our soup?"


    Qin Mian was a little shocked. Lei Xianglee had the brains of a businessman to think so far ahead.


    Lei Xiangyi also looked at Qin Mian with hope.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia did not hesitate, "You lead."


    Qin Mian smiled at him in satisfaction.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee both looked away, a little embarrassed.


    Qin Mian thought for a moment, then nodded, "Alright. However, those seasonings are not easy to concoct, so I can only sell you with a small pot every day. Friendship was friendship, and benefit was benefit. By putting on a brotherly gesture today, he could avoid the future conflicts between the two families over money. He, Lei Tia, Lei Xiangyi, and the others had a good relationship.


    Although he had taken the initiative to offer to pay, Lei Xianglee did not think that Qin Mian would accept the money without even saying a few polite words of rejection. He felt a bit uncomfortable, then thinking about it, the two families had already split up, so it was better for them to know about each other''s money, so as to not ruin the relationship between brothers in the future. Moreover, the idea to earn money was actually Qin Mian''s idea. When he thought about this, he felt relieved.


    The two brothers were in a hurry to go back and discuss the details. They thanked Qin Mian and Lei Tia once again and agreed to leave together the next morning.


    After daybreak, Qin Mian did not feel surprised at all when he saw that Lei Xiangren, Madame Zhao and Madam Qian had appeared together with them.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee''s smiles were a little forced. It was impossible for them to hide such a huge matter from others. Furthermore, they had to take money from the Madam Du to buy firewood and vegetables, so they had to go to the Six Rhythm River to sell the soup. Lei Xiangren and Lei Xianglee didn''t want them to go together, but they could do nothing about it since Lei Daqiang and Madam Du had a strong attitude and there was nothing they could do about it.


    Madam Qian''s expression turned even uglier. She could tell that her eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law liked her more than his husband, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi. His eldest sister-in-law''s idea was obviously to help and her husband, Fourth Younger Brother. At this moment, the thought of splitting up her family became even more intense. If they were to split up, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee would only need to split the money they earned.


    It was unknown what Mrs Zhao was thinking, but from time to time she secretly glared at Madam Qian and Lei Xiangyi.


    Qin Mian turned a blind eye to the quiet between them and passed over the small pot that he had prepared a long time ago to Lei Xianglee. There were no Spirit Spring Water s nor were there any other types of seasonings in the pot, but it was good enough.


    Qin Mian jumped onto the oxcart.


    Mrs Zhao wanted to get in the same car as him, and secretly look at what was in the big jar. However, Qin Mian was already prepared for that.


    Mrs Zhao cursed silently. She could only give up and return to the donkey cart that she had borrowed. There were also pots, stoves, two baskets of bowls and chopsticks, as well as other items such as soy sauce and vinegar.


    The two cars left the village at a leisurely pace in the morning light.


    Qin Mian took out two warm bamboo tubes from his backpack and passed one to Lei Tia: "Here."


    "Hold the warm hand first." Lei Tia said.


    "I''m wearing a lot today, so I''m not cold." Qin Mian unscrewed the bamboo tube and gave it to him. He got up early and made a small pot of broth in a charcoal stove. After the water was boiled, he poured it all into the flour while stirring it with chopsticks. After boiling, he added the minced meat and tender green vegetables leaves, and after boiling again, he slowly poured the scrambled eggs into the pot. Finally, he added some oil and salt as well as some hotpot seasonings. The method could not be simpler, but the taste was very delicious. He took a sip, savored the fragrance, and felt his stomach grow warm.


    The two of them drank the soup from two bamboo tubes that were exactly the same. When we get to town, we''ll have three or four steamed buns.


    Lei Xiangren and the others who were behind saw it and smelled it too, feeling extremely envious.


    His big brother being able to marry this man''s wife might not be a bad luck. Lei Xianglee lamented in his heart, inexplicably thinking that his wife would treat him very well in the future. Her face was burning red, and with a dry cough, she flung away her charming and gentle thoughts.


    "Fourth Younger Brother, what''s wrong?" Lei Xiangren casually asked as he glanced at his.


    "I''m fine." Lei Xianglee said perfunctorily.


    Lei Xiangren tried to get closer to Lei Tia, "Big Brother, how''s your business recently?"


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "It''s alright."


    Lei Xiangren laughed: Why are you being so modest, Big Brother? I hear your store is full of customers every day. "You can earn at least two to three silver taels a day, right?"


    Qin Mian said with a smile, "What does this little shop of ours count for? I heard that the restaurant in the town is getting a lot of money every day. Unfortunately, no matter how much others earn, it belongs to them. Outsiders ca


    ot be envious. "


    Lei Xiangren could hear the hidden meaning in his words. He choked and stared angrily at the back of Qin Mian''s head. But Qin Mian was not wrong, he could only laugh dryly.


    Lei Xiangyi tried to smooth things over, "Second Brother, when we arrive at the town later, we will split up. You guys go buy firewood while I and Fourth Younger Brother go buy vegetables." The firewood was cheap. It wasn''t worth it to pull it all the way from home to town and from there to the river, so they decided to buy it directly from town.

 Chapter 54 If You Dont Take Advantage of the Situation You will Die

    "Alright," Lei Xiangren said, "After we finish buying everything, we''ll meet up at the town''s entrance."


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian were whispering to each other behind the carriage.


    Third Sister-in-Law, "Mrs Zhao touched Madam Qian''s arm, and said in a low voice," Eldest Sister-in-Law''s advice this time is really not bad, I dare say that selling the soup will earn us a lot of money. But unfortunately, they all have to be handed over to Mother. "


    Thinking about how Madam Du handed over the money she spent to buy firewood and vegetables to Lei Xiangren one by one, Madam Qian felt uncomfortable. She knew that Mrs Zhao wanted to incite her to bring up the matter of the branch family first, but she was not as pleased as she was. She only made a ''hmm'' and didn''t say anything else.


    Seeing that she was not fooled, Mrs Zhao could not help but say: "If only we could be separated."


    Madam Qian deliberately asked: "Who are you referring to by ''we''?"


    Mrs Zhao stammered. Actually, she was still conflicted. She wanted to split up her family, but she also didn''t want to split up her family. If they split up, she could control the family''s money by herself, but she wasn''t happy when she thought about how if the branch families split up, she would also have to separate from Lei Xiangzhi. Lei Xiangzhi''s future was limitless, she could not bear to part with this big tree. If Old Third and Lao Si were to be separated, and Madam Du gave her the authority to rule, that would be the best outcome. That old woman, she''s so old, and she still controls her sons. When Miss Wei enters the door, let''s see how she can still act so arrogantly ??


    The more Mrs Zhao thought about it, the further away she went. Her eyes were empty.


    Madam Qian rolled his eyes at her as she laid on his lap and squinted his eyes for a while.


    In town, the sun had just come up. The sunlight stretched the shadows long.


    The ox-cart stopped in front of the shop. Lei Tia took away the vegetables that he had just bought and let Lei Xianglee drive the ox-cart away.


    The barbeque master, Chen Si, had arrived early. He was eating breakfast by the side ?C two steamed buns.


    "Big Boss, Little Boss, good morning."


    Qin Mian nodded at him, "Morning."


    "Big Brother, don''t worry. I will buy some fodder and bring it over. I won''t let the cows get hungry." Lei Xianglee said.


    "This is our first time coming to Sis'' store." Madam Du hinted to Qin Mian as his gaze drifted towards the tightly shut door.


    "Yeah." Lei Xiangren agreed, and fawned on her, "Big brother, your shop ?? ??"


    Lei Tia remained unmoving as he lightly said, "It''s getting late."


    Lei Xiangren and the rest could only drive away.


    "I really admire them both." Qin Mian shook his head as he took out his keys to open the door.


    "Who cares what they do." Lei Tia didn''t mind. If others had bad intentions, he could deal with them all.


    "You two are the owners of this restaurant, right?"


    An old voice sounded uncertainly from behind them.


    Qin Mian turned his head to look, and saw an old man who was over his age wearing a flowery robe standing not far away with a stooped back, a look of unease on his face.


    "Exactly." Qin Mian walked over, puzzled, and asked, "Sir, what''s the matter?"


    The old man rubbed his hands together, "I am Zheng Liu''s father, last night Little Six was beaten up. He asked me to tell you guys that someone forced him to say something about a prescription ??"


    Chen Si stopped chewing and was secretly glad that he was close to the place. Nothing happened last night.


    Qin Mian''s expression changed greatly as he looked at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia''s gaze turned cold.


    Before he could say anything, a young man with a simple and honest appearance ran over from afar.


    "Boss Lei, Boss Qin, you''ve come. My younger brother has been ??"


    "Beated?" Qin Mian took over.


    The man froze for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, he didn''t come home late. When I went out to look for him, I found him lying by the roadside with wounds all over his body. He''s still unconscious."


    Qin Mian''s face darkened, he was furious, but he did not lose his cool. He took out four taels of silver ingots from his money pouch, each of them holding two taels of silver.


    "Uncle Zheng, Brother Wang, this matter happened because of us. I''m truly sorry. Take this money to treat Zheng Liu and Wang Shun. By the way, can you please help me say a few words so that the two of them can recuperate peacefully and come back to work after their injuries have healed? We will settle this matter. "


    "This ??"


    ''s father and brother hesitated for a moment before accepting the money.


    Wang Shun''s brother said: "It''s his fortune that I met such a boss along the way. Both bosses, rest assured, I will bring the matter to fruition. "Thank you very much."


    After sending off Zheng Liu''s father and brother, Qin Mian angrily kicked the vegetable basket, "Damn! How dare you! "


    Lei Tia held him back, "The one that hurts is you. I''ll fix it. "Open the door first."


    Qin Mian opened the door and sat on the chair, "How do you plan to settle this?"


    "Don''t worry." Lei Tia said, "I''m going out for a while."


    "Alright then, be careful." Qin Mian had not learned anything from his family, even if he went with them, he would not be able to help much, so he could only give some advice.


    Lei Tia looked around, "All the nearby shops are open, there are many people coming and going, you don''t have to be afraid."


    "What am I afraid of?" Qin Mian laughed, "Quickly go, you must teach ''them'' a lesson."


    Lei Tia nodded and left in a hurry.


    Qin Mian looked at Chen Si who had been silent the entire time, "Chen Si, are you afraid?"


    Chen Si regained his senses, and laughed, then swallowed the steamed bun in his hand, and moved the vegetable basket back into the house, "Little Boss, that''s not true. Our surnamed Chen is also a big family name in the town, what am I afraid of? "However, by now, those people should already know that you and our big boss are the only ones who can concoct the seasonings in our restaurant." Little Boss could no longer take his hat off Qin Mian''s head.


    Qin Mian nodded his head, "If anyone comes looking for you in the future, just push it on Big Boss and me." From the start of the restaurant until now, he and Lei Tia had personally handled the hotpot, spicy barbecue and barbeque spices. The three shop assistants, Zheng Liu, Wang Shun and Chen Si, did not know about this.


    "Don''t worry, Little Boss." Chen Si said, "However, if Little Six and Shunzi can''t come, then I''m afraid they won''t have enough manpower today."


    Qin Mian had already made arrangements, "When the general store opens, I''ll let Boss Zou borrow his shop assistant for half a day." Boss Zou was the owner of the grocery store next door.


    Chen Si curled his lips and said, "Boss Zou should be willing, but he will definitely let you start working for the money."


    "There''s no other way." Qin Mian said helplessly, "Xiao Liuzi and Little Shun must have sustained serious injuries and they should be resting for at least half a month. I''ll go to the Dental Hall and hire a short worker when your big boss comes back. "


    The two of them did not continue to chat, Chen Si skillfully picked a dish to wash the dishes, and after Qin Mian stewed the big bone soup, he started to chop the meat.


    After approximately two hours, Lei Tia finally returned.


    Qin Mian sized him up, his expression was calm and his clothes were clean, as though he had just gone for a walk.


    "How is it?"


    "Done."


    Qin Mian was suspicious, "Is everything settled already?"


    Chen Si looked over curiously.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    "How?" Qin Mian asked.


    But Lei Tia didn''t say anything, he just sat down and pinched the meat balls, "You chop the meat."


    "How did you solve this?" Qin Mianxin felt like there was a cat scratching inside his body, and was extremely curious.


    Lei Tia still did not say.


    Qin Mian stared at him in dissatisfaction. Since he didn''t want to talk, he didn''t want to waste any more saliva. He turned around and washed his hands, "I''m going to the Dental Office to hire a short worker, a long worker."


    Chen Si was confused, "Little Boss, didn''t you just say that you would only hire a short worker?"


    "Your big boss is so pitiful. Both of his hands were smothered white. I''ll ask someone to cook it. " Qin Mian teased.


    Chen Si said enviously, "Big Boss and Little Boss are really close, just like brothers."


    Qin Mian froze.


    Lei Tia glanced at Chen Si coldly.


    Chen Si shook his head. What did he say wrong?


    Lei Tia opened his mouth, "He''s my ?? ??"


    "Lei Tia!" Qin Mian pounced over and covered his mouth. This was the first time he realized that his speed could be this fast, almost comparable to Qing Gong.


    Lei Tia raised his hand and touched his face, but didn''t say anything else, and continued to pinch the pills.


    Only then did Qin Mian let him go, giving him a warning glare. With his hands behind his back, he walked out of the room with his head held high and his chest puffed up.


    Chen Si glanced at the minced meat on Qin Mian''s face and laughed.


    The new guy was a simple and honest guy, his reactions a little slow, but he was diligent, strong, and didn''t talk much. His entry into the sect did not affect the business of the day in the slightest, nor did it affect his absence from Zheng Liu''s.


    Lei Tia no longer needed to cook the Ma La Bun. When the customers were few, they would sit at the counter with Qin Mian and calculate the debt. When there were more customers, they would help carry the plates and collect the money.


    When there were fewer customers, Qin Mian went to the pastry shop across the street and bought two snacks, splitting them into two.


    When the sun rose to the west, Lei Xiangren and a few others drove their cars and appeared, all of them full of joy.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law, we are back." Lei Xiangren shouted from afar.


    Qin Mian hated that he couldn''t pinch him to death, and his blade flew straight towards him.


    Fortunately, the customers in the restaurant did not realize that the "sister-in-law" was referring to him.


    Lei Xianglee patted Lei Xiangren and reminded him: "Don''t call his ''sister-in-law'' in front of everyone."


    Lei Xiangren realised, "Oh, got it."


    He pulled the donkey cart to the side of the road and walked into the shop with a smile on his face. He moved closer to the counter and asked, "Big brother, do you know how much money we made today?"


    Lei Tia gloomily raised his pen to write, not interested in speculating at all.


    Qin Mian casually asked, "How much?"


    Lei Xiangren chuckled, "Two hundred and thirty."


    Lei Xiangyi said with a smile on his face, "Let''s do the calculation then. After getting rid of the firewood and the food, we will earn 160 gold."


    "Not bad, not bad. Congratulations." Qin Mian cupped his hands together in greeting.


    Madam Du looked enviously at the hotpot others were eating, "I''ve been busy for half a day and am about to starve to death. Young master, let''s eat at Eldest Brother''s shop. "


    "Sure." Lei Xiangren laughed, "Big brother, the dishes in your shop are so delicious."


    Qin Mian was also smiling merrily, "Choose for yourselves what you want to eat. Vegetables cost a string of coins, meat cost a string of coins, hot pot was more expensive, and it would take more time. This is your first time here, so I''ll give you a twenty percent discount. "


    Lei Xiangren looked at him in shock, "We are all brothers ??" He deliberately did not finish his words.


    Qin Mian''s smile became even more brilliant and intimate, "You guys go pick the dishes first."


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee were both embarrassed.


    Lei Xiangyi looked at Lei Xiangren disapprovingly, "What is Second Brother saying?"


    "I''m not wrong. Eldest Sister-in-Law is being too calculative." Lei Xiangren reprimanded Qin Mian with a look of dissatisfaction.


    Qin Mian sneered. He had finally seen what it meant to destroy the bridge after crossing the river. But he didn''t say anything more. He smiled as he counted the money. The coins fell into the money box. The jingling sound was extremely pleasant to hear. He wasn''t in a hurry, not at all.


    Madam Qian suddenly reacted, moving closer to Lei Xiangyi and said softly, "Husband, you must pay. Tomorrow, we still need to buy seasonings."


    She purposely allowed Lei Xiangren to hear her words.


    Lei Xiangren paused for a moment, then snorted lightly, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "That''s right, brother will settle this debt."


    He shot a glance at Qin Mian, and arrogantly walked to the front of the wooden shelf to pick up the dishes.


    Are you sick? What''s there to be proud about? Qin Mian really wanted to step on his face.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee looked at each other and sighed, then went to pick the dishes.


    Qin Mian hooked his finger at Lei Tia, indicating him to come closer.


    Lei Tia walked two steps towards him.


    Qin Mian pressed down on his shoulder and said softly: "Luckily you ran away from home when you were twelve. Otherwise, with his thick skin, I would have stepped on it a few times for you."


    Lei Tia coughed lightly as he shook his head helplessly.


    "It''s only four pills and it costs two coins?" Mrs Zhao grimaced as she picked, spittle flying from her mouth, "Two coins can buy a large chunk of meat. This vegetable dish is also expensive, five leaves is only worth a single coin! "

 Chapter 55 First Holiday after Together

    "It is indeed a bit expensive." Lei Xiangren''s face was full of agreement, "A few pieces of thin streaky pork would also cost two coins."


    Chen Si stood a few steps away to serve the hot pot guests. He looked at the two of them with disdain and was speechless. What kind of person is this? Don''t eat if it''s too expensive. Also, the meatballs on each skewer were about the same size. Was it necessary to pick them?


    Qin Mian did not even raise his head as he leisurely said, "Go out and walk to the right. There is a steamed bun seller here, and if you continue going forward there are noodles and sesame seed cakes."


    Mrs Zhao did not speak.


    Lei Xianglee blushed on behalf of his Second Brother and Second Aunt and purposely said loudly, "Another guest has come. Quick, pick the first one to cook."


    Mrs Zhao and Lei Xiangren did not speak anymore, and quickly picked their dishes.


    Madam Qian had already picked the dishes she wanted to eat a long time ago. In any case, she would give all the money she earned today to Madam Du.


    Seeing that her husband had chosen all the vegetarian dishes, she gouged out his eyes and helped him choose a few more meat dishes.


    Lei Xiangyi chuckled.


    Madam Qian blushed.


    Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao glanced at the small basket in their hands and unwillingly chose all the meat dishes.


    The first payment was sixty-two cents, and a twenty percent discount was fifty cents. Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao frowned, they thought that the money was from the Madam Du, and felt comfortable.


    After eating, they drove the car home.


    Outside of town, the road was quiet except for the jingling of the donkeys'' bells.


    Lei Xiangren coughed lightly, which caught both Lei Xiangyi''s and Lei Xianglee''s attention.


    "Second Brother, what''s the matter?" Lei Xiangyi asked.


    Lei Xiangren deliberated as he said, "Ol ''Three, Lao Si, I have an idea. "Listen to me."


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian both looked over.


    "If Second Brother wants to say it, then say it." Lei Xiangyi said.


    Lei Xiangren said: "Today, we earn one hundred and sixty gold. Excluding the fifty that we earn from eating, we still have a hundred and one gold left. I thought about the three of us losing twenty cents each and giving the rest to my mother. What do you two think? Look, I have two kids, and I don''t even have the money to buy them a snack. "


    Lei Xiangyi snorted, "Who would believe what you say? I don''t believe that all the money you earned from working in the past has been given to Mother. "


    Lei Xiangren glared, "If you must say that, you must be the same. Otherwise, how would you know that I''ve done so?"


    Lei Xiangyi did not speak.


    Lei Xianglee was secretly depressed, could it be that he was the only one who was honest enough to hand over all the money he earned to his mother?


    Lei Xiangren slowed his tone, "Who doesn''t have their own selfish motives? Didn''t you always say that you didn''t have the money to buy snacks for Xin Xin? Besides, Lao Si, it''s time to kiss. You want to save more money? At that time, if your new daughter-in-law wants to buy your daughter-in-law a flower, you won''t even have the money to do so. "


    Lei Xianglee''s face heated up, and said quickly: "Just say what''s on your mind, don''t spout nonsense."


    "Yo, Fourth Younger Brother is so shy." Mrs Zhao laughed.


    Lei Xiangyi and Madam Qian exchanged glances.


    "I have no objections," Lei Xiangyi laughed bitterly, "You all know that Mother does not like us, Xin Xin. Until now, other than during the New Year, the number of times she has eaten a snack can be counted with one hand."


    After he and Lei Xiangren reached an agreement, they looked at Lei Xianglee.


    Although Lei Xianglee felt that it would be bad to lie to the Madam Du, he did not object, "I ?? "No objections."


    The few of them tacitly smiled. They each took 20 coins and put it away as they began to talk about other topics.


    That night, after they finished their work, Qin Mian gave Chen Si and five pieces of money, telling him to deliver the snacks to Zheng Liu and Zheng Liu, and to offer his and Lei Tia''s condolences to Zheng Liu and.


    Qin Mian had prepared dishes and rice for him and Lei Tia, and made fried flowers and rice to fill their stomachs while the stove was still burning. Only then did the two drive back home.


    It was dark now, and the moon was almost full. The moonlight was light and soft, with white clouds floating silently around it, making the night even darker.


    Qin Mian turned around and looked, "Was it my imagination? Why do I feel like there''s someone behind us? "


    Needless to say, he and Lei Tia were the only two people on the mountain road.


    "There''s someone." Lei Tia said calmly.


    Qin Mian was shocked, "Who? The person who was coveting the formula? "


    "Don''t worry." Lei Tia pressed his hand down and lightly pulled the reins.


    The sound of the ox''s hooves and the rolling of the wheels faded away, and the night became even quieter. A gust of wind blew over, causing Qin Mian to uncontrollably shiver.


    Lei Tia indicated for him to sit in the carriage and not to move. He silently jumped off the carriage and walked to the center of the road, then calmly looked behind the carriage.


    Qin Mian inexplicably thought of the scene in the Wuxia novels where a Martial Arts Expert was about to face him.


    Lei Tia appeared to be very calm, and he wasn''t nervous anymore. He turned around in the car and looked into the distance curiously.


    The four sturdy men quickly approached with sturdy sticks in their hands.


    Seeing a black shadow standing in the middle of the road and not ru


    ing away, the four of them looked at each other and vaguely felt that something was wrong. After hesitating for a moment, they raised their sticks and quickly approached him, stopping 20 feet away.


    "Lei Tia, Qin Mian, I believe you know why we have come. If you know what''s good for you, hand over the recipe! " One of them threatened with a stick.


    Lei Tia''s figure flashed, and before Qin Mian could even see his movements, he heard a blood-curdling scream. Focusing and looking, the person who spoke just now kneeled down weakly, his arms reaching to his back in a strange way. He was shivering non-stop, and the muscles on his face were contorted ugly. The stick in his hand had gone off somewhere.


    The remaining three people turned pale with fright, not daring to step forward for a moment. If even Qin Mian who had drank from the Spirit Spring Water before could not see Lei Tia''s movements clearly, it was even more impossible for them to see it.


    Qin Mian smirked and raised his voice: "Lei Tia, I didn''t see clearly. To deal with the next person slowly, let me learn."


    The three of them shuddered at the same time.


    "Alright." Lei Tia''s right foot pushed off the ground, then he dodged and stood behind the second person. His right hand rapidly hit a spot on the second person''s back and arms a few times.


    The second person had the same reaction as the first person. He cried out in pain and fell to the ground, unable to stand up no matter how hard he tried. He stared at Lei Tia in fear and said with a trembling voice, "You, you ?? What did you do to me? "


    Lei Tia said: "This is just a small lesson. From today onwards, none of you will be able to move for three days. Go back and tell your boss that if he dares to be so impudent, I will make his entire body as soft as dough and he will be unable to take care of himself for the rest of his life. If he doesn''t believe it, he can come and try at any time. " His voice was slow and flat, but that was what made it even more frightening.


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but laugh out loud. Had this fellow been smothered by the smell of smoke and fire in the restaurant for too long? He could even think of using an analogy to get a "dough".


    The remaining two didn''t have the courage to attack anymore. They carried the injured two on their backs and fled in a sorry state.


    "Let''s go." Qin Mian told Lei Tia to get on the car quickly, "It''s so cold."


    Lei Tia got on the car to continue his journey, "Get another accountant, there''s no need to go to the shop everyday." He had long since discovered that his daughter-in-law was afraid of the cold. She would sleep at night and burrow into his embrace with all her might.


    Qin Mian hesitated, but it was not that he could not bear to hire such a person, "Please hire an accountant ?? What if he''s greedy? "


    "A death contract." Lei Tia said indifferently.


    Qin Mian was startled. The indenture contract is one of the special products of feudal society. It was a little hard for a modern man like him to accept. But he only hesitated for a moment before accepting it. As the saying goes, entering the country is as common as the custom. To live in a society like this and pay attention to human rights was too unreasonable.


    "Buying an account is good as well. In the future, if you want to go to the store, go. If you don''t want to go, then stay at home, cat Dong."


    The two of them went to the Dental Hall to buy a person called Yue Dong. He could write and calculate, had a mild temperament, and was twenty years old. Anyone who could read was expensive, Yue Dong spent 15 silver coins to buy it. With the payment of the silver, Yue Dong''s indenture contract was also in Qin Mian''s hands.


    The shop was too small and had nowhere to stay. Since Qin Mian did not want others to stay at home, he made a bed for Yue Dong in the i


    . Although it was not convenient, he could only wait until the new year.


    The workers in the restaurant divided their work more clearly. In front of the shop, Zheng Liu, Stone and Wang Shun were in charge of washing and string vegetables; Yue Dong and Chen Si were in charge of preparing the stew and meat balls. When the meat balls were ready, the two of them would also help to wash the vegetables and string vegetables. After the shop opened, Chen Si was in charge of barbeque, Stone was in charge of barbeque, Zheng Liu and Wang Shun were in charge of entertaining customers and serving dishes. Yue Dong was only responsible for collecting money.


    Qin Mian observed Yue Dong for a few days and discovered that he was calm and meticulous. He simply gave him the key to the shop and asked him to take over the job.


    Yue Dong did not expect that the two bosses would think so highly of him after arriving not too long ago, and from then on, they worked even more seriously and responsibly.


    After the shop was let go, Qin Mian and Lei Tia only needed to send enough seasonings to the shop every few days as well as occasionally come over to check the account books.


    When he didn''t go to the shop, Qin Mian would stay at home and write a plan to get rich in the new year. Lei Tia would go up the mountain every two days, and each time, he would have a great harvest.


    Qin Mian realized that compared to going to the shop and doing things everyday, Lei Tia liked his current life more. These days, he had more than enough prey for them to hunt for the new year. A portion of it was sent to the store, leaving the rest to be marinated and hung on the house beams to dry.


    "Don''t go up the mountain today, it''s the Winter Solstice." Qin Mian smiled as he watched Lei Tia wash the ingredients needed for breakfast. It was unknown when it started, but every time he cooked, this man would take the initiative to pick rice, pick vegetables, wash vegetables, and even cut the vegetables. The only thing Qin Mian wanted to do was the last step.


    "Winter Solstice." Lei Tia thought that it was no wonder that he smelled all sorts of fragrance drifting around the village early in the morning.


    The ancients believed that from the winter solstice onwards, the yang energy of heaven and earth began to grow stronger and stronger, representing the begi


    ing of the next cycle, which was the auspicious day. Therefore, the Winter Solstice is a very important traditional festival. On this day, the commoners would make delicious food to celebrate, and to predict a better day for the future. The stingy and the poor must also make good food. Otherwise it would be considered unlucky.

 Chapter 56 Dumpling

    "Just have some in the morning and some dumplings at noon." Qin Mian was in high spirits. Today was the first time he had eaten dumplings since he had transmigrated.


    "Dumplings?" Lei Tia looked at him in inquiry.


    Qin Mian was surprised, could it be that dumplings could not be eaten in this time and space?


    "You''ll know in a moment."


    "Alright." Lei Tia nodded and gave up the idea to go up the mountain. The Winter Solstice was the first holiday after he and his wife had been together. It was time to celebrate.


    Qin Mian made a pot of risotto noodles using the ingredients that Lei Tia had prepared. After eating breakfast, he let Lei Tia mix the noodles and prepared the dumplings. He remembered that his grandma''s favorite dish for dumplings was to be stuffed with pork oil strips of ground vegetables. The ground vegetables were fresh and tender, and the pork was mellow and fragrant. When mixed together, the taste was excellent.


    Qin Mian used water to mix the flour into a diluted liquid, and added eight eggs. After stirring it evenly, he spread the fried dough into a thin layer of egg cake, and then cut it into pieces. Chop the pork into mincemeat. There were no dishes on the ground, so he used green vegetables instead and chopped them into pieces as well. Stir-fry these with spring onion and ginger until half done. Add in the appropriate amount of salt. Ensure that the stirring is even. Then, the fragrant dumpling stuffing will be done.


    After the noodles were done, Qin Mian removed a lump of noodles, rubbed it until it looked like a drum, then cut it into small dough with his knife. The next step was to roll a rolling pin to make a thin piece of dough, which would then become the skin of a dumpling.


    After learning it, Lei Tia was responsible for rolling the dumplings. Qin Mian roasted dumplings beside the charcoal stove. He placed the skin of the dumplings on his left palm, scooped up a ball of dumplings with a small spoon and put it inside. He squeezed the skin of the dumplings tightly and wrapped one dumpling in a few seconds, placing it inside a clean big sieve.


    Lei Tia quickly rolled out a dozen or so pieces of dumpling skin and wrapped them up with Qin Mian. After using up the dumpling skin, he continued to roll the roll ?? An hour later, almost two hundred white and fat dumplings filled the entire sieve.


    "Light the fire and prepare the dumplings." Qin Mian instructed.


    Lei Tia lit up the stove, scooped some water into the pot and covered it with the lid.


    "How many do you want?" Qin Mian asked. It was impossible for them to eat all the dumplings in a single meal with more than a hundred dumplings.


    Lei Tia looked at the sieve and answered without hesitation, "Fifty."


    Qin Mian was a little doubtful, "You can finish it?"


    Lei Tia opened his mouth, "Your bag is too small."


    Qin Mian saw with his sharp eyes that his ears were slightly red and could not help but snicker, "What''s there to be embarrassed about? I don''t mind if you eat too much. "I can afford you, don''t worry."


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Seeing him being so serious, Qin Mian felt uneasy instead. After boiling the water and picking up the dumplings in the pot, he couldn''t help but want to laugh, "Cough. First, cook a pot for us to eat, then cook a pot and send it to my house and Elder Jiang''s house. Back then, the branch family Elder Jiang sent us an egg and he has never repaid us. Today is a good opportunity. "


    Lei Tia nodded.


    When the dumplings came out of the pot, Qin Mian ate thirty-five of them, the taste was extremely delicious. If not for the fact that his stomach could not hold them in, he would have eaten a few more. Lei Tia easily dealt with fifty dumplings, adding another five.


    On the second pot of dumplings, Qin Mian picked them up one by one and placed them into two big bowls, and then placed them into the food box.


    "Are you going?" Qin Mian asked.


    "Together."


    Lei Tia picked up the silver grey scarf that was draped over the back of his chair and covered it, then went out behind him and locked the door.


    The two of them walked through the swirling aroma of meat, fish, and oil. There were almost no people on the road. The naughty children who liked to wander about were nowhere to be seen. There was delicious food at home, and the children were reluctant to go out.


    "Which one should we go to first?"


    When they were almost there, Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian smiled meaningfully, "As human sons, of course we''ll go to our parents'' home first."


    Upon entering the residence, Zhang Xuan saw that most of the people were sitting around a table in the main hall. It looked like di


    er was about to start. Lei Xiangren and the others did not go to sell the soup today. Everyone was laughing and chatting merrily.


    Qin Mian said loudly, "Father, Mother, we are here. Are you already eating? "


    Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao all stood up and took the initiative to greet him.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law."


    Lei Daqiang''s attitude today was surprisingly good. He smiled and nodded, "Boss and boss''s wife are here."


    Lei Tia expressionlessly nodded his head as a form of greeting.


    Madam Du glanced at him and Qin Mian indifferently, she didn''t get up. "I didn''t know you guys were coming, I''m afraid the food might not be enough."


    Qin Mian intentionally looked at the dishes on the table, "There are so many dishes, adding two pairs of chopsticks should not be a problem."


    Madam Du''s expression changed.


    Mrs Zhao interrupted, "What did Big Brother carry?"


    Qin Mian smiled as he looked at Madam Du, "We only came over after eating. We were just joking with Mother. We''ve brought some food with us, and we''d like to trouble elder sister-in-law to get an empty bowl or an empty plate. "


    "Sigh." When Mrs Zhao heard that there was food to be had, she straightforwardly took action and brought out a large plate.


    Qin Mian took out the dumplings from the food box and poured it onto his plate.


    "Sister-in-law, what is this?" The Madam Qian asked curiously.


    Qin Mian placed the empty bowl back into the food box, "It''s a type of food that is made with noodles, just like a meat bun, it''s filled with meat stuffing."


    Mrs Zhao stared at the box and said with a flattering smile, "I think I saw another bowl?"


    Hearing that, the Madam Du stared at Qin Mian, using his eyes to signal him that it was best for him to bring the other bowl out.


    Before Qin Mian could say anything, Lei Xiangren was already impatient, "Is it meat? "Let Father have a taste first." With that, he carried the dumplings to the man''s table, picked one up and put it into his mouth. He took a probing bite and hurriedly chewed on it, saying, "Yes, it''s quite tasty."


    Qin Mian said slowly: "There''s another bowl for the Elder Jiang next door. When we were separated, Elder Jiang gave us a basket of eggs. Sister Second Brother, tell me, should your brother and I repay this favor? "


    "Oh, I see." Mrs Zhao was disappointed.


    Madam Du frowned: "Didn''t they invite their family over to eat at the greenhouse? You don''t need to send the dumplings, do you? "


    Lei Daqiang interrupted her, "Boss and boss''s wife did the right thing."


    Qin Mian chuckled, "Father, we were busy a while ago, and we haven''t even congratulated you." He was purposely insulting the Madam Du.


    Madam Du''s face immediately turned as black as charcoal, her chest rapidly rising and falling.


    Lei Daqiang smiled a little awkwardly, but when he thought of Lady Wei, happiness surfaced in his eyes, "You guys want to eat a little more together?"


    Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi had eaten a few dumplings consecutively, Mrs Zhao hurriedly said: "This plate is pretty plentiful, Mother, share it."


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi both looked at her with a rigid face.


    Qin Mian snickered and stood up, "Father, Mother, you guys eat slowly, we will go see the Elder Jiang."


    The one who opened the door was a little boy who was around seven or eight years old. He tilted his head and looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    "Who are you looking for?"


    "Is Elder Jiang home?" Qin Mian raised his voice and asked.


    "Who is it?" Elder Jiang walked out of the house, and when he saw Qin Mian, he laughed, "It''s you guys, come in and take a seat."


    Elder Jiang''s son and daughter-in-law were inside the house, sticking their heads out. Since they did not come out, it could be seen that they were not very welcoming.


    Qin Mian tactfully did not go in and only brought out the dumplings, "Elder Jiang, we still have things to do, so we won''t go in. I never had the chance to thank you for the egg you gave us last time. This is something we cooked ourselves, it''s a small matter, it''s disrespectful. "


    "You''re just a country bumpkin, why are you being so polite?" Elder Jiang was a little surprised, then he laughed, his eyes became more amiable, "It''s not easy for two grown men to live their lives, keep them and eat on your own."


    Qin Mian said: "Elder Jiang, there is no need to be polite, we have done a lot, and this was specially given to you. If you don''t, it''ll be cold. "


    "Alright then." Seeing that he was adamant, the Elder Jiang took the bowl and went to the kitchen. After a while, he took out the empty bowl and brought out two fat cabbages.


    "Yesterday, I passed by your garden and saw that the dishes in the garden have not grown up yet. Bring these two cabbages back for me to eat." It''s not worth it. Don''t reject it. "


    "Thank you, Elder Jiang." Qin Mian could see his goodwill and accepted it.


    Lei Tia also thanked him.


    Watching the two leave, Elder Jiang stood for a while before entering the house.


    "Dad, why are you so close to them?" The son of the Elder Jiang, Jiang Da complained in a low voice.


    His wife stood at the side. Although she didn''t say anything, her face showed disapproval.


    Elder Jiang went over to the dining table and sat down. He glanced at his wife, picked up a peanut and placed it in his mouth, then slowly chewed, "Ask your mother why."


    Grandma Jiang laughed heartily and hugged her darling grandson, "Da Da Da, let me ask you, did Lei Tia and his wife commit murder or set fire?"


    Jiang Da shook his head.


    "Is there any deception?"


    Jiang Da said, "Neither did I."


    That''s it." Grandma Jiang said gently, "When they split up, your father only gave them a few eggs. Even now, they still remember. It can be seen that he''s a grateful person." "At that time, the two of them almost went out clean, but now that they are able to open a shop in the town, it is said that they earn a lot every day. Even the bros next door who wanted to sell soup were given to Lei Tia''s wife, it can be seen that he is a capable person.


    Jiang Da was deep in thought.


    "Alright, let''s eat." Elder Jiang laughed heartily, "You don''t like to be in contact with others, they might not like to be in contact with you."


    Jiang Da felt helpless. Was there a need to belittle his own son?


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia walked into the alley where they lived and saw Zhang Dashuan standing in front of their house with a plate in front of their house, and a bowl upside down on top of the plate.


    They quickened their pace.


    "Brother Zhang."


    Where did you two go?" Zhang Dashuan laughed, "I waited for a long time. Have you had lunch? "I thought it was a holiday today. Your sister-in-law made a cabbage stew and told me to bring you a bowl of it. It''s still warm.


    Qin Mian opened the door and invited him in, "We''ve already eaten. You and sister-in-law are too considerate. "


    Zhang Dashuan said: What''s the value of this? "We still haven''t thanked you for giving me the bamboo stick making bag. We''ve made quite a bit recently, it''s enough for us to have a good year."


    "Brother Zhang has been taking care of us even more." Lei Tia said.


    Zhang Dashuan laughed and handed the plate over to Qin Mian, "Alright, alright, I won''t say anymore. Our two families will take care of each other. Here, it''s better to warm it at night. "


    Qin Mian took the plate and went to the kitchen, then said to Lei Tia: "Accompany Brother Zhang to sit."


    "You guys went over there." Zhang Dashuan smiled dubiously, then said to Lei Tia: "Uncle Lei''s second wife will be entering the door in a few days."


    "That''s his business." Lei Tia had an expression that said it was none of his business.


    Zhang Dashuan did not make any evaluation. Not to mention Qingshan Village, even in terms of Flowing Water Town, Lei Daqiang was still the first person to have a wife. Even now, he and his wife were still worrying about how to deliver the gift.


    Since he had not eaten lunch yet, he sat down for a while before taking his leave, bringing a bowl of raw dumplings with him.

 Chapter 57 I Came in the Door

    In the blink of an eye, it was the day Lei Daqiang married Wei Wei.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia greeted Yue Dong in advance and did not go into the store. Ever since that night when he had taught the two of them a ruthless lesson, no one came to the restaurant to cause trouble anymore. The two of them did not go to the store for a few days, so there was nothing to worry about.


    After breakfast, the two put on their clothes and went to the old house together. Compared to the previous few days, the house was somewhat different. Under the eaves of the courtyard hung two lanterns that were bright red. Several red "Happy" words were stuck to the gate, the door to the hall, and the outside wall, rendering the auspicious day''s celebration.


    Qin Mian approached the house as if he was walking and sized it up. He was curious in his heart, how would Lady Wei''s entire family be able to live in this place after entering? Could it be that every time Lei Daqiang wanted to tell the Madam Wei something, he would force the Madam Du into his room or use a piece of cloth to split his bed in half?


    Thinking about that fu


    y scene, Qin Mian laughed silently. The more he thought about it, the happier he got.


    "What are you laughing at?" Lei Tia slapped his head.


    Qin Mian quickly replied: "Nothing, nothing." He was still smiling.


    Lei Tia did not pursue the matter and pulled him into the courtyard.


    Because the auspicious hour was near dusk, the courtyard was still relatively quiet. When I got married, Lei Xiangren and the other juniors were all very embarrassed, silently doing what they were doing.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law, you are here." Lei Xianglee walked over.


    Lei Tia waved his hand, "Go ahead."


    Lei Xianglee sighed, and walked out of the courtyard, "I''m going to borrow tables and chairs."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia walked a circle around, didn''t need any help, and didn''t want to see Madam Du''s "Everyone owes her five hundred silver" face, so he turned around and returned home.


    Qin Mian suggested, "Go buy some tofu and a fish." Although Qingshan Village was rather far from the Flowing Water Town, the village had a wine workshop, tofu workshops, and a fish farmer. Usually, it was very convenient to buy wine, tofu, and fish.


    Lei Tia turned his head and walked towards the left side of the small path, telling him to go that way.


    "Brother Tia, are you taking a walk with sister-in-law?" Wu Di came over and joked.


    Lei Tia nodded slightly.


    Qin Mian nodded politely towards Wu Di and the other three villagers who were walking with him.


    "Let''s go to the other side of the village and buy tofu. "Where are you guys going?"


    Wu Di said: "I heard that Old Zhao and his wife had started fighting, so we went to ''persuade'' them. "Hahaha ??"


    Qin Mian continued, "Old Zhao and his wife would have a three-day fight every day. It''s nothing new in our village now, right?" This couple was a rare couple in their village. They would feel uncomfortable without fighting for a day, but every time they woke up the next morning, the two of them would walk out the door arm in arm. Their ma


    ers were as intimate as that of modern people. The villagers all knew that the two of them had a good relationship. Fighting was more like a special way for them to express their feelings for each other.


    "It''s different this time," A young man by Wu Di''s side said while laughing. "I heard that this time it''s because Old Zhao didn''t come home last night, and he came back this morning with a red lip mark on his clothes! "Hahaha ??"


    Another person urged, "Come on, let''s go take a look!"


    "Brother Tia, sister-in-law, we will be leaving first!" Wu Di waved his hand and was pulled away.


    Qin Mian shook his head. This Wu Di really didn''t seem like a married person.


    The two of them strolled forward leisurely, buying fish and tofu to go home.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian cooked three dishes, one Red Braised Tofu, one Red Braised Fish and one Pork Stewed Cabbage. Just like before, Qin Mian ate the rest of the food first, clearing away all the food and dishes.


    Why didn''t he get fatter? Qin Mian thought with jealousy.


    After lunch, the two of them took a few steps to eat and sleep on the bed. They could vaguely hear the faint sounds of firecrackers approaching, so they quickly packed up and rushed to the old house.


    Sure enough, the people who came to escort the bride had returned. The sound of firecrackers exploded outside the village, creating crackling sounds for a long time.


    This firecracker sound was a way of telling people that the bride would be arriving soon, a way of reminding the family to prepare for the bride, and also a way of reminding the guests in the village that they could come knocking on the door.


    When they arrived at the old dwelling, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi, and Madame Zhao, as well as Madam Qian and a few others were welcoming guests at the entrance. Lei Xiangren and his brothers were in charge of the male customers, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian were in charge of the female customers, Lei Chuntao was in charge of receiving the kids, the few of them were so busy that their feet almost touched the ground. Lei Xiangzhi was still in the school. Since he did not see Madam Du, it was said that he was sick.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia hurriedly stepped forward to help out as well to receive the congratulatory gift and to invite the guests into the courtyard.


    The wedding procession drew closer and closer. At the front were six men in red, some beating gongs, some beating drums, some puffing their cheeks while others were blowing suona; it was a very joyous scene. Behind them was Lei Daqiang who was covered in red flowers. He was gri


    ing from ear to ear, as if he was ten years younger. Beside Lei Daqiang was a red four-man sedan, and the person in the sedan was naturally the bride.


    Five or six men and women followed behind the palanquin, all holding new baskets with the word "Happy" stuck onto them. Needless to say, the basket is the bride''s dowry, there are rice, flour, cloth, new small furniture and so on.


    When the team arrived at the door, there was another burst of firecrackers. "Crack! Crack! Crack!"


    "The bride is here ?? ??" The children were shouting excitedly as they tried to stop the sedan chair from getting close to the gate.


    Lei Daqiang was already prepared. He grabbed a few handfuls of candy from a basket and threw them into the distance.


    The children ran over to pick up the candy, cheering, and the litter landed smoothly in the doorway.


    After the bride got off the palanquin, she led the red wedding band with Lei Daqiang and entered.


    The guests squeezed in to see what was going on. The courtyard was filled with people who were clamoring and jeering at the top of their lungs.


    Qin Mian also wanted to go over, but he didn''t have the space to do so. He tiptoed and saw that after the bride crossed the brazier, she had completed the ceremony with Lei Daqiang according to the order of "First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to the hall of honor and husband and wife", and was sent to the bridal chamber.


    But the place he paid his respects to was actually Lei Daqiang''s parents'' memorial tablet.


    After the bride was sent to the bridal chamber, the prospective groom, Lei Daqiang, was dragged out to drink by the villagers.


    No matter if it was the master or the guest, they did not mention the reason behind the absence of the Madam Du.


    It was now the busiest time, and the chefs were cooking in an orderly ma


    er. After Qin Mian and Lei Tia arranged for the guests to be seated, they helped to serve the dishes.


    Qin Mian looked towards the door from time to time, and said to Lei Tia in a low voice, "It can''t be that you missed the time, right?"


    "Don''t worry, everything has been arranged." Lei Tia comforted his.


    Just as he finished his sentence, the sound of horses'' hooves could be heard from outside as someone shouted, "Eat well, serve me ten servings of the spicy hot pot at the restaurant!"


    The courtyard quietened down at the same time. Several surprised, surprised, or envious gazes landed on Qin Mian and his.


    Lei Tia was expressionless, but he maintained his basic ma


    ers with a slight smile.


    After a short while, ten spirited young men entered the yard in succession, each of them carrying five charcoal stoves that were not yet filled with charcoal, and then two of them carrying a sack of charcoal, and two of them carrying five two-eared wok pots, and two of them each carrying four bamboo baskets containing different types of vegetables, including meatballs, fish, chicken pieces, quail eggs, mushrooms, vegetables, potatoes and tofu. These ten were all hired by Qin Mian.


    Everyone looked at each other as they discussed in low voices with excitement.


    "Old Lei Family''s eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law are promising, this is a big shot!"


    "I only need seven or eight hundred gold coins to buy those dishes!"


    "Lei Tia and his wife are kind enough, father and stepmother did not forget to nurture them even after they were forced to separate."


    "..."


    Hearing these words, Qin Mian''s mouth raised in a subtle smile.


    After the ten waiters set down the dishes, they methodically placed a charcoal stove on top of each table, lit the charcoal and put it in the pot. Then, they poured in the soup and skillfully divided the dishes into ten portions, placing them on each table.


    "Old Lei has given birth to a good son!" Someone said in envy.


    When Lei Daqiang heard this, he felt even more humiliated. His face was red and he laughed out loud, patting Lei Tia on the shoulder and praising him three times.


    He didn''t know that Madam Du, who was called sick while hiding in her room, had red eyes as he looked at the people in the courtyard all wearing smiles and joyful expressions. Seeing Qin Mian''s smiling face, he felt that everyone was ridiculing her, as his hands were clenched into a fist, and the pain in her chest caused her to feel pain so much that she almost vomited blood.


    Her family''s sister-in-law, Xiao Shi, sat beside her and quickly comforted her, "Little sister-in-law, there''s nothing we can do about it now. You should open up a little. I''ll go out and take a look. " It was said that the hotpot was very delicious, and she was also very greedy. Perhaps if she was one step too slow, she wouldn''t have a share.


    Wei Wei, who was sitting in her new room, also heard the shouts from outside, "Ten servings of Ma La Tang". Her pretty face broke into a sweet smile under the red veil.


    Zhang Dashuan walked to Lei Tia''s side, laughing and teasing, "I''m bleeding today."


    Qin Mian smiled and looked in the direction of the house with an unknown look, "That''s how it should be."


    "Brother Zhang, go sit over there." Lei Tia invited Zhang Dashuan to take a seat.


    After the ten youngsters mixed the dishes, Qin Mian casually took out a string of money from his pocket and handed it over to them, "It''s been hard on you guys, I''ll give you guys some wine. You guys can come back tomorrow morning to move. "


    "Thank you, Little Boss." A few employees happily thanked him and left.


    At this point, the fire in the charcoal stove had already begun to burn, and the aroma of the hotpot immediately became strong and alluring. The atmosphere in the courtyard seemed to be driven by the fragrance of the incense as it heated up. The villagers continuously toasted Lei Daqiang, their voices rough as they congratulated him on his wedding.


    The Lei Xiangren brothers also did not escape the violent toast of the crowd.


    Lei Tia had a cold expression on his face. No one dared to pull at him, so the two of them were able to leisurely eat and drink, occasionally inviting Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di and the other youths at their table to drink and eat.


    "Brother Zhang," a villager at the same table drank too much, his face red from drinking too much, he patted Zhang Dashuan''s back with all his strength, "I heard that the bamboo sticks in Lei Tia''s hotpot restaurant were all made by you, can you earn a lot of money in one day?"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other, lowered their heads and continued to eat.


    The chopsticks in Zhang Dashuan''s hand paused for a moment before he picked up the dishes in the hotpot, laughing, "This is what brother Lei and his wife think of me. "Eat, eat!"

 Chapter 58 Duchennes Initial Skirmish

    "Yes, yes, brother Ley." The villager looked at Lei Tia again, beating the porcelain plate with the chopsticks in his hands as he talked. A breath of alcohol leaked out from his mouth, "Brother Lei, we''re all from the same village. Everyone says that, right? "


    Lei Tia''s face darkened.


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows and looked at the villager.


    The other people on the table were a little embarrassed, cursing the villager who was eating Lei Tia''s hotpot to himself. Even if they had the chance to make a fortune, they would still give it to their own brothers or friends. Pingbai ruined the harmonious atmosphere on the table.


    Wu Di hooked his arm around the villager''s shoulder and laughed, "Big brother Qiu, don''t just talk, let''s toast again! Or are you afraid that when you go back, your sister-in-law will make you kneel in front of a broom? "


    "Who''s afraid of her?" That person stretched his neck and raised his wine cup as he shouted, "Come here, a mouthful of air!"


    "Come, drink again!" The others also went over.


    Qin Mian increased his eating speed, and after finishing his meal, he sneaked out while no one was watching, and hid outside the courtyard while hooking his fingers together towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia put down the bowl and walked over.


    Qin Mian pulled him away, afraid that someone else would drink too much and be "taken care of" by them.


    "I''m not full yet." Lei Tia was honestly pulled by him.


    The sun had just set, and most of the people had already gone to the old mansion to drink their wedding wine. It was very quiet around them.


    Qin Mian immediately said: "I''ll make you some noodles when we get back."


    With that, it was Lei Tia''s turn to pull him away.


    Qin Mian remembered something, "When we were eating, a woman was staring at us. Who was she?"


    Lei Tia thought about it, "Aunt."


    "Oh." Qin Mian''s reaction was average. At that time, the branch family had also notified their relatives everywhere, but not a single person had entered their house. His relatives did not take him and Lei Tia to heart, and there was no one helping them, so he did not care about them.


    After returning home, the two of them were much more at ease than when they were at their old home.


    Lei Tia immediately headed towards the kitchen. "Wash anything you want, I''ll do it."


    "You won''t, I''ll do it." Qin Mian picked out a piece of pork with skin from the beam of the house. This piece of pork was three parts fat and seven parts thin, it was suitable for making meat. He cut the meat into thin pieces and let Lei Tia start a fire. When the oil was boiling, Qin Mian poured the meat into the pot and continuously stir-fried it. When it was at the third maturity, Qin Mian added the ginger and salt into the pot and continued to stir-fry it, at the sixth maturity, he added the vinegar and then the stir-fry. At the seventh maturity, he added the soy sauce and pepper, and when the pot was about to be boiled, he added the appropriate amount of chilli powder. The meat was tender and spicy, the oil bright red.


    Qin Mian saw that she was panicking too. She used her chopsticks to pick up two pieces of meat to taste them and praised herself, "Exceptional performance, soft and tender."


    Seeing Lei Tia staring at his mouth, he took out a small bowl, picked up a few pieces of meat and gave it to him, "Here."


    Lei Tia took the bowl and took the meat from the chopsticks in his hand.


    Qin Mian looked at him blankly, "Those are my chopsticks!"


    "Yes." Lei Tia did not even raise his head.


    Qin Mian glared at him, "You''re not going to take another pair?"


    "What''s the difference?" Lei Tia raised his head, his expression at a loss.


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, he was unable to say anything. Could it be that letting him tell Lei Tia that the chopsticks you used was kissing me indirectly?


    On another pot of Precinct Head cooking noodles. After the noodles were cooked, Qin Mian scooped up the noodles, scooped up a spoonful of broth, added a handful of green onions, and stirred them with his chopsticks. The rest of the broth can be kept for tomorrow, such as today''s cold is not afraid of the bad.


    "You can eat now." Qin Mian was careful to not let the soup spill onto the stove as he complained.


    "I''ll carry it." Lei Tia took the lead and placed the bowl on the dining table.


    Qin Mian washed his hands and came out, but he did not see anyone around. After a while, he saw Lei Tia coming out of the junk room with a jug of wine.


    He could not help but grumble, "Eating noodles and drinking wine."


    "Watch as you drink." Lei Tia put down the wine pot, and did not sit down immediately, "My wife, you want to drink too?"


    "Nope." Qin Mian shook his head.


    Lei Tia only brought a cup of wine over and poured it for himself. Qin Mian had nothing to do so he sat beside him, bored out of his mind, and watched him eat.


    Lei Tia seemed to be in a good mood as he slowly savored the wine and noodles.


    Qin Mian was anxious and wanted to feed it to him. He was so bored that he went to the kitchen and grabbed a pair of chopsticks from Lei Tia''s bowl of meat.


    "This is my noodles." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian provocatively picked up four pieces of meat and put them into his mouth, "What''s different?"


    Lei Tia shook his head.


    Qin Mian proudly picked out all the meat in his bowl and ate it.


    Lei Tia did not say a word, holding the white porcelain wine cup with his left hand and the chopsticks in his right hand, he helped him search for meat in the noodles.


    Qin Mian''s face was burning hot, he put down his chopsticks and suddenly stood up, ran to the sofa and laid down, his heart was thumping hard, he did not dare to look at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia stared at him for a long time before withdrawing his gaze. Then, he turned the cup upside down and focused on eating the noodles. The noodles had been soaked in the soup for too long and had long since rotted away, but he still found them delicious.


    "..."


    At dawn, after Qin Mian and Qin Mian washed up, they went back to the old house early.


    Aside from Madam Du, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Mrs Zhao, Madam Qian and the three children, there was also Lei Daqiang''s biological brother, Lei Dagang''s family ?? including Lei Dagang, Lei Dagang''s wife, two sons, two daughter-in-laws, two grandsons and two granddaughters. Back then, when Lei Daqiang and Lei Dagang were separated, they had some conflicts. The relationship between the two families were normal, and the relationship was not close.


    Everyone in the room was chatting, and when they saw the two of them walk in side by side, they could only feel their eyes brighten as they simultaneously started talking. The man on the left was tall and had a black hair like ink, wearing a blue robe with a black leather belt around his waist, carrying a red safety net, his expression was cold, his steps steady, and he exuded an aura that could not be ignored; the boy on the right had a jade-like face, lacquer eyes, and was wearing a sky-blue robe with a brown cloak over his sleeves, with two pure white bu


    y fur on his feet and green satin boots. He gave off the impression that some young master had gone through the wrong door.


    Mrs Zhao, Madam Qian, Lei Chuntao and the other few women looked at the two in a daze.


    Lei Xiangren''s gaze fell on Lei Tia as his emotions became complicated. His eldest brother was older than him, but he looked several years younger. Without the scar on his face, he would be even more handsome and charming. He couldn''t help but feel a bit jealous. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Mrs Zhao in a daze. He was stifled. She raised his foot and gave her a kick.


    Mrs Zhao still thought that he was careless, rubbed his leg and complained, "What are you thinking?"


    Lei Xiangren snorted, and did not say a word.


    After Lei Tia sca


    ed the room with his eyes, he pulled Qin Mian to an inconspicuous corner and sat down.


    Qin Mian also looked around but he did not see the new bride.


    Madam Du impatiently sat on the main seat, a little absent-minded as she glared fiercely at the tightly shut door from time to time.


    At this moment, the door creaked open, and a smiling Lei Daqiang and a red-clothed Madam Wei walked out together.


    Qin Mian looked at Madam Wei and nodded to himself. She was indeed a beauty, it was a pity to be compatible with Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Daqiang walked to the main seat and sat down, then casually said: "Everyone is here."


    Madam Wei had a bashful look on her face, but she looked very generous. Her actions were not awkward at all as she walked over to Madam Du with light steps and knelt down to give her tea. Although the two of them were wives and had the same status, Madam Du was the first to enter the so this cup of tea should be given to them.


    "Elder sister, please have some tea."


    Madam Du did not pick up the phone, but stared at her coldly and said coldly: "You still know how to wake up? How can you be embarrassed to have so many of us wait for you? This is the rule of your Wei family? "


    The Madam Wei did not feel offended, and said apologetically: "I asked my husband about it yesterday, and she said that my sister usually gets up at the begi


    ing of the morning. His sister was lost in thought, but she didn''t expect her to wake up so quickly. "This is sister''s fault. Sister will apologize to sister, please have some tea."


    Lei Xiangren and the others could only look on silently, not saying a word. It was indeed Madam Du who woke up early. She woke them all up before dawn with the table in the room and the chairs in the kitchen banging on the pot.


    Qin Mian laughed silently and glanced at Madam Du gloatingly.


    Madam Du''s expression froze, she wanted to say more, but Lei Daqiang''s face stiffened, "Alright, why aren''t you accepting the tea? I have to make breakfast later. "


    Madam Du could only take the tea and put it down after taking a sip. Unwillingly, she took out two peach wood silver hairpins and said stiffly, "You have to take good care of the old man in the future."


    "Thank you elder sister." Madam Wei thanked her politely and passed a pair of exquisite silver earrings to her. "This is a little gift from sister, I hope elder sister will like it."


    The two silver pearls were not small. They were worth at least one tael of silver, which was much more valuable than the silver hairpin. Madam Du felt slightly more at ease.


    Mrs Zhao''s eyes lit up, she quickly walked over and held onto Madam Wei''s arm, and said affectionately: "Mother, I''m Old Second''s daughter-in-law, let me introduce you. "These are Eldest Uncle and Eldest Uncle''s mother, this is ??"


    It was from the same generation, the Madam Wei sent gifts one by one, giving him handmade shoes and a bag.


    They were all from the junior generation, the Madam Wei had been generous with their gifts, and did not care about them at all. Qin Mian and Lei Tia also took one each.


    After the betrothal, the Madam Du said impatiently: "Alright, go cook, we are all hungry." The new daughter-in-law would make breakfast on the second day after entering the house. While checking the ability of the new daughter-in-law to manage the family, she would also lay the foundation for the new daughter-in-law''s life in the new home.


    Lei Dagang and his family stood up to take their leave.


    Lei Daqiang left Qin Mian and Lei Tia to eat breakfast. Qin Mian wanted to watch the show, so the two stayed behind.


    When Madam Wei went to the kitchen to busy herself, Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian took the initiative to help. Qin Mianxin understood that these two people must have gone to try and get close with the Madam Wei.


    Not even an hour later, Madame Zhao and the Madam Qian began carrying the dishes to the table. Yesterday, there were still a lot of ingredients left for the guests to eat. The Madam Wei had taken care of ten dishes and they were all colourful.


    "We can start the meal now." The Madam Wei smiled as she sat down beside Lei Daqiang.


    Madam Du said with a straight face: "Madam Wei, you sat in the wrong place. What are you doing with a grown man? "


    "Elder sister''s words are wrong." Madam Wei turned to look at Lei Daqiang, "Hubby, I feel that we are family, there is no need for us to separate in our own home. It''s convenient for me to sit next to my husband so I can take care of him, right? Second and Third sat together with their wives to help cultivate their relationship. In the future, they would give birth to a few grandchildren. Husband, what do you think? "


    "You''re right." Lei Daqiang nodded, "In the future, we will not separate men and women eating together anymore, but we will still have to split the tables. I will sit with your mother, your mother, Chuntao, and the rest at the other table. "


    The Madam Wei warmly invited the Madam Du. "Elder sister, come over quickly."


    Madam Du''s face was ashen. She could not tolerate it any longer and was about to get angry.


    Lei Chuntao quickly walked over and pushed her to sit on the other side of Lei Daqiang to comfort her.


    The Madam Wei helped Lei Daqiang to pick up a bowl of Red Braised lamb, and said with a smile: "Master, the lamb can be used for nourishment, eat more. "My culinary skills are pretty good. In the future, I''ll make a few more dishes to properly supplement your cooking skills."


    "Good, good." Lei Daqiang laughed as he felt that marrying this wife was the right decision.


    Lei Xiangren stuffed several chopsticks into his mouth as he praised, "My cooking skills are really not bad."


    "I think so too," Mrs Zhao chimed in. "These vegetables are also good at stir-frying, so you should put more oil on them to make them taste better."


    Madam Qian said in a low voice, "If only this young lady was the one cooking in the future."


    Lei Xiangyi glared at her, and scolded her in a low voice: "Shut up!" He knew that his own mother would fry vegetables to save oil, but Madam Qian should not have said that in front of so many people.


    Qin Mian glanced at Madam Du''s dark face, and then glanced at Madam Wei''s smiling face. He was in a great mood. He was very sure that Madam Du would no longer have the time to find trouble with him and Lei Tia in the future. As for what would happen to the old house, he didn''t care at all.


    "Brother Tia, I''ve finished eating."


    Lei Tia nodded, he put down his chopsticks and stood up.


    "Father, Mother, and Little Mother, we''ve finished eating. We''ll be going back now. You guys eat slowly." Qin Mian was extremely polite.


    The Madam Du did not make a sound.


    Lei Daqiang only nodded.


    On the other hand, Madam Wei stood up and faintly discernable Qin Mian and Lei Tia didn''t even eat a bowl of rice, as she said with a smile: "Alright. Come back and visit whenever you have the time. "

 Chapter 59 Go Hunting Together

    The wind outside the window was blowing, causing the window to make a slight sound, as if it was moaning. Qin Mian woke up early and curled up on his bed, not wanting to move at all. He watched as Lei Tia stood up on time and sat on the edge of the brick bed, slowly putting on his clothes, cotton shirt and pants, and finally putting on his cloth shoes.


    "Get up and run." Lei Tia turned around.


    "I don''t." How about you make breakfast today? " Qin Mian suggested.


    Lei Tia picked his up and threw his warm clothes on top of Qin Mian''s body.


    Qin Mian accepted his fate, put on his clothes, and coldly said: "You''re not afraid that I''ll catch a cold!"


    Lei Tia said in a muffled voice: "It''s not easy to catch cold if you persevere and train hard."


    Qin Mian quickly put on his clothes, combed his hair and rushed out like an arrow. Didn''t you tell me to run? I''ll show you.


    After Lei Tia locked the courtyard door, he did not see Qin Mian''s figure anymore. Without hesitation, he ran towards the right and in a moment, he saw Qin Mian''s back as he chased after him.


    Qin Mian heard the footsteps behind him, and increased his speed.


    Lei Tia also sped up, following behind him by one meter.


    Qin Mian curled his lips, maintaining a constant speed, he did not continue to compete with him.


    At this time, most of the villagers had already woken up. The sound of scraping pots, opening doors, and speaking came together to form a unique symphony.


    As they passed through a gate, a basin of water flew out from within.


    Qin Mian scurried away immediately.


    The fat auntie held an empty basin in her hands, her face was full of surprise, and said embarrassedly: "Lei Tia''s wife, I''m sorry, Aunt didn''t do it on purpose."


    "It doesn''t matter." Qin Mian waved his hands casually and continued to run.


    The autumn wind blew drearily and tirelessly. The withered yellow leaves rustled and fell on the ground, forming a thick pile. A foot stepped on it and there was a "Zi" sound. After ru


    ing for a while, his entire body started to heat up, Qin Mian increased his speed slightly.


    Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di and Lei Xianglee had somehow gathered together and were walking over. When they saw Qin Mian and Lei Tia, they waved their hands.


    Zhang Dashuan said: "Ru


    ing again? We have something to talk to you about. "


    Qin Mian''s footsteps did not stop, and his breathing became unstable: "Morning ?? Finished ru


    ing... "We''ll talk about it later."


    Lei Tia remained silent and followed behind him.


    "They run like this every day?" Lei Xianglee asked Zhang Dashuan.


    Zhang Dashuan replied: "That''s right, other than rainy days, the two of them would circle the village every morning."


    Wu Di had a face full of amusement, "I heard sister-in-law call it ''morning training''."


    Lei Xianglee nodded, feeling ashamed. These two outsiders knew his eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law better than he did.


    "Let''s go, we''ll slowly walk over. By the time they reach the gate, the two of them will have finished ru


    ing." Zhang Dashuan said.


    Sure enough, when the three of them slowly arrived at the gate, Qin Mian and Lei Tia coincidentally passed through the small forest. Lei Tia''s breathing was steady, as though he was just going for a walk, while Qin Mian was panting, but his steps were still steady.


    "Open the door." Qin Mian slapped Lei Tia''s shoulder.


    Lei Tia took out the key to open the lock without saying a word.


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two were secretly surprised. So this was how the two of them got along in private. Although Qin Mian hit Lei Tia hard, they could still tell how intimate they were.


    "Why did the three of you come together? "What is it?" Qin Mian asked.


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two had not even had time to speak, when Lei Tia, who was ladling water from a bucket by the side of the well, asked Qin Mian, "Wifey, what do you want to eat this morning?"


    "Rice." It''s not like you don''t know that I don''t like noodles very much. Do you still need to ask? " Qin Mian took off the cloth on the bamboo pole and wiped off his sweat.


    "I know." What kind of food would you like to eat? "


    Qin Mian thought for a while, "Half a cabbage, three radishes, and three ribs."


    Lei Tia walked into the kitchen and glanced at Zhang Dashuan and the others, "Tell my wife about this matter."


    "Big brother is cooking?" Lei Xianglee asked in disbelief.


    Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di''s faces were also filled with astonishment.


    Qin Mian was startled, "That''s not it, he is here to wash the vegetables. His thick skin is not afraid of the cold, haha. "


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two looked at each other. He now knew two parts more about Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s male lives.


    Qin Mian invited them into the living room.


    "You haven''t said why you''re looking for us?"


    Lei Xianglee sat down on the sofa and felt the softness of the sofa with his fist.


    Zhang Dashuan said: "Actually, we are here to find Tia. The three of us want to go hunting in the mountains, so we can have more dishes on the table for the new year as well. Tia had the most experience in hunting, so we wanted him to bring us along. " Actually, Wu Di was the one who suggested going up the mountain to hunt. His relationship with Lei Tia and Qin Mian was also pretty good, but he was not as familiar as Zhang Dashuan and Lei Tia so he called Zhang Dashuan over. When he passed by the old mansion, he saw Lei Xianglee and called him over.


    Wu Di stood at the entrance of the kitchen and curiously looked inside. When he saw that Lei Tia was really searching for rice, he was extremely shocked and looked at Qin Mian in admiration before returning and sitting down.


    "Did you hear that? They asked you to go hunting. " Qin Mian shouted towards the kitchen.


    Lei Tia''s voice came out from the inside, "I heard it. After breakfast. "


    "I want to go too." Qin Mian was bored at home.


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian smiled, then asked Lei Xianglee, "Fourth Younger Brother, you didn''t sell the soup today?"


    Lei Xianglee said: "We finished the cleaning up yesterday. I have to thank sister-in-law for making so much money this time. "


    The person sitting there obviously wouldn''t ask how much money he had earned.


    Qin Mian smiled faintly, "This is nothing. You, Third Brother, Fifth Brother and Little Sister have also helped us a lot in the past. We all remember it in our hearts. "


    Lei Xianglee could understand the meaning behind his words, he laughed and did not say anymore.


    Wu Di said: "Let''s return as well. We''ll meet at Brother Tia''s home after breakfast."


    The three of them left together.


    Qin Mian made a hot and sour cabbage and a stewed radish with ribs. After eating breakfast, Lei Tia wiped his precious bow once and took out twenty arrows, placing them into the quiver.


    Qin Mian put on his hat and scarf, preparing to leave.


    After a while, Lei Xianglee and the other two arrived, with bows and baskets on their backs.


    The five of them talked and laughed as they walked towards the back of the mountain. Only Qin Mian had nothing in his hands.


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two knew that Qin Mian was playing with them.


    After entering the mountain, they consciously quieted down. For a time, the only sounds that could be heard were the sounds of their feet stepping on leaves and dry branches.


    Zhang Dashuan walked at the front, with Lei Tia and Lei Tia at the back. Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di and Lei Xianglee were not professional hunters. With their ordinary archery skills, Qin Mian and Lei Tia wanted to give more opportunities to them.


    In the forest, there were a lot of pheasants and wild rabbits. Not long after, Zhang Dashuan saw a fat pheasant pecking in the grass. Lei Xianglee and Wu Di crept towards the other two directions as they surrounded the pheasant in a triangle.


    Zhang Dashuan took out an arrow, aimed it at the pheasant, and pulled the bowstring. The arrow brushed past the pheasant''s feathers and stuck in the dry grass.


    The pheasant was frightened. With a "gege" sound, it flapped its wings and fled.


    "Ah, what a pity!" Wu Di was in great distress. In a moment of desperation, he had accurately calculated the location of the mountain chicken''s fall and actually extended his hands out to pounce at it.


    The pheasant probably did not expect that someone would try to catch it with their hands. It burst with potential in the face of danger. It stomped on the tree trunk with its claws, turned around, flapped its wings and flew towards another direction.


    Wu Di immediately fell to the ground.


    At that moment, with a "sou" sound, an arrow accurately hit the pheasant. The pheasant died in an instant and fell to the ground.


    Wu Di turned his head around to see that Lei Tia had lowered his arm. He was the one who shot that arrow.


    Seeing Wu Di''s embarrassed state, Qin Mian, Lei Xianglee and the other two all laughed out loud.


    Wu Di''s face reddened, and quickly crawled up from the ground.


    Zhang Dashuan laughed non-stop, "Wu Di, we are here to hunt, not to catch chickens. "Hahaha ??"


    "Am I not in a hurry?" Wu Di patted the grass on his body.


    Qin Mian picked up the pheasant and put it into Wu Di''s basket.


    Wu Di immediately took out the pheasant, "No, this is something Brother Tia hunted."


    Qin Mian once again threw the pheasant back into his basket and said generously: "I gave it to you, take it. He doesn''t care about this one and half."


    "No." Wu Di said resolutely, "If it was the Brother Tia who caught it, it would be yours. If I didn''t manage to find anything when we go down the mountain, I would brazenly ask the Brother Tia for one. Sister-in-law, I''ll help you guys hold this for now. "


    Qin Mian could only nod his head.


    They continued to walk forward until they met another two pheasants. Unfortunately, Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xianglee and Wu Di failed to hit them.


    It was rare for Lei Tia to take the initiative to give them some pointers.


    Zhang Dashuan shot a pheasant and a wild rabbit, and Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di each hunted a pheasant.


    Lei Tia was the luckiest one as he managed to hunt two pheasants and a brown-breasted Bamboo Chicken.


    "I want to try too." Qin Mian''s hands started to itch when he saw this, and extended out towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia explained, "This is a hundred stone strong bow, you can''t pull it."


    Qin Mian was furious, he felt that he had been looked down upon, "How do I know without trying?"


    Lei Tia handed the bow over to him.


    Qin Mian took out an arrow from his back pocket and nocked it. Following his posture, he aimed at a leaf on the ground and pulled the bow. The bowstring barely moved.


    Qin Mian thought that the situation was bad as he stole glances at the others.


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two all turned their heads to look at him, their mouths pursed tightly. But Qin Mian could still tell that they were laughing secretly, and said with a straight face: "What''s so fu


    y? You can move them all? "


    Lei Tia embraced his shoulder, and said in a low voice: "I''ll make you a small bow another day."

 Chapter 60 Black Wolf Cub

    "I''ll try." Zhang Dashuan admitted that he had strong strength, and was prepared to win. He stepped forward and picked up the strong bow in Qin Mian''s hands, using all his strength, he calmly shook his head, "No."


    Lei Xianglee and Wu Di curiously tried it, but they couldn''t do it either, as they admired Lei Tia''s arm strength.


    "See?" Qin Mian proudly said as he straightened his back once again.


    Lei Xianglee then handed over his bow and arrow, "Sister-in-law, do you want to use mine?" Lei Tia''s strong bow could kill wild boars, bears, tigers and other big guys. A small bow like Lei Tia could only shoot at small things like wild chickens and wild rabbits.


    Lei Tia looked at him, pushed his hand back, and said to Qin Mian: "I''ll bring you here again after you learn it."


    Qin Mian happily nodded, "Alright."


    As they continued to walk up the mountain, they suddenly heard a rustling sound, as if it was something big. Lei Tia and Zhang Dashuan both raised their bows and arrows vigilantly.


    The trees ahead of them parted, and a young man in grey came out, holding a bow in his hand. He froze when he saw them.


    He moved to the side, and another young man appeared behind him. He was also carrying a bow and arrows, wore a white hunting suit, had fox fur wrapped around his collar, had white jade pendants hanging from his waist from the corners of his clothes.


    Behind him was a man with a square face, dressed in the same clothes as the first person who came out. It was obvious that the two men in gray were his followers.


    The two of them had never met before. They only looked at each other for a moment before passing by each other.


    However, Qin Mian suddenly heard a mournful and angry wuu sound from the basket of the last person. For some unknown reason, he felt a heavy feeling in his heart. That basket must be their prey. Wasn''t the law of the jungle a natural law?


    "What''s wrong?" Lei Tia held his hand.


    Qin Mian shook his head: "Nothing."


    At this moment, the sound of a heavy object landing on the ground sounded out from behind him. Qin Mian turned around and saw a black prey lying on the ground with its four limbs and mouth entangled by ropes, struggling desperately. It turned out that the prey was not willing to be arrested. Even though it was tied up like this, it still jumped out of the basket!


    The white-clothed gongzi turned around and was stu


    ed. He clapped his hands and smiled, "Alright! The more forceful it is, the more it will be tamed, and the more it will feel like accomplishment! "


    The square-faced follower quickly went to catch the prey. That thing twisted its body again and turned its head. It stared at Qin Mian as if it knew him.


    Qin Mian looked carefully and was shocked. The prey was a dog with black fur all over its body. In the middle of its two ears, there was a tuft of white fur that looked like a white dot. It was actually exactly the same as the black dog he had saved in his previous life! The only difference was that this dog was smaller than the previous one, only slightly bigger than an adult cat.


    After a moment of surprise, he rushed over and picked up the dog. The dog was also curious. Not only was it not afraid of him, it was twisting its body and moving towards him. Qin Mian picked it up. Once it reached his arms, the black dog strangely quieted down, using its cold eyes to stare at the three of them.


    For a moment, everyone was stu


    ed.


    The square-faced retainer was the first to react, reprimanding loudly, "What are you trying to do?"


    Lei Tia walked over to Qin Mian''s side and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, and looked at him coldly.


    Although Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xianglee and Wu Di felt that this matter was unfathomable, they were not afraid. They walked over together and stood together with Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    The smile on the man in white slowly disappeared as he stared at Qin Mian unkindly.


    Qin Mian also knew that this matter was not easy to handle, but he couldn''t let go of the black dog. He looked at the white clothed man apologetically, and said sincerely, "Sir, I was rude. But as you can see, the dog knows me. To be honest, it had saved my life. I am willing to pay for it, so Young Master can name a price. "


    The white-clothed man''s face was cold and grim. He squinted his eyes and laughed in disdain, not saying a word.


    The square-faced retainer snorted coldly, "Does our young master look like someone who needs money? Put it down! Otherwise, don''t blame us for being impolite. "


    "I can naturally tell that Young Master isn''t lacking in money, but this dog, Young Master Yu, is just a prey. We are willing to fight a few more prey to exchange with Young Master for this one.


    Another follower rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "What do you know about this country bumpkin? This thing is extremely clever. Our Young Master chased it for three whole days before capturing it. None of the other prey could compare to it. Come on, I''m not talking to you anymore, hurry up and put it down. "


    The square-faced retainer glared at him and said fiercely: "Why aren''t you letting it go? Do you really want us to make a move? "


    Seeing that the situation was bad, Zhang Dashuan advised in a low voice, "These people are definitely not simple, we ordinary citizens ca


    ot afford to offend them."


    Qin Mian''s heart sank, he had no idea what to do for the moment, and looked at Lei Tia helplessly.


    Lei Tia gave him a comforting look and pinched his shoulder a few times with his right palm before releasing him. Then, he took out a small green-colored porcelain bottle and walked towards the white-clothed man.


    The white-clothed man had been sizing up this scarred man. His intuition told him that this man was not simple.


    "I wonder if Your Excellency has heard of the Clear Scourge Pill?" Lei Tia asked indifferently.


    The white-clothed man who was originally leaning against the tree trunk heard what was said and his expression changed slightly. He stood up straight with suspicion in his eyes. Is there really such a thing in the world? "


    Qin Mian was shocked, and immediately walked over and pulled on Lei Tia''s sleeves, saying in a low voice: "Let''s think of another way."


    Lei Tia indicated with his eyes for him to calm down and lightly said: "That''s right. "Use this pill to exchange for your prey."


    "Young master, be careful not to fall for it." The two attendants hurriedly reminded him. How could a country bumpkin have such a miraculous pill?


    The man in white hesitated. "How do I know this pill is real?"


    Lei Tia handed the porcelain bottle over to him, "This will depend on your courage and insight."


    When the white-clothed man saw the porcelain bottle, his expression changed slightly. This porcelain bottle was not made of ordinary porcelain, but high quality sky jade. This kind of porcelain was not easy to make, it could measure poison, and it was extremely expensive. Just a small porcelain bottle like this was worth at least five hundred taels of silver. It was impossible for such a porcelain bottle to be used to store a fake medicinal pill. Taking a step back, even if the pill inside was fake, trading a prey for five hundred taels of silver worth of porcelain wouldn''t be a loss.


    The white clothed man stared at Lei Tia for a long time, but Lei Tia remained unperturbed.


    The white clothed man hesitated for a moment before he kept the bottle, "The prey is yours now." Then he left in a hurry. He needed to get someone who was an expert to examine the pill in the bottle as soon as possible.


    The two lackeys looked at each other in surprise as they quickly followed.


    "Young Master, wait for us!"


    The three of them quickly disappeared into the forest.


    With Zhang Dashuan and the other two outsiders present, it wouldn''t be good for Qin Mian to ask them about the Savage Pellet, so he could only endure his curiosity and untie the rope on the little black dog.


    The little black dog whimpered at him and lay limply on the ground, panting slightly.


    Qin Mian could see its weakness, so he took out the water bag from the basket and fed it some water.


    Wu Di squatted at the side and asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, did it really save you?"


    "Mn," Qin Mian said. "I saved this dog before, and this dog also saved me." He had always believed that his rebirth was inextricably linked to the space that Black Dog had given him. He wasn''t sure if this dog was the same dog from his previous life, but since he had seen it, it was fated that he would meet it. He couldn''t stand by and watch.


    "This is a wolf." Lei Tia looked at his wife in confusion. The daughter-in-law said he did not remember the past, but remembered the wolf. Yes, there was one more suspicious point on his wife.


    "Huh?" Qin Mian was flabbergasted, "It''s really a wolf?"


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two were also dumbstruck, looking at the little thing that was obediently drinking the water in Qin Mian''s palm, they couldn''t believe that it was a wolf. Wolves had always been a cruel and bloodthirsty beast in their hearts.


    The little black wolf drank the water that was mixed with the Spirit Spring Water and stood up after a while.


    Qin Mian rubbed its head, "Alright, I''m fine, go. "Don''t get caught again."


    The little black wolf rubbed itself against his leg and ran into the grass, disappearing without a trace.


    Lei Xianglee smiled bitterly and said to Qin Mian: "Sister-in-law, you are really brave. When you fed the water earlier, you weren''t afraid that he would bite you."


    "That''s right, I was also shocked." Wu Di agreed.


    Lei Tia''s expression remained indifferent, and he remained silent. If that wolf dared to bite, he naturally had a way to stop it.


    Qin Mian smiled slightly, "I always felt that there were some animals that had intelligence, and could sense human kindness and malice."


    "How amazing." Zhang Dashuan stroked his chin, "When I was young, I heard many stories about wild wolves that went down the mountain to eat babies. I never expected that wild wolves could also have human nature."


    The few of them sighed, and Zhang Dashuan said: "Alright, let''s continue hunting."


    They also found four wild chickens and a wild boar that weighed almost a hundred pounds. Zhang Dashuan and the other two''s arrows were all useless, but Lei Tia''s strong bow had managed to shoot the wild boar down and it died.


    Qin Mian was extremely happy, "For the new year, you don''t have to spend money to buy pork."


    Zhang Dashuan quickly said: "I heard that wild boar meat is more delicious than pork, Tia, how about selling some to me?"


    "I''ll buy some too." Wu Di said.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other, and expressed: "Even though this wild boar was hunted by Lei Tia, it was all thanks to the three of you blocking by the side. Don''t say you don''t want to buy, you two each get ten catties of meat. Fourth Younger Brother will also take ten kilograms to let Father and Mother have a taste. "


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two knew that he and Lei Tia were not petty people, and happily accepted their kind words.


    "Is it noon?" Lei Xianglee looked at the sky.


    Qin Mian said to Lei Tia: "Let''s roast some food on the mountain." He remembered the roasted chicken leg that Lei Tia gave him a long time ago.


    Lei Tia could be said to be obedient to him without any objections.


    "We''re not in a hurry to go back either." Zhang Dashuan said, "Let''s do it together."


    Lei Xianglee and Wu Di did not object.


    The few of them followed Lei Tia to a small stream. Lei Tia and Zhang Dashuan went to the water''s edge to kill chickens. Qin Mian, Lei Xianglee and Wu Di stayed nearby to pick up firewood.


    After igniting the fire, Lei Tia broke off a branch and ski


    ed it, then roasted the wild chicken. He took out a bag of seasonings from his chest pocket and smeared it on the branch with a small brush. Ever since Qin Mian invented the hotpot seasonings, he always brought along a small bag with him when he went hunting.


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two naturally split up some of them.


    Lei Tia was the most experienced one, he roasted the wild chicken first and gave the whole one to Qin Mian, before roasting the second one.


    Qin Mian tore a piece of chicken leg and passed it to him, hugging the whole wild chicken and giving it to him to gnaw on. The wild chicken with the seasoning was even more fresh and fragrant. It took a bite and wished that it could swallow its own tongue.


    Rustling sounds came from behind them. The little black wolf that they had met before trod on its dead leaves and ran over to stand in front of Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian laughed and used a small dagger to cut off the chicken head, neck and butt, then threw them to it.


    The little black wolf swallowed it in a few bites, then sat down beside Qin Mian quietly. It wagged its tail from time to time, looking like a dog again.


    Qin Mian, Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xianglee and Wu Di were almost done eating. Lei Tia''s wild chicken finally finished roasting and asked Qin Mian in a low voice, "Are you full?"


    Qin Mian nodded, "I''m too full."


    Lei Tia cut the roasted chicken into half and threw half to the little black wolf.


    The little black wolf glanced at him and unceremoniously lowered its head to bite him.


    Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xianglee and Wu Di all vaguely understood why Lei Tia had done this as they all looked towards Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian acted as if nothing had happened and quietly pinched his ears.

 Chapter 61 Little White

    After filling their stomachs, the group carried the wild boar down the mountain.


    The little black wolf silently followed beside Qin Mian.


    Wu Di said in surprise: "It can''t be that it wants to follow sister-in-law down the mountain, right?"


    Qin Mian was also surprised, but he was even happier. He and Lei Tia were the only two people in the house, it was kind of deserted. He had wanted to raise a pet for a long time, it would be good if the little black wolf was willing to follow them.


    "If it wants to follow, then let it follow." Qin Mian muttered to himself, "It''s just that, Brother Zhang, Fourth Younger Brother, Wu Di, you better not tell anyone that it''s actually a wolf so that the villagers won''t panic."


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two agreed to his request.


    Zhang Dashuan reminded him, "You only need to restrain it, don''t catch a chicken or duck." The little black wolf was still young, so it wasn''t afraid of it harming others.


    "Don''t worry." Qin Mian made a promise as he glanced at Lei Tia, "Also, I hope you don''t mention anything about the Clear Sincerity Pill." After living together for so long, he could tell that Lei Tia did not want to talk about the past.


    Zhang Dashuan and the other two agreed to it.


    Qin Mian did not want to dirty his courtyard so he let Lei Tia and Zhang Dashuan place the wild boar by the river.


    Wu Di took the initiative and said, "I''ll go invite Uncle Liao." Uncle Liao was an expert at slaughtering pigs, and everyone in the village invited him to do so.


    "I''ll go home and get the meat." Qin Mian said.


    Lei Tia made Lei Xianglee stand guard by the river and left with Qin Mian. He was going back to carry firewood.


    The little black wolf followed closely behind the two.


    Entering the house, the little black wolf silently watched as Qin Mian rubbed the mud on his feet, mimicking what he said. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were secretly surprised.


    Without waiting for the two to say anything, the little black wolf entered the house first and slowly walked around the rooms before coming out. It quietly sat down beside the sofa.


    Qin Mian took out two pots and two bamboo baskets, while Lei Tia went to the back of the house to carry a bundle of firewood. Blacky followed them out the door.


    Returning to the riverside, Lei Tia set up a simple stove and boiled water as backup.


    When the villagers heard the news, they came one after another to watch the commotion.


    Uncle Liao did not make a move for a few months, but his skills were still the same. He skillfully cleaned the wild boar.


    There were a few families who laughed and wanted to buy the wild boar meat for their own pork, but Qin Mian did not agree to their offer. The wild boar meat is better than the pork at home and costs more than eight cents per catty. If he was willing to sell it at the price of pork, even if these people took advantage of him, they might call him a fool behind his back. Why should I? True friendship can''t be developed with a few coins. It might as well be clearly calculated.


    In the end, Qin Mian only gave Lei Xianglee, Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di ten kilograms each, and also thanked Uncle Liao five kilograms.


    Uncle Liao returned with a beaming smile while holding the meat. He even told Lei Tia that if he still wanted to kill a pig in the future, he would need to find him at all times.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought the rest of the meat home to be marinated, hanging it to dry.


    After finishing his work, Qin Mian finally had time to ask about the Savage Pill.


    "Is what you said about the Clear Sentinel Pill true?"


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian was startled, he flipped over his teacup, causing the tea to flow down the table, flowing down to the ground, "That kind of thing sounds very valuable. Even though I really want to save the little black wolf, I can still think of another method at that time. "


    Seeing that the tea was about to reach Qin Mian''s feet, Qin Mian did not notice it at all. He shook his head slightly and moved his feet away, using two fingers to pick up the towel under the tea table to wipe the water.


    "Don''t think too much. If the treasures are to be put to use, then that is the real treasure, and when they are useless, that is when they are useless. "


    Qin Mian still cared a lot about it, "That man in white is not like an ordinary person. Now that he used the Detergent Pill, what do you want me to do?"


    Lei Tia said with certainty: "I have a way, don''t worry."


    Qin Mian didn''t know what to say, and looked at him in a daze. After a while, he muttered, "I said it was true that I saved it, and it really saved me."


    "I do." Lei Tia looked at him, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, his deep gaze surprisingly carrying twenty percent of the joke.


    Qin Mianxin immediately understood what he meant. He said that he did not remember the past, but he remembered the little black wolf. He did not know how to fool her. He coughed lightly, looked away, and said loudly: "Little Black Wolf will probably live with us from now on. What''s his name?"


    "You decide." Lei Tia helped him pour another cup of tea.


    The little black wolf seemed to know what they were talking about and looked up at them.


    Qin Mian looked at the white dot on its head and laughed.


    "Proper." Lei Tia evaluated concisely.


    "Alright. You''ll be called ''Little White'' from now on. " Qin Mian bent over and touched the little black wolf''s head.


    The little black wolf did not move and let him touch it.


    "Right, it would be best if you could bore a hole in the wall to make it easier for him to get in and out." Qin Mian said to Lei Tia, "I think, it might not stay at home all day long."


    Lei Tia stood up, "I''ll go now."


    After Lei Tia left the room, he let out a small sigh and fell on the sofa, lost in thought. Lei Tia knew that he had not lost his memories, but he did not pursue the matter. Does he really not mind that I lied to him? However, from the looks of it, he was not the only one who had his own secrets. Lei Tia also had his own secrets. From what the man in white said, the Clear Scourge Pill was extremely precious, how could Lei Tia have it? The ten years he had left must not have been easy.


    For some reason, when he thought of that Lei Tia had hidden something from him, his heart felt extremely uncomfortable.


    A loud sound came from the courtyard. Qin Mian shouted, "Don''t smash the whole wall down."


    "Nope." Lei Tia''s voice was calm and steady.


    Qin Mian stood up and walked out, with a bit of white slowly following behind him. Even though it was still young, his posture already had the arrogance of a wolf.


    A few bricks next to the gate were smashed apart by Lei Tia, revealing a hole bigger than a plate. Lei Tia used his hammer to break a few protruding sharp edges to prevent a little white from getting scratched.


    Qin Mian squatted beside him, pointed at the hole and said: "If there''s no one else, you can come in and out of here when there''s no one else, understand?"


    He lowered his body and crawled out of the hole in the wall with his belly pressed to the ground. After a while, he came back in again.


    Qin Mian was pleasantly surprised, "I knew you were very smart."


    A little white seemed to disapprove of his praise, his ears twitched, and he calmly sat down at his feet.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law."


    Lei Chuntao walked in with a smile, accompanied by the Madam Wei.


    "Both of you are at home." Madam Wei laughed as she spoke.


    Qin Mian replied politely: "I''m here." After Madam Wei entered the door, there were several times when she wanted to get close to her, but she always avoided her easily. He had no intention to get closer to the Madam Du, nor did he have the intention to get closer to him. He did not wish for Madam Wei''s actions to cause him to turn her attention back to him and Lei Tia. How beautiful was it to sit back and watch the battle?


    Madam Wei held a bowl in her hand and spoke quickly, "I came to thank you for the wild boar meat. "This is the wok paste that I made this morning. Your little sister said it tastes really good, so we sent some over for you to try." She was and Lei Tia''s mother on the surface, but there was a difference between males and females after all.


    Qin Mian took the bowl, "Today, when we were hunting wild boars, the Fourth Younger Brother also contributed greatly, so we gave him some pork. I don''t need to be so polite. "


    Madam Wei''s smile froze, and she couldn''t help but to re-evaluate Qin Mian. This youth wasn''t that old, she didn''t expect him to be so hard to deal with.


    Qin Mian entered the house and went back to his own bowl. He returned the bowl to Madam Wei and pointed to something: "Thank you, little miss, for thinking of me and Lei Tia. Actually, Lei Tia and I are not young anymore, and are both able to take good care of ourselves. As long as you take good care of Father and Mother, we can be at ease. "


    Madam Wei took the bowl and smiled slightly, but did not say anything for a moment.


    Lei Chuntao saw a bit of whiteness on it and walked over happily. "Hey, sister-in-law, is this the little black dog you guys picked up? "So cute."


    "It''s called a little white." Qin Mian warned, "Be careful. It doesn''t know you now, so I''m afraid it will be very fierce. "


    Lei Chuntao was a little afraid of meeting those deep white eyes, and did not dare to approach them again.


    Madam Wei looked at the three pepper trees in the courtyard and asked curiously, "What flowers are these?" She subconsciously thought it was a flower.


    Qin Mian had long plucked the pepper on the pepper tree and planted it in the begi


    ing of spring.


    "It''s really quite interesting." Qin Mian replied carelessly.


    The Madam Wei did not continue asking and instead invited them in. "I plan to make some good dishes with the wild boar meat tonight. There will be a dry pot of wild boar meat and red-braised wild boar meat. All of you, have a nice drink. "


    Qin Mian tactfully refused, "Thank you very much, Mother. However, I''m a little tired today, so we won''t go. "


    Since Madam Wei was unable to do so, she could only say: "Alright, let''s gather again in the future when we have the chance. Chuntao, it''s time to go back. "


    After seeing them walk far away, Qin Mian said to Lei Tia, "I can also cook the Dry-Fried Wild Boar Meat and Red Braised Boar Meat."


    Lei Tia looked up at him, then lowered his head, "You want to eat these two dishes tonight?"


    "The Red Braised Meat is too greasy, it''s not suitable for eating at night." Qin Mian said, "Tonight, we will cook a dry pot of wild boar meat, steamed meat with powder, and fried vegetables. I''m going to the garden. "A little white, let''s go."


    Lei Tia watched him carry the vegetable basket and walk far away, then retracted his gaze.


    The vegetables in the garden had all grown up. It was most likely because the Spirit Spring Water had been watered before, so none of the vegetables had insects.


    Qin Mian pulled out a basket of green and oily spinach, looked around, only to see that there was no one around him, so he secretly sprinkled a few more Spirit Spring Water s into the field.


    When he returned home, it was as usual for Lei Tia to pick vegetables and wash.


    As there was more white meat, Qin Mian made more of the Dry-Fried Wild Boar and Steamed Meat. He filled a bowl with the meat and gave it to the white meat on the ground before bringing the dishes to the table.


    "How many drinks?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia was surprised, but immediately said: "I''ll go get the wine."


    The two of them sat next to each other as Lei Tia poured two cups of wine.


    Qin Mian lifted his wine cup and took a sip, he was spicy to the point that he stuck his tongue out and his brain was in a daze for two seconds. Damn, this wine is much stronger than the modern ones.

 Chapter 62 A Gift of Thunder Iron

    Lei Tia reprimanded: "Don''t be too hasty. "Take a bite."


    After Qin Mian ate a mouthful of spinach to moisten his mouth, he felt slightly more comfortable. He also ate a piece of steamed meat, and touched Lei Tia''s lips with the wine cup, "Drink." This time, he drank slowly, tasting a little, the heat on his face growing heavier, and hurriedly ate again.


    Lei Tia took a big gulp, but did not rush him.


    Dusk was falling and the room was getting darker. He stood up and lit the lamps. Each corner of the hall was lit up.


    Qin Mian caressed his hot face, feeling a little dissatisfied. Men need to know how to drink, how can you drink to your face? The amount of alcohol needed should be exercised from a young age. Thinking of this, he tilted his head back and finished the rest of the wine in his cup.


    Lei Tia frowned, and placed the dishes into his bowl.


    "There''s nothing good about the wine. Why do so many people like to drink it?" Qin Mian said, and poured another cup.


    Lei Tia took his wine cup, "Eat more dishes before you drink."


    "Oh." Qin Mian''s mind was a little dizzy, his reaction was also a little slow. He obediently picked up a few chopsticks and started to eat.


    Taking advantage of his absent-mindedness, Lei Tia placed some of each of the three dishes into his bowl.


    Qin Mian finished most of the wine, and glanced at the wine cup from the corner of his eyes, he took a sip, and raised his cup, "Let''s have another cup."


    "Drink less and eat more." Lei Tia said.


    "No, I want to practice my alcohol tolerance." Qin Mian reached out for the wine pot.


    Lei Tia was the first to pick up the wine pot and only poured him half a cup. Qin Mian clicked his tongue and used both hands to hold his hand, filling his cup to the brim. He then smiled at him in satisfaction and emphasized: "I can drink."


    Lei Tia moved the wine pot a little further away.


    Qin Mian drank it all in one gulp and felt that it wasn''t a big deal. He then went to grab a wine jug and accidentally knocked over the jug of wine onto the ground.


    "Hmm? "It''s not intentional ??" Qin Mian stood up, his legs went soft, and swayed a little.


    Lei Tia quickly held his up, placed his on a chair beside him and studied her. The youth''s body became limp and his eyes became misty. His eyes blurred and his face flushed.


    "Drunk."


    "Is that so? "Oh ??" Qin Mian was stu


    ed for a long time before reacting, wanting to stand up, "I''m going to sleep."


    Just as he stood up and swayed, Lei Tia straightforwardly held his in his arms.


    Qin Mian dizzily fell onto his body. Both of his hands rested on Yue Yang''s shoulders and his mouth was dry.


    After a long time, he suddenly lowered his head and took a light, patient breath. His lips slowly drew closer as he carefully placed a light kiss on the youth''s forehead.


    The slight itch on his forehead caused Qin Mian to shake his head uncomfortably. Coincidentally, Lei Tia lowered her head and his lips accidentally brushed past his nose. The smell of alcohol in their mouths intertwined with each other, and the increasingly strong smell of alcohol brewed out a medicine that could torture people.


    In an instant, all the heat in Lei Tia''s body surged to his chest and eventually gathered into an impulse. His left palm grabbed the back of Qin Mian''s head and his lips sealed Qin Mian''s lips without any gap.


    Qin Mian''s mind was in a mess as he struggled to open his eyes wide. He opened his mouth to say something, but his tongue was suddenly stuck in his mouth.


    Only when the other party found it hard to breathe did Lei Tia regain his senses. His black eyes regained their clarity as he lowered his head to look at the person who was obediently leaning on his chest. He actually fainted.


    Lei Tia brushed the hair off the forehead of the person in his arms and lightly pecked at it. He then picked the person up horizontally and walked into the room.


    "..."


    Qin Mian struggled to open his eyes before quickly closing his eyes. His head felt heavy and stuffy, as if a small hammer was hammering at his temples. He reached out his two index fingers and massaged them, "Pain, pain, pain!"


    Warm hands removed his and rubbed his temples.


    Qin Mian opened his eyes and was surprised to see that Lei Tia was still on the bed. He turned his head and looked out the window. It was already bright outside.


    "You didn''t even get up?"


    Lei Tia''s gaze swept down.


    Qin Mian realized that his legs were on Yue Yang''s legs and quickly withdrew. His stomach started to growl and he sighed before sitting up.


    Lei Tia pressed down on his shoulder, "Wait."


    Qin Mian looked at him blankly. After putting on his clothes, he placed the small kang table on the kang and walked out. After a while, he came back with a tray and placed the three dishes and a bowl of rice on the table.


    Qin Mian looked at him strangely, "You did it?"


    Lei Tia said: "It''s just heating up, I know how to. Put on your coat. "


    Qin Mian was indeed hungry, he did not care about not washing his face and rinsing his mouth, he picked up his bowl and started eating.


    Lei Tia looked at his expression and knew that he wouldn''t even remember what happened last night.


    "What are you daydreaming for? "Don''t you want to eat?" Qin Mian asked, puzzled.


    "I''ll practice first."


    Qin Mian felt that he was a little strange and increased his speed. After eating his fill, he quickly put on his clothes and went back to the courtyard.


    The sun had already risen. Lei Tia was still practicing his fist art in the courtyard. His handsome and angular face was covered with sweat.


    Qin Mian didn''t think that he was seeing things. Lei Tia''s movement speed was faster than before, fiercer than before, as if he was releasing something. He picked up a rock and threw it over, Lei Tia acted as if he did not see it, and continued to finish his punching routine.


    Qin Mianxin''s mouth was a little heavy, his tone did not sound good, "Who dares to provoke you?"


    Lei Tia stared at him for a moment and caught sight of the grievance in his eyes. Then, he suddenly understood.


    "No. Go to the store later? "


    Qin Mianxin loosened his breath, "I''m going to wash up."


    When he finished washing up, Lei Tia had already brought the dishes out from the room and was sitting at the table eating.


    Qin Mian saw Xiao Bai writhing uneasily in the corner, and it seemed to be very uncomfortable. He hurriedly went over and squatted down to rub its head, "Lei Tia, what happened to it?"


    Lei Tia muttered to himself, "Yesterday''s food was a little spicy, maybe ??"


    Qin Mian came to a realization, "It''s my fault. "I remember that the wolf doesn''t seem to eat salt, and he probably has never eaten a cooked meal before. Maybe his stomach is not used to it?" He hurried to the kitchen and poured a bowl of water into a little white bowl and fed it.


    "For what?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian evaded: "I''ll feed it some water so that it can clear its intestines and stomach, and it''ll probably be fine." In actuality, this water was mixed with Spirit Spring Water, it could more or less ease up a little bit of white discomfort.


    Lei Tia did not comment, but instead ate while watching him feed the water.


    Xiao Bai drank the water slowly and lay down for a while. Sure enough, he looked full of energy again.


    Qin Mian was relieved. He took some raw pork and cut it into small pieces before placing it into its bowl. Little White lowered his head, eating with relish.


    "In the future, we will feed raw meat." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian nodded his head, "I was careless this time."


    After Lei Tia finished his meal, the two put on the ox-cart and prepared to leave. A little white fart emerged from the hole in the wall and jumped nimbly onto the oxcart.


    Even if there was a door, he still wanted to drill a hole. Could it be that a little door really liked that hole in the wall? Qin Mian closed the door and locked it with a smile.


    Today was a fine su


    y day. There was no wind, and the sun was warm on his body. On the way, he met an old man and his six-year-old grandson who were walking to town with him. Qin Mian politely invited them into the car.


    "Grandfather, puppy." The child pointed to a spot of white.


    The little white dot was very intelligent. Other than vigilantly staring at the old man and the little child, it did not show any signs of attacking.


    The grandpa narrowed his eyes as he looked at her. "Why do I look like a wolf?"


    Qin Mianxin thumped his feet once, before saying sternly, "It''s a wolfdog."


    "Oh." The grandpa didn''t suspect that wolves couldn''t get close to humans, after all.


    Qin Mian really admired his own intelligence. In the future, if there were still people who thought that he was just a wolf, he would insist that he was a wolf dog.


    When the ox-cart arrived at the shop entrance, Zheng Liu and Wang Shun came over to greet them and to carry down the things on the oxcart.


    Lei Tia sat on the carriage, without getting down from the ground, he said to Qin Mian: "I''ll go to the county."


    "What for?" Qin Mian was puzzled.


    Lei Tia said: "Go buy something, we don''t have it in the town."


    Seeing that he had no intention to say more, although Qin Mian was a


    oyed, but he endured the urge to ask and waved his hands as if nothing had happened, "Let''s go."


    Lei Tia nodded and drove the oxcart into the distance.


    "Little Boss, you''re here." Yue Dong walked over.


    Qin Mian retracted his gaze and walked into the shop, "Okay. How''s business these days? "


    "Not bad." Yue Dong said, "There are still a lot of customers eating hotpot, most of the customers eating barbeques are packed and taken away, but there are less customers eating Ma La Pao. Because the weather is getting colder and colder, many people are reluctant to take the wind outside the store. "


    Qin Mian frowned, "There''s nothing we can do about it. It''s not easy to rent a bigger shop in such a small town. "So, I''ll think of a few new dishes, hoping to attract more customers."


    Yue Dong revealed a smile, "This method should be feasible. To be honest, Little Boss, I have been thinking about it with a few of the employees these few days, but we didn''t think about it. "


    Qin Mian laughed, "Sure. "You can continue to think about it. If you can come up with something feasible, I''ll reward you."


    Yue Dong laughed and replied: "Okay. I''ll tell them the good news in a moment. "


    "Well, by the way, the more recent it is, the more you can''t be careless. If everyone performs well, our store will close at 24 and everyone will receive a year-end bonus to let everyone have a good year. " Qin Mian said as he walked behind the counter to check the account books.


    Yue Dong''s face was full of joy as he replied immediately.


    More than two hours later, Lei Tia returned.


    Qin Mian resisted the urge to ask him what he bought, and after sitting in the shop for a while, they both went back home.


    Lei Tia went out with a bow, saw, and plane arrow in his hand and followed after them.


    Qin Mianxin was furious, he did not ask him what he was going to do, nor did he ask when he would return.


    There was only movement in the yard when it was dark.


    Lei Tia placed a wild chicken on the ground.


    Qin Mian casually took a glance and raised his eyebrows, "Is that a tooth mark?"


    Xiao Bai wagged its tail, walked over to his leg and rubbed it.


    "It''s a little white hunt." Lei Tia explained, "It''s impossible for us to raise it like a dog."


    Qin Mian nodded his head, looking a little listless, "I understand."


    Lei Tia walked in front of him and gave him something from behind.


    Qin Mian''s eyes lit up. Surprisingly, in Lei Tia''s hand was an exquisite bow, the bow arms were polished until they were as smooth as jade and its color was bright yellow. No one knew what kind of wood it was, but one could faintly see golden threads inside.


    "This is ??"


    Lei Tia said: "The strings were bought in the county, I made the bow. Do you like it? "


    The gloominess on Qin Mian''s chest immediately disappeared like smoke into thin air. He accepted it with a smile, "I like it. "So you went to the county to buy strings ??"


    Lei Tia said: "The strings sold in this town are not good enough."


    Suddenly, he noticed that there were a few small characters carved on the bow arm, which were: "Iron Wife". Beneath the small character, a certain month or year, his heart skipped a beat as he looked at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia stared at him intently.


    They looked at each other for a long time.


    Little White lifted his head and rubbed it against Qin Mian''s legs, then glanced at the table, as if asking something yet to be eaten.


    Qin Mian focused, "Oh yes, what kind of wood is this? Why are there golden threads inside? "


    Lei Tia said: "Chi Mu."

 Chapter 63 A Relative s Meal be Not Tasty（1）

    "Zephyr?" Qin Mian was shocked, his grip on the small bow tightened, "So this is Zaar Wood. As far as I know, Zephyr is a very expensive wood, equivalent to yellow pear, immersed in water or half submerged in water, the material stable less warped. The core material of the claque wood was only as thick as a finger, and there was a golden thread inside that was as yellow as gold. The golden threads were not made from the rings of the year. Only after three to five years had it grown. It''s not easy to find such wood, is it? "


    Lei Tia said: "As long as you like it."


    Qin Mian calmly replied, "Very much."


    He brought the bow and arrows into the room and hung them lovingly on Lei Tia''s big bow. When he came out, Lei Tia had already placed the dishes on the table.


    "How about we go up the mountain tomorrow?" Qin Mian asked excitedly.


    Lei Tia said: "First, practice target shooting, and then move target shooting."


    "So troublesome?" Qin Mian was disappointed.


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "If you haven''t learned how to walk, how can you learn how to run?"


    He really knows how to talk big. Qin Mian had nothing to say, so he could only win and get up to cut a little white meat ??


    On the second day, Lei Tia stabbed two sticks into the courtyard with an old straw hat as a target, allowing Qin Mian to aim and shoot.


    Qin Mian had just gotten his own bow and arrow, and was in high spirits. Under Lei Tia''s guidance, he shot it over and over again tirelessly. At first, he missed even one. After shooting seven or eight arrows, he found a feeling that he could hit the straw hat accurately, and that he was getting closer and closer to the center.


    Lei Tia had originally only been playing with him, and was somewhat surprised that he knew what kind of talent he had. Only then did he teach him more seriously, first letting him shoot from a distance of ten meters away from the straw hat, then retreating a further ten meters, and gradually increasing the distance between them.


    Qin Mian had just learnt how to shoot arrows, and his arms were sore from holding them up for too long, so he finished his practice at noon.


    Lei Tia said: "From now on, I will only train for an hour every day.


    Qin Mian nodded. He also felt that it was a little too much, he couldn''t even raise his arms, "What are you eating for lunch?"


    Lei Tia said: "Hot pot, I''ll make it."


    Qin Mian smiled and relaxed on the sofa, "Ok, you cook, I will wait for you to eat."


    After boiling the water, he poured the seasoning inside, tasting the taste. When it was light, he added a little salt, and then poured in the sliced meat, the meatballs, potatoes, spinach and cabbage leaves that he brought back from the shop yesterday. By the time the meat and potatoes were cooked, the spinach and cabbage leaves would be too rotten to pick up.


    Lei Tia''s flat face revealed a rare look of distress. Before Qin Mian could say anything, he calmly picked up a few more vegetables and put them in.


    Fortunately, the taste wasn''t bad.


    Qin Mian thought about how rare it was for him to cook, he snickered for a while, but did not ridicule him.


    Since they didn''t cook the rice, and they didn''t have enough to eat, the two of them put the noodles into the pot and boiled it together.


    Ever since there was a noodle bar machine, it was very convenient to eat noodles. He used the noodle bar machine to press out a pile of noodles beforehand. After hanging it to dry, he used scissors to cut it off and kept it in a dry drawer. However, there was no drying agent in this era. The noodles that were dried could only be kept for a month at most, but that was enough.


    At the dining table, Qin Mian brought up the proper matters, "There have been less people eating Ma La Bao recently. In the afternoon we stayed at home and made radish balls, fish balls, sweet potato balls, and vegetable pills. "Let''s try it out first. If it''s easy to sell, we can hire someone to do it." If he didn''t earn more money to expand his business every year, he wouldn''t be so impatient to do all this every day.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    After di


    er, they bought some sweet potatoes, potatoes, turnips, carrots and fish from the villagers.


    The sweet potato balls were the simplest. After peeling, they would be steamed and cooked, then pressed into the potato paste, mixed with the appropriate amount of flour, and then mixed together to form small balls. After the oil was boiled, the sweet potato balls would be fried until golden yellow, soft and sweet. The radish balls were not difficult to handle either. The radishes were chopped and mixed with the minced meat, eggs, flour and seasonings. They were also ground into a ball of oil. The main ingredients of the vegetable pill were the potatoes and the carrots. The potatoes were steamed and crushed into mud, then mixed with the carrot silk, egg white and various other seasonings. They were also fried in oil.


    After the fish is cleaned, remove the bones and thorns, scrape off the fish with a knife, add the appropriate amount of ginger, salt and water, beat the fish into mud with a rolling pin, add the egg white, stir it with chopsticks in the same direction, add a little flour according to the diluted consistency, then knead the fish mud into a ball, add water in the pot, cook the fish in a small fire, then turn the fire, and when the fish balls are completely floating up, soak them in cold water, then pour the water.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia busied themselves non-stop, until the sky turned dark. They made more than a hundred sweet potato pills, radish pills, and vegetable pills, respectively.


    There was no beef or mutton for sale in the village. Otherwise, there were still meat balls and meat balls to be made.


    Di


    er was rice and hotpot. A dozen pills for each pill. Qin Mian and Lei Tia liked fish balls the most. The sweet potato balls are sweet and are probably more popular with women.


    The appearance of several kinds of pills made the restaurant again full of friends.


    Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, it was already winter.


    The word "New Year" is increasingly mentioned. The villagers, who had raised fat pigs for the new year, lined up at Uncle Liao''s place to kill the New Year pigs. The screams of the pigs could be heard in the village every few days.


    As the name implied, after killing the pig, the pig would be treated to a meal. Usually, the pig would be treated by relatives and friends, as well as the villagers who were on good terms with each other in the village.


    The first round of Pig Slaughtering Rice that Qin Mian and his family ate was Zhang Dashuan''s house, they did not expect to see another round of Pig Slaughtering Rice after a single day.


    Seeing Lei Xiangyi and an old uncle around fifty years old walk into the courtyard, Qin Mian suddenly remembered that this man was Lei Tia''s uncle, Dong Daniu. Madam Wei met him once when he was entering the door.


    "Uncle is here. Please come in." Lei Tia was neither hot nor cold.


    Qin Mian poured Dong Daniu a cup of hot tea.


    After Dong Daniu entered, he slowly looked around. He looked very carefully, as if he was measuring the value of the items in the room. After a long while, he finally smiled and said, "I won''t be drinking tea, I still need to go to a few more places. My family will slaughter pigs tomorrow. I''m here to invite you to eat pig slaughtering rice. Come early tomorrow morning. "


    Qin Mian said: "We must go earlier. "It''s fine if third brother comes over and tells us, but why did uncle personally make a trip over? How can we not be embarrassed by this?"


    Dong Daniu laughed and said: "Back then when you were warming up, no one came to visit because we had something to do. I took this opportunity to come visit today. Seeing that you two have a good time, your aunt and I are relieved. " He did not mention the "branch family," but only the "greenhouse."


    Qin Mian laughed without saying a word. He could just listen to whatever it was he was saying. As far as he knew, Dong Daniu had a total of three sons. Even if something huge happened, he wouldn''t even have the time to send someone to sit around for a while? "Now that Pig Slaughtering thought of inviting them to di


    er, it felt weird.


    Dong Daniu seemed to really have something on as he sat down for a while before leaving.


    Lei Xiangyi purposely slowed down a few steps, and said in a low voice: "Uncle''s youngest son has been to prison before, so you should be careful when you go to his home tomorrow."


    Qin Mian was shocked.


    Lei Tia was also a little surprised. After all, he had left home for many years, so he did not know much about his relatives.


    "Why are you in jail?" Qin Mian immediately asked Lei Xiangyi.


    Lei Xiangyi sighed, "Speaking of which, uncle and aunt were too used to Cousin Wei. They stole chickens and dogs when they were young, and dared to steal cows when they grew up. "Originally, I thought he would be taught a lesson after a year in jail, but after coming out, it''s better not to learn it ?? in short, you guys have to be careful tomorrow."


    To the farmers of the Grand Xia Empire, farming cattle was their lifeblood, which was why they received such heavy sentences.


    After Lei Xiangyi left, Qin Mian thought for a while, then asked Lei Tia probingly: "How about, you go alone tomorrow?"


    Lei Tia stared at him without saying a word.


    Qin Mian also felt that he did not have enough loyalty, so he changed his tone and said, "Alright, let''s go together."


    Lei Tia said: "I won''t let him bully you."


    Qin Mian leaned on the armrest of the sofa and glanced at him, "Who''s afraid of this? No matter what, I have been learning martial arts from you for so long. I just don''t think there''s going to be any good tomorrow. "


    On the second day, after breakfast, Qin Mian and Lei Tia drove the ox-cart back to the old house, to meet the people from the old house. Lei Xiangzhi coincidentally had rested for the day, and so he went with everyone. Because there were so many people, and the Dong Clan Village was quite a distance away, Lei Daqiang borrowed a donkey cart from the village.


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi were riding on an ox cart, while Lei Daqiang, Madam Du, Madam Wei, Mrs Zhao, Madam Qian, Lei Chuntao and the three children were riding on a donkey cart. The two families headed towards the Dong Jia Village majestically.


    There had been no rain recently. Although the village road was just a dirt road, it was still easy to walk along. The donkey cart had walked for almost half an hour. After passing through two dirt roads, they entered a village surrounded by willow trees and locust trees. Lei Tia followed and stopped the car.


    This was the Dong Family Village.


    Lei Daqiang''s sister, Lei Xiaoyun, and his brother-in-law, Dong Daniu, brought a young man, who seemed to be around twenty years old, to personally greet them at the door.


    Lei Xiangyi said to Qin Mian in a low voice: "That''s the Great Cousin Wei."


    Qin Mian secretly sized Dong Wei up. He was tall, slightly fat and looked white, but his bean-like little eyes had lost a pair of lids.


    "Third brother, sister Du, sister Wei, you''ve come. Come, sit inside." The Lei Clan took the arms of the Madam Du and the Madam Du affectionately as they pointed at Qin Mian and said to Dong Wei, "This is your cousin Tie and Brother Xu, why aren''t you calling anyone over?"


    Dong Wei looked at Qin Mian from head to toe with an almost presumptuous gaze, then looked at Lei Tia again. With an ambiguous smile, he obediently said: "Cousin Tie, Brother Xu, please come in."


    First impressions are really very important. Qin Mian did not develop a good impression of Dong Wei because he did not call him "Cousin" in front of everyone. Dong Wei only called out to him and Lei Tia, but turned a blind eye to Lei Xiangren and the others, saying that he did not have the heart to believe that even a three year old child would not believe him.

 Chapter 64 A Relative s Meal be Not Tasty（2）

    Quite a number of people were seated within the room. Lei Dagang, his daughter-in-law, his two sons, his eldest daughter-in-law, his two grandchildren and even the entire family was present. There was also Lei Xiaofeng and her family. Lei Xiaofeng''s husband was called Wan Yang Tree. Her eldest daughter Wan Xiao Xiang was already married. His only son, Wan Yaozu, was married to Chen Shi. His youngest daughter, Wan Xiao Rou, was already engaged to be married in April. Lei Xiaoyun and Dong Daniu''s eldest son, Dong Ying, second son, Dong Xiong, eldest son''s wife, Lady Wang, second son''s wife, Little Wang was entertaining the guests. A few kids were ru


    ing around the house.


    Lei Xiaoyun, Lei Dagang, Lei Daqiang and Lei Xiaofeng had a total of four siblings. Qin Mian had finally recognized all the relatives of Lei Daqiang''s side.


    It was crowded with so many people in the house. Fortunately, the main hall was large enough, otherwise, it would not be able to fit inside.


    Lei Daqiang and Lei Dagang still had nothing to say to each other. They spoke a few words of courtesy and greeted the others separately. Only after they exchanged pleasantries did the entire room finally settle down.


    A few people swept their eyes across the area between Qin Mian and Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian acted as if he did not notice it, quietly sitting against the wall with his legs crossed gracefully. He held a cup of hot tea in his hands, and occasionally took a sip.


    Lei Tia was originally paralyzed, so he acted as if nothing had happened.


    After a while, someone shouted, "Come catch the pig!"


    A few of the men got up to help or watch, and the children ran out to watch.


    Qin Mian did not move, and neither did Lei Tia.


    Madam Wei said to Madam Du: "Elder sister, why don''t we go to the kitchen and help out?"


    Madam Du ridiculed him: "Why do you need to tell me? Go and tell the old man yourself, if you don''t tell him, how would he know that you are diligent?"


    Madam Wei was neither angry nor a


    oyed, "Elder sister, are you angry with me? Strictly speaking, you and I are closer than you, but I was wrong. "Since elder sister didn''t say anything, I shouldn''t have made a move."


    Madam Du suddenly stood up, "Are you saying I''m lazy?"


    The Madam Wei said apologetically: "Elder sister really misunderstood me. Forget it, I''ll go outside and take a look. " Finished speaking, she gracefully left.


    Lei Tia suddenly said in a low voice, "Madam Du is too weak."


    Qin Mian understood his meaning ?? Once the Madam Wei completely repressed the Madam Du, it was not impossible for the Madam Wei not to have their eyes on them.


    But he was not worried about that, and quietly nodded at Lei Xiangzhi who was frowning while looking at Madam Wei''s back, "Fifth Brother will not let Madam Du suffer any losses."


    Amongst the brothers from Lei Family, the one Madam Du doted the most on was Lei Xiangzhi. Amongst the brothers, Lei Xiangzhi was also the one who was the most filial to Madam Du. Lei Xiangzhi couldn''t just watch Madam Du get restricted by the Madam Wei. Once he had Lei Xiangzhi''s guidance, Madam Du''s "fighting strength" would be on par with his. Therefore, Madam Du''s weakness was only temporary, and her "struggle" with her Madam Wei would continue.


    Dong Wei walked over and asked, "What are you two talking about?" It''s boring to stay in the house, why don''t I take you out for a walk? "


    Qin Mian looked into the courtyard, there was a large group of people squeezed together, there was a pigsty at the corner, a few men were surrounding the pigs, and there were almost two hundred kilograms of pigs ru


    ing around the pigpen, hissing non-stop, with an ear-piercing sound. He nodded nonchalantly at Dong Wei.


    The three of them left the courtyard and strolled along the village road.


    The village in winter was withered everywhere, with no scenery to look at. The three of them inadvertently walked to the edge of the pond. In the white water, there were several stalks of withered and yellow lotus roots. They were short and long, but all of them looked lonely. Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow past, causing the surface of the water to ripple.


    Dong Wei stopped walking and said with a smile, "Cousin Tie, I heard from my mother that you have opened a restaurant in the town. I''m sure your business must be quite good."


    Lei Tia replied: "It''s alright."


    Dong Wei said, "Congratulations, cousin Tie. I hope you can make a fortune." I heard you have a total of five shop assistants? "


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian thought that Dong Wei would beg them to arrange a place for him in the shop to help, but he just smiled and changed the topic, "There is a stone in the back of our village that rolled down from the mountain a few years ago. It has a strange shape and is quite famous in the vicinity. I''ll take you guys to see it. "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other, as they were a little confused about what he was pla


    ing to do, and followed him towards the back.


    After looking at the stone, the three of them slowly walked back. Dong Wei did not bring up the topic of the store anymore and just chatted about some random things.


    The moment Lei Xiaoyun saw his youngest son, she shot him a look.


    Dong Wei saw Qin Mian and into the living room before coming out.


    Lei Xiaoyun pulled him to the side and whispered: "Did Lei Tia promise to let you go to the shop to work?"


    Dong Wei crossed his arms and slanted his body lazily, "I didn''t say."


    Lei Xiaoyun was startled, she extended a finger and poked him, "Child, I am not telling you -"


    Dong Wei interrupted her, "Mom, don''t worry." I have my own plans. "


    "What can you do? If I can work in your cousin Tie''s shop, I''ll get at least six or seven hundred gold coins a month. " Lei Xiaoyun said snappily, looking a little discouraged. In fact, she knew all too well what her own son was like. He had been through a lot of bad habits and had changed a lot. When she first came back, she was almost afraid to recognize him. However, it was a piece of meat that had fallen from her body. How could she not be worried? The sons of other families would usually get married at the age of 16 or 17. This son of hers was already 19, and even after four or five times of talking, he still hadn''t succeeded. How could she not think of a way?


    Dong Wei quickly held her shoulders and comforted her in a low voice, "Mother, listen to me. It''s almost the new year, how much can you get even if you can work at your cousin''s store? Today''s main goal was to get close with Elder Cousin Tie and Brother Xu. If he were to accompany them for a few more drinks at the dining table, their relationship would naturally get closer. Wait until the new year, you come to my house to pay New Year, and I will come to your house to pay my respects, that would be a good time to talk about it, wouldn''t it? It''s the new year, so even if they were unwilling in their hearts, it wouldn''t be good for them to give you the face of an aunt like yourself, right? "What do you think?"


    Lei Xiaoyun''s eyes lit up, and slapped him on the shoulder with a palm, as she said joyfully: "You brat, you still have a way. Only, your aunt is also very concerned about Lei Tia and his wife, and might have the same plan as us. What if she stole it first? "


    Dong Wei said hesitantly, "It shouldn''t be?" I heard that Yaozu was working in a tailor''s shop and was highly valued by the shopkeeper. There was no need to change his profession, was there? "


    "I''m not sure." Lei Xiaoyun disagreed, "How can a tailor shop''s business be better than a restaurant''s business?"


    Dong Wei thought for a while and said, "Mom, I don''t need to do anything for now. Let''s take a look first."


    Inside the hall, Lei Xiaofeng was talking to Lei Tia and Qin Mian as Lei Xiaoyun had expected. Her words were very tactful, but the meaning behind the words were that Lei Tia and Qin Mian should arrange for Wan Xiao Rou''s fianc?? to work in the eatery.


    Wan Xiao Rou''s fianc??, Zhang, had become an honest man with a simple family background. It was because Lei Xiaofeng had his eyes on this that he was willing to marry her to him. The only bad thing about Zhang Cheng was that his family''s condition was average. That was why Lei Xiaofeng wanted to find something for him to do so that he could let Wan Xiao Rou marry him and relax a little.


    Qin Mian told her the truth, the jobs in the shop were all signed with employment documents, if he broke the contract, it would require his to pay a huge amount of money, and the small shop would only rent for one year, after a year, it would not rent anymore.


    Lei Xiaofeng was very disappointed, but she did not insist. She smiled at the two of them and walked out.


    After the pig was killed, Lei Xiaoyun was washing the ribs in the courtyard. Seeing that she did not look good, she asked with concern, "Little sister, what''s wrong?"


    The two of them were blood-related sisters. Lei Xiaofeng understood Lei Xiaoyun and was able to guess her thoughts, so she did not hide anything immediately. "Big sister, I wanted to ask Lei Tia to find a job for Zhang Cheng to do, but was rejected ??" Tell Lei Xiaoyun everything.


    Lei Xiaoyun''s heart skipped a beat, she suddenly stood up and forgot about Dong Wei''s orders.


    "Little sister, I''ve thought of something. Help me wash these ribs first."


    Lei Xiaoyun hurriedly entered the house and found Lei Tia and Qin Mian.


    "Tia, Tia''s daughter-in-law, the two of you come in, I have something that I want to tell you."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia followed her into his and Dong Daniu''s room.


    "May I ask why aunt is looking for us?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Xiaoyun gave them a handful of dried fruits and fried peanuts, "The two of you are both smart people, and your aunt also won''t beat around the bush. I want to ask you two to find something for your great cousin to do. "I believe you''ve all heard about Dong Wei going to jail, but in reality, it''s not what the outsiders said. Dong Wei was framed by someone ??"


    Qin Mian declined to comment.


    "He has been an honest child since she was young. After she came out of prison, he had become more sensible than before. However, everyone felt that he was a bad child, to the point that from his return until now, he had not been able to find anything to do. She could not even be considered a daughter-in-law. How wrong do you think he is? Of all the children of your generation, the two of you are the most promising, so your aunt would like you to help him. " Lei Xiaoyun pleaded in a low voice.


    Qin Mian laughed bitterly: "Aunt has troubled us. If my aunt had said hello to us earlier and asked Cousin Wei to do things for us, we would have been more than happy. However, when we hired those workers, they were all signed for a year. If we chased them away before the time was up, we would have to pay them twenty taels of silver each. We''re in a small business, how can we afford it? "


    "The business in the eatery is good. You guys can hire more people and arrange for your own people to stay in the shop. Don''t you feel more at ease?" Lei Xiaoyun said again.


    Qin Mian explained: "There are already five shop assistants in the shop, it''s more than enough."


    Lei Xiaoyun''s expression gradually turned cold. "In the end, you all feel that my son came out of prison because you looked down on him and didn''t take us as her relatives."


    Lei Tia said: "It''s aunt who gave us the problem."


    Lei Xiaoyun stood up, her face gloomy, and left without saying a word.


    Qin Mian shrugged and dragged Lei Tia out.


    After sitting in the living room for a while, the banquet began.


    Other than the relatives at Lei Xiaoyun''s place, there were also relatives at Dong Daniu''s place. Including the villagers who were on good terms with them, there were a total of four tables of guests. There were two tables in the hall and two tables in the courtyard.


    "Xiaoyun, are those two your nephew and his man wife?" A middle-aged woman who was sitting next to Lei Xiaoyun pointed at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, covered her mouth and laughed, as her eyes looked towards the side.


    Lei Xiaoyun glanced in that direction, and said indifferently: "That''s right. Big Sister Jujube, eat. "


    Dong Wei frowned and looked at Lei Xiaoyun who was seated on the other table in confusion. What happened?


    "Two men being husband and wife, Xiaoyun, don''t you feel uncomfortable just by looking at them?" The woman shook her head as she spoke, "You are really ?? Why did you invite them here? "


    "The guest is our guest." Lei Xiaoyun laughed and said, "They insist on being together. Even though I''m their aunt, I''m still an outsider after all, so what can I say?"


    Lei Tia''s face sunk. She pulled Qin Mian along as she stood up and walked in front of Lei Xiaoyun and spoke indifferently: "Aunt, the one who forced us to get married is your own brother. Elder Sister is like a mother. If you had any objections, why didn''t you advise him against it back then? "


    Lei Xiaoyun''s face stiffened.


    There was an awkward silence in the courtyard.


    The gazes of the people around were like needles as they landed on Lei Daqiang''s face, causing his face to turn green.


    "We still have matters to attend to, so we''ll be taking our leave first." Lei Tia pulled Qin Mian and left.


    Lei Dagang laughed out loud and leisurely took a sip of wine. "There are some people who become more muddle-headed as they age."


    "Lei Dagang, what is the meaning of this?" Lei Daqiang placed his chopsticks on the table and asked loudly.


    "Hehe," Lei Daqiang gave his grandson a piece of soft and tender pork chop, and didn''t even raise his eyelids, "It''s not like I mentioned my name, no one knows who''s the muddled one. I just listened to a country bumpkin''s words and forced my son to marry a man. "Sigh, everyone says that ''if there''s a stepmother, there''s a stepfather''. That''s right."


    "You ??" Lei Daqiang could not take it anymore and raised his fist.


    "You want to hit me? Come if you have the ability. " Lei Dagang also stood up with a disdainful tone.


    Lei Daqiang rushed over, "You''re courting death!"


    The person beside him quickly stopped him, "Hey, don''t talk so much!"


    The courtyard was in chaos.

 Chapter 65 In the Future All of Us will Celebrate New Year Together（1）

    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not turn back as they drove the oxcart far away.


    Qin Mian was sure that it was mostly because of what Lei Xiaoyun had said to the others that the woman had said those words. Because she was rejected, Lei Xiaoyun wanted to bring up the matter between him and Lei Tia, to add fuel to the fire. As the saying goes, the Emperor has three poor relatives. It was normal for these relatives to try to get close to them, and it was normal for them to help them. However, once they failed to achieve their goals and used their arrows behind their backs, it was truly hateful.


    Lei Tia suddenly said, "There''s no need for that in the future."


    "Of course." Qin Mian did not hesitate to deny the pain he felt for Lei Tia. If not for him, Lei Tia would be alone. If these so-called relatives really had feelings for Lei Tia, then he wouldn''t have been forced to run away from home. He wouldn''t have been forced to marry a man, and he definitely wouldn''t have been forced to leave his home ?? Now, those people actually wanted to take advantage of the term ''aunt'' and ''uncle'' by using it. How could there be such a good thing in this world? Since they didn''t care about Lei Tia, why would he and Lei Tia care about them?


    "I have wronged you." Lei Tia said in a muffled voice.


    Qin Mian didn''t care, "They are just insignificant people to me."


    Lei Tia suddenly tightened his grip, "Mn, to us, they are only insignificant people."


    There was one more word in the second half of the sentence. Qin Mian was startled for a moment, and then immediately after, he laughed with a bit of nervousness and happiness in the bottom of his heart. This guy cared so much about him.


    Seeing that he was smiling, Lei Tia also faintly smiled, "Wifey, I''m glad that I was married to you back then."


    Qin Mianxin panicked, he looked at the tree and decided not to look at it, and pretended not to hear anything.


    Lei Tia no longer said anything, he only held his hand tightly and raised his whip even faster.


    After that, just the two of them wouldn''t be alone.


    After the twentieth of December, the weather grew colder and colder. The cold wind was like knives, and it was like the low whimpers of angry beasts. The water in the pond was frozen, and it was not a problem for a man of over a hundred pounds to walk back and forth on the ice. The water in the well was like ice. Every time he took water, he would first break the ice with a bucket. The sun had disappeared for several days, and a heavy snowfall seemed about to descend.


    As the new spring approached, children''s songs were sung: "Twenty-three, the censors; twenty-four, the house; twenty-five, the tofu; twenty-six, the meat stew; twenty-seven, the rooster; twenty-eight, the noodles; twenty-nine, the steamed bread; thirty nights, the first of the new year."


    On the twenty-third of the third month, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went to the town to buy new clothes and buy New Year''s gifts. Qin Mian was worried that there would really be a big blizzard, hence the shop assistants who were not in town would not be safe on their way home. He went to the shop and gave them a huge year-end bonus, which they would not open until the sixth day of the first month.


    Originally, Qin Mian was hesitating on whether or not he should bring Yue Dong home, but after Lei Tia rejected him, he did not bring it up again. Honestly speaking, he did not want an outsider to celebrate New Year with them. However, Yue Dong enthusiastically invited Yue Dong to his house to celebrate New Year, which Yue Dong readily agreed to.


    After they finished dealing with the matters at the shop, Qin Mian and Lei Tia drove the oxcart home. Until the sixth day of the first month, they pla


    ed to stay at home and not go out.


    It snowed the next day. Large snowflakes fluttered about like goose feathers. After a while, a layer of pure white snow covered the roof, the branches, the walls, and even the bamboo poles where the clothes were hung. Very quickly, the floor was also covered in a thick layer of white carpet that was spotless.


    This was the first snowfall since they had arrived in this foreign world. Qin Mian, dressed like a bear, curiously ran out of the courtyard and looked into the distance. The sky and the earth were all white, the snow wrapped around the branches, the beautiful trees and flowers, and the world appeared even more boundless. The snowflakes had dissolved all sound in the world, and everything was quiet.


    A little white was enough in the mountains, like a little dog happily ru


    ing over, whining, leaving a trail of footprints in the snow.


    Qin Mian found it interesting and threw a handful of snow over.


    A little white body twisted and avoided it lightly. It looked at him proudly and continued to run happily.


    Lei Tia stood quietly not too far away and observed for a while before saying, "I''m back."


    "A little white, let''s go."


    When he reached the village entrance, he heard cheerful laughter. The village kids ran around in the snow, skidding and not crying, but giggling and carefree.


    Once inside, Qin Mian climbed onto the brick bed. The kang had not been cold since the start of the month.


    Xiao Bai was lying obediently next to the brick bed.


    They were eating on the brick bed, of course. After the weather had cooled down, the two people would eat hotpot almost every day. Lei Tia had long learned how to cook hotpot a long time ago. The task of washing the dishes still belonged to Lei Tia. Qin Mian pretty much didn''t need to do anything. He estimated that he had gained at least three kilograms in weight this winter.


    24. Sweep the house. The two live in a new house.


    Twenty-five, Lei Tia prepared half a bucket of soybeans and went to the village''s tofu workshop to make tofu. In the middle of it all, he took a trip back and returned with a big bowl of soy milk. The half bucket of soybeans had a total of fifty catties of tofu, and looked tender and delicious.


    Qin Mian suddenly thought of the delicious rotten milk. When he was very young, there was often an old man in his sixties who went around the village selling bean curd milk. The bean curd was said to be a secret recipe. It was a small square block with a bright red surface and a dime on it. It was spicy and fragrant, and Grandmother spent five dollars on it every time. He likes it so much that he can eat a big bowl of rice with half a cup of bean curd.


    Back then, he was young and did not know how to act. He even asked the old man how he made his rotten milk and why it was so fragrant. That old man was also interesting. It was probably because of his young age that he told him about it. Later, he told his grandmother about the formula. She was smart, and she had successfully made the delicious rancid milk, and he still remembered how to make it.


    "Lei Tia, let''s go to the kitchen and make some nectar." Qin Mian jumped off the brick bed, bent down, and put on his shoes.


    Lei Tia looked at him weirdly. He thought that his wife would stay on the brick bed all winter.


    He put down the chess piece in his hand, "What is putrefying milk?"


    Qin Mian said mysteriously: "It''s delicious and delicious."


    "Aren''t you afraid of the cold?" Lei Tia asked.


    "Just a charcoal brazier. "Quick." For the sake of delicious food, Qin Mian could endure the cold.


    Qin Mian made Lei Tia wash the two empty terrines clean and dry the water inside them. Seeing that he was holding onto a dish towel and dipping his hand into the cold water without a single change in expression, Qin Mian''s face was full of admiration. He pretended to comfort him and patted his shoulder.


    Lei Tia lightly flicked his forefinger, and a few drops of water landed on his face.


    Qin Mian trembled as he glared, but the man had already lowered his head as if nothing had happened. He held up an ice-cold porcelain plate and pressed it onto Lei Tia''s face when he was caught off guard.


    Xiao Bai, who was lying in the nest, opened his eyes. He raised his head, glanced into the kitchen, then lay back down again.


    Qin Mian made a fire and made some chili oil, which he scooped into a bowl. After the chili oil had cooled down, he added pepper, pepper, octagonal, ci


    amon powder and appropriate amount of rice wine to make a brine soup.


    Afterwards, he got Lei Tia to bring some straw and spread it on the basket. Then, he placed a piece of white paper on the basket and cut the white and tender tofu into small square pieces, then placed them at a distance on the paper.


    After a few days, the mold grew on the tofu, causing Qin Mian to roll on top of it with a layer of salt.


    After doing all of this, he said to Lei Tia: "After eight days of marinating, place the tofu into a clay jar, and pour in the mixed broth. Then, like a wine jar, seal it with paper and mud to preserve it. "Remember to remind me eight days later."


    Lei Tia nodded, "Come and cook your hands."


    "27 today." Qin Mian sat down beside the charcoal brazier and arranged the missions for the next few days. "Today''s noodles, stew and fried rice balls, tomorrow''s steamed buns, dumplings and steamed buns."


    Lei Tia said: "So many things? "Say it, I''ll do it."


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but laugh, "It''s just that we have to busy ourselves in order to feel like celebrating the new year. Although we don''t have many family members, we have to be more serious so that others won''t look down on us. There are still three days until New Year''s Eve. There''s still time. " This was the first year after he had been reborn, the first year Lei Tia had returned to his hometown. Furthermore, this was the first year he had spent together with Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia did not say anything, held his hand, and placed it on top of the charcoal brazier to roast.


    Qin Mian pulled back his hand, but did not do so. Lei Tia''s hand was as tight as a pincer.


    "It''s not like I''m going, why are you holding onto it so tightly?" Qin Mian asked with a smile.


    Lei Tia wanted to ask him if he was never going to leave, but he didn''t.


    Qin Mian stood up first, "You and the noodles, I''ll stew."


    Lei Tia stood up and scooped up some flour.


    Qin Mian boiled water and added seasonings. He cleaned up the ribs, chicken, pig''s feet and large chunks of pork, put them all in, covered the lid of the pot and stewed it with fire. Then, he handed a few large pieces of firewood to the stove, so he didn''t have to worry about them for the time being. These cooked foods are prepared in advance, and can be prepared when entertaining guests in January. The pot inside can steam sweet potatoes at the same time.


    Qin Mian moved the small square table to the brazier side and cut the meat into pieces to cut the lotus roots. It was too cold, everything was cold, his fingers were numb from the cold, and he was about to roast it for a few cuts.


    After Lei Tia was done with the noodles, he took the kitchen knife in his hand and cut the vegetables according to his instructions. Soon, three pots of stuffing, pork paste, lotus root stuffing and fish paste were prepared. The two of them made a bowl of pork pellets, a bowl of lotus root pellets, a bowl of fish pellets, and a bowl of sweet potato pellets. There was also a pot of bean curd made from tofu. After adding the mixture of minced meat and flour, it could be used as a bean curd pill, which was also quite delicious. Lotus balls, sweet potato balls and bean curd balls were fried with oil, while pork balls and fish balls were boiled with water.


    After the stewed meat was cooked, Qin Mian sliced off a chicken and a bowl of sliced meat. The two of them ate lunch and continued to busy themselves in the afternoon.


    The smell of fried rice balls wafted through the kitchen. This was the smell of the New Year.


    Looking at the pots of fragrant pills, Qin Mian felt quite a sense of accomplishment.


    The 28th of December, good for the face. Qin Mian and Lei Tia steamed two pots of steamed buns, a pot of meat buns, wrapped a curtain of dumplings, and even fried a pot of hemp leaves, small hemp flowers, diced meat buns and fried dough sticks.


    Lei Tia had never known that the New Year could be so sumptuous. Many of the food that Qin Mian prepared were things that he had never seen before.

 Chapter 66 In the Future All of Us will Celebrate New Year Together（2）

    "Well?" Qin Mian looked as if he was offering a treasure, "Is it because you haven''t seen it before and haven''t eaten it before?"


    Lei Tia embraced his waist and muttered, "I will never forget it."


    Qin Mian didn''t like his expression as if he was immersed in memories, so he waved his hand and said, "Don''t think about the past anymore. The more someone dislikes you, the better you will be compared to them by a hundred times or even a thousand times. " He picked up a small fried dough twist and stuffed it into Lei Tia''s mouth.


    Lei Tia shook his head while holding onto the fried dough twist with two fingers, "I didn''t think about those people." He had long since thought less of his. As long as his wife was here, it was sufficient for him.


    On the 29th of the 12th month, the other villagers were still busy cooking, frying and stir-frying. Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought Little White along to visit Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di''s house.


    In the new year, all the families entertain guests with their own fried melon seeds, peanuts and beans. Those who were willing to spend money would buy some fried food or other snacks, dried fruits, etc.


    In order to save trouble, Qin Mian had bought the fried melon seeds, fried peanuts and fried beans. That was why he and Lei Tia were so relaxed. Whether intentionally or not, the two of them did not pass the old mansion.


    On the morning of the thirtieth day of the last month, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao walked into the courtyard where the Qin Mian Family was located, clad in cotton-padded jackets, carrying a cold aura.


    The snow had stopped two days ago, and it had begun to fall again in the middle of the night. Lei Xiangyi and the other three people didn''t have a long distance between them and their Qin Mian Family, so there was a layer of snow on their bodies and their heads looked as if they were wearing white fla


    el hats.


    Little White ran past them and looked at them critically before walking away.


    The Lei Xiangyi brothers patted the snow off their bodies and looked at each other, smiling bitterly. He was probably the owner of the pet and didn''t like the people at the house at all. It only had a little good impression of Lei Chuntao.


    "Come in and sit on the brick bed." Qin Mian waved his hand.


    As soon as they entered the room, the siblings felt a slight warmth spreading through their body as they secretly looked around. This was the first time they had entered this room.


    The room was spacious. On the left was a wardrobe, on the right was a pair of sofas, and on the right was a pair of cushions with two brown cushions; on the right was a kang, on the kang lay four pillows with red stripes, and on the kang was a printed rug. In the middle was a kang table, on which was a chessboard that had just been left a dozen years ago, and on the other side of the chessboard was two cups of hot tea, steaming hot air; on the wall of the kang hung a landscape painting, on the right was a bookshelf, scattered with some books, one of which was open and placed in a grid. The room was clean, but not neat. There was a warmth and comfort in the casual air.


    "You guys sit on the kang." Qin Mian let Lei Tia greet them first before turning around and walking out.


    A little white on the mat on the floor rubbed the foot board, jumped, landed on the kang, nestled in a corner.


    Lei Xiangyi and the others hesitated for a while, then took off their shoes and got on the brick bed.


    Although they were brothers, there was still a difference between males and females. Lei Chuntao did not take off her shoes, but sat beside the brick bed with her legs bent, stroking the bed that was extremely warm, she said enviously to Lei Xiangyi and the others: "Brother, if the family also makes this kind of brick bed, then you wouldn''t be afraid of the cold weather."


    Lei Xiangyi rubbed his face after warming his hands on the brick bed, "That''s right. "When the people of the village heard that my brother had made such a brick bed, they didn''t even think much of it. I''m afraid my brother and sister-in-law are having the most fun in the whole village this winter."


    Lei Xianglee shook his head, "Back then, my father and I mentioned that we could do the same, but it''s a pity that mother doesn''t agree." They understood in their hearts that Madam Du was unwilling to part with the money.


    Lei Xiangzhi muttered to himself: "This kind of kang is indeed practical. When the weather is warm, I will come and talk to Father and Mother. "They''re getting on in years, and they can get better next winter with a kang."


    Lei Tia did not join them in their conversation as he casually flipped open a book.


    Lei Xiangyi and the others were already used to his depressed personality, so they didn''t mind.


    Qin Mian walked in with the tray, without raising his head, he extended his hand and took the Go board.


    Qin Mian placed four cups of hot tea on the table, and the tray was placed directly on the brick bed.


    Lei Xiangyi and the other three were attracted by the plate of snacks on the tray. There was a plate of fried hemp leaves with black sesame seeds on it, a plate of small round flowers, a plate of enticing yellow haggis, and a plate of round, visible candies. There was also a plate of bean curd pills with six toothpicks stuck on it.


    "Sister-in-law, what are these?" Lei Chuntao asked curiously.


    Qin Mian took off his shoes and sat beside Lei Tia, rubbing it against his legs to make it warmer. "These are the snacks Lei Tia and I made together, fried hemp leaves, fried dough twist, assorted plants and candy. The bean curd pill was originally made for cooking, but it had a good taste. I like it quite a bit, so you guys should try it as well. But there''s meat inside, so it''s too cold to eat too much. " As he said this, he used a bamboo stick to poke a bean curd pill to eat. This kind of pill tasted good, but it was also very chewy.


    Lei Tia said: "Eat less."


    "I know, I''ll eat two." Qin Mian laughed, "I still have a stomach left to eat better tonight."


    Lei Xiangzhi also poked a pill and laughed: "Looks like coming here today was the right decision."


    Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao had tasted every kind of snack, full of praise.


    Lei Xiangyi sighed to himself. Although his big brother married a man, his life was much better than theirs.


    "How are your preparations going?" Qin Mian casually asked.


    Lei Xiangyi held out his hand and picked up a stick of rice, it was crisp and fragrant, "In the stew. Everything else is ready. "


    "Is there a reason for all of you to come here together?" Qin Mian once again went to insert the bean curd pill, but was stopped by Lei Tia. He had no choice but to put down his toothpick and eat it with the hemp leaf.


    Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao all looked at each other. Lei Xiangyi glanced at Lei Tia, took a sip of his hot tea, and said with no hope whatsoever, "Father and mother want you all to go for a New Year''s Eve meal tonight.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia noncommittally.


    Lei Tia said in a bland voice, "My wife and I are celebrating the new year at our own home."


    Lei Xiangyi and the rest did not try to persuade him, but started to chat about other topics.


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi were both good at talking. Qin Mian was also a talkative person, and had more than a few hundred years of experience than them, so their conversation was very lively.


    Afterwards, Lei Tia would occasionally interrupt him with a few words. Even though it was only a few words, it was not boring at all.


    Unknowingly, several plates of food had all been eaten.


    Lei Xiangyi and the others were a little embarrassed, seeing that Qin Mian was about to fill the plate up again, they immediately got down from the brick bed.


    "Sis, don''t be busy. It''s almost noon. We should return." Lei Chuntao spoke first.


    Qin Mian paused for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, today is New Year''s Eve, so it''s not appropriate to keep you guys for lunch. You guys wait first, I''ll go and get some snacks for you guys to take back to the kids. "


    Lei Xiangyi''s heart warmed, and he quickly said: "Thank you, sister-in-law."


    Qin Mian found a small wooden basin, filled up some of each food, and added up to a big half of the basin.


    On the way back to her house, Lei Chuntao couldn''t help but take a bean curd pill to eat.


    Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi couldn''t help but laugh.


    Lei Chuntao looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "The bean curd pill is indeed delicious."


    Lei Xiangzhi patted her head, "Don''t worry, you will have your share."


    Lei Chuntao''s face flushed red, she quickly waved her hand, "How can I do that? it''s for Big Treasure, Er Bao and Xin Xin. "


    Lei Xiangyi also laughed, "What are you shy about? In our eyes, you are also a child. "


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi both nodded with a smile.


    Lei Chuntao could not help but smile. She had a few good brothers.


    As they stepped on the snow as they entered the door, the expressions of Madam Du and Madam Wei changed when they saw the basin in Lei Xiangyi''s hands.


    "What are you guys doing?" Lei Xiangren bent his legs and ate the melon seeds, spitting them all over the ground. Seeing them return, he walked over and extended his hand.


    Lei Xiangyi dodged to the side, "It was given to the three children by Big Brother and Big Sis."


    "Let me see what this good stuff is." Lei Xiangren leaned in once again.


    Lei Xiangyi handed the basin over to Lei Xiangzhi.


    "So what? Are you afraid that I''ll eat it? " Lei Xiangren didn''t have a good tone towards Lei Xiangyi, but he did not dare to snatch it from Lei Xiangzhi''s hands. Even though his little brother was young, he always made people feel guilty when he stared fixedly at someone without saying a word.


    Mrs Zhao was afraid of suffering a loss, and shouted loudly: "Da Bao, Er Bao, quickly come over, there''s delicious food."


    Madam Qian had long silently carried Xin Xin out.


    The Madam Wei asked Lei Chuntao, "Why aren''t you seeing your big brother and sister-in-law?"


    Lei Chuntao said: "This year is their first year of marriage, so it''s more appropriate to celebrate it alone."


    Madam Wei said, "How can this be? Aren''t the two of them too lonely during New Year''s? Husband, why don''t we go ourselves? " She asked Lei Daqiang with a smile.


    Without waiting for Lei Daqiang to speak, Lei Xiangzhi took the initiative to laugh: "Father, little sister is right, this is the first year of marriage, we will not affect big brother and elder sister in any way. "Have a taste of the snacks that Eldest Sister-in-Law and Big Bro cooked for you."


    He gave Lei Daqiang, Lei Xiangren, Madam Du, Madam Wei, Mrs Zhao, and Madam Qian a taste of each dish. He gave the rest to Lei Dabao, Lei Er Bao, and Lei Xinxin. Although the adults thought that these snacks were delicious, they were too embarrassed to fight over them with the children.


    Lei Xiangren felt that the bean curd pill was delicious, so he ate until he was full. He then whispered to Mrs Zhao, "Ol ''Three must have eaten a lot over there, if he had known earlier, he would have gone with them."


    Mrs Zhao also nodded. "If I had known earlier, I would have followed."


    Lei Chuntao heard it and laughed silently.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia would not care whose stomach the things they gave him entered. After eating lunch, the two of them took a nap, after waking up, they played chess for a while, and started preparing for the New Year''s Eve di


    er.


    After cooking the rice, he would heat it up on the charcoal stove; the ribs, chicken, meat, pig''s feet, etc., were all cooked in advance. After processing, Qin Mian would heat it up in the pot, and make a few other dishes that he needed to make first.


    Lei Tia carried a bowl of paste and a small bamboo brush as he went to paste the gate god and the Spring Festival Gala.


    Qin Mian took the chance while the food in the pot was still cooking to run out and admire it from the entrance.


    He only saw that the couplet at the gate was: "Welcome Spring welcome to the rich and powerful, receive the wealth to receive the peace, receive the approval, celebrate the Spring Festival, and also have the door lot ?? ?? Enter and leave safely."


    "The couplet you chose is pretty good." Qin Mian praised Lei Tia while smiling.


    Lei Tia looked at him meaningfully for a moment. Then, he nodded slightly, "Yes, not bad."


    Qin Mian stared at him for a few seconds, then entered the door.


    The well was pasted with "fine water flow", the flowers and trees were pasted with "flowers and foliage", and the water buffalo was pasted with "six animals flourishing". The spring couplets in the main hall were: He Shunmen''s house, You Peace was worth a thousand gold coins, The spring couplets in the kitchen were also appropriate: Chai Mi''s salt and pepper tea, Salty, Sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, The world was full of flavors. Qin Mian also noticed that there were two red words "blessing" on the wall of the living room, facing each other from afar.


    Then, he came to the door of their room. When he saw the contents of the couplet, he couldn''t help but stop for a moment as his heart trembled slightly. The couplet was:


    Hundred Years of Good Harmony


    concordant concordant knot of rotting rocks and sea


    The sky is vast and the sky is high


    The twenty characters were written in large calligraphy with the words'' Wandering Dragon ''written on it. It was extremely domineering and willful. The style of this couplet is clearly different from that of other couplets.


    A guess appeared in Qin Mianxin''s mind as he stared at Lei Tia who was standing beside him.


    Lei Tia was expressionless, his gaze patrolling the Spring Festival Gala, nodding as though emphasizing, "The couplet I chose was not bad."


    Qin Mian, "..."


    Lei Tia turned his head to look at the kitchen, "The food has turned into paste."


    Qin Mian looked at him in shock, "Don''t tell me you wrote this couplet."


    ?? ?? After volume ??

 Chapter 67 In the Future All of Us will Celebrate New Year Together（3）

    Lei Tia''s ears were dyed with a layer of red, and he replied as if nothing had happened, "It was written by someone else. When I saw his calligraphy, I rewrote it. "


    Qin Mianxin felt sweet and fu


    y at the same time. He said that with Lei Tia''s personality, it would be impossible for him to write such a straightforward sentence. He looked at Lei Tia''s ears in interest. This man who gave off the feeling of a cold blade was actually so embarrassed that his ears were red.


    "The food has turned to mush." Lei Tia pushed him to the kitchen.


    Qin Mian smiled as he glanced at him before entering the kitchen.


    Lei Tia took out the Red Gale Wind Lantern he bought specially, hung it under the eaves of the courtyard. Returning to the living room, he found a pair of scissors and cut off all four of the lights, making the room even brighter.


    He walked into the kitchen and looked at Qin Mian''s figure that was focused on cooking. He picked up the charcoal pot and placed it under the table.


    "Help carry the dishes." Qin Mian heard the sounds coming from the dining hall and shouted.


    In the middle of the table was a hot pot, which was being boiled with a charcoal stove. Meat balls, fish balls, lotus balls and bean curd balls were rolling between the green vegetable leaves and thin slices of meat, and the dozen or so dishes that surrounded the hot pot were Red Braised Ribs, Peasant Braised Tofu, Dajili Chicken, Three Seeds Stir-Fried Chicken with Chicken, Red Roasted Carp, Red Braised Lion''s Head, Jinju Yu Tang Corn Carrots, crispy Shrips, Beef, Duck Duck, Five-Flavor Sauce.


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed. His wife''s cooking skills were like an endless treasure trove, surprising him almost every day.


    Qin Mian cut a big bowl of raw meat for himself and set up the tableware, wine cups and wine jugs. He looked at Lei Tia and asked, "Sacrifice first?"


    Lei Tia nodded his head, he then took the pig head that was already cooked in the kitchen and placed it on the altar, he lit two large incense sticks in the incense burner and after kneeling down, he reached out his hand to Qin Mian, "Wifey, come over."


    Qin Mian hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and knelt beside him. Since he could be reborn, who could say that there were no deities in the world? He was only kneeling, but he hoped for peace of mind.


    Lei Tia caressed his head and lit up a stack of yellow paper. Then, he took out three sticks of incense and kowtowed three times, silently paying his respects to the various gods and their deceased relatives. Then, he placed the incense on the pig''s head.


    The two of them looked at each other, stood up, and sat down next to each other at the table.


    "Start your meal," Qin Mian said as he picked up his chopsticks and looked at the delicacies on the table.


    Lei Tia picked up the wine pot and poured two cups of wine, one of them was given to Qin Mian, he raised the wine cup to him and stared at him, his voice was calm and low: "My wife, how about we celebrate the new year together?"


    Qin Mian''s heart thumped wildly as he stopped eating. He looked at Lei Tia for a long time, his gaze following and flickering with emotions. He did not deny that in these few short months of almost days and nights together, he had already placed this man in his heart and even somewhat relied on him. It was an unexpected thought for someone who thought he was having a normal sexual orientation, but deep down he felt it was reasonable. Lei Tia was stuffy, being taciturn could make people anxious at times, but once he took a person to heart, it was difficult to resist him. This was not a deliberate attempt to curry favor with him. Rather, it came from the bottom of his heart. Naturally, it would come from his heart. Only this kind of good would make people addicted to it. Ever since Lei Tia protected him in front of Madam Du, cooked his chicken legs, roasted his corn, and brought him to his own house, at night, when they were hugging each other, practicing martial arts and archery, he cared more and more about Lei Tia. More than once, he even had the thought that living together with Lei Tia in this way wasn''t bad. But could two men really last? He longed to have an intimate relationship with someone in this world, so that he would feel that he truly existed in this world. Could Lei Tia be this person?


    The candle flame flickered absentmindedly, and the fire in the charcoal brazier was as hot as a fire. However, Lei Tia''s heart felt as if it was being doused by snow, and slowly sunk, as if someone had stabbed him with a knife. The hand holding the wine cup was slowly pulled back, and his lips were tightly pursed.


    Qin Mian looked at his expression, the intense pain in his heart gushed out, causing his chest to hurt a lot. He hurriedly picked up his wine cup and spilled half of it onto Lei Tia''s wine cup, causing a crisp sound.


    Lei Tia looked up and smiled at the pair of eyes.


    "It depends on your performance in the future."


    The lonely aura around Lei Tia''s body immediately dispersed and the joy that floated in his eyes was so strong that it seemed like it was about to spill out.


    Qin Mian never thought that he would be able to have such a huge effect on his emotions. While he was sighing on the inside, a sweet taste surged in his chest, and a bright smile unconsciously hung on his face.


    "Eat the food. If you don''t, it''ll really get cold." After Qin Mian took a light sip of the wine, he picked up a piece of the ribs and placed it into Lei Tia''s bowl.


    Lei Tia picked up the chicken leg from the chestnut stew and put it into Qin Mian''s bowl before he picked up the pork chop. A daughter-in-law''s cooking skills were excellent. Her ribs were soft and tender. With a light bite, her bones and flesh could be separated.


    "These few dishes all have an auspicious flavor to them, I have to taste every single one of them." Qin Mian then gave him a few dishes, one after the other, as they were: Stir-Fried bean curd, Chicken stew with chestnuts, and Red Braised Lion''s Head.


    Lei Tia imitated his actions and helped him cloth the dishes, "You eat too."


    Qin Mian had only eaten seventy percent of his full in the afternoon, so his appetite was very good now. He nodded his head and buried his face in the food, noticing the burning gaze on his body, he raised his head helplessly. "Eat your food."


    Lei Tia put down the wine cup and wrapped his arm around his waist, his right hand pressing down on the left side of his face. Lowering his head, his boiling hot lips pressed against his lips, but his bright and deep eyes did not close.


    Qin Mian''s heartbeat instantly slowed down by a few beats, but he was not an unreasonable person. He was only startled for a moment before he leaned over and curiously licked Lei Tia''s lips.


    Lei Tia''s black eyes dimmed, he opened his mouth and took a deep kiss, it did not seem fast or slow, the temperature of his tongue however became hotter and hotter, the stirring becoming stronger and stronger, as though he wanted to swallow Qin Mian''s tongue into his stomach.


    Qin Mian looked up, and matched up to him unskillfully. He could feel that Lei Tia did not have much experience, and was secretly pleased in his heart. The two of them began to explore and study in practice. Their breathing became more and more rapid, and only after a long time did they separate.


    Lei Tia was filled with satisfaction, he pecked him on the corner of his lips and released him, he did not dare look at him again, and said hoarsely, "Eat."


    Qin Mian glanced at the oil stains on the corner of his lips, and without reminding him, he laughed silently as he scooped meat balls and lotus root pills into his bowl.


    He looked at the wine cup and saw that there was only half a cup left. He then filled it up with the wine pot and raised his glass to Lei Tia, "Come, let me toast you.


    Lei Tia looked at him deeply and finished it in one gulp.


    Qin Mian drank all of it in one gulp.


    Lei Tia poured two cups of wine and raised one of them, "To you and me, from now on, I will ensure that you will always smile."


    Qin Mian grabbed his neck and sucked strongly on his face, cutting off a large chunk of meat from his fish belly. These dishes can only be tasty when it''s hot.


    Lei Tia was startled, he shook his head and did not speak anymore, increasing his rate of eating as he helped Qin Mian with his food from time to time.


    Their appetite was not small. They ate for almost an hour before putting down their chopsticks. There were still a lot of dishes left. The weather was cold, so he could continue to eat the next day.


    "Good job." Qin Mian sat on the chair with his limbs spread out, not wanting to move at all. He glanced at the sand bell on the counter.


    Lei Tia entered the house and tied up the cloak for him, then pulled him up and led him out.


    "Where to?" Qin Mian did not understand.


    Lei Tia did not say a word and walked back and forth in the snow with him, neither fast nor slow. Qin Mian suddenly realized and started walking.


    Little White followed them out. He gave them a strange look, as if he despised them for being full, and then went back through the hole in its personal wall.


    Qin Mian stared at the hole in the wall speechlessly. Was he being looked down upon by a wolf?


    After walking for a long while, Lei Tia touched his cold face, and brought him back into the house.


    Qin Mian dragged the charcoal pot to the side of the sofa and laid down on it.


    Lei Tia carried the leftover dishes into the kitchen and cleaned up the dining table. After washing the dishes, he came out, "Go wash up."


    Qin Mian brushed his teeth and walked in. Lei Tia had already poured some water into his face, and laid the foot basin on the side. He also took two new sets of cotton slippers from the bedroom.


    They washed their faces and poured hot water into the basin.


    Qin Mian took off his shoes and socks, and soaked his feet in the water to dispel the cold, and improve the circulation of his blood.


    Lei Tia moved a chair over and placed it in front of him. He also took off his shoes and socks and placed his feet inside.


    Qin Mian''s ears were burning up, he tried his best not to show any of his emotions. Since they had already kissed, what was the big deal about bathing together?


    A hint of laughter flashed past Lei Tia''s eyes, as he stepped on Qin Mian''s feet.


    Qin Mian glared at him and moved his leg away.


    Lei Tia''s foot did not chase after him, but his gaze never left his face.


    Qin Mian was also looking at Lei Tia. This man was indeed good-looking, his handsome face was as sharp as a knife, full forehead, thick eyebrows, sharp and fierce, eye sockets slightly deep, and his black pupils were even more profound and bright. Under his tall and straight nose, his mouth was also beautiful. Qin Mian was glad that he had a scar on his face. Otherwise, who knew how many girls would adore him?


    Thinking of this, he couldn''t help but smile.


    "What are you laughing at?" Lei Tia asked.


    "Nothing." Of course Qin Mian wouldn''t say it.

 Chapter 68 In the First Month of the Month

    The heat from the water gradually dissipated, Lei Tia passed the blue foottowel to Qin Mian and picked up his own grey foottowel to wipe his feet.


    After Qin Mian went to the latrine to drain the water, he washed his hands and went to his room. In the first month of January, he had asked the Sister Zhang in advance about all sorts of taboos. He opened the wardrobe, sorted through the items, and took out the new clothes, shoes and socks that he and Lei Tia would be wearing the next day, and put them away properly.


    Lei Tia locked the door and entered the room.


    "Come, play chess." Qin Mian waved to him, he could not sit still, he had to find something to do to pass the time.


    Lei Tia took the Go Board and set it up.


    "You have to let me have a few." Qin Mian said rudely as his chess skills were average.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    At first, Qin Mian was very calm, but after that, the time that each person spent was longer and longer thinking, and his sitting posture had changed from cross-legged to slanted, with his left arm leaning on the brick table, and his legs stretched out straight. He folded his legs together and swayed, his head lowered while frowning in deep thought.


    Lei Tia''s gaze swept across his bare feet, extended his hand, and grabbed one of them, gently pinching it.


    Qin Mian raised his head to take a glance, he attempted to shrink his leg and let him go, thinking about how he should lower his foot for a moment.


    Without even thinking about it, Lei Tia picked up a white piece and looked back at Qin Mian''s feet. His fair feet did not have a single flaw, his smooth nails shone a smooth light light light, and his five toe bones were protruding out. He was still too thin, so he couldn''t help but pinch it.


    Qin Mian looked at the chess board as if nothing had happened, his face turning hotter and hotter. What''s with a pair of stinky feet.


    The temperature of his palm was increasing. When Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian, he realized that he was feeling uncomfortable.


    Qin Mian pushed his head away and said with a straight face, "Play chess well."


    Lei Tia squeezed his leg again to release his grip.


    Qin Mian immediately retracted his foot.


    The night was long and Qin Mian was unable to hold it in, he yawned.


    Lei Tia placed the chess piece he had picked up back into the chess box, "Go and sleep."


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I''ll guard it with you." This was their first New Year''s Eve, and he did not want to leave behind a trace of regret.


    Lei Tia moved the table away and hugged him, wrapping him in a quilt. "Sleep, I''ll wake you up when it''s time."


    "Fine." Qin Mian caressed his scarred cheek. He hid his hands under the blanket and leaned against his chest.


    After an unknown period of time, a string of popping sounds could be heard from outside.


    The little white dot that was sleeping soundly suddenly jumped up from the ground. He looked around cautiously, shook his head, and lay back down.


    Qin Mian opened his sleepy eyes and asked vaguely: "Is it the right time?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia stood up and wrapped him up tightly, "I''ll go light up the firecrackers."


    Qin Mian watched him walk out. Very quickly, the courtyard resounded with the deafening crackling sounds of firecrackers, and only stopped after a long while. The village seemed to be awakened as the sounds of firecrackers rang out one after another, sometimes close by, and even further away, the rhythmic sounds of fireworks could be heard.


    Qin Mian''s sleepiness was blown away. He took off the thick clothes on his body and yawned, then crawled back to his original position and covered himself with the quilt.


    After about two quarters of an hour, the village regained its tranquility.


    Lei Tia extinguished the light and took off his clothes on the brick bed, pulling his into his embrace.


    In the darkness, Qin Mian touched his face, held it, and kissed him on the lips. "Happy New Year."


    After the two started talking, many things were done naturally.


    Lei Tia grabbed the back of his head to deepen the kiss, "Happy New Year."


    "Good night." Qin Mian adjusted his sleeping posture and closed his eyes.


    However, Lei Tia was not sleepy at all. Through the thin undergarment, he caressed his wife''s back. At the tip of his nose, his wife''s scent was even stronger than before. He held his wife''s waist tightly with one hand, allowing the two to be inseparably close to each other. His other hand involuntarily extended to the fleshy part of his wife''s waist.


    His hand was suddenly grabbed and pinched.


    Qin Mian replied lazily: "I''m only fifteen."


    Lei Tia returned to his waist, sealed his lips and fiercely kissed them. With great difficulty, he gasped a few times, then gradually calmed down and patted his back lightly, "Sleep."


    Qin Mian laid his arm on Yue Yang''s waist, unmoving, and very quickly fell asleep.


    A good night''s sleep.


    When they woke up in the morning and put on new clothes, Qin Mian had even tied a red cloth around his neck that was a little bit white.


    After heating up the leftovers in the pot, the two went out together. The snow had stopped, but it hadn''t melted at all, and there were overlapping, jumbled footprints everywhere on the ground. The wind was even colder.


    Along the way, they met other villagers who went to pay their New Year respects. Whether it was those who were on good terms with each other or those who were not, they all greeted each other with smiles on their faces.


    The young girl was hiding behind her parents. When she saw Qin Mian from afar, she secretly blushed and her heart raced, unintentionally meeting Lei Tia''s blade-like eyes, she quickly lowered her head.


    Inside the Lei Family old house, the junior generation was kowtowing to the senior generation and bowing to them for the new year, while talking and laughing non-stop.


    Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and Madam Wei were all seated on the upper seats. Lei Daqiang was wearing an olive green cotton-padded jacket with the word "blessing" on it. Thanks to the treatment given by Madam Wei, her face was rosy, her aura was extremely good, and she looked to be four or five years younger than before. With her hair tied up in a bun, she wore a silver hairpin on her left hand, and a golden splay on her right foot, she was also dressed in a new set of clothes. Lei Daqiang would glance at her from time to time.


    After Qin Mian and Lei Tia entered, everyone''s gaze unconsciously fell on them as they took in a deep breath.


    Lei Tia''s hair was tied up in a jade band, his long black hair was scattered behind him, he was dressed in an indigo satin robe with a wide red belt. He wore a black robe with gold stripes around the edges, and on the outside, he wore a tall, upright, noble and imposing figure. Although Qin Mian was young, he was tall, wearing a white embroidered robe with bamboo leaves, and around his waist was a red belt.


    The two of them were man''s sons and wives, and kowtowed to Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and the Zhao Family.


    "Father, Mother, and Little Mother, we offer you our New Year greetings."


    Lei Daqiang was in a good mood, "Good, good, quickly get up."


    The Madam Du said indifferently.


    The Madam Wei invited Qin Mian and his sister to sit down and have some tea and some peanuts.


    The Lei Xiangren brothers and sisters brought the three children over to celebrate New Year.


    The three imps swiftly knelt down and kowtowed, beaming with joy, and crisply shouted, "Greetings to uncle and aunt!"


    Qin Mian''s face was smiling, his heart was twitching, he patted the heads of the three little ghosts, and took out three red seals from his bag and stuffed them into his pocket.


    Mrs Zhao secretly opened two red envelopes, counted the copper coins inside, and put them away with a smile. Usually, people would give their relatives red packets with six pieces of gold. Qin Mian and Lei Tia who had the money to open a shop, were considered rich to Madame Zhao. If they only gave money with six pieces of money, she would definitely have something to say.


    Madam Qian secretly weighed Lei Xinxin''s red packet, pursed her lips and smiled, before putting it away.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat for a while before they got up and went to Lei Dagang''s home.


    Lei Dagang had his opinions towards Lei Daqiang, and did not have any prejudice towards Lei Daqiang''s children.


    Qin Mian gave each of their child a red packet, which also contained sixteen gold coins.


    Coming out from Lei Dagang''s house, the two of them went to the other elders and peers without stopping to stop to celebrate New Year. The first to go was Precinct Head''s house.


    Qin Mian was a talker, and happily chatted with the Precinct Head. Precinct Head''s daughter-in-law also praised him and Lei Tia''s good looks ??


    After walking around the village and returning home, the two of them opened the door and carried all kinds of snacks to the table, waiting for the village''s juniors and juniors to come to pay their respects. This was etiquette. As for whether the other party was willing to come or not, it was impossible to force.


    Not long after, a few carrots wearing new clothes ran in, giggling. A few of them were wearing red jackets, very unpleasant. The ones leading them were Xiao Hu and Goudan.


    "Uncle Lei, Uncle Qin, happy new year!"


    Lei Tia nodded lightly.


    Qin Mian brought them into the house with a smile on his face. Each of them was given a small red packet containing a single coin. He pointed at the various snacks on the table, "Take a look and see what you like."


    The children''s eyes lit up as they drooled. They excitedly ran to the table, grabbed a handful of snacks and stuffed them into their pockets. They didn''t even realize that the red packets in their pockets had fallen to the ground.


    Qin Mian found it fu


    y to help them pick it up and put it back.


    Xiao Hu was the most well-ma


    ered one, he said "Thank you Uncle Qin" and ran over to grab some sweets.


    Each child filled his pockets before leaving in satisfaction.


    People came in groups after groups of adults and children to pay their respects. Less than an hour later, when no one else came to visit, Qin Mian and Lei Tia finally had breakfast.


    The lively first day passed just like that.


    The second day of the first month was the day his wife returned home.


    The sounds of packing up and scolding children for getting dirty were heard from a few nearby households. Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian, wanting to say something but stopping himself.


    Qin Mian pondered for a long time before he finally reacted, and said sternly to Lei Tia: "I really don''t remember my parents."


    Lei Tia held him by the waist, lowered her head and kissed him on the lips, "Today, I will go pay New Year respects to Grandfather and Grandmother. You are at home. I''ll take you there after the snow has melted. "


    Qin Mian was shocked, "Your grandfather is still here? This is the first time I''ve heard you mention it. "


    Lei Tia was silent for a moment, "Grandfather and Grandma are both here. Grandfather, Grandma, and Second Uncle treated me very well. When I left home, they secretly gave me a tael of silver. They secretly gave me two taels of silver when we were separated. "


    Qin Mian felt that it was strange, "The Warm Room and the others did not come ??"


    Lei Tia said, "Grandfather and Grandmother lives together with First Uncle. First uncle doesn''t like me marrying men. Second aunt always thought that I was a burden to second uncle. "


    Qin Mian understood and stood up, "I will go prepare ?? Grandfather, Grandmother, and Second Uncle''s new year gifts. "


    He prepared bountiful a


    ual gifts for Lei Tia''s maternal grandparents. He packed a bag of fish balls, meat balls, lotus root pills, and bean dregs pills respectively. Ma Hua, Mu Zi, and the fried hemp leaves were a little hard for the elderly man, but the taste of cooking them together was also very good. These things filled a basket.


    The a


    ual gift to second uncle was not bad either: a packet of hotpot seasonings, a packet of bean curd pills, and a pheasant.


    Lei Tia saw that he was wrapped in oil paper one after another, and his chest was filled with warmth. "My two aunts are coming today, if they were to come to my house, you would only have to entertain them."


    "Don''t worry, I won''t lose out." Qin Mian said in an unconcerned tone. In this era, etiquette and reputation were important, and unless one had a deep grudge against them, it was impossible to completely sever all relations between them. Otherwise, it would be unpleasant to hear about it. In the future, they would not break off all relations with Lei Xiaoyun''s family, but all they needed was to maintain their relationship with him.


    Lei Tia drove the ox-cart out, Qin Mian was alone at home, eating melon seeds while reading his books, he was not bored at all. He had finished all the food that he had not finished at noon, and had not treated himself unfairly.


    Lei Tia hurried back after having lunch at his uncle''s house.

 Chapter 69 External Family

    In the afternoon, Lei Xiangren brought Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao over, inviting Qin Mian and Lei Tia to the Old Residence for lunch. Lei Xiaoyun''s family and Lei Xiaofeng''s family had come over for lunch at Lei Dagang''s home, and''s family would be eating di


    er there.


    Lei Tia rejected his.


    Lei Xiangren curled his lips but did not say anything. He helped Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao to put away the small flowers and candies in their pockets, grabbed the two servants and left hurriedly with the two children.


    On the third day of the first month, Lei Daqiang and Lei Dagang went to Lei Xiaoyun''s home to pay their respects. Qin Mian stayed at home, and Lei Tia went with them. After the new year gift was sent out, he did not stay to eat, but returned alone. Seeing Qin Mian sitting at a table with a set of tableware waiting for him, with his head tilted towards the direction of the door, Lei Tia felt extremely at ease.


    On the fourth day of the first month, Lei Family people went to Lei Xiaofeng''s home to pay their respects. Lei Tia had lunch at Lei Xiaofeng''s house. Lei Xiaoyun mocked and ridiculed him, but Lei Tia did not say a word, so there was nothing she could do.


    On the sixth day of the first month, Lei Tia reminded Qin Mian to add brine to the nectar. Qin Mian added the brine into the clay pot and sealed it again. He then solemnly placed the two clay pots into a corner of the kitchen and waited for it to open a year later.


    On the seventh day of the first month, a relative of the Lei family came to visit Lei Tia Family. Lei Dagang, Lei Daqiang and Lei Xiaofeng were also present. No one came to Lei Xiaoyun''s home, nor did they give him a new year''s gift. Qin Mian and Lei Tia didn''t care.


    Around the tenth day of the first month, the month of January had basically come to an end. The villagers began to invite those who were on good terms with each other in the village. Qin Mian and Lei Tia had also arranged for a day to be spent inviting the Precinct Head''s family, Zhao Wenzhong''s family who had rented the house to them, the family, Elder Jiang and Wu Di to di


    er at their home. Zhao Wenzhong, Zhang Dashuan, Elder Jiang and Wu Di were invited to return the next day. After a while, their relationship had gotten closer. No wonder it was said that a man''s friendship was formed over a wine table.


    The weather gradually turned warm and the room was still cold, but it would get hot if you stood in the sun for a while.


    On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the snow had long since melted. The sun hung high in the sky, drying 80% of the ground. Lei Tia and Qin Mian had prepared a gift to visit Lei Tia''s grandfather and grandmother in Deng Family Village.


    Lei Tia drove the carriage while Qin Mian sat beside him and ate the melon seeds.


    "Grandpa and Second Uncle are fine, don''t worry." Lei Tia suddenly said.


    If he did not mention his first uncle, first aunt, and second aunt, he would know what was going on just by thinking about it. Qin Mian stuffed a melon seed into his mouth, "Do I look like I''m worrying?" He''s not really fifteen years old.


    Lei Tia held his hand and lightly bit his finger.


    Seeing that he was almost there, Qin Mian wiped his mouth, took out a bamboo water cup and rinsed his mouth, then dressed himself in the complete set of clothes, and accidentally brushed off the melon seeds that landed on Lei Tia''s clothes.


    At the entrance of the Deng Family Village, a couple around sixty years old stood under a tree, looking up with their heads held high. The old man''s grey hair and beard were grey, his spirit hale; the old lady had a head of silver strands, her face was rosy, and she looked rather rich. These two were Master Deng and Old Lady Deng.


    Lei Tia saw them and said to Qin Mian: "That is grandpa and grandma."


    Qin Mian was slightly moved, "They must be here waiting for you every day. Otherwise, it''s impossible for them to know that we''re here today."


    "They''re fine." Lei Tia said.


    The old couple saw them, too, and their wrinkled faces broke into smiles of joy. The old lady even waved her hand towards him. Her kind face made Qin Mian think of his maternal grandpa.


    "Grandpa, grandma." Lei Tia jumped off the car and quickly kneeled down and kowtowed.


    Qin Mian knelt beside him without hesitation, "Greetings to Grandfather and Grandmother."


    "Good, good, quickly get up, don''t dirty your clothes." Old Lady Deng helped Qin Mian up and sized him up. Seeing that this child was clear-headed and had clear eyes, she immediately grew somewhat fond of him. She actually took out a red letter from her sleeve and stuffed it into Qin Mian''s hands.


    "Thank you, Grandma!" Qin Mian had interacted with the old man before, so he did not decline. He accepted the gift generously and held onto the old lady''s arm while smiling at Lei Tia, "I do, you don''t have any. "Hurry up and show a smile, maybe Grandma will give you a red packet too."


    Lei Tia looked at him helplessly and indulgently, unable to laugh.


    The old lady could see that Qin Mian was purposely teasing her, and laughed: "You''re not giving me a smiling face either. He''s an adult now. "


    "I''ll smile for Grandmother." With that, Qin Mian smiled at the old lady.


    The old lady was so happy that the wrinkles on her face deepened. "Alright, grandma will give you another red packet."


    Qin Mian accepted it with a smile, and passed it over to Lei Tia, "Here, don''t piss me off."


    The old lady laughed even more heartily.


    The old man watched coldly with his hands behind his back, ignoring Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian did not mind, there was no one that could make everyone like him.


    Just then, Little White jumped down from the carriage, walked to Qin Mian''s side and rubbed his leg, then ran forward.


    Qin Mian immediately called out to it, "Little White, don''t run around."


    Little White looked back at him and obediently ran back.


    The old man stared at a little white spot. His eyes flashed as he asked Qin Mian with certainty, "Is this a wolf?"


    Qin Mian was shocked, and immediately replied: "Grandfather, don''t worry, it has a spirit, it won''t take the initiative to hurt people."


    The old man nodded as his expression softened. "Come, let''s go home."


    Qin Mian was a little confused by the different attitudes around him, but it was a good thing that the old man was willing to give him a good face. He supported the old lady and led the way, while Lei Tia led the old lady and the old man to walk at the back.


    The old lady asked Qin Mian how old he was, where did he come from, and how could he read.


    The few of them arrived at Uncle Deng''s house first. The Uncle Deng couple had three children, the eldest and the second oldest was a daughter, married off. His only son, Deng Quan, was also married. His children had two children, one male and one female, which made for a good writing with the names Kun Zi and Xi Ya.


    Greetings to uncle and aunt. The aunt looks very cordial, but the uncle is very cold.


    The two children came over and kowtowed to Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Qin Mian gave Kunzi a sixteen-coin red seal and a small wooden sword. Lei Tia was careless, before this, he did not mention anything about preparing a present for his child. This small wooden sword was made by Qin Mian. The red string was something that Qin Mian had found in the space, but it was actually the shoelace of a new pair of shoes that he hadn''t had the time to wear. It was a mix of blue, purple, red and yellow lines, novel and unique. The shoelaces were extremely long, so Qin Mian split the two shoelaces into four. No one except him knew it was a shoelace.


    She really liked that "headband", so she happily thanked him and urged her mother to tie it to her head. She tied a bow, which was also very pretty.


    After getting off the car, Qin Mian and Lei Tia headed towards their second uncle''s house.


    Second Uncle Deng was more amiable than Uncle Deng and his second aunt was so polite that they almost left each other, but he did not embarrass Qin Mian and Lei Tia. The couple had given birth to a daughter and two sons. His daughter was married; his eldest son, Deng Zhong, had given birth to a man and a woman; his youngest son, Deng Xiao, had two daughters and one son. Qin Mian was impartial, the gifts of the five children were the same as Kunzi''s and Huaiya''s. The reaction of the three girls was almost the same as joy. They happily tied their hair ropes to their heads.


    Seeing that both Hong Feng and the present was given by Qin Mian, he guessed that was the one who made the decision on Lei Tia Family, and guessed that the relationship between the two of them was not bad. He patted Lei Tia''s shoulders and said softly, "It doesn''t matter what happened between you two. You can live well in the future and your mother will be at ease here."


    Lei Tia said: "He is my wife." His tone was flat but firm.


    Second Uncle Deng gave a start before sighing silently. He pinched his shoulder and said, "You are an adult now. You have your own ideas. Second Uncle only hopes that you can go along with it in the future."


    Qin Mian was sitting across the table from them. He seemed to be drinking tea, but he had actually heard their words. Seeing a small wooden frame with a wooden frame in the corner and a wooden stick, a sewing bag, and some other small items, he asked, "Second uncle, those are ??


    Second Uncle laughed heartily, "Brother Tia never told you before? "I am the lackey."


    Qin Mianxin was moved. He glanced at Lei Tia and asked Second Uncle Deng: "Second Uncle, have you tasted the fried hemp leaves, flowers and seeds Lei Tia gave you last time?"


    Second Uncle Deng nodded. "Yes, I have. The taste is pretty good. The kids like it a lot."


    Qin Mian smiled slightly and said to Lei Tia: "Let''s give Second Uncle the hemp flower, leaf and candy formulas."


    Second Uncle Deng was startled and quickly said: "No way!"


    Lei Tia looked deeply at Qin Mian, "I''ll listen to you."


    Second Uncle Deng wanted to say something, but Qin Mian waved his hand and interrupted him, "Second Uncle, don''t reject me. We don''t plan on making money from Ma Hua Ya candy. These snacks are not complicated to make, they are very suitable for families to sell, and the cost is not high. "Although I can''t make second uncle rich, just the word ''fresh'' is enough to make second uncle earn a small fortune."


    "This ??" Second Uncle Deng rubbed his hands, still feeling ashamed. "How about this. After we earn some money, we will split it."


    Qin Mian laughed, "Back then, when second uncle extended a helping hand to Lei Tia, Lei Tia and I both remembered it in our hearts. Is second uncle not willing to give us a chance to repay him?"


    Lei Tia also said: "Second Uncle, don''t decline. My wife has always kept her word, I''ll listen to her."


    Second Uncle Deng laughed. Qin Mian will repay these two children to him, and Lei Tia will lift Qin Mian up in front of him. They were both doing it for each other.


    At this point, any further rejection would be considered foreign. Second Uncle Deng nodded and said: "Since that''s the case, Second Uncle will accept it with a little face."


    Qin Mian recounted the methods of how to eat snacks in detail, and Second Uncle Deng seriously remembered it.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat for a while before returning to the Uncle Deng''s house. Lunch was arranged to be held at Uncle Deng''s home.


    His second aunt only had a better impression of Qin Mian after knowing that Qin Mian had given Second Uncle Deng a few recipes.


    The lunch table was very peaceful, without any unpleasantness.


    After lunch, the old lady talked a lot with Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    It turned out that two years ago, when Lei Tia''s birth mother, the Deng Family, had passed away, Master Deng, Old Lady Deng, Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng had been very concerned with Lei Tia and would visit him every one or two months to bring him clothes, shoes, socks, etc. But following Lei Xiangren''s birth and Madam Du''s instigation, Lei Daqiang''s heart had become more and more biased towards the Madam Du. At the same time, something happened in the Deng Family ?? ?? The Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng were making a ruckus. Uncle Deng was his eldest son, the old lady followed him. On one side was her son and grandson, on the other, their only grandson. Eldest aunt always felt that the old lady''s bowl of water was not even, and she always spoke coldly about it. His second aunt did not have any bad intentions, but she was a petty person, and could not bear to see her second uncle talk about Lei Tia. Due to these three reasons, the young Lei Tia was completely ignored and ran away from home in the end.


    After saying so much, the old lady hoped that Qin Mian and Lei Tia would not hate them.


    Lei Tia shook his head and said that he wouldn''t.


    Qin Mian did not have any thoughts towards people with Deng Family. Lei Tia was forced to run away from home due to his father, Lei Daqiang, and Madam Du. No matter how close they were, they were still outsiders, so it couldn''t be blamed on them.


    Now, Lei Tia had successfully grown up and had a small family. There was no need to take the small matters of the past to heart.


    Di


    er was at second uncle''s house, and second aunt was very cordial.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia understood that it was related to the prescription.


    After di


    er, the sun set, and the two of them hurried home in the sunset.


    Lei Tia drank a little too much and was holding onto Qin Mian''s hands tightly. Qin Mian was worried that if he was allowed to drive the carriage, the ox-cart would run into the field and drive the carriage himself.


    "Wifey," Lei Tia leaned on Qin Mian''s shoulder, the smell of the alcohol continuously wafted into his ears, "I still remember the day I left home ??"

 Chapter 70 Its Good to be a Landowner

    Qin Mian hugged his waist to prevent him from falling.


    "I secretly went to see my grandfather and grandmother one last time, but they still found out and got my uncle to chase after me and give me a tael of silver. If not for this silver, perhaps Lei Tia would already be dead. "I''ll take this silver and head north ??"


    Qin Mian turned his head over, and carefully looked at his eyes, "Are you awake?"


    Lei Tia embraced him, "Very awake."


    "You didn''t mention that ten years ago. I thought you didn''t want to tell me." Qin Mian looked at him, smiled slightly, and felt relieved in his heart.


    "I won''t hide anything from you." Lei Tia pinched his chin, pecked his lips lightly, and took the rope, "I didn''t mention it earlier, but I don''t know where to start. "Back then ??"


    Qin Mian listened seriously.


    was still in a state of shock, he forgot to get off the carriage, and was carried by Lei Tia out. They entered the house together, and were placed on the sofa.


    Never would he have thought that Lei Tia''s ten years would be so tortuous, so hot-blooded, so exciting, and so heavy. No wonder he never mentioned the past.


    Standing at the entrance of the kitchen, Qin Mian watched as Lei Tia sat in front of the stove and started boiling water. Knowing Lei Tia''s past, he felt even more pain for him, and his heart was even closer to Lei Tia''s. At the same time, he felt a little apprehensive. Lei Tia had confessed to him, but he did not want to immediately tell Lei Tia about the spatial matter.


    "Actually, I have something that I have hidden from you ??"


    Lei Tia embraced his waist, tilted her head and sealed his lips, continuing to stare at the fire with a normal expression, "I understand. I will wait until the day you are willing to tell me. "


    Qin Mian breathed a sigh of relief but also felt a little disappointed. Lei Tia didn''t ask him further about his secret, but he felt that Lei Tia didn''t care about him that much. This contradictory feeling. However, they still had a long time. There were many things that they were not in a hurry for.


    "Wait until the fifteenth of the eighth month, you really will teach me ??" Qin Mian thought about the most important thing that Lei Tia said, and he was unable to control his agitated emotions. His heart was beating even faster, and his blood was boiling.


    Lei Tia nodded, "The best time is on the fifteenth of the eighth month."


    Qin Mian hugged his head and kissed him.


    Lei Tia threw away the fire pincers in his hand, grabbed his waist and lifted him into his arms, allowing him to sit on his thighs.


    The smell of alcohol in his mouth had not dissipated yet, it had filled Qin Mian''s entire mouth. Qin Mian''s body became weak, her two arms wrapped around his neck, not willing to be outdone and replied with full strength. His body was not as strong as Lei Tia''s, hence he was defeated quickly. He could only rely on Lei Tia''s arms to support his upper body, allowing Lei Tia to do as he pleased.


    "Wait a little longer ??" Lei Tia said in a low and hoarse voice as his tongue moved even more intensely. His right hand rubbed the back of Qin Mian''s neck and back through his cotton robe.


    Qin Mian pushed him away with all his might, staring at him, slightly gasping for breath, he spoke with a hint of helplessness: "My butt is stinging from the heat." Lei Tia was originally closer to the stove, but when he was in Lei Tia''s embrace, he was even closer.


    Lei Tia reached out his hand to touch it, and as expected, it was very hot.


    "What''s so fu


    y ?? ??" Qin Mian looked at him, lost in thought. This man was really good-looking. He didn''t smile, but his eyes were sharp and fierce. When he smiled, starlight seemed to fly out of Gu Jing''s eyes. The corners of his lips curled up into a charming smile, making people unable to shift their gaze away.


    Lei Tia did not let go of him, he only moved the wooden block under his butt back, a little further away from the stove, his thumb aiming at''s face. Ever since his wife woke up from her coma, she had never shown any fear or disgust towards the scar on his face. To be more precise, the scar on his face did not seem to exist in her eyes.


    After boiling the water and doing some personal hygiene, Lei Tia brought Qin Mian back to his room. They squatted at the corner and broke off a piece of brick with their hands.


    "What are you doing?" Qin Mian threw his slippers on the brick bed and asked in bewilderment.


    Lei Tia took out a flat brown wooden box from the crevice. He placed the brick back inside and handed the wooden box over to Qin Mian, indicating him to take a look before anything else.


    Qin Mian opened the wooden box suspiciously. Inside was a stack of papers. One, two, three... Three banknotes worth 10,000 taels of silver, one banknotes worth 5000 taels of silver, and five banknotes worth 1000 taels of silver. A total of fifty thousand silver? "


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian snorted lightly, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked down at him from above, "Since you hid it so well, why did you give it to me?"


    Lei Tia sat beside him, tugging him to sit down, and said in a low voice: "I didn''t give you this in the past because I was afraid that you would run away."


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, he raised his head to think, and felt that it was true. If Lei Tia had given him the money right after he had teleported here, in the days when he was pe


    iless, he really might have been able to take it all away.


    Qin Mian intentionally said: "Right now, I might be able to run ?? ??"


    Before he could finish his sentence, his body suddenly felt heavy ?? He was firmly pressed down on the brick bed by Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia''s left hand pressed down on his right wrist, while his right hand locked onto his left wrist.


    Qin Mian chuckled, he raised his left hand to stroke the back of his neck, and scratched his head, "I was just joking. Since you do not like living in the city, tomorrow we will look for the Precinct Head to buy more land. "Get up, I''ll go hide the money."


    Lei Tia laid on the brick bed, hands behind his head. Watching him opening the wardrobe with a satisfied look on his face and then opening the secret box inside, a trace of a loving smile surfaced in his deep eyes.


    Qin Mian did not feel safe leaving such a large sum of money at home. He only pretended to look with his back facing Lei Tia, then kept the wooden box back into his space and locked it.


    Other than the five hundred taels of banknotes that Lei Tia used to sell Bear''s Palm, there were also two hundred taels of banknotes.


    Since he had nothing to do, Qin Mian moved the money box on the surface to the bed and the two of them started counting the money scattered inside. Lei Tia also had the key to the money box, but only Qin Mian had the key to the secret box.


    In the cash box, there was a silver ingot worth fifty taels, ready for emergency situations. A silver ingot worth ten taels, four silver taels, eight silver taels, three good copper coins, and forty-five scattered copper coins. On the surface, the total amount of assets was ninety-one, two hundred and forty-five dollars.


    "How much land do we buy?" Qin Mian patted the money box in satisfaction. They were slowly earning the money, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.


    Lei Tia said: "You decide."


    Qin Mian leaned on his pillow and thought for a moment, then said: "I want to buy five acres of paddy field, five mu of dry land, and ten mu of uncultivated land, as well as vegetables and fruit trees." Since most of them would be living in the countryside, it would be good to be a happy landlord. With Goldfinger, farming was not a difficult task. However, it was too obvious that he couldn''t buy too many of them at once.


    The next day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought money and snacks to Precinct Head''s house.


    Precinct Head was surprised to know that the two wanted to buy land, "Didn''t you two open a shop in the town? Why do you still want to buy land? "


    Qin Mian spoke in a righteous tone, "Uncle Precinct Head, the merchant is at the very end of the line. We are farmers to begin with, so we can''t afford to forget our roots. "


    The Precinct Head nodded, "Yes. There are three farms in my village that are going to be sold. There are more than twenty acres of paddy fields and dry fields, but they are all scattered, one here and one there. There''s quite a lot of wasteland in the village. "


    Lei Tia said: "It would be inconvenient to take care of them."


    "There''s nothing we can do about that," Precinct Head said as he took a sip of tea. "But you can trade with the others."


    Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian thought for a moment, "How about this, we will only buy 15 mu of wasteland temporarily, and after we harvest the wheat, we will buy the paddy fields and the dry lands."


    "Alright." The Precinct Head asked, "The land in the village that isn''t Tian Fei''s residence is basically a wasteland. Where do you want to carve out these fifteen acres of wasteland?"


    Qin Mian asked: "Can you draw a square piece of land next to our house towards the small forest,?"


    Precinct Head thought about the situation in that land and frowned. He said with difficulty, "Wouldn''t we have to take up a portion of the base ??"


    Qin Mian placed a small gray pouch on the table, pushed it towards the Precinct Head, and said with a smile. Besides, there are seven rows of houses in our village. In addition to the row where we live and the row in front of our house, there are five rows. If a villager wants to buy a house, he or she can go on to another five rows of houses. What do you think? Furthermore, it''s not that we want to take any advantage of them. The main reason is because that piece of land is convenient to co


    ect with our family. "


    Precinct Head felt for his bag. It was a big spindle, and it could only be five taels of silver ingots. He put the bag away and smiled: "Alright, I''ll draw that piece for you guys."


    "Thank you, Uncle Precinct Head." Qin Mian was overjoyed.


    Precinct Head looked at Lei Tia with a smile, and joked: "Tia, with such a daughter-in-law, you will not be at a disadvantage in the future. "Hahaha ??"


    Lei Tia cupped his hands: "In the future, I hope that Uncle Precinct Head can take care of me."


    "Sure, sure." Precinct Head laughed. Lei Tia''s wife came to settle the matter, he originally brought with his two bags of not cheap snacks and gave him another five liang of silver. Even if they had something else to trouble him with in the future, it would also benefit him greatly.


    He opened up a book and read, "The price of a piece of wasteland is one or two hundred gold coins per acre. Buy fifteen acres of wasteland and that will be ??" 18 taels of silver. "In addition, the land deed costs fifty dollars."


    Qin Mian immediately took out a small spindle that was worth ten silver, fifty silver, and three hundred silver, and counted out fifty copper coins.


    Precinct Head took the money and stood up. He straightened his clothes and said, "Let''s go, we''ll go draw the land now. After breakfast, I''ll go to the county and help you get the land deeds."


    "Thank you, Uncle Precinct Head."


    Precinct Head brought his two sons as helpers, and the few of them took out tools to measure the land. Sticking sticks on the ground as markers, they tied up the lines between the sticks and sticks.


    After every circle was marked, Qin Mian''s house landed in the middle of the eastern boundary of the field. In the future, if he wanted to expand his house, it would be easier to expand it north, west and south.

 Chapter 71 If You Want to be Rich Plant Fruit Trees

    There were hundreds of trees in the small forest, including locust trees, poplar trees, cedar trees, willow trees, and bamboo trees. If they were to be cut and sold, it would still be a sum of money, and Qin Mian took the initiative to buy a few baskets of eggs for the villagers. Buy these trees, so they won''t start a squabble in the future.


    The villagers were happy. These trees had been here for a long time, so it was a surprise that they didn''t plant them. The families of the manor were all about having many sons and many blessings. Even the families with the fewest population had three people, and they could get six eggs. The households of the manor had more than twenty eggs, and two of them could eat for days at a time.


    After getting the land deed, Qin Mian and Lei Tia finished preparing the tea and snacks. A pen and paper was placed on the table, and their heads were pressed together as they pla


    ed for the new field.


    "What do you think?" Qin Mian only asked casually. There were many things that Lei Tia did not have high standards for, and the only common phrase that he would say was "as you say" or "as you decide".


    Unexpectedly, Lei Tia opened his mouth and pointed to a certain spot on the square drawn by Qin Mian, "Dig in the pond here, grow fishes and lotus roots, and it''s convenient to water vegetables."


    Qin Mian''s eyes lit up, "Good idea. The so-called ''sitting on the north side facing south''. After this piece of land was built with a wall, the gate would open directly to the south. "You can''t plant trees from the house to the gate in case it blocks your line of sight. It''s the best place to dig for a pond."


    Lei Tia nodded his head, "I have seen the gourd-shaped lake in the south. Our pond can be imitated, with bridges by our waist."


    Qin Mian gave him a big thumbs up, and after drawing the ponds and bridges as he said, he pointed at a spot at the corner with the tip of the brush, "Since we are going to grow fields and vegetables to grow fruit trees, we will definitely be busy, so we have to hire people in the future, right? There is a floor near the wall for the servants'' quarters. "


    Lei Tia looked at his excited appearance, his eyes filled with gentleness. Not long after he returned home, he was forced to marry a man. He felt a bit sad, a bit humiliated, but in reality, he was still a bit willing. For twelve years at home, no one cared about him. For ten years after he had left home, no one really cared about him, let alone walk into his heart. He was used to all kinds of darkness. Therefore, he longed for someone who belonged entirely to him, someone who belonged only to him, someone whom he could love wholeheartedly. At this time, Qin Mian appeared. Even though he was dark, thin and weak, he had no parents, no one to rely on, and after marrying him, he could only rely on him. Therefore, he would not agree and leave no matter what. Even though Qin Mian was a man. Having been abused by the Madam Du for so many years, he did not like girls. It was good if Qin Mian was a man, men understood men better. In the begi


    ing, he only wanted to take control of Qin Mian; now, Qin Mian was the person he loved.


    "Talking to you?" Qin Mian used his pencil to knock on Lei Tia''s head.


    Lei Tia held onto his left hand, his deep voice filled with magnetism, "I''m listening, keep going."


    Qin Mian''s pencil continued to slide down the paper, "This piece of land is for growing vegetables, this piece for growing flowers, this piece for growing grapes, this piece for growing peach trees ?? This patch of pepper. This piece can be used flexibly, seeing the season to plant watermelon, melons and so on. The small forest will remain for now, so we can change it into a small garden in the future. "


    "You arranged it well." Lei Tia said.


    The two of them carried a bundle of long and thin sticks and went out, dividing a large piece of barren land into pieces. After busying themselves for more than two hours, they started sweating profusely.


    When the weather gets warmer, you can plant fruit trees.


    After the fifteenth day of the first month, the year was over. The weather was getting warmer, and a few trees had already grown into pimples, yet there were still no signs of green sprouts.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia made a trip to the shop. After settling all the matters there, they put most of their energy into the newly bought land.


    The two of them first hired a good planter in the village, then went to the neighboring town''s orchard to buy fruit trees. They didn''t buy saplings, but adult trees, that is, fruit trees that had previously been hung with fruit. Although transplanting an adult tree would not be easy, Qin Mian was very confident since he had the space to do so.


    He bought a total of twenty peach trees, ten yellow peach trees, ten pear trees, six cherry trees, six date trees, ten plum trees, twenty orange trees, and two pomegranate trees. Ordinary people normally wouldn''t be willing to spend money to buy fruit to eat. In addition, at this time, people were not very skilled at handling fruit trees. The fruit taste was very ordinary, so there wasn''t much of a market for fruit and fruit trees were sold cheaply. Qin Mian spent less than four taels of silver on nearly a hundred trees.


    On the way back to the village, he passed by the small town and bought ten taels of silver from the village''s bank, which made it convenient for him to pay the workers to start work.


    Dozens of donkey carts and ox-carts carried trees into the village in a formidable array, attracting the attention of the villagers.


    "Seems like Lei Tia really struck gold, buying just a few acres of land and so many fruit trees." A villager said with a look of envy on his face.


    Another villager said, "Fruits don''t make any money, so why are they buying so many fruit trees? "Strange."


    Another villager laughed and said, "Will it be cheaper if we buy fruits in the future?"


    Some of the villagers exclaimed in surprise, "My father will take care of the fruits, maybe he will be able to find a job in Lei Tia''s orchard."


    "..."


    and Lei Tia had no time to care about all this. They instructed the people who were driving the chariots to transport the fruit trees to the pla


    ed area, and then hired ten people to dig mud from the fields, rivers and ponds in the village. The mud was filled with the feces of goose cows and fish and shrimp. When the fruits were planted, Qin Mian would definitely use Spirit Spring Water s to improve their quality, and his actions were done to conceal the Spirit Spring Water s. The farmers of the Grand Xia Dynasty simply didn''t know that this mud could be used as fertilizer, and no one had ever dug it out to make use of it, hence they gave it to Qin Mian for free.


    The people Qin Mian invited were Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Precinct Head''s two sons. There were six of them in total, after they dug a hole in the tree, they would first spread a layer of silt on the bottom of the hole before planting the tree. Finally, he settled the wages according to the number of trees he had planted, and he planted a tree for ten cents. This wage was quite high. The six of them calculated that each person could plant fourteen trees and earn over a hundred gold coins.


    When Lei Tia called out to Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangren followed closely behind. When he heard Qin Mian say that the wages would be paid according to the amount of the trees being planted, he found an excuse to slip away.


    Qin Mian deeply sympathized with Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi, if they did not split up in the future, they would have to continue raising this "Young Master" Lei Xiangren.


    Looking at Lei Xiangren''s back figure, Lei Xiangyi''s face turned black, and then looking at the expressionless Lei Xianglee, he secretly made up his mind that after Lei Xianglee married his wife, he would tell Lei Daqiang about the matters of their branch family. Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao had not spoken out for a long time because Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du had already said that after Lei Xiangzhi became an Elementary Scholar, the value of both of them would increase accordingly, and there would be a better choice when speaking of marriage. Fortunately, Lei Xiangzhi will be participating in the Tong Sheng Trial in no time. Lei Xiangyi could afford it.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not touch it, but offered tea to the few people growing the tree.


    As Zhang Dashuan dug, he asked Qin Mian curiously, "Fruits are not worth much, can you guys make money growing so many fruit trees?"


    Qin Mian joked, "It''s fine if you can''t earn money, but it''s good to see so many fruit trees blossoming."


    When Wu Di heard this, he couldn''t help but roll his eyes. "Sister-in-law, this Brother Zhang is serious."


    "If you want to be rich, plant fruit trees." Lei Tia learned how to grow fruit trees outside, so we''ll plant and try. " Qin Mian''s expression did not change even when he told his lies.


    Lei Tia stood beside Qin Mian and caressed his ears, not saying a word.


    Qin Mian smiled. So what if he relied on Lei Tia''s indulgence?


    His words made Zhang Dashuan and the others all laugh. However, they did not take this sentence to heart. Raising a fruit tree required money and skill. Even if they wanted to follow the wind, they did not dare to take the risk.


    Zhang Dashuan and the others were all strong farmers, with great strength and efficiency. They had finished all the trees before nightfall. Each tree had its own mark, so it could be counted. Qin Mian and Lei Tia immediately sent their wages, in addition to giving each of them a pack of sweets, which could be brought back for their children to eat.


    Zhang Dashuan and the others felt that his actions were sincere. They all thought at the same time that if the Lei Tia Family hired more people in the future, they would still be willing to come.


    A few villagers, who had nothing better to do, watched from the side as they each held a heavy bag of copper coins and a bag of snacks. They were a little envious, and made the decision to build good relations with Qin Mian and his group in the future.


    When everyone had left, Qin Mian and Lei Tia who were preparing to return home, a burly, dark faced man walked over. "Brother Qin, Brother Tie."


    Qin Mian had a good memory, he immediately remembered who this person was. He had met this person a few times and had never spoken with him, and had only spoken a few words during New Year''s Eve, "You are Xiao Hu''s father, Big Brother Fang."


    Fang Wu smiled and said, "Yes, Brother Qin has a good memory."


    In the past, when Xiao Hu helped look after Gu Zi, Fang Wu did not stop Xiao Hu. It could be seen that he did not have any hatred towards because of his marriage.


    "What is it?" Lei Tia asked.


    Fang Wu said: "It''s like this, I want to ask if your orchard needs someone to take care of it." My father helped a landowner take care of the fruit trees for a few years, so he had some experience. He''s old now, and my brother and I both want him to have a good time at home, but he can''t stay long and goes down with us to chop wood. I thought, "He''s good at taking care of fruit trees, and it''s easier than farming, so I wanted to ask him for the job."


    Lei Tia embraced Qin Mian''s shoulder, "My wife, you decide."


    Qin Mian asked Fang Wu, "We do need people, but may I know how old you are this year? Are you healthy? "


    Fang Wu said in a relaxed ma


    er, "Old Master is already 61 this year, but Brother Qin, you can rest assured that his body is healthy."


    With that, he probed, "How about, tomorrow I let him come for a walk?"


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "Alright. Hearing what Big Brother Fang said, Elder Faang is indeed very much in our favor, but it will also depend on the elderly. "

 Chapter 72 Pond Excavation

    After returning home, Lei Tia walked to the well and poured some water over his face.


    Qin Mian frowned, "The water in the well right now is still very cold, you should be careful ?? ?? A cold."


    "No, my body is strong." Lei Tia took off the towel on the clothes pole and wiped his face.


    Strong body? Qin Mian''s gaze swept from his broad shoulders to his thick chest, to his narrow waist, to his perky bottom, and then to his long legs.


    "See a little white?"


    Lei Tia said: "He probably went to the mountain."


    Xiao Bai did not lose its wild nature because it lived with the two humans. From time to time, it would go to the mountain alone. Sometimes, it would go for two to three days, and sometimes, it would even bring back a small prey. At first, Qin Mian was very worried that it would not return home at night. But after seeing it, other than being dirty and tired, it had never gotten injured, so he just let it go.


    Qin Mian lit up the room''s light, went into the kitchen and took a bowl from it. After filling a bowl with Spirit Spring Water, he carried the bowl out and passed it to Lei Tia, "You can get two buckets of water and mix this with water, then pour some for every fruit tree."


    Lei Tia did not ask anything and nodded. He carried the bowl and walked out.


    From the kitchen window, Qin Mian could see him bending over to bring water from the well. His arms and shoulders were brimming with power, his back, waist and buttocks forming an enchanting arc. When Lei Tia''s figure disappeared outside the courtyard, he suddenly realised that he had been looking at Lei Tia. He rubbed his face, calmed himself down and calmly scooped some rice. The two of them had already determined their hearts, Lei Tia was his home, wouldn''t it be normal for him to uncontrollably stare at Lei Tia?


    When Lei Tia finished watering him, he was suddenly grabbed by the neck by the neck and sucked on his lips. He was a little confused, but after seeing his wife leisurely walking away to continue cooking, he felt relieved and sat in his usual spot quietly, looking at the fire and firewood.


    "We''ll start digging the pond tomorrow. How many people should we hire?" Qin Mian placed the fried meat back onto the plate and smelt the aroma. He picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of the meat, and then placed a piece of the meat next to Lei Tia''s mouth, "You try it too."


    Lei Tia caught the chopsticks, glanced at him, and bit into the meat.


    Qin Mian suddenly remembered that he did not change his chopsticks.


    "Thirty people." "22 people digging, 8 people picking the dirt." Lei Tia said as he swallowed the piece of meat in his mouth.


    Qin Mian began to cook the second dish, the dried red pepper fried the thin meat slices. Now, even without fresh or raw meal, he could still fry lean meat until it was tender and delicious. When he was wrapping dumplings on the ninth night of the term, he inadvertently recalled a time in his previous life where he forgot to buy the raw flour when he had finished cooking. An idea suddenly occurred to him: to use flour to save his life. The lean meat that was mixed and marinated with flour was very soft and tender. It didn''t have the slightest bit of firewood.


    After the oil pan was boiled, Qin Mian stirred up the marinated meat with the ginger and then poured in the dried red pepper and stir-fried it. The spicy smell made him want to sneeze, so he quickly turned his back to the pan.


    "Digging a pond is also a big thing. Do you want to go to Deng Family Village and tell Grandfather and Grandmother about it? There were also two uncles and three cousins. If we find out later that we didn''t ask them to help us dig the pond, we might think we don''t care about them. As for whether they come or not, that''s up to them. "


    The villagers were all this particular. If there was anything important in the family, they would inform their relatives or friends to show their respect and express their good feelings for each other.


    Lei Tia nodded his head, "I will go tomorrow morning."


    On the second day, at dawn, Lei Tia drove a carriage to Deng Family Village. Qin Mian had breakfast prepared for him yet he did not come back, he had already eaten alone, he had just washed up and cleaned up his house, Lei Tia was back. Uncle Deng, Second Uncle Deng, Deng Quan, Deng Zhong and Deng Xiao jumped down from the carriage with shovels and baskets.


    Qin Mian walked up to them in shock, "Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Eldest Cousin, Second Cousin, Third Cousin, you''ve all come. "Please come in."


    Uncle Deng still remained indifferent and only nodded.


    Second Uncle Deng had a gentle smile on his face as he said, "Thank you, Big Brother Xu."


    Deng Quan, Deng Zhong and Deng Xiao all smiled as they greeted Qin Mian. They did not call him "Cousin Sister-in-law", but rather "Brother Mang".


    This was the first time they had been here, so they couldn''t help but curiously look around.


    Deng Quan smiled and said, "Your house is not bad."


    Deng Zhong nodded in agreement. The most eye-catching thing in the hall was the walls. They were not like the bricks of the villager''s house. There were a lot of dry mud between the bricks, but they were all polished and flat. There was a calligraphy hanging on the wall opposite the door, a small flower basket on each side of the room, and two objects facing each other. There were four exquisite bamboo candlesticks at the corners and at the shoulders of the room ?? a few exquisite objects and elaborate arrangements that easily drew the attention of anyone who entered, and thus diminished their interest in the wall itself.


    The furniture in the hall, the dining table covered with a red-brown, white-checked tablecloth, the tea set on top, two neatly cut gray fur cushions on two backrest chairs side by side, a fruit basket on the spotless coffee table with a few apples and oranges in it, four large cushions on the sofa that looked soft, and to the right a three-storey wooden rack, not too high or low, on the top of which was placed a wooden knife rack, on which rested a polished wooden knife, and next to the knife rack was a small bow; a wooden carriage model and a sailboat model, both opposite to each other, were placed on the middle of the table. Continuing to look to the right, he saw a waist-high cabinet in front of the window. There was a vase on top of it, and in the vase were a few flowers that bloomed brilliantly. A closer look revealed that the red flowers, yellow flowers, green leaves and the flowers in the wall-hanging baskets were all made of cloth. The entire living room gave off a very warm and cozy feeling, as well as a sense of elegance.


    Deng Xiao joked, "It''s been cleaned so clean that we don''t dare to sit."


    Qin Mian took out some good tea leaves from the cabinet and poured them all in tea and said humbly: "These are all for messing around when I have nothing better to do."


    Lei Tia took the dessert plate into the kitchen and came out after a while with a few plates of pastries. The pastries on the plates were piled high.


    "First uncle, second uncle, and three elder cousins, feel free to go." Lei Tia said succinctly.


    Deng Quan hastily replied, "No need to be polite."


    "Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, the weather is warm now. Why didn''t you bring the kids here to play?" Qin Mian asked. Lei Tia was too bored, he could not rely on him for matters like these.


    Mentioning the children, Uncle Deng''s expression softened, "We are here for official business, what are you bringing them for? "It''s too noisy." Having said that, there was no disdain in his eyes. It was obvious that he was very fond of his grandchildren.


    Qin Mian hurriedly said: "It''s a good thing for children to be more lively. The pond we''re going to dig is very big. We''ll probably have to dig it for two or three days. Wasn''t it time for such a big boy to play with mud? It''s healthier to run and jump. As for the girls, I can watch them. I should take advantage of the fact that I''m still young to go out more and take a look. "


    His arrangements were very thorough, and his words were sincere. Second Uncle was the first to be moved, "Alright, then I''ll bring them over tomorrow."


    Uncle Deng also nodded.


    The expressions of the Deng brothers became warmer. The reason Qin Mian valued their children was because he valued them.


    Qin Mian then continued: As for grandfather, grandmother, aunt, second aunt and three cousins, I''m afraid that they are not well-received. When the flowering and fruiting period of the fruit tree arrives, I will invite them over to have a good time.


    Uncle Deng and the rest all had smiles on their faces.


    "Then it''s a deal." Deng Zhong chuckled and said, "Once the fruit trees bloom, we''ll bring them here to look at the flowers."


    "It''s a deal." Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "I will get Lei Tia to fetch you guys when the time comes."


    After chatting for a while more, Deng Quan took the initiative and said: "It''s getting late, shall we head over now?"


    Qin Mian waved his hand: "Big Cousin, there''s no rush. You guys stay here for a while longer, I''ll go get the others. "


    After Qin Mian left, the house became quiet for a while.


    Deng Quan looked at his depressed cousin and helplessly shook his head, thinking to himself that in terms of personality, his cousin was quite compatible with Brother Xu.


    Second Uncle Deng, who was bored, stood up. "Tia, bring us over there first and take a look at your orchard."


    The few of them carried their shovels and baskets as they walked out of the house with Lei Tia.


    Because he was going to hire a total of 30 people, other than the 5 from Deng Family, Qin Mian went to find 25 more people from the village. The diggers work harder, eighty cents a day; the diggers work relatively easily, fifty cents a day. It is fairer to pay according to the amount of earth you dig and pick up, and it prevents people from slacking off. Considering that they were all fellow villagers, Qin Mian did not do so. Being too fussy is not the way to go about things.


    The high pay caused the villagers to swarm over. If Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Zhang Dashuan and the others did not get the notice first, they would not have gotten the spots.


    Qin Mian had even asked two of his sister-in-law to move the pot to the ground and boil some water to bring the tea. The two sister-in-law were gri


    ing from ear to ear. Just sitting there boiling water to earn twenty dollars was such a good thing.


    After Qin Mian returned home, the door was already locked, he did not enter the door, and went straight to the ground.


    Just as he took two steps forward, an old man walked over with his hands behind his back. His eyes were bright and full of spirit. His body was lean, but his pace was steady. It was clear that his body was healthy.


    Seeing that he looked like Fang Wu, Qin Mian smiled and greeted, "Elder Faang."


    "Haha ??" Elder Faang squinted his eyes and smiled, then gestured for him to come along, "Young lad, you have pretty good eyes."


    Qin Mian looked at him as he shook his head, "The Fang family''s Second Brother said that you''re already sixty-one this year, he must have guessed it because of me. I can tell that you''re at most fifty, you''re getting stronger from your age."


    "Hahaha ??" Elder Faang laughed loudly, "You brat! He didn''t fool you. I''ve agreed to what Fang Wu said. In the future, I''ll have to ask this young lad to take care of me. "


    "Elder Faang has destroyed a part of the younger generation." Qin Mian replied politely, "It''s Lei Tia and I, the younger ones, who asked the Elder Faang to take care of us."


    Old people like people who are modest and polite. Elder Faang stroked his beard and nodded, "Sure."


    Qin Mian replied: "I don''t know ?? ??"


    Elder Faang saw what he was about to say and waved his hand, "Let''s go take a look at those trees first."


    Qin Mian moved like the flow and made a "please" gesture.


    When the two of them reached the orchard, Elder Faang saw the fruit trees. His eyes were filled with excitement and he quickened his pace, unknowingly walking to the front.


    Judging from his expression, he really did know a lot about fruit trees. Qin Mian''s heart was finally at ease as he quietly followed behind.


    Elder Faang used his nails to dig out a small piece of tree bark from a tree branch. After looking at the color of the core beneath the tree, he continued to walk forward.


    After walking around in the fruit forest for a while, he stopped and turned to Qin Mian: "You guys bought a lot of different types of fruit trees. Three of the trees were dead, and it would be difficult for them to survive. The others were all chosen well. However, transplanting an adult tree was originally a difficult task. It had only been transplanted for a single day, so for the time being, he wasn''t able to see much of anything. If, after five days, these trees have not shown any signs of withering, then there will be no big problems. "


    On this point, Qin Mian was not worried at all. He was confident in his Spirit Spring Water s.


    "I''ll have to trouble Elder Faang in the future." Qin Mian muttered to himself for a moment, "The fruit has a period of three months. I give Elder Faang two hundred coins per month for the fruit. I am not familiar with the market price, if your arrangements are not suitable, Elder Faang can speak. "


    Elder Faang laughed and waved his hand, "There is no need for that much. It costs one hundred gold coins per month and another twenty gold coins per month. "Then it''s settled."


    After he finished speaking, he did not wait for Qin Mian''s reply and walked towards the place where he had dug for a pond with his hands behind his back.

 Chapter 73 Pond Excavation（2）

    Qin Mian also walked over. The area of the pond was marked with branches, and the helpers divided it into two groups, digging from the waist of the gourd to either side. If one side''s progress was too far behind the other, then they would certainly lose a lot of face. Each of them took off their cotton clothing, wore a single coat, rolled up their sleeves, and dug around while standing on shovels. They were all in a frenzy of work.


    Lei Tia stood not far away, expressionlessly sweeping his eyes over the crowd.


    "Your idea?" Qin Mian walked over to his side and whispered.


    Lei Tia nodded, "Is it a promise for the Elder Faang?"


    "Yes." Qin Mian suddenly saw Lei Xiangren, who was carrying a shovel on his shoulder, swagger towards him. He felt disgusted, "Why is he here again?"


    Lei Tia''s gaze turned serious, "No one called him over."


    Lei Xiangren quickly walked over and chose a spot to step on the spade to dig. However, he had already dug up three shovels with a single shovelful.


    Second Uncle Deng, who was not far from him, happened to notice this and frowned in disdain.


    Qin Mian looked up at Lei Tia, and said in a low voice: "I''m not satisfied."


    Lei Tia pressed down on his shoulder, gesturing for him to look again.


    Lei Xiangren slowly dug the dirt on the ground. He was extremely happy inside, staying with these people for only two or three days would earn him more than two hundred gold coins, as if he was picking them up.


    Right at that moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right knee. With a "Ouch!", he fell to the ground.


    "What is it?" a villager beside him asked kindly.


    "It''s fine, it''s fine." Lei Xiangren rubbed his knees, as though there was nothing wrong, he immediately got up. Unexpectedly, before he could even stand steadily, his knees went numb, and he sat on the ground once again.


    Lei Xiangyi had a clear understanding of Lei Xiangren''s thoughts, and said in a


    oyance: "Second Brother, if you''re not feeling well, go home and rest."


    "I... Alright, I''ll come back another day to help big brother. " Lei Xiangren was still unresigned in his heart, but he was afraid that there was something wrong with his leg. He could only use the shovel as a walking stick and slowly leave.


    The few villagers who were nearby all let out a sigh of relief. Although they did not pay the wages, but if they did the same as Lei Xiangren who did less, they would definitely feel uncomfortable.


    "You did it?" Qin Mian moved closer to Lei Tia, his eyes sparkling.


    Lei Tia did not even glance at him, he raised his hand and caressed his head.


    Qin Mian watched Lei Xiangren''s back as he walked off in the distance, full of schadenfreude. If you dare come and take advantage of his family, release Lei Tia!


    Not wanting to let the helpers think that he and Lei Tia were worried about them, Qin Mian and Lei Tia decided to leave as they were monitoring them from here.


    "Uncles, we''ll leave this place to you. He would work until the begi


    ing of the afternoon and continue until the end of the afternoon. "If you''re tired, then rest for a while. There''s no need to rush too much."


    The period from the begi


    ing to the end of the afternoon was two hours, enough for them to go home and eat and rest. All the villagers happily agreed.


    Qin Mian also told the two sister-in-law who made tea not to break the teacup and left with Lei Tia.


    However, even if they were not there, most people would not be lazy. After all, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and the people from Deng Family were all there.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought the ox-cart back to town. Qin Mian wrote down a list of fruits and snacks for Lei Tia to eat. He told Lei Tia to prepare them for the guests. He came to the tasty restaurant.


    It was not yet time for the shop to open. The tables had not been moved out and the door was ajar.


    Qin Mian walked in and saw Yue Dong leading Zheng Liu, Wang Shun and a few other waiters as they busied themselves washing vegetables and making pills. In the past few months, the several waiters had become more proficient at it. Their movements were swift and nimble. Chen Si and Stone were the fastest. They put a lump of meat in their palm, pressed their thumb and forefinger together, and a pill appeared in the bamboo sieve. In a short while, they could make eight or nine pills.


    Qin Mian''s eyes held a smile, looking straight at everyone, he let them see his satisfaction, "Everyone has worked hard recently. Yue Dong, tonight, you will bring everyone to eat di


    er in the store before setting the workshop off. After you''re done, pick out all the dishes you want to eat before you open the door. In the evening, all of you will eat the hotpot with your stomachs open.


    Wang Shun, Chen Si, Shi and Zheng Liu all stood up in joy, and thanked together, "Thank you, Little Boss!"


    Yue Dong revealed a smile, "Rest assured Little Boss." Qin Mian said that "Boss, I will treat", meaning that he would still need to write down the accounts, making it easier to check them in the future.


    Qin Mian raised his hand to signal them to continue working, and then walked around the shop. The kitchen and the shop were all very clean. It could be seen that the workers weren''t slacking off because he and Lei Tia had reduced the number of times they came to the shop. He was even more satisfied and pla


    ed to give a few of the waiters a proper amount of money in a short period of time.


    He wrapped some freshly made pills with some oiled paper and also made Yue Dong pay for it. When Lei Tia finished buying things, the two of them rushed back home.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian and Lei Tia invited the Uncle Deng over for lunch. To cook a big hotpot and then cook five or six dishes, it was quite sumptuous.


    Deng Quan, Deng Zhong and Deng Xiaoxiao were particularly fond of hotpot, constantly washing the dishes, and rarely used their chopsticks to cook.


    After finishing all the pills in the pot, Qin Mian put down another 60 to 70 pills.


    After Deng Quan drank a mouthful of water, he continued to eat the spicy and fragrant pills, while asking Qin Mian, "Big Brother Xu, were Zhou Erhao and Zhao Sifeng invited over by you?"


    "No." Qin Mian used his chopsticks to serve dishes to Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng, "Back then, when you were calling out to them, they happened to be here. When they opened their mouths, I couldn''t refuse. Are they being dishonest? " There was no surprise in his expression.


    Deng Zhong shook his head, "It''s more than dishonest. I think he''s just here to mess around."


    The Uncle Deng slowly said: "This matter was only because Brother Mang was inconsiderate. After living in the village for such a long time, you should have a rough understanding of the character and character of the villagers, right? I should look for someone in private. "


    Lei Tia protected Qin Mian, "I was the one who had my wife call for him."


    Uncle Deng glanced at him but did not say anything.


    However, Second Uncle Deng felt that Qin Mian was not such a careless person.


    Qin Mian secretly patted Lei Tia''s leg and helped Uncle Deng pick up a piece of fish from his stomach, "Thank you for your concern, First Uncle. In fact, I meant to ask someone to dig a pond in front of so many people today. First Uncle, do you think that if I were to secretly look for people, would the villagers who were not invited would have thoughts towards Lei Tia and me? Even though there might be one or two people who would try to play tricks in public, it''s in the hands of the villagers. Those who fail to get a placing ca


    ot be blamed on Lei Tia and me. Our family''s development will not stop at this point. In the future, we will need to hire people to work for us. We can use this opportunity to see who is sincere in their work and who is not reliable. Everyone could see who was dishonest. The next time he invited someone to do something, he would not invite these lazy people. No one could say anything about it. Our family doesn''t have a church, let them take it for free. "


    The smile on Qin Mian''s face was filled with confidence, and also had an air of confidence.


    Uncle Deng nodded slightly and looked at him deeply.


    Uncle Deng laughed and patted Qin Mian''s shoulders with all his might, "I knew you had evil intentions!"


    Deng Quan and Deng Zhong looked at each other and smiled, "For you to be able to think things through so clearly, we have to be less worried."


    Deng Xiao''s mouth did not stop the entire time as he continued to eat. Only now did he speak, "I already said that Brother Mang and cousin can take good care of their own family. Do you believe me now?"


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee seemed to be deep in thought, as they vaguely understood something from Qin Mian''s body.


    In the afternoon, Uncle Deng and the rest continued to dig. Qin Mian and Lei Tia went to see how things were progressing before returning home. Carrying a hoe and basket, they went back to the market to busy themselves.


    There were also some radishes and many cabbages in the garden. One of them dug, the other picked up, and brought the dishes home. When the weather gets warmer, new vegetables will be planted in the vegetable patch.


    The radish is made into pickled shredded radish and the cabbage is made into pickled vegetables. They are two very good dishes. Especially pickled vegetables, they could be used to make pickled pork dumplings, pickled fish, pickled meat, pickled stewed meat, and even pickled egg fried rice. Just thinking about it made one salivate.


    Lei Tia saw that Yun Che was thinking of something delicious that caused his eyes to shine and his lips to lick. She couldn''t help but break apart his head and place a kiss on his lips.


    Qin Mian blinked his eyes, and casually picked up a basket to block the two people''s heads, blocking their line of sight that might have existed in the distance.


    Lei Tia''s dark eyes flashed with a trace of a smile. He was originally prepared to stop, change his mind, and deepen this kiss.


    After a kiss, the two looked at each other in silence, lowered their heads and continued with their work.


    Uncle Deng and his family ate di


    er at Qin Mian Family and were sent back home by Lei Tia using an oxcart.


    Uncle Deng said that he didn''t need to pick them up tomorrow, they could borrow two cars to bring their children over, saving Lei Tia from ru


    ing around.


    After breakfast the next day, Lei Tia went to the pond. Qin Mian tidied up at home, took out all kinds of snacks and fruits, and put seven or eight plates on the table.


    Two donkey carts were parked in front of the courtyard, and a few children, dressed in new clothes, jumped down from the carts like dumplings. Deng''s children Happy and Kun, Deng Zhong''s children Cui and Yuan Zi, Deng Xiao''s children Xuan, Yu Ya and Lan Ya, a total of seven children. The oldest was Xi Ya, ten years old; the youngest was Yuan Zi and Lan Ya, both five years old. A few of the children shouted at Qin Mian: "Cousin Uncle Mang!"


    Uncle Deng and the rest did not enter the house.


