Chapter 91: A Sumptuous Dinner

The cousins’ eyes were filled with love. Chu Qingzhi was beautiful and capable. They liked this sister.

Li Qingyu first introduced Chu Qingzhi to her family before introducing them to her one by one.

Chu Qingzhi had a photographic memory and remembered all of them at a glance.

She looked at everyone and roughly knew what they were thinking from their expressions. However, she did not care at all. “Grandma, Grandpa, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, and Sisters, it’s time for dinner.”

They were not familiar with each other yet. After saying some polite words, the Li family stood up and walked out.

Chu Qingzhi and Li Qingyu stood on the spot and let them leave first.

After they all left the shed, Chu Qingzhi looked around. The ground was filled with wooden sticks used to make ice cream bars. Molds were thrown everywhere. A lot of sugar water was spilled, and sugar was scattered on the ground.

Chu Qingzhi immediately frowned.

The villagers had been working for her for a long time, but they never created such a mess.

Shen Ruyue walked over. When she saw the scene in the shed, she could not help but frown. However, she did not say anything. After all, it was Li Qingyu’s family

Chu Qingzhi said nonchalantly. “Let’s go eat. It’s time for time.”

Outside, Li Qingyu brought the children to the kitchen to serve the dishes. There were braised pork ribs with lettuce, double-cooked pork, braised pork, braised tofu, and shredded potatoes.

Tonight’s dishes were all served in large basins. There were nearly 40 people eating, young and old.

Of course, the rice dumplings were the main point. Li Qingyu took 40 rice dumplings of each flavor and placed them on the table. “The dishes are all served. Everyone, you can eat.”

When Zheng Guixiang’s family saw the sumptuous dinner, their eyes lit up. They kept swallowing their saliva, wishing they could eat it all.

When they heard Li Qingyu say that they could eat, some of them rushed to the table like hungry wolves and wolfed down the food. The younger ones even grabbed the food with their hands as if they were beggars.

The Chu family couldn’t help but frown, but they couldn’t say anything. They could only pretend not to see and pick up the rice dumplings to eat. They had been looking forward to eating it for the entire day.

Chu Qingzhi gave Tang Jinghong three flavors of rice dumplings. “Jinghong, try them and see which one you like the most.”

She guessed that Tang Jinghong might want to reward some of the soldiers in the military camp. If he liked rice dumplings, she would earn another fortune from him.

This time, Tang Jinghong sat beside Chu Qingzhi.

He stretched out his slender and well-proportioned fingers and unwrapped a pork rice dumpling gracefully.

The pork rice dumplings were added with soy sauce. The fat in the pork overflowed with grease after being steamed for a long time, making the entire pork rice dumpling look golden. The color was good, and it was appetiting.

Tang Jinghong took a bite. The texture was soft and sticky. The meat inside was fat but not greasy. The fragrance of the glutinous rice mixed with the fragrance of the bamboo leaves satisfied his taste bud. He was immediately stunned. He did not expect that when such simple ingredients were added together, it would taste so delicious. “Qingzhi, this rice dumpling is not bad.”

After receiving confirmation, Chu Qingzhi could not help but smile. “Try another flavor.”

Tang Jinghong tasted the green bean rice dumplings and red date rice dumplings.

The green bean dumplings were fresh in color and tasted glutinous. They were filled with the fragrance of beans.

The red date rice dumpling was sweeter than the other two, but it was also delicious.

Tang Jinghong gave her a thumbs up. “Qingzhi, the three flavors are all delicious.”

Chu Qingzhi asked, “Then which one do you like the most?”

Tang Jinghong’s gaze landed on the red date rice dumpling. “I like red date rice dumplings the most.”

The general seemed to like sweet food… Chu Qingzhi tilted her head and looked at Tang Jinghong. “Jinghong, did you mean that they all passed the test just now?”

Tang Jinghong’s lips curled up slightly. He smiled and said, “1 can’t hide anything from you. Let’s eat first and talk about business after.”

Chu Qingzhi looked happy. “Okay.”

Chu Rong saw that Li Qingyu seemed to have injured her hand, so he took the initiative to unwrap a rice dumpling and placed it in Li Qingyu’s bowl. “Try it.”

Li Qingyu smiled shyly. “Ok.”

