The Rise of a Farm Girl

Mr. Liu was extremely anxious at this time. If he lost something, he could find another one. He also had the farm. His annual income was not small, and he also owned many shops.

What Mr. Liu was most worried about was the lost letters. If they fell into the hands of someone with bad intentions, he would cry. Maybe his whole family would be exterminated.

If the higher-ups knew about this, he would be in big trouble. All these years, he relied on the Censor to make his business flourish, and the title of Censor was also very useful.

If the Censor knew that he had kept the letters they exchanged and did not burn them, his head would be almost gone.

Thinking of this, Mr. Liu was so scared that sweat dripped down his cheeks.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Mr. Liu fainted again out of fear. Mrs. Liu and the maid were in a panic. They pinched his Ren Zhong point, and the pain woke him up again.

Liu heard the housekeeper's report again, saying that the rice, flour, grain and oil in the room had disappeared. All the poultry had disappeared, and everything in the lady's room had been swept away. Not even a bed was left for him.

The concubines in the mansion didn't even leave a piece of clothing behind. Every room was empty, with nothing in it. After listening to the housekeeper's report, Mr. Liu vomited blood again.

Mr. Liu fell straight onto the bed. This time he fainted completely. Pinching the Ren Zhong point didn't help. The Liu family became penniless overnight.

As for Wang Jingru, she took the pancake and went back to her room. Wang Youmin also came to the town and went straight to the academy. Teacher Wang was reading a book. When he heard someone coming to see him, he was happy for a while because his family had sent him something again.

Wang Youmin was seen standing at the gate of the academy from a distance. Wang Laosi walked over and introduced the old man guarding the gate, "Uncle Sun, this is my nephew, Wang Youmin."

After the introduction, Teacher Wang asked, "Did Youmin bring me something? My fourth uncle Wang Jingru is back. Grandma asked me to ask you to go back quickly to discuss countermeasures."

Wang Youmin got anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Wait for me here for a while, I'll go ask for leave from the master." After that, he hurried to the place where the master was resting. After running in, he saw the master eating, and respectfully bowed to the master, "Sir, I want to ask for leave to go back. My family told me that something happened at home."

When the teacher heard this, he said, "Then you should go back quickly, be careful on the road, and don't be in a hurry. It won't be too late for me to go back to the academy to study after I finish my family affairs."

Wang Laosi bowed respectfully to the teacher and left quickly. Wang Laosi ran out of the academy gate and saw Wang Youmin at the gate and asked, "What's going on? When did Erya come back?"

Fourth uncle Erya came back this morning. Why was Fourth uncle so anxious? Erya had been missing for several days. Shouldn't he be happy that she came back?

What do you, a child, know? Don’t ask questions that you shouldn’t ask. Has he gone out after he came back? When I came out, Erya was still in the room and didn’t go out. Even if she went out, she must have gone to the back mountain.

Wang Youmin recently felt that his grandparents and fourth uncle were acting strangely. Could it be true that, as the villagers said, Erya was sold by her grandparents and fourth uncle? Erya was able to come back because she ran away secretly. The more Wang Youmin thought about it, the more scared he became.

My grandparents are so terrible. They even dared to sell Erya before my third uncle came back.

Wang Laosi and his eldest nephew Wang Youmin hurried home quickly. They were so anxious that they were sweating profusely.

When she arrived at the door of her house, she pushed it but it didn't open, so she knocked on it. When Mrs. Wang heard someone knocking on the door, she shouted, "Who is it?"

Wang Laosi shouted loudly, "Mom, open the door quickly, it's me." When Mrs. Wang heard that it was her beloved son who came back, she hurried to open the door.

After Mrs. Wang opened the door and waited for the two men to come in, she closed the door again and locked it with a big padlock.

Then he said to his eldest grandson, "Okay, grandson, go back to your room and have a rest. You must be tired from walking this long way."

Then she hurriedly pulled her son back to the room. When they got back to the room, Wang Laosi asked, "How did Erya come back?" Old Mrs. Wang said, "I don't know either!"

Mother, you didn't ask Erya how she came back. If I had asked, how could I not ask? But didn't we tell the villagers that she got lost on her own?

When he came back, he told the villagers that we had thrown it away in the town. Then he wanted to go home, but got lost. He walked to the county town and then walked back from the county town.

She never mentioned that we sold it. If Mr. Liu came looking for us, we would be exposed.

