It was too hot to travel during the day for both humans and horses, so I planned to wait until the sun turned west before setting out on the road.

We traveled all night, and the nights were relatively cool. When the sun was strong during the day, we found an inn in a small town on the way to sleep and eat.

"Qing'er, you and your father go and take a nap in the carriage together. You don't need to ride a horse. I'll drive the carriage."

When it got dark, Yang Huazhong urged Yang Ruoqing, who was riding on horseback next to him.

Yang Ruoqing knew that her father felt sorry for her suffering from staying up late to ride horses, but she also wanted to accompany her father, chat and relieve her fatigue.

"Dad, I'm not sleepy at all. It's quite cool to ride on the horse with the wind blowing," she said.

Yang Huazhong said: "You are a girl. This is too hard. Listen to dad and go take a nap in the carriage."

Facing her father who had a tough attitude, Yang Ruoqing had no choice but to tie the reins of the maroon horse to the flagpole with the wind lantern hanging beside the carriage, and then got into the carriage to take a nap.

Inside the carriage, Old Yangtou had been snoring loudly for a long time.

Yang Ruoqing didn't sleep for too long. When she opened her eyes again, the carriage was driving on the official road.

The moon hung on the treetops, and the cicadas chirped one after another in the summer night.

"Dad, you go and rest for a while, I'll catch the carriage."

Yang Ruoqing got out of the carriage and sat next to Yang Huazhong.

Yang Huazhong turned to Yang Ruoqing and grinned, "Daughter, why don't you sleep more?"

Yang Ruoqing said: "I'm not sleepy at all. Dad, please take a rest and I'll catch the bus."

Yang Huazhong said: "I'm not sleepy either."

"If you're not sleepy, you have to change hands and let me catch up for a while." Yang Ruoqing said, reaching out to grab the reins in his hand.

Yang Huazhong also knew his daughter's character, so he had to give her the reins and sit aside.

"Dad, please get into the carriage." Yang Ruoqing said again.

Yang Huazhong said: "It's too cramped for my body to go in. I still like to enjoy the wind here."

At this night, everything is dark, how can I let my daughter drive the car alone?

Especially on this way, we have to go through the woods. The woods are dark and rough, and there may be graves or something. I have to accompany my daughter no matter what.

"Qing'er, if you want to catch the bus, dad and I will change hands and take a sip of water."

"I can't sleep anyway, so don't push me into the carriage."

Yang Huazhong said, unscrewing the stopper of the kettle and drinking.

Yang Ruoqing curled her lips and concentrated on driving the carriage.

Dad, who originally promised not to doze off, then sat there and couldn't help but start pecking at rice like a chicken.

There is nothing I can do, it has been so hard these past few days and I haven't had a good rest at all.

But every time his head knocked down, he would wake up immediately and raise his hands to grab his eyelids, trying to keep himself from falling asleep.

Yang Ruoqing saw all his little actions, and her heart was moved.

Father's love is like this. The most ordinary father in the world will hold up a sky for his children.

Of course, people like Yang Huaming are exceptions.

When the white fish belly appeared in the east, Yang Huazhong suddenly woke up.

Only then did he realize that he had fallen asleep at some point last night, and when he woke up, he had his head resting on his daughter's shoulder.

"Daughter, I, I..."

The man was so upset that he could not speak.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Dad, when the sun rises, we will probably reach the small town in front of us soon. Then we will find an inn to rest first, and wait until the afternoon when the sun is not so strong before we continue our journey.

"

Yang Huazhong said: "Okay, okay, you've been up all night, it's time to get some sleep."

The girl's eyes were bloodshot, and the man felt heartbroken.

But Yang Ruoqing was very happy and quietly moved her right shoulder, which felt so sore.

However, it will be good if dad has enough energy.

The carriage entered a town ahead, and after finding an inn to settle down, Yang Ruoqing took a shower and fell asleep directly.

But Old Yangtou, who had slept all night, couldn't fall asleep. He wanted to talk to Yang Huazhong, but Yang Huazhong obviously wanted to recharge his energy for driving at night.

He could no longer let his daughter stay up late to catch the car tonight. As a father, he felt very incompetent.

So Yang Huazhong did not chat with old Yangtou, but fell asleep with his head covered in the house.

Old Yangtou felt that it was very boring, so he went out to walk on the street.

The old men from the farmer's family have worked in the fields all their lives regardless of the cold or heat, and have long been accustomed to being exposed to the sun.

What's more, this is a shopping trip, so Lao Yangtou naturally doesn't take the sun seriously.

After wandering around for a while, when Yang Ruoqing and the others got up for lunch after catching up on their sleep, Old Yangtou not only came back by himself, but also brought back a woman.

"What? My father actually brought a woman back?" When Yang Ruoqing heard this, she was really shocked.

Yang Huazhong said: "Not only did he bring a woman, but he also brought a child."

"Ah?" Yang Ruoqing was even more stunned.

What is this for? Buy one get one free?

"What's going on?" She frowned and quickly leaned down to put on her shoes.

Yang Huazhong said: "They are all acquaintances. You will know when you go down and take a look. They are having dinner in the next room."

In the next room, when Yang Ruoqing arrived, the scene in front of her looked like this:

Old Yangtou was sitting at a round table, holding a dry tobacco stick in his hand, but not smoking.

He squinted his eyes and looked lovingly at the little girl in front of him who was devouring chicken legs.

The little girl is about the same age as the third girl born to Yang Huaming and Mrs. Liu. However, she is wearing tattered clothes and her hair is messy. She looks like a little beggar.

Sitting next to the little beggar was a woman who was also in ragged clothes and had a dark and dirty face.

At first glance, Yang Ruoqing really didn't see who the big one and the small one were.

But the woman obviously recognized Yang Ruoqing and stood up quickly.

Holding the corners of his tattered clothes with both hands, he stood a little cautiously.

Old Yang spoke up, "Miss Ping'er, don't panic, my Qing'er is the nicest person and has a kind heart. She won't make things difficult for you."

Pinger?

Yang Ruoqing felt that this name was really familiar. Then she looked at the little girl.

So, it's them?

"Where's Zhou?" Yang Ruoqing asked Ping'er directly.

"If I remember correctly, you master and servant were sent back to the Zhou family before the Yang family was ransacked. How did it happen like this?" She asked in surprise.

The Zhou family is a merchant family in a county below Yuncheng, and is also well-known in the county.

That's why the Zhou family dared to block the sky in Yang's backyard, and Yang Wenxuan had to give in.

Why did this happen all of a sudden?

Hearing Yang Ruoqing's question, Ping'er burst into tears.
Chapter completed!