Chapter 186 - If you don’t compare yourself with others, you wouldn’t get hurt.

After eating the corn mantou and corn wowotou, a number of officials had some ideas in mind.

Some of them tried to ask the emperor for some corn seeds to plant them in their manor.

Whether it was really a gift from heaven, it had to be since the yield of this corn seed was so high.

So they also hoped that they could plant the first batch of corn in their manor.

It was not because they were short of grain, but because it brought them glory and also blessings from heaven.

Before the emperor could speak, the agriculture minister cut them off.

He immediately jumped out, saying that the Ministry of Agriculture will collect all the remaining seeds for breeding.

He wanted to cultivate more high-quality corn seeds so that the emperor could distribute them to the people next year.

Faced with the minister’s request, the emperor expressed his support.

He wouldn’t be able to satisfy everyone’s request.

Then, the emperor asked everyone to leave.

Mo Qingling was surrounded by many people asking for corn seeds.

However, Mo Qingling rejected them with a cold face.

Xi Rui and the other two were very excited.

They looked at each other before sneaking out.

“You bastard, where do you want to go now?”

Xi Xinheng had been staring at his son the whole time and immediately added. “Come back with me.”

Xi Rui uttered under his breath, why did he have to keep a close watch on him.

If he had not offered the seeds, he would have run away immediately to find the old lady for protection when he returned home, then hide in the backyard and not come out.

But now, he raised his eyebrows and looked at his father proudly. “Dad, do we still want the corn seeds?”

Xi Xinheng was a smart man.

He immediately reacted when he heard that. “You have it?”

Xi Rui was even more smug. “Of course. I asked Brother Ling for some when I was in Nanxi county.”

At this moment, Mo Qingling had just walked out of the entanglement and heard Xi Rui’s words.

He paused for a moment.

“Xi Rui, you should know how you got those corn seeds.”

He looked at Xi Rui and the others and said playfully, “Do you want me to share how you get them?”

He had already reported this matter to the emperor.

As expected, the emperor, who was in a good mood, decided to let Xi Rui and the others go.

Xi Rui and the others thought to themselves, you don’t need to be so polite. We appreciate your effort.

Xi Rui chuckled and said, “Brother Ling, there’s no need for that.”

Mo Qingling glanced at them with a faint smile. “I’ve already told the emperor about it There shouldn’t be a next time.”

Seeing this group of energetic people, he could not help but think of his ruthless younger self.

Although they were dandies, they knew their limits.

In addition, they had a good relationship with Shi Qingluo, so he would not pursue this matter further.

When Xi Rui and the others heard this, they knew what Mo Qingling meant.

They would be able to walk out with the corn they had snatched in front of the emperor and would not be questioned.

“Brother Ling, you are indeed a good brother.”

Liang Youxiao smiled as he extended his arm over Mo Qingling’s back.

However, before he could do so, his father pulled him from behind.

Liang Mingcheng glared at his playful son who didn’t know how to speak to Mo Qingling. “Speak properly. Don’t be rude.”

Mo Qingling was also a dandy like his son.

He looked at Mo Qingling and then at his own son.

Suddenly, he wanted to stuff this bastard back into his wife’s womb for reconstruction.

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He smiled and cupped his hands to Mo Qingling. “Thank you for cleaning up this mess for these bastards, Young Master Mo.”

Xi Xinheng also smiled and cupped his hands. “That’s right. Thank you, Young Master Mo.”

They were all experienced officials in the imperial court.

After hearing Mo Qingling’s words, they could roughly guess that the corn seeds their sons had were definitely not directly from Mo Qingling.

Now that they had gotten the green light from the emperor, their families could plant them openly.

Mo Qingling smiled and cupped his hands in return. “Both of you are too kind. The emperor wanted to reward them, so he didn’t pursue the matter further.

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“I still have something to do, so I’ll make a move first.”

“Young Master Mo, please go ahead!”

Looking at Mo Qingling’s calm and steady departure, Liang Mingcheng asked himself, when will my troubled son be like him.

Then, he heard his son’s words. “Stop looking. That’s the Mo family’s son. Your son wouldn’t be like this.”

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Liang Mingcheng’s hands began to itch.

He turned around and glared at him. “You little bastard, you’re getting bolder and bolder. Do you believe that I’ll break your legs?”

Liang Youxiao raised his eyebrows. “Father, if you don’t wish the corn seeds to turn into corn mantou tonight, go ahead and break my legs.”

Liang Mingcheng remained silent.

He was envious of the Mo family. How did he raise such an unfilial son?

However, he did not bring up the topic of breaking his legs anymore.

Otherwise, this bastard would really do it.

They wouldn’t have corn mantou after today.

Now that they had the corn seeds with the emperor’s tacit approval, the Liang family could plant them with glory.

Although there were more than a thousand catties of corn seeds in Daliang, and even if the agriculture minister nurtured a lot more next year, it was likely that not many people would be able to get them since Daliang was so big, and others would have to come to their house to ask for some.

Therefore, he turned a blind eye to his troublesome and irritating son.

On the other hand, Xi Rui saw that Liang Youxiao’s father was choked by his words and did not express his intention to break his legs.

He immediately imitated his buddy and said, “Dad, if you hit me, we will have corn wowotou for dinner tonight.”

Xi Xinheng sighed.

Can’t this idiot have a brain of his own? He even had to learnt from Liang Youxiao, who was full of bad ideas, just to threaten his father.

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He snapped, “Bastard, I’ll settle the score with you when we get home.”

Xi Rui smiled cheekily and was prepared to make a move. “Father, I’ll go back first then.”

He would give his grandmother and mother the gifts he brought from Nanxi county.

This would assure him that his father would not dare to touch him today.

Xi Xinheng’s face darkened. “Get lost!”

Liang Mingcheng was suddenly comforted after seeing the chaos between the Xi father and son.

Then, a few people from the Fei family came out.

Fei Yuzhe immediately walked up with a smile.

“Grandfather, I specially brought some corn seeds from Nanxi county to fulfil my filial duties to you and grandmother.

“I shall see you all enjoy this heavenly blessing and live a long life!”

He was different from Xi Rui and Liang Youxiao.

The people he coaxed was not his grandmother and mother at the back residence, but his grandfather, the family head.

This was a different survival tactic for a dandy like him.

Sure enough, when Old Master Fei heard this, he revealed a kind smile. “I know you are the most filial. Later, take this corn and plant it in the manor.”

Then, a lot of people looked at Old Master Fei with envy, causing his smile to deepen.

Many people actively approached him and he began to show off his grandson.

Thus, when he heard that others were asking for the seeds, he tactfully changed the topic and took his son and grandson away in a hurry.

Liang Mingcheng and Xi Xinheng thought, if you don’t compare yourself with others, you wouldn’t get hurt.

Look at how sensible and filial Fei Yuzhe was.

What kind of son did they have, they only wanted to beat their son to death.

Then, they saw many people whom they knew quite well coming towards them with envious gazes.

The two of them could not help but sigh.

It was rare that their bastard sons made them proud.

While they were proud and pleased, they also slipped away at the first instance