The Stepmother is Unkind

Most of the villages in Lingnan are located in the mountains, which are extremely closed. Even different ethnic groups belong to the same range of Lingnan. The distance is too far, and it is almost impossible to see each other. There may be obstacles to communication with each other.

They may have their own writing, but there are only a few people in the entire ethnic group and the whole village who can really read, let alone learn Chinese characters and read poetry.

Some people in the Yan tribe can speak Chinese, because there were people in the village who went out to work, and there were Chinese women like Mrs. Qu who married in.

Under poverty, backwardness, and isolation... ignorant and fearless "evil" will emerge.

Their thinking is very simple and their vision is short-sighted. The Xie family has opened up their knowledge of the outside world.

Yan Jun is already a very knowledgeable and capable young man in the Yan clan, and the few words of "Xie's maidservant" still caused a huge impact on him.

The heart is beating violently in the chest cavity, but the brain is always chaotic, all kinds of things are crowded in the brain, and it is extremely difficult to operate.

But obviously the benefits that the maid Xie said were more direct. He couldn't help thinking along the words of the maid Xie. It was really hard to sleep at night, so he walked near the bamboo building and found Yanxia.

Crying about this kind of thing, he must not be able to do it well, but Yanxia can.

As for how excited Yanxia was after hearing this, Yin Mingyu slept well again, sniffed the fresh and cool breath of the morning, walked down briskly, only to see two pairs of red eyes, and he knew it.

Yin Mingyu: "…"

Although expected, their responses were too straightforward and strangely complicated.

"Girl Jin'er~" After just one day and two nights, her attitude changed drastically. Yanxia rubbed her hands together and pleaded with her face, "Be kind, and give us a few more words."

They are really poor, they should be very talented when they cry poor, what else do they need to point out?

However, Yin Mingyu asked patiently and gave some suggestions.

Yan Junyanxia all stared at her with burning eyes, and nodded very educated.

Yin Mingyu also borrowed a carriage from them to a large extent, and asked them to buy more food to celebrate after they were done.

Yan Jun and Yanxia couldn't hide their excitement, and they left the Zhulou together with the carriage, preparing to go back to the village and call people out to do something big.

When Mrs. Qu saw that her son had come back after more than half a year, he didn't stay at home for two days, and complained, "What are you going to do? Don't do the work in the fields?"

Yan Jun held his mother's arms, "Grandma, I will let you and the people in the village live a good life!"

Madam Qu didn't know why, and watched them hurriedly leave the village with worry.

Butterfly Valley, Qi Village, Patriarch's House—

Patriarch Fan and Patriarch Shao from the Qi tribe, Patriarch Hu from the barbarian tribe and Hu Jin from the third head of the family, and two middle-aged men who looked like Han Chinese were discussing matters with serious expressions.

These two people are visitors from Beijing, and it is natural for them to visit the institute quietly.

Patriarch Fan and Patriarch Young are very ambitious, but Patriarch Hu is not very interested. Their two clans have been rich for a hundred years. They are like local emperors in Lingnan. Do they still need the emperor of the capital to give them marquis and titles?

If it weren't for the fact that the two clans were deeply involved and could not be dismantled, he would not want to have anything to do with the prince of the capital.

"His Royal Highness has already arranged the port. As long as you deliver the cargo to the port safely and smoothly, it will be a great achievement." One of the Han people said, "When the matter is completed, Your Highness will definitely not treat you badly. Marquis and nobility are just around the corner."

Patriarch Fan smiled happily and said with confidence: "Don't worry, we have already prepared, and we will definitely send it there safely."

The man nodded in satisfaction and repeatedly warned: "Then Xie Qin is not an ordinary person. I am afraid it is not easy to hide from the sky and the sea under his nose. It must be foolproof."

The young patriarch smiled conceitedly, "No matter how powerful a person is, he will curl up in Lingnan."

The two Han people looked at each other and knew that most of the Lingnan officials were local officials. The officials sent from China and the outside world were subject to restrictions everywhere. .

Therefore, the two of them did not doubt their words, and both looked relaxed.

