Chapter 103 Ancient World: Stepmother (20)

After the clan chief left.

The whole family sat down again, the atmosphere extremely heavy, and Li Xiangling kept sobbing.

“Father, I won’t marry that man surnamed Wang. He hates our family. What good will it do if I marry him? You can’t sacrifice me for my brother.”

Li Fusheng remained silent.

What he cared more about was the Wang family's stingy attitude, which would make him lose face in the village, although he didn't have much face left anyway.

Zhao Lianhua naturally remained silent, as it seemed she had no room to speak.

"Father, they say they're going to cause trouble outside the examination hall..."

After a long silence, Li Qingyue spoke up.

Li Xiangling immediately stood up like a lit firecracker.

"Brother, what do you mean? Are you deliberately trying to harm me? You caused this mess yourself, why should I suffer for you!"

Li Qingyue's face turned bright red.

"Me, me, this scientific expedition is a family matter. Can't you have some sense of family responsibility? When I become an official in the future, I will definitely support you."

Li Xiangling simply scoffed.

"It's not even close to being settled yet. Is the imperial examination really that easy? So many people spend their whole lives trying to pass the lowest level of the imperial examination!"

This is a sign of doubting his abilities.

Li Qingyue also stood up in anger.

"Li Xiangling, are you cursing me? My teacher said my skills are already top-notch, and I'll definitely pass the imperial examination!"

Li Xiangling was very dissatisfied. Just as she was about to retort, Li Fu angrily slammed his hand on the table.

"Enough!"

What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket?

He, the head of the family, is still alive; it's not their place to make the decisions in this family.

The scene fell silent instantly.

"Get back to work, everyone. I need to think about this carefully."

For a moment, Li Fusheng was also undecided.

He thought of Li Huanxi. If it were this adopted daughter, he would definitely not hesitate at all. However, Li Xiangling was his own daughter after all, and the other party was unwilling to give a bride price, which made him very angry.

Whose fault is it?

It's all Zhao Lianhua's fault; he can't even control his own children.

Now, he doesn't dare to provoke Changqing anymore, because every time it happens, the process is unpleasant and the result is even more unpleasant.

"Ugh, this is troublesome."

Li Fusheng had a headache.

......

“Host, Li Fusheng is hesitating. It seems he still can’t bear to sacrifice his daughter.”

The system sighed with some regret and turned off the screen projection of the Li family meeting, which could only be seen by Changqing.

"Heh, he can't bear to sacrifice his daughter? Impossible."

Changqing didn't believe it at all.

Everything in the Li family had to give way to the imperial examinations; what did their daughter matter? In the original story, the original owner's siblings sacrificed themselves, but it just wasn't their turn yet. Now that their own siblings were no longer reliable, could Li Xiangling escape it? Impossible!

"Just wait and see."

Changqing stood up, hoisted the dead wild boar at his feet onto his shoulder, picked up a pitchfork in one hand, and headed home.

By this time, he had grown to nearly 1.7 meters tall, his muscles were beginning to take shape, and his strength had increased significantly. He carried a wild boar weighing over 100 kilograms with ease.

If he were to face Li Qingyue now, he believed he could take on three of them by himself!

In fact, Li Fusheng's compromise came even faster than he had expected.

One night three days later.

A sedan chair entered the village, and as it carried the people away, faint cries could be heard.

Li Fusheng secretly married off his daughter!

Most of the villagers knew about the situation, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it. After all, in this day and age, a daughter's happiness could not compare to a son's future.

However, everyone couldn't help but wonder, Li Xiangling is quite a feisty woman, how could she agree to get married?

Especially considering the quietness of Li Fusheng's home these past few days.

Many people have speculated that Li Xiangling may have been tied up and carried into the sedan chair.

Of course, some people also came to inquire about Changqing.

Changqing simply smiled and shook his head at this.

“We’re not family anymore, so how would I know about his family situation? But since we’re getting married, I still wish her happiness and a baby soon.”

Aunt Dongzhi smiled.

"Haha, you were right to leave that house early, otherwise, you would have been in for a lot of trouble."

Changqing shook his head again.

"Not at all, it's just that I've grown up now, and I should go back to my own home. No matter how bad things get, I should at least kowtow to my father."

