"Wait a minute, Xiao Lei," the clan leader stretched out his hand to stop him, "You are already a scholar now. You are still young and will have a bright future. What do you think of what I said last time? Are you still willing?" He originally wanted to wait for Xiao Lei to come to him, but after waiting for a whole day without seeing anyone, he couldn't wait any longer and came out to look for him.
"Don't tell me about this again. I, Xiao Lei, will be Zhao Xiaoyu's husband for life, the Zhao family's live-in son-in-law."
Xiao Lei was very disgusted with these shameless and selfish people who took advantage of their seniority and thought they were superior. The Zhao family had trained him, but they wanted to reap the benefits. They had no bottom line at all.
Don't you think about who you've been relying on for food these past few years? He refused several times but still didn't give up. He wanted Uncle Zhao to directly take over the Xiao family's candy selling rights.
What the hell? They keep saying they are thinking about him, but what exactly are they thinking about him?
They just wanted him to help them achieve wealth and glory in the future.
"Xiao Lei, do you realize how shameful your current identity is? Do you know that if you don't get rid of it now, you may become a laughing stock for the rest of your life, and it may even affect your future career. How could His Majesty reuse a man who married into his family?"
"Your Majesty will certainly not be as superficial as you. Even if I can't become an official, so what? I didn't need your favor before, and I won't need it in the future."
Xiao Lei was too lazy to talk to the old patriarch anymore. The old man had ignored his pain before, so he couldn't interfere now.
"Xiao Lei, wait a minute..."
Xiao Lei turned his head, his eyes gleaming with ice. "Whoever dares to ruin my marriage to Xiao Yu, don't blame me for revenge when I become rich. You know I'm a heartless person, even my own father never cared about me. In my eyes, a human life is no different from prey. Are you sure you have to jump around in front of me to make a name for yourself? Have you ever been able to defeat me?"
The clan leader was so stunned by Xiao Lei's gaze that he was speechless for a moment. When he came to his senses, Xiao Lei had already strode away, his back as straight as a pine tree, without the slightest hesitation.
"This kid... is so stubborn!" The clan leader stamped his feet in anger, but he could do nothing about it. He had to admit that Xiao Lei was right. With Xiao Lei's momentum, if he really became powerful in the future, the Xiao clan would be unable to do anything to him.
If he retaliated against them, he would probably only be beaten. They wanted Xiao Lei to remember that the Xiao clan was not enemies.
"Forget it, since he doesn't appreciate it, there's no need for us to try to please him."
The clan leader sighed, turned around and headed home, but he was thinking in his heart: Since the way to Xiao Lei is not feasible, why not find a way to build a relationship with Zhao Dashu, at least I can get some benefits.
Their family is holding a banquet in a couple of days, and he needs to tell the clan members to be more discerning and not just eat, but to help out if they see anything they can.
Zhao Dashu's daughter is very resourceful. She has subdued Xiao Lei and made him devoted to her.
On the other side, Xiao Lei went into the mountains and hunted two hares and a pheasant with swift movements. He also picked some wild goats and wrapped them in leaves.
As the sky gradually darkened, he hurried back, "Xiaoyu, let's have braised rabbit tonight."
The meat of wild rabbits roaming around in the mountains is chewier than that of rabbits raised at home. Xiaoyu likes stir-fried rabbit meat with spicy sauce, and chicken is just a side dish. Pheasants are not as delicious as domestic chickens, they are too dry.
"You went to the mountains?"
"Well, these two rabbits are quite fat. Let's stir-fry them tonight." He handed her the wild boar and said, "I've tasted it and it's not sour. You and Lihua can eat it together."
"Thank you, brother-in-law."
Lihua heard Xiao Lei's words as soon as she entered the room, and a smile spread across her face. "I just went to play with Chunmiao's baby. They are so cute. Big sister, when can you give birth to a baby for me to play with?"
You idiot, is her child meant for people to play with?
"Lihua, do you want to eat some of the wild fish Xiao Lei picked?"
"want!"
"Go wash it yourself."
Zhao Xiaoyu saw that her sister was so lively and energetic, so she had to be more careful when giving birth in the future.
"Old Madam, we want to see the Master."
Zhao Dayong and Zhao Dawen went out together, and halfway through they realized that they were going in the same direction and had the same eyes.
"Brother, what are you going to do if the teacher doesn't agree?"
"What do you think, brother?"
Zhao Dawen thought of his wife asking him to take his place, and he knelt for a long time, unable to get up. His eyelids twitched. If he didn't pull someone else, at least he would have someone to take the blame for the embarrassment.
"I plan to kneel down and beg him to teach my child. I think you know how powerful this man is."
"Yes," Zhao Dayong didn't expect his elder brother to be so bold. "He is indeed powerful. If he doesn't agree, then we can kneel together. Isn't it said that women are afraid of men pestering them? There is no right thing to pester him."
"What my brother said is very true. It's worth fighting for the children."
When they arrived at the teacher's small courtyard, they saw the teacher's family packing their things, as well as Zhao Dashu's servants loading things into the horse-drawn carriage and mule-drawn cart.
"What are you doing?"
"We are going back to the capital city and packing our things!"
They thought they were here to give them a ride. This time they didn't tell anyone else, thinking that the two were Dashu's brothers and therefore knew about it in advance. It seems they were overthinking it.
"Going back to the capital? Why? Where's the Master?"
"My son didn't come back this time. He stayed in the prefecture to study at the academy. He also planned to try to become a juren next year."
Go and take the imperial examination?
Oh my god, he is actually a scholar?!
They all thought that Zhao Dashu was talking nonsense. Zhao Dawen himself was a scholar, so he naturally knew the extent of a scholar's knowledge.
No, such a great man is just a scholar?
Dayong looked at Zhao Dawen suspiciously. He wondered if the scholar was just a purchased one. If his family wasn't so poor that they couldn't afford it, he would have believed that Zhao Dawen was a fake scholar.
We have the same knowledge, why is there such a big gap?
"Brother, are you all scholars?"
Zhao Dawen said nothing.
"Master, you won't be back?"
"They have already passed the imperial examinations, and my son is unable to continue his guidance. He is busy with his own studies and will definitely not teach students in the future."
"Are you going back to the city too?" There were so many trucks parked there for moving.
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