    Second Uncle Deng said, "Big Brother Mang, we''ll leave the children to you. We''ll head directly over there."


    "Don''t worry, second uncle." Qin Mian brought a few children into the house.


    The children had just arrived at a new place and were still a bit shy. They didn''t say anything, but after seeing that the snacks on the table had loosened up, the younger ones all ran over to eat their snacks. Joy had the demeanor of a big sister, not much to say, but her eyes were always on Yuan Zi and Lan Ya, the youngest of whom she was most familiar with.


    Qin Mian carried Yuan Zi and Lan Ya to the chairs, moved the plate of snacks in front of them and said with a smile, "Take whatever you like."


    "Thank you, Cousin Xu!" Yuan Zi said in a loud voice, looking extremely strong and strong.

 Chapter 74 Qin Xing and Lei Ties Leisure Tian Residence

    Kunzi and Xuanzi were interested in snacks. Seeing the wooden sabres, sailboats, and carriages on the wooden shelf, they excitedly ran over and reached for them.


    Qin Mian walked over and gently said: "This is a present your uncle gave me, you can play with it, but you need to cherish it, okay?"


    Kunzi nodded, took the sailboat and looked at it, unable to let go.


    On the other hand, Xuanyuan Po held onto the carriage model and refused to let go as he asked Qin Mian with expectation, "Uncle Mang, I really like this carriage. Please give it to me as a gift."


    "Ugh ??" Qin Mian avoided answering, and said in a euphemistic tone, "If you guys like it, you can get your cousin to make you two another one." These were the New Year gifts that Lei Tia had gifted him, and he was reluctant to give them away.


    Xuan Zi tightly hugged the carriage, his mouth pouting without saying a word.


    She walked over with a frown and said in a stern voice: "Xuan Xuan, didn''t Third Aunt teach you not to take things from others? If I want your favorite bamboo dragonfly, would you give it to me? "


    Xuan Zi bared his teeth and shouted: "No! That''s mine! "


    "Since that''s the case, how can you ask others for items?" Happy said sternly.


    Qin Mian saw that the situation was bad and quickly said: "How about this. Let''s go find your uncle and have him make a catapult for each of you. We''ll go shoot the birds, okay? "


    Xuanzi immediately put down the carriage and said happily: "Good, good! Let''s go shoot the birds. "


    "I want to go too!" Kunzi put the boat back.


    Lian Yuanzi slipped off the stool and came over with a thump, "I''m coming too!"


    Finally, Qin Mian had coaxed them into a temporary peace. He secretly wiped his cold sweat and nodded to show his gratitude. A few little girls, he didn''t know how to welcome them properly. Awkwardly, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao walked in together.


    "Sister-in-law, we''re here."


    "Good timing." Qin Mian heaved a sigh of relief and welcomed the two in, "Little sister, I''ll have to trouble you to take care of these few young ladies."


    Lei Chuntao pursed her lips into a smile, and picked up the small basket on her arm, "Sister-in-law, leave it to me. The last time I saw these flowers in your house I thought they were beautiful and tried to make some myself. Teach them to make cloth flowers today, they must like it. "Look, I''ve brought everything."


    The basket was filled with bits of cloth of all colors.


    Lei Chuntao brought the few girls over to the sofa and sat down. After Qin Mian placed the snacks on the tea table, he finally had time to speak with Lei Xiangzhi, "Fifth Brother, are you resting today?"


    "Right." Lei Xiangzhi''s lips curled up into a smile as he looked at the kids in the room, "Ten days later, there will be another two days of leave, followed by the Scholar''s Trial."


    "Looking at how Fifth Brother is acting, I believe he is confident in his abilities." Qin Mian laughed, "Let me first wish you success in your dreams."


    "Thank you for your kind words. I do not dare to say that I will definitely succeed, but Xiangzhi will definitely give it his all. " Lei Xiangzhi said humbly.


    Kun Zi pulled Qin Mian''s sleeves, "Cousin Uncle Xu, let''s go look for him."


    "Alright." Qin Mian asked Lei Xiangzhi, "Fifth Brother, do you want to take a walk there?"


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded, "Let''s go."


    Qin Mian instructed Lei Chuntao with a few words, then brought Kunzi, Xuanzi and Yuanzi to the orchard.


    When Lei Tia saw Qin Mian, he walked over.


    "Why are you here?"


    "They ??" When Qin Mian turned around, the three children were no longer there. He turned around and saw that the three children had already sneaked into the deep pit they had dug. He shrugged. Kids were playful and forgetful.


    Lei Tia looked over in confusion.


    Qin Mian tugged on his wrist, "Let''s hurry back before they regain their senses. You make a slingshot for each of them. "


    "Why would I think of making a slingshot?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian said: "They have their eyes on my boat and carriage."


    Lei Tia immediately replied: "No."


    Qin Mian looked at him in amusement, "That''s why I asked you to make me a slingshot."


    Lei Xiangzhi who was ignored shook his head helplessly, and leisurely walked towards the pond to watch the liveliness, and take a walk.


    The kids were indeed forgetful, but they had a good memory. When they came back to eat, they saw that the sailboats and carriages were all thinking about the slingshot, so they all turned to look at Qin Mian, not daring to look at him. Lei Tia was always expressionless, and looked very terrifying. Even if the three of them were able to rule over everyone in their home, they would not dare to act presumptuously in front of him.


    Qin Mian smiled and indicated towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia took out three slingshots from the cabinet, and wordlessly handed them over to Kunzi, Xuanzi, and Yuanzi.


    According to their age, the slingshot was also of different sizes. When Kunzi and the other two saw this, they fell in love with it, beaming with joy.


    Deng Quan saw that the slingshot was thin and could not hurt anyone, and knew that Qin Mian and Lei Tia were thinking this. He slapped Kun Zi''s head and said: "Why aren''t you guys thanking your cousins?"


    "Thank you, Cousin Xu, thank you, Cousin Xu!" Xuanzi was the first to express his opinion, "Cousin Liu, let''s go bird hunting in the afternoon."


    Qin Mian shot a glance at Lei Xiangzhi who he had kept for lunch, "Alright, let your Cousin Uncle Xiangzhi bring you guys there." He''s not very good at babysitting.


    Lei Xiangzhi was surprised, "Sister-in-law, me?"


    "It''s you." Qin Mian righteously spoke out, "Aren''t you going to participate in the Scholar''s Trial soon? "Relax before taking the exam to make it more beneficial for your performance."


    Lei Xiangzhi agreed readily.


    Uncle Deng, Deng Quan and the others were happy. Lei Xiangzhi was a scholar, and their family''s children who came into contact with scholars would more or less be enlightened in the future.


    "..."


    Qin Mian''s deduction was wrong. The thirty people had to spend four days to finish digging the pond. It covered an acre of land and was about two meters deep. Such an area and depth was sufficient for raising fish seed lotus roots.


    Lei Tia invited two experienced carpenters from the town and brought four apprentices with him to set up a wooden arch bridge around "Gourd" ''s waist. Thanks to the mountain near the village, Lei Tia found the strongest ironwood arch girders he could find. The arch girders sunk into the ground at both ends and were sturdy and safe.


    After the bridge was built, Qin Mian and Lei Tia dug canals to draw water from the river. Within a day, the pond was filled with turbid water. It will be two or three days before it''s clear. Qin Mian made Lei Tia dig some mud and threw it into the pond, then quietly poured some Spirit Spring Water s into the pond.


    The fruit trees were planted, the ponds dug, the bridges built, the walls built.


    This time, Qin Mian only bought over two hundred green bricks, the rest were red bricks. This was because he felt that red brick and green trees contrasting with each other was more artistic and beautiful.


    The Qingshan Village was boiling once again, and the villagers were anxiously waiting for the news of Qin Mian inviting people to build walls.


    However, this time, Qin Mian did not a


    ounce it to the public, but invited everyone to come one by one. Very soon, someone found out that the majority of the people invited were the people who had performed well when digging the pond last time. Lei Xiangren, Zhou Erhao, and Zhao Si Han were not among them.


    It is not an easy thing to enclose fifteen acres of land. Just by buying the bricks, Qin Mian spent ten silver coins. There were a total of fifty people who were invited to build the wall in sections according to the markings they had previously made. Several sections of the wall could be built at the same time. Because there were too many people to feed, their wages were six dollars higher than when they built the house.


    The Elder Faang had nothing to do and was happily helping to guide and supervise. His two sons were also helping to build the wall.


    "Tia," The Elder Faang looked at the pile of green bricks and asked Lei Tia, "What are these bricks used for?"


    Lei Tia said: "My wife said to ''write'' the word ''Leisurely Dwelling House'' inside the green brick."


    Elder Faang slapped his thigh and looked towards Qin Mian who was talking to a villager who was carrying bricks around, and said, "This idea is good! Heh, I really don''t know how your wife''s brain works. "


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed. That was his wife, of course she was different from ordinary people.


    He walked to Qin Mian''s side and handed the bamboo cup over to him.


    Qin Mian was feeling thirsty right now, so he took the cup and drank all the wine in one go, "I still need more."


    Without a word, Lei Tia walked over to the boiler, filled a cup of cold water and handed it over to him.


    Qin Mian smiled at him, took two gulps, and returned the cup to him, "Let''s go take a look at the south wall."


    At this moment, Mrs Zhao was sitting by the well, rubbing her clothes in the wooden basin. No one knew what she was thinking, but her brows were furrowed more and more. From time to time, she raised her head to look in the direction of the west side of the village without even noticing the splash of water on her body.


    Madam Qian walked past them and kindly reminded them, "Second sister in law, your shoes are wet."


    Mrs Zhao came back to her senses, looked at her trousers and embroidered shoes without care, stood up and reached out to pull Madam Qian, "Third Sister-in-Law, it''s getting more and more lively in the west side of the house, are we just going to watch? Come, let''s see. It doesn''t make sense for Qin Mian to invite a few outsiders to boil some tea and not invite us to do so. "


    The Madam Qian avoided her hand without leaving a trace, and said estrangingly: "Second sister, you go yourself. I still have things to do." With that, she turned around and entered the house. Her husband had told her before that as long as they did not provoke Qin Mian and Lei Tia, they would naturally think of Qin Mian and the others if there was anything good. If they kept trying to get closer, it would only bore them. In the past, she had been foolish enough to complain to Mrs Zhao.


    "Huh?" Mrs Zhao stared at him in confusion, "Did the Madam Qian change her sex drive?"


    There was another person who could not sit still like the Zhao Family, Lei Daqiang. After breakfast in the morning, he went out for a stroll. Several times he wanted to go to the west side of the village. No matter what, he would never have thought that the eldest son that he did not put in his heart would now become so promising. The more promising Lei Tia was, the more he regretted treating Lei Tia badly back then. The more he regretted, the more he realized just how stupid he was. Although he would never admit it, in reality, he was blushing from shame, and at the same time, he was furious. Lei Tia had invited so many villagers to move the bricks and build a wall, but he did not invite a father like him! It wasn''t that he didn''t want to go and cause trouble, but once he thought about how Lei Xiangzhi was about to participate in the Tong Cheng Trial, he didn''t dare to act rashly.


    Scholar''s Trial?


    His heart skipped a beat. That''s right, he could use the Tong Cheng Trial as an excuse to find Lei Tia. Younger brother is going to take the children''s test, isn''t it normal to ask for some money from elder brother?


    Thinking of this, he impatiently walked towards the west side of the village.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood by the southern wall, and instructed the people who built the wall not to misrepresent the word "Leisurely Dwelling House", or else they would have to go back to work.


    "Don''t worry, little brother." The fortyish brickmaker smiled. "You can tell us every stroke with a few bricks, a few bricks high above the ground, and how far away we are from each other. If we make any more mistakes, we won''t have to work in this line of work anymore."


    Qin Mian touched his nose, a little embarrassed.


    Lei Tia cupped his hands: "Uncle, don''t blame me.


    "Hehe, I understand, I understand." The bricklayer smiled indulgently and said to the other bricklayer, "We also want to see what it looks like."


    "Yeah." Another bricklayer piled up a brick on top of it and used a knife to scrape off the mud that had been squeezed out. "This is the first time I''ve heard that I can write like this. I don''t even need to hang a plaque."


    Lei Tia looked at the sweat on Qin Mian''s forehead, "Go home and rest." His wife had been in the sun for most of the day.


    Qin Mian was indeed a little tired and nodded as he walked back.


    "Oh yeah, I thought I would see Lei Xiangren again. "He actually didn''t come."


    Lei Tia looked ahead, and said indifferently: "He''s sick."


    Qin Mian could not help but smile, "You did it?"


    Lei Tia said: "He''s here, I''ve already taken his acupoint."


    Qin Mian laughed out loud, "Serves you right."

 Chapter 75 If the Page Cannot be Opened You Can Enter from the Bookshelf

    Lei Daqiang coughed lightly and walked over.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stopped in their tracks and politely called for their people.


    "Father."


    Lei Daqiang looked at the faraway bricklayer''s back as he built the wall, and then looked at Lei Tia lovingly, "Do we still need people here? I still have some strength left in me. "


    Just as Qin Mian was about to speak, he was squeezed by Lei Tia''s hand.


    "We have enough men."


    This attitude made Lei Daqiang extremely angry, and his face also became cold. He endured for a bit, and then changed the topic, "You already know that your brother is going to participate in the Tong Student Exam, right? You said you were going to pay. "


    Qin Mian understood. He was here to ask for money.


    Lei Tia nodded, "I remember. According to the branch family documents, whether it''s the Fifth Brother entrance exam or the marriage of Fourth Younger Brother, Fifth Brother and little sister, father will pay you five dollars, we will pay you one. "


    Lei Daqiang choked, "How can the situation be the same now? Right now, all of you are even more well-off, so you should have more money. This is also your heart''s love and care for your sister-in-law. "


    Lei Tia replied coldly, "We will pay that amount of money and will also give Fifth Brother some more money. However, we will not hand the money over to you."


    Lei Daqiang was enraged from the bottom of his heart, and asked sternly: "What do you mean? As a father, would I be greedy for my son''s money! "


    Lei Tia said coldly: "You should know."


    "You ??" Lei Daqiang thought of the twenty silver that Lei Tia had given him and felt guilty.


    Lei Tia looked at him as if he was looking at a stranger, and said: "In the future, I will give you guys some money every month, but if you guys have nothing to do ??"


    Lei Daqiang was shocked by his gaze. He really wanted to have the guts to shout "I don''t care about your money, but I can''t bear to part with it", but his lips moved but he was unable to say anything.


    Qin Mian suddenly laughed.


    Lei Tia looked at him in inquiry.


    Qin Mian said: "Suddenly feeling that it''s not a bad idea to tease them when there''s nothing else to do."


    Lei Tia patted his head, "Let''s go home."


    Five days later, all of Leisurely Dwelling House''s walls were built, and Qin Mian and Lei Tia Family became a small, independent villa. The two of them began to deal with some of the details.


    Without realizing it, it was already the late of February. In two days, it would be the day Lei Xiangzhi would participate in the County Examinations. The whole atmosphere in the house became tense. Even Lei Da Gang came to the house and sat for a while and gave Lei Xiangzhi five hundred gold coins. He told Lei Xiangzhi to take the examination properly. In this generation of the Lei Family, there was only this one scholar, whom they could not help but value.


    After all, they were his own brothers. Qin Mian and Lei Tia came to the Old Manor together.


    Before the two of them even sat down, Madam Du impatiently said: "Your Fifth Brother will need three days to go to the county to participate in the County Examinations. The Old Master and I gave him ten silver taels, and you guys gave it to him as well. "


    Lei Xiangzhi silently sighed, "Mother."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other speechlessly. Is there a need to be so hasty with money?


    Qin Mian had no intention to argue with the Madam Du. He straightforwardly took out a five liang silver ingot and gave it to Lei Xiangzhi, "Fifth Brother, keep it. What you have learned is not easily forgotten; what you have not, it is too late to see. In the next two days, I will properly relax. Only by maintaining my best state can I perform exceptionally in the exam grounds. "


    Everyone looked at Qin Mian in shock. Didn''t he forget the past? Why do you know all this, and why do you speak so clearly?


    Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao stared at the silver, wishing that the silver was given to them.


    "Thank you, big brother." Lei Xiangzhi received the silver with both hands. If he refused and Madam Du and Lei Daqiang wanted to cause a ruckus, he might as well accept them generously. In the future, he would repay his brotherly and sister-in-law''s kindness.


    Madam Du and Lei Daqiang''s expressions became a little better.


    Lei Tia asked: "Are you going with the other scholars?"


    The rare care and concern that the taciturn brother had for Lei Xiangzhi flattered him a little, and he couldn''t help but straighten his back a little, "That''s right. The two teachers in the academy will personally lead us. "


    Lei Tia nodded, regaining his gloomy look.


    The Madam Wei suggested: "It''s rare to see each other today, so boss and boss''s wife should stay for lunch. In two days, Ol ''Five would take the exam, and meeting up with his brothers would also boost his courage. "Ol ''Five, what do you think?"


    Lei Xiangzhi naturally could only nod, "I wish for nothing more. Elder brother, elder sister-in-law, let''s eat together. "


    However, Qin Mian felt that Madam Wei''s smile today was very forced. His right hand was always casually stroking his stomach, and there was a trace of undetectable gloominess hidden in his eyes.


    The Madam Du glanced at Madam Wei complacently, and actually smiled amiably at Lei Tia and Lei Tia. Her voice was also very warm, "Stay here for lunch. At noon, I''ll make some dry vegetables and stew some meat for all of you to taste. "


    Qin Mian looked at her in horror and did not speak for a while. Is this really a Madam Du?


    Lei Chuntao guessed what he was thinking and found it fu


    y. "Eldest sister-in-law, it''s such a pity that mother missed the dry dish of braised meat."


    No one wanted to spoil the fun on a day like this. Qin Mian also nodded his head, "Then let''s have a taste." As for why both the Madam Wei and the Madam Du were acting so strangely today, he did not take them to heart. As long as the fire did not burn her and Lei Tia''s bodies, it would be fine.


    If he agreed, Lei Tia would have no objections.


    Madam Du was rare for her to be so generous, she cooked a huge pot of fragrant stewed meat with dried vegetables and put in two big plates. Qin Mian ate three bowls of rice, Lei Tia ate four bowls, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang did not give them any face.


    It was the best meal in the house.


    When they left, Lei Tia looked at them with his eyes.


    After exiting the courtyard, he lightly said to Lei Xiangzhi: "You only focus on the exams and learning. Don''t worry about the money, in the future, during the examinations in the manor, your sister-in-law and I will support you."


    Qin Mian nodded with a smile.


    Lei Xiangzhi bowed deeply, "Thank you, big brother."


    Qin Mian thought for a while, and said in the end, "It''s best not to mention this to anyone else, in case something unexpected happens."


    Lei Xiangzhi replied: "I can."


    A few days passed in the blink of an eye.


    Lei Xiangzhi returned from the county and brought back good news. He had achieved a good rank in the competition, and everyone in the Lei Family were elated. Although it was only a county test, first place was still extremely rare. It could be seen that Lei Xiangzhi was indeed a good candidate to be a scholar. After resting at home for a day, Lei Xiangzhi returned to the academy to prepare for the April examinations. If he passed the examinations, then he would be an Elementary Scholar, and if he passed the examinations, then he would be an Elementary Scholar.


    "..."


    The Leisurely Dwelling House was different from day to day, under the care of Qin Mian and Lei Tia. It was only in March that the two of them were completely occupied, and their Leisurely Dwelling House s were officially completed.


    The walls of the manor are covered with cactus, which can be used both for ornamental purposes and for protection against thieves." The door was a red lacquered gate, wide enough for two carriages to enter side by side, and eight feet high. The red wall on the right side of the gate had the words "You Ran", which was made up of green brick. On the left side was the word "Tian Residence", which was neat and eye-catching and as tall as a man. There was a duty room to the left of the door. The manor was too large for him, so he had to hire a gatekeeper, which was temporarily empty. To the left of the duty room was a row of servants'' rooms, all in three rooms, a total of four. To the north of the servants'' quarters was Plum Grove.


    To the right of the gate was another row of houses, one for firewood, tools, and carts, the other four for cattle, pigs, chickens, and stables. There were ten pear trees planted in front of the house.


    Walk straight through the gate and you can see the wooden arch bridge and the pond at a glance. There was a peach tree on each side of the wooden arch bridge. The pond had already been planted with fish seedlings and lotus roots. Only then did Little He reveal his sharp horn. A gravel path that would allow two people to walk together wound around the pond, next to which were scattered three or five willow trees. A long wooden chair was placed under a willow tree near the north end of the bridge. Not far away from the other willow tree was a round stone table and four stone stools. The carefully tended calabash shaped flower beds were almost completely parallel to the stone road. Inside, there were welcoming flowers, magnolia flowers, peony flowers, peonies, camellias, gardenia, etc. Some were dug out from the mountains, and some were smuggled out by Qin Mian. The flowerbeds opened a path to the east and west, allowing others to travel with them.


    To the north of the pond was the Peach Tree. To the west of the Peach Wood, to the northwest, was a large area of vegetable and pepper fields. Qin Mian felt that the smell of the pepper was not as fragrant as before. Furthermore, there were times when the vegetables were watered with feces. On the east side of the peach forest was Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s house. There were two more trees in front of the house. One was a Ginkgo tree that was around twenty years old, and the other was a maple tree that was around forty years old. Qin Mian and Lei Tia had found these trees on the mountain and specially dug them out. Ginkgo and maple are great choices for ornamental plants.


    There were some open spaces around the house for future expansion.


    After passing the Peach Blossom Forest and going towards the north, they would reach the small forest. For the time being, they had not reformed yet. To the north and east of the grove were twenty orange trees, six cherry trees, six jujube trees, and two pomegranate trees.


    It was now March, and the Tian Ku Li Flowers were in full bloom. The white plum and pear blossoms were like winter branches wrapped in snow. The delicate and beautiful peach blossoms were like pink clouds while the pink and purple cherry blossoms competed against each other ?? There were also white magnolia flowers in the flower beds, yellow welcoming spring, pink peonies, red tea flowers, and so on. The flowers were lush and luxuriant, causing butterflies to dance, and bees to buzz for a long time, unwilling to leave.


    Qin Mian looked at the manor that he had built himself, with his hands behind his back, he raised his head and gave Lei Tia a satisfied and self-satisfied smile.


    "How about our new home?"


    Lei Tia hugged the person beside him, lowered his head, and lightly kissed Qin Mian on the lips as he said in a low voice: "You are the home."


    The smile in Qin Mian''s eyes became even more pronounced, and it was filled with joy and sweetness. "Come, let''s go take a seat over there."


    After being nourished by the Spirit Spring Water for a long time, her black hair had become even brighter, and she had burrowed her way out of the flowers, agilely avoiding the angry bees. Seeing her two masters walk far away, she quickly followed behind.

 Chapter 76 Buyer Again

    Qin Mian and Lei Tia pla


    ed to gather all of the people in the manor. The eatery in the town was too small, and the people in the eatery who wanted to sell were also too mixed, their quality was not good enough. The two of them came to Zhaoyang County City to take a look, and also went for a stroll.


    The county city and town were different. The level of liveliness alone was not something that Flowing Water Town could compare to. People were coming and going at the city gates. After depositing the cart at the ox-horse station, the two of them walked into the city. Qin Mian looked at the spacious street, the beautifully dressed pedestrians and rows and rows of shops.


    "To Long Gate Street? It''s very lively there. " Lei Tia asked for his wife''s opinion, and felt pity in his heart. This was the first time his daughter-in-law came to the county, so it was only right for him to have a good time.


    Qin Mian said: "No need, I''ll just casually stroll around." As a transcender, he had only seen ancient styles of towns and cities on television or in movies before. Now that he was in such a situation, he did have a bit of interest in them.


    The things inside the town were much more exquisite, higher grade, and more variety than those in the town. Qin Mian excitedly went to a fabric shop, a jewelry store, an iron shop, and even entered a big restaurant. He walked around the room and glanced at the dishes on the table. The waiter, who introduced the dishes to them with great enthusiasm, rolled his eyes in frustration.


    Lei Tia walked beside him in silence the entire time. Qin Mian looked around with interest, while he looked at the various expressions on Qin Mian''s face.


    If the waiter had also transmigrated here, perhaps he would not be able to resist but curse at the two of them, "Snake essence disease!"


    No one knew each other. Qin Mian didn''t care what the waiter was thinking, and pulled Lei Tia to two of the dim sum stores to take a look. He asked carefully, but didn''t buy anything.


    Lei Tia could tell that he was thinking about some idea to earn money.


    After walking for nearly two hours, Qin Mian asked the owner of a shop about the location of the dentition shop and directly went there with Lei Tia.


    The dentists in the county town were more imposing than those in the town, and there were many more people they could choose from than those in the town. Upon hearing that they were going to buy people, the boss of the tooth bank called everyone out and lined up in a few rows for Qin Mian to choose from.


    Qin Mian was still not used to picking people like picking goods, but he had no choice but to do so.


    He first picked out a couple under forty. Their clothes were very old with patches on them, but they were clean and not slovenly. The man was called Uncle Fu, he was healthy and was good at farming. The woman was Aunt Fu, she could farm, cook, sew, mend and make clothes. She could help Tian Curie wash the dishes, wash the clothes, feed the chickens and so on.


    Qin Mian thought that since Lei Tia was his man, he had to be good to him. He couldn''t let him wash the dishes for the rest of his life.


    He picked a young man who knew how to drive, called Gou Wa, twenty years old. His hometown had been affected by a drought, and he was the only one left in his home.


    Qin Mian and Goudan''er chatted for a while. Feeling that Goudan was very quick-witted, knew how to farm and drive carriages, Qin Mian bought him to be a coachman.


    All three of them signed a death contract for a total of thirty-two silver.


    On the way back, it was Koga driving the oxcart very steadily.


    "Kid, what''s your name?" "Koga is too unpleasant to listen to." Qin Mian asked.


    Kampa said with a grin, "To reply the Young Master''s words, I don''t have a big name. "Young Noble, please bestow your name."


    Qin Mian felt a little awkward, "What do you mean by not giving? "But the name ''Gouva'' is indeed unpleasant to hear. How about I give you a name called Joy?"


    Kampa said happily, "Thank you, Young Master. This name sounds good, but in the future, this one will be called Joy. "


    Qin Mian said: "Don''t call me ''little one'', just say ''I''. Your eldest young master and I are very easy to get along with, so you don''t have to be too formal. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, you will have to stay in the Lei Family your entire life. I wish we could have a good time together. As long as you do your duty and do not make any big mistakes, we will not do anything to you. "


    "Please rest assured Eldest Young Master and Young Master, I will definitely do my job well in the future!" He did not even dare to look at the Young Master directly, but he felt that Qin Mian was a kind master.


    Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu looked at each other and felt a little apprehensive about the future, but they also heaved a sigh of relief. Even though they weren''t free, they wanted to settle down.


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then said: "I''ll buy some bowls, chopsticks, pots and shovels from the town. Before they even made their happy home, they had already teamed up with Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu. As for the future matters, we will talk about them later. "


    Aunt Fu hurriedly replied, "Yes, Young Master."


    She and Uncle Fu did not look like they were people with words. This was more to Qin Mian''s liking.


    "Tie, do you have anything to add?" Qin Mian asked Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia was startled, "Why are you calling me?"


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows, "Iron. "Can''t you?" He didn''t think it was nice enough to have a full name.


    "As long as you like it." Lei Tia embraced his waist, and stuck his lips on his forehead, "There''s nothing to add."


    Qin Mian didn''t push him away, instead, he paid attention to the reaction of the Uncle Fu s.


    Aunt Fu didn''t seem to think much; she was startled and immediately lowered her head.


    Qin Mian laughed, and relaxed as he leaned against Lei Tia''s body, not saying anything. He didn''t expect the three of them to immediately accept his relationship with Lei Tia, but at least they couldn''t reject it.


    When the ox-cart reached the town, Qin Mian bought some pots and pans. Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu and Pleasure didn''t have much luggage, so he bought three sets of clothes made of coarse cloth, some cloth and some other daily necessities for each of them.


    Qin Mian also bought some flour and rice. He and Lei Tia both liked to eat rice, hence the consumption of rice at home was very fast.


    The ox-cart drove into Tian Curie''s courtyard. Seeing the beautiful scene, Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu and Le Yue were all stu


    ed. Was this the place where they were going to live? Would they live in such a beautiful place?


    Qin Mian laughed, "Come with me to your place first, after you have finished packing, you can stroll around Tian Ji Li, and familiarize yourself with your new environment."


    Uncle Fu and the other two immediately retracted their gazes.


    "Yes, Young Master."


    After following Qin Mian to the servants'' room, the three of them were stu


    ed once again. The house was new, not a thatched hut or a log cabin, but a redbrick house with black tiles. The windows were bright and clean, and there were tables, chairs, and even new quilts and quilts on the bed. This was many times more than when they used to live in their own houses!


    Qin Mian arranged for them: "Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, you will live in the first house; Joy, you will live in the second house, and if there are servants entering the house in the future, you will have to share a house with them. Of course, if you get married in the future, you can also live in a house by yourself like the Uncle Fu. "


    It was hard to conceal his excitement as he replied, "Yes, Young Master! Thank you, Young Master! "


    Qin Mian explained the contents of the three people''s work clearly before he said, "You three only eat and sleep here, the monthly salary is tentatively set at fifty coins, and you guys would pay extra during the holidays as well as when you are busy with farming. Three meals a day, you can set up your own company. Breakfast and lunch are pasta, lunch is rice, all of you can be full. Of course, do not waste it. Vegetables were grown by their own families, and there were plenty of them. I''ll give you guys ten catties of meat every month. Whether you finish your meal or eat it sparingly for a month, you guys can decide for yourself. "


    Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, and Pleasure looked at each other in shock, feeling uneasy.


    Joy was the first to speak, "Young Master, this arrangement is too good. We can just make people two meals a day. "


    Qin Mian smiled, "Once you enter our house, you will do so according to our rules. "You don''t have to feel ashamed. Just work harder."


    Uncle Fu and the other two agreed in unison.


    Lei Tia glanced at the oxcart and happily brought down a bag of flour and a bag of rice.


    Qin Mian said: "Today, you don''t have to do anything. You can stroll around, and then start working tomorrow."


    "Thank you young master, thank you Young Master!"


    After giving out all the instructions, Lei Tia brought Niu De and Qin Mian and prepared to leave.


    Joy quickly walked over and respectfully said, "Eldest Young Master, let me do it. Is that an ox barn over there? I''ll bring the stuff over and bring the cart back. "


    Qin Mian praised him as he looked at him.


    Due to the exterior wall, the house''s courtyard wall was demolished a few days ago. His vision became wider. When they arrived at the entrance of Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s residence, they quickly moved the things on the carriage into the house.


    Qin Mian took a piece of ten kilograms of cured meat from the kitchen and brought it back happily. Then, he began to busy himself and Lei Tia''s lunch.


    "Wifey, what are you buying this for?" Lei Tia came in with three bells.


    Qin Mian looked at it," Oh, I almost forgot. This place was too far from the servants'' room, so it would be inconvenient to look for them. Didn''t I buy three different colored ropes? You tie three bells to the rope, in the rooms of the three of them, and you tie the other one to our side. If they had something to do, they would pull the rope and the bell would ring. The black rope is the Uncle Fu, the red rope is the Aunt Fu and the grey rope is Joy.


    "My wife is very smart." Lei Tia said.


    "That''s a must." Qin Mian turned his head with pride, and was kissed on the lips by Lei Tia precisely. Before he could say anything, Lei Tia took the bell and rope and walked out leisurely.


    Smothering." Qin Mian muttered as he hummed to himself.


    When Lei Tia returned, he tied three ropes to the window frame of the living room.


    Qin Mian mentioned another thing, "Do you remember the last time we dug a pond, we said that we wanted to invite Grandma and Aunt and the others to come and see the flowers?"


    "I remember." Lei Tia asked, "How many days is it?"


    Qin Mian nodded his head, "I should quickly invite them to come over and play, so as to not worry about this matter forever."


    Lei Tia said: "I''ll go to Deng Family Village tomorrow morning."


    After Qin Mian finished making the noodles, Lei Tia took it out and left.


    Qin Mian laughed and followed behind him with two pairs of chopsticks.


    He sat down on the chair and felt that the noodles were especially fragrant today. "As of today, the matters of the manor have been settled. You can relax for a few days."


    Lei Tia said: "After Grandma and the rest leave, I will bring you to the mountain."


    "Sure." Qin Mian nodded while eating the noodles, "It''s spring now, the scenery on the mountain must be very beautiful. Take your bow and arrows and hunt. "


    Lei Tia nodded, then suddenly asked: "Do you still remember your birthdate?"


    "28 March." Qin Mian looked up and smiled at him, "What? You want to give me a present? "


    "Yes." Lei Tia did not deny it.


    Qin Mian laughed joyfully, "Oh, that''s right, your ??" Before he could finish his words, he suddenly remembered that Lei Tia''s birth mother died in childbirth, which meant that Lei Tia''s birthday was the Deng Family''s a


    iversary.


    Without waiting for Lei Tia to speak, he said, "From now on, you will be my birthday."


    "Alright." Lei Tia raised his hand and wiped the sauce off the corner of his mouth with his thumb.


    After di


    er, Lei Tia went to wash the dishes.


    Qin Mian took out a notebook and pen to write on the table.


    Lei Tia came out to wash the dishes, sat down beside him and wrapped her arms around his waist.


    "Write what?"


    "Billing." Qin Mian said, "In the past, it was only the two of us so we wouldn''t need to keep an account. But now that there are three more people at home, it''s best to remember the balance of payments clearly. If anything happens in the future, there will be a basis for it. "


    "Sell it if you make a mistake." Lei Tia said indifferently.


    Qin Mian nodded his head, "If they were to make a huge mistake, I would definitely not allow them to live."

 Chapter 77 Want to be Closer to You

    Lei Tia brought Joy along to Deng Family Village so that Joy would be able to recognize the road. If he had to go to the Deng Family Village in the future, Lei Tia wouldn''t have to do it himself.


    Qin Mian was alone at home, so he at least had ample time to go into the spatial space. Ever since he crossed over, the number of times he entered space could be counted on one hand. It wasn''t that he didn''t want to enter, but that he didn''t have the chance. At first, it was because he was afraid that Lei Tia wouldn''t dare to easily enter, but later on, because he was too busy in reality, he had to think about how to make money, improve his life, and not care about space. Occasionally, they would enter and would not stay for long. At most, they would gather Spirit Spring Water s or pick some fruits and vegetables. Right now, he had already decided to tell Lei Tia about the spatial situation, and was only waiting for a suitable opportunity.


    Once he entered, Qin Mian keenly felt that the space was a little different from before. He carefully looked around and found that the space had expanded. Previously, when he was standing at the entrance of the courtyard, he could see that the scenery in the distance had always been hazy, but now, he could clearly see the green mountain. He suddenly had a guess. Had the space increased?


    Honestly speaking, although he had already been in possession of this space for nearly two years, he did not know much about it. But one thing was certain, space did not have any malicious intent towards him. He could feel that he was "telepathically co


    ected" with space. Occasionally, he would encounter a few ferocious beasts in space, and they would become very docile, or even automatically avoid him.


    Qin Mian thought for a while, but couldn''t think of anything so he decided not to think about it. He first watered the flower bud, which he had named "Pink Ball", and discovered that it looked no different from before, not disappointed at all. He turned around to pick up the eggs from the chicken coop and duck cages, and stored them in the small warehouse in his courtyard. The freshness of space does not break them.


    It was the first time for Little White to come in. He looked around for a while, then shot out like an arrow and disappeared into the forest.


    Qin Mian was not worried about it. He found two baskets, packed them with eggs, went to the garden to pick a basket of fresh vegetables, and shouted loudly: "It''s almost white, let''s go!"


    A moment later, a little whiteness leaped out of the grass and rubbed against his leg, allowing him to hold its neck.


    The next moment, both of them were back in the living room.


    Qin Mian chewed on the red apple as he tugged on the rope on the window.


    Aunt Fu quickly appeared and respectfully bent her knee, "Young Master."


    Qin Mian pointed to the vegetable basket by the well. "Aunt Fu, there''s a guest today.


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian stood at the side and watched. He nibbled on the apple and moved out of the couch to bask in the sun.


    A little white dot suddenly jumped up and pounced forward.


    Qin Mian was shocked, he thought that Little White had discovered something threatening and quickly jumped up from the vine chair. However, he saw that two white claws were holding onto a rock, while baring his fangs, he roared a few times before releasing the rock. He jumped past the rock, twisted his waist and sprinted back, once again, and pounced forward, and even bit on the rock.


    Qin Mian looked on dumbfoundedly for a while before coming to a realization.


    He stared at the whiteness for a long time with black lines on his head. He wanted to ask, "Do you know how crazy you are?"


    Thinking about how he couldn''t understand it at all, he helplessly lay back down, crossed his legs and continued to chew the apple, watching Xiao Bai continue his insane training.


    The Aunt Fu looked like she was on guard as she walked to Qin Mian''s side, "Young Master, the dishes are done. "The sun is shining today. Why don''t I take out your quilts and dry them in the sun?"


    Qin Mian sat up, "Aunt Fu is still the most attentive one, I forgot to tell you. However, I can dry it myself. There''s nothing else to do here.


    "Yes, Young Master."


    At the front door, there were four clothes-drying poles added, like two parallel bars.


    Qin Mian took out the quilts, quilts, pillows, wardrobe, and all the sofa cushions and pillows out to dry. Then, he placed the tea set and the pastries on the stone table under the maple tree and laid back on the reclining chair.


    A little white was still killing the "prey", jumping around, kicking off dust on all four limbs. Qin Mian was glad that he was facing the wind.


    Lei Tia led the group of people and approached them. A chubby boy sitting right at the front ran over quickly.


    "Cousin Xu!"


    "Yuanzi." Qin Mian stood up to greet the guests.


    Old Master Deng, Old Gra


    y, Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng did not have a single family member missing. As the group walked, they sized up the manor and felt that they didn''t have enough vision. Especially the women, seeing all kinds of flowers, couldn''t tear their eyes away.


    Kunzi and Xuanzi playfully jumped up to catch the branches of the flowering pear tree. Yuya and Lanya picked two flowers in the flower bed before ru


    ing over.


    Qin Mian saw that Lei Tia was carrying two small milk dogs in his arms, "This is?"


    Lei Tia passed the little mutt to him, "A gift from First Uncle."


    Qin Mian thanked Uncle Deng happily. "First Uncle has troubled you. "To be honest, first uncle, Tian Ji is too big. We just need a few watchdogs."


    Uncle Deng waved his hand, "What are you doing if someone else gave you this?"


    Qin Mian looked at the two puppies in worry. A speck of white is not a wolf, but it can hold two dogs.


    Lei Tia could see through his misgivings, "Grandfather said that this was born of a wolf and a dog."


    Qin Mian was slightly relieved. "Treat Grandfather and the others first."


    He did not dare to carelessly let himself come into contact with the two puppies. He carried the two dogs into the house, scooped some leftover rice porridge, sneaked into some Spirit Spring Water s and temporarily locked the two puppies in the sundry room.


    When he walked out of the room, he saw Lei Tia sitting alone by the stone table. The pastries and hot tea on the table were untouched.


    "Where is he?"


    Lei Tia indicated towards the fruit forest, "I''ll be going for a stroll."


    His aunt broke off a flower branch from the peach tree and gave it to Joy; Xuan Zi jumped up and slapped the peach branch with his hand, laughing as he watched the petals rustle down.


    Seeing this, Qin Mian''s heart ached to the point he frowned. But he had anticipated this.


    Lei Tia stood up.


    Qin Mian stopped him, "Forget it, let them be. They can''t destroy all the flowers. This year was the first year of planting fruit trees, so it was worth it to invite them to play. Are we going to stay with you? "


    Lei Tia shook his head, "Grandfather said there''s no need to accompany me."


    Qin Mian just sat there without moving.


    The two of them were drinking tea and chatting.


    The two did not know that Elder Jiang was also in the peach tree forest.


    After Elder Jiang looked at the peach branch in Happy Ya''s hands, his gaze swept across the petals on the ground, and said to Xuan Zi: "Kid, this time, it''s going to cost you quite a bit of fruit. "What a pity."


    Deng Xiao and Deng Zhong were talking when they heard this. When they heard this, they quickly walked over and awkwardly stopped Xuanzi, "Who is this old man?"


    "Hur hur. Are you Lei Tia''s guests? I was invited by Lei Tia to take care of the fruit trees. " Elder Jiang said.


    Xuan Zi raised his chin and stared at him unhappily, "This is my uncle''s orchard, I can play however I want!"


    Deng Xiao sternly berated, "Xuan Zi!"


    The Elder Jiang smiled and shook his head, he did not say much and turned to the other direction.


    Deng Xiao''s wife stared at Deng Xiao and reproached: "You won''t speak properly if you have something to say? Children should be taught when they don''t understand. "


    Old Master Deng and Old Gra


    y had long since walked far away. They sighed at their grandson''s future prospects and didn''t know anything about what happened afterwards.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat for a good while before Deng Family came back. Kunzi and Xuanzi each held a plum blossom as a sword fight; Yuya and Lan Ya each held a large bouquet of flowers. Old Master Deng was walking at the front with a sullen expression. Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng looked at the things in the children''s hands and felt a little awkward.


    Qin Mian acted as if he did not see it and greeted his passionately.


    "Grandpa, grandma, it''s warm outside. Why don''t we just sit outside?"


    "Alright, alright." The old lady smiled benignly.


    The people from Deng Family stayed in Tian Curie''s residence for a day, and after eating di


    er, they said their goodbyes.


    The few children didn''t want to leave, but because Qin Mian Family didn''t have any extra beds, they were still taken away by their parents. Qin Mian was glad that there was only one room in the house.


    After sending off the guests, he pulled Lei Tia around in the fruit forest and flower beds. On the surface, no one could tell what had happened to the trees, but many of the flowers in the garden had been trampled over. There were also some messy little footprints on the ground, showing that a child had been ru


    ing around crazily in the garden.


    Uncle Fu, Yue Yang and Huai Le helped the flower up regretfully and poured some water over it.


    However, Qin Mian was in a good mood, because sending off the Deng Family people was equivalent to completing a mission. It would be a long time before he saw those devilish children off. In the future, when the fruits were ripe, he no longer pla


    ed to invite them over, or else who knew how many of them would be ruined. I''ll just send them some fruits when the time comes.


    Qin Mian pulled Lei Tia away, "Go take a look at the two puppies."


    When he got home, he saw Bai digging at the door with his claws. He looked up and down the room, and it looked like he was trying to figure out how to open the door.


    Lei Tia picked it up with one hand and put it aside.


    Xiao Bai had always been respectful towards him, so he stood motionlessly on the spot.


    Qin Mian opened the door and saw the two puppies lying on the ground quietly. Both of their wet eyes looked over at the same time. One had gray fur and looked more like a wolf than a dog. The other had white fur and black fur. It looked very cute, as if it was wearing a black vest.


    Qin Mian lightly patted his two heads, and pushed the grey haired one in front of Lei Tia, "This one, you name it."


    Lei Tia replied without hesitation, "All covered with ash."


    "''Ashes'', hahaha ??" Qin Mian slapped his thighs and laughed.


    Lei Tia said: "Just like ''a little white''."


    Qin Mian''s laughter suddenly stopped.


    Lei Tia pointed to the other puppy, "What''s its name?"


    Qin Mian said in a serious tone: "Black Horse Armor."


    Lei Tia was silent for a moment, then nodded, "It''s nice to listen to."


    Qin Mian looked at him unhappily, "''A little white'' and ''Black Horse Armor'' are better than just ashes." Little White thought Qin Mian called him and ran over. He raised his head and looked at him.


    Lei Tia nodded, "Mn."


    Qin Mian''s mood became even worse.


    Lei Tia patted his head, "Sleep. "Tomorrow at the mountain."


    Qin Mian''s attention was immediately diverted.


    After Lei Tia also went to bed, he consciously squeezed through.


    Lei Tia paused before embracing him.


    Qin Mian asked curiously: "What''s wrong?"


    Lei Tia did not say anything, but held his wife''s buttocks, causing them to stick even closer.


    Qin Mian immediately understood. With a bit of impatience, he laid on the man''s shoulder and whispered: "How about, my hands ??"


    Her lips were sealed by a scorching heat.


    Hidden and hasty panting sounds were incomparably clear within the darkness. After a long while, Lei Tia''s voice finally sounded, low and hoarse. "Sleep."

 Chapter 78 Two Worlds

    Qin Mian led the two small dogs and walked towards the courtyard door with Lei Tia. A little white followed them quietly, glancing from time to time at a patch of gray and black waistcoat.


    When the Uncle Fu and the Aunt Fu saw them, they hurriedly went forward to welcome them. Qin Mian carried a bow on his back and wore a comfortable white hunting suit. He had a valiant look to him as he stepped on a pair of leather boots; The grace of the two masters caused the Aunt Fu and Aunt Fu to be unable to shift their gazes away at the moment. Being indifferently swept away by Lei Tia, they hurriedly lowered their eyes.


    "What about Joy?" Qin Mian casually asked.


    Uncle Fu said: "Young Master, after eating breakfast, he went to eat his breakfast."


    Qin Mian nodded his head, "Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, these two dogs are a piece of grey and black horse armor, you two can raise them."


    Aunt Fu looked at the two puppies with a gaze full of affection. She took the rope from his hands and said, "Yes, Young Master, please be at ease."


    Lei Tia said: "Good, guards the door, we will be back before sunset."


    Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu said together: "Yes!"


    A few villagers who were not too far away saw Qin Mian and Lei Tia walking out from Tian Gui Li, shoulder to shoulder. Their eyes were filled with envy. So what if they were two men? His days were more than a hundred times better than theirs. Not only could he own such a huge manor, he could also use servants. So envious.


    In the fields, the green wheat had grown to calf height. The tenacious weeds were mixed in, arrogantly raising their heads high. The peasants were bent over, not afraid to pull the weeds out with their hands. Bull Boy led the ox and walked on the ridge of the field. The black water buffalo lowered its head and nibbled the grass. From time to time, it wagged its tail, looking very relaxed.


    Qin Mian smiled to every villager he met, and slowly walked further and further away from Lei Tia.


    When he arrived at the top of the mountain, he ran around excitedly like a wolf. It was as if he had a spring under his feet that would occasionally bounce up and down before landing on the ground in a leisurely and silent ma


    er. He was aloof and elegant.


    Qin Mian was not worried that he would be lost and unable to leave the mountain. He walked in front with high spirits as he searched for his prey.


    Lei Tia maintained a distance of four or five steps behind him the entire time.


    "If it''s any whiter, then hurry up and search for prey nearby." Qin Mian said to Little White. He had learnt archery from Lei Tia for such a long time, the archery skills were not considered amazing, but the moving target could still get hit by seven arrows even if it was ten times. Thinking back to when Lei Tia had personally taken out the target when he was learning how to shoot mobile targets, Qin Mianxin felt a sense of warmth in his heart. Although this man didn''t talk much, he was deeply fond of him.


    Of course, to avoid accidental injuries, his arrows had been wrapped in cloth. Although Lei Tia said that he wouldn''t let Qin Mian injure him even if the arrow wasn''t wrapped tightly.


    Thinking about it here, Qin Mian couldn''t help but turn around and glance at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia misunderstood the meaning behind this look, "My wife, don''t worry, I have been behind you the entire time."


    Qin Mian laughed and continued to search for his prey.


    The little white dot in front suddenly stopped, made a crouching motion and turned to look at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian had long known of its intelligence, he reached behind his back and pulled out an arrow, picking up his pace while making light movements.


    It was a Bamboo Mouse!


    Bamboo rats eat less and sleep more during the day, and eat more during the night. Wasn''t he sleeping soundly in the grass?


    Qin Mian stopped ten steps away, aimed at the Bamboo Mouse, and shot. The bowstring accidentally scraped the palm of his hand, causing him to feel slight pain.


    The Bamboo Mouse let out a "hu" sound as it jumped and fell powerlessly on the ground.


    "Tia, it hit!" Qin Mian turned his head and said to Lei Tia happily.


    Tia? Another new name. Lei Tia retracted his gaze from his wife''s waist, and said: "Your wife is very powerful."


    Qin Mian felt that he was not really speaking the truth. Alright, it would be weird if the Bamboo Rat didn''t move at all. He walked over and picked up the Bamboo Mouse and placed it in Lei Tia''s basket.


    Lei Tia stared at his smiling lips and rosy lips. He reached out her metal arms and wrapped them around his waist, lowering his head to kiss him.


    Qin Mian placed both of his hands on Yue Yang''s shoulders and replied seriously. He wanted to snatch the lead, but Lei Tia''s attacks were even more intense, a large palm was even rubbing his butt.


    The essence of the hunting dress was to facilitate movement, so it was very close to Qin Mian''s body. The skintight cloth perfectly outlined Qin Mian''s figure, and the white cloth made his buttocks seem even more sturdy. Lei Tia couldn''t move his hands at all.


    Qin Mian was also on fire from his actions, but his breathing became unstable very quickly. His feet that were standing on tiptoes felt weak too, and his chest that was pressed against Lei Tia''s chest could clearly feel the other party''s chest moving up and down.


    The calmness of the man had clearly decreased by a lot. Qin Mian was a little pleased with himself, but he was still a little anxious, as he was not ready yet. He was about to stretch out his hand to refuse when the man let go of his lips. His eyes, which seemed to have been dyed with ink, became darker and darker. He stared at him like a hunter who had locked on to his prey, ready to strike at any time.


    Qin Mian''s heart pounded and his blood boiled. He understood more than ever that this man liked him and he was also infatuated with men. He should have pushed the man away, but he couldn''t stop his arms from wrapping around the man''s waist and laying a soothing kiss on his lips. His voice had a sly smile.


    Lei Tia did not say a word. His burning right palm moved up his wife''s waist at an extremely slow speed, as if a slight mistake would cause desire to erupt. Then, Lei Tia casually let go of the person in his arms and took two steps back at the same time. The moved expression on his face and the churning emotions in his eyes quickly disappeared without a trace, as if nothing had happened just now.


    Qin Mian laughed and turned to leave. Just pretend.


    "Awoo ??" Little White let out a low cry in front of them, as if he was urging them on.


    Qin Mian reprimanded her softly, "A little white, be quiet. Don''t scare your prey away. "


    The two of them and the wolf continued to move forward until they reached the depths of the mountains.


    Lei Tia was no longer behind, but was walking shoulder-to-shoulder with Qin Mian.


    "There are many fierce beasts deep in the mountains, be careful." Lei Tia said, without even looking, he shot an arrow into the bushes to his right, hitting a wild chicken that weighed more than three jin.


    Qin Mian looked at him with admiration. When did he train to such an extent?


    Lei Tia enjoyed his wife''s gaze a lot. He did not say a word, but the corner of his mouth raised slightly.


    Pushing aside the trees that were in his way, Qin Mian continued to walk forward. Seeing a stupid deer, he was overjoyed. He pulled Lei Tia''s arm to stop and raised his bow.


    "Sou!" It hit!


    Unfortunately, the arrow had only hit the deer''s right front leg, not its vitals. The deer staggered and tried to run.


    Qin Mian panicked, "Tia ??"


    He did not turn back to grab at Lei Tia but when he saw that Lei Tia had missed his grab, a trace of a doting smile flashed past Lei Tia''s eyes.


    Without waiting for his daughter-in-law to finish speaking, he raised his arm, and a sharp arrow pierced through the air, striking the deer squarely in the stomach. The deer''s body tilted and fell to the ground, motionless.


    Qin Mian picked up the deer and said to Lei Tia with a smile: "The deer''s meat is pure and thin; its entire body is free of fat; How about we have deer meat at noon? "


    "Baked well." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian said: "Then roast them."


    He strode forward, his spirits high.


    Suddenly, Lei Tia smelled the smell of blood in the air, and pulled his hand, "Wait, there''s a big guy."


    Right at that moment, the forest shook, revealing a huge tiger head. The black-striped, yellow-haired tiger''s mouth was filled with blood. It opened it''s mouth, revealing sharp teeth. It issued a frightening growl from its throat. "Roar ~ ~"


    "Mom!" Unintentionally, Qin Mian met the pair of tiger eyes, his legs went soft, he retreated a few steps and fell on the ground.


    The tiger raised its head, lowered its body, and pounced forward.


    Lei Tia had no time to support Qin Mian and instead advanced and blocked in front of Qin Mian.


    "Lei Tia!" Qin Mian was shocked, he wanted to stand up but lacked the strength.


    Lei Tia was as calm as a rock, he quickly took out an arrow from his quiver. Seeing that the tiger was only five meters away from him, he finally shot it out.


    The sharp arrow pierced through the tiger''s throat with a "chi" sound.


    Lei Tia did not even look at it, as he grabbed Qin Mian, and retreated to the side in a flash.


    The tiger''s huge body fell heavily onto the ground. Due to inertia, it glided forward for another ten feet before it stopped.


    Qin Mian''s eyes were wide open as he gasped for breath. If Lei Tia had not carried him away in time, he would have been crushed by the tiger.


    The tiger cried out in grief. It struggled with great difficulty before it could no longer move.


    "Wife, how is it?" Lei Tia lowered his head to look at the person in his arms and asked worriedly.


    Qin Mian felt that his previous performance was extremely embarrassing, and said in a low voice: "My legs are still a little weak."


    Lei Tia continued to hug him, stroking his back up and down.


    Qin Mian realized that he was being carried like a child by Lei Tia, the corners of his mouth twitched as he struggled to get down, "Let me down first."


    Lei Tia put him down, but his left arm was still tightly wrapped around his back.


    Qin Mian recovered from it for a while, looked at the dead tiger, and walked a few steps forward to size it up, then clicked his tongue, "No wonder people are always described with ''tiger eyes'' when they are angry, isn''t that pair of eyes was indeed scary? Right, Tia? It''s no wonder that I was stu


    ed. " He made an excuse for himself.


    Lei Tia slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "En."


    "Awoo ?? ??" Little White''s cries from afar eased Qin Mian''s awkwardness and he quickly walked over.


    Lei Tia followed closely behind.


    Behind the bushes laid a three-hundred-pound wild boar. There was a bloody hole in its stomach, a clear sign that it had been bitten by the tiger.


    "Ha!" We''ll reap the rewards from the battle between the Tigers! " Qin Mian said happily.


    Lei Tia frowned: "We have to move as soon as possible, otherwise we will attract other ferocious beasts." The wild boar weighed three hundred Jin, while the tiger weighed nearly eight hundred Jin. It was impossible to move it all back at once.


    Qin Mian rolled his eyes and squatted down. When his hand touched the tiger, the tiger disappeared. When he touched the wild boar again, the wild boar also disappeared.


    Lei Tia looked at him in shock and suddenly pulled his into his embrace, hugging his tightly, "Wifey ??"


    Qin Mian wrapped her arms around his sturdy waist and looked at his eyes seriously. "I will tell you what happened on the day we were born. "Trust me!"


    "I believe you." Lei Tia slowly let go of his hand, but his left hand still held onto his hand.


    "No more hunting." We went down the hill and ate barbecue at the foot of the hill. "A little white, let''s go." Qin Mian pulled Lei Tia''s hand and walked back.

 Chapter 79 Birthday Present

    When he reached the foot of the mountain and looked around to see that no one was around, Qin Mian took out the wild boar and tiger from the spatial storage.


    The two of them slowly roasted some deer meat and ate until they were full. Lei Tia left the guard prey as he went back to call for help.


    Uncle Fu drove the ox cart over, and brought the wild boar and tiger home.


    Along the way, the villagers of the fields all saw the big tiger on the cart. They exclaimed in shock, discussed, and gathered around to watch the fun, following the ox-cart, they praised Lei Tia for his courage and skill in archery.


    Qin Mian was both amused and depressed. The fu


    y thing was, these people did not dare talk back and forth in front of Lei Tia and only dared to move closer to him.


    He turned his head to look at the man''s well-built and slender figure, his height of 1.9 meters, and then looked at his own 1.7 meters body. He decided to eat an extra bowl of rice at night!


    Worried that some idle villagers and naughty kids would destroy the fruit trees and flower beds after entering the villa, Qin Mian did not let the villagers enter the manor.


    On one hand, the villagers were observing the tigers. On the other hand, they wanted to enter the manor and take a look around. From the outside, they could see the white pear and pink peach blossoms on the walls.


    Qin Mian saw through their thoughts and claimed that he was tired. He let Huai Le bring over two chairs and sat at the entrance with Lei Tia, competing with the villagers for patience.


    The villagers waited for less than an hour. Seeing that Qin Mian did not even invite them to take a look at the manor, they could only disperse them resentfully.


    He looked at Young Master in admiration and felt that he had learnt a move.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du didn''t want to leave. Qin Mian generously let Lei Tia cut off a pig''s leg for them. If he had a hundred cents on him, he felt that it would not be a problem to "donate" a single coin.


    Lei Daqiang and his wife left with their nearly ten kilograms of pig legs in satisfaction.


    Lei Tia peeled off the tiger''s skin completely, intending to make a cloak for Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian was so shocked that he quickly shook his hands. No matter what, the tiger was meant to protect animals and could be hunted, but it was impossible for him to wear it every day.


    "I''ll make you a cloak, if you like." Qin Mian didn''t mean what he said. He felt that wearing a tiger-skin cloak would make him look like a nouveau riche. Even though, it seemed like they were indeed upstarts. Sweat.


    Lei Tia shook his head, "Make a mattress?"


    Qin Mian slapped the table and said: "I sold it. Don''t forget, we spent a lot of money building the manor, and are now poor again. "


    Lei Tia still felt that his wife would look good wearing a tiger-skin cloak, but she still listened to him and nodded.


    Qin Mian left three to five kilograms of tiger meat for him to taste, and the rest of the tiger meat, along with the tiger whip and tiger skin were sent to the county for sale. The tiger meat was fine, but the tiger whip and tiger skin were sold for a total of 1,400 taels of silver!


    Qin Mian was both happy and worried, it was so easy for his family to earn money, he had to get up!


    "My money is your money." Lei Tia comforted her.


    Qin Mian nodded heavily, "Of course. Your money is my money, and mine is still mine. "


    Lei Tia nodded without any objections.


    "Look at you." Qin Mian cupped his face and gave him a kiss, "To be so honest, I can''t even bear to bully you. I''ll go make you something nice to eat. After di


    er, we''ll go to town. "


    Lei Tia allowed him to kiss his without moving, giving his a feeling of cuteness. Qin Mianxin felt soft inside.


    He made a big plate of spicy prawns, a big plate of chicken and a dish of Stir-Fried Vegetables and ate heartily. After eating their fill, Qin Mian ordered Joy to send them to the town.


    Qin Mian did not go straight to the shop. Instead, he had Joy drive the car around the Flowing Water Town.


    "My wife, you still want to open a restaurant." Lei Tia''s words held true.


    Qin Mian nodded, "Yes." He couldn''t afford real estate, but the catering industry was also highly profitable. The shop could not meet his needs.


    Lei Tia paused, "You can buy big shops in the county."


    "Don''t you like living in the city?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia held his hand, and said indifferently: "If you like, we can go to the county city."


    Qin Mian smiled and glanced at him, "Don''t tell me that you''re thinking for me, and that I''m not thinking for you? "Don''t worry, I have an idea. Even if we don''t go to the county city, we can open a restaurant, and it will be unique." His eyes shone with confidence. I''m sorry he didn''t use the advantages I already had to make a huge sum of money.


    Lei Tia asked: "You covered it yourself?"


    Qin Mian was shocked, he looked at him with praise, "Yes."


    Lei Tia knew that he definitely had some strange ideas, so he did not ask, but only said: "When you need me, just say it."


    Qin Mian leaned on him relaxed, "Okay."


    Joy was listening at the front. He didn''t understand much, so he decided not to listen. He would find out when the time came.


    After walking around the town for a bit, Qin Mian finally bought a large piece of land, a total of 15 mu.


    When he got home, he would lie down on the table and write.


    Lei Tia sat at the side, holding onto a piece of tree bark that had been peeled off from some unknown tree.


    Even when he was asked what he was, he did not utter a word. He was glared at by Qin Mian unhappily and could only look at him in an tolerant ma


    er.


    In the blink of an eye, it was the twenty-eighth of March, Qin Mian''s birthday.


    The night before, on the twenty-seventh night, Qin Mian was unable to sleep soundly. Thinking about how this pitiful child would not even have a few birthdays left, Qin Mian wished that his "first" birthdays would be perfect. Before he went to sleep, he kept nagging that he would get up before Lei Tia, so that he could first say "Happy Birthday" to him and then cook his birthday noodles. He had been asleep all night. Lei Tia thought that he was dreaming, and slapped his back lightly with his big palm the moment he moved. As a result, Qin Mian''s sleepiness became even deeper, but he was unwilling to part with Lei Tia''s actions, so he continued to wander around while half-asleep.


    Finally hearing the high-pitched bird cry, Qin Mian quivered and sat up.


    Lei Tia sat up in alarm, hugging the person who was obviously unable to open his eyes, "Wifey, I''m here. Did you have a nightmare? "


    Qin Mian tried his best to open his sour eyelids as he glared at him resentfully. If Lei Tia hadn''t kept slapping him on the back, he might not have felt so uncomfortable.


    The cold air of the spring morning was heavy. After he became slightly more clear-headed, he lifted his right leg and straddled onto Lei Tia''s leg, greedily feeling the warmth coming from his body that was under the quilt.


    "Happy Birthday, Tia." He held the man''s lower jaw, raised his head, and heavily kissed the man''s lips.


    Lei Tia hugged his tightly, he wished that he could massage her body and said: "My wife, happy birthday." He pulled up the quilt around Qin Mian, and a burning kiss slid from his lips all the way to his neck.


    Qin Mian squinted, snorted lightly, and hugged onto his shoulder ?? After a long moment, the man took a light bite on his shoulder, his taut body slowly relaxing.


    Lei Tia placed his chin on his wife''s shoulder and gasped for air.


    The smell in the room also became ambiguous.


    The two of them embraced in silence for a moment before calming down.


    "Let go, I''ll go cook the longevity noodles." Qin Mian patted the man''s steel arm.


    Lei Tia stretched out his long arm to pick up his wife''s clothes. Seeing him put them on one by one, he stared at his wife''s slightly swollen lips for a while before getting off the brick bed. Then, he walked in front of the wardrobe, took off his underpants and threw them on the sofa without any hesitation and took out a clean set of clothes.


    Qin Mian stared at him speechlessly, he quickly put on his clothes and ran out of the room.


    With a pot of longevity noodles, the two of them each took a big bowl.


    After finishing the noodles, the bowl was left on the table and Aunt Fu would come to wash later.


    Qin Mian took out four eggs that had already cooled down from the kitchen, hooked his fingers at Lei Tia and smiled: "Tia, come."


    Lei Tia looked at the egg and walked over puzzledly.


    Qin Mian took an egg and held it in his hand, and rolled it from his forehead to his chin and then from his chin to his forehead as he read: "A year''s time is over."


    "What do you mean?" There was still some water remaining on the egg. Lei Tia wiped his face and tried again with the second egg.


    Qin Mian forced a smile, "This is a blessing, I wish you smooth sailing for the next year."


    Lei Tia nodded and reached out to the other two eggs, "You scram too."


    Qin Mian snatched away the two eggs quickly and immediately knocked them out, saying quickly, "I want to eat them now."


    Lei Tia could only use a handkerchief to wipe his face.


    "Wife, I''ll go to the town to get your gift."


    "I''ll tell you first ??" Qin Mian wanted to bring up the matter of dimension.


    Lei Tia kissed him on his lips, licking the egg yolk at the corner of his mouth, "We''ll talk about it when we get back."


    "Fine." Qin Mian didn''t care, he would say it later anyway.


    Lei Tia took the two eggs and went out.


    After Qin Mian finished eating, he had nothing to do. He found a bamboo pole and tied it to a rope. On the other side of the rope, he tied a piece of wood and trained himself in the art of white hunting.


    One man, one wolf, they were having a lot of fun.


    Suddenly, Qin Mian heard the sound of horse hooves. He turned his head around and saw a man in grey riding a black horse galloping towards him from the Peach Blossom Forest. When the man saw him, the corners of his mouth lifted into a faint smile. The gentleness in his eyes was like a deep pool, causing him to fall uncontrollably.


    He was holding another horse in his hand. It had brown hair all over its body, without a hint of other colors. It was smooth and shiny, as if it were wrapped in brown silk.


    Qin Mian threw the bamboo pole in his hand and ran over happily.


    The black horse ran in front of Qin Mian, who pulled on its reins. The black horse whi


    ied, and its four hooves steadily stopped.


    "This horse is for me?" Qin Mian touched the brown horse''s mane excitedly. He had never ridden a horse before. What is a horse? That was equivalent to the modern BMW and Rolls-Royce!


    "Yes." Lei Tia nimbly got off the horse, and gave the wooden box that was always on his left hand to him. "Change your clothes first."

 Chapter 80 Mind Knot

    Qin Mian guessed that it was a riding outfit, because the clothes that Lei Tia was wearing was not the same as the ones he was wearing when he was outside the door. He took the wooden box and ran into the house, and after a while rushed out, dressed in a white riding suit, looking heroic and energetic. He stood in front of Lei Tia and said excitedly: "Tia, take me ru


    ing a round first."


    Lei Tia reached behind him and handed him something.


    Qin Mian took it, "Isn''t this what you woven a few days ago? "Is this a horsewhip?" The horsewhip was also brown. Although it was woven from tree bark, it was ta


    ed to a very soft and exquisite texture. He examined the wooden handle and was not surprised to find several familiar words engraved on it: Iron to Wife.


    He wanted to glare at Lei Tia, but he couldn''t help but laugh.


    The bright smile made Lei Tia''s mood clear.


    "Do you like it?"


    "I like it." Qin Mian smiled.


    Lei Tia got on his horse and extended his hand out.


    Qin Mian handed one of his hands over to him and with a light tug from Lei Tia and the other hand holding his waist, Qin Mian sat in front of him.


    "Giddy up!" Lei Tia stepped on the horse with his feet, with one hand on the horse''s belly, the black stallion galloped away.


    As the wind blew towards him, mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers, Qin Mian''s mood rose. He turned his head and pecked the side of the man''s face before he left the house, then sat up straight as if nothing had happened.


    Lei Tia hugged him tightly, and kissed his earlobes. With a flick of the reins, the handsome horse galloped out of the door.


    Uncle Fu was chopping firewood at the door, feeling a gust of wind pass by.


    The villagers who were on the road heard the hooves of the horses behind them and quickly moved aside to watch the horses gallop past. The younger villagers'' eyes were filled with envy.


    The horses circled the village and ran into Leisurely Dwelling House. Lei Tia led his brown horse and left the Tian Residence with Qin Mian.


    Arriving at the Cereal Field, Lei Tia stopped the horse and jumped down.


    Qin Mian jumped down and said impatiently: "Teach me now."


    Lei Tia nodded, "Which one do you like? The brown ones are more docile. "


    Qin Mian was not one to try to be brave, "Then it''s brown."


    Lei Tia held the brown horse''s reins, and taught him some basic knowledge. "Before you mount the horse, you need to check if the saddle and stirrups are strong or not. If it is released, it will be very dangerous. "


    Qin Mian observed the saddle and stirrups carefully and nodded his head, showing that he remembered it.


    "When you mount the horse, push with your toes. Do not move too much to prevent the horse from being startled or refusing to ride ?? " Lei Tia explained as he demonstrated, "When you get off the horse, release your right foot first ??"


    Lei Chuntao and a purple-clothed girl around her age carried a basket in their hands and were about to dig up some wild vegetables. Seeing the people from the Cereal Field, the two of them stopped at the same time. They looked at Lei Tia who was lowering his head slightly and saying something to him.


    The purple clothed lady whispered to Lei Chuntao, "Your sister-in-law is so handsome, the side profile of your big brother is also quite handsome. If they were not married, there would be many girls who would like it. "


    Lei Chuntao looked at her in shock and immediately said: "Red Jujube, don''t think too much into it. My big brother and sister-in-law are really close."


    Red Jujube''s face turned red, and he anxiously patted her. He stomped his feet and said: "What nonsense are you spouting? I''m just saying. Didn''t I just tell you the truth? "


    Lei Chuntao knew that she had misunderstood and immediately apologized with a smile, "Alright, alright, I was wrong. Little Sister Red Jujube, do you want to hit me again? "


    Red Jujube snorted and lightly patted her back.


    Their gazes returned to their Cereal Field. Qin Mian rode on his horse as he walked forward slowly with the reins in hand. From time to time, he would glance at the people on the horse and smile at them. The two of them had a deep understanding and warmth to each other.


    Lei Chuntao and Red Jujube looked at each other and laughed before walking away with their baskets in their hands.


    Qin Mian was very smart, and quickly grasped the main point of the horse. After letting Lei Tia lead the horse and walk a few rounds around the Cereal Field, he could not help but ask: "Tia, how about you let go of me and I''ll try it?"


    Lei Tia then let go, "Slow down."


    Seeing Qin Mian lightly pinch the horse''s belly, and the horse''s movement speed being neither fast nor slow, he felt relieved and mounted on the black horse, following closely behind.


    Qin Mian turned around and looked at him, then asked: "Did I increase my speed?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "Don''t worry."


    Qin Mian held the reins, and nervously kicked the horse lightly. The brown horse immediately began to trot. It was indeed very docile.


    Qin Mian shook the reins and pulled to the left. The horse was slightly faster, and it started to run in circles around the Cereal Field.


    Qin Mian sat steadily on the saddle and turned his head to shout, "Tia, look, I''ve learnt it!"


    Lei Tia''s whip slightly moved, the black horse quickly moved forward, and went along with the brown horse.


    "Can I be faster?" Qin Mian looked forward to the feeling of riding his horse and galloping.


    Lei Tia nodded, "I''m here."


    Qin Mian raised his whip and lightly whipped the horse. "Giddy--"


    The brown horse whi


    ied, ran out of the Cereal Field, and followed the road out of the village.


    The dark horse followed closely.


    "Hahaha ??" This feeling is too great! " Qin Mian felt the spring breeze that was blowing towards him, and laughed wantonly.


    Lei Chuntao who was squatting on the edge of the field and digging for wild vegetables heard the laughter and raised her head. Looking at the two figures in the distance, one gray and one white, she couldn''t help but smile slightly.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia ran down from the mountain and directly returned to the Tian Residence.


    When they arrived at the stable, Qin Mian nimbly got off the horse, his face was covered in cold sweat. He smiled and ran his fingers through the brown horse''s mane. The more he looked, the more he liked it.


    "Are you tired?" Lei Tia walked to his side.


    "Yes." Qin Mian tugged on his clothes, "My entire body is covered in sweat."


    Uncle Fu walked over quickly. "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, you''re back."


    Qin Mian passed the reins to him, "Uncle Fu, feed them well."


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian pulled Lei Tia home.


    Entering the room, Lei Tia said: "Pour hot water and wash your face."


    Qin Mian shook his head and smiled mysteriously. "Follow me."


    He locked the door of the hall, pulled Lei Tia into the room and closed the curtains.


    "Tia, no matter what strange things I have, can you accept them all?" Qin Mian hugged Lei Tia''s waist, feeling a little uneasy. If Lei Tia could not accept it, he didn''t know if he could withstand the pain of losing Lei Tia. Being with Lei Tia for such a long time, other than the weirdos that would occasionally cause him trouble, he had always been very happy. And these happiness were basically all brought to him by Lei Tia. He liked this man, and hoped to be together with him.


    "You''re my wife, forever my wife." Lei Tia hugged him, her tone was as calm as usual, but it allowed Qin Mian to calm down.


    "I''ll take you somewhere." Qin Mianxin thought for a moment, and in the next instant, he and Lei Tia appeared in the same spatial space, still maintaining the posture of being in each other''s embrace.


    "This place is ??" Lei Tia was slightly shocked, he held his wife''s hand and looked around.


    Qin Mian did not see any fear or uneasiness in his eyes. He secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and said with satisfaction: "This is an independent world, it''s my personal space. Last time, I took the tiger and wild boar here."


    "Carrying space," Lei Tia said, "You can carry it with you even if you wish to?"


    "That''s right." Qin Mian paused for a moment, and looked him straight in the eye. "If I were to tell you that I am not the Qin Mian of the past, what would you think?"


    But who knew that Lei Tia would reply: "I know."


    Qin Mian was shocked, and raised his voice in disbelief, "You knew?"


    Lei Tia caressed his face to indicate him to be patient, and then hugged his waist, "In the past, Qin Mian was timid, weak, and inferior to me. I didn''t even dare to look him in the eye. But that day you woke up from your sleep and saw me only with surprise, without fear, as if you were a different person. At first it was just confusion, but later it was confirmed that you weren''t him. "


    "Then you ??" Qin Mian wanted to ask him whether he liked the old Qin Mian or the current him. He already had the answer in his heart, but he wanted to hear it from Lei Tia''s own mouth even more.


    "You." Lei Tia stroked his hair, "I used to call him Little Mang."


    When he said it like this, Qin Mian also remembered that in the first few days, Lei Tia had called him "Little Mang" and later on always called him "Wife". His ears began to burn.


    "My wife, there are many suspicious points on your body, but I don''t dare to ask, afraid that you will disappear. I''m glad you want to tell me. " His voice was always calm and steady, his speed of speech was not hurried or slow, like a gentle breeze soothing Qin Mian''s heart.


    Qin Mian''s chest felt unbearably sore, and he couldn''t help but hug the man even more tightly. This man had been silently embracing him. He was fortunate to be able to meet him in this foreign world.


    He told the man about the origin of space, "This space is ??"


    "So that''s how it is." Lei Tia muttered to himself, "Perhaps it is space that saved you, helping you to reincarnate. A little white is him? "


    Qin Mian said: "It should be, other than their size, they look exactly the same, and the feeling they give me is also the same."


    "Whether it is or not, we treat it well." Lei Tia said without care.


    Qin Mian nodded, and looked at him with passionate eyes, "I said that I will give you a birthday present, it''s precisely the" knot in my heart ". "Once you make a" knot of intentions "with me, we can share space, but we will also live and die together. That is to say, if I die before you, you will also ??"


    Lei Tia asked directly: "How do I make this?"


    Qin Mian smiled, his heart warm. "Follow me."


    The two of them walked into the courtyard. Qin Mian pressed his right palm on the four walls of the main house, causing a ray of white light to suddenly flash continuously. After a short while, it condensed into an illusory ring in the middle of the room. Qin Mian bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood on it, then said to Lei Tia: "You come too."


    Lei Tia also dropped a drop of blood.


    The white light flashed, and at the same time, Lei Tia felt something extra in his body. This space seemed to transform into a small model, which was imprinted in his mind, and he could "see" it clearly.


    Out of the corner of his eye, Qin Mian saw the Pink Ball shining from the flower bed not far away. He was a little surprised, but he couldn''t care about it for the time being, so he asked Lei Tia urgently, "How is it?" Even though he knew how to make up his mind, this was still his first time making a move.


    Lei Tia nodded slightly and hugged him in satisfaction, "My wife, we will always be together in the future."


    After confirming that there was nothing wrong with his heart, Qin Mian relaxed and unemotionally pushed him aside, pulling him in front of the flowerbed.


    "This flower bud is very strange. It grows so full of vitality, yet it never blooms. I''ve taken care of it carefully since I got the space, and it didn''t react at all, but when we made up our minds just now, there seemed to be a flash of light on it. Hm? It seemed a little too big? Strange. Does it like you more? " Qin Mian suddenly realized with a look of bewilderment.


    Lei Tia scooped some water from a bucket at the side and poured it all over.


    A white light quickly flashed on the Pink Ball, as if there was an electric current flowing around it.


    Qin Mian happily scooped up a ladle of water and fed it.


    The Pink Ball flashed again.


    After pouring it for the third time, the Pink Ball seemed to have fallen asleep, and did not react at all.


    "Enough." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian nodded, "It should be."


    Lei Tia stared at the Pink Ball, his heart moved, "Let''s water together in the future."

 Chapter 81 Brother Tie Let Me Grow Longer

    "Yes." Qin Mian was also very curious about what kind of strange flowers Pink Ball would produce, and said in an interested tone, "Let''s go, I''ll first take you to view the space, there are a lot of things inside that I brought over from another world."


    There was too much space, so the two only strolled around nearby. They decided to bring their horses in and walk further.


    Returning back to the courtyard house, Lei Tia heard Qin Mian introduce that this was a manual sewing machine, and that it was a beer beverage, instant noodles, sports clothes, and sports shoes ?? There was a smile in his eyes that was full of satisfaction. Although it was not easy to detect, the happiness was reflected in the aura around him.


    Qin Mian did not realize that the smile on his face did not disappear.


    "Look, this is the real hot pot seasoning." He took a package from a cardboard box and offered it to her. "We''ll use this to cook the hotpot at noon."


    "Alright."


    In the end, when the two of them came out of the space, they both carried baskets filled to the brim. Qin Mian''s two baskets contained fresh vegetables and delicious snacks. There were no seasons in the space, and several vegetables were not available in this season.


    Lei Tia''s two baskets contained fruits, bright-red peaches, pink apples, and two strings of purple grapes.


    Lei Tia brought out two wooden piers and washed the fruits and vegetables by the well.


    Qin Mian sat on another wooden block, holding a bunch of grapes that were still dripping from his left hand, and picked them up with his right hand one by one. He looked behind him. There was no one else nearby.


    "I think we should surround the front of the house with a fence to prevent anyone from passing by and seeing something that they shouldn''t have seen."


    "A wooden fence or a tree?" Lei Tia asked.


    "Planting shrubs, roses, thorns, juniper, etc." These plants that Qin Mian was talking about were all relatively short trees in a tufted state. They could prevent others from getting too close to them, but they would not restrict their field of vision in the courtyard.


    "Alright." Lei Tia carefully washed off the mud on the tender green cabbage.


    Qin Mian plucked a grape and brought it to his mouth.


    Lei Tia opened her mouth, grabbed his fingers, and indistinctly licked them before sweeping the grapes away.


    Qin Mian looked at his moist fingers, then looked at the grapes he still wanted to eat, hesitated for a moment, and then continued to pick grapes to eat.


    "Give me another one." Lei Tia lowered his head, washing the vegetables very earnestly, as if he was not the one who said that.


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but laugh. He picked a grape and fed him one, then fed him another ?? After the two finished the bunch of grapes, Lei Tia''s dishes were washed.


    Lei Tia brought the dishes to the kitchen and followed after washing his hands. Lei Tia made a fire and cooked the rice. He picked up the kitchen knife and processed the ingredients, cutting the chicken into pieces; the fresh cabbages, the leaves and the meat were separated and sliced into strips. It would taste good even if it was cooked;


    After lunch, Qin Mian remembered his beloved horse. Seeing that the sun was shining just right, he found two small wooden pails and filled them with water. Then, he took out a small basket and filled it with four apples.


    "For what?" Lei Tia saw it and asked.


    "Feed the horse and brush its fur."


    Lei Tia nodded and poured the water into the water vat. He held the bamboo basket in his left hand and the two empty wooden buckets in his right hand as he walked out, "Use the water from the pond."


    Qin Mian chased after him with a brush that was originally supposed to be used to brush his boots.


    Along the way, Lei Tia filled two buckets with water and carried a bamboo basket.


    The two horses were grazing in the stable.


    The two brought the horse out into the sun. Qin Mian fed an apple to his brown horse. The brown horse sniffed the apple and opened its mouth to eat. He caressed its neck with a smile and said to Lei Tia: "Look, I knew it would like it."


    Lei Tia also picked up an apple to feed his dark horse. The dark horse glanced at him and then lowered its head to eat the apple.


    After feeding the apple, Qin Mian rolled up his sleeves to brush the brown horse''s fur.


    The brown horse happily squinted its eyes and rubbed its head against Qin Mian''s arm, making Qin Mian like it even more.


    The dark horse didn''t move at all and didn''t even look at him, as if it didn''t matter what happened. After Lei Tia finished brushing on the left side, it very consciously turned around and didn''t look at Lei Tia again. The temperament of a man and a horse were surprisingly similar.


    Qin Mian laughed when he saw this.


    Lei Tia suddenly turned his head and said: "I''ll teach you how to ride and shoot when you''re more familiar with riding."


    "Sure." Qin Mian was very happy, "Heh, after I learn it, I can ride a horse and hunt prey."


    After brushing the horses'' feathers, Lei Tia brought out some grass for the two horses to graze under the sun. When the horse''s hair dried, the two of them led the horse back to the stable.


    Uncle Fu stood far away, waiting for his orders. Having been in Tian Ji City for so long, Uncle Fu, Yue Yang and Huai Le were all very diligent. As of now, Happy and Uncle Fu have already cut down a lot of firewood. Aunt Fu had washed the dishes and clothes very cleanly, and had also taken good care of the garden. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were quite satisfied with the three of them.


    Lei Tia instructed Uncle Fu and Pleasure to dig some shrubs on the mountain. He went home and picked up the Go board and Qin Mian to play chess under the willow tree beside the pond.


    After the Uncle Fu and Huai Le returned, Qin Mian set a location for them to plant the shrubs, and let them plant a flower between two and three trees at a time. In the middle of the fence was a wooden gate about half the height of a man. When the sun was about to set, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went out and brought back two grape trees, and planted them against the wall of the courtyard. Wait until summer, then we can openly pick grapes to eat.


    The day of his birthday passed in such a leisurely ma


    er.


    Lying in bed at night, Qin Mian was extremely nervous. Ever since Lei Tia had "confessed" to him during the new year, Lei Tia''s mental fortitude towards him had become worse and worse. And today could be said to be an important turning point between him and Lei Tia, would Lei Tia be unable to resist taking action against him? Honestly speaking, he also had the thought of getting close to Lei Tia, but he was only sixteen years old now, and his body had not fully developed yet. His thirst for Lei Tia was much weaker than Lei Tia''s.


    Lei Tia locked the door and entered the room and saw his wife lying under her blanket with a nervous expression, tightly wrapping herself. Hearing the footsteps, she vigilantly raised her head and gave him a dry laugh.


    Lei Tia''s footsteps paused for a moment, then he slowly took off his clothes, leaving only his undergarments. He gently lifted up the blanket and crawled into the hole, pulling the person into his embrace.


    Qin Mian''s body stiffened.


    "What are you afraid of?" Lei Tia''s voice sounded very puzzled.


    Hm? Did he think too much? You''re thinking too much? The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched. He was feeling a bit complicated, it was hard to tell if he was happy or disappointed, but he still relaxed, and said gently: "Nothing, haha."


    "Yes." Lei Tia rolled over and covered his body, kissing his lips, sucked in a breath, and after kissing his cheeks, he kissed his earlobes.


    This posture isn''t right! Qin Mian trembled, "You ?? What is it? "


    "Kiss you." Lei Tia answered straightforwardly, both his hands pressing down on Yue Yang''s arms and legs. He was using a completely suppressed posture.


    Qin Mian''s entire body tensed up. After taking the initiative to give him a kiss, he looked at him seriously, "Brother Tia, you want me to grow it again?"


    Lei Tia paused for a moment, "Okay."


    The result of Qin Mian letting out a long breath was that his entire body was still being kissed by Lei Tia.


    Although they did not interact deeply, he still slept until almost noon the next morning before waking up. He shouted loudly, "Lei Tia ??"


    Lei Tia quickly appeared, "My wife, are you hungry?"


    Qin Mian glanced at him expressionlessly, and quickly put on clothes on his body.


    Lei Tia''s gaze swept past a shallow kiss on his neck. "I told Aunt Fu to cook the egg and meat noodles."


    "Wait a moment." Qin Mian put on his shoes and quickly dashed out.


    Lei Tia followed his out, "My wife, are you in a hurry to get to the latrine?"


    Qin Mian staggered. Fuck you!


    "Run!"


    Lei Tia raised his eyebrow, and watched him run off.


    Little Bai let out a cry and followed closely behind.


    Qin Mian ran for half a circle along the wall and when he returned, his legs were weak and his body was bent. Both of his hands were placed on his knees and he was gasping for breath.


    Lei Tia helped his up.


    "It''s not over yet." Qin Mian pushed him aside and came to the front of the clothes pole. Using the clothes pole as a horizontal bar, Qin Mian held onto it with both of his hands and swung it about.


    Lei Tia stood to the side and watched.


    Qin Mian smiled proudly at him. "This way, I can lengthen my arms, and maybe in the future, my arms will be longer than yours."


    Lei Tia shook his head slightly.


    Qin Mian swung for a while, hanging both of his arms on the clothes pole as he raised his legs, wanting to use his feet to hook onto the clothes pole. After trying for a long time, he finally failed.


    Lei Tia walked over with large strides, and hugged the person down, patting his waist: "Nonsense."


    Qin Mian knew that he was too tired, and did not insist, "Sigh, alright. Starting tomorrow, he would resume his morning practice. I''ll go wash up. "


    He stretched his arms, swung his arms, kicked his legs, and walked slowly to the bathroom. There was a new mirror and a washstand in the bathroom. It was very practical.


    Lei Tia went to the kitchen to get him some noodles.


    He ran over happily and reported loudly outside the fence door, "First Young Master, Young Master, Fifth Young Master and the young lady are here." Although these servants had nothing to do with the people in the house, their master and the people in the house were close relatives after all. All the people in the old residence were fortunate enough to get a rather "high and mighty" title. "Fifth Young Master" and "Miss" referred to Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao.


    Qin Mian spat out the mouthwash and walked out from the bathroom, "Got it."


    When Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao came over, Qin Mian was eating noodles by the stone table while Lei Tia was fixing a plow on a short wooden block beside him.


    "Come over and sit." Qin Mian indicated towards Lei Chuntao.


    Lei Chuntao did not sit down, "Eldest Sister-in-law, the flowers in your garden are all very beautiful, I want to go over and take a look, and draw a few embroidered patterns."


    "Oh, then go. "If it''s just a little bit of trouble, it''s over there. Don''t provoke it, it''s been quite restless lately." Qin Mian reminded her.


    "I know." Lei Chuntao turned her head and smiled, then gradually walked away.


    Qin Mian asked while eating the noodles, "What business does Fifth Brother have?"


    Lei Xiangzhi laughed embarrassedly: "Big brother, sister-in-law, I have a presumptuous request."


    Qin Mian said: "Tell me about it first."

 Chapter 82 Lei Xiangzhi Is Going to Take Part in the Prefecture Examination

    Lei Xiangzhi said: "A few of my classmates intend to stroll around to relax before the Academy Competition. I don''t know where I heard that the owner of the Leisurely Dwelling House is Big Brother, so I came over to take a look, and let me ask you about it."


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia frowned slightly, "The garden ca


    ot be touched by a single plant." These were all the hard work of his and his wife.


    Lei Xiangzhi hurriedly replied, "Of course. "Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law, you can rest assured. Those classmates of mine who are on good terms with you are all well-ma


    ered people."


    Lei Tia nodded slightly towards Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian was uninterested in objecting. Lei Xiangzhi had a good relationship with them, he wouldn''t reject even if it meant giving Lei Xiangzhi face.


    He ate the last two mouthfuls of noodles in his bowl and asked the question in his mind, "Our garden looks better than the average family''s yard, but it''s far worse than the big families'' and the famous gardens. Why would they be interested in coming here? "


    Lei Xiangzhi put down the teacup and shook his head, "They were probably brought for these flowers."


    Qin Mian did not have any talent when it came to studying, and he had only gone to two universities. He was not interested in those scholars who liked elegance or those who spent most of their time learning, and wanted to avoid them before they could, so he casually asked: "When are you coming?"


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "We will meet tomorrow."


    Lei Tia and Qin Mianxin had a ring, "We will go to town tomorrow, you take care of it yourself. I leave Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu for your use. "


    "Thank you, Big Brother." Lei Xiangzhi said gratefully.


    Qin Mian asked: "How many days are left before the Palace Test?"


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "We will set off in two days."


    The morning of the second day, Qin Mian, Lei Tia and Huai Le went to town together.


    Lei Xiangzhi''s eight to nine classmates were gathering at Lei Xiangzhi''s home.


    His son had brought so many young talents, causing Madam Du to feel pleased with herself. With a warm smile on her face, she greeted his son warmly, intentionally or not, and pushed him to the side.


    After sitting for a while, Lei Xiangzhi brought his schoolmates to the Leisurely Dwelling House. Madam Du generously gave him two bags of leftover melon seeds and peanuts for the New Year. He also found out that his esteemed guest was here to buy snacks and dried fruits, so he wanted him to properly entertain his guest. Originally, she wanted to follow him to Tian Residence, but she was stopped by Lei Xiangzhi''s kind words.


    The scholars seemed to like wearing white, and their white faces made them look even more handsome. The villagers had seen too many ta


    ed country kids, but they had never seen so many teenage boys with red lips and white teeth all at once. They were all staring at them with curiosity. There was even that bold girl hiding in the distance, glancing around with a flushed face.


    "Fifth Young Master." Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu had long received Qin Mian''s instructions and stood at the main entrance to welcome them.


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, I''ll take them for a walk first. Please prepare some tea by the flowerbed. "


    "Yes." Lei Xiangzhi was gentle and courteous, the Uncle Fu had good impressions of him.


    Upon entering, the crowd was attracted by the sight before them, and they couldn''t help but exclaim in admiration.


    "This place is indeed a resort." Qu Zongwen was the first to praise her.


    The others nodded in agreement and looked around with appreciative eyes.


    Lei Xiangzhi cupped his hands in greeting, and laughed: "This manor consumes all of my brother''s thoughts, I hope that everyone will have a feast for your eyes, and that you all will not extend your hands, Xiangzhi will thank you first."


    Qu Zongwen and the rest all laughed and said they did not dare.


    "Haha ??" The only scholar who didn''t say anything looked around, "This time, we should pay a visit to the owner and apologize. Brother Lei, is your wife here? "


    Lei Xiangzhi frowned slightly. Just now when he was at his house, he had said that his eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law were not here.


    Qu Zongwen glanced at Ling Qimu, lightly waving his fan, showing off his youth, he said, "Just now, brother Lei said that his elder brother and elder sister-in-law went to the town to wait for me, why didn''t you hear?"


    Ling Qimu smiled apologetically. "So that''s how it is." It was my absent-mindedness that prevented me from hearing Brother Ley''s words. It''s just that I''m not able to visit the master, so my luck is rather bad. " He came today to look at the flowers and to see what the man and woman in the town looked like. No matter how good Lei Xiangzhi''s knowledge was, wasn''t big brother still being laughed at after marrying a man? However, he only dared to think about it in his heart and didn''t dare to say it out loud. Of the people present, either they were well-educated or of good family background, and he did not wish to be excluded from this circle.


    Qu Zongwen opened and closed the fan in his hand again and again. With a plop sound, he said with a smile that was not a smile: "If Brother Ling is truly worried, then why did you follow me?"


    Lei Xiangzhi patted his shoulder, and smiled at Ling Qimu, "The reason why Big Brother and Big Sis are not at home, is because they are afraid that we might not play to our heart''s content. If Brother Ling was worried, he would be disappointed in his sister-in-law''s good intentions. "Let''s go, I''ll bring you guys to the front to take a look."


    "Let''s go." Bu Qingyun, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, was the first to agree as he casually grabbed onto Lei Xiangzhi''s shoulder and walked forward.


    The rest of the people followed, and the group was chatting and laughing.


    Ling Qimu adjusted his emotions and quickly followed.


    Qu Zongwen admired the beautiful peach blossoms on the bridge, and a surprised look flashed past his eyes: "Brother Lei, looks like your brother and sister are really good at taking care of the fruit trees."


    "What do you mean?" Lei Xiangzhi did not understand why he suddenly came to such a conclusion.


    Qu Zongwen pointed to a peach branch that was sticking out from the side of his head, "I also have a few peach trees in my house. This year''s flowers are as brilliant as yours, but they are not as beautiful as yours. Look at these peach blossoms, the petals are delicate, the vitality of the hair, pinch the water, one look at the water is full. I am sure that the peaches will be very sweet. "


    The others all nodded in agreement.


    "Not only the peach blossoms," the scholar with the densest scholarly aura pointed into the distance. "The plum and pear trees over there are also full of vitality. They look to be in a very good mood."


    Qin Mian had secretly added Spirit Spring Water s into the pond before, but Tian Curie''s fruit trees, flower plants, and vegetables had all come from the pond, so naturally, these fruit trees had a dense life force.


    He only smiled and said, "The fruit trees here were all taken care of by an old man from our village."


    Qu Zongwen said to Lei Xiangzhi: "My family''s old lady likes to eat peach the most, when the time comes, she will have to buy it from here."


    Lei Xiangzhi shook his head slightly, "It''s still hard to say for now. I heard my sister-in-law mention it once. These fruit trees seem to have another purpose. However, I have to mention it for you. "


    "Thank you very much." Qu Zongwen laughed.


    "What are you talking about? There are no fruits yet!" "Look at the flowers, look at the flowers." Bu Qingyun stood at the side of the flower garden and urged, "Come here quickly, these flowers are blooming really well."


    Another scholar quickly walked over and said, "I say, this place is extremely beautiful. We can''t let down the beauty of the spring. How about we have a competition of poems?"


    Not mentioning the few scholars who were reading Hua Dou Shi, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were pla


    ing their new fifteen mu of land in the town. Just like Tian Ju, he used tree branches to mark off areas, waiting for all kinds of building materials before starting construction. After finishing their work, the two of them went to take a walk around the eatery and returned home.


    Qin Mian was satisfied with his ride. Lei Tia jumped onto the horse and sat behind him.


    Pleasant driving an empty car behind, very speechless, two masters to take him just to catch "car"?


    At the entrance of Qingshan Village Village, two carriages were parked at the side of the road, facing the outside of the village. There were a few people standing by the car.


    Lei Xiangzhi was just about to send his classmates away.


    Everyone curiously looked over as they heard the sound of hooves approaching.


    The brown horse ran in front of them, and Qin Mian stopped the horse three meters away from them.


    Lei Xiangzhi stepped forward to greet them, "Eldest Sister-in-law, you two have returned."


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "Mn."


    Lei Tia indifferently swept his gaze across the crowd, holding Qin Mian''s hand, he shook the reins, and the brown horse galloped towards the Tian Residence.


    Joy followed quickly.


    There was still some shock remaining on Qu Zongwen''s face as he turned his head towards Lei Xiangzhi and said, "Brother Lei, your brother and sister-in-law do not look like countryside people." Especially that man behind his, he had such a strong and imposing aura. With just a glance, he looked just like a general that had once fought on the battlefield.


    Bu Qingyun''s mouth was agape as he looked in the direction they left. He forcefully patted Lei Xiangzhi''s shoulders and said softly, "Hey, is that you big brother over there? Is your elder brother really your biological elder brother? " He also felt that Lei Tia''s and Lei Xiangzhi''s temperament was not like that of a family member.


    Lei Xiangzhi said helplessly: "Of course it''s my dear brother."


    When they arrived at the Tian Residence''s gate, Uncle Fu heard the sound of horse hooves and immediately opened the door.


    Qin Mian nimbly jumped down the horse, "Uncle Fu, are you alright today?"


    Uncle Fu smiled and said, "Return to Young Master, Fifth Young Master has restricted them extremely well. They looked at the flowers, they wrote poems, they played chess, and they didn''t throw away the peanut shells. "


    "That''s good."


    After returning home to clean up, he sat down for a while longer. It was likely that the guests of the house had already left, so Qin Mian and Lei Tia went over together.


    Lei Chuntao stood alone in the courtyard with her mouth pursed, holding onto a flower in her hand. She looked extremely angry, as she walked over curiously.


    "What''s wrong with you, little sister?"


    "Sister-in-law, you''re here. "Nothing." Lei Chuntao pouted even more, her delicate eyebrows knitted together, she was extremely embarrassed and a


    oyed.


    Qin Mian entered the house, and when he saw Lei Xiangzhi''s helpless expression, he became even more puzzled.


    Madam Du slapped the table and said angrily: "Aren''t I still doing this for her own good?"


    "What happened?" Qin Mian asked Lei Xianglee in a low voice.


    Lei Xianglee spoke in a euphemistic ma


    er: "The fellow students of Fifth Brother are all very handsome, and two of them have extremely good knowledge, their family background is also not bad."


    There was no need to explain it too clearly, Qin Mian understood everything. It seems that Madam Du wants to choose a son-in-law from those scholars.


    "Elder sister, of course we know that you are doing this for the sake of Chuntao, but those two gongzi said that their family is going to get married for them. Wasn''t it harmful to Chuntao if you were to get involved? The reputation of a girl was her second life. If she failed, the girl''s life would be over. Husband, what do you say? " Madam Wei drank her tea and replied slowly. After being silent for a while, the Madam Wei''s firepower increased.


    Lei Daqiang was initially tempted, but upon hearing this, his expression immediately changed and he changed his mind, "Wei''er is right, we can''t do this."


    Madam Du said sinisterly: "You only have her in your eyes right now, of course everything she says is true. Chuntao is my miss, not her, of course she wouldn''t be able to see Chuntao! "


    Madam Wei''s face paled as her lips trembled. She bit her lips and looked at Lei Daqiang, "Husband, I didn''t ??"


    She then turned to Lei Xiangzhi and anxiously said, "Ol ''Five, you''re a wise man. What I said just now was all for Chuntao''s sake. "


    Madam Du''s face changed drastically. Great Madam Wei, you want to drag my son to your side?!


    Qin Mian sighed to himself, this one and two were not to be trifled with.


    It was not a good place to stay for long. He hurriedly interrupted, "Cough, cough. Fifth Brother is going to the prefecture city to take the examination in two days. Have you finished packing up all the things that you need to do? "


    Madam Du calmed her emotions, "Everything is ready."


    Qin Mian said: "We are two or three days from the Regional Qingtian Mansion. The journey was long, and people with ill intentions might take the opportunity to cause trouble. Tia and I have discussed this with each other and we plan to personally send the Fifth Brother to the Regional Palace at that time. "


    Madam Wei looked at Qin Mian and her, then lowered his eyes. His big brother and the others actually cared a lot about their little brother.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du both revealed a surprised smile.


    "Alright, alright." Lei Daqiang looked at Lei Tia with praise, and his eyes were filled with gratification, as though he was his father, "Boss, you did well. "Ol ''Five is your youngest brother, you and your wife should be like that."

 Chapter 83 To the Prefecture

    Lei Tia silently sat there with his eyes fixed on Qin Mian, as if he hadn''t heard what Lei Daqiang had said. There wasn''t any response from him.


    There was a sense of loss in Lei Daqiang''s eyes, he had a faint feeling that he had lost this son of his.


    "Yes, yes. Fifth brother, your big brother knows kung fu. With him here to send you off, mother will feel much more at ease. " Madam Du looked at Lei Xiangzhi lovingly.


    Lei Xiangzhi was also overjoyed, "Big brother, sister-in-law, will it delay your business?"


    "Don''t worry, everything has been arranged at home. I''ve never been to the prefecture city before. Your elder brother said that he wanted to take me out for a walk, so it''s just a convenient matter for me to give it to you. " Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia and said with a smile.


    Lei Xiangzhi stood up and thanked him solemnly, "Thank you Big Brother and Big Sis. To be honest, our eldest sister-in-law told us that there were bandits in the past who would make trouble during the exam period. They told us not to be careless and even arranged four guards to escort us. With Big Bro and Big Sis here, little brother will feel more at ease. "


    Lei Tia took out a bag and handed it over to him, "Here''s ten taels of scattered silver, take it with you."


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du looked even more satisfied.


    "Thank you, Big Brother." Lei Xiangzhi did not decline.


    Lei Xiangren scratched his head. If he had read hard for a few more years, Lei Tia would have had to pay for it. His gaze inadvertently swept across Lei Dabao who was sniffling. His mind suddenly flashed with inspiration: Big Treasure was six years old this year. It was time for him to be enlightened.


    His eyes turned and her stealthy gaze landed on Madam Du and Lei Daqiang, and then swept across them in an indistinct ma


    er.


    After finishing their business, Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood up and took their leave.


    "Mother." Lei Xiangren walked to Madam Du''s side, just as he was about to speak, he closed his mouth again. He thought to himself that it was not appropriate to speak now, if something bad happened and it affected the performance of the fifth brother in the examination, it would be a failure.


    "What is it?" Madam Du frowned. This son of her was getting more and more outrageous. Yesterday, Ol ''Three had told him that Ol'' Two had found work in the town, but because she was lazy, he was chased out and hadn''t brought back a single cent.


    "Nothing, I''m just calling you." Lei Xiangren smiled mischievously as he went over to her side to massage her back.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia didn''t know that another storm was coming to the old house soon.


    The two of them chatted as they walked back.


    "The house has changed quite a bit." Qin Mian casually kicked a pebble in the middle of the road into the bushes by the side.


    The pigsty and chicken coop in the yard of the old house were gone. It must have been moved to the back of the house. There were four red brick buildings in the yard, two opposite each other, with a patio in the middle for people to go in and out. I heard that he gave Old Lei Family a idea a few days ago to earn some money and made a small profit. Lei Daqiang then used this money to build these four rooms. Lei Xiangyi and his wife took over a new house, the one originally owned by the Madam Wei. At least Madam Wei did not have to stay in the same room as him.


    Lei Daqiang was extremely pleased with himself in the village, because he was the only one who had two daughter-in-laws. If he wanted to spend the night in Madam Du''s room, he would go to Madam Du''s room, and if he wanted to go to Madam Wei''s room, he would go to Madam Wei''s room. From time to time, the two women would fight over him. When he heard the men in the village teasing him that he was going to enjoy the good fortune, he became extremely proud of himself.


    Of the other three, one of them was preparing for Lei Xianglee''s wedding, the other two were big and small, co


    ected to each other, the big one was for Lei Xiangzhi''s wedding, and the small one was Lei Xiangzhi''s study.


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "As long as they don''t provoke us."


    "Of course." Qin Mian admired himself for thinking of marrying Lei Daqiang one more wife. Look, for such a long period of time, Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du did not obstruct their view.


    Lei Tia liked to look at his bright eyes. He held his hand and walked home in the sunset.


    On the day they agreed to set off, Qin Mian and Lei Tia woke up early and casually cooked a meal. After packing up their bags, they put on the carriage and instructed the three of them to guard the door. While they were not at home, it was best to not let anyone in. Qin Mian was still mainly on guard against the people at the old residence, especially the four people of Madam Du, Lei Daqiang, Lei Xiangren and the Zhao Clan.


    The spring air was chilly, the wind was blowing, and his face was ice-cold. Qin Mian lamented that it was indeed not easy for the ancient students to learn. He understood that the Prefecture Overseer was the Prefecture Overseer for the Prefecture Overseer examination. Therefore, the students of the counties in the same prefecture had to rush to the Prefecture Overseer for the examinations. The Zhaoyang County was relatively close, and it only needed two to three days to arrive. It took four or five days for a student from a faraway county to ride in a carriage.


    It was still light in the east, but it would be bright when they reached town.


    Lei Xiangzhi also woke up early and was eating his Egg Fried Rice. The rest of the family rose and sat by his side.


    Seeing that his big brother and big sister-in-law had arrived so early, Lei Xiangzhi was very touched. He quickly finished his fried rice, picked up his bag and got on the carriage.


    The carriage travelled under the gaze of the people from Lei Family and headed towards the town.


    When they arrived at the town, the three carriages arranged by the academy had already arrived. The four tall and big guards had also all arrived. Another man in his early forties, with a scholarly face and a short beard, stood beside the carriage at the front. He wore a green scholar''s robe, and had his hands behind his back.


    Lei Xiangzhi jumped down from the carriage and quickly walked towards the middle-aged man, respectfully bowing, "This student greets Teacher."


    "Mm, no need to be so polite." The middle aged man''s gaze landed on Qin Mian and Lei Tia, he was shocked by their extraordinary temperament and secretly guessed their identities, "May I know who these two are?"


    Lei Xiangzhi introduced: "Sir, these two are my brother Lei Tia and my sister-in-law Qin Mian. Brother, sister-in-law, this is Teacher Gong. "


    "Greetings, Mr. Gong." Qin Mian and Lei Tia cupped their hands and bowed together.


    Teacher Gong understood. As a teacher, it wasn''t as if he didn''t hear anything from outside the window. Lei Tia and Qin Mian were a famous couple in the vicinity, and with their famous restaurant, he knew that it was not the first time he met the two of them.


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "Teacher, my brother and sister-in-law will learn some martial arts and send me to the prefecture. I wonder if it would be convenient?"


    "Oh?" Teacher Gong was a bit surprised and immediately cupped his hands. "Of course it''s convenient. As such, all of my other students will be basked in the light as well. This old man thanks the two of you on their behalf. "


    Qin Mian dodged to the side, raised his hand and said, "Teacher is too polite. We should be thanking Teacher for nurturing our younger brother. "


    "Hehe, you''re being too serious. It''s just a matter of duty." Teacher Gong was very amiable as they chatted and laughed.


    After waiting for a while, the other eleven students participating in the Palace Examinations arrived one after another. Among them were Qu Zongwen, Bu Qingyun and Ling Qimu. Zhao Tian and Wang Shangwen also got along well with Lei Xiangzhi, and they had gone to Leisurely Dwelling House two days ago.


    Don''t look at Qu Zongwen''s amicable look, he was very courteous, and he cupped his hands politely towards Lei Tia and Qin Mian, "Greetings, big brother Lei, sister-in-law Lei."


    Bu Qingyun and the others did not expect to see them, and also came over to greet them.


    "Brother Lei, why are your elder brother and elder sister-in-law here?" Bu Qingyun whispered.


    "My elder brother and elder sister-in-law are worried about me, so they sent me to the prefecture." Lei Xiangzhi was truly happy from the bottom of his heart, but he was still proud from the bottom of his heart, because no one else had any relatives to send them off.


    Wang Shangwen was only fourteen or fifteen years old, but he was very experienced and mature. He curiously looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, then clasped his hands and said: "If that''s the case, then I want to bask in the light as well. "Thank you big brother Lei and sister-in-law Lei."


    "You''re welcome." Qin Mian was already immune to the two words "eldest sister-in-law". Being called this by a stranger who had only met him for the first time did not make him feel uncomfortable at all.


    He glanced at Lei Tia, and decided that if there was a chance in the future, he would take in a little brother as well. Thinking of that scene, he tried his best to suppress the smile in his eyes.


    Lei Tia felt a chill on his back and looked at his wife doubtfully.


    "Alright, it''s getting late. Everyone get in the car." Teacher Gong said.


    There were three carriages, and each carriage had four people who were relatively more relaxed. They would be able to sleep while leaning on their luggage.


    Lei Xiangzhi saw an orderly bed mat and quilt on top of Qin Mian''s carriage, and knew that his sister-in-law would probably sleep inside. He was his brother-in-law after all, so it wasn''t good for him to be alone with Qin Mian. In addition, he didn''t want to be a maverick and so he sat on the carriage arranged by the academy with his other schoolmates.


    Lei Tia only carried Qin Mian. Qin Mian laid on the sleeping mat in the carriage, covered himself with a blanket and fell asleep while the carriage swayed.


    The sun was high in the sky as the carriage slowly stopped by the roadside.


    Lei Tia pulled open the carriage''s curtain and saw that Qin Mian was still sleeping. He got into the carriage and carried the person up with him, "My wife, wake up. If you sleep too much, you won''t be able to sleep at night. "


    Qin Mian slowly opened his eyes and yawned. He sat up swiftly. Why did it stop? "


    "It''s noon."


    Qin Mian wiped his face, opened the curtains and saw that the three carriages had stopped, the students all got off the carriages and stood by the side of the road eating their rations in the sun.


    Lei Xiangzhi, Qu Zongwen, Zhao Tian and a few others stood together.


    Qin Mian opened his bag and took out a large apple and a small jar of homemade beef mince, then handed it to Lei Tia, "For Fifth Brother."


    Lei Tia nodded and returned to the horse carriage to eat lunch with Qin Mian after giving him the apple and beef mince.


    "What is this?" Bu Qingyun stared at the small clay pot and asked curiously. He had a premonition that he must be eating.


    Lei Xiangzhi first stuffed the apple into his sleeve, then laughed: "You guys are rich now. This is beef mince made by my elder sister-in-law, it''s perfect for the meal. "


    He walked to Teacher Gong''s side and said, "Teacher, if you don''t mind, please have a taste."


    "Alright." Teacher Gong smiled and said, "Your brother and sister-in-law''s restaurant is well-known for its good taste. The beef mince your sister-in-law makes definitely tastes good."


    Lei Xiangzhi opened the jar, and everyone saw that there was an exquisite bamboo spoon inside, they felt that Lei Xiangzhi''s sister-in-law was very meticulous, and after a whiff of the rich, attractive fragrance, they all couldn''t help but gulp down their saliva.


    Qu Zongwen came closer, "So fragrant!"


    Lei Xiangzhi first scooped up two spoonfuls of beef mince and smeared it onto Teacher Gong''s sesame seed cake. Then, he scooped up a spoonful of beef mince and placed it on top of each of the students'' bun or cake, and even divided some of it between the two coachmen and the four guards.


    Seeing this, Teacher Gong nodded his head secretly.

 Chapter 84 Child Student

    The two coachmen and the four guards were flattered and hurried to thank him. A little pickled vegetables was a small matter, but what was rare was that people could think of them.


    Lei Xiangzhi gave himself a spoonful in the end.


    As a result, the smell of beef mince filled the air.


    Bu Qingyun put the beef mince into the steamed bun, opened his mouth wide and took a big bite, praising loudly, "Delicious! There''s a lot of beef in it, sliced very thin and fragrant and soft. "


    Ling Qimu just kept eating and kept nodding his head.


    "Brother Lei, give me another spoonful?" Qu Zongwen looked at Lei Xiangzhi smilingly. In his hand, he was holding a round biscuit, with no traces of him biting it before. Obviously, this was the second one.


    Lei Xiangzhi waved his hand, "There''s only such a small pot, do you still want to eat anymore for the next meal?"


    Qu Zongwen licked his lips in regret, wondering if he could ask Sis Lei for another can. However, when he thought of Big Brother Lei''s face, he quivered, and dispelled this unreliable idea.


    It was his first time travelling so he didn''t feel wronged. This was his first time travelling so far away and he also had space. His lunch with Lei Tia was an onion cracker and beef mince, as well as the thick soup inside the bamboo tube. When Lei Tia held the soup in his hands, it felt warm. This powder is in space. Thanks to his love of food and the apocalypse, he bought some self-made books on eating various foods, including how to make powdered noodles, rice peels and so on. When he was free, he would make the noodle out of it.


    Everyone could smell the fragrance of the beef mince from Qin Mian''s horse carriage, but they were too embarrassed to go over.


    Teacher Gong said, "We have to speed up our journey in the afternoon or we''ll miss the opportunity to stay the night. If you guys are not used to it, you need to take care of each other. "


    All the scholars answered in unison, "Yes, Teacher!"


    After everyone had finished their lunch, the carriage continued on its way.


    When Qin Mian was full in the morning, he sat on the carriage shaft with Lei Tia, they could talk and also bask in the the sun.


    Until the night when they slept in a small i


    in a small town, nothing bad happened. Teacher Gong and the four guards all secretly heaved a sigh of relief.


    On the second day, Qin Mian felt that riding a carriage was boring, and rode his horse around the carriage.


    Lei Tia looked at his wife riding on the horse and sometimes ru


    ing in front and sometimes retreating back to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and felt a little regretful that he hadn''t brought joy with his. If he was happy, he could get Happy to drive the carriage. He and his wife could ride together.


    Qin Mian happily ran forward against the spring breeze. Suddenly, as if he sensed something, he turned his head around and met the gaze of the man who was following him.


    "It hurts my ass when I sit in the carriage for too long." he whispered.


    Lei Tia was silent for a moment, then said: "Riding too long will cause your butt to hurt, and your legs will also hurt."


    "Hehehe ??" Qin Mian beamed with joy. So it turned out that this man couldn''t leave him alone. He could even say something as direct as this.


    He handed the reins to the man and jumped into the wagon.


    Lei Tia reached out his long arm and caught him, placing him by his side and then tied the reins to the shaft of the carriage.


    Qin Mian took out two apples from the spatial ring, one for each person.


    He looked at the forest on both sides of the road and said, "It''s quiet."


    About two miles away was the terrain of the two mountain paths. Because they had turned a corner, they could not see the end of it.


    Lei Tia said: "There''s a fight in front."


    Qin Mian was shocked, "Could it be that someone is really trying to rob us? "What should we do?"


    Lei Tia pinched his shoulder, shook the reins and sped up, passing the three carriages in front.


    In the first carriage, Teacher Gong came out to take a breath of fresh air and sat beside the coachman on the shaft.


    "Are Boss Lei and Madam busy?" Teacher Gong asked, puzzled.


    Qin Mian said concisely: "Teacher Gong, the ground in front of us looks very dangerous. Tia will go ahead to scout first, we will move behind you slowly." He could not let others know that Lei Tia''s cultivation was profound enough to hear voices that came from that distance.


    His words were vague and Teacher Gong understood them. His expression turned solemn ?C if there were really villains who wanted to cause trouble, the terrain ahead was the best choice.


    The expressions of the coachman and the two guards at the front of the caravan changed slightly.


    "Thank you, Boss Ley." Teacher Gong said solemnly to Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian drove the carriage. Lei Tia handed the unfinished apple in his hand to him, jumped onto his horse, and galloped far away.


    "Sister-in-law, what happened?" Lei Xiangzhi poked his head out of the carriage.


    Qin Mian always remembered a sentence, "All scholars are useless". Worried that these scholars would panic, he lightly said: "Nothing, your big brother will go ahead and scout."


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded, realizing that the matter was not simple. However, Eldest Brother had left Eldest Sister-in-Law here. Thus, it could be seen that everything was under Eldest Brother''s control.


    Qin Mian nibbled on Lei Tia''s apple, he looked up, but Lei Tia was already nowhere to be seen.


    Everyone rushed to the passage slowly, there were six masked men attacking Lei Tia. Lei Tia was skillful.


    There were two carriages parked by the side of the road. An old man in his fifties, looking like a teacher, was protecting a few panicked scholars behind him. Two of their drivers were wounded and sitting on the ground next to the wheels.


    Seeing that his wife had arrived, Lei Tia used his three to five palms to beat the six masked men to the ground, covering his stomach as he moaned.


    "Aiyo, aiyo ??"


    "Tia." Qin Mian jumped down from the carriage and ran over, "Are you alright?"


    "I''m fine." Lei Tia hugged his shoulders. Seeing that the apple in his hand was only left with a fruit core, his expression darkened.


    The old man calmed himself down, walked to Lei Tia and bowed: "Thank you, brave warrior. If you had not appeared in time, this old man''s entire group would have been killed."


    "No need to be so polite." Lei Tia waved his hand and pulled Qin Mian back to his carriage.


    Teacher Gong could only head over to talk to the old man himself. He found out that this group of people came from Changle County and also went to the prefecture to take the exam. This old man was Teacher Chen. As they reached this point, a few masked men suddenly jumped out to rob. Teacher Chen was afraid that these bandits would jump over the bush and would not dare to say more. He took the initiative to hand over half of the property. Who knew that these people would still not give up. The two sides began to fight, and the two coachmen, in order to protect the scholars, were all injured. Fortunately Lei Tia had appeared in time to save them.


    Fortunately, the two drivers were not seriously injured. Those who travelled far away would usually bring some commonly used medicine just in case. Teacher Chen led two students to help bandage their wounds.


    Teacher Gong said to Teacher Chen, "We were just about to pass through Wuwei County, so we tied up these bandits and sent them to the county magistrate so that they wouldn''t do any evil deeds to the newcomers. What does Teacher Chen think? "


    Teacher Chen''s face was dark and filled with hatred. "That''s how it should be."


    He vacated a carriage, and the four guards used ropes to tie up the six criminals and put them inside. This way, Teacher Chen''s carriage would no longer be enough.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had no intention to let strangers into their carriage.


    Teacher Gong was an interesting person, so he did not mention anything about borrowing Qin Mian''s carriage. Instead, he let Teacher Chen''s students and his own students squeeze together.


    The ancient scholars were quite cute.


    Teacher Chen could drive a carriage, so Teacher Gong called for a guard to help them drive another carriage. Everyone walked together.


    This time, Teacher Gong''s carriage was leading the way, while Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s carriage was behind him.


    The rest of the students in the horse carriages were all discussing Lei Tia, feeling extremely envious of his abilities.


    There were two scholars who wanted to get closer to Lei Tia, but they could only get a few cold looks and bitterly give up.


    Fortunately, there was nothing else to do until the time of the Qingtian Mansion.


    Because the Palace Examinations were near, the Qingtian Mansion s were bustling with activity, and there were crowds of people on the streets. Of the ten people, eight of them were scholars.


    The elders of Qingtian Mansion were interested, and many i


    s were named. From the four days before the examination to the day after the examination, they could only receive students and post notices. The owners of these i


    s weren''t unhappy. If the examinees who stayed in their i


    s managed to get a good ranking in the examinations, it would be a powerful advertisement for their i


    s. Besides, it wasn''t like the examinees didn''t have to pay, so they didn''t suffer any losses.


    Teacher Gong and Teacher Chen brought the students to find an i


    to settle down. The day after tomorrow, they would start the exam and tomorrow, they could rest for the day.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were staying at another i


    across the street, and told Teacher Gong to look for them if anything happened. With him taking care of Lei Xiangzhi, there was nothing for them to worry about. After taking a hot bath, they changed into clean clothes and went out for a stroll.


    The prefectures were much stronger than the prefectural city, and there were many different types of goods. Qin Mian and Lei Tia strolled for nearly two hours and bought a lot of things, including some specialties, which were not enough for four hands. They had also heard that there was a special kind of snack on Qingtian Mansion, the silver meat patty. Qin Mian bought fifty for the servant to send to the tavern and keep them in the spatial storage.


    The second day after arriving at the Qingtian Mansion, the two of them played around in the White Dragon Temple for an entire day.


    On the morning of the third day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia sent Lei Xiangzhi to the examination hall. There was one examination every day for a total of three examinations.


    These three days, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were still playing around leisurely.


    Three days later, the examinees left the examination hall. Some of them were happy, while others were sad. The only thing they had in common was that everyone seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Lei Xiangzhi was also a little thi


    er, but he had a pretty good spirit and his eyes were shining with confidence.


    Teacher Gong said that it was already late today. If he were to leave today, he might have to sleep out in the open. He might as well stay for the night and leave the next morning.


    No one else had any objections.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not ask about Lei Xiangzhi''s results, and invited him to the big restaurant to have a good meal, and then brought him to buy some top-quality Four Treasures in the study room.


    On the way back to the tavern, he bought some delicious snacks that Lei Xiangzhi would give to the teachers and his other classmates.


    The next day, everyone ate breakfast and set out on their way home.


    After returning home, he spent three days. When he arrived, Qin Mian immediately asked Uncle Fu if there was anything wrong.


    Uncle Fu said no.


    In fact, Qin Mian was overthinking things. Lei Xiangzhi was going to the Regional Palace to take the examination, but Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and the others were extremely worried.


    Another day later, the rankings were released, and the good news of Lei Xiangzhi getting second place in the Palace Test spread to Qingshan Village. Once Lei Xiangzhi became a virgin, he could enter the county''s academy to study and participate in the a


    ual Academy Exam. If one passed the college entrance examination, they would become an Elementary Scholar. The current Lei Xiangzhi was only a step away from becoming an Elementary Scholar.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du were so overjoyed that their mouths were wide open. Even the Precinct Head had personally come to congratulate them. He had even taken the initiative to suggest that if Lei Xiangzhi did not have enough entanglement during the Academy Competition, the village would help gather them.


    Madam Du raised her eyebrows and raised her head in front of Madam Wei, wanting to celebrate with her guests.


    Although he was happy, he was a rational person. Now was not the time to relax.


    , Bu Qingyun, Wang Shangwen, Zhao Tianhe and Ling Qianyun had also become Scholars with Lei Xiangzhi. Qu Zongwen and Wang Shangwen''s results were also not bad, and the others were ranked lower.


    Two days later, Lei Xiangzhi, Qu Zongwen, Bu Qingyun, Wang Shangwen, Zhao Tianhe and Ling Qimu headed to the Zhaoyang County together to study at the Greencloud Institute in preparation for the Academy Competition. After entering the academy, the students would live in the academy. Aside from major holidays, they could only return home once a month. The last two days of the month were holidays.


    At the same time, Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao all became extremely popular. Everyone near Qingshan Village knew that the probability of Lei Xiangzhi becoming an Elementary Scholar was very high, and hoped that he could make these three people his family members before he could become an Elementary Scholar. Once Lei Xiangzhi really becomes an Elementary Scholar, the people from the Lei Family would not necessarily think much of them.


    All the matchmakers in the county became more active, and every few days, there would be matchmakers ru


    ing towards Old Lei Family.


    However, this did not have much to do with Qin Mian and Lei Tia, as the two of them began to busy themselves with the matters of the new restaurant.

 Chapter 85 Selling Formula

    Qin Mian intentionally reminded Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee to think of a way to eat a few more dishes. He would not let his relatives into the restaurant, so he could only use this method to pull Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee. As for whether or not they would tell the Madam Du, it didn''t matter.


    The building of the restaurant required someone in charge of buying the building materials, someone in charge of guarding the materials, someone in charge of supervising the workers, someone in charge of taking care of the workers'' food ?? It''s definitely a big project. Qin Mian calculated which people in the village he could use and made a list. There were 30 of them, and their jobs would be distributed according to each person''s ability and level. Zhao Wenzhong knew how to write, and he had done business for almost a decade. Qin Mian had even specially invited him to be an accountant, and was only responsible for spending money everyday. The worker in charge of construction was a professional craftsman hired by Lei Tia from a county.


    The project is urgent and must be completed before the wheat is harvested. There will be a serious shortage of manpower when the time comes.


    After all the work was arranged, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were only in charge of supervising the work. As they watched the silver coins in their hands decrease day by day while the restaurant changed bit by bit, both of them were very satisfied. Even though they were very tired every day, they still felt that it was worth it.


    On the road from the Zhaoyang County to the Flowing Water Town, a luxurious carriage was moving steadily, getting closer and closer to the Flowing Water Town.


    As he approached the entrance of the town, he opened the curtain with one hand. The owner of the hand took a casual glance outside and swept his gaze across the bustling construction site. He was about to look away when he suddenly saw two familiar figures.


    He quickly instructed the driver, "Chunsheng, bring the carriage directly to the construction site."


    "Yes, young master." Although Chun Sheng agreed, he didn''t know what was going on. He inadvertently saw the two people talking to each other by the side of the construction site, and understood what was going on.


    "The heavens are beautiful," Qin Mian said to Lei Tia with a smile that was full of joy, "There hasn''t been any rain these past few days, otherwise the process would have been hindered."


    Lei Tia held onto his hand, "There''s also no need to rush. Even if we drag them to the farm, we can get them. It would just be spending more money. "


    Qin Mian snorted, "You are just standing and not saying anything, if you do not take charge, you will not know how expensive firewood is!"


    Lei Tia passed over the bamboo cup that was hanging on his arm to him, inside was Chinese cabbage and silver ear soup, "Un, my wife has worked hard."


    Qin Mian pinched his ears, which were burning hot, and took the cup.


    Nie Heng alighted the horse carriage and looked at the white brocade boots on his feet. He hesitated for a moment, but still walked over, and carefully avoided the bricks and sand on the ground, standing in front of Qin Mian and Lei Tia. He smiled and clasped his hands, "Boss Qin, Boss Lei, how have you been?"


    Qin Mian wiped the soup on the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief and sized up the noble young master in front of him suspiciously. He was sure that he did not recognize him.


    Qin Mian felt a little awkward, but his face did not reveal a single clue, and politely asked: "May I ask who you are?"


    Nie Heng had no choice but to introduce himself again, "This one is Nie Heng, last year I mentioned to Boss Qin that I wanted to buy the Incense Food Shop formula."


    Qin Mian suddenly remembered, he handed the bamboo cup to Lei Tia and cupped his hands: "So it''s Young Master Nie, sorry for the disrespect."


    Lei Tia nodded.


    "Boss Qin and Boss Lei are people who forget things too much." Nie Heng smiled lightly, "I remember Boss Qin saying that he has the intention to sell the formula after the new year. This matter is still the reason why I came here today. I wonder if Boss Qin and Boss Lei will have the time to discuss it in detail? "


    Qin Mian walked to the side quietly, "Young Master Nie, we are discussing over here."


    "This ??" I looked at the noisy environment.


    Qin Mian went straight to the point, "There''s nothing much to discuss about this matter, I''ll just go straight to the point. There are eighteen ingredients in our house, and I intend to sell sixteen of them. If Young Master Nie is interested, give me five hundred silver, I will immediately write the formula for you. "


    Nie Heng was startled, he had thought that he would need to spend a lot of effort to convince the other party to sell the formula.


    "Why are there only sixteen?"


    "The seventeenth ingredient is very hard to find. Even if I told you, you wouldn''t know what it is." Qin Mian said.


    Nie Heng did not believe him, "Oh? May I ask what it is? "


    Qin Mian said straightforwardly, "Pickled peppers, a kind of black fruit."


    Nie Heng had never heard of it before, hence he believed that Yue Yang did not lie on purpose.


    Qin Mian continued: "To be honest, Young Master Nie, next year we plan to plant this ingredient on a large scale. I can see that Young Master Nie is an outstanding merchant, if there''s ever anything we need in the future, we would be happy to cooperate with him. "


    Nie Heng looked at him strangely. He had really underestimated this youth. While discussing business with him, she did not forget to bring in another business.


    Instead of expressing his stance immediately, he asked again, "So, the eighteenth ingredient?"


    Qin Mian said indifferently: "The eighteenth ingredient is our family''s exclusive secret recipe, it''s not for sale. We also want to survive, but we can''t just cut off our own path of retreat. " It was impossible to hide this from smart people. They would definitely be able to taste the difference between dishes with and without Spirit Spring Water s.


    "Since these two ingredients are so rare, I believe that without these two ingredients, the flavour of the seasoning would be far different from that of your eatery." Nie Heng was indeed a businessman, hitting the nail on the head.


    Qin Mian remained calm and shook his head: "Young Master Nie''s words are wrong. If that''s really the case, then why use so many different ingredients for the soup ingredients at our eatery?


    What Qin Mian said was also reasonable. For a moment, Nie Heng had nothing to say, and could only mutter to himself.


    Qin Mian did not rush him, "Recently, there have been people who were unable to hold back and look for trouble at the restaurant. We are weak in our own right now, and we are too much of a nuisance to continue holding onto the seasoning. Once the restaurant is built, we will release the news that we want to sell the formula. Anyone who wanted to buy it would only need to spend five hundred silver. Twenty servings. Young Master Nie can think about it carefully. You must know, the later you buy, the fewer advantages you have. "


    Nie Heng''s face slightly changed, and frowned: "Is Boss Qin acting inappropriately? I thought you said five hundred silver was only for the next person. If everyone has this formula, then what''s the difference between having it and not having it? "


    Qin Mian retorted, "Does Young Master Nie know how much our little restaurant earns every month? No less than two hundred silver. Young Master Nie did not seem like a person with a small business. As far as I know, the big restaurants in the county would make at least a thousand taels of silver a month. Even if Young Master Nie only made a profit of one month after buying the formula, he could still earn five thousand gold. Could it be that these five hundred liang of silver was not worth it? Young Master Nie slowly considered, not in a rush. We still have things to do, so we''ll be leaving first.


    After he finished speaking, he and Lei Tia left together.


    Nie Heng looked at their figures with a dark expression. As an evil merchant, he could not help but call them "evil merchants" in his heart.


    "Young master, they are bullying us too much!" Chun Sheng could not help but ask.


    Nie Heng shook his head. Actually, it was worth it to pay five hundred liang for the formula. The reason was not just because of what the Little Boss had said. That Little Boss is very smart, he could see, maybe even that Little Boss could see. It was hard to bargain with him.


    "Spring Festival."


    Chun Sheng sighed silently and quickly ran towards Qin Mian. This was the first time he saw his young master at a disadvantage when discussing business.


    "Forget it, I''ll just treat it as making a friend." Nie Heng murmured to himself, also trying to console himself. His expression returned to normal as he watched Qin Mian and Lei Tia walk over.


    The Young Master Nie indicated for Spring Life to give Qin Mian five hundred silver, and said as if he was pointing it out: "I only hope that your restaurant''s progress can be slower."


    Qin Mian took the silver notes, and replied him with a "hehe" before handing the notes over to Lei Tia for inspection.


    Lei Tia looked at the banknotes, nodded his head, and returned them back to him.


    When Nie Heng saw this, he knew that the two were most likely husband and wife.


    Qin Mian kept the silver notes carefully and asked: "Does Young Master Nie have any pen and paper?"


    Nie Heng replied: "Yes."


    He went to the carriage and took out the four treasures of the study.


    Qin Mian didn''t really know how to use a brush to pass the brush to Lei Tia.


    Chunsheng was bending over the table.


    Nie Heng cautiously prevented others from approaching.


    Qin Mian said as he wrote, "Chen Pi Yi, Gui Pi Er, Fe


    el Yi ??"


    Nie Heng''s eyes flashed, there were actually many spices and herbs! No wonder the chef he brought with him the last time couldn''t taste all the ingredients in the tasty soup.


    Qin Mian explained in detail, "If it is one kilogram of skin, then it would be two kilograms ?? In short, the ratio was unchangeable, otherwise the taste would be different. "Hmm ??" Seeing that Young Master Nie did not use any underhanded methods to deal with us after he left the Flowing Water Town back then, I will send you another two dishes. "


    Nie Heng felt a little more at ease, "If that''s the case, thank you very much. I believe that Boss Qin''s gift must have something special about it." He intentionally instigated Qin Mian, in case the recipe that Qin Mian wrote was too ordinary.


    Lei Tia looked at him indifferently.


    Qin Mian glanced at Nie Heng with a smile that was not a smile. To be like the heart of a gentleman. If he really was trying to fool her, why would he mention the recipe?


    "Tia, you write. The first dish, the weird chicken, was grinded to a coarse noodle with fried sesame seeds. "The second dish is a plain stew with crab powder and lion''s head. Wash the scallion and ginger well, wrap it with gauze and squeeze out some scallion and ginger water to prepare ??"


    Nie Heng did not bat an eye, but his eyes grew brighter. These two dishes were indeed special. Just these two new dishes were enough to attract quite a few customers to his restaurant. This time, he thanked them sincerely, "Thank you, Boss Qin and Boss Lei."


    "No need, no need, let''s have a happy cooperation." Qin Mian smiled.


    After Lei Tia finished writing, he handed the paper over to Nie Heng.


    "If you have anything to say, please excuse me." Lei Tia pulled Qin Mian and left.


    The first thing that Nie Heng paid attention to was Lei Tia''s calligraphy. He was shocked, such a carefree and unrestrained calligraphy really did not look like it was written by a farmer''s son.


    He blew the ink dry, folded the paper, and carefully put it away.


    "Chunsheng, go back."


    After Chun Sheng drove the carriage on the road, he said, "Young Master, I have a question."


    "Ask." Nie Heng was in a good mood, and was interested in chatting with his personal attendant.

 Chapter 86 Shuangzhuanlou

    Spring said, "Do you think Boss Qin and Boss Lei are stupid? If you can''t find a suitable restaurant in the town, can''t you just go to the county? How many guests could there be in such a small town? Why did they have to spend so much time building a restaurant in town? This little one really doesn''t understand. "


    Nie Heng relaxed as he leaned against the carriage and muttered, "This is indeed a little strange. Their hometown is in a village in Flowing Water Town, maybe they just don''t want to get too far away from home. "


    Was it really that simple for Qin Mian to think about this? For the time being, no one knew.


    After one and a half months, the restaurant was basically completed. He only needed to wait for the details of the design to be completed.


    Qin Mian spread the news that he wanted to sell the formula, and said he would only sell it for twenty portions. In the nearby town, even in the county, the owner of the restaurant with economic strength came when he heard the news. The owner of the 20 fastest restaurants each spent 500 taels of silver to buy the formulas for the 16 ingredients.


    Just by selling the formula, Qin Mian earned 10,500 silver.


    After that, the farmers arrived on time. There were not many people in the Qin Mian Family. Adding to the fact that there were three servants in the family, it only took three days to harvest, thresh, and dry the wheat in the warehouse.


    Taking this opportunity, Qin Mian bought ten acres of high-grade fields in the village, which were all linked together. The work of raising seedlings and planting seedlings were given to the three people of Yue Ye, Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu. At the restaurant, he and Lei Tia could not leave.


    On May 20th, the restaurant was all completed. "Qin Mian named himself ''Shuangzhuan Restaurant'', and wrote it down himself to make a signboard. The word "enjoy" means both "entertain guests" and "enjoy".


    Speaking of which, the reason why the name "Flowing Water Town" was mentioned was because a river had passed through the town. The new restaurant was located at the edge of the Flowing Water Town, and was built across a river. One building was in the west side of the river, and it was named "Guest Clan"; the other building was in the east side of the river, and it was named "Tathagata Residence". Both buildings had semicircular walls, with the riverbank as the bottom, and the river as the axis of symmetry. The two bottoms are co


    ected by a river arch bridge. The arched bridge was very high, to prevent anyone from invading the Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    Both buildings had three floors, and the second and third floors were co


    ected by suspension bridges. intentionally left only one entrance, which was the entrance to the guest building. In other words, if one wanted to go back to the building, they could only go in from the guest building.


    The first floor of Bin Qi Restaurant was divided into two parts. To the left were ordinary tables, with two seats for two, four seats, eight seats, and a rectangular table and square stool for the scattered guests. To the right was a strange big dining table, which was the specialty of Shuangzhuan Restaurant ?? Return Self-service. The inspiration came from the sushi. On the second floor, there were twelve private rooms with different calligraphies and poems. On the third floor, there were only four VIP rooms, which not only provided a view, but also provided interesting entertainment. On the third floor, there was a rooftop with a large umbrella that could only accommodate one group of guests at a time.


    There were also four elegant places to go, four pavilions to feast on, separated from each other by rockery, thorns, flowers, and grape arbor, and while breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the beauty of the place, there was a pleasure in the privacy of the room.


    For example, the first floor was an ordinary guest room, which was divided into a single room and a double room. The second floor had four luxurious suites for many family and friends to live in. The third floor had four VIP rooms, three of which were open to the public. The other room was personally owned by Qin Mian and himself. It was a private room on the second floor and could avoid meeting with customers on the third floor. There was a large tub on the top floor. In spring and autumn, he would soak in a hot bath to bask in the sun and drink some wine. It was a very enjoyable feeling.


    For example, in the backyard of the building, there was a small corner door, which was only used by internal staff, such as transporting garbage, purchasing vegetables and firewood.


    There are other gardens, groves, stables and staff quarters.


    On May 27, the restaurant was fully staffed. It was impossible for Qin Mian to personally handle such a large restaurant, he could only give the dishes to the chef in batches. The four chefs were found by Lei Tia from far away through Qingtian Mansion, and all of them signed the death contract. There were four female workers in their forties who were in charge of cleaning the food and cooking the kitchen. Eight waiters; two gardeners; eight cleaners; four takers; two attendant s who were in charge of the stables; and eight guards who were in charge of the restaurant''s safety. A manager had also signed a death contract. There was nothing Qin Mian could do, he did not have the time to personally train his teammates, only the people who signed the death contract could do so without worry. Because the restaurant was a little large, Qin Mian had even assigned an assistant to the shopkeeper for him to order.


    Incidentally, because Zheng Liu, Wang Shun, Chen Si and Shi Shi were experienced in eating, Qin Mian transferred them to the restaurant as waiters and sent the four new waiters to eat. The restaurant had only been rented for a year and would close after the expiration date.


    Qin Mian had never done business in his previous life, and a large restaurant was not as easy to manage as a small restaurant.


    Before the restaurant opened for business, Qin Mian held a staff general meeting to enforce a strict reward and punishment system and a reporting system.


    Four chefs in a group, select a team leader; four women in a group, select a team leader; and eight waiters in a group, be responsible for receiving guests ?? Eight guard squads. The shopkeeper was directly responsible to the taker.


    The team leader''s monthly salary was 25 percent higher than that of the team members to encourage them. However, the team leader''s position was not fixed. If the job was not done properly, the team leader''s position would be revoked and those with the ability to do so would be taken.


    All employees can supervise each other. If any other employee is found to have lost his or her job, he or she can go to the reporting box to report under an anonymous name. Those who make a mistake, if they make a small mistake, they will be criticized verbally for the first time, fined twice, and fired for the third time. If they make a big mistake, they will be fired immediately, and those who make a serious mistake will be sent to jail.


    Once such strict and meticulous rules were set, all the employees secretly quivered. They felt a sense of reverence towards this Little Boss who didn''t look too extraordinary, and made a decision in their hearts that they must not be careless in the future.


    Qin Mian showed mercy, "In addition, all employees take holidays of one, eleven and twenty-one years. "Because the restaurant ca


    ot be closed, the system of taking a break from business..."


    "What?" There are still holidays every month? " Everyone was overjoyed. This was something he had never heard of before!


    "Quiet, let me finish." Qin Mian raised his hand to signal them, "The four great chefs, only one person can rest at a time. Eight waiters. Two of them can take a vacation each time ?? The shopkeeper will also have a rest day, when that happens, Big Boss and I will temporarily take his place. "


    "Thank you Big Boss and Little Boss." The restaurant manager, Sun Mao Sheng said gratefully, "Being able to follow the two masters is my honor."


    "When restaurants are really too busy, if you guys are willing to give up your vacation and stay in the restaurants to help, you can double the overtime pay. For example, the waiter''s monthly fee was two hundred taels of silver. On average, it was about seven taels of silver per day. Then he could get fourteen cents for a day''s work. If you give up your three days of vacation, you can get an extra forty-two yuan a month. "


    The glee on everyone''s faces grew increasingly thick. Don''t underestimate this forty-two cents, it''s enough for a few months of salt.


    "Tia, is there anything you want to add?" Qin Mian looked to his left at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia finished drinking the tea in his teacup, his sharp eyes swept across everyone''s faces, and he said calmly: "The most important thing to do for us is loyalty. "If someone divulges the secret of the restaurant ??"


    ''Kacha! ''The wine cup in his hand shattered into pieces.


    Everyone''s heart shook. They stood there motionlessly, not daring to even breathe.


    Qin Mian smiled at them amiably and said gently: "As long as you don''t make any mistakes, nothing will happen, right? Alright, I''ve told you everything that needs to be said. In the past two days, you guys will familiarize yourselves with the environment of the restaurant. It will open on May 30th, and it will be very busy. "


    "Yes sir!"


    "Manager Sun, I''ll leave this to you." Qin Mian looked at Sun Mao Sheng.


    Sun Mao Sheng cupped his hands: "Little Boss, don''t worry."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia rode their horses home. At the moment, Huai Le was cleaning the stable, and when he saw that the two masters had returned, he ran over to greet them with a strange smile on his face.


    "Young Master, the battle at my side started today."


    Although he was holding back his joy, Qin Mian could still hear the excitement in his voice. Although Joy and Joy talked a lot, his mouth was very tight and he would never tell anyone about what had happened with Tian Curie. Therefore, after discovering Joy and Joy''s hobby of asking around, he kept his eyes open more and more.


    He was indeed very interested in what Happy was talking about and immediately asked, "What happened?"


    Happy spoke clearly, "Second Young Master told Old Lady Du that he wanted to send Lei Dabao to the academy to enlighten her. Old Madam Du thought it was a little too early, so she refused. The Second Young Master could not take it anymore. He pulled his wife along and made a ruckus in front of the Old Gra


    y and Old Master. The third young master took the opportunity to raise the subject of the branch family, which was echoed by the fourth young master. Mrs. Du was very unhappy. Old Lady Wei started making a ruckus while Second Young Master and his wife followed suit. Old Lady Du could no longer endure it any longer, so she slapped Second Young Master''s wife in the face. "


    Qin Mian asked: "What happened next?"


    "They messed around for close to an hour and were still suppressed by the old man. The matter of Lei Dabao''s enlightenment failed. Even the matter of the branch family didn''t succeed." He said happily. He had long since noticed that his master didn''t get along with the few people at the old residence, so he paid extra attention to their movements.


    "Yes." Qin Mian was very satisfied with the information he had gathered, so he casually gave him a few coins.


    "Thank you, Young Master!" He put the money away happily.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stepped onto the wooden bridge.


    "Tia, tell me, if the branch families are beneficial or harmful to us?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia was right, "Whether we differentiate or not, Madam Du and Madam Wei will not be separated."


    Qin Mian said in amusement, "Exactly so. "So, let them cause trouble."


    "Ao, ao, ao ~ ~" A little Xiao Bai ran out from the forest and stood up straight. Both of its front claws grabbed onto Qin Mian''s chest as it rubbed its head against him.


    Qin Mian patted its head, it obediently put its feet down and ran around Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    The two of them and the wolf circled the orchard. The fruits were excellent, large and watery. Some of the peaches were already faintly red and would mature in a few days. Cherry is already mature, a rosy cherry hanging in the branches, like agate. Qin Mian and Lei Tia had a taste of the fresh meat, it was extremely sweet.


    Elder Jiang walked over when he heard the noise, and cautiously stole a glance at the little white dot. A little white, when on all fours, the back is higher than the knee of an adult man, and is distinctly different from that of a dog. The villagers now knew that Bai was not a dog but a wolf, and they usually stayed far away from it. The Elder Jiang was no exception.


    He looked at the cherry tree in front of him and reminded Lei Tia: "Lei Tia, Lei Tia''s wife, the cherry blossoms on this tree should be plucked, if not they might be damaged."


    Qin Mian looked at the Agate trees that were filled to the brim, and felt a deep sense of accomplishment, "It''s time to pick it. We''re going to use these cherries to make cherry sauce and cherry wine, but we''re going to be very busy these days ?? I''ll think about what to do first. "


    "Cherry sauce and cherry wine?" Elder Jiang asked curiously, "What is cherry paste? Cherry can also brew wine? "


    Qin Mian smiled and did not answer, "Elder Jiang has been working really hard recently, when I''m done I''ll send some for you to have a taste."

 Chapter 87 To Advertise at the Cirrus House

    "Alright, this old man will not be hypocritical." Elder Faang was overjoyed. "It''s noon, I should go back now."


    After Elder Faang left, Qin Mian said, "Tia, let''s pick some cherries first. I''ll make some cherry juice for you to taste."


    "I''ll take the basket."


    Lei Tia immediately flew away, his back not losing in the slightest.


    Qin Mian grumbled in jealousy, "What are you playing at. "Right, a little white?"


    "Aooo." Little White looked at him and called out, as if in agreement.


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but squat and rub its head.


    Lei Tia quickly appeared with a basket in his hands.


    Qin Mian picked the basket that Qin Mian was in charge of. The fruit tree did not spray any pesticides. Qin Mian picked a cherry and casually rubbed it on his clothes, preparing to put it in his mouth. Lei Tia stopped him and wiped his hands carefully with a handkerchief from his chest before picking another cherry and handing it to him.


    "I touched a little white just now."


    "Huh?" A little white ear drooped close to his head, raised its head, and looked at him with drooping eyelids.


    After Qin Mian laughed, he said seriously: "It seems to be looking down on you."


    Lei Tia''s eyes swept across the scene.


    The white ears pricked up again, and he turned in the other direction as if nothing had happened.


    This action made Qin Mian laugh.


    They picked half a basket of cherries and went back.


    Cherry juice is simple to do, the cherry wash clean, off the pedicure to remove the core, put in the manual juicer. This juicer was also Qin Mian''s invention. It had a principle similar to that of a noodle machine.


    It was also not difficult to make cherry sauce. Also wash the cherries, remove the peels and cut them into pieces. Put them in a pot with water. Stir in the medium heat and cook until the juice comes out. It was sweet and not greasy, and the taste was excellent.


    Qin Mian filled two small bowls, and one bowl was given to Lei Tia, "We should also build an ice storehouse. If we leave the summer juices, jam and ca


    ed fruit for the winter, we can sell them for a good price. "


    Lei Tia shook his head, "Take it slowly, or else it will become eye-catching. We don''t lack money. "


    "That''s true." Being reminded by him, Qin Mian realized that he was truly anxious, "I''ll listen to you."


    Lei Tia held him in his arms, "My wife, I have an idea. When the restaurant is on the right track, buy a group of younger people and teach them martial arts. Training for a year or two will allow you to bear the heavy responsibility of protecting your family. "


    Qin Mian deeply agreed as he moved closer to him to take a sip of his lips, "You''re the one who thought it through carefully. I''m afraid our business will only get bigger and bigger in the future. We really need to train our own people. "


    Lei Tia''s lips still had the sweetness of cherry paste, he couldn''t help but stick his tongue in.


    Lei Tia used both arms to lock his arms and body, pressing him onto the back of the sofa, deepening the kiss.


    Men are aggressive in their bones, and they want to be proactive. Qin Mian was in a completely suppressed position, so he was not used to struggling. He wanted to suppress Lei Tia in exchange for an even stronger attack from Lei Tia. He could only give up struggling, but his lips and tongue did not yield, and refused to show any weakness as he retaliated.


    Only when the last trace of sweetness in their mouths disappeared did the two of them heave a gasp and separate from each other. Qin Mian realized that Lei Tia''s lips were a little swollen. He shifted his gaze away in embarrassment and met with a pair of dark and deep eyes. His chest expanded greatly as he raised his head, neared and kissed the center of the man''s brows.


    Lei Tia wiped the water stains on the corner of his wife''s mouth with his sleeve and slowly moved his body away.


    Qin Mian jumped up from the sofa, his back facing him as he performed a similar action. I''ll go get the rest of the cherry sauce. Tomorrow, we''ll go to the academy to see the Fifth Brother and deliver some to him. "


    Lei Tia suddenly raised his head, "Look at him? "What for?"


    Such a huge reaction? Qin Mian was startled, then reacted and laughed: "Of course it''s to advertise our restaurant, what else can we do?"


    He went into the kitchen, knowing that the man would follow him. He took a clean bamboo cup from the cupboard, scooped up the cherry sauce carefully with a spoon, filled it, and put the tube back into the space. If the weather is too hot, it''s easy to spoil.


    Then he put the rest of the cherry paste into a bowl.


    "I think so. How about you listen to my idea ??"


    On the morning of the second day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia poured twenty pots of cherry wine and estimated that it was almost time. Carrying the food box, a basket of cherries, and a stack of leaflets, they rode towards the Zhaoyang County.


    After Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu left for the fields, Yue Yang happily closed the doors and carried a chair, along with a bamboo pole. He was about to go to the cherry tree to drive away the birds when someone suddenly knocked on the door.


    Instead of opening the door rashly, Joy shouted, "Who is it? Our master is not at home. If he has anything to say, he can come back another day. "


    "Pleasant, it''s me. Hurry up and open the door! "


    The arrogant voice of the Madam Du came from outside the door.


    Joy snickered and spoke politely, "So it''s an old lady. Our young master and Young Master are not at home."


    "Joy, it''s like this. I''m going back to my mother''s house today. I''m going in to pick a few kilograms of cherries for my mother to taste. "Quick, open the door." Madam Du shouted. She saw a few villagers standing not far away with expressions of watching a good show. They were angry from the embarrassment.


    "Old gra


    y, our young master and Young Master have just left for a short period of time. If you are anxious, you can still give chase right now. This little one still has things to do, so I''ll be leaving first. " Then he ran away.


    "Happy!" Joy! " Madam Du shouted a few times but no one replied. She angrily slammed the door, but before she could even open the door, her hands were in pain. She cursed a few times, and angrily left.


    A few villagers whispered among themselves.


    "Heh, thinking back when the Madam Du was always so ruthless towards Lei Family, are you regretting it now? Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. "


    "Yeah." Another villager crossed his arms and said, "There''s also Lei Daqiang, I tried to go in a few days ago to pick cherries but I couldn''t do it."


    "I see that Lei Tia and Yue Shuang always love and hate each other, they always remember what is good for them. In the past, when they split up, Zhang Dashuan, Elder Jiang, Uncle Zhao and the others all extended their hands. A few days ago, the young couple gave each family a basket of cherries, which weighed at least five or six kilograms! I even tried a few, but they were so sweet! "


    "..."


    He was ru


    ing as fast as a black arrow, not any slower than the two horses. After entering the county, Qin Mian and Lei Tia slowed down their horses and headed towards the Clear Cloud Academy.


    The pedestrians on the street were staring curiously at it, and a few who recognized it as a wolf hastened their steps.


    Little White lifted his eyelids, glanced at them arrogantly and followed beside Qin Mian''s brown horse. The two horses were bold enough to practice, so they were not afraid of it. Maybe it was because they had all drunk Spirit Spring Water before.


    It was not yet the end of the morning yet, and the academy was quiet.


    Qin Mian walked to the old man who was sitting in front of the courtyard and watching the door.


    "Great sir, we are here to look for someone. I wonder if we can go in?" Qin Mian grabbed a handful of cherries from the basket and handed them over, "These are your cherries, they''re not sour at all, why don''t you try it?


    "Yo, thank you. Your family''s cherry blossoms aren''t small." The old man happily accepted the cherry and asked, "Who are you looking for?"


    Qin Mian replied, "We are looking for this year''s new student, Lei Xiangzhi."


    The grandpa carried the cherry into the house and came out empty-handed, "The academy doesn''t normally let people in, I''ll bring you guys in. "The horses will be led in and tied to the trees there. No one will have any ideas."


    "Thank you, sir."


    The grandpa led the two of them in and directly brought them to the lecture hall where the new students were attending class. He pointed over there and said in a soft voice, "You haven''t finished school yet. You can wait here."


    Qin Mian thanked him and walked into the pavilion to rest. From the open window, they could see the rows of students in the lecture hall.


    Little White obediently laid on the side.


    Bu Qingyun and Lei Xiangzhi were at the same table, sitting right next to the window. His breakfast had already been digested, and his stomach was growling. He was bored to death, so he looked out the window, his eyes lit up, then poked Lei Xiangzhi with his finger and said softly: "Brother Lei, quickly look, is that your big brother and sister-in-law?"


    Lei Xiangzhi was pulled out of the world of books. When he saw Qin Mian and Lei Tia, he was a little shocked and nodded his head.


    When Bu Qingyun saw that the teacher on the platform did not notice anything, he kept his voice low with excitement. "I saw your brothers brought boxes of food with them, did they send you anything nice to eat?"


    Lei Xiangzhi was a little speechless. Even if you give me food, what does it have to do with you?


    "Dang, dang, dang, dang!"


    After three chimes, the teacher picked up his book and said, "Let''s go to school."


    Under Bu Qingyun''s urging, Lei Xiangzhi put away the books and the Four Treasures of the study, and quickly walked towards the pavilion.


    Huo Sirui curiously walked over, "Xiangzhi, where are you going?"


    "Sirui," Lei Xiangzhi said, "My big brother and sister-in-law are here."


    Qu Zongwen''s sharp eyes turned as he followed along. Wang Shangwen and Zhao Tianhe saw him and followed behind him. They all entered the academy together from the school in the town, so they were relatively close.


    Thus, Lei Xiangzhi led a group of people and entered the pavilion.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law."


    Qu Zongwen and the rest all bowed, "Greetings big brother Lei and sister-in-law Lei."


    The few of them stared at the red cherries in the basket, Qin Mian found it extremely fu


    y.


    Lei Tia pushed the food box to Lei Xiangzhi, "This is your lunch."


    "Thank you, big brother." Lei Xiangzhi smiled, he sat on the stone chair beside him and opened the food box. Smelling the fragrance, he took out the dishes inside and placed them on the stone table, and was touched to find that there was more than one.


    Qu Zongwen and the others stared at the pot of steamed meat, the Red Braised Fish, the minced meat and eggplant, the tomato scrambled eggs, and the fried tofu, as well as a big bowl of rice.


    Seeing that the quantity of the food was not little, Lei Xiangzhi said to them: "I can''t finish all the food by myself. If you don''t mind, I''ll go to the cafeteria and buy some food to eat with you."


    "Thank you brother Lei."


    Qu Zongwen and the others were all 16 or 17 years old, and they even had a little childish nature.

 Chapter 88 Grand Opening

    The food in the dining hall was rather stuffy, but the flavor was very ordinary. Huo Sirui, Qu Zongwen and Bu Qingyun were not used to it, but the dishes Qin Mian sent over were delicious, which made it obvious that it was much better than the ones in the Academy. Zhao Tianhe and Wang Shangwen''s situation could only be considered average. They could only buy good dishes three or four times a month. This led to the current scene. Lei Daqiang and Madam Du had given Lei Xiangzhi quite a bit of energy every month, but he was a thrifty person himself, so he rarely bought meat dishes.


    "The new restaurant must be very busy, how can Big Bro and Big Sis have the time to come visit me?" Lei Xiangzhi asked. He had already been in the Academy for two months, and this was the first time Qin Mian and Lei Tia had come to see him.


    Qin Mian said: "Today, other than you, there is another matter that we came to see that requires your help regarding the restaurant. We''ll talk about it later. "


    Just as they started chatting, Qu Zongwen and the others brought a bowl of rice over. The passing students looked at them curiously.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood up to give their seats to them, but Qu Zongwen and the others quickly refused.


    "How can I accept this?"


    Qin Mian laughed unconcernedly, "Don''t be embarrassed to eat while sitting down. Tia and I have something we need to trouble you with later. "


    "May I ask what is the matter? You two are Xiangzhi''s older brother and sister-in-law, and are also our older brother and sister-in-law. " The person who spoke was a stranger.


    Lei Xiangzhi introduced him: "Big Brother, Big Sis, this is my new good friend, Huo Sirui. He is the one who will be ranked first in this year''s Palace Examinations."


    Huo Sirui and Lei Xiangzhi were around the same age, and even though he had the temperament of a famous clan''s young master, he did not have the slightest bit of arrogance nor was he courteous, "Greetings, Big Brother Lei, sister-in-law Lei."


    Qin Mian nodded, "Young Noble Huo, it is my pleasure to meet you. You guys eat first, we''ll talk after that. "


    Everyone looked at each other, "This... Wouldn''t I have to trouble you two to wait a long time? "


    Finally, it was Lei Xiangzhi who spoke out. The few of them did not reject him anymore and sat down to eat.


    "There''s cherry sauce in here. It can''t be left for long." Qin Mian passed the bamboo cup to Lei Xiangzhi.


    Taking advantage of the fact that they were still eating, Qin Mian and Lei Tia strolled around the area. They did not walk too far, and after a while, Lei Xiangzhi and the others finished their meal. The plates were also put away in the food box.


    Lei Xiangzhi and Bu Qingyun stood up and gave their seats to Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve, "It''s like this. Our family''s new restaurant, Shuangzhuan Restaurant, is open for business. It just so happens that the Clear Cloud Academy is on the thirtieth and the thirty-first. We plan to take this opportunity to hold a small talent competition in Shuangzhuan Restaurant, where we will compete in poetry and calligraphy. The top three of each competition were awarded 10 taels of silver, 5 taels of silver, and 2 taels of silver, respectively. Firstly, to advertise our restaurant; and secondly, to create a self-reliant opportunity for some talented students whose families were rather difficult to deal with. We will also hang outstanding poems and paintings in the restaurant to help you make a name for yourselves. "


    Huo Sirui clapped his hands and praised, "This is a good idea. Maybe I can persuade my father to judge. "


    Qin Mian asked, "May I know who your father is?"


    Bu Qingyun quickly replied, "Sirui''s father is the Principal of our academy."


    Qin Mian declined to comment, "I would naturally be honored to be able to invite President Huo. However, in the end, the original intention of this competition was to attract customers, and it was still more or less tainted with the air of philistinism; I''m afraid it would be difficult for it to enter your esteemed father''s eyes. "


    Huo Sirui shook his head and laughed: "Sister-in-law Lei must have thought that my father was a man of Confucianism, of high status, or maybe even... Heh heh, a pedantic and old-fashioned person is actually not the case. I''m sure my father will be interested. "


    Qin Mian happily said: "If we can truly invite your father here, this year, every single fruit from our family''s orchard will be sent to your father for ten kilograms."


    Lei Xiangzhi smiled and said to Huo Sirui: "Just now, you have also tasted a cherry, wasn''t it? All the fruits in my big brother''s house are excellent, plump and sweet. "


    "Alright, it''s a deal." Huo Sirui said confidently.


    Qin Mian continued, "In addition, all of the students participating in the competition can have a free meal in this restaurant."


    Wang Shangwen was surprised, "This way, your restaurant will lose a lot of money."


    Qin Mian smiled slightly, "I''m not done speaking yet. In order to prevent anyone from wanting to come in and eat and drink, and even impersonate a student, only those scholars who can produce a poem on the spot can participate in the competition, and will have the opportunity to eat and drink for free. "


    Lei Xiangzhi and Qu Zongwen both nodded slightly.


    Huo Sirui looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia in admiration, not knowing which one of them thought of this method.


    "The details are in this flyer." Qin Mian passed the flyer to Lei Xiangzhi, "We want to trouble Fifth Brother and everyone else to help us with this matter. If any of you are interested, you can also come and participate. If I remember correctly, the college entrance exam was held in October. This match will also help to warm up everyone, won''t it? "


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded: "Indeed. "Sister-in-law, let us handle this."


    Qin Mian took out another piece of paper, "This is the restaurant''s menu, I also welcome everyone to bring your relatives and friends to di


    er.


    When Qu Zongwen and the others saw that there were many names of dishes on the menu that they had never heard of before, they started to salivate secretly.


    Qin Mian stood up, "Your class'' time is almost up, right? I won''t bother you in your studies anymore. Tia and I have to go somewhere else to distribute leaflets. "Goodbye."


    "Please."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia left the academy with Little White in tow. They did not personally issue out the promotional pamphlets, but rather found four cleverly-looking children around twelve years old who were playing at the mouth of the alleyway. They divided the two hundred pamphlets between the four of them, and asked them to send it to the owners or waiters of the shops by the side. He would first pay them a deposit of ten coins. After the promotions were done, he would give each of them forty coins.


    The person who received the flyer curiously looked at the flyer. On it, other than the brief introduction of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant Restaurant and the i


    , the specialties, the preferential event, talent competition, and other similar contents, there was also a line of eye-catching and warm reminder: Shuangzhuan Restaurant and the tasty dishes belong to the same family. With just that one sentence, those who knew that the restaurant was filled with food would be able to conclude that the taste of Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s food would not be bad.


    Returning from the county, after going through Flowing Water Town, Qin Mian bought six large vats and sent them back.


    After returning home, he and Lei Tia invited four nimble young men and four clever women to work in the orchard. The men climbed the word ladder to pick cherries, and the women washed the cherries and removed their cores. It is not difficult to remove the nucleus, you can use chopsticks to poke.


    There were a total of six cherry trees, he had picked three for the time being. When Qin Mian paid the villagers, he gave each of them half a jin of cherries.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia used the cherries they had picked to soak in three large vats of cherry wine and squeezed half a vat of cherry juice. Qin Mian made the remaining cherries sauce and filled it with two basins, saving them for the Shuangzhuan Restaurant competition.


    After it got dark, Qin Mian moved the vats over to the space to keep it fresh.


    May 30th, the opening day.


    When the auspicious hour arrived, firecrackers crackled loudly. Qin Mian and Lei Tia removed the red cloth on the plaque, revealing the words "Shuangzhuan Restaurant" in golden letters.


    Guests swarmed over to the door, and a few dressed in scholar''s robes who did not seem like scholars shouted, "I want to participate!"


    Lei Xiangzhi blocked the way and smiled: "Sure. However, please write a poem with the title of ''Spring''. The qualified contestant will be awarded a small red flower. The contestant will be eligible to participate in the competition and will also enjoy the free treatment of eating and drinking. This little one is untalented, and is the second place candidate for this year''s examinations. "


    As soon as the last sentence came out, some of the people who wanted to sneak in to cheat in the name of the tournament immediately gave up on that idea and disappeared into the crowd in shame. It was not easy to fool someone who was ranked second. If there was someone who was unwilling to accept this, they could only dig their own money out of it.


    True scholars lined up to write poems.


    Dressed in a uniform and neatly tidied up, the waiters were busy leading the other customers in.


    "Esteemed guest, would you like to eat or live in a restaurant?"


    "Eat."


    "Alright, please take a seat inside." The waiter had a warm and decent smile on his face, "Would you like to sit in the lively lobby, the elegant room on the second floor, or the cozy private room on the third floor?"


    "Let''s just take a seat in the main hall. It''s quite lively."


    "Okay, this way, please. Customer, this is our restaurant''s menu, and the price is clearly marked. What would you like to eat? Sweet, salty, sour, spicy, and always with your taste. If you don''t want to look at the menu, I can also give you the menu name. Three days before the opening, when you eat in our restaurant, not only can you get a 20% discount, you can also give me a plate of cherry paste snacks. "


    "You do have a lot of dishes here. "How about this, I have no qualms about it. Just watch as I order three meat dishes and one vegetable soup."


    "Alright, I''ll serve you some dishes right away." Have some tea first and try our cherry jam snacks, which are unique to the whole county. "


    "..."


    "Dear guest, would you like to have a meal or stay in the restaurant?"


    "Residence."


    "Okay, please come with me. There were three kinds of guest rooms, one for each room, one for each room, one for each room, clean and tidy, complete with furniture, and a private space for each room. There was also a private room with a VIP suite, which was spacious and comfortable, as well as all kinds of interesting entertainment tools, and it was perfect for staying with family and friends. This is the price list. Three days before the opening, they were all sold at a discount of seventy percent. If you can''t decide, I can show you the guest room first. "


    "..."


    Within the great hall, more and more guests arrived.


    The gate to Shuangzhuan Restaurant was the most bustling place. The big door was about two meters wide. Lei Xiangzhi was on the left to inspect the students participating in the competition while Qin Mian and Lei Tia were on the right to welcome the guests that had come to eat and sleep here.


    Qu Zongwen jumped down from the carriage, and walked over to Lei Xiangzhi''s side with quick steps, "Let me help you."


    "Thank you, Brother Qu." Lei Xiangzhi said gratefully.


    With Qu Zongwen''s help, the Scholars divided into two teams, and the group started moving much faster.


    A scholar fluently chanted, "The grass tree knows spring and returns soon. It is all red and purple in color. "The poplar and elm pods have no talent, but the sky is filled with snow.


    "Good poem!" Lei Xiangzhi sighed and nodded, then handed a red flower to him, "Senior, please come in."


    It was very lively here; over there, Qin Mian smiled as he welcomed the guests. He brought along the four guards and stood a few steps away, on guard against the pickpockets who might cause trouble.


    Suddenly, someone shouted, "Zhaoyang County Drunken Immortal Tavern''s Boss Nie wishes to congratulate Yi ?? ?? Gain wealth and enter the evergreen tree eight pots, and make eight vats of fine aged wine!"


    Qin Mian raised his head and saw that the person who had alighted from the luxurious carriage was indeed Nie Heng. Dressed in a green robe, with a graceful bearing, he slowly walked over, "Boss Lei, Boss Qin, congratulations on opening the carriage!"


    didn''t think it was strange that Nie Heng would come to a restaurant as he didn''t know how to cook food. Didn''t they say that one''s peers are enemies?


    "Many thanks, Boss Nie." Thanks to Boss Nie''s patronage, he hoped that he could eat to his heart''s content. Tia, accompany Boss Nie inside. " Qin Mian was worried about leaving the welcoming party to Lei Tia alone.


    Lei Tia nodded towards Nie Heng, "Boss Nie, this way please."


    On the other side, there was someone taking care of the carriage.


    The waiter respectfully asked, "Excuse me, Boss Nie, do you want to eat or live in a restaurant?"


    Nie Heng laughed: "I''ll stay for the night."


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed.


    The waitress asked again, "I wonder if Boss Nie lives in a luxury suite on the second floor or a VIP room on the third floor?"


    Nie Heng said without hesitation: "Esteemed guest room."


    "Yes, this lowly one will go and check you in right now."


    Outside, Qin Mian continued to welcome guests as he smiled bitterly.

 Chapter 89 How Can There be No Martial Arts Competition

    Huo Sirui and the two middle-aged men walked over.


    "Boss Qin."


    The middle aged man walking in front was dressed in a scholarly attire, looking about the same as Huo Sirui. The other middle-aged man was older, dressed in a gray scholar''s robe and black tousled hair. He was thin, gentle, and his eyes shone with wisdom.


    Huo Sirui said to the man who looked like Maitreya Buddha, "Father, this is Boss Qin, one of the bosses of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Boss Qin, this is my father.


    President Huo was completely different from what Qin Mian had imagined. He did not conceal the astonishment in his eyes, but he quickly adjusted his expression, and went up to pay his respects.


    For Huo Yongcheng to become the Principal of a school, he must have a good name, but Huo Sirui did not introduce him. This was mostly Huo Yongcheng''s idea, he did not want to use his name to pressure others.


    President Huo saw the astonishment in Qin Mian''s eyes and smiled humbly, not minding it at all, "Boss Qin, no need to be so courteous. For your restaurant to host such a talent competition is also beneficial to the students. "This old man can only do a little bit of work."


    Huo Sirui then introduced another person, "This is our Academy''s Teacher Liu, his name is Honorable."


    "Greetings, Teacher Liu." Qin Mian cupped his hands and said.


    Teacher Liu said, "This old man came uninvited. Boss Qin should not be offended."


    Qin Mian hurriedly said: "I don''t dare. The President Huo and Teacher Liu have arrived, and our restaurant''s humble presence brings light to our humble dwelling. The two of you, please come in! "


    He personally accompanied President Huo and Teacher Liu to the guest pavilion.


    Upon entering the first floor lobby, President Huo and Teacher Liu saw that the hall was almost full. Some of the students crowded around the wall, praising and commenting on something. The two curiously approached and their eyes fell on the poem on the wall. They couldn''t help but take a close look.


    "Spring." The jasper was made into a tall tree, with tens of thousands of streaks of green silk hanging down. I don''t know who cut out the leaves, but the spring wind in February is like a pair of scissors. "Good poem!" When Teacher Liu finished, he praised with some emotion.


    President Huo did not expect to see such a line in the restaurant, he nodded in agreement, his eyes filled with shock.


    The two of them did not have time to communicate and looked at the other three poems.


    "Xia." The trees were dark and long in summer, and the terrace was reflected in the pond. The crystal curtain fluttered in the breeze, filling the room with the scent of roses. "


    "Autumn." The clear stream flows over the green hills, the empty water is clear and a color of autumn. Separated from the world of mortals by thirty miles, with white clouds and red leaves fluttering in the wind. "


    "Winter." Thousand Mountains and Birds Fly Extinct, Ten Thousand Paths Man Extinguished. "Solitary Boat, bamboo hat on his head, fishing alone for the Frigid River Snow."


    After reading, Huo Sirui could not help but ask: "Boss Qin, may I ask who these four poems came from? There is no end to these four poems. Those who are able to compose these poems must be peerlessly talented! "


    These few words were also what President Huo and Teacher Liu wanted to say, but Huo Sirui had already snatched it away. The two of them looked at Qin Mian with shimmering eyes.


    Qin Mian laughed, "It was something that I accidentally heard from someone outside. I remembered it since I thought it was not bad."


    "Oh?"


    President Huo and the other two were clearly disappointed with the answer, but they could do nothing about it.


    "President Huo, Teacher Liu, Young Master Huo, this way please." Qin Mian led them to a square table where four people were seated and sat them down.


    Very soon, a waiter brought the best tea, a plate of cherry paste snacks, and a glass bottle of cherry juice. Through the translucent glass, the cherry juice was even more alluring, and the four glass cups matched with the glass bottle also appeared. There was also a bamboo basket containing fresh cherries.


    "Please enjoy." The waiter bowed and left respectfully.


    Huo Sirui accompanied President Huo and Teacher Liu to sit for a while. After eating some snacks and fruits, he sat with his classmates.


    As soon as the time for the competition arrived, the guests in the restaurant quietened down. The reason they were here today was, on the one hand, to eat. On the other hand, to watch the talent competition.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood by the side of President Huo. Qin Mian cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, I am Qin Mian, and this is Lei Tia. We are the owners of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, and welcome to Shuangzhuan Restaurant. I hope everyone can eat and live happily. The talent competition will begin soon. Before that, let me introduce the two esteemed guests, President Huo and Teacher Liu of the Clear Cloud Academy. "


    The President Huo and Teacher Liu cupped their hands and bowed to the crowd.


    Qin Mian continued: "The two of you are the judges of this competition, so all of you participants do not need to worry about any injustice in the competition."


    Everyone nodded. Basically all the people from the Zhaoyang County knew that President Huo was not only the Principal of the Clear Cloud Academy, he was also a great scholar who had been filial for twenty years.


    Qin Mian nodded towards Manager Sun.


    Manager Sun walked to the center of the hall, a smile on his face, and said loudly: "I am Shuangzhuan Restaurant Manager Sun Mao Sheng, many thanks to everyone for your support. "The talent competition will now officially begin ??"


    "Wait!" A tall and muscular scholar suddenly stood up. Looking at the white student robes he wore, he was also a student of the academy.


    The hall suddenly went silent. Everyone''s eyes were on him.


    Qin Mian noticed that there was no red flower in the man''s hand or body, and his eyes sunk a little. Could it be that someone was trying to challenge him before the match even began?


    Lei Tia pressed down on his shoulder, a calm expression in his eyes allowing him to quickly calm down. That''s right, even if this person wanted to cause trouble, what was there to be afraid of, Tia?


    The President Huo asked Huo Sirui in a low voice, "Is he still a student of our academy? Do you know him? "


    Huo Sirui nodded with a strange expression on his face, "I do. He ?? He''s probably the one student our academy can eat the most. " Even now, he could still remember the time when he went to the dining hall to eat and saw five empty bowls stacked on the table in front of Bao Xu.


    "Oh? "Hehe." President Huo stroked his beard and laughed strangely.


    Lei Xiangzhi recognized the scholar and immediately walked over and said gently: "Junior brother Bao, if you have any questions, you might as well wait until after the competition."


    "No," Bao Xu said anxiously, "After the competition, it will be too late. What I want to say is, the Shuangzhuan Restaurant competition is all a written competition, so why isn''t there a martial competition? I have talent too, and I know kung fu! "


    So this was what happened. Qin Mian said in a clear voice: "For this matter, it was indeed our negligence."


    His calmness aroused the goodwill of the guests present.


    Bao Xu''s face was slightly chubby, looking very honest when he smiled. With a ''hehe'', he happily asked, "Then, can I participate in the competition now?"


    Qin Mian raised his hand to signal for him to be patient, and asked loudly: "I wonder if there are any other students who would like to participate in the martial arts competition?"


    Two more scholars stood up.


    Bu Qingyun was overjoyed, and said to Qu Zongwen: "This is good. Even if they don''t have any skills, they will still be ranked first, second, or third. "


    Wang Shangwen was speechless, "Be quiet."


    Qin Mianxin said, and then it became easier, laughing as he said, "Because the number of people participating in the competition is too small, after the competition is over, the three of you can compete with me, and only if all three of you defeat me, can you continue to compete, and obtain the first, second, and third rank. If you lose, you won''t have the qualifications to participate in the ranking. What do you think? "


    "Huh?" Qu Zongwen asked Lei Xiangzhi in shock, "Your sister-in-law knows kung fu?"


    Lei Xiangzhi was also very surprised, "I''m not sure, it should have been taught by my big brother."


    The guests were excited, they did not expect to see such an exciting battle after a meal. The Grand Xia Empire had always valued the martial arts, and not many knew martial arts.


    Bao Xu answered without any hesitation, and said naively, "Boss Qin, look at your little body ??" The cherry sauce here is very tasty ?? I won''t be merciful. "


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, but he did not change his expression, with a smile on his lips. With an unfathomable expert''s attitude, he slowly said: "Wait till you win this one."


    This expression really shocked Bao Xu. His expression became solemn as he clenched his fists.


    The other two scholars, Li Shan and Zhou Hai, also responded.


    The Manager Sun then continued with his previous words, "The first thing to be competed in is a recital of poetry, with the theme of ''eat'' or various kinds of food. You can eat any ingredients, dishes, wine or fruits. Pen, ink, and paper have already been prepared. Students, please write down your poems. "An incense stick''s worth of time."


    The President Huo looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia thoughtfully. These two bosses had truly spared no effort in publicizing the restaurant.


    Lei Xiangzhi muttered to himself as he started writing.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood at an inconspicuous corner, sizing up everyone in the hall without leaving a trace. Unsurprisingly, they saw a few familiar faces ?? ?? They were people who had bought the seasoning formulas, and their purpose for coming here today was obvious.


    "Wifey, you want to compete with them?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian laughed, and said in a low voice: "Could it be that you want to compete with them? If you want to defeat them, isn''t that as easy as flipping your palm? "


    Lei Tia was expressionless, but a smile surfaced in his eyes.


    Qin Mian could see everything clearly and endured his laughter. This guy also likes to hear nice words?


    Lei Tia said softly, "I only like to hear good things from you."


    Qin Mian''s eyes were filled with laughter, and he continued to carry on with his business, "Anyway, there are only three of them, even if they are ranked one or two or three, it would only be a matter of a few dozens of silver. It''s just for fun. "


    "I''ll listen to you." Lei Tia said.


    Nie Heng, Qu Zongwen, Huo Sirui and the rest all looked at the two people who were chewing on their ears, showing that they had an extremely good relationship with each other.


    "Nie Heng booked a VIP room, and the young man who followed him, as well as the attendant, booked a luxurious suite and an ordinary room respectively." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian said without care: "Not surprising. Shuangzhuan Restaurant were nothing shameful, let them see. The uniqueness of our restaurant lies in our soul, not these external forms. "


    His wife''s proud look was so dazzling. Lei Tia quietly held his hand.

 Chapter 90 Shocking

    After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the scholars stopped writing. The President Huo and Teacher Liu let them read their poems in turn.


    "They would rather live without bamboo than eat without meat. No bamboo is vulgar, no meat is thin. " The first contestant confidently recited his own poem.


    The crowd burst into laughter.


    "Hahaha ??"


    The President Huo and Teacher Liu shook their heads at the same time. A few customers who knew a little poetry shook their heads.


    Teacher Liu gave a simple review, "This poem is easy to recite, but unfortunately, it has lost its elegance as a ''poem''."


    On the other hand, Qin Mian felt that this poem was pretty good, and that it was suitable to be hung in restaurants. Thus, he gave a praising smile to the scholar and decided to talk to him after the competition ended.


    The second scholar read out, "Zhaoyang Wine Tulip, Jade bowl filled with Amber Light. But to make the master drunk, I do not know where it is from. "


    "Alright!" Huo Siyuan nodded approvingly. "The meaning of all poetry is strange as well. Reading it is like drinking wine or enjoying the spring breeze. It''s really a good piece of work. "


    The President Huo and Teacher Liu''s commentary was quick, and the poetry competition soon ended. The top two were Huo Sirui, Wang Shangwen and the other poor disciple.


    Lei Xiangzhi''s poem was not bad too, but it was a pity that it did not enter the top three. But his calligraphy and chess skills were second place.


    "..."


    The last test was the zither, Huo Sirui''s song was astonishing, and easily won the championship. President Huo was gri


    ing from ear to ear.


    After the competition ended, Qin Mian ordered some people to take out a few excellent poems and put them up as frames. He also took out a new silver ingot he had prepared beforehand, allowing President Huo and Teacher Liu to serve as guests at the awards ceremony, giving the rewards to the students who had won the competition.


    The students who did not get a placing were not disappointed, they even enjoyed the free treatment of eating and drinking.


    "Boss Qin, it''s time to fight." Bao Xu shouted loudly, afraid that Qin Mian would forget.


    Qin Mian said: "Let''s go outside and compete. This way, please. "


    The open space in front of the building was large enough that it was more than enough for people to fight. The guests followed one after another to watch the show.


    Qin Mian, Bao Xu, Li Shan and Zhou Hai were surrounded.


    "Who''s going first?" Qin Mian moved his wrist a few times and asked.


    Bao Xu stepped out with his chest puffed out. "I''ll go first."


    Qin Mian nodded, "Okay, after you."


    Lei Xiangzhi walked over to Lei Tia''s side and was a little worried, "Big brother, sister-in-law will be fine, right?" Bao Xu was tall and strong. Not to mention a head taller than Qin Mian, his body was at least two heads thicker than Qin Mian''s.


    Lei Tia was silent.


    President Huo reminded them, "Both of you, stop right there."


    Bao Xu nodded his head vigorously, "Principal, rest assured, Boss Qin and I will consider it our victory if we can throw the other party to the ground. Boss Qin, what do you think? "


    Qin Mian glanced at him speechlessly. Are you the host or am I the host?


    "Sure."


    "Let the match begin." Teacher Liu said.


    Bao Xu rushed in front of Qin Mian and formed a fist with his right hand. Qin Mian nimbly stepped to the side, dodging the attack as he attacked Bao Xu''s ribs with his right palm.


    Those who were experts could tell that both of them were quite skilled just from this one exchange of blows.


    Surprised, Bao Xu shouted and sped up his attack. Each move was heavy and powerful. Qin Mian''s advantage lay in his nimble body. While dodging, he used a clever move. In fact, Bao Xu was a true expert in martial arts. His movements were not considered slow at all. In fact, it was Qin Mian who had "cheated", the Spirit Spring Water who had improved his dynamic vision. With his sharp eyes, he was able to see the angle and direction of Bao Xu''s moves, so he could be on guard in time.


    The two of them fought with great difficulty, and from time to time, everyone would give a round of applause.


    After more than fifty moves, Qin Mian was gradually at a disadvantage. After all, he lacked the experience to fight with others. Thus, he quickly revealed a flaw and was caught by Bao Xu in time. Bao Xu grabbed''s right arm, remembered that he had said that he would only win if the other party was thrown onto the ground. He pushed Qin Mian strongly towards the ground.


    Everyone cried out in alarm.


    Seeing Qin Mian about to hit the ground, a black shadow flashed past. Lei Tia promptly grabbed Qin Mian''s waist, picked him up and helped him stand steadily.


    "Wife?" Lei Tia inspected him.


    "I''m fine." Qin Mian smiled at him consolingly.


    "Hey, you are too despicable! "If we have already won, why must we push our Young Master down to the ground?" Le Yue pointed at Bao Xu as she said unhappily.


    Bao Xu scratched his head, not knowing what to do as he said, "I ??" I didn''t mean to. "


    "Alright, let''s celebrate." Qin Mian waved his hands nonchalantly. "This Young Master Bao shouldn''t have done it on purpose. Young Master Bao, congratulations. "


    Bao Xu said happily, "Hur Hur, you did it!"


    Qin Mian looked at Li Shan and Zhou Hai.


    "Which one of you will go first?"


    Li Shan was the first to go, and in less than twenty moves, he was defeated. Zhou Hai was slightly better, and in thirty-two moves, he was defeated by Qin Mian.


    It was as if Bao Xu had gotten first place for free.


    Bu Qingyun muttered: "Sigh, foolish people truly have foolish blessings."


    "Haha." Qu Zongwen laughed, "Alright, let''s go, let''s go eat in."


    Bu Qingyun immediately became spirited, "That''s right, let''s go!"


    Everyone returned to the main hall and continued to eat and drink. Soon, the hall was bustling with noise and excitement. Bao Xu sat alone at a table and ordered six dishes in one go. "Give me two more bowls of rice."


    The waitress reminded him, "Dear guest, if you can''t finish your meal, you will be fined a lot of money."


    "I know." Bao Xu pounded his chest, "I''m not afraid that I''ll have enough to eat just these." "Don''t worry, if I can''t finish my food, you can punish me however you wish!"


    The waiter wiped his sweat and replied with a smile, "Yes."


    Seeing Qin Mian walk over, Bao Xu squirmed uncomfortably on his chair a few times, "Boss Qin, you said that you can eat and drink for free."


    Qin Mian laughed, "I came here to say, as long as Young Master Bao does not waste food, you can eat without worry."


    "Thank you, Boss Qin!" Bao Xu''s impression of him immediately increased.


    "Use it slowly." Qin Mian looked around and found the scholar who wrote the poem "fleshless makes one thin".


    "Young master, the poem you wrote is very appetizing. Our restaurant is very interested. I wonder if you''d like to sell us the poem? We''ll hang it in the restaurant. "


    The student''s face was filled with surprise and joy. He straightforwardly said, "Of course I''m willing. However, there was no need to sell it. If it''s possible, can Boss Qin give me some cherry paste? "My brother and sister will definitely like it."


    "No problem." Qin Mian smiled, "I will get someone to bring you a jar of cherry paste in a while. I wonder if you would mind adding your name to the poem? "


    "I don''t mind." This scholar had an open-minded personality, "Even if I''m not good at writing, I wrote it myself. Maybe I''ll really become famous if I hang it in your restaurant?" "Hahaha!"


    Qin Mian then came to President Huo''s table.


    "Are President Huo, Teacher Liu and the two of you satisfied? If there''s anything you need, you can call the waiter over at any time. "


    President Huo put down his chopsticks, and laughed heartily, "The Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s dishes are pleasing to the mouth, and have an endless amount of aftertaste. To be honest, one of my hobbies is food. I have been to all the restaurants with different Zhaoyang County and sizes, but today, I have eaten the best. "


    Teacher Liu also nodded. No wonder the Boss Qin dared to open a tavern in this small town. "


    Qin Mian was modest, "President Huo and Teacher Liu are flattering me. You two must enjoy yourselves to your heart''s content. "


    He was already tired out for a long time, so he instructed Manager Sun to bring the fruit baskets to President Huo and Teacher Liu when they left, then he walked into the resting room on the first floor.


    Lei Tia returned from his patrol and saw no one. He directly went to the resting room and saw his wife lying on the sofa. He walked over and pressed on her hands and legs for her.


    Qin Mian raised his leg and placed it on''s leg, and said casually: "Tia, looking at today''s situation, our great rewards ceremony was a success. Although there will be some losses, once those few good works are spread out, Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s reputation will become even more resounding, and we will no longer have to worry about the origins of our guests. "


    "Yes." Lei Tia said, "Wait until Manager Sun gets started, my wife doesn''t have to work as hard as she did today."


    "Not bad." Qin Mian said lazily, "Everything is difficult at the begi


    ing. "It will be easier from now on."


    Lei Tia placed his large palm on top of his eyes, "Sleep for a while. "If there''s anything, I''ll call you."


    As if returning to the VIP room, Nie Heng sat on the sofa in the living room, looking around with a complicated expression.


    In the VIP room, Qin Mian designed the room like three bedrooms, two living rooms, a living room, an entertainment hall, and a bathroom. In the three rooms, there was a large soft double bed, a new and exquisite wardrobe, a comfortable and warm sofa, a smooth and flat floor, and a soft carpet on the floor. There was an exquisite painting on the wall. Even though the style was strange, it gave off a very comfortable feeling. The most worth mentioning is the tall windows, sufficient light, wide view, distant view, people relaxed and happy. The living room was also carpeted, giving one the impulse to lie down on it; a whole set of sofas was arranged in a circle, and on the coffee table in the center, in addition to a tea set, was a vase, fresh cherries, and peaches. Recreation room layout with the principle of pleasing to the eye, card nine, dice, Go, lyre and other recreational tools. The bathroom was also special. Although it wasn''t advanced enough to flush automatically, after using the toilet, press the button on the side and the toilet would slowly fall. After a while, a clean toilet would rise up. In addition, he could also take a hot bath with a large tub. There were two cylindrical objects in the corner, one of them filled with cold water, the other with hot water. The hot water filled column went all the way to the first floor. On the first floor, there was a boiler room that boiled water twenty-four hours a day. If you want to take a bath, first put hot water, then add cold water. Not only that, there was also a faint fragrance wafting in the bathroom.


    In addition to these "hardware", the VIP room also had service on call. On the living room wall, there were three different colored tokens: tea, pastries, fruits, and red tokens; food, blue tokens; and other services, yellow tokens. The staff on the first floor will immediately go upstairs to serve the VIP.


    The knocking sound woke Nie Heng from his deep thoughts.


    "Come in."


    Nie Qing and Chun Sheng opened the door and looked at the smooth and clean ground. For a while, they didn''t dare to take a step forward.


    "Why aren''t you coming in?" The gloominess in Nie Heng''s heart dissipated a little because of the duo''s fu


    y reactions.


    Only then did Nie Qing and Chun Sheng enter the room, and first paid their respects to Nie Heng.


    Nie Heng relaxed and leaned on the sofa, "You guys take a look around first."


    Nie Qing and Chun Sheng walked around the room. As they watched, they sighed inwardly. After reading it, they returned to the living room.


    "How is it?" Nie Heng asked.


    Nie Qing said, "The luxurious suite on the second floor is roughly the same as the one Young Master lives in. However, the floor is made of wooden planks and there is no carpet. Furniture and furnishings were also meticulous, but they were not as luxurious and dignified as the VIP rooms. Of course, it was still much better than the best rooms in the i


    . In addition, the bathroom in the luxurious suite is relatively simple. If you want to take a bath, you have to get someone to bring you water. "


    The Chunsheng said, "Young Master, the ordinary rooms are not bad either. They are divided into a single room and a double room. The single room is a single bed while the double room is a double bed. There''s no shared bed. "


    Nie Heng remained silent for a long while before saying, "The Shuangzhuan Restaurant will shock the world with one brilliant move."


    Nie Qing and Chun Sheng didn''t dare to say anything. If the living environment of the building was not as important, then the dishes of Bin Zhi Restaurant were both novel and tasty. Those who loved to eat would definitely not want to miss out on such a good place. In contrast, the remote location was secondary.


    Nie Heng stood up, "Go down and take a look."

 Chapter 91 Cherries

    Nie Heng went from the suspension bridge to the third floor, then from the third floor to the first floor. Nie Heng saw that there were more paintings on the walls, which were the works that were ranked after today''s talent competition.


    "Young Master, look." Chunsheng pointed to a calligraphy and painting on the wall directly opposite the lobby door.


    I would rather live without bamboo,


    No meat.


    No bamboo is vulgar,


    The lack of meat was emaciating.


    Nie Heng revealed an admiring smile, he did not know if it was someone who admired writing poems or someone who admired hanging up poems, but he felt relieved and walked towards the garden.


    After the sky turned dark, when the last customer had left, Qin Mian summoned all of his employees to the resting room for a meeting. Looking at everyone''s exhausted faces, he indicated for them to pour tea.


    The staff were all flattered.


    After confirming that their attention was on himself, Qin Mian said slowly: "Everyone has worked hard today, especially the several chefs and waiters. There are too many guests today, so you guys are the busiest. However, our Shuangzhuan Restaurant is only a nameless little town, there aren''t many local guests, that''s a fact. After these three days of discount, there might not be as many guests as there were today. Big Boss and I don''t want to invite any more chefs or waiters for now, so we''ll check the situation out first. The four chefs and all the waiters would have to work hard for another two days. The others did the same. However, everyone''s hard work has been rewarded. Big Boss and I just discussed our decision, and today, everyone is going to be rewarded with 50 gold coins as incentives. "


    Everyone was overjoyed, and said: "Thank you Big Boss, thank you Little Boss!"


    Qin Mian laughed: "We have also decided to set up three awards, namely the Best Smile Award, the most hardworking prize, and the most considerate service prize."


    "Young Master, what is the Best Smile Award, the most hardworking prize, and the most considerate service prize?" Joy.


    Qin Mian said: "The Best Smile Award, is when you receive guests with a warm smile. The shop assistant with the most favorite smile will be awarded the Best Smile Award. The monthly evaluation will be given out to you with a reward of 50 gold coins. As the name implied, the most diligent reward would be the same as the most diligent reward. It would also be the same reward of fifty gold coins. For example, a cleaner who can always clean the floor and clean the table in time will be awarded the most diligent award. The most considerate service awards ?C whether it''s a waiter or a cleaner or even a gardener, greet them warmly when they need help. For example, when a gardener is pruning flowers and trees in the garden, a guest asks you, ''Where is the stable?'' You have to tell him in detail where the stable is, and if you take him to the stable yourself, or even further, and you find the man who runs the stable for him, you can say that it is'' the most considerate service ''. "


    His explanation was very popular, and everyone had a look of understanding on their faces.


    Qin Mian said, "If you all understand, then tomorrow I will have someone to draw up a list of all the rewards and punishments. To be rewarded once, to remember a little red flower; to make a mistake once, to remember a little black flower. At the end of the year, two ''best employees'' will be selected from the Shuangzhuan Restaurant s. Whoever obtains the most red flowers, or the smallest black flower, will get a generous reward. "


    The employees were in high spirits and revealed joyous expressions.


    Qin Mian did not want to say too much, in case they were unable to digest it in a short period of time.


    "For now, let''s do it this way. After Manager Sun handed over today''s rewards, everyone went to eat. "Rest well after eating. You still have to busy yourself tomorrow."


    Everyone shouted in high spirits, "Yes!"


    In the morning, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were training in the garden. After ru


    ing for a while, Lei Tia was still practicing his moves. He had a lot of morning training to do, so he had to do push-ups first.


    Lei Tia was absent-minded, his gaze would always drift towards his wife''s buttocks that rose and fell along his body. Through his drooping chest, he could see his wife''s smooth chest.


    "My wife, what kind of training method is this?" Lei Tia asked, he did not stop his movements, although he was not paying attention, his fists were still powerful and steady.


    "Phew ??" "Phew ??" Qin Mian gasped for breath, looking at him a little proudly, he said, "You don''t understand? This way, you can train the muscles of your waist and abdomen, especially your chest! "


    Lei Tia seemed to have thought of something, "Un ?? The waist should be properly trained. "


    "What did you say?" Qin Mian didn''t hear clearly.


    "Nothing." Lei Tia continued to fight.


    Qin Mian jumped after doing twenty pushups. Right now, his body was still developing, so he didn''t dare to do too many frog jumps. He could only do them 20 times each time.


    Nie Heng brought attendant into the rear flower garden. Seeing him jumping around like a frog, Nie Heng was a little unsure of what kind of expression to put on.


    "Young Master Nie, how was your sleep last night?" Qin Mian nodded his head in greeting, and asked as he completed the frog jump training.


    Nie Heng truthfully said, "Very good. Comfortable, quiet, and the fragrance of flowers accompanying him into his dreams. It''s worth twenty taels of silver a night. "


    "That''s good." Qin Mian smiled and stood up after jumping.


    Lei Tia handed the mask over to him and started practicing his palm techniques. It was as if he didn''t know that a third person was present.


    Nie Heng had long known of Lei Tia''s personality, so he didn''t mind his rudeness as he said to Qin Mian: "Boss Qin, I came specifically to bid farewell. I hope we will have a chance to work together in the future. "


    Qin Mian accepted his goodwill, and laughed: "I am honored and honored. However, if we miss the breakfast that is only provided to guests and internal staff, Young Master Nie might regret it. " Shuangzhuan Restaurant only provided lunch, di


    er and supper.


    "Oh?" Nie Heng raised his eyebrows, "In that case, I must go and have a taste of your restaurant''s breakfast. I''ll go first. "


    "Farewell, farewell."


    After Nie Heng walked a distance, he continued to practice hanging and hanging himself, he was bound to lengthen his height. Compared to the New Year, he had grown two to three centimeters taller. He believed that it was due to him persisting in his morning training.


    The employees who were working on the second and third floor all shook their heads when they saw the scene in the garden. They felt that their Little Boss was really strange.


    "Wife, it''s enough." Lei Tia was afraid that Yue Yang would hurt his body if he trained for too long, hence he warned him immediately after the time it takes to burn half an incense stick to burn.


    Qin Mian hung upside down without moving, and revealed a smile to him, "Practice a little longer."


    Lei Tia immediately took the person down, "Go back and take a bath then eat breakfast. Only by eating more will it grow taller. "


    "All right, all right." Qin Mian momentarily forgot that the people on the second and third floor could see him here. He laid on Lei Tia''s shoulders, and kissed him on the cheek, "If I can''t grow taller than you, I''ll pressure you to the point where you are shorter."


    Lei Tia was not satisfied with what he had said and hugged him to kiss him deeply.


    The two of them were only wearing a thin martial arts shirt, and as they stuck together, their body temperature doubled, heating up each other''s blood.


    Lei Tia''s breathing was burning hot, as he whispered into Qin Mian''s mouth, his voice hoarse, "My wife, I want to ??"


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, breakfast is ready." He rashly ran over.


    Lei Tia released Qin Mian and looked at him expressionlessly.


    Joy and surprise, she sneaked a peek at Young Master, unable to make sense of the situation. What was going on?


    Qin Mian endured his laughter and did not say a word.


    "Pleasure, if you''re too idle, then you''ll stay here today and tomorrow." After Lei Tia finished, he indicated for Qin Mian to leave.


    Joy suddenly realized something. He wanted to slap himself in the face, follow behind them with a sullen face, and curse himself in his heart: "You know how the two lords are, don''t you?" If you come to disturb the two masters'' solitude, you deserve to be left in the restaurant. Perhaps you will miss the beautiful scene of picking cherries.


    Just as Qin Mian had expected, on the fourth day of operation, the Shuangzhuan Restaurant s'' net profit fell by 30% compared to the previous three days.


    Qin Mian was not disappointed by this result. He could predict that in about ten to fifteen days, once the few good poems and paintings were spread out, the business of Shuangzhuan Restaurant would enter a new peak.


    Manager Sun had already started it, so Qin Mian and Lei Tia returned to the Qingshan Village happily.


    As soon as he entered the door, he was surrounded by the fragrance of flowers and the fragrance of fruits. He liked Leisurely Dwelling House. The two young masters were good, the orchard was good, and they could fall asleep in the fragrance of the fruits every day. It seemed that even their dreams were sweet.


    Qin Mian jumped off his horse and hastily walked towards the Cherry Forest. "Tia, we haven''t been home for quite a few days, I think you have overdone familiarizing the remaining cherries."


    Uncle Fu said: "Rest assured Young Master, other than a few drops, I am fine with most of them."


    Lei Tia instructed: "Go and find those few people from last time."


    "Yes." The Uncle Fu accepted his orders and left.


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, I''ll go move the ladder." Joy quickly ran away.


    After passing through the wooden arch bridge, Qin Mian took the chance to observe the peach tree. The green and slender peach leaves that covered the entire tree were decorated with nearly round fruits. Half of them were hidden in the leaves and each of them weighed about half a catty. There were a few traces of pink in the white and green colour and it emitted a faint fragrance of peach and meat.


    "The peach is about to mature as well." Lei Tia held onto Qin Mian''s shoulder, "Tomorrow, I will go to Qingtian Mansion."


    Qin Mian hesitated and said: "I won''t go with you." Right now, there was no lack of tolerance within the orchard, and if something were to happen to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, it would require someone with enough weight to step in.


    "Yes, you stay at home." Lei Tia also did not plan to bring Qin Mian there, as there were too many things he needed to do, even if he were to go to Qingtian Mansion, he did not have the time to bring his wife there to play. He had to come back as soon as he could.


    After the helpers had arrived, they began to work methodically. Due to his previous experience, his movements this time were even more skilled.


    Qin Mian still made the majority of the cherries into cherry juice, cherry wine and cherry sauce.


    In the morning of the second day, Lei Tia rode his horse and set off for the Qingtian Mansion.


    After Qin Mian sent him to the entrance of the village, he returned home and brought his men to continue handling the cherries.


    "Joy, you."


    Joy put down the chopsticks in his hand that was used to poke the cherry seed, waved the water in his hand and ran over, "Young Master, do you have any instructions?"


    Qin Mian filled the big and small baskets with cherries and called Joy over to the side, "This big basket is around twenty kilograms and you can give it to the President Huo. This little basket was sent to Deng Family Village for Grandfather and Grandmother. Don''t forget to tell them that there were a lot of things happening at home recently and that Lei Tia had gone far away again, so he didn''t invite them to come over to play. Remember, make it sound better. "

 Chapter 92 Wife Said

    Qin Mian did not mention who the other basket was for.


    "I understand, Young Master, don''t worry." Joy washed her hands in the basin, picked up the two baskets and quickly left.


    When the sun was about to set, all the cherries had been disposed of. Qin Mian paid the workers, and after they left, he picked up the remaining basket of cherries, and pointed to the three to four jin of cherries that he specially left behind, then said to Aunt Fu: "Aunt Fu, taste this, Uncle Fu, and all of your blessings."


    "Thank you, Young Master." Aunt Fu was already accustomed to Young Master''s magnanimity, his respect towards Qin Mian was as usual.


    Qin Mian waved his hand and carried the basket out. Walking out of the courtyard, he took a glance at the forest in the distance and saw that there wasn''t a single trace of white in his gaze.


    In the early summer evening, the villagers all came out of their homes and gathered in groups of twos and threes to enjoy the cool air and chat while waiting for di


    er to be cooked.


    Seeing Qin Mian, they all greeted him amicably.


    "It''s so late. Where are we going?"


    Qin Mian replied with a smile, "Go and send some cherries to Father and Mother."


    "So many." The villagers all laughed, "You and your family''s Lei Tia are so filial to your parents!"


    "Hur hur." Qin Mian only laughed.


    "I heard that your family''s cherry blossoms are not only big but also sweet. It''s a pity that they are not for sale, or else we would like to buy them for a taste." "Hehe, my family''s kid talks about it everyday for a few days." An aunt said regretfully.


    Qin Mian said apologetically: "This is the first time Tia and I grew fruit trees. That''s why we thought we could make more money by selling the cherries in the restaurant. Not next year, though. Next year we''ll keep only a portion to make cherry juice and cherry sauce and sell the rest. Auntie and the other uncles can buy them if you want. "


    The villagers were all very happy.


    "Alright, that''s a deal."


    Mrs Zhao was in the courtyard collecting her clothes, when she saw Qin Mian bringing in a basket of cherries, she did not bother to put away her clothes, but smiled instead and greeted him with a warm tone of voice. "Sister-in-law, you''ve come. It''s pretty heavy, isn''t it? "Let me mention it."


    This basket of cherries weighed at least eight or nine pounds. Qin Mian let her snatch the basket away.


    "Father, Mother, sister-in-law is here!"


    Mrs Zhao shouted towards the house, she grabbed three or four cherries and put them all into her mouth, she then shouted unclearly: "Da Bao, Little Treasure! "Where did he die?"


    Qin Mian shook his head and walked into the hall.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du revealed a smile to Qin Mian when they saw the basket in Mrs Zhao''s hands.


    Lei Daqiang said: "Everyone, come in."


    "Eldest Sister-in-Law." Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao appeared one after another.


    Lei Xiangren ran over to Mrs Zhao''s side and grabbed a bunch of cherries before Madam Du could snatch the basket away. He greeted Qin Mian, "Eldest sister-in-law."


    Qin Mian nodded in silence.


    "Dad, I want to eat it!" Lei Dabao tiptoed and snatched the cherry from Lei Xiangren''s hands. His mucus flowed to his mouth and he didn''t even know it.


    Qin Mian quickly shifted his gaze, as if he remembered that Lei Dabao always looked like a slug.


    "Mom, Mom, I want to eat too." Lei Er Bao was still young, and couldn''t reach Lei Xiangren''s hands, so she could only grab onto Mrs Zhao''s clothes.


    Madam Wei revealed a fitting smile towards Qin Mian, "Old patriarch, thank you for remembering us."


    "Of course." Qin Mian said politely.


    "How sweet." Lei Daqiang nodded as he ate, and after a while he spat out a few fruit cores.


    Madam Du took out a few and put them on a plate. Everyone knew that she was leaving this for Lei Xiangzhi.


    "We can''t get much out of this family. It''s for everyone. I''ll go with you to pick more later. " Madam Du said as she ate.


    Qin Mian said: "Mother, all the cherries on the tree have been picked. All the cherries have been made into cherry juice and marmalade and sent to the restaurant for sale."


    Lei Daqiang frowned, "You ??"


    Qin Mian stood up, "Father, Mother, it''s getting late, I still need to go back and cook, and I will be leaving now."


    Madam Du snorted lightly, but did not say anything on behalf of Cherry Blossom.


    Not seeing the figures of Madam Qian and Lei Xinxin, she sneered and shot a cold glance at Lei Xiangyi, "Since Third Bro''s wife is not feeling well, let her rest for a while. Everyone come over to eat, we can''t keep this for long. "


    Lei Xiangren bit a cherry on his lips as he gloated while looking at Lei Xiangyi.


    Lei Xiangyi maintained a straight face and did not say a word. Ever since he mentioned the branch family last time, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang''s attitude towards him had become much colder, and they became even more displeased with him. But he did not regret it. This family had to be divided up.


    Halfway there, Qin Mian suddenly remembered that he did not see Madam Qian or Lei Xinxin today. It made him a little suspicious, but he did not think too much about it. ~ I wonder where Lei Tia is now. This was the first time they had parted ways ever since they had officially become friends. Although he knew that nothing bad would happen to Lei Tia with his abilities, he was still worried.


    Lei Tia who was already hundreds of kilometers away now passed through a patch of forest. At the edge of the forest, beside the road, there was a four-cornered ancient pavilion, and not far away was a weir pond.


    The four corners of the pavilion were surrounded by long wooden chairs, and in the middle was a shabby stone table and four stone stools. The pavilion was rather old, and a finger long crack had appeared on the stone table. A long wooden chair had been missing a corner.


    Because he wanted to go early and come back quickly, Lei Tia had always been on the way, and did not care about missing a place to stay. Looking up at the sunset in the west sky, he stopped his horse. He first took the horse to drink some water, then tied it to a tree and walked into the ancient pavilion.


    Glancing at his new clothes, he couldn''t help but reach out to touch them. It was made for him by his wife with a manual sewing machine. His upper body was dressed in a long white tunic that would cover his buttocks. His sleeves were loose and taut, cool and comfortable. His small feet, which were matched by trousers of the same color, made him appear even more slender. The clothes were made of ordinary cotton cloth, and the boots on the feet were also made of black cloth, but they fit very well. His wife had said that he couldn''t wear anything good when he was out so that he wouldn''t be targeted by robbers and thieves. Although he wouldn''t be afraid of a scumbag, it was better to avoid trouble.


    This was the first time he had worn a white coat. He had thought that he would not get used to it, but he really liked it.


    His hand reached to his neck again. There was a black rope around his neck, and on the rope hung a white jade jade like Yu Guanyin. This was also bought for him by his wife.


    With a somewhat hungry stomach, Lei Tia walked towards the black horse that was leisurely eating the grass and removed the saddlebag from its back. "Inside the bag was a bamboo cup the size of a calf, two relatively small bamboo cups, a water bag, a small net bag containing six peaches, and a wine gourd, all placed on a stone chair.


    Sitting on the stone chair, he opened the big bamboo cup and poured out a round cake that was as thick as his palm. He took a bite and could clearly see several layers of fragrant minced meat inside. He chewed on it leisurely. After finishing a biscuit, he opened one of the smaller bamboo cups and took a sip of the thick soup. The scene of Qin Mian packing his luggage surfaced in his mind.


    Could his wife be in space?


    "Da Da Da..." The sound of horses galloping could be heard in the distance. The three fast horses, loaded with bulging saddlebags, drew closer and closer.


    The leader of the horses, a young man in his early twenties who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, shouted to the people on the other two horses: "Big Brother, Second Brother, I know that there is a four-cornered pavilion ahead of us. Let''s spend the night there tonight!"


    The rough faced man following closely behind shouted loudly. He snapped his whip and shouted, "Alright!" "Giddap ~ ~ ~"


    The last one was also very young, about 25 or 26 years old. His hair was extremely long, and he only had a hair band tied to his head. He narrowed his eyes and said, "There seems to be someone over there."


    "What''s there to be afraid of?" The young man said indifferently as he urged his horse forward. "That pavilion is not his."


    In a short time, the three horses had reached the quadrangle.


    "Whooosh."


    Lei Tia was currently eating his second piece of cake, and did not even bat an eyelid.


    Seeing Lei Tia''s cold and silent expression, the three of them did not immediately enter.


    The rough faced man looked at the big red peach on the bench, the scallion soup floating in a small bamboo cup, and the meat pancake that had been bitten by the man in white. He couldn''t help but swallow his saliva and say to the long-haired man in a low voice, "Second brother, we''re both outsiders, look at their rations. How about we buy some from him? "


    "Pull it down." The long-haired man felt helpless and lowered his voice, "Big brother, look at his clothes. Although they are made of cotton, they are well-cut, novel, and finely stitched. The jade on his neck is Guanyin with white jade on it. His peach might have come from the south. It was very expensive. I think this person is either rich or noble, it''s better not to provoke him. "


    The youngest of them also went over and whispered in their ear with a look of doubt, "You are either rich or noble? It can''t be? Are these really cups made from bamboo tubes by the rich? "


    Lei Tia''s gaze landed on the bamboo cup. The bamboo cup was indeed not worth much, but his wife had said that bamboo utensils had the effects of relieving thirst, clearing the lung and removing phlegm, and diuresis. Bamboo utensils were often used for good health.


    "What do you know, kid?" The long-haired man slapped his head, "Bamboo has a medicinal effect, it''s good for the body." "This is called ''low-key and particular'', do you understand?"


    The brown-faced man rubbed his belly in disappointment, "Forget it." "I''m hungry too. Ol ''Three, hurry up and take out the rations."


    The three of them tied up their horses and entered the pavilion, sitting on the stone chair opposite Lei Tia.


    The young man took a small cloth bag from his saddlebag and took out some dry scones, one for each of them.


    The three of them looked at the meat pie and the bamboo soup in Lei Tia''s hands uncontrollably. It was too fragrant!


    Lei Tia finished the last bite of the biscuit and finished the soup in one gulp. Except for the unopened little bamboo cup, he kept everything else in his saddlebag. Then, he took out a rolled bean cake from the small bamboo cup, walked to the black horse, and fed it.


    The corners of the young man''s mouth twitched as he moved closer to the long-haired man''s ear. "Second Brother, I finally understand what it means to be low-key!" Their horses eat more sweet bean cakes than ours. "


    The long-haired man laughed: "Eat it." "Don''t mind it so much when you''re outside. Big brother will treat you to delicious food when we get to the place."


    The rough faced man nodded, "That is necessary."


    When Lei Tia finished feeding the bean cake and turned around, the three of them noticed the scar on the other side of his face. They looked away stiffly and felt lucky that they didn''t offend him just now. A man with such a long scar on his face must have had some dangerous experiences.


    Lei Tia wiped his hands clean and walked around the pavilion. His wife had said that he would live to 99 after di


    er.


    The three of them watched as Lei Tia walked around the pavilion, their nerves stretched tight. What was he doing? Was he considering which direction he was going to attack them from?


    When Lei Tia took the second lap, they still did not look in their direction. The three of them suddenly realized that he was probably just taking a walk.


    After walking for about half an hour, Lei Tia returned to the Four Corner Pavilion, sat down on the stone chair he was sitting on previously, and closed his eyes to rest. His wife had said that he would go to bed early and get up early. His body was extremely good.

 Chapter 93 The Three He Brothers

    Qin Mian made two plates of delicious noodles with prawns, broken peanuts and a handful of vegetables and stuck it in the door. He then carried the noodles and entered the space in high spirits, disappointed to find that Lei Tia was not there. After waiting for a while, he still did not appear. Qin Mian could only eat the two bowls of noodles, pour some water over the Pink Ball and leave the space.


    In a corner pavilion hundreds of miles away, four people, two groups, one on each side. Lei Tia lied on the bench and rested with his eyes closed, not moving at all. The rough faced man, the long-haired man, and the young man were afraid that they would disturb his sleep, so they ate the cake in silence.


    Outside the pavilion, four horses were quietly nibbling on the tender green grass, wagging their tails from time to time.


    After the sun had set, the western sky was now covered in a layer of dim yellow light, bringing with it a heavy shadow.


    "Da Da Da Da"


    Another sound of hooves could be heard, fast and fast.


    The long-haired man frowned slightly as he reminded the rough faced man and the young man in a low voice, "There''s quite a number of people, so wake up." Going out on a journey could result in all sorts of dangers. For people like them, who often walked outside, maintaining vigilance was extremely important at all times.


    The young man stood up and walked forward two steps before curiously looking into the distance.


    "Giddy up! Giddy up!" The man''s voice was loud and resounding as he urged his horse forward. Dozens of fast horses approached in a few moments. The people on the horses were all tall and big. Apart from the leader, the rest of them all carried large sabers.


    The young man''s face changed as he saw the face of the man sitting on the horse. He threw the half-eaten sesame seed cake on the ground and rushed towards his horse. It''s from the Sacred Medicinal Hall! Brother, Second Brother, quickly go! "


    The brown-faced man and the long-haired man''s expressions changed as they dashed towards the horse without hesitation. However, before they could untie the reins, the men at once recognized them and quickly surrounded them, laughing mockingly.


    The middle-aged man on the horse looked down at the rough faced man and the long-haired man with disdain. He glanced at the youngster and said coldly, "Capture them all!"


    His followers ordered him to attack the big, grim-faced man and the long-haired man together.


    The young man was the first to get on his horse. He had already run several meters away, and the other two followers were chasing after him on their horses.


    The rough faced man and the long-haired man retaliated without fear. Their moves were not bad, but they were outnumbered, and they were being pushed back bit by bit.


    Seeing that his big brother and Second Brother were trapped, the young lad roared and spurred his horse to ride back to join the battle.


    "Ol ''Three, are you stupid? What are you doing back here? " The longhaired man glared at him angrily.


    The young man was hit in the chest before he could say anything, so the rough faced man hurried over to help him.


    Unfortunately, it was difficult for two fists to fight against four hands. The three brothers could only passively take a beating.


    "Master, there''s another one sleeping over there." A small fry saw Lei Tia and reported.


    The rough faced man quickly said, "Ma Renjie, don''t act recklessly! That person is not with us! "


    Lei Tia opened his eyes and looked at the spider crawling on the roof of the Four Corner Pavilion.


    The middle-aged man who didn''t get off the horse sneered and disdainfully said: "Let''s beat him up together!"


    The two small fry laughed sinisterly as they rushed towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia lay still, he suddenly raised his left leg and swept it across.


    The two lackeys shrieked miserably as they flew out of the pavilion and landed heavily on the ground. One of them rolled twice and stopped right in front of the black horse.


    The tender grass in front of him was pressed down. The dark horse lowered its head and looked at the small fry. It then exhaled a breath of air and raised its left front leg to kick.


    The poor little minion emitted a mournful cry and flew out again, lying on the ground and unable to move.


    The black horse swung its tail as if nothing had happened and continued to graze.


    The young lad looked at Lei Tia with admiration. People have their own personality! Horses also have their own personality!


    Ma Renjie''s face darkened and shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Everyone forward! "


    Immediately, half of the small fry rushed towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia sat up, but his butt did not leave the chair, as he threw out two punches. The four lackeys were all lying on the ground, looking like they were piled up on top of each other. Two cu


    ing followers crept up behind him.


    Lei Tia looked like he had grown eyes on the back of his head, he reached behind him and caught the two fists in time, twisting them casually.


    Ah!


    The mournful scream made those who heard it tremble in fear.


    The remaining three lackeys got into attacking positions, vigilantly staring at Lei Tia, but did not dare to move forward.


    Ma Renjie''s face darkened. He knew that he had met a tough opponent today. He did not dare to attack Lei Tia with an egg. He could only glare at Lei Tia hatefully, gritting his teeth, "Retreat ?? ??"


    As if granted amnesty, the small fry quickly climbed onto their horses and fled. The clattering of the horses'' hooves could be heard in the distance.


    The rough faced man and the other two sighed a breath of relief, exchanged a look, then walked into the Four Corner Pavilion and bowed to Lei Tia.


    "Brother, thank you for saving us!" The rough faced man cupped his fists and said, "I am from the Three Prefectures of He."


    The long-haired man also clasped his hands and said, "I am He Sihai."


    "My name is He Wu Hu." Young people were very lively.


    The rough faced man asked: "May I ask what your name is?"


    "Lei Tia." Lei Tia said.


    "So it''s Brother Lei. Nice to meet you." The three prefectures solemnly said, "That person has irreconcilable enmity with us. If brother Lei wasn''t here today, the three of us would have died without a doubt. If we have the chance in the future, we will definitely repay you for your kindness! "


    Four Seas and Five Lakes said in unison, "Please accept our homage!"


    Lei Tia said calmly: "No need. "It''s just a small matter."


    He got up and went into the woods.


    "Ugh ??" This... Brother Lei is angry? " The three prefectures and the five lakes looked towards the four seas at the same time.


    Four Seas casually said, "It''s convenient for you to go."


    The three prefectures were speechless.


    Wu Hu pulled at the four seas, his gaze could not move away from the dark horse, "Second Brother, Second Brother, what do you think about that horse? "That Ma is smart. I just saw him dealing with Ma Renjie''s subordinates."


    Four Seas gave the dark horse a perfunctory glance and said bluntly, "No. "It''s just an ordinary horse."


    Wu Hu knew that the so called "ground horse" was a normal horse, whether in terms of hair color, size, speed or bloodline. It was the most ordinary kind of horse.


    "It can''t be?" He did not believe it, "Second Brother, take a look. Look at its body, aura and especially its fur. It is extremely beautiful, as if it was wrapped in black silk. How could it possibly be an ordinary horse? "


    I, very, very, very, very certain!" Four Seas stroked his chin, looking at the black horse carefully. "It''s just that it looks like a famous horse because it was raised well by its owner.


    The three prefectures let out a helpless sigh, "I say, the two of you don''t feel any pain?" Do you want me to apply the medicine? "


    "Yes." Only then did Wu Hu feel pain all over his body and quickly rushed over to grab the ointment in his hand.


    "Second Brother, Brother Lei saved our lives. How do you think we should repay Brother Ley? " The three provinces asked.


    Four Seas shook his head. "We have to wait for an opportunity."


    Lei Tia entered the forest, walked very far, and quietly entered the space. Looking left and right, he didn''t see Qin Mian. Noticing that the soil on the flower bed was wet, he knew that he had missed it. He scooped up a ladle of water and watered the Pink Ball before leaving the space.


    The He brothers watched as Lei Tia approached. Just as they were about to say something, Lei Tia laid down on the bench and closed his eyes.


    The three brothers had to shut up and decide to wait until he woke up.


    The night passed in silence.


    Lei Tia opened his eyes as the morning sun rose. He then jumped on his horse and continued his journey.


    The He brothers were still sleeping.


    As the sun rose higher, the long-haired man was the first to open his eyes. He discovered that the man and horse had already disappeared. He quickly woke the three prefectures and the five lakes up.


    "Big brother, third brother, quickly get up." Brother Lei has left! "


    "What?" Three Prefectures jumped up, looked around in disappointment, "How come they just left?" This... We don''t even know who he is. "


    Wu Hu scratched his head in regret, "If I had known, I wouldn''t have slept."


    "Forget it." Four Seas stretched, "If fate wills it, we will meet again."


    "..."


    Lei Tia sprinted the entire way, and before the city gates could close, he entered the Qingtian Mansion and stayed in the i


    he had stayed in the last time.


    There might be experts in martial arts within the tavern. If one felt that his aura had disappeared, they would definitely be suspicious. As a result, although Lei Tia had the chance to enter the dimensional realm, he did not enter it.


    After dawn, he bought fifty silvery-white meat patties and put them into his spatial storage. After eating breakfast, he headed towards the shop with the largest Qingtian Mansion, which was the toothpick shop. The four chefs of Shuangzhuan Restaurant had bought it from this tooth shop.


    The boss of the store was a very shrewd old man. He was still impressed by the silent young man with the scar on his face, so he invited him into the hall enthusiastically.


    "Young master, please have some tea." the boss asked, "Who do you want to buy this time? Esteemed customer came here once, so you should know that our Dental Hall is the place with the largest Qingtian Mansion, and we have almost every kind of people. If you are still unable to purchase something suitable from us, it would be even more impossible for you to buy it from a tooth bank in the Qingtian Mansion. "


    Lei Tia said concisely. "Call out all the twelve to fourteen years old, deathmatch, and healthy youths."


    "Alright, please wait a moment." The boss then instructed a shop assistant to treat Lei Tia to tea.


    After a while, the waiter brought over forty kids between the ages of twelve and fourteen. They lined up in a few rows: tall, short, fat, and thin. The teenagers looked at Lei Tia nervously, not knowing what this person wanted to do with them. But no matter what, they did not have the qualifications to refuse.


    "Are you satisfied?" The owner asked, "Esteemed guests can be assured that these children are in good health. If your esteemed guest doesn''t believe me, you can call a doctor."


    Lei Tia did not pay attention to him. His sharp eyes swept across the youths one by one, and asked indifferently: "As a servant, what is the most important thing?"


    The boss wisely stopped talking.


    The youngsters were all baffled. They looked at each other, but no one said anything. Some replied ''quick-witted'', some replied ''obedient'', some replied ''competent'', and some even replied ''loyal''.

 Chapter 94 Home

    Lei Tia left behind all those who answered "Loyalty", a total of fourteen people.


    "Bring the rest." The boss instructed the worker.


    Lei Tia stood up and said to the fourteen youths, "I''ll do a few movements, you guys follow me."


    He finished the first ten moves of a set of fist technique.


    The fourteen youngsters looked at each other. They didn''t understand what was going on. A cleanly tidied up youngster stood out first and neatly finished ten moves of his fist technique. Except for the fact that his movements were not standard, there were almost no mistakes. Only then did the rest of the people step forward to demonstrate.


    Lei Tia kept all nine of the nine people who had memorized his actions and indicated to the boss.


    The owner hurried over. "Nine of them, eight taels of silver each."


    Lei Tia nodded his head, and took out a note worth one hundred silver, and handed it over to him.


    "Many thanks to Young Master for your patronage." The boss took the banknotes and returned them to his pocket.


    Lei Tia took out a two liang spindle and threw it at him, "Buy two days'' worth of rations for ten people; hire two horse carriages."


    The boss said, "Rest assured Young Master, I will definitely prepare it well for you!"


    Lei Tia sat for a short while before the boss finished his business. The two carriages were strong, two-horse carriages, and both of them had good drivers.


    Lei Tia asked the nine new buyers to bring their stuff with them and get on their horses to lead the way as they left the city.


    It was almost time. The streets were bustling with activity, people coming and going. The air above the Qingtian Mansion was filled with the thick smell of medicinal herbs. By chance, Lei Tia heard the conversation of a few passersby. Only then did Lei Tia know that there was a large medicine auction in the Qingtian Mansion these few days, and those that were sold in the auction were all rare herbs. Medicinal herbs merchants from all over were famous. If they could buy precious herbs as a treasure, then it would be a good thing.


    Three Prefectures, Four Seas, and Five Lakes brothers led their horses and followed the stream of people, looking left and right, sighing endlessly about the prosperity of Qingtian Mansion.


    Lei Tia indifferently swept a glance at them and shook his reins, his black horse trotting far away.


    On a June day, the child''s face. Less than an hour after they set out, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and after a short while, heavy rain began to fall. The two coachmen sat on the shafts. Although there was a shelter above their heads, the rain still wet their clothes as the carriage sped on. They hurriedly took out their raincoats and put them on.


    Lei Tia took out a bamboo hat and rain cape from his backpack.


    "RUMBLE ~ ~" Xia Lei exploded above his head. The rain was heavier and heavier, and his vision was blurry.


    The wagon driver Old Zhao had pla


    ed to suggest for the employer to find a place to rest and wait for the rain to subside. Seeing that Lei Tia had no intention of stopping, he could only continue to drive the horse carriage, but at a much slower speed.


    Lei Tia turned his head and galloped back to the carriage, "Move as fast as you can. "I''ll pay you an extra five taels of silver."


    Old Zhao gritted his teeth and gave it his all. In any case, they often worked, and their bodies were sturdy, so it was not easy for them to get sick. This trip was worth seven taels of silver, which was a good deal.


    "Sure, don''t worry, young master!"


    Lei Tia told the other driver the same thing. The two carriages did not slow down in the slightest as the four horses galloped forward.


    In the afternoon, the rain stopped. The group of people rested on the roadside for an hour before continuing on their way.


    In the afternoon of the second day, the convoy reached Zhaoyang County. It was unexpected that the Zhaoyang County was also raining, and was much bigger than when he was at the Qingtian Mansion. The roads were muddy and it was difficult to walk on.


    Lei Tia made everyone drink a cup of hot tea at the teahouse in the county before continuing their journey. The two coachmen looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Then, they quickly got on the carriage.


    Within the Leisurely Dwelling House, Qin Mian stood at the entrance of the hall. He held a fruit plate in his left hand, and a bamboo stick in his right hand was inserted into the space to eat nectarines. He looked in the direction of the door through the curtain of rain that hung from the eaves, a little unsettled in his mind. It was raining so heavily, could it be that Lei Tia was ru


    ing in the rain?


    A little white was squatting at his feet, his ears pricked up, his tail swinging from side to side, from side to side, as if he were bored.


    Qin Mian accidentally saw it, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He also squatted down and ridiculed: "Little Bai, are you really a wolf?"


    Whitey raised his head and opened his mouth. "Awoo ??


    Qin Mian, "..."


    After letting out a white howl, she turned her head to look at him.


    "Good, good, you are a wolf, a wolf." Qin Mian stood up helplessly, and casually ate the peach, and couldn''t help but look towards the door.


    Just then, a little white man suddenly stood up, turned his head to shout at him, and dashed into the rain, his tail wagging even more cheerfully than usual.


    Qin Mian''s heart immediately beat faster. Could it be that Lei Tia is back?


    He set the plate on the windowsill and followed.


    When they passed through the gate, Hui Jin and the Black Horse Armour Wang shouted their greetings to Qin Mian. However, they did not receive a response as they turned around and ran back into the house.


    "Where is Young Master going? Why don''t you take out an umbrella? " The Aunt Fu said worriedly, "Head, quickly take your umbrella and go."


    "Aunt Fu, I''ll go, my body is sturdy." Joy took the umbrella from Aunt Fu and ran out the door.


    Before Qin Mian could reach the entrance of the village, he saw a black horse riding through the heavy rain. Sitting on the black horse was the man he had been thinking about. The two carriages followed.


    "Squeak ??"


    When Lei Tia saw Qin Mian, he frowned and pounced on his horse. The dark horse galloped forward, and did not stop even when it arrived in front of Qin Mian. Lei Tia bent over and easily fished out Qin Mian, putting him in front of his body. His left hand took off the raincoat that he was wearing and wrapped Qin Mian, blaming him: "What did you run out for?"


    "Are you stupid? "You won''t wait for the rain to stop before you hurry on your way?"


    Both of them spoke up at almost the same time.


    Lei Tia held his tightly, using his lips to rub against his face, not saying a word, "Giddy--"


    Seeing a familiar black horse gallop over, Joy slowed down and smiled. So the eldest young master had returned. No wonder.


    "Happy, I''ll leave the people at the back to you." Qin Mian said.


    "Don''t worry Young Master!"


    The black horse came to a stop in front of the house.


    Dismounting from the horse, Qin Mian and Lei Tia reached out and pulled each other into the room at the same time.


    "Hurry up and change your clothes." Qin Mian said.


    He found Lei Tia''s clean clothes and threw it to him, then found his own. He took off his clothes that were dripping wet, and used a dry cloth to wipe the water on his body.


    Lei Tia''s Adam''s apple rolled a few times as he walked over and pulled his into his arms.


    "You ?? ah!"


    Qin Mian was quickly brought into the limelight, following his heart, hugging the man''s waist and responding passionately.


    Creaak." The door was pushed open.


    Qin Mian was shocked, and immediately pushed Lei Tia away.


    A little white came in from outside the door, shook his body, threw out countless drops of water, and looked curiously at the two masters with his brown eyes.


    Lei Tia looked at it, his eyes narrowing.


    Qin Mian held back his laughter and quickly dried the water on his body and put on dry clothes.


    "Get out." Lei Tia pointed to the door.


    He glanced at him for a moment, then turned and sauntered away. He didn''t know if he was doing it on purpose or not, but his buttocks hit the door and the door creaked again. He slowly moved back until he was close to the wall and didn''t move.


    "Hahaha ??" Qin Mian could not hold back his laughter. He sat on the brick bed and threw Lei Tia''s clothes on him.


    Lei Tia saw that he was already dressed neatly and put on his clothes gloomily.


    Qin Mian walked over, and comfortingly kissed him on the lips, "Did you eat properly all the way? What do you want to eat? I''ll do it. "


    "Eat the noodles."


    Qin Mian pulled him out, "Let me make you some noodles."


    When they reached the main hall, they saw Joy standing under the eaves.


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master."


    "Is everything ready?" Qin Mian asked.


    He said happily, "It has already been arranged. The servants'' room was the top and bottom bunk, and all nine of them lived together. I asked the Aunt Fu to cook their noodles. The two coachmen are still waiting. "


    Lei Tia took out 14 taels of silver from his bag for Yue Yang to celebrate.


    Listening to the rain, Qin Mian said, "It seems that the rain won''t stop for a while, and the sky is about to turn dark. Happy, if the two coachmen do not mind, stay with them for the night.


    "Young Master is really kind." Happy nodded in agreement, "The two coachmen are also worried about this matter. This little one will go and say it now. "


    Joy led the horse away and went to make the arrangements.


    Qin Mian made Lei Tia eat a peach as a cushion first. After frying two poached eggs, he took out four bags of instant noodles and boiled them in the wok. Instant noodles were easier to cook than noodles. He sliced a tomato and seasoned it with pasta. He added lean meat slices and a few cabbages.


