Chapter 81: Punishing the Hooligans

Chu Qingzhi thought about it again. There were two protagonists in this rumor. The general, whose name was not mentioned, and the girl, whose name was named.

So… this rumor was just targeting her.

Once this rumor spread, there would only be two outcomes waiting for her. One was to become a nun, and the other was… to die.

This was ancient times, ancient times where reputation was more important than everything, especially for girls. If their reputation was ruined, not only would they suffer, but they would also embarrass their families. The consequences would be unimaginable.

Even if they cleared their names in the future, it would be useless.

Who was so vicious?!

Chu Qingzhi asked Chu Qingning and Chu Qingshuang in a low voice, “Did you only hear the three of them talk about that?”

Chu Qingning nodded with a straight face. “Yes, I didn’t hear anything else.”

Chu Qingzhi took a handkerchief and wiped her hands. “Don’t tell our family about this. I’ll go take a look.”

Chu Qingning grabbed Chu Qingzhi and said worriedly, “Fifth Sister, that’s Chu Peipei and Chu Laipi. They’re famous hooligans. If you go alone, you’ll be bullied.”

Chu Qingzhi blinked playfully and whispered, “I know martial arts.”

Chu Qingning and Chu Qingshuang opened their mouths slightly in disbelief. “You… you know martial arts?”

Chu Qingzhi patted Chu Qingning’s shoulder gently. “I’ll be back in a while. You have to keep it a secret for me.” With that, she walked out of the courtyard.

By the time Chu Qingning and Chu Qingshuang reacted, Chu Qingzhi had already walked far away.

Chu Qingshuang was extremely worried. “Fourth Sister, let’s follow her and take a look. If Fifth Sister is in trouble, we can call for help.”

Chu Qingning was also worried. “Yes, let’s go. No matter what, we can’t let Fifth Sister be bullied.”

So the two sisters followed.

This was a sugarcane forest. The sugarcane grew very densely.

At this moment, Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei were stealing other people’s sugarcane in the sugarcane forest.

Just as the two of them were eating happily, a voice suddenly came from the side. “I heard that you’re badmouthing me behind my back?”

Although Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei were hooligans, they did not dare to be too presumptuous in the village. The village chief had the right to kill them. The government would not care. Hence, when they heard the voice, they were immediately frightened.

However, after seeing who it was, they immediately became arrogant.

Chu Laipi said casually, “I was wondering who it was. So it’s the general’s lover. Why are you looking for us?”

Chu Qingzhi looked at the two of them calmly and asked, “Who made you spread the rumor?”

Chu Peipei clicked his tongue. “If you don’t want others to know, don’t do it. Chu Qingzhi, since you already did it, why are you afraid of others saying it?”

“I will admit what I did, but I won’t allow anyone to slander me. The consequences… Hehe… Do you know what will happen?”

As Chu Qingzhi spoke, she walked leisurely towards the two hooligans. At the same time, spiritual pressure erupted from her body.

Although she was only at the Foundation Establishment stage now, she could easily kill two mortals with her spiritual pressure without needing to do anything.

When the spiritual pressure hit Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei, the two of them immediately felt as if their chests had been hit by two huge rocks. Their internal organs were about to shatter, and they felt as if they were going to be suffocated to death. Overwhelming fear rose from the bottom of their hearts. They looked at Chu Qingzhi as if they had seen a ghost.

Chu Laipi’s face was pale. He asked in fear, “What did you do to us just now?”

Chu Qingzhi smiled lightly, looking very calm. “You have to answer my question first before I tell you, understand?”

Chu Peipei’s heart was pounding in fear, but he didn’t want to give in to a little girl. He said stubbornly, “What if we don’t say anything?”

“What if you don’t say anything?” A sharp look flashed across Chu Qingzhi’s smiling face. She reached out to grab a sugar cane beside her and secretly circulated her spiritual power.

The sugarcane instantly shattered into powder and scattered on the ground.

Chu Qingzhi said word byword, “Then I’ll make you die like this sugarcane.”

