After becoming a widow, I raised my traitor brother

"Depend on!"

Xiao Dujuan cursed in a low voice: "Only him, can he pass the Jieyuan exam?! What a blind cat meets a dead mouse!"

Xing's complexion is also not good-looking.

Just pass the exam, anyway, it will pave the way for her Ling Xiao in the future.

But why did he get No.1 in the exam!
Isn't this slapping her son in the face? !
She went up to meet her, and said sourly: "It's just a Jieyuan, not a high school Jinshi, how can it be called a great one? As long as you are not an idiot and work a little harder, you will definitely be able to pass the exam! It's not worth the fanfare and drums. If others see it, they must laugh at our pettiness."

Everyone present, headed by the teacher, had subtle expressions on their faces.

That's Xie Yuanlang!

Although the provincial examination is not as good as the Chunwei Examination, it is also a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops.

How many students have studied hard for decades and failed to pass the provincial examination. There is a gray-haired man named Fan Jin in the next county who just passed the examination, and he went crazy with excitement.

Some of them present have not passed the exam after more than [-] years. This woman's words are really annoying!
The teacher smiled awkwardly, and said: "After all, it is a big happy event, so we still need to set up a few tables of wine to celebrate. Your family has opened three dyeing workshops, and they are rich and noble families in Shanyin County. You can't go to a restaurant to display them. How many tables, can we all have a meal?"

Xing's eyes are not eyes and nose is not nose.

Want her to spend money to celebrate that little beast?
Don't even think about it!

Xiao Gui naturally refused to pay the money, pretending to be modest and said: "The child is young, and the wine display is too ostentatious. It will inevitably encourage him to be arrogant and extravagant, which is not good for his future. It is better to wait for the entrance examination next year. Jinshi, set up a bar together again."

Everyone also knew Xiao Fengxian's background, and knew that he was not welcome in this family.

After getting a few rewards from Xiao Gui, they left one after another.

Xing couldn't wait to flip through the gifts: "Hey, these cakes, pork, and mutton are nothing more than a plate of silver ingots! There must be hundreds of taels of silver, right?!"

Touching the silver ingot, she couldn't help showing a sour feeling.

When her Xiao'er was admitted to Juren, she didn't have so much reward.

It's just Xie Yuanlang, the state official seems to have never seen the world, rewarding so much money!
It's like burning money!
She picked up the plate of silver ingots, and glanced at Xiao Fengxian angrily: "Our family has raised you to such an age, and sent you to such a good Bailu Academy to study. It's not too much to use this silver to honor us, right?"

Xiao Gui stroked his beard, and also had a reasonable expression on his face.

Xiao'er spent so much money in Shangjing, their family almost couldn't afford it.

This little bastard got a bounty, so why not use it to subsidize Ling Xiao?
From now on, all the money he earns will have to subsidize Ling Xiao!
Wei Zi looked at Xiao Fengxian.

This is the reward money he earned from studying hard. What does it have to do with this couple?
How can they be cheap!

She was thinking about how to tactfully help Xiao Fengxian keep the money, but Xiao Fengxian said directly: "No."

Xing thought she had heard it wrong, and said in astonishment, "What?"

"Why should I spend my reward money for you?" Xiao Fengxian snatched the plate of silver ingots, "I need a lot of money to go to Beijing to rush for the exam. Why, are you two planning to pay that money for me? If you don't want to give it, pass it on Go out, what will others say?"

Seeing the silver ingots being taken away, Xing felt distressed like gouging out flesh, and quickly pushed Xiao Gui, implying that he would get the money back.

Xiao Gui was in a dilemma.

Just like what Xiao Fengxian said, if they took the reward silver but refused to pay him the travel expenses to catch the exam, how shameful it would be to spread the word!

Others will scold them for treating the concubine harshly!
They don't care, they're just afraid that the bad reputation in the future will affect Ling Xiao's dignity in the capital.

After all, he is now the noble son-in-law of the Hou Mansion!

He thought about it, and waved his hands with displeasure on his face: "Take it, take it! After so many years of raising it, I don't see anything to show filial piety to us. It's useless at all. You just know how to suck our family's blood!"

"Blood sucking?" Xiao Fengxian raised his eyebrows, "Why don't we settle the score today, how much did I spend on your family?"

Xiao Gui avoided his sight with a guilty conscience.

Since he brought this evil back, he just threw it in the backyard and ignored it.

The clothes I wore when I was a child were all left over from Ling Xiao's clothes, and the food I ate was also leftovers, so naturally I didn't spend much money.

He coughed lightly, put on the majestic airs of an elder, and said coldly: "Prepare well for next year's spring. If you can be a high school scholar, it will be considered as a glory for our family. If you can become an official in the future, I will ask your aunt for a wife's appointment." The title is not in vain for your aunt to love and raise you all these years."

Wei Zi almost laughed out loud.

She thought she had seen the shamelessness of the Xiao family a long time ago, but she didn't expect them to be so shameless.

Don't you feel guilty when you say these words?

Just at this moment, a beggar suddenly staggered over outside the mansion gate.

The beggar was disheveled, holding a walking stick in his hand. When he looked up and saw the plaque with the word "Xiao's Mansion", tears streamed down his face.

He struggled to step over the threshold, crying loudly in a hoarse voice: "Auntie! Auntie!"

The crowd was startled.

Xing didn't care about Xiao Fengxian, and stared at the beggar in disbelief: "You...you are..."

The beggar suddenly fell to his knees, brushing away his dirty hair with tears streaming down his face: "Auntie, I am Qianri! I'm back!"

Xing Qianri...

Xing covered her mouth and was stunned for a moment, then excitedly rushed up to help him up, choked up and said, "Qianri, how did you get into this state?! My poor nephew!"

Wei Zi pinches a small handkerchief.

The autumn sun fell on me, warming me.

But she didn't seem to be able to sense the temperature, and subconsciously broke out in a cold sweat.

How did Xing Qianri escape?

The last people he saw were her and Luyou, and he would definitely testify against them.

things are in trouble...

Just as she didn't know what to do, a big palm suddenly grabbed her hand.

She froze and looked up.

Xiao Fengxian stared at the front as if nothing happened, her thin lips parted slightly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

His palms are dry and warm, probably because of his frequent martial arts practice, and there is a layer of rough calluses on his palms, but it can give people an inexplicable sense of security.

Wei Zi's dimples were slightly red, his eyelashes lowered, and he tried to pull out his hand: "There are so many people..."

"My poor nephew, how did you get into this state? Tell your aunt carefully!" Mrs. Xing wiped her tears, "It's been two years since you left, but do you know how your father and mother survived? of? Your mother is suddenly ill!"

Xing Qianri gritted his teeth.

Across the crowd, he stared viciously at Wei Zi.

He was sold by this bitch to work as a coolie on a ship!
He has been pulling the fiber rope for two full years. He was not fed enough to wear warm clothes every day. Begging back to Shanyin County.

"aunt--"

He was about to identify Wei Zi when Xiao Fengxian popped out a small stone from his fingertips without sound.

The small stone bounced on Xing Qianri's neck, his eyes turned white, and he fainted to death.