After being transformed into the cannon fodder of a villain, I counterattacked and became the protag

Seeing that Yang Wanli didn't believe it, Zhang Jinyue said calmly: "My lord, what he said is that he can't control anything but the villagers' jokes. It can't be taken seriously. If Qiu Qingquan wasn't from the Qiu family, how could the Qiu family sell iron for him to study, and even deduct pregnant women at home? It’s time to eat.”

Yang Wanli frowned, "It's a bit excessive to deprive pregnant women of food."

It was not easy for women in ancient times to give birth. If they were not careful, they would kill two people.

"Isn't it true? His second sister-in-law is pregnant and can't even afford an egg, but he still has spare money to buy hairpins for his fiancée. This man is really annoying!" Zhang Jinyue said, shaking his head with emotion.

After hearing this, Yang Wanli's impression of Qiu Qingquan became even worse. Zhang Jinyue was still chattering, "But he is very good at studying. He even took the college entrance examination this time."

As the examiner of the college examination, Yang Wanli was very familiar with the college examination. He recalled the list and found that he had never heard of this name before. It was definitely not among the top few. But in terms of those who failed to pass the exam, he was just one of the three hundred people. Take a look and remember.

"Did he pass the exam?"

"Of course I passed the exam. I heard that I ranked 150th in the exam."

"What does it mean to be a good student if you get one hundred and fifty in the college examination?" Yang Wanli didn't care.

Only one hundred and fifty, not in the top ten, not in the top hundred. He was second in the rankings back then.

He was average in reading but not good in character. This was Yang Wanli's first impression of Qiu Qingquan.

When they arrived at the village, Zhang Jinyue and Yang Wanli thanked each other and then parted ways.

Zhang Jinyue is not at home these days, so they are not forced to work in the mountains and fields. Zhang Cuihua and her family are living a very comfortable life. After lunch, they can relax and bask in the sun, and they are looking forward to their days.

The only fly in the ointment is that they have only been able to eat half full for the past few days, using the little cornmeal left in the cupboard. They turned the house upside down and couldn't find the food hidden by that bitch Zhang Jinyue. They couldn't help but wonder. Somewhat depressed.

"Mother and sister Lihua look very relaxed, don't they?"

The sound that penetrated into the bone marrow came, and Zhang Cuihua shuddered and almost fell off the chair.

"You're going to die! How dare you scare me!" Zhang Cuihua's mouth was faster than her brain. After speaking, she covered her mouth and regretted it.

Zhang Jinyue frowned slightly, "Mom has been living a happy life these past few days. She hasn't done any work at all."

Seeing that Zhang Jinyue didn't notice her curse, Zhang Cuihua breathed a sigh of relief and said warily, "We've finished the work on the mountain and in the fields. You don't want to trick us into hunting again, do you?"

She still remembered the lessons she learned from last time, mainly because she couldn't remember it. The places on her body that had been bitten by bugs had been itching very much these days, and there was still a dull pain.

Zhang Jinyue thought for a while and said to Zhang Cuihua: "The weather is good these days. You can go to the mountains to chop firewood. It will be put away after it is dried."

Zhang Cuihua had a long face. This bitch really caught them and squeezed her hard. The rich and evil man was not as evil as her.

"Today's task is one hundred pounds. I have to check it during dinner." After Zhang Jinyue arranged the task for the family, he entered the city in a donkey cart and went straight to the teahouse in the west of the city.

There were not many people in the teahouse today, and shopkeeper Sun was calculating the bills behind the counter.

Zhang Jinyue walked up to Shopkeeper Sun and greeted him with a smile, "Shopkeeper Sun, are you busy?"

Shopkeeper Sun raised his head and saw that it was her. The smile that appeared on his face quickly dissipated and turned into a frown, "You're back? Why have you been here for so long this time? By the way, the period when you left. Some time ago, someone else also made milk tea. The taste is similar to ours, but the price is lower than ours, which took away many customers from us. Do you have other new products? Can you make it now? ?”

After Zhang Jinyue listened carefully, he said to shopkeeper Sun: "I do have the new products, and they will be made tomorrow. Actually, there is one more thing I want to discuss with the shopkeeper this time. Can I go in and talk about it?"

Shopkeeper Sun rolled up the account book on the table and said to Zhang Jinyue: "Come with me."

Zhang Jinyue followed him to the second floor, and then said: "Shopkeeper Sun, do you know which shop in town is to be transferred?"

Shopkeeper Sun was a little surprised when he heard this. This girl just opened a Mingxiang Pavilion some time ago. Now she wants to buy a shop again?