Although Granny Chu always scolded Grandpa Chu, Grandpa Chu doted on Granny Chu very much. He unwrapped a rice dumpling and fed it to her.

Granny Chu narrowed her eyes and smiled.

Shen Ruyue and Chu Xuhua reached out to take the rice dumplings at the same time. Unexpectedly, their fingertips touched and the two of them immediately retracted their hands as if they got an electric shock. They could not help but blush.

Chu Qingyue seemed to have forgotten the pain of her relationship. With a smile, she took a red date rice dumpling and ate it.

Chu Third placed the rice dumpling in the bowl. As if he had an obsessive-compulsive disorder, he carefully observed it and found the place where the cotton thread was knotted. He removed the knot and tore open the rice dumpling to eat.

Chu Qingning was also very funny. She opened the rice dumpling and took a small bite. Then she closed her eyes and enjoyed the aftertaste of it seriously.

Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao tore open the rice dumpling and placed it in a bowl. They ate it in small bites. They looked very refined and cultured, like scholars.

There weren’t enough rice dumplings. Li Qingyu went to get another 60. “Eat as much as you want. If you like it, I’ll make it again tomorrow.”

Other than a few young ones, the Li family was all gluttons. Most of the food tonight was eaten by them, and they had eaten countless rice dumplings.

Seeing Tang Jinghong put down his chopsticks, Chu Qingzhi asked, “Are you full?”

Tang Jinghong nodded. “1 ate three rice dumplings and a lot of food. I’m full.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Wait for me for a while. I’ll be done eating soon. It’s too noisy here. Let’s talk outside later.”

Tang Jinghong smiled and said, “Take your time. There’s no hurry.”

Chu Qingyue finished her meal and went to clean the shed. Suddenly, she heard a strange sound.

She carefully listened to the sound and realized that it came from Chu Xuhua’s room.

“The person Fifth Sister saved has woken up?”

Chu Qingyue looked at the dining room. They were still eating, so she walked to Chu Xuhua’s room, planning to see the situation first before informing Chu Qingzhi.

Ning Yuting woke up amidst the commotion. Before he could open his eyes, he felt a sharp pain in his head and cold sweat broke out..

Chapter 92: A Business Deal

Then, Ning Yuting heard a voice.

“You’re awake?”

The woman’s voice was clear and gentle, as if it could relieve his headache. After a while, he opened his eyes.

When entered his vision was a gentle face. The woman’s eyebrows were curved, and her bright eyes were filled with concern.

“And you are?”

Chu Qingyue answered honestly, “I’m Chu Qingyue. This is my house. You were saved by my fifth sister.”

When Ning Yuting heard this, a memory that made him panic before he fainted surfaced in his mind. His head hurt again, and beads of sweat quickly gathered on his forehead.

Seeing this, Chu Qingyue hurriedly called Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi had just finished eating and was about to discuss business with Tang Jinghong outside. When she heard this, she turned around and walked towards Chu Xuhua’s room.

Tang Jinghong followed Chu Qingzhi to Chu Xuhua’s room.

The room was very cramped, but it was not hot at all. Tang Jinghong glanced at the beautiful figure in front of him and guessed that it must be Qingzhi’s mysterious power that made the room so cool.

Chu Qingzhi went straight to take Ning Yuting’s pulse.

After a while, she retracted her slender fingers. “Your head is injured. The fluctuation of your emotions will cause a headache. Don’t think about those things that make you panic and fear. Stay calm.”

Ning Yuting looked at Chu Qingzhi and asked in a hoarse voice, “Miss, did you save me?”

Chu Qingzhi said concisely, “Yes. At that time, I was helping the villagers put out the fire and happened to see you near the small mountain. Your coachman was already dead, and the horse was seriously injured.”

Ning Yuting said gratefully, “Thank you, Miss.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded and said, “Can you tell me who you are?” Then, she added, “You can choose not to tell me, but you can’t lie.”

Ning Yuting’s eyes slowly turned red, and his voice became even hoarser. “I’m the only son of the first branch of the Ning family, a wealthy merchant family in the capital. Half a month ago, my parents were visiting a friend when they encountered a huge rock rolling down the top of the mountain. Both of them were dead. After the funeral, Grandpa saw that 1 was in a bad mood, so he asked me to travel around and relax. Yesterday, when I was on that mountain, the horse suddenly went crazy and rushed down the mountain. Then, it became like what you saw.”

