Old man Zhan looked at his crestfallen eldest son, then at Li and Zhan Feiyu, who were watching coldly, and tried to smooth things over, "Five hundred taels from the second son's family is too much, and your eldest brother can't afford so much money."
The Zhan family has not been divided. Whether the eldest son or the third son is studying or getting married, all the money comes from the father-in-law. If the second son is injured and has to be taken care of, the family will definitely take the money. Little Yao dares to say that with 500 taels, old man Zhan doesn't even have money.
Dare to listen.
If this spreads out, how will Da Lang and the others talk about getting married in the future? The elder brothers in the second family's family will be very angry. Whose girl would dare to marry into the family with such a mother-in-law.
"Dad, I'm not an unreasonable person." Little Yao glanced at old man Zhan dissatisfied. The head of the family was right. Dad is talking to the big house now, and he won't know how to be partial in the future.
Thinking of this, little Yao became more determined to ask for money, "My eldest brother and sister-in-law signed the IOU, and I can always pay back a little bit every year. Dad, the head of my family was almost killed by a small fish. How can I survive with one life?"
Isn’t it worth five hundred taels?”
Seeing the old doctor's speechless expression, Old Man Zhan felt greatly embarrassed when his daughter-in-law questioned him. However, he also knew about little Yao's urine properties, so he could only act like a father-in-law and give the final result.
"My second brother, we don't tolerate your nonsense in this matter. Five hundred taels is too much. As the father, I have the final say and I will ask the boss to pay you one hundred taels of silver."
One hundred taels of silver is quite a lot. The Zhan family has not been divided into separate families. The eldest son is digging food in the fields. In these years, he has only saved up to 128 taels for his private house. Because Zhan Feiyu is studying, this money is probably used for his private house.
about there.
Old man Zhan prefers the second wife, and angered Zhan Feiyu, causing serious injuries to second brother Zhan. In addition, compared to the unreasonable and troublesome little Yao family, the first wife and his wife are both honest people, so old man Zhan dares to say this, and you always have to pick the weak ones when eating persimmons.
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Although one hundred taels was a lot, Boss Zhan thought that as long as he opened up a few more acres of wasteland, he would go to the county to find some day laborers when he had free time, and Li would weave more cloth and dig herbs in the mountains.
Next year, when Xiaoyu's handwriting is good, he can copy books, and the family can save money after a few years. The second brother is also an unreasonable person, and will not force himself to pay back the money immediately. If it doesn't work in three to five years, he will do it in seven or eight years.
"Dad, it's only one hundred taels if I listen to you." Boss Zhan nodded gratefully. After all, his father was facing him.
Zhan Feiyu rolled his eyes speechlessly. His father was so grateful that he thought the hundred taels came from the flood.
"I don't agree. Whoever is willing to give the money can give it. Neither Xiaoyu nor I will agree." Li said coldly.
Seeing Boss Zhan's expression change from astonishment to anger, Li sneered. After many years of marriage, she had long known that Boss Zhan had a temperament that made him happy.
"The second child was caused by a small fish, Mrs. Li, why do you disagree?" Old Mrs. Zhan, who had not spoken a word, glared at Mr. Li fiercely, as if she wanted to eat someone.
From the day Mrs. Li came in, she didn't like her eldest daughter-in-law. She looked kind and gentle, but she was actually a traitor inside. Mrs. Zhan had a sad face and hated Mrs. Li and Zhan Feiyu. They were the only ones in the entire Zhan family.
Mother and daughter are the most disobedient to discipline.
Mrs. Li touched Zhan Feiyu's head and looked at the sinister-faced old lady Zhan and the equally unhappy old man Zhan, "Mom and dad, go to the village and ask if the village chief and the old patriarch will agree."
Will you agree?"
Muramasa drove the Hu family's carriage back to the village yesterday evening. The whole village must have known about Zhan Lao'er's injury. Xiaoyu's rescue was an act of charity, and Zhan's lao'er's injury was an accident. The crime had to be pinned on her.
, Muramasa and the old patriarch would not agree.
In recent years, it has been rare for a good student to study in the village. This was the confidence that Mr. Li dared to refuse.
When Boss Zhan saw the ugly expressions of his parents, the second brother and sister were full of anger, and could only yell at Mrs. Li angrily, "Can't you just calm down, the second brother is still lying in there! I said a hundred taels.
One hundred taels!"
"Dad." Zhan Feiyu was about to speak, but was stopped by Mr. Li.