At this time, the gatekeeper outside knocked on the door lightly and reported: "The patriarch, the young patriarch, someone from the Yan Clan is here..."

Patriarch Fan looked at his son, and Patriarch Fan Shao shook his head slightly after looking back.

But the Yan Clan is about the family of the governor, so the patriarch Fan looked apologetically at the two guests and said, "Let's stop here today, please stay here first."

The two of them were not embarrassed, they simply stood up, and the barbarian patriarch Hu and the third-headed family Hu Jin also went out through the back door with the two of them.

And as soon as the two barbarians walked out of the border of the Yuan clan, the third master whispered: "I don't know why this Yan clan taught the father and son of the Fan family to pay so much attention. Patriarch, should you send someone to inquire about it?"

Patriarch Hu said indifferently: "What do they do? Just don't interfere with us."

The third master reluctantly persuaded: "The patriarch, the feud of the clan's forcible occupation of the clan's land..."

Patriarch Hu waved his hand, "That's how many years ago, isn't it good now?"

As he spoke, he walked towards his residence.

The third master knew that he was going to find a woman to have fun again, and there was a gloomy look in his eyes, and then he persuaded: "The Yanzu Village is quite close to the Nanmeng Clan, I don't know if it will affect the patriarch's concubine..."

When Patriarch Hu heard this, he really stopped and said with great attention: "Don't delay me carrying my concubine into the door, go and send someone to inquire."

The third master gritted his teeth and tried his best to answer in the usual tone: "Yes."

It was just when he looked at the back of the patriarch who hurriedly walked away after speaking, the dissatisfaction in his eyes could not be controlled.

On the other side, the father and son of the Fan family taught people to bring in the Yan people.

The patriarch Fan just sat on the top of the head, without saying a word, and he did not hide his arrogance in his seriousness.

Fan Shao's patriarch had a somewhat condescending attitude on his face, and asked cautiously, "Yan Jun, but what's wrong with the family of the prefect?"

Yan Jun and Yanxia took a careful look at the majestic Patriarch Fan. The famous family in Lingnan that lasted for hundreds of years was more terrifying than the prefects.

Both were a little timid.

"The patriarch, the young patriarch." Yan Jun's face was tense, trying to move his expression, but it became more and more rigid and unsuccessful. "It's not that there is a problem with the governor's family..."

After hearing this, the patriarch Fan Shao sat down steadily, frowned and said, "Yan Jun, you forgot what I told you earlier? Take care of the family members of the provincial governor. You must be more careful these days. come find me."

Yan Jun felt a little uncomfortable, restrained, and said, "Young patriarch, I don't want to go against your orders, but we can't bear it anymore..."

The patriarch Fan Shao asked, "What do you mean?"

Yan Jun tried his best to make a frown, and said, "Our family is poor, and we all have one meal and one meal, and we really can't afford to support those people in the Xie family..."

His tone was still a bit blunt and not convincing enough.

Yanxia struggled to get out, "Plopped" and knelt on the ground, then cried: "Young Patriarch, we are afraid of starving those people and ruining the Young Patriarch's big business, but there is no food in the village, so you should be Have pity on us..."

Yanzu Village is really poor. He was fake crying. After crying, when he remembered what happened in the past two days, tears and snot came down.

The father and son of the Fan family looked back subconsciously when they heard his howling voice, and then the patriarch Fan stopped and said, "Shut up!"

Yanxia was startled, and there was a little fear on his face.

Patriarch Fan said coldly: "I didn't get anything from the Xie family? There are so many things, but they are not enough for you? Don't be greedy."

Isn't it promising them benefits? Are you greedy now?

Anger flashed in Yan Jun's downcast eyes.

Fortunately, the maid of the Xie family said this, so she didn't panic.

Yanxia stopped crying and said miserably: "Patriarch, we dare not take out this pass for use. If it is discovered, wouldn't it harm the patriarch and the young patriarch?"

"Otherwise..." Yanxia asked tentatively, "Otherwise, next time, let's pull the things over, shall we? There should be a lot of good things, which are suitable for big people like the patriarch and the young patriarch..."

