After settling Ma Peng’s matter, there was nothing left for Tao Po to do here. Qin Xi sent her back to where she belonged.
After sending Tao Po away, Qin Xi felt that the first level of the mystic medicine technique had reached a bottleneck. She immediately had a bold guess.
When the courtyard finally returned to silence, Han Dazhu asked with a serious expression, “Girl, what did you find out?”
Qin Xi said dejectedly, “Grandpa, not yet. However, I want to ask you… do you know anyone in the capital?”
Han Dazhu immediately shook his head. “No, I’ve been here since I can remember. I was born and raised here. How can I know someone from the capital?”
“What about Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma?” Qin Xi asked.
Han Dazhu sighed. “I don’t remember. I lost my mother when I was three and my father when I was seven. Later on, I apprenticed to a hunter. When I grew up, I married and had children. I’ve never been to other places.”
The more Luo Xiujuan listened, the more confused she became. What ax? What capital? She was baffled.
**
Two days later, Mayor Sun Song came again. This time, he did not bring Xue Ya with him. He drove to see Qin Xi and told her that the application was rejected.
The reason was simple and crude. The higher-up didn’t feel the sincerity of the applicant.
“Qin, what should we do about this?”
Sun Song knew what the higher-ups were thinking. Even though they knew that this plan would create a good opportunity for economic development, they cared more about the depths of their pocket.
Qin Xi thought for a moment and suddenly smiled coldly. Weren’t they asking for money blatantly?
No matter what era it was, it was really difficult to ask for help without offering something in advance!
She indirectly asked Sun Song how much money the higher-ups wanted before they were willing to approve it. Sun Song gave her a number with a sigh, which made Qin Xi laugh.
She decided to go to Loping City with the application to see the city mayor.
However, before leaving, Qin Xi looked at Sun Song. “Mayor, I’m confident that I can get this piece of land. So, can you come up with some excuse to clear the hill first? I want to start planting when I come back.”
In any case, it was just clearing the hills. Sun Song agreed without thinking. “No problem. The village chief will take care of this matter.”
Qin Xi entrusted this matter to Han Shi. Although he only had the intelligence of a five-year-old, he now had the help of Jiu Yuan.
If Jiu Yuan couldn’t even handle such a simple matter as a king, Qin Xi planned to throw him back into the bracelet to train again.
Han Dazhu said worriedly, “Xi, is this a good idea? Stone…”
Qin Xi smiled and said firmly, “Don’t worry, Grandpa. Stone will definitely be able to do it. He said that he wanted to become stronger and help me. Anyway, it’s not something difficult. I want to see how far he can go.”
Actually, she had already explained the plan to Jiu Yuan so that he could help Han Shi at the critical moment.
Therefore, she was not worried that Han Shi would mess things up.
Initially, Han Shi wanted to follow Qin Xi, but Qin Xi said frankly, “I need you to help me hold down the fort here. I need you to take care of the family while I’m not around. Can you do it?”
Back then, after Han Shi devoured a bit of Jiu Yuan’s soul, Qin Xi believed that Han Shi’s intelligence had improved greatly. As for why he was still pretending to be five years old, Qin Xi did not want to pursue the matter. She was afraid that after she did, their relationship would become awkward.
At this moment, Han Shi still wasn’t aware of the fact that Qin Xi already found out that he had recovered and was still playing the fool.
Therefore, the couple, one pretending to be deaf and the other mute, perfectly fooled everyone else.