Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

His body swayed, and his feet were a little unstable. He reached out to touch the warmth running down his face, and when he spread his hands out, he saw that his palms were covered in blood.

"Anyway, you're not satisfied with anything I do now, you might as well just beat me to death."

Yu Shicheng looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, which made Yu's father furious.

His face turned from pale to blue, veins on his temples throbbed, and anger churned in his chest.

"No matter how much you acted up at night, I never cared about you. But now you act up day and night. Go look in the mirror. Do you still look like a human being?"

Yu Shicheng sneered twice, "The Yu family is already number one in the South. As long as you give an order, who dares not obey?"

He has finally come to terms with it. People should enjoy themselves while they are young, and have subordinates to do whatever they need. Otherwise, what's the point of keeping them around?

Seeing that he was stubborn and unyielding, Yu's father picked up the inkstone on the table with trembling hands and was about to hit him with it. Seeing the dried blood on his head and face, he twisted his hand and hit him with it.

"Get out! Go back and reflect on your actions!"

Yu Shicheng also shook off the ink on his body and staggered out of the study.

The housekeeper and his servants were guarding outside the study. Just as they were about to reach out to help him, they were pushed away by Yu Shicheng.

"Get out of here, you dog slave!" Yu Shicheng finally found a place to vent his anger in the study.

The butler withdrew his hand awkwardly and stood there with his head lowered.

Only after he walked away did he walk towards the study and knocked on the door, but there was no sound from inside for a long time.

After lying on the door and listening carefully for a while, the housekeeper suddenly felt something was wrong. He pushed open the door of the study and saw Yu's father slumped in the chair with his hands on his chest. He was already in a coma.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" the butler hurried forward and shouted.

After shouting for a long time, Yu's father didn't respond. He anxiously said to the servant, "Quick! Go get the doctor!"

Yu's father was so angry that he fell ill. Fortunately, the doctor arrived in time, took his pulse and gave him acupuncture, and only then did Yu's father slowly recover.

"Mr. Yu has organ dysfunction, qi and blood dysfunction, and is depressed. He has symptoms of wind, fire, phlegm, blood stasis and weak qi. He urgently needs to calm down and recuperate, and must not be stimulated again." The doctor said truthfully.

Mrs. Yu nodded repeatedly and asked carefully about the precautions regarding the meal. Yu Xunmei stood obediently beside her and listened attentively.

"Doctor, how long will it take for your father to wake up?" Yu Xunmei asked the doctor quietly, eyes full of worry.

The doctor did not specify when the patient would wake up, but only said vaguely, "He has been very tired and distressed recently, so more rest will be good for his recovery."

The doctor wrote out a prescription, and Madam Yu asked her personal maid to follow the doctor to get the medicine.

"Mom, don't worry too much. The doctor said that Dad will wake up after he gets enough sleep." Yu Xunmei helped Mrs. Yu sit down and comforted her.

Madam Yu patted her hands and sighed, "Your brother has always been obedient and sensible, but he seems to have become a different person recently. Fortunately, you are here, otherwise mother doesn't know what to do."

As she spoke, she covered her face and cried. She used to worry about her daughter, but now that her daughter has become a good person, her son is becoming disobedient again.

"Mom, don't worry. Dad will get better. You stay here and watch. I'll ask the kitchen to make some light meals for Dad."

Father Yu suddenly fell down, and Mrs. Yu was frightened. After she recovered, she felt a little tired. She nodded and said, "Go."

After going to the kitchen, Yu Xunmei asked the cook to make some porridge, then fried a vegetarian dish with lard and brought it to Madam Yu's yard. Yu's father had just woken up and was taking medicine.

"Dad, take the medicine and then have some food." She obediently brought the food to Yu's father.

Father Yu didn't have the strength to speak. With the help of Mrs. Yu, he ate half a bowl of porridge and went back to sleep.

After a few days of rest, my father's spirits finally improved a little.

Yu Xunmei specially took out a hundred-year-old ginseng from the warehouse, and then went to the kitchen to ask the cook to slaughter an old hen to make soup.

When she brought the soup in, the housekeeper happened to be reporting on this year's harvest.

When he saw Yu Xunmei coming in, his eyes flickered several times.

"Master, the Zhong and Ye families reported that the harvest was reduced this year, and they wanted to sell us less grain. It turned out that the eldest master agreed. Thanks to the young lady, not only did we collect 30% more grain, but we also lowered the price by more than 10% compared to previous years."

"Are the Zhong family willing?" Father Yu raised his eyelids and glanced at the housekeeper.

The housekeeper's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "The Zhong family has no complaints. The eldest young lady said that if they dare to reduce production, she will sell them half as much salt next year."

Yu Xunmei gently put down the food box in her hand and said with a smile, "Dad, my brother is too womanly. That Zhong is not a good person at all. He didn't want to marry his daughter before, and now he uses the excuse of reduced grain production. If he does this over and over again, I'm afraid he won't take the Yu family seriously in the future."

Father Yu nodded. "That makes sense. If there is a first time, there will be a second time. Is the Zhong family going to rebel against the Yu family?"

"Dad, my brother is like this now. If my daughter marries to Cangwu County again in the future, what will you and mother do?" Yu Xunmei took the opportunity to pout and said coquettishly in dissatisfaction.

After this illness, my father felt that some things needed to be rearranged.

He glared at his daughter who had suddenly become sensible, and pretended to scold her, "Nonsense, girls have no shame, and you're shouting about something that hasn't even been decided yet."

Yu Xunmei lowered her eyes, hiding the sarcasm in her eyes, and brought the soup to Yu's father.

"Dad, drink the soup. I found a hundred-year-old ginseng in the storehouse and made some soup for you. You should get better soon after eating it."

Father Yu took the bowl. The temperature was just right. He drank three bowls in a row and immediately felt warm in his heart.

After serving Yu's father the medicine, Yu Xunmei went out with the empty bowl.

Only after the door was closed and the footsteps faded away did Yu's father look at the butler next to him.

"Butler, what do you think about letting the young master handle important matters?"

A slight surprise flashed across the butler's face. "Master, have you thought this through?"

"It doesn't matter if you say so."

The housekeeper calmed down and said, "After what happened with the Zhong family, I realized that the young lady's tactics and strategies are no less than those of men."

Father Yu thought for a moment and said, "In the future, if there is any movement from the young lady, you should report it directly. The matters that the eldest master is following up on will be handed over to the young lady to handle. You can give more advice on who to introduce."

"Also, write a letter to Cangwu County for me. The Yu family is willing to form an alliance with them and form a Qin-Jin alliance."

"Master, do you still want to marry the eldest daughter to him?" The housekeeper was a little surprised.

Yu's father said, "No, the one who is marrying is not the eldest daughter, but a concubine's daughter who has just reached the age of marriage. The Yu family is sincere."

After chatting for another half an hour, Yu's father finally fell asleep exhausted.

The housekeeper covered him with a quilt and then left his room.

When I walked out of the yard, I saw Yu Xunmei standing under a tree, fanning herself with a fan.

"Congratulations, young lady, for getting what you wished for." The butler bowed and said.

Yu Xunmei smiled faintly, "Thank you for your kind words, housekeeper. Don't worry, I will never forget what I promised you."