The Stepmother is Unkind

The prefectural government is rich, and Xie Qin doesn't have to be tied down for many things he wants to do.

It’s okay for the local people to resist building the road, so he asked the entire Yan clan to do the work. Those who can contribute will give their wages, and if they can’t, they will do the work they can, and they will get a small wage and daily wages. meals.

However, Yan Jun and others who had held Yin Mingyu hostage were young and strong from the Yan clan, who had no wages, and ended at the end of his term of office.

Xie Qin sent someone to make it very clear to them that if they made a big mistake, they would be punished, and it was a lenient treatment to serve the crime.

Yan Jun has no dissatisfaction. During this period of time, he has experienced all kinds of things, and he has been beaten repeatedly by various emotions. Finally, he began to settle down and earnestly learn to be a qualified future patriarch.

The only fields in the Yanzu village could not be abandoned, so Mrs. Qu and some old people who stayed behind temporarily took care of them.

As for the children of Yanzu Village, Xie Qin gave them a chance to study.

Xie Qin wants to enlighten the people, and the easiest thing to change is the younger generation of South Vietnam. The young students who have already gone to school are already in the process of rectification, and the younger children are not easily ignored.

Even if you can write your own name and count a few numbers, it is a good start, and it may be the possibility of turning your fate.

And now that he is rich, and inspired by the previous reading of the law in the busy city, he simply built a simple shed in the wide open space to the west of the gate of the government office. enlightenment.

As long as they want to read, they can come. Even adults, as long as they have the will to learn, will treat them equally.

Opportunities to study are not easy to come by, but too many people in the common people are accustomed to "resigning their fate", accustomed to despising themselves, they don't think they and their children can jump out of one land, feel that the governor has money and nowhere to spend, feel troublesome, feel...

In short, many people scoffed at it.

Xie Qin expected the people to be like this, so he started with the children of Yanzu Village and let them be the first batch of students.

However, some people in the prefecture were also making trouble, and they were not happy to see the people enlighten their wisdom. They built sheds, but the old boys and girls who were hired resigned one after another. Xie Qin sent someone to invite others, but no one agreed.

When it is beneficial, everyone is attentive; when there is a possibility of offending their interests, many people are waiting to see the joke of Lord Inspector.

When Yin Mingyu went out in the morning, he saw Yan Qing and a group of Yan clan children cleaning near the shed, so he sat on the carriage and waved at them.

Yan Qing put down her broom, ran over quickly, and asked respectfully, "Madam, do you have any orders?"

Xie Ce was curious about other children, and he remembered Yan Qing, so he wanted to squeeze his head out to look.

Yin Mingyu held him down with one hand, and then smiled at Yan Qing through the carriage window: "There are many beggars and homeless people in the city, if you have nothing to do, organize more people to clean the city. On the street, Lord Prefect provides a meal."

Many of the half-old children in the common people's family can even support their parents, so she ordered it directly.

Yan Qing agreed happily, and when he went back, he dispatched people. The boys ran away in threes and fives, while the girls continued to sweep the floor near the state city.

Yin Mingyu looked at the little girls who didn't dare to spread too far, and said to Jin'er, "Let Ranliu teach them to do embroidery."

Reading is extremely useful.

There is still a part of the money that Yan Jun got at the beginning. The Yan people know that they can't sit still and eat the mountains. Now they can make money by building roads and doing work. They are also willing to let their children study and have a new way out.

But at first, the Yan Clan wanted to keep the girls and only let the boys into the city.

Yin Mingyu rarely requested that the Yan clan send all the children in the village to the prefecture.

Girls can only rely on reading to be sensible and sensible, and they can't jump the dragon gate with this, but if they have skills, they may not be able to be the masters of the house when they grow up.

Yin Mingyu couldn't do more, but he wouldn't bother himself anymore. He looked at the little girls with a slight smile, and sat back, "Let's go."

Xie Ce was free at this moment. He leaned on the carriage window, but he couldn't see Yan Qing, and was suddenly disappointed.

"Want to have children to play with?"

