When handing it to Liu Ji, he suddenly remembered the bad things Liu Ji had done in the past. Old man Liu was startled and didn't dare to let go.
What if the third brother cheated him and took the land deed but refused to acknowledge it? Wouldn’t that be the end of the whole family?
Facing the distrustful look of Old Man Liu, Liu Ji was speechless and rolled his eyes, "Dad, are you going to give it to me or not?"
Old man Liu sighed and loosened his grip slightly, and Liu Ji snatched it away.
"That's it for now. It's getting late. Let's go back first. I'll go to the county government office tomorrow morning to take care of this matter."
Liu Ji pulled Qin Yao up, took the land deed, and left.
Old man Liu chased to the door, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he slapped his thigh and decided to take a gamble.
Faced with his own father's lack of trust, Liu Ji was quite angry. On the way back, he was still complaining to Qin Yao:
"My dear, what do you think my father meant by that? Could it be that a scholar like me could take away just a hundred acres of land?"
"Fathers and sons trust each other. Who is like my father? He is suspicious of his own son all the time. I took the risk to give him a benefit, and he didn't even say thank you. Look at the look in his eyes. He almost pointed at my nose and warned me not to steal his land!"
Qin Yao thought he was too noisy and looked at him coldly, "Just be clear in your mind, stop talking and do more, understand?"
Liu Ji clicked his tongue twice, "My wife, your expression changes so quickly. Just now you were obeying your husband in everything, but now you turn around and..."
Qin Yao raised her hand and without any extra movements, someone automatically covered his mouth and kept silent.
However, looking at the land deeds in his arms, Liu Ji couldn't help but feel secretly proud. Fame and honor are really good things.
He had just passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Not to mention the respectful voices in the village, just thinking about his own father in the old house who used to either look down on him or yell at him now had to wait for him to start eating before he could eat, how happy he felt.
That night, Liu Ji fell asleep holding a stack of land deeds from the old house.
It was extremely rare that he actually dreamed of two deceased women, one was his biological mother, and the other was the biological mother of his children.
After waking up from the dream, Liu Ji was in a trance for a while.
Looking at the gray sky outside the window, he put down the scattered adopted children in his arms, quickly got out of bed and dressed, searched around the house for a while, and dug the four sleeping Dalang brothers and sisters out of their quilts. The five of them, father and sons, went out early.
Qin Yao yawned in the room, vaguely guessed what the father and son were going to do, changed her sleeping position, and continued to take a nap.
When she woke up, the father and his five sons had returned and were waiting for her in the main room to have breakfast together.
Qin Yao stretched lazily and walked into the main room. Before she could ask, Liu Ji took the initiative to explain while placing the dishes and chopsticks:
"I had a dream last night and remembered that I had not yet told my mother that I had passed the imperial examination. I went to pay my respects to her this morning so that she would be relieved."
Having said this, he looked up at Qin Yao and added with a guilty conscience, "On the way, I went to see their mother."
Qin Yao sat down in her seat and nodded, "Of course."
Liu Ji immediately revealed a mysterious smile, winked at Dalang, and whispered to Qin Yao: "Child, I have something to tell you."
Qin Yao looked at the four brothers and sisters. Erlang, Sanlang and Si Niang all turned their heads to look at their eldest brother, as if they were watching a show.
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows in amusement, "You are so mysterious, what's going on?"
Sanlang came up and whispered in Qin Yao's ear, "Mother, my brother wants to change his words, but he is embarrassed."
Dalang glared at him immediately, Sanlang pouted guiltily and retreated behind his sister Si Niang in a second to avoid his eldest brother's sharp eyes.
Si Niang glanced at the little brother speechlessly, but did not push him away. Her eyes were full of helplessness, like a little adult, and she seemed to think that she was the older sister and San Lang was the younger brother.
Qin Yao watched the children's reactions, and finally her eyes fell on Dalang, who had a nervous look on his face.
With Erlang's instigation, Dalang staggered and fell to his knees in front of Qin Yao.
Strike while the iron is hot, the boy knocked his head to the ground and called out clearly: "Mother."
Qin Yao was so surprised that she failed to react immediately and called out to the young boy under her in time.
Dalang ate for a while before looking up, his eyes filled with deep admiration that could no longer be suppressed.
Qin Yao realized that the word "mother" was not just a name.
It represents the trust of wholehearted commitment and should not be easily betrayed.
So, Qin Yao also responded with respect, "Well, get up."
"Don't kneel down for no reason in the future," she added with a smile.
Dalang nodded, "Mother, I understand."
The family of six sat down again, Liu Ji laughed, and the overly solemn atmosphere finally returned to its normal leisurely and relaxed state.
Maybe because she was in a good mood, Qin Yao ate one more bowl of rice for breakfast today.
After dinner, Awang drove and took Liu Ji into the city.
Qin Yao had prepared the certification documents required for the scientific examination last night. Liu Ji's main purpose of entering the city this time was to accomplish two things.
The first was to prepare the final documents required for the imperial examination, and the second was to complete the tax reduction and exemption for the old house.
If everything goes well, Liu Ji will be able to set off for the provincial capital the day after tomorrow to meet up with Qi Xianguan and others.
Qin Yao was not idle at home. Some people in the village were arguing over field water, and she had to go and mediate.
After settling the water dispute between the two families, he immediately went to the school to help.
Some of the wood was too heavy and there were not enough people, so she had to do the work of ten people.
After leaving the school, Old Man Liu from home came to see her again. On the one hand, he was worried that Liu Ji would come and ask her about the details in a roundabout way, and on the other hand, he made small talk to discuss the expansion matters.
Qin Yao had said before that money was not a problem, so they would build it in a better way.
But now that a prototype had been built, Old Man Liu realized that Qin Yao was actually building a house for Song Yu's family to live in. He thought, how could the owner live in a mud house while the servants live in a blue brick and tile house?
He immediately suggested that Qin Yao build two more houses for herself, so that Song Yu's family could live in their original house.
Qin Yao thought about it and felt that it made sense, but she was too lazy to bother anymore. "Forget it, let's stick to the original plan."
The backyard expansion was busy with people coming and going, and Qin Yao just wanted this life without privacy to end quickly.
If you really want to build one, wait until the person no longer lives here, find someone to design a comfortable house, and then tear it down and rebuild it in one go.
As he was speaking, the sound of wheels rolling was heard. Old Man Liu no longer cared about whether to add to the construction or not. He immediately stood up and rushed out of the gate with a nimble posture.
As soon as Awang parked the carriage, Liu Ji immediately jumped off.
He thought the welcoming footsteps just now were from Qin Yao, and was about to burst into laughter.
I was caught off guard and met my father's anxious and expectant face, and my smile froze.
"Dad, why is it you!" Liu Ji looked disappointed and disgusted.
"Who else do you think it is?" Old Man Liu patted his arm anxiously, "Where is the land deed? Where is the land deed?" (End of this chapter)
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