If an outsider enters the country, he or she must submit his name and portrait to the government. Qingqing, as the daughter of a businessman, has not changed her name, but she has added an extra surname in front of her, with the businessman, and her surname is Ren. Current name, Ren Qingqing.

The government received the report of the new population, the name was recorded, the portrait was also left at the bottom, and the merchant paid the tax and silver, and the work was over. Now that she became the daughter of a merchant, her food and clothing were already different, and the merchant couple also invited a master to teach her to learn. Qingqing is already smart and extremely talented in learning, and within a year she has read the Four Books and Five Classics. So the merchant invited other masters to teach her, and she had everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

In the 135th year of Xifeng, the country gradually recovered from the famine, and the number of displaced people decreased, and in a few years, each of them found a place to beg for a living, and those who did not find it starved to death. Although the population has plummeted to less than half of what it used to be, fortunately, the plague has gone away and the land has returned to life.

This year, Qingqing, who was in the hills, was sixteen years old and had grown into a young girl.

First of all, the businessman's name is Ren Guiping, and his wife is the daughter of an official eunuch. When they were young, the two fell in love and had already made a private decision for life. At that time, Ren Guiping was just a poor scholar who had studied for a few years, and he was useless. Even if it is a rich and noble family, it is not allowed, not to mention that she is the daughter of the eunuch's family, and she is only a daughter in her family, who is dignified and generous, and her appearance is the most top-notch, how can she be promised to a poor scholar. In the end, the daughter who was locked in the boudoir by her parents hung a white silk on the beam of the house, and forced her parents to submit to death to death, which ended their marriage, but because of this, her parents cut off relations with her and did not have contact. For a long time, the young couple has been very affectionate, and they haven't been pregnant for a few years, so they look for a doctor. The doctor took the pulse and told the two: Mrs. is suffering from a strange disease, and she is usually fine, but she is pregnant and has a child, and I am afraid that it will not work.

Hearing what the doctor said, the husband and wife didn't believe it, so they sent away. In the next few years, the two searched for famous doctors, but they all returned in vain, but as they got older, they gradually became incapacitated. The lady also felt that as a wife, she could not inherit the family for her husband, so she felt depressed in her heart. Since their turn to the hilly country, the businessmen work hard, but also to find a place to live, in recent years, the businessmen seem to have the doorway, they began to arrange the business, meet the nobles to guide the way, and gradually do like a fish in water, now, this business is the largest in the country, even the Xifeng country, opened a few shops, the income is quite rich. So, the businessman's wife had the meaning of letting him take a concubine, and the businessman had a deep affection for the lady, even if he refused, he swore and said: I am Ren Guiping, there is only one lady in my life, if I fail her, the sky will hit five thunders!

When the lady heard this, she broke out in a cold sweat, quickly tore off his hand, and cried: What are you doing! With a useless body like mine, how can I let the Ren family cut off their children and grandchildren!

The lady's words touched the heart of the merchant. After so many years, how can anyone not like children, it's just that his wife has a deep affection for him, and he can't bear to let her be wronged. Thinking of the child, the merchant's face also showed sadness.

If it weren't for the famine in Xifeng that year, the merchant ordered the property, closed the shop, and prepared to go back to the hills, and he would not have happened to meet her mother and daughter. But it just so happened that the lady loved this child, it was a coincidence, not only let them have a daughter, but also gave Qingqing and her biological mother a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Here, a woman is considered an adult when she reaches the age of sixteen. Therefore, the merchant couple decided to hold a coming-of-age banquet for their daughter, inviting some of their friends, and taking this opportunity to catch up.

In the early years, the parents of the businessman knew that their daughter could not get pregnant, but Ren Guiping never treated her poorly. After that, it was not as tough as before, and secretly it would be more helpful. The shops in Xifeng's country also have the credit of his father-in-law entrusting people to do things behind, and they didn't know about this until later. The businessman always thought that her parents complained about her, and after knowing that her parents had been helping her, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, and the depression and grievances in her heart disappeared. This time, a carriage was sent to Xifeng to invite her parents over. The father of the merchant lady was a fourth-grade official in Xifeng, and he was overjoyed when he received the invitation from his daughter, so he took his things and got into the carriage.

When they arrived, tears were indispensable for relatives who had not seen each other for many years. After a warm greeting with each other, each person's heart was happy. led them to see Qingqing again. When the two old men saw her, they took pity on the child very much, and it really looked like their own granddaughters.

The happy event was soon held in a lively and lively manner. Everyone knew that the merchant couple was hospitable, and when they heard that this young lady was both talented and beautiful, they all brought a courtesy to congratulate them. The merchant greeted the guests outside the door with the red luo, and congratulated each other, while the merchant's lady set up the guest sitting place in the hall, and carefully explained things to the little maid, and did not make a mistake and neglect the guest officer. Today, the place is bustling with activity.

The hilly country it is in now is no longer the hilly land it used to be. The catastrophe of that year caused many displaced people from the Xifeng country to flee here, and local officials gave the truth to their monarch. After hearing this, Mo Xing thought that the country would expand in the next few years, and it would not be a big problem to accept some displaced people, so he ordered the officials to settle the displaced people. After a long time, the displaced people gathered more and more, and the domestic food was not enough, so Mo Xing led everyone to expand the land to the border in order to grow more food. Although Xifeng was a disaster, this hilly country that was originally a land of hills and ravines was in good weather, and within a few years, a large number of displaced people had their own land, and they were all able to eat and enjoy themselves. Looking at the hilly country now, there are more than half of Xifeng. It's just rich and developed, and it's far less than Xifeng's.

Today is Qingqing's coming-of-age banquet, Qingqing has already freshened up and dressed, and has stayed in the boudoir and never went out. In previous years, businessmen would take her to see her from time to time when they went out to do business, so most of the people who knew her had seen her, but they only thought that this girl was really smart and clever, and she was well-read and outstanding. As I got older, I went out less. This time, on the occasion of the coming-of-age banquet, many Shibo had their own plans, and they still talked and laughed at the banquet, but they would not say much else. I just waited for the banquet to be over, and I saw the opportunity.

In the boudoir, Qingqing's biological mother was accompanying her, and the girls were sent out to take care of her. Qingqing was sitting at the desk, and her slender and white jade hand opened the drawer in front of her and took out a jade pendant. This jade pendant was given by the King of Xifeng Qi when she was ten years old when she became a homeless person with her mother, and she has always kept it, and it is not easy to take it with her, so she must at least put it in a place where she can see it in front of her.

King Qi's appearance has always been in her mind, not because of Yu Xuan's kindness and good looks. It's because King Qi looks like her boyfriend from that era, who has broken up but has never forgotten. It wasn't until later that she realized that the man was good, but he couldn't do it anymore. Coming here and meeting him may be an opportunity for Qingqing. It's just that she is not the one who takes the initiative, and next, it depends on chance.