noffsinger Chapter 162 Becoming a Corrupt Official: Ending His Own Life First
Chapter 162 Becoming a Corrupt Official: Ending His Own Life First
After Da Niu's family had walked away, Yang Qing and Zhu Mei exchanged a smile.
Yang Qing nudged Zhu Mei's arm and whispered in her ear, "Do you think the melons that Da Niu planted can really yield a thousand catties? If it really works, our family will treat us like living Buddhas."
Zhu Mei rolled her eyes at her: "You silly girl, don't worry about that. Just look at Da Niu's cleverness and seriousness. This melon can't be bad!"
Besides, even if the yield wasn't that high, it's still pretty close; the output was still incredibly high! We're doing this for our family's good; the sentiment is what matters.
Yang Qing nodded with a grin: "Second sister-in-law, you're right!"
Our village hasn't been this lively in a long time. Ever since the eldest son started leading everyone to make money, life has become more and more promising.
Now that we have chayote, it feels like a dream.
Zhu Mei looked up in the direction of the village, her face full of anticipation: "As long as everyone doesn't cause trouble and works diligently and conscientiously, maybe in the future every household in our village will have a big brick house, and the children will be able to go to school in the county town!"
Her son, Afu, will be able to go to school next year!
After all, an eight-year-old child is at an age when even dogs bark at them and chickens flap their wings and fly away.
Every day they would climb onto the roof to remove tiles and go fishing in the river, turning their home into a chaotic mess.
She's really getting out of control, and with so much housework, I'm very busy. I'm afraid that if I neglect her discipline, she'll go astray and it would be a huge loss.
The two of them happily went back hand in hand.
At this moment, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi helplessly facepalmed as they watched Da Niu counting copper coins on the carriage.
Aren't most scholars supposed to be aloof and consider gold and silver as worthless?
Their eldest son does the opposite?
I hope you'll amount to something in the future, and definitely don't become a corrupt official...
They wanted to live for another two years; they didn't want their entire family to be executed.
Lin Xi cleared her throat and looked at their damned child with a look of displeasure. "Da Niu, don't get greedy."
"When you achieve fame and success in the future, if you become a corrupt official, you should take your own life first. Don't even think about dragging me and your mother down with you."
Gao Mengli nodded, "Yes! Take your own life!"
She hasn't lived enough yet, and she can't afford to die anytime soon.
Da Niu looked up and chuckled, "Dad, what are you saying! A gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way. Money comes from the people and is used for the people!"
"How could I become a corrupt official? Have some faith in me!"
Lin Xi looked surprised, clicked her tongue twice, and looked Da Niu up and down. "It's different after you've been to school. You can even spout grand principles now!"
Da Niu puffed out his chest. "That's right! My master and two tutors give me extra lessons every night!"
Master Qin also tutors me when he has time.
Even the county magistrate would come over from time to time to check my studies and gave me his old notebook of notes he had made when he was a student!
My master even copied out the past exam questions from the prefectural city for me to do!
So rest assured, the first lesson Master Qin taught me was to be diligent in governing and to love the people!
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi were quite surprised.
After all, ten years of hard study went unnoticed.
Their son is a star talent; is he being groomed and developed with the full support of the county?!
Since that's the case, they have nothing to worry about.
It would be difficult for Dou Weiyi to train a corrupt official!
The two breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Xi lifted the small curtain of the carriage and glanced outside.
The rapeseed has already been harvested and is sparsely piled up in the field to dry. In less than three days, it will need to be threshed.
In a few more days, their oil mill will be completed, and after a few days of drying, it will be ready to start operation.
Just then, a small green grasshopper jumped in.
With a mischievous glint in his eye, Lin Xi grabbed Gao Mengli by the collar and, to Da Niu's astonishment, tossed the grasshopper in.
Gao Mengli felt a chill on her neck as the little grasshopper slid down her collar.
Gao Mengli quickly turned her back and caught the grasshopper.
Turning his head, he gritted his teeth and said, "Xixi, you bastard!"
As he spoke, he was about to put grasshoppers into Lin Xi's crotch.
Big Bull: ...
Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?
Why don't you treat me like an outsider?!
You guys are going too far! I'm still a child!
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi's playful banter contrasts sharply with Da Niu's blank expression.
Suddenly, Gao Mengli stopped.
He quickly lifted the curtain to look outside the carriage.
Occasionally, she could see small grasshoppers along the edge of the field, which made her frown involuntarily.
"Mengli, what's wrong?" Lin Xi asked, puzzled when Gao Mengli suddenly stopped what she was doing and stared blankly out the window.
Gao Mengli lowered the carriage curtain and looked at the grasshopper that had already snapped in her hand. "Xixi, it came out too early. I'm worried..."
Lin Xi followed her gaze to the grasshopper and gradually stopped smiling. "You mean, the grasshopper appeared at the wrong time and will affect the crops?"
Gao Mengli nodded slightly, "There shouldn't be so many grasshoppers jumping around at this time of year. If they multiply, our rice will be in danger. Last year there was a severe drought, and we were just hoping for a good harvest this year. We can't let anything unexpected happen..."
Da Niu, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered, his head filled with question marks. He couldn't understand what his parents were saying.
Da Niu scratched his head. "Dad, Mom, what are you talking about?"
Lin Xi turned her head and looked at her eldest son with a serious expression, "Da Niu, did it snow last year?"
Da Niu was confused. "Dad, don't you remember? Last year, there was no snow, and the winter was warmer than usual!"
He had previously thought that only his mother couldn't remember, but he never imagined that his father couldn't remember either.
As Da Niu finished speaking, both of them felt a sudden jolt in their hearts...
Seriously? What kind of fate do they have? Is this a sign of a locust plague?
Locusts are edible, but swarms of them are not.
Because it's poisonous.
When locusts swarm in large numbers, causing a locust plague, their bodies undergo changes.
This is a reason that later generations of science have been unable to investigate.
The only conclusion drawn is that locusts release large amounts of a special chemical substance called phenylacetonitrile in order to gain a better survival advantage in swarming and to defend against possible attacks from natural enemies.
Phenylacetonitrile gives locusts the toxicity of Bian Que (a legendary Chinese physician), which, when ingested by humans, gradually weakens their bodies and harms their health.
Mild cases may cause poisoning reactions, such as dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
In severe cases, the perpetrators are forced to eat insects, lie on a wooden plank, and the whole village is forced to feast...
Gao Mengli murmured to herself, "I hope, I really hope, it's not like what we think..."
However, when you find a cockroach in your home, there are actually cockroaches everywhere in the unseen corners of the house.
Therefore, this matter was destined to go against our wishes.
It seems they need to move back to the village quickly and come up with a solution.
The group returned to the county town, left Da Niu at the entrance of the academy, and then had Zhao Chen drive them to Ju'an District.
Da Niu stood dumbfounded at the academy gate, asking, "My parents, what's going on?"