Chapter 89 Chapter 89 Calligraphy Practice
The county magistrate's wife came to the Wang family's villa to visit old lady Yao.
Old Madam Yao had a very good temper and did not refuse her visit. The county magistrate's wife only waited outside for a while before being led in by the servants.
According to the rules, the county magistrate's wife should first deliver the invitation to the villa, and then visit after receiving the other party's reply with consent.
It was just that Old Madam Yao was staying here temporarily, and there weren’t so many rules, so she didn’t care about the “unruly” behavior of the county magistrate’s wife, and she always received her very kindly.
Only Mrs. Wang would occasionally have some opinions, and she hated the county magistrate's wife for often coming to disturb the old man's peace.
When she saw Old Madam Yao, the county magistrate's wife first asked about the old lady's health, and then told her about the gambling house with some trepidation.
She knew that if she wanted to ask Madam Yao for help, she should not beat around the bush and would rather tell her directly.
This was the experience the county magistrate's wife gained after frequently visiting old lady Yao.
Old Madam Yao knew about this a long time ago.
After all, it caused a huge sensation in the county, and people were talking about it in the streets and alleys. Even an old lady like Madam Yao who rarely went out could hear some news.
However, the news outside was not as detailed as that from the county magistrate's wife.
Originally, Old Lady Yao just listened out of politeness until she heard from the county magistrate's wife that the one who chose the gambling house was a young and pretty girl.
"A young and pretty girl?" Old Madam Yao was a little surprised.
There were quite a lot of people in the gambling house that day, especially the gamblers. They witnessed the bloody scene with their own eyes and most of them were scared after waking up. Many even quit gambling and never dared to gamble again, for fear that one day when they went to gamble, a female evil star would jump out and kill them with a knife, breaking their arms and legs.
They didn't even have the courage to tell anyone what happened in the gambling house that day.
The main reason was that she was scared. A girl who could hack people without blinking and even dared to hack Mr. Kang Liu was too cruel.
The scene of the broken hands and feet flying everywhere and the splattered blood made the girl look like a night-time demon. They didn't even dare to think about it.
In addition, they were hit with a stick and were dizzy for most of the day. After waking up, they felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. They did not recover for several days and were in a daze.
Even if the government sent people to question them, their answers were confusing.
Even the government was confused by them. If they hadn't gotten more accurate answers from the people in the gambling house later, the government would have been confused by these gamblers.
Some superstitious people even believed that the person who appeared in the gambling house that night was not a human.
The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it might be a female ghost from the underworld coming to claim my life.
This made them even more frightened. They dared not tell anyone else and only spoke secretly to their family members. Their family members were also frightened by their weird behavior and also did not dare to tell anyone else.
Because of this, people outside did not know exactly what happened in the gambling house that night. Many people thought that a group of people broke into the gambling house and killed everyone.
In short, there are all kinds of rumors in the county now, and even many different versions have emerged.
With so many versions, and people having no ability to distinguish them, it is impossible to tell which one is true and which one is false.
Even though some people later said that it was a young girl with her face covered who took down the gambling house, many people did not believe it and thought they were talking nonsense.
Not to mention how one person could beat so many people in a gambling house, and you actually said she was just a girl?
Is this possible?
Old Madam Yao heard several versions of the story from the servants and realized that many of them were not true.
When she found out that the gambling house was owned by the Kang family and that they were doing some dirty things in private, she was naturally disgusted. She thought it was a good thing that someone destroyed it, so she didn't want to find out who did it.
But I didn't expect to hear the truest version from the county magistrate's wife today.
The county magistrate's wife nodded. "My master said that this is what Kang Liuye told him. Kang Liuye had contact with that woman that day and was injured by her..."
Madam Yao was actually quite interested. "What does that girl look like?"
"We don't know either." The county magistrate's wife smiled awkwardly. "It is said that she covered her face, but her forehead was full and her eyebrows and eyes were well-shaped. She was obviously a beauty at first glance. She must have been good-looking..."
Some beauties can be seen to be very beautiful even if they only show half of their face.
This statement can also be applied to the girl who broke into the gambling house that night.
