After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 42 Zhao Di gives cakes
"How could it be deception?" Xu Zhenying could naturally understand Miao's thoughts. There was nothing wrong with her thoughts. They were the thoughts of most law-abiding people. Therefore, she explained patiently, "I didn't mean to deceive Li Xiucai. It’s a delaying tactic, and within five days, we will have to vomit out all the food that those gangsters have eaten.”

"But..." Ms. Miao thought about it and couldn't find anything wrong, but she still felt that it was wrong. After racking her brains, she said, "But those things went into their pockets, where can we spit them out? What if we don't get the things? , what should I do if I still owe 20 taels?"

"Then let's talk about it when the time comes. There is always a way, and my grandmother's health is the most important thing in everything. My grandmother is old, and if there is any good or evil, what's the use of having so much money? Besides, filial piety comes first, Even if we deceived Li Xiucai, we still want to survive for our grandmother, and as children, is our reputation and face more important than our parents’ lives?”

After a few words, Miao was confused again.

She had a tangled look on her face and wanted to use all her life's knowledge to oppose it, but after thinking about it, she actually felt that what Xu Zhenying said made some sense.

The fourth aunt pursed her lips slightly, and when she saw Mrs. Miao's troubled expression, she found it a little funny.She patted Xu Zhenying quietly and said, "You are a brat, you little girl, why are you so obsessed with it? You see, your mother was confused by what she said -"

Xu Zhenying liked this fourth aunt very much. She didn't talk much but had a clear mind.Because my family is in business, I am a little more flexible in speaking and doing things than the Xu family.

Therefore, Xu Zhenying has subconsciously determined that the fourth aunt is the only person in the family who can provide help to her.

She said truthfully: "There is no other way. Let's fool my mother first, so as not to make trouble with me. This is the case for the time being, and we must find a way to get the things back later. It is the last word."

Zhao Zhenlan's eyes lit up, "Liu Yatou, do you have a solution?"

Xu Zhenying didn't want to talk too much, so she said a little vaguely, "Methods are always thought up by people. I'm still thinking-"

Zhao Zhenlan was so perceptive that she saw through it without saying anything. She just said: "Okay, I won't ask anymore. You girl has many evil ideas. If you need help at any time, just come to me."

In the evening, the daily ration of food distributed to the Xu family was finished.

Grandma asked several children to hunt for foxtail grass. The grass seeds were mixed with half-dried grass roots to cook porridge. Each person had half a bowl, barely enough to satisfy their hunger.

During this period, Dafang and others complained about why Xu Zhenying didn't go to the Fang family to ask for a few pieces of housing, and complained about the fellow exiles who refused to borrow food, and complained that the second uncle had lost his official position and sent the whole family into exile. The fire subsided for a while.

Xu Zhenying knew that the grass seeds would harden in the abdomen, so she did not dare to eat them. She had to endure her hunger and rely on her strong willpower to hold on.

She sat under a tree, closed her eyes and meditated, smelling the aroma coming from the camp from time to time.

Xu Zhenying felt that she must be crazy because she found the aroma of rice so tempting that her mouth watered uncontrollably.

When a person is hungry, his brain becomes sleepy and dizzy, and he becomes unable to think.My stomach and intestines seemed to be mixed together. I couldn't tell whether it was hunger or pain, it was just a tossing cramp.

Xu Zhenying knew that he could not continue.

She must find a way to get back what Liu Jiejie stole!Otherwise, she really couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't rebel.

"Miss Xu, are you hungry?" Suddenly a head popped out from behind the tree. Li Zhaodi walked up to her cautiously, looked around again, and after confirming that no one was there, she opened her thin clothes with some embarrassment and took out her clothes from her arms. He took out half a piece of pancake and stuffed it into Xu Zhenying's hand, "Eat quickly, it's still hot."

Xu Zhenying was stunned. The sweet smell of the pancakes made her stomach hurt even more.

Li Zhaodi was afraid that Xu Zhenying would dislike her, so she quickly flattered her: "I...I...my mother is very careful, so I can only carry it on my chest. It's clean...not dirty..."

Xu Zhenying's heart felt warm, and for some reason, her eyes felt a little sore.

She had lived for more than 30 years in her previous life, and thought she was invulnerable. She also thought she could quickly adjust her emotions after traveling to ancient times. But now, looking at Li Zhaodi's clear eyes, she suddenly felt homesick and missed Old Man Xu.

"You eat, why don't you eat, are you starving?" Li Zhaodi handed the pancake to Xu Zhenying's mouth. Xu Zhenying couldn't hold it back and took a bite. She felt that the pancake was a rare delicacy in the world.

