Seeing her mother's face was desolate and angry, Ji Yuan knew that she had not succeeded. He was angry with the Li family's shamelessness and his mother's short-sighted eyes. The Zhou family's mother and daughter have not only become officers, but even the prefect takes care of them. Now that offending their family is the most unwise choice.

You should know that if he participated in the imperial examination in the future, local officials would have a bad evaluation of him and it would be difficult for him to pass the exam.

"Mom, don't go there in the future. The Li family is unreasonable. I have a way to dissuade them. My second sister-in-law has always been gentle and kind-hearted. As long as you don't provoke her, she will still respect you as an elder. If you go and make trouble again and get angry with her, you may not do anything. Their family is different now and cannot afford to offend them."

Liu said angrily: "What can you afford to offend? If she climbs up to the top, she will be my daughter-in-law. Don't want to leave me alone and live a good life."

Ji Yuan held back and forth, "Mom, the people will not fight against the officials, I know you are unwilling to give up. Please wait first, and wait until I pass the imperial examination in the future, and there is no need to worry about them not bowing their heads. You have a fuss now, they will give up and go outside to ruin my reputation. How can I participate in the imperial examination in the future?"

Liu choked.

Ji Yuan continued to comfort him: "Before, the magistrate had a bad impression of me because of Wan Hong's incident. Now that the Li family is coming to the door, it is a good opportunity to save it."

Liu was confused.

"How to save it?"

Ji Yuan smiled, "They just asked for money, and we gave it to him. It was their Li family that was domineering and unreasonable, while we were kind and tolerant, and helped their deceased wife and mother's family. The more rampant their Li family was, the more we became lonely and weak. Everyone in the world sympathized with the weak, and someone would say justice. Ayun and A Song were still young, and I would be able to marry again after three months of mourning. Then no one would say that I was ungrateful."

Liu could listen to his words, but he was still reluctant.

"The Li family itself is unreasonable. Why do you ask us for money? Just give it to them like this. Wouldn't it be too cheap for the Li family?"

Ji Yuan knew how to persuade his mother to listen, so he continued patiently: "Mom, do you think, is it important to have money or my future?"

"Of course it's your future."

Although Liu is narrow-minded and stingy, she can still distinguish between priorities and priorities related to her younger son's future.

"But... our family doesn't have that much money."

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth with hatred.

The Lions who killed thousands of swords in the Li family spoke loudly. Fifty taels were enough for their whole family to eat for several years.

"Who said that we have to give as much as they want?" Ji Yuan has read books, and his scheming is naturally much deeper than those rural women who can't read. A sneer appeared on his lips, "Yesterday, the villagers in the countryside saw and heard it. What they wanted was the membership money. We gave the money and subsidized two taels of silver to block their mouths. Don't forget that Wan Hong died of a crime and hard labor. Where did they dare to go to the corner of their mouths? Unless they wanted to be in prison."

He said something similar to his mother yesterday, but Liu didn't listen and always thought about the money from the Zhou family and wanted to take the opportunity to make a profit. Now that he suffered a loss, he realized that the eggs were not as hard as stones. Even if he was unwilling to give up, he could only accept it.

"Don't worry about this. After lunch, I will go to negotiate with the Li family. If they refuse to leave, the neighbors will not just watch those people wandering in our village."

The big deals of the country people are very simple. You can do anything without dealing with them in private, but you cannot let the people from other villages ride on their own heads.

**

The Li family lived in Ji's house yesterday and felt very comfortable.

Although the Ji family's house was built more than ten years ago, it was also blue brick and white walls, which was many times better than the thatched hut of the Li family. In addition, because the Wang family lived here some time ago, many things were smashed by the Chen family. Later, Zhou spent money to buy new tables, chairs, benches and bedding, which was better than the new house arranged by the countryside. Where did the Li family live in such a good house? While enjoying it, they scolded Zhou's heartlessness. They enjoyed the money themselves and did not know how to respect their elders. Li was sued by the Zhou family's mother and daughter to the county government. Li was dead, and Zhou family should pay the Li family money.

But the Li family also knew that the Zhou family is doing a big business now and has a backer behind them. They are afraid of trouble, so they attacked Liu and forced Liu to ask Zhou for money.

"This mattress is so warm, how much cotton is stuffed. Zhou is really willing to do it."

The sister-in-law of the Li family touched the soft quilt and pillow, and her tone was both envious and jealous.

"There are also new tea sets, a whole set, which cost hundreds of people. The Zhou family is really developed. The houses that no one lives in are so well decorated. The houses on their north slope are probably more grand."

Li's tone was full of sourness, and she wished she could hold all the money from the Zhou family in her pocket.