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei had never seen such a scene before. They were so frightened that their hair stood on end.

The two of them involuntarily bent their knees and kneel down to Chu Qingzhi. They said in a panic, “We’ll tell you, we’ll tell you, we’ll say anything you want to know.”

Chu Qingzhi crossed her arms and said leisurely, “Don’t miss a word.”

Chu Laipi immediately explained the matter. “Chu Qingzhi, this is what happened.”

Chu Qingzhi’s eyes narrowed. “Rong Yupeng?”

Chu Laipi trembled and said, “He gave the four of us ten taels of silver each and asked us to spread the rumors.”

Chu Qingzhi thought to herself that spreading rumors was not a crime in this era. Even if everyone knew that Rong Yupeng was the one who created the rumors, they could not do anything to him.

Killing him in secret would end everything. However, she was about to become an immortal. It was best not to commit a sin of killing. Otherwise, it might affect her immortal path.

However, there were many ways to make Rong Yupeng eat his own bitter fruit.

Suddenly, Chu Qingzhi blinked her beautiful eyes and had a brilliant idea.

She would make Rong Yupeng unable to raise his head for the rest of his life!

“How many people have you two told about this rumor?”

“Only the 90-year-old elder in the village and Fang Cuiyun, but they don’t believe me.”

The elder was once a scholar and had the highest prestige in the village. Usually, what he said would be equivalent to an imperial edict in the village.

As for Fang Cuiyun, telling her was equivalent to telling the entire village.

These two hooligans were quite smart!

Chu Laipi looked at the smile on Chu Qingzhi’s lips and could not help but shiver. Chu Qingzhi’s martial arts skills were so high, and they were like ants in front of her. There was no one here. If Chu Qingzhi killed them, no one would know or believe that they were killed by a young girl.

At the thought of this, he hurriedly begged for mercy. “Chu Qingzhi, we were blinded by money. We didn’t want to harm you. If you want to blame someone, blame Rong Yupeng. He used money to tempt us. We didn’t want to harm you. We really didn’t want to harm you.”

“I have a way to let you redeem yourself. Do you want to do it?” Chu Qingzhi lowered her head and looked at the two hooligans. If it was in the cultivation world, these two hooligans would have long gone to reincarnate.

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei nodded. “Yes, yes. As long as you tell us, we’ll do it immediately.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Go and find the other two hooligans. Wait for me at the village entrance. We’ll do something big tonight.”

The two of them did not dare to ask and only said, “We’ll go right away.”

Chu Qingzhi looked at the sugarcane that she had shattered. “Come over tomorrow to fetch water to irrigate the sugarcane forest.”

The two hooligans were scared out of their wits by Chu Qingzhi and obeyed. “Yes, yes, yes. We will definitely do it well.”

Chu Qingzhi turned around and walked out of the sugarcane forest.

When she arrived outside, she happened to bump into Chu Qingning and Chu Qingshuang, who were looking for her. She returned with the two sisters..

Chapter 82: Making It Clear

When they returned home, Chu Qingzhi asked Chu Qingshuang to wash the leaves. She brought Chu Qingning along to process the green beans and red dates.

Green beans were soaked in clear water, while red dates were de-cored.

Chu Qingzhi poured all the red dates into the sieve and placed it on the table. “Qingning, go get a few chopsticks.”

Chu Qingning nodded and left in confusion.

She brought the chopsticks over and handed them to Chu Qingzhi. “Fifth Sister, why do you want chopsticks?”

“You’ll know soon.” Chu Qingzhi took a pair of chopsticks and pierced it through the middle of the date. The date core fell out easily.

Chu Qingning was surprised. “Fifth Sister, you’re so smart.”

This was just a small life hack… Chu Qingzhi handed Chu Qingning a pair of chopsticks. “Fourth Sister, try it.”

Chu Qingning tried it and easily removed the core. “Fifth Sister, your idea is too good.”

A villager who had just gotten off work walked into the central room. When he saw the sisters standing by the table and de-coring the dates, he stopped to watch.

“We normally used scissors to take out the cores. I didn’t expect there to be such an easy way to do it?”