This girl is like a different person after she came back. I am not afraid, so I am anxious to find you back. Think of a countermeasure. The key is that we can't afford to offend Mr. Liu!

Wang Laosi said, "Mom, let's wait and see what happens. I will go to the county town early tomorrow morning to find out what is going on."

Did that girl sneak back? If she did, Mr. Liu would definitely send someone to come. If she makes a scene in the village, it would be a disaster.

If the incident had ended up at the academy in town, I wouldn't have had time to continue my studies. If I had known that would happen that morning, I wouldn't have gone to town with them.

We can only take it one step at a time and see what happens. Also, Erya, don't let him go out.

Old Mrs. Wang said, "Don't worry, I'll be watching her at home and will never let her leave this yard."

Mother, if you are afraid that you can't keep an eye on her, just take a rope and tie her up inside the house. Old man Wang is talking, tie up Erya, don't you know there are two boys at home?

Can't we tie them all up? If we tie them up, who will collect grass for the pigs, who will gather firewood, and who will do the work?

I didn't agree with you guys doing this in the first place. The third brother hasn't come back yet. If he comes back, he won't just make a scene. He'll be a stubborn donkey.

Just wait! If things go wrong, you will be expelled from the academy. Then you will know the seriousness of the matter. Can you tie up your third brother and kill him?

Wang Laosi also felt a little regretful at this time. His decision was a bit hasty. At that time, he only wanted to sell Erya for money. At that time, he only had money in his eyes and forgot that his third brother would come back to settle accounts with him.

If my third brother knew about this, he would probably beat me to death because of his stubborn temper.

But in order to solve the current problem, he had to deal with Mr. Liu first.

In the evening, just after everyone finished dinner, Wang Laosi called Wang Jingru, "Erya, how did you come back by yourself? The county town is so far away, did you walk back by yourself?"

Wang Jingru blinked her big eyes, looked at Wang Laosi and said, "Uncle, you said I don't have any money, so if I don't walk back, how can I come back? I've been exhausted these two days, and my feet are all blistered."

Fourth uncle, I will never go out with you again. You are not a trustworthy person. You even lied to a child as old as me. Have you read all this book?

When Wang Laosi heard this, he immediately flew into a rage and said, "Er Ya, who gave you the right to speak to your elders like that?"

Old Lady Wang also scolded loudly, "You are a little girl, and you are becoming more and more disrespectful." After saying that, Old Lady Wang picked up the willow branch next to her and hit Wang Jingru with it.

Wang Jingru knew that no matter how fast he ran, he could not outrun Old Lady Wang. Wang Jingru reacted very quickly, and ran back to the room and locked the door from the inside.

Old Lady Wang failed to hit Wang Jingru, and she stood at the door and cursed. "You damned little girl, you dare to run away, I wonder how long you can hide. If you have the ability, just stay inside and don't come out."

Even if Wang Jingru stayed in the house for ten days or half a month, she would not starve to death. However, Wang Jingru did not think about staying in the house and not going out. She only went back to the house to rest after Old Lady Wang had scolded her enough and got tired of it.

The dishes and chopsticks were naturally cleaned up by aunt-in-law Li Mei, because Old Mrs. Wang was in a bad mood today. Usually, the daughter-in-law cleaned up the dishes, and in the past, it was Erya, formerly Wang Jingru, who cleaned up the dishes.

Now or in the future, Wang Jingru could not clean the table. When Wang Jingru heard no sound, she entered the space. Then she remembered that the small box of Mr. Liu contained secret letters to whom she did not know.

Wang Jingru searched in the space and finally found the small box. She found a hairpin in the space and fiddled with the keyhole. After a while, the lock opened.

As soon as Wang Jingru opened it, she was shocked. There was a box of letters, some of which were correspondence with officials of the current dynasty. When she opened one of the letters, Wang Jingru could actually understand the words on it, because it was not traditional Chinese characters.

No wonder Mr. Liu dared to act so arrogantly in the county, it turned out he had the support of the censor.

Moreover, this censor was not a clean person. He even sold private salt and secretly mined iron ore in the mountains behind the Huaqing Line. He made weapons and sold them all secretly to the Tianqi Kingdom.

The more Wang Jingru read, the angrier she became. This Censor was a traitor, and not only was he an accomplice after leaving this message, no wonder he had so much money.

Wang Jingru thought that these letters must be kept well, as they would be the best evidence for overthrowing the censor and dealing with Mr. Liu in the future.

