After Retiring from Marriage, I became the Favorite of a Powerful Mini

by Usui Takumii

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Chapter 21: Who did it?

April 13, 2023Ai Hrist

Shi Qingluo thought deeper than Mrs. Kong.

She asked Xiao Hanzheng: "Have you ever had any feud with that doctor or his family?"

Xiao Hanzheng shook his head: "No."

Shi Qingluo raised her finger and pointed in the direction of the main Xiao Family: "If this is the case, this doctor is trying to harm you, maybe because someone bribed him, and it may be done over there."

Mrs. Kong was stunned: "The people in the main family regard money as much as their lives, would be willing to spend money to buy a doctor?"

"And why did they have to kill Zheng'er? We have separated and divorced."

It was not that she doesn't believe her daughter-in-law's guess, but she doesn't understand.

Xiao Hanzheng found that his little wife was too smart and sensitive.

He explained to Mrs. Kong: "People in the main house are reluctant, but some people are not."

"For that woman, as long as our family lives, we are a hindrance to her."

"A stumbling block to that scum's love towards her."

"She doesn't want my name to be heard in the capital in the future under the imperial examination."

"Otherwise, if someone digs out her past, people will know that she is just the general's wife in the outer room."

"People will know that the two of them, uncle and niece, are shamelessly committing adultery."

In his previous life, he never thought that even though they took the initiative to separate and break off their family relationship, that woman would still not let them go.

Her arrangements were linked together and were very secretive.

When he woke up in his previous life, he was the only one left in the family.

Remembering that he didn't fall down the mountain by himself, he always felt that there was something wrong with the death of his mother and others, so he went to investigate secretly before he found out.

On the surface, that woman looks like a pure and weak flower that needs a man to take care of her, but secretly she was more ruthless than anyone else.

Xiao Hanzheng couldn't bear to see his mother's pale face, but he still decided to expose it.

"When I was chopping firewood on the mountain, I felt a pain in my calf, and then my leg became numb and then went limp."

"I'm sure someone hit my leg with a stone precisely, and that's why I lost my footing and fell down the mountain."

He continued: "Yier's drowning should not be regarded as a pure accident, but someone deliberately said that drinking fish soup can hang my life, so he went to catch fish."

Even if Xiao Hanyi doesn't have cramps in his feet, he would go fishing a few more times, which will let the villagers learn soon.

That woman's person will let Xiao Hanyi drown in the river without making people suspicious.

"The Eldest Aunt and Third Aunt of the main family wanted to marry Baili to the Wu Family to be buried with their young master, that woman's handwriting will certainly not be missing."

In his previous life, he found out that it was the maid who was left by that woman to serve the old lady. She got the news that the Wu Family spent a high price of money to get married into their family and be buried together with their young master, so the maid encouraged those two to do it.

Mrs. Kong's face turned pale: "She forced us like this, but still won't let us go? Why is she so ruthless?"

It was terrible to think that they all have to die.

Xiao Hanzheng said: "She can cruelly use the child in her stomach to frame you, so it's nothing to hurt us."

"Then your father." Mrs. Kong then changed her wording with a trembling tone: "Does that scum know?"

Xiao Hanzheng sneered at himself: "What will change if he knows?"

"That woman probably didn't let him know about these things, after all, it would damage her image in that scumbag's heart."

"But even if he knows, as long as she cries aggrieved and sadly, then say that she wants to avenge her lost child, that scumbag will not pursue it, but will comfort her."

He has completely figured out the temperament of his scumbag father.

That woman was the true love of their scumbag father. They, together, can't even compare to that woman's finger.

Mrs. Kong trembled with anger: "But you are his children!"

How can there be such a cruel person?

Xiao Hanzheng laughed: "The child can be born again after it's gone. In his eyes, only the child born to that woman is his child."

Mrs. Kong and their brothers and sisters were proof of that scumbag's unsatisfactory life and poor past.

It would be great enough if he didn't harden his heart to kill them with his own hands, let alone think to take care of them.

That woman was very smart. If it wasn't for the scumbag father's indifferent attitude towards them, or even having a knot in his heart, she wouldn't do this. But she knew she wouldn't be blamed or punished by the scumbag father after the incident revealed one day.

Because of that scumbag father, she dared to get rid of their family so viciously behind their backs.

That scumbag father was not innocent.

Mrs. Kong took a deep breath, "If this is the case, why did he propose to take you to the capital to be trained?"

Xiao Hanzheng replied: "He said he will take me to the capital because that woman suggested it."

"Why, because in front of the main family and the villagers, she will look very generous."

"But mother, do you think she is kind?"

"The General Mansion is her territory. As long as I go to the capital, she has the final say on how to round and flatten things out."

"Even if I die, she can find any excuse to escape."

In his previous life, he didn't think about it. After all, how could there be so many secretive methods of fighting in the back house of the village? He had never seen it.

He refused to go to the capital, not because of that woman, but because of his disgusting scumbag father. He didn't like the other party, and he can't leave alone his mother and siblings.

It was only later on that he found out what that woman had done.

The worst thing that Mrs. Kong had ever experienced before was being suppressed by her mother-in-law and being bullied by her sister-in-law.

She didn't expect such a vicious woman and such a ruthless man.

Back then, it was Xiao Yuanshi who fell in love with her and then came back home to ask permission to propose marriage.

Before they got married, that man kept coaxing her to make her fall in love with him and to agree to marry him. He even begged her parents.

Her parents didn't think highly of Xiao Family. They didn't want her to marry into their family.

After getting married, she and that scumbag also had a sweet time.

Before he went to serve in the military, he didn't treat her too badly, and he didn't treat their eldest son too cold.

Xiao Hanzheng saw Mrs. Kong's thoughts at a glance.

"Mother, he is the second child in the family. They don't pay him much attention, but you are the only daughter of our grandparents. Your family conditions are not bad, so he wants to marry you."

"Bringing you home has indeed brought him benefits. He learned martial arts from my grandfather, and he has developed good martial art skills."

His grandfather used to be a good hunter in the village. He also learned martial arts from a teacher.

If his scumbag father hadn't learned martial arts from his grandfather, he wouldn't have been able to take the position of general after he served in the army.

He continued: "It is also because of the constant subsidies from my grandparents that we live a good life in the main house, and even I can go to school."

"After Grandpa and Grandma passed away one after another, the old couple in the main house changed their faces and began to suppress you, allowing the other two families to bully you."

"That scumbag also becomes a lot colder to you, you should have felt it yourself, right?"

"And when he served in the military, was he forced? I think he is following the trend and has plans in his heart."

That Scumbag Father has always been ambitious and unwilling to live the life of an ordinary farmer, so why not become a soldier? He will have a chance to rise, and he did succeed in the end.

He didn't want his mother and the others to deceive themselves, let alone have extravagant hopes and thoughts about that scum.

Mrs. Kong couldn't hold it back, tears streaming down her face: "Beast, he is a beast. A tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs."

At this moment, the last trace of hope, thoughts, and affection in her heart was completely cut off, leaving only hatred.

Their children were her bottom line and her pillar to continue living, even that scum she once loved cannot step on it.

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Chapter 22: Your scumbag father really knows how to play

April 14, 2023Ai Hrist

When Shi Qingluo heard gossip from the villagers before, she thought that the Xiao family's affairs were bloody, but she didn't expect there to be so many hidden stories.

The scumbag father and the outside room were too excessive and disgusting.

No wonder Xiao Hanzheng was so angry after waking up. It turned out that he was deliberately injured to fell down the mountain, which caused him to have such a high fever.

He was almost killed, and his family was ruined.

If it were her, she would have wished to chop up those two scumbags.

She said: "A real man is sure to take revenge."

"And you have to be on guard, that woman will continue to attack."

Xiao Hanzheng and the others survived, that woman would not let it go.

Nine times out of ten, she will do it again. It was a disgusting thing.

When Xiao Hanzheng heard her words, he suddenly became much calmer and gentler.

"Well, this revenge must be avenged."

He and Shi Qingluo thought of it together, and with that woman's ruthlessness, it was impossible to stop here.

Shi Qingluo felt that after Xiao Hanzheng restrained his hostility and anger, he became more gentle as if he was harmless.

But was he harmless?

She felt more and more that he was not simple.

Recalling what he just said, she asked him curiously: "What's the matter with your scumbag father, being uncle and niece?"

Then wasn't this incest, wasn't the scumbag father's taste so strong?

Xiao Hanzheng knew at a glance that she had misunderstood: "They are not related by blood, but their identities disregard human relations."

"When my scumbag father went to the battlefield, he has a sworn brother, a lieutenant general, and that person died protecting him."

"Before he died, he entrusted his daughter to his care."

"So when that woman was still not with him, he was an uncle, and she was a niece."

Shi Qinglou clicked her tongue twice, "Taking care of his brother's daughter's needs, and taking care of her on the bed. Your scumbag father knows how to play."

"This eldest niece is shameless and powerful enough to seduce her uncle and make him abandon his wife and children directly."

"Since she feels that you are a hindrance, she ruthlessly wants to kill you. Nine out of ten, she truly loves your scumbag father."

"She may have seduced him often, so after the thunder and fire strike, your scumbag father didn't want any ethics."