“Let me try.”

As he spoke, he picked up the extra chopsticks at the side and tried. Then, more and more villagers tried. With so many helpers, all 20 catties of red dates were de-cored.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, the villagers left. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

At this moment, Li Qingyu’s voice sounded. “Everyone, stop working. Come and help carry the dishes and prepare to eat.”

Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao had both come home from school. They were originally doing homework in their room… Today’s homework was to copy the Three Character Classic twice. When they heard the sound, they ran to the kitchen.

Chu Qingzhi and Chu Qingning quickly cleared the table and set the table up.

Today’s dishes were mushroom stewed chicken, braised pork ribs, double-cooked pork, and cabbage soup. The fragrance of the food quickly filled the entire central room.

Li Qingyu and Granny Chu doted on their children. Seeing that they had been working all morning, they specially prepared good dishes.

The few children helped scoop the rice for the elders, brothers, and sisters. They were sensible and obedient. This was also one of the reasons why Chu Qingzhi liked the young ones so much.

If her family was full of brats, she would definitely be annoyed.

Everyone sat down and started eating.

After dinner, Chu Qingzhi started talking about serious matters.

“Mother, we need to wrap the zongzi tomorrow morning, but we don’t have enough helpers. Why don’t you find ten aunties to help us?”

Li Qingyu agreed readily. “Alright, leave this to me.”

Chu Qingzhi then said to Chu Rong and Grandpa Chu, “Father, Grandpa, go to the corner of the courtyard and set up two stoves. Buy two pots and we’ll use them to cook zongzi tomorrow.”

They could make about 500 zongzi with one hundred catties of glutinous Three pots were enough.

Chu Rong agreed. “Alright, I’ll do it tomorrow morning.”

After Chu Qingzhi finished speaking, Shen Ruyue began to speak. “I’ll tell everyone about our income today. We earned a total of 137 taels today. In addition, we spent 30 taels of silver today, including the money for buying things and wooden sticks at home. Now, our family has a total of 450 taels of silver.”

Li Qingyu nodded affirmatively. “This number is right.”

Chu Qingzhi patted the back of Shen Ruyue’s hand and thanked her sincerely. “Ruyue, thank you for your hard work.”

If it weren’t for Shen Ruyue, she would have to do all the work, including keeping accounts.

Shen Ruyue shook her head with a faint smile. “Qingzhi, you don’t have to thank me in the future. I like doing these things, and it’s my duty.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and suddenly said suggestively, “We’ll be family sooner or later. There’s indeed no need to be so formal.”

These words made the eyes of the elders of the Chu family light up. It would be great if Shen Ruyue could marry Chu Xuhua.

With this thought in mind, Li Qingyu took care of Shen Ruyue even more in the following days and treated her almost as her future daughter-in-law. The other elders were not bad either and treated her extremely well.

After Chu Qingzhi brought this up, Shen Ruyue blushed and said shyly, “Qingzhi, don’t make fun of me.”

Chu Qingzhi glanced at Chu Xuhua. There was no change in his handsome face. Was he a blockhead? She had already made it so clearly, but he still didn’t understand?

Forget it, she would go and explain it in detail to him later.

After the talk, everyone dispersed and went to rest for a while.

Chu Xuhua went to the stable to feed the horse soybeans. The horse was strong and hard-working. He liked this horse very much.

A moment later, Chu Qingzhi walked over.

When the horse saw her, its eyes immediately lit up. It rubbed against Chu Qingzhi like a child.

Chu Xuhua turned his head and looked at Chu Qingzhi with a gentle gaze. “Fifth Sister.”

Chu Qingzhi touched the horse that kept rubbing against her and said meaningfully, “Brother, don’t you understand what I was implying?”

Chu Xuhua really did not think too much about it. His mind was now focused on working, earning money, and building the house. The previous engagement had dealt him a huge blow. “Fifth Sister, I don’t understand what you mean.”

What a blockhead… Chu Qingzhi lowered her voice. “Brother, what do you think of Ruyue?”