Chu Qingzhi was deep in thought. “Was the coachman the only one with you?”

Ning Yuting looked sad. “1 also brought a servant. He was sitting outside the carriage. He should have jumped off when the situation was dangerous.”

Chu Qingzhi was silent for a moment before turning to Chu Qingyue and saying, “Second Sister, go get some porridge for Young Master Ning. I’ll go find some herbs.” After returning, she had been busy and didn’t have time to look for the herbs.

Chu Qingyue said, “Okay.”

Chu Qingzhi stood up and walked out. “Jinghong, do you want to go with me?”

Tang Jinghong nodded. “Let’s go.”

Chu Qingzhi then took a basket and carried it on her arm before walking out of the house.

Chu Qingzhi had already familiarized herself with the village. Coupled with her photographic memory, she knew every nook and cranny.

Tang Jinghong walked beside her. “Qingzhi, the Dragon Boat Festival is in five days. How many rice dumplings can you make at most?”

Chu Qingzhi thought that she would need the help of the villagers to make a large number of rice dumplings. There were a total of more than 500 families in the Chu Village. Each family could help make 200 rice dumplings a day. That would be 100,000 rice dumplings a day and 500,000 rice dumplings in five days. However, one day was needed for the preparation, so at most, she could make 400,000 rice dumplings. “400,000.”

A trace of surprise flashed across Tang Jinghong’s eyes. “Are you sure you can make 400,000?”

Chu Qingzhi said uncertainly, “Theoretically, yes, but 1 only know how many I make after I make it.”

Tang Jinghong looked at Chu Qingzhi and asked, “When can you start?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “I’ll go and ask the village chief for help and then we can start right away. By the way, how many rice dumplings do you want?”

Tang Jinghong said, “200,000.” Two or three rice dumplings shouldn’t be enough for a soldier, but four for each should be enough.

Chu Qingzhi said, “It shouldn’t be a problem.”

She picked the herbs and went back home. She asked Chu Qingyue to brew them and went to the village chief’s house with Tang Jinghong.

When the village chief saw Chu Qingzhi, it was as if he had seen a lucky star. “Qingzhi, it’s already so late. Why are you here?”

His tone was rather gentle and amiable.

Chu Qingzhi went straight to the point. “Village Chief, 1 want the villagers to help me cook rice dumplings. 1 want every family to make 200 rice dumplings every day and cook 200 rice dumplings. Can you help me ask who in the village is willing to do it?”

The village chief said firmly, “There’s no need to ask. I’m sure everyone is willing.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded and said, “Village Chief, please help me find some people to prepare the ingredients for the rice dumplings with me. The salary is a hundred copper coins a day. After the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone will be paid together.”

The village chief agreed. “Alright, I’ll go and look for people immediately. I’ll get them to gather at your house later.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Village Chief, also find some people to help wrap the rice dumplings.”

The village chief replied happily, “No problem.”

Chu Qingzhi thanked him. “Thank you, Village Chief.”

The village chief said, “Wait for my good news at home. I’ll go out to find people now.” With that, he rushed out.

Chu Qingzhi retracted her gaze and prepared to leave.

Tang Jinghong admired Chu Qingzhi’s ability to execute and plan. “Qingzhi, I’m going back to the military camp. If there’s anything, ask Young General Xu to tell me.”

Chu Qingzhi glanced at Tang Jinghong and was actually reluctant to part with him. “I’ll send you to the village entrance.”

Tang Jinghong smiled. “There’s no need to send me off. Otherwise, I’ll have to send you back.”

With Tang Jinghong’s personality, he would definitely do that, so Chu Qingzhi did not say anything else.

The two of them walked out side by side. After taking a few steps, two people suddenly jumped out from the side.

Tang Jinghong subconsciously shielded Chu Qingzhi behind him. Flis eyes instantly turned cold as he said in a low voice, “Chu Laipi, what do you want?”

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei felt Tang Jinghong’s powerful aura and could not help but tense up.

Chu Peipei hurriedly said, “Brother Tang, we’re not here to cause trouble. It’s…” When he saw Chu Qingzhi giving him a look, he changed what he was going to say. “We’re passing by. Yes, we’re just passing by.” Damn it. Fortunately, he was smart. Otherwise, the secret would have been exposed.