Xie Ce nodded and looked at her expectantly, "Mother, can you?"

Xie Qin did intend to find two companions for Xie Ce, and Yin Mingyu nodded and said, "If you study hard, you can discuss it."

Xie Ce was overjoyed when he heard it, and counted with his fingers, "One, two, three...six."

He counted to six fingers and raised his hand, "Mother, I want six little children!"

Six children are naturally impossible.

It was only February, and the day in Lingnan was already a little hot. Yin Mingyu fanned the wind leisurely with a fan, and said slowly: "Your birthday the day after tomorrow, your father and I planned to take you out for a picnic outside the city. Six children, I can't take you on outing."

Xie Ce asked, "Mother, can't we have both?"

"cannot."

Xie Ce was in a dilemma all of a sudden. He stretched out six fingers, but he was reluctant to play with his friends, and wanted to go out on the green.

Yin Mingyu glanced at his tangled face, and the corners of his mouth rose even more.

Xie Ce thought for a while before asking again, "Mother, you can't have six, how many can you have?"

Yin Mingyu stretched out a finger and shook it.

Xie Ce frowned, unable to accept one, and shook his head: "One is too few."

Yin Mingyu asked, "Then how many can you accept?"

The six fingers that Xie Ce stretched out slowly bent down two.

Yin Mingyu was noncommittal.

Xie Ce looked at her expression, and then bent down again, seeing that she still did not agree, his face puckered, his mouth pouted, "Mother~"

Yin Mingyu gently shook the fan without shaking it at all.

Xie Ce let out a long sigh, smothered his mouth, and bent down one more unhappily, leaving only two fingers, "Mother, it can't be any less."

"Two?" Yin Mingyu frowned and said very openly, "Since it is Xiaolangjun's request, then two."

Xie Ce: "…"

It wasn't his request.

And Xie Ce learned from Yin Mingyu, very optimistic and open-minded, and soon looked forward to his birthday again, and could not wait to arrive the day after tomorrow.

Yin Mingyu sent him to the Jiedu envoy's mansion, and then he arrived at the new house. There were already some little ladies, each playing in his own way.

Madam Liu is now very obsessed with Cuju, and she likes to come here. She has always been the first to come here.

Yin Mingyu casually said that in order to make Cuju popular in the whole state city, Liu Niangzi and the other two little girls began to think of a way with great care, and the initial results were achieved.

There were several little ladies under the corridor, sitting together and reading the newly written words book sent by Lady Wen from the capital.

Yin Mingyu bought a lot of books along the way, but they didn't read them. Seeing that they liked Lady Wen's book very much, she encouraged these little ladies to write them by themselves, "If they write well, they can be printed as a booklet, maybe. Sell ​​it to the capital."

A few young ladies who love to read the story of the novel are quite moved, but they are a little hesitant, "Madam, I'm afraid we can't..."

Yin Mingyu said with a relaxed smile: "If you write well, you will earn some extra money, and if you write badly, you will pass the time."

Xie Qin was busy, and Yin Mingyu couldn't urge him to continue writing travel notes; Mrs. Wen, who is from all over the world, only sends letters once every two or three months.

If any of them really wrote well, there would be another one who wrote books for her to read.

Yin Mingyu sat on the newly hit rocking chair, eating fresh fruit, listening to the voices of the little ladies, smiling peacefully.

As long as she starts and guides her well, everyone will automatically work hard, and she can relax again and enjoy the fruits comfortably.

Without Mr. Xie Qin, he already had a way to deal with it.

He just said in front of all the officials: "To enlighten the people of a state is to be a teacher of a state. It can be named in the state records and reported to Beijing. I just never imagined that the local Confucian scholars would be so high-spirited and not reputable. There are people who can read and write among the guards of this official, and they can temporarily replace this difference."

Chu He was beside Xie Qin and sighed softly, "It's just a pity, my knowledge is poor."

A group of officials originally disapproved of the teaching in this shed, but at this time, when they heard the words of the governor, they were all moved.

If you have a good reputation, and even spread it to the capital, there are many benefits, and maybe you can get promoted, which is better than living in this remote place for a lifetime.