Chu Xuhua thought about it seriously. “She’s an especially good girl. She’s knowledgeable, gentle, and business-minded. Even I’m not as good as her.”

This evaluation was quite high… Chu Qingzhi asked softly, “Then do you like her?”

Chu Xuhua was stunned and quickly said, “Fifth Sister, what are you talking about?”

Chu Qingzhi was puzzled. “Since you think so highly of Ruyue, why don’t you chase after her?”

Chu Xuhua shook his head. “With my condition, how am I supposed to chase after her?”

Chu Qingzhi understood that Chu Xuhua must have been dealt a blow by his ex-girlfriend and had lost his confidence. “Is our family’s condition bad?”

Chu Xuhua said dejectedly, “It’s not our family’s condition that is bad, but mine.”

Chu Qingzhi urged, “Brother, if you don’t chase after her, what if Ruyue marries someone else in the future?”

Chu Xuhua’s expression was calm. “Then 1 will give my best wishes to her.”

Chu Qingzhi was speechless.

This matter required time and interaction. It must be that the two of them did not have enough interactions. In the future, she would create more chances for the two of them to be alone.

“Brother, it’s time to get the workers to start work.”

“Okay, I’ll let you feed the horse.” Chu Xuhua passed the basin to Chu Qingzhi and went to the central room.

Chu Qingzhi grabbed a handful of beans and fed them to the horse

Chapter 83: Vicious Plan

The moon hung high and scattered clear light on the ground. At this moment, Chu Qingzhi went out.

Four hooligans were waiting at the entrance of the village.

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei still had lingering fears and were very patient. As for the other two, Zhang Laizi and Xu Xialiu were impatient and very anxious.

Zhang Laizi slapped the mosquito on the back of his hand and said unhappily, “Chu Laipi, why isn’t Chu Qingzhi here yet?”

Chu Laipi said softly, “Wait patiently. Don’t speak. Be careful or you’ll get beaten.”

Zhang Laizi opened his mouth and said, “If she dares to hit me, I’ll break her arm…”

However, when he saw the countless blood marks on Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei’s exposed skin, his arrogance weakened.

Xu Xialiu said, “Since we’re already here, just wait. We’ll meet that little girl soon!”‘

Zhang Laizi did not say anything else. However, as soon as he shut his mouth, he saw a tall and beautiful girl walk over. His eyes widened.

Xu Xialiu also saw her and looked surprised. He did not expect Chu Qingzhi to be so beautiful. “Little girl, you’re finally here!”

Smack!

In the next second, Xu Xialiu was slapped in the face and his body flew out in a beautiful arc.

Zhang Laizi subconsciously covered his face and kept quiet out of fear. He looked at Chu Qingzhi and then at Xu Xialiu. He didn’t even see how Chu Qingzhi attacked before he was sent flying.

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei hurriedly took a step back and trembled. The psychological trauma caused by Chu Qingzhi increased greatly, and their legs couldn’t help but go weak as they knelt down.

When Zhang Laizi saw this, he knelt down hesitantly and said timidly, “Greetings, Miss.”

Seeing that they had been beaten into submission, Chu Qingzhi shifted her gaze to Chu Laipi. “Get up.”

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei hurriedly got up. They didn’t want to kneel, but they couldn’t control their body.

Zhang Laizi slowly got up and thought to himself, She’s just a little girl. Why is she more imposing than those noble ladies? She even scared me to the point of kneeling?!

Xu Xialiu regained his senses and slowly got up from the ground.

He opened his palm and spat out a bloody tooth. “Wah, ah, ah, ah, my tooth was knocked out…”

Chu Qingzhi ignored him and looked at Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei. “Have the two of you told them about it?”

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei hurriedly said, “Yes, yes.”

Chu Qingzhi walked forward. “Let’s go straight to the Rong residence.”

The four hooligans immediately followed. Having learned their lesson, they were much more obedient.

The Rong family was an old family with a hundred years of history in the east of the county. However, they became weaker and weaker with each generation. In Rong Yupeng’s generation, they had started doing illegal things.