Xu Zhenying ate slowly. She had been hungry for several days, and there was no oil or water at all. She only dared to chew slowly, fearing that her stomach would be more uncomfortable tomorrow if she held it for longer.

"Why are your hands so cold?" Xu Zhenying said a little weakly, trying to take off his coat and give it to her, but Li Zhaodi refused. Instead, he smiled and comforted her, "I'm not cold at all, I've been working, it's warm. Still waiting."

Xu Zhenying finished the half of the pancake with great difficulty. After eating, she remembered that Li Zhaodi's family was about to run out of food. The Li family's concubine refused to leave because it was a long way, so she insisted that Li Zhaodi's mother buy a donkey cart. Nowadays, these people are frugal in food and clothing. Just waiting for her 20 taels of pot.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhenying felt a little guilty.

She plotted against Li Xiucai and felt nothing in her heart, but Li Zhaodi always regarded her as his best friend.

She cheated Li Xiucai, which was also a disguised trick to Li Shaodi.

"Have you... eaten?" Xu Zhenying raised his head and asked.

"Of course I did. I ate a lot. My parents loved me and gave me several pieces of pancake. I was almost full." Li Zhaodi smiled exaggeratedly, but as soon as she finished speaking, there was a feeling in her stomach. There was a cry.

She subconsciously covered her stomach, her pretty face flushed with embarrassment, "I...I just drank too much water, and my stomach was growling—"

Xu Zhenying felt very uncomfortable.

She was a bit cold-hearted, but she couldn't stand someone treating her so unreservedly.

The Li family only had one or two bags of flour left. If there was more food for her, Li Zhaodi would also be hungry.

Xu Zhenying patted her shoulder and tried his best to control his emotions, "For two days at most, I'll treat you to pancakes until you vomit."

After hearing this, Li Zhaodi carefully looked into Xu Zhenying's eyes, then smiled shyly, her eyes narrowed into a thin line, "Miss Xu, I believe you, you won't lie." Xu Zhenying also felt warm in her heart, but she couldn't say no. He said nothing else, "You should be smarter. If you really don't want to do some work, let your little girl do it."

Li Zhaodi smiled honestly and scratched her head, "My mother said that I gave birth to a younger brother for the Li family, so that the Li family has no descendants. She is a great benefactor to our Li family. If it weren't for my mother, my sister and I would have been kicked out by our father, so Tell my sister and I to listen to my mother in everything and take good care of her. Besides, my mother was injured when she gave birth to her younger brother and cannot do heavy work. I have a lot of strength and can take good care of them."

Xu Zhenying looked at Li Zhaodi's skinny body, slightly withered hair, and thin eyes, and was speechless for a moment.

She suddenly felt suffocated, and she wanted to tell Li Zhaodi that her little girl was pretending to be sick, but when she thought that this was in the Zhou Dynasty, it was a woman's duty to continue the incense. As long as this ignorant feudal concept is not eliminated, There is more than one Li Zhaodi in this world.

If she cannot completely help Li Zhaodi become mentally and materially independent, then exposing these illusions will only make Li Zhaodi more miserable.

Why should a person who was born in darkness have to drag her to see the sunshine?
After seeing the sun, can she still endure the darkness?
Seeing that Xu Zhenying was silent for a long time, Li Zhaodi grabbed her hand and smiled kindly and honestly, "I know you are kind to me, are you afraid that I will be bullied by my little sister?"

Xu Zhenying nodded.

"But I don't feel bullied. The harvests in the fields have been bad in the past few years. Many families in our countryside throw their daughters into the river and drown after they give birth. Or they are sold by their parents and sold to rich families as girls. Okay, there used to be a girl named Dongmei who lived next door to me, I still remember her, she was very good-looking, and she was a good worker, but she was sold to a brothel by her father when she was 12 years old."

Speaking of this, Li Zhaodi showed a confused and happy expression on her face, "At least I... I have a father, a mother, and younger brothers and sisters. It's just to do more work on weekdays, so what does it mean? If I It’s really not worthwhile for my father to kick us, mother and daughter out because I’m unhappy with my little mother——”

Xu Zhenying felt very uncomfortable.

She didn't know what to say. She only deeply understood the misfortunes of the people at the bottom of ancient times.

In previous lives, no matter how unfortunate people were, they could at least have enough food and clothing.

But here, the people at the bottom are so hardworking by nature, but their lives are so difficult.

This is not fair.

A child's cry was heard in the distance, and then someone was scolding from the other side of the camp: "Li Zhaodi, where have you gone crazy? Your brother has been crying for a long time, where is he? See if I don't break your dog legs - "

Li Zhaodi had a look of horror on her face, and her body tensed up instantly. She looked at Xu Zhenying with some reluctance and said, "Miss Xu, it's time for me to go back."

