"What's the other person like?" Yang Ruqing asked curiously. "How old are they? What do they do?"

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Wang Cuilian said, “According to Zhou Wang, he's good at judging people by their appearance and manner of speaking. He's a native of the county town and runs a shop there.”

"He was also handsome, just a little plump. As for his age, I heard he had just turned thirty-six not long ago..."

Yang Ruqing was embarrassed...

“At this age, are you the main wife? Or a concubine?” she asked.

Wang Cuilian said, "It's not that she is a concubine, but rather the mistress of the household. She should be considered the legal wife. However, I heard that the man had a previous wife who left behind several children. All the children call Zhou Xia 'mother', and when she last went back to her parents' home, she brought all the man's children with her as well. The youngest boy is about the same age as Zhou Wang's children, five or six years old, sturdy and lively. He played with Zhou Wang's children for a while and then they started fighting like children do…"

Yang Ruqing tugged at the corner of her lips: "Then she's a remarried wife, going to fill the house for someone else. The man's family must be quite well-off, at least wealthy, otherwise, according to Zhou Xia's temper, she wouldn't marry."

Wang Cuilian pondered for a moment and said, "Opening a shop in the county town should have good conditions. I also heard that there are two-story houses with no in-laws in the county town. After marrying there, you can be the mistress directly..."

Yang Ruqing nodded: "This is Zhou Xia's fate, I hope the man she married can subdue her and live a peaceful life afterwards."

"I also hope that she can be a good stepmother, not asking for too much care for the children left behind by her previous wife, at least not being harsh."

Otherwise, for those children, the arrival of this seemingly frail stepmother was the beginning of their disaster.

About Zhou Xia, the two (mother-in-law and daughter-in-law) didn't talk much.

On one hand, Wang Cuilian knew that Yang Ruqing disliked Zhou Xia. On the other hand, Wang Cuilian's understanding of Zhou Xia was indeed limited.

The next day, not only did the rain stop, but the sun also poked its head out and shone upon the earth.

Yang Ruqing got up early to wash her clothes and shoes. In the backyard, she laid out two long bamboo poles and hung them full of laundry.

>Why get up early to wash your face?

Because Liu Dixian is coming this morning to choose a location for the Taoist temple, so I need to go to the foot of the mountain in the morning. At noon, I also have to cook and entertain Liu Dixian. When he leaves, it will be after noon, right? There's no time to wash clothes!

And at home because it rained for these few days, there have been several days’ worth of clothes piled up. Little Luo went to school and walked the mountain path, practically changing his clothes every day, with two pairs of shoes getting dirty. So this logistical support needs to keep up!

Once things at home were settled, Wang Cuilian came to the backyard.

"Qing'er, Liu Dixian has arrived, your uncle is accompanying him." she said.

Yang Ruqing nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away."

In the front courtyard's main hall, Lu Tiejiang was chatting with Liu Dixian over tea, catching up on each other's lives, and occasionally taking a few puffs of dry tobacco.

Upon seeing Yang Ruqing approaching, Luò Tiějiàng put down his cigarette holder and stood up. "Ruqing, Mr. Liú has arrived."

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Yang Ruqing nodded and walked to the table, smiling and greeting Liu Dixian.

Luo the blacksmith said, “Qing’er, you should speak with Mr. Liu first. I’ll go next door to call your father.”

Yang Ruoqing nodded again. Both personally and professionally, she would definitely ask Yang Huazhong to help her choose a location for the Taoist temple.

He was her biological father and the head of Changping Village.

"Uncle, please also greet the other village elders. It would be best if they could spare some time to come over." Yang Ruqing added.

The blacksmith said, “Don’t worry, I won't miss a single one.”

Then, he said hello to Liu Dixian and hurried out of the yard to invite people.

Soon, Yang Huazhong and several village elders arrived at the Luo family's home. Everyone gathered together, drank a bowl of tea, and then set off for "A Tree" at the foot of the mountain.

Along the way, Liu Dizhen said to everyone: "This Niushan Mountain has a complex terrain, beautiful scenery, and is a place where dragons and tigers hide." Let me know if you'd like to translate any other text! ?

There are many feng shui treasures here, and the air is filled with the roars of tigers and dragons!

Upon hearing Liu Di Xian's words, the village elders all beamed with pride.

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"That's necessary. Our village, Mianshan, has excellent geomancy. It raises people to become jinshi (top scholars), hanlin (second-ranking scholars), and generals. Everyone within ten miles says that all the spiritual energy in this mountain belongs to our village." said one of the village elders.

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Others chimed in, saying: "Our place is the best, nothing compares to it..."

Yang Ruqing stood beside them, silently listening to the elders' discussions. In her heart, she thought to herself, "If only they knew that buried deep within this mountain was a treasure trove of gold and silver left behind by a king from before the Liao dynasty."

Underneath the slopes near Sishan's bend, there is a hidden underground palace. Its master was a queen from the Southern Dynasty.

As for which dynasty this Southern Dynasty was, Yang Ruqing said she wasn't sure. According to Qi Xingyun, who accompanied her at the time, the Southern Dynasty should have been a dynasty before the Great Qi Dynasty.

Before the Qin Dynasty, this land was not all under the rule of a single country. There were many small kingdoms in the north, south, east, and west.

This situation is somewhat similar to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Later, the founder of Great Qi, who was also Qi Xingyun's grandfather, wiped out these small countries and unified the territory in one fell swoop, naming the country 'Qi'!

Thinking of these things, Yang Ruqing couldn't help but remember the underground palace of the Southern Dynasty Queen. The queen who had experienced hundreds of years, her body uncorrupted, and whose appearance was strikingly similar to hers...

Thinking of these things, the Mo Xie sword hanging at her waist couldn't help but tremble slightly, as if it could see through her thoughts, and trembled again as if in response to her.

Yang Ruqing couldn't figure out the mystery behind it. All she knew was that there were many mysterious things in this world, and most ordinary people would never have the chance to encounter them in their lifetimes.

Once you encounter it, your worldview and perception of the world will change, just like Yang Ruoheng.

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“Here we are,” Yang Huazhong’s voice suddenly came from beside her.

“Mr. Liu, this is ‘One Tree’.” Yang Huazhong pointed to the area at the foot of the mountain and introduced it to Liu Dixian.

According to what our village elders have passed down through generations, it is said that a long time ago, this area was a battlefield and became a mass grave. Yang Huazhong continued.

>"There was a plague after some flooding years ago, and many people died in the surrounding villages. Some were also brought here to be burned or buried. This place isn't very clean. That night, my cousin from our family was lured to that graveyard by a wandering spirit and spent the night there. When he went home, he got sick."

About this basic information, in fact, Yang Huazhong had already roughly talked about it when he went to ask Liu Dixian.

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When the blacksmith Luo accompanied Liu Dizhen while drinking tea earlier, he also mentioned something about it.

But even upon reaching their destination, Yang Huazhong still wanted to make things clearer and more detailed. After all, if he were inviting someone over to handle the matter, he couldn't keep anything hidden; Liu Dixian needed to be in the loop.

Then when choosing a location, consider all aspects to avoid overlooking anything in the future and causing irreparable damage!

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