The patriarch Fan Shao reprimanded: "Don't make it public these days!"

Yan Jun also adjusted his emotions and said helplessly: "Young Patriarch, we are really desperate, so you should give us some benefits in advance and let us spend these days, okay?"

Patriarch Fan Shao looked at his father, and when he saw his father nodded slightly, he asked, "How much do you want?"

Yan Jun and Yanxia were both overjoyed. Thinking of the maid's words, they shrank and stretched out a slightly open slap with their five fingers.

"Five thousand taels?" Fan Shao's patriarch looked unhappy, but he reluctantly agreed because he didn't want to make trouble.

Five thousand taels!

Both Yan Jun and Yan Xia were dumbfounded, and they didn't lose their composure by pinching their thighs.

But when they saw the big box containing the silver opened in front of them, their eyes went straight and they stared at the money in the box.

The patriarch Fan Shao looked at their vulgar appearance, and regardless of how the two carried the money away, he drove them away with disgust.

Yan Jun and Yan Xia nodded and bowed back, lifting the heavy box together.

When I didn't get the money, I still felt it was unreal. Now that the money is in my hands, the more important it is, the better!

That's five thousand taels!

All the young people in their village work to death, and it is estimated that they can't earn more than one hundred taels a year. These five thousand taels are enough for their whole village to chew for many years!

And the patriarch Fan Shao watched them go out and sneered, "It doesn't cost much to hang you countrymen."

The carriage was parked outside, and the other Yanzu youths saw that they really came out with the boxes, and stammered to ask. When they heard that they actually got the money, all their feet were vain and their expressions were erratic.

Even Yanxia, ​​putting down the box, couldn't help but smirk at the clansmen.

But they laughed and couldn't help crying, why is it so difficult for them, and others take such a large sum of money so easily?

Yan Jun was barely able to hold on, fearing to attract attention, he urged several people to carry the box onto the carriage.

Several people hurriedly returned to their senses, carried the box up, and Yanxia directly praised: "As expected of Brother Jun, you can hold on."

With so much money, they could not rest assured to stay outside for a long time, so they got into the carriage and hurriedly left Butterfly Valley.

But when the Yan people's carriage moved, the head of Hu San came out from behind the stone statue in the distance, thinking: Where did the Yan people come from such a good carriage?

The Xie family's carriage, even if there are no obvious flags or signs hanging on it, is not easy to borrow.

When Yan Jun and the others entered the county, they went shopping in the county according to the words of the maid of the Xie family, planning to go back to the village to celebrate.

They used to have no money and thought it was expensive to buy anything, but now they found that even if they were profligate, they could only spend a very small part of the five thousand taels, and they couldn't take it.

Until the carriage was completely unable to fit, the people of the Yan Clan stopped in a hurry.

Some people said happily: "Thanks to Miss Jin'er borrowing our carriage, otherwise we wouldn't be able to take it back."

The others nodded.

Yan Jun did not speak, urging them to return home quickly.

And their group of men in shabby clothes, driving such a good carriage, and buying them wildly, naturally attracted the attention of some people.

Xie Qin sent a large number of guards to search, and the county was no exception. The guards of the Xie family, who were wearing uniforms and hidden among passersby, only glanced at it and determined that it was the carriage of the Xie family.

The two guards separated in an instant, one returned to the city to report the news, and the other hid behind the carriage.

At the same time, in the prefecture of Nanyue Prefecture, a little beggar ran to the door of the prefecture and handed a letter and a red hand rope to the officer. According to what others told him, he timidly learned: "To the prefect, he will not You will regret it for sure.”

The officers all knew why the Inspector was troubled these two days. They grabbed the little beggar who was about to run, and carried the struggling child into the prefecture to see the Inspector.

As a provincial governor, Xie Qin still has official duties, so he can't hold back.

Chu He assisted from the side, looked at Xie Qin from time to time, and felt that he was as stable as Mount Tai, and he was really very human.

"My lord, I have something to report."

Xie Qin raised his head suddenly and said calmly, "Come in."

The guard came in with the letter and the red lanyard.

As soon as Xie Qin saw the red hand rope, he couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately got up and walked out of the desk, and took the red hand rope directly.

