After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

Siniang knew what a hundred taels meant. It was enough money to buy ten acres of high-quality farmland, enough to support an ordinary family of three for a lifetime.

So I was very surprised when I saw a reward on the wall, saying that if anyone could help find the person who took away his child, he could come to the house to receive a reward of one hundred taels of silver.

I don’t know what it means to sell someone, but it’s so valuable.

Qin Yao walked to the reward notice board and looked at the notice that Siniang was pointing to, and explained: "The traitor is a criminal who specializes in human trafficking. The daughter of the person on this list was taken away by the traitor, and the family is very worried. That’s when the reward notice was posted.”

With that said, Qin Yao took a few more glances at the bounty on the notice board. She didn't pay attention to the content just now, but only stared at the bounty. Now when she looked closer, she realized that it was not just a list of people looking for lost livestock, but also a list of people looking for lost livestock. There were four or five missing persons reports.

The missing ones were all children, one was five years old, one was eight years old, and one was already thirteen years old.

There were so many missing person notices appearing at the same time. Looking at the 100-tael reward for clues about selling someone, Qin Yao frowned slightly. This was definitely not a coincidence.

The family discussed the high reward notice and returned to the inn. It was dinner time and the lobby was almost full of people.

Qin Yao's family rented a kitchen to prepare their own meals instead of eating here. When the innkeeper saw them, he hurriedly said hello and went to greet other guests.

There was a table of diners in the center of the lobby talking loudly about something. Because of the noise, the shopkeeper asked them to stop. The diners complained dissatisfiedly.

If it were normal, Liu Ji would definitely join in the fun, but now he has to worry about the food of the whole family, and he has no time to spare.

He put Siniang down from his shoulders, put on the master's posture and called: "Ale, follow me to the kitchen to prepare."

Yin Le agreed, told Qin Yao, and went to prepare dinner with Liu Ji.

Qin Yao, mother and son, stayed behind. Seeing that Aniang had no intention of going back to her room, the four Dalang brothers and sisters also stood beside them, openly watching the table of diners in the center of the hall continue to discuss in low voices.

When talking about the excitement, the voice became louder uncontrollably. You could vaguely hear something like "a small gang selling out", "people with children will be targeted", "they have men, women and old people to cover them up, so it's hard to guard against them". Class words.

The fourth mother tugged at the corner of Grandma's clothes. Qin Yao lowered her head and asked softly: "What's the matter? Are you hungry? Are you thirsty?"

Before the child could speak, Qin Yao had already taken out a small half-hung coin and was about to send Dalang Erlang to the snack stall at the entrance of the inn to sell some snacks.

Si Niang hurriedly called to A Niang, sighed helplessly, and quickly explained that she was not hungry or thirsty, she just wanted to talk to A Niang.

"Auntie, everyone is talking about selling people, does it mean there are many kidnappers here in Yuzhou who specialize in kidnapping children?"

The little girl had a serious expression and looked a little scared, but she didn't show it.

It is good to be aware of danger. Qin Yao did not make fun of the little guy's worry and fear, but also replied seriously:

"It must be so, so the four of you remember not to leave the sight of the adults, and when you see suspicious people, get out of danger quickly. If you want to go out alone, you must tell the adults first, do you understand?"

The four siblings nodded obediently, indicating that they understood.

Sanlang's thinking was out of the ordinary and he always expressed some strange opinions. He asked a little scared: "Auntie, are these kidnappers kidnapping children to make human meat pancakes?"

As soon as I asked the question, I received a blank look from the eldest and second brother.

Dalang said: "Are you stupid to be a kidnapper? If you want to eat meat, just steal pigs. Why steal people and break the law? Those who kidnap and sell people into slavery in Shengguo will be hanged!"

Erlang touched his third brother's chubby face pitifully, "Silly Sanlang, kidnappers are for sale. If you are lucky, you can be bought into a rich person's home as a slave. If you are unlucky, you can be bought as a child bride and as a manpower. I’m so tortured that I can’t even survive! And human flesh doesn’t taste good.”

Sanlang opened his big bright eyes and asked: "Second brother, how do you know that human flesh is not delicious?"

"It says in the book, a miscellany. Don't ask which miscellaneous book it is. If you ask again, I'll beat you up." Erlang glared at his brother dangerously, and the threat was successful. Sanlang said "oh" and obediently covered his mouth.

Qin Yao shook her head funny and took the children out to buy a lot of snacks. She didn't know if the children were greedy, but she was anyway.

Pack it into two portions, eat one today and save one for tomorrow on the road.

After the mother and son had finished wandering, they returned to the guest room. They successfully received a big look from Liu Ji who had finished cooking dinner but could not find anyone.

Of course, he only dared to roll his eyes at the four younger ones, and he had to coax the older one, "Madam, the water has been poured. Wash your face and hands and let's start dinner."

He naturally stretched out his hands, took the two large bags of snacks in Qin Yao's hands, and secretly clicked his tongue twice.

"Liu Ji, what did you say?" Qin Yao, who was washing her face, suddenly turned around and asked doubtfully.

Liu Ji stumbled, narrowly avoiding being tripped by the floor beam in the guest room. He quickly steadied himself, turned around and blinked innocently, "Madam, I didn't say anything?"

"No?" Qin Yao mumbled, shrugged, and continued to wash her hands with her head down.

After washing hands and faces, the family sat down at the small table and started eating.

A bowl of fresh stir-fried wild vegetables, a bowl of plump stir-fried pork belly slices, a bowl of fried tofu, and a bowl of egg soup. There was no exquisite presentation, but the food left a family of seven with mouths full of oil and no smoke at all. No time to talk.

After a silent dinner, Dalang's four children took the initiative to wash the dishes and wipe the tables, wash the dishes and chopsticks and return them to the inn kitchen.

The adults are preparing to leave early tomorrow morning.

Qin Yao and Yin Le got up and went to feed the horses in the backyard of the inn.

Liu Ji took back all the clothes he had washed and dried yesterday and folded them up. Then he stared at the four children as he checked his luggage and packed everything except the clothes and shoes he would wear tomorrow.

While there was still a fire in the kitchen, Yin Le and Liu Ji had to make enough dry food for two or three days.

I've been busy until late at night, so I can finally take a break.

After a good night's sleep, the family got up before dawn the next day.

After eating the breakfast prepared by Liu Ji, the adults and children loaded their luggage into the carriage, paid for the accommodation, and as soon as the city gate opened, they left the city and continued towards their next destination.

The weather is not very good today. The sun did not show up in the morning and it was a cloudy day.

There were forests and mountains along the way, and the children had no interest in admiring the scenery. They simply took out their books and read to pass the boring time.

At noon, I finally walked out of the mountain forest area, and suddenly my eyes opened up, and I came to a small flat village.

Business travelers pass through this place frequently, and villagers have already set up a tea shed at the entrance of the village for passers-by to rest.

Liu Ji quietly rubbed his butt that was about to burst, looked at the quiet tea shed in front, and boldly suggested: "Madam, let's take a break, buy a few bowls of hot tea, and have lunch with dry food?"