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

Chapter 66

Xu Qingying couldn't tell that she was beaten with a cane. It must have been beaten by Li Zhaodi's father, Li Xiucai. The old antique couldn't understand her behavior, so he would naturally make things difficult for her good friend Li Zhaodi.

Li Zhaodi didn't want to say anything, so Xu Qingying pretended that she didn't see her embarrassment.

"Qian Zhenniang's matter has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to blame yourself. If you really want to do your best, I will find a reason to deduct some wages from you, and then give the money to her as a supplement. But... if she knows I’m afraid that with her temper, she won’t want the money you gave her—”

"It doesn't matter. You don't have to tell her. Just find a reason to give her my wages. This will make me feel better. After all...my mother..." Li Zhaodi didn't say anything after all.

"Okay." Xu Qingying agreed, then looked at Li Zhaodi who was hesitating to speak, "You should focus more on making soap. Now the wages are calculated based on quantity. The more you do, the higher the wages will be. If you are that If I make excuses for you to work again, tell her that you are now my employee, and if you leave your post without any reason, your money will be deducted."

Li Zhaodi looked timid and a little embarrassed.

Xu Qingying took a strong dose, "Zhao Di, my management requirements for everyone are the same, and it is impossible to open a small stove for you alone. If other people see it, they will all learn from you, and they will all follow your example. If you work for me while taking care of things at home, how can you ensure the quality of my goods and manage my employees? If this continues, I will have no choice but to deduct your wages."

Li Zhaodi felt guilty, but she made a decision, "Miss Xu, you are right...I will not take my brother with me when I go to work in the future."

Xu Qingying breathed a sigh of relief.

She had already discovered Li Zhaodi's problem while working in the morning. She was a typical person who couldn't say no.The Li family is really strange. Mrs. Cao is responsible for taking care of Li Xiucai and the concubine, while Li Zhaodi is responsible for taking care of his younger brothers and sisters. Both mother and daughter are weak and easy to bully, and have no independent opinions.

Xu Qingying could only slowly let Li Zhaodi learn to be independent. Being able to work and dare to say no was already a great improvement for Li Zhaodi.

Li Zhaodi quickly returned to his post.

A figure quickly flashed through the woods nearby.

Han Ruqing wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, with a look of fear still on her face. She patted her chest and said, "Miss Xu Liu is really a fierce general. She dares to say anything treasonous. It's fortunate that you and I are gentlemen, otherwise if it were someone else If you hear this, you will definitely regard Miss Xu as a monster——"

Liu Dazhuang, who was on one side, also squatted under the tree and tsked a few words, but this time he disagreed, "My father and mother have given me more grace for childbirth than heaven. Miss Xu is erasing all the grace for childbirth. Such alarmist talk is simply You are a son of man in vain.”

"What kind of fairy girl is she? She is clearly a monster! She can resurrect the dead, and she can confuse the public with her monstrous words - she also talks about the Datong society, and the yield per acre is a thousand catties. She is clearly a madman!"

Han Ruqing scolded him mercilessly, but after finishing the scolding, he felt empty in his heart.

The mother who gave birth to him passed away long ago. His mother was a singing and dancing maid, and her father took her in because of her outstanding appearance. It is said that when his little mother died, his father wrote a poem in memory of her dancing skills.Within two years, he took another beautiful concubine, and he and his mother had long been forgotten.

He has never seen what his biological mother looks like, and his biological father has a long list of bastards, so he is not conspicuous, and he may not even remember his name clearly.Therefore, he could only survive in front of his aunt in the backyard. He had developed a good ability to read words and emotions since he was a child, and he was able to please his aunt a little bit, so he could barely survive in the Han family.

But this time when the incident happened, he was just caught and sent to jail. The parents of other classmates had taken care of him early, but before he was sentenced, his family was eager to expel him from the family tree.

Han Ruqing suddenly felt ridiculous.

Since they never regarded him as their own flesh and blood, why did the parents give birth to him?One is to carry on the family line, the other is to gain favor and gain a foothold, and he is just a tool to propagate the surname.

What's more, after they were born, they failed to fulfill their nurturing responsibilities.

Even so, do you still want him to be grateful and remember the grace of giving birth?
Why?
An idea was growing crazily in Han Ruqing's heart. For a moment, he felt that what Miss Xu said was so damn right.

There was no excitement at the moment, and it was a crisp autumn weather. Everyone was quick and worked enthusiastically according to Xu Qingying's division of labor. The efficiency was astonishing. It didn't take long to see that alkaline water, quicklime, lard and other materials were slowly prepared.