Although everyone only saw the upper half of her face, they all felt that with such eyebrows and eyes, she must be an extremely beautiful woman. Of course, because she was too cruel and killed the entire gambling house by herself, this beauty became as scary as a yaksha in the eyes of the world, and people could not have the slightest desire for her.
Old Madam Yao just thought that this matter was too strange. If it was really done by a girl, how powerful would that girl be?
This reminded her of the girl who saved her by holding up the overturned carriage.
That girl is really strong, she is definitely not an ordinary person.
Unfortunately, no one except the coachman Lao Chang saw her appearance, and until now, she has not been found.
Of course, it is also possible that the Wang family went in the wrong direction.
Old Madam Yao was disappointed, but she also knew that such things could not be forced. The girl saved her just for the sake of convenience that day, and she probably didn't even know who was in the carriage, otherwise she wouldn't have straightened the carriage and left.
Old Madam Yao was grateful to the kind-hearted girl who saved her. When she learned that it was also a girl who destroyed the Kang family's gambling house, she naturally had a very good impression of them both.
When the county magistrate's wife said that the Kang family had come to the county and asked Magistrate Zhang to offer a reward for the woman, she was unhappy.
"What kind of reward is this?" Old Madam Yao said in a calm tone, "The gambling house has done so many evil things. That girl is a hero who has gotten rid of the evil for the people. How can we offer a reward? We should give her silver instead."
Just because she didn't say anything doesn't mean she doesn't know what the Kang family did behind their backs.
It was not brought to light before, so it was difficult for everyone to say anything. But this time, in order to contain the Kang family, Xuan Huaiqing exposed some of the evil deeds done by the gambling house, which caused a lot of criticism. Now that the gambling house has been destroyed, people will only applaud and think that the girl is getting rid of harm for the people and is a righteous person who is not interested in fame and fortune.
When the county magistrate's wife heard what Old Lady Yao said, she was delighted and quickly agreed.
Then, with an embarrassed look on her face, she said, "Old Madam, you also know that although the Kang family is too cruel, they are the maternal family of the Third Prince after all..."
Old Madam Yao glanced at her, clearly knowing what she had not yet finished saying.
Under normal circumstances, she would not bother to deal with these things. Besides being annoyed, she was also afraid of accidentally causing trouble for the Yao family.
But this time, because the hero was a girl, she admired him very much and wanted to do something for him.
After the county magistrate's wife left, Old Lady Yao wrote a letter and had it delivered to the provincial capital.
A few days later, the Kang family finally left the county town reluctantly.
County Magistrate Zhang felt a little regretful.
He said to his wife, "I originally wanted to continue to publicize the evil deeds done by the gambling house. What General Xuan announced is only one tenth of it. There are still many that have not been announced. It would be best if the Kang family could be convicted. But General Xuan said that it is enough, otherwise if the Kang family decides to break up..."
At this point, he shuddered.
After all, the Kang family is the maternal family of the Third Prince. If the Third Prince wants to protect the Kang family, he can just find a scapegoat to get rid of the Kang family. Unless someone sends solid evidence of the Kang family's crimes to the emperor, the emperor will pay attention to it and not be partial to his own son.
Unfortunately, the Kang family has always been cautious in their actions. Apart from the account books that are visible on the surface, they did not leave any evidence at all. These account books alone are not enough to convict the Kang family.
It would be easy for a behemoth like the Kang family to crush a small county magistrate.
County Magistrate Zhang also knew that his act of sealing off the gambling house that day had completely offended the Kang family, so he had no choice but to seek refuge with the Xuan family. Naturally, he hoped that Young General Xuan could crush the Kang family, and preferably prevent them from rising again.
As long as the Kang family is alive, he will not be able to rest in peace.
And the Third Prince of the capital...
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Zhang felt that his official career might soon come to an end.
The county magistrate's wife was also worried, but she managed to keep it together and said, "Since you have already offended the Kang family, why don't you work hard for General Xuan in the future? Maybe the Xuan family can help you in the future."
The Xuan family controls the Zhennan Army. Even the third prince would have to think twice before dealing with the Xuan family.
As long as General Xuan is willing to protect him, the Kang family will be unable to do anything to him.
Magistrate Zhang said, "That's the only way." Then he asked humbly, "Madam, what do you think I should do if I surrender to General Xuan?"
