Chapter 35 I am not worthy
"No! Don't touch me!"
Madam Xu acted like she had gone mad, biting anyone who touched her.
Luo Qing could no longer tolerate it, so he ordered his men to tie her up, gag her, and throw her into the house.
Xu Yiyuan was still her brother, and seeing that he was only given a tattered rag and buried hastily, Xu Qingshi couldn't bear it.
"How could they bury my brother so carelessly..."
Luo Qing gave her a look, and Xu Qingshi immediately shut up.
She didn't want to be tied up by these barbaric men!
Luo Qing scanned the crowd in the courtyard, his voice cold: "I advise you all to behave yourselves!"
His gaze finally settled on Gao Minglang.
"Including you!"
One person died so quickly; he'll probably be expelled before the Gao family can be reinstated!
Gao Minglang turned his head away indifferently and led his family to find a room to stay in.
Xu Qingyi felt an extreme aversion to her half-brother and half-sister, and immediately turned her head to the cowshed in the front yard.
“This cowshed hasn’t been used for cattle in a long time, so it doesn’t smell. Let’s clean it up and live in the shed.”
The better houses were already occupied, and the remaining houses were mostly covered in moss, making them gloomy, slippery, and uncomfortable to stay in. The cowshed was much more comfortable because you could burn firewood there.
"good."
Xu Yiyan had no objections and handed Yun Huaijin over to Zhichun, then rolled up his sleeves and got to work.
These past few days in the wild, they've been using tents made by Xu Yiyan, covered with waterproof tarpaulins, which have provided decent wind protection.
In addition, they had charcoal braziers, so they could set up a fire outside, which was much warmer than a house that had been uninhabited for a long time.
With the Wei family joining in, many things were accomplished quickly with the large number of people.
Yun Zhao sat obediently by the fire, watching her third uncle tinker with new things, and she became interested.
"Third Uncle, shall I go and get you something?"
"Wait a minute, I'll finish here and then we'll go pick it up!"
Xu Yiyan didn't dare let her run around on her own; Yun Zhao wouldn't listen to him.
She laughed happily and ran away.
"Don't worry, Third Uncle, I will definitely find you something good!"
"Oh, Zhaozhao!"
Xu Yiyan was caught in a dilemma: whether to put the thing in his hand or not.
Seeing this, Wei Jingchen chuckled and said, "Third Master Xu, don't be nervous. Zhaozhao is a smart child."
She must have discovered something. With so many of us here, nothing will happen.
After saying that, he looked in the direction Yun Zhao had left, his expression darkening slightly, and then lowered his head to continue doing what he was doing.
Yun Zhao certainly wouldn't let anyone follow her; she wanted to openly produce medicine so that it would be convenient to treat her family members on the road.
The previous owner of this courtyard must have been quite wealthy, as the backyard is spacious.
As soon as she ran to the backyard, she saw the officials digging a pit, preparing to bury Xu Yiyuan on the spot.
Luo Qing ordered them to bury the animals on the back mountain, but the officials paid lip service to the order and dug pits wherever they saw an open space to bury them.
Human life is nothing to them.
Yun Zhao hid in the shadows and waited until they left before finding a corner to start digging.
She took out a medicine mortar, pestle, and hoe from her spatial storage and smeared them with wet mud.
They made it look like the items had just been dug up from the ground before carrying them back home.
"Third Uncle, look! I found something!"
Yun Zhao mysteriously ran to Xu Yiyan's side and threw all the things down at once.
"Uncle, look! Once I wash this, I can use it to make medicine!"
Xu Yiyan picked up the mud-covered pestle, his face filled with shock.
"This... pharmaceutical manufacturing?"
"Hmm! And there's a hoe too!"
"What did the owner of this house do before? They used to be a hoe and a medicine mortar and pestle."
Seeing this, Wei Mingde couldn't help but feel curious.
"Maybe it's for growing medicinal herbs? Third Uncle, if you have this, could you go dig up something?"
Xu Yiyan suddenly remembered the things that had been in the yard earlier.
"Ah, perfect, we can use it to dig bamboo shoots!"
After saying that, he picked up a hoe and went to dig up bamboo shoots.
But he was just a young master; how would he know how to use a hoe?
Wei Mingde stepped forward and took the hoe from his hand.
"Third Young Master, let me do it."
Xu Yiyan felt a little guilty, but still handed the hoe to Wei Mingde.
"Thank you for your trouble."
Wei Mingde greatly admired his third son, who was a bit timid but very intelligent.
So Wei Mingde advised, "Third Young Master, in life, there are always things you can do and things you can't do, don't you think?"
Xu Yiyan paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"What Lord Wei says is absolutely right, but as a man of the General's Mansion, I not only do not know martial arts, but..."
He's also clumsy with words; if he can't even do some simple chores, it's a waste for Zhaozhao to call me uncle.
Seeing Xu Yiyan lower his head somewhat humiliatingly, Wei Mingde shoved the hoe into his hand.
"How could I have seen everything just now?"
"ah?"
Faced with this sudden turn of events, Xu Yiyan was somewhat bewildered.
"Didn't you see it?"
"No, I... I saw it!"
Xu Yiyan quickly shook his head.
"Then let's do it once."
Through his observations over the past few days, Wei Mingde had come to realize that while the third young master of the Xu family was not as imposing as his eldest brother, nor as agile as his second brother, he was extremely clever.
He had just carefully observed his own actions, so Wei Mingde believed that Xu Yiyan had studied them diligently.
Sure enough, although Xu Yiyan's movements were clumsy, he still managed to dig out the bamboo shoots intact.
"It worked! Uncle San is amazing, you succeeded on your first try!"
Yun Zhao clapped excitedly.
As long as Xu Yiyan puts in the effort, Yun Zhao will praise him as much as possible.
Having spent many years navigating the officialdom, Wei Mingde naturally understood her actions.
He joined in the praise, saying, "Indeed, the Third Young Master's learning ability is extraordinary."
Xu Yiyan blushed immediately, but her hands moved even faster.
Zhichun collected all the bamboo shoots he had dug up, and looking at the young lady's smiling face, she whispered, "Is the young lady encouraging the third young master?"
Yun Zhao nodded: "I believe that Third Uncle will regain his confidence sooner or later!"
Perhaps Yun Zhao's words inspired Zhi Chun, because she returned to the fire and whispered something to the others.
Throughout the rest of the night, no matter what Xu Yiyan did, everyone encouraged and praised him.
Xu Yiyan was initially flustered and his hands were trembling, but later he got used to it.
"Oh, this bowl was made by the Third Young Master? I thought it was given to me by the officials!"
Bai Ling covered her mouth in surprise.
Xu Yiyan: ...
You guys have gone too far!
"Hahaha, Ayan, you'd better get used to being praised!"
Xu Yinan patted him exaggeratedly, teasing him on purpose.
"Actually, it doesn't have to be like this..."
Xu Yiyan lowered his head in embarrassment.
From childhood to adulthood, he has rarely heard praise, except for being ridiculed.
Although people's words were not malicious, he still felt that he did not deserve their praise.
Suddenly, everyone fell silent.
Lu Li took a bite of bamboo shoot, which was so hot that he had to exhale sharply.
"So, what kind of person do you think deserves praise from others?"
He asked, seemingly casually.
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