Chu Nanzhi slowly put down his palm. After all, it was his parents' fault that he didn't teach his children.
She bent down and picked up the mutton patties that fell on the ground. She brushed off the dust and said solemnly: "Even if you don't eat, you can't waste food."
As she spoke, a sharp look suddenly flashed across her clear eyes, and she asked the four little guys: "Who told you that I killed your father?"
The four little guys were afraid and focused their eyes on Li Ce.
Li Ce didn't back down and said bluntly: "Yes, I told them. Could it be that what I said was false? If it weren't for you, a woman who doesn't follow the rules of women and causes trouble outside, and is violent and domineering at home to make things difficult for your children, how could Brother Jinxiao have done this?"
I was so depressed that I lost my job by mistake two years ago, so I won’t rush to pay for it this time.”
His words made Chu Nanzhi frown.
It must be said that the reason why Lin Jinxiao lost his job at the county government two years ago did have something to do with the original owner.
When the original owner and Taoist Ximen spread gossip, which aroused criticism, Lin Jinxiao was depressed and got drunk all night in a wine shop. He missed the next day's errand and was punished by the county magistrate and dismissed from his post.
And this tax and bank case was obviously carefully designed by the Taoist to murder him.
But Li Ce doesn't know the details at the moment. He may have been too deliberate when he said those words in front of the children, fearing that he would make the children hate her for the rest of their lives.
Maybe these little guys will seek revenge on themselves when they grow up in the future.
She looked at Li Ce and said in a stern tone: "As I said just now, Lin Dalang is fine. No matter how bad I am, I am still their mother. You shouldn't say such things in front of the children."
"Why should I trust you?"
Li Ceman smiled sarcastically: "Do you really think that you are possessed by the Daluo deity? Brother Jinxiao committed the crime of beheading. Do you think you can get the county magistrate to release him with just a few words? Don't think that I can't.
I know your little thoughts, but you just want to trick me into preparing to run away again."
He began to speculate that this crazy woman had caused a big trouble in the county government, so he became more and more wary of her.
Looking at the mutton cake in Chu Nanzhi's hand, he immediately became furious, pointed at her and shouted:
"You are really a heartless evil woman. Brother Jinxiao's life or death is uncertain at the moment, but you still go out and squander the only life-saving money the family has. You really don't care whether people live or die. What evil has Brother Jinxiao done in his life?"
"Wolves roam the world eating meat. I don't have enough money?"
Chu Nanzhi simply lost her patience with this reckless man in the village and said angrily: "Don't look at people like you are a frog in a well."
The little girl next to Li Ce also thought of something at this time, gently tugged on the corner of his clothes, and whispered in front of him: "Uncle Li, the silver in the package is still there, I hid it just now.
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When Li Ce heard this, his face tightened and he suddenly looked embarrassed.
Chu Nanzhi didn't bother to argue with him and explain. Anyway, Lin Jinxiao would return it soon.
After being tired for a long time, she was already a little tired. Looking at Li Ce, she sneered and said:
"Since you don't believe what I say, why don't we make a bet? If Lin Dalang can come back intact today, how about you kneel down and call me aunt?"
"Don't call me grandma, you crazy woman. If you really have that ability, I can kneel on the ground and kowtow to you eighteen times, or call you my ancestor."
Li Ce's mind was still immersed in how the woman bought mutton cakes, and he seemed a little hesitant when he said this.
Seeing his vow, Chu Nanzhi stopped saying anything.
When you treat someone as your ancestor for the first time, you should be mentally prepared.
Putting the mutton patties back in the kitchen, she went to the hut where she rested last night, briefly washed up, and sorted out the furnishings in the house. She also saw that the guest table in the living room that she had damaged last night had been repaired, so she took the time to
Come down and prepare to settle the remaining silver.
These thirty-eight taels of silver and one tael of gold are now all her property.
If she reconciles with Lin Jinxiao, she will have to make plans to rely on this money to support herself for a long time in the future.
Public security in ancient times was not as good as she thought, and money had to be kept properly.
She remembered that this room was originally occupied by four little guys, and later the original owner, Lin Jinxiao, also came to this room.
Lin Jinxiao was injured on his leg two days ago. The original owner planned to escape, so she pretended to vacate the master bedroom for the children and Lin Jinxiao to rest, while she herself moved into the small house so that she could escape at any time.