Chu Qingzhi thought to herself that it was better not to let Tang Jinghong know about what she did to Rong Yupeng.

Chu Laipi quickly echoed, “Yes, we’re just passing by.”

If Tang Jinghong was so easily fooled, he would not be called a Divine General. His voice carried a strong sense of oppression as he said, “The prison in the county has been quite unoccupied. Do you want to live there for a few days?”

The two hooligans had done many bad things. If someone reported them to the authorities, they would definitely be sent to jail.

The two of them immediately wanted to cry but had no tears. They looked at Chu Qingzhi pitifully like two abandoned puppies..

Chapter 93: Reason for the Tribulation

Chu Qingzhi was helpless and could only tell the truth.

Tang Jinghong held his forehead with his hand. He was rather speechless and extremely angry at the same time. If this rumor spread, Qingzhi’s reputation would be ruined. Even if he married Qingzhi, it couldn’t save her. “Fortunately, no one knew it. Otherwise…” He did not dare to imagine further. “Qingzhi, no matter what happens in the future, you have to tell me first.”

Chu Qingzhi tilted her head slightly and asked with her eyes… Why should I tell you first?

Tang Jinghong’s gaze met Chu Qingzhi’s. After understanding what she meant, he quickly looked away and said awkwardly, “Because we’re friends.”

Chu Qingzhi’s lips curled up slightly as she looked at Tang Jinghong. “I’ve handled this matter.”

Was Tang Jinghong interested in her?

When she was in the cultivation world, she also wanted to find a Dao companion, but one thing dissuaded her from doing so.

She had a good friend who was the daughter of a sect master of a large sect. Her cultivation was very high.

One day, she found a Dao companion. The two of them were a match made in heaven and they complemented each other. After getting together, they already felt like an immortal couple before they became immortals.

However, one day, a rumor spread that the man had an affair and fell in love with a demoness.

The demoness wanted her good friend’s Golden Core. That man actually lured her good friend to a powerful array to kill her good friend and gave the Golden Core to the demoness.

She didn’t believe it at first, but after asking around, she confirmed that it was true.

After that incident, she gave up on finding a Dao companion and became loner. Perhaps she had made the right decision, which was why she had the chance to reach the Immortal Realm later.

However, it was also because of this decision that she lacked the seven emotions and six desires. She needed to experience the love tribulation to reach perfection.

However, although she had never experienced love, it didn’t mean she was completely ignorant of it. The way Tang Jinghong treated her didn’t seem like a friend.

Tang Jinghong felt like he had been seen through by Chu Qingzhi’s eyes. “Since it’s handled, I’ll leave first.”

After saying that, he left quickly without waiting for Chu Qingzhi’s reply, looking like he was escaping from something.

Chu Qingzhi raised her eyebrows. This guy… It seemed that her intuition was right.

She retracted her gaze and asked the two hooligans, “How is it?”

Chu Laipi said with a wretched expression, “When Rong Yupeng went missing, Madam Rong immediately went to report it to the authorities. Just like that, Rong Yupeng’s disappearance quickly spread throughout the county. We secretly spread the rumor that we saw a few men take Rong Yupeng away. Now, 50% of the people in the county are talking about Rong Yupeng being taken away by men.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Good, continue tomorrow.”

Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei replied, “Yes.”

Chu Qingzhi went home happily.

As soon as she got home, she went into her room, took out a pen and paper, and began to draw up a plan to make 200,000 rice dumplings. If it was properly planned, it was destined to fail.

At the military camp.

After Tang Jinghong returned to the military camp, the strange feeling in his heart slowly dissipated.

He called his trusted aide who was good at gathering information and instructed, “Go and investigate Rong Yupeng. I want to know everything about him tomorrow morning.”

The trusted aide cupped his fists. “Yes, General.”

Tang Jinghong’s slender fingers tapped the table lightly, and a layer of coldness appeared in his sharp eyes.

In the central room.

After eating their fills, the Li family sat there and chatted as if they were at home.

The Chu family was busy washing the dishes, sweeping the floor, feeding the horses, cleaning the shed, and even the two young ones were helping with the work…

After the two little ones finished their work, they hid in the room and whispered as they wrote their homework.