"They must be deliberately concealing their identities."

Although the two were not related by blood, the scumbag father and the woman's father have sworn brothers. Their identities as uncle and niece were certain.

This was the ancient times when human relations were valued, but those two people set it aside.

Xiao Hanzheng: "… …"

His little wife was amazing, what she said was almost the same as what he found out in his previous life.

That woman seduced people first, his scumbag father couldn't hold it back, so the two got out together.

Then his scumbag father continued to roll, even if he felt that this could not be done.

After rolling multiple times, there was no longer a psychological burden on human relations. They even fell in love, and want to marry her as an ordinary wife.

So he brought her back to his hometown, mainly to create a family tree for that woman.

The woman was upset that her scumbag father had a wife and children. She was uncomfortable that she wasn't the regular wife, but she also doesn't want to be equal to his original wife.

So she used the child in her stomach to design a miscarriage, so that the scumbag father will demote his wife to a concubine in a fit of anger.

As long as the demolition of a wife into a concubine was successful, it will be much easier for that woman to clean up the original spouse.

It was just, neither that woman nor the scumbag father thought that he would let his mother divorce and ask for a separation.

The scumbag father only had that woman in his heart then, so he agreed to divorce.

Then he listened to that woman's suggestion and offered to take him to the capital.

After being rejected by him, who knows what kind of wind was blown in his bedside, the scumbag father threatened him in a rage that if he didn't follow to the capital, he would break off the relationship.

He agreed without hesitation.

At that time, no one knew that the two were uncle and niece.

Because the scumbag father never mentioned the identity of the woman from the beginning to the end. He deliberately concealed her identity, only saying she was an official lady at the border.

It was the same in the capital, except for a few people who fought with the scumbag father and know the identity of that woman, but no one else knows.

So basically, they don't know about the incestuous relationship between the scumbag father and that woman.

Otherwise, the scumbag will not be confident.

The relationship between the two was discovered by him later.

This time for revenge, he revealed the relationship between the two in advance, and then he can operate with it well.

Mrs. Kong, who was still flustered at first, froze when she heard the conversation between the two: "They have such a relationship? Xiao Yuanshi is too disgusting."

In the beginning, Xiao Yuanshi said that the woman was a lady from the official family, and the people in the main family kept supporting her.

It turned out to be such an identity, shameless.

Mrs. Kong not only lost her thoughts but also developed a strong sense of disgust toward the two of them.

Xiao Hanzheng just remembered that his mother didn't know the identity of the woman: "Yes, I found this out secretly."

"That scum deliberately concealed their real relationship. No one in the main family or the village knew about it, and very few people in the capital knew about it."

Shi Qinglou thought about it and turned to ask: "Then their identities are a stain, and we can make a fuss about it in the future."

Few people in the capital knew about it, but Xiao Hanzheng was able to find out about it. It seems that this husband of hers was hiding quite deeply.

Seeing that his little wife was thinking the same as him again, Xiao Hanzheng nodded and smiled: "Yes, this is a point of attack."

Mrs. Kong saw that the young couple had already talked about how to deal with the other party, and found that she couldn't keep up with their thoughts.

At the same time, she felt that this daughter-in-law was excellent, and she could share her thoughts with her son.

Looking at the daughter who was stunned by this fact, and the younger son who was furious.

She sighed and reached out to hold the hands of the two: "From now on, just think your father is dead."

That disgusting scumbag, it was better to treat him as dead.

Xiao Baili and Xiao Hanyi nodded: "Okay, we will not recognize him."

They don't want such a bad father.

Shi Qingluo pointed to the medicine bowl on the table: "Now let's settle this first."

Her eyes turned cold: "Since the doctor has been bribed, he must be prepared when he ends up being discovered."

Mrs. Kong also hated that doctor. If her daughter-in-law hadn't delivered the medicine, she would continue to feed this medicine to her son.

She asked: "Shall we sue the doctor?"

Xiao Hanzheng replied: "It won't be easy now. After all, we didn't catch him on the spot that there is something wrong with the medicine. They can deny it and say that we added the medicine ourselves to frame them."

He looked at Mrs. Kong and continued: "So I have to trouble my mother and my wife. When you go to the town to get medicine in 2 days, you deliberately say that my body is very weak."

"After grabbing the medicine, you open it to see if there are any problematic medicinal materials. If there is any problem with the medicine, tell the problem on the spot and report to the office immediately."

That woman did it in a very secretive way, and it was estimated that she cannot be found out.

But he will not let this harmful doctor go.

Shi Qingluo agreed: "Yes, let's do it like this."

"Not only we should send him to jail, but also ruin his family's reputation completely. So in the future, he can't open a medicine shop to harm people."

"We will bring these dregs with us as evidence."

Xiao Hanzheng nodded, "Well, it's a good thing my mother throw them in the backyard. We can use it as evidence."

The family hit it off and planned to go to town to clean up the doctor in two days.

After the meeting, the Xiao family can make a kind of food called tofu, which tastes very good and has almost spread in the village.

Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng sent tofu to people who had helped them, so there were not many.

Because of this, most people in the village who have never eaten tofu were curious about it.

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Chapter 23: Can't help being jealous

April 17, 2023Ai Hrist

Early the next morning, Shi Qingluo took Mrs. Kong and the others to make tofu again.

This time, when they went to the grinding place, someone people asked about tofu on the way.

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "The tofu will be ready later, I'll ask Yi'er to shout it in the village."

"If you want to try it, you can replace it with soybeans, grains, eggs, or vegetables."

Yesterday, she gave it away for free, which was originally for human relations and publicity.

Those people have helped the Xiao family more or less. If people want it now, they need to exchange it for something.

If she directly asks the villagers to buy it with money. The villagers will either be reluctant or think they were cheap.

If it can be exchanged for things, many people will be willing to do so and think they were kind.

Their Xiao family was currently short of food and vegetables. Using these in exchange can solve life problems.

The most important point was that Shi Qingluo wanted to win over the villagers of Xiaxi Village, so she didn't say they had to buy it with money.

In ancient times, the power of the clan was still great. Only when interests were involved, could they help each other? Only after they had some reputation, some people would not dare to touch them.

Shi Qingluo threw out the tofu to lay the foundation for herself and the Xiao family.

Sure enough, when the villagers heard that Shi Qingluo said that they could exchange food.

All of them smiled and said: "That's kind of you, we will exchange some tofu later and try what it tastes like."

After grinding the soybeans and returning home, Shi Qingluo sat in the kitchen, while watching over the boiled and ground soybean milk.

Xiao Hanzheng walked in slowly, he can walk around today without crutches.

In his previous life, he woke up and lay in bed for a day or two before he could walk a few steps on crutches.

Although he woke up a few days earlier this time, because he had experienced that kind of weakness, he was sure that his recovery must have something to do with the so-called sugar water that Shi Qingluo gave him.

His little wife also has a lot of secrets, but he just pretends not to know.

Shi Qingluo was thinking about something with her chin in her hands. When she saw Xiao Hanzheng coming in, she raised his head and asked: "Are you coming to see us making tofu?"

Didn't he just watch it yesterday?

There was still an empty chair in the kitchen, Xiao Hanzheng walked over and sat down.

"Being idle is also idle, I want to discuss with you the story about cultivating immortals."

He said again: "I feel that after a day or two of recovery, I can write with a brush."

He tried it just now, but his hand still felt a little soft.

So he might at least discuss the plot she said first, he will sort it out in his mind and write it after two days.

Many things he knew now were useless. His family owes more than a dozen taels of foreign debt, and copying books to get money was slow. He has to hurry up to support the family.

For his family to have a good life, not only does he not feel tired, but he was full of energy.

In his previous life, he felt as if he was the only one left in the whole world. It was too lonely and uncomfortable.

Especially after having an extra wife, he felt that life was a little more fun.

Shi Qingluo knew that he wanted to write story books quickly to make money, so she didn't persuade him to take his time.

It was good for men to have a sense of responsibility.

"Okay, let's start the discussion today."

So the two sat in the kitchen to discuss the plot, Mrs. Kong and her other two children were also engrossed in listening.

This story sounds fascinating. Were there immortals in this world?

After a few hours passed, Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng had almost discussed the plot, and the tofu was ready.

Shi Qingluo asked Xiao Hanyi to go to the village and shout that those who want to change tofu can come.

After moving the dining table to the gate of the yard, they also moved the tofu there.

Soon, some people in the village brought things in exchange for tofu.

Someone asked: "Dalang's wife, how do you exchange your tofu?"

When Shi Qingluo was making tofu, she had already calculated the cost with Xiao Hanzheng.

The two of them also set the price and the number of exchange items.

"A catty of soybeans can be exchanged for a catty of tofu."

"Other things can be exchanged according to the price of tofu as a reference."

"For example, soybeans cost five cents a catty, so you can exchange eggs costing of five cents for a catty of tofu. The same goes for other things."

"Of course, you can buy it directly with money, five cents a catty."

One catty of beans can make about 2 to 4 catties of tofu, so they can earn double.

After this, Shi Qinglou planned to hire people to make tofu for sale, so aside from the cost of beans, labor costs also needed to be included, so the price couldn't be too cheap.

