I became a vicious stepmother and I went to the sea to feed my three children.

As Bai Qingyao finished speaking, the servant in front of the counter looked up.

As soon as he lowered his head, he saw the box full of gold and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Sir, what did you just say?"

"Change this gold into silver notes for me."

"...Okay, please wait a moment."

Upon seeing this, the servant stammered and quickly turned around to ask someone to inform the shopkeeper.

The gold that Bai Qingyao brought was quite heavy.

In Taohua Town, there are very few people who come to the money house to exchange banknotes, most of them just exchange some silver.

Although this amount of gold is not a lot for a bank, anyone who can casually take out so much gold is definitely not an ordinary person.

These servants were all trained in money houses, so they have some ability to recognize people.

After receiving the news, the shopkeeper hurried to the lobby. When he saw Bai Qingyao, he quickly went over to her.

"Sir, do you want to exchange the banknotes?"

"Ah."

Hearing Bai Qingyao's distant voice, the shopkeeper didn't care, "Please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

The shopkeeper did not deceive Bai Qingyao. Probably less than a cup of tea later, the shopkeeper ran to Bai Qingyao with the silver bill.

"Sir, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. The weighing just now took some time. You brought a hundred taels of gold, which can be exchanged for a total of one thousand taels of silver."

"Please keep the banknote."

Bai Qingyao took the banknote and nodded calmly, but tears were flowing in her heart.

She didn't expect that Hawksbill Turtle was so rich. The things he took out today were less than a quarter of the things in the box, but he actually exchanged them for 1,600 taels. It really made her... jealous.

Only after Bai Qingyao left did the bank owner look away.

The servant beside him was a little puzzled. "Boss, we have many customers who can spend a thousand taels. Why do you treat that young man differently?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper glanced at him and said, "Although one thousand taels is not much, but look at what the young man is wearing. It's definitely not made of high-quality fabrics, but he can easily come up with so much gold..."

"You mean..."

The servant suddenly understood, and the shopkeeper looked at him with a teachable expression.

"He stole the money!"

'boom--'

As the servant finished speaking, the shopkeeper gave him a slap on the wrist. "What do you mean stolen? How dare you come to the bank so openly with stolen goods?"

"This young man must be a rich young man who secretly came out to experience life!"

"Oh."

The servant rubbed his head and responded in a muffled voice.

After leaving the bank, Bai Qingyao removed all her disguises and returned to her stall.

"Let's go, Auntie will take you to the county government office."

Bai Qingyao picked up Gu Zehuai from the ground and walked towards the county government office with the three little ones.

Speaking of which, the county government office is not far from Taohua Town, but it is not close if you walk there. It takes nearly half an hour to walk there.

When she arrived in the county, Bai Qingyao could sense that everything here was different from Taohua Town. It was more lively and prosperous, with people coming and going, and there were more people in the market than in Taohua Town.

The original body had never been to the county government before, and she had no memory of this place.

Bai Qingyao had no choice but to ask passers-by about the location of the county government office.

When he arrived at the gate of the county government office, he looked at the plaque in front of him, which was somewhat magnificent but somewhat old, and walked in without any hesitation.

"who!"

As soon as she reached the gate of the county government office, Bai Qingyao was stopped outside. She took out the certificate she had obtained from the village chief from her arms and handed it to the constable at the door.

"Brother Constable, I am from Dayuan Village. This is the document issued by our village chief. I came to the county government office today to inquire about the purchase of the land in our Dayuan Village."

The constable frowned when he heard this, but the ownership of each village's island was indeed under the jurisdiction of the county government.

"Wait."

Throwing down these words coldly, the constable turned around and went inside.

"Mother, what are we doing here?"

Gu Zejing was a little curious, but also a little scared.

Those guys just now looked so ferocious and scary.

"I came here today to ask how to buy the island in the village."

"Island?"

Gu Zexuan's eyes widened slightly. "Mother, do you want to buy the island?"

"Yes, when the time comes, we can build a new house on it, raise a lot of poultry, and grow a lot of delicious food!"

"Okay, then I'll help my mother raise the chicks."

When Gu Zejing heard this, the fear in his heart was alleviated a lot, and he quickly spoke excitedly.

Gu Zehuai was not to be outdone, "Then I'll help my mother grow vegetables!"

"Okay, all of you help Auntie."

Just after she finished saying this, Bai Qingyao heard footsteps. When she looked up, she saw the constable walking towards her from not far away.

"Come on, come in with me."

Following the constable, Bai Qingyao brought the three little ones into the county government office.

The county magistrate sat on the main seat, with a young-looking man standing beside him.

The county magistrate did not look very old, probably only in his twenties or thirties. Unexpectedly, he became a county magistrate at such a young age.

"I pay my respects to the county magistrate."

"No need to be polite."

The county magistrate's voice was very gentle, without the slightest sense of oppression.

"Just now, I heard from the constable that you want to buy the land in the village?"

If he remembered correctly, the county government only had jurisdiction over the islands and mountains in each village, and very little jurisdiction over other lands. So what was she coming here to buy today?

"To answer your Excellency, yes."

Bai Qingyao spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Which piece of land do you want to buy?"

Xue Ming waved and took out the land deed and map beside him.

Bai Qingyao looked up and said, "Sir, I'd like to ask, what is the value of the island in Dayuan Village?"

Xue Ming's hand, which was flipping through the brochure, paused for a moment, and he slowly raised his head. "Are you going to buy an island?"

"Exactly."

He frowned slightly. "As far as I know, the islands near the villages in Qingshui County are completely uninhabited. No one even comes ashore. The island master doesn't even know if there are any wild animals. Have you...really decided?"

"Yes."

Bai Qingyao nodded.

"Which island do you like?"

After saying this, Xue Ming suddenly remembered something and continued, "However, I want to say this upfront. Although these islands are uninhabited and no one goes there, they are quite expensive due to their large area."

Seeing that Bai Qingyao's expression did not change, Xue Ming opened the booklet.

"You just mentioned Dayuan Village? Let me take a look..."

"There are three islands in Dayuan Village. Which one do you like?"

"My Lord, it is..."

Hearing her answer, Xue Ming quickly turned to that page. "The island you mentioned is one of the more medium-sized islands among the three, and it costs 1,700 taels."

Bai Qingyao was shocked when she heard this number.

I knew this island was expensive, but I didn't expect it to be this expensive.

"how?"

"I want this one!"

Although it was expensive, she happened to have enough money to afford it!