Chapter 533: Enlightenment
Qin Yao thought that her sister-in-law would come over the next day and continue talking about brothers helping each other and family honor.
She was already prepared to give them something to get rid of them and leave herself some peace and quiet.
Unexpectedly, not only did the person not come, but even the cousins and uncles who had been very enthusiastic before did not come either.
Even if I saw her on the street, I would avoid her if I could. If I couldn't, I would put on a fake smile, or a fake smile, and then turn around and run away.
Abnormal, this is so abnormal!
How could Qin Yao bear this injustice?
He grabbed Liu Fei who was trying to run away from him.
"Third sister-in-law, please spare my life!"
Liu Fei begged for mercy loudly and did not dare to resist, fearing that if he did, he would die with a smile on his face.
Qin Yao was speechless. Did she look like the fatal person?
He slapped Liu Fei on the back of his head, "When did you come back from the academy? I didn't even know! Did you come back a long time ago and deliberately hide from me?"
"No, no, I didn't get back until midnight yesterday. I didn't want to disturb Third Sister-in-law, so I didn't go to pay my respects to you!" Liu Fei deliberately emphasized the word "paying his respects" to show his respect.
Qin Yao narrowed her eyes dangerously and turned Liu Fei, who had his back to her, around to face her. Just one look at his guilty and panicked expression and she knew that this boy was hiding something.
"Tell me, why did you run away when you saw me?" Qin Yao let go of Liu Fei's collar and asked with her arms folded.
She clearly didn't catch him, but even if Liu Fei had a hundred guts he wouldn't dare to run away.
"Nothing." Liu Fei's eyes were vague.
Qin Yao's eyes turned cold.
Knowing that if he didn't tell the truth, he would have to lie in bed for half a year, Liu Fei squinted his eyes and didn't dare to look at Qin Yao, and spoke quickly in a babble.
Qin Yao struggled to make out what he was saying for a while.
It turned out that the villagers were afraid of her when they saw her because Liu Fei spread the word everywhere that if Liu Ji could become an official, he would definitely be a corrupt official and would sooner or later bring disaster to his relatives.
It is true that Liu Laosan passed the imperial examination and became a juren, but he is still the same bastard Liu Laosan!
Liu Fei's sober speech was like an epiphany, calming the happy tribesmen down instantly. They didn't even have time to hide. Who would dare to covet Liu Laosan's money, which he had plundered from some unlucky guy?
If their crimes are exposed in the future and the government investigates them, none of them will be able to escape.
Qin Yao tapped her arm with her fingertips. Why didn’t she think of this wonderful idea?
"Well done. Tell me, what reward do you want? As long as it's not too excessive, your third sister-in-law will give it to you." Qin Yao looked at the young man in front of her with satisfaction and said generously.
Liu Fei was stunned for a moment, "Third sister-in-law, you still want to reward me?"
Isn't she angry?
Qin Yao shrugged. Why should she be angry? Now no one would bother her anymore. What was wrong with that?
Seeing that Qin Yao's expression was not fake, Liu Fei was delighted and boldly proposed: "Third sister-in-law, I want to go back to the stationery factory as a manager."
"Sure!" Qin Yao asked cheerfully, "Which group do you want to join?"
The surprise came too suddenly, Liu Fei quickly calmed down and replied: "I want to go to Manager Yun to work on new products."
"I heard that the Lady's Box is sent to the capital to be sold. I also want to go to the capital to have a look."
Qin Yao asked with a smile: "Are you not going to the academy?"
"No," Liu Fei explained, "The imperial examination is not suitable for me. I don't want to waste a lot of energy on something that will not produce any results."
"Besides, my third brother has passed the imperial examination. He will have to make more money in the officialdom in the future. In order to prevent him from coveting the money in other people's pockets and bringing disaster to the whole family, I have to earn more money.
Qin Yao was a little surprised. She thought Liu Fei and Liu Ji were fighting to the death, but she didn't expect the situation to be so serious.
She didn't know when she would leave here, but she was sure that she would not stay in Liujia Village for the rest of her life.
If she leaves the village in the future, she will need someone to help her take care of the stationery factory business.
Song Yu is also very good, but his style is more suitable for consolidating the foundation.
Liu Fei is different. Young people are energetic and have more freedom in their identities, which may bring her unexpected gains.
Motioning Liu Fei to follow her, Qin Yao walked towards the stationery factory and asked him, "Do you want to start your own business?"
This was a path Liu Fei had never imagined, but after a moment's reflection, he immediately said, "I want to! I want to!"
Qin Yao curled her lips and smiled, "Okay, let's go back to the stationery factory first. If you have any ideas later, come to me directly. As long as they are not outrageous, I will support them."
Liu Fei was extremely excited, and felt even more sorry for Qin Yao for what he had said this morning, so he apologized repeatedly.
Qin Yao raised her hand to signal him to shut up, and Liu Fei stopped and happily followed Qin Yao to the stationery factory.
After arranging Liu Fei's affairs and taking the letter sent from Yingtian Prefecture, Qin Yao went home.
This was a letter from Liu Ji, which arrived one day later than the government's announcement of the good news. When Qin Yao saw the contents of the letter, she felt no more emotion.
However, the exact time of their return home could be deduced from the time Liu Ji left in the letter.
They would first follow Qi Xiangun back to their ancestral land to worship their ancestors, and then go to Liujia Village together.
Counting the days, we have now arrived at the Qi family's ancestral land.
It will take only four or five days to reach the village.
Dalang was very good friends with Qi Xianguan, so Qin Yao went home and told him the news.
Dalang was very surprised. Today was a rare day off, and he had planned to practice martial arts and then go up the mountain to play with the children in the village.
He immediately changed his mind, coaxed Erlang, Sanlang, and Si Niang, as well as Xiao Lai Fu, and asked Qin Yao for the key to the Lotus Courtyard. He prepared to go to the Lotus Courtyard to clean it so that he could wait for Qi Xianguan to come back.
Qin Yao gave them the keys and warned them: "Don't damage the furnishings in the house, and be careful of mosquitoes and poisonous snakes."
Dalang exclaimed, "Yes, take some more mugwort and fumigate the courtyard of the Lotus Courtyard."
Si Niang grabbed the small hoe and said, "We also need to weed the flowerbed. Last time when I went to play at the gate of the Lotus Courtyard, I saw that the weeds inside the wall were sprouting."
Qin Yao went to get them some mugwort, but then she felt a little uneasy. After all, no one had lived in the Lotus Courtyard for a long time, and a midsummer had passed. Who knows what wild animals might have sneaked into it. With a wave of her hand, she led the team personally and headed towards the Lotus Courtyard!
The mother and her four children, plus little Lai Fu, were busy from noon to dusk, cleaning the lotus courtyard inside and out.
Looking at the neat and tidy courtyard, the six people felt a great sense of accomplishment.
The courtyard gate was locked again. Si Niang led the way, humming the tune taught by the teacher in the school. Qin Yao and the other children followed behind, humming, holding brooms, rags, hoes and other tools in their hands, and walked home happily.
Song Zhang has already built a farmhouse in the village. He said that he would have his whole family come and stay for a few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Unfortunately, it is already mid-September and they have not come yet.
There are several small houses surrounding his courtyard, all of which are for students who came here to meet the great scholar, and then were attracted by the idyllic scenery of Liujia Village and planned to stay there to practice meditation.
The sun sets and smoke rises.
The sound of children humming happily came from the river, and the scholar sitting in front of the door reading a book smiled.
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