"What does your headmaster like?" Li Xiaoxiao asked softly in the man's arms. Qi Yu was in a good mood. "He said it's alcohol and the fish balls you made last time." Li Xiaoxiao secretly made a mental note of it.
Speaking of wine, there's quite a bit in the space. I've always used it for cooking, but it wouldn't hurt to give away a small bottle as a gift.
"Husband, tomorrow you will help me deliver the gift to the headmaster, as well as the letter below." Qi Yu pushed Li Xiaoxiao away, pretending to be calm, and coughed twice. "You can prepare it."
"Isn't my husband curious about what it is? I've ordered so many utensils recently, aren't you even a little bit curious?" Qi Yu said and went out. Li Xiaoxiao chased after him, but the man didn't answer.
Li Xiaoxiao was so angry that she stomped her feet on the ground three times. This man was always so indifferent.
Qi Yu went back to get a bowl and started eating again. After finishing, he picked up a book and started reading. After the whole family finished eating, Bai Yi took the initiative to clean up all the dishes and chopsticks, while Li Xiaoxiao prepared an exquisite food box.
Fried chicken nuggets, fish balls, a few slices of braised pork, bamboo rice, and simple stir-fried bok choy.
After finishing, a bottle of sake about the size of a fist was placed on the side, with a letter underneath. Qi Yu closed his eyes and silently recited the contents of the book, while Bai Yi went to take care of her mother. The aunt was happy to relax, sitting in the courtyard watching the starry sky, occasionally glancing at the chickens gathered in a circle, and counting the eggs in the basket.
The next day, Qi Yu took the gift box to the school. Li Xiaoxiao got dressed, and Hu Shi was already ready. She got up and started making the morning pastries. Bai Yi helped Li Xiaoxiao process the bamboo, chopping the bamboo that had been brought back into sections. Li Xiaoxiao held an axe, Bai Yi held a machete, and Hu Shi also held a machete and chopped on the side.
Processing bamboo is usually a tedious task, but Li Xiaoxiao insisted that because she usually trains her strength, she can defeat bad guys. The Bai siblings both chopped bamboo frantically, and Li Xiaoxiao chopped bamboo quickly as well.
Hu hugged the chopped bamboo together and couldn't help but tease, "It's just chopping bamboo, why are you working so hard?" Li Xiaoxiao smiled slightly, "Manager, you don't know, I see each bamboo as a person I hate, and my hands unconsciously become strong. Isn't that strange?" As soon as she said this...
Hu suddenly stopped, picked up the bamboo section from the ground and put it aside. Then she turned around and walked to Bai Yi's side. "Ayi, let your mother cut the bamboo. You should rest after you've been working. Your mother is in charge of the Li family. She can't be weak and helpless."
Bai Yi was a little stunned. She handed the machete to Hu Shi, stood up and stood aside. Hu Shi then began to chop wildly like a rainstorm.
The aunt sat in the chair, watching the sun with a smile on her face, tossing some sweet potato chips mixed with millet to the chickens. When she got tired, she would lie down in the rocking chair for a nap.
He would wake up every now and then, and the first thing he would see was four people working together. But when he saw Bai Yi throwing the chopped bamboo into the newly dug pool, along with the other tools he saw, he was both surprised and somewhat enlightened.
Qi Yu gave Headmaster Wang a gift box, and after returning to the school to pack his books, he prepared to leave. Yi Shu stopped him, "Brother Qi, could you wait for me today?"
Qi Yu refused without hesitation, saying, "Sorry, I have a lot of housework to do."
Yi Shu was still unwilling to give up and blocked his way again, "Brother Qi, I want to ask you, you are clearly quite knowledgeable and will surely achieve great things in the future, why not consider changing your wife?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu's face instantly turned ugly. "Brother Yi Shu, my wife and I support each other and have a good relationship. I hope you will take back what you said." After saying that, he left.
Yi Shu stood there, furious. Today, Qi Yu gave the headmaster a gift, and she thought her chance had come. She hadn't even had a chance to tell Qi Yu that she was a girl with a good family background.
How could a vulgar woman like Li Xiaoxiao compare to her, a lady from a prominent family? After all, she was proficient in all six arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She originally came to her father's school, but little did she know that this impoverished Qi Yu was a breath of fresh air in the academy. It was said that he even washed clothes and cooked for his wife. He was gentle and handsome, which was extremely rare in an era where men did not have to take care of household chores.
As a model of women's education, she naturally developed unusual feelings for this unconventional man.
As soon as Qi Yu left the school, he was approached by officials from the yamen who asked, "Qi Yu, is that you? Are you aware that Cai Shi has disappeared and her body has not yet been found? Please report your whereabouts."
Yi Shu ran out and hurriedly stepped forward, "Gentlemen, have you found the wrong person? Qi Yu has been attending classes at the school these past few days without missing a single one. He also traveled back by oxcart. All of this can be verified."
Qi Yu remained expressionless, glanced at the officials, and said, "Sir, have you wronged me?"
The officials recorded Qi Yu's itinerary and then left.
Yi Shu complained from behind, "It's really strange why these people came looking for you. Anyone with eyes can see that the old woman has impure intentions and must have angered a lot of people."
A moment later, Qi Wenzhu came over from the street corner, looking at Qi Yu with a look of hatred. "Did you kill my mother? Although the authorities can't find out, I know you killed my mother. You vicious person, give me back my mother."
After saying that, she burst into tears, and soon a crowd gathered around her. However, this time, everyone's opinion of her had changed. Everyone knew that Qi Wenzhu had stayed in the gambling den for two whole days before coming out, had her finger chopped off, and now that her mother was not around, she was starting to make a scene again.
Qi Yu walked forward recklessly, while Qi Wenzhu continued to curse behind him, "My mother said you should be my slave, everything you have is mine. Why can you go to the academy and have a place to live, while I am stuck in a dilapidated temple outside the city? Qi Yu, I hate you, I will kill you, I will avenge my mother."
Qi Yu had already boarded Uncle Luo's oxcart, his face expressionless throughout the entire process. He got off the cart and walked home alone. Only after arriving home did Qi Yu's lips curl into a slight smile. Fortunately, he had the habit of waking up early.
Not long after, the officials who were investigating arrived at Qi Yu's house. They investigated the surrounding area but found nothing unusual, except that a county magistrate was sitting in the back of the carriage.
Li Xiaoxiao, dressed in filthy clothes, went out. More than twenty guards stood on both sides. The county magistrate got out of his sedan chair and frowned as he looked at Li Xiaoxiao's house. "You audacious commoner, Li, have dared to trespass into the Yihong Courtyard, causing damage to the day's revenue. Furthermore, your son-in-law has secretly plotted to harm Cai. Guards, seize these two and take them back for trial."
Qi Yu, Bai Yi, Bai Han, and Madam Hu knelt down first when they saw the county magistrate arrive, while Li Xiaoxiao and her aunt behind her stood unmoved.
Li Xiaoxiao straightened her back. In her previous life, she was a queen who would never kneel before anyone. She coldly replied, "The county magistrate has quite the airs of an official. He dares to slap a big accusation on me in broad daylight and convict me without any evidence?"
As soon as she spoke, the servants on both sides gasped. This Lady Li truly lived up to her nickname, "Welding Lady," for she didn't even kneel before the county magistrate.
"How dare you, Lady Li! Kneel before me!" The county magistrate was furious. He had come to teach this wicked woman a lesson, but she dared to be so arrogant in front of him.
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