    Lei Tia looked at the fragrant broth in a daze.


    Qin Mian sat down beside him and hurried him, "Aren''t you hungry? "Hurry up and eat."


    The rain was still falling, and the room felt slightly chilly. However, Lei Tia felt a boiling heat in his chest. He picked up the chopsticks and lowered his head to eat the noodles.


    Qin Mian brought the fruit plate on the windowsill and sat back down to eat it beside Lei Tia. His crossed legs trembled. After Lei Tia finished eating the noodles, he urged him to return to his room to rest.


    Lei Tia pulled him along to lie on the brick bed.


    Qin Mian was honestly carried by him. In the days after Lei Tia left, he didn''t sleep very well either. It was best to sleep in the rain, and sleep well.


    Lei Tia suddenly got off the brick bed and closed the door.


    Qin Mian found it fu


    y. Was he afraid that Little White would come ru


    ing in again?


    Lei Tia kissed the corner of his mouth that was curving upwards, "My wife, how has the situation been at home for the past few days?"


    "Everything is normal." Qin Mian turned and faced him, his right hand stroking his neck, as he yawned, "What about you?"


    "Very good." Lei Tia held his hand, and held him tightly, "Go to sleep."


    "I''ve been thinking about you these past few days." Qin Mian said honestly as he raised his head to rest it on the man''s shoulder. He then lifted his right leg and placed it on the man''s legs, "What about you?"


    Lei Tia''s body temperature had just started to rise again, "Mhm."


    "Hmm what?" Qin Mian deliberately asked.


    "Stop messing around." Lei Tia rubbed his waist and tilted his head to look at the wall.


    Qin Mian could only laugh. He no longer teased him and hugged his waist, closing her eyes. The familiar smell and comfort around him made him snore.


    Lei Tia turned his head, pressed a light kiss on his lips, closed his eyes, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.


    When the sound of rain suddenly stopped, Qin Mian abruptly woke up from his dream.


    "You''re awake?" The man''s magnetic voice rang in his ears.


    It was only then that Qin Mian remembered that Lei Tia had really returned. He nodded and looked outside the window. The rain had stopped. There was no sound from outside.


    "I''m hungry." Qin Mian lied on top of Lei Tia, "What about you?"


    "I''m also a bit hungry." Lei Tia''s waist slightly moved.


    Qin Mian''s ears were burning as he jumped up, "I''ll go ??"


    His mouth was sealed...


    The two of them rumpled the sheets until it took them a moment to straighten up and walk out of the room.


    Lei Tia, only wearing his pants and dragging his shoes, walked into the living room. Lifting his long arm, he used a fire piston to light up the four hanging candlesticks on the wall.


    "What do you want to make?" Qin Mian looked at his sturdy and strong arm with admiration. "I want to eat rice."


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "Then let''s cook the rice."


    "Fine, let''s make the rice." Qin Mian walked towards the kitchen, "I''m going to fry more instant noodles, it''s been a long time since I last ate them, I kind of miss that taste."


    Lei Tia''s footsteps paused, "Try to do it yourself in the future."


    Qin Mian was startled, and immediately laughed: "Good idea! I''ll give it a try when I have time, and maybe I can really make it. "


    "Yes." Lei Tia asked, "What do you want to eat? I''ll go pick it. "


    "Pick some purple eggplant, some peppers, and some cabbage."

 Chapter 95 Home

    When Lei Tia finished picking vegetables from the space, Qin Mian asked him about his experiences in the past few days while cooking. Lei Tia explained everything to them. Although he said it succinctly, Qin Mian knew that he was rushing back home as soon as possible. Hey, such a good man is his!


    He quickly cooked a stewed eggplant, a golden garlic chop, a piece of sweet and sour pork, a fried egg with instant noodles, and a small dish of fried cabbage with oil.


    "Aooo." A little unsatisfied and lonely, she rubbed against Qin Mian''s leg.


    Qin Mian smiled as he chopped off some of its bones.


    He slept too much in the afternoon and laid in bed at night, making Qin Mian unable to sleep. Lei Tia was also not sleepy at all. He hugged him from behind, his right palm moving randomly on his body.


    Qin Mian''s heart was agitated from the provocation, he desperately wanted to get closer to his, but when he realized he was still young and living his life a little too early, it was not good for his body. Ask him why he thinks he''s the one below? Look at Lei Tia''s height, look at his body, then look at his firm and tight muscles, could he beat him?


    His pajamas were opened by Lei Tia, and the burning hot breath coming in closer and closer finally stopped beside his ears. Then a hand brushed his hair away, and a hot kiss fell on the back of his neck, sucking hard.


    Qin Mian squinted his eyes, and could not help but let out a light snort, "Wu ??"


    As if encouraged, Lei Tia raised his left leg to lock his body, "My wife, I want you."


    Qin Mian only hesitated for two seconds before turning around and taking the initiative to hug him. Since you are willing, why should both sides suffer? As for his young age ?? once in a while it should not matter. X''s life was harmonious, and it was good for his physical and mental health.


    "Tia..."


    Lei Tia let out a low growl in the darkness, and pounced towards him like a wolf that had starved for a long time.


    "..."


    When Qin Mian woke up, his body felt as if it had been crushed by a stone. Thinking back to last night, that fellow seemed to have an inexhaustible amount of energy, he wished to immediately kick him. Fortunately he was clean, and it should have been Lei Tia who helped him clean it. The smell of chicken wafted in from outside. He rubbed his waist and slowly sat up.


    "Wifey."


    Qin Mian looked at the man standing at the doorway, then looked at his gentle eyes. Suddenly, he couldn''t say any words of blame, and the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.


    Lei Tia sat on the edge of the bed, hugging his back, "Wifey."


    He was not wearing any clothes on his body. Qin Mian patted his chest, leaned on his body, and made three arrangements. "From now on, you can at most use it three times a month!"


    To his surprise, Lei Tia nodded his head without hesitation. He looked at Lei Tia in surprise.


    "You''re still young." Lei Tia changed the topic, "I stewed a chicken, and brought a bowl over."


    Qin Mian smiled from between his brows and glanced at him, "You have to eat more lightly today."


    Lei Tia immediately stood up, "Lie down a little more, I''ll go make porridge."


    Qin Mian shook his head, "If you''re awake, then you don''t want to lie down."


    Lei Tia took out a set of clothes from the closet and handed it over to him. He lowered his head and kissed his lips, then walked out.


    Qin Mian put on some clothes, took a piece of Lei Tia''s shirt, and walked out of the room.


    Outside, the scorching sun had made the ground yellow. Judging from the dry state of the floor, it was probably afternoon.


    Qin Mian walked into the kitchen and threw the clothes at Lei Tia, "What are you doing naked? Afraid that others don''t know? "


    Lei Tia took the clothes and put them on, then shook his head, "The kitchen is a little hot."


    Qin Mian hugged his waist and said lazily: "It''s a bit hot today. "It''s fine now, but I''m afraid our room will be even hotter in the middle of the month, especially our room. It''s not ventilated at all."


    Lei Tia was afraid that he would regret it so he quickly reached out to hug his wife, "I''ve thought about it, let''s expand our house as soon as possible."


    "How?" Qin Mian had the same idea, but he didn''t have the time to think about it carefully.


    Lei Tia indicated for him to sit down, "I''ll cook porridge first, we''ll talk later."


    Qin Mian shook his head and released him, "I need to wash up first."


    After washing up and returning to the kitchen, Lei Tia had already finished cooking the porridge. It was rare for this fellow to know how to add some ingredients into the porridge, such as vegetables and minced meat.


    Lei Tia passed him a cup of water.


    Qin Mian took it and drank two gulps, then leaned on the stove, resuming his previous topic, "You just mentioned about expansion, how should we expand?"


    Lei Tia pulled him into the living room. The front and back doors of the hall were open, and it was cool and airy.


    "To the west, next to the west wall of the building, the same size as the current house. Divide a passage from our room. The new rooms are divided into two rooms, one for our room and one for the warehouse. "


    Qin Mian listened and nodded, "This is good. However, I want to make my new house a two-story building. Just as you said, there''s a passage through the room now. The first floor was separated by two rooms, a guest room and a warehouse. The door to the warehouse was outside, so he didn''t have to walk around the inside of the house. The entire second floor was occupied by a single bedroom, which shared a spacious and comfortable space with the study. The north and south windows were bigger, and there must have been two pairs in the summer. He also had a small terrace and could even have tea and view the scenery in his free time. In the winter, we can move back to the rooms on the first floor. "


    Lei Tia nodded, "I''ll listen to you."


    When Qin Mian finished his porridge, the two of them called for Yue Yang with their bells, telling him to bring Uncle Fu and the nine new people.


    After a night and an entire morning of rest, along with the introductions of Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, and Joy, the nine new people already had a rough understanding of the situation of Leisurely Dwelling House. Seeing Qin Mian and Lei Tia sitting at the stone table, the few of them respectfully bowed.


    "Greetings, Eldest Young Master and Young Master."


    Joy stood at the side with both of its hands folded. It looked at Lei Tia in confusion, then looked at him again. The First Young Master was as expressionless as usual. The Young Master was as gentle as usual, but he somehow felt that the atmosphere between the two masters was different. Even though their limbs did not touch, their eyes would occasionally collide with each other, showing an indescribable harmony.


    However, since the two masters had a good relationship, it was a good thing for them to be servants. The masters were in a good mood, and they did things easily. He didn''t think too much about it.


    "Please give them names." As he said this, Joy was somewhat curious. The master gave the servant a name. If the servant had a surname, it would usually be with the master''s surname. Although the two masters were husband and wife, they were, after all, men. Furthermore, Qin Mian had always been in charge of the family, so which young master''s surname would this new nine people follow?


    The nine youths said at the same time, "Master, please bestow your names upon us." Giving them names would help them integrate into their Leisurely Dwelling House as soon as possible.


    Qin Mian understood that giving a name was a way to let a servant start a new life as soon as possible, and to increase the servant''s mental strength towards the main house. Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu were husband and wife, and they were already old. Back then, he did not think of stripping them of their original names. But this time was different. These youths were still young, and were mostly inexperienced, with strong plasticity. In the future, they would be great helpers for him and Lei Tia. A name was necessary.


    Qin Mian also thought about the matter that he was happy to think about. After thinking for a while, he decided to use both his and Lei Tia''s surnames. As their family''s business grew bigger, the news of him and Lei Tia being husband and wife would definitely spread further and further. Rather than waiting for someone to make fun of them in the future, they might as well build up the momentum now. If a matter were to reach the point where everyone knew about it, there would be nothing worth mentioning.


    Qin Mian glanced at Lei Tia.


    Both of Lei Tia''s eyes looked at him with complete trust.


    He smiled lightly, sized up the nine youths one by one, and said, "You guys first line up according to age."


    After the nine people stood still, Qin Mian said, "From left to right, your names are Lei Qinzhong ??"


    Lei Tia picked up his wife''s hand and placed it on his leg, covering her with his big palm.


    He smiled happily. The two masters were very close.


    Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu were also smiling.


    "Lei Qin Gong, Lei Qinshun, Lei Qin Cheng, Lei Qin Xin." Qin Mian turned his head to look at Lei Tia, and said unhappily: "Don''t just sit there, help me think about something."


    Lei Tia looked at the remaining four people, "Lei Qin Hui, Lei Qin Jian, Lei Qin Li and Lei Qin Yuan."


    These names sounded very impressive, not like the names of the servants. The nine youths all revealed joyous expressions as they said in unison, "Thank you for the names of Eldest Young Master and Young Master!"


    Qin Mian lightly asked: "I believe you all should know the rules of Leisurely Dwelling House, right?"


    "Yes sir!"


    "Very good. As long as you do not violate the rules of Leisurely Dwelling House, I believe that we will get along well. " Qin Mian laughed, "We bought you all to nurture as our family. From today onwards, you will learn martial arts from the Eldest Young Master. If you perform well, you will have to take on more important responsibilities in the future. "


    "Yes sir!"


    The expression on his joyous face changed. Martial arts? He wanted to learn too.


    Qin Mian looked at him faintly, "Joy, from today onwards, you will train with them and serve as their leader for the time being."


    Delighted, Yue Yang knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, "Thank you, Young Master! This humble one will definitely not disappoint the trust of the two Masters! "


    "Get up." Qin Mian''s face revealed a satisfied look.


    Joy didn''t get up, and smilingly cupped his hands towards Lei Tia and him, "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, this lowly one dares to invite you two Masters to change my name. This little one also wants to have the surname ''Lei Qin'', and knows that you are from the two masters'' family the moment I hear you. "


    This flattery made Qin Mian feel very comfortable.


    Lei Tia looked at Joy with an appreciative gaze.


    Because of this glance, Joy almost jumped out of joy.


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then said: "You will be called Lei Qinle in the future. Tia, what do you think? "


    Lei Tia nodded.


    "Thank you, masters!" Lei Qinle beamed with joy.


    Qin Mian asked Lei Tia, "Shall we start today?"


    Lei Tia shook his head and instructed Lei Qinle, "Bring them to run around the academy walls first. After resting for half a moment, run a round. After ru


    ing, do farm work. "


    "Yes, this little one will take his leave." Lei Qinle was more spirited than before, he waved his hand, "Follow me."

 Chapter 96 Little House

    "This servant will take his leave." After Lei Qinzhong and the other nine bowed, they followed Lei Qinle and ran off into the distance.


    Lei Tia said to Qin Mian: "I''ll accompany you today."


    Qin Mian laughed, "Alright, I''ll accompany you too."


    Aunt Fu and Uncle Fu both lowered their heads, watching the scene unfold.


    "The coachmen are gone?" Qin Mian asked the Uncle Fu.


    Uncle Fu replied: "Yes. After leaving this morning, the two of them even had this one pass on their gratitude to the two young masters. "


    Lei Tia saw Qin Mian unconsciously support his waist, and said, "Uncle Fu, go and contact the building materials shop in the town for them to send some bricks and tiles over."


    Uncle Fu asked: "Yes. I wonder how much Big Young Master needs? "


    Lei Tia said: "Compared to my current residence and Young Master."


    "This little one knows what to do, I''ll go and do it now." Uncle Fu quickly left.


    "I forgot one thing." Qin Mian said to the Aunt Fu, "Aunt Fu, the new nine will receive the same treatment as you. You tell them. Also, if they lack any daily necessities, get them to report to the Uncle Fu to purchase together. "


    "Yes."


    "There''s nothing else. You can leave now."


    After Aunt Fu left, Qin Mian stood up awkwardly, "Tia, I want to go in and take a bath."


    "Together." Lei Tia said.


    A little white, as if hearing a sound, was lying on the ground in the corner, wagging its tail and ru


    ing over.


    Qin Mian brought it along with him.


    When they entered the courtyard, both he and Lei Tia were stu


    ed at the same time. Their gazes landed on the Pink Ball s in the flower beds. It seemed as if overnight, the Pink Ball had doubled in size from its head and the top of the roundish flower bud had finally split apart to form a tiered, tightly clustered flower petal tip.


    "I didn''t expect this flower to grow so fast. "Could it be that he has suddenly awakened?" Qin Mian laughed, walking over and extending his hand out for a caress. The flower bud was slightly bouncy, so touching it felt very comfortable. His hand suddenly stopped, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face. Was it just his imagination? He had a feeling that he could vaguely feel the joyful mood of the flower bud. Did she like his touch?


    "Why?" Lei Tia''s observation skills were sharp.


    The two of them did not notice that Xiao Bai was not ru


    ing around crazily as soon as they entered the space. Instead, they looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia in succession with a strange expression. Then, it wagged its tail and ran away.


    Qin Mian shook his head, he did not know how to answer and only replied: "Touch."


    Even though Lei Tia''s palm was covered with flower buds, they were still a little surprised.


    Qin Mian knew that he wasn''t mistaken just now. He held Lei Tia''s hands and let him stroke the flower bud a few times while smiling, "I''m sure that after this flower blooms, it will definitely be a strange flower! "Since it likes it, let''s touch it when we water it in the future."


    Although Lei Tia felt that stroking a flower was strange, he nodded his head and said, "Go and soak in it."


    The two of them no longer paid attention to the Pink Ball and walked towards the spirit spring.


    Lei Tia filled a bucket with Spirit Spring Water and used his Qi to heat it up. Qin Mian lied inside and sighed comfortably. Lei Tia rolled up his sleeves and massaged his waist.


    Qin Mian''s discomfort was cured by the Spirit Spring Water, and after soaking in it for a while, he regained his vigor.


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, Second Young Master''s wife is here. He said that he has an urgent matter."


    The two of them heard the Aunt Fu reporting at the entrance of the house and quickly left the space.


    Qin Mian opened the door and saw Madame Zhao holding a peach and nibbling on it. The corner of his mouth twitched.


    "Sister Second Brother, what''s the matter?" Qin Mian asked lightly. Seeing that Mrs Zhao''s face was not anxious at all, he knew that there was no disaster.


    Mrs Zhao smiled obsequiously at him. "Eldest Sister-in-law, it''s like this. I''m pregnant, so Father asked me to tell you guys. "


    "Oh?" Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. This was really a big matter of the old residence. Madam Wei had already been married to Lei Daqiang for more than half a year, and there was no news of her at all. A while ago, Madam Wei was still very anxious, but she didn''t think that there would be news about it. Heh, the liveliness of the old mansion can be filmed into a big movie, it can be called "Little House".


    "This is truly a joyous occasion." Qin Mian said, "Tia and I will be packing up, we will go over right away."


    "No rush, no rush. You guys take your time and pack." I''ll wait for you. " With that, Mrs Zhao squeezed into the living room.


    Qin Mian looked at Aunt Fu.


    Aunt Fu stuck out her firm chest and walked to Mrs Zhao''s side, standing still.


    "Sister Second Brother, wait a moment."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia entered the kitchen, Mrs Zhao stood up and wanted to look around.


    Aunt Fu strode forward a few steps, stood in front of her, and said with a smile: "Second Young Master''s wife, sit, you must be tired standing."


    Mrs Zhao harrumphed. Since the old master''s servants were called Lei Xiangren''s Second Young Master, logically speaking, they should call her Second Young Madam. The hateful thing was that they had always been Second Young Master''s wife, so it was really infuriating.


    She didn''t think that since the two masters of Leisurely Dwelling House and some other people in the Old Hall were not friendly to begin with, calling Lei Xiangren "Second Young Master" was already giving him a lot of face, so how could he call her Second Young Madam?


    Qin Mian had always been a nimble person, so he quickly picked up a few snacks from the snack bar and stored them in boxes. Lei Tia carried these.


    The two of them walked out together with Mrs Zhao.


    As they passed the peach tree at the end of the bridge, Mrs Zhao stood on her tiptoes and grabbed a large peach with one hand. With a tug, she plucked the two peaches off the bridge.


    Qin Mianxin was in a good mood, too lazy to bother about her.


    Walking out of the door, Qin Mian was surprised to see Madam Qian standing not far away.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law." Madam Qian was very polite to Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian nodded, "Third Sister-in-Law." Due to their relationship, and also because Madam Qian did not come looking for trouble with him and Lei Tia anymore, his impression of Madam Qian improved a little.


    Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian were behind Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Madam Qian gouged out Mrs Zhao unhappily. After all, it wasn''t good for men to speak of the matter of Madam Wei''s pregnancy. Lei Daqiang had originally wanted her to come to Leisurely Dwelling House to inform Lei Tia and Qin Mian. She was pla


    ing to take this opportunity to ask Qin Mian and Lei Tia to help out in the matter of the old residence''s branch family. Since Lei Xiangyi couldn''t open his mouth, she would do the same. She did not expect that Madam Qian would come here first and let her miss the chance. It was truly a


    oying.


    "Third Sister-in-Law, what happened to your eyes?" Mrs Zhao deliberately asked loudly.


    "It''s nothing!" Madam Qian took two quick steps, not wanting to talk to her.


    Qin Mian had already walked far away from Lei Tia, his footsteps light.


    Mrs Zhao nibbled on her peach as she sized up the two harmonious figures behind her. Why did she feel that these two were different from before? The two were closer than ever, their shoulders touching from time to time.


    Since she couldn''t figure it out, she decided to give up and chased after him.


    "Big brother and sister-in-law are truly capable. This peach is still so sweet even before it''s cooked. It will be even sweeter after it''s cooked. "Sister-in-law, when the time comes, can it be cheaper for our own family to buy it?"


    Qin Mian looked at her meaningfully. I have learned to be smart. I will not say that I took it for free, but I will ''buy'' it. Unfortunately, he still wouldn''t believe her.


    Without waiting for him to say anything, Madam Qian started speaking, "Second sister in law is also serious. In our village, who doesn''t know that all of the fruits that our Sister-in-Law has to provide to their restaurant this year, aren''t you trying to make things difficult for our Sister-in-Law? "


    Mrs Zhao rolled her eyes, after all, it was because of Lei Tia''s presence that she did not dare to pester him, "Hehe, didn''t I temporarily forget about it?"


    When they arrived at the old house, they heard Lei Daqiang''s hearty laughter before they even entered the door.


    Madam Wei caressed her abdomen that was not fully revealed yet, her lips curled into a smile, and from time to time she raised her head to look at Lei Daqiang, blushing.


    Qin Mian looked at her for a while and felt admiration for her in his heart.


    "Boss, boss''s wife, you''re here." Madam Wei stood up to welcome him.


    Lei Daqiang immediately supported her, "Be careful."


    "He hasn''t shown it yet! Old man, you must accompany your little sister every day, so that she won''t accidentally break into pieces. " Madam Du''s sharp voice came out from the door, her eyes staring straight at Madam Wei''s stomach, wanting to cut a hole in it.


    Thank you for sister''s concern." The Madam Wei subconsciously covered her stomach with her hands and smiled at the Madam Du in a friendly and friendly ma


    er. Even after marrying Lei Daqiang for half a year, she still hadn''t received any news, so it wasn''t that there was no fear in her heart. She was afraid that there was a problem with Lei Daqiang''s body, so it was too late for her to reproduce. Now her heart was finally at peace. Ever since Lei Xiangzhi had become a virgin, the Madam Du had always been arrogant and proud in front of him. Elder Lei Daqiang would definitely treat her like a different child. "From today onwards, Madam Du will no longer be so arrogant in front of her.


    The Madam Wei said to Lei Daqiang, "Hubby, now is the time to plant the seedlings. There are a lot of things that Hubby and big sister need to worry about in the family. How can I let my husband accompany me every day and let my sister tire alone? So, I think, should we buy a Maidservant? Firstly, I can take care of me. Secondly, my body is currently unable to help my sister out, and I feel very sorry for myself. When Maidservant has free time, she can even help her sister. It could be said that both are perfect. "


    Madam Du''s face changed drastically. His right hand was pinching her palm painfully, but she did not know it.


    "No way!" She immediately objected, "We are only from a small village, why would we need to buy a Maidservant? Let people laugh at you for no reason! "


    With regards to the elders, it was not appropriate for the Zhao Family, Madam Qian and Lei Xiangren to interrupt, so they did not make a sound.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia, even more so, would not interject and sit at the side as their backers.


    Lei Daqiang waved his hand nonchalantly. "What''s the joke? I even married my wife, why should I be afraid of others laughing at me buying the Maidservant? "


    The Madam Wei had money, it was not feasible to use the lack of money at home as an excuse to stop the Madam Wei. Madam Du held it in for a long time before saying, "I bought a place in Maidservant to stay."


    The Madam Wei laughed: "Don''t worry about this big sister, just let the Maidservant make a bed in the room. If it was hot today, she wouldn''t be afraid of catching a cold. As for later on, when we talk about it later, we will eventually find a solution. "


    "Then let''s do it." Seeing his wife so angry, Lei Daqiang didn''t feel it was right to be heartless so he comforted her, "Alright, this isn''t only for her, it''s for you too, isn''t it? Isn''t it better for our family to get along with each other than anything else? "


    Madam Du was completely speechless. She sat down with a cold face, and from the haze in her eyes, it could be seen that she was definitely not willing to give up just like that.


    Qin Mian watched a big show and was satisfied. He stood up and indicated for Lei Tia to give the food box to Lei Daqiang.


    "Father, mother, and mother, congratulations. This is a little kindness from Tia and I, I hope you don''t mind. "


    "Yes, you and boss are too kind." Lei Daqiang opened the box and took a look, revealing a smile, "Your mother has a body now, so her taste will be very strange. If she wants to eat the fruit in your orchard, you''ll have to ?? "


    The Madam Wei interrupted him with a smile, "Master, the business of the boss'' restaurant is more important. I''ve heard that people with bodies prefer sour or spicy ones. "


    Qin Mian laughed without saying a word.


    The Madam Wei threw him a gaze of goodwill. Whether it was Lei Xiangzhi, Lei Tia, or Qin Mian, they were all people she wanted to rope in.


    Qin Mian smiled, "Father, Mother, Mother, Mother, it''s getting late, Tia and I will be going back."


    The Madam Wei nodded, "Okay. Come often when you''re free. "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia left side by side. Madam Du didn''t even look at them.


    Walking out of the old dwelling, Qin Mian laughed, "Hehe ??"


    "Happy?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian raised his head and said, "Of course! I am happy to see the Madam Du being humiliated! " Lei Tia had been abused by the Madam Du more than an hour ago, but only last night did Qin Mian know how serious it was.


    Lei Tia held his hand, looked ahead, and said: "Wifey, I have you, that''s enough."


    "Yes." Qin Mian let out a light breath, calming his heart, "The situation in this old house is getting more and more complicated. It''s a pity that Third Brother, Fourth Younger Brother, Fifth Brother and Little Sister still have to continue to stay in this muddy water. "


    But then again, did the matter of the old residence''s branch family end like this?

 Chapter 97 Elder Sister-in-law Is Difficult

    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee carried their hoes and walked over from the fields with their sleeves rolled up, their faces full of sweat.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law."


    Qin Mian nodded his head, and casually asked: "Did you go to the fields?"


    "Yeah. He went to the garden to weed. I grew three acres of vegetables at home, and they all grew very well. " Lei Xiangyi''s face revealed a happy expression.


    Lei Xianglee was very calm. Without splitting up, earning money wasn''t his own.


    Qin Mian rubbed his chin. He had almost never seen Lei Xiangren go to the fields. He sympathized with Lei Xiangyi and the others, but after all, this was an old dwelling''s matter. He and Lei Tia had already separated, so he didn''t have any grounds to interfere.


    "When you have time, pick out some good vegetables and send to the restaurant. Tia and I will inform the restaurant in advance." he said kindly.


    "Sigh." Lei Xiangyi agreed. "Thank you. If you say too much, it will hurt your relationship. Just remember it in your heart."


    Just as Qin Mian and Lei Tia walked a few steps forward, Lei Xiangyi hesitated for a moment and quickly chased after them.


    Lei Xianglee paused for a moment, then walked over.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law."


    Qin Mian turned around and asked curiously: "Is there anything else?"


    Lei Xiangyi laughed bitterly, "Eldest sister-in-law, I won''t beat around the bush with you. Fourth Younger Brother and I both have our own branch family, but they did not agree to my father and mother''s suggestion a few times. "I know my elder sister-in-law has always been someone with an idea. I wonder if you could point us in the right direction?"


    Qin Mian frowned. Lei Xiangyi asking them for help was understandable, but he shouldn''t have brought it up midway. If it was seen by others and passed to Lei Daqiang and Madam Du, when Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee mention the branch families again, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang would definitely suspect him and Lei Tia. He did not want to draw back the attention of Madam Du and Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Xianglee was more alert. He looked left and right, and said to Lei Xiangyi with disapproval: "Second Brother, you are too presumptuous. If others saw us talking to our brother and sister-in-law for so long, we would bring them trouble." The brothers all understood what kind of people the Madam Du and Lei Daqiang were.


    Lei Xiangyi reacted, he was startled, and immediately apologized: "Sister-in-law, I was careless."


    Qin Mian looked left and right, making sure that there was no one else around, then shook his head, "Tomorrow morning, you guys will pick some vegetables and send it to the restaurant with us." Ah, it''s hard for my eldest sister-in-law.


    Lei Xiangyi secretly heaved a sigh of relief. By saying this, Qin Mian had agreed to give them advice. In the name of serving food, Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du had no reason to doubt anymore.


    "Thank you, sister-in-law." Lei Xianglee was overjoyed.


    In order to avoid being noticed, the four quickly separated.


    After returning home, Qin Mian excitedly gave Lei Tia some advice on training.


    "..."


    After dawn, Lei Tia brought Lei Qinle and the other nine house guards to begin their training. Uncle Fu and his family went to pick vegetables in the garden and prepared to transport them to the restaurant.


    Qin Mian simply made a few pancakes for breakfast, placed them in the pot and covered them with the lid. He took a little to the garden.


    Lei Tia was in a clearing by the side of the small forest. He let the future family generals tie two kilograms of sandbags around their wrists and ankles and run three laps around the clearing. Lei Qinle and the others were not used to having heavy objects tied to their bodies, but they gritted their teeth and persevered on. Their master''s willingness to teach them skills was their honor and also a rare opportunity. No one was willing to give it up.


    After ru


    ing a circle, Lei Tia performed a set of fist techniques. Lei Qinle and the others watched the scene seriously, making it a good opportunity for them to take a break.


    "I''ll teach you half today." Lei Tia said expressionlessly, and demonstrated the first half of his fist technique at a relatively slow speed.


    After he finished his demonstration, he said calmly, "Try them all."


    Lei Qinle and the other three repeated the fist techniques from their memories.


    Lei Tia realised that Lei Qinle and Lei Qin Hui had learnt the fastest as he nodded his head slightly. Lei Tia recalled that Lei Qin Hui was the youth who had performed the best when he was first bought, and could be groomed as the most important person.


    "Is there anyone who can read?" Lei Tia asked.


    Lei Qinzhong stood up, "Reporting to the young master, I can read."


    Lei Tia took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to him, "From now on, train according to these requirements. Lei Qinle will be in charge of supervising."


    Lei Qinle and Lei Qin replied respectfully, "Yes, Eldest Young Master!"


    "For today''s boxing techniques, Lei Qinle and Lei Qin Hui will be in charge of teaching the others. The day after tomorrow, in the morning. "


    Lei Qinle and Lei Qin Hui answered in unison, "Yes!"


    The fact that Lei Tia did not personally supervise them made them feel even more pressured.


    Qin Mian glanced at it from afar, but he did not go over and instead walked towards the garden.


    Lei Tia walked over with large strides, and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. Other than teaching him fist and palm techniques, he didn''t need to be present to train with the rest of his training. He couldn''t possibly spend all his time on training the general.


    Aunt Fu and Uncle Fu were squatting in the garden picking vegetables. Next to the vegetable patch were several large baskets filled with eggplants, tomatoes, cucumbers, leeks, and green peppers.


    Uncle Fu patted the mud off his hands and walked over, carefully avoiding the dishes on the ground, "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, you can pick a lot of vegetables. "However, if we''re just using one car, I''m afraid it won''t be enough."


    Qin Mian looked at the fresh and tender vegetables, and was very satisfied, "It''s fine. You go to the village and borrow a car. We''ll buy another car when we get to town. "


    "Yes, I will go now."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia walked back through the peach forest.


    Qin Mian chatted with him for a while, "It''s been a few days since I last went to a restaurant, I wonder how the business is." Although he was confident, he would still be worried if he did not see the situation in the restaurant with his own eyes.


    Lei Tia''s calm voice contained the power to calm him down, "It won''t be bad. "In the past month since the restaurant was opened, there have been two new dishes released every day, which will surely attract customers."


    Qin Mian regained his confidence, "Mn, I believe you!"


    He patted Lei Tia''s back, "I''m covered in sweat, hurry back to take a bath. We''ll go to town after breakfast. "


    After the two of them had breakfast, they arrived at the main entrance. Uncle Fu and the others had already loaded all the vegetables onto the carriage, and filled up the two carriages with more than ten baskets.


    Uncle Fu and Huai Le were driving an ox cart respectively, while Qin Mian and Lei Tia rode on it.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee had been waiting at the entrance of the village since a long time ago.


    "Eldest sister-in-law, take a look at our dishes first." Lei Xianglee took the initiative. Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law took good care of them, and they were extremely grateful. Naturally, they would not lie, and they carefully picked out the worm-eaten and rotten ones.


    "No need, I naturally believe in you." Qin Mian laughed.


    He indicated for Huai Le and Uncle Fu to drive the carriage ahead.


    Pleasure was a smart person, and Uncle Fu was not stupid. Seeing that they had something to say, he quickly drove the carriage a few steps, increasing the distance between them.


    "Eldest Sister-in-Law, I''ve troubled both you and Eldest Brother with what I said yesterday." Lei Xianglee cupped his hands and said.


    Qin Mian waved his hand, and did not beat around the bush, "Actually, the reason why you all want to split your families is mainly because of Second Brother, right?"


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee didn''t deny it.


    "Yes."


    Lei Xianglee explained: "We are naturally close with the Second Brother, but Second Brother and Second Sister-in-Law have often gone too far. Once or twice, as brothers, we can still tolerate it. But in the long run, they''re going to wear out the rest of our relationship, so we might as well take care of it as soon as possible. "


    Qin Mian said slowly: "You now have two choices. The first is to separate Second Brother from his room. "


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangyi were stu


    ed at the same time. In the past, they only thought of getting rid of Lei Xiangren, but didn''t think that they would still be able to separate him. It would be good if he could separate Lei Xiangren. However, with Lei Xiangren''s character, it would be very difficult.


    Lei Xianglee asked, "And the second?"


    Lei Xiangyi didn''t speak, he lowered his head and thought, somewhat moved. Actually, he did not want to be separated from Lei Xiangzhi. It would be fine if he could only be separated from the Second Brother s. It didn''t matter if and the Madam Qian would be able to benefit from it, but he still hoped that his child would benefit from Lei Xiangzhi''s glory. He would definitely have a son in the future. No matter if it was his son who walked the imperial examinations, or his daughter getting married, with such a powerful uncle around, they wouldn''t live a bad life.


    "The second way is for the two of you to split up." A mocking smile flashed past Qin Mian''s lips, his tone was calm, and he said, "I believe you all understand, there is no way Second Brother would agree to separate from Fifth Brother."


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee both had helpless expressions as they nodded at the same time. Lei Xiangren was stupid, but he was not stupid. On the contrary, he was a little clever, and couldn''t see that Lei Xiangzhi''s future was bright.


    "If I choose the first one, what should I do?" Lei Xiangyi asked.


    Qin Mian laughed, "The reason why Second Brother is so unbridled in this old house is because he is the only one among you brothers who has given birth to grandchildren, and two of them at that.


    Lei Xiangyi''s voice was a little muffled, "Yes. Mother really values Second Brother. " This was a tactful way of putting it. Out of Madam Du''s four sons, she liked Ol ''Five the most, followed by Ol'' Five.


    "So, as long as mother''s views on Second Brother can be changed ??" Qin Mian didn''t go into details, he simply couldn''t teach Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee personally. As for the details, they would have to depend on themselves.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee seemed to be deep in thought.


    Lei Tia didn''t say a word as he tilted his head to glance at Qin Mian. A daughter-in-law is really smart.


    Qin Mian continued: "Of course. You still have a powerful helper. "


    Lei Xianglee''s heart was moved, "Madam Wei."


    "That''s right." Lei Xiangyi was enlightened, and his spirits were lifted, "I''m afraid Madam Wei does not like Second Brother as much as we do. If we want to separate Second Brother, she would definitely be willing to help us. "


    Qin Mian didn''t care about their specific plans and only said what he could, "If you choose the second method, it will be more difficult. Mother actually knows Second Brother''s character very well. If the two of you were to split up, who would be able to do the work at home? "


    Lei Xiangyi stuttered: "Then, can I only choose one?"


    Lei Xianglee frowned, he wanted to go through with it alone even more. The days in the old house were too noisy. When he marries, his family will probably be even more "lively".


    "That''s not true ??"


    As Qin Mian said this, both Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee''s gaze flickered towards him.

 Chapter 98 Tree Kiss

    "If you can convince Father and Mother, after the division, you can give them quite a bit of filial piety every month ??" Qin Mian nodded.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee suddenly understood each other. Other than not wanting the branch family to leave, the other important reason why father and mother didn''t want the family to leave was because of money?


    Qin Mian reminded them, "Of course, the worst case scenario is that Father and Mother are not willing to part families no matter what. If so, you can start by fighting for financial independence. From then on, all the money you made was yours, but every month you would offer some filial piety to your parents. In other words, he would hand in the money according to a certain percentage every time he earned it. For example, if you earn a hundred gold from a single job, you can split it between your parents. "


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee were both capable and hardworking, if they worked alone, their monthly income would not be small. Think about it, if his third and fourth sons were to give some money to Madam Du and Lei Daqiang every month, and his second son, his lazy and lazy son, did not even have a single cent of filial piety, how could Madam Du and Lei Daqiang not be angry at him? Hehe. At that time, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang would definitely have very good expressions. Thinking about that exciting scene, Qin Mian could not help but laugh.


    "Wife, the sun is up." Lei Tia said at the right time.


    "Right. Let''s go." Qin Mian raised his whip and spurred his horse forward. He had said all that he could, the rest would depend on Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee to comprehend by himself.


    After ru


    ing far away, Lei Tia looked at his wife''s face, "Wifey, it''s been hard on you." How could he not know that his wife was helping his third brother and Fourth Younger Brother out of respect for him?


    Qin Mian spread his hands and let out a fake sigh of helplessness, but his lips still had a smile, "Sigh, who asked me to be a good person?!"


    Lei Tia smiled lightly.


    The two of them raised their whips together, their horses galloped like the wind, and the sound of their hooves was very light.


    Reaching the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, Qin Mian asked the Manager Sun to collect the vegetables Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee sent over according to the market price. This batch of vegetables cost a total of 165 gold coins. Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee very tacitly offered twenty gold each. Furthermore, they even prepared twenty coins for Lei Xiangren. This was something that Lei Xiangren had no choice about, as he knew that they were the ones who had saved money privately, and it was even Lei Xiangren who had brought it up first.


    After sending off Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi, Qin Mian said to the Manager Sun, "In the future, all dishes will be served in accordance to the rules." A few coins was a small matter, but breaking the rules was troublesome, and he couldn''t open this hole.


    Manager Sun cupped his hands: "Don''t worry, Young Master, I understand."


    Lei Tia said to Qin Mian: "Wifey, I''ll go see those guards."


    "Alright."


    Lei Tia was not good at managing business, he was in charge of the restaurant''s security and hygiene, and the rest of the stuff was under Qin Mian''s control.


    It was still early, and it wasn''t time for lunch yet. There were only a dozen or so customers in the hall.


    "How''s business recently?" Qin Mian, Manager Sun.


    Hearing him ask, Manager Sun smiled, "Although it is not as good as the opening days, it is still much better than last time. Almost every day, there are guests who come from far away, and have heard of our Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s name. Also, many travelling merchants who have passed through the Flowing Water Town are willing to stay at our place. The ordinary rooms were neat and tidy, quiet, inexpensive, and very popular. Young Master can see all the guests in the hall? It was a merchant caravan. They had checked in last night and ordered quite a few things for breakfast. Furthermore, they had asked the shop assistant to pack a lot of things. "There are also two other distinguished guests who have stayed in the luxurious suite for five consecutive days. Each meal requires a large table full of dishes."


    At this point, he paused, "I think these two are ??"


    Qin Mian waved his hand, "It''s fine, as long as they don''t use any despicable methods, we''ll treat them well. Our Shuangzhuan Restaurant is not like ordinary restaurants, under the condition that it does not harm our own interests, we have to act with a bit more magnanimity. "


    The Young Master was not that old, but seeing that the problem was this high, he was even more convinced. "Yes."


    After Qin Mian looked at the account book, he walked around the building as if he was returning, and waited for Lei Tia in the resting room.


    As he was drinking tea, Lei Tia pushed the door and entered.


    "Wifey."


    "How is it?" Qin Mian moved to the side.


    Lei Tia landed beside him, "The restaurant''s business is not bad, and there are a few guards."


    "Invite another four guards." Qin Mian would not be reluctant to spend money on such a small thing if he had to spend such a large amount of money to build a restaurant.


    "Mn, let Manager Sun do it."


    Qin Mian stood up, "It''s been a long time since we went to the restaurant, let''s go take a look."


    The tasty food restaurant had yet to open for business, and the interior was busy.


    Yue Dong was in the middle of settling the debts, and when he saw Qin Mian and Lei Tia, he immediately stood up and greeted them, "Greetings Big Boss, Little Boss."


    Qin Mian nodded his head and opened the account book.


    Lei Tia walked to the back of the kitchen to check on their hygiene.


    The accounts were as detailed and clear as ever. It could be seen that Yue Dong was still as serious when it came to handling matters. Qin Mian looked at Yue Dong with a praising gaze, "You did well. Our family''s business will get bigger and bigger in the future. You won''t always be the owner of a small restaurant. So, Yue Dong, you better not disappoint me and our big boss. "


    Yue Dong was overjoyed. With his hands clasped in front of him, he said in a serious tone, "Yue Dong will definitely not disappoint the trust and nurture of the two bosses."


    "Yes." Qin Mian continued to read the account book.


    When he closed the account book, Yue Dong said: "Little Boss, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. The barbecue, hot pot and barbecue business are not as good as it was in the cold weather. "Many customers only come over for a meal because they occasionally feel like it when they''re hungry."


    Qin Mian nodded, his face did not look worried at all, "I had expected such a situation. I was too busy a while ago, so I didn''t have the time to come here. You can release the news. After eating well, you can sell hot pot, spicy hot sauce, and barbecue for another five days. Then, you can sell more convenient food ?? ?? buns, pancakes, noodles, etc., allowing those who want to eat to hurry over if they have the chance. "


    Yue Dong hesitated: "According to what I know, there are a total of ten over steamed buns in the town."


    Qin Mian smiled, "Our family''s food is naturally different from others''. You just need to release the news, tomorrow I will get someone to send you something, you''ll know after you see it. "


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia with a questioning look.


    Lei Tia nodded. The hygiene of the shop was also over.


    Seeing that it was almost noon, the two ate lunch at Shuangzhuan Restaurant before returning. Uncle Fu and Lei Qinle also bought the daily necessities that Lei Qinzhong and the others needed.


    Hearing the hooves of the horses, the bent farmers in the paddy fields on both sides of the village glanced over at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, who were riding their horses at a leisurely pace. Some of them were envious while others were jealous.


    Zhou Erhao''s house, Tian Tian, was right next to the village entrance. He and his wife were planting rice plants in the village, watching Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s disappearing figures, feeling extremely complicated. At first, when the Leisurely Dwelling House had yet to be built, their family was only a few steps away from the Lei Tia Family. But now, the two families were separated by a wall, and had to walk around half a village before arriving at the Leisurely Dwelling House''s entrance. The two of them regretted their decision to not build a good relationship with their family earlier. With Lei Tia Family so rich, as long as they could get a bit of it through their fingers, it was enough for them to eat some meat!


    Along the way, Qin Mian felt that the gaze that fell on his back was like needles piercing him. He couldn''t help but to turn back and see the unwillingness in Zhou Erhao''s eyes.


    Zhao Si flung his hands out and went over to meet Qin Mian. He stared at him for a long while before looking away.


    Qin Mian frowned slightly.


    Lei Tia''s voice sounded beside his ears, "Don''t worry."


    Qin Mian nodded.


    There were some things that were out of the question.


    When Lei Qinle and Uncle Fu were not around, the Aunt Fu was in charge of guarding the door. Lei Qinzhong had only just arrived, and he was still young, so the Aunt Fu was still worried about letting them watch the door.


    Seeing that and the Uncle Fu had returned with the young master, the Aunt Fu was relieved and went to the riverside to wash.


    By the river, a few village ladies were washing their clothes while chatting.


    Zhou Cuihua saw the Aunt Fu with her sharp eyes and shouted passionately: "Aunt Fu is here, I have a seat."


    Aunt Fu smiled and walked over.


    "Aunt Fu came to wash clothes too?" The other village women also greeted him in a friendly ma


    er. Even though Aunt Fu was only a servant, they had a close relationship with Lei Tia Family, so they did not dare offend her.


    The women had always had many topics to talk about. They talked and laughed, and it was very lively.


    After a while, Faang Hongliu said crisply, "That''s right, Aunt Fu, I heard that the third brother of the Lei Clan sent a lot of vegetables to the town today.


    Aunt Fu shook her head, "I am not clear about other people''s matters."


    "How can I not know?" Zhou Cuihua laughed and said, "This morning, many people saw three large carriages carrying fresh vegetables out of the village."


    "That''s right," the other woman said. "Second Uncle Lei''s third brother and Lao Si were picking vegetables in the garden early in the morning."


    Aunt Fu only lowered her head to wash her clothes and did not speak.


    Faang Hongliu was helpless. Lei Qinle talked a lot, but he could still fool people with his seven twists and turns. Uncle Fu also did not hold back. Why were all the servants of Lei Tia Family so hard to deal with?


    She could only say it straightforwardly, "Shuangzhuan Restaurant consumes quite a lot of vegetables every day, right? Our family''s food is also very delicious, do you accept it? "


    "Sister is really making things difficult for me." The Aunt Fu said apologetically, "Young masters, what are you trying to do? If you want to know, then go ask the two young masters. "


    "I ??" Faang Hongliu was speechless. She didn''t even dare to take an extra look at Lei Tia; he was young, but he had an idea. She didn''t dare to provoke any of them.


    Qin Mian was extremely thirsty, after entering the gate, he immediately rode his horse towards his house.


    "Return the car. There''s a bag of snacks in the car. Bring it over." Lei Tia instructed Uncle Fu. After spending so much time with his wife, he had also learned the experience of exchanging favors. Only in this way would he be able to help his wife share her worries.


    "Yes."


    "Don''t let Young Master worry about the newly arrived teachings that should be taught."


    "Yes." Uncle Fu said, "Young Master, I was thinking of this. When they are not training, arrange for them to take turns weeding, picking vegetables, carrying water, chopping firewood, felling cattle, and so on. No matter what, we have to make them familiar with all the jobs we do at home."


    "It''s up to you." Lei Tia said, "From now on, you are the butler of Leisurely Dwelling House."


    "Yes sir!" Uncle Fu was a little excited, "This little one will not disappoint you two young masters!"


    Lei Tia also rode on his horse and left.


    Qin Mian drank some cool well water and looked outside the fence, then waved at Lei Tia, "Where are you going? "Why are you so slow?"


    The horse stopped outside the fence, and Lei Tia directly jumped from the horse to him.


    Qin Mian put down the cup and wrapped his arms around his neck, looking at him with a smile, "Fly again?"


    Lei Tia lowered her head and pecked at his lips, "Lift your leg."


    Qin Mian immediately raised her legs and wrapped them around his waist.


    Lei Tia activated his cultivation, and both of them flew up at the same time.


    "Hahaha ??" Qin Mian laughed happily. Even flying in a plane would not be as satisfying as flying in a plane!


    Lei Tia landed on the maple tree, jumped again, and landed on the higher ginkgo tree.


    Qin Mian curiously looked down, changing his height to look at his Leisurely Dwelling House, it was more three-dimensional, more vivid, his heart more open-minded, it made people want to laugh out loud.


    He turned his head to look at Lei Tia, and saw that Lei Tia''s gaze was fixated on him, filled with deep emotion.


    He curled the corner of his mouth, took a bite on the man''s lip, licked it soothingly, and stuck his tongue boldly into the man''s mouth, inviting him to do so.


    Lei Tia turned around and pressed him onto the tree trunk, giving him a deep kiss.


    Lei Qinle came over and led his horse over, and said loudly while standing outside the fence: "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, I''m here to ask if there are any vegetables?"


    When he didn''t hear her reply, he scratched his head, "I''m not here."


    A green leaf fell from the tree onto his shoulder. He patted it and led the horse away.

 Chapter 99 First Rich Then Rich

    After careful consideration, Qin Mian decided on the different types of food that would be sold after the fragrant food was stopped selling such as noodles, dumplings, buns, meat buns, barbecued wheat, rice cake and one soup per day. Noodle is a unique color noodles. It wasn''t difficult to make colored noodles. For example, green noodles could be squeezed out from green vegetables and then mixed into flour. The noodles could be mixed into dough for a moment before being pressed out by the noodle machine. There are also yellow noodles made from pumpkin, purple noodles made from purple amaca and even juice that can be added appropriately... Not only is it rich in nutrition, but it also has a wonderful taste and gives the customers a wonderful visual enjoyment. Especially popular with children. Dumplings and buns are mainly about filling; meat buns, barbecued wheat and rice cakes are not available in the world. As for the soup, it was the seasoning. Eating meat buns, barbecue and rice cake felt dry mouth, buy a bowl of soup, can also eat very enjoyable. With these few special dishes as a signboard, the restaurant''s business would not be bad.


    After writing the details down, Qin Mian asked Lei Qinle to send them to the town for Yue Dong.


    It was now the begi


    ing of June. Rice had already been planted in the families that raised their seedlings early; those that raised their seedlings late were still stepping on the mud in the fields.


    After buying all the wood and bricks needed for the building of the house, Qin Mian asked the Steward Fu to ask the villagers who were very busy with farming to help him build the house. The villagers were all very happy. After getting along with each other for so long, they knew that Qin Mian and Lei Tia were generous and helped their families with their work.


    Since they were going to create a passage in the first floor''s room and the room was going to start soon, Qin Mian and Lei Tia moved to the living room to stay for the time being. This was for outsiders to see. At night, the two of them would rest in the space. The modern double bed in the space was more comfortable than the kang outside.


    Looking at the workers in the distance who were doing their work enthusiastically, Steward Fu told Lei Qinzhong and the others in detail, "During this period of time, Tian Curie has been in and out of the city. You have to watch them carefully, don''t let them harm the things in the garden."


    Lei Qinzhong was the boss of the nine family generals, and the most calm one as well. "Don''t worry Steward Fu, we will definitely watch over them secretly."


    On the other side, Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di, Fang Wu, Jiang Da and the rest were building walls and chatting at the same time. This was the first time they had entered since the walls of the Tian Residence were built. Their words were full of admiration and envy, and their hearts were filled with pride. This was not the first time they worked for Lei Tia Family, what did this mean? This meant that, out of all the villagers, Qin Mian and Lei Tia valued them the most. As long as he got along well with them, he would definitely be able to shine with them in the future.


    Elder Faang led Qin Mian and Lei Tia to check the peaches in the peach forest. The weather had been good recently, and the pink color on the peach had increased.


    Lei Qinshun followed along as he listened to the summons.


    The Elder Faang chuckled as he said with certainty, "Tia, Tia''s wife, there''s no mistake. We''ll be able to pick the peach in four or five days." Ever since he started working in the forest, his spirit had been getting better and better. Occasionally, he would even get some fruits from the main house. Old men his age in the village were envious of him.


    "Then we have to prepare the basket and ladder in advance." Qin Mian said to Lei Tia.


    Lei Qinshun said: "I will pass this message to Steward Fu later." There were only six cherry trees, and when they first harvested cherries, they had only made six temporarily made human-shaped ladders. There was clearly not enough for now, so he had to go to town and order some in advance. There were plenty of fruit trees in the garden, and there was always the word ladder.


    After finishing his business, Elder Faang muttered to himself for a moment, then looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, "There''s one more thing, many people asked me to inquire about it. This old man will help them ask around. "


    Qin Mian laughed, and indicated for Elder Faang to walk towards the shade of the tree, so as to not get hit by the hot air, "Does Elder Faang want to ask about vegetables?"


    "Haha," Elder Faang said, "I already said that Tia''s wife is clever. Tia, Tia''s wife, don''t blame your fellow villagers for having such thoughts. They''re both people who have been poor for most of their lives, it''s only natural for them to want to find ways to earn more money. "


    Lei Tia nodded lightly.


    Qin Mian replied: "Elder Faang, don''t worry, we understand. It''s just that you''ve crossed more bridges than we have. You''re an experienced elder. You should be able to guess the situation with your Shuangzhuan Restaurant. It was an indisputable fact that the local guest base was limited, as the current Shuangzhuan Restaurant did not require that much vegetables. You also know that we grow a lot of vegetables. "


    The Elder Faang nodded, "It''s like that. You can rest assured that I will tell them and they will understand. You guys stay busy, I''ll go take a look. "


    Qin Mian stood in the shade of a tree, and his brows knitted slightly.


    Lei Tia raised his head, and rubbed his forehead with his thumb, "Worried?"


    Lei Qinshun sensibly lagged behind.


    Qin Mian held Lei Tia''s other hand and played around with it, explaining in detail, "Tia, other than having a good meal in the restaurant, there is only Shuangzhuan Restaurant in our house. If we were to create another profitable business, the unbalance in the villagers'' hearts will definitely become stronger. There must be people who would think that way. We''re all from the same village, and we were all farming before, so why are we so rich now? Why are they so poor? Those with ill intentions might even secretly cause trouble. We don''t expect to be close to all the villagers, but at least we have to live in peace with them. Therefore, I had already pla


    ed to give the other villagers a chance to get rich once we had a firm foothold in our own village. That way, they won''t have the heart to be jealous of us. It''s just that this isn''t the best time for us. But some of the villagers seem to be losing their patience. "


    Lei Tia said: "Start from Precinct Head."


    Ye Zichen''s words woke the man from his dreams. Because there were too many things to do during this period of time, Qin Mian had indeed neglected Precinct Head''s place. He rubbed his chin in thought.


    Lei Tia hinted: "Lei Zheng''s two sons are both not bad."


    Qin Mian suddenly laughed and looked left and right, and then fiercely kissed his lips. "I''ve got an idea! Let''s support the Precinct Head family, the Brother Zhang family, and Wu Di family to become rich, and let their three families stand side by side with our family. Firstly, it would allow them to distract the villagers from focusing on us. Secondly, it would also help us to be rich in the future. What do you think? "


    "Four Feet Cauldron, good." Lei Tia nodded his head and frowned, "It''s just that it''ll be very difficult for you to think of an idea to make money for the other three families."


    Qin Mian''s eyes shone with a confident light, "Don''t forget where I came from, this shouldn''t be a problem. We know what the situation is between the Brother Zhang and Wu Di''s family. I indeed do not know much about the Precinct Head family. "


    "Lei Qinshun." Lei Tia called Lei Qinshun over.


    "Eldest Young Master, what orders do you have?"


    Qin Mian said: "Quickly investigate the situation with the Precinct Head. If you don''t know what to do, you can ask Uncle Fu. "


    "Yes." Thank you, Young Master, for your guidance. "


    "Go."


    Qin Mian put down one thing in his mind, and his mood improved a lot as he pulled Lei Tia towards the flower garden, "I wonder what''s going on at this old house right now. If third brother and Fourth Younger Brother have already split up, we will definitely support them first. "What a pity."


    Lei Tia saw that Lei Qinle and Lei Qin Xin had brought the bull back and had just entered the door.


    "Ask Lei Qinle."


    "That''s right, that kid knows how to ask around." Qin Mian also saw Lei Qinle, who did not know what to say to Lei Qin Xin, and laughed loudly. He beckoned.


    Seeing this, Lei Qinle passed the rope over to Lei Qin Xin and quickly ran over.


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master!"


    "What''s going on over there?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Qinle said softly: "This little one is about to report this to the two young masters. Yesterday morning, a fifteen year old little Maidservant was bought there. "


    "I know that." Qin Mian asked, "What happened to the Maidservant?"


    Lei Qinle said: "Maidservant is called Xiao Xi. The old man specifically bought it to take care of Old Lady Wei. The moment Xiao Xi entered, Mrs. Du thought of wi


    ing her over. Yesterday afternoon, not only did she secretly give Xiao Xi a big chicken leg, she also gave her fifty coins. This morning, she let Mrs. Wei slip a little when she wasn''t paying attention. "


    Qin Mian was shocked, he felt chills at the bottom of his heart. He knew that the matter of the Madam Wei getting pregnant had a huge impact on the Madam Du, but he never thought that the Madam Du would actually dare to have this kind of idea!


    Lei Tia stared at Lei Qinle, and said coldly: "Impudent! Do you know what words you can say or what words you can''t say? "


    Qin Mian pushed aside the willow branches in front of him and remained silent. He understood, Tia was not speaking up for the Madam Du. After getting along for so long, both he and Tia believed that Lei Qinle was not someone who did not know the seriousness of the situation.


    Lei Qinle''s face changed drastically, and he knelt on the ground with a "bang", and said anxiously: "Eldest Young Master, what I said was all true. If there''s even half a lie, you and Young Master can sell this one. "


    Lei Tia remained silent.


    Qin Mian asked again, "What happened next?"


    Lei Qinle said, "Xiao Xi did not agree, and told this matter to Old Lady Wei. Old Lady Wei was furious. She said that she had long since arranged Xiao Xi in front of the old man because she was worried that if she randomly bought a person, she would be bribed by the Madam Du. So it turns out that Xiao Xi was a close sister of a good sister of Old Mrs. Wei when she was still Maidservant. "


    Qin Mian shook his head slightly. As expected, Madam Du s and Madam Wei s were not the same number.


    "How did you know about such a secret?"


    "Their argument was very loud, and we could clearly hear what Old Lady Wei said to the left and right of us." Lei Qinle said.


    Qin Mian squinted his eyes. This was a little interesting. In other words, the Madam Wei had purposefully made this matter public. In this way, not only would Madam Du no longer dare to harm the child in her womb, she would even have to take good care of her. Otherwise, if something were to happen to the Madam Wei''s stomach, even if Lei Daqiang believed that it wasn''t done by the Madam Du, the people in the village wouldn''t believe her. In that case, the Madam Du''s reputation would be completely ruined.


    The Madam Wei did indeed have some skills. However, the fact that the Madam Du could not see the weakness of the Madam Wei did not mean that Qin Mian could not see it as well. Therefore, he was not worried about the Madam Wei provoking him and Lei Tia.

 Chapter 100 New Room for Summer Use

    Qin Mian asked: "Do you know why the young master wants you to kneel?"


    Young Master was smiling as he said this, which meant that he and the First Young Master would not scold him heavily. Lei Qinle nodded heavily, "This little one understands. The Eldest Young Master wanted to remind him of something small, "A disaster comes from the mouth."


    "It''s good that you understand." Qin Mian walked to the stone table and sat down, enjoying the cool breeze.


    "Rise." Lei Tia glanced at Lei Qinle and walked towards his wife.


    "Thank you, young master." Then, Lei Qinle turned to Qin Mian and shouted, "Thank you, Young Master!"


    After he finished speaking, he left like a wisp of smoke. He still had the same lively look on his face.


    He''s a smart man. Qin Mian believed that he would be more cautious in the future.


    He leaned onto Lei Tia, stroked his chin and teased: "Next time, I''ll sing ''white face''. Otherwise, everyone will be even more afraid of you in the future. "


    "It doesn''t matter." Lei Tia hugged him, not minding at all.


    Qin Mian sent someone to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant to deliver a letter. Five days later, the Shuangzhuan Restaurant would release a new set of sweets and drinks. When Manager Sun received the news, he would naturally release it.


    What Elder Faang said was not wrong at all. After four days, the peach was already one-third done. The bright red fruits on the tree looked as if they had been smeared with rouge. They looked really pretty, and they were extremely big. Any one of them could be held in the palm of your hand and was very heavy.


    Qin Mian peeled a peach off and took a bite. There was a captivating red color to the white of the fruit. Although it couldn''t compare to the space, the smell was also very strong.


    "Delicious." Tia, you try it too. "


    Lei Tia lowered his head, took a bite out of the hole that he had bitten, and nodded, "It''s delicious."


    Qin Mian was speechless, "I asked you to pick another one."


    "Isn''t it all the same?" Lei Tia had a puzzled expression.


    Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, "Why do you have to snatch so many things from me?"


    "Those save money."


    Qin Mian wiped away his sweat. Had he reached the point of not being able to support his man?


    Lei Tia moved his head closer and took another big bite.


    Qin Mian bit into his mouth, leaving a bite mark.


    Seeing that, Lei Qinle immediately took a few steps back and reported loudly, "Eldest Young Master, Young Master."


    Lei Qinshun and the others who were behind him carried baskets and a ladder, and all of them obediently lowered their heads.


    "En," Qin Mian hurriedly pushed Lei Tia''s head away. "Pick the reddest one and pick two baskets.


    "Yes."


    Lei Qin Hui, Lei Qin Jian, Lei Qin Li and Lei Qin Yuan were below, carrying baskets in their hands. Lei Qin Gong, Lei Qinshun, Lei Qin Cheng and Lei Qin Xin all climbed up the words ladder to pick the peaches.


    The villagers who were building the wall could vaguely see the peaches being harvested. Their hearts were filled with regret. Now that Lei Tia Family had bought so many people, there was no need to invite anyone to the village to pick the fruits.


    "Yo, this old man is late. I''ve already picked them up." Elder Faang took big steps, his steps agile and vigorous.


    "The Elder Faang is here. We agreed with the restaurant that we would send the water jam there tomorrow and that we would make it today. " Qin Mian picked a large peach from the tree and gave it to Elder Faang, then handed over the fruit knife to him, "Try it, you have contributed half of it."


    "This old man doesn''t dare to accept credit, he''s just doing his job." Elder Faang took the peach and fruit knife, "However, I still need to taste them."


    His hands were nimble. The fruit knife nimbly rotated a few times on the peach before the peach was peeled and the skin that fell to the ground was a whole piece.


    Elder Faang took a bite, full of praise for him, "Un! It was both refreshing and sweet! "Alright!"


    Lei Qinshun and the others were drooling in their hearts.


    Qin Mian took back the fruit knife from the Elder Faang and gave it to Lei Tia.


    Without a sound, Lei Tia received the fruit knife, picked the most red fruit, and peeled the entire fruit skin, then gave the peach to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian patted his shoulder to show his praise.


    Elder Faang laughed as he watched.


    After harvesting two baskets full of nectars, Qin Mian made Lei Qinle give two baskets to each servant in the family. He also asked to personally send one basket to the Precinct Head family according to the rules.


    The peach jam and the cherry jam were almost the same, and there was no secret to it. After Qin Mian demonstrated it to the Aunt Fu once, he gave her the mission of cooking peach paste and assigned Lei Qinshun to watch the fire for her.


    Early in the morning on the second day, the husband and husband personally delivered peach paste and peach paste to Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    Manager Sun bought some ice cubes in advance and put the peach paste on ice. After the shop assistant squeezed the peach into juice, he also used ice cubes to suppress it.


    In the middle of the round table was a huge, round, pagoda-shaped cake with six floors. From bottom to top, the cake was yellow, brown, pink, purple, red and white. The top layer was decorated with bright and attractive peach sauce, with flowers, birds, and a unique beauty. Surrounding the cake were eight dim sum plates. Each plate was filled with different colored hair cakes, which were cut into different shapes, triangles, parallelograms, squares, circles, and so on. The common point of these cakes was that each piece had a lump of pink peach paste on it. Anyone who saw this would wish they could eat it in one gulp.


    On the round table, there was also a glass cup filled to the brim with peach juice. One could even vaguely see the ice cubes inside. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and he had just come in from the sun. If he could drink a mouthful of cold drinks, wouldn''t that be a good thing?


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia purposely chose a table for two, two meat, one vegetable soup, and two plates of snacks. There were two cups and two cups of ice peach juice. It seemed simple, but because of their leisurely eating attitude, their table was very attractive. It was as if eating a meal like this was a great pleasure.


    Immediately, an impatient guest quickly took his seat and ordered a few dishes, some snacks, and a cup of peach juice.


    President Huo brought his wife in. Seeing that the hall was packed, he was speechless. Madam Huo walked over in surprise when he saw the cake making tower in one of the rooms.


    "Master, this Shuangzhuan Restaurant is indeed extraordinary. It''s the first time I''ve seen this kind of dessert, and just looking at it makes me feel really good. "


    President Huo laughed: "Hahaha. After you have tasted the dishes here, you will feel that the trip was worthwhile. "Madam, since there are no seats on the first floor, let''s go to the private room."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia saw them, but they did not personally go and receive them. Lei Xiangzhi was still in the Academy studying.


    When the President Huo and his wife went to the second floor, Qin Mian told the Manager Sun to give them another snack and a small basket of fruits. The basket was small and delicate, and could hold three or four peaches.


    "Good reaction." Lei Tia said to Qin Mian.


    "Yeah. I heard from Manager Sun that the private rooms on the second floor are almost full as well. " Qin Mian''s face was filled with gratitude, "In the future, I will send you more fruits and jam. We don''t need to personally come here anymore. Ever since the last time Shuangzhuan Restaurant sold Cherry Sauce and Cherry Blossom, there had been many restaurant imitations in the town and county, but the taste was much worse than the Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s. Furthermore, the Shuangzhuan Restaurant had not set a high price on it, so they did not have any obvious effects on the Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    "If you don''t want to come in the future, I will." Lei Tia led him towards the resting lounge.


    "Yes." Qin Mian smiled and nodded.


    Seven days later, the new house was built. In addition to settling the bill, Qin Mian gave each helper two large and red peaches. The helpers left happily.


    Taking advantage of the newly built room, Qin Mian asked Uncle Fu to give each of his servants three peaches.


    Since it was only a cover, there was no need to warm the room this time. When the house was dry, the husband and his wife put the furniture in order.


    The original room was separated by a one-and-a-half-meter wide passageway. At the end of the passage was a half room sized hall. On the left was the guest room, while on the right was a wooden staircase leading to the second floor.


    On the second floor, there was a small parlour that served as a buffer zone between the staircase and the large room. It would be awkward to go up the stairs to the door. The arrangement of the small parlour was simple, with only a sofa and two potted plants.


    The main room on the second floor was Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s room.


    The floor of the room was made of wood, the door was in the north, the north and south walls had floor-to-ceiling windows, white curtains, and the room was both airy and bright. The wardrobe, fitted with a full-length mirror, leaned against the north wall; the twin beds were also set against the north wall, near the southern French windows. There was a total of six stories to the east wall of the bookshelf. Currently, there weren''t many books on it. In front of the bookshelf, there were two rattan chairs and a rattan table.


    The southern french windows were open by sliding left and right and could also be used as a door. Outside was a terrace with two cloth recliners and a round wooden table. There were also several pots of flowers. On a summer night, it was so cozy to drink tea and chat here.


    In addition, the original bathroom had been demolished, as a result of the construction of a large warehouse, the original junk room had been converted into a bathroom.


    That night, Qin Mian and Lei Tia moved to their new room. With the south wind blowing in the summer, there was not even a need to stick to the window paper, not to mention how cool it was.


    Qin Mian had just finished showering, so he shook off his shoes and threw himself onto the soft bed. He had sneaked out of space and covered the bed with a blanket, so no one would notice the difference in the bed itself. Besides, no one usually came to their room. If he had clothes, sheets, or a bedspread to wash, he would have brought it downstairs in advance.


    He turned his head and waved towards Lei Tia, "Come on, let''s try."


    Before he could even finish his third sentence, Lei Tia had pounced over and pressed him down, turning him over, then casually scooped out a pillow and placed it under his wife''s waist.


    "Wow!" That''s not how pillows are used. " Qin Mian was like a frog on the ground, struggling for a long time without being able to get up.


    "Didn''t your daughter-in-law say that you had to be diligent and thrifty? "The best use of these items." After Lei Tia finished speaking, he lowered his head and prepared to eat.


    "Argh?"


    Lei Tia turned to look.


    Little White opened his mouth, and the wolf''s bite fell onto the ground. Its wolf''s lair was a design that Qin Mian had asked him to make for it. It was made from brown soft cloth and cotton, looking like an inverted mushroom. Without saying a word, Little White used his two front legs to push the "Lentinus edodes". After carrying it to the side of the bed, he looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia i


    ocently.


    "Hahaha ??" Qin Mian was extremely happy.


    Lei Tia jumped off the bed expressionlessly. The index and middle finger of his right hand caught the Mushroom, and with a casual toss, the Mushroom flew out of the window.


    "Aooo!" Little White called out to him, then chased after Lei Tia bravely. After biting on the Lentinus edodes in midair and landing on the ground steadily, he raised his head and looked at Lei Tia complacently.


    Lei Tia gave it a bland look, and then ?? Closing the window, he closed the door.


    Qin Mian lied on the bed, feeling extremely sympathetic to the scene outside the room. But very quickly, he no longer had the leisure to sympathize with it.


    "Ah ??" Tap lightly... "Mhmm ??"

 Chapter 101 Someone Wants to Buy a Peach

    He had to help the Zhang Dashuan Family, Wu Di Family and the Precinct Head Family, he couldn''t help them out in public. The advantage of living in the country was that they could help each other out in any way they could; the downside was that they got to know each other too well to know each other''s financial conditions. If there was an understanding, then there would be a comparison. If the difference between rich and poor was too great, it would easily lead to conflict. If others knew that the Zhang Clan, Wu Clan, and Precinct Head Clan''s sudden rise was related to their Qin Mian Family, the village would definitely not be at ease. In order to avoid trouble, Qin Mian decided to stay behind the scenes.


    Zhang Dashuan did not know how to cook, but he was young and strong, his brain could be considered flexible. Previously, he had made a small profit by cooking bamboo sticks for the tavern''s fragrant food. Before he started farming, he had even bought a donkey cart. felt that he could do "sportscar business", and the business at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant and the restaurant where he ate delicious food was getting better and better. Every day, there were many people who came here from the Zhaoyang County to eat, and there were even many merchants who went through the process of going through the Zhaoyang County to eat. They heard that Shuangzhuan Restaurant and the restaurant where they ate delicious food was very famous, so they would also take a detour to eat a meal together. The more people there were, the more cars they would need. Sending guests away, not to mention a lot of them, would earn him at least thirty to fifty gold coins a day. In one month''s time, it would be roughly a thousand gold, or one tael of silver. It wouldn''t be much better than digging and eating on the ground, would it? More than that. Many girls in the village have daughter-in-law who weave lilies, embroidery insoles, embroidery handkerchiefs, and make wi


    ings, right? Women were usually inconvenient to go out, and they did not have much time to attend to their chores. While doing business, Zhang Dashuan could also help people sell these small items. Perhaps outsiders like the local embroidery style? Every time he sold a portion, he would bring up some money to earn more.


    Wu Di''s family was a little harder to manage. Wu Di himself didn''t know how to cook, and since Qin Mian didn''t want to put him in his own property, he gave his family the idea of using earthworms to raise chickens. At this moment, they were feeding the chickens in the wild. Moreover, they only knew how to feed the chickens with rotten vegetables and leaves. At most, they would only feed the leftovers to the brown rice. The cost of earthworm breeding was low, so it was just right for a person like him with a normal family background.


    According to the investigation, the eldest son of the Precinct Head was a blacksmith, while the youngest son was a guitarist. The Precinct Head had foresight. After giving birth to two sons, in order to prevent his sons from growing up and competing for the family property, he arranged for his two sons to learn different skills after discovering that their sons were not gifted in school. Unfortunately, this year was not going well. Craftsmen were only slightly better off than ordinary people, and the competition between them was great. After his two sons had grown up, they were still farming. Only when they were free did they find work to do to earn some money. Normally, when the villagers wanted to make up a basket or basket or replay the old quilt, they usually did so in search of them. The idea Qin Mian gave the older brother of the Precinct Head was to weave different kinds of patterns or to get infected by different patterns, making the weave more exquisite and beautiful, including bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, bamboo mats, reed mats, etc. At the same time, he also gave away free pictures of the various weavings he had seen in his previous life. More styles are to be found by the boss himself. He painted Precinct Head''s second brother a knitting machine that could be used by both hands and feet. It was a cotton seed stripping machine, which could also be considered as keeping the second brother''s original job. Qin Mian remembered that when he was very young, his grandfather''s house had an old, manual decapitation machine, and he had even seen his grandfather''s work on it before. This machine is unique and must make a lot of money.


    Of course, Qin Mian asked the Uncle Fu to pass these thoughts down to the three families. The three families did not think that one of Qin Mian''s intentions was to distract the villagers'' attention. They only thought that Qin Mian and Lei Tia had given it to them because they had a good relationship (Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di) and status (Precinct Head). They were all grateful and moved. Such a good idea of making money, no one needed to emphasize it, they would not leak it out. Everyone understood the principle that things were rare and precious.


    After settling this matter, Qin Mian brought a basket of peaches to Zhao Wenzhong''s house to pay a visit.


    Summer heat, villagers are used to open the door, cool. Qin Mian walked to the entrance of the courtyard. Before he even had the chance to speak, Zhao Wenzhong''s wife, who was sitting in front of the hall picking vegetables, had already stood up with a face full of surprise and excitement, greeting him and wiping his hands on his clothes.


    "Lei Tia''s wife is here, he''s a rare guest. Come in and sit down. " She called into the room, "Boss, there are guests."


    Qin Mian passed the basket to her, and said smilingly: "Aunt, sorry to bother you. This is just a small matter, I hope you don''t mind. "


    "So what if he''s here? Why did he bring something with him? Are you treating me like an outsider? " Zhao Wenzhong''s wife took the basket and placed it at the side. He swiftly poured him a cup of cold tea and said, "Come, let''s drink a cup of tea to cool the air."


    Zhao Wenzhong sat on the cold seat and teased his three-year-old grandson. He put on his shoes and carried his grandson out.


    "Uncle Zhao." Qin Mian''s gaze fell on the child, "Is this your grandson? "He looks really strong."


    "This kid is so cocky." Zhao Wenzhong patted the little brat''s butt and handed him over to his wife.


    "Grandfather, I want to eat peach!" The baby clung to the basket with both hands and licked his lips.


    "I only know how to eat." Zhao Wenzhong scolded her, "Grandma will wash it away for you. Lei Tia''s wife, you guys continue your conversation.


    "Please do."


    Zhao Wenzhong''s wife carried his grandson, picked up the basket and headed to the kitchen in the courtyard.


    "You and Lei Tia are now the big spenders in the village. You already have a lot of face to be able to come visit our house. Why are you even bringing things with you?" Zhao Wenzhong joked. Long ago, he was very polite to Qin Mian and Lei Tia. The facts proved that he was right, and that he did benefit from the light of the Lei Tia Family.


    Qin Mian laughed: "Uncle Zhao, you must be joking, I came here for no reason."


    "Oh? Is there anything I can help you with? " Zhao Wenzhong guessed in his heart, but there was no answer, "Tell me, as long as it''s within my capabilities, I will definitely not decline."


    "It really is within your capabilities." Qin Mian said straightforwardly, "I want to buy your house."


    Zhao Wenzhong was curious. The house in Lei Tia Family was not small, why buy an old house? Not for living. Could it be for business? It was just that in such a small village, there was a tofu factory, a winery, and a fishmonger. What kind of business opportunity could there possibly be? After thinking about it for a while, he said without hesitation, "Sure, that house is a waste. If you want it, I''ll sell it to you. That pond is also ours. If you want it, then you might as well buy it. "


    "That''s exactly what I was thinking. How much do you think is appropriate? " Qin Mian had already known that things would go smoothly, the expression on his face did not change, and there was a profound aura that could not be discerned.


    Zhao Wenzhong was very frank, "Two taels of silver is enough."


    Qin Mian was surprised, "That won''t do. Even if the pond is older, the walls and roof tiles weren''t damaged so much. It''s not just the price. "


    Zhao Wenzhong originally wanted to befriend Qin Mian and Lei Tia, but after hearing this, he felt more appreciative of his character and laughed, "Speaking of roof, you guys changed a lot of them back then. It wouldn''t be a loss to pay three taels of silver even for the pond. "


    Seeing that he was not pretending to be generous, Qin Mian did not reject, and laughed: "Then I will take advantage of Uncle Zhao. Seeing that your grandson really likes eating peaches, I''ll get someone to send you a basket when we get back. "


    Zhao Wenzhong laughed: "That''s good."


    Qin Mian gave him three taels of silver and obtained the room deed for the old house.


    Once he left, Zhao Wenzhong''s wife carried his grandson back to the living room. After asking around, he also felt that this matter was worth it. The empty place in the village was slowly collapsing as well. How could he get another basket of peaches? This was something that had a lot of face in the village!


    A carriage stopped at the Leisurely Dwelling House entrance. A carriage driver and a attendant jumped down from the carriage. attendant moved a footstool and placed it on the ground.


    A middle-aged man with a long black beard came down from the carriage. He wore a gray robe with a slanted lapel, and his eyes shone brightly as he swept his gaze across the three words "Leisurely Dwelling House" on the wall and nodded slightly.


    attendant went up and knocked on the door.


    "Is anyone there?"


    Lei Qinzhong opened the door, "Who are you looking for?"


    attendant took out a small purse from his sleeve and stuffed it into his hands, his mouth was full of sweetness, "This big brother, may I ask if Boss Lei and Boss Qin of Shuangzhuan Restaurant are staying here?"


    Lei Qinzhong accepted the purse without batting an eyelid. Steward Fu had taught him that he could accept rewards from visitors.


    "Yes." "You are?"


    "Please inform Big Brother that Manager Wei, who is from Zhaoyang County, has come to pay a visit."


    "What''s the matter?" Lei Qinzhong asked.


    attendant said: "Our shopkeeper wishes to discuss with your esteemed master about buying the fruits of your villa."


    "Wait a moment, I''ll go report it to Master." Lei Qinzhong closed the door and ran into the small forest.


    Lei Tia was training with his family officers. Lei Qinshun and the others were standing in the sun, sweating profusely. However, after training for such a long time, the effect was also significant. Compared to before, everyone had become firmer and more spirited. They stood there upright like little white poplars.


    Dressed in green, Lei Tia felt as refreshed as usual.


    Lei Qinzhong walked in front of him and reported, "Reporting to Eldest Young Master, there is a shopkeeper Wei who claims to be from the Zhaoyang County who wishes to purchase Tian Gu Li''s fruits."


    "Nope." Lei Tia said, "Next, half an hour of horse stance."


    "Yes sir!"


    Lei Qinzhong quickly ran back to the door, opened it and said, "Our master said that our family''s fruits are not for sale," then closed the door.


    "Ah ?? you!" Before attendant could finish his words, the door closed and he could only walk back to Manager Wei, "Shopkeeper, what do you think?"


    Manager Wei frowned. He had long heard that the Leisurely Dwelling House only provided the fruits to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, but never would he have thought that they would not even be given the chance to negotiate.


    Qin Mian stepped on the tree branches as he strolled back. He looked at the few people standing in front of his house in bewilderment. However, he did not ask any questions. Instead, he went straight to the door and knocked. Since these people were not invited by Tia, there must be a reason behind it. He still hadn''t realized that his relationship with Lei Tia had already reached a very deep level. Trust in each other was as natural as breathing, there wasn''t the slightest bit of doubt.


    "Open the door."

 Chapter 102 The Batter Was Made

    Lei Qinzhong opened the door and bowed, "Young Master, you''re back."


    "Yes."


    Just as Qin Mian was about to enter, he was called out.


    "Please wait."


    Manager Sun had been secretly sizing up this young man just now, and upon hearing Lei Qinzhong call him "Young Master", he immediately confirmed his identity. A businessman, a laugh that makes people feel comfortable must also be a skill.


    "This must be one of the bosses of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant and Delicious Restaurant, Boss Qin."


    Qin Mian could only stop and nod his head.


    "I am Sun Fugui, the second manager of Taibai Jinxing. I have long heard of the great name of Boss Qin, and my name is like a thunderclap that pierced the ears." Sun Fugui was determined to win this mission. Tai Bai Residence was one of the three famous restaurants in the Zhaoyang County. There was a total of three shopkeepers. The head manager was now old and had decided to retreat for half a month. The new head manager would be chosen between him and the third master. If he could talk about buying the fruits from Leisurely Dwelling House, the position of head storekeeper would definitely belong to him. Even though they were all shopkeepers, the rights and salaries of the three shopkeepers differed greatly.


    "So it''s Manager Sun. "You''re too kind." Businessmen took peace as their value, and at the moment, Qin Mian could not just ignore him.


    Manager Sun felt that Boss Qin was easier to talk to than Boss Lei, and he smiled: "I have long heard of the beauty of Leisurely Dwelling House, I wonder if I can take a look at the Tian Residence in Boss Qin, which I am fortunate to be able to enter?"


    Qin Mian shook his head, looking apologetic. "Manager Sun is making things difficult for me. Since Tia did not invite you in, he had his own reason. Please don''t blame me. "


    At this time, Sun Fugui also felt that what they had said just now was not appropriate. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were a husband and wife, and Lei Tia had already rejected him. Now, he could clearly see that the two bosses of Shuangzhuan Restaurant had a deep friendship, and he secretly reminded himself that when dealing with them, he had to pay attention to this.


    However, he was not a person who gave up lightly, and his smile was as normal as usual, "It was I, Sun, who was inconsiderate. It''s my first time in the countryside and I''ve witnessed such beautiful scenery. I''m really envious of Boss Qin and Boss Lei for living in such a peaceful village. I wonder if Boss Qin can take a walk with me on account of me coming from afar? "


    Qin Mian was not interested in strolling on the fields with a stranger, and asked instead, "Could it be that Manager Sun is here for my family''s fruits?" It was not hard to guess that the only other place in the family that they might be working with was the fruit recipe.


    "Exactly. "I don''t mind ??" Manager Sun was a


    oyed, as this Boss Qin was also very troublesome to deal with.


    "Manager Sun, to tell you the truth, the only one who wants to buy our family''s fruit isn''t the Great White House, which possesses only its Zhaoyang County. One of the guests from Dingan County had even offered fifty cents per pound of peach, but none of us agreed. Firstly, we do not lack this money; secondly, our fruit is one of the characteristics of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant; thirdly, once we agree to sell it to one family, we will inevitably attract another, then will we sell it or not? Therefore, we will not set a precedent. The Manager Sun is also a businessman, I think we can understand. "


    He welcomed them with a smile, while the Manager Sun did not look too good either.


    "Next year, we will sell a portion of our fruits to the public. Perhaps, we will have the chance to work with the Manager Sun." Qin Mian spoke with sincerity, "Since the Manager Sun came from afar, I, Qin, have not been held accountable. Lei Qinzhong. "


    "I''m here." Lei Qinzhong walked up.


    "Go pick a basket of nectarine and gift it to the shopkeeper. Wishing Manager Sun''s Taibai Jinxing business to rise to another level."


    Since he was able to do this, the Manager Sun could only clasp his hands and say, "In that case, thank you very much Boss Qin. I hope that next year we will have the opportunity to work together. "


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded, he entered the door to see Lei Tia standing not far away with his hands behind his back, smiling at him. He came because he was worried; he didn''t come close because he trusted in his abilities. A man like that, you have to hold on to him.


    He quickly walked in front of Lei Tia and wrapped his arm around Lei Tia''s shoulders as he walked in.


    Lei Qinzhong, who was walking at a brisk pace and was following behind after closing the door, also felt a little light-hearted.


    "Lei Qinzhong, don''t be too honest with outsiders. Just find a nice little basket, and it''ll be enough for eight peaches. Eight eight eight eight eight, go. "What a good moral."


    "Yes, Young Master!" Lei Qinzhong ran away.


    "How''s the discussion about Uncle Zhao''s family?" Lei Tia led Qin Mian into the shade of the tree.


    "It''s going smoothly. I''ve also bought the pond, so it''s convenient to use water. But first I''ll have to look at the books, and then I''ll have to see if there''s anything in the house that needs to be reworked in the afternoon. "


    "I don''t need to personally watch the afternoon training. I''ll accompany you."


    "Yes."


    Seeing Lei Qin Li pulling the grass out of the orchard, Qin Mian told him to pick a basket of nectars and send it to Zhao Wenzhong''s home.


    As the battle between the Madam Du and him had already reached its climax, even though the Madam Wei was pregnant, Qin Mian still did not ask anyone to send peaches over there. He was afraid that the Madam Wei would misunderstand that they were trying to win her over. Before the battle situation in the old residence became clear, it would be as far away as possible. Like Cherry, it''s okay to send some when Peaches is quitting.


    After returning home, Qin Mian ran to his room on the second floor, opened a drawer in his desk and took out his account book.


    Lei Tia poured a cup of cold tea and carried it over. He placed the cup on the table and sat beside his wife.


    "Right, we should add a few pieces of summer clothes." Qin Mian turned his head as she spoke, her lips accidentally brushing against his cheeks and licking her lips, "It''s salty."


    This action was undoubtedly an invitation to Lei Tia. He grabbed the back of his wife''s neck, sealed her lips, and vigorously turned it around in his mouth.


    Qin Mian''s mouth was sealed, he could only blink his eyes to express his helplessness. They were talking business, why did it suddenly happen? Summer is good and light; summer is not good, and you take off your clothes quickly if you don''t wear them. Before he could resist, the man on him had already begun to eat, so he had to drop the account book and wrap his arms around the man''s neck.


    "This month has already passed three times, right?"


    Lei Tia felt that he hadn''t done well enough, as he swept the pillow that was in his way onto the floor and covered his entire body ??


    After almost two hours, Lei Tia was finally full. He hugged Qin Mian, whose body was weak, and let him lie on his shoulder, gently stroking his back.


    Qin Mian gasped for breath, pushed away his hair and bit on the side of his neck, "I told you not to listen to me!"


    Lei Tia gasped, his body tensed up as he asked: "You want to try again?"


    Qin Mian said honestly, "I don''t want to eat too light today."


    "Boiled winter melon balls, steamed tofu, fried eggs with leeks and fried vegetables."


    "You sure know how to order. Aren''t you going to cook for me?" Qin Mian laid on his shoulder lazily.


    Lei Tia was silent for a moment, "Should I wash the dishes?"


    "Don''t steal Aunt Fu''s work."


    Up until now, neither of them had mentioned inviting people to cook at their homes. This was their home, and they did not want outsiders to interfere. Every time he cooked, he would wash the vegetables and cook the dishes. It was also a type of flavor.


    "Teach me how to cook?"


    Qin Mian shook his head, "No need, no need." He only knew how to cook, such as stewed meat, boiled tofu, and so on. He added water to the pot to boil it, poured some oil into it, and then threw all sorts of ingredients into it. After cooking, he added a little more salt, and when it was light, he continued to add more. Stir-fry, fry, and the like were not to be expected. A few days ago, the two of them also had a hard time during the day. He didn''t know whether it was on impulse or out of nowhere, but when he went to cook, he accidentally invented a new dish: stir-fry "Charcoal".


    "Puff puff ??" Thinking about what happened that day, Qin Mian couldn''t help but laugh.


    Lei Tia massaged him without saying a word.


    Qin Mian had enough rest so he went downstairs to take a bath and make lunch.


    After eating lunch, Lei Tia rested on him for an hour before the two of them went out.


    The Zhao Family''s house hadn''t changed much from last year. Only a part of the roof tiles had been damaged by the wind and snow. It would have been easy to spend some effort on it.


    When they got home, the two began to make their own powders. Qin Mian bought the old residence of the Zhao Family as a whitewash workshop.


    The most common powders are sweet potato and potato. Today they were going to make sweet potato chips. Due to the guidance of the books in the space, it wasn''t difficult to practice.


    The first step is to turn the sweet potato into sweet potato powder. The sweet potatoes were washed and peeled, mashed, and added with a little cold water, not past the surface, and the water became turbid by constantly pinching the sweet potato mud; the sweet potato mud was scooped out of the water with a spatula, and the only thing left in the basin was starch water. Place the sweet potato paste in another basin. Add water and repeat the previous step, so many times, until the starch is completely washed out. He stood still for about two quarters of an hour until the water became clear and he slowly poured the water out. What was left in the basin was the starch paste. Place the starch paste in the sun to dry, knead it with your hands, and it will be sweet potato powder. The next step, add appropriate amount of cold water into the sweet potato powder to make a paste, until the tendons and tendons, then press the dough into a thin strip and cook. While cooking, don''t break the water and stir. After cooking, scoop it up and put it in cold water and dry it in the sun.


    Around noon the next day, the first batter was dried. At noon, it just happened to be used for cooking.


    The most common dishes made with shredded meats are the ant on the tree and the cabbage pork stew. Summer was not the season for cabbages, Qin Mian let Lei Tia pick one from the space. In addition, he also cooked a small hotpot, threw a handful of powdered rice into the hotpot, the taste must be pretty good.


    The homemade powder strips were clean and tasty, almost identical to the ones bought in the Modern World. Both of them liked it and had wiped out all three dishes.


    The method of potato powder strips was almost the same as the method of sweet potato powder strips. The taste was also not bad.


    Shutdown: Farmers often use the word, after the final round of harvest there will be no more output.

 Chapter 103 Buy Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes

    Qin Mian hired eight women in the village who were responsible for making sweet potato and potato starch. Two peeling, two chopping. The other four mashed and made starch. This time, he did not invite anyone else. Instead, he invited a few other people, but they all had good characters and were diligent in their work. It would also try to maintain a balance in the village. The next step was more critical. Qin Mian let his family''s generals take responsibility, not afraid of them revealing his secret.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were responsible for the purchase of the potato and sweet potato. Lei Tia had overstated it and paid for it.


    Once everything was pla


    ed, Qin Mian would have his people spread the news. If you buy too much, it''s not convenient to store. Therefore, every two days, it would be purchased.


    Today, he took out a brush, ink and paper, while Lei Tia carried a case of copper coins that he had specially bought in the town to the main entrance. Uncle Fu brought a set of table and chairs over and placed them in the shade of a tree.


    The villagers picked up the sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes from home early in the morning, came to the Leisurely Dwelling House and lined up in front of the door. Summer is not the fruit of sweet potatoes, most of which are stored in their cellars during the winter. The price was slightly higher. June was the maturity period for potatoes, and many of the potatoes brought by the villagers were covered with a little soil. Every year at this time, the farmers would harvest the potatoes they grew. If there was too much, it wouldn''t be worth it anymore. They never thought of selling it, they just added a bowl of vegetables to their table. But now, Leisurely Dwelling House could actually buy potatoes, and they could exchange for money without even going out. Everyone had smiles on their faces.


    The villagers chatted happily, asking each other how many potatoes and sweet potatoes they had brought, what they were going to do with the money. The Leisurely Dwelling House entrance was bustling with noise and excitement, as if it was a big gathering. A few naughty guys wanted to run into the farmhouse, so they were scolded by their parents and obediently played at the door.


    "Calm down, uncles. Let me first talk about the price of sweet potatoes and potatoes." Qin Mian stood on the chair and said loudly.


    Lei Tia saw that he was only taller than his by half a head, and a smile flashed past his eyes.


    The villagers immediately quieted down, afraid that they would suffer if they misunderstood the price.


    Qin Mian said, "A sweet potato is one and a half kilograms, and a potato is one and a half kilograms. "Because weighing ca


    ot happen to be an integer, and I ca


    ot break a dime into a few portions, so if there is a fraction of the bill, we will give you an integer.


    "What do you mean? Zero Head... "You''re not giving it to me?" A villager asked the question that was on everyone''s mind.


    Qin Mian laughed, "For example, if I weighed potatoes for you guys, it would be twenty and a half kilograms, which is twenty-eight kilograms. "In short, if you have a dime, we''ll charge you a pe


    y."


    The villagers praised Qin Mian and Lei Tia for being so kind.


    Qin Mian said modestly: "You flatter me too much. We are all from the same village, so we won''t fool you. I will write down your names, the weight of the dishes, and the total price in my account book. There are those who are illiterate. You can memorize the numbers and then ask the literate person. "


    The villagers all nodded.


    "That''s good."


    "In addition," Qin Mian explained everything that he needed to say, "Because the baskets and the weight of the baskets that each family brought were different, they were all weighed in our own baskets. The total weight taken off our basket is the weight of your food. "


    The villagers nodded again. They all understood.


    Qin Mian jumped down from the chair and sat in front of the table, he placed down the pen and paper, and said, "Tia, how about you call us our basket first?"


    Lei Tia called out his basket in front of everyone, "Six taels."


    The people in the manor basically read the scales, and the two women who were watching on the side nodded to show that there was no problem.


    "Alright, let''s overweigh it now. Everyone, line up and come one by one. " Qin Mian said.


    Zhou Erhao was the first to arrive, ranking first. His family''s potatoes were packed in baskets. Lei Tia picked up the potatoes one by one to see if they were broken or not. If they were not, he would put them into his basket.


    Behind them, some of the villagers who had been fooling around quickly found a place to secretly pick out their own rotten potatoes and sweet potatoes.


    Zhou Erhao felt that Lei Tia humiliated him by inspecting him like this, but he did not dare protest against Lei Tia. He could only keep a straight face and mutter: "Our family''s potatoes are all good. Just dug, fresh. "


    Qin Mian laughed: "Of course. However, in two days, there will definitely be villagers from other villages who will bring potatoes and sweet potatoes. This way, we will be able to treat everyone equally and avoid u


    ecessary troubles. "Brother Zhou, don''t mind it."


    Zhou Erhao was speechless.


    After checking to the bottom, Lei Tia picked out four rotten potatoes and set them aside. Several villagers saw this clearly and started to laugh.


    Zhou Erhao stuttered but was unable to say a word.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not say anything. Lei Tia hung the basket on the scale hook, and with a flick of the weight, he said, "Forty catties."


    Qin Mian truthfully recorded it and repeated it to Zhou Erhao, "Zhou Erhao, potato, 40 jin 4 taels, counted as 41 jin, 41 copper coins."


    "That''s right." Zhou Erhao said.


    Lei Qinle swiftly counted out forty-one copper coins from the till and handed it over to Lei Qin Hui. Lei Qin Hui said again. After confirming that it was correct, he handed it over to Zhou Erhao.


    The weighed potatoes were poured out by Lei Qinzhong onto the carriage, and after the carriage was filled up, they were sent to the workshop.


    Zhou Erhao happily took the money and pocketed it.


    A villager lined up at the back of the line to make fun of him, "Good, let''s go to the town together for a drink today!"


    Zhou Erhao picked up a few potatoes that were partially rotten and put them back into his basket, "Another day, another day. The potatoes in the field are not finished yet. "


    "Next."


    Madam Du and Madame Zhao each held a basket and placed it on the ground. One basket contained sweet potatoes, the other a potato.


    The villagers quietened down at the same time and stretched their necks. They all had a feeling that this mother-in-law pair was about to stir up some trouble again.


    Lei Tia also checked them one by one.


    The Madam Du had a dead face, coldly snorted, and said with a sharp voice, "Boss, we are all family, do you think I would lie to you? It''s not easy to see you do it, right? "


    The husband and husband pretended not to hear. Qin Mian looked down at the account book and thought, if there really is a rotten one, then you''re the one who doesn''t look good. Lei Tia''s hands did not stop moving.


    Mrs Zhao thought that under the potatoes, there was a mix of rotten potatoes and sweet potatoes, she was a little flustered, suddenly, she found the good fortune and quietly retreated to the back of Madam Du. Anyway, she was just helping to carry it.


    There were indeed a few rotten ones at the bottom of the basket. There were six potatoes and four sweet potatoes. That added up to seven or eight pounds.


    Several villagers could only click their tongues.


    The Madam Du said with a straight face, "It''s just a little rotten, wouldn''t it be fine to eat the rotten one?"


    Qin Mian stood up, his attitude was polite, and his tone was serious, "Mother, what you said was not right. "We''re buying these sweet potatoes and potatoes to be eaten by others. Isn''t it harmful to sell rotten ones to others as well?"


    "You ?? "It''s not that serious." Madam Du was a little guilty, and her voice was a lot softer.


    Qin Mian sat down.


    "Fifty-two kilograms of sweet potatoes and sixty kilograms of potatoes." Lei Tia''s cold voice fell to the ground like hail.


    Madam Du shuddered, and did not dare to pester him anymore.


    Qin Mian''s writing was smooth as he reported, "Sweet potatoes weighing fifty-two kilograms and four liang, counting fifty-three kilograms. It should be worth seventy-nine and a half liters, counting eighty liters; potatoes weighing sixty kilograms and eight taels, counting sixty-seven kilograms and sixty-seven liters. A total of one hundred and forty-seven dollars. "


    Lei Qinle took out a stick of money and counted out seventeen more words.


    Madam Du frowned and did not immediately take the money, "Boss''s wife, say it again."


    Qin Mian repeated himself leisurely.


    Madam Du thought for a while before nodding and accepting the money.


    "Your mother wants to eat peaches, I''ll go pick some." After saying that, she started to walk in.


    Qin Mian called out calmly: "Lei Qinle."


    Lei Qinle took out a basket from the back of the carriage and ran in front of Madam Du, laughing: "Old gra


    y, First Young Master and Young Master are already prepared. Let me help you carry him over? "


    Madam Du saw that the baskets were extremely full, but each peach was very big if you couldn''t handle it, it should be around a dozen. At most, everyone could get one peach (She wasn''t mistaken, Qin Mian had given them according to the size of the old mansion), and she was a little dissatisfied. But Qin Mian had prepared everything beforehand so she could not find anything wrong with it. Seeing that the villagers were all staring at her, her vanity was greatly satisfied. She arrogantly raised her head and walked out the door, scolding Lei Qinle: "Are you still not following me?"


    Lei Qinle quickly followed.


    "Oh, and the basket!" Mrs Zhao shouted.


    Lei Qinle pretended not to hear, and politely said to Madam Du: "Old gra


    y, please slow down, be careful of stepping on some rocks."


    Mrs Zhao had no choice but to carry two big baskets and chase after them. She stared at the bright red peach in the baskets, afraid that one would be missing.


    When they left, the villagers roared with laughter.


    Qin Mian lowered his head to write, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.


    It wasn''t even noon yet, but the villagers in the nearby villages all received the news and rushed over with sweet potatoes and potatoes.


    He busied himself until dusk, and after sending off the last person, Qin Mian swung his wrist. Lei Tia walked over and picked up his hand to knead it.


    Qin Mian leaned against the back of the chair like a big boss, placed his legs on the table and said to Lei Qin and the rest, "I will let you guys take over the next purchase. Lei Qin was responsible for keeping the accounts. Who will weigh and who will count? Lei Qinzhong arranged for other people to take turns. "


    "Yes sir!"


    Qin Mian muttered to himself for a moment, then looked at Lei Qin Hui, "There''s one more thing."


    Lei Qin Hui stepped forward, "Please give your instructions, Young Master."


    "How many words do you know?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Qin Hui said, "I''ve been in the private school for four years, so I can read most of the characters."


    Qin Mian said: "Our family is always troubled by people who are unable to read. How about you teach other people how to read? "


    Uncle Fu, Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong and the rest were overjoyed, Lei Qinle''s hands could not help but tremble. Literacy had always been a far cry from them, but now they had a chance!

 Chapter 104 Powder Strip Workshop Opening

    The two masters were not harsh people, the Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu were friendly, and the servants of Leisurely Dwelling House got along well with each other. Lei Qin was happy for the others as well. He said without any hesitation, "I''m willing!"


    "Yes." Qin Mian said, "We will temporarily use the third room as a school for you. You will study for the next two hours after lunch. You don''t have to teach too many complex things. You have to teach some simple, common words and basic arithmetic. "


    "Yes." Lei Qin agreed.


    Uncle Fu and the rest suppressed their excitement and kneeled down together, "Thank you Young Master, Eldest Young Master!"


    Qin Mian immediately said: "Quickly get up, this is not a big deal. Uncle Fu, arrange someone to buy some ink and paper from the town tomorrow. "


    Uncle Fu replied happily: "Yes."


    "Alright, you guys clean up here." Qin Mian stood up, feeling a little hungry, "Tia, what do we eat tonight?"


    "Fresh carp."


    "Then be a dried carp."


    The two chatted as they walked away.


    Lei Qinle held onto the money box, following far behind.


    "Aooo."


    Qin Mian turned his head to look and saw a fat grey rabbit dashing in.


    "Hehe, it''s good that you''re back for free. Make yourself a spicy rabbit."


    He rubbed its large head appreciatively as it came to him.


    "Aooo!"


    "Don''t worry, I''ll give you half. The other half will be used to make spicy bu


    y." Qin Mian patted its head.


    If you run away with a rabbit in your mouth, you will send the rabbit to the kitchen.


    The atmosphere between the two Young Masters became less ambiguous because of the appearance of Little White. Lei Qinle found an opportunity to speak, "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, there''s news from my place."


    When he said this, the three of them all knew that it was the news of the ''branch family''.


    Qin Mian asked: "How is it?"


    In the end, they agreed to eat and work together. From now on, all the money earned by individual laborers will belong to them, but the Second, Third, and Fourth Young Masters all have to give the Old Master, Old Lady Du, and Old Madame Wei a hundred and fifty yuan worth of gifts. Lei Qinle said.


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. One hundred and fifty coins a month was no small amount for Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee.


    Lei Qinle said, "Young Master, this humble one had originally said that I would only give a hundred coins to Old Man Du and Old Man Du, but Old Gra


    y Wei disagreed."


    That wasn''t hard to understand. Although the Madam Wei had money and was pregnant, her children were yet to be born. Madam Du had four sons and a daughter, but she couldn''t compare to them at all. She just needed to hold onto more money for herself and her child.


    Seeing that the Young Master did not have anything else to ask, Lei Qinle did not ask anymore.


    Lei Tia went to the kitchen to choose dishes.


    Every morning, Aunt Fu would pick some fresh vegetables in the garden and send them over. Actually, these vegetables were all exchanged for space grown vegetables for Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and the vegetables picked from the garden were used to feed the chickens and ducks in the space. After all, the dishes in the space were of a higher quality than those in the garden outside.


    "Tia, what do you think Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother can do?" Qin Mian moved a wooden block and sat beside Lei Tia, holding a fan as he waved it. He had helped Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di and the other people that were not related to him in any way. It would not make sense if he did not help Lei Xiangyi and the others think of a way to earn money.


    Lei Tia did not know what to do, "The two of them are not skilled in cooking either."


    Qin Mian hooked the trash can Lei Tia made in front of him with his feet and put down the fan. In his hand was a peach and a fruit knife. Actually, there was still a lot that he could do with regards to food, but he did not plan to advise Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee on food. Drinking and eating both had to go into the stomach, and if there were any problems in the future, it would be better to avoid them.


    "Or else give Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother a recipe for charcoal. Now, most of the charcoal on the market is smoky, making people cry. Smokeless carbon already on the market is expensive, ordinary people can''t afford it. I can make sure that the charcoal is almost smoke-free with this recipe. Third brother and Fourth Younger Brother are both hardworking people, with the recipe in hand, they would definitely make a lot of money this winter. It''s just that, Lei Xiangren... " Qin Mian frowned. He did not have a good impression of Lei Xiangren and his wife. But if they just ignored him, they were afraid of Lei Xiangren''s rebound.


    Lei Tia said: "Give it to Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother, have them call Lei Xiangren over, and let them explain clearly that they are to be paid according to the amount each person gets from hacking firewood. Everything else has nothing to do with us. "


    Qin Mian nodded. If he gave this recipe to her, then it would be the end of her kindness to the old residence. What would happen in the future would depend on their own abilities.


    The next day, Qin Mian passed the charcoal recipe to Lei Tia, and told him to go and talk it over with Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee. He then brought Aunt Fu to the powdery workshop.


    The eight female workers had started work early on the first day and had cleaned up the place. When they saw that Qin Mian had arrived, they all went up to welcome him.


    "Boss."


    Qin Mian did not correct their names. Sometimes it was necessary to distance himself from them.


    "Ladies and gentlemen, all of you are quite early."


    "Boss gave us such a good opportunity to earn money, we don''t dare to be late." A candid aunt said with a smile.


    Qin Mian nodded and signaled the Aunt Fu to open the door.


    Inside the house, the potatoes and sweet potatoes were piled into a small hill. Desks and chairs, kitchen knives, peelers, wooden basins, water vats, etc. were all prepared.


    Qin Mian brought them into the kitchen, "From now on, you guys will work in this room. Working in the morning from the fourth hour to the end of the hour (8: 00 to 11: 00) and in the afternoon from the end of the afternoon to the end of the hour (1: 00 to 5: 00). There is plenty of time left for you, you have plenty of time to take care of your housework, and you can make di


    er before it gets dark. "


    The wives all nodded and said gratefully, "Boss has arranged it very carefully."


    Qin Mian laughed blandly, "So, let''s put off our grumbles first. I hope you won''t be late for work every day. You know, there are a lot of people in the village who want to do this job. "


    The expressions of the women turned cold.


    "Your monthly salary is three hundred dollars, so if you are late, you will be deducted five cents at a time. You should have seen the little clock under the eaves just now. It chimed once every three minutes. When you heard this sound, you started rushing over here. It''s the second time it''s been four quarters of an hour. Those who haven''t come in before the second time is counted as late. "


    The women secretly admired his methods, but they also felt relieved at the same time. In case they didn''t notice the time when they were working at home, they would arrive in time to hear the clock chime.


    Qin Mian glanced at Aunt Fu.


    Aunt Fu took out a few masks from a small basket on her arm.


    "Wear a mask when you work. You are allowed to speak, but do not delay your work. Aunt Fu will stay here. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can ask her. "


    "Yes."


    After finishing his instructions, Qin Mian left.


    Initially, they wanted to get closer to her. But thinking that Aunt Fu was very loyal to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and would absolutely not say anything that they shouldn''t say, the women gave up. They put on their masks, took the tools they needed and started to busy themselves. Three hundred dollars a month was more than some men would earn if they spent a month outside fighting for goods. No one wanted to lose their job.


    Qin Mian strolled back and saw Lei Qinshun picking up eggs from the chicken coop. (TL: OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG OMG


    "Young Master."


    "How many did you pick up today?" Qin Mian walked over and took a peek.


    Lei Qinshun replied, "Thirty-one. The chickens at home ate well, and almost every hen laid an egg every day. Aunt Fu has already saved more than two hundred, I heard her say that she wants to sell some other day, the weather is hot now, if I let it go for a long time, I''m afraid it will break. "


    Qin Mian stroked his chin. Broken? You can make salty eggs. People here could also cook salty eggs, but he didn''t know how they were pickled, but the taste was always weird. Before, he and Lei Tia had eaten noodles at a noodle house, but he had never eaten one again.


    "How about this, take a look and see who''s free. You guys go outside and find me some loess."


    The chickens in his space could also grow, but he had already saved more than eight hundred eggs, so he and Lei Tia couldn''t finish them all. It was fortunate that space could maintain its freshness. Since he had the time today, he might as well make salty eggs.


    Lei Tia came back from the outside and saw Qin Mian sitting in front of a large wooden basin filled with yellow mud water.


    "Wifey, you''re so old and you''re still playing with mud?"


    Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, "Who''s playing with mud?"


    "What are you doing?"


    "Make salty eggs. You help out too. " Qin Mian turned his head and called out to Lei Qinshun, "Bring the washed eggs here. Lei Qinli, bring a few pots over here. "


    "Sigh."


    Lei Tia paused, rolled up his sleeves and walked over.


    "This yellow muddy water is filled with salt and essential oil, and the washed eggs are put into a clay pot to be evenly stained. After about twenty days, the eggs are removed, washed and the mud is removed, and when they are cooked they can be eaten. This way, the pickled egg yolk will produce oil. The taste is very fragrant, and the wine is also quite good. " Qin Mian glared at him as he spoke.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian raised his hand and quickly tapped his face with his index finger.


    Lei Tia looked at him and shook his head slightly. Then, he skillfully rolled the egg into a circle and put it into the jar.


    "Young Master, all the eggs have been washed. Leave this place to us. " Lei Qinshun and Lei Qin Li rolled up their sleeves and joined in.


    "Yes, after I finish it, I''ll move it to the warehouse."


    Qin Mian went to the well and washed his hands.


    Lei Tia followed him and rubbed the mud off his hands, "Ok. No need to worry about them in the future. "


    "Of course, we have a lot of things to do." Qin Mian said, "Just now, I took a detour around the garden, and the earliest batch of chilies is already red, you have to hurry and pluck them, and make them into dried chili sauce or chilli sauce, which can be stored for a longer time."


    Lei Tia said: "After taking a nap in the afternoon, I will go pick them."

 Chapter 105 Wholesale

    It rained for two days.


    After the sky cleared, Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried their baskets and do


    ed their straw hats as they arrived at the garden. In the chilli field, the first crop of chilli peppers occupied about a fifth of the land, divided into three rows. The green chili tree was knee-high. Thin and long chilies hung from the branches, exuding a warm life force.


    In one hand they carried baskets, and in the other they plucked them swiftly.


    At this time, Tian Residence''s school was still having lessons, the sounds of Lei Qinshun and the others reading aloud could be clearly heard. Everyone treasured this hard-won opportunity.


    After class, Lei Qinzhong brought along Lei Qinshun and the others and ran over with baskets. After bowing to Lei Tia and the others, they picked the chilies together.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia returned with two baskets of chili, and went into their space to pick two baskets. Qin Mian instructed Lei Tia to remove, wash and mince a basket of chili peppers. After that, he added in the appropriate amount of garlic and salt and sealed them inside a clay pot that had been washed and drained of water. This was a simple chili sauce. It could be stored for a relatively long period of time.


    Qin Mian even made some pickled peppers. Soak the chili peppers in a simple ma


    er. Wash the chili peppers and dry the water; wash the pickled vegetables in a pot. Pour in the appropriate amount of salt, sprinkle a little pepper powder, then pour in cold water. Then put the chili peppers in and add in a little white wine to seal them.


    "My wife, since Aunt Fu is staying in the workshop, I want to buy another person." Lei Tia looked at the remaining chili.


    Qin Mian only thought a few seconds before agreeing, "Buy. Just in a few days to go to town. " After Aunt Fu had gone to the workshop, Tian Ju''s original plan fell through. For example, he and Lei Tia would occasionally have to do the work in the garden themselves. If they had the ability, why didn''t they let themselves feel better?


    After waiting until the rice noodles reached over two hundred kilograms, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought a hundred kilograms worth of rice noodles to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    The shopkeeper, Sun Mao Sheng, saw that the two bosses had brought something with them and guessed that they had a new dish.


    "Manager Sun, how''s your business?"


    The smile on Sun Mao Sheng''s face was a little forced, "Back to Young Master, the business in the restaurant is not bad. "It''s just that the weather is getting hotter and hotter these days, and it''s getting worse compared to a while ago."


    Qin Mian understood, the inadequacy of guest origin could only be a result of his Shuangzhuan Restaurant being damaged at the end of the day. He had considered this question before he built the tavern, and he had already come up with a solution for it. As such, his expression didn''t change in the slightest, and he remained calm and collected.


    Seeing that, Manager Sun was assured.


    Lei Tia said to Qin Mian and then went to inspect the place.


    When the weather gets hot, a few more cold dishes, pickles, or something like that." Qin Mian said as he walked in. As he walked past the great hall, he took a glance. He had purposely arrived around noon, and at this moment, there were still a third of the seats empty in the hall.


    "I understand. "This pickled vegetable?" Manager Sun''s eyes lit up. Being able to be specifically mentioned by the Young Master was definitely extraordinary.


    "Let''s talk about this later. We need to launch a new dish today." Qin Mian passed over the long-prepared lottery box to him, "Today, Shuangzhuan Restaurant will host a lottery to thank the old and new customers. You get every guest at every table to take out a card from this box. The blank card is'' Thank you for your patronage ''. "The wi


    ers, This Boss will personally make a new dish, ''Flowers in the Wind'', and gift it to them." Actually, he said "ants up trees," but he didn''t think the name was elegant enough, so he changed it to "a bunch of flowers," which was still a decent name.


    Manager Sun could not hear anything from this name, but upon hearing that it was a "new dish", he became excited and immediately went out with the box.


    Qin Mian rushed into the kitchen, and had the people use the boiling water to soak the noodles, and after a while, he heard the ruckus in the hall.


    Very soon, a waiter came to report, "Table Number 12''s honored guest has won the prize."


    Qin Mian gestured for Chef Li to move aside.


    The other three chefs then understood that the new dish would be taken care of by Chef Li. However, they were not jealous, because the dishes that each of them was good at were different. Furthermore, the Little Boss had always been impartial towards the four of them, and if he performed well, the Little Boss would even give them a few more dishes. It had to be known that this matter also affected their monthly commission.


    Qin Mian rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands. Chef Li stood by the side and watched as he studied.


    Qin Mian poured the marinated minced meat into a pot and stir-fried it with a bit of salt, liquor and soup. Then, he added the soaked shredded meat and stir-fried it with a bit of soy sauce before adding the scallion and stir-fried it in twos and threes to fill the plate with the stir-fry.


    The waiter picked up the dishes and quickly delivered them to the twelfth table.


    On the other side, a waiter was ru


    ing while shouting, "room number 4 of the private room!"


    "Esteemed guests, the new dish ''Flowers in Flowers'' has been delivered. Please enjoy!"


    When the four guests at the twelfth table saw the noodle soup that they had never seen before, their expectations for the dish increased even more. They immediately moved their chopsticks and tasted it carefully, revealing expressions of satisfaction as they nodded their heads.


    One of the elders could not help but praise, "Delicious!" This noodle like ingredient perfectly absorbed the taste of various flavors and the fragrance of the lean meat. It was soft, smooth and tender. It was also slightly tough and refreshing. "Alright!"


    When the other customers at the other tables heard this, they silently swallowed their saliva, venting that their luck was not good enough to fail the award.


    A customer looked regretfully at the card in his hands that had the words "Many thanks to Master" written on it. The words "Shuangzhuan Restaurant" were written on top of the card. In the lower right corner, there was a very small, sneaky little mouse. It was a little strange, but he didn''t put it to heart, and kept the card in his pocket. He called the waiter and asked in a hurry, "Lad, what''s the price for this dish? Can you order it now? "


    The waiter smiled warmly and amiably. "Sir, this new dish has just been released today. We should at least give the chefs a chance to learn, right? However, our boss just said, tomorrow will be the launch of a delicious, full meal, the whole set of dishes are made of noodles. If you are interested, you might as well come back tomorrow. "


    He spoke in a loud voice, not just for this one, of course.


    The rest of the customers were satisfied with the answer, but they did not know what to eat. They wished that the sky would turn dark soon.


    When dusk approached, there were obviously more customers entering and exiting Shuangzhuan Restaurant. The majority of them came to inquire about the powders, and there were even two wealthy families that had reserved the powdered rice in advance. One had to know that a table full of rice noodles cost eight taels of silver! Not cheap!


    Some of the regular customers who had decided to eat di


    er at Shuangzhuan Restaurant were still pestering the Manager Sun to also come for the lottery draw. As a result, at night, Qin Mian made another ten or so clumps of flowers, feeling extremely tired.


    When the other restaurants and restaurants in the town saw this situation, they could only speak a few words of sarcasm, feeling extremely helpless in their hearts. If you can''t compare, you can''t.


    After they finished the di


    er, Qin Mian carefully taught Chef Li a few dishes that were made from noodles. Chef Li had been a chef for more than twenty years and had a keen sense for cooking. As a result, he learned very quickly.


    After teaching, Qin Mian asked him to make a serving of every dish for him to taste.


    "How about Little Boss?" Chef Li wiped his sweat and asked nervously. In his heart, he respected Little Boss a lot. I heard that this kind of ingredients that I have never seen before ?? the rice noodle was invented by Little Boss and Big Boss'' house. As it was a new ingredient, even someone as experienced as him wasn''t confident.


    After Qin Mian tasted them one by one, his face revealed a smile, and nodded: "Not bad, if you get a perfect score of 10 points, you can get 9 points."


    Chef Li had a relieved smile on his face. "That way, I won''t have to worry."


    Lei Tia who had been quietly standing at the door finally spoke out, "Wifey, let''s eat."


    "He''s coming." Qin Mian put down his chopsticks and quickly walked over. His stomach was growling with hunger.


    In the lounge, there were three dishes and a soup on the table. An exquisite bamboo and wooden bucket filled with rice was placed on top of the table. There were also two bowls of rice that were already filled to the brim. Qin Mian could tell at a glance that it was Lei Tia who had asked the chef to make it for them in the small kitchen.


    When he turned his head to see that there was no one at the door, Qin Mian heroically pulled Lei Tia into his embrace.


    "You didn''t eat either, right? "Come and eat." He pushed Lei Tia down onto the chair and sat down as well. He picked up his bowl and started to eat, "I''m starving to death."


    "Slow down." Lei Tia picked up a piece of fish belly, picked out the big thorn and put it into his bowl.


    "You eat too." Qin Mian gave him a piece of Sweet ''n'' Sour Ribs.


    "Just now, I ate some fruits." Lei Tia scooped up a bowl of soup and used a spoon to stir it up, causing the heat to dissipate. His gaze stayed on Qin Mian and said again, "Slow down."


    "En!" After Qin Mian finished a bowl of rice, his stomach felt slightly better, "You should eat too."


    Lei Tia scooped up half a spoonful of soup and savored its temperature. Then, he pushed the bowl in front of his wife and picked up the bowl to eat.


    Qin Mian smiled as he took a sip of the soup, scooped up a spoonful and gave it to Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia looked at him and drank it all.


    At night, the two of them rested as if they had returned home. Walking leisurely on the suspension bridge, the night wind blew in wave after wave, refreshing and comfortable.


    "Wifey."


    "Hmm?"


    "Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s new everyday course can indeed attract many customers, but since it''s like this, you''ll be very tired." Lei Tia said. Even though those dishes were written in his wife''s book, there was no need for his wife to put too much thought into them.


    "Don''t worry." Qin Mian patted his shoulder, looked up at the stars, and said in a light tone, "I have a way, you''ll know tomorrow. However, you also have your own matters to attend to. " He turned his head and smiled at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia nodded, "I''ll follow your arrangements."


    Qin Mian tugged on his wrist, "Let''s not talk about this anymore. Let''s go. "Today, after a busy day, I''m covered in sweat. I''ll go back and take a bath."


    In the private room for two people on the third floor, the lights were already lit. The interior was clean and tidy, as if no one had ever lived there before. Qin Mian took off his shoes and socks, stepped on the floor with his bare feet, and rushed into the bathroom. With a "bang", he closed the door, and said, "Tia, I will wash first."

 Chapter 106 Membership Card System

    Lei Tia picked up his shoes and socks and placed them on the shoe rack, then walked to the window. The sound of water splashing against the door seemed to have landed on his heart and was itching. He went over and knocked on the door.


    "What is it?" Qin Mian shouted from inside.


    Lei Tia pushed open the door and walked in, "Wifey, you said you wanted to save water."


    Qin Mian sat in the bathtub and turned his head around in bewilderment, "We are not that poor yet, huh?"


    "..."


    Just then, all sorts of carriages entered Flowing Water Town. The commoners in the town didn''t think it was strange, they immediately retracted their gaze and continued with what they were doing. They knew that the Shuangzhuan Restaurant was pushing out some good food. The owners of most of the shops were very happy, because a large number of people coming to the town could also help them in their business.


    Nie Heng had also come to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, accompanied by his brother Nie Xuan, his three good friends Zhao Yunxiang, Mu Chen, and Chu Han.


    Once they entered the hall, the waiter who was familiar with Nie Heng immediately invited them upstairs.


    Nie Heng waved his hand, "We will eat in the hall today."


    "Alright, please come this way, honorable guests." Our Shuangzhuan Restaurant has released a All Pastel Banquet today, I wonder if Young Master Nie and all esteemed guests would be interested in trying it? "


    "Today, I''ve come here for the Pastel Banquet." Nie Heng said. This was also the reason why he had brought so many people with him. There definitely would not be just one dish in the All Pancake Banquet. If he were to come alone, he definitely would not be able to finish all of it. Even if he had the money, he wouldn''t treat it as money.


    "Alright, table three''s full meal."


    "Fresh fruits and drinks." Just by looking at Nie Heng''s attitude, one could tell that he was a frequent customer here. The other four didn''t say anything.


    "Yes."


    Soon the waiter brought fresh fruit and ice-cold peach juice.


    "Big Brother, just as you said, this place is not normal." Nie Xuan looked around and said. Earlier, he had been away from home and this was the first time he had visited the Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    "All dishes," Chu Han said playfully. "I''ll wait and see."


    After eating a few peaches and talking for a while, they saw several waiters arriving in a line. Each of them had a tray in their hands and could not help but be slightly surprised. The speed at which the dishes were served wasn''t slow at all.


    The waiter arranged the dishes one by one and bowed together.


    "Dear guests, please enjoy."


    In the middle, there was a big plate of chicken with an extra large plate. Inside, there was a wide, soft, soft, potato, and the fragrance of the chicken complemented each other. There were bright red chili peppers and green cilantro dishes scattered all over the place. The other eight dishes were a bouquet full of flowers, hot and spicy diving fish fillets, cold mixed tripe, chili powder rings, spring rolls with soy sauce, eggplant powdered sticks, green powder soup, and jeleaf pills.


    The fragrance invaded their noses, and Nie Heng and the others all picked up their chopsticks.


    The customers who were still waiting for their food all looked at them enviously.


    "Table Nine''s All Pastries Banquet!"


    "private room number one!"


    "..."


    The shop assistant''s cries rose and fell, ru


    ing up and down, up and down. No matter how busy he was, he still had an excited smile on his face.


    Nie Heng had a taste of the tart ring that was closest to him, the chopsticks in his hand paused u


    oticeably, a complex emotion flashed past his eyes.


    Nie Xuan''s mouth didn''t stop talking. He released a hand and patted Nie Tian''s shoulder in consolation. He understood his elder brother''s current mood. As expected, Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s dishes were not bad, no wonder Big Brother was under so much pressure. What was fortunate, was that not everyone had the ability to come so far every day to eat since the Flowing Water Town wasn''t close to the city. As a result, the impact of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant on their restaurant wasn''t too big.


    "Big brother, didn''t our family''s seasoning come from Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s boss? Maybe you can buy them from them, too. " Nie Xuan quickly finished speaking and then went to pick up the dishes, afraid that if he was one step too slow, the others would finish eating.


    "We''ll see." Seeing that the few of them were focused on eating, Nie Heng quickly put aside his worries and focused on eating.


    The lobby was quickly packed.


    Manager Sun laughed as he stood on the stage, and said loudly: "Esteemed guests, this old man has a


    ounced that in three days, Shuangzhuan Restaurant will implement the membership card system. When the consumption of Shuangzhuan Restaurant reaches a certain amount, there will be different preferential treatment and reward measures. As for the specific circumstances, esteemed guests, please pay attention to the notice at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant entrance, this old man will not delay everyone''s time for eating. "


    The attendant s of Nie Heng and the others were sitting at the table next to hers, and Nie Heng immediately looked towards Chun Sheng.


    Chun Sheng wiped his mouth and ran out. Not long later, he returned with a shocked expression on his face.


    "What''s going on?"


    "Young Master, the notice says that after three days, all customers eating at Shuangzhuan Restaurant will receive a numbered membership card free of charge, and that they are called ''ordinary members''. Members would eat and sleep at Shuangzhuan Restaurant and show this card. The Shuangzhuan Restaurant would record the consumption situation, when the consumption amount reached one hundred silver, they would be promoted to a Silver member, and could participate in one lottery hosted by the Shuangzhuan Restaurant; up to one thousand silver, they would be promoted to a Gold member, and the consumption of Shuangzhuan Restaurant would be reduced by ten percent; up to one thousand silver, they could participate in one lottery every month, and would also be provided with a personal service; up to ten thousand silver, they could be promoted to a diamond member. Diamond members had the most benefits and enjoyed a discount of seventy percent; they could draw prizes every time they consumed them; they were equipped with two exclusive waiters; and every year, they would be given ten kilograms of fruits as gifts for Leisurely Dwelling House. If you are a male, you can also participate in the ''New Adventures'' at the end of the year. If you are a female, you can give me a unique set of jewelry. Furthermore, if the guest has Zhaoyang County, once a new dish is released, someone will be sent to inform the guest in advance. "


    Nie Xuan''s eyes flashed as he asked with interest, "What do you mean by ''getting rid of the old and welcome the new big adventure''?"


    Chunsheng replied, "Reporting to Second Young Master, the notice does not say. It only says that the a


    ual ''big adventure to eliminate the old and welcome the new'' will be different, but it can guarantee that the guests will have fun."


    "Oh?" Mu Chen suddenly asked, "Can only level up slowly?"


    Chun Sheng shook his head and said, "No. He said he can store it in advance. It''s called ''recharging''."


    "Zhang Jian." The purple clothed man shouted towards attendant''s table.


    A tall and thin attendant immediately ran over, "Mistress."


    "Three days later, I want the number one Shuangzhuan Restaurant membership card, give me a deposit of ten thousand silver."


    Chun Sheng immediately added, "Young Master Mu, I forgot to say earlier that you are not allowed to take out the money once it has been deposited inside."


    Mu Chen''s expression did not change, it could be seen that he had already made up his mind.


    "Brother Mu Chen, are you serious?" Nie Xuan looked at him in surprise. "Even if you come to Shuangzhuan Restaurant to eat every day, you''ll still have to eat for two hundred days even if it''s fifty silver a day."


    "Interesting, isn''t it?" Mu Chen said indifferently.


    Nie Heng indicated for Chunsheng, "I want number two."


    Nie Xuan, Zhao Yunxiang, and Chu Han were all speechless. Did you burn the money?


    Chun Sheng hastened to say, "Young Master, there''s one more thing."


    "Speak."


    Shuangzhuan Restaurant decided to separate a teahouse in the lobby on the first floor," said Chun. "Four quarters of an hour (from three o''clock to four o''clock) at the begi


    ing of the ceremony and from four quarters to the end of the tenth hour (from eight to nine o''clock) at the end of the tenth hour. "Oh right, there is another rule. You are not allowed to bring food and water in from the outside.


    "There''s nothing strange about that, right?" Nie Xuan disagreed, "Don''t many teahouses have a storyteller as well?"


    Zhao Yunxiang shook his head. "Ah Xuan''s words are wrong." "Neither of these periods is for lunch. If the story is interesting enough, wouldn''t it keep the guests who have eaten lunch and di


    er?"


    "We''ll find out after three days." Mu Chen said.


    Nie Heng did not speak. The Shuangzhuan Restaurant Master''s methods had shocked him. If the Shuangzhuan Restaurant was in Zhaoyang County City, he really did not know if he would be able to use underhanded methods against the Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    Mu Chen said: "I am really interested to meet those two bosses."


    Nie Heng said: "Those two don''t come often. However, we might be able to meet again in three days. "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not know that there were people talking about them, but, even if they knew, they did not care. That afternoon, the two of them hired a carriage and went to Zhaoyang County to buy people.


    Because it was difficult for men and women to buy a single woman, Qin Mian bought a family of three. A couple in their early thirties, including a five-year-old Miao Miao, were together with their aunt.


    After that, Qin Mian made the boss of the tooth bank call out all the men between fourteen and twenty years old, showing that he wanted to buy two people to be lecturers.


    Next, he told a story, asking everyone to repeat it.


    This action was similar to when Lei Tia first picked a house. Lei Tia glanced at his wife, the pitch black pupils in his eyes filled with a smile.


    Qin Mian took note of it and raised his eyebrows to ask as he shook his head.


    The people with the most outstanding performances were a fourteen year old strong and tall young man and a seventeen year old young man named Ye Fengqiu. After his son''s parents died, he was sold off by his heartless uncle. Not only did he have a good memory, he also had a loud voice. Ye Fengqiu was gentle and literate, and was good at rendering atmosphere when telling stories, which suited Qin Mian''s wishes very well.


    Ye Fengqiu looked at Qin Mian nervously, his fists clenched tightly within his sleeves. It was because of his leg that he could not find work, and only sold himself when he was starving to death. However, he had been in the bank for almost a month, and no one had any interest in him. If no one else wanted to buy him, then ??


    Just then, Qin Mian''s voice sounded in his ears, but to him, it was like a heavenly music.


    "Boss, it''s the two of them."


    Not only was Ye Fengqiu stu


    ed, but the boss was also stu


    ed. He glanced at Ye Fengqiu.


    "Young master, are you sure? "He ??"


    Qin Mian waved his hand and lightly glanced at Ye Fengqiu. His expression did not contain any contempt or disgust, as if he was treating a normal person.


    Ye Fengqiu''s heart suddenly dropped. He let out a long sigh and looked at him gratefully.


    Since there were no objections from the customers, the boss naturally didn''t have any objections. He happily sent someone to get the indenture contract between the strong man and Ye Fengqiu.

 Chapter 107 Expansion of Production

    Returning back to the town, Lei Tia sent Uncle, Aunt Quan and Miao back to the village.


    Qin Mian brought Qiang Zi and Ye Fengqiu to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant and had the waiter take them to wash up before calling Manager Sun to the resting room.


    "Manager Sun, find someone to make the clothes that the two storytellers are wearing as soon as possible. The clothes are the same for the two of them, two sets each."


    "Yes, Young Master." Manager Sun was no stranger to this process. The clothes on their Shuangzhuan Restaurant were uniform and all of them had the symbol of "Shuangzhuan Restaurant". But the color of their clothing was also different for the employees who work different jobs. Currently, many other restaurants were copying their methods, but there was no way to erase them. The first thing to get dressed up was Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Manager Sun was proud of his Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    "Young Master, how do you plan to decorate the teahouse?"


    Qin Mian took out a piece of paper and passed it to him, "The resting area is separated by a wooden board, and the northernmost area is a slightly higher platform. On top of the platform is the storyteller''s seat; This is a design. "The teahouse serves fruit, drinks, snacks and snacks. I''ve written down the pricing.


    Manager Sun took it and read it. A portion of fruit and 18 pieces of other fruits cost a sum of money; Tea was priced according to the grade of the tea leaves and charged a fee per cup; Juice drinks cost 28 pieces of money per cup; Cucumis melo, half a catty, a portion of five fragrant seeds, a portion of five fragrant seeds, a portion of original seeds, a portion of fruit and melon seeds, a portion of 38 pieces of fruit and seeds; Peanut, a half pound of fruit, five fragrant peanuts, original peanuts, and green tea, all costs an astonishing amount of money; Five specialties, 68 pieces of Golden Silk Cake, 68 pieces of Horseshoe Cake, a portion of egg tart, pudding cake and teacup, and a small amount of 28 pieces of money each.


    "Young Master, this price isn''t low either." Manager Sun saw through one of them and lamented.


    Qin Mian laughed disapprovingly, "The teahouse is only open to guests of Shuangzhuan Restaurant. The price of the dishes in the Shuangzhuan Restaurant was higher than other restaurants to begin with. Since the customers could afford to eat the dishes in the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, it was impossible for them to not be able to afford these fruits and snacks. "Moreover, we have a lot of drinks and snacks in our family, it''s totally worthy of a high price."


    Manager Sun nodded his head. He knew that the five fragrant seeds and peanuts were made with the five fragrant ingredients, but he had never heard of Golden Silk Cake, Horseshoe Cake, and Egg Tart.


    "In addition," Qin Mian lightly tapped on the table, "In three days, all the dishes that are made from powdered rice are given 500 pieces of paper each, and all the meat dishes are given 2 taels of silver."


    Manager Sun cupped his hands: "Yes!"


    "Shuangzhuan Restaurant has increased by one tea room, and the number of people has increased as well. "I should ask a few people to help. Just let me know when it''s done." Qin Mian explained everything to them one by one, "Currently, I can only provide fifty servings of each kind per day. I will get someone to deliver them to you in the morning."


    "Yes."


    "Call in Qiang Zi and Ye Fengqiu."


    "Yes."


    When Qiang Zi and Ye Fengqiu came in, they were a bit restrained. Ye Fengqiu hung his head, but it could be seen that he was still feeling a little inferior to himself. When he entered earlier, the attendants and customers of Shuangzhuan Restaurant had all been staring at his legs indistinctly.


    Qin Mian leaned against the chair, crossed his arms across his chest, and frowned as he looked at Ye Fengqiu, "Ye Fengqiu, look at my eyes."


    Ye Fengqiu stared blankly. He raised his head to look at him and his gaze unconsciously shifted away. This Young Master clearly looked up at him, but he felt an oppressive pressure from his body.


    "If even you look down on yourself, then what right do you have to hope that others will look down on you?" Qin Mian stared at him with his sharp eyes, "I do not wish that the day will come where I will regret buying you!"


    Ye Fengqiu''s expression turned cold. Straightening his waist, he solemnly said, "Young Master, this little one knows my wrongs. I ask Young Master to believe this little one''s words one more time!"


    Under the influence of Qin Mian''s imposing aura, Qiang Zi unconsciously puffed up his chest.


    Qin Mian nodded and turned to Qiang Zi.


    "Qiang Zi, what''s your full name?"


    Qiang Zi was afraid that he would not be satisfied with him, so he answered loudly, "Reporting to the Young Master, my full name is Lin Qiang!"


    "In the future, you two will stay at Shuangzhuan Restaurant as storytellers. Shuangzhuan Restaurant story two times a day, the story told is different. Qiang Zi was in charge of the afternoon and Ye Fengqiu was in charge of the evening. Your task is not too heavy. You only need to work an hour a day. The rest of the time, you will recite and ponder the contents of the next lesson. Not a heavy job. "Lin Qiang, your monthly allowance is set at fifty pieces per month; Ye Fengqiu, your monthly allowance is set at eighty pieces per month."


    At the same time, the monthly allowance was different. Lin Qiang and Ye Fengqiu were both puzzled.


    Qin Mian asked Lin Qiang, "Do you know why your monthly allowance is less than Ye Fengqiu''s?"


    Lin Qiang shook his head, "I only know that Brother Ye is stronger than me. He can read. I can''t read. "


    Qin Mian looked at him with praise, "He is a smart guy. The thirty cents he has more than you count as my tuition. The story you tell every day is first told to you by him, and you remember it with all your heart. Also, if you have free time, he will teach you how to read. When you can properly read it, your monthly allowance will be the same as Ye Fengqiu''s. "


    "Thank you, Young Master!" After Lin Qiang finished speaking, he gave Ye Fengqiu a simple and honest smile, "Big Brother Ye, I''ll have to trouble you in the future."


    Ye Fengqiu replied with a friendly smile, "No need to be polite. We''ll help each other out."


    Qin Mian passed a few pages to him, "The top three are Lin Qiang''s stories, and the bottom three are yours. Every day, I will send you new stories. You all should memorize them in advance and carefully figure out the tone and expression they should be using when telling them. In short, you must not delay the next day''s stories in order to avoid the dissatisfaction of the guests. "


    Lin Qiang and Ye Fengqiu replied in unison, "Yes."


    "As for the rest of the things, if there are any other things that you don''t understand, ask Manager Sun."


    Qin Mian waved for them to retreat, then said goodbye to the Manager Sun and rode his horse back home. As the sun set, he sped out of town.


    "The Lei Tia Family!"


    Zhang Dashuan swung his whip and chased after him with the donkey cart.


    "Woo ??" Qin Mian stopped and waited, "So it''s Brother Zhang, what a coincidence."


    "I just sent a few guests back to the Zhaoyang County." His eyes were filled with gratitude towards Qin Mian. "With the blessings of you and Tia, I can make 50 to 60 gold coins from sending guests to you everyday. Sometimes, I can even earn more by selling some ingredients and money!"


    "That is also something that the Brother Zhang can do. Otherwise, no matter how good the plan is, it''s useless, no? " Qin Mian looked at the sky, "Brother Zhang, it''s getting late, why don''t we walk and talk?"


    Zhang Dashuan nodded, "Ok, let''s go."


    Approaching the Qingshan Village, the sun had already set, leaving behind a faint sunset glow in its wake. On the Cereal Field, the child who didn''t want to go home was still playing, holding onto the bamboo pole with a spiderweb attached to it, catching the dragonfly.


    Seeing a tall and slender figure standing motionlessly by the roadside, and a black wolf quietly squatting at his feet, a slight smile appeared on Qin Mian''s lips as he shook the reins.


    "Giddap!"


    Zhang Dashuan tactfully slowed down his speed.


    The brown horse ran to stop in front of Lei Tia and snorted at him affectionately.


    Lei Tia held onto the reins and gave the bamboo cup to Qin Mian. He nodded to Zhang Dashuan and led the horse towards the west side of the village. The Leisurely Dwelling House was too high, so they had to go back to the west.


    "Tia, is everything alright at home?" Qin Mian was too lazy to dismount and opened the bamboo cup. There was green bean soup inside.


    "Uncle Quan will assist the Uncle Fu, and Aunt will take over the responsibilities of the Aunt Fu. If you feel that this arrangement is inappropriate, you can arrange it again. "


    "There''s nothing inappropriate about it." Qin Mian finished the green bean soup in one breath and smacked his lips.


    Lei Tia then continued, "The day after tomorrow will be the birthday of this old man.


    Qin Mian stared blankly for a moment, "If I remember correctly, the old man is forty-one this year, and he''s not going to be reborn?" What kind of tricks was the Madam Du trying to pull now?


    Lei Tia shook his head.


    Qin Mian thought about it and quickly came to a decision, "Who cares what they do. "There are a lot of things to do these few days. When the time comes, neither of us will go, so let the butler go personally and prepare the wedding gift more seriously. I believe the people at the house have nothing to say."


    "I''ll listen to you."


    When they walked past the workshop, both of them simultaneously looked in that direction.


    Qin Mian thought about the explosive scene in Shuangzhuan Restaurant today and discussed with Lei Tia, "Tia, eight people are still working too slowly, do you want to invite some more people to work tonight?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "That''s doable. Wife, I''m worried about something else. "


    "What is it?"


    Lei Tia got on the horse and sat behind it. He pulled the reins to prevent the horse from eating grass and urged it to leave quickly.


    "The appearance of the powder would definitely cause a sensation, and someone would definitely come to inquire about the news. The workshop is a little far from home, so it might not be safe. "


    Qin Mian sat cross legged and touched his chin. At that time, the reason why he did not open the Workshop in Tian Ji City was because he did not want too many outsiders to enter.


    "How about this." He immediately came up with a solution. "Open the corner door at the northern wall. The extraction of starch paste was originally done by the servants. From now on, it will be done in Tian Juli, with only the addition of a stage for the removal of the starch paste. "


    Lei Tia nodded.


    The next day, the two of them settled the matter of hiring and Jiaomen. He had to consider safety when he started work at night, so he hired eight men this time. They started at the begi


    ing of the year (7 o''clock) and finished at the begi


    ing (7 o''clock). Qin Mian did not plan to exploit them. Because men worked longer hours than women, and working at night was not good for their health, they paid twenty cents more each month than women, and every three days the eight of them took turns taking one day off in two shifts. Pleasure and Uncle Quan took turns overseeing the work.

 Chapter 108 Recurrent Orgasm

    In order to avoid Lei Daqiang''s birthday, Qin Mian and Lei Tia came to town in advance.


    Egg-pudding, egg-tart and teacup cake all needed to be made using the oven. Qin Mian replaced them with an iron box. But this can easily be unevenly heated, so that some pastry baked, some are still raw. He got his inspiration from the stove''s eye and had the blacksmith build a large, conical lid with nine iron pipes in the center, arranged in a circle close to each other. When using the oven, fasten the lid of the big pot over the fire. A large, tapered lid can concentrate the flame and disperse it through nine iron pipes. This way, the heat will be much more even. After trying a few more times, Qin Mian was able to skillfully use this simplified version of the oven to successfully make a few snacks.


    On the day of Lei Daqiang''s birthday, all sorts of guests gathered at the old house, including the one surnamed Lei, the one surnamed Du, and the one surnamed Wei. But and Qin Mian were the only ones who did not appear.


    The strange thing was, the Madam Du did not have any dissatisfaction, she just warmly greeted the guests and secretly searched through the crowd with her eyes, showing her absent-mindedness.


    Inside the Leisurely Dwelling House, the Uncle Fu intentionally delayed for a bit longer. Most likely, all of the guests in the Lei Family had already arrived, so he brought Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qin Yuan over to the old house.


    Seeing that Uncle Fu was dressed like a butler from a large family in the town, the two kids standing behind Uncle Fu in the exact same servant attire, the guests in the courtyard all had different expressions as they whispered.


    "The boss of Lei Family has really struck it big. Look at his servant, he''s well-trained; then look at his gift, it''s full of small bags."


    "Greetings to the old man!" Uncle Fu was full of smiles as he stepped forward and bowed, "I wish the old man good fortune, like the everflowing waters of the East Sea, and a life longer than Nanshan."


    Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qin Yuan said in unison, "I wish Old Master luck as smooth as the flowing water of the East Sea, his life as old as Nanshan!"


    As if he didn''t see the displeasure on Lei Daqiang''s face, Uncle Fu introduced the gifts one by one, "Old Gramps, look, there are six types of dim sum. These are six feet of cloth, six kilograms of longevity peach buns, and six bottles of good wine. We really can''t leave the restaurant, so Eldest Young Master and Young Master sent some of their children here to offer our birthday wishes to the old man, I hope he won''t take offense to them. "


    Lei Daqiang was still fuming in his heart, but when he saw the wedding gift that was several sizes higher than the others, he could only swallow his dissatisfaction and squeeze out a smile, "Hehe, no worries, business is more important."


    Uncle Fu said a few more nice words before making an excuse that Tian Curie still had work to do, and then took Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qin Yuan away.


    The second day of Lei Daqiang''s birthday was the day that Shuangzhuan Restaurant would register for a membership card. Early in the morning, some rich people sent servants over to snatch the membership card. Not to mention whether they would be able to come and eat at Shuangzhuan Restaurant, these membership cards were unique in the entire Zhaoyang County, or even in the entire prefecture.


    As expected, the person who was fighting for the front was Mu Chen''s attendant. The membership card he applied for was a diamond membership card, it was a noble purple. The center of the card was embedded with a piece of pure golden, square, and above it were carved the words "Shuangzhuan Restaurant". At the very top of the card was an incomprehensible number "001", and at the very bottom a row of words "Qingtian Mansion". At the same time as the card in his hand was a set of passwords, he accidentally lost the diamond membership card. As long as he remembered the password, he could still use this membership card.


    Like Changjian, Chunsheng would wait outside before daybreak. After storing the 10,000 taels of silver in advance, he would also receive a diamond membership card.


    Gold membership cards are gilded. Silver membership card is light green, the same as the diamond membership card design, only the middle piece is pure silver. Gold members and Silver members also had passwords. The normal membership card was made of paper, pure white, with the picture and address of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant imprinted on it. There was even a seal on it, just in terms of design, it was also extremely exquisite, with the same number, but it was arranged from "00001".


    Because there were too many people, Manager Sun placed a set of table and chairs at the entrance of the lobby. The two servants were responsible for handling the normal membership cards, silver membership cards and gold membership cards. The diamond member enjoys the most noble service, is handled by the Manager Sun personally at the counter.


    Manager Sun and the workers were in a hurry, Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood at the side and watched for a while before they left.


    Just now, the two of them had noticed that there were five people who had managed to register for diamond membership. In other words, Shuangzhuan Restaurant had already made fifty thousand gold today, so there was no need to worry about your money failing to circulate even if you wanted to expand your business in the future.


    They were not the only ones who took note of this situation. The people from Shuangzhuan Restaurant continued to busy themselves methodically while suppressing their excitement. The better the business of Shuangzhuan Restaurant, the better their treatment would be.


    As soon as Qin Mianxin got on well, he decided to hold a Lottery at noon.


    In the afternoon, Nie Heng, Mu Chen, Nie Xuan, Zhao Yunxiang, and Chu Han appeared on Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    When Nie Heng and Mu Chen showed their diamond membership cards, the waiter who welcomed them immediately called their exclusive waiter over. The waiter was handsome, polite, and well-dressed. The style of his clothes was the same as the other waiters'', but the color was pure white. There was also a tie around his neck.


    The four servants stood behind Nie Heng and Mu Chen, while the rest of the guests looked over at them with envious gazes from time to time.


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen looked at each other, and had no choice but to admit that to a certain extent, this did satisfy their sense of vanity, because having an exclusive waiter was the symbol of their identity.


    The few of them still chose to take their seats in the main hall. Nie Heng asked his servant, "Is your boss here today?"


    "Guest, both bosses are here."


    "Oh? I wonder if you two bosses would mind taking a look? " Mu Chen asked.


    After the waiter respectfully bowed, he said, "The guests are diamond members. This humble one will do my best to fulfill all of your requests, without going against the interests of the two bosses of Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Esteemed guests, please wait a moment. "


    Mu Chen nodded in satisfaction, "Very good."


    After they sat for a while, Mu Chen saw his personal waiter bringing two young men with extraordinary temperament over, looking at them carefully. The young man on the left was dressed in a new style of white robe, his demeanor was elegant, he was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, but from his steady gaze and calm steps, it could be seen that he was not as simple as he looked. The man on the right was dressed in a light green robe, his face expressionless, his eyes calm, and his restrained aura even more unfathomable.


    "I was wondering who it was. So it''s the Young Master Nie." Qin Mian walked over with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting, "Young Master Nie, how have you been?"


    Nie Heng said, "I ask for your blessings. This is my younger brother Nie Xuan. These three are my good friends, Mu Chen, Zhao Yunxiang and Chu Han. "


    "Young Master Nie, Young Master Mu, Young Master Zhao, Young Master Chu, it''s my pleasure to meet you. Many thanks for your visit." Qin Mian laughed, "Young Master Nie has brought family and friends to take care of this humble one''s business, how can I not say that? I wonder if any of you would be interested in participating in the Lottery? "


    "What''s that supposed to mean?" Nie Heng and Qin Mian could be considered to be familiar with each other, so they spoke rather casually.


    Qin Mian said: "Today, a total of two hundred lucky draw cards have been prepared. The first prize would be one spot, and one could receive the right to stay in a luxurious suite like the one back in the building for the night. The second prize would be three spots, and there would be a fifty percent discount for today''s consumption. The rest will be a consolation prize, with a free dish of beef pickles. "


    Mu Chen raised his brows: "If we were to only get the consolation prize, Boss Qin''s'' expression ''would seem a little petty."


    Qin Mian smiled calmly, "Young Master Mu''s words are wrong. Luck is also a type of capital."


    Mu Chen was silent for a moment, unable to deny, and looked at him meaningfully. No wonder Nie Heng always said that this Boss Qin was not simple.


    Lei Tia glanced at him gloomily, "Wifey, the tea room is still waiting for you."


    Qin Mian nodded, then said to Nie Heng and the others: "Everyone, please enjoy your meal. The guy in charge of the lottery was coming over right away. "Please excuse me."


    "Please."


    Mu Chen watched as they walked off, side by side, before turning to Nie Heng, "The two boss, your relationship is not bad."


    Nie Heng casually said, "I heard that their family''s servants are all surnamed ''Lei Qin'', what do you think of their relationship?"


    Chu Han patted Mu Chen''s shoulders and mocked, "You ask that, could it be?"


    Mu Chen shook his hand off, "What kind of joke is this. "It''s just a casual remark."


    The four servants were, after all, members of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, so the few of them did not continue to discuss Qin Mian and the matter regarding him.


    When the afternoon class ended, sixty percent of the customers eating at Shuangzhuan Restaurant chose to enter the tea room.


    The walls of the tea room were plastered with wooden planks, and there were even some potted plants placed on them. The storyteller''s lecture was on the dais, with a stack of papers, a pot of tea, and a log on top. Narrator Lin Qiang sat behind the script.


    At the bottom, the scholar''s table was made up of thick pieces of wood that had been split into two halves. The wooden bench was covered with a green cushion. The whole tea room was clean and lively. There was a menu on the wall indicating the price and items of the tea and snacks provided by the teahouse for the guests to read. Upon seeing the prices, some were astonished while others remained impassive.


    Nie Heng''s group of five sat in the same row, and ordered a few snacks and drinks that were unique to Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    The shop assistant who was waiting by the side immediately went to get it.


    The tea room was quickly filled up.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood at the back. They would only be at ease if they saw Lin Qiang''s performance with their own eyes.


    When the time came, Lin Qiang patted the shocking wood, "My surname is Lin, I am the storytelling mister of Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s storytelling arena in the afternoon, welcome to Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Today, I want to tell you all a breathtaking hero''s story called "The Legend of the Condor Hero". In the distant Qiantang River, the vast river flows endlessly day and night around the edge of Niu Jia Village, flowing eastward into the sea ?? "


    Qin Mian nodded slightly. Lin Qiang had some shortcomings in rendering the atmosphere, but he had a good memory and was good at using hand gestures. In time, he would become an outstanding storyteller.

 Chapter 109 New Carriage

    "..." Just as he was about to reply, his expression suddenly changed and he said, "Someone''s coming for me." No matter what happens, you can''t come out, you know? '' Guo Yang and Guo Fei nodded in agreement. The machine stooped to pick up the head, opened the door, and flew out into the trees, hiding among the leaves. Who was this person? Why did the mountain''s expression change so drastically? If you want to know what happened after that, then listen to the next part. "


    "Pa!" Another shocking sound was heard.


    At this moment, all the customers recovered from the story and could not help but feel that time passed too quickly.


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen looked at each other in shock. They had heard about the countless of books, but this was the first time they heard about it so attentively.


    One of the guests shouted in dissatisfaction, "Mr. Lin, today we have too little to talk about this. Let''s talk about it a bit more. It''s not easy for us to come all the way here! "


    "That''s right, Mr. Lin. It''s still early. Let''s talk a little more!"


    "Mister Lin ??"


    Seeing this situation, how could Lin Qiang not understand that today''s storytelling was extremely successful. He was extremely excited and did not dare to show it on his face. Clasping his fists, he said, "Everyone, please leave early tomorrow, please!"


    The protest began again.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia slipped out while no one was looking.


    "I originally thought that Lin Qiang would be a little afraid of the stage, but I didn''t expect that this brat''s performance would be so good." "It seems like I really do have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering things!" Qin Mian held his hands behind his back and strided forward. He raised his head and glanced at Lei Tia with a smug smile on his face, "Is that so?"


    Lei Tia nodded.


    "If Lin Qiang doesn''t have any problems, then Ye Fengqiu shouldn''t have any problems either." After being on tenterhooks for a long time, Qin Mian was finally tired, "Let''s go home after we''ve gathered all the money we have today?"


    "Take your time and go back to the woodwork shop to change cars." Lei Tia said, "Old cars are not easy to use."


    He was not a professional carpenter. He had used the carriage too often. The wooden planks would often loosen up, and if he shook it more, it might fall apart. Repairing often is also a nuisance.


    "Sure." Since he wanted to do it, then he might as well make the best one. "I''ll tell you in detail when we get back to the lounge." Qin Mian had another idea. He pushed him on the back and urged him to leave, returning to the Rest House.


    The main problem with ancient carriages was that their wheels were not very effective because they were either made of wood or iron and had no tires. And the basic function of the tire is to cushion the vibration. It was one thing if the road was flat, but if they met an uneven road, then sitting on the carriage would cause one''s internal organs to tremble and change their position. Qin Mian thought that he could get rubber from the rubber tree. Rubber trees like high temperature, high humidity, still wind and fertile soil, belongs to the subtropical plants. As far as he knew, the climate of Qingshan Village was more like the climate of central China, with no rubber trees for the most part. He did not plan to waste any more time on the mountains near Qingshan Village, and decided to directly search for them in the spatial space after he returned home.


    After drawing the picture of the carriage, the two of them arrived at the Rich Wood Trading Company.


    When Liao Zhifu saw the two of them, he stood up and greeted them enthusiastically, "Boss Lei, Boss Qin, what a rare guest! It''s been a long time since you two have come to take care of my business. " It was as if, not long ago, the two of them had come to his shop in patched clothes to peddle their own inventions, and had never imagined that they would one day become the big bosses of the county. From this, it could be seen that no matter what time, no one was to be underestimated. Liao Zhifu was extremely glad that he did not offend Qin Mian and his, and that they had a good time together several times.


    Hearing Manager Liao''s tone of voice carrying a sense of intimacy, Qin Mian took advantage of the situation and walked in while laughing, "Where did you say that you''re coming from?"


    "Please take a seat, gentlemen." Liao Zhifu nodded to Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Although he did not say a word, he still gave a reply. Liao Zhifu cheerfully called for the waiter to bring some tea.


    The waiter served tea and stepped back.


    "I wonder if you two came here to buy or custom-made furniture?" Liao Zhifu asked.


    Qin Mian took out the blueprint and passed it to him, "We need to customize a carriage."


    Liao Zhifu looked at the blueprints in detail, then looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia in admiration and said: "Our Pu Zi can do it. Just this wheel, the Boss Qin required it to be made of iron, and with a groove in the middle, it might take a while. I wonder if Boss Qin is in a hurry to get them? "


    "No rush." If nothing unexpected happens, this carriage will be Tia and I''s private carriage. Be sure to make it firm and fine. " Qin Mian emphasized.


    Liao Zhifu knew that the two of them were rich now, so he valued the quality of the goods even more. The price was secondary, so he guaranteed, "I can rest assured on this point, I will definitely make the masters work hard! If there is any place that does not meet your requirements and we have to return to work at any time, you two must be satisfied. "


    "In addition, I hope that Manager Liao will not leak out the blueprint." Qin Mian smiled, "I''ve been with Manager Liao so many times, I definitely trust your character."


    "Don''t worry, Boss Qin." Liao Zhifu was indeed interested in the blueprints, but since Qin Mian had said it like that, then there was nothing else he could talk about.


    Qin Mian told him that he would deliver the carriage to the Qingshan Village once it was completed, and then left together with Lei Tia.


    After Liao Zhifu sent them out, he took the blueprints and rushed to the workshop at the back of the shop, telling the masters to start working quickly.


    Four days later, a shop assistant from the rich wood weapon shop delivered the carriage to the Leisurely Dwelling House.


    The new car had four wheels, eight feet long and six feet wide. There was a hook on the left and right sides of the roof, and above the hook was a square wooden sign. On the left side, there was a golden word, "Thunder", while on the right side, there was a word, "Qin". Air death air lamp can be hung on the cornice hook, which is convenient for walking at night. There were three flights of steps on either side of the door, which did not have to be fitted with a footstool, as was usual in a carriage; the steps were usually tucked into the bottom of the carriage, and there was a small window in the front wall, with a curtain hanging over it, to facilitate communication between the driver and the occupant of the carriage. The rear wall has a larger window, the whole wall can slide up and down, summer will open the whole wall, cool ventilation.


    Inside, under the small window, was a cabinet fixed to the floor of the car, with three drawers for refreshments, books, and other small objects; two rows of long sofas, each close to the left and right sides of the car, with three lockers under each; and in the center of the car, a long table of the same length as the sofa, which could be raised and lowered. Usually, a long table is still a long table. When you want to rest, lower the long table and turn it over. You can merge it with the two sofas to form a large bed. There are two luggage racks above the two sofas, which can be used for bedding, baggage, etc.


    The small carriage was almost like a small room.


    After the construction of the carriage was completed, the masters of the rich and precious wood weapons shop were all amazed. However, the price of this carriage wasn''t low either. The cost of this carriage was close to 15 silver, which was around 22 silver for Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were very satisfied with the new car, so they straightforwardly paid the driver. The old carriage was repaired for the servants.


    After sending the people away, Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried their sabers and buckets, as well as the metal blocks that were twisted into grooves, into the space to search for the rubber tree.


    Although all the dangerous animals in the dimensional space avoided Qin Mian, the dimensional space was too big. Therefore, he had never gone too far before. This time, he imagined himself standing at the foot of the mountain. In the next moment, he and Lei Tia appeared at the foot of the mountain.


    "My wife, do you recognize the rubber tree?" Lei Tia asked.


    "I do," Qin Mian said as he taught him, "The leaves of the rubber tree are oval in shape, and its surface is very smooth. The fruits are oval as well. "If you can''t recognize it, then cut it on the trunk. If there is white liquid flowing out, then most of it would be rubber."


    Lei Tia nodded and headed in the other direction. A little white was following Qin Mian.


    After approximately half an hour of searching, the rubber tree was found by Lei Tia first. Qin Mian heard the shout and ran over.


    A piece of bark was cut obliquely from the rubber tree, and milky-white juice gurgled down. Lei Tia placed the metal pipe back in place, causing the juice to flow through the pipe and into the barrel below.


    This piece of rubber tree, Qin Mian picked the thickest one.


    In the end, the two of them collected two full buckets.


    Qin Mian only knew that the main raw material for making rubber was natural rubber. Natural rubber was made from the latex that flowed out from the rubber tree when it was cut by rubber trees, after it had been solidified and dried. However, he did not know how the latex was solidified or dried. He had never paid much attention to this before.


    There was no other way, he and Lei Tia could only ponder it on their own. Solidification can be done by drying or cooling, and drying can be done by drying, drying or baking... There were a lot of latex in the space. The two of them tried it out one by one and after a few days, they finally succeeded.


    First, prepare a thick bamboo, the diameter of the bamboo was similar to the width of the wheels. After piercing through the bamboo, the latex was poured into the tube. Then, after solidifying and drying it in the way they had experimented with it, the practical rubber was released. It was quite elastic.


    The two of them fitted the tire into the groove of the wheel, reinforced it, and put it on the horse. Lei Tia drove the horse carriage on the uneven ground of the village and tried it out.


    The villagers watched the carriage go up and down in wonder.


    "Lao Si Lei, your big brother and sister-in-law are powerful. Even we old fellows have never seen such a beautiful carriage. " Elder Jiang said to Lei Xianglee.


    Sister Zhang joked: "Hey, four brothers, when does your mother plan on getting you married? In the future, if I use this carriage to pick up my new wife, I will definitely have a lot more face! "


    Lei Xianglee blushed, "What is Sister Zhang saying?"


    The villagers all laughed out loud.


    "What are you blushing for?" An aunt gave an ambiguous smile to Lei Xianglee, "If I remember correctly, you should be eighteen this year, right? It was time to get married. Do you want us to help you rush your mother? "


    Lei Xianglee''s face was so red that it almost burned, "Cough, I don''t need you to worry about this matter."


    The crowd roared with laughter once again.


    Qin Mian sat in the horse carriage and experienced it himself, so he almost couldn''t feel the vibrations, much less the fact that he could shake a person to the point of flying like he used to when he was riding a horse carriage.

 Chapter 110 New Plan for Making Money

    The driver''s seat was also unique. It was designed as an armchair and had a special place for feet. He was not afraid of being uncomfortable if he stayed in the carriage for too long. In addition, there was a semicircular slider around the top of the shelter, with a tarp at each end that could be opened and closed like a sliding curtain. On both sides of the armchair were two fixed planks. If the interior of the carriage couldn''t fit, there were two more people to sit on.


    Lei Tia slowed down his car and asked: "My wife, how was it?"


    "Very comfortable." Qin Mian opened the curtains in the small window, "Tia, I''m here to drive the carriage, why don''t you give it a try?"


    Lei Tia stopped his horse carriage and climbed onto the carriage. He looked down at the long table and asked, "How was the bed?"


    An inharmonious scene appeared in Qin Mian''s mind, his heartbeat became slower by a beat, "I''ve never tried it before."


    Without saying a word, Lei Tia pulled up the table and flipped a mechanism. The long table slowly turned before it fell, and then joined together with the two sofas without a single gap.


    Lei Tia''s hands pushed him, causing him to fall on the bed and immediately jump up, anxiously looking out the window, "What, what? "There are so many people outside."


    A trace of a smile swept across Lei Tia''s deep eyes. His large palm lightly caressed his wife''s face, and then he turned to get out of the car.


    Qin Mian''s mouth was agape and he was speechless for a long time. That is to say, he was thinking too much of himself?


    After looking through the curtain and seeing Lei Tia return to the driver''s seat, Qin Mian crawled over, raised the curtain and called out: "Tia."


    Lei Tia turned his head, "What''s wrong?"


    Qin Mian hooked his fingers, gesturing for him to come closer, sucked on his lips, and quickly retreated.


    Lei Tia looked at the swaying curtain, took a deep breath and turned to look ahead.


    Qin Mian opened the car door, climbed over to his side and sat down.


    Lei Tia shook the reins, and the sounds of horse hooves hitting the ground echoed. Slowly, they approached the crowd under the Pagoda tree. A few curious villagers looked at him.


    Qin Mian jumped down from the horse carriage and greeted the villagers, "What are you talking about?"


    Sister Zhang laughed: "I''m talking about when your Fourth Younger Brother will get married."


    Qin Mian laughed as he looked at the uncomfortable Lei Xianglee, "The marriage ceremony for Fourth Younger Brother should be held this year, right? "When the time comes, your eldest brother will lend you the carriage to pick up the bride."


    To be able to use this kind of unique carriage to pick up a newcomer was a matter of great honor. Lei Xianglee was moved, he immediately ignored his embarrassment and said: "Sister-in-law, big brother, it''s a deal. I still have things to do at home, so I''ll be leaving first. " After saying that, he quickly ran away.


    The villagers laughed even louder.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not stay for long, and got on the carriage to return home.


    "Sigh," Faang Hongliu nudged Sister Zhang with her arm. "How long do you think will it take for Madam Du to settle her marriage with him?"


    Before Sister Zhang even said anything, Zhou Cuihua curled her lips in disdain as she nimbly held the soles of her shoes, "Ever since their fifth brother became a scholar, there have been at least eight matchmakers who have proposed marriage to their Lao Si, right? The Madam Du, on the other hand, had always been picking and choosing, not one of them caught her eye. I''d like to see what kind of a fourth wife she''ll find. "


    "I think it''s difficult," an aunt said mysteriously. "You don''t know yet, right? The bad thoughts of his family had spread to other villages. The Lao Si s'' conditions were not bad ?? ?? a man could endure hardships; his elder brother''s wife had good prospects; and his youngest brother had good prospects. But if we can''t stop him from having a mother like that, it won''t be easy to be their daughter-in-law. "


    "Come on, talk less." Sister Zhang stopped her, "This new wife is married to Lao Si, and not to an mother-in-law."


    The villagers knew that the Sister Zhang and the Qin Mian Family were close, and were willing to leave some face for Qin Mian and Lei Tia, so they switched to talking about other things.


    After returning home, Qin Mian changed into his shorts and laid on the bed. The bed was covered with a cool bamboo mat, and the French windows were completely open. A gentle summer breeze blew into the room, dispersing the stuffy heat.


    Qin Mian relaxed his limbs and looked at the house beams with his empty eyes, unblinking.


    "What are you thinking about?" Lei Tia grabbed his ankle.


    "How do you want to spend your money?" Qin Mian turned to face him, "You can''t leave fifty thousand silver there to rot. You need to spend it to make money. "There''s a lot of business I can do, but for a moment I can''t think of a good thing to do first."


    "Wine." Lei Tia spat out a word and laid down beside him. He then lifted his head so that he could rest it on his arm.


    "Wine?" "Good idea!" Qin Mian thought for a while, "What kind of wine is brewed from the small winery in our village?"


    "Liquor and rice wine." Lei Tia held onto his hand, and kissed his arm from his finger, slowly moving upwards.


    Qin Mian''s breathing became unsteady, and she glared at him, "I don''t want to do it, it''s hot."


    Lei Tia rolled up his pajamas and his breath landed on his neck.


    "Once it''s done, it won''t be hot anymore. "My wife, just now in the carriage, I ??"


    Qin Mian covered his mouth, hesitating. Lei Tia quickly took off his clothes. Seeing that the situation had run out, Qin Mian could only hug his neck tight.


    "..."


    Qin Mian had to admit that soaking in hot summer sweat before taking a bath and changing into a fresh set of clothes, with someone by his side fa


    ing him and feeding him grapes, was a huge enjoyment.


    "If we really want to open a winery, it would be best to greet the owner of the winery. After all, they are from the same village.


    Lei Tia said: "Perhaps we can invite him to the winery to work. The business is getting bigger and bigger, it''s impossible to do everything by yourself. "


    Qin Mian was enlightened. "That makes sense."


    He turned his body and laid on Lei Tia''s body. It was a little hot, but he liked being close to men. "There''s so much I can do, and I''d like to make instant noodles, make a vineyard, build a mountain resort ??"


    "No rush, we have plenty of time." Lei Tia stroked his hair, "Let me accompany you."


    "Of course!" Qin Mian embraced his waist, "What do you think about buying all the land in the back of our Tian Residence? When the time came, he would co


    ect with Tian Ji and build a perimeter wall that would include the powder workshop. In the future, when we open our wine workshops and food processing workshops, they will all be here. "


    Qin Mian was mainly responsible for mental work, while Lei Tia was mainly responsible for physical work.


    The two of them organized themselves and went out to Precinct Head''s house. When the entire Precinct Head saw them, he smiled and offered them tea passionately.


    Precinct Head was respected in the village due to his status and position. Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not care about Qiao Qiao and said a few polite words and accepted the tea.


    When Qin Mian stated his purpose of visit, the Precinct Head was overjoyed. He happily sold a large piece of empty land at the price of a wasteland to.


    "Are we still going to plant fruit trees this time?" Precinct Head asked.


    Qin Mian said: "No, we plan to set up another workshop. We''re still discussing what exactly we should do. "


    The Precinct Head nodded, "It''s good to have a workshop. The more you do business in the village, the more manual work you''ll need, and then the villagers won''t have to travel all the way to find work. This is a good thing for the whole village. "


    "Precinct Head can rest assured, Tia and I will take care of our fellow villagers within our capabilities." Qin Mian did not want to say too much. Normally, he didn''t mind hiring people in the village, as long as the key techniques were in the hands of his own people.


    After leaving Precinct Head''s house, the two went to visit the owner of the small winery. Before he even got close, he could smell the aroma of wine. However, the door of the small winery was tightly locked.


    It turned out that the son of the brother-in-law of the owner of the small winery, Chen San, had gone off to drink wedding wine with his wife.


    The next day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia paid a visit again. Chen San and his wife were busy with work. Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s arrival surprised the couple.


    Seeing that they didn''t seem to be here to buy wine, Chen San wiped his hands and asked in bewilderment, "Is there something you need?"


    "Uncle Chen, Aunt Chen, sorry for disturbing you." Qin Mian handed over the dim sum in his hand, and directly stated his intention for coming here, "It''s like this. After a while, our family plans to set up a winemaking workshop, and most of the wine will be exported. I was worried that Uncle Chen might misunderstand, so I specially came to say hi to you. I hope that Third Uncle Chen will not take offense to it. "


    Chen San and his wife were both stu


    ed.


    Chen San shook his head in disappointment. "There''s nothing to mind. It''s not against the law for you to open a winemaking workshop, so it''s already rare for you to think about greeting us. "


    Chen San''s wife sat at the side and couldn''t help but sigh. The wine in their workshop was not the best, but when the villagers wanted to drink, they would basically all come here to buy. They could earn fifty to sixty gold coins a month, or one or two silver coins a year. Once Lei Tia Family''s wine making workshop was opened, the number of people who came here to buy wine would decrease and their families would also experience a loss of income. But she was not a person who did not understand, and he could not say what he was accusing of.


    Qin Mian could tell that they were sincere so he said to Chen San, "Uncle Chen San, I have something to tell you. Tia and I do have a few good wine making recipes, but we barely know anything about winemaking. We would like to invite you to be our host in the winery.


    Chen San''s wife immediately revealed a happy expression. He had just thrown away the sesame seed and didn''t expect to find a watermelon immediately!


    Chen San was slightly tempted. Going to the Lei Tia Family''s winery meant that their wages were fixed according to the month''s payment; even the wages of the people who worked for them were not low, it was better than staying in a small workshop.


    "Eldest Nephew thinks highly of me, what part of me is unwilling? "However, my family still has quite a bit of wine ??"


    Qin Mian laughed: "That''s easy. Our winery won''t be open for business for another half a month or so, so Third Uncle can take advantage of this to finish off our family''s wine. "


    Chen San''s wife asked somewhat embarrassedly, "If our boss goes to your winery to work, I don''t know ??" "How much can you get per month?"


    Qin Mian said honestly: "Because I do not know how good Uncle Chen''s culinary skills are, in the begi


    ing, I could only offer 100 coins a month, and if Uncle Chen performs well in the future, or makes an important contribution to the wine shop, I will definitely make more money. In addition, people who work for our family, whether they are domestic servants or hired workers, have to pay festivals. "

 Chapter 111 Unlucky Lei Xiangli

    "The villagers all know that you are very kind to the servants and servants." The smile on Chen San''s wife''s face grew wider, and her voice lightened up a little. "I heard that your servants give out some meat every month, and live better than some villagers."


    Qin Mian did not accept her words, he only smiled.


    "Third Uncle Chen, this is a deal?" I''ll let you know when the winery starts. "


    "Alright, alright." Third Uncle Chen rubbed his hands and smiled.


    After Qin Mian and Lei Tia left, a few villagers ran over to the Chen family household to inquire about the news.


    On the way back, he passed the tofu workshop. Although he said it was a workshop, in reality, it was a shop with a window in the family''s living room. A thousand tofu dishes, bean curd, and so on were placed on the window, and anyone who passed by would be able to see them.


    Qin Mian saw that the female boss of the tofu factory had brought out a plate of tofu that he had just made, "It''s been a long time since I last ate tofu."


    The Lady Boss laughed. "Then I''ll buy two catties of it. Fried, fried, and boiled. They''re all delicious!"


    Qin Mian walked over and asked Lei Tia, "Buy two kilograms of tofu and two kilograms of tofu?"


    Lei Tia took off the bag hanging on his belt.


    The Lady Boss pursed her lips into a smile at Qin Mian, indicating that she wanted to say something.


    Qin Mian''s expression did not change, but remained calm and collected.


    The Lady Boss skillfully cut the tofu into 1000 pieces. "Two kilograms of tofu is accurate. A thousand pieces is two kilograms and two taels is two kilograms." A total of seven coins. "


    Lei Tia took out seven copper coins and placed it on the counter, then picked up the wrapped tofu and a thousand sheets. This action made the Lady Boss smile kindly.


    "Take care."


    The boss of the tofu factory sleepily rubbed his stomach as he walked out from the house, "I''m starving to death, why aren''t you cooking?"


    "Eat, eat, eat. You only know how to eat all day!" The Lady Boss''s slender fingers fiercely poked his forehead, "Look at how nice Lei Tia is to his son''s wife, he is just short of holding it in his hands. And you! Your wife is a soft and charming woman, yet you don''t know how to cherish her! "


    The owner avoided her hand, looked at her thick waist and fat buttocks, and giggled. I can''t tell. "


    "What did you say?" The Lady Boss put her hands on her waist and glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes.


    "No, nothing." The owner immediately sagged and laughed dryly, "It''s soft, it''s lovely. To cook? "


    "Humph!"


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows and stared at Lei Tia. Lei Tia did not even glance at him, his head full of thoughts.


    Qin Mian could not help but laugh. He could hear the conversation behind him, and he couldn''t believe that Lei Tia didn''t hear it.


    There was no wind today. Under the scorching sunlight, the withered leaves were suffused with a golden glow. The ground was scorching hot as if it could produce smoke. Knowing that in the leaves indefatigable chirping, one higher than the other.


    Qin Mian''s face was burning up from the sun as he quickened his pace. "Eat cold vegetables and pickled vegetables for lunch."


    Lei Tia walked to his right side and blocked out a portion of the sunlight, "The stewed beef is not bad."


    Qin Mianxin felt his head go soft. He grabbed his big hands and pulled him away, "I''ll make you a stewed beef and a braised beef."


    After entering the courtyard, Lei Qin Yuan said that Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao had arrived.


    Qin Mian remembered that it was once again the end of the month.


    Lei Chuntao and Lei Xiangzhi stood in the shade of the maple tree and spoke.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law."


    Qin Mian pushed open the door, "The door isn''t locked, why didn''t you go in to take a seat? "Come on in."


    "It''s also good to be out in the wind." Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao followed him in. This was a courtesy, no one was home, how could they just casually walk in?


    Lei Tia went to the kitchen and put down the dishes.


    "Tia, soak the tofu in the water and sprinkle some salt." Qin Mian instructed.


    Lei Tia asked from the inside, "How much salt?"


    "Just a pinch."


    All of the aunts quickly came over and placed the washed and sliced fruits on the table. "Fifth Young Master, Young Miss, please enjoy your meal."


    Lei Chuntao thanked him with a depressed look in her eyes.


    Qin Mian first went to change into a pair of grass slippers. After passing the two plates of fruits to them, he sat down on the bamboo chair and waved his fan, "Why are you all frowning?"


    "Thank you, sister-in-law. The house is too noisy, so we came out to get some fresh air. " Lei Chuntao held the fruit plate and sighed, secretly sizing up his big brother and elder sister-in-law. Their clothes were strange, but they gave her a feeling of ease that made her envious.


    "What?" Qin Mian casually asked.


    Lei Chuntao was someone who couldn''t hide his words, "Mother and Fourth Brother. She wanted Fourth Brother to marry her second cousin to her first aunt. Since the Fourth Brother was unwilling, the two of them started arguing. Second Cousin, she ?? I really don''t understand what Mother is thinking! " As she spoke, her expression unconsciously revealed a bit of disgust towards the Madam Du.


    The "first uncle" she mentioned was obviously not the same as Lei Tia''s first uncle, but was instead the blood brother of the Madam Du.


    Qin Mian sympathized with Lei Xianglee. He glanced at Lei Xiangzhi who had a calm expression, and said indifferently: "You don''t understand, your fifth brother should understand."


    Lei Chuntao looked at Lei Xiangzhi in astonishment and asked closely: "Fifth brother, why did mother do this?"


    Lei Xiangzhi might not be willing to say that the Madam Du was in the wrong in front of him and Lei Tia, so he was prepared to change the topic.


    Lei Xiangzhi sighed lightly and opened his mouth, his voice calm, "It has to do with Fourth Brother wanting to split his family. Mother was worried about the Fourth Brother ?? "I was separated from her, so ??"


    Lei Chuntao wrinkled her nose, "What? Just for this reason, Mother wants Fourth Brother to marry her second cousin? Although Second Cousin Sister is beautiful, she is pampered and lazy. Wouldn''t marrying her to the Fourth Brother be harming the Fourth Brother?! Mother is thinking too much too. Fourth Brother is her son, how could he be estranged from her? "


    Lei Xiangzhi laughed bitterly. He also wanted to know what his mother was thinking. It was one thing to force his big brother away, but did she still want to force his own son away?


    "Mother was just wrong in a moment. I will advise her." He said in a deep voice, "If we let second cousin in, it will destroy the Fourth Brother."


    Qin Mian did not express any objections.


    Lei Tia slightly lowered his head and helped his wife peel the fruits, as if he didn''t hear the conversation between Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Xiangzhi.


    Lei Chuntao was in the mood to eat fruits.


    Lei Xiangzhi cast aside his negative emotions, "Sister-in-law, there''s another reason why I''m here today. Several of my classmates want to buy fruit for Leisurely Dwelling House. I told them before that the fruits of Leisurely Dwelling House were not to be sold to outsiders, but they insisted that I ask you again, so I asked for them. "


    "Those schoolmates are all on good terms with you, right? It was just that the business at Shuangzhuan Restaurant was getting better and better, so the peaches he picked everyday were basically sent to his Shuangzhuan Restaurant. "Even your big brother and I rarely eat." Qin Mian was in a bit of a difficult situation, "How about this, before August comes to an end, I will give them some food. However, the price won''t be low. " Even though they knew that the fruits of Leisurely Dwelling House were expensive, they still bought them. It could be seen that their schoolmates were all rich people.


    Lei Xiangzhi knew that his sister-in-law was giving him face, and laughed: "Thank you, sister-in-law. They said the price is not a problem. "


    Qin Mian nodded slightly.


    Lei Xiangzhi took out a scroll from his sleeve, "Big brother, sister-in-law, this is a new painting I made. If you think it''s passable, you can hang it at home."


    Qin Mian opened the scroll and saw a corner of the Leisurely Dwelling House. The color was bright and beautiful, the brush strokes were vivid and lifelike, as if it was going to fly out from the painting.


    "Good painting!" Qin Mian praised, "Why is there no title? When Fifth Brother becomes the top scholar in the future, this painting will have to rise in value. "


    Lei Xiangzhi''s face turned red, his eyes were brimming with confidence, "I am indebted to elder sister-in-law for thinking so highly of me, I will do my best."


    Lei Tia took the Four Treasures from the study, Lei Xiangzhi added the title, and hung the painting in the living room.


    "You two siblings rarely come here, so why don''t you have lunch here?" Qin Mian said.


    Lei Chuntao nodded, "Sister-in-law''s skills are good, little sister will not be courteous."


    Lei Xiangzhi cupped his hands at Qin Mian, "Sorry for the trouble."


    Qin Mian stood up, "Tia, go to the garden and pick some vegetables."


    Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao also stood up.


    "We''ll go with big brother."


    "Sure, pick whatever you like." Tia, pick a pumpkin over here. " Qin Mian took out two baskets and handed it over to Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao.


    "Yes."


    In the garden, eggplant, cucumber, green pepper, winter melon, potato, Luffa, balsam pear, tomato, pumpkin, lettuce, leek, etc. The cucumbers were slender and tender, while the tomatoes were like small red lanterns ?? All of the vegetables were full of life and vitality, Lei Chuntao felt that a pair of eyes was not enough.


    "Fifth brother, look at the vegetables in elder sister-in-law''s house. They look really good. They don''t even have a single eye."


    Lei Xiangzhi looked around and nodded in agreement, "I guess so. Otherwise, Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s business wouldn''t be so hot."


    Lei Tia picked a large pumpkin and held it with one hand, "I''ll go back first. Pick whatever you like. "


    "Thank you, big brother." Lei Chuntao flew over like a yellow butterfly and picked her favorite tomato.


    Qin Mian made 1000 pieces of silk, beef and tofu mixed with skin and eggs first at home. Lei Tia brought back a pumpkin and cooked it into a pumpkin pie. It was not yet noon, and there was plenty of time.


    "Sister-in-law, we are back." Lei Chuntao''s light voice came out, the first to enter the house.


    Lei Xiangzhi walked behind while carrying the two vegetable baskets.


    "Sister-in-law has already cooked three dishes?" Lei Chuntao glanced at the table and shyly said, "We have picked too many dishes."


    Qin Mian looked at the dishes in the two baskets, "It''s alright. Since it''s something that you guys like to eat, then eat more in a moment. "You two can sit down for a while. If you''re hungry, then eat some fruits."


    Just when Lei Chuntao was about to say that she would help, she saw Lei Tia carrying two vegetable baskets and followed Qin Mian into the kitchen before sitting back down.


    After making the pumpkin pie, Qin Mian also made the braised beef, tomato beef soup, spicy powder, leek and egg pancakes, the cucumber fried meat and the spicy and sour potato shredded meat. Including the pumpkin pie, there were a total of ten dishes, which was comparable to the New Year''s Day.


    Lei Chuntao and Lei Xiangzhi helped to place the dishes on the table.


    "How fragrant." Lei Chuntao laughed as she praised.


    "Aooo."


    Only then did Qin Mian realize that Lei Xianglee was standing outside the door with a blank expression. It was unknown how long he had been standing there for.


    Lei Qin Yuan stood behind him and quickly walked up, "Please forgive me, Eldest Young Master and Young Master. I was going to inform you ??"


    Lei Xianglee quickly said: "Big brother, sister-in-law, I did not want him to inform me. I was pla


    ing to leave after standing for a while."


    Qin Mian gestured for Lei Qin Yuan to retreat and called out, "Fourth Younger Brother, why aren''t you coming in?"


    Lei Xianglee wiped his face and walked in, his face still had a look of exhaustion, feeling a little awkward: "Big brother, sister-in-law. "I really don''t want to stay at home, and I don''t know where I can go. I just walked here ??"


    Qin Mian patted his shoulder sympathetically, "You haven''t eaten yet, right?"


    Lei Xianglee shook his head and said in a daze, "No."


    Lei Tia went to the kitchen to fetch a bowl and chopsticks.


    "Thank you, Big Brother." Lei Xianglee sat down beside Lei Chuntao.


    "Fourth Brother, are you alright?" Lei Chuntao asked in a low voice.


    "I''m fine." Lei Xianglee sighed silently.


    Qin Mian indicated, "Eat."


    Lei Tia first gave his daughter-in-law a few chopsticks before starting to eat. Qin Mian added some beef with brine onto Lei Tia''s chopsticks.


    Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao were all stu


    ed for a moment. Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law''s actions were extremely natural; it was obvious that they had done so many times before. When a family loves each other, that is the true home. Unlike their home, everyone ate fast during meals, afraid that they would eat less than others. Sometimes, they would even fight over food without a trace of warmth.

 Chapter 112 Like Your Boredom

    "The three of you are free to do as you please." If you must be polite, then the ones who aren''t satisfied will be yourselves. " Qin Mian said as he scooped a bowl of Pi Shi Bai tofu for himself.


    Lei Xianglee thanked his, then lowered his head and started to eat.


    "The food that elder sister-in-law cooks is very delicious, I won''t be polite." Lei Xiangzhi said with a smile.


    Lei Chuntao was also very ''lively'', and was embarrassed to be the one to scoop the second bowl of rice.


    After di


    er, she rushed to wash the dishes.


    Qin Mian wanted to say that his entire aunt would come to wash the dishes, but before he even had the chance to speak, he gave up and sat on the sofa with Lei Tia, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi.


    The sofa was covered with a cool cushion, making it very cool.


    Since the person in question was here, Qin Mian couldn''t help but to be concerned about him.


    "Fourth Younger Brother, what''s going on?"


    Lei Xianglee said succinctly: "Mother wants me to marry my uncle''s cousin. I don''t like her. " There was another thing he did not say: If he really let his cousin in, she would be the second Mrs Zhao.


    "What are you going to do now?" Qin Mian asked.


    "I chatted with my dad for a while, but he didn''t seem to be too happy about it. It shouldn''t be possible." Lei Xianglee''s depressed mood calmed down a little, "I am worried. Even if mother gave up on the idea of letting me marry my cousin, I would still have to look for her ?? My wife isn''t reliable either. "


    With regards to the topic of marriage, Lei Chuntao, who had yet to leave the pavilion, could not easily respond as she lowered her head and ate some fruits.


    Lei Xiangzhi was a man, and was more magnanimous than the others, "On this matter, Fourth Brother need not be too nervous. Mother would never intentionally find something bad for you. No matter who she has fallen for, you can always find a way to secretly inquire about it. "


    Lei Xianglee had a helpless look on his face, "I thought about it. My aunt is both warm-hearted and not as talkative as the other women in the village. At worst, I''ll have the cheek to ask her for help. " Being able to marry a wife was something that needed to be done for the rest of his life, so he couldn''t not put his heart into it.


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded and did not say a word. No matter how close his aunt was, she was still an outsider. Right now, his marriage in Fourth Brother had fallen to the point of him asking for help from an outsider. Lei Xiangzhi felt even more powerless towards his mother.


    After a moment of silence, he decided, "Fourth Brother, didn''t you and Third Brother want to split up the family? I still can''t get involved in this matter, but I promise you that after taking part in the Courtyard Trial, I will definitely convince Mom and Dad to split up. "


    Lei Xianglee suddenly stood up, with a face full of pleasant surprise: "Really?"


    "A word from a gentleman." Lei Xiangzhi said seriously.


    "I thank Fifth Brother first." Lei Xianglee was a lot more relaxed.


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "We have been bothering Big Brother and Big Sis for a long time, let''s go back."


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao both nodded.


    "Why don''t you stay a bit longer?" Qin Mian asked.


    "I won''t sit down." Lei Xianglee said embarrassedly, "I''ve troubled Big Bro and Big Sis today. We''ll come back another day to see you. "


    Qin Mian did not urge him to stay any longer, "Alright, take care."


    Coming out from the Leisurely Dwelling House, Lei Xianglee suggested, "Fifth Brother, little sister, let''s circle around from the back."


    Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao had no objections. The three of them slowly walked along the wall towards the back of the village. Although the sun was shining very brightly, the three of them were in a good mood and walked briskly.


    "Fifth Brother, third brother and I truly want to split up our families, but right now, your matters are the most important. Don''t let this matter distract you, you should focus on your studies instead." Lei Xianglee was not at ease with his only younger brother, so he instructed him.


    "Don''t worry Fourth Brother, I know what I''m doing." Lei Xiangzhi was deeply moved in his heart, "All these years, my brothers and sisters have taken great care of me. Sometimes, when we have good things at home, even my little sister is the one who wants to help me, so I feel extremely ashamed. "No matter what, I have to put in some effort to deal with this matter."


    Lei Xianglee patted his brother''s shoulder, "As long as you know what you''re doing. If my matter has affected you, my heart will not be at ease. "


    "Fourth Brother is right." Lei Chuntao interrupted, "Fifth brother, you''re so promising, why don''t we join in the limelight as well?"


    "..."


    In mid-July, the winery and the wall were built, and the winery opened. Uncle Chen was the manager of the winery, and the others were all hired from the village. Qin Mian only needed to master the last step of winemaking and add Spirit Spring Water.


    When he was worrying about the name of the wine shop, Qin Mian suddenly realised that he should create a brand. Brand is the mark of distinction, which provides genuine symbolism and consistent assurance that, in addition, brand is a signalling standard. He wanted to see a day when the common people first thought of a particular item in their minds.


    He explained to Lei Tia what a "brand" was, asking him to think of a name.


    Lei Tia remained silent for a while, before spitting out a few words, "I can''t think of anything."


    Qin Mian impolitely gave him a word, "Idiot!"


    Lei Tia nodded, "Yes, my wife is smart."


    Qin Mian was speechless. Could it be that he had to say "I am not smart"?


    In any case, it was up to him to make the final decision. As for the logo, it was made into a full moon with a bite, symbolizing that it took us all to complete our life with our product. "Well?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "Alright."


    Qin Mian was suddenly in a bad mood and went downstairs without saying a word. After walking out of the gate fence, he still did not hear any footsteps that followed him. He was thoroughly enraged and quickened his pace, and in a short while, he passed through the gate at the corner and entered the new Processing Factory. There was another door on the east side of Processing Factory, which was convenient for the workers to enter and exit. This corner door is only used by people with Leisurely Dwelling House.


    Unknowingly, Qin Mian walked to the powder workshop.


    Lei Qinle walked out quickly. When he saw Young Master''s stern face, he immediately stopped smiling and respectfully bowed, "Greetings, Young Master."


    Qin Mian acknowledged his but did not say a word.


    The female workers who were working and chatting noticed his expression and kept quiet all of a sudden, and did not dare to be lazy either. They guessed that Qin Mian and Lei Tia had quarreled.


    Qin Mian noticed that their gazes were filled with curiosity and curiosity, making him even more agitated. He turned around and walked out of the workshop and stood by the pond, feeling even more downcast.


    It''s not like he didn''t know that Lei Tia''s personality was depressing, so why would he be so angry today? He knew clearly in his heart, it wasn''t because he was angry at Lei Tia for not helping him think of a brand name, but it was because Lei Tia had been sneaking around since a few days ago and he didn''t know what he was doing behind his back. He had always been patiently waiting for Lei Tia to take the initiative to tell him, but up until today, Lei Tia had never told him the truth.


    He did not suspect that Lei Tia had done anything to let him down, but he did not like the feeling of being left by his side.


    "Wifey."


    Lei Tia''s voice sounded from behind him, but he turned a deaf ear to it. He squatted down and watched the little fish swim around in the pond.


    Lei Tia walked over and grabbed his wrist.


    "Let go, let go." Let go, let go! Qin Mian struggled as hard as he could, and on his wrist, there was something. He looked up and saw a bracelet on his wrist. The bracelet was strung with sixteen round, purplish black beads. They looked like wood and emitted a light fragrance.


    He was about to speak when he suddenly saw a trace of blood on the back of his hand. He quickly stood up and grabbed Lei Tia''s hand, and sure enough, he saw a shallow cut on his left index finger.


    Lei Tia shook his head, "Nothing."


    Qin Mian roughly understood what was going on. The reason why Lei Tia was sneaking around should be because he was carving this bracelet. He grumbled somewhat guiltily, "Just tell me what you''re doing, why are you hiding it from me?"


    "A lot of it." Lei Tia said without care.


    Qin Mian understood. Men were all good at showing face.


    "Go back and apply the medicine for you." His anger completely disappeared, and he felt sweet in his heart. He held the man''s other hand and took two steps forward. When he accidentally saw that the man''s shoes were different, he couldn''t help but laugh.


    Lei Tia lowered his head to look, his expression calm as he pulled him back, "Go back. "In the sun."


    "Yes." Qin Mian raised his wrist and looked at the bracelet, "What wood is this? There are even words engraved on it? "


    "Purple sandalwood, found inside. It''s the word ''Blessed''."


    Qin Mian caressed the pearl, and really liked it, "Another day, you make yourself a string."


    Lei Tia nodded.


    After returning home, Lei Tia went upstairs to change his shoes. Qin Mian took out the medicine case and applied the medicine. Imagine Lei Tia wearing shoes in a hurry with an expressionless face, his mouth curved into a smile.


    "Wifey, what are you laughing about?" Lei Tia lifted his chin.


    Qin Mian wrapped his arms around his neck and smiled. "What do you think?"


    "I don''t know." Lei Tia held onto his waist, lifted him up and placed him on his lap, then said softly, "Wifey, don''t mind me being bored."


    Qin Mian''s chest felt like it was being grabbed by someone, he could only shake his head vigorously in pain. It turned out that this man also had times when he wasn''t confident. He tightly embraced Lei Tia''s waist, looked into his eyes, and said with a stern expression. I like your boredom! I wasn''t really angry just now. "


    Lei Tia''s eyes were filled with tenderness as he held his head. His lips slowly ground against his, as if he was worshipping him. This kiss was not intense, but instead very slow. It penetrated Qin Mian''s heart inch by inch, causing him to lose his voice and become absent-minded as he replied with all his heart.


    Lei Tia lifted one of his legs, making him sit on his lap. The arm wrapped around his waist seemed to want to break it.


    The scorching sun gradually set to the west. When there was only a hint of golden light left by the window, the noise in the room finally stopped.


    Qin Mian''s consciousness gradually returned to its original place, holding onto his forehead, his ears started to burn. The two of them actually didn''t even take off their clothes ??


    He couldn''t keep thinking about it! He lifted his head and shook it.


    Lei Tia pressed his head against his chest, gently stroking his back. This was his wife, his only love.


    He carried Qin Mian and stood up, walked to the bookshelf, opened the third drawer, took out an item from inside and stuffed it into his hands, then returned to the bed and sat down.


    "What is this?" Qin Mian smelled a familiar fragrance and knew that it was also rosewood. He flipped it over and over and looked at it, and saw his name carved on the bottom.


    "Is it a seal?" Exquisite. I will use this seal from now on. " He opened his bag and placed the seal in the pouch''s pocket.


    Lei Tia kissed his lips, and placed him on the bed, "Lie down for a while, I''ll go heat up some water."

 Chapter 113 Thiefs Reminiscence

    After the Processing Factory''s title was changed to "A Line Heaven Processing Factory", the powder and alcohol produced from the Processing Factory would carry the symbol of "Moon with an opening". This symbol was personally drawn by Qin Mian himself, and the packaging of the powder slip had this symbol and the words "One Line Heaven" written on it. Qin Mian had even signed a contract with a pottery kiln workshop and burned a batch of wine jars with the brand name and logo engraved on them.


    The plums matured a little later than the peach. Qin Mian made the plums into dried fruit and plum sauce, and placed part of them in his spatial space for autumn and winter to eat. Many customers liked the sweet and sour taste of the dried fruit and plum sauce. Every time they came to Shuangzhuan Restaurant, they would buy more and bring it back for their families to eat.


    Regardless of whether it was food, fruits, or jam, Shuangzhuan Restaurant tasted even better than other places. The guests of Shuangzhuan Restaurant had long understood this point. Even competitors of Shuangzhuan Restaurant would buy and resell it in large quantities. No matter what, Qin Mian and Lei Tia had earned money.


    As the production of the powder-strip workshop increased, the demand for the supply of Shuangzhuan Restaurant was more than enough. Qin Mian decided to expand his production once again and sell the sweet potato and potato powder at a price of 100 gold coins per kilogram. Not only that, but like the noodles, he also made green, red, and purple pieces, each weighing 150 yuan. During the first month of selling, the powder workshop made a net profit of over 700 taels of silver.


    The operation of the winery was on the right track. Whether it was the wine or the fruit wine, they both had an indescribable fragrance, allowing the drinker to taste the slight pleasure of smoking more subtly. As a result, 90% of the people who liked to drink A-list Heavenly Wine thought that it was worth it compared to the others.


    Considering the situation in Qin Mian and the Lei Tia Family, which required milk to make a lot of cakes, Qin Mian made Lei Tia buy five cows from the city.


    In mid-late August, the peach garden was about to close. Qin Mian stopped supplying the peaches at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant and sent the last batch of peaches to the Deng Family Village with twenty kilograms. The old house gave twenty kilograms to each of the servants at home, and the remaining ones were all sold at the price of one hundred gold coins per kilogram.


    And then the grapes and the yellow peach began to ripen again.


    There were only two grape trees, which were enough for Qin Mian and the others to eat.


    The yellow peach was not resistant to storage, but it was very suitable for ca


    ed food. Furthermore, the taste was very sweet, even Qin Mian, who did not like eating sweet food, liked it. He and Lei Tia went to the county and ordered a thousand small clay pots with a liter and a half capacity to be used for ca


    ed yellow peach. Of course, the tank also had a trademark and brand name.


    The two of them hired a group of skilled women in the village and plucked the ripe yellow peach. After washing it clean, they cut it into half, ate the core, and then cut the yellow peach into pieces. Pour water into the pot, put sugar in the pot until melted, then pour the yellow peach and fruit into the pot. After boiling the fire, turn the heat down and cook until the pulp is soft and hard. Finally, put the pulp into a clean clay pot, filled to 80%, sealed.


    After making a thousand ca


    ed yellow peaches, Qin Mian used the excuse of sending them to the ice storehouse in the town as an excuse, but in reality, all of them had been taken into his storage space. When the fall and winter season came, he could sell them at the price of one tael of silver for one can, making him able to earn a thousand taels of silver!


    The remaining yellow peaches were basically all supplied to Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    The guests of Shuangzhuan Restaurant discovered that after eating fruit of the Leisurely Dwelling House for a long time, their physical condition had obviously improved. Especially the women, who discovered that the spots and marks on their faces had become a lot lighter and their skin had become a little whiter. This made Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s fruits, fruit juices, jam and cakes even more popular.


    Not only did Leisurely Dwelling House''s orchard bring wealth to Qin Mian and the others, it also gave the villagers a chance to do odd jobs. They helped Leisurely Dwelling House pick fruits, wash the fruits, cut the fruits, transport the fruits, and so on. For those women who spent two days to embroider a black bag for sale but could only earn one or two cents, this money was just like picking it up! The villagers'' days were much better than before, and they treated Qin Mian and Lei Tia much better.


    At the same time, his Leisurely Dwelling House had also attracted the attentions of some people who were interested in it.


    In the middle of the night, as Qin Mian was sleeping soundly, he heard an intense barking coming from the Processing Factory. He quivered and got up from the bed, almost falling down from the bed in the darkness.


    "Tia, there''s a thief?"


    "Go back to sleep, I''ll go take a look." Lei Tia quickly put on his clothes, and in a flash, he disappeared from the window.


    Outside, the moonlight and the stars shone, and the frogs and the Summer Bug cried incessantly, but the barking could not be concealed.


    Qin Mian sat on the bed and yawned. He was not completely awake yet. They weren''t really worried. On Processing Factory''s side, there would be two servants left on night duty every night, and those six dogs on Processing Factory were no ordinary dogs. Two of them were wolfdogs, and the other four were ferocious dogs. The six dogs were fierce and ordinary people didn''t dare to approach them. After Qin Mian fed the Spirit Spring Water to them, they gained a bit of intelligence. At night, after work, the night servants would untie them, and even if the thieves did go in they would catch them.


    Qin Mian put on his clothes, picked up the lantern and entered the Processing Factory s through the corner of the gate. Looking at the torches and the moving figures in the distance, he increased his pace, and shouted loudly: "Tia, are you alright?"


    "I''m fine."


    The two thieves were being held back by Lei Qin Ri and Lei Qin Jian. One of them was lying on the ground, pressed down by a wolfhound. His body was trembling and he didn''t dare to move. Beside him, the other five dogs were staring at him with their mouths wide open.


    There was a long wooden ladder placed on the wall not far away. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be two wooden ladder co


    ected by a rope. Outside the wall, another wooden ladder appeared.


    Qin Mian approached the three thieves and was startled, "Zhou Erhao, Zhao Si Fa, Li San Lai?"


    Zhou Erhao sneaked a peek at the dog mouth three inches away from him and turned his head to beg for mercy. His voice trembled, "Brother Qin, please forgive me this time. It''s all because of the two of them! " He sighed in his heart. I didn''t expect these dogs to be so alert. Not long after the three of them climbed over the wall, they were discovered by these dogs. However, they were prepared for this. They left a few steamed buns with knockout drugs in order to pour them in, but who knew that these dogs wouldn''t eat steamed buns or even smell them?


    How would he know that these three dogs would eat their fill three times a day? Furthermore, they had eaten their fill well, and with their intelligence, they had even been trained simply by Lei Tia.


    "Bullshit!" Li Sanlai cursed loudly, "The idea of putting knockout drugs in Steamed Bun was suggested by you!"


    "Yes!" Zhao Si agreed, "It was Zhou Erhao who urged me and Li Sanli to do this!"


    "Motherf * cker, it was obviously the two of you urging me on!" Zhou Erhao glared at them fiercely, "Brother Qin, believe me, Zhao Si Fa always hates that you don''t hire him for work. Li San Lai is even more despicable, he wants to steal your fan!"


    "No, he''s the one who tried to steal the prescription!" When Lei Qin Jian used a bit of strength, he cried out in pain and did not dare to move even an inch. He was shocked on the inside that this brat only had a dozen years of strength.


    "Shut up!" Qin Mian stopped them and said coldly, "I had thought that the thieves were people from another village, and I never expected that it would be you. Zhao Si Fa, if I remember correctly, your wife is still working in the powder workshop, right? "


    Zhao Si lowered his head and did not make a sound.


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, why don''t we send them to the officials!" Lei Qinjian said angrily, "Fortunately, our dogs are smart, otherwise, they would have really done it."


    Qin Mian frowned. Stealing can be a small matter. No matter what, everyone came from the same village. If they really sent the officials away, the families of these three people would definitely hate them and it might cause even more trouble. But if they did not deal with them, these people would think that he and Lei Tia were easy to bully.


    He asked Lei Tia: "Tia, what do we do?"


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "Tomorrow morning I will see Precinct Head."


    "No!" The faces of Zhou Erhao and the other two immediately changed. How simple the country people, swindling and stealing are despised by people. Once they were sent to the Precinct Head, their reputation would be completely ruined.


    "Brother Qin, brother Ley ??"


    Lei Tia said coldly: "Take him away."


    After dawn, Qin Mian and Lei Tia headed towards the Precinct Head''s house. Lei Qin Li, Lei Qin Jian and Lei Qinzhong followed behind with Zhou Erhao in tow.


    When the villagers saw this situation, they immediately guessed that something happened last night and followed behind to watch the show.


    Zhou Erhao, Li Sanli and Zhao Si''s daughter-in-law realised that their husband had disappeared in the middle of the night. Only now did he realise that they were captured by Qin Mian and Lei Tia, so he hurried over to ask them what had happened.


    Zhou Erhao and the other two shouted their grievances.


    "Brother Qin, is there a misunderstanding?" Zhou Erhao was anxious, worried and a little guilty.


    Qin Mian said in a bland voice, "Whether it is a misunderstanding, once I saw Precinct Head, I naturally would understand."


    The group grew larger and larger. A few villagers guessed that these three people had went to Processing Factory to steal something last night. They did not know if he had really guessed correctly.


    When Precinct Head saw this group of people, he let everyone enter the courtyard. The courtyard of the Precinct Head was very large, it was used for discussing big things that happened in the village.


    "Lei Tia, my wife, tell me, what is going on? What happened to the three of them? " When Precinct Head saw the three of them messing around in the village, he immediately guessed that this matter was going to be tricky.


    In the eyes of the villagers, Lei Tia was the one who was in charge of Leisurely Dwelling House and the Processing Factory. Qin Mian indicated for Lei Tia to speak.


    Lei Tia cupped his hands: "Precinct Head, sorry to trouble you. Lei Qingrui and Lei Qinjian are the most clear on this matter. It''s better to just listen to what they have to say. "


    Lei Qin Li bowed respectfully towards Precinct Head, then said: "Reporting to Precinct Head, last night, the three of them climbed over the walls of the Processing Factory in an attempt to steal from Lei Qin Jian and I. "This matter is certain. There is evidence of the wooden ladder and the drugged Steamed Bun." Although it was short and concise, it cut straight to the point.


    When the villagers heard, they looked at Zhou Erhao, Li Sanlai and Zhao Si with contempt. His wife was diligent, and was still working in the powder workshop in Processing Factory.

 Chapter 114 Two Powders

    "Zhao Si''s attack, you f * * king killed him!" Zhao Si''s wife widened her eyes and threw herself at him, hitting him hard. She looked at him with despairing eyes, her tears rustling as the pain washed over her, "Are you willing to force me and my daughter to death? "Huh?"


    "Sister-in-law, calm down." The wives at the side quickly pulled her to comfort her.


    Zhou Erhao''s wife and Li San Lai''s wife both had red faces, wishing that they could hide underground.


    "There is no such thing in the Precinct Head!" Zhou Erhao scoffed, "Everyone in the village knows that there is a dog in Processing Factory, are we not idiots who run off to die?"


    "No such thing?" Qin Mian retorted calmly, "Did the three of you dream at the same time? And sleepwalking with a ladder and a bun? Or I can send someone to find out who bought this knockout drug and where it was bought from. "


    Zhou Erhao was at a loss for words. He understood in the bottom of his heart that once he had investigated thoroughly, he would be even more shameless.


    Li San Lai let out a cold snort, held his head high, and acted as if he was about to break down, "I entered the Processing Factory, I''m curious about entering it, can''t I just take a stroll?"


    There was no need for Qin Mian to say anything, but there were villagers who could not bear to see it, "Going in so late at night? Li Sanlai, you won''t find anything decent even if you find excuses! "


    Zhao Sifeng pushed away his wife and viciously said, "You should consider yourselves lucky that you didn''t steal anything this time!"


    The crowd went into an uproar as they looked at him in disbelief.


    "Qin Mian, Lei Tia, who told you to look down on people, your family has invited others to do the work, but you did not invite us. You guys are heartless, so don''t blame us for being unjust! " Zhao Sifeng righteously shouted.


    Qin Mian did not get angry, but laughed and said indifferently: "We did not invite you out. Back then when we invited people to dig the pond, you only dug once if someone else had dug ten spades. I can''t afford someone like you. Uncles, I am not making this up, am I? In the past, there were many people present. "


    Some villagers voiced their agreement.


    "Yeah, I was there at that time as well as Grandpa Liu, right? We can all see it clearly! "


    Zhao Sihao straightened his neck, "People change! "How do you know I didn''t change?"


    Qin Mian''s smile became even colder, and he looked at him with a mocking gaze, "Do you think that I don''t know that it was you who nearly caused the disappearance of my family''s cow? I didn''t say that I''m giving you face, but some people just don''t care about face. "


    Zhao Si''s expression changed drastically as his eyes flickered evasively.


    "What!" The other villagers were shocked. Just about half a month ago, the cow from Qin Mian Family had disappeared, and everyone helped to search for it. They all thought that it was the cow that tied up the cow and ran away on its own. At that time, they all thought it was strange, since Qin Mian Family''s cow was also very docile, so why did it suddenly run away?


    Lei Qin raised his voice to reveal Zhao Si''s ugly story, "Precinct Head, everyone, it was Zhao Si Han who almost caused the disappearance of our ox. This was something that Seventh Elder saw with his own eyes. Zhao Si Fa, he is your grandfather. He pleads for you and hopes our Young Master and Young Master will give you a chance. Unfortunately, you didn''t treasure it. " In Grand Xia Dynasty, stealing and killing cattle was a grave crime.


    The villagers'' discussions became even louder as they looked disdainfully at Zhao Sifeng''s body.


    Zhao Si''s face was dark and gloomy. He tightly pursed his lips and didn''t say a word.


    Qin Mian turned to Precinct Head and politely asked: "Precinct Head, may I ask how do you think we should settle this matter?"


    Precinct Head was troubled. The three of them had children, the oldest was not even ten years old, and the youngest was more than two years old. If he sent them to an official, then the daughter-in-law in the family would have no one to rely on. But if he didn''t punish them, how would he manage the village in the future? There was no limit to the rules. Moreover, he still owed Qin Mian and Lei Tia a huge favor.


    He pondered for a while, then said, "Eldest nephew, what do you think about this? Fortunately, this time you all have discovered it in time. Since Processing Factory has not caused any losses, let the three of them travel the village and warn others that they are not allowed to eat or drink water for one day. "


    Qin Mian had already expected that the penalty would not be too heavy, so he could only nod his head.


    Lei Tia''s cold gaze swept across Zhou Erhao and the other two, then looked at the other villagers, his voice cold. "If there''s a next time, send the official away. If anyone thinks that they can find someone to plead with the next time they make a move on Leisurely Dwelling House, they can give it a try. "


    Everyone trembled. This was not only a warning to Zhou Erhao and the other two, it was also a reminder to them.


    "Thank you, Precinct Head." Qin Mian cupped his hands in apology to Precinct Head and left with Lei Tia.


    Precinct Head looked at Zhou Erhao and the other two in disappointment. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were not ill-natured people. If Zhou Erhao and the other two were really willing to change their bad habits, Qin Mian and Lei Tia might be willing to hire them, but it was a pity that these three were useless. No one could sympathize with him even if they wanted to.


    Precinct Head instructed the few stronger villagers, "The few of you, escort the three of them to travel around the village."


    "Yes, Precinct Head."


    Qin Mian told Lei Qinzhong and the other two, "I see that Zhou Erhao, Li Sanlai and Zhao Sifeng are not people who would change after being taught a lesson, you must take care of them in the future."


    "Yes, Young Master."


    Qin Mian was a little worried as he said to Lei Tia: "Zhou Erhao said that Li Sanlai did this for the formula. Do you think that is true?"


    Lei Tia said: "Get people to watch him."


    Lei Qin Jian kept staring at Li San Lai for a few days, but didn''t see him come into contact with any suspicious people. He could tell that Zhou Erhao was purposely trying to confuse them. To be safe, Lei Tia arranged four people to be on night shift at Processing Factory.


    Zhao Sifang''s wife was an honest woman, and this matter had nothing to do with her. Qin Mian did not fire her, but he had warned her once in front of everyone in the workshop that he would not fire her because her child was still young.


    This matter was finally over.


    "..."


    The entire morning, Qin Mian was busy writing the story of Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai. In the afternoon, Lin Qiang told a heroic story; in the night, Ye Fengqiu told a romantic love story. Almost every match, the Shuangzhuan Restaurant tea rooms were fully filled. Many of the small teahouses even copied these two stories, but their progress was nothing more than the last few stages of Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Because it was a joke. A rich young master with the surname Zhao thought that he had greater knowledge than most people around him. Regardless of what it was, he had seen and experienced it before most people. Once, he heard a chapter from "Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai" in a teahouse outside the city. He clapped his hands in admiration and excitedly pulled his good friend, Young Master Zhang, to listen to something new. In the end, he was laughed at by his good friend. This story was actually moved over from Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s tea room! From then on, he practically came to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant every day to listen to the storyline during the night. He stayed there every night as if he was returning home, making an important contribution to the collection of Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Because of this matter of the real person, his Shuangzhuan Restaurant has become even more famous.


    When Lei Tia returned from the fields, he took a bath and went upstairs. His hair was still wet.


    "Wife, take a rest."


    Just a moment. Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai still have a final ending. I''ll finish it all at once." Qin Mian did not even raise his head. To avoid arousing suspicion, he did not use a pen or ballpoint pen, but a brush instead. Of course, the words didn''t look good either. He had to ask Lei Tia before he met any traditional characters that he could not write.


    Lei Tia took the pen in his hand and took over the job. Qin Mian dictated, he wrote.


    "What''s the next story?"


    Qin Mian snickered, " Celestial Bet , a fairy that descended to the mortal world fell in love with a mortal. After the story of Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Yingtai ends, the night arena will be closed for three days to keep them in suspense. "


    Lei Tia looked at him, writing quickly.


    Lei Qinle shouted from below: "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, I''ve sent back some fruits."


    Qin Mian was too lazy to go downstairs, he went to the balcony and asked, "Is everything alright in the restaurant?"


    "All good. Business is booming." Lei Qinle wiped the sweat off his face and raised his head, "This little one has one more thing to report. The town has a new carriage shop, and the carriages inside are all luxurious carriages that are specially sent to Zhaoyang County and a few nearby counties to be fed by Shuangzhuan Restaurant. "


    "Oh? The owner of this car shop is a smart person. " Qin Mian asked, "Do you know who the boss is?"


    Lei Qinle said mysteriously: "Young Master, then you should know the young master."


    Qin Mian thought of a person, "Nie Heng?"


    "Exactly." Lei Qinle flattered him, "Young Master is so powerful, a guess is enough!"


    Qin Mian smiled faintly.


    "That horse carriage business is doing very well!" Lei Qinle said in a regretful tone, "Young Master, if he knew it would be like this, he would have taken advantage of us!"


    Qin Mian laughed without saying a word. The carriage shop appeared as he had expected. Other than Lei Tia, he did not tell anyone else that the purpose of his restaurant was not only to run the restaurant itself, but also to increase the economic development of the Flowing Water Town. Nie Heng''s horse carriage business was only the first place that was attracted here. When more and more merchants were attracted over, Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s business would become even better. Although this was a relatively long process, it was not a difficult task for someone like him who had enough chips in hand. Moreover, he could afford to wait. At that time, the meaning of Shuangzhuan Restaurant would not be as simple as just a restaurant and i


    .


    "Lei Qinle, make another trip. With Nie Heng''s shrewdness, he would definitely not say that his horse carriage would only take guests that were brought to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant to eat and sleep. But our Shuangzhuan Restaurant must express our attitude. Tell Manager Sun to explain to him that if any accidents were to happen to the guests in Shuangzhuan Restaurant during the process of sitting in their carriage, it has nothing to do with Shuangzhuan Restaurant at all. Also, let the Manager Sun find a way to buy a shop in the town as soon as possible. It ca


    ot be too small, but it doesn''t have to be too big either. Try not to stray too far from the spot. "


    "Yes sir!"


    Lei Qinle turned and ran.


    "Wait!" Qin Mian laughed and said, "There''s no need to be in such a hurry to pick a few yellow peaches to eat on the road."


    "Thank you, Young Master!" The boss treats them well, and works for the boss, Lei Qinle''s entire body was filled with energy.


    Lei Qinle came back in the afternoon and said everything was going well. The Manager Sun asked him to pass on his message to Nie Heng. Nie Heng wanted to meet Qin Mian face to face, so he made clear that the carriage shop would only take in guests with Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    Qin Mian pla


    ed to visit the town the next day to send off his manuscript.


    After di


    er, the husband and husband entered the space and watered the Pink Ball as usual. For some reason, Little White had been paying attention to the Pink Ball recently, so Qin Mian brought it in with him.


    Qin Mian slowly watered the Pink Ball, and casually touched the Pink Ball, his hand paused for a moment, he squinted his eyes and looked at Lei Tia, then waved his hand: "Tia, did the Pink Ball come in with this'' thread ''yesterday?"


    There was an additional shallow ditch on the Pink Ball that was slightly sunken in. It looked just like a Pink Ball that was gradually splitting into two.


    Lei Tia observed for a while, then shook his head, "No."


    In order to confirm their speculations, the two of them decided to pay close attention to the movements of the Pink Ball for the next few days.


    The next day, Qin Mian came to town and met Nie Heng at Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    What Nie Heng meant was, he hoped that his horse carriage would be linked to Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Like this, the guests who wanted to come and eat at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant would come over and take his horse carriage. Of course, this action would be beneficial to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant. There were many guests who were interested in coming to Shuangzhuan Restaurant to eat, but they felt that it was too far, and could not be bothered to drive or look for a carriage. Since they had already prepared cars to take, it would save them a lot of trouble if they went directly to their destination. Moreover, the words "special train" sounded very high-class.


    However, Shuangzhuan Restaurant was extremely important to the horse carriage industry, and the reason why Nie Heng was driving this horse carriage business was so that he could reach the source of Shuangzhuan Restaurant customers. After an intense debate, Qin Mian and Nie Heng had reached an agreement that ten percent of Nie Heng''s monthly earnings would go to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    After this matter, Qin Mian and Nie Heng had a greater understanding and appreciation of each other''s business skills and could be considered as friends.


    The Pink Ball that received Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s attention changed day by day, and by the early September, they finally became two identical Pink Ball, like a mirror image of each other.


    Qin Mian was really looking forward to the day when the Pink Ball blossomed. Even Lei Tia was slightly more fervent towards the Pink Ball, and would usually go in to take a look when there was nothing else to do.

 Chapter 115 The past Secrets of Iron and Lightning

    After breakfast, Lei Tia went to his door to arrange for the ceremony. Today was the 8th of September in the Cloud Continent''s Gregorian calendar, and the 15th of August in the Grand Xia Dynasty was the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival was one of the most important festivals in the Grand Xia Dynasty, so not only did the Qin Mian Family have to give festivals to the servants, it also had to give festivals to the employees of the Processing Factory. The servants each gave out a reward of fifty pieces of meat and five pounds of meat. Autumn is the harvest season, this time will be very busy, it is necessary to improve the treatment of domestic servants. The employees would each be given a catty of meat. According to their usual performance, they would receive varying amounts of money. The less the meat, the less the meat, and the more, the more the meat.


    Lei Tia held a book in his hands, read out a person''s name and his due rewards. Uncle Fu counted the copper coins and put them into the small purse. Lei Qinle and Lei Qinzhong were in charge of cutting and weighing the meat.


    At the side, Uncle Quan was helping the Uncle Fu. His uncle and aunt were all sincere people to begin with. The matter of Qin Mian allowing Miao Miao to learn how to read from others in the Leisurely Dwelling House school made them even more grateful and loyal to Qin Mian and his parents.


    There were a lot of people in the courtyard, but it was extremely quiet. The only sounds that could be heard were Lei Tia''s voice, the sound of the copper coin, and the sound of him chopping meat. No one dared to mess around in front of Lei Tia, as everything was done in an orderly ma


    er.


    Revealing yourself properly in front of the servants was a good opportunity to increase the loyalty of the servants towards the boss. It was also a warning to the people below not to act based on their master''s and Qi. That was why Qin Mian got Lei Tia to personally arrange the ceremony.


    At night, Qin Mian and Lei Tia had something big to do. At this time, Qin Mian was in the kitchen preparing dry rations. He had made thirty of each kind of meat scones, scallion pancakes, Quicksand Pancakes, and Steamed Bun Soup with fork in hand. He had even cooked a light and light pot of soup and placed it in his space.


    A little bit of Bai''s front paws were resting on the stove as he watched with great interest. It could not eat any of this food and did not know what it was looking at.


    When the little white dot landed on the ground, its back was as tall as Qin Mian''s waist, and its body was almost twice the height of an ordinary adult wolf. The village elders all secretly said that this wolf was not an ordinary wolf, but a wolf king. There was a period of time when the villagers did not dare to go near the Leisurely Dwelling House. The villagers who worked at the Processing Factory did not even dare to make a sound when they walked.


    After Qin Mian finished, he washed his hands and dried the water in his hands. He brought a cup of hot tea to the living room and asked, "Tia, are you done?"


    He placed the teacup next to Lei Tia''s mouth.


    Lei Tia lowered his head and took a sip, "Very soon."


    Qin Mian sat at the side. After he was done with his work, he said to Uncle Fu, "Uncle Fu, First Young Master and I are going on a long trip. We will return in about three or five days. I''ll leave the family matters to you. The rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes and peanuts should be received soon. Uncle Fu, make the arrangements as soon as possible.


    "Yes, Young Master is at ease."


    After the servants left, Qin Mian and Lei Tia cleaned up and prepared to leave.


    Lei Qinzhong hurriedly returned, "Reporting to the young master and Young Master, the old man is here."


    Lei Daqiang? Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. Ever since Madam Wei became pregnant, Lei Daqiang had focused all of his attention and attention on her, so how was he supposed to come over today?


    Lei Tia indicated for Lei Qinzhong to leave.


    Since Lei Daqiang had arrived, the servants of the Leisurely Dwelling House naturally could not block him outside the door. Lei Qinzhong came to report first. After a while, Lei Qinle walked over with Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Daqiang strode forward slowly along the cobblestone path, his eyes looking all around, unable to contain the jealousy and anger in his heart. This was his son''s Tian Residence, and he could only hate him for not being able to get a single bit of light from it. That brat Lei Tia was unfilial, if he had any gains from the garden, he would send more over to the house. Thinking about the reason he came today, he temporarily put aside these thoughts, and smiled amiably at Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    "The old man is here." Qin Mian was neither hot nor cold.


    Lei Tia glanced at Lei Daqiang indifferently, and without even getting up, he picked up the bow that was placed at the side and carefully wiped it.


    "Boss, boss''s wife, you two are home. Isn''t this the Mid-Autumn Festival? Let me tell you guys that we''ll have di


    er together tonight. " Lei Daqiang sat down on the soft sofa and frowned as he glanced at Lei Qinle, "I have no eyes. Why aren''t you pouring the tea? "


    Lei Qinle lowered his head and hands, as if he did not hear anything.


    Qin Mian secretly snorted. He was putting on airs and coming to someone else''s house.


    "Lei Qinle, aren''t we digging for peanuts today? What are you still standing there for? "


    Lei Qinle fearfully said: "Please forgive this Young Master. This humble one did not hear your instructions just now, so I do not dare to act rashly. This humble one will take his leave now. "


    With that, he quickly left and soon disappeared into the dense forest.


    Lei Daqiang''s face grew long.


    Qin Mian said apologetically: "Old Master, you saw it too, we are packing our things. We are going on a long journey, and I''m afraid we can''t spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with you. I wish the old man a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! "


    "Do you really think you can take charge?" Lei Daqiang glared at him in displeasure, then looked at Lei Tia with an unquestionable tone. "Lei Tia, have di


    er with your wife tonight.


    "No, my wife''s meaning is my meaning." Lei Tia did not even raise his head.


    Lei Daqiang frowned, and started to act according to his father, "Boss, if not for father''s words, you can''t be beaten by a little bastard who doesn''t even know where ??"


    Before he could say anything, he was met with a pair of ice-cold eyes. In an instant, he felt a chill down his spine and his legs trembled, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. Lei Tia''s eyes were like two cold blades, as though she could shoot out and stab him twice at any time.


    The aura of an elder instantly dissipated. He practically did not dare to look Lei Tia in the eye, and muttered: "You ??"


    "You can go now." Lei Tia said coldly.


    Lei Daqiang mustered up his courage and slapped on the table, shouting: "You dare speak to your father in such a tone?"


    Lei Tia stood up, he was a head taller than him, and looked down at him with an indifferent gaze, "Why would I not dare? From the day I was forced to run away from home by you and Madam Du, I have never been your son again. But do I have to be clearer? "


    "You ??" Lei Daqiang''s face was filled with panic and disbelief. He sincerely wanted to use this Mid-Autumn Festival opportunity to save his eldest son. Why was he so cold-blooded and ungrateful? He suddenly remembered that Lei Tia had not called him "Father" for a long time.


    Qin Mian felt that the injury in his eyes was extremely ridiculous. If Lei Daqiang really wanted to save his, why would he drag it until now? His sincerity was too cheap.


    Lei Daqiang stood up, sighed, and reached out his hand to pat Lei Tia''s shoulder, "Boss, you must believe that Father still cares about you ??"


    Lei Tia avoided his hand, but the disgust in his eyes made Lei Daqiang stiffen.


    Qin Mian could no longer hold back and asked. Lei Tia held onto his shoulder, shook his head slightly, and looked at Lei Daqiang. "I believe you."


    Before Lei Daqiang could reveal his joy, he continued: "I care about you too, so I found a wife for you. Are you satisfied? "


    Lei Daqiang was dumbstruck, and only digested the news after a long while. Was the Madam Wei found for him by Lei Tia? Why? He looked at Lei Tia, but Lei Tia''s face was expressionless, his distant gaze looked like he was looking at a stranger, and when he looked at Qin Mian again, the sarcastic smile on his face was extremely glaring.


    Lei Daqiang''s face was red and hot. He turned around in a sorry state and fled.


    Qin Mian looked at him coldly as he walked further and further away, tightly holding Lei Tia''s hand.


    In the past, when the twelve-year-old Lei Tia left the Flowing Water Town with a silver coin given by his uncle Deng Xiao, he didn''t know where he should go and decided to head north. After being mistreated by the Madam Du for a long time, Lei Tia grew shrewd and swapped a tael of silver for two pieces of silver and two hundred copper coins. Who knew that his luck would be so bad that he would end up being targeted? Before he even walked too far, he was stopped by a few rascals. At that time, Lei Tia was only twelve years old and he looked thin and weak. How could he be a match for the four adults? In the end, Lei Tia did nothing but beg and beg all the way to do odd jobs for others so he wouldn''t starve to death. The first employer that Lei Tia met was a kind peasant woman, but her husband was emotionally twisted. The old wounds on Lei Tia''s body had not recovered yet, but new injuries had been added.


    If it wasn''t for Lei Daqiang''s indulgence of the Madam Du and his neglect of Lei Tia, how could Lei Tia have suffered so miserably back then? As long as he thought about the suffering Lei Tia had endured back then, he was unable to contain his hatred toward Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du. If not for giving, Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao face, he would have thought of countless ways to torture Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du. It was just a small matter to find him an extra wife.


    "Wife?"


    Warm palms covered his face, Qin Mian regained his senses and smiled at Lei Tia in relief, "I''m fine. Tia, would it be okay to tell Lei Daqiang about that? Would he tell Madam Wei and the Madam Du? The Madam Wei is very smart, she might be able to guess the reason behind our actions back then, will she join hands with the Madam Du to deal with us? As for the Madam Du, once she knows about it, she will definitely hate us to the bones. "


    Lei Tia shook his head, "Lei Daqiang has a lot of face, I won''t say it."


    Qin Mian thought for a moment and understood. Lei Daqiang cared a lot about the Madam Wei, and informing the Madam Wei of this matter meant that he had to admit that he was tricked by his own son. Therefore, Lei Daqiang would not inform Madam Wei about this. Lei Daqiang would also not inform Madam Du about this. Madam Du had a huge mouth, if she knew about anything, it would mean that her entire family and the entire village would know about it. At that time, it would only lead to more people laughing at the old mansion. Lei Daqiang still had to consider Lei Xiangzhi. In October, Lei Xiangzhi was going to participate in the Academy''s examination.


    Qin Mian leaned on Lei Tia and pondered for a while longer. What if Lei Daqiang told this matter to Madam Du and his family, how should he and Lei Tia deal with it?


    After coming up with a plan, his expression turned to one of relief as he stood up. "Forget about them, let''s go."

 Chapter 116 The past Secrets of Iron and Lightning（2）

    Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought their rations with them and rode out of the village at full speed. The spot of white was like a black lightning, following closely behind. After climbing over the hillside, they surveyed their surroundings. There was no one around. The two of them then turned around and entered the forest.


    Once they entered the mountain forest, Qin Mian and Lei Tia kept their horses in space.


    The two people and the wolf were walking leisurely in the forest. Lei Tia and Little White would occasionally kill a prey.


    From the moment Qin Mian stepped out of the door, he had been extremely agitated, and seemed to be absent-minded as he followed behind Lei Tia slowly. Lei Tia had said before that he would teach him cultivation on the night of the fifteenth moon in August! Cultivating. An existence he had only seen in television, movies, and novels! How could he not be excited?


    Back then, when he coincidentally obtained that ring, it was not as if Qin Mian had never imagined that the ring would contain cultivation techniques, miraculous medicine, heavenly weapons and other treasures. Of course, he wasn''t disappointed. After all, he was lucky enough to have such a personal space. He was not a greedy person.


    When Lei Tia had told him that he was a cultivator and that he would teach him cultivation, he was so surprised that he could barely contain himself. It was just that Lei Tia had said before that his Immortal Seeking Arts would have the best effect on the night of August 15th with the lightest pain, hence he waited until today.


    That year, Lei Tia ran away from home and wandered the streets for more than a year, enduring many hardships. It was this old man who taught him the Immortal Seeking Heart Technique and personally helped him build his foundation. It was a pity that the old man was not willing to pass his name to Lei Tia, and that the professor would leave without saying goodbye half a year later. Fortunately, Lei Tia was extremely talented in cultivation. Relying on his talent and the few scriptures the old man had left him, he had reached the Aurous Core stage in a few short years.


    There were a few sentences that were very suitable for explaining what Lei Tia had gone through. "When the sky is about to fall, when a person''s will is about to give up, they will first have to suffer, work hard on their bones, starve of their flesh and blood, and there will be nothing left of their body."


    He was lost in thought, and stopped without realizing it.


    Lei Tia walked over and placed his palm on his forehead worriedly, "My wife, are you not feeling well?"


    Qin Mian regained his senses and quickly shook his head, "No." He looked around, and saw that he was at the edge of a shallow stream. Clear streams ran down from the mountains, and it was possible to see stones and grasses at the bottom, and fishes with chopsticks swimming leisurely in the water. There were two pieces of wood lying next to each other on the stream, probably laid out by hunters passing by. The grass by the stream looked as if it had been cut, and was very flat, except that it was already September, and some of the weeds had already turned slightly yellow.


    Qin Mian said excitedly: "Tia, let''s wait here until it gets dark."


    Lei Tia nodded and retrieved a chair from the spatial ring and placed it beside him.


    "There are better ones." Qin Mian ran into the space and took out a thin blanket to spread on the grass, then he took out a few fruit plates from the space, which were filled with his favorite grapes and bananas, as well as Lei Tia''s favorite apples. In the end, he took out two large pillows and laid on the blanket. He used one arm to support his jaw and ate some fruits as he beckoned to Lei Tia, "Come over quickly." The world was vast, and no one dared to disturb them. This was a great feeling.


