TSWPF -Chapter 204 Moved

During this period, Liu Zhimou went to the prefectural city to take the exams. This time, he passed straight through to become a Juren, and even ranked Jieyuan (top scorer). The village was thrown into an even bigger commotion. Every day, people kept coming to their house non-stop, leaving Li Qingling and the others utterly exhausted.

It wasn’t until they treated everyone to a meal and explained that Liu Zhimou still needed quiet time to prepare for further exams that the visitors gradually stopped coming.

Once Li Qingling had arranged all the matters, it was time for them to prepare to go to the capital. This time, the whole family was mobilized—everyone was going together.

But it wasn’t just her family going; they also needed to bring along some trusted people.

Without skilled people around, handling matters in the capital would be inconvenient.

Moreover, Li Qingling also planned to open a shop in the capital, so it was all the more necessary to have her own people with her.

She considered everything carefully before approaching Zeng Tietou, asking if his whole family would be willing to go with her to the capital.

When Zeng Tietou heard this, he was completely stunned.

“You don’t have to if you’re unwilling. I can just ask someone else,” she added. Given their deep roots in their hometown, it was understandable if Zeng Tietou’s family didn’t want to move to the capital.

But the person she trusted most was Zeng Tietou, so she asked him first. If he didn’t want to, she could always choose someone else.

“I… I’m willing! I’m willing…” Zeng Tietou snapped back to reality and nodded vigorously. How could he possibly refuse such a good opportunity?

Li Qingling smiled and said, “Why don’t you go home and discuss it with your family first, then give me a definite answer?”

Zeng Tietou thought for a moment, worried his family might object, and replied, “Alright. I’ll go home and ask their opinion, then give you a response later.” Without waiting for Li Qingling to react, he turned and ran off.

“…Wow, that was fast.” In an instant, he was gone. Li Qingling shook her head helplessly and turned back to arrange other matters.

She had already assigned someone to manage the business matters, but there were still some trivial things that needed her personal attention.

After she finished handling everything, Zeng Tietou quickly returned.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he said his family agreed to go to the capital and asked when exactly they would leave.

Suddenly, it felt like a big pancake had fallen on them out of nowhere—they were completely unprepared. Knowing the exact date was important so they could prepare for the journey.

“In about four or five days. Make sure you prepare everything in advance.”

“Alright…” Zeng Tietou rubbed his hands together. “Then I’ll get busy. If there’s anything else, just let me know.”

“Go ahead!”

After Zeng Tietou left, Li Qingling turned toward the chicken farm to check on the chickens at home.

She was a little worried because these chickens had been raised with spiritual water, which made the meat and eggs exceptionally delicious. Once she went to the capital, she wouldn’t be able to continue feeding them with spiritual water, so the taste would inevitably change, which could affect the business. How would she solve this problem?

She had been pondering for months but still hadn’t found a good solution. With a few days left, she decided to think it over thoroughly.

If nothing worked out, she would temporarily give up on the chicken farm at home and restart in the capital when an opportunity arose.

“Boss, you’re here?”

When Li Qingling arrived at the chicken farm, the workers all greeted her.

She smiled. “You keep working; don’t mind me. I’m just taking a look.” With that, she slowly walked around the farm.

After a full round, her head ached from thinking so much, yet she still hadn’t come up with a good solution. She decided to stop torturing herself, sighed, and walked home.

On the way, she ran into Old Li Tou. Seeing him hunched over and coughing occasionally, her brows furrowed involuntarily.

Old Li Tou also noticed her and muttered something under his breath before finally saying, “I heard you’re going to the capital?”

After he and Old Lady Liu had come to plead with Li Qingling, the village chief had also warned them once, and they hadn’t gone to see her again.

In the past few months, they rarely left home, so news didn’t reach them quickly. They had only learned in the last couple of days that Li Qingling’s family was heading to the capital.

“Yes…” Li Qingling didn’t have much to say to Old Li Tou.

If it weren’t for how unreasonable his family had been, she wouldn’t have cut ties with them.

Old Li Tou coughed into his hand a couple of times, then continued, “The capital is different from home. You’re unfamiliar with the place. Take good care of yourself and your younger siblings.”

“Alright…” Li Qingling replied stiffly. “You too…”

Old Li Tou nodded lightly, glanced once more at her, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Watching that hunched figure, her heart felt complicated for a moment.

