Li Yanqing jumped up. This was what the magistrate Li Kui had promised him. Unexpectedly, it came now and he was in a hurry to leave.

Li Wenyou grabbed him, "Don't go, your father specifically asked me that he could solve it himself and let you eat here on behalf of him."

Li Yanqing sat down slowly, but he was still anxious. What if his father couldn't speak and missed a big deal?

At this time, Li Dongdong stood up and raised his glass to speak, "Dongdong is busy making a living in the capital and cannot return to his hometown to fulfill his filial piety. All the neighbors and patriarchs usually take care of their father, and they cannot repay them. I specially bought a glass of water and wine to thank all the neighbors. Dongdong is the first to do it!"

He drank all the wine in the glass, and everyone raised their glasses to drink, then they picked up their chopsticks to pick up the food, and started to eat it while talking and laughing.

At this time, a thin, shabby man in his thirties walked up and raised his glass and smiled, "I'll give a cup to the little official."

Li Dongdong's father's face immediately became gloomy. This was his eldest son-in-law Zhang Ping, a lazy rogue. If his son had not invited him to come, he would never have let him go into the house for dinner.

But Zhang Ping's cup had been held in front of Li Yanqing. Li Dongdong's father did not want to lose face in front of the patriarch, so he had to introduce him to him, "Brother Qing, this is my eldest son-in-law Zhang Ping."

Li Yanqing said 'Oh!' and it turned out that he was the father of the geese and magpies. Li Yanqing looked at him and saw that he had a round face, slender eyes, and a faint slight shining with a cunning luster. Li Yanqing immediately remembered the geese. The father and daughter were so similar.

Li Yanqing didn't know why he was toasting himself, so he said a few polite words and had a drink with him.

Zhang Ping had no intention of leaving, and he seemed to want to say something? Li Dongdong's father was even more unhappy and urged him: "You little official wants to have a drink. You should leave quickly after toasting!"

Zhang Ping pretended not to hear his father-in-law, and smiled and said to Li Yanqing: "I just heard Daqi say that he is often not at home and there is no one to take care of the little officials. I gave him a suggestion, and he said he would be willing to do so."

Li Yanqing smiled happily and said, "I wonder what good advice did Brother Zhang give to my father?"

Next to him, Li Dongdong's father began to get irritated. His son-in-law was not only lazy, but also got involved in the bad habit of eating, drinking, gamble and selling all the valuable things at home. Every time he had a pity for his daughter and gave her some money, he was snatched away by this bastard. What good suggestions would he have, not to be a bad idea for a small official!

Li Dongdong's father was afraid that his son-in-law would ruin his son's business, so he stood up and pushed Zhang Ping away, "Go to the side, there is nothing you have to do here!"

Li Yanqing quickly stopped him, "Don't be angry, since Brother Zhang has already told me about it, it's better to listen to it."

Zhang Ping glared at his father-in-law, then bent down and smiled, "I tell your father that if the little official has a shortage of people in the room, the little girl can go and serve him."

What good advice is this? Li Yanqing was stunned for a moment.

Li Dongdong's father could no longer hold it back. He was furious and rushed over to grab his son-in-law's neck and fisted to hit him. "You'll get drunk after you eat it, embarrass me!"

Everyone was so scared that they persuaded him quickly. Li Wenyou pressed Li Dongdong's father down and smiled and said, "Actually it's not a bad thing! When my daughter is old, she always goes out to do something and can subsidize the family income. As long as the time is calculated and she doesn't delay getting married."

Li Yanqing finally understood what Zhang Ping meant, which was to sell his daughter to their family as a maid, but the maids of the Song Dynasty were different from before. They were essentially an employment relationship. The two parties signed a contract with a deadline and returned to freedom after the expiration of the period.

Therefore, many poor families are willing to send their daughters out to be little maids, without having to raise them themselves, and can earn some money for themselves. After they get free after the period is over, they will get married.

Because of the many sources, the average maid is very cheap, only 5 or 6 jin a year. If you look pretty and well-behaved, the price will be slightly more expensive, but at most it is only about 10 jin a year. Therefore, many middle-class families have little maids, such as Li Er and Li San’s family, which have two little maids.

But no matter what, this is also a shameful thing, which means admitting that he is useless and needs to rely on dians to sell his daughter to make money. Li Dongdong's father was angry with this, and his son-in-law actually sold his granddaughter in front of everyone. Where did he put his old face?

Li Wenyou smiled at Li Yanqing and said, "Your father will often be away from home in the future. I also think you need a little maid to take care of your daily life. How about it?"

"Thank you for your kindness, I don't need it for the time being!"

Li Yanqing refused, but he was not very resistant to the maid's service. The key was that he knew that Zhang Ping wanted to sell the daughter Zhang Dayan, so he didn't want the little lady to serve him. The magpies were almost the same, but unfortunately she was too young.

Li Wenyou is an extremely smart old rich man. He knew that Li Dongdong and his elder sister had a deep relationship, so he invited his brother-in-law to his house for a drink. Zhang Ping is a famous scoundrel in Qianshan Village. If he could win him over, he could monitor Li Dongdong from one side.

Seeing that Li Yanqing refused to accept it, Li Wenyou smiled at Zhang Ping and said, "It just so happened that my wife needs a needlework maid, so let your daughter come to my house to do things! You will send her to you tomorrow and we will discuss the price."

