Reborn as a beautiful little lucky star

Mu Xueyan also changed into a soft and comfortable cotton jacket and trousers with separate tops and bottoms, and danced with joy.

Yan Linqing was worried that she would catch a cold, so she still wrapped her in a small quilt and held her in her arms.

Mu Xueyan nestled comfortably in her mother's arms, moving her bright black eyes around and looking around curiously.

The three brothers Mu Yunlong loved their little sister very much and played happily around the mother and daughter.

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Although the ready-made clothes sold in the clothing shop are not gorgeous, they are soft in texture and bright in colors, and are obviously made of high-quality cotton cloth.

The family members were all good-looking to begin with, and after putting on new clothes, they looked even more handsome and elegant.

The sisters Mu Yufu are cute and lovely, just like a pair of peonies in bud, about to bloom.

The three little grandchildren have delicate features and are lively and cute, which makes people happy.

The old lady knew very well that clothes make the man, saddles make the horse, and people judge people by their appearance.

When you arrive in Qingshui County and visit the county magistrate's wife, you must not be unkempt, ragged, or attract dislike.

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The proprietress of the clothing shop was so happy to meet a big customer early in the morning that she couldn't stop smiling.

Liu was good at talking and took the opportunity to bargain with her. The proprietress gave them a 20% discount for the sake of good luck, and after rounding off the decimals, she asked for a total of 16 taels of silver.

Qin paid the money and asked about renting a carriage.

A family of eleven people sitting in one carriage was a bit crowded. She wanted to rent another carriage and buy some local specialties from Heixi Town as a gift to the county magistrate's wife.

Coincidentally, the proprietress had a horse carriage at home, and her husband often traveled between Heixi Town and Qingshui County.

I happen to be going to Qingshui County to purchase goods today, so I can give them a ride on the way.

Qin was pleasantly surprised and gave the proprietress thirty copper coins as travel fare. She then followed her to a familiar winery and bought ten jars of local medicinal wine.

The medicinal wine is loaded into the car and it's time to set off.

When the proprietress' husband saw three officers following him, he wisely kept silent.

The sisters Mu Yufu and Mu Yulin continued to take turns driving. A group of more than a dozen people, sitting in two carriages, left the town of Heixi and headed towards Qingshui County.

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"Ding-a-ling, jingle-a-ling."

The carriage creaked as it moved forward, and the bells hanging on the horses' necks swayed, which sounded very pleasant.

Mu Xueyan felt dizzy from the shaking of the carriage. She closed her eyes and went to sleep, and saw what would happen in the future again.

An old member of the Mu family army was angry that the emperor had listened to slander and harmed the old duke. He sneaked into the palace alone, but failed to assassinate him. This angered the emperor, who issued an assassination order.

The tyrant emperor issued an order to kill all the family members of the Duke of Zhenguo.

The royal guards who delivered the secret order were about to leave the palace.

The journey from the capital of Beichen to the northern border was long, and the exiled Mu family spent more than seven months on the road.

Even if we rush at full speed and travel day and night, it will take at least half a month.

Fortunately, I knew the future!

I have half a month to escape!

Mu Xueyan opened her eyes and sighed softly.

They thought that once they arrived in Qingshui County and were freed from slavery, their family's hard times would be over. However, they did not expect that one crisis would come after another.

The tyrant issued an assassination order and the fight would not stop until the person was dead.

Now the family’s only way to escape is to the deep snow-capped mountains, a forbidden zone for life that is difficult for ordinary people to enter.

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At noon, we arrived at Qingshui County.

The Mu family did not go to the county government office, but went directly to the county magistrate's residence.

Qin and Liu came to visit on behalf of the whole family, handed over a visiting card, and presented ten jars of fine wine.

The county magistrate's wife and Mrs. Xu were sisters with a deep affection for each other, and after reading their sister's handwritten letter, they did not make things difficult for them and readily agreed to help.

The magistrate of Qingshui County has been in office for many years, but he is not an honest official and is very worldly-wise.

The county magistrate's wife is the daughter of the owner of Qixia Villa, the richest man in Northern Xinjiang. She has the support of her family and is the mistress of the household, in charge of all matters big and small in the mansion.

The Qingshui County Magistrate knew very well that if he wanted to enjoy life, eat, drink and have fun in the northern border, he had to rely on his wife's financial resources. Therefore, he respected his wife very much and never went out to spend money on wine and women, flirt with women, or cause trouble for his wife.

At least, that's how it seems.

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The county magistrate's wife accompanied the Mu family to the county government office and explained their purpose.

The three officers escorting the prisoners have been silently acting as invisible men since the death of Li Ao and the other two.

The three men did not dare to reveal the truth about Li Ao's death. They completed the handover procedures at the county government office, stamped their seals, and left in shame.

No one was doing anything deliberate. The county magistrate hesitated for only a second, and for the sake of his wife, he made the decision on the spot and allowed the Mu family to redeem themselves.

Qin was so overjoyed that she paid a ransom of 10,000 taels of silver and processed the household registration documents for her family and had them stamped with the official seal.

From then on, the exiled family finally washed away the shame of being official slaves and regained their status as good citizens.

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"Old lady, are we going to buy a house in the county? Or are we going to buy land in the countryside and build our own house?"

After bidding farewell to the county magistrate's wife and leaving the county government office, the whole family was very happy. Mrs. Liu brought up the old topic again and asked about the purchase of the house.

"Don't ask me about this."

The old lady leaned on a dragon-headed cane, her eyes smiling, "Ask our little lucky star."

"Sister Yan."

Liu smiled and tried to please him. She turned around and asked the newborn baby seriously, "Tell me, where should we settle down?"

This action seemed very strange to outsiders, but the Mu family thought it was normal.

This is a very good question!

Mu Xueyan was just worrying about how she could not warn her relatives when Liu's question touched upon her heart.

Her smart and cunning eyes rolled around, and she stretched out her little hand, pointing at the Xianjian Villa token in the old lady's arms.

"Xianjian Villa?"

The old lady took out the token and immediately understood her granddaughter's intention: "Sister Yan wants us to go to Xianjian Villa."

"Uh-huh."

Mu Xueyan was secretly delighted and nodded continuously.

Xianjian Villa is located on the Arctic ice field, halfway up the Tianshan Mountains. One must cross the Hurricane Mountains to reach it.

If they could get protection from the people of Xianjian Villa, they wouldn't have to fear being hunted down by the tyrant.

"Okay, let's go to Xianjian Villa."

The little granddaughter's idea coincided with the old lady's.

She had already planned to let her grandson and granddaughter enter Xianjian Villa to learn martial arts.

Since her granddaughter said she wanted to go to Xianjian Villa, she became more determined.

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"Xianjian Villa is very far away, deep in the snowy plateau, so it's not easy to get there."

"It takes about ten days for a disciple of Xianjian Villa to go back and forth on horseback. We don't know the way, so it will take even longer."

"We must store enough food."

"You can't just have one carriage, you have to buy another one."

"Food, clothing, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, pots and pans, clothes and bedding, all need to be bought, nothing can be missing."

"I just happened to have some money left. I bought everything I needed and prepared to cross the mountains and travel a long distance."

Although there are more women in the family, young and old, they are more thoughtful.

When Qin heard that they were going to Xianjian Villa, she immediately made a decision to stock up on sufficient supplies in case of emergency.