    Lei Tia sat down beside him and hugged his to his chest.


    Once he saw that the camp had been set, he ran excitedly into the depths of the forest. He did not know what small animals he disturbed, but the trees in the distance rustled loudly.


    Qin Mian picked up an apple and handed it over to Lei Tia, then started to eat the grapes with gusto.


    Lei Tia took the apple but did not eat it. He pressed down on the back of his neck, and covered his lips with her head.


    Qin Mian felt like he was electrocuted, his entire body was numb, he raised his head to look at the man, only to see the man staring at his mouth, no one knew what he was thinking. He was still distracted at this time? He suddenly felt displeased and opened his mouth to speak, but his mouth was sealed. The burning temperature of the other party''s tongue indicated that the other party''s mood was not as calm as his paralyzed face. Qin Mianxin felt a sense of pride, and also placed his hand on the back of the other party''s neck, causing the two of them to get closer.


    After fighting for a long time, the two finally separated. Lei Tia''s thumb was still lingering on Qin Mian''s face, staring at him with such a profound gaze, as though she wanted to suck him in.


    Qin Mianxin was filled with energy as he happily leaned into Lei Tia''s embrace, tore off a grape and stuffed it into''s mouth.


    Lei Tia picked up the grapes from the fruit plate and fed them to him.


    Qin Mianxin calmly accepted the offer, "Tia, let''s get some grapes next year. "The wine in our winery is so popular that the wine will definitely be more popular."


    "I''ll listen to you."


    A drop of grape juice flowed down the corner of his mouth to his chin. It was itchy, but just as Qin Mian was about to wipe it with his hand, a moist and warm thing stuck itself to his face and licked the juice away.


    She turned around and pressed Lei Tia down on the ground, then unceremoniously kissed Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia''s eyes dimmed. He tightened his grip on his waist and reached his hand into his clothes.


    Qin Mian suddenly recalled the serious matters that had happened today and promptly crawled up from his body, reminding him, "Not today."


    Lei Tia froze and lowered his eyes. His Adam''s apple rolled rapidly and his chest rose and fell rapidly a few times before calming down. Then he slowly sat up and pretended to be calm as he pulled at his messy clothes.


    Suddenly, Qin Mian felt that he was very unkind, he buried his head into the soft pillow and snickered, "Hehehe ??"


    Lei Tia stared at him for a moment, then slapped his bottom with his palm, picked up a tree branch and started carving.


    After Qin Mian laughed it off, he climbed over''s shoulder and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"


    Lei Tia tilted his head and nipped at his lips, "Dip in the fish."


    Qin Mian jumped up with interest, "I''m going to pick up the branches."


    "Don''t go too far." Lei Tia instructed.


    "Don''t worry." Qin Mian waved his hand and picked up the dried up branches that were nearby.


    He had enough free time to run back, rush to the thin blanket, roll on it, and stretch out on his back.


    Lei Tia frowned, and raised it up by the back of its neck. A little white looked up at him, stretched, motionless.


    Lei Tia didn''t say a word as he placed it on the grass and continued to cut branches.


    He shook off some grass and went back to the thin blanket to lie down.


    Once again, Lei Tia expressionlessly picked it up and placed it on the grass.


    A little bit of speechlessness stared at him for a long time, then lay there resigned to his fate and stopped moving.


    Qin Mian returned with a bundle of dry branches. Lei Tia had already cleaned up all five fishes and threw one to Little White. He lit a bonfire to roast the other four fishes. Qin Mian then took out the rations he had made at home.


    The lunch was settled so simply.


    In the afternoon, the duo and the wolf had a nap for nearly two hours and then walked around.


    The sky gradually turned dark, and the round moon hung in the sky like a jade plate.


    Lei Tia looked at the sky, pressed on Qin Mian''s shoulder, and said, "My wife, sit cross-legged."


    Qin Mian did as he was told.


    Lei Tia sat behind him, covered his back with her hand and moved it away, "My wife, it will be very uncomfortable, bear with it."


    "Tia, don''t worry. If you can do it, I can do it too." Qin Mian looked at him with a determined gaze. No matter how painful it was to reach Foundation Establishment, he had to persevere. He could not imagine that in a few years, when Lei Tia would still be so young, he would be so old.


    "I won''t let anything happen to you." Lei Tia kissed him, and once again placed both of his palms on his back.


    Foundation Establishment was a process of removing impurities from the body and widening the meridians. At the same time Lei Tia''s hand touched his back, his body immediately felt the opposite impact of pain and comfort. The reason for the pain was because Lei Tia was using his true essence to forcefully open up the meridians in his body;


    Lei Tia carefully observed Qin Mian''s expression, although he was frowning, he did not feel pressured at all. He relaxed and moved both of his palms downwards, continuing to expand his meridians.


    This process went so smoothly that both of them were surprised. Lei Tia thought back to when his "master" had helped him to build his foundation. It was as if countless hot iron were stirring within his body, causing him to feel so much pain that he almost wished he were dead. If it wasn''t for his strong willpower, his mind would have collapsed.


    The two people immediately guessed that it was because Qin Mian''s body had been nourished and nurtured by the Spirit Spring Water and all kinds of high-quality fruits and vegetables in the space for a long time.


    That was exactly the truth. This was the reason why Qin Mian had never been sick.


    After around half an hour, Qin Mian felt something invisible entering into his body through the countless pores on his body, making him feel lazy from head to toe. This should be spiritual energy. Unknowingly, his consciousness gradually drifted away. It was as if someone had cast a Body Securing Curse on him, making him appear unmoving.


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed with joy, his wife had entered a state of "enlightenment" during her Foundation Establishment, which meant that his wife''s cultivation was just as talented as his. In this way, the gap between him and his wife would quickly close.


    The moonlight shone like water, and the heavens gave a beautiful performance.


    Lei Tia withdrew his scattered thoughts and continued to cha


    el his I


    ate True Origin slowly and carefully into Qin Mian''s body.


    He did not notice that the white dot was lying on the side with its eyes closed. A faint white light covered its body, quietly disappearing like water seeping into dry ground.


    After approximately four hours, the full moon gradually sank into the western sky before Lei Tia finally retracted his hand.


    As if he had just awoken from a dream, Qin Mian blinked his eyes in a daze, not knowing where he was for a while.


    "Wife?"


    "Tia?" Qin Mian suddenly remembered that he was in the Foundation Establishment stage, "Just now, I ??"


    Lei Tia bent his head and pecked his lips lightly, "Very smooth. I will pass on the Heart Seeking Immortal Technique to you right now. "


    He placed his large palm on Qin Mian''s forehead, and a lot of information immediately appeared in Qin Mian''s mind, he knew that this was the Immortal Seeking Heart Technique.


    Lei Tia said: "Today''s timing is perfect, we will start training now. "Let me guide you once. In the future, you will train according to the flow of your true essence."


    Qin Mian nodded his head to show that he understood. After memorizing the route, he would cha


    el the Heaven and Earth aura into his body according to the technique. Then, he would refine the spirit energy into True Essence and store it in his Dantian, over and over again ??


    The sun rose and set. Qin Mian opened his eyes, as if he had lost ten kilograms of meat. He jumped and stood up unaccustomed to it, overjoyed.


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed with a smile, and stared at him silently. His wife was already handsome, and now her body had gained a bit more spirit energy. His eyes were bright and deep, and her entire person was even more enchanting.


    "Wifey."


    Qin Mian raised his smile, walked to the front of him in a few steps, hugged his waist, and gave him a kiss, "I feel great now! "Why is your mouth so black?" He suddenly realized. He looked down and saw that his hands were black. His white clothes had turned gray and he was emitting an obvious stench. With a howl, he disappeared into space.


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth curved, and disappeared.


    When the two of them reappeared in the forest, they had already cleaned everything up.


    Lei Tia brought out a plate from his spatial space. Inside, there were two meat scones, two scallion pancakes, two cross-baked goods, and two sandbags. There was also a bamboo cup that was filled with soup.


    "Let''s eat something first."


    Qin Mian was starving and did not have time to talk. He picked up a meat patty and started to eat it big.


    After Lei Tia handed the handkerchief to him, he picked up a scallion pancake and slowly chewed it.


    Qin Mian squinted as he looked at the last bite of the biscuit in his hand. When Lei Tia was not paying attention, he stuffed it into his mouth.


    Lei Tia''s cheeks puffed up, blinked his eyes, and chewed slowly.


    After Qin Mian laughed out loud, he was a little worried, "Slow down, stop choking."


    Lei Tia shook his head and comforted him by patting his head.

 Chapter 117 Wife Mighty

    In the mountains and rivers, spiritual energy was abundant. For an entire four days, Qin Mian continued to cultivate. He was indeed extremely talented in cultivation. In just a few short days, his cultivation had already reached the middle stage of the Enlightenment Realm. He would be able to leap over trees and rivers without any problem.


    In order to close the gap between him and Lei Tia, Lei Tia didn''t cultivate, he only accompanied him at the side. He busied himself occasionally in the space, picking up eggs, vegetables, vegetables, and fruit. He also made six jars of wine from the grapes in the space. When he was not around, he would protect Qin Mian with a little white light.


    Four days later, two people and a wolf appeared in everyone''s line of sight.


    Outside the village, the golden rice was even more dazzling in the sunlight. The old farmers stroked their rice spikes as a satisfied smile appeared on their wrinkled faces.


    When the two of them purposely went around to their own rice fields, Uncle Fu and four servants were working hard to harvest the rice. Sweat trickled down their chins, and from time to time, they would wipe the rice with a handkerchief that was hanging around their necks.


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, you two are back!"


    Lei Tia waved to stop them from bowing and got off his horse. He walked to the side of the rice field and cut off a spike to take a look.


    "Tia, how''s the rice this year?" Qin Mian walked to his side and asked.


    They did not dare to be too different from others in terms of rice fields, as their family''s rice fields did not use Spirit Spring Water. But before they planted the seedlings, they had the servants farm the paddy fields. Therefore, both of them were very concerned about the harvest of the rice fields.


    Lei Tia nodded, "That''s right, the granules are much richer than the others."


    "First Young Master, just now, Precinct Head passed by and praised us a little. This year, our rice is one of the best in the village."


    The villagers did not understand when Qin Mian had people pick out farm manure from the rice fields. Because careful villagers had previously found that vegetables that inadvertently spilled feces grew better than other vegetables, they wondered if feces could be fattened. Bold villagers tried the whole vegetable patch, and all the vegetables died. Since then, no one dared to lightly try again. Farmers'' fats naturally have the effect of fattening fields, which is because they do not dilute the fats, so they "burn" the vegetables to death.


    "Uncle Fu, you can find some time to tell Precinct Head that the farmland can only be used for fattening fields after it has been diluted by the farm manure." Qin Mian said.


    "Yes, Young Master." Uncle Fu reported in detail about what happened at home, "Uncle Quan brought four people to dig peanuts in the peanut field. My family and my uncle''s family are cutting yellow bean vines. "


    "Got it."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia went back home and put on their straw hats to help in the peanut field.


    Lei Tia pulled the peanuts out one by one and piled them all together. Qin Mian sat on the small stool and placed the peanuts one by one into the basket. When the peanuts were in the Leisurely Dwelling House, Qin Mian secretly sprinkled the diluted Spirit Spring Water s on them. He had already thought of what to eat at noon.


    He was so busy that noon, that Qin Mian returned home to cook a meal an hour earlier. He made some old vinegar and peanuts to taste the freshness.


    The peanuts on half an acre of land were harvested in a day. After the peanut vines were pulled out, he would use the hoe to hoe the soil again to pick at the leaks. This was also done while digging up the soil to prepare for the next round of planting.


    After the peanuts were finished, they dug up the sweet potatoes. Digging sweet potatoes requires experience. If you are not careful, you will dig up the sweet potatoes underground. They are not good to look at and are not convenient to store.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not have much experience in this matter, so they did not interfere and handed over the responsibility to the servants. Lei Tia took his sickle and harvested the rice. Qin Mian, on the other hand, carried out the general arrangements for the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, the tasty food at the restaurant, the Processing Factory and the farmland at home. In the half month after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the wine workshop and the powder workshop only worked for half a day, and of course, the salary was only calculated by half. The villagers praised Lei Tia and Qin Mian for being considerate.


    There was one more thing that Qin Mian was responsible for ?? delivering food to Lei Tia. The autumn tiger in September was venomous, walking in the sun for a while. Qin Mian''s head was aching from the sun, regretting that he did not wear a straw hat when he came out, hence he hastened his pace.


    Seeing his wife carrying a food box and walking closer and closer along the ridge of the field, Lei Tia''s heart softened as he recalled the similar situation last year. Unknowingly, he had been with his wife for a year.


    "What are you daydreaming for?" Qin Mian ridiculed, but he was a little shy in his heart. In front of a crowd of people, Lei Tia was still looking at him with such an undisguised and gentle gaze;


    Lei Tia pulled him to sit on a bunch of grains, took off his straw hat and put it on his head, "Have you eaten?"


    "Yes." Qin Mian first gave the water bag to him for him to wash, then took down a wooden board from the bottom of the food box. This plank is a folding tray. He opened the tray and placed the tray on his lap, then took out the food from the box and placed it on the tray.


    There was a pot of homemade meat, a piece of steamed meat, a fried egg with leek, and a bowl of soup. They were all common dishes, but the smell was very good.


    After Lei Tia washed his hands and face, he picked up the tray and placed it on his lap, then picked up the rice bowl and started to eat.


    Qin Mian took out a fan from his waist and fa


    ed him.


    "Wife, I''m not hot."


    Qin Mian continued to fan, "I was fa


    ing myself, fa


    ing you was just a convenience."


    "Yes." Lei Tia asked, "Do you want to eat more?"


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I''m full."


    From time to time, the villagers who were also eating in the neighboring rice fields would cast envious glances in their direction.


    Uncle Fu and the others were sitting not far away and were also eating. Their food had all been sent by Aunt and Aunt Fu. A pot of green pepper scrambled eggs and a pot of stewed eggplant are excellent treatment. When doing physical work, they needed oily water. For them, stewed eggplant with fat meat slices was the most delicious.


    The biggest rice field in Lei Daqiang''s house was not far from here, Lei Xiangren had long seen Qin Mian delivering food here, holding onto his bowl, he walked over quickly, greeting him loudly, with a warm tone: "Big brother, are you eating right now?"


    Lei Tia looked at him but did not say a word. He picked up a piece of steamed meat and placed it in his mouth. The steamed meat made by his wife was soft and fragrant.


    Lei Xiangren squatted beside Lei Tia, his eyes fixed on the tray as he looked at it, "Sis'' culinary skills are still so good, seeing that these few dishes are so delicious, I want to try it."


    He licked the grains of rice from his chopsticks and held them out towards the steamed meat.


    Lei Tia''s face instantly darkened.


    When Qin Mian saw that the chopsticks were still stained with Lei Xiangren''s saliva, he frowned. When Lei Xiangren''s chopsticks were about to touch the steamed meat, he immediately stopped him and said to Lei Tia with a smile: "Tia, Second Brother will definitely be embarrassed to pinch more. Help him pinch more."


    Lei Tia nodded and paused for a moment. He turned his chopsticks around and picked up a few pieces of steamed meat and fried eggs with leek for Lei Xiangren.


    Qin Mian secretly laughed with his face covered with a fan.


    Lei Xiangren didn''t notice in the slightest that Qin Mian and Lei Tia were disgusted by him. After getting a discount, he contentedly retracted his chopsticks and started to eat.


    "Big brother, eldest sister-in-law, your parents have been exhausted over the past few days. Your family now has more than ten servants. How about you lend us a few to use? "


    Lei Tia said resolutely, "No."


    Qin Mian took over, "Second Brother, you should also know that what our family cultivates are rice, peanuts, sweet potatoes, fruit trees ?? In addition, they had to feed the cows and chickens; they had to be guarded within the Processing Factory. I''m afraid I won''t be able to spare the manpower in a short period of time. "


    Lei Xiangren opened his mouth to speak when Qin Mian spoke again, but his tone carried surprise, "Second Brother, if I remember correctly, your family has a total of twelve acres of paddy field. Your family''s current workforce includes the old man, the old lady, the Second Brother, the Second Brother, Third Brother, Third Sister-in-Law and the Fourth Younger Brother, a total of seven people. Did your family buy a field again? Why else would they not have enough manpower? Buying land is a good thing, yet you two are still hiding this from Tia and me. "


    Lei Xiangren was rendered speechless by him. After a while, he said in embarrassment: "I didn''t buy any land. I was just saying. "


    "Oh." Qin Mian gave him a few more pieces of meat with Lei Tia''s chopsticks as if he believed her. "Oh right, Second Brother, I heard that you and Little Sister Second Brother intended to enlighten Big Treasure, so the old man and old lady definitely agreed to it, right? With one look, that kid Big Treasure is very smart. In the future, he will definitely be as promising as his fifth uncle. "


    Lei Tia looked at his wife, a trace of smile flashing across his face, before he quietly buried his head into the meal.


    Lei Xiangren raised the dissatisfaction in his heart towards Madam Du and Lei Daqiang, and said with a sunken voice: "This matter ?? Neither father nor mother agreed. "


    "Impossible!" Qin Mian said in shock, "Da Bao is already six years old. Everyone knows that at this age, a child is the smartest and the most suitable to be enlightened. And Big Treasure was the eldest grandson of the family! "How could the old gramps and old gra


    y ??" When he said the last sentence, his voice was very soft, as if he was talking to himself. His tone carried some surprise and sudden realization.


    Lei Xiangren''s curiosity was piqued, his heart was filled with suspicion, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"


    "Nothing," Qin Mian said as he changed the topic, "Second Brother, try a few pieces of steamed meat."


    Lei Xiangren however thought about a lot of things from Qin Mian''s words. That''s right, Big Treasure was the eldest grandson of the old man and the old lady. He was intelligent, so why did the old man and the old lady refuse to enlighten him? Did they only have their youngest son in their sights? He wanted to leave all the money he had saved and all the money he had scammed to his youngest son? Why!


    "Big brother, sister-in-law, I still have some matters to attend to so I''ll be leaving first." Lei Xiangren stood up and left in a hurry.


    Lei Tia picked up a piece of soft meat and placed it near Qin Mian''s mouth.


    Qin Mian opened his mouth to eat it, urging: "Quickly eat it, it will get cold in a while."


    Uncle Fu and the others heard the conversation between Qin Mian and the two ladies, and were extremely impressed by Qin Mian. This was what it meant to kill someone. The mighty Young Master!

 Chapter 118 Off-season Vegetable

    Lei Tia carried the two big fish into the fenced yard, "Wifey, let''s eat fish at noon."


    Qin Mian put on the clothes from the laundry basket on the clothes rack, hung them on the clothes pole, shook the water from his hands, and looked at the fish in his hands, "Where did you come from?"


    "In the pond." Lei Tia walked to his side, "Didn''t you like to eat ?? ??"


    "Uuu ~ ~" A strong fishy smell entered Qin Mian''s nose, making his stomach churn. He quickly ran to the wall, covered his chest, and spat out a mouthful of filth.


    Lei Tia''s face changed, he walked over in large steps to support him, "Where are you uncomfortable?"


    "Uuu ~ ~" The disgust in his heart started to churn again, Qin Mian retreated a few steps and looked at the fish in his hands with disdain, "Is the fish smelly?"


    The two fish that were caught by Lei Tia were casually thrown to the ground by Lei Tia, their tails still wagging as they struggled to their deaths. Lei Tia worriedly hugged Qin Mian, his right hand grabbing onto''s wrist to feel his pulse.


    "There''s nothing wrong with it." Qin Mian was puzzled. The fishy smell had disappeared, and the disgust had also disappeared.


    Lei Tia frowned, "There''s no problem."


    "There really isn''t any discomfort." Qin Mian looked at the fish bouncing on the ground suspiciously, "It''s really weird. Don''t you think those two fish are fishy? "


    Lei Tia shook his head, he looked at his face carefully, it was healthy and ruddy, and there was nothing abnormal about it, "Come in."


    He picked up the two fish and put them in the corner, scooped up some water to wash his hands, and dried the rest of his clothes.


    Qin Mian felt a little tired, so he returned to his room and lay down on the sofa, and yawned, gradually feeling like he was trapped.


    After Lei Tia finished drying his clothes, he walked into the living room. Qin Mian was already asleep. His sword-like eyebrows creased again. He had only woken up for less than two hours, and now he was sleepy again? He silently walked over, lowered his head, and his forehead touched Qin Mian''s. However, the wrinkles on his forehead did not open up. Instead, he kissed Qin Mian on the lips and went over to the edge of the window to pull the rope.


    Uncle Fu hurried over and saw Lei Tia''s figure through the open window. He knelt outside and greeted, "Eldest Young Master, what orders do you have?"


    "Go get Doctor Liu."


    Could it be that Young Master was sick? Uncle Fu did not dare delay, and followed the order.


    Doctor Liu was a doctor from the village. He was in his early forties and had been practicing medicine for three generations. His medical skills were passed down through the generations and he could diagnose most diseases.


    Doctor Liu came quickly. On one hand, it was because he was worried about the patients, and on the other hand, it was because he was curious about the Leisurely Dwelling House. After entering, his two feet moved extremely quickly, not delaying him from sizing up Tian Ji''s interior scenery.


    Lei Tia courteously invited him into the living room, "Doctor Liu, your wife is feeling unwell.


    "You''re too polite." Doctor Liu walked over and took Qin Mian''s pulse. He suspiciously looked at Lei Tia for a moment, then turned his head to observe Qin Mian''s expression and put down his wrist. "Your wife''s pulse is very normal."


    Lei Tia became even more suspicious. His large hand stroked Qin Mian''s face as he said in a soft voice, "He has been sleeping soundly these past few days, and is easy to get tired. He can''t smell the fishy smell, and only smelled the fishy smell."


    Uncle Fu was stu


    ed.


    Doctor Liu was stupefied for a moment as he sca


    ed the youth on the sofa with a bewildered and doubtful gaze. Someone like Lei Tia would never joke with him. Why does it sound like he''s pregnant? However, as everyone knew, Qin Mian was definitely a man.


    Lei Tia called out: "Doctor Liu?"


    Doctor Liu regained his senses, this was the first time he lost confidence in his medical skills. He picked up Qin Mian''s wrist again and said awkwardly, "I''ll do it again."


    Lei Tia did not say a word.


    Doctor Liu closed his eyes and carefully felt the pulse. He then said with certainty, "Your wife''s pulse is neither too heavy nor too weak. It is gentle and strong. As for the fact that you said he couldn''t smell anything fishy, perhaps it was because he had eaten too much breakfast ?? "It''s a bit tiresome."


    Lei Tia declined to comment and fished out a few copper coins from his bag, "Thank you, Doctor Liu."


    Dr. Liu refused, "This time, there''s no prescription, so there''s no need to collect fees."


    Lei Tia nodded his head, "Uncle Fu, send Doctor Liu out and pick a few pears for him."


    "Yes." The Uncle Fu gestured to Doctor Liu, "Doctor Liu, please."


    Seeing Lei Tia carrying Qin Mian and preparing to leave, Doctor Liu tactfully shut his mouth and followed Uncle Fu to leave.


    Lei Tia carefully hugged the person in his arms. After taking a few steps, the person in his arms woke up.


    "Tia, did I fall asleep?"


    Lei Tia''s eyes were filled with worry, "Go to the town and see a doctor."


    Qin Mian held him by the neck, and laughed: "What doctor are you looking at? I''m really fine. "Let me down first."


    Lei Tia frowned and did not say a word, but stared at him unblinkingly.


    "I''m really fine!" Qin Mian held onto his shoulder and supported his upper body, "Believe me, don''t tell me that my own body isn''t clear enough? I don''t feel the least bit uncomfortable right now. "


    Lei Tia put him back on the sofa silently.


    Qin Mian scratched his head and also realized that something was wrong with him recently. He was very tired and he was even addicted to sleep. Was this proof of growth?


    He spread his arms and smacked his lips. "I''m a little hungry. I want to eat the chili powder and put tofu in it. "


    "I''ll go buy it." Lei Tia rubbed his head, then went to the kitchen and took a big bowl out.


    Lei Qinle was feeding the horses in the stable. There were a total of four horses in the stable, the brown horse and black horse were Qin Mian''s and his only horses, the other two were bought later and were used to drive carriages.


    "Lei Qinle."


    Lei Qinle ran over eagerly, "Greetings young master!"


    "Get the best doctor in town at once."


    "Yes sir!"


    When Doctor Liu came, Lei Qinle also saw it. He was a little worried and quickly brought out a horse, jumped on it and galloped away.


    Thinking about Qin Mian''s abnormality, Lei Tia''s aura became even more oppressive, and he walked all the way to the tofu workshop south of the village. The villagers on the road didn''t dare to approach him, they were all far away.


    The small tofu workshop had its windows open. The Lady Boss was lazily sitting behind the counter, bathing in the sunlight.


    Lei Tia took out a few copper coins and placed it on the counter, "Two kilograms of tofu."


    The Lady Boss''s spirits were raised. She smiled and said, "Brother Lei, why are you here to buy vegetables yourself?"


    Lei Tia did not say anything, and she did not mind. After he finished weighing the tofu, he placed it into a bowl, "Two kilograms is accurate."


    Lei Tia nodded and left in a hurry.


    Returning to the Leisurely Dwelling House, Lei Tia saw from afar that he was very excited to spar with Lei Qinzhong and the others, so Lei Tia relaxed that he quickly walked over.


    "Wifey."


    "Tia, you''re back so quickly?" Qin Mian threw away the stick in his hand and ran over, "Come, let''s go back to make some chili powder."


    After entering the kitchen, he instructed Lei Tia to chop the fresh and lean meat. He also ordered him to wash the parsley and cut it into pieces.


    He stir-fried the minced meat and put the tofu in the soup. When the sweet potato was cooked, he scooped up the water and poured it into a bowl. Then he added the fried minced meat, the parsley, the green and red pepper filaments, the dried soybeans and garlic mashed in oil and salt.


    Qin Mian scooped up two bowls, he and Lei Tia each had a bowl.


    Qin Mian tasted the vinegar from the jar, and since it was not sour enough, he went to the kitchen and poured himself three spoonfuls of it.


    "Eat." Qin Mian picked up a pair of chopsticks with his chopsticks and started eating with relish.


    Lei Tia took his first bite, and took a deep breath from it.


    "What''s wrong?" Qin Mian lifted his eyelids and looked at him, his mouth was still sucking on the powdered noodles.


    Lei Tia looked at his daughter-in-law''s bowl in silence. He picked up a few pieces of powder and tasted them, then covered his face with his hands, "Acidic."


    "It''s not that sour." Qin Mian looked at him weirdly. Did this fellow also learn how to tease people?


    Lei Tia paused for a moment, then pushed the bowl in front of his wife, "Eat."


    "It won''t be enjoyable. I''ll cook some noodles for you later. " Qin Mian glanced at him regretfully, then continued to eat the chili powder happily. After finishing his, he once again wiped out Lei Tia''s bowl.


    After eating, Lei Tia accompanied Qin Mian to have a nap, and Lei Qinle invited the most famous doctor in the town over.


    Only now did Qin Mian know that Lei Tia was still worried about him, and obediently let the doctor check his pulse.


    After the doctor felt the pulse, he said lightly, "The pulse is not heavy, but it is gentle and powerful. There is nothing wrong with it."


    After saying that, he asked uncertainly, "Is there anyone else who needs to see a patient?"


    Qin Mian gave Lei Tia a "don''t worry" look, and said to the doctor: "Doctor, please come over. Uncle Fu, pay the medical fee and send the doctor back properly. "


    "Yes."


    After Uncle Fu and the doctor left, Qin Mian hugged Lei Tia, "I said before that I was fine."


    "It''s good that you''re fine." Lei Tia hugged him tightly, "If there''s anything that''s uncomfortable, don''t hide it from me."


    "Yes." Qin Mian raised the topic, "Did you get them to buy all the vegetables and seeds?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "I have bought cucumbers, chilies, eggplants, bitter melon, tomatoes, gourds and more. Wife, what do you want to do? "


    The mysterious and pleased expression on Qin Mian''s face crossed each other as he said, "Plant the vegetables that are out of season!"


    The so-called off-season vegetables are in the autumn and winter growing in the Spring and Summer Festival vegetables. Simply put, it was to create a climate similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Season during the autumn and winter seasons, allowing the vegetables that were previously growing in the Spring and Autumn Season to grow in the cold autumn and winter seasons.


    Qin Mian didn''t know much about the vegetables in the opposite season, but he knew a bit about them. The current him and Lei Tia had enough economic strength, so it was worth a try. If they were able to grow it successfully, it would bring them a huge amount of wealth once again.


    He asked the Uncle Fu to gather all the unqualified servants in the family and told them in detail about the basic principles, conditions and requirements for growing the vegetables that would go out of season. He also told them about some examples he had seen in his previous life. If anyone made an important contribution in this area, he and Lei Tia would give them a sum of money as a reward.


    This action greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the servants, and they began to busy themselves without stop.


    Qin Mian did not completely let go of his hands, he went to take a look at their progress from time to time, and gave them some advice on how to mix the warm, nutritious soil with hot manure. Chicken manure was hot manure, while cow manure was mucilage that was rich in air and mucus. In addition, off-season vegetables are grown in places that require a convenient source of water and are surrounded by a windscreen to avoid direct chilling winds.


    After the servants made sense of the situation, Qin Mian then started to take his leave, to busy himself with other matters.


    Towards the end of September, the abnormality of Qin Mian''s body gradually disappeared. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were relieved. At this time, it was the time for the river to clear away its sediment. However, this time it was the village river that needed to be cleaned up. The river was the main source of irrigation for the villagers. The Precinct Head asked for one person to come out from every house, free of charge to clean up the silt. Scavenging was for their own sake, no one was dissatisfied, the villagers were all very active. If anyone dared to be lazy, they would definitely be criticized and criticized by the other villagers.


    Although there were servants in the Qin Mian Family, it was not wise to act collectively and independently. Therefore, had personally come to visit the Qin Mian Family. Qin Mian actually wanted to take turns with him, but Lei Tia firmly refused.


    October more than autumn rain, in case the river rises not good, so, the removal of silt is to buy time with God. The Precinct Head requested for the villagers to dig from the sun until the sun set. They were not even allowed to go home for lunch, and were sent to the riverside by their families.


    Qin Mian displayed his pain towards Lei Tia on his meals, every meal consisted of two meat dishes, and he even brought a bowl of hot, thick soup to every hour. The villagers got used to it when they were envious and jealous.


    Stimulated, the village wives also cooked a bowl of soup at home and sent it to their men. Even though it was just vegetable soup, the men were still enjoying it. When they got home at night, they would be more considerate towards their wives. They would work during the day and chat, so they were even more energetic.


    This morning, the River Precinct Head was bustling with noise and excitement as they caught dozens of big fish.


    A sister-in-law ran over, panting. "Brother Xiang Yi ??" Quick, go back and take a look, you ?? Your daughter-in-law... Yes... "I''m happy now ??"

 Chapter 119 Arriving at the College Entrance Examination

    The villagers were standing in the river and digging for mud. The river was muddy and muddy, Lei Xiangyi was so surprised that he threw away the shovel in his hand and ran towards the shore, but when he ran, he missed, and threw himself onto a pile of mud. His eyes were red, and he muttered, "My wife is happy again, my wife is happy again ??"


    He forgot to greet the Precinct Head as he got up and rushed back, leaving a trail of wet mud footprints on the ground.


    The villagers watched his back as he ran off. Everyone more or less knew about Lei Daqiang''s family''s situation. Just because Lei Xiangyi and his wife didn''t have a son, they had almost no status in the family. This cleaning of the silt had already been going on for three days, and it was Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee who had switched places with them. Lei Xiangyi was definitely looking forward to having a son.


    After the sun set, the river''s temperature dropped even further. Standing barefoot in the muddy water that engulfed her calves, a bone-chilling cold spread from her soles and calves to her entire body, causing her to uncontrollably shiver.


    Precinct Head raised his voice and shouted: "Alright, that''s all for today."


    As if granted amnesty, the villagers, carrying their own shovels and baskets or buckets of mud, scurried ashore and rushed home, desperately needing a basin of hot water to soak their feet.


    When Lei Tia went ashore, Uncle Fu and Lei Qinle immediately took the shovel and bucket from him.


    Returning to Leisurely Dwelling House, Lei Tia washed his muddy feet and legs briefly by the pond before walking towards the house.


    Qin Mian was reading a book at the entrance of the living room. Seeing his figure, he put down the book in his hands and went to the kitchen to bring some hot water into the bathroom before pouring it into the bath barrel.


    Lei Tia heard the commotion in the bathroom and stood at the door watching as Qin Mian bent over to test the water''s temperature. He walked over and hugged him from behind.


    "Wifey."


    Qin Mian did not turn back, the corners of his lips curled up, and he took out a few Spirit Spring Water s from his spatial space to pour into the bathtub, "Let''s take a bath first. I''ll get you some clothes. "


    Lei Tia wanted to hug his a little longer, so he looked down to see the dirt on his body, and released his arms.


    Qin Mian closed the bathroom door and went into the room on the second floor. He opened the wardrobe and took out Lei Tia''s i


    er clothes, a set of clothes, a silver black robe, a vest and a pair of thick socks. The shoe rack was next to the stairs, and he took out a clean pair of cotton shoes.


    After returning to the first floor, he knocked on the bathroom door and pushed it open. He placed his clothes and shoes on a chair and looked at the person in the tub. "You''ve been standing in the cold water for too long. You''ll wake up later."


    Lei Tia nodded, revealing only his head and neck, as well as his wet hair that weakened the dull and cold aura he had during the day.


    Qin Mian wanted to laugh. He walked over, hugged his arms as he laid on the edge of the bucket, and teased: "I want to see a beautiful man come out for a bath."


    The muscles on Lei Tia''s face twitched imperceptibly, he paused for a moment, and with a serious expression he said, "A mandarin duck bath is better."


    "Yuan Li..." Mandarin duck bath! Qin Mian''s face immediately turned hot, he ran and closed the door to the bathroom.


    He ran so fast that he didn''t see a faint but charming smile on the lips of his family''s man.


    When Lei Tia came out, he was fully dressed as he placed the tableware on the table. He walked into the kitchen and picked up the piping hot Corn Ribs Soup, "My wife, Precinct Head said that it will be completed by the afternoon."


    "It''s time to finish it. We''ve been soaking in the icy river for three or four days already." Qin Mian carried a dish in each of his hands as he walked out, "This is the first time this year, so it''s not good to create special situations.


    "Don''t worry," Lei Tia said as he lowered his head and gave his a kiss, "I have primeval essence with me, so I''m not afraid of the cold. There''s one more thing. "


    "What is it?" Qin Mian asked as he scooped the rice.


    "Madam Qian is delighted."


    "Is that so? This is a good thing. " Qin Mian was a little happy, "If only she could have a son this time. Thinking about how Lei Xiangren and his wife used to be so cocky with their two sons, I got a


    oyed. We''ll go over in a bit and give them some good stuff. "


    Lei Tia naturally nodded, it was completely meaningless.


    After di


    er, the two went to the old house together. Qin Mian carried a wind lantern in his hand, and in his left hand he carried an old hen, and in his right hand he carried a basket of pomegranates, several pears, and two bags of snacks that he had just picked.


    The people from the old house had eaten di


    er and were sitting in the yard.


    Madam Wei was already seven months old, and with her big belly, her figure was a little out of shape. Her face was a little fat, but not ugly. Lei Daqiang sat together with her, smiling merrily as she looked at her stomach. A lot of old people said it might be a son. In three months he would have many fat sons.


    Maidservant Xiao Xi stood respectfully behind Madam Wei, waiting for her orders.


    The Madam Du sat opposite of Lei Daqiang. He was staring at the Madam Wei''s stomach with a gloomy expression.


    Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao sat on the other side, while Mrs Zhao peeled the melon seeds for Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao. Lei Xiangren held up the melon seeds in his hands, and the sound of them being eaten sounded like mice.


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao sat together as they whispered to each other.


    Lei Xiangyi hugged Lei Xinxin and sat right next to the Madam Qian, laughing foolishly as he looked at her. Madam Qian held her stomach with her right hand, as she drooped her head bashfully.


    "Who doesn''t seem to be pregnant." Mrs Zhao muttered as her right hand unconsciously touched her abdomen. Ever since she gave birth to Er Bao, her stomach hadn''t moved at all. It would be good if she could have a son.


    "Boss and boss''s wife are here." Madam Wei was the first to see Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Qin Mian asked out of politeness, "How have I been recently?"


    Madam Wei stroked her bulging stomach, her face emitting a maternal radiance. She said gently: "Thank you for your concern.


    Lei Daqiang had been wearing a dark face when he and Lei Tia entered the door, and didn''t pay any attention to them.


    Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao saw the basket in Lei Tia''s hands and their eyes lit up. They were afraid of Lei Tia''s power and only glanced at him timidly, not daring to approach him.


    Lei Tia walked over to Lei Xiangyi and handed the thing over to him.


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded towards Lei Xiangyi. "Third brother, third sister, congratulations, these things will help third sister heal."


    Lei Xiangyi accepted it with a smile, "Thank you, big brother."


    "Big brother and sister-in-law are quite considerate." Madam Qian stood up, she was courteous to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, her bright eyes had a sense of exaltation and fulfillment. Although she didn''t know whether this was a male or a female, she was still pregnant before the Zhao family.


    The Madam Du extended her hand towards Lei Xiangyi, "Ol ''Three, give it to me. I''ll kill it tomorrow and boil soup for your wife."


    Lei Xiangyi did not move, "Mother, I will keep it, I will make a stew for my wife tomorrow."


    "Third brother, what would a grown man like you cook? Just leave it to Mother. " Mrs Zhao interrupted.


    "I don''t know how to stew, I''ll learn. "There''s no need for mother and sister-in-law to worry about it." Although Lei Xiangyi was smiling as he spoke, his eyes carried a bit of coldness.


    Qin Mian turned a blind eye to the situation. "You guys continue chatting, we''re going back."


    Not long after Qin Mian and Lei Tia left, Lei Xiangyi stood up and said to the Madam Qian: "Wifey, I remembered that Big Brother told me a few days ago to deliver a batch of dishes to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant. I''ll go ask him when it''s appropriate to send you off. "


    Madam Qian smiled warmly, "Hubby, go ahead."


    Lei Xiangyi left the courtyard and quickly caught up with Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law," Lei Xiangyi said directly. "Fifth Brother said that he would help me and Fourth Younger Brother to split up after the Academy Exam.


    Lei Tia nodded his head lightly, indicating him to speak.


    "When the time comes, we will split up. My wife and I want to move out. "But ??" Lei Xiangyi''s face was slightly red, "We don''t have much money on us, so we want to ask you guys to borrow some. We can pay it back after we sell the charcoal. "


    Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian; Lei Xiangyi also looked at him with teasing eyes.


    Qin Mian glared at Lei Tia angrily. What do you mean? Could it be that he would not allow Lei Tia to decide such a small matter?


    Lei Tia caressed his head and asked, "How much?"


    Lei Xiangyi replied: "Five taels is enough."


    Qin Mian said straightforwardly: "Third brother, you go and get the money tomorrow. We''ll lend you 10 taels. If you have any extra money, you can give it to Third Sister-in-Law to recuperate. I''m not in a hurry to return the money, I''ll return it once I have more money. "


    Lei Xiangyi''s eyes reddened as he said gratefully: "Thank you, sister-in-law and brother."


    As they were both Lei Tia''s younger brothers, Qin Mian couldn''t be so biased. He added, "You can secretly mention this matter to Fourth Younger Brother. If you guys are going to split up and he wants to go live with you, we can lend him some money. "


    Lei Xiangyi sighed: "Fourth Younger Brother and I have let Sis and Big Bro worry about us."


    "Alright, let''s go back." Qin Mian waved his hands casually.


    As the sky darkened, Lei Tia took out a fire piston from his bosom. After lighting a lantern, he took the lantern from Qin Mian''s hand and held his other hand.


    A speck of firelight was drifting in the dim night sky, tranquil and leisurely.


    "Is it so good to do it in broad daylight?" Qin Mian shook their hands.


    Lei Tia said: "There''s a pit in the ground."


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. Even if he had not walked this road a hundred times, he had at least walked this road 80 times. However, the man''s palm was very warm, so he didn''t want to let go.


    "Shouldn''t we express ourselves after the Fifth Brother''s Academy Competition?"


    Lei Tia thought for a while, "Pay up?"


    Qin Mian glanced at him with a smile, "Vulgar." However, I can''t think of anything suitable to give him, so I might as well give him another set of ink and paper. "


    In mid-October, the day of the Academy Competition arrived. The Academy Competition was held at the Clear Cloud Academy and was hosted by the government sent from the city. There were two examinations in total, one for each day.


    Lei Daqiang brought along Madam Du and Lei Xianglee and stayed in the city for a day ahead of time. During the Academy examination, they would accompany the examinees to take their exams outside the Academy.


    Qin Mian Family was busy fishing for the fish in the pond and did not go with them. In order to not let the people of the house think that they were not interested in, Qin Mian gave him five taels of silver, and also offered to pay for Lei Daqiang''s, Madam Du''s, and Lei Xianglee''s living expenses in the county ?? ?? giving Lei Daqiang five taels of silver.

 Chapter 120 Examination for Elementary Scholars

    The smaller fish in the pond weighed about a catty, while the larger one weighed about three to four catties. After sending a few to Shuangzhuan Restaurant s, Shuangzhuan Restaurant was immediately introduced to the entire fish feast, which also attracted a countless number of customers.


    Many villagers thought that the Qin Mian Family fish were good, and wanted to buy some marinated fish for the new year. Qin Mian decided to sell the two hundred pieces to the villagers, leaving the rest for them to eat, and also continue to supply Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    What Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not expect was that almost every single household in the village came over to buy fish. Most of them only bought one fish, while some bought even more. heard from Uncle Fu that many villagers thought that buying things from their families would benefit from their luck, and he found it extremely fu


    y.


    Since his own fish were so plump, Qin Mian would of course treat himself well. He would make new fishes, carp, crucian carp, grass carp, steamed, braised meat, sweet and sour sauce, boiled meat ?? He and Lei Tia ate fish for a few days in a row.


    The Leisurely Dwelling House emitted an alluring fragrance every day. Zhou Erhao and his wife who were separated from them by a wall drooled three times a day, but they could only continue to be jealous.


    On this morning, Qin Mian and Lei Tia was in the greenhouse, inspecting the growth of the vegetables. Because of the ideas provided by Qin Mian, Uncle Fu and Uncle led the others to ponder it for a few days. The greenhouse was protected from the cold by straw mats, reed mats, and rain cloths, and occasionally burned firewood. Some of the vegetable seeds that had been sown were now sprouting.


    At this moment, the joyous gongs and drums came from outside the village, and they were getting closer and closer.


    "Tia, from this sound, could it be that you have reached the Elementary Scholar status in the Fifth Brother?" Qin Mian guessed.


    Lei Tia casually plucked a stalk of grass from the vegetable garden and calmly said, "There will be an answer later."


    After a while, Lei Qinle rushed in happily.


    "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, the Fifth Young Master has managed to become an Elementary Scholar!" A second place! "


    Qin Mian pulled Lei Tia outside, "We should also go and get some joy from hearing this."


    If one became an Elementary Scholar, he or she would have the privilege of entering the ranks of the Scholar class. However, if he or she were to see someone, he or she would not kneel and would not be punished. Lei Xiangzhi was second in the A grade, and was considered as one of the Elementary Scholars. The entrance of the old residence was crowded with people. They were all villagers who had rushed over to see what was going on after hearing the news. It had been nearly ten years since an Elementary Scholar had appeared in the Qingshan Village, and Lei Xiangzhi not only made the Lei Daqiang Family happy, but also made his Qingshan Village up. The children were also infected by this jubilant feeling, and they happily drilled around among the adults.


    When Qin Mian walked to the entrance of the courtyard, he was unable to squeeze in at the moment, he could only hear the Madam Du''s and Lei Daqiang''s loud voices and Precinct Head''s happy laughter.


    Almost everyone was brimming with joy as they spoke joyous words. Thus, a mocking and sarcastic voice was especially prominent.


    "So what if Lei Daqiang has an Elementary Scholar? The people from the county have come all the way here to report their good fortune, and they aren''t even willing to give one of them money. "


    Once these words were said, someone immediately agreed, "That''s right, it was originally a joyous occasion, but Lei Daqiang and Madam Du made the people who brought the joyous occasion walk away with dark faces, wasn''t it just a disappointment?"


    There was also a mischievous young man who joined in, "Yeah. I''m still ru


    ing in front of the people reporting the good news, and I haven''t even fished out my saliva yet. "


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched. Madam Du and Lei Daqiang really did not explain.


    Lei Xiangzhi hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, with a smile on his face, he bowed to the crowd and said politely: "Thank you for your concern, all uncles and aunts, Xiangzhi is extremely grateful. Today, there were many guests, and my parents could not take care of them. Xiangzhi apologized on their behalf, please forgive them. Three days from now, my father will be having a feast at home.


    After exchanging a few words of courtesy and concern, a few discontented villagers began to chat with him with a smile on their faces.


    After a while, the villagers gradually dispersed.


    Lei Xiangzhi quickly invited Qin Mian and his sister into the house, "Big brother, sister-in-law, I apologize for making you ridicule me earlier, please come in."


    "It''s fine, it''s fine, congratulations to the Elementary Scholars of the Fifth Brother." Qin Mian laughed and cupped his hands at Lei Xiangzhi.


    Lei Xiangzhi bowed and said: "If not for Big Brother and Big Sis''s support for this little brother, this little brother would not have today''s results."


    The three of them walked into the living room as they spoke.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du sat on the seat of honor. Lei Daqiang was gri


    ing from ear to ear, his gaze sweeping across Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Madam Du held her head high and her chest high, her chin high and her height even higher than before.


    Qin Mian said with a smile that was not a smile. This was the first time since the Madam Wei had entered that she was sitting alone with Lei Daqiang in the upper seat, during the few times she had been to the old house.


    Madam Wei leaned on a soft chair, there was no dissatisfaction on her face, there was a smile in her eyes, as if she was genuinely happy that Lei Xiangzhi had become an Elementary Scholar.


    Lei Xiangren, Mrs Zhao, Lei Xiangyi, Madam Qian, Lei Xianglee and the others all sat on the wooden bench with joyous expressions on their faces.


    On the table in the middle of the hall, there were a few plates of food, a plate of melon seeds, a plate of fried peanuts, a plate of osmanthus cake and a plate of dried fruits. Very rare, Madam Du actually did not stop after Precinct Head had said his goodbyes.


    Lei Xiangren, Madame Zhao and Lei Dabao were eating their melon seeds as if they were competing.


    "You came at the right time." Lei Daqiang pointed at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, "Boss, this time, your Fifth Brother getting an Elementary Scholar status is a great matter. I had a discussion with your mother and decided to treat you to di


    er in three days. "


    Madam Du continued, "When the time comes, we will need to invite the fifth brother''s principal, teachers, and relatives. "As for the villagers, those shallow ones ??"


    Qin Mian laughed, and being seen by the Madam Du, he frowned, his face filled with displeasure: "Boss''s wife, what are you laughing about?"


    Qin Mian''s expression was i


    ocent and sincere at the same time, "I am happy for Fifth Brother!"


    The Madam Du did not believe him, but there was nothing he could do, he continued, "Those people with shallow eyes would definitely come to eat and drink with their entire family. The number of people added up was not small. The top grade noodles were about two tables, the middle grade noodles were about four tables, and the ordinary noodles were about ten tables. The cost would definitely not be small. "We roughly estimated it to be seven to eight silver."


    Lei Xiangzhi frowned, "Father, Mother, is it too much? Everyone knows what our family''s conditions are, so we don''t need to go public. "


    It was only appropriate for Lei Xiangzhi to say this. If it was Lei Tia, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi or any of Lei Xianglee''s words, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang would definitely think that they did not care about their younger brother''s life. As for Lei Chuntao, it was impossible, as ladies who had not left the pavilion were not qualified to participate in matters of the family.


    "Ol ''Five," Lei Daqiang looked at Lei Xiangzhi accusingly, "In our fifth generation of Lei Family, there was only one Elementary Scholar like you. Boss, you''re the family''s boss, what do you say? The guests this time were not only your relatives and the villagers, but also your Fifth Brother''s Principal and teachers.


    Lei Xiangren interrupted: "Father, Mother, we might as well treat guests at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant. How simple!"


    Mrs Zhao''s eyes lit up, and she quickly agreed, "That''s right, treating people at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant is so honorable! "Big brother and sister-in-law are family, and can save a lot of money. Right, Father, Mother?"


    Qin Mian''s expression turned cold, he self-evaluated whether he had been too merciful to Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao in the past.


    Lei Tia indifferently looked at Madam Du and Lei Daqiang, waiting for them to express their opinion.


    Lei Daqiang also thought that Lei Xiangren''s idea was not bad, and was about to nod his head, when his gaze returned to Lei Tia''s cold and emotionless eyes. With a quiver, he glared at Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao, and berated them: "If you don''t speak, no one will treat you as mutes!"


    Lei Xiangzhi heaved a sigh of relief.


    Lei Tia said: "My wife and I will offer five taels of silver and twenty jugs of good wine, as well as a table of noodles."


    Lei Daqiang nodded slightly, "It''s good that you can still put your Fifth Brother in your heart. Also, get a chef from Shuangzhuan Restaurant. "


    Qin Mian remained calm and collected.


    "Dad, this move is inappropriate." Lei Xiangzhi immediately objected as he looked at Lei Daqiang''s furious eyes. He patiently explained, "The guests that Shuangzhuan Restaurant receive are people that ordinary people ca


    ot afford to offend. It would be a bad thing if he missed his guest because of the lack of a cook. The noble seats that Big Brother mentioned must also come from Shuangzhuan Restaurant, this is already something that has a lot of face. "


    Lei Daqiang thought that was also true. Since Ol ''Five was going to participate in the examination in the future, he couldn''t go against his boss now. He nodded and said, "Father will listen to you."


    Madam Du added, "Bring us some fruits and fish from the elders."


    Lei Tia ignored her.


    Lei Xiangzhi stood up, "Mother, please discuss the banquet with father first. I want to chat with my big brother and my big sister-in-law. "


    Madam Du looked at his fifth son as if he liked him, and nodded his head, "Okay, okay, go."


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia and Lei Xiangzhi walked out of the courtyard together.


    Lei Xiangzhi let out a long sigh, "Finally able to take a breather."


    Qin Mian understood the meaning behind his words, and did not know what to say.


    The three of them slowly walked towards the back of the village.


    "Fifth Brother, there''s still the homecoming test next September, don''t slack off." Qin Mian joked.


    Lei Xiangzhi smiled, "Sister-in-law, don''t worry. It was just an Elementary Scholar examination. I had no intention of entertaining any guests. "However, we haven''t dealt with the matter of the joyous news today. We''ve offended some people, so we might as well use this opportunity to relieve the unhappiness in their hearts."


    Qin Mian secretly nodded. Lei Xiangzhi looked at the stupefied students, but in reality, he was an intelligent person. He saw through many things and was able to make the right analysis and find the right solution. This kind of person was very suitable for the government. Maybe Lei Xiangzhi would be able to find a glorious path in the future. As long as his heart didn''t change, it was worth it to continue their interactions.


    "You can come with us to get the money and some fruits." Qin Mian said.


    Lei Xiangzhi was extremely respectful to his sister-in-law, to the extent that there was even a tinge of admiration in his heart.


    After entering the Leisurely Dwelling House, Lei Xiangzhi said: "Big Brother, Big Sis, I can stay at home for ten days before returning to the Academy. I plan to suggest that Father and Mother split up after the banquet."


    "How are we going to split the loot?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "Since we are splitting up, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother and I will split up. Father, Mother, and Mother will follow whoever I am willing to follow."


    "Will your Second Brother be willing?" Qin Mian disapproved.


    Lei Xiangzhi said sternly: "Eldest Sister-in-Law, Big Brother, I don''t mind speaking to you guys from the bottom of my heart, I want to be an official. Only by being an official will I have a chance to realize my dreams. I''m not afraid that my family will be happy with me. I''m afraid that someone will drag me down. If Second Brother and Second Sister-in-Law continue to follow me like that, it will only bring them trouble. Thinking lightly, he would be in trouble. Thinking seriously, he was afraid that he might get into some kind of lawsuit. It would be harder to separate from them then. Therefore, I plan to take this opportunity to separate the Second Brother from the rest. After he and second sister were separated, without the help of father, mother, third brother, and Fourth Brother, they could only rely on themselves. This might not be a bad thing for them. "


    Qin Mian looked at him with praise, full of determination, "It''s good that you understand this point. However, it''s very difficult to separate Second Brother from you. "


    This was the truth. Normally, Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao would brag about how powerful his Fifth Brother was in front of the villagers. They were all one family, so it was normal for them to want to get lucky. However, they were afraid that not only would they get lucky, they would also get into trouble.


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded, "Yes. So, I still need Big Brother and Big Sis''s help. "


    "How can we help?" Qin Mian did not understand. He and Lei Tia had already separated, and had no reason to interfere in the matters of the old residence''s branch family.


    was not afraid that his words would spread. Immediately, he spoke straightforwardly, "I would like to borrow a hundred silver taels from Big Brother and Second Sister-in-Law. When the time comes, give Second Brother two options and live with me without any money. If you do it alone, give him a hundred silver. "


    Qin Mian laughed. This was indeed a good idea. A hundred silver taels was not a small sum. Taking the old mansion for example, if one were to dig in the ground for a lifetime, he would not be able to earn a hundred silver taels even in two lifetimes. Furthermore, Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao were both short-sighted people. Normally, they would not be able to eat well at home, and there was a high chance that they would not be able to bear the enticement of a hundred silver taels.

 Chapter 121 Different Races How to Love

    "Sure." Qin Mian agreed, "Tia, go get the money."


    Lei Tia looked at him blankly. "My wife, aren''t you in charge of our family''s money?"


    Lei Xiangzhi could not help but laugh.


    Qin Mian slapped Lei Tia''s leg hard, and stood up to take the money.


    Lei Tia followed him in.


    Moments later, the two of them came out together.


    Qin Mian handed over a piece of silver hundred silver, a piece of silver five and a piece of silver ten to Lei Xiangzhi.


    "Your elder brother said that you will have to socialize with other Elementary Scholars in the future and spend a lot of money." "Take these 10 taels of silver with you."


    Lei Xiangzhi glanced at Lei Tia, and his eyes became slightly bitter. I would also like to borrow Big Brother''s four treasures of the study to use and write down the promissory note. "


    Writing promissory notes can reassure both parties, and it will be easier for them to get along in the future. Qin Mian did not say anything about "I believe you do not need to write promissory notes".


    Lei Xiangzhi wrote on the paper that he had borrowed a hundred silver from Big Brother and Big Sis on a certain month or year, and that he would return the money to them within five years at the latest.


    When Lei Xiangzhi left, Qin Mian asked Lei Qinle to pick a basket of pears for him.


    Lei Tia took out his bow and arrow, carrying a basket on his back, "Wifey, I''m going up the mountain."


    "Alright, don''t be late." Qin Mian knew that he was going hunting again. Lately, his tastes had been strange and changeable, and he always had a sudden craving for something to eat. Once, he suddenly wanted to eat sour dates cake, so Lei Tia rode his horse to town to buy them. Therefore, Lei Tia developed a habit of taking his bow and arrows to the mountains to hunt when he had nothing to do at home, and also picking some fresh wild herbs, fruits, etc.


    "Got it."


    Lei Tia was tall and well-built. He wore dark red short shoes with grey coloured pants and beast skin boots, and his simple and nimble clothes made him seem even taller. Such a back figure walking in the village at a leisurely pace was a unique scenery.


    His dullness and coldness prevented the villagers from coming close to him, but it did not prevent them from secretly paying attention to him.


    Sister Zhang joked with Xiu Lan, who was almost fifty years old. She rubbed the dirt on her son''s clothes with her hands, "Aunt, did you see that?"


    "You woman!" Xiulan''s aunt threw a few drops of water at her. She had indeed been engrossed in the scene just now, but now she felt pity. Lei Tia and his wife, Qin Mian, were capable, how did they become husband and wife? Otherwise, any of them would be suitable for her family''s second daughter. Of course, she was just thinking that she wouldn''t really go after them.


    There were only two people by the river: Xiu Lan and Sister Zhang. Aunt Xiu Lan knew that Sister Zhang was not a talkative person and was able to speak a few heartfelt words to her without worry. "Ai, I am worried for my second daughter."


    "Your second girl? "Oh, Little Yu." The image of a young lady surfaced in Sister Zhang''s mind, "Xiao Yu is beautiful, nimble in her work and filial piety. She is a rare good girl. Those who went to your house to propose may have broken the threshold. What''s there to worry about? "


    "It''s not my mother who is bragging. That little girl is indeed excellent." When mentioning her second daughter, Aunt Xiulan''s face was full of pride. "Ever since her eldest sister got married, our family was basically managed by her. But... "Ai, that girl''s character is really ??" Xiulan''s aunt shook her head sadly.


    Sister Zhang nodded in agreement. If she had to say that there was something wrong with Xiao Yu, it would be that she was too shy. When others spoke to her, she would usually only call out to them. If she smiled shyly again, there would be nothing to say. This kind of girl was indeed a bit "soft".


    "She''s almost seventeen. If she stays any longer she''ll be an old maid. Marry her to an outpost village, I am not at ease; marry my own village, and there is no proper one. "How sad."


    Sister Zhang hesitated for a moment, "Actually, Lao Si''s Lei Family is quite good."


    She suppressed the displeasure in her heart and said lightly: "Madam Du and Madam Wei are not qualified to be my Xiao Yu''s mother-in-law! I just want to find a simple home for Xiao Yu. "


    Sister Zhang was open-minded. Seeing that she was angry, she laughed: "It''s me who didn''t expect to go there, Aunty, don''t mind it." Her family was close to Qin Mian Family, and knew more than the other villagers. Not only did Qin Mian and Lei Tia take care of her family, they also took care of the Wu Di and Precinct Head''s families. A few days ago, the Lei Family brothers, as well as the laziest Lei Xiangren, had all come up the mountain to chop firewood. She guessed that Qin Mian and Lei Tia must have thought of something. If Xiao Yu could really marry Lei Xianglee, he would definitely be able to enjoy the blessings with Lei Xianglee. However, between Aunt Soo Lan, Qin Mian and Lei Tia, she was definitely closer to Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Thus, she would not say these words to Aunt Soo Lan explicitly;


    "Of course not." "You''re right, the Lei Family Lao Si is not bad. That''s right, I heard that your Dashuan works in the Pink Strip Workshop, and is even a manager? "


    "Mn, it''s Brother Qin and Brother Lei Tia that are thinking highly of our." Sister Zhang laughed. Zhang Dashuan was originally in a sportscar between Zhaoyang County and the Flowing Water Town, and wanted to take the guests to Shuangzhuan Restaurant to eat. However, ever since he had started a car shop in the town, his business was poor and he stopped driving. When Qin Mian and Lei Tia found out about this situation, they let Zhang Dashuan go to the workshop to work, and even made him a small manager. Sister Zhang and Zhang Dashuan were very grateful to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, so Zhang Dashuan did his best in the workshop. It was all thanks to Qin Mian and Lei Tia that their family was able to support these few children in school.


    Xiulan''s aunt was very envious. Back then, Zhang Dashuan had only helped Lei Tia when he was still in charge of his branch family, Qin Mian and Lei Tia had always taken care of them until now. It could be seen that good people did have good rewards.


    Forget about the two ladies chatting casually here, as they talked about Lei Tia. When they reached the top of the mountain, their sharp eyes would search for fresh vegetables and fruits. They would occasionally see a few mushrooms, and they would carefully dig them and place them in the basket on their back.


    In less than an hour, his basket was almost full. Most of the dishes in the basket were green and oily. His wife said that the wild vegetables used to make dumplings were very fragrant. In addition, there were a lot of chestnuts. He remembered that his wife loved to eat chestnut stewed chicken and fried chestnuts with sugar.


    "Aooo!"


    A wolf''s howl came from behind him, causing Lei Tia to turn around in alarm.


    A little white jumped out from the bushes and rubbed against his leg. It seemed to be a little anxious. "Awoo."


    Lei Tia did not understand.


    "Awoo awoo awoo awoo!"


    Lei Tia frowned, and looked in the direction it turned its head to.


    A little white bit into his trouser leg and pulled him forward. Lei Tia patted its head and hastened his pace. Feeling his master''s consolation, the restlessness of a little white retreated a little.


    A human and a wolf quickly arrived under a large tree. Lei Tia''s pupils contracted when he saw what the enormous creature on the ground was.


    The animals on the ground had golden fur all over their body, their bodies were sturdy, and they had a conservative estimate of four hundred kilograms; on their huge heads, a pair of ears were slightly petite, their mouths were open, revealing two rows of sharp teeth; because of the bloody hole in their abdomen, their four strong, unmoving feet, and grey eyes stared straight at Lei Tia, filled with viciousness and vigilance.


    It was a golden brown bear!


    "Awoo!" A little white light pulled Lei Tia towards the brown bear''s side.


    Lei Tia walked closer, and the brown bear raised its head warily, wanting to raise its two front palms to attack him.


    Lei Tia''s body suddenly released an imposing aura. The might of a Ranker shook the brown bear. Although it was still staring at Lei Tia in alarm, it did not dare move.


    Xiao Bai looked at it with disdain, and slowly walked onto it. Strangely, the brown bear indulged him as if he didn''t feel the weight of his body.


    Lei Tia took out a few Spirit Spring Water s from the space and applied it onto the brown bear''s wound.


    After a while, the bleeding stopped. The brown bear felt the pain lessen, and the wariness in its eyes dissipated. It laid weakly on the ground, calling out to Lei Tia softly, perhaps thanking him.


    Lei Tia hesitated for a moment before he kept the brown bear back into his space.


    A little white ran up to him and rubbed him on the leg a few times. Lei Tia kept it in his space and continued to hunt.


    The sun had set in the west, and Lei Tia had left the mountain in a hurry.


    Qin Mian laid on the railing of the second floor and raised his hand, "You''re back? The rice is ready and waiting for your food. What did you get? "


    Lei Tia opened the basket for him to see.


    Qin Mian saw that there were a lot of dishes inside, and smiled: "I''ll be right down."


    Lei Tia placed the basket at the door, entered the room, and closed the door, bringing the person who was about to welcome him into the room.


    "Wife, look."


    Qin Mian looked at the monster lying on the ground in shock, "A golden-furred brown bear? Good, what a mighty appearance! "


    Lei Tia secretly nodded. He knew that his wife would like it.


    Xiao Bai ran over happily and nuzzled against Qin Mian before ru


    ing back again. It stepped over the brown bear''s back and laid in front of it with its mouth rubbing against the brown bear''s mouth.


    Qin Mian was dumbstruck. After a while, he reprimanded, "A little white, do not make a mistake. Different races, how can they love each other! "


    A thick smile appeared in Lei Tia''s eyes, he caressed his wife''s head, lowered his head and pecked his lips, "He should not have been careful."


    A little bit of whiteness roughly understood Qin Mian''s words, his eyelids twitched, and he seemed to be speechless.


    Qin Mian looked at the brown bear''s fluffy golden fur, and felt an itch on his hand, "Tia, it looks really soft."


    Lei Tia pulled him in front of the brown bear, intentionally standing on its right side to block its head.


    Surprisingly, the brown bear didn''t react to Qin Mian''s appearance, and instead looked at him with a gentle gaze. Perhaps it was because she sensed that the aura on his body was similar to the aura in space.


    Qin Mian squatted in front of the brown bear to avoid its wounds and happily rubbed its back. The brown bear''s hair was at least two inches long and soft to the touch.


    "Tia, I wonder if it is willing to let us keep it." Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia in anticipation. He had a bear in his family, and it sounded very impressive!

 Chapter 122 Lei Xiangs Theory of Wisdom

    "Definitely." Lei Tia nodded, staring at the brown bear and thought: Even if it doesn''t want to, I have to make it want to.


    The brown bear felt a chill down his spine.


    Little White nodded in agreement. "Aowu."


    Lei Tia watched Qin Mian play with him for a while, and felt that it would be great if his wife''s hands were touching him.


    "Wifey, I''m hungry."


    Qin Mian stood up, forcefully kissed Lei Tia on the lips, and looked at him meaningfully. "How is it?"


    Lei Tia did not understand.


    "As the saying goes, ''One has the heart to drink water to their heart''s content''. Are you full yet?" Qin Mian hooked his arm around Yue Yang''s shoulder and smiled at him.


    Lei Tia nodded and kissed his again. This time, he kissed him for a little too long.


    Qin Mianxin hugged his waist sweetly.


    Although Lei Tia used his Spirit Spring Water and his primeval essence to treat the brown bear''s wound, the brown bear was, after all, heavily injured and had lost a lot of blood.


    Qin Mian caught a few chickens in his spatial space to feed the brown bear, so he temporarily left it there with Little White.


    After exiting the space, Lei Tia asked Qin Mian, "My wife, what dishes will you cook tonight?"


    "I''d like to eat kimono." Qin Mian rummaged through the things in the basket, "You should first clean up the wild chicken, then leave the bone and cut it into pieces. "I''ll pick the vegetables and make dumplings to eat tomorrow."


    "Alright." Lei Tia moved a small stool to the side of the well to kill chickens.


    Qin Mian went into the kitchen and soaked the peanuts in them.


    "..."


    Two days later, the old mansion was hosting a banquet for the guests.


    The courtyard of the old house was covered with a few rooms, so the hall and patio could not accommodate too many people. Because there were many customers, there was more than one chef invited. The stove in the old house was not enough, so he needed to set up another stove. The Cereal Field was wide enough, so Lei Daqiang arranged the location of the feast on the Cereal Field.


    The sun did not show itself, and the sky was overcast. Fortunately, there was no sign of rain.


    After eating breakfast, the villagers who were supposed to come help out carried the firewood, bricks, ingredients, borrowed tables, chairs, pots, pans, and other things onto the Cereal Field. One trip after another, the Cereal Field became more and more lively. Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and the Lei Xianglee brothers built a simple kitchen out of wood and cloth.


    Around dawn, a chef who specialized in making noodles from the neighboring village arrived with helpers to handle all kinds of ingredients. Not long after, a burst of fragrance wafted out from the Cereal Field. The fragrance of the stewed bones, fried dumplings, and various kinds of food caused the children to circle around outside the kitchen, not wanting to leave. A few bold ones scuttled in to steal a few round balls, only to get caught by Mrs Zhao and chased them away with curses and curses. As soon as she turned around, she reached into the bowl and stole some fried rice balls for herself. The cooks were disgusted.


    Qin Mian sent Aunt Fu and his aunt over to help, hinting them to find an excuse to leave in case any of the people in the house went overboard.


    At that moment, three carriages drove in from outside the village at a leisurely pace and stopped in front of the house. Lei Xiangzhi brought President Huo, Teacher Gong, Teacher Liu and a few of his schoolmates, who were on good terms with him, down from the horse carriage. Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and the other two politely and enthusiastically invited the guests inside the house to take a seat. Not long later, Lei Xianglee appeared along with the Precinct Head and entered the house. With these few reputable people present, Lei Daqiang and Madam Du did not embarrass themselves.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were still at home.


    Qin Mian busied himself with cultivating feelings with the brown bear. He fed it water and tried his best to keep it here, while Lei Tia watched his wife and the brown bear cultivate feelings with each other.


    When it was almost noon, and they reckoned that di


    er was about to start, the two of them went to Cereal Field together.


    There were more than ten tables on the Cereal Field table, which looked quite spectacular. The relatives were all present, the elder ones were few in number, and none of them were absent. On one hand, they were here for the banquet, and on the other hand, they were here to make friends with the Elementary Scholar as well as his teachers and friends. The villagers arrived rather late. None of them had an empty hand. Some were carrying a handful of vegetables, while others were carrying a few eggs ?? Everyone was digging in the ground, not rich people. It was the same for everyone else.


    Not long after Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat down, the carriage sent by Shuangzhuan Restaurant arrived. The waiters took out several multi-storey boxes of food and placed the steaming dishes one by one on two tables with high quality noodles. At the same time, the servants of Qin Mian Family appeared, carrying twenty jars of wine.


    Upon seeing the "One Line Heaven" on the wine jar, everyone understood that this was the "expression" of Lei Xiangzhi''s eldest brother and sister-in-law. At the same time that they envied Lei Xiangzhi, they were also a bit excited ?? today, who didn''t know that the "One Line Heaven" wine was both delicious and expensive?


    After the servant and the servants of Shuangzhuan Restaurant put down their things, they walked over to Qin Mian and his group, bowed to them in unison, and then took their leave.


    After a while, Lei Daqiang brought President Huo, Precinct Head and the others over. The astute informants arranged for everyone to take their seats with smiles on their faces.


    When President Huo and the others saw the dishes on the noodles, they immediately knew it was from Shuangzhuan Restaurant. On the table, there were four cold plates of hot dishes and eight hot dishes, a total of sixteen dishes.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia, President Huo, Teacher Liu and Teacher Gong had met each other several times before, so they went over to pay their respects.


    President Huo had a deep impression of them, and happily replied, "No need to be so courteous."


    Lei Daqiang looked around angrily. He intentionally sent a letter to Deng Family side, but there was no one from Deng Family side. In the past, it was one thing for the relatives of the Deng family to not come. But now that his son had become an Elementary Scholar, it was clear that they did not place him in their eyes.


    Thinking this, he couldn''t help but secretly glare at Lei Tia, and was even less pleased with his son.


    Who was Lei Tia? He immediately noticed his gaze and calmly greeted him.


    Lei Daqiang shifted his gaze awkwardly.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were arranged to be seated at the middle table, while Lei Dagang, his son, as well as Lei Xiaoyun''s husband and son were seated at the same table as them. Lei Xiaoyun''s father-in-law and son were extremely indifferent to Qin Mian and. Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not bring ridicule upon themselves, they merely toasted him a cup of wine and continued to eat in silence.


    The cooking skills of the several cooks were quite good, and the dishes they cooked were quite unique. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were very satisfied with their food. After eating their fill, the two strolled home. In the evening, they also strolled over for di


    er.


    When they finished di


    er and were about to leave, Lei Xiangzhi secretly looked at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia nodded his head to express his understanding and left with Qin Mian.


    After sending off all the guests, the people of the old residence took the time to clean up, wash a bunch of dishes, and return the tables, chairs, and stools that they had borrowed from others ?? After igniting the fire, he worked on the Cereal Field for more than an hour before finishing.


    The next day, after eating breakfast, Lei Xiangzhi found an excuse to call Lei Daqiang and Madam Du into his own room. The matter of the branch families had always been left to the elders, thus, Lei Xiangzhi pla


    ed to first convince Lei Daqiang and Madam Du.


    "Ol ''Five, what''s up?" Madam Du looked at her youngest son benevolently.


    Lei Xiangzhi invited them to sit down, "Father, Mother, what I want to say is a very important matter, but I hope the two elders will not be so shocked that they will alarm the rest of the people in the family."


    Hearing his words, Lei Daqiang''s expression turned serious, "Speak. "What is it?"


    Madam Du also nodded and asked nervously, "What happened?"


    Lei Xiangzhi went straight to the point, "Father, mother, I want to split the family."


    "What!" Madam Du still could not control her emotions, but she quickly reacted, lowering her voice and anxiously asking, "Ol ''Five, why do you have that thought?"


    Lei Daqiang was unwilling to part with his family, but he was also unwilling to part with his younger son.


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "I want Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother and I to separate before. Father, Mother, Mother, and Little Sister have been with me. "


    The last sentence made Lei Daqiang and Madam Du smile. They knew that their youngest son was the most considerate of them all.


    "I think there are several reasons why we split up. Father, mother, listen up first. If you find your son''s words to be unreasonable, we can discuss it later. " Lei Xiangzhi was very clear on how to convince his parents, so he was not in a hurry.


    Lei Daqiang nodded, "En, go on."


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "Firstly, our family has more and more people, so we do not have enough houses. Our family is thriving, and our parents will definitely have many grandchildren. We can''t stay in this house forever. We have people next door, and even if we want to expand, there''s no room. "


    Lei Daqiang had to admit this.


    "Secondly, Mom and Dad are old now, so it''s time for us to enjoy ourselves. After the branch families, my parents and I will be together, and you only need to worry about me, it won''t be as easy as it is now? Mother, what do you say? " Lei Xiangzhi held onto Madam Du''s arm, and laughed, "Mother normally works a little less, so she''s even younger. Your son still hopes that Mother will always be by her side. Your father has always been your son''s pillar of support. Your son wants to live with you. "


    Madam Du was gri


    ing from ear to ear as she patted his arm in rebuke, "You are the only one who has such a sweet mouth."


    Lei Daqiang was overjoyed, his heart moved.


    Lei Xiangzhi gave another dose of medicine, "Your son will become an official in the future. At that time, Mom and Dad would follow me and perhaps even move to the city. I would have to leave people here to look after my hometown. At that time, who would be in charge of the house? "Why don''t we split it now?"


    At this point in time, Lei Daqiang and Madam Du had already been completely convinced, their only thought was how their son would look like after becoming an official, raising his eyebrows, wearing gold and wearing silver.


    However, the two of them still had some concerns.


    "Your Second Brother and Second Sister-in-Law would definitely not be willing to part with you." Madam Du frowned, for the first time in her life, she found her eldest son irritating.


    However, Lei Daqiang''s concern was, "There has always been caution. In addition, most branch families, the old man would spend time with the eldest son. If I, your mother, your mother, and you had done this instead of your Second Brother, wouldn''t the villagers be poking us in the back? "


    "Eldest son", "Second Brother", all in all, he did not see Lei Tia as his son. If Qin Mian was here, he would definitely spit on''s face. What''s more, with the words "showing off our backs", aren''t there any less gossip in the village about Lei Daqiang, Madam Du, Lei Xiangren and the Zhao Clan''s four people?


    Lei Xiangzhi also understood that his parents in the village had a bad reputation, but no matter what, his parents did not owe him anything. Not to mention, a son doesn''t care about his parents.


    "Don''t worry Mother, I have a plan for Second Brother and Second Sister-in-Law." After Lei Xiangzhi finished, he looked at Lei Daqiang and said, "As for Father, you don''t have to worry. I am the youngest, and am currently still studying. To the outside world, just say that the two elders don''t trust me. "


    This was a reasonable reason. Lei Daqiang and Madam Du thought for a moment, then nodded.


    Mistress Zhao and Lei Xiangren were hiding outside the door, their ears tightly pressed to the door. They could hear the vague sound of a voice, but it was very indistinct, they could not hear a single word clearly, and could only leave resentfully.


    Lei Xiangzhi then said, "Father, Mother, the day after today is not as good as the day after tomorrow. Second Brother, Third Brother and Fourth Brother do not have any place to stay at now, so for the time being, I let them stay here.


    Madam Du was still a little disappointed. After separating home, she would have to do a lot of work, but when she thought about how her son would be able to wear gold when he became an official in the future, she felt a little disappointed and frustrated.


    Lei Daqiang and Lei Xiangzhi discussed with each other, "Fifth brother, our family has 12 mu of paddy field and 8 mu of dry land. You, Second Brother, Third Brother and each have one.


    Lei Xiangzhi knew that his father''s pettiness had been affected, and soothed, "I''ve saved a portion of the money Father and Mother usually give me, and I also bought a few fields." Actually, it was all thanks to Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law''s support. He would never tell his parents about this. If he did, it would only bring trouble to Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law.


    When Lei Daqiang and Madam Du heard this, they felt extremely sorry for their young son. However, they usually gave Lei Xiangzhi a lot of money. Now that they were asked to return the money they had bought from the farm to their youngest son, they were also unhappy. If he gave it back, wouldn''t it mean that they bought it as well?


    Therefore, neither of them said a word.

 Chapter 123 Old House Division

    Lei Xiangzhi did not seem to notice their uneasiness, "So, our family has a total of 15 mu of paddy field and 10 mu of dry field. Dad, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother and I can each be divided into 3 mu of paddy field and 2 mu of dry field. "Father, how should we split the rest? Tell me."


    Lei Daqiang thought for a moment, then said: "Everyone still lives in their rooms, and the garden and the kitchen can be shared, and the money from home ?? Your Fourth Brother''s marriage must be decided this year. At the latest, you should marry tomorrow in spring. At that time, you will have to spend a lot of money. Wait until your Fourth Brother gets married, then we can split the money. Fifth brother, what do you think? "


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded his head, "Father is right, Fourth Brother is not young anymore, it''s time for us to get married."


    "Yes." Lei Daqiang was very satisfied with his son''s filial piety, and laughed out loud, "As for the other small items, they are fine, but as for the farm tools, bowls, chopsticks, etc.


    "Alright, I''ll go and invite Precinct Head now." Lei Xiangzhi said.


    As Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee stood at the entrance of the courtyard, they could guess what Lei Xiangzhi, Lei Daqiang and Madam Du were discussing. Seeing Lei Xiangzhi coming out, the two of them looked at him nervously, afraid that they would hear an answer they did not want to hear.


    Lei Xiangzhi smiled and nodded at them.


    Lei Xiangyi heaved a sigh of relief, "Fifth Brother, you stay at home, I''ll go and invite Precinct Head over."


    "I''ll go invite Big Bro and Big Sis over." Lei Xianglee said.


    "Okay, thank you third brother and Fourth Brother." Lei Xiangzhi smiled.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee left quickly.


    "Eh? "Where are you going?" Lei Xiangren walked out of the hall and saw Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee leaving happily, so he shouted for them.


    But no one paid him any attention.


    "Fifth Brother, what''s the matter?" Lei Xiangren hurriedly asked Lei Xiangzhi.


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "Second Brother, that''s a good thing. Do you want to go and find second sister?"


    "Oh, then I''ll go now." Lei Xiangren slipped away like a wisp of smoke, looking for Mrs Zhao, who was talking to someone else.


    "Fifth brother." Lei Chuntao walked out of her room and looked at Lei Xiangzhi worriedly.


    Lei Xiangzhi doted on this twin sister a lot, so he rubbed her head and smiled gently, "Don''t worry, fifth brother will take care of this properly."


    When Lei Xianglee arrived at Leisurely Dwelling House, Qin Mian and Lei Tia was making dumplings at home. Lei Tia rolled dumplings, Qin Mian made dumplings, the two of them had a tacit understanding of each other, in the sieve, it was filled with fat white dumplings.


    Seeing that Lei Xianglee was smiling, Qin Mian joked: "Fourth Younger Brother got the money already?"


    "Sorry, sister-in-law." Lei Xianglee scratched his head in embarrassment, "Fifth Brother has already persuaded Father and Mother to go together, I have come to call Big Bro and Big Sis over as witnesses."


    "Alright." Qin Mian brushed off the flour on his hands and stood up, "Fifth Brother does indeed do things cleanly. Do you know how it is divided? "


    Lei Xianglee shook his head, "I didn''t have the time to ask, but I believe that Fifth Brother will take care of it."


    Lei Tia poured hot water from a kettle and washed his hands. As soon as autumn or winter came, Qin Mian''s hands would feel cold, and he would never let Qin Mian get wet with cold water.


    After washing their hands, the three of them went to the old house.


    On the other side, Lei Xiangyi also brought Precinct Head to his house.


    As the villagers saw the commotion, they made some guesses in their hearts. A few women brought Lei Daqiang to the neighbors'' homes to visit them, in order to grasp the first hand news in time.


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Precinct Head, Lei Daqiang, Madam Du, Madam Wei, Lei Xiangren, Mrs Zhao, Lei Xiangyi, Madam Qian, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi, a total of twelve people sat inside the hall. Lei Chuntao and Maidservant Xiao Xi were watching over the three children, Lei Dabao, Lei Er Bao and Lei Xinxin.


    When they saw that they had even called for Precinct Head, Lei Xiangyi, Madam Qian and Lei Xianglee''s eyes were filled with joy, they immediately guessed that this was a branch family! His expression immediately changed. With a dark face, he decided to listen to what the others had to say.


    Mrs Zhao and he were indeed husband and wife. They also saw the inkling and nervously looked at him. "Hubby ??"


    Lei Xiangren patted her hands, showing her that she was calm. His eyes flickered with a sharp light, vigilantly patrolling everyone''s face. The branch family was separated, but once there was something that displeased him, he would not let it go.


    Lei Daqiang bowed towards Precinct Head, "I''ll have to trouble you again Precinct Head."


    Precinct Head waved his hand: "Haha, it''s nothing, not worth mentioning."


    Lei Daqiang raised his voice: "Everyone is here, listen to me. As you can see, we only have a few rooms. Now that both the Madam Wei and the Madam Qian were happy, there would be two more people at home soon. When Lao Si gets married, the house would be even more crowded. The so-called "tree big branch", today I made the decision to split the family. Precinct Head will be the witness and write down the family documents. "


    He hadn''t reached the point yet, so no one interrupted him.


    Lei Daqiang continued: "Since you want to divide them, divide them up one time. Second Bro, Third Bro, Lao Si and Fifth Bro all separated, while I, Madam Du, Madam Wei, Chuntao and Old Fifth Bro passed by together.


    Lei Xiangren immediately jumped out, "Father! What do you mean? It took us brothers a great deal of effort to support the Fifth Brother to become Elementary Scholars, but we weren''t even able to get close to it and ended up separating like this? That''s not appropriate, is it? "


    "That''s right!" Mrs Zhao curled her lips, the corners of her eyes slanted upwards as she glanced at Lei Xiangzhi, "Fifth Brother, you and Father and Mother were muttering in our room for a long time just now ?? the branch family''s matter, could it be you ??" At least she still remembered that Lei Xiangzhi''s identity was different now, hence she didn''t dare to say it out loud to offend him.


    Precinct Head looked straight into his eyes, but did not interrupt.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia both looked ahead, as if their minds were wandering.


    "Fifth Brother, is that really you?" Lei Xiangren looked injured, as he looked at Lei Xiangzhi in disbelief.


    Lei Xiangzhi''s expression did not change, "Second Brother, can you listen to what I have to say first?"


    Lei Xiangren said with a straight face and waved his hand, "Speak!"


    "The matter of the branch family was indeed brought up by me to Father and Mother." Lei Xiangzhi said, "Other than the reason Father mentioned just now, there is another important reason. With so many people living together, they would always stumble over things and become more intimate with each other if they are separated. I naturally remember that all these years, I was able to pursue my studies without worrying about anything else. It was all thanks to father, mother, big brother, sister-in-law, Second Brother, second sister, third brother, third sister, Fourth Brother and little sister''s support. Without you two, there would be no me, Lei Xiangzhi, today. "


    Lei Xiangren''s expression was slightly gentler, "It''s good that you understand."


    "I knew that Fifth Brother was not that kind of person." Mrs Zhao had an expression of satisfaction towards Lei Xiangzhi.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Xiangren and his wife in disdain. Who couldn''t tell that Lei Xiangzhi''s gratitude was just for the sake of bringing Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao along?


    "I asked Third Brother and Fourth Brother for their opinion. They are all willing to part families." Lei Xiangzhi said leisurely, "If Second Brother agrees to part family, I am willing to give Second Brother a hundred silver to support Big Treasure and Er Bao to study. If Second Brother wants to serve Father and Mother with me, of course I would be willing to do so.


    Other than Qin Mian and Lei Tia, everyone else was shocked.


    One hundred silver taels!


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du''s first reaction was to regret that they did not agree to the division of the family. However, after thinking about it for a while, they knew that their son would have more silver for an official.


    Madam Wei looked at Qin Mian and meaningfully and quickly withdrew his gaze. No matter how much was divided, she would always follow Lei Daqiang, and Lei Daqiang would never be separated from her, so she wouldn''t suffer too much loss. The most important thing for her right now was to have the baby safely.


    Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao were so happy that their hearts were thumping hard.


    Madam Qian''s heart jumped as she became restless. In her opinion, Fifth Brother was too biased. Since she had already given Lei Xiangren a hundred silver, she should also give her a hundred silver.


    Lei Xiangyi pressed her hand down and gave her a warning look.


    Lei Xianglee was as calm as Lei Xiangyi. The two brothers understood everything clearly. The reason why Lei Xiangzhi gave Lei Xiangren the one hundred silver was not because he was closer to Lei Xiangren, but the opposite.


    As to where Lei Xiangzhi had obtained this one hundred silver, in that moment, no one thought of asking.


    "Second Brother, are you sure?" Lei Xiangzhi took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.


    Lei Xiangren was hesitant. A hundred silver was not a small sum, but after Lei Xiangzhi became an official, he would be able to get even more.


    Mrs Zhao panicked, afraid that he would refuse. She tugged at his sleeve, lowering her voice and anxiously asked: "Husband, what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and agree! We can''t even earn a hundred taels of silver in two lifetimes! With these 100 silver coins, we can build a big house and send Da Bao and Er Bao to the academy. As long as we nurture them properly, they can become an official in the future! "


    The last sentence moved Lei Xiangren, and allowed him to see another path that was even brighter and wider. Yeah, why was he staring at Fifth Brother? In the end, his little brother wasn''t as intimate as his son, and relying on his little brother would be better than relying on his son!


    Qin Mian pretended to drink the tea, and with a smile on his lips, he silently praised Mrs Zhao and lit the wax for Lei Xiangren.


    Lei Xiangren didn''t have time to think about it carefully, as he pretended to sigh and nod his head in frustration, "Big Treasure, if you still don''t enlighten me, then it''s too late, I really need this money ?? ?? Okay, I agree to split the family. "However, now that the branch family is here, we can no longer show our filial piety in front of father and mother ??"


    "Yes, Father, Mother." Madam Qian looked at Lei Daqiang and Madam Du unwillingly, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes.


    Qin Mian could clearly see her secretly pinching her thigh as she tried her best to restrain her laughter.


    Lei Tia silently caressed his back.


    Lei Daqiang then continued to host the branch family, "Ol ''Five spent money and bought a few acres of land for our family. We have a total of 15 mu of paddy fields and 10 mu of dry land. Second Brother, Third Brother, Lao Si, and Fifth Brother, respectively, split into five acres of paddy field and three mu of dry land ?? House... The ducks and the chickens and the pigs and the ducks and the pigs and the ducks and the pigs and the ducks and the pigs and the ducks and the pigs and the ducks and the pigs and the pigs and the ducks and the pigs Agricultural Tools... In the end, Lao Si, Fifth Elder and Chuntao all did not get married, so the family''s wealth was temporarily not divided.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee had no objections. Lei Xiangren would immediately receive a hundred silver coins, but he wouldn''t care about this "small amount of money." He straightforwardly nodded, unable to stop the smile on his face.

 Chapter 124 Make Money in Winter

    After Lei Daqiang finished speaking, the Precinct Head did as he said and wrote it down once, but no one had any objections. Lei Xiangzhi helped Precinct Head to copy a few copies. Precinct Head, Lei Daqiang, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and the others all took one copy.


    Lei Xiangzhi kept what he said, and immediately passed a banknote worth one hundred silvers to Lei Xiangren.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du stared at the banknotes eagerly.


    Lei Xiangren read the few big words, but he still gave Precinct Head a chance to recognize them before he kept them in his arms. He smiled at Madame Zhao, with his head held high, using his nose to look at others, giving others a different feeling.


    The Precinct Head stood up and said his goodbyes. Qin Mian and Lei Tia took the opportunity to leave with the Precinct Head.


    Lei Xiangren could not wait and opened his mouth, "Father, Mother, I will be born in a few months, Third Sister-in-Law has a body now, a family living together is too crowded. I''m going to buy a house right now and try to get it built and moved out by the end of the year. "


    Lei Daqiang looked at him for a long time and nodded.


    Lei Xiangyi said in a low voice, "Father, Mother, I will also move out as soon as possible."


    Lei Daqiang frowned, "Where should we move out?"


    Lei Xiangyi laughed, "Thank you for your concern, Father. I plan to build two adobe houses to live in first and then save some money. "


    After all, he was his own son, so Lei Daqiang took him seriously, "How can two rooms be enough? How about this, second brother, lend your third brother some money and let him build two more rooms. "


    "Dad, don''t look at these hundred silver taels, I have to build a house, buy furniture, and send Da Bao and Er Bao to school. Lei Xiangren gave Lei Xiangyi an idea, "Third brother, why don''t you borrow some from big brother''s house? Big brother and sister-in-law do not lack money."


    "Yeah." Mrs Zhao agreed.


    Lei Xiangyi shook his head: "No need, I have already decided, I will first build two adobe rooms."


    Madam Qian did not interrupt. She would definitely not reveal the matter of Qin Mian and Lei Tia borrowing ten silver for them.


    After Qin Mian and Lei Tia returned home, they continued to wrap the dumplings. The dumpling stuffing was made from ground vegetables, lean meat and fried dough sticks. It was fresh and fragrant. After eating, the two of them entered the space.


    The brown bear was still recuperating in the space. Its injuries had mostly healed, so it was still able to play around with a little white in the space.


    Lei Tia thought that Qin Mian would first look at the brown bear, but he only saw him walking straight to the flower bed, extending his hand out and gently stroking it.


    The two Pink Ball had been completely separated, they were chubby and extremely cute. When Qin Mian and Lei Tia touched them, their color immediately became vivid and interesting.


    Qin Mian was unable to describe his current feeling. The two Pink Ball seemed to be co


    ected to his heart veins, and even outside the space, he could still emotionally sense their "emotions".


    Lei Tia scooped up a spoonful of Spirit Spring Water and handed it over to him, then stared at the two Pink Ball thoughtfully before turning his head to look at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian was scared by his gaze, "What are you looking at?"


    "You."


    Qin Mian said calmly: "Continue. "The brown bear''s wounds have healed. We''ll send him back up the mountain now." ""The idea of keeping the brown bear was a joke.


    The two of them walked out and headed towards the back of the mountain. Since he had already saved the brown bear, he could not kill it in case it went down the mountain and hurt someone. The two of them walked deep into the mountains and released the brown bear along with a little white dot.


    Little White realised that the scenery in its surroundings had changed. It knew that it had left the space, and understood that its master was releasing the brown bear. It howled a few times at the brown bear, and followed Qin Mian and Lei Tia to leave.


    The brown bear stood still for a moment, then turned around and walked away. Its huge body disappeared into the forest.


    The next morning, Qin Mian was awoken by Lei Qinle''s screams. When he asked the bear, he found out that it was carrying a wild goat that weighed forty odd kilograms on its back. It lay at the entrance silently, and Lei Qinle was startled when he opened the door early in the morning to clean the fallen leaves at the entrance.


    Since then, the brown bear and a little white have become "domesticated." Every time the villagers mentioned Leisurely Dwelling House, their faces would turn weird. In the past, they would gather under a big tree not far away from the Leisurely Dwelling House to chat whenever they had something to do. Since the brown bear had settled down in the Qin Mian Family, they did not want to come even if they were beaten to death.


    The servants of the Leisurely Dwelling House were initially terrified, but later on they realized that as long as they did not provoke the brown bear, it would not care about them at all.


    Furthermore, he often didn''t have a home when he had a girlfriend.


    At the end of October, the oranges in the orchard began to ripen. The fruit period of a sweet orange is from October to December, and the late ripening variety lasts through February to April of the following year. Leisurely Dwelling House entered another busy season.


    Qin Mian hired someone to make 5000 ca


    ed sweet oranges, five vats of sweet orange paste and twenty vats of orange juice for sale in the spring and summer. At the same time, Shuangzhuan Restaurant released the orange cake, orange soup and sweet orange rice wine juice.


    November was the season for harvesting lotus roots. Lei Qinzhong, Lei Qinshun and the rest of them had trained for a few months not only to learn self-defense, but also archery, riding, and swimming skills. They are in charge of the lotus root digging.


    There were a few more dishes on Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s menu and at Qin Mian Family''s table. Lotus root soup, fried lotus root, osmanthus root, sweet and sour lotus root, chili sauce lotus root, lotus seed, etc.


    Because their families were busy, Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi did not help in building the new house. It was only when Lei Xiangyi came to invite Qin Mian and to a warm room for di


    er did Qin Mian suddenly remember that the matter of the old residence''s branch family was settled.


    The house that Lei Xiangyi bought was in the south of the village. On the base of the three rooms, there were two adobe rooms, one for the kitchen, one for the side room of Lei Xiangyi and Madam Qian, and the other for the hall room. There was a pile of firewood outside.


    After finishing their warm room food and sending off the other guests, Lei Xiangyi left Qin Mian and Qin Mian to stay for a while.


    After the Madam Qian poured some tea for Qin Mian and the others, she sat down quietly and started to make her clothes.


    Qin Mian asked about the matter of burning coal, "I heard that you guys have already started cooking, have you ever sold any?"


    Lei Xiangyi had a very relaxed expression, "I started burning it a month ago. The first batch weighed over 3,200 kilograms. Because it was a smokeless charcoal, the first batch was sold for more than 25 taels of silver. Since Second Brother split the firewood he cut into five taels, Fourth Younger Brother and I got ten taels each. It''s all thanks to elder brother and elder sister-in-law for taking care of us. I won''t say much more. If elder brother and elder sister-in-law need me in the future, feel free to speak! Also, Fourth Younger Brother and I have discussed this with each other. When the second batch of charcoal is out, we will send 500 Jin over to Big Brother and Big Sis. "


    Qin Mian nodded, "Since Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother have this intention, I will accept it. However, since the prescription is yours, it has nothing to do with us. The matter of the prescription is over. "


    Lei Xiangren''s house was bought at the eastern side of the village. It was the first house at the entrance, separated from the old house by four houses. The house base was not small, Qin Mian estimated that it would cost at least fifteen silver coins. Lei Xiangren''s house started to build almost at the same time as Lei Xiangyi''s, but his house was bigger, its structure was more complex, the process was slower, and it would take four or five days to finish building it, but the layout could already be seen. Not only was there the front yard, there was also the back yard. The front door was built in a very stylish ma


    er, like that of a large family in town. There were two inverted rooms on either side of the door, the main one in the middle, two on the left, one in the kitchen, one in the wing, and two on the right. There was a small door leading to the backyard. The chicken house, the pig house, the latrine and the vegetable garden were all in the backyard. Mrs Zhao had long since said that she would make a small garden in the front yard and invite everyone to be her guests.


    After the house was built, it was quite impressive and was one of the best in the village. Mrs Zhao did indeed make a garden in the front yard and even went to Leisurely Dwelling House to ask for flowers. Qin Mian was too lazy to deal with her, he just had Little White and the brown bear to watch over them at the door. Mrs Zhao left resentfully, paid to go to the town to buy some flowers, and had Lei Xiangren dig on the mountain.


    Lei Xiangren happily went down the mountain to dig for flowers, but carelessly treated a snake as a stick and bit it. Luckily, the snake was not poisonous, but Lei Xiangren''s leg was swollen enough to lie at home for several days. This matter had become a joke that was passed around in Qingshan Village for several days.


    The new house had been dry for less than half a month, and Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao couldn''t wait to move into it.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had once passed by this house and came to the conclusion after looking at the whole house from the outside ?? ?? Lei Xiangren had spent at least forty silver. However, this had nothing to do with them.


    Two days later, Lei Xiangzhi''s school holidays arrived, and he set a date for the warm room.


    The reason why Qin Mian and Lei Tia had still been in contact with the old house before, was only because of Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao. Now that Lei Xiangren had been separated, their relationship was even more distant. Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not have any intention to get to know each other better. With some excuse, they went to the town and did not eat warm food.


    After returning from the town, Qin Mian heard from Lei Qinle that after Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao received the congratulatory gift, they had said some weird things.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not mind at all. felt that talking to Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao was a waste of saliva. He was sure that with Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao''s personalities, they would cause trouble sooner or later. He had already decided that he would gradually dilute the relationship between their family and Lei Xiangren''s house. In the future, if he had the chance, he would completely break off the relationship so that he wouldn''t be implicated in the future.


    Lei Qinle also said one more thing: The matter of Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee partnering up to make charcoal had broken off. The main reason was that Lei Xiangren was always lazy and didn''t chop wood often. Lei Xiangzhi suggested that they sell the recipe for the burning charcoal, and directly split the money. Initially, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee did not agree with the seller''s plan. But later, Lei Xiangzhi persuaded them to burn another batch of charcoal and they pla


    ed to sell the recipe.


    Qin Mian did not inquire too much about this matter.


    When they were almost into La Yue, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee sent five hundred kilograms of charcoal to the Leisurely Dwelling House.


    The two of them took the initiative to mention the matter of selling the charcoal recipe to Lei Tia and Lei Tia. The charcoal recipe sold for a total of two hundred taels of silver. Lei Daqiang and Madame Zhao believed that the prescription was given by Qin Mian and Lei Tia before they split up their household. The two hundred silver was divided into five parts, Lei Daqiang, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi had forty silver each. Lei Xiangzhi did not ask for the forty silver, but insisted on giving it to Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao. Lei Chuntao used ten liang to settle the dowry, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee exchanged 15 liang each. In their helplessness, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee could only accept it. However, they secretly decided to give it to Lei Xiangzhi when he attends the hometown examination in the future.


    In the middle of the month, Qin Mian and Lei Tia transported the ca


    ed yellow peach and ca


    ed peach from the summer to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Each can was priced at one silver tael, and was sold for a limited amount of time every day.


    The vegetables in the greenhouse were also begi


    ing to ripen. There were bright red tomatoes, green leeks and amacas, green peppers and bitter gourds, fresh cucumbers, fat eggplants, and huge winter melons ?? It was a thriving scene. In winter, there were very few varieties of vegetables, so no one could stand eating those few dishes every day. When these summer vegetables appeared on the Shuangzhuan Restaurant menu, the entire Zhaoyang County was stirred. Even though the price of a plate of stir-fried Amaranthus was extremely expensive, the Shuangzhuan Restaurant s were still packed to the brim every day. Even the rich families of the neighboring counties often came to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant s to eat.


    On this day, when the Manager Sun was on break, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went to the town to substitute for him. On the way, they sent him a basket of tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants.


    Lei Chuntao rushed over with a face full of joy, "Big brother, sister-in-law, Fourth Brother is getting engaged."


    ?? ?? End of Two Scrolls.

 Chapter 125 Near Year

    A few servants in gray cotton-padded jackets and gray winter hats swiftly carried baskets of vegetables onto the cart.


    A little white was lying beside the cart, playing with a tomato in its paws.


    "Which girl?" Qin Mian casually took out a large and red tomato from the basket and gave it to Lei Chuntao.


    "Thank you, sister-in-law." Lei Chuntao''s face was completely red as she accepted the tomatoes. As it was too cold, she took out a handkerchief and wrapped it around her, "It''s the second daughter of Aunt Xiulan, her name is Xiao Yu."


    "From the same village? That''s also good. " was a little surprised. Very few people in Qingshan Village would be willing to find a daughter-in-law or son-in-law for their own village. The main reason was because they would be very embarrassed if their husband and wife were to fall out in the same village.


    It was getting colder and colder, and the white breath that came out of his mouth almost turned into ice. As the two of them chatted, Lei Tia put on the hat, scarf, and gloves on Qin Mian''s body one by one.


    Lei Chuntao could not help but be envious. She couldn''t help but think that his future husband might be as good to his sister-in-law as his big brother would be.


    "Xiao Yu has a good temper. She is good at being my fourth sister-in-law." The corner of Lei Chuntao''s eyes had a hint of mischievousness, "Mother mentioned a few girls that the Fourth Brother is unwilling to have, but once the matchmaker says it today, the Fourth Brother will agree to it!"


    Ever since Lei Xiangzhi had become an Elementary Scholar, Madam Du''s sight had always been on the top. Qin Mian remembered that Xiulan''s family was considered ordinary, but Madam Du actually agreed to it?


    "Is the date of marriage set?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Chuntao replied: "Not yet. "I was too happy so I couldn''t help but come over and say hello to my big brother and sister-in-law first."


    Qin Mian was just about to tease her about the reason why he was so concerned about Lei Xianglee''s marriage.


    "Big Bro and Big Sis are on their way out, right? I won''t keep you guys any longer, let''s go. " Lei Chuntao waved her hands and quickly ran.


    Lei Qinshun then stepped forward, "Young Master, Young Master, all the fruits and vegetables have been moved up."


    "Let''s go." Lei Tia gave the simple order and got into the private carriage with Qin Mian. A little white dot jumped onto the window and leaned on it to look out.


    Winter wagons were very different from summer wagons. The walls of the wagons were covered with thin blankets that blocked the wind, leaving only a small patch at the window to receive the light. It was just that, even so, the inside of the horse carriage was still a little dark, there was only a wind lamp hanging on the roof of the carriage, this gave Qin Mian the urge to invent the glass. Glazed Glass was rather transparent, but the cost was too high.


    Lei Tia closed the car door and sat beside Qin Mian.


    Lei Qinle drove the carriage that belonged to him and walked in front. Lei Qinshun drove the carriage that was dressed like vegetables to follow behind him. The two cars drove steadily out of the village, one in front of the other.


    On a winter morning, the sun was dim and the sky seemed to be covered with a thin veil. A bone-piercing cold wind blew past in waves. The bare branches shook incessantly, looking desolate and lonely. Villagers who used to be chatty no longer hung around outside, closing their doors and windows and holing themselves up in their homes. Even the chickens that were looking for food shrunk their necks and hid in the corners. When they heard the sound of the wheels, they jumped up in fright. The few feathers that dropped flew with the wind.


    Qin Mian had not cultivated to his home yet, so even though he had a fur hat, scarf and gloves on him, he still felt cold. Lei Tia grabbed his long arms and pulled him into his embrace. He took off his gloves and held his hands under his arms.


    Their faces met, eyes met, noses intertwined. The atmosphere in the carriage instantly became ambiguous. Qin Mian''s breathing became a little hurried, but he was unwilling to tear his gaze away from the gentleness in Lei Tia''s eyes.


    Lei Tia lowered his head and moved closer, carefully feeling the warm kiss that was gently falling on his forehead, the tip of his nose, and finally, his lips that were gently licking and biting, sucking on his lips. Qin Mian also opened his mouth to lick his lips, but was drilled an opening and gave a deep kiss.


    In the end, the passion between the two had cooled because they wore too much.


    "You''re still warm." Qin Mian comfortably leaned on Lei Tia''s shoulder, and his fingers purposely scratched his armpits, causing him to acutely feel Lei Tia''s grip on his hand after he retracted it, and laughed out loud.


    Lei Tia''s lips brushed against his face faintly, "Do you want to eat something?"


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I don''t want to eat it."


    "Less in the morning." Lei Tia took out a plate of small and exquisite Soup Dumplings from his spatial space. There were about eleven or twelve of them, and they were still emitting strands of hot air.


    Qin Mian laid still, his mouth wide open as he looked at Lei Tia, his lips tinged with a faint smile, revealing the joy and satisfaction he felt from the bottom of his heart.


    Lei Tia wiped his hands with a handkerchief and handed over the Soup Dumplings to him.


    "You eat too."


    Lei Tia only ate one and fed the rest to Qin Mian. After feeding the rest to Qin Mian, he took out a bamboo cup from his spatial space.


    Qin Mian rejected him, "No, I don''t want to grow up to be a big fatty."


    "Not fat." Lei Tia opened the lid and placed the bamboo cup next to his mouth.


    He opened his mouth and took two sips, then shook his head. "I can''t drink anymore."


    Lei Tia did not force him, he drank the rest of the soup, kept the cup and plate, and hugged the person again tightly, not allowing a single drop of wind to enter.


    "Tia, now that we are in La Yue, when will our two stores and two workshops be open for the holidays?"


    After a year had ended, Qin Mian considered it over and over again before deciding to continue renting the restaurant. He would still continue to sell fast food. Begi


    ing in October, a spicy hot sauce, a barbecue and a hotpot were added.


    Lei Tia said: "The Shuangzhuan Restaurant and the eatery are closed for the twenty-fourth day of the first month. The eighth day of the first month is open; two workshops are closed for the twenty-fourth day of the first month, and the sixteenth day of the first month is open."


    Qin Mian had no objections, "''When is the'' new great adventure ''set?"


    "First, let the Manager Sun send someone to notify the diamond members. As far as possible, we will arrange for them to be arranged before the age of small." Lei Tia had already decided. This winter was very busy, and his wife seemed to have lost some weight. Having taken care of the chores earlier could allow his wife to rest for a few days.


    "Alright, I''ll go with you when the time comes."


    "Yes."


    As the two of them chatted along the way, time flew by quickly.


    The carriage stopped at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant entrance. Seeing the "Lei" and "Qin" on the carriage, the attendant quickly went up to greet them.


    Qin Mian unwillingly took his hand out from under Lei Tia''s arm, and put on the warm glove.


    Qin Mian asked the waiter to bring the vegetables to the kitchen. The baskets of orange were for the diamond members, so he moved on.


    "Wife, I''ll go investigate." Lei Tia said to Qin Mian before heading back to the building.


    When Qin Mian walked into the hall, Manager Sun was still busy behind the counter.


    "Manager Sun, you should go on vacation today. Go back and rest early."


    Manager Sun laughed and said: "Greetings, Young Master. Shuangzhuan Restaurant have been busy these few days, so I won''t be taking a break. "


    He took the initiative to suggest that Qin Mian would not reject, "Alright, thank you Manager Sun for your hard work. Next year, we will hire a vice shopkeeper, and at that time, Manager Sun will be able to relax a little. "


    Upon hearing that it was from "Vice Manager", Manager Sun knew that the two masters still approved of his ability and felt grateful in his heart. He decided that in the future, he would do his best.


    "Thank you, Young Master, for your understanding."


    Qin Mian asked: "Have the diamond members been here recently? If they aren''t here, send someone to deliver the fruits you want to give them and ask them if they have time before the twenty-fourth of the last month. It will be at the end of the year soon, and Shuangzhuan Restaurant is about to begin its activities to eliminate the old and the new, great adventure. "


    "Yes." "Young Master Nie and Young Master Mu just happen to be here today. There is one more thing I need to report to Young Master. "


    His expression became gloomy, and Qin Mian indicated for him to go to the resting room to talk.


    "Young Master, it''s like this. There is a limit to the number of ca


    ed fruits we can buy from each of us in the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, but yesterday afternoon, I found out that all of the ca


    ed fruits sold by the Shuangzhuan Restaurant were actually bought by the Young Master Nie. From what I know, he sold all the cans he bought back to Qingtian Mansion, and priced them at three taels. Because he sent someone else to buy it, I didn''t realize it at first. Please forgive me, Young Master. "


    This Nie Heng was indeed an "evil merchant". Qin Mian shook his head slightly, "So that''s how it is. No worries, all of our cans have the label ''Line Heaven'' on it. Even if he sells it to the capital, he would be helping us advertise it. However ?? The main source of guest for our Shuangzhuan Restaurant is still the area around it, so it''s best if we can sell the cans to the guests nearby. Even if Nie Heng came to the city to promote us, the people of the city might not be willing to come all the way to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant to eat. Therefore, we ca


    ot let Nie Heng continue to take advantage of us. " The advantage that Nie Heng had over him and Lei Tia was that his business influence was even greater, and his ability to transfer goods was even more nimble than theirs. Qin Mian was very clear on this point. Their family''s development should be based on the principle of "safety". There were many things that could not be rushed.


    Manager Sun was anxious, "Then, Young Master, what should we do now?"


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then smiled craftily, "From today onwards, I can only rely on my membership card to buy ca


    ed food. If Nie Heng found the members who bought the ca


    ed food one by one and persuaded them to resell the ca


    ed food to him, that would also be his ability. "


    Manager Sun praised: "brilliant!"


    Over there, Lei Tia and Mu Chen walked over from the opposite side as they crossed the small bridge.


    "Boss Lei." Nie Heng cupped his hands, "Long time no see."


    Lei Tia nodded, "How have you two been?"


    "TOEFL." Nie Heng said.


    "Boss Lei and Boss Qin have always been inseparable ??" Mu Chen took a step forward at this time and looked behind him, "Since Boss Lei is here, then this Boss Qin must be here as well. May I know where he is now? We have a business we want to talk to him about. "


    Lei Tia looked at him, "It''s the same if you talk to me."


    Mu Chen was startled, he did not understand where his sudden defenses came from.


    Nie Heng coughed lightly, he secretly patted Lei Tia''s back and asked, "I wonder if Boss Lei and Boss Qin are free to talk about this in detail?"


    Lei Tia turned sideways, made a "please" gesture, and returned to the bridge.


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen looked at each other and looked at each other.

 Chapter 126 Sell off the Recipe for Planting Off-season Vegetables

    In the center of the table in the middle of the room was a basket of Sweet ''n'' Sour Chestnut. Qin Mian sat by the side of the table and ate the Chestnut Saut??. There was a charcoal brazier and a small stove beside him. Water was boiling on top of the stove, and white smoke was coming out of the mouth of the pot, drifting into the air.


    A little white was sprawled on the sofa, with her head on Qin Mian''s legs.


    Lei Tia pushed the door open, and looked at Qin Mian who was eating chestnuts with his legs, and his eyes felt warm, "Please come in."


    After saying that, he did not immediately enter, and waited until Qin Mian was seated properly inside before walking into the house.


    Qin Mian had already wiped his mouth and regained his composure as a gentleman. He lightly smiled to Nie Heng and Mu Chen and cupped his fists as he said, "So it''s Young Master Nie and Young Master Mu. Please take a seat."


    "Sorry for disturbing you." Nie Heng and Mu Chen sat opposite of Qin Mian.


    Mu Chen stared at Xiao Bai in shock. He had long heard that the two bosses of Shuangzhuan Restaurant were raising a wolf, and today was the first time he saw the wolf''s robust and well-built body with an arrogant attitude.


    A little white jumped off the sofa, stretched, and leaned over the table to stare at the chestnut on the table.


    Qin Mian picked up the teapot and brewed two cups of tea.


    Lei Tia pushed away his white head and sat down beside Qin Mian. He moved the basket of chestnuts in front of him, silently peeled off the chestnuts and placed the meat on the plate in front of Qin Mian.


    After exchanging a few pleasantries, Qin Mian asked: "I would like to welcome the two of you to my place, what may I do for you?" Because he was not unfamiliar with Nie Heng, his tone was relatively casual.


    Nie Heng laughed: "We are here to give you money."


    "Oh?" Qin Mian declined to comment, "That''s good, as long as Boss Nie does not think of earning money from me, I can rest easy."


    Nie Heng reckoned that he knew about the ca


    ed food. He cleared his throat, "Boss Qin is too serious. Qin Mian, knowing that you don''t like to beat around the bush, I said it directly. Mu Chen and I want to purchase a large amount of your Xia Lin vegetables, the price can be negotiated. " He estimated that since Shuangzhuan Restaurant obtained this batch of vegetables, they had earned at least five thousand silvers. How could he not be jealous? Not only that, Shuangzhuan Restaurant had also relied on these vegetables to take away many of the customers within the Zhaoyang County, which had a clear impact on the business of the Nie clan restaurant.


    Qin Mian indicated for them to drink some tea, "You should know that our family''s vegetable production is not big, and only has enough to supply Shuangzhuan Restaurant."


    "I do know that." Nie Heng reminded him, "However, you must also understand that no one has ever been able to grow summer vegetables in winter before. You can imagine how eye-catching your family''s vegetables are. According to my intelligence, the news has already reached the city. He believed that it wouldn''t be long before people would come one by one to find out more information. If you cooperate with Mu Chen and I, not only will it bring about rich profits, it will also help you resolve the majority of the pressure, so why wouldn''t you do it? "


    "Most of the pressure?" Qin Mian grasped the key word keenly.


    Qin Mian revealed an interested look. Nie Heng was even more confident in persuading him, and nodded: "That''s right. Our Nie Family''s main clan is actually located in the Qingtian Mansion. As for the Mu Chen family, they were even better. He was not a person of Zhaoyang County, but a person of Beijing. For the time being, I ca


    ot reveal his identity, but I can say this: If there is anyone who wants to take advantage of you guys to grow vegetables, Mu Chen can do anything to stop them. "


    Lei Tia''s pair of black eyes flashed. This was the reason why he was wary of Mu Chen. From the first time he had met Mu Chen, he had a faint feeling that Mu Chen''s identity wasn''t simple. The noble aura on Mu Chen''s body was i


    ate. No matter how hard he tried to suppress it, it would more or less leak out a little.


    Qin Mian muttered to himself. He had hesitated a long time before growing the off-season vegetables. Just as Nie Heng had said, the unseasoned vegetables were indeed very eye-catching. Some savvy people might think from growing summer vegetables in the winter to see if they can grow summer fruits or grains in the winter. If anyone thought he had the ability to plant rice in the winter, it would be very troublesome. He made his decision later on because he did not interfere with the growing of vegetables in many places. It could be said that the reason the vegetables were grown in the opposite season was because Uncle Fu and the rest had invented them themselves. Even if someone came to investigate, they would not suspect Lei Tia and him.


    Nie Heng''s words suddenly gave rise to another idea in his mind.


    He looked at Lei Tia curiously.


    Lei Tia held his hand that was on the table, looked straight at Mu Chen, and slowly said: "I have a good friend who is extremely familiar with the capital, but I have never heard him mention that there is an illustrious family in the capital with the surname ''Mu''." If what Nie Heng said was true, "Mu Chen" was probably a fake name. But this test was necessary.


    Mu Chen took out an order badge from his chest pocket, revealing only half of it to Lei Tia. Seeing a sharp ray of light flash past his eyes, Mu Chen was a little surprised and kept the order badge as if nothing had happened, "Boss Lei should believe it now?"


    Qin Mian couldn''t even see what it was, and looked towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia squeezed his hand and nodded slightly.


    Qin Mian thought about the word "safe" that he had always followed, and relaxed a little, his gaze turned to Nie Heng and Mu Chen, "Since it''s like this, I wonder if the two of you are interested in growing vegetables in the opposite season?"


    Nie Heng was overjoyed, almost knocking over his teacup, and asked solemnly: "Qin Mian, are you serious?" He had thought of buying a prescription that would overturn the season, so he reckoned that Qin Mian wouldn''t be willing to sell it, so he didn''t mention it. Unexpectedly, it was an accident.


    "The recipe for anti-season vegetables can indeed be a hot potato. Your decision was wise. " Only now did Mu Chen put away his contempt for Qin Mian, and spoke while looking straight at him.


    Qin Mian explained everything that he needed to say, "However, there is a condition. After we sell the prescription to you, our family can continue growing vegetables that are out of season."


    Nie Heng picked up the teapot to replenish the tea for the four of them, "How many acres of vegetables does your family plan on growing?"


    Qin Mian said: "No more than ten mu."


    Nie Heng exchanged a look with Mu Chen, "Sure. You must ensure that the prescription is not leaked, otherwise you will have to compensate us according to the number of people exposed. "


    Lei Tia and Mu Chen were spectating and watching from the sidelines, two people who could not allow the other party to take advantage of them.


    "That''s how it should be." Qin Mian asked, "Now, can you tell me what price you are willing to pay?"


    Just as Nie Heng was about to open his mouth, Qin Mian raised his hand to stop him, "Perhaps the anti-season vegetables are also suitable for growing fruits, flowers, and even food. So, Boss Nie, you have to think carefully before opening your mouth."


    Nie Heng choked and sighed in defeat. The treacherous merchant did not leave him with a single opportunity to take advantage of the situation.


    "Qin Mian, at least you and I are friends."


    Qin Mian drank his tea calmly. "How can a shopping mall have friends when there are no father and son on the battlefield and no brothers in the romance field?"


    Mu Chen laughed and clapped his hands, "What a ''there is no father and son on the battlefield, no brothers in the love field, and no friends in the shopping mall''. Boss Qin''s words are reasonable. "


    "Which side are you on?" Nie Heng stared at him speechlessly, dragged him to a corner, discussed quietly for a while, and then walked back.


    "50,000 silver, how about it?" Nie Heng said. Doing business was supposed to be a bargaining process, so when he said fifty thousand yuan, it was a test.


    Qin Mian shook his head, "Our family is not as powerful as yours. Firstly, we do not have as many people as you do. Otherwise, we will leave the recipe behind and slowly try it on for growing flowers, fruit and food. Just imagine, how much wealth would be brought about by then? Boss Nie, Young Master Mu, it seems that you don''t have much sincerity. "


    "You can name a price." Nie Heng laughed.


    Qin Mian impolitely said: "One word, eighty thousand gold."


    "Sixty thousand."


    "Eighty thousand."


    "Sixty-five thousand."


    "Seventy-five thousand."


    "Seventy thousand."


    Qin Mian said slowly: "Eighty thousand."


    Nie Heng helplessly shook his head, "Alright, seventy-five thousand. "However, we don''t have that much silver on us. We''ll come visit again tomorrow morning."


    On the table beside him were the four treasures of the study, Qin Mian went to retrieve them, "Let us write the documents first. Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to take you guys to my house through Shuangzhuan Restaurant. After signing the documents, I will have someone take you guys to visit the vegetable shed, and tell you in detail about the method to cultivate the vegetables that are out of season. If there is anything you don''t understand, you can ask them on the spot. "


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen both admired his magnanimity.


    Nie Heng said: "Your considerations are very thorough, it''s settled then."


    The two of them agreed on the terms and wrote them down. After careful deliberation, they made sure there were no more loopholes before writing down three copies.


    After the official business was finished, Qin Mian brought up the topic of "taking on new and big risks".


    "Both of you are diamond members. When are you free?"


    Only then did Nie Heng remember, "Oh! I need to find someone to study it after I get the prescription, so I''m afraid I won''t have the time. "


    Mu Chen regretfully said: "In a few days, I also want to return to Beijing."


    Qin Mianxin said that if none of you were to go, it would be even easier for us, "Then that''s too bad."


    "Boss Qin, I feel that it''s not appropriate for you to set the time of your ''big adventure'' to winter. Since it''s so cold at this time of the year, I''m afraid that no one is willing to go out."


    "Young Master Mu is right. We will consider Young Master Mu''s suggestion and strive for improvement."


    Nie Heng said: "Since neither of us have the time to participate, as a diamond member, will we be able to receive compensation from the Shuangzhuan Restaurant?"


    Qin Mian shook his head, "Your words are wrong. The reason why you all are unable to participate in the ''great adventure'' is because of you guys, not your Shuangzhuan Restaurant. So, please forgive us for being powerless. "


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen were helpless, they couldn''t possibly take back another twenty thousand taels of silver. Shuangzhuan Restaurant had long ago said that the money they had saved could not be extracted.


    Qin Mian thought about it and said, "Tomorrow, you can pick some sweet oranges in the orchard."


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen looked at each other and laughed, "I agree. It''s getting late, let''s go back to the Zhaoyang County now, see you tomorrow. "


    "Please."


    As he sat in the carriage and left the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, Mu Chen said to Nie Heng: "I''m afraid that Boss Lei''s identity is not as simple as being a farmer''s."


    "Why do you say that?" Nie Heng asked.


    Mu Chen said in a bland voice, "First of all, it was his imposing ma


    er. Furthermore, when I took out the order badge just now, I only allowed him to see the decorations on the bottom of the order badge, and he seemed to recognize it. "How could a farmer have ever seen such a token?"


    Nie Heng nodded his head, "You know I have always been cautious. When I first went to the restaurant to check on Lei Tia, I only knew that he left home at the age of twelve, and had not even been back for two years, and I did not manage to find anything related to the ten years he had been gone. However, their Lei Family s have been people of the Qingshan Village for generations, so there is no need for them to worry too much. "


    "It''s good that you know what you''re doing."


    Since the begi


    ing of the harvest, Qin Mian and Lei Tia had been busy with family matters. They rarely came to the town and accumulated a lot of accounts. The two of them got someone to bring the Shuangzhuan Restaurant books of account to the lounge. After checking them out, they ate a hotpot in the Shuangzhuan Restaurant at noon. In the afternoon, the two continued to check their accounts. They were busy until the first light of night came on before they finished looking through the last account book.


    The final total caused both of them to be in high spirits. It was worth the hustle and bustle of a year.


    Just as Qin Mian stretched, both of Lei Tia''s hands fell on his shoulders and started to massage him.


    "Tia, from the start of the construction of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant until now, you have earned a little more than 130,000 silver. No matter what, we should at least have a small amount of assets, right? " Qin Mian was all smiles, a row of white teeth was revealed outside the window.


    "Yes." Lei Tia nodded, "My wife, I will bring you to the city for the Spring Lantern Festival."


    "Alright!" Qin Mianxin''s heart felt warm. This is a honeymoon? He rubbed his hot face and looked at the sky. "It''s late. Are you going back tonight?"


    "Let''s go back." Lei Tia stared at him with fiery eyes, "No matter how good the VIP room is, it is not my home."

 Chapter 127 Lei Xianglis Marriage

    Having a warm home had once been the desire of Lei Tia for many years. Qin Mian understood his determination to stay at home, he leaned over and hugged him, his face close to his waist, "I also prefer to stay at home."


    "Sit, I''ll get someone to send us food." Lei Tia rubbed his head, igniting the fire in the charcoal brazier as he opened the door and walked out.


    Di


    er was still a hotpot, a herb hot pot soup bottom. It was too cold, and the stir-frying was quick.


    After the meal, the sky was completely dark. Lei Qinle lit up the two lights hanging from the hooks and drove off. A little white energy ran after the car.


    Lei Qinshun returned in the morning after he delivered the dishes, and on the way there, there was only this carriage that belonged to Lei Qinle. The wind lamps swayed along with the carriage, and the lamps swayed along with it. In the howling wind of the night, it added a bit of warmth. Lei Qinle tightened his winter hat on his head and hummed a song in a low voice.


    Qin Mian ate and drank to his heart''s content, as he curled up lazily in Lei Tia''s embrace. Since he was a cultivator, he shouldn''t have been so afraid of the cold. However, his cultivation level was still shallow, and he didn''t know why only a small portion of the spiritual energy he absorbed during his cultivation had been refined. To him, using his primeval essence to maintain his body temperature consumed too much, so he simply treated Lei Tia as a human stove, convenient yet considerate.


    He closed his eyes, his calm appearance exuding a different sort of enticement.


    Lei Tia''s throat tightened, only when he called out ''my wife'' did he realise that his voice had become dull from intense desire.


    "What''s wrong?" Qin Mian opened his eyes.


    Lei Tia''s hand powerfully slipped through the front of his clothes.


    Qin Mian hugged his neck, "Mn ?? Ah ?? Tia, slow down... "


    The dubious voice was dispersed by the cold wind, but Lei Qinle was completely unaware of it as he used his whip to drive the carriage into a fast and stable position. "Ding ding dang, Ding ding dang ??" The bells in the carriage were also ringing merrily.


    When Qin Mian regained his consciousness, he was already lying on the warm brick bed. The light seeped through the gaps between the curtains. It was somewhat dazzling, so he uncomfortably closed his eyes and opened them again. It was actually the second day?


    A rustling sound came from behind him, and a large, warm palm landed on his cheek and caressed it. He turned around and saw Lei Tia''s resolute face and clear eyes.


    Lei Tia lay on his side with the quilt draped over his chest. He wore only a white undergarment, and his open chest was a mess, revealing a wheat colored collarbone.


    "You''re awake? Still sleeping? " Lei Tia lowered his head and asked.


    Qin Mian pulled the quilt to cover his collarbone, tucked in a corner, and turned his body around to face the other side of the quilt. He squeezed into his arms and said lazily: "Lie down a little longer."


    Lei Tia pushed away his hair and kissed his earlobes. A thin kiss fell on the back of his neck as his large hand slowly slid down his waist ??


    Qin Mian let out a comfortable snort. He suddenly thought of something, "Tia, did we forget about something?"


    "Nie Heng and Mu Chen are already here. I''ll have Uncle Fu take them for a walk around Tian Ji Li first. "My wife only thinks of me."


    Qin Mian still wanted to say something, but his entire body was covered by a quilt.


    After a long while, the quilt finally calmed down. Lei Tia''s head appeared first.


    After a moment, Qin Mian''s head also came out, his face was red, and his lips were slightly swollen. He tilted his head and looked at Lei Tia. Because of what happened just now, the man''s face became even more sexy. Unable to shift his gaze away, he hurriedly asked in a hoarse voice, "When did you get up?"


    Lei Tia said: "An hour ago. Are you hungry? "


    Qin Mian nodded, "En."


    Lei Tia pecked his lips, put on his clothes and left.


    Only then did Qin Mian realise that Xiao Bai and the brown bear had come back from an unknown time. They were lying on the ground and sleeping soundly.


    Bored, he picked up a hanger and poked the bear in the head. The brown bear raised its head and looked at him with confused eyes. It raised its legs to get on the brick bed, but Qin Mian quickly pressed it down. The brown bear grunted and lay back, motionless, like a small hill.


    Hearing the approaching footsteps, Qin Mian sat up, put on his cotton-padded jacket and leaned against the cushion.


    Lei Tia brought a tray in, and walked around the two "obstacles" on the floor to the side of the brick bed. He placed the tray on the table.


    On the tray, a bowl of delicious vegetable porridge was steaming.


    "Tia, the brown bear doesn''t have a name yet.


    "You decide." Lei Tia handed the spoon over to him, "Wifey, eat slowly, I''ll go out for a while."


    "Go." Qin Mian knew that he was going to take a look at the vegetable shed.


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen were excitedly following Uncle Fu to see the orchards in the Leisurely Dwelling House.


    Seeing Lei Tia walking over, Mu Chen excitedly asked, "Boss Lei, can we go pick the sweet oranges first?"


    Lei Tia said expressionlessly: "After finishing my business, I still have some important matters to attend to."


    Mu Chen could only change his mind, "Alright then, I''ll go check the vegetables first."


    When they arrived at the vegetable garden, they could see four tall and long sheds.


    Uncle Fu lifted the curtain at the entrance of the shed, and brought Nie Heng and in to take a look.


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen praised all kinds of vegetables that were growing well, and with greater confidence, they nodded their heads to Lei Tia, indicating that there was no problem.


    Nie Heng immediately sealed the three documents with his hand, and Lei Tia took out Qin Mian''s personal badge and stamped on it. Lei Tia took one portion, Nie Heng another.


    Lei Tia instructed Uncle Fu, "Steward Fu, in a while, bring Lei Qinzhong, Lei Qinshun, Boss Nie and Young Master Mu to the county city to deliver the documents to the government."


    Uncle Fu bowed and replied, "Yes, Eldest Young Master."


    Lei Tia turned to Nie Heng and Mu Chen, "The big shed was built by Steward Fu and the other servants. If there are any problems, you can ask them.


    Although Nie Heng was not very familiar with Qin Mian and Lei Tia, but from their ma


    erisms, it could be seen that the two of them were very upright people, and did not fear of them playing any tricks.


    "If you still have any questions, send someone over to get me." Lei Tia then cupped his hands and apologized to Nie Heng and Mu Chen before turning to leave.


    Mu Chen patted Nie Heng''s back, his expression ambiguous: "Boss Qin actually didn''t appear, is he not afraid that his man will suffer a loss in our hands? Do you think he''s still in bed? "


    Nie Heng shot a glance at him, and pulled him towards the depths of the shed, "Is this something that you need to worry about? Hurry up and get down to business. Steward Fu, first tell us what you need to build such a large tent ?? "


    When Lei Tia returned to his room, he had already finished eating a bowl of porridge, so he handed an empty bowl to him. "You still want to eat more?"


    "A lot."


    Lei Tia returned with the porridge and ate while watching Qin Mian eat. After he finished eating, he confirmed that was full and said: "Wifey, Lei Qinle has brought Manager Sun''s words, the other three diamond members have also given up on participating in the ''New Freshmen Adventurer Adventure''."


    "Is that so?" Qin Mian had a face full of regret, "I had thought that the Mountain Hunt would be very attractive to those rich people, but it seems my prediction was wrong. Forget it, you have saved us the trouble. "


    "Yes." Reading books? " Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I will first arrange for this year''s A


    ual Rites."


    Lei Tia took out his signature pen and notebook from the drawer, and took out a bowl and chopsticks and went out.


    After sending Nie Heng and Mu Chen out, Qin Mian returned to his room and wrote a few pages on his notebook.


    Qin Mian handed over the notebook to him and discussed with him, "Tia, take a look at my arrangements and see if it''s appropriate. Our servants are all not bad, so far we haven''t found any who are lazy and cheating. I thought, this year, compared to last year, everyone will be given an extra fifty yuan of reward, an extra five pounds of meat. In addition, starting from next year, all the servants will receive a monthly increase of 20 yuan. Ordinary servants will receive an additional set of clothes; managers, add two sets of clothes for each of the four seasons. "What do you think?"


    Lei Tia looked at it carefully and nodded, "I''ll do as you say. My wife, Lei Qinle and Steward Fu are both not bad. In the future, Lei Qinle will manage the workshop and Steward Fu will manage the workshop. This way, you won''t have to work so hard. "


    Qin Mian laughed: "You''re thinking the same thing as me, we''ll settle this matter after the new year. "Uncle Quan''s character is also trustworthy. If there are no accidents, we can leave the vineyard to him to take care of."


    "It''s doable." Lei Tia said, "The indenture contract is in our hands, I believe no one will do anything foolish."


    "Yes." Qin Mian took back his notebook and continued writing down the arrangements, "The wine and powder workshop''s workers'' a


    ual gifts will still be graded according to their usual performances, in case their appetite will be stoked."


    Lei Tia said: "When the New Year ceremony starts, I will personally go."


    On the eighteenth day of the twelfth month, Qin Mian and Lei Tia once again came to the old house. On this day was the arranged day for Lei Xianglee and Sun Yu to get married. A total of six gifts, Na Cai, Wen Ming, Na Ji, Na Zheng, invite and welcome. Na Cai was a matchmaker; her title was the eight characters of a marriage contract. After exchanging eight characters, she was willing to continue the next step. Na Ji was proposing marriage, and the two sides were similar. The marriage could be established, and the date of the marriage could be set. Lei Xianglee and Sun Yu''s wedding day was set at the 18th of April, a year later.


    It was customary to have a meal with your own family after the marriage agreement had been made.


    Lei Xianglee stood at the entrance of the courtyard with a smile that could not be concealed.


    Qin Mian raised his voice full of ridicule, "Fourth Younger Brother, congratulations! That''s one thing, isn''t it? "


    "Cough, cough!" Lei Xianglee blushed, "Sister-in-law, don''t make fun of me. Elder brother, elder sister-in-law, please come in. "


    Qin Mian took out the small red pouch he had prepared earlier and handed it over to him. Inside the bag was five taels of silver.


    "This is a little gift from me and your big brother. Take it."


    Without waiting for Lei Xianglee to speak, he pulled Lei Tia into the hall.


    As he expected, when Lei Daqiang saw them enter, he could not hold it in any longer.


    "Boss, boss''s wife, I''m sure you all haven''t forgotten, at that time when you were going to split up families, you said that you would wait for Lao Si to marry ??"


    Lei Xianglee quickly replied: "Father, Big Brother and Big Sis gave me five taels of silver, I''ve already put it away."


    Madam Du''s face sank. Qin Mian and Lei Tia gave the silver to Lei Xianglee, but not to her and Lei Daqiang.


    Qin Mian laughed and said: "Old Gramps, Old Gra


    y, Second Old Gra


    y, we have come to congratulate you. "Unfortunately, we still have things to do in town today, so we won''t be eating."


    Madam Wei rushed to speak in front of Lei Daqiang and Madam Du, "It''s fine, you guys can go busy yourselves if you have something important to say. Lao Si, send your big brother and sister-in-law off. "


    Before the three of them could get far, Madam Du attacked Madam Wei, "Madam Wei, Lao Si is my son! My son is engaged, when did it become your turn to make the decision? "


    Madam Wei smiled sweetly and said gently: "Elder sister, didn''t you see how troubled Lao Si''s expression was just now? I am doing this for your own good, so that your third son will not lose his heart as well. "


    Madam Du was furious, "You!"


    "Alright, alright." Lei Daqiang looked at Madam Du with dissatisfaction, his back facing her, blocking her vicious gaze. He looked at Madam Wei with concern, "Wei''er, you are about to have a baby, don''t get too excited."


    "I''ll listen to my husband." Madam Wei smiled gently at him. "Hubby, accompany me for a walk."


    "Alright. Let me help you, slow down a bit. "


    The moment the two of them walked out of the hall, the sound of cups breaking came from within the room.

 Chapter 128 New Year

    The closer the New Year came, the more Lei Tia did not relax when training for his family members. He woke up in the morning and after completing his daily training tasks, he brought along some rations and led his family members to the back of the mountain to train in the wild. It had been snowing heavily for the past few days, so the training did not stop because of this. Lei Qinshun and the other three did not understand why the Young Master trained them so strictly, but no one questioned them.


    The front door of the main house was shut tight. Blondy slept soundly beside the sofa. Qin Mian laid on the sofa with his back against Golden Hair, his legs covered with a woolen blanket. Using his legs as a table, he wrote a few words on his notebook. Not far away, there was a charcoal brazier. It was burning brightly and the light was dazzling. The charred ashes floated with the flames and were blown away by the wind. The candlesticks in all four corners were burning, causing the living room to be both warm and cozy.


    When there were too many things to do, Qin Mian would habitually write everything down on paper, making it easier to make the most rational arrangements. Who was in charge of cleaning the main house, who was in charge of setting up Leisurely Dwelling House, who was in charge of purchasing New Year''s gifts, who was in charge of killing chickens and ducks ?? It was written very clearly. Last year, all of these things were done by him and Lei Tia. This year, they only needed to be their young master and Young Master.


    The door to the hall was knocked as Aunt Fu''s voice drifted in, "Young Master, this old one has something that he wishes to see you about."


    "Come in."


    Aunt Fu pushed opened the door and a cold wind blew in carrying the snowflakes along. Qin Mian tightened his grip on the fur blanket on his body.


    Aunt Fu lowered her eyes and did not look around. After bowing and greeting, she said: "Young Master, a lot of people have been secretly and openly inquiring about Lei Qinle recently. This old one thinks and thinks that I should tell you as soon as possible. "


    "Lei Qinle?" Qin Mian''s gaze moved away from the notebook and looked at her in puzzlement, "What''s wrong with Lei Qinle?"


    Aunt Fu saw that Young Master did not react, "Young Master, this old one thinks that''s the case. The a


    ual gifts for the powder shop and wine shop have been sent out, and many villagers feel that our family is very generous to the workers and the servants. "Isn''t that obvious? Some of the families with poorer conditions still have ladies who aren''t engaged ??"


    Qin Mian suddenly realized. Although he was the ''head mother'', he was not a woman and did not consider this at all. He remembered that Lei Qinle was twenty years old, and after the new year, he would be twenty-one. He clicked his tongue in his heart. Becoming a master wasn''t easy either, and he still had to take care of the servants'' marriages. Fortunately, at the age of marriage, only Lei Qinle was present. Lei Qinshun and the others were still young, so they could talk about it in a few years.


    "Has Lei Qinle mentioned this to you before?"


    "Not really."


    Qin Mian nodded, "I understand now. If someone else asks you again, you can tell them that Lei Qinle''s wife has to become a servant of our family. Aunt Fu, you don''t need me to tell you, you should understand that our family has too many secret methods, not just anyone can enter. "


    "Please rest assured Young Master, this old one knows what to say."


    "Yes." Also, you can mention this matter to Lei Qinle and see if he has any thoughts about it. Tia and I are both grown men, so it''s not good for us to directly interfere in this matter.


    "Yes." Aunt Fu replied, "If there is nothing else, this old one will be leaving now."


    "Mm, you may leave."


    The door closed. A sense of loneliness suddenly arose in Qin Mian''s heart, and at the same time, he felt that the house was extremely quiet. These few days, Lei Tia always went out in the morning and came back when the sky was about to turn dark. To him, who was used to going in and out with Lei Tia, he was extremely uncomfortable.


    He put down his pen, put on his warm bu


    y boots, put on his cloak, and called Goldfur to come out with him, not forgetting to fasten the lock on the door so that the wind wouldn''t blow in and set fire to the coals.


    Within the Leisurely Dwelling House, other than the cobblestone path that the servants swept away, there was only a vast expanse of whiteness. On the ground, the white snow looked as if it was covered with white feathers. The footprints left by the chickens and ducks were like embroidered flowers, quiet and elegant. On the fruit tree, the white snow was like blooming flowers, layer upon layer, beautiful like a painting.


    Golden Haired walked forward at a steady pace, neither fast nor slow. He naughtily knocked against a peach tree. Snow rustled down, covering his entire face. It swayed its clumsy body in discontent, its posture sweet and interesting.


    Qin Mian walked along the small path towards the main entrance, Golden Hair following behind while swaying his body, shaking the snow off his head from time to time.


    Qin Mian found it extremely fu


    y. As far as he knew, not all brown bears did not hibernate, and Blondy was one of them. He stayed home all the time, except when he was hungry and went looking for food.


    Qin Mian felt that one of the important reasons was that the Golden Fur was unwilling to part with Lei Tia, since every few days, the Golden Fur would provoke Lei Tia and fight with him for a few moves. As a bystander, he said he could not understand the meaning of the battle between Blondy and the humans.


    Uncle Quan was on duty in the outer room. He had also set fire to the charcoal brazier. Instead of charcoal, it was firewood. It was also very warm.


    Seeing Qin Mian approaching, he immediately ran out of the house, "Young Master, are you going out?"


    "Take a walk."


    "This little one will open the door for you."


    With Goldfur following him, Uncle had nothing to worry about. After Qin Mian left, he closed the door.


    Qin Mian walked forward. The sky was also boundless, the ground was also boundless. When he came back to his senses, he found himself standing at the foot of the mountain. He couldn''t help but laugh.


    Blondie rolled a few times on the ground, then stood up, enjoying himself.


    Suddenly, Qin Mian felt that his actions today had been somewhat foolish. He raised his voice and shouted towards Golden Fur, "Golden Fur, it''s time to go back."


    Just as he turned around, a short howl sounded out from behind him. He turned around and saw a black figure leaping across the snow like a lightning bolt. In a moment, it was right in front of him.


    Awoo." A little white claw rested on Qin Mian''s shoulder, the warm tongue licking his face.


    Lei Tia who was walking out of the forest saw this and quickened his pace.


    Lei Qinshun and the others looked at him in astonishment, as if he was floating on the snow. There weren''t even any footprints on him, which made them feel even more reverence for him.


    "My wife, are you waiting for me?" Lei Tia stood firmly in front of Qin Mian, pushed away a little bit of white and lifted his head to wipe the snow off''s cloak. His pitch-black eyes were covered by a happy and satisfied smile, and his voice was low and gentle.


    The joy in his eyes made Qin Mian feel that he had done something stupid, and he did not even realize that the corners of his mouth were curled up, "No, I''m just taking a walk."


    "Yes." Lei Tia held his hand.


    In the distance, Zhao Si Han looked at the two of them with disdain and hatred. He was afraid that he would attract the other''s attention, so he quickly moved away and disappeared.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Qinzhong and the others, the originally slender little white poplars had now grown into a towering fir tree.


    Lei Qinzhong and the others were carrying bows and arrows, and holding onto their prey, they walked forward a few steps and bowed together. Their neat voices resounded loudly, and their imposing ma


    er were like rainbows, "Paying respects to Young Master!"


    Qin Mian was worried that Lei Tia''s temper was too dull and he did not say anything else. He rapped him with his words, "How great of an honor it is for First Young Master to personally lead you all up the mountain in such a snowy day to train. Don''t disappoint the nurturing and trust that First Young Master and I have placed in you all."


    The nine generals'' faces were solemn as they said in unison, "This humble one dares not!"


    Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "Very good. You can go back first. "


    "Yes."


    After they had gone far, Qin Mian and Lei Tia slowly walked back.


    "Tia, you have been in contact with them for a long time.


    Lei Tia said: "Wifey, don''t worry. All nine of them are not bad. "


    "That''s good." Qin Mian hesitated, "Tomorrow?"


    Lei Tia''s original training schedule was ten days. He immediately changed his mind, "Tomorrow and the day after, I still need to train together, but I don''t need to personally lead the team."


    Only then did Qin Mian''s face look better.


    Lei Tia held his face and kissed him lightly on the lips. "Come, let''s go home."


    It would be New Year''s Eve in four days.


    Lei Daqiang wanted Lei Tia, Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi to eat New Year''s Eve di


    er at the Old Residence. The three of them seemed to have discussed in advance and rejected at the same time.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du suddenly realized that their control over their three sons was growing weaker and weaker.


    The Leisurely Dwelling House had been adorned with colored ba


    ers and red lanterns, and the bright red spring couplets had been pasted on as well. The New Year''s di


    er was prepared by Qin Mian himself, he treated the dishes on the table. A little white and golden hair of the New Year''s Eve meal is also very rich, a little white di


    er is a whole wild goat, golden hair of the New Year''s di


    er is a large basin of fish, sweet potatoes and honey.


    Two people, a wolf and a bear spent a lively New Year''s Eve together.


    On the first day of the first month, Qin Mian and Lei Tia put on new clothes and went to the old house to pay respects.


    Surprisingly, the two of them were the first to arrive. After the New Year greetings, the two of them sat together with Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao, and began to gnaw on the melon seeds and chat idly.


    "Eh? We''re late? " Mrs Zhao walked into the house with Lei Dabao in her left hand and Lei Er Bao in her right. Her chin was slightly raised as she spoke with a smile.


    When the three of them entered the door, Qin Mian felt his eyes brighten up.


    Madame Zhao wore a red dress embroidered with a hidden silver thread that glittered under the light. Her hair was tied up in a bun, and she was swaying in a golden stride, with a silver forehead, earlobes hanging from her ears, a silver collar around her neck, and a silver forbidden stride around her waist. Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao were both dressed in red cotton-padded jackets, and wore long silver chains around their necks.


    Lei Xiangren walked at the back with his back straightened, wearing a roll-brim hat, cloud brocade cut straight onto his head, with a piece of emerald jade hanging from his waist.


    Madam Du touched the silver earrings that she had worn for many years. Her gaze wandered over Madame Zhao''s accessories, not knowing what to feel, and somewhat regretting splitting up too early.

 Chapter 129 I Went to the City for the Lantern Festival!

    Seeing that everyone''s gaze was on their family, Lei Xiangren revealed a sense of pride between his brows. He walked to the front of Lei Daqiang and Madam Du and knelt down together with Madame Zhao. The Madam Wei was ignored by him.


    Madam Wei''s expression was calm, as if he had not noticed anything. Lei Daqiang was slightly unhappy, but Lei Xiangren was his son, so he could not say anything.


    Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao also kneeled down, their mouths were very sweet, "We offer our New Year greetings to Grandfather, Grandmother and Young Grandmother. "Congratulations on getting rich, bring me a red packet!"


    "Alright, alright. Quickly get up." Lei Daqiang really doted on his two grandsons. He yelled again and again and took out two red packets each, giving one to each of them, "Here, take the red packets. I hope our Big Treasure and Er Bao will grow taller and smarter in this new year."


    Lei Dabao opened the red packet on the spot and counted it one by one.


    "Yo, has our Treasure Convention started counting?" The Madam Du looked at Big Treasure lovingly.


    "Yeah, Mom, Big Treasure is smart! In just a few days, the academy will be counting from one to twenty. " Madam Du had a face full of pride.


    The Madam Du nodded in satisfaction, "Good, you''re promising!"


    After Great Treasure finished counting, he ran over to Madam Du and said in a loud voice, "Mother, didn''t you say that Grandpa and Grandmother had a lot of money and would give us silver to make new year''s money? "I want silver taels!"


    The entire room was silent.


    Qin Mian almost choked on her tea and quickly put it down. Lei Tia patted his back, and pulled him up.


    Qin Mian took out three red packets, and gave two to Lei Xiangren while the other one was given to Lei Xiangzhi, "This is for Xin Xin. We still need to go to the homes of the other villagers to pay our New Year respects. "


    The Madam Du regained her senses and immediately erupted, roaring loudly, "Zhao! Is this how you teach my grandson? "Huh?"


    Qin Mian hurriedly quickened his pace as he pulled Lei Tia and walked out of the courtyard. He couldn''t help but shake his head as he said, "Big Treasure and Er Bao are in danger." It was impossible for a six-year-old to make up that kind of gossip. He could only learn it from his parents. With parents like Mrs Zhao and Lei Xiangren, it was extremely likely that Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao would be lopsided.


    "It''s not that we don''t belong to the same family." Lei Tia said indifferently.


    "Too smart!" Qin Mian gave him a thumbs up.


    On the snowy ground, exploding firecrackers and red scraps of paper were everywhere. They happened to bump into a few villagers who were out on New Year''s Day. The two of them clasped their hands and said, "Happy New Year."


    Lei Xiangyi carried Lei Xinxin and hurriedly walked over with Madam Qian.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law, happy new year!" You''re going back just like that? "


    Madam Qian kneeled down and said, "Big brother, sister-in-law, happy new year."


    "Happy New Year." Qin Mian cupped his fists and shook them, then patted Lei Xinxin''s head: "Why are you so late?"


    Lei Xiangyi said: "The child''s mother was a bit uncomfortable early in the morning, so she took a while."


    "Is Third Sister-in-Law alright?" Qin Mian asked with concern.


    "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. I''m fine." Madam Qian laughed as she shook her head.


    "I gave Xin Xin''s red packet to his fifth uncle. You can go. Be careful when you enter, it''s not very peaceful in here. " Qin Mian hinted.


    Lei Xiangyi understood and instructed Madam Qian worriedly, "You''ll be by my side in a while."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia continued to pay New Year respects at Lei Dagang''s place. They had just came out from Lei Dagang''s house and sent out a few red packets, and when they saw Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao rushing over, they became anxious.


    Qin Mian asked curiously: "Fifth Brother, little sister, why are you guys ru


    ing?"


    "Eldest Sister-in-Law, my little sister has gotten pregnant and is about to give birth to a child!" Lei Chuntao replied, she did not stop, "I''ll go ask for the midwife!"


    "Brother, sister-in-law, I''ll go get a doctor!" Lei Xianglee also ran far away quickly.


    and Lei Tia continued to pay New Year respects. After they had paid their respects and returned home, the two of them discussed how they would deliver the gifts when the time came.


    "What should a woman give birth to?" Qin Mian had no idea.


    Lei Tia shook his head, "Ask Aunt Fu?"


    Qin Mian called Aunt Fu over.


    Aunt Fu replied: "When returning to Young Master, we usually send some red sugar and eggs back."


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then said: "Prepare 2 Jin of brown sugar, 2 Jin of eggs, and 6 Jin of red dates."


    "Yes."


    It was almost noon when Xiao Xi came to a


    ounce the news. Madam Wei had given birth to a daughter, and Xi Sans was scheduled to be on the third day. Xiao Xi conveyed Lei Daqiang''s meaning, asking Lei Tia, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee to send messages to their relatives, with each of them being in charge of taking care of a few.


    Lei Tia only gave Xiao Xi two words: No.


    Xiao Xi did not dare to say another word and quickly left.


    On the second day of the first month, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went to the Deng Family Village to greet the new year.


    Ever since last spring when Deng Family came to the house to admire flowers, Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not invite anyone from Deng Family to their house to play.


    Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng were both smart people, and were able to guess that there were some people in the family who left behind bad impressions for Qin Mian and Lei Tia. They didn''t blame Lei Tia and Qin Mian for this. It was already difficult for Lei Tia and Qin Mian to send them fresh fruits from time to time. The two sides would be more at ease with each other the way they usually were.


    Old Master Deng and Old Lady Deng enjoyed special treatment. Qin Mian and Lei Tia would always give them generous gifts during festivals. Lei Tia respected the old man and old lady from the bottom of his heart, while Qin Mian respected them because of Lei Tia.


    On the third day of the first month, Lei Family Three.


    Early in the morning, Qin Mian asked Aunt Fu to send two kilograms of red sugar, two kilograms of eggs and six kilograms of red dates over. It was almost noon when he and Lei Tia went to eat lunch. They found out that Lei Family Xiao Ya was called Lei Ya Qing, was named by the Madam Wei, and her nickname was Qing Qing.


    Three washing ceremony is to add basin, can add copper, gold and silver, can also add gold and silver banknotes, but also can add round, red jujube, peanut chestnuts and other fruit. Even Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao had added a handful of copper coins, causing Lei Daqiang to be extremely dissatisfied with Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s Three Cleansing Ceremony, and sweeping them with his piercing gaze from time to time. Madam Du was even more sarcastic.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were secretly estranging themselves from the old residence, so naturally they wouldn''t take their attitude to heart. They sat at the banquet and ate a few mouthfuls before finding an excuse to leave.


    A few days later, rumors started to spread around the village that Lei Tia had forgotten about his parents when he became rich. Without even needing to ask around, one could tell that these rumors were spread by one of the four people, Lei Daqiang, Madam Du, Lei Xiangren and the Zhao Clan. The Madam Wei was a smart person, so the probability of it happening was not high. The ones with the highest possibility were the Madam Du and Lei Daqiang.


    Lei Tia was taciturn. He was too lazy to even talk normally, so he naturally wouldn''t argue with the villagers that were gossiping. However, his wife was not someone to be easily bullied ?? ?? Immediately gather all the servants and let them spread the news of Madam Du''s and Lei Daqiang''s actions back then, and also spread the news of what Madam Du had done to Madam Wei.


    They were all from the same village, who didn''t know who they were? Furthermore, there were a lot of villagers who worked at Processing Factory. Public opinion quickly leaned towards Lei Tia. In the Qingshan Village, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang, the stepmother and stepfather, once again became famous figures.


    The Sun family was unluckily slightly affected. Elder Sun is the father of Sun Yu. If she did not know that Lei Xianglee and Lei Daqiang were indeed from a separate family, she would not have betrothed her own daughter to Lei Daqiang. Aunt Xiu Lan met with Lei Xianglee in secret and told him to settle the matter of the house as soon as possible. This way, he wouldn''t need to live in the old mansion after Sun Yu marries him.


    With Qin Mian''s help, the disturbance this time was especially fierce. Madam Du and Lei Daqiang did not dare to wander around the village for a few days in succession, and even went to their relatives'' home to pay their respects to the new year''s relative.


    Seventh day of the first month. Qin Mian and Lei Tia began their journey towards the Qingtian Mansion. They will pass the Lantern Festival in Qingtian Mansion. I heard that the Spring Lantern Festival in the city was especially lively. There was nothing to eat, nothing to use, and nothing to play around without being able to think of. Lei Qinle, Lei Qinshun, Lei Qinzhong, Lei Qin Li and Lei Qinxin followed along.


    Because they had to leave early, there was plenty of time. The carriage travelled at a leisurely pace. Lei Qinle and the others could only comfortably sit inside the horse carriage.


    In the first month of January, there were many cars and pedestrians on the public road. The pedestrians were all wearing festive new clothes, while the cars were also hung with red cloth stripes symbolizing auspicious luck. Occasionally, there would be some exploding bamboo crumbs on the roadside. The smell was rich.


    The carriage traveled for four days before arriving at Qingtian Mansion. The streets were crowded with people. It would not be easy to stay in an i


    . Qin Mian gave up looking for an i


    to stay and asked Lei Qinle and Lei Qin Li to find a house to rent.


    On the night of the Spring Lantern Festival, the look of his Qingtian Mansion changed greatly. Under the eaves of the houses, there were colorful flags fluttering in the wind. Large red lanterns were hung high up in the sky, reaching all the way to the end of the street. From afar, they looked like two long, fiery red dragons. On both sides of the street were people selling candies, people selling noodles, people selling barbecues, people selling hot and spicy food, people selling lanterns, people guessing puzzles, people with hoops, people playing acrobatics, people selling books on the side of the street, people selling divinatory characters ?? How lively. A young master from a wealthy family, a warm and harmonious family ?? All of them had a smile on their faces as they walked.


    This was the first time Qin Mian had seen an ancient night market, and he was very excited, but at the same time, he was also very excited. In his own words, "Money is earned and spent!"


    He stuffed all the items he bought into Lei Tia''s hands.


    Lei Tia passed the things to the five followers, and followed closely behind to prevent them from getting separated. The crowd that came into contact with him from time to time made him feel disgusted, but when he saw Qin Mian''s bright and excited eyes, all his discomfort disappeared like smoke into thin air. All he could see in his eyes was his smile, and in his heart, he could only feel''s joy.

 Chapter 130 False Alarm

    "Tia..." Qin Mian noticed Lei Tia''s frown and came to a realization. He quickly returned to his side, blocking his path, and separating the crowd.


    When Lei Tia saw that a woman was pushed over here, and directly falling towards Qin Mian, the Spirit Qi on his body sunk, and a bone-piercing coldness arose out of nowhere.


    The surrounding people all shuddered for some unknown reason, unconsciously distancing themselves from the source of the danger.


    "Are you alright?" Lei Tia did not like the crowd, so it was boring for him to walk by himself. He felt it would be better not to walk around, so he showed a bit of hesitation on his face.


    "I''m fine." Lei Tia saw through his thoughts and changed the topic, "My wife, what did you call me to do?"


    "There are people pinching the mud over there." Qin Mian held his hand and looked at him with a smile, "Is this better?"


    Lei Tia held his hand tightly, "Mn. Aren''t you going to pinch him? "


    "Follow me." Qin Mian excitedly pulled him over to the mud-pinching man''s stall, and watched in fascination as a lump of mud turned into a lively and lifelike child in the hands of the old man, his face full of an inconceivable expression. He had only seen the craftsmanship of the Muddler on television before, and it was indeed extraordinary.


    Once the child''s clay figure was properly pinched, he spoke up first, "Boss, pinch me and him."


    "No problem." The old man''s gaze swept over the two of them and landed on their clasped hands. He was a bit surprised, but his expression did not change as he chuckled, "Gongzi, please wait a moment."


    He tore a small piece from a large lump of mud in the bucket. His ten fingers played the zither as he skillfully and quickly changed the motion. The lifeless mud gradually morphed, and in half a moment, two clay figures holding hands appeared in his hands, looking exactly the same as Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Even Lei Tia''s gentle eyes were molded, as if he was given life.


    Qin Mian carefully took it, and exclaimed: "The elder''s cooking is good!"


    "Hehe, little gongzi, you''re too kind. It''s good that you like it." The old man was kind.


    Lei Tia was also shocked by the similarity between the clay figurines and himself. He asked: "Is there a box?"


    "Ah, yes." The old man took out a wooden box that was about the same size as the table. After Qin Mian placed the clay figurine inside, he closed the lid and handed the wooden box over to him.


    Qin Mian hugged the box happily, his mind couldn''t help but recall the look on Lei Tia''s face when he was young, and secretly rejoice there himself.


    Lei Tia took out a silver ingot from his bag and placed it on the table in front of the old man, not caring if it was a tael of silver or a tael of silver.


    "Huh?" The old man picked up the silver ingot in shock. "Two gongzis, 20 gold coins is enough. This is too much ??"


    Before he could finish his words, the two men had already walked far away, and were soon blocked by the crowd. The man''s face was slightly tilted, and he lowered his head to look at the youth beside him.


    Qin Mian saw the barbeque stall in front of him and rubbed his stomach, "I''m a little hungry. Tia, go eat barbecue. "


    "Alright."


    Qin Mian looked behind him and was shocked, "Lei Qinle, how come it''s only the three of you left?"


    Lei Qinzhong hurriedly said, "Young Master, we noticed that Lei Qin Li and Lei Qin Xin had disappeared a long time ago. We were afraid that it would ruin your mood, so we didn''t say anything. But Young Master can be at ease, I told them right after we came out that I wanted them to remember the way out. If you can''t find the way, just wait at the door of Hongfu I


    . "


    As the boss of the nine family generals, Lei Qinzhong was both careful and steady. Qin Mian was very assured with him and nodded, "Let''s go and eat something first. Pack a copy for Lei Qin Li and Lei Qin Xin later. "


    "Yes."


    They followed the stream of people to the barbecue stand. At that moment, someone cried out in alarm, "Fire! Fire!"


    The sound was like a underwater current that surged out of the sea without any warning, causing the crowd to surge as women''s cries of alarm and children''s wails rose and fell one after another. People were flustered and crowded in different directions, and the scene became even more chaotic as several currents were squeezed together.


    A child fell in front of Qin Mian, and seeing that he was about to be stepped on by an adult, Qin Mian took two steps forward and helped the child up.


    The father hugged the child tightly and thanked Qin Mian profusely.


    Qin Mian turned his head to look, but was stu


    ed. What about his family?


    A frightened man ran past him and stepped on his foot. Qin Mian cried out in pain. He knew that he couldn''t panic now and could only move forward with the crowd, squeezing through the crowd whenever he saw an opening. After walking for a while, he finally managed to squeeze through. He jumped onto the rooftop, his eyes searching through the crowd for Lei Tia''s figure, holding onto the wooden box that held the Mud Man tightly.


    Before he could even react, the passersby on the left were pushed by a huge force. Seven or eight people fell in a ball in front of him, and by the time he dodged them, Qin Mian had already disappeared from their sight. He felt as if someone had hollowed out his chest, it was empty, the possibility of him losing Qin Mian made him lose his mind, he rudely pushed the people who were obstructing him, and anxiously searched through the crowd, "Wifey! Qin Mian! "


    Qin Mian stood at a high place, he could see very far, and after a while, he noticed Lei Tia''s figure. Looking at his blank and desperate expression, his heart felt like it was being slashed by a knife.


    "Tia! Tia! I am here! " Qin Mian shouted as he waved his hand.


    On the second floor of a restaurant on the side of the street, Nie Heng was standing by the railing, patting the head of the girl beside him, and said with relief: "See that? "Fortunately, I didn''t listen to you and went downstairs for a stroll."


    At that moment, he heard a familiar voice. He raised his head and looked across the street.


    Lei Tia''s hearing was stronger than most people, upon hearing Qin Mian''s voice, he turned his head, his pupils contracted and his lips moved slightly. He then leaped up, and with a flash, he appeared in front of Qin Mian.


    Nie Heng who was in the tavern was shocked. Such a fast movement technique, Lei Tia''s martial arts had simply reached a superb level!


    Qin Mian didn''t even have time to say a single word before he was carried into Lei Tia''s embrace, his waist tightly wrapped in a pair of iron arms, as if wanting to break him.


    "Wife ??" Don''t leave me. "


    The man''s body couldn''t help but tremble. Qin Mian''s eyes couldn''t help but feel a little sore, so he hugged the man''s waist tightly. His right hand lightly patted the man''s back, and he kept comforting him, "It''s okay, it''s okay. "Idiot, I won''t leave you."


    After all, Lei Tia''s heart was tough, and he quickly calmed down. The arm around Qin Mian''s waist still did not loosen.


    Qin Mian leaned onto his chest, and listened to his rapid heartbeat slowly recovering to its steady state. His heart was filled with waves of pain, and his heart, which was towards another man, churned and churned like a tide in his chest. He absolutely did not want to see Lei Tia''s blank and desperate expression a second time. He looked up at the man. "Idiot! Have you forgotten that you have a cultivation base? Did you forget that we could meet at the Old Place? "


    Lei Tia knew that he had made his wife''s heart ache, and allowed him to reprimand his without saying a word.


    Seeing him in such a state, Qin Mian''s heart tensed up again. How could she bear to continue speaking? She raised her hand to gently caress his face and then held it out in front of him.


    Lei Tia clenched his fists tightly.


    The government quickly intervened in the chaos on the streets. The people dispersed and the streets gradually calmed down. The fire in the distance had also been extinguished, but not a great disaster. However, there were still quite a number of people who were stepped on and squeezed out, being carried to the infirmary for medical treatment.


    Only now did Qin Mian and Lei Tia jump down from the rooftop.


    Nie Heng, the young lady and Nie Heng''s follower, Chun Sheng, quickly came out of the restaurant and stopped the two people who were about to leave.


    "Qin Mian, Boss Lei."


    "Nie Heng? "What a coincidence." Qin Mian was also very happy to meet an old friend from his hometown.


    "Yeah. "Have you forgotten that I told you that the main clan of the Nie clan is in the capital?" Nie Heng sighed as he looked at him and Lei Tia. He had clearly seen that scene from the second floor. When he had signed the contract for the secret recipe of the vegetables, if Lei Tia had pressed the seal on his behalf, Nie Heng would definitely request for Qin Mian''s hand seal to be added. This was because he had never believed that there would be any serious feelings between the two men, nor did he believe that the feelings between the two men would last for a long time. But tonight, he had to admit, he was wrong. He was even quite envious of Qin Mian and Lei Tia, who were wholeheartedly thinking of each other. He wondered if he would meet a true lover in the future.


    "I remember, but I didn''t expect it to be such a coincidence." Qin Mian said.


    "Big brother, who are these two gongzis?" The girl''s shy voice sounded as her gaze swept across Qin Mian and his face. She was a little entranced, and noticed that Lei Tia''s other face had a scar on it, causing her gaze to finally fall on him. Her beautiful face was dyed red. Not only was this young gentleman dressed in expensive clothes, he was also extraordinarily handsome, even surpassing her elder brother.


    Lei Tia''s breath was cold and heavy.


    Nie Heng noticed the look in his sister''s eyes and immediately said vigilantly: "Qin Mian, Boss Lei, let me introduce you two to my sister. Little sister, these two are Zhaoyang County''s Boss Lei and his wife Boss Qin. "


    "Madame?" The young girl''s almond-shaped eyes stared wide open. She lightly snorted and her gaze turned cold.


    Qin Mian glanced at Nie Heng speechlessly. He was grateful that Nie Heng helped him get rid of the peach blossom, but there was no need to call him Lei Tia''s "wife". How could Nie Heng be so sure that he was Lei Tia''s wife and not Lei Tia''s wife?


    Nie Heng helplessly spread his hands. Otherwise, how could he introduce them?


    "Just call me by my name." Lei Tia said to Nie Heng.


    Nie Heng revealed a smile, "Okay. Qin Mian, Lei Tia, since we met by fate, it is natural for me to be the host. How about finding a place to sit? "


    Qin Mian regretfully said: "I''m afraid we can''t today. When we came out, we even brought five of our followers, so they might still be looking for us. How about tomorrow? "


    Nie Heng nodded: "Okay, it''s a deal. I just happen to have some serious matters to discuss with you, but I''m in no hurry. "


    The three of them agreed to meet at the Seven Blessings Restaurant at noon the next day and then parted ways.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia walked back the way they came from, meeting the five followers that were looking for them.


    Both sides returned to the barbecue booth.


    After eating their fill, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were no longer in the mood to stroll around.


    Once he entered the room, Lei Tia lifted Qin Mian up horizontally and pressed him down on the bed.


    Tonight, both of their emotions fluctuated greatly. They needed to suppress their shock, so they quickly rolled over and spent the night together.


    In the afternoon of the next day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia came to the Seven Blessed Restaurant to meet with Nie Heng. Nie Heng enthusiastically and thoughtfully treated them to a sumptuous lunch.


    What Nie Heng wanted to say was, that a few groups of people who tried to go to the Zhaoyang County to find rare vegetables, were all stopped by Mu Chen''s men. Three days ago, Mu Chen had already released the news of the Seasonal Vegetable Recipe. In the future, no one would cause trouble for Qin Mian and Qin Mian because of this matter.


    Qin Mian thanked him and asked him to convey their gratitude to Mu Chen.


    "No need for thanks. If your family still has ca


    ed peaches, you can give me a few." My grandmother especially likes to eat. " Nie Heng said half-jokingly.


    Qin Mian laughed: "You''re lucky, we actually brought two ca


    ed peaches this time. Originally, we wanted to keep them for ourselves to eat. We haven''t even opened it yet. Come with us in a while and bring it back. " Lei Qinle and the others did not know what was inside the horse carriage, they could just find an opportunity to bring out two from the spatial storage.


    Nie Heng cupped his hands: "Then, I won''t be courteous."


    After eating, Nie Heng left with them.


    Qin Mian gifted two ca


    ed peaches to him and said his goodbyes at the same time.


    After returning home, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were about to enter a new year of work.

 Chapter 131 Oh My God Steamed Bun!

    Returning from the Qingtian Mansion, Qin Mian told his servants to find out where there were a large number of grapes. Uncle Fu brought back news that a family in Lin County owned a small vineyard. Lei Tia brought four people to Lin County to discuss with the people there. When the weather got warmer, they would bring the grapes back.


    The first few days after the Shuangzhuan Restaurant and the delicious food were restored to business, the matters were complicated and complicated. Qin Mian went to take charge of the operations, he then ordered someone to clean the shop that he had instructed the Manager Sun to buy last year. When the people of the town saw that this shop had the "Line Heaven" logo, they knew that it was the same owner as Shuangzhuan Restaurant. They knew nothing about the business of the shop.


    After a month of busy work, a full moon had arrived in Reiya. Lei Tia only got someone to prepare a normal congratulatory gift for them, but he and Qin Mian did not attend.


    Although Lei Daqiang had two old women, Madam Du was older than him, and had more relatives than him. Normally, whatever joyous events Lei Daqiang''s family was doing, the money they would receive and the wedding gifts they would receive would be controlled by the Madam Du. One could imagine how unreconciled Madam Du was that Lei Ya Qing''s full moon wine did not get Lei Tia''s money.


    Madam Wei gave birth to a daughter, not a son. Lei Daqiang was a little disappointed, he had thought that Lei Daqiang''s heart would immediately lean towards her. He never thought that the Madam Wei''s methods would be so powerful. In a month, Lei Daqiang had spent at least twenty days in his room, and Lei Daqiang was not bad to the little girl.


    At the same time, Lei Xianglee started to build the house. After he finished, he moved out of the house. To Madam Du, it meant that her son had to escape her control.


    Madam Du had been holding a fire in her heart this whole time because she did not know when it would burn up.


    The people in the Leisurely Dwelling House were all busy doing things in a nervous and orderly ma


    er. Uncle Quan and a few servants drove the cattle ploughing field, smoothing the vineyards ahead of time and applying ripened farm manure, which was applied in two layers and combined with soil manure.


    Early March, the weather was warm again.


    Qin Mian made Lei Qinshun and Lei Qin Cheng buy two peach trees, two pear trees, two plum trees, two cherry trees, two pomegranate trees and two orange trees in Shuangzhuan Restaurant. In the future, the Silver, Gold and Diamond members who came to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant would have another pleasure ?? personally picking free fruits to eat and harvesting as much as they wanted. Wasting and packaging were not allowed.


    Lei Tia brought people to Lin County to bring back a large number of grape seedlings. The grape seedlings were brought back in a fast carriage and planted in a row of grapes along a hedge. Qin Mian had long said clearly that the vineyard would be handed to his entire uncle to take care of. The whole uncle was very attentive, personally participating in every step of planting grapes. Qin Mian and his uncle, who were both inexperienced, went to the county and bought two servants who knew how to help him.


    Uncle Fu and Lei Qinle had also taken over the wine workshop and the powder workshop respectively. The single Lei Qinle immediately became popular under the Qingshan Village.


    Yes, he was a slave, but he was a steward with a great future. As long as he had money, he might be able to get rid of his servant status in the future. Moreover, the requirements for living in a country house weren''t high. As long as one could eat their fill and wear warm clothes, they would be satisfied. In addition, he heard from Qin Mian that his family''s servants would be given a separate room when they get married. Considering these few points, many parents of the Qingshan Village were moved, they came to the Aunt Fu one after another and even brought gifts to the Aunt Fu, hoping that she would be able to say some good words about their daughters in front of Qin Mian and his.


    Aunt Fu did not accept the gift. Lei Qinle''s mouth was sweet and he had a decent personality. At the same time, he entered the Leisurely Dwelling House with her and Uncle Fu. Therefore, the Aunt Fu treated Lei Qinle as his nephew. She was extremely attentive to Lei Qinle''s personal affairs and personally asked about the character of the few ladies. After asking Lei Qinle for his opinion, the candidate for Lei Qinle''s wife was decided to be the same village''s Xiao Xiu.


    After Aunt Fu reported this matter to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not have any objections. After letting Little Xiu sign the indenture contract, they set the date for Lei Qinle and Little Xiu''s marriage.


    As long as the servants were loyal and considerate, Qin Mian had no intention to treat them harshly. He gave Lei Qinle a betrothal gift from the Public Hall ?? ?? The betrothal gift was two taels of silver; The betrothal gift was eight catties; The betrothal gift was two pots of wine; The betrothal gift was two cups of rice. In total, it was worth five taels of silver, which was much better than an average person''s betrothal gift.


    However, Lei Qinle was still a servant after all, and wouldn''t be able to get away with such happy things. He only needed a few days to complete the six gifts, and ten days later, he would be married off. Lei Qinle''s side only had Uncle Fu, Uncle Quan, Lei Qinzhong and the rest; Xiao Xiu also did not have many relatives. They did not invite anyone from the village to drink the wedding wine.


    After Xiao Xiu married Lei Qinle, she became "Lei Qinle''s", and normally helped the Aunt Fu and all the aunts to share in the sundries in their Leisurely Dwelling House.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia quickly went back to the town.


    The reason the two of them were in such a hurry was because the movements of the two Pink Ball in the space had been getting bigger and bigger recently. They had a vague feeling that the two Pink Ball were about to bloom in a few days. After arranging the affairs of the town, the two of them would remain at home and quietly wait.


    After patrolling around the Shuangzhuan Restaurant and tasty restaurant, the two of them arrived at a new shop. The shop was meticulously decorated, clean and simple. As he walked through the door, he came across the wind chimes above his head, which tinkled with a clear and melodious sound. The shop was not big, about twice as big as the delicacies they had eaten in the restaurant, and it was split in half by the wooden wall. Near the door were two sets of tables and chairs fixed to the floor. Inside, there was a counter that reached to the chest, and above the counter, there was a square wooden board. Behind the counter were three special shelves, all three stories high. Behind the plank wall was the kitchen.


    "My wife, what is the new shop pla


    ing to do?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian said: "Selling pastries and drinks. Aunt Fu, Aunt Quan and Lei Qinle''s family could not be considered as smart, but they did their work seriously and diligently. "Let the three of them make pastries and drinks at home and ship them to the store for sale."


    Of course, the prerequisite would be that Qin Mian would first teach the three Aunt Fu s. Lei Tia held onto his shoulder, "Money is not enough to earn you all. I don''t want you to work too hard."


    "Don''t worry." Qin Mian leaned onto his body, "Regarding this shop, my current main goal is not to earn a lot of money, but to first occupy a position in the Flowing Water Town and not leave this shop empty."


    Lei Tia looked at the tiredness on his face and was a little worried, "Your refining speed was extremely slow for the past few months. If I am not wrong, it should be related to the Pink Ball. Wife, let''s go back first. In the event of any changes, it would be more convenient to act at home. "


    Qin Mian nodded his head, "Actually, I had my own guesses too. The space is one with me, and the Pink Ball is also in the space, I am afraid that most of the spirit energy that I absorb has been absorbed by the Pink Ball. " He had a feeling that these two flowers were definitely not ordinary things.


    Thinking of this, he couldn''t wait any longer. "Let''s go back now."


    The two of them packed up briefly, rode their horses, and returned to the Qingshan Village.


    Madam Du stood in the middle of the only path into the village with his hands on her hips, obviously waiting for them here. It was half a mile to the village.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia pulled their horses back in time.


    Qin Mian did not get down from his horse. I wonder what this Madam Du is pla


    ing.


    "Boss, it''s really not easy for Mom to see you again." The Madam Du turned a blind eye to Qin Mian, and looked at him with a gaze of love, then said gently, "Come with me to my house first, your father and I have something to discuss with you."


    Lei Tia''s emotions did not fluctuate at all, as she said indifferently, "Madam Du, just say whatever you want to say."


    Qin Mian saw that Madam Du''s eyes were rolling around, and knew that something was amiss, "Old gra


    y, if you have something to say, just say it, we still have a lot of work to do."


    Madam Du rolled his eyes at him in a


    oyance, then waved her hands like a beggar, "Qin Mian, you have no business here, go away."


    Lei Tia shook the reins, the black horse''s four hooves moved, "Wifey, let''s go."


    The Madam Du panicked and quickly blocked their path.


    "Wait! "In that case, I''ll be frank." Madam Du righteously said, "Boss, there are three ways to not be filial. No matter how good the Qin is, they will not be able to give you children, so your father and I decided to take you in as a concubine ??"


    "What did you say!" Qin Mian was dumbstruck. He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.


    "Wife!" Lei Tia leapt onto his horse and carried him in his arms. He suddenly turned his head and stared at Madam Du, his bone-chilling cold eyes looking at him as if he was a dead man.


    Madam Du felt as though she had fallen into an icehouse. Her entire body was ice-cold, unable to move at all.


    Lei Tia swung out his left palm.


    Madam Du was hit hard by an invisible force, and her chest was in extreme pain, falling heavily to the ground. She looked at Lei Tia in fear and opened her mouth to say something, but found herself unable to make a sound!


    The brown horse jumped over Madam Du''s body and rushed towards Leisurely Dwelling House.


    "Wife, how are you?" Lei Tia looked down at the person in his arms, worried.


    At this time, the Spirit Qi in Qin Mian''s body was fluctuating rapidly, he could sense that there was something strange in the space. The two Pink Ball seemed to have reached out to him, and were summoning him anxiously.


    "Quick, enter the space!"


    Lei Tia couldn''t wait to retrieve his Leisurely Dwelling House, and immediately condensed a layer of True Essence into True Essence to prevent others from spying on him. Then, he and Qin Mian disappeared from the place.


    The two of them appeared in the space and were almost knocked to the ground by the spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the space. The two of them raised their heads and watched in shock as boundless spiritual energy gushed out from the courtyard like a small tornado, filling up the entire space.


    "Pink Ball!" Qin Mian exclaimed.


    Lei Tia embraced him and appeared in front of the flower beds in the courtyard. In the rippling spiritual energy, the petals of two Pink Ball were slowly opening. The spirit energy on the petals jumped, as if emitting a silver radiance.


    The pink petal was even bigger than a lotus leaf, spreading out piece by piece, Qin Mian didn''t even dare to breathe; Lei Tia was not much better off, unknowingly clenching his fists tightly, his gaze tightly locked onto the Pink Ball.


    As the number of petals increased, the two of them simultaneously felt the joy from the Pink Ball. They looked at each other in surprise before their gazes returned to the Pink Ball.


    After approximately half an hour, the Pink Ball on the left side had taken the initiative to spread the last two petals. At the same time, a baby''s cry could be heard. Astonishingly, there was a naked baby lying on the stamen!


    Qin Mian rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Since the baby was still the baby, he was surprised and happy at once. "Mother, Steamed Bun!"


    Almost as soon as his voice fell, another flower completely bloomed. An identical infant with his eyes closed and legs on the ground was crying loudly.


    Before Qin Mian and Lei Tia could react, a change suddenly occurred in space. Surging amounts of spirit energy appeared out of nowhere, and the space began to shake violently as if it was the surface of a sea facing a strong wind.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were confused for a moment before fainting.

 Chapter 132 Twin Son

    After an unknown period of time, Qin Mian slowly woke up. He hugged his head and sat up, because he felt a little dizzy from receiving even more information regarding space.


    It turned out that the original owner of the ring had been a refiner. This ring was created by him. The magic of the space inside the ring could not only be used as a mobile warehouse, a mobile manor, or a "tonic soup". After binding the ring with blood, only these ordinary functions could be used in space. When the owner of the space had one, the space would level up and the owner would be acknowledged. The person that blacksmith loved was also a man. He was an alchemist. In order to have the same crystallization of love, this alchemist had spent many years of painstaking research to cultivate a ''telepathy flower'' that could give birth to both of them. From the moment Qin Mian and Lei Tia had made the mental knot, the telepathic flower could receive the blood energy shared by the two, and they had truly begun to grow. As for why the ring would end up in the hands of "Little White," no one knew.


    In the past, the spiritual energy in the space was very faint. The effect of cultivating in the space was not even comparable to cultivating in the deep mountains. But now, the entire space was filled with spiritual energy. Not only that, but the courtyard had also changed from one to three. The concealed pill dispensary, spirit artifact room, and spirit grass garden were all revealed. The vast amount of spirit energy made Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s cultivation level increase by a level.


    Hearing the baby''s cry, Qin Mian thought of the two children and quickly crawled up from the ground. Lei Tia also woke up at this moment.


    The two of them landed in front of the flower bed and looked at the two giant flowers.


    The two babies were still lying on the stamen, waving their little arms and kicking on their calves. Their little mouths were pouting as they cried, and sparkling tears were rolling down their faces like pearls, making one''s hair stand on end.


    The two of them subconsciously reached out to hug him.


    Qin Mian suddenly thought of something and stopped Lei Tia in time, "Tia, let''s wash our hands first. I''ll get my clothes first. "


    He quickly brought out two large towels. They were made of pure cotton and were very soft. They were very suitable for swaddling.


    Seeing him return, Lei Tia''s tone was filled with rare impatience, "Wifey, quickly look, they look like us."


    Qin Mianxin was moved, "Really? "Wait a moment, I''ll wrap them up in a bath towel first so they won''t catch a cold."


    He moved the baby to the side and spread the towel over the stamen. Then he lifted the baby onto the towel and wrapped it around him, one arm under the baby''s neck and the other around the baby''s little bottom. Strangely, the baby stopped crying as soon as he was lifted up, and looked at him with wide, dark eyes.


    Qin Mian carefully examined the baby''s facial features, praising him in his heart. This little fellow didn''t look like an ordinary yellow monkey like a newborn baby; on the contrary, it was white and tender, as if it was carved from jade. The little guy''s forehead, eyebrows, and eyes resembled Lei Tia''s, while his nose, mouth, and chin resembled''s. On the baby''s left shoulder was a dark red birthmark the size of a fingernail and shaped like a five-petal flower.


    "Hehe, you are indeed like the two of us!" Qin Mian was ecstatic, "So cute!"


    He couldn''t help but kiss the baby on the forehead. The other baby''s wail suddenly grew louder. He turned around to see that Lei Tia that idiot had placed both his hands under the baby''s armpits to hold the baby in midair. The baby''s bones were very soft, his neck was weak, and his head was hanging down. Of course, he would cry.


    "Wife ??" Lei Tia asked for help helplessly.


    Qin Mian was both amused and helpless as he hurriedly said, "Put him down first."


    Lei Tia obediently put the baby back on the stamen.


    Qin Mian said: "Just do as I said and hug me horizontally."


    Lei Tia carefully received the baby in his arms.


    The baby was carried by another person. He looked at Lei Tia curiously, with his mouth wide open.


    Qin Mian wrapped a bath towel around the other baby and carried it. The little baby immediately stopped crying. Her large eyes that were like black grapes stared at Qin Mian as the corner of her mouth slightly raised, as if she was smiling.


    Qin Mian remembered that this was his brother. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the only thing different about the two brothers was that his brother''s birthmark was on his left shoulder, and his brother''s birthmark was on his right shoulder.


    Lei Tia walked in front of Qin Mian and hugged him with one arm, then pressed a kiss on his lips and said hoarsely, "Wifey, thank you!" How fortunate he was to have such an intimate lover, and now he had such a pair of children. This kind of wild happiness was as if it was stolen. At the same time, he was also slightly uneasy in his heart, worrying about the gains and losses.


    Qin Mian''s face was burning hot, he used his loud voice to hide the awkwardness in his heart, "Why are you thanking me!? You speak as though a child is ?? I was born the same! "


    "Hehehe ??" A joyful and magnetic laughter came out of Lei Tia''s throat. He raised the corner of his mouth into a smile and said seriously, "My wife, they are our sons."


    Qin Mian nodded without hesitation, "Of course!" His excitement was not any less than Lei Tia''s. He had never regretted being with Lei Tia before, but he did have regrets in his heart. Being with Lei Tia meant that it was impossible for him to have a child by himself. He did not expect that the space would make up for his regret. Not only did it send him a child, but there were two of them! The two children were born after he and Lei Tia took care of them for nearly ten months, and were no different from their own.


    Probably hungry, the two brothers began to cry at the same time.


    Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian, at a loss for words.


    "Look after them, I''ll go milk them."


    The two blooming flowers became a natural crib. He put the baby back on the stamen and, seeing that there was no one outside, sneaked out to the house and secretly squeezed a bowl of milk.


    With the milk but no bottles, the two new fathers had to spoonful by spoonful. Because they were inexperienced, only a small portion of the milk entered the two brothers'' mouths, most of it spilling onto their faces. However, the two brothers were very obedient. They didn''t cry nor make a fuss, sucking on each other''s mouths.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia started to like it more and more.


    After drinking their milk, the two little fellows fell into a deep sleep. Their four little hands unconsciously clenched into small fists, appearing extremely adorable.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood at the side and watched for a long time with excitement and novelty in their hearts. From now on, they were people who had sons!


    Qin Mian regained his senses first, "Tia, should we get two wet nurses?"


    Lei Tia did not utter a word for a long while, "My wife, I do not wish for outsiders to live in our house."


    Qin Mian scratched his head. To be honest, he didn''t want to. But children had to drink milk, and if they didn''t eat human milk, they had to eat milk. The problem was that without a bottle, they couldn''t keep on spooning.


    Remembering the pile of materials he had collected to deal with the legendary apocalypse, he threw the word "wait" far away and started searching through the pile of materials. When he was preparing his supplies in his previous life, he had asked the manager of a shopping mall to help him buy daily necessities because he had too many items to buy. At first, he thought he was going to have a girlfriend, and he even stressed to the manager that he needed to prepare some necessary baby products. There must be bottles, even powdered milk.


    As expected, after searching for nearly two hours, Qin Mian found six bottles that were still wrapped in their packaging, and those were stainless steel bottles.


    The bottle problem was solved. What was left were the origins of the two babies, their clothes, the crib, and so on.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia discussed the matter with each other for a while before deciding to pay a visit to a county town to buy some high-quality baby clothes, diapers, soft cloth, and more. As for the identity of the baby, the two of them decided that no matter how others asked, they would just say that the baby was theirs. The two babies looked so much like them, who would dare say that the baby wasn''t theirs? If someone asked who the mother was, where she was, no one would be able to do anything to her without answering.


    The two of them exited the space and headed towards the Zhaoyang County. From outside, Qin Mian could see the situation in the space, so there was nothing to be worried about if he temporarily left the two sleeping infants in the space.


    After it was dark, the two of them rushed back to the village, and knocked on the Leisurely Dwelling House''s gate while carrying two babies.


    Uncle Fu opened the door holding a lantern, "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, you are back."


    Seeing the two of them carrying their child, he was shocked, "This is?"


    Qin Mian lifted a corner of the baby''s clothes, purposely allowing him to look at the child''s face. "It''s the son of me and the young master."


    Lei Tia similarly lifted the baby''s face, revealing its small, soundly asleep face. Afraid that the child would see the wind, he quickly folded the baby.


    He was extremely happy, and tactfully did not mention anything related to the children''s mother. "Great, Young Master ?C Oh right, with two Young Master, we can''t call ourselves'' Eldest Young Master ''and'' Young Master ''anymore, we should call them'' Old Master ''and'' Young Master ''."


    Qin Mian was speechless. He and Lei Tia were still young and needed to be addressed as "Master"?


    "We came back in too much of a hurry today. Tomorrow, send someone to the town to buy the best crib."


    "Yes." Uncle Fu asked, "Aunty ??"


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "Child, drink some milk."


    Uncle Fu wanted to say that milk was not human milk, but he understood this master''s personality, so he did not say much, but his eyes revealed a worried look, and decided to ask Aunt Fu about her aunt after returning. All aunts should know better when they have children.


    Qin Mian disapproved. The cows in the house had all been fed with Spirit Spring Water, so the milk was only better than the human''s. Moreover, these two children were nourished by spiritual energy, and their physical qualities were much stronger than that of an ordinary baby.


    Lei Tia instructed Uncle Fu, "Steward Fu, squeeze a bucket of clean milk and send it over here as soon as possible."


    "Yes."


    "Also," Qin Mian added, "There will be a full moon ceremony for the two children in a month''s time. "The news will be out tomorrow."


    "Yes." Uncle Fu was so excited that he forgot to call for people to light the lamps for Qin Mian and the others.


    Fortunately, the darkness did not affect Qin Mian and Lei Tia much. Moreover, there were lampposts that were brightly lit every two to three meters in Leisurely Dwelling House, from the gate to the small bridge.


    When they got home, the two fathers gently placed the two children on the kang and covered them with a quilt. Lei Tia scalded the two bottles with boiling water. After the milk was delivered, Qin Mian filled half a bottle of milk into two bottles and kept the remaining milk in his spatial storage.


    After a busy day, the two of them still hadn''t eaten di


    er. Lei Tia looked at the two children as he cooked two bowls of noodles in the kitchen.


    After di


    er, they rested together with the two children. Qin Mian was worried that the child would fall asleep and he would have the two children sleeping inside. Lei Tia was right next to them while he slept outside.


    In the middle of the night, the two children hummed twice, the first time because they were hungry, the second time because they had peed. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were so surprised that they thought the two children were easy to bring.

 Chapter 133 Thalidomide

    In the owner''s room on the first floor of Leisurely Dwelling House, the four corners of the candlesticks were lit all night long. When the first bird cry sounded, Lei Tia woke up from his deep slumber, turned his head and looked at Qin Mian who was beside him. He opened his mouth slightly, snored a little, and was fast asleep, one of his arms was exposed to the outside.


    Lei Tia turned his body slightly to the side and carefully put his arm under the blanket. After staring at his sleeping face for a while, he lowered his head and opened her mouth to cover his rosy lips. He licked his lips and went back to sleep. Lei Tia took the chance and stuck his tongue in her mouth, gently and soundlessly moving around. Receiving his unconscious response, he kissed his even more gently and deeply.


    "Phew ??" Tia... " The youth''s face turned red from holding it in and his breathing quickened as he mumbled something.


    Hearing his name, the gentleness in Lei Tia''s eyes overflowed like water. She let him off with satisfaction, licked the water from the corner of his mouth, and lightly patted his back.


    Qin Mian groaned in his sleep and fell into a deep sleep.


    Lei Tia turned his head back to look at the inside of the brick bed.


    The first glimmer of dawn came from outside. He silently put on his clothes and got up. He cultivated for an hour before he returned to his room. One big and two small children were still sleeping.


    After a while, Qin Mian''s eyelids twitched, and he drowsily opened his eyes. He saw the man sitting on the edge of the brick bed watching him, "Tia, I had a dream that we two had two sons."


    Lei Tia brushed the hair off his face, and indicated that he should look at the brick bed.


    Qin Mian turned and looked, and immediately woke up. It wasn''t a dream, it was really having two sons!


    It was unknown when the two little fellows woke up, but they did not make any noise. Their two little hands held onto the blanket as they played with it. They made babbling noises from their mouths, enjoying themselves.


    The little guy''s face was chubby and looked soft. Qin Mian couldn''t help but poke at it with his hand.


    "So soft."


    Lei Tia leaned halfway onto him, and also extended a finger to point at the baby''s face.


    Qin Mian looked up at the gentleness in the man''s eyes and his heart was a little sour. Did this man not care about him the most now that he had a son?


    Lei Tia sensed his absent-mindedness and lowered his head to look. The dazed look in his eyes made his wife show a rare look of foolishness, as if he was hinting him to hurry up and bully his. His throat felt dry and tight, he obeyed his will and pressed down on Qin Mian''s body as he intensely kissed his.


    That unexplainable sadness in Qin Mianxin''s heart instantly turned into ashes. He hugged the man''s neck and kissed him even more fiercely than he did, resulting in the two of them entangled with each other for a long time before separating. Qin Mian''s lips swelled up, and the clothes on his body became a mess.


    His burning gaze was still fixed on his body, causing Qin Mian''s body to feel hot, the feeling of having passed electricity on his back was still there, he quickly said: "The child is here!"


    Lei Tia straightened his body and slowly adjusted his clothes as he looked at the two little fellows.


    "Wife, what''s your son''s name?"


    "This ??" Qin Mian had not thought about it before, but he came up with an idea very quickly, "Dictionary!"


    In the past when he saw some parents holding dictionaries for their children to think of, he felt that it was fu


    y, but today, it was his turn and Lei Tia''s. The next moment, a Chinese dictionary appeared in his hand. This dictionary was something he had kept in high school, so it was quite new.


    He turned the pages as he asked Lei Tia, "Do the two children have the same surname, or are they both with the same surname, or is one of them with the same surname as you?"


    Lei Tia pulled the pillow over for him to lean on and pulled the blanket over him upwards. After the birth of the child, Qin Mian''s body no longer revealed any signs of weakness or exhaustion, nor was he afraid of the cold. But he was already used to taking care of Qin Mian, so his actions were very smooth.


    "Name it. The big one has the same surname as yours, and the small one has the same surname as mine.


    Qin Mian added, "Not only are the middle words the same, the best third word is one word. In this way, others will know that the two of them are blood brothers. "


    "Yes." Lei Tia''s eyes darkened, and gently pecked his forehead, "Think slowly, I will go out for a while."


    Qin Mian noticed that his mood was strange, "Where to?"


    "Relax. "Solve a matter that should have been resolved a long time ago."


    Qin Mian thought about something and didn''t ask anymore. He grabbed his face and forcefully pecked his lips, "Go, come back early to eat."


    "Alright."


    When Lei Tia came outside, the sky was already bright.


    He raised his head to look at the calm and tranquil sky, and then began to walk out of the Leisurely Dwelling House.


    The servants in the family all woke up early. Before going to work, they first did the miscellaneous work of sweeping the floor, feeding the chickens, feeding the pigs, and so on. The servants who were cleaning the leaves bowed to Lei Tia respectfully and retreated to the side.


    Lei Tia walked out of the Leisurely Dwelling House gate, and leisurely walked toward the eastern side of the village. Those who were familiar with him would realize that his aura today was even colder than before.


    Old House


    When Madam Du woke up in the morning, she found that she was still unable to speak. She was so frightened that she knocked over the round stool in her room. Yesterday, after she weirdly fell down, she couldn''t make a sound. She thought it was because of Lei Tia''s terrifying expression, but in her heart, she was terrified and couldn''t say anything. But why was she still unable to make a sound after an entire night!


    She grabbed Lei Daqiang''s shoulder in panic and shook it with all her might, "Un! Hm! "Hm!"


    Lei Daqiang was woken up by her, his eyebrows knitted tightly, he waved his hand, and asked impatiently: "What are you making a fuss about? It would have been better to spend the night in Viv''s room. "


    Madam Du was furious and angry at the same time. She hugged his head, indicating that he wanted to look at her and pointed at her own mouth.


    Lei Daqiang was startled for a moment, and asked uncertainly: "You want to say that you can''t speak?"


    Madam Du nodded her head, her eyes revealing a deep fear and unease. She had screamed in her heart: It''s the boss! It must have been the boss!


    However, she could not speak nor could she write, so she could only gesture towards Lei Daqiang in a flustered ma


    er.


    "How could this be ??" Lei Daqiang simply did not see what she was doing. Although he felt that it was a little strange, he did not put it to heart, "Could it be that you only stuffed your throat when you had a cold? Forget it, let''s have Doctor Liu take a look for you later. "


    His casual attitude angered Madam Du, and for the first time in his life, he glared at him with hatred. A few days ago, Zhao Si Fa secretly came to find her and Lei Daqiang, hinting that they could use the method of taking Lei Tia as their concubine to control Lei Tia and recommended one of his cousins to him. Lei Daqiang initially thought that this was a good idea and agreed to it.


    Madam Du was unwilling. Lei Daqiang also had a reason to deal with Lei Tia, why was she the only one who suffered! Why! She had given birth to a child for this man and had toiled for half his life. Was this how this man repaid her?


    She suddenly threw herself onto Lei Daqiang, and started to beat him up.


    Lei Daqiang was stu


    ed for a moment, but quickly reacted, dodging her hands in a sorry state, he roared: "You''re crazy!"


    The man''s strength was much greater than the woman''s. With a push of his hands, Madam Du fell onto the bed and quickly got off the bed.


    With that, he flicked his sleeves and left, turning around to enter Madam Wei''s room.


    Madam Wei was leaning on the headboard, feeding Xiao Ya. Seeing Lei Daqiang come in, her face flushed red, she hurriedly covered her face with the blanket.


    "Master, you ??" Are you alright? "


    Lei Daqiang caressed his scratched face and walked over to hug her shoulder. After the Madam Wei gave birth to her child, she had even more charm than before, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.


    "Who knows why she''s gone crazy again! "Causing trouble for no reason!"


    Madam Wei smiled, leaned on his shoulder and did not say anything. Without her doing anything, Lei Daqiang already had a revulsion towards the Madam Wei, and she loved hearing about it.


    Maidservant Xiao Xi made breakfast and brought the dishes to the table.


    Madam Du appeared with a pair of swollen eyes. No one knew what she was thinking, but his gloomy eyes were shining with a cold light.


    Before the few of them could serve up their rice bowls, a tall figure appeared at the entrance of the courtyard, walking into the house at a leisurely pace.


    When Madam Du saw who it was, she stood up and rushed over ferociously with a "Ah Ah" sound.


    Lei Tia waved his hand and Madam Du fell to the ground.


    Madam Du tenaciously crawled up and ran over to Lei Daqiang''s side. He held''s arm and pointed at him, continuously saying "ah ah". The anger and hatred in his eyes intertwined together.


    Lei Daqiang, Madam Wei, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao were all stupefied by the scene before them.


    Lei Daqiang reacted first, unable to believe it, "What you mean is, you can''t say what you mean ?? The boss did it? "


    Madam Wei, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao all looked at Madam Du in shock. Unable to speak?


    The Madam Du glared at Lei Tia angrily and nodded continuously.


    Madam Wei, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao all looked at Lei Tia in shock.


    "Big brother, what''s going on?" Lei Xianglee was confused. But in the bottom of his heart, he believed that Lei Tia would not act against the Madam Du for no reason, so his tone of voice still carried great respect for Lei Tia.


    Yesterday, it was Madam Du''s words that stimulated Qin Mianxin''s mouth to the point that it hurt. His spirit energy fluctuated, and in the end, the two babies were born a few days earlier. Fortunately, Qin Mian was not injured. But when he thought about the possibility of Qin Mian being injured, Lei Tia wished that he could kill Madam Du. He did not reply to Lei Xianglee and his expression froze. His indifferent eyes slowly swept over Lei Daqiang and Madam Du''s faces, "Lei Daqiang, Madam Du, you all understand what you have done. Today, I have come to tell you all that if you are to interfere in my matters again in the future, I will let you all know that there is an existence in this world that is more painful than death. "


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du were shocked.


    The entire hall was silent for a moment, and the low pressure was suffocating.


    It was only after a long time did Lei Daqiang find his voice, but he was still trembling so badly that he could barely make out a complete sentence, "You ?? You... Don''t tell me you dare to ?? Do you dare to kill your father? "


    Lei Tia stared at him, his face expressionless, his voice cold and indifferent, on the contrary it was calm and even, but his eyes seemed to be able to swallow him whole, "You can give it a try."


    Lei Daqiang''s head was in a daze, his legs went soft, he staggered, and almost fainted.


    Madam Wei''s voice was calm and peaceful, "Boss, don''t worry. From today onwards, your father will definitely not find trouble with you two again."


    Lei Daqiang opened his mouth, but no words came out.


    Lei Tia looked at her indifferently, "If your daughter is in trouble in the future, we will help her this once."


    The Madam Wei was overjoyed. Lei Tia was a capable person, his promise was even more precious than tens of thousands of treasures. She smiled. "Qingqing is a lucky girl."


    Lei Tia turned and left, his back silent but dangerous.


    The Madam Du crazily punched Lei Daqiang, and pointed at the direction that Lei Tia left in unwillingly, screaming non-stop.


    Ah!" "Ahhh!


    Lei Daqiang looked to be in a dilemma.


    Madam Wei''s face sunk, feeling disappointed, "Husband, you still don''t understand? Lei Tia is not someone you can control. If we provoke Lei Tia, perhaps he might still let us off just like that, but if we provoke his wife, he definitely wouldn''t let this matter rest. His wife was his reverse scale! Do you really want to ruin our family? "

 Chapter 134 Qin Rui Qi and Lei Ri Lin

    Lei Daqiang thought about the humiliation he had just been threatened by Lei Tia, and also thought that he might end up becoming mute like Madam Du. He turned around and slapped Madam Du hard in the face, and said in hatred, "It''s all because of this woman!"


    Madam Du''s face swelled up as he was slapped to the ground.


    "Mother!" Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao shouted out at the same time, and ran over quickly to help Madam Du up.


    "Father, what did you do to Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law?" Lei Xianglee frowned and asked.


    Lei Daqiang stammered, "Zhao Si Fa told your mother and me that as long as we give your brother a concubine, he would... I''m not thinking about this, he has a son after taking a concubine, as long as we capture the child, their family property will ?? "It''s not like I''m doing it for myself ??"


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao both looked at him in disappointment, but he could not continue.


    "Mother, Fourth Brother and I will help you enter the house." Lei Chuntao softly said to the Madam Du.


    Madam Du covered her face and nodded, she did not look at Lei Daqiang and was at a loss.


    When the three of them entered the room, Madam Du laid on the bed with her eyes closed, not saying a word.


    Even though there were many troubles in the Madam Du, and he was Lei Chuntao''s and her mother after all, seeing her like this caused the brothers and sister to feel upset in their hearts. But if they were to plead with Lei Tia, the two of them would not have such thick skin.


    "Mother, I''ll first ask Dr. Liu to come over and have a look." Lei Xianglee said.


    "..."


    Lei Tia entered the house, restraining Leng Ning''s Qi and walked into the room.


    "I''m back." Qin Mian was already dressed, he leaned on the brick bed and studied his expression, his heart was at ease, he waved at him, and the notebook in his hand was handed to him, "I think these words are not bad, but it is not good enough. "Take a look."


    The notebook read: Book, Rui, Shi, Xuan, Xi, Yu.


    Lei Tia also felt that there was something wrong.


    "It''s really hard to remember a good name." Qin Mian frowned, and handed the dictionary over to him, "Now, it''s your turn to look."


    Lei Tia replied honestly: "I don''t know him."


    Qin Mian laughed out loud. Although the words in the dictionary were written with the traditional words, but the big words were simple words. Lei Tia would definitely find it hard to do. He was purposely making things difficult for Lei Tia, and his depressed expression was quite interesting.


    The two babies hummed.


    Lei Tia immediately stood up, "I''ll go heat up the milk."


    Shaking his head, he continued to flip through the dictionary. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him as he thought of "Qilin". The qilin was a auspicious beast. Not only did it mean good fortune, the two words were very similar. Wouldn''t the last word used to be the name of the baby be perfect?


    "As for the middle part of the character ?? ''A good man must stand upright, mighty and domineering.'' The middle part of the character may have the word ''sharp'' in it." Sharp "can be" sharp, "" bold forward momentum "and" fine "meaning.


    He wrote "Qin Ruiqi" and "Lei Ruilin" on the paper.


    "Good name." A warm breath blew gently into his cochlea. It was unknown when Lei Tia came back, but he happened to see the words on the paper.


    Qin Mian covered his ears, suspecting that he was doing it on purpose, and patted his shoulder, "I''ll leave my son''s nickname to you."


    Lei Tia held a bottle in each hand and was about to feed the two babies, he stopped in his tracks.


    "Wife, I don''t know how to."


    "Even if he doesn''t, he still has to." Qin Mian lightly kissed the two little fellows on the face, and in the end, heavily sucked in to encourage Lei Tia. He snickered and purposely sighed, "Hey son, I, your father, have given you a very impressive name. If you find your nickname unpleasant when you grow up, then blame your "dad"! "


    Lei Tia caressed his face. He was eight years older than his wife, but there was no need to add the word ''old'', right?


    Qin Mian snickered at the side.


    Lei Tia took a good look at his little movements, and lightly shook his head. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let''s call it ''Yuan Yuan'' and ''It''s full.''"


    "Not bad." Qin Mian gave him an appreciative look and prepared to go out to make breakfast. He turned back and asked, "Are you going to take care of the two of them alone?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "Don''t worry."


    There was nothing to be worried about for Qin Mian. Last night, when the two children were hungry and wet, Lei Tia had to get up and take care of them. He was a step too late, so he could only stay by the side and give instructions. Lei Tia''s movements may not have been proficient, and was rather clumsy, but he was still careful enough in case of harming the two little babies, so his movements were light. As a result, he took good care of the two children.


    After Qin Mian went into the kitchen to cook the rice, he returned to his room to take a look. The two babies had already finished drinking their milk and were fast asleep.


    At the dining table, he asked Lei Tia what he was going out for in the morning.


    After breakfast, the husband and husband carried a book that they found in a spatial and studied Guide to the Care of Infants . Uncle Fu led all the servants in the family to come and pay their respects.


    The two of them carried the two children out.


    Everyone kneeled down and shouted, "Greetings old master, young master, young master, Young Master!"


    "Rise." Lei Tia said.


    "Thank you, old master!"


    Hearing the new title, Qin Mian still felt awkward. "This way, remove the ''old'' word. In the future, we will call you ''Uncle'' and ''Young Master''."


    Everyone answered in unison as they looked at the two young masters in the arms of the young masters.


    Qin Mian instructed: "Aunt Fu, aunt, you two carry the two of you so everyone can meet."


    "Yes."


    The aunt had given birth to a child, and skillfully received the full bosom of his bosom. Although the Aunt Fu had never been born before, he had helped people take care of the kids before and held Yuan Yuan steadily in his arms.


    Seeing the appearances of the two babies, the two were secretly amazed and filled with love.


    After the rest of the servants looked at him separately, they all felt happy for their two masters. They all congratulated him together, "Congratulations to the two of you for being so happy!"


    "Yup," Qin Mian said straightforwardly, "Steward Fu, all the servants will be rewarded with money, a hundred coins."


    "Yes sir!"


    Everyone was overjoyed. "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought the child back.


    "Reporting to the two of you, these are the few small clothes that the old servant, Aunt Quan and Lei Qinle''s family hastily made yesterday night. I hope the old servant and I do not mind."


    Qin Mian accepted the clothes, and laughed: "You guys are considerate. All three of you have pretty good needlework. I have some cloths and clothing patterns here, go and make some clothes for the two babies. "


    "Yes."


    Uncle Fu waited for them to finish before reporting, "Great Master, Young Master, this servant has already sent someone to the town to buy a crib, I believe they will be back in a few minutes. Other than that, the news about the two Young Master s has also been leaked. "


    "Very well, all of you can leave now."


    Not long after, the servants came to report, Lei Xiangren, Mrs Zhao, Lei Xiangyi, Madam Qian, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao had arrived.


    Once inside, Lei Xiangyi couldn''t wait and asked, "Big brother, sister-in-law, how did you suddenly have two sons?"


    These words were very rude. Qin Mian knew that he was just curious, and did not have any ill intentions, so he did not mind and led them towards his and Lei Tia''s room.


    "Why did you guys come together?" The child is still sleeping, go in and take a look. "


    Having seen Yuan Yuan''s face, they were astonished.


    "What about the mother?" Mrs Zhao immediately asked.


    Lei Tia coldly glanced at her, and Mrs Zhao immediately went silent. Just now, she and Lei Xiangren had gone to the old house and had already known what had happened this morning. But she was indeed curious, why did the two children look like both Lei Tia and Qin Mian? It couldn''t possibly have been Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s son. But the example of the Madam Du was still there, so she did not dare speak anymore.


    Lei Xiangren didn''t think too much and asked: "Who is the child''s mother? Since these two children looked the same, they must be the same mother. But why do they look both like brothers and like sisters-in-law? "


    "It has nothing to do with you." Lei Tia warned.


    Mrs Zhao tugged at Lei Xiangren''s arm, causing Lei Xiangren to shut his mouth bitterly and look around, his greedy look really a


    oying.


    If he and Mrs Zhao did not come with other people, Qin Mian would not even let them in.


    "Everyone, please take a seat outside."


    All the aunts offered tea and stepped aside.


    Lei Xiangyi and Madam Qian told Qin Mian and Lei Tia some experiences in taking care of children.


    Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao had helped to take care of Lei Dabao, Lei Er Bao and Lei Xinxin before. The two of them hadn''t went to the old house in advance, so Qin Mian now had a good impression of the two of them. Actually, the Madam Du being mute for a period of time might not be a bad thing for her. As long as she didn''t cause any more trouble, who would have the time to deal with her?


    When Lei Xiangren thought about how his Lei Tia Family was so much richer than his family''s, and how he could not sit still, he stood up and said, "You guys chat.


    "Yes, yes." Mrs Zhao understood him the best, her eyes beaming brightly.


    Lei Xianglee''s attitude was a little cold. "Second Brother, we won''t be sitting, you and second sister-in-law will be following us."


    "Why don''t you stay a bit longer?" It had been so easy for Lei Xiangren to get in, but he didn''t want to leave just like that.


    At this time, Lei Qinshun, Lei Qin Cheng, Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qin Xin walked over with large strides. With a sharp and fierce demeanor, they bowed to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and then separated themselves to the two sides of the door.


    Lei Xiangren''s heart went cold, "Then... "Then let''s go."


    Lei Xiangren and his group left, Lei Qinshun and the other three also bowed and took their leave.


    Not long after, Lei Qinle and Lei Qin Li carried the crib over.


    The stroller was made of wood, with railings on all sides, and all the wood was polished smooth. There were also frames to cover it with mosquito nets and hang toys.


    Qin Mian was not satisfied. He changed the crib for Lei Tia and added a small wooden wheel at each corner so that it was easier to push. At the same time, he could use the crib as a cradle.


    After the modification was complete, Qin Mian placed the small mattress on top of the bed. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin moved to their new home.

 Chapter 135 Grandfather and Grandmother Arrived

    Qin Mian suddenly felt that he made a mistake. He should buy two cribs, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. In the future, when he and Lei Tia moved into a room upstairs, they wouldn''t have to move the crib up or down.


    He called Uncle Fu over and asked him to send someone to buy another crib another day.


    As for the baby carriage, probably not in this era, Qin Mian decided to draw a diagram and go to the Wood Artifact Store to customize it. However, Yuan Yuan is still young right now, so he won''t be able to use the baby carriage for the time being. It won''t be too late to do it again in the future.


    Everyone was so curious about what exactly these two babies looked like that they were clawing their hearts out. However, because the children had not reached the full moon and were not suitable for them to visit, they could only patiently wait for the little guy''s full moon wine.


    Qin Mian even had someone send a message to the Deng Family village.


    When the people from the Deng Family heard the news, they were also shocked. Early morning of the second day, Master Deng and Old Lady Deng had already rushed over to the Qingshan Village in a hurry.


    As for Xiang Huo, their original plan had been for either the Lei Family people or the Deng Family people to pass a child to Lei Tia and Qin Mian, and then at the very least, there would be a continuation of their blood ties. He never thought that he would hear news that Lei Tia and Lei Tia had children so quickly. They guessed that Qin Mian and Lei Tia had adopted the two children. In the eyes of the older generation, no matter how close or unrelated an adoptive was, they were still separated by a layer.


    This time, the two elders had thoughts of persuading Lei Tia.


    Only when they arrived at Lei Tia Family and saw the appearances of the two little kids with their own eyes, the two were stu


    ed. These two children were obviously 50% similar to Lei Tia, and the other 5 were similar to Qin Mian.


    It was almost noon, and while Qin Mian was busy working in the kitchen, Old Lady Deng went over to him and whispered: "Brother Tia, tell Grandma honestly, is the mother of these two Big Sister Mang?"


    This guess could indeed solve the question that the two children were like Lei Tia and Qin Mian at the same time. However, Lei Tia doted on Qin Mian and did not want him to suffer even the slightest bit of grievance. Thus, he would absolutely not allow himself to get involved with any other girl.


    He shook his head without hesitation. "Grandmother, my two children are my own. They are also the children of my daughter-in-law."


    Old Lady Deng glared, "Nonsense! Could it be that you two men can give birth to children? "


    Lei Tia did not explain any further, and said in a light voice, "Grandma, I''m not lying."


    "This ??" Old Lady Deng slapped her thigh anxiously.


    "Alright." Old Master Deng stopped her, "You old woman, it doesn''t matter who the mother of the child is, as long as the child is from Brother Tia, won''t it be alright?"


    Old Lady Deng thought so too. Now that Lei Tia already had a family background and his life with Big Brother Fen was smooth sailing, that was enough. Why would he drag another person into this? Besides, the boy was sweet, filial, and attentive, and she liked him.


    "Fine, fine, I won''t ask anymore." The Old Lady Deng smiled in relief and laid on the bed, looking at the two babies happily.


    Old Master Deng sat on the sofa, deep in thought. He understood his grandson, Brother Tia, was someone who disdained to lie. Then, he thought of something. When he first met Qin Mian, one of the main reasons why he accepted him so quickly was because he recognized that Xiao Bai was not a dog but a wolf. The wolf was a kind of intelligent animal, since it was willing to follow by Qin Mian''s side, it meant that Qin Mian''s character was not a problem. He could be at ease with such a person by his grandson''s side. It was only later on that he was certain that this was the Wolf King. The first Wolf King was actually willing to follow the two humans. There must be something in it. So he couldn''t help but think that these two babies could have been born motherless, and were actually Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s children? Thinking of this, he couldn''t help but shake his head. In any case, how could two men have children?


    He did not know that he had guessed half the truth. After thinking about it for a while, his mind became even more confused. He decided not to think about it anymore, as long as he could confirm that these two treasures were his great-grandchildren.


    He brushed his sleeves and went to the crib to tease the two little ones.


    Qin Mian had his cultivation level, so he did not deliberately eavesdrop on the conversation outside, but he did not intentionally block it out, thus, he could hear the two elders'' words clearly.


    Old Lady Deng''s words had indeed made him feel uncomfortable, but Lei Tia''s reply had instantly healed him. The corner of her mouth raised into a huge arc, and her expression was filled with a joyful smile. He knew he couldn''t have been wrong about that man.


    While concocting the Lotus Root Soup, he had added two drops of Spirit Spring Water to the soup to help the old man and the old lady recuperate.


    He raised his voice and shouted: "Tia, come in for a moment."


    Lei Tia quickly came in, "Wifey."


    "We have a guest room at home now, so we should let grandpa and grandma stay for a few more days. Also ?? ?? "He came close to Lei Tia''s ear and whispered," Take some time to dig out a piece of ginseng from the spatial space.


    He stole a kiss on the man''s lips: "This is your reward."


    Reward? Lei Tia was puzzled, after pondering for a moment, he understood that his wife had heard his words. He hugged his shoulders, kissed him, and then sat down in front of the stove to get more firewood.


    "Ginseng is too conspicuous, it''s not suitable."


    Qin Mian thought about it and agreed. The ginseng in the space is a good thing, don''t leave any problems because of a carelessness.


    "Then I won''t give it to you first." "There are a lot of recipes inside. When we have time, we can study them and try to make some pills that can help you recover. Then, we can give them to the two elders."


    He and Lei Tia had not had the time to look at the refining room, refining room, and the spirit grass garden within the spatial space. The only thing they could be sure of was that there were many good things within, and any one of them could cause a sensation.


    "Alright."


    Qin Mian roasted the Gong Bao Chicken in the wok, "Enough, there''s no need to add more firewood, you can start serving the dishes now."


    Lei Tia carried the prepared dishes out. Old Lady Deng looked at the fragrant dishes and nodded secretly. Perhaps, it was because Brother Tia was more fortunate than him that she was able to be together with him.


    After six dishes were placed on the table, Lei Tia continued to carry the dishes.


    Old Lady Deng hurriedly walked over, "It''s just the four of us, why are there so many dishes? "Big Bro Xu, don''t be so busy, come out and take a rest."


    Qin Mian came out while carrying the Red Braised Tofu, "It''s rare for Grandmother and Grandfather to come here. No matter what, I have to cook more food to make these two elders become addicted to eating, so it''s much better for me to accompany us for a few days."


    Old Lady Deng and Master Deng were beaming with joy.


    "Child, there''s no need to do so much." The Old Lady Deng patted Qin Mian''s hands tenderly.


    Qin Mian shot a glance at Lei Tia and mocked, "It''s fine, Grandma. You don''t know yet, do you? Tia is a useless trash, we can''t finish all of them for him to eat. "


    Lei Tia didn''t mind at all and nodded: "I''ll eat."


    Old Master Deng and Old Lady Deng looked at each other with lament. Perhaps the two children were a natural match.


    There were a total of nine dishes. Some were meat, some were soup, and most of the dishes were soft. They were very suitable for the elderly to eat. Old Master Deng and Old Lady Deng were very happy and liked Qin Mian more and more.


    Lei Tia brought out a jar of wine from the kitchen.


    Old Lady Deng hurriedly said: "This old man''s health is not good, so I won''t drink."


    Qin Mian explained: "Grandmother, don''t worry, this wine is called medicinal wine. It''s not strong, it can not only resist aging, but also prolong life."


    Old Master Deng was eager to give it a try, "Then I''ll have to drink a few cups."


    Lei Tia said: "Wife specially made it."


    "Grandma, if you''re interested, you can have a drink. You won''t get drunk." Qin Mian said with a smile.


    Old Lady Deng waved her hand: "I don''t like the taste, so I won''t drink it. "The two of you, drink with your grandfather."


    Qin Mian first looked at the round and full baby bed, and the two children continued to play by themselves.


    Lei Tia, Master Deng and the Old Lady Deng waited for him to come over before starting to move.


    Master Deng took a sip of his wine, and his eyes lit up. "Alcohol is not spicy, and it''s just right for an elderly person like us to drink it.


    He couldn''t wait to take a long drink.


    Lei Tia naturally accompanied his.


    Qin Mian and Old Lady Deng didn''t drink, they only served food to Lei Tia and Master Deng from time to time, so that the two wouldn''t focus on drinking.


    After a meal, the guests were all happy.


    In the afternoon, after feeding the two babies and waiting for the babies to sleep, Qin Mian got his entire aunt to come over and take care of them. She and Lei Tia accompanied Master Deng and the Old Lady Deng to walk around the garden.


    The garden has changed a lot since last year.


    They walked to the side of the vineyard and talked about the grapes. Only now did Qin Mian and Lei Tia know that Master Deng had grown grapes before, so they hurriedly asked for advice. Although Spirit Spring Water were strong, learning more was not wrong.


    When the sun was about to set, Master Deng asked to leave. Qin Mian passionately asked the two elders to stay for a few more days, and said that he would send someone to deliver a letter to Deng Family Village.


    The two old men agreed, thinking that they would be busy in May, and would have little opportunity to stay for a long time.


    The old lady had told Qin Mian a lot of experiences in taking care of children. Although some knowledge conflicted with the modern concept of nurturing babies, Qin Mian still listened very seriously to the old man''s kind intentions.


    Lei Tia sat at the side, his scorching gaze staring straight at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian couldn''t even pretend not to know. He glared at him secretly, his face burning.


    Lei Tia moved his gaze away uncomfortably, his ears red.


    Old Lady Deng saw this and felt gratified in her heart.


    "Right, why isn''t there any whiteness?" Old Master Deng, who was slouched on the sofa, asked.


    Qin Mian said: "It''s been a few days since I last saw it, it should be on the mountain."


    He felt a little strange. It was true that he had left for a long time this time. However, perhaps it was due to the fated relationship between him and Xiao Bai, he could feel that Xiao Bai was safe. Blondy should be with him.

 Chapter 136 Chiangs Son

    At night, Master Deng and Old Lady Deng stayed in the guest rooms on the first floor. The two of them had originally wanted to help Qin Mian and his son to bring them a whole night, but they were politely rejected by them. As the two old men grew older, waking up at night was not good for their health.


    Old Master Deng and Old Lady Deng also knew that they were not young and did not persist. This was also the filial piety of the children.


    After staying at the Leisurely Dwelling House for three days, Master Deng and the Old Lady Deng insisted on taking their leave.


    Because Lei Xianglee''s wedding day was in two days, Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not urge him to stay any longer. They prepared two jars of Medicinal Wine, two jars of Line Wine and ten kilograms of powdered noodles for the two old men and sent Lei Qinle to send them back to Deng Family Village in a carriage.


    In such a small village, everyone in the village knew that Master Deng and Old Lady Deng had stayed in the Leisurely Dwelling House for a few days. Lei Daqiang naturally knew as well. When he thought about how Lei Tia and Qin Mian treated people from the Deng Family so well but had such a terrible attitude towards his biological father, he felt both anger and jealousy in his heart. But once he thought about what happened to the Madam Du, he absolutely did not dare to act rashly.


    Madam Du invited a few doctors to look at their throats. The doctors'' diagnosis was all caused by the shock, maybe they could recover in two days, or maybe they would never be able to speak again for the rest of their lives. Furthermore, Madam Du had done too many bad things in the past, so her words might not be trustworthy. The people from Lei Family, as well as the few others that had been separated, did not associate the matter of Madam Du becoming hoarse with Lei Tia. Even though from the bottom of her heart, Madam Du believed that it was Lei Tia who did it. On the other hand, Lei Daqiang did not think so. He knew that Lei Tia knew martial arts, but it was not possible for him to mute Madam Du without causing severe injuries right? Then he wouldn''t be a god?


    The matter of the Madam Du becoming mute was left unsettled.


    Lei Xianglee''s wedding ceremony was held at the Old Manor. Because of Lei Xiangzhi''s Elementary Scholar status, both Madam Du and Lei Daqiang had more face than before. Hence, when they married Lei Xianglee, the two of them were not too stingy. There were nearly ten sounds of popping bamboo and three splatters of happy money. The children of the village were all overjoyed as they stole quite a bit of copper coins.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia personally attended the wedding and bestowed five taels of silver as well as a gift worth around five taels of silver. In comparison to Lei Xiaoya''s third cleansing and the first full moon, the villagers could vaguely see that Qin Mian and Lei Tia only wanted to distance themselves from each other as Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and Madam Wei.


    After the three dynasties, Lei Xianglee and Sun family moved to Lei Xianglee''s new house. Lei Xianglee''s new home was right next to Lei Xiangyi''s, so the two brothers could be his companion.


    In the end, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangyi could not let his go. After discussing it for a while, they each took out half of their money to buy a Maidservant called Xiao Cui to take care of her.


    Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao did not know if it was on purpose or not, but they were two days later than them. They also bought a Maidservant that was a bit older than them, called Zhu Er. Mrs Zhao would take Zhu Er on a stroll around the village if she had nothing to do, as if she was afraid that no one would know that she had Maidservant.


    Qin Mian inexplicably felt that the Zhao Family would one day smash his own feet with stones.


    As for other people''s affairs, he had no interest in them, nor did he have the time to do so. A few days after the white and golden hair had disappeared, they finally returned.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were shocked to find that there was an additional surge of I


    ate Qi in Xiao Bai''s Dantian, which meant that Xiao Bai had become a Demonic Qi Cultivator.


    He didn''t know if these two had gotten into a good luck or something when they were leaving, but although Qin Mian and a little white could normally communicate through their hearts, a little white didn''t know how to speak, so he couldn''t ask it either.


    This was still a good thing after all. Qin Mian decided to give a little white and golden hair to cultivate in the future when he had the chance. The spiritual energy in the air was abundant, making it more suitable for cultivation than the outside world.


    A little white and blond hair are full of interest in Yuan Yuan and full of interest.


    At first, Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not dare to let them get along alone with Yuan Yuan and Full Moon. However, after realizing that the two of them had deliberately avoided Yuan Yuan and Full Moon, the two of them calmed down and observed him for almost ten days, to ensure that the little white and golden hair didn''t have any malice towards Yuan Yuan and Full Moon. They even looked at the two little fellows with extremely gentle eyes. The two of them were completely at ease. Sometimes, they needed to leave a little white and golden hair by the baby''s bed.


    Due to the appearance of Yuan Yuan and Full, the opening of the new shop was postponed. Qin Mian did not mind. He always remembered that money could not be earned, and family was the most important thing.


    While taking care of Yuan Yuan and the others, the husband and husband took the opportunity to deal with the small forest in the garden. Because there were too many things planted in the Leisurely Dwelling House, the small forest blocked out too much of the sunlight. Qin Mian wanted to cut down some of the trees at the outer part of the forest, as well as the trees that were too tall. As Yuan Yuan grows older, he will have a place to play.


    On this day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia was at the edge of the forest discussing which trees to cut down. Lei Qinshun quickly came to report, "Uncle, Young Master has just come to congratulate you.

 Chapter 137 Full-moon Wine

    Lei Tia asked: "Where is he?"


    Lei Qinshun said: "The third young master was so happy that his mouth could not close. He ran away in a hurry and said that he wanted to report to his relatives."


    "I finally managed to get a son. It would be weird if he didn''t." Qin Mian turned his head to ask Lei Tia, "Tia, are their three washing ceremonies a little heavier?"


    Lei Tia thought about the matter of cutting down the trees and raised his head.


    Qin Mian said to Lei Qinshun: "If you tell our words to Uncle Fu, he will understand what to do."


    Lei Qinshun understood, "Yes."


    On the same day that Lei Xiangyi''s son was washed, Qin Mian and Lei Tia left together with the box in his hand.


    At Lei Xiangyi''s home, all the guests had already arrived early.


    The child''s name was Niu Niu, but he hadn''t given it any name yet. Lei Xiangyi wanted to wake Lei Xiangzhi up when he returned.


    After lunch, the student''s grandma presided over the three washing ceremonies. First of all, there was a incense table placed outside the delivery room to worship the thirteen deities, such as Empress Yun Xiao, the one who gave birth to the Empress, the one who sent the concubine, and the one who sent the peas. In the incense burner to be filled with fragrant rice, made into ashes for incense, down to the bottom of the Huang Qian, Yuanbao and other god''s food. Maternal bedroom on the kang, "Kangang Gong" and "Kangang Mother" on the statue of the god, three bowls of oil cake as a tribute. After bringing in the incense, my grandmother kowtowed three times.


    Qin Mian felt that it was very fresh, and looked at it very seriously. He always felt that it was unscientific, so he didn''t give his family''s two little treasures the third washing ceremony.


    The birth grandmother hugged the baby, and the "Third Cleansing" officially began.


    At the begi


    ing, the family was led by the elders to add a small scoop of water, and then put some coins or fruit, which was called "add pot." It was said that the more things one added to the pot, the greater the luck the little child would have in the future. But everything that was added to the pot belonged to his grandmother.


    Qin Mian was very curious about what the few extremely high quality Lei Family s would add, and stood in the crowd with the mood of watching a joke.


    Lei Tia stood shoulder to shoulder with him. Seeing his daughter-in-law''s smile, a hint of a smile flashed past his eyes.


    Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and the others were all elders so they were the first to add fuel to the fire. Lei Daqiang placed a handful of copper coins in the basin, around 20 of them, which was pretty good. "Count the brass," he sang with a smile.


    Madam Wei expressionlessly scooped a spoonful of clear water into her bowl, but no one knew which customer laughed out loud. Madam Du glared at him fiercely, but did not find him. She lifted the corner of her skirt and sat down heavily on a chair.


    His grandmother was used to seeing all kinds of scenes. Her expression did not change, but she was still happy. "Changshui, smart and smart."


    Just like Lei Daqiang, Madam Wei placed a handful of copper coins in her arms.


    Lei Xiangren swaggered up to the water surface and swept his right hand across the water surface, causing the water to splash around for a while. A hint of disdain flashed through his grandmother''s eyes. He thought that no one else had seen it ?? he hadn''t added anything at all.


    The guests were not blind, so they could tell at a glance that there was nothing in the basin. A few of them muttered as their disdainful gazes swept towards Lei Xiangren. They were all sighing inwardly: Even if you can''t bear to spend the money, it would still be a good omen to pour some water or make some fruits. This was Xi San, his nephew!


    Mrs Zhao twisted her waist and walked forward, adding a ladle of water into the basin, without a shred of shame on her face.


    Lei Xiangyi''s expression was very calm, it was likely that he had already given up on this couple for a long time.


    Lei Xianglee and his wife Sun family had both gained twenty copper coins, it wasn''t good to outdo their parents.


    Then it was Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s turn. Lei Tia casually put it down, and the water in the water bowl chimed. Everyone looked carefully and saw that it was a longevity silver lock that was worth at least one tael. In terms of adding fuel to the fire, this was already a large sum of money.


    Lei Xiangyi revealed a sincere smile and nodded slightly to Lei Tia.


    Xu Que''s grandma''s smile finally became a bit more genuine as she loudly chanted, "Long life lock, lock onto both wealth and fortune!"


    Qin Mian added a bunch of copper coins into the bowl, which everyone thought was one stick, which was one hundred coins.


    "A hundred copper coins, a hundred years of life!"


    Next were the relatives and villagers. A few people would add more copper coins, while the rest would add some fruit or water.


    After adding the bowl, my grandma picked up the club and stirred it into the bowl, singing, "One stir two stir three times, my brother leads my brother to run. "Seventy, eighty ??"


    After the singing, he used the water in the basin to bathe the baby. It was a rather long process of singing, and he spoke good words without asking for money.


    By the time the ceremony was over, his grandmother congratulated him and more or less asked for more money. Lei Xiangyi took a small purse from his pocket and handed it over to his grandma, then thanked her.


    Xu Que''s grandma weighed her purse and nodded to herself. At least the owner was not a fool. As for the one that seemed to be her master''s brother, if he asked her to wash three things in the future, she wouldn''t be interested.


    In the end, his grandma took everything out of the basin ?? the overall harvest was not small.


    "..."


    May 10 was a full and full moon. The spring day was warm with a light breeze blowing.


