It's too late for Brother Li to sell the shop right now. What's more, even if he sells the shop, he won't be able to raise so much money.
At first glance, it seemed that Father Wen was definitely going to file a complaint.
The Li family was locked in a room, and Li Yuancha was also placed with them. Wen Ruxi naturally didn't want to. Father Wen laughed and said, "If it weren't for her, do you think the Li family would have been able to escape in the middle of the night? She is just a vixen.
You have been so bewitched that your parents have no regard for filial piety and righteousness, and all the books you have read over the years have been read into the dog's belly."
Maybe Wen Ruxi really hurt him, and he no longer had the patience and gentleness he had before with his son.
Wen Ruxi felt guilty. Looking at her frail father, she couldn't argue with him. The main reason was that Mr. Li was paralyzed after being hit. Although he wanted to help the Li family, he was also afraid that his parents would get angry. Therefore, he remained silent.
By default.
Early the next morning, Brother Li went out. The reason was ready, he wanted to borrow money!
The Li family used to be well-known in the town, but now... In short, you can borrow a little money. Rather than borrowing it, it's more like charity from others. Don't say how much you can borrow. The look of pity in your eyes makes people feel particularly sad.
No.
After running around for a day, I got more than twenty taels of silver, which seemed like a lot, but with so many debts of the Wen family, it was not even a small change.
It was also at this time that the person who set fire to Li's house was discovered. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, who was extremely down and out. He was hiding under the eaves of other people's houses and was reported to the mayor. When asked, it was found that he also set fire.
Already.
The mayor took the person away, but the person didn't hide anything and just left him alone.
It turns out that the Li family's recipe for soy sauce meat was originally surnamed Yu, and his ancestor was the imperial chef of the former dynasty. The Li family's elder was a clerk in his grandfather's sauce butcher shop. He stole the recipe from him and even killed his grandfather. If it hadn't been for him
There is already a father in the baby's womb. No one knows about this anymore, and the Li family's recipe for soy sauce meat is really named Li.
His purpose is clear, he is here to take revenge!
Not only did he poison the meat, but he also set the shop on fire.
In fact, he wanted to kill all the Li family, but unfortunately he was discovered before he could do it.
The Li family was the happiest after catching the mastermind behind the scenes. They went directly to the mayor and wanted to ask the county magistrate to make the decision.
The matter involved so much that the mayor had no choice but to report it to the police. Even if the Wen family wanted to collect debts, they could only postpone it.
The middle-aged man was named Yu Qiu. From the day he was born, his parents taught him not to forget grudges. Unfortunately, his family was too poor and he was already this old when he made inquiries all the way to Bu Town.
The county magistrate took over the case. This kind of case involving several generations is the most difficult to judge. In response to the evidence presented by Yu Qiu, he ordered the Li family to return the sauce pork recipe to the Yu family. The Li family would not be allowed to return it for three generations.
When opening a sauce butcher shop, you are not allowed to reveal the recipe privately. Once discovered, you will be severely punished! Moreover, the Li family's sauce pork shop now has to be paid to Yu Chou. The money that was previously paid due to Yu Chou's poisoning and arson will be paid to the victim.
No need to return it.
However, Yu Chou poisoned him first and set the fire behind him, so he was immediately sentenced to death. Yu Chou did not cry out for injustice or defend himself. It seemed that he was satisfied when his hatred was over, and even asked the magistrate to sell the soy sauce shop in Lijia County.
, all the money earned was given to orphans and widows in the county.
After waiting for two months, the Li family thought that all the money lost during this period would be recovered, but in the end they were overjoyed!
Even Father Wen's joy was in vain. Not only that, even the Li family's only shop was forced out. Even if the Li family was forced to death, they would not be able to make any money.
When the county magistrate tried the case previously, Wen's father only said that the Wen family helped the Li family pay off their debts and asked him to make the decision to let the Li family repay the money. He did not talk about the things his son did after he fainted. Therefore, the county magistrate only helped.
After urging, he didn't do anything to the Li family.
After all, he couldn't bear to take action against his son.
The Li family of five came back from the county town with nothing and nowhere to go, so they had to live in the Wen family.