This is definitely Yin Mingyu's craft!

Chu He looked at him in surprise.

And Xie Qin took the letter again, tore it open, and unfolded it.

The guard reported: "Lang Jun, a little beggar was sent to the prefecture, and his subordinate asked him. The other party gave him a few coins and asked him to come here. He didn't see the other party's appearance clearly."

Chu He came over and asked, "Jing Ming, what was written in the letter?"

Xie Qin directly handed the letter to Chu He, waved his hand to teach the guards to go out first, and then lowered his head to look at the red hand rope.

There was some dirt on the red hand rope, and a little stain on his fingers, but Xie Qin didn't care. He just wiped the hand rope with a handkerchief. Seeing that the hand rope was not clean, he picked up the teapot again.

Anger rose on Chu He's face, and he said, "The people behind this are really arrogant, they are so outspoken, and they teach us not to be meddlesome! How unreasonable!"

The teapot was full of water, and Xie Qin poured it directly to clean the hand rope.

Chu He was angry, and when he saw his action, he was speechless, "You are still in the mood to wash your hands..."

Xie Qin washed the hand rope several times, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and said, "This is made by Ming Yu himself."

Chu He sighed: "Naturally, it must be something you are familiar with, so that you can teach you to avoid rats and let them be at their mercy."

Xie Qin shook his head slightly, opened his sleeves, revealing another faded red bracelet, which he untied with one hand.

Chu He was surprised, "You actually wear this thing?"

Xie Qin didn't say a word, he spread the red string on the desk, took out another red string from the handkerchief, laid it flat next to him, and then picked up the pen.

Chu He came to the first place, of course his thinking was very quick, he immediately realized something and walked over to see it.

There are some patterns on the red bracelet that was just delivered, and there are no rules at all. If you look at it alone, no one will think too much.

But Xie Qin's root, although it doesn't seem to be anything special, but if you look at it with a special meaning, you can find that it is like the word "sun and moon".

So Chu He looked at Xie Qin's writing strokes on the paper again, and sighed: "My younger brother and sister are really... astute."

Because Yin Mingyu's craftsmanship is really rough, the gaps left are sometimes large and small, and the strokes cannot be completely determined. When Xie Qin wrote, he had to list several possibilities.

One champion and the other second, the two outstanding scholars in Daye, who compared several times with maps, finally settled on a word—

rock.

Xie Qin and Chu He looked at each other, and then their eyes fell on the location of Yanzu Village on the map.

Just when the two found the answer and showed a little bit of joy, the guards who were searching outside galloped back, reporting that they had found the carriage of the Xie family and had sent someone to follow.

The champion and the third flower: "..."

Solving the puzzle for a long time was in vain.

But it is always good news. Since the person behind has not yet appeared, it is not easy to scare the snake, and most of the Xie family's guards are still outside, so Xie Qin suppressed it. A dozen people quietly rushed to Yanzu Village.

They had to make sure first that Yin Mingyu and the others were in that Yanzu village.

Rock Village—

Yan Jun and others returned to the village with food from the carriage, and the whole village was a sensation.

Yanxia and the others raised their chests, Yan Jun announced: "Tonight, light a bonfire, eat meat together in the whole village, and celebrate together!"

The festivals are not so rich. The whole village cheers and cheers, and they are busy preparing for the evening feast.

But Mrs. Qu almost fainted after seeing Yinzi, and pulled Yan Jun before she could barely stand, and asked in a panic, "Did you do something? Are you stealing money?!"

Yan Jun: "…"

Their behavior...is it a money grab?

However, when Mrs. Qu saw that he didn't speak, all her thoughts were turned into utter despair, she fell limp, clenched Yan Jun's wrist tightly, and said angrily, "Hurry up! Hurry up..."

Yan Jun panicked and hurriedly explained: "Ama, no, it's not a grab, it's... yes..."

He was speechless for a moment. Seeing that his mother didn't believe it, after racking his brains, he suddenly had an idea, and said, "It's the distinguished guests of our village. They helped us figure out a way to make a living and gave us valuable items to exchange for money. Look at that. The carriage was borrowed by them."

