Seeing that everyone had arrived, Old Master Li kicked Li Chengye and scolded him, "All these years I've sold my fields and land to support your studies, and your second brother even risked his life for you, yet you still do such a shameless thing."

Kneeling on the ground, Li Chengye said with a resentful look, "You all supported my studies just so you could enjoy a life of luxury with me after I passed the imperial examinations."

You want to leech off me, so why can't I leech off you first?

"Which official doesn't have three wives and four concubines? I'm just keeping a mistress."

Since arriving in ancient times, Yan Qingqing hadn't really had much contact with Li Chengye. She never expected him to be so shameless; it seemed all the years of studying had gone to waste.

If such a person were to become an official, let alone bring benefits to the region, it's possible that their entire family would be implicated and wiped out.

Old Master Li was so angry that his hands trembled as he said, "You wretched child! You wretched child! All those years of studying have been for nothing!"

How will your classmates view you in the future?

At this moment, Yan Qingqing sneered and said, "Big brother is always fooling around like this, it's not even certain whether he's actually studying at the academy."

Even if someone were a blockhead, after studying for so many years, they should be able to pass the imperial examination at the lowest level (xiucai).

Li Chengye gave Yan Qingqing a disdainful look and said, "Long hair and short brains, you really have the views of a woman. Do you think it's so easy to become a scholar?"

How many people study until they're sixty and still can't pass the imperial examinations to become a scholar? I, on the other hand, passed the preliminary examinations at sixteen. I'm sure I'll have a bright future ahead of me.

"You ignorant woman! Erniu just left and you're already in a hurry to divide the family property. When I become successful, you won't get a share!"

Shamelessness truly knows no bounds. Yan Qingqing was utterly disgusted. This kind of person should be beaten to death, otherwise, the consequences will be endless.

Li Sanniu's eyes flashed as he looked at Li Chengye and said, "Brother, stop pretending. I've already inquired, and you've been expelled from the academy."

Furthermore, due to your moral depravity, the county magistrate intends to revoke your degree as a student of the Imperial Academy.

Upon hearing Li Sanniu's words, Li Chengye exclaimed incredulously, "How is that possible? How could the county magistrate know about such a trivial matter!"

Li Sanniu snorted coldly and said, "Naturally, it's because you're too arrogant and have offended a lot of people. Someone has reported you!"

Village chief Li Kaishan finally couldn't sit still and asked incredulously, "San Niu, this is no joke."

Li Sanniu gave a wry smile and said, "Uncle Village Chief, how could I joke? When we went to the academy, my elder brother wasn't there. We confirmed these things with the headmaster of the academy. He hasn't been to the academy for several days, how would he know!"

Upon hearing Li Sanniu's words, Li Chengye collapsed to the ground, muttering to himself, "This is impossible, this is impossible."

Zhao Yumei looked at Li Chengye with a satisfied expression, while Wan Niang stood aside with an indifferent look on her face.

Old Master Li was completely disappointed in Li Chengye and said, "Alright, stop making a fool of yourself. From today onwards, you will stay home and farm the land. From now on, all the work in the fields will be yours!"

After saying this, he stood up, bowed to the village chief and several elders, and said, "I have failed to properly discipline my son, bringing shame to the village."

The village chief quickly helped Old Master Li up and said, "Brother, what are you saying? You've always wanted our Li family to produce a true scholar. I've seen all the hardships you've endured over the years. Now that things have come to this, it's better if you don't continue your studies."

Several elders also comforted Old Master Li.

Grandpa Li sighed and looked at Yan Qingqing and Li Sanniu, saying, "I've been so wrong all these years, and I've wronged both of you. I apologize to you both."

I never imagined she would be so disappointing. Separating my second son's family from me and letting them live separately was the best decision I ever made in my life.

"Tomorrow, when we open the ancestral hall, the third son's family should also move out and live separately."

Although it was a matter of cause and effect, Yan Qingqing still felt bad seeing Old Master Li like this.

Li Sanniu then spoke up, saying, "Father, you and Mother are still alive. Second Sister-in-law's family has already moved out, so we can't move out again."

Old Master Li waved his hand and said, "My mind is made up."

Actually, Xu was happy to hear about the family division. Li Chengye hadn't done farm work for years, so wouldn't Li Sanniu have to do the work in the fields again?

But given the current situation, she couldn't say much. Fortunately, Old Master Li had made up his mind, which relieved her.

After everyone left, Yan Qingqing went home.

The next day, news came that Wan Niang had fled overnight after hearing that Li Chengye had lost his title of Tongsheng (a scholar who had passed the imperial examination).

The Li family has split up again, this time completely.

Everyone thought that Grandpa Li and Grandma Li would live with either their eldest or third son, but Grandpa Li didn't choose either of them. He kept only his house and two acres of land, and divided the rest equally between the two families.

Upon hearing this news, Yan Qingqing was completely relieved. Don't blame her for being ruthless; only in this way could she send Li Xiangkang to school with peace of mind.

This was actually Yan Qingqing's doing. She had kept it in mind ever since she witnessed Li Chengye and Wan Niang's affair that day.

She had specifically inquired about it and found that the Great Yan Dynasty had a rule that those with official titles who had morally corrupt personal lives would implicate their clansmen, especially since Wan Niang was from a brothel.

If this matter is allowed to continue, and these things are exposed later, Li Xiangkang will at least be ostracized, and at worst, his entire family will be barred from public life for three generations. Yan Qingqing would never allow such a thing to happen.

So Yan Qingqing asked Chen Liu for help, and Chen Liu agreed without hesitation.

It seems I'll have to thank Chen Liu properly sometime in the future.

After this matter was resolved, Yan Qingqing was in a good mood and everything seemed to go her way.

Another half month passed, and the sweet potato and potato seedlings in the field were successfully cultivated and grew very well.

However, there are clearly not enough people at home right now, so she still needs to hire someone.

Planting these sweet potatoes and potatoes doesn't require much skill, and most of the able-bodied men in the village are building houses for Yan Qingqing's family, so the requirements for hiring people are lower. Besides, there are only two acres in total, so four or five people are enough.

When Yan Qingqing heard that her family was hiring female workers, many diligent women flocked to the job, and Yan Qingqing naturally chose to hire those she had a good relationship with.

It only took two days to plant them all.

The family has income from two businesses and is building a new house, but Yan Qingqing doesn't need to worry about any of these things.

When she had some free time, Yan Qingqing thought about going to the city to see a doctor. Since she became pregnant, she hadn't been able to take any medicine to prevent miscarriage except when she first transmigrated, and she hadn't seen a doctor to check her pulse. She didn't even know if the baby was healthy.

Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing couldn't sit still any longer. The next day, when Li Xiang'an went into the city to deliver brine and offal, Yan Qingqing went with him.

They went straight to Dr. Zheng's Renshan Hall.

When Yan Qingqing first arrived here, she earned her first pot of gold from Doctor Zheng, so she had a good impression of him and even brought him some of her homemade "Flipped Red" (a type of herbal concoction).