He could sense General Xuan's dissatisfaction with him. Even though he closed down the gambling house this time, General Xuan didn't seem to think highly of him.
The last time General Xuan talked to him about the dock, there was blame and disappointment in his eyes, as if in General Xuan's eyes, he was a failure as a county magistrate.
Magistrate Zhang felt that he was just doing the same thing as the previous county magistrates of Shanping County, not seeking great achievements, but only avoiding mistakes. Why was General Xuan so disappointed in him?
He is also helpless.
The county magistrate's wife was actually very impatient to deal with him. Upon hearing this, she immediately said, "General Xuan hates evil as much as he hates evil. If you want him to look up to you, you must first punish the Cui family."
Ever since Manager Cui went to the dock, he relied on being the county magistrate's "brother-in-law" to do many things that bully men and women.
If she were to say, the person who should be held most responsible is Magistrate Zhang. If it weren't for his connivance, would his "brother-in-law" have been able to commit so many evil deeds and not be punished?
"this……"
Seeing his hesitation, she sneered, "Why? You don't feel sorry for Aunt Cui, do you?"
County Magistrate Zhang shook his head repeatedly. He had been very busy with the gambling house affairs recently. He had not seen Aunt Cui for a long time and had no intention of seeing her.
The county magistrate's wife said, "In that case, you should send someone to do it. First, investigate what the Cui family did, and then investigate the more serious cases. Those who should be punished should be punished or imprisoned. This way, General Xuan can see your sincerity and it can be regarded as atonement."
After saying this, she was too lazy to listen to what Magistrate Zhang had to say and simply waved her hand to let him go.
County Magistrate Zhang: “…”
**
Yu Li insisted on resting at home for a month.
During this month, she lived like a pig. She didn't have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the county town to work. She could sleep until dawn. Moreover, the food was richer and the portions were just as large.
Although she did not go to the county town, Boss Tu would send her things from time to time, including grain, meat, candy, snacks, etc. There were things from the county town as well as specialties from the provincial capital. She knew it was Xuan Huaiqing's order without asking.
In the end, Yu Li felt a little embarrassed and said to Boss Tu, "Tell Master Xuan that there is no need to send more. This is enough."
Even if I want to repay a favor, I can repay it by giving so many things.
Boss Tu refused and said, "This is Young Master Xuan's intention. If you feel bad about it, just think of it as our advance payment to you."
Then he whispered to her that after the New Year, Xuan Huaiqing planned to lead troops to suppress the bandits and take her with him.
This was considered an advance payment to her.
When he heard about the bandit suppression, Yu Li was no longer sleepy.
Since it was an advance payment, she did not refuse it, and even said that if they went to suppress the bandits, she only needed the reward money, and they would not need to give her any other compensation at that time.
"That won't do. The reward is the reward, but you still have to pay for it." Boss Tu didn't want to take advantage of her, and he was also afraid that she would be fooled by others in the future. "How can you hire someone to suppress bandits without paying them? Even if you make a cow work, you have to feed it grass."
The reward was paid by the government, while the remuneration was paid by the Xuan family.
Her presence could reduce the casualties of the soldiers, which was a great help to them. Xuan Huaiqing was able to understand this clearly, so he naturally did not want to treat her unfairly.
Yu Li finally accepted their kindness.
Then Boss Tu told her that although the Kang family had left the county, they still left some people here to inquire about those beautiful girls. He asked her not to go to the county so soon, but to wait until they left.
Yu Li asked: "When will they withdraw?"
"Master Xuan has already asked someone to keep an eye on them. It should be resolved in a month at most."
After getting the accurate answer, Yu Li finally felt relieved.
So this time I will rest for a full month.
Except for the first month after she came to this world, she had never been so idle.
Yu Li is a person who cannot sit still. This is a habit brought from his previous life. As a genetic warrior, he shoulders the mission of protecting humanity and eliminating pollutants and alien species. He runs around busy every day and dares not relax at all, let alone rest.
Yu Li was so bored that he had to spend a lot of time practicing physical skills and treating Fu Wenxiao at the same time.
Perhaps it was because she practiced too diligently, or perhaps it was because she had been eating too well and resting well recently, she found that she had finally made a breakthrough and her strength had finally increased a lot.