Xu Qingying walked around the venue with her coat on, and this time she clearly felt that everyone was treating her more enthusiastically.

"Miss Xu, you are feeling better, why don't you lie down anymore?"

"I'll ask my boy to collect some more firewood for you. Even though it's autumn now, the water in the mountains is cold. Be careful if you catch a cold. Our soap business is still targeting you..."

"Miss Xu, are you here?"

The eager and gentle smiling faces made Xu Qingying feel a little incredible.

Emotionally, she uses her soap business to help everyone get out of poverty and become rich, why not save someone by blowing her fairy air?

Even Team Leader Zhao waved to her from a distance, patted his chest and said, "Miss Xu, why are you up? Don't worry, our brothers are keeping an eye on you. No one dares to be lazy! Go and lie down quickly. , even if you are the reincarnation of an immortal, but you are still in a mortal body now, and it will take decades before you can go back, why don't you take good care of yourself?"

Xu Qingying said helplessly: "Why is Team Leader Zhao also making noise?"

Leader Zhao laughed loudly and said, "You don't dare. Miss Xu can save people with a breath of fairy energy. She must be the reincarnation of the fairy. We have you in charge of our soap business. I feel more relieved."

Team Leader Zhao clasped his hands together again and bowed devoutly, "Don't worry, Miss Xu, I've already told you, and I won't let these people say that you have magic powers."

"Team Leader Zhao, I made it very clear just now, it's just cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration. Let's do this, next time someone drowns, I will teach you how to do it, and I will take care of you and you can become an immortal."

Seeing her serious look, Team Leader Zhao became even more convinced that Xu Qingying was capable, but he just couldn't show it in front of others, so he smiled and made an "I understand" gesture.

Xu Qingying couldn't explain it, so she had to let him go.

But she noticed a cold gaze. She subconsciously raised her head and saw Liu Jiejie hiding in the corner.

Their eyes met, and a smile quickly appeared on Liu Jie's face, but the smile never reached his eyes, and instead felt a bit more sinister and cold.

Xu Qingying nodded slightly.The moment he turned around, he was thinking that he must find a way to deal with Liu Jiejie, otherwise with such a deep-rooted and vengeful person hanging around, he would be stabbed to death in his sleep.

Miao had already seen Xu Qingying, but pushed her back, "Qingying, why are you out? Go lie down and rest to warm yourself up. Your father and I are watching here."

Xu Degui also said: "You just fell into the water, please wait a little longer. You have a good plan and a clear division of labor. Three people work in teams to supervise each other. I think there are only a few who like to talk about the East's parents and the West's parents' shortcomings." Besides, there are not many people who are lazy and slippery. There is no need for you to spend so much energy."

"Mom and Dad, although I fell into the water, I drank the ginger soup and changed my clothes. I'm in good spirits now. I really can't stay idle."

"You don't know, this disease comes like a mountain. What if the cold comes out while you sleep? You can't be tired now, go back and lie down..." Mrs. Miao had a loving motherly heart and did not allow Xu Qingying to resist, so she summoned the little girl Mei Zi, "Mei Xiao, you send my sister back to the tent, supervise her to rest and sleep, and don't allow her to run around. Do you understand?"

Xu Meixiao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, looking eager to give it a try, "Mom, I know. I will keep my sister from going to the ground today——"

Xu Qingying smiled, "Then what should I do if I want to pay tribute?"

Xu Meixiao put on a straight face and said seriously: "I'll bring you a chamber pot! You can handle it in the tent! Anyway, don't leave the tent today. You have to have a good rest - walk quickly, walk quickly -"

Xu Meixiao made a show of pushing her towards the tent. Xu Qingying sighed helplessly: "You are a little old-fashioned, you will be suitable for supervision when you grow up!"

"What is supervision?" Xu Meixiao stuck her head out and asked, biting her finger, "Can I eat it?"

"Supervision is an official position that is responsible for monitoring all officials for corruption, enforcing the law impartially, and allowing corrupt officials to receive the punishment they deserve."

Xu Meixiao clapped her hands and said with a smile: "This sounds very majestic!"

Then she pouted again, "But I come from a girl's family, and a girl's family cannot be an official."

"Who said that?" Xu Qingying touched her head and said vaguely, "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? If you don't even dare to think about it, how can you do it? Deny anything before you do it. Myself, this is not a good habit."

