After all this time on the road, not only had Little Qingyang grown plump and rosy, but Su Qiao had gained quite a bit of weight as well.
Afterward, they stayed in the city for a month and made all the necessary preparations before sailing out to sea.
During that time, Zhao Jingting would occasionally pull out a large stack of banknotes, leaving Su Qiao puzzled for quite a while.
It was only after they had gone to sea, when the subject came up once, that she learned the truth. This fellow had not earned the money through business at all. Whenever they reached a new place, he would visit the homes of corrupt officials and unscrupulous merchants.
Su Qiao could only express her admiration.
She had actually considered doing the same before, but thinking of how she had a family and a child to look after, she had not dared go too far.
They did quite well during their time overseas. Su Qiao truly did not have to worry about anything and could simply do whatever she liked.
Zhao Jingting, meanwhile, was passionate about collecting all kinds of strange and exotic things. Most of them were local specialties meant to win her favor, making him look as though he did nothing useful all day.
Even so, they quickly rose to prominence on another fairly large continent overseas.
It started with a beautiful stone. Zhao Jingting dealt with the tribe on one island because of it. Later, for a gorgeous flower that was said to preserve a person's youthful appearance forever, he dealt with the natives of another island.
In this way, they first reclaimed seven or eight small islands. Then, when they reached a fairly large piece of land, the son of the chief of the largest local tribe