When they arrived at the wall of the Rong Residence, Chu Qingzhi said to the four hooligans, “Wait for me here. Don’t make a sound.”

When she said this, she glanced at Xu Xialiu, who had been crying all the way. Xu Xialiu immediately covered his mouth and did not dare to make a sound, but his tears were still rolling down.

Chu Qingzhi was speechless. He was a man and a hooligan. Why did he cry more than a woman?

She shook her head and flew over the wall with a tap of her feet.

The four hooligans were stunned when they saw Chu Qingzhi, who was as light as a swallow and was flying on roofs and walls. She could fly! She really seemed to be able to fly… Instantly, a strong admiration emerged from the bottom of their hearts.

After regaining their senses, the four of them looked at each other. After confirming that Chu Qingzhi was someone they could not afford to offend, they secretly swore that they would never speak ill of Chu Qingzhi again.

Chu Qingzhi entered Rong Yupeng’s room like a ghost, knocked him out, and brought him out of the Rong residence.

She threw Rong Yupeng to the ground. “Take him away.”

The four hooligans turned into four lackeys and immediately went forward to carry Rong Yupeng before following Chu Qingzhi.

In the mountains.

There was a cave in the mountain that Chu Qingzhi often went to.

The hooligans threw Rong Yupeng into the cave and looked at Chu Qingzhi obsequiously, waiting for her next instruction.

“From tomorrow onwards, the four of you, go to Shuiyun County and spread the rumor that Rong Yupeng was kidnapped by a few men. Those men are homosexual. Seeing that he’s good-looking, they brought him away to have fun…”

The four of them were dumbfounded

This rumor was extremely vicious!!!

As long as the rumors spread, Rong Yupeng’s career would be over. A young master who was raped by men would not be able to raise his head in this life.

Let Rong Yupeng experience the “benefits” brought about by the rumors!

Chu Qingzhi emphasized, “Did you hear that?”

The four of them replied in unison, “Yes.”

Chu Qingzhi threatened, “If the job isn’t done well, there’s no need for you to exist.”

The four of them trembled and quickly promised, “We will definitely do it well. We will definitely let everyone in Shuiyun County know.”

“Good.” Chu Qingzhi let the four of them leave. Then, she waved her hand and set up a restriction at the entrance of the cave. The restriction sealed the entire entrance of the cave to prevent wild beasts from entering and eating Rong Yupeng.

Rong Yupeng would only wake up after three days.

Chu Qingzhi summoned two wolves to guard the entrance of the cave, not letting anyone approach, in case the hunters who came to the mountains to hunt discovered Rong Yupeng. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

After making the necessary arrangements, Chu Qingzhi left and prepared to hunt.

After flying for a while, Chu Qingzhi suddenly saw that there seemed to be someone on the mountain peak.

She took a closer look and saw that it was Tang Jinghong.

Why was he there?

She flew towards the mountain peak. “Jinghong.”

Tang Jinghong was skilled in martial arts. He sensed someone approaching from ten meters away, so he was not surprised.

He turned around and pursed his lips. His voice was gentle. “Why are you here?”

Chu Qingzhi said frankly, “I’m here to hunt. I saw you here and came to greet you. What are you doing here?”

Tang Jinghong could not answer this question.

After dealing with the military affairs at night, he drank the medicine and couldn’t fall asleep, so he came out of the military camp to take a walk.

By the time he reacted, he was already on the mountain peak.

“I want to see what you normally see up here.” This was the answer that had just occurred to him.

Chu Qingzhi tilted her head slightly and walked towards Tang Jinghong. “Then what did you see?”

Tang Jinghong looked ahead with a gentle gaze. “When you are up high on the mountain peak and look into the distance, there are no shackles to your mind. You return to nature and let nature cleanse you..”

Chapter 84: Old man

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong stood side by side. One of them was slender, and the other was tall and handsome. They looked ahead together and were immersed in this scene.

Chu Qingzhi raised her eyebrows and suddenly asked, “Do you like the feeling of standing at a high place?”

