Chapter 010: Fly separately in the face of catastrophe
My ancestor was from a scholarly family. He didn't make a name for himself, but he couldn't bring trouble to his children. He just wanted them to learn more etiquette and rules, and learn more words, so that they could always meet a good family in the future.
But what Hua Junnian didn't expect was that all the money he and his wife earned by sleeping out in the open was used by his mother to supplement the second household. In the end, he would become known as a coward, but his daughter had not dared to say anything before.
Slowly walking up to Shu Jinxuan, Hua Junnian changed from his usual submissive nature and asked in a heavy and serious tone: "Jinxuan, tell your uncle that your grandmother has never brought back the money your aunt and I have brought home over the years.
Send it to your school?"
Shu Jinxuan is most aware of the grievances her cousin has suffered at home over the years, but this girl, like her mother, has always been a submissive person. She feels sorry for her parents who have difficulty making money outside, and does not want them to worry about things at home, so she would rather bite them in everything.
Even if you break a tooth and swallow it in your stomach, you will never reveal it easily.
When his uncle asked him about it, he couldn't speak directly. He deliberately coughed and said instead: "For now, I'd better win this lawsuit for my cousin..."
"It's their fault. How long do they want to harm my daughter?"
Hua Junnian roared and suddenly understood everything:
No wonder the old lady of the Shu family doesn't like her daughter.
Who would like a shameless man who keeps making love in her house?
While he was thinking, he angrily picked up the wooden basin in the yard and smashed it down, scaring Hu Nanxi to stop crying immediately.
Heartbroken, Hua Junnian stepped forward and hugged Hua Rujin, who looked indifferent, and kept choking and said: "It's all my father's fault. It's my father's cowardice that brought you to this situation today."
Then he turned around, knelt on the ground with a plop and complained bitterly to Hu Nanxi: "My mother has been proud of selling her children all her life. It used to be my brothers and sisters, but now it is my daughter's turn. In the past, my daughter
I am poor and my father's salary is meager. I can understand that you have no choice but to make a living for the family, but now you are short of food and clothing, and you are ruining my precious treasure like this."
Hu Nanxi remarried three times in her life. Although she gave birth to fifteen children, in the end she only supported five sons and one daughter.
Having experienced all kinds of sadness, she has instilled in her children the concept of climbing on the dragon and accompanying the phoenix since they were young. For money, she even gave her eldest son, who had just grown up, as her husband to the widow of the Lu family who was more than ten years older than him, and sold her fifth daughter to a rich man.
The family's son Chongxi passed away due to illness and died at the rich man's house within two years.
In order to covet other people's property, the third son even collaborated with others to murder his own husband, and was sentenced to death by the county. Because of this, the children of the Hua family could not hold their heads high for many years.
Recalling these bitter events, Hua Junnian burst into tears: "It is true that my son has no future, but he is also your biological son. Rujin is also your granddaughter. Why are you so partial? I married Bai Wei
Although I didn’t discuss it with you in advance, has she shown any slightest neglect or disrespect to my mother in the past few years since she came here?”
Facing his questioning, Hu Nanxi and Hua Junxu were both speechless.
"My mother kept saying that Bai Wei was the bane of the family. Then I asked myself, if you hadn't forced each other so hard back then, how could the third brother have gone astray? How could you have separated the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law, causing the fourth brother to die of illness?
On my way to take office? And I...why am I forced to leave my hometown because I have a murderer brother?"
The eldest and second child got married early, and the Lu family and the Meng family protected each other, but he not only lost his two closest brothers, but also became the laughing stock of everyone.
At this time, Hua Junnian's mouth felt like a knife, and there was no trace of emotion at all:
"Back then, my father died in the line of duty, and my mother asked my second brother to take over the county government's errands. I recognized him as my elder brother, but no matter how hard and tired I was outside these years, I never asked my mother for more than half of my father's pension money. Instead,
Did you take all the money you earned back home, hoping that your mother and second brother's family would treat Rujin kindly? Is this how you treat her?
After being silent for a long time, he uttered a few words in a heavy voice: "Let's separate the families. Since you are afraid of being implicated, I won't force it. Let's clean up the snow in front of each other. This time, even if I try to sell the iron, I will not let Rujin continue to be in Dou."
The family suffers.”
After saying that, he got up angrily, pulled Cai Baiwei and Hua Rujin, mother and daughter, and hurried back to the inner courtyard.