She was very satisfied when she smashed the half-man-high stone into powder with one palm.
Finally I have one third of the strength I had in my previous life.
Fu Wenxiao was silent after seeing this scene, and asked, "Li Niang, will practicing this physical skill increase people's strength?"
"That's natural." Yu Li said affirmatively, otherwise why would she practice so hard?
There is no possibility for her to awaken power in this lifetime, and she can only rely on physical training to increase her strength. Unfortunately, even if she trains to the extreme, her strength cannot compare to power-type powers.
Fu Wenxiao suddenly realized why she had been urging Yu Jin and the others to practice physical skills.
Women are naturally weaker than men, which results in men becoming the important labor force in a family. People value men more, and women can only be inferior to men.
If someone is to be abandoned, it is often the woman who is abandoned first.
If they start practicing taijutsu and stick with it, then when their strength grows and the strength between men and women is no longer disparate but equal, men will no longer have any advantage.
If women can do what men can do, what is the difference between men and women?
At that time, men will no longer be high and mighty, and women will no longer be lowly like dust.
Fu Wenxiao didn't feel anything about this.
He does not think that men should be superior and women should be inferior.
He has been well-read since childhood, learning the teachings of sages. He was taught by contemporary great scholars and had come into contact with the most noble group of people in the world. In his eyes, there is no distinction between men and women in front of power, and as long as they hold the highest power in the world, men and women are equal.
This is what his mother taught him.
This is also the principle taught by his grandmother.
His mother and grandmother both held power. They were respected and feared, and even scolded as hens crowing at dawn, but it never affected the power in their hands in the slightest.
Women are never inferior to men.
What will happen if one day, women are no longer a vulnerable group in the eyes of men, but can stand on an equal footing with them?
That must be fun right?
When Fu Wenxiao thought of this, a hint of smile appeared in his black jade eyes.
He looked at the girl in front of him who had no idea what shocking words he had said. Perhaps she understood, but she didn't care.
This is the confidence of the strong.
He thought that her arrival might be destiny's arrangement to bring some earth-shaking changes to the world.
This is just the beginning and no one realizes it yet.
He would keep watching to see how far she could go in the future, and he would begin to look forward to it whenever he thought of the heights she could reach.
Sure enough, it’s great to be alive!
Living allows you to see many beautiful scenery and more miracles.
**
Yu Li was still not satisfied with his own strength and did not stop practicing physical skills.
Of course, because she was resting at home, she had more time. Besides exercising, she would also teach Zhou and her three younger sisters how to practice physical skills.
Compared with Zhou, the three Yu Jin sisters practiced very seriously.
They all want to keep fit and become stronger so they can fight ten people at once, and then they won't be bullied anymore.
Growing up in an environment like the Yu family, they lack a sense of security.
Even though they have separated and their lives have improved, they still feel panicky sometimes, fearing that one day they will be reduced to their original state. They are still money-losing goods in the eyes of their family, who don't have enough to eat or sleep well, and work harder than anyone else but never get a word of praise.
They don't want to live this kind of life where their lives are controlled by others, they are called money-losing goods, but they can only lower their heads and endure it numbly.
If you don’t want to be bullied or treated as a money-loser, then practice hard.
They also want to be like the eldest sister. If anyone calls them money-losing goods, they will beat them back until they dare not curse or speak anymore.
In order to achieve this wish, they studied very hard, correcting their movements over and over again to make their movements as standard as those of the little people on paper.
However, the more standard the movements, the more strenuous and painful they are.
They never knew it could be so painful.
At the end of each day’s practice, the sisters could no longer hold back their tears and cried out loudly. Their tears flowed like water and their faces turned red.
But they still gritted their teeth and persevered.
Yu Laoer and his wife didn't understand what was going on. Seeing them crying so hard, they thought something had happened and were terribly scared.
It was not until they learned that their three daughters were exercising that they were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
If exercising is so painful, why do you continue to do it?
"Because it can strengthen your body." Yu Jin said calmly, "Once you have mastered it, you won't be bullied by others."
Yu Yin and Yu Zhu also nodded seriously.
Their eyes were clearly red from crying, but their expressions were so serious.
It was so serious that Yu Laoer and his wife inexplicably didn't dare to look them in the eye, with shame on their faces.