Tang Jinghong was silent for a moment before replying, “Not really, but if… there’s someone to share it with, it’s not bad.”

Is this guy hinting at something… Chu Qingzhi asked in confusion, “Why aren’t you married yet?” In this era, Tang Jinghong was already considered an old man. “With your status, it shouldn’t be the case!”

Tang Jinghong was slightly stunned. This little girl was indeed unique. It was the first time a girl asked him this question. “1 do want to get married, but 1 haven’t met the right one.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This is obviously an excuse… Chu Qingzhi turned to look at Tang Jinghong’s well-defined handsome face. “From your face, I can tell the person you’re destined to marry is about to appear.”

Tang Jinghong couldn’t help but be surprised. “You know face-reading?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded honestly. “A little.” Out of curiosity, she learned a little divination and face-reading, but it was only superficial. It could not compare to those cultivators who specialized in this aspect.

Tang Jinghong sized Chu Qingzhi up with his sharp eyes. “Why do you know so many things?”

This is a secret… Chu Qingzhi avoided answering it. “I’m going hunting. Do you want to go?”

Tang Jinghong was worried that a little girl like Chu Qingzhi would be in danger hunting alone, so he said, “What do you want to hunt? I’ll help you.

“I don’t need any help. Just stand at the side and watch,” Chu Qingzhi said as she flew down the mountain. Her figure was even lighter than a swallow, and she looked ethereal.

Tang Jinghong looked at Chu Qingzhi’s figure and narrowed his eyes. He couldn’t help but want to remove her mysterious veil. What should he do?

He suddenly smiled and chased after Chu Qingzhi.

Since he wanted to know her secret, he would have to investigate it. There was nothing in Tang Jinghong’s world that he couldn’t do!

Chu Qingzhi flew to a huge rock and waved her right hand. A blue light entered the forest. If one listened carefully, there was a faint strange sound.

Tang Jinghong flew to Chu Qingzhi’s side. With one hand behind his back, he stood tall and straight with an extraordinary aura.

He turned his head slightly to look at Chu Qingzhi. He was extremely curious about where this little girl’s mysterious power came from, but he did not ask.

Chu Qingzhi did not mind showing him her power, which meant that she trusted him. However, their relationship was not close, and it was far from the level of a true friendship. Even if he asked, she would not answer.

While he was thinking, sounds came from the forest. A moment later, four wolves and two bears appeared in his vision.

These seemed to be the animals that accompanied Chu Qingzhi at the peak!

Chu Qingzhi pointed in the direction of the wild boar nest. “Go and hunt two wild boars.”

The six animals seemed to understand human language. They nodded, turned around, and ran.

Tang Jinghong was dumbfounded.

Soon, the sound of fighting came from the direction of the wild boar nest, followed by the wild boar’s shriek. It sounded especially intense.

Chu Qingzhi glanced at Tang Jinghong. She thought that he was going to ask why those animals listened to her, but to her surprise, Tang Jinghong did not say a word.

This guy is quite tactful!

However, Tang Jinghong still said, “Doesn’t your family suspect how you got the wild boars?”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Yes, but who can refuse delicious wild boars that come knocking on their door?!”

Tang Jinghong nodded slightly. “Be careful. Don’t let anyone discover your secrets. The Imperial Court won’t allow someone like you to exist.”

This was the second time Tang Jinghong had reminded her. Was Tang Jinghong really not ambitious? She couldn’t help but ask, “Do you still want to climb higher?”

This conflicted with her views and thoughts. In the cultivation world, there was no one who didn’t want to use others to achieve their goals, and she was no exception. However, Tang Jinghong didn’t. Why?

Tang Jinghong pursed his lips. “I’ve already become the person I dream of. I’m satisfied with what I have.”

Chu Qingzhi fell into deep thought. Could desires really be restrained?

Forget it. Her relationship with Tang Jinghong was still shallow now. She would find out in the future.

Footsteps sounded. Chu Qingzhi looked up. The six animals had returned, valiant and spirited, as if they had made a great contribution.

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Let’s go home.”

