Chapter 488 Goodbye Liu Family
The weather in April was neither too cold nor too hot. Shen Qing and his group chose a sunny day to return to the village.
Huo Qinglin came to see him off.
"Yan Yu said that Song Shu's good days were coming to an end. The main reason was that Ling Tai had done something wrong in the hot pot shop before, and then the emperor ordered a thorough investigation. When they pulled out the radish, they also uncovered a lot of dirty things.
As a result, Concubine Li cried and made a fuss in the harem, and the other princes and their mothers took advantage of the situation. Now the harem was as noisy as a market, and the emperor was very angry.
If you ask me, Ling Yi is lucky that he doesn't have to get involved in this mess!"
Shen Qing thought of the three days of heart-to-heart time between father and son a few years ago, and guessed that the chaotic situation might have been caused by the emperor's instigation.
Huo Qinglin added his worry, "It's okay that Song Shu's good days won't last long. I'm just worried about Xiao Bing being implicated. That child hasn't enjoyed her father's love since she was little. I'm afraid that if something happens, she'll be implicated to some extent because she's his biological daughter."
Shen Qing sighed. There was no way. He would be implicated to some extent. Even his immediate family members in China would be affected in the civil service exam, let alone here.
She advised: "Fortunately, Ah Bing is a married woman. As long as we don't care, the impact won't be big."
There is actually no clear legal provision for a married daughter to be punished if her natal family commits a crime. The main reason is that they are afraid of affecting her status in her husband's family. Ah Bing had no idea about Song Shu's existence when she got married, and even when she knew about Song Shu's existence, she had never enjoyed the benefits he brought her. Naturally, she would not be affected by him when Song Shu got into trouble later.
Huo Qinglin said sincerely: "I feel at ease when you are here."
Even if Xiangdong said this, she might not feel at ease, but even if Shen Qing didn't say it, she knew she wouldn't care.
She came today not to seek her assurance, but because she knew that her ex-husband was not doing well and wanted to share her joy with her friend.
That’s right, “The spirit of autumn disappeared yesterday, wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave.”
Shen Qing became interested and asked, "Are you going to collect the bodies?"
Huo Qinglin shook his head: “No, although Song Shu was mainly wrong in this matter, she is not a good person either;
If Song Shu forced her and she had no choice but to obey, then I wouldn't blame her at all;
I would have saved her that day, but she was clearly willing to do it, even proud of it. I can distinguish between being forced and being driven, and I'm not that broad-minded or magnanimous enough to let bygones be bygones."
Shen Qing nodded and said, "Normal people are like this. We are not saints, so there is no need to be strict with ourselves."
Anyway, in her opinion, if her husband is having an affair with her sister, then they are just a scumbag and a bitch! They torture each other to death, to the point where they want to set off firecrackers to celebrate.
Collect the body? I wish I could scatter the ashes, because it would be unlucky to get them on me.
Huo Qinglin said softly, "Well, I thought about the things she said to me back then, mocking me, saying that I had no means and couldn't control Song Shu. She was different. She was different to Song Shu, and ended up like this."
The man she claimed treated her differently didn't even prepare a thin coffin for her. She still expected the sincerity of a man of low character, but it was like licking blood from the tip of a knife, and she didn't know when it would become her own blood.
The two chatted for a while, and Huo Qinglin explained his purpose: "I can't leave the capital for the time being, otherwise I really want to go to Hulu Village with you to live for a while;
I don't have anything else to give you - even if I did, it wouldn't be of any use to you. These two guards are quite skilled, so take them back and teach those young ladies who want to learn martial arts. I, I no longer need their protection."
Shen Qing was extremely surprised!
This was exactly what she wanted. It was a scarce resource for the village and even the entire Jincheng!
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After returning to the village, Shen Qing was not idle either.
First, he gathered the Sheep Farming Village and the Fugui Village together and announced that anyone who wanted to learn martial arts could come and practice with the people from the Hulu Village. If they could practice well, that would be great; if they couldn't, they could just use it as a way to strengthen their bodies.
Next is road construction. The roads in the village have been built, and now what needs to be built are the roads outside the village to the official road and to Fangyang Village and Fugui Village.
If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Shen Qing always kept this wise saying in mind.
In the past, there was insufficient manpower and financial resources. Now she has made money from doing business outside, and her own workshop has a steady income, so road construction is imminent!
Her original plan was to pay for the money needed for road construction with her own family. After all, she had several workshops that needed to transport goods out, and she also had to purchase goods from Fangyang Village and Fugui Village. Building the road would benefit her family the most. Since her family could not contribute the manpower, they naturally had to pay the money.
As a result, Mr. Jiang and his two families also had to contribute a share - they had a sugar factory and needed to deliver goods out and transport goods in, so of course they had to contribute a share.
Everyone in the village contributed.
Building a road is a huge project. If we rely solely on our own village, it will not only be tiring, but also slow and time-consuming. We need to recruit talents.
Fangyang Village and Fugui Village have to repair the roads on their side and don't have time to earn this wage, so this person has to be recruited from other places.
After Shen Qing and Mr. Jiang Erye discussed it, the wages were set at 45 cents a day, including meals, and the road was to be built in sections to prevent unqualified workers and laziness.
There is salary, and the salary is quite generous. The number of people coming here spreads, and more and more people come!
Shen Qing thought that these were laborers who came to his doorstep, so rare that they could be used to open up new land - not in the mountains, but at the foot of the mountains outside.
There is limited land in the village, so the next option is to develop in the mountains. However, the roads in the mountains are difficult to travel on, there is a lot of vegetation, and the land that can be cultivated is limited. If we need to take a long-term view, we have to move outside the mountains.