When everyone heard this price, they found it acceptable.

There were not many people who use soybeans as their main food, so they were willing to exchange them for tofu.

Those who tasted tofu yesterday found it delicious, and the price was acceptable.

So an aunt said with a smile: "I'll change it for a catty. I heard from Dalang's wife yesterday that adding tofu to the stew is good. Not to mention, the taste is amazing."

Shi Qingluo asked Mrs. Kong to weigh the soybeans, cut a piece of tofu with a knife, and weighed it herself: "Auntie, your pound of tofu is ready."

"In addition to the stew, there are many ways to eat this tofu. I will tell you as I change it now."

There were many ways to eat homemade tofu, and she said it increases everyone's appetite.

They had never such a dish before, so they joined in the fun: "Then I'll try a catty of tofu."

"I'll take a catty too. I don't have any soybeans at home. I'll use cabbage instead."

"I'll try it with eggs for a catty."

After some people buy like this, the people who were originally just looking can't help but join in the fun.

Soon, the tofu made today was replaced.

Most people trade soybeans, eggs, vegetables, and whole grains, but no one buys directly with money.

This was beyond Shi Qingluo's expectations, which has grasped everyone's psychology. People in the village were reluctant to spend money, but they can exchange what they have at home, so they won't feel so distressed.

Those who didn't change or came late still have some regrets. They asked them to make more tofu tomorrow.

Shi Qingluo smiled and agreed: "No problem."

Xiao Hanzheng didn't come out, so someone asked. Mrs. Kong and Shi Qingluo both looked worried, saying that he was still weak and resting in bed.

The main purpose of doing this was to not startle the snake, and make the doctor in the town think that Xiao Hanzheng was still drinking the medicine he prescribed.

After changing the tofu, the yard door was closed. Shi Qinglou sat down on a chair, paralyzed from exhaustion.

She used to do mental work. Even if she did agricultural experiments and went to the fields, she didn't have to work as hard and tiring as making tofu.

"Let's do it for two more days, and then we can hire someone to do it."

Mrs. Kong, Xiao Baili, and Xiao Hanyi felt tired, but they were very happy.

Although no one spent money to buy the tofu today, they had many soybeans, grains, and vegetables, which was enough to feed their family for several days.

It was a bit tiring, but they were not afraid of being tired.

Mrs. Kong said: "We're not afraid of making it for a few days longer. This tofu is indeed a long-term solution."

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "We are too tired doing it by ourselves, Baili and Hanyi are still growing, so it is not good to be too tired."

Xiao Hanzheng also came out at this time: "After the problem with the medicine is resolved in two days, let's hire someone to do it."

He didn't want his mother, siblings, and wife to work so hard.

Mrs. Kong didn't force it when she heard what the two said: "Okay, Qinglou has the final say."

Many people in the village bought tofu today and heard many tofu recipes from Shi Qingluo.

They tried it after going back home. Except for a very few who don't like tofu, most people think it was delicious.

With an active mind, they also thought about whether they could sell tofu.

After all, this thing was not available outside, it was a rare item.

So the next day, more people came to exchange tofu.

The people in the main Xiao Family also heard about this, and the eldest and third daughter-in-law couldn't hold back.

The two came to the Xiao Family's house together.

Seeing many people around the door exchanging tofu, they couldn't help but be jealous.

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Chapter 24: Thoughtful and kind!

April 18, 2023Ai Hrist

The Xiao Family's eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang, and third daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wu, looked at each other and walked quickly to the gate of the yard.

They heard someone ask: "Dalang's wife, do you want to sell this tofu outside?"

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "We have to make and sell it here, the family doesn't have the energy."

"So if you have the idea, you can buy it from our house, and then carry it to the town or other villages to resell."

"As long as you buy 3 catties of tofu at my house, you can exchange it for taels worth of soybeans or other things per catty."

"But if it exceeds 3 catties, it can only be exchanged for soybeans or money, and other things will not be exchanged."

"You can sell it for 4 or 6 yuan a catty, but it can't be higher than this price."

"Otherwise, if I hear that someone sells it at a high price on purpose, I won't sell my tofu to him again."

Shi Qingluo intends to expand the tofu business, so the price of tofu cannot fluctuate greatly.

The reason for this was to consider some factors.

For example, if someone takes it to the county town to sell, or picks it up at a distant place, the time and physical cost will be greater, so the ups and downs of price per catty will not be similar.

Hearing what Shi Qingluo said, many people's minds became active.

Daliang has just been founded more than ten years ago, and the war has just ended. Although the people have settled down, they don't have much money in their hands.

So everyone was willing to take advantage of slack season or spare time to earn some money.

"This is good. My family would like to try selling a few catties."

A big man stood up and continued with a smile: "But your family makes too little tofu now. I'm afraid there won't be enough tofu in the village today. We want to buy more, but you don't have it!"

The tofu was almost sold out at this time. There was not enough to exchange in the village, so how they will sell it?

Shi Qingluo replied: "So in two days, we are going to open a tofu workshop and invite people to help make tofu. The number will increase a lot."

"And I will try my best to finish it at dawn so that those who want to resell it can pick it up and start selling early."

"This is good. I'll buy a few catties to try in 2 days." The big man nodded with a simple smile.

They have a lot of families and little land. When the years were good, the food from the fields was not enough to eat, so they have to go to the city to do part-time jobs.

Part-time labor costs a few pennies a day, not to mention the hard work, but not necessarily every day.

Their family changed some tofu yesterday and tried it. It was delicious, and they were more hungry than eating vegetables.

In addition, there was no such food in their county, so he thinks it should not be difficult to sell.

If this tofu sells well, earning one or two pennies per catty will not be worse than working at a part-time job. If it was sold out early, they can go home and help with farm work.

Many people thought the same as a big man.

All of them laughed and said to Shi Qinglou to make some more in two days, and then they would all come and try to sell it.

Someone also asked: "Dalang's wife, your family wants to hire someone to make tofu. Have you hired people already? How much is the pay per day?"

Compared to selling it by themselves, someone also came up with the idea of making tofu to earn money.

Shi Qingluo replied with a smile: "My husband has already asked the patriarch to help recruit people, I don't know the details."

Asking the patriarch for help was easier than recruiting workers yourself.

First, the patriarch was familiar with Xiaxi Village, he will screen which ones would be suitable for work so that they will not be tricked.

Even if the patriarch suppress those who were lazy to work, they won't dare to fight back.

Secondly, the opening of the tofu workshop will be of great benefit to the entire Xiaxi Village, which means they can bring everyone together to become rich.

The patriarch was very happy to see, so he was more willing to help.

Now Daliang has stabilized, and many management systems were still not perfect.

The displaced people from the war returned to their original villages to settle down, so most people with different surnames in the villages were dominated by clans, and the patriarch was the highest person in charge of a village.

In a village with many mixed surnames, a village headmaster will be elected to manage it.

Therefore, when everyone heard that the patriarch helped find them, many people showed disappointment.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu rolled their eyes while thinking carefully.

Seeing that the tofu was almost finished, Mrs. Wang hurried in.

She looked confident as she pointed to the remaining tofu on the table.

"Dalang's wife, we want this tofu."

Shi Qingluo saw the two come empty-handed, so she asked, "What are you going to exchange?"

Ms. Wang was stunned for a while, and then she said, "I am your aunt, what's wrong with giving us some tofu, but you want us to exchange something?"

Mr. Wu was even more scheming, and said with a smooth smile, "We ask for it because the old man and the old lady want to eat tofu, so they let us come."

Ms. Wang also said: "Yes, this tofu is to honor your grandparents."

"And you, the old, the weak, the sick, why are you going to run a tofu workshop?"

"It's better to let your first uncle and third uncle take care of it for you. It doesn't matter if they work hard, we are a family."

She has made up her mind, she will let his man help manage the tofu workshop first. Once they make money, they will take it for themselves.

If they don't make money, they will sell it immediately, and they won't lose money anyway.

They heard that Xiao Hanzheng was weak and had to lie on the bed, so he couldn't do anything. They were not afraid of Mrs. Kong.

Hearing what the two said, many villagers showed speechless expressions.

These two daughters-in-law of the main Xiao family were shameless. They want to occupy the tofu workshop of Xiao Hanzheng's family.

Everyone looked at Mrs. Kong together, fearing that they were about to be bullied again.

Her son was not in good health, and there were only three weak women and a child in his family. How can he be the opponent of the two shrews from the main Xiao family?

Mrs. Kong was habitually afraid at first, but then there was a trace of warmth on her hand.

She found that it was her daughter-in-law who shook her hand.

"Mother, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Shi Qingluo also discovered that Mrs. Kong might have been oppressed by the old lady before, and was bullied too much by these two people, so she was habitually afraid when she saw them.

Mrs. Kong gritted her teeth and nodded: "Well, I'm not afraid."

Then, under Shi Qingluo's encouraging eyes, Mrs. Kong looked at the two and said, "This is my family's tofu workshop, so I won't bother the first brother-in-law and the third brother-in-law."

"We also already promised to exchange this tofu for others. You are late."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly found that it was not too difficult to reject these two people.