Big Dreams, Bigger Bank Account: AI Made Her Rich At 25! Living Paycheck To Paycheck In Quezon City? He Made ₱40M Overnight The six beasts changed directions and walked towards the Chu Family Village.

Chu Qingzhi tilted her head and said to Tang Jinghong, “I’m leaving. Remember to come for dinner tomorrow.”

Tang Jinghong was even more curious about Chu Qingzhi. “I’ll send you to the entrance of the forest.”

Chu Qingzhi did not reject him. In some aspects, Tang Jinghong was very stubborn… As long as he decided on something, no one could stop him.

Tang Jinghong sent Chu Qingzhi off and returned to the military camp. He lay on the bed and closed his eyes. Chu Qingzhi’s voice and appearance kept flashing through his mind.

He opened his eyes helplessly. Why did he keep thinking about that little girl?

At the same time, there was another person who was troubled. Not only was he troubled, but he was also very flustered and afraid. He was so anxious that he could not sit still.

This person was Li Shengfeng. He held an anonymous letter in his hand…

The anonymous letter said, “Li Shengfeng, 1 know about what you did. I’ll look for that woman to verify it. If that’s really the case, you’d better withdraw from the competition for the position of chiliarch!”

Strictly speaking, Li Shengfeng had abandoned his fiancee, which was a deplorable thing for men to do.

Those scholars valued morals the most. If they knew about this, they would think that there was something wrong with this person’s character. He would definitely be disqualified from competing for the position of chiliarch.

Climbing up the military ladder was not as easy as one imagined. Other than contributions, one had to pass all kinds of assessments.

Moreover, he had a strict father-in-law, so he did not dare to let this matter be exposed.

Ever since he saw Chu Qingyue, he had fallen into endless guilt and fear. He was afraid that his career would be ruined.

Now that he saw the anonymous letter, it was as if a huge rock was hanging above his head. As long as the huge rock fell, he would be smashed to death.

It had not been easy for him to climb to this point. He didn’t want to fall.

No, he had to find Chu Qingyue before that person did. Chu Qingyue liked him so much. As long as he apologized sincerely and begged for her forgiveness, she would definitely not say what she shouldn’t

Li Shengfeng sat by the bed in a panic, unable to sleep the entire night..

Chapter 85: Apologize In Person

Chu Qingzhi returned home. After the six beasts placed the two wild boars in the backyard, she gave them some spiritual qi and let them return to the mountain.

Then, she walked over and knocked on Li Qingyu and Chu Rong’s door. “Father, Mother, there are wild boars in the backyard again.”

“All!!!” Li Qingyu’s excited voice immediately sounded in the room. A moment later, Li Qingyu opened the door. “Qingzhi, did you say there are wild boars?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded and moved aside. “Mother, go and take a look.”

Li Qingyu hurriedly jogged to the backyard.

At this moment, Chu Rong also came out of the house. Granny Chu, Grandpa Chu, and the others came out of the house. After coming out, they all ran to the backyard.

Chu Qingzhi slowly walked at the back.

As soon as she arrived at the backyard, Li Qingyu held her and asked with a happy and worried expression, “Qingzhi, did you see how the wild boars appeared?”

Chu Qingzhi shook her head in confusion. “1 don’t know. I saw the wild boards when 1 came here.”

Granny Chu said softly and happily, “Could it be that it was another windfall?”

Grandpa Chu said happily, “I think so. Otherwise, how can you explain it?”

Chu Qingzhi diverted everyone’s attention. “Everyone, let’s clean the wild boars together. We need pork filling zongzi.”

By the time the wild boars were dealt with, it was almost dawn.

Although they had not slept the entire night, the excited Chu family did not feel tired. Instead, they were in high spirits.

After breakfast, everyone got busy again.

“Qing Yu, we’re here.”

The ten aunties Li Qingyu found came to help early in the morning. All of them were smiling and very enthusiastic.

Chu Qingzhi explained in detail what to do before getting busy with the ten aunties.

