A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Liu Yuyao said, "Peiqing, I think it's better to wait for your eldest brother to come back before we go and catch him. If we lead a few people over and fail and let him escape, wouldn't that be a pity?"

Qiao Peiqing thought about it and felt that it made sense. Her father and elder brother were not at home, and as a girl, she would never do such a thing. What if she alerted the enemy and her elder brother came back, wouldn't she be unable to find him?

"Well, Yuyao, you just keep an eye on him these days. I will notify you the first time my brother comes back," Qiao Peiqing instructed.

Liu Yuyao smiled flatteringly and said, "Don't worry, Peiqing, I will make sure to keep an eye on him before Young Master Qiao comes back!"

Shen Qingqian bought the vegetable seeds and returned to Shenjia Village with Daqiang the next morning. She told the people who helped her build the greenhouse the methods and precautions of growing vegetables in the greenhouse.

It was the first time that Shen Qingqian met Wu Cuiyun's nephew. The boy's name was Wu Gang. Like his mother, he had a dark face and a simple smile. When he spoke, he showed a mouthful of big white teeth. He looked like an honest and hardworking man.

Shen Qingqian gave them 300 coins each. They were so happy when they received their wages! They all promised Shen Qingqian that they would follow her instructions and plant the vegetables.

Just when everything was starting to get on track, the news that Shen Qingqian was Shen Qing, the first place winner of the poetry competition, spread throughout the town!

For a time, Shen Qingqian's name became well-known and became the subject of everyone's discussion.

However, most people praised her, saying that she was talented but low-key.

Especially the students in the college, many of them came to eat hotpot just to catch a glimpse of Shen Qingqian's beauty.

In just a few days, the hot pot restaurant's turnover increased to more than thirty taels of silver a day!

Liu Chongwen, the rich young man, and the young man in blue had always admired Shen Qingqian. After learning that she was the first place in the poetry competition, they came to her house almost every day and became frequent visitors to Tianshang Renjian.

With their extensive publicity, more and more guests began to stay at Tianshang Renjian, and rooms had to be booked in advance.

Shen Qingqian knew at once that the news must have been spread from the county government or the Gu family!

She just wants to make money quietly and doesn't want to be famous!

So, no matter who came to see her, she tried her best to explain that they had made a mistake, that her name was just similar to Shen Qing's, and she was not Shen Qing at all!

However, no matter how she explained or shirked responsibility, somehow, those people were sure that she was Shen Qing!

Shen Qingqian was of course happy that her business was getting better, but she was pursued by a group of students every day, and some even wrote love letters to her, which made Shen Qingqian laugh and cry!

After a few days, Shen Qingqian was unable to withstand everyone's enthusiasm, so she decided to leave for a few days and go to Tai'an Town with Yingzi to find out about her grandfather.

Shen Qingping's leg has gotten much better, and Wang Ke'er is also ready to go with Shen Qingqian and visit her father.

So on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Qingqian, Yingzi and Wang Ke'er rented a carriage and set off for Tai'an Town.

Ping'an Town is forty miles away from Tai'an Town, and Heishi Mountain is located in the middle of the two towns and is under the jurisdiction of Tai'an Town.

In the carriage, Yingzi felt a little excited and nervous, wondering if she could get any news about her grandfather on this trip!

Shen Qingqian would lift the car curtain from time to time to look at the scenery outside.

Since coming to this world, this is the first time she has left Ping An Town and gone to another place. Although it is not far, it always feels new!

Only Wang Ke'er sat there quietly, no one knew what she was thinking!

The carriage had been driving for less than an hour when Yingzi lifted the curtain on the other side and shouted in surprise, "Girl, Ke'er, the Black Stone Mountain is ahead!"

Shen Qingqian retracted her head from the other side of the car curtain, looked in the direction she pointed, and saw the Black Stone Mountain that Yingzi mentioned.

Black Rock Mountain looks slightly different from other mountain ranges, which are generally clusters of mountains that are large and rolling.

There is only one lonely Black Stone Mountain. Although its area looks large, it is not very high and its shape is like a yurt!

Shen Qingqian thought for a moment and suggested, "Yingzi, Ke'er, why don't we go to Black Stone Mountain first!

Accompany Ke'er to find his father first, and we'll ask Niu Er and the others if they have any news about your grandfather recently. If not, we'll go to Tai'an Town to ask."

Yingzi nodded and said, "Okay, when we get to Black Rock Mountain, I'll take you to see the wooden house where my grandfather and I live."

The three of them made the decision happily.

After less than a quarter of an hour, the carriage arrived at the foot of Black Stone Mountain.

Yingzi stopped the carriage, and as soon as the three of them got off, a gust of freezing wind blew. The mountains were much colder than the city!

Yingzi pointed to the left and said, "Girl, Ke'er, go up this way and you will see where grandpa and I live."

Then, she pointed to another place and said, "Niu Er and his men's stronghold is right here. Ke'er's father should be there. Let's go find them first!"

The mountain road was rugged and the carriage could not go up, so Shen Qingqian paid the silver and sent the coachman away.

On the way up the mountain, snowflakes began to fall.

In the cold winter, the snowflakes that fall basically do not melt, and after a while a thin layer is gathered.

The mountain road was a bit slippery, and Wang Keer lost her balance and nearly fell. The melted snow under her feet also splashed onto Yingzi's skirt.

Yingzi was quick to grab her.

"Thank you, Yingzi!"

Wang Ke'er was still in shock, and she held Yingzi's hand tightly and expressed gratitude.

Yingzi held her hand and said, "I'm used to walking on mountain roads. Whether it's snowing or raining, it won't affect me. Just hold on to me and you won't fall."

"it is good!"

Wang Keer agreed, then turned to Shen Qingqian and said, "Miss, you should be careful too. How about the three of us link arms and walk together? It's safer this way."

Shen Qingqian discovered a problem at this moment. She saw black spots on Yingzi's skirt. They were not mud spots, but black spots, as black as charcoal!

Shen Qingqian didn't bother to answer Wang Ke'er's words. She lifted one of her feet and looked at the sole of her shoe.

The mud on the soles of the shoes was mixed with black particles, and the same black water stains were dripping down the soles!

"Girl, what happened to your foot?"

Yingzi asked a little worriedly.

Shen Qingqian was suspicious and asked, "Yingzi, why is the bottom of my shoes so black? It doesn't look like normal yellow mud!"

Yingzi said, "Girl, you don't know that the bottom of our Black Stone Mountain is all black stones that are shiny and black. So the surface is also full of black particles. Even the sand blown up by the wind in spring is black!"

"Black stone? Did you hear about it from others, or did you see it with your own eyes?"

Shen Qingqian already had a guess in her mind and asked impatiently.

Yingzi said: "I have lived here since I was a child, so of course I have seen it!"

"Then where can I see those black stones? Can you take me to see them?" Shen Qingqian said anxiously.