On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 287 Liu Shu probably doesn't know!

(Thanks to AT2001 for casting 4 monthly votes.)
Li Shiyue's reply to her mother at the time was: "Mother, there are thousands upon thousands of men in the world."

Even if Mr. Jiang is gone, there will still be Mr. Zhao, Mr. Qian, or Mr. Sun.

If it's just unrequited love on her part, what's so difficult about that?

"Just find someone else."

So, at this moment, Li Shiyue turned her head to look at Li Xiatian lying next to her, wanting to hear what she had to say.
"I... I think I like it."

He was handsome, a scholar with the title of Xiucai (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the county level), and kind to others.

When I used to go to him in the village to borrow books, he would always talk to me with a smile.

Later, I mentioned wanting to read storybooks, and he brought me two storybooks when he returned after the autumn harvest.

I like him.

So, what did he say to you in October?

Li Xiatian was not coy at all, and Li Shiyue was even more outspoken, telling them everything Jiang Huai and she had said.

"What!
He! He was a spy!
Him! How could he?
How dare he!
he!
Hasn't the village treated him well enough?
How could he…

At first, she was angry, but halfway through venting her anger, Li Xiatian became somewhat sad.

Therefore, her voice was tinged with sobs.

"Sister! Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Since Jiang Huai has already confessed to me, doesn't that mean he didn't hide it from us?

He did something wrong, but we can't erase the other things he did for the village.

It's true that he taught children and everyone else to read, write, and do accounting.

Even so!
Even so, he was still a spy!
He's making a fool of us!

He's such an ungrateful and despicable person.

Li Shiyue was genuinely surprised; she hadn't expected Li Xiatian to be so angry!
In fact, Li Shiyue didn't think that Jiang Huai secretly recording the important and trivial matters of her and the village and then writing letters to Jiang Huijun was a big deal at all.

What's the matter?

If you really wanted to find out about what she did in the village, you could just go to a few households and chat with them under the pretense of wanting to buy something, and you would know everything.

They might not know as many details as Jiang Huai, but they can still easily find out what kind of things are going on.

The people of Liujiatun are mostly simple, honest farmers. They wouldn't have the heart to hide anything from the village.

They probably think this is gossip, something they can share and have a laugh about.

Besides, although Li Shiyue felt a little uncomfortable with Jiang Huijun's behavior, she didn't really feel humiliated or anything.

Those in positions of power, if they want to employ someone, must secretly investigate them to see if that person is worth employing.
However, if Li Shiyue were to do this, she would most likely not seek out any spies to monitor and observe.

She believes in the principle of "if you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them."

She wasn't afraid of anyone betraying her; she only needed those who followed her to actively carry out the tasks she assigned.

If the task is done well, a reward will be given;
If you don't do a good job, punish yourself, and see if we want to use you again next time.

As for whether you are a spy or an undercover agent?

If you are exposed, then I will kill you.

If you didn't expose yourself, that's your skill.

That's it, so simple.

So why be sad?
Li Shiyue was at a loss, so she quickly turned to look at Li Qiutian. Li Qiutian fumbled to light the oil lamp, but instead of paying attention to Li Xiatian, who was already half-sitting up, hugging her knees and sobbing, she ignored Li Shiyue's pleading eyes in the candlelight.

Where did you put all those letters?

Li Qiutian got out of bed without even putting on her outer robe, and shuffled off in her shoes to search for the satchel Li Shiyue had mentioned.

After taking out the stack of letters, Li Qiutian simply placed the oil lamp on the round table, opened the envelopes, pulled out the letters, and began to read them one by one.

Li Shiyue sat on the bed, glanced at Li Xiatian who was still crying beside her, then looked at Li Qiutian who was reading a letter at the table, and sighed.

She reached out and patted Li Xiatian on the shoulder, then picked up Li Qiutian's outer garment from the quilt and got off the bed.

She draped the outer garment over Li Qiutian's shoulders and poured a cup of lukewarm tea for Li Xiatian, who was already sobbing on the bed.

"Sister, don't be sad. It breaks my heart to see you crying like this."

"Take a sip to soothe your throat, or you'll have a sore throat tomorrow morning."

At the same time, Li Shiyue found a clean cloth and handed it over. Seeing that Li Xiatian's emotions had calmed down a lot, and that she had wiped away her tears and drunk tea, she felt a little relieved.

"Sister, Mr. Jiang has his reasons."

Since you asked about this, I've told you and Sister Qiutian. As for the others—my mother, my aunt, and my second uncle—you shouldn't tell them anything.

I plan to continue employing Jiang Huai in the school!

"October!
How can we still use him?
He's so ungrateful; I'm afraid he'll tell all our secrets to others in the future!
Don't use it anymore!
"Besides him, surely there's no other schoolteacher in such a large place as Antong?"

Because she had just cried, Li Xiatian's voice was a little hoarse, but she spoke with great force and determination!
Before Li Shiyue could say anything, Li Xiatian said again, "I was blind in the past!"

He was fooled by his good looks!

It turns out he was a despicable person with a beast in human form!
If I ever see him again, I'll slap him twice across the face!
Let him lie to me!

They're bullying us!

Li Shiyue was truly taken aback.

She didn't expect Li Xiatian's reaction to be so strong!

This... this seems to have escalated from "like" to "hate"?

Surely it's not that serious?

"Alright, shut up!"
"If we don't sleep, will everyone else stop sleeping too?"

When Li Qiutian spoke, Li Xiatian realized that she had spoken a bit too loudly. She lowered her head and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something more.

After roughly reading through the eight letters, Li Qiutian looked up at Li Shiyue, who was sitting on the bed with Li Xiatian, and said, "They are all about things that happened in our village, and some old stories about our family. He must have found them out indirectly from other people."

"About my father?"

Li Qiutian nodded, put the eight letters back in their place, tied them together with silk thread, and put them back into Li Shiyue's satchel.

Then he returned to the bedside with the lamp in hand. "Besides your father's matter, you should also have found out about Qin Tao and her family's situation on the road to escape famine."

It was all written in the letter, so they must already know.

"Forehead?

I already told Jiu Niang about my father's situation, and Jiang Huijun should have heard about it from Jiu Niang long ago.

However, "Li Shiyue seemed to remember something and looked up at Li Qiutian, saying, "Sister, Liu Shu probably doesn't know!"

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