Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!-Chapter 237: Dual Identity ( 3 )

Yao Zhi glanced at the surroundings and heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that no one noticed her strange behavior.

"System, is it the reward for sharing the method on improving soil, how to make compost, and the bamboo water pipe?"

"No, this is the reward for saving Marquis Yongning’s family."

Hearing this, Yao Zhi opened the system panel and checked the logs. She clicked on the reward information and saw five names on it.

"System, I bought 7 people, why do I only get rewards for saving 5 people?" she asked with a frown.

"Host, only Marquis Yongning’s family members are counted."

When Yao Zhi realized the implication of the system’s words, her eyes widened in shock.

"System, are you saying that the ones excluded from the list are not the family of Marquis Yongning?"

"No comment," the system replied.

Yao Zhi stared at the list and couldn’t help but pity the Marquis.

Beside the names was the age of the target. Out of 4 children, only a 9-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy were included in the list. It means that the other two girls were not the Marquis’ children.

Thinking about the vast grassland above the Marquis’s head, she suddenly thought that it was good that he died without knowing the truth. Otherwise, his ghost might return to life due to anger.

Clicking her tongue, she said, "This is why a man shouldn’t have too many women. He is already busy with his work and still insists on marrying so many women."

"In the end, the woman couldn’t stand the loneliness and sought comfort from another man. He not only had to spend money to keep the unfaithful woman’s beauty, but he even had to raise another man’s children."

When the system heard her blunt words, it went silent for a while before it said, "Host, having 3 wives and 4 concubines is normal in this world. The higher one’s position is, the more wives and concubines he can marry."

After a moment of pause, the system asked, "Host, what will you do if your husband wants to take a concubine or a second wife one day?"

Hearing this, Yao Zhi went silent for a long time before she replied, "If that day arrives, I will leave him a divorce letter, pack up my things, and travel the world."

"Host, won’t you feel reluctant? By then, your husband might have reached a high position. You will be living a life of wealth and glory."

"What is the use of wealth or glory? With you by my side, do you think I can’t live well without him?" Yao Zhi asked.

"System, I’m very petty and can’t stand even a grain of sand in my eyes. Even if I don’t have any feelings for him, I won’t let myself be bullied by other women just because of a man."

"It might be hard to find a frog with three legs, but it’s easy to find a man with two legs. Who knows, I might be able to find a better man as I wander the Jianghu?" Yao Zhi said and smiled.

This time, the system no longer replied to her words and went silent.

Yao Zhi ignored the system and closed the system panel. She was satisfied with the rewards. As for the two girls who were not the Marquis’ children, she would let them stay for now.

An hour later, they finally entered Zhu’an town.

This time, they didn’t go to an inn but went to the storefront bought by Yao Zhi. She drove the carriage to the back door. After she parked the carriage, she unlocked the padlock and opened the door.

She led the horse carriage into the backyard and said, "We have arrived."

Hearing this, Xi Yi and her family climbed down from the carriage one after another. As for the Ling squad, they had walked into the yard and looked around.

Ling Yi parked the cart on the side and asked, "Master, where are we?"

Yao Zhi spread her arms and replied, "This is the storefront I bought. For now, all of you will stay here and recuperate. I will prepare some supplies and daily necessities for everyone."

When they heard this, they bowed to her and said in unison, "Thank you, Master."

"There are a total of three buildings. The main building is for the Ling squad. All of you will share this building. The right building is for Xi Yi and her family. The building on the left is mine."

"The latrine is located at the back of the house. The well is located beside the kitchen. During your stay, see if there is anything that needs to be fixed. I plan to open a store in the near future, so you will clean the storefront at least once every few days."

After a moment of pause, she added, "Alright, all of you are still injured. Go get some rest. I need to go out for a while."

Hearing her words, Xi Yi exchanged glances with her sisters-in-law and children. She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she decided to swallow the words back in her stomach.

Her Master had told her to just follow the order. She didn’t want the Master to dislike her and cause her family to suffer with her.

So after some consideration, she curtsied to Yao Zhi and said, "Yes, Master."

Seeing this, everyone bowed to her and replied in unison, "Yes, Master."

This was the first time they met a Master who let his slaves rest while he still had to get busy.

When she was alone, Yao Zhi went to the underground cellar. Using the ladder, she climbed down and checked the condition of the cellar.

The wall and the ground were plastered using unknown materials. Even though she didn’t know anything about the materials used to build this cellar, she was satisfied with it. The cellar was dry and had good ventilation.

After she was sure that there were no rats or any pests in the cellar, she opened her system’s farmland and checked the granary.