Father Wen was so angry that he felt that he had been unlucky for eight lifetimes to meet such a family. Especially when he saw the Liu family living opposite him and his wife living happily, he was even more angry.
In anger, he kicked the Li family out of the house.
It was already late autumn when they were kicked out. Tonglin City sent Chu Yunli two carriages of food and supplies.
Chu Yunli was at the door watching her servants move things when she saw the Wen family's door opposite opened and the Li family was pushed out in embarrassment.
Among them are Li Yuancha and Wen Ruxi.
It seems that Father Wen is really annoyed and angry, and he doesn't even want his son anymore.
The Li family's maids had already been sold by them when they went to the county town to file a complaint. If the money was not enough, Father Wen even gave some more. Of course, the Wen family could not recover these.
At this time, only his family members were left, and Brother Li was still carrying his father on his back. The group stood on the street, somewhat at a loss.
Wen Ruxi watched the trucks being unloaded in front of Liu's house across the way. Brand-new satins of various colors sparkled in the autumn sunshine. He rarely saw these things before, not to mention now. He began to regret it in his heart, but he immediately suppressed this thought.
At this time, he could no longer look back. He sighed and said, "Go to the village. The Wen family's old house is still there. After some repairs, it should be still habitable. Our land is still there, and it has been taken back for planting..."
There is not enough food for seven people, old and young, but it is better than nothing.
The group of people slowly walked towards the entrance of the town. Suddenly, Li Yuancha exclaimed, "I remembered, I also lent a lot of money to the Wen family. They didn't return the food they borrowed from the Li family before," she said with a look on her face
Smiling, "With this, I should be able to settle down after they return the money. The ledger..." She thought for a while, frowned and said, "It seems that the ledger can't be found."
At that time, she really wanted to help people, and she didn't have much money. She only had one or two coins. She never thought that one day she would have to collect debts, so she didn't pay attention to the ledger at all, and it seemed like it was thrown away.
Immediately, she became happy again, "Don't be afraid, I remember some debts! Besides, they all like me, and they are not ungrateful people."
The Li family was quite surprised, while Wen Ruxi looked calm and said, "Let's go to the village first."
As soon as the Li family left, only the couple were left in the Wen family across the street. The door was usually closed and it was quite lonely.
In the afternoon of this day, it was a rare good weather in autumn. The couple went to Liu An's house to visit. At that time, Chu Yunli was watching Liu An boxing in the yard. After these days of conditioning, he no longer looked sick and looked quite good.
For health.
Seeing the couple appearing at the door, Chu Yunli sat on a chair and didn't get up at all, "Is there anything wrong, Mr. Wen?"
Father Wen smiled and said, "Zhizhi, I want to come and see you."
"I'm fine." Chu Yunli waved her hand, "There's nothing to see."
Mother Wen walked in slowly and looked at the various flowers and plants in the yard without leaving a trace, "Zhizhi, your father and I have no sons, and now you are the only daughter left..."
Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly, "I am not your daughter. If you continue to argue, I will ask my father to reason with you!" Although he was smiling, his tone was extremely serious.
Father Wen knew she was serious and sighed, "As long as you are well, I'll be relieved."
"Whether I am good or not is none of your business." Chu Yunli made it clear directly, "If the Li family hadn't been in such a miserable state and I was living a good life now, I don't believe you would come to visit me again."
She waved her hand and said, "See you off!"
Father Wen really didn't want to leave, but he had to go. Just looking at the things the Yuan family sent, you can see how much they value their daughter. If he makes the Yuan family angry, they will definitely not let him go.
Although the Wen family and his wife kicked the Li family out, it was obvious that they were not living well. The restaurants and tofu shops were closed, and they could only rest on their laurels. However, Wen Ruxi basically used all the cash to pay off the debt.
, I sold two thousand kilograms of grain a few days ago.
Seeing them leaving lonely, Chu Yunli became interested and asked the maid to find a daughter-in-law who had just joined the Wen family last year, "Tell me about the Li family. If you tell me carefully, I will give you money."
The young daughter-in-law, who still had patches on her clothes, was overjoyed when she heard this, "The Li family went to the village to build a house. The villagers helped out out of kindness and didn't ask for money. But they didn't have food for cooking at home, so they even went to borrow money."
