Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 402: That’s a Place Without Reason

The next day, Su Yijia, as usual, slept until noon before waking up. She faced her grandparents’ slightly suspicious gazes, almost burying her head in her bowl.

It’s not fair!

Totally unfair!

Clearly, Qin Kaize did all the hard work, and she didn’t even get a chance to take the initiative. How is it that by the time she woke up, Qin Kaize had already taken care of everything?!

"Jiajia, when you go to the farm later, be mindful of your words. The person in charge over there is a sly old fox. If you come across anything infuriating, try to endure it as much as possible, understand?" Grandma Lin, while placing the prepared items on the table, cautioned her with concern.

Jiajia normally has a hot temper, and squabbles don’t really matter. But at the farm, there’s no reasoning with people. If you get bullied, you’re just bullied. The people there are those who’ve made mistakes and are undergoing reformation. If something happens, no one will stand up for you.

"Don’t worry, Grandma, I know what kind of place it is," Su Yijia quickly reassured her.

She may be bold, but she’s not reckless or foolish. Qin Kaize had already mentioned that the farm administrator isn’t exactly his friend. He merely asked a local acquaintance to help take care of things. Over the years, the administrator has accepted plenty of their gifts, which is why his attitude has been somewhat friendly. But according to the rules, they aren’t allowed to visit the people in the farm. Moreover, if she were to act rashly, what would happen to Qin Kaize’s grandparents later on?

If things went poorly, they might still have to stay in the farm for another two years until they were fully released. Sure, she might feel satisfied after venting her frustration, but then Qin Kaize’s grandparents would have to helplessly endure the wrath of the farm administrators.

"As long as you understand," Grandma Lin breathed a small sigh of relief.

Qin Kaize, noticing they were still concerned, chuckled. "Grandma, Grandpa, don’t worry. Although the farm administrator isn’t a friend of mine, we’ve been in contact for years. They won’t go out of their way to make things difficult for us."

The farm administrator, along with other staff, has also taken their share from the goods they’ve sent over the years. Besides, they all know that anyone still in the farm at this point has deep connections. Stirring up trouble now would be asking for trouble.

Su Yijia and Qin Kaize waited for about ten minutes on the main road until they saw an ox cart slowly approaching. The cart was driven by an elderly man, with two women seated behind him. One seemed to be his wife, occasionally chatting with him, while the other appeared to be just a fellow villager who had come into town earlier to buy supplies.

As soon as the woman saw Su Yijia and Qin Kaize with several bags in hand, her gaze immediately fell on their parcels.

"Oh my, you’re from the city? Visiting relatives? What goodies did you bring?"

Her question was so blunt, she barely hid the greed in her eyes, as if she couldn’t wait to open their bags and take a look inside.

"We’re going to visit relatives at the farm," Qin Kaize responded flatly.

The previously enthusiastic woman’s smile instantly froze. If it weren’t for Qin Kaize’s imposing demeanor, she might have said something unlucky. Frustrated, she clammed up and even scooted a bit farther away, as if afraid that touching them would bring bad luck.

Naturally, Su Yijia didn’t bother acknowledging this type of person. Qin Kaize pulled out twenty cents from his pocket and handed it to the old man driving the cart. "Thank you, sir."

The old man didn’t respond, but he still took the money. The ox cart was communal property belonging to the village. Villagers didn’t need to pay, but outsiders had to pay two cents each. However, anyone going to the farm had to pay ten cents.

Though it seemed unfair, people who came to visit relatives at the farm knew that this kind of unfairness was all too common. Besides, after making such an effort to come, no one would quibble over a few cents. The villagers took the money and used it to buy a nice meal for the ox, which was vital to their livelihood.

The cart trundled along the muddy road in silence for over an hour. That nosy woman couldn’t hold back her curiosity any longer and once again stared at their parcels. This young couple dressed so well; surely, they must be bringing a lot of good things.

Pah!

Why should the people still at the farm get to enjoy such luxuries? They toil endlessly on the land and live such hard lives. The woman was fuming inside but didn’t dare do anything, only staring at their packages with burning eyes.

Unable to suppress her curiosity, she finally asked again, "You’re carrying such big bags, must be some good stuff. You’re really filial, but aren’t so many nice things prohibited at the farm?"

"Everything sent into the farm is subject to inspection. Anything that isn’t allowed won’t make it in," Su Yijia replied indifferently.

Having no way to continue her nitpicking, the woman just sneered and looked away. Still, she was the type who couldn’t stay quiet for long, and with over an hour left before reaching her village and another half-hour to the farm, her curiosity was piqued again.

"Why bother coming all the way just to drop off some things? It’s not easy to get in. Wouldn’t it be easier to just send them by mail and save yourself the trouble?"

After about ten more minutes, she couldn’t help but speak up again.

Only then did Qin Kaize lift his head, his gaze icy as he glanced at her. The woman shrank back in fear.

"We just want to take a look through the fence to make sure they’re healthy," Qin Kaize replied, his tone reasonable but clearly suppressing his irritation.

Terrified, the woman didn’t dare say another word and kept her mouth shut for the rest of the journey. When they reached her village, she hurried off the cart without looking back.

For the remaining half-hour ride, the old man and his wife stayed silent, perhaps out of fear of associating with people who had relatives at the farm, or perhaps simply because they looked down on those still undergoing reformation.

However, neither Su Yijia nor Qin Kaize cared. After arriving at the farm’s entrance, they thanked the couple and then headed toward the facility.

The farm was surrounded by fences to prevent anyone from escaping. Near the gate, there was a small booth where someone was always stationed to keep watch. Everyone had to report their arrival there before anyone inside could be notified. Even items being delivered had to be inspected.