The demon world I designed

"Brother Qing, you think you'll be back in the next two days, right?"

When Chen Qing was still outside the yard, he heard the familiar voice of his sister-in-law. It was a rare opportunity to eavesdrop on the corner, so he paused and stopped outside the door.

The woman in the courtyard with a thick waist, round arms and yellow skin was Chen Qing's sister-in-law Luo Xiu. Looking at that familiar figure, a flash of surprise flashed in Chen Qing's eyes.

I still remember that at that time, I had just started school, and my sister-in-law was fair and delicate when she got married. She didn't look like a daughter that the villagers could raise.

It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is the youngest daughter in her natal family and is extremely favored. She has never worked in the fields since she was a child. Perhaps the Luo family did not expect that their daughter would be trained like this in just ten years after marrying...

"Ah, I should be back in the next two days."

The voice that answered was my mother. She was actually not that old, she was only in her early 40s. If we were to say that in modern times, many top stars would still be competing for the role of girls in the boudoir at this age, but at this time, the woman in the courtyard looked extremely vicissitudes of life. , I am afraid some people will believe it if she says she is a sixty-year-old woman.

Chen Qing looked sad. If it weren't for his education, the Chen family, who had fifty acres of fertile land, would have lived a good life even if his father was gone. How could the whole family be forced to move to the county town and grind tofu for a living?

The three major arduous tasks since ancient times are blacksmithing, punting, and grinding tofu. How many years have they been here? My mother and sister-in-law are so old that I almost don’t recognize them...

"It's almost, it's almost..." I smiled and poured the fermented tofu into the tofu rack covered with gauze, and skillfully wrapped and compacted it, doing the final steps of the tofu.

"Mother..." Sister-in-law asked while helping: "Brother Qing is about to become an official, why are you still working so hard?"

"Why don't the dozens of kilograms of soybeans I bought a few days ago go to waste..." I said with a smile: "This is the last time, my wife, after this time, life will be good in the future..." .”

"Yes..." Luo Xiu responded with a smile, but there was anxiety in her eyes.

When she entered the house, her mother-in-law was coaxing herself like this. Why did Brother Qing become a scholar? Our good days are coming. Our family has more than fifty acres of good land, but it was Brother Qing whose father became a scholar and became a gentleman. The family fortune that I just slowly earned.

So he helped in the fields, working hard just to have a better life in the future.

Brother Qing was admitted as a scholar, but the promised date was different from what his mother-in-law had originally said.

"Daughter-in-law, please listen to me. Our Qing brother is a twelve-year-old scholar. He is a promising scholar at first glance. He cannot be satisfied at this time. He must continue to serve. After he is admitted to the imperial examination, his life will be different from that of ordinary people who teach in the village. Scholars are different. Let’s not talk about being an official. At least they are teaching in the county. As for the dignity, you also have to think about the children in your belly. If you have an uncle who is a scholar, won’t your children also be able to study in the future? "

After suffering for two years, she heard that her mother-in-law's promise was not fulfilled. She was about to get angry, but later she heard what the other party said, which seemed to make sense. If her uncle passed the Juren exam, her children would not be able to study or be in the future. It is much more convenient to rely on my brother-in-law to find a way to make a living.

And if you give birth to a daughter, she will have a better marriage if she has a brother-in-law to help her get married...

Thinking of this, she continued to endure it. Brother Qing lived up to expectations and was admitted to the examination.

But the ideal good life still did not come. Not only was it not better, it was even worse. In order for Chen Qing to go to school and go to Beijing to take the exam, the family's financial resources were almost completely wiped out. Not even one of the fifty acres of good land was given to herself and her husband. What's left is sold out.

The family moved to the county town, rented a small remote house, and started grinding tofu for another three years!

"Daughter-in-law..." After the old woman wrapped the tofu, she held the other person's hand with a smile and found a place to sit down.

This tone was extremely friendly, but it made Luo Xiu's body get goosebumps!

Because this is the tone every time my mother-in-law tries to trick her into continuing to be a bully...

But Brother Qing has already passed the Jinshi exam. She has never studied, but she knows that studying and passing the Jinshi exam is the end of it, right?

Is there any other way to say it?

"Daughter-in-law, our brother Qing has a bright future..."

"Yes, mother is right, brother Qing has great potential!" Luo Xiu responded with a smile, but her heart was full of vigilance.

"Brother Qing has become an official, and our family's good days are behind us."