Chu Xuyuan said bluntly, “Xuyao, 1 don’t like Grandma Zheng’s family.”

Chu Xuyao frowned and echoed, “Seventh Brother, 1 don’t like them either. They act like they are the masters. They don’t even help us when they see how busy we are.”

Chu Xuyuan suddenly became excited. “The thing is that they eat so much of our food. Look at the way they eat. It’s as if they’ve starved for a few days.”

Chu Xuyao made a shushing gesture. “Seventh Brother, keep your voice down. Don’t let them hear you.”

Chu Xuyuan was unhappy. “Xuyao, they don’t seem like they want to leave. I’m afraid we’ll have to sleep on the floor tonight.”

Chu Xuyao looked like he was in deep thought. “If only there was a way to make them leave.”

Just as he was thinking this, the door was pushed open. The two of them were shocked.

The person who pushed the door open was Li Qingwu’s fifth daughter, Li Hongfeng. She was ten years old. She looked at Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao’s room as if she was looking at her own room. Then, she walked in. “1’11 sleep here tonight.”

Chu Xuyuan said unhappily, “If you sleep here, where should we sleep?”

Li Feng said matter-of-factly, “Go and sleep on the floor. I’m a girl and a guest. I can’t sleep outside, right?”

Chu Xuyuan was angry. “You’re so shameless.”

Li Hongfeng acted as if she did not hear him and sat by the bed. She even picked up Chu Xuyuan’s homework and looked at it. “Hey, what does this say?”

“Give it back to me.” Chu Xuyuan reached out to snatch it. Li Hongfeng dodged, and then he heard a ripping sound as the paper that he had written his homework on was torn in half.

Li Hongfeng pursed her lips and threw the paper in her hand to Chu Xuyuan. “You can’t blame me. You snatched it and tore it yourself.” With that, she walked out of the room guiltily.

Chu Xuyuan picked up the other half of the paper that had fallen to the ground. His heart ached. “Li Hongfeng is so annoying!”

He looked at the homework and was really angry. He stormed out of the room with the homework. “Li Hongfeng!!”

In the central room.

Li Hongfeng sat beside her mother as if nothing had happened.

Chu Xuyuan ran to her and said angrily, “You ruined my homework and didn’t even say a word of apology.”

Li Hongfeng tilted her head to the side and pretended not to see him.

Cao Zhilan naturally protected her daughter. “Chu Seventh, it’s just a piece of paper. Do you have to be so angry?”

“Just a piece of paper?” Chu Xuyuan retorted, “This is my homework that I wrote for two hours.”

Cao Zhilan was very jealous that Li Qingyu sent her sons to school. When she saw that Chu Xuyuan’s homework was ruined, she gloated.

She said casually, “Can’t you just write another one? If you wrote another one instead of arguing with us, you would’ve already finished it.”

When Chu Xuyuan heard Cao Zhilan’s words, he was so angry that he shouted, “Second Aunt, you don’t care at all because your daughter is not the one who wrote it, right?”

Cao Zhilan pursed her lips. “You’re being too serious. Chu Seventh, Hongfeng didn’t do it intentionally. What’s the use of holding on to it like this?”

Chu Xuyuan was agitated. He pointed at Li Hongfeng and said, “Then apologize!”

Li Hongfeng glanced at Chu Xuyuan and pushed the blame away. “You tore it because you came to snatch it. What does it have to do with me?”

Chu Xuyuan was furious. “You’re too unreasonable!”

Li Qingwu felt that it was not a big deal and said, “Chu Seventh, your cousin didn’t do it on purpose. Don’t hold it against her. You’re a scholar now. You can’t be so petty.”

Chu Xuyuan glared at Li Qingwu.. “Who’s petty?”

Chapter 94: Big Sly Fox and Little Sly Fox

When the Chu family heard the commotion in the central room, they quickly walked over…

Li Qingyu hurriedly asked, “Xuyuan, what happened?”

Chu Xuyuan handed the torn homework to Li Qingyu. His eyes were red with anger. “Mother, Li Hongfeng tore my homework.”

Li Qingyu’s heart ached for her son, “Hongfeng…”

Li Hongfeng interrupted her. “Auntie, Chu Xuyuan tore it himself. It has nothing to do with me.”

