nycdaug Chapter 234 I think you're just greedy for money
Chapter 234 I think you're just greedy for money
Lin Chang'er noticed their hesitation, casually grabbed a few silver ingots and played with them in her hand. She glanced around Li Family Village and suddenly spotted that out-of-place house in the corner.
She waved to the child in the family. The child looked to be a bit older than Gu Xiaoman, but was terribly thin due to malnutrition.
He was quite bold, wobbling through the crowd to Lin Chang'er, bowing and greeting her, "Greetings, Madam!"
Lin Chang'er was charmed by his cuteness and handed him a piece of pastry, asking, "What's your name?"
The child didn't answer, but replied, "Li Qingyang, I'm four years old this year."
He turned to look at Li Qiulan and her son, "We live next door to them."
Lin Chang'er's eyes darted around, finding it interesting. This answer was at the level of a water meter reader in later generations.
“Take this back and share it with your family,” she said, putting the pastries back on the plate and handing him the whole plate, along with a silver ingot. “This is a little gift from your auntie.”
"Thank you, Madam!" This time, Li Qingyang did not refuse.
Holding the plate and the silver ingot, he turned and walked towards his family.
The people of Lijia Village were dumbfounded. This little kid hadn't said anything useful, so why were they being given silver?
That's incredibly satisfying! Did the Gu family's money just fall from the sky?
"A fool wouldn't make money if he could," the people of Lijia Village thought, watching Li Qingyang return to the corner with the pastries and silver. They were tempted again.
Aunt Li was also very conflicted. She was very tempted by the silver, since Xun'er and Third Aunt had a good relationship!
Every time Third Sister was beaten, she would go home and mutter a few words. She could exchange a few words for a few silver ingots, so how many books could Xun'er copy less?
Even twelve years ago, on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, she heard Xun'er complain that her cousin was too cruel and beat her cousin so badly that she couldn't get out of bed. She even secretly asked Xun'er to give an egg to her third aunt.
Although I didn't witness it firsthand, should it still count?
Aunt Li pursed her lips, pondering how to begin, when Uncle Li shot her a dagger-like glare. "What do you want to do?"
Aunt Li whispered, "Father, it's true that Third Aunt was beaten by her sister-in-law and Li Da since she was little. Even if they said it, we didn't wrong them. As for Xun'er's tuition money, just consider it as them doing a good deed for Xun'er. We'll take better care of them in the future."
The main problem is that the mother and son themselves are shameless!
Uncle Li frowned. "Are you stupid? Don't you know it's not so easy for outsiders to break in from the outside? If our own people start fighting inside first, then we're really doomed."
Aunt Li shook her head, "I don't understand. I only know that my sister-in-law and Li Da did hit Third Sister."
Uncle Li said unhappily, "I think you're just greedy for money."
Aunt Li said, "You don't know how hard it is when you're not in charge of the household."
Uncle Li said lightly, "I can't control what others do, so don't bring it up."
That's his own sister. For his sister-in-law to lead the way in trampling on her is incredibly awful. Xun'er still has a long way to go to get into a good school.
However, while Uncle Li thought this way, the other villagers didn't. Compared to so-called reputation and the already meager affection, money was far more important.
Immediately, a villager said, "I saw Li Da beat San Niang several times a few days before she got married."
"Me too, me too. The first year after Third Sister got married, I saw Li Da push Third Sister into the water."
"I...I saw it too..."
As expected, once someone opens the floodgates, the floodgates will only get wider and wider.
The people of Lijia Village scrambled to get in front of Lin Chang'er, afraid that if they were a step too late, they would miss out on the silver.
Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba quickly stopped the people half a zhang away. Lin Chang'er stood up and said loudly, "Everyone, don't rush. Come one by one. If the matter is true, you will definitely not be shortchanged on your money."
Turning to Gu Silang, she said, "Silang, prepare to record this." This is all the basis for compensation; we'll be calculating the money later.
Gu Silang had already sat down at the table to the side, Lin Yanqing was helping to grind the ink, and Zhou Li and Xiao Jinyu were standing on the other side to maintain order. "Everyone, take your time and speak slowly and clearly."
The originally noisy scene quickly became orderly.
The villagers of Lijia Village lined up to expose the cruel and abusive acts that Li Qiulan and her son had committed against Li Sanniang in the past.
Aunt Li was itching to receive the reward money from the villagers, but her husband kept a close eye on her, so she didn't dare to argue with him and ultimately didn't dare to be stubborn.
The Li Qingyang family was still sitting in that corner as usual, only the old woman's expression had softened considerably.
As for Elder Li, he considers himself an elder and has to maintain a proper demeanor, so he's embarrassed to engage in such money-grubbing activities. But when it comes to money, who can resist it?
He felt embarrassed, but his grandson didn't have that concern. However, his grandson was too young to remember when Li Qiulan got married. But the child himself didn't know, so his grandmother could tell him!
So he made his wife take the blame and sent his grandson to collect a silver ingot.
Li Qiulan felt a stinging pain on her face. These people, who usually called her Qiulan, were like her own sisters.
When you really need their help with something, they're completely unreliable!
Enraged, Li Qiulan rushed forward and grabbed the hair of a woman she was usually close to, hitting and cursing her, "Li Chunmei, you slut! You're always so good to my sister, and now you're betraying me to get money! If you're so desperate for money, why don't you just sell yourself? Spreading your legs makes money so fast, huh..."
Li Chunmei was initially stunned by the beating, but when she came to her senses, she realized what was happening.
With money in front of them, who would be on good terms with the two sisters? He grabbed Li Qiulan's hair and they started wrestling.
When Li Da saw that his parents had been beaten, he quickly went to help.
When Li Chunmei's husband saw this, he thought, "No way! How can I watch my wife get beaten?"
"Big Brother, Li Da hit your mother! Beat him up!"
At a shout, the father and son rushed forward, and the two families instantly started fighting, returning the scene to its previous chaotic state.
When Uncle Li saw that his sister and nephew were about to get hurt, he rushed to mediate the fight. In the chaos, he was punched by someone, and one of his eyes immediately swelled up like a metal-eating beast. He dared not get involved anymore and quickly hid far away, even forgetting to ask Li Er to mediate the fight.
By the time Lin Chang'er asked the villagers of Linshui Village to separate the two families, Li Qiulan had several clumps of hair pulled out, her face was covered in scratches, and her sleeves were torn.
Li Da was in an even worse state; one of his trouser legs was torn off, and his face was swollen like a pig's head...
Lin Chang'er sat upright in her seat, a smile playing on her lips. "See? If you don't teach your child well, there are plenty of people outside who will teach him for you. Isn't that a pleasant surprise?"
However, this is just the beginning! Her money won't be wasted. Having taken the money today, she's now sworn an enemy of Li Qiulan and her son. From now on, Li Qiulan and her son won't have a good life in Li Family Village...