Chapter 58 Going to Qingce Manor Again

[On the afternoon of the day you received alms from the second young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, you and Baoer successfully stole two wallets, totaling more than 100,000 Mora.]

[When you and Baoer returned to the hotel in the evening, Rosaria had already returned. The three of you gathered together and began to count today's gains.]

["I completed three tasks today. One was to play games with three children at the dock, another was to deliver a letter, and the last was to wipe out the Hilichurls outside the city. I earned a total of 110,000 Mora," Rosaria said.]

["Baoer and I stole two wallets together, with a total of more than 100,000 Mora, and then... I was given 500,000 Mora..."]

[If you exclude the Mora that the second young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce gave you, you earned a total of nearly 250,000 Mora today, which is almost as much as a month's salary for a worker at the dock.]

[However, this amount of money only seems large, but it's not guaranteed every day. Most of Rosaria's income came from the reward for exterminating the Hilichurls outside the city, and the Adventurer's Guild doesn't issue such tasks daily. Even if it does, it's difficult for a new adventurer like Rosaria to receive such a well-paying, close-to-home task. Today's success was due to luck.]

[As for you and Baoer, how much Mora you can steal in a day is entirely up to chance. You never know when you might be caught and thrown into jail.]

[Just as you were pondering what to do next, Baoer held up five fingers.]

["Five hundred thousand. Give me five hundred thousand Mora to do business. I will definitely be able to earn a lot of Mora back!"]

[Baoer's words made you and Rosaria silent. Previously, on Sumeru and on the ship, Baoer had mentioned more than once that she wanted to do business after coming to Liyue, but you didn't expect her to ask for 500,000 right away.]

["I know what I'm asking is unreasonable, but this is the best way I can think of!" Baoer said with a blushing face, "We can buy some bracelets, necklaces, rings, and so on at a low price, and then set up a stall to sell them at the night market. When those wealthy families visit the night market at night, as long as we pitch them well, they'll be happy to buy them. This method will definitely make money."]

[After hearing what Baoer said, you are somewhat tempted. After all, your current income situation is really unstable. It would be good to have another way to make money.]

[After much deliberation, you and Rosaria decided to give Baoer 500,000 Mora and let her start a small business...]

[Age 7: Time flies, and it has been a year since the three of you arrived at Liyue Harbor.]

[During this year, Rosaria and Baoer have both made great progress. Rosaria goes to the Adventurer's Guild every day to check for missions. Since she has a Vision at such a young age, she has also gained some popularity among the adventurers in Liyue Harbor.]

[And Baoer's business has always been pretty good. With Baoer's keen judgment of people and her eloquence, her products have never had trouble selling. After a year of development, Baoer's business has become the main source of income for the three of you.]

[After several failed attempts at stealing, you became discouraged and stopped picking pockets. Instead, you helped the other two. During the day, you helped Rosaria with some less dangerous adventurer tasks, and at night, you accompanied Baoer to the night market to sell accessories. Over the course of a year, the three of you managed to accumulate more than one million Mora, which was already a "huge sum" for you.]

[And today, you are planning to do something big, so you put your money-making activities on hold and rented a carriage early to wait at the north gate of Liyue Harbor.]

[Soon after, a team of fully armed adventurers found you.]

["Excuse me, is the mission to escort to Qingce Village issued by you through the Adventurer's Guild?"]

["Yes, it's us," Rosaria nodded. "Are you the adventurer team that accepted the mission?"]

["Of course," the team leader confirmed.]

["Then the reward will be as announced in the Adventurer's Guild, 500,000 Mora. After we arrive safely at Qingce Village, we will give you a letter of mission completion. Is that okay?"]

["No problem."]

["Then let's go!"]

[That's right, you plan to leave Liyue Harbor, where you've been working hard for a year, and head to Qingce Village. The reason is simple: Baoer wants to see her parents.]

[Unlike you and Rosaria, who are orphans, Baoer's parents are still alive. She was kidnapped by human traffickers while playing. The reason she didn't go to Qingce Village right away is that it would take more than three months to walk from Liyue Harbor to Qingce Village. Even if you take a carriage, it would take more than 20 days, almost a month. You didn't have the confidence or strength to make it to Qingce Village alive.]

[This year, Baoer worked hard to make money, hoping to earn enough and return home soon.]

[Hiring guards and carriages, preparing food for the journey, and tents to live in—all these things cost nearly one million Mora, but for Baoer to reunite with her parents smoothly, it's all worth it.]

[Even when traveling on the highway, the carriage would occasionally bump. Your body is relatively weak, and you couldn't stand sitting in the carriage for a few hours. Rosaria noticed your discomfort, gently picked you up, and let you sit on her soft thighs. Due to the height difference between the two of you, this didn't feel too out of place. You noticed this and felt somewhat disappointed.]

["You two have such a good relationship," Baoer couldn't help but remark, seeing you and Rosaria being so close.]

[Rosaria never did similar things with Baoer but often did with you. For example, when you were in prison for stealing, Rosaria would visit you almost every day. Or when you went to sleep, Rosaria would always hug you tightly, as if afraid you would leave her side.]

["Hehe, of course," you said, scratching your head shyly.]

[Rosaria explained, "I don't know why, but every time I hug Tsumugi like this, I always feel very calm, and Tsumugi smells good."]

[As she spoke, Rosaria gently picked up a strand of your hair and smelled it.]

["Indeed, Tsumugi has a very special scent, which makes people want to get closer," Baoer added, unconsciously lowering her head to hide the flash of jealousy in her eyes. When she looked up again, everything seemed normal.]

[And so, on the way to Qingce Village, the three of you started chatting as usual...]