If he ignored this old man afterward, neither sending medicine and rewards to his granddaughter nor summoning him to Guyin Temple for questioning, then in another two days, the county office probably would stop waiting and watching and send people to arrest him.
"Grandpa means...?" Su Qiao had completely forgotten about this matter.
The old man pointed north with his copper tobacco pipe.
North?
Su Qiao thought for a moment and understood what he meant. She nodded slightly. "Oh, I know. I'll find time to go."
"It's good that you know what you're doing. Be careful."
The old man was actually extremely worried, but there was nothing he could do.
"I'll be careful."
Su Qiao nodded slightly and looked at the old woman. "Grandma, we earned ten taels of silver and eight hundred copper coins from the eighteen sets."
"I spent some of the eight hundred copper coins on food at noon and bought twenty small porcelain bottles. There are five hundred copper coins left."
"These buns are filled with meat. I brought them back for you all to try, too."
Su Qiao pushed the silver and buns in front of the old woman.
The old woman looked at her husband.
The old man stared at the silver and thought for a moment. "Qiao'er, keep those five hundred copper coins for yourself! If anything happens, they'll come in handy. As for the other ten taels, let your grandma keep them for now."
His gaze swept over the worn padded jackets of several grandchildren.
"The weather's getting warmer, too. Once the farm work is done, have her buy several yards of cloth and make two sets of clothes for you younger ones. You're all slowly growing up, and it's about time to start discussing marriages."
At the mention of marriage, Su