Li Qingwu chimed in, “Third Sister, children are just playing. Don’t mind them.”

Zheng Guixiang waved her hand and said, “Just write another one. It’s not good to quarrel like this, right?”

Li Hanhai frowned tightly. “Chu Seventh, you’re a boy. Why are you arguing with a girl? You don’t behave like a man at all. Hurry up and go back to write another one. Don’t kick up a fuss!”

Seeing that Chu Xuyuan was aggrieved, Li Qingyu talked back to her parents for the first time and said, “Father, Mother, Xuyuan just wants Hongfeng to apologize. As long as Hongfeng apologizes, this matter will be over.”

She could tell that her son just wanted Li Hongfeng to apologize, but Li Hongfeng refused to admit it, which intensified the conflict.

Li Hongfeng looked up arrogantly. “It’s not my fault. Why should 1 apologize?”

Chu Xuyuan glared fiercely at Li Hongfeng, then rushed back to his room. He swore that he would definitely make Li Hongfeng leave.

Li Qingyu was especially disappointed with her family. She sighed and continued working.

The other Chu family members were the same. They were very displeased with the Li family.

Chu Xuyao came to Chu Qingzhi’s room. “Fifth Sister, are you busy?”

Chu Qingzhi stopped writing and looked at Chu Xuyao with a gentle gaze. “Aren’t you reviewing the content of the teacher’s lecture today? Why are you here?”

Chu Xuyao walked up to Chu Qingzhi and whispered, “Fifth Sister, how can we let the Li family go back?”

Suddenly, the door was pushed open without a knock.

Chu Qingzhi and Chu Xuyao turned around at the same time.

Li Qinghu’s third daughter, Li Yuanzhi, entered. She was about the same age as Chu Qingyue and did not know what politeness was. “In the afternoon, I looked through your wardrobe and saw a few beautiful dresses inside. I want to take one. Qingzhi, your family is so rich now. You won’t mind, right?” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi looked at Li Yuanzhi with a faint smile and pretended to be puzzled. “What makes you think I wouldn’t mind?”

Li Fengzhi did not expect Chu Qingzhi to say this. She opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but she didn’t know what to say.

Chu Qingzhi said calmly, “Is there anything else? If there’s nothing else, please leave.”

Li Fengzhi looked at Chu Qingzhi with a deep sense of powerlessness. It was as if no matter what she said or did, Chu Qingzhi wouldn’t be affected. She stomped her feet and left angrily.

Chu Xuyao was angrier. He clenched his small fists. “Fifth Sister, look. They are all like this. It’s too annoying.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “If you want the Li family to go back, I’ll give you a hint. You can think of a way. How about that?”

Chu Xuyao was full of fighting spirit. “Fifth Sister, tell me.”

Chu Qingzhi asked, “Why did the Li family come to our house?”

Chu Xuyao said, “For money!”

“That’s right, for money.” Chu Qingzhi looked at Chu Xuyao and guided him patiently. “As long as they think that there’s no profit to be gained, they’ll leave.”

Chu Xuyao said in confusion, “Fifth Sister, our family’s business is doing so well. It doesn’t look like we don’t have money.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled faintly and said, “Xuyao, it doesn’t matter if our family is really rich or not. What’s important is to let them think that our family is poor.” Chu Xuyao was confused. “Fifth Sister, how?”

“You’ll have to use your brain,” Chu Qingzhi reminded him. “Xuyao, let me ask you. If you want others to think that our family doesn’t have money, what can you show them…”

“Show…” Chu Xuyao’s eyes darted around. “Fifth Sister, 1 know what to do.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled, “Tell me about it.”

Chu Xuyao’s eyes lit up. “1 can tell them that our family actually borrowed a lot of money from others.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Sure. Is there anything else?”

Chu Xuyao pondered for a moment and thought of something. “I can also tell them that someone came to collect debts.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Sure.”

After a while, Chu Xuyao shook his head slowly. “Fifth Sister, 1 can’t think of anything else.”

“Let me give you an idea,” Chu Qingzhi said. “You can let Father and Mother pretend to quarrel over the debt. You can write a fake IOU and deliberately leave it in a place where Eldest Uncle or Second Uncle can see. Or you can ask the villagers to gossip about how poor our family is and let the Li family hear it…”

Chu Xuyao’s eyes lit up. “Fifth Sister, your idea is better.”