For a while, the officials couldn't help but move, even Liu Sima, who was deeply involved in the local forces.

Liu Sima stroked his beard and said, "Lord Inspector, as a state official, I should do some practical things for the people, and if I can find out one or two of these children with outstanding talents, I'll be the Inspector in the future. I am willing to share the worries for adults.”

When other officials heard it, they all said, "I'm also willing to wait."

Xie Qin's face was calm, and he praised: "It is indeed a blessing for Nanyue that you volunteer to educate the people. Since this is the case, this official will follow your request."

None of the officials showed any reluctance.

At this time, Xie Qin said again: "Everyone invites for the people, since this official can't humiliate them with money, so they won't pay."

Officials: "…"

Although they didn't take that reward in their eyes at first, Lord Prefect is too stingy.

Xie Qin swept over everyone, "What? Do you think it's wrong?"

All the officials shook their heads together, "Lord Inspector is justified, I have no opinion at all."

In this way, the prefectural government worked together to educate the people.

Another happy day.

A day later, Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin took Xie Ce out of the city for an outing, and Chu He rarely took a break, so he also traveled with them.

And no sheep fell.

Lingnan has beautiful mountains and rivers. When the group came to the destination, got off the carriage, and saw the green mountains and green waters, they were all relaxed and happy.

Yin Mingyu smelled the fresh air in the mountains and forests, and his whole body relaxed with each breath.

Xie Qin and Chu He were busy day by day, and at this time, in the middle of the landscape, their minds were also relaxed, temporarily letting go of those disturbing things, sitting opposite each other, drinking a few sips of tea, it was very pleasant.

Xie Ce had long been suffocated and ran back and forth with the sheep.

He can go to the Jiedushi Mansion or other places to let the wind out, but the sheep are not as good as him, so he finally came to the outside of the house and ran after him happily.

So Yin Mingyu and the three adults were drinking tea when they saw one sheep and one sheep running to the left, and then running back, they were never tired of it.

Chu He looked at them and said with emotion: "He is the only one here who is carefree."

Xie Qin also looked at Xie Ce with a gentle expression.

Chu He spit out another breath of turbid breath, turned around and asked, "Is there any wine? It's really nothing if you don't drink a cup at this time."

How could Yin Mingyu not bring wine, and signaled the maid to go get it.

After the maid brought the wine, Chu He picked up a pot and drank it directly. After taking a big sip, he sighed and scolded, "Those who are useless and can't afford to get too early will have nothing sooner or later!"

Yin Mingyu's ears warmed, but she was definitely not the one included in Chu He's words, so she sipped her wine in her heart and said, "Bah, pah," and said in her heart, "It's not me, I didn't hear it.

Chu He drank a few more sips of wine, and couldn't help getting up. He walked towards the stream and recited poetry aloud, venting the pent up qi in his chest.

He was originally an unruly character. He was busy for a long time. Once he was released, he was a little uncontrollable. He walked to the stream, chanted a poem, and punched a set of headless punches with a jug.

Chu He danced his limbs and drank alcohol. He danced to the point where he let out his hair.

Hearing this, Xie Ce couldn't help but stop and looked over curiously, wondering why this elder was like that.

Yin Mingyu saw that he was drunk before finishing a pot of wine, and in a blink of an eye he saw Xie Qin sitting upright, drinking slowly, and couldn't help laughing.

Xie Qin turned his head to look at her, his eyes puzzled.

Yin Mingyu waved his hand, but the smile didn't stop, and when he looked at Chu He again, he would laugh even more, "Langjun, why don't you recite a poem aloud to make peace with Chu Langjun?"

Seeing her happy, Xie Qin smiled and joked, "I only recite poetry to make peace with you."

It's sunny and bright, right?

Yin Mingyu opened his eyes slightly and looked at Xie Qin in disbelief.

Others do not know the other meaning of "writing poetry", they all know each other.

And after Xie Qin finished speaking, he lowered his head and drank as if nothing had happened, as if he was just talking.

