Su Qin smiled and replied, "My name is Su Qin."

Wang Er chewed on the name: "Su Qin? Is it the same name as the previous Su Qing?"

Su Qin shook her head: "They are similar, but they have different pronunciations and characters. When you get to live with my father, I'll ask him to teach you how to write these two characters."

Wang Er asked in surprise: "Can I learn to read?"

Su Qin nodded: "Of course, whether you stay with my father or come back to work for me in the future, you need to learn to read. Not only do you need to learn to read, but you also need to learn martial arts. I have written a letter to my father, and he will find someone to teach you."

Wang Er's face was filled with excitement. "Really? Thank you so much! I'm so grateful that I can learn this."

Then he felt something was wrong and asked again, "Aren't you going back with us?"

Su Qin shook her head: "No, Mr. Zeng saved me in the city and he is indebted to me. I want to stay and take care of him."

Wang Er nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I will take good care of your family."

After explaining things to Wang Er, Su Qin looked at the Xu family again.

The Xu family had many speculations about her identity, so they were not surprised to hear what she just said, but they did not know that Su Qin was actually the daughter of the official who had embezzled disaster relief funds.

Xu Chunshan sighed and said, no wonder she said those words intentionally or unintentionally to provoke the victims. It turned out that she was trying to save her father.

Xu Chunshan's admiration for Su Qin increased even more. A woman could actually save her family from the execution ground and exonerate them. What kind of talent and courage that must have.

Seeing Su Qin looking at him, Xu Chunshan smiled gently: "Whatever you want me to do, just tell me directly."

Su Qin shook her head: "I don't need you to do anything. The reason I didn't let you stay is because it would cost too much. You can't afford it. You have to go back to take the exam next year, which will cost you a lot of money and it's not safe. Now, if you go back with the disaster victims, you won't spend much money on food and accommodation, and it's safe.

My father is here, even if Brother Feng gets sick on the road, he will call a doctor for you. You just need to take good care of Brother Feng.

Of these three mule carts, two are for you, and the things on the other one are for my family.

When my father arrives, you don't need to get too close to him. Just follow him. Once we're out of the city, find a chance to get close to him."

Su Qin took out the letter again: "Please ask Uncle Xu to give this letter to my father. He will take care of you after he reads it."

Xu Chunshan took the letter with a face full of gratitude: "Miss Su, how can I thank you for this? You don't let me do anything. I feel really bad."

If they could go back, they wouldn't want to stay here. It would be inconvenient to do anything in an unfamiliar place. If they could follow Su Qin's father, there would definitely be no shortage of doctors on the way.

Su Qin was afraid that he would feel burdened, so she thought for a moment and said, "My father has no one to help him with the disaster relief work, and I don't know if the local officials will cooperate. You are knowledgeable, so if it is convenient for you, please help my father with the disaster relief work, keep the accounts, and comfort the victims."

Xu Chunshan felt much better knowing that he could do something for Su Qin. He nodded and promised, "Don't worry, I will do my best to help your father. I will not let anything go wrong with the disaster relief work. I will also keep an eye on the people and things around him."

Su Qin nodded: "Okay, thank you very much."

After giving the instructions, Su Qin assigned them cars. Wang Er drove the car sent to the Su family, and the remaining two cars were driven by Xu Chunshan and Xu Feng, one was for Mrs. Xu and Xu Yunguo, and one was for Madam Xu and Xu Yunguo. It was not convenient for them to drive the cars, so Su Qin wanted them to hire two people from their fellow villagers to drive the cars.

Xu Feng lifted the curtain and looked inside the car. He found that the car was not only covered with thick quilts, but also had a charcoal stove on the small table, tea sets and four treasures of the study. There was also a faint smell of medicine in the car, which must have been prepared with medicinal herbs. His heart was moved. Looking at Su Qin's face full of gratitude, he bowed to Su Qin and thanked her: "Miss Su, thank you very much. No matter whether I achieve success or not in the future, I will repay your kindness."

