Chapter 032: You take the blame, he takes the benefits

As soon as Aunt Hua entered the house, she exaggerated the story of Wen Yan buying a cart of things.

After she finished speaking, she tutted her tongue twice and said, "Old sister, you have been smart all your life, why are you becoming confused when you are old?

You should know that when Lin was kicked out of the house, everyone in the village was calling you a black-hearted person, saying that you had sucked the blood of the second wife all your life and now you want to kill the children.

What's the result?

I don’t know how much private money he has saved.

You bear the blame, and he takes all the benefits.

You, after hunting geese all your life, ended up getting your eyes pecked by a goose."

Aunt Hua was angry at her for not fighting back, but her tone concealed an unconcealable gloating.

Mrs. Qiao was furious.

Qiao Da looked at his mother-in-law's reaction and remembered Wen Ruyue's instructions.

Her eyes rolled around and she added fuel to the fire:

"Who says it isn't? In the past, the little bastard only paid his living allowance and salary to his family. He didn't pay a penny of the money he earned from copying books privately.

Over the years, perhaps the money he saved privately was more than what he paid into the government."

"But no. Normally, you can't take even a piece of clothing with you when you leave the house empty-handed. It's because you're old, after all, that you were fooled by Ying Zhilin's few words."

Qiao Dashuang and Aunt Hua sang the same tune, which instantly provoked Mrs. Qiao's anger.

She was so angry that she immediately threw off the quilt and went to find Ying Zhilin, the evil son, to settle the score.

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I heard that Yan had just packed up his things and knew that Lin and the others had just arrived home.

Wen Yan poured them tea and said, "Zhilin, let's buy a piece of land."

"puff……"

Ying Zhixue spat out a mouthful of tea.

She smiled awkwardly: "You guys, leave me alone."

Ying Zhilin asked calmly, "Are you looking to buy a vegetable plot?"

Wen Yan nodded: "Well, it's really inconvenient that I don't have a vegetable garden at home."

Ying Zhilin put down the cup, stood up and went back to the study.

After a while, he came out with something and handed it to Wen Yan.

Wen Yan subconsciously felt that what Ying Zhilin took must be something extraordinary.

She took it and saw that it was a land deed.

Just on the left side of the yard, there is an acre of land.

It’s enough to grow some daily vegetables.

Wen Yan's name was written on the deed.

"A few days ago, I heard from the clan leader that someone wanted to sell land. I found out it was next to ours, so I bought it."

Wen Yan was about to praise him when the gate was slammed shut by a huge force: "Third brother, it's me, open the door quickly."

"It's Fifth Brother. He's so flustered, there must be something urgent." Ying Zhixue ran to open the door.

The door just opened.

Ying Qizheng rushed in, barely catching his breath before he said, "Third brother, get out of here quickly. Grandmother... Grandmother is here with some people, and they're going to cause trouble for you."

The old Ying family did not split up, and all brothers and sisters were ranked together.

You should know Lin Xingsan.

Yingqi was the fifth child in the family and the second son of Hu Youzhu.

When he was a child, Hu Youzhu begged Ying Zhilin's mother to teach him a few words and not to act like a blind man.

Jiao Liniang felt that Ying Qizheng had a good memory and was patient, so he could go to school.

The couple in the third room have no ability to make money, so Mrs. Qiao naturally doesn't want to do that.

Afterwards, Jiao Liniang could not bear Hu Youzhu's pleading, so she taught him to read and write in private. It should be known that Lin often tested him with private school lessons.

Therefore, his relationship with the second wife is closer than that with others.

When Qiao Dashuang started the fire, he happened to be helping his mother Hu Youzhu with work behind the house.

He heard the plan clearly and rushed over to inform them.

Just as he finished speaking, he heard Qiao Dashuang's voice coming from outside: "Ying Zhilin, come out!"

"Zhixue, take your fifth brother back to the house and hide. If Old Madam Qiao finds out you tipped us off, you'll be in big trouble."

