In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Old Lady He looked at He Huaiping and said, "Huaiping, our family was not well-off before, and I was deceived by Wei and ignored the other members of the He family. But believe it or not, I prepared dowries for your two daughters before. It wasn't much, only 20 taels each, and Qingshu also gave the same amount. In any case, they are all children of the He family. Although I can't treat them equally, I have never thought of ignoring them completely."

After saying this, Old Lady He looked at Xu again.

"I mentioned to you before that you should restrain the Xu family. The Xu family's appetite is insatiable. You said she is not that kind of person. Now I only advise you not to follow her in everything and don't believe everything she says."

After that, he looked at He Qingya and said, "Erya, send your mother back to her room. I'm here, and I'll say it again, before your mother gives birth, I won't assign her any more work until she's out of confinement."

He Qingya came over and supported Xu Yushi.

"Mother, let me take you back to the house."

At this moment, she felt countless bitterness in her heart.

After what happened in Lan County, many of her self-deceiving thoughts were shattered.

The miserable life she and Qinglu led was not entirely the fault of her grandmother and her uncle's family.

Even if my father didn't save money privately, just the 20% of his income left after paying it to the government would have amounted to ten taels of silver for my parents over the years.

But her mother had never bought delicious food or made new clothes for her and her sister.

And the reason why Grandma hated A Niang so much was not just because she hated her grandmother and took her anger out on A Niang.

Watching Xu Yushi and He Qingya leave.

Jin Cuihua was shocked and said, "How can there be a mother who doesn't care about her daughter like this? If a mother doesn't protect her child herself, how can she expect others to do so?"

He Qiudi couldn't help but think that Xu Yushi committed suicide after He Huaiping's death.

Is it true that she has deep feelings for He Huaiping?

Or did she feel that without He Huaiping's protection, she could not shoulder the responsibility of two daughters in the chaotic times of famine, and was so overwhelmed that she chose the negative way and committed suicide?

Or maybe she indirectly killed He Huaiping?

She followed He Huaiping because she couldn't bear the condemnation of her conscience?

The novel only contains He Qingya's speculations and what she believes.

The truth behind Xu's suicide is probably destined to remain a secret.

Xiao Meng left.

The He family quickly returned to normal.

This time, we brought back a lot of orders from Licheng, as well as orders from Yanshi. The production of soap needs to be accelerated.

He Huaian handed the money to Old Queen He, and had to deliver the groceries bought from Licheng to the store, and also had to order pork fat from someone.

He Huaiping helps make soap at home.

They brought back several hundred kilograms of pork fat from Licheng, and they had to refine the oil today, otherwise it would start to smell if left for a while.

Everyone is for the soap business.

I didn’t even have a proper lunch and started processing the pork fat.

In the room.

He Qingya brought in the meal for Xu.

Seeing that He Qingya didn't say anything, Xu asked her: "Qingya, are you very disappointed with your mother?"

He Qingya was under great pressure and didn't say anything.

My daughter’s silence is the best answer.

Xu Yushi smiled sadly.

"Qingya, I know that I have supported your cousins ​​in their studies over the years, and I have treated you and Qinglu unfairly. But your uncle and cousin have promised and sworn that they will never ignore you two sisters in this life. When your cousin graduates from high school, they will definitely find a good family for you to support you and protect you for the rest of your life. I believe they will not break their promise. Mother did this for your and Qingya's future considerations."

When Xu Yushi said this, her eyes were empty and lifeless, and it was unclear whether she was trying to persuade He Qingya or comfort herself.

"Qingya, what your father said today shows that he really wants to divorce you. He dislikes your mother for not being able to give birth to a son and for being an old woman. He wants to find an excuse to divorce you and let your grandmother find him a young new wife."

"Qingya." Xu Yushi hugged He Qingya with sobs, "You are the only one that mother can rely on. Go and ask Qinglu what happened during this trip to Lizhou. Your aunt loves Qinglu, you... think of a way to get your aunt to tell Qinglu all the formulas for making soap..."

He Qingya interrupted uneasily, "Mother!"

Xu Yushi wiped her tears and said, "Qingya, don't blame your mother for being cruel. My brother is your grandmother's nephew, and my mother is her sister. Your grandmother and I have already knelt in front of your grandmother, but she has remained indifferent and refused to take out fifty taels to save the Xu family from the dire situation."

"If it were in the past, fifty taels would have been a lot of money for the He family, and it would have been understandable that they would not lend it. But now, the He family earns more than a hundred taels a month from selling soap, and your grandma is reluctant to spend fifty taels to save your uncle. How can we dare to pin our hopes on the He family?"

"As long as we get the soap formula, we will have money in our hands to support your cousin to pass the imperial examination and become successful. Then, we can marry you to your cousin and you will become an official's wife. It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others, Qingya, do you understand?"

Seeing He Qingya silent, Xu Yushi reached out and grabbed her arms, shaking her awake.

"Qingya, your grandfather was born into a scholarly family. Your grandfather's grandfather was once a second-rank minister. If your grandfather had not been exiled to Lan County due to family problems, he would have become a high-ranking official in the capital by now. Your cousin was educated and influenced by your grandfather. He has the blood of the Xu family flowing in his body. Sooner or later, he will become the top scholar in the imperial examination and lead the Xu family back to the capital to reach the peak of the past."

The Xu family was also exiled.

My ancestors were once wealthy.

Otherwise, Xiao Meng would not have married her husband. What she valued was the heritage left by the scholarly family.

It's just that Mr. Xu suffered setbacks one after another when he was young, and he never recovered. He had no interest in taking the imperial examinations, and although he had knowledge, he failed repeatedly.

But his talent and knowledge are still there.

Old Master Xu is not good enough, and Xu Yushi's brother has no potential in studying, but Xu Yushi's two nephews are very smart and are good candidates for studying, even better than He Huaizhang.

He Huaizhang passed the examination and became a scholar at the age of fifteen.

If He Huaizhang had not failed the imperial examinations twice in a row, and each examination cost a large sum of money, and the He family had other children to support, and the position of the teacher happened to be vacant, they would have gritted their teeth and donated it to him. Otherwise, it is still unclear whether He Huaizhang could pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.

It is precisely because her nephew is smart and has an immeasurable future that Xu Yushi keeps buying into his ideas and supporting the Xu family without any bottom line.

When He Qingya heard Xu Yushi mention the Xu family's ancestors, she looked at her in surprise.

"Mother, is it true that my grandfather's grandfather was a second-rank minister?"

"Of course! Our Xu family is full of good students. Our ancestors have had second place in the imperial examination, Jinshi, and Tongjinshi. Your cousin and younger cousin are both good at studying, you have seen it before. Although Yan Shi is very good, he is now high and mighty and doesn't care about you. But if we can turn your cousin over, he will remember our kindness and may marry you as his legal wife after he passes the imperial examination. Even if you don't marry your cousin, if you have a cousin who is a Jinshi, you won't have to worry about not being able to marry into a good family."

He Qingya's eyes flashed and she was finally convinced.

"Mother, I'll try. But I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."

Xu Yushi nodded in satisfaction: "Don't worry, your aunt is not on guard against Qinglu, you go and help with the work, let Qinglu find out the details and then tell you, we can come up with the formula for the soap, it's not difficult."

She had watched the soap-making process from afar and knew the formula was not complicated.

As long as Qinglu finds out the details, they can make the soap themselves.