    Leisurely Dwelling House s were all disguised by the servants, giving off a joyous atmosphere. Red lanterns were hung at the gate, and couplets were pasted to congratulate the full moon: The first half was blessed by the heavens, the second half was celebrated by noble people, the first was celebrated by the whole family, and the last one was celebrated by the whole family.


    Although the Leisurely Dwelling House was big, there were still not enough places to set up multiple tables and banquets. Furthermore, this time, there would definitely be many mischievous children in the banquet, it would be hard to control the number of people there. Thus, Qin Mian and Lei Tia decided to set the location of the feast on Cereal Field.


    The main purpose of the full moon ceremony for the two children was to a


    ounce the existence of the two children. Back then, when Qin Mian and Lei Tia spread the news, they were mainly targeting the villagers ?? those who were willing to come, would come, and those who were not willing would not force themselves. Thus, the two prepared to have someone prepare a Flowing Water Mat. Once they gathered all the dishes, they would serve the dishes. Even if you were from the outer village, as long as you said a few words of blessings, even if you didn''t bring a congratulatory gift, you could still eat.


    Different from the last time Lei Daqiang had a banquet, the situation this time around was rather grand. Early in the morning, the Leisurely Dwelling House emitted a joyous sound of popping bamboo, and the sound shook the skies, ringing for a good two quarters of an hour. After breakfast, the servants began to busy themselves methodically. Some were responsible for cooking the red eggs, some were responsible for moving the tables, chairs and chairs, and some were responsible for transporting vegetables to and from the Cereal Field s.


    All sorts of ingredients were transported from the Leisurely Dwelling House and the town to the Cereal Field one after another.


    A few villagers who had good relations with Qin Mian Family took the initiative to help, as they were doing it in full swing.


    The kitchen had been set up the night before, and when the six cooks, who had been invited to make the noodles, arrived, they began to cook, fry, and stew.


    A luxurious carriage entered Qingshan Village. As it passed by, the curtains were raised and then lowered, and the carriage continued to move forward before stopping at Leisurely Dwelling House''s entrance.


    attendant knocked on the door knocker.


    When Lei Qinle saw this person, he was somewhat surprised. However, he still courteously stepped forward and greeted, "Greetings, Young Master Nie and Young Master Mu."


    The two people who came down from the carriage were Nie Heng and Mu Chen. When they heard that Qin Mian and Lei Tia had "given birth" to a pair of twin sons, the two of them could not sit still any longer.


    "Kid, you sure have a good memory." Nie Heng laughed, "We came to congratulate your master, is your master here?"


    Lei Qinle said: "Master and Young Master are here, please come in."


    He led them through the door and called a servant to let him go to the main house first.


    Mu Chen looked at the red flowers and green willow trees in front of him, and smelt the various flower fragrance that floated in the air, and only felt relaxed and happy.


    "This Leisurely Dwelling House is truly a paradise. Every time I enter, I feel all the fatigue on my body being swept away."


    Nie Heng took a slow step, glanced at the little fish swimming in the pond and nodded in agreement, "That is indeed the case. Qin Mian and Lei Tia are the people who truly enjoy themselves the most. "


    After a while, they arrived at the house. The white curtains on the second floor fluttered in the wind, occasionally swaying outside the windows. Last time when they entered the Leisurely Dwelling House, Nie Heng and Mu Chen only looked from a distance. After they walked closer, they couldn''t help but size up the house, and faintly felt that this house was extremely special, though they couldn''t pinpoint the specifics.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried Yuan Yuan and went to the entrance, full of people to welcome them.


    "Nie Heng, Young Master Mu, how have you been?" This is Lei Tia.


    "Nie Heng, Young Master Mu. Your esteemed guest has arrived, and is unwelcome. Please forgive me. " This is Qin Mian.


    "Since you call Nie Heng by his name, then call me by my name as well." Mu Chen''s tone was amiable as his gaze fell on the little child in Qin Mian''s embrace.


    Qin Mian laughed: "Okay. "You two, please come in."


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen did not enter, but stared weirdly at the two children.


    "This is your twin son."


    Full in Qin Mian''s embrace, Yuan Yuan was being carried by Lei Tia. The two kids wore the same tiger skin hat, and wore the same red thin clothes.


    The little girl was different every day. Compared to a month ago, Yuan Yuan''s current face was much clearer, making people feel like she was made out of the same mold as Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Yuan Yuan was relatively quiet, but her personality made her seem more like Lei Tia. She was full of liveliness, with the corners of her mouth occasionally curling up, as though she was smiling. Her eyes were also rolling around, and her mouth was babbling from time to time.


    "It really looks like you two!" Nie Heng smiled as he took out two longevity locks made of pure gold and hung them around Yuan Yuan''s neck, saying sincerely, "Congratulations, you have gained a noble son."


    "Congratulations." Mu Chen seemed to have made a promise with him, as he took out two pure golden longevity locks.


    Both of them were smart people with doubts in their hearts, but they did not ask anything.


    "Many thanks ??" The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched. The longevity locks they gave him had to be at least five or two. Don''t pinch his son''s neck. However, it was a blessing to add a gift to the full moon, and it was not lucky to take it off at once. With one hand, he placed the longevity lock on his arm to lighten the burden. Five liang of pure gold long chain was equivalent to fifty liang of silver, a huge sum. But since Nie Heng and Nie Heng had already given them over, they would not take them back, so Qin Mian did not show any courtesy.

 Chapter 138 Full-moon Wine（2）

    Lei Tia and Qin Mian''s reactions were pretty much the same. They used their hands to hold the longevity lock, so that their son wouldn''t feel uncomfortable.


    Qin Mian invited again, "Come in."


    When they entered the living room, the husband and husband placed Yuan Yuan and Mu Zi back on the crib.


    The two little fellows seemed to be reluctant to leave the embrace of their fathers. Their round eyes looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and their moving arms and legs were stamping again as they spoke in a tender voice of unknown meaning.


    "Yuan Yuan, it''s full. Daddy will be here in a while." Qin Mian immediately patted their shoulders to console them.


    Lei Tia dialed the wind chimes on the bed, the sound attracting the attention of the two babies, their eyes following the wind chimes.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia took the opportunity to leave.


    Mu Chen sighed to himself. A cold person like Lei Tia also had such a "tender" side, which couldn''t help but think of marrying into a family. It would be best if he could have a cute son.


    While Qin Mian was pouring tea and preparing the snacks, Nie Heng and Mu Chen took the opportunity to size up the living room. They became even more envious of Qin Mian and Lei Tia. There was no luxury or extravagance in the room, not even neatly tidied up, but the walls and furnishings, such as sofas, pillows, rugs ?? In the end, it brewed into a warm atmosphere that was difficult to part with. Unlike those large clans like theirs, the thing that they felt the most deeply was coldness.


    Qin Mian placed two cups of tea in front of Nie Heng and Mu Chen, and sat on the sofa, "I never thought that you two would come here, so we didn''t have any West River Dragon Well, nor did we have a South Pao''er, we only had homemade ''Five Flower Tea''. Tia and I think that the taste is not bad, try it. "


    After Lei Tia put down the dim sum and sat on the round stool beside the baby''s bed, he lightly pushed the baby''s bed back and forth, making the wind chime make a clear and melodious sound.


    Nie Heng found it fu


    y and picked up the teacup, "Why do you think Mu Chen and I are such picky people?"


    Qin Mian shrugged, "Then I''m not sure."


    Mu Chen looked at the flower petals and tea leaves floating in the tea water. He didn''t feel anything special about it, he took a sip, but found it to be somewhat breathtaking. He subconsciously wanted to ask how it was made, but when he thought of what kind of secret recipe it might be, he stopped himself in time.


    "To be able to receive such praise from our Young Master Mu, he must be extraordinary." Nie Heng looked at him strangely, tasted it, savored it, and praised, "As expected, it''s not bad."


    He asked half-jokingly: "Boss Qin, are you interested in selling this recipe?"


    He really wanted to earn money all the time. Qin Mian looked at him with admiration, "Thank you, we are not short on money." This tea was brewed from three different kinds of flowers and two different kinds of tea leaves. The taste was truly extraordinary.


    "Then that''s too bad." Nie Heng spread his hands.


    As the three of them chatted, Nie Heng mentioned about buying the Leisurely Dwelling House and fruits. The cherries and peaches were about to mature again. He and Mu Chen had been watching them for a long time.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia, and with a hesitant tone, he said, "About this matter ??"


    Nie Heng put down the teacup, and said in surprise: "Don''t tell me you regret it, and don''t want to sell your family''s fruits to others."


    Qin Mian waved his hand, "That''s not it. However, there had been a new idea recently, but that had not yet been considered. How about this, when Tia and I have discussed this matter, I will come to talk to you guys again. Anyway, since I promised to sell the fruit, I won''t go back on my word. As my friends, you guys are naturally the first priority. "


    Only then did Nie Heng and Mu Chen relax.


    Qin Mian looked at the sky, "It''s almost noon. Tia and I need to carry the two children out. I don''t think you''ll get used to eating with strangers. If you don''t mind, just wait a bit longer. I''ll cook myself. "


    "Of course not." Nie Heng stood up and said, "Let''s go together with you guys and enjoy the scenery of the countryside."


    Mu Chen didn''t want to sit in the room alone, so he stood up and said, "Let''s go."


    Qin Mian carried Yuan Yuan, her small arms resting on his shoulders, looking soft.


    Although it seemed like he had only been hugged for a month, he still possessed a lot of strength. With one hand waving, the other hand grabbing onto Lei Tia''s clothes as if he was afraid that he would fall down. Lei Tia gently held onto his little hand, allowing him to hold onto one of his fingers.


    The two of them removed the four longevity locks, adjusted the hats on the baby''s head, and carried them out.


    Mu Chen grimaced at Yuan Yuan, who looked at him expressionlessly before turning his head, while he opened his mouth wide in delight.


    Nie Heng laughed out loud as he looked at Mu Chen. He felt that Mu Chen was being looked down by Yuan Yuan. However, his rationality told him that he was overthinking things. A child that was only a month old would not have such abundant emotions.


    On Cereal Field, the relatives and villagers had mostly arrived, and the hundred people seemed to be bustling with noise and excitement.


    Seeing that Qin Mian and Lei Tia had appeared with the children, everyone went over and greeted them. They spoke auspicious words, sized up the two children''s looks, satisfied their curiosity, and praised them.


    Old Master Deng, Old Lady Deng, Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng were all present. It was probably because of something Old Master Deng had instructed them before, so they couldn''t go over for the time being.


    "Brother Ley, Brother Qin, congratulations on obtaining a noble son!" Zhang Dashuan was sincerely happy for Lei Tia and Qin Mian. He hung a silver longevity lock on each of the baby''s neck.


    Sister Zhang passed the bundle in her hands to Qin Mian, and laughed: "These are the few small clothes that I made for the two children, don''t despise them."


    Qin Mian immediately took it, "How can that be? We have not had time to thank you. Thank you, Sister Zhang. "


    Wu Di squeezed over, smiling as he placed silver bracelets on the two baby''s arms, "This is a little gift from my wife and I."


    On the other side, Lei Qin lay on the table and quickly recorded down the ''gifts'' from everyone. It was convenient for them to return the favor in the future, so he immediately returned the gesture.


    Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and the others did not appear.


    Lei Xiangren actually gave one tael of longevity lock, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not surprising, this was not like washing dishes, if he gave it he would not be able to take it back. No matter how much he sent her away, Lei Tia would definitely return it in the future.


    After selling the charcoal recipe, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee had some money in their hands. They didn''t hold back, they gave them one tael of silver longevity lock, and also brought a pair of congratulatory poems that Lei Xiangzhi had instructed them to pass on. Even Lei Chuntao gave them gifts, because she didn''t have much time to go out, and directly sealed two one tael of red packets.


    Soon, Yuan Zhou and He Quan received a huge pile of gifts. At the very least, they were six copper coins strung together with red strings. Although it wasn''t much, it was the goodwill of the villagers.


    On such a joyous day, no one dared to ask who the mother of the child was.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia spoke a few sentences in front of the table before instructing the chefs to begin the banquet.


    Then, the two of them carried the child to the people from Deng Family.


    Lei Tia said: "Grandfather, Grandmother, Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, just now, you were too negligent."


    "No worries, I know you two will be very busy today." Old Master Deng smiled merrily, not minding in the slightest.


    "Here, this is for two little treasures." Old Lady Deng took out two red packets from her sleeve while laughing. Back then, the ones she gave to her great-grandson were all red packets. It wasn''t good to be biased, so she also gave red packets.


    On the other hand, Uncle Deng and Second Uncle Deng had given them longevity locks.


    Uncle Deng said, "Live a good life in the future."


    His nephew was on fire, and his attitude was much better than before.


    Only now did Qin Mian finally vaguely understand that the reason why Uncle Deng didn''t like him in the past was because he couldn''t bear to have children. But no matter what, it was a good thing for the Uncle Deng to accept them.


    Qin Mian said: "Grandfather, Grandmother, First Uncle, Second Uncle, come and sit with us at home."


    He had long seen Nie Heng and Mu Chen, seeing their attire and bearing, he knew that their identities were not ordinary. He reckoned that if Qin Mian and Qin Mian were to wait on them alone at home, both of them would feel uncomfortable.


    "No, we''ll eat here. It''s more lively and warm. "If you have something to do, then go and do it."


    Old Lady Deng and Uncle Deng both nodded.


    Second Uncle Deng said, "Go, go. Your relatives won''t pick on you."


    Qin Mian could only smile apologetically, "Then Tia and I will be leaving first, I will come back later to apologize to the four elders."


    After instructing everyone to treat the drivers of the attendant that Nie Heng and the others had brought with them and to give two red eggs to each of them when they left after di


    er, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought them back to their homes.


    What Qin Mian did not know was that once they left, Lei Daqiang and Madam Du appeared in full view of everyone.


    "Nie Heng, Mu Chen, you two take a seat. Tia and I will go cook. The ingredients are all prepared in advance and will be ready to eat very soon. " Qin Mian wanted to put Yuan Yuan back into the baby carriage.


    Mu Chen had long since reached out to him, "Let me hug him."


    Lei Tia leaned in between him and the crib and asked seriously: "Do you have a son?"


    Nie Heng was overjoyed, "Hahaha ??"


    Mu Chen stiffened as the corner of his mouth twitched, "You sure you have a son?"


    Qin Mian forced himself not to laugh, and explained: "Mu Chen, don''t mind him; he bore no ill intentions."


    Mu Chen sat back on the sofa helplessly, "I know, I was just worried that I wouldn''t hug your child and hurt your precious son, wasn''t I? "Alright, alright, go cook."


    Lei Tia did not say anything.


    Nie Heng was still laughing, "Lei Tia, don''t worry. I will watch over him and will definitely not let him carry the two children."


    Mu Chen glared at him.


    Only then did Lei Tia place his entire body on the bed.


    The husband and his husband prepared tea, snacks, fruit, and fruit and went into the kitchen to busy themselves.


    After the two of them left, Mu Chen ran over to the baby''s bed and shook the toy hanging on the bed. "Little baby, look here, look here."


    Nie Heng sat in place calmly, feeling that he was very childish. After a while, when he heard the baby''s laughter, he couldn''t help but run over and squat beside the baby''s bed to join the teasing.


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen''s arrival was unexpected. Qin Mian had originally pla


    ed to entertain the Deng Family people at home at noon, so the rice was cooked in the morning. As long as it was hot, it would be fine. With Lei Tia''s help to look at the fire in the furnace, he quickly cooked eight dishes.


    Nie Heng and Mu Chen finished all the eight dishes, and while covering their stomachs with their hands, they leaned on the sofa.


    After sitting for a while longer, the two of them left. Before leaving, they reminded Qin Mian not to forget what he had promised them.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia invited the people from Deng Family over to their house for di


    er so they could make amends.


    On Cereal Field, everyone ate a sumptuous di


    er and even obtained two lucky red eggs, they all happily left. The round and full moon ceremony ended smoothly. The size of the objects on the Cereal Field was handled by the Uncle Fu and his servants.


    After Qin Mian and Lei Tia fed the two children "di


    er", they laid down on the brick bed leisurely.


    "Tia, you come up with an idea as well." Qin Mian was a little worried.


    It was rare for a daughter-in-law to be unable to make a decision, so Lei Tia pulled her into his embrace and asked: "What''s the matter?"


    "The two kids are in need of us right now, and we can''t afford to lose them until they''re at least three years old. I am thinking, is the new shop not open for the time being, or should I just work with Nie Heng, Mu Chen and the others? This way, we only have to worry about our family''s matters, Shuangzhuan Restaurant, and the restaurant. "


    Lei Tia muttered to himself for a moment, "Now that I have children and am opening a shop again, I will definitely be busy. If you don''t want to give up on the recipe, you can open a pastry shop in three years. " This was because Qin Mian had to teach many of the pastries in the pastry shop.

 Chapter 139 Fund the Construction of a School

    "Three years ??" Qin Mian scratched his chin, still hesitating, "To not open the new store even after three years, I feel like I have wasted my time."


    Lei Tia''s chin rubbed the top of his head, "I will decide, the new shop will open up, for the time being I will not sell pastries, I will only sell drinks. Drinking is simple and teaching is easy. "


    His rare domineering attitude made Qin Mian quickly make up his mind, "I''ll listen to you. Then, other than the grapes, we will reserve a third of our fruits and sell the rest to Nie Heng and Mu Chen. "


    "Yes." Lei Tia had no objections.


    "Aiya ??" He waved his little arms.


    Qin Mian crawled over and picked him up, "Son, what happened? Is no one paying you any attention? "


    She leaned on him with a very happy look, "Ya ya."


    Yuan Yuan looked at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia also carried him up. The father and son duo looked at each other, not saying a word.


    Qin Mian laughed out loud, returned to Lei Tia''s side and sat beside him, using his full little hand to touch the round one, "Come, you two brothers can play together."


    "Ah ??" He smiled with his eyes half-closed.


    Yuan Yuan raised his little arm, "Ah."


    Qin Mian was extremely happy to see this, but the expression on his face was calm and gentle. Qin Mian didn''t realize that Lei Tia''s gaze was fixated even more on him.


    In late May, the cherries began to ripen. Qin Mian taught the method of making fruit juice and fruit milk tea to Aunt Fu, his entire aunt and the Lei Qinle family. Sweet drinks were more popular among women and children and quickly became the town''s most popular drink. Every day at noon, there was a long queue outside the shop.


    It had been an entire year since the establishment of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, which greatly increased the economic development of the Flowing Water Town. Following Nie Heng''s horse carriage, Flowing Water Town had increased by two animal feed stores, three vegetable shops and two teahouses, as well as many stalls selling local specialties and rain utensils. Not only that, there was also a sharp-eyed merchant who bought a plot of land beside the Shuangzhuan Restaurant and built a two story shop. Coming to Flowing Water Town just for a meal at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant or to listen to a storybook was not necessarily too wasteful. Why not buy some goods and sell them?


    Just as Qin Mian had expected, the Flowing Water Town was much more prosperous than before, and the cars and people passing by were much more. As such, the monthly profit from being a first tier Paradise Drinker was very substantial.


    Especially as the weather gets hotter, it''s cool to drink a glass of fruit juice with ice. There are more and more kinds of drinks, cherries, peaches, strawberries, watermelons...


    In August, the grapes in the vineyard were ripe. The grapes were large and purple, like beautiful purple pearls hanging on the grape racks, making one drool. Pick one and try it. The sweet taste is irresistible.


    It was a scorching summer day, and the sun had just risen.


    The servants of Leisurely Dwelling House put on their straw hats and carried their straw baskets into the vineyard. When they found ripe grapes in the green leaves, they carried them in one hand, cut them off with scissors with the other, and put them gently in the basket. In about half an hour, a carriage would arrive to pick up the grapes.


    The reason why Qin Mian grew grapes was to brew wine. The profits from wine are much greater than the grapes themselves. He only agreed to sell them two hundred kilograms for fifty gold each because Nie Heng and Mu Chen had a good relationship with them. This unit price was high compared to other grapes, but to Qin Mian, it was only worth a fraction of the price.


    The rest of the grapes were used to brew wine. Brewing wine was simple. Because the grapes do not spray pesticides, do not need to clean, actually the surface of the grape surface of the white substance is conducive to fermentation. Pick the grapes off one by one and put them in the basin, crushing them one by one with your hands. The skins, the grape seeds, and the flesh are left in the basin. Then, according to the ratio of six kilograms of grapes to one kilogram of white sugar, stir the grapes and the white sugar evenly until the white sugar completely melts, then place the mixture into clean utensils. Grape in the process of fermentation will produce a large amount of gas, do not be too full, guard against explosion. The utensils needed to be sealed, the temperature was high in summer and the fermentation was fast. After about 20 days, the wine would be ready. After the grape skin, grape seeds, and fruit were filtered out with clean gauze, the remaining wine would be the real thing. Finally, the wine can be sold in a custom-made wine jar with a capacity of two catties. The price per jar is two taels.


    Qin Mian supervised once, and after confirming that everyone had learnt, he handed the task over to Uncle Fu. His and Lei Tia''s main mission was still to take care of their son.


    The four-month-old Yuan and Mi were already very strong, not only able to turn over, but sometimes even able to sit. Her big black eyes, white and tender face, and her chubby little hands were adorned with a light blue crotch jumpsuit embroidered with fruits, revealing her soft and tender little butt. She was really adorable. Regardless of whether it was a little girl, woman or old lady, anyone who saw these two little fellows couldn''t help but look at them a few more times. Their hearts softened, and they wished they could pick them up and kiss them with all their might.


    But Qin Mian would never give them the chance to do so. How could his son be kissed so casually? How many germs were there?


    It was even more impossible for Lei Tia to allow others to kiss his son.


    That evening, after di


    er, the sun had just set and the heat had dissipated quite a bit. To the west, half the sky was covered with the glow of the sunset. Countless dragonflies flew in the sky, diligently killing the mosquitoes. The summer breeze was cool and refreshing.


    After Qin Mian and Lei Tia washed the two little fellows, they changed into clean clothes, put them into the baby carriage and pushed them out of the house.


    A little white and golden hair followed lazily.


    The two perambulators were specially made by Qin Mian for drawing. They were exactly the same, they could be separated, and they could even be merged together to facilitate the relationship between the two children. On one side of the stroller was a bottle of milk, and on the other a bag containing a clean diaper. Toys shaped like fruit from brightly colored cloth hung on a sunshade above the stroller.


    Yuan Yuan and Man were very smart. The moment they sat on the baby carriage, they knew that they were going out.


    He was so happy that he jumped up and down, "Yiya ??"


    Yuan Yuan''s expression was not obvious, but it also showed that she was very happy.


    Maybe it really has something to do with inheritance. Yuan Yuan looks extremely similar to Lei Tia, with his expression and ''words'' too little." When Qin Mian first found out, he had wanted to quickly correct Yuan Yuan, so he hugged Yuan Yuan more often. Every time he hugged Yuan Yuan, he would tease him a lot of things, but it was to no avail. Actually, there was nothing bad about being like Tia; he was just as cute.


    After di


    er, the villagers left the village with a large fan. They gathered under the tree to enjoy the cool air and chat.


    "Tia, Tia''s daughter-in-law, you brought your child out for a walk again."


    Qin Mian smiled and greeted, "That''s right. The two little fellows like to go out for a stroll. It''s like they don''t have enough eyes. "


    When the villagers saw Yuan Yuan and the others rolling their eyes, looking left and right, they all started laughing.


    "These two children are becoming more and more adorable."


    When Lei Tia saw Precinct Head, he cupped his hands and said, "Precinct Head is here as well. My wife and I have something we want to talk to you about."


    The Zhuang family usually didn''t have much entertainment as they were all gossiping about the matter. They looked over curiously.


    What Lei Tia said in front of so many people, was that he did not mind others knowing. Precinct Head immediately asked: "Tia, what is it?"


    Lei Tia said: "Our husband plans to spend money to build a school in the village."


    The villagers were both surprised and happy as they surrounded him. They were afraid of the slightest bit of white and golden fur, so they didn''t dare to get too close.


    "Brother Tia, is this true?"


    Here, he had no choice but to talk about the situation with regards to Qingshan Village. Qingshan Village were located in a remote place, the soil conditions were not too good, and there were not many crops in the ground. As a result, before Processing Factory were built, Qingshan Village were relatively poor, and there were no academies in the village. To study, the children had to go to the school in town. However, Qingshan Village was an hour''s journey away from town, so it was very inconvenient to travel back and forth. For example, when Lei Xiangzhi was in town studying, he lived in the house provided by the Town Academy, in order to not waste his time on the road. The villagers felt that it was too troublesome to send their children back and forth every day. They were worried that their children would go to school in the morning and at night, so they decided to stay in the village and spend a lot of money on accommodation. As a result, many villagers had no choice but to give up on the idea of letting their children study. However, scholars have always had a high status. Who doesn''t want their children to one day be full of poetry and even start their career? Taking a step back, even if they were not expected to take the Elementary Scholar examination, being able to read a few words was a good thing. Once they grew up, finding a job would be even easier.


    One could imagine how great of a stir Lei Tia''s words had caused. Not long after, the villagers who had received the news rushed over and started asking all at once.


    The Precinct Head was still the most imposing one. With a loud shout, he made everyone sit down and stop making noise.


    Precinct Head was also very excited, "Tia, tell me the specifics."


    Yuan Yuan played with the golden hair and the little white one.


    "It was my wife''s idea, let my wife speak." Lei Tia took out a handkerchief and wiped his son''s hands, telling the white and golden hair to back off.


    Qin Mianxin''s home was extremely warm, and his family was constantly thinking of ways to raise his position in the village.


    "In the past few years, the fact that our family was able to establish ourselves in the village and live such a peaceful life was all thanks to the support of our fellow villagers. In order to express our gratitude and in order to let the children of our Qingshan Village be more promising than our generation, Tia and I decided to build a school. The academy would have two bookhouses, one of which would teach the children who only wanted to know a few words, what could be called the ordinary class, and the other the children who wanted to take the examination, what could be called the imperial examination class. The tables, chairs and the like in the school were all paid for by our family. The children of the ordinary class only needed to pay twenty cents a month to pay for the teachers'' expenses; the children of the imperial examinations only needed to pay a monthly fee of one hundred cents, which was also given to the teachers. If the sum is not enough to pay for the teachers'' wages, it will still be made up by our family. Of course, I will have to trouble Precinct Head in taking care of the money. "

 Chapter 140 Baby Voodoo

    Actually, the reason Qin Mian and Lei Tia decided to build the Academy was partly because they wanted their unique family to better integrate into the Qingshan Village, but also because of their son. Skilled agribusiness ", if no accident, Yuan Yuan and Full will grow up to walk the road of imperial examinations." Since he and Lei Tia were worried to be sent to the town to study, they might as well keep it by their side. Firstly, they could take care of their lives. As for inviting others to teach him something, Qin Mian had never thought about it. He did not want to deprive the children of the pleasure of studying with the other children.


    Hearing Qin Mian''s words, the villagers all looked happy, and they all started discussing in groups of two or three.


    "This is a great thing. The school in town didn''t care if you just wanted to read or if you wanted to take the Elementary Scholar exam, you had to pay two hundred gold coins a month. "In one year, it''ll be over two hundred silver!"


    "Yeah!"


    "The ordinary class only costs twenty words a month ?C if the child is diligent and smart enough, he can learn hundreds of thousands of words at twenty coins, it''s definitely worth it!"


    "Lei Tia and his wife are really kind!"


    "After the academy is built, I have to send the two boys to learn how to read. Otherwise, they would have to play cat and dog in the village every day and cause trouble. "


    "Hehe, I want my family''s little brat to take the exam. How good is it to become a high-ranking official in the future!"


    "Hahaha, are you dreaming?"


    "Fuck you!"


    "..."


    The villagers talked loudly, and the atmosphere was very warm.


    Precinct Head laughed out loud, he did not dare pat Lei Tia''s shoulders and strongly patted Qin Mian''s shoulders, "Good, good, good, I thank you on behalf of all the villagers. I believe that our Qingshan Village will get better and better in the future! "


    "Uncle Precinct Head is too polite, we are just doing our part." Qin Mian took out a piece of 50 taels of silver and gave it to him, saying sincerely, "Uncle Precinct Head, you know Tia and I are busy people, I''m afraid we don''t care about the matters of the academy. Therefore, I will have to trouble you to bear this burden. "Take this money. If it''s not enough, just let us know."


    With so many villagers present, the Precinct Head magnanimously accepted it, "Alright, since you trust me, I will accept it. The village cut one piece for free. I''ll do it. The teachers of the Common Class didn''t need to have any achievements. They just needed to find someone who was patient and was in charge. Let me think of a solution. The teachers of the Elementary Scholars class would need to put in some effort. Tia, Tia''s wife, I remember that you two have some relationship with the county''s President Huo, would it be possible to ask him if there were any suitable people? There are quite a few children in our village who want to take the exam. Since the academy has been built up, we should properly teach them. We can''t delay any longer. "


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then said: "President Huo is the leader of a courtyard, he is busy with all sorts of matters, it would not be easy to meet him. However, Tia and I will go to the Academy tomorrow to inform Fifth Brother that his good friend is the son of the President Huo, so it would be more appropriate to hook up with Young Master Huo. "


    The Precinct Head nodded: "Yes, your consideration is still thoughtful, so it would be best if you and Tia take your time."


    Yuan Yuan and full of baby carriage drowsiness. After Qin Mian and Lei Tia bid farewell to Precinct Head, they carried the two children and pushed the baby carriage home.


    Behind him, the villagers were still in heated discussion.


    The two little fellows lay on the shoulders of their fathers, and with each step they swayed, they quickly fell asleep.


    After returning home, Qin Mian and Lei Tia took turns to look after the children and bathe.


    Lei Tia took a bath and returned to his room. The two little ones were sleeping soundly in the crib, while the big ones were lying motionlessly on the pillow, as if they were asleep too. He gently walked over, grabbed the youth''s calves, and placed a wet kiss on the back of his waist.


    Qin Mian was so sensitive that he trembled, sprawled on the pillow, and didn''t move. Lei Tia took off the robe he had just put on and pressed it down once again.


    Because of the two children, the chances of the two of them being intimate started to decrease, and this time, the romance lasted especially long. It was only when Qin Mian could not resist and begged for mercy that Lei Tia let him go.


    "Wife ??" Lei Tia''s lips arched onto Qin Mian''s neck as the temperature of his body continued to rise.


    Qin Mian backed off in alarm, his voice hoarse, "It really can''t come again!"


    Lei Tia pulled him back into his embrace, lightly patted his back to stop him from struggling, and then carefully kissed the top of his head, "Sleep. When you fall asleep, I''ll give you a bath. "


    Qin Mian was relieved, but he still could not help but mutter, "I already said I don''t want it, but you still ??"


    "Wife ??" "I missed you." Lei Tia''s voice was right next to his ear. It was very heavy, as if there was grievance in it.


    Qin Mian''s heart was thumping hard, his face was hot as if he had just come out of a hot spring. He turned over and hugged the man''s firm and powerful waist, and then raised his head to kiss his chin. He couldn''t help rubbing his hands together as the man''s breathing quickened. He quickly retracted his hand, closed his eyes, and said in a flustered ma


    er, "I''m going to sleep."


    Lei Tia slowly let out a breath and said in a low voice, "Sleep."


    Qin Mian felt that there was something bad about cultivating ?? his body recovered very quickly, to the point that Lei Tia felt that his body could still take more. When he woke up in the morning, that guy''s burning gaze slowly swept over him. His back felt numb, and he glared at him with a stern expression.


    Lei Tia pushed the crib to the entrance of the kitchen and went to the stove to get firewood as if nothing had happened.


    "Wife, I can go to the county by myself."


    Although Lei Tia spoke less, there weren''t any obstacles in the way of communication. Qin Mian was completely at ease, "Riding the horse or taking the carriage?"


    "Ride your horse and come back quickly."


    "Explain the situation clearly. I believe that Young Master Huo would be happy to help. In a while, I will get someone to pick some peach and grapes, you bring them over to him and the Fifth Brother. "


    "Yes."


    After breakfast, Lei Tia brought along Fruit and rode out of the house.


    Qin Mian was at home with two children. It was a hot day. The father and son duo did not go out, but stayed in the living room. The two little guys were very nice. After eating and drinking until they were full, they obediently played on the baby bed. If it wasn''t for you touching me, let me pat you. Qin Mian was busy drawing the clothing design, so he had to make a few more sets for his family of four. He just thought of the scene, and felt it to be interesting.


    Lei Tia returned in the afternoon.


    Qin Mian was taking the two babies for a nap in his room. Feeling that someone was sleeping, he blurrily opened his eyes to take a look, and asked vaguely: "Have you eaten lunch yet?"


    "Yes. "Sleep." Lei Tia kissed him on his forehead.


    Qin Mian fell asleep again, even when he slept, he did not forget to squeeze into the man''s embrace. After waking up from his nap, he asked Lei Tia how things were going.


    Lei Tia said: "I told this matter to Young Master Huo. Young Master Huo immediately went to find President Huo and told me about it. The President Huo just so happens to have a good friend with the surname Chen. Recently, he has been wanting to find a peaceful place to settle down. President Huo will first ask for Mister Chen''s opinion, and when there is news, inform Fifth Brother, and then ask Fifth Brother to pass it on to us. "


    "Since we are good friends, President Huo must understand that Mr. Chen very well. When the time comes, I will have to inform the Precinct Head that I will need to go out of my way to invite him and not disrespect his ma


    ers. "


    Precinct Head was very efficient, he only used three days to buy all the bricks, tiles, sand and stones needed for building the house. The Gai Academy was a joyous occasion in the village. All the men who had nothing to do in the village went to help, and the women also moved to send them some cold tea, green bean soup, and other things to relieve the heat.


    At the end of August, Lei Xiangzhi came back on vacation. If he brought back the President Huo, that Mister Chen would become a teacher at Qingshan Village.


    At this time, the school was also completed, and it was called the "Qingshan Village Academy". Two bookshops, two study rooms, and a corridor at the side. It led to the backyard, where the teachers lived.


    The villagers were afraid that they would neglect the teacher. They even dug up some honeysuckle and chrysanthemums from the mountain and planted them in the courtyard. Although it was not elegant, it was also very interesting.


    Two days later, Precinct Head personally brought Teacher Chen Fei to Qingshan Village. Teacher Chen was about 45 or 46 years old. He was lean and had a pair of bright eyes. When he raised his hands and raised his feet, he exuded a refined aura. Even the villagers, who did not know how to read large characters, could tell that he was a scholar.


    The teacher in charge of the ordinary class was the eldest son of the Precinct Head, Luo Youde. It was not that the Precinct Head was biased towards his son, but rather, the Precinct Head wanted his son to become a genius. Lot of good people are literate enough. No one in the village had any objections.


    At the begi


    ing of September, school began. The Common Class had more than fifty students, and their ages ranged from six to sixteen. The Imperial Examinations class accepted eight students.


    On the first day of school, the parents were curiously watching the scene outside the window of the Common Class. Since they were all from the village, Luo Youde didn''t want to chase them away, so he had to let them go. Luo Youde was quite smart. First, he taught them simple words, such as'' up, down, left, right, sky, wind, rain, etc., as well as various surnames in the village.


    On the side of the Imperial Examinations class, the parents didn''t dare to go over. The Imperial examinations were a sacred matter to them, so they did not dare to affect their children''s studies. Moreover, they had heard that Teacher Chen was a Scholar, so he had a great reputation.


    All in all, the academy''s class started very smoothly. Many villagers were deeply moved. Ever since there was the academy, the children no longer idled around, and the entire village became much calmer. Later in the afternoon, when the children were able to write a few words on the ground for them to see, and even teach them how to write, their hearts were filled with an unspeakable pride.


    Time flowed like water. In the blink of an eye, it was already September, and the day of the country exam was about to arrive.


    Therefore, Lei Xiangzhi and the other students had to once again head towards the Qingtian Mansion.


    Lei Xiangzhi rested at home for two days. One could tell that he was slightly nervous. The hometown examination was held every three years. If he failed this time, he would have to wait three years before he could take the exam again. It was no wonder that even his usually confident self would become nervous. However, after two days at home, he regained his composure.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not send Lei Xiangzhi off this time, but they still sent four families to escort Lei Qinshun, Lei Qin Yuan, Lei Qin Hui and Lei Qin Jian to the Qingtian Mansion. After going through more than a year of intense training, Lei Qinshun and the other three could already be considered experts.


    The villagers of Qingshan Village were also very concerned about Lei Xiangzhi, as he was the main topic of conversation for the past few days.


    On the other hand, Qin Mian and Lei Tia Family had been discussing about Yuan Yuan for the past five months. There was a custom in the village. When a baby was five months old, it would be able to smell the fragrance of the five grains. The parents would "eat meat" for it, in short, to let them have a taste of its meat. Meat is usually served with rabbit or fish, symbolizing cleverness and cleverness.


    For the lunch, Qin Mian had prepared both the rabbit and fish.


    Yuan Yuan He sat on the arms of Qin Mian and Lei Tia, his eyes fixed on the dishes on the table.


    "Yi Ah ??"


    Qin Mian laughed out loud, "How do you two little fellows know that these are all for food?"


    Lei Tia said: "Of course our son is smart."


    Qin Mian laughed and glanced at him, and said: "That''s right!"


    He dipped his chopsticks into the soup and filled his mouth. He smiled with a satisfied look on his face. Qin Mian picked up a little more cooked rabbit meat and put it into his mouth. The little guy''s lips moved, but he didn''t have any teeth. His minced meat flowed along his saliva. Qin Mian hurriedly stuffed the meat inside with his chopsticks, the little guy''s mouth moved again, this time eating it.


    "Tia, what are you doing?" The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched. He saw that Lei Tia had dipped her chopsticks in wine and fed it to Yuan Yuan.


    Lei Tia said calmly: "This way, I can practice my alcohol tolerance."


    If his ears weren''t red, Qin Mian might have believed him. However, it was rare for a man to be so childish. He chuckled softly and looked at Yuan Yuan without saying anything else.


    Yuan Yuan''s mouth suddenly opened. It was obvious that she was spicy, but she didn''t cry. After a while, she smacked her lips and looked at the dishes on the table.


    Lei Tia dipped his chopsticks into the broth and let him lick it. Then, he blowed a grain of rice and placed it in his mouth.

 Chapter 141 Lei Tie You Slut!

    In the evening, the villagers gathered under the trees to enjoy the cool air as usual. They first talked about the upcoming autumn harvest, and then chatted about the school in the village. Naturally, they talked about the people who contributed the school''s resources, Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Zhao Sifan was holding a bowl of food and eating di


    er at the side. When he heard these words, the hatred that he had suppressed with great difficulty resurfaced. Why should he be looked down upon by others, but be respected by those two bu


    y elders? If he had been able to give Lei Tia a concubine back then, he would have been able to use his cousin to take Lei Tia into her hands. Unfortunately, Lei Daqiang and Madam Du, the two old bastards, had been too useless and wasted such a good idea.


    The more he thought about it, the more furious and resentful he became. His chest was constantly churning, making him restless. Suddenly, the word "Autumn Harvest" flashed through his mind. His gaze drifted towards the golden rice fields outside the village as a brilliant idea surged into his mind. Since they couldn''t do anything to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, they would make them lose a lot of money!


    "Four shots, what are you thinking? "Laughing so horribly." Elder Jiang stared at him coldly for a while before asking suspiciously.


    Zhao Si regained his senses and said with a smile, "It''s nothing, it''s nothing. I''ll go back and get some food."


    Elder Jiang frowned, he had a nagging feeling that this Zhao Si Fa was about to have another trick up his sleeve.


    Zhao Sifeng hurried home. He felt a chill on his back. He shook his head and strode into the house.


    Inside the Leisurely Dwelling House, Lei Tia was in the middle of collecting the diapers that were dried on the cloths of the clothes dryer. He withdrew his spirit consciousness without leaving a trace, and with a light wave of his right hand, the rope on the windowsill started to tremble.


    After a while, Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu rushed over. They were all puzzled that it was rare for the uncle and the young master to gather the two of them at the same time.


    "Greetings, sir. May I know what grandpa has instructed you to do so? "


    Lei Tia folded the diaper and put it back in the basket, his voice cold, "From now on, keep an eye on Zhao Si Han. This time, I want to drive him out of the Qingshan Village. "


    Uncle Fu''s expression turned cold. It was Zhao Sifeng again! Somehow, the fact that Zhao Si Han wanted to tell the world about his own cousin becoming Master''s concubine was spread out. The servants of Leisurely Dwelling House all gritted their teeth in hatred towards Zhao Si Han. However, the Great Master and the Young Master did not express anything, even as servants, they did not dare to act rashly. This time, since the Lord had given the order, they could let go of Zhao Si''s hand.


    "Please rest assured, sir!" The Uncle Fu said solemnly.


    After returning to his residence, Uncle Fu gathered all the servants that had nothing to do and gave them a few orders. The servants nodded, restrained their excitement, and dispersed.


    The night gradually turned darker.


    When the whole village calmed down, Zhao Sifeng quietly got out of bed and covered his face with a black cloth. He picked up the torch and flint that he had prepared and quietly went out, sneaking out of the village.


    He didn''t know that ever since Lei Tia found out that the Madam Du wanted to give him a concubine, he had been secretly monitoring him, waiting for a good opportunity. Now, a few black shadows were silently following behind him.


    Borrowing the moonlight, Zhao Si Fa quickly arrived at a rice field and sneered sinisterly, "Qin Mian, Lei Tia, you can only blame yourselves for co


    ecting your family''s rice fields. "Hum, hum, hum!"


    When he couldn''t find any suspicious movements, he crouched down and lit the torch with a flint. Under the flickering light, his smile became even more ferocious. He raised the torch and ignited the rice in the field.


    Not far away, Lei Qinshun was so angry that he wanted to jump up. They thought that Zhao Sifeng would do something bad, but they did not expect him to be so malicious.


    Lei Qin Li stopped him in time and whispered, "Third brother, don''t be anxious. When Precinct Head and the rest come, we can catch him immediately. If I go up now, I might even get bitten back. "


    Lei Qinshun understood that his words were reasonable, he took a deep breath and nodded, then continued to hide.


    Zhao Sifeng lit one fire and then walked to another place to continue setting fire to the rice fields. His face revealed a proud and ruthless smile.


    Just at that moment, a familiar roar came from afar, "Zhao Si''s attack! What are you doing! "


    Zhao Sifei jumped in fright. His hand trembled as he shook off the torch. The torch flew out with a "sou" sound and landed in the paddy field next door. The fire burned brighter and brighter.


    Zhao Si covered his face in panic. His face was covered, how did Precinct Head know it was him?


    He didn''t even think about it. They were all people from the same village, so they were all very familiar with each other. One could easily recognize them just by looking at their backs.


    Seeing that the Precinct Head and the two esteemed elders from the village were there, Lei Qinshun and the others who were lying in ambush immediately jumped out and used their swords to cut out a isolation belt in the paddy field. In order to save their own paddy field, they didn''t have the time to save the one next door, so they could only let it burn for the time being.


    "Precinct Head ??" Zhao Sifeng''s face turned pale as he weakly kneeled on the ground, "I, I ??"


    Precinct Head''s face was ashen as he said to Lei Qin Cheng: "Quickly run over to the village and call for help!"


    Lei Qin cupped his hands and quickly ran away.


    Precinct Head slapped Zhao Si Han''s face angrily.


    "Zhao Si Fa ??" You, how did you become so vicious? Food is the root of farmers! " Old Master Liu leaned on his walking stick and knocked on the ground in exasperation.


    Old Master Wang didn''t even bother to speak to Zhao Sifeng.


    The villagers quickly rushed over and used basins, buckets, etc., to scoop water from the river to extinguish the fire. Fortunately, the rescue was timely, and Qin Mian Family only lost about three points of rice. The next field was Zhao Wenzhong''s, so he was in trouble. More than half of an acre of rice field had been burnt.


    When they found out that Zhao Si had set fire to the village, the villagers looked at him in disbelief and fear. There are no conflicts between the townspeople, such as snatching water when planting seedlings, slicing the grass on the edge of a common field ?? I think I cut too much, I think you cut too much, or your child beat up my child, or my cow accidentally stepped on your family''s crops ?? It was normal to have these small contradictions, cursing each other for a few days or even during the Cold War for a few days, but after a few days, there would be laughter and chatter again. However, there had never been anyone as vicious as Zhao Sihao. How could they not be worried? Such an ill-intentioned person was like a venomous snake. Who knew when he would come out and take a bite.


    Some of the more impatient villagers could not help but open their mouths, "Precinct Head, you can''t easily spare Zhao Sifeng."


    Someone immediately agreed, "Yes! Such a malicious person, who knows if there will be a day when he will deal with us again. "


    It was at this time that Lei Qinzhong waited and bowed respectfully towards the Precinct Head, "Precinct Head, just now this servant told you that Zhao Si had ill intentions, and you did not believe me. If it wasn''t for the fact that our family''s boss had been on guard against Zhao Sifeng, our family''s ten mu of rice and Uncle Zhao''s family would not have been the ones to lose today. You see, the distance between the paddy field and the paddy field is not far, and today the wind is strong, so if you are not careful, the sparks will be blown into the next field. By then, the consequences would be unthinkable. Precinct Head, everyone, our Master and Young Master have shown mercy to Zhao Si on several occasions.


    The villagers became excited.


    "Precinct Head, chase Zhao Si Han out of the Qingshan Village!"


    "Yes!" Chasing out the Qingshan Village! "


    "Our village ca


    ot tolerate a Buddha like him!"


    "..."


    Zhao Si abruptly regained his senses, and started crying while hugging onto Precinct Head''s leg, his tears and snot flowing together, "Precinct Head, I know my wrongs, I really know my wrongs, please forgive me this time. I''ll kowtow to you, I''ll kowtow to you! "


    The Precinct Head coldly pushed him away. No matter what he did, whether it was considering his evil deeds, Lei Tia''s husband''s care for his family, or his care in Qingshan Village, he couldn''t let Zhao Sifei go.


    "No, I can''t afford it. Zhao Sifei, this Precinct Head will allow you to leave the Qingshan Village within two days. You are not allowed to step into the Qingshan Village again in the future. Otherwise, we will send you to the government and let the county magistrate handle this matter. "


    Zhao Sifeng sat dejectedly on the ground, his face ashen.


    Precinct Head looked at the two grandfathers.


    "Lordmaster Liu, Lordmaster Wang, are you two elders alright with this?"


    Old Master Liu let out a faint sigh, and looked at Zhao Sifeng resentfully, "Very good. This old one does not want to see the wind of Qingshan Village be defeated by him! "


    Old Master Wang nodded as well. "That''s what we''ll do."


    Just as Qin Mian was sleeping soundly, he suddenly felt that there was no one by his side. He immediately woke up and saw Lei Tia standing in front of the french window. He rubbed his eyes and walked over, lazily laying on Lei Tia''s shoulder. The distant firelight woke him up in a split-second, "What happened over there?"


    Lei Tia carried him and noticed that he was not wearing any shoes. He frowned, placed the person back on the bed, wiped his feet, and briefly explained the situation.


    "Are you saying that you have ''monitored'' Zhao Si for more than five months?" Qin Mian opened his eyes in shock. He was not the kind of person who would repay a grievance by being ridden on top of a person''s head. Madam Du''s actions that day were urged on him by Zhao Si, he had heard of it as well, but Yuan Yuan and his full birth took up most of his attention and energy, and he had never been able to take care of Zhao Si Han. Furthermore, Lei Tia did not mention anything about it, so he thought that Lei Tia would not have the time to talk about it at this point of time.


    "Even if you have a cultivation base, using your Spiritual Awareness to stare at him for five months will be very tiring. Why didn''t you tell me? " Qin Mian was touched and pained at the same time. He opened his mouth and bit on Lei Tia''s neck forcefully.


    Lei Tia pulled him down and laid him down, placing his arm under his head, and said indifferently: "I will never let anyone who bullies you go."


    Qin Mian felt that his heart was about to be melted by the warmth he received and climbed onto his body. Both of his elbows were on his hard chest and his head was supported by his hands as he watched Yue Yang attentively.


    Lei Tia caressed his shoulder. Even though there was a night gown separating them, he could still feel the smooth and exquisite skin. He asked softly, "What''s wrong?"


    "Master, you''re awesome!" Qin Mian beamed at him, a teasing glint in his eyes.


    Lei Tia''s heart was beating erratically because of the new title. Two large palms grabbed his waist, his fiery eyes locked onto his body, and he said, "Wifey, call me again."


    His body''s temperature was like boiling lava, and instantly transferred onto Qin Mian''s body. Qin Mian realized that his joke was too much. He turned his body to get down from his body, but he could not move.


    "Wife, call me again." Lei Tia wrapped an iron arm around his waist and used his other hand to grip the back of his head, causing the two to stick their noses to the tip of their nose.


    "My wife." Qin Mian smiled and shouted happily. He could clearly see a few tiny droplets of saliva on Lei Tia''s lips, his cheeks were hot, and his heart was in turmoil.


    Lei Tia raised his eyebrows slightly, and impolitely ripped off the clothes on his body ??


    The moon seemed to shyness as she slowly slipped into the clouds.


    The activity within the room grew more and more intense. After a long while, a trembling "hubby" was suddenly heard, and after a while, he regained his calm. A moment later, another angry shout filled with shame sounded, "Lei Tia! "F * ck you!"


    The white and golden hair downstairs were woken up. They raised their heads and glanced at the second floor before lying back down on the floor to continue sleeping, their heads touching each other''s.


    "Ah?" A young voice came from the crib.


    Qin Mian turned his head and saw the crib. It was unknown when Yuan Yuan and Man Man had woken up. Yuan Yuan was sitting with his back against the railing, and it was unknown when he had turned into lying prone position. The two little fellows were curiously looking in the direction of the large bed.


    Did the two little fellows take what happened just now to heart? Qin Mian''s face immediately flushed red, he quickly grabbed his tattered pyjamas and draped them over his body. No matter how much he could block, he kicked Lei Tia off the bed.

 Chapter 142 Year 1

    "Cluck, cluck, cluck ??" He clapped his hands and laughed until drool flowed from his mouth. Yuan Yuan stared at his dad who was lying on the ground in confusion. Could it be a new game?


    Lei Tia got up from the ground calmly and told the two little fellows to lie down, then pulled the crib to coax them to sleep.


    Qin Mian ran over and carried one of them in each hand. He placed the two little fellows in the middle of the bed and laid them down on the left half of the bed.


    Lei Tia was stu


    ed for a moment. He shook his head and took out a new pajamas from the closet for him to put on.


    Lei Tia consciously laid on the right side of the bed, reflecting on his new title for his wife. His gaze involuntarily fell on his face, and his body became restless again.


    Qin Mian accidentally saw him lift his leg and give him another kick. His leg was grabbed by Lei Tia''s big hand, and gently pinched it, making it itch to shrink.


    "Wife, let''s stop this. Sleep."


    Qin Mian looked at him with the back of his head and unknowingly fell asleep.


    Lei Tia patted the two little fellows. After they fell asleep, he carried them back to the baby bed and moved them behind his wife''s back to embrace them. Only then did he feel at ease, and closed his eyes in satisfaction.


    It was unknown if Qin Mian sensed it or not, but the corners of both sides of his mouth raised.


    A few days later, early in the morning, the deafening sound of the firecrackers woke up the village. The firecrackers lasted for a full minute, then it stopped for about two breaths.


    Lei Xiangzhi was lifted!


    He won the second place in the country test, which is to say, the second place.


    The entire village was stirred, the villagers all secretly said that Lei Daqiang and Madam Du burnt incense in their previous life. Lei Xiangzhi had become the only old master in Qingshan Village who was a High Scholar. Based on the current situation, the chances of him obtaining good results in both the examination and the Hall examination was very high. When they thought of the possibility that Lei Xiangzhi would become a flower scout, top scorer, or top scholar in the future, the villagers were unable to contain their excitement. For an outsider to be so excited, this was even more so for a person living in the old residence.


    Three days later, during the banquet, Qin Mian and Lei Tia asked the Uncle Fu to give them six books and a red packet worth ten silver.


    The examination would be held every three years, and this year''s examination would be held in April, two years later, also known as the Spring Festival. Lei Xiangzhi still had plenty of time to prepare.


    After the liveliness, he immersed himself into the busy October of Jin and Autumn.


    After the servants finished harvesting the soybeans, Qin Mian unintentionally thought of his previous cooking which he had forgotten about. He quickly ordered Lei Tia to take out the jar and open it.


    After being pickled for two years, the curd remained in a neat shape. It was bright red in color and exquisite in texture. It stank slightly and tasted soft and fresh. It was spicy and satisfying.


    With only a piece of curd milk, Qin Mian ate three bowls of rice. Lei Tia also really liked this kind of spicy fragrance, it was on par with his wife.


    Qin Mian didn''t want to miss any opportunities to do business. He made the Uncle Fu order a thousand white porcelain bottles that were around the size of milk bottles from the later generations. They were also branded with a trade name and logo. The marinated milk was stored in a beautiful white porcelain bottle at twelve yuan per bottle. After a year, the bottles would be sold for one tael each. When you don''t have an appetite to eat, it''s best to make a meal out of putrefying milk.


    "..."


    Winter passed, and spring arrived. In the blink of an eye, twenty-six years passed.


    Yuan Yuan and the little saplings were growing up healthy and strong. In two days time, their first birthday would come.


    A one-year old was a small transition in the lives of two little fellows. Qin Mian placed great importance on them, and had already started preparing two days ahead of time, throwing the two little fellows over to their father.


    Lei Tia sat on the living room''s soft carpet to accompany the two little fellows. Yuan Yuan is very athletic, the favorite thing to do is to climb up and down on the father. Lei Tia expressionlessly supported him, in case he fell. Occasionally, he would even help him climb up.


    Throwing away the toy in his hands, he crawled towards his father as if he thought of something and stopped. He seemed to feel that it was too slow for him to crawl, and using both hands to support himself on the carpet, he used all his strength to stand up. He staggered towards Lei Tia with a smile on his face and called out in a childish voice, "Dad, Dad!"


    Lei Tia promptly pulled him into his embrace, sat him down, and said gently: "Full of them. Your father forbade you to learn to walk too early."


    The expression on his face was not so rich that outsiders would have thought he was angry. But he must not be afraid of him. He jumped forward and was caught by the old man. The old man chuckled as he climbed onto the old man''s body like a contestant.


    Lei Tia followed suit and laid on the carpet, allowing the two little fellows to crawl on his body, tugging at his hair and tugging at his clothes.


    He looked up. It was almost noon and his wife had not come back yet.


    "Big brother." Grab the round clothes.


    Yuan Yuan turned around and looked at everyone, and then shouted with all seriousness, "Little brother."


    "Cluck, cluck, cluck ??" He climbed onto Lei Tia''s chest and reached out his chubby little hands, curiously poking''s face, pinching his nose and tugging at his ears.


    Yuan Yuan looked at his dad and then looked at him. He frowned as if he wanted to stop his brother from bullying his dad, but he didn''t want to disappoint his brother. He bent down and hugged his dad''s head.


    Lei Tia''s eyes were filled with gentleness as he reached out to rub his little head.


    Qin Mian leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed against his chest, and a rueful smile hung on his face. Yuan Yuan spoke less, and Lei Tia spoke less too. He had always been worried that Yuan Yuan and Lei Tia were too unfamiliar with each other, and it seemed like he was overthinking things. Yuan Yuan is really smart!


    The light at the door was partially blocked. Lei Tia raised his head and a touch of gentleness flashed across his deep eyes. His seventeen-year-old youth was already tall, only half a head shorter than him. His moon-white robe gracefully outlined his slender, upright figure, perfectly accentuating his windy temperament. His face and neck had become the color of wheat after being exposed to the sun for several days, making him appear even healthier and sexy, so much so that he could hardly tear his eyes away.


    "Yuan Yuan, it''s full. Daddy is back." Qin Mian walked over, sat on the carpet, bent down, and kissed his round face, his full cheeks were also kissed. Looking at his eager gaze, he smiled, then turned his back towards Yuan Yuan and forcefully kissed him on the lips.


    "Daddy!"


    "Father."


    Yuan Yuan already showed a stable bearing at such a young age, following Qin Mian around at a leisurely pace.


    "Daddy, Guo Guo."


    Qin Mian knew that the two little fellows really wanted to eat fruits. He took out two peaches from his spatial storage and they each took one. After peeling the peaches off their skins, he used a spoon to scratch their flesh and fed it to them.


    "Wife, how are your preparations?"


    Qin Mian was about to speak, but Yuan Yuan expressionlessly spat out two words, "Wife."


    The spoon in Lei Tia''s hand trembled, and the fruit inside the spoon fell onto the carpet.


    Qin Mian was stu


    ed, then laughed and smashed the carpet, "Hahaha ??"


    Lei Tia silently looked at Yuan Yuan for a while, then pointed at Qin Mian, "He is my wife, you ca


    ot call him that."


    Yuan Yuan looked at him with blinking eyes for a while, "Oh." It was hard to tell if he really understood or was just unintentionally pronouncing it.


    Qin Mian was laughing till he couldn''t breathe, there were still a few tears flowing out from the corners of his eyes.


    Lei Tia looked at him dotingly, wiped his tears away with his thumb and patted his back lightly.


    She also reached out her hands to pat Qin Mian''s back happily, "Daddy, you''re stupid!"


    Qin Mian froze and immediately stopped laughing. He coughed lightly and continued to feed him, looking serious.


    "Son, you can''t call Daddy stupid. Daddy is the smartest person in our family."


    Lei Tia shook his head and continued feeding Yuan Yuan.


    Qin Mian used a handkerchief to wipe the fruit on the carpet, replying to Lei Tia''s previous question, "Everything has been arranged, the butler will bring his people to take care of the rest."


    Two days later, Yuan Yuan and his one year old birthday arrived.


    The two little fellows were dressed in a new, more adorable and agile outfit. They wore baby hats in the shape of little yellow ducklings, and they wore blue frock coats and yellow turtlenecks. On their chests they had a large blue sack embroidered with a large apple; beneath them were blue leggings, and on their feet they wore tiger-shod shoes.


    Qin Mian took out two identical brocade boxes from the wardrobe. One of them had a round name Qin Ruiqi carved on it, and the other case was filled with names Lei Ruilin carved on it. He took out two silver ingots and placed them in two boxes. Then, he locked the boxes.


    Lei Tia did not understand.


    Qin Mian patted the box, and explained with a smile: "In the future, every time my son''s birthday is celebrated, we will save some money for him. When they are ten years old, give them the money and let them learn how to manage their finances. "


    Lei Tia nodded in understanding. A daughter-in-law always has a lot of weird ideas.


    Now, there were more servants in the Leisurely Dwelling House, and there were people taking care of and watching over them in every aspect. Qin Mian arranged for the location of the banquet to be at the Leisurely Dwelling House. The Leisurely Dwelling House''s small forest had already been tidied up a few years ago, and a large empty area had been planted with grass, which was suitable for serving banquets.


    Around noon, guests began to arrive.


    Before you eat longevity noodles, go through the week grabbing ceremony.


    The living room was covered with carpets. Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried Yuan Yuan and laid them all over the carpets. On the carpet were books, pens, ink, paper, ink stones, seals, an abacus, copper coins, silver coins, onions, seals, wooden swords, and more than twenty other items.


    The guests crowded around curiously.


    Qin Mian squatted at the side and told Yuan Yuan, "Yuan Yuan, full, and choose the one you like the most for father and father."


    Yuan Yuan picked up the inkstone closest to him, looked around and was attracted by the circular seal. After looking for a while, he didn''t take it. His eyes stayed on the wooden sword, and curiously picked it up and played with it.


    At the begi


    ing, Manshu crawled behind his brother. Seeing the seal, his eyes lit up and he quickly crawled over to pick it up. Holding it tightly, he raised his head and smiled at Qin Mian.


    The guests laughed and congratulated him.


    "Two sons, a man of letters and a man of war. Congratulations! "

 Chapter 143 You Can Forge Pills with Me

    "Thank you, thank you. Thank you for your blessings."


    Qin Mian hugged Yuan Yuan, looking at his serious look, he could not help but peck at his pink and tender face.


    The corner of Yuan Yuan''s mouth raised into a smile as he held his father''s face and gave him a kiss.


    Not willing to be outdone, she embraced Lei Tia''s neck and gave him a loud and clear kiss on his cheek.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia could not help but smile at each other.


    The others were all envious.


    The Uncle Fu warmly and considerately welcomed the guests, "Everyone, please come and take your seats over here."


    The Leisurely Dwelling House was so impressive, the masters and servants so courteous, and the guests unconsciously withdrew their usual crude sides, becoming gentle and refined as they cupped their fists and bowed to each other.


    "Please."


    "Please, you go first."


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee helped to entertain the guests.


    "Daddy, go." Yuan Yuan pointed at the ground.


    Qin Mian was a little hesitant, but still put him down. The book says that children are not good at learning to walk too early. But since it was the child''s own will, he felt that it would be better to follow it. Moreover, their children were not ordinary and could not simply copy the experiences of the books.


    Yuan Yuan staggered forward while Qin Mian followed behind. Both of her hands were extended out, ready to support him at any time.


    Everyone had always been looking at their big brother, struggling to slip down Lei Tia''s arms. Lei Tia placed him on the ground and smiled at the little guy, revealing four cute little teeth the size of corn grains.


    The two little fellows slowly walked forward a few steps. They seemed to have gained some experience, and soon, they walked steadily and steadily. He excitedly jogged to Yuan Yuan and held hands with him.


    Qin Mian crossed his arms, looking at the two of them, his face revealed a contentious expression that was filled with joy and worry.


    "What''s wrong?" Lei Tia held onto his shoulder.


    Qin Mian sighed, "For a child to know how to walk and run means that they will also learn how to ''harm'' others."


    Just as he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Yuan reach out to grab the teacup on the tea table and immediately ran over to stop him, "Son, this can''t be moved, it''s hot."


    He let go of his brother''s hand and grabbed the flowers in the pot. He pulled one off with his little hand and stuffed it into his mouth.


    "I can''t eat." Lei Tia took it away in time.


    He raised his head and looked at the little guy. There was a sly smile on his face as he turned around and walked away. His steps were small but firm. He clenched his little fist and walked forward bravely.


    Lei Tia shook his head slightly and followed along leisurely. He finally understood why his wife was so sweet but also slightly melancholy.


    After Yuan Yuan discovered this, he chased after him with small steps.


    "Little brother."


    Qin Mian watched as the two little radishes walked forward hand in hand, their bodies swaying. Their little butts swayed with their footsteps, calling each other too cute in his heart, and continuously laughing in silence.


    He turned his head and looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, "Dad, dad, lead the way."


    Lei Tia coordinated with them and he held Qin Mian''s hand in his own from time to time, and occasionally squeezed it lightly.


    "Shake." Yuan Yuan opened his mouth and even waved his hands to teach them.


    Lei Tia did so again.


    Qin Mian was speechless. He watched as Lei Tia did something childish with his masculine face.


    He nodded his head in satisfaction and continued walking forward.


    The man seemed to be in a very good mood, and his two sons were also very happy. Qin Mian simply let go of his and shook hands with Lei Tia as they took a stroll in the courtyard.


    Not long after walking out, she saw Lei Chuntao hesitating under the peach tree, seemingly filled with worry. Lei Chuntao was older than Qin Mian by half a year, she was almost eighteen years old, had a small stature and was very lively. Usually when they were walking in the village, many of the young men would peek at her.


    "Aunt!" She pulled at the corner of Lei Chuntao''s skirt.


    Lei Chuntao regained her senses, and exclaimed lightly: "Ai! "You''re so smart. You actually remembered your aunt." She carefully picked him up and rubbed his small head.


    "Aunty." Yuan Yuan also shouted.


    "Yuan Yuan, be good." It was difficult for Lei Chuntao to let her hug two of them at the same time.


    Lei Tia took away the full one in her arms. Qin Mian also hugged Yuan Yuan and looked at Lei Chuntao with deep concern, "Little sister, why didn''t you go over to take a seat?"


    Lei Chuntao wanted to say something but stopped. Her face was somewhat pale as she said in a low voice, "Father and Mother have been worrying about me recently ?? Things. Mom took a fancy to a rich man in town, and Dad wanted to... "Tell me about it to an Elementary Scholar ??"


    Generally, a girl would marry at the age of 14 or 15, and even before that, she would marry at the age of 13. Lei Chuntao would be eighteen in the autumn, it would really be too late if she did not marry now. From her tone, it seemed that she was not satisfied with either of the two choices. There might be a hidden story behind it. But honestly speaking, he also did not want to get involved with this old house, so she could only mention a few things, "You always have the best relationship with your fifth brother. If there''s anything that he''s unhappy about, then it''s fine to have a chat with your fifth brother."


    After the students were promoted, the academy did not force them to stay in the academy. They could continue their studies in the academy, or choose a different place to study. Lei Xiangzhi had always been strict with himself, he still stayed in the Academy and returned once a month just like before. He would come back a few more times when he had something to do.


    Lei Chuntao was clever, she understood what Qin Mian meant, and only then did the panic in her heart subside. It''s just that it''s not convenient for me to go out. I wonder if I can trouble my sister-in-law to send someone to the county to send a message to Fifth Brother? I''m afraid that if we''re too late, there might be other unforeseen events. "


    "No problem." Qin Mian smiled and nodded, then called a servant over, telling him to find something and go to the city.


    Lei Chuntao watched as the servant ran off. Her heart was at ease, and when she thought about how an unmarried lady like him took the initiative to mention about her marriage, his face flushed red.


    "Eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, then I ??"


    Qin Mian laughed, "Quickly go and eat, if you''re late, you''ll only be able to eat leftovers."


    "Mm, I''ll go. "Thank you, sister-in-law." Lei Chuntao carried her skirt and ran far away.


    That afternoon, Lei Xiangzhi rushed back from the county city. After a few days, news of a matchmaker coming from the village spread, and it was actually about the son of the Clear Cloud Academy''s President Huo, Huo Sirui! Huo Sirui was the top scorer of the country test, Top Scorer! He was someone who was very likely to be the top scorer in the future like Lei Xiangzhi, how could Lei Daqiang and Madam Du be unwilling?


    Later, it was Lei Chuntao herself who revealed it to Qin Mian. Because Huo Sirui had been to his house a few times, she and Huo Sirui had met each other a few times. Of course, there was no need to be ungrateful and accept things like this.


    What she did not know was that after President Huo and Madam Huo heard that their son had taken a fancy to Lei Xiangzhi''s sister, they had thoroughly investigated the situation of Lei Family. Madam Huo had even secretly met Lei Chuntao once. She really liked her, but she didn''t really like Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du.


    Huo Sirui advised her, that she was going to marry a daughter-in-law, not her own daughter. What character did Lei Daqiang and Madam Du have, it had nothing to do with them. Only then did he persuade Madam Huo to propose.


    Lei Chuntao''s wedding date was set to be eighteen in October, half a month earlier than her birthday. Before the age of eighteen, she could still be considered seventeen, so it would be easier to hear about it if it were to spread.


    Lei Xiangzhi had already made a decision on his marriage. The matchmaker guaranteed by the President Huo was the daughter of Clear Cloud Academy''s Teacher Li. Just like Madam Huo, he did not have a good impression of Lei Daqiang and Madam Du. However, he could not bear to see Lei Xiangzhi, this good candidate for son-in-law, so he could only ask his daughter for her opinion. Considering that his daughter had an idea and that she might not be unable to stop her parents-in-law, Teacher Li decided to settle the matter between the two of them. Lei Xiangzhi''s wedding date was one month earlier than Lei Chuntao''s, it was 18 September.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du''s sons and daughters had all found a good marriage, the two of them were walking in the village together, there was no need to mention it anymore.


    In September, Lei Xiangzhi got married. Qin Mian and Lei Tia prepared a gift and did not go to the banquet. On the second day, they did not appear for the betrothal ceremony. Lady Li was an ingenious person, and on the second day of her return, she personally paid a visit to Yuan Yuan and Mu, giving them a greeting gift.


    Madame Li was as straightforward as Madam Wei, and could even be called spicy, much like Wang Xinfeng. Qin Mian felt that the days of the old house would once again become turbulent.


    One month later, Lei Chuntao was married. It was not easy for this girl''s family to be married off to a county city alone. Besides giving her a dowry, Qin Mian and Lei Tia even gave her fifty silver taels as compensation.


    The love between Lei Daqiang and the Madam Wei for their daughter was not much worse than being able to marry off to her.


    After Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao had gotten married, Qin Mian, Lei Tia, and the Old Hall had even less contact. After Yuan Yuan and fully one year old, it was easier for father and son to communicate with each other, and the two children were easier to bring than before. As long as there was an opportunity, the two of them would enter the space.


    In the artifact forging room of the space, not only were hundreds of spiritual tools gathered, there were sabers, swords, bows, crossbows, axes, hooks, whips, and so on. There were also several jade slips containing formulas. In the pill concocting room, various pills were collected, such as Heart Cleansing Pill, Marrow Purification Pill, Soul Seizing Pill, Immortal Pill, Disguise Pill, and so on. Other than these, there were also tens of thousands of pill recipes that were stored in the jade slip by the previous owner. The Spirit Grass Garden was even more extraordinary. There were countless of different types of spirit herbs and spirit plants. The 500 year-old ginseng that was rare in the mortal world could only be ranked among the lowest in space.


    In order to not waste the resources in the space, Qin Mian and Lei Tia decided to choose one of each to learn from refining and refining pills. Qin Mian chose to refine pills, and Lei Tia chose to learn artifact forging.


    The first pill Qin Mian learned to refine was the Immortal Pill, which could slow down the aging process of mortals. After many experiments, he had refined a pill that had a weaker effect. It lasted twelve pills a month, and one pill per month. After three sessions, he would be at least ten years younger. He and Lei Tia specifically made a trip to the Deng Family Village to give Master Deng and Old Lady Deng a treatment course each, saying that this medicine was bought at a high price through a secret passage to prevent the old man and woman from revealing the news, and also telling them that they would be sending more medicine to them in the next two years.


    The first spirit treasure that Lei Tia refined was a piece of protective jade. When the owner was unable to defend against external attacks, like when he was unconscious, he could automatically protect the owner nine times. He gave the jade pendant to Qin Mian. Qin Mian wore it on his neck the entire time. The second spirit treasure Lei Tia refined was given to his two sons, a pair of bangles that could sense poisons. The two little fellows were still young and had no ability to protect themselves. Bracing them would help them avoid being poisoned.


    At the same time, Qin Mianxin also felt that he had let down his two sons. After being pressed on the bed by Lei Tia and bullied from the inside out a few times, he was no longer in the mood to think anymore.

 Chapter 144 Gifted Child

    Two years later


    It had only been two days, and it was drizzling again. At first it was drizzling, but soon it was raining. The rain ran down the roof like a natural bead curtain. Rain pattered on the emerald green leaves, and puddles soon appeared on the wet ground. Although it was already March,


    It was still very cold in the house due to the rain. Qin Mian got up and went into the room to get Yuan Yuan and his cotton clothes.


    In less than a month, the two little guys who were less than three years old were sitting on adjustable dining chairs. They were lying on the dining table as they obediently scooped up the food in their small bowls with blue rice straps around their necks.


    "Well, I can''t play in the rain." He held his chin and sighed like a little adult, looking at the rain and fog outside with melancholy.


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth raised, and used a handkerchief to wipe the egg drop on the corner of his mouth.


    Qin Mian came in with the two little guys'' clothes, and when he heard all the words, he couldn''t help but laugh. A little girl like him could even sigh.


    He heard Yuan Yuan say, "Brother, the rain has arrived. Will the su


    y weather be far away?"


    Qin Mian facepalmed. He was wrong, he shouldn''t have replaced the storybook with a prose book last night.


    He walked over and rubbed Yuan Yuan''s head, "Alright, you two little brats, if you don''t eat now, the food will get cold."


    Lei Tia took the clothes in his hands, "Wifey, eat."


    Qin Mian saw that there were two salted eggs on his plate, and smiled lightly. Needless to say, Lei Tia must have helped him peel it.


    "Tia, have you finished eating?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia took off the rice trolley around his sons'' necks, put on a thick outer coat for them, and tied them together again. With his cultivation level, he already didn''t need to eat the Wu Gu, but it was still pretty good for him to learn any of his wife''s cooking skills.


    He picked up the bowl and said crisply, "Dad, you still want to eat egg soup even though you''re full!"


    "It''s a great day." Lei Tia followed Qin Mian and learned how to praise his son in time. He picked up the half bowl of egg drop soup and scooped it up with his spoon before looking at Yuan Yuan and saying, "Yuan Yuan."


    Yuan Yuan nodded her head, "I want it too."


    Qin Mian sat at the seat next to Yuan Yuan, and picked out some tender and soft leaves from the stir-fried Amaranth and placed them into the bowl with Yuan Yuan.


    Daddy said not to be picky, and the two little guys obediently ate the vegetables.


    Lei Tia returned to his seat and gave Qin Mian some food, "Wifey, eat. "Allow me."


    "Yes." Qin Mian took a bite of the salted egg, causing oil to come out. He then took another bite happily with a charming smile at the corner of his eyes.


    He was just a salty, oily egg, yet he was already so satisfied. Lei Tia''s heart was filled with softness.


    Yuan Yuan smiled happily and whispered in his ear, "Brother, dad is staring at daddy in a daze again."


    Yuan Yuan nodded, "Yes."


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, and with a straight face, he said, "Eat well."


    Yuan Yuan and Man immediately sat up straight and focused on eating the dishes in the bowl.


    After Qin Mian finished the two salty eggs, his gaze landed on the plate with the salted eggs.


    Without saying a word, Lei Tia picked up a shelled shell and gave it to him.


    Qin Mian received it with a smile and bit half of it, while the other half was stuffed into his man''s mouth.


    After the three of them finished eating, Qin Mian wiped the two little fellows'' mouths, washed their faces and hands. He picked up the bowls and chopsticks, put the leftovers into the cupboard and washed his hands before returning back to the living room. After di


    er, it was time for his two sons to play.


    Seeing that Lei Tia had appeared, Yuan Yuan immediately ran over and grabbed his hand.


    "Alright." Qin Mian clapped his hands, "Let''s go, let''s see if the little bird ate any fruits last night."


    After he finished speaking, he held onto Mubai''s hand.


    "Let''s go!" He started ru


    ing forward.


    The four of them entered the hallway.


    On the banisters of each flight of stairs was a card with various fruits, pears, peaches, oranges, cherries, strawberries, watermelons, etc.


    Yuan Yuan let go of his father''s hand and ran forward.


    Qin Mian called out to them in disagreement, "Yuan Yuan, Full, what did Daddy say?"


    Yuan Yuan was stu


    ed for a moment before he said in unison, "After eating your fill, you can''t run!"


    Qin Mian nodded in approval, "That''s great!"


    The two little guys obediently walked to the stairs, climbing up with their legs, counting, "One, two, three ??"


    The pigtails on her head swayed like two tiny seedlings, making her look very cute.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia slowly followed behind.


    In the room on the second floor, there were all sorts of fruit pictures on the wooden floor.


    After Yuan Yuan finished counting, he rushed to report to Qin Mian.


    "Daddy, there are twenty-two fruits!" Yuan Yuan took the lead, he shouldn''t let his little brother do as he pleased.


    He didn''t mind the fact that his big brother had snatched him away first. He smiled at his big brother and turned to look at his father, knowing that his father would still ask him questions.


    "Do you still remember how many fruits there were last night?" Qin Mian squatted and asked with a smile.


    This time, it was full of questions. "Thirty!"


    Qin Mian indicated Lei Tia and asked.


    Lei Tia said gently, "There are a total of 30 fruits, leaving only 22 fruits. How many fruits did the little bird eat?"


    Once again, he took the lead with his two small hands behind his back. With his head held high, he proudly said, "Eight!"


    "How awesome!" Qin Mian kissed him on his cheek, "Father will ask you again, which fruits did the birds eat?"


    Ye Zichen rubbed his chin. Just now, they were busy counting.


    Yuan Yuan looked calm and unperturbed. "Daddy, Little Bird eats two apples, three strawberries and three peaches."


    "Yuan Yuan is great too!" Qin Mian also kissed him, thinking that he was extremely proud.


    The game he was playing today was a game he had figured out in order to let the children play indoors when the weather was bad and the children couldn''t play outdoors, and to let them learn while taking a walk and eating after di


    er.


    When Yuan Yuan and the others were just one and a half years old, Qin Mian and Lei Tia discovered that they had higher intelligence than normal children. Both children were excellent. Yuan Yuan''s most outstanding advantage was meticulous and observant; his most outstanding advantage was his quick thinking and quick reaction. Until now, the three year olds of other families hadn''t counted from one to ten, while Yuan Yuan and Yang could already skillfully add and subtract items up to thirty.


    Lei Tia brought them to play, "Yuan Yuan, it''s full, we''ll put all the fruits into the basket together."


    "Okay, Dad."


    On the bottom shelf next to the closet were two identical bamboo baskets, about the size of a basketball, and hanging from their handles were Yuan Yuan and a plethora of nameplates. Yuan Yuan and Man could already recognize their names (for the time being, they couldn''t write them), so they found their own baskets and picked up the cards on the floor with their little butts, and after picking them up, they cleaned up the ones on the staircase railing.


    Qin Mian secretly moved ahead.


    When the two children finally reached the lowest level, Qin Mian said, "Alright, children, let''s go up and put the card away, and put it in the drawer."


    "Yes sir!" Yuan Yuan climbed back up to the second floor with great interest, unaware that their father had ''tricked'' them into going up and down, down and up again.


    Upstairs, Qin Mian had the two children organize the pictures and count them separately. He "accidentally" found out that he was missing a few cards. Naturally, the few pieces were secretly taken away by him. He asked the children how many pieces were missing and what fruits were missing. Both of the treasures had answered correctly.


    After learning mathematics, Lei Tia led the two little fellows to practice their fist arts again.


    Next, the two fathers taught the children how to read. Currently using a pencil, learn Arabic numerals and a few simple words, sky, earth, wind, rain, sun, etc.


    After learning for less than an hour, the two kids started yawning. The two fathers put them to sleep, put them in their crib, and then had their own free time.


    Qin Mian lazily laid on the bed, looking a little listless. "I can''t blame you all for not liking the rainy weather, and I don''t like it either.


    Lei Tia quietly watched him for a while. Suddenly, he closed the curtains and the room became even darker.


    Qin Mian did not understand, "What?"


    Lei Tia returned to the bedside, sat down on the edge of the bed and raised his right hand. An orange colored spark appeared in his hand. It grew bigger and bigger, until it was like a rising sun. It slowly floated upwards and finally stopped two feet away from the ceiling. In the room, tables, chairs, cabinets, bookshelves, etc., cast pale black shadows on the walls and floor.


    Qin Mian stared at Lei Tia and smiled. He sat up, laid on''s back and slowly wrote three words on it with his forefinger. After the last stroke, his fingers were caught by a large palm.


    Lei Tia kissed his slender fingers and placed them in his mouth, the tip of his tongue sliding up and down his fingers as he licked them.


    Qin Mian''s entire body went numb, as if an electric current passed through his entire body from his fingers. He dodged. "Don''t, just in case the kids wake up ??"


    Lei Tia waved his left hand, and the curtain hanging at the center of the room slowly spread apart to form a wall, separating the crib and bed into two small worlds.


    This drapes was made by Lei Tia and Lei Tia who were intimate on one occasion, but were run into by Yuan Yuan on the second day. Qin Mian couldn''t help but think of that scene every time he saw it, and fiercely glared at Lei Tia. It was just that, because he was actually quite looking forward to it, this glance didn''t have the slightest of deterrence.


    A smile seemed to flash past Lei Tia''s eyes.


    Qin Mian became angry from the embarrassment and used his strength to push him down, looking at him proudly, "Are you convinced?"


    Lei Tia touched his face, softly calling him "fool", and fiercely kissed him.


    Outside the window, the rain was falling and the wind was as cold as winter. Inside the house, however, there was a feeling of spring. Fearing that he might wake Yuan Yuan and his full body, Qin Mian didn''t dare make a single sound. His five senses seemed to have expanded tenfold compared to normal, and in the happiest moment, he bit Lei Tia''s shoulder, unable to hold back from letting out a dull yet alluring whimper.


    Lei Tia hugged him tightly, lowered his shoulders, and reached an agreement with him through their heart and body.


    Qin Mian laid on his body weakly, his head rubbing against his neck, his cheeks touching his skin.


    Overhead, the "sun" had somehow disappeared.


    Qin Mian pulled up his blanket and covered the two of them, muttering: "It''s too dark, don''t scare the child."


    Lei Tia activated his I


    ate Qi and caused the drapes and curtains to slide to the side.


    "Wifey."


    "Hmm?" Qin Mian replied lazily with his eyes closed.


    "Our son is born at the age of three. Our family is going to visit Beijing for a month." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian suddenly raised his head and looked at him in surprise. The child''s birthday was on the tenth day of the fourth month. It was the warm spring day so he had to spend more than half a month on the way to Beijing to play for a month. He would return in the middle of June at most, but it would not be too hot. It was too suitable! This is the first time our family has gone out together! "


    Lei Tia held his chin, kissed his lips and hugged him back, "Sleep for a while while the child is still awake." He remembered that his daughter-in-law''s plan was for the child to continue expanding his family''s business when he was three years old, with fewer opportunities to go out and play in the future. Now was a good time.

 Chapter 145 The Family of Four Went on a Tour

    Before he left, he still had a lot of things to take care of. The workers of the powder-strip workshop and the wine-making workshop were basically all from the village. Apart from emphasizing secrecy, there was nothing to pay special attention to. It was fine to eat in the delicatessen and the pastry shop as usual. Shuangzhuan Restaurant was the main focus of Qin Mian''s arrangements. In the past three years, Shuangzhuan Restaurant had almost never developed any new dishes, because Shuangzhuan Restaurant had almost always held one event every month. For example, the poetry contest, the lottery, the gathering of various sets of cards, the storytelling competition, the fruit picking competition, and so on, all sorts of new ways of playing had appeared one after another. The business of Shuangzhuan Restaurant had not deteriorated in the slightest, instead, it had become more and more popular. This trip would take him at least two months, just in case there were any accidents in the business aspect, there was no one in the family who could make the decision. Therefore, Qin Mian instructed the Manager Sun. When he and Lei Tia were not around, the Shuangzhuan Restaurant would not carry out any activities, and everything would be for the best.


    Lei Tia only pla


    ed to take Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun with him. The remaining seven generals would arrange for two people to stay in the Leisurely Dwelling House while the other five would guard the place from the Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    The news that Qin Mian''s family was going to play in the capital spread quickly. Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui came over after hearing the news.


    In March, the peach blossoms were in full bloom. The peach blossoms clustered together, weaving into a pink cloud. The breeze was warm and beautiful, the spring breeze breezed by slowly. Lei Tia practiced fist boxing with Yuan Yuan and the others under the peach tree, the little white and golden hair swaying happily along with it.


    Not far away, under the peach tree, were a round table, two large armchairs, and two small armchairs. On the table, there was a tea set, a basket of apples and two plates of snacks. Qin Mian lied on the table and started drawing.


    Beside the round table, there was a carpet and some toys were scattered around. A large, red apple had fallen to the ground at some point.


    The spring breeze blew gently, causing a few peach blossoms to fall leisurely.


    "Use your left hand to form a fist and push forward." Lei Tia demonstrated as he continued to analyze the movements.


    Yuan Yuan and his two little faces were very serious. His left leg was stretched out and his right leg was squatting in a horse stance. He raised his small arm and formed a fist with his small hand.


    "Get up, change your moves with your right fist, and attack again with a twist of your body."


    Qin Mian looked at the two of them with a smile. Only after a long while did he retract his gaze and continue to write the plan.


    As Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui saw the warm scene of the family of four, they almost couldn''t bear to get close and disturb them.


    attendant came over to report to Qin Mian, "Reporting to the young master, the Fifth Young Master and the Young Master have come."


    Qin Mian waved his hands towards Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui.


    "You''re here."


    Now, Huo Sirui''s identity was no longer Lei Xiangzhi''s classmate, but rather Lei Tia''s brother-in-law.


    "Eldest Sister-in-Law." Lei Xiangzhi also greeted.


    Lei Tia walked over with Yuan Yuan.


    Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui bowed once again, "Big Brother."


    The two little fellows were sweating profusely. Their little hands were cupped into fists as they bowed in all seriousness, "Yuan Yuan greets Fifth Uncle, Greetings Uncle!"


    Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui laughed as they watched this interesting scene.


    Qin Mian picked up his handkerchief and wiped Yuan Yuan and the sweat all over his body.


    "Yuan Yuan and Zhenyi are very obedient." Huo Sirui took out two round colored stones that were the size of a sweet orange from his sleeve and handed them over to Yuan Yuan and the others. "These are the two stones that Uncle picked up from the river when he went out to play previously, it''s not worth it.


    Yuan Yuan looked at Lei Tia with his full attention.


    Seeing that the stone was a normal stone, Lei Tia nodded.


    "Thank you, uncle!" Yuan Yuan and the others took one another, took off their shoes, and started to play on the nearby carpet.


    A little white rubbed on the footrest, jumped onto the carpet, rolled round stones with his mouth, and played with them.


    Blondie lay lazily to the side, exhaling a breath and blowing away a peach blossom that had fallen in front of his eyes.


    attendant poured two cups of tea and brought two more chairs over.


    Qin Mian gestured for Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui to sit down and poured two cups of tea, then asked Huo Sirui, "It''s rare to be able to come here, why didn''t you bring me here?"


    After Lei Chuntao married Huo Sirui, he gave birth to a daughter, whose name was Dang Dang. Huo Sirui, on the other hand, was alright. The President Huo and Madam Huo were a little disappointed. President Huo had always dreamed of having a grandson who he could teach himself once again. As for Madam Huo, what shewanted the most was her grandson. However, perhaps it was because Lei Chuntao had seen a lot of contradictions between his wife when hshewas not out of the pavilion that hshehad learned a lot. Not long after, sshe got along with Madam Huo like a mother and daughter. Because Lei Chuntao had taken good care of his parents-in-law, Huo Sirui naturally liked her more. The family was enjoying themselves.


    Within the Qingshan Village, the villagers who knew of this matter were all secretly envious of Lei Chuntao''s good marriage.


    Huo Sirui and Lei Xiangzhi looked at each other and said: "Eldest Sister-in-Law, Big Brother, actually, Fifth Brother and I came here today because we have a request, so we didn''t bring my wife here."


    "Oh?" Thinking that spring was coming, Qin Mian faintly guessed what it was.


    Sure enough, Lei Xiangzhi continued: "Eldest Sister-in-law, Sirui and I will be participating in this April''s Spring Festival. However, the journey to the capital was a long one. It would take at least twenty days to travel by carriage. We two weak scholars are very worried that an accident will happen on the way, "he said.


    "If you miss the exam due to an accident, ten years of hard work will be wasted." Huo Sirui said somewhat embarrassedly, "I heard that Big Brother and Big Sis intended to bring Yuan Yuan and him out to the capital to play, so we wanted to ask Big Brother and Big Sis if they could set off early to travel with us. "Big brother and sister-in-law are both skilled martial artists. If big brother and sister-in-law were to accompany us, Fifth brother and I would feel much more at ease."


    Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian silently.


    Qin Mian was in a bit of a dilemma. If he had to rush out for the exam, he would leave at the latest in the last three months of March. March more than spring rain, travel in the rain is not a good thing. He and Lei Tia''s original intention this time was to bring Yuan Yuan and the others to play. Furthermore, if they left early, Yuan Yuan and Full Moon would definitely not be able to spend their birthday at home.


    Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui didn''t know that Yuan Yuan carried a spirit artifact that could provide warmth to the master, and thought that Qin Mian had worried about Yuan Yuan and his entire body. In March, when the weather is cold, children are prone to get sick from long journeys. The two of them did not dare urge him on, and quietly waited for Qin Mian''s decision. They knew they were being a little tough, but they did fear accidents on the road. In the past, every year, there would always be many examinees who encountered all sorts of accidents on their way to Beijing to take the exam. The cold window had been bitterly studying for ten years. If he were to be destroyed at the last step, how could anyone be willing?


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then stood in front of Lei Xiangzhi and his situation. He sympathized with them, and then nodded at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia could tell that Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui had made a mistake. He pinched Qin Mian''s shoulder and muttered to himself for a moment, "Let''s go as soon as possible. If we encounter cold weather, we can stay for a while longer."


    Qin Mian was a little confused, after thinking about it, he understood why he said that, and nodded with a smile, "Alright."


    Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui''s face revealed joy, they both stood up and cupped their hands to Lei Tia, feeling ashamed.


    "Big brother and sister-in-law are in a difficult position." Not only that, but he also wanted to make Yuan Yuan and the others feel wronged. The two little guys'' birthdays couldn''t be passed at home anymore. We are very sorry. "


    Yuan Yuan and Man thought it was calling them, but when they turned around, they didn''t get a response. Yuan Yuan shrugged his shoulders like a little adult and continued playing.


    Qin Mian waved his hand, "It''s alright, it''s fine even if you spend your birthday here."


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "You guys go back and prepare, is it possible to leave five days later?"


    "No problem." Lei Xiangzhi looked at Huo Sirui.


    Huo Sirui replied: "I don''t have any problems either."


    "If you guys have good friends who want to rush to the capital to take the exam, you can let them go too. It''s just that it''s best not to make too much noise. Tia and I don''t like it too loud. "


    When Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui heard this, they were overjoyed and immediately expressed their thanks.


    "Eldest sister-in-law, please be at ease. There are only Qu Zongwen, Bu Qingyun, Zhao Tian and the other two. You and Big Bro know each other. "


    Qin Mian nodded.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law, let''s go."


    After Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui left, Qin Mian and Lei Tia also got busy. Qin Mian went to arrange for the business at home, Lei Tia was in charge of tidying up the clothes of the family of four. Many things could be kept in space, but on the surface, nothing that should be prepared could be lacking in order to not arouse suspicion.


    Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui were both very considerate. The next day, Huo Sirui got someone to give a brand-new small cotton-padded jacket to Yuan Yuan and his wife, Lady Li, gave each of them a soft hat that was embroidered by Madame Li to ward off evil animals.


    Four more days passed. The sky was clear and the spring sun was warm. Two carriages drove out of Leisurely Dwelling House. , Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan, and even a little Bai was on the carriage. The poor golden hair''s body was too huge, so he had no choice but to stay at home and watch over the house. Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun rode together. Behind them, there was a two-horse carriage driven by a attendant, which was filled with bows and other items.


    The horse carriage stopped at the entrance of the old house. After Lei Xiangzhi bid farewell to his wife and parents, he carried his luggage and got on the first carriage. Huo Sirui''s family had a carriage, so when they reached the county city, he would ride together with Huo Sirui.


    The concerned villagers all stood at the entrance of the village and watched the horse carriage leave.


    Yuan Yuan liked to sit in the carriage very much. He leaned on the window and watched the village go further and further away. Lei Tia hugged one each with his powerful arms.


    The old man held him in his arms. Yuan Yuan felt very safe and wasn''t afraid at all. He would even stick his hands and head out of the window from time to time. The two little fellows were obviously very excited as they chattered nonstop.


    "Big brother, look! There are so many birds on the trees!"


    "Yes."

 Chapter 146 On the Way to Beijing

    He was very trusting of his brother, so he smiled sweetly at him, "Brother, I want a bird."


    "After the car stops, let Dad catch you." Yuan Yuan turned his head, and looked at Lei Tia with an inquiring expression.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Even though Qin Mian had seen the way his family interacted with their big and small faces paralyzed countless of times, he couldn''t help but laugh. It was a pity that there were outsiders here, if not, he would definitely pounce over and kiss them.


    Lei Xiangzhi noticed that Qin Mian''s gaze, together with Yuan Yuan''s, was extremely gentle, with a hint of happiness and happiness in his eyes. Suddenly, he felt a little awkward as he felt that he was obstructing their family of four from going any further.


    He found a topic, "Sister-in-law, I can see that Yuan Yuan and Man are both very smart. If the bugs can reach half of them in the future, I''ll be satisfied. " The bug was the son of him and the Li family. It had only been two months.


    "Fifth Brother, you are a future warrior, how can your son be weak?" Qin Mian joked.


    Lei Xiangzhi laughed and cupped his hands: "Thank you elder sister-in-law for your blessings."


    Qin Mian took out a book from the drawer and handed it to him, "I will pass you some time. However, the two little fellows are very noisy, I''m afraid you won''t be able to see it. "


    "Nope." Lei Xiangzhi took the book, "It''s better for children to be lively."


    It was almost noon and the carriage had reached the Zhaoyang County. Huo Sirui, Bu Qingyun, Zhao Tian and Qu Zongwen were all present. Bu Qingyun, Zhao Tianhe and Qu Zongwen thanked Qin Mian and Lei Tia together. For the rest of the journey, Bu Qingyun and Zhao Tianhe will be sitting in Qu Zongwen''s carriage.


    Bu Qingyun''s second uncle had opened a rather famous escort office in the city, he had sent four bodyguards to escort Bu Qingyun. Bu Qingyun introduced the people to them. The escort surnamed Zhang had been to the capital several times, and was able to lead the way at the front of the group. It was convenient to arrange for the daily itinerary, so as to avoid missing out on the lodging location.


    Qin Mian opened his mouth: "Let''s go, find a restaurant and let Tia treat us to a meal."


    Qu Zongwen hurriedly said: "Eldest sister-in-law, based on what Xiangzhi said, you and big brother have purposely made an advance trip for us. It should be the few of us who are treating you and big brother."


    Qin Mian smiled and shook his head, "There''s no rush. It won''t be too late to invite all of you to take the Scholar''s Examination. At that time, our family of four will have a good time enjoying a bit of happiness. "


    Hearing his words, Huo Sirui and the rest could only give up. Lei Tia would be treating him for lunch.


    After having lunch in the county, they bought some dry rations and set out for the north. There were a total of four carriages in total, almost twenty people.


    Lei Xiangzhi went to Huo Sirui''s carriage, allowing the family of four and the wolf to enjoy themselves. Qin Mian and Lei Tia gently rubbed their round and full stomachs to help digest the food. The two little fellows groaned in their father''s arms.


    After playing with the two children for a while, Qin Mian and Lei Tia combined the bed so that the two children could have an afternoon nap. Due to the carriage''s special "tire", although the road was not very flat, the carriage was not bumpy. The two little fellows were sleeping soundly.


    Qin Mian took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed, lazily leaning on Lei Tia''s chest.


    Lei Tia placed his hand on his abdomen, and pulled back, "What?"


    "Rubbing, helping with digestion." Lei Tia spoke with a straight face, but his large palm had slipped into his clothes and indistinctly drew circles on Qin Mian''s waist.


    Qin Mian took out his hand, tightly gripped it and did not let him move, and said with a stern expression: "Tia, do not look down on a little bit on nothing."


    Little Bai looked at them indifferently.


    Lei Tia looked at it in confusion. "No."


    Qin Mian patted his shoulder, "You should have heard of the term ''pervert'' right? "What do you think we''re doing for nothing?"


    "Aooo." Ye Zichen nodded.


    Lei Tia''s hands stiffened, he stopped thinking, the energy in his hands was released, he tidied up his clothes, hugged him tightly, and said softly: If you want to sleep, then go to sleep for a while.


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I want to eat fruits."


    Lei Tia took out three peaches from his spatial space to peel and cut them into pieces, placed them on a fruit plate, and fed him with bamboo forks.


    Yuan Yuan who had slept soundly for nearly an hour woke up. Lei Tia used hot water to wash their faces and brush their teeth.


    Yuan Yuan climbed over to the window and looked at the unfamiliar scenery outside, "Daddy, where are we going?"


    "Go to a very interesting place, very far away, and it will take many days to get there. Is Yuan Yuan afraid? " Qin Mian prepared fruits for Yuan Yuan and the others.


    Yuan Yuan shook his head, "No need to worry. Dad, dad, and brother are here too."


    Qin Mian curled his lips. All right. Ever since Lei Tia had displayed his "lightness skill" of jumping onto the treetops with one leap in front of Yuan He, even if he jumped on the treetops with the other, his heart was still filled with confidence.


    "Our Yuan Yuan is the best." Qin Mian cupped the little guy''s small face and gave him a kiss.


    "Dad, I want to shhh." She was twisting her body in Lei Tia''s embrace.


    Lei Tia opened the car door and peed his pants while hugging a pile of food, he looked at Yuan Yuan.


    Yuan Yuan nodded, "Yuan Yuan, you have to shush, too."


    He looked at the twisted line and asked curiously, "Dad, why is urinating crooked?"


    Lei Tia opened his mouth, but did not know how to explain. He turned and looked at Qin Mian, "Wifey."


    Qin Mian wiped his sweat, "Err ?? The wind blows. " How was he going to explain inertia to a toddler who wasn''t even three years old?


    "Why is it crooked when the wind blows?" Mizar asked again.


    Yuan Yuan also looked at Qin Mian and waited for the answer.


    Qin Mian wiped his sweat, "Because... The wind was stronger. "Alright, I''m almost full. We''ll be eating fruits soon, so you can''t mention the matter of peeing again."


    Lei Tia curled his lips, finished serving Yuan Yuan, and then waited on Yuan Yuan.


    When they were done, the family of four sat on the sofa and ate their fruit.


    As the sun set, the caravan stopped in front of an old temple.


    Bu Qingyun got off the carriage first and ran to the front of Qin Mian''s carriage, "Big brother, sister-in-law, there''s an abandoned old temple in front of us. We''ll rest here tonight, it seems that we''ll have to trouble Yuan Yuan to fill it up."


    "It''s fine." Qin Mian opened the door, "Qingyun, may I trouble you to inform the four big brothers that we have a bed in our carriage, so there is no need to delay our journey to take care of Yuan Yuan and her. On the other hand, I forgot to mention it earlier, and made the four big brothers worry. "


    "Nothing." Bu Qingyun laughed, "They really like Yuan Yuan and the others. Just a moment ago, they were still saying that they were very cute. "Sister-in-law, let me help you carry them off the train ?? they''re not afraid of being born, are they?"


    "No, I''ll be troubling you then." Qin Mian passed Yuan Yuan to him straightforwardly.


    Bu Qingyun was very happy, he carefully caught Yuan Yuan and placed him on the ground, then caught all of them and squatted in front of them.


    "Yuan Yuan, it''s full. You can call me Uncle Qing Yun."


    Yuan Yuan looked at Qin Mian and after receiving his father''s nod, both of them obediently called him "Uncle Qing Yun".


    Bu Qingyun had not gotten married, and was still a child. He happily held one in each hand, "Let''s go, I''ll take you guys to play."


    A little whiteness was like a guard walking slowly behind him.


    At the side, the four escort team members had already went to the temple to clean up, Qin Mian indicated for Lei Qinle and the others to go and help.


    Although the temple was old, the walls and roof were still intact. There was no problem for them to shelter from the wind and rain. They took off a few branches and used them as broom to clean the inside of the temple. Lei Qinzhong, Lei Qinshun and the two bodyguards picked up some branches from nearby and started a fire.


    Everyone rested for a while before settling for di


    er. It wasn''t easy to be out for now. Basically, everyone would try their best to prepare some dry rations so that they could eat better if they were able to. They could bake them over the fire with meat pancakes, buns, and scones.


    Because Yuan Yuan and Xia Keke were here, Qin Mian was better prepared. He even brought along a three-eared pot that he could use to hang on a rope over the fire to cook the soup.


    It was a simple minced meat soup with a handful of dried scallions. It was very fragrant. Everyone, including the four bodyguards, was silently swallowing their saliva.


    Qin Mian instructed Lei Qinle, "Go and bring the rotten milk that we brought over."


    "Yes, Young Master."


    He interrupted, "Daddy, the fragrance of rotting milk. "I like it even more."


    "Yes." Qin Mian rubbed his little head.


    After Lei Qinle brought the bottle over, Qin Mian passed it over to Lei Xiangzhi and said to everyone: "If you don''t mind, you can taste it. Spread the curd on the cake and it will taste very good. "


    Qu Zongwen, Escort Master Zhang and the others all had smiles on their faces as they expressed their thanks. Just because such a small bottle of decaying milk cost a tael of silver didn''t mean that they couldn''t afford it. It was just that it wasn''t convenient for them to carry around. It was a beautiful thing to be able to taste the curd milk after going out.


    Everyone divided into half a piece of curd, spread a thin layer on the cake or steamed bun, take a bite, fresh and alluring, aftertaste.


    After the soup was ready, Qin Mian and Lei Tia began to roast the cake. Qin Mian made the pancakes himself, and when the noodles were done, he mixed the pancakes inside and made the pancakes. This way, it was more convenient to heat them up over the fire.


    After the pastries were baked, Qin Mian''s family of four, along with Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong, Lei Qinshun and attendant Mountain, each of them had one bowl left. Since there were only eight bowls, the others didn''t have any portions.


    Yuan Yuan sat happily on the thighs of her father and father. With her father and father feeding her, she took a bite of the fragrant meat patty and then a sip of the fresh soup. She felt extremely happy.


    "Dad, eat." Yuan Yuan held Lei Tia''s hand and brought the meat patty to his mouth.


    Lei Tia took a small bite and touched his head, "Yuan Yuan, eat it when you''re full.


    He learned from his elder brother and also made Qin Mian eat a mouthful, "Daddy, eat!"


    "Alright." Qin Mian smiled as he took a bite, before continuing to feed him.


    The family of four was filled with love and envy.


    That night, Lei Xiangzhi and the rest were resting inside the temple. Qin Mian''s family of four slept in the horse carriage, having a good night''s sleep.


    Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong, Lei Qinshun, Mountain are in a team, the four escort team were in a team, and every night they would split one of them into the first half of the night and the second half of the night to keep vigil, this is to ensure that everyone has a good rest. In addition to the mysterious wolf, everyone slept soundly.


    After dawn, Lei Xiangzhi and the others all felt pain on their backs. Seeing Qin Mian and his family of four get down from the horse carriage in high spirits while dressed neatly, they were extremely envious.


    Yuan Yuan called uncle and uncle good morning one by one, and a lot of people liked the two little guys even more.


    Lei Tia prepared breakfast, while Yuan Yuan and the others followed Qin Mian to do morning exercises.


    Lei Xiangzhi and the others were moving their muscles and bones as they watched the two little peas do their exercises.


    After a simple breakfast, the group continued their journey while the weather was good.


    Qin Mian had already expected this situation to happen, so he prepared many snacks in the spatial space, such as Soup Dumplings, Soup Dumplings, Donkey Slot, and so on. He faked taking them out from the locker and placing them on the table, so that the family of four could have a ''small stove''.


    The child was too young, and was afraid that they would slip up. For the time being, Qin Mian did not tell them about the existence of space.


    Lei Tia used his primeval essence to heat up the food, the whole family of four enjoying their meal.


    Even if it was just a little bit white, Qin Mian had specially made this dried meat for it to eat.


    It began to rain in the afternoon, but fortunately it wasn''t much. The group continued on their journey. After five days of travel, it had also rained for five days. Both Qin Mian and Lei Tia had been racking their brains to think of a new game to play with them. Just when they felt that they were about to run out of talent, the sky finally cleared.

 Chapter 147 A Young Man Very Similar to Qin Xing

    The coachmen did the same thing without having to negotiate ?? they stopped the car. Everyone quickly got out of their cars and walked around.


    Before nightfall, the team entered a county town and stopped in front of an i


    .


    Two bookish young men walked out from the tavern side by side. When they saw Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui and the others, they smiled at them amicably.


    After settling down in the tavern, Qin Mian and the others went downstairs to the great hall to eat.


    The two scholars were also eating their meals when they suddenly saw a giant wolf standing by the table. They were both shocked and frightened. They also saw a cute little kid feeding a chicken leg to the wolf. They couldn''t help but cry out in alarm, afraid that the little kid would be bitten.


    He turned his head and made a face at them, his crisp voice sounded naughty, "Stop making a fuss!"


    Lei Tia glanced at him, "Full."


    He stuck out his tongue and smiled sweetly at the two scholars, patting Bai''s head with his small hands. With a proud tone, he said, "Two uncles, you don''t have to be afraid. A little white is raised by our family, be good."


    Yuan Yuan cupped his fists towards the two of them in a proper ma


    er, and said in a childish voice, "Younger brother is still young, please forgive me."


    Lei Xiangzhi, Qu Zongwen, Escort Master Zhang and the rest, as well as the other guests in the tavern could not help but burst out in laughter, praising the cuteness of the place.


    The two scholars'' eyes were wide open, almost petrified. Were these two children really only three or four years old?


    Qin Mian rubbed the two little fellows''s heads, then cupped his hands towards the two from far away, "My son is mischievous, please do not blame him."


    The two scholars quickly waved their hands. "No worries, no worries."


    After finishing their meal, Escort Master Zhang and the other two walked over to Qin Mian''s table. Because they had to take care of Yuan Yuan and Full Moon at the same time, Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s eating speed was slower than the others.


    "Young Master Qin, Young Master Lei."


    Qin Mian stood up, "Four big brothers, have you all finished eating?"


    "Yes." Young Master Qin, take a seat. " Escort Zhang sat down on an empty stool at the side. Without wasting any time, he said the reason for his visit, "If there are no accidents, we will be passing through the Buried Flower Ridge tomorrow afternoon. The Buried Flower Ridge was one of the most dangerous places to encounter bandits on the way here. In the past, seven out of ten times we''d run into trouble there. Tomorrow, the two Young Masters must take good care of the two children. "


    Qin Mian thanked him calmly. "Thank you for your reminder, Zhang Bao Shi. Tia and I will take good care of them."


    Lei Tia nodded towards Zhang Biao. His gaze was calm and his aura was still like a mountain.


    Yuan Yuan and the other two smart girls thanked him in unison, "Thank you, Uncle!"


    Zhang Biao didn''t really understand Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s capabilities, so he was actually very worried that the existence of the two children would drag them down. Now that he saw two cute little fellows, he put down his worries. If Qin Mian and Lei Tia didn''t have true ability, how would they dare to take their biological son on a risk?


    He stroked his round head with a smile. "No need to thank me. Our four uncles will protect you when the time comes."


    The night passed in silence.


    The next day, the group made their arrangements and set out on their journey again. The caravan that lived in the same i


    as them was also packing up. The two scholars that they had met yesterday were in their caravan.


    Qin Mian understood that the two students had their own concerns, hence they went with the caravan.


    The two groups of people left the i


    one after the other and headed out of the city.


    Taking advantage of the good weather, other than stopping midway to make it convenient for everyone, Qin Mian''s convoy did not stop again. Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried Yuan Yuan and rode their horses for a while, then played games. The two little fellows weren''t bored at all.


    It was unknown what intentions the team had as they maintained a certain distance from them. When they stopped in front of them, they too would stop.


    As Zhang Biao had expected, at the end of the day, a mountain range appeared in front of him. The two mountains were like two parallel vertical lines, with the official road between them. Raising his head to look upwards, he saw two mountains covered with flowers. Multicolored flowers were blooming in a competing competition, and they were extremely beautiful. The spring breeze blew gently. Multicolored petals floated down and formed a thin layer on the ground. However, the surrounding silence and dark shadows added a terrifying aura to the valley. Those brightly colored flowers no longer seemed as beautiful as they did before. Instead, they seemed to be filled with the aura of death. No wonder this place was called "Buried Flower Ridge."


    The four carriages slowed down.


    "Stop!" Zhang Biao was at the front of the caravan, riding on his horse. His sharp eyes were twinkling as he calmly sized up both sides of the carriages.


    Lei Tia intentionally let Lei Qinshun and Lei Qinzhong demonstrate their strength as he glanced at them.


    Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun nodded, then rode their horses to Zhang Biao''s side and whispered: "Escort Zhang, the two of us will go with you to lead the way."


    Zhang Biao had a good impression of Qin Mian and Lei Tia. If Qin Mian and Lei Tia had only let the four of them open a path in front, they would definitely feel uncomfortable.


    "Lei Qinle, our carriage is last." Lei Tia instructed.


    "Yes."


    Lei Tia squeezed Qin Mian''s hand, "My wife, you take care of Yuan Yuan and He Man."


    "Don''t worry." Qin Mian made Yuan Yuan and Yue Yang sit on his thighs respectively. He and Lei Tia had long noticed the Qi of many people in the bushes on the mountain. To them, Zhang Biao''s skill was considered average. However, his instinct for danger was worthy of praise.


    Yuan Yuan and Man didn''t seem to be afraid at all as they clapped their small hands and played.


    "Son, there will be bad guys trying to bully us later. Are you afraid? " Qin Mian gave the two children some prophylactic shots so that they wouldn''t be frightened by the commotion outside.


    Yuan Yuan shook his head at the same time, his face showed no fear as he looked at Lei Tia at the same time.


    "Father is very powerful, he can chase away bad people." Zhang Xuan said proudly.


    Yuan Yuan nodded his head in approval.


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth slightly raised, and he looked at Qin Mian, showing off a little.


    Qin Mian rolled her eyes at him and asked the two children, feeling wronged, "Is father not powerful?"


    Hesitating for a moment, "Daddy is awesome too..." "Daddy can cook, not even Big Bro and Big Bro can cook."


    Lei Tia laughed silently.


    Qin Mian fiercely glared at Lei Tia after being stabbed by his own son. He gritted his teeth and muttered, "You are responsible for cooking when I teach my child martial arts in the future!"


    Lei Tia''s face stiffened, "Wifey..."


    Qin Mian ignored him.


    Lei Tia took advantage of Yuan Yuan''s inattentiveness and leaned over to kiss the corner of his wife''s mouth, "My wife, you''re even stronger, you understand." You, who can conquer me, how can''t you be powerful?


    The temperature on Qin Mian''s face abruptly shot up.


    "There''s no rush." Zhang Biao said to Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun as he indistinctly looked at the convoy behind them. The caravan''s situation was even more dangerous than theirs. In this case, if the caravan didn''t do anything, they wouldn''t need their help even if they faced off against each other later. If the caravan members were smart enough, they should have offered to cooperate.


    After a while, a man came trotting over on a horse. He really was here to discuss cooperation.


    After the discussion, the two teams combined into one. Those with combat strength were evenly distributed around the team, protecting all the carriages.


    Zhang Biao instructed the scholars not to panic no matter what happened, and not to run around everywhere.


    It was impossible for the scholars to not be nervous. Lei Xiangzhi knew that his big brother and big sister-in-law were strong, and comforted them without panicking. In general, everyone was very calm.


    Zhang Biao was very satisfied. Only then did he lead the group of merchants into the passageway with the person called Feng Cheng.


    When the caravan reached the middle of the road, there was a burst of shouting from the mountain. More than forty bandits rushed down the mountain and wrapped the caravan with dumplings.


    The skills of these bandits were actually not weak. However, Zhang Biao and his four bodyguards were not for nothing. The eight guards on Feng Cheng''s side were all experts as well. Although this battle was intense, not only did the robbers not gain any advantage, they also lost seven to eight experts.


    Lei Tia did not even get down from the car as he shot an arrow at the leader, right in between the leader''s eyes.


    This arrow completely destroyed the bandits'' morale, and they quickly escaped without a trace.


    Zhang Biao looked at Qin Mian''s carriage with admiration, feeling more at ease with the rest of the journey. He raised his voice and asked, "Is anyone hurt?"


    Bu Qingyun stuck his head out of the carriage, "Brother Zhang, no, we are all fine. It''s been hard on you all. "


    Lei Qinle also said loudly, "There''s nothing wrong here either."


    Two people in the caravan were slightly injured and nothing serious happened.


    Without further ado, they left the valley, in case the bandits decided to retaliate.


    Not long after the caravan rushed out of the valley, the sound of rapid hoofbeats could be heard from the horses behind them.


    Lei Qinzhong looked back and reported to the carriage, "Uncle, Young Master, it''s a team of five people."


    Lei Qinshun snorted: "They are so close to us, I''m afraid they are waiting for us to kill the bandits and run away."


    Lei Qinzhong also had the same thought, but he could do nothing about it, "It''s good that we''re not injured, we can''t care about them too much."


    The sound of the horse''s hooves grew closer and closer. Soon, they were right in front of him and galloped past him.


    Lei Qinshun inadvertently swept a glance at the people on horseback, and exclaimed "Eh?", then looked at the backs of the people in shock.


    "What''s wrong?" Lei Qinzhong casually asked.


    Lei Qinshun lowered his voice, his tone uncertain, "The person on the horse at the very front ?? He looks just like me. I must be mistaken. "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s hearing were both very good, and when they unintentionally heard his words, they looked at each other in surprise.


    In this world, how could people be similar? Furthermore, it was possible that Lei Qinshun had seen wrongly. Qin Mian did not take this to heart.


    The caravan and caravan headed to the north. They were getting more familiar with each other and knew that the caravan was also going to Beijing. However, Qin Mian''s group carried less weight and walked quickly. After travelling with the caravan for a day, they separated.


    Five days later, the convoy arrived at Jinshui City. Gold Water City was a big city, so when Zhang Biao suggested to rest here for the day, no one had any objections. He was only two or three days away from the capital, and there was no need to hurry like before.


    The closer they got to the capital, the stronger the atmosphere became. The streets of the Golden Water City were filled with scholars. Most of them were like Qin Mian and the others, resting and reorganizing themselves in the Golden Water City.


    Zhang Biao led the convoy and stopped in front of Lucky Return I


    .


    Yuan Yuan and the others couldn''t wait to get out of the car.


    "Father, I want to go down!"


    Lei Tia easily carried the two little fellows at the same time. "Wifey, I''ll take them down first."


    "Alright." Qin Mian took down a bag and passed it to Lei Qinzhong, then he locked the carriage''s windows and doors.


    "Guests, please come in!" The waiter came out and greeted them warmly with a glance of surprise. Seeing that the two of them looked exactly the same, he opened his mouth and said, "The two gongzi are cute and smart, this gongzi is so lucky!"


    Lei Tia nodded lightly.


    "Thank you very much." Qin Mian smiled at the waiter and adjusted the hats on the heads of the two kids.


    Just as he reached the entrance, a young man walked up to him.


    Qin Mian accidentally faced the other party, causing both of them to be startled.


    The others were also stu


    ed because these two people were too similar. Other than their eyebrows and eyes, they looked almost exactly the same. Qin Mian''s eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, thick but not messy, full of heroic spirit. His eyes were almond shaped, bright and intelligent, and, in short, very pleasing to the eye. The youth''s eyebrows were slightly pale, his single eyelid was accompanied by a pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes, and his slightly narrowed eyes looked somewhat gloomy. The other difference was his age. The youth seemed to be four or five years older than Qin Mian.


    Note: Apricot is more than just a description of a woman.

 Chapter 148 Lovely Radish Garb

    The youth''s pupils contracted as if he had thought of something.


    In just a few breaths, the expression in his eyes changed again and again, and did not escape Lei Tia''s eyes. He held Qin Mian''s hand, squeezed it, and led him forward.


    Qin Mian saw with his own eyes a person who looked so similar to him. He was a little surprised, but out of politeness, he nodded towards the man and followed Lei Tia into the tavern.


    Lei Qinshun and the rest immediately followed.


    The young man watched them disappear up the stairs before turning around and leaving.


    Following the waiter to their guest room, Qin Mian had the waiter bring some hot water.


    Lei Tia placed Yuan Yuan and him down, and waited for the waiter to leave. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Wifey, there''s a high chance that that person knows you."


    Qin Mian was startled, "What do you mean?"


    "When he saw you, he was somewhat shocked and somewhat doubtful. It seems that ?? was very surprised at your appearance. " Lei Tia''s wording was very strict.


    Yuan Yuan and Man didn''t know what they were discussing, but they were full of energy as they ran around the spacious guest room.


    "Yuan Yuan, full, slow down, be careful of falling down." Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not forget to pay attention to their two sons while they were talking, "Could it be ?? Are they really relatives? "


    Lei Tia walked over and hugged his waist, "Wifey, do you want to find your family?"


    Qin Mian took the opportunity and wrapped her arms around his neck, shaking her head. "It''s not like you don''t know where I came from." He did not know why this body would appear alone in the Qingshan Village back then. Even more so, he did not know whether it would be a good thing for him or for the other party if he really found the original owner''s family. Therefore, he never thought of taking the initiative to look for them.


    Lei Tia held him tightly, caressing his face with his large hands, he lightly pecked his ears and slowly said: "Wifey, maybe I''m being selfish, but I don''t want other people to distract you. As long as I have you, you can only have me. "


    Qin Mianxin kissed him on the chin and knew that he was only making a slip of the tongue, but he still made fun of him, "Alright! Son, you don''t even want them anymore? "


    Lei Tia''s face revealed a look of distress, "What I mean is, other than our family of four, I do not need anyone else."


    Qin Mian could not help but laugh, he patted his back, and wiped his neck with his cheek, "Alright, I''m not sure if that person is related to me, why are we looking for trouble here? Maybe they were just similar. We''re here to play, there''s no need to let others affect our mood. "


    "Yes." Lei Tia hugged him and kissed him behind the pillar for a while, then let him go before Yuan Yuan ran over curiously.


    "Father, what are you and your father doing?" He asked while blinking his eyes, appearing very crafty.


    Qin Mian pretended to be calm and rubbed his little head, "Nothing."


    "I saw you two hugging each other. Isn''t that so, brother? " Ye Zichen turned his head to look at his older brother, then swung his braid.


    Yuan Yuan nodded.


    Qin Mian crossed his arms across his chest, pretending to be angry as he glared at his, "What? Just because Mr Xu is hugging you two, doesn''t allow him to hug me? "


    Lei Tia looked at them quietly, his eyes filled with gentleness and satisfaction. With a lover like this, with a son like this, what more could he ask for?


    He held onto Qin Mian''s hand and shook it, "Mr Xu is hugging my father. Father, hug father again. "


    Qin Mian was embarrassed. Was this like lifting a stone to smash one''s own foot?


    Lei Tia calmly pulled his wife into his arms.


    Qin Mian looked up to the sky helplessly.


    "Customer, your hot water has arrived."


    Qin Mian immediately pushed Lei Tia away and mischievously stopped the one who was trying his best to chase after his brother.


    "Daddy, let me go!"


    Qin Mian held back his laughter as he watched the little fellow struggle like a little frog on his arm. Seeing that his mouth was about to pout, Qin Mian patted his little butt and released him.


    "You little scoundrel."


    They arrived at Jinshui City in the morning and stayed in Jinshui City for the night. The next morning, they ate breakfast and then continued on their journey.


    Surprisingly, the youth they had met earlier had only left two steps later, and had been lagging about a mile behind them ever since.


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but suspect that the other party was related to him, but both he and Lei Tia decided to stay put. As long as the other party didn''t cause trouble for them, they had no interest in interacting with him.


    Nothing happened along the way.


    In the morning three days later, the caravan could already see the tall city walls in the distance. Everyone could not help but let out a sigh of relief.


    A relaxed smile appeared on the faces of Zhang Biao and the other three. The students that they escorted were all talented people who had obtained the qualifications to rush to the capital to take the examinations. The pressure they faced along the way was not small either. If he did not protect them well, not only would he harm these scholars, but they would also worry about their own conscience.


    Finally, they reached the capital.


    Huo Sirui''s carriage slowed down to keep pace with Qin Mian''s carriage.


    He stuck his head out the window. "Big brother, sister-in-law."


    "What''s wrong?" Qin Mian stretched out his head and asked.


    Huo Sirui said: "Eldest sister-in-law, my father had already written a letter to his good friend in the capital, asking him to help us reserve a room. But first I have to visit and ask which i


    it is. I rode first. "


    Qin Mian nodded, "Alright, I''ll be troubling you. Lei Qinshun, accompany Young Master Huo. "


    "Yes, Young Master."


    Lei Qinzhong jumped onto the shaft of the carriage and passed the horse to Huo Sirui.


    Huo Sirui and Lei Qinshun rode their horses far away.


    "Father, are we here yet?" Yuan Yuan leaned against the window and asked.


    "Almost there." Qin Mian pointed to the city wall far away, "Son, can you see it? That''s where we''re going. When the time comes, let your dad treat the three of us to some delicious food! "


    Yuan Yuan revealed a cute smile, "Yes."


    "I want to see it too." He laid playfully on his brother''s back.


    Lei Tia supported him in time.


    The two young brothers were very excited and began chattering again.


    Qin Mian gave them a seat and let them sit side by side to watch the scenery outside the window.


    He had been sitting in the car for a long time. He looked a bit sad, so he laid on the ground lazily. Qin Mian comforted it and rubbed its head, "A little white, hold on a little longer, it''s almost here."


    A little white dot on the head, obediently lying down.


    "Tia, that person is still following?" Qin Mian sat beside Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia hugged his and nodded.


    Qin Mian found it interesting and laughed, "It seems that he has some scruples towards me. However, as long as he doesn''t provoke us, we don''t have to provoke him either. "


    Lei Tia''s voice carried a hint of coldness, "It''s fine if he doesn''t have any malicious intent, but if he does, I''ll make him regret it!"


    Qin Mian kissed his face and started to pack their luggage. While Yuan Yuan was not paying attention to him, he took out some things he had left in the space.


    In less than an hour, the convoy arrived at the city gates. Close up, the city walls were over thirty feet tall, and they were all built with large, gray-white stones. They were tall and imposing, as well as thick and magnificent. On the city wall, the soldiers stood tall and straight with spears in their hands. The city gates were about thirty feet wide, and carved into the stone plaque above them were the words'' Capital City ''in a clear and profound ma


    er. Inside the city gate, pedestrians and carriages were entering and exiting. It was extremely bustling.


    After the guards at the city gate examined Lu Yin, the convoy followed along as they flowed into the city. Even Qin Mian couldn''t help but look out the window while secretly praising them. The streets were paved with stone and were clean and spacious enough to accommodate at least four carriages side by side. This didn''t even include the stalls on both sides of the street. The pedestrians and carriages, whether in or out, all walked to the right in an orderly ma


    er.


    The shops on both sides of the street could not be compared to a small county. Most of them were two storeys high. Even the smallest ones were neatly tidied up. Even the flags flying in front of the shops were bigger than the others.


    Among the passersby, there were many noble young masters dressed in luxurious clothing. Their steps were slow, their heads were high and their chests were puffed up. Between their brows, there was an i


    ate nobility and pride. From time to time, four exquisite sedans or a luxurious carriage would pass by.


    Qin Mian could not help but sigh. Fortunately he and Lei Tia could be considered rich now, and had organized everything neatly. Otherwise, it would have been embarrassing to walk on the streets of the capital.


    Hearing the voices of Zhang Biao and Huo Sirui, he took a look and saw that Huo Sirui had indeed returned. Along with him was a youth dressed like a attendant;


    The convoy followed Huo Sirui and stopped at the entrance of the Hong Lu I


    .


    The waiter welcoming the guests at the i


    ''s entrance immediately put on a warm and friendly smile, and lightly went up to greet them. His gaze was unconsciously attracted by the special carriage.


    After the horse carriage stopped, the door of the carriage was opened from the side. The waiter was surprised, the first person to jump out of the car was a dog ?? no, a wolf. Its body was sturdy and powerful, and its eyes were sharp.


    At this moment, three wooden steps extended from the bottom of the car. A young man got out of the carriage at a leisurely pace. The man was about 26 or 27 years old, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. Unfortunately, there was an ugly scar on his cold face. He wore a black robe that wrapped around his tall and muscular body, making his cold aura even more intense.


    The man turned around to face the carriage. With a trace of gentleness on his cold face, he stretched out his arms and took down a small child from the carriage.


    The little child was about three or four years old. He had a pink face and a pair of big black eyes that were full of intelligence. His clothing was very unique. He wore a red hat with several pieces of cloth shaped like green leaves on top, and he wore a red coat with only the sleeves being light blue; the pants underneath were also of two colors, red from the waist down to the little buttocks, and light blue from the little buttocks down. The red of the top was co


    ected with the red of the pants, making him look like a round and cute big radish!

 Chapter 149 Dad Dont Eat Daddy

    Dad, don''t eat Daddy.


    The man once again extended his hands and actually brought out an identical little doll.


    Two little kids that looked like big radishes, one had a straight face, the other was smiling, holding hands, curiously looking around. The wolf stood up and from time to time brushed the backs of the two dolls with its tail.


    The waiter stared blankly, momentarily forgetting to step forward. He felt that he had really experienced something today.


    Noticing that the man was still looking inside the carriage, the waiter couldn''t help but continue to look in his direction.


    Another person alighted from the carriage. He was a young man about eighteen or nineteen years old, with thick eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a valiant bearing. He was tall and wore a long white robe.


    "Tia, let''s go in." Qin Mian held onto his small round hand.


    He obediently handed his hand to his father.


    The four of them walked up the stairs at a leisurely pace, a little white slowly following behind them. Lei Tia indistinctly looked into the distance.


    The young man who looked very similar to Qin Mian watched him enter the Hong Lu I


    , then turned and left.


    The surrounding people''s gazes could not help but fall on Qin Mian and his family.


    The waitress finally regained her senses and went up to greet them. She looked at the wolf with vigilance and difficulty, "Young masters, welcome to the Honglu I


    . "This one ??"


    "Sorry, I forgot." Qin Mian walked two steps before stopping, "Lei Qinshun."


    A little white was not allowed to be touched by anyone other than the four masters. Lei Qinshun walked over quickly and passed a little white rope to Qin Mian.


    Lei Tia took it and put it around his slightly white neck, and held it.


    The waiter looked at Qin Mian gratefully. In the capital, high ranking officials were all over the place, and nobles were all over the place like dogs. As the waiter of the i


    , he had seen a lot of arrogant and despotic people. To be able to treat such a big wolf as a pet, he must be an extraordinary person. He thought that he would be scolding them again today, but who would have thought that these two young masters would be so easy to talk to?


    The waiter''s smile became more sincere. "Ladies and gentlemen, please come in."


    When it slowly walked forward, it had a haughty look, a steady gait, and a king''s aura fully revealed itself. It inadvertently attracted everyone''s attention, and followed it to look at its two masters, then looked at the two little dolls, secretly praising them.


    He walked forward with his head held high, smiling sweetly back at everyone who looked at him. From time to time, he would raise his little hand and wave it. Many of the guests were amused.


    Qin Mian shook his head in amusement. If this little guy was born in this modern world and he wore a pair of sunglasses, he would probably be a little virgin.


    Although Yuan Yuan was very quiet, the presence of her was in no way inferior to her brother. Her expressionless face revealed the calmness and steadiness of a young adult, which was commendable.


    Huo Sirui brought the attendant over, "Big bro, Qiu-ge, I will bring you guys to your room."


    Qin Mian casually gave the waiter a handful of copper coins.


    The waitress quickly thanked him, "If there''s anything you need, please call me any time."


    The rooms that President Huo''s friends had booked for them were all on the second floor, and the Sky Room was a suite that could accommodate the needs of some guests who had followers. Other than the largest room, there were four other rooms that were slightly smaller.


    Huo Sirui arranged for the brightest room to be reserved for Qin Mian and his family, and prepared to arrange for other people.


    Qin Mian called out to him, "Sirui, Uncle Huo''s good friend has helped us a lot. Do you think it''s convenient for us to pay him a visit to thank him in person?"


    Huo Sirui thought for a moment. "I heard from my father that Uncle Yuan valued etiquette the most. If it''s convenient for brother and sister-in-law, we can go together after lunch. I''ll let the attendant return first to let them know. "


    "That''s how it should be." Qin Mian asked how much it cost to book a room, and handed the money over to Huo Sirui, asking him to transfer it.


    After Huo Sirui left, Qin Mian had the waiter bring hot water. The family of four had a nice hot bath, adding a ladle of Spirit Spring Water into the bath barrel.


    Yuan Yuan and his favorite thing to do was to take a bath, and play in the tub of water until it was almost cold. Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried them all up and cleaned them, and put on clean i


    er clothes.


    The two little peas'' faces were as red as an apple, Qin Mian couldn''t help but kiss each of their hands.


    Yuan Yuan and full of itch giggled and hid in his father''s arms.


    "Don''t run! Little Bu


    ies want to eat the radishes!" Qin Mian pounced forward with a "wuu", but didn''t realize that his face, which was smothered in hot water, was similarly tasty for Lei Tia.


    "Dad, save me!" Yuan Yuan laughed and hid behind Lei Tia.


    "Don''t worry, dad will eat the little white rabbit." Lei Tia grabbed Qin Mian''s arm, locking the person into his embrace, his back facing the two little fellows, and kissing his lips.


    "Oh, dad ate the little white rabbit!" Cheers filled the air.


    Qin Mian was deeply kissed and could not struggle free. He could only glare at him. Didn''t this guy say that he would avoid doing these intimate actions in front of the children?


    Yuan Yuan looked up for a while and started to cry.


    Qin Mian immediately pushed Lei Tia away and squatted in front of the little fellow, hugging him anxiously. "Son, what''s wrong?"


    Lei Tia stood there, embarrassed.


    "Father ??" Yuan Yuan sniffed with his nose, and looked at Lei Tia with his teary eyes, "Don''t eat daddy."


    "Puff ??" Qin Mian felt that laughing out loud when his son was feeling sad was too inappropriate, but he couldn''t resist it at all. Be a good boy... Haha ?? Dad didn''t... "Puff ??"


    "Wah!" Being laughed at by his father, Yuan Yuan cried even harder.


    He looked at his father in confusion, then looked at his father. Seeing how his brother was crying so miserably, he thought something bad had happened that he did not know. Thus, he opened his mouth and began to cry as well.


    Qin Mian froze.


    Lei Tia walked over, and hugged the two kids into his embrace, patting them on the back and consoling them, "Don''t cry."


    Qin Mian couldn''t laugh at all now and quickly explained to the two little fellows, "Daddy didn''t eat daddy, he was just playing a game. Yuan Yuan, full, don''t you remember? "


    Yuan Yuan also came back to reality. He shut his mouth and stopped crying, but the tears were still rolling down his face. He lowered his head with an embarrassed look on his face. From the begi


    ing to the end, Man Man followed his brother''s footsteps, stopping his crying as he hugged him comfortingly.


    Qin Mian secretly heaved a sigh of relief as he slapped Lei Tia''s back with force. It''s all this guy''s fault!


    "Blame me." Lei Tia honestly admitted his wrongs, pecked him on the forehead, and then kissed on the forehead of Yuan Yuan and his whole body.


    Yuan Yuan lowered his head and pulled the others away quickly.


    Qin Mian wanted to laugh again, so he hurriedly held back. Looking at the back of the two little fellows, he helplessly shook his head. "Go, wash their faces."


    Lei Tia went forward obediently.


    Qin Mian stealthily brought Little White into the space, letting it take a good bath as well. When he came out of the space, Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan and the others, with their shoes off, were playing a jigsaw puzzle on the bed. The child was forgetful and had long forgotten his previous predicament. A smile hung on both his small faces.


    "My sons, are you hungry? Let''s go down and eat. "


    After eating lunch at the tavern, Huo Sirui and Lei Xiangzhi went to buy presents.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia returned to their room after taking the two kids for a walk around the tavern. After choosing for half a day, they decided to give the good friend from President Huo a jar of wine and a bottle of fermented milk.


    After Huo Sirui and Lei Xiangzhi returned, Qin Mian, Lei Tia,, Yuan Yuan,, Lei Xiangzhi, Zhao Tian and a few others went to visit their good friends in President Huo. Qin Mian was not used to living in such a crowded place. He was worried about leaving the White Deer in the tavern and bringing it along.


    President Huo''s good friend was surnamed Yuan and was called An Shi. The Yuan Mansion was on the street behind Hongfu I


    . The Spring Festival was a sensitive period, it was very easy for students to get suspicious when visiting officials. But because Yuan Anshi was only a level 5 official, he did not even have the qualifications to go to court, and did not have the qualifications to contact the secrets related to the Spring Festival. There was no need to worry.


    Because Huo Sirui had the attendant from the Yuan Palace report to him in advance, once he arrived at the Yuan Mansion and reported his name, the gatekeeper immediately invited them in.


    The Yuan Mansion''s front yard was a small garden with a few flowers and trees as well as all kinds of flowers. In the middle, there was a wide bluestone path that led to the front yard.


    Halfway there, they met an old woman wearing extraordinary clothes walking in the garden, followed by two little Maidservant s.


    The attendant bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Madam."


    Qin Mian and the others cupped their hands in greeting, "Greetings, Old Madam Yuan."


    The Old Gra


    y had a kind look on her face as she chuckled, "You are here to visit my son, right? No need to be so polite. "


    Her gaze fell on Yuan Yuan and her entire body, her face immediately revealed an expression of affection, and she slightly bent down, her voice becoming gentler, "Aiyo, which family are these two little treasures from? "So cute."


    Yuan Yuan and the others held hands as they walked forward.


    "Hi grandma, I''m Yuan Yuan."


    "Hi grandma, I''m full."


    "It''s really Yuan Yuan and Full Moon." "Aiya, it''s so painful!" The old lady''s eyes were filled with kindness and she couldn''t help but reach out her arms to hug them. Then, as if she thought of something, she took a few steps back and smiled apologetically at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, "Look at me, I''m really old. The old body has caught the cold, so don''t infect the two little babies. "I won''t hold up your business, go busy yourself."


    The old lady smiled at Yuan Yuan and her, which showed that she really liked them, before she brought the two Maidservant s away in another direction.

 Chapter 150 Capital First Day

    Yuan Anshi was around 40 years old, he did not have any airs of authority and kindly received Qin Mian and the others. It was probably because President Huo had told him about the Qin Mian Family''s situation, but when he saw the family of four, his expression did not change at all.


    Huo Sirui delivered a gift on behalf of himself as well as Lei Xiangzhi, Qu Zongwen, Bu Qingyun and Zhao Tianhe. Qin Mian indicated for Lei Qinle to bring the gift over.


    Huo Sirui smiled and said, "Uncle Yuan, you probably don''t know yet, right? My big brother''s family''s wine and nectar is extremely famous in the entire Qingtian Mansion. This decayed milk does not smell fragrant, but it is exquisite in texture and has a fragrant taste. It can be said to be suitable for young and old. "


    Yuan Anshi laughed, "How come I don''t know? In the capital, there was a restaurant that already had decayed milk. I heard that it was bought from the Qingtian Mansion, and each dish cost one tael of silver. I didn''t expect that I could have a hearty meal today. Young Master Qin and Young Master Lei are too kind. "


    Qin Mian replied: "It''s just a small matter, there''s no respect at all. The capital was packed with students, and all the i


    s were packed. If it weren''t for Master Yuan''s help, it would have been difficult for our family to find a foothold in the capital. If Master Yuan thinks that the wine and milk are not bad, you can get Sirui to send a message to me at any time.


    "Then this old man will thank you first." Yuan Anshi nodded with a smile.


    After sitting in the Yuan Mansion for a while, everyone got up and left.


    Madam Yuan came out from the i


    er room and looked puzzledly at her husband as he sipped his tea. "Master, I don''t understand." It''s one thing for you to be so courteous to Young Master Huo and the rest. After all, he and that little Young Master Lei are both popular among the young masters of the Spring Festival, so why are you so courteous to those surnamed Qin and Lei as well? "But they ??" Madam Yuan furrowed her brows, a look of disdain on her face.


    Yuan An glanced at her, put down his teacup, and left with a flick of his sleeve. "Women''s opinions!"


    "..."


    The moment he left the gate of the Yuan Palace, Bu Qingyun was whining loudly.


    "Big brother, big sister-in-law, you guys are so awesome! Your family has already sold all their rotten milk to the capital! Why don''t you open a shop in the capital? I believe that I can definitely earn a ton of money! "


    Qu Zongwen glanced at him, "Do you look like a scholar?"


    Bu Qingyun crossed his arms, "Does it look like there''s something wrong? I mean it. "


    Qin Mian said in an ambiguous ma


    er, "Maybe there will be that day in the future. Who knows?"


    Lei Xiangzhi asked: "Eldest Sister-in-law, let''s go back to the i


    and warm the books. Would you like to head back or go out for a stroll?"


    Qin Mian looked at the clothes in his arms, "The two brats are still in high spirits, let''s take them for a stroll first before we head back. "Don''t just sit in your rooms and read and memorize. You might as well interact more with other students and learn from each other. Perhaps you might have more experience."


    Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui and Qu Zongwen were all deep in thought.


    "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your advice."


    The group parted ways. Qin Mian let Lei Qinle drive the carriage back to the i


    .


    "Daddy, let''s go shopping."


    "Alright, alright."


    This street was the residence of a large family. The family of four walked out of the street at a leisurely pace, following the stream of people to another busy street. From afar, they could see a lot of stalls and endless stream of pedestrians by the roadside and knew that this was the "commercial street".


    The crowd was too crowded, Qin Mian and Lei Tia carefully held the two little fellows in their arms. Since they were here for nothing, no one dared to push them.


    "Baked sweet potatoes, fragrant and sweet roasted sweet potatoes!"


    "Let''s go and have a look. It''s a unique and superior material!"


    "It''s not like I don''t want money!"


    "Delicious sugar fire and sesame seed cakes. This shop will not exist after this village!"


    "Selling kites! Beautiful kites!"


    "Fun mud and rattle!"


    "..."


    Yuan Yuan''s and Yuan Yuan''s wide-open eyes were sparkling. They looked left and right and felt that a pair of eyes were not enough.


    The passersby were all rubbing shoulders, and there were also quite a few people making trouble in the confusion. Before they walked far, Qin Mian saw the two little thieves being tripped over and pounced on the two passersby, taking the chance to cut off their money bags without anyone noticing. The two passersby patiently asked the little thief if he was hurt, and didn''t know if they had gotten lucky in the slightest.


    Lei Tia asked: "Wife, Yuan Yuan, full, what do you want to buy?"


    Qin Mian looked at him unhappily and ridiculed, "Yuan Yuan, look quickly, is the sun going down to the east today? Your dad actually knows how to take the initiative and ask about our needs. "


    Yuan Yuan, no matter how smart she was, couldn''t understand his teasing. She honestly looked at the sun and shook her head. The two brothers said in unison, "Daddy said that the sun would rise from the east and set in the west."


    Lei Tia calmly embraced Qin Mian''s shoulders, "Before we enter the city, didn''t you let me treat you guys to something nice to eat?"


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth curled up, and nodded seriously, "It''s good that you didn''t forget. "Yuan Yuan, what do you want to eat?"


    Yuan Yuan looked from left to right and similarly couldn''t make up his mind.


    A thirteen or fourteen year old boy walked over, suddenly tripped and fell towards Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows, the corner of his mouth held a dense smile of interest. The little thief jumped on him, and the moment he grabbed the purse, he quickly pinched the little thief''s wrist.


    "Ouch!"


    Doubtful, he lowered his head and clapped his hands together, "Ah! "Thief!"


    The surrounding people all looked over, and when they saw that the young man was holding onto Qin Mian''s purse, they immediately understood.


    The youth thought that it would be easier to make a move while they were talking, but he didn''t expect that he would be unlucky. He glared at Qin Mian in embarrassment and anger, "You, you ?? "Let go of your father!"


    Qin Mian smiled faintly, he exerted some strength in his hands and the youth cried out in pain before letting go of him and passing the full bag to Lei Tia.


    "Tia, wait for me here. I''ll send the thief to the government. "


    "No!" The youth''s eyes widened in fear, and his neck suddenly went numb. His exclamations came to an abrupt halt.


    He asked curiously, "Father, why did you send him to the government?"


    Yuan Yuan said with a serious expression, "Little brother, he''s a bad guy, he''s got to be punished for doing something wrong."


    Mighty nodded in understanding.


    The little thief drooped his head.


    Qin Mian held onto his shoulder, turned into an alley and stopped, opening the young man''s mute acupoint, and released the grip on his body.


    The young man knew that he had met a tough opponent, but even after obtaining his freedom, he didn''t dare to run away. He fearfully asked, "You ??" What do you want? "


    Qin Mian said with his hands behind his back, "Seeing that you are still young, I will let you go today. However, if we were to meet again, we won''t be so lucky. "


    The youth could not believe his ears, "Are you really letting me go? "Then why did you ??" It was only released here.


    "Because I don''t want to mislead my son." Qin Mian took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into his hands. Without saying another word, he turned and left.


    The youth looked at his back and unconsciously followed him for a few steps. Watching him walk back to the side of the man in black, that adorable kid extended his arms towards him with a smile.


    Qin Mian knew that many of the little thieves were specially trained by others to commit burglary. They were organized, and couldn''t even sympathise if they wanted to. This boy might have one of them. However, he suddenly recalled that when Qin Mian had fallen to his Qingshan Village in the past, he had also suffered greatly, which was why he was able to do a good deed for himself today.


    At this moment, he didn''t expect that today''s unintentional act of kindness would help him forge a good relationship. Therefore, the old saying "good will be rewarded" was very reasonable.


    Back to the main topic. The family of four did not take the small episode to heart, and after tasting several snacks, they bought a few toys for Yuan Yuan and the others before returning to the i


    .


    It was not time for lunch, so there was no one eating in the lobby. Almost all the tables and chairs were occupied by the scholars. They gathered together to discuss knowledge and poetry. There were even some who were discussing the most popular candidates for this year''s Spring Festival. It was extremely noisy. The i


    keeper''s attitude was very good. Not only was he not angry, he even provided them free tea. Without even thinking, it was clear that if the top scholar, top scorer, and flower scout really came from his i


    , his i


    ''s reputation would immediately spread far and wide.


    Qin Mian saw a few pieces of red paper hanging on the wall when he was at the corner of the stairs. On the red paper, a few names were written on the wall.


    "What is this?" Qin Mian asked, puzzled.


    Lei Tia said: "The odds of being a popular candidate in the spring."


    Qin Mian''s eyes widened in shock, "Who do you think will win the top three?"


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I really admire those people who like to gamble, able to take out anything to gamble with."


    Yuan Yuan asked curiously, "Daddy, what is a ''bet''?"


    "Ahhh, why is my stomach so fast and hungry again? "Come, let''s hurry back to our room." Qin Mian strode upstairs with Yuan Yuan in his arms.


    Lei Tia chuckled, and followed along leisurely.


    Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui and the other four were not present and had only returned in the evening. Qin Mian found out that they had also heard of the popular people in Spring Festival. In the afternoon, when he was conversing with a few students from other cities, he had even surprisingly solidified one of the top scorers for the top scholar, Gu You Ran from West Mountain Prefecture. Gu You Ran''s odds were even lower than Lei Xiangzhi''s and Huo Sirui''s. The three of them chatted merrily and even made an appointment to go to the famous Hundred Flowers Garden in Beijing to attend the student gathering the next day.


    Thinking that it would be a big deal to make new friends with Huo Sirui, Qin Mian gave them 50 silver each.


    Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui did not decline, they really did need the money, and bringing more would make it easier for them to take care of things, the two of them silently remembered their brotherly and sister-in-law relationship, and would repay it in the future.


    Zhang Biao and the other four bodyguards could not stay in the capital forever and wait for the Spring Festival to end. They would leave the capital the next day. Qin Mian and Bu Qingyun sent them out of the city gate together.


    In the next few days, Lei Xiangzhi and his team left early and returned late, busily interacting with other students.


    Qin Mian''s family of four were busy playing. On the first morning, Lei Tia brought his wife and son to visit the Imperial Palace. Of course, it was outside the palace walls about half a kilometer away. Civilians were not allowed to get too close to the walls of the imperial palace, or else they would be treated as assassins.


    Qin Mian was extremely curious about the Imperial Palace, including what the Emperor looked like, whether the Emperor''s attendant was a eunuch, whether the Emperor really had three palaces and six courtyards, and whether the empress dowager was exceptionally beautiful ?? He whispered to Lei Tia: "Wait until my cultivation is higher, I will definitely sneak in to take a look."


    Lei Tia whispered into his ear, "I''ll take you in tonight."


    Qin Mian''s eyes lit up. How could he have forgotten that his family had a large facial paralysis. They were people who had once gone to court two years ago, so they were definitely very familiar with the Imperial Palace!


    He blinked his eyes and whispered into Yuan Yuan''s ear, "Big brother, I saw father secretly kiss father''s ear again."


    "Shh!" Yuan Yuan whispered, "Don''t say it. Dad said Daddy would be shy and let us see it but pretend not to see it. "


    Qin Mian, "..."


    Lei Tia calmly carried his two sons and quickly left, "Wifey, we''ll bring them to fly kites."


    Before he could take two steps, a growl came from behind him, "Lei, Tie!"


    Laughing loudly, he said, "Father, run quickly. Daddy is catching up!"


    Lei Tia hugged the two little fellows tightly and walked away quickly.


    Qin Mian chased relentlessly, "Stop!"


    Yuan Yuan was also happy, "Daddy, do your best!"


    "Awoo!" Bai Xiang ran after him.


    The happiness of a family of four and a wolf infected the happiness of the passersby, and they revealed a smile on their faces.

 Chapter 151 Night Roaming of the Palace

    Spring came in April. It was a beautiful spring day. On both sides of the brook, the grass was lush, the willows were lush, colorful butterflies and diligent bees were flying in the wild flowers, and the orioles were singing lightly in the branches.


    The carriage stopped by the river, and Whitey was the first to jump out and run across the green grass.


    There were other spring visitors by the river, gathered in groups of two or three, walking or sitting on the grass and lazily basking in the sun. There were also lively girls thirteen or fourteen years old, ru


    ing on the grass with kites, their light laughter as melodious as silver bells.


    Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong and the others started to move the blankets, BBQ, charcoal, ingredients and kite from the horse carriage.


    He held his head high, looking at the other people''s kites flying so high, he was extremely envious. He shook Qin Mian''s hands, "Daddy, I want to fly a kite."


    Qin Mian rubbed his little head, "Okay, no rush, let daddy bring your kite over."


    Not far away, a youth and young girl were sitting together. Hearing what was said, they turned around and were slightly curious. How could such a small child carry a kite?


    Lei Tia took out four kites from the horse carriage, which were two big ones and two small ones. Of the two kites, one was a little tiger and the other was a little black wolf.


    A trace of surprise flashed in the youth''s eyes. He had never seen such a small kite before. It was obvious that the fathers of the two children had specially made it for the sake of their children.


    There were no rocks on the grass, so Qin Mian was not worried that the two little fellows would be injured. After putting on the five fingered gloves on the two little fellows, he did not want the string of the kite to cut their hands, so he passed the two little kites to them.


    "Go play."


    Yuan Yuan and Man were not the least bit surprised by their father''s attitude. If he didn''t know how to fly a kite, he would think of his own way, so he turned his head to see how the others could do it.


    Qin Mian held Lei Tia''s shoulder, and stood not far away.


    The more open-minded their actions were, the less people would think about it.


    Yuan Yuan pulled on his little hand, "Brother, carry the kite and run."


    "Yes." He smiled at his father and father, and together with his brother, they pulled the kite and started ru


    ing.


    Unfortunately, the little guy was ru


    ing very slowly. Even if he could understand how to fly a kite, it would still be difficult to actually control it. The two little fellows ran on the grass for a long time, but the kite did not fly.


    The youth and young girl could not help but chuckle in a low voice, while the faraway tourists looked at the two little fellows with smiles on their faces.


    Yuan Yuan and the others looked at each other and ran towards their father and father. Yuan Yuan accidentally fell and calmly got up, dusting off the grass on his leg before continuing to run.


    "Daddy, daddy, the kite can''t fly."


    Qin Mian squatted in front of Yuan Yuan and asked while smiling, "Does Yuan Yuan know why?"


    Yuan Yuan said, "Little brother and I are too young."


    "Big brother and I are so much shorter than the others. Our arms are short, our legs are short, and we run very slowly."


    Qin Mian''s smile grew wider and wider. Perhaps he didn''t understand the real reason why the kite couldn''t fly, but he was able to analyze the difference between him and the other people who could fly it. It was a rare occurrence for a three-year-old child.


    "How clever." Qin Mian kissed his two sons'' foreheads in turn. "Dad and Dad will bring you guys over to put it on."


    He allowed Yuan Yuan to sit astride his shoulder, with one hand extended behind him to protect his back to prevent him from falling back;


    "Yuan Yuan, let''s compete with our younger brother and see whose kite flies the highest. "Grasp the kite."


    Yuan Yuan clapped his hands and cheered, "Alright!"


    "Tia, I''ve shouted" start "so that you can run." Qin Mian smiled slyly at Lei Tia, "Begin!"


    With that, he started to run as he shouted, "Yuan Yuan, quick, let go of the line and lift it higher."


    "Daddy is stupid." Zhang Xuan chuckled. Even if his father didn''t say anything, upon hearing his father''s words, he would still follow his father''s instructions. Her little hands pulled out some strings, and like the other kites'' people, she held them up high. As Lei Tia ran, the little tiger slowly flew up.


    "Dad, my little tiger is flying!"


    Lei Tia calmly replied: "There''s no rush, count to three, and let me in once."


    "Yes."


    On this side, the father and son duo worked well together. On the other side, the father and son duo were not bad either.


    Little White looked at the black wolf that looked very similar to him as it flew higher and higher. He was so excited that he started to howl, causing the surrounding people to tremble in fear. He turned his head and saw it obediently sitting on the ground without moving, only then did he relax.


    Yuan Yuan happily shouted, "Daddy, Little Black Wolf flew so high!"


    Qin Mian laughed, turned and looked at the little tigers, then turned and ran back, "I can still fly higher. "Son, keep playing."


    "Good ?? oh!" Yuan Yuan became excited and couldn''t grasp the string in his hand. The little black wolf led the kite to fly higher. Yuan Yuan reached out to grab it but didn''t grab it. He panicked, "Daddy, the little black wolf ran away!"


    "Yuan Yuan, don''t worry." Qin Mian hugged Yuan Yuan tightly, with a tap of his feet, he jumped onto a tree to the side. Borrowing the momentum, he leapt into the air, raising his hand to grab onto the kite line, his white figure taking a few hollow steps in the air, before landing leisurely on the ground.


    "Daddy is awesome!" Yuan Yuan hugged his head, lowered his head and kissed his cheek.


    Lei Tia walked over while carrying everyone else.


    Full of pride, he said, "Brother, Dad and I have won!"


    Yuan Yuan nodded and said calmly, "Next time, Daddy and I will win."


    Lei Tia saw that there was sweat on Yuan Yuan, so he took out a handkerchief from his chest and handed it over to the brothers.


    The two little fellows obediently wiped the sweat off their heads.


    "Do you still want to play?" Lei Tia asked.


    He kissed him on the cheek, "Dad and dad should rest, I''ll play with my brother again."


    "Alright."


    The father and son duo returned to the carriage.


    Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun were cooking a barbecue, and the smell of the barbecue drifted away with the wind. Everyone smelled the fragrance and had the same thought: that''s what people do.


    Yuan Yuan and Dui took off their shoes and rolled on the blanket.


    "Daddy, I want to eat roasted chicken wings." Lying on the blanket with his chin in his two small hands, his two small feet patting each other.


    Qin Mian glanced at the several roasted wings on the grill, "They haven''t finished grilling yet, wait a little longer. "Full, let''s have a mutton skewer with big brother first, okay?"


    "Ok." Man Man nodded obediently.


    "Be careful." Lei Tia took a skewer filled with kebab for Yuan Yuan and Yuan, and gave the rest to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian patted the seat beside him, and the two shared.


    The girl and the youth in the distance whispered together.


    "Brother, are they from Beijing?" I have never seen anything on either of the children''s hands or feet. "


    "More than that, have you noticed the wheels of their carriages? This is unheard-of. "


    "However, those two little fellows are really adorable."


    After playing by the river for the whole afternoon, Yuan Yuan and her family returned to the Hung Lu I


    .


    The hall on the first floor of the i


    was filled with students just like a few days ago. However, it was rare for there to be no ruckus. Everyone sat on either side of each other. Huo Sirui and the others were all there. Qin Mian watched for a while. It turns out that he was reading a poem to discuss knowledge.


    The family went upstairs in silence.


    Qin Mianxin was still reciting about his visit to the palace.


    At night, after Yuan Yuan and Xiao Bai had fallen asleep, Lei Tia transferred them and Xiao Bai to the big bed in the space. Then, he quietly left the tavern with Qin Mian and flew in the direction of the Imperial Palace.


    Qin Mian was very excited to see the ruler of this country.


    At this time, at the end of the year, the palace was brightly lit. The structure of the palace was not much different from what Qin Mian imagined. It was majestic, majestic, and solemn. He was not interested, and even more curious were the people from the Imperial Palace.


    "Where does the Emperor live?" He whispered to Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia held him in his arms, and carried him flying once again.


    None of the palace guards patrolling the palace noticed the two figures flying past them.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia quietly stopped at the eaves of a palace.


    Lei Tia hugged Qin Mian from behind, "Opposite of him."


    Looking up, he saw a table covered with a bright yellow tablecloth facing him. Behind the table sat a middle-aged man wearing a golden crown and a bright yellow robe. It was obvious that he was Emperor Xiao Hui. The Emperor Xiao Hui was about forty-two or three years old, upright and upright, with a dignified appearance, giving off the majesty of an emperor. A chambermaid quietly stood behind him, just like in the TV series, leaning on a horsetail whisk. Judging from her delicate features and her white beard, she was most likely a eunuch. "Behind the spacious and magnificent Dragon Throne, two beautiful palace maids stood on either side of a screen, their heads bowed in silence.


    Emperor Xiao Hui suddenly raised his head.


    Qin Mian was shocked, instantly forgetting that he and Lei Tia were both invisible, and thought that the other party had discovered them.


    Lei Tia hugged him tightly and comforted him by stroking his back, "Don''t be afraid, I''m here."


    Qin Mian relaxed against him and curled his lips in embarrassment. He was a little admiring of the Emperor Xiao Hui as well, he truly had the so-called "aura of a bastard" on him.


    He excitedly said, "Let''s go to the imperial harem to have a look."


    Lei Tia did not move.


    Qin Mian thought he did not hear, "Tia, let''s go to the harem to take a look."


    Lei Tia muttered: "I have never been there before."


    "The ''harem'', of course, is behind the emperor''s office ??" Qin Mian looked up and pointed in a direction, "It should be over there right?"


    Lei Tia hugged his waist but did not move.


    Qin Mian suddenly realised, could it be that this fellow was jealous? He turned and looked at Lei Tia. Lei Tia tilted his head and avoided his gaze. He reached in front of him and looked at him with a smile.


    Lei Tia said with a stern expression: "Wifey, there''s nothing to see in the harem."


    Qin Mian embraced his shoulder, leaned on his chest, yawned and closed his eyes, "I''m tired, I''m going back."


    Thick gentleness and gentleness appeared in Lei Tia''s eyes, and after pecking his forehead lightly, he flew up, and like an eagle spreading its wings, silently disappeared into the night.

 Chapter 152 On the List

    In the next moment, two people appeared in the room of the i


    .


    Qin Mian suddenly opened his eyes and suddenly pushed Lei Tia onto the bed. He looked at him with a smile, and swiped his finger across his face. "Tia, were you jealous just now?"


    Lei Tia relaxed his body, allowing him to lie down comfortably. The hair on his face was a little itchy, just like his current mood.


    "You know that."


    "I want to hear it from your own mouth." Qin Mian''s finger slid down maliciously until it reached his neck, then slowly fell onto his adam''s apple. He lightly pressed on it and used his nails to lightly scratch it.


    Lei Tia''s body suddenly tensed up, his Adam''s apple quickly rolled, and his voice turned hoarse, "My wife, don''t play with fire."


    Qin Mian did not say anything, his index finger pressing down on his Adam''s apple, he went close to Yue Yang''s ear and blew, "As long as you admit that you''re jealous, tonight, I''ll take the initiative."


    "I''m jealous." Lei Tia''s answer was straightforward. Under the candlelight, his pitch-black and deep eyes shone brilliantly, and his burning desire surged within.


    Qin Mian lifted his right leg and straddled it as he sat on his waist. He bent over to seal his lips, then waved his sleeve and extinguished the candle flame ??


    "Daddy''s so lazy, Daddy''s so lazy!"


    The young and tender childish voice blabbered on and on by his ear. Qin Mian covered his head with a blanket and wanted to jump up and grab her to beat his little butt.


    "Full, quiet. Yesterday, father played with you all for a whole day, and he was very tired. " Lei Tia stopped his naughty little son and patted Qin Mian''s back to coax him to continue sleeping.


    Qin Mian retorted in his heart: It was obviously done by a bastard like you with too much energy.


    After struggling for a long time while half asleep, Qin Mian finally woke up. The soreness on his waist reminded him of the sufferings he had suffered last night.


    "Wife, you''re awake?" Lei Tia''s head leaned over, his face was expressionless, and his light tone and curled lips revealed his good mood.


    Smothering!


    Qin Mian looked at him in disdain. Before he even had the chance to speak, Yuan Yuan and Ming Dong had already rushed to the bedside like two small ca


    onballs.


    "Daddy, you''re finally awake!"


    "Father, I want to go out and play!"


    "Father!"


    "Stop!" Qin Mian raised his hand to stop the two little fellows. "The two of you, go over there obediently and wait for daddy to put on my clothes, comb my hair, and finish eating breakfast before leaving.


    "Yes sir!" The two little fellows received the answer and returned to the carpet hand in hand, continuing to play with their own.


    Lei Tia hugged Qin Mian and sat up with his back facing Yuan Yuan and full, fine kisses gently landed on every inch of his face.


    Qin Mian smiled and looked at him warmly. In the past, every time they had an affair, Lei Tia would either sleep with him on the bed, or quietly get up to cook di


    er. This was the first time he was so slow and fed up with not wanting to leave. But it was undeniable that a man''s intimacy with him was like a fragrant wine that he could not refuse.


    However, his cultivation was not yet at the Fasting Stage, so he had to first resolve the issue of warming up to his hunger.


    "I''m hungry."


    Lei Tia sucked on his lips and said softly, "I had the waiter boil some porridge for you. Bath first? "


    "Yes." Qin Mian gave him a kiss on his face, stretched his arms, and then pulled away from the bed.


    After packing up, the family of four went to visit Xiangyang Mountain.


    The next day, the family of four went to Wen''an Temple to burn incense;


    The third day was Yuan Yuan''s and his third birthday, so Qin Mian asked Yuan Yuan to arrange the activities for the whole day. He and Lei Tia followed the two little kids'' arrangements completely, and the family of four happily spent the day there.


    Two days later would be spring.


    There were a total of three scenes in the Spring Festival. Each match lasted for three days. Not only was it mental work, it was also physical work. He heard that every student had a long and narrow room during the exam. During the exam, their door would be locked. It was hard to avoid feeling dejected. Every year, there were examinees who fainted in the examination hall due to their weak bodies.


    To prevent Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui from getting into an accident, on the day before the exam, Qin Mian called them to sit in his room for a while, and let them drink a cup of tea with Spirit Spring Water s.


    After nine days, the last battle was about to end. Qin Mian and his family sat in a carriage at the entrance of the Academic Institution. The large carriage at the entrance was waiting for the examinees.


    Not long after the bell rang for the end of the exam, the examinees came out of the Academic Institution one after another. They were all stripped of their skin, their faces were pale, their eyes were dark, and their legs were weak. Some were beaming with joy, and looked as if victory was in their hands; some looked as if they were grieving over their parents'' deaths; others were kneeling on the ground, unable to suppress their grief. They covered their faces with their hands and let out sorrowful cries, causing the listeners to sigh in sympathy.


    Qin Mian and the rest of the examinees'' friends and relatives were the same, searching the thousands of examinees who were rushing out like water, searching for the figures of Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui, and not long after, the two of them walked out side by side. Lei Xiangzhi''s eyes were clear and bright, calm and collected, looking very relaxed; Huo Sirui''s lips had a smile, full of confidence. Their calm demeanor was particularly conspicuous in the crowd.


    "Looks like they both did well." Qin Mian shrunk his head back and said to Lei Tia with a smile.


    Lei Tia lightly patted the sleeping Yuan Yuan and his full chest, "You''re finally relieved? "Let''s go back."


    There were too many people, so Qin Mian instructed Lei Qinle to drive the carriage and leave. There was no need to wait for Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Xiangzhi.


    Not long after they returned to the i


    , Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui knocked on Qin Mian''s door.


    Qin Mian did not mention that his family had waited at the entrance of the Academic Institution for a long time, and laughed to tease the two of them, "Looking at your expressions, I and your brother should be able to have two celebratory banquets?"


    Lei Xiangzhi laughed: "I just feel good about myself. As for what I am, I still don''t know."


    Huo Sirui had a relaxed expression, "All the questions were done rather smoothly, so it shouldn''t be a problem. I''ve done my best, and now I just have to wait for the results. "


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "The scented packets sent by my eldest sister-in-law are extremely useful. After three examinations, I have always been spirited. Two of the students in the row across from me fainted and were carried out. " When he thought about the situation at that time, he was very glad that he had a capable elder sister-in-law.


    Huo Sirui picked up the incense bag that was hanging around his neck and sniffed it, "The weather wasn''t good yesterday, when I first entered, I was still a little dizzy. "Sister-in-law, if Fifth Brother and I can really get into the top three, then you have done more than half of the work."


    "That''s because you guys have true ability, it has nothing to do with me." Qin Mian asked, "I heard that the rankings will only be released five days later, what are your plans for the next few days?"


    Lei Xiangzhi said: "Just now, Sirui and I were just discussing, and we were taking advantage of the fact that we are going to visit the capital for a bit. No matter what, it''s not a waste to come here."


    "Eldest Sister-in-Law, why don''t you come with us?" Huo Sirui invited.


    Qin Mian smiled as he shook his head, "We''ll just take care of our own matters and not come with you. We don''t want to ruin your mood."


    Five days later, the results would be released. The students who had gone out to play hurried back to the capital.


    Before the sky brightened, Qin Mian could already hear the sounds of hurried footsteps coming from the corridors and stairs, which made him jump straight into Lei Tia''s arms.


    When the whole family got out of bed and went down to the lobby for breakfast, they found that the Honglou I


    was almost empty. As soon as he asked the waiter, it turned out that the scholars had already left early in the morning to wait at the place where the rankings were posted. At this moment, no special activity could be heard on the street outside. It was likely that the results of the examination had yet to be posted.


    Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui, Bu Qingyun and Zhao Tianhe were one step late. Qu Zongwen and Zhao Tianchen looked tense; Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui and Bu Qingyun were very calm.


    Qu Zongwen only drank two mouthfuls of porridge before he could no longer eat. Patting his own hands with a folded fan that had not been opened, he said somewhat impatiently, "My old man already said that if he doesn''t hit the mark, then he will definitely suffer a setback when he goes back."


    Yuan Yuan and the others secretly laughed.


    "Uncle Qu is so old and his father was even spanking him."


    Qu Zongwen feigned a pitiful expression, "Yes, uncle is so pitiful."


    Zhao Tianhe felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles as he stuffed the bun into his mouth. He mumbled, "I need to eat faster. I''ll go take a look later."


    Bu Qingyun comforted him by patting his shoulder and said carelessly: "It''s already decided whether or not I''ll hit it, it''s fine if I watch it later. You eat slower, don''t choke on it."


    Qin Mian could understand the feelings of Qu Zongwen and Zhao Tia


    an very well. The five of them were all outstanding figures when they were at the Green Mountain Academy. However, the whole country was filled with students. Out of the tens of thousands of students, only three hundred were ranked, and this was a hundred times more cruel than the college entrance examination. Those who are on the list are known as "Gongshi", who are qualified to participate in the Hall''s examination. Becoming a gong is almost the same as becoming a legatee. Because of the custom of our dynasty, the Hall Competition will not be deposed, that is to say, after the Hall Competition, if there are no accidents, will become a Scholar, but there are some rankings.


    Qin Mian allowed Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun to look at the rankings after they finished their breakfast.


    Qu Zongwen and Zhao Tianhe gratefully looked at him. There were not that many people that the two of them, a scholar and a scholar, could squeeze through.


    After finishing their breakfast, the group waited at the first floor without leaving. At this time, the i


    keeper and the waiters were also very free, so they sat together to chat.


    After about an hour, there was a ruckus outside. It must be the results!


    The examinees who stayed at Honglu I


    came back one after another. Some were beaming with joy, obviously some of them were on the rankings and had the qualifications to enter the palace for the examinations. They might even be able to see the emperor.


    , Huo Sirui and Bu Qingyun were affected by the atmosphere of the tavern, and started to become a little nervous.


    After nearly an hour, Lei Qinle, Lei Qinshun and Lei Qinzhong ran in from outside the door while gasping for breath. They all had joyous expressions on their faces and shouted loudly the moment they entered the door.


    "Great, great, great!"


    The shopkeeper and a few waiters also looked over.


    Qu Zongwen immediately asked, "Who got it? Or ?? Both of them were hit? "


    Lei Qinle smiled and extended his hands towards the five of them, "Young Masters, the five of you have all been hit! Congratulations! "


    Lei Xiangzhi and the other three looked at each other in joy.


    "They all hit? "Great!"


    Bu Qingyun was the most straightforward, he took out a bunch of copper from his money pouch and stuffed them into Lei Qinle''s hands, laughing out loud, "I''ll buy you three some wine to drink!"


    Lei Qinle thanked him immediately, "Thank you, Young Master Bu!"


    Zhao Tianhe asked, "What''s the ranking?"


    Lei Qinle scratched his head, "Because there are too many people crowding around, I didn''t pay much attention to them. I only know that Fifth Young Master''s and Young Master Huo''s names are the second and the fifth, Young Master Qu''s name is in the middle, Young Master Bu and Young Master Zhao''s names are also in the middle, there are about twenty or so people between them."

 Chapter 153 Five People with Sudden Strange Disease

    Hearing that, Qu Zongwen cupped his hands towards Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui, and joked: "Congratulations, Brother Lei and Brother Huo, at that time you can bring us on a tour around the streets, hahaha!"


    Bu Qingyun and Zhao Tianhe agreed with a smile.


    Lei Xiangzhi shook his head and laughed, "It''s still too early to say all these." He then asked Lei Qinle and the other two, "Do you remember who the other three who are ranked in the top five are? Is there a Young Master Gu? "


    Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun all laughed dryly.


    Lei Qinzhong said: "Fifth Young Master, in order to find your names quickly, Lei Qinle will look for you from the back, while the young one and Lei Qinshun will look for you from the back. We were only looking for your names and did not notice anything else."


    Lei Xiangzhi did not mind: "It''s fine, I''ll just ask. "It''s been hard on you."


    Huo Sirui looked at the entrance of the i


    , and more and more scholars came back. "Listen to the others and you will know."


    When the i


    keeper saw that they had finished talking, he smiled and walked over to congratulate Lei Xiangzhi and the other four, and he was especially warm to Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui.


    Qin Mian held onto his teacup and thought: I''m afraid that the payout rate at the corner of the stairs will change. He suddenly had a thought and reached out to untie the pouch on Lei Tia''s waist.


    Lei Tia didn''t understand, and took the initiative to raise his left arm, making it convenient for him to act.


    Qin Mian took out a piece of 50 taels of silver from his bag and called Lei Qinle over. While Yuan Yuan was still not paying attention, he secretly gave some instructions.


    Lei Qinle nodded his head, holding the silver, he ran over to the counter and thought for a bit, and followed the young master to bet a tael of silver.


    The group sat on the first floor for a while. From the discussions of the other scholars, they found out that the top five would be: Zhao Xian Zhi from the capital, Lei Xiangzhi from the Qingtian Mansion, Zhang He from the capital, Gu You Ran from Western Mountain Manor and Huo Sirui from the Qingtian Mansion. These five were the contenders for the championship, as well as the top scorers and flower scouts.


    It was not unusual for the top five to have two places, but to think that Qingtian Mansion would have two places in the top five as well, it was unexpected. All the scholars from the Hong Lu I


    gathered around, trying to get close to Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui, and in a moment they had surrounded the table of people.


    The group of people quickly retreated, escaping to Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s room on the second floor.


    After a few more people stood still, Lei Xiangzhi realized that his perfume bag had been ripped off by someone, and speechlessly facepalmed himself. Huo Sirui, Qu Zongwen and the rest were all undressed, looked at each other, and laughed.


    Qin Mian looked at them with a smile. "I have not formally congratulated you yet. At noon, Tia and I will invite you to the welcoming tower for lunch ?? "


    Before he could finish his sentence, someone knocked on the door. It was the attendant from the Yuan Mansion who had brought them to the i


    .


    "This lowly one pays respects to all the young masters."


    "Safe." Huo Sirui walked over, "Why are you here? But what instructions do you have for me, Uncle Yuan? "


    Ping An laughed, "This humble one congratulates the five young masters. When our old master heard that the five young masters were on the list, he felt honored and honored. Tonight, there will be a banquet held in the manor to celebrate for the five young masters, I wonder if the five young masters have the time to do so? "


    In terms of affection, Yuan Anshi had taken great care of them, and logically speaking, if he were to become an official in the future, he should, from now on, extend and deepen his relationship with Yuan Anshi. Huo Sirui and the other four would not reject this chance.


    "Uncle Yuan, please welcome us. We are very honored. "Tell Uncle Yuan that we''ll be there on time."


    "Yes, this little one will take my leave."


    Huo Sirui, who had received guidance from the President Huo, became more shrewd in his conduct of things, and reminded Lei Xiangzhi and the others, "Uncle Yuan has taken good care of us, but we ca


    ot refuse him this time. However, we have yet to participate in the Hall Competition, so we should restrain our words and actions. If there is anyone else who wishes to invite you in, it''s best that you reject them. "


    Lei Xiangzhi and the others nodded to express their understanding.


    Around noon, the group of people arrived at the welcoming post and asked for a private room. Qin Mian and Lei Tia invited Lei Xiangzhi''s group of five to a sumptuous meal to supplement their strength.


    Lei Xiangzhi and the other three even gathered money for Lei Qinle, Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun to order some dishes on the table. Although these three were servants, they were not servants to them. They could not take their protection and care for so long for granted.


    In the evening, Lei Xiangzhi and the other four went to the Yuan Mansion to attend the banquet.


    In order to make things easier for them, Yuan Anshi had arranged for a errand boy to be assigned to each of them.


    The Hall Competition was going to start in a month. In the following days, Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui, Qu Zongwen, Zhao Tianchi, and the others returned to their previous days and often attended the student gathering to prepare for the Hall Competition one month later.


    After Qin Mian and his family had played around everywhere in the capital, they started to run towards the surrounding towns with the capital as the center.


    The last place they went was the Four Colors Mountain. After visiting the Four Colored Mountains, they would rest in the capital for two days before setting off for home. He calculated by pinching his fingers that he had been out for almost two months.


    The scenery of the Four Colors Mountain is especially peculiar. It has four colors in four seasons of the year. Spring is purple, summer is white, autumn is yellow, and winter is red. The reason for this is that the mountain is full of purple hyacinths, white jasmine flowers, yellow chrysanthemums and red plum flowers. As a result, the color is different each season. What was even more peculiar was that these four flowers were not intentionally planted by humans. They had already been planted hundreds of years ago.


    Qin Mian and the others had just come at the right time. The Snake-Person that was spread all over the mountains was open to its brightest and brightest, and the large expanse of purple was like a huge purple fur coat draped over the mountain range. The wind blew gently, and a fragrant aroma assaulted their nostrils, intoxicating them.


    Halfway up the mountain, there was an i


    . Qin Mian and his family stayed there for three nights before returning.


    Noon. At the South gate of the city. He saw the familiar carriage. Tears flowed down his face. He was so excited that he almost got hit by the carriage.


    "Woo ?? ??" Lei Qinle quickly stopped the horse, "Ping An, you brat, no matter how much you think about it, we don''t have to be this excited, right? Do you want to die? "


    Ping An wiped away his tears and asked anxiously, "Brother Le, stop joking. Is Young Master Lei and Young Master Qin in the carriage? "


    Qin Mian could tell that something was wrong with his voice, he stuck his head out and asked suspiciously, "Ping An, what happened?"


    His calmness had gradually calmed down. He wiped his face and said quickly, "Young Master Qin, quickly return to the i


    with Eldest Young Master Lei. Young Master Lei and Young Master Huo are very ill. The doctor said, "Speak..."


    "What?" Qin Mian''s expression changed, he immediately made a decision, "Get on the carriage and tell me the details of the situation; Lei Qinle, return to the i


    immediately."


    Ping An immediately said: "Young Master Qin, let''s go to the Yuan Mansion. Our Old Master has brought Young Master Lei and the rest to the Residence. "


    Qin Mian secretly nodded, Master Yuan is really considerate.


    Once he was safely seated on the carriage, Qin Mian said in a low voice: "Ping An, don''t be in a hurry. Let me ask you first, why did the two of them get sick at the same time? Or could it be that this disease is contagious, and there are others who are ill? "


    Yuan Yuan seemed to have sensed the heavy atmosphere, he quietly sat on Lei Tia''s bosom and handed over a handkerchief to him.


    "Thank you, little gongzi Yuan." Ping An squeezed out a smile towards Yuan Yuan and answered Qin Mian''s question, "Young Master Huo and the rest of the five are sick. The other scholars are not sick. "


    Qin Mianxin was filled with doubts, "Are the five of them sick at the same time, or is there a sequence?"


    Ping An replied, "They fell down at the same time."


    At the same time, only the five of them were sick. Qin Mian felt that it was even weirder, "Now, tell me the whole story."


    "Yes." Ping An completely calmed down and explained in an orderly ma


    er, "Young Master Qin, it''s like this. Three days ago, the five of them went to Hundred Flowers Garden to attend a student gathering. When they returned, they felt uncomfortable. However, because of the strong wind, they thought they had caught a cold, so they didn''t pay much attention to it. Who knew that near noon the next day, they would still be unconscious. Their errand boy felt that something was wrong, so he called for a doctor. The doctor said that the five of them had caught a cold, so he prescribed two doses of medicine, but the medicine did not change at all. The errand boy was worried, so he reported the matter to our Master. The Master sent someone to the largest medicine hall in the capital, the Return of Spring Hall, and asked for a senior doctor. The doctor concluded that it was not a cold, but he could not find out why he was unconscious. The old master even spent a large amount of money to invite the imperial physician, who said that he had been poisoned and that the antidote required several rare herbs that could only be gathered in the medicine house. He also said that if they still didn''t wake up within five days, they would never wake up ?? Young Master Huo and the others are still so young, and their knowledge is so good. If they just... "What a pity ??" He shook his head, sighed, and began to wipe away his tears.


    Qin Mian''s expression froze as he said to Lei Tia, "Tia, it looks like someone did indeed use poison. However, the interactions between the five of them were extremely simple. They shouldn''t have such great enmity with others. Could it be accidental? "


    Lei Tia''s eyes shone with a cold light, he embraced his shoulders and shook his head, "Wifey, you are too naive."


    This was the first time someone thought that he was simple. Qin Mian felt it was strange, "What do you mean?"


    Lei Tia said in a bland voice, "Other than the ''Hall Competition'', I can''t think of any other reason."


    Qin Mian was shocked.


    Ping An sighed, "I won''t hide it from the two gongzis, our old master has the same suspicions. Most of Young Master Qu, Young Master Bu, and Young Master Zhao were implicated by Young Master Huo and Fifth Young Master Lei. Rumors were flying all over the capital. Some people said it was the people from the gambling den, some said it was someone from the top ten miles, and some even said it was the five young masters who had rejected the invitation of a certain lord, a certain lord ?? Some people even said that they couldn''t bear the pressure and poisoned themselves ?? But really ?? Everyone has different opinions. The more people think about it, the more confused they become. "


    Qin Mian looked startled, and sighed. The water in the capital was very deep, no wonder his Tia liked living in the countryside even more.


    With these words, the carriage arrived at Yuan Mansion.


    Qin Mian let Ping An lead the way, walking quickly in front, Lei Tia carrying the two children, without falling behind at all.

 Chapter 154 Menisperma

    When Yuan Anshi found out that Qin Mian and Lei Tia had returned, he quickly welcomed them. He cupped his hands across his chest and sighed, "Young Master Lei, Young Master Qin, this old man is guilty about not taking good care of Fifth Young Master Lei and Sirui."


    "Lord Yuan is serious. This has nothing to do with you." Lei Tia asked, "Where are they?"


    Yuan Anshi raised his hand: "This way please."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia followed him into the corridor.


    "If you two have co


    ections in the capital, you can think of something. "If I can get the imperial physician to come forward, perhaps ??" Yuan Anshi''s eyes were filled with deep shame. If something were to happen to Huo Sirui in the capital, he would not be able to explain himself to his good friend of so many years.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not say anything, and would talk about everything after seeing Lei Xiangzhi and the others with their own eyes.


    In a moment, the few of them arrived at the East District.


    Yuan Anshi looked at Yuan Yuan and He Man, and was worried that they would be scared, "Fifth Young Master Lei''s appearance is not that good ?? The two children had better stay outside. "


    Lei Tia passed Yuan Yuan to Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinzhong, "Take good care of him."


    "Yes, please rest assured sir." Lei Qinle and Lei Qinzhong carefully hugged the two soft little dolls.


    Yuan Anshi called Maidservant over and asked her to prepare some snacks for the two children.


    As he walked into Lei Xiangzhi''s room, Qin Mian saw his face and was shocked. Lei Xiangzhi''s face was ashen, his lips were pale, and her breathing was barely audible. At first glance, he thought he was a dead person.


    He sat down on the edge of the bed and checked Lei Xiangzhi''s wrist for veins. In the alchemist family, the prerequisite for him to learn alchemy was to identify the medicinal ingredients, and checking his pulse was a piece of cake for him.


    Yuan Anshi was a little surprised. He had never heard that Young Master Qin knew medicine.


    After a few breaths, Qin Mian placed Lei Xiangzhi''s wrist back under the blanket, and his expression relaxed slightly.


    "Wife, how is it?" Lei Tia asked.


    Yuan Anshi looked at Qin Mian nervously.


    Qin Mian said: "I was indeed poisoned."


    Yuan Anshi immediately asked: "Is there an answer?"


    "It can be solved." Qin Mian said, "I will first go and see if Sirui and the others are poisoned by the same poison."


    Yuan Anshi saw that he seemed to have won, so he did not urge him anymore.


    After Qin Mian checked the meridians of Huo Sirui, Bu Qingyun and the other two, he confirmed that they had been poisoned with the same poison.


    "Although this poison looks mild, it''s actually quite overbearing. Fortunately, we managed to return in time. If not ?? "Qin Mian shook his head and cupped his hands towards Yuan Anshi," Master Yuan, the antidote pills will expel the poison from their bodies within two hours, so I will have to trouble you to arrange for people to take care of them.


    Yuan Anshi was overjoyed, "As long as it can cure the poison, that''s good.


    Qin Mian took out a small white porcelain bottle that he could only hold in one hand from his bag. Not letting anyone interfere, he personally fed each of Lei Xiangzhi''s group a Poison Intoxicating Pill.


    "The pills are begi


    ing to take effect. Let''s get out of here."


    Yuan Anshi nodded his head and said: "Please, both of you, let us speak in the main hall."


    The three of them went to the main hall.


    Yuan Anshi had a face full of emotion as he cupped his fists and said: "Young Master Qin, this old man wants to thank you. Yong Cheng trusted me and that''s why he entrusted Sirui to me. If something really happens to him, this old man will never be able to refuse it. "


    Qin Mian cupped his hands and replied, "Master Yuan, please do not stand on ceremony. Sirui is Tia''s and my brother-in-law''s husband, saving him was supposed to be part of their duty. Speaking of which, it was their luck. Otherwise, not even the deities of the Great Firmament would have been able to save them. "As the saying goes, ''If you survive a great disaster, you will definitely have a blessing in disguise''. Master Yuan, you don''t have to keep this in your heart."


    Yuan Anshi nodded his head, "That''s right. I wonder what this poison is all about? "


    Qin Mian said: "If I''m not wrong, the five of them had typhoid symptoms the previous two days after they were poisoned."


    "That''s right." Yuan Anshi said with certainty.


    Qin Mian said: "This is what''s special about this poison, the symptoms of the infected people two days ago were exactly the same as when Feng Xie entered the body, and often did not attract the poison people''s attention. By the time he felt something was wrong with the third day, the poison had already spread throughout his body. If he didn''t take the antidote within three days, he could either stay in a coma until his body weakened and die. "Therefore, this poison has a terrifying name, ''Ghost Gate''."


    "Just by hearing the name, you can tell how terrifying it is." Yuan Anshi slammed the table angrily, "I have already reported this matter to the authorities. We must thoroughly investigate who was the one who actually dared to attack the contribution points under the Emperor''s feet."


    With that, he revealed a look of worry, "In three days, the Hall Competition will begin. I don''t know if they will make it in time."


    "Don''t worry, Master Yuan." Qin Mian said, "When they wake up, I will concoct a medicinal soup for them to soak in."


    He immediately wrote a prescription for Lei Qinshun to go and get the medicine. Due to the short of time, the effects of ordinary medicinal ingredients were simply too ordinary, he had to secretly add a few Spirit Spring Water into the medicinal soup.


    Yuan Anshi still felt a bit of unease in the bottom of his heart. Only after two hours did the servants report that Lei Xiangzhi and the other three had woken up did they relax. They had more confidence in Qin Mian''s medical skills.


    While they were talking, a attendant walked in hastily.


    "Reporting to old master, there is a person outside who claims to be Lei Qin Cheng. He said that he has an urgent matter for Young Master Lei and Young Master Qin."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s faces changed slightly at the same time.


    "Master Yuan, he''s a servant that rushed here from his hometown."


    Yuan Anshi took note of their expressions and quickly instructed the attendant, "Quickly, come in."


    Qin Mian was restless. Not long after he arrived at the capital, he made Lei Tia write a letter saying that he was safe. Something must have happened at home. Otherwise, Lei Qin Cheng wouldn''t have come all the way to the capital.


    Lei Tia held onto his hand, his voice was steady, reassuring, "There''s me."


    Not long later, attendant brought Lei Qin Cheng in.


    Lei Qin knelt on the ground, exhausted, "Greetings, old man."


    Yuan Anshi stood up, "Eldest Young Master Lei, Young Master Qin, this old man has some matters to take care of.


    "Master Yuan, after you."


    "You two can do as you please." Yuan Anshi left with attendant.


    Lei Tia asked Lei Qin Cheng in a low voice: "What''s going on?"


    Lei Qin said: "Uncle, master, nine days ago, famous chefs from all over the place came to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant one after another and a


    ounced that they would like to compete with the chef from Shuangzhuan Restaurant. If the Shuangzhuan Restaurant loses, then the thirteen incense sticks and eighteen fresh ingredients must be a


    ounced to the public. Manager Sun rejected them using the reason that he couldn''t make the two Masters his own. However, those people were unwilling, and said that they were willing to stay in the Flowing Water Town to wait for the two Masters to return. Manager Sun knew that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered for the young one to rush to the capital quickly. "I went to the Honglou I


    first and asked the people at the I


    . They found out that the two masters are in the Yuan Mansion, so they came to find us."


    Lei Tia said in a cold voice, "If you lose, then you have to a


    ounce the thirteen incense and eighteen fresh secret formulas to the public. What a big tone you have. "My wife, we will set off today."


    Qin Mian was extremely furious and nodded.


    The two of them found Yuan Anshi and explained the reason. Yuan Anshi couldn''t ask them to stay, he told the servants to bring Yuan Yuan over.


    Unexpectedly, Old Madam Yuan met Yuan Yuan and the others in the garden by chance. After playing with the two kids for a long time, she didn''t say anything and even personally sent them to the main hall. Later, Qin Mian found out that Yuan Anshi''s son, wife and concubine were both his daughters, which was why Old Mistress Yuan loved Yuan Yuan very much.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia left a letter for Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui, leaving behind Lei Qinshun and Lei Qin Cheng who would protect them from returning after the test. Qin Mian also handed a bottle of Spirit Spring Water s that were purposely dyed in color to Lei Qinshun, telling him to secretly join the five of them in their medicinal baths, so that no one would discover it and immediately pour the medicinal soup out after they finished bathing.


    After finishing all the tasks, the husband and husband quickly packed up and left the capital on the same day.


    Yuan Anshi secretly regretted that he had the timing. Qin Mian''s medical skills were obviously very good, he had originally pla


    ed to use this opportunity to get to know him better.


    The attendant came again to report, "Master, Young Master Zhao Xian and the Imperial Physician Qin are here together."


    Yuan Anshi was startled, and immediately said: "Quickly."


    Speaking of which, this Young Master Zhao had also suffered from an unexpected calamity because of Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui''s poisoning. There were rumors saying that Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui were poisoned by Young Master Zhao, but those who knew Young Master Zhao''s identity secretly scoffed at it as nonsense. Everyone in the capital knew that Zhao Xianzhi was the son of Tutor Zhao and had been a prodigy ever since he was young. Even the emperor was very fond of him and wanted to give him an official title when he was only thirteen. Such a person would only poison other people unless he was crazy.


    Shortly after, a young man around sixteen or seventeen years old and a middle-aged man around forty walked into the sect together.


    "Master Yuan, this is Imperial Physician Qin. I would like to invite him to come and see Young Master Lei and the others."


    "Imperial Physician Qin?" Yuan Anshi sized up the middle aged man and said in shock, "Could it be that he is called ''Heavenly Doctor'', Master Qin Wencai Qin?" When he heard that this imperial physician had only treated the emperor and empress, it was clear that he was willing to come because of Zhao Xian.


    "I don''t dare." Qin Wencai smiled, "Master Yuan, where is the patient?"


    Yuan Anshi regained his senses, "The five patients ate Fifth Young Master Lei ?? "Elder sister-in-law''s pill has awoken and is currently in the midst of a medicinal bath."


    "Oh?" The Imperial Physician Qin found it hard to conceal his shock, "My colleagues said that the poison among the five of them is a strange poison called ''hell''s door''. The antidote for the Gate of Hell required a few rare herbs, but the Hall of Medicine didn''t have them. But Master Yuan said that the doctor cured them of their poison with just a pill? "


    "Exactly." Yuan Anshi said in a serious tone, "I saw it with my own eyes."


    Imperial Physician Qin was silent for a long time, but he did not suspect anything. After all, this sort of matter could not be faked. One could tell with a single glance at the Hall Competition a few days later.


    Yuan Anshi somehow felt that the side of his face was similar to Qin Mian''s, but then he felt that he had overthought things. How could a man from a remote village have anything to do with an imperial physician in the capital? People were similar.


    Zhao Xian laughed heartily. "It''s good that you''re awake. It would be a pity if an accident really happened. This young master still wants to compete against them in the Hall Competition. "


    Imperial Physician Qin said: "Master Yuan, I would like to personally check their pulse, is that possible?"


    Yuan Anshi immediately said: "Imperial Physician Qin is willing to make a move, this is what I am hoping for."


    The few of them sat down for a while, the servants came to report that Lei Xiangzhi''s group of five had finished bathing in the medicinal bath.


    Yuan Anshi then brought Imperial Physician Qin to check the pulse of Lei Xiangzhi and the others. Zhao Xian felt bored and followed him.


    Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui and the other three were dressed neatly as they sat together. Looking at each other, they felt lucky that they had survived a calamity.


    "It was sister-in-law who saved us again. We owe her so much." Huo Sirui sighed deeply.


    Lei Xiangzhi patted his shoulder, "Don''t think too much into it. In the future, the two of us will double the value of Yuan Yuan and Full Moon. "


    Huo Sirui smiled in relief, "That''s right."


    "Sirui." Yuan Anshi walked in and saw that the five of them looked good and laughed, "Good, it''s good that you''re awake."


    Huo Sirui hurriedly stood up and saluted with his hands folded in front of his chest: "Let Uncle Yuan worry about us."


    "Of course." Yuan Anshi said, "Let''s not talk about this for now. Let me introduce you all, this is the Imperial Physician Qin, Young Noble Zhao has specially invited us to return you two for a consultation. "


    "Yes, thank you Imperial Physician Qin."


    The Imperial Physician Qin felt surprised and nodded: "Congratulations. The poison in each of your bodies has been cleared. Not only that, you''ve also recovered extremely well. It definitely won''t affect the ability to participate in the Hall Competition in a few days'' time. "It seems that even the commoners have strange doctors." He really wanted to ask who the doctor who treated them was. When he thought that the doctor was a woman, if he asked too many questions, it would affect their reputation, so he gave up.


    Lei Xiangzhi and the rest thanked him in unison, "Thank you, Imperial Physician Qin!"


    The Imperial Physician Qin nodded and then left.


    Lei Xiangzhi and the others thanked Zhao Xian, and the six of them started to chat happily.

 Chapter 155 If You Want to Play Play Big

    "Manager Sun, when will your boss return? We''ve been waiting for almost half a month. " A fat guy laid on the counter, as if he did not see the ugly expression on Manager Sun''s face, "Going to the capital or whatever was your excuse?"


    Manager Sun looked at the other customers in the hall and said patiently, "Chef Wu, I have already said it before, I have already sent someone to find our boss a few days ago. Beijing is at least half a month away from the Flowing Water Town, so our boss ca


    ot fly. How about you demonstrate to me, Chef Wu? "


    Wu Dewang lowered his arm in embarrassment, but did not spare him, "Who knows if your boss will delay us any longer? We are not from a small store, we are all famous chefs from a big restaurant.


    Zheng Xiangui held his hands behind his back and puffed up his chest, "Isn''t that so? I say, did your boss really go to the capital and not hide when he received the news? "


    The waiters'' faces were full of anger, but they did not dare to act rashly due to the restaurant''s rules.


    The Manager Sun was so angry that he laughed instead, and said slowly: "If you had sent a greeting letter in advance, my boss would have waited here for you. Come to think of it, you did not send any greetings card, but instead arrived at Flowing Water Town on almost the same day, was it really not pre-arranged? That''s quite a coincidence. "


    When the customers eating in the hall heard this, they immediately understood. It seemed like these people had intentionally arranged to come here to cause trouble while the boss of Shuangzhuan Restaurant was not around.


    Wu Dewang, Zheng Xiangui and the other five chefs'' expressions all changed slightly as they denied everything.


    Manager Sun waved his hand: "It doesn''t matter if you made an agreement or not. Either you guys move to the side or find a place to sit down and don''t delay my business. "Please."


    "Manager Sun, you don''t need to delay any longer. "I think we should just compete today." Wu Dewang frowned, and said loudly, "Actually, your Shuangzhuan Restaurant is also not that scary, maybe you guys can win? Brother Zheng, what do you think? "


    "That''s right!" Zheng Xiangui and the others burst into laughter.


    "You!" Chen Si was enraged, but just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Manager Sun.


    Just as Manager Sun was about to speak, a familiar clear voice came from outside ?? ??


    "There''s no point in fighting with just these few people. Let''s have a big fight!"


    Manager Sun and the rest revealed looks of joy and shouted excitedly: "Little Boss is back!"


    Wu Dewang and the others turned around to see a young man in white clothes walking in from outside like a ghost, landing in front of them silently.


    In a moment, a man in black carried two sleeping red-clothed children in his arms. Like fallen leaves, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the white-clothed youth. His cold eyes swept over the few people in front of the counter, giving him a threatening presence.


    Xiao Bai stuck his head out from behind the two of them. His expression was arrogant and his eyes were cold.


    "Big Boss is back too!" The joy on the faces of Manager Sun and the rest became even stronger. They became even more spirited and stood up straighter than before.


    Qin Mian indifferently swept his eyes across Wu Dewang and the others, and walked over with Lei Tia.


    Manager Sun led a group of servants to salute him, looking extremely imposing.


    "Greetings Big Boss, Little Boss!"


    Wu Dewang and the others were secretly shocked, their minds filled with suspicions. Why did the owner of Shuangzhuan Restaurant return so quickly? Even if they rode fast horses from the capital to Flowing Water Town, it would still take them at least six days. When Lei Qin Cheng was sent out, they all knew that according to the time, it would take Qin Mian and Lei Tia three days to return from the capital.


    How could he have known that Qin Mian was too worried about Shuangzhuan Restaurant? After riding on the carriage for a few days, he went ahead with Lei Tia, who had directly flown back with them. Lei Qinle and a few others followed behind.


    Qin Mian waved and signaled for the servants to get busy, and smiled politely to Wu Dewang and the others, "I am Qin Mian, and I have not asked for your names yet."


    When the guests in the lobby saw his smile, they secretly shivered. They all felt that this was going to be a good show, so they slowed down their eating speed and pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.


    Wu Dewang and the rest did not even put Qin Mian in their eyes, and all of them reported their origins, such as the restaurant in a certain city or county, and finally their names.


    "So you are all the chefs of famous restaurants. I apologize for my disrespect. "Everyone, sit over here." Qin Mian had the intention of making a big fuss out of this, so he didn''t bring them to the conference room, but invited them to sit at the biggest round table in the hall.


    Lei Tia sat beside him with Yuan Yuan in his arms. Qin Mian took Yuan Yuan from his arms.


    Wu Dewang and the others looked at each other, "Boss Qin, we are here to ??"


    Qin Mian interrupted his words with a light smile, "I know. You want to compete against us in Shuangzhuan Restaurant? "


    "That''s right. "What if ??"


    Qin Mian interrupted him again, "Only our eight restaurants have more than one restaurant. Since we want to compete, I might as well hold a big culinary competition. I''ll call the chefs who are willing to compete from all over the country over here and bring their chips with them. If I lose my Shuangzhuan Restaurant, I can publicize our family''s Thirteen Incense and Eighteen Flowers for free. I just wonder what everyone is thinking? "


    Wu Dewang and the rest all gasped. What big words!


    "Looks like Boss Qin is very confident." Zheng Xiangui smiled coldly.


    "Self-confidence is not something that you can just say." Qin Mian lightly patted his round back to prevent him from waking up, "If any of you are interested, I will have someone spread the news that the culinary competition will be held in a month. If you are not interested in a large scale competition, I can also provide a venue for you seven to have a competition. As for our Shuangzhuan Restaurant, we are not interested in small-scale matches. "


    Wu Dewang and the rest of the seven all had ugly expressions on their faces. If they didn''t accept the challenge, the reputation of their seven restaurants would be ruined.


    Qin Mian looked at Manager Sun reproachfully, "Manager Sun, what are you standing there for? Bring some tea to the chefs. It would be best if the fire was lowered. "


    A customer couldn''t help but laugh out loud and hurriedly covered his mouth.


    "Yes, Little Boss!" The Manager Sun raised his eyebrows and ordered the young lad with pride, "Hurry up and serve the tea, the chrysanthemum tea that''s just released from our restaurant is not bad."


    "Yes sir!"


    Wu Dewang and the other six people looked at each other, gritted his teeth and said: "I represent Wenyuan County''s Piao Xiang Restaurant and agree to participate. As for the chips, I still need to discuss it with my boss."


    Zheng Xiangui nodded. "Me too."


    "Me too ??"


    "..."


    All seven of them agreed to participate.


    Qin Mian looked at them with praise, "I look forward to fighting with you all. I''ll have someone spread the news and set the time for the competition to be held on the twenty-second of June. "


    Wu Dewang and the rest did not object and quickly left. Those who were close had to return quickly; those who were farther away had to write to their masters to report this matter.


    After the seven of them left, all the waiters couldn''t help but cheer.


    "The mighty Little Boss!"


    It was too late for Qin Mian to stop him. He could only shake his head and look at Yuan Yuan, who was still in a daze.


    The men bowed their heads in shame as they realized they had caused trouble.


    Qin Mian waved his hand, "Alright, it''s no big deal. "Everyone is busy."


    The waiters quickly excused themselves.


    Qin Mian proudly blinked his eyes at Lei Tia, "Tia, my prestige is higher than yours."


    Lei Tia said calmly: "Even if your prestige is higher, you are still my wife."


    Qin Mian, "..."


    "Hee hee!" Yuan Yuan and the two little fellows looked at their father''s speechless expression and secretly laughed.


    "You''re quite bold, to actually dare to laugh at your father." Qin Mian scratched their armpits.


    "Hahaha ??" "Dad, save me!" Yuan Yuan and Ming Dong both hid into Lei Tia''s embrace.


    Lei Tia carried one of them and quickly walked towards the resting room.


    Qin Mian followed closely behind, "They''re coming, they''re coming!"


    Manager Sun brought hot tea and hot fruit juice to the resting area. He did not neglect to give it a bit of whiteness and prepared a huge plate of bones for it. Only after hearing that the commotion in the resting area had ended did he knock on the door.


    "Come in."


    "Big Boss, Little Boss, the two little gongzis, are you thirsty?"


    Yuan Yuan thanked him in unison, "Thank you, Grandpa Sun."


    The two children were still young, and were basically calling the servants of the family grandfather and uncle. Qin Mian and Lei Tia didn''t deliberately correct them.


    "Sigh." Manager Sun beamed.


    Lei Tia touched the cup that was filled with fruit juice. It wasn''t hot and he handed it over to Yuan Yuan and the others.


    Qin Mian asked: "Manager Sun, is there anything else I can do at home?"


    Manager Sun said: "Don''t worry, Little Boss. Besides today''s matter, everything else is normal. The first time Wu Dewang and the others came looking for trouble was known by Boss Nie. Boss Nie came over and said a few words on our behalf, and even sent four helpers to watch the night. "Other than that, Boss Nie will be marrying on the eighth of next month."


    "Oh? "Then we''ll have to give you a big gift." Qin Mian said, "The four helpers each get a 2 taels red packet. The person from Shuangzhuan Restaurant will receive two monthly fees this month, "Mu Xuanyin said in a low voice.


    "Yes." I thank the two bosses on their behalf. " Manager Sun asked, "Little Boss, do you mean that when the time comes, you will participate in the competition yourself?"


    "Right." Qin Mian''s face revealed a confident look, his eyes were bright and spirited, "I want to take this chance to make my Shuangzhuan Restaurant famous throughout the country!"


    The Manager Sun could not help but reveal an expression of anticipation.


    He crawled up and stood on Lei Tia''s legs, leaned over to kiss Qin Mian on the cheek, and smiled, "Daddy is the best!"


    Qin Mian deliberately asked: "Then what about Dad?"


    "Dad is the best," Manshu said without hesitation.


    Clearly, there was an extra "most". After being stabbed by his son once again, Qin Mian held onto his chest and looked up at the sky. Sigh, I get used to being stung.


    Lei Tia chuckled, his hand holding his wife''s hand under the table, which was held back.


    Yuan Yuan patted on Qin Mian''s chest comfortingly, "Daddy, Yuan Yuan hurts you."


    Manager Sun left tactfully, not disturbing the family of four.

 Chapter 156 Home

    Qin Mian and Lei Tia first got the Manager Sun to take care of Yuan Yuan and the others, then revealed their faces in the restaurant and drinks store, and asked them about the current situation.


    After that, the two of them returned to Shuangzhuan Restaurant, and after Shuangzhuan Restaurant had eaten lunch, they had a worker drive their family back to Qingshan Village.


    Yuan Yuan saw the familiar scene from the window and said, "I''m back."


    Qin Mian chuckled and asked: "Son, did you feel happy playing outside for so long?"


    "I''m happy!" Yuan Yuan looked up and asked, "Daddy, can you still go out to play in the future?"


    "Of course." Qin Mian nodded his head with certainty, "As long as Yuan Yuan and Mizu obediently listen to Father and Dad, as long as there''s a chance, Father and Dad will bring you out to play again."


    "Alright!" Zhang Xuan nodded his head.


    "Goldfur!" Yuan Yuan pointed outside.


    On a nearby village road, a huge golden figure was rapidly ru


    ing towards this direction.


    Yuan Yuan shouted happily, "Golden hair, Golden hair!"


    This place was not far from the village. Qin Mian told the servant to stop the car, and they got off and pla


    ed to walk back. The man drove the empty car back to town.


    A little white was ru


    ing the fastest as he greeted Blondy with his nose in the air.


    Yuan Yuan ran towards the golden hair on her short legs and giggled as she held onto the golden fur.


    Blondie gingerly rubbed his head against their small chests.


    Yuan Yuan reached out his two little arms towards Lei Tia, "Dad, I want to ride on Golden Hair''s back."


    Lei Tia carried the two little brothers and placed them on the gold-furred back as he stood on both sides of Qin Mian, protecting them.


    Goldfur walked steadily and steadily. The two little fellows held onto the golden fur as they laughed heartily. From time to time, "Driving" sounds could be heard coming from their mouths.


    The villagers who had planted the seedlings in the fields took the initiative to greet the family.


    Xiulan''s sister-in-law stood in the paddy field and shouted, "Tia''s wife, did your Fifth Brother and brother-in-law manage to pass the exam? Why didn''t I come back with you guys? "


    Qin Mian also shouted loudly, "We came back first. They will still be a few days late."


    Xiulan''s wife asked the most important question on behalf of all the curious people. "Did they pass?"


    Explain to them what a Scholar was, and what a Scholar was. After explaining it to them in a few sentences, Qin Mian just replied, "I''m not sure. When we returned, they had not participated in the Hall Competition yet."


    Elder Jiang''s eyes lit up, "Hall test? I heard that if we participate in the Hall Competition, we''ll be able to see the old man. "


    "Yeah. When Fifth Brother and the rest come back, we can ask them about this properly. " Qin Mian smiled on the outside, but was smug in his heart. Can he say that he has seen the Emperor?


    While chatting with different villagers, the family of four and two beasts slowly walked through the village. All the children in the village looked at Yuan Yuan with envy.


    Yuan Yuan and Man held their heads high and puffed up their chests, with a smug and smug look on their faces, they laughed to their heart''s content.


    After a short while, they arrived at the doorstep of Uncle Fu''s residence. Uncle Fu opened the door and the moment he saw them, he shouted emotionally, "Uncle, Uncle, Young Master, Young Master, your sister is back!"


    "Uncle Fu, how''s your home?" Qin Mian raised his hand to indicate for him to skip the formalities.


    "Everything is fine, everything is fine." Uncle Fu was at a loss of words, "I''ll have someone go heat up some hot water."


    Qin Mian and the other two walked through the fruit-filled forest. When they passed by the cherry trees, they saw the trees full of Red Agate. The two children clamored as if they were going to pick cherries. Lei Tia went back and picked a basket with Qin Mian. When he got home, the hot water had already been boiled. The family of four took a hot bath and cleaned up.


    The servant reported, "Uncle, uncle, Third Young Master''s wife and Fifth Young Master''s wife have arrived."


    "Bring them in."


    When the Li family heard that Qin Mian and Lei Tia had returned, they called for Madam Qian to accompany them, and came over to Leisurely Dwelling House to inquire about Lei Xiangzhi''s situation.


    Mrs. Li came from a family of books, and knew how to take the Imperial examinations. Other than the matter of Lei Xiangzhi''s poisoning, Qin Mian explained everything else in detail.


    After finding out that Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui both made it onto the examination rankings, Lady Li was overjoyed.


    Madam Qian was still somewhat at a loss. After Madame Li explained the situation to her, she was also extremely happy, "That is to say, even if Fifth Brother is not able to get the top scorer, the top scorer and the flower scout, she is still a Scholar?"


    Madame Li laughed, "That''s right, the majority of the Scholars are officials of Han Lin. No matter what, it was in the capital. Big brother, big sister-in-law, I know that you have taken good care of your husband along the way and have caused you trouble. When my husband and I return, we will come together to thank him. "


    Qin Mian said with a bland smile, "There''s no need to be so formal."


    Madame Li smiled as she pulled Madam Qian and quickly took her leave. She whispered to Madam Qian not to speak of this matter first.

 Chapter 157 The Eye and the Flower Scout Happy Christmas Eve

    Uncle Fu saw Madam Qian and Madame Li off and stood outside the door hesitantly. He had an expression that said he had something to say, but it was hard to put into words.


    Lei Tia frowned, "Steward Fu, what''s the matter?"


    Qin Mian looked over curiously.


    Uncle Fu hurriedly bowed his head in apology, "Please forgive me, sir. During this period of time, the village had some gossip ?? the workers who were hired by the workshop were all from the village, but they didn''t invite your brothers ?? The wife of the second young master is a bit restless. The wife of the third young master seems to also have some complaints. " No matter what, the lord and his brothers were blood-related brothers. As a servant, he spoke these words as if he was trying to provoke them, which was why he was so hesitant.


    Qin Mian did not say a word. His thoughts still remained the same, as he did not want to be directly involved with any of Lei Xiangren''s, Lei Xiangyi''s, Lei Xianglee''s or Lei Xiangzhi''s business interests. If you really put them in the workshop, do you think of them as relatives or as workers? However, it was not their fault that the villagers were gossiping. In their opinion, relatives were more reliable than outsiders, and their own brothers and sisters were unable to reason with them.


    "Don''t the villagers know about the secret method to burn charcoal?" Lei Tia asked.


    Uncle Fu said: "As soon as I heard those idle rumors, I immediately got people to release the news that I had given them the secret recipe for burning charcoal."


    Lei Tia said: "You find a chance to talk to Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee. If they want to start a small business, we can lend them some money. No need to say anything u


    ecessary. "


    Qin Mian listened and nodded to himself, this was a good idea.


    Uncle Fu also understood, "This lowly one will go now."


    After Uncle Fu left, Qin Mian gave Lei Tia a praising look.


    Lei Tia took the opportunity and hugged his waist. He would not allow anything that could embarrass his wife to exist.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee lived next to each other. The brothers were there, when they saw Uncle Fu, they immediately went to welcome them.


    "Steward Fu, is there something big brother and big sister-in-law would like to tell us?" Lei Xianglee asked.


    Uncle Fu laughed: "Third Young Master, Fourth Young Master, I have asked this one to come and ask you if you have any plans in the future. If you want to start a small business, our grandpa says that we can lend you two young masters some money. "


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee understood when they heard it. Lei Tia and Qin Mian would rather lend them money to do business rather than let them meddle in the affairs of Processing Factory. The two of them must be feeling a little uncomfortable. They felt that in the hearts of their big brother and sister-in-law, they couldn''t be compared to others, but after thinking about it again, they could understand what Lei Tia and his wife was doing. If even one''s teeth bit into one''s tongue, how could a person compare to another? If a brother didn''t involve some benefits, then the friendship would last even longer. Moreover, as a person, one must know how to be kind and content. Haven''t Qin Mian and Lei Tia taken good care of them for a long time?


    Thinking about this, the two brothers felt relieved. They told Uncle Fu that they had to think about it carefully, if they decided to borrow money, they would pay a visit to Leisurely Dwelling House personally.


    As for Lei Xiangren, the three brothers ignored him as if nothing had happened.


    "..."


    Qin Mian followed his plan and started to expand his family''s business. Because the culinary competition was going to start in a month''s time, he only started with the beverages. He added various types of pastries to the beverages, some were sweet, some were salty, and some were honey and dates, osmanthus cake, red bean cake, cake-roll, cake, egg tart, pudding, crackers, and so on. Many different varieties of fruits could be used to make different flavors. In particular, cakes and biscuits can be made into different shapes, such as stars, moons, animals, flowers, etc. Once the new product was released, "One Line Heaven" once again caused a sensation in the entire Zhaoyang County.


    Yuan Yuan, Ming Dong and Lei Tia would always be the first to enjoy the new breed, and Yuan Yuan was always full of happiness everyday.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia would no longer keep them at home. As long as they completed their daily study tasks, they would be either Qin Mian, Lei Tia or the servants of the family, who would bring them out to play with other little friends in the village.


    Yuan Yuan and Man were both cute and smarter than their peers. In the group of little friends, they were quite popular.


    Qin Mian designed a cute waist purse for the two children, allowing them to make two for each color. On the waist purse, there were embroidered different animals. Every time the two little fellows went out to play, they would put on their waists which were filled with all kinds of strange snacks. The two little fellows were generous and would often share it with their other friends.


    A few days later, the good news that Lei Xiangzhi and Huo Sirui had hit the top two and probed the flowers respectively spread through his Qingshan Village like wind. The officials who reported the good news from the capital personally escorted the two back to the Qingshan Village.


    Lei Xiangzhi was selected by the emperor as the official seventh grade in the Han Lin Yuan School, and was appointed within two months. Huo Sirui was assigned as the County Magistrate of Chong En County, the seventh grade, was appointed within three months. On the surface, it seemed that Lei Xiangzhi''s official position was not as good as Huo Sirui''s, but Lei Xiangzhi had entered the job in the capital, so relatively speaking, there were more opportunities for him to be promoted to become a public official, and it was more convenient for him to develop his relationships with others than with Huo Sirui.


    Incidentally, the top scholar was Zhao Xian. As expected, the emperor loved him very much. He directly bestowed him the title of an attendant in the fifth rank Han Lin Courtyard.


    County Magistrate s, county officials, master books, and others all personally came to the Qingshan Village to congratulate Lei Xiangzhi. Seventy percent of the big families in the county had sent gifts.


    His son and son-in-law both had great prospects, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang were in the limelight at the moment. The number of people in the village who were not jealous of this couple could be counted with one hand. The villagers all secretly ridiculed them, as the most correct thing to do for Madam Du and Lei Daqiang in this life was to have a pair of twins.


    Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao regretted that they moved back to the Old Residence shamelessly after splitting the 100 taels of silver. It was a good name for them to cultivate their relationship with the Fifth Brother before he took over the position. He didn''t know what Lei Xiangzhi had told them, but on the morning of the second day, the couple once again moved back dejectedly.


    The house had been bustling with guests for three whole days, but Qin Mian and Lei Tia had only sent people to deliver their congratulatory gifts and did not show up.


    Two days later, Lei Xiangzhi and his wife, who were supposed to be together with Huo Sirui and his wife, came to the Leisurely Dwelling House and thanked them seriously. Huo Sirui returned the original fifty silver and gave Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan and a full set of gifts. Lei Xiangzhi was the same.


    Qin Mian asked about the poisoning case with concern. It turned out that it was really done by the people from the gambling den, the officials were very reasonable and paid Lei Xiangzhi and the others 50 silver each.


    Chong En County was more than a month''s drive away from Zhaoyang County, in two days, Huo Sirui and Lei Chuntao would depart. President Huo and Madam Huo were still young now, and were able to take good care of themselves. Furthermore, they both wanted to carry their grandson and were very supportive of Lei Chuntao following Huo Sirui to take over the position.


    Lei Xiangzhi also wanted to leave for the capital in a few days. The Hanlin Courtyard originally had rooms for small officials to live in, but they were all uniform and weren''t that big, so they were more suitable for single people. Since Madam Du and Lei Daqiang had long wanted to enjoy life with their youngest son, they had decided to go to the capital together. Since Lei Daqiang had gone, the Madam Wei was naturally unwilling to stay alone. Therefore, Lei Xiangzhi wanted to go to the capital early.


    Lei Xiangzhi and his wife ate lunch with and his wife at the Qin Mian Family. After sitting for a while, they said their goodbyes.


    Lei Tia sent them out.


    Lei Xiangzhi intentionally fell a few steps behind the other three, and said to him in a low voice: "Big bro, this time in the capital, Mom and Dad want to buy a house in the capital, in the future, we''ll settle down here. Actually, before I came back, I had already asked Master Yuan to help me rent a small house. Entering the capital was just the begi


    ing, so they all thought things were too simple. I didn''t want to get used to them, so I lied and said I only had enough money to rent a house. I''m afraid that since they have come to find you and Eldest Sister, I will have to trouble you for a few more days to forgive your parents. " Actually, Lei Xiangzhi didn''t have the face to tell them the truth. When he told Lei Daqiang and Madam Du that he had no money on him, they told him to borrow it from Lei Tia and Qin Mian at the time. That was why he was worried that Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du would come knocking on his door.


    Lei Tia nodded lightly.


    Sure enough, as Lei Xiangzhi had expected, in the afternoon, Lei Daqiang and Madam Du ran over to the Leisurely Dwelling House. The doorman did not let them in. The couple probably thought that they were about to leave the Qingshan Village, so they weren''t afraid of losing face and decided to blow the matter. After calling out to Lei Tia and Qin Mian for a long time without getting a response, Madam Du actually started splashing outside the door, and Lei Daqiang went on to point at Lei Tia every single word that was said to make him unfilial.


    Qin Mian taught the talkative Lei Qinle how to retort every single one of Lei Daqiang''s words. Lei Qinle was smart, cursing without vulgarities, causing Lei Daqiang and Madam Du to be so angry that they fell flat on their faces, and ran away in a sorry state. The two of them had completely lost their reputations in Qingshan Village.


    Qin Mian pitied Lei Xiangzhi very much, and hoped that he wouldn''t be implicated by the Madam Du and Lei Daqiang in the future.


    Two days later, Huo Sirui and his family left the Zhaoyang County, and went to Chong En County to take up their duties. Qin Mian and Lei Tia went to send them off.


    Two days later, the old mansion was sold and everything that needed to be collected was collected. Finally, there was only a single house and a few acres of land left.


    Before leaving, Lei Xiangzhi and Madame Li made another trip to the Qin Mian Family, saying that they would invite them to play in the capital after everything was settled.


    Lei Xiangzhi entrusted the old dwelling to Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee to take care of it, and the fields were rented to them for cultivation. They brought the Li Clan, Insect Insect, Lei Daqiang, Madam Du, Madam Wei, Qing Qing, Madam Du''s Xiao Cui and Madam Wei''s Xiao Xi to leave the Qingshan Village realm, heading towards the capital.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia didn''t even want to spare a glance at Madam Du and Lei Daqiang, and didn''t send them off.


    Without Madam Du and Lei Daqiang, Qin Mian felt that the air in his Qingshan Village had become a little fresher. In the past, if he could avoid passing through the gates of the old residence, he definitely would not go through the gates of his old residence.

 Chapter 158 National Cooking Competition

    As Lei Xiangren passed by the entrance of the old house, he couldn''t help but turn back to look at the tightly locked door even after walking far away.


    Mrs Zhao understood his thoughts, sighed, and said while gnashing her teeth: "Boss, we were tricked by Ol ''Five back then. If he hadn''t used a hundred silver taels to coax us, how would we have agreed to split up the family? "If there were no branch families, we would have already been eating and drinking spicy food in the capital."


    Lei Xiangren thought the same as her, but felt that it was too embarrassing to be complained to by his wife, so he retorted, "Ol ''Five is still just a small official, how can he possibly have anything to gain from this?"


    Pearl, who was standing behind them, was carrying two heavy hoes. She stole a glance at the calluses on her hands and let out a silent sigh.


    "It''s still better than us staying in the corner of the mountain!" Mrs Zhao curled her lips, "Our family is almost out of money. What should we do in the future?"


    "What?" It''s going to run out so soon? " Lei Xiangren glared at her, in disbelief.


    Mrs Zhao placed her hands on her hips, her eyes wide, "How could I lie to you? "Ol ''Five had given it to us back then ??"


    Lei Xiangren interrupted her, "We''ll talk about it when we get back! "Let''s see what kind of place this is."


    The two of them quickly returned home.


    "Zhu Er, shut the door!"


    "Sigh."


    Lei Xiangren turned around and looked at Zhu Er, his gaze falling on her perky butt, and he swallowed his saliva.


    Mrs Zhao did not notice at all as she took out the key to open the door to the hall.


    "Boss, go wash my face with a basin of water. I''ll get the money box. "


    "Go call yourself." Lei Xiangren regained his senses, remembered the proper business, ran into the room and took out a wooden box from the bottom of the chest. He took out the key that was hung around his neck and opened it, seeing that there was only two pieces of silver and twenty odd copper inside, he squinted his eyes and bellowed: "Smelly woman, what are you doing! Why aren''t you coming in yet? "


    "It''s here, it''s here." Mrs Zhao wiped the water off her face with a cloth and said unhappily, "What are you urging me for?"


    "Where did you hide all that silver?" I don''t believe that this is all that''s left at home. " Lei Xiangren stared at her coldly and asked suspiciously.


    Mrs Zhao was stu


    ed, then slapped her thigh in grievance, and screamed at the top of her lungs: "You bastard! When did I hide the silver? How many times have you taken the money, do you not know? "Aiyo, I can''t live this long anymore ??"


    "Enough!" Lei Xiangren felt a headache from her quarreling, he started to count with his fingers. He and Madame Zhao had always been lazy, and before they split families, the two rarely found odd jobs, without saving any money. At most, they would take the chance to take some when Madam Du gave them money to buy more things for their families or to buy vegetables. He didn''t have any money with him, he only had a few days to buy some snacks to eat. After splitting up the family, Lei Xiangzhi obtained one hundred and forty gold coins from selling the charcoal recipe. After removing the new house, buying furniture, digging wells, buying jewelry for Madame Zhao, buying longevity locks for Da Bao and Er Bao, adding a jade pendant, Da Bao and Er Bao studied hard, the whole family made clothes ??


    Lei Xiangren became more and more shocked, his body stiffened and his eyes widened. If things continued like this, their family would only have two taels of silver left! This was no less than a bolt out of the blue for him, who had developed the bad habit of spending money lavishly, and for the Zhao family, who loved face.


    Mrs Zhao was still having fantasies, that he, the murderer, might have hidden a portion of the money and then repaid the debt. Seeing that he did not seem to be pretending, she became nervous and asked anxiously: "Boss, how about it? Is our family really out of money? "


    Lei Xiangren''s face was filled with gloom as he said in a low voice, "All that''s left is the money box."


    Mrs Zhao panicked, "You, you didn''t hide the money? "Then, what should we do in the future?" When she thought that she would have to be as frugal as she had been a long time ago, and that those coarse village women would look at her contemptuously, she felt as if she had thorns all over her body.


    Lei Xiangren was speechless.


    Mrs Zhao cried, "How did I end up with such a useless thing like you? "If I had known earlier, I would not have sold the recipe for the burning charcoal. Perhaps we would have secretly sold it ??"


    An idea came to Lei Xiangren''s mind, and he laughed sinisterly.


    Mrs Zhao wiped her tears away with a handkerchief and said with hatred: "You can still laugh?"


    Lei Xiangren picked up the teapot on the table and leisurely poured himself a cup of tea. His triangular eyes shone with a cu


    ing light, "We had already lost out on that charcoal cooking recipe back then ?? ?? if we went somewhere further to sell it, we wouldn''t be able to earn money?"


    Mrs Zhao was happy at first, but soon revealed worry on her face, "Can it be done? I remember that Ol ''Five told me to press my fingerprint on that book, saying that I can''t sell it to anyone else if I sell it to an entire family. "


    "A coward like a mouse won''t be able to accomplish anything big." Lei Xiangren looked at her, and said disapprovingly, "We will sell it further. As long as you don''t tell me and I don''t tell you, who would know? Furthermore, both our Fifth Brother and brother-in-law are officials right now. Even the County Magistrate came over to congratulate them. If they were to be discovered, what is there to be afraid of? "


    Mrs Zhao was confused by the money that was about to be given to her. She nodded and happily said, "Yes, yes, it''s her husband who has thought this through!"


    No matter how hard Lei Xiangren and the Zhao Clan tried to kill themselves, they couldn''t.


    After Qin Mian finished preparing the cake shop, he started to prepare for the culinary arts competition.


    Strictly speaking, just in terms of culinary skills alone, Qin Mian couldn''t even compare to other "professional" chefs. But he has several obvious advantages over other cooks: first, his dishes will be more exotic than others; second, his seasonings will be better than others; third, he will have a Spirit Spring Water; fourth, his ingredients will be available in the open space; and fifth, his sense of smell and taste will be sharper than ever since he started practicing; and, in the use of spice, he will be more refined than others. Therefore, he was full of confidence in this competition.


    However, what he needed to prepare was still to make sure that all participants and judges would be amazed by the dishes he cooked.


    He spent five days observing the four chefs on Shuangzhuan Restaurant to ensure that he could at least leave a slight impression of himself as a "chef".


    Then, he spent the whole day setting down the contestants'' menu. He practiced repeatedly to ensure that he was proficient and fluent in cooking movements and steps ??


    In the blink of an eye, it was already mid-June.


    More and more outsiders were arriving to attend Flowing Water Town. They had all heard that Shuangzhuan Restaurant was about to host the National Culinary Competition to watch the show. Flowing Water Town''s small i


    s were all full, and even the houses were rented out. The owners of the shops in the town were almost mad with joy. Some of the smaller shops were already satisfied with just a few dozen coins a day. Now, their profits were at least two hundred gold coins a day, which was five or six times more than before.


    Famous chefs from all over the nation''s restaurants began to arrive at Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    From the 17th of June, Shuangzhuan Restaurant stopped operating outside the city, and was only used to receive participants.


    June 19th, registration deadline.


    Manager Sun looked at the registration list and was speechless. There were a total of seventy-nine restaurants, some from the Western Mountain Manor, some from the Eastern Mountain Manor, some from the Northern River Manor, and some from the Southern Lake Manor ?? There were even some from the capital. One could imagine just how sensational the culinary competition had been.


    Qin Mian was very clear that the main reason why most of the restaurants were willing to compete was because of the seasoning formula. However, it didn''t matter why these people were participating. What mattered was that they were here, and they would spare no effort to prepare the prescription during the competition. That was enough.


    On the morning of June 20th, the people in charge of the restaurants sat together and discussed the rules of the competition.


    Qin Mian directly gave the competition rules that Lei Tia had written in advance and had people copy a hundred copies of them to Manager Sun, telling him to send one to each person in charge.


    As the people in charge looked at the calm and composed blue-clothed youth, they felt a faint unease in their hearts. They took a closer look at the rules of the competition.


    Someone a


    ounced, "All participants must show enough chips. If they can''t get into the top five, the chips will belong to the top five restaurants. For example, if one''s Shuangzhuan Restaurant wasn''t able to get into the top five, the top five restaurants could all receive thirteen incense and eighteen fresh secret recipes. If gold and silver were used as chips, each restaurant would have a chip of 600 taels of silver ?? The competition consisted of three parts. First, to distinguish the seasonings in a particular dish; secondly, to make a vegetarian dish; and thirdly, to make a meat dish ?? In order to prevent others from tampering, food and kitchen utensils are prepared themselves... "The assessment of the dishes will be carried out through secret selection in order to achieve fairness and fairness ??"


    After the two pages were read out, everyone couldn''t help but want to wipe off their sweat. Such detailed rules, almost no loopholes to drill through! Inexplicably, they all thought that these rules were made by Little Boss of Shuangzhuan Restaurant. The man with the cold face may look scary, but he didn''t seem like someone who had such meticulous thoughts.


    Qin Mian laughed lightly: "If any of you have any requests, you can add them, or make them up to me if you have any."


    Zheng Xiangui said, "If gold and silver are used as bargaining chips, how are the top five to be distributed? Equally divided? "


    "Of course not." Qin Mian said, "Divide all the gold and silver into fifteen equal portions, the first place gets five, the second place gets four, the third place gets three, the fourth place gets two, and the fifth place gets one. Of course, if everyone feels that it is unfair for the top five to receive the complete thirteen incense sticks and eighteen fresh secret formulas if my Shuangzhuan Restaurant loses, I can modify the secret formulas. The first place will receive the complete secret formulas, and the second place will receive fewer ?? "


    Before he could finish his words, someone stopped him with a wave of his hand.


    "No, no, let''s do it according to the original rules. If your i


    unluckily falls outside the top five, the top five can all obtain complete manuals. "


    The rest of the people chimed in. They did not take the new and emerging Shuangzhuan Restaurant seriously, but there was no lack of old name in the other restaurants, no one dared to say that they would definitely get first place, and it would be better for the five of them to share.


    Another person objected, "Cooking includes not only the standard of cooking, but also the requirements of cutting techniques. Should a cutting technique be added to the content of the competition? "


    Many people echoed his words.


    But Qin Mian shook his head, "No matter how nice the vegetables look cut or if they taste wrong, they will still be hard to eat. Therefore, I don''t think it is necessary. If you insist on adding this item, my Shuangzhuan Restaurant can only regretfully forfeit. "


    Everyone''s mouth twitched. Didn''t this mean that it was forbidden to increase the number of knife skills?


    There was no way for them to compromise on this point.


    Jin Changan, who came from the Beijing Restaurant, stood up and said, "I would like to introduce three people to the competition."


    Everyone had long noticed the three elders sitting behind him.


    Jin Changan cupped his hands towards an old man in his fifties, "This is Elder Liu who has been a chef for more than ten years. His name is Yun Wei. I presume everyone has heard of it. "


    As his voice fell, many people revealed looks of surprise and joy. In the business of the restaurant, almost no one had ever heard of the Elder Liu before. No one suspected that someone was impersonating him. After all, one had to have a convincing ability to judge a person''s performance before making a fool of himself.


    Everyone stood up and saluted.


    Elder Liu chuckled, he was cordial and cordial as he raised his hand: "There is no need to be so courteous, everyone. When I heard the news, I happened to be in Beijing, so I came with Boss Jin to join in the fun. If all of you trust this old man, this old man will judge you against my face. "


    Everyone said they trusted him, and looked towards Qin Mian, afraid that he would once again "pester and pester" them.


    Qin Mian cupped his hands and said: "It is our fortune to have the Elder Liu overseeing this matter. I hope that Elder Liu will give this brat a chance to welcome you. "


    "Sure, sure." Liu Yun smiled.


    Jin Changan introduced the other two elders. One was Old Gu and the other was Elder Wen, both good friends of Elder Liu. Both of them were once famous chefs, but they had already retired now.


    After everyone discussed a few more details, the rules were finally decided. They made a copy and posted it on the wall.


    The afternoon of the 20th and the 21st were reserved for the contestants to familiarize themselves with the competition grounds and to order ingredients.

 Chapter 159 The Great Games Began Merry Christmas

    After finishing the discussion, Qin Mian called Manager Sun to the resting area.