She stood there for a while, took a deep breath, and then returned home.

Back at home, seeing Li Qingfeng and Liu Zhiyan had returned, she asked, “Did you say goodbye to your classmates?”

Li Qingfeng and Liu Zhiyan replied in unison, “Yes.” They were happy about going to the capital and even wished they could leave immediately.

“Good. Go pack your things; we leave in a few days.”

“Alright!” The two of them rushed to their rooms excitedly, rummaging through everything to pack.

Li Qingning ran out when she heard Li Qingling’s voice. “Sister, are Ah Huang and Ah Bai coming with us to the capital?”

“They can’t go.” Thinking about Ah Huang and Ah Bai not being able to go, her heart felt heavy.

To them, Ah Huang and Ah Bai were family. Now being separated hurt.

Li Qingning pouted, on the verge of tears. “Why can’t they come? What will we do if I miss them?”

Li Qingling sighed silently in her heart, squatted down, held Li Qingning’s shoulders, and explained.

After hearing her explanation, Li Qingning sadly lowered her head. “Alright…”

Seeing her so downhearted, Li Qingling picked up the little one and went directly to the backyard.

As soon as Ah Huang saw them, he ran happily over and rubbed his large head against Li Qingling.

Li Qingling set Li Qingning down, held Ah Huang’s head, and seriously said, “Ah Huang, in a few days we’ll be going to the capital. You and Ah Bai should take the little ones back to Songshan, okay?”

Ah Huang and Ah Bai occasionally returned to Songshan to hunt, so their wild instincts meant she wasn’t worried about them adapting back home.

Ah Huang understood and whimpered.

He didn’t want Li Qingling and the others to leave.

Having stayed with them all along, the sudden separation was unbearable.

Hearing Ah Huang’s cries made Li Qingling feel even worse. She gently explained why they couldn’t bring them to the capital, so they wouldn’t feel abandoned.

After her explanation, Ah Huang whimpered even more sadly.

Li Qingling stayed in the backyard with Ah Huang for over an hour before leaving to handle other matters.

Since learning about their departure, Ah Huang and Ah Bai refused to stay in the backyard, sticking close to Li Qingling and constantly watching, afraid they would be left behind.

Li Qingling could only let them be.

The night before leaving for the capital, Li Qingling carried a package to Old Li Tou’s house.

Hearing the knock, Old Li Tou opened the door and froze. He never expected Li Qingling to appear at his door.

Li Qingling looked at him calmly and handed the package to him. “If you’re sick, take your medicine properly. Don’t let a small illness turn into something untreatable.”

Without waiting to see his reaction, she turned and left.

She didn’t know why she felt this way—perhaps she wasn’t ruthless enough. Seeing him like that, she couldn’t help buying some medicine for him.

Consider it a way to repay her father’s nurturing kindness.

Old Li Tou watched her disappear into the night, holding the package, and closed the gate.

“Old Li Tou, who came? What’s in your hand?” Old Lady Liu’s eyes lit up when she saw the package, and she reached for it, but Old Li Tou avoided her hand.

Old Lady Liu frowned and glared at him. “What’s the matter? Is there something good inside? Why can’t I see?” The more he avoided it, the more she wanted to know. “Who gave this to you?”

Old Li Tou sat down quietly, put the package on his lap, and opened it. Seeing the bags of medicine inside, his throat choked slightly.

He never expected that granddaughter of his would buy medicine for him. Truly…

“Medicine?” Old Lady Liu leaned in. Seeing it was just medicine, her excitement faded. “Old man, who bought this? Who came just now?”

Old Li Tou cleared his throat and said calmly, “Xiao Ling.”

“What? That little brat actually bought medicine for you? How could he be so kind? It’s not poisoned, is it?”

Hearing that, Old Lady Liu jumped up in fright. She could never believe that Li Qingling had brought the medicine.

Old Li Tou glared at her, suddenly stood, and said fiercely, “Afraid of what? Even if it were poisoned, it would only poison me, not you—rest assured!” With that, he strode into his room and locked the door.

He absolutely didn’t believe Li Qingling would poison the medicine; she wasn’t foolish enough to harm herself this way.

He opened the package and started arranging the medicine.

At the bottom, he found ten taels of silver and a note:

“If these medicines still don’t work after eating, take more. Health is more important than anything else.”

After reading it, Old Li Tou’s eyes reddened. That girl… really…