"I do know that several shops are to be transferred. What, you want to buy them?" Shopkeeper Sun said. He knew a few shopkeepers whose shops were not doing well. The bosses of those shops did not want to continue to lose money and were looking for them everywhere. buyer.

Zhang Jinyue nodded, "I recently came up with a new idea and plan to sell some new food, so I plan to set up a store and recruit a few people to help."

"What's new?" Shopkeeper Sun asked curiously.

"Shopkeeper Sun may not have heard of it. It's a snack called fried chicken."

"Is it tasty?"

"Of course it's delicious! When it opens, shopkeeper Sun will support it," Zhang Jinyue said.

"That's natural." Shopkeeper Sun said without hesitation.

"By the way, shopkeeper Sun said he was looking for a buyer for the shop. When can we go take a look?" Zhang Jinyue brought the topic back on track.

Shopkeeper Sun put down the account book in his hand and said to Zhang Jinyue: "They should all be at home now. I can take you there now."

"Let's go then."

With the help of Shopkeeper Sun, Zhang Jinyue looked at several shops, settled on one of them, and agreed to go to the government with money to sign the contract tomorrow.

The shop we decided on was located in the center of the town, with a large flow of people and a large area, about 100 square meters. There was a store in the front and a residence in the back.

The store originally offered two hundred and twenty taels, but Zhang Jinyue lowered the price to two hundred taels. Before, she had to scrape together a hundred taels of silver here and there, but now she could get two hundred taels of silver without blinking an eye, all thanks to Ye Yunqin's extra money.

After buying another shop, Zhang Jinyue was in a good mood. She went to the butcher shop and cut two pounds of pork belly. She also bought an old hen and planned to make chicken soup at home.

In Xinghua Village, Zhang Jinxiu learned that "Yang Wanli is here" and quickly told his grandfather, waiting patiently at home for Yang Wanli to come.

According to their thinking, Yang Wanli's first thought must be to find the village chief, ask for the village directory, and screen out the people with foreign surnames who have migrated in the village over the years.

What she never expected was that not long after Yang Wanli entered the village, he would see someone who looked like a "maid".

"Are you the maid in the General's Mansion?"

He asked suspiciously, looking somewhat similar and somewhat dissimilar, but after so many years, he actually couldn't remember the other person's appearance clearly in his mind.

"Yes." The other party admitted directly.

"Back then, I escaped with my child and gave the child to a farmer to be raised. Now that the child has grown up safely, I am worthy of the general and his wife." The "maid" said, with tears streaming down her face.

"Where is the child now?" Yang Wanli asked anxiously.

"That child is very promising now. I heard that he ranks first in the academy every year. He went to Fucheng to take the exam a few days ago and should be back soon." The maid said.

Yang Wanli frowned, a name came to mind, and asked: "You won't tell me that the child's name is Qiu Qingquan, right?"

The "maid" heard this with a look of relief on her face and said, "How do you know, sir? Could it be that I have already met you on the road?"

Yang Wanli looked at her suspiciously and asked, "What's the child's name?"

"Ah?" The "maid" froze on the spot, "Master Xindao, don't you know that? You just said it, why are you asking her now?"

"I'm talking about his old name."

"Qi Ya."

Returning to the familiar problem, the "maid" breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why don't you raise him yourself instead of letting him be raised by farmers?" Yang Wanli asked.

"I am older, have a family, and have children of my own. My husband is not willing to raise so many children, so I have to give the children to others to raise. I will come and see him when I have time." The "maid" covered her face and wiped her face. tears.

"The farmers themselves are in trouble, right? Will they agree to help you raise their children?"

"The old man and the old lady of the Qiu family are both excellent people."

Yang Wanli asked a few more questions, his expression serious. He glanced at the "maid", said nothing more, and asked her to lead the way to Qiu's house.

"My lord, go on your own. I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first."

Yang Wanli didn't stop her. When they walked away, he gave the guard next to him a

With a wink, the other party followed.

He wanted to see who was behind it!

Although he thought this "maid" was strange, Yang Wanli decided to go to Qiu's house first.

The Qiu family still didn't know Qiu Qingquan's plan. At this time, they were stunned when they saw the official wearing a crimson official robe coming in.

They haven't done anything recently, so why do they still have an official come to visit?

Seeing the Qiu family members stunned, Yang Wanli's personal bodyguard shouted: "How brave, don't kneel down and salute when you see Mr. Yang!"

His shout brought the Qiu family back to their senses, and they quickly knelt down and said, "The common people have seen you, sir."

