Chapter 323: The Yujia Household is Smashed!

Chapter 323: The Yujia Household is Smashed!

When Liu Ge'er returned this time, it was even more unbelievable. Every household lined up, bringing their children to have Liu Ge'er touch their hair. People said that kids who got their heads touched by him would become super smart.

Even if they don't study, being smarter is always a plus for other work.

Not just from Nan Tuo Village, but from villages miles around, families brought their children, traveling over mountains and valleys, to wait at the Yujia family's front gate, asking Liu Ge'er to touch their little heads.

A touch on the head keeps illness and disaster away until you're old.

Liu Ge'er never turned anyone away, always being really kind.

The villagers were incredibly thankful.

They had seen those young scholars and scholar-gentry before; they acted so superior, with their noses in the air!

But Liu Ge'er, a highly respected provincial champion, was so down-to-earth, touching their kids' heads. The villagers were moved to tears.

Speaking of ancestral graves sending blessings, the villagers remembered something else.

—They had just moved their ancestral graves!

The Yujia's ancestral grave was relocated to another place with beautiful mountains and clear waters; that spot definitely had great feng shui!

So from then on, when the villagers buried their dead, they would secretly bury them near the Yujia's plot, hoping to benefit from the good feng shui.

The Magistrate was even more pleased and got ready to build a Provincial Champion Archway in front of the Yujia's house. Even though the Yujia mentioned they might move to the prefectural city, the Magistrate didn't care at all, with a wave of his hand: "Even if they move, this will still be where the provincial champion lived. Having this archway here will bring good fortune to our Mapo County. In the future, the children of our Mapo County will be proficient in both literary and martial arts!"

And so it was decided.

The construction of the Provincial Champion Archway began vigorously in front of the Yujia's house.

Ju Ge'er and Bang Ge'er, who were still studying at the school, suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

The teachers all looked at them with expectant eyes: "...Your third brother is the provincial champion. In the future, you should at least bring back a juren degree."

Ju Ge'er: "..."

Bang Ge'er: "..."

Of course, there were also some people who felt extremely uncomfortable about Liu Ge'er becoming the provincial champion.

One of them was Zhou Wuniang.

For many years, she had been deeply proud of her son, Wang Qian'an.

But Wang Qian'an had only barely passed the county examination, earning the title of a child scholar. He failed the prefectural examination.

Seeing so many people adore Liu Ge'er made Zhou Wuniang's eyes sour.

She believed that her son, who had been so excellent in his studies, fell behind Liu Ge'er purely because Liu Ge'er had the formidable mentor, Grand Scholar Liu.

If her Qian'an could have been introduced to Grand Scholar Liu, all this glory would undoubtedly belong to her Qian'an.

Zhou Wuniang became obsessed, stuck in this narrow mindset, frequently nagging Wang Qian'an about how if the Yujia had been willing to help, they could have introduced him to Grand Scholar Liu...

Wang Qian'an became increasingly silent.

When a group of people who looked intimidating encountered Zhou Wuniang on the hillside and asked if she knew where the Yu family lived, her mind was racing.

In the end, she lifted her arm and pointed them in the right direction.

She gave them detailed directions.

"After entering the estate, there’s an archway under construction at the entrance. That is the Yu family's residence."

The leader on horseback scoffed, tossed a small silver coin at Zhou Wuniang, and rode off with dozens of cavalry behind him, heading towards the Yu family.

Terrified, Zhou Wuniang clutched her chest and watched the group gallop away. She couldn’t speak for a while, before slowly sinking to the ground, her hand trembling as she picked up the silver coin.

It was obvious that the group was looking for revenge.

Zhou Wuniang kept telling herself that this was what the Yu family deserved, they had it coming!

The group barreled into South Tuo Village like a whirlwind, heading straight for the Yu family’s residence.

The Yu family’s doorkeeper saw they meant trouble and came out to stop them, but the leader lashed out with his whip, leaving the doorkeeper badly wounded.

There were some gossiping women near the Yu family, and when they saw this, they were terrified.

Those who were initially planning to say a few words on behalf of the Yu family were so scared by the sight of the doorkeeper rolling on the ground, screaming in agony, that their legs shook uncontrollably.

They’d never seen anything like it.

The men of the family—Yu Laotou, Yu Daniu, Yu Erhu, Yu Sanbao, and Yu Siyang—were all out, busy with the fall harvest in the fields.

Wei Pozi took a servant and went for a walk with Cotton Ge'er, who was just over four.

Liu Ge'er and Ju Ge'er went to the county seat for a social event, while Xu Ge'er and Bang Ge'er were attending school in the county. As usual, Gui Ge'er wasn’t at home.

Li Chunhua had just gone to deliver third-day gifts for her sister, Li Donghua, who had just given birth to a baby boy. Bai Xiaofeng had just headed to the fields to bring water to the men.

The only ones left in the Yu family were Su Rouer, Ah Wu, Xingxing, and Xu Ge'er, who was just over two.

The group stormed in like a pack of mad dogs. Though they didn’t hurt anyone badly, they smashed everything in sight.

The Yu family’s servants were no match for these people. Many were injured by the horse whips as they tried to protect the household items.

Xingxing frowned and shouted, "It’s okay! Let them smash! Everyone, get out of the way!"

Xu Ge'er, only two years old, had never seen such a scene. The child cried in fear and ran, only to run under a horse whip.

Just as the whip was about to land on Xu Ge'er’s face, Ah Wu’s eyes filled with rage, her voice hoarse from screaming, "Xu Ge'er!"

Beside her, Xingxing bit her teeth and rushed forward. To protect Xu Ge'er from the whip, she held him and dodged, but they rolled down the stone steps.

Xu Ge'er was well protected in Xingxing’s arms, but Xingxing’s delicate left cheek was scraped badly, and blood gushed out immediately.

Xu Ge'er wailed, "Sister! Sister!"

Su Rouer and Ah Wu were almost going mad. They rushed forward, shielding the two children with their hands, cursing the group, "Who are you madmen!"

A small, hooded figure stepped out from the group, lowering his hood to reveal a cold smile—it was actually a woman dressed in riding clothes.

"You worthless commoners, how dare you block the construction of our Lin Yang Marquis's estate's mausoleum!" the woman arrogantly berated them. "Smashing your house today is a lesson for you, just to make **myself** feel better!"

After speaking, she arrogantly threw down a 500 tael silver note (a large sum) and left with her people.

Su Rouer and Ah Wu didn’t even waste time cursing at those lunatics.

They quickly attended to Xingxing's wounds.

Su Rouer and Ah Wu looked at Xingxing's injury, then at their now devastated home, and their eyes welled up, unable to hold back their tears.

Xingxing righted the overturned brass mirror and, after checking her wound in the mirror, tried to comfort Su Rouer and Ah Wu. "Third Aunt, Little Aunt, don't be sad. It's just an external injury on my face. I'll apply some ointment later, and I guarantee it won't leave a scar."