    "Manager Sun, send an order. You must carefully receive all the guests in the Shuangzhuan Restaurant for the next few days. Tea, snacks, fruits, as well as three meals a day, all must be refined to the best of their abilities. Also, bring me the list of pastries from the pastry shop. We supply them with whatever they order. Of course, the fees were still the same as usual, but he gave them a 10% discount. As for the three of them in Elder Liu, they will all get 20% off the discount. "


    "Yes!" Don''t worry Little Boss, we will definitely do our best! " Manager Sun left with high morale.


    A doorman knocked on the door and reported, "Reporting to Little Boss, Young Master Nie is here."


    "Quick, invite him in."


    Nie Heng walked in, dressed in white, with a face full of happiness.


    Qin Mian sized him up from head to toe, and teased: "Why are you willing to go out today?"


    "You dare to say that." Nie Heng sat down and ate the cherry on the plate, "I got married but you and Lei Tia actually didn''t appear. I had originally thought of letting Yuan Yuan and his be my rolling boy, but it''s such a pity. "


    "You understand us too." Qin Mian whined, "If our Shuangzhuan Restaurant accepts the challenges of several restaurants at the same time, how easy will it be for Tia and I? "Of course I have to hurry up and train harder."


    Nie Heng hit the nail on the head, "Is it your Shuangzhuan Restaurant challenging all the restaurants?"


    Qin Mian laughed without saying a word.


    "You should have seen it, right? My family''s restaurant is also participating. " Nie Heng said again.


    Qin Mian nodded, "I saw it. You guys can join as well. You probably don''t know this, but Liu Yun came. I heard he used to be a chef? "


    Nie Heng''s mind shook, "Really? Of course, the Elder Liu was a legendary figure in the culinary world. It was rumored that he had initially set up his stall by the roadside. When he was young, he had accidentally discovered him and brought him to the palace. Afterwards, he had become famous just like that. Although he did not know whether this matter was true or false, the Elder Liu was a truly capable person. In this competition, even if our restaurant ca


    ot win the championship, it would be great fortune if we could get some pointers from the Elder Liu. "


    Qin Mian agreed. Just as he was about to speak, the door was pushed open.


    "Wife ??" Lei Tia carried two sleepy little fellows in and nodded at the sight of Nie Heng, "Congratulations. "Early son."


    Nie Heng''s forehead twitched. Did he really have no intention of showing off?


    "Many thanks ??"


    "Father." The voice that had just woken up was so soft it hurt.


    Yuan Yuan extended his hand out towards Qin Mian. Because he had been sleeping for too long, his face was as red as an apple.


    Qin Mian walked over quickly, "What''s wrong?"


    "Your son wants you when he wakes up." Lei Tia passed Yuan Yuan to him.


    Nie Heng snickered on the side, the cold guy seemed to have become his father.


    Qin Mian hugged one of them with one arm, Yuan Yuan and his whole body rubbed against his chest, drowsily falling asleep.


    Nie Heng stood up, "You guys are busy, I''m going out to eat."


    "You didn''t say anything." Qin Mian had an apologetic face, "I and Tia will treat you to a meal another day. Right, is Mu Chen still in Zhaoyang? Call him. "


    Yuan Yuan couldn''t sleep well, so he frowned. Lei Tia lightly patted their backs.


    The scene of the family of four together exuded boundless warmth.


    Nie Heng said, "Half a month ago, he had already returned to the capital due to an urgent matter."


    Qin Mian was very regretful.


    After Nie Heng left the room, he sat down on the sofa and adjusted the posture of the two little fellows. Lei Tia patiently struck the beat for them.


    After Yuan Yuan and the others were fully asleep, the two of them started to talk in low voices.


    "My wife, did the discussion go smoothly?"


    "Yes." Qin Mian smiled and nodded, with a pleased look on his face, "Tia, it seems like the heavens are on my side this time. I did not expect the former chef Liu Yunwei and his two famous friends to appear. The three of them would make the result more convincing. This time, it will be hard for our Shuangzhuan Restaurant to not become famous! "


    "So confident?" Lei Tia leaned over and kissed him.


    "Of course!" Qin Mian turned slightly, and leaned on his body. "Tomorrow night, let''s prepare the ingredients together with me."


    Lei Tia nodded, and deepened the kiss.


    After Nie Heng left the resting room, he prepared to go to the second floor''s private room for a meal. When he passed by the lobby, he noticed that there were some customers who had never seen such exquisite pastries before.


    "If there''s any new snacks today, please give me a serving of each."


    "Yes."


    Elder Liu, Elder Gu, and Elder Wen sat at a seat close to the window, looking at the dim sum on the table. They were silent for a moment. The first was a rainbow cake, cut into rhombus and placed on a white china plate. The split was so large that the red, orange, yellow, green, green, green, blue, and purple colors made one feel pleased just by looking at it. The second was a biscuit, a red, light green, peach, pear-yellow, with a sweet fruity aroma. "Either way, they were pleasing to the eyes, and their appearance alone gave them a favorable impression.


    After a long while, Elder Liu had a face full of contemplation, and laughed: "The two bosses of Shuangzhuan Restaurant truly are two extraordinary people."


    Old Gu spoke in a more serious tone, "It''s hard to say for now."


    Elder Wen picked up a piece of biscuit and placed it in his mouth. "We''ll know very soon."


    "..."


    The night before the tournament, after Yuan Yuan and Lei Tia had fallen asleep, they came to the space together and prepared the ingredients needed for the competition. Because in the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, other than the small kitchen, there were only four stove, and there were a few participants. Every cook had to compete at least twice, so he had to prepare more dishes.


    There was nothing to prepare specifically for vegetarian dishes; meat was even harder. The required lamb elbow, chicken breast, duck breast, duck gizzard, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots and so on are all taken from space.


    After dawn, Lei Tia got up first to boil the porridge before calling the two kids to wake up. After breakfast, he loaded all the ingredients into the carriage and went to the restaurant with his family of four.


    Yuan Yuan knew that his father was going to participate in the competition today and had always been very obedient.


    The place where the chefs would cook would be in Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s kitchen. After cooking, they would take the dishes to the main hall and ask Elder Liu and the other two to comment publicly.


    In order to prevent too many people from interfering with the competition, other than participants, fire burners who were specially designed for participants, and the people in charge of the various restaurants, only the one hundred spectators who arrived first were allowed to enter the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, and those who were late were not allowed to enter.


    Qin Mian thought carefully. Anyone who came late would be able to get a bag of pastries from a Heaven Realm pastry shop for free. As the saying goes, eating a person''s mouth is too short. If you get any benefits, then these people would be too embarrassed to complain.


    The match began. The first part of the competition was to distinguish which seasonings were used in a particular dish. All the cooks placed ink and paper in front of them. After tasting the dishes, they wrote down the types of seasonings on paper.


    Elder Liu and the other two went to the kitchen and brought out a bowl of soup. The soup looked more like water with all sorts of seasonings added on it.


    Two waiters carried dozens of small bowls to the contestants.


    The Elder Liu laughed: "This soup was cooked using various spices randomly by this old man, Elder Wen, and Old Gu. The taste might not be too good. All three of us knew what we had added, and we didn''t know what the other two had added. When you''re done, we''ll a


    ounce the answers together. In addition, please write your names on the paper. "Please."


    Qin Mian scooped up a spoonful of soup, took a small sip, carefully studied it, picked up the brush, and wrote.


    Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan and the others were sitting around the wall watching the competition.


    "Dad," seeing that my father was writing, he went close to Lei Tia''s ear and covered his mouth with his small hand, saying in a small voice, "Daddy''s words are ugly."


    Lei Tia glanced at his wife with a smile in his eyes. It was no wonder that both Man Man and Yuan worshipped him even more, his wife''s calligraphy had not improved at all. Maybe he should teach his wife in the future.


    "Can I let dad learn calligraphy with all of you?"


    Yuan Yuan and Man nodded their heads repeatedly. Their two identical faces had sneaky smiles on them, exactly the same as their father''s sneaky smiles.


    Qin Mian was completely unaware that he was being schemed against by his own man and his son.


    The three Elder Liu s looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.


    After another moment, everyone stopped writing.


    The waiter took the paper and gave it to the three of them.


    Elder Liu and the other two talked about the seasonings they had added.


    "This old man has added Octagon Aniseed, Soy Sauce and Grass Fruit ??"


    "What this old man has added is Chen peel, wine, salt, ci


    amon ??"


    "This old man has added sugar, ginger, garlic ??"


    A chef cried out involuntarily, "It is impossible for there to be wine. I did not taste the wine."


    Elder Liu and the other two smiled and shook their heads, they quickly flipped through all the papers and found the correct answer.


    "Why did you not taste it, and yet so many people tasted it?"


    The cook sat down, speechless.


    Elder Gu read out the names of those who answered correctly, "Wang Fusheng, Liu Zongxian... Wu Dewang... Qin Mian... "Zheng Xiangui ??"


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan and Full Moon.


    Yuan Yuan smiled merrily and gave him a thumbs up, using his urging gaze, he signaled Lei Tia to do as he was told.


    Lei Tia''s face was stiff as he gave a thumbs up.


    Qin Mian''s smile suddenly bloomed, his spirits soaring and his charisma shooting in all directions.


    There were a total of 79 participants, with only 22 passing the first round. However, the first stage wasn''t too hard. He could still reverse the second and third stages.


    The second competition was to make vegetarian dishes. Each group would have two people eliminated first. The eliminated participants still had a chance to compete after the competition. If they were eliminated once again, they would lose the second match. In that case, it didn''t matter if the third test ended in victory or defeat. There was no turning back the tide.

 Chapter 160 Tai Ji Tang

    The grouping was done by drawing lots, while Qin Mian was divided into the fourth group.


    The first group consisted of Wu Dewang, Zheng Xiangui, Zhao Xiang and Zhang Shun.


    In less than two minutes, four waiters came out with four plates of dishes, and placed them in front of Elder Liu, Elder Gu, and Elder Wen.


    The four dishes were coconut bamboo, garlic and purple eggplant, golden jadeite and spinach omelette. As expected of the chefs of famous restaurants, the chefs that cooked these four dishes all had their own merits. With celery stalks and greens for the coconut tree, tomatoes for the beach, green cucumbers and round white balls in the middle of a porcelain plate, the garlica is bright in color and delicious in its fragrance, the gold jadeite looks like a cold dish, the pickled bamboo shoots are appetizing, and the green cilantro is among them; the spinach omelette is small and delicate, like an ornament.


    After Elder Wen commented on their appearance, Elder Liu and Elder Gu both nodded in agreement.


    They stood on top of Lei Tia''s legs, saw it from afar, and commented honestly: "Not bad."


    Yuan Yuan replied, "Daddy will be even stronger."


    Filled with confidence in his father, Zhang Xuan nodded his head heavily, "Yes."


    After tasting four dishes separately, Elder Liu evaluated, "The coconut bamboo fragrance and the golden silk jadeite taste the most harmonious. When it enters your mouth, it seems like you can imagine the two cooks cooking in one go. I''m sure these two have at least ten years of experience as chefs. However, the fire was a bit heavy, so he was unable to perfectly display the fresh taste of the purple eggplant. The spinach omelet looked quite successful, but I don''t know if the chef was nervous, but some of the spinach in the omelet was still raw. Therefore, I believe that the coconut bamboo fragrance and the Golden Silk Jadeite have passed the test. "


    After Old Gu and Elder Wen had tasted four dishes each, they joined in.


    Wu Dewang and Zheng Xiangui revealed a look of excitement and looked at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian cupped his hands in congratulation to the two of them.


    The complacency on the faces of Wu Dewang and Zheng Xiangui instantly disappeared.


    The waiter then served the leftover dishes to the other chefs and spectators, allowing them to freely savor them.


    The busybody asked Wu Dewang and Zheng Xiangui, and found out that the two of them had indeed been chef for more than ten years. They had even more respect for Elder Liu.


    The second group of competitors quickly entered the kitchen.


    The other waiter put away the bowl and chopsticks that Gu Lao San had used before and redistributed the three clean bowl and chopsticks.


    After the smooth comparison of the second group to the third group was over, it was time for the fourth group, which was Qin Mian''s group.


    No matter if it was Elder Wen and the others, or the participants and spectators, they were all paying more attention to Qin Mian. When Qin Mian entered the kitchen, they unconsciously watched his back and wondered what kind of vegetable he would cook.


    Not long after, the four waiters came out with four plates of vegetables: a pumpkin orange cake, stir-fried triticeau, mashed potatoes, and a raincape cucumber.


    The pumpkin orange pancakes were shaped like peeled oranges from pumpkin; the shredded triplex was made from carrot silk, kelp silk, and potato filament, respectively, in a round shape and in three separate colors; the mashed potatoes were made into round balls; and the cucumber slices in the raincoat were stacked in layers. These four dishes were all very particular about their appearance and were placed in a very beautiful ma


    er.


    Elder Wen and the other two did not appraise their appearance and directly tasted them.


    When they tasted the stir-fried shredded meat, the three of them changed their expressions. They had a strange feeling that this dish must have been made by Qin Mian. It was clearly the most ordinary ingredient, yet it had a kind of indescribable "freshness" taste. Could it be that this was the peculiarity of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant ingredient? It was very obvious that the effects of the food that they normally ate at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant had been reduced.


    Elder Gu quickly came to a conclusion, "Stir-fried Sansi and pumpkin orange cake pass."


    Elder Liu and Elder Wen did not object.


    Qin Mian and the pumpkin orange cake chef stood up, bowed towards the three people of Elder Liu and sat down.


    Elder Gu then said, "If the chefs of the Mud Dew Ball and the cucumber in the raincoat have any objections, they can also try stir-fried triplex and pumpkin pie."


    The chef of the Mud Ball and the cook of the cucumber with the raincoat were very confident in his cooking skills, so he naturally walked over unwillingly.


    The waiter handed them two clean bowls and chopsticks.


    The other contestants looked at the two cooks nervously.


    After the two of them had a taste of stir-fried shredded pork. After a short pause, they went back to their own dishes and said with some unwillingness, "Stir-Fried shredded rice is indeed not bad."


    Zheng Xiangui and Wu Dewang had also tasted the stir-fried shredded meat and felt a little more sense of crisis in their hearts. However, the two of them had conserved their strength and were still full of confidence when it came to defeating Qin Mian.


    It was almost noon, and the match was suspended.


    After lunch, the competition continued after resting for an hour. After all, if everyone''s stomach was full, even if they were to eat the Jadewater Jadeite Wine, they wouldn''t find it so delicious.


    When the sky was about to turn dark, the top five contestants in the vegetarian competition were finally decided, Qin Mian, Wu Dewang, Zheng Xiangui, Zhang Shun and Jin Changan. The next day, they would have another match to decide their ranking.


    The audience enjoyed a feast of sight and taste, and when they left the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, they were still passionately discussing the various dishes they had witnessed today. They all made a decision that they would definitely come again tomorrow to spectate the competition.


    On the second day, even more people crowded in front of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant s, wanting to enter the Shuangzhuan Restaurant s competition. There was no lack of people pretending to join in on the fun, but in reality, they wanted to get a snack bar from a first-rate heaven''s cake shop. If everyone gave out a snack bar, he would suffer a huge loss.


    All of the participants gloated as they wanted to see the liveliness of Shuangzhuan Restaurant. Who knew that it wouldn''t take long to bring in four baskets of nectars from Leisurely Dwelling House ?? ?? This person''s Shuangzhuan Restaurant had already predicted the situation today.


    Shuangzhuan Restaurant sent each person who failed to enter the stage a peach, until the end. No one could find anything wrong with Shuangzhuan Restaurant.


    In the morning, the competition began.


    Adding on the small kitchen, each of the five chefs had their own spot.


    In less than three minutes, five dishes were brought out by the waiter.


    The audience craned their necks to see which cook had made the dish.


    The reason he didn''t let the chef carry his own dishes was to avoid the preconceptions of the judges and the audience. If the waiter served the dishes, the judges and the audience would be unable to match the dishes cooked by the chef with the ones cooked by him.


    The five dishes were: a pot of crushed tofu, a jade full of jade, a tai chi soup, a vegetable jelly and a vegetable biscuit.


    The casserole was yellow with tofu sauce, and its appearance was neat and tidy. There were bright red peppers and green onions on the top, and the rich color and fragrance of it were very appetizing; the green jade was actually lotus root balls and cowpeas, fa


    ed out on fan-shaped plates; the taiji soup was very special, the whole bowl was actually two colors, milky-white on the left and green on the right, distinct and delicate and fragrant; the vegetable jelly was transparent on the surface, with thin carrots and tiny leaves, like natural jade.


    Everyone suddenly understood. This was probably the true power of the chefs.


    Inside the main hall, there was almost no sound at all, everyone was anxiously waiting for Elder Liu and the other two''s comments.


    This was his exclusive secret recipe, he thought that he was better than a pot of bean curd, jade filled hall and vegetable cake, but he wasn''t confident that he could win against Qin Mian''s Tai Chi Soup. Things like soup were hard to shape. Even the layman knew that it wasn''t easy to separate two different colors of soup. The seasonings of the Qin Mian Family were originally stronger than others, and now, in terms of appearance and techniques, it was a little stronger as well.


    Zheng Xiangui felt that his vegetarian biscuit was better than the jadeite dumplings, herbaceous vegetables, and crushed tofu. However, it was still slightly inferior to the tai chi soup.


    Nie Heng guessed that the most unique looking Tai Chi Tang was made by Qin Mian, and smiled at him, "It seems like even we diamond members are held back by your Shuangzhuan Restaurant."


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "With the introduction of the new dish, Shuangzhuan Restaurant will not forget to inform the diamond members." The meaning behind his words was that the Tai Chi Tang had yet to be released.


    Nie Heng was speechless. Staring at the Tai Chi Tang, he couldn''t help but want to taste it in place of the three judges.


    Elder Liu, Elder Gu and Elder Wen first examined the five dishes and then nodded their heads in unison. Then, they picked up the bowls and chopsticks and began to taste each of the dishes separately.


    Everyone stared at the three people''s expressions, they noticed that Elder Liu and the other two had the longest gazes on the four rooms of Tai Chi Tang, and understood that Tai Chi Tang was going to be first place.


    After Elder Wen tasted the tai chi soup, he couldn''t help but scoop another spoonful. Tai Chi Tang was the only dish that had been judged to have tasted two mouthfuls.


    Sure enough, Old Gu and the other two old men discussed quietly for a moment before a


    ouncing the results, "Tai Chi Tang, number one. What dishes freeze? Number two? Pot drop? Tofu? Number four? Cuiyu full hall? Number five?"


    Elder Wen immediately brought the Tai Chi Tang in front of him and raised his spoon. Elder Liu quickly took it and handed it to the waiter.


    "I can''t drink anymore. I have to continue judging the meat dishes later."


    If he were to be full, it would definitely affect his evaluation of the other dishes later on.


    With a regretful expression on his face, Elder Wen looked at Qin Mian and said, "Boss Qin, after the competition, this old man will be staying at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant for a few more days."


    Qin Mian cupped his hands and said: "I am honored."


    Old Gu said, "Everyone, let''s rest for the time it takes an incense stick to burn before we compete in meat cooking."


    The waiter served five dishes to the other cooks and the audience.


    Yuan Yuan and his entire group waved at Qin Mian, who walked over, bent down, and kissed each of them.


    Lei Tia pulled him to sit beside her.


    The family of four gathered together and whispered to each other. Yuan Yuan rolled around in the arms of his father and father, letting out clear laughter from time to time.


    The warm scene caused many people to look on with envy. The people around the Flowing Water Town had long ago given up on using the phrase "Qin Mian and Lei Tia are both men", and there was no one who did not feel envious of their family and businesses.


    Wu Dewang and Zheng Xiangui sat in a corner, the fake smiles on their faces were disgusting, but their eyes were filled with haze.


    "Brother Zheng, if Qin Mian were to enter the top five in the meat dishes competition, it would be absolutely impossible for us to obtain thirteen incense sticks and eighteen fresh flowers." Wu Dewang explained the two''s current predicament.


    "Yeah." Zheng Xiangui was a little unspirited, "Although I do not want to admit it, Qin Mian does have the strength. Unless he does not participate in the competition, neither you nor I will be able to stop him from wi


    ing. "


    Wu Dewang secretly made an obscure gesture with his hand under the table, and lowered his voice, "How about ??"


    Zheng Xiangui immediately shook his head, and nodded at Lei Tia, "Did you see Qin Mian''s man? The eyes were like blades of ice. In the past, he had held back many of his colleagues who harbored ideas on Leisurely Dwelling House. I dare say, as long as you and I attacked Qin Mian a moment ago, in the next moment, he would make us wish we were dead. I don''t want to risk my life. "


    Wu Dewang scolded him as cowardly as a mouse.


    Zheng Xiangui took a sip of tea to refresh his spirit, "I can no longer count on those two prescriptions. Whether second, third, fourth or fifth, I can at least get back our boss''s six hundred silver taels."


    Wu Dewang was still a little unwilling, his voice was sinister and fierce, "I don''t believe that he can really enter the top five! "Let''s wait and see!"


    Lei Tia raised his eyes, his indifferent gaze faintly sweeping across Wu Dewang and Zheng Xiangui. When he returned to Qin Mian, he was already calm and gentle as he handed over a cup of tea to Qin Mian.


    "Wife, drink some water."

 Chapter 161 Famous to the World

    After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the meat contest began. The contestants were still the first to draw lots and group into groups. This time, Qin Mian was in the first group. The ingredients had already been prepared long ago, so it wouldn''t be a problem for them to be in the first group.


    The meat dish he wanted to make was the steamed meat with curd milk. After the competition, he would open a rancid milk workshop to advertise it. In the first step, mix the seasoned milk with chili powder, ginger powder, sugar, salt powder and steamed rice flour and stir evenly. After washing the pork, cut it into thin slices and add them into the prepared powder. Then, wrap the pieces with the steamed meat powder and seasoning, then spread the pieces flat and marinate them for about one incense stick of time. Then, put the pieces of meat on a plate, add a proper amount of water to the pot. Use the chopsticks to pick out the meat pieces, reassemble the plate, and put them into a beautiful shape, finally sprinkling the scallion onto the plate.


    There are relatively more meat dishes than vegetables. However, the dishes chosen by the chefs were relatively simple in the begi


    ing. After about four quarters of an hour, all four dishes were prepared and brought to the main hall.


    Three cups of chicken, spicy duck cookers, open mouth steamed fish, curd meat with rancid milk and sweet and sour pork all exuded a rich fragrance, and many people could not help but swallow their saliva.


    Elder Liu commented on the steamed meat with the curd milk powder, "Fat but not greasy, tender but not soft, with a strong five scents, suitable for old and young, worthy to be called peerless". It was easy to pass the test.


    Qin Mian beamed, and decided to use these five lines as a promotional slogan when he pushed forward the dish of toasted milk and steamed meat.


    The five dishes were shared among the other cooks.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian entered the second round of the competition and made a round of it. The fish was named after its appearance. It was a bright, delicate, and fragrant fish that was sweet and sour in appearance. It received praise from Elder Gu, Elder Wen and Elder Liu.


    Until now, the participants all vaguely understood that this culinary competition was almost like a promotional campaign for the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, and they seemed more like a foil for Qin Mian. However, it was too late to regret it. At this point, they could only continue to compete and try their best to get a good place in the competition.


    In the third round, Qin Mian called her a flower chicken ??


    Because many of the meat ingredients needed to be marinated and savored before cooking, the meat cooking process took a long time until the morning of the third day when the finals would begin.


    The final match would be between Qin Mian, Wu Dewang, Jin Changan, Zheng Xiangui and Wang Fusheng.


    Wu Dewang had thought of secretly playing tricks on Qin Mian''s ingredients, but unfortunately, the house manager of Lei Family had his eyes on him, and he did not even have the chance to talk to his subordinates privately, as he helplessly watched Qin Mian smoothly walk to the last step.


    Qin Mian mustered all his strength to shock everyone, and decided to make the last dish, "Buddha Leaping Wall".


    Because the cooking process of this dish was very complicated and could use multiple pots at the same time, he tried to discuss it with the other four competitors and the three judges.


    At this point, there was no hope for them to get the seasoning secret recipe, and all the chefs wanted to see Qin Mian''s high culinary skills, so they did not bother about such a small matter and agreed to his request.


    Wu Dewang, Jin Changan, Zheng Xiangui and Wang Fusheng would fight first. Wu Dewang made a chrysanthemum fish, Jin Changan made a crystal leg, Zheng Xiangui made drunk chicken, and Wang Fusheng made three sets of ducks, which gave everyone a feast for their eyes and mouths.


    Next, it was Qin Mian''s turn.


    There are eighteen kinds of raw materials: sea cucumber, abalone, shark''s fin, dried shellfish, fish lips, gum, clams, ham, pork belly, lamb''s elbow, hoof tip, hoof tendons, chicken breast, duck breast, chicken gizzard, duck gizzard, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoot and so on. Almost all of the things Qin Mian used came from space.


    It is very complicated to cook. One must first use 18 kinds of raw materials to make various dishes with their own characteristics by a variety of ca


    onballs, then place them layer by layer in a large wine jar, infuse appropriate amount of soup and 20 years old wine, make the soup, wine and vegetables fully blend, and finally seal the opening of the jar with lotus leaves and heat it over the fire.


    The fire used to make Buddha jump wall is also very particular, need to use wood heavy and no smoke white carbon, first in the kung fu fire boiling, then in the gentle fire simmering simmer simmer.


    Six hours later, Qin Mian finally came out from the kitchen.


    By this time, the sun was about to set. Elder Liu, Elder Wen and Elder Gu were already starving from waiting. Seeing two waiters carrying out a huge jar, they knew that it was cooked by Qin Mian, but they did not smell any fragrance. They looked at each other in bewilderment, even more curious about this dish.


    When the lotus leaves at the mouth of the altar were opened, a rich fragrance quickly filled the entire hall, straight into the hearts of everyone present. Everyone was shocked.


    Someone could not help but exclaim, "It smells so good!"


    The aroma was strong but not unpleasant, and the smell alone was appetizing. It seemed that without tasting, it was already determined that "Buddha Leaping the Wall" was well-deserved to be the champion of this year''s culinary competition.


    As expected, after the three Elder Liu s tasted it, they decided Qin Mian would be the champion.


    Elder Liu laughed and praised "Good" three times in a row. Brother Wen, Brother Gu, how about we have di


    er together with this'' Buddha Leaping Wall ''? " There was something else that he did not say. This "jumping from the wall" was clearly a creation of the Shuangzhuan Restaurant, to the point where he had not even had a chance to taste it today.


    The other cooks also wanted to see the charm of this dish, but before they could open their mouths, Old Gu and Elder Wen spoke out in agreement with Elder Liu''s words. The three of them picked up their chopsticks and started eating. As they ate, they urged the waiter to bring them a few bowls of rice, which made them feel both helpless and fu


    y.


    The famous chefs from everywhere, including Jin Changan from Beijing, were convinced of their defeat.


    "Here, you guys go split it." Old Gu gave the money box to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian and the other four took out the silver notes and two silver taels. They divided them according to the ratio of five to four to three to two. Other than Qin Mian using two seasonings as a bargaining chip, the other seventy-eight restaurants all offered six hundred silver coins. As a result, Qin Mian, as the top ranker, was able to get 15,600 gold coins. Everyone was both envious and jealous of him.


    In order to prevent himself from being targeted and assassinated, Qin Mian hurriedly said that everyone''s di


    er was at a discount.


    Nie Heng looked at the three of them enviously, he licked his lips and walked over to Qin Mian.


    "Qin Mian, when is your Shuangzhuan Restaurant going to push the ''buddhist wall''? "Be sure to let me know when the time comes."


    Qin Mian folded the silver bills and kept them in his bag, then shook his head and said, "Honestly speaking, I haven''t even considered whether or not I should push ''Buddha Leaping Wall''."


    Nie Heng asked quickly, afraid that he did not have a good mouth, "Why didn''t you push it out? The process of this dish is quite complicated, so just set the price a bit higher. "


    Qin Mian still shook his head, "It''s far more than complex? I''ll have to teach the cook before I introduce this dish. Therefore, you probably won''t be able to eat it in a short period of time. However, you can rest assured that I will send someone to tell you when the time comes. "


    Nie Heng was satisfied with his answer and let him go.


    Qin Mian took the chance and ran over to Lei Tia''s side while more people were surrounding him. Yuan Yuan and Man had long fallen asleep in Lei Tia''s embrace. He carried Yuan Yuan Yuan and walked to the resting lounge with Lei Tia, letting the two little fellows sleep on the sofa for the time being and covered them with a small blanket. Today, not only was it hard for Qin Mian, Yuan Yuan, Full Moon and Lei Tia had also worked hard for him.


    Qin Mian first kissed on the lips of the large face paralysis, then kissed on the forehead of Yuan Yuan and the others.


    "Have you eaten di


    er yet?"


    "Waiting for you." Lei Tia said.


    "I knew it. "Let''s go, I''ll make you something nice to eat." Qin Mian pulled him into the kitchen.


    The culinary competition came to a successful end. The next day, the chefs from all over the place bade their farewells. Qin Mian was very kind, he gave each of them a bottle of "One Line Heaven" ''s putrefied milk and a beautifully packaged dessert.


    Elder Liu, Elder Wen and Elder Gu only left after staying at the Shuangzhuan Restaurant for five or six days. Before they left, they even invited Qin Mian to come to the capital, they could compare notes on their culinary arts.


    Qin Mian made the most of his time and handed over all of the dishes he had cooked during the competition to the four big chefs. Each dish was priced astonishingly high, especially the Taiji Soup and Buddhist Jump Wall. Each piece of Tai Chi soup cost five taichi and another twenty taichi.


    Even so, those "willful rich" people still came to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant in an endless stream for the sake of tasting the Tai Chi Tang and the buddhist jumping wall. It could be said that, for the first time ever since they came to the Shuangzhuan Restaurant to eat, they would definitely order Taiji Soup and Buddhist Jump Wall. Even if it took them six hours to order, they would still be willing to wait for it.


    From then on, his Shuangzhuan Restaurant was renowned throughout the world, and his wealth was roiling.


    Qin Mian was relieved and handed over the Shuangzhuan Restaurant to the Manager Sun to take care of. After returning to the Qingshan Village, he prepared to start the matter of the Rotten Milk Workshop.


    Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan and He Man pulled him to the front of the table and sat him down.


    "What for?" Qin Mian did not understand, and laughed, "Could it be you want to give me a surprise? That''s not right. My birthday is long past. "


    Yuan Yuan took the bound book and placed it in front of him.


    "Daddy, from today onwards, you will learn how to read with us."


    "What?" Qin Mian was flabbergasted, "Me? I''ll learn words with you? " He looked at Lei Tia strangely and blinked: "What''s going on?"


    Lei Tia said honestly, "Children, say your word ?? "Ugly."


    Qin Mian''s face immediately darkened. His pencils, ballpoint pens, and neutral pens were all beautiful figures. Who would dare to say that his pencils were ugly?


    Lei Tia advised: "Wifey, don''t you always feel that Yuan Yuan is more respectful to me?"


    Yuan Yuan nodded his head heavily to show that he really did adore his father.


    Qin Mian slapped the table and said: "I won''t let you all experience my power, you didn''t know that Prince Ma had three eyes!" He picked up his neutral pen and wrote a few lines on the book before handing it to Lei Tia, "Read it out for the two little things."

 Chapter 162 The End of Lei Xiangren and Zhao Family

    Lei Tia read: "There are a total of thirty chickens and ducks in the cage, each chicken costs four cents, and each duck costs two cents. Selling all the chickens and ducks would earn a total of eighty cents. How many chickens and ducks are there? "


    Yuan Yuan counted with his fingers, but found that he couldn''t get his fingers to move.


    Qin Mian relaxed his body and leaned against the back of the chair, smiling as he glanced at Lei Tia, "Yuan Yuan, full of, your dad is awesome! If you don''t understand, you can ask him. " This was a binary equation, he didn''t believe that Lei Tia would be able to answer it.


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth twitched u


    oticeably as he stared at him with his burning gaze. The appearance of his wife being cocky was too alluring.


    He decisively asked for Lei Tia''s help, "Dad?"


    Lei Tia lowered his head to look at the little fellow''s face of trust.


    Qin Mian tilted his head and snickered, his shoulders moving nonstop. After laughing to his heart''s content, he urged, "Tia, your son is asking you, quickly help them. You are the best! "


    Lei Tia sighed silently. His son had only praised him once as "the best." How much longer would his daughter-in-law need to remember him?


    "Father." Yuan Yuan urged.


    "Tia, you are their most powerful father." Qin Mian stood up, walked in front of him, laid on his shoulder, and looked at him with a smile.


    Lei Tia suddenly embraced his waist, and turned his back to Yuan Yuan and him as he kissed him fiercely, "Wifey, you''re stronger than me."


    Qin Mian smiled in satisfaction, and squatted down in front of Yuan Yuan, "Do you need Daddy''s help?"


    The two little fellows nodded.


    Qin Mian smiled as he a


    ounced, "There are ten chickens and twenty ducks. Is the calculation correct? "


    Yuan Yuan said, "There are a total of 30 chickens and 20 ducks."


    It was quickly calculated, "Each chicken costs four cents, ten chickens are ten chickens," and it was forty. Isn''t that right, Daddy? "


    "Each duck costs two cents, and twenty ducks are twenty" two dollars ", which is also forty dollars." Yuan Yuan said affirmatively, "Forty plus forty equals eighty."


    Qin Mian nodded in praise, "Yes."


    "What does father count for?" Yuan Yuan had a strong desire to learn.


    Qin Mian rubbed his head, "I''ll teach you when you''ve grown up a bit more." After saying that, he didn''t forget to ask, "Is it father or father that is stronger?"


    Yuan Yuan and Man probably understood why he would make such a move today. They all giggled and said in unison, "Daddy is even stronger!"


    "Hahaha!" "Of course." Qin Mian was finally proud and raised his eyebrows as he smugly glanced at Lei Tia.


    "Wife, how can it be counted?" Lei Tia was very curious, he could guess that there was some kind of method.


    Since he was willing to learn, Qin Mian was naturally willing to teach him. Their way of teaching Yuan Yuan and her full time education had always been a combination of ancient and modern, and Lei Tia could even help him teach Yuan Yuan and his full time. He pulled Lei Tia back to the table and wrote on it, "We will replace the chickens and ducks with circles and triangles. Look, if a circle plus a triangle is equal to thirty, then a circle equals thirty minus a triangle... Then, like this... Do you understand now? "


    Lei Tia nodded as he understood.


    Yuan Yuan showed a straight face and said, "Yes, boundless learning."


    Qin Mian laughed. Relying on the advantage of teleportation, he successfully escaped this calamity.


    The Rotten Milk Workshop was to be built in half a month, and it would be open for business in a month.


    Qin Mian then shifted his gaze back to the daily necessities. He spent almost a month tossing and turning the perfumed soap, toothpaste and detergent in his spatial space. He found Nie Heng and cooperated with him. He bought his shares using technology, Nie Heng bought shares with money, and as for the profits, he took 40%, Nie Heng took 60%.


    It was now September.


    After a period of silence, Madame Zhao began to dress herself in gold and silver, and every day she would bring Zhu''er to visit the village.


    "Ya, Second Wife Lei, the style of your clothes is really novel. They look really nice on you." Faang Hongliu enviously looked at Mrs Zhao''s dress and extended her hand to touch it.


    Mrs Zhao pretended to unintentionally stop her hand, and proudly said: "Of course. This was custom-made by my boss when he brought me to the county. I heard that it was a new style from Beijing! "


    Faang Hongliu curled her lips and lowered her hand.


    "I need quite a bit of silver, right?" A young wife was very envious.


    "What do you think? "This set of clothes cost me close to two taels of silver!" Mrs Zhao smiled. "But this money is worth it. This material feels very comfortable on your body."


    Faang Hongliu face was filled with disdain, she winked at Zhou Cuihua who was always on good terms with him: No matter how beautiful the clothes were, Mrs Zhao, who wore it on the waist of a bucket, it would still be like a rag.


    Zhou Cuihua covered her mouth and laughed.


    Pearl, who was standing behind Mrs Zhao, suddenly let out a disgusted sound and ran to the side to support the tree. With a "wah", she vomited.


    "Oh, what''s wrong with Pearl?" The Sister Zhang asked with concern.


    Another woman said, "It can''t be that you ate until your stomach breaks, right?"


    Before Zhu''er could say anything, she spat out another mouthful of filth.


    Faang Hongliu noticed that her face was pale white, and that there was some panic in her eyes.


    It was rare for Mrs Zhao to become sharp, but when she looked carefully at Zhu''er''s expression, anger and awkwardness flashed across her face. She rushed over, grabbed her by the ear, and fiercely asked: "Zhu''er, tell me! Is that true? " If it was true, then the only one who could take action against Zhu Er would be Lei Xiangren.


    "No, no, this servant only ate bad things ??" Her right hand, unconsciously covering her stomach, betrayed her.


    Mrs Zhao let out a shrill cry as she ruthlessly slapped her face.


    Zhu''er fell to the ground, clutching her stomach, "It hurts, my stomach hurts ??"


    Seeing that her light clothing was stained with red, Zhou Cuihua exclaimed: "It''s bleeding!"


    What was there to not understand?


    Mrs Zhao was furious, she did not have time to care about Zhu Er, she turned around and ran home, screaming her lungs out, "Lei Xiangren, you shall die, I shall kill you ?? ??"


    The few women who stayed at the place were afraid that someone might lose their life, so they could only bring Zhu''er closer to Sister Zhang''s house and ask for a doctor from the village.


    This matter quickly reached Qin Mian''s ears, and he laughed it off.


    But he did not expect that Lei Xiangren''s house would still be bustling with noise and excitement.


    Two days later, a man in luxurious clothes who looked to be in his early thirties came to the Qingshan Village with a group of thugs, and smashed open the door to Lei Xiangren''s home without saying a word.


    "Who are you people? "What do you want?" Lei Xiangren asked vigilantly.


    The well-dressed man lightly smiled, "My name is Liu Baofu. Lei Xiangren, you should be familiar with my name. "


    Lei Xiangren was shocked. Liu Baofu!


    At that time, only Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee knew the content of the charcoal recipe. Lei Daqiang was fully focused on Madam Wei and did not ask about it. Before the formula was sold, Lei Xiangren had done the least work, but he still shared the money with Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee. The reason why Lei Xiangzhi wanted to sell the prescription was because she did not like him and wanted to fight for Lei Xiangyi. When selling the charcoal recipe, Lei Xiangzhi was worried that Lei Xiangren would cause more trouble again after selling it. Lei Xiangzhi had especially read the contents of the documents to Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee, requesting them to not only press their hand seals, but also make it clear in the documents that if anything happened to the prescription and the formula was leaked out, the person who leaked the information would not be held accountable. This was actually to protect Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee. Lei Xiangzhi''s worry was not unreasonable. For the sake of money, Lei Xiangren had indeed done something stupid.


    Lei Xiangren was a little anxious, he quickly calmed down and asked casually: "So you are Master Liu, I wonder what business does Master Liu have with me?"


    Liu Baofu was neither angry nor anxious, "Wearing a suit? "Let me tell you, some time ago, a charcoal shop in Wanliu County produced the exact same smokeless charcoal as Liu Ji. You sold him the recipe, didn''t you?"


    "There''s actually such a thing?" Lei Xiangren immediately denied it, "It''s definitely not me! Elder Liu, you should know that the ones who knew the recipe wasn''t only me, but my third brother and Fourth Younger Brother as well ?? ?? Could it be them? "


    Liu Bao Fu was so angry that he laughed, "I have long heard that Lei Xiangren, with his Qingshan Village, is shameless. Lei Xiangren, do you think that I will alert the enemy if I don''t investigate thoroughly? Do you want me to find all the people who have seen you in Wanliu County? "Hmm?" He kicked Lei Xiangren down.


    Lei Xiangren''s face was pale white from the pain and was speechless for a long time.


    "It was clearly stated in the contract that once the secret recipe is leaked, one will either have to pay 10,000 silver or spend the rest of their life in jail. Second Master Lei, which path do you plan to take? " Liu Baofu asked coldly.


    Lei Xiangren stubbornly said, "Elder Liu, it really wasn''t me ??"


    "Catch him!" Liu Baofu was too lazy to chat with him.


    The two thugs immediately picked Lei Xiangren up like carrying chickens.


    "No, you can''t arrest me! My Fifth Brother is an official in the capital, my brother-in-law is the County Magistrate of Chong En County! "


    Liu Baofu was amused by him, laughing so hard that his thugs were laughing out loud.


    One of the thug laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes, before reminding Lei Xiangren who had been laughed out of his mind kindly, "Your Fifth Brother is just a Seventh Tier Sesame Officer, while your brother-in-law is also an Emperor. The uncle of our family''s cousin is a fourth rank official in the capital! You reckless thing. "Bah!"


    Lei Xiangren''s legs trembled, and in an instant, a burst of sultry smell was emitted from his body.


    Mrs Zhao had just returned from outside and did not know what had happened. Seeing that someone was trying to capture Lei Xiangren, she immediately ran over to protect him.


    "What do you want? Is there still any law in broad daylight? "


    Liu Baofu lost all patience, "Take him away!"


    "Someone, help me!" Mrs Zhao screamed.


    A thug slapped her away.


    Mrs Zhao fell to the ground, a sharp pain in her abdomen. She lowered her head to look, only to see her light green dress dyed red with blood. She was stu


    ed for a moment before reacting. She was angry and resentful. She cried out in pain, "You killed my child, my child ??"


    Liu Baofu looked at her indifferently, and waved his sleeves, "Let''s go!"


    The two thugs grabbed Lei Xiangren''s arm with a look of despise, and frowned because of the stench of urine.


    "You guys captured her. She told me to sell the prescription to someone else!"


    Liu Bao Fu and the rest stopped in their tracks, looking at Lei Xiangren as if he was a pile of dog shit, full of contempt and disdain.


    Lei Xiangren thought that he had moved them and said with an obsequious smile, "Capturing her, capturing her, is all because of that woman!"


    Mrs Zhao stared at Lei Xiangren in disbelief, her eyeballs did not move, the muscles on her face were completely distorted, looking extremely sinister.


    A few of the lackeys dragged Lei Xiangren forward.


    "Elder Liu, I beg of you to let me go. I don''t want to go to jail ??" Lei Xiangren''s tears and snot flowed together, if one plan failed, then another would follow, "Wait, wait! I''ll lose money, lose money! My big brother Lei Tia, you all know it, right? He''s the boss of Shuangzhuan Restaurant, he has money! "


    Villagers to watch the fu


    "Oh?" Liu Baofu looked at him suspiciously, "I have already investigated your family''s situation, your relationship with your big brother isn''t that good."


    Lei Xiangren said confidently: "No matter what, we are brothers, he dares to ignore me?"


    He didn''t know yet, but when his neighbor heard about his family''s movements, he ran over to the Leisurely Dwelling House and told the Uncle Fu about it. Uncle Fu reported the situation to Lei Tia.


    Halfway through, Lei Tia appeared, standing in the middle of the road expressionlessly.


    "Big Brother, save me!"


    This "Big Brother" was the only time Lei Xiangren had used true love.


    Unfortunately, Lei Tia didn''t even look at him and said to Liu Baofu, "I have nothing to do with him. You don''t need to bring him to Leisurely Dwelling House to hinder my wife''s and my son''s eyes. "


    "You are Shuangzhuan Restaurant''s Boss Lei?" Liu Baofu was a shrewd businessman. He had no intention of becoming his enemy, so he was very polite, "I have heard a lot about you."


    "Nice to meet you." Lei Tia nodded his head indifferently and left.


    Mr Liu was glad he had made the right choice.


    Lei Xiangren looked in the direction where Lei Tia left in despair. His eyes rolled back as he fainted.


    None of the surrounding villagers sympathized with him, all of their hearts had long been set on Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    That night, when they heard the cries of Da Bao and Er Bao, the neighbors realized that Mrs Zhao''s anger had died just as she was about to sit down.

 Chapter 163 Third Elder Lei Fourth Elder Lei and Fifth Elder Lei

    Although Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao were both loathsome, the villagers did not expect the two of them to end up like this. Pitiful Big Treasure and Er Bao had already lost their parents at such a young age.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee could only invite their eldest uncle''s mother to manage the Zhao Family''s funeral, as they quickly wrote a letter to report the news to the capital. It was more than ten days after they received the reply.


    The letter was written by Lei Xiangzhi, and it was not easy for Lei Xiangzhi to complete it in the capital.


    After Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du found out about what happened to Lei Xiangren, they got Lei Xiangzhi to write a letter to them, telling them to buy Lei Xiangren out. Lei Xiangzhi did not do as he was told. He believed that letting Lei Xiangren stay in prison for a few years was a good thing, and that maybe he would be taught a lesson after suffering a little. If Lei Xiangren made progress after two or three years, he would think of another way. After considering it over with with Madam Du, Lei Daqiang decided to listen to his youngest son''s words. After all, they had to rely on their youngest son to support them, not their second son. Lei Daqiang and Madam Du only spoke a few words of lamentation for the Zhao Family''s death without explaining anything. As for Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao, Lei Daqiang and Madam Du meant for Lei Xiangyi to adopt them. Lei Xiangzhi apologized for this matter. In the letter, he admitted that he had not been able to stand firm in the capital. He did not care about Big Treasure and Er Bao and sent twenty silver back.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee didn''t want to adopt Da Bao and Er Bao. It wouldn''t be a problem to raise the two children, but it was a huge responsibility to teach them how to be adults. Da Bao and Er Bao''s personalities had long been spoiled by Lei Xiangren and Madam Du. Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee admitted that they did not have the ability to pull them back, and they were even worried that Da Bao and Er Bao would invisibly bring about a negative impact to their children. Humans all had their own selfish motives.


    The two brothers discussed for a while, then wrote to Lei Xiangzhi, explaining their worries. While waiting for Lei Xiangzhi''s reply, the two brothers did not bring Da Bao and Er Bao back. They only brought them three meals a day and urged them to go to the Academy. In terms of food and clothes, the two brothers did not treat Da Bao and Er Bao badly. What their children had, Da Bao and Er Bao definitely had. However, Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao had not realised it yet. They did not have the protection of Lei Xiangren and the Zhao Clan anymore, and did not have the qualifications to act rashly. They were even slightly dissatisfied with the food and started to curse at Madam Qian and Sun family. They learnt 90% of the Zhao family, which made Lei Xiangyi and his wife feel even more unsatisfied towards them.


    Not long after, Lei Xiangzhi replied. Lei Daqiang and Madam Du asked Lei Xiangyi to send Da Bao and Er Bao back to the Zhao Family. Lei Tia, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Da Bao would pay two silver coins each year to the Zhao Family until Da Bao turned sixteen.


    As Da Bao and Er Bao''s blood uncle, it was natural for Lei Xiangyi and Da Bao to give some money to help their children grow up. The two of them had no objections, but they did not raise the matter of money to Qin Mian and Da Bao.


    The two of them took some time to go to Precinct Head''s place to explain how they were going to take Big Treasure and Er Bao back to the Zhao Family. Lei Xiangren''s house, if it could be rented out, then it would be rented out. Lei Xiangren''s family''s property was also rented out, and the money would also go to Da Bao and Er Bao, and they would return it to them after the two grow up. I have to trouble Precinct Head to bear witness to all of these matters.


    Mrs Zhao''s family did not have a branch family, they did not agree to adopt Da Bao and Er Bao, but when they heard that there were six taels of silver per year, they agreed.


    After Big Treasure and Er Bao were sent away, the matters with the Lei Xiangren family were all settled.


    After a few days, Lei Xianglee came to Qin Mian Family to borrow money, and pla


    ed to open a grocery store in his home.


    Qin Mian was extremely supportive of this. Previously, he had discovered that Lei Xianglee had a business mind, but looking at it now, it was indeed so. These few years, because of the existence of Processing Factory, the living conditions of the villagers were much better than before. Every now and then, they would spend money to buy some side dishes to add to the dishes on the table; many villagers were willing to give their children one or two copper coins from time to time, and when the seller came, they could buy some snacks to eat. In addition, some villagers from nearby villages also came to Processing Factory to work. Therefore, it was indeed profitable for Lei Xianglee to open a general store in the village.


    Qin Mian generously lent Lei Xianglee twenty silver and imparted some business knowledge to him.


    Lei Xianglee was quite knowledgeable. After ten days, the gift shop opened and sold the things that villagers often used, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, sugar, wine, needles, thread, and so on. There were also some side dishes, such as fried peanuts, fried beans with oil salt, pickled vegetables, soy sauce, and so on, as well as all kinds of cheap and delicious snacks. Not only that, but the gift book also allowed the villagers to pay their bills on credit once a month, but if anyone was in arrears three times in a row, they would never pay him again on credit. In addition, it also helps villagers to sell their small handicrafts, such as small baskets, small baskets, small wallets, etc., for the convenience of the villagers.


    In order to help Lei Xianglee get more business, Qin Mian even got his family''s salted eggs that were left for him to eat to carry around a jar for sale. Every piece of salted egg sold for a gold coin was extremely popular.


    The Sun family was clever and nimble. Occasionally, they would even gift some of their own snacks to their regular customers. Lei Xianglee was passionate, and the Sun family was kind. The villagers of the village and the villagers of the neighboring villages gradually got used to coming here to buy things. From time to time, the children of the academy would run over to buy some snacks, such as fried melon seeds. The amount of money a single coin cost was not small, and they could eat until they felt satisfied. In less than half a month, the gift shop had regained its footing and business was booming.


    Seeing that Fourth Younger Brother also had a way to earn money, Lei Xiangyi and Madam Qian could not sit still. Both of them did not know how to cook and only knew how to farm land. It was not easy to think of an idea to earn money in a short period of time. In the end, it was Madam Qian who had the idea. Wasn''t Wu Di the one raising chickens in the village? They can raise ducks. The village had several large ponds and a river, completely qualified to raise ducks. However, there was one more problem: there were so many people who ate eggs and chicken that they could make a fortune by raising chickens. If they raised ducks, could duck eggs and ducks be sold?


    When the husband and wife thought about how Qin Mian knew how to do business, they asked Qin Mian for guidance.


    Qin Mian expressed his appreciation and support for their idea, and suggested that they raise less experience for now. This was because the two were still young, and had enough time and energy to try. After learning the lesson, it was not too late to increase the number of people who could cultivate it. As for the sales of duck eggs and duck meat, there was no need to worry. As long as he developed a variety of ways to eat duck eggs and duck meat, he would definitely be able to sell them.


    The husband and wife pair had complete trust in Qin Mian''s business acumen and accepted his suggestion.


    Qin Mian also lent them twenty silver.


    It wasn''t long before it was December.


    Lei Xiangzhi continued his habit of writing a letter to each of his three brothers every two months. This was his first year in the capital, and he had to stay in the capital so that he could make a good impression on his elder brother in time to pay his respects. He apologized to his brother in his heart and paid his respects in advance, and together with the letter he paid his respects to his three brothers and their families.


    As for Lei Daqiang and Madam Du, they could easily guess that after seeing the prosperity of the capital, would they be happy to return to the corner of the mountains?


    Without Lei Daqiang, Madam Du and Lei Xiangren, Lei Tia, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee were actually closer to each other. They were also closer to Lei Dagang''s family than before. It was New Year''s Eve in the first month of the year, and the four families were back and forth, taking turns to treat each other. It was extremely lively.


    Yuan Yuan was the most popular among the juniors. In the first month, just the red envelopes from his relatives were received by more than 20. In addition to the red envelopes given by the villagers, there were a total of more than 80.


    The two little fellows happily took out their money boxes and placed the silver inside the red envelopes. They had Qin Mian and the others specially prepare an account book for the two of them and solemnly wrote down their names on the first page of the account book.


    The two little fellows'' names were indeed plentiful. Qin Mian had only just learned how to write names a short while ago, and the three words took up a whole page. Furthermore, the words "Sharp", "Qi" and "Qilin" were more likely to be written as well.


    Lei Tia was forced to lie on the brick bed by his two sons, and the three scratched him.


    In the spring, there was an extra flock of fifty yellow ducks in the village. They shakily followed the mother of the chickens everywhere. Their fluffy bodies were like balls of yellow hair.


    In April, Lei Xiangzhi wrote another letter back, which was raised to a novel from the Sixth Tier in the Han Lin Courtyard.


    Qin Mian was a little surprised. The speed at which he could be promoted was simply too fast. But no matter what, being promoted was a good thing. He wrote a letter together with Lei Tia to congratulate his.


    It was almost July after the farm work, and it was not a good time to go out in the heat. Moreover, their family would be very busy this year. Yuan Yuan He was already four years old. Other than learning, he also had to start training with Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Four years old was one of the most suitable ages for Foundation Establishment.


    Yuan Yuan and the Foundation Establishment that were full didn''t need to be like the last time when Qin Mian was building his foundation, but directly used the Foundation Establishment Pill refined by Qin Mian. Moreover, Yuan Yuan and Man were born in space, there were no impurities in their bodies, and the process of their Foundation Establishment was almost painless.


    Cultivation consisted of Foundation Establishment, Enlightenment, Integration, Heart of Tranquil Water, Jindan, Nascent Soul, Enlightenment, Soul Division, Body Fusion, Void Penetration, Dacha, and Tribulation. There were twelve stages: initial, middle, and late stages, and Qin Mian was currently in the early stages of the Heart of Tranquil Water while Lei Tia was in the middle stages of the Nascent Soul stage.


    Note: This is not a bug. Ducks don''t hatch, ducklings are hatched by hens, they run around with hens when they''re small. (_) *

 Chapter 164 If You Want to be Rich Build a Road First

    Yuan Yuan and Man were still young after all, and might slip up if he wasn''t careful. Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not tell them that what they taught was a cultivation method, and only said that it was a profound cultivation method. The space was filled with spiritual energy, making it the best place to train. Every time Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought Yuan Yuan and others to cultivate in the space, they would bring them into the space after they fell asleep. When Yuan Yuan asked him about it when he woke up, he just said it was a mysterious place deep in the mountains of Qingshan Village. The reason why they were so cautious was to protect their family. Yuan Yuan didn''t doubt it at all. After reaching Foundation Establishment, he smoothly entered the early stage of the Awakening Realm.


    Even a little white and golden hair had changed a lot in the past year. Qin Mian did not know how the demonic cultivator was graded, but based on the degree of condensing of the True Essence in his White Dantian, he could determine that his current cultivation was equivalent to a human cultivator in the early stages of fusion. Golden Haired and Little White seemed to be able to communicate with each other. Golden Haired was currently on the road of cultivation, and his cultivation was equivalent to a human in the middle stage of the Awakening Realm.


    The fact that a little white and golden hair could live longer was good news for Qin Mian and his family.


    In this new year, Qin Mian''s development focus was not only on his own home, but also on his own Qingshan Village. The Qingshan Village Mountains were clear and beautiful, it would be a pity if they were not properly developed. However, he was after all, just a small commoner of the Qingshan Village, and he still had to greet the Precinct Head for this matter.


    When Precinct Head saw Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan He and the others come to his house, he guessed that something good was about to happen. He smiled and welcomed the four into his house, urging his wife to quickly prepare snacks for Yuan Yuan and the others.


    The Precinct Head''s house had changed. The gate and walls of the yard had been renovated, and there was even a fruit tree and a flower tree planted in the yard after learning the Qin Mian Family. Ever since Qin Mian Family had planted fruit trees and flower trees in the courtyard, the villagers all learned from him. Almost every household had planted flower trees and fruit trees in their courtyard. This had already become a feature of Qingshan Village. Besides, the flowers and fruit trees planted in the yard were more pleasing to the eye than when they were naked. Living in a house was also very relaxing, especially in spring. Smelling the flowers gave one a refreshing feeling.


    Several villagers saw Qin Mian''s family walk out of Precinct Head''s house after nearly an hour. Precinct Head had a strange expression on his face, both happy and sad.


    The villagers were all wondering: What had happened?


    On the way back, Yuan Yuan started to sing the children''s song that Qin Mian taught them, "Not Your Dock".


    I won''t do it, I won''t do it, I won''t fall for your trick, I won''t do it, I won''t do it, I won''t fall for your trick ??


    Yuan Yuan sang, "When I don''t want to go to school in the morning, I will accompany my father to buy groceries. My father said that I was really obedient and became more and more obedient ??"


    Then, he sang: "Daddy, if you have anything to say, leave, tell me to wait here ??"


    The two little fellows cooperated quite well. They each sang a few lines before changing people, and when they reached the words "I", "You", "No", their little hands made appropriate gestures, and their faces wore expressions of either joy or indifference. It was extremely fu


    y.


    Qin Mian didn''t teach them how to do it, so he was especially surprised. He wanted to laugh, but he was afraid of angering the two little guys, so he put his hands on Lei Tia''s shoulders and snickered behind his back.


    Lei Tia could no longer endure as he pulled the person over to his side and whispered in his ear, "My wife, if Yuan Yuan knows that you are laughing, he might let you learn from me."


    Qin Mian immediately shut his mouth and pretended to be serious.


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed a smile, and lightly patted his head.


    After singing one poem twice, the four of them entered the courtyard.


    Yuan Yuan looked up at Qin Mian, "Daddy, we want to go to the amusement park."


    "Sure," Qin Mian nodded, "However, I''ll have to learn ten more words today."


    "Alright."


    The two little fellows charged forward hand in hand.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia followed him leisurely.


    The playground was the small forest of the past. It was redesigned and transformed by Qin Mian himself, turning into a small world. He made full use of the wooden block left behind by the tree after it was chopped off. There were seesaws, swings, slides, swivel chairs, a bridge, and climbing nets. The climbing net was long and wide, allowing it to change its design. Sometimes Qin Mian would hang it up to form a wall, sometimes he would fold it into a three-story wall, and sometimes he would make a small maze. Yuan Yuan and Man''s favorite thing was to climb the net, every time they played until they couldn''t climb anymore.


    "Dad, I want to play climbing." Ye Zichen spoke up impatiently.


    Lei Tia tied a safety rope around the two of them.


    The two of them immediately rushed towards the climbing net, and moments later, the sounds of children laughing could be heard from the amusement park.


    The servants brought over the fruits, tea and snacks while Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat by the side to protect the two children ??


    In the morning two days later, the second son of the Precinct Head family was beating a gong, shouting out loud, "After breakfast, come to the Precinct Head to discuss things, each household will have one person; after breakfast, come to the Precinct Head to discuss things, each household will have one person ??"


    After eating breakfast, the villagers began to head towards Precinct Head''s house in groups of twos and threes. It was said that every family only needed one person to go, but the villagers were all concerned about the big matters in the village, as long as they had nothing important on their hands, they would all go to Precinct Head''s house.


    After Qin Mian and Lei Tia finished their breakfast, Yuan Yuan and who had been staying at home to study their lessons from the day before came to Precinct Head''s house together.


    The villagers entered and found a place to squat.


    Old Master Liu and Old Master Wang were also invited to sit on the two teachers'' chairs under the eaves.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were also given two chairs.


    The eldest son of the Precinct Head, Luo Youfu, called for the family head, no matter who it was.


    After the roll call, Precinct Head said: "It''s still the same old rule. This old man will first talk about the matters before asking any questions. If any of you have any, wait for this old man to finish."


    The villagers, who were used to the Precinct Head''s style of handling affairs, had no objections.


    After the Precinct Head sat down, he continued, "Today, I''ve invited everyone here to discuss the matter of repairing the road with Qingshan Village. Why are our Qingshan Village so poor in the past? Why wasn''t there a school before? It was all because the Qingshan Village was too remote and the road was too uneven. If we could repair the road, it would be much more convenient for us to transport the grain from the fields or buy it from the outside. If everyone still doesn''t understand this logic, this old man will give you an analogy. Now, we want to sell a cart full of grain. If it''s four hundred pounds, we''ll need one person to drive the cart, six people to cart the cart, and it''ll take us more than an hour to get from the village to the town. If our path is easy, perhaps two carts will be enough. We only need to pay two wages, and we can save a lot of time. Think about this. Not only that, but now that the road is ready to go, the girls are willing to marry into our village. Do you think a good girl would like to marry a village that is easy to walk on, or a village that is hard to walk on? Therefore, building roads is not only beneficial to us, but also to our descendants. While we can still work, we have to do something good for future generations. "Isn''t it?"


    His words were so popular that the villagers could understand them, and they all nodded in agreement.


    The Precinct Head took a sip of tea and continued, "Before the seedlings were planted in the middle of May, everyone was basically free. I thought to use this opportunity to fix the road out of the village. Every family had a strong worker, and there was really no strong worker in the family. A wife, wife, or half-grown boy had to help out, doing some light work and bringing tea and water to everyone. I will take care of this matter. In short, as a part of Qingshan Village, every single family had to contribute. Otherwise, don''t walk the path that others have made. "


    Someone opened their mouth to speak, but Precinct Head waved his hand, "This old man is not done yet. Everyone should have guessed that it was Tia and his wife who brought up the matter of the road repair. Their family was the wealthiest in Qingshan Village, but they did not forget to take care of their fellow villagers. They told me that they would teach everyone to burn bricks for free, and then our village would have a flat road paved with bricks. This time, we have to thank Tia and his wife. This is what I want to say. Does anyone have any objections? "


    Old Master Liu nodded. "Road, indeed." However, most of the men in our village work in the Processing Factory. If we were to go and fix the roads, wouldn''t it mean that the work at the Processing Factory would be delayed? " He looked at Qin Mian and Lei Tia with concern.


    Precinct Head said: "That''s why Tia and his wife are kind. When they are repairing the road, the men will temporarily stop working."


    "Exactly." Qin Mian looked at the rest of the people, "The cultivation of the road is an important matter in the entire village, our family will naturally support you."


    The villagers were praising him and Lei Tia endlessly. Some even suggested that when building the road, Qin Mian Family should not require the use of labour.


    The matter of repairing the road was settled without a hitch.


    Brick burning requires fuel, soil, water and brick kilns. There was a col in the earth, there was a deep layer in the earth, and the soil was excellent. It was very suitable for taking soil to make blank; water, there was a river, there was no shortage of water; as for the brick kiln, one could build it here.


    With Qin Mian''s guidance, the villagers would build brick kilns and mold for bricks. Grandfather Qin Mian''s village had a brick kiln, and because of the conflict between the partners, it was abandoned after less than two years. Qin Mian and his village playmates would often go to the brick kiln to play. He remembered the structure of the brick kiln very clearly.


    After the road was repaired, the brick kiln could still be used as public property in the village. Whoever wanted to build a house in the village could burn bricks here without having to spend money to buy one. Therefore, the villagers were diligent to build the small brick kiln.


    Qin Mian remembered that the size of the standard brick was 240mm ?? 115mm ?? 53mm. It was probably because this ratio could better display the weight bearing ability of the brick.


    The Precinct Head quickly arranged everything in the village. There were a total of eighty families in the village, and each family produced a strong workforce of eighty people. Precinct Head arranged twenty people to chop firewood, thirty to dig the soil, ten to cut pine resin, ten to burn bricks, and ten to move flexibly.


    It took almost a month to make enough bricks from a small kiln. During the process of brick burning, the other villagers first used tools like shovels, hoes, and other tools to dig or fill the bumpy village road, tidying it up, and then they used stone rollers to crush it tightly. Next, they neatly spread the bricks on the ground, and once again used stone rollers to crush the bricks so that they could be embedded into the soil. Finally, the melting resin was used to irrigate the gaps between the bricks to achieve the function of adhesion. If the resin was not enough, the mixture of tung oil, glutinous rice juice and lime juice was used.


    He had worked busily for nearly two months with the entire strength of the village, and from the Qingshan Village to the village road outside the mountain, it had become flat and beautiful.


    After Precinct Head a


    ounced that the road could be used, all of the adults and children couldn''t help but step on the brick road.


    Teacher Chen of the imperial examinations witnessed the entire process of road construction by the villagers of Qingshan Village. He was filled with emotion and wrote his friends a letter to bring up this matter.


    When the villagers in the surrounding villages heard of this, they came over to watch the commotion with envy. They clearly understood that the Qingshan Village was getting better and better.


    However, even after a few days, this matter had still not spread to the ears of the Zhaoyang County County Magistrate, who summoned him and rewarded him with fifty silver coins.


    Precinct Head''s heart was in turmoil, he did not leave any money with himself, he took out 20 taels of silver and treated everyone in the village to two meals, the remaining 30 taels would also be used to work for the village.

 Chapter 165 Kirin Mountain Resort

    After the road was repaired, the villagers threw themselves into the work of farming and Processing Factory.


    Qin Mian used the small brick kiln to let the servants burn some of the green bricks. He then fixed up the road in front of Leisurely Dwelling House and used the green bricks to go along the wall from the Leisurely Dwelling House entrance to the west. After going around the north side of the wall of Processing Factory, it extended all the way to the edge of the village. In the future, when it rains, the family carriage won''t roll through the mud.


    The bluestone road was about ten feet wide, and every ten feet or so a tree and a flower were planted on the outside of the road. Perhaps it was a welcoming flower, or a jasmine, or a chrysanthemum, or a plum flower.


    After farming, the villagers calmed down and noticed the change outside the Leisurely Dwelling House wall. They felt that it would be much better outside the house, and they started to burn a few green bricks together to pave the road in front of their house. Some of the villagers were quite creative. When laying the ground, they mixed some round stones between the bricks to form the pattern of flowers or animals, which was especially beautiful.


    After the brick roads in front of each house were co


    ected together, the villagers suddenly realized that the entire Qingshan Village was much more beautiful than before.


    This was Qin Mian''s goal. He stealthily led the villagers to reform their Qingshan Village, and in the end, turned them into a paradise.


    On a cool morning, Qin Mian and Lei Tia once again came to Precinct Head''s house. Lei Tia was holding a scroll in his hand.


    A few villagers who saw them accidentally followed them in, but the Precinct Head could not chase them away.


    "My wife, Tia, what good ideas do you have?" Precinct Head was still excited when he remembered that his parents had called him for a meeting and praised him personally. His face was flushed red.


    Qin Mian laughed: "Uncle Precinct Head, this time, Tia and I came for a total of two things. First of all, we would like to ask, can we buy the mountains around our village? "


    "You want to buy a mountain?" Precinct Head thought: It''s hard to understand the thoughts of rich people. Those mountains couldn''t grow grain, so he didn''t think they were worth much.


    Qin Mian nodded.


    Precinct Head replied: There''s nothing that I can''t buy. I''ll go to the county city to get you a land deed.


    Qin Mian said: "We want to buy Eagle Mountain at the back of the village, how much silver do you think it is?"


    Precinct Head thought about it, "Eagle Mountain... That mountain is not small. I remember a few years ago, there was a village owner in Flowing Water Town who bought a mountain near their village for over three hundred silver. Soaring Eagle Mountain should not be more than five hundred silver. "


    "Let''s just buy Eagle Mountain." Qin Mian said, "At that time, Tia and I will follow you to the county city. "I''ve troubled you so many times, we have to treat you to a meal no matter what."


    "Haha, sure." Precinct Head laughed.


    A villager asked curiously, "Tia''s wife, why did you buy that mountain?"


    Qin Mian did not hold back, "We plan to build a mountain resort." He was not afraid of being followed by others. Firstly, no one could design a mountain resort better than him. Secondly, he had a cheating machine. The mountain resort that he built must be stronger than others'' mountain resort.


    The villagers were both surprised and impressed.


    Precinct Head asked: "The second thing?"


    Qin Mian asked with a smile: "Uncle Precinct Head, do you want to make your Qingshan Village more beautiful? Do you want to make the villagers of Qingshan Village even richer? "


    Precinct Head''s expression turned serious, "Of course!"


    Qin Mian looked at the five villagers who were so excited that their eyes were shining, and said with a smile that was not a smile, "Brothers, please take your leave."


    Although the five villagers wanted to know what good idea Qin Mian had, they were afraid that he would be unhappy and change his mind. Smiling, they cupped their hands towards him and Lei Tia before leaving.


    Qin Mian then said, "If you want to make our village more beautiful, first, we must plant the flowers; second, we must plant the fruit trees; we must make it possible for the four seasons to flower; we must have the four seasons to bear the fruits. Flowers and trees were not randomly planted, but planted in a pla


    ed ma


    er. For example, this plot of land should be planted with flowers, and this plot should be planted with trees. Besides, the fruit trees were not all the same. It was this family that grew peach trees, this family that grew pear trees, that were both convenient to take care of and that ensured that every household had their own gains. "Think about it, if everyone planted a peach tree and had a lot of fruits, it would be very difficult to sell it. Furthermore, the variety would be too single."


    Precinct Head nodded continuously.


    Qin Mian opened the scroll in Lei Tia''s hands and placed it on the table, "This is the modified Qingshan Village, take a look."


    Precinct Head looked at the neat houses, wide roads, beautiful ocean of flowers, and fruit-filled fruit trees in the painting ?? He was completely astonished.


    "Good!" "These fields?"


    Precinct Head saw through the painting.


    Qin Mian nodded, "That''s right, the Tian in the painting and the Tian Tian in our village, whether it''s in terms of quantity or location, there are no differences."


    "You drew it?" It must have taken a lot of effort. " Precinct Head patted his shoulder.


    Lei Tia replied: "Four days."


    "The two of you have troubled yourselves." The Precinct Head sighed.


    "Just a little. If you really want to change your Qingshan Village, some villagers'' fields would need to be planted with fruit trees. " Qin Mian paused, "This is only a thought of ours, whether or not it can be realized will still depend on your ability, Uncle Precinct Head. The only thing we can guarantee is that we will do everything we can to teach the villagers how to grow flowers and fruit trees. "


    Precinct Head frowned in silence for a while. Of course he would be happy if he could make the Qingshan Village more beautiful and the villagers richer. However, this matter was not that simple. It was useless for him to agree since he still had to consider the opinions of the villagers. Every year, all the villagers would have to pay a certain amount of land. If they were to use some of the fields where food was grown to grow fruit trees, the yield would be lower. If there were not even enough fields to pay, the villagers would have to pay money to make up for the cost. If a variety of flowers and fruit trees could not make money, then wouldn''t that mean that the villagers would be forced into a corner?


    Qin Mian understood his concerns, "This matter does not need to be decided so quickly, Uncle Precinct Head can consider this slowly, even if he does not agree in the end is not an issue."


    The anxiety in Precinct Head''s heart slowly faded as he laughed at himself. Yes, this matter is not urgent. Let''s settle the matter of you buying the mountain first. How about we go to the county city tomorrow? "


    "No problem."


    The other villagers heard from the five villagers that Qin Mian was going to give the entire village a good idea to earn money. They excitedly ran to the Precinct Head''s house and asked for information. The villagers could only suppress their anxiety and wait for the Precinct Head to gather them for a discussion.


    On the next day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought Yuan Yuan and the others and sat in the big carriage with Precinct Head to the Zhaoyang County.


    Precinct Head also brought the six year old Little Radish. The Luo Family had taught Little Radish extremely well. Although he was young, he was both sensible and obedient. In front of Yuan Yuan and Man Man, he was a qualified little big brother.


    When they arrived at the county town, the group of people went to the county magistrate first. They spent four hundred and fifty silver taels to buy the Eagle Mountain. They also paid ten silver taels for the land deed and the messenger at the yamen.


    After finishing their business, the three adults brought the three children to stroll around the streets, buying some small things for the three children. When it was almost noon, they went to Nie Heng''s family''s restaurant to have lunch.


    Nie Heng was coincidentally there.


    His wife was currently more than two months pregnant, the last few times she went to Shuangzhuan Restaurant, she kept nagging Qin Mian''s ear about wanting to borrow Yuan Yuan and his whole family to stay in his house for a while. It was a pity that neither Qin Mian nor Lei Tia had the time. If Yuan Yuan and Lei Tia went alone, the two of them wouldn''t be at ease.


    "If Yuan Yuan is willing to come home with me and stay for a few days, my wife will definitely win a man in one fell swoop." Nie Heng said with a look of pity.


    Qin Mian laughed at him, "Do you really want a son that much? Be careful that your wife knows and wants you to kneel on the washboard. "


    Nie Heng laughed: "It''s all because of Yuan Yuan and Man. They''re too cute, I hope to have a son who''s as cute as them."


    Qin Mian took out a piece of fruit candy from his big pocket and passed it over to him, saying in all seriousness, "Uncle Nie, give this candy to Aunt, Aunt will definitely give birth to a cute little brother."


    Nie Heng stared blankly for a moment, his heart warmed. He rubbed his little head, accepted the candy and put it back into his bag with great care, then laughed out loud, "Alright, thank you very much, I will definitely give this candy to your aunt."


    When Nie Heng returned home, indeed, he stuffed the candy into his wife''s mouth. Young Madam Nie even thought that his husband had finally understood how to coax others, and was smiling merrily for the past few days ??


    Returning back to the Qingshan Village from the county, Qin Mian and Lei Tia began to build the Qilin Mountain Villa.


    Three days later, Precinct Head once again gathered all the villagers to his home to discuss the matter. He told them everything that Qin Mian had said, and told them to think about it carefully.


    The villagers'' reaction was something that Qin Mian and Precinct Head did not expect, however, not a single one of them objected or hesitated. Everyone believed in Qin Mian''s ability and were willing to gamble with him.


    Qin Mian was moved and felt that there was a cute side to these villagers who were more confident in changing their Qingshan Village.


    At the same time that Precinct Head felt gratified, he also became determined. Even the villagers trusted Qin Mian and Lei Tia this much, so he should trust them even more. As long as everyone worked together, he would definitely succeed.


    Because the best season for planting flowers and trees was spring, the plan to change Qingshan Village was temporarily put on hold until after the new year.


    Before disbanding, the Precinct Head told the villagers to keep this matter a secret, so as to avoid any side issues.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia continued with the matters of the Qilin Mountain Range. Chop down trees from the mountains, dig trees, dig earth, build roads, buy stone... From the start of the construction to the end of December, a total of more than a hundred workers had been working. After half a year, the Qilin Mountain Range finally revealed its full face.


    With Yuan Yuan, a little full of white and golden fur, Qin Mian and Lei Tia became the first two people to stay at the Qilin Mountain Villa.


    The entire Qilin Mountain Range was constructed of wood. There were a total of six courtyards, and because they were called "Summer Palace", their names carried a cool atmosphere as they were respectively the Clear Spring Pavilion, Summer Pavilion, Freezing Autumn Restaurant, Coldwinter Courtyard, Left Shuang Residence and Right Snow Garden. The six courtyards had very different styles. Inside and outside the villa, there were tall trees, deep and serene vegetation, and a very quiet place. It was conceivable that this place would be a summer resort in summer.

 Chapter 166 Great General Lei from Otherworldly Taoyuan

    The Qilin Mountain Range wasn''t suitable for normal people to live in during the winter. It was filled with chilliness. Qin Mian and Lei Tia were not afraid of the cold.


    Yuan Yuan and the others discovered that the name of the manor was their name, and they happily explored the place with a little bit of white and golden fur. Little White and Goldfur especially liked it here. To them, it was like returning to the depths of the forest.


    "A bit white, Golden Fur." Lei Tia said.


    A little white and a little golden hair ran back quickly.


    "It looks like Yuan Yuan is full."


    Xiao Bai nodded and returned to Yuan Yuan and Blondy with Blondy.


    Lei Tia held Qin Mian''s hand and walked in another direction.


    "Where to?" Qin Mian did not understand, and could faintly guess why Lei Tia was so impatient, as his heart raced. In the past few months, the two of them had been so busy working for the mountain resort that their feet hadn''t even touched the ground. He had nothing to admit to himself, he missed Lei Tia. He really wanted to, just by thinking about it, make his whole body feel hot.


    Lei Tia did not say anything. His steps were steady, but it was obvious that he was anxious.


    Qin Mian turned around and walked in front of him. He hugged his waist, kissed his lips, and then smiled at him.


    Lei Tia hugged him and flew into the air, flying between the branches that stretched outwards. They flew higher and higher, and after a few breaths, they appeared in a tree house.


    "When was it made?" Qin Mian was ecstatic, he did not forget to hold his hand and look around.


    The treehouse was about two zhang long, two zhang wide, and one zhang tall. It was very spacious, and the roof, walls, and floor were all made of green bamboo as thick as an adult''s arm. There was a door and a window. It would be especially cool if you lived here in the summer.


    In the middle of the floor was a thick carpet about the size of a bed. The tree house was about forty meters away from the ground, so he could see the Villa''s Yuan Yuan and Yuan full of smiles as they ran around the Golden Hair and a little white point.


    He was watching as Lei Tia hugged him from behind, his voice hoarse and full of hints, "Wifey, I missed you."


    Qin Mian felt as if he had fallen into a hot furnace, he turned around and threw himself onto the ground.


    The two of them rolled onto the carpet and soon became entangled with each other ??


    Yuan Yuan played around for a long time, but suddenly, she couldn''t find any trace of Qin Mian and Lei Tia, so she didn''t panic either. She went to the summer house that she was going to stay at tonight and ate a few snacks from her pocket. She felt a little sleepy and took off her shoes to climb onto the bed to lie down, then very consciously covered herself with a blanket.


    A spot of white and blond hair lay by the bed, closed their eyes, and watched over them.


    The noise in the tree house did not stop for a long time.


    After the carefree end to the exercise, Qin Mian felt as if some rusted part of his body had been restarted. He turned his head to look at Lei Tia, who was also emitting the same kind of happy and satisfied aura as him, and couldn''t help but pounce over and kiss his lips.


    Lei Tia let out a low growl from his throat, unbearably turning him over on the carpet, and covering him up again ??


    "Wife?"


    Qin Mian buried his head into Lei Tia''s chest, his four limbs wrapped tightly around Lei Tia and silently protested. He really couldn''t do it a third time.


    Lei Tia was held back by him, and did not struggle at all, only his head was still moving. Lowering his head, he pecked a few times at his smooth hair, "My wife, this belongs to the two of us."


    Qin Mian opened his eyes, raised his head, and teased: "You aren''t even going to say son?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia looked straight at him.


    "Alright." Qin Mian chuckled, and wrapped his arms around his neck. Even if Lei Tia told him to tell his two sons about the existence of this place, he would still feel embarrassed.


    They got tired of it for a while, then dressed and went back down.


    Yuan Yuan and Manshu, who had already woken up, ran over when they saw their father.


    Yuan Yuan looked at his father and father. His father was smiling, which wasn''t strange at all, but his father''s eyes seemed to be smiling as well, which made him quite curious, "Father, father, where did you go?"


    "Cough ??" Qin Mianxin looked around to see if there was anything else he could change.


    He crossed his arms and said meaningfully, "Oh ??"


    He and his brother weren''t stupid. The other children all lived together with one father and one mother. He and his brother had two fathers, no mother. But their fathers were ten times stronger than the fathers of all their young friends, and their fathers were a hundred times stronger than the mothers of all their young friends!


    If Qin Mian and Lei Tia knew what the two little fellows were thinking, Qin Mian would definitely laugh heartily, because the two little fellows clearly placed Lei Tia in the position of "Mother" and Lei Tia, the one who could not speak, could only feel depressed in the bottom of his heart.


    Lei Tia effortlessly carried Yuan Yuan and Ming Dong up at the same time, "Wifey, go back to your room."


    "Father, Little Radish''s family is already preparing the New Year fairs. When is our family pla


    ing to set up the New Year fairs?" Laying fully on Lei Tia''s shoulder, she asked.


    Qin Mian said, "Tomorrow. Tomorrow Dad and I will take you to town together. "


    Time flew. It was the New Year.


    and the other two from the fifth house in Lei Family were still not back yet to celebrate the new year.


    Winter passed, and spring came. Yuan Yuan was five years old.


    In the middle of February, Qin Mian and Lei Tia began to lead the entire village to reform their Qingshan Village. Some of the villager''s families were not well off, they could not afford to buy too many flowers and fruit trees, and Qin Mian had to lend them money. As long as there were no problems with his character, Qin Mian would borrow it and write a IOU.


    Accompanying Yuan Yuan and filling up more and more time, the pair of husband and husband sent Yuan Yuan and all the subjects of Qingshan Village Academy to the class. The two little fellows became the youngest students in the Imperial Examinations class.


    Teacher Chen was initially unwilling. He felt that the two kids were too young and worried that they wouldn''t be easy to deal with. Qin Mian didn''t argue with him, he only suggested for him to allow Yuan Yuan to try out the lesson for two days.


    Two days later, when Qin Mian wanted to bring Yuan Yuan away, Teacher Chen was once again unhappy. Because he found that Yuan Yuan and Man were not only obedient, but also very smart. Just like the other children in the village, Yuan Yuan ate breakfast, carried his schoolbag to the school, and went home to eat at noon. After resting for an hour, he would go back to the school to start school again.


    Even though Qin Mian and Lei Tia were very busy, they would still spend an hour every day to teach them some modern knowledge.


    Until the early part of March, the areas where Qingshan Village planted the flowers and trees were basically all planted. Qin Mian secretly sprinkled the diluted Spirit Spring Water s to ensure the survival of all the flower trees and fruit trees. Afterwards, he invited the four people who knew how to take care of flowers and fruit trees to teach the villagers how to take care of flowers and fruit trees together with Elder Faang.


    In the late March, a variety of flowering trees and fruit trees, pink, white, yellow, purple... The place was filled with colorful flowers. Instantly, the Qingshan Village transformed from a normal girl into a descending Heavenly Immortal. The villagers walked among the brocade flowers, smelling all kinds of fragrance, feeling refreshed and refreshed, their waists and backs straighter than before. From afar, the house looked even more beautiful. The height was different, and the continuous rise and fall was reflected in the red flowers and green willow trees, as if it was a paradise on earth.


    The change in Qingshan Village attracted the envy of the villagers in the other villages. Almost every day, people would come to look at the flowers. It was something that could be seen, but not allowed to be picked. Otherwise, the village dogs would chase a man two or three miles away.


    In June, the peaches were ripe and sweet. Precinct Head and the villagers were completely relieved.


    Except for a few fruits that were shipped to the town for sale, the rest of the ripe fruits were shipped out of the country. Qin Mian did not teach them how to make jams or ca


    ed fruits. In this regard, he had his own selfish motives, as he alone was unable to supervise all of the villagers. It would cause a lot of trouble if any villager was making jams and ca


    ed food. It wasn''t because there were no villagers who had figured out how to make jam, but because the brand name of Line Heaven was too effective, they simply couldn''t open up the market. The jam they made could only be sold to the locals for a taste, and couldn''t be sold as far outside as those from Line Heaven. However, because the fruit was very sweet and was sold alone, the villagers still made a lot of money. It was much better than growing the five grains and five grains alone.


    In addition, the fruits of Qingshan Village were sold to the villagers at their internal prices. For example, A''s were planted with peach trees, B''s were planted with pear trees, and the people outside the village bought peaches for three cents a catty, and pears for four cents a catty, and peaches for A''s for one catty for one catty, and peaches for A''s were also sold for one catty for one catty. Thus, the villagers were able to eat the cheap fruits. Children can also fully absorb all kinds of nutrition, obviously whiter, more tender and healthier than children in other villages.


    Flowers are also sold out of the country. Different varieties, different prices. A pot of wild chrysanthemum can only be sold for ten pieces of money, but a pot of white camellia with a crown pattern can be sold for two hundred taels of money per pot.


    The life of the villagers of Qingshan Village was getting better and better, and the relations between the villagers were getting more harmonious.


    There was one thing Precinct Head was right about. There were even some women''s parents who had secretly fallen in love with a certain guy from Qingshan Village and asked the matchmaker to negotiate with them. The local boys were very happy, and even if they were crooked, as long as they were hardworking, there would still be girls they could marry. The local girls, on the other hand, didn''t want to marry out of their own village, and their parents wanted their own girls to be better off, instead of letting them marry in their own village as before.


    Not only that, there were also some villagers who were related to the villagers who secretly brought gifts to Precinct Head Luo, hoping to move to Qingshan Village. Precinct Head didn''t even agree. Teacher Chen was an exception. He pla


    ed to move his entire family over to Qingshan Village and warmly welcome Precinct Head and the villagers.


    In July, the weather began to heat up, and the Qilin Mountain Resort officially opened. Almost all of the guests came to the Qilin mountain resort due to their trust in Shuangzhuan Restaurant. After arriving, they discovered that the villa''s accommodation, meals, drinks, pastries, leisure activities, etc. were all unique experiences that none of the other mountain resorts had had. In just five short days, a total of fourteen small courtyards were filled within the six courtyards.


    The arrival of these people also brought about the economic development of Qingshan Village. For example, some customers would like to go to someone''s flower garden to pick some flowers, to enjoy the pleasure of personally picking fruits in someone''s orchard, or to someone''s contracted pond to soak lotus seeds to dig lotus roots. Not only would they have to pay for the flowers, fruits and lotus roots, but they would also have to pay for "picking". The rich could afford to enjoy themselves. How could a person who could afford to live in the expensive Qilin Mountain Range be unwilling to spend money to buy flowers and fruits? In this way, those who use money are happy, and those who earn money are happy.


    Until the hot summer passed, there were still people coming to Qilin mountain resort, not for the summer, but to enjoy the beautiful countryside.


    Another year passed amidst the bustle and joy.


    In March, the flowers bloomed in the spring.


    Precinct Head gathered all the villagers and planted them with the "green tree" that Qin Mian had mentioned on both sides of the road, making the road for Qingshan Village to enter the village even more beautiful.


    As someone who had made an important contribution to the development of Qingshan Village, Qin Mian''s family exempted all collective action.


    It just so happened that every seven days, Yuan Yuan and wanted to go and look at the trees. Thus, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought the two of them, as well as a little white and golden hair, and strolled up the mountain behind the village to watch the villagers plant the trees.


    At the foot of the mountain, a group of dignified armored soldiers rode on their horses and came to a stop in front of the villagers, who were still in the middle of their work.


    The villagers stopped what they were doing and looked at them curiously.


    Precinct Head put down the shovel in his hand and quickly walked over, "May I ask everyone ?? Xiangzhi brat?"


    Lei Xiangzhi didn''t notice him, and his complicated gaze landed on Lei Tia, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Qin Mian, and was looking at Yuan Yuan and his playful self.


    Lei Tia looked over and frowned slightly.


    The leader of the armored soldiers was about forty years old, with a pale white face. He looked around, his gaze landed on Lei Tia and a look of happiness appeared on his face, he immediately dismounted and cupped his hands towards Lei Tia, courteously and fawningly, "This humble servant greets Great General Lei! How has Great General Lei been? "


    ?? ?? End of Three ?? ?? ??

 Chapter 167 Two Imperial Orders

    "Greetings to Great General Lei! How has Great General Lei been? "


    All of the villagers were stu


    ed, they looked at Lei Tia with eyes full of suspicion, and their first reaction was: Could it be that they recognised the wrong person? But seeing that Lei Xiangzhi did not refute the middle-aged man, everyone understood in the bottom of their hearts that Lei Tia was actually a Great General, and their eyes were immediately filled with shock and reverence.


    Yuan Yuan looked over curiously. Qin Mian calmly walked over and brought them to the side, hiding behind the crowd. He looked at Lei Tia with eyes gathering worry and vigilance. Why did the emperor''s personal eunuch suddenly come to the Qingshan Village to see Tia?


    He looked at Lei Xiangzhi in confusion, seeing that Lei Xiangzhi had slightly nodded his head, he heaved a sigh of relief, as long as it was not bad news.


    Precinct Head''s lips trembled, and he lost control of his voice for a moment. Lei Tia was actually a Great General, this news was too shocking.


    Lei Tia avoided that eunuch''s bow and said indifferently: "Eunuch Lee doesn''t need to be so courteous, I''m not some Great General since long ago."


    Yuan Yuan looked at Qin Mian, his eyes shining, and asked softly: "Father, father is Great General?"


    His eyes were filled with light as well.


    Qin Mian nodded. When the two little fellows found out that their father was once a Great General, they would definitely worship him even more.


    The two little fellows'' eyes lit up, but the two of them were smart enough to know that the matter was not simple. They stood beside Qin Mian quietly and did not speak again.


    "You are, of course you are!" Eunuch Lee took out a pair of bright yellow scrolls from his sleeve, and used both hands to hold it respectfully and carefully. "Great General Lei, the Emperor asks this servant to pass down the orders."


    When had the villagers ever seen such a scene before? When they heard the words'' Your Majesty '', they were so frightened that they fell to their knees.


    Qin Mian thought that when he asked for the imperial edict, he would need to set up an incense table.


    Lei Tia expressionlessly nodded and made a gesture for them to follow him.


    The Eunuch Lee was not surprised by his cold reaction. It was as if he was already used to it, his expression did not change and he did not mount the horse either.


    Lei Xiangzhi and the rest of the soldiers followed along as they dismounted their horses and walked.


    Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian gestured to Yuan Yuan and him to keep quiet, using both hands to carry them, and then sneaked into the village, escaping while no one was looking.


    The villagers also stopped working and followed behind.


    Precinct Head was a little worried, he quietly moved to Lei Xiangzhi''s side and asked softly: "Xiangzhi brat, what''s going on? Will there be any problems? "


    Lei Xiangzhi whispered: "Precinct Head, don''t worry, it''s a good thing."


    Precinct Head heaved a long sigh of relief, his heart was still thumping loudly. Their Qingshan Village was impressive, but outside of Lei Xiangzhi, the capital city official, a powerful businessman like Qin Mian had also sent a Great General.


    Following Lei Tia down the mountain, Eunuch Lee saw the beautiful scenery of the village from afar with eyes full of admiration. After entering the village, he looked at the flowers and fruit trees by the side of the road and smelled the fragrance, his expression filled with praise.


    "To think that the Thunder Great General would actually live in such a beautiful place, I am truly envious."


    Since he did not receive Lei Tia''s response, he did not feel awkward at all.


    Lei Xiangzhi hadn''t returned to his hometown in three years. His face was filled with shock, and he couldn''t even see through a single pair of eyes. He had a feeling that the change in Qingshan Village had something to do with his eldest sister-in-law.


    Once they entered the Leisurely Dwelling House, the Eunuch Lee and all the soldiers slowed down unconsciously. They looked around with envy.


    Lei Tia invited Eunuch Lee into the house and instructed the servants to set up the incense tables.


    Eunuch Lee stood in front of the incense table and began his royal decree.


    With Lei Tia in the lead, everyone kneeled.


    The Eunuch Lee read sharply: "I am under the blessing of the Heavens, the Emperor''s Mandate says that General Lei Tianliu was originally brave enough to fight, leading troops like a god, and was bestowed the title of Great General, commanding the three armies. "Here it is."


    Lei Tia''s heart sank, and had no choice but to receive the imperial edict with both hands, "This subject accepts the gratitude, and thanks the emperor for ten thousand years!"


    When Lei Tia placed the imperial edict on the incense table, the Eunuch Lee smiled and said, "Great General Lei, there is still another imperial edict."


    A cold light flashed past Lei Tia''s eyes, he slightly nodded, then silently knelt again.


    The Eunuch Lee read out loud: "I am under the blessing of the Heavens, the Emperor''s decree, Great General Lei Tianshou''s military exploits and great achievements have been made in this country. He is bestowed with National Duke''s Mansion, alchemy books, iron coupons and gold taels, as a token of the Emperor''s kindness. "Here it is."


    When Qin Mian who was listening on the second floor heard the second order, his eyes squinted, revealing a sharp and cold light, his heart was filled with suspicions. According to his understanding of the Grand Xia Dynasty, Great General s were already at the second rank, while National Duke s were at the first rank! Not only that, the titles of National Duke s could be inherited. As long as the descendants did not make any big mistakes, they could always inherit the titles. The Emperor''s care for Tia was too sudden and deep, he could not help but suspect if there was some scheme involved.


    What he thought of, Lei Tia thought of as well. And then, with the imperial power being so high, Lei Tia was unable to reject, and could only accept the decree to thank him once again.


    The Eunuch Lee congratulated him while smiling, "National Duke, we have long finished tidying up the National Duke''s Mansion. The Emperor ordered the servants to escort National Duke and his family into the capital city as soon as possible. "


    After he finished speaking, without waiting for Lei Tia to speak, he continued in a casual tone, "I heard that not only does National Duke have a good family, but also a pair of cute little gongzi. But, why haven''t I seen them? "


    Once he said that, Lei Tia understood that the Emperor already had a basic understanding of his affairs. He could tell that the Eunuch Lee was hinting at him, so he nodded in acknowledgement.


    The smile on the Eunuch Lee''s face grew wider. The National Duke was currently the new upstart in the capital, it was only beneficial to befriend him.


    "Uncle Fu, go check at the door if this young master and the Young Master have returned."


    "Yes, sir."


    When Qin Mian, who was upstairs heard Lei Tia''s words, he carried Yuan Yuan and all the others and flew out of the window silently, landing outside the wall, then turned back.


    Lei Tia invited Eunuch Lee to take a seat," Eunuch Lee, there are a lot of household chores that need some time to settle down. I wonder if the emperor has said a deadline?


    Eunuch Lee laughed, "The Emperor only said that the sooner the better. National Duke doesn''t need to be in too much of a hurry, after all, we need to settle down in the capital.


    Lei Tia replied: "If that''s the case, then I will have to trouble Young Master to wait a few days. I wonder if Eunuch wishes to live in Shuangzhuan Restaurant or in a mountain resort? "


    Eunuch Lee said, "I''ll stay at the Qilin Mountain Villa. I also love the scenery of this mountain village. "


    While speaking, Qin Mian led Yuan Yuan in, and cupped his hands to greet Eunuch Lee.


    The Eunuch Lee carefully sized Qin Mian up and thought that it was no wonder. He then sized Yuan Yuan and He Man up and immediately grew fond of them. He took out a pair of jade pendants from his chest pocket and gave them to Yuan Yuan and He as a greeting.


    Qin Mian understood that settling down in the capital for the time being was not an option. These relationships were unavoidable, so he nodded to Yuan Yuan and her.


    Yuan Yuan thanked him softly and accepted the jade.


    Eunuch Lee secretly praised the two children''s upbringing.


    Qin Mian instructed the Uncle Fu to bring the Eunuch Lee and the others to the Qilin Mountain Villa.


    Eunuch Lee very considerately kept Lei Xiangzhi here.


    After Eunuch Lee and his group left, Qin Mian and Lei Tia sent all the villagers away, and had the Aunt Fu take Yuan Yuan and him down as well.


    Lei Xiangzhi congratulated Lei Tia with a smile, "Big Brother, congratulations! Today, Big Brother Fang Zhi-ge has another name called ''Heavenly Thunder Toughness''. "


    Qin Mian said: "''Lei Tian Gu'' was given to him by your brother''s master. We can talk about this matter later. Fifth Brother, why don''t you tell us what''s going on? Why did the Emperor suddenly restore your big brother''s position, and even bestow him with the title of National Duke? "


    Lei Xiangzhi laughed bitterly, and was puzzled, "This matter, I am also confused. Half a month ago, I suddenly received an order from the emperor, ordering me to lead the way for the Eunuch Lee to return to the Zhaoyang County to pass down the decree to General Lei Tiangang. At that time, I didn''t think that Lei Tiangu was actually Big Brother, and thought that Great General Lei was coincidentally living in seclusion near the Flowing Water Town. In fact, it was only when I greeted Big Brother at the Eunuch Lee on the mountain that I found out that Big Brother was actually Lei Tianqiang. " His current emotions were no less complicated than Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s.


    Qin Mian was worried about what thoughts he might have, and explained, "Your Big Brother''s matters back then were very complicated. In short, he did not want to bring up the issue of being an official again, as it had left him with many unhappy memories. I hope Fifth Brother will not mind. "


    Lei Xiangzhi quickly replied: "Eldest sister-in-law is too serious, I can understand. There must be a reason behind Big Brother''s actions. "


    He knew that Qin Mian and Lei Tia definitely had a lot to say, so he got up and said his goodbyes, "Big brother, sister-in-law, I''ll go take a look at Third Brother and Fourth Brother first."


    Lei Tia nodded.


    After Lei Xiangzhi left, he hugged his waist and comforted him by kissing his lips, "Tia, don''t think too much into it. When we get to the capital, we''ll think of a way to get back.


    Lei Tia lightly shook his head, picked him up, and carried him into his arms as he lightly said, "Wifey, as long as you and your child are here, I won''t mind about anything else. Now, whether or not I live in the capital is not different to me. I''m just worried that you and your child aren''t used to it. The water in the capital is very deep. "


    "In the past, I never thought of moving to the capital, I thought that I would have to wait for Yuan Yuan and the imperial examinations to fill before I could enter the capital again. Now, I feel that there''s no harm in moving to the capital. We have stayed in the Qingshan Village for so many years, it''s not bad to go out for a walk. Yuan Yuan became bigger and bigger, it was time to go out and see the world. As for the complexity of the capital, I believe that with my brain and your ability, you will definitely be able to protect our family. "


    Lei Tia felt an inexplicable sense of excitement from him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "As long as you don''t feel wronged, you can go to the capital. I will protect you and the child. "

 Chapter 168 Beijing

    This matter was settled just like that.


    The emperor had the Eunuch Lee escort Lei Tia''s family back to the capital. It was obvious that they were worried Lei Tia would leave his family in the Qingshan Village. Thinking about this, Qin Mian and Lei Tia could not delay any further, and called for the people in charge of the workshops and the shops to come to their homes.


    Since their home was Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s headquarters, the two of them had no intention to give up. The cake shop, the restaurant and the Shuangzhuan Restaurant were still under the responsibility of the present person in charge. In order to encourage the three people in charge to work more diligently, after discussing it with Lei Tia, Qin Mian decided to give them 10% of the profits from the shops they were in charge of.


    Leisurely Dwelling House and the Kirin Mountain Villa were handed over to Uncle Feng, who would be the housekeeper of his hometown from now on. Lei Dahe was in charge of the wine workshop, Lei Dashan was in charge of the powder workshop, and Lei Dashan was in charge of the putrefaction workshop. Uncle''s monthly money was raised to five taels, while the monthly money of Lei Da He, Lei Da Shan and Lei Da was raised to one tael. As for the other servants, the monthly money of third rate servants was increased by 50 gold coins, second rate servants'' monthly money by 100 gold coins, and first rate servants'' monthly money by 150 gold coins.


    Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, Lei Qinle, Lei Qinle and the rest of the nine families all wanted to bring these people, Qin Mian and Lei Tia, to the capital. After all, if they were to go to the capital, they would need trusted aides. The rest of the servants all stayed in the Qingshan Village.


    After spending a full five days, Qin Mian and Lei Tia had settled all the matters at home.


    When they were about to leave, the family was reluctant to part. and Lei Tia had created the Leisurely Dwelling House by themselves, and their footprints were all over every place, filled with their memories. Yuan Yuan and Man were also a little reluctant. Their home in the capital definitely wouldn''t be like the one in Qingshan Village, full of fruit trees, flowers and even more so, a unique playground.


    The family of four walked around once through the Leisurely Dwelling House, Lei Tia entrusted Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Precinct Head to take care of their family, and the family of four got onto a carriage, and went on their way to the capital. Because they brought a lot of specialties, there were seven carriages in total.


    Almost the entire village came out to send them off. They watched as the horse carriage followed the village road up the mountain and then over the hillside, disappearing without a trace.


    Golden Hair and a little white would never like and get used to the life in the capital. Qin Mian, Yuan Yuan and the others could only bear with the pain and leave them behind.


    The white and golden hair seemed to understand that they would be separated from their four masters for a long time. Their expressions were gloomy as they sent them to the town, where they were driven back by Qin Mian.


    Yuan Yuan started to cry with a sound that was filled with "Wow". She was almost unable to breathe, tears started to roll down her face.


    "Blondy ?C a little white ?C"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were unable to coax his at all after a long time, and the two little fellows continued to cry until they were tired and fell asleep.


    On the second day after they set off, Lei Xiangzhi went to the carriage and introduced the situation in the capital, especially the powers in the government. Just that, Lei Xiangzhi was currently only at the sixth stage and did not have the qualifications to be from the previous dynasty, he only had a rough idea.


    On the day before they entered the capital, Eunuch Lee spurred his horse to the side of the carriage to chat with Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Only then did Qin Mian and Qin Mian have a rough understanding of the matters of the imperial court.


    After entering the capital, there were a lot of fresh things. Yuan Yuan and the others temporarily suppressed their yearning towards the white and golden hair at the bottom of their hearts.


    Eunuch Lee came to the side of the carriage, "National Duke, National Duke''s Mansion is on Chong En Street in front. All the people living on this street are first-rate nobles, and they are not far from the Imperial Palace. This humble servant shall send all of you back to your residence to wash up, then enter the palace. "


    "Thank you, Eunuch Lee." Lei Tia nodded to him.


    "National Duke is too polite."


    Chong''en Street was clean and spacious, and could hold four or five carriages side by side. The carriage stopped after a few minutes.


    Lei Tia got off the car first and carried Yuan Yuan down while Qin Mian got off last.


    Astonishingly, on top of the Zhu Clan gate, there was a signboard that said "National Duke''s Mansion". The door was opened, and a man with a short moustache ran out, with a smile on his face, and bowed towards Lei Tia and Lei Tia.


    "Servant Chen Fu, who was sent by Duke Mu to take care of National Duke''s Mansion, greets National Duke and Madam National Duke."


    Qin Mian''s expression did not change. Having been called "Wife" and "Sister-in-law" for many years, calling her "Madam" was not a big deal.


    "Exempt." Princess Mu is? " Qin Mian thought of Mu Chen. The royal family''s surname was Chen. If Duke Mu was really Mu Chen, then Mu Chen''s real name was probably Chen Mufeng.


    As expected, Chen Fu replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Reporting to Madam National Duke, our Duke''s name is Chen Mufeng. He said that he will invite you two to di


    er and apologize after Madam National Duke and Madam National Duke have settled down."


    "Duke Mu is kind." Lei Tia said, "On another day, my wife and I will visit him."


    "Yes, your servant will inform the duke."


    Eunuch Lee was still waiting, but they did not say much. Chen Fu led a few people through the door.


    There were many servants in the courtyard, all of whom had come from who knows where. Some were sweeping the ground, some were building flowers, and some were watering them ??


    Chen Fu led them to the clean room and left.


    The family of four showered and changed into clean clothes.


    Lei Tia had already returned to his official position, his official uniform was the uniform of the Great General, he was dressed in it, the black of his military uniform made him seem even more imposing, majestic and imposing.


    Qin Mian wore a black shirt with a light blue belt around his waist. On the outside, he wore a horse armor of the same color, on the bottom, he wore black training pants, and camel boots.


    The two of them sized each other up, unconsciously looking at each other in a daze.


    Yuan Yuan, with his full hair reaching his shoulders, had a ponytail on his head. He was wearing a light purple robe, with a delicate small purse tied to his belt on the left side and a white jade on the right side. He looked like a pair of elegant golden children. The two of them looked at Lei Tia with eyes filled with admiration.


    Eunuch Lee coughed lightly as the four of them regained their senses. The Eunuch Lee gave them the basic etiquette of a saint. What he did not know was that Lei Tia had already taught Qin Mian, Yuan Yuan and Man at home. Don''t look at how Lei Tia was usually quiet, but he was still attentive and used his method to protect those he cared about.


    The four of them got into the carriage. The carriage smoothly headed towards the Imperial Palace, stopping at the Imperial Palace''s main entrance, the South Gate.


    The south door had a total of three entrances, one entrance, and two doors. The four of them got off the horse carriage and followed the Eunuch Lee through the east entrance. They walked along the corridor for a long time before they stopped in front of the Emperor''s Palace.


    Eunuch Lee laughed: "National Duke, Madam National Duke, after walking for so long, the two young gongzi must be tired. You can go rest there for a while, I''ll inform the emperor first."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia knew very well that the Eunuch Lee would definitely report what had happened to the Emperor.


    "Please do, Eunuch Lee."


    Lei Tia had given them a whole set of clothes. Originally, he was worried that the two would be scared of him, but he saw the two of them standing straight with bright and clear eyes. They looked extremely curious and fearless, as expected of his and Lei Tia''s sons.


    Lei Tia held Qin Mian''s hand, and looked at him with deep concern.


    Qin Mian smiled in return, indicating that he was fine.


    Eunuch Lee walked carefully into the hall.


    Emperor Xiao Hui was seated behind the imperial writing desk, reviewing the memorials.


    "This servant pays his respects to the Emperor."


    Emperor Xiao Hui glanced at him, then quickly wrote a few words before placing the imperial pen down. He then placed the memorial onto the right side of the stack.


    "He came back pretty fast. Rise. "


    "Thank you, your majesty."


    Emperor Xiao Hui asked: "How is National Duke?"


    Eunuch Lee told everything that happened from the moment they met Lei Tia.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui asked with interest, "Qingshan Village, Leisurely Dwelling House, and the Qilin Mountain Villa, are they really like fairyland on earth? "Doesn''t this mean that it''s better than my palace?"


    These last words could be said to be heartbreaking, but Eunuch Lee did not panic. He had followed beside Emperor Xiao Hui for many years, and he knew very well when he should lie and when he should speak the truth.


    "It ca


    ot be compared with the Emperor''s Imperial Palace. But it''s better than natural, novel, bending down three steps to pick flowers, raising five steps to pick fruits, and adding the large amount of lush green wheat fields, it is truly a unique experience. "


    As expected, Emperor Xiao Hui was not angered. He nodded slightly and said in a gentle tone, "Hearing this servant of yours say it, I even have the heart to personally take a look."


    Eunuch Lee smiled and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Sir Lei has not been home for three years. On the way, I heard him mention that he made a ''Peach Blossom Map'', and it''s already half completed. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui nodded in satisfaction, "Bring it up after he''s finished drawing."


    "Yes."


    Emperor Xiao Hui continued, "A


    ounce them to come in. We would like to see what kind of person can subdue our Great General."


    The palace was deep and serene, the orders from the emperor were passed out one by one until an attendant standing at the entrance of the Ming and Qing Palace sang, "National Duke Xuan and his family are here to see you ??"


    Lei Tia and Qin Mian walked into the hall with Yuan Yuan around them. Their gazes were downcast as they walked forward at a leisurely pace.


    Seated on the Dragon Throne, Emperor Xiao Hui looked at the four of them as they approached. He first sized Lei Tia up, then swept his gaze across the scars on his face. Following that, his gaze landed on the young man beside Lei Tia, and his sharp eyes flickered with light, as if he had thought of something. However, Qin Mian, a normal man from the countryside, was not affected by the aura at all. Furthermore, his clothes seemed to resonate with Lei Tia''s, and from a high vantage point, the two of them looked harmonious and tacit. It could be seen that this young man was not simple either, no wonder he was able to enter the eyes of this cold and emotionless Great General.


    Emperor Xiao Hui''s gaze shifted to the two little fellows again as he carefully examined their facial features. He accidentally met two pairs of big eyes that were filled with curiosity, and smiled faintly.


    Qin Mian''s family were about five or six steps away from the stairs when they stopped and knelt together.


    "This humble subject/subject pays his respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor, long live and long live the Emperor."


    "Rise."


    "Thank you, your majesty."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui said: "Li Fushu, give National Duke and his family a seat."


    "Yes."


    Since he was already here, he might as well settle for now. Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat down safely in the armchair that the waiter had brought over. They gave Yuan Yuan and the full number of two brocades. Seeing their father sitting down, the two of them also calmly sat down.


    A smile flashed past Emperor Xiao Hui''s eyes as he looked at Lei Tia.


    "How have you been in National Duke? Just sit and answer. "


    Lei Tia cupped his fists: "I have been living in the wild for a long time, and am at ease. I wonder how the emperor is doing? "


    Emperor Xiao Hui was pleased with his second sentence and did not try to guess the reason behind the previous sentence. Instead, he revealed a guilty look, "Your face ?? I will ask the Grand Hospital to prescribe some good medicine for you. "


    Lei Tia said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, this humble subject would like to keep this scar."


    "Oh?" Emperor Xiao Hui smiled slightly, it was a profound mystery, "Why is that so?"


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "This scar can block a lot of trouble."


    Emperor Xiao Hui looked at him meaningfully, then looked at Qin Mian.


    "I heard that Young Master Qin is an expert in medicine. That year, National Duke''s younger brother accidentally got infected by Young Master Qin."


    "Young Master Qin?" A haze appeared in Lei Tia''s eyes.

 Chapter 169 First Rank Lady?

    Qin Mian stood up and replied, "Reporting to the emperor, yes."


    Lei Tia also stood up, walking shoulder-to-shoulder with Qin Mian. Yuan Yuan and Man also stood up.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui looked at Lei Tia with an unfathomable gaze for a moment, re-evaluated the weight Qin Mian had in his heart, and said calmly: "Everyone is sitting down to answer. "Don''t worry, we''ll talk as casually as ordinary people."


    Qin Mian and the other two sat down again.


    Emperor Xiao Hui took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I have always felt a little tired recently. I wonder if Young Master Qin can diagnose me?"


    Eunuch Lee''s expression changed as he whispered, "Your majesty?" The Emperor allowed people he didn''t know to approach him, which was too risky.


    Emperor Xiao Hui shot a sharp glance at him. Eunuch Lee lowered his head in reverence and did not say another word.


    As if he didn''t feel it, Lei Tia said to Qin Mian: "Wifey, the emperor and I have separated for many years. I am also very worried about the emperor''s dragon body. "Why don''t you take a pulse for the Emperor.


    The two of them looked at each other and had already reached a mutual understanding. One had to know, attacking was the best defense. Since they had entered the palace, they had already stepped into the deep waters of the capital. Only by showing some of their advantages would they be able to better protect their family. Hiding their strength would only make others think that they were weak and could be bullied.


    "Young Master Qin still knows how to use a thread to check a pulse?" "I heard that many years ago, there were indeed doctors with great medical skills who were able to do this. But now, even the imperial physicians of our great hospital have almost no one with such capabilities."


    Qin Mian did not refute, and instead respectfully gave a shallow smile that emitted a sense of self-confidence and joy, "Why not let the Emperor call a servant who is not feeling well to give this commoner a try?"


    Emperor Xiao Hui threw a look at Eunuch Lee.


    Eunuch Lee quickly called for a young eunuch.


    Emperor Xiao Hui made him write his own feelings on a piece of paper. He noticed that Yuan Yuan couldn''t lift his spirits and remembered that they had traveled for more than ten days. Juice and other types of drinks had already spread to the capital. It was just that the taste of their fruits might not be as good as Leisurely Dwelling House.


    Two attendants gently brought a small round table and placed it in front of Yuan Yuan. The maids placed snacks, fruits and fruit juice on the table.


    Yuan Yuan stood up, cupped his fists, and revealed a pure smile towards Emperor Xiao Hui, "Thank you, Imperial Majesty."


    Qin Mian was secretly shocked as he looked at the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    Lei Tia''s aura became slightly cold.


    Emperor Xiao Hui was stu


    ed for a moment before laughing loudly and waving his hand at them, "Being shouted at like that by Yuan Yuan, I feel like I have aged by more than ten years. "Yuan Yuan, it''s full. If you guys like to eat, I''ll get the royal kitchen to prepare more for you to bring back."


    "Thank you, Imperial Majesty." Yuan Yuan and thanked him again as they each took a piece of cake and gave it to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian slightly smiled, and said in a soft voice: "You guys eat, your father and I are not hungry."


    Yuan Yuan and Man then started to eat.


    When Emperor Xiao Hui saw that the four of them did not suspect that there was anything wrong with the snack bar, the smile in his eyes grew more real.


    When the young eunuch finished writing, Eunuch Lee tied a string on his wrist and passed it to Qin Mian.


    Emperor Xiao Hui and Eunuch Lee stared at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian pulled the thread straight, and placed his finger on the thread.


    Lei Tia did not look worried at all;


    After feeling it with his heart, Qin Mian said confidently: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this Young Eunuch must have been hit by a breeze the night before, causing him to be slightly cold. Currently, his entire body is powerless, his mind is dull, there is no taste in his mouth, and he faintly has a feeling of disgust. He only needs to drink two batches of medicine to be able to recover."


    Emperor Xiao Hui took the paper on the table and examined it carefully. Almost all of it fit together as he praised: "Good! Looks like it''s time for those old fellows at the Grand Hospital to properly reflect on themselves. "


    If he didn''t mention anything again about letting Qin Mian check his pulse, an emperor wouldn''t easily let someone who didn''t trust him know about his body''s condition. Qin Mian naturally would not mention about it without thinking.


    Emperor Xiao Hui put down his focus on Qin Mian, and waved towards Yuan Yuan and the others, "Yuan Yuan, full, come, come to Emperor Uncle''s side."


    Yuan Yuan and Man received their father''s nod of approval before they ran up the steps to the dragon throne.


    Emperor Xiao Hui had one in each of his arms, smiling as he asked them how old they were, if they could read, what they usually liked to do, and what they liked to eat. Seeing that they did not fear him like the others did, Emperor Xiao Hui felt joy in his heart, and liked the two of them even more.


    Yuan Yuan was i


    ocent and full of i


    ocence, and he was i


    ately intelligent, occasionally uttering a few small words, causing Emperor Xiao Hui to laugh out loud.


    There was a scale in the Emperor Xiao Hui''s heart. Qin Mian and Lei Tia would not know what questions he was going to ask, and it would be impossible to teach Yuan Yuan a full set of answers beforehand. Yuan Yuan and the full answers can only be from the heart, which is why he felt that they were i


    ocent and cute.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia became supporting roles instead.


    Eunuch Lee lowered his head, his eyes filled with surprise. This was the first time he saw the emperor so intimate with a child, and he once again affirmed in his heart that the National Duke was indeed the new rich and powerful.


    Only after two to three hours did Emperor Xiao Hui let Qin Mian and the others kneel.


    "National Duke, Madam National Duke, if you are free in the future, bring Yuan Yuan over to the palace with you to see me. "Yuan Yuan, it''s full, are you willing?"


    Yuan Yuan didn''t say anything and only nodded.


    He was brimming with smiles as he said, "Big brother and I will also give the Emperor a little heart to eat for him."


    Qin Mian secretly wiped his sweat.


    "Hahaha ??" "Alright!" Emperor Xiao Hui laughed, "All of you, kneel. National Duke just returned to the capital, and we gave you three days leave. "


    "Thank you, Your Majesty. This official shall take his leave. "


    Eunuch Lee arranged for a young father-in-law to escort Qin Mian''s family to the imperial palace.


    After getting on the carriage, Qin Mian took a look at Yuan Yuan and his full face, and became worried. As the saying goes, a companion of a king was like a companion of a tiger. However, he could not directly ask Yuan Yuan and Mizar whether they liked the Emperor, nor could he let them guard against the Emperor. The moment the two children showed any signs of wariness in front of the Emperor Xiao Hui, trouble would definitely happen as well.


    Lei Tia held onto his hand and said with sound transmission: "My wife, don''t worry. Yuan Yuan could feel who was genuinely nice to them. They''re smarter than we know. "


    When Qin Mian thought of the two words "true heart", he smiled in relief. He and Lei Tia had always been positive and positive towards Yuan Yuan and her full education. He should have believed that Yuan Yuan was full of them, for no reason at all, and the two children were less likely to say something offensive than to let nature take its course. Even if there was something he and Lei Tia needed to do, they would be able to hold up the sky for their two children.


    "I see."


    Lei Tia kissed the center of his brows lightly, and his calm voice contained a comforting power. "You and your child can do whatever you feel happy about it.


    "Alright!" Qin Mian raised his confident smile, "We will make our days in the capital as happy and comfortable as we did at Qingshan Village!"


    The two of them communicated telepathically, and the two little fellows fell asleep while shaking the carriage without even knowing about it.


    The carriage stopped at the National Duke''s Mansion entrance as Uncle Fu and Chen Fu came out to welcome them. Although Chen Fu only came here to help temporarily, he appeared to be as thoughtful as a real housekeeper. It was clear that it was because of his master''s instructions that Qin Mian had memorized Chen Mufeng''s friendship.


    Lei Tia put the sleeping Yuan Yuan on the bed, then was pulled by Qin Mian, allowing Chen Fu and Aunt Fu to take them to take a look at their new home.


    The National Duke''s Mansion sat on the north facing south, covering an area of about 100 mu. Entering through the gate was the front courtyard. The council chamber, Guest Clan Hall, storehouse, and stables were all located in the front courtyard. There was a small garden and a large training field in the middle of the courtyard. After passing through the training field, there was a falling flower gate.


    The drooping flower gate was the only path between the i


    er chamber and the outer courtyard.


    Entering the Flowery Gate was the i


    er chamber. The two sides were surrounded by a veranda that encircled the three courtyards. The main courtyard, the east courtyard and the west courtyard. The main courtyard took up the largest amount of space. There was a garden and a small training field. He did not know if Emperor Xiao Hui gave this mansion to Lei Tia because of his status as a martial general. To Qin Mian and his family who had a relatively simple population, the size of this kind of house was just right for them. In the main yard of the three courtyards of the I


    er Palace, Qin Mian and Lei Tia could live;


    The most praiseworthy thing was that the furniture in the house were all complete, Qin Mian did not need to waste any more effort. If you feel that something is not right, you can just change it.


    Behind the i


    er chamber, there was a small courtyard with a row of rear covering rooms. The empty space in the courtyard was not small.


    Qin Mian pulled Lei Tia along as they strolled around, happily discussing about their plans to redesign the National Duke''s Mansion. Regarding Qin Mian''s plan to open up a vegetable patch in the third courtyard, Lei Tia''s expression did not change and he nodded in agreement.


    Just as he was about to ask Chen Fu what was going on with his servants, the attendant came to report and an imperial edict came.


    The few of them quickly returned to the main hall in the front courtyard. Chen Fu instructed the servants to quickly set up the incense table.


    Qin Mian secretly thought about what the Emperor Xiao Hui was doing, and in just a short month, he gave them three orders. In some parts of the capital, there were probably ripples.


    Noticing that Lei Tia had a thoughtful expression, he sent a sound transmission to ask: "Tia, do you know what''s going on?"


    Lei Tia asked: "Wifey, do you know that mothers or wives of officials of the first to fifth ranks will be bestowed with the Imperial Orders if nothing unexpected happens?"


    Qin Mian''s footsteps paused, and the corner of his mouth twitched, "You mean to say that this imperial decree is to confer me the title of a first stage Imperial Orders''s wife?" If it was really like this, he had to reassess the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    Lei Tia nodded.


    As expected, the imperial edict had bestowed Qin Mian with the status of a first stage Imperial Orders Mistress. Accompanied by the imperial edict was the jade scroll shaped red colored Imperial Orders scrolls and a set of first stage Imperial Orders clothing.

 Chapter 170 Settle

    Lei Tia instructed the Uncle Fu to give the servant a handsome reward, and had him send the person out.


    Chen Fu retreated to the door, waiting for orders.


    As a modern transcender, Qin Mian was very interested in the imperial edict and the Imperial Orders''s instruments. Seeing that there were no outsiders inside the house, he opened up the Imperial Orders''s documents and saw that the documents were neatly written with his own words, "Lei Qin" and "Madam Imperial Orders of the first stage". On the date of the new year, there was a red stamp at the bottom.


    He then looked at the Imperial Orders''s attire, which was neatly stacked in a wooden tray. At the top was a crown, or to be more accurate, a hairpin. The jade was inlaid with gold, and in the middle was a blue gem. Because of its simple design, it did not seem tacky at all. He shook off the Imperial Orders''s robes and heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that the Emperor Xiao Hui was not bad and at least did not intentionally give him a set of female attire. The indigo, almost black, gown was made of fine brocade, the satin gleaming, with a misty cloud and a picture of the Luan embroidered on the chest. The robe was lined with gold, giving it a solemn and solemn air; it also had a matching wide belt.


    Compared to Qin Mian''s normal clothes, this Imperial Orders Robe was like a suit, it was the difference between casual clothes and a suit.


    Even Lei Tia could not help but praise, "Not bad. Wife, try it? "


    Qin Mian shot him a glance and immediately put on the Imperial Orders attire. Previously, when he wore clothes, it was mostly on the principle of comfort. It gave people a feeling of gentleness, but now, it was more like a piece of precious stone, shining brilliantly with elegance and elegance.


    Lei Tia only felt a light in front of him, and his eyes burned with passion. Taking two steps forward, he personally helped him to buckle up.


    When she was hugged by his arms, Qin Mian''s face was pressed against her warm lips for a few breaths'' time before retreating. He raised his eyes and his gaze met Lei Tia''s gaze, and did not move away for a long time.


    Lei Tia untied his long hair and tied it up with his new hairband.


    Qin Mian coughed lightly, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere, "How is it?"


    "Very pretty." Lei Tia said seriously.


    Qin Mian rubbed his face, turned around and faced him, quickly taking off his Imperial Orders attire. This was because he had a premonition that if he still did not take them off, Lei Tia would help him take them off.


    Lei Tia looked at his back regretfully, and told himself that he was not in a hurry, as the fire in his body gradually cooled down.


    Qin Mian returned to his side and sat down, "Tia, get down to business. It would take at least five or six days to see the finesse and meticulousness of the hairband and the garment. From this, it could be seen that this set of clothing was made in advance. But why didn''t the Emperor deliberately wait until now for the first and second edicts to be issued? It feels to me as if he made up his mind after he made a special observation about me. "


    Speaking to here, he looked sideways at Lei Tia, his tone carrying a hint of jealousy, "On what basis is he? "It seems that if I don''t pass the test, I don''t deserve to make peace with him."


    Lei Tia suddenly kissed his lips, stopping him from speaking further. He fiercely sucked in a mouthful of air before releasing him and looking deeply into his eyes, "Whether you are worthy or not, I have the final say."


    "Did he treat you well?" "Hmm?" Qin Mian squinted his eyes and interrogated.


    Lei Tia didn''t know whether to laugh or cry, "Don''t speak nonsense."


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but laugh as he rubbed the corner of his lips. To be able to make Lei Tia reveal an expression that made him at a loss whether to laugh or cry, he also had a sense of accomplishment.


    Lei Tia patted his shoulder, indicating him to be more serious.


    "My wife, why did the emperor suddenly start using me again? It''s still unclear. But at the moment, a first stage Imperial Orders is beneficial to you. Grand Xia Country s are strict and with a first rank Imperial Orders, ordinary people would not dare to offend you. "


    "Got it." Qin Mian said. He felt a little uncomfortable when a man was officially conferred the title of ''Madam'' by the Emperor, but he didn''t really mind it. Ever since he started cultivating, he had gradually become somewhat detached from the world. Many matters in the secular world had already been taken lightly by him. Ordinary things were completely unable to shake him. As long as Lei Tia, Yuan Yuan and Man were by his side, he was invincible.


    He asked in a low voice, "Will it be because of the war at the border? Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Emperor to suddenly use a military general who has been an official for many years. "


    "I have the same suspicions. We''ll find out when we get a chance." Lei Tia comforted her, "Leave this matter to me, you don''t have to worry about it."


    Qin Mian nodded. He had nothing to do in the capital, even if he wanted to worry about it, he had nowhere to go. It would be best if he and Lei Tia divided the work between them.


    Lei Tia went to arrange for Lei Qinle and the nine generals. Lei Qinle had a sharp tongue, was experienced in handling matters, and would be Qin Mian''s follower in the future. Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qin Hui, one was steady, one was quick-witted, and the other was Lei Tia''s follower, they would still be family generals.


    Qin Mian called Uncle Fu in. Aside from Duke Mu, he found out that the servants in the National Duke''s Mansion had all been sent over by powerful nobles who had intentionally befriended Lei Tia, and had even sent over an indenture contract.


    Qin Mian personally came forward and gave Chen Fu five taels of silver as reward, and gave two hundred each to the other people Duke Mu sent to help out. Then, he had the Uncle Fu send them away. Then, he told Lei Qinle to call the man who came, and sell off all the remaining servants, because he couldn''t tell if there were any other people who had planted themselves as spies or not. As for the nobles who sent servants, they all sent a letter of thanks and a gift in return.


    After Uncle Fu, he would be the butler for National Duke''s Mansion. Aunt Fu would be in charge of the kitchen, and Lei Qinle''s family would be in charge of the needlework. Qin Mian decided to ask Tusk to come and buy them as soon as the plan was ready.


    That day, Uncle Fu and the Aunt Fu led all the servants to arrange the luggage. Qin Mian cooked for the family of four, the Aunt Fu and Lei Qinle cooked for the others. After di


    er, everyone went to bed early. The first day passed just like that.


    The next day, Qin Mian asked Lei Qinshun to find out which schools and academies in the capital were the best, and also asked Lei Qinle to call Tusk Tusk over to fill up with the family members. For example, the gatekeeper, the kitchen maid, as well as the attendant who was in charge of driving, dusting, and taking care of the horses. The six people in the kitchen and sewing room were all women. Two of the women and four of the girls were between fourteen and eighteen years old. In other words, there were only eight women in the entire National Duke''s Mansion.


    Qin Mian wrote down the rules of the National Duke''s Mansion for everyone to hear and requested them to memorize it well ??


    In addition, Qin Mian pla


    ed to assign two bookkeepers to each of the two children. If nothing unexpected happened, the four bookkeepers would grow up together with Yuan Yuan. Therefore, Qin Mian spent quite a bit of effort in choosing people, and personally went through several large tooth shops before finally choosing four boys who were between the ages of eight and ten.


    He asked Yuan Yuan and her to name the four bookkeepers. The two bookkeepers who were round in shape were called Platoon Leader and Array Master respectively, making Qin Mian hold his forehead speechlessly. The names of the two bookkeepers were not normal. They were Flying Moon and Meteor. The adults might not be able to understand the thoughts of children, but Qin Mian still respected the intentions of the two little fellows and gave them their names. Lei Tia had set up a formation in the Sea of Consciousness of the four bookkeepers. If they leaked any of Yuan Yuan and Full Moon secret, the formation would activate.


    Yuan Yuan and Full now live together with Qin Mian and Lei Tia in the main courtyard of the backyard. The two of them have their own rooms, and the errand boy has his own room with his ears. The tasks of the four bookkeepers were not only to accompany Yuan Yuan and the others to study, but also to get up early every day to practice martial arts with Yuan Yuan. They didn''t need them to protect Yuan Yuan and the whole thing, at least their bodies had to be tougher, so that they wouldn''t be tired from just ru


    ing errands.


    The next day passed.


    Early morning of the third day. After eating breakfast, Qin Mian and Lei Tia tidied up Yuan Yuan and his entire family of four, and went to pay a visit to the Eastern Sun Academy''s Principal, Cao Zhongshan. The four bookkeepers also wanted to enrol and go together.


    The most famous academies in the capital were the Shilling Academy and the East Sun Academy. The academy was famous for its rigorous teaching and was full of scholars. Today, the prime minister and four of the six ministers all come from the academy. The East Sun Academy was not bad either. The academic atmosphere was relatively relaxed. During the first year of vacation, the last three days of every two months would be a big holiday. The main purpose of Qin Mian and Lei Tia sending Yuan Yuan and the others to study was to let them learn more about the academy, not to make them want to test the top scholar or become a high-ranking official. Therefore, the two of them liked the East Sun Academy more. The most important point was that the East Sun Academy was not far from Chong En Street. They could arrive in a carriage in about half an hour. It was very convenient for Yuan Yuan and the whole school.


    The horse carriage stopped in front of Cao Zhongshan''s house, and Yuan Yuan and Man jumped off the carriage right in front of it. The two little fellows seemed to have reached the first rebellious phase of their lives. They felt that they had grown up and were no longer willing to let their father hold their hands or hug them.


    Qin Mian naturally let them take care of this, as he leisurely followed behind with the gift in his hand.


    The four bookkeepers followed Yuan Yuan to fill up the bag.


    A attendant led them in.


    Cao Zhongshan was a grey haired old man who was in his early fifties, with a serious face. After Qin Mian and the others greeted him, they stared at Yuan Yuan and the others expressionlessly.


    Yuan Yuan and Man weren''t afraid of him. They just sat there in a serious ma


    er, as if they were competing with each other. Their eyes were looking back at him unblinkingly.


    As long as the two children were not disrespectful, Qin Mian and Lei Tia would normally not interfere.


    The hall was silent for a moment.


    After a long while, Cao Zhongshan laughed like an old child, gently patting their shoulders, and asked them a few questions kindly, such as how much they had read, if they could read, and so on.


    Yuan Yuan and her speech was clear and without any shyness.


    Cao Zhongshan nodded repeatedly, and finally told Qin Mian and Lei Tia that the two children would be divided into the Elementary Class A class. The four bookkeepers were all assigned to Class C without any foundation, and they started school the next day.


    After Qin Mian paid the fee of a year, he received the gift from Lei Tia, "Principal Cao, thank you very much. This is our little ?? "


    Cao Zhongshan frowned, stroked his beard, and said coldly: "Before National Duke and Madam came, didn''t you ask around? This old man will not accept any gifts. "


    Qin Mian laughed unconcernedly: "Dean Cao, don''t worry, these are not valuable things. They are our own brewed fruit wine, our own made snacks and two bottles of rotten milk."


    At such a young age, Yuan Yuan already had the demeanor of an elder son and elder brother, so he cupped his fists and said: "Grandpa Principal, why not accept him? The student and brother also helped make the snacks. "


    He nodded his head repeatedly, "There''s sweetness and saltiness in the air, I think Grandpa Headmaster would like it."


    "Oh?" Only then did Cao Zhongshan''s face relax, he smiled and said, "Alright, I will accept it."


    After exiting Cao Zhongshan''s house and getting on the carriage, Qin Mian picked up the cup on the table and put it down. After a while, he picked up the cup again. When the children went to school at Qingshan Village, it could be said that the Qingshan Village was their domain, and everything was within their control, so he did not have to worry about it at all. However, the capital was different, and when he thought about how long the two children were not with him and Lei Tia, he felt uneasy. Not only was he worried about this, he was also worried about ??


    "Leave it to me." Lei Tia completely understood his concerns, and tightly grasped his hand.


    "Dad, what''s wrong with dad?" asked with concern.


    Lei Tia said in a steady voice, "Your father is worried about you two."


    "What are you worried about?" Yuan Yuan didn''t understand, "Dad, don''t worry, my brother and I are just going to the academy like before."


    Lei Tia indicated for Qin Mian to not speak, and looked at his two sons, "Qin Ruiqi, Lei Ruilin, do you know that in the entire East Sun Academy, or even the entire capital, you are the only two fathers without a mother? In the eyes of others, this was not normal. Maybe the other students will mock you because of this, would you be afraid? "


    Note: An ancient moment is about fifteen minutes.

 Chapter 171 Princess Mu

    Qin Mian''s heart almost went down his throat. It might be cruel to talk to a child so early, but it was a problem the two children had to face.


    Yuan Yuan looked up and said disapprovingly, "Dad, we know we don''t have a mother, we knew it since we were one year old."


    Qin Mian laughed and thought: Son, are you sure you wanted to know when you''re one?


    "So what? His father and father were both so powerful, the others didn''t even have two fathers! We don''t need a mother, we just need a father and father. " With his chest puffed out, his face was filled with pride.


    Yuan Yuan walked in front of Qin Mian and tiptoed to kiss his face. His small face was flushed red, "Daddy, don''t worry."


    Not willing to be outdone, she kissed Qin Mian on the other cheek.


    Qin Mian was instantly healed by his two sons. He pulled the two of them into his embrace and laughed heartily, "Alright, you are my son alright! Remember, if someone scolds you, you can use words that are not vulgar! "


    Lei Tia shook his head slightly and did not interrupt.


    "In case someone hits you guys, don''t be polite and hit them back!" Qin Mian''s face was filled with anger, as if his own son had already been beaten up.


    A smile flashed across Lei Tia''s eyes.


    Yuan Yuan comforted his excited father and calmly said, "Daddy, do you know what it means to be a soldier without a fight?" "Don''t worry."


    "Fighting is humiliating." Waving his hands arrogantly, he said, "How does father know ''Borrowing a knife to kill''?" "Don''t worry!"


    Qin Mian''s mouth twitched.


    Lei Tia patted his two small shoulders in approval, and pulled the big one into his arms. "I told you, sons are very smart."


    Qin Mian was speechless, but he finally relaxed.


    Early the next morning, after they had just finished their sleep, Qin Mian could already hear the sound of Lei Tia dressing himself. He half opened his eyes in a daze, his brain still not awake, "Tia, why ??"


    Lei Tia bent over and kissed him on the lips, "Continue sleeping. "Today is the day of the assembly."


    "Oh, be careful ??" Qin Mian sluggishly remembered that Emperor Xiao Hui had only given him three days of leave. He grabbed the man''s neck and kissed his lips, then crawled into his bed and closed his eyes, revealing one of his feet to the outside of the bed.


    Lei Tia put it back under the bed, do


    ed some clothes, and went outside to practice his two sets of fist techniques. Returning to the clean house to bathe and change his clothes, he changed into his court attire, then brought the two elders out.


    As Qin Mian listened to his footsteps grow further and further away, he opened his eyes and got up from the bed. After washing up, practicing cultivation, bathing, and changing clothes, it was already the begi


    ing of the morning when he arrived at the two children''s room.


    Although the two children were young, they had developed a good living habit just like the two fathers. By the time Qin Mian woke up, the two of them had already put on their clothes and had finished washing up.


    Qin Mian watched as they and the four bookkeepers finished their training. After they finished bathing and changed their clothes, he would eat breakfast together with them.


    At this time, the sun had already risen.


    Considering that boys had to be rough, Qin Mian only sent them to the carriage. The imperial government assigned the carriage with National Duke''s Mansion according to regulations, which was specially used to send Yuan Yuan and other students to and from school. When outsiders saw National Duke''s Mansion''s carriage, they would avoid it and not easily offend it. It was also a form of security for Yuan Yuan and him.


    Lei Qin Wu and Lei Qinshun were responsible for sending off the six children from now on. It would be too troublesome to travel back and forth in the carriage. Yuan Yuan and would not be coming home at noon, Lei Qin Wu and Lei Qinshun would bring them lunch.


    After watching the horse carriage leave, Qin Mian turned around and walked in. Yesterday, he had already written a greeting letter to the Duke Mu Palace saying that he would visit them today and received a reply. When Lei Tia returned from the imperial court, the two of them would be going out as well.


    At the begi


    ing, Lei Tia just returned. Riding on a horse, they galloped over. Qin Mian''s eyes were filled with admiration and praise. Lei Tia still had to go to the army camp to meet with the commanders of the three armies, so he only spoke a few words with him before hurriedly riding away with Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun. At the begi


    ing of the afternoon, he entered the house once again, bringing back twenty tall and straight soldiers from the army camp.


    Qin Mian instructed the attendant at the door to go to the kitchen and bring the breakfast over, complaining about it to the Emperor Xiao Hui, "The time of the imperial court is too unreasonable, we have already stalled the breakfast until now." Fortunately, Lei Tia did not need to eat the Five Grains, otherwise he might write a letter to the Imperial Palace to complain.


    Lei Tia said: "Today is mainly about the transfer of troops, which is why I was a bit late."


    Qin Mian opened the wardrobe to help him choose his clothes, "How about you wear white too?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia looked at his wife''s white robe and nodded.


    Qin Mian gave him a set of white i


    er clothes and a white robe with a sloping lapel. The front of the robe was light blue, matching the belt, and on the outside, there was another set of white clothes.


    The Aunt Fu quickly delivered hot Soup Dumplings and hot soup.


    Qin Mian then asked: "How was the morning assembly?"


    Lei Tia said: "Everything seems to be normal."


    Qin Mian frowned slightly. It was very sudden for the Emperor Xiao Hui to summon Lei Tia back to the capital. However, he didn''t care too much about it. The fox would eventually reveal its tail, and now that he was in a hurry, it was useless.


    After Lei Tia finished his breakfast, the two of them rode their horses to Duke Mu''s Palace. The streets of the capital were wide enough, and both of them preferred to ride. The big horse carriage that Lei Qinle brought from his home followed behind, inside the carriage was a gift for Chen Mufeng.


    The matter of General Lei Tianqiang being conferred the title of Great General and National Duke had already spread throughout the capital. Qin Mian, who was bestowed the title of first stage Imperial Orders by the emperor, also received great attention. The duo rode their horses through the streets as countless pairs of eyes sized them up. Their expressions remained the same as they calmly and unperturbedly arrived at the manor of the Duke of Mu.


    Duke Mu, Chen Mufeng, was the eldest son of the Emperor Xiao Hui''s younger brother, Chen Guangming, who was from the same father and mother. Chen Guangming was conferred the title of Prince Ming by the Emperor Xiao Hui, and Chen Mufeng was worthy of being the Crown Prince''s son. His status was already very respected, and later on, Emperor Xiao Hui even bestowed him with the title of County King.


    This was also the reason why Lei Tia believed that Mu Chen was strong enough when he revealed his order badge to Lei Tia. Back then, although he didn''t see the full face of the medallion, he was able to recognize the unique mark of the royal family.


    The doors of Duke Mu''s residence were wide open. Chen Fu waited at the door for a long time before respectfully inviting Qin Mian and Lei Tia into the residence.


    Chen Mufeng received the news and came out laughing to welcome them. His gaze swept across Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Lei Qinle and Lei Qinzhong as he cupped his hands and said: "National Duke, Madam National Duke, how have you been? No matter what, the two of you are a first grade official. Isn''t it too shabby to only bring two people with you when you go out? There are a lot of people in the capital waiting to see you guys make a joke out of yourselves. "


    As he spoke, he led Qin Mian and the others in.


    Chen Mufeng was Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s friend, but he was also Emperor Xiao Hui''s nephew. "It''s not like you don''t know that Tia and I are used to this sort of thing and aren''t used to being surrounded by this kind of thing."


    Lei Tia said: "Sorry for the trouble. I hope that my wife and I will not cause you any trouble. " Lei Tia currently commanded the three armies, which included the former thirty thousand soldiers, the central thirty thousand soldiers, and the rear thirty thousand soldiers. He was the commander with the largest number of generals, and no matter which noble or powerful he got too close to, it would still arouse the Emperor''s suspicion, even if Chen Mufeng was the Emperor''s nephew.


    Chen Mufeng gestured for the servants to retreat to the side, and personally poured tea for them, "No, that won''t happen. Since the Emperor knew that I had gotten acquainted with you all at Zhaoyang County, there''s no harm in reminiscing about old feelings. " He looked at Lei Tia and laughed, "At that time, I had felt that the National Duke''s aura was extraordinary, not like an ordinary person''s. Back then, my royal father often told me stories of how thunder and lightning struck the Western barbarians, and I can now recite them. " Chen Mufeng was four years younger than Lei Tia. Lei Tiangu entered the army at sixteen, became famous at seventeen, and Chen Mufeng was still a half-grown boy at that time.


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "The past is over."


    Chen Mufeng only heard that the scar on Lei Tia''s face was related to the royal family so he naturally changed the topic. He raised his teacup and ridiculed, "Initially, I had to hide my identity from you all, don''t be offended by National Duke and Madam National Duke."


    Qin Mian shook his head and raised his glass as well. "Duke Mu is too serious, we have not thanked you for sending someone to clean up the National Duke''s Mansion yet. If it weren''t for Chen Fu, we would have been extremely busy when we first entered the capital. "Many thanks!"


    "It''s nothing." Chen Mufeng was the first to be defeated, "Alright, when there are no outsiders, we should just call each other by their names, if not it would sound really weird. With all of you in the capital ?? It will be much more lively in the future. You all must take care of yourselves, especially Lei Tia. In the training grounds, blades and swords have no eyes, so you should be extra careful when you''re training. "


    The light in Qin Mian''s eyes suddenly sharpened.


    "Thank you for your concern." Lei Tia cupped his hands indifferently at Chen Mufeng.


    After that, the three of them only talked about some interesting things.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian and Lei Tia had a meal in the Duke Mu Palace before they took their leave. Other than Emperor Xiao Hui, there must be other people who knew that Chen Mufeng had known them for a long time. If they left without eating lunch, some people might think that they were feeling guilty, and might as well be straightforward and open.


    They chatted on the backs of the brown and black horses.


    "Tia, I remember that Duke Mu is four years younger than you. He should be twenty-six this year. Why is it that I find his residence rather empty? "


    "He''s the same as us."


    "Huh?" After being surprised, Qin Mian laughed, "How did you know? Would you chat with other people too? "


    Lei Tia coughed lightly and glanced at him helplessly. "I overheard it by accident."


    "What''s going on?" Qin Mian asked curiously. With a pull of the reins, the brown horse and the black horse were close to each other.


    Lei Tia was indeed not used to idle talk, but her wife had to answer back, and she said in a low voice: "I heard that the reason he stayed in the Zhaoyang County for so long was to avoid a single person. As for who it is, I don''t know. "


    Qin Mian was satisfied with his curiosity so he left it at that. He did not pursue the matter any further, as it would not be good for him to inquire about the gossip of his friends.

 Chapter 172 Iron Thunder

    Upon returning to the National Duke''s Mansion, the gatekeeper quickly came over to lead the horses for the two, and shouted loudly: "Master and Madam, return to the residence ?? ??" Why are you shouting this now? This was to inform the servants that those in charge of preparing hot water had to prepare hot water. Those in charge of preparing tea had to prepare tea. Those in charge of taking care of the horses had to prepare and take care of them ??


    Qin Mian laughed at Lei Tia, "Tia, it''s inevitable that you will eventually walk the ''old'' path."


    Lei Tia remained calm, "Mhm."


    "You''re a scammer!" Qin Mian emphasized mischievously as he laughed loudly. If Lei Tia was thirty years old this year, wouldn''t he just be ru


    ing for four years?


    Lei Tia was helpless. Eight years older than his wife, he was destined to be teased by her. But he still had to teach his wife a lesson when it was time to teach her a lesson.


    Qin Mian did not sense the danger in the least, and continued to walk forward with light steps, continuing to tease Yue Yang. "As the old saying goes, there''s a gap between every generation of ''three years old'', wouldn''t it be faster if there were three of us ?? ?? Ah!"


    Before he even finished speaking, his waist was being held back, and his entire person was suddenly sent flying. He immediately hugged onto Lei Tia''s neck, and asked: "What are you doing?"


    "Prove I''m not old." Lei Tia took his hand and placed it beside his thigh.


    Steward Fu rushed over and only saw the silhouette of a person flying into the distance. "Master, this servant has something to report ??"


    Lei Tia''s cold words were left hanging in the air: "We''ll talk later."


    After more than an hour, Lei Tia appeared alone in the main hall of the front courtyard.


    The old man, Steward Fu, lowered his head uncomfortably.


    "What is it?"


    Steward Fu reported: "Master, today, the manor has received more than ten greetings and invitations. One of them is an invitation from Princess Yan Qing, to the Lady ??"


    "Give it to me."


    "Give it to me."


    Lei Tia looked at the door, Qin Mian''s face had a 20% sneer and 80% ridicule, he quickly walked over with an imposing ma


    er.


    Lei Tia walked over, "There''s no need to get angry at those kinds of people."


    The cold air around Qin Mian dissipated as he sat down on the armchair and began to laugh easily, "You should say, ''I''ll support you in whatever you want to do''."


    Seeing that he was no longer angry, Lei Tia nodded, "No matter what you want to do, I will support you."


    Qin Mian patted his shoulder and instructed the Steward Fu, "In reply, please tell Princess Yan Qing that I will keep my appointment. Also, go and check the background of the Princess Yan Qing, the more detailed the better."


    "Yes." The Steward Fu continued, "Master, Madam, and one more thing. The Old Gra


    y has sent someone over today to urge the Old Master and Madam to come over. "


    As for what it was that allowed Qin Mian and Lei Tia to go there for, there was no need to explain it to them. Lei Tia was now a first rank official, could Lei Daqiang and Madam Du still stay at home?


    Lei Tia said coldly: "I''ll go in a while."


    "Yes, this old servant will take his leave."


    After Steward Fu left, Lei Tia sat down in the armchair beside Qin Mian and hugged his, "You want to sleep a little longer? I''ll be back with you when I''m done. "


    Qin Mian jumped up and sat on top of him, his two hands grabbing onto the back of the chair, his two legs crawling out from under the armrest of the chair, locking his entire body into the chair, "You, are mine. Whoever dares to fight with me, I''ll show them! "


    "Yes." I won''t go, sleep. " Lei Tia''s heart was as soft as water. He kissed his cheek, supported his head and placed it on his shoulder, embracing him, and then patted his back with his large palm.


    Originally, Qin Mian had only intentionally locked him up and did not let him go.


    Lei Tia quietly carried his back to his room and laid his on the bed. Then he brought the 20 guards and rode his to Lei Xiangzhi''s residence.


    Lei Qinzhong raised his voice and shouted, "National Duke has arrived!!"


    When the servants in Lei Xiangzhi''s residence found out that their master''s elder brother was National Duke and the Great General of Zhenguo, they were elated. When they heard that the National Duke had arrived, they immediately opened the door and invited him in happily.


    "This servant greets National Duke, National Duke, please enter!"


    But Lei Tia and his group did not move.


    Lei Qinzhong followed Lei Tia''s instructions and asked: "Is your old master here?"


    The gatekeeper said, "The Lord hasn''t returned yet. The Old Master, the two Old Gra


    y and the Old Madam are all here."


    It was only then that Lei Tia, Lei Qinshun and the twenty guards entered the door and followed them in an aggressive ma


    er.


    Lei Daqiang and Madam Du were all smiles when they heard that Lei Tia had come.


    "Old master, now that boss has become a first rank official and even Qin Mian is now a first rank Imperial Orders''s wife, we can''t take our anger on them anymore." The Madam Du reminded Lei Daqiang, "When he comes later, we will apologize for everything that has happened in the past. As long as we can rope him in and bring him back, I can accept the title of Imperial Orders and become the Grand Matriarch!" Thinking that he could also wear the noble Imperial Orders attire, the Madam Du couldn''t help but grin.


    Madam Wei sipped on her tea and laughed with disdain. Even now, the Madam Du was still dreaming. If it had been so easy to make up for the damage done, there wouldn''t be so many tragedies in the world. The action of Madam Du sending people to the National Duke''s Mansion today had definitely angered Lei Tia. Otherwise, he would not be willing to see Madam Du and Lei Daqiang again.


    Madam Wei held her stomach, painfully frowning, "Old Gramps, my stomach hurts."


    Lei Daqiang hurriedly supported her, his face filled with joy. "Wei''er, could it be that it''s happening again?" In the second year that he came to the capital, Madam Wei gave birth to a son.


    "Old gramps, can you help me back to my room?" Madam Wei leaned into his embrace weakly.


    Lei Daqiang carefully supported her, "Alright. "Go, slow down."


    "Old Master!" Madam Du was very clear that she would never give her any face without Lei Daqiang here.


    "Aiyo!" The Madam Wei let out another painful low cry.


    Lei Daqiang was anxious, he carried her and walked out quickly, instructing the servants, "Hurry and get a doctor."


    There was only Madam Du left in the hall.


    A Maidservant walked in quickly, "Reporting to the Old Gra


    y, National Duke is here."


    Madam Du could only face Lei Tia alone. She straightened her clothes and pretended to be calm.


    Lei Tia strode into the room and stood in the middle of the hall, looking down upon the old woman who was sitting on the seat of honor.


    "I heard you''re in a hurry to see me?"


    The Madam Du did not get up, but raised her hand and gestured to the chair beside him, "That''s right. Sit down. Lei Tia, I called you here for ?? "


    Lei Tia asked Lei Qinzhong, "Lei Qinzhong, you are disrespectful to National Duke, what is your punishment?"


    Lei Qinzhong shouted, "Ten staff punishment, sentenced to ten days in prison!"


    Madam Du was furious, "Lei Tia, you dare?"


    "Take him away!" Lei Tia waved his hand emotionlessly.


    Two guards held Madam Du back and pulled him out of the door. Madam Du''s shrill and ear-piercing scream sounded as if she had been stabbed by a knife.


    Let me go! Let me go! "AHH!" "I''m going to fight you guys to the death ??


    The servants were all dumbfounded, at a loss of what to do.


    "Tell Lei Xiangzhi, if he can''t manage his family members properly, I will manage them for him!" Lei Tia said these words coldly as he flicked his sleeves and left.


    Returning to the National Duke''s Mansion, Qin Mian was still asleep. Lei Tia bent over and pecked his lips lightly, took off his shoes, laid on the bed and hugged his. Qin Mian didn''t know if he sensed anything in his dreams, but he rubbed his waist and continued sleeping.


    When the two of them woke up, they saw that it was already 4 in the afternoon.


    After washing his face and rinsing his mouth, Lei Tia was eating tea in the parlour when he mentioned the matter of going to Lei Xiangzhi''s house.


    After a while, a servant reported that Lei Xiangzhi had arrived.


    The two of them met with guests at the main hall of the outer court.


    Lei Xiangzhi put down his teacup and stood up with his hands folded in front, "Greeting Big Brother, Big Sis."


    "Fifth Brother, no need to be so courteous. Sit." Qin Mian asked directly, "Is Fifth Brother here for the old lady''s matter?"


    "Exactly." Lei Xiangzhi let out a sigh, "She is my biological mother after all." He was stuck between his own mother and his elder brother and sister-in-law, who had helped him out. He was in a dilemma.


    "Fifth Brother, you can be at ease. The old lady won''t suffer any grievances while in prison. Tia only tried to scare her, to give her one last warning. You have stayed in the government for three years, so you should be able to imagine just how big of a commotion Tia would cause when he enters the capital. We have always wanted to live in peace and quiet. But if someone does come and make us unhappy, we''ll fight back, and the old man and the old lady will do the same. " Qin Mian said indifferently.


    Lei Xiangzhi nodded his head, "I understand. All these years, Big Sis and Big Brother had to endure it for the sake of me, Third Brother and Fourth Brother." It was impossible for their relationship to last for the rest of their lives. Once the last bit of their relationship was used up, they would become strangers.


    "I don''t have the face to ask Big Brother to let go of that old lady. I just hope that Big Brother can consider the fact that she isn''t young and spare her the physical pain of suffering." Lei Xiangzhi laughed bitterly, "The old man is fine, the Madam Wei can manage him. On the side of the old lady, I sometimes have the heart but not the strength. However, today''s matter seemed to have spread out. It was likely that Big Brother Yu''s reputation ?? Brother, are you trying to blow this matter up? " Lei Xiangzhi guessed.


    "What is fame?" Lei Tia did not deny it, "I do not need a good reputation."


    Lei Xiangzhi couldn''t understand the meaning behind these words for a while.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia didn''t have any intention to explain.


    When Lei Xiangzhi returned home, he immediately asked, "Ol ''Five, how was it?"


    Madame Li frowned. "Eunuch, hubby is now an official. You should change your name as well."


    "Since you''re already used to it, what''s so special about calling me by that name?" Lei Daqiang disagreed, then asked: "What happened exactly? Lei Tia, he actually dared to put your mother in jail? "


    Lei Xiangzhi said coldly: "Why would I not dare? Father, you still don''t understand? Big Brother''s current identity is not only your son, but also a first stage National Duke. He is an important subject to the Emperor! Which of the two do you think is greater in terms of status, your son ''and'' National Duke ''? "


    Lei Daqiang was speechless. After a while, he said with regret: "If only your position were a little higher, then your mother would have been able to seal Imperial Orders ?? Who would have thought that Lei Tia would actually be Great General ?? "


    Madam Wei''s heart skipped a beat. When she saw Lei Xiangzhi''s expression, she realized that it was really ugly.


    Lady Li sneered in her heart, sighed, and said: "If only there wasn''t a branch family in the begi


    ing, then it would be fine. Eunuch and Gra


    y would still be living together with Big Brother, wouldn''t it be natural for Gra


    y to just directly enter Imperial Orders? His father-in-law''s identity had also risen to another level. Eunuch, don''t you think so? "


    Lei Daqiang didn''t realize that she had said the opposite of what she was trying to say, so he added, "That''s right."


    Lei Xiangzhi''s face turned green, his fists clenched tightly in his wide sleeves, he roared at Li Clan: "Li Clan!"


    Madame Li made a face at him before floating away, "Husband, I''m going to look for my child."


    When the sun was slightly to the west, National Duke''s Mansion''s carriage entered Chong En Street, entered through the middle gate, and stopped in the courtyard.


    Yuan Yuan jumped off the horse carriage and saw his father and father standing side by side not far away from him. A smile appeared on his face and he quickly ran towards them.


    "Daddy, daddy!"


    "Yuan Yuan, it''s full. How was your life in the academy today? Is someone bullying you? " Qin Mian asked while sizing up his two sons. He didn''t find any traces of a fight on their bodies, so he was relieved.


    "No, Daddy, don''t worry."


    Yuan Yuan said in all seriousness, "Father, we are now big kids, we can''t call them ''Yuan Yuan'' and ''Full'' anymore."


    "Alright." Qin Mian laughed and rubbed the heads of the two little fellows, "In the future, your dad and I will call you ''Ruiqi'' and ''Ruilin'', okay?"


    "Yes." I can''t rub my head either. " Qin Ruiqi said with a stern expression.


    Qin Mian released his hands helplessly, "Okay, okay." Sigh, when a son grows up, he won''t be cute anymore.


    "Father, all the students in the academy are envious of the school bag that father designed for me and brother." Lei Ruilin quickly tried to coax his father to be happy.


    Qin Ruiqi agreed, "They even envied my little brother and me for our sleeves."


    Qin Mian chuckled, "Really?"


    "Yes." Father, and ?? "


    The family of four happily returned to the i


    er courtyard.

 Chapter 173 Happy New Year

    Two days later, Steward Fu delivered a copy of his detailed findings.


    Princess Yan Qing''s mother was the first Queen Jingxian, who died to save the Emperor Xiao Hui after an assassin invaded the palace. Jingxian was even the empress dowager''s niece, so the empress dowager and Emperor Xiao Hui doted heavily on the Princess Yan Qing, resulting in the arrogant and unreasonable personality of the Princess Yan Qing. This was what Lei Tia had told Qin Mian a long time ago after they had interacted with each other.


    Princess Yan Qing is now twenty-four and still unmarried. In modern times, of course, it was nothing, but in this dynasty, she was already an older woman. The Emperor had chosen seven or eight princes and princes for her, but she didn''t like them at all. Because of Empress Jingxian, the emperor couldn''t force her to marry, so he could only continue to raise her in the palace ??


    This Princess Yan Qing was restless. Qin Mian had to read through her investigation report for almost half an hour before she finished reading it. She had a rough idea in her heart, and a cold smile appeared on her lips.


    Lei Tia did not ask him what his plans were. He had said before that no matter what his wife did, she would support him.


    On the second day, Lei Tia woke up early like before, rode his horse to the southern gate of the imperial palace and dismounted, then threw the reins of the horse to the Chief Escort.


    At this moment, only a sliver of the morning light could be seen from the east. Many civil and military ministers had lanterns hanging from their carriages. When the ministers got out of the carriage, those lower than Lei Tia greeted him politely.


    Lei Tia nodded his head respectfully and did not say a word.


    A few ministers were whispering together, and one could faintly hear the words "stepmother" and "prison".


    Entering the palace, they came to the Supreme Peace Hall. All the ministers entered, gathering and conversing in groups of two or three, occasionally glancing at Lei Tia.


    A few ministers who had been officials with Lei Tia since a long time ago began to exchange pleasantries with him. Lei Tia responded briefly. Even though the ministers knew of his character, they did not mind.


    Not long after, the Eunuch Lee''s chant sounded from inside the hall: "The Emperor has arrived ?? ??"


    All the officials were divided into two classes. After they heard the Emperor sitting down on the throne, they kneeled down in unison and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!"


    "Everyone, please rise."


    "Thank you, your majesty!"


    The Eunuch Lee sang again, "If there''s anything to say, start, if there''s nothing to say, you can leave the court ??"


    The leader of the imperial guards, Liu Tiande, gave a signal to a fourth rank minister at the back of the ranks of the civil officials.


    That official immediately stepped forward, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble subject heard a rumor related to the National Duke yesterday. The National Duke was a pillar of the dynasty, how could they allow others to slander him? Therefore, this humble subject believes that someone should investigate this matter and return justice to the Great General. "


    Many ministers looked at Lei Tia gloatingly.


    Lei Tia remained calm, as if the one others were not talking about was him.


    "Oh?" Emperor Xiao Hui had an expression of great interest, "What kind of rumors are these?"


    "Reporting to Your Majesty, this rumor said that National Duke ordered his personal guards to send his stepmother to prison yesterday afternoon. "My stepmother is also a direct mother. It is unfilial to disrespect her. How could the Great General do something unfilial?" The official''s face was full of anger as he spoke out on Lei Tia''s behalf.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui looked at Lei Tia and asked: "Lei Aimin, is this true?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia said.


    Emperor Xiao Hui''s face was full of excitement, his eyes seemed to flash across the Guard Army Commander Liu Tiande''s body, "Do you know your crime?"


    Lei Tia said indifferently: "Day of the Grand Xia Country, disrespectful to the first rank Fated Officer of the imperial government, sentenced to ten days in jail with ten staff and ten days in jail." However, if Madam Du had not done such evil deeds when this subject was young, this subject might not have run away from home. If it is as you say, Madam Du has indeed failed, and it has been a success. "


    The entire hall was speechless.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui laughed loudly, "In that case, the actions of the National Duke are completely i


    ocent. "Jiang Aiqing, tell me a better joke next time."


    Mister Jiang''s face was flushed red as he said in embarrassment, "Yes, this humble subject is guilty."


    "No, you did." The Emperor Xiao Hui laughed, "This is the first time I''ve heard you speak so much at once. I should be the one going after you. "


    Mister Jiang''s face turned green and then red.


    The rest of the ministers were all shocked. It seemed that National Duke was about to become the famous person by the emperor''s side.


    After the next assembly, Emperor Xiao Hui came to the empress dowager''s Tzu Ning Palace to chat with her. Unknowingly, they had reached the topic of National Duke.


    "My son, this one still thinks that letting National Duke command the three armies is too risky. "This year, Dian Ning is already sixteen. How about ??"


    "Absolutely not." Emperor Xiao Hui immediately waved his hand, "Imperial Mother, National Duke''s family of four is now peaceful and beautiful. If anyone dares to go against us, their family will not be easy to deal with. Mother, just wait and see. There must be someone who is thinking the same thing as you. You won''t have a good ending. Your son naturally knows how to handle the affairs of the National Duke. Imperial Mother, you just have to help your son look after Yan Qing and you will be able to share his worries. "


    "Is the man from National Duke really that powerful?" the Empress put down the pruning scissors and asked curiously. The empress dowager was the late emperor''s queen, the mother of Emperor Xiao Hui and Prince Ming. She was already over sixty years old this year, but she looked to be in her early forties, dignified and graceful, with raised eyebrows that exuded a mature and charming charm. It was imaginable that she must have been extremely beautiful when she was young, but from the sharp light that flashed in her eyes from time to time, it could be seen that she wasn''t as gentle as her outer appearance made her seem.


    Emperor Xiao Hui nodded. "That''s right."


    "In that case, I will leave you be." The empress dowager smiled. "If there is a chance, This Dowager would like to meet Madam National Duke."


    Emperor Xiao Hui said, "There will definitely be a chance in the future."


    "..."


    Qin Mian pla


    ed to open a medicine store and a silver building in the capital. Although Lei Tia and him now had a salary, they could not sit idle. Furthermore, they had to earn two businesses for their two children. However, after strolling around the capital for an entire morning, he had yet to find a suitable store. Clearly, it was not easy for outsiders to get involved in the capital city.


    Returning home depressed, Steward Fu came to report.


    "Reporting to Madam, Master Yang had just brought a portion of the wine offered by the Crown Prince ?? "A gift."


    "Hmm?" Qin Mian noticed that his expression was strange, "What gift?"


    The Steward Fu stammered, "Yes ?? It''s two women. "


    "Oh?" Qin Mian laughed instead of getting angry, "They must be two great beauties, right?"


    How could the Uncle Fu not see that he was angry, "This servant did not look carefully."


    Qin Mian took out a folding fan from his belt, "Steward Fu, did you say that my family does not accept this kind of gift?"


    Steward Fu said: "Of course I did, but those two girls are not willing to leave. "Your servant has no other choice ??"


    "You don''t want to go? "Very good." Qin Mian smiled, "Take them out and load them into the carriage. Do you know where Lord Yang''s manor is? "


    The Steward Fu did not hesitate, "Reporting to Madam, this servant has already asked for information."


    Qin Mian looked at him with praise, "Very good!"


    Not long after, the servant brought the two women over. They were indeed young and beautiful, alluring and charming. Without explanation, Qin Mian stuffed a pill into each of their mouths.


    The two girls turned pale with fright.


    "You, what did you give us to eat?"


    "The pill you are consuming is a disfigurement, it will take effect in six hours. "If you don''t want to disfigure your face, then think of a way to feed this pill to Lord Yang." Qin Mian took out a small porcelain bottle. He had long anticipated that such a day would come, and he had concocted the pill in advance. Since there were people who were impatient, he couldn''t let them down.


    "No, no," the two girls were trembling in fear, "Lord Yang is an imperial court official, we can''t kill him ??"


    Qin Mian was speechless, "Who told you that this is a medicine that will kill people? This is a miracle medicine that will allow a man to hold onto the sky for three days and three nights at a time. "


    Uncle Fu and a few servants shuddered at the same time. Mother, the Madam is too scary!


    The two girls gaped.


    "I disdain lying to you. If you don''t want to, then I won''t force you.


    After Qin Mian finished speaking, he leisurely waved his fan, preparing to leave.


    "Wait!"


    Qin Mian smiled as he handed the bottle to them, "As long as I receive news from Master Yang, I will immediately send someone to deliver the antidote to you. It''s not easy for women in this world to earn a living. I''ll get someone to give each of you five taels of silver in passing. " He patted both of their shoulders with a comforting expression on his face.


    Tears glistened in the eyes of the two girls, and most of their hatred for him was gone.


    "Uncle Fu, escort them to the Yang Mansion properly."


    "Yes sir!"


    Qin Mian called Lei Qinle over, "Arrange for two of your slightly stronger men to go to the Yang Mansion to stand guard."


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian waved his fan, hummed a song, and walked away while smiling.


    The few servants looked at each other, determined to not offend the madame no matter what.


    Lei Tia returned from the barracks, untied his battle robe and blade, and handed them over to Lei Qinzhong before returning to the i


    er courtyard.


    "Wife, I''m back."


    "You''re back?" Qin Mian put down the brush in his hands, walked over and held his face, and looked up and down.


    "Why?" Lei Tia did not know what happened at home, but he held him in his arms and allowed him to shake his head.


    "Nothing. Why are you so handsome? " Qin Mian smiled and kissed him on the lips, "Go wash up first, it''ll be lunch time in a while."


    His wife was in a good mood, so Lei Tia was in a good mood. A faint smile surfaced in his eyes, "Yes."


    attendant, who was serving outside, silently withdrew after sending in some hot water.


    Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian who was sitting back at the table, and asked while washing his face, "What are you busy with?"


    "Interior design." Qin Mian said, "Oh yes, in the morning assembly tomorrow, Master Yang, the supervisor, will be on leave. Husband, can you think of a way to make him unable to apply for leave? "


    The corners of Lei Tia''s mouth raised, and without asking why, he replied lightly, "Alright."


    "There''s more." Qin Mian turned his head and looked at him with a smile, "If he uses something to block a part of his body, think of a way to destroy it."


    Lei Tia was suspicious, but still agreed, "Alright."


    In the morning assembly the next day, Lei Tia specially searched for Master Yang, who was wearing a different official uniform, and found him very quickly. He was dressed in bulky clothes, as if he had realized something.


    Many ministers heard that the pretty girl who was sent to National Duke''s Mansion by Master Yang was sent back by the National Duke Mistress, and seemed to have retaliated against her. They stared at Master Yang and did not know what was wrong with him for a short period of time.


    Lord Yang hid behind the Minister at the front, trying his best to reduce the sense of his own existence.


    Emperor Xiao Hui looked at Master Yang, then looked at Lei Tia, with a smile that was not a smile.


    Ten years of Eunuch Lee shouting "if there''s anything to say, start now, if there''s nothing to say, we can''t leave now", Lei Tia secretly released a stream of primeval essence, afraid of hitting the minister behind Lord Yang without leaving a trace.


    The court official''s legs suddenly became weak and he threw himself forward, accidentally pushing Lord Yang down.


    Ahh!" Lord Yang was caught off guard as he lay on the ground, screaming miserably.


    Emperor Xiao Hui was shocked, and almost spilled his tea, his face turned gloomy, "Yang Aimin!"


    Lord Yang''s face turned pale from the pain. He turned his body over with great difficulty and held onto his lower body in embarrassment, unable to get up even after a long time. He could not even kneel down, and was so anxious that his face was flushed red. Please forgive this humble subject for being impolite ?? "Crime."


    Emperor Xiao Hui was stu


    ed. Looking carefully, he could not help but laugh out loud.


    The ministers all burst out laughing as if they had received an order.


    "Hahahahaha ??"

 Chapter 174 Princess Yan Qing

    Emperor Xiao Hui remembered that Qin Mian knew medicine, so he pretended not to know when he was laughing, "Yang Aimin, you fool! If you have any hidden ailments, you can just go to the imperial physician at the Imperial Hospital. You can''t go to the martial artists outside, what if the treatment gets more severe ?? "Hai."


    Almost all of the ministers were laughing with their faces covered by their plates. Even their faces had turned red. The older official then looked at Lord Yang with a pained expression, muttering to himself, "There''s something wrong with my tone." Of course, there were also some ministers who were also prepared to send the beauties to the National Duke with sullen faces, and were rather dissatisfied with the National Duke and Madam National Duke.


    A minister kindly helped Lord Yang up.


    "Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble subject has not ??" Lord Yang''s face was as red as a monkey''s butt, his fingers trembling as he pointed at Lei Tia, his heart filled with hatred, "Yes, it''s the National Duke''s wife, he ??"


    Lei Tia asked coldly: "Master Yang, be careful! What does it have to do with my wife? "


    Some of the ministers who were good at understanding the divine intent, upon seeing the Emperor Xiao Hui smile without saying a word, they immediately knew that the Emperor was happy to see this scene and brazenly laughed: "Master Yang, could it be that you are trying to say that the reason why you were killed by the National Duke''s wife was because of you? You ca


    ot wrongly accuse the National Duke Mistress, why would the National Duke Mistress make things difficult for you for no reason? "


    One of the most taboo things for the emperor was that ministers formed parties and ran their own businesses. How could Lord Yang explain that it was because he sent a beauty to the National Duke in an attempt to rope him in? He stole a glance at the Emperor Xiao Hui in fear, then knocked down his teeth and swallowed them whole, "This was just a misunderstanding."


    Emperor Xiao Hui was well aware of the shady methods of the ministers, but he would never take it for granted that his subordinate would occasionally make a small mistake. If he were to investigate everything, the emperor would have died of exhaustion long ago.


    "Alright, as long as there is a misunderstanding, it''s fine. "Retreat!" Emperor Xiao Hui flicked his sleeves and left.


    After sending off the Emperor Xiao Hui, the ministers all laughed heartily. Some people even intentionally asked if Master Yang had any hidden ailments, and could recommend famous doctors ??


    Master Yang''s face was ashen. When he turned around, he realized that Lei Tia had disappeared and quickly chased after him.


    "National Duke, please wait! It was this humble official who had unintentionally offended your esteemed wife, I wonder if National Duke would be able to ask your esteemed wife to give me the antidote? "


    The ministers slowly moved forward, their eyes sneaking glances in that direction.


    Lei Tia stared at Master Yang indifferently, "Master Yang, you need to pay attention to evidence. My wife is a first stage Imperial Orders, how can you slander her so casually? This official''s standard is not for decoration. "Excuse me."


    With that, he walked away.


    Lord Yang was enraged, and his entire body shivered.


    At noon that day, Qin Mian received a thousand silver notes for the antidote. He calmly accepted it, and gently gave Master Yang a few words to the attendant in his residence, "Tell him that without the antidote, he will be fine after three days."


    It was none of his business how Lord Yang frantically threw things around the house. In any case, from then on, no one dared to become a Cypriot in the National Duke''s Mansion anymore.


    A few days later, it was fifteen. On the first and fifteenth days of the year, the ladies of the court and the wives of the court were ordered to come to the palace to pay their respects to the empress and empress.


    As the first stage Imperial Orders''s wife, and also the first person to bid farewell to him after being bestowed the title of Emperor, Qin Mian unavoidably had to enter the palace as well. In truth, he had been waiting for this day for a long time.


    In the morning, he and Lei Tia woke up together. Lei Tia was originally prepared to tell his not to be afraid, but if there was something she needed help with, she immediately shut his mouth. After giving his wife a kiss, he stepped forward to help.


    After packing up, the husband and husband went to the palace in a carriage. The ministers entered the palace through the south gate, and the wives were ordered to enter through the north gate. Lei Tia got off the carriage first, and then carried Qin Mian to the north gate.


    Qin Mian ignored the other people''s looks. After the attendant checked the items they were carrying, he followed the other women and entered the palace.


    Since they were going to the imperial harem, Qin Mian didn''t want to bring Lei Qinle along. Hence, he brought Lei Qinle along with him to the palace from a Maidservant he brought over from the needlework room. The little Maidservant was clever, she carried her gift and followed closely behind Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian sized up the dresses of the female lifeforms along the way and from then on determined their grades. After entering the Palace, he ignored the teasing gazes of the others and calmly stood behind the Prince Ming Concubine.


    After the empress dowager came out, Qin Mian helplessly knelt down as well. There was no helping it, unless his family''s man was the emperor. Otherwise, as long as they didn''t leave the capital, they would kneel to him many times.


    Qin Mian was not surprised to feel a sharp gaze from above looking at him.


    "Rise." "I was given a seat."


    "Empress Dowager Xie."


    The empress dowager sized up the crowd, but didn''t see Princess Yan Qing. She was somewhat surprised, but relieved, as she looked at Qin Mian and spoke with a gentle voice. "You are Madam National Duke?"


    Qin Mian stood up and walked out, cupping his hands. "Reporting to the empress dowager, this one is the one who has the honor of paying respects to the empress dowager. I would be honored if you could give me a small gift. I hope the empress dowager can accept it."


    The empress dowager smiled. "Hand it over."


    Qin Mian took the red embroidered box from the Maidservant''s hands and handed it over to the palace maid.


    "Reporting to the empress dowager, this is my cosmetic cream. Not only does it nourish the skin, it can also be applied once. The light, elegant scent can be maintained for one day."


    "Oh? It has such a miraculous effect? " Her Majesty''s expression was indifferent. As the Empress Dowager, what kind of good thing had she not seen before? She did not take Qin Mian''s words to heart, but as the Madam of National Duke, Qin Mian still had to give her some face, as she indicated to the palace maids.


    The palace maid brought over the embroidered box, revealing eight small porcelain bottles. Four of them were white porcelain, and the other four were blue porcelain.


    "There are a total of eight different scents here. All you need to do is apply a little on your face and rub it open."


    The empress dowager smiled. "Madam National Duke, thank you. "Reward."


    After that, nothing unhappy like what Qin Mian imagined before he came. The empress dowager exchanged a few more words with the other wives before letting them kneel in respect.


    All the wives headed towards the empress''s Ku


    ing Palace.


    The empress''s beauty could only be considered to be seventy percent, she was noble and magnanimous, giving people a very comfortable feeling. She chatted with a few high ranking female disciples, including Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian gave his six bottles of Cosmetic Cultivation Ointment, as well as a lot of good stuff.


    This successful entrance made Qin Mian exclaim inwardly, and he could not help but become more suspicious of Lei Tia''s reasons for being recalled back into the capital. The reason was extremely complicated, and he warned himself that he had to be more cautious in the future.


    In any case, his goal of entering the palace had been achieved.


    Three days later, the Princess Yan Qing would invite Qin Mian to attend the gathering. The Princess Yan Qing was unmarried and still lived in the palace. The Emperor Xiao Hui and the empress dowager were on guard against anyone who provoked National Duke''s Mansion. Furthermore, she was a woman, after all, so the place where she met Qin Mian was not in the palace, but in Second Prince Palace.


    There was a garden in Second Prince Palace that had a total of fifty over strange flowers. With hundreds of flowers blooming in April, holding a small gathering in the name of admiring flowers would not arouse anyone''s suspicions.


    Qin Mian took out two items from the items bestowed to him by the empress dowager and empress and wrapped them up, then calmly rode his horse to the Second Prince Palace.


    A servant of the Second Prince Palace respectfully invited him in, and then paid respects to the owner.


    Second Prince 25, handsome, with a gentle expression; Second Prince Concubine, beautiful, dignified and polite.


    But since they were willing to help Princess Yan Qing bridge the bridge, in Qin Mian''s eyes, they were enemies. No matter how amiable the two of them acted, he only wanted to make conversation. There was one thing that he had always found strange. Since the Princess Yan Qing was arranged to be at the Second Prince Palace, they could definitely have the Second Prince Concubine post for Qin Mian in her own name. Why would the name of the Princess Yan Qing be written in the post? Was the Princess Yan Qing really that brainless, or was the relationship between the Second Prince''s Concubine and the Princess Yan Qing not really that close?


    The matters of the royal family were indeed complicated. When Qin Mian put this question to the back of his mind, he would stop thinking and when the time was right, he would naturally find the answer.


    After greeting each other, Second Prince Concubine brought Qin Mian to the garden to admire the flowers.


    When the Concubine of the Second Prince introduced the various wives to Qin Mian, Qin Mian realized that most of them were third and fourth stage Imperial Orders, and not a single one of them were higher ranked than him. It was probably because the Princess Yan Qing or the Second Prince''s Concubine had misgivings.


    Those of these lower grades than Qin Mian would not dare to find trouble with him. Qin Mian leisurely gave them their flowers, and the others around him unknowingly walked away, leaving him behind. Without a change in expression, he sat down at a nearby stone table and lightly waved his folding fan.


    When Princess Yan Qing arrived, she saw a handsome and charming young man calmly sitting at a stone table. The light wind blew his black hair and white clothes up, making him look very uncomfortable.


    The jealousy and hatred in Princess Yan Qing''s heart immediately boiled. No matter how outstanding her facial features were, she was still just a country bumpkin. Lei Tianqing didn''t even put her, a great princess, in her eyes, yet, she was living a married life with a man. This was equivalent to him slapping her hard the second time, how could she not hate him?


    "You are the National Duke''s wife?" The Princess Yan Qing raised her head and walked over arrogantly.


    "Exactly. "Who are you?" Qin Mian guessed the identity of the person who came and asked even though he knew the answer. He looked at him secretly and almost laughed out loud. He had always thought that the woman who dared to loudly ask for the love of his family''s man must have the ability to be outstanding, but this princess had obviously disappointed him.


    Maidservant behind Princess Yan Qing immediately scolded, "How dare you! Not bowing when you see Princess Yan Qing? "


    "What?" Qin Mian swept his gaze across Princess Yan Qing with disdain and really sneered, "I see that you don''t want to live anymore. Just with you, you have to have a face, no face, a body, no body, and yet you dare to pretend to be the Princess Yan Qing? "


    Second Prince and Second Prince''s Consort, who had been eavesdropping behind the flowers, revealed an astonished look. They looked at each other, not knowing what to think.


    This was the first time Princess Yan Qing was criticized like this. She was stu


    ed for a moment, then lowered her head and looked at herself.

 Chapter 175 Cannon Fodder Dispersing

    In the past, who wouldn''t praise Princess Yan Qing''s beauty when he saw her, or his exquisite figure when he was young? It was the first time anyone had said anything about her. When she realized that Qin Mian actually dared to be disrespectful to her, he was immediately enraged.


    Qin Mian did not give her a chance to speak, she laughed disdainfully," And the most important thing is, I heard that Princess Yan Qing is around twenty-six years old, you must be at least thirty years old this year, right? "Listen to my advice, impersonating a member of the royal family is a huge crime, so hurry up and leave while no one is watching." Qin Mian showed a caring and sympathetic attitude.


    "I look like three ?? Thirty years old? " Princess Yan Qing suffered from a few cuts consecutively, the anger on her face evaporated. She glared at Qin Mian as his chest rose and fell uncontrollably.


    Qin Mian glanced at her nonchalantly as he continued to admire the flowers.


    The Princess Yan Qing touched her own face in disbelief, suddenly turning around and slapping the face of the Maidservant closest to her, she shouted angrily, "Speak! Does this princess look like she''s really over thirty years old? "


    Qin Mian frowned, "This lady here, your Maidservant is being forced by you to such an extent, so of course you wouldn''t dare to speak the truth. If you want to hear the truth, I''ll tell you. "Your eyebrows are thin and curved, but they are too sparse to look energetic; your eyes are too small and too unwieldy; your skin is too dull and pink to block the spots; your hair is too dry and forked to be lustrous..."


    All of the Maidservant s had faces of disbelief, they looked at Qin Mian in shock, then suddenly reacted as they kneeled on the ground in fear.


    The Consort of the Second Prince felt unsettled upon hearing this. He clutched his chest, secretly glad that she was not the one being criticized, and sympathized with the Princess Yan Qing. He looked at the Second Prince inquiringly, "Your Highness, do we ?? Go out and stop the National Duke''s wife? "


    Second Prince shook his head slightly, looking at the distant Qin Mian through the gaps of the flower branches, his dark eyes carried an obscure and eccentric faint smile.


    Princess Yan Qing was so angry that her whole body was trembling, the hair on her bun was trembling, as she stared at Qin Mian with venomous eyes, "Shut up for this princess!"


    Qin Mian said in understanding, "No wonder your skin is so bad. Why is it that people who are easily angered age quickly? That was the principle. Forget it, what are you chatting with me for? I''m not afraid to tell you that Princess Yan Qing will be coming to Second Prince''s residence today, so you should hurry up and leave if you know what''s good for you. "


    Princess Yan Qing had a lot of ways to prove her identity, but she was blinded by anger and could not think of anything for a moment.


    Qin Mian turned around and left leisurely, he continued to admire the flowers as he walked.


    Seeing that his figure was about to disappear, the Princess Yan Qing finally thought of a way to prove his identity and shouted, "Men! Bring the second royal brother to this princess! "


    Qin Mian''s lips formed into a smile. If today''s show ended like this, he would truly be disappointed.


    Not long after, he heard chaotic footsteps approaching from behind him. Turning around, he saw the Second Prince and the Second Prince Concubine coming together. He cupped his hands and greeted, "Greetings, Your Highness Second Prince and the Second Prince Concubine. Since the Princess Yan Qing had not appeared until now, he would likely not be coming. I wonder if this lady can go back? "


    Second Prince could not tell whether he truly did not recognize Princess Huai Qing, or was pretending. He could only introduce her to Princess Yan Qing once, "Madam National Duke, this is Princess Yan Qing."


    Princess Yan Qing''s face darkened as she arrogantly raised her chin.


    Qin Mian revealed a surprised look, and purposely made a gesture in front of the Second Prince and the Second Prince Concubine to hide the impoliteness he had shown the Princess Yan Qing before. He looked at him sincerely, and said sincerely: "So this is the Princess Yan Qing, as expected of the rumours say.


    Second Prince opened his mouth in embarrassment, not knowing how to react.


    Princess Yan Qing did not reveal a single expression of joy because of Qin Mian''s praise, but instead his face was intertwined with her green and red. After hearing Qin Mian''s words before, his words now were a kind of naked mockery to her. But what Qin Mian had said was good news, she could not blame the other party for saying her own kind words, and even more so, could not question the Second Prince and the Second Prince Concubine about why the other party said those unpleasant words. Doing that would only cause her to lose even more face.


    She understood that she could only take this loss. She looked at Qin Mian hatefully, endured her anger, and asked gently: You are the National Duke''s wife?


    "I am." Qin Mian respectfully asked, "May I ask what you have to say, Princess?"


    Princess Yan Qing looked at him coldly, then said to Second Prince and the Second Prince Concubine, "Second imperial brother, second imperial sister-in-law, didn''t you say that you guys still have matters to attend to?"


    "Yan Qing, this is for you. We''ll go and entertain the other guests. " Second Prince and Second Prince Consort said to Qin Mian as they turned around and left.


    Princess Yan Qing walked to the side of the stone table and sat down, then looked at Qin Mian meaningfully, "Madam National Duke, how have you been? Madam National Duke probably does not know this yet, but this princess and National Duke have known each other for more than ten years. "


    Qin Mian asked curiously: "Really? Seeing how concerned the princess was for her son, it seemed that they had a good relationship in the past. I have something that I would like to ask the princess to help me with. May I know if the princess is willing to lend a helping hand? "


    Princess Yan Qing saw that he did not discover the pit she had dug, and sneered in her heart. With a sweet smile on his face, she said arrogantly: "What happened? "Madam National Duke, please tell me first."


    "I heard from an outsider that eight years ago, when he was a government official in the capital, a woman of higher status and status forced him to marry her." Anger and hatred appeared on Qin Mian''s face, "In order to escape from that woman, my wife had no choice but to ruin her own appearance. The princess was naturally intelligent and could understand how humiliating it was for a man to be forced by a girl to such an extent. And yet, even after repeatedly asking him who that woman was, he was still unwilling to tell her. I dare ask the princess to help me find out the identity of that woman. Once this humble one finds out who she is, I will definitely not let her off! Of course, if the princess is willing to help, I would be extremely grateful to the princess. "


    Second Prince heard it clearly from behind the fake mountain, and he shook his head to himself. Yan Qing was not a match for this National Duke lady at all.


    Second Prince''s Consort also revealed a bit of fear for Qin Mian in his eyes.


    Looking at Princess Yan Qing again, her face was pale. With a flick of her left hand, the teacup in her hand fell to the ground with a "pa" sound.


    "Princess, are you alright?" The Maidservant s panicked and ran over to support the Princess Yan Qing.


    "Princess?" Qin Mian looked at her doubtfully, and spoke with understanding, "I was presumptuous of you. If the princess feels troubled, then please assume that I didn''t say anything. "


    Princess Yan Qing shook off the Maidservant s'' hands and pretended to be calm as she asked, "How do you plan on not letting her go?"


    Qin Mian smiled, "Princess, you probably do not know my identity, I am a doctor. A few days ago, someone sent two beauties to an outsider. The princess knows how I will fight back ?? ah, princess has a high status, so it''s better not to let those things sully the ears of the princess. "


    Princess Yan Qing panicked and asked: "What, what is it? But just tell me, this princess will forgive you for your i


    ocence! "


    "This... "It is better for me to obey than to be respectful." Qin Mian said those words carefully. "I gave that person a medicine and made him use it for three days." All in all, the pain was excruciating. There are some things that I ca


    ot say to the princess. However, the news has probably spread far and wide. If the princess wants to know more, she would only need to make some inquiries. "


    Princess Yan Qing was afraid, curious and unwilling to accept this. She coldly looked at the Maidservant beside him and asked: "Do you guys know about this?"


    A Great Maidservant beside her hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she still moved closer to her ear and whispered.


    Princess Yan Qing gasped in a low voice, her eyes rolled back as she fainted on the ground.


    Qin Mian was extremely surprised, "Is the princess suffering from an illness? Hurry, go report it to the Second Prince! " After shouting, he quickly retreated to a spot one zhang away and stood still.


    Second Prince and Second Prince Concubine had long seen everything, afraid that Princess Yan Qing would encounter trouble in the palace. Upon hearing the Maidservant''s loud shouts, they quickly walked over.


    Second Prince swept a probing gaze at Qin Mian, who looked back at a loss.


    Second Prince retracted his gaze, and instructed the Maidservant s, "Immediately bring the princess back to her room to rest."


    "Yes sir!"


    The Maidservant s supported the Princess Yan Qing as they left. Second Prince Consort also followed along, and only Qin Mian and Second Prince were left on the spot.


    "Your Highness, this has nothing to do with me!" Qin Mian quickly tried to distance himself from the relationship with a panicked expression on his face.


    Second Prince felt a deep sense of powerlessness, because on the surface, this really had nothing to do with Qin Mian. But no matter what, Ming Qing was a member of the royal family, so he had to show his gratitude.


    Just as he was about to speak, a attendant ran over, "Reporting to Your Highness, the National Duke is here."


    Second Prince turned to look. Lei Tia was dressed in black, walking towards him with large strides. His gait was agile and steady, his face expressionless, a pair of cold eyes looking at Qin Mian.


    "Greetings, Your Highness."


    Second Prince cupped his hands and replied, "National Duke."


    "I''m here to pick up Madam." Lei Tia walked to Qin Mian''s side and stood there, "I wonder if we can leave now?"


    Second Prince laughed: "Of course, the Flower Lover is about to end. National Duke and Madam, please do as you wish. "


    Lei Tia nodded at him.


    Qin Mian cupped his hands towards Second Prince and left with Lei Tia.


    "Wife?" Lei Tia asked Qin Mian through sound transmission.


    Qin Mian gri


    ed, "Do I look like I''ve been bullied?"


    When the rest of the wives saw Lei Tia personally coming to pick Qin Mian up, they understood in their hearts that the rumors of National Duke and Madam National Duke''s deep feelings for each other weren''t from nowhere and were full of envy. Their marriage wasn''t bad, but their husband had never been so meticulous and considerate.

 Chapter 176 The Intimidate of Iron and Lightning

    After exiting the Second Prince Palace, Qin Mian told Lei Tia about how he dealt with the Princess Yan Qing. He never believed in the policy of "men being gentle towards women". As long as it was someone who wanted to ruin his relationship with Lei Tia, no matter if it was a man or a woman, they would be dealt with as cleanly as the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.


    He still kept Lei Tia''s past experiences in mind. Back then, when Tia ran away from home and wandered around alone for over a year, he had suffered a lot. Because of fate, he saved an old man who was down and started cultivating. Fortunately, Tia was extremely talented in cultivation, reaching the Aurous Core Stage in just two short years. A person''s journey was simply too lonely. At that time, Tia''s desire to become an immortal was not particularly strong, he only wanted to become a great figure, and only wanted to make Lei Daqiang and the Madam Du regret. Thus, when Tia entered the army camp at the age of sixteen, he started to become famous at the age of seventeen. In the army, he was needed. He had found the power to survive. However, what happened afterwards gave him a heavy blow. The emperor and empress dowager both forced him to marry the Princess Yan Qing. The most outrageous thing was that not only was Princess Yan Qing spouting nonsense, he was even threatening him with her death. Because of Madam Du, Tia already detested women, and Princess Yan Qing''s actions made him even more disgusted and disgusted. Without any other choice, she could only destroy her own appearance to save herself.


    That''s right, he had made the scar on Lei Tia''s face. He entered the army when his cultivation level was high. How hard would it be for outsiders to hurt him? Only himself.


    Qin Mian had never thought of letting Princess Yan Qing go, he did not feel the slightest bit of guilt towards the things he had done to Princess Yan Qing today. If the Princess Yan Qing still doesn''t take it when she''s down, he has plenty of ways to deal with her. The Emperor Xiao Hui and the empress dowager were also nothing good in Qin Mian''s eyes. Shouldn''t a loyal official who performed meritorious military service be treated even better? Even after Lei Tia destroyed her own face, the Emperor Xiao Hui and the empress dowager still didn''t give up on the idea of letting him marry the Princess Yan Qing. If it weren''t for the fact that Yuan Yuan and he still needed to live in the mortal world for a long time, even if the Emperor Xiao Hui agreed to give the throne to Lei Tia, Qin Mian and Lei Tia wouldn''t have entered the capital.


    Not long after Qin Mian and Lei Tia left the Second Prince Palace, the things that happened in the Second Prince Palace were written in a secret book by the Emperor Xiao Hui''s spy and sent to the Emperor Xiao Hui''s imperial desk.


    When the Emperor Xiao Hui finished looking at it, he casually burnt the jade. He couldn''t, and wouldn''t do anything to Qin Mian. Firstly, since the begi


    ing, Qin Mian had not brought up the name of the Princess Yan Qing, so it was not considered disrespectful at all. Secondly, he was in need of the country''s s right now, so there was no need to make them unhappy because of some trivial matters. But Emperor Xiao Hui suspected that Qin Mian had seen through the second point before he dared to be so bold.


    After returning to the National Duke''s Mansion from the Second Prince Palace and entering the gate, the moment Qin Mian dismounted from his horse, he took out two pieces of paper and handed them over to him.


    "What is it?" Qin Mian asked.


    "Open it and take a look."


    Opening up two pieces of paper, the two big red words "room deed" made Qin Mian raise his eyebrows.


    "These two shops ??"


    Lei Tia stared at him, "Aren''t you going to open a medicine shop and a silver building?"


    The two storefronts were of the same size and were extremely suitable for opening medicine stores and silver pavilions. Qin Mian really wanted to pounce and kiss him, this guy had solved his big problem without batting an eyelid.


    "You found a relationship?"


    Lei Tia replied, "Great General Left Wei Wei. I''ve saved him before. "


    Qin Mian said: "Martial general? How much should we pay? "


    Lei Tia nodded, "Of course."


    Qin Mian couldn''t wait to go to the two stores and be stopped by Lei Tia.


    "Let''s eat first."


    Qin Mian laughed dryly in embarrassment, "I almost forgot. Ruiqi and Ruilin were still complaining last night that I hadn''t cooked for a long time. "Alright, go cook."


    Lei Tia walked beside him. Even though he was currently in National Duke, he didn''t change the habit of helping Qin Mian heat up a fire.


    When there was still an hour before the end of school, Qin Mian had cooked a big pot of Fried Rice with Incense, and a pot of Wintermelon Ribs Soup. After filling up both Yuan Yuan and Qian, he and Lei Tia had dealt with the rest.


    After lunch, he rested for a while and decided to take a look at the two stores.


    Lei Tia prepared to accompany him, but Lei Qinzhong hurriedly came to report, "Master, something happened in the army camp!"


    Lei Tia frowned, "My wife, I ??"


    "Business is more important." Qin Mian completely understood and said, "Be careful in all matters. Lei Qinzhong, your and Lei Qinshun''s eyes lit up a little.


    "Please rest assured Madam."


    Qin Mian brought Lei Qinle to the shop.


    Lei Tia changed into his battle robes and rushed to the army camp on the outskirts. Along the way, Lei Qinzhong narrated the entire story in detail.


    The three armies commanded by Lei Tia included the former army of thirty thousand, the central army of thirty thousand and the rear army of thirty thousand. The former army was the vanguard army, the middle army was the main force under the lead of the main general, and also the main force. There was a second rank general in the front, a second rank general in the middle, and a second rank general in the rear. They were the former General Long, the Central Commander, and the former General Wu. The reason the three of them were able to climb up to such a high position was because they had some ability and co


    ections. Long before Lei Tia had entered the capital, they already knew that the generals in command of the three armies would be replaced. It was unknown who spread the news, but it was highly likely that one of the three would be the commander of the three armies. Who would have thought that the last spot would end up in Lei Tia''s hands. Many of the veterans and veterans in the barracks had heard of Lei Tiangang''s fame, and there was no lack of new recruits who were filled with reverence towards him. However, Lei Tianqiang has already been away from the army for eight years. Former General Tong Di Bao, General Zhong Yu and General Ding Wen Chang all thought that Lei Tian was part of the past and were not convinced by him. Today, this conflict completely erupted.


    Lei Tia had led the troops for many years, so he was not surprised by this. If everyone showed him respect and awe, he would be suspicious.


    The fine horses rushed into the camp. From a distance, Lei Tia could see that the training grounds were in a mess. The battle between the soldiers who were convinced of Lei Tianqiang and the soldiers who were not, was like a pricked hornet''s nest.


    Tong Di Bao, Fang Shouchang, and Ding Wen Chang acted like they were provoking him, and did not stop him. Seeing Lei Tia''s appearance, not only did they not show any signs of panic, they even looked at him with courage, and were even looking forward to his fury.


    But Lei Tia did not, he remained calm, and the rhythm of the horse''s hooves did not change at all.


    Lei Tia looked down at the three of them from up above and said indifferently: "We shall let our subordinates cause trouble. Are you all unconvinced? "


    Tong Di Bao was born with a loud voice, he said loudly: "Surrender! "But what we submit to is military law, not you!"


    Lei Tia looked at him in a different light when she saw his "respect". The boy was nearly forty years old. He had a tall and sturdy build and a rough face. There was a simple look in his eyes. However, from the look in his eyes, it was clear that he wasn''t as careless as he looked on the surface.


    "What do you want?" Lei Tia''s gaze swept across the three of them.


    "Simple, accept the three of us." He had a head full of gray hair, and was almost fifty years old. At most, he could still fight on the battlefield for another two years. Because of his age, he was the most anxious about the position of the Great General. If he couldn''t advance another grade within two years, then it would be even more impossible for him to do so in the future.


    The defender general Ding Wenchang was also in his forties, and he was lean and capable. Lei Tia was only thirty years old, and he had just been weaned. The number of victories in his fights was no less than Lei Tia''s. As a result, he had nothing else to say and stepped forward, showing that he had the same stance as Tong Di Bao and Fang Shougang. If they could defeat Lei Tia in front of so many people, even if the emperor had the intention to protect Lei Tia, Lei Tia would lose his prestige in the army. At that time, even if the emperor was unwilling, he would have to replace him. This was his plan along with Fang Shouye and Tong Di Bao.


    Lei Tia slightly nodded, "Restrain your subordinates. "Come to the podium."


    When Tong Di Bao and the other two saw that he had accepted the challenge, they immediately urged their horses to the training field to stop their subordinates.


    The soldiers quickly dispersed in accordance with the order. They each returned to their respective formations in an orderly ma


    er. Its speed was fast enough to reflect the fact that Tong Dibao and the other two really did have quite a bit of prestige in the army.


    Lei Tia stood at the top of the mountains, and his expression did not change.


    Tong De Bao''s group of three rode up to the general''s platform and bowed towards Lei Tia.


    "Reporting to Great General, the gathering of soldiers has been completed."


    Lei Tia indicated for them to come to the platform.


    Tong Di Bao and the other two intentionally intimidated Lei Tia, quickly flying from their horses to the front of the stage.


    Lei Tia said in a calm voice, "The three of you, come at me together."


    The faces of Tong Di Bao''s group of three changed drastically.


    "The Great General does not put us in their eyes!" Ding Wenchang sinisterly said.


    Lei Tia replied with a question: "Do you have any respect for this general?"


    Ding Wenchang stared blankly for a moment and had nothing to say.


    Tong Di Bao quickly tried to smooth things over, "Great General, General Ding has no other intentions, I''m just a little anxious. I hope Great General won''t take it to heart."


    Lei Tia declined to comment and said again: "Let''s go together."


    He had gone too far! Tong Di Bao and the other two all had the same thought. They looked at each other and surrounded Lei Tia in the middle.


    "Great General, sorry for offending you." Fang Shouye was the first to speak.


    Lei Tia indicated that they could begin.


    Tong Di Bao had the most explosive temper. He jumped in front of Lei Tia and kicked his right leg towards his right armpit quickly and ruthlessly.


    Lei Tia''s left arm had been bent into an elbow. He smashed it down quickly and ruthlessly, hitting the back of his foot.


    Tong Di Bao''s right leg trembled slightly from the pain. He knew that there was no need to continue probing, so he looked at Fang Shouchuan with a serious expression, giving him a reminder.


    Fang Shouye was an old general, how could he miss Tong Di Bao''s reaction? Even if Tong Di Bao was not mentioned, he could tell that Lei Tia was not simple, and he slightly nodded towards Tong Di Bao who was hiding behind Lei Tia.


    When the soldiers below saw the situation on the podium, they held back their excitement and watched intently.


    Ding Wen Chang stood at the side, not showing any intention of attacking. When Lei Tia, Tong Di Bao and Fang Shouye were once again entangled with each other, he quietly changed his footwork, maintaining the position at the left of Lei Tia''s back. What he was going to do was obvious. No one would consider his sneak attack despicable, because on the battlefield, each soldier had only one goal: to use every means at his disposal to kill the enemy and protect himself.


    However, after more than twenty moves, Ding Wen Chang realized with a start that he had never found the opportunity to attack! Although Lei Tia seemed to be indifferent, he was actually on his guard.


    Without any hesitation, he gave up on the idea of launching a sneak attack and joined the battle.


    Some of the soldiers could not help but mutter, "General Ding and the others have gone too far. They actually fought three against one."


    However, they didn''t know that the more they fought, the more shocked they were. When they used thirty percent of their power, Lei Tia used forty percent of his power to suppress them. But when they used forty percent of his power, Lei Tia used another fifty percent to suppress them ?? No matter what, he was still ten percent higher than them. Not only did he suppress them until they had no way of fighting back, but he also made it so that they were completely unable to see through his strength.


    Until nearly an hour later, when Ding Wen Chang finally gave up on the thought of resisting and wholeheartedly accepted Lei Tia as his master. If they continued to fight, the only ones that would lose face would be him, Fang Shouye, and Tong Dibao.


    Fang Shouchang wasn''t willing to accept this, but Ding Wenchang''s wavering of his thoughts also affected Tong Dibao.


    In the end, Fang Shouye could only look Tong Di Bao in the eye and withdraw his hand at the same time.


    Not everyone could see the profoundness behind it, but when they saw Tong Di Bao and the other two prostrating themselves in front of Lei Tia with one knee full of respect, they all understood.


    Lei Tia gave the three of them a "please get up" gesture, causing them to sink into their dantian, and said in a deep voice: "Continue with the drills."


    It was just two short words, but it resounded in everyone''s ears like a thunderclap. From this, one could see the depth of Lei Tia''s power.


    All the soldiers revealed looks of reverence as they kneeled down on one knee, shouting "the mighty Great General" in unison, their imposing ma


    er overwhelming the mountains and rivers.

 Chapter 177 A Little White and Golden Hair Searching for the Main Record

    The two newly bought shops were on the same busy street. One was on the opposite side of Pear Blossom Lane, while the other was not too far away. Standing in front of one of the shops, one could see the other shop. Qin Mian invited people to fix up two stores at the same time. The medicine shop was called "Ru Yi Grand Pharmacy" and the silver pavilion was called "Ming Zhu Pavilion".


    About ten days later, the medicine store and the silver building opened on the same day. The layout of the medicine store was very simple. There was a counter and two doctors'' seats at the entrance. Behind the counter, there were two medicine cabinets placed against the wall. There were over a hundred similar sized drawers with different herbs'' names written on them. The medicine cabinet was tall, and when they grabbed some of the herbs, they even needed to use the word ladder. There were two experienced doctors in the medicine store, two waiters to catch the medicine, and a shopkeeper. The layout of the Silver Building was also characterized by simplicity and generosity. After entering, customers were able to see all kinds of jewelry behind the counter at a glance. As long as the customer could pay an expensive price, the master of the design could also design a unique piece of jewelry for the customer according to the customer''s request. It was unique not only in the entire capital, but also in the entire Grand Xia Country.


    Lei Tia''s identity was special after all, the two stores were quietly opening and only had firecrackers on display. Even so, there were still many people who came to deliver the congratulatory gift. Even the Emperor, Empress and Empress Mother sent gifts. Qin Mian ordered everyone to record down the names on the wedding list. Other than the ones given by the emperor, empress and empress dowager, the expensive gifts were all sent back so that no one else would know about them.


    The Ruyi Great Pharmacy opened at dawn and closed at noon; the Pearl Pavilion opened at 8am and closed at 10pm. Both stores had their first holiday, which was the last three days of every two months. The meticulous customers discovered that the two stores'' holidays were the same as the one at the East Sun Academy.


    After opening for half a month, the Silver Building''s business was quite good due to the novelty and uniqueness of the jewelry design. It was unknown if it was because the publicity was not strong enough, but the customers that came in were mostly here to pick up medicine rather than to see a doctor. The two doctors were bored to death and could only hold onto their medical books everyday. The owner of the pharmacy could not hold his breath, and sensing that the situation was bad, he quickly reported this to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian was very calm. It was enough to inform the shopkeeper that he had done his duty. Regardless of whether the business in the shop was good or bad, it would not affect his wages. Since even the owner wasn''t worried, the manager could only give up.


    The store''s business was not good, so how could Qin Mian not care? He was only waiting for an opportunity, a chance to amaze the world with one brilliant move. The development of a medicine store was different from that of other shops. It was not enough just based on words alone.


    After the two shops operated normally, Qin Mian focused most of his energy on modifying the National Duke''s Mansion. After staying in the Leisurely Dwelling House for so long, the family of four had high requirements for the living environment. There were many places on the National Duke''s Mansion that they were not used to, so Qin Mian spent a total of two days to draw up a blueprint.


    When Lei Tia returned from the army camp, he also rolled up his sleeves and used a shovel to help Qin Mian.


    The new servants in the house were secretly amazed, but they knew that the two masters did not like their gossip, so they wisely remained silent.


    "Tia, Ruiqi and Ruilin will be taking a vacation tomorrow. In the afternoon, we will go to the East Sun Academy to pick them up." Qin Mian supported the tree that was placed into the tree pit.


    Lei Tia filled the hole, "Okay."


    Afraid that Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were hungry, in the afternoon, Qin Mian decided to make some small snacks.


    At this moment, on the official road that was about a mile away from the southern city gate, a black silhouette and a golden silhouette ran side by side towards the capital city. The black silhouette was as fast as lightning and the golden silhouette was as smooth as a shooting star. When the pedestrians on the public road saw what it was, their faces became ashen with fright. They hastily moved to the sides and fell to the ground on their knees. Their mouths were wide open as they blankly watched the two terrifying animals sprinting towards the south gate.


    These two shadows were indeed a dot of white and golden fur.


    To them, their four masters had been gone for too long. The two of them had made up their minds to travel thousands of miles to search for their masters. To humans, they were too threatening. Along the way, they were surrounded and attacked many times. Even though both of them were quite capable, they still suffered a lot. A spot of white was covered in black hair, which was dirty and had several knots in it. The golden fur was not inferior to the blonde hair, and the dazzling golden fur was covered with dried mud. Fortunately, neither of them was injured.


    It was fortunate that they had brought the road, both of which were intelligent, all the way from the Qingshan Village to the capital. They did not take the wrong path, and after half a month of rushing, they finally arrived at the city smoothly.


    Upon seeing the familiar southern city gate, the Golden Hair of the Bai Dynasty let out an "Ao Wu" sound and the two of them increased their speed at the same time.


    Knowing that the city guards were a threat, the two of them flew past the city like a gust of wind. The city guards only saw two shadows flash past. They looked carefully and didn''t notice anything out of the ordinary.


    Yuan Anshi''s luck was bad, and he was still a Fifth Rank official. Recently, he had been hesitating whether he should go and get closer to National Duke. In the end, Lei Tia was still a junior to him, so he could not care less about face, which was why he had always been indecisive. Just as he was walking around the study room with a frown, he suddenly heard a ruckus outside. His face sank as he shouted, "What is going on outside? How is it proper to make a ruckus! "


    A attendant stumbled in, his face pale, "Old, Old Master ?? Wolves, Wolves... And, there''s another bear! "


    "What?" Yuan Anshi did not understand and reprimanded, "Speak properly!"


    attendant gasped for breath in rapid succession and finally calmed down, his words becoming more tactful, "Master, there is a terrifying wolf and a bear at the entrance!"


    "What?" Yuan Anshi frowned, "Could he have escaped from someone''s house ?? "I''ve never heard of anyone raising a wolf in the capital ??" Speaking to this point, an idea flashed through his mind. He remembered that he had raised a wolf in his Lei Tia Family, and furthermore, no one had heard of him bringing his wolf here this time.


    "Hurry, bring me to it!"


    attendant was shocked: Is Master going to die?


    "Hurry up and lead the way!" Yuan Anshi shouted anxiously.


    "Yes, yes!"


    The attendant ran forward quickly.


    After a while, the two of them arrived at the main entrance. A wolf and a bear were squatting quietly, facing the entrance of the Yuan Mansion. The eight servants of the Yuan Mansion held wooden sticks in their hands, aiming them at the wolf and bear. However, they didn''t dare to approach them. They could only tremble in fear, fearing that they would be torn to shreds if they were careless.


    When Yuan Anshi saw the spot of white between the brows of the wolf, he immediately understood what was going on. Seeing that the wolf and bear were all well-behaved, he probingly walked forward a few steps and said the name of Qin Mian''s family. "Did you guys come to the capital to find Qin Mian and his family, and ?? "Yuan Yuan and full?"


    Seeing that his white ears were slightly moved, his head lowered, almost nodding, Yuan Anshi immediately said: "I will bring you guys to find them."


    Little White stood up, took a step forward, and turned around to look at Yuan Anshi, as if gesturing for him to lead the way. Blondie also stood up, looking very silly.


    Yuan Anshi boldly walked over, and sneaked a peek at the white and golden bear on the corner of his eyes. He didn''t seem to have any intention of attacking them, and even more so, relaxed and led the way.


    At this time, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were on their way to the East Sun Academy on horseback.


    When the two of them arrived at the East Sun Academy, they were not surprised to see several rows of carriages parked in front of the academy. There were also many adults waiting for them, all to pick up their children from school.


    Qin Mian dismounted from his horse and sca


    ed his surroundings. Unexpectedly, he found Chen Mufeng standing next to a horse carriage, waving a fan while staring at the entrance of the academy. It was obvious that he was waiting for someone. He quickly poked Lei Tia''s back and nudged his chin, indicating that he should quickly take a look.


    A smile flashed past Lei Tia''s eyes as he followed Su Yun''s gaze.


    Chen Mufeng didn''t even notice that someone was looking at him, he only focused on staring at the person in front of him.


    "Could it be that his other half is still studying?" Qin Mian was extremely curious.


    Lei Tia said: "Maybe."


    At this moment, the bell ringing for the students of the East Sun Academy rang. After a while, the students of the academy rushed to the gate from different directions.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not pay any more attention to Chen Mufeng as they stared at the approaching crowd.


    After a while, Qin Mian saw Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin carrying their small backpack and walking out. Qin Ruiqi remained silent, with the demeanor of an elder brother. From time to time, he would extend his arm to block the crowd, to prevent Lei Ruilin from getting hit. Lei Ruilin was also very considerate towards his brother. He pulled his brother to the side to give way, allowing the others to go first.


    Qin Mian saw it clearly and was very pleased. Until his two sons approached him, he shouted loudly, "Ruiqi, Ruilin."


    It was only then that Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin saw them, and their faces revealed a look of pleasant surprise, as they quickly ran over. This was the first time their fathers had personally come to pick them up from school. The two kids were overjoyed.


    "Daddy, daddy!"


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were the only twins in the academy, and the only students who had two fathers but had no mother. They were already famous celebrities in the academy, and when they heard them calling "Father" and "Father", the surrounding students immediately looked outside. Their gazes landed on Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and when they saw their demeanor and temperament, they could not say anything unpleasant and even took the initiative to give way for Qin Ruiqi and his father.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin quickly expressed their gratitude by cupping their hands in respect. They ran to Qin Mian and Lei Tia and gri


    ed at the same time, "Father, father!"


    "Yes." Qin Mian rubbed his two sons'' heads, and then pointed behind them, smiling and asking: "They are your friends?"


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin turned around and saw a few students standing behind him.


    "Qin Ruiqi, Lei Ruilin, are these two your fathers?" A thirteen or fourteen-year-old teenager curiously sized up Qin Mian and Lei Tia. As he spoke, he politely saluted towards them.

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    "Exactly." Qin Ruiqi calmly nodded, and introduced them to one another, "This is my father, and this is my father."


    Lei Ruilin knew that his brother didn''t like to talk, so he continued, "Father, Father, this is my brother''s and my friend Feng You; this is someone from the same class ??"


    From his expression, Qin Mian could roughly tell which of the five students had a good relationship with their son, and which one only had an average relationship. All of them replied with a smile, took off the food box from their horses'' saddlebags, and opened its lid.


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin, treat your friends to some snacks."


    Lei Tia took off the school bags on his two sons'' back and easily held them in his hands.


    "You guys are so lucky, the dessert my dad made is very delicious." Lei Ruilin took out a bamboo cup from his food box and handed it over to Feng You and the others.


    Feng You and the others did not understand, and judging from his appearance, he was not treating them to water.


    Lei Ruilin''s face revealed a helpless expression, and reminded him: "Wash your hands."


    Feng You and the others realised what was happening, and thought that Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s father was being careful. He extended his hand, and Lei Ruilin poured water for them to wash their hands.


    The few of them washed their hands, thanked him, then took a piece of dessert from their plates, and lightly took a bite. Their eyes lit up, what Lei Ruilin had said was not wrong at all.


    The seven children shared all the snacks together. Aside from Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, the other five all had unsatisfied expressions.


    After Qin Ruiqi bid farewell to Lei Ruilin and his friends, Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried them to their horses.


    Qin Mian turned and looked towards Chen Mufeng''s direction. When Chen Mufeng called out to Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, he noticed him and Lei Tia. Coincidentally, they both looked over as well.


    When their eyes met, Chen Mufeng smiled awkwardly at Qin Mian, as his right hand uncomfortably moved away from the boy''s shoulder.


    Qin Mian eyes were full of ridicule, and raised his eyebrows at him.


    Chen Mufeng helplessly waved his hand and then hugged the little boy.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia nodded at him before urging their horses to leave.


    Halfway there, Qin Mian suddenly felt a distant fluctuation of Quintessential Essence and was greatly shocked. His first reaction was, could it be that other than them, there were other cultivators in the capital? However, this was unlikely. Back then, Tia''s master said that he had accidentally fell into this space, and other than him, there were no other cultivators in this space.


    "Tia?"


    Lei Tia''s eyes revealed a hint of shock, as he thought of the same thing as him, "Go take a look."


    At this moment, a familiar wolf howl came from afar.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were shocked again as they looked at each other in doubt.


    "Could it be a little white and golden hair?" Qin Mian lost his voice.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s eyes were opened wide.


    Lei Ruilin urged anxiously, "Daddy, let''s go take a look. It must be a little white and golden hair! "


    Qin Mian was also very suspicious. The distance from Flowing Water Town to the capital was a total of several thousand kilometers. Even if Blondie and Blondie wanted to find them, would they be able to get to the capital without a hitch?


    He carried Lei Ruilin and abandoned their horses to fly further away, saying, "Tia, I''ll go take a look first!"


    Lei Tia took out a piece of silver and passed it to a passerby, "Please send the horse to National Duke''s Mansion."


    The passerby didn''t even have the chance to speak when they saw the man with the cold temperament fly up lightly like a swallow. His toes counted on the rooftops of the streets and he quickly disappeared.


    With a bitter face, Yuan Anshi hid the white and golden hair behind him and looked at the Guard Commander Liu Tiande with a troubled expression.


    "Lord Liu, this wolf and this bear both have an owner. Look ??"


    Liu Tiande''s face was expressionless as he spoke in a businesslike tone, "Master Yuan, since I am shouldering the safety of the capital, I am responsible for the citizens of the capital. Don''t make things difficult for me. "Go, kill them all!"


    His guards immediately raised their knives and cautiously circled around a spot of white and golden fur.


    The commoners who were hiding in the distance shouted, "Kill them!"


    "Yes!" Such a ferocious beast ca


    ot be left alive! "


    "..."


    Yuan Anshi walked over to Liu Tiande''s side and reminded him in a low voice, "Master Liu, they are most likely from the National Duke''s family ??"


    A dark and unfathomable emotion flashed past Liu Tiande''s eyes as he gave a subtle wink to one of his men.


    That subordinate said loudly: "So what if you are from National Duke? How could the National Duke not put the lives of commoners in his eyes? Brothers, attack! "


    Xiao Bai bared his teeth at them in anger. Suddenly, he turned around and roared into the distance, "Awoo ??"


    Blondy also turned around and looked in the same direction as him. He jumped in excitement on the spot, his mouth letting out a strange ''chi chi'' sound.


    Everyone looked over in bewilderment as they heard a young voice full of excitement, "A little white... Golden hair..."


    Qin Mian landed gracefully on the ground, just in time to block between Liu Tian De and Xiao Bai. He had clearly heard what Liu Tiande and his men had said just now.


    Lei Tia and Qin Ruiqi were just a step too slow. They stood by Qin Mian''s side as Lei Tia casually glanced at Liu Tiande.


    Liu Tiande''s movements paused.


    Qin Mian cupped his fists and bowed to Liu Tian De, "This lord is too serious. Our family has kept this wolf and this bear for almost eight years. They have never hurt anyone.


    "Greetings, National Duke, Madam National Duke." Liu Tian De bowed towards Qin Mian and Lei Tia, then said in a troubled tone, "I naturally believe in the words of the National Duke''s Madam, but wolves and bears are all fierce beasts, staying in the capital would cause panic among the citizens. National Duke, what do you think? "


    The commoners were easily incited by his words, and they all began to shout that they either killed a little white and golden hair, or chased them out of the capital.


    Lei Tia put Qin Ruiqi down and pressed on his shoulder.


    Qin Ruiqi glanced at Liu Tiande, and pulled Lei Ruilin''s hand. The two brothers looked at each other and came to a tacit understanding. Qin Ruiqi walked over to Bai Qi and waved his hand. Little White immediately squatted down and let him ride on his back.


    Lei Ruilin rolled his eyes, pointed at the golden hair and ordered: "Golden hair, sit."


    Blondy i


    ocently did as he was told.


    "Turn over ??" Stand Up... Roll... Jump... "Lie down ??"


    Liu Tiande and the other people were all dumbstruck when they saw Golden Haired, who followed Lei Ruilin''s orders wrongly. Some of the kids found it interesting and started to giggle while clapping their hands.


    Lei Ruilin climbed onto the golden hair and grabbed its fur to play, smiling sweetly to the onlookers, "Uncle, uncle, aunt, aunt.


    Lei Tia looked at Liu Tiande, "When I entered the capital, I did not bring them with me. It was obvious that they had come to the capital to look for their master. I believe that they won''t hurt anyone so if Lord Liu is worried, he can go investigate. If they really did injure someone, I will take responsibility for it. "


    When the commoners saw the two children playing on the white and golden fur, they immediately changed their minds.


    "This wolf and bear are obviously domesticated and can''t hurt people."


    "Looking at them, they must have suffered a lot on the way here. They are as loyal as our dog. It''s really touching."


    "..."


    Liu Tian De''s face darkened, he cupped his hands and said: "Thank you National Duke for your understanding. "Let''s go."


    Since Little White and Golden Fur had come, Qin Mian''s family would not be able to send them away. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin wanted the commoners to reduce their fear of the white and golden fur. They would ride them separately and let the white and golden fur carry them.


    "Goldfur ??" Lei Ruilin laid on Golden Fur''s body and hugged him. When he thought about how he had traveled a thousand miles to the capital to find them, he felt a pain in his heart.


    Although Qin Ruiqi didn''t say anything, his right hand had been caressing his back the entire time.


    Qin Mian had long noticed Whitey and Goldfur''s sorry state. He felt his heart ache but at the same time, he felt touched. Goldfur intimately rubbed his huge head against it.


    Lei Tia was also deeply moved in his heart, as he praised his while patting her white neck. Xiao Bai used its tail to brush his leg as a form of greeting. Then, it walked in front of Yuan Anshi and called out to him in a low voice.


    Qin Mian still remembered Yuan Anshi, "Master Yuan, how have you been? "Thank you for your help, White and Golden Hair."


    Yuan Anshi laughed: "Meeting Madam National Duke is but a simple matter. "Speaking of which, it''s still a little white and smart. I still remember the location of our residence."


    With that, he turned to Lei Tia again, "This official greets National Duke."


    "No need to be so polite." Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian said: "One day, I will go to your house and personally thank Master Yuan."


    Yuan Anshi was overjoyed, and quickly said: "I would not dare."


    Qin Mian''s family of four, together with a wolf and bear slowly returned home, followed by a large group of people who were watching the show.


    Outside the crowd, a man in his early thirties was following Qin Mian''s family with a thoughtful expression. The man was dressed in a purple robe and exuded a noble aura. Two attendants followed behind him.


    "Master, is there something wrong?" one of the entourage asked cautiously. This master was the empress''s blood related younger brother, the king''s uncle Zhangsun Hee. He was the empress''s only blood related younger brother and was well-loved by the empress.


    Zhangsun Hee casually said: "Nothing, I just felt that the two people just now were familiar, I think I''ve seen them somewhere before. "To the East Sun Academy."


    "Yes."


    Qin Mian and his family of four returned to their National Duke''s Mansion, but the two horses had already been brought back.


    Qin Mian ordered the servants to quickly prepare food and hot water for the white and golden fur. After waiting for the white and golden hair to eat and drink their fill, a large amount of hot water would also be boiled. The family bathed them together.


    A little white and blond hair were obediently lying on the ground, letting them scrub. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin talked with them from time to time, as if they were normal people. A little white and golden hair occasionally nodded or let out a few cries. Qin Mian had already sent the others away long ago, he was not afraid of anyone noticing anything strange.


    "Daddy, prepare a room for Whitey and Goldfur." Lei Ruilin said as he brushed a little white fur.


    Qin Mian said: "Rest assured, I have already sent people to prepare. Ruilin, slow down, stop wetting your clothes. "


    "Father, are their rooms in the main courtyard?" Qin Ruiqi asked.


    Qin Mian said: "Yes, next to your room with Ruilin."


    Seeing that Qin Ruiqi''s rolled up sleeves were mostly wet, Lei Tia bent down and pulled it back up for him.


    The family was busy, Steward Fu walked over.


    "Master, someone from the palace has arrived."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood up and saw an elder standing beside Steward Fu.


    The eunuch walked forward and bowed respectfully towards them. "Greetings to National Duke and Madam National Duke. This servant has come to pass on the emperor''s orders."


    Lei Tia asked, "May I ask what Your Majesty wishes for?"


    The young eunuch said, "Tomorrow is the Eastern Sun Academy''s rest day. The Emperor said that the two young gongzis haven''t come to the palace to see him for a long time, and he also wants to see the two pets on National Duke''s Mansion."


    Lei Tia nodded his head and said: "I present a report for the emperor, we will head to the palace tomorrow to give our respects."


    "Yes, your servant will take his leave."


    Qin Mian glanced at the Steward Fu, who gave him a handsome reward as he sent the attendant away.


    Qin Ruiqi asked: "Father, me and my brother are going to the palace to see the emperor tomorrow?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia asked, "Do you want to see the Emperor again?"


    Qin Ruiqi slightly nodded. "Your majesty isn''t bad."


    Qin Mian laughed to himself. The two words "at least" were subtle.


    Lei Ruilin asked him. "Last time, Imperial Majesty''s uncle treated us to a snack. Big Brother and I also sent some to Imperial Emperor''s uncle."


    "Sure," Qin Mian said. "I''ll teach you guys after you wash off a little white and golden hair."

 Chapter 179 The Death of the Du Family

    After a little white and golden hair had finished their bath, they knew to use their zhenqi to dry their hair. Seeing their spirited and fresh appearance, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin liked them even more as they went forward to hug them.


    Lei Ruilin looked at Qin Mian pleadingly. "Daddy, I want to sleep with Golden Fur tonight."


    Qin Mian nodded, "Sure." After training with Blondie and Whitey, it was impossible for lice and the like to get close to them. It wouldn''t matter if the child slept with them for a night.


    After di


    er, Qin Mian laid a thick carpet on the floor of Lei Ruilin''s room. The two children finished their bath and happily hopped onto the carpet to play with a little white and blond hair. When Qin Ruiqi and his son were still young, Qin Mian and his sister would often be too busy to take care of them. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin had a very deep relationship with each other. In the eyes of the two little lords, the two little lords were especially important. The two of them obediently allowed Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin to hug and rub them. When the two of them were about to fall down from ru


    ing too hard, they would immediately fish them back.


    Qin Mian instructed the two children not to cause trouble too late and to return to his and Lei Tia''s room.


    Lei Tia had already taken a bath, and was only wearing his pajamas. He leaned on the bed, and in his hand was a book.


    Qin Mian walked into the clean room. Seeing the clean pyjamas on the chair beside the bath barrel, he knew who had put it there. He smiled slightly and quickly went to the bed after showering, knocking over the person who was reading.


    Lei Tia kissed him on his lips, placed the book on the bedside table, and hugged him as he lay down.


    Qin Mian pressed down on him, rubbing her legs against his body, "Tomorrow, I will enter the palace too. I don''t know what Emperor Xiao Hui is pla


    ing, but I''m worried about him. "


    "Yes." "Wait till I come back and pick you guys up." Lei Tia''s hand went into his pajamas.


    On the next day, when Lei Tia returned, Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin had already prepared a few snacks for Emperor Xiao Hui to eat. A little white and blond hair were also dressed up. A little white wore a black and red striped vest, and a red bow tie around his neck. He was proud and elegant.


    After Lei Tia changed his clothes, the family of six went out together. Qin Mian and Lei Tia rode horses together, while Lei Tia carried a heavy box in his hands. Since Xiao Bai and Jin Mao had come to the capital, they could not keep them in space and not show their faces, nor could they keep them in National Duke''s Mansion. Qin Mian intentionally allowed the people of the capital to get used to their existence, and allowed Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin to ride on the white and golden feathers respectively.


    It was not surprising that humans could tame wolves and bears. There were beast tamers in the capital, and they often played with various animals. However, it was not surprising that two horses, one wolf and one bear could coexist so harmoniously without being controlled by anyone. Furthermore, they were dressed just like a human being. A large group of people quickly gathered on both sides of the street, watching the scene with a curious expression on their faces.


    Lei Ruilin was all smiles as he continuously waved to the people on both sides of him. He even winked at Qin Ruiqi, indicating him to wave too.


    A trace of helplessness flashed past Qin Ruiqi''s eyes, as he looked almost the same as Lei Tia. When he thought about the white and golden fur, he waved his hands, making his small face look extremely cute and fu


    y.


    The commoners looked at the two little brothers who were smiling and looking cute with a deadpan expression. They all happily waved at them.


    Qin Mian''s eyes were brimming with laughter.


    Since it wasn''t good to cause a traffic jam, he and Lei Tia whipped their horses and started to gallop. A little white and a little blond hopped lightly behind him.


    At the entrance to the palace, the four attendants had long since been waiting. Seeing the tall wolf and bear from afar, they secretly trembled, seeing the two children sitting on the backs of the wolf and bear, calming down.


    "Greetings National Duke, Madam National Duke!"


    "No need for formalities." Lei Tia and Qin Mian jumped off their horses and handed the reins to an attendant.


    Another servant respectfully said, "National Duke, Madam National Duke, the Emperor is at the Imperial Garden. Please follow me."


    Lei Tia ordered the other servant, "Go and report this to the Emperor."


    The chamberlain saluted and ran far away, naturally informing the emperor that the white and golden furs were not sent from the cage.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin jumped down from the back of a little white and golden fur, and steadily landed on the ground.


    When Qin Mian and his family reached the imperial garden, they were not surprised to find an armed guard standing upright every three meters, staring at the white and golden fur vigilantly.


    White and blond seemed oblivious, their gait still unhurried.


    Within the spacious quadrangle pavilion, the curtain of the eaves fluttered. The Emperor Xiao Hui, the empress dowager and the empress were all there. Qin Mian sized up the situation in his heart. The Empress and the Empress Dowager''s skin were much better than when he had last seen them, and they had obviously been using the cosmetics that he had gifted them.


    He was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and his appearance was sixty percent similar to Emperor Xiao Hui''s. His eyes were sharp and cu


    ing as he intimately held onto Emperor Xiao Hui''s arm. Upon seeing the white and golden hair, the little girl''s eyes revealed an expression of surprise, as if he was eager to give it a try. This is Princess Duan Ning, who is sixteen years old. Because of his pretty face, he is extremely doted on by Emperor Xiao Hui.


    After letting Xiao Bai and the golden-furred man lie down, Qin Mian, along with his two sons, stepped forward and bowed.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui laughed loudly, "Rise."


    "Thank you, your majesty."


    Emperor Xiao Hui waved his hands towards Yuan Yuan and the others, pretending to be angry. "Yuan Yuan, you, didn''t you promise the Emperor that your uncles would come to see the Emperor? Why is it that you have a long future?"


    Yuan Yuan walked over fearlessly, hugging him from left and right.


    "Imperial Majesty, please forgive us. Younger Brother and I just entered the academy, so we spent some time to get used to it." Qin Ruiqi said.


    Lei Ruilin continued his sentence with a smile on his face, "Big Brother and I made a snack for the Emperor''s uncle to apologize."


    "Oh? present. But Yuan Yuan and Man did it themselves? " Emperor Xiao Hui hugged the two of them, the happiness on his face didn''t seem to be fake.


    The empress dowager, empress and Princess Duan Ning looked at Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin carefully, not finding them strange. The two children were originally adorable, so when facing so many noble clan members, they were not afraid at all. To have such courage at such a young age, anyone could love them more.


    An attendant handed over the food box that he received from Lei Tia just now to the Eunuch Lee.


    Eunuch Lee opened the box. There were a total of three levels. Emperor Xiao Hui, Empress Dowager, Empress and Princess Duan Ning all revealed strange expressions. The first layer was the size of a rice bowl, with a rich fragrance and bright colors. The second layer had tempting pizza, which was also nine. The third layer had double skin and milk, which was also nine portions. Each level of the snacks were clearly separated from the others. The six on the left had beautiful shapes, while the three on the right had ugly shapes.


    Lei Ruilin smiled embarrassedly at Emperor Xiao Hui, "These ugly things were all done by me and my brother. Everything else was done by Daddy. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui was overjoyed, patting his little shoulder, "Don''t worry about it. Yuan Yuan and the dishes that were personally made must definitely be delicious. "


    Eunuch Lee gulped but he did not forget his responsibilities. Just as he was about to try, he was stopped by Emperor Xiao Hui. Eunuch Lee hurriedly opened the special cutlery box for the emperor, and handed the silver spoon to him with both of his hands.


    Emperor Xiao Hui took the spoon and dug a piece out from the ugliest cake. After tasting it, he nodded and said, "En, it''s delicious."