Mrs. Wang did not expect Mrs. Kong to dare to refuse. So she said with a fierce look on her face: "Second sister-in-law, I'd better think about something before I say it."

If there were not so many villagers standing around, she would have already started to deal with this bitch, just like in the past.

Mrs. Kong couldn't help but freeze. Ever since her son fell into a coma, she had been beaten several times by the two of them. Seeing Mrs. Wang's appearance, she couldn't help being a little scared.

Shi Qingluo didn't want Mrs. Kong to be bullied all the time as a soft bun, so she had to stand up by herself.

Of course, she didn't expect her to be too ruthless from the beginning.

Now, under her encouragement, Mrs. Kong can take the initiative to reject the two of them, which was progress.

So she picked up the kitchen knife and chopped it heavily on the cutting board.

Such a sudden surprise shocked everyone.

Shi Qinglou looked at Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu with a cold face: "What kind of relatives are you two talking about? Who are these first and third uncles? Do they have anything to do with us?"

If they want to make a fortune, they must not leave the impression of being a bully or being too talkative.

Shi Qingluo was about to do something to make a name for herself in the village.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu took the initiative to send themselves to her door and give her early warning signs. They were so thoughtful and kind!

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Chapter 25: It depends on whether they dare to admit it or not

April 19, 2023Ai Hrist

Mrs. Wang was beaten up by Shi Qingluo last time, and seeing her cold face, she couldn't help but pause.

Knowing that they couldn't beat Shi Qingluo, Mrs. Wu didn't want to make fun of herself.

So she moved his brain, turned her thoughts to look at Shi Qingluo, and said: "Dalang's wife, what are you talking about?"

"I am your third aunt, she is your eldest aunt, how can you say that?"

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow: "If I remember correctly, not long ago, my husband's family separated and cut ties with your family."

"But here you are saying you are still some kind of relative, are you not afraid of being laughed out loud when you say that?"

Ms. Wu choked, "Even if the family is separated and the relationship is cut ties, you will always be members of our Xiao family."

"Even if you don't recognize us, you will always have to recognize your grandparents, right? You can't lose your conscience and deny your elders."

She said meaningfully: "Dalang will still have to take the imperial examination in the future."

Shi Qingluo discovered that Mrs. Wu's family was more difficult than Mrs. Wang's.

But wanting to kidnap morally was useless to her.

She sneered and said: "First, the family is separated, and the relationship is broken. My husband's father is no longer his father. But his grandparents are still his grandparents?"

"The original documents are still there. After the separation and breaking ties, our two families are completely unrelated."

"Besides, my husband's father went to the capital to enjoy the blessings by himself, he didn't care about his parents."

"My husband is a grandson who was kicked out and severed ties with his father. If you want him to take care of your family, it will make his former father unfilial. This is not good."

"Under this crime of unfilial piety, my husband's former father will be questioned by court officials. I don't know if he can keep the position of the general."

"After all, in the whole Daliang, I've never heard of a son who was kicked out and severed ties has to help his former father to fulfill his filial piety."

"If General Xiao does this, what is the difference between him and a beast?"

"Did you ask him what he meant?"

"If he thinks that he needs my husband, the former son who has no father-son relationship with him, to do his filial piety for him."

"Although it is inappropriate in terms of reason and law, we will recognize it."

This was to satirize the general who broke ties to his son and kicked him out, but still wants his son to be filial, he was simply shameless.

Mrs. Wu: "… …"

How could the wife married by Xiao Hanzheng be so eloquent?

How will she refute?

She didn't care about this matter, she just wanted to use filial piety to overwhelm Xiao Hanzheng.

Who would have thought that this dead girl will immediately make insinuations that Xiao Yuanshi was unfilial?

They were not happy with Xiao Yuanshi. After becoming a general, they came back to pay homage to their ancestors, entered the genealogy for that woman, and returned to the capital after giving some money.

But they could only complain in their hearts, but they can't express it in person.

After all, now they still have to rely on Xiao Yuanshi.

Since the Xiao Yuanshi became a general and came back to worship the ancestors, the villagers have been more polite to them.

Mrs. Wang felt that Xiao Hanzheng's wife was courageous, "You are presumptuous! You dare to call the general a beast, that's your father-in-law."

Shi Qingluo glanced at her mockingly: "When I got married, he already broke ties with my husband. I don't dare to talk to climb up such a father-in-law, so please don't try to build up a such non-existent relationship."

"Also, I said that people who are not filial to their parents are animals. But you brought it directly into the general. According to your opinion, is he an unfilial animal?"

"No wonder, after achieving great success, he married a young outer room. What's more, he even wants to demote his original wife to be a concubine, and in the end, he divorced her. He gives up his wife and children. But now, it seems that he doesn't even want his parents! "

"Tsk tsk, General Xiao is so mighty, he dared to openly violate His Majesty's policy of ruling the world with filial piety."

"This is to ransack the family and exterminate the family. We have already separated and divorced, we won't be implicated, but you can't escape."

After putting on a big hat, it depends on whether they dare to recognize it.

Both Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu were taken aback. Wasn't that a bit exaggerated?

But what Shi Qingluo said made sense. If it was true, then they would also suffer.

Mrs. Wang roared: "Fart, Yuanshi is not unfilial, you are talking nonsense."

Shi Qingluo sneered, "Since he is so filial, it is naturally impossible for a son who has lost his relationship to help him be filial to his parents."

"Otherwise it is evading the responsibility of being a son, and it is unfilial."

"It is against His Majesty's order."

"And your husbands are still alive. They, the sons are not filial, but you let the grandson who is separated and cut ties be filial. What do you mean by that?"

"The law does not stipulate this. If you force my husband, an outsider, to be filial, then we can only carry my husband to the Yamen to ask the county magistrate for his opinion."

If they want to play moral kidnapping, then they must have the skill. She wanted to see who was afraid of whom.

As long as the Xiao Family has to rely on that scumbag father for a day, they dare not tarnish that scumbag father's reputation.

When the people present heard it, they also thought it made sense.

Xiao Yuanshi became a general, he failed to honor his parents, but let his son who had cut ties with him do it.

After all, after severing ties and separation, they will be two families, so they don't need to care about each other.

Besides, it was not the first and third sons of the main Xiao Family that were dead. Filial piety must be done by the sons first.

"You!" Mrs. Wang choked, and suddenly don't know what to say.

This dead girl was too eloquent.

Shi Qingluo sneered, "You said that you are still a family, but after separation, why I didn't see you helping them a little bit?"

"On the contrary, after the separation of the family and the divorce, while my husband was in a coma, you ran to their house and robbed their money and food, not to mention, you even bullied and beat my mother-in-law."

"What's even more heartbreaking, is you want to sell my little sister-in-law to be buried with Young Master Wu."

"At that time, why didn't I see this so-called grandma, come out with first uncle and third uncle to say something to help?"

"My mother-in-law went to the main house to ask your so-called grandma to borrow money to buy my husband medicines, but she said that it has nothing to do with her. The family has already separated and divorced, so she doesn't need to care whether my husband's life and death."

This was what she heard from Xiao Hanyi two days ago.

"Now our family has finally learned the craft of making tofu, but you want to pick up the pies in the name of being your relatives. Why are your faces so big?"

She snorted coldly, "So this tofu, if it can't be exchanged, I'll throw it away. It won't be your turn to get it."

"Don't say that you will exchange things, or give money for this tofu."

"I declare here today that our family will never sell tofu to the main Xiao Family."

"Anyone who buys tofu from my family and resells it to the main Xiao Family, I will not sell tofu to him in the future."

In the face of interests, the name of a general who was far away in the capital was useless.

Seeing that Shi Qingluo was eloquent and extremely powerful, the villagers present was a little surprised.

They thought she was another weak woman like Mrs. Kong, but they didn't expect her to be so tough and domineering.

The people who originally wanted to persuade Shi Qinglou also gave up.

They don't know if this tofu will sell well. If it sells well, they will offend Shi Qingluo. What if she doesn't sell it to them in the future, it would be a big loss.

So everyone acquiesced to her words.

Besides, the members of the main Xiao family used to be tyrannical in the village. And now that the second son has become a general, the members of the main Xiao family acted like they were the best in the village.

Their eyes grow on the top of their head and almost looked at everyone in the village with disgust.

Now that Shi Qingluo cleaned up these two shrews, everyone was happy to watch the show.

Mrs. Wang has always quarreled fiercely, but today she was unable to argue and suffered a big loss.

She couldn't help but take a few steps closer, pointed at Shi Qingluo, and scolded: "You little whore, don't go too far."

Shi Qingou smiled instead of being angry, it was good that Mrs. Wang came to her door again.

So she waved Mrs. Wang's hand away without hesitation.

Then slapped Mrs. Wang's face with her other hand.

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Chapter 26: Fight back

April 22, 2023Ai Hrist

Shi Qingluo slapped Mrs. Wang backhandedly.

Not only was Mrs. Wang stunned by the beating, but everyone present was stunned.

After Shi Qingluo finished the beating, she said with a look of grievance: "I married into the Xiao family for nothing, and I am not a little whore. I can't bear this insult."