Xu Meixiao thought about it seriously, then nodded broadly and saw that bright smile again, "Sister is an immortal, and everything she said is right!"

Xu Qingying was stunned, then corrected: "I am not an immortal."

"But they all say that my sister can bring people to life by blowing a breath of fairy air, and she can also make soap. What is this if she isn't a fairy?"

Xu Qingying squatted down and was at eye level with Xu Meixiao. She rubbed Xu Meixiao's head and said word by word: "That's not fairy energy. It's the oxygen that people breathe. Without oxygen, people will die. Qian Zhenniang's body She froze for a short time and couldn't breathe on her own, so I helped her take a breath, so that her body could react and she could start breathing on her own."

Xu Meixiao's eyes were bright. She thought what Sister A said was very interesting, "Sister A, I think what you said makes more sense!"

"Yes, because it's science."

"What is science?" Xiao Meizi jumped up and down, obviously very interested.

"Science is..." Xu Qingying paused and organized her words, "Science is the law of how things develop. For example, people will die without air, plants will die without water, and the sun rises from the east every day. In short , it’s something we can see, explain and understand.”

Xu Meixiao immediately drew inferences, "Just like the immortals they said, I have never seen them, so they are fake! Then sister, are ghosts also fake?"

This time Xu Qingying was a little stumped.

She was afraid that if she spoke too deeply, Xu Meixiao would not understand; if she spoke too lightly, it would lead to wrong guidance.

So she tried to speak as concisely as possible, "I have never seen ghosts or immortals. I believe they don't exist, but I'm not 100% sure they don't exist. I can only say that if I encounter ghosts next time, I will be suspicious first. Are they pretending to be ghosts, or have some hidden weapons, and they will finally suspect that they are real ghosts? Xiaomeizi, do you remember that when we were in Bianjing City, we saw a Taoist on the street who claimed to catch ghosts. He Take a mahogany sword and swing it at a paper-made villain, and the villain will bleed."

Xu Meixiao nodded immediately, "I remember! They all said they hit the kid. Could it be that ghosts are like humans, with red blood flowing from their bodies?"

"Actually, this is just a chemical reaction. The Taoist's knife was soaked in the so-called sacred water in advance. In fact, alkali was added to the sacred water. The paper figures that were cut were usually yellow talisman paper soaked in phenolphthalein, so the knife and paper When touched, the paper will appear red and look a lot like blood.”

Xu Meixiao's eyes lit up, and she looked eager to try it out. She just wanted to use something to test it now. She had obviously forgotten the task that Miao had given her at the beginning.

"Mei Xiao, in the future, you should observe more and analyze more when you encounter problems. Don't listen to others' rumors. Just like what I said today, blowing a breath of fairy air to save people. If you know the principles and methods, you will be able to save people from drowning in the future. Come back. This isn't magic at all, it's just basic science. Do you understand?"

"Science..." Xu Meixiao's eyes were bright, and she kept mumbling and repeating, full of curiosity, "Sister, if you talk more, this will be more interesting than the stories in the picture book..."

Xu Qingying then talked about a few more common ways to pretend to be ghosts, such as ghost knocking on the door, bloody handprints, will-o'-the-wisps in the forest, etc. Xu Meixiao held her chin and listened in rapt attention. At the end of the hearing, she came to a conclusion very seriously, "Sister, I want to be a scientist when I grow up!"

Xu Qingying almost choked on her saliva. In modern times, she often heard children say they wanted to be scientists, but in ancient times, when she suddenly heard these familiar words, she couldn't help but laugh.

Did she plant the seeds of science in ancient times?

Why does it feel distorted?
"When I grow up, I will write a book specifically saying that ghosts are all fake. I will also write down everything my sister just said so that people will no longer be deceived!"

Xu Qingying encouraged her: "Where there is a will, there is a way. In the future, you can pay more attention to the unsolved mysteries around you, publish a suspense and fear picture book, write ghost stories, and then reveal that the secret is man-made. This can not only arouse the interest of the audience, but also And it can break feudal superstition——"

Xu Meixiao became even more excited now, waving her little fists, and began to plan in an orderly manner, "But I...but I don't know how to read yet..."

"Then just learn slowly. Our second uncle is a Jinshi in our family. If you beg him, he will teach you how to write."

"I will study hard in the future and never be lazy again! I will learn twenty Chinese characters every day, so that I will be able to read and write soon!"

(End of this chapter)