Luo Xiu was shocked, why are the good days still behind?

"Originally, I heard Mr. Huang say that our Qing brother is not stable in his writing. At most, he can only pass the exam with a Jinshi background. Most of these people are sent to a remote place to be a county magistrate. This is not good for our family. That's enough, but Brother Qing is so promising. People who heard the good news said that he actually passed the top two exams!"

"Two...what's the second armor?" Luo Xiu was a little wordy when she spoke.

"It's very possible for this second-class person to stay in the capital and become an official!" The old woman looked excited: "This capital is a good place. There are many good things at the feet of the emperor. From now on, our family will stay here with Brother Qing. In the capital, maybe you can let your child go to the Imperial Academy. Erya can also choose someone in the capital in the future, and it will be better than Liuzhou if you choose any one!"

"Really? That's really a good thing!" Russell responded with a smile, but there was no joy on his face.

"But..."

Russell's face fell instantly, she knew, she knew there was a 'but'! !

"This capital is where the emperor lives. Every inch of land is precious. Brother Qing has just become an official and his salary is not enough. Our family's tofu skills can't be lost. We have to get a house in the capital, right?"

"Ah……"

Russell's face turned pale. She finally understood. She and her husband still had to buy a house for Chen Qing in the capital. How many years would it take to buy a house in the capital?

At the thought of this, Russell's pale face instantly turned livid, and he was about to get angry. Chen Qing, who was eavesdropping at the door, coughed lightly: "Mom, I'm back!"

"Brother Qing?" The old woman had a look of surprise on her face. She didn't even bother to continue to fool her stupid daughter-in-law. She hurried over and grabbed Chen Qing: "Why have you lost so much weight? I've suffered so much for you. child….."

The sister-in-law behind her rolled her eyes. Don't you pity your eldest son who goes to deliver goods before dawn? Chen Qing, who is so thin and tender, thought he was a son-in-law raised by a member of the Communist Party of China. He looks like he is suffering. of?

"Brother Qing is back?" Because of what her mother-in-law said just now, she was not as enthusiastic about the returning Jinshi master as she expected. Instead, she said with a smile: "I heard that you have a great future and are going to be a master in the capital." official?"

Seeing her elder sister-in-law looking like she was about to go crazy, Chen Qing smiled bitterly in her heart. After not seeing her for a long time, I am still so good at drawing cakes. I even thought of fooling my elder sister-in-law. This is a proper entrepreneurial qualification in modern times. ah…..

"No, no... Where in the capital can you stay if you want? The county magistrate on the northern side of my assignment this time is here to pick up the whole family."

"County magistrate? Or the north?" Before my sister-in-law could react, I was surprised.

"Son, the people who heard the good news said that you are a second-class Jinshi master. How come... why can't you stay in the capital? But who did you offend?"

In order to prevent Mr. Huang from hiding it secretly, Mrs. Chen Qing often sent things to Mr. Huang’s house. She also heard Mr. Huang talk about a lot of scientific examinations. According to him, the new dynasty was short of people, even if Brother Qing only took the exam If you get a fellow Jinshi, you will most likely be an official in a place with beautiful scenery. If you can get the second grade, you will most likely be able to stay in Beijing.

"Mother..." Chen Qing quickly explained: "This scientific examination is Enke, which was opened by the Holy Emperor to supplement officials in the north. Except for the first-level students, no one can stay in the capital!"

"Oh, how could this happen?" The old woman immediately stamped her feet anxiously and kept mumbling: "If I had known better, I would have listened to Mr. Huang. We will wait for another two years and make you wait for the next subject. It's all your fault, brother, you say You’ve been doing it for so many years, why are you so anxious?”

The sister-in-law on the side almost got angry after hearing this. It was a blessing that she had persuaded her to not let her bastard continue to listen to her mother, otherwise the whole family would have to buy a house in the capital for this brother-in-law!

Chen Qing also smiled helplessly and hurriedly persuaded my mother: "Mom, what's the benefit of staying in the capital? The officials of Sesame Mung Bean are full of people who can't be offended. They can't afford to rent a house with a low salary. They are sent to the county. As for your son, who is the oldest, it’s okay to say that our family lives in a spacious county government office, isn’t it?”

"What's good?" The old woman rolled her eyes at her son: "There are many benefits in the capital. Although it will take some years of hardship, good times are ahead!"

The sister-in-law rolled her eyes after hearing this. Now that she hears that good times are ahead, she wants to hit someone...