She then picked up the kitchen knife on the cutting board and jumped on the table with her other hand.

She fell by Mrs. Wang's side.

Then she pressed a kitchen knife against Mrs. Wang's neck: "If you tarnish my reputation again, I will fight you. At worst, you die, and I will bury you with you."

Mrs. Wang Shi: "…"

Who the hell wants you to be buried with you, I don't want to die yet.

As soon as she recovered from the fact that she was slapped in the face in public, she felt the cold kitchen knife against her neck.

Hearing Shi Qingluo's cold voice again, her feet couldn't help but go limp.

She doesn't believe that this dead girl didn't know that she was just swearing, and now not only she slapped her, but also beat her back, making her speechless and aggrieved.

Everyone also reacted when Shi Qingluo suddenly slapped Wang's face and even put a knife on her neck like this. It turned out to be for the sake of an innocent reputation.

Originally, many people thought that Shi Qinglou slapping Mrs. Wang's face was too much. After all, Mrs. Wang was also an elder.

The concept of seniority and inferiority in ancient times was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so these people think so.

It can be seen that Shi Qingluo was wronged and desperately want to fight for her innocence. Everyone thought that Mrs. Wang was going too far.

Although they all knew that Mrs. Wang didn't mean to call Shi Qingluo a little whore, and it was just a curse phrase.

But the innocent little girl doesn't know it, so it was normal to react like this.

"Mrs. Wang, you are too much, how can you say that about Dalang's wife?"

"That's right, it's too much for you to call your niece's wife a little whore."

Everyone first condemned Mrs. Wang and then persuaded Shi Qingluo.

"Dalang's wife we all know that you are a good and innocent girl, but Mrs. Wang is just farting. Put down the knife and let's talk about it."

"We won't listen to Mrs. Wang's nonsense, your reputation will not be tarnished."

"Yes, we can all testify for you."

Ms. Wang was about to pee in fright, she had already been beaten twice by this dead girl, and now the knife could cut her neck at any time, she was really scared.

Many times, people were afraid of evil, and those who wear shoes were afraid to be bare-footed.

"Yes, I didn't mean you were like that. That is just how I curse people, don't take it to heart."

Shi Qingluo looked at her innocently, "Really? Then you apologize to me."

Ms. Wang was angry, but she was scared. For the sake of her own life, she compromised, "I apologize, I shouldn't scold you, you are innocent."

Shi Qingluo then removed the kitchen knife from Mrs. Wang's neck: "Opening your mouth is for talking and eating, not for cursing. You should pay more attention next time."

"Who knows if other people won't be easy to talk to like I am."

Mrs. Wang: "… …"

Are you easy to talk to? Are you kidding me?

Shi Qingluo didn't turn over the table this time, but went back to the original position from the side, and put the kitchen knife back on the cutting board.

She glanced at Mrs. Wang Shi and Mrs. Wu: "Do you have anything else to do? If you have nothing to do, don't stand here and delay me from exchanging tofu."

Mrs. Wang's legs were weak, so she pulled Mrs. Wu: "No, we're done."

This dead girl was too evil. She can't beat her, or scold her. She was really scared when she almost cut her neck for the sake of her innocence.

Ms. Wu was also taken aback. Just now, Shi Qinglou looked terrifying. She felt that she will cut Mrs. Wang's neck for a disagreement.

This dead girl was a lunatic. No, she was a smart and eloquent lunatic. She was too difficult to deal with.

She smiled embarrassingly, "No, we will go now."

Then she helped Mrs. Wang back to the main house. If they can do it, then let the old lady clean her up.

She didn't believe that Shi Qingluo dared to beat and scold the old lady. Regardless of whether the marriage or relationship was broken or not, beating the elders was a crime.

Shi Qingluo waited for the two to leave before she originally cold face was stained with a smile, "Let's continue exchanging, who is next?"

It was originally his turn to exchange tofu, but he now only came back to his senses. The villager stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's my turn."

After a while, the remaining tofu was exchanged.

Shi Qingluo smiled at everyone, "Today's tofu is gone, everyone, come back tomorrow."

Shi Qingluo returned to her gentle and harmless appearance, but today everyone's impression of her has been completely subverted.

Before they thought that Xiao Hanzheng's wife was a bit stupid, so she married someone whose life and death were unknown.

When she got married, she looked thin and gentle, and everyone thought she had a temperament similar to Mrs. Kong.

Who would have thought they were completely different?

Today, Shi Qingluo gave everyone a deep impression that she was not easy to mess up with.

She was smart and eloquent, and she will immediately strike up when someone disagrees with her. There was no other young daughter-in-law like her in the village.

No wonder they heard that Shi Qingluo was the head of the Xiao family now.

"Okay, let's come back tomorrow." Many people were more polite.

An eight or nine-year-old boy couldn't hold back, looked at Shi Qingluo, and asked, "Sister, do you know martial arts?"

Everyone was a little curious about the boy's question.

After all, just now, when Shi Qinglou knocked someone over the table, it was a slippery one.

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "I know a little bit. When I was in the Taoist Temple, my master taught us self-defense."

The Taoist Priest who has passed away: "… …"

I am the one who took the blame again.

Everyone immediately understood when they heard it. It turned out it was taught by the Old Immortal Master. No wonder Shi Qingluo was good at it.

During that big explosion, the Taoist Temple burned for most of the day, and the villagers in several nearby villages saw the flames soaring into the sky.

Because they didn't know that there were explosives in this world, it was the first time they saw this kind of scene, so some people said that the Old Taoist Priest had ascended, and everyone believed it.

Therefore, the acceptance of Shi Qinglou's self-defense skills was extremely high.

An old woman asked with a smile: "The Old Immortal Master is really powerful. I heard that he taught you to make this tofu?"

Shi Qingluo nodded, "Yes, my master taught me to read and learn martial arts, and also taught me a lot of things."

Meaning: So I will do a lot more things in the future, you don't have to be surprised.

Then her eye circles turned red instantly: "It's a pity that my old master passed away."

She found that if she went to the entertainment industry to develop, she might become popular.

"I see, no wonder you are so powerful."

"As expected of the Old Immortal Master's apprentice."

"Dalang's wife, don't be sad, the Old Immortal Master has ascended to immortality, you have to be happy for him."

"Yes, the Old Immortal Master would also like to see you happy for him."

"Although the Old Immortal Master has ascended, he will protect you."

"Look at you, you are blessed since you got married."

Seeing that Shi Qinglou's eye circles were so red that she was about to cry, everyone comforted her with words.

The more they thought about it, the more everyone thought this was the case. Xiao Hanzheng's wife was protected by the Old Immortal Master.

Shi Qingluo then raised her hand and wiped her eyes, "Well, you are right. My Master has become an immortal, I should be happy for him."

The Old Immortal Master was easy to use.

"That's right." Everyone nodded.

After exchanging the tofu, the villagers also left one after another.

Shi Qingluo and Mrs. Kong moved the table and other things back to the yard.

After Shi Qingluo put away her things, she turned her head and met Mrs. Kong's bright eyes with a trace of dependence and admiration.

Not only she but also Xiao Baili and Xiao Hanyi looked at her with admiration.

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Chapter 27: Optimistic

April 23, 2023Ai Hrist

Mrs. Kong and Xiao Baili were often bullied by Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu in the main house.

While Xiao Hanyi will be bullied by their sons.

Now, seeing the two so devastated and forced to leave in despair, they realized that the two of them were not that difficult to deal with.

Shi Qingluo looked at them and said with a smile, "Evil people are not scary, people like Mrs. Wang bully the good and fear the evil."

"As long as you are eviler than her, more fierce than her, she will cower."

Mrs. Kong thought it made sense: "Yes, I was too soft before, so they liked to bully me."

The less they resist, the harder they will be bullied.

Mrs. Wang was so aggressive, but she cannot bully Mrs. Wu who was equally aggressive.

Shi Qingluo nodded: "Yes, so mother and younger sister, you have to stand up for yourselves."

"If you are ruthless that even you will be afraid of yourself, no one will dare to bully you anymore."

Xiao Baili thought for a while, then asked: "Is it because you will cut them with a knife, so they will be afraid?"

The sister-in-law beat the First Aunt and she couldn't help but be happy.

And when she held the knife against the First Aunt's neck, she noticed that the aunt's legs were shaking, which means she was afraid.

Shi Qingluo was afraid that the sister-in-law would go astray, so she immediately said: "No, I used the knife to scare her, but I won't slit her neck."

"Otherwise, if she dies, I will go to jail or beheaded to be buried with her. It's not worth it."

She lamented: "Nothing is better than being alive."

When you die, you have nothing.

Shi Qingluo said again: "But when you scare people, you have to be aggressive, you have to make them think that you are serious."

Mrs. Kong and Xiao Baili nodded with half understanding, but Xiao Hanyi's focus was on another aspect.

"Sister-in-law, can you teach me how to practice martial arts?" Seeing how powerful their sister-in-law was, he especially admired her.

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "Yes, my little sister can also practice with me."

"It's okay for Mother to practice."

She believes that the family will get better and better in the future, so she wants to let the three learn to be self-reliant.

So in the future, even if she and Xiao Hanzheng were not at home, they will not be bullied.

