The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

I heard that Qing Yulang has a child, that's good, so I won't bother him. Woo woo woo, I'm still so sad. He doesn't even know that I like him, I feel a little uncomfortable.

I found that Grandma Wang who lives under Hu Yushan has eyes that are somewhat similar to mine. It seems that she must be my relative. Oh, I forgot, everyone living under Hu Yushan has some similarities. But Grandma Wang’s cooking is delicious and I like it.

As for the food I cooked, after eating it, the master would rather drag his sick body to cook for him himself than eat the food I cooked again. Humph, it’s just a little bit unpalatable, but it’s okay.

Life in Hu Yushan is quite boring. I think it was a mistake for me to spread the word in the underworld asking those people not to disturb me unless necessary. Although it is quite leisurely, I can't stand it being like this every day.

Maybe God heard my thoughts. One day when I went out to collect herbs, I met a little creature drinking leopard milk. When I took a look, its eyes were red like a rabbit's. It was quite healthy and easy to raise.

I don't know how her parents could bear to abandon her in the mountains. Well, I'll take her in reluctantly to see what her talent is. It seems like she'd be a good apprentice.

This little girl seemed to know that I would be her master in the future. She smiled at me, quite discerningly.

I don't know how to raise a child, but I know what children should eat. With my free-range care, she successfully grew up to be five years old. She is eloquent, smart, and quick to understand. She is truly my chosen apprentice.

The only thing is that my good disciple doesn’t seem to want to learn martial arts. It doesn’t matter, it’s still good to learn medicine and poison, but martial arts still need to be learned.

One day I felt that my good disciple seemed to be more precocious. I tried it and found that the person was not changed, it was still her. I didn't care. My good disciple became very curly, which made me, a lazy master, feel physically uncomfortable.

But if the child wants to make progress, parents cannot stop her. I still make more nourishing meals for her. Smart kid, you can't neglect nutrition.

My good disciple's taste suddenly changed. She likes the food I cook the most. It shows that my cooking finally has an audience. However, after a while of novelty, I didn't want to cook anymore. I only cook for her occasionally. Every time I see my good disciple eating the food I bought, I feel guilty. Oh my God, she is so cute, but I don't cook for her. I feel guilty.

But then again, if I don’t have to cook, I still won’t do it.

A child came to our house and said his name was Qing Sixu and he was Qing Yulang’s child. He had no mother. I knew he was not Qing Yulang’s biological child.

Damn Qing Yulang, why didn’t you come find me if you missed me? You see, what a bad reputation you gave to a good boy. I cursed him from the bottom of my heart, but I felt so bad. He’s dead!!! My beauty is dead! Wuuuuuuu!

I decided to take Qing Sixu as my apprentice and teach him well. When Qing Yulang and I were wandering the world together, he gave me all the secrets of his family. I was so stupid. How could I give secrets to ordinary people? It's too late to say anything now. I will cultivate his son well, so that he can rest in peace.

I didn't expect that the brat was of royal blood. I said that the poison in his body was not ordinary. Okay, he begged me, so I helped him. I gave him all my connections. This kid is really capable and turned into an emperor.

But he actually wanted to marry my obedient apprentice. Damn it! I treated him as my son, but he actually wanted my daughter. Fortunately, my daughter didn't want to.

My disciple acted decisively and got into a fake marriage with the little medicine man we bought. I am quite satisfied with it. I can tell at a glance that the little medicine man will not bully my good disciple. They can live in this small courtyard for now, and I, an old woman, will go out for a walk while I can still walk.

In my life, I have traveled through many beautiful countries and seen many people pass by me. The only thing I regret is that I did not confess my love to my sweetheart when I left. I did not let him know my feelings.

But your heart is similar to mine, so I have no regrets and I am content.

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I am the child of the third uncle of the Qing family and the fifth in the clan. My father often said that I was destined to be with the fifth uncle. I was able to be born safely thanks to my fifth uncle who brought a miracle doctor with him. Otherwise, not only would I not be able to see the sun, but my mother would probably have gone with me.

My name is Qing Lingyu. Ling is the generational title in the clan, and Yu is a character my father randomly picked to match it. However, he explained to my mother that Yu means majestic and imposing. Humph, only my mother is naive and would be deceived by him.

When I was five years old, my fifth uncle brought home a baby. He said the baby was not his, but he wanted to raise it. My grandmother was very angry at the time.

My grandmother said that it is difficult for people with children to get married. My fifth uncle is already old and has a child. No girl from a good family would marry him.

I still remember that my fifth uncle said at that time that he already had a son, so it didn’t matter whether he got married or not, since he already had a successor. Besides, what could he do if the girl he liked was gone?

In this way, my little brother, Qing Sixu, lived in the Qing family. Older children like me knew that although the little brother was not a biological child, he was a child of the Qing family. The younger children didn’t remember him.

We, the Qing family, have always been united and will never let outsiders bully our family.

When I was twelve years old, something happened in the Qing family. Everyone knows that my Qing family is a serious business family (merchant). Although we have close ties with the underworld, those are all private. In the eyes of ordinary people, we are the kindest businessmen.

The prefect who was on good terms with my Qing family had completed his term and was transferred to another place, and a new prefect was transferred from the capital.

This prefect is from the Wang family and has a very powerful background. My father and his colleagues are watching the new prefect to see if they can become good friends with him.

Who knew that the prefect had seen my sister Qingmiao from nowhere? He was really like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh, why didn't he go to heaven? He even welcomed my sister into the house as a concubine. Bah, why didn't he just die?

Everyone knows that this Magistrate Wang already has a wife and more than one concubine. Apart from this, he is only two years younger than my fourth uncle, and yet he can be my elder sister's father. He has no shame at such an old age.

I didn't expect that this prefect was not only so bold and daring, but also so petty that he even seized our goods. Everyone knows that our Qing family has always done sincere business and never dealt in prohibited items. Yet he actually seized our goods, causing me to suffer a lot of losses.

During those days, my father and uncles went through a lot of trouble, and finally the prefect stopped targeting our family, so we felt relieved.

After a while, the prefect recommended our Qing family as the imperial merchant. We always felt that something was wrong, but the people should not fight against the officials. We had no way to refuse and could only deal with it carefully.

Although becoming an imperial merchant is a huge honor, the risks are also very high. If there is even the slightest mistake, the whole family will suffer.