Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

"Brother Mu Nan, get up first. I'll help you back to your room. The ground is too cold. Don't catch a cold." Wang Qing'er tried to help Mu Nan up, but the man was too heavy and she couldn't lift him. She had no choice but to let him get up on his own.

Mu Zhicheng and Shang Congjian were also woken up by their wives and helped up to return to their respective guest rooms.

Wang Qing'er, supporting Mu Nan, glanced at Yun Kai, who was still lying motionless on the ground, and thought to herself, "Does this man even have a wife? Why didn't he bring any attendants? We need to find someone to get him into his guest room; we can't let him lie in the pavilion forever."

"Sister-in-law, how much did my brother drink?" Mu Xiao came out from the backyard and saw her brother being supported by her sister-in-law, so she came over to help, but smelled the strong smell of alcohol on her brother.

"Mu Xiao, don't worry about this place. There's another one in the pavilion. Quickly help him to the guest room," Wang Qing'er said, pointing with one finger to Yun Kai, who was still lying motionless on the ground in the pavilion.

"Oh, sister-in-law, are you alright by yourself? How about I help you get your brother inside first, and then I'll help Brother Yun?"

Mu Xiao was still a little worried that his sister-in-law's small frame wouldn't be able to support his older brother.

"Hey kid, your sister-in-law is calling you, you go, hurry up, hurry up, why are you so long-winded?" Mu Nan said drunkenly, his words slurred.

"Wow, wow, how much did you drink, big brother?" Mu Xiao said with some disgust, fanning away the pungent smell of alcohol with his hand.

Mu Xiao walked to the pavilion, rode a cloud, and half-dragged, half-helped him into the guest room, then threw him onto the bed.

"Qing'er, don't go, I feel terrible, Qing'er..." Mu Nan murmured to herself as she lay on the bed, her tone even a little coquettish.

"Stop yelling. Didn't you think about feeling unwell when you were drinking? I'll go prepare some honey water for you. You won't feel unwell after drinking it." Wang Qing'er didn't expect her husband to act so coquettishly after getting drunk, and she was both amused and exasperated.

"Feeling great, happy, very happy, haha..." Wang Qing'er felt a pang of sympathy for the man on the bed as she listened to his drunken ramblings.

He was so happy and carefree; he probably hadn't been this indulgent in years! He could have pursued a career in government, but he gave up his future for his family.

She secretly resolved to persuade him to continue studying at the academy. Yesterday, he said that his family was too poor, but Shang Congjian interrupted her. Could it be that he was talking about continuing his studies?

He probably still wants to go to school, but he's worried about his family. Once Shang Congjian buys all the soap, the family will have money, and then we can slowly persuade him.

After Mu Nan calmed down, Wang Qing'er went to boil water and made several cups of honey water.

Mu Zhicheng and Shang Congjian handed the gifts to Qin Miaomiao and Yun Jing, while Yun Kai gave one to Mu Xiao.

She brought a cup back to her room and fed it to Mu Nan, then went to boil water to help him wipe his body.

"Ugh! We were supposed to have them take us hunting in the mountains today, but they're all completely drunk. What a disappointment!" Qin Miaomiao complained angrily.

"Alright, you can come and go as you please in the county from now on. They haven't gotten together for so many years, they must be happy, so they let loose a bit," Yun Jing comforted her friend with a smile.

"Yun Jing, are they all fellow disciples who practiced martial arts together?"

“Sister-in-law, they are not only fellow disciples who practice martial arts together, but Mu Zhicheng and your husband are both disciples of Mr. Li. They are fellow disciples from two different schools.”

"Mr. Li? Is he the Mr. Li from Lishan Academy?" My husband is actually a disciple of Mr. Li?

"Yes, that's Mr. Li. Your husband is the eldest brother, my eldest brother Congjian is the second brother, and Mu Zhicheng is the youngest brother. The three of them became disciples together. Among the three, your husband is the most skilled, but it's a pity that he later gave up his official career."

Yun Jing felt a pang of regret for her former brother-in-law as she recalled his actions over the past few years.

“Mr. Li’s disciple, that’s Mr. Li himself. My Zhicheng has never understood why Brother Mu Nan gave up back then.”

Qin Miaomiao recalled the regretful expression on her husband's face whenever he mentioned his senior brother.

"Lishan Academy, Mr. Li, in the original owner's memory, my cousins ​​always looked on with envy whenever they mentioned Lishan Academy."

"They say that if you can gain Mr. Li's favor and become his disciple, you'll either be the top scholar or the third-highest scholar in the future. Wouldn't Brother Mu Nan be a top scholar by now?"

Wang Qing'er stared ahead, her mind filled with mixed emotions as she pondered these things. Just how much had this man sacrificed for this family?

"Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law? What's wrong? Why are you still so dazed?" Qin Miaomiao gently nudged her.

"Oh, I'm fine." Wang Qing'er smiled awkwardly, then said, "Miao Miao, Yun Jing, we're about the same age, so please don't call me sister-in-law anymore, just call me Qing'er!"

Yun Jing thought for a moment and said, "Qing'er, okay, then I'll call you Qing'er from now on."

"Qing'er, you should be a little younger than us. Yun Jing and I are both eighteen. How old are you?" Qin Miaomiao asked her.

"Huh? I'm sixteen. Looks like I'll have to call you older sisters!" Sigh! What can I do when my husband is so old!

"Only sixteen? You should call us 'older sister' by now! Call us 'older sister' and let us hear it!" Qin Miaomiao teased.

Yun Jing also jokingly teased Qin Miaomiao, "Miaomiao, you have so many younger brothers and sisters, why would you need someone to call you 'older sister'? Qing'er doesn't need to call you 'older sister,' we can just call each other by our names."

"Okay, okay! I'll call you by your name then." Qin Miaomiao readily agreed.

"Yun Jing, is Young Master Yun Kai your elder brother?" Wang Qing'er finally couldn't help but ask Yun Jing this question.

"Yes, he's my older cousin," Yun Jing admitted without any attempt to hide it.

"That, that cloud..."

"Qing'er, do you want to ask about Yunshang and Brother Mu?" Yun Jing interrupted Wang Qing'er, asking her in return.

"Oh? No, I meant to ask if Brother Yun Kai is still unmarried? Why are you all coming in pairs, but he's all alone?"

Wang Qing'er was only curious about why Yun Kai came here alone; she wasn't asking about Yun Shang and her husband, as she didn't really want to know.

“My eldest cousin hasn’t married his wife yet,” Yun Jing answered truthfully.

"Qing'er, why don't you ask about Yunshang and Brother Mu's relationship, but instead you're concerned about Brother Yunkai?" Qin Miaomiao also thought that Wang Qing'er wanted to ask about Mu Nan and his ex-wife.

“I know about my husband’s affair with his ex-wife. As for Brother Yun Kai, I saw him lying on the ground drunk with no one to help him up. He looked pitiful, so I asked you about it,” Wang Qing’er explained.

"With a troublesome younger sister at home, how can he be in the mood to get married?" Although Qin Miaomiao and Yun Jing were very close friends, she disliked Yun Shang extremely and always thought that Yun Kai didn't get married because of his sister.