Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 343 - 342: A Mighty Dragon Cannot Suppress Local Serpents

Chapter 343: Chapter 342: A Mighty Dragon Cannot Suppress Local Serpents

In the dead of night, when all was silent.

Qin Yao glanced at the Dragon and Phoenix Twins sleeping sweetly beside her, and touched the small wooden box with money on the pillow, feeling so excited she couldn’t sleep.

Gazing at the hazy moonlight outside the window, thinking of the prosperous life soon to come, her mind raced with thoughts, and it was a long time before she could fall asleep.

It felt like she hadn’t slept long when there was a knock on the door. It was Da Lang, calling his younger siblings to get up, or they’d be late for school.

Sanlang and Si Niang mumbled a bit before rolling out of the warm bed.

Qin Yao opened her eyes, watching the two little ones dress themselves, shoes and all, and couldn’t help but smile.

"Mother!" Si Niang exclaimed with surprise, didn’t expect her to be awake, and immediately pounced over, rubbing her warm cheek against Qin Yao’s face.

Sanlang looked on expectantly, wanting to cuddle as well, but feeling shy because now he considered himself a little man.

Qin Yao beckoned to him, and Sanlang happily dove into her arms. Qin Yao gave them each a big kiss on the cheek, and the three laughed heartily.

"You’re going to be late!" Da Lang reminded loudly from the doorway, exasperated.

Qin Yao hurriedly pushed the twins off the bed, "Quick, go wash up. Once you’re ready, I’ll do your hair."

The twins nodded vigorously, and Sanlang deliberately put on new little leather boots, chuckling foolishly twice, dashed out of the room, straight to the outhouse to relieve himself first.

Qin Yao quickly got dressed, hastily tied her hair in a high ponytail with a cloth, and went outside the kitchen with a comb. Si Niang didn’t even have time to sit down for breakfast, a bun clutched in her mouth, and in her hand, the lunchbox for noon, she ran two laps around the courtyard in a rush.

Finally, with half a bun still in her mouth, she grabbed the book box and hurried over to Qin Yao, quickly got her hair done, and dragged the box towards the ox cart at the gate.

Almost every morning was this hectic, truly a mix of laughter and tears.

Liu Ji was inside the house reciting his books, and seeing Qin Yao leaving with Ah Wang and her four mischievous children, he hurriedly chased after, asking, "Wife, are you heading to town?"

He keenly noticed the wooden box in Qin Yao’s arms and felt a stir in his heart, "The teacher said he wants to taste some town rice wine, why don’t we go together?"

Without waiting for a response, he was about to climb onto the cart, but Qin Yao cast a cold glance at him. Embarrassed, he chuckled twice and backed off, "Then, be safe on the road."

Qin Yao: "You focus on your studies; passing the provincial exam next year is more important than anything."

Liu Ji remembered the ’gift’ he received yesterday, secretly sulking, thinking it was absurd to expect the horse to run without feeding it!

The way he moved gave Qin Yao an immediate understanding of his intentions. She snorted, "Focus, I see you’ve been getting a bit cocky lately."

Don’t think that having Gongliang Liao as a new backer can escape her grasp. Without the scholar’s honor, he’s just a non-contributing member at home.

As for the gift, it’s already decent that she hasn’t given him a full set of practice exams.

"Ah Wang, let’s go," Qin Yao instructed.

Ah Wang flicked the whip, and the ox cart immediately rolled out, quickly entering the village.

Liu Ji looked towards Jinshi Town, letting out a long sigh for his miserable life.

Turning back inside, he vowed to study those books into ruins!

When he succeeds one day, let’s see how this shrew will still act presumptuous!

Experience proves, someone like Liu Ji needs a proverbial smack every three days to stay grounded, ensuring constant discipline to keep moving forward obediently.

Qin Yao first dropped the children off at the Ding Family School before letting Ah Wang continue driving to the Ding Family Manor.

Finding the home of Scholar Ding wasn’t hard. She just approached a Ding clan member by the fields, "Excuse me, how do I get to Scholar Ding’s home?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

They immediately asked if she was looking for the Scholar Ding involved in the murder case in the field, indicating how much stir the incident caused in the moat manor.

Unfortunately, Qin Yao was preoccupied with affairs at the stationery factory then, and later an esteemed guest visited their home, so she missed out on this explosive gossip completely.

Realizing she was looking to buy land from Scholar Ding, the person guessed her purpose right away, pointing southeast, "Keep going straight, the innermost courtyard with the green tiles is it."

As Qin Yao and Ah Wang went far, the Ding clan members in the fields started discussing, wondering who that bold fool was to buy that land.

Anyone bothered to investigate would know that the difficulty in selling due to the murder case was one thing, but being pressured by others to sell at a low price was another.

Even if Scholar Ding was willing to sell, the buyer would offend some bullies, making it impossible to farm or rent out the land smoothly.

Ah Wang’s sharp ears caught everything from the field, relaying it word for word to Qin Yao.

"Madam, do we have to buy this land?" Ah Wang asked curiously.

Qin Yao nodded, "Good things always attract desire, I like it too."

Being close to Liu Family Village, with fertile fields, connected plots, the price after all these stirrings shouldn’t be too high.

The point is, this is all she can afford!

Other manors were hundreds of acres for sale, the silver she had couldn’t even touch those, no need to even think about it.

Ah Wang couldn’t help but remind, "A strong dragon doesn’t suppress a local snake."

Qin Yao raised an eyebrow, looked at him, and said word by word, "We are the local snake."

"We?" Ah Wang’s heart rang alarm bells, a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Qin Yao patted him on the shoulder the next moment, "If any fool dares give us trouble, Ah Wang, you take the lead, I believe you can do it."

Ah Wang: "..."

They arrived at Scholar Ding’s home.

Qin Yao put away her playful smile, jumped off the cart, and approached the tightly closed door, knocking on the copper ring, "Is anyone there?"

The courtyard was very quiet,

but because it was a woman’s voice, after a while, there was a cautious female voice asking, "Who is it? Who are you looking for?"

Qin Yao gave her name and intention, clearly taking the other person by surprise, not believing she was here to buy land.

Qin Yao repeated, "To be honest, I wanted to buy when you first had the land for sale, but I lacked the silver then and didn’t have the cheek to come forward. Now I’ve gathered enough silver, finding your land still unsold, I sincerely came to enquire."

Inside, the woman exclaimed in surprise, "You’re not one they sent to lower our price?"

"They?" Qin Yao asked in confusion, looking back at Ah Wang.

Ah Wang shook his head, pointing out he hadn’t a clue either.

The door creaked open, just a crack, and Qin Yao immediately smiled.

Inside was a woman in her thirties, with an elderly, cautious looking lady huddled behind her.

Seeing Qin Yao’s confusion, the young woman said, "I’m Scholar Ding’s wife, and behind me is my mother-in-law, please come in."

She stepped aside, offering a friendly smile to Qin Yao.

With only women inside, Qin Yao waved Ah Wang to stay outside and casually watch for any ’evildoers’ mentioned by Scholar Ding’s wife.