Zhou Yu had actually tampered with Qin Ying's household registration book. Well, it's not quite accurate to say that he had tampered with it, after all, Qin Ying was an official's wife, and he just wrote it down.

Qin Ying's relationship with the Zhao mother and son is that of relatives, while Qin Ying's relationship with An An is that of adoption.

However, the other party had originally asked him to write the names of all the family members on one household registration card. He did this on his own and didn't know how to explain it to them, so he kept it and didn't send it back.

Fortunately, as long as this family does not travel far, they will not need the household registration post.

It seems I need to find time to have a good chat with Qin Ying.

As he was thinking about this, he heard Qin Ying calling An An outside. He quickly put on his shoes and walked out, saying through the wall: "An An fell asleep here with me."

Qin Ying responded and thanked Zhou Yu for his hard work.

Zhou Yu thought for a moment, then walked to the wall and said, "Miss Qin, when would you be available? I have something to tell you in person."

Qin Ying immediately became nervous and asked quickly, "What's the matter?"

"Don't worry," Zhou Yu said quickly, hearing her voice was a little tense. "It's not a bad thing. I'll just tell you straight.

"It's related to your household registration card," he said quickly without waiting for Qin Ying to ask, "It's not that there's a problem, but I think the Zhao family mother and son are both farmers. Although your household registration card was lost during the escape, it's not difficult to verify your identity.

"As the orphan of an official, the imperial court should give me some preferential treatment.

“It’s just that in today’s world… many things are difficult to do.

"However, it's not difficult to get a replacement for your household registration..."

Qin Ying thought for a moment, "I understand what you mean, sir. Are you saying that it's not appropriate for me to be registered with my mother and Hu Zi? Then what about An An? An An can't be an illegal resident!"

"Don't worry, it won't happen," Zhou Yu said hurriedly. "Here's what I'm thinking: why not register all of their household registrations under yours? That way, with your identity as a guarantor, the Zhao family mother and son can be exempted from most of their taxes and labor service."

Qin Ying breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked, "What about An An?"

"An An is your adopted daughter, so naturally she should be with you," Zhou Yu immediately reassured her, "Don't worry about that."

Qin Ying was relieved, "If that's the case, this is a good thing, but will it be too much trouble for you?

"Also, with the world in chaos right now, I'm afraid it's difficult to verify my identity, right?"

She wanted to ask Zhou Yu how he knew her identity, but when she thought of the tablet in her room, she felt that there was no need to ask.

"This is my business," Zhou Yu lied. "As long as you have no objection, I'll take care of the rest."

Qin Ying saluted Zhou Yu across the wall and said, "Thank you, sir."

"No need," Zhou Yu waved his hand. "It's just a small favor. Also, regarding the grain seed ordering process, I've thought carefully about it. Why don't you write me down a detailed summary of everything from seed selection and cultivation to tillage and post-seedling management, and write it down for me."

"You were right before. Your family's power is always limited. You should promote this method. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish!

"Of course, I will pay you, and I will definitely not let your work be in vain.

"I just don't know what Miss Qin likes?"

After a conversation with An An, he felt that he should not be too roundabout in doing things. Miss Qin always kept her distance from him, so how could he not do more?

Qin Ying was startled, stepped back, and said hesitantly: "No... I don't have any special preferences.

"If... I have to say one thing, it's money. I want to make more money, rebuild our house, and save more money for Hu Zi and An An so they won't be too tight on money when they get married in the future."

Zhou Yu sighed inwardly. Was she still treating him like an outsider? Or was she thinking she couldn't come up with much money, so she only dared to make such a small request?

After thinking carefully, he said, "If you are interested in farming, there are many abandoned fields now. No matter where they are, you can buy a lot of them at a very low price..."

"This dynasty does not discriminate against merchants. If you want to do business and have decided on a particular line of business, you can take this opportunity to buy a shop."

"Sir," Qin Ying raised her voice slightly and interrupted him, "What you said is unrealistic for us.

"We are just ordinary people and don't have such great ambitions.

“Now there’s hope that the drought will end… Although we can barely make a living, it’s hard for people who have just escaped from hardship to forget it all at once.

"All I want now is to farm well and raise rabbits, and hope that natural disasters won't strike again."

The conversation is basically over at this point.

Zhou Yu sighed in his heart again. This meant that she was unwilling to open her heart to him. But that was also true. Who was he in front of Miss Qin now? Why should she open her heart to him?

He bowed dejectedly and turned back to the house.

Qin Ying was a little nervous, but she still told Aunt Zhao about the household registration card. Aunt Zhao was so happy that she slapped her thigh and said, "Oh my! There is such a good thing!

"Yingzi, this is only because the world is in chaos, otherwise, we would have to pay a lot of labor service and taxes throughout the year!

"I'm still worried about Hu Zi. With the drought, I don't know if he can find a suitable girl to start a family with in the surrounding area..."

"Mom," Qin Ying quickly advised, "As far as I'm concerned, good things never come late. We're not in a hurry to get Huzi married.

"Let's save some money first. Once we have money, it will be easier to say we are from a good family.

"In the future, the young couple will have money in their hands and won't have to worry about making ends meet."

"You're right," Aunt Zhao frowned. "Marriage is a lifelong event, and we can't be careless. We can't just choose the girl, we have to carefully select her family as well.

"Only a family with a good family tradition can raise a good daughter..."

Qin Ying listened with a smile. She had no say in this matter. Although there is a saying that "good bamboo shoots come from bad bamboo", it is generally like what Aunt Zhao said. If the family tradition is good, the children in the family will most likely have good character.

Zhao Hu rushed in and asked, "What are you talking about?" Without waiting for an answer, he asked, "When do we have dinner? I'm hungry!"

"Oh!" Aunt Zhao sighed and said to Qin Ying, "She still has the mind of a child!" Why marry a wife? Do you want to bring her home to watch two kids play house?

Qin Ying smiled and said, "Hu Zi is very sensible. Is he going to collect firewood?"

"Yes, yes," Zhao Hu poured himself a bowl of water and drank it down in a gulp. He wiped his mouth and said, "Our firewood runs out quickly, so we need to store more. The firewood we bring back from running every day is not enough for a day."

Aunt Zhao nodded, knowing that worrying about family matters meant she was not far from growing up.

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