"Yes." Yang Wanli walked up to the top and sat down, "Everyone, get up."

The Qiu family members got up from the ground and stood with their heads bowed, not daring to make a sound.

"I wonder why you came to Qiu's house?" Mr. Qiu asked.

"You have a grandson named Qiu Qingquan?"

"Yes." Mr. Qiu was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands. Could it be that his grandson committed something outside?

"What year and time was he born?" Yang Wanli continued to ask.

"Ah?" Mr. Qiu was a little confused. He didn't look like he was here to arrest someone.

"I'm asking you a question, just answer it truthfully!" the guard said sternly.

"Yes, yes. Cao Min's grandson was born in the second year of Wei and Jin Dynasties."

Yang Wanli frowned. The time didn't match up. It seemed that Qiu Qingquan was not the person he was looking for. So he didn't want to stay at Qiu's house anymore, so he got up and left.

Mr. Yang came and left quickly. Mr. Qiu was still confused. He didn't know where he had said the wrong thing and offended Mr. Guan.

"Old man, what do you mean by this official? Why did you leave so suddenly? Do you think we didn't entertain you well?" Old Mrs. Qiu asked.

Although she was usually arrogant outside, when she saw the official, she was like a weak shrimp, almost unable to stand, and she didn't dare to say anything.

"It doesn't look like it." Mr. Qiu wondered.

However, they could not guess what the big shot was thinking. At this time, Mr. Qiu missed Qiu Qingquan especially. His grandson was smart and must know what Mr. Guan wanted to do.

Zhang Jinxiu and the village chief waited at home, but did not wait for Master Yang to come over. They couldn't help but wonder if they had received false news.

When I walked out, I found that the villagers in the village were all talking about the arrival of a high-ranking official from the Qiu family.

Zhang Jinxiu's heart skipped a beat. Why did Yang Wanli go to Qiu's house?

He hurried to the Qiu family to see what was going on, so that the Qiu family would not talk nonsense and leave a bad impression on others.

Mr. Yang is useful to Qiu Lang, but he cannot be offended.

He quickly rushed to Qiu's house, but heard Mr. Qiu say that Mr. Yang had left and he didn't know where he had gone.

Zhang Jinxiu couldn't help but feel a little confused. The protagonist was missing. How would he perform the next scene?

She immediately wanted to summon people to find someone, but Shen Qing, who hurriedly came to find her, told her that Master Yang was already at home and asked her to go back quickly.

The two people hurried home.

Mr. Yang was already sitting at the top, and the village chief was answering respectfully.

After a few pleasantries, Yang Wanli got straight to the point, "I want to find someone. I wonder if the village chief can help?"

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"Of course." The village chief said respectfully, "Sir, please tell me, I am very familiar with the people in the village."

"How many young people around the age of fifteen are there in Xinghua Village?"

The village chief thought for a moment and replied: "There are about ten families."

"So among these people, which of them originally lived in the town, and how many of them moved here later?" Yang Wanli continued to ask.

"Three families moved here, and the others have lived in the village for generations."

"Which three people are they?"

"Li Shengkai, Liu Dayou and Gu Yuncheng."

"Tell me about them."

"Yes." The village chief said: "The Li family moved here twelve years ago. Li Shengkai is a single-parent family and was raised by his mother. I heard from Kaizi's mother that his father died when Kaizi was very young. I saw that their mother and son were pitiful and allowed them to live in Xinghua Village. This stay lasted for twelve years. Kaizi’s mother also passed away a few years ago, leaving only Kaizi’s half-year-old child in the family. It was the people in the village who kindly gave him a bite of food that allowed him to live and grow up to this size."

"The Liu family moved here ten years ago. Dayou's father is a carpenter. He earns some money from carpentry work to support his family of four."

"As for the Gu family, they moved here twelve years ago. Mother and son have always been dependent on each other in the village, but it is said that there is a father and younger brother in the family. They came to the village once before, but they have never been seen again."

At that time, the Qi family's maid fled with the young master. The first single-parent family is the most suitable, but it does not rule out that the maid later got married, so you still have to go and see it.

"I want to visit these houses, could I ask the village chief to lead the way?" Yang Wanli said.

"Okay, sir, please come with me."

The village chief led the way, Yang Wanli walked in the middle, and Yang Wanli's bodyguards followed behind.

Zhang Jinxiu also followed secretly.

The first one to go was the Li family.

The village chief led Yang Wanli to a dilapidated mud house and patted the door. "Kaizi, I am your uncle the village chief. If someone is looking for you, please open the door."