Splendid Twins

The village chief looked over and smiled, keeping the secret:

"Your Excellency may wish to take a closer look."

County Magistrate Li glanced at the village chief, but he was not angry. He put his hands behind his back and said slowly:

"lead the way."

Si Yao forced five men to make ten threshers over several days. No. 1 performed the best, so she was kind enough to release his forbidden technique and now he was operating the threshers in the open space.

Every household threshes the rice directly on the field after harvesting it. It is safest to put the ready-made food into bags. Aunt Huang's family is threshing the rice right now. Si Yao is watching from the side. Aunt Huang is grinning from ear to ear:

"Girl, tell me how you are so smart. In previous years, we spent a lot of effort on threshing. We had to harvest during the day and worry about the weather at night. If it rained, we had to bring the rice into the house..."

"That's right. My family even occupies the sleeping space."

"Yao girl is still the best, why don't you come back earlier..."

Of course, they would come back earlier to recognize their relatives. When they talked about this, their faces became very embarrassed, because the most gossips in the village recently were about Si Laoer and his wife.

Si Laoer and Liu Niang did not divorce, and now they live separately. They originally went to the county government office that day to prepare for the divorce.

As a result, Si Qing passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. After a few words of comfort from the yamen runners, Si Lao Er suddenly felt that his ancestors had appeared to him, and he became very famous for a while. He even treated the divorce as a non-event.

Seeing that Si Lao Er spoke softly and promised her that he would no longer have anything to do with the people in the old courtyard, Liu Niang felt that Si Qing had made great achievements, so she took his reputation into consideration and let it go.

When the two came back and saw Si Yao with a cold face, Si Laoer took the initiative to suggest that he move into the thatched cottage. He originally wanted to see what Si Yao would say, but in the end, she agreed.

"Move out now, don't let me kick you out!"

After hearing this, Si Lao Er was stunned for a moment. Why was his daughter like this?

But due to Si Yao's previous pressure, he didn't dare to say anything more. He paused every few steps. Si Yao never tried to keep him.

Just as Liu Niang was about to speak, Si Yao looked straight at her with a cold tone:

"You can leave if you want, but don't make me unhappy again, otherwise, I will make you relive the life you lived before!"

Liu Niang stayed and washed clothes and cooked for Si Yao every day. The house suddenly lost its former joy and laughter. Liu Niang wanted to speak up several times, but Si Yao pretended not to see. Sometimes, she couldn't avoid it and went up the mountain directly.

Si Qing felt so ashamed that when he came back to see Si Yao that day, he lowered his head and said softly:

"Yao Yao, I'm sorry..."

Si Yao crossed her arms and reminded him coldly:

"Respect the fate of others and give up the desire to help others. If you want to have a better future, first of all, you have to leave your original family."

Si Qing was obviously hearing such an argument for the first time, and was frightened for a moment. Breaking away meant betrayal, so how could he abandon his parents when his future was bright...

When he thought that all his current salary was provided by Si Yao, his once upright spine bent down and he said with a dejected look on his face:

"It's my brother who is useless..."

Si Yao felt pity for him and only looked at him for a while before going back to her room. The next morning, Si Qing left her a letter, but she was too lazy to read it and just threw it on the table. She had been busy with the thresher these days and had no time to think about those bad things.

"As long as it works, I'll think about it and make an automatic one later."

Si Yao's brows were filled with smiles. The aunts were all warm and generous people. When they heard this, they immediately spoke:

"Just tell us what materials you need, and we can all contribute."

"That's right, nothing else. My brother from my mother's family is a blacksmith, you know..."

Si Yao smiled and said to the aunt who just spoke: "That's great."

Number One held the rice ears and placed them into the groove of the thresher. He had to admit that Si Yao was an extremely intelligent woman. He had also seen the world and had never seen a girl as strong as her.

Si Yao glanced at him calmly:

"Behave well and I'll give you the antidote."

Number One was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with smiles. The immense wealth had finally come to him. When he thought of his four younger brothers who worked like animals, he suddenly felt much more relieved.

"Okay Miss Si, I will definitely perform well."

Aunt Huang smiled and joked:

"Number One, do you have a wife?"

"Do you want to have a son?"

A widow in the village took a fancy to No. 1. Look at his broad chest, strong arms, slim waist and long legs...

Everyone knew that Aunt Huang had a good relationship with Si Yao, so they secretly sent something to Aunt Huang to test the waters. Anyway, Si Yao had already subdued him, so it would be a waste of other resources if he stayed in the village just to work...

Number One didn't reply but looked at Si Yao, who was speechless:

"I'm asking you a question, why are you looking at me? Is there something written on my face?"

Number 1: "..."

There is nothing written on your face, but you have a plan. What if I say something I don’t like and you don’t give me the antidote?

"Who has words? What words?"

As soon as Magistrate Li came over, he said something casually. Everyone turned their heads and prepared to kneel down, but Magistrate Li waved his hand:

"Need not……"

When County Magistrate Li saw the thresher next to him, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning and was so shocked that he could hardly move.

His eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to see some shocking secret from the thresher.

As the golden grains of rice were sifted out from the funnel, his heart beat like a drum, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

His lips trembled slightly, and he seemed unable to speak.

"Meet Magistrate Li."

Si Yao took the initiative to step forward and speak. Her cold voice brought Magistrate Li back to his senses. When he saw it was her, something flashed through his mind and he spoke:

"Miss Si, how are you?"

"Thank you for your concern, sir."

County Magistrate Li looked at the thresher, Si Yao understood immediately and took the initiative to speak:

"This is called a thresher. I made it. Can you help me?"

Magistrate Li looked at Si Yao. The girl in front of him was still dazzling and confident. He was still thinking that he had been used to a comfortable life of luxury, but if the noble lady fell into the mud, she would lose her pride and degenerate...

"Miss Si, there is no need to be modest. I will do my best to help you in any way I can."

Si Yao bowed slightly and said solemnly:

"Please recommend it to the people of North Vietnam so that they can use it."

When these words were spoken, County Magistrate Li was suddenly shocked, as if he had seen something incredible.

After a while, the county magistrate took a deep breath and tried to calm his inner shock.

"Miss Si, as far as I know, you come from the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion. If you want to recommend this item, I'm afraid it's not my turn..."

"Yesterday's fancy clothes and beautiful ornaments have become a thing of the past. Today, I am just a farm girl, working for the welfare of the people who toil in the fields. I don't care about fame or fortune, I just want to have a clear conscience."

Si Yao stood with his back straight, his eyes full of sincerity, and every word he said was heard by everyone. The villagers had different expressions, some admired Si Yao's courage, some praised Si Yao's generosity, and some lowered their heads slightly to hide the disdain in their eyes, thinking that Si Yao was extremely hypocritical.

Since it is to be used by the people, why not hand over the blueprints? They can make it themselves and sell it outside, or rent it out, which is also a way to make money...