Liu Qingxue's grandmother's surname was Zhao, and she was known as "Zhao the Goddess". She was quite famous along the Dan River.
In the early days, he was treated as a guest of honor by the county magistrate and many wealthy people, and accumulated a considerable fortune.
After her parents passed away, Liu Qingxue, who grew up with her, also lived a life like a spoiled young lady. The grandparents and grandchildren did not live in Zhaojia Village for many days, and most of the time they lived in Wanhe County, more than ten miles west of Zhaojia Village.
"Miss, the people in Zhaojia Village are really annoying!"
Suihe, holding several "banner sticks" used for rituals, walked in the front. After putting the things on the empty second carriage at the back, she returned to the front and said to Wei Yunlan with an angry look on her face.
Suihe is an honest and simple person with a mild temper. It is the first time that Wei Yunlan has seen her so angry.
"What happened?"
"They are so shameless." Suihe said, "You didn't see it. When we went there, the door lock of Miss Liu's house had been pried open. The house was in a mess. Except for the tools piled in the wood room, everything else was basically taken away. Even the big iron pot embedded in the kitchen was not spared!"
"That's not all. Not long after we entered the courtyard, the head of Zhaojia Village brought people to us with a marriage proposal, saying that it was a marriage arranged by Zhao the witch before she died. Miss Liu either had to go with them and marry him obediently, or she had to pay back the three hundred taels of silver as betrothal money."
"The most outrageous thing is that the person Miss Liu is engaged to on that engagement note is a dead man who has been dead for half a month...Miss, they are asking Miss Liu to marry a ghost!"
Marrying a ghost will shorten your life, as you never know when you might be taken away by your "underground" husband.
There is no way that Goddess Zhao would arrange such an outrageous marriage for her only descendant.
As they were talking, Liu Qingxue, Yu Qi and others who had entered Zhaojia Village to move things also walked out quickly.
This place is less than a mile away from the village entrance. Each of Liu Qingxue and his companions has a lot of things in their hands. In addition to the common utensils for rituals, there are also a few bags of grain, a few hens, and even a fat and plump piglet.
The strange thing is that even though they took so many things, no one in the village chased them out.
As they got closer, Wei Yunlan saw red and white stains on Liu Qingxue's face, which looked horrifying in the dim evening light.
After putting the piglet in her arms into the back carriage, Liu Qingxue came to the front of the carriage, wiped her face vigorously, and said with a smile: "Boss, I didn't scare you, did I?"
Wei Yunlan shook his head, curiosity flashed in his eyes, and he glanced towards the village entrance, "Have you got everything?"
"I got them all!"
Liu Qingxue's lips curled up, and she was obviously in a good mood. As she spoke, she took out a somewhat worn but beautifully embroidered purse from her bosom and said, "They also returned the private money left by my grandmother to me."
Looking at the small gold ingots shining in the open purse, Wei Yunlan's eyes were filled with even more surprise.
From what Suihe had just described, it seemed like the people in Zhaojia Village were not so easy to talk to.
"Let's get in the car first."
Liu Qingxue responded straightforwardly and boarded the carriage. Seeing Wei Yunlan still looking towards the village entrance, she smiled and said, "Boss, don't worry, they don't dare to chase us out."
"Oh?" Wei Yunlan raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"
Liu Qingxue pointed at the dirt on her face and said, "Boss, I grew up with my grandmother all these years, so I'm not completely ignorant. Just now, I put on a big show for them!"
It turned out that just now, the people from Zhaojia Village had threatened Liu Qingxue to either compensate the person or pay money, and then the two sides started fighting.
There are many people in Zhaojia Village, but they can't withstand the people following Liu Qingxue. Either they are as strong as bulls and can beat three people alone, or they are so agile that they can defeat the enemy with one move.
However, after he showed off his skills a little, the people of Zhaojia Village stopped in their tracks and dared not act rashly.
At this moment, Liu Qingxue, who was protected by several people behind him, suddenly fell down and could not get up.
After two breaths, he suddenly stood up from the ground.
His body stood straight, and there were many new marks on his face that were not there originally.
The most frightening thing is that her eyes, which were originally quite clear, became extremely gloomy. She didn't look like a young girl who had just come of age, but clearly an old woman over fifty years old!
The people in Zhao's village immediately shouted out in fear, "Witch Zhao!"
It is said that if you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.
The people in Zhaojia Village have done a lot of bad things, so naturally they are very afraid of ghosts.
Not to mention that Zhao the witch was a mysterious and powerful person when she was alive. After her death, she turned into a ghost. She might be an evil ghost among ghosts, a fierce ghost that can take lives!
Liu Qingxue rushed towards the crowd with her hair loose and her arms open. Everyone was immediately frightened and knelt down to beg for mercy, asking the witch Zhao to let them go.
The head of the village was completely sold out by the crowd, and in the end he had to return the bag of money that had been embezzled.
What else does Zhaojia Village owe Liu Qingxue?
Liu Qingxue didn't want to get too entangled with the people from Zhaojia Village, but she also didn't want to let them go so easily.
Before leaving, she cursed the people of Zhaojia Village in the voice of the witch Zhao, saying that they would be poor and destitute, with no successors. Within a hundred years, no one would be able to pass the imperial examination and become an official, and no one would be able to make a difference in the army!
"I can finally vent my anger this time." Liu Qingxue let out the turbid air that had been suppressed for a long time, and her expression became more relaxed than ever before.
"Thank you very much, sir. If you hadn't given me this opportunity, I don't know when I would be able to breathe again."
"Thank me for what?"
Wei Yunlan shook his head and chuckled, "You are capable."
"I only know some tricks. If the boss hadn't sent someone to protect me, I would have shocked them first and then acted like a ghost. They would have just thought that I was afraid of them and deliberately used this method to escape."
Liu Qingxue is very self-aware. If it weren't for Yu Qi and others protecting her, things would not have gone so smoothly.
"You can take all this gold, as well as the gold and silver cast in the banners. After all, you saved my life. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get this gold and silver."
Liu Qingxue brought up the old story again. Wei Yunlan pondered for a moment and said, "I want to store farmland and grain in Huangzhou. You can help me manage this part of the business. Your gold and silver can also be included in it. You can store a part of the farmland and grain and put it in your own name."
Liu Qingxue's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Boss!"
What made her happy was not that Wei Yunlan didn't want her gold and silver, but the task assigned to her.
This means that the boss recognizes her abilities and is willing to entrust her with important tasks!
After passing Zhaojia Village, the carriage took the path back to Lihezhuang.
Meanwhile, the sun is about to set.
Under the dim sunlight, Song Changke, who was the governor of three states, and his entourage met Captain Zhang, a captain under the command of Lin Yan, the commander of Huangzhou.
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