    Qin Mian was a little impressed by Emperor Xiao Hui''s boldness, he actually wasn''t worried that they would poison his heart.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui would naturally only act after considering carefully. Even if Qin Mian and Lei Tia wanted to harm him, they would not use their own son.


    After the Emperor Xiao Hui finished eating, he handed a small cake to the empress dowager, empress dowager and princess Duan Ning. The empress dowager and the other two had no hesitation on their faces. They had tasted the cake and were full of praise for it.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui passed one each to Qin Ruiqi.


    The few of them ate contentedly.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood at the side calmly.


    After Emperor Xiao Hui finished eating the cake, he looked towards the wolf and bear that had been obediently lying on the ground the entire time, and asked Qin Mian how long he had raised them, and what he had fed them normally ??


    Qin Mian was afraid that the Emperor Xiao Hui would covet Xiao Bai and Jin Mao, hence he replied very cautiously.


    Emperor Xiao Hui didn''t know if he could see through his worry, but he sighed emotionally, "A little white and golden fur seeking their master, their loyalty is commendable, and they are much more reliable than some people. "Li Fushu, pass down my orders. From now on, send some food over to Little White and Golden Hair daily."


    "Yes, Your Majesty."


    Qin Mian did not know if Emperor Xiao Hui''s "more reliable than some people" words were referring to something else. Without batting an eyelid, he and Lei Tia bowed to show their gratitude.


    "Reporting to your majesty, the young duke has arrived." An attendant walked over from afar and lightly stepped forward as he reported.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia with a questioning look.


    Lei Tia sent a sound transmission to his, "The father of the empress, Sun Yun, was bestowed the title of Marquis Wei Yuan by the emperor.


    In a flash, a young man came striding in, wearing a jade crown and a purple robe.


    Zhangsun Hee paid his respects to Emperor Xiao Hui and the others.


    Emperor Xiao Hui treated Zhangsun Hee extremely warmly, waving at him to come over, "Ah He, there is no need to be so courteous. How come I have the free time to enter the palace today? "


    The Queen saw that her younger brother was loved by the Emperor, and her lips curved into a smile.


    Zhangsun Hee looked at Whitey and Goldfur, smiled and said, "I heard that National Duke brought a fierce beast from my family to the palace, I was extremely curious, so I came to take a look."


    In terms of grade, his grade was lower than Lei Tia''s. After speaking, he cupped his hands in respect to Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Su Bai slightly bent his body and howled at Zhangsun Hee.


    Surprised, Qin Mian immediately raised his hand and made a gesture, causing Bai Yi to obediently lie down on the ground.


    Lei Tia immediately said, "Please do not blame the young duke."


    Zhangsun Hee did not mind, and smiled, "National Duke, Madam National Duke, we have met before."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other, puzzled.


    Zhangsun Hee looked at Little White and laughed: "If nothing unexpected happened, this wolf should have been mine."


    Qin Mian suddenly remembered, "So that person at that time was the Young Marquis."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui was curious, so Zhangsun Hee told his about how he accidentally caught a bit of an accident all those years ago.


    Emperor Xiao Hui also sighed at the wonders of fate.


    Zhangsun Hee turned his head to look at Lei Tia, and said meaningfully: "It would be best for National Duke to return quickly."


    Lei Tia''s expression turned cold, "Please speak bluntly, Young Marquis."


    Zhangsun Hee sat down on the stone chair and casually said, "When I came, I heard that not even a moment after your hall left the prison, you were killed."

 Chapter 180 Prince Mu and the Young Marquis

    Qin Mian was shocked. Madam Du died? Who would harm an i


    er chamber woman like her?


    "Your majesty, please forgive me." Lei Tia looked at Emperor Xiao Hui.


    Emperor Xiao Hui''s eyes were somewhat gloomy. He was also thinking about who would attack the Madam Du. In the eyes of the Emperor, Madam Du was not only an i


    er chamber woman, she was also the "mother of the National Duke". He couldn''t help but suspect that there was something behind the death of the Madam Du. He would not suspect Lei Tia. If Lei Tia were to make a move on the Madam Du, she would not wait until now.


    "Yes, Lei Lianzi, kneel and rest."


    Qin Ruiqi sensibly said: "Ruiqi and Ruilin will come again to visit your Imperial Aunt another day."


    Emperor Xiao Hui smiled, "Alright."


    After Qin Mian and the other three apologized, they left with a little Bai and the golden-furred man.


    Princess Duan Ning looked regretfully at the white dot and the golden hair walking away. The golden hair looked simple and honest, but it also looked cute. She had wanted to get closer to him.


    "Ah''he, let''s stay for lunch at the palace today. It''s been a long time since I''ve been to the palace, and I wish to have a good chat with you. " Emperor Xiao Hui said to Zhangsun Hee.


    Zhangsun Hee naturally agreed, "It''s better to obey than to be respectful."


    The empress dowager, empress, and Princess Duan Ning saw that they had something to say, so they all made excuses to leave.


    Princess Duan Ning led one of her big palace maids and six other little palace maids along the cobblestone path, walking at a leisurely pace. Princess Duan Ning brought one of her big palace maids and six little palace maids along a cobblestone path, walking at a leisurely pace, walking at a leisurely pace.


    "Why is my royal sister here alone?" Princess Dua


    ing didn''t like this imperial sister, but she had to show a smiling face due to the imperial family''s decency.


    The Princess Yan Qing coldly smirked and raised her chin, "Royal father summoned the entire family of National Duke to actually have you present. Do they want to marry you to the National Duke? At this time, you must be feeling very pleased with yourself, right? "


    She took the Princess Yan Qing by the arm, and her tone was so intimate that it sounded as if she was the closest person to the Princess Yan Qing. She said in a spoiled ma


    er, "Big imperial sister, do you think that my royal sister is like you, disregarding her reputation? What sort of consort would she want to find? She didn''t want to be the one to shamelessly intervene between husband and wife? "My royal sister, you have wrongly accused my royal sister." Every word he spoke was filled with mockery for the Princess Yan Qing. After saying that, she stomped her foot in grievance.


    Just like master, just like servant. The palace maids behind her were not afraid of the Princess Yan Qing as they all lowered their heads and chuckled.


    Princess Yan Qing was furious, her eyes seemed to be on fire.


    "Duan Ning, you''re too presumptuous!"


    Princess Duan Ning released her hand and pursed her lips, blinking her eyes. Her long, raised eyelashes flapped in a mischievous and adorable ma


    er as she laughed in a crisp and melodious ma


    er, "Big imperial concubine, are you muddle-headed? Your grade is no different from yours, how can it be called presumptuous? "


    She raised her head and looked at the sky, "Aiya, the sun today is so poisonous. I have to go back earlier so that my skin won''t get sunburned. Great royal sister, royal sister, I will go first. "


    Princess Dua


    ing curtsied and left, taking two steps before turning her head back. "Oh, I forgot to tell my imperial concubine. He had used the Cosmetic Cultivation Ointment that the National Duke''s madame had given him before, and the results were obvious. If royal sister needs it, royal sister, I can go to my royal grandmother and mother to ask them to share a bottle and give it to my royal sister. It would be too late if it was not taken care of properly. Your royal sister will be leaving first! "


    Raging anger was churning in Princess Yan Qing''s chest non-stop, exhausting all of her strength. Princess Yan Qing could only support herself against the wall, the hatred in her eyes was mixed with unwillingness, but when she thought about Qin Mian''s methods, her face turned pale white, and she stomped her feet, flying away.


    Within the Four Corner Pavilion, a gentle breeze blew and the fragrance of tea permeated the air.


    "Ah He, who do you think would be the one to attack National Duke''s mother?" Emperor Xiao Hui asked.


    Zhangsun Hee laughed, "Brother-in-law, you sure you know that I don''t care about these things? It really is a coincidence today. "


    How could Emperor Xiao Hui not see that he was avoiding the topic? He shook his head slightly, and smiled faintly with a trace of tolerance. At that time, a war had broken out between the Grand Xia Country and the Western barbarians, causing heavy casualties among the Grand Xia soldiers. Divine Doctor Ceng Shuyi could not bear to see that, so he rushed to the battlefield at the age of seventy to treat the Grand Xia Country soldiers. The righteousness of Doctor Ceng was known throughout the world. He stayed on the battlefield for three full years before he finally died from overwork. Not long after, there was a rumor that General Huang had been saved by Doctor Ceng using the Clear Sincerity Pill. Before he died, he had even given the last pill to a fated person. What kind of pill was the Clear Sentinel Pill? According to the historical records, more than 200 years ago, the famous doctor Wei Cunzhi used the Clear Sentinel Pill to save the old emperor who was poisoned by a strange poison. The Emperor, in order to be grateful to Wei Rongzhi, even married a princess to the son of Wei Rongzhi. However, after some unforeseen event, the recipe for the Clear Scourge Pill was lost. As time passed, more and more doctors were inclined to believe that the pill only existed in legends. After all, the term "antidote" was simply too inconceivable. However, eight years ago, Zhangsun Hee had unexpectedly obtained a Poison Cleansing Pill. Zhangsun Hee specially went to find the military doctor who treated General Huang with Doctor Ceng previously. After confirming that the Clear Sentinel Pellet really had the miraculous effect of being able to cure a hundred poisons, he gave it to the Emperor Xiao Hui. No wonder the Emperor Xiao Hui trusted Zhangsun Hee so much.


    Back then, the reason why Lei Tia dared to take out the Poison Cleansing Pellet was because according to the legends, the only one in existence for the pellet was confirmed. If the white-clothed man really knew what the pellet was, he would have heard of the legend, and naturally would not force a country bumpkin like Lei Tia to give him even more Pure Violent Pellets.


    It was only today that Zhangsun Hee and the Emperor Xiao Hui found out that the current National Duke was the original owner of the Poison Cleansing Pill.


    It was no wonder that Emperor Xiao Hui thought back to when Divine Doctor Zeng had willingly used one pellet to save General Huang and gave the other pellet to the other general. Back then, he still had a bit of resentment towards Ceng Shuyi. He was the emperor and his position was supreme, but Ceng Shuyi did not give him the treasure. Instead, he gave it to some ''fated person''. Unexpectedly, after a few rounds, the pill still fell into his hands.


    Emperor Xiao Hui changed the topic, "You and Mufeng are still wasting time?"


    Zhangsun Hee''s face first revealed a smile, but then revealed a helpless expression, "Yesterday, it was Mufeng who picked up the technique using his Agility. But, Prince Ming still refuses to let go ?? "


    "You two are people that I care about. I can''t care less." Emperor Xiao Hui shook his head with an expression of helplessness. Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee, one was a member of the clan while the other was a national uncle. Both of them were taboo people in the Emperor Xiao Hui, so it was his wish to have the two of them mix together. Zhangsun Hee already had an heir, but Duke Mu did not. As a result, the Prince Ming did not loosen up with the conversation between the two, and made a request, unless Chen Mufeng had a request, he would agree to let Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee be together. But Zhangsun Hee did not agree with it. Therefore, the three of them were still in a stalemate. It seemed that the stalemate would continue for a long time. Emperor Xiao Hui did not care about these details as long as he could make sure that Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee were not a threat to him.


    As for Qin Mian and Lei Tia, after leaving the palace, they went straight back to National Duke''s Mansion. As expected, the Steward Fu came to report, Lei Xiangzhi came to report his funeral, and after knowing that the whole family had entered the palace, he hurriedly left.


    Qin Mian and his family changed into plain clothes, got into the carriage, and headed towards Lei Xiangzhi''s house.


    Along the way, the husband and husband communicated mentally to each other.


    "Tia, what do you think is going on?" Qin Mian asked. In other words, the Madam Du did its own thing. Originally, Lei Tia would let someone release her once ten days were up. However, the Madam Du was used to being arrogant. She had stayed in the prison for ten days already, and with Lei Xiangzhi spending money to scout the jailers, although she did not live well, she ate and drank well. Everyday, after eating their fill, they would scold Lei Tia. They even let out words, and when she left, they would teach Lei Tia and his family a lesson. When Lei Tia heard about this, he extended the time Madam Du spent in jail and forbade Lei Xiangzhi from helping her any longer. Madam Du suffered a lot, and when she realized that the situation was not good, he calmed down and got out of the prison, but was killed not long after. If she hadn''t scolded and threatened Lei Tia''s family back then, and left the prison as soon as the ten days were up, she might have escaped this calamity.


    Lei Tia said: "It should be aimed at me."


    Qin Mian nodded, "I have the same feeling. It is very likely that the other party''s goal was to sow discord between you and the Fifth Brother, and his ultimate goal was still to deal with you. But what I can''t figure out is, so what if I provoke your relationship? Fifth Brother is only a fifth rank official, so it is not enough for me to threaten you. "


    "I don''t care." Lei Tia''s eyes flashed with a cold light, "But if anyone dares to touch you, Ruiqi and Ruilin, I will make them wish they were dead!"


    Qin Mian squinted, and said in a heavy voice: "Emperor Xiao Hui might know." He kept having the feeling that the Emperor Xiao Hui was playing a big game.


    Arriving at the entrance of Lei Xiangzhi''s residence, the door was already hung with white silk, so the spirit hall inside must have been set up, as faint sounds of crying could be heard.


    Just as Qin Mian and the other two were about to enter, they were stopped by a servant from Lei Xiangzhi''s residence.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not persevere any further. Firstly, they were not willing to kneel down and worship the Madam Du. Secondly, ever since Lei Tia sent the Madam Du to prison, almost everyone in the capital knew that the National Duke and his stepmother were at odds.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia led the two children and bowed towards the direction of the house, then gave up.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin had never been cared and doted upon by the Madam Du before. They basically didn''t feel anything about the death of the Madam Du at all.


    The family boarded the carriage and returned to National Duke''s Mansion.


    Lei Tia changed his clothes and went out to investigate the matter of Madam Du''s murder. Qin Mian was concerned about his two children''s studies at home and gave them a modern lesson.


    That night, the husband and husband were asleep when the servant knocked on the door.


    Lei Tia stood up to open the door, and in a moment, he received a sealed letter.


    "What happened again?" Qin Mian was speechless. Ever since they had arrived at the capital, there had been no good news for them.


    Lei Tia said: "It was sent by someone from the Fifth Brother."


    Qin Mian became a little interested and leaned on his arm to read the letter with him.


    The letter was indeed written by Lei Xiangzhi, and the contents were extremely rational. Lei Xiangzhi believed that the death of the Madam Du was not caused by Lei Tia, and he would not blame Lei Tia, either. In the letter, Lei Xiangzhi also analyzed the mastermind''s motive. Like Qin Mian, he believed that the mastermind''s motive was to sow discord between him and Lei Tia. Lei Xiangzhi suggested. Next, the two brothers would pretend to have a falling out and no longer interact with each other. They only hoped that they could find the real culprit and avenge Madam Du.


    Lei Xiangzhi''s letter made Qin Mian feel very gratified, and he turned around to hug Lei Tia, "Sleep. It''s a big matter and we''ll talk about it tomorrow. "

 Chapter 181 Showy Love

    On the second day, the Emperor Xiao Hui ordered for Lei Tia and Lei Xiangzhi to be bestowed with the ability of "Ding You fight for love" and gave them seven days of leave. "If the parents of an official of the imperial government were to die, regardless of his official position, he would have to return to his ancestral position for twenty-seven months from the day he learned of the funeral, all for the sake of Ding You." "To woo" means not to abide by this rule, nor to be excused from office.


    With the National Duke''s identity, it would be more convenient for Lei Tia to do his work. After searching for some things, he found two corpses at the cemetery outside the capital, and after examination, confirmed that one of them had been poisoned to death. One of them still had an arrow quiver on his back, and the arrow inside was exactly the same as the one that had shot the Madam Du. The clues ended there.


    This matter was indeed rather troublesome, because they didn''t even have a suspect. If he couldn''t find out who was behind the scenes, there might be more trouble in the future.


    Qin Mian thought that the Emperor Xiao Hui must know something.


    "Let me explore the palace." Lei Tia made up his mind.


    Qin Mian was hesitant. With his and Lei Tia''s abilities, there was no problem for them to send their spirit senses into the palace without anyone noticing. But his and Lei Tia''s movements were probably controlled by the Emperor Xiao Hui. If they obtained clues from the palace, and investigated further with the new clues, it would be a problem if Emperor Xiao Hui asked them about it.


    Lei Tia did not want him to worry, "Get the clues first."


    Qin Mian also felt that he was overthinking it. Right now, the most important thing was to find a way out.


    "Okay, you be careful. As usual, I''ll go to the medicine store to avoid arousing suspicion. "


    Because he pretended to fall out with Lei Xiangzhi, other than Qin Mian exposing himself outside Lei Xiangzhi''s residence on the day of his death, he spent the next few days going to the pharmacy and the Bright Pearl Pavilion like he always did. Those who were paying attention to the National Duke''s Mansion knew that Lei Tia and Lei Xiangzhi had indeed fallen out.


    As Qin Mian rode his horse along the road, he was still wondering why Lei Daqiang did not rush over to the National Duke''s Mansion to fight against the injustice or to take advantage of the death of the Madam Du to obtain some benefits.


    He still overestimated Lei Daqiang''s shamelessness. Lei Daqiang wanted money for a name, but it was even worse. Madam Du''s death had scared him, and she had already made up her mind that she wouldn''t want Lei Tia as her son anymore. But he did not give up on the idea of taking advantage of Madam Du''s death. She wanted Lei Xiangzhi to ask for a large amount of silver as compensation. Because of this, Lei Xiangzhi''s heart became cold and listless for a few days. Some people saw that he was ski


    ier than before, and as a result, they confirmed that he and Lei Tia were brothers.


    In the National Duke''s Mansion, Lei Tia sat cross legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and easily controlled his spirit consciousness to enter the palace. After entering the Palace, he started to search for traces of the Emperor Xiao Hui in the Supreme Harmony Hall. Fortunately, he found the Emperor Xiao Hui in the Imperial study.


    Prince Ming was also there with him.


    The Prince Ming was three or four years younger than the Emperor Xiao Hui, and had a rather scholarly look.


    Emperor Xiao Hui had also been investigating the death of Madam Du. Her expression was cold and her mood was terrible.


    "How is the investigation on National Duke''s stepmother going?"


    Prince Ming frowned slightly and said coldly, "Reporting to your majesty, there is an eighty percent chance that it is the work of a loyal king. The Loyalty King hid it too deeply, and National Duke is only a newcomer to the capital, so it is not very likely that we can find him for now. "


    "Humph!" Emperor Xiao Hui''s face turned ashen, he waved his hand, and a cup of hot tea on the table fell to the ground. A crisp sound resounded clearly in the quiet Imperial Study, "Loyal King, what a ''loyal'' King! Back when I was still the crown prince, he had tried to harm me over and over again. "After I ascended the throne, not only did I spare his life on account of being related by blood, I even called him a ''loyal king''. This is how he paid me back!"


    Eunuch Lee was so scared that he fell flat on the ground, "Please calm your anger, Your Majesty, and take care of your dragon body!"


    Prince Ming stood up and lowered his head, not saying a word. Even if he was the blood brother of the Emperor Xiao Hui, he still could not say some things.


    Emperor Xiao Hui revealed his true nature in front of his younger brother. He lost his composure and did not pay too much attention to his younger brother, as he calmed his emotions, "Sit. Has my eldest son participated in this? "


    The Prince Ming thought for a while before replying, "I haven''t found any clues that point down to the main hall." Prince Ming was a little distracted. His royal brother had ascended the throne at the age of sixteen and was now thirty-one years old in the Emperor Xiao Hui. His royal brother was aged forty-seven this year, but because of good maintenance, he looked like he was no more than thirty-five or sixteen. There were almost no secrets in the palace, and although he had hidden his condition well, it was clear from the way he dressed and ate that he was in good shape. It was a conservative guess that his royal brother would be able to sit on the Dragon Throne for at least ten years. But his eldest son, the late Empress''s son, was twenty-eight years old, and his youngest son was fourteen. It wasn''t surprising that some people couldn''t wait any longer.


    How could the Emperor Xiao Hui not understand this logic? But once the supreme power was in his hands, he did not want to give it up. This one. Secondly, every emperor had lofty ambitions in their hearts, and he was no exception. He still had many big things that he had not accomplished. He could not give up his power, even if he had to give up some of it. That was why he still had not become the crown prince.


    Today, the morning assembly had invited the Crown Prince to be our guest once again. This was one of the reasons why Emperor Xiao Hui was so troubled at the moment.


    "But Chendi can''t understand, what is Loyal King''s motive for killing Madam Du?" The Prince Ming asked, puzzled. Even if he knew more, he wouldn''t be able to know more than the Emperor Xiao Hui, so he asked.


    Neither Prince Ming nor Emperor Xiao Hui noticed that a pair of ears was paying attention to their conversation.


    This question was one that Lei Tia wanted to know too.


    Emperor Xiao Hui pondered for a moment, "Back then when National Duke was General Dingxi, Prince Zhong was in the borderlands, so he didn''t know much about National Duke. From my point of view, it''s most likely to test the strength and power of National Duke. Many of the old tribes in the National Duke are still in the army, they are loyal to him, how can a loyal king not be afraid? "


    With that, he changed the subject. The Prince Ming tactfully continued with the conversation.


    Lei Tia retracted his consciousness, and already had a plan. He ordered some people to bring their horses here, and then rode their horses out into the Pear Blossom Lane.


    When he did not see anyone in the pharmacy, he went back to the Silver House. Before he entered, he saw a noblewoman and a young girl of about sixteen or seventeen standing at the counter. His wife was behind the counter, holding a brocade box in her hand.


    Lei Tia''s Qi immediately sank, and waves after waves of cold wind blew into the Ming Zhu Pavilion.


    The noblewoman and the young girl shuddered. The young girl inadvertently turned her head and saw a pair of black eyes that were as cold as ice. Her heart skipped a beat as her face turned pale and she quickly lowered her head.


    "Tia, you''re here." Qin Mian also saw Lei Tia and waved.


    Lei Tia''s face turned cold.


    "Tia?" Qin Mian called out again, puzzled.


    Lei Tia spurred his horse closer, and without even dismounting his horse, he extended his right hand towards Qin Mian, staring at him with his deep eyes, with an unprecedented domineering air.


    "Wife, let''s go back."


    The customers in the shop curiously turned their heads and looked out. The passersby seemed to be shocked by Lei Tia''s actions, and unconsciously slowed down their pace, paying attention.


    Qin Mianxin jumped about like a drum drum, although Lei Tia was so powerful, it did not disgust him at all, but instead made his heart feel slightly sweet, causing him to be unable to resist cursing how he was like a little kid who had no future at all. At the same time, his lips and eyes revealed layers of smiles, and his hands did not hesitate at all as he handed the embroidered box over to the shop assistant, allowing him to entertain the customers, then he strode out the door and passed his hand over to Lei Tia.


    "Finished?"


    "Yes." The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth raised imperceptibly, as he responded in a simple tone, he tightly held onto his palm, gently pulled up the weight of his hand, and placed it cherishingly in his embrace. His iron arms wrapped around the horse, and his legs lightly hugged the horse''s abdomen as the horse steadily and leisurely walked forward.


    Due to their slow pace, more people were gathered on the street.


    Was it really good to be so loving? With this thought in mind, Qin Mianxin didn''t even have the heart to struggle free from the man''s embrace. He leaned lightly against his chest and didn''t urge him to leave.


    His wife being so docile pleased Lei Tia greatly. The corner of her mouth raised completely as she rested her chin on his wife''s shoulder, quietly listening to their rapid heartbeats one after the other.


    After leaving Pear Blossom Lane, the horse did not head in the direction of Chong En Street. Instead, it turned around and headed for Ming Gu Street.


    Qin Mian was a little doubtful. Ming Gu Street was basically a "food street". On both sides of the street, there were restaurants, teahouses, restaurants, pastry shops, noodle shops and so on. Where to do what?


    Vaguely, he didn''t ask any questions. Instead, he quietly leaned against the man and followed the horse through the crowd. He smiled as he sized up the street in front of him.


    As they entered Minggu Street, the horses stopped in front of a dim sum shop.


    The shop owner looked at the two men riding together with a strange expression on his face. However, since there were so many nobles in the capital and the two of them had good clothes, he didn''t say anything. He greeted them enthusiastically, "Young Masters, what do you want to buy?"


    Lei Tia then untied the money pouch on Qin Mian''s waist, took out a piece of silver and handed it over, while saying indifferently: "A basket of husband and wife cakes, take them away."


    The owner was stu


    ed, but quickly recovered. "Alright, gongzi, please wait a moment."


    Qin Mian''s eyes were filled with laughter. Because he was restraining his laughter, his upper body was trembling in Lei Tia''s arms, as if there was a cat claw scratching on the tip of Lei Tia''s heart. He wrapped his arms tightly around the man in his arms to warn him.


    Qin Mian felt something hard behind him, and took a deep breath silently. His right hand clenched the reins in Lei Tia''s hands, and then held onto the reins as if nothing had happened.


    "Hurry up."


    Lei Tia picked up the food box that the boss handed to him, "Let''s go."


    Qin Mian held the horse''s belly tightly as he started to gallop.

 Chapter 182 Mission of the Western Barbarians

    Seeing the two masters enter, the attendant quickly brought out hot water and hot tea.


    Qin Mian washed his hands and came to the table, opening the box on the table and smiled. The pancake was a round, thin, even pancake with a straight groove pressed in the middle. The pancake was covered with a sweet chili sauce, which meant it was auspicious and tasty. It was well-known throughout the capital city.


    Lei Tia was still washing his hands when he picked up a cake to try it, "The taste is indeed very delicious." He then picked one up and walked over to Lei Tia, leaned on the screen, and placed it next to his mouth.


    Lei Tia''s eyes focused on him, and moved closer to bite the cake he had eaten.


    The two of them shared the food between the six, and Lei Tia told them about the news he had gotten from the palace.


    One could tell that the loyal king was a troublesome figure who coveted for the throne. If one was targeted by such a person, one mustn''t be passive and take a beating.


    "Wife, when are you free? Add some knockout drugs." Lei Tia incanted a soundproofing technique, causing the people outside the room to be unable to hear a single sound.


    Qin Mian was startled, "What do you plan to do?"


    Lei Tia''s calm voice revealed some certainty. "From the words of the Emperor and the Prince Ming, we can roughly conclude that it is because of a certain reason that the Emperor and King Zhong are in a stalemate and do not dare to act rashly. Let Prince Zhong pass out and take this opportunity to see the situation clearly. " What he did not finish was, if the Emperor Xiao Hui summoned him to the battlefield to resolve his internal problems, then the time would be ripe. After the war, he would find a way to resign.


    Qin Mian nodded. No matter what, the Emperor Xiao Hui was right and proper for the emperor. If the loyal king were to rebel, the capital would immediately be thrown into chaos. Even if they did not like Emperor Xiao Hui, they could not lay their hands on him, and could only rely on him.


    "I''ll go in and take a look now."


    A few days later, when the morning assembly was over, the Emperor Xiao Hui had just left the Supreme Harmony Hall and came to the imperial study. The servant reported from outside, "Reporting to the Emperor, the National Duke wishes to see you."


    Emperor Xiao Hui was a little surprised, "Xuan."


    After a while, Lei Tia came in from outside and greeted them politely.


    "National Duke, please rise." Emperor Xiao Hui asked, "Why has National Duke requested to see us?"


    Lei Tia replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject has the gall to ask Your Majesty, why did you suddenly summon this subject back to the capital?"


    Emperor Xiao Hui smiled as he was about to hold the teacup, "I thought National Duke would be able to keep his composure."


    Lei Tia said: "This subject has a family now. The death of the Madam Du has yet to be determined. "


    Because he did not find out who killed Madam Du and was worried that the culprit would threaten the people he cared about, he could not stay calm. This was equivalent to exposing his weakness in front of the Emperor Xiao Hui. The smile in Emperor Xiao Hui''s eyes became more sincere, and his trust towards Lei Tia increased.


    "Li Fushu, give your seat to National Duke."


    "Yes."


    Lei Tia sat down quietly.


    Emperor Xiao Hui asked: "Lei Dai Ren, how are the three armies?"


    Lei Tia said: "I will do everything according to Your Majesty''s orders."


    Emperor Xiao Hui muttered to himself, "In half a month, the envoys sent by Turow Country will arrive in the capital to help the Sixth Prince marry the princess. As far as I know, the Sixth Prince is in the midst of his entourage. In recent years, his Turow Country have been unstable ?? If anything happens to the Sixth Prince while he is in the Grand Xia Country ?? Lei Aimin is prepared to receive the Sixth Prince in advance, no one can make the slightest mistake. "


    The Turow Country was a nation that the people of Grand Xia Country called the "Western Barbarian". It was bordering on the Grand Xia Country, and although the region was wide, it was extremely cold in winter, and there were many deserts. Since ancient times, they had always coveted the extent of the Grand Xia Country, which was why there were often wars at the borders. Back then, when Lei Tia was the General Dingxi, he defeated the Western barbarians three times. However, those of the West Barbarian Kingdom were bloodthirsty and valiant. They might not be willing to give up.


    The meaning behind Emperor Xiao Hui''s words were obvious. He was worried that the Sixth Prince was actually the abandoned son of the Western Barbarian Kingdom''s Emperor, so once something happened to the Sixth Prince within the Grand Xia Country, his Turow Country would become famous. At the borders, smoke would rise once again.


    However, Lei Tia''s heart trembled. Emperor Xiao Hui''s plan would not be so simple. Could it be ??


    "Yes, your subject obeys."


    Emperor Xiao Hui revealed a look of concern, "As for the matter of the Madam Du, we will look into it with the Ministry of Justice. Lei Liutian need not be too worried. "


    "Yes, this subject thanks Your Majesty."


    Lei Tia had nothing else to say. After kneeling down to rest, he left the imperial study.


    Not long after Lei Tia left, an attendant hastily ran into the royal study room.


    "Reporting to the emperor, Prince Zhong is in critical condition!"


    Eunuch Lee raised his eyebrows, filled with suspicion. Prince Zhong was the emperor''s sore point, how could he coincidentally be in such critical condition?


    "What?" The Emperor Xiao Hui was shocked, he slapped the table and successfully suppressed the joy in his heart, and said angrily, "What''s going on? It wasn''t every three days that the imperial physician would request for a safe meridians? Why would Loyalty King suddenly be in critical danger? "


    "About an hour ago, Prince Zhong was taking a walk in the garden at home. For some reason, he suddenly fell unconscious. Crown Prince Zhong immediately sent someone to get an imperial physician, but who knew that four imperial physicians in a row wouldn''t be able to tell what kind of illness the Prince was suffering from? "


    Emperor Xiao Hui slowly sat down and asked about the details. "Suddenly being unconscious is like falling into a deep sleep? It sounds more like poison than an emergency. What do you think about Duke Zhong Palace? "


    The attendant continued, "Crown Prince Zhong also suspected that the Prince Zhong was poisoned. He interrogated everyone in the manor close to the Prince Zhong within four hours. No one was suspicious."


    Emperor Xiao Hui looked flabbergasted as he glanced at Eunuch Lee, "This is really strange. Is it really a strange disease? "


    Pausing for a moment, he continued, "Immediately order the Imperial Physician Qin to go to the Duke Zhong Palace."


    "Yes." The attendant quickly retreated.


    Emperor Xiao Hui pondered for a moment, "Someone come."


    A black shadow suddenly appeared in the royal study. He was wearing a mask and was kneeling in front of the imperial desk without making a sound.


    "Where is National Duke now?"


    The black clothed man''s voice was flat and unremarkable, "Nangong entrance."


    Emperor Xiao Hui calculated in his heart how much time had passed since Lei Tia left the room and he muttered to himself, "It can''t be him ??" He then asked, "What has the National Duke''s Madam been up to recently?"


    The man in black said, "Everyday, go to the Ru Yi pharmacy and the Pearl Pavilion. Other than that, you rarely go out. There is nothing out of the ordinary about the National Duke''s Mansion either. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui nodded his head. He had complete confidence in the hidden guards that he had personally raised.


    "Step down."


    After the hidden guards retreated, Emperor Xiao Hui looked at Eunuch Lee meaningfully.


    Eunuch Lee bent his back in understanding and left in a hurry ??


    Lei Tia returned to the National Duke''s Mansion. Upon seeing Qin Mian who was practicing martial arts on the training grounds, he quietly stood to the side and watched, until he retracted his last move.


    As the husband and wife spoke, they walked side by side towards the i


    er courtyard. In fact, they were communicating by voice at the same time. The most important thing was the sound transmission.


    "Tia, how is it?"


    "All is well. The Emperor said that in another half a month ?? in case something went wrong with the Sixth Prince''s Grand Xia Country. "


    Qin Mian was shocked, "I''m listening, why do I feel like the Emperor Xiao Hui and the Emperor of the Turow Country have the same plan?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "It''s exactly as I thought."


    "In that case, the Emperor Xiao Hui must sacrifice a princess." Qin Mian said, "As far as I know, the only unmarried princesses left were Princess Yan Qing and Princess Duan Ning ??"


    He suddenly laughed out loud, "Could it be that Emperor Xiao Hui plans to go to Princess Yan Qing to reconcile?"


    "The Sixth Prince has his eyes on her?" Lei Tia was suspicious.


    "Hahaha ??" Qin Mian laughed uncontrollably. How come he didn''t realize that his family''s facial paralysis had such a venomous tongue? "Princess Yan Qing and Princess Duan Ning are the same empress''s first daughter, so their statuses are very high. However, Princess Duan Ning''s mother is the current empress, so the empress will definitely try her best to protect her. She has an even greater advantage than the Princess Yan Qing. The possibility for the Emperor to allow the Princess Yan Qing to tie the knot is not low. "


    Two days later, news came from the capital that the strange illness of the loyal king had been cured by an ordinary doctor in the Imperial Hospital. He had gone mad.


    Qin Mian immediately guessed what the Emperor Xiao Hui did. The knockout drugs he concocted were not difficult to cure. The goal was to gain a say in the affairs of the Emperor Xiao Hui. However, he did not expect that the Emperor Xiao Hui would use this opportunity to make the Loyal King go crazy. Prince Zhong Wang was Emperor Xiao Hui''s half-brother. If Emperor Xiao Hui were to kill him, it would affect his reputation, so the choice to make him go crazy was no longer a threat.


    On the afternoon of the day when King Zhong had gone mad, another message came from the capital: a plague had struck a hidden iron ore ten miles away from the capital, killing nearly a hundred people.


    Qin Mian heard from Lei Tia that those people were actually soldiers secretly trained by the loyal king. Their main leaders were all killed in one fell swoop by the Emperor Xiao Hui, and nearly twenty thousand people surrendered. Prince Zhong''s group was severely injured.


    The commoners did not notice the undercurrents in the capital, but upon hearing that there was a plague, some became anxious. After three to five days, they calmed down when they saw that there were no movements from the officials or nobles in the capital.


    It was already July when the Turow Country envoys entered the capital.


    The border army had escorted the diplomatic mission to the Misty Mountain City, which was ten days away from the capital. They successfully crossed paths with Lei Tia, who then escorted the diplomatic mission to the capital.


    Two days before they arrived at the capital, every hour or so, a messenger would ride towards the palace to update the emperor on the latest movements of the diplomatic mission.


    Hearing this commotion, the people of the capital knew that an envoy from Turow Country was coming. They did not have a favorable impression of the Western barbarians, and maintained a tacit smile on their faces to show their welcome to the envoys of another country. The main streets of the capital were decorated as well. There were lanterns and decorations, as if it was a festival.


    On the day that the regiment arrived in the capital, Qin Mian specifically gave Qin Ruiqi and a leave of absence, and they stayed in the crowd to watch. It wasn''t that he didn''t value the two children''s studies, but he didn''t want them to miss some of the interesting experiences of their childhood, so that they could have more beautiful memories when they grew up. There was no hurry to delay the day''s work.


    Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were riding on Golden Fur''s back, so no one could squeeze through them. Such a huge bear that weighed at least a thousand jin and was incomparably ferocious. Who would dare to squeeze them? What''s more, there was a proud and aloof giant wolf by his side.


    The father and son duo wore handsome camouflage clothing. Only a small portion of the commoners around them were staring in the direction of the city gate, while the majority were staring at the dazzling father and son duo.


    The gongs and drums of the celebration were getting closer.


    A commoner shouted, "They''re here!"


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked forward to it.


    Qin Mian laughed and rubbed the two little fellows'' heads. If he didn''t expose their thoughts, they would prefer to see their old man. Well, he admitted it was the father he most wanted to see.


    The person on the left was about twenty-two or three years old. He was young and handsome, and his clothes were luxurious. The gems on his head were dazzling under the sunlight, and he was the Sixth Prince of the Turow Country, Liu Qing Man. The person on the right had sharp eyebrows and eyes that were cold and resolute. He was dressed in a suit of armor and looked extremely mighty.


    "Father, it''s father!" Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin shouted excitedly.


    Lei Ruilin was so excited that his face turned red, "Dad is so mighty!"


    "Shh, lower your voice. You can''t steal our guest''s limelight." Qin Mian warned her softly as he looked at the man who was slowly approaching with infatuation.


    Lei Tia saw his daughter-in-law and sons in the crowd with a glance, but he still didn''t have much of an expression on his face. His gentle gaze fixated on his daughter-in-law and sons for a long time.


    Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin all understood that he was saying that he was doing very well the past few days they had left.


    The father and son duo smiled and nodded at him.


    Lei Tia only retracted his gaze when the stallion passed by.


    Blondie was outside the crowd, following the line.


    On the other side of the street, Chen Mufeng looked at the father and son pair on the Golden Fur, and felt envy from the bottom of his heart. He had seen the interaction between the family of four clearly.


    "Mufeng?" Zhangsun Hee followed his line of sight and looked over, his expression slightly contracted as he asked gently, "What''s wrong?"


    Chen Mufeng said indifferently: "Nothing."


    "Envy?" Zhangsun Hee stared straight at him, "We can also be like them."


    "My royal father only has one son." Chen Mufeng said indifferently.


    Zhangsun Hee''s expression immediately darkened.

 Chapter 183 Warm and Beautiful Family

    When he thought of how his beloved would be entangled with a woman, Zhangsun Hee felt as if there was a blade churning in his heart, causing him to bleed profusely. He wanted to kill the woman that did not exist, and he loved Chen Mufeng to the point that he wished that he could eat her to death. However, he was unwilling to do anything excessive, because he knew in the bottom of his heart that Chen Mufeng''s pressure was no less than his.


    His right hand clenched into a fist inside his sleeves, he calmed his breathing, stared straight into Chen Mufeng''s eyes, and said steadily: "Since that''s the case, let''s continue to waste time, I have plenty of time."


    Afraid that he would lose control in front of Chen Mufeng, he turned around and hurriedly left, his back revealing a deep sense of loneliness and desolation.


    Chen Mufeng''s heart ached, but he still did not follow.


    Zhangsun Hee walked forward quickly, his cold face frightened the passerby, and he consciously opened a path for him.


    The two lackeys ran to keep up with him, not daring to let out their anger.


    On the other side of the street, a middle-aged man with a graceful temperament and riding a black horse was slowly walking towards them. The middle-aged man had six followers who were also riding horses behind him.


    Zhangsun Hee paused for a moment, then continued walking forward. The owner of the horse saw him, too, and his eyes did not waver. The two of them got closer and closer.


    Zhangsun Hee cupped his fists and bowed, then said with a smile: "Greetings, Prince Ming."


    Prince Ming nodded slightly and said with a smile, "There is no need for Young Marquis to be so courteous." The horse continued forward as the reins began to move.


    Zhangsun Hee caught up to him and with a respectful tone, said: "Prince Ming, this junior wishes to invite you to have a cup of tea, may I ask if Prince Ming would mind taking some time off?"


    "Please forgive me, young duke. This king has been busy with official business recently, I''m afraid I have no time to spare." Prince Ming nodded again and left.


    Zhangsun Hee was silent for a while, unable to do anything.


    "..."


    Qin Mian brought Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin back to the National Duke''s Mansion. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin wanted to wait for Lei Tia in the front courtyard, so Qin Mian went back to the i


    er courtyard first and prepared some clothes for Lei Tia to change. Without permission, the servants would not casually enter their rooms. They were not afraid of anyone discovering any abnormalities.


    After he finished picking the fruits, he went to the courtyard to have a look at the whiteness.


    One Bai showed signs of advancing in his cultivation level recently. He had been lying on the floor in the space for the past few days, with his eyes closed. He looked like he was sleeping, but in fact, he was cultivating. The spiritual energy in the space slowly entered its body, like a snowflake falling into water, disappearing without a trace. Streams of spirit lines flashed on its fur like electricity, causing it to shine even brighter than before.


    After exiting the space, Qin Mian returned to the front yard.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were sparring with a group of servants by the side.


    The servants knew that their mistress was a good-natured woman, as long as they did not delay their work and did not break the rules of National Duke''s Mansion, she would not punish them harshly. When she saw Qin Mian coming, she did not panic and bowed politely.


    After Qin Mian nodded, they retreated to the side to continue watching the two Young Master''s practice.


    The golden-haired youngster stood to the side and watched with great interest.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were seven years old this year, their height was as tall as Qin Mian''s waist, their bodies were long and sturdy.


    The two of them would occasionally exchange blows in the air, and occasionally land on the ground. Their footwork was ephemeral, and their bodies were nimble and nimble, showing no signs of yielding. As they fought, their gazes would occasionally sweep towards the gate.


    Qin Mian shook his head, supporting his chin, he thought deeply. This father of his isn''t bad, right? Why did his two sons never look at him with admiration?


    Shortly after, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the door.


    Qin Mian easily recognized that the sound belonged to Lei Tia''s dark horse.


    Sure enough, in a moment, Lei Tia rode on his horse and entered the house.


    "Father!"


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin immediately stopped their attacks and ran over to receive it.


    Lei Tia jumped off the horse, patted the shoulders of his two sons, and handed over the birdcage sized embroidered box to them.


    Lei Ruilin asked happily: "Dad, is this a gift for me and brother?"


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s attention was placed on the embroidered box.


    After the servants bowed to Lei Tia, they retreated. There were only four people left in the training field.


    Lei Tia walked in front of Qin Mian and naturally held his shoulders. He lowered his head and kissed Qin Mian''s lips, it was extremely hot as if he was thinking about it.


    "How was the journey?" Qin Mian stroked his chin that had grown stubble on it, casually sending the dust on his sleeve.


    Lei Tia nodded his head, and retrieved a palm sized embroidered box from his chest and handed it over to him.


    The embroidered box was hot and carried Lei Tia''s warmth. Qin Mian did not rush to take a look, but instead pulled him into his embrace and put her arms around his shoulders, "Go back and take a bath first, then go to Feng Chen."


    The two of them ignored the boys who were still researching how to open the box and headed to the backyard first.


    "The box?" Qin Mian was curious. A box couldn''t be opened that long.


    Lei Tia said: "There''s a mechanism. Let them think about it. "


    Returning to his room, Lei Tia went to take a bath. Qin Mian took out the box he carried in his arms, laid on the bed, and subconsciously opened the lid, but he didn''t expect that he couldn''t open it either. He could not help but chuckle, but his heart felt even more itchy, anxious to know what Lei Tia had bought for him.


    This box could be opened with force, and with his Spiritual Sense, he would be able to find out what was inside. However, that would not only fail to live up to Lei Tia''s expectations, it would also lessen the amount of fun that would come with it. Qin Mian carefully observed the six sides of the embroidered boxes, and noticed that each side was formed from many small cubes. The mystery must be in these small squares.


    He happily prepared to try it, feeling a heavy weight on his back, accompanied by the smell of bath soap, and then a bite on his ear.


    "Wife ??"


    Qin Mian raised his lips, placed the embroidered box on the pillow, and closed his eyes as he laid down on the soft pillow.


    Qin Mian collapsed onto the bed, panting for a moment before he recovered his breath. His gaze shifted towards the bottom of the man''s body, his forehead throbbing with suspicion. Would that thing continue to grow as an adult?


    A smile surfaced in Lei Tia''s eyes. He held his sweaty face, kissed his dry lips and moistened it with his saliva.


    Qin Mian refused to be outdone and fought back. Only when his breathing became unstable again did the two of them separate.


    Lei Tia raised his hand and the teacup on the table flew over to him. He grabbed it and drank a mouthful of tea before lowering his head and feeding it to his wife. His obsidian eyes stared at her unblinkingly.


    Qin Mian''s temperature, which had finally returned to normal, started to soar again. His arms wrapped around his neck, and started to suck on him.


    "Tell me honestly, where did you learn all this from!"


    Lei Tia looked at him suspiciously, "Instinct."


    Qin Mian was speechless.


    Lei Tia got down from his body and wrapped his arms around his shoulders, pulling a thin blanket over their waists.


    "Did you make a move on the way? You''re not hurt, right? "


    "Nope." Lei Tia said, "The three waves of assassins all returned empty-handed."


    Qin Mian guessed: "When the time comes to send the Sixth Prince off, you will also take the majority of the time to do so."


    Lei Tia said: "It''s extremely possible. Tonight, there was going to be a banquet, and all Imperial Orders above the fourth stage were going to attend. The Emperor wants Ruiqi and Ruilin to go as well. "


    Qin Mian was quite interested, "Then let''s go, we haven''t even eaten from the royal kitchen before." He took the embroidered box and continued to study it.


    Outside the door, two familiar footsteps were approaching.


    "Father, father ??"


    The two were still naked, but Qin Mian panicked and was about to get up.


    Lei Tia hugged him and did not let him move. He looked at the tightly shut door, and then opened his mouth.


    Lei Ruilin said meaningfully, "Oh ?? ??" and then giggled and ran off with Qin Ruiqi.


    "A scammer and a scoundrel!" Qin Mian didn''t know whether to laugh or cry.


    The husband and his wife spent the rest of the day in the room...


    As he thought about how there were many troublesome matters in the palace banquet and when he would be able to finish them all, Qin Mian cooked a pot of fried rice and the family of four ate a small bowl. He and Lei Tia were fine, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were growing up, and since they had yet to reach home after cultivating, they could not endure the hunger.


    After di


    er, the four people took a bath, changed their clothes, and entered the palace in a horse carriage.


    As it was a custom-made carriage, once they arrived at the entrance of the palace, the imperial palace''s guards checked that there were no hidden people inside the carriage before letting the carriage pass.


    After entering the palace, the carriage stopped at a special parking lot. The family of four got out of the car and followed the attendant inside. Along the way, they met other commanders and the Imperial Orders''s Mistress, and they greeted each other from time to time.


    The banquet was held either in the imperial garden or in the reception hall. Because of the summer heat, the banquet will be held tonight in the royal garden.


    The colorful flags fluttered in the imperial garden, the lanterns hung high as day, and the sound of silk and bamboo never ceased, light and graceful. The emperor and empress weren''t present. As the people with the most prestigious statuses, they were, of course, the last ones to appear. The messengers of Turow Country had not arrived yet.


    Qin Mian originally thought that he would be arranged to sit at the position of the Imperial Orders''s Madam. He would have been uncomfortable sitting among the women.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin naturally sat together with them.


    Chen Mufeng happened to be in front of them, smiling from afar while waving at them.


    Qin Mian held up his teacup and indicated to him, sensing that a gaze was fixated on him, he looked over, and saw that it was Zhangsun Hee, who was seated on the right side of Chen Mufeng.


    Zhangsun Hee nodded to Qin Mian and turned to talk to him, a gentle look in his eyes.


    Qin Mian suddenly realized that Chen Mufeng''s other half was Zhangsun Hee!


    He looked straight ahead as if nothing had happened and raised his right hand to point at Lei Tia who was sitting to his right. There were a few times when he missed his mark, he turned his head in bewilderment, and Lei Ruilin pursed his lips into a smile, as if he had intentionally pulled Lei Tia to the side to avoid Qin Mian''s hand. Qin Ruiqi was holding a cup of tea and drinking it while the corner of his mouth curled up.

 Chapter 184 Give Chen Mufeng Some Advice

    Qin Mian helplessly looked at his youngest son, and smacked his forehead.


    "Go away!"


    "Hehe!" Lei Ruilin made a grimace to him, and then sat down beside Qin Ruiqi.


    "My wife, what did you say just now?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian indicated for him to look at the other side and sound transmitted to him: "The two of them are considered royalty, can the Emperor tolerate them?"


    Lei Tia said in an enigmatic tone, "The Emperor might be happy to see it happen."


    Qin Mian thought for a moment and understood his unspoken intention.


    The noble kings, ministers of civil and military affairs, Imperial Orders and the others entered the stage one after another. It was still early, so everyone stood or sat down to gather and chat.


    At the begi


    ing of the year, eunuchs could be heard outside Zha Hua''s door chanting, "The emperor has arrived ?? the empress has arrived ??"


    The sound of the silk bamboo stopped, and all the officials retreated to the sides.


    Emperor Xiao Hui and the Empress went up the stage together.


    Everyone knelt down and cried out in unison, "Long live and long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress! Long live and long live the Empress!"


    "Rise." Emperor Xiao Hui''s voice was loud like a bell.


    "Thank you, your majesty!"


    Everyone stood behind the tables according to the seating arrangements, and waited for the Emperor Xiao Hui to speak and take their seats.


    In the next moment, the servants began to sing again, "Sixth Prince of the Turow Country and all the envoys and envoys have arrived!"


    Sixth Prince of the Turow Country, Li Manqing, led the six envoys and strode inside.


    Yu Manqing stopped two feet away from the stairs and bowed. His right hand formed a fist and placed it on his left chest as he said in a clear voice, "Emissary greets your highness, Grand Xia Country."


    The people behind him immediately saluted in unison, "This foreign official pays his respect to the Emperor of the Grand Xia Country."


    Emperor Xiao Hui laughed heartily, raised his hand and said: "Honorable envoy, please rise!"


    "Thank you, your majesty."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui said, "Emissary, please take a seat."


    Waiting for Li Manqing and the others to settle down, the Emperor Xiao Hui said, "All the emissaries have come from afar, it has been hard on you. I have specially ordered people to hold this banquet to welcome the crowd. Your highness, Your highness and envoys, please do your best. "


    "Thank you, Your Majesty."


    Emperor Xiao Hui raised his voice and said, "Let''s start the banquet ?? ??"


    The sound of the silk bamboo began again. The dancers from the Music and Dance Academy floated over, their flowing sleeves fluttering as they danced.


    Beautiful and delicate court ladies and shrewd eunuchs carried trays with both hands as they filed in. Wine, delicacies, fruits and refreshments were served one by one, filling each table.


    It was probably because Qin Mian had opened a restaurant for a few years and had some occupational disease, hence he habitually sized up the dishes on the table. I don''t know what the name of the dish was, but I could roughly tell from the ingredients that it was Five Flavored Chicken, Hundred Fruit Duck Set, Steamed Crab, Steamed Abalone, Spicy Shrimp, and Winter melon. Their appearance was both beautiful and delicate. It was so beautiful that it was hard to bear to use chopsticks. As expected of someone who came from the royal kitchen.


    Emperor Xiao Hui raised his glass and said: "Your Highness Yu, esteemed guest from afar, we will first toast to you."


    "Thank you, your majesty." Yu Manqing stood up and drained his cup in one gulp.


    As the Queen Mother, she also toasted to him.


    When Li Mingqing returned another toast to Emperor Xiao Hui and the Queen, the banquet finally officially started. Seeing Emperor Xiao Hui pick up his chopsticks, everyone started to eat.


    Qin Mian was very curious about the dishes in the royal kitchen and impolitely ate them separately.


    Lei Tia put down his chopsticks and helped him peel a plate, causing a lot of people to look over.


    In fact, the main purpose of most people attending court banquets was not to eat, but to show their faces. Especially since the Emperor was the sovereign of the world, he could not afford to be impolite in front of the Emperor. Thus, most people only ate a few mouthfuls meaningfully at the palace banquet. When they saw that the emperor had put down his chopsticks, they put them down and saw the emperor pick up his chopsticks before picking up his chopsticks again.


    As a result, Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s case was especially eye-catching. However, no one could say that they were wrong. The Emperor was treating his guests to food, so there was nothing wrong with having a hearty meal.


    Qin Mian quickly sensed that something was amiss, but seeing that Lei Tia was so calm, he calmed down. No matter what, the Emperor was treating him to food. If he didn''t eat, he wouldn''t give the Emperor any face.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were indeed Qin Mian''s sons. Their preferences were similar to Qin Mian''s, and they also liked to eat spicy prawns the most.


    Zhangsun Hee noticed that Chen Mufeng''s gaze would drift towards him occasionally, and his heart ached a little as he drank from each cup.


    Li Manqing had been forcing a smile tonight. As a person who grew up in the imperial palace, how could he not understand that he had already become the bastard, even if he hadn''t died within the borders of the Grand Xia Country. Before he left the Grand Xia Country, there would still be people who came to kill him.


    The two men didn''t make any gestures, but the onlookers could feel the intimacy between them. That formless mutual understanding caused his heart to be filled with envy. His mood inexplicably improved a bit, and his thoughts became clearer. He wondered if the princess he was going to marry would be the only way for him to survive ??


    However, during the welcoming banquet, the two parties had a tacit understanding of each other. Emperor Xiao Hui and Yu Manqing chatted casually about some interesting matters, and some talented civil servants interjected a few words from time to time to stir up the atmosphere.


    After almost two hours, the feast ended in a beautiful atmosphere.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin had eaten their fill and were drowsy. Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried one each. The two brothers lay on their father''s shoulders, dozing off in a daze.


    Chen Mufeng looked at the drunk people beside him, sighed, and helped him up.


    "I really can''t do anything to you ??"


    Zhangsun Hee lay on top of him dizzily, his steps staggering.


    "Mufeng... "Don''t leave me ??"


    Chen Mufeng was worried that other people would hear his words, so he helped him choose a remote alley.


    "Mufeng..."


    "I''m here." Chen Mufeng lightly patted his back.


    "I love you... "Love you ??"


    Chen Mufeng said in a low voice, "Me too ??"


    Zhangsun Hee was in a trance as he muttered his name.


    Prince Ming looked at the back of the two entangled as they staggered forward. Snorting coldly, he instructed his followers, "Tell Duke Mu that he should return to his residence early."


    "Yes, Your Highness."


    Arriving at the car park, Qin Mian accidentally saw Chen Mufeng walking in from another direction with difficulty support. Chen Mufeng''s face was filled with fatigue. He was a little puzzled. The Mu Chen he knew was lively and bright, he was just like a different person compared to the Chen Mufeng in the capital.


    "Tia, wait."


    Lei Tia looked at Chen Mufeng and understood, "Don''t take too long."


    Qin Mian nodded and walked towards Chen Mufeng.


    "Duke Mu, do you need any help?"


    Chen Mufeng said with certainty: "You knew."


    Qin Mian nodded and patted his shoulder, "It seems like you have worked hard. If there''s anything I can do for you, you can tell me. We are friends. "


    "Qin Mian, to be honest, you and Lei Tia have a deep relationship, but Ah He and I are in a mess. So, I don''t know how to tell you about Ah He. " Chen Mufeng thought about the matter of them meeting outside the gates of the East Sun Academy last time and still felt a little awkward.


    Qin Mian could see that there was a huge problem between him and Zhangsun Hee, and comforted, "What''s done is done by man."


    Chen Mufeng muttered to himself for a moment and said: "When are you free? "Let''s talk."


    Qin Mian joked: "I''m free right after daybreak."


    The people who are soaked in love are just not the same. Chen Mufeng glared at him, "How about you pay a visit to your esteemed palace tomorrow?"


    Seeing Lei Tia poking his head out of the car window, Qin Mian immediately waved his hand at Chen Mufeng and quickly walked over.


    "No problem." I''ll see you later. "


    The next morning, Chen Mufeng arrived shortly after breakfast.


    Qin Mian entertained him in the garden, and after people served him tea and pastries and fruits, he dismissed all the servants.


    Chen Mufeng surveyed the scenery around him, "I always thought you were a very enjoyable person, that''s true."


    "Life is short and bitter, of course I have to be happy in time." Qin Mian poured him a cup of tea and did not ask about Zhangsun Hee''s matter, waiting for him to speak.


    Chen Mufeng had been stuck between Prince Ming and Zhangsun Hee for so many years, and he was indeed anxious to find someone to talk to. He trusted in Qin Mian''s character, so it was the most suitable choice.


    Chen Mufeng slowly spoke after taking a sip of tea, "It''s already been six years since he and I met each other ??"


    After listening to the matter between him and Zhangsun Hee, Qin Mian concluded, "So, the problem for you two is that your father isn''t opposed to the relationship between you two. The condition is that you have a son, but Zhangsun Hee doesn''t allow you to have children with a woman."


    Chen Mufeng nodded slightly and sighed deeply.


    "To Zhangsun Hee ??" Qin Mian asked.


    Chen Mufeng said in a slightly awkward tone, "But my royal father only has me as his only son ??"


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows and asked another question. "Your father only has you as his son because?"


    Chen Mufeng didn''t understand why he asked that at all.


    Qin Mian said: "I am thinking that since your royal father does not wish to put an end to your family''s incense and Zhangsun Hee does not agree that you should have children with a woman, perhaps you two could allow your royal father to have another son." Prince Ming was younger than him, so he could have given birth to a son.


    Chen Mufeng was stu


    ed for a moment. He suddenly stood up, and said a bit incoherently, "What about me, he ?? Why didn''t I think of it! "


    Qin Mian was speechless, he did not know what to say. This was the so-called "the onlooker is a fan of the scene".


    Chen Mufeng quickly calmed down and asked Qin Mian, "My royal father is already over forty years old, he can still ??"


    Qin Mian nodded affirmatively, "Of course you can! "He''s over forty years old and at the prime of his life."


    "Qin Mian, thank you! I was right to come today. " Chen Mufeng excitedly grabbed his hand and suddenly felt a hidden weapon approaching him. Shocked, he quickly retreated and turned his head to look, only to see Lei Tia standing a few steps away expressionlessly, staring at his hand with a sharp gaze, as if he was considering whether to cut it off.


    The corner of Chen Mufeng''s mouth twitched, "National Duke, this duke also has someone I love, okay?" This vinegar was too unreasonable.


    Lei Tia ignored him and sat down beside Qin Mian, "Wifey, I''m hungry."


    Qin Mian found it fu


    y, but he still asked: What do you want to eat? I''ll do it for you. "


    "Tsk tsk ??" Chen Mufeng had solved one of his worries, and at the moment, he was beaming with happiness, glancing at them with disdain, "Enough. Gone, I won''t be in your way anymore. "


    Qin Mian waved his hand, "Let''s go, let''s go. I know you''re the Little Marquis that can''t wait to see you."


    Chen Mufeng became even more embarrassed after being exposed, he maintained a calm expression and said, "Goodbye."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia headed to the kitchen together.


    "What do you want to eat?"


    "Eggs, fish."


    "Then we''ll make a Hibiscus Egg, a Red Braised Fish, and a Tea Fragrance Ribs and Wooden Whisker Meat."


    The two of them started attacking together. Qin Mian cooked rice first while Lei Tia killed fish.


    "Have the relatives been selected?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia replied: "Not yet."


    Qin Mian guessed, "Would the Emperor Xiao Hui be reluctant to part with the Princess Yan Qing and choose a princess for their marriage alliance?"


    Lei Tia shook his head, "It''s not easy to fool people from the Turow Country. We''ve long investigated all the princesses of the Grand Xia Country."


    Qin Mian''s brain opened wide, "Would the empress send her own daughter to a marriage alliance for the sake of fame?"


    Lei Tia shook his head.

 Chapter 185 Help Me with Another One

    Qin Mian did not ask further. Princess Yan Qing was no longer a threat to him.


    "Oh right, Tia, there is one thing that I have been unable to make a decision on." Qin Mian recalled an important matter.


    Lei Tia looked at him in question, not stopping him from continuing to shave the scales off the blade in his hand. There were some fresh live fish that the servants had bought in the kitchen, but this fish was in the space, so it was hard to tell the difference, so he had to do it himself.


    "Ruiqi and Ruilin''s cultivation speed has increased recently, and they are not far from advancing. I wonder if I should tell them about the space? It was easier for them to advance in space. But I''m worried they might slip up. " Qin Mian really hesitated for a long time. Right now, the entire family was within the sphere of influence of the Emperor Xiao Hui. Just the slightest carelessness could lead to the leakage of the secret of space and bring about a series of troubles. As for placing restrictions on his son, he and Lei Tia were not willing to place restrictions on him.


    Lei Tia thought for a moment and came up with an idea, "Wait until I find some time to refine a spirit treasure, and compress the spirit energy in the space into the spirit treasure, and let them wear it on their bodies."


    Qin Mian smacked his forehead, "I even had the thought of personally sending them some spiritual energy, why didn''t I think of this method?"


    It was rare for Lei Tia to tease his own wife, "I can''t do it."


    "Arrogant!" Qin Mian rolled his eyes at him, his ears burning. In fact, he realised that during the time that Lei Tia was gone, his brain had not worked at all. Normally, when he had something to do, he would not think about it.


    Lei Tia understood in his heart, and did not argue with him. After washing the processed fish, he stood up and pecked him on the cheek when he passed by behind him. Lei Tia placed the fish on a plate, walked to the stove, and sat down.


    Although he didn''t say anything, Qin Mian understood that Yun Che had seen through his thoughts. He was a little embarrassed, a little pleased with himself, this man that was almost perfect for him was his! He bent down, pinched the man''s chin, met his gaze defiantly, kissed him hard on his thin lips, and then straightened up, humming a tune, and stirred eggs with chopsticks.


    Lei Tia''s heart felt like it was soaking in a hot spring.


    "..."


    When Chen Mufeng reappeared in the National Duke''s Mansion, just as Qin Mian was about to tease him, she noticed that his expression wasn''t right.


    "What is it? "You haven''t settled it yet?" He asked as he motioned for the servants to leave.


    Chen Mufeng found it difficult to say anything.


    The matters of the Prince Ming Residence made people sigh. Chen Mufeng''s royal father had a principal concubine, two concubines, and one concubine. The main wife gave birth to one son and one daughter after the other, the eldest son being Chen Mufeng. The second son was also born with intelligence, unfortunately, he was killed by his concubine when he was five years old. The first wife was so heartbroken that she lost her body and never came out again. The concubine was naturally dead. The concubines on both sides also coincidentally did not have sons. Big Sans had two daughters, the Second Sisters had three daughters, and the two girls died young from illness. Therefore, Chen Mufeng was the only son of the Prince Ming. The reason why Prince Ming insisted on letting Chen Mufeng have a son was related to him losing a son once. No matter if it was when he thought of the incense, or the mental entrustment, or whatever, it was understandable for him to want a grandson. Chen Mufeng understood this point and was thus in an even more difficult situation.


    When he returned home that day, Chen Mufeng asked Prince Ming tactfully if he could give him a younger brother. He did not expect the Prince Ming to tell him that when he first found out about the relationship between Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee, he wanted to give birth to his son as soon as possible. During that time, he had been rather diligent in matters of husband and wife, but neither the main imperial concubine nor the two younger secondary concubines had gotten pregnant again. He sensed that something wasn''t right, and only after seeing the imperial physician did he find out that he too had suffered a physical loss.


    Prince Ming could tell that Zhangsun Hee treated his son well, and it was not because he did not care about his son''s happiness, but because he really had no other choice, he insisted on Chen Mufeng having a son.


    When Chen Mufeng found out the whole story, he felt even more guilty towards his father. However, he couldn''t go against his will with Zhangsun Hee to have children with a woman, so he had no choice but to seek Qin Mian for help.


    "The imperial physician said that your father doesn''t have a child, so it''s quite possible?" Qin Mian picked the main point.


    "Listening to the meaning behind Royal Father''s words, it is indeed true." Chen Mufeng looked at him eagerly, "Your medical skills are also top-notch, is there any way to cure my royal father? Or is there any way I can have a baby without having any contact with a woman? "


    The corner of Qin Mian''s mouth twitched, but he still answered, "Whether or not I can treat your royal father, I will need to personally feel your pulse before I can make a diagnosis. As for whether or not there is a way for you to give birth to a child without making contact with a woman ?? I am not a god. " The union of sperm and eggs is a complicated science, and it is not clear to the ancients.


    Chen Mufeng was speechless for a moment. Personally checking his pulse meant that his royal father''s secret would be exposed to Qin Mian, so his father would definitely feel extremely awkward. If he wronged his father so much for his sake, it would be a great injustice to him. He couldn''t be so selfish.


    Qin Mian completely understood his thoughts. Forget about an ancient person, even if a modern person were to be found out, they would be extremely embarrassed.


    But he really wanted to help Chen Mufeng. Firstly, Chen Mufeng was his friend. Back then, after the Zhaoyang County sold the dishes for the unseasonable vegetables, even though more than half of it was for business benefits, if it wasn''t for Chen Mufeng and Mu Chen protecting them, it was impossible for his family to live a peaceful life. Secondly, because he and Lei Tia were so fortunate, yet Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee were so hardworking, it really made him sympathize very.


    But Zhangsun Hee could not stay out of it. He had to get more benefits for his friends.


    "I understand your concerns. I can think of a way to help your father check his pulse without him knowing. "


    "Under the circumstances that my royal father doesn''t know of this? Do you intend to knock him out? " Chen Mufeng mocked himself.


    Qin Mian gave a rotten idea, "You can let Zhangsun Hee knock him out."


    Chen Mufeng didn''t know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at him. Suddenly, he realized that his words seemed to have a deeper meaning, and understood. A sly and relaxed smile appeared in his eyes.


    After saying that, he hurriedly took his leave.


    Not even two hours had passed when Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee appeared at the same time in the National Duke''s Mansion.


    In terms of rank, Qin Mian held a higher position than Zhangsun Hee. Zhangsun Hee greeted Qin Mian with a bow, "Greetings, Madam National Duke."


    "There is no need for the young duke to be so courteous." Sit down, please. " Qin Mian drank his tea slowly and didn''t take the initiative to ask him the purpose of his visit.


    Chen Mufeng seemed to have turned into a gourd as he ate the fruits on the plate with his legs crossed.


    Zhangsun Hee said: "Thank you Madam National Duke. I wonder if the National Duke''s madam can help us make a trip to Huifeng Restaurant? This humble one will definitely repay you after this matter is completed. "


    Qin Mian smiled slightly, "There''s no need to thank me so much. The Young Marquis owes me a favor."


    Zhangsun Hee looked at him deeply, and said without hesitation, "Alright!"


    After Qin Mian gave his instructions to the Steward Fu, he went to the second floor of Huifeng Restaurant with Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee. Prince Ming laid on the table, motionless, as if he had fallen asleep.


    Qin Mian reminded, "Your highness couldn''t have been drugged, right? The drug will affect the pulse. "


    Chen Mufeng laughed out loud.


    Zhangsun Hee looked at him, his expression revealing a faint sense of helplessness and indulgence, and said a little gloomily: "I was the one who knocked him out."


    Qin Mian secretly laughed, and did not say anymore, and went up to pick up Prince Ming''s wrist.


    Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee were so nervous that they had to hold their breath.


    The moment Qin Mian released his hand, a desperate look appeared on his face, "How is it?"


    Qin Mian cupped his hands at the two of them, "Congratulations. "It''s not a big problem."


    "Truly ??" Chen Mufeng almost cried out in alarm, but he quickly shut his mouth and cautiously looked at Prince Ming.


    The pitiful Prince Ming was still unconscious.


    Qin Mian said in a low voice: "Let''s talk outside."


    Zhangsun Hee escorted them to the door. He still had to stay in the private box to receive the anger of the Prince Ming.


    After exiting the restaurant, Chen Mufeng walked to the corner and asked: "Will my royal father''s body still be saved?"


    Qin Mian nodded, "Trust me. When I get back, I''ll make the medicine myself, one pill a day, and after a month, I''ll make sure he can have as many children as he wants in ten years. "Also, your father''s body is a bit weak on the outside, but I''ll prescribe it for you."


    Chen Mufeng let out a long breath, as if he had put down a heavy burden.


    "It would be strange if you said that." Qin Mian patted his shoulder.


    The two of them went to a nearby shop to borrow brush, ink and paper. Qin Mian opened up a prescription for Chen Mufeng, and asked him to go to National Duke''s Mansion the next afternoon to get the medicine.


    Chen Mufeng arrived as promised and brought two pots of Shy Grass with him. He said that these flowers were extremely interesting and would immediately close upon touching them, giving them to Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin to play with. The Shy Grass was actually the Mimosa Grass, a gift sent by the Turow Country envoy. In the Grand Xia Country, it was a rare item, a pot worth at least a hundred gold. He naturally did not know that Qin Mian had so much Mimosa in his space. However, Qin Mian was still a man after all, and wasn''t that meticulous. He never thought that he would be able to find two stalks of grass for his sons to play with. These two pots of grass, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin would definitely like it. Overall, the gift given was rather suitable.


    At the same time, Chen Mufeng also sent over a thousand silver notes, which was the medical fee given by Zhangsun Hee. Chen Mufeng insisted that Qin Mian accept it, and Qin Mian accepted it. All the herbs in his space were of high quality, so it was not wrong for Zhangsun Hee to spend a thousand silver.


    He gave the completed pill to Chen Mufeng, one bottle for thirty pills, and it would suffice as long as he consumed it for a full month.


    After the serious matters were finished, Chen Mufeng was in a good mood to talk about what happened in the tavern later.


    It was impossible for the Prince Ming to not know that he was beaten up, and Zhangsun Hee took the initiative to admit that he got the wrong person. The Prince Ming did not like him to begin with, so he did not have any good impression of him. Zhangsun Hee accepted it without a word. The Prince Ming felt bored and flicked his sleeves, walking away.


    Qin Mian laughed, "You''re still happy after getting beaten up like this?"


    Chen Mufeng said with a smile on his face, "Anyway, his skin is thick." After pestering Zhangsun Hee for so many years, he had suffered a lot because he wanted to let Zhangsun Hee know that he had a backer.

 Chapter 186 Competing Between the Two Countries

    The Sixth Prince, who took the initiative to accompany Zhangsun Hee into the palace, had a face beaming with happiness, which surprised the Emperor Xiao Hui greatly. He did not investigate specifically, but when he heard that Zhangsun Hee had been beaten up by the Prince Ming, he asked out of curiosity.


    Zhangsun Hee then took the chance and told him about the fact that Prince Ming would have another son. He had done it on purpose. If he properly exposed his family''s matters to Emperor Xiao Hui, Emperor Xiao Hui would be even more at ease.


    Sure enough, the Emperor Xiao Hui didn''t care at all. He would only be able to sit on the Dragon Throne for twenty years at most. After that, it would be enough for him to guard against the next Emperor, so there was no need for him to worry so much.


    Two days later, the Imperial Palace had another sumptuous feast. No matter whether or not Grand Xia Country wanted to calculate Turow Country, they were guests from afar, and Grand Xia Country had no choice but to welcome the envoy from Turow Country. If he were to do it half-heartedly, it would definitely cause his Turow Country to become suspicious.


    In addition, the marriage proposal had to be put on the agenda today.


    Today''s banquet would be held at noon in the reception hall.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin both liked the dishes in the imperial kitchen. Qin Mian also took a leave of absence from his two sons and brought them into the palace. Lei Tia expressed his support, but his son still needed to be educated. He directly told them that the other purpose of bringing them into the palace was to let them see the world, so that if they missed their studies, they would be punished. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were young, but they knew about a lot of things in their hearts and calmly agreed to it.


    The rest of the ministers and wives looked at him strangely.


    Qin Mian didn''t care at all. When Chen Mufeng asked him what he was thinking, he immediately replied him with "My son is smart. It''s fine even if he doesn''t go to class for a day".


    Chen Mufeng was speechless, and made up his mind to treat his little brother like his son after he was born.


    The banquet this time was different from last time. Other than Madam Imperial Orders, there were also the daughters of the distinguished officials and dukes who had not been decided yet.


    Grand Xia Country valued the defense of males and females more, but if the woman''s parents were present, the defense of males and females was not strict. Moreover, in a banquet like this, there were many palace maids and attendants, so the possibility of them secretly accepting each other was extremely low.


    All the ministers and wives knew that the reason the Turow Country Envoys were here today was to propose marriage, and could not help but guess that the reason the Emperor Xiao Hui allowed them to bring the young ladies to the banquet was most likely because they wanted to choose a suitable woman to be bestowed the title of Princess to be sent to the Grand Xia Country and marriage. Some parents were delighted to hear about it. If their daughter became a princess, their family would receive some rewards. Some parents were especially worried about this, unwilling to let their daughter marry into another country. But the imperial edict ca


    ot be disobeyed. Therefore, beauties were as numerous as the clouds within the reception hall. Most of them were young girls between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who had yet to be engaged. Their clothes were all tied up in a bun.


    This time, however, the seating arrangements were not for men and women, but in accordance with family arrangements. The couple sat in front, the girls behind their parents. Some couples only have one young girl behind them, and some couples have three or four behind them.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui sat on the throne while the Empress and the empress sat on the tables to the left and right of the throne respectively. The Princess Yan Qing and Princess Duan Ning were present as well, Princess Duan Ning and the empress sat together while the Princess Yan Qing and the empress sat together.


    The First, Second Prince, Third, Fourth and Fifth Princes were present. This was the first time Qin Mian had seen five adult princes at the same time. Among them, the First Prince was given out by the First Queen, the Second Prince and the Third Prince were given out by the current Empress, and the Fourth and Fifth Princes were given out by the Consort Xian and the Fifth Prince, respectively. The rules of the Grand Xia Country harem are: one queen, one imperial concubine, four virtuous and virtuous concubines, and six concubines. The empress was the only one in the imperial harem who had two sons. This meant that her methods were not ordinary.


    Qin Mian looked around and was puzzled. Could it be that the Princess Yan Qing and Princess Duan Ning were not candidates for marriage?


    After three rounds of drinking, Emperor Xiao Hui looked at Prime Minister Wen Ming.


    The Prime Minister chuckled and stood up, bowing towards the Emperor Xiao Hui. "Reporting to your majesty, this humble subject believes that it''s extremely boring just to serve wine and food to Prince Li''s rare visit."


    "Oh? Could it be that the Wen Daiqing has some good idea? " The Emperor Xiao Hui asked with interest.


    Prime Minister Wen said: "I have long heard that Turow Country people can cultivate and become martial artists, and my Grand Xia Country is not lacking in talents of the martial arts, why not use this rare opportunity to compete? "Firstly, we can spar and learn from each other, and secondly, we can also amuse His Highness and the other envoys."


    Qin Mian understood. It seemed that Emperor Xiao Hui was very confident in his subordinates, which was why he wanted to show off.


    Seeing that the Emperor Xiao Hui and the Prime Minister were singing the same tune, they all agreed. Their tone were full of modesty, hoping to be able to seek guidance from the people from Turow Country.


    Emperor Xiao Hui''s interest was piqued when he heard this, "Everyone''s words make sense, but I wonder what Your Highness is thinking?"


    Yu Manqing had spent a lot of effort in order to arrange two of his own people in the envoy during this trip to Grand Xia Country. The rest were all arranged by the Emperor of Turow Country. Even if he did not care about the reputation of Turow Country, the rest of the people could not allow him to submit.


    Ye Yunwen, the envoy, was the one who had sent out the envoy this time. He was around forty years old and was gentle and refined. His gentle eyes were flashing with a calm and wise radiance, and he said unhurriedly: "I have also admired and respected Grand Xia Country and culture for a long time, your majesty''s words are also with us. May I know how does Your Majesty wish to compete? "


    This was the way countries dealt with each other. There was always a contest between them. They were prepared for this since the envoy was not lacking in martial arts experts and literary talents.


    Just eating and drinking alone was truly boring. All the young men and women participating in the feast were interested.


    Emperor Xiao Hui muttered to himself for a moment, "Since we are going to compete, we should naturally compete to our heart''s content. How about this? The first round will be a formal competition, and the second round will be a martial competition. "


    Ye Yunwen indistinctly glanced at the ministers and the girls behind the Imperial Orders Mistress, and thought to himself that the Emperor Xiao Hui probably wanted to choose one of these girls to marry to the Turow Country as a princess. Their Turow Country s were not easy to fool either. If they overcame them in today''s competition, it would be even better to make a request.


    He looked at Li Manqing and asked respectfully, "What does Your Highness think?"


    "Your Majesty''s words make sense," Li Manqing said.


    Just as Emperor Xiao Hui was about to speak, a crisp female voice came out from the hall.


    "Father, this son has an idea. I don''t know if I should say it."


    The one who spoke was Princess Yan Qing.


    Emperor Xiao Hui looked at her warily, and said gently: "What does Yan Qing want to say?"


    The Princess Yan Qing''s gaze swept across Qin Mian and smiled, "This son thinks that in the written competition, it would be better if I give three questions each with my Grand Xia Country, giving answers by name. At the same time of the competition, it would also increase my interest." Although the seats were not segregated according to gender, the civil and military officials were still segregated. Furthermore, the clothing of the civil and military officials were different. If anyone from the Turow Country didn''t know to use this point, they would be a fool. Today, she wanted Qin Mian, that country bumpkin, to look good!


    The Emperor Xiao Hui nodded, "That''s a good idea." Grand Xia Country had always been important, even if there were many military officials they would be able to oppose each other while reciting poetry. Even if it was in this way, he had nothing to worry about.


    The people from Turow Country seemed to have come prepared, and calmly agreed to Princess Yan Qing''s suggestion.


    Qin Mian detected Princess Yan Qing''s gaze just now, and was very curious in his heart how the other party would attack him.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at Princess Yan Qing at the same time, the two brothers looked at each other indifferently, their eyes were sharp to the point that it was shocking.


    Princess Yan Qing''s heart jumped, subconsciously avoiding their eyes, then angrily looked over. However, the two brothers had already shifted their gaze away, whispering to each other.


    Emperor Xiao Hui took a sip of his wine and laughed: "You are our guest, Turow Country, so I will leave you to set the questions first."


    Leu Manqing suggested, "Your Majesty, how about this. "My country and your country have interacted to set the question."


    "Sure." The Emperor Xiao Hui raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, "Let your envoy go first."


    The Turow Country Envoys all looked at Ye Yunwen.


    Ye Yunwen stood up, bowed towards the Emperor Xiao Hui, and muttered to himself. As he was speaking, his gaze swept over the officials, "It is midsummer, so the first question, foreign delegate requests your country to write a poem with the title ''Magnificent Summer''."


    Everyone understood, the other party clearly knew of the importance of Grand Xia Country, yet he gave such a simple question.


    Ye Yunwen looked at the strong and burly general among the military officials, "Please give your answer, Sir."


    The general stood up, clasped his fists at him, scratched his head, and lowered his head in thought.


    Ye Yunwen looked indifferent, but he did not urge them to do so.


    Of course, it would not be good to drag this on for too long. After pondering for a moment, he recited, "The east window is still warm at night, and there is a breeze blowing from the north. He would sit and sleep for the rest of the day, never leaving the room. The center is unrelated, and it''s the same as going out. "


    Some of them nodded, while others shook their heads.


    Ye Yunwen gave a simple comment, "Although this poem is simple, it is definitely interesting. There is indeed a great amount of talent in your country. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui laughed out loud.


    Li Manqing smiled and asked, "It''s your turn to set the question."


    Everyone looked at the Prime Minister.


    The prime minister stood up and said, "Since that''s the case, please let the envoy compose a poem on the topic of ''wine'' as well." He also pointed at one of the enemy''s generals.


    Who would have thought that the military general would be so talented. After he stood up, he muttered to himself for a moment before opening his mouth and saying, "How big is one''s life when it comes to alcohol? For example, in the morning dew, the days were much more bitter. One should never forget his sorrow. How could he solve this problem? Du Kang is the only one. "


    Everyone in Grand Xia Country could not help but be inwardly startled. This poem was beautifully written!


    The Emperor Xiao Hui praised without hesitation: "Good poem! Your envoy has won the first match. I toast all of you! "


    Let''s toast and set the second question on Turow Country.


    It was still Ye Yunwen who gave the questions. "Today, we have the same chicken and rabbit cage, with 35 of them and 94 of them. Ask the chicken and rabbit how tall they are?"


    Hearing this question, the faces of Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin all changed slightly. Isn''t this the "Dual Elemental Equations" that Qin Mian taught him? When Qin Mian taught Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, Lei Tia also learned from him, so all four of them were able to solve this problem. But when they looked at the others, they were all very nervous.


    Qin Mian thought that Ye Yunwen was really ruthless. This question was quite difficult for ordinary people. It wasn''t that they couldn''t solve it, but rather, it would take them a relatively long time to solve it.


    Many people write and calculate on the table with their hands full of wine.


    Ye Yunwen''s gaze swept across, and looked at the Prime Minister, "Please advise me, Master Wen." Since he had won the first question, Turow Country, he could still try it out once more. He had thought that the Prime Minister had the highest position amongst the civil officials, and should be the most outstanding amongst the civil officials.


    The prime minister stroked his short beard and ordered pen paper and abacus.


    The leader of the envoy asked, "Your Majesty, should we limit the time limit for this question?"


    Emperor Xiao Hui was also an knowledgeable person, so he was naturally able to see the difficulty of the question. He completely took in the expressions of everyone present and was unsure of what to do, but he smiled and said, "That''s how it should be. Why not just limit it to an incense stick? What do you think? "


    Li Manqing and the others did not have any objections.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin asked as they looked at Qin Mian, who shook his head slightly.


    Prime Minister Wen was as steady as Mt. Tai. After writing for a while, he put down his brush and replied, "Chicken 12, rabbit 23."


    Ye Yunwen cupped his hands and praised: "Prime Minister, I am truly impressed!"


    "Hur hur, too much, too much." Prime Minister Wen looked at Emperor Xiao Hui, somewhat unconfident.


    The smile on the Emperor Xiao Hui''s face slowly faded.


    Ye Yunwen was secretly pleased with himself as he said in a clear voice: "May I know what is your second question?"

 Chapter 187 Competing Between the Two Countries（2）

    The Grand Xia Country had also been prepared.


    Zhangsun Hee stood up and leisurely said: "Coincidentally, a few days ago, a friend of mine encountered a problem, so I came here to seek guidance from you. My friend is a steward, and he has to hire a worker for seven days. His boss had given him a gold bar, which he was required to give him after the day''s work had ended, but he was allowed to break the bar only twice. I would like to ask the grand master how to solve this difficult problem. "


    Ye Yunwen and the rest all had a serious look on their faces. This question was rather tricky. A gold bar cost seven days of work and the most basic method was to split the gold bar into seven sections and pay one section per day. However, this question required that the gold bar could only be broken twice, which meant that it could only be divided into three segments. That was the difficulty.


    Chen Mufeng deliberately said: "Your majesty, in order to be fair, shouldn''t this question be limited in time?"


    Emperor Xiao Hui laughed heartily, "Of course it''s like that, limited to an incense stick. If you spend less time than my country, you will win. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui very kindly made the servants present the four treasures of the study for the Turow Country.


    Sheng Sihao was infuriated. He calculated on the paper with a straight face, but was unable to do anything about it.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin took out a small pencil and a small notebook from their bag. They drew and wrote and the two brothers almost put down their brush at the same time.


    Lei Ruilin moved closer to Qin Mian''s ear and whispered a few words.


    Qin Mian nodded in approval.


    Although he did not know what they were talking about, Qin Mian seemed to already know the answer. She warned himself to keep his cool, the last question was the hardest.


    The time it took to burn an incense stick could be said to be neither fast nor slow, and it was soon over.


    Sheng Xu Hao said with a straight face, "This official is not talented."


    Zhangsun Hee saw that Ye Yunwen had put down his brush a moment ago, as if he had already explained everything to him, he cupped his fists towards Ye Yunwen and asked sincerely: "Pardon me, but may I ask, does Master Lai have a way to help that friend of mine?"


    Emperor Xiao Hui looked at him approvingly, "We are also very curious, how are we going to split the gold?"


    Ye Yunwen saw that they were intentionally giving face to the Turow Country, and laughed: "You can use ink thread to split the golden bar into seven sections. The first time you cut it, you cut it off one section; The whole gold bar becomes one "one", one "two" and one "four". "On the first day, one shall be paid to the workers; on the second day, two shall be paid to the workers and one shall be recovered; on the third day, one and two shall be paid to the workers; on the fourth day, four shall be paid to the workers and one and two shall be recovered; on the fifth day, one shall be paid to the workers; on the sixth day, two shall be paid to the workers and one shall be recovered; and on the seventh day, one shall be paid to the workers.


    Zhangsun Hee clapped his hands, "Brilliant! This prince has received your teachings, many thanks, Sir En. "


    All the ministers clapped their hands.


    Emperor Xiao Hui laughed, "May I know what your third question is?" There was no need to explicitly mention the second question, so naturally, it was the victory of Grand Xia Country.


    The Turow Country was still the same question that Ye Yunwen had set, and he said slowly: "The third question is something that I have seen in an ancient book, and I have no results after thinking about it for a long time.


    Everyone in Grand Xia Country had a positive look on their faces. No matter what Ye Yunwen said, he didn''t know whether the answer was real or fake, but he could tell how difficult this question was.


    Ye Yunwen said: "The night is dark, there are five spies who need to cross a bridge, this bridge is dilapidated and can only allow two people to walk on it at a time, and one person to hold a lamp, this lamp will be extinguished within thirty breaths. It takes one breath to cross a river, three breaths to cross a bridge, six breaths to cross a bridge, eight breaths to cross a bridge, and twelve breaths to cross a bridge. For guidance, how should the five of them cross the bridge? "


    Ye Yunwen''s gaze swept across the officials once again.


    All the military officials pondered for a moment, but there was no answer. There was only worry in their hearts, afraid that they would be called upon. Some of the young masters were excitedly calculating on paper, but no matter how they tried, the time would exceed thirty breaths. They couldn''t help but suspect that this question was the wrong one. But no one dared to doubt, because if it wasn''t for the wrong question, the Grand Xia Country would have been a fool.


    Emperor Xiao Hui also frowned. This question was at least twice as difficult as the second question.


    Unexpectedly, the Princess Yan Qing looked straight at Qin Mian, and opened his mouth once again, his tone carried pleasant surprise, "I think the National Duke''s wife has already answered my question?"


    Qin Mian only wanted to reply with "hehe".


    It had to be said that Princess Yan Qing did indeed have some sense of urgency. Just now, Ye Yunwen had said that he did not know the answer to this question, and he also said that he hoped that the higher one''s Grand Xia Country was, the better. If he really wanted to know the answer, then after hearing Princess Yan Qing''s words, he should have mentioned Qin Mian''s name.


    Ye Yunwen shrewdly calculated, although he did not know that the Princess Yan Qing and the National Duke had a grudge, as their noble princess, it was inevitable that he did not want to marry into their Turow Country. The person she was targeting, would definitely be beneficial to her Turow Country.


    As such, a happy smile surfaced on Ye Yunwen''s lips, and he said to Qin Mian: "Since that''s the case, then I shall ask National Duke''s wife to enlighten me."


    Emperor Xiao Hui stared at Princess Yan Qing coldly. If it wasn''t for the circumstances, he would have slapped her daughter right in the face. It wasn''t a big deal if it was just a normal meal. How could an outsider be fit to be the princess of a country?


    The empress dowager and empress were still smiling elegantly and gracefully, but their smiles did not reach their eyes. Especially the empress dowager, she couldn''t wait to strangle Princess Yan Qing to death. If it was said that she had some pity for Princess Yan Qing in the past, then this time, she didn''t have a single bit left.


    The empress noticed the empress dowager''s expression, but her smile became more genuine.


    Disdain of the Princess Yan Qing was hidden in the depths of Princess Duan Ning''s eyes.


    Lei Tia pressed Qin Mian''s hand.


    Qin Mian pinched back his teeth as he calmly stood up and bowed towards Ye Yunwen, "Thank you for thinking so highly of me, my wife."


    Ye Yunwen said to the Emperor Xiao Hui: "This problem is difficult to solve, why not limit it to two incense sticks."


    Emperor Xiao Hui knew that Qin Mian had suddenly appeared in his Qingshan Village when he was fourteen, and was not sure how much education he had received before. Just as he was thinking of how to buy more time for him, Qin Mian smiled and said, "No need."


    Ye Yunwen was startled.


    Everyone else was stu


    ed. Could it be that Qin Mian was going to admit defeat in front of so many people?


    Qin Mian looked at Ye Yunwen, "This wife can answer you right now. "Perhaps you need to use your notes."


    The entire hall was shocked.


    Princess Yan Qing squinted her eyes. The sharp nails of her right hand pinched his palm until it bled, but she didn''t care.


    Ye Yunwen''s expression turned solemn, "Please speak, Madam National Duke."


    Qin Mian laughed in his heart. Although we didn''t get into a good university because of our outstanding results in the arts, our science skills are on par with others. Just for this question, you underestimate me too much!


    "First, it takes four breaths for A and B to cross the bridge and return with the lantern; then it takes nine breaths for A and C to cross the bridge and B to return with the lamp; then it takes thirteen breaths for D and V to cross the bridge and A to return with the lamp; and finally, it takes four breaths for A and B to cross the bridge. It took a total of thirty breaths. " After Qin Mian finished speaking, he asked Ye Yunwen modestly, "Is what I said the right way?"


    Ye Yunwen calculated carefully, he admired it, but his heart suddenly sank, "There''s no mistake, I''ve been taught."


    Princess Yan Qing was in disbelief. She opened her mouth to speak, but the empress dowager pinched her arm tightly and turned to face a pair of cold and stern eyes.


    Emperor Xiao Hui laughed out loud, "National Duke, you have made me hide my strength well!"


    Lei Tia replied humbly: "Your majesty praises me."


    The Empress raised her glass with a smile and said gently, "National Duke can fight, National Duke''s madam can write, it can be said that they are a match made in heaven. I wish the two of you a toast. I wish you a good hundred years of harmony. "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia raised their cups together and after bowing, both of them spoke up at the same time. "Thank you very much, esteemed Empress, for your auspicious words."


    All the ministers raised their goblets to them with smiles on their faces.


    Li Manqing was dissatisfied and asked loudly, "May I ask what is your third question?"


    Just as Qin Mian sat down, he stood up again. "Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble one dares, there''s a question to ask honorable guests of Turow Country. I hope the Emperor will grant me your benevolence. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui said straightforwardly: "Yes!"


    Everyone in the Turow Country was waiting respectfully.


    Qin Mian smiled, "This strange thing happened in an i


    . The three of them slept in one room each, and each room cost them 10 silver coins. Thus, they paid a total of 30 silver coins to the manager. The next day, the shopkeeper recalled that there were some minor problems with the three rooms and felt that the three rooms would only cost twenty-five taels of silver, so he asked the waiter to return five taels of silver. Unexpectedly, the shop assistant was greedy and stole two taels of silver, returning one tael to each of the three guests. In this way, it was equivalent to saying that the three guests had each spent 9 silver, a total of 27 silver. Twenty-seven taels of silver plus the two taels that the shop assistant had stolen from him was twenty-nine taels of silver. Ask, where did the last silver go? "


    "Huh?"


    Everyone followed the calculations and was amazed. They all nodded and discussed among themselves.


    "Yes, that''s right. The three of them spent a total of 29 taels of silver. What about the 1 tael?"


    "This is a strange thing. It was obviously thirty silvers, but why did he calculate it to be twenty-nine silvers? "


    "??"


    Turow Country and everyone was a bit discouraged, as this question was indeed very strange.


    Seeing that, the Emperor Xiao Hui was in a good mood, "How about this, all of the noble envoys can answer this question, and all of the young miss love officials can answer the Grand Xia Country question too. No matter who it is, I will heavily reward them. With two incense sticks as the limit. "


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin calculated in their small notebook.


    Qin Ruiqi was the first to react and whispered into Qin Mian''s ears, "Daddy, there''s something wrong with the silver."


    Qin Mian gave him a thumbs up from under the table.


    Lei Tia passed the teacup to his wife.


    Lei Ruilin''s reaction was not slower than his brother. He pulled on Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s clothes, indicating them to look at his calculations.


    Qin Mian also liked them and was proud of his two sons.


    Breath: Breath. One breath was one breath.

 Chapter 188 Kindness

    "Tia, do you know what''s going on?" Qin Mian asked Lei Tia with a voice transmission.


    Lei Tia laughed as he looked at his wife. He held his hands under the table and muttered to himself for a moment, "Stealing from others to replace my wife."


    His calm expression and calm aura gave off a soothing charm. Qin Mian wanted to pounce over and kiss him, but there were too many people who were eyesore to his eyes. He picked up a piece of cake and took a bite, purposely frowning, pretended not to like it as he placed it in front of Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia took the dessert and looked at him as he ate it in two bites.


    Qin Mian looked away with a smile.


    Emperor Xiao Hui found it fu


    y and secretly shook his head. The National Duke and his husband were truly a perfect match.


    Some of them had already given up on eating and drinking while others were still unwilling to give up and continued to fight against the strange question.


    After a while, the first stick of incense finished burning. The attendant silently went over to put on the second stick.


    Chen Mufeng laughed lightly and put down the brush, "So that''s how it is."


    Emperor Xiao Hui''s eyes flashed, and he laughed: "Oh? Does Mufeng understand what''s going on? "


    Everyone from Turow Country had gloomy expressions as they looked at Chen Mufeng.


    Chen Mufeng got up and explained, "Reporting to the emperor, it''s like this. The shopkeeper returned five taels of silver. In other words, the three guests had only paid a total of twenty-five taels of silver, so on average, each person had to pay eight and a third of the total. Adding the returned one tael of silver, the total should be nine and a third of the total. However, the next sentence said, "The three guests each spent nine taels of silver." This sentence cleverly confused the thinking of the person answering the question, which resulted in the question of losing one tael of silver appearing.


    At the same time that everyone realized what was happening, they couldn''t help but admire the person who made the question.


    "So that''s how it is ??"


    Ye Yunwen and Sheng Xu Hao looked at each other, then suddenly understood why their emperors were so afraid of Grand Xia Country. It might seem like a disadvantage for Grand Xia Country to be heavy and gentle, but on the battlefield, a nimble and dexterous advisor was comparable to an army of tens of thousands of soldiers.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui was overjoyed. "Alright, Duke Mu will be rewarded heavily."


    "Thank you, your majesty."


    The reason why they came all the way to Grand Xia Country was not to embarrass themselves, but to lose in the written competition. Li Manqing and the others all forced themselves to smile, and they could only place their hopes on the martial competition.


    Sheng Xu Hao looked at Yu Manqing meaningfully.


    "Your Majesty, congratulations to you on your great victory in the literary competition. I wonder how the martial competition will proceed? "


    Emperor Xiao Hui thought for a moment, then said: "Like this, my country will give three people each, and Turow Country will give you two victories in three rounds. "How about it?"


    "That''s good." Li Manqing looked at Sheng Xinhao and asked, "General Sheng, in your opinion, who should we send out to compete?"


    Sheng Xu Hao looked around at those who were following him and called out three generals.


    Lei Tia explained to Qin Mian via sound transmission, "Li Yuanming and Huyan Lie are both famous generals of Turow Country, and Ah Bu Formation has never heard of them."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui wanted to hide his Grand Xia Country strength, but he couldn''t do it too obviously. He chose a left general, a city gate general and a Du Si.


    Turow Country had won the first round, lost the second round, and won the third round. In the competition, Turow Country was the victor. Although he had lost in the Wen Bi competition, he won in the martial competition. At least, he wouldn''t look too ugly.


    At this moment, the feast came to an end.


    The two parties still did not mention the issue of the candidate for the marriage alliance, but they had already come to a conclusion in their hearts.


    After the banquet, compared to before, the civil and military ministers and Imperial Orders''s wives were much more passionate towards Qin Mian and his group.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were able to handle it as they wished, but they were still calm and composed.


    When Emperor Xiao Hui returned to the imperial harem, his expression darkened.


    The empress dowager and empress sat at the side, looking at Princess Yan Qing indifferently.


    Emperor Xiao Hui was furious, he slammed the table and bellowed, "Scoundrel, kneel down!"


    Princess Yan Qing obediently kneeled down, her beautiful eyes overflowing with clear tears. She pouted and said, "Royal father, Yan Qing knows her wrongs."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui asked calmly: "Oh? Tell me, what did you do wrong? "


    Princess Yan Qing said without hesitation: "This son should not have targeted Madam National Duke."


    Her Majesty''s gaze swept lightly over her before retracting and taking a sip of her fragrant tea without a word.


    The empress pretended to wipe the tea on her lips with a silk handkerchief as a mocking smile appeared on her lips.


    "royal father, royal grandmother, mother, Yan Qing truly knows her wrongs ?? "Sob, sob ??" Yan Qing knelt on the ground and cried her heart out.


    Unfortunately, Emperor Xiao Hui didn''t plan to forgive her this time. What the Emperor Xiao Hui cared about was not that the Princess Yan Qing involved the National Duke in involving the National Duke in the matter of the competition, but that the Princess Yan Qing did not know the seriousness of the situation and would drag her own people into it. He was keenly aware that his daughter was hopeless.


    He and the Empress Dowager looked at each other, and the Empress Dowager nodded slightly.


    It was time to settle on the candidate for the marriage alliance.


    Emperor Xiao Hui was unwilling to part with Ning Yuan from him, and Princess Yan Qing was his own daughter after all. The reason the Emperor Xiao Hui had the officials and nobles bring their daughter, who had yet to leave the pavilion, was indeed because they wanted to choose a suitable princess among them. But now, he had changed his mind. Princess Yan Qing gave up his chance.


    However, he clearly understood her daughter''s personality, so he didn''t plan to tell her right away. Just like many times before, when Princess Yan Qing made mistakes and admitted them, his expression softened and she said lovingly, "Alright, get up. "Next time, don''t be so willful."


    Princess Yan Qing kowtowed honestly, and agreed. The smile on her face was filled with satisfaction and understanding.


    Emperor Xiao Hui saw her expression clearly, and her expression became even colder. He stood up and said lightly: "Mother, son is a little tired, so he should go rest first."


    The empress dowager stood up and nodded. "Today''s political affairs are complicated, so the emperor has to take care of his body. The empress must be more concerned. "


    "Yes, mother. Wife will follow your teachings."


    Not long after Emperor Xiao Hui left, the empress brought Princess Ning away as well.


    Just as she was about to exit the palace gates, Princess Duan Ning turned around and saw Princess Yan Qing in the empress dowager''s arms as usual, acting like a spoiled child. She didn''t notice the empress dowager''s cold expression at all and felt great sympathy for her, but she wouldn''t do anything.


    Three days of cold was not a day of cold.


    "Duan Ning?" The Queen urged.


    Princess Duan Ning hurriedly lifted her skirt to keep up with her, taking the empress by the arm. "Muhou, wait for me here."


    "You. You are not allowed to interfere in the matter of your royal sister. " The empress pointed lovingly at her forehead as she warned.


    "Mother, don''t worry. This son understands."


    The empress patted her arm, smiled, and said softly, "If mother''s predictions are correct, your royal father will grant you your marriage today."


    Princess Duan Ning''s face turned red. "Imperial Mother ??"


    Flowers two apiece.


    Not long after Qin Mian''s family returned to the National Duke''s Mansion, the emperor, empress dowager, and empress''s rewards arrived in a flash. There was no need to explain the reason for the reward.


    Qin Mian''s family was not lacking in money, and did not care about the value of these gold, silver and jewelry, they only gathered together to admire the exquisite designs of these rare items.


    In less than an hour, a decree from the Emperor Xiao Hui was sent out. It was that Princess Ning would be betrothed to the Emperor, and she would be married to the Divine Martial Marquis'' successor for the next four years.


    Once this imperial edict was given, all the astute ones would understand that the majority of the people who were going to be pointed out to the Sixth Prince of the Turow Country were the Princess Yan Qing s.


    People with Turow Country may already know that Princess Yan Qing is an old lady, but the attitude of Grand Xia Country is very obvious: If you don''t want Princess Yan Qing, then you can just seal a princess''s marriage in the family of ministers or marquis.


    After weighing the pros and cons with the Turow Country, it was naturally to choose a Princess Yan Qing. Even if she was conferred the title of a high-ranked princess, she would not be related to the Emperor Xiao Hui by blood.


    The marriage between Li Manqing and the Princess Yan Qing had become a foregone conclusion. Emperor Xiao Hui personally gave the order to keep quiet, and strictly forbade anyone from informing Princess Yan Qing about this matter, otherwise, they would be punished according to the crime of treason.


    In such a huge palace, only Princess Yan Qing was kept in the dark.


    Six days later, the Turow Country envoy set out on their journey back to Turow Country.


    Emperor Xiao Hui had long understood his eldest daughter''s personality, and on the day of their departure, he had someone drugged Princess Yan Qing with aphrodisiac. Princess Yan Qing was carried to the exquisite red carriage while she was sleeping.


    In order to show our respect for Princess Yan Qing, Emperor Xiao Hui prepared one hundred and sixty dowries, which included one for the head of the hat, ten for the east pearl, five for the golden phoenix, twenty-five for the east pearl, seven for the light of day, one hundred and twenty for the small pearl, two for the main pearl of Nera, and one for the golden bird of prey. If it''s like this, then it''s really 10 li of red makeup.


    On this day, almost all the commoners gathered on both sides of the street to watch the Princess travel. The capital was like a boiling pool of water.


    The empress was thoughtful and considerate. She even arranged for a palace maid to sit on the princess'' carriage, wearing a veil. From time to time, she would open the curtains and smile as she nodded or beckoned to the commoners. The commoners became even more excited.


    Because there were too many dowries, and also to express the importance Grand Xia Country placed on marriage with Turow Country, Emperor Xiao Hui sent five thousand elite soldiers to escort the princess and protect the envoy.


    It just so happened that Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were having a holiday today, so they sat on Golden Fur''s body together with Zhangsun Hee''s son, Zhangsun Hong, to watch the show.


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Chen Mufeng and the four masters stood behind them.


    "When I get married in the future, I can''t be small either." Lei Ruilin said in all seriousness.


    "Cough, cough, cough ??" The mouthful of water that Qin Mian just drank made his face flush red. How old is this brat to want to get married already!


    Lei Tia immediately patted his back.


    Zhangsun Hong mocked Lei Ruilin, "How old are you now?"


    Qin Ruiqi, on the other hand, directly smacked Lei Ruilin in the head with an expressionless face.


    "Brother!" Lei Ruilin held his forehead.


    "Nonsense." Qin Ruiqi said indifferently.


    Lei Ruilin wanted to say something, but when he saw his father staring at him coldly while comforting his father, he shuddered and stuck out his tongue, quickly turning his head to continue watching the show.


    Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hee laughed loudly.


    Lei Tia glanced at Zhangsun Hee, "I''ll leave this to you."


    Zhangsun Hee understood, "Don''t worry."


    Lei Tia held Qin Mian''s hand and walked towards the sparsely populated street. If nothing unexpected happened with the Emperor Xiao Hui''s arrangements, Lei Tia would bring his army to the west gate in at most half a month. Their time was ru


    ing out.


    "Tia, I think we need to go to the East Sun Academy to see how our sons spend their days there secretly. Look at what that brat Ruilin is saying! " Qin Mian didn''t know whether to laugh or cry.


    Lei Tia said: "Tomorrow is the day after tomorrow. Today, you only need to listen to me. "


    Qin Mian leaned on his shoulder and matched it well, "No problem. I''ll go wherever you want me to go. The singer is up to it. "Hahaha ??"


    "The husband follows you"? Lei Tia seemed to have thought of something, grabbed the back of his head, and kissed his forehead as he pulled him forward.

 Chapter 189 War

    The place Lei Tia brought Qin Mian to wasn''t anything special, but within three days, the two had explored almost all the places in the capital that were worth going to. All kinds of snacks such as donkey rolling, pea-bean yolk, sugar fire, wormwood nest, fried red fruit, noodle tea, pear-shaped soup, hemp tofu, open mouth laughing, bean curls, honey dates and lotus leaves clips, toad nectar, mountain medicine cake, glass powder, candy roll, etc. Almost everywhere.


    Qin Mian had a feeling that he was returning to his honeymoon.


    When Qin Ruiqi and his father returned home from school every day, they knew that their father and father had bought these from outside. They were so greedy that they wanted to go too, but it was a pity that Qin Mian couldn''t ask for a leave of absence to bring them there. Now that the children were old, he and Lei Tia should properly pass through the two worlds.


    Three days later, Lei Tia started to get busy.


    Qin Mian took some time to enter the space he was looking for. He pla


    ed to catch an eagle for Lei Tia and let him bring it to the west gate. The eagles had keen vision and a ferocious nature. They flew quickly and persistently, even if only to deliver messages.


    In the end, Qin Mian caught a Golden Eagle on a tall mountain. It was five feet long, and when it spread its wings, it would reach a height of over eight feet. He did not dare to capture a monster that was too large to explain to others.


    He pretended to take a few generals to hunt in the mountains and bring back the Golden Eagle two days later. The family generals did not suspect anything when they saw that he had "shot" the Golden Eagle with their own eyes.


    Giving the Golden Eagle to Lei Tia, Lei Tia liked it very much. Using spirit energy to suppress the Golden Eagle, after training for a few days and inserting a Beast Control Talisman into the Golden Eagle''s body, the Golden Eagle recognized him as its master.


    In the recent few days, the National Duke couple had done all sorts of amazing things, and the people of the capital were already used to it. Therefore, for the first time, they did not feel surprised at all when they saw Lei Tia being sent to court by the Golden Eagle.


    After that, Qin Mian also threw himself into work and refined many high-quality healing panaceas in the spatial space.


    Half a month later, a large group of soldiers left the capital under the cover of night, escorting their provisions westward. The military strategy was as follows: Before the troops moved, the food would be the first to arrive. The provisions included not only food and fodder, but also salt, spices, herbs, weapons, tents and other military supplies.


    Another half a month had passed, and they had received shocking news from the border trial: For the peace of Grand Xia Country and the Turow Country, they took the initiative to submit Turow Country and their close Princess Yan Qing s were actually mercilessly killed by the ruthless Turow Country people in the Duo Xiong Stronghold, which was about twenty kilometers away from the Western Pass of the Grand Xia Country!


    When the Emperor Xiao Hui heard the news of his beloved daughter''s tragic death, he was heartbroken. He fell sick once, and didn''t go to court for three days in a row.


    The commoners were furious, recalling the scene of the Princess Yan Qing waving at them cordially when they were married, their hatred towards the Turow Country grew even stronger. They hoped that the imperial government would give the unrepentant Turow Country person a severe lesson.


    Emperor Xiao Hui held onto his illness and went to court, sealing Princess Yan Qing as the good princess of Yan Qing, accusing them of trampling over Grand Xia Country and showing their sincerity in fixing it. This move was not only to seek justice for the well-informed and righteous Princess Yan Qing, it was also to completely suppress the arrogance and arrogance of Turow Country. In the past, the countless conflicts between their Turow Country and the Turow Country had told them that tolerance towards the enemy would only bring them even more ruthless retaliation.


    Early in the morning on the second day, the Great General led a hundred thousand troops to lead the vanguard. With the First Prince as the overseer, he led a troop to the north.


    Qin Mian brought along Qin Ruiqi and the others as he stood on the city wall, and watched Lei Tia''s figure disappear into the distance.


    When Lei Tia left, his heart was empty as well.


    "Father?" Qin Ruiqi''s eyes were filled with worry, as he held his father''s hand.


    Qin Mian came back to reality and smiled at him, "It''s nothing, it''s just that this is the first time your father has left you for so long." Even if Lei Tia went to war the moment he arrived at the west gate, and only spent two days to win the battle, it would still take him another two months before he returns. Moreover, Turow Country people were cruel and insidious, so once the battle between Grand Xia Country and itself began, it would not end so quickly.


    Lei Ruilin held his father''s other hand and said resolutely, "Father, father will definitely win this battle!"


    "Yes." Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "Let''s go back."


    After returning to the National Duke''s Mansion, he asked the servants to send his two sons to the East Sun Academy and sat alone in the study, deep in thought. Most of the ancient wars happened in the spring and autumn, and one of the main reasons was because it was hot in the summer. If the corpses on the battlefield couldn''t be dealt with in time, they could easily cause a plague on a large scale. The ancient plague was the hardest to control. Once it broke out, neither side would benefit.


    Even if Qin Mian was not particularly good at understanding politics, he could conclude that the reason why the Emperor Xiao Hui had the army set off immediately after the death of the Princess Yan Qing was so that they could display their "passive" stance during this war. The possibility of a war immediately starting after Lei Tia arrived at the Western Pass was very low, and they would have to wait for the weather to become even colder. This meant that the imperial government would not consume too little military resources.


    Since the Emperor Xiao Hui dared to initiate a war, the military expenditures of the imperial government must be plentiful. However, his man was the main marshal in this war, so if Qin Mian wanted him to come back early, he had to consider all aspects of it. The first thing that came into his mind was to prepare even more military expenditures, just in case. However, this matter could not be rushed. It was not time yet.


    After Lei Tia arrived at the west gate, he immediately found an opportunity to enter the space to meet with Qin Mian to exchange information. When the people of the Turow Country learned that the Emperor of Grand Xia Country was going to avenge the Princess Yan Qing, they immediately dispatched their troops to the borders. Currently, the two armies had a total of nearly two hundred thousand soldiers confronting each other in the Western Pass. Lei Tia took the initiative to launch a small-scale war on the second day after the army was fully rested, and won greatly. Because both sides feared the plague, and did not fight after that, only confrontation. If there were no mishaps, he would launch a large-scale attack as soon as September arrived.


    Qin Mian instructed him, blades and swords had no eyes, he had to be careful.


    In September, eight hundred kilometers was urgently sent to the capital. Grand Xia Country and Turow Country had officially begun their battle.


    Qin Mian also started to move. His identity as the "Madam Imperial Orders" seemed somewhat awkward at this time. Because a destined wife could not be involved in politics, he had any thoughts that he should not speak of directly to the Emperor Xiao Hui; but the Empress was a woman, so she had to pay attention to both men and women. After thinking about it, he still handed the imperial edict to the empress. If it caught the empress''s attention, the empress would naturally pass the imperial edict to the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    On the second day after the memorial was handed over, the emperor''s dictum came from the palace, praising Qin Mian''s idea of suggesting for officials and the capital''s merchants to donate their money. In less than an hour, the empress''s dictation had arrived again, and three days later she was hosting a banquet for all the wives in the imperial garden.


    The theme of the royal banquet was fund-raising.


    All of the wives were unwilling, but after the empress took the lead and donated a thousand taels of silver, they had no choice but to unpack their belongings. All of the concubines were unwilling to give up a thousand taels of silver, but after the empress gave a thousand taels of silver, they had no choice but to unpack their debts. The empress dowager donated a thousand taels, and even Princess Duan Ning donated six hundred taels of silver.


    Qin Mian was a first stage Imperial Orders and donated 800 taels of silver.


    Only after the madams finished donating the items did the empress a


    ounce with a smile that they would remember how much they had donated and post it at the entrance of the city to a


    ounce it to the world.


    This was a good deed. Not only would it bring good reputation to his husband, but it would also bring benefits to his children. The ladies were all beaming with happiness. They felt that they had lost a few hundred silver taels previously.


    Upon hearing this, the capital''s merchants also donated money.


    He had raised a total of almost 5,000,000 silver this time.


    "..."


    Because Lei Tia would always meet Qin Mian when he had the chance, he wasn''t too worried about Lei Tia battling at a distance of ten thousand miles. However, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin could not see Lei Tia at all. Every few days, the father and son would send a letter to Lei Tia together, sending it to the west gate.


    In the west gate, the flames of war raged throughout the sky.


    Dressed in battle robes, Lei Tia stood on top of the city wall with his hands behind his back, and looked at the enemy camp that was less than five kilometers away.


    Lei Qinzhong ran over quickly and took out a letter from his robes and handed it over with both hands.


    "Master, it''s a letter from the Madam."


    Lei Tia looked at the two small handprints on the letter. These two handprints came from the two seals that Ruiqi and Ruilin had carved using his little hands as molds on the day of the full moon. His wife had said that they were "commemorative seals".


    When the First Prince, Chen Chuang, arrived, he happened to see the change in the First Prince''s expression and was inwardly amazed. Seeing Lei Tia opening the letter, he did not immediately walk over, but the gaze that landed on Lei Tia''s back was deep and somewhat absent-minded.


    Lei Tia read the contents of the letter carefully. The first page was written by his wife, the second page was written by his eldest son, and the third page was written by his youngest son.


    Apart from telling him to take care of himself, the letter was a chatterbox, but he still read it seriously.


    Over ten years ago, here, he was like a lone wolf fighting his way through the enemy ranks, only able to watch others read home letters.


    After reading the letter three times from begi


    ing to end, he folded it again and kept it in his embrace as he indifferently looked at Chen Chuang.


    Chen Chuang returned to his senses and walked over.


    "First Prince." Lei Tia cupped his fists.


    "Great General, no need for formalities." Chen Chuang stood by his side and smiled, "Great General must have been reading the letter just now, right? Great General and Madam have such deep affection for each other, I am truly envious. "

 Chapter 190 Two Ponies

    Lei Tia nodded his head without a word, and asked Chen Chuang with a look in his eyes if there was anything wrong.


    The mighty Golden Eagle flew over unhurriedly, floating like a leaf, and quietly landed on the fence surrounding the city wall. A pair of black eyes that were like beans stared at Lei Tia, full of loyalty.


    Lei Tia lifted his hand, and gently caressed its back.


    Chen Chuang looked at the enemy camp in the distance, "Yesterday''s battle left us with quite a number of casualties." I wonder what Great General is pla


    ing to do next? "


    Lei Tia stared at him for a moment. "This general knows his limits and does not trouble Your Highness the First Prince to worry." The so-called "military supervision" has two responsibilities. First, it is to supervise Jiang Shuai. Second, it is a crime committed in the army and it is a reward and punishment for it. The First Prince only had the authority to supervise Lei Tia and did not have the qualifications to interfere.


    Chen Chuang did not feel offended at all. With a vexed look, he said in shame, "Sigh, I have overstepped my boundaries in my impatience, Great General, please do not blame me. Great General, I suddenly remembered that I still have some official matters to attend to, excuse me! "


    "First Prince, please do as you please." Lei Tia raised his hand and asked.


    After Chen Chuang left, he called over one of his subordinates and instructed, "Watch the main hall closely."


    "Yes sir!"


    Chen Chuang walked down the stone steps, and his gentle eyes were instantly filled with malice. He was the first-in-line son of the previous Empress, as well as the Emperor''s eldest son. The position of Crown Prince and even the Dragon Throne could only be his, how could the National Duke not see him seriously? He was waiting for the day where he would make Lei Tia kneel in front of him!


    "..."


    The capital city was located to the north of Grand Xia Country, and winter''s first snowfall had fallen since late November. The cold wind blew against the corners of the room, making a horrible whimpering sound; the windows were not quite firm enough to be heard. Large snowflakes were dancing in the wind like goose feathers. The sky was obscured by dense snowflakes, and soon the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow. Almost all the shops were covered with heavy curtains to keep out the wind. The street vendors did not have the courage to set up stalls in this weather. The streets were much wider than usual. The pedestrians were sparse. Both of their hands were hidden in their sleeves. They narrowed their eyes and quickened their pace. As they lifted the thick curtain of the tavern, a wave of heat wrapped in the tempting aroma of wine rushed towards them. They could not help but moan in comfort.


    However, National Duke''s Mansion''s dining hall was extremely hot. The windows were tightly shut, and four charcoal pots were placed at the four corners of the room. Right in the middle of the round dining table, in a large hotpot, the hot and red soup bubbled and bubbled. Pills, chicken pieces, mushrooms, and other ingredients were faintly discernible. On one side of the long table, servants swiftly cut up all kinds of clean ingredients and placed them on a white porcelain plate before carrying them to the table. sliced beef, lamb, fish balls, meatballs, heart balls, lotus root balls, powders, potato chips, spinach, cabbage, coriander, crab meat, tofu... It was extremely sumptuous. It wasn''t appropriate to eat hotpot early in the morning, but eating hotpot in this kind of weather was the most satisfying. And indeed, the family had not eaten hot pot for a long time.


    Qin Mian laid lazily on the sofa, holding the account book in his left hand and the notebook on his knees. The pen in his right hand would draw a few lines on it from time to time.


    Qin Ruiqi sat on the sofa opposite to him, the chess board was placed in front of him, and they were playing chess.


    Qin Mian secretly sighed, he looked exactly like his father.


    Realizing that his youngest son wasn''t around, he half propped himself up and looked outside the door.


    Lei Ruilin wore a white cotton robe and stood with his hands behind his back in the corridor. Looking up at the snow sky, his expression was dark and gloomy. Suddenly, as if a spring breeze had arrived, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloomed. "


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but let out a laugh; the corner of Lei Ruilin''s lips curled up into a faint smile.


    "That''s enough, Great Poet. If you don''t come in soon, we''ll eat first." Qin Mian put down the account book in his hands, stood up, stretched his body and looked at the ingredients on the table. He reckoned that there were enough for the three of them to eat.


    "Wait!" Lei Ruilin''s scholar demeanor immediately disappeared without a trace. Like a monkey, he scurried to the side of the table and greedily looked at the roasting hotpot. "Daddy, you can eat now?"


    "Yes." Qin Mian indicated for the servants to leave, "Your favorite chicken is already cooked, Ruiqi''s favorite meat balls are also cooked."


    Lei Qinle was the last to go out, and closed the door.


    The two of them sat down beside their father, one on each side.


    Qin Mian took out the two chicken legs that were cooked and placed them in his two sons'' bowls, "Are you both hungry? "Hurry up and eat."


    Whitey and Blondie had already started their ''meal'' a long time ago. The bowls were placed in front of each of them, and they were all eating with relish.


    Qin Ruiqi picked up a pair of chopsticks with the chopsticks that Qin Mian liked to eat the most.


    Lei Ruilin spooned a few delicious pills into Qin Mian''s bowl, "Daddy will also eat."


    Qin Mian smiled, he did not forget to tell them to slow down and be careful of getting burned.


    Lei Ruilin took a bite of the chicken leg and happily said as he squinted his eyes, "It''s really delicious. If only Father was here too. "


    Qin Ruiqi looked at Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian''s chopsticks paused for a moment before he consoled, "Don''t worry, your father will definitely return safely. "When he comes back, we can eat hotpot together."


    "En!" Lei Ruilin nodded his head.


    Qin Ruiqi asked, "Father, can I rush back to the New Year?"


    Qin Mian said confidently: "Definitely. "When he comes back, tell him to take us hunting, and then we can all cook hotpot with our hunted animals."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s eyes lit up as they shouted in unison, "Alright!"


    "Daddy, brother and I need a pony first." Lei Ruilin was excited when he thought of being able to hunt.


    "Alright." Qin Mian laughed and said, "I heard that there are some breeds of horses that are much more robust than Grand Xia Country. After di


    er, we''ll write a letter to your old man, asking him to catch you two little horses over there as a New Year''s gift. "


    "Oh, that''s great!" Lei Ruilin could not help but cheer.


    Qin Ruiqi revealed a smile.


    Qin Mian urged, "Eat quickly."


    After finishing the hot pot, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin ran over to the table and wrote a letter to Lei Tia. The two brothers'' heads were whispering to each other.


    Qin Mian laughed as he shook his head, and continued to read the account books.


    After the servants cleaned up the table, they silently retreated.


    The sound of feet crunching in the snow grew closer.


    Steward Fu tightened his winter hat on his head, and started stomping on the snow on the ground before knocking on the door.


    "Reporting to Madam, just now, someone from the Marquis Wei Yuan Palace delivered a card."


    Marquis Wei Yuan Palace was the house of the country''s foreign minister.


    "Come in." opened the thread and took a look, it turned out that the next holiday was Zhangsun Hong''s eighth birthday, so he invited Qin Ruiqi and to his house as guests.


    Because Chen Mufeng was on good terms with Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, the two brothers were quite close to Zhangsun Hong at the East Sun Academy. The three of them got along quite well and eventually became good friends.


    Qin Mian had always valued the two children''s self-reliance and opinions, so he passed the thread to Qin Ruiqi.


    "Son, you decide whether you want to go or not."


    Qin Ruiqi read the invitation and nodded to Qin Mian: "Go."


    Lei Ruilin had no objections.


    Qin Mian then got the Steward Fu to reply to the thread.


    Lei Ruilin laid on the back of the sofa that Qin Mian was sitting on, tilted his head, and asked: "Daddy, what gift do I give to Zhangsun Hong that''s suitable for Big Brother?"


    "What do you think?" Qin Mian teased him.


    Lei Ruilin said in a serious tone: "Your son thinks that since we are still young, there is no need to be too expensive.


    Qin Mian patted his little head in admiration.


    "That''s right. Talk to your brother. If you can''t make up your mind, come ask Daddy again. "


    "Alright." Lei Ruilin ran back to his brother''s side.


    The heavy snow didn''t stop until it got dark. When Qin Mian thought of Lei Tia, he wondered if it was snowing at the border. Although Lei Tia was not afraid of the cold, it was easy for problems to appear in the snow, and he was more worried about the army when it came to managing.


    After locking the door and extinguishing the light, Qin Mian appeared in the space in a flash. Lei Tia would only be able to find an opportunity to meet him in space at night.


    He first went to the garden to pick some vegetables and wash them by the river, then went to the kitchen to clean up the other ingredients. No matter what time Lei Tia came in, he could cook the hotpot at any time. Lei Tia would definitely not be able to eat anything good at the border, maybe even birds would be coming out of his mouth. This was all thanks to the fact that he was a cultivator. Otherwise, he would have been reduced to a bamboo stick after a few months in the Western Pass.


    As he thought about how thin Lei Tia looked like a bamboo pole, Qin Mian couldn''t help but laugh.


    "Wifey, what are you laughing about?" Lei Tia looked at his back for a while, then spoke out in a gentle voice.


    Qin Mian suddenly turned his head, the pleasant surprise causing his eyes to brighten, "I thought I wouldn''t be able to see you today!" He could smell the faint scent of blood. It was obvious that the battle had resumed today. His eyes sca


    ed the man up and down to make sure he wasn''t hurt. He was relieved.


    "How long can you stay? I''ll cook you a hotpot. "


    Lei Tia walked over and hugged him, and then fiercely kissed his lips. Although he was unwilling to part, he had to part ways with him, and said, "I''ll be out in a while."


    Qin Mian put down the kitchen knife and hugged his waist.


    "Your son wants two ponies."


    Lei Tia''s chin nodded a little at the side of his face, "What about you?"


    "It''s enough for you to come back unharmed." Qin Mian rubbed his shoulder, not wanting to let go.


    "Don''t worry, I won''t let myself get hurt." Lei Tia gave him another kiss, "There''s another big matter."


    "What is it?" Qin Mian could hear the heaviness in his tone.


    "In today''s battle, Turow Country seems to clearly know every single move of our army. I suspect that the First Prince had colluded with the Turow Country and leaked the formation diagram of our troops. " A cold light flashed across Lei Tia''s eyes, "The First Prince is extremely ambitious. I''m worried that if he fails his plan, he will instead send people to deal with you and his child. You must be careful in the future. "

 Chapter 191 Assassination

    Qin Mian was extremely surprised. If the First Prince were to collude with the enemy countries, it would be considered a crime of treason. However, thinking about it carefully, it was not strange that the First Prince had done so. It was because the First Prince''s status was too awkward. Since ancient times, the rule of setting up a crown prince in Grand Xia Country had always been to establish one''s leader. The First Prince was the Queen''s eldest son, and originally had the advantage. However, the problem was that the previous Empress was dead, and even if his mother wanted to support him and no one was working with them in the harem, it would still be difficult for the First Prince to make a move. The Second Prince was different. He was the first son of the current Empress, so his advantage was much greater than Chen Chuang''s. He was Chen Chuang''s strongest competitor. If Chen Chuang lacked patience, it was indeed easy to make the wrong choice.


    "Don''t worry, I will protect myself and the two children."


    Lei Tia released him, "It''s time to go out."


    Qin Mian slowly let go of his arms. Although the two of them would meet up in space from time to time, it was already extravagant to kiss, let alone do anything they liked.


    Lei Tia understood the churning emotions in his eyes, and covered them with a hot kiss, saying in a hoarse voice: "Wifey, wait for my return."


    He was afraid that if he did not leave soon, he would be overpowered.


    Qin Mian stared blankly, but that person had already disappeared. Helplessly curling his lips, he took care of all the remaining ingredients and left the space.


    Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, Zhangsun Hong''s birthday arrived.


    After eating breakfast, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin changed into a new set of clothes and got the errand boy and Fei Yue to arrange their gifts for Zhangsun Hong.


    The four guards divided into two rows at the front and back to protect the carriage.


    Qin Mian mounted his horse and personally escorted his two sons to Marquis Wei Yuan Palace.


    Although it was a su


    y day, the sun seemed to be covered by a layer of gauze. It was hazy and not hot at all. The cold wind was biting cold. The pedestrians were so stiff that their faces turned red from the wind. They kept their heads down as they hurried on their way. Three days ago, there was a second snowfall in the winter. Although only one day had passed, it still accumulated a thick layer of snow. The snow on the ground had been swept clean, but the road seemed to have frozen harder, and the clatter of hooves could be heard.


    Not long after leaving the National Duke''s Mansion, Qin Mian sensed several gazes that carried ill intentions shooting towards him from the shadows. A cold smile flashed past his eyes.


    "Father." Qin Ruiqi stuck his head out of the window, meaning.


    Qin Mian smiled, "Don''t worry."


    Qin Ruiqi retracted his head.


    "I can finally show off my skills." Lei Ruilin rubbed his fists together.


    Qin Ruiqi said: "Do not be too excessive."


    "Don''t worry, brother." Lei Ruilin raised his head, "I''m not even a three year old child."


    Qin Ruiqi, "..."


    After traveling for about half an hour, they arrived at the Marquis Wei Yuan Manor. The Palace''s butler welcomed the guests at the door. The guests were mostly children who were on good terms with Zhangsun Hong, and thus, they took advantage of the holiday to get together. After all, it was the birthday of a child, and adults often sent their children away after a few words of greeting.


    When the two eight or nine-year-old kids saw National Duke''s Mansion''s carriage, they all came over to welcome them.


    "Ruiqi and Ruilin have arrived."


    After the horse carriage stopped, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin jumped down from the left and right doors.


    The butler ran over and greeted them, "Greetings to National Duke Madam, Young Gongzi Qin and Young Gongzi Lei."


    "No need for formalities." Qin Mian laughed, "I still have some matters to attend to, thank you for taking care of my son."


    The butler quickly replied, "Please rest assured Madam National Duke."


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin, you are not allowed to mess around as a guest at a friend''s home." Qin Mian instructed his two sons.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin said in unison, "I ask father to be at ease."


    "Daddy will come pick you up in the afternoon." Qin Mian spurred his horse and left.


    "Young masters, please come in."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin nodded, and followed the butler into the house.


    There were already seven to eight small guests in the main hall. As the small master, Zhangsun Hong was currently speaking with them. Marquis Wei Yuan, Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng sat at the side, smiling as they chatted.


    The Maidservant s went in and out, placing tea, fruits, and snacks on the table.


    Seeing Qin Ruiqi''s four guests enter, Zhangsun Hong hurriedly went forward to welcome them.


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin, Shifang, Yuexi, you are here."


    "Brother Zhangsun, happy birthday! Elder brother and I wish you today, your year, and your age. " Lei Ruilin cupped his fists at Zhangsun Hong.


    The scarecrow''s words made Marquis Wei Yuan, Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng all laugh.


    "Are those two young masters from National Duke?" Marquis Wei Yuan was already over 60 years old and his body was slightly fat. Even though his hair was white, his face was rosy and his eyes were lively.


    Zhangsun Hee''s words were filled with praise, "That''s right. The two youngsters are only six years old, but can already tell that they aren''t people who can be taken in by the pool, and that they have the temperament of fathers when they live in this world. "


    Marquis Wei Yuan smiled and did not say a word. He looked at his own grandson and felt that his grandson was not bad either.


    Zhangsun Hong brought Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin to Marquis Wei Yuan and introduced them to his grandfather.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin bowed and cupped their hands together. "Ruiqi greets the Marquis Wei Yuan, Duke Mu, and the Little Marquis Lord."


    "Quickly, dispense with the formalities." Marquis Wei Yuan smiled kindly and said.


    "Thank you, Marquis Wei Yuan."


    Zhangsun Hong said: "Grandfather, I''ll take them to play."


    The Marquis Wei Yuan nodded, "Go and entertain your friends."


    "Yes."


    The Marquis Wei Yuan warned Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng in a low voice, "Now that the situation is complicated, we have to take care of the two children of the National Duke family, by all means, do not let anything happen to them in our residence."


    Zhangsun Hee replied: "Father, don''t worry. The mansion has already made meticulous arrangements."


    "That''s good." Marquis Wei Yuan said.


    They were worried that adults would leave after the children were let go and the Marquis Wei Yuan, Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng could let the guests enjoy themselves.


    Zhangsun Hong pulled Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin in front of the other guests.


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin, let me introduce you. This is the First Prince''s Mansion''s Second Young Master, Chen Bonan. This is the Eldest son of the Second Prince Mansion, Chen Peiwen.


    Out of the ten or so guests present, only two were sons of commoners, the rest were nobles.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin returned the greeting with their hands cupped in front.


    After all, they were both young children. They soon got to know each other, played together, ate, drank, laughed, and chatted. It was very lively.


    After a short while, another eight Maidservant s entered in a line and presented purple colored snacks.


    Zhangsun Hong offered a treasure: "Taste my Six Flavors Purple Cloud Cake, it is the personal skill of one of my chef."


    "Why is it called ''Six Flavors Purple Cloud Cake''?" Chen Peiwen asked curiously.


    Zhangsun Hong said: "Because this kind of cake can only taste one flavor at a time, but there are six different flavors on the first grade, causing one to have an endless amount of aftertaste."


    "Oh? I''d like to try it. " Yang Jin first waited for Maidservant to put down the plate and then impatiently reached out his hand.


    Qin Ruiqi''s eyes flashed, with a sudden wave of his hand, the plate in Yang Jin''s hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.


    "What are you doing?" Mr. Yang Jin grabbed him by the lapel in anger.


    Zhangsun Hong stared blankly for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward, "Please don''t be angry yet, there must be some kind of misunderstanding."


    Lei Ruilin struck Yang Jin''s hand away, "My brother saved your life, you should feel lucky!"


    Qin Ruiqi said indifferently: "There''s poison in the pastries."


    Everyone was shocked.


    "What?"


    Zhangsun Hong was so shocked that he couldn''t even speak, as he looked at the dessert on the ground in bewilderment.


    Zhangsun Hee''s and Chen Mufeng''s guards outside quickly reported the situation to Zhangsun Hee and hurried over.


    "What''s going on?"


    Lei Ruilin raised his voice, "There''s poison in my heart."


    Chen Mufeng squatted in front of Qin Ruiqi and his sister, and asked calmly: "Ruilin, how did you know?"


    Lei Ruilin raised his wrist and pulled at Qin Ruiqi''s wrist, "This is the bracelet Father gave us, if there''s any poisonous substance near it, it will turn black."


    Chen Mufeng had seen these bangles before, they were milky white in his memories, but now that he looked at them closely, they had turned light black.


    Zhangsun Hee took out a silver needle and inserted it into the cake on the ground. As expected, the silver needle quickly turned black. His expression changed.


    The Maidservant were so scared that they kneeled on the ground.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at each other, and in the bottom of their hearts, they understood that the majority of the people who poisoned the two were targeting their brothers.


    Yang Jin fell to the ground.


    After all, they were all children. No one knew who cried out first, but very soon, all the guests began to howl and cry.


    "Mufeng, take care of them."


    Zhangsun Hee flew out in a flash.


    Chen Mufeng quickly comforted the little guests as he furrowed his brows. The status of the guests today were all extraordinary. No matter which one of them was in trouble, it would not be a small matter.


    When the Marquis Wei Yuan heard the news and came over, he saw that the little guests were crying all over, even his own eldest grandson had also turned pale white. Only Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin sat on the chairs quietly, and his eyes filled with praise.


    Zhangsun Hee quickly returned and whispered into the ears of the Marquis Wei Yuan, "A chef from the kitchen has disappeared, it''s most likely a disguise technique."


    Marquis Wei Yuan nodded, and instructed the Maidservant to bring the other small guests back to comfort the guests, leaving behind Zhangsun Hong, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin.


    "Young Master Qin, I heard that you discovered the poison in the pastries first?" The Marquis Wei Yuan asked Qin Ruiqi gently.


    Qin Ruiqi nodded.


    Marquis Wei Yuan looked at his wrist. Maybe because the child was too calm, he could not help but treat the child as an adult and tried testing him out, "This is the first time I''ve heard that there is actually such a strange thing that can sense poisons without touching poisons." To put it bluntly, not even the Emperor had such a treasure.


    Qin Ruiqi said indifferently," Father said that all poisons have a smell. However, there are some that a human''s sense of smell ca


    ot detect. This bracelet contains a special material that is sensitive to poisons. It''s like the sound of a dog''s flute. People can''t hear it, but dogs can.


    "So that''s how it is." Marquis Wei Yuan laughed.


    Chen Mufeng secretly frowned, now was not the time to look into the Bracelet.


    Marquis Wei Yuan praised: "Aren''t the two brats afraid at all?"


    Lei Ruilin said proudly: "Why should I be afraid? Dad said that no matter who bullies Big Brother and me, he and Dad will take revenge for us. "


    Marquis Wei Yuan laughed dryly.


    Zhangsun Hee had already used a silver needle to finish testing all the pastries, "All of them are poisonous."


    "In other words, it is not directed at Young Master Yang. Could it be that it is targeting our Marquis Wei Yuan Palace? " Marquis Wei Yuan frowned.


    Qin Ruiqi pulled his brother and stood up, "Master Hou, it''s time for Ruiqi and Ruilin to leave."


    Zhangsun Hee said: "Father, I will send them back."


    Marquis Wei Yuan nodded, for today''s matter, the Marquis Wei Yuan Palace should apologize and express their gratitude.


    Chen Mufeng followed along.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin got on National Duke''s Mansion''s carriage, and not long after the carriage departed, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin once again noticed the several lines of sight in the darkness.


    From Marquis Wei Yuan Palace to National Duke''s Mansion, one had to pass through an old alley. This was because a few years ago, the capital city had been expanded and many residents of this old alley had moved away.


    When the carriage reached to the center of the old alley, a sense of danger suddenly rose in Zhangsun Hee''s heart, and he shouted, "Not good! Mufeng! "


    Almost at the same time the voice fell, from the two sides of the roof, over twenty white robed people with white scarves wrapped around their heads rushed over, holding swords and sabers in their hands. It was because they were all dressed in white that Zhangsun Hee was the first to notice their murderous intent when they were hiding perfectly behind the snow on the roof.


    "Protect the two children!" Chen Mufeng threw down his words to the four guards of National Duke''s Mansion, unsheathed his sword and flew to fight.


    Then, because Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng were on guard against the Emperor Xiao Hui, their skills were mediocre. He was forced further and further away from the carriage by the four men in black.

 Chapter 192 Inception of Inheritance

    Zhangsun Hee''s heart sank, the targets of these killers were actually Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin. In just an instant, he had guessed the mastermind''s motive for dealing with Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin: the Great General.


    The four guards of National Duke''s Mansion were all powerful, but the killers had the advantage of numbers. Furthermore, their techniques were vicious, and they were quickly forced in front of the carriage.


    Chen Mufeng turned pale with fright. If something were to happen to Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, forget about Qin Mian letting them off, once the news spread to the ears of the Great General of the Fringe Region, the situation would definitely become dire.


    Fortunately, both Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were sufficiently calm and did not cry loudly. The inside of the carriage had been extremely quiet the entire time.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin rubbed their fists and palms, just as they were about to attack, a familiar Spirit Qi flashed past like lightning. The two brothers looked at each other with incomparable disappointment. Daddy is here.


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin, close your eyes." Qin Mian stepped in the air, his body flashing as he landed in front of the horse carriage.


    The four assassins closest to the carriage screamed and collapsed on the ground. They stopped breathing as fresh red blood sprayed onto the carriage, shocking everyone who saw it.


    Qin Mian nodded at Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng, then continued to deal with the other white clad assassins.


    These assassins all had powerful martial skills, but they were all beaten to a pulp by Qin Mian. In just a few moments, other than the two heavily injured assassins, everyone else had already died. The stench of blood filled the entire street.


    "These two should be enough?" Qin Mian said to Zhangsun Hee.


    Zhangsun Hee nodded and let out a long breath, "Fortunately -"


    With two "pu pu" sounds, the two heavily injured white robed assassins spat out blood and lost their lives.


    Qin Mian''s face was extremely ugly, "Suicide by taking poison."


    Zhangsun Hee frowned, he was speechless for a long time.


    "Fortunately, you were able to make it in time. Otherwise, we would have already become enemies."


    Qin Mian explained: "On the way to Marquis Wei Yuan Palace, I noticed that someone was following us and had always been protecting Ruiqi and Ruilin in the shadows."


    Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng looked at each other. The person behind the white clothed killer was indeed targeting the Great General. His goal was not to kill Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, but more likely, to suppress them and threaten the Great General.


    "Madam National Duke, let''s go to the palace together." Zhangsun Hee said.


    Qin Mian nodded, "I''ll send the child back first."


    He boarded the carriage and took his two sons into his arms. "My good son, are you alright?"


    In the end, both Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin shook their heads. There was no fear on their faces or in their eyes.


    Qin Mian kissed the foreheads of the two little fellows.


    Qin Ruiqi whispered the matter of the bracelet being exposed. One could imagine that the Emperor would definitely want this kind of treasure, but the situation at that time wouldn''t have left his life at risk.


    Qin Mian set up a sound-insulating barrier and said, "It''s alright. Darling son, this is not a problem for you to worry about. Two bracelets are indeed a treasure, but not even me and your father. The Emperor would not have the nerve to ask two children for them. Furthermore, your father is currently the field marshal. It is too late for the Emperor to curry favor with us. "


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin nodded in understanding, feeling relieved.


    After sending the two children home, Qin Mian took care of them and entered the palace with Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng.


    The emperor had already received the news and comforted Qin Mian for a while. He did not mention anything about the bracelet, other than bestowing a few treasures to Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, he had also sent a hundred elite soldiers to guard the National Duke''s Mansion. He had also sent six powerful experts to protect Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, and he would protect them tightly whenever Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin went out.


    It was unknown whether it was due to Qin Mian''s superb skills that frightened the person behind the white clothed killer, or because the Emperor Xiao Hui''s actions that caused the people behind the scenes to believe that they could not find an opportunity to harm Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin. After that, there were no more assassination attempts aimed at Qin Mian and his son.


    After approximately half a month, Qin Mian finally saw Lei Tia again in the spatial space.


    Lei Tia''s face was extremely ugly.


    "Tia, what happened?"


    Lei Tia snorted, "Chen Chuang''s crime of betraying the nation is clear. His subordinates ate food with poison, and now there are over ten thousand people poisoned in the army, the situation is grim."


    Qin Mian was shocked, "What poison is it?"


    Lei Tia replied: "I don''t know. The doctor said the skin festering after death was contagious. More than twenty people have died, and more than a hundred have been infected. The military doctors could only temporarily suppress the poison. They had no idea how to cure it. I have already sent a message to the capital, but it will be too late when the Emperor sends his detoxification experts. "


    Qin Mian said: "I can tell that you already have a plan, what do you want me to do? "Tell me."


    Lei Tia caressed his face, "First, give me a type of detoxification pill that can temporarily suppress the poison, and the best would be to prevent its infectivity. I''ll arrange for a fake doctor to pretend that he came up with the idea. "When the emergency report arrives at the capital, the Emperor will definitely ask for your opinion on how to cure the poison. You will have to come to the border pass in person."


    Qin Mian was a little worried, "The Turow Country people will definitely take this opportunity to launch a large-scale attack, will you be able to hold on until I rush over there?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "Do you not believe in your hubby''s ability?"


    Qin Mian''s ears burned as he glared at him.


    "Don''t worry." Lei Tia immediately embraced him and comforted him, "Trust me."


    Qin Mian took out a bottle of pills from the pill concocting room and gave it to him, "First, use the ratio of one to one thousand to mix the Spirit Spring Water into the water, and then use the ratio of one to one thousand to dissolve the pill, allowing the infected people to drink it."


    Lei Tia nodded, he did not have time to say more, and disappeared after kissing his lips.


    As Lei Tia expected, three days later, the Emperor Xiao Hui called for Qin Mian to enter the palace.


    Qin Mian changed into his Imperial Orders clothes and quickly followed the attendants into the palace.


    The chamberlain led him directly to the door of the royal study.


    "Reporting to Your Majesty, the National Duke''s wife has arrived."


    "Yes."


    "Madam National Duke Xuan is here to see you ??"


    Qin Mian walked into the imperial study. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw other people in the imperial study, all dressed in imperial doctor''s clothing.


    "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"


    "Rise."


    "Thank you, your majesty."


    "I''m giving this seat to Madam National Duke." The Emperor Xiao Hui was obviously not interested in pleasantries, he immediately ordered the attendants, "Show the urgent report to Madam National Duke."


    "Yes."


    The emergency report was an oral report by the military doctor, written personally by Lei Tia. It described in detail the symptoms of poisoning and the various effective and ineffective treatment methods used by the military doctor.


    Qin Mian was watching very carefully, and did not notice that the imperial physician opposite him had his eyes fixed on him, his expression flickering with shock.


    After Qin Mian finished reading, he hurriedly reported it back to the servant.


    Only then did Emperor Xiao Hui open his mouth. "Right now, tens of thousands of soldiers at the border have been poisoned, their morale is shaken, and the situation is extremely disadvantageous to our Grand Xia. Does anyone have any ways to deal with this poison? "


    All the imperial physicians lowered their heads in silence.


    Emperor Xiao Hui frowned, he was dissatisfied with the name of the spot, "Imperial Physician Qin, what do you think?"


    Imperial Physician Qin Qin Wencai hurriedly got up and kneeled down, then said while thinking about it, "Reporting to Your Majesty, although the symptoms of the infected have been clearly described in the emergency report, this subject had never personally witnessed it. Thus, I absolutely do not dare to speak carelessly. "A myriad of mistakes. This official''s method of detoxifying the poison will only serve as a reminder to the soldiers ??"


    The rest of the imperial physicians all knelt down and nodded in agreement.


    Emperor Xiao Hui let out a cold snort. Didn''t he know these imperial physicians? He was just afraid of taking responsibility. Emperor Xiao Hui was filled with disappointment as he looked at the calm Qin Mian.


    "Madam National Duke is also proficient in medicine, do you have any ideas?"


    Qin Mian stood up and cupped his hands, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this one has a 90% certainty of being able to cure this poison. But, just as Imperial Physician Qin had said, they had never personally seen the poison, if they were a little bit careless, they might fail. Therefore, this humble one requests your order to personally head to the borders. "


    "90% sure?" Emperor Xiao Hui was overjoyed, "Alright! I will give you the title of ''Supervisor of the Second Rank'', which will make it convenient for you to travel within the army. If you can save the lives of the tens of thousands of soldiers at the border, I will reward you handsomely! "


    Qin Mian was secretly happy, he did not expect to be able to obtain a rank from a first rank official, which was only half a rank lower than the "Country''s Great General".


    "This subject obeys the decree, thank you, your majesty!"


    "I will give you one day to settle your family matters. Tomorrow, in the early morning, we will set out for the west gate."


    "Yes sir!"


    Qin Wencai unexpectedly requested for orders, "Reporting to Your Majesty, even if National Duke''s wife wants to go, I am willing to go with Your Majesty and serve Your Majesty."


    Emperor Xiao Hui considered that Imperial Physician Qin was his own royal physician, so it would be good for him to boost his morale by coming to the border himself. He nodded. But, since my beloved daughter is no longer young, is her body able to handle it? "


    "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. This subject''s health is fine."


    "Since that''s the case, you can go with Madam National Duke."


    "Yes sir!"


    The day was short, so Qin Mian left the palace quickly and went back to his residence.


    Qin Wencai wanted to give chase a few times, but he restrained his excitement and quickly returned to the residence and ordered his subordinates to pack up.


    "Dad, what are you doing?" Qin Wencai''s eldest son, Qin Ji, had just come back from the outside and noticed the commotion going on in the manor.


    Qin Wencai was busy packing the medicine box, he did not even raise his head, "Jie''er, you''re back? I, your father, am going to the border. "


    Qin Feng was shocked, "Father, at this time? Ignoring the dangers of going to the border, how can your body withstand such a long journey? "


    Qin Wencai chuckled, and became spirited, "This time going to the border trial, your father will be going with National Duke''s wife. If I am right, I will soon be able to find your little brother. "


    "What?" You... You mean the National Duke''s wife? " Qin Ji''s expression changed drastically. His right hand accidentally knocked against the teacup on the table. The teacup fell to the ground and tea splashed everywhere.


    "Right." Qin Wencai said excitedly, "I can tell at a glance that he is your little brother who has been missing for many years, all I need now is evidence."


    Qin Ji''s entire body was suffused with a cold aura and his limbs were ice-cold. Qin Mian! Unexpectedly, his father still met him in person after he spent so much effort to separate the news about National Duke''s wife. Damn it! The thought of killing Qin Mian lingered in his mind.


    There were three things that Qin Mian wanted to arrange. First, send the two children to Chen Mufeng''s residence and ask him to take care of them. He believed that regardless of whether it was Duke Mu Palace, Prince Ming Palace or the emperor, they would protect their two children like eyeballs. There is no need to worry about the child''s safety. The second was the pharmacy and the silver building; the third was National Duke''s Mansion.


    Other than the two children who wanted to go with him to the Western Pass, everything else was arranged smoothly.


    The next morning, Emperor Xiao Hui personally picked one hundred elite soldiers to escort Qin Mian and Qin Wencai to the west gate.


    The horse carriage was a large carriage equipped with Qin Mian Family, it had an excellent shock absorption effect. In addition, Qin Mian had engraved an acceleration array formation on the horse carriage, so their ru


    ing was not slower than the horse.


    He ran all day. Only when it was dark did the team stop. The group of people stayed out in the outskirts of the city and lit the bonfire. They only used dry rations to serve the food.


    The ambush in the forest made Qin Mian sneer silently.


    A cold arrow shot out of the dense forest with a "sou" sound and headed straight for him.


    Qin Wencai turned pale with fright, and subconsciously pounced, "Careful!"


    A hundred elite soldiers were not for nothing. They immediately went to search, easily taking care of the ten assassins. The leader of the guards sent a soldier back to the capital and reported the news to the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    "Imperial Physician Qin, what is this?" Qin Mian was surprised by Qin Wencai''s actions.


    Qin Wencai and Qin Mian had been traveling together, and their feelings were similar to the fear of nearing home. He hesitated a few times, but was unable to voice out the doubts in his heart.


    "Madam National Duke, please forgive this old man''s rudeness. May I know where your father and your mother is from?"


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I don''t have parents."


    "Is that so?" Qin Wencai was so excited that his hands were trembling, "You ?? Don''t you think that your appearance is similar to this old man? "


    Qin Mian was startled, he looked at Qin Wencai carefully and was shocked, the two of them looked exactly the same. He thought back to a long time ago when he met a person who looked similar to him in Beijing, and he had a guess.


    "What do you mean?"


    Qin Wencai took a deep breath and said slowly, "If there is a light colored mole on the left side and behind your right shoulder, you would be my long-lost son. He is also called Qin Mian."

 Chapter 193 Re

    Back then, when he met the young man who looked similar to him in the capital, Qin Mian had already predicted that he would meet the original owner''s family in the future. Thus, right now, there was no surprise at all, nor was there any excitement.


    "I do have a mole on the left side of my waist. I''m not sure if there is one behind my right shoulder."


    Qin Wencai almost blurted out "you can tell at a glance", but even though the other party was a man, and also had the identity of the National Duke''s wife, he still couldn''t be rude.


    "There must be... You and I look so much alike, and you happen to have a mole on the left side of your waist. Qin Wencai said with a confident tone. His eyes shone with a watery light and his gaze landed on Qin Mian''s body reluctantly.


    Qin Mian was a little uncomfortable and frowned. After the death of Qin Wencai''s real son, he had coincidentally taken over his body. It was somewhat impossible for him to sincerely accept Qin Wencai as his father. Firstly, he wouldn''t take advantage of a dead person and enjoy the love that didn''t belong to him; secondly, he couldn''t be called an unfamiliar man''s father; thirdly, he had his own selfish motives. Like Lei Tia, he didn''t want to have any other complicated family members. At that time, the young man most likely suspected his identity as well, but did not take the initiative to recognize him. It could be seen that he did not welcome him back into the Qin Family, as the situation inside was presumably very complicated.


    Qin Wencai sighed, "You''ve been in the capital for so long and yet you still haven''t taken the initiative to return home. I guessed that you most likely didn''t have the original memories, and as expected ?? "You ??"


    Qin Mian politely interrupted him, "Imperial Physician Qin, everything will have to wait until the west gate. "How about it?" He had to ask Lei Tia if he had a mole on his right shoulder before he make his plans.


    Qin Wencai was 90% sure that he was his son, he had already put aside most of his worries. In a good mood, he nodded, "Alright, alright ??"


    After riding on horseback for a few days, the group of people arrived at West Pass Su City near noon. There was no snow in Su City, but the weather here was much worse than in Beijing. The cold and dry wind was like a knife, and the faces of the passersby were red from the cold. As long as there was a part of their faces that was not tightly wrapped, the cold wind would ruthlessly invade their bodies.


    Qin Mian had thought that because of the war, the houses and shops in the city would be closed, and the city was deserted and desolate. However, after entering the city, he discovered that it was still very lively, and the flames at the borders didn''t seem to affect them in the slightest. On the roadside stalls selling all kinds of snacks, the boilers emitted hot smoke and flew away with the wind. Mixed with the fragrance of the steamed buns, scones, and roasted sweet potatoes, it made one salivate.


    The waiters wore felt hats and thick cotton-padded jackets, tied tight around their waists with straw or strips of cloth. Their hands were interlaced in their sleeves, and they opened their mouths to shout, exhaling clouds of steam.


    "Steamed buns, hot steamed buns!"


    "Sweet and fragrant roasted sweet potato. I''m sure you want a second one after eating one!"


    "The beef noodles are both fragrant and spicy. Eating a bowl of it can keep you up until nightfall!"


    "??"


    Qin Wencai praised: "It''s all thanks to the Great General that he was able to fight bravely and control things strictly. That''s why the commoners were able to live and work happily like usual."


    Qin Mian laughed modestly: "Imperial Physician Qin is too kind."


    The leader of the guards rode his horse to the side of the carriage and said politely: "Sir Qin, Imperial Physician Qin, I''ll have to trouble you two a bit more. We will directly head to the barracks." Along the way, Qin Mian never complained at all, and did not make things difficult for them. Instead, he gave them some milk and mixed them some food.


    Qin Mian knew that these people would have to answer to him, so he did not make things difficult for them, and nodded his head: "Alright, thank you for your hard work."


    The horse team headed straight for the west gate. When the passersby saw that they were soldiers, they consciously moved to the sides of the street to make way for them.


    There are now two barracks in Su City, one outside the city and one inside the city. Previously, he had received news from the capital that the border army had penetrated almost fifty kilometers deep into the borders of the Turow Country, causing the two hundred thousand strong Turow Country army to fall into disarray and become four major cities of the enemy nation. Right now, the two armies were at loggerheads, and could launch a general attack at any time. The military camps in the city were now specially used to accommodate the poisoned soldiers.


    Due to the tense war, they needed helpers. Other than the six military doctors, Lei Tia only arranged one hundred soldiers to help the military doctors take care of the wounded.


    After the leader of the guards revealed his badge to the captain in charge of the army, the captain immediately sent two people to rush to the barracks outside the city to report to Great General, who was in charge of the country.


    Although Qin Mian was anxious to see Lei Tia, it was more important to treat the soldiers who were poisoned. Qin Mian sat with Imperial Physician Qin for a while, drank a mouthful of hot tea to recuperate, then he went to treat the soldiers.


    More than ten thousand people were huddled up in more than twenty tents, all at their last breaths. No matter who saw it, their hearts couldn''t help feeling heavy. Fortunately, although the soldiers couldn''t move, they still looked alright. It was the pill that Qin Mian had given Lei Tia that had produced such remarkable results.


    However, every time they heard the sound of war drums in the distance, the officers would become anxious and restless. They would wish for nothing more than to get up and join the battle but their physical condition prevented them from doing so.


    When they found out that Qin Wencai was actually the emperor''s doctor, everyone''s eyes lit up. Qin Mian was young, and although he had specifically come to treat them, almost no one cared about him.


    "Imperial Physician Qin, in your opinion, what kind of poison is it?" Doctor Yu was one of the military doctors who stayed in the city''s barracks. Because he had been working hard for a long time, his face was full of fatigue, but he was lacking in manpower, so he had no choice but to endure.


    Qin Mian looked carefully at the symptoms of the poisoned people, his face was pale white, his lips were black, his skin was green and slightly swollen, and there were some bulging blood clots.


    Another military doctor pinched his sore shoulder and said, "A few days ago, Great General found a genius doctor and successfully suppressed their poison. After taking the medicine, no one''s skin has been festering and no one else has been infected. "It''s a pity that the Godly Doctor had a strange temper. He only stayed in the barracks for half a day and then disappeared.


    Qin Wencai looked at Qin Mian inquisitively. Although the Emperor Xiao Hui didn''t say it explicitly, Qin Mian was the leader of the group this time, and he was only there to support him.


    Qin Mian knew that he was too young, and that it was not easy to convince, so he did not mind and nodded to him.


    Qin Wencai opened his mouth, "No wonder this old man found out that the complexion of these few people wasn''t bad at all. It looks like it ?? wait until this old man has a pulse. "


    He did not pay attention and directly knelt on one knee at the edge of the bed. He picked up one of the injured wrists, closed his eyes for nearly half an hour, and then checked the pulse of the others.


    The soldiers nearby all looked at him nervously, praying that this doctor would be able to heal them and allow them to return to the battlefield.


    "How is it?" Dr. Yu asked expectantly.


    Imperial Physician Qin said: "If this old man''s diagnosis is correct, they have planted a strange poison that Turow Country people call ''half-life''. This old man will ask you this again. Initially, did the poisoned people feel that there was an invisible monster that was sucking blood soundlessly within their body, causing their bodies to gradually turn cold? "


    Doctor Yu was overjoyed, "That''s right, Imperial Physician Qin is indeed the descendant of an aristocratic medicine family! Since Imperial Physician Qin knows about this poison, I believe that you also have a way to cure it? "


    The other military doctors gathered around in surprise.


    Imperial Physician Qin was very cautious, he did not immediately state his opinion, but said to Qin Mian: "Sir Qin, please try."


    Qin Mian was too young. The military doctors looked at him disapprovingly as they felt the pulse of the soldiers.


    Qin Mian stood up, "I don''t know the name of this poison, but I know how to cure it. Let me write a prescription first and let Imperial Physician Qin see if it is feasible. "


    Doctor Yu opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by Qin Wencai.


    "Alright."


    Doctor Yu gave up on the idea of objecting. To put it bluntly, if Qin Mian and Qin Wencai were to kill him, it would not have anything to do with him. Since Qin Wencai did not want him to interrupt, why would he go through the trouble?


    On the table beside him were the four treasures of the study, and the medicine boy ran over to grind them.


    Qin Mian picked up a brush, wrote down a prescription and gave it to Qin Wencai.


    Several military doctors came over to take a look. There were over twenty types of medicinal herbs in the prescription. One of the medicinal herbs was actually cow urine!


    "This ??"


    However, Qin Wencai''s expression did not change, and he nodded slightly, "Bovine urine can cure edema and abdominal distension, it is suitable for use here. "The Southern Dynasty''s Thousand Gold Medicine Recipe has it written inside."


    The few military doctors had nothing to say. The Imperial Physician Qin was from a medicinal family, and it was said that eight generations ago, the Emperor was sick and had a family history. It was not strange for them to have this Thousand Gold Medicine Recipe , a medical book that they had only heard of but never met.


    Qin Wencai looked at Qin Mian with praise, then walked to the table and opened up a prescription.


    "Sir Qin, please look. This old man thought that the effects of this herb would be even faster, but it''s a pity that one of the medicinal herbs, ''conifer'', only grows within the Turow Country, and it''s rarely used within the Grand Xia Country. "


    After looking around, Qin Mian revealed a face of hesitation.


    Qin Wencai felt that it was strange, "There is nothing I can''t say to others. It''s alright if Sir Qin has something to say. "


    Qin Mian still indicated for him and the military doctors to go to the corner to avoid the soldiers.


    "If the Imperial Physician Qin''s side targeted half-life, I can say with certainty that the poison they were infected with wasn''t half-life. If the Imperial Physician Qin really used Sea Constellation Forest, the patient''s body and mind would be able to recover to the appearance of a normal person within an hour. However, they would die from the poison an hour later. "


    "What!" Several military doctors turned pale with fright.


    Qin Wencai also found it hard to believe, "You mean ??"


    Qin Mian said with certainty: "This poison is clearly a tampered ''half-life''. If it''s really used then it''s a trap set up by the enemy."


    The loud voice of the guards resounded outside the tent.


    "Greetings Great General!"


    Qin Mian''s heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at the tent entrance.


    The door curtain was opened, and Lei Tia, clad in a set of armor, walked in with big strides, his deep gaze gently landing on''s face.

 Chapter 194 Detoxification

    "Paying respects to the Great General in charge of the country." Qin Wencai and the other military doctors bowed to him together.


    "No need for formalities."


    Qin Mian took out the document for appointment as the "Special Supervisor" that Emperor Xiao Hui had given him and handed it over to Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia looked at the official documents and nodded slightly, he then stood in front of him and spoke with a businesslike tone: "Master Qin, how is the situation with the soldiers?"


    Qin Mian explained his and Qin Wencai''s judgement.


    Doctor Yu said: "Great General, the problem now is that Sir Qin and Imperial Physician Qin do not have the same opinion. "What do you think?"


    Lei Tia said: "In a few more days, General Japan will launch a general attack on the Turow Country. If more than ten thousand soldiers could recover, it would be the best way to boost their morale. Therefore, this general can only give you two days. "


    Qin Mian and Qin Wencai looked at each other.


    After thinking for a while, he came up with a method and said to Qin Mian: "Sir Qin, what do you think about this? This old man was able to concoct this kind of poison. After the poison is concocted, it is to be fed to animals. Then, I will use my prescription to try to detoxify the poison and see if it is effective. "This way, we won''t have to risk the lives of our soldiers."


    Qin Mian nodded his head, "Imperial Physician Qin is right, we will do as you say."


    None of the military doctors had any objections. Currently, there was no one else capable of curing him of this poison. This was the only solution.


    Lei Tia said to the six military doctors: "All of you will have to work hard for a few more days. Once this matter is concluded, this general will naturally report to the emperor and reward everyone for their services. "


    The few doctors were overjoyed, and said together: "Yes, thank you Great General!"


    Lei Tia assigned a few soldiers to do some errand work, then he gave Qin Mian a look and the two of them left the tent together.


    The leader of the guards who was waiting outside saw that Lei Tia had completed his task, so he went forward to greet him and report back.


    "Everyone, you''ve all worked hard. Come here, lead the guards and our colleagues to rest and have a meal. "


    "Yes." Lei Qinzhong stepped forward quickly.


    Qin Mian called out to Lei Qinzhong, "There are some specialties in the carriage, you can split some of it with the guards and take good care of them."


    "Yes sir!"


    The leader of the guards cupped his hands towards Qin Mian and Lei Tia in apology before following Lei Qinzhong and leaving.


    Lei Tia dragged Qin Mian to another small tent.


    Before Qin Mian could even stand firm, his mouth was sealed with scorching hot lips. He lifted his arms and wrapped them around the man''s neck, unwilling to show any weakness as he retaliated.


    After a long time, the two of them parted, panting lightly. A strand of silver silk reluctantly co


    ected their lips. Qin Mianxin''s jump became even more intense, he quickly reached out his hand to wipe it away, and his ears started to burn like fire.


    Lei Tia held him tightly, his two fingers caressing his earlobes, "Wifey, is the journey going smoothly?"


    "It went well. What about you? You''re not hurt, right? " Qin Mian''s gaze swept over him.


    Lei Tia shook his head, "Did the Emperor say how long you would stay here?"


    "I didn''t say. It should be that I can stay for as long as I want, right? If you can settle the issue of Turow Country before the new year, we can go back together. " Qin Mian said in anticipation.


    Lei Tia nodded without hesitation, "En."


    "Do you have a verdict on the First Prince''s matter?" Qin Mian asked.


    Lei Tia said, "I just received the emperor''s secret order a day ago. In order to guard against any disturbances in the morale of the troops, the First Prince is temporarily under house arrest."


    Thinking of the First Prince, Qin Mian curled his lips in disdain, "You must have his being closely watched. Don''t let something happen at this juncture again, it will delay our return home."


    "Don''t worry." Lei Tia rubbed his stomach, "You haven''t eaten?"


    "As soon as I entered the city, I went straight to the barracks." Qin Mian leaned against his chest, "You still don''t know? Imperial Physician Qin and I have been travelling together, it would not be convenient for us to eat anything. "


    Lei Tia chuckled, "Thank you for your hard work. I''ve already sent someone to prepare a meal for you to eat in a while. "


    "You''re not in a hurry to leave the city?" Qin Mian asked happily.


    Lei Tia caressed his face, "I still have time to eat with you."


    The husband and husband ate a simple hot pot inside the tent, Lei Tia hurriedly left the city and returned to the Turow Country realm''s camp.


    Qin Mian also got busy, and got his people to quickly prepare the medicinal ingredients on the prescription, then he went to help Doctor Yu and the others take care of the patient.


    Adding Qin Mian and Qin Wencai into the mix, there were only eight doctors left in the camp, which was not even enough to cure the poison of ten thousand people later. Qin Mian decided to first pay a sum of silver and as early as possible, hire twenty doctors and a hundred medicine boys from the medicine stores in Su Cheng''an.


    Qin Wencai told the others to prepare all the medicinal ingredients he needed, and took the time to eat a hot rice and sleep well for two hours. After recovering his spirit, he stayed in a small tent to concoct the "half-life" poison, and did not allow anyone to disturb him.


    Only after two hours had passed did he come out of the tent and get someone to call Qin Mian over.


    The six military doctors and the captain of the barracks heard the news and went with them.


    Qin Wencai pointed to the red-brown soup in a white porcelain bowl and said, "This is half-life." The final half of my life is in the form of powder. Because I have to feed it to the animals later on, I left out the last step and it will not affect the poison. "


    "Then let''s quickly try it out." Doctor Yu had a soldier bring a live rabbit from the kitchen.


    Qin Wencai also brought over the antidote he prepared, it was also in the shape of a soup.


    Everyone in the tent couldn''t help but hold their breath in nervousness.


    Qin Wencai indicated to the soldier and the soldier hugged the rabbit, opening its mouth.


    The pharmacist scooped up a spoonful of the poison and carefully poured it into the rabbit''s mouth. The rabbit was much smaller than a human after all, so he didn''t have much to drink.


    The soldier slowly placed the rabbit on the ground.


    In a moment, the rabbit was weak on all fours. It staggered for a moment and then fell to the ground, dying.


    Qin Wencai immediately ordered, "Antidote."


    The medicine boy gave the rabbit another gulp of the antidote he had made.


    After taking the antidote, B.Rabbit''s spirit gradually recovered. Nearly an hour later, he was in high spirits as he happily hopped around the tent. Unexpectedly, after another hour, without warning, he collapsed on the ground, bleeding out from his seven orifices.


    Dead!


    Qin Wencai inhaled a breath of cold air, and smiled at Qin Mian in gratitude and delight. It was fortunate that he was here. Otherwise, even the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers would have ended in his hands!


    Doctor Yu and the rest were all dumbstruck. They were completely convinced of Qin Mian''s power.


    "Sir Qin, I''m impressed!"


    "Everyone, thank you for your praise." Qin Mian said with a stern face, "I have already ordered people to prepare all the medicinal ingredients needed to detoxify the poison, there is no time to lose, we will immediately have someone to boil the medicine for everyone here."


    "Yes sir!"


    Qin Mian instructed the captain, "Report this to the National Duke immediately. Also, send people to closely monitor the place where the medicine is being brewed, in case the villains take the chance to cause trouble again."


    "Yes sir!" The captain accepted the order with conviction.


    Qin Mian was a little worried, he hid in the shadows and personally observed the people using hundreds of big pots to boil medicine, and when no one was looking, he dropped a drop of Spirit Spring Water in each pot to help the soldiers recover their spirit and stamina faster.


    When the medicine was ready, he ordered all the doctors and medicine boys to feed it to the soldiers.


    By the time he was done, it was already midnight.


    Early in the morning the next day, Qin Mian was woken up by the excited shouts coming from outside the tent. A general was standing on the podium and talking with a smile on his face.


    Qin Wencai walked over and smiled: "You''re awake? All the soldiers recovered well. They would be back on the battlefield in two more days. The Great General ordered someone to send a message, telling the two of us and the other six military doctors to rest well today, and to move to the barracks outside the city tomorrow morning to help. "


    Doctor Yu and a few others walked over, and were very friendly with Qin Mian.


    "I can finally relax. Sir Qin, Imperial Physician Qin, we would like to treat you two for lunch and to give you a welcoming reception. I wonder if the two lords would like to honor me? "


    Qin Mian had originally pla


    ed to go to the military camp outside the city after breakfast. Seeing that they were on good terms with each other, he did not feel it right to refuse.


    "Alright, I''ll let the few of you spend the money."


    After the six military doctors left, Qin Mian and Qin Wencai wrote a memorial on detoxification, telling all the soldiers to send it to the capital in eight hundred miles.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian, Qin Wencai and the six military doctors ate a meal together in a restaurant in the city.


    Qin Mian packed up briefly, then got the people in the army to send a soldier to lead the way to the army camp outside the city.


    When Qin Wencai heard about this, he suggested that they go together.


    Qin Mian reckoned that he was anxious to know if there was a mole on his back, so he didn''t refuse. After greeting the six military doctors, the two of them took their leave first.


    When they arrived at the city gates, the soldiers immediately opened them with the Imperial Jade Seal in hand.


    Not even an hour had passed since the steed galloped forward. From the window of the carriage, Qin Mian could see the maze-like tent in the distance.


    Qin Wencai knew that he must have definitely thought of Lei Tia, and felt that it was rather awkward for his own son to actually be together with a man. However, since Qin Mian still refused to admit that he was his son, he could only sigh in his heart.


    Up close, there were even more "mushrooms". In front of the barracks, there was a fence made of sharp wooden poles. A door opened in the middle, and four soldiers stood on either side of it, blocking them with long spears.


    "Who are you!"


    Once again, Qin Mian showed the letter. One of the soldiers guided him towards a tent in the middle of the mushroom group. There were four soldiers standing guard in front of the tent.


    "Sir Qin, this is the Great General''s military tent. Imperial Physician Qin, your tent is over here.


    Qin Mian walked into the tent. In the middle of the tent, there was a long table, on the table was a large sand table, and beside the table, there were ten chairs. On each side of the long table was a charcoal brazier with no fire in it. There was a bed in the tent. To be more accurate, it was made up of several soft animal skins and a quilt. It was rather messy. One could tell that the owner had left in a hurry.


    Qin Mian asked the two soldiers to help him move the things in the horse carriage into the tent and gave them a jar of curd milk. The moment the two soldiers went out, he lazily laid on the bed, lying under the bed. At this time, Lei Tia definitely had important matters to attend to, so he could only wait for Lei Tia to return.


    Lei Tia returned to the tent after finishing his work. He saw a person lying under the bed, sleeping soundly with his pillow in his arms. His lips were slightly agape, and some saliva still flowed out from the corner of his mouth.


    He walked over gently and placed his hands on his wife''s sides. He bent down and sealed her lips.


    "Ugh ??" "Hmm?" Qin Mian didn''t even need to open his eyes to know who the person was.


    Both were in love.


    Just then, Qin Wencai''s voice came out from outside the tent.


    "Are the Great General s present?"


    Qin Mian immediately pushed Lei Tia away and explained his guesses about his identity.


    Lei Tia frowned, and since he could not speak, he raised his voice and said: "Great General, this old man, Qin Wencai, requests an audience."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood up and helped each other tidy up their clothes.


    Qin Mian licked his lips, confirming that there were no suspicious marks on his lips, and nodded towards Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia then said, "Come in."


    The three of them sat by the long table. Qin Wencai looked at Qin Mian, then looked at Lei Tia.


    "Great General, forgive this old one for my presumptuousness. Regarding this old woman''s guess about your wife''s identity, I believe your wife has already mentioned it to you? "


    Lei Tia nodded lightly.


    Qin Wencai asked nervously: "Then, Great General, may I ask, does your wife have a mole on her right shoulder?"


    Lei Tia did not react at all, and after a long while, he gave a slight nod.


    Qin Wencai stood up excitedly, and the chair fell to the ground. He stared at Qin Mian, tears streaming down his face, "I knew you would be my son! "He-er ??"


    "Don''t get too excited." Qin Mian helped him to sit down, and said calmly, "Although I am now certain that I am your son, as you know, I can''t remember anything else before I appeared in front of the Qingshan Village, so ?? I hope you can give me some time. "

 Chapter 195 Last War

    "This ??" Qin Wencai looked at him in disappointment, thought for a while and then said, "Okay. "Do you know that your mother also wants you so much? When we get back, your father will take you ??"


    Lei Tia suddenly stood up and coldly said: "Imperial Physician Qin, my wife said to give him time."


    Qin Wencai was also burning with rage, as he said in a heavy voice, "Great General! We, father and son, will discuss this matter. You have no right to ?? "


    "Imperial Physician Qin!" Qin Mian interrupted him and wrapped his arms around Lei Tia''s waist. "Lei Tia is my lover, no matter what happens, he has the right to make the decision."


    Qin Wencai looked at him with an injured face and reached out his right hand to touch him. "Jiu''er, your father only ??"


    Lei Tia pressed on Qin Mian''s shoulders and asked him to sit down, then looked at Qin Wencai coldly.


    "Imperial Physician Qin, did you clearly investigate why this son of yours was sent to the outside world back then? Four years ago, this general and his wife met a young man who looked similar to his wife in the capital. Seeing the look on that person''s face, it was clear that he had recognized his wife, but he did not acknowledge her. If he were to say that there was no reason behind it, then this general would not believe him. Your Qin Family isn''t calm either, right? Do you think this general will let my wife become embroiled in the troubles of your Qin Manor? "


    "What ??" The expression on Qin Wencai''s face changed again and again as he calmed down, "A young man who looks similar to Jiu''er? Other than Jiu''er, I also have two sons, Qin Ji and Qin Xuejian. A thrifty child grows up to be a baby, and a schoolboy is a baby. "I wonder if the young man you saw was older or younger than Xu''er?"


    At that time, the young man was obviously older than Qin Mian by a few years, and was most likely Qin Feng. Qin Mian didn''t want Qin Wencai to think that he was trying to instigate the relationship between Qin Wencai and his other two sons.


    Lei Tia said in a bland voice, "These are the questions that this Imperial Physician Qin should clear up."


    Qin Wencai had nothing to say and regretted silently saying that he didn''t have the qualifications to meddle in Qin Mian''s affairs. Although he felt that it was awkward for his son who he had spoiled since childhood to be with a man, he should not express such dissatisfaction; Qin Mian no longer had any memories of his past, and had many years of relationship with Lei Tia. Even his son had been raised together, so he naturally stood on Lei Tia''s side.


    He stood up and straightforwardly apologized to Lei Tia, "Great General, this old man had just found my biological son, and was too excited to speak wrongly. I ask that Great General not take offense at this old man''s loss of his son for ten years. "


    Lei Tia said: "This general and my wife have not seen each other for a long time, I still have a lot to say."


    Qin Wencai tactfully excused himself.


    Qin Mian laid on Lei Tia''s shoulder, and kissed his cold face.


    Lei Tia held his in his arms, lifted his up and pressed his down on the bed ??


    The night sky was like a curtain, with only a few lonely stars. A thousand bonfires were lit in the camp, swaying in the gale. Over a thousand big pots were hanging over the fire, and the fragrance of the steamed buns slowly enveloped the entire camp. In the heavy soup pot, meat bones, chunks of meat and cabbage, radishes, and potatoes were bubbling and bubbling.


    Inside Lei Tia''s tent, Qin Mian hugged his pillow and slept soundly.


    "Wife, daughter-in-law ??"


    Qin Mian immediately regained his senses, he sat up and the blanket slipped off his shoulders, "Is it going to war?"


    Lei Tia pulled up the quilt around him and lightly kissed his lips, "Not yet. I need you to add some Spirit Spring Water to all the soup pots. When the soldiers are fully fed, we will immediately launch our main attack on the Turow Country. "


    Qin Mian nodded and put on his clothes. Lei Tia picked up the underwear, underwear and socks that were lying at the side and helped him put them on. Noticing that his wife''s legs had tensed up, he couldn''t help but lower his head and kiss his big toes.


    Qin Mian glared at him, and quickly retracted his leg, "I can wear it myself!"


    After putting on his clothes, he took out half a bucket of Spirit Spring Water s from his spatial space and mixed it with half a bucket of water. Then, he poured a large bag of seasonings into it and mixed it with his true essence.


    "Chief Chen, I believe you have also heard of Shuangzhuan Restaurant. "This is our family''s homemade seasoning of eighteen fresh vegetables. Help me add a spoonful into each pot, so that the soldiers can eat to their heart''s content and have the strength to kill the enemy."


    Ever since the poisoning incident in the barracks, the people in the kitchen had become very cautious. As the person in charge of the kitchen, Chief Chen was even more so. He politely smiled and asked Lei Tia while looking at him, and only accepted the wooden bucket after seeing him nod his head.


    "So many campfires?" Qin Mian hinted at Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia replied: "Don''t worry, I used an illusion to cover myself."


    Qin Mian nodded and followed Chief Chen.


    The soldiers were ecstatic and elated when they found out that the seasonings brought by Chief Chen came from Shuangzhuan Restaurant, which was renowned throughout the world. In order to prevent themselves from attracting the attention of the enemy, everyone restrained themselves from cheering.


    After a bucket of seasonings was rationally distributed among the different soup pots, they were stirred with a large spoon. The fragrance of the broth in the camp became even more rich and heavy, and many people began to swallow their saliva.


    Outside the barracks, the guard was drooling, but he didn''t dare to move recklessly as he was in charge.


    Vice General Liu had a smile on his face as he walked over with a ten-man team.


    "Everyone, don''t worry. The Great General specifically ordered this general to send a message to you guys. We have already left a few big pots and vegetables for you guys, and there''s even more meat inside!"


    The guard''s face lit up with a smile of anticipation.


    "Thank you, Vice General Liu!"


    Vice General Liu circled around the camp and passed Great General''s words to every soldier on guard.


    After the bones in the pot were stewed, everyone started to eat.


    When Lei Tia was on the battlefield, he had always been eating with the soldiers, and this time was no exception.


    He scooped a big bowl of vegetables and soup into the bowl, took a bite of a thick steamed bun, took a bite of meat, and drank a mouthful of soup. His stomach was full at once; or he tore the steamed bun into pieces and soaked it in the soup.


    Qin Mian carried the big bowl and sat beside Lei Tia. This was the first time he had eaten with over a hundred thousand people. He couldn''t help but look around and feel very fresh.


    Lei Tia scooped a spoonful of food up for him and rubbed his head. His intimate action, his gentle expression and doting gaze made the nearby soldiers secretly say that they must have seen wrongly. How could such an expression appear on their cold Great General''s face?


    Qin Mian turned his head and focused on eating. The meat was stewed for a long time and was separated from the bone by the chopsticks. After putting it into his mouth and chewing it carefully, it was extremely delicious.


    Everyone ate very quickly, Qin Mian could not help but to speed up his pace.


    Lei Tia was the first to finish eating, instructing Qin Mian to "go busy yourself" before hurriedly leaving.


    After the rest of the soldiers quickly finished their food, they casually put down their bowls and chopsticks on the ground and swiftly got up, silently gathering at the training field beside the military camp.


    After a while, only Qin Mian, Qin Wencai, the servants, more than 200 army doctors and their medicine boys were left.


    The military doctors'' eating speed was not slow either. After filling their stomachs, they picked up the medicine boxes and hurriedly ran towards the training field. Qin Mian and Qin Wencai hurriedly followed.


    The cooks had nothing to worry about. After the meal, each of them picked up two large baskets, picked up the bowls and chopsticks on the ground, and tidied up the camp in an orderly ma


    er.


    After the gathering of over a hundred thousand soldiers had finished, they moved stealthily towards the enemy''s camp under the cover of the night, preparing for a night raid.


    The military doctors were not far behind.


    After about fifteen minutes, the heaven-shaking battle drums and the loud sounds of fighting rose from the ground. The torches were also lit up, and the Grand Xia Country soldiers poured into the Turow Country camp like a surging tide.


    "Charge!"


    "Kill!"


    "??"


    The military doctors quickly caught up to the fallen soldiers. By the light of the torches, they were able to determine if the soldiers were dead. They then checked the wounds of the wounded soldiers and skillfully treated and bandaged them.


    The soldiers on the ground were either seriously injured or dead, otherwise they wouldn''t have fallen so easily.


    Qin Mian used his I


    ate True Origin to shield the thick smell of blood, and used his hands to treat the wound extremely quickly. He sprinkled the medicinal powder and bandaged it, sprinkled the medicinal powder and bandaged it ??


    Doctor Yu squatted beside a wounded soldier, wiped off the sweat on his face and looked left and right, "Ehhh ?? Lord Qin, Imperial Physician Qin, you guys don''t know this, but every time we entered the battlefield, we could only watch helplessly as our soldiers fell one after the other. "There are fewer wounded soldiers today than there used to be!"


    Only Qin Mian understood that it was the Spirit Spring Water that had taken effect, causing the soldiers'' stamina to increase and their five senses to become sharper than before. Naturally, dodging the enemy''s attacks would be much faster and nimble.


    "Speaking of which, Master Qin and Imperial Physician Qin are both surnamed Qin." the other medic asked curiously. "Are you related?"


    Qin Wencai opened his mouth, but did not say anything.


    Qin Mian smiled lightly, "It''s just a coincidence ??"


    He stealthily distanced himself from the other military doctors and used his true essence to seal the meridians of the wounded soldiers before anyone noticed. This method of stopping the bleeding was even faster.


    "Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!" The battle drums rose and fell, speed and slowness rose and fell, and the sounds never ceased. The cheers in front of him were like waves, each one higher than the last.


    As time passed, the military doctors gradually became tired and no longer had the energy to chat. Their hands seemed to have regained their consciousness as they repeated the process of dealing with the wound over and over again.


    Qin Mian took out a bottle of pills from his bosom, took out a pill and gave it to the medicine boy who was serving as his assistant, "Dissolve this pill using three pots of boiling water, and give a cup to all the military doctors and medicine boys."


    "Yes sir!"


    Doctor Yu asked curiously, "Sir Qin, what is that?"


    Qin Mian explained, "It was concocted by myself. It''s too strong, so you have to add more water. "

 Chapter 196 Class Returning to Court

    "So that''s how it is."


    No one suspected that Qin Mian being able to cure more than ten thousand poisoned soldiers proved his ability.


    As expected, he recovered a lot of his spirit and physical strength. He revealed a grateful smile towards Qin Mian, and after thanking him, he continued to busy himself.


    In the east appeared a touch of fish-belly white. The sky was about to brighten!


    The battle drums of the Grand Xia Country became even louder, the dense drum beat on the battle drum, and the soldiers began attacking even more fiercely.


    After the time it took for two incense sticks to burn passed, a strange horn sound suddenly sounded from the ground. The tune was also very strange, from high to low, it was so deep that one could barely hear it.


    Qin Wencai, Doctor Yu and the rest were all shocked, their eyes were filled with intense surprise.


    Qin Mian asked in puzzlement: "What''s going on?"


    "Vote... The Turow Country Army has surrendered! "


    "This is great! If I''m fast enough, I can still rush back for the new year!"


    "We can finally return home!"


    "??"


    An hour later, the precise news came back to them. The six generals led by Lei Tia had captured the three main generals of the opponent, the third prince Liu Man of Turow Country, the fierce general Li Xu Hao of Turow Country and the fierce general and strategist Yin Xiang of Turow Country. The evil idea of poisoning the soldiers of Grand Xia Country was his.


    Next, the camp moved again. Five thousand soldiers were sent back to the front to help doctors to arrange the wounded and dispose of the bodies of the fallen soldiers. Qin Mian and the other military doctors were staying in the new tent to look after the wounded soldiers.


    As if the heavens wanted to congratulate the Grand Xia Country people, heavy snow started to fall in the afternoon.


    Lei Tia had been busy for half a month with dealing with all the military matters in the general''s camp. Upon receiving the orders from the Emperor Xiao Hui, he immediately went back to the capital and escorted Chen Chuang, Liu Man Huai, Sheng Xu Hao and Yin Xiang Chen to the capital.


    Lei Tia told Qin Mian that in this battle, his Turow Country had been reduced by nearly two hundred thousand soldiers. In addition, Liu Manhui and Yin Xiang''s techniques were almost equivalent to the right and left hand of the Emperor of Turow Country, so the Emperor Xiao Hui would definitely use this point to make the Emperor of Turow Country pay. His Turow Country would definitely suffer a great loss, and he would not dare to instigate a war with Grand Xia Country for at least ten years.


    The day before they set off, it started to snow again. The snowflakes fell down like willow catkins, adding to the romance.


    As Qin Mian was packing up the luggage of the two people, he suddenly thought of something and looked towards the man sitting by the side of the table who was writing on a paper.


    "Head, did you forget about something?"


    "Head?" Lei Tia''s movements paused, he thought, this wife of his would definitely seduce him. Remembering that he had to send out the memorial as soon as possible, he restrained himself from raising his head and said, "Catch the little pony."


    Qin Mian laughed, "It''s fortunate that you still remember, otherwise your son wouldn''t have let you off."


    After Lei Tia finished writing the report, he ordered his men to rush to the capital city. He do


    ed the cape on Qin Mian and pulled him out of the tent to get someone to bring two horses over to the army.


    The Golden Eagle gave a clear cry, borrowing the strong wind to flap its wings lightly, it chased after them, always circling above their heads.


    The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the catkins had become cotton wool.


    Rushing madly for more than an hour, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went deeper into the Turow Country''s Great Prairie. Groups of wild horses and sheep walked in silence on the prairie, leisurely nibbling at the hay.


    Lei Tia used his Spiritual Sense to search the entire grassland, carefully searching for the strongest Colt.


    Qin Mian patted off the snow on his body and casually said: "If only I could find a pair of twin horses."


    Lei Tia''s mouth twitched, his wife really knew how to make things difficult for him.


    Qin Mian laughed and patted his shoulder hard, "Hahaha ?? You must be joking! "


    Lei Tia thought for a while, "There are quite a few wild horses here, it shouldn''t be difficult to find two that are identical."


    "Right." Qin Mian finally reacted, "The two people from the same womb might not be the same."


    They galloped along for a while and saw another herd of wild horses in the distance.


    The two had pretty good luck, actually finding two similar foals in that group of Mali. They weren''t big, and estimated that they were only born two or three months ago. They were cute and petite. A pair of large watery eyes like round and translucent glazed stone. Even though there was dirt on their bodies, it was still possible to tell that their entire bodies were white, with a handsome appearance and steady steps.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other in pleasant surprise.


    Qin Mian shouted: "That''s great!"


    "Allow me." Lei Tia took out two ropes from the spatial space and flew towards the two white horses like two agile eagles.


    The Golden Eagle followed him with an itchy heart.


    With the help of the bird and man, Lei Tia separated the two white horses from the herd of horses. Then, he grabbed the necks of the two colts with both of his hands.


    The two colts called out in a low voice and obediently laid on the ground for Lei Tia to put on the ropes for them.


    Qin Mian spurred his horse forward and formed a cleansing incantation. The two horses instantly became clean and clean, their snow-white hair devoid of any other colors.


    There was a very long way to go from their usual home in the capital, so Qin Mian fed each of the two little ponies a pellet used to strengthening their bodies.


    The two of them led the little pony back to the camp.


    Almost no one in the army camp did not know that the husband of the Great General had a pair of cute twin sons. The moment they saw the two little horses, they knew who they were meant for.


    That night, everyone in the barracks gathered around the bonfire for a celebratory feast.


    At daybreak on the second day, Lei Tia and a few other generals led 5,000 strong army to escort the First Prince and Chen Chuang, leaving first. The rest of the soldiers followed closely behind.


    The ba


    er with the word "Thunder" embroidered on it was at the front of the group, waving in the wind. Everywhere it went, the commoners would beat the gongs and drums, cheering and celebrating.


    In order to return to the capital as soon as possible, Qin Mian and Lei Tia quietly added Spirit Spring Water to the soldiers'' food. All of the soldiers along the way were full of energy, they did not feel tired at all.


    It had been tough on Chen Chuang, Liu Manhui, Sheng Xu Hao, and Yin Xiang Chen. No one knew what medicine Qin Mian had drugged, but they were powerless and had to roll around in the carriage. They had vomited a few times every day, and after leaving for less than four days, they had lost at least ten kilograms. It wasn''t that no one had tried to save them along the way, but they hated the fact that Lei Tia and Qin Mian''s martial arts were too powerful.


    On the 20th of December, the army finally entered the capital. In the early morning, the Emperor Xiao Hui had already brought the empress, the Second Prince, the princess, and other civil and military officials to the city wall to wait.


    The Eastern Sun Academy had already given in to the winter holidays on the fifteenth day of the twelfth month, so Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin naturally would not miss this important day. This was because the two little fellows were rather favored by the Emperor Xiao Hui and even occupied the most eye-catching spot. The two brothers wore identical red cotton robes and winter hats. They wore gloves around their necks like two little golden boys. Emperor Xiao Hui hugged one each.


    A little white and blond hair were there, sprawled on the fence like a man.


    It was almost noon when a group of armored soldiers appeared at the end of the public road.


    Eunuch Lee said excitedly: "Your majesty, they''re here!"


    "Daddy and daddy are finally back!" Lei Ruilin jumped up and waved his hand towards the distance.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui laughed, "Little guy, don''t be so excited. There''s still so far to go, your two fathers can''t see anything."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at each other and smiled: My father and father will definitely be able to see it.


    "Brother, I wonder if father will forget to catch a pony for us." Lei Ruilin supported his chin, his hand squeezing the flesh of his face together.


    Qin Ruiqi replied: "No."


    "What pony?"


    Qin Ruiqi said with a face full of pride, "I caught it from the Western barbarians."


    Lei Ruilin explained, "Daddy said that after daddy returns, he will take our entire family to hunt. Big Brother and I told Daddy that we need two small horses. Father told us to write to Father and have him capture us from the Western Barbarian Kingdom. "


    The Second Prince nodded his head slightly, and said: "The environment of the Western Barbarians is comparatively worse than our Grand Xia Country. That''s why, their horses are indeed generally stronger than ours."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui was deep in thought, he patted Qin Ruiqi''s and Lei Ruilin''s shoulders, "Hunting? Good idea. Ruiqi, Ruilin, next time, the Emperor will invite you to the Royal Hunting Grounds. "


    While they were talking, Lei Tia''s group got closer and closer. Qin Mian and Lei Tia rode together at the front of the troop.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin waved their hands in joy.


    Seeing the two kids wave, Qin Mian laughed and waved back.


    Lei Tia was still expressionless, but his gaze stayed on Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s faces for a moment.


    "Father won''t even wave." Lei Ruilin said regretfully.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui, Empress, Second Prince and all the officials couldn''t help but laugh as they imagined Lei Tia waving his hands around.


    Soon, the troop reached the city gate. Hearing the gongs, drums, and the firecrackers, the soldiers all revealed proud smiles on their faces.


    Lei Tia led the group of people down from their horses, and facing the city wall, they knelt down on one knee.


    "This subject pays his respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"


    Everyone on the city wall also knelt down, and they all said, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"


    "Everyone, please rise!" Emperor Xiao Hui''s candid laughter was filled with pride, "Great General, good job, you have lived up to the trust we have in you!"


    Lei Tia said: "On the Emperor''s blessings, this subject has fortunately not failed your mission."


    Emperor Xiao Hui led the group down the city wall.


    Once the Emperor Xiao Hui was on the imperial chariot, Lei Tia led his subordinates and followed. The rest of the officials were at the back, and they advanced amidst the cheers of the people.


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Qin Wencai and a few other generals entered the palace immediately and came to the imperial study to report to the emperor.


    Emperor Xiao Hui asked about the battle between Qin Mian and the Turow Country in a simple ma


    er. He also asked Qin Mian how he cured the poison in his body, told everyone to kneel down, and told them to rest well after that.


    When everyone was leaving, Qin Wencai was left alone in Emperor Xiao Hui.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui looked down at Qin Wencai condescendingly and asked directly: "Sir Qin, Madam National Duke is your son?"


    Qin Wencai was startled, he knelt down quickly and answered honestly, "Yes, Your Majesty. The National Duke''s wife was the direct son of the humble subject and had accidentally disappeared ten years ago. Back then, when I first saw the appearance of the National Duke''s wife in the royal study, I became suspicious of his background. This humble subject does not dare to hide it from the emperor. Half of my reason for rushing to the Western Pass is to confirm this point. May I ask how did the emperor know of this matter? "


    Emperor Xiao Hui''s tone was deep and meaningful, "My dear sir, other than Madam National Duke, you have another good son."


    Qin Wencai was doubtful, but he suddenly felt uneasy, "Please forgive this humble subject''s stupidity."


    Emperor Xiao Hui indicated for the Eunuch Lee to pass the information he found to Qin Wencai. Qin Mian was sent by the Emperor Xiao Hui to the west gate to save people. This matter was extremely important, but there was actually someone who dared to assassinate him halfway through. Emperor Xiao Hui naturally wanted to get to the bottom of this matter, he did not expect to find out about Qin Wencai''s eldest son, Qin Ji. Emperor Xiao Hui had previously investigated Qin Mian''s identity, but the people below only investigated him until he was fourteen years old. After interrogating Qin Guan, the Emperor Xiao Hui found out that Qin Mian was actually Qin Wencai''s son.

 Chapter 197 Sunburn

    After Qin Wencai finished reading through the reports, his face was pale and his hands were trembling. He never thought that ten years ago, it would actually be his eldest son, Qin Zhu, who secretly ordered the assassins to capture Qin Mian, who was only twelve years old at the time! Fortunately, before the two assassins could attack Qin Mian, they met their enemy, and the clever Qin Mian took the chance to escape. Unfortunately, he was still unable to overcome his doom, and was sold by a trafficker to a rich family to be their attendant. Only two years later did he find another chance to escape, escaping to the Qingshan Village to faint due to illness and then was forced to marry Lei Tia.


    The reason why Qin Ji had attacked his own brother was because of the two medical books passed down from Qin Family''s ancestors. One of them was the "Thousand Gold Medicine Recipe" that his ancestor had accidentally obtained, and the other was the "The Qin family''s Medical Arts Collection" which his ancestors had spent several generations of effort to write. Not only did the two medical books contain close to a thousand rare prescriptions that no one knew about, they also contained nearly a thousand true medical examples, including some strange cases and treatments.


    Moreover, it was the royal physician of the Emperor Xiao Hui. The most important reason was that Qin Wencai had these two medical books, and that his medical skills were profound, allowing him to identify many diseases that other doctors did not understand.


    Among the family rules of Qin Family, there are two that are extremely important. Firstly, before the first child is born, the first child ca


    ot have a concubine; secondly, these two medical books are only passed on to the first child. However, Qin Wencai made a mistake when he was young. Compared to the normal family, he preferred the side rooms that were as gentle as water. As a result, his concubine was born before his first son, and was actually four years older than his first son.


    But even if Qin Wencai was any scoundrel, he would not dare to violate the second rule. This was because he was very clear that the fact that the Qin Family was able to maintain its glory for several generations was closely related to this family''s rules. After his first son was born, he was smart and intelligent, which was something he loved. Thus, his attention gradually returned to his first wife and first son. Even when his first son was four years old, he began to teach him how to identify medicinal herbs and prepare himself to spend a lot of effort on cultivating them. Unexpectedly, this action caused his eldest son, Qin Ji, to be jealous and unwilling. Before Qin Mian was born, his father''s favorite thing was obviously him! As he grew older, and adding on the fact that the side room was occasionally fa


    ing the flames, Qin Ji''s heart became more and more twisted. Finally, at the age of sixteen, he couldn''t endure anymore and made a move against Qin Mian.


    That year, he had coincidentally met Qin Mian. Qin Ji could see that he had lost his memories, and adding that he was afraid of Lei Tia, he was only secretly guarding against Qin Mian, trying to prevent him from meeting with Qin Wencai. After Qin Mian and Lei Tia left the capital, Qin Ji threw this matter to the back of his mind.


    After that, Qin Mian and Lei Tia entered the capital once again. When they found out that Qin Mian was actually the National Duke''s wife, Qin Ji was shocked and became fearful for a long time. Seeing that Qin Mian did not have any intentions of knocking on his door, he could only restrain himself and use all kinds of methods to guard against Qin Wencai and Qin Mian. Because he was afraid of Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s identities, he did not dare to take action against Qin Mian. He only dared to start with Qin Wencai, and even paid a high price to bribe a follower beside Qin Wencai to report every single one of Qin Wencai''s actions to him.


    To confirm Qin Mian''s identity, Qin Wencai was even going to the west gate with Qin Mian. Qin Ji was truly afraid at this time. Once Qin Wencai found out about Qin Mian''s true identity and his disappearance that year, not only would he lose all of his reputation, the two medical books would also lose all hope. He would also lose all of the wealth that he had accumulated throughout the generations of the Qin Family. Therefore, Qin Ji secretly contacted the assassins and hired them to assassinate Qin Mian at a high price. He had thought that he had hidden his true identity well when he was in contact with those assassins. He didn''t even need to think about it. The emperor was someone who could cover the sky with one hand, not to mention that the capital itself was under the watch of the emperor.


    The paper roll slipped from Qin Wencai''s hands. Qin Wencai was kneeling on the ground with a pale face, not knowing what to say. "Your majesty, this humble subject ??"


    Emperor Xiao Hui sighed lightly, waved his hand, and said lightly: "I have spared his life, on your account. "Kneel down." If not for the fact that Qin Ji was dealing with the National Duke Mistress, or the fact that he had saved more than ten thousand warriors, he would not have bothered to inform Qin Wencai of the information he had found. This was also to give National Duke''s husband and wife an explanation.


    "This humble subject kowtows to thank Your Majesty. Long live and long live our Emperor!" Qin Wencai thanked her as she choked in her sobs, then left in a flustered ma


    er.


    Flowers two apiece.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia returned to the National Duke''s Mansion right after leaving the palace.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, the two little fellows who weren''t afraid of the cold, were at the National Duke''s Mansion''s entrance playing with Goldfur and Little White.


    As their temporary guardian, Chen Mufeng accompanied them at the side. Back then, when Qin Mian had personally given his two sons to him, he naturally had to return them to him now.


    Zhangsun Hong was there as well, playing with the little white and golden hair.


    Chen Mufeng watched the three little fellows play at the side, and did not find it boring.


    Steward Fu and all the servants in the National Duke''s Mansion stood orderly at the side, ready to greet the two masters.


    "Da Da Da ??"


    The sound of approaching hooves made everyone look up.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin immediately rushed over.


    "Daddy!" "Father!"


    Blondie and Little White followed him happily.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia immediately bent over, each picking up a son and putting them in front of his body.


    "Son, do you miss daddy?" Qin Mian immediately kissed Qin Ruiqi on the cheek.


    A flush immediately surfaced on Qin Ruiqi''s small face.


    Qin Mian could not help but laugh, "Hahaha ??"


    Lei Ruilin curled his lips and looked towards Lei Tia, hinting with all his might, "Dad."


    Lei Tia''s movements froze.


    "Hahaha ??" Qin Mian buried his head into his son''s shoulder and laughed out loud.


    Qin Ruiqi looked at his younger brother''s spoiled look and his father''s troubled expression, and a light smile rose from his lips.


    Chen Mufeng couldn''t help but laugh when he saw Lei Ruilin''s pitiful expression.


    Lei Tia coughed lightly. He placed both hands under his youngest son''s armpits and carried his youngest son to his wife. His meaning was obvious.


    Qin Mian laughed as he kissed his son''s cheek, "Satisfied?"


    Lei Ruilin then laughed out loud, and was then carried back by his father and placed in front of him.


    Zhangsun Hong had never seen Lei Ruilin like that before, so he made a face at him. Only then did he admit that he was a little envious, because his father never kissed him.


    When the horse ran to the entrance, Qin Mian and Lei Tia jumped down the horse with their son in their arms.


    "Welcome back, Old Master and Madam!"


    "No need for formalities."


    Lei Tia nodded slightly and walked in front of Chen Mufeng.


    "Thank you for taking care of Ruiqi and Ruilin, thank you."


    Chen Mufeng laughed: "I have already returned the two little fellows to you."


    Qin Mian stroked his two sons'' little cheeks, and laughed: "I can see that you have indeed taken good care of them, their faces have even gotten fat."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin subconsciously touched their faces.


    Qin Mian and Chen Mufeng both laughed.


    Lei Ruilin said: "Father, Father, I want to see Xiao Ma."


    "Didn''t your father ask someone to send the two ponies back? You haven''t seen it? " Qin Mian was a little surprised. He had thought that the two little fellows would impatiently run over to take a look.


    Qin Ruiqi said: "Little brother and I would like to watch it together with father and father."


    Qin Mian smiled and hugged his son''s shoulders in gratitude, "Then let''s go together. Hong''er, do you want to go with me? "


    Zhangsun Hong nodded, "En, thank you Uncle Qin."


    Thus, the three great young masters entered the mansion together.


    Qin Mian held onto Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin. Although the two little fellows had always admitted that they did not need adults to tie their hands when they grew up, they had not seen their father for a long time and wanted to get close to him. Not only did they not protest, they even held their father''s hand tightly.


    Lei Ruilin looked at Lei Tia, who was at the side, and held his hand, smiling at him.


    Lei Tia nodded slightly.


    Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hong walked at the back, looking at the family of four in front them, who were enveloped in a happy atmosphere, they felt that they were u


    ecessary for some unknown reason.


    Soon, they arrived at the stables.


    The two ponies had been placed in the stable and cleaned up by the servants. They were eating the grass in the manger with their heads down.


    "So beautiful!" When Zhangsun Hong saw the two colts clearly, his eyes were filled with envy and was the first to cry out.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s eyes lit up, they released their father''s hands and ran to the stable.


    Chen Mufeng carefully sized up the two little horses and commented, "These two horses have really good roots. Captured in the Western Barbarian Kingdom? "


    "Right." Qin Mian smiled and said, "Tia and I specifically went to the depths of the Western Barbarian Prairie to capture him."


    and Lei Tia used their spirit energy to comb through the bones of the two little horses. They detected a familiar aura from their bodies, and not only did they not avoid it when they reached out to touch them, their gazes were also very docile.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin stroked the white and soft mane of the colt, they loved it a lot.


    Zhangsun Hong could not help but extend his hand towards the small pony in front of him.


    Unexpectedly, the little pony snorted, glanced at him, and dodged to the side.


    Zhangsun Hong stretched out his hand and raised it in the air stiffly, with a face full of injuries.


    "Hahaha ??" Lei Ruilin couldn''t help but laugh as he hugged the little pony''s neck, feeling extremely proud that it was only close to him.


    Zhangsun Hong was after all, a child of a Venerable family whose upbringing was not ordinary, so his bearing was definitely not ordinary. He was stu


    ed for a while before retracting his hand, forcing the water vapor back into his eyes. He said calmly: "Didn''t you guys say that you will ride a small horse with your fathers? These two horses are so small, they definitely won''t be able to run fast enough. "


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin both had their cultivation levels, how could they not see that their father had already improved the bodies of the two little horses? Qin Ruiqi said with certainty: "It''s fast."

 Chapter 198 The Family of Four Were All Officials

    Lei Ruilin nodded his head vigorously, "This is something that father caught from the Western Barbarian Kingdom, it is definitely the best!"


    Zhangsun Hong was even more envious now and suggested, "Try it and you will know."


    Qin Ruiqi looked at Qin Mian with a questioning look.


    Qin Mian said: "Son, not yet. You and Ruilin have not learned how to ride horses yet. "


    Lei Ruilin pleaded pleadingly, "Father, with you and father here, nothing will happen to you. Let me and my brother try? "


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia, and Lei Tia nodded immediately. Qin Mian was speechless. Strictly speaking, although Lei Tia was very strict with his two children, but his son was not worse than him.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin happily brought the two ponies out.


    Because they didn''t have the matching stirrups and saddle at the moment, Qin Mian and Lei Tia could only carry their son up.


    Both Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were really brave. Holding the reins, they recalled the way their father usually rode, with a pinch on the horse''s belly, the little pony started to gallop happily, its speed might not be fast, but its strong four hooves, flapping snow white mane, and its spirited aura made it seem even more spirited than before.


    Zhangsun Hong was even more envious now, he couldn''t care less about the speed of the little pony, he just couldn''t wait to ride on it.


    Chen Mufeng tenderly rubbed his head.


    The more Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin rode, the more they felt that something was off. After fumbling around for a while, they discovered that the little pony was ru


    ing even faster and more smoothly. They both laughed.


    Lei Ruilin proudly looked at Zhangsun Hong with a smug gaze.


    In the end, Zhangsun Hong was still a child and could no longer hold it in.


    Chen Mufeng hurriedly tried to coax her, "Don''t cry, don''t cry. When we get back, ask your father to get one for you."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were startled, they immediately stopped their horses and jumped down from their horses, ru


    ing in front of Zhangsun Hong, at a loss of what to do.


    "Hong, I''m sorry." Lei Ruilin immediately apologized.


    Zhangsun Hong embarrassedly wiped his tears, "I don''t blame you. I will get my father to find me a pony as well! "


    Lei Ruilin laughed, "Alright! Then we''ll go hunting together. "


    Qin Mian and Chen Mufeng could not help but laugh.


    Chen Mufeng said: "Qin Mian, Lei Tia, it''s time for us to take our leave. You guys have been on the road for so long and are tired, so I won''t disturb your rest. "


    "Alright." Qin Mian nodded, "Let''s meet up another day."


    After Chen Mufeng and Zhangsun Hong left, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin felt sorry for the little pony. They stopped riding and let the servants take them back to the stable to take good care of them.


    Qin Mian instructed the Steward Fu to customize two sets of soft saddle horses as soon as possible.


    The family of four walked back to the house hand in hand.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia first went to take a bath and wash off Feng Chen, then the family enjoyed a sumptuous lunch together.


    After eating lunch, both Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin started to empathize with their father, allowing their two fathers to have a good rest before leaving with Golden Fur and Little White.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia enjoyed their son''s consideration very much. They did something that they liked to do on the bed, and slept soundly. Although not sleeping for a long time would not affect their health with their cultivation, sleeping was also a type of enjoyment, so why not?


    By the time the two of them woke up, it was already the end of time. The two of them checked their son''s homework, and the family of four chatted together.


    The next day, Lei Tia woke up early in the morning. Qin Mian also wanted to go to court. Firstly, his position as an official had not been revoked, and secondly, he had made a huge contribution in the Western Pass. The Emperor Xiao Hui would definitely reward him in the morning, and even if he did not go to court now, the Emperor Xiao Hui would still summon him to the palace.


    After the husband and his wife were ready, they rode to the palace in the dim light of the night. At the entrance of the palace, the civil and military ministers who had entered the palace saw the two of them and greeted them warmly and courteously.


    After entering the Supreme Harmony Hall, there were even more people who greeted the two of them. As the only couple that came to court at the same time, the two calmly received everyone''s attention.


    After the Emperor Xiao Hui appeared, the monarch and official paid their respects, there was no need to elaborate.


    "After Emperor Xiao Hui asked about the battle with Turow Country in detail, he praised Lei Tia generously," In this war of Turow Country, National Duke did a great deal. He gave the yellow horse coat to Qin Ruiqi, gave him a hundred thousand gold as a reward, and bestowed the title of the son of National Duke''s eldest son, Qin Ruiqi. "


    The ministers were not surprised by this result. As a first grade National Duke, Lei Tia was already unable to level up, and could only receive rewards from other aspects. In another year, the Turow Country will compensate you for the loss of your land, and Emperor Xiao Hui will not care about this hundred thousand gold.


    Lei Tia kowtowed in gratitude.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui continued to speak, "Madam National Duke saved the lives of more than ten thousand soldiers at the border. He has also done a great service and withdrawn from his duties as an officer of the army. He was reappointed to the Imperial Physician Courtyard and awarded a reward of one hundred thousand gold taels as well as bestowing the title of Duke An Ping County''s second son, Lei Ruilin."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui actually gave him the official title, Qin Mian was startled, but he could not reject it in this situation, he could only kneel down and express his gratitude.


    The ministers could not help but sigh to themselves. As of now, all four of National Duke''s families are "officials", which was an extremely glorious achievement.


    Walking forward, the Emperor Xiao Hui a


    ounced that they would hold a feast in the palace at night and reward the three armies.


    After the imperial court dispersed, everyone congratulated Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    When they finally left the palace and avoided the gazes of the rest, Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other with a serious expression.


    Lei Tia said softly: "From the looks of it, the Emperor seems to have the intention of keeping us in the capital, it would not be easy for him to resign."


    Qin Mian was also very worried, but was always optimistic and was not particularly anxious at all, "I can see that the Emperor''s mood is very good. Furthermore, it''s almost the new year, so it''s best not to bring up the matter of denouncing the officials for the time being. At the very least, we''ll have to wait until the conclusion of the negotiations between the Western Barbarians and the Grand Xia Country. "


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Not long after the two had arrived at their homes, the bestowal and the decree to bestow Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin arrived.


    Before, although Qin Ruiqi was the eldest son of the National Duke, he was not the successor of the National Duke without a title, and was now the legal successor of the National Duke. When commoners saw him, they would have to greet him, and even inherit the title of "National Duke" in the future. Lei Ruilin was not bad either. "An Ping County Duke" had the same grade as the heir to the official, and in the future, An Ping County would be his fiefdom. When he turned sixteen, half of the taxes in An Ping County would be handed over to the imperial government, and the rest would all belong to him.


    Although Qin Mian and Lei Tia were the National Duke''s Madam and National Duke, they did not rely on their power, and this attitude had affected both Qin Ruiqi and. The two little fellows were only interested in his new identity. Apart from that, they were extremely calm.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were very satisfied with their son''s performance.


    On that day, many people came to deliver their congratulatory gifts one after another. They did not wish to hug their thighs, but at least wished to form a good karma with them. These large gifts were difficult to avoid, so Qin Mian decided to accept them. However, on another day, he would have people exchange them for silver coins and donate them all to the imperial government as military expenditures. This action was naturally to remove the fear of, who was holding the military power in the Emperor Xiao Hui (the fundamental purpose was to avoid trouble). You say that you hold the military power, and that you are so close to so many ministers. How can you not scare the Emperor?


    The Emperor Xiao Hui was very satisfied with this, and trusted Qin Mian and Lei Tia more and more. The people who sent the gifts weren''t too satisfied, but they understood that Qin Mian and Lei Tia were both people who had principles. This is all later, let''s not talk about it for now.


    In the evening, the celebratory feast arrived as promised.


    Other than eating and drinking, as well as bestowing rewards on all those who had done well in the battle, the celebratory feast specifically mentioned that the Emperor Xiao Hui had decided to hold a hunting event in the Royal Hunting Grounds from the twenty-sixth to the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth month of the twelfth month of the twelfth month of the twelfth month.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin had been looking forward to going hunting ever since they had gotten their colts. After finding out that the emperor''s uncle was going to treat them to a hunt, they had meticulously taken care of their colts for the past few days. The two understood that they might not actually be able to hunt prey by riding this little pony. However, hunting was not only for prey, but also for fun. Thus, both of them were in high spirits.


    Qin Mian even made people customize hunting clothes and bows and arrows for them.


    On the 26th day of the 26th day of the 12th lunar month, it actually started snowing heavily. The Winter Hunt was even more enjoyable. It was clearly much more interesting to hunt in the snow than on dry ground.


    Early in the morning, after breakfast, the family of four rode their horses to the royal hunting grounds. The four of them wore the same red hunting suit. As for the reason why it was red, it was because red was more conspicuous in the snow. If they encountered any accidents, they could quickly find each other. The two little horses also had red brocades tied around their necks. The four of them were wearing the same set of equipment, carrying bows and arrows at an angle. They also had the same type of waist pouch containing medicine, water cups and rations.


    The family of four had an outstanding appearance and temperament. As they rode on the streets of the capital, the pedestrians on the road could not help but set their eyes on them. In Qin Mian''s words, they had a "100% chance of turning back".


    When they arrived at the Royal Hunt, all the guards and ministers who arrived early looked over. While they envied Qin Mian and his two outstanding sons, they were also envious of the four people''s special attire. It was truly too eye-catching.


    After regaining their senses, the eight imperial guards respectfully bowed.


    "Greetings, National Duke, Madam National Duke, son of the National Duke, Duke An Ping!"


    Even those who did not know their identities could tell from the names that this family was not ordinary.


    Lei Tia nodded indifferently, "No need for formalities."


    The four of them urged their horses in.


    Because the Emperor Xiao Hui liked to be lively, other than the civil and military ministers, there were also their sons. Thus, at this moment, the hunting grounds were filled with people, including many young masters dressed in luxurious clothing.


    Originally, someone had thought it was a bit fu


    y to see two little kids riding a small horse to join the hunting party. However, when they heard the guards addressing them, they quickly gave up. An ordinary person could not afford to offend a family of National Duke.


    Several tents had already been set up in the hunting ground. The family of four steered their horses to the largest and most heavily guarded tent.


    Emperor Xiao Hui, Prince Ming and Chen Mufeng were chatting inside.


    The Eunuch Lee opened the curtain and walked in with a smile on his face. "Reporting to Your Majesty, the National Duke''s family has arrived."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui said in surprise, "Could it be that Ruiqi and Ruilin really rode the little horses that the National Duke gifted them?"


    Eunuch Lee answered: "Yes. The two little horses are all white, and they are indeed very beautiful. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui was interested, "Come, let''s go out and take a look."


    A few people came out of the tent and just as Qin Mian and the other three arrived, they quickly dismounted their horses and bowed.


    "Greetings to the Emperor."


    "Rise." The Emperor Xiao Hui could not help but laugh when he saw Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin riding on horses earlier, "Haha ??. They were indeed two good horses. Ruiqi''s posture when he was riding on the horse was extremely mighty. However, can such a small horse really catch its prey? "


    Lei Ruilin said confidently, "Emperor Uncle, definitely! After Ruilin and Big Brother hunted down their prey, they would send a portion to the Emperor''s Uncle! "


    Emperor Xiao Hui was overjoyed. "Alright! I will wait. "


    Just then, Zhangsun Hee and Zhangsun Hong rode over.

 Chapter 199 A Family of Four Go Hunting

    "Ruiqi, Ruilin!" Zhangsun Hong waved at Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin from afar, smiling merrily. His fur was brown, and although it was not as strong as the two small white horses, it was still very robust. However, Zhangsun Hee was still worried about letting him sit on the horse by himself. He tied a rope around his waist, and with the other end of the rope in Zhangsun Hee''s hands, it looked extremely fu


    y.


    Emperor Xiao Hui laughed out loud, and the others could not help but laugh too.


    Zhangsun Hong blushed as he let Chen Mufeng carry her off the horse to greet the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    "Hong''er, hurry up and rise. This little pony is also not bad." Emperor Xiao Hui patted the small pony''s back and praised.


    Zhangsun Hong''s face became even redder, but Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin did not laugh, causing his good impression of his two good friends to deepen.


    When the time was set for the gathering to begin, everyone officially paid their respects to the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    With the victory of the Grand Xia Country and the fact that it was soon the new year, Emperor Xiao Hui''s mood had always been good. "By the end of the afternoon, whoever has the most prey will be rewarded heavily!"


    "Thank you, your majesty!" Everyone happily expressed their thanks.


    The Emperor''s reward was not necessarily something of great value, but it had a different meaning. It was a special honor that everyone tried their best to seize the top spot in the hunting competition. This was especially true for the young people who didn''t have any rank. If this were to enter the eyes of the Emperor, they might even be able to obtain a position of an official and a half.


    Emperor Xiao Hui changed into his hunting suit and led the guards away.


    The Queen and her three concubines who had followed the Emperor Xiao Hui could only stay in the tent. Even Princess Duan Ning had gone off to hunt. The Emperor Xiao Hui and the Queen cared a lot about their daughter and intended to make use of this opportunity to nurture her relationship with the Divine Martial Marquis'' son.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia, together with their two sons, chose a direction and rode their horses into the distance.


    Zhangsun Hong wanted to follow them, so Zhangsun Hee and Chen Mufeng protected him on both sides as they followed along. It was just that Qin Ruiqi''s and Lei Ruilin''s little white horses were much stronger than Zhangsun Hong''s pony. There were many hoof prints on the ground, so it was hard to tell which direction they went.


    There were no ferocious beasts such as tigers, leopards, wolves, or the like. The most dangerous one was probably a wild boar, but it was not too big, and the rest of the prey were mostly wild sheep, sika deer, hares, pheasants, foxes, and other small sized prey. In order to make people enjoy themselves, there were a lot of prey.


    Qin Mian and his family of four ran not long before Qin Mian and Lei Tia discovered a fat hare behind a pile of little grasses covered in snow. The husband and wife tacitly gave the opportunity to their sons.


    Qin Mian called out softly, "Ruiqi, Ruilin."


    Qin Ruiqi had always taken care of his brother, "Ruilin, come."


    Lei Ruilin nodded silently and spurred his horse forward. Unfortunately, because he had no experience, he made too much of a ruckus. When the rabbit heard the sound, it jumped up abruptly and bounced off into the distance.


    "Brother!" Lei Ruilin called out anxiously, and together with Qin Ruiqi, they spurred their horses to chase after him.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had always been standing at a distance of two meters behind the two of them.


    At that moment, a sika deer burst out of the sloping woods in a panic.


    Qin Ruiqi took out an arrow from his quiver and released it. The arrow shot out like a bolt of lightning and pierced into the deer''s stomach.


    "Big brother, you''re so amazing. You managed to hunt me down so quickly." Lei Ruilin had already ran far away as he enviously said this. He turned around and continued to search for his prey.


    "Tia, you keep an eye on Ruiqi." After Qin Mian finished speaking, he followed closely behind his son.


    Qin Ruiqi spurred his horse to run in front of the Sika Deer, and presented the treasure to Lei Tia.


    "That''s right."


    Lei Tia''s praise was simple, but Qin Ruiqi was still very happy.


    Lei Tia picked up the prey, pulled out an arrow and put it back into his eldest son''s quiver, then tied the prey to his horse.


    "Dad, let''s continue."


    "Yes."


    The father and son duo picked a random direction and ran forward.


    In the distance, Lei Ruilin was unwillingly chasing after a wild goat that was around fifty kilograms. Together with Qin Mian, they blocked it.


    Lei Ruilin was about to release an arrow, but a red feathered arrow suddenly flew over from far away and struck the wild goat first.


    Qin Mian frowned and turned his head around. A twelve year old teenager dressed in purple was sitting on his horse with a haughty expression, slowly putting down the bow in his hands. Beside him was a man dressed in luxurious clothing, around twenty-four or twenty-five years old.


    "Greetings Madam National Duke and Duke An Ping." The young man clasped his hands on the horse.


    Qin Mian said calmly: "There''s no need to be so courteous."


    Lei Ruilin glared at the teenager and asked unhappily: Who are you? "Why do you want to steal my prey?"


    The young man rode closer, picked up the prey and gave it to the young man. He raised his voice and said, "Chen Bo Dong. Your prey? Who can you blame for your inferior skills? "


    "Chen Bodong?" Lei Ruilin calmly raised his eyebrows, "Chen Bonan''s brother?"


    Chen Bo Dong''s face sank and shouted: "How dare you! How dare you call me by my name? "


    Lei Ruilin crossed his arms across his chest, laughed, and said slowly: "Why would I not dare? Although you are the eldest son of the First Prince, you have no title. "In the end, who is the one who is bold? Perhaps we can ask the Emperor."


    Qin Mian smiled slightly.


    "You!" Chen Bo Dong''s face changed, the hand holding the reins became green and white due to using too much strength, he gritted his teeth and said, "Lei Ruilin, we will see!"


    In the end, he still had some rationality. He turned his horse around and ran away.


    Lei Ruilin made a grimace, winked at his father, and leisurely rode his horse to catch up.


    Qin Mian guessed his son''s plan and snickered.


    The young man turned around to take a look, and his gaze swept across Qin Mian, but he could not say anything. It was better for him not to interfere in the dispute between children. Otherwise, a small problem would become a big problem.


    Chen Bo Dong quickly realised that Lei Ruilin was following behind him with an ashen face.


    At this moment, a beautiful silver black fox entered everyone''s line of sight.


    Chen Bodong was overjoyed. He quickly pulled out an arrow. Unexpectedly, before he could release the arrow, a sharp arrow whizzed past him and pierced through the Silver Black Fox''s frail neck. The Silver Black Fox died.


    Chen Bo Dong suddenly turned his head, and saw Lei Ruilin retracting, and became flustered: "Lei Ruilin! You dare to steal my prey! "


    "Who are you blaming for not being as skilled?" Lei Ruilin replied calmly as he rode on his pony to pick up the prey and give it to Qin Mian.


    Chen Bodong was extremely aggrieved, "You!"


    Qin Mian put the prey into his backpack as if there was no one around.


    Lei Ruilin stuck out his tongue at Chen Bo Dong, grabbed his horse''s belly, and left.


    "Humph!" Chen Bodong was enraged. He punched a pine tree, causing snow to fall. He pulled on the reins in an attempt to catch up with Lei Ruilin.


    The young man quickly stopped him, "Bo Dong, calm down! Even though that kid was young, he had quite a bit of strength. Didn''t you see that the arrow he shot just now actually pierced through the Silver Black Fox''s neck? You must have used your i


    er force. "


    "Uncle, do you really think that the one who shot the arrow just now was Lei Ruilin?" Chen Bo Dong did not think so, "It must be Madam National Duke."


    The young man shook his head, "National Duke''s wife is twenty feet away from Duke An Ping. It''s impossible for his to complete the actions of getting close to Duke An Ping in a few breaths, taking arrows from his quiver, shooting arrows and then returning to the distance of twenty feet in just a few breaths of time."


    Chen Bodong was speechless and said, "His father captured my father, so he is my enemy. Don''t tell me that he is just going to be let off the hook like that! Also, Royal Grandfather has been very cold to me recently ?? I originally wanted to hunt that Silver Black Fox from before to give it to Royal Grandfather. "


    The young man sighed inwardly but didn''t say anything. The First Prince''s betrayal was a great crime, and it was already a blessing in disguise that the Emperor did not implicate anyone else in the First Prince''s residence. If Chen Bo Dong continued to target Lei Ruilin, it would only make the emperor even more unhappy.


    Qin Mian and Lei Ruilin did not take this small episode to heart. After ru


    ing through the forest for nearly four hours, Lei Ruilin had hunted a Silver Black Fox, five wild rabbits, and a pheasant. Qin Mian mainly stayed with his son, not hunting anything.


    "Daddy, I''m hungry." Lei Ruilin was still feeling sorry for the little pony. He jumped down from the horse and rubbed its head.


    The colt nuzzled his small chest affectionately.


    Qin Mian asked: "Do you want to return to the camp or do you want to eat something here?"


    Lei Ruilin said: "Let''s return to the camp and let Xiao Ma eat some grass."


    Qin Mian then carried him to his own horse and brought him back to the camp with the little pony.


    The camp''s Precinct Head was cooking, and waves of fragrance drifted out.


    Lei Tia and Qin Ruiqi had returned a long time ago, they did not know where they got a pile of firewood, but after clearing out a clean area in a remote corner, they started a fire. On top of the bonfire were four wild chickens, which had been roasted for a long time.


    Qin Ruiqi sat opposite to Lei Tia and held onto two sticks that were tied with fish. They were probably taken from the kitchen, but they were a little muddled.


    "Dad, I''m hungry!" Lei Ruilin jumped off his horse and ran over.


    Qin Mian threw the reins to the guard and followed along leisurely.


    "Wait." Lei Tia glanced at his wife and little son, making sure that they were not injured, before retracting his gaze, taking out a bottle of seasoning from his waist pouch and sprinkling it onto the roasted chicken.


    Qin Mian sat down beside him with his chin in his hands, looking at him with a smile, waiting to eat.


    Lei Ruilin took out two packs of beef jerky and handed one bag to his brother, then fed one to each of his father. The two brothers rested their heads against each other, eating their snacks while talking at the same time.

 Chapter 200 End Paragraph

    When Qin Mian and Lei Tia heard Lei Ruilin coming up with an idea to teach Chen Bo Dong a lesson, they were advised by Qin Ruiqi to not lower himself to the point of making him lose face.


    The snow was still falling, and the snowflakes were like dandelions falling continuously, disappearing without a trace as they approached the fire.


    "Wife, hungry?" Lei Tia raised his hand to wipe the snowflakes on his wife''s eyelashes.


    "A little."


    Lei Tia looked at the four roasted chickens, tore off a roasted chicken leg and gave it to him.


    Qin Mian placed the chicken leg next to his mouth for him to take a bite before he started to eat it. If only I could have a drink. "


    His original plan had been for the family of four to find someone to hunt on a snowy day, then hunt for prey and deal with them together. Drinking wine and eating barbecue, such as roast meat, mushrooms, potatoes, fish, etc., would definitely be interesting. He never thought that his plan would be disrupted by the Emperor Xiao Hui and that there would be so many people around, so he didn''t feel uncomfortable at all.


    Lei Tia completely understood his wife''s regret and comforted her, "There will be a chance in the future."


    "Yes." Qin Mian chewed the chicken leg clean. His man''s cooking skills were really good, the bones and meat were easily separated.


    "Father." Seeing that his father had already started to eat, Lei Ruilin walked over eagerly.


    Lei Tia tore two more chicken legs off and gave them to his two sons.


    Eunuch Lee came out of Emperor Xiao Hui''s tent with a tray in his hand. On the tray were four bowls of piping hot soup, looked around, saw Qin Mian and his family, and walked over with a smile.


    "National Duke, Madam National Duke, Crown Prince, and Duke Anping have all come to deliver the soup to you. This was the thick soup that the imperial chef had just made. It was still warm. Your Majesty, please forgive me for my gratitude. "


    Lei Tia cupped his fists towards the Emperor Xiao Hui''s tent and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."


    Qin Mian caught the tray.


    Lei Ruilin smiled as he tore off a chicken drumstick and passed it to Eunuch Lee, "Eunuch Lee, let me treat you to eat. What daddy roasted, is really delicious. "


    Eunuch Lee beamed as he accepted it, "Ah, thank you so much Duke An Ping!"


    Qin Mian tasted the soup. It was filled with meat and was indeed delicious, but it was also nutritious, so he let Lei Tia and his two sons finish the soup.


    Although they deliberately hid in a corner, it still attracted the attention of many ministers. The word "envious" alone was not enough to describe their feelings.


    "That''s what it really is."


    An old official sighed with emotion, causing many people beside him to chime in.


    On the third day of hunting, Qin Mian and his family of four enjoyed themselves greatly. Just as they had said, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin shared a portion of the prey with the Emperor Xiao Hui, causing him to laugh heartily.


    Many ministers did not understand how Emperor Xiao Hui liked this pair of twins. In terms of appearance, there were many cute brats who were smarter than Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin. Or could it be that the reason the Emperor Xiao Hui likes to get close to these two children is only to win over the? However, he didn''t know that the matter wasn''t that complicated. The Emperor Xiao Hui only liked and Lei Ruilin to get along with him as if he was an ordinary "uncle". Only in front of these two children, could he be as relaxed as an ordinary person.


    After returning from the hunting grounds, Qin Mian began to busy himself with preparations for the New Year. Although there were servants in the house, there were still some new year goods that had to be prepared personally. Only during the new year would there be a new year flavor. For example, they could make all kinds of snacks for their families to eat.


    On the morning of the 29th of the Moon, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee arrived at the capital.


    Lei Xiangzhi sent someone to notify everyone at National Duke''s Mansion.


    Qin Mian and his family cleaned up a bit, and rode the carriage to Lei Xiangzhi''s residence.


    Lei Xiangyi''s family included Lei Xiangyi, Madam Qian, his daughter Lei Xinxin, his son Niu Niu, Lei Xianglee''s family included Lei Xianglee, Sun family, and his son Brick. There were a total of seven people, adding the luggage, there were three carriages in total. When Qin Mian and his family arrived, they had already cleaned up the mess and the Precinct Head was bustling with noise and excitement.


    Lei Xiangzhi and the Madam Wei were on guard against Lei Daqiang from saying more stupid things.


    It was unknown if Lei Daqiang was enlightened or if he had other plans, but the way he treated Qin Mian and his family was surprisingly normal ?? ?? He was neither cold nor friendly.


    Qin Mian heaved a sigh of relief.


    They had eaten lunch at Lei Xiangzhi''s place, and did not cause any unhappiness.


