Chapter 166 - Chapter 166: Chapter 161: Homeward Heart i (2/2)

“Mmm… it’s so delicious, soft and tasty. The food of these big households is truly different. Thank you, master.”

She ate happily.

Walking beside Qin Niu, her little eyes were surveying the entire street.

Qin Niu took her to the book market and bought some books, filling half a basket, and carried it home on his back.

Although all these books were handwritten, they consisted of only general knowledge, the kind that was common in the streets, so they weren’t expensive.

Even though he now had more than sixteen hundred taels of silver money, he adhered to the principle of saving where possible when purchasing books.

If there were old books, he wouldn’t buy new ones.

After leaving the city, Qin Niu and Xiao Qing hastened their pace forward.

Xiao Qing lowered her head and bit her lip as she followed behind.

“Master… may I visit my grandfather’s grave? I’ll just kowtow three times and then leave; I won’t take up too much of your time,” she said.

She couldn’t help but make this request, after all.

“Aren’t we heading that way already?”

Qin Niu knew the route well.

“Oh, it does seem like it, thank you, master.”

She looked around, and then a smile spread across her face.

The master and servant pair reached the grave, where the tombstone had already been erected.

“This is the incense, candles, and paper money I specially bought in the city for you to burn!”

Qin Niu took out the items he had purchased for the offering.

“Wuwu… You are so good to me!”

As Xiao Qing took the incense and paper money, she could no longer hold back her tears and was visibly moved.

“Now that I have become your only support in this world, naturally, I should treat you well. Besides, your grandfather entrusted you to me in his final moments; it’s only right to take good care of you,” he said.

Qin Niu patted her on the head.

“Come on, the red candles have been lit; all you need to do is burn the paper money,” he instructed.

He lit the incense and candles, placing them on the altar before the grave.

Xiao Qing knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, also quietly offering prayers to her deceased grandfather, the content of which was unknown.

“All right!”

After completing the offering, she took one more longing look at the grave before following Qin Niu to leave.

One could feel that her attachment to Qin Niu had grown stronger, becoming more intimate.

People are not emotionless like grass and trees; she too was a person with flesh and blood.

Although she was young, she could naturally sense who truly cared for her.

Upon their return to Shuangfeng Village, everything was as it always was.

The only difference was the day-and-night changes to Qin Niu’s house. The two old mud huts were gone, replaced by a grand and majestic mansion.

Green tiles on top of blue bricks, it looked very exquisite and beautiful.

Everything at home remained unchanged.

Even though he did not come home last night, still, no one dared to step half a foot into his house.

Xiao Nui was still the same, snoring asleep.

In contrast, the newly acquired little turtle in the fish pond had already adapted to the new environment, swimming and crawling around everywhere. Despite being a Grade Three Diamond Ink Turtle, it was still so timid.

Startled by the noise, it instantly hid at the bottom of the pond, motionless.

Qin Niu shook his head with a smile.

“Xiao Qing, go and cut some wild boar meat to throw into the fish pond,” he said.

“Okay!”

She agreed and went inside to cut some meat to feed the Diamond Ink Turtle.

Meanwhile, Qin Niu shouldered the basket and hurried into the mountains.

Arriving in front of the Termite Nest, the Ant Queen was still in the midst of evolution.

Fourth, sensing his presence, crawled out of the nest right away.

Suddenly, a number of Grade Three termites came out of the nest.

All were there to welcome their owner.

Qin Niu returned the few termites he carried with him back to the nest.

“Master, it seems like you have some bugs on you,” Fourth warned.

“Bugs?”

Qin Niu instinctively checked his body.

Had some bugs crawled onto him when he entered the mountains?

It was possible.

Bugs were everywhere in the mountains, after all.

But he searched his coat and found nothing.

“Fourth, where is the bug?” Qin Niu asked Fourth.