...The food at this time was so expensive that no one had enough to eat, so who was willing to borrow it? As a result, the sister-in-law became angry and scolded the Wen family for being ungrateful. This just stirred up a hornet's nest, and no one was willing to help. The sister-in-law said again
Many people in the village owed her money, but everyone said they didn't, but she insisted on saying they did. Everyone asked her to produce evidence and witnesses, but the sister-in-law couldn't produce them, and then they fell out..."
This young daughter-in-law probably really wanted money. She talked miscellaneously for nearly an hour, during which she drank tea several times.
In short, after the Li family moved to Wenjia Village, they basically offended everyone, including those who had received favors from the Wen family in the past.
"In the past few days, every family has been plowing the ground, waiting for next spring to plant seeds. The Li family is also doing it..." At this point, she glanced at Chu Yunli and said it too happily. Only then did she realize that her tone
It was full of schadenfreude, which was not good! She didn’t know whether the Wen family’s adopted daughter saw the Li family’s difficulties and wanted to help, or whether she wanted to see the Li family’s jokes. She tried to say, “How can they farm?
They are all blistered. There is no food, and we can't eat wild vegetables. Several people have lost weight, which is pitiful."
After hearing this, Chu Yunli felt happy. She glanced at the maid, who handed her daughter-in-law a purse and said, "Thank you very much. Our wife is just worried and doesn't want outsiders to know about this."
The young daughter-in-law took the purse, squeezed it, and smiled happily, "Don't worry, no one will know!"
If no one knows, this is her private money and she doesn’t need to give it to her mother-in-law. Perfect!
Both parties were quite satisfied and sent the people away. Liu An came out from the inner room and asked, "When are we going back to the county seat?"
Chu Yunli looked at the dim yellow leaves in the yard outside, "There are only two months until the Chinese New Year. We will leave after the Chinese New Year."
The Wen Ruxi couple and the Li family, who have never suffered hardship since childhood, probably cannot survive such a hard life, so she probably can't wait too long.
Just as he was thinking this, Wen Ruxi returned to Wen's house the next morning. Chu Yunli would know because he couldn't get in at all and the concierge simply refused to let him in.
Li Yuancha came with him. He couldn't knock the door on the opposite side and came to knock on Liu's door. Wen Ruxi didn't seem to be happy. Li Yuancha also forced a smile and said to Chu Yunli in the yard, "Sister
, can you lend us some food?"
Chu Yunli shook his head, "Can you still afford it? I can't do something like your meat bun beating a dog."
The Li family lent so much grain to the Wen family. They didn't just fall out with each other, but it wasn't that they were ungrateful. Life was really hard. If they gave the grain to the Li family, they would have to eat chaffy vegetables... I heard that the Li family didn't want it.
When they returned the food, they were naturally very grateful, thinking that they would repay the favor no matter what in the future, but when the matter came to a head, they were still reluctant to part with it.
These words are really unpleasant, and they are also insulting.
Wen Ruxi couldn't bear it anymore, so she pulled Li Yuancha and left. The door wouldn't open, so he climbed in through the courtyard wall, and then opened the door to let Li Yuancha in.
He never wanted to live in the farm house for nearly a month. After climbing over the wall and entering, he knelt directly in front of Father Wen and said, "Dad, my son knows his mistake."
Father Wen looked at Li Yuancha beside him and sneered, "I don't believe it. If you really knew your mistake, you wouldn't have brought this woman back!"
Now, he has paid too much for this woman and can no longer let her go. He understands what his father means. If he is willing to divorce her, he will definitely still be the young master of the Wen family. Even if the Wen family is not as good as before, he can still ensure that he has enough food and clothing.
At least I won't be reduced to eating wild vegetables.
Li Yuancha also understood, and tears came down immediately. He knelt down in front of Father Wen and said, "Dad, if Ruxi is a scholar and can't work, you must keep him. If you hate me, I will leave!"
After saying that, she got up and ran. She almost fell down because she ran too fast.