    After lunch, Qin Mian''s family sat for a while before leaving.


    In a blink of an eye, it was the new year. Qin Mian''s family was as lively as ever. Qin Mian had a lot of weird ideas, the family''s entertainment show was very rich, and they were happy.


    On the first day of the new year, the civil and military ministers and Imperial Orders''s wives entered the palace to pay their respects. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin received many good gifts.


    Starting from the third day of the new year, people came to visit relatives and friends to celebrate the new year.


    On the third day of the new year, the three Lei Xiangyi brothers paid respects to in Qin Mian Family. Qin Mian generously gave five taels of silver to all the juniors and sealed them with a red seal of twenty taels of silver. It could also be considered as compensation for not being able to entertain and play with the Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee families in the capital city.


    On the fourth day of the new year, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went to Lei Xiangzhi''s house as guests. Worried that they might cause trouble, the two of them did not bring Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin along.


    What happened afterwards made Qin Mian admire his foresight.


    As expected, Lei Daqiang was not obedient. When Lei Tia and Qin Mian came back from the battlefield, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin had both gotten their titles, and their ranks and positions were even higher than Lei Xiangzhi''s, wouldn''t Lei Daqiang feel uncomfortable?


    Originally, everyone was eating, drinking, chatting and the atmosphere was quite cheerful as they sat around the table. Suddenly, Lei Daqiang opened his mouth and asked Lei Tia to walk with him, in order to raise his level. It was not difficult for Qin Mian to achieve this with his status, but how could Lei Xiangzhi endure Lei Daqiang''s words? It was just like how Lei Xiangzhi would not be able to level up if he did not try to find a relationship with his. But the truth was, Lei Xiangzhi was a real person. Furthermore, even if Lei Tia and Qin Mian did not take the initiative to find a relationship for Lei Xiangzhi, the other officials would definitely give him less of a chance because he was the younger brother of the National Duke.


    The moment Lei Daqiang said these words, Lei Xiangzhi''s face instantly turned pale white. Fury, shame, shame, and anger mixed together into a complicated expression in his eyes, which he hid rationally in the end.


    In his memories, this was the first time Qin Mian saw him with such an ugly expression. It could be seen that this refined and refined young man was indeed not lightly angered.


    In order to avoid any awkwardness, and to avoid being affected, Qin Mian hurriedly found an excuse to drag Lei Tia and run.


    Lei Ruilin who was sparring with his brother on the training grounds asked Qin Mian out of curiosity, "Daddy, what are you doing? Why are you so sneaky? "


    "Lei Ruilin, why are you talking to your father?" Lei Tia''s face stiffened.


    Lei Ruilin quickly restrained his expression and cupped his fists. He asked again in all seriousness, "Father, may I ask what you''re doing? Why does it feel like escaping? "


    Qin Mian lifted his hand and smashed his head, "Brat! Your dad likes to walk like that, is that not okay? "


    Lei Ruilin pitifully covered his forehead, "Sure ?? ??"


    "..."


    On the fifth day, Qin Wen paid a visit to the National Duke''s Mansion and told Qin Mian and Lei Tia about the matter of Qin Mian''s disappearance and the consequences of Qin Ji. In order to give Qin Mian an explanation, Qin Wencai wrote his name on the family tree and chased him out of Qin Family.


    When Qin Wencai brought up the matter of letting Qin Mian recognize his ancestors, Qin Mian tactfully rejected it. He did not know what Qin Wencai was thinking, but he actually did not insist, and only said that as long as he was happy, he would be fine.


    Qin Mian asked Lei Tia what they had talked about.


    Lei Tia did not hide anything, and simply apologized to Qin Mian, and told him some things about Qin Mian before he turned twelve and warned him that if it was not good for him, his Qin Family would take Qin Mian away.


    Seeing that Qin Wencai truly loved his direct son, Qin Mian felt even more that not recognizing them was the right decision. At most, he and Lei Tia would help them out in the future when there were difficulties with the Qin Family.


    On the sixth day of the first month, the Emperor wrote a note to restore the Emperor''s position. First, he dealt with the First Prince, Chen Chuang.


    When the matter with the First Prince involved the face of the royal family, he had only said that the First Prince had committed the crime of conspiring against another country and had not mentioned the fact that he had betrayed the country. In the end, Chen Chuang was confined within the First Prince''s residence and could only live under surveillance day and night. Furthermore, he could not leave the manor for the rest of his life.


    The second major event was the discussion between the monarch and subject on how to obtain the greatest benefit from the negotiations with the Turow Country. At the latest, in April, when spring turns to ice, Turow Country will send messengers to Grand Xia.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had already made up their minds to resign after the negotiations with the Turow Country had come to an end. Although, this might be very difficult.


    Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee spent the Lantern Festival in the capital before returning home. Qin Mian had prepared four carts full of special products for them. Other than these, he was giving them to the villagers who had a good relationship with his family.


    Unexpectedly, Lei Daqiang and Madam Wei had also returned to the Qingshan Village with them.


    Qin Mian was extremely surprised, only then did he find out that Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Daqiang had gotten into an argument, and had completely gotten into a fight. Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Daqiang clearly stated that if he was willing to stay in the Qingshan Village obediently, he would be given a hundred silver coins per year for his retirement. could still continue staying in the capital if he wanted, but he would only be paid two silver coins a month in the future.


    Lei Daqiang didn''t want to choose either path, so Lei Xiangzhi set up a trap for Lei Daqiang and made a mistake.


    Only then did Lei Daqiang understand that he had disheartened his youngest son, and with Madam Wei beside him persuading him, he could only choose the first choice.


    Madam Wei was now extremely regretful about marrying Lei Daqiang. Lei Daqiang was tasty and lazy to cook them, but the problem was that he was too dumb, pushing his two most promising sons further and further away. If Lei Daqiang knew that he could win over his two sons, he wouldn''t have ended up like this.


    In Qin Mian''s words, he was not afraid of godlike opponents, but rather he was afraid of pig-like teammates.


    and his group had not even left for three days yet they had returned in a sorry state. Since it was impossible for Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee to do so, they could only send him, Madam Wei and the two children of the Madam Wei back.


    Lei Xiangzhi called for a famous doctor to treat Lei Daqiang and found out that Lei Daqiang was really stupid. The chances of him recovering in the future was only 50%. Lei Xiangzhi was unable to convince himself that he did not feel relieved at that moment. He had spent four years in the capital, and he was more tired than he was after ten years of studying. Now, he felt free to do whatever he wanted.


    being silly was the best result for her. As long as she could maintain his relationship with Lei Xiangzhi, and find a chance to repair his relationship with his family in the future, her future prospects for her son and daughter wouldn''t be bad.


    From then on, Lei Daqiang could only live his life like a big baby, and could not obstruct anyone anymore.


    Qin Mian did not sympathize with him in the slightest, and only lamented "As expected, it is a thousand years from disaster".

 Chapter 201 Absence

    Time flew by in a flash.


    In the middle of March, news that the Turow Country Envoys had already set off spread to the capital and arrived in the middle of April.


    It was probably because he wanted to express the sincerity of his Turow Country, or perhaps the Turow Country Emperor was not at ease with others.


    The Red-Light Emperor and the Emperor Xiao Hui were similar in age, but in terms of maintenance, he could not compare to the Emperor Xiao Hui, and was obviously older than him. However, he was tall and strong, more like a warrior general just by looking at his appearance. The emissary group was extremely grand and grand. It was one thing for the Red-Light Emperor''s throne to be inlaid with gold and silver. At the top of the four eaves hung a gem the size of a quail egg, shining resplendently under the warm spring sun. Not only that, but the entire team of two thousand soldiers were riding on their horses with great vigor.


    The disguised Qin Mian stood at the back of the crowd, hugged Lei Tia''s waist, and whispered into his ear. "I think this Red-Light Emperor is a big, stupid, and awesome guy. "Isn''t this clearly saying to the emperor," Come quickly and kill me, "" Come quickly and kill me! "


    Lei Tia''s eyes were filled with laughter, looking at the spirited appearance of his wife, "Un, you''re really dumb."


    A calm smile hung on the Emperor Renhuang''s face as he silently sca


    ed the cheering citizens of Grand Xia Country on both sides of the street, feeling puzzled in his heart. When he heard that the citizens of Grand Xia Country would throw rotten vegetables, smash fruits, and throw eggs at people they hated, he had been on guard for a long time, so he had made people change the veil covering the throne into a sturdy wooden board. He never thought that the citizens of Grand Xia Country would be so happy about their arrival.


    How could he know that in these two days, the news of the people had already spread. In this negotiation, the emperor would definitely peel off a layer of skin on the emperor of Turow Country. The commoners were naturally happy!


    The Renhuang Emperor was not an idiot since he was able to sit on the throne for thirty years. He had sent people to investigate the situation in the capital two days in advance in order to prevent unexpected accidents from happening that they would not be able to respond. However, he did not know that this was the capital, the territory of the Emperor Xiao Hui. Other than the secrets of Qin Mian and his family, every single movement within the city was within the grasp of the Emperor Xiao Hui. The people of the Red-Light Emperor were able to find out what they wanted to know, but they were unable to. It was all controlled by him. It had to be said that as an emperor, the abilities of the Emperor Xiao Hui were not bad.


    Qin Mian looked at the luxurious carriage behind the throne, and said to Lei Tia: "Looking at the exterior of the carriage, it should be a female guest."


    When a young man beside him heard his words, he could not help but interrupt, "There are eight palace maids beside the carriage. Could they be the princesses of the Western Barbarian Kingdom? Did the Western Barbarians bring back a marriage? "


    This statement immediately garnered the agreement of many people.


    "I guess so!"


    Waiting for Turow Country''s troops to pass, the commoners gradually dispersed, but they were still interested in the matter of the Turow Country Emperor personally taking action. Almost all the officials in the capital, from the imperial court to the waiters at the teahouse, were talking about this.


    After watching the liveliness, Qin Mian and Lei Tia slowly walked towards home. They had not even entered the residence when they heard the sound of galloping horses.


    "Whooosh."


    Qin Mian asked: "What''s wrong? Are you proud of the speed of your horse''s hooves? "


    "Qin Mian!" Chen Mufeng jumped down from the horse and held his shoulders emotionally, "My mother, my birth mother, I''m really happy! It''s been more than two months!"


    Lei Tia expressionlessly brushed away his arm, and at the same time, pulled his wife back a little, pulling the distance between him and Chen Mufeng.


    Qin Mian curled his lips and leaned on him.


    Chen Mufeng did not mind, and sincerely said: "Brother, thank you!"


    It was naturally better if the Prince Ming gave birth to the next child. Firstly, Chen Mufeng naturally leaned towards the main wife of the Prince Ming, which was his biological mother. Secondly, Little Brother Chen was the direct descendant, so his future status would be a little higher. However, at that time, when Prince Ming''s body had been well treated, he did not make a move for a long time. It was only after Qin Mian diagnosed her pulse that he gave her a month''s worth of medicine to recuperate her body. And now, good news finally spread out.


    "Congratulations!" Qin Mian was also happy for Chen Mufeng, and joked, "This time, Zhangsun Hee will give me a huge gift."


    Chen Mufeng laughed, but after laughing he became a bit worried, "I''m afraid, it might not be little brother."


    Qin Mian patted his shoulder, "Don''t worry. The current Prince Ming and Prince Ming Concubine''s bodies are equivalent to thirty-five years old. Even if they are daughters, they can still be reborn. "


    Chen Mufeng nodded and took the initiative to say: "My royal father is also very happy. He has already let go of the matter between Zhangsun Hee and I, and even comforted me.


    At this moment, another horse galloped over. Because the street was wide enough, it did not cause any problems for the pedestrians.


    The one who came was Zhangsun Hee.


    "Mufeng!"


    "Why are you here?" The smile on Chen Mufeng''s face had not faded.


    Zhangsun Hee held his hand, "I, I, I already know about your family. I am here to thank the National Duke''s Madam and National Duke. "


    This guy was rarely so excited that he could only stutter. Qin Mian and Chen Mufeng couldn''t help but laugh.


    After Chen Mufeng finished laughing, his face stiffened as he looked at Zhangsun Hee suspiciously, "I only found out about that not too long ago, how did you know?"


    Zhangsun Hee held his hand tightly, "I have not planted anyone in the Prince''s Mansion, but I have arranged for a helper to be at the opposite shop. When he saw your steward walking towards the direction of the medicine store with a face full of joy, I guessed that there was good news."


    Seeing that he truly cared about, Chen Mufeng snorted lightly and did not pursue the matter.


    Zhangsun Hee said to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, "I came today in a hurry without preparing anything. Mufeng and I will treat the two of you to a drink some day."


    "Sure."


    Grand Xia Country and negotiation were matters of the two emperors, and also the affairs of the civil officials. They did not have much of a relationship with Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and their husbands only attended a few banquets, eating and drinking.


    Because of the Emperor Xiao Hui''s forceful attitude, the Turow Country Emperor was very unwilling, and the negotiations went on with great difficulty. Until the early May, Renhuang Emperor was worried that his princes would be restless if he didn''t return the Turow Country to them again. He had no choice but to let go of the worries, and let go of the four large cities near the two nations'' borders to give him the Grand Xia Country, as well as compensate him with one billion silver taels, so he could pay it off in three years. Otherwise, Grand Xia Country wouldn''t mind sending troops to the west again.


    The Red-Light Emperor was indeed afraid of Lei Tianqiang. With his Turow Country having lost three of its strongest warriors, Lei Tianqiang might not be unable to directly attack the imperial city of the Turow Country.


    In addition, Princess Zi Luo from Turow Country had stayed behind, and was pointed out to the fourth prince by him as his side wife.


    On the same day, the Emperor Xiao Hui ordered for people to be present on the Emperor Board. They would take out a portion of the compensation from the Turow Country as compensation for the fallen soldiers.


    When the news spread from the palace, the entire capital was as lively as if it was New Year''s. A tavern under Chen Mufeng''s name had taken the lead to give all the customers a 20% discount. As for the other shops, whether it was tavern, teahouse, or rice shop ?? Whether it was the boss, guests, or waiters, all of their eyes were brimming with happiness and pride. They were happy that they had obtained the upper hand in the Grand Xia Country, and were proud that they were people of the Grand Xia Country. Even people who couldn''t bear to spend money to eat at a restaurant would willingly call their friends over to celebrate at the restaurant.


    After two days, the Turow Country envoy set out on his journey back.


    The people of Beijing greeted him with farewells. The uncle of the lion dancing team clanged his cymbals against each other.


    When the Red-Light Emperor saw the joy on their faces, he only felt that it was dazzling, but other than sighing to himself, he had nothing to say.


    The negotiations were successfully concluded. Qin Mian and Lei Tia both heaved sighs of relief.


    After Qin Mian quietly sold the pharmacy and the Silver Building, he completed his duties with Lei Tia everyday as if nothing had happened. No one would be able to tell that they were about to resign.


    and Qin Mian entered the palace together, requesting an audience with the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    "Reporting to Your Majesty, the National Duke s have come to seek an audience."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui was puzzled. He put down the imperial report and said, "Xuan."


    "National Duke and Madam National Duke shall pay their respects to you ??"


    "Greetings to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"


    "Rise." The Emperor Xiao Hui laughed and asked, "The two of you actually came together, why?"


    Lei Tia went straight to the point, "Reporting to the Emperor, this humble subject and the Empress have come to request for their leave."


    Eunuch Lee was about to pour some tea for Emperor Xiao Hui when he heard his master''s words. He staggered and fell to the ground, then quickly crawled up to kneel and kowtow. "Your majesty, please forgive this servant for being disrespectful."


    His downcast face was filled with shock and disbelief. The Emperor bestowed honor to the National Duke''s family of four, and their family could be said to be the most respected family in the entire capital besides the Emperor himself. He had even heard that there were many ministers who were already thinking about marrying their daughter to the two young masters from National Duke''s family. Never would he have thought that National Duke and Madam National Duke would take the initiative to take their leave.


    Emperor Xiao Hui was also shocked, his mouth was wide open, and he was unable to say anything for a long while. Emperor Xiao Hui understood Lei Tia. Since Lei Tia had asked to leave, it showed that he had indeed made his decision. Because of this, he felt that Lei Tia had less power and less fame. This kind of person was more trustworthy towards him, and would not be willing to let him go. Of course, this was only one of the reasons. Another reason was that before his battle with Turow Country this time, there had been no war for a long time. Lei Tia was Emperor Xiao Hui''s peace of mind. The third reason was related to Qin Mian. Qin Mian''s medical skills were brilliant, and he was a well-deserved genius doctor. The palace was full of shameful methods, and with Qin Mian there, Emperor Xiao Hui was even more at ease.


    How could the Emperor Xiao Hui bear to let these two people go?

 Chapter 202 Conditions of Filial Piety

    Qin Mian and Lei Tia understood that the Emperor Xiao Hui would not let them go so easily, but they had to leave.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui quickly calmed down, "If Lei Danzi and your wife suffer any grievances, feel free to tell me. Please don''t take this'' excuse ''out as a joke."


    Eunuch Lee lied on the ground, sweating profusely as he silently prayed for Lei Tia to take back what he had just said.


    Lei Tia said resolutely, "Your majesty, this subject and my wife have made up their minds."


    The atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly froze.


    At this point, the servant reported anxiously, "Reporting to the emperor, Prime Minister Wen wishes to seek an audience."


    "A


    ounce!"


    The Prime Minister walked in with large strides, and he had a rare look of seriousness and anxiety on his face.


    Emperor Xiao Hui frowned.


    When he noticed the Eunuch Lee kneeling on the ground, drenched in sweat, the National Duke couple had solemn expressions. The Emperor Xiao Hui''s expression was also rather ugly, but Prime Minister Wen Li could not find anything wrong as he strode to the front of the plan.


    Emperor Xiao Hui waved his hand to stop him from bowing, "No need for formalities. For my beloved one to be in such a hurry, what big matter has happened? "


    Wen Cheng said heavily, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this old official has just received an urgent report from Lingzhou. A few days ago, Ling Prefecture''s Kui County moved the earth! "


    "What!" Emperor Xiao Hui was shocked, "What''s the situation?"


    The prime minister brought up a memorial with both hands and explained in detail, "According to the local officials, at least 50,000 people have been missing or killed, and 80% of the houses in the county have collapsed. Local officials reacted quickly and immediately sent their troops to rescue them, but the situation was not looking good. "


    The Eunuch Lee quickly ran over to take the memorial and passed it to the Emperor.


    After Emperor Xiao Hui finished reading the imperial edict, his face was as calm as water and he had already considered a lot in that instant. The movement of the earth was bound to cause huge losses, but the time and location of the movement was not good. The battle between Grand Xia Country had just ended, if one was careless for even a little bit, it was possible that someone would use this as an example. For example, spreading rumors that the Emperor Xiao Hui was not protected by the heavens, and more seriously, could incite chaos amongst the people. Historically, similar things were not uncommon.


    "Your majesty, what should we do now?" Prime Minister Wen said anxiously, "The Kui County is special. The longer the reaction of the imperial government, the more disadvantageous the situation is."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui muttered to himself for a while, before sweeping his sharp gaze across Qin Mian and Lei Tia. His expression suddenly relaxed a bit, and waved his hand at the Prime Minister.


    "I understand." Your Majesty, please take a seat in the side chamber first. "


    "Yes sir!"


    After the Prime Minister left, the Emperor Xiao Hui finally noticed the Eunuch Lee still kneeling on the ground. "Li Ao Shou, get up."


    "Thank you, your majesty." Eunuch Lee quickly stood up and secretly rubbed his knees.


    Emperor Xiao Hui stared at Qin Mian and his wife, and said in a deep voice, "National Duke, Madam National Duke, your Grand Xia Country is indeed considered strong, but there are still many hidden dangers. You all heard what the Prime Minister said just now. Even so, you still want to resign? "


    Lei Tia cupped his hands, "Why don''t you think from another angle, Your Majesty? Only when this subject and this person leave will the others have a chance at growth. "


    Qin Mian also said, "Your majesty, all of the imperial physicians of the imperial hospitals are proficient in medicine, but this humble subject has nothing to do with it. In addition, this humble official has already arranged the medicine for the Clear Sore Pill and handed it over to the academy for judgement. "


    Emperor Xiao Hui frowned in disappointment, "It seems like you have already made up your mind ?? You may wish to resign as well, but I have a condition. "


    Qin Mian didn''t feel good.


    Lei Tia said: "Your majesty, please speak."


    Emperor Xiao Hui stood up, hands behind his back, and slowly walked out from behind the imperial desk.


    "Ling Prefecture''s Kui County is one of the cities closest to the borders of the Grand Xia Country and the Turow Country, which is equivalent to one of the national gates of the Grand Xia Country. Then, why had the Turow Country never chosen to start from the Kui County and attack the Grand Xia Country since ancient times? That was because the Kui County Mountain Range overlapped each other, and the mountain roads were rugged. It could be said to be a natural barrier of Grand Xia Country. When the earth moved, we were worried that the people of Kui County would choose to move out in panic, and not rebuild their homes. If this was the case, it would mean that the country''s gates would be opened wide. There should be no need for me to explain what the consequences would be. So, we want the two of you to immediately head towards Kui County. We will give you two at most three years time to rebuild your Kui County. As long as you can do this, I will allow you two to resign. "How about it?"


    Qin Mian secretly cursed Emperor Xiao Hui as an old fox, exchanged a look with Lei Tia, and asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, how many times is the Earth Movement Kui County this time?"


    The Emperor Xiao Hui looked at him in surprise, paused for a while, and replied, "This is the second time in ten years."


    Qin Mian''s heart trembled. In just a short ten years, there had been two earthquakes, but Emperor Xiao Hui still did not approve of the migration.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui did not seem to care about his thoughts. After returning to the imperial report, he calmed himself down and drank a mouthful of tea, then asked: "Have you finished your consideration?"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other.


    Lei Tia said in a low voice: "I''ll listen to you."


    The corner of Emperor Xiao Hui''s mouth twitched, pretending as if he didn''t hear anything.


    Qin Mian thought for a moment, then asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, if this humble subject and this humble subject can find a more suitable place to guard the national gates, can they move the Kui County?"


    "Sure." Emperor Xiao Hui reminded, "However, if it''s like this, three years of time might not be enough."


    Qin Mian scolded him for being shameless.


    "Alright. We accept this condition. "


    The Emperor Xiao Hui nodded his head, "We will draw up an order right away. You all can leave as soon as possible."


    After Qin Mian and Lei Tia left the palace, they split up. Lei Tia went to the barracks, while Qin Mian went to help his two sons quit school. The remaining things were just a few trifling matters.


    In order to make things easier for Lei Tia and Qin Mian, both of the National Duke s retained their identities. The Emperor Xiao Hui exempted Qin Mian from the official position in the hospital and appointed him the new County Magistrate.


    When the imperial edict was issued, everyone in the capital fell into an uproar. No matter how capable Qin Mian was, his main identity was still the National Duke''s "Madam".


    When the Emperor ordered Qin Mian and the Emperor to rebuild their Kui County, everyone suddenly realized.


    With regards to being a County Magistrate, Qin Mian was filled with interest. He was also a man. Not only did he wish to achieve great things, he also wished to go all out. If he had the ability to develop his Qingshan Village, he might be able to develop a county city.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought their two sons, a wolf, a bear, a Golden Eagle, nine family generals, and ten thousand elite cavalrymen and set off. It was good to have space, the gold, silver, jewelry and other gold that was bestowed by the Emperor Xiao Hui could be stored inside, no need to use carriages to attract attention.


    The Steward Fu and the Aunt Fu were not young and were left in the National Duke''s Mansion to take care of them.


    On the day they left, Chen Mufeng, Zhangsun Hee, Zhangsun Hong and his family came to send them off.


    Zhangsun Hong and Lei Ruilin were both moved but at the same time, laughed. They simply left the two pots of shy grass that Chen Mufeng gave them to him for him to take care of, showing that their friendship still existed. Only then did Zhangsun Hong laugh through his tears.


    Emperor Xiao Hui stood in the crowd dressed in casual clothes, watching Qin Mian and Lei Tia leave.


    Prince Ming sighed, "Brother, I really didn''t think that you would be willing to let them go."


    The Emperor Xiao Hui smiled lightly, "I, naturally, am also unwilling to part with them. However, there are some reasoning in stopping the horse. I just hope that their abilities will make some people feel more threatened. "


    Prince Ming nodded his head, "Brother, you have a point."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia rode in front, one of them was in high spirits while the other one was in high spirits, causing the girls'' faces to turn red.


    The fan in Qin Mian''s hands flapped a few times, and the handkerchief floated to the back of the line.


    Qin Mian casually swept his eyes across the crowd and saw Qin Wencai and a middle-aged woman standing side by side, their gazes all falling on him. Qin Wencai''s eyes turned red, and there were tears in her eyes.


    Qin Mian was startled, his lips raised into a faint smile, as he nodded his head.


    The woman''s tears flowed even harder. She waved her hand, her eyes filled with blessings and relief.


    After exiting the capital, the team began to accelerate.


    The horses in the house had been raised on Spirit Spring Water s for so long, they were strong and healthy as if they were flying, dragging two carriages with them as they ran quickly and steadily.


    The ten thousand elite soldiers were all personally ordered by Lei Tia, they were all his followers, and had complete trust in him.


    The first day passed in a mad dash.


    Only after the sun set did the group stop and find an open area to set up camp. The soldiers divided their duties, and before long, the campfire in the campsite lit up, and the fragrance of rice wafted in the night wind, enveloping the entire campsite.


    The abilities of the little white, golden hair and Golden Eagle were especially eye-catching at this moment. They either ran or flew into the distant mountain forest, and after a few trips, they were able to bring back a dozen or so prey.


    Qin Mian left half of the deer for his family and gave the rest to the soldiers.


    The soldiers had already heard that the General''s Wife was approachable. Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, they felt that it was even more so, and they became a little closer to Qin Mian.


    When the food was cooked, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin would run around the forest like birds out of their cages with Bai Yi and the Golden Eagle in tow. Golden Fur seemed to like fireflies, so he stood alone in the distance. His pair of i


    ocent eyes chased the speck of light, and after aiming, he clawed at it accurately. He stared at it for a while, then released it, then grabbed it, then released it ??


    Not just them, even Qin Mian felt relaxed after leaving the capital. He was dressed in all white and sat on a tree branch with a green flute in his hands. The melodious sound of the flute drifted through the forest, causing everyone to feel as if they were out on a sightseeing trip.


    "Old Master, Old Madam, there''s a river not too far away." Lei Qinzhong and Lei Qinshun wiped their sweat as they walked back.


    "Perfect, I can give the two ''little monkeys'' a good wash later." Qin Mian helplessly looked at his two sons who were frantically ru


    ing away.

 Chapter 203 Arriving in Fangxian County

    Lei Ruilin had sharp ears, as he laughed loudly and said, "Daddy, Big Brother and I are not monkeys!"


    "If it''s not a monkey, then what is it?" Qin Mian jumped down from the tree easily and landed beside Lei Tia silently, taking the water cup from him.


    Lei Ruilin rolled his eyes and pulled his brother over, "If my brother and I are monkeys, you and dad ?? Hehe!"


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows, what he said was kind of interesting.


    Lei Ruilin lay on his back, leaned close to him and whispered into his ear, "Father, big brother and I already knew that you and I were born."


    Puu ~ ~" Qin Mian spat out the water that he hadn''t swallowed yet, and stared at him with his mouth agape.


    "Dad, don''t worry. Little brother and I won''t tell anyone else." Qin Ruiqi comforted Qin Mian by patting his shoulder.


    Lei Tia lowered his head, the corner of his lips curving up in a distinct curve.


    "Lei Tia! "Control your son!" Qin Mian suddenly jumped up, gritting his teeth as he roared. He kicked Lei Tia with all his might, his face completely red, it was unknown if it was reflected in the flames.


    "Yes." Lei Tia nodded his head. His two hands easily pulled his two sons over, placed them on his knees and slapped their butts respectively. He didn''t even make a sound.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin secretly laughed, and quickly ran far away.


    Qin Mian crossed his arms across his chest as he looked down at the man who had an i


    ocent expression. After a long while, he smiled lightly, looked like he had calmed down, and walked to a tree not far away, leaning against it and sat down.


    After Lei Tia finished roasting the venison, he put it away on the plate, "Wifey, you can eat now."


    Qin Mian walked over, took the plate, and started eating with relish.


    Lei Tia was a little disappointed that she did not hear him say that it was delicious.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin ran over and shared a plate.


    "Daddy''s grilled it so delicious." Lei Ruilin had always been straightforward.


    Qin Ruiqi nodded in agreement.


    "Daddy, right?" Lei Ruilin turned and asked Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian nodded in silence.


    Lei Tia was dissatisfied in his heart, and asked: "Is it enough?"


    Qin Mian nodded, and did not say a word.


    Lei Tia immediately understood that his wife was angry.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at each other. They really weren''t used to their father not saying anything at all.


    Lei Tia looked at Qin Ruiqi, and then looked at Lei Ruilin, "It''s from me."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were stu


    ed.


    "Pfft, hahaha ??" Qin Mian laughed out loud in satisfaction, and patted his two sons'' shoulders, "Do you understand now, who''s the boss here?"


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at each other and smiled. They put down the plates and knelt down on one knee at the same time.


    "No formalities, no formalities." Qin Mian was once again amused by his two sons.


    Although the people sitting some distance away couldn''t hear what they were saying, they could see and feel the infection. A faint smile hung on their faces.


    "..."


    Ling Prefecture was located slightly to the west and south of the Grand Xia Country. It was not very close to the capital city. Relying on Qin Mian''s Spirit Spring Water, the group of people did not stop until eight days later and entered Ling Zhou in just eight days.


    Lord Cai, the Prefect of Ling Prefecture, had already received the news. He led all the officials of different sizes to welcome them personally at the city gate. All four of them were of the same rank, so no one dared to slight them.


    Lei Tia never liked interacting with officials. With just a few words of greeting, he ordered Master Cai to immediately bring them to the Kui County, and spent another two days there. When they got there, they could only see the ruins.


    At least, Qin Mian had a quick glance at it and discovered that there were quite a few porridge stalls constructed by the roadside. The victims all looked to be in ragged clothes, and although they were slightly thin, their complexion was still not bad.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked around and confirmed that there were no problems at the moment. Only then did they instruct the soldiers to set up camp on the spot first, then have a good meal and rest.


    Prefect Cai led Qin Mian and his family into a perfectly fine house. The house was made of stone bricks, which allowed it to survive the earth.


    "National Duke, County Magistrate Qin, Crown Prince, Duke An Ping, please wait for a moment. I have already ordered some people to prepare some food."


    "Thank you, Lord Prefect." Qin Mian said, "Prefect, no need to be so courteous, just call our two children ''little gongzi'' to prevent them from being too arrogant."


    Lei Ruilin gri


    ed and said: "Mhm. Prefect Cai can also just directly call us "Ruiqi" and "Ruilin". "


    Prefect Cai was kind, "Alright, I will call the two of you ''little gongzi''."


    Qin Mian said: "Prefect Cai, please, let''s sit down and talk."


    "Sure, please." Although Qin Mian was only County Magistrate, he still had another identity, so Prefect Cai did not dare to slight him. After making a "please" gesture, he sat down.


    "Master Cai, how is Kui County now?" Qin Mian asked.


    The Prefect Cai sighed, "Currently, the entire county is relying on the food brought over from other places. If this continues, the prefectural city won''t be able to raise so many people. In addition, due to the destruction of many lands, many commoners have already left for other places to seek help from their relatives and friends.


    Qin Mian had never carefully inspected the Kui County before, so he would not say anything rash. He only said: "After eating lunch, I''ll have to trouble Prefect Cai to take us for a tour around." He naturally didn''t have the right to let Prefect Cai lead them personally, but since Lei Tia was still here, he didn''t dare to leave even if he wanted to.


    "This is my duty."


    A short while later, the dishes were served. Two vegetables, two meat dishes, fried green peppers with bacon, and a stewed chicken with potatoes. The culinary skills of the people cooking were average, but Qin Mian and Lei Tia were not picky people. Furthermore, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were always sensible, no one complained, and they did not waste any food.


    The goodwill in Prefect Cai''s heart surged. He thought, no wonder the emperor trusted National Duke''s wife so much, and also heard that the emperor really liked the twin sons of the National Duke.


    After di


    er, Qin Mian told the two children to obediently stay in the brick house and left with Lei Tia. Incidentally, the original County Magistrate of Kui County was still alive, but he was gravely injured and unable to work. He was not in a hurry to complete the transaction.


    The Prefect Cai''s worries were not unreasonable. Some of the bodies under the bricks had not been treated in time and had started to emit a pungent smell; the whole town was dirty and messy, and the sanitation was obviously inadequate; due to the land cracking, the water in the ponds and rivers had dried up completely. The commoners did not have much water for them to bathe in every day; the crops in the fields also lacked water ??


    Everything shocked Qin Mianxin. He said to Lei Tia: "Tia, it''s really not easy to clean such a big place up. I think we should still consider the possibility of relocating our Kui County first. "


    Lei Tia nodded.


    Prefect Cai was shocked, but since the Emperor had given the task of rebuilding the Kui County to Qin Mian, there was no need for him to interfere, so he did not interrupt.


    Qin Mian pondered for a moment, then said: "I will write a prescription, and people will boil some medicine, everyone will drink a bowl, to increase your immunity, and to prevent pestilence."


    Lei Tia said: "Prefect Cai is more familiar with the situation here, so this matter should be left to him. Let''s go further on. "


    Prefect Cai naturally agreed.


    After Qin Mian wrote down the prescription for him, he also gave a small bottle of Spirit Spring Water to Lei Qinzhong, asking him to add two drops to all the medicinal pots.


    After leaving the range of everyone''s eyes, Qin Mian and Lei Tia directly flew far away into the distance, looking down from mid-air at the terrain around them with their Kui County at the center.


    The source of the earthquake was not far from the Kui County, which was why it had such a severe impact on the Kui County. Fortunately, the mountain was almost everywhere, and there were no other towns. Otherwise, more people would have died.


    Qin Mian looked far into the distance. The plains were located less than five kilometers away from him. Roughly thirty kilometers to the east from the Kui County, the ground gradually levelled up, and the towns and villages became denser as well.


    "No wonder the Emperor Xiao Hui said that Kui County is the national gateway to Grand Xia Country. Once the Kui County is broken, the people from the Turow Country can easily go straight in. "


    Lei Tia nodded, as a faint heaviness appeared on his face. "In other words, moving the Kui County to another place isn''t appropriate."


    Qin Mian frowned, "That''s right. But there have been two earthquakes in the last ten years. It must have happened ten years ago. "Do you want the people to stay here and wait for the next earthquake?"


    Lei Tia suddenly said something somewhat baffled, "These few mountains don''t seem to have been cracked ten years ago."


    Qin Mian followed his gaze, and nodded in agreement. "Indeed, you can tell this from the fact that there are so many hundred-year-old trees on the mountain ?? ?? Could it be that you mean that we should move the Kui County up the mountain?" He looked at Lei Tia in disbelief.


    Lei Tia nodded, "Why not?"


    Qin Mian said: "It can be, but it will take up a lot of time. Let''s think about it. "


    After returning to the County City, Lei Tia sent a few teams of people to look for water. When he was in the sky with Qin Mian, he had seen a river and a lake deep in the mountains, but he could not say it directly. Afterwards, he sent a few more teams to hunt on the mountain. An initial estimate put the number of people who survived Kui County at around thirty thousand. Once again, there were ten thousand elite soldiers, and they had to continuously consume the food sent over by the Regional Palace.


    Qin Mian used a brush to draw the entire situation of the county, so that he could have a more comprehensive analysis.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were very obedient, after playing for a while, they went to take a nap, and slept soundly. A little white and a little golden hair were standing guard by the side.


    The Golden Eagle went missing, and most of it went to the forest to play.

 Chapter 204 Reconstruction of Fanzong County

    The river that Qin Mian and Lei Tia discovered was a little far away, and the lake was relatively close, so they were quickly discovered.


    Knowing that there was a lake nearby that they could wash up on, the commoners didn''t need to be urged by others to ask where the lake was. Lei Tia arranged a team to specially lead the way, and also carry some water on his back.


    Qin Mian pondered for an entire afternoon and still decided to move his Kui County to the lake''s edge. Most of the commoners were farmers, and it was easy to irrigate them from nearby water sources. At that time, all they needed to do was open up a large area of farmland.


    The next morning, Qin Mian first went to find the original County Magistrate to meet up with him. After officially becoming a County Magistrate, he changed into County Magistrate''s attire, revealing his handsomeness and might.


    But now was not the time for children to be sentimental. The two of them discussed for a while and threw themselves into rebuilding Kui County.


    Qin Mian ordered all the commoners to gather together as soon as possible, while he also said that he would move his Kui County to a lake not far away. There were those who were willing, but there were also those who weren''t. He was happy because Kui County was clearly a dangerous place. If he did not move now, could it be that he would have to wait for the next time to move? The reason he wasn''t happy was that his ancestors had lived here for generations, and it was hard for him to leave their homeland.


    Qin Mian did not care about what they thought and directly said: "From today onwards, we will be rebuilding our Kui County. All those who were willing to stay in Kui County would be separated into two groups. One group would be responsible for making the road outside the mountain smoother and wider, while the other group would be responsible for clearing the wasteland and building houses in the new Kui County. At that time, the cultivated land would be divided evenly among the people. In addition, from today onwards, three meals a day are distributed according to work, that is, working is the only way to eat, not only to fill the stomach, but also to fill the stomach. If you don''t work, think of a way to eat three meals a day. As for those who are unwilling to stay, I will give each of you two silver taels. From today onwards, you two will have nothing to do with Kui County. "


    Because of the large amount of compensation from Turow Country, the amount of silver that the Emperor Xiao Hui granted Qin Mian was not small. Therefore, he hoped that he could use this kind of method to keep them back, so that they wouldn''t have to go all the way to seek refuge with their relatives and friends. Also, there were some people who were stubborn and feudal, and rather than wasting their time arguing and arguing with them, it would be better to use this kind of forceful method to intimidate them. One must know, delaying it by one more day meant delaying the danger by one more day. If it rained one day, it would be worse. Once the Kui County was built properly, the commoners would naturally understand his good intentions.


    Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the commoners started clamoring. A majority of the commoners had lost their loved ones while the earth was shaking. They were already grieving in their hearts, the new County Magistrate only needed two taels of silver to send them away, causing them to feel even more angry and dissatisfied.


    Lei Tia frowned, he wanted to do something, but was stopped by Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian had long anticipated this situation and did not try to persuade them.


    "Those who are willing to stay in line, get ready to work."


    Only a few moved.


    Qin Mian didn''t mind at all and assigned tasks to them.


    When it was noon, when no one prepared food for the people who were protesting, they finally realized Qin Mian''s current identity ?? ?? County Magistrate, that was their parents, and their escorts! Everyone started panicking and quickly went to find the soldiers Lei Tia brought along. This meant that they had agreed to move and that they were willing to stay and work.


    Of course, there were still people who were unwilling to stay.


    In order to prevent others from cheating, Qin Mian said that it was possible for him to come back even after he left. However, in the first ten days after his return, the others could eat two steamed buns per meal and the food was quite good. The people who came back could only eat one steamed bun per meal and drink a small bowl of soup.


    There really were people who intended to cheat money first and leave for a few days before coming back, pretending not to have found relatives. Hearing Qin Mian''s words, he immediately gave up his idea and obediently went to line up.


    Even so, there were still a few people who chose to leave. Qin Mian did not use any words. In front of all the commoners, he got Vice General Cheng to give every single person who wanted to leave two taels of silver. On the paper, he wrote their names down and told them to leave with their handprints.


    However, only a small number of people had left. There were only six households in total, with less than thirty people altogether. Qin Mian sent people to secretly ask around, to make sure that these four families had relatives in the Regional Palace, and that there was an 80% chance that their relatives would help them. Only then did Qin Mian relax and had people secretly give them 10 silver coins, ensuring that they had enough to entangle their relatives.


    Only then did these people realize that the new County Magistrate was not as evil as they thought, and left with gratitude.


    "If you want to be rich, you have to build your own path first." This sentence could be said to be the truth. Therefore, Qin Mian arranged for a third of the people in Kui County to go and fix the road. Temporarily build a flat dirt road, and after the new Kui County was built, organize hands to dig sand to pave the way, or use bricks to pave the way. Of the remaining two-thirds, one of them was responsible for reorganizing the land by the lake to make it easier to build a house, while the other was responsible for carrying all the bricks and stones available in the city to the lake.


    Fortunately, in ancient times, most of the houses were one storey, so it was easy to dig them out. The commoners pulled the farm tools out of the rubble and threw them into the busy work.


    The ten thousand elite soldiers that Lei Tia had brought with him naturally could not stay idle. He sent a team of five hundred people to hunt every day to improve the food for everyone;


    There were a lot of children in the county. Qin Mian found four children among the commoners and arranged two rooms for them to teach the children. While allowing the children to read, he also prevented the adults from worrying about them when they were working.


    Qin Mian also did not relax when it came to Qin Ruiqi and the others'' studies, allowing them to follow the other children to attend class.


    And like this, with Qin Mian''s meticulous arrangements, practically no one in the city was idle. Even the old ladies and elders who could not do their work could help them sew their clothes, look after the children from one year old to five years old, or even dig up wild vegetables.


    Prefect Cai had not left for a single moment. Seeing how Qin Mian had spent less than three days to completely reconstruct the county, he couldn''t help but be impressed. In the matter of Kui County, he had originally only held the thought of keeping himself safe. But now, he suddenly gained enlightenment and felt that he absolutely could not miss this opportunity. There were practically no problems with Qin Mian''s arrangements. It was only a matter of time before his Kui County would be successfully established, and if he could help Qin Mian from time to time, Qin Mian and Lei Tia would definitely speak up for him on behalf of the emperor. At that time, it would not be long until they would make a fortune for the emperor.


    After thinking it through, he began to actively cooperate with Qin Mian.


    Before the news came back, he did not stop the Prefect Cai from being in charge of repairing the road. The main point of this was to supervise the progress of the road construction and the food of the labourers, to ensure the enthusiasm of the commoners as they walked, and that they would be able to eat their fill with every meal. Of course, he had also arranged for Lei Qin Jian and Lei Qin Yuan to be helpers for Prefect Cai. Although they were called helpers, both sides understood that this was to prevent the Prefect Cai from taking the opportunity to take advantage of the labourers'' food, and to reap the benefits from this.


    The Prefect Cai did not mind his actions much. Qin Mian did not understand his personality, so it was normal for him to guard against him. Cai Yongxin might not be a good official, but he was not someone who would snatch food from the mouths of the commoners.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were in charge of all the matters in the new city. Qin Mian tried his best to recall the bent plough he had seen in his previous life, and after pondering for two to three days, he asked the artisans to try it out a few times, finally producing the bent plough. The curved plough is composed of a plough head, a plow wall, a plow bottom, a pressure plough, a plough head, a plow arrow, a plow shaft, a plow tip, a plough evaluation, a plow construction and a plough disc. The plough plough can be freely rotated at the end of the plow plow plough plate not only to make the plough frame smaller and lighter, but also to facilitate turning and turning, and to operate flexibly, saving manpower and animal power.


    Seeing this, the Prefect Cai was shocked. The long and straight plows used by the common people are difficult to turn around, arable and inefficient. However, with only a few changes on the basis of the bent plough, it was able to achieve twice the result with half the effort. How could it not be shocking? If this plow was spread throughout the entire nation, wouldn''t it mean that the level of productivity of Grand Xia Country would rise to a whole new level?


    But looking at Qin Mian''s expression, it seemed as if he did not realize the significance behind it.


    Qin Mian didn''t have the "greatness" to the point that he wanted to raise his Grand Xia Country productivity before, so he didn''t think about it in this way. If he did not have to rebuild his Kui County, he still would not have been able to think of this point. Today, he naturally understood the importance of the bent plough to the peasants. However, he still rejected the Prefect Cai''s suggestion of "immediately reporting this matter to the imperial government". He dared to say that once the Emperor Xiao Hui found out about the plough, they would definitely send some high officials to investigate. In the Kui County, he and Lei Tia''s statuses were the highest, so no one would criticize or argue about the reconstruction of the Kui County. If there were any more high ranking officials coming, it would definitely hinder the progress.


    Therefore, his thought was that he should at least wait until all the fields around Kui County were cleared before he could tell the Emperor about the new plow. In any case, the commoners had already used the old plough for hundreds of years, so there was no need to wait for a few more months.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had an imperial edict, and Lei Tia still had Shang Fang Sword that he could slash first before using it. With regards to the two''s unanimous decision, Prefect Cai did not dare to object.


    Qin Mian had promised to remember his achievements for Prefect Cai in the future, and Prefect Cai had also calmed down.


    Thus, in the first report Qin Mian and Prefect Cai sent to the Emperor Xiao Hui respectively on the progress of reconstruction of the new county, they did not even mention a single word about the bent plough.


    With the curved plough, the cultivation of the land would progress even faster. The commoners watched as the number of square fields by the lakeside increased day by day. A sincere smile hung on their faces, and hope for life once again ignited in their eyes.


    At the lakeside, rows of houses were also in their infancy. From afar, they looked even more beautiful than the old county town.

 Chapter 205 Divide the Fields Split the Houses!

    This was because the most important thing to do right now was to solve the problem of living quarters for nearly 30,000 people. It was impossible to build a high-grade house, so, other than the county magistrate and school, every house had the same structure and was divided into three large rooms. However, there was enough space left behind for each house. After the house was divided up, the head of the household could pay for the construction or alteration of the house if he had sufficient financial resources. All the houses were strong, and there was absolutely no ditching.


    When all the fields and houses had been tidied up, it would be at least another three or four months. This season was not suitable for growing wheat. After Qin Mian asked the local farmers, he got someone to buy seeds from other towns that were suitable for the season, including sweet potatoes, corn, cucumbers, cabbage, winter melon, celery, tomatoes, chilli, and so on. They were to be sowed according to the ratio of 3 mu of corn, 1 mu of sweet potato, and 1 mu of vegetables per 5 mu of land. As the emperor was far away, they did not need to worry about being discovered by the imperial government. Thus, they used a few Spirit Spring Water s to improve the quality of the soil, or at least ensure the smooth growth of all the seeds.


    The commoners had a very bad impression of the new County Magistrate. After interacting with him for a while, they realised that the new County Magistrate was helping them with their work really and truly, respecting the new County Magistrate from the bottom of their hearts, and was more willing and hardworking towards his work.


    During the day, all the commoners worked together. At night, they rested in the already built houses. Perhaps it was because they had experienced a catastrophe together, but the commoners got along rather harmoniously. Even if there were some conflicts between big and small, after being advised by others, they could not quickly let go of their worries.


    Everyone was picking up firewood. In the middle of July, the road from the new Kui County to the mountains was completed; in the middle of October, all the farmlands were cleared and planted with various crops. In the first fields, vegetables had already been picked a few times. By the end of December, all the houses in the new county had been built.


    Standing halfway up the mountain and looking down at the new county town, almost everyone''s eyes were filled with joy, surprise, and pride. The farmland was about the size of a square on a chessboard, surrounding the wide lake. Outside the farmlands, twenty-four rows of houses formed six different sized "mouths". Each one was built in parallel to the other, and was extremely neat. There were sixteen rows of brick houses, four rows of wooden houses, and four rows of bamboo houses. Because the wooden and bamboo houses were not as warm as the brick ones, their area had increased ?? both were two storeys high. The design was provided by Qin Mian. It had a beautiful appearance and was very popular. In addition, there were also four watchtowers at the four corners of the county town. This was to better utilize the Kui County to guard the country''s gates. Directly to the east, an open field is the barracks.


    In short, the new Kui County was even more popular than the original one.


    The next big thing was the division of land and the division of houses. Some people only had one mouth left in their home, some had five or six people in their house, thus Qin Mian had to carefully study how to divide the house with Tian.


    According to the number of people, whether it was an old man or a newborn baby, both were given an acre of land. As for whether it was a corn field or a vegetable field, it all depended on luck. Because the first fields had already been sown, and the seeds had not yet sprouted, the county would grant them a certain amount of subsidies, if anyone should be able to get them to sow the last fields, at least to ensure that they would be able to survive until the next spring. After all, there were nearly thirty thousand people here. It was impossible to achieve absolute fairness. For example, in a field close to a lake, it would definitely be more convenient to irrigate it.


    The distribution of houses is also made by drawing lots. The population of the county had been counted before the town was rebuilt. If there was only one person left in the house, he had no right to own a house and needed to share a house with others. And don''t think it''s unfair. A family with only one person must do less than a family with more people. For example, if only one unmarried girl or a widowed woman or an old woman remained in a few families, they could share a house with each other. If a certain family wanted two neighboring houses, that would be fine too. After the allocation was completed, they would discuss it with the neighbors or rent or buy the houses. That was their own business and did not belong to County Magistrate.


    Qin Mian explained each of the more detailed rules in detail, letting his subordinates write them down in detail on the four bulletin boards that were specially placed in the city. Everyone then started to carefully study them, and when morning arrived, they would gather at the training field and distribute the houses and fields.


    The next day, all the commoners in the county had a full breakfast and gathered at the training field. This was the first major event after the establishment of the new county city, and the academy also gave the students a leave of absence. The training field was bustling with noise and excitement.


    The people from the organizations that Lei Tia had accepted lined up, the first to arrive were the ones at the front. With more than one family member, they only needed to line up one person.


    Prefect Cai had already known a few days ahead of time that Kui County was to split the land and houses, so he rushed over as well.


    On the podium in the training field, three sets of table and chairs were placed. Qin Mian, Lei Tia and Prefect Cai were all there. In front of Lei Tia were two big boxes with lots drawn on them. One of them was tied with red cloth, while the other one was tied with blue cloth. In front of Qin Mian was a list of names and a map of the new city. Of course, this list was to prevent others from taking advantage of the situation. The notice said that if someone lied about their family''s population and reported that there was an award, the intended fraudster would be severely punished.


    Qin Mian looked around, he reckoned that they were almost there, and walked to the front.


    "Silence."


    Soon, the audience fell silent.


    "We shall now divide the land and divide the rooms ??"


    Before Qin Mian could finish speaking, the commoners started clamoring.


    "Master County Magistrate, please choose a house and a few acres of land first!"


    Yes, Lord County Magistrate is a good official, of course!


    Yes, County Magistrate''s family has two children, we should be choosing two houses.


    "??"


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin stood at the side and smiled at each other.


    Qin Mian was extremely vexed, and his gaze became gentle. All the hard work and effort during this period of time was worth it.


    "If that''s the case, then I''ll choose a house. As for the fields, there''s no need for that. After everyone finishes distributing the fields, if there''s anything extra, I''ll pick a few acres or so to plant."


    The commoners let him choose a few acres of land, Qin Mian waved his hand to stop them, "No need to say anymore. Our family chose the first bamboo house in the south row. "Well, now we''re drawing lots, and those who come up are all consciously giving their names, and how many people there are in the house."


    He used his true essence to speak at a very loud voice, ensuring that everyone could hear him clearly. After he finished speaking, he returned to his seat.


    "First."


    At the front of the line was a man in his early thirties. He had a happy expression on his face as he quickly ran up the stairs. Because he was too excited and almost fell down, everyone couldn''t help but laugh out loud in good will.


    "Hee hee ??" The man smiled honestly and ran to the table, knelt down and kowtowed to them. "Greetings, my three sirs. I am called Boss Chen, and I have five family members."


    "No need to be so polite, quickly get up." Qin Mian said: "Grab a ball of paper from the red cloth box, and five balls of paper from the blue cloth box." Boxes tied with red cloth were used for the distribution of houses, while boxes tied with blue cloth were used for the distribution of fields.


    "Yes." The man handed over the ball of paper to Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian opened six papers, and on them were written: "East 0211", "South 0511", "West 0304", "West 1023", "West 1024", "North 0101". He recited: "Boss Chen''s family, house, second row of the east side, eleventh house; and the first row of land in the north. "


    Lei Tia and Prefect Cai made a record of each of them. One of them was left behind to handle the house deed and the land deed, while the other one was given to the soldier who was standing by the side to lead Boss Chen and his family to recognize their own house and fields.


    Boss Chen was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. How could they not be excited when they were given more houses and fields than they had? He called his family, who were waiting nearby, and happily followed the soldier.


    "Next."


    More and more people were being assigned to the houses and fields, and the atmosphere on the grass face was becoming more and more heated.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, who were watching from the side for a long time, felt that it was very interesting.


    "Brother, if only we could grab a lot of lots." Lei Ruilin said regretfully.


    Although Qin Ruiqi did not speak, his interest could be seen from his expression.


    A nearby old man in the queue heard this and waved at them with a smile.


    "Come."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were extremely courteous and did not have the presence of a noble son. In this county, there was almost no one who did not know them and they were even well-liked and welcomed.


    Hearing someone call them, the two of them quickly walked over.


    "Old grandpa."


    "Sigh." The old man stroked his beard, "This old man is getting old and his arms are not agile. In a while, can you two brothers help this old man draw lots?"


    Qin Ruiqi could see that the old man intentionally let him and his brother get addicted once, "I''m afraid that if I accidentally grab onto a bad position, I will disappoint grandfather."


    The old tutor was still smiling. "No matter, this old man''s family is capable. Even if they manage to grab a bad position, they won''t be worse off than anyone else."


    The two brothers looked at each other and smiled.


    "Alright, big brother and I will definitely catch you a good one." Lei Ruilin gri


    ed at him.


    The two brothers had been changing their teeth recently, and only one upper incisor remained. However, when Lei Ruilin smiled, he did not make people feel ugly. Instead, he felt that it was filled with i


    ocence and cuteness.

 Chapter 206 Seclusion Field

    Soon it was the old man''s turn.


    When Qin Mian saw his two sons ru


    ing over eagerly, he raised his eyebrows.


    Lei Ruilin held his hands behind his back and shook his head, saying, "Father, we are here to help Old Grandfather Chen Qian draw lots. There are six people in the family of the old grandpa. "


    Qin Mian glanced at the old man, who smiled and nodded. Only then did he signal to his two sons that they could make a move.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin had a tacit understanding. Qin Ruiqi grabbed a ball of paper from the red cloth box, and Lei Ruilin took out six balls of paper from the blue cloth box.


    Qin Mian opened the ball of paper and read: "Chen Yu, house, first row, third house in the west; field, first row, fifth field in the east, first field in the south, second row, first field in the south... The ninth plot of land in the first row to the east. "


    The commoners all looked at Chen Yu with envy. These six plots of land were all located in the first and second rows, and were very close to the lake. It would be very convenient to irrigate them in the future.


    Chen Yu was also very happy. He laughed out loud and said, "Many thanks, Young Gongzi."


    Everyone else felt that the two young masters from the County Magistrate were lucky, and all asked Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin to draw lots for them. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin excitedly helped dozens of people. The location of the houses and fields were indeed not bad. However, the two little fellows soon lost interest. They apologized and scurried away.


    It was unknown who said that a child''s luck was better than an adult''s. The people who were behind all had their children come forward to draw lots. In an instant, the training field became even more lively.


    In order to win over the hearts of the people, in the morning, Qin Mian, Lei Tia and the Prefect Cai would personally take charge. In the afternoon, Qin Mian gave the work to Lei Qinzhong and the others to do.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought the two children back home to settle down. The bamboo house had a total of two floors. Below them were the kitchen, the hall, Qin Ruiqi''s and Lei Ruilin''s study, Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s study, and above them Qin Mian''s and Lei Tia''s rooms, as well as Qin Ruiqi''s and Lei Tia''s room. However, due to the conditions, the furnishings inside could not be compared to before.


    By the end of the day, all the people were given houses and fields. The people were eager to move into their new homes. They lit torches and moved. The dark county was lit up with torches.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had been busy the whole day, and only after taking a bath and lying down on the bed did they finally have time to rest.


    "Tired?" Lei Tia pulled the person beside him into his embrace.


    Qin Mian''s chin nodded on his shoulder, "I''m more tired than before." As a cultivator, the recent labor intensity was nothing, but compared to his previous life, these few months were indeed the most tiring, but undeniably, it was also very substantial.


    Lei Tia''s hand slowly probed into his pajamas. The two had only moved a few times when the bamboo bed creaked and it shook the entire bamboo house. The two of them were stu


    ed.


    Lei Ruilin''s childish voice sounded from the other side, "Father, Father, are you still awake? My brother and I are still awake. "


    Qin Mian lied down on top of Lei Tia''s body, burying his face in Lei Tia''s chest and laughing out loud.


    "I shouldn''t have chosen the bamboo house." Lei Tia said in a low voice, "The sound isolation effect is not good."


    Qin Mian laughed, "Ruiqi, Ruilin, quickly go to sleep, your father and I are going to sleep now."


    Lei Tia cast a soundproofing spirit art and pulled his into his embrace ??


    It did not mean that Tian He Fang''s business would be finished if he were to be assigned to the commoners. Qin Mian recruited a few honest and nimble young men to serve in the county as yamen ru


    ers, and had them be brought along by Lei Qinzhong to the fields to test their strength. If a certain family member was unlucky, most or all of the land allocated to them would be sown last, and the county would give them a portion of the silver to compensate them.


    In addition, Qin Mian also asked for help from Lei Tia to borrow a few people who were good at hunting, and started a hunting training course in the town to teach people how to hunt, so that those who were not well off could subsidize their families. Anyway, let''s get through this winter.


    Because everyone was busy making a living, there were almost no criminal activities in the county. Qin Mian, the County Magistrate, worked quite easily.


    He and Lei Tia even made a few trips outside the mountain to "buy" some good things for their two sons, so that their rooms could be properly arranged.


    In the blink of an eye, it was New Year.


    This year, most of the citizens of Kui County lived a clear and bitter life. Although Qin Mian''s family had that condition, and it was not good to attract attention. On New Year''s Eve, they only cooked two meat dishes and two vegetables in total, which made four dishes in total, but they were very heavy.


    On the first day of the new year, he went out to pay his respects. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin received much fewer red envelopes than in the past year. These red envelopes were all given to them by the commoners, and were almost all filled with money. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were very sensible, and did not want to accept it at first, but everyone thought that it would not be good to push the good fortune out into the open, so they gave it to them, and they could only accept it.


    As long as they were under sixteen years old, they would all be given a red envelope worth twenty grams of money in the name of and him.


    The first month gradually passed under a bitter yet lively atmosphere.


    At the begi


    ing of March, the earth had returned to spring. The people took the time to plow the fields and prepare to grow spring wheat and other crops.


    Qin Mian also began to develop his Kui County to their next step. Currently, there were only rows and rows of houses and farmlands in Kui County. There wasn''t even a tree in the county, so there wasn''t the slightest hint of beauty. Qin Mian called for the rest of the labourers to follow him up the mountain and dig out some wild flowers and fruit trees. They were planted in every corner of the town in a pla


    ed ma


    er, such as the pea-beak flower, the welcoming spring flower, the mountain red, the juniper grass, the rhododendron, the rose, the sagebrush, the wild date tree, the wild peach tree, the wild pear tree, the wild apple tree, the wild grape tree, and so on.


    Qin Mian didn''t plan to stay too long in Kui County, so he didn''t spend too much time and effort on his own bamboo house. He only planted two fruit trees in front of his door and several pots of flowers on the balcony on the second floor.


    Not wanting to treat his two sons unfairly, Qin Mian would occasionally take out some fruits and vegetables from his spatial storage. When Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin first saw him, they would ask him what was going on. In fact, the two children had long suspected that the "martial arts" they were practising was not an i


    er force type of martial arts. However, since the two fathers wanted to hide it from them, there must be a reason behind it.


    On the other hand, the road was being built. Lei Tia sent five thousand people to find the limestone within a radius of twenty miles. After bringing it back, Qin Mian made a simplified version of the cement. The strength of the cement was not as strong as concrete, but it was more than enough to repair roads.


    It was July.


    With a broad and flat road, it was much easier for the citizens of Kui County to enter and leave the city. The development of agriculture and commerce was accelerating.


    Everyone could see that their lives were getting better and better.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia sent a recital of their third request to the capital, but there was still no reply.


    Qin Mian began to become anxious.


    "Tia, Chen Guang couldn''t be wanting to go back on his words, right? What''s the point in forcing us to stay here? "


    Chen Guang was the name of the Emperor Xiao Hui, but normally no one dared to call him by name.


    Lei Tia had already pla


    ed this beforehand and comforted her, "My wife, wait another half a month. If there''s still no results after half a month, we will a


    ounce the deal we made with him."


    "Good idea." Qin Mian agreed without hesitation. They can''t do anything to an emperor directly, but they can use the power of public opinion.


    Just then, a soldier shouted anxiously from outside: "Great General, Lord Qin! This little one has urgent matters to meet! "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other in doubt and went downstairs together. The situation of the entire county was in the hands of these two. What could possibly be called ''urgent''?


    "What is it?"


    The soldier anxiously replied: "Reporting to Great General, Prefect Cai has sent someone to deliver the message that His Holiness has arrived, ordering Great General and Sir Qin to immediately prepare to welcome you!"


    The Emperor Xiao Hui is here? Qin Mian was very shocked as he whispered to Lei Tia, "This place is not close to the capital, he sure has guts."


    "My wife, it won''t be long before we can return to the Qingshan Village." Lei Tia said with certainty.


    "Oh?" Qin Mian did not ask him why in such a hurry.


    The two of them changed into their official uniform and immediately performed their "qinggong". They respectively went to the county magistrate and the barracks, and brought all the yamen ru


    ers and soldiers to the county town entrance in preparation of welcoming the guests.


    After waiting for nearly two hours, he saw a long line getting closer and closer in the distance. The emperor''s unique golden canopy shined in the sunlight. The Emperor Xiao Hui was dressed in royal yellow robes and sat on the large throne. He casually sized up the scenery on both sides of the road. The imposing imperial guard army was protecting the emperor''s carriage in the middle, his sharp eyes constantly sca


    ing left and right vigilantly.


    When the Saint arrived in front of them, Qin Mian and Lei Tia both kneeled down to pay their respects.


    "This humble subject welcomes Your Majesty. Long live and long live our Emperor!"


    Emperor Xiao Hui looked at the two of them and did not say anything for a long time. Just by looking at this path out of the mountain, he could already predict that Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s Kui County reconstruction was not an exaggeration. Because of this, he was even more unwilling to let off these two outstanding talents. But he understood in the bottom of his heart that he wouldn''t be able to keep Qin Mian and Lei Tia here this time. It wasn''t that he didn''t have any methods he could use, but he had a premonition that if he really used a dark method to deal with them, it would only lead Qin Mian to be enemies with him. It would be better to just let them go happily, just in case the imperial family met with another troublesome matter in the future and use them again.


    After thinking it through, Emperor Xiao Hui took a deep breath and said warmly: "My two beloved officials, quickly rise."


    "Thank you, your majesty!"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia stood up and retreated to the side for orders.


    Emperor Xiao Hui lightly dusted off his sleeves, then slowly walked down the throne, arriving in front of Qin Mian and Qin Mian. His expression was kind, and his tone was warm, "Hahaha ?? How have the two dear ones been? "


    "With the blessings of Your Majesty, this humble subject and Your Majesty are in good health." Lei Tia replied concisely.


    Emperor Xiao Hui smiled lightly, "That''s good. There are many times when I have heard my two beloved officials mention the new appearance of Kui County in memorials and I was extremely curious. Also, I yearned for the scenery of the fields, so I decided to personally come and take a look. If our new Kui County satisfies us, we will allow the two of you to live in seclusion in the fields. "


    Qin Mian was so overjoyed that he exchanged glances with Lei Tia.


    "Thank you, your majesty! Your Majesty, this way, please. "


    "Lead the way." Emperor Xiao Hui smiled and waved his hand, walking forward with Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Eunuch Lee, Prefect Cai and a few other officials hurriedly followed.


    ?? ?? End of Four Scrolls.

 Chapter 207 Return of Jianjin to the Countryside

    Since they were supposed to lead the way, Qin Mian and Lei Tia naturally wouldn''t walk in front of the Emperor Xiao Hui. After entering the county, they walked in front of the Emperor Xiao Hui, with Qin Mian and Lei Tia following right beside him.


    The orderly arrangement of the houses, the lush green farmland, and the clear blue lake, Emperor Xiao Hui had a panoramic view. He revealed a satisfied expression, and nodded from time to time. In the distant farmland, the farmer was leaning his hoe on the ground, laughing and chatting with the farmer in the next field. His face was turned towards the sun, and his smile was filled with the satisfaction of living. Under the willow tree, children of all ages were chasing and playing. Their clear and young voices were filled with joy. From time to time, the woman beating the laundry on the stone floor of the lake would scold them in a loud voice. Although it was a scolding, there was definitely a hint of affection for the children in her voice.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia did not need beautiful words to tell the Emperor Xiao Hui how much effort and energy they had expended on rebuilding their Kui County.


    The Eunuch Lee saw everything clearly and couldn''t help but feel regret for the Emperor''s impending loss of two great generals.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui was infected by the tranquil and peaceful atmosphere in the town, and immediately forgot about Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s impending retreat, laughing from the bottom of his heart.


    "Good, good. "Follow me to the front and take a look."


    Emperor Xiao Hui took the lead and walked into the farmland, and everyone hurriedly followed.


    At this moment, the farmers in the field finally noticed the large group in the distance. When they saw the bright yellow color that only the emperor could wear, they were stu


    ed for a moment before quickly guessing the identity of this person.


    Emperor Xiao Hui immediately walked up, and cordially said to the nearest old man: "Elder, quickly rise."


    The old man was flattered and his legs went soft. It took him a while to stand up.


    Emperor Xiao Hui gently called all the farmers in the vicinity over, asking them about their age, harvest from the fields, how many people they had at home, and so on.


    The youngsters were more daring, so they mustered up the courage to reply. A few of the old men were encouraged and joined in the conversation.


    It was hard to dislike the affinity between Emperor Xiao Hui and others. For a moment, the few people who had high and low statuses chatted happily with each other.


    An eight-year-old went to pick a big red peach from a tree.


    Eunuch Lee''s expression changed. Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Emperor Xiao Hui.


    Emperor Xiao Hui believed in Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s degree of control over Kui County, he smilingly peeled the skin himself and took a bite, "Un, it''s sweet."


    Of course. The living standards of the people in the mountains were much worse than in the plains. Qin Mian wanted to help them out, when he was growing these fruit trees, he had also modified them with Spirit Spring Water s. Therefore, the fruit of Kui County was extremely sweet.


    "Thank you, little fellow, for your hospitality." Emperor Xiao Hui rubbed the child''s head benevolently.


    The child smiled i


    ocently.


    The child''s father was so excited that his hands trembled and he almost fainted.


    Qin Mian forced a laugh, thinking that the child''s father would not let the child wash his hair for the next 10 to 15 days.


    After walking around the farmland, Qin Mian and Lei Tia led the Emperor Xiao Hui onto the street. Emperor Xiao Hui randomly picked people to visit and was very satisfied.


    At this time, Emperor Xiao Hui was also a bit tired, so he asked Qin Mian and Lei Tia to bring him to their house.


    Lei Tia instructed the royal guards to prepare the defenses first.


    By the time Qin Mian, Lei Tia and Emperor Xiao Hui arrived, the four sides of Qin Mian''s house had already been set up to be as sturdy as iron.


    Qin Mian arranged for Emperor Xiao Hui to go to the main bedroom to rest, accompanied by him.


    Qin Mian asked the two chefs who came with Emperor Xiao Hui what ingredients they needed and personally went to buy various types of meat. Then, he went to the garden to pick some vegetables.


    Emperor Xiao Hui rested for nearly two hours before he let Qin Mian and Lei Tia accompany him for lunch.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought Emperor Xiao Hui on a tour of the school and several skill training courses in the county. For example, during the battle for Turow Country, just the total contribution of the merchants was over ten million. Furthermore, the a


    ual business tax of the imperial government was one of the important sources of revenue for the imperial government.


    Since the Emperor Xiao Hui had come from far away, naturally, it was impossible for them to leave after inspecting the bowls. In the morning of the next day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought him to experience the joy of personally plucking fruits and vegetables.


    Seeing that there were people farming in the fields, Emperor Xiao Hui also went to experience it, scaring the few officials who were accompanying him to the point that their expressions changed greatly, afraid that the cow would suddenly go crazy and hurt Emperor Xiao Hui.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui knew that Qin Mian and Lei Tia would protect him, so he was calm and played around extremely well.


    Seeing that, many of the commoners who came to see the commotion felt admiration for the Emperor Xiao Hui, and even felt a sense of fondness towards him. In their hearts, the Emperor had always been high above the mountain. Who would have thought that in their lifetime, not only would they be able to see the Emperor, but the Emperor would also learn how to plow the fields from them?


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought Emperor Xiao Hui to hunt in the mountains. The difference between hunting in the mountains and hunting in the royal hunting grounds was like the difference between swimming in the river and swimming in the lake. The former was obviously more exciting and more enjoyable.


    After staying in the Kui County for four days, Emperor Xiao Hui was about to head back to the capital.


    This time, the Emperor Xiao Hui brought a new County Magistrate with him and kept him here. Emperor Xiao Hui told Qin Mian and Lei Tia to follow him back to the capital and officially hand it over.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui had good intentions, if Qin Mian and Lei Tia were to directly return to the Qingshan Village, the imperial court would think that they had been "thrown into the cold palace" by the Emperor Xiao Hui, in the event that Qin Mian and Qin Mian were to encounter any problems, they could be bullied by an official. But going back to the capital with Emperor Xiao Hui was different. That meant that the Emperor Xiao Hui still valued them.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were not stupid, they naturally wanted to know this point and accepted the favor of the Emperor Xiao Hui.


    On the day they set out, when the people found out that Qin Mian and his group were leaving the Kui County, they were shocked and knelt down with tears in their eyes, unwilling to part with them. It goes without saying that Qin Mian was a good County Magistrate. Although Lei Tia did not say much and his person was cold, everyone could see how much effort he had put in to rebuild his Kui County.


    "Sir Qin, General Lei, we can''t bear to part with you!"


    "Sir Qin, General Lei, take care!"


    "Sir Qin, General Ley, they are all good officials!"


    "??"


    The grand occasion of ten thousand people kneeling down gave Emperor Xiao Hui a great shock. He could not help but let out a sigh: "If all the officials of my Grand Xia Country are like Lei Aiqing and Qin Aiqing, then why not worry about the strength of my Grand Xia Country?"


    The officials accompanying him all lowered their heads in agreement.


    When the new County Magistrate saw that the commoners had sent Qin Mian and Lei Tia out one li after another, the blood in his chest suddenly boiled, and his fists clenched tightly. If one day, he could also make the people willing to do this for him, he thought, he would die without regrets.


    On the way back to the capital, there was no need for words.


    After returning to the capital, Qin Mian and Lei Tia officially handed in their resignation.


    The Emperor Xiao Hui was exempted from the post of Great General, Qin Mian was exempted from the position of County Magistrate, Lei Tia was retained as National Duke, Madam Qin Mian was retained, Qin Ruiqi was still the son of the National Duke and Lei Ruilin was still an Elder in An Ping County. Not only that, he had personally ordered the imperial guards to escort Qin Mian''s family back to their home, which was truly a great honor.


    Chen Mufeng, Zhangsun Hee and Lei Xiangzhi were sending each other off on the tower.


    "I don''t know why, but I keep having the feeling that once they leave, the capital will become even more boring." Chen Mufeng carried a six to seven month old baby in his arms, his chubby face looked very cute.


    Zhangsun Hee lightly poked Little Brother Chen''s face, "What''s wrong with that? If you ever find it boring, let''s go to the Zhaoyang County to play. "


    "Then it''s a deal." Chen Mufeng said.


    Lei Xiangzhi smiled slightly as he watched Qin Mian and the rest walk further and further away. He hoped that Big Brother and Big Sis would be better and better in the future. Last year, he had been promoted from a fourth-grade cabinet to a bachelor''s degree, and he believed he would get better and better in the future.


    After leaving the capital, Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s family of four felt their bodies and minds relax. In the spacious carriage, the family of four used Qin Mian''s "invention" of a poker card to "quickly run". Run fast, as the name implies, whoever finishes first is the wi


    er. Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin worked together. Lei Tia''s forehead was covered with notes, and the father and son pair occasionally laughed complacently.


    The generals who were outside the carriage heard the laughter couldn''t help but laugh.


    A little white was lying on Qin Mian''s lap, tilted his head and looked at the card in his hand. His ears perked up, then stuck close to his cochlea, and even shook his head from time to time. The Golden Eagle stood on top of the horse carriage and flapped its wings casually. It suddenly flew up and then circled around in the air leisurely. Blondie''s body was too big. It was in another carriage.


    ''s family continued to stroll on the side of the road, and spent an entire month before they entered the Zhaoyang County.


    His old friend Nie Heng had already received the news and was greeting them at the intersection.


    After having lunch at Nie Heng''s house, the convoy continued to set off, and entered the Qingshan Village in the evening.


    During the long summer days, the villagers had not yet rested. They gathered under the big trees at the entrance of the village to enjoy the cool air. Some of them were eating, some were playing chess, and some were chatting casually.


    With his sharp eyes, Wu Di saw the gradually approaching familiar carriage. He stood up abruptly and said in surprise: "Is that Tia''s family?"


    "Yo, it''s true!"


    "What about the officers and guards? You''ve returned home in glory! "


    Everyone greeted him warmly as they discussed.


    "Tia''s wife, you two are back?"


    "Have you had a hard journey?"


    "Finally back, everyone misses you."


    Another child couldn''t wait any longer and asked, "Uncle Qin, has Yuan Yuan come back yet?"


    "Yuan Yuan, full ??"


    "There''s also Blondy and a little White!"

 Chapter 208 Warm

    When the horse carriage stopped, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin steadily jumped off the horse carriage and were immediately surrounded by their happy little companions.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia got off the car. Qin Mian smiled and greeted the villagers.


    "Everyone, how have you been?"


    The villagers had long heard of Qin Mian and Lei Tia''s relationship as high officials. Now, seeing how Qin Mian was not only lacking in ma


    ers, but also had a more sincere smile on his face, they all felt at ease in their hearts.


    "Good, we''re all good." Wu Di was happy to see them again, he asked while laughing, "How are you guys?"


    "We''re fine too." Qin Mian laughed, "Thank you for showing concern for our family. Look, we have a lot of guests today, so we''ll be leaving you for a while. We''ll treat some villagers to a meal another day. "


    The villagers said in succession, "Ai, good, good, I won''t hold you up. You can continue with your work."


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin, are you two going to play here or come home with us?" Qin Mian asked his two sons.


    Lei Ruilin said: "Father, brother and I will play here for a while."


    "Alright." Qin Mian took out a pack of candy and passed it to the two brothers, "Let everyone have some snacks."


    Qin Ruiqi replied, "Daddy, don''t worry."


    The little white, golden hair and the Golden Eagle all followed him and Lei Ruilin.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia got back on the carriage and led the guards towards the Leisurely Dwelling House.


    When the whole uncle, aunt and others received the news, they ran over quickly and were extremely excited to see the two masters again.


    Qin Mian asked the Steward Fu to arrange for the imperial guards to stay in the Qilin Villa.


    When the carriage entered the Leisurely Dwelling House, Qin Mian jumped off the carriage impatiently and looked around in reminiscence.


    Lei Tia walked to his side and put her arms around his shoulders.


    Qin Mian pulled him and walked forward, his steps light and his expression cheerful. Walking under the pomegranate tree, he picked up a large pomegranate and passed it to Lei Tia.


    "Tia, now I feel truly free."


    Lei Tia lightly kissed his lips, "Wifey, I have wronged you. "Don''t worry, in the future no one will bother us anymore."


    "Yes." Qin Mian hugged him back and forcefully sucked on his lips, "On the way back, I had already thought about it. In the future, I will invite two teachers to help the two children organize winter holidays and summer holidays, just like at the East Sun Academy. At that time, we can bring them out for sightseeing."


    Lei Tia pursed his lips, "It''s been a long time since we went out to play alone, you and me."


    Qin Mian rubbed his hot face and looked at him with a smile, "Then, this year we will still let the children study in the academy, and next year we will invite a separate teacher for them."


    Lei Tia immediately nodded as his gaze turned incomparably hot.


    Qin Mian cupped his head with both hands and kissed him.


    Lei Tia''s eyes flashed as he replied with the same intensity.


    The two of them finally broke free from the constraints of the imperial court. Their kiss was a full release of their i


    er emotions. Only after a long while did the two loosen their hold on each other. They stared at each other''s rosy and slightly swollen lips, their hearts once again surging, their eyes locked for a long time.


    Standing far away, even with their heads lowered, Uncle and Aunt could still feel the ambiguous atmosphere surrounding their two masters.


    Lei Tia endured it and soundlessly planted a kiss between his daughter-in-law''s eyebrows. He held his hand and walked towards their home.


    She came every two days to clean up, and the house was almost spotless, as if the people who lived there had never left it.


    Qin Mian nodded his head in satisfaction and instructed his entire uncle, "Uncle Quan, today is a good day, go instruct everyone in the family to pay a month''s worth of money."


    "Yes!" "Many thanks to uncle and grandpa."


    Lei Tia said calmly: "From now on, I will call you Old Master and Madam."


    Qin Mian glanced at him with a faint smile, but did not say anything.


    Uncle Quan replied, "Yes."


    Aunt all said, "Master, madam, this old one will go prepare the food now."


    Qin Mian waved his hand: "No need, Uncle Quan, go and see if there is anything that Steward Fu can help with. Aunt Quan will pick some fresh vegetables and I will make di


    er for you."


    "Yes, ma''am."


    She came back with a basket of vegetables and fresh fruits, as well as two pieces of bacon and a duck.


    After putting down the vegetable basket, she consciously left.


    Qin Mian caught a fish from the spatial space, took out some fresh meat from his storage and excitedly prepared di


    er. During Kui County, he would be busy from morning to night every day. He almost didn''t have the time to cook for his family, and now that he had returned home, he had to properly compensate his family.


    Lei Tia didn''t need his orders to go and prepare the ingredients.


    Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Madam Qian and Sun Clan four were carrying something as they quickly entered the fenced yard.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law, you''re finally back."


    Qin Mian went out to welcome them, shaking the water off his hands, and laughed: "You guys are here, come in."


    Lei Xiangyi put down the sausage and bacon in his hands, "Sister-in-law. Since you and your brother haven''t been home for so long, we figured that your family didn''t have many meat dishes, so we brought some for you guys. "


    "You guys came at the right time. I was just about to start cooking." Qin Mian invited the four inside, "Come in and have a seat."


    Lei Xianglee said: "You guys are still busy right now, we will not be sitting here. We will come back tomorrow to chat with Big Brother and Big Sis."


    Qin Mian did not insist, "Alright, I will not keep you guys, take care."


    "Sister-in-law, you are busy."


    After sending off Lei Xiangyi and the others, Qin Mian continued to cook.


    The sun had set by the time the seven dishes of crystal grouse, sweet and sour carp, mushroom chestnut chicken, stewed lobster, garlic, fried spinach, and corn chop soup were ready.


    Qin Mian asked Lei Tia to call his two sons back for di


    er.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin ran into the house, sweating profusely.


    "Daddy, it smells so good!" Can we eat now? " Lei Ruilin looked at the dishes on the table in admiration.


    Qin Mian saw the sweat on the two little fellows, "Tia, wipe off the sweat off their bodies, don''t catch a cold."


    "Yes." Lei Tia scooped up a bowl of cold water and used his primeval essence to heat it up, indicating his two sons to wash their hands and face.


    "Son, what about a little white?" Qin Mian casually asked.


    Lei Ruilin said: "They went up the mountain."


    Qin Mian replied, indicating that he understood, and was not worried about their safety.


    After Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin finished washing up, Lei Tia took out a warm washcloth and wrung it dry, sticking it into their clothes and helped them wipe the sweat off their backs.


    Qin Ruiqi could not resist laughing out loud. Leaning on his father''s thigh, he turned his head and said: "Dad, it''s itchy."


    Qin Mian brought out the chopsticks and bowl, and upon seeing that, smiled. The child had laughed less, and now he looked especially lovely.


    "Now that we''re done washing up, we can start eating."


    "Father, I''ve finished washing up. Let me bring food to you and father." Lei Ruilin asked.


    "Alright." Qin Mian smiled and sat down by the table, "Today, your father and I will be waiting for you and your brother to come serve us."


    "No problem." The two boys answered her crisply. One of them was carrying a bowl, while the other was filling it with rice.


    Qin Ruiqi passed the bowl to Qin Mian with both hands, "Daddy has worked hard, Daddy is going to eat."


    "Good, your son is so obedient." Qin Mianxin hugged her son''s shoulders warmly and kissed his forehead.


    The two little brothers continued to fill Lei Tia''s stomach, and also received a word of praise: "Be good."


    The family enjoyed a delicious di


    er in a warm atmosphere.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were also tired today, so after showering, they laid on the bed and quickly fell asleep.


    After Qin Mian and his bath, they went to the room on the second floor, and after a good period of warmth, they embraced each other and went to sleep ??


    On the morning of the second day, Qin Mian woke up leisurely amidst the crisp chirping of birds and the fragrance of fruit, heard Lei Tia''s and his two sons'' shouts and shouts when they were training in the courtyard. Wearing a nightgown that was placed on top of his bed, he walked to the balcony and watched the three figures below with a smile.


    Lei Tia was the first to notice him. Looking up, a calm and deep gentleness appeared in his eyes.


    Qin Mian gave him a flying kiss, entered the house, put on some clothes and went downstairs.


    The pot was warm with beef and spinach porridge. Qin Mian tasted it, the fresh taste causing his eyes to curved into a line. Although his family''s Big Dipper didn''t know how to cook rice or cook food, its ability to cook porridge was something even he couldn''t compare to. As for how his cooking skills came to be, well, let''s not talk about it.


    After eating breakfast, Qin Mian and Lei Tia made a trip to the Qilin Mountain Range together, urging the imperial guards to rest for an extra day, and then return to the capital the next day.


    The leader of the imperial guards was interested in playing around for a day, so he left with his men. Qin Mian explained to the Steward Fu to receive them well.


    Thinking that they just returned to the village, the two children were not yet at ease, Qin Mian did not immediately send them to the school in the village. In the morning, the family of four went to deliver the gifts they had brought back from the capital before going to take a walk in their own fields.


    Around noon, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee arrived. The adults of the three families were chatting with each other, and a few children were playing nearby. It was extremely lively.


    Naturally, they ate lunch at the Qin Mian Family, food that Aunt Fu and Aunt had made together. Qin Mian and Lei Tia drank a few cups of wine with Lei Xiangyi and. Everyone had a hearty meal.


    In the afternoon, Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at the account books of the workshops in their families, then they went to look at the few shops in the town. In the period of time that the whole family had left, both the workshop and the shop had been operating very normally, and no bad thoughts had occurred. Qin Mian was very satisfied, and generously gave 100 gold coins to all the people in charge.


    The next day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia personally sent the guards away from the Qingshan Village, holding hands with their two sons, to the academy.

 Chapter 209 Full of Glimpse and Glimpse（1）

    Qin Mian was not just casually saying that he would treat the villagers to a meal. After all, he had left the Qingshan Village for so long, and in the eyes of the villagers, his family was truly rich.


    Qin Mian methodically passed down all the orders, one of his servants would go to his house to buy vegetables, prepare tables and chairs, and ask for a chef ?? After everything was arranged, a feast was arranged on the Cereal Field s. After talking and laughing with the villagers at the banquet, eating and drinking, eating and eating, and eating di


    er, Qin Mian''s family and the villagers'' relationship returned to its previous harmonious state.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin quickly adapted to the days of school.


    At night, as the family was eating di


    er, Golden Eagle suddenly shot in like a golden arrow in panic. Due to its hasty movement, two strands of fur directly landed on Qin Mian''s face.


    "Little Gold, what''s wrong?"


    The Golden Eagle looked at him as it let out an anxious cry. It flew back after exiting the place for less than five meters, seeming to be urging Qin Mian to go with it.


    Qin Mian''s expression tensed, he suddenly stood up and rushed out, "Something must have happened to Whitey and Goldfur! Tia, let''s go take a look! "


    "My wife, don''t panic." Lei Tia caught up to him, held his hand, and was prepared to fly him over.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s reactions weren''t slow as they rushed out, "Dad, dad, I and my brother want to take a look at Whitey and Goldfur!"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia carried one each without explanation.


    The family of four followed the Golden Eagle and quickly flew towards the back of the mountain. After a few breaths of time, they flew over the forest before the Golden Eagle finally descended.


    Little White rolled on the ground in pain, streaks of silver spiritual energy flashing across its body like lightning. Its black fur was wet and full of blood, and the withered grass on the ground was dyed a light red.


    Blondie stood off to the side, his eyes fixed on it. From time to time, he growled in panic.


    "A little white!" Qin Mian put down the son in his arms, and quickly ran over, his voice was filled with panic. A little white had a different meaning to him, and he could not imagine the possibility of losing it.


    Lei Tia rushed over, pressed down on his shoulder, and said calmly: "Wifey, don''t be anxious. A bit more white should be enough to advance. "


    "Advanced?" Only then did Qin Mian calm down. It was not his fault that he panicked. He was a beast after all, and the way he trained was different from a human''s. For a moment, he really did not think of this.


    "Let''s cha


    el our true essence into its body and help it." Lei Tia said as he flipped his palms. An abundant amount of true essence gushed out from his palm, slowly and steadily entering into a bit of his body.


    Qin Mian immediately followed along.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin ran over quickly and squatted beside Little White worriedly.


    "Daddy, nothing will happen, right?"


    Qin Mian said firmly: "Yes, your father and I will not let anything happen to it."


    Little White let out a grateful whimper, its gentle eyes gliding across the four masters. It did not dare to lose focus for too long, and immediately retracted its attention, wholeheartedly focusing on advancing to the next level. The surrounding spiritual energy gathered more and more, madly entering Little White''s body. A dot of white jumped up from the ground and let out a long howl towards the sky, "Awoo ??"


    The spiritual energy seemed to be stimulated as it surged and churned. Suddenly, Little White let out another painful howl. A pressure that felt like the pressure of a mountain suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It was as if a giant hand had suddenly torn the entire space asunder. Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Qin Ruiqi and the rest were all thrown into the air by a strong force before they could even react.


    "Wife!" Lei Tia quickly grabbed the wife closest to him.


    Qin Ruiqi reacted surprisingly as he grabbed his brother''s wrist.


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin!" Qin Mian looked on helplessly as Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin flew in another direction. His face paled in shock and he wanted to fly over to catch them, but his entire body seemed to have sunk into quicksand as the pressure from all directions mercilessly imprisoned him.


    Lei Tia was also unable to move. Seeing that his two sons were getting further and further away from him, his expression changed.


    In the blink of an eye, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin disappeared without a trace, and only two loud cries of panic remained in the air.


    At the same time, Qin Mian and Lei Tia were also thrown out by the big invisible hand. Their consciousness blurred, and they could only see a black lightning and a gold lightning following closely behind Qin Ruiqi and.


    "..."


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin!" Qin Mian suddenly opened his eyes, his entire body drenched in cold sweat.


    "Wife, you''re awake?"


    A familiar voice that made people feel at ease sounded beside their ears. Qin Mian noticed that he was on Lei Tia''s back, and immediately asked: "Where''s his son?"


    Lei Tia''s large palm lightly patted his thigh, "Don''t be afraid, I can feel that they''re all right. It''s just that the spiritual energy in this place is too sparse and we are unable to determine their exact location. "


    Qin Mian tried to sense them carefully and sure enough, he could vaguely sense their spiritual consciousness. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked up, dumbstruck. Was the distant building and the speeding train on the tracks his imagination?


    "My wife, is this the world you lived in before?" Lei Tia had heard Qin Mian talk about the living environment in his previous life, that''s why he asked.


    Qin Mian opened his mouth foolishly, grabbing onto Lei Tia''s arm with all his might, "Does it hurt?"


    Lei Tia shook his head indulgently, "I''m not dreaming."


    The Golden Eagle flew over to Qin Mian and looked at him with concern.


    Qin Mian was startled, "Xiao Jin is here too?"


    Lei Tia nodded, "If I''m not wrong, Bai Yi and Goldfur are by my son''s side."


    With a little bit of Bai and Blondie around, the safety of his two sons would be even more guaranteed. Qin Mian let out a long breath, and only now did he remember to jump down from Lei Tia''s back. "If nothing goes wrong, this is the world that I used to live in. "Let me think, how should we find our son ??"


    Lei Tia could tell that he was a little anxious, he grabbed his face and kissed him on the lips, "You''re the most familiar with this place, finding your son still needs to rely on you, there''s no hurry. Besides, my son is very smart and can take care of himself. "


    Qin Mian''s anxious heart immediately calmed down, and he nodded, "Mn, I''m not in a hurry. "Follow me."


    "..."


    Seeing that the child was about to fall to the ground, one point of his white eyes narrowed. A black shadow quickly flashed and landed a step ahead of him, accurately padding under his body.


    Qin Ruiqi didn''t even feel a thing as he laid on the white back, unconscious.


    Xiao Bai lay quietly on the ground. It didn''t move for fear of waking the child up. It only moved its head occasionally as it looked around warily. Finally, it looked bored as it stared at the faint light of dawn. A gust of wind blew by, lifting up the shiny black fur as if it was made of black gold.


    After an unknown amount of time, the child on his back finally moved. Raising his head, he clearly saw the environment around him and was immediately stupefied.


    "Yuan Yuan." A young and tender voice sounded out from nowhere.


    "Who is it!" Qin Ruiqi suddenly jumped up, looking around warily.


    Little White stood up, looking at him with a comforting gaze, "Yuan Yuan, it''s me."


    "A little white?" Qin Ruiqi stared at it in shock.


    Little White nodded, "I was able to speak the human tongue because of my previous advancement."


    Qin Ruiqi was stu


    ed for a moment, then nodded his head calmly. Their family had a lot of weird things to do, so when it came to Xiao Bai, he was only surprised that Xiao Bai could speak for a moment before accepting it.


    "Do you know where father, father, and brother are?"


    Little White explained, "Don''t worry, they came to this world just like us. This is the place where your father used to live.


    After Qin Ruiqi heard this, the fear in his heart immediately disappeared. In his heart, there was nothing his father couldn''t do. He thought that saying "before" for free meant that before he and Lei Ruilin were born, he did not think too much about it. This bracelet was made by Lei Tia after he familiarized himself with refining. It had three parts, namely poison detection, defense and storage, and its storage space was not big. It was around eight cubic meters, but it was enough to be used as a backpack. Unfortunately, the bracelet of holding only contained a few pills, a spirit sword, a cash box, toys and a few books. Normally, he and Lei Ruilin would have whatever they wanted to eat at home, so he never thought that he would have something to eat inside his storage bracelet. There was a lot of gold, silver and banknotes, but it was probably not suitable for use in this strange world.


    Little White raised his left foreleg as if touching his stomach. He said helplessly, "I''m hungry too."


    Qin Rui quickly understood the current situation. Before his father could find him, he only needed to make sure that he and Little White were safe.


    After thinking for a moment, he started to walk forward.


    Whitey hurriedly followed, "Where are you going?"


    At this moment, they were in a quiet alley. Other than them, there was no one else around.


    Qin Ruiqi stroked its back, "Fill your stomach first."


    Little White reminded him, "The money here is different from the money there."


    Qin Ruiqi said: "Make some money first."


    "How do we earn money?" It was a waste of time.


    Qin Ruiqi walked towards the mouth of the alleyway and was silent for a while. He thought of the jugglers he had seen on the streets in the past and spat out a word, "Performing a show?"


    His white brows furrowed, as if there were three black lines.


    Walking out of the remote alley, Qin Ruiqi looked at the cars flying past, and after a few seconds, he returned to his expressionless face. He knew it was a car, and the stories his father had told him and his brother had been there.


    H City was gradually waking up in the morning. There were more and more people on the streets. The housewives who went to the supermarket, the city white-collar workers who walked in a hurry, the students who carried their bags on their back ?? In a hurry. In the square, twenty to thirty old men and women were leisurely practicing their Taichi Fist.


    Qin Ruiqi thought for a while, then walked towards the plaza.


    A little white dot immediately followed closely by his side, carefully walking on the outside to prevent cars on the road from accidentally ru


    ing into Qin Ruiqi.


    When the passers-by passed by Qin Ruiqi, they couldn''t help but look at this little boy dressed in ancient clothing curiously. Some of them even secretly took photos with their phones.

 Chapter 210 Full of Glimpse and Glimpse（2）

    "Ah, whose child is this? Just like the young masters from influential clans in ancient times! "


    "That face of hers is so cute!"


    "Yeah, it''s really cute!"


    "??"


    As if he didn''t feel it, Qin Ruiqi walked to the plaza and stood at the front of the line. After thinking for a moment, he first practiced a set of Meteor Fist that his father had taught him.


    At first, when the old people saw him standing there and dancing like he was a child, they thought he was quite fu


    y and watched him for a while. But then they saw that not only was his boxing style very smooth and powerful, it was also clearly not a flowery one.


    After finishing the punching routine, Qin Ruiqi cupped his hands politely towards the crowd, "Ruiqi accidentally separated from his family. If everyone here thinks that he has mastered a pretty good boxing style, then they might as well give him some money. "Many thanks!"


    Everyone was stu


    ed. Most people doubted his words, but they felt that this child was trying to cheat money. Judging by his temperament, he did not seem like an ordinary child.


    A trace of doubt flashed across Qin Ruiqi''s eyes: Could it be that my boxing style was not good?


    Just then, a young man in his thirties, wearing a tracksuit, walked over briskly. He had a big smile on his face and was still sweating. If you win, I''ll give you a place to buy money, how about that?


    An old lady recognized this person as Wang Kun, who often ran around in the morning. He was a veteran soldier, and was now a security minister in a company. She joked, "You really have the nerve to bully a little kid."


    Qin Ruiqi nodded seriously, "Ok, after you."


    Wang Kun didn''t think that the kid came here to cheat money. He thought that this kid was only seven or eight years old, but had a stern face and was very interesting. That was why he had the leisure to tease the kid and immediately nodded with a smile that was not a smile, "Come."


    The old gra


    ies and grandpas found this very amusing and began to laugh and jeer.


    Wang Kun looked at the child not even reaching his waist and smiled. "You''re going to make the first move?"


    Qin Ruiqi saw the other party''s contempt but did not mind. He nodded slightly and took the initiative to attack the other party''s abdomen.


    Wang Kun chuckled and casually dodged to the side. Who knew that the child would suddenly change his move. Before he could clearly see the other party''s movement, his wrist had already been clamped down. The other party''s hand was very small, unable to hold onto his entire wrist. However, the strength behind it was not small. He knew things were not going well. In the next second, a force pulled him forward. Before he could even react, his vision blurred and his butt hurt. The child did something similar to a shoulder throw and he fell heavily onto the ground.


    Wang Kun looked at the calm child in shock. He couldn''t believe that he was actually thrown to the ground by a child.


    Qin Ruiqi released his hand, cupped his, and said: "Thank you."


    The crowd was in an uproar as they were flabbergasted.


    "Wang Kun''er, you did this on purpose, didn''t you?" An old man asked doubtfully.


    Wang Kun hid his expression and got up from the ground. He laughed dryly and patted the little guy''s shoulder. "Uncle won''t be messing with you anymore."


    Then he took his wallet out of his pocket, pulled out a fifty-dollar bill, and handed it to the child. He had been in the army for close to ten years, and although he might not be invincible throughout the world, he was not likely to be tripped by a child of seven or eight years old. He was sure that the child''s martial arts were strange, and he only laughed to protect the child. But the child had nothing to do with him, and there was no way he could do more for him. He waved at the child and jogged away.


    None of the old gra


    ies thought that Wang Kun had really been thrown away by a child. They all assumed that he was pretending to be defeated in order to help this child who was separated from his family.


    Qin Ruiqi recognized the word "50" on the note, but he wasn''t sure how much of the "50" was equivalent to the original world''s silver. Therefore, his conclusion was that the more money, the better.


    "Even if it''s just a little bit more white, you still have to come."


    The little white dot was indeed the ''dog'' that Qin Mian had seen in his previous life. He had stayed in this world for a period of time, and had already known that true bodies that were too big would cause panic. First it stood upright, then it stood upside down. Then, after a series of kicks, it stood up, cupping its two forelimbs towards the crowd.


    The old ladies were amused. They took out their money generously. Some of them gave five yuan while others gave ten yuan.


    An old lady kindly asked, "Little guy, do you want Grandma to bring you to the police station so that Uncle can help you find your family?"


    Qin Ruiqi knew that the police station was a place similar to a yamen, but he felt that it was best not to wander around. He waited for his two fathers to look for him, rejected them, thanked them, then took a pile of change and left.


    His reaction made many people think that he was being ordered to cheat, so they had no choice but to give up after seeing him walk away.


    Qin Ruiqi counted the money he earned. In total, it was two hundred and five yuan, and he successfully bought two Steamed Bun buns from a breakfast shop. After a while, he found a duck shop and bought two steamed buns for free. Wolves were originally not allowed to eat cooked food, but as cultivators, it wasn''t a big deal for them to eat cooked food.


    It''s just a little expensive. Lei Ruilin silently thought in his heart.


    He turned his head casually and glanced behind him. From the square a man had followed him furtively.


    Seeing that he had been discovered, the middle-aged man hesitated for two seconds before putting on a smile. He quickly walked over and asked cordially, "Little friend, why are you alone? Where are your parents? "


    "Aooo!" A little white looked at him menacingly and grimaced.


    The man jumped in fright and forced a gentle smile at Qin Ruiqi, "Little friend, uncle has no ill intentions. Uncle saw that you didn''t have the money to eat, so he wanted to help you. "


    Little White immediately warned Qin Ruiqi in a low voice, "Don''t believe him, he must be a trafficker."


    Qin Ruiqi pressed down on its head, indicating it to squat down, then looked at the man in confusion, "Really?"


    The middle-aged man was overjoyed and waved, "Come, follow me. I''ll take you to di


    er. "


    Qin Ruiqi nodded, walked over, and suddenly made a move. Both of his hands grabbed onto the man''s right arm, and then used his legs to climb up on the man''s back. Using his strength, he easily pushed the man down on the ground, and at the same time, locked onto the man''s other arm and pulled it apart. Kacha! The man''s arms were dislocated from his shoulder blades.


    The man screamed miserably as blood spurted out from his chin. Because his arms could not support anymore, he laid on the ground and could not get up. He was in a sorry state as he glared at Qin Ruiqi with hatred, "Stupid brat, you!"


    Qin Ruiqi took out a neutral pen and a small notebook from his sleeve, leaving behind a "trafficker''s note". He placed it on the man''s back, and with a wave of his hand, the man and the wolf quickly left.


    The passerby hurriedly called the police when he saw the note on the man''s back. The police station nearby quickly sent people to investigate and they found out that this man was indeed a trafficker. He had just arrived from outside the city and was trying to avoid the limelight, but who knew that just being careless would put him in a dead end!


    In the neighboring city, Lei Ruilin and Golden Haired were squatting in the grass in the same posture, both of them had their hands under their chin and were sighing.


    "Gu Gu ??" A sound came out from Lei Ruilin''s stomach. He scratched his head helplessly, "So hungry."


    The things inside his storage bracelet of holding was almost exactly the same as what Qin Ruiqi had inside. Originally, he had two peaches as well, and he and Goldfur had each eaten one, but they were not hungry at all. He knew that food could only be found in places with many people. The problem was that the golden hair''s size was too large. In his original world, there were many people who were afraid of him. If he left the golden hair here alone, he wouldn''t be able to rest at ease.


    "Goldfur, if only you could grow smaller."


    "Huh?" Blondie tilted his head and looked at him.


    A golden light flashed and disappeared. Lei Ruilin rubbed his eyes in disbelief, the golden fur had actually shrunk, it was originally around a thousand catties but now it was only around a hundred catties. Although it was still huge, it was much smaller than its original size.


    "Haha, that''s great!" Let''s go and find something to eat. "


    Lei Ruilin thought for a while, then took out a lead rope from his storage bracelet and tied it around the golden hair''s neck.


    A blue SUV roared past, and suddenly backed off and stopped beside Lei Ruilin. The car window was pushed down and a blond youth stuck his head out, staring at Blondie with wide eyes, "What the f * ck!" Is this a bear? "


    Lei Ruilin swept a glance at him and continued walking forward.


    "This body of golden fur is really beautiful. When the wind blows, it''s like golden waves!" another young man exclaimed as he squeezed through.


    "I say, have you guys prepared your gifts for Young Master Liu''s birthday next month?" The blond youth stared at the golden bear as he asked.


    The young man in the driver''s seat had an understanding look on his face as he nodded in the direction of the golden hair, "Yun Zhao, could it be that you want to ??"


    The golden-furred youth nodded. He seemed to be thinking of something and his expression was somewhat contented.


    Lei Ruilin heard the sound of approaching footsteps and was secretly vigilant.


    Lu Yunzhao and the other two blocked the path of the child, preparing to attack the brown bear.


    "Child, where is your family''s adult?"


    Lei Ruilin asked with a smile: What can I do for you?


    Lu Yunzhao said: "Bring me to your master. As long as your master is willing to sell me this bear, I can give them a lot of money and buy a lot of things. Do you understand? "


    Lei Ruilin''s eyes flashed, "Not selling."


    Lu Yunzhao frowned, he was a little impatient, "You, a little brat, ca


    ot make such a decision. "Immediately take me to see your master."


    "Goldfur is a member of our family, not for sale." Lei Ruilin did not want to waste any more words with him, so he decided to bypass them and leave.


    "Wait!" Lu Yunzhao reached out to grab him.


    Lei Ruilin''s figure flashed, he ran, "Goldfur, run!"

 Chapter 211 Full of Glimpse and Glimpse（3）

    "Get in the car!" Lu Yunzhao shouted.


    Lei Ruilin frowned, the car would definitely be faster than him, if he wanted to shake them off, the only way would be ??


    He turned around and ran back. Before Lu Yunzhao and the other two could get on, he quickly locked them in place, made a face at them, and quickly ran away with the golden fur.


    Lu Yunzhao could not move, his eyes opened wide, "I''ll scrape! Why can''t I move? "


    "Me too!" Zhang Zixuan also exclaimed, "Damn! Could it be that we were hit by an acupoint? "


    Sun Ting opened his mouth, "Faint! "No ?? for how long?"


    Lu Yunzhao was the first to react, "Ai, child, ai! "You better let us go."


    From the distance came the schadenfreude voice of a child, "Hee hee! Rest assured, we will be able to move in twelve hours! "


    Zhang Zixuan gloomily asked, "How long is 24 hours?"


    Lu Yunzhao said uncertainly: "Twelve hours?"


    "Twenty-four hours!" Lu Yunzhao glanced at the scorching sun above him, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said, "So, we just stay here and bask in the sunlight?"


    The other two wore bitter looks on their faces. Seeing the curious crowd that had gathered around them, they had no interest in answering his question.


    Lu Yunzhao said to a young man who was around the same age as him: "Brother, since we can''t move, can I trouble you to take out the phone in my pocket and help me make a call?"


    That young man glanced at the three of them, not believing their words, "Are you recording some whole Gu program to record the different reactions of the passersby?"


    You really think too much. Lu Yunzhao said helplessly: "We really ca


    ot move, we have been hit by an acupoint. Please do me a favor. "


    "Point?" A girl scoffed in disbelief, "What kind of joke is this? What era was it now? Do you think you are doing a wuxia play? "


    Zhang Zixuan felt a little helpless, "Beauty, let''s just say we were joking." Do me a favor? "


    There were so many swindlers in this society, it would be bad if they fell into some trap. The girl hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked away.


    Lu Yunzhao looked at the young man with hope.


    The young man paused for a moment, then turned around and left. "I remember that there''s something I need to do."


    Lu Yunzhao, "..."


    Lei Ruilin, who was ru


    ing far away, couldn''t help but laugh when he thought of the strange postures that the three had taken. At the same time, he also realised that the golden fur that had shrunk in size was still too eye-catching.


    "Goldfur, can you get smaller?"


    In fact, it was also because Qin Mian and Lei Tia were too cautious, because they were afraid that the two children using spirit arts in front of outsiders would cause others to suspect that they were the two children. Otherwise, Lei Ruilin only needed to use one of his transformation spirit arts to disguise Golden Fur as someone else.


    Blondie shook his head, straightened up, and made a motion with his forelimbs.


    Lei Ruilin asked: "You mean to say, you need spiritual energy, or else you won''t be able to do it?"


    Goldfur nodded.


    Lei Ruilin''s eyes lit up, he brought the golden fur to a remote place and removed the jade pendant from his neck. This was the spiritual tool his father had refined for him, and it contained compressed spiritual energy, which was convenient for him to cultivate at any time.


    Goldfur put the pendant into his mouth, and after a while, his body shrunk again until he was the size of an adult cat.


    "Goldfur, you''re awesome!" Lei Ruilin praised it in satisfaction and put on the jade pendant once again, smiling as he picked it up.


    Lei Ruilin did not know that there were electronic eyes everywhere in this world. Fortunately, there were no electronic eyes nearby.


    Lei Ruilin carried the golden hair and quickly walked forward. Following the smell, he arrived at a Kekender Restaurant and gulped down a mouthful of saliva while smelling the alluring fragrance.


    He looked around and his gaze fell on a woman in her fifties. The woman''s face was soft and her eyes were kind. She spoke gently with the little boy beside her.


    Lei Ruilin straightened his clothes and walked over with the golden hair in his arms.


    "Grandmother."


    The woman was surprised for a moment before she gently asked, "Is there something you need?"


    Lei Ruilin smiled shyly, "Grandma, I''m hungry, but I don''t have any money. If I can do you a favor, could you treat me to this ?? "


    Wang Lan brought her grandson here to eat Kikende today. She didn''t expect to meet such an interesting little fellow. She sized him up and glanced at the jade ornaments on his body. "Alright, tell me first. What can a little fellow like you do for me?"


    The children around her and the people in the nearby seats all looked over curiously.


    Lei Ruilin''s face revealed a proud expression. He stared at Wang Lan''s face for a moment and asked: "Is Grandmother''s body not feeling well?"


    Wang Lan was stu


    ed, "Did you see that from my face?"


    Lei Ruilin was very smart. From the moment he appeared in this world until now, he had not found a single person with any energy in their body, so he was even more cautious. It was hard to say if he could hear it from their breathing and heartbeat. Can Grandmother let me take a pulse? "


    Wang Lan was just teasing him. She carelessly nodded her head and stretched out her hand.


    Lei Ruilin placed his finger on her pulse, and then released her hand, "Grandmother, do you often have chest tightness, asthma, difficulty in breathing and coughing? Especially at night and in the early hours of the morning. "


    Wang Lan was shocked and immediately became suspicious. She could not believe that a seven or eight-year-old child could have such great medical skills. She immediately thought that it was possible that the adult of the child''s family knew her. The child had heard from the adult that her condition was a joke, and it was even possible that the adult behind the child had investigated her.


    Before she could say anything, the little boy beside her nodded his head, "Yes, yes. Brother is so amazing."


    Lei Ruilin could see the doubt in his eyes, and felt a bit helpless, but he kept it to himself, "I did indeed see it from my veins."


    A fair ski


    ed young man looked at Wang Lan''s expression and asked curiously, "Did this kid really speak correctly?"


    Wang Lan nodded, the doubt in her mind still lingering.


    The young man sized Lei Ruilin up for a moment, then his heart stirred. He extended his hand and smiled: "Little brother, can you give me a vein as well? If you''re right, I''ll treat you and your pet to Kikende until they''re full. "


    Lei Ruilin nodded his head, and after checking his pulse, he said confidently: "You have a problem with palpitations. This palpitation is the equivalent of a modern heart attack.


    The young man was surprised and happy. "You are right! Kid, you really can''t see it! "


    Some of the guests nearby couldn''t help but suspect that this young man was a toddler, and glanced at him with disdain.


    However, the young man did not notice and asked Lei Ruilin, "This is an acquired heart disease, do I have a way to cure it?"


    Lei Ruilin thought for a while, "My father can treat it. I haven''t learned anything about medicine. "


    "Really?" the young man asked excitedly.


    Lei Ruilin was a little helpless, "Why would I lie to you?"


    The young man immediately asked, "Where is your father now?"


    Lei Ruilin crossed his arms across his chest, "You said it before, if I''m right, you would treat me and Golden Haired to a meal of Kikende."


    "I''ll keep my word. Let''s go and see what you want to eat." The young man stood up and took his hand.


    Lei Ruilin looked at the realistic pattern on the promotional picture and felt even hungrier. Qin Mian had taught him the simple writing before, and the words on it had no pressure on him. He said unrestrainedly: "Give me one copy of all these on the map." As he spoke, he secretly paid attention to the young man''s expression.


    The young man did not change his expression and did as he was told.


    Lei Ruilin had long seen someone washing their hands at the washstand in the corner, "I''ll go wash my hands first."


    He did not understand the meaning of "sensing the dragon''s head". When he saw other people holding hands under the water tap, the water would flow out and mimic their actions. He was astonished but he remained calm on the surface.


    When he returned to his previous seat, the young man was already sitting there. Lei Ruilin had ordered spicy chicken wings, hamburgers, potato chips and other food on two plates.


    What surprised Lei Ruilin was that Wang Lan was still here.


    "Thank you." After Lei Ruilin thanked the young man, he picked up the chicken leg and started eating. He pla


    ed to feed Goldfur after he left so as not to soil the floor.


    The young man smiled and said, "You''re welcome. My name is Lin Feng, may I ask where your father is now? "


    Lei Ruilin answered straightforwardly, "My father and I separated from each other so I didn''t have the money to buy food."


    Lin Feng wanted to say something but hesitated. After a while, he asked, "Can your father really cure my illness?"


    Lei Ruilin nodded, "Of course! There have been people who had a strange poison, and even the most famous doctors in the world were unable to cure him of it. However, this poison was eventually cured by my father. "


    Lin Feng said actively: "Do you know your father''s phone number? I''ll borrow your cell phone and you can call him. "


    Lei Ruilin opened his mouth, "No."


    Lin Feng did not give up, "Where does your home live? I''ll send you back. "


    "My house ??" Lei Ruilin sighed silently. Of course, his family lived in the Qingshan Village, but there were tall buildings everywhere here, and it was obvious that they were not in the same world as his family. Even if he told this person the address, this person would not be able to send him back.


    Lin Feng only thought that the child was wary of him and probed: "Or should I send you to the police station and have the police take you home?"


    Lei Ruilin shook his head, "No need, thank you. "My father and father will definitely come looking for me."


    Lin Feng was helpless, and could only ask directly: "If I want to ask your father to treat my illness, how can I find him?"


    Lei Ruilin knew that the best way was to let Lin Feng take him away, but he didn''t need to guess to know that if he really said that, Lin Feng would definitely suspect that he was doing it to trick him. He thought for a moment and said, "Daddy said that I should repay this kindness with a drop of water. If you treat me to a meal with Goldfur, I will definitely repay you. When my dad and dad find me, I''ll leave a note at the counter to give you the address or phone number. If you trust me, you can come and see it every day. Or you can give me your number. "

 Chapter 212 The Family Have No More Secrets

    The more Lin Feng listened to him, the more he felt that he was not an ordinary person''s child. A bit of hope surfaced in his heart, and he nodded: "Alright, I will come and take a look anytime. And here''s my card. "


    Lei Ruilin took his business card and placed it in his sleeve, continuing to eat the chicken leg. After eating two pairs of chicken wings and two burgers, Lei Ruilin was full. After thanking Lin Feng once again, he got the employees in the restaurant to pack up the remaining food and carried the bag over to him.


    After leaving Kikende Restaurant, Lei Ruilin took out a chicken roll from his bag and fed it to Golden Fur. Blondie''s eating habits had long since changed, and he ate the chicken rolls with relish. Its size became smaller and its appetite also became smaller. After eating another piece of Flowery Fragrant Chicken Castle, it shook its head.


    Lei Ruilin brought it and walked forward leisurely.


    Wang Lan came out of the restaurant and stared at his back for a while. She shook her head in amusement. Did she really believe that someone could completely cure her asthma? She took her grandson''s hand and led him in the opposite direction.


    Seeing many children playing in the park, Lei Ruilin walked towards them with interest.


    Chen Yue was a film director and was about to make a big movie. Among them, there was a eight-year-old child who was not the main character, but he played a very important role in the movie. For this reason, Chen Yue even specially held an audition. However, he was not satisfied with any of the children who came to audition. To Chen Yue, who was in pursuit of perfection, other than "corpse", no other character in the movie, including the extras that only needed to walk around with their backs to the camera, could compare to him. The reason why Chen Yue appeared in the park was to see if he could find a suitable candidate.


    He took the swing in the park and sat swaying on it, oblivious to the reproachful glances of the adults who had brought their children to play in the park.


    At that moment, he saw a seven or eight year old child swinging around with a sling, easily standing on its head and flipping over and over, gri


    ing and agile. Beside him was a small golden animal hopping happily about.


    Chen Yue felt his eyes brighten up, he suddenly jumped down from the swing and said excitedly: "It''s him!"


    Just as Lei Ruilin was playing happily, he heard a person standing behind him shout out, "Child!"


    He turned around and glanced at the middle-aged man, then silently landed on the ground, curiously looking at him.


    Chen Yue looked at the kid''s ancient clothes, thinking, could it be that this kid just came out from some movie?


    "Kid, what''s your name?"


    Lei Ruilin held his hands behind his back, "Sir, should you be introducing yourself in front of others?"


    Chen Yue laughed and raised his eyebrows, "My name is Chen Yue."


    "Junior Lei Ruilin." Lei Ruilin asked, "May I ask what senior has to say?"


    The way he raised his hands made Chen Yue''s eyes light up more and more. "Kid, are you interested in making a movie?"


    Although Qin Mian had talked about many matters of the Modern Realm, Lei Ruilin was not clear about what the movie was. He said vaguely: "Regarding this matter, you should be talking about it with my father."


    "''Father, father''?" Chen Yue had a strange feeling in his heart, but he did not think too much about it. Where are your father and father? "


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia caught their youngest son''s consciousness first and appeared invisible at the corner of the wall. Qin Mian looked left and right, making sure that there were no electronic eyes around him, then looked at Lei Tia. His heart skipped a beat as he kissed the scar on his face. Qin Mian''s eyes lit up with admiration and pride, he gave him a big thumbs up, "Handsome!"


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth rose as he bent his head to place her palm on his lips.


    The two of them appeared at the same time, still wearing the same clothes, but with the illusion as a cover, in the eyes of outsiders, they were both wearing normal casual clothes.


    Qin Mian looked at his youngest son''s back and shouted, "Ruilin."


    The Golden Eagle flapped its wings and flew towards Lei Ruilin.


    Lei Ruilin turned his head in surprise and rushed forward like a small ca


    onball.


    "Daddy!" "Father!"


    Chen Yue raised his head to look at it, and a thick sense of appreciation surfaced in his eyes. The two young men standing not far from her were dragons and phoenixes among men. The man on the left was handsome and elegant; the man on the right was handsome and cold. Tsk, no matter who it was that entered the entertainment circle, these two would set off a storm in the entertainment circle.


    Qin Mian spread his arms and hugged his little son, sizing him up: "Son, are you hurt?"


    "Nope." Lei Ruilin hugged him while smiling.


    "Being separated from us for so long, are you afraid?" Qin Mian asked again.


    Lei Ruilin shook his head without hesitation, "No, I know that Father and Father will definitely find me!"


    "That''s great." Qin Mian looked at him approvingly.


    Lei Ruilin held his head high and puffed up his chest with a face full of pride.


    "Daddy, where''s brother?" Qin Ruiqi was a little worried, "Initially, Big Brother and I were together, but we were separated later on."


    "He''s fine, we''ll go find him now." Qin Mian rubbed his head.


    Chen Yue walked over.


    Lei Tia looked at him indifferently.


    Chen Yue had seen all kinds of people, so he was not bothered by them and replied politely, "Hello. I am Chen Yue, a director. Ruilin is very suitable for a character in my movie, I wonder if we can sit down and chat? "


    "I''m sorry, we still have urgent matters to attend to." Qin Mian tactfully refused and pulled Lei Ruilin''s hand in order to leave.


    Chen Yue hurriedly stopped him, "Wait. Here''s my card. I''m not a liar. I hope you will give it some serious thought. "


    Qin Mian thought for a while, then kept the name card, "We will consider it, goodbye."


    Chen Yue regretfully watched as they walked further and further away. He had the impulse to follow them, he restrained himself rationally and turned to leave.


    Three people, one condor, and one bear flew directly to the neighboring market without taking any transport.


    Qin Ruiqi slept on the bench, while Little White squatted on the side to guard.


    Seeing this, Qin Mian''s heart ached at the same time and was gratified.


    Lei Tia silently walked over and gently picked up his eldest son.


    Qin Ruiqi smelled the familiar smell and immediately opened his eyes. Seeing the person who was hugging him, he smiled at him and hugged his neck, "Dad."


    "Yes." Lei Tia confirmed that his eldest son was not injured either, and nodded towards his daughter-in-law.


    "Father, Ruilin." Qin Ruiqi greeted his other father and brother, signalling his father to put him down.


    Qin Mian hugged his eldest son, "Are you hungry?" On the way, he had heard his younger son talk about his experience at the Kikende restaurant. His younger son was probably not hungry yet.


    "I''m not hungry. I''ve eaten buns." Qin Ruiqi recounted his own experiences.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other, their faces and eyes filled with proud smiles. Both sons are good.


    Qin Mian held his two sons tightly. "Let''s go, let''s go buy clothes first, then go and have a good meal."


    Lei Ruilin asked in concern, "Father, do you have money?"


    Qin Mian laughed loudly, "My son, don''t worry, no matter where I go, your father will still be considered to be rich." He thought that the two hundred thousand yuan of cash in the Spaces could only be used as scrap paper, but now it just happened to come in handy.


    The family of four arrived at a large shopping mall. Qin Mian temporarily bought each of them only one set of clothes and directly changed into them. Soon after, they went to the Jade Artifact Shop. Qin Mian sold a beautiful piece of jade that the Emperor Xiao Hui had bestowed to him and earned $8 million.


    There was a chance that they would never be able to return to the Grand Xia Country, so Qin Mian pla


    ed to complete all of their family''s documents, including their accounts and identity cards.


    The thing that Qin Mian was most familiar with was S City, and his family flew to S City first. Qin Mian used his cultivation methods to control the staff of the Household Registration Administration and settled a family of four. Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were in the same account book, so Lei Tia could only feel a bit wronged, as he had a separate account book.


    Afterwards, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went to get their identity cards.


    After getting these documents, the family busied themselves with looking at the rooms. The house they wanted was located in the Paradise District, which consisted of a master bedroom, three secondary bedrooms, a dining room, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a sundry room. It had a total of 200 square meters, with a price of 26,000 yuan per square meter. Plus furniture and cars, 6 million was spent.


    It was the fifth day since his arrival in this world. During these five days, Qin Mian did not forget to teach Lei Tia, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin how to understand modern common sense and how to use modern tools and appliances, including transportation, communication tools and household appliances. Lei Tia and his father quickly adapted to modern life.


    While his two sons were watching TV, Qin Mian pulled Lei Tia into the room.


    "Tia, tell and Ruilin about the spatial matter."


    "Have you decided?" Lei Tia said.


    Qin Mian nodded, "Now that Ruiqi and Ruilin have a deep understanding of the differences between the different worlds, they definitely understand the serious consequences if this sort of magical existence in space is exposed. I believe they can keep the secret. "


    Lei Tia held onto his shoulder, and nodded. "Then tell them, tell them about the cultivation."


    "Alright." Qin Mian opened the door and waved to his two sons, "Son, come over."


    Lei Tia walked to the window and closed the curtains.


    "Father, what''s the matter?" Qin Ruiqi asked, puzzled.


    "I''ll take you to a place." Qin Mian held his eldest son''s hand, while Lei Tia held onto his youngest son''s hand.


    In the next second, the four of them appeared in the space.


    After knowing about the existence of space and the fact that they were born, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin suddenly realized the answer to their previous questions.


    The two brothers quickly understood why their fathers had kept the matter of space a secret from them in the past. They all understood the principle that having a treasure was a sin.


    "Dad, dad, don''t worry, my brother and I won''t tell anyone about what happened in space." Qin Ruiqi expressed.


    Lei Ruilin nodded his head, "This is our family''s secret."


    Lei Tia took the opportunity to tell them that the skills they usually practiced were not their internal Qi, but cultivation.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at their fathers with eyes full of admiration. So it turns out that their fathers were even more amazing than what they understood.


    The two little fellows had an i


    ate love for space. Qin Mian and Lei Tia simply played around with them in space for an entire three days before coming out.

 Chapter 213 Thank You

    Since it was currently July, and the students were in the middle of summer vacation, Qin Mian didn''t arrange for Qin Ruiqi and to attend school. He temporarily invited a tutor to attend lessons from 8 to 11 in the morning everyday to teach them the fifth grade. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were eight years old and should normally go to the Third Year. However, both of them were very smart, with knowledge that was around the same as Fifth Year''s. Qin Mian would not deliberately increase their learning intensity, but he would also not intentionally suppress their progress. No matter how much they can learn, the home tutor will teach them. In short, let nature take its course.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were close, so Qin Mian placed the two of them in the same room. The bed, writing desk, wardrobe, etc. There were two other bedrooms, one for a guest room and one for a study. The study became a classroom with a writing board and two sets of desks.


    When Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin was in class, Qin Mian was holding onto a name card as he made a call on the balcony.


    Lei Tia was not home, and spent the past few days learning how to drive.


    After the call was co


    ected, a polite voice came from the other end of the line, "Hello, who is this?"


    "Are you Lin Feng?" Qin Mian said, "I am Lei Ruilin''s father."


    From the phone rang the ear-piercing sound of the legs of the chair rubbing against the ground, followed by the sound of the chair falling to the ground, followed by an excited voice, "I am Lin Feng! Mister Lei, hello! "


    My name is Qin." Qin Mian said, "Mister Lin, thank you for treating my son to a meal. I''ve heard your story from my son. I have a general idea of your illness, but I''ll have to take a pulse myself before I can come to a conclusion. I wonder if Mr. Lin is free?


    "Yes, yes!" Lin Feng said, "Mr. Qin, I''m free anytime."


    Qin Mian could understand his feelings, "How about this, we''ll meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o''clock at the entrance of the Kikende Restaurant on Fuyuan Road in S City?"


    "No problem."


    Lei Tia learned the car very quickly, and didn''t go to the driving school the next day. After Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin''s lesson, the family of four drove their car towards Kikende''s Restaurant. Their car was a black SUV, and the SUV gave off a rough, generous and heroic feeling. Qin Mian and Lei Tia liked it a lot.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin sat in the back row. Lei Ruilin didn''t say a word as he described the spicy chicken wings he ate that day to his brother. However, from his gentle eyes, it could be seen that he had completely heard his brother''s words.


    After parking the car in the parking lot, the family of four walked to the Kikende restaurant diagonally across the street.


    All the passers-by turned to look at them, admiration in their eyes. The four of them were extremely outstanding in both looks and clothes. Qin Mian''s sunglasses were upside down on his head, he wore a black short-sleeved T-shirt, and white pants; Lei Tia was dressed in a white V-collared long-sleeved shirt with sunglasses hanging from his collar, a black suit with identical colored jeans, and a red black checked belt. He looked like a celebrity with a cool and charming look, and he and Lei Ruilin wore the same type of baseball cap, wearing the exact same light blue and silver grey sports suit with a cartoon bag hanging from their waists, giving them a 100% chance to turn their heads.


    walked into the dining hall as if he had been here before, and lightly pulled Qin Ruiqi along as he ran towards the counter.


    "Big brother, over here."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia followed behind leisurely.


    The people in the restaurant couldn''t help but stare at them. Especially the young girls, who looked at the two of them admiringly as they whispered to each other.


    "Ruiqi, Ruilin, what do you want to eat?" Qin Mian asked, his arms wrapped around his eldest son''s shoulders.


    Qin Ruiqi said: "Dad, dad, I want a family bucket with a pair of spicy chicken wings and a cup of cola."


    These two words caused the surrounding people to be stu


    ed. So the two of them were ??


    No matter what, Qin Mian would never deny the relationship between him and Lei Tia, as well as the relationship between him and his two sons.


    Lei Tia was expressionless; there was not a single person other than Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin in his eyes.


    Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia with a smile, and Lei Tia took out his wallet to pay.


    Some of the girls withdrew their gazes in disappointment, while some others revealed traces of excitement in their eyes. They stole glances at Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and their eyes became even more fervent as they sca


    ed their family of four.


    "Little friend Ruilin." After Lin Feng confirmed that he did not recognize the wrong person, he quickly walked over.


    The man he was sitting with followed closely.


    When Lei Ruilin saw Lin Feng, he nodded politely.


    "Dad, dad, the person who invited me to di


    er was this mister."


    Qin Mian shook Lin Feng''s hand politely, "Mister Lin, thank you for helping my son out."


    "You are too polite, Mister Qin. It was nothing more than a small effort." Lin Feng said impatiently, "Mr. Qin, I heard from Ruilin that..."


    Lei Tia glanced at him coldly and frowned.


    The man beside Lin Feng noticed and pulled at Lin Feng''s arm, "Feng, what are you so anxious about? Mr. Qin''s family has not had their lunch. "


    It was only then that Lin Feng noticed Lei Tia''s displeasure. It was obvious that Qin Mian had specially brought his family members to Kikende''s Restaurant for lunch, so he had arranged for them to meet at two o''clock. He apologized, "Sorry, I was in a hurry. Mr. Qin, I won''t hold you up. We''ll talk later. "


    Qin Mian smiled slightly, "Please."


    Lin Feng and his friend returned to their original seats and ordered two sets of food, except that the two of them did not know what to eat.


    Smelling the smell of the cola, Lei Tia shifted his gaze away in disinterest.


    Qin Ruiqi didn''t notice that there were four cups of cola, each of them sharing a cup.


    Qin Mian pressed his hand on Lei Tia''s leg, and blinked at him in schadenfreude.


    Lei Tia looked at him lovingly, but still drank a mouthful. He frowned, not used to it, as he watched his two sons drink with relish, unable to understand their taste. He pushed Cola in front of his wife, "Wifey, help me drink."


    Qin Mian stuffed his own cup into his hands and said confidently and confidently, "I don''t like it either."


    Lei Tia had no choice but to finish the two cups. He kept frowning as if he was drinking Huang Lian.


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but stuff a spicy chicken wing into his mouth.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin could not stop laughing.


    Lin Feng and his friend were distracted, seeing that the family of four had finished eating, they walked over.


    "Shall we talk somewhere else?" Qin Mian asked.


    Kikende''s Restaurant was not a place for people to discuss things. Lin Feng said straightforwardly, "Ok. There''s a coffee shop not too far away. "


    After taking a seat in the coffee shop, the two introduced themselves.


    The person who came with Lin Feng was his good friend, Liu Fangchu. Qin Mian looked to be too young, and Liu Fangchu did not hold much hope for his medical skills, as he simply watched indifferently.


    Qin Mian said straightforwardly: "I''ll check the pulse first."


    Lin Feng didn''t hesitate to place his hand on the table.


    After checking his pulse, Qin Mian nodded, "I can cure it completely."


    Liu Fangcai straightened up and stared at him.


    Lin Feng grabbed the edge of the table with both hands, surprised and happy. "Really?"


    Qin Mian did not mind his suspicions, and extended his hand out towards Qin Ruiqi, "Son, write it down."


    Qin Ruiqi took out a ballpoint pen and a note pad and passed them to him.


    Qin Mian ripped out a prescription and gave it to Lin Feng, "This is the prescription, I also have a supplementary medicine that I made myself, I didn''t bring with me. You decide whether to use it or not. " The meaning behind his words was that this recipe was free, but the supplementary ingredients had to be charged.


    Lin Feng had looked through the prescription, and it was taken by Liu Fangchu. Liu Fangchu looked carefully, and then looked at Qin Mian with a bit of surprise. He and Lin Feng were bamboo stallions, and knew a bit about medicine through experience. There was basically no problem with this medicinal formula, and it was very likely that it was an ancient medicinal formula.


    He nodded slightly towards Lin Feng.


    Lin Feng said with a stern expression: "Mister Qin, thank you very much. However, I still need to discuss this with my family. He said so, but in reality, he needed to get an expert to take a look at this prescription.


    Qin Mianxin understood, "Sure, you know my phone number."


    Lin Feng could not wait to find out whether this prescription was available, and after saying a few more polite words, he and Liu Fangchu quickly left.


    Two days later, Lin Feng called. He took the initiative to offer to spend one million to buy the supplementary ingredients. Qin Mian gifted him a jar of Spirit Spring Water and purposely used the mild-ma


    ered herb juice to dye it brown. Seeing that Lin Feng had helped his son before, he gave him a twenty percent discount and only paid him eight hundred thousand.


    With an additional eight hundred thousand yuan in income, Qin Mian brought his family out for a big meal. Morning, evening, Chinese food, Italian food and French food took turns coming over.


    During di


    er, Lei Tia''s mood was rather delicate.


    "Tia, what are you thinking about?" Qin Mian ate a mouthful of fried goose liver and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.


    Lei Tia''s answer was simple and concise, "How to make money to support your family."


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin completely understood their father''s awkward mood. He secretly smiled and looked at each other, not participating in their father''s conversation.


    "Ugh ??" Qin Mian supported his jaw with one hand, while his mind raced. All men had to have a career, but he really couldn''t think of anything else to do with his family.


    Seeing him act this way, Lei Tia became even calmer, "There''s no rush, let''s eat first."

 Chapter 214 Audition

    In the afternoon, Qin Mian and his family did not go out. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were watching television in the living room.


    Lei Tia sat on the sofa with his legs crossed and the laptop on his lap. His right hand was skilfully sliding across the touch screen, he didn''t look like someone who had only learned how to use a laptop for three days.


    Qin Mian came out of the kitchen with the sliced fruit, inexplicably jealous of the notebook on his knees. He walked over in a few steps and sat on the armrest of the sofa, staring at the man without saying a word.


    Lei Tia raised his head, a smile flickering in his eyes, he casually placed the notebook on the tea table and embraced his wife''s waist, gently moving her into his embrace and sealing his lips.


    Qin Mian opened his eyes wide and glanced at his two sons. After confirming that they were still focused on the TV show, he relaxed and placed his arms around the man''s shoulders, replying to him wholeheartedly.


    "Go back to your room?" Lei Tia''s hoarse voice blew into Qin Mian''s cochlea.


    Qin Mian trembled, and shook his head while gasping for air, "It''s still broad daylight..." That being said, he took a long, wistful sip of the man''s lips before sitting down beside him as if nothing had happened. Their scalding hands were still tightly clasped, relieving the urge within them.


    "Father." Lei Ruilin pulled Qin Ruiqi''s hand and moved closer to Qin Mian.


    "What''s wrong?" Qin Mian pulled back his hand and moved the fruit plate over, hinting at his two sons to eat some fruits.


    "Dad, I want to make a movie. I want to make a movie too." Lei Ruilin pointed to the little boy who was crying in the corner of the TV, looking wronged.


    Qin Mian recalled the man who claimed to be the director last time, "Why did you suddenly remember this?"


    Lei Ruilin said: "Filming a movie is very fun."


    Qin Mian asked his eldest son, "Ruilin, are you interested too?"


    Qin Ruiqi nodded, "If there is a chance, I want to try."


    Lei Tia searched for "Chen Yue" online. There were photos of him, which indicated that he was indeed the person he had met in the park, and a profile of him. He was a famous director in the country and had directed many popular movies before.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had the ability to protect the two children, since the two children were interested in filming, they might as well experience it.


    "Yes, but once you are involved in a series of activities to make a movie, you have less time to study. Your dad and I don''t insist that you get first or second place, but we don''t want you to be at the bottom of the class in the future. " Qin Mian''s words were gentle but did not lose out in severity.


    Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at each other with faces full of confidence.


    Qin Ruiqi was the first to state his stance, "Daddy, don''t worry."


    "My brother and I will supervise each other." Lei Ruilin immediately said.


    Qin Mian found Chen Yue''s name card and called his number.


    "Who is it?" The voice on the other end was a bit agitated.


    Qin Mian said: "Hello, Director Chen. We met in the park last time. "


    "You are the father of little friend Lei Ruilin!" Chen Yue asked in surprise, "You agreed to what we said last time?"


    Qin Mian did not deny, "My son is interested in making movies, but he has no experience in acting."


    "That''s okay, you can learn it." Chen Yue said decisively, "I''m in S City right now, there''s an audition activity over here, come over right now."


    "What is the address?" "Alright, goodbye."


    The family cleaned up a bit before driving towards the address that Chen Yue told them to. Lei Tia had already gotten his driver''s license. Ever since he got his driver''s license, most of the drivers for the entire family when they went out of the house were him.


    Chen Yue was famous in the circle for his sharp eyes, the people he had chosen were almost all suitable after the audition. The last time he had met Lei Ruilin, he had always thought of Chen Yue as the "lackey", and he had felt that it was against his will to let anyone else act the lackey''s part. That day, after he left his name card for Lei Ruilin''s father, he did not receive a call from the other party. Since time was money, the investors could not wait for him indefinitely. Fortunately, at the critical moment, he still heard good news.


    Assistant Director Zhang Qiong and the representative sent by the investors, Sun Jianwen, noticed that after Chen Yue received a call, he was obviously excited.


    Zhang Qiong asked, "Director Chen, what kind of joyous event has happened? Even the wrinkles have come out to join in the fun. "


    "You''ll know in a moment." Chen Yue did not speak the truth. Lei Ruilin''s appearance and personality were very suitable, but whether or not it had the flexibility in acting, would have to wait until after seeing his audition.


    He took out his phone and sent a message to his assistant, Little Zhou, asking him to insert Lei Ruilin''s name into the list of examinees.


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin arrived at Hui Hong building and took the elevator to the 18th floor. There were more than 30 young boys accompanied by adults in the meeting room. They were all around seven or eight years old and all of them had good looks. No one spoke and the atmosphere was quite tense.


    When the adults saw Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, they all felt a sense of crisis. The temperament and looks of these two children were too good.


    Lei Ruilin was excited, but he maintained his composure and sat on the chair.


    Qin Ruiqi understood that the director had taken a liking to his younger brother.


    One by one, the little boys were escorted by their parents into a nearby room. After they came out, they were all a bit depressed.


    A middle-aged man with glasses pushed the eyes on the bridge of his nose, looking around at the group, "Is Lei Ruilin here?"


    "He''s coming." Lei Ruilin stood up and smiled at him.


    "It''s your turn."


    "Thank you." Lei Ruilin thanked him politely.


    When the middle-aged man saw that he and the other child were twins, his gaze lingered for a few more seconds.


    Qin Mian stepped forward, "Hello, we are his family, can we go in together?"


    "Of course." The middle-aged man nodded.


    When Qin Mian''s family of four entered, the eyes of Chen Yue, Zhang Qiong and Sun Jianwen lit up. This family''s looks and temperament were so outstanding that any one of them could make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry. They did not allow any other celebrities a chance to live.


    Chen Yue stared at Qin Ruiqi and him for a while before he could figure out which one was Lei Ruilin. Although the two brothers looked the same, their auras were clearly different. Qin Ruiqi was cold, but Lei Ruilin was warm.


    Qin Mian nodded to Chen Yue and the others, and stood by the side with Lei Tia and the others.


    Lei Ruilin confidently walked to the middle of the group and faced Chen Yue and the other two, "Hello uncles, my name is Lei Ruilin and I am eight years old this year, I am here to audition."


    Zhang Qiong nodded to himself. Looking at his calm demeanor and intelligent eyes, he already had a feeling that something was off.


    Chen Yue then explained to Lei Ruilin, "Little friend, please act out a scene for us to see. The character you want to play is called Bundle. In the script, there is a scene where a bad guy comes to your door and tries to snatch a very important chip from your brother. But your brother has a gunshot wound, so you have to draw the opponent''s attention to yourself. "


    He got his assistant, Xiao Zhou, and another staff member, Xiao Liu to work with Lei Ruilin and asked Lei Ruilin gently, "Can we start now?"


    Lei Ruilin courteously invited Xiao Zhou, who was acting the big brother, to stand in front of Chen Yue and the other two, then nodded and said, "I''m ready."


    To think that such a young child would have such a strong sense of reflection. Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong looked at each other in joy and indicated to Xiao Liu.


    Little Liu made a motion of kicking the door open as she arrogantly said to Little Chen, "Chen Kai, if you know what''s good for you, hand the A.I. Chip over. Otherwise, I''ll show you who''s boss!"


    Lei Ruilin''s expression changed, he immediately hid behind Xiao Zhou, and after that, as though he realised something, he seemed to be feeling guilty, and stuck out half of his head from his small body, with his hands on his lower abdomen, holding onto his legs, he acted as though he was in a hurry to pee, and said to Xiao Zhou in a low voice: "Brother, I want to pee."


    Little Monday was stu


    ed.


    However, Lei Ruilin didn''t wait for him to react and quickly rushed out of the room while glancing at Xiao Liu.


    Xiao Liu subconsciously took a few steps forward, came back to his senses, and stopped again.


    Zhang Qiong couldn''t help but clap his hands together, "Alright!"


    "It''s him. You all should have no objections, right?" Chen Yue laughed, his eyes looking back and forth between Zhang Qiong and Sun Jianwen.


    Zhang Qiong and Sun Jianwen both shook their heads. They were very satisfied with Lei Ruilin''s performance, and even believed in his judgement.


    The matter of Lei Ruilin playing the role of a lackey was decided just like that.


    Xiao Zhou took the folder and walked in front of Qin Mian, "Hello. Because Lei Ruilin was not an adult yet, he needed his guardian to sign the contract. May I know which one of you is Lei Ruilin''s guardian? "


    Qin Mian took out his and Lei Tia''s documents and handed it over to him, "We both are."


    Little Zhou looked at his ID and nodded.


    "Take a look at the contract. If there are no problems, sign on the last page."


    After Qin Mian read through all the terms carefully, he straightforwardly signed all three contracts.


    Little Zhou passed the script to him, "This is the script, let the children get familiar with it. We''ll contact you again when the computer is turned on. "


    Lei Ruilin cheered happily when he got on the car.


    "I can make a movie now!"


    Qin Mian smiled and handed the contract over to him, "Let''s see if you can understand this. Ruiqi, take a look at this too. If you have the chance to make a movie or television show in the future, it can be used as a reference. "


    The two brothers looked at the contents of the contract with their heads together.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia discussed, "Your son''s performance today is not bad.


    Lei Tia said: "It''s not as good as what you do."


    Qin Mianxin was proud, "Really?"


    "Yes." Lei Tia nodded.


    Qin Mian felt comfortable, "Alright, I''ll do it when I get home."

 Chapter 215 Before Settling Accounts

    The next day, Qin Mian received a call from the filming crew, telling him to bring Lei Ruilin to participate in the opening ceremony. This was a big day for Lei Ruilin. Qin Mian and his family of four were wearing new clothes together.


    Chen Yue''s opening ceremony was simple and solemn. He and the assistant director spoke a few words, and after the time it took for an incense stick to burn, everyone paid their respects, and the opening ceremony came to an end.


    The Ring is a commercial. The so-called commercial film is a film with the highest purpose of making money at the box office, to cater to the public taste and to enjoy the standard of film. The male lead, Chen Haolong, was also the star of the group, Lin Xiang. Not only did he have handsome facial features, his acting skills were also top-notch. Because Lin Xiang''s schedule was tight, the first day was mainly for filming his scenes. It was not yet the time for everyone to fight, but Little Zhou suggested that Lei Ruilin should stay on stage. Firstly, to look for the feeling of acting, and secondly, to learn from his senior''s experience of acting.


    Lei Ruilin was very willing to accept his suggestion. His straightforward attitude caused all the adults to be extremely fond of him.


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia and Qin Ruiqi would stay behind to accompany him.


    The Heart Ring was a science fiction film. The story took place in the future world. It was basically about a scientist who, after years of crazy research, discovered an equation that could enhance the intelligence and stamina of humans by tampering with their genes. He stored the equation in a special chip. Due to an accident, the chip fell into the hands of acrobat Chen Haolong. This led to a huge battle between Chen Haolong and some dark organization over the chip. The film will combine a variety of business factors, such as the hit star, famous director, complex special effects, big investment, massive publicity, etc., can be expected to once again hit a high box office. The number of times a team appeared was not small. According to the number of scenes played, it could be considered as the third male lead in the movie.


    The first scene was relatively simple. It was where Chen Haolong and the other members of the acrobatic group were jesting while sparring with each other.


    With the guidance from the martial arts director, this scene was quickly over. This was a warm-up exercise.


    After all, Lei Ruilin was a child and a newbie. He couldn''t get close to the director to watch the recording on the screen. Qin Mian used a spirit art to enlarge the screen, making it look like a projection hanging in the sky. Only he, Lei Tia, Qin Ruiqi and the other three could see it, and it was very clear.


    By virtue of his superb acting skills, Lin Xiang did not defy the rules and transformed from an elegant star to a small-time citizen, Chen Haolong. In Lei Ruilin''s eyes, it was both novel and admirable.


    The second scene was an acrobatic performance by the acrobatic troupe. Because he often received screenplays from different characters, Lin Xiang knew some martial arts techniques, but he was not up to the level of acrobatic performers. Therefore, the real actors on the stage were the double. On the other hand, Lin Xiang sat down to one side to rest. The manager and the assistant all gathered around to take care of him. The broker took out his phone and handed it to him while the assistant passed him a towel and a bottle of water.


    Lei Ruilin and his brother whispered into each other''s ears.


    Nothing happened to Lei Ruilin two days ago. Lei Tia set aside the matter of setting up his business for the time being. Starting from the second day, he would bring Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin to the set.


    Qin Mian wanted to investigate what had happened after he teleported from the modern world to the Grand Xia Country. When he had just teleported back to the modern world, he had already impersonated as "Qin Mian''s good friend" to call the Qin Family people and confirm that the original him was "unaccounted for" in the modern world. Qin Yongcheng suspected that he had met with an accident outside and had already reported it to the police, but there was no progress in the police investigation up till now.


    Qin Mian couldn''t help but suspect if Qin Lian had destroyed the corpse of the person who killed him.


    Qin Mian no longer cared about the people and matters of the Qin Family. But since the heavens allowed him to return to the modern era, maybe there was some kind of heaven''s will behind it. Thinking about how Qin Lian still lived comfortably even after trying to kill him, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. So what if Qin Lian did wrong, he should bear the consequences.


    Speaking of which, the matter of Qin Mian''s mother and father was actually very vulgar. Qin Mian''s mother had gone to a large city to work when he was young, and a seventeen to eighteen year old girl, who was young and naive, had been bewitched by Qin Mian''s father, Qin Yongcheng''s sweet talk, and had been easily given over to his body and mind.


    Qin Family was a big business, but unfortunately, Qin Yongcheng''s father, Qin Aiguo''s sperm survival rate was low, and he only had one son. The Qin Family was a little weak in the face of a business boom. Qin Yongcheng''s father naturally thought of marrying his son into another family. Qin Mian''s mother was charming and pure. Qin Yongcheng did indeed have a little love for her and even had the thought of marrying her, but he liked the business of the Qin Family more. After finding out that his marriage target was the Mo family''s eldest daughter, he agreed to it without hesitation. When Qin Mian''s mother heard the news, he finally saw through Qin Yongcheng''s true appearance. He didn''t dare to tell him about his pregnancy and secretly left. But in the end, he was still hurt by Qin Yongcheng, and after giving birth to Qin Mian, she died.


    Qin Mian grew up beside his grandfather and grandmother. When he was fifteen, his maternal grandfather and grandmother became worse and worse. They were worried and contacted Qin Yongcheng on their own accord. After Qin Yongcheng confirmed that Qin Mian was his biological son, he took him back to the Qin Family.


    Not long after Qin Yongcheng and Mo Family''s daughter, Mo Fei Fei, got married, they gave birth to a son, Qin Lian. Qin Lian was only one year younger than Qin Mian.


    Because Mo Fei Fei had spoiled Qin Lian, Qin Lian''s personality was not very good, and Qin Mian had been raised up well by his maternal grandfather and grandmother. He was also Qin Yongcheng''s first son, so after Qin Mian returned to the Qin Family, he treated Qin Mian pretty well. However, no one would have thought that as Qin Mian and his wife grew up, Qin Lian''s jealousy of Qin Mian grew stronger and stronger, and his wariness towards Qin Mian grew stronger and stronger. He was afraid that Qin Yongcheng would hand over the business of Qin Family to him. In the end, he stretched out his evil hands and pushed Qin Mian down the stairs.


    Qin Mian pulled his thoughts away from the memories and drove to the scene of the accident ?? the villa that Qin Yongcheng gifted him. The majority of the villas had already been sold to others. He drove away, and arrived near the large building of the Qin Family Clan''s Haoyuan Group, to try his luck, and see if he could see Qin Lian, or at least answer to him.


    It was a coincidence. After waiting for around three or four minutes, two people walked out from the automatic revolving door on the first floor of the building. The one on the left was dressed in a suit, looking like a dog, with her head held high and her chest puffed up, with a high-spirited look, it was Qin Lian; From the way the two of them occasionally touched their shoulders, it could be seen that there was definitely an ambiguous relationship between them.


    Qin Mian smiled meaningfully as he looked at his face in the mirror. It looked exactly the same as his face before. He opened the door and got out of the car, his hands casually inserted into his pockets as he leisurely walked towards Qin Lian.


    Qin Lian and Zhan Xiaomi, the two of them, were chatting and laughing. Out of the corner of their eyes, they caught sight of a person who was walking straight towards them, and they cursed him for not having eyes in the first place.


    "Qin Mian?"


    Qin Mian was still unable to confirm that his original self was indeed ''unaccounted for'' and not ''dead'', so there was no response. He only stopped and looked at Qin Lian with a smile that was not a smile, and then glanced at Zhan Xiaomi as if he was pointing deeply.


    Qin Lian sent Zhan Xiaomei away with a sullen face, and looked at Qin Mian coldly, "Didn''t you run away from home? What are you doing back here? "


    "You shouldn''t be so surprised that I''m back." Seeing that he did not look like he was lying, Qin Mian smiled and patted his shoulder, "Since you dared to push me down the stairs, you should have known that I would come back for revenge one day."


    Qin Lian''s face changed as he looked around vigilantly. "What nonsense are you spouting? It was you who accidentally fell down the stairs! " Back then, he did have plans to get rid of Qin Mian. However, he should have pla


    ed everything properly before making his move, and not acted rashly. He should have been shocked when he pushed Qin Mian down the stairs, and seeing the blood flowing from Qin Mian''s forehead, he was scared out of his wits. When he came back to his senses, it was already morning of the second day. After waiting till night, he decided to check whether Qin Mian was dead or not. After entering the villa, Qin Mian had disappeared completely, even the puddle of blood on the ground had all disappeared without a trace. Even now, when he thought about it, Qin Lian still felt a bit of panic.


    Qin Mian did not know about this, but he had a look of understanding. "You must have comforted yourself in this way during these past two years, which is why you did not have any nightmares, right?"


    "Cut the crap." I still have to guard against Qin Yongcheng''s sudden appearance. "Qin Lian could not see through his smile, and felt a sense of guilt, and had to guard against Qin Yongcheng''s sudden appearance. Even if he tried his best to restrain himself, his fretful emotions were still revealed on his face," Let me tell you, father has already decided to let me take care of the Qin family.


    "Where do you think you are?" Qin Mian replied ambiguously, "Give me your number and his."


    Qin Lian was very clear that if Qin Mian insisted on contacting him, it would be impossible for him to stop him, so he could only give him his number.


    "What are you trying to do?"


    "What is it? Not confident in yourself? " Qin Mian teased. The phone in his pocket rang, the caller ID showed "Big Face Paralysis". His lips curled up into a warm smile, "Tia ?? Me? Outside, I met an ''old friend'' and we chatted casually ?? How did Ruilin perform? Good... I''ll go back now. "


    After finishing the call, he leisurely waved his hand at Qin Lian, "I have to go first. We''ll have a meal together another day. "


    Qin Lian''s face was gloomy like water, he coldly watched as he got on the car and drove further and further away.


    "Ding ding dong ??"


    His phone''s ringtone sounded. Qin Lian took a look at his phone and a suitable smile quickly appeared on his cold face. "Young Master Yue, how come you''re free to call me today?"


    "What''s Young Master Liu''s plan for next month''s birthday?" Yue Xiangkui''s voice was sloppy.


    Qin Lian laughed bitterly, a trace of contempt appeared in the bottom of his eyes, but his tone was still very gentle, "Young Master Liu is not an easy person to serve. For the time being, I don''t have any leads on this matter.


    "Alright, let''s go to the old place."


    Qin Lian quickly got on the car and slammed the door. The car sped off, leaving only a cloud of exhaust.

 Chapter 216 Theatre Day

    Lei Ruilin was a member of the film crew, and they would order food for him. However, Lei Tia and Qin Ruiqi were not members of the filming crew, so the crew naturally did not include them. Just now, Lei Tia had called to ask Qin Mian to send him food.


    When Qin Mian returned home, he was busy cooking. With so many people in the crew having lunch together, it was easy to catch the attention of others if the dishes were too good. Qin Mian cooked a few common dishes, a piece of Red Braised Fish, a piece of meat with normal ingredients, and a dish of stir-fried vegetables.


    After some thought, he picked some oranges from the space and squeezed out a bucket of orange juice.


    When they arrived at the movie base, Qin Mian sent Lei Tia a message. After a while, Lei Tia came out. The employee saw a temporary pass hanging around Lei Tia''s neck, and told him to bring Qin Mian in.


    When Qin Mian saw Lei Ruilin and Lin Xiang, he knew that they were still shooting. He was very curious about his son''s performance and quickly walked over. Because he had seen the script, he quickly understood the contents of this scene.


    He found out that his brother had been acting a little strange in the past few days. He had always been absent-minded when doing things and had secretly followed Chen Haolong with a fu


    y thought. He didn''t expect to find out that Chen Haolong was hiding a big secret. He offered to help his brother, but was rejected by Chen Hao Long. The mischievous group then suggested that the two brothers compete. If he wins, Chen Haolong will agree to take him along.


    "The Twenty-third Act of the first chapter of ''Heart Ring'', act!"


    "Brother, take me with you. With how powerful my martial arts are, I can help you! " Lei Ruilin wore a blue cartoon T-shirt and black knee-length shorts, the peaked cap on his head faced backwards, revealing a bit of mischievousness; Even though his height reached Lin Xiang''s waist, standing in front of Lin Xiang, he was not oppressed by Lin Xiang''s aura at all.


    Chen Yue sat in front of the monitor screen, nodding his head.


    Not only him, but even Lin Xiang was shocked in his heart. He had a whole new level of respect for this child in front of him.


    "Don''t mess around." Chen Haolong nonchalantly patted the group of heads. His casual tone showed that he didn''t take his little brother''s words to heart and was only perfunctoring him. Because he was afraid that others would discover the chip in his hand, his eyes revealed a sense of seriousness.


    "Brother!" He was frustrated by his brother''s distrust, but he still tried to convince him, "Bro, let me go with you. I am just a child. No matter what happens, no one will suspect me."


    Chen Haolong admitted that what he said was reasonable and glanced at him. However, he didn''t want to involve his young brother in any danger. His eyes remained firm and unmoved.


    Helpless, they could only say: "Come, let''s fight! If I win, bring me along. If I lose, I... "I give up." He had his hands on his hips, and his right toe was on the ground, little by little, twitching his mouth and looking at him with his bright eyes.


    Chen Haolong was forced to laugh. He simply agreed and his tone was still perfunctory. He just wanted to hurry up and get rid of his little brother, "Okay, okay, this brother will play with you."


    "Ka!" Chen Yue said in satisfaction, "Very good. The next scene is between the two of you. "To the Wu Dai."


    Lei Ruilin immediately raised his hand, "Director, I can do it myself."


    Everyone looked over in shock. The main reason was that no one thought that Chen Yue could casually dig out a little expert on the streets.


    Chen Yue was surprised, "Personally?"


    Lei Ruilin nodded obediently, "I have already learnt martial arts for more than five years."


    Many people couldn''t help but laugh. They thought that this little fellow was just joking around. He looked like he was no more than eight years old. If he had studied for five years, wouldn''t he have started learning since he was two? How was this possible?


    Zhang Qiong frowned in displeasure. It was not that he did not like Lei Ruilin. These few days, Lei Ruilin''s twin brother Qin Ruiqi had always been here. He could tell that Qin Ruiqi was also interested in filming, so he felt that the reason Lei Ruilin was doing this was to attract Chen Yue''s attention.


    In fact, he was thinking too much. In the entertainment circle, people who saw many different kinds of people couldn''t help but think of people as scheming. He had completely forgotten that Lei Ruilin was only a child, how could he think so far ahead.


    Chen Yue was very surprised. It would be better if he did not use a martial arts technique, the effects would be much more natural and exciting. However, he did not hastily agree. Instead, he seriously asked, "Little fellow, are you serious?"


    His gaze drifted towards Lei Tia, and at the same time, saw Qin Mian.


    With a faint smile, Qin Mian looked indifferent and confident. He nodded slightly at him, showing that he was not lying.


    "I never lie." Lei Ruilin said.


    Chen Yue said cautiously: "You and the martial arts director will be here for a while?"


    Lei Ruilin calmly nodded his head, and cupped his fists towards the martial arts director: "Please advise."


    The martial arts director found this somewhat fu


    y, but since the director had spoken, there was nothing to be unhappy about. "Alright, let''s do it."


    Lei Ruilin knew that this was not the time to act modestly. Since the martial arts director was too embarrassed to make a move first, he decided to attack first. The martial arts director immediately grabbed his wrist. Lei Ruilin knew that the purpose of this competition was not to win, but to go through the process. Thus, he dodged to the side with his other fist and at the same time, swept his right leg across the martial arts director''s lower body. Although it was only two moves, the martial arts director had already seen that he knew martial arts, so he was serious. The two fought back and forth.


    Others may not be able to tell, but who was Chen Yue? Having filmed many action movies, he quickly realised that the martial arts director was serious and wanted to control Lei Ruilin. However, Lei Ruilin had true ability and had always been difficult to deal with. He had even forced the martial arts director to retreat step by step.


    "Alright!" Chen Yue was ecstatic, "Ruilin doesn''t need a substitute."


    Lin Xiang''s eyebrows knitted together. Before anyone could look at him, he began to frown again. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. A little kid didn''t need a double, but he, a grown man, needed a double. If this got out, it would become a joke. However, the other party was just a child. He could not argue with a child. He could only feel depressed, but his face still turned cold.


    "What''s wrong?" the assistant asked with concern.


    Lin Xiang carelessly said, "The two adults from Lei Ruilin''s family have good genes, I wonder if they will also develop their genes in the entertainment circle." He had to admit that those two were too outstanding. If he entered the entertainment circle, it would be a threat to him. His gaze involuntarily drifted towards Qin Mian and Lei Tia.


    Lei Tia seemed to have inadvertently looked over and indifferently met his gaze.


    Shocked, Lin Xiang hastily retracted his gaze as his heart sank. He was actually suppressed by the other party''s gaze.


    Since Lin Xiang and Lei Ruilin both knew martial arts, Chen Yue decided to not allow the martial arts director to arrange their moves.


    After bidding for around twenty minutes, Chen Yue finally called out "Ka".


    "This rule is also over." Today''s filming went smoothly, Chen Yue looked at his watch and said generously, "Eat first, and we''ll continue in the afternoon."


    All the staff members heaved a sigh of relief.


    "It''s time to eat. All of you, come here and bring the boxes of food."


    Lei Ruilin did not want anything special, so he also went over to get a box of food before excitedly ru


    ing to his family''s side, "Daddy!" After shouting, he whispered, "Did you see me filming the movie? How did I do today? " The look of a young man was laughable.


    "Great." Qin Mian praised him generously, he rubbed his head, and took out the disposable bowl and cup, and poured two bowls of soup first, and then said to his younger son: "I brought the soup and juice, bring them over for everyone to drink."


    Lei Ruilin and his brother carried the bucket together, and a bowl and cup as they walked over.


    "Thank you everyone for taking care of me. I''ll treat everyone to soup and fruit juice. My dad''s soup and squeezed juice are the best. "


    Everyone held good will towards a child, especially a cute child. It was not easy to refuse, the men all chose to drink soup while the women all chose to drink fruit juice. No matter how big the vats were, they were limited, and only the main members of the crew received the soup and juice.


    Initially, they were just tasting it casually. To think that a single mouthful of soup or fruit juice would bring about such a fragrance to their lips. At this moment, everyone''s attention was piqued.


    Chen Yue finished the soup in one go and reached out his hand, "Little Ruilin, give me another bowl."


    The female protagonist Li Kuo also placed the cup in front of Lei Ruilin, looking cute and adorable with her curved eyebrows, "Little brother, can you have another glass of fruit juice? This is the first time I''ve had such a delicious juice. Where did your father buy the fruit? "


    "I don''t know." Lei Ruilin said, "Sister Blizzard will become more beautiful after drinking a few more cups!"


    Everyone laughed loudly.


    After drinking three bowls of soup, Chen Yue still wanted to drink, but he pitied the two little fellows because they had not drank yet.


    "Alright, alright, you guys leave some for Ruiqi and Ruilin to eat."


    The two bowls of soup that Qin Mian poured were for his two sons. The family of four sat together and ate together. From time to time, they would give each other food, causing people to be extremely envious.


    Many people were guessing just what kind of background Qin Mian and Lei Tia had. Including Li Qiuping. Li Kuang felt that the temperament of this family was extraordinary, not like that of an ordinary person. However, when he compared Qin Mian and Lei Tia with the people from his memories, he felt that they didn''t seem like that.

 Chapter 217 Fortuitous Encounter

    This day of shooting did not end until around 7 PM. The two children were tired and fell asleep as soon as they got in the car. Returning back to the Paradise District, Qin Mian and Lei Tia parked the car and carefully carried their sleeping son back home. After Lei Tia arranged for them to stay in their room, he went to the kitchen and saw that his wife was already digging for rice. On the counter, he placed the vegetable basket down and kissed the corner of her lips as he rolled up his sleeves to choose his dishes.


    A bit of white, golden hair and Golden Eagle was released from the space by Qin Mian as they freely moved about the house.


    "Who''s your old friend?" Lei Tia asked.


    Qin Mian switched on the electric pressure cooker and joked: "Speaking of which, you can also be considered our matchmaker."


    Lei Tia thought for a while, then coldly said: "Qin Lian?"


    The two of them spoke without disturbing the work they were doing. Qin Mian picked up the ginger and peeled the skin, saying, "That''s right, he looks like he''s doing quite well."


    "What kind of matchmaker is he?" In Lei Tia''s mind, the scene of his daughter-in-law falling down from the stairs caused him to panic. If it wasn''t for the fact that the heavens were biased towards his wife and asked him to borrow her corpse to repay the debt, then when Qin Lian pushed his wife down the stairs, he might have been dead. He could only loathe Qin Lian.


    He took the ginger from his wife''s hand and bent down to kiss his lips.


    Qin Mian could feel his lingering fear and nervousness and care for him from his rapidly moving tongue. Ignoring the fact that his hands were stained with ginger juice, Qin Mian embraced his shoulders and replied gently to soothe his fluctuating emotions.


    Only then did Lei Tia realize that his wife''s waist was pressed up against the solid kitchen counter. He immediately pulled him up, lifted his clothes and looked, and indeed, it was a patch of red.


    "It''s fine, it doesn''t hurt." Qin Mian was a little lazy from massaging, he leaned on him weakly for a moment, then pecked on the earlobe closest to his mouth and straightened his back, "Go and cook first."


    Lei Tia released him and continued to choose between them, "What are you pla


    ing to do?"


    Qin Mian did not mind, "It''s just a small fry, how could it be worth it for us to take it to heart? Today, my sudden appearance in front of him was enough for him to have nightmares for two days. It''s fine if he is well-behaved, but if he dares to offend me again, hmph, I will make him regret being born into this world!


    Lei Tia declined to comment. From a angle that Qin Mian could not see, his eyes were cold and gloomy, filled with danger.


    "Tia, should we buy another car?" Qin Mian thought about what Lei Tia had said about wanting to do for a living. It was not enough to only have one car at home.


    Lei Tia shook his head, "When I earn more money, I''ll buy it for you."


    Qin Mian chuckled, the joy in his heart overflowing into his eyes as he lightly said. But I don''t care for tens of thousands of dollars a car. "Hahaha ??"


    Lei Tia helplessly and lovingly glanced at his wife. Did she look down on him that much?


    "Mm, I''ll buy you at least a million."


    Qin Mian was curious, "What are you pla


    ing to do?"


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, "... "Not yet."


    Qin Mian lowered his head and snickered. The man''s expression, which seemed like he was troubled by something, was fresh, yet also fu


    y. However, in order to avoid hurting the man''s self-esteem, he kindly changed the topic, "You shouldn''t eat too much tonight. and then cut a plate of fruit. "


    "I''ll listen to you."


    After finishing his meal, Qin Mian woke his two sons up.


    After di


    er, the family of four went for a stroll in the space to eat, Lei Tia instructed his two sons to go to bed before ten o''clock. He pulled Qin Mian into the bedroom and urged him to take a bath.


    After Qin Mian finished showering, the man stuffed a notebook into his hands. On the page was the car web.


    "Pick out what brand you like." After Lei Tia finished speaking, he walked into the bathroom as if nothing had happened.


    Today, money really wasn''t anything to Qin Mian and Lei Tia. Forget about all the treasures in the space, just the wealth bestowed by the Emperor, would amount to at least a few hundred million. But using the money earned by Lei Tia personally to buy these gifts had a different meaning. Qin Mian climbed onto the bed with a smile, leaned on the headboard, and started choosing carefully.


    Lei Tia showered very quickly, wearing only a white bathrobe, his body still wrapped in a light heat.


    Qin Mian stared at the screen unblinkingly, his face was soft and attractive under the wall light.


    Lei Tia closed the curtain and sat down next to him. He hugged him, leaned him against his chest, and rested his chin on his wife''s shoulder.


    "Do you like anything?"


    "I''ve temporarily taken a fancy to two of them, this ??"


    Qin Mian raised his hand, and tapped on the picture with his finger. Because of this action, the casual bathrobe spread out, and Lei Tia''s position just happened to be able to see the faintly discernible scenery inside the bathrobe. His breathing tightened, and the big hand that was wrapped around his wife''s waist leisurely slipped, opening his belt.


    Even though he had turned on the air conditioner, the temperature in the room seemed to increase by several degrees. Qin Mian nudged his lower abdomen with his elbow, and immediately threw him onto the bed.


    After breakfast, Lei Tia drove Lei Ruilin to the set.


    Qin Ruiqi did not follow him. Last night, he had searched for some performance books online and today, he was going to the bookstore to buy some.


    Qin Mian cleaned up the kitchen and brought him out. Golden Fur, Little White and the Golden Eagle were not so good as to stay in "secluded" space. On the day they moved, Qin Mian used a spirit art to shrink their bodies and camouflage a little white as a Rottweiler. He also disguised Golden Fur as a Rottweiler and carved them as a level 2 national protected animal.


    The Golden Eagle didn''t want to fly in the air and stood on a spot of white''s back.


    When the two, three animals appeared downstairs, they immediately attracted the attention of the other residents of the residential complex. Some people even secretly took photos of the Golden Eagle and a bit of white hair Weibo with their cellphones.


    Qin Mian and Qin Ruiqi did not mind.


    The address of the bookstore had already been checked out. It wasn''t far from the district, and it could only be two miles away. Qin Mian brought his eldest son and walked over, while also familiarizing with the environment around their home.


    Along the way, the appearance of the Golden Eagle and Bai Qi gained a lot of turning points.


    Bookstore is a leisure book bar, a collection of library, bookstore, coffee shop advantages in a quiet and elegant environment. Qin Mian let all three of them stay outside the door, asking the staff at the counter to look after them for a while, as they would be able to see them through the glass door.


    The staff member was a young girl with short hair. It was very difficult for her to reject the handsome guy''s request. A blush appeared on her face as she sweetly smiled, "Alright, don''t worry."


    Qin Ruiqi shot a glance at her, and pulled her hand: "Father, let''s go in."


    The girl looked at Qin Mian in shock, then looked at Qin Ruiqi, she couldn''t believe that such a young handsome guy had such a big son.


    Qin Mian laughed and rubbed his eldest son''s head, "A little brat is a big deal."


    He first took his son to pick out some books on acting, and then he took him to pick out some storybooks.


    "Aooo!"


    Suddenly, there were noises coming from outside the door and roars of white and gold fur. The father and son duo hurriedly ran out.


    The little white, golden hair and Golden Eagle were glaring at the young man and woman. The short-haired girl stood to the side, at a complete loss.


    "Excuse me, may I ask what is the matter?" Qin Mian frowned and asked the short-haired girl politely.


    The girl quickly explained, "It was just a misunderstanding. This lady wanted to hug your dog, then ??"


    Qin Mian understood. Blondie and a little white would not accept a strange touch.


    Before he could say anything, the young man suddenly said in an unfriendly tone, "Bastard, is that you?"


    Qin Mian turned his head, the young man was scolding him for being his eldest son. His face darkened. He put his arm around his son''s shoulders and coldly stared at the young man. "What is it?"


    Lu Yunzhao sized him up, and angrily laughed instead, "You''re asking me what''s wrong? This brat let this young master bask in the sun for more than an hour, you all forgot, this young master didn''t! "


    "Oh," Qin Mian nodded his head, "So the one who tried to snatch the thing from my son''s hands was you."


    You!" Lu Yunzhao tightened his arm around his girlfriend, looking a little embarrassed. "Don''t worry about him! "This kid made me and some of my buddies spend so much time in the sun, so I have to pay for it.


    Qin Mian smiled faintly and looked at his son.


    Qin Ruiqi said unhesitatingly: "It is only because you have ill intentions towards my younger brother that he will defend himself. "No matter where you go, we are the ones who have a reason for this."


    Lu Yunzhao was startled. "My brother?" Could it be twins? He took a closer look and discovered that although the child looked exactly the same as the one who poked their acupoints before, his temperament was different.


    Qin Ruiqi did not show any sign of cowardice facing an adult, and said lightly: "Your bearing is not ordinary, and you must be from a distinguished family. Could it be that you can''t even differentiate right from wrong?"


    It was unknown which girl in the crowd exclaimed, "Little friend, you''re so handsome!"


    As more and more people gathered to watch the show, Lu Yunzhao became angry from embarrassment. He stared at Qin Mian and held back a breath as he asked with a fake smile: "I still haven''t asked you for your name?"


    Qin Mian calmly replied, "Qin Mian."


    Lu Yunzhao asked again, "Local?"


    "That''s right." Qin Mian spoke bluntly.


    Lu Yunzhao said in a deep voice: "My surname is Lu, and my name is Lu Yunzhao."


    Qin Mian said with a smile that was not a smile.


    Lu Yunzhao asked in a strange tone: "Haven''t you heard of me before?"


    Qin Mian replied: "Heh heh."


    Who didn''t know that "Hoho" meant "retard?", Lu Yunzhao''s expression suddenly changed as he coldly said: "Let''s wait and see!" With that, he even left his girlfriend and walked away.


    The young woman glared at Qin Mian fiercely and chased after him with her 8 cm stiletto heels, "Young Master Lu, wait for me!"


    Qin Mian and Qin Ruiqi did not take the small episode to heart and went back to the bookstore to continue picking books. Qin Mian had asked Xiao Bai what exactly was going on with his teleportation that day, and he couldn''t explain it clearly at all. However, according to Qin Mian''s analysis, it was probably because Xiao Bai was obsessed with this time and space, or perhaps it was because the energy Xiao Bai absorbed when he advanced was too great that it tore apart time and space. Perhaps it would be like this the next time he advanced by a little bit, so, if he bought more books, even if he couldn''t finish them all for the time being, he could still read them slowly later in the space.

 Chapter 218 Difficulties of the Investor

    Ever since he had met Qin Mian that day, Qin Lian had always been anxious and anxious. Every time he saw Qin Yongcheng, he would have to carefully observe his expression to see if Qin Mian had contacted him before.


    Qin Yongcheng had immersed himself in the business world for many years, and his eyes had long cultivated the Fiery Eyes of Truth, taking in all of Qin Lian''s little actions.


    "Qin Lian!"


    The chopsticks in Qin Lian''s hands fell off, landing on the white and smooth floor and making two crisp sounds.


    Upon hearing the commotion, the servant walked over. Seeing that the father and son were at loggerheads, he did not dare to step forward.


    "Dad, I''m sorry." Qin Lian quickly picked up the chopsticks and put them aside, forcing out a stiff smile, "These past two days have been rather sleepless ??"


    "Oh? Because of what? " Qin Yongcheng asked coldly, he slowly drank the soup, his sharp eyes still landing on Qin Lian, full of questions.


    "Nothing. "It''s Young Master Liu''s birthday in two days. I haven''t made up my mind about his birthday present, so I''m a bit worried." Qin Lian quickly found an excuse.


    Qin Yongcheng coldly snorted. He sighed in his heart, somewhat powerless. The Qin Family industry had risen in his father''s hands, and was flourishing in his hands. He was extremely worried that the foundation of Qin Family industry would be destroyed by this son. However, Qin Mian''s whereabouts were unknown, he only had this one son now, and if he did not hand over the inheritance of Qin Family to Qin Lian, could he hand it over to an outsider? However, Qin Lian''s performance did not satisfy him at all.


    Qin Yongcheng''s gaze grew deeper and deeper as his heartbeat grew faster and faster. He knew that Qin Yongcheng didn''t think much of him, and he became even more determined to never let him know that Qin Mian had returned.


    Qin Yongcheng thought that maybe he should give his son a capable wife and hand over the business of Qin Family to his daughter-in-law. However, if they really did that, their Qin would definitely become a joke in the business world. Furthermore, the businesses in Qin Family would fall into the hands of outsiders.


    At this time, Qin Yongcheng''s heart suddenly moved. He was still young and his health wasn''t bad. If he could properly nurture his grandson ??


    Madam Qin, Mo Feifei tried to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, let''s eat first. If you have anything to say, let''s talk after di


    er."


    Qin Yongcheng''s expression slowed down, he looked at Qin Lian, and spoke with sincere sincerity, "You are my only son, and our Qin Family still relies on you. Don''t disappoint me and your mother."


    Qin Lian hurriedly said, "Yes. Dad, I will try my best. "


    After di


    er, Qin Lian went back to the company. Qin Yongcheng called Mo Fei Fei over to the study room and straightforwardly said, "A Lian isn''t young yet, he''s still not sure. It''s time for him to marry a wife and take charge of him."


    Mo Fei Fei knew his son the best. She thought that Qin Yongcheng suddenly said this because he discovered that Qin Lian was having an ambiguous relationship with a few female employees in the company. He immediately agreed and nodded, "That''s what I thought too, I was about to mention this matter to you. Hubby, do you have a candidate? "


    Qin Yongcheng''s expression was extremely ugly, even the person beside him found it hard to see, "From what you''re saying, you already have a candidate?"


    Although Mo Feifei was already in her early fifties, she still retained her charm. With a gentle smile, she had a mature charm, "Yes, you know her. She is my sister-in-law''s niece, Ya Ge."


    "Qiu Ya Ge?" Qin Yongcheng gave her a meaningful glance and said gently, "Ya Ge, that child is indeed not bad. He is smart and beautiful. Ainphent is our only son, and the choice of a daughter-in-law has to be prudent. Next month will be the fortieth a


    iversary of the company''s listing. At that time, we''ll have a drinking party and invite some of our friends over. "


    Mo Fei Fei Fei''s eyes flashed, and she smiled as she nodded, "You are still the most considerate one."


    Flowers two apiece.


    In these two days, no matter where Lei Tia went, he would always be busy holding his notebook, not allowing Qin Mian to peek at him. Even if Qin Mian was making fun of him secretly being on the "third color website", he did not allow Qin Mian to see it. Qin Mian then took over from him and delivered Lei Ruilin to the set everyday. Lei Tia stayed at home. Qin Ruiqi would sometimes follow Qin Mian, and sometimes stay at home with him.


    Today, Qin Mian brought Lei Ruilin to the set, but discovered that the atmosphere was extremely heavy. Chen Yue''s face was gloomy, standing in front of the monitor, smoking. Zhang Qiong also had a grim look on his face.


    "What happened?" Qin Mian asked a makeup artist that he was more familiar with.


    The makeup artist shook her head and said in a low voice, "I''m not sure. That''s exactly what happened after Director Chen received a call. "


    Qin Mian noticed that Zhang Qiong''s gaze had swept past his son. His heart skipped a beat. He walked straight in front of Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong, greeting them with a smile, "Director Chen, Vice Director Zhang, good morning."


    Chen Yue''s expression softened, and said: "You''re here."


    Zhang Qiong lightly nodded his head and shot Chen Yue a look.


    Chen Yue turned a blind eye as he frowned in deep thought.


    Qin Mian asked: "Did something happen?"


    Zhang Qiong saw that Chen Yue did not say a word, and could only ask himself, "Mister Qin, since you asked, I will say it directly. Has your family offended someone? "


    The first person that Qin Mian thought of was Qin Lian, "Why is there such a question?"


    Zhang Qiong said, "Just now, we received a call requesting us to switch ??" Afraid that the child would be hurt, he only glanced at Lei Ruilin subtly, "Otherwise, the investors will withdraw their investment."


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows.


    Lei Ruilin raised his eyebrows in the exact same ma


    er as his father. It was clear that he understood Zhang Qiong''s words, but he was still very calm.


    Chen Yue noticed that his love for him had deepened by a few points. But he did not dare say that he would definitely be able to continue using Lei Ruilin. At this point, if the investors actually withdrew their investment, it would not be good for the film''s future publicity. On the other hand, it would be a huge loss if they could not find a new investor in a short period of time.


    Zhang Qiong thought that if Qin Mian really understood the situation properly and asked his son to withdraw, he would calmly ask, "How much did the investors invest?"


    Zhang Qiong was taken aback. Chen Yue also looked over in surprise. Thinking of a possibility, he subconsciously straightened his back.


    "80 million." Zhang Qiong replied.


    Qin Mian nodded, "How about I invest?" It wasn''t just to win his son''s favor. He was really optimistic about the movie. The film, whether it be the director''s team, the lead actor or the screenplay, is first-rate. It can''t be that it''s not popular.


    Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong were both shocked.


    Chen Yue made a gesture, then sternly said: "Let''s talk inside."


    Entering the nearest dressing room, he asked, "Are you serious?"


    "Of course." Qin Mian said, "This matter could very well be because of me. However, I would also like to ask, if I can ensure that the investment is in place, will other aspects be affected? "


    "Nope." Chen Yue affirmed, "Although I, Chen Yue am not considered powerful and influential, but I am not someone to be taken lightly."


    Qin Mian did not doubt that a person who was a popular director should not be underestimated.


    "Very good. I''ll transfer two million to you, and you can continue to bid. The rest of the money will be in the account before nightfall. "


    After he finished speaking, he didn''t care about Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong''s reactions. He lowered his head and asked his son, "Ruilin, I''m going out for a while.


    Lei Ruilin placed both of his hands in his pockets casually, smiling as he replied, "Daddy, don''t worry."


    After Qin Mian asked about the account number, he nodded towards Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong, then turned and left.


    Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong looked at each other.


    An hour later, the short message on their phone reminded Chen Yue that there was an additional two million yuan in his account, allowing Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong to calm down. At this time, they weren''t afraid that Qin Mian was joking around with them, because they had yet to sign the contract and Qin Mian had already transferred two million over to them. To put it crudely, if Qin Mian dared to lie to them, he wouldn''t be able to take back the 2 million.


    After the other actors arrived, they continued filming.


    During lunch time, Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong were taking care of Lei Ruilin. Lei Ruilin was very sensible and didn''t make them worry.


    As for Qin Mian, after transferring 2 million, he dug out a 500 year old ginseng from the spatial space. He remembered that a 300-year-old ginseng weighed 305 grams and sold for 1 million yuan. This 500-year-old ginseng of his weighed 589 grams, and it was even rarer. Moreover, it came from another dimension, so its quality was even better. At the very least, it was worth 2 million. If too many hundred-year-old ginseng appeared in the market, it would definitely attract attention, so he only pla


    ed to sell this one.


    Because he was short on time, he didn''t take the ginseng to auction the company, but contacted a reputable medical company and offered a price of 3 million. After bargaining a bit, the deal was sold for 28 million.


    After leaving the medical company, Qin Mian executed a disguise technique and blended into the sea of people, no one would be able to find him.


    Afterwards, he and Lei Tia disguised themselves and sold three pieces of jade and two pieces of jewelry from different cities, making a total of a hundred million.


    Before four o''clock, he once again appeared on the production team. After finding Chen Yue and signing the contract, he transferred 78 million to the production team.


    Chen Yue and Zhang Qiong were completely relieved.


    With the remaining 22 million, Qin Mian gave Lei Tia the capital to start his business. Lei Tia said in a serious tone, "My wife, this can be considered too cute."


    Qin Mian lied down on top of Lei Tia''s body and pressed down on his chest, listening to his breathing that was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, laughing out loud in interest.


    "Stop messing around." Lei Tia''s voice was hoarse, as he patted his butt in warning.


    Qin Mian remembered that he still had some important matters to attend to, so he rolled up the bed sheets and sat up, "Where''s my phone?"


    Lei Tia picked up the two phones on the bedside table and handed one of them over to him. Their phones were the same, but the screens were different.


    Qin Mian dialed Qin Lian''s number, "Qin Lian, is today''s matter because of you?"


    Qin Lian was baffled, "What is it?"


    Qin Mian heard that his voice didn''t sound like he was lying, but he quickly thought of another suspect.


    "He doesn''t admit it?" Lei Tia grabbed his leg and allowed him to move upwards.


    Qin Mian hung up the phone, a cold light flashed past his eyes, and he laughed sinisterly: "I should have wronged him. "Lu, Yun, Zhao."


    At this moment, his phone rang. The serial number displayed was somewhat familiar.


    "Hello?"


    "Hello, Mr. Qin. I am Lin Feng."


    "Mr. Lin?" "Hello, is something the matter?" Qin Mian was surprised.


    Lin Feng said: "My body is much better now, I want to once again express my thanks. In addition, a friend of mine learned of Mister Qin''s medical skills and wanted to get to know him. She wanted me to introduce him to her.


    Their family might have to live in the modern world for a long time, so it was necessary to develop their relationship. Qin Mian did not think too much and agreed, "Sure."


    "We are going to a ''crown prince'' ''s birthday party. It will be tomorrow night at seven o''clock. Why don''t I pick you up tomorrow afternoon? "


    "Sure, I have my own car. How about we meet at the Qingming Square at 6 o''clock?" "Un, see you." Qin Mian would not easily divulge his family''s address.

 Chapter 219 Crown Prince Liu

    Unfortunately, Lei Ruilin wanted to go out. Qin Mian let Lei Tia drive the car, and took a taxi to Qingming Plaza. At six o''clock the street lamps were lit. After meeting up with Lin Feng, they chatted for a bit before getting into Lin Feng''s car. The low-key black car glided through the sea of lights and stopped in front of a large hotel.


    The main character of this time''s gathering was Liu Fangchu''s cousin Liu Yaoming. There were not many people invited, about twenty people, and they booked a medium-sized banquet in the hotel.


    When Qin Mian and Lin Feng arrived, there were already more than ten people in the hall. They were picking up food from the buffet, carrying a plate or two, and chatting with each other.


    Qin Mian''s eyes flashed a look of understanding, it was only about half an hour from seven o''clock and so many people had come, it seemed like this young master Liu''s identity was not ordinary.


    Many people greeted Lin Feng. Listening to their conversation, Qin Mian finally understood that Lin Feng was the eldest son of the country''s famous entrepreneur, Lin Weijie. Lin Weijie is impressive, IT industry of one of the representative figures, five years in a row in the country''s top three. It was no wonder that when Lin Feng asked for a million to buy the supporting medicinal herbs, he did not even take a deep breath. One million was a drop in the bucket for their Lin Clan.


    Lin Feng did not neglect Qin Mian as he introduced him to the others. The crowd had never heard of Qin Mian''s name, so their reactions were average. They merely nodded at Qin Mian, treating him as a form of greeting, faintly letting out a wave of aura that excluded Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian had even seen emperors before, so he was not affected by their presence. Smiling indifferently, he nodded his head, took a cup of wine from the waiter''s tray, walked to the sofa at the side and sat down.


    Lin Feng was the one who understood Qin Mian''s abilities the best. Ever since he had taken the medicine prescribed by Qin Mian, his body had become better and better every day. In the past, he didn''t even dare speak loudly. Just a few days ago, he had gone to the hospital again, and even the doctor had found it inconceivable. Hence, he did not dare to neglect Qin Mian in the slightest. Who would dare say that their family members wouldn''t need to ask Qin Mian for help if they were to be seriously ill in the future?


    But in the end, it was still the offspring of a great clan. Even if he had the heart to befriend Qin Mian, he would not flatter them and instead, he would choose a few suitable topics to chat with Qin Mian.


    Qin Mian saw through his intentions and admired him a little.


    The other people who saw Lin Feng''s attitude felt that it was strange and curious, hence they were curious about Qin Mian''s identity.


    Lu Yunzhao, Zhang Zixuan and Sun Ting walked in together. Zhang Zixuan and Sun Ting were subtly led by Lu Yunzhao.


    "Young Master Lu, you''re here."


    The singers smiled and went up to him.


    Lin Feng did not walk over, but stood up after Lu Yunzhao walked over, and greeted him with a smile.


    After chatting for a bit, Lu Yunzhao noticed that there was someone who did not move on the sofa. He was a little unhappy. Why are you here? "


    Lin Feng took a step forward, and faintly smiled at both the politeness and defense of Qin Mian, "Mr. Qin is my friend, I brought him here. Young Master Lu, you two know each other? "


    Lu Yunzhao did not answer, but stared at Qin Mian coldly.


    Qin Mian looked at him indifferently, "You were the one who did the things regarding the film crew."


    Lu Yunzhao''s face became even uglier. He had some co


    ections with the investors of "Heart Ring". After finding out that Lei Ruilin was actually a member of the crew, he immediately made a call to the investors and sent people to watch the crew, waiting to see a show. He originally thought that Chen Yue would change out of the movie after he used the threat of withdrawing his investment. Not only did his threat fail, it also caused the original investors to pay a lot of penalty money. The original investors obviously wouldn''t let him return the money, but he still owed them a favor.


    Qin Mian''s indifferent expression angered Lu Yunzhao even more, and he said to Zhang Zixuan and Sun Ting: "Throw him out!"


    Lin Feng''s face changed as he squinted his eyes.


    "Young Master Lu, today is Young Master Liu''s birthday. He should be arriving soon ??"


    Before Zhang Zixuan could finish speaking, Lu Yunzhao angrily shouted, "I said kick him out! As for Young Master Liu, I have my own instructions. "


    Lin Feng took a step forward and said solemnly: "Young Master Lu, Mr. Qin is my friend."


    "So what?" Lu Yunzhao was so angry that he could not choose his words.


    Lin Feng asked flatly, "In other words, Young Master Lu can take responsibility here for Young Master Liu?"


    Sun Ting stopped Lu Yunzhao from speaking and shook his head while looking at him with a complicated expression. Qin Mian had been calmly sitting on the sofa the entire time. Even though he was the only one sitting there, Sun Ting still felt that everyone was weak in front of Qin Mian.


    Just then, two more people walked in from outside: Qin Lian and Yue Xiangkui.


    When Qin Lian saw Qin Mian, his smile froze.


    "You know him?" Yue Xiangkui asked casually.


    Qin Lian was confused.


    Yue Xiangkui did not pursue the matter.


    Liu Yaoming and Liu Zhongchi walked in side by side, and when they saw that everyone was standing, they walked over in confusion, "Why are you both standing?"


    Everyone changed into smiling faces at the same time and wished Liu Yaoming a happy birthday, giving him gifts that they had prepared.


    Only then did Qin Mian stand up.


    Liu Yaoming smiled as he walked in front of Lin Feng. He nodded towards Qin Mian in a friendly ma


    er and asked, "Feng, is this the Mr. Qin you were talking about?"


    "Right." Lin Feng laughed and said, "This is Qin Mian, he''s a doctor. Mr. Qin''s medical skills are very impressive. He was the one who helped me improve so quickly. Mister Qin, this is Liu Yaoming, one of the legendary three generations of the army. "


    "What legend?" Liu Yaoming smiled and patted Lin Feng''s shoulder. It could be seen that he had an extremely good relationship with Lin Feng.


    He was Liu Fangchu''s cousin, and had long heard about Qin Mian from Liu Fangchu.


    "It''s nice to meet you, Mr. Qin."


    Qin Mian shook his hand, "Young Master Liu, it''s my pleasure to meet you. I wish you a happy birthday."


    Lu Yunzhao heard their conversation clearly, his face changed, secretly afraid. Although his status was not low, he could not compare to Liu Yaoming. Liu Yaoming was the real "crown prince". The matter of the old man of the Liu Family being unwell for the past two years was not a secret in their circle. The reason why Liu Yaoming placed such importance on Qin Mian was obvious. He could not help but be secretly glad that he did not kick Qin Mian out. Otherwise, it would be fine if the Liu family blamed him, but even their Lu family would not let him off lightly.


    Other than Lu Yunzhao, there was another person present who had a bad complexion, and that was Qin Lian. Thinking back to how he had to expend so much effort to squeeze into this circle, and how did Qin Mian manage to get into a relationship with Young Master Liu so easily? The sense of danger that he had forcefully suppressed surfaced in his mind once again. Qin Lian blurted out unhappily, "Young Master Lu, did something go wrong during this? As far as I know, this "Mister Qin" has never had any contact with medical skills before he was twenty-four years old. " Even at this time, he still did not say the truth that Qin Mian was his brother. However, in order to prevent others from finding out, he did not say those words out loud. He only used the word "Mister Qin" in a sarcastic tone. When outsiders heard this, they would only think that they had a grudge.


    It was not the fault that no one present found out that Qin Mian was Qin Lian''s brother and that he was an illegitimate child. Furthermore, he entered the Qin Family at the age of fifteen, and after graduation, became a photographer for the Gourmet Festival. He did not do business with the Qin Family and practically never appeared in front of anyone.


    Liu Yaoming swept Qin Lian with his cold gaze. Regardless if Qin Mian''s understanding of medicine was real or fake, Qin Lian should not be embarrassed by this scene. This was a slap to his face.


    Qin Lian''s heart thumped, even Yue Xiangkui looked at him disapprovingly.


    Liu Yaoming was too lazy to bother with Qin Lian, so he pretended not to hear what he said. He smiled and said: "Everyone, this way please."


    Whether intentionally or not, Qin Lian was excluded from the outer layer.


    To put it bluntly, a birthday party was to eat, drink, drink and sing. More or less, everyone could tell that Liu Yaoming had the intention to win Qin Mian over, so they were all wary and didn''t want to go crazy. They played a little game at the side, or fought over the chance to sing, and even turned the volume down.


    Qin Mian, Liu Yaoming, Lin Feng and Liu Yang were sitting in a booth in the corner.


    Even though Liu Yaoming was a crown prince, he was not as arrogant, overbearing, and arrogant as an ordinary person would have thought. His ma


    er of speaking was extremely proper and graceful, and he said, "Mr. Qin, to be honest, I want to invite you to treat an elder of mine."


    Qin Mian had dealt with the identities of the Qin Mian family of four properly. Liu Yaoming thought that Liu Yaoming must have investigated him before, but he could only find out that his family had just returned from overseas to live in S City. He couldn''t find anything else.


    Qin Mian said: "Young Master Liu should know that my medical skills do not originate from the regular medical academy."


    "Got it." Liu Yaoming smiled apologetically to him, as it could be considered as him admitting that he had investigated him before. Qin Mian''s school of graduation was not a medical academy, "I was very sincere, so I said it directly. I would like to ask Mr. Qin to examine my elder''s pulse first. As for whether I need him to treat me, we can talk about that later. Of course, I will pay the medical fees. "


    Qin Mian declined to comment, "Young Master Liu, is it convenient for you to tell me where the elder is unwell?"


    Liu Yaoming nodded his head, and said in a low voice: "There''s a omen of a stroke."


    "My attendance fee is not low." Qin Mian didn''t need to fawn over anyone.


    Liu Yaoming''s smile turned wider, "Of course not." If Qin Mian did not collect the fees, he would owe his a favor. Sometimes, human relations were more troublesome than money.


    A waiter walked over and stood a few steps away, "Young Master Liu, there''s a Mr Lei outside looking for Mr Qin."


    Qin Mian took out his phone to have a look.


    Seeing that, Liu Yaoming knew that it was his friend, and said to the waiter: Invite him in.


    In a moment, a tall man strode in. His face was solemn and his cold gaze swept across the crowd, and only after landing on Qin Mian, it became gentle.


    The smile on Qin Mian''s face faded from its courteousness, it was sincere and enchanting, and he quickly walked over, "You''re here to pick me up?"


    Lei Tia embraced his shoulder, and nodded, "Can we go now?"


    Liu Yaoming could sense the unique temperament of a soldier from Lei Tia''s body. He asked Qin Mian with a smile, "May I know who this person is?"


    Qin Mian''s gaze swept across Qin Lian''s body. A cu


    ing flashed in his eyes, and he said honestly: "This is my lover, Lei Tia."


    Liu Yaoming and the rest were all startled. Amongst the friends here, there were some men who were together with other men, but they had never seen someone as frank and generous as Qin Mian.


    Qin Lian almost dropped the wine cup in his hands, his eyes flickered unsteadily, unable to suppress his excited emotions. Qin Mian was actually hanging out with a man!


    Qin Mian said: "Young Master Liu, I''m sorry, I''ll be going first. You can contact me anytime you want. "


    Liu Yaoming laughed: "Okay, thank you. I''ll send you off. "

 Chapter 220 Second Honeymoon

    Watching Qin Mian and Lei Tia leave side by side, it was unknown why, but Liu Yaoming and the others were more or less all a little envious in their hearts.


    Walking out of the hotel, Qin Mian asked: "Where is Ruiqi and Ruilin?"


    "Inside." Lei Tia said.


    In the city at night, there were neon lights flashing. The streets were bustling with pedestrians, no less than during the day. Not far from them was the Walking Street. Not only were there all kinds of delicious food, there were also all kinds of interesting games.


    Qin Mian thought about how he had not had a good time with his family ever since he teleported back, and felt a little ashamed. "Tia, let''s not go back for now.


    Then, he said in a low voice: "Get in the car first, let Ruiqi and Ruilin out."


    He pulled Lei Tia, but did not pull, and turned his head.


    Lei Tia held his hand and brought him back to his side, saying in a muffled voice, "You and me."


    Qin Mian could see from his calm face that he was feeling wronged and guilty, it was true that he had been negligent, if not because of this matter, the two of them had never been in this world before. Didn''t you already know how depressed a man was? It is now clear that the export protests have been genuine grievances. Qin Mian''s heart clenched as he tightly hugged onto the man''s waist. His cheek rubbed against his, "Un, it''s just you and me." There were food and games in the space, and even three of them were there. There was nothing to be worried about after leaving Ruiqi and Ruiqi inside.


    He took the man''s face in his hands and pecked him on the lips as if he didn''t notice the passers-by looking at them. He smiled at the man and put his arm around his shoulders as he walked forward. Who did the current him and Lei Tia need to fear? Why pay attention to the eyes of others? Obedience is the heart.


    "I''ll take you to have some good food first. It''s not far, we''ll walk over there. There are barbecue, hand cake, fried rice with iron plate, hot and spicy, Guan Dong cooking, stinky tofu, falling cake... "It''s all delicious."


    The corner of Lei Tia''s mouth raised into a faint smile, he only felt that the light in his wife''s eyes was even more dazzling than the neon lights.


    Qin Mian''s thoughts went astray as he realised that he had neglected his family too much. They might not be able to leave the world for a while, but he should not put too much emphasis on making money. He should first take his wife and children and have a good time in the New World. As for money, they weren''t lacking at all.


    Thinking about it here, his gaze that landed on Lei Tia''s face carried an apology.


    "Idiot." Lei Tia saw through his thoughts, "No rush, we have plenty of time."


    "Tia." Qin Mian stopped in his tracks, held both of his hands, and looked at him seriously in the eyes, "I don''t think I ever asked you if you like this world, or if you like this life." When he thought about how Lei Tia might not like his current life at all, and had to endure it just for his sake, he felt both heartache and remorse. This man was constantly embracing him, but he was only enjoying the man''s indulgence, ignoring the man''s feelings.


    The light in his wife''s eyes dimmed, Lei Tia''s heart tensed up, his hands tightened, and pulled her into his embrace, "What are you thinking? As long as you remain by my side, it''s the same wherever you are. "


    "You''re a fool, too." Qin Mian caressed the man''s face, deciding to treat him better than ever before. Waving away his emotional feelings, he made up his mind, "Tomorrow, we will get a helper to take care of Ruiqi and Ruilin each. After Ruilin''s movie is finished, we''ll take the two children out for a stroll. There''s no need for them to be in such a hurry to go to school. What do you think? "


    Lei Tia laughed, his entire body was releasing a happy and satisfied aura, his gaze that was staring at him was as gentle as water, nodding, "Okay."


    Seeing him smile, Qin Mianxin felt warm inside, his face broke into a happy smile, "Let''s go, we''ll go look around the night market first."


    He brought Lei Tia to taste octopus pellets, hand cake, roasted squid, Guan Dong cooked, sour plum soup, enema, fried liver, stinky tofu ?? Fishing small fish, looping, shooting balloons with air guns, making cotton candy with your own hands...


    In the begi


    ing, Lei Tia was still depressed. After being forced by Qin Mian to scoop up small fishes and make cotton candy, he simply followed his wife''s demands and followed his lead. The two of them enjoyed themselves as much as the average couple. They played until around 11 PM when Qin Mian''s stomach started to feel a little hungry again. He pulled Lei Tia to a famous porridge restaurant to eat porridge.


    By the time they got home, it was past midnight. The two sons were already asleep in the room.


    Qin Mian was the Action Sect, and on the second day, he hired an assistant for Qin Ruiqi and an assistant for him. When Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin heard that their two fathers were going to have a "second honeymoon", they both waved their hands in understanding.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia were somehow a little disappointed in their hearts, but most of them were feeling gratified and happy. After filling up their house''s refrigerator and freezer, and filling up their two sons'' storage bangles with fruits, various snacks, snacks and enough money, they left in peace.


    On the first day of their "second honeymoon", Qin Mian didn''t go too far. He took Lei Tia to the shopping mall and bought several outfits for him and his two sons from head to toe. Afterwards, he bought two movie tickets and brought Lei Tia to see a science fiction movie. The purpose wasn''t to see the movie itself, it was to experience the experience of watching a movie, and it was to date. The two of them specifically bought the last row of seats. Since the hall was dark and not many people were going to watch movies, the two of them could not help but secretly kiss a few times.


    In the evening, the two of them didn''t go home. After calling to confirm that their sons were doing well, they got a room in the hotel.


    Some kind of item in the hotel opened a new door for Lei Tia, which was why the two of them did not wake up until 1 p.m. on the second day. After lunch, Qin Mian dragged Lei Tia to the video game city. The two of them were addicted to playing car games, and on the next day, they took a bath in the video game city for a whole day. It was to the point that the young boys and girls would peek at them from time to time with weird gazes.


    Qin Mian was extremely depressed, he could not help but pull his own man and ridicule him, "What''s there to look at? Although this young master has already reached the third level, he looks to be 22 or 23 years old.


    Lei Tia hurriedly coaxed with a serious face, "Okay. They were looking at me. "I ran four times."


    "Pfft!" Qin Mian could not help but laugh as he held his own man''s face and sized him up carefully. He said seriously, "You''re not old, at most you look twenty-seven or twenty-eight." This was naturally true. With Lei Tia''s cultivation level, his appearance would not change anymore, so it was as if he was only twenty-eight years old, young, mature, steady, and enchanting. No matter where he went, he would attract the attention of the people around him.


    Of course, he wasn''t bad either. Qin Mian thought narcissistically.


    Lei Tia held his hand and kissed it, completely not noticing the astonished gazes of the bystanders.


    "Do you still want to play?"


    "I don''t think so." Qin Mian said, "If you want to play in the future, travel is more important."


    The two of them went back home to check on their two sons. They were more at ease and instructed the two assistants to give them a handsome reward the next time they came home.


    The two assistants could tell that this house was not lacking in money just from the value of the house. Hearing this, Qian Jin was even more satisfied and expressed that he would take good care of the two children.


    The next day, Qin Mian and Lei Tia went out of the house again. Liu Yaoming''s call inviting Qin Mian to treat the old man of the Liu family was also rejected by Qin Mian. He set a time limit for half a month later.


    Qin Mian intentionally let Lei Tia experience different kinds of transportation, and took a bus to the train station, where he bought a train ticket to the neighboring city. After visiting the scenic area of the neighboring city and tasting the special snacks of the neighboring city, the two of them flew to the capital.


    In the journey afterwards, the two did not take another transport vehicle. Qin Mian acted as the navigation tool, bringing him to various places in the country that had beautiful scenery or delicious snacks.


    It was already half a month since Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin saw their father again.


    After filming a scene by the side of the road, Chen Yue declared to rest for a while.


    No matter how calm Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were, they were still eight-years-old children. Seeing their fathers standing shoulder to shoulder not too far away, both of them revealed joyous smiles and ran over.


    "Daddy! "Dad!"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia caught one each, causing everyone to look on in envy.


    The two assistants smiled at each other and walked over. Taking care of these two sensible children was too easy, they even hoped that Qin Mian and Lei Tia would come back later.


    "Mister Qin, Mister Lei, you two have returned."


    Qin Mianxin was very friendly and was very satisfied with the two assistants, "Un, you two have worked hard."


    Chen Yue, Zhang Qiong and the rest all looked at the two big baskets that were placed beside Qin Mian and. The baskets were filled to the brim with peaches and watermelons, which added up to at least one hundred kilograms. They were more familiar with Qin Mian and Lei Tia now, and all of them smiled as they walked over to greet him, eyes staring at the fruits. The fruits that Qin Mian brought were always too tasty, so it couldn''t be blamed on them being so greedy.


    Qin Mian laughed to himself, "Director Chen, Director Zhang, everyone, my two sons have caused you trouble. These fruits are a small matter, let''s split them up. "


    Everyone waited for him to say something, thanked him, and took the basket to the shade of the tree to divide the fruits.


    Qin Mian took out a small basket from the carriage and handed it over to the two assistants.


    "Thank you, Mister Qin." The two assistants took the fruit and walked to the side tactfully.


    Qin Mian pulled his two sons to the car to hide from the sun and asked them about their recent progress.

 Chapter 221 Diagnosis and Treatment

    After the old man of the Liu family became a meritorious general of the country, he had seen all sorts of people in his life for the past 70 years. When he heard his grandson mention the doctor who found him, he knew that his grandson had been duped. He thought about how his grandson would grow some intelligence, but he didn''t change his expression. He watched coldly as his grandson received a call that was delayed for consultation, and then watched coldly as his grandson received a call that was asked for the meeting time.


    Before his grandson could look at him, he had already retracted his gaze and continued to read the newspaper.


    "Grandfather." Liu Yaoming walked over to the old man''s side and sat down, "I know that you don''t believe that Qin Mian really has that much medical skills, but it is true that he has recovered from most of the injuries. Think of him as a friend of mine, and it won''t take ten minutes to see him. "Aaaah!"


    This was the grandson''s good intentions. Old Man Liu didn''t want to disappoint him, so he lightly patted the grandson''s head, "Alright, alright, alright. However, he should know what can and ca


    ot be said. "


    "Don''t worry, I''ll explain everything to him." Liu Yaoming stood up, "Grandfather, I''ll go out and meet him." There were guards outside the courtyard. Normal people wouldn''t be able to get in.


    "Go."


    Qin Mian followed Liu Yaoming into the courtyard. Upon entering, they saw an old man who was around 60 years old seated on a red wooden bench, with a square face and bright eyes. He looked at Liu Yaoming with sharpness, and the aura of a person in power poured out towards him.


    Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. He slightly nodded his head in respect towards the old man and turned to Liu Yaoming, "This is the patient?"


    The aura of having long been in a high position was not something an ordinary person could withstand, but this young man was not affected in the slightest. He was like a treasured sword stuck in the ground, standing tall and unmoving in the fierce wind, his edge restrained. Old Man Liu was secretly shocked, and only now did he look straight at Qin Mian.


    Liu Yaoming was a little displeased, but since his grandfather had used his aura to suppress the other party, he didn''t think it appropriate for him to say anything either. He turned to Old Man Liu and said: "Grandfather, this is the Doctor Qin whom I told you about;


    These people were very suspicious. Qin Mian secretly shook his head, now he regretted agreeing to Lin Feng''s request. Integration into modern life does not have to be done in such a cumbersome way. However, since he had promised the other party, he would not die without a cause.


    Old Man Liu had read many people and was acutely aware that Qin Mian had become a lot colder. Although it could not be considered as warm at first, he thought that perhaps he really had some skills, so he gestured and said, "Doctor Qin, please sit."


    "Thank you very much."


    After Qin Mian sat down, Old Man Liu asked Liu Yaoming to pour some tea.


    "May I know where Mr. Qin is?" Old Man Liu wore a smile on his face, his expression amiable.


    Qin Mian didn''t want to fight Tai Ji with him, so he said directly: "Old Man Liu, I''m sorry. I still have things to do in a while, let''s talk business first. Let me first take a look at your pulse, then write down your pulse and prescription, or let me personally diagnose it, or you can ask someone else to do the same. "


    Old Man Liu was interested in testing his abilities, so he straightforwardly stretched out his hand, "Sorry for the trouble."


    Qin Mian''s finger that was on his pulse for about 10 seconds loosened, looked at Old Man Liu and said, "From your pulse, you have suffered three small strokes, and because the treatment was done in time, your condition was controlled."


    Old Master Liu and Liu Yaoming looked at each other in shock. Old Master Liu''s identity wasn''t ordinary, and the records of his medical treatment was a secret that most people wouldn''t be able to see. In other words, Qin Mian''s diagnosis was made from his meridians. They had all underestimated him.


    Liu Yaoming was secretly glad that he did not treat this young doctor rudely.


    Qin Mian seemed to not have noticed their changes in attitude, "The time interval between the first and second small strokes is about four years, and between the second and third small strokes is about one year. Although they are all under control, it is clear from this that your condition is getting worse and worse, and that if stimulated you will most likely lead to a major stroke. "


    Old Master Liu and Liu Yaoming''s expressions were solemn. The wind could cure him, but it was extremely difficult for him to recover to the state he was in before he became ill. He was almost crippled.


    "In your opinion, can my grandfather''s condition be completely cured?" Liu Yaoming asked anxiously.


    "Fortunately, Old Master Liu has always placed great emphasis on exercising his body, and his bodily functions are pretty good." Qin Mian muttered to himself for a moment, "This old man''s pulse is stable and strong, his vitality is thicker. If nothing goes wrong, there is no problem to live another fourteen to fifteen years. If we give him acupuncture and moxibustion a few times, along with a proper diet and proper exercise, we can extend his lifespan by another five years or so. "


    Old Man Liu''s expression relaxed slightly. He was sixty-four years old this year, and if he lived another twenty years, he would be eighty-four years old.


    Qin Mian asked: "Do you have pen and paper?"


    "Yes." Liu Yaoming immediately went to the study room to get a pen and paper, and gave them to Qin Mian with both of his hands. He was younger than Qin Mian by a few years, so his respect for Qin Mian was not shameful.


    Qin Mian did not write immediately. Instead, he said to Old Man Liu: "May I ask if Old Master wishes for me to personally help you with acupuncture or to find another doctor? If I were looking for another doctor, I would write down the acupuncture method, but I have a condition. "


    "What condition?" "Go ahead." Old Man Liu asked.


    Qin Mian said: "To tell you the truth, this recipe of mine is passed down by our ancestors. According to our ancestors'' rules, we are not allowed to pass it down to outsiders. If the old man has another doctor, I hope he can keep it a secret. "


    Liu Yaoming could not help but say: "Mr. Qin, you should know how many people in today''s society are troubled by strokes. I can buy your recipe at a high price. "


    Qin Mian shook his head indifferently, "I''m sorry, I''m not selling." It was one thing to treat one or two people, but if the prescription were to be published, it would change the course of medicine to a large extent. He always remembered that Lei Tia had once said that cultivators could not use their own abilities to interfere with the matters of the mortal world, otherwise, the punishment from the heavenly tribulation would be quite heavy in the future. Back then, the fact that he and Lei Tia had participated in the war of Grand Xia Country against Turow Country had probably already been "memorized" by the Heavenly Dao, so he had to be more cautious in the future.


    Liu Yaoming said: "The price can be negotiated."


    Qin Mian laughed, "I am not lacking in money. Young Master Liu and Lin Feng are good friends, they should be able to understand that if a person has too much money, then money is just a number to him. "


    Liu Yaoming didn''t know how much money Qin Mian had, but he completely agreed with him. For example, Lin Feng, he had a hobby, which was to buy a house. Whether it was at home or abroad, anyone who saw a house they liked would be unable to resist buying it. The cheaper ones were over 800,000 while the expensive ones were over 20 million. They wouldn''t even blink when they bought a house.


    But Liu Yaoming was still a little unsatisfied, and secretly looked at Old Master Liu.


    Old Master Liu understood his thoughts. If their Liu family could offer up this recipe, they would definitely be able to stabilize the Liu family''s position. However, he could not do so because he suddenly recalled that only their upper echelons had access to some confidential information. About fifty years ago, there were still some "otherworldly experts" in the country. He was starting to suspect if this young doctor before him was the disciple of some otherworldly expert. If that was truly the case, then this sort of person could only be roped in and remain on good terms with them. They could even ignore them, but they could only avoid offending them.


    He waved his hand at his grandson, "Doctor Qin, you personally gave me the pulse. You understand my body better than others. I think you should do it yourself."


    "No problem." Qin Mian nodded his head, "Other than that, I have another condition, I do not plan to treat anyone else. I know of the art of healing, I hope the two of you will not spread it to the outside."


    Old Master Liu glanced at Liu Yaoming, "No problem."


    Liu Yaoming found it difficult to speak: "This ??. Quite a few people already know about you treating Lin Feng, and a lot of people saw us chatting at the gathering that day. "


    "I understand that." Qin Mian said, "In short, don''t spread the news anymore."


    Liu Yaoming agreed.


    Qin Mian wrote down a prescription and gave it to him, "Follow the prescription, once I give the old man acupuncture, drinking it will be the most suitable."


    "Alright, I''ll go now."


    Qin Mian only came out of the Liu family after two hours. In the future, he would come every three days to give Old Master Liu acupuncture, and after ten times, he would drink two months of medicine.


    Liu Yaoming personally saw him out the door.


    Passing by the cake shop, Qin Mian stopped his car and bought four small cakes.


    When he returned home, when he opened the door, a young boy and woman sat on the living room''s sofa in a row and raised their heads at the same time. Each of them had a bag by their side, causing Qin Mian to suddenly laugh.


    "Daddy!" Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin ran over and took the little cake from his hands.


    Qin Mian sat down beside Lei Tia and handed a box of cakes to him. Looking at the three bags on the ground, he asked with a smile, "What are all of you doing?"


    "Dad, didn''t you say you were going to take us on a trip?" Lei Ruilin lied on the back of the sofa and reminded his. Yesterday afternoon, his filming finished. Now he was free.


    "Yes." Qin Mian took a bite of the cake, and then unzipped Lei Tia''s luggage. He rummaged through the clothes inside, and his fingers came across a paper box, seeing the words on it, his face became hot, and he turned to look at Lei Tia, "One box is enough, you actually filled four boxes, how many are there ?? "Mhmm."


    Lei Tia explained with a serious face, "I didn''t buy it. Wife, didn''t you always say that you have to work hard and thriftily to keep your family afloat? "


    Qin Mian stared at him i


    ocently.


    Lei Tia''s expression did not change, he extended a finger to wipe the cream on his wife''s mouth and put it in his mouth, then turned to continue staring at the television.


    Qin Mian rubbed his face, he was convinced.


    "We''ll leave after the cake."

 Chapter 222 Forever with This Life Complete Completion

    Qin Mian asked his youngest son, his youngest son did not plan to participate in any movie promotional events. He took his family on a tour of the country''s classic attractions, then went abroad to visit the White House in the United States, to see Big Ben in England, and to see the Tower in France.


    After a round of fun, he returned home just in time for the movie premiere. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were the sons of the investors, and Lei Ruilin was even one of the stars, so he obtained a better position. In front of the media, Lei Ruilin did not show any sign of cowardice, in his calmness, there was no lack of liveliness, and he was extremely liked. As Qin Ruiqi and he were twins, the reporters were happy to take a few more photos.


    As the investor, Qin Mian kept it a secret and did not show his face in front of the reporters.


    After the interview, it was time for the movie to be released. The family of four enjoyed a visual feast. On the news the next day, "Heart Ring" appeared on the entertainment headlines as expected.


    Photos and images of the two brothers appeared in the newspapers and on television. Soon, they became fans.


    Qin Yongcheng accidentally switched to the entertainment cha


    el, and when he saw the appearances of Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, the remote control in his hands almost dropped to the ground. These two children were too similar to Qin Mian when he was young.


    Qin Lian came down from the stairs and yawned dispiritedly, "Dad, good morning."


    Qin Yongcheng looked at his dark circles under his eyes and his gloomy face, and frowned. "What happened to you?"


    Qin Lian said in a sullen voice: "I don''t know how this happened either. I''ve been sleeping unstably lately, and am always half-awake. I keep feeling like there''s a shadow moving about in the room, as if I''m being stared at by something unclean ??" As he spoke, he shivered as if a cold wind had blown past the back of his neck.


    "Nonsense!" Qin Yongcheng bellowed, seeing his son''s head droop, his stomach filled with powerlessness, he suppressed his anger and asked carelessly, "Has Yun Yun made a move?"


    Qin Lian was stu


    ed for a moment before reacting, "We''ve only been married for three months, how can we be so fast? Dad, you seem to be in a hurry? " Young people nowadays all liked to move out to live alone after marriage, but Qin Yongcheng was currently the only son of Qin Yongcheng, so he and Gan Yun still lived together with their parents after their marriage.


    Qin Yongcheng shot a glance at him, picked up the remote control to change the cha


    el, with an indifferent expression: "Your mother and I are not young, so we just want to grandson as soon as possible, is that strange?"


    "True." Qin Lian did not think further.


    Qin Yongcheng thought about it for a long time, but still felt worried. Three months wasn''t a short time. His father had a problem with his sperm''s vitality, could Qin Lian also do the same?


    Thinking about it, he couldn''t sit still anymore, so he suggested, "Qin Lian, if you''re free, you should go and do a comprehensive medical examination."


    Qin Lian was a little speechless, and also felt a little aggrieved, as if his father was only using him as a tool to pass down generations. However, Qin Yongcheng had already built up his prestige and power for a long time, so he didn''t dare to disobey.


    Qin Mian, on the other hand, lived a very relaxed life. After and his photos were exposed, the director quickly took a fancy to Qin Ruiqi''s cold and calm temperament. He called a few people who wanted to invite him to do some advertisements, TV dramas and movies.


    Qin Mian wanted his eldest son to experience the feeling of being in a movie, so he picked up a movie for Qin Ruiqi. The main character was the emperor. He ascended the throne at the age of seven and became a puppet emperor. Qin Ruiqi played the role of the emperor when he was young. He only played part in the first five episodes, but there were many scenes that played out in front of him.


    Qin Mian, Lei Tia and Lei Ruilin will accompany him. It was already December in Lunar New Year.


    The last scene was filmed outside. Almost everyone in the crew was blowing in the cold, their faces and hands red from the cold.


    Qin Ruiqi''s cultivation was not low either, able to adjust his body temperature automatically. Others might not know about it, but seeing the child with them being frozen, felt painful and regretful at the same time.


    When they came out of the base after the last scene, it was snowing. Snowflakes swirled like catkins, and the temperature dropped a few degrees.


    "I''ll drive." Lei Tia said.


    "Alright, be careful and slow down." Qin Mian put on his hats and tied up his scarves for the two children, and a horn sound came from not too far away. It was obvious that they were here for them, causing him to feel somewhat baffled.


    The door of the low key black car opened, and Qin Lian alighted from the car. He stared at Qin Mian for a long time, and then opened the door of the car.


    The one who got off the carriage was Qin Yongcheng. After sweeping a glance at Qin Mian, his gaze fell upon Qin Ruiqi and Qin Ruiqi, and it was filled with affection and gratification.


    Qin Mian stood there and did not move as he watched the two people walk closer.


    "Since you''re back, why don''t you go home?" Qin Yongcheng asked.


    After Qin Yongcheng caught Qin Mian and brought him back to the Qin Family, he treated Qin Mian very well. Moreover, Qin Yongcheng did not participate in the most important phase of Qin Mian''s life ?? the very first fifteen years, was due to the fact that Qin Mian did not have very deep feelings for him.


    He only lightly called out, "Father."


    Qin Yongcheng did not care about his indifference, as his fervent gaze landed on the two children. "These two little fellows are my grandchildren, right?"


    Qin Lian''s expression was gloomy, his breathing was low.


    The result of Qin Lian''s examination at the hospital was that his sperm''s vitality was low, and that the doctor told him that it would affect his pregnancy. As a result, Qin Yongcheng determined that Qin Lian and Gan Yun could not bear to have sons. He was a little anxious, and sent people to look for Qin Mian again. Qin Lian could not hold it in and revealed his identity. Soon, Qin Yongcheng found out where he was.


    Qin Mian said: "They are all my sons, the eldest son is called Qin Ruiqi, and the youngest son is called Lei Ruilin."


    Qin Yongcheng''s face changed. He had investigated Qin Mian before, so he obviously knew that Qin Mian was with a man.


    Just then, Lei Tia drove over and saw two strangers standing together with their daughter-in-law. There was no surprise on his face, his gaze sweeping across Qin Lian''s body and even showing a hint of ridicule.


    He was thinking that maybe he was still being too polite to Qin Lian, scaring him for a few days, but he was still holding on.


    "Wifey." Lei Tia strode to Qin Mian''s side and stood still, naturally placing his arms around his shoulders.


    Qin Yongcheng''s face sank as he said coldly: "What did you call him?"


    Lei Tia said in a calm voice, "I know your goal. Your youngest son has an ailment, and may have no descendants. "So, you''ve set your sights on my wife and my son."


    Qin Yongcheng was shocked. This man had also investigated him? He didn''t even know about it.


    Qin Mian squeezed Lei Tia''s hand hard. Surprisingly, Lei Tia didn''t even tell him what he knew.


    Lei Tia pinched him, meaning to explain later.


    "So that''s how it is." Qin Mian said, "Father, Tia is my lover and Ruiqi and Ruilin are the sons of the two of us. As for why I''m not coming home, you can ask your youngest son. "


    Qin Yongcheng looked at Qin Lian in puzzlement. Seeing his eyes flicker with a clear sense of guilt, his expression turned cold, but he did not flare up on the spot. He turned to Qin Mian and said: "No matter what, let''s go home first.


    Qin Mian shook his head, "I think we should talk about meeting after you have made your decision. Ruiqi, Ruilin, get in the car. Tia, let''s go home. The snowfall is getting heavier, and if we delay any longer, it will be hard to travel. "


    Lei Tia nodded and opened the car door for his wife and son.


    The next day, he would call Qin Mian early in the morning and tell him that he already knew about the matter of Qin Lian pushing him down the stairs back then.


    "This matter is indeed Qin Lian''s fault. I will have him apologize to you and compensate you. I want to talk to you about that man now. "With a man ??"


    Qin Mian interrupted him, "We have already been together for many years, and our son is already eight years old. "You think you can separate us?"


    Qin Yongcheng''s voice became heavy: "Oh? That means you don''t care about the inheritance of the Qin family? "


    Qin Mian felt it was extremely fu


    y, and he laughed out loud, but he did not intend to explain his origins to Qin Yongcheng, "Father, have you really investigated my background clearly yet? I''m not interested in the Qin family at all. "


    "Qin Mian!"


    Other than Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, there were no other successors in Qin Family. This was a fact that Qin Mian was very clear of, and that was why he was even more furious, thinking that Qin Mian was threatening him with the purpose of raising even more conditions.


    "I''m serious." Qin Mian didn''t like Qin Yongcheng, but he didn''t plan to make him angry. "If you think it''s necessary, I can write a document giving up the right of inheritance."


    Qin Yongcheng was silent for a long time, before asking: "You hate me?"


    "Not really." Sensing the abnormality in the space, Qin Mian hurriedly said, "I can treat Qin Lian''s illness, but not now. I still have things to do, so I''m hanging up. "


    Lei Tia appeared out of thin air, his expression serious, "Wifey, I''m going to transform."


    "What?" "So fast?" Qin Mian was shocked, "It''s cultivation speed is even faster than us?"


    Lei Tia explained, "It just found out that it has a portion of the Heavenly Mastiff''s bloodline, and recently, it spent most of its time in space, which was why it was able to advance so quickly."


    "Let''s hurry up and take a look." Qin Mian was worried about Bai Bai''s situation.


    Lei Tia pulled him back, "When a demonic cultivator transforms into a human form, there will be heavenly tribulation. It ca


    ot continue to stay in space."


    Qin Mian reacted quickly, "You''re worried that the same situation as last time will happen?"


    Lei Tia nodded seriously, "That''s right. We are not sure how the descendants of God Beasts will transform, but we should still make sure that we are prepared. According to what I feel, we still have two days at most. "


    Qin Mian didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. This little bit of white really made one feel helpless.


    He took the time to give Qin Lian a prescription. This was not for Qin Lian, but for Qin Yongcheng. He hadn''t felt Qin Lian''s pulse before, but there were a few reasons why the sperm''s vitality was so low. He could prescribe a warm and nourishing medicine, but at most, it would only work a little slower, and would not have any side effects. He specifically asked the delivery company to quickly deliver the goods to Qin Lian after a year. This year will be treated as a punishment for Qin Lian.


    After returning home, Qin Mian and Lei Tia stored all the important things into their spatial storage and flew to the desolate area on the outskirts of the city with their two sons.


    To prevent the family from being separated again, only Qin Mian, Lei Tia and Little White remained outside. Qin Ruiqi, Lei Ruilin, Golden Fur and the Golden Eagle stayed in the space.


    Qin Mian made the last call to Qin Yongcheng, "Father, I have already entrusted the delivery company to give Qin Lian the prescription I wrote a year ago. You don''t have to worry about no future. In addition, I have prepared a health medicine for you. It should be delivered into your hands before nightfall. At this time, I''m not afraid to tell you the truth. Our family of four are all cultivators, and sooner or later, we will have to leave this world. "Take care. Goodbye."


    Qin Yongcheng who was in his office now had a face full of shock. When he came back to his senses, the other party had already turned off his phone.


    Xiao Bai laid on the ground quietly, waiting for the critical moment to break the barrier.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia sat side by side on a rock.


    At this time, Qin Mian finally had time to ask a bit more what exactly was going on.


    Little White explained, "You saved me in my previous life, so we were fated to meet. There is cause, and there is fruit. The reborn you and the reincarnated me met again, ending that "cause." When I advanced, I had inherited memories, but the content was so confusing that they filled my mind like a game of chess. That''s why I didn''t mention it to you. It was only yesterday that I was able to sort out my memories. One of my ancestors was the Divine Beast, Heavenly Mastiff. This is also the reason why I was able to unintentionally comprehend the cultivation method. "


    "So that''s how it is." Qin Mian asked curiously, "Where did you give me that storage ring?"


    Little Bai said, "I picked it up by accident. At that time, I only had a feeling that it was a good thing."


    Qin Mian was speechless. What luck.


    It was rare for Lei Tia to ask a question, "How did you die in your previous life?"


    Little White said gloomily, "..." "I was too careless. I was discovered that my intelligence was too close to that of a demon, so I was beaten to death."


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia: "..."


    "Boom!" A muffled thunder rumbled in the sky.


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia suddenly stood up.


    Xiao Bai threw his head back and roared," Awoo ~ ~ ~


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other and retreated a hundred meters away. The divine tribulation was only for tribulation users. As long as the two of them were able to withstand the pressure of the thunder tribulation, they would be able to stand a bit closer.


    "Crack ~ ~ ~" With an explosive sound, a giant invisible hand suddenly tore a huge crack in the sky. A lightning as thick as an adult''s arm shot out from the crack like a giant snake hunting for its prey.


    "Awoo ~ ~ ~" Little White looked up into the sky without fear. When the lightning descended, it suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the sky.


    "Boom ??"


    A strong gust of wind swept past Qin Mian and the two of them, causing them to be unable to see anything. After that, their bodies became light and were swept up by the wind.


    Lei Tia hugged Qin Mian''s waist tightly, while Qin Mian''s four limbs were tightly wrapped around him.


    The gale wind whistled by his ears, but Qin Mian could not hear it clearly, nor could he open his eyes. He could only shout out with difficulty: "A little white!"


    "I''m here ??"


    The space suddenly distorted as Qin Mian and Lei Tia rolled a few rounds in the air passively. The wind suddenly stopped and the two of them suddenly became light, falling straight down.


    Lei Tia cha


    eled his True Essence and held his wife, floating in the air, before steadily falling.


    Qin Mian focused and turned around. He saw a young man who was around ten years old following closely behind him and Lei Tia. The three of them landed on the ground before they could even size up the situation.


    The youth had his hair unbound and was in his prime. His expression was aloof and arrogant, and he wore a black robe around his body. He did not wear any shoes on his feet. Perhaps it was because he was not used to wearing clothes, but he frowned and pulled at his robe, making it even more messy.


    Qin Mian opened his mouth, "A little white?"


    "Mm, master, it''s me. I''ve successfully transformed into a human form!" A little white smiled at Qin Mian, with happiness in his eyes.


    Qin Mian chuckled and went forward to help him arrange his robes.


    "Congratulations!"


    Lei Tia looked around and saw the pit on the ground, "Wifey, this is the place we left at that time."


    Qin Mian clicked his tongue, "I''ve stayed over there for about half a year, but I still don''t know how much time has passed."


    "Let me explore the village."


    Lei Tia flew off and returned very quickly.


    "It shouldn''t have been long since I saw Miao Miao," Nie Tian said. "He''s still that big."


    Qin Mian was relieved, "That''s good. We need to get the kids out of here and back to the village. "


    After the time it took to make a cup of tea, five people, a bear and a condor appeared at the village entrance.


    Little White carried Qin Ruiqi with his left hand and Lei Ruilin with his right, as easy as hugging two kittens. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin wrapped their arms around his shoulders and looked at him curiously. Even though they already knew that he was just a little bit pale, the two of them still felt that it was incredible.


    A little white seemed to be arrogant, but he was very indulgent towards his two children. He smiled at the two of them in a good-natured ma


    er.


    Lei Xianglee carried his vegetable basket and walked out of the village. Seeing Qin Mian and the others, he was first shocked, but after a moment of joy, he quickly ran over.


    "Big brother, sister-in-law!" Where have you been for so long? Why didn''t you say anything? We''re looking for you everywhere. "


    Qin Mian said embarrassedly: There was an accident, the higher ups are looking for us right now, so ??


    Lei Xianglee subconsciously thought that the word "above" referred to the emperor and nodded in understanding, "It''s good that you guys are fine."


    He curiously sized up the youth in black robes. "He is?"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia had already discussed the situation on the way here.


    "This is the son that Tia and I have adopted, his name is Qin Ruo Xuan. He is two years older than Ruiqi and Ruilin."


    Since he was adopted, there must be some sort of story. Lei Xianglee did not ask further, and laughed: "So that''s how it is, congratulations to you all. "Why didn''t I see any whiteness at all?"


    "It''s no use entering the mountain now." Qin Mian said this to make it easier for Qin Ruo Xuan. In the future, he could even use human or beast forms.


    "Oh. Oh right, this year''s Fifth Brother and Fifth Brother sisters have come back to celebrate the new year as well. Fifth Brother hasn''t come back to celebrate New Year for several years. Big brother, sister-in-law, look, why don''t we celebrate it together tonight? Your family just happened to be back on New Year''s Eve, and you two are on your way. "


    Qin Mian was a little surprised, he didn''t expect that today was New Year''s Eve. Without Madam Du and Lei Daqiang tormenting themselves, he and Lei Tia did not mind being closer to their brothers. They all nodded.


    Lei Xianglee said happily: "That''s great. Seeing that you guys are wearing so little, hurry up and go home. I will also go back and tell Third Brother and Fifth Brother about this matter. "


    In the evening, Qin Mian''s family, Lei Xiangyi''s family, and Lei Xiangzhi''s family were having a reunion di


    er at Qin Mian Family. The adults sat at a table, while the children sat at a table. Beside them, there was a bear and an eagle. It was very lively. After the dishes were served, everyone raised their glasses with smiles on their faces.


    "In the new year, we will all get better and better. "Cheers!"


    Qin Mian and Lei Tia looked at each other and laughed, while the fingers of both of their hands interlocked under the table. As long as their loved ones remained by their side, their days were filled with immortal days.


    ?? ?? Finished. ?? ??