The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 280 - 276 High School

Liu Wenyao’s complexion turned pale as she asked tensely, "Will this pair of bracelets endanger my son’s life? Just like how the old woman from the General Residence once seized the Ruo Family’s fortune?"

Granny Zhang immediately said, "Xuanbao, throw them away! Help us throw them away! We do not want them!"

How tragic the Ruo Family had been those years!

Ruo Xuan replied truthfully, "There is some similarity, but it’s not as severe. It will just split off half of my little cousins’ fortune. For example, if a little cousin is destined for wealth and honor, after the split, it won’t be as significant—possibly just wealth without honor, or just honor without wealth, the first half of life wealthy and honored, the second half neither wealthy nor honored. In short, it’s splitting away half of their fortune. Exactly how it splits, that’s uncertain."

"That’s unacceptable!" Zhang Chengye said angrily.

Granny Zhang nodded vigorously, saying angrily, "Right, it’s unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable, not even a little bit! Give me those bracelets, I’ll return them to her! I’m going to kill that white-eyed wolf!"

Ruo Xuan: "The bracelets don’t need to be returned. The master has already sealed them; they don’t have any magical power left and can be worn."

How could Granny Zhang dare to let her two grandsons wear them?

Her family wasn’t lacking silver to buy silver bracelets for her two grandsons!

"No! They can’t wear them! What if they accidentally get unsealed?"

Liu Wenyao was still very angry. Zhang Xiaoli was her husband’s own sister, her mother-in-law’s own daughter.

As a mother, she understood no matter how grave her child’s mistake was, as long as the child truly repented in front of her, she would forgive her one day.

A mother’s tolerance for her own children, she could understand.

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So she would never forgive Zhang Xiaoli, nor did she want to let her off easily.

The bracelets couldn’t be accepted, but they also couldn’t be returned, to avoid alerting the enemy.

Naturally, Liu Wenyao wouldn’t directly say she wanted to deal with Zhang Xiaoli, so she said, "Who knows who could have done such sorcery? Could it be the descendants of the person who bewitched the General Residence before? Does the government not arrest such a sorcerer? Otherwise, who knows who else they might curse, whose fortune they might steal? Has our family been targeted by them?"

Granny Zhang was horrified!

"Right! Why doesn’t the government arrest such harmful people? If they’re not arrested, won’t they just keep harming others? And nobody would know when they’ve been harmed!"

Suddenly, she became paranoid—Madam Liu hadn’t borne a son for so many years, only daughters. Could it have been Zhang Xiaoli’s doing?

Didn’t Zhang Xiaoli give her a bracelet when Madam Liu married her son? It was said to be a bracelet of "many sons, many blessings." Could it actually be the opposite?

Granny Zhang decided to throw away everything Zhang Xiaoli had given them!

Ruo Xuan: "If no one reports to the authorities, the government won’t know, and how can they arrest anyone?"

Granny Zhang: "I will report to the authorities! Such people must be caught and beheaded!"

Madam Liu said, "These matters are unclear. Who knows if one’s fortune has truly been stolen? And many people probably don’t realize when their fortune has been taken. Reporting to the authorities also lacks evidence."

"What are we supposed to do then? We can’t not arrest them! Moreover, they must be arrested and beheaded! Xuanbao, you are a Commandery Princess, can’t you report to the authorities? Tell the Lord County Magistrate to go arrest them! Isn’t this pair of bracelets evidence?" Granny Zhang was genuinely scared, fearing that they might fall prey to sorcery by accident.

After all, such incidents are hard to guard against.

And she also had a daughter with a malicious heart.

Ruo Xuan: "Even if I report to the authorities, I still need to find evidence. These are just bracelets, and since my little cousin is unharmed, they don’t count as evidence."

Granny Zhang was taken aback, what did that mean? Did her grandsons have to suffer harm before it counted as evidence?

"This cannot mean that my two grandsons should wear them, right? How could that be okay?"

Ruo Xuan shook her little head, "No, it’s fine to wear it. The master said that he has sealed the evil magic, so there’s no harm in wearing it. And even if the bracelet isn’t sealed, it still wouldn’t count as evidence. To prove guilt, you need to catch someone in the act!"