Chen Qing also comforted his mother with a funny look on his face for a long time, and then looked at his sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, where are Brother Yong and Erya?"

The elder sister-in-law came in to give birth to a son and a daughter for her eldest brother, and she had struggled with her studies for so many years. Although she was tricked by my mother, the Chen family owed her a real debt. If nothing else, she was just deceived by my mother. The dowry alone is enough for me to pay back... I have to make up for it in the future.

"Brother Yong and his father went to deliver goods early in the morning, while Erya and Sister Hui are doing embroidery in the room." The sister-in-law curled her lips and replied.

Chen Qing was stunned. How old is Erya? She can already do embroidery?

For such a young girl, I don’t know if my eyes will be damaged if I learn that every day...

Chen Qing sighed in his heart and said quickly: "Sister-in-law, pack up and go directly to the pier to find your elder brother. Tell him not to deliver goods today and come back quickly for a reunion dinner. Early tomorrow morning, we will set off to wherever I want. !”

"In such a hurry?" I was stunned: "I...have just made tofu all over the yard..."

"Sell it to Aunt Liu next door cheaply." Chen Qing smiled and squeezed the old woman's calloused hand, comforted her and sat down and said: "The people in the north are urging me urgently, and we can't afford to delay. Let's take office early and get familiar with each other early. When we arrive, Over there, don't grind tofu. If you're bored, mother, just take care of the backyard of the county house and make it whatever you want. Aren't you envious of Mr. Huang's pond of koi? Also raise a pond!”

The old woman's eyes lit up when she heard her son talk about raising koi, but she still couldn't reconcile herself and said, "You really can't keep Jing?"

"Can't keep it..." Chen Qing shook his head in amusement. In the past, he might have been a little self-motivated and tried to find a way to stay in Beijing and join the Sixth Department. Now he has no such idea at all. The things he designed like to go to prosperous places, such as the royal city and the front. Chaotian City and Chaotian City are definitely the hardest hit areas. Now you can hide as far away as you can.

"Sister-in-law also asked Erya and Brother Yong to tidy up." Chen Qing turned to look at her sister-in-law: "When we get there, I will arrange for Brother Yong to go to the county school. That child is late to enlightenment, but it doesn't matter. I'll be free for a while. If you teach me personally, our family will definitely support a second Jinshi!"

"Okay, okay!" The sister-in-law laughed so hard that her eyes turned into slits. Although her family had suffered a lot in supporting Chen Qing in these years, if she was providing for her own son, she would have suffered no matter how hard it was!

"Erya is still young. Let's take her there and teach her some rules slowly. If that doesn't work, I'll find a nanny to educate Erya. I also need to find her a good family with some foundation."

"Where... why does it cost so much to hire a nanny?" The sister-in-law quickly rubbed her hands after hearing this. She was very embarrassed, but also very moved. She had suffered for so many years, and she didn't want Erya to suffer like this, and her daughter too. A piece of raw meat, naturally I hope that she will live well in the future...

"It doesn't cost a lot of money!" Chen Qing said with a smile: "I will always remember the help from my elder brother and sister-in-law for so many years. Don't worry, in the future, I, Chen Qing, will never let your family be wronged again..."

"That's what I'm saying..." The sister-in-law's eyes turned red: "As a family, just saying this makes us think outsiders."

The big stone in my heart was finally put down by my brother-in-law's words. That thief mother-in-law has been fooling me for many years. Nine out of ten words she said were not true, but only one sentence was true. Brother Qing is not an ungrateful person!

When I thought of this, all the previous grievances disappeared instantly. After waiting for so many years, I finally saw the good life that the thief mother-in-law said...

"You will set off tomorrow morning and take the waterway. The imperial court has sent special guards to escort you. With their certificates, you can live directly in the county government office. Save some money at home first and wait until my son comes to tell everything..."

"You... you're not with us?" My mother and sister-in-law asked in surprise at the same time.

"Ah..." Chen Qing said with a smile: "I have some errands to give to me. I will rush to take up my post as soon as I finish it here. Don't worry, go and stay first."

"Son..." The old woman looked at Chen Qing doubtfully: "What errand is more important than taking office?"

"It's okay, it's not a big deal. It's just that we don't have enough manpower to help an adult." Chen Qing still smiled and comforted her mother.

But he became more and more determined in his heart. The family's good days were ahead of him, and he would not allow anything to threaten his family!