The next morning, it was still dark.

Su Yun was pulled up by her grandmother.

She has been sleeping in her own room since she was five years old.

The Su family is considered wealthy in the village. They live in a large blue brick and tile house with a wide entrance and exit.

There is not only a front yard but also a back yard, five rooms, a kitchen and a toilet.

The chickens are kept in the front yard, and the pigs are kept in the pigsty in the backyard.

There is also a jujube tree in the front yard, which is older than her father's and is estimated to be about thirty years old.

If it weren't for the money her cheap eldest brother used to pay for her studies, her family would definitely be one of the best in the village.

Su Yun squatted under the jujube tree and washed up, yawning and half-opening her eyes.

She used a willow twig dipped in coarse salt to brush it back and forth in her mouth. Even though she had been doing this for several years, she still didn't like the salty taste and almost vomited.

Li grabbed a big rooster from the chicken coop.

The rooster flapped its wings and crowed.

After it came into Li's hands, she quietly let her paws be tied up with a red cloth.

"A mint toothpaste was popular in town a few days ago. I'll buy some tomorrow. It won't sting your mouth as much as this coarse salt."

[Toothpaste? Sister Cheap is indeed a business genius, she even made this toothpaste! ]

When Li heard that it was the work of the evil spirit, she immediately didn't want to buy it. But looking at Guaiguai's bright eyes, she didn't want to disappoint her.

"Forget it, what's so good about this toothpaste? Wait until grandma goes to the capital to buy you pearl Chinese medicine paste. It's the best to use it to brush your teeth!"

"good!"

Su Yun agreed with a smile.

Su Huaiyi took out a jar of wine from the cellar and said, "Old woman, wrap the wine in red cloth too!"

"Master, you hung this out to dry last year, but it's ready this year?"

Su Huaiyi patiently explained, "This wine becomes more fragrant as it ages. You can drink it now. You are not here to become my disciple, so we cannot go empty-handed. We must be polite."

"Your grandfather is right. This chicken and this jar of wine are too little. But we don't have anything good at home right now. I'll send some cakes over tomorrow."

Li wiped the old dust off the wine jar and carefully wrapped it tightly with red cloth.

Su Yun followed her grandparents to the village head's house in the dark.

That’s right, she and her grandparents were the only ones who got up at the hour of Yin.

Mom and Dad are still sleeping soundly at this time.

My fake second uncle and his family moved out before dark yesterday.

Maybe they had made arrangements yesterday, so when Su Yun arrived at the headman's house, the other party was already prepared.

When we arrived at the main hall, we saw a portrait of Guan Gong riding a horse and holding a Qinglong Yanyue Sword hanging on the wall, and some cakes were offered on the long table.

"Su Yun, are you willing to take me, Guan Qing, as your master?"

Although the village head is over fifty years old, he is the most senior person in the village.

It is said that he is the descendant of Guan Gong.

In Su Yun's opinion, this Great Qin Kingdom is a fictional era that did not exist in history. However, there are some familiar characters, but some of the timelines are not right, and she still hasn't figured it out.

Without thinking too much, Su Yun's face became serious.

"Disciple is willing!"

"Once you become my disciple, you must never use force or commit any evil acts!"

"yes!"

"Okay, let's worship Guan Gong!"

Guan Qing took three incense sticks, lit them and knelt down.

Su Yun hurriedly did as she was told.

She didn't know why, but for a moment she felt that her master's back was very lonely.

"Okay! From now on, practice with me for an hour at this time every day."

"Disciple understands!"

The head of the village retracted his aura, as if he was no longer Guan Qing but an inconspicuous head of the village in Qingshan Village.

He patted Su Yun's head lovingly, "Alright, children should behave like children. Go back with your grandma and catch up on some sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow. Your grandpa and I have something to discuss."

After Su Yun returned home, she did not sleep, but helped her grandmother prepare breakfast.

The fire had just started and Li had just baked two pancakes when Su Huaiyi came back with a stern face.

"Old lady, bring me some rice and flour. I will stay with my elder brother for two days. He wrote to me a few days ago saying that he was promoted to the seventh rank of editor in the Hanlin Academy."