Although she has never read a book, Mrs. Li knows how important the reputation of a scholar is. There are some things that Xiaoyu cannot say, "Shouldn't Xiaoyu save people?"
Li looked at Boss Zhan mockingly and sneered, "If you want to be a good man, go ahead and do it. If you don't want the family to live in peace, then we'll make peace. I'll live alone with Xiaoyu, and all the money you earn in the future will be given to the second brother."
, From now on, I will make cows and horses for my second wife, and let your two nephews take care of you until the end of your life, throwing pots and lifting flags."
Li's voice was as cold as a knife, peeling off Boss Zhan's face and stepping on it. He didn't want his family to be uneasy, so he gave in and suffered a loss, but why! Li had suffered enough over the years. She could endure it, but she would never let it go.
The daughter followed suit and swallowed her anger.
"Mom, the old patriarch said that I can be adopted into the Fifth Grandpa's branch." Zhan Feiyu, who couldn't bear it any more, stabbed him unceremoniously and managed to see the furious expressions of Old Man Zhan and Old Mrs. Zhan.
As for her father, Zhan Feiyu, don't go too far, if you keep cutting off, you will be disturbed!
Little Yao spent half the night talking to Zhan Laoer last night. She had already thought that her sister-in-law would not agree, but she had already obtained countermeasures from Zhan Laoer.
"Brother, if you raise a daughter, you might as well raise a dog. At least Dahuang will guard the door and guard the courtyard." Little Yao curled his lips disdainfully, mocking Boss Zhan who looked ugly and painful.
"Brother, it's not that I am a younger sibling who speaks harshly. Xiaoyu doesn't pay attention to the elders of the family just because she can read. If I were the eldest brother, I would go to the Yamen and sue her for being disobedient and unfilial. She is so vicious at a young age. I won't break her now.
, I don’t know what big trouble I will cause in the future, and it will be too late to regret it when it harms the whole family.”
Mrs. Li didn't wait for Boss Zhan to speak, and pointed her finger at Mrs. Li, "Sister-in-law, you taught Xiaoyu to be so vicious, right? They say that a couple's kindness lasts a hundred days, and my sister-in-law talks about He Li all day long, and her second child is injured.
If this is the case, should I also imitate my sister-in-law and divorce her?"
"You're from the second child's house, what are you talking about!" Old Mrs. Zhan shouted sternly, glaring at the unabashed little Yao with a warning look. If she dared to be sorry to the second child, Old Mrs. Zhan would kill her.
For five hundred taels of silver, little Yao dared to break the bank. Besides, the head of the family supported her, so little Yao was not afraid of Mrs. Zhan, her mother-in-law.
"Mom, I'm just leaving my words here. If my eldest brother doesn't pay for it, I'll immediately go back and pack my things and go back to my parents' house. The head of the house has become like this. The eldest brother doesn't have any trouble. I'm the one who suffers all the hardships!" Little Yao raised his neck and said forcefully.
Say harsh words.
Old man Zhan had a gloomy face and became increasingly dissatisfied with Mr. Li. The boss even agreed to give him one hundred taels, but Mr. Li started making trouble again.
Seeing the little Yao family who was about to make peace with her, old man Zhan was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to say harsh words to her. Although peace and separation would hurt the woman more, the second child was in this condition, injured so seriously, and still had to eat
He was supported by medicine and had two sons. After Zhenhe divorced, the family could not afford the money for the second son to get another wife.
"Ms. Li, I shouldn't have let the boss marry you in the first place!" Mrs. Zhan squeezed out the words through her teeth, wishing that she and her daughter could be torn apart alive.
But looking at the indifferent eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhan looked at Boss Zhan, wiped her tears and choked out: "Boss, I'm sorry for you, for letting you marry such a domestic troublemaker, and not giving you a son, what's worse?
The second wife is separated, so what dignity does my mother have to meet the ancestors of the Zhan family?"
"Mom..." Boss Zhan quickly supported his crying mother.
Boss Zhan couldn't hold his head high in the village because he had no son. He didn't blame Mrs. Li, and his parents didn't say anything. But what about Mrs. Li? She didn't know how to be considerate of the family at all. Instead, she always tried to be strong, which made the family restless.
"It's my mother who's sorry for you, but it's my mother who's not good." Mrs. Zhan cried while holding her eldest son. The crying elder Zhan also felt uncomfortable and became more and more dissatisfied with Mrs. Li.