They washed the glutinous rice and green beans first. The red dates had been rinsed and soaked yesterday, so there was no need to wash them again.

The washed glutinous rice was divided into three portions. One portion was for pork filling, one portion was for green beans filling, and the last one was for red dates filling.

The pork filling zongzi should be dipped in sauce and sprinkled with some salt before it was wrapped in leaves.

When Chu Qingzhi reached this step, she called the aunties over to wrap the zongzi.

“Aunties, watch me wrap it first.”

As she spoke, she demonstrated.

He took a bamboo leaf and folded it into a funnel shape.

Then, she added some glutinous rice in the funnel and then a piece of pork.

After that, she added some glutinous rice on top of the pork to cover it. Then she folded the edge of the bamboo leaf into a triangle shape.

Finally, she tied the zongzi up with cotton thread.

The aunties were housewives. Their hands and feet were very agile. They would get a grasp after watching it once. Some aunties tried it out of curiosity, and some wanted to watch the demonstration again.

Chu Qingzhi wrapped the second and said, “When you tie the zongzi, you have to tie it up well. Otherwise, the rice inside will come out.”

The aunties nodded in unison, indicating that they understood.

Chu Qingzhi was surprised to find that the aunties did it very well. The years of housework were not for nothing.

“Aunties, I’ll go prepare the other two fillings.”

“Okay, call us when you’re done.”

Chu Qingzhi first prepared green bean filling. She mixed the glutinous rice, green beans, and sugar before putting it into the funnel shaped bamboo leaf. Then she wrapped it up like before.

Then there was the red date filling. The glutinous rice was mixed with some sugar. When it was time to wrap it up, she would add two red dates. It was very simple.

After the zongzis were wrapped, they could just put them in the pot to cook.

Li Shengfeng’s eyes were covered in dark circles, and his face was haggard. After dawn, he went to wash his face and rushed out of the military camp.

He went to the county city to buy a generous gift and rushed to the Chu Village.

Chu Qingyue had already pulled herself together and was about to go to the county city’s clothing shop to work. However, Chu Qingzhi asked her to go later. She did not understand why, but she knew that it wouldn’t be wrong to listen to her sister. Hence, she stayed at home to learn how to make zongzi.

Li Shengfeng came to the entrance of the Chu family and looked around. He was filled with doubts. Why were there so many people in the family? Was there a banquet?

His arrival quickly attracted Chu Qingzhi’s attention.

She walked up to Li Shengfeng and sized him up. Li Shengfeng was about the same height as Chu Xuhua and had a handsome face. If he had a better nature, he would be a good husband.

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Li Shengfeng panicked when he was recognized. He did not want anyone to know about his relationship with Chu Qingyue. “I am. Who are you?”

Chu Qingzhi smiled faintly and said meaningfully, “I’m Chu Qingzhi, Chu Second’s fifth sister.”

For some reason, Li Shengfeng felt a strong sense of oppression when he faced the little girl in front of him. “I’m looking for your second sister. Is she at home?”

Chu Qingzhi turned around and walked back. “Follow me.”

Li Shengfeng seemed to be unable to refuse Chu Qingzh. He followed obediently.

The moment he entered the courtyard, the Chu family saw him. Everyone was shocked. They didn’t expect Li Shengfeng to really come personally. After coming back to their senses, they walked over.

When Chu Qingyue saw Li Shengfeng, her heart was strangely calm.

Chu Qingzhi and Chu Qingning were worried that Chu Qingyue would be sad, so they walked over to accompany her.

The three of them walked into the central room.

When the villagers saw Li Shengfeng, they did not think too much about it. He came to the door with gifts, so the villagers thought he should be a relative who came to curry favor with the Chu family and ask for a job.

With this thought in mind, everyone stayed away from the central room and did not disturb their conversation.

Therefore, there was only the Chu family and an outsider, Li Shengfeng, in the central room.

Li Shengfeng stood in the middle of the central room, feeling the pressure coming on. The huge rock hanging above his head was on the verge of falling.

After a moment of silence, Grandpa Chu said coldly, “Li Shengfeng, why are you here?”