Zhao Xiaoyu thought of the girl who ran home for help, and said in a cold voice, "If Second Aunt is willing to indulge Dazhuzi without any limits, as Father said, and she has no one to vent her anger on because she loves her son, then the girl who came to us is going to be in big trouble. She'll definitely get a beating."

Madam Song was surprised. "She would actually lay a hand on a maid? If the maid hadn't informed them, they probably would have been beaten to death. Second Sister-in-law, surely she wouldn't go that far?"

If they really did take action, it would break the little girl's heart.

"It's not that it's impossible, it's definitely true. You don't know how she looked at the girl when she chased Dazhuzi out the door. She glared at her several times, and she was incredibly fierce."

"What a terrible thing!"

"Alright, let's not talk about other people's family affairs anymore, Dad. Let's not meddle in other people's business and just live our own lives."

"I see."

In fact, Zhao Xiaoyu also felt shocked, her worldview was completely shattered.

I've only ever seen one person in my two lifetimes who dared to lay a hand on an elder. Has Dazhuzi gone mad?

It's best to stay away from this kind of person. He has no bottom line and is capable of doing anything. He's much more awesome than Sanzhuzi. He has no children, no wife, and no family. He's extremely daring and specializes in doing things that harm others without benefiting himself.

Fortunately, he was afraid of dying and didn't dare to play too big a game, only targeting people he could handle.

Those rats in the gutter are utterly shameless!

………………

Wang was unaware of Zhao Dayong's family affairs and went to see Li as usual the next day. There was no way to stop them; if she didn't press them, they would renege on their debt.

She had seen through the second son's family.

"Second sister-in-law!"

Li's body stiffened, and she struggled to lift her head, "Eldest...Sister-in-law!"

"let's go."

Li reluctantly went out with her. Last night, she went to see Dazhuzi, hoping to borrow some money from her eldest son to get through the crisis, but she didn't get a single penny and was ridiculed.

She didn't dare mention it to the old man after she got home.

They absolutely have to buy the old house; they really don't have enough money to give to their sister-in-law today.

I just hope my sister-in-law will be more agreeable in a little while, so I can give her three taels of silver first and pay the rest back slowly.

Li followed Wang out the door, each step incredibly difficult; she had never been driven to this point in her life by money. She regretted it; she shouldn't have secretly given her two sons so much money.

From last night until this morning, the old man hasn't said a single word to her.

Now, her status at home might not even be as high as her daughter's. At least the old man spoke several words to his daughter this morning, and every word was kind.

After returning from the village chief's house, Li was completely numb. She hadn't expected the old house to be so valuable. In fact, the houses and land in their Old Sow Village were quite valuable these days because the villagers could sell sugar.

It's undeniable that the mother-in-law's house was sold to them at a low price.

"Second sister-in-law, should I go with you to get the silver now, or should I go home and give it to you?"

"Sister-in-law!" Li licked her chapped lips and spoke with difficulty, "Sister-in-law, could I give you three taels of silver first, and I'll pay you back the rest later? I... my family really has no money left."

Admitting that her family was penniless, Li felt incredibly ashamed and embarrassed. Many people in the village probably thought they were doing alright, but now they were just an empty shell.

"Didn't Mother give you the land? If you don't have money, you can sell the land! Besides, didn't I say that Second Sister-in-law shouldn't force herself to buy it if she can't afford it? You can't have it all. How about I buy the old house? After all, my husband is the eldest son, so it's reasonable for him to want the old house."

It can be left to a grandson who likes it. What does it matter if the house is dilapidated? We can just tear it down and rebuild it.

"No, no, no, we'll buy the old house, we'll buy it. Dazhu has already moved back to the old house, we absolutely can't sell it."

Even if we split it in half, she won't sell it!

Wang was dumbfounded. "Dazhuzi is going back to live? In a dilapidated house?" She looked Li up and down for a while, making Li feel extremely embarrassed.

"Second sister-in-law, you've really gone to great lengths to get the old house, even letting your son move in overnight. Do you think the house is yours just because he's moved in? Dream on! What's mine is mine, and nobody can take advantage of me!"

As the eldest daughter-in-law, she's already being quite lenient by not taking advantage of them. The second son's family wants a house but doesn't want to pay anything—they're just dreaming!

"I'm making this clear today: no money, but I'll buy the house! No credit! If you're not willing, fine, I'll go to the clan chief for a settlement!"

That's shameless! She didn't believe that the second son's family couldn't come up with a few taels of silver. They would never have bought their mother's house if they didn't have money, let alone proposed to buy the old house. The two of them weren't the kind of people who would lie.

I definitely have the money, I just don't want to give it to her, I want to renege on the debt!

They even let Dazhuzi go back to live there! Just thinking about it makes her furious. Do they really think she won't cause trouble? They think they can take her for granted?

She's shameless; she dared to hit Zhao Dawen, so she'd show no mercy to his brother.

If we don't pay her today, she'll absolutely throw a huge tantrum!

Since the second son's family isn't afraid of losing face, why should she give them any face? At worst, she can just cut ties with them. After all, the old man didn't have any brotherly affection for them, and her parents-in-law are gone. So what if they don't want to associate with each other anymore?

Li was subjected to a barrage of ridicule from Wang, her face flushing red and then pale, a mixture of shame and anxiety. She hadn't intended to renege on her debt; she'd never even considered it. Wasn't it because she didn't have the money?

The village chief is despicable! He actually said the old house could be sold for thirteen taels of silver, and they would give the eldest son's family six and a half taels of silver, a full six and a half taels!

Where is she going to find the money?

Unless Dazhuzi brings out all his private savings, is that even possible?

Li was now like an ant on a hot pan, completely flustered. Wang's aggressive behavior made her grit her teeth in hatred. Her lips trembled; she knew Wang meant what she said, and if things really escalated to the clan chief, they would lose even more face.

But the money... my family really can't afford it!

"Sister-in-law...please have mercy and give me a few more days...just a few days..." Li grabbed Wang's sleeve, pleading desperately, "I...I'll go borrow from my family, I'll definitely be able to raise the money, you have to believe me..."