Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family
Chapter 67: Escaping Poverty

Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Escaping Poverty

Amidst their lighthearted conversation, something had inadvertently slipped out.

After a moment, Gu Qingli’s expression relaxed, and she smiled. "Well, that’s fine. You may all leave now. I’ll call you if I need anything."

"Yes, Miss," the four of them replied respectfully, bowing.

After they left, Gu Qingli began to plan what to do next.

Xiao Yunjing returned half an hour later, followed by six young men in green robes. Judging by their gait, Gu Qingli guessed they were skilled martial artists and likely members of the Secret Sect.

"Madam!" the six of them greeted in unison, bowing.

As expected!

"Mm," Gu Qingli acknowledged with a nod.

Xiao Yunjing placed the items he had bought on the ground. "I brought them back to help with the work. What do you think?" he explained to Gu Qingli.

"Can they do it?"

She doubted these assassins could weed and till the land without turning it into a battlefield.

"I picked them from the organization," Xiao Yunjing said with a chuckle. "Even if they don’t know how, they can learn. It’s not like I took over just to have them kill and commit arson, you know."

Gu Qingli raised an eyebrow. "Picked them? Are there many people in the Secret Sect?"

"About four or five hundred. There used to be over a thousand."

"Heavens! So many!" Gu Qingli exclaimed in surprise. Assassins, not an army!

"We don’t just take assignments from the Daqian Kingdom," Xiao Yunjing said with a smile.

Gu Qingli’s eyes lit up. She spread her hands out in front of Xiao Yunjing. Such a large organization must be as rich as a kingdom!

And here I am, still not out of poverty yet.

Xiao Yunjing, amused by her expression, had someone call Wuqing. Wuqing arrived shortly after.

"Miss, Young Master."

"Wuqing, bring the items to your Miss," Xiao Yunjing said magnanimously.

"Yes." Wuqing’s mouth twitched. She immediately turned and left.

A little while later, she and Wushuang returned, carrying a red-lacquered box, which they placed in front of Gu Qingli.

"What is it? Jewelry? Gold? Silver?" Gu Qingli mused, running her hand over the box. This box alone is quite valuable; it’s made of golden nanmu wood.

If I ever need money, selling this box alone would fetch a handsome sum of silver.

Seeing Gu Qingli’s little money-grubber expression, Xiao Yunjing immediately called out, "Wuqing, help your Miss open the box."

Let Li’er feast her eyes on the riches.

"Yes." Wuqing gently lifted the lid.

"Huh? What are these?" Gu Qingli picked up several sheets of paper from the top. Upon inspection, she saw they were the deeds of sale for Wuqing and the other three, registered at the county government office and dated just a few days prior.

Beneath them was a stack of silver bank notes, roughly totaling seventy or eighty thousand taels.

After counting them, she rummaged further and found gold, silver, and various pieces of jewelry at the bottom of the box.

Gu Qingli’s eyes sparkled. I’m rich! I’ve finally escaped poverty!

The sight of all these things truly dazzled her. She had seen plenty of modern banknotes before, but never so many ancient silver notes, gold, silver, and jewelry. In her eyes, these were all antiques.

All of it was money!

After a long moment, Gu Qingli looked at Xiao Yunjing and asked, "Is all this mine? Can I spend it as I wish?"

Xiao Yunjing nodded indulgently. He loved seeing her look like a little money-grubber.

"Come, come! You four belong to me now. Each of you pick something you like from the box," Gu Qingli said, beckoning Wuqing and the other three.

"Really?" Wuqing’s eyes widened.

Gu Qingli nodded. "Really. Truer than true gold."

If you want the horse to run, you must feed it grass.

She believed that no one in the world disliked gold, silver, and jewelry—not even these assassins who only knew how to kill.

"Alright."

Sure enough, a rare smile finally broke through Wuqing’s usually stoic expression. She quickly asked Wushuang to fetch Wuxin and Wuyou, while she herself began to look through the box.

After looking around for a bit, she chose a jade hairpin.

"Just this one?" Gu Qingli asked.

Cradling the jade hairpin, Wuqing nodded emphatically. "Yes, just this one."

At the Secret Sect, they had seen countless treasures, but not a single one had ever belonged to them, nor would any ever be given to them.

Next, Wuxin, Wushuang, and Wuyou each made their choice. All three of them also selected hairpins. Gu Qingli noticed that the hairpins they picked could all be used as weapons.

Gu Qingli was speechless.

They just can’t stray from their old profession, can they!

Once all four had made their selections, Xiao Yunjing carried the box into the house.

Now that the purchases were made, matters arranged, and Li’er had received her surprise, he said, "Li’er, is there anything else you need to take care of? If not, we should probably head back."

"Alright. Could you step out for a moment? I need to put this away," Gu Qingli said, nodding towards the box.

She didn’t want to reveal her Space in front of him just yet.

As for the future, well, future matters could be dealt with in the future.

Xiao Yunjing nodded, then stepped out and closed the door behind him.

The moment Xiao Yunjing left, she transferred the box into her Space. With a satisfied clap of her hands, she came out.

"That was quick?"

"Yep, let’s go back," Gu Qingli said.

"Alright." Xiao Yunjing picked up the purchased items from the ground, went out, and loaded them onto the carriage.

Gu Qingli, meanwhile, went to find Wuqing. She explained their upcoming tasks and gave them 10 thousand taels of silver to manage things.

Wuqing accepted the silver bank notes. "Don’t worry, Miss. We servants will ensure everything is handled properly."

"Good, I trust you." Gu Qingli patted Wuqing on the shoulder. Then, she retrieved a jade bottle from her Space, handed it to Wuqing, and added, "This is for the four of you to consume. Take one spoonful each time. You must not give it to anyone else."

Wuqing didn’t know what it was, but seeing how cautious her Miss was, she deduced it must be something precious. She accepted it carefully and nodded.

"I’ll be going then. If you encounter any problems you can’t resolve, come back and find me."

"Yes, Miss."

Wuqing saw Gu Qingli onto the carriage and watched it drive away, only turning back once it was out of sight.

Wuqing felt immense gratitude towards her Miss. Without the Miss’s rescue back then, she feared her grave would have been overgrown with grass by now.

In this lifetime, the only way she could repay this life-saving grace was to diligently carry out every task for her Miss.

Xiao Yunjing drove the carriage home quickly. After unloading the items, he went to the back mountain to help out.

When Gu Qingli heard from Ms. Jiang that only a dozen or so families were willing to plant medicinal materials after Gu Chang’an’s big meeting earlier that day, she wasn’t surprised. It’s perfectly normal for the villagers not to believe in something when they haven’t seen any results yet.

"Mother, I’m going to see if my parents have bought the land yet."

"Alright, go on. Be back soon, dinner will be ready before long," Ms. Jiang said, nodding with a smile.

Gu Qingli agreed and headed towards Gu Dahe’s house.

"Sister! Sister!" the two youngsters called out, having just returned from school and spotting her.

"Did you come back by yourselves?"

"Yes! Mother gets too tired picking us up every day, so we told her not to. Now, with Xiao Han and the others, the five of us walk together. Sister, you don’t need to worry about our safety," the two chirped, rushing up the small hill to flank her, one on each side, and taking her arms.

Gu Qingli smiled and ruffled their hair. "Still, you must be careful."

Without an adult, she couldn’t help but worry. Tonight, I’ll talk to Xiao Yunjing about assigning someone from the Secret Sect to follow the five of them.

"Mm-hm," the two nodded.