"You're right." Aunt Dongzhi nodded, sighing with emotion. "You two used to be skinny like monkeys, but now one of you is as strong as a tiger cub and has even learned to hunt, while the other is fair-skinned and clean. I've heard that many people are willing to marry into your family."

"No rush, no rush. We villagers can wait a year or two."

Changqing is very shrewd; he'd better take a good look at the lively scene at Li Fusheng's house.

Li Fusheng's house was indeed quite lively.

After their daughter quietly got married and their son went to study in town, only the couple remained at home. After so many things happened, most people in the village thought the couple had some serious illnesses and rarely wanted to associate with them anymore.

This silenced both of them considerably.

On several occasions, Li Xiangling ran home covered in injuries seeking help, but the two men ignored her, which made the villagers despise her even more.

Li Fusheng was also suffering. He had expected his daughter to have a hard time. It was no wonder that she was married to his enemy. But he was afraid that the enemy would cause trouble outside the examination hall and affect his son's future. So he could only advise his daughter to be patient.

After enduring this for a year, the family scraped together money to help Li Qingyue take the exam again.

result--

I failed the exam; I was just one place short.

He was naturally unconvinced, and Li Fusheng was also holding his breath, looking forward to his son's second attempt.

As a result, just before the second exam, Li Xiangling, who was already pregnant, died at her husband's house. It is said that she accidentally fell and bled to death.

When they arrived at the funeral, Li's family saw the wounds all over her body, and they were all devastated.

Undoubtedly, the scientific expedition did not go well again, even worse than the last time.

This time, Li Fusheng couldn't hold on any longer and fell ill.

The family didn't have enough money for treatment, and after two months, he passed away.

Changqing attended the funeral.

He thought he would see the famous scene in the story, where Zhao Lianhua cuts off her finger and vows to raise her son. However, Zhao Lianhua seemed to have lost her soul and didn't say a word. She didn't even react when she saw Changqing and his sister.

When Li Qingyue saw Changqing, who was half a head taller than him, he was stunned and didn't say a word.

Changqing did not miss the hatred in his eyes.

This guy is definitely blaming him for everything that happened to his family. He might already be determined to get back at him when he passes the imperial examination and becomes an official.

However, he remained calm.

Nowadays, the other family no longer has twenty-odd acres of land, nor does they have a younger sister who can earn money by doing embroidery. Even the adoptive mother, who was wholeheartedly raising her son to be successful, looks like she's lost all hope. There are many uncertainties ahead.

Whether we can raise enough money to continue our studies is uncertain.

After the funeral, Changqing paid even closer attention to what was happening there.

However, Li Qingyue was clearly a man of great courage, and he actually managed to raise the money.

The price was high; despite opposition, he sold all the remaining land in his home and moved to town with the money. Of course, he also had a complete falling out with his adoptive mother, Zhao Lianhua.

Changqing used his savings from the past two years to buy two acres of land.

His generous donation of forty taels of silver not only shocked Li Qingyue, but also startled everyone in the village.

"Hehe, my siblings and I are quite frugal. In addition, we've been hunting for the past two years and have sold quite a few things. This is all our savings."

Changqing explained with a smile.

Of course, he bought the land purely to disgust people, but he didn't intend to farm it himself; he rented it out anyway.

As for his biological mother, Zhao Lianhua, he wouldn't care.

Zhao Lianhua was the main culprit in the tragedy of the original owner's brother and sister. Li Huanxi felt some sympathy for them, but he persuaded them to stay calm.

Zhao Lianhua was heartbroken.

She never imagined that her family would be scattered and killed.

Her adopted son, Li Qingyue, sold all the land, which chilled her to the bone. He hadn't considered her feelings at all.

Looking back on the years she had been married to Li Fusheng, she felt that she had never mistreated her two children, but who would have thought things would turn out this way?

There's no land left to farm, but we still need to eat.

Fortunately, she can still work and help others to earn a living.

At this point, she actually didn't want Li Qingyue to pass the imperial examination, because she had already seen through Li Qingyue's character and knew that he had no feelings for her at all. If he passed the examination, he might even kick her out of the house.