When this little fellow is scheming, his eyes are too bright… Chu Qingzhi thought to herself and said, “The more you experience, the more ideas you will have.”

Chu Xuyao felt enlightened. “Fifth Sister, I understand.”

Chu Qingzhi looked at Chu Xuyao as if she was looking at her little disciple. “Don’t make a move yet. We still don’t know what Father and Mother’s attitudes towards the Li family are.”

Chu Xuyao said excitedly, “Fifth Sister, 1’11 find an opportunity to ask our parents and get their approval.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Be careful not to let the Li family hear you.”

Chu Xuyao’s eyes lit up. “Yes.” The two of them looked like a big sly fox and a little sly fox.

Chu Qingzhi didn’t have time to care about these trivial matters for the time being. By the time she drafted the plan, the villagers also arrived at her house.

She came to the courtyard. “Everyone, quiet down and listen to me.” The village chief was very capable. He found more than a hundred people for her.

Chu Xuede was also among them. As Chu Qingzhi’s third biggest fan, he supported Chu Qingzhi whole-heartedly. “Qingzhi, if there’s anything, just tell us. We’ll definitely do as you say.”

The villagers echoed, “That’s right. We’re not good at other things, but we’ll definitely have no problem with physical work.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled faintly. “I called you here to ask you to help me buy glutinous rice, green beans, and red dates.”

“Because I want to make 200,000 rice dumplings, I need a few thousand catties of ingredients. It will be very difficult to carry them back. I’ll have to trouble you for the next few days.”

The villagers were shocked. 200,000 rice dumplings. After the shock, they were excited. If Chu Qingzhi’s business was good, they could also benefit from it. The better Chu Qingzhi’s business, the better their life.

Chu Xuede said loudly, “No problem. Leave everything to us.” Chu Qingzhi handed the plan to Shen Ruyue. “You can arrange the rest.”

Shen Ruyue lowered her head and looked at the plan. She was extremely impressed. Chu Qingzhi’s plan was very detailed and precise..

Chapter 95: Making the Situation Worse

Shen Ruyue raised her head. “Brothers, we’ll make 100,000 rice dumplings a day. Tomorrow, we need to prepare 20,000 catties of glutinous rice, 5,000 catties of green beans, 5,000 catties of red dates, and 5,000 catties of pork… We’ll buy them from the surrounding villages first. If it’s not enough, we’ll go to the county city to buy them… We don’t have to buy everything at the same time. We’ll do it in four batches… It takes time to process the ingredients, and it takes time to wrap the rice dumplings…”

There were too many things to do. By the time Shen Mengxue arranged everything, two hours had passed.

The villagers received their respective tasks and returned home. They would follow the plan tomorrow.

Chu Qingzhi poured a glass of water for Chu Xuhua. “Brother, give Ruyue some water. She spoke for two hours and her throat must be sore from it.”

Chu Xuhua was about to refuse, but when he heard the last sentence, he hesitated for a moment before taking the cup and walking towards Shen Ruyue.

In the courtyard, Shen Ruyue was sitting on a chair, writing something with a pen in her hand. Suddenly, a glass of water appeared in front of her. She was stunned and looked up. When she saw the embarrassed look on Chu Xuhua’s handsome face, she was also embarrassed.

Chu Xuhua pushed the water forward. His voice subconsciously softened. “Drink some water to moisten your throat.”

Shen Ruyue took the water clumsily and took a small sip. The water not only moistened her throat, but also her heart. “Thank you, Brother Xuhua.”

“Rest early. It’s late,” Chu Xuhua said and left quickly.

Shen Ruyue smiled faintly and took another sip of water.

At night, Li Qingyu was unwilling to let her children suffer, so she only gave her and Chu Rong’s room to Zheng Guixiang and Li Hanhai to sleep in. The rest all slept in the shed.

Of course, there were people who complained, but she pretended not to hear them.

Chu Rong doted on Li Qingyu very much. Although he was not very satisfied with his mother-in-law’s family, he did not say anything.

After everyone fell asleep, the Chu family finally quietened down.

At the military camp.

In the morning, the trusted aide handed over a letter the moment Tang Jinghong woke up. “General.”