Ruo Xuan made her point and stopped there, just as Divine Lord Xuanyuan had instructed her, saying no more than necessary.

The imperial examination wasn’t over yet, and there was no rush for what remained. Divine Lord Xuanyuan had also said that Zhang Xiaoli and his wife would certainly not be satisfied with their current situation. They still desired silver, so they would surely act again, allowing Granny Zhang to make her own decisions in due time.

Thus, she said to Madam Liu, "Mother, Second Aunt should be done with her shopping by now. Let’s go home."

Madam Liu then took Ruo Xuan and bid their farewells.

Granny Zhang held the pair of bracelets in her hands, feeling extremely uneasy. She couldn’t simply throw them away, after all; they were evidence. But keeping them close made her uneasy!

She had to find a place to hide them far away to prevent any negative influence on her grandson.

Furthermore, she needed to search through all the items Zhang Xiaoli had given her to see if any of them were harmful.

"Wenyao, where did you use to put the things Xiaoli gave you? Chengye, you search as well; bring out all the things Xiaoli gave you, and I’ll hide them away! They should no longer remain close to us—especially close to the children. The children are so young, they are most vulnerable to such items."

"I must go look for the things she gave me too, none of it can stay in the house!" Having said this, Granny Zhang hurried out to her own room to rummage through her things.

She didn’t even spare the gifts Zhang Xiaoli had given her when they were children, throwing everything out!

~

Five days went by quickly, and on this day, Granny Lei woke up to the sound of magpies calling from the branches.

She couldn’t help but say to He Xinghua, who was also up early, "Something good must be happening today!"

Two days after Ruo Hai’s wedding, when he returned with He Xinghua to her family home, he was summoned back to the barracks, with his return date unknown.

Indeed, before long, a government messenger arrived, banging his gong and drum to deliver good news!

This messenger had previously visited Xishui County during the flood. He happily announced, "Congratulations, Ruo Shui brother for topping the county examination, and Ruo Jiang, Elder Ruo, for becoming a Scholar!! Both masters have claimed the top two spots in this round of the imperial exam!"

Granny Lei joyfully handed him two purses of money, "Thank you, brother messenger. Come in and have a cup of tea!"

The government messenger had other places to deliver good news, so he declined with a smile, "Next time, next time. When both masters become Imperial Scholars, I’ll come again with the Lord County Magistrate to share in the joy!"

Granny Lei replied with a smile, "Certainly! I’ll honor your words! When the time comes, we’ll have a feast and invite the Lord County Magistrate and you, good brother, to dine with us."

After the government messenger departed, the villagers gathered around, offering their congratulations.

Granny Lei had already asked Madam Liu and Madam Jiang to exchange some money into coins at the money changer’s. On their last trip from the town, Madam Liu and Madam Jiang had also bought two baskets of candies and peanuts from the grocery store.

The three of them distributed the lucky money, candies, and peanuts to everyone, letting all share in the good fortune.

The villagers were greatly impressed; the eldest of the Ruo Family had just become a Fourth Rank General, and now the second and fourth sons had passed the examination to become Scholars. Come next year’s imperial exam, who knows, they might be holding official positions!

In the Ruo Family, both civil and military honors were now present, an embodiment of dual excellence.

Xishui Town

Jia Shijie also had become a Scholar, ranking well above the middle in the selection. That was a performance beyond his own expectations!

He said to Zhang Xiaoli, "That master was really formidable. I was only confident about becoming a Scholar, but now it seems I might rank high even in the Imperial Scholar exam!"

Zhang Xiaoli chuckled, "The master said that as long as the other person could become an Imperial Scholar, you would definitely pass too! Ruo Shui is a state-sponsored student after all!"

Jia Shijie nodded, then added, "I’m just a little worried that I won’t have enough silver for the trip to the capital for the exam."

Zhang Xiaoli smiled, "My brother has plenty of silver. If I send him a jade pendant, wouldn’t half of his financial luck go to you?"