Wealth and glory seek stability

This was a timely relief for Qi Si. Her parents were both old and had been in poor health in recent years, so they had no choice but to sell off the half of the sheep they had left.

The imperial capital is not an ordinary place. In order to make it convenient for their daughter to go in and out of the royal court every day, Qi's father and mother bought a house near the royal court. The annual renovation cost of the house alone is a considerable expense.

When the family moved, Qi's father decided to sell the house and decided to follow his daughter to her new post.

When he heard that this female official had no background, he also came to terms with it. He thought that the imperial capital was not a place where people like them could stay for long. His daughter was also old, and the noble children who stayed in the imperial capital would look down on a family like theirs.

Going to a remote area and getting a position as an official might allow you to live more comfortably than in the imperial capital.

Kecheng.

Qi Si helped her mother get out of the car.

Looking at the post station in front of her, Qi's mother couldn't help but sigh.

"It's really thanks to you that we were able to get here. Your father and I have never been to these places in our lives. I heard that Kecheng is rich in barley wine, and your father loves wine the most."

Father Qi was at the post station, and he could almost smell the aroma of wine. "Si'er, after we settle down, let's go to the street and get some wine."

Qi Si looked at her parents who dared not even leave the house in the imperial capital, and now had sincere smiles on their faces, feeling a little sad in her heart.

I increasingly feel that my decision to follow Jian Xi to take up the post was the right one.

She thought that becoming an official would allow her to protect her parents, but who knew that they were also feeling very frustrated in the imperial capital because of her.

Qi Si nodded, her eyes full of tenderness, "Okay, if Dad likes to drink, buy more."

The money they have now is enough for their family of three to live a worry-free life for the rest of their lives.

Jian Xi took Mo Chuan to look around Kecheng for some local flowers and trees that could be planted.

Wu Zhuo is a wizard who can predict the weather and knows many local medicinal herbs and flowers of the Xuanwu Dynasty.

Jian Xi felt that the entire Xuanwu Dynasty was full of mystery, such as the flowers blooming in the ice and the glowing grass. If these things happened in the past, she would not have believed them.

The world's great wonders.

She stopped and walked along the way in the hope of collecting more crop seeds and finding the crops that were most suitable for growing on the grassland.

Wu Zhuo is usually a man of few words, and has two smears of blue and green paint on his face, just like Wu Zhan did back then.

Mo Chuan walked on the street, looking at the passers-by with various wine jugs hanging around their waists.

Jian Xi turned around and asked teasingly, "Why? You want to drink?"

Speaking of drinking, Mo Chuan immediately thought of the scene when he was forced to vomit by Yin Wu and others. A chill rushed from his tailbone to the top of his head.

He shook his head reflexively, "No, I don't want to drink again in my life."

Wu Zhuo glanced at Mo Chuan and said, "The barley wine in Kecheng is world-famous. It tastes mellow and has a strong aftertaste. It would be a great pity if Brother Mo didn't drink it."

As he said this, he walked to the wine shop next door, took out a jug of wine from the neatly arranged wine gourds on the table, threw down the silver, opened the cork and took a big gulp.

Jian Xi looked around with great curiosity. Half of the shops on the most prosperous street in Kecheng were wine shops.

I couldn't help but wonder, "Can you make money with so many wine shops?"

After drinking the wine, Wu Zhuo became more talkative. "These shops don't just do business in this city. Every year before the barley is ripe, the wine they brew has already been reserved by the whole grassland. Herders are most afraid of severe cold when grazing. Barley wine has a strong aftertaste. A sip of it will warm your whole body. Herders love it the most."

Jian Xi nodded thoughtfully, and saw Qi Si's family of three coming towards her.

"Sir." Qi Si greeted warmly, holding Qi's father and Qi's mother on both sides of her arm.

Jian Xi smiled and said, "Come to buy some wine?"

Qi Si raised her eyebrows, "Yes, my father loves drinking the most. He finally came out, so he took them out for a walk."

Jian Xi nodded, and when Qi's father and mother saw how reserved she was, they pulled Mo Chuan away.

Now that you are more or less a leader, you should still be more informed and sensible.

Jian Xi brought Wu Zhan and Mo Chuan to a huge trading market.

There are good things in the trading market that you can’t usually see, and you can also barter.

When she encountered an unfamiliar plant, Jian Xi asked Wu Zhuo beside her.

She really found a lot of good stuff.

Sudden.

Something on a stall caught Jian Xi's attention.

A huge ear of wheat was mixed in front of the prepared herbs on the stall.

These ears of wheat were bigger than any Jian Xi had ever seen before. The stall owner was an old woman whose skirt was covered with patches and whose hands were covered with chapped wounds.

Jian Xi walked up to her and asked, "Grandma, are these all herbs?"

When the stall owner saw that there were customers, she immediately put on a smile and said, "Look, girl, I dug them all up from the mountain myself."

"Damn girl, who told you to run away?"

Mo Chuan spotted two familiar figures in the distance and thought he was seeing things, but when he looked closely he saw they were Ling Bao and Bai Zhi.

Because they were not clear about the situation in Kecheng, Jian Xi left the two little girls in the post station.

Who knew that Lingbao and Baizhi would secretly run away.

Mo Chuan took two steps at a time and pulled Lingbao's ear from a distance, all the way to Jian Xi.

Bai Zhi at the back was timidly pulling at the corner of her clothes, with an expression as if she had done something wrong.

Lingbao grimaced as the branch was pulled, and wanted to reach out to hit Mo Chuan, but Mo Chuan simply pressed his hand against Lingbao's little head. Lingbao's hand could only wave in the air, but could not touch the corner of Mo Chuan's clothes.

Jian Xi felt so overwhelmed looking at this pair of funny guys.

Apart from ensuring Lingbao's survival, Mo Chuan would not indulge him in anything else. He did so under the pretext of letting Lingbao know from a young age how dangerous the world is.

"Alright!" Jian Xi said, "Mo Chuan, let go of Ling Bao."

Mo Chuan pressed Ling Bao's head with one hand, "Look at this fierce girl, I will let her go as long as she doesn't hit me."

Jian Xi looked at Ling Bao, "Ling Bao, if you want your brother to let you go, don't do it. If you understand, stop. If you do this again, all of you will go back to the post station and reflect on your mistakes."

Ling Bao stopped instantly, and Mo Chuan also let go of his hand.

Jian Xi waved to Bai Zhi who was behind her. Bai Zhi was a quiet person and would keep her head down whenever she did something wrong.

"Now can you tell me why you two came out?"

Bai Zhi looked at the angry Ling Bao and explained, "Sister, we were really staying in the room just now. Ling Bao was reading the booklet left by his master, and I was reciting the medical book. Ling Bao suddenly said that it was a good day to tell fortunes, so he told me that there was something here that sister had been looking for, so he brought me here."

When Wu Zhuo heard the divination, he looked at Lingbao in surprise.

This girl can tell fortunes at such a young age?

Jian Xi had always been indulgent towards the two little ones, so she couldn't bear to blame them after hearing the reason.