"What? You want to become a businessman?" Yu Ruhai frowned. Although he wanted his family to do some small business to make money, he never wanted to let the Yu family become slaves. What's more, the fifth brother has already passed the imperial examination. If he can become an official, their Yu family will be a family of scholars in the future.
Although Jinshu and Jinyan failed in this provincial examination, they are still young. As long as they study diligently, they will have plenty of opportunities in the future.
"You are a doctor, why do you want to join the merchant class? Practicing medicine and consulting patients can not only earn you money, but also gain respect from others. Besides, being a merchant is not as easy as you think. When have you ever seen a woman doing business outside?" Yu Ruhai said with an unpleasant expression, "I will not allow you to do business. From today on, you and Fuling are not allowed to go out again."
Yu Jiao still had a calm expression, and said, "I'm afraid you can't control what I want to do."
She put the cup on the table and stood up. "My indenture has been destroyed. My entry into your Yu family's household register was not legitimate. The imperial court conducts population inspections every three years. If I insist on changing my indenture back and go to the county government to make a scene, can you stop me?"
"It's getting late and I'm tired from traveling. If you have anything else to say, let's talk about it another day." Yu Jiao walked out.
Yu Ruhai was filled with rage and could no longer hold it back. He slammed the table in anger, "You bastard, you are getting more and more outrageous! I'm so pissed off!"
Yu Zhou stepped forward and held Yu Ruhai's hand, "Master, please don't get angry. In my opinion, just let her change her birth certificate back. Meng Yujiao's temper is not to be advised, and she will definitely cause trouble in the future. You see, since she came to our house, our family has never been at peace. We used to be a good family, but because of her mischief, the second branch has obviously alienated us, and the third branch was forced to separate. I think that girl is not compatible with our Yu family."
Seeing Yu Ruhai remained silent, Yu Zhou continued to add fuel to the fire, "Fifth brother is very talented. At that time, the young lady of the Yang family fell in love with Fifth brother. If it weren't for Meng Yujiao, our family should have had a granddaughter-in-law who was the daughter of a prefect. She would have been a relative of the Tongzhou prefect. How glorious it would be? How could Meng Yujiao compare to her? I know that you value her because of her good medical skills, but no matter how good Meng Yujiao's medical skills are, can they compare to having a high-ranking relative? Fifth brother wants to pursue a career in politics, and a poor family like us can't help him. But if he can marry a daughter of a powerful person, it will be a great help to both Fifth brother and our Yu family."
Yu Ruhai was quite moved after hearing this, and his anger subsided a lot. "I was obsessed with the appearance, thinking that Meng Yujiao's medical skills could bring glory to my Yu family. I lost the big picture for the small. You are right. Fifth brother is very talented and has great talents. If he is on the list of this spring examination, he will be favored by the powerful, and our Yu family will also rise with the tide."
Yu Zhou's face was filled with smiles, and she said softly, "Master, it's good that you have let it go. Fortunately, you did not recognize Meng Yujiao as your granddaughter-in-law, nor did you let her get engaged to Fifth Brother. If she wants to be a slave, let her go back to Mengjia Village and be a lowly person. When Fifth Brother becomes an official, we will be an official family. By then, the whole family will move to the capital, and maybe Jin Shujinyan can marry an official lady as his wife."
Yu Ruhai felt relaxed and happy after hearing this, and laughed heartily, "I just hope that my fifth brother will pass the imperial examination next year."
"Fifth brother is the champion in the provincial examination, and he will surely gain fame in the imperial examination." Yu Zhoushi said this in a nice way, but in fact, her heart was fully occupied with the third wife. Hanshan had been working harder and harder in recent days, working in the fields all day long, not as lazy as before. It was a pity that Zhaoshi, that troublesome woman, quarreled with the third brother every day because of Li Xiu'e and never treated him well.
Some time ago, Yu Zhou secretly went to deliver money and food to the third room, and saw that Yu Jinshu and Yu Jinyan had both lost weight. She felt so distressed. These two beloved grandchildren, whom she had loved since they were young, had never suffered any hardship in the past. They were both scholars who could not carry anything, but now they had to do a lot of rough labor and could not even afford to go to school.
Instead, the sickly child from the second house became the favored one.
Jinyan and Jinshu are her grandsons, and she must find a way for them to survive.
It is not a bad thing that Yu Qizhe passed the exam and became an official first. With his help, Jinyan and Jinshu will be able to go further in the future.
But Meng Yujiao, that bitch who always causes trouble, must be driven out of the Yu family first. With her around, the second wife has become more and more arrogant, undisciplined, and no longer as obedient and willing to work hard as before.
As long as that girl leaves, she and the old man will still be in charge of the Yu family. When they move to the capital and Yu Qizhe becomes an official, he will not dare to bear the reputation of being unfilial. All matters of the Yu family will still have to be arranged by her.
Yu Zhou's mind was fully planned. She had already persuaded Yu Ruhai to kick the girl out of the house. Once Yu Qizhe passed the exam, she would be able to take the third son's family to the capital.
When Yu Jiao returned to the second room, Yu Fuling quickly asked, "Did Grandfather embarrass you again? Did you tell him about our business in Qiyun County?"
Aunt Song said, "If you have anything to say, wait until Meng has finished her meal." She looked at Yu Jiao and said lovingly, "The food is warming up in the kitchen. I'll bring it to you right away."
Yu Jiao held her hand and said, "Aunt Song, I've already eaten in town, please stop worrying."
She looked at Yu Fuling again, "I just said that I started a small business in Qiyun County. Aunt Song, Uncle Mengshan, I may have to leave the Yu family."
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