"yes!"
Liu Quan perked up his ears and listened attentively.
"Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron; carbon..."
Liu Quan pondered carefully: Was Qinghai separated from Pi Peng?
Chen Xian: "Did you remember that?"
Liu Quan muttered to himself, "I'll remember it. It's not hard. A man named Qinghaier left his hometown, Pipeng Village."
Chen Xian: "..."
...
When he got home, Liu Quan was a little dazed and walked with a shaky gait.
The woman looked at him.
"What's wrong? Has Boss Chen assigned you anything?"
I'm a little worried. Judging from the way the head of the household is acting, he's probably done something dirty for someone else and got dumped.
She wasn't stupid. The fact that the head of the household inexplicably attacked and beat people in the Rainforest Study seemed to be a sudden surge of anger.
Liu Quan opened his palm, revealing a silver ingot.
One hundred taels.
The woman could hardly believe it, looking at what appeared to be some sweat on it.
The peasant woman stared wide-eyed at the silver, her mouth agape. She had never seen or handled so much silver in her decades-long life.
He stood there stiffly.
Liu Quan grinned broadly, but didn't say a word.
The woman reached out and touched his forehead.
"He doesn't have a fever, so what's with the hysteria? Honey, forget it. It's not like we have to work for him to make a living. There are plenty of jobs in the city that require hiring."
Liu Quan chuckled softly.
"From now on, our master said that I will be the housekeeper of the Chen residence, and you will be the cook in the residence."
"We all receive a monthly salary of one tael of silver."
Clang.
The gourd ladle in his hand fell to the ground, scattering flour everywhere.
Are you serious?
"Um."
The woman grinned, then her eyes welled up with tears as she laughed: "Good, life is getting better and better."
Liu Quan wholeheartedly agreed, believing that following the right person would naturally save one decades of detours.
As for dangers, he ignored them; high wages naturally meant high risks.
The woman suddenly asked worriedly, "Isn't it dangerous?"
Liu Quan grinned: "You can't have it both ways. Poor people like us either risk our lives or do dirty work that no one can see."
Either accept your fate, honestly go home to farm, and enjoy a warm home with your wife and children.
Don't overthink things all day, otherwise you'll be unwilling to accept your fate, yet also unwilling to be ruthless, which will make you feel terrible.
With a sigh, the man touched the wrinkles on his forehead and suddenly asked his wife beside him, "Wife, do you think I'm still young?"
The woman chuckled and touched his wrinkled, dark yellow face: "You're over thirty, what do you think? You're nowhere near as youthful as a young man."
"Yes, we need to hurry, otherwise my life will pass by in the blink of an eye. So! I want to take a gamble and work hard with Boss Chen. He is our family's benefactor!"
The opportunity has arrived; seize it firmly.
It's not impossible for them to turn things around in the future.
Someone greeted him with, "Greetings, Master Liu!"
The man squinted, his eyes already showing signs of age, but the woman seemed to be meeting her husband for the first time.
He stood there, speechless for a long time.
After a while, the children in the house started making a fuss, shouting, "Mom, I'm hungry!"
The woman then realized what was happening and began preparing a meal.
Even she herself didn't realize that her previously dull, hopeless days seemed to have quietly changed...
The man who used to loiter around the village all day might not be as lazy as he seemed...
His eyes narrowed.
The corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
The child pressed, "Mom, what's wrong? Why are you so happy?"
"It's nothing, Mom will make you pancakes. Today, Mom will make meat-filled ones for you!"
"Yay! Mom, put in more oil, I love it, it has to be golden brown and crispy!"
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
The slightly older girl asked in surprise, "Mother, are we not going to live anymore?"
The woman chuckled: "Your father got a reward from his superiors for his work, and I'm happy."
The little girl looked at her mother's face; it seemed like she hadn't smiled for a long time. She hadn't seen her mother smile.
Slightly puzzled.
The little boy cried out, "Daddy, Daddy!"
Before long, a sizzling sound filled the air as the hot wok, rapeseed oil, and pork fat released their aromas, and wisps of smoke billowed from the steaming kitchen...
The sounds of children laughing, men's hearty laughter, and women's smiles filled the air with the warmth of everyday life.
...
Seven more days passed.
Xu, Yang, and Huang relayed their desire to go to other counties to the county magistrate and the prefect.
They were immediately turned away.
Xu Pingchao's voice was icy: "Magistrate Su, you're showing no mercy whatsoever."
Yang Yuanxi said helplessly, "My request and Brother Huang's request were also rejected by the Prefect, who said he would give a reply in ten days or half a month."
The steward of the Xu family hurriedly delivered the letter to Xu Pingchao.
Xu Pingchao said calmly, "My uncle's letter has come back. There shouldn't be anything serious. With my uncle's help to cover it up, as long as the news doesn't spread to the capital, the three of us can wait until things calm down, find a small county town, and even become teachers at the county school."
There might be a chance to make a comeback in the future.
Yang and Huang breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good."
"Those shut-ins probably don't have any connections, so they're destined to swallow this insult."
"It's because he didn't have a good uncle..."
"Haha, the walled forum certainly has a lot of influence in the county, but it's nothing outside the county..."
If he has no connections, then please, he'll have to swallow his grievances.
Xu Pingchao remained calm and spoke indifferently.
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