Chapter 217: Men and women should not touch each other
The shopkeeper didn't expect that he had guessed it right.
Last year he only saw him from a distance through the crowd and didn't see his face clearly, but he was deeply impressed by the heroic figure on horseback.
As soon as Qin Yao entered the store, he felt his eyes brighten.
The more I look at it carefully, the more similar it seems.
I asked boldly and found out it's true!
Yes, how could a woman who could stride into a bookstore and calmly look back at those scholars be an ordinary person?
Maybe he was too excited, or maybe he was embarrassed, so the owner never spoke again unless Qin Yao asked.
Perhaps he thought that since she could kill the bandit leader, she should know everything.
Qin Yao could feel that the owner looked at her through a universal filter, but there were indeed many things she didn't understand.
Between maintaining mystery and revealing her true self, Qin Yao hesitated for less than two seconds and decisively chose the latter.
Pretending to be cool can't make a living, but getting lost can be a big problem.
"Can you help me explain what the various symbols on this picture mean?" Qin Yao asked.
This action attracted the scholars who had been paying attention to her. At some point, several of them came over and took the initiative to answer Qin Yao's questions without waiting for the owner's consent.
After Qin Yao spent one or two taels of silver to buy the "Map of the Prosperous Country" and left the bookstore, the scholars who had answered her questions ran back to the academy.
"Brother Liu Ji! We have seen your wife!"
It turned out that those scholars were Liu Ji's classmates in the dormitory next to his. They shouted excitedly all the way. After all, they had never seen the appearance of a female hero up close before. This was the first time.
Liu Ji, who was washing his shoes and socks instead of taking a nap during lunch break, heard the excited shouting of these people and paused: "Who? My wife is here?"
Why would she come here for no reason?
Liu Ji subconsciously recalled what he had done recently, examining whether he had done anything wrong. The news spread to Liujia Village, and Qin Yao came to the city to deal with him.
Turns out, no.
For the past month, he has been staying in the academy to prepare for the exam. He has been memorizing, copying books and doing mock papers day and night. He couldn't be more diligent!
Several classmates came up to him and said in unison that they saw a woman in the bookstore, which was very interesting.
As a result, when they pricked up their ears, they found that it was actually the wife of Liu Ji, which was even more strange.
But that's not what makes them so excited.
The reason why they were so excited was that they personally taught the female hero who was fighting bandits to read the map. Even at such a close distance, they could feel the coldness hidden under her gentle eyes. It was really exciting!
Liu Ji frowned as he listened. What close distance? What about personally teaching his wife to read pictures?
Don't you know that men and women should not touch each other?
Liu Ji threw the socks in his hand into the basin and rushed out of the academy angrily - Qin Yao, you shameless vicious woman, just wait for me!
However, when he rushed to the gate of the county government office with such a fierce momentum and saw the woman coming out chatting and laughing with Liu Dafu, he suddenly stopped his strides forward.
Turn around, look up at the sky, and retreat.
The whole set of movements is done in one go and is quite smooth.
"Liu Ji!"
Qin Yao roared, and Liu Ji trembled three times.
He turned around with a smile, and said in a flattering tone, "Oh my lady, what a coincidence! Why are you here?"
Liu Dafu wanted to leave first, so Qin Yao said goodbye to him and then strode towards Liu Ji.
"To get the land deed," she replied.
After buying the land she had longed for, Qin Yao touched the land deed stuffed in her chest pocket and felt very happy.
Liu Ji knew that Qin Yao had been coveting the land in Liu Dafu's hands for a long time. In addition, the two of them just walked out of the side door of the yamen together. He suddenly realized that Qin Yao had bought the land from Liu Dafu's family.
"How many acres of land did our family buy from Liu Dafu?" he asked a little excitedly.
Those are all top-quality farmlands, the basis for the survival of the common people. With the land in hand, they don't have to worry about having no food to eat next time.
Qin Yao didn't want to tell him, but she had to answer, "It's the ten acres of land that I'm planting now."
As for how much silver he paid for it, he never mentioned it.
But the next thing she said was, "I have good news for you. Fushi Liu Li will go with you. I will personally escort you two to the city. I have already bought the map."
After saying that, he raised the "Shengguo Road Map" that had been carefully wrapped in oil paper in his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
Liu Ji's smile froze. So this is how you make the deal!
The corner of his mouth curled up, "I knew it, how could that stingy Liu Dafu be willing to sell such good land to our family."
But when he heard her say that she would personally escort him to the city, he showed some anticipation and said excitedly:
"My wife, I heard that the city is much bigger than our Kaiyang County, and there are wine shops and restaurants everywhere. The roast duck in Dengyun Tower is even more special. How about we..."
"Let's talk about it later." Qin Yao raised her hand to interrupt, patted his chest, and instructed: "Come home in mid-April to help plant the second round of rice seedlings. I'm leaving, you study hard."
Liu Ji was stunned. He had come all the way to see her, but before they had even exchanged a few words, she was leaving?
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows suspiciously, "Any other questions?"
Liu Ji couldn't keep his smile and it collapsed completely. He shook his head with lifeless eyes.
"Then you can go back. I can go by myself. No need to send me off."
Qin Yao raised her hand and pointed to the academy gate beside her, then waved to Liu Ji without a trace of reluctance.
After all, seeing him was not originally part of the plan to go into the city this time.
There are still a lot of things waiting for her to do at home.
The seedlings have grown to a height that can be planted in the fields, and the whole village is waiting for her to teach them how to carry out the first round of transplanting.
There were also livestock sheds and warehouses to be built at home, daily maintenance of the water mill, fodder for the cows and horses, and weeding in the vegetable garden.
Now there was also the plan to go to the provincial capital, and she didn't have much time left.
Qin Yao patted her head gently, she couldn't think about it anymore, or she would quit!
Liu Ji stood at the gate of the academy, watching her walk away until she disappeared, then he said "Oh" belatedly.
Then he sighed deeply and entered the academy, feeling very depressed.
The spring rain continues, but the farmers' busy pace does not stop.
The seedlings in the nursery are ready to be planted in the fields. On the morning of the first day of sowing, all the villagers of Liujia Village gathered on the ridges of Qin Yao's field to watch her plant the seedlings up close.
The seedlings should not be planted too densely or too sparsely, and the level of water in the field should be kept just above the roots of the seedlings.
Everyone had been farming for several generations, so after Qin Yao gave them a little guidance on the work in the fields, everyone understood it.
In the afternoon, each family went to the nursery to get the seedlings and started planting them in their own fields.
Qin Yao was also very responsible and took turns visiting each family's fields to inspect and provide guidance.
After this round of seedlings are planted, the farmers who have been busy for a long time can finally stop and take a break.
Qin Yao also had some free time, so she went to the town to buy three fat pieces of meat, bought some wood from her own factory, and bought several hundred green tiles from the tile kiln in Xiahe Village. She invited her uncle Jiu and the brothers Liu Bo and Liu Zhong to come to her house to help build the livestock shed and warehouse.
(End of this chapter)