It was Xie Ce, who happened to hear them say "recite poetry", and when he looked at the appearance of Uncle Yang Chu He reciting poetry, it became even more strange.

He was a small person who was out of tune with the strange adults, so he squatted beside the sheep and bit his ear: "Mr. poetry is not stable, and Uncle Yang is also not stable."

The sheep's head swayed, pulled the rope, and led Xie Ce to the tender grass in front.

Xie Ce followed it, turned his head and glanced at his father and mother, and sighed like a little adult: "Father and mother are not even stable..."

The baby nurse and the guards who were watching over him bowed their heads and couldn't help laughing.

Yin Mingyu didn't know that Xie Ce actually said that she was "unstable", but even if she knew, she would not refute it. After all, she was in the mood, and she was indeed unstable.

They are going to have a picnic in the mountains, they have brought some ingredients, and they also plan to source local materials and go to the stream to fork fish.

Yin Mingyu was interested, but the water was cold, and Xie Qin did not allow her to go into the water, so she stood on the bank with a fork, staring at the harpoon swimming in the clear stream.

She is very patient, and when the fish swims slowly or stops, she will roughly calculate the angle and quickly plunge down.

However, as soon as her fork entered the water, the fish jumped out in fright, and when the water swayed, Yin Mingyu couldn't find the fish.

Once or twice... again and again.

Seeing that, Chu He laughed outright.

Yin Mingyu was too lazy to pay attention to him, but his laughter was so wild that the fish scared away.

This is not because she can't fork the fish, Yin Mingyu immediately found a reason for him to give up, and planned to take the fork back and eat ready-made.

She had just splashed a lot of water under her feet, and the stones under her feet were smooth. When she turned around and stepped on the wet stones, she slipped and leaned towards the stream behind her.

Chu He was startled and stopped laughing.

Yin Mingyu panicked for a moment, waving his arms and struggling, trying to stabilize his body.

But after feeling unsteady, I gave up and planned to let myself fall into the water.

Just as she tilted her whole body and the soles of her feet left the stone, she grabbed her wrist with one hand and pulled it back, and Yin Mingyu threw herself into a hug.

Xie Qin took the fork from her hand, threw it on the shore, lowered his head and asked, "Aren't you scared?"

Yin Mingyu shook his head, looked down at the shoes of the two, and said, "It's wet."

Xie Qin also looked down. It happened that Yin Mingyu raised his head, and his nose collided with Yin Mingyu's forehead. Suddenly, his nose became sore, and shallow water appeared in his eyes involuntarily.

Yin Mingyu couldn't stand the tearful beauty, so he immediately softened his voice and said worriedly, "Langjun, are you alright?"

Xie Qin's hit was not heavy, and there was no blood, so he shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

But Yin Mingyu looked at the light swiped by the tears in his eyes, and remembered his rare "weak" posture before, so he held Xie Qin's wrist and dragged him to the carriage to change his shoes.

Previously, the two had been very close, but now they were farther apart, but their hands were still connected.

Not far away, Chu He watched them leave with disgust. In a blink of an eye, he saw a lonely person in the water. With a "tsk", he picked up the fork that Yin Mingyu had just thrown down, and stood on the shore to fork the fish.

Strange to say, one of his lone and widows was attacked by a husband and wife, but the fork was a fork, and it didn't take long for him to gain a lot.

After Chu He went back with a full load of fish, Yin Mingyu was jealous. She would always be especially jealous of others in such things.

And Xie Ce adored Chu He around, Xie Qin and his son were a stark contrast, he patted Yin Mingyu on the head and comforted: "It's okay, I know you're good."

Yin Mingyu...want fish to know her goodness.

It's a pity that the fish doesn't know, so Yin Mingyu can only eat more grilled fish to soothe her frustration.

A little later, the group packed up and went back to the prefecture.

The second day of Xie Ce's birthday was the day of the eldest lady's sacrifice.

They were away now, and there was no Mrs. Xie to conduct sacrifices, so Yin Mingyu asked Jin'er Yin'er to hold a simple sacrifice ceremony, and they all ate vegetarian for one day.