"Second sister is also useless. Zhou used to be so soft-hearted that she didn't dare to say anything. As a result, she said that she would split the family and split the family, but she still paid all the money. If Zhou had no capital, what business could she do?"

Li Laosan complained and was very dissatisfied.

"Okay, stop talking."

Li's mother interrupted her son and daughter-in-law's discussion with a calm face.

After all, she was born her daughter, and she had a love for her in the early years. But after she got married, Li ignored her parents' family and focused on currying her mother-in-law to live a good life, hoping to kick her poor mother-in-law away. Li's mother gradually became dissatisfied, and her sons and daughters-in-law were blowing the wind in her ears every day, so she became less and less interested in this tall-married daughter.

If it weren't for the fact that Li's father and Mr. Ji had a little friendship, but Liu's attitude was above the top, how could he agree to his beloved son marry the daughter of the Li family? Li's father was ungrateful and unfilial to his parents. Especially after Li's father died, Li almost didn't go back to his parents' home, and Li's mother hated the daughter again.

Now that I saw my daughter being carried back in a straw mat, it was really desolate. Thinking of the current scenery of the Ji family, Li's mother felt even more and more uncomfortable, and she had to make some blood from the Ji family.

After lunch, Ji Yuan talked to Li's mother alone. In just a quarter of an hour, the people from the Li family left. They were reluctant to leave, but they could do nothing. As for Ji Yun and Ji Song, they were originally the rafts they used to seek wealth, so they would not really take them away.

Miao came over in the afternoon and talked about this with Zhou.

This was expected, and Zhou was not surprised.

"How are Ayun and A Song?"

The two children probably thought that the grandfather's family was really coming to support them and prevent Ji Yuan from marrying his stepmother. Now that the Li family is leaving, Ji Song is probably not very good at being young. The nine-year-old Ji Yun was so upset that he was afraid that he would cry again.

Miao sighed.

"Ayun chased him so far away and was overthrown by the sister-in-law of the Li family. When A Song saw him, he was so angry that he cried... The people in the Li family were really cruel, at least they were their own grandson. At this time, he thought to leave it clean. If the third brother really married an unvirtuous person in the future, it would be fine for A Song, and at least he would protect him. A Yun would probably have no good life."

Liu prefers boys over girls, and has always loved Ji Song, so he will definitely not be wronged. Ji Yun... Liu's grudge was so cruel that he was imprisoned because Ji Yun pushed Ji Wan into the river. He has never given Ji Yun a good face in the past few months. If he really had a stepmother with a bad temper, Ji Yun would have to suffer twice.

Zhou didn't say anything for the time being.

The evil that Ji Yunzeng has committed has been punished, and she has nothing to resent. As for how she lives in the future, it depends on herself. If Ji Yuan can get fame and marry a virtuous wife, everything will be fine. If he marry another person with a personality like Li, it depends on whether he can be a kind father.

No matter what, it has nothing to do with her.

"Asong is six years old. If my third brother plans to send him to a private school, it would be better to start a school as soon as possible."

Ji Yuan is a scholar, so he should have his son study. But he used to be away from home and left his home to women to handle it. Now that Li is gone, Liu is an unreliable person. He is also devoted to the imperial examination, so he was afraid he didn't think of this.

Miao smiled, "Your elder brother was still saying that after Aping got married, he would send Acheng to a private school. Even if he couldn't get any good fortune, he would always be good at being able to read more. It just so happened that the third brother had a few days off. When the mourning period passed, I would ask your elder brother to remind him."

Zhou also laughed, "Acheng is a smart child, and it's not too late to start learning at this time. As long as he is willing to work hard, he can always succeed in learning."

"I borrow your good words."

Miao sat for a while and then went back.

Li's death did not cause much turmoil in the village, but in just a few days of discussion, it ended in a flash.

Ji Wan continued to do her Shaqima and fried milk business.

Fried fresh milk has been loved by many wealthy families, and entered the doors of many official residences, which has opened up small-scale commercial channels.

When she was free, she was begging for the rooster and sent it to Zuixianju. This time she met Qi Jiu. The romantic young master looked her up and down with his pair of peach blossom eyes. The little girl in men's clothes had a surprisingly beautiful facial features. Liu Yue's eyebrows were red and her phoenix eyes, her nose was small and red, her lips were pink, and her skin was so delicate that she couldn't see a pore.

In another two years, I don’t know how beautiful it is.

"Your hands are very clever and you can do anything." His eyes rippled, "This Zuixianju is a 16-year-old coming-of-age gift from my uncle. It is the number one restaurant in Yancheng. It has always been short of customers. After adding the new dishes you made, the passenger flow increased by half. Especially when you make the pig, the chef said that even beggars don't eat anything, but they didn't expect it to be sold so well. Little girl, how should I thank you?"

