After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

Liu Dafu was also impatient. Although he knew that Qin Yao would not go back on his promise, he waited at the entrance of the village very early the next day.

Seeing Qin Yao driving a carriage with the family's elder brother Jinbao and his five children, he immediately shouted and followed in his own carriage.

He also brought some fresh fruits and melons to several restaurants in the county. It was good to be able to do more things, not to mention that Qin Yao was with him, so the road was very safe.

Qin Yao had only sent the children to Xiahe Village before, and had not encountered other villagers begging along the road.

Today I personally sent the children to Jinshi Town and saw two or three waves of people along the way.

They are dressed similarly to the nearby villagers, but each of them has a patched cloth bag hanging on his body, which is equivalent to a necessary tool for begging. Experienced people can tell what they are doing at a glance.

When encountering a carriage carrying people, they would usually avoid it. Dalang said that when the carriage driver took them to school, none of these people stopped the carriage. Maybe it was because they were children and could not give them anything.

Qin Yao sent the children to the entrance of the Ding family school and watched them enter the school. Then she drove back to Guandao to meet Liu Dafu, and the two of them headed to Kaiyang County together.

The closer we get to Kaiyang County, the more beggars are on the road. At first, we can understand what they say and can tell the accent of which village or town nearby.

But when they walked to Kaiyang County, a group of foreign accents appeared, all with different pronunciation and customs. Qin Yao couldn't understand most of what those people were saying.

In a country like Shengguo, large-scale population movements are not a good thing.

Normally, most people never leave their small villages in their lives.

"Where did they come from?" Qin Yaohu asked.

Liu Dafu was well-informed and guessed: "Tingyin should come from further north."

"Where is the place farther north?" Qin Yao's memory of the original owner has gradually faded away. She actually doesn't understand many things.

She only knew that the original owner's hometown was in the northwest. There used to be several family members and their names.

The rest has become so blurred over time that I can no longer remember it.

As for herself, the farthest distance she has traveled so far is from Liujia Village to Kaiyang County.

She promised Liu Dafu to help escort Liu Li to the capital of Zijing Mansion, so when she arrived at the county seat, she had to go to the bookstore to buy a map first.

By the way, shopkeeper Wu has been to Fucheng. When he returns to the village and passes by the mill in Jinshi Town, it will be safer to consult him.

Without GPS positioning and intelligent navigation, Qin Yao could only distinguish between southeast and northwest.

Liu Dafu saw that she didn't know much about the outside world. While telling her about the places north of Kaiyang County, he tested whether she could distinguish between east, west and north.

Don't escort Liu Li to the pit when the time comes.

Sensing Liu Dafu's suspicious eyes, Qin Yao looked at the sky speechlessly. Although she did not have a map of Shengguo, she was still someone who could come and go freely in the virgin forest. His worries were really overblown.

In this way, the two tried their hand at each other with distrust in each other, and finally entered the county seat of Kaiyang County.

Qin Yao first went to the bookstore to buy a map and waited for Liu Dafu. He was going to various restaurants to deliver food. The two made an appointment to meet at the Yamenkou in the afternoon.

Qin Yao walked into the bookstore for the first time. Previously, she had only bought school supplies at the stall at the door of the bookstore.

As soon as she walked in, she found a few scholars in the bookstore. They all looked over in shock, as if it was unbelievable that a woman walked in here.

Qin Yao was never afraid of these eyes, but instead looked straight back. Under her confident and powerful gaze, several scholars lowered their heads in panic, but couldn't help but glance at her, curious about her movements.

Qin Yao raised the corner of her mouth slightly, stopped wandering around the store, walked to the counter and asked: "Do you have a map of the journey to Shengguo?"

The store didn't say if it was available. Instead, he asked her where she was going.

Hearing Qin Yao say that she was going to Zijing Mansion, she raised a smile and signaled her to wait.

Then, under Qin Yao's confused gaze, he took out a pen and paper, polished it on the spot and drew a route on the paper for her.

Qin Yao looked at the 'map' handed over by the store, which was only as big as two palms. There was another snake-shaped curve on it, with tree signs drawn in the middle of the curve, and then circles were used to refer to Guanyi, which were drawn on both sides of the road.

To be honest, Qin Yao felt perfunctory at first glance.

But the store owner confidently pointed to the picture and told her, "If you want to go to Zijingfu City, go southwest from the official road of Kaiyang County. There will be a post station every thirty miles along the way, and you will pass twelve inns along the way."

He pointed to the circle on the drawing and said, "If you can pass the inn, it means you are on the right track."

"The tree here is a big fork. There is a wooden sign pointing in the middle of the road. You can just choose Jinyang Road."

He also told Qin Yao that you can pay attention to the trapezoidal mounds on the road. These mounds are called hou (hou). Each mound is five miles apart. You can use it to judge how far you have traveled and how far you are from the next station. How far is it?

Qin Yao thought to herself, she learned it again.

The so-called Guandao is equivalent to a modern expressway, and Guanyi is equivalent to a service station on the expressway.

And there will be many road signs along the way. The roads that people and vehicles often take are called so-and-so road and so-and-so road, the wider ones are called Kanghezhuang, the ones with many forks are called Kui, and the small roads are called Jing, Xi, and Chong.

The store may not be able to draw a precise map of the same scale for Qin Yao, but as long as Qin Yao follows the drawing he drew, he will definitely reach the destination.

"Is there a bigger guide map?" Qin Yao asked curiously.

The store owner nodded, yes, they do have it, "But it's very expensive."

He suspected that Qin Yao was buying the map for her husband who was going to take the exam in Fucheng at home, and she was also dressed very plainly. He was afraid that she would spend money, so he gave her a hand-drawn version.

Hand-drawing is affordable and only costs ten cents for pen and paper.

And usually everyone asks acquaintances for directions, and few people go to the bookstore to buy a guide map.

What Qin Yao wanted was to take it home as a learning material for the children to deepen their understanding of their own country. She felt the store's kindness, and she didn't mind him making more money.

"I want to take a look, is that okay?" Qin Yao asked politely.

The store owner had a good attitude and asked curiously: "Madam, do you understand?"

Qin Yao smiled and nodded.

The store owner looked at her more curiously and motioned for her to wait while he went to find the picture.

When looking for pictures, he frequently looked back at Qin Yao, as if he had thought of something, showing a surprised but uncertain expression.

The Guide is a very thick book because oversized paper is expensive and cutting it into small pieces is much more economical.

However, the small picture should also include what should be painted, so as not to affect the viewing.

When Qin Yao carefully looked through the guide book, the store owner suddenly asked: "Is Madam a heroine who suppresses bandits?"

Qin Yao raised her eyes to look at him and nodded gently, "My surname is Qin, just call me Mrs. Qin."

the heroine called out, a little embarrassed.