After Lu Youqing finished washing the clothes and went home, she did not mention this matter to Qin Ke and the others. In her opinion, there was no need to care too much about or get entangled in these inexplicable and unprovoked things. She ignored the vague awkwardness and bitterness deep in her heart, and thought silently.

She still invited Li Da Nv to stay at home for dinner, but most of the time Li Da Nv waved her hand and declined, saying that she had her mother to take care of at home.

Qin Ke and his family thought of her inconvenience at home and did not try to keep her for too long. Occasionally, when they cooked some different dishes at home, they would prepare a portion for her to take home. Now, under Qin Ke's guidance, Lu Youqing could cook more and more dishes.

When did Qin Ke know these rumors?

He couldn't hear the gossip of the bored people in the village, but Li Danniu could hear it.

The next day, Qin Ke looked at Li Da Niu, who was hesitant and hesitant to speak, and stopped what he was doing. He stared at her and said, "Is there something you want to say? Just say it."

After spending some time together, he also realized that Li Danniu was a kind-hearted and straightforward girl, and this attitude was really not her style.

"Um..." Li Danniu bit her lip and said softly, "Do you know that people in the village are spreading rumors about us? I heard that Madam Lu had a quarrel with them by the river yesterday."

Her voice was very low, and if Qin Ke hadn't listened carefully, he wouldn't have been able to hear what she said.

Hearing this, Qin Ke's face suddenly turned cold, and he said coldly: "Explain the whole story clearly!"

Li Danniu had no choice but to recount in detail what her mother had said to her after she returned home yesterday. Her mother was very worried when she spoke. She was afraid that the rumors would ruin her daughter's reputation, and she was also worried that Qin Ke's family would no longer employ her because of this incident.

You have to know that before meeting Qin Ke, her family had no food to eat, and her daughter often went to dig wild vegetables to save money for her medicine. Now Qin Ke paid her wages every day, 500 coins a day, which was higher than the wages paid by the town.

"When you go back, please help me find out who was the person who spread rumors about my wife by the river yesterday?" Qin Ke was silent for a while, then said through gritted teeth.

Li Danniu looked at him with some concern and advised: "If Madam Lu didn't mention this to you, it probably means she didn't want you to worry. Don't get angry."

She knew that Qin Ke had beaten Shen Yaozu up a few days ago because of a disagreement, and she was afraid that he would do something irrational again.

Seeing Li Danniu's worried eyes, Qin Ke raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a relaxed smile, and said softly: "What? Are you worried that I will go and settle accounts with them? Don't worry, I won't act impulsively. As the saying goes, 'A gentleman's revenge is never too late', I'll remember it for them first."

Seeing his calm face, Li Danniu's worries were slightly relieved, but she still reminded him, "I will help you find out, don't be impulsive."

Qin Ke sighed helplessly. It was just a fight that time. What kind of impression would this leave on others? He was not the kind of person who was used to solving problems with violence.

"Okay, get back to work."

Seeing that he continued to hoe the fields and didn't seem to care about the rumors between them, but only cared about who scolded Madam Qin, Li Danniu felt relieved. She didn't want to lose this job. She had never seen a more kind and generous host than Qin Ke and his family.

Does Qin Ke really not care about those rumors?

He was actually feeling a little annoyed in his heart. Although he had become a man now, his way of doing things was still the same as in his previous life. In his opinion, hiring Li Danniu to do the spring plowing was equivalent to working with a female colleague. However, this was not the workplace, and he was no longer the strong woman who stayed up late to work overtime in his previous life.

Now it is the feudal and backward ancient times. Maybe to him, it is just a romantic affair, but to Li Danniu, rumors can be fatal.

You must know that the feudal ethics that bind and destroy women are like a heavy yoke that oppresses them.

It seems that it would be better for Lu Youqing to be responsible for the handover with Li Danniu in the future, Qin Ke thought silently.

After working for nearly half a month, Qin Ke and his team finally planted rice on the remaining ten acres of land. When improving the soil quality of these ten acres of land, Qin Ke also argued with the system for a long time and found the loopholes in the system at that time.

"You only said that it costs three points to improve the soil, but the product does not specify the scope of the improved land. According to the specifications of the seeds, the improved land should be 20 mu. I have less than 20 mu, so why is it not possible?"

The products on the system store are constantly changing according to Qin Ke's environment. When this option appeared, it was too hasty and not perfect. The system was silent for a while before saying, "Yes!"

Somehow, Qin Ke heard a hint of anger in the robot's cold voice. But it was no wonder that he was so fussy, because he was the one who owed the system five points.

On the day when the spring ploughing was finished, when Lu Youqing was paying Li Danniu, he asked, "I wonder if you are interested in working as a long-term worker in our home? We will pay you monthly, one tael of silver per month."

"Ah?" Li Danniu opened her mouth in surprise. In her understanding, people in rural areas would indeed hire people when they were too busy, but she had never heard of anyone hiring someone for a long time.

"It's like this. As you know, my family has a lot of land now, but there are only my wife and I at home. In the future, we will still need help with irrigation and weeding in the fields. Even if we have nothing to do on weekdays, we still need people to fetch water and chop wood." Qin Ke explained when he saw that she was puzzled.

Li Danniu nodded with some understanding. In most families, there are at least two generations living together. With a large population, they are busy with spring ploughing and autumn harvest. There are very few people like Qin Ke who have separated from the family and live alone.

In fact, she still didn't quite understand. In her opinion, she could just take care of the daily trivial matters herself. There was really no need to spend the money to hire someone to do it.

But she felt that Lu Youqing was a scholar, and in her mind, scholars always knew more, so she swallowed her doubts, smiled and nodded, "I do."

"Okay, go back and rest for two days, and then come back to work." Qin Ke rubbed his stiff shoulders and asked her to go back and rest first.

But she probably felt embarrassed and didn't listen to Qin Ke. She came to his house to fetch water and chop firewood the next day.

Qin Ke needed to have a good rest for two days. He had never suffered such hardship before. Not only was he exposed to the wind and sun, but he also had to bend over every day. If it were his previous body, he would have collapsed on the bed long ago.

Lu Youqing understood that he was working hard, but Qin Ke refused to let her go to the fields to help, saying that her hands were for writing and drawing, and she couldn't do rough work. She could only try to do everything around the house.

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