Xiao Hanyi was stunned, with surprise in her eyes: "Can I be as good as my sister-in-law?"

"Of course."

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "After you get married if your husband dares to bully you, you beat him until he can't get out of bed. Let's see if he dares to bully you again."

"Whoever in your husband's family bullies you, you beat them to the ground. Just like what I did today, you make up a reason after beating them, so that everyone will not blame you."

Xiao Baili was too soft-tempered, so she was easy to bully.

But she thought she can be remodeled.

Xiao Baili's eyes brightly lit up: "Sister-in-law, can I do that?"

In the main house, their eldest brother used to protect them.

But their eldest brother has to go to the county to study, so they can only live a better life when he was at home.

When their eldest brother was not there, even though he has warned his aunt and cousins, they will still bully them and leave them all the work.

When their eldest brother came back, he said several times not to be afraid, and don't let themselves do everything alone.

But she and her mother didn't stand up as the sister-in-law said, so they continued to be bullied after the elder brother left.

Shi Qingluo nodded resolutely, "It's possible, trust me."

As soon as Xiao Hanzheng came out of the house, he heard Shi Qingluo teaching his younger sister how to beat her future husband and her future in-laws… …

He walked over with a smile.

He didn't think he would be beaten up by his little wife in the future, after all, he was sure he would not bully her.

But he couldn't help lighting a candle for his future brother-in-law.

As for correcting them, he didn't think about it.

Her younger sister was indeed too soft. It would be great if she could be as tough as his little wife.

Seeing that his mother was also looking ready to move, he wanted to touch his forehead.

He doesn't know what will become of the Xiao family's painting style in the future.

He raised his hand to his lips and coughed, "Ahem!"

Shi Qingluo turned her head and said with a smile: "Old Xiao, I found that your decision to separate the family and cut ties with your relatives was correct."

"Otherwise, I can't solve them so easily today. Especially the two top products in your old house."

Xiao Hanzheng: "…"

He has become Old Xiao again?

When he looked for his wife outside, she will call him husband.

When they were close to each other, she will call him 'Brother Zheng, or Old Xiao'…

He walked over and smiled slightly: "I knew their temperament, that's why I want to separate the family so thoroughly."

After the separation of the family and cutting ties, no matter where he goes in the future, it has nothing to do with the people in the main house.

He reminded: "But we have to be prepared, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu return without success. Next time, my grandma will go out in person."

"After all, she is an elder, so you can't deal with her the same way you deal with Mrs. Wang."

Unless the Xiao family doesn't want to be famous, and he doesn't want to continue to be a scholar, he must not do anything.

The Emperor proposed to rule the world with filial piety. Although their family was separated and cut ties, he and the old house were two families, he can't be disrespectful, nor fight or scold them.

Shi Qingluo nodded knowingly, "Understood, besides, I wouldn't hit the old lady."

"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with your grandma, as well as the top products in the main house."

She said confidently again: "I will take care of them to make them docile."

Xiao Hanzheng asked curiously: "What do you want to do?"

Shi Qingluo blinked, "I won't tell you yet, after your superb former grandmother comes, just watch it."

Xiao Hanzheng laughed: "Okay, then I'll wait to see it."

He said again: "I guess, if you go to the town tomorrow to grab medicine and send that doctor to prison, my former grandmother will come."

Shi Qingluo looked at him and asked: "Does that mean that old lady knows that the doctor wants to harm you?"

Xiao Hanzheng shook his head, "No, that woman won't let the people in the main house know about it."

How could that smart woman get such a handle into the hands of the greedy masters in the main house?

"However, that woman left a maidservant to serve the old lady, and she will probably encourage her to come and see my situation."

In his previous life, his family was ruined, that woman was the mastermind behind the scenes, and that maidservant was the helper, encouraging the old lady to do bad things.

Shi Qinglou understood in seconds, "Understood, that maidservant is also a bad girl."

"Don't worry, just leave it to me."

In his previous life, Xiao Hanzheng has never heard anyone say "Leave it to me", and no one has taken the initiative to protect him.

This experience was very novel, so he said with a smile: "OK."

"I will be your backing, you can do whatever you want." He said again.

Originally, he planned to take care of the old lady himself, but since his little wife wanted to protect him, he will let her protect him.

He said to Shi Qingluo again: "I've boiled the bath water for you, you can go and take a bath."

He found that his little wife liked to take a bath after finishing her work.

He was weak now and unable to help her sell tofu, but he can help boil some water.

Shi Qingluo found out that Xiao Hanzheng was excellent. Men in ancient times would rarely boil water for their wives, let alone he was a scholar.

In the owner of the body's memory, her fourth uncle was just a student, but he said that entering the kitchen was degrading and should not be done by a man.

Not to mention helping the wife boil water to take a bath.

She got up and walked in front of Xiao Hanzheng, then patted his shoulder: "Old Xiao, you are very good, I am optimistic about you."

So she went to take a bath first, while Xiao Hanzheng looked at her back with a smile in his eyes.

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Chapter 28: Just hug his thigh

April 24, 2023Ai Hrist

After Shi Qingluo took a shower, Xiao Baili also finished cooking the meal.

Stir-fried tofu, wild vegetable steamed bread, and an egg drop soup. The food was very simple.

Shi Qingluo ate tastelessly. Xiao Hanzheng was also very calm, but Mrs. Kong and the two children ate very happily.

Shi Qingluo looked at Xiao Baili and asked: "Before you were in the main house, were you able to eat enough?"

Xiao Baili replied: "No, my mother and I cook the most, but our share is the least."

"But when my eldest brother came home from school in the county, we can barely eat enough."

Their current life was something they didn't dare to think about before: "Even if we could only eat wild vegetables and steamed buns before, we were very satisfied."

Xiao Hanyi also nodded his head: "That's right, we never ate eggs or meat, let alone full when the eldest brother was away."

When their eldest brother was there, he will ignore the ugly faces of other people and take the initiative to serve them food.

Shi Qingluo felt sad when she heard what the two said.

The people in the Xiao family's old house were heartless.

She smiled and said proudly: "In the future, I will bring you delicious and spicy food, and let you eat everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water."

Xiao Hanyi cheered: "Sister-in-law is so kind!"

Xiao Baili and Mrs. Kong also had expectant smiles on their faces.

Watching the little wife made his mother and younger brothers and sisters so happy and looking forward to it.

Xiao Hanzheng's original empty feeling of loneliness in his previous life seemed to be gradually being filled.

After eating, Xiao Baili tidied up and washed diligently.

Shi Qingluo was not good at cooking, nor did she like to do housework, so she didn't rush to do it.

Mrs. Kong took out a purse and sat in the yard to embroider.

During Xiao Hanzheng's coma, the family's food and money were robbed by those two shrews, and she made ends meet by embroidering purses and collecting medicines.

It was only later that the medicine became more and more expensive, and she really couldn't afford that much money, so she went to the village to borrow it.

Xiao Hanyi went out to play. Xiao Hanzheng called Shi Qinglou back to the room.

He handed a stack of straw paper on the table to Shi Qingluo: "I wrote an opening chapter, you can see if it works."

He copied books for several years, and after becoming an official in his previous life, he also liked to read all kinds of miscellaneous books, but he had never seen such a book for cultivating immortals.

But because of discussions with Shi Qingluo, she gave him a lot of inspiration and plots.

He was unfamiliar with writing such a story at the beginning but got the feeling as he wrote it.

Shi Qingluo took it and read it from the beginning.

After reading it, she looked up in amazement, and said to Xiao Hanzheng: "Old Xiao, your talent is too strong."

"The story is written smoothly and has a strong sense of substitution. I think it is well written."

She had heard that Xiao Hanzheng was a genius in reading, but she never thought that he was so talented in writing scripts.

If she were to write, she would not be able to write such an effect, and her writing must be very plain.

However, Xiao Hanzheng's writing has some characteristics of this era and the writing style of the script, which was more acceptable to readers.

She thinks that by now, Xiao Hanzheng can become a god by writing novels.

Hearing her praise, Xiao Hanzheng had a smile on his brows and eyes: "Then it seems that we can continue writing?"

Shi Qingluo nodded, "Of course, but there are two things that can be modified, it might be better."

Xiao Hanzheng asked: "Which two?"

Shi Qingluo pointed out the problem and suggested how to change it.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded, "What you said makes sense, I'll revise it."

After speaking, he sat down and start revising.

Shi Qingluo sat next to him, bored, while watching him write.

Then she found that Xiao Hanzheng's handwriting was not only beautiful but also very strong, not like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy could write.

Old Xiao looks like a gangster at this moment.

Sure enough, she was right to invest in advance.

Xiao Hanzheng finished the revision quickly, Shi Qingluo read it again: "It's much better this time, you have the talent for writing story books."

She smiled and said, "But don't be obsessed with it, just take time to write. I'm still waiting to hug your thigh."

Xiao Hanzheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Okay, I will focus on the imperial examination, and I will give you a thigh to hug in the future."

Ahem, why do these words sound so wrong and ambiguous?

His little wife will only need to hug his thigh in the future, so he has to work harder to do it all over again.