Ji Wan said politely: "Business transactions, silver goods are paid, and fair transactions are made. In addition, if I want to thank you, I should thank the young master for helping me last time, and save us from a catastrophe in our village."

Qi Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled a little funny, "Oh, you said that time, the prince of the dignified Duke Anguo Mansion personally gave instructions. How dare I be disrespectful? Little girl, you don't know that this Lu family Sanlang is not easy to meet, and even his parents can't control him. Let him have a date, like forcing him to swallow poison. After all, they are all ladies from famous families, but he would rather go to the bitter and cold place on the border than look at the delicate daughters of the aristocratic families. Do you think he has a problem with his brain?"

Ji Wan was stunned when she heard this, not understanding how he said these words to his unmarried daughter's house. But since he asked, he could not help but answer, and said, "The so-called honey of A and the arsenic of B. The prince's battle on the battlefield and protects the world's peace is a great act. Like such a loyal and patriotic and responsible child, parents must be proud of him."

Qi Jiu looked at her with a little surprise.

Although he often joked about Lu Fei's inseparable from women and was like a monk, he actually knew that the Lu family was elegant and upright, and was particularly rigorous in women's beauty, and would not easily marry him. However, since last year, due to the relationship between Mr. Zhou, he paid great attention to the girl of the Ji family. Although there was an outset, he could not help but have some speculations when he saw that the girl was quite good in appearance and demeanor.

That guy couldn't talk, so he wanted to test this little girl.

The romantic young master Qi is not so unrestrained and will not ask such privacy questions directly, so he talked about the incident of Duke An Guo and his wife forcing their son to go on a blind date, wanting to see the girl's reaction.

The little girl's answer surprised him a little.

"The border will be in chaos and the country will be unstable, so how can we get married?"

This is Lu Fei's answer to failing to make a good marriage with a lady from a certain aristocratic family after returning to the north.

Of course, the eldest son Qi automatically ignored the words that imply disdainful of his romanticism in the second half of the sentence.

With his experience of spreading flowers and never getting worse, although this little girl praised that guy, even though she was sincere, she could only stop there, and she could not tell at all that she was admiring and clinging.

It's rare.

The girl in a small farmhouse family accidentally knew a noble person and had several favors to help her, but she was still as calm as she could. If that guy knew, he would not know whether he would be happy or frustrated.

Qi Jiu's eyes flashed with a bad look and said, "That's right, the Lu family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotism for several generations, and has always put the safety of the country first. This person's marriage is secondary." He smiled and quickly changed the topic, "Just talking about him, I almost forgot the main business. My grandmother and several aunts and sisters liked the fried milk you made very much. Yesterday, my third sister came back to visit relatives and took a lot of them to her husband's house. He said that it was a long line that usually took me and might not be able to buy it. I specifically asked me to buy more from your house. I wonder if it was convenient?"

Ji Wan frowned slightly. Fried fresh milk is not easy to store, and only rich families can afford ice. Therefore, only rich families buy more, and other retailers are less. Because the amount of milk produced by cows is limited, and the fried fresh milk produced every day is also limited, many places have prices but no markets.

So far, only a few nearby counties have bought and sold fried fresh milk.

"How much does Ling Mei need?"

Qi Jiu thought for a while, "Is it OK like my family?"

Ji Wan quickly calculated it in her mind, then nodded, "I will have someone send one more copy to your mansion tomorrow."

Qi Jiu immediately smiled and took out a silver note with a denomination of 100 taels from his arms.

"This is the money to buy your 'beggar chicken' recipe. Well, when doing business, you can get the silver goods and get the money back in the future." Then, two pieces of silver were taken out of your purse, "This is the deposit for fried fresh milk. The old rules, and the rest will be paid when the goods are delivered."

After Lu Feili's reminder, Ji Wan had seen the wealth of Qi's family. She was no longer surprised by the luxury of buying a recipe for a vegetable with a hundred taels. She signed the contract very readily and received the silver notes.

"Goodbye."

The eldest son of Qi rarely came to Zuixianju in person, and few people outside know that he is the owner of this restaurant. He naturally had to go to the private room to discuss business with him.

The two servants brought by Ji Wan were guarding outside the door, only Zeng Ting followed her.

After the matter was finished, she took Zeng Ting away. However, as soon as she opened the door, she unexpectedly saw Lu Feili.

He was wearing a purple robe, a light-colored waist seal, and stood at the door with one hand, as if he had been here for a long time. As soon as the door opened, his eyes fell on Ji Wan.
To be continued...