"Go quickly. Remember, if you can't be beaten, run away. If you can't run, protect your face. If he hits you, cry. If he scolds you, beg for mercy."

Li Zhaodi actually laughed, and then felt that she shouldn't laugh under such circumstances. Thinking of her father's angry look, she lost her smile and just nodded, "I can spare it."

After Zhao Di left, Xu Zhenying was still thinking about this issue.

She never knew why she traveled across time, nor what she was going to do after traveling across time. To overturn the statistics of the Zhou Dynasty and change the entire world?
She doesn't have such big ambitions. She just wants to be content with the situation and be a rich man who is idle and free. However, if there is no stable administrative system, your freedom and wealth may be deprived of you at any time.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhenying couldn't help but sigh.

"You are here." Lian Qiuzhi looked for her everywhere and finally found her under a tree not far from the crowd. "You told me it's easy to find, why don't you go in?"

"There's a strange smell inside the inn, and it's very smoky. It's better to stay in the hammock on the tree trunk outside."

"The hammock is exposed to the wind and sun. If it rains in the middle of the night, it will be troublesome." Lian Qiuzhi saw that she was weak and knew that she had not eaten enough. After hesitating for a while, he still gave her half a piece of steamed bun, "Eat it. High-priced food." , this life is simply unbearable.”

Xu Zhenying was slightly startled, but then took it. Seeing that Lian Qiuzhi was still blushing and seemed to be in a bad mood, "Fourth Aunt has found out everything clearly?"

Lian Qiuzhi gritted his teeth and said: "I have found out clearly that Liu Jiejie is originally from Yu County. Ten years ago, when Xu Deyuan was the magistrate of Yu County, he tried a case. Liu Jiejie had a widowed mother who stayed with her father. The family fortune of several hundred thousand dollars was unexpectedly sued by his family members saying that his mother was outside..."

After all, she was facing 13-year-old Xu Qingying. Lian Qiuzhi couldn't say anything, so Xu Zhenying said, "Mother Liu is having an affair outside?"

Lian Qiuzhi glared at her, as if she was dissatisfied that a little girl blurted out such words, but after all, she was still a little afraid of the current Xu Zhenying. Lian Qiuzhi did not want to say anything and only said: "That's probably what happened. Anyway, the Liu family's relatives Bian insisted that Liu Jiejie was not a descendant of the Liu family, and passed several witness testimonies. Later, Xu Deyuan sentenced him to expunge his family tree and return his property. I heard that his mother hanged herself a few days after returning. Later, Liu Jiejie said that she went to Bian. I have taken refuge with my relatives in the capital—"

Xu Zhenying thought about it, but couldn't taste it, so he just asked: "Did the second uncle say these?"

"He said at first that he couldn't remember. As soon as I saw him, I knew he was hiding and I knew he was lying. Later, when I pressed him, he admitted that Liu Jiejie had been looking for him in private and threatened him with revenge. Our family. Your second uncle was afraid that if he told us, we would all blame him even more, so he hid it and refused to tell us. It’s so stupid, how could I have fallen in love with a man like him in the first place——"

"The matter has come to this, there is no use in talking anymore." Xu Zhenying raised his hand to interrupt Lian Qiuzhi, "I have an idea that can make them spit out all our things, but I need the cooperation of the second aunt."

Lian Qiuzhi's heart skipped a beat. She had been half-confident about Xu Zhenying before, but now that she was speaking calmly and calmly, she was already convinced, "How do you want me to cooperate?"

Xu Zhenying shook his head and smiled slightly, "Second aunt goes to comfort second uncle first, and don't let him make trouble."

Lian Qiuzhi was still angry and said angrily: "What else does he want to cause trouble?!"

"I used his name to borrow Li Xiucai's donkey cart for 20 taels of silver. At this moment, Li Xiucai is probably going to find his second uncle to sign and pledge it."

Apparently Lian Qiuzhi heard from somewhere that Xu Zhenying used 20 taels of silver to let her grandmother ride in a donkey cart. She didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with Xu Zhenying's actions, and even unknowingly followed Xu Zhenying's arrangement: "Okay, I Go stabilize him first and don't let him make a fuss. You have to think of a way quickly. If this continues, I'm afraid those people in the big house won't be able to stand it for long and they will rise up."

"After you handle this matter, come to me as soon as possible." Xu Zhenying came closer and whispered. Lian Qiuzhi frowned, seeming to want to argue a few words. Unexpectedly, Xu Zhenying seemed to see through her thoughts and blocked her directly. "There is no other way at the moment."

Lian Qiuzhi was straightforward, and he only hesitated for a moment before he figured it out, "That's right, there is no other way but to treat the dead horse as a live doctor."

(End of this chapter)