Madam Qu doubted, "Really?"

Yan Jun said firmly, "Really, if you don't believe me, go ask the girl who came to our house yesterday."

Madam Qu was dubious, so she went to get the newly picked mushrooms and said, "Didn't you say you want to send ingredients to the bamboo building? I'll go with you."

Yan Jun had to take her with him, and kept winking at the maid of the Xie family when he returned the carriage.

Yin Mingyu could see what he was trying to imply, but he looked really bad at it, like he had a cramp.

"Girl." Mrs. Qu didn't dare to go forward when she saw the terrifying guards, she just carried the basket forward, thanking her, "My son said that you helped to think of a way to make a living, and asked them to exchange things for money, I really don't know. How can I thank you, this fungus will add vegetables to you, don't dislike it..."

Yin Mingyu glanced at Yan Jun's nervous look, motioned for the guard to step forward to take it, and then smiled: "It's okay, our young lady has a good heart, and it's just a little effort."

When Mrs. Qu heard this, she was completely relieved, "That's good, that's good."

She pointed to the basket of mushrooms again and smiled: "This mushroom is very delicious when cooked, you can all taste it."

Yin Mingyu nodded with a smile.

Mrs. Qu had to go back to help, so she couldn't stay for a long time, and she told him, "Be sure to do it well," before leaving with Yan Jun.

As usual, the guard took the ingredients to the old doctor for inspection before sending them to the cook.

As the sky darkened, a huge bonfire was lit at the other end of Yanzu Village, and even the Bamboo Building could see the liveliness there.

Later, Yan Qing ran over and asked Yin Mingyu, Yin'er and the old doctor to play there.

Yin Mingyu was quite interested, so he taught people to bring the prepared mushrooms and other dishes to the bonfire together.

She was still cautious, even if she felt that the people from the Yan Clan did not look very smart, she only shared the dishes that she had brought, and did not eat what they made.

The Yanzu villagers didn't notice it at all, and they all thought she was very approachable, not as arrogant and mean as some people, and they all treated her with a smile.

When singing and dancing, he also greeted her warmly.

Yin'er looked at her wife's good popularity, and then looked at her deserted surroundings, she was quite speechless.

Alas~ There are many people in this world who have no eyeballs and cannot see through the essence.

Yin Mingyu just watched the graceful dancing of a group of girls from the rock tribe from a distance, walked not far from the rock, and asked casually, "How are you going to spend the money?"

Yan Jun's eyes were full of fire, and he said with hope: "Save the flowers, enough for our village to spend many years."

Yin Mingyu: "…"

Her expression was too obvious, Yan Jun scratched his head and asked, "Miss Jin'er, isn't it?"

Yin Mingyu looked at the bonfire and the children of the Yan tribe dancing happily beside him, and said, "Isn't Mr. Shishi running schools in various counties? Send the children in the village to study."

"Ah?" Yan Jun was extremely difficult. "It costs money to study. If the children in the village are stupid and fail to get into the exam, it's not a waste of money..."

"The more you read and the more you see the world, you know how to make money." Yin Mingyu said lightly, "The next generation will continue to do the stupid things you do. Do you think you will be lucky enough to meet our young lady again?"

What's more, it's just an expedient measure to reduce casualties. Don't they think that they don't need to be punished for doing something wrong? Otherwise the law is of no use.

Yan Jun was still struggling with studying in his mind, and suddenly said: "That prefect is very beautiful, and he is not a good official. Although he may not attack you, what if he doesn't choose..."

Yin Mingyu: "…"

Even if her appearance is not superior, she can be called beautiful, for the second time...

Moreover, "Lord Inspector is not greedy and lustful."

"How can you accept a beauty if you are not lustful?"

"What beauties have we not seen, Lord Inspector?" What's more, Xie Qin himself is very handsome, "You have seen a few beauties again."

Yan Jun gave a smirk, "I've seen fairies, not even your young lady..."

Yin Mingyu twitched the corners of his mouth, wanting to say that it would be rude to say that as a man, but thinking about their place, he stopped.