Shi Qingluo nodded in satisfaction: "Old Xiao, we will rely on you, I believe you can do it."

Proper encouragement and trust were still necessary.

Xiao Hanzheng looked into Shi Qingluo's eyes with a hint of warmth, "Then I thank you for your trust first."

The two discussed the plot again, Xiao Hanzheng continued to write, and Shi Qingluo went to bed first.

In the early hours of the morning, when Shi Qingluo heard movement outside, she knew that Mrs. Kong and the others got up to make tofu.

She also got up quickly and walked out.

At this moment, Mrs. Kong was carrying the soybeans to take the two children to grind.

Seeing Shi Qinglou get up, she smiled and said, "Why don't you sleep more?"

Shi Qinglou replied: "I went to bed early last night, so I'm not sleepy anymore."

"You guys go first, and I'll come over after I wash up."

A mother-in-law like Mrs. Kong was wonderful.

Mrs. Kong nodded: "It's okay, take your time."

After dawn, the tofu was ready, and Shi Qingluo asked Xiao Baili and Xiao Hanyi to exchange tofu at the gate of the yard.

With Xiao Hanzheng sitting in the yard watching over her, she was at ease.

So she went to the town with Mrs. Kong.

Shi Qingluo carried a basket on her back and put the medicine dregs from the backyard and the unfinished medicine from the previous two days in it.

Xiaxi Village was not too far from the town, it takes more than half an hour to walk.

It takes about two-quarters of an hour to walk from the town to the county seat.

The two went directly to the medicine hall.

This was also the only pharmacy in the town, and its main customers were villagers.

As soon as Mrs. Kong entered, Doctor Shi's apprentice greeted her with a smile.

"Have you finished taking the medicine you bought a few days ago?"

Mrs. Kong nodded: "Yes."

Then following this person into the inner hall, Shi Qingluo saw a middle-aged man in his forties, who was seeing a patient.

There were several people lined up in front of them, and they looked like they were from the village.

After seeing other patients.

Doctor Shi smiled and asked Mrs. Kong politely: "After your son woke up, is there any discomfort in the past few days?"

Mrs. Kong looked a little sad, "He didn't feel any discomfort after waking up, but his body was very weak, and he has difficultly getting out of bed."

She sighed, "I don't know if he is okay."

Doctor Shi's eyes flickered, "He's been in a coma for so many days, and he had a persistent high fever, it's normal for the body to feel weak. It's good that he could wake up."

"He still needs to take some medicine for a while."

Mrs. Kong reluctantly pulled out a smile: "Okay, then take the medicine for a while, and I will trouble Doctor Shi to prescribe it for three days first."

Every time she comes here, she will buy medicines for three days.

Doctor Shi nodded, picked up a pen and began to write the prescription, and then asked the apprentice to take the medicine.

Shi Qingluo looked at the unreliable appearance, even if it was just a tonic, could he take it casually?

Shouldn't doctors first look, hear, and ask, what was wrong, and then prescribe the right medicine?

This doctor not only has a bad character but was also very irresponsible towards his patients.

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Chapter 29: Just in case

April 25, 2023Ai Hrist

After Doctor Shi Lang's apprentice went to grab the medicine, Shi Qinglou spoke up.

"Doctor Shi, don't you need to check my husband's pulse first before you prescribe the medicine?"

Doctor Shi has been paying attention to Xiao Hanzheng all the time, so he knew that the other party has recently married a wife, and then he wakes up.

He knew the medicine he gave to the other party, after drinking a few more times, it would be impossible for Xiao Hanzheng to wake up again.

But who would have thought that Shi Qinglou would be such a variable and will appear all of a sudden?

Because of this, he was not happy when he saw Shi Qingluo and his smile faded, "I have been a doctor for more than 20 years, and I know how to prescribe medicine without taking a pulse. Are you questioning me?"

"If that's the case, please hire someone else."

If they offend him, then they won't be able to get medicine or treatment.

Shi Qingluo was not afraid of offending him: "I'm just curious if you prescribe a prescription without checking the pulse, can you prescribe the right medicine? Will there be any bad symptoms?"

Doctor Shi didn't think a village woman understood medicine. He sneered: "Since I have prescribed the prescription, I can naturally prescribe the right medicine. How can there be bad symptoms? It's not up to you, a village woman, to give me advice."

He looked at Mrs. Kong in displeased and said: "Your daughter-in-law is so rude. After taking the medicine this time, don't come to my pharmacy again. Please look for someone else."

The medicine he prescribed this time was a bit strong, and after three days of taking it, Xiao Hanzheng's body was destroyed.

He just found an excuse not to give more medicine to the Xiao family. But even if the other doctors prescribed medicine to nourish Xiao Hanzheng's body, it would be useless.

Once they looked for other doctors, what happens to Xiao Hanzheng in the future was none of his business.

At this moment, Mrs. Kong couldn't wait to go up and scratch the doctor's face, but she resisted and showed an embarrassed look, "Yes!"

Shi Qingluo sneered: "Okay, we won't look for you next time."

Other people who were waiting to see a doctor couldn't help shaking their heads when they heard this.

This little daughter-in-law was stupid. She offended the doctor, what should she do if she needed to see a doctor next time? They don't know what she thinks in her mind.

At this moment, the apprentice grabbed the three-day medicine and handed it to Mrs. Kong.

"This is your medicine, please keep it, it's 2 taels of silver."

Mrs. Kong took the medicine and immediately handed it to Shi Qingluo, and pretended to pay for the money: "Why is it so expensive?"

Doctor Shi said: "I added a ginseng beard and some expensive tonics, so I charged you two taels of silver for Xiao Xiucai's sake."

Meaning it was still discounted.

Shi Qingluo opened a pack of medicines and picked it up with her hands. Sure enough, she saw that the two herbs that Xiao Hanzheng taught her that could cause physical weakness and damage, and the medicine has opposite effects.

She also saw some medicines that looked like a ginseng beard.

Doctor Shi always felt that something was wrong, but nodded: "Of course."

Shi Qingluo picked up a few and put them on the tip of his nose and smelled them: "Doctor Shi, it seems that you not only prescribe medicines indiscriminately without checking the pulse but also use fake medicines to pretend to be ginseng beard. You are dark."

When she was at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, she worked with other experts on a ginseng artificial planting project, so she knows a lot about ginseng.

These whiskers do look like ginseng, but if you look closely, you will find the difference.

The difference in taste was even more obvious as soon as you smell it.

He can't deceive a professional that can tell the truth at a glance, but he can deceive a villager who doesn't know anything.

Hearing her words, Doctor Shi's face slightly changed: "Nonsense, it's a ginseng beard, what do you know as a village woman?"

"Is it because I don't want you to come here again, so you want to find fault on purpose?"

He even threatened: "If you dare to make trouble, I will send someone to report to the government right now."

But there was an unspeakable bad feeling in my heart. How did this village woman see that it was a fake?

Shi Qingluo said arrogantly: "Report, if you don't report to the official today, you will be a brute bastard."

Doctor Shi's face darkened: "You are insulting a gentleman, you are a disgrace."

Shi Qingluo sneered, "I am a disgrace, but I am much better than you, a black-hearted and shameless doctor."

"Not only the ginseng beard in your medicine is fake, but other medicines are also faulty."

"Obviously it is to nourish the body, but there are two medicines that counteract each other. Taking it will not strengthen the body and make the body stronger, but will cause the body to weaken and suffer serious losses."

"The dosage you prescribed for this medicine is also very high. If my husband-in-law takes it for another three days, I'm afraid he will be so weak that he will spend the rest of his life lying in bed."

Hearing this, Doctor Shi's facial expression completely changed.

The people who were waiting to see a doctor in the medicine hall and those who have already seen a doctor all showed disbelief in their eyes.

Doctor Shi said with a sullen face: "You, shrew, are just trying to find fault. If that's the case, I won't sell this medicine to you."

After speaking, he winked at his apprentice.

Since the problem with the medicine has been noticed by the other party, the other party cannot take the medicine away.

The apprentice understood it at the first sight and immediately started to grab the medicine in Shi Qingluo's hand.

Shi Qingluo had been on guard for a long time. As soon as the opponent came, she dodged.

Then she raised her leg and kicked the apprentice down.

And the next second, at her fastest speed, she ran to Doctor Shi and pressed his whole body on the table.

"If there is no problem, why are you forcefully grabbing it?"

"Since you dare not report to the officials, let us report to the officials and sue you for intentionally killing people and selling fake medicines."

Before Doctor Shi could react, he was pressed against the table.

After regaining consciousness, he wanted to resist, but he couldn't get rid of her no matter what: "Presumptuous, you shrew dare to treat me like this, I will not give you a good look."

Shi Qingluo asked Mrs. Kong to take out the rope that she brought on purpose, and tied up Doctor Shi and his apprentice.

"You're going to be in prison soon, and showing me a good look is also a matter of you can get out of prison."

Doctor Shi completely panicked. He didn't expect that this village woman knew medicine and was not bad at skills, so he cursed guiltily.

Shi Qingluo was annoyed, so she crumpled up the dishcloth above the counter and stuffed it into his mouth.

Then she put the medicine into the basket and went to the counter where the medicine was picked up to put away the prescription.

