【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

At this moment, in Qi Xian's mind, the chief steward Qi was a god descending from heaven, with radiant light all around him.

The housekeeper Qi walked briskly, his face fierce, and shouted: "By order of the old lady, the four families who started the trouble are all sold. Zhao Yapo, please help me."

Mrs. Zhao laughed and said, "It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal. I'm familiar with this kind of thing."

With a wave of her hand, her men rushed forward and captured all the troublemakers. Qi Xian woke up as if from a dream and hurried back to the house to find their indentures.

The four families who caused the trouble first were dumbfounded and struggled to beg for mercy, but Qi Xian didn't dare to believe them. He hurriedly took out their indentures and sold them all. By the way, he beat them a hundred times and kicked them two hundred times in his heart.

Get out now.

Now that things were good, the remaining two veteran servants dared not make trouble and honestly redeemed themselves and left.

Qi Xian breathed a sigh of relief, barely perceptible.

Zhao Yapo accepted the indenture contract, paid one hundred taels of silver, and had her men drag these people away without even allowing them to pack their luggage.

Qi Xian felt a little awkward holding the money. Butler Qi came over and reminded him, "Master, how about I bring some people to raid the residences of those four families? Seeing how confident they are, I know they are quite greedy."

"You go ahead, I'll go back to the house and rest."

"Hey! Okay."

Steward Qi had his men copy out five thousand taels of silver and two house deeds. He sold the other sundries as arranged by Qi Xian and kept them in his own hands. It looked like he could fetch around eighty taels of silver, so he made a profit.

Oh, what a pleasure.

Before dinner, Yun Xi was listening to Dong Zhu introducing the female teachers she had found. There were three candidates, one of whom was Nanny Zhu. Nanny Zhu was retired from the palace and used to be in charge of embroidery in the Clothing Bureau. She created her own embroidery needlework.

"It's said that this person can't read many words, is very rigid and strict, and is not afraid of the powerful. Many officials have asked her to teach their daughters the rules, but she was dismissed within ten days. Some people speculate that Master Qin is inflexible and has severely fined the daughters."

Yun Xi nodded and looked at the second person's information, "Where's Master Qin?"

"Master Qin comes from a prominent family in the capital. After her husband died a few years ago, she left the household to her son and traveled with her servants. After about six years, she settled in the south city to retire. Master Qin is not only literate, but also proficient in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and can also compose poetry. Her only drawback is her free and easy personality, she loves playing polo, and she doesn't care much for rules. Therefore, not many people ask her to be their teacher." Dong Zhu then introduced the third person, "The third Master Liu used to be an instructor at the women's branch of Yuanxia Academy. She was responsible for teaching etiquette, literacy, and reading. Unfortunately, her family suffered misfortune. Her son became addicted to drugs and almost lost all the family fortune. Helplessly, Master Liu, already fifty years old, had to go out to earn money to support the family. Many families asked Master Liu to teach, which shows that Master Liu is quite capable."

She prefers the third one, Master Liu, who has experience and a good reputation.

Yun Xi's eyes were wandering over the information of the first and second masters. At this time, Qi Xian strode into the front hall from outside. He walked in a hurry. The first thing he did when he came in was to drink tea from the teapot like a cow chewing a peony.

After finishing his drink, he tossed his sleeves and said happily, "Mom, I finally sold those dog-skin plasters. I was so nervous. Will there be any problems?"

Yun Xi looked at him, "Of course there's a problem. Those people followed your father to develop the Qi family, and you sold them all out. There's no guarantee that someone won't say you're mean and ungrateful, repaying kindness with enmity."

"Ah?" Qi Xian was dumbfounded. "Mother, didn't you arrange for Mrs. Zhao to come and save me?"

"I arranged it this way, and you were so naive as to sell them out right away? Have you forgotten the scabbard that your mother taught you? You must always stand above justice. Justice doesn't mean you're right just because you think you are, but you have to speak it out. You could have argued with those servants for a while in front of Zhao Yapo and the others, let them hit you a few more times, and then, in your unbearable anger, accuse them of bullying their master, saying that their achievements surpassed theirs, and that you had no choice but to sell them out..."

Yun Xi said a lot, drank a sip of boiled water, and looked at him quietly. She explained all the details clearly. Next time he encounters such a thing, he should know how to deal with it, right?

The system laughed secretly. The host, who was full of wisdom and intelligence, would be dumbfounded when he met such a stupid person without any wisdom at all.

Qi Xian first realized what was going on, then he was filled with regret, and finally he beat his chest and stamped his feet, "Mom, what can I do? It's a done deal."

"What should we do? Aren't you going to inspect the shop tomorrow? Then go with that pig-headed face of yours. If anyone asks you, tell the truth. Say you were beaten by the servants and cry about their crimes. In short, put yourself in the position of the victim." Yun Xi's mind raced. "Standing on the moral high ground will be enough to restore the reputation of the Qi family."

Qi Xian seemed to understand, and after leaving his mother's place, he went to ask the housekeeper Qi. The housekeeper Qi patiently explained to him that he must do as the old lady said, and that personal face was not as important as the face of the Qi family.

When doing business, you have to know how to pretend.

Yun Xi no longer cared about her adopted eldest son and only asked the system to help keep an eye on his safety.

The next day, the four concubines came to watch Yun Xi handle household chores. After finishing, Yun Xi showed them the information of the three teachers.

"I think the relationship between students and teachers is a two-way choice. When Dongzhu was helping you find a teacher, he told these three teachers some of your problems. So you also need to understand the teachers. Let's take a look."

Qi Wu and the other four read the information over and over again, and finally said one after another: "I like Master Liu."

"I like Master Qin."

"My wife, Master Qin."

"I like Master Qin."

Yun Xi was a little surprised and looked at Qi Wu, "Xiao Wu, do you know why your choice is different from your sisters'?"

Qi Wu was a little overwhelmed, biting his lip and asking, "Mother, did I make the wrong choice?"

"No, you didn't make the wrong choice. There's no such thing as a wrong choice no matter which Master you choose. The only question is whether it's suitable or not. Master Liu is suitable for you, but Master Qin can bring you infinite possibilities." Yun Xi explained, "Although most of us women can only survive in a circle drawn by others, Master Qin jumped out of it and lived the life she wanted. Isn't this a kind of happiness for her? I also hope that you will be happy in the future."

Yes, how tragic! Women in Zhao could only survive within the confines defined by men. Before marriage, they lived in the backyard, and after marriage, they remained in the backyard. The greatest honor they could receive, a royal decree, depended on their husbands becoming high-ranking officials. Stepping outside that confinement was considered treason, and they would be condemned by the entire world.

Yun Xi didn't want the four girls to cross that circle, that was too difficult, but she also hoped that they could make full use of this circle and live better in it.

Qi Wu was not stupid, and he immediately understood what his mother meant. His eyes couldn't help but become moist. She chose Master Liu instead of Master Qin because Master Qin's life was beyond her reach. She never dared to have such extravagant hopes, but did her mother say that she could do it too?

Wiping away tears, Qi Wu, encouraged by the eyes of his sisters, said softly, "I choose Master Qin, too."