Su Qin smiled and extended her hand to help him up: "Brother Feng, please get up. We have been friends through thick and thin together. It is normal for friends to help each other."

Xu Feng stood up and looked at Su Qin with a brighter look in his eyes: "Yes, we are friends. From now on, you will be our Xu family's lifelong friend."

Mrs. Xu wiped away tears of gratitude when she saw Su Qin's careful preparations. She took Su Qin's hand and said, "My poor child, you've just met your parents and now you have to separate again. Don't worry, I will take good care of your mother along the way."

Su Qin smiled and said without refusing, "Thank you."

Madam Su was born into an official family. She was delicate and frail, and had been served by someone since she was a child. After being released from prison, her body was badly damaged, and she had no one to serve her. She felt more at ease with Madam Xu taking care of her.

As a few people were talking, a convoy came from a distance. Except for the guards riding tall horses, the rest of the convoy were carriages. The carriage in front had the family emblem, which was the official who was accompanying them on the disaster relief mission. The carriages in the back were all pulled by two horses, which should be the carriages carrying the disaster relief silver, and behind them were the baggage.

With so many people on the journey, the imperial court provided them with food and supplies, and also visited various prefectures to replenish their losses along the way.

Because there were so many people, the victims who had set out in the morning had not yet left. The convoy did not stop, but followed the group of victims directly.

Su Qin stood in front and looked out. She saw the curtain of a carriage lifted up, and someone inside was sticking his head out and looking around. Su Qin saw clearly that it was Madam Su, and next to her was her father.

Although the two looked haggard, they were in good spirits and did not look sick. Su Jijing should have come directly from the palace, wearing official uniform.

Madam Su kept looking around along the way. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure. She leaned forward to confirm it, then turned back and excitedly called out to Su Jijing, "Master, look, is that Qin'er?"

Su Jijing had been waiting for Su Qin for two or three days since he came out of prison. He was anxious, fearing that something might have happened to her. When he heard it was Su Qin, he quickly stuck his head out to look. After seeing that it was Su Qin, he became a little excited: "It's her, it's her."

Madam Su heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, and was about to ask the driver to drive the carriage to Su Qin. She had just called out when Su Jijing suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait."

Madam Su looked at him puzzledly: "What's wrong? Aren't you worried about Qin'er? Why don't you let her get on the carriage?"

Su Jijing lowered the curtain, his face a little serious: "Nothing, let's go first."

Mrs. Su was shocked by his expression and asked, "What happened?"

Su Jijing shook his head: "I don't know, but Qin'er shook her head at me just now. She probably doesn't want me to get close."

Madam Su was a little anxious: "Are we just going to leave her alone? We are leaving now. We can't leave her here alone. How is she going to survive as a girl?"

Su Jijing was also worried, but after the incident of being rescued from the execution ground last time, he knew that his eldest daughter was an intelligent and capable person. She would not do anything without a purpose. There must be a reason for not recognizing them.

He clenched his fists, then unclenched them after a moment. "Wait a little longer. Qin'er must have been quite capable to have found her way from Chanzhou to Shangjing City on her own. Perhaps she's already with the disaster victims."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Su could only suppress her anxiety, sighed, and remained silent.

Su Jin, who was standing by, understood what was said but sat silently without saying anything. However, Su Sheng did not understand. He was young and had only been back home twice, so he did not have much impression of Su Qin. However, he knew that his life was saved by his elder sister, so he kept thinking about her. Seeing that his parents were silent, he asked curiously, "Didn't Daddy find the elder sister? Shouldn't we take her back?"

Su Jijing felt bad, and touched Su Sheng's head with a forced smile: "Wait a little longer, your elder sister is busy."

Su Sheng said disappointedly: "Oh."

The Su family sat silently in the carriage and followed the victims, waiting for two days.

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