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

Qin Yao wanted to find Ding Shi to accompany her, and Ding Shi was also looking for her.

When the two parties met, they immediately reached an agreement to go together without further ado.

"How many guards does Master Ding bring?" Qin Yao asked.

Ding Shi replied: "Two guards, plus the coachman and me, a total of four people, one carriage and two horses."

Qin Yao also talked about the situation on her side, "We are two families. Do you know Liu Li? He is also studying at Kaiyang County Academy."

As soon as Qin Yao mentioned Liu Li, Ding Shi laughed and said, "I know him. He passed the main examination and was ranked second and thirteenth. Did I remember correctly?"

Qin Yao nodded, remembering correctly.

Although Ding Shi only had a name in the county academy and rarely visited the academy, we were all from the same academy, so we had naturally met him a few times, but we didn't know him that well.

After making an appointment with Ding Shi to gather under the city gate tomorrow, Qin Yao returned to the inn and called Liu Li and Liu Ji together to announce the news.

Liu Li had no objection, on the contrary, he was looking forward to it.

Although Ding Shi is younger than them, he is very famous in the academy.

One is because he has Mr. Ding as his adopted father.

The second reason is that because he has a reputation for being knowledgeable early on, and because of the influence of the Ding family in Kaiyang County, many people pay attention to him.

However, the Ding family has its own resources. Ding Shi has rarely come to the academy in the past two years. He will only show up occasionally when the dean has important instructions.

This time, as the two were from Kaiyang County, they were on the list together. Liu Li naturally wanted to take this opportunity to make acquaintances so that they could take care of each other in the future.

Of course, people from rich families might not be willing to interact with him, but Liu Li felt that it would be nice to become familiar with him along the way.

Liu Ji is not qualified to express opinions.

Qin Yao said: "Then it's settled, we will meet at the city gate tomorrow at midnight."

Liu Ji had almost prepared everything he needed to prepare. Liu Li followed suit and asked Da Zhuang to ask the cook to help him make a lot of scones. He also bought two big bones and took them with him to make soup on the way.

I also wanted to bring some bacon or something, but unfortunately I searched all over the city and couldn't find it, so I had to keep it simple and travel lightly.

However, no matter how light it was, the carriage was still full because I stayed for many days and bought all kinds of miscellaneous specialties and gifts.

We will set off tomorrow. After dinner at night, Qin Yao's family of six went to bed early.

When daybreak came, Liu Ji was the first to get up with a yawn and go to the kitchen to make breakfast.

After the meal was ready, Qin Yao and her four children also packed their luggage. Ma'er also asked the innkeeper to help lead them to the back door of the inn.

After eating a simple breakfast, loading up our luggage, checking out of the store, we finally headed home.

The four Dalang brothers and sisters were still a little reluctant to leave. They looked back at the inn for a long time, then turned their heads and got on the carriage one by one.

Da Zhuang's side was almost ready. After Liu Li got in the car, the two families set off towards the city gate.

Both sides arrived at the city gate almost at the same time. The Ding family guards were all familiar faces. They smiled and nodded to greet Qin Yao.

Qin Yao responded with a smile, "Everyone is here."

"Let's go." Ding Shi squatted on the shaft of the car, made sure everyone was here, nodded to Qin Yao, got into the car and took a seat.

The wheels rumbled forward. It was still early and there were not many people under the city gate. The sound of carriages moving echoed in the city gate.

After leaving the city gate, his eyes suddenly brightened.

The four brothers and sisters of Dalang got out of the car window again and looked back at the tall city walls of Fucheng. They felt that the past half month was like a dream, so beautiful and happy that it was unreal.

But when I think of the small courtyard on the northern slope of Liujiacun, the city in front of me is nothing. That is their root and their home.

"Aniang, I bought lanterns for Sister Jinhua and Da Mao. Do you think they will like them?"

Siniang climbed out of the car door and lay on her father's broad back coquettishly. She turned to ask Qin Yao, who was sitting beside the car's shaft.

"Yes, this is a gift carefully selected by Si Niang." Qin Yao responded with a smile.

The little girl immediately laughed, her little body trembling, Liu Ji shrugged, "Hot, Si Niang, please get into the carriage."

On the morning of late May, as soon as the sun appeared, the heat started to rise. My daughter's body was very hot. It was indeed warm in winter, but let's forget about this summer.

Siniang snorted, poked her father's back with her little finger like she was angry, and then climbed back into the car.

The rear door can be opened, and both doors are opened together. Sitting in the car, you can enjoy the draft, which is very cool.

The small table in the carriage was put away, and quilts and mats were spread out. It was very spacious for the four children to roll up.

Liu Ji looked back, feeling nothing but envy.

It's a pity that none of the women next to him went in to lie down. What qualifications did he, a poor man, have?

From leaving the city to getting onto the official road, there were people from nearby farms going to the early market. The fields on both sides of the official road were lush and green. It was foreseeable that this autumn would be a bumper harvest.

Seeing such harmonious people and scenery made Liu Ji very confused, "Didn't you say it's a mess outside?"

Why is this different from what Qin Yao said before?

Qin Yao reminded him not to draw conclusions too early, and he had only driven five hundred meters, not even a mile.

To really get out of the city limits, you have to go to the hillside two miles away.

There is only one main road over there to get to Fucheng. If there is an emergency, officers and soldiers will set up a road here.

Seeing what Qin Yao said, Liu Ji nodded and planned to take a look before talking.

The group of people continued to move forward, but because of the carriage, the speed was not very fast.

After walking for another half-quarter of an hour, we finally saw the hillside where the checkpoint was set up. There was no checkpoint when we came here, but now a fence more than two meters high was erected.

There was a team of about ten officials guarding the place, and they were only allowed to go out but not enter. If anyone wanted to enter, they had to show the way.

Before reaching the checkpoint, Qin Yao and his party heard many voices gathering in one place. They could not hear clearly what was said, but they could feel that there were many people there.

The Ding family's carriage was at the front. A guard drove a horse to the front to check out the situation, and immediately turned back to report:

"Master, there are about a hundred or two hundred people gathered at the checkpoint ahead who want to enter the city. Almost all of them came from neighboring provinces to seek refuge. Judging from their outfits, they should all be people with some influence in the local area."

No matter what time it is, people with money and power can always obtain information faster than ordinary people and act in advance to avoid disasters.

After reporting to the young master, the guard followed Ding Shi's instructions and came to the end, telling Qin Yao about the situation ahead.

"There is no danger. Let's continue walking our own way, but you should go ahead and be more careful. Don't stop when you encounter homeless people begging for food on the road. We should go our own way and stay out of other people's business."

It was Qin Yao who dared to give such an order. Liu Ji was worried that the young master of the Ding family would be unhappy if she said this.

The guard understood what he had said and went to pass it on to Ding Shi.

Ding Shi felt that the refugee begging for food depended on the situation and was not an important matter, but he still remembered Qin Yao's instructions and asked the coachman to do as Qin Yao said.