I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Wang Guihua frowned and said:

“Su Mo, you mustn’t talk about your sister like that. Your sister has already done so much for our family. She’s only a few years older than you, and it’s already very difficult for her to support our family. We can’t ask her for money anymore, so just give up on that idea.”

Su Shiyan quickly nodded in agreement:

"Yes, little sister, just listen to your mother. Don't worry, I just saw that Su Feng seemed to be frightened by you. He definitely won't dare to cause you any more trouble these days."

As he spoke, Su Shiyan looked at Wang Guihua and comforted her:

“Mother, I heard that you can earn a hundred coins a day by working at the docks in the city. Father and I will go there together. If we are careful with our food and expenses, I believe we can earn a tael of silver in less than a month.”

Wang Guihua looked at Su Shiyan with satisfaction.

"It's because your parents are incompetent that you have to suffer with them."

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan quickly waved his hand and said:

"No, Mother, I am content to be your son."

Feeling annoyed by Su Mo's antics, Su Banxia decided to take a walk up the mountain. She hadn't been to Wei Kezhi's courtyard to see Xiao Hei for a long time and wondered how big Xiao Hei had grown.

As Su Banxia planned out the food for the housewarming party in a few days, she walked up the mountain. Just as she reached the halfway point, she saw a bright red patch in the distance.

Su Banxia didn't hesitate and walked straight towards the dazzling red color. Only when she got closer did she realize it was a hawthorn grove.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Su Banxia's head. Since there were free hawthorns available, why not pick them all and store them in her spatial storage?

After the housewarming party, we'll make preparations to sell hawthorns in the city. I'll have my mother and fifth aunt take charge of making the hawthorns at home, and then I'll ask Erzhuzi, Gousheng, and Wei Kezhi to help me sell the hawthorns door-to-door.

Su Banxia's idea was to start by saving some money, regardless of the size of the business.

Having made up her mind, Su Banxia hurriedly began knocking down the hawthorns with a stick. She collected all the fallen hawthorns into her spatial storage. After picking all the hawthorns…

Su Banxia found another well-grown hawthorn seedling and planted it in the soil of her space, thus adding another layer of security to her candied hawthorn business.

If the hawthorn trees on this hillside are gone, the tree in my own space can still provide hawthorns.

After resting for a while, Su Banxia continued climbing the mountain. After walking for a short while, she unexpectedly discovered a strawberry seedling in the grass.

Su Banxia hurried forward and parted the grass to find that there were many wild strawberries growing on this hillside. Previously, the grass had grown so lushly that it had hidden the strawberries.

Su Banxia hadn't expected to be so lucky; she didn't seem to have ever seen people here have a habit of eating strawberries.

Perhaps people think this thing looks too brightly colored; although it looks nice, it looks like it's poisonous, so no one is willing to eat it.

Su Banxia didn't dare to delay and quickly began picking strawberries carefully again. Since things stored in her space had a preservation effect, Su Banxia simply picked all the strawberries.

Then, some very vigorous strawberry seedlings were picked up by the roots and planted in the space.

While Su Banxia was busy organizing the ingredients in her spatial dimension, Wei Kezhi wanted to go out and go down the mountain, but was stopped by two men in black.

"My lord, you should return to the capital as soon as possible. This is not a place for you!"

“My lord, we have no other choice. Several secret letters have come from Grand Tutor Li, all urging you to return to the capital. I’m afraid we won’t be able to keep it a secret for you any longer.”

Wei Kezhi frowned slightly as she looked at the two people in front of her.

"What use are you to me? Didn't I already say that I'm still recovering from my injuries and not ready to set off for the time being? Let's delay for as long as possible."

"But...but what about the capital..."

Wei Kezhi glared at the person who spoke.

"Are you really confused? The person who injured me hasn't been found yet. How can I set off in peace? I've only just recovered to about 70-80%. If I go back to the capital now, I'm afraid I'll die on the way."

"We will protect our master with our lives!"

Wei Kezhi waved his hand impatiently and said:

“You guys are really stupid. Since that person was able to hurt me, it means that the news of me hiding here has already spread. Now that I’m staying put and hiding in this little bamboo house to survive, I won’t pose any threat to those people in the capital.”

As she spoke, Wei Kezhi paused, looked at the two people who looked serious, and continued:

"But if I set off back to the capital, do you think they'll still be able to sit still?"

One of the men in black stammered:

"But Grand Tutor Li said he would meet you in the capital, and we will protect your safety."

Wei Kezhi sneered.

"Do you think the two of you can withstand an army of thousands?"

The two men in black exchanged a glance after hearing this, then sighed and said:

"My lord, the situation in the capital is tense right now. Even if you want to delay, you can't delay for much longer. If the Grand Tutor really can't control things anymore, he will send someone to kidnap you and take you back!"

Wei Kezhi raised an eyebrow and glanced at the man in black.

"Oh, I didn't expect you guys to be threatening me now?"

Upon seeing this, the two immediately knelt down, terrified, and said:

"I wouldn't dare, this was all Grand Tutor Li's idea..."

Wei Kezhi sighed and looked towards the door.

"I understand. I know what I'm doing. You don't need to put pressure on me on behalf of the teacher. I will definitely go back to the capital, but not now..."

There was one more thing Wei Kezhi didn't say: he wanted to say that if he went back, he would definitely take Su Banxia with him.

Wei Kezhi waved his hand, signaling the two men in black to stand up.

"You don't need to say anything more. Just do as I just said and reply to the teacher. I have to go out for a bit."

Wei Kezhi had barely finished speaking when Su Banxia's voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Wei Kezhi, are you up yet? Why are you still up so late today? I came to check on you!"

Upon seeing this, Wei Kezhi's expression changed immediately, and he looked at the two men in black, gesturing for them to hide.

The two easily leaped onto the roof beam, and just then, Su Banxia suddenly pushed the door open.

"Oh, you're up. I thought you were asleep."

Wei Kezhi's face stiffened, and he said:

"Why didn't you knock before coming in? If I hadn't gotten up yet..."

Su Banxia looked Wei Kezhi up and down, then waved her hand impatiently and said:

"Alright, stop pretending to be a stranger to me. I've seen everything about you. There's no need for all that formality between us."

As she spoke, Su Banxia placed the wild vegetables she had just dug up by the roadside on the table, turned around, and stared at Wei Kezhi with a sinister look, saying:

"I feel like you're acting a little strange today?"