As soon as the Mo family left, Liu Ji picked up a broom and rushed back to his study, starting to clean angrily.
When passing by Qin Yao, he gave her a resentful look.
It was she who kept the Mo family here to torture him on purpose!
Qin Yao sneered and said, "If I had known what kind of person you are, I would have let you experience in advance the consequences of being too arrogant."
"My dear, why are you still sending them food, eggs and meat? I would rather feed them to the cows than give them to them!"
Liu Ji asked unhappily while carefully cleaning up the food residue in the study.
Qin Yao had no intention of helping with the cleaning. She stood by the door, covering her mouth and nose to block out the dust. The sound coming from under her hands sounded muffled.
She said, "I'm not like you. I'm a person with a big picture. If someone comes with an empty car and I let them leave with an empty car, what do you think the villagers will say about it tomorrow?"
Liu Ji snorted, "Do you and I still have a good reputation?"
"You don't have it, but I can have it." Qin Yao said in a gloomy tone.
Liu Ji didn't dare to say anything more. He was so upset by the sweeping of the floor!
He looked around with the broom and saw a pile of things waiting for him to wipe and put away, which ignited the anger he had just suppressed.
"Ah--" Before she could even utter the word "Wang", she saw someone following Qin Yao into the main room. The two of them looked like they had something serious to discuss.
Liu Ji never had the courage to interfere in the affairs of the head of the family, so he had to shut his mouth in disappointment and continue to tidy up the study with his head down.
In the main room.
When Awang noticed that the master's gaze had disappeared, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that the master would never miss any opportunity to let him do work, so he was smart and told his wife that he had something important to report.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Qin Yao sat on the armchair and asked while reaching out to take some preserved fruits to eat.
As a result, he grabbed nothing. The snacks, fruits and other things on the table had just been stuffed to Mo Baoer by Liu Ji, along with the candy and the box.
Qin Yao had no choice but to withdraw her hand awkwardly and make a note of Liu Ji in the little notebook in her heart!
Awang returned the remaining 40 taels of silver to Qin Yao, "Madam, there is no opportunity to spend money on this examination."
The four small silver ingots were clearly visible. Qin Yao remembered that she had given fifty taels, and asked in confusion:
"Since there is no chance to spend silver, how come there are still ten taels missing?"
Awang took out another nest of jade rabbits and presented it to him, "I bought this."
He wanted to say that it was a gift from him, but after thinking about it and remembering the scary look on the old master's face when he was staring at him, Awang changed his words and said, "It was given to you, my lady, by the old master... and me."
Qin Yao took the nest of jade rabbits. The carving skills were good and the jade quality was also acceptable. However, "You tell me this thing costs ten taels of silver?"
Awang nodded, "The stall owner said ten taels."
Qin Yao opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but stopped herself. In the end, she said nothing and smiled, "It looks good. I like it. Thank you." Use my own money to buy me a commemorative gift!
Awang scratched his head and smiled shyly, "As long as Madam likes it."
"Oh, right." He remembered the vegetable garden he had just checked and had some questions to ask his wife.
Qin Yao had already sensed what he wanted to ask. She picked up the money and the nest of jade rabbits, and immediately stood up and looked out the door. "The children should be back from school, why haven't they arrived yet?"
As soon as he said this, Awang's ears moved and he heard the familiar sound of carriage wheels rolling rapidly approaching.
"Master, we are back!" Yin Le shouted loudly at the gate.
Then, the four brothers and sisters of Dalang dragged their own book boxes and walked into the door. When they looked up and saw Awang, they screamed with excitement.
"Uncle Awang!"
The four brothers and sisters dropped their book boxes and rushed over to hug Awang. Their enthusiastic attitude scared Awang, and he quickly took a big step back.
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late and was surrounded by the four brothers and sisters, who used him as a wooden stake and climbed on him.
Awang had four human-shaped pendants hanging on his body, and he was so focused on preventing them from falling that he no longer remembered to ask Qin Yao about his vegetable garden.
At this moment, Awang, who usually has a calm mood, was warmed by the children's sincerity and laughed out loud.
After giving Uncle Awang the warmest welcome, the four brothers and sisters then remembered that something was missing.
They all asked in unison: "Uncle Awang, where is my father?"
There was a dark light flashing in Awang's eyes, and he pointed to the study in the backyard.
The four children immediately rushed to the backyard.
“Dad!!!”
The next second, the excited call was replaced by wailing.
Liu Ji: It would be a waste not to capture the young man who comes to your door.
"Come on, Dalang, you are so tall, put all these cleaned books on the bookshelf."
"Erlang, don't even think about running away! Bring me a basin of clean water and clean the tables, chairs and benches!"
"Good boy, come here and give Dad a shoulder massage. Your dad is so tired. This floor-cleaning job is not for humans."
Seeing the little girl crouching and trying to hide, Liu Ji grabbed her by the collar and pulled her back, then held her on his knees and pinched her face curiously, "Fourth Sister, you have grown taller again. You haven't seen your father for so long, do you miss him?"
Si Niang pushed away her father's evil hands, protected her face with her hands, and said happily: "Yes, I miss my father. I want him to come back to work the most~"
Liu Ji shook his head confidently, "Father doesn't believe it. How could Fourth Mother just want Father to come back to work? She must also want Father to come back to buy you candied haws, right?"
Si Niang sighed helplessly, "If you say so, then so be it."
Liu Ji frowned slightly. Why did this sound so familiar? Did the evil woman say the same thing?
Looking at his daughter's delicate little face, which was scaled down to the same size as his own, and showing an expression of disgust that was almost the same as Qin Yao's, Liu Ji was startled, as if he saw Qin Yao in front of him, and quickly put her down.
He waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go and ask Li when dinner will be served. Your father is almost starving to death."
Si Niang responded with an "oh" and ran to the kitchen door. She tilted her head and smiled, "Aunt Li, is the food ready?"
Li nodded, "You can set the table now."
Si Niang immediately returned to the study to act as a voice tube, "Father, you can set the table!"
Liu Ji looked at the study room that had been cleaned by Dalang and Erlang, motioned the boy and girl to go first, stood up, hugged the two older boys, and walked to the main hall while boasting:
"How is it? Doesn't it feel good to be the son of a juren?"
Dalang's mouth twitched slightly, and he told the truth: "The clan school teacher only knows that my mother is the village chief."
Liu Ji sighed, "That's because they don't know your father is a juren yet."
Erlang asked curiously, "Dad, how did you pass the imperial examination? Please teach me."
Jilang sincerely sought advice.
But in Liu Ji's eyes, he thought: My dear, are you sure you are not doubting your father's ability?
"Father?" Erlang urged again without waiting for an answer.
The father and his two sons walked into the main hall. Qin Yao also heard Erlang's question. She asked again on behalf of the whole family: "Tell us, we all want to know."
The food was served, Liu Ji sat down in his seat, picked up the chopsticks, and said, "Eat first, and we'll talk after you finish eating."
After all, it was not a glorious move, so he had to think of a euphemism first. (End of this chapter)
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