Tang Jinghong leaned against the bed and opened it…

Rong Yupeng was the second young master of the Rong family. He was 22 years old and became a scholar at the age of 20. He was once engaged to the eldest daughter of the Xu family, the richest family in the county. However, he despised her for being disfigured and broke the engagement.

Chu Qingzhi sent Rong Yufan to prison. Madam Rong held a grudge against Chu Qingzhi and wanted to take revenge.

After Rong Yupeng found out what happened to his brother, Rong Yufan, he took over this matter and found some hooligans to spread rumors about Chu Qingzhi.

IVro days ago, Rong Yupeng disappeared for some reason.

Madam Rong had already reported it to the authorities and everyone in the county was looking for Rong Yupeng. Rumor had it that Rong Yupeng had been taken away by a few men who liked men.

Rong Yupeng had disappeared without a trace.

Tang Jinghong smiled slightly. Chu Qingzhi’s method was really ruthless.

When Rong Yupeng was saved and came back to hear the rumor about him in the county, he would probably want to die.

Tang Jinghong called out softly, “Shaoyuan.”

A man wrapped in black silently appeared in front of him. “General.”

Tang Jinghong instructed calmly, “Go and make the situation worse. Make sure that everyone knows about what happened to Rong Yupeng. In addition, this man is vicious. Find a reason and send him to the border. Also, Madam Rong is not a good person either. Get rid of her!”

Wen Shaoyuan cupped his fists. “Yes, General.”

Tang Jinghong crumbled the letter and narrowed his eyes, revealing a murderous look. The little girl was so good. How could he let some despicable people ruin her!

The entire Chu Village was busy, but with a plan, the work went on in an orderly manner.

Because of Chu Qingzhi’s demand for a large number of ingredients, the business in the county and surrounding villages had improved a lot.

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The red dates were decored, the pork was marinated, the bamboo leaves were prepared, and the cotton thread was in place.

When the villagers encountered a problem, they would come up with an idea together and resolve it easily.

In the beginning, only a group of people helped Chu Qingzhi prepare the rice dumplings. Later, when the villagers saw that there were too many things to do, they all joined in. Therefore, the Chu Village became as lively as the New Year.

Chu Qingzhi only needed to be responsible for one thing, which was the bamboo leaves. At this moment, she was leading more than ten girls from the village into the mountains.

Chu Lanzhen was also among them. She took two steps forward and caught up to Chu Qingzhi. She said gratefully, “Sister Qingzhi, thank you for treating my father. My father can stand up now.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Ask him to walk more. It can help with recovery.”

Chu Lanzhen said seriously, “Sister Qingzhi, I’ll remember it.”

Chu Shujing came over and asked curiously, “Sister Qingzhi, I heard that you can make beauty ointment.”

This news started with Sister Chu Eighth.

Chu Eighth liked to look pretty. That day, a mosquito bit her face and she cried and shouted that she was disfigured.

When Chu Qingzhi heard this, she used herbs to make an ointment to remove the swelling. After applying it, the mosquito bite quickly receded.

Chu Eighth liked to show off, so she went to tell her friends in the village that Chu Qingzhi had made a beauty ointment for her.

The news spread like wildfire and soon, the entire Chu Village knew about it.

Chu Qingzhi told Chu Shujing, “That ointment can only remove swelling from mosquito bites. I can mix the beauty ointment you mentioned, but the herbs are very expensive.”

As soon as Chu Shujing heard that it was expensive, she immediately dismissed the idea. “I’m just curious. Sister Qingzhi, I’m not asking you to make it for me.”

As they chatted, the girls arrived at the bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest was huge. It was not a problem to collect three hundred thousand leaves. Everyone put down their baskets and began picking.

The Zhou Village.

Zhou Fangyu ran into Village Chief Zhou’s house. “Village Chief, two strange people have come to our village.”

When Village Chief Zhou heard this, he immediately became serious. “What strange people?”

Zhou Fangyu scratched his head in confusion. “As soon as they entered the village, they asked us if we had seen a young man.”

Village Chief Zhou thought to himself. Could it be that they were asking about the person Miss Chu saved? He remained calm and asked, “What did you say?”

Zhou Fangyu waved his hand and said, “We all said that we don’t know.”

Village Chief Zhou asked, “Where are they now?”

Zhou Fangyu looked at the door. “They’re coming to your house now..”