Wen Ruxi was originally thinking about giving up on her, but when she saw that she was willing to leave for her own sake, she was shocked for a moment. When she saw her staggering, she clenched her hands on her side, but did not get up to chase after her.
A few days later, Mr. Li in the countryside died of illness. In fact, the couple came back just to get some money to hire a doctor for Mr. Li, but unfortunately they didn't get a single copper.
Wen Ruxi went to express condolences, and when she came back in the afternoon, she and Wen's father quarreled, "Dad, I just want some money to buy a coffin..."
"I won't do it! I've helped the Li family enough!" Wen's father was very angry. He thought his son had improved and was just happy, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't let go of the Li family.
Wen Ruxi lowered her eyes, hiding the anger in her eyes.
That night, Wen's father and Wen's mother suddenly fell ill and both of them fainted.
Then, Wen Ruxi suggested that she would take her parents to the county town for medical treatment and sold everything in the yard and warehouse for a total of sixty taels.
Some were first given to the Li family for funeral arrangements.
As soon as the Wen couple fell down, Chu Yunli sent someone to the county town to report the case. He accused the Wen Ruxi couple of being crazy and poisoning their parents.
Filial piety is of paramount importance at all times, and the laws are particularly strict nowadays. Anyone who beats or scolds his parents will be punished with a hundred canes, not to mention that Wen Ruxi poisoned her parents.
Chu Yunli asked people to go there in private, so when the county magistrate led people to the door of Wen's old house in the village, Mr. Li had just been buried. Wen Ruxi was exhausted, and she didn't know why the county magistrate came to her door.
, it wasn’t until he was taken away by the lock that he suddenly realized that he looked at Chu Yunli with extremely complicated eyes.
A little research revealed that the drug was given by the couple. Both of them were locked away and poisoned their parents. It was especially bad and they were severely punished. Both of them were sentenced to twenty years as apprentices.
If this person gets something good out of something, he will do it again. When Wen Ruxi's father fainted earlier and Wen Ruxi sold all the shops, he will definitely do it again this time when he is desperate.
as expected!
Chu Yunli kept staring. She didn't take action, just waiting for this day.
This loving couple was both imprisoned, which can be regarded as consummating their relationship. I just wonder whether they will regret it in the past twenty years.
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When the Wen couple woke up, they were extremely weak. Their yard in the town was gone, and their son and daughter-in-law were in jail. They only had the ten taels of silver left by the Li family after selling the yard.
Brother Li whispered, "Uncle, it didn't cost much to organize the funeral, just three taels. Most of the money was from me asking people to save my sister and brother-in-law. It's a pity that the money was spent and the person was not rescued, so we can't."
If you dare to argue, you have to suffer the consequences of being dumb. In the words of that person, my brother-in-law was originally going to be sentenced to hanging, but he has already helped..."
Father Wen listened to him talk about what happened during this period, and looked at the leaky roof and dilapidated earth walls. In a daze, he felt like he was back to the time before he picked up the baby girl.
His heart was in great pain, reminding him that these were all true, his son... his son had been bewitched by the Li family!
For him, these two comas were really like nightmares, especially this time, when his son was imprisoned for twenty years... Can the couple survive until then with their current bodies?
The Li family had no place to go, and they didn't dare to touch the remaining money. It wasn't that they didn't think about running away with the money, but they were also afraid of being caught, so they had to stay and take care of the Wen family and their husbands, hoping that they would stay because of their love.
Their family.
Seeing Father Wen's silence, Brother Li continued, "Uncle, I will be your son from now on, and I will definitely support you until you die!"
"You fart!" Father Wen said hoarsely, "Haven't your Li family done enough harm to me? You still want me to raise you. If you are so beautiful, get out!"
He not only scolded him, but also hit him with objects nearby. Brother Li hurriedly escaped out the door.
As soon as he went out, he saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family at the door. He smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle doesn't want us to stay. He is very resistant. He probably won't change his mind."
Fang's eyes were full of sorrow, "Let's go to the Fang family and ask my eldest brother to allocate a room to us. You have been doing business for many years and you can go to other houses to be the shopkeeper. If that doesn't work, our family will go to the landlord's house and ask for two shares of land.
You can always make ends meet..."
The Li family moved away.