She now has money in her hands, and she can just pay the money to buy the land she has reclaimed. She is now a first-rank lady, and the county magistrate dare not make things difficult for her. He can protect any amount of land, not to mention that these are wastelands at the foot of the mountain that no one wants.
Once the land is reclaimed, some of the servants can be moved out to live there, grow sweet potatoes, medicinal herbs, etc., and even one or two workshops can be moved out in the future.
As the village develops slowly, the population grows and families can move out after separation to form a village.
Reading, learning arithmetic, practicing martial arts, farming... together with the Sheep Farming Village, Fugui Village and the surrounding villages, when they grow stronger, they will be the safest fortress!
Road construction and land reclamation are both major projects. As the number of people increased, the villagers took on the logistics work.
Although they don't have to worry about meals, tea still needs to be prepared, especially since they do physical work and sweat a lot, so they need to replenish water. The gourds they bring can hold limited water, so the women in the village will boil tea, carry it out on donkey carts, and distribute it.
Warm tea not only quenches thirst, but also goes well with the dry food you bring, so the tea won’t be so dry that it’s hard to swallow.
"Thank you, thank you, young lady, you are so beautiful and kind-hearted! The people in your village are so nice, every one of them is a kind person!" Mrs. Liu held the chipped earthenware bowl in her hand, hunched over and nodded in thanks.
Not only are the wages high, but they also don't look down on the elderly, weak, sick or disabled women. As long as they work hard, they will get paid.
Where else can I find such a good thing?
Tea is brought over from time to time, and occasionally green bean soup is also brought to relieve the heat, and sugar is added!
A sip of the sweet drink is better than any food at home.
How rich is this village? They are so generous even to workers like them. How happy must the people living here be.
"Xiaoyu, you're pregnant now, don't get tired, go sit on the donkey cart and rest!"
"Second Aunt, I'm just ladle tea. I'm not tired at all. Besides, the midwife said I need to exercise."
Mrs. Liu seemed to be frozen in place, and slowly turned her head to look towards the source of the voice!
By the way, my son said that Jiang Yu and Qili Village have all moved into the mountains. Could it be this mountain?
She didn't care about the tea in the bowl and ran over there in a hurry.
Fang Ting saw a dirty old woman with disheveled hair and a dirty face running towards him. Without thinking, she stood in front of Jiang Yu and asked with a frown, "Who are you? What are you doing?"
Mrs. Liu had already seen the person behind her and shouted hurriedly, "Xiaoyu! Xiaoyu! It's me!"
Jiang Yu couldn't help but tremble all over when he heard this voice!
She calmed herself down, protected her stomach, looked over from behind Fang Ting, and said calmly, "What's the matter?"
Mrs. Liu choked and wanted to say that she was her mother-in-law! His eyes swept over her obviously bulging belly and asked in surprise: "You are pregnant? How could you be pregnant?"
Fang Ting was unhappy!
She said unhappily, "How can you talk like that! What do you mean by getting pregnant? Let me tell you, our Lei family is so lucky. Xiaoyu got pregnant in the second month after she got married!"
Mrs. Liu was stunned.
Jiang Yu got pregnant in the second month after marrying into the Lei family?
How could it be? She has been married into the Liu family for more than three years and there has been no movement!
When the other women around heard what Fang Ting said, they all came over.
Fang Ting didn’t know Mrs. Liu, but others did!
Zheng Hui and the others immediately stood in front of Jiang Yu and said coldly, "This is not Shili Village, nor is it your Liu family. Now we should live our own lives. You should leave on your own."
Mrs. Liu didn't know how she got back.
She stumbled along the way home in a daze and saw her dilapidated thatched house in the distance.
After the incident, her son Liu Sheng had his leg broken by a beating. Even when he was healthy, he refused to work. After he became lame, he didn't even want to move. He just waited for her to bring back food - and the good food was given to him first.
Daughter-in-law Wang Chuntao had already run away, leaving behind her son Yaozu and running away with a passing merchant.
"Hey, Granny Liu, you're back. What delicious food did you bring back for your precious son and grandson today?"
"Your grandson is really good-looking. His parents both have squinty eyes and flat noses, but he has thick eyebrows and big eyes."
"Well, that's why Old Lady Liu is getting more and more motivated the more she works. Her son needs her to support him, her grandson needs her to support him too, everything needs her, she's tired but happy!"
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Mrs. Liu: Go away and be happy!
She is just tired, not happy at all!
"Sheng'er, do you know who Mom saw today?"
Seeing his mother approaching, Liu Sheng said impatiently, "I don't care who you saw! What food did you bring back today? Hurry up and take it out. I'm starving!"
I am the only child of the Liu family. If you starve me to death, I will tell you how you will explain yourself to the ancestors of the Liu family!"
In the past, when she heard Liu Sheng's words, Mrs. Liu would quickly take out the food. But today, she said without hesitation, "I saw Jiang Yu. She is pregnant."
Liu Sheng stared at his mother blankly, his mind unable to react for a moment: "She is pregnant? How is that possible?"
"If she can get pregnant, then it's not her problem!" Mrs. Liu murmured.
Liu Sheng retorted: "But I also have Yaozu."
"Look at how Yaozu looks like you and Chuntao!" said Mrs. Liu hatefully.
After a while, she cried out: "The sky is falling! You are a green-headed turtle!
What's the point of keeping you here~"
Liu Sheng turned his head to look at Yaozu, who looked nothing like him. He felt dizzy and his head was buzzing.
Then the man fell down heavily with a loud bang.
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