"Are you not going to work in the fields anymore?" Li continued making pancakes without stopping.

She was planning to go to the capital. After all, she would feel uneasy until the evil spirit was dealt with. But it was she who was going to go, not the old man. If both of them left, who would do the work? "I'll ask the head of the village to help find people with less land in the village to do the work in the fields. When the time comes, I'll help settle the payment with grain. I'll give you 10 kilograms of grain for every acre of land."

"After paying taxes, we won't get much harvest left. The harvest this year is not good, and if things continue like this, we won't be able to sell for much money." Li was worried.

Her family was considered well off, with ten acres of top-quality farmland and twenty acres of inferior farmland.

The harvest this year is poor, and we can only yield less than four stones per acre of land.

A large part of the money has to be paid in land tax alone.

Now I’m asking for help again, but there’s not much left!

"The village head said that it might rain in the next few days. If we don't hire anyone and rely solely on ourselves, the millet will probably rot in the fields." Su Huaiyi said worriedly.

In fact, he had more important things to do, otherwise he would not have gone to the capital under the pretext of visiting his elder brother.

Although the head of the village spoke to him rather vaguely, he also understood that his own son's whereabouts were unknown.

Most likely already...

How could he be worthy of his second son if he didn't go and find out?

And he was not the only one who heard Guaiguai's voice. The village head...

The head of the village could be trusted with his character, but what he was worried about was the old woman.

If the old woman knew about the second son's affairs, she would definitely not be able to accept it.

[Yes, it is going to rain heavily. I remember that after the separation, my family didn’t have time to harvest the millet. All the millet was soaked in the field. We were so nervous that we couldn’t even have enough food.] Su Yun added a dry branch to the stove.

Li also agreed to hire someone.

After she finished baking the last pancake, she said, "I'll go with you!"

"Why are you, an old woman, joining in the fun? If you don't stay at home, who will keep an eye on the boss's work?"

"What are you afraid of? Let the big mountains and small mountains watch over you. If I'm not mistaken, the village head recommended these two brothers! These two kids are honest and hardworking. If they are watched by the big brother, he will definitely keep a close eye on them!"

Li rolled up a few pancakes to eat on the way, and quickly took out two pounds of white flour from the cupboard.

"Be good, don't run around after dinner. Your grandparents are going to the capital and will bring you some pearl Chinese medicine ointment." Li instructed.

"Oh, good!" Su Yun bit the soft pancake, which was so hot that she breathed out hot air.

Su Huaiyi knew that he couldn't change the old woman's mind, so he became discouraged.

"Get another hen to nourish big brother!"

"What? No, the hen is for Guaiguai to lay eggs." Li stared and gritted her teeth.

Su Yun has always known that her grandfather was generous to her uncle, but now that she has regained her memory, she is really unhappy to see her grandfather like this.

I could only cry loudly.

"Master, there are no more eggs for you to eat, you need to eat eggs!"

[My acting skills are pretty good, I wonder if my grandfather will keep the hen. ]

[But sir! Can you please stop sending all the good stuff to my house? I actually had someone break your legs!]

What? His leg was broken by his elder brother? But when he and his elder brother went to Beijing to take the imperial examination and encountered bad guys, if his elder brother hadn't stepped forward, he would have been more than just lame.

Later, his eldest brother was delayed in taking the exam because he wanted to find a doctor to treat his leg.

The doctor said if he hadn't arrived in time, he would have been paralyzed in bed, one of his legs would have been disabled, and he wouldn't have been able to limp like he does now.

Could it be that all of this was directed and acted by Big Brother himself?

Su Huaiyi's thin body shook, and he leaned against the wall with one hand and closed his eyes.

Yes, he was more talented in studying than his elder brother back then.

My parents said that only those who can pass the examination to become a tongsheng can continue their studies.

The family's money can only support one person's education, and the eldest brother is willing to disregard the brotherhood so that he can study himself.

In the Great Qin State, anyone with a disability cannot pass the imperial examination and serve as an official!

Great, what a great conspiracy! (End of this chapter)