After breakfast, Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin took Xie Ce to worship in the temple temporarily enshrining the tablet of the eldest lady.

Yin Mingyu stood in front of the tablet and looked at the tablet of the eldest lady, very calm.

The eldest lady has always been the person that Xie's father and son cannot and should not forget, but she has never been ashamed of the eldest lady.

It's just that even if the eldest lady was estranged from them during her lifetime, Yin Mingyu always hoped that the proud and bright woman in her memory could live well.

Xie Qin stared at the three words "Yin Mingfu" complicatedly. After a long time, he turned to Yin Mingyu, took a deep look at her, and then returned to the tablet.

Between the two, Xie Ce knelt in front of the tablet, looking at the words on the tablet, very unfamiliar.

He is older and knows that the person on the tablet is his own mother, and the person he now calls "mother" is not the one who gave birth to him.

But this kind of clarity, and the unfamiliarity with his biological mother, made him gradually show some unease, eager to do something, not knowing what to do, and subconsciously leaned towards Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu was in a trance when he felt his legs being touched, and when he lowered his head, he saw Xie Cezheng looking at her uneasily.

In the calm, there was a trace of disappointment.

Whether the eldest lady loves Xie Qin too much and is lost, only she knows best, but she must love this child.

But they all remember the various appearances of the eldest lady, only this child has never had the slightest impression of the biological mother.

Xie Ce's big eyes were full of confusion, "Mother..."

Xie Qin turned his head to look at Xie Ce.

Yin Mingyu looked up and looked at Xie Qin, and then asked Xie Ce, "Want to know about your biological mother?"

Xie Ce nodded hesitantly, nodded twice, and nodded twice with certainty.

Yin Mingyu said, "Teach your father to talk to you."

Xie Ce looked at his father.

Xie Qin was silent for a moment, just when Yin Mingyu thought he didn't plan to say anything to the child, he said, "Your mother is an excellent person..."

As soon as Xie Ce heard the mother's "good", the light in his eyes brightened. There is no child who does not want his mother to be the best person in the world.

Yin Mingyu also listened quietly, listening to how Xie Qin told Xie Ce about his past with the eldest lady.

Xie Qin slowly squatted in front of Xie Ce and said truthfully, "But at that time, my father was not good enough."

Xie Ce tilted his head and retorted: "Father is good."

Xie Qin smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten how you used to fear your father?"

Xie Ce still had a little memory of not being close to his father before, so he stopped again.

"My mother and I became husband and wife through the words of a matchmaker ordered by my parents, and we were both young and energetic at the time, with different temperaments."

Since Xie Qin said it, he did not cover it up because Xie Ce was still young or could not understand, and said bluntly: "After your mother had a body, her emotions fluctuated a lot, and she lost a lot of weight after a few months. It's kind of scary to be big."

"I was as busy as I am now. Your great-grandmother and grandmother taught me to accompany her often. I can only take a little time to see her after I'm on duty, but every time I don't talk to each other, or if I don't agree with her, I teach her to be emotionally intense."

Yin Mingyu was silent.

Xie Ce asked worriedly, "Is your mother sick?"

"Perhaps yes." Xie Qin's voice was calm, but it was getting softer. "Then your mother suddenly wanted to carry a maid to pass the room, and we broke up unhappily."

Xie Ce's eyebrows drooped down, and he said worriedly, "But my mother is sick..."

Xie Qin nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, your mother is a woman. If I can be more considerate of her, I will be able to respect each other as a guest after a long time."

But it's just like a guest.

Blind marriage and dumb marriage, how many couples have lived like them. If they get along, they are lucky, but if they don't get along, they are tortured. It's just that women are weak, and they are always much more miserable than men.

Xie Qin patted his son's head and sighed, "If your mother can choose a gentle and considerate husband, she will be better off than marrying me."

Xie Ce didn't understand, he turned his head and asked, "Where's Ce'er? Isn't Ce'er gone?"

Xie Qin rubbed his head again, without answering his innocent question, only said: "Ce'er, you are better than me and your biological mother, don't be like us in the future."