Liu was satisfied to see the panic on her face, and then she said slowly: "If you say that these livestock are secretly caused by your family, I don't believe it!"

"Although I can temporarily keep your family, I am old now, and my words have less and less authority. Who knows, in a year or two, some people may become powerful enough to sell your family off to compensate for the losses of the family!"

When Ma Pozi heard this, she was terrified and anxious, and she pleaded again and again, "Old lady, you are worrying too much. Not to mention that you are in good health now, even if you wait for a few years, you will still have Ming Ge'er to take care of you. Who in this family dares not to obey your orders?"

Liu sighed in embarrassment.

Xiao Liu looked at her mother-in-law's face and continued, "You don't know how difficult it is for her now!"

"The Third Brother's family is very tough right now. If he passes the examination and becomes an official, even if mother wants to keep you, it won't work!"

After saying that, he sighed and said helplessly: "The third brother has won the first place in four consecutive exams. As long as he can successfully take the last exam, the first place in the county will definitely be his!"

"Right now, my father-in-law is very happy because he got the first place in the exam. If he gets the first place again, I'm afraid he will say that he doesn't like your family, and my father-in-law will definitely not keep you! By then, even if my mother-in-law asks for help, it will be useless!"

Ma naturally also thought of the time when the livestock were lost and she kept blaming the Third Young Master's wife. If the Third Young Master gained power, wouldn't he want to deal with her?

No, we must not let the Third Young Master get the top spot!

At this moment, she also understood the purpose of the two people calling her to talk.

She raised her head and said with a sinister look, "Old lady, don't worry, no one can surpass you in this family!"

Liu nodded in satisfaction, "Tomorrow is the last county exam, all right, you can go back first!"

Xiao Liu sent the person out the door and hurried back to the main room. She asked in confusion, "Mother, shouldn't we ask how Ma Po is going to do it?"

Liu glanced at Little Liu and said, "What a fool they are. If the truth is revealed later, we will just pretend we didn't know about it!"

Xiao Liu's eyes lit up. Yes, even if Ma's family were caught after the incident, it would have nothing to do with them!

Little Liu walked behind Liu with a flattering look on her face, and while massaging her back, she praised: "Mother, you are so thoughtful!"

Liu snorted complacently, but she felt much better in her heart!

When Chen Yunyou and Song Xile came back from the city, they saw Mrs. Ma coming out of her house!

Song Xile paused and asked her husband in confusion, "Have Ma Pozi and her family been released from prison?"

Chen Yunyou shook his head!

He was even more unaware of this matter!

Song Xile couldn't help but frown. It wasn't that she was sensitive, but the malice in Ma Po's eyes when she came out of the house just now made her heart alarm bells ring for no reason!

Yun You only has one exam left to take, so it’s never too careful!

She suddenly stopped and said to her husband, "Yun You, let's go to the clan leader's house. It's a good opportunity to check on the clan leader and take his pulse!"

Chen Yunyou naturally had no objection, and immediately took his wife to the clan leader's house!

When the couple arrived outside the house of Patriarch Chen, Patriarch Chen was leading his two sons in the yard to organize farm tools.

Chen Yunshan, who was facing the door, was the first to see the couple standing outside.

He immediately put down the farm tools in his hands, asked the boy to bring a stool from the house, and invited the two men in.

The two were welcomed into the courtyard. Song Xile smiled and said, "I'm here to check my uncle's pulse. I just happen to need your help with something!"

Patriarch Chen stood up happily and said, "Let's go inside and talk!" Then he led the couple into the main room!

As soon as Patriarch Chen asked the two to sit down, Cao brought two bowls of sugar water to them!

She put down the tea in her hand and praised with a smile: "I heard from your eldest brother that you have won the first place in the past few exams. Yun You really made our Xixi Village proud!"

Chen Yun smiled shyly, "Aunt, please don't praise me. The county exam is very basic. I was just lucky and I happened to know the answers to the questions!"

"You are so modest, kid!"

Patriarch Chen stroked his sparse beard with satisfaction, "Yun You's attitude towards learning is right. Even if you won the first place in the county exam, there are still prefectural and provincial exams to come. You must not be proud and complacent. You must know that there are always people better than you!"

Chen Yunyou stood up respectfully and saluted to Patriarch Chen, "My boy, remember your teachings!"

Cao glanced at the old man who was teaching her a lesson with a look of reproach, and hurriedly said, "Why are you being so polite? Come and sit down!"

"Since you are here at my house today, why don't you stay for a meal?" After saying that, he didn't even give the two a chance to refuse and left in a hurry!

The couple stood up and wanted to decline, but Cao was nowhere to be seen!

"I'll go and take a look!" After saying that, he followed him out!

Before Patriarch Chen could call out to him, Chen Yunyou walked out!

Patriarch Chen shook his head and laughed, then looked at Song Xile, "You just said you needed help with something, what is it?"

Song Xile did not hide anything and expressed his concerns.

"I want the clan leader to help me find some trustworthy people to secretly send Yun You to the county town. Don't worry, I will pay for the employment! I won't let the villagers work in vain!"

"Uncle, just think of me as a villain, judging others by my own standards. There is only one round left in the Yunyou County exam, and I don't want to see anything unexpected happen to him!"

Patriarch Chen couldn't help but frown. He had seen Liu's character over the years. She was very mean to the two children who were not born in her belly!

It turned out that this was also Chen Yi's family affair, and he couldn't interfere!

But now that Yun You has the chance to become the scholar of their Xixi Village, he must protect this young man well!

You know, if a village can produce a scholar, it will receive a lot of preferential treatment in the future, whether it is paying taxes or dealing with the government!

He arranged for his son to escort Yun You to take the county exam because he was afraid that something unexpected might happen on the way!

Now there is only one county exam left, so he must do his best to ensure that Chen Yunyou can take part in the county exam!

"You are right to worry. We should be on guard against others. Leave this matter to me. I will have someone secretly follow you tomorrow! Don't mention the wages. We are all neighbors. If anyone needs medical help from you in the future, just lend a hand!"

"Besides, don't let this matter affect Yun You's mood for the exam. If nothing happens, that would be the best. If it is really as you guessed, then you won't be caught off guard!"

Song Xile naturally agreed to Patriarch Chen’s proposal!

Xixi Village is lucky to have such a public-spirited patriarch!

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