The tycoon's wicked wife from the era of literature has been reborn.

Chapter 30 System, I'm not an alarm clock!

Gao Qingmiao did not actually leave.

He wasn't oblivious; he could sense that his older sister's emotions were clearly off.

Fearing something might happen, he pressed his ear against the door to eavesdrop.

Strangely, there was no sound from the eldest sister's room.

After a while, the door suddenly opened.

Gao Qingmiao was startled, then chuckled awkwardly, "Big sister, heh~"

Gao Qinghe knew he was eavesdropping, and she wasn't surprised at all that she would see this kid as soon as she opened the door.

He calmly handed him a slip of paper, "Go to the village doctor and buy these things according to the quantities written on this slip."

"Huh?" Gao Qingmiao took the note with a puzzled look, thinking to herself that her older sister's mood change was too fast.

Just a moment ago, he looked like he was about to devour someone.

The next second, he acted as if nothing had happened.

But as her sister's most loyal servant, Gao Qingmiao was very self-aware and immediately took the note and ran out the door.

I only remembered to glance at what was written on the paper halfway through the run.

These are the names of several common Chinese herbal medicines, along with the weight they need to be purchased.

"What is that?" Gao Qingmiao muttered.

Never mind, I'll just do whatever my older sister tells me to do.

Gao Qingmiao was very efficient; she returned with a package of Chinese herbal medicine in less than twenty minutes.

Grandma Tian and Huang Ying both went out, leaving only the siblings at home.

Gao Qinghe instructed her younger brother to take out the stone mortar used for pounding sesame seeds, crush all the medicinal herbs they had bought, mix them together, add water to make a paste, and then put it into a clean bowl.

There were only two spoonfuls of the herbal paste, but the whole room was filled with the unique bitter smell of Chinese herbs.

Gao Qingmiao wiped the sweat from her forehead, and seeing Gao Qinghe take out the mirror, asked in confusion:
"Sis, you're not planning to put this on your face, are you?"

Gao Qinghe hummed in agreement, but still cautiously tested the medicine by applying a little bit of it to the back of her younger brother's hand.

Gao Qingmiao: "."

Ten minutes later, Gao Qingmiao did not feel anything unusual.

Gao Qinghe then took a mirror in one hand and applied the medicinal mud to her flushed face with the other.

After wiping it off, he instructed Gao Qingmiao to clean up all the mess before going back to his room and lying down.

Throughout the entire process, the system was obedient, sensible, and dared not utter a sound.

It wasn't until an hour later that she acted as an alarm clock to wake Gao Qinghe, who was already asleep, to wash her face.

The medicated mud had been applied for an hour and was already half-dry.

Gao Qinghe carefully wiped her face clean with a towel, revealing her skin.

Gao Qingmiao, who was watching from the side, widened her eyes instantly. "Amazing!"

Not a single red mark was left; it was just like a peeled egg, white and tender.

Fearing that Gao Qinghe wouldn't believe her, Gao Qingmiao quickly held the mirror up to her face.

"Sis, look, who could tell that you were just pinched hard?"

The woman in the mirror had fair, rosy cheeks that were smooth and radiant.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Gao Qinghe even felt that the side of her face with the medicated mud applied was more delicate.

She looked around with satisfaction, then inwardly snorted and said:
"Little system, why didn't you say so earlier? It's not entirely useless."

The system was on the verge of tears: weak, pitiful, and helpless.
When the family sits down together for dinner.

Gao Qinghe's face was no different from usual.

Apart from Gao Qingmiao, no one in the family knew that she had just had a fight with Huang Yanqiu.

After dinner, Gao Qingmiao washed the dishes.

Huang Ying beckoned the siblings to come closer.

Gao Qinghe and her brother exchanged a glance, guessing what was about to happen, and couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Huang Ying took out a handkerchief from the inside pocket of her clothes, opened it layer by layer, and found a layer of newspaper and a layer of plastic inside.

Finally, there was a neatly rolled-up roll of money.

The money consisted of both small and large amounts, and Huang Ying counted it in front of her; it was exactly five hundred yuan.

"Mom?" Gao Qinghe was a little surprised. She had expected her parents to contribute some money, but she didn't expect so much.

Huang Ying shook her head, indicating that there was no need for her to say anything more, and simply handed over the money.

His rough but warm and generous hand squeezed his daughter's hand tightly. "It's okay if we lose money. Your dad and I can just save up again later."

"Go ahead, go and try your luck," Gao Chongyi said with a smile from behind.

Gao Qingmiao's eyes instantly reddened. She took a deep breath and solemnly promised:

"Dad, Mom, when you get old, my sister and I will definitely take care of you and see you off in your old age!"

Gao Chongyi and Huang Ying's smiles froze instantly.

That's true, but something still feels off about it.

Gao Qinghe suppressed her laughter.

Having lived two lifetimes, I'm moved, but not to the point of shedding tears.

"Mom, Dad, Grandma, don't worry, we'll be back in two or three days."

Gao Chongyi began to worry, as the siblings had never left the county town in their entire lives.

He wanted to take the day off tomorrow to see the two of them off.

Gao Qinghe shook her head, "No need, we'll ask someone if we don't know something."

“Yes,” Gao Qingmiao added, “Mom and Dad, we have mouths.”

"Alright then." The couple said no more.

Huang Ying was concerned about the siblings' luggage.

Gao Qinghe planned to wear the clothes she was wearing and prepare a pot of hot water.

"I'll stay in the provincial capital for two nights at most, and when I come back I'll be carrying lots of luggage, so I'll keep things as simple as possible."

Gao Qingmiao nodded in agreement, agreeing to listen to her eldest sister.

Seeing that their daughter was so resourceful, Gao Chongyi and his wife felt a little relieved.

"Then go wash up and go to bed early. Grandma will get up early tomorrow and make you some extra dry food to take on the road."

Grandma Tian patted her granddaughter and grandson's arms with a smile, telling them to go and rest.

There is no direct train from Qing County to the provincial capital.

There is only a direct bus, a journey of a full eight hours.

Three years after Qingxian was supposed to have a train station, the station still hasn't been built.

If you take the train, you have to take a one-hour bus ride from Qingxian to the Linxian train station, and then take a three-hour train ride to the provincial capital.

Gao Qinghe leans towards the latter.

Although changing buses is troublesome, taking a long-distance bus at this time is practically torture.

However, she'll have to see if she can buy a train ticket tomorrow if she wants to take the train.

There are train ticket purchasing points in Qingxian County. If there are no tickets available, you can take the bus.

Before going to bed, Gao Qinghe counted the money in her hand again.

The red envelope contained 400 yuan, and my parents gave me 500 yuan, making a total of 900 yuan.

Besides that, the total amount of money she and Gao Qingmiao had was less than five yuan.

After deducting the cost of train tickets and accommodation, there will be 800 yuan left to purchase goods.

These days, security at train stations is terrible. Carrying 800 yuan on your person could be a real problem if it gets stolen.

Gao Qinghe asked her grandmother to sew the 800 yuan purchase money separately onto her inner garment.

The remaining hundred-odd yuan was divided into two parts. Gao Qingmiao kept fifty yuan for herself and used the rest to buy tickets and accommodation.

If it were yesterday, Gao Qinghe would probably have had even more to worry about.

But after she tidied up the little system this afternoon, she felt much more at ease.

"If you spot any suspicious individuals approaching, alert me immediately," Gao Qinghe commanded.

System: 【.Oh.】

Gao Qinghe: [Wake me up at 5 a.m.]

System: [Got it.]

Muttering to myself: I already said it's not an alarm clock!
(End of this chapter)