Yun Que'er turned her head and glanced at Yun Jianzhou, her face covered in a look of helplessness.
She had just said something casually to fool her elder brothers and sisters. No one else had asked, but Yun Jianzhou had taken it seriously.
If she were really forced to make something up, she wouldn't be able to do it.
She thought for a while and suddenly showed a complex expression.
"Second brother, as the saying goes, the secrets of heaven must not be revealed. Knowing too much might ruin our happy life now."
Yun Jianzhou was completely taken aback by Yun Que'er's words. Especially seeing her serious expression, he couldn't help shivering.
He shrank his neck and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Okay, okay. I won't ask anymore, all right?"
Yun Que'er grinned. "A wise man knows when to yield."
Yun Jianzhou sulkily hid himself under the quilt. Why did they have to keep good things a secret?
Yun Fujin fed the last bit of sweet soup in the bowl to Yun Que'er and whispered to her,
"Don't mind him. Big brother will take you to buy candy tomorrow."
Yun Que'er gave a sweet smile. "Big brother and third sister can have some too. But no candy for second brother."
"Hey..." Yun Jianzhou's voice came out muffled. "I'm not deaf."
"That's exactly for you to hear," Yun Fujin glared at Yun Jianzhou. "Go to sleep quickly!"
Early the next morning, they took the tools they had prepared and went to their family's field.
Although it wasn't a very good plot of land, Yun Que'er had already paved the way for the future. Facing the hard soil, the four siblings were full of motivation.
Especially the tools prepared by Yun Que'er were extremely handy. Although the land was really tough to deal with, the work went smoothly without any major obstacles.
Liu Kui was also leading his son to the field. To celebrate this great joy, Liu Kui had stewed a lot of meat early in the morning.
Yun Que'er smelled the fragrance of the meat from afar. When she realized it was Liu Kui, her face instantly darkened.
Just dealing with the village head wasn't enough for Yun Que'er. Liu Kui was the lackey, the pest on the tree!
If the pest wasn't removed, how could the tree grow well? How could the villagers live in peace?
But thinking of the earnest words Yun Fujin had said to her before, the idea of punishing Liu Kui quickly faded away.
It was better for her to listen to Yun Fujin obediently and not let him down again.
Liu Kui saw the Yun family from afar. Seeing them bending over to work, he smiled smugly.
Although he hadn't managed to completely crush the Yun family, he was already satisfied that they had suffered a loss in the land - distribution.
He didn't care how difficult the village head's situation was. As long as he could vent his anger, that was enough.
Watching them bustling around, Liu Kui became even more gloating.
He patted his son's shoulder and pointed in the direction of the Yun family.
"Son, do you see? If a family is poor, don't expect to turn things around. Even if they get some benefits for a while, it won't last."
Liu Yu grinned proudly. He had truly learned from his father. Although he was just a child, he was full of tricks.
He still remembered the time when he had lost a fight with Yun Jianzhou and had always wanted to pick a fight. But seeing the Yun family on the rise, he had to behave himself.
Hearing his father say that the Yun family was on the verge of poverty, he had another bad idea.
"Dad, if their family really becomes too poor to survive, will that little girl become my child - bride again?"
Liu Kui slapped him. "You're so useless! That Yun Que'er has too many tricks up her sleeve. Why would you want her as your wife? Listen to your dad. Study hard. When Dad makes a fortune, I'll marry you to the daughter of an official."
Liu Yu smiled foolishly, feeling extremely happy.
Actually, he didn't really like Yun Que'er. This girl was too smart.
Liu Kui had already told him that one shouldn't marry a girl with too many tricks, or one would easily suffer in the future.
However, Yun Que'er was beautiful and very attractive. Liu Yu couldn't help but be covetous of her. He whispered something to Liu Kui and then walked straight towards Yun Que'er.
"Hey, little girl!"
Yun Que'er looked up from her busy work. Seeing Liu Yu coming, she felt annoyed.
"What do you want?"
Liu Yu smiled smugly and walked forward to look at the land dug up by Yun Que'er.
"You're so pitiful! You have to work in the field at such a young age. Your brothers don't even care about you."
Which eye of his had seen that Yun Fujin and the others didn't care about her?
"I like working in the field. What does it matter to you?" Yun Que'er frowned in disgust and retorted.
Liu Yu looked at Yun Que'er with a look of superior pity. "Come on. If it weren't for the fact that your family's land is so hard to manage, would they make you work?"
Liu Yu sat down on a rock beside the field with a swaggering look on his face. His smug expression was exactly the same as Liu Kui's.
He slowly took out a piece of candy from his pocket, peeled it, and popped it into his mouth.
"Tsk, tsk. It's so sweet." A lecherous look that didn't match his age appeared on his face. "I heard you like sweet things. How about you come and kiss me, and I'll give you a piece of candy."
Yun Que'er's eyes widened in anger. What did Liu Yu take her for?
Did he think he was an emperor and she was a palace maid waiting for the emperor's favor to rise to glory?
Yun Fujin heard that something was wrong with their conversation and walked over to hold Yun Que'er's hand.
"Big brother will take you to buy candy. Don't take his."
Only then did Yun Que'er show a smile and look at Liu Yu contemptuously.
"Your candy is too precious. People from a humble family like us can't afford it. You'd better keep it for yourself."
Yun Fujin looked at Liu Yu unhappily. Starting to act like a hooligan at such a young age, he would be even more of a disgrace when he grew up.
Seeing that Yun Que'er didn't appreciate his offer, Liu Yu suddenly stood up.
"Do you really think you're a fairy? How ungrateful!"
"What did you say?" Yun Que'er was also angry. She turned to glare at Liu Yu. "I don't know if I'm a fairy, but you're definitely a hooligan! Stay away from me. Don't talk to me again in the future!"
"Say that again if you dare!" Liu Yu rushed over in three strides and reached out his hand to grab Yun Que'er.
Yun Fujin was quick - eyed and quickly stepped in front of Yun Que'er, looking at Liu Yu seriously.
"Don't harass my sister. Can't you understand?"
In the distance, Yun Jianzhou also saw Liu Yu trying to touch Yun Que'er. He picked up his hoe and ran over.
"What are you doing? You dare to bully my sister. Do you want a beating?"
Yun Jianzhou slammed his hoe on the ground. "Didn't you get enough of a beating last time?"
Yun Jianzhou had grown a lot taller. Although he ate meat much less frequently than Liu Yu, he was a whole head taller than him.
Liu Yu was so scared that he took two steps back and quickly shouted for Liu Kui.
"Dad! They're going to beat someone!"