She turned around and planned to leave, but suddenly felt a little dizzy, and hurriedly beckoned Yin'er to help her back.

However, the strange thing is that he clearly didn't drink, but the more he walked, the more his eyes began to bloom.

Yin Mingyu shook his head, and a gold star appeared in front of him.

Seeing her strange expression, Yin'er asked worriedly, "Miss? Are you all right?"

Yin Mingyu didn't answer, but she could still walk. Yin'er was even more worried, so she hurriedly helped her back, and the guards followed closely behind them.

At the bamboo building, Xie Qin and others came to the vicinity earlier, and when they saw people coming and going in the village, they planned to go around and touch it in. After walking around, they saw the guarded bamboo building.

They also saw the entourage and guards of the Xie family from a distance, and they seemed to be in a state of being... quite relaxed, and they could even see Nanny Tong walking around holding Xie Ce from the window of the bamboo building.

Xie Qin frowned, and the rest looked at each other in dismay.

Although it was strange, they still decided to go in and find out the situation from the back mountain first.

At this time, most of the people guarded by the Yan Clan went back to the village to participate in the bonfire banquet. There were not many people, so Xie Qin and others easily entered the back of the bamboo building.

Xie Qin stepped on the guards and used his strength to climb up the rear window. As soon as he opened the window and went in, he looked at Jin'er. Seeing that she was about to speak, he immediately motioned her to keep silent.

Jin'er closed her mouth subconsciously, and immediately reacted, it was unnecessary, she said again: "Lang..."

But Xie Qin had already strode away, so she had to keep her mouth shut and follow.

Xie Ce was already asleep, lying on the bamboo bed, with a woman sitting on the bamboo bed with her back to her.

"Ming..." As soon as Xie Qin entered the room, he wanted to call Yin Mingyu softly, but stopped when he saw the woman's back, "Who is it?"

The woman on the bamboo bed turned back, her body softened, she slid off the bamboo bed, and knelt down with a thud, "Lang Jun?!"

Xie Qin was also worried about teaching people to find out, so he forgot to glance at the closed window, and then asked coldly, "Where's the young lady?"

Ranliu panicked when she heard the three words "Mrs. Young Master", but when she saw Lang Jun, she panicked even more, and stammered and replied, "Mrs. Young and Young Master are Jin'er."

Jin'er, who was behind, saw Lang Jun's eyes shot like a cold arrow, and quickly waved his hand and quickly explained: "No, Lang Jun, the young lady is not me, the young lady pretends to be me, I am Tong'er now!"

Xie Qin: "…"

What's the mess?

At this time, Xie Ce, who had just fallen asleep on the bamboo bed, was awakened, and without opening his eyes, he asked in a daze, "Um, are you back?"

Xie Qin: "…"

Mmmm... what is it?

Xie Ce sat up and rubbed his eyes with his two small hands. When he put it down, he saw Xie Qin and was stunned.

He thought he had not woken up yet, blinked his eyes, lay down again, and patted himself lightly to make him fall asleep, but quickly got up again, looked at the man in surprise, opened his mouth and shouted, "Father... !"

"Don't yell." Xie Qin covered his mouth in time, then turned around and said solemnly, "It's all about the details, make it clear."

Jin'er didn't dare to hide anything, and explained everything that happened to them in the past few days without reservation.

After Xie Qin heard this, "..." Yin Mingyu, you can really do it.

There was movement outside, and several people looked sideways together. Jin'er looked out through the window, turned around and said in surprise, "Lang Jun, it's the young lady."

Xie Qin sat there and waited for Yin Mingyu to come up.

Downstairs, Yin Mingyu's state became more and more strange, and he kept clasping his hands together as if he had drunk too much. Yin'er instructed someone to go to the doctor quickly, so he first helped her go upstairs.

As soon as the two entered and saw Xie Qin, they were all stunned.

Yin'er: "..." It's over, it's Mr. Lang...

Yin Mingyu's eyes are full of golden light, "God of Wealth~"

If you earn money, you will worship.

Xie Qin's forehead jumped, hugged her, gritted his teeth, "Yin Mingyu!"