Chapter 53 My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!
Although the desired outcome of exterminating Li's father's clan was not ultimately achieved, Li Wangming was not too disappointed with the way things were handled.
Moreover, it's wise to know when to stop. Since Li Youfu, as the clan leader, has already made this decision, Li Wangming won't insist on expelling Li's father from the clan.
Li Wangming also asked Li Shiyang to draw up a document, and once they arrived at the Andong Protectorate and settled down, they would definitely write this branch of the family into the family genealogy.
Upon receiving the document signed by the clan chief and three elders from Li Shiyang, Li Wangming immediately burst into tears.
Li Wangming thought to himself, "That's good. If he were to die a straightforward death, it would be too easy for him."
What if he goes to the underworld and sees his mother? If his mother pities him, how can that be allowed?
It's better to live like this, imprisoned. This unfilial son who harmed his mother deserves to live a life of regret!
Li Wangming bowed to Li Youfu and said, "Thank you, clan chief, elders, and fellow villagers. I am deeply grateful!"
Having resolved the matter, Li Shiyang urged everyone to disperse.
Li Shiyue and Li's mother stepped forward and pulled Li Wangming up from the ground, one on each side. Li's father, who was kneeling beside Li Wangming, was now a lost and dejected man, kneeling there with his head down. No one helped him up, and only a number of people from Lijia Village pointed at him and whispered among themselves not far away.
Li Wangming had been kneeling for so long that his knees were swollen and swollen, and in the end, Shi Tou had to bend down and carry him back.
So many things happened in one day, so many big things, but even so, people still need to eat.
Under the cover of night, Li Shiyue also collected the reward for successfully rescuing Qin Tao last time, which was a fertility pill.
Having learned from her previous experience, Li Shiyue took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and turned her back to eat it.
Immediately after consuming it, there were no specific sensations or changes. Based on her previous experience, Li Shiyue believed that it would take at least twelve hours after consuming the Fertility Pill for her to truly feel an increase in strength.
Dinner was the same as usual: a pot of thin porridge. Li Wangming didn't eat a bite. Instead, he went to sit alone at the grave of his grandmother.
Li's mother was worried, so she sent Shitou with Li Wangming.
Fortunately, the weather is hot right now, so it's not a problem to sleep there at night. You just need to burn some dried mugwort outside to keep out mosquitoes.
Li Shiyue stared at the original book plot she had unlocked several times in the system in her mind. She put on a tinderbox, carried a knife at her waist, and sent her mother to sleep with Zheng Meiniang and her daughter. Then she rolled up a straw mat and went to the outskirts of the camp, where she found the two stones sitting with Li Wangming in front of Li's grandmother's grave.
"Brother, come and sleep here."
Shi Tou is a very obedient person. When Li's mother asked him to come and keep Li Wangming company, he obediently went with her.
Li Shiyue told him to lie down on the mat and sleep, so he obediently took off his shoes and lay down. In just a few breaths, Shitou fell asleep.
Li Shiyue decided that for the next period of time, she would keep a close eye on Shi Tou.
She refused to believe that she would end up on the same path as in the original story, getting stabbed to death while trying to save Shi Tou.
She refused to believe it!
Even though Grandmother Li has died just like in the original story, and even though Qin Tao's unborn child is gone just like in the original story, Li Shiyue just refuses to believe that none of this can be changed!
Even if she didn't have a system with her now, she wouldn't just resign herself to fate!
My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!
If we believe in fate every time we encounter a problem, where would human civilization be?
Our ancestors went from eating raw meat and drinking blood to cooking over a fire, which is exactly how they changed their destiny with their own hands!
Li Shiyue believed she could change her destiny!
If we simply resign ourselves to fate and drift along aimlessly, wouldn't that be a waste of the time we've had to travel through time?
Having determined the direction of their future journey, Li Shiyue finally looked up at Li Wangming, who was kneeling upright before her.
She didn't know what to say, or what she could say to comfort him.
The pain of losing one's mother is unbearable, and no one can console them.
Therefore, Li Shiyue shut up and just sat aside with Li Wangming.
After a long while, so long that Li Shiyue was almost asleep sitting up, Li Wangming spoke in a hoarse voice: "I still remember the day I passed the imperial examination. When my mother heard the news, she was so happy that she could hardly see her eyes."
Li Shiyue retrieved this day from the original owner's memories. According to the memories, Li Wangming passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Although he was not the first scholar in the village, he was at least the first scholar in the Li family to have a reputation.
Li's father had studied for five or six years longer than Li Wangming, but he hadn't even passed the preliminary examination for the lowest level of the imperial examination.
Because he was the first scholar in the Li family to achieve prominence, Li's grandfather, who was still alive at the time, generously spent a large sum of money to buy half a pig and held a banquet in the village. As long as guests came to offer their congratulations, they could sit down to eat.
Mr. and Mrs. Li stood at the door to greet people; it was truly a joyous and lively day.
On that day, Li's two sisters-in-law, Li Xiaomai and Li Xiaodou, who had both married, also returned with their families and gifts to give Li Wangming face.
Li Shiyue hummed in response to Li Wangming's words, and then Li Wangming continued, "After that, I never saw Mother so happy again..."
I hadn't even passed the imperial examination to become a scholar when my mother passed away. My mother is gone, gone forever.
Li Wangming neither cried nor shouted; he simply spoke calmly and directly.
Even though Li Shiyue was slow to notice, she could still hear the sorrow in Li Wangming's words.
As the night passed, Li Shiyue was awakened by a series of cries.
The sky was still dark and gloomy, with a suffocating feeling that made it hard to breathe.
When Li Shiyue, carrying a stone and a mat, and Li Wangming returned to their donkey cart from Li's grandmother's grave, Li's mother stuffed a bowl of warm porridge into each of their hands.
"Wang Laowu's grandfather didn't make it. He must have passed away last night. They were sleeping soundly and didn't hear anything unusual. When they got up this morning, they found that he was already erect."
Li Shiyue stood up and looked towards Wang Laowu's house. The filial sons and grandsons were kneeling on the ground. Given the circumstances, there was no way to wear mourning clothes and hold a funeral. In the end, they were buried with a straw mat.
After the meal, Li Shiyue told her mother and went to find Li Shiyang. She wanted to ask if they should stay there, since the doctor had suggested that they stay for two days to allow everyone, especially those who were sick, to rest and perhaps they could get through it.
But now that we can't get through this, should we risk staying here any longer?
Or should we hurry on our way to Dengzhou?
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