Yu Laoer and his wife didn't say anything else.
When Yu Lao Er was sitting in the yard in a daze, Liu went to find her daughter and asked her nervously if she could learn.
"Of course." Yu Jin said, "My sister said that no matter who you are, as long as you want to learn, you can do it, but if you can't persist, then don't learn it."
When Liu thought of them crying like that, she knew it must be difficult.
She looked at her daughters, who were now healthy, lively and full of energy. She couldn't help but think of how skinny, silent and numb they were before the family was divided. She finally made up her mind.
She said, “I will stick to it!”
So Liu also took time out every night to practice physical training with her daughters.
Even though she cried a lot in the middle of the process, she continued to persevere because she saw her three daughters gritting their teeth and persevering.
Yu Laoer had no choice but to follow suit since his wife and daughter were practicing. However, when he found it was too painful, he couldn't hold on any longer and finally decided to give up.
Liu laughed at him privately: "Although it hurts a bit, it's nothing compared to the pain of giving birth."
When she gave birth to her first child, she was in pain for three days and three nights.
When giving birth to Yu Jin and Yu Yin, everything went smoothly until the birth of her youngest daughter Yu Zhu. She fell while working in the fields and had a difficult labor. After struggling for two days and two nights, she finally gave birth to her youngest daughter. However, her health was damaged as a result and she could never give birth again.
At that time, I was in so much pain that I felt like I was going to lose half my life.
But she managed to survive.
Now that I think about it, the pain from practicing physical training is nothing compared to the pain of childbirth. As long as I think about the pain at that time, I suddenly feel that practicing physical training is nothing.
Yu Lao Er was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and admitted: "It seems that I am indeed not as good as you in enduring pain."
Liu was laughing at first, but fell silent at the end.
**
In addition to practicing physical skills, Yu Li finally increased the time he spent practicing calligraphy.
In fact, practicing calligraphy is like practicing martial arts. You need to persist. It is a matter of perseverance, otherwise your calligraphy will not be beautiful. Because she was not diligent in practicing calligraphy, the characters she wrote now are still a big lump, and one character can take up one-third of the paper.
Still need to practice.
At this time, Fu Wenxiao finally had a place to use his skills.
He stood behind her, holding her hand, correcting her pen-holding posture, and guiding her hand to write two lines of flamboyant characters on the paper.
One row is his name, Fu Wenxiao, and the other row is her name, Yu Li.
The two names jump out of the paper, side by side, which is pleasing to the eye.
Fu Wenxiao looked at the name on the paper, his ears felt slightly hot, and he coughed lightly, "You can practice your own name first."
Yu Li looked at the two names on the paper and said "Oh".
She used their names as copybooks and practiced on them.
Half a day later, Yu Li was able to write both names neatly and began to practice other things.
Fu Wenxiao glanced at the girl who was practicing calligraphy seriously, picked up a piece of waste paper next to her, and looked at the names written side by side on it. They were crooked and not pretty, but they looked particularly pleasing to the eye to him.
When Yu Li was practicing calligraphy, Aunt Yu brought her children to Qingshi Village.
Aunt Yu did not return to her parents' home, but went to the Fu family.
Aunt Yu and Sun Zheng were almost fully recovered, so they wanted to come over to thank Yu Li and her sisters for their help. Since they didn't have much good stuff at home, they only brought a basket of eggs and some home-grown vegetables.
When Zhou learned of their identities, she warmly welcomed them in.
This was the first time that Li Niang's family members had officially come to visit her. She was very happy and was determined to entertain them well.
Zhou's enthusiasm made Aunt Yu and her son and her mother feel a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao heard the noise and came out of the room.
Yu Li asked: "Aunt, Fang Niang, Zheng Ge'er, why are you here?"
Hearing her voice, the mother and her children breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to see the two people who appeared together.
Aunt Yu and her son were all stunned.
This was the first time that Aunt Yu saw Yu Li after the "conditioning".
As for Fu Wenxiao, that was the first time I met him.
It was their first time to come to the Fu family and they didn’t know the way. They had even asked someone where the Fu family was.
When they learned that they were looking for Yu Li, a gossipy villager mentioned that Yu Li's husband was a sickly and ugly man who was not worthy of being seen in public.
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