"Ahem, then I'll take my leave of you."

"It's alright. I've always wanted to repay Nie Niang for all she's helped."

Shang Qing smiled slightly, then scooped a large spoonful into the bowl the other person was holding.

By the time the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill and left, the pot had been emptied.

"It seems to be really popular; we need to bring some more back."

“You’re right, it’s better if we go tomorrow, we’re stronger and can bring back more.”

"But you still can't tell which one is poisonous."

Gu Yu frowned, wanting to say he could do it, but then remembered he still needed to catch wild rabbits and ultimately remained silent.

The courtyard fell silent for a moment, then was broken by a knock on the door.

"We felt a little embarrassed after eating so much, so we thought we'd give these to you."

"A sickle? I was just about to buy some tools, and you've brought it over. Thank you so much."

The carpenter didn't say anything, but touched his nose sheepishly and glanced at the basket on his back next to him.

Having guessed why, Shang Qing smiled helplessly and finally turned to look in the other direction.

“Go to that little basket and give them some.”

"I have to go up the mountain tomorrow, so I won't let you go with Nie Niang. That way, I can manage on my own later."

The carpenter hadn't expected this, but he still smiled gratefully and left with his things, feeling a little embarrassed.

early morning.

When Shang Qing opened her eyes, she saw an empty bed and couldn't help but frown.

"You're out so early?"

After receiving no response for a while, he realized that none of them were in the yard, so he slowly walked into the yard to prepare to wash the red mushrooms he had picked the day before.

Unexpectedly, everything in the courtyard was placed in a corner.

Only a bamboo mat was placed on the ground, covered with red mushrooms that had been cleaned the day before.

"They're really diligent."

She was so caught up in this that she couldn't do anything, and she really didn't know what to say.

Shang Qing glanced at the empty bamboo basket in the corner, sighed, and ran back into the system to exchange for a few more rabbits to throw into it.

After finishing everything, seeing that it was getting late, he prepared to go to the door to wait for the child to return.

But as she reached the door, before she could even shield herself from the glaring sunlight, she heard two familiar voices.

"She must have done something wrong; we have to find out the truth."

"Ask clearly?"

Shang Qing repeated those three words, his brows furrowing again, and his hand reached out and touched the cold blade.

Although it wasn't particularly sharp, it still left a red mark on her palm.

But precisely because of this, he finally had a handy weapon again, which he quickly held to his chest, watching his opponent warily.

What brings you here today?

Why did our brewed beer turn out like this?

Change?

Shang Qing frowned slightly, and was about to ask someone to take the item out when her arm was grabbed tightly.

Because the subordinate used too much force, causing pain, the person couldn't help but swing the sickle slightly.

Seemingly afraid of hurting himself, he finally let go of her hand, but the burning gaze was still impossible to ignore.

"It must be something wrong with what you left behind, otherwise why would our very successful beer have gone bad!"

"It's gone bad? What can I do about this situation?"

It's estimated that the temperature was insufficient, causing problems with the raw materials inside, and the premature contact with air led to spoilage.

However, explaining it was too complicated, and Shang Qing was too lazy to explain it to the two of them in a hurry, so she turned around and looked in the other direction.

However, they discovered that the people who should have returned long ago were still not back at this time.

Fearing that the two would get close again, he could only push back inside the courtyard gate, trying to block them with the gate.

However, he was too slow and was pushed aside by Liu Bazi, who then walked directly into the courtyard.

With nowhere to retreat, Shang Qing frowned deeply and stared intently at the more dangerous Jiang Yingyue.

"I told you long ago that this wasn't the right time, but you wouldn't listen to my advice. Now that there's a problem, you're coming to me for help?"

"It's all your fault! Only the kind of flower you left behind caused the whole wine jar to become overgrown!"

A wine jar?

If I remember correctly, she used to keep them in bamboo tubes or wooden buckets.

Therefore, this organizational structure was entirely changed by the two of them without their consent, and had nothing to do with Shang Qing.

Unfortunately, before Shang Qing could speak, two people, not just Jiang Yingyue, walked straight over.

There was even that aggressive mouth demanding compensation.

"If it weren't for the problem with what you left behind, we wouldn't have been come knocking on our door!"

"What do you want?"

"You're asking me? Don't you know what to do?"

Shang Qing looked at the other person with a face full of doubt. Just as she was about to kick the person out, she heard a gasp from outside.

What are you doing here?!

"Am I right? My uncle said that's very impressive."

Seeing that the two completely ignored Gu Pan'er, Gu Nian'er threw down the basket in her hand and rushed forward, hiding her helpless mother behind her.

"Get out of here, you're not welcome here."

"If your mother hadn't cheated us out of our money and asked me to come, I wouldn't have wanted to come."

"Your mother lied to you? Didn't you trick your mother out of her wine?"

With just one sentence, the other party fell silent.

But this man was no good person at all, so why would he give up asking for money just because of such a few words, and instead reach out and grab the two children?

"Since your mother is unwilling to give it, then we'll have no choice but to sell you."

"Let them go, or my sickle will fall on you."

Jiang Yingyue didn't believe she would dare to use a knife, so she dragged the two children who were stunned by the sudden movement.

Originally intending to scare people, Shang Qing saw the person take two steps forward and, disregarding everything else, raised his hand to strike the hand that was grabbing Gu Nian'er's hair with his sickle.

"You are crazy!"

Liu Bazi, who had been silent all along, finally made a move, pulling Shang Qing back to prevent the two from getting closer.

As Shang Qing watched the man walk further and further away, he was about to bite Liu Bazi's arm.

Never expecting her to do this, he didn't hesitate for a moment and raised his hand to slap her.

Seeing this, Gu Pan'er finally calmed down and tried to push Jiang Yingyue away with the martial arts she had recently learned, but she was so frightened by the other party's cold eyes that she dared not move.

"Mom, Uncle!"

"What's going on? Why are you two holding them?"

Gu Yu gave Lao Zong a wink, then rushed forward and kicked Liu Bazi, who was about to slap Shang Qing, to the ground.

To prevent resistance, they even stepped on the person's chest to prevent them from getting up.

"How about it?"

"Don't worry about me. Pan'er and Nian'er have been captured by Jiang Yingyue. She says she's going to sell them for money."

Hearing Shang Qing's words, Gu Yu, though unaware of the reason, naturally assumed that she had done nothing wrong; the fault lay with the two intruders.

"How is Lady Shang?"

"Speak! Why are you bullying a woman? Are you even a man?"

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