In the Wen family's old house, only the couple lying on the bed was left.
During the Chinese New Year, both of them were still very weak, and the ten taels of silver they spent on medicine had already been spent.
On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, the mountains outside the town were completely white. Chu Yunli took a carriage to Wenjia Village. When passing by the grass that Wen's father said to pick her up, she looked at the tuft of hay for a long time. In her previous life, Wen Zhi had been wronged.
Or when she was tired, she would take the time to watch. On the day Wen Ruxi got married, she sat here for a long time, hoping to see the relatives who would welcome her home.
It's a pity that these were made up by Father Wen. He obviously received the swaddling clothes from the wet nurse.
Fortunately, she helped her find relatives, and they were very kind to her daughter and lived up to her expectations.
The old house of the Wen family was extremely sparse. Most of the fence surrounding the yard fell down. The earthen walls of the house were peeling off piece by piece. It looked very dilapidated. Chu Yunli got off the carriage and walked slowly through the door. She saw Father Wen lying on the bed.
Wen's mother, who was covered in patches, was boiling medicine. Their cheeks were thin, and their eyebrows were full of sorrow. The room was full of the smell of bitter medicine, which made it feel bitter when smelling it. There was no joy at all that should be expected during the New Year.
Someone stood at the door and the light was blocked. Mother Wen raised her head and squinted for a while before the person came out. In other words, she didn't dare to recognize it. After rubbing her eyes to make sure it was not a dream, she was overjoyed and said, "Zhizhi, are you here?"
"I knew you couldn't let us go!" She turned around and called Father Wen on the bed in surprise, "Dad, did you see, Zhizhi is here."
Father Wen's body was originally quite strong, but he was knocked unconscious twice and suffered a lot of physical damage. This time he woke up and was hit hard. He couldn't get out of bed. Looking at it now, there was a faint look of death on his face.
.
Chu Yunli walked in slowly, "I just came to take a look."
Mother Wen was overjoyed, "Your father was still talking about you a few days ago, and I even said I would take the time to see you."
"You don't need to look at it. In fact, I'm better off without you worrying about me." Chu Yunli walked slowly to the bed. An unpleasant smell rushed straight to her nose. Her expression was as usual. After living for so long, she couldn't be more dirty.
No matter how bad it is, she has seen it before and doesn't think anything of it.
Father Wen looked at her, from her exquisite bun to her gorgeous clothes, his eyes were filled with envy. Then, the envy faded away and was filled with regret, "Zhi Zhi, I regret it."
"Oh?" Chu Yunli was curious, "Do you regret letting Li Yuancha in?"
"Yes, and no." Father Wen's voice was hoarse and he spoke very slowly, as if he would die if he spoke faster, "I should be nicer to you. In fact, I know you are a good boy, but I just can't help it...
How come some people are born with great wealth? When you were a baby, you were worth hundreds of taels per piece of clothing..." He became dazed, "These blessings are all counted. I took things I shouldn't have taken, and these are all retributions!
Retribution! Cough cough cough cough..."
He coughed violently and was out of breath. Mother Wen rushed forward and helped him caress his chest with her chicken claw-like hands, "Dad, drink water."
Amidst the sound of coughing, Chu Yunli turned around and went out. In a few days, they would get up and go back to the county town. Once they go, they would never come back to the town again.
As soon as I got on the carriage, I heard Mother Wen's heartbroken cry, "His father... don't leave, don't leave me..."
Wen's father died, and within a year, Wen's mother also died. When she learned of this, Chu Yunli was on the way to Tonglin City.
After the daughter of Lord Zhizhou of Tonglin City who had been separated since she was a child was found, everyone speculated a lot about this girl who had been living in a small place since she was a child. It was normal no matter how popular she was but she was not in the spotlight, but what was surprising was that this girl was so...
Gentle and elegant, he also knows the rules well.
This is nothing. What’s even more surprising is that this girl is very kind-hearted. As long as there is a disaster, she will donate money and food. At first, everyone thought she deliberately wanted to be known as a kind-hearted person, but she continued to be kind-hearted for decades.
He is so kind and admirable.
Many years after her death, there are still people who remember her well.
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