Ying Zhixue immediately pulled Ying Qizheng into her younger brother's room.

Ying Zhilin went to open the door.

Then she saw a group of people gathered in front of her house.

Who else could the person being carried on the stretcher be but Mrs. Qiao?

On another small road, Chief Ying and a group of elders hurried over.

Patriarch Ying scowled, "Mrs. Qiao, what are you planning to do?"

Mrs. Qiao felt a mouthful of blood choking in her throat. After a long while, she managed to utter, "Chief, your partiality is too obvious. I haven't even said anything yet, and you're already accusing me of causing trouble."

"Then let me ask you, why did you come here with such fanfare?"

Mrs. Qiao choked.

His old face turned red and white. "Ying Zhilin said he was leaving the house empty-handed, but he secretly kept the silver. Chief, what do you say about this matter?"

"You said he hid some silver, do you have any evidence?"

"They bought a whole truckload of stuff today. Isn't that evidence? Where did he get the money to buy so much stuff?"

The onlookers nodded repeatedly, thinking that Mrs. Qiao's analysis made sense.

It had only been a few days since they severed their relationship, and it was not yet time for Ying Zhilin to get his salary. Where would he get the money to buy his belongings?

This time, everyone stood on the side of Mrs. Qiao.

Ying Zhilin said calmly, "Part of the money we spent today was borrowed from the teacher at the academy. As for the other part..."

Wen Yan smiled and said, "I'm sure everyone knows that a guest came to my house the other day. He is also a teacher from the academy. Due to health reasons, he stayed at my house for a day to recuperate and gave me a few taels of silver for accommodation."

Speaking of Wu Yunzi, many aunts in the village came forward to testify, "There really is such a person. I saw him enter the village with my own eyes the day before yesterday afternoon, wearing a black veil.

In the evening, Hui Niang came to my house and shared a pound of meat."

"He also came to my house and bought vegetables and eggs..."

"I was wondering at the time, how did Ying Xiucai get the money to buy things after being kicked out of the house? It turned out to be the money from that distinguished guest."

Ying Zhilin: "If Mrs. Qiao doesn't believe me, you can send someone to the academy and invite the teacher to come and confront me face to face."

Everyone felt that this kind of lie could be easily exposed, and that there was no need for Ying Zhilin to lie.

Mrs. Qiao's face flushed red, and she didn't notice at all that Ying Zhilin had changed the way he addressed her.

Qiao Dashuang quickly poked Mrs. Qiao: "Mom, legs, legs."

"Okay, I'll just assume you're so lucky that even the teacher at Wutong Academy is willing to lend you money. But what about my legs?"

Mrs. Qiao stared intently at Mr. and Mrs. Ying Zhilin. "My leg was injured because of Wen Yan. Just because I didn't pursue the matter, can you not be held responsible?!"

"What do you want?"

Ying Zhilin immediately became alert. His intuition told him that Mrs. Qiao came for Wen Yan today.

Mrs. Qiao said, "You are in financial difficulty, so I won't force you to pay for the medical expenses. I will let the culprit take care of my daily life until my injuries are healed. That should be fine, right?"

Ying Zhilin refused without a second thought: "We will pay for it."

Wen Yan held Ying Zhilin back and said, "Our family can no longer afford any extra money. Since Madam Qiao wants me to take care of her, then I will go."

"But……"

"It's decided." Wen Yan gave him a reassuring look.

She knew exactly what was wrong with Mrs. Qiao's legs.

She could expose the truth in public with just a flick of her finger and make Mrs. Qiao lose all face.

But how boring would it be to expose her like this?

Wen Yan wanted to make Mrs. Qiao have a psychological trauma on her.

Don't bother her in the future.

She wanted to make Mrs. Qiao tremble just by hearing her name.

She looked at Mrs. Qiao with a half-smile: "Don't worry, old lady, I will definitely go there before dark today."