Chapter 1907
Mountain God 11
Miss Li was very unhappy that Mr. Li failed to find the young master who might be of extraordinary status.
Master Li asked Miss Li to throw the embroidered ball to choose a husband again.
Miss Li: "The embroidered ball has already fallen into the manure cart, what's the point of throwing it anymore? It's so embarrassing, the whole county will definitely laugh at me!"
Mr. Li: "Uh..."
He also felt quite embarrassed.
Miss Li sobbed, "I've set my sights on this one person, and I won't marry him if it's not him!"
Master Li: "But we can't find that person. Maybe he has already left the county town."
Miss Li: "How can you be so useless?"
Master Li said, "How about this, you'll have to make do for now and choose a man you find acceptable to bear us a few grandsons. I'll continue searching for that man for you! Once I find him, I'll bring him back, how about that?"
Miss Li thought for a moment and agreed: "That works too."
Neither of them mentioned what would happen to Miss Li's first husband after they found Shan Qing, implying that the man was already dead.
Miss Li ultimately chose a scholar as her son-in-law because he was the most handsome man.
Master Li also recognized the scholar's potential.
Thinking that if the scholar could pass the imperial examination and become an official, he wouldn't have to change his son-in-law.
However, the day after the wedding, the Li family learned that their son-in-law was not the scholar they had chosen, but the scholar's elder brother.
The scholar's family was poor. In order to support his studies, apart from his eldest brother who was already married and had children, his second brother and sisters had no money to get married.
In order to afford the scholar's education, his older and younger sisters were sold by their parents.
All that money was spent on the scholar's participation in literary gatherings, and not a single penny was spared for his second brother's wedding.
The scholar's second brother was over twenty years old and still a bachelor.
This time, the scholar's family was out of money again, so he set his sights on his second brother.
The scholar wanted the Li family's money, but he didn't want to marry into their family.
Those who marry into the family are no longer eligible to participate in scientific expeditions.
The scholar then gave his name to participate in the selection of a son-in-law for the Li family, and when it came time to get married, his second brother took his place.
When the deed is done, the Li family will have no choice but to accept it.
If my second brother becomes a son-in-law of the Li family, won't the Li family's money become theirs?
He no longer needs to worry about money when he attends literary gatherings or goes to brothels for drinks!
The scholar's idea was sound, and it was indeed true.
The Li family learned the next day that the groom had been changed.
Master Li was furious!
How dare someone fool him like this!
Don't assume that just because he's retired from crime, he's become merciful and won't kill again.
Master Li wanted to kill the man named Qian Er first, but Miss Li stopped him.
She was quite satisfied with Qian Er's appearance and his sexual prowess, and decided to keep him for her own enjoyment.
Once Master Li finds the man from before, she will kill Qian Er.
In this way, Qian Er's life was saved.
But his younger brother wasn't so lucky.
A few days later, the scholar got into an argument with someone at a brothel, fell from the second floor, and died instantly.
The Qian family was shrouded in gloom and despair.
The scholar was the hope of their family! And now he's gone just like that!
The Qian family parents couldn't bear the blow and both fell ill.
The eldest son of the Qian family came to find the second son, wanting to ask him for money.
But he was beaten up by the Li family's servants. The servants said, "Your second son has already been sold to the Li family. He has nothing to do with your family anymore. Don't come looking for us again. If you come again, we'll break your legs!"
Boss Qian: "My second brother is your family's son-in-law, we're in-laws, why are you treating me like this?"
Li family servant: "Just because your Qian family committed marriage fraud. If it weren't for the damage to our young lady's reputation, the Li family would have kicked your second brother out of the Li family the day after the wedding. Get out of here, or you'll force us to take action."
The eldest son of the Qian family was so frightened by the fierceness of the Li family's servants that he dared not linger any longer and ran away as fast as he could.
Without receiving the money, the Qian family was unable to hire a doctor to treat the Qian couple.
Both of them died not long after.
After handling the funeral arrangements for the two, Qian's eldest daughter-in-law breathed a long sigh of relief.
She said to Mr. Qian, "Without your third brother constantly asking the family for money, our lives will be a little easier."
Sister-in-law Qian actually disliked scholars very much.
Sister-in-law Qian thought the saying was very true: "A scholar is useless in a hundred ways."
The scholar did nothing at home but kept asking his family for money.
The Qian family always believed that if the scholar passed the imperial examination and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations), the Qian family would prosper.
Sister-in-law Qian, however, did not think so.
The scholar studied for more than ten years before passing the county-level examination; if he had been more capable, he would have passed the provincial-level examination long ago.
Sister-in-law Qian believed that scholars should learn from other poor scholars and teach in private schools or copy books to earn money, but no one in the Qian family listened to her.
The Qian couple were extremely biased towards their youngest son, constantly exploiting their other children to subsidize him.
Sister-in-law Qian felt sorry for Qian Er.
This time, the scholar asked Qian Er to take his place as the son-in-law of the Li family, and Sister-in-law Qian actually supported this decision.
Sister-in-law Qian felt this was Qian Er's chance to get rid of the Qian family; he could marry a wife and still enjoy the life of a wealthy patriarch.
Most importantly, they can obtain money from the Li family through Qian Er!
The Li family is an extremely wealthy family; even a little money slipping through their fingers is enough for the Qian family to live on.
Sister-in-law Qian complained, "We worked hard before and managed to save some money, but it all ended up being given to your third brother by your parents."
Boss Qian also felt a sense of relief.
He thought that without his third brother, that money-devouring beast, the family's life should get better and better.
Since Master Li couldn't find Shan Qing, Liniang returned to the Li family first.
Miss Li: "Where did you go?"
Li Niang: "I originally wanted to go to Daqingshan to take a look. But I found a group of people from the Xuanmen sect heading to Daqingshan, so I avoided it."
Li Niang had been to Da Qingshan before and knew that there were monsters there, but they were all monsters that were not very threatening.
She is now so powerful that she can wipe out all those monsters with her own hands.
So she thought she would go to Daqingshan to recuperate for a while.
She had visited Daqingshan a long time ago and only knew about Daqingshan back then. She didn't know that Daqingshan had a mountain god, let alone the changes that Daqingshan has undergone.
If she hadn't seen someone from the Xuanmen sect first, Li Niang would have definitely plunged headlong into Daqingshan.
At that time, Shan Qing will make his move.
But Li Niang was lucky; she didn't go to Da Qingshan, but instead went to the mountain where the Rakshasa Demon had been.
Li Niang and Rakshasa were old acquaintances. She originally wanted to ask Rakshasa about some knowledge on controlling ghosts, but she found that Rakshasa was no longer there, and the female ghosts under his command had also disappeared.
Li Niang sighed.
It seems that the Rakshasa Demon acted too ostentatiously and was discovered by the Xuanmen people, so he has probably been wiped out.
She had said before that she shouldn't be so high-profile in her work and should find a good cover for herself.
Look at her, over the years, she's harmed countless people, yet she's never been discovered by the Xuanmen! (End of Chapter)