Hua Youen and Hua Muyang, who were lying at the courtyard gate eavesdropping, were not unhappy at all when they learned that their families were to be separated. They gathered around Hua Rujin excitedly and asked in a low voice: "Sister, what's next?"
Do we really no longer need to stay in this courtyard?"
"Um."
Hua Rujin pursed her lips and nodded.
In my memory, this was the first time I saw Hua Junnian being so tough and strong-willed, which was quite impressive.
It's a pity that the original owner couldn't wait until this day.
Entering the west wing, Hua Junnian rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find all the furniture and spread it on the table. Looking at Shu Jinxuan and Hua Rujin, his weathered eyes gradually softened:
"Jinxuan, I will definitely repay the kindness I owe you brothers in the future. You have also seen the virtues of your grandmother and second uncle's family. I can only ask you to worry about me for what is going on right now. I heard
Your grandmother's great-nephew Tao Zhiyan has returned to Jiangling City, you take Rujin there to see if he can take over this lawsuit."
After saying that, he put the scattered silver into his purse: "These twenty taels of silver are like gold. You can take it and pay a deposit first. If you don't have enough, I will think of ways to collect it."
Seeing this momentum, Hua Rujin could already feel his determination, and was indeed prepared to fight this lawsuit for herself at all costs.
It's just that if a lawsuit like this depends entirely on money, how can dozens of taels of silver be enough to resolve it?
Just as the old woman Hu Nanxi said, she couldn't let this whole family lose their way of life for her own sake.
Stopping Hua Junnian from picking up the silver, Hua Rujin took out five taels of silver from her purse and said, "These five taels of silver are enough."
After being a lawyer for so many years, you still have to let others talk on your behalf. It really insults the reputation of a gold medal lawyer.
Besides, now that we have reached this point, we can no longer rely solely on words to solve the problem.
There are a few lawyers who are not proficient in the law. In the end, they just use tricks. It all depends on whose tricks are smart enough.
The Dou family is working step by step, and it is obvious that they have received guidance from experts a long time ago. Now they can only think of ways to prevent the situation and gradually break the deadlock.
Shu Jinxuan saw this and hurriedly agreed: "We are all members of the same family. There is no need for uncle to say such outlandish words, and there is no need to worry about money."
It was rare for an uncle, the head of a family, to be so determined. He felt that all other things were not daunting to help his cousin out of trouble.
Hua Junnian's eyes paused for a moment, and he and Cai Baiwei looked at each other. Neither of them understood their daughter's intention. Just as he was about to speak, Hua Rujin had already collected the money and walked out: "My father stayed at home to take care of A Niang and You En. Mu
Come on, my cousin and I will go to the county government office first."
It seems that he asked Shu Jinxuan to accompany him to Tao's house, firstly because he wanted to take advantage of this relationship, and secondly because he was worried that Hu Nanxi's old lady would take the opportunity to bring bad luck to the family if he went there.
"Your cousin stayed up all night. I made breakfast for you brothers and sisters to eat before we go."
Cai Baiwei saw that this girl looked like she had been injected with chicken blood, so she quickly got up and chased after her.
"No, let's go into the city and deal with them."
Although she was already hungry, at this critical moment of life and death, Hua Rujin had no intention of eating at this time and could only race against time to seize the opportunity.
She heard that the new county magistrate Ye Chengguan was entering the county government office for the first time today, and she had to rush to see him before the Dou family.
Hua Youen slept all night and was full of energy. When she learned that Hua Rujin was going to the city, she pulled Shu Jinxuan and refused to let go: "Cousin, cousin, I want to go to the city too."
"Nonsense, didn't you just go to the city last night?"
Hua Junnian put away his money bag and glanced at Xiao Douding angrily.
"Then...that counts as entering the city?"
Hua Youen pursed her lips: At best, she was traveling at night.
There was already a grudge between the Hua family and the Ye family, so it was not appropriate to take a little guy to the county government office. Shu Jinxuan had no choice but to bend down and patiently enlighten him: "You En, your sister has important things to do when she goes to the city today. Please be obedient."
Stay at home and my cousin will buy you some candied haws from Jiangling City when he comes back."
"Oh well."
After hearing about the candied haws, Hua Youen compromised and whispered mysteriously into his ear: "But my cousin can only buy it for me and Hua Muyang, not for my cousin. I want...
...show him off."
Shu Jinxuan was stunned when he heard this: This little guy has learned to pull people into line at a young age.