Zhang Ping was overjoyed and bowed quickly and said, "It is also her honor to be able to work in the Li family."

Although Li Dongdong's father was annoyed that his son-in-law was useless, with his son-in-law's virtue, his eldest granddaughter must go out to do things this year. Instead of being a maid in an ordinary family and suffering, it is better to go to the clan chief's mansion to do things. Needless to say, his income will not be bad. He just made some money to subsidize his daughter's household income. He glared at his son-in-law fiercely and stopped saying a word.

Li Yanqing didn't care about Zhang Dayan's maid when he went to the clan leader's house. He only cared about his father's situation now, and he didn't know how the conversation was going.

Li Yanqing was anxious and did not dare to get up and say goodbye. Finally, the banquet was over. He was about to say goodbye and leave. Li Dongdong was already drunk by everyone, and Li Dongdong's father sent them out of the house.

Li Wenyou smiled and said, "Qing'er, take my carriage! I have something to say to you."

Li Yanqing had to get on the carriage, and Li Wenyou arranged for the servant to ride Li Yanqing's donkey home, and the carriage started.

In the carriage, Li Wenyou took out a contract for the business and handed it to him, "In triplicate, this is yours, I have collected it myself."

Li Yanqing took the contract and asked again: "Where is the patriarch planning to start?"

"I plan to start with this batch of medicines. Tomorrow your father will go to Weinan Town with Li Dongdong to purchase medicinal materials. I plan to let him take care of the money in the future. I will believe it. When the canal thaw next month, I will go to the capital with your father with the medicinal materials ship. On the one hand, it is for the preparation of the genealogy, and then check the grain market. When the Beijing city has agreed, the first batch of grain will be purchased and transported in March. Qing'er, I have been planning this for nearly four years, but I have been hesitating. Unexpectedly, it was finally done because of you."

Li Wenyou was very moved. From now on, they will slowly deal with the capital, which is also a challenge for him.

Li Yanqing was also deeply moved. After his father suffered a lot of setbacks, he finally started a new life. It would be better for his father to marry another virtuous wife, and that would be perfect.

However, Li Yanqing was a little worried when he asked his father to take charge of the account. Their father and son lived in poverty. One reason was that his father really couldn't lead the family.

To give a simple example, the sugar in Dasong is very expensive, and a syrup cooked cake costs ten cents. He felt sorry for his son to take out 10 cents to buy a syrup cooked cake, but he didn't expect that he could buy a bucket of wheat with another 5 cents, so they didn't have to eat bean buns all the time.

However, the patriarch could trust his father, which was another matter.

At this time, Li Yanqing suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said to Li Wenyou: "I wonder if my father has ever mentioned moving the tomb to his mother."

Li Wenyou nodded, "Your father told me that I had the responsibility for this matter back then. I shouldn't have promised your grandfather, but don't worry, your grandfather has business dealings with our Li family, which is related to his interests of thousands of yuan a year. As long as I propose to move the tomb, he dare not refuse to agree, but this matter will be discussed when we come back from the capital. Please wait patiently!"

"I have no problem, thank you for the patriarch!"

Li Wenyou smiled and said, "Your task is to study hard. I see you took a sword from Li Dongdong's house. In fact, it's good to learn both civil and military. There are only three things in this world that work the most, either you have enough money, have great power, or have a hard fist, and everything else is fucking nonsense!"

"Qing'er remembers the teachings of the patriarch."

Li Wenyou laughed, and his fat and round face seemed to be blooming, "I don't dare to teach you, come, go back!"

The carriage stopped, and Li Yanqing jumped out of the carriage and ran towards the village.

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Li Yanqing had just run to the entrance of the village and happened to meet Aunt Gu San. She was walking out of the village angrily with a rolling pin.

"Aunt San, are you still going out so late?"

"Zhuzi's father went to the town to buy vinegar, but he hasn't come back yet. I don't know where he has gone. I'll go and take a look!"

Li Yanqing hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Do you want me to accompany Aunt San?"

"No, no, you go home quickly!"

Aunt Gu San walked a few steps and turned back, "Brother Qing, today someone came to ask about your father's situation. We have all said good things to you, and they are still signing and placing the paper. Everyone hopes that your father will get better!"

"Thank you, Aunt San, I will definitely repay you in the future."

"You're welcome, go see your dad! He was crying today."

Li Yanqing ran home in one breath, and the yard and the door were not closed. He rushed into the room and saw his father sitting in the black living room, covering his face and crying quietly. Li Yanqing was startled and quickly lit up the light.

"Dad, how about it?" Li Yanqing asked nervously.

Li Daqi picked up the paper on the table and handed it to his son, and choked and said, "You can see it yourself!"

Li Yanqing took the paper and looked carefully. It turned out to be an investigation and filing document from the government. It was written very clearly. Although Li Daqi, a son of Tangyin, violated the rules in the imperial examination five years ago, it had been five years since then. After field investigation, Li Daqi had changed his past and benefited the villagers. The people had a great expectation. He specifically suggested eliminating his bad records of the imperial examination five years ago. He hoped that he would be at peace and never commit any more crimes.

The following is the autograph of the investigator. Generally speaking, as long as the investigator passes the on-site verification, there will be no problem and the records will definitely be eliminated.

Li Yanqing's eyes were also a little wet. After five years, his father finally gained a clean body. At this time, Li Daqi looked at his son. He could no longer suppress his excitement and leaned on the table and burst into tears.
Chapter completed!