The structure of this cabin is simple and there is nothing very secluded about it.
After thinking about it, she took the cloth for wrapping the mutton patties, wrapped the silver tightly, and put it into the empty space at the top of the small wardrobe.
After doing this, she vaguely heard Li Ce and four little guys whispering outside:
"The woman has been in there for so long, but there is no movement. Si Bao, sneak into the house and take a look. Don't let her escape again."
"Woo hoo, I won't go, I won't go, I'm afraid."
"Then uncle, go in and take a look. Don't run around. I promised your father that I will let you live a good life and I won't let you make any mistakes."
Chu Nanzhi thought to herself: This guy changed his mind very quickly. Last night he told the whistleblower to let her go, but today he was afraid that she would run away. It was really unpredictable.
She went over and opened the door, only to see Li Ce stumble and fall straight in. He fell to pieces.
Before the two of them could react, they heard the little ones calling for their grandma and aunt outside.
Chu Nanzhi knew that the original owner's mother Liu Yun and her third sister Chu Nanzhu were coming, so she hurried out to greet them.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a middle-aged woman crying into a ball holding several dolls:
"God is going to kill someone. My son-in-law is full of talent, smart and capable. He finally has some hope, but he has suffered such a disaster. I really pity you."
Seeing Chu Nanzhi, the woman immediately stopped crying, walked up to her, with a look of hatred on her face, slapped her hard on the butt, and then she couldn't help but start covering her face and crying:
"You are incompetent. You are really incompetent. My mother has told you so many times to take care of your husband and raise your children at home, but you go out and cause so many troubles, making the whole family unhappy."
Looking at the middle-aged woman who had gone through many vicissitudes of life, Chu Nanzhi felt sad.
Liu Yun is only in her thirties now, but she has white hair on her head and her forehead is covered with wrinkles. In addition, she is dressed in plain clothes without even a piece of jewelry, making her look like an old man.
appearance.
Before Chu Nanzhi could reply, Liu Yun took a heavy package from Chu Nanzhu beside him and put it on the small stone table:
"Put these two hundred and thirty taels of silver away and use them to plan and see if you can get a lighter sentence. Even if you can't save Da Lang's life, you must find a way for you, mother and son to survive."
After a pause, she added earnestly: "Don't think about escaping anymore. The four little treasures are just meat that fell from your body. If you don't care about them, who else will care about their life or death."
Chu Nanzhi glanced at the bag of silver and asked in confusion: "Where did you get this much silver?"
"Sister, don't ask. My mother has been running around raising money for the past two days. She secretly borrowed two hundred taels of silver from my uncle and sold all the valuable jewelry and clothes. This is all our family's belongings.
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Chu Nanzhu said dullly from the side.
Chu Nanzhi felt sour again.
No wonder she was dressed so plainly today.
She remembered that the original owner's family was not rich, and it was only through the support of her uncle that they were able to acquire a family fortune. However, her uncle Chu Wenyu was just a son-in-law who was forced to marry into the Qi family of a wealthy family in Luyan Port.
In the past, before the original triplets got married, the Qi family could turn a blind eye to Chu Wenyu occasionally helping the second wife.
But in the past few years, after the three original sisters got married, the amount of money donated by Chu Wenyu became increasingly large, and the Qi family finally couldn't bear it anymore.
To put it bluntly, this is because the original owner's mother was not kind to people.
The son-in-law chosen for the daughters was Lin Jinxiao, who was more down-to-earth and hard-working. Although the husband of the second sister Chu Nanxiang was also a scholar, he was just a vain man who only sought fame and reputation.
And the son-in-law recruited for the third sister Chu Nanzhu is a bad guy who is addicted to gambling and drinking.
A few days ago, the original owner went to his house to get some money and heard that his father Chu Wenbi was angry because of his third son-in-law Liu Shuyang's gambling.
Chu Nanzhi picked up the package on the stone table and handed it back to Chu Nanzhu. He turned his eyes back to Liu Yun and said softly:
"I helped the county magistrate investigate the tax and money case today. Dalang is fine now. There is no need for this much money. Mother should return the money from my uncle's house as soon as possible and keep the rest for father's treatment."
"Did you help the magistrate find out the case?"
Liu Yun touched her bandaged forehead in disbelief, feeling angry and distressed: "Did you get injured yesterday and your brain was really confused?"