Wang Jingru looked at the treasures in the space and felt extremely at ease. She ate two big buns in the space before leaving.

By this time it was completely dark. Wang Jingru opened the door, took out six big buns, went to her two brothers' room, and put the things on the table.

Big brother, second brother, eat quickly. The two older brothers didn't say anything and just picked up the buns and started eating.

They were afraid that people outside would hear them, so the second brother whispered, "Little sister, have you eaten? Second brother, please eat quickly, I have already eaten."

After they finished eating, the eldest brother said worriedly, "Little sister, seeing the attitude of grandma today, she will not let you off easily. You must be careful these days. Don't worry, brother, I won't suffer any harm. If grandma hits me, I will run away."

The brothers and sisters talked for a while, and then Wang Jingru went back to her room to rest. She had a good night's sleep, and the sky was bright. It was around 9 o'clock when Wang Jingru got up.

Wang Jingru was still wondering why there was no sound today! She had been planning to go out and stroll up the mountain.

But before Wang Jingru walked out of the room, she heard a commotion, a group of people knocking on her door. Wang Jingru didn't know what was going on, so she leaned against the window to look out.

Old Mrs. Wang locked the door with a padlock, fearing that Wang Jingru would run away. People outside were banging on the door. Old Mrs. Wang walked out impatiently, shouting "Who is this?" as she walked.

Damn it, you broke my front door. I’m going to make you pay for it.

When Old Lady Wang came to the gate, she asked, "Who is it?" Then the villagers' voices came from outside. "Auntie Wang, open the door quickly."

I am Tiezhu. When Mrs. Wang heard that it was Tiezhu, the son of the clan leader, she quickly took out the key to unlock the door.

After the door opened, Old Lady Wang said with a smile on her face that Tiezhu was here, but when he saw the villagers standing outside, he was a little confused, because Old Lady Wang had a guilty conscience, and the reason was nothing else but the fact that he sold Erya.

When Old Mrs. Wang saw so many people, her face turned pale and she broke out in a sweat.

At this time, Wang Tiezhu said, "Aunt, your third son, my brother Tiekui, had his leg broken by a rock while repairing the river. He is now in the county hospital!"

Sister Tiekui is being taken care of at the county clinic! You should go to the county town with your uncle! By the way, it seems that you need to pay five taels of silver.

Old Mrs. Wang had no feelings for her third son. When she heard that he had to pay another five taels of silver, she got furious.

I don't have time to go to the county town to see him. He broke his legs while repairing a river. How could he not die outside? I don't have the money to pay for his medicine.

At this time, the village chief came over and shouted loudly, "Wang Changxi, come out here. This is a matter of life and death. Besides, Tiekui is your son, and you are indifferent and can still stay in the house."

Before the village chief finished speaking, Wang Changxi came out. Wang Changxi was very proud and hurriedly asked Old Lady Wang to take the silver to the county town.

Old Mrs. Wang reluctantly went back to the house to get the silver, and while cursing, she stuffed the silver into Old Man Wang's hands and asked her eldest grandson and Old Fourth Wang to go to the county town together.

Old Mrs. Wang was sitting under the eaves, holding a shoe sole and making shoes. While making shoes, she cursed, "The third son's wife is such a bad luck star. She knocked the third son's leg so hard that it was broken."

What a worthless piece of shit. A slut, a vixen, shameless. This is a thing without luck, bringing misfortune to both parents and our third child.

Wang Jingru and her two brothers hid in the house, and no one went out. Because Wang Jingru said, Brother, if we want to separate the family, don't get involved in this matter. Daddy's leg is broken and he can't work, so grandpa and grandma will definitely separate our family.

The three siblings did not leave their room for the entire day. They hid inside the house until dark, when Old Man Wang, his fourth son, and his eldest grandson all returned.

I brought seven taels of silver in total. I paid five taels for medical expenses, and left the last two taels for Yu Wenjiao. Because I had to eat and drink medicine every day in the county. I also had to change the medicine!

When Old Mrs. Wang saw her husband, son, and eldest grandson coming back, she quickly asked her eldest daughter-in-law to heat up the food.

Then he asked about his third son's condition and how much money he had spent. Old Man Wang said that he had spent all the seven taels of silver he brought with him.

My leg was broken, and the doctor fixed it with a board. Why didn't I come back? The doctor told me not to move. I had to stay in the county town for at least seven days after the fixation.

When Mrs. Wang heard that all the money had been spent, she went into the house cursing.