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"He was trampled to death by a mob in his own home."

"My poor second brother, just because he's related to the previous dynasty's royal family by marriage,"

"Even if you want to work as a patrolman in the new dynasty, you won't be welcomed by the government."

"My poor uncle..."

"Waaaaah, my life is so miserable!"

"Our Tian family has been implicated by your Zhao family,"

"I'm afraid we'll be poor for generations to come and never be able to turn our lives around!"

Zhao Kai was so disturbed by his sister-in-law's crying that he could only say:

"If you are short of money, you can pay me back later."

Tian Jingshu changed her sobs to whimpers, her face streaked with tears.

"Brother, would you like to stay for dinner?"

"I don't have much oil left at home either,"

"I'll go and fetch two ounces."

"My elder brother is a man of principle,"

"I suppose he doesn't like the bland, oily food..."

"No need, no need,"

"I have other important matters to attend to."

Zhao Kai quickly got up.

I dared not say anything more.

Concubine Ma Wudie led the child out.

Looking at Zhao Kai's retreating figure, he said:

"Sister always has a way."

Tian Jingshu glared at the concubine and began to scold her:

"Our leader is incompetent,"

"I can't write poetry or paint,"

"Still a foolish and honest one,"

"They only know how to plow the fields like farmers."

"And you were a singer before,"

"He can't do anything except play the piano and sing."

"If I don't throw a tantrum,"

"I don't know how badly my family will be bullied!"

Ma Wudie lowered her head, looking at the ground, and said to herself with self-reproach:

"Or...or I may enter the city,"

"Go to those brothels and find a way to make a living?"

"you dare!"

Tian Jingshu retorted angrily, "Although my family has been military officers for generations,"

"But my great-uncle also passed the imperial examination,"

"A family of scholars and poets, pure and upright!"

"And the head of the household is a nobleman from the previous dynasty,"

"How can we allow you to engage in such shady dealings?"

"You remember this: no playing the piano or singing at home,"

"We should honestly spin yarn, weave cloth, raise chickens and ducks."

"When I'm busy, you still have to teach the children to read!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Ma Wudie quickly bowed and accepted the instruction.

Waiting for the concubine to return to the kitchen to prepare chicken feed,

Tian Jingshu sat alone in front of the house, lost in thought.

A surge of grievance welled up inside me, and tears streamed down my face silently.

Chapter 1960 Each Displays Their Unique Abilities

Her husband,

Among Emperor Huizong's sons,

The most foolish and honest one.

The imperial court relaxed its oversight of the royal family.

The other brothers were all showing off their unique skills.

Zhao Qi, however, was still foolishly farming.

He has completely become a farmer.

Tian Jingshu was angry at their lack of ambition.

And seeing that her husband was good at farming,

So she forced her husband to become an official in charge of promoting agriculture.

Even with something like this, Zhao Qi was timid, afraid, and lacked confidence.

Tian Jingshu resorted to tantrums and making a scene to get a divorce.

This finally forced the husband to write a letter to the emperor.

I applied to be transferred to the Agricultural Promotion Office as an apprentice.

Fortunately, the emperor was benevolent.

They agreed to it.

However, this was not yet a formal agricultural promotion official.

Zhao Qi was only allowed to work as a menial laborer in the Agricultural Promotion Office.

Waiting to take the recruitment exam for the Agricultural Promotion Bureau.

.....

Zhao Kai fled in a sorry state from his sixth brother's house.

I stood in the field and began to think seriously.

Brothers can't collect debts.

It's also difficult to collect debts from families in financial difficulty.

Then let's go to the homes of the eighth, eleventh, and eighteenth brothers.

The sisters of the three brothers,

She is now the emperor's concubine.

Even the eighteenth brother, who had just come of age,

This year I also received a draft ox.

Three brothers and three oxen.

They also received secret financial assistance from the emperor's concubines.

Zhao Kai made up his mind,

He then hurried toward his eighth brother's house.

They hadn't gone very far,

Then I saw the three younger brothers holding sticks.

He was cursing and swearing in front of his seventh brother's house.

"What's going on?" Zhao Kai asked curiously.

When the eighth son, Zhao Yu, met Zhao Kai,

He immediately said angrily:

"I was just about to go find my third brother,"

"The Luo family is ungrateful and doesn't acknowledge their past relationships."

"I've broken off my engagement with my eighteenth brother,"

"The three of us brothers are planning to cause some trouble."

"Seventh Brother doesn't care about brotherhood,"

"He wouldn't even agree to come along to make an appearance."

"My elder brother has already gone to Shandong,"

"The third brother is the oldest here,"

"Please, Third Brother, call all the brothers over."

"Why did you call him here?" Zhao Kai asked.

Zhao Mo, the eleventh brother, said, "Of course, it's about us brothers working together."

"Go and seek justice for Eighteenth Brother!"

"Make the Nara family fulfill the marriage agreement and marry off their daughter!"

Zhao Kai, not wanting to cause trouble, advised:

"It was just a marriage agreement from the previous dynasty,"

"Anyway, the wedding isn't over yet,"

"Maybe we should just forget about it,"

"Find another marriage for the eighteenth brother."

Zhao Zhen, the eighteenth son, said indignantly, "Why should we just let it go?"

"The Luo family has already betrothed their daughter to me,"

"The formalities of marriage and betrothal have all been performed,"

"Now you're breaking off the engagement? Where will I put my pride?"

Zhao Kai earnestly advised, "I've heard that two members of the Luo family are officials in the new dynasty."

"The less trouble, the better."

"So what if he has two sons who are officials?"

"I also have two sisters who are the emperor's concubines!" Zhao Mo roared.

At this point, Zhao Kai had completely forgotten that he had come to collect a debt.

He was usually carefree, cheerful, and loved to boast.

Deep down, however, he harbored an immense fear of the new Ming Dynasty.

Fearing that her younger brothers might cause trouble, she earnestly advised them:

"I've heard that Luo's second wife is incredibly ugly,"