Rumble!

Rumble!

As soon as midnight passed, thunder roared and roared continuously!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the rain poured down!

People in every household in the village got up from their kang (heated brick bed), some even ran out into the yard, and were still laughing heartily despite being soaked to the bone by the thunderstorm!

"Great, it's finally raining!"

"Thank God!"

"There's hope! The crops are saved!"

The ones we planted before all withered and died, so there was nothing we could do.

But now that it's raining, they can plant something else!

At least no one will starve to death!

This heavy rain has been falling for three days straight!

The nearly dried-up river has risen, and the mountains and fields are regaining a little bit of life.

The wells in every household gradually started to have water again.

Although everyone was stuck at home and couldn't go out, they were all in a very happy mood.

On the fourth day, the second day of the ninth lunar month, everyone was finally allowed to go out.

It's worth mentioning that Li Cuiliu and Qian Dongfu originally planned to meet at the end of August, but due to torrential rain, the meeting was cancelled.

Zhou was filled with regret.

I should have known better than to let Chi Yongyuan do those things.

It really rained, which actually delayed my daughter!

Now those gossipy women outside will probably have even more to say!

Chi Yong-won was also filled with regret—no, he was so regretful he was practically bursting with multicolored tears!

Especially when Old Man Chi came to ask him for money alone, along with the village chief.

"Brother, look at us, we're brothers, why are you making such a fuss?" Chi Yongyuan tried to appeal to family ties.

Ten taels of silver!

If they had to spend ten taels of silver, how would their family survive?

Old Man Chi brushed his brother's hand away and said coldly, "It's not worth it."

He absolutely won't tolerate this scheme targeting his daughter!

Moreover, what my daughter-in-law and son said is right.

If we don't take this seriously this time, then Chi Yongyuan will only take advantage of us in the future!

Chi Yongyuan's face stiffened, he muttered a few curses about the "national essence" in his mind, then turned to the village chief and shamelessly begged him:

"Village chief, look, it's raining! My original intention was also for everyone's sake, to get everyone to send rain! Now that it's raining, who knows if it's because Chi Tang appeared in my dream, or because my sincerity moved the heavens!"

The old village chief was speechless.

Sincerity moves Heaven?

That's fucking ridiculous!

"You're doing this for everyone? Stop trying to make yourself look good!" Meng Sanchun, the Meng family's steward, suddenly appeared and threw someone over.

It was none other than the master who had stood next to Chi Yongyuan that day!

Meng Sanchun sneered: "Say what you just said to me again!"

The "master," trembling, found a comfortable sitting position before recounting everything in one breath without stopping:

“Chi Yongyuan came to me to have his fortune told, and I told him that one of his relatives had a newborn who was exceptionally lucky… He felt that the baby had taken away the good fortune from their ancestral graves, and wanted me to suppress the baby’s good fortune so that the good fortune from the Chi family’s ancestral graves wouldn’t be absorbed by the baby.”

"...After it's done, I'm promised two taels of silver. If I can transfer that child's good fortune to his family, I'll get three taels of silver!"

What?

Everyone was stunned.

Aunt Pang thought there were some things Old Man Chi couldn't say, so she stretched her neck and cursed, "Pah! Chi Yongyuan, you shameless bastard, you said you were praying for rain for the village? You're using the whole village as an excuse, but you're only doing it for yourself!"

"In the end, we'll all have to thank you for turning your own family away for the greater good? What a load of rubbish!"

Then everyone realized what had happened.

Isn't that right?

Under the guise of praying for rain for the whole village, whether it succeeds or not, everyone will speak highly of Chi Yongyuan!

"Shameless thing!"

"I thought it was some kind of good bird!"

The crowd was grumbling and cursing. Before Old Man Chi could even speak, they all shouted for Chi Yongyuan to pay up first!

The Chi family is quite formidable now!

I made a bet that day and it would definitely rain the next day!

As soon as midnight struck that night, it started raining!

This is simply divine!

Thinking back on what happened before, everyone really worships Chi Tang's good luck!

They've made up their minds: even if they can't be on good terms with Old Man Chi's family, they can't afford to offend them!

What happened four days ago has somewhat offended the Chi family, and everyone is counting on today to make amends.

Even the old village chief was exceptionally helpful!

Chi Yongyuan was unwilling to pay, but the village chief said that if he didn't pay, he could let Old Man Chi sue him!

Finally, having no other choice, Chi Yongyuan cried and begged for help, and took out ten taels of silver.

They were unwilling to perform rituals that could suppress their family's good fortune.

"Big brother, for the sake of our deceased father, please let me go this time, okay?" Chi Yongyuan begged for mercy.

Old Man Chi clenched his fist and coldly replied, "For the sake of my deceased father, I can change it to having a master perform a ritual to suppress your bad luck! But that's all!"

From the moment you tried to harm my daughter, did you ever think of us, siblings from the same mother? Did you ever think of our deceased father?

"I'm your older brother, so I'll let you have this one last time!"

As for canceling the ritual?

Old Man Chi never imagined it.

"Chi Yong-jae! Are you trying to drive me to my death?"

"You forced me into this first."

The two brothers were at loggerheads.

Chi Yongyuan clenched his fists so tightly they cracked. After a long while, his face turned ashen, and he said, "I know, isn't it because I touched your precious daughter that you have to do this? Then Chi Yongcai, if I told you that this idea came from Mother, what are you going to do?"

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