The carriage departed from Linquan Village on a bumpy journey. The children were feeling drowsy, still full from their last meal. Thus they slept; Erniu lay on Qi Qingyao's lap, Xiaobao reclined on Si Jin and Dabao leaned against Jiang Yeqian's legs.
Qi Qingyao looked at her sleeping children. She rubbed her stomach, complaining, "I'm so hungry."
Erniu heard her mother's words vaguely in the midst of her sleep. She replied, as if talking in her sleep, "Mother, why didn't you eat with us in the village chief's house?"
She was on the verge of waking up after saying that.
Qi Qingyao patted Erniu, coaxing her back to sleep, while she said softly, "I'm afraid that they wouldn't be able to stomach their food if I was there."
When the children were all fast asleep, Qi Qingyao looked at the darkening sky outside.
She thought of what had happened today and let loose a guffaw.
"Hahahahaha, I'm rich now!"
Si Jin chuckled lightly.