After taking them away, she thought of something and opened the drawers and cabinets to search, and found all the prescriptions Doctor Shi had given to Xiao Hanzheng.

"There are problems with all the medicines you prescribed in the prescriptions. Let's report to the officials now. If you deliberately killed people, let the doctor in the county come over to see the prescriptions and the medicines you gave, and then we will know everything."

She looked at the flustered Doctor Shi and continued: "We brought all the medicine you gave before, including the dregs."

Doctor Shi's eyes squinted, he understood now that this little woman came today prepared.

It seems that there was a problem with the medicine he gave, and has been discovered by the Xiao family. So today, they deliberately asked to continue prescribing the medicine to obtain evidence.

He even cursed secretly in his heart the person who sent him news these two days.

That person said that Xiao Hanzheng was too weak to get out of bed, so that person let him continue to prescribe the same medicine. It would be better if he increased the dose and get rid of the people quickly.

Xiao Hanzheng was too weak to get out of bed now, maybe it was all fake.

He tried to defend himself but was tied, he wanted to go crazy.

At this time, all the people who saw the doctor came back to their senses.

One of them couldn't hold back and asked Shi Qingluo: "Girl, is what you just said true?"

Shi Qingluo nodded: "Of course it is true, otherwise how could I dare to tie them up and arrest them to report to the government?"

"This is a black-hearted quack doctor who uses fake medicine."

She said again: "I suggest that you also go with us to the government and ask someone to help you check your medicine. Who knows if there is also something wrong with it?"

"By the way, you can also see if what we said is true."

She did it just in case.

If many people go, this matter will spread wide, which will put pressure on the county magistrate. The other party won so that the other party won't be able to cheat the result for personal gain.

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Chapter 30: He is finished

April 26, 2023Ai Hrist

Whether it was ancient or modern, most people like to gossip and join in the fun.

Therefore, almost all the people present agreed to go to the Yamen together.

Especially those who got good medicine also asked Shi Qingluo to help them find the prescription.

They were going to take it to the Yamen to ask other doctors to see the prescription and the medicine they have taken and see if there was any problem.

Then a dozen people dragged Doctor Shi and his apprentice together toward the Yamen.

The people on the road saw Doctor Shi tied up and dragged away by a little girl, so they couldn't help asking curiously.

Shi Qingluo publicized what Doctor Shi had done.

People in the town couldn't believe that Doctor Shi was so black-hearted and intentionally hurt people.

It took about forty minutes to walk from the town to the Yamen, so many people didn't hold back and followed along to join in the fun.

On the way to the Yamen, they met someone who asked what happened again. After hearing the matter repeatedly, the people who followed said the matter in a hurry.

Then the team going to the Yamen continued to expand.

When they arrived at the Yamen, more than forty people had already followed.

In front of the Yamen, the Yamen guard saw a little girl coming with two bound people, followed by a group of people.

One of the Yamen guards stepped forward and asked: "What are you going to do?"

Shi Qinglou replied: "We are here to report to the officials."

"This is the doctor in our town. He deliberately gave my husband the opposite medicine, and almost killed my husband."

After finishing speaking, she took out the pleading paper written by Xiao Hanzheng last night from the back basket: "This is the pleading paper written by my husband Xiao Xiucai, I will trouble you to submit it to the county magistrate."

Hearing that she was a family member of a scholar, the yamen guard paid more attention to her.

He took the pleading letter and said: "You guys wait a moment."

In the main hall of the Yamen, a stern young man wearing a seventh-rank official uniform was flipping through the documents of Nanxi County in recent years.

After the Yamen guard came in, he presented the pleading letter: "My lord, there is a young woman who wants to report to the officials. This is the pleading written by her husband, Xiao Xiucai."

Mo Qingling took it over and looked at it: "Bring people here."

"Yes!" The Yamen guard withdrew respectfully.

Then brought Shi Qingluo and others into the court.

When Shi Qingluo saw the young and stern man sitting above him, she was a little puzzled. Didn't people say that the county magistrate was an old man in his fifties?

"I have met the magistrate." Shi Qingluo did not bow down but just saluted.

Mo Qingling couldn't help being surprised when she saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl tied up and dragging two men to the court.

He asked: "The person you tied and pulled is Doctor Shi you want to sue?"

Shi Qingluo nodded, "Yes, they resisted and were unwilling to follow. I was afraid that they would run away, so I tied them up and dragged them here."

"I also know that the county magistrate will send people to take another trip to arrest people."

Mo Qingling: "…"

This is the first time I've seen such an official report.

He asked again: "I've read the pleadings, you said Doctor Shi deliberately poisoned your husband with medicine, do you have evidence?"

Shi Qingluo handed over the old medicine dregs in the back basket, the medicine that hadn't been boiled last time, the medicine prescribed this time, and all the prescriptions to the Yamen guards.

"These are the proofs."

Mo Qingling took the prescription and looked at it, then ordered someone to go to the back of the county government office and call the government doctor in his yard.

As soon as he heard that he was going to call the doctor, Doctor Shi's facial expression changed again.

Because of this, Shi Qingluo judged that the identity and background of this young magistrate may not be simple, otherwise, there should not be a special government medical service.

Soon, an old man came in with the Yamen guard.

Mo Qingling pointed to the medicinal residues and prescriptions on the table.

"You take a look at the prescription, the dregs of the medicine, and the newly bought medicine if they are matched, and then see if there is any problem with the prescription."

The government doctor said respectfully: "Yes."

He walked over, quickly picked up the corresponding prescription, and reached out to pull out the medicine residue and the new medicine bag.

After finishing, his face darkened: "Reporting to your lord, the person who prescribed this medicine has bad intentions, and this is trying to kill people."

"The previous prescription will cause people to have high fever repeatedly. After falling into a coma, if you continue to drink this medicine, you will not be able to wake up."

"The follow-up prescription looks like a tonic on the surface, but there are two medicines to counteract it."

"After drinking it, the body will become weaker and weaker. People will have to lie in bed for the rest of my life."

Mo Qingling knocked on the table: "Is it possible that you caught the wrong one?"

The government doctor replied truthfully: "It is possible to take the wrong medicine according to the prescription, one time is an accident, but if there are repeated problems, it can no longer be an accident."

Mo Qingling nodded, "I think so too."

Shi Qingluo pointed to the opened package of new medicine again, "Doctor Shi also said that the whiskers in that package of medicine are ginseng beards."

The government doctor was stunned for a moment, picked it up, looked at it carefully, and smelled it.

"This is not a ginseng beard, but a kind of wild medicine. Eating it will not only fail to nourish the body but will cause people to feel dizzy."

Shi Qingluo took the opportunity to say: "My lord, I not only want to sue Doctor Shi for intentionally murdering my husband but also sue him for selling fake medicines to harm people."

People who went together from the Medicine Hall to see a doctor and buy medicine panicked after hearing what the government doctor said.

A middle-aged man asked, "My lord, can I ask this old gentleman to help us see if there is any problem with the medicine I just bought."

Mo Qingling nodded: "Yes!"

The government doctor began to look at the prescriptions and medicines for the dozen or so people who followed Shi Qing.

After reading it, he said: "More than half of the people's medicines are fine, but the amount of medicines is not so accurate. It is obvious that they want to delay the recovery time."

"For example, you only need to take three doses of medicine to get better, but according to this amount you need to take five or six doses."

The government doctor paused and said: "There are also problems with the medicines for some people. Either they are given with counterfeit medicines, or the medicines are not suitable for the symptoms."

As soon as the government doctor finished speaking, the people who followed were all in chaos.

"No wonder, every time I go to Doctor Shi to grab medicine, it takes a long time to be cured. It turns out that he procrastinated on purpose."

"A relative of mine went to his place to get medicine to see a doctor, but he died of illness within a few days. I suspect that he did it on purpose, or there were fake medicines in it."

"The medicines in Shi Family's Pharmacy are cheaper than those in the county town. But it turns out that the trick is in fake medicines."

"Doctor Shi is simply black-hearted, he makes money like this."

Everyone can't help but scold me for every word.

Doctor Shi's face was pale, and he sat limply on the ground, he was finished.

Mo Qingling asked the Yamen guard to remove the cloth stuffed in Doctor Shi's mouth and said: "Doctor Shi, now that the evidence is convincing, what else do you have to say?"

Doctor Shi shook his head, "I have nothing to say."

With the evidence in front of him, he has to admit it. If he denies it, he might be sentenced to death.

Shi Qingluo said: "My lord, I have no enmity with Doctor Shi. It stands to reason that he has no reason to harm my husband, so I suspect that there is someone behind him."

Mo Qingling looked at Doctor Shi: "Tell me, did someone order you to do it?"

He also suspected that someone was instigating, even if the little woman didn't tell, he would ask.

Doctor Shi swallowed his saliva, thought for a while, and said: "It is true that someone ordered me to do it, but I don't know that person."

"He suddenly appeared in the middle of the night half a month ago, and then gave me 100 taels of silver, asking me to tamper with Xiao Xiucai's medicine."

"He promised to give me another 200 taels after the matter is completed."

"I only know it's a masked man, but I haven't seen the other person's real face."

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