Chen Cai's eyes were filled with tears, "Huh?"
Madam Qu glanced at the two sons, then lowered her head and drank a mouthful of minced meat porridge. "Since it's ineffective, I'm going to stop giving him the medicine."
Chen Cai's eyes widened, "Gah!"
Chen Fu impatiently grabbed a piece of fried cake and glanced at his second brother. The goose pretending to be a vocal cord was really annoying.
Madam Qu pursed her lips and scraped the edge of the bowl with the ceramic spoon. "Not giving you a promotion is already my greatest kindness."
Chen Cai put down his chopsticks and said anxiously, "What happened? Why is he going to apply for a promotion again? Fifth Grandpa has devoted most of his life to our Chen family and treated me and my third brother like his own children. Even if he has committed an unforgivable crime, he has the right to defend himself! Why is he in a coma? Why is he not allowed to use medicine?"
Chen Cai bumped into Chen Fu fiercely, "Third brother, you said so, right?"
Chen Fu was eating a fried cake when he was hit hard. He rolled his eyes: Yes! They are biological children! The uncle who wanted to kill his nephew with his own hands!
Madam Qu put down the ceramic spoon, looked around, and said in a serious voice, "...colluding with the gambling house to issue a loan, this is the first crime; colluding with the mountain bandits to communicate with the enemy, this is the second crime; colluding with outsiders to steal money, this is the third crime - yesterday, the fifth master's yard was searched, and there were four house deeds and 218 acres of land deeds, all in the name of his concubines."
Chen Cai was stunned.
"You can't tell a person's heart from his face. If we leave this kind of scum alone or take him lightly, it will do our Chen family no good but harm. Chen family affairs should not be reported to the authorities. The elders' ancestral hall is in Jing County, and it would be a waste of effort to go back and forth." Madam Qu's face was solemn, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry. "Since medicine is ineffective, we will do our best and leave it to fate. We have done our best."
With a "clang", the chopsticks in Chen Cai's hand fell. He looked at his wife Xu helplessly. He didn't know why his uncle, who had always been close to him, took off his mask and turned out to be such a heinous villain!
Third wife Sun suddenly raised her head and quickly glanced at Xianjin who was sitting next to Old Madam Qu, then looked at Second Uncle Chencai who had not yet recovered from his shock, bent her head, and asked tentatively, "Fifth Grandfather is useless... The mulberry paper workshop in the east of the city and the lantern paper workshop in the west of the city can't manage themselves, right?"
This is a problem.
Madam Qu didn't answer for a long time.
Now that Chen Cai has taken over Jing County by chance, he naturally cannot be easily transferred. Now that Chen Laowu is no longer useful, who will take charge?
Old Madam Qu's eyes moved back and forth between Xianjin and Chen Fu, then she shrugged dejectedly: Even if the shop was given to Chen Fu, the person in power in the end would only fall into Xianjin's hands!
The third wife, Mrs. Sun, straightened her back excitedly, "...why not let Sanlang come back!"
Chen Fu's eldest son, Chen Sanlang.
The one who harassed Xianjin was Chen Silang.
Chen Sanlang, who has never been seen, was said to have been told by a fortune teller when he was a child that he must live with his uncle until he is 20 years old, otherwise he would not be able to make it past 20.
Then it was sent to the Sun family.
Are you twenty now?
Chen Jianfang is not even twenty, how could his cousin be twenty?
Xian Jin calmly lowered his head and took a bite of the salty soy milk noodle soup. His cooking skills were not as good as Zhang Ma's and it was obviously too salty.
"He's not even twenty yet...right?" asked Old Madam Qu with narrowed eyes.
Chen Fu stabbed Sun back, "You keep talking nonsense! Don't you want Sanlang to live?" He turned to Madam Qu, "Not yet! He's still two years away!"
Sun was not the type to give up halfway. She stood up straight and stepped onto the stage to fight for power again. "Let him not come back yet! Let him go back to his hometown first, and let his cousin go with him! Let my second brother free up his hands to manage the mulberry paper workshop and the lantern workshop!"
If we don't seize the opportunity now, when will we have another chance?!
The path arranged for Silang is to study!
Even if you only become a scholar, it means you have succeeded!
What about her eldest son? !
When he turned twenty and came back, all four shops in his family had been divided up, and he was ready to eat shit!
If she doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity to shop more, she won’t be named Sun!
Old Madam Qu also fell into deep thought.
Everyone at the table put down their bowls and chopsticks, except Xianjin, who was still concentrating on eating noodles.
Chen Fu felt a little distressed and said, "This is unfair. Jing County was originally founded by Jin Jie'er. It's already unfair for Second Brother to be in charge. How can Third Brother be so arrogant now? What's his reason?"
Sun looked at Chen Fu in disbelief, "Although I may not be favored by you, Sanlang is still your son, right?"
Madam Qu's brows furrowed even more.
Just as the couple were about to start a quarrel, Xianjin leisurely put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief, stood up, and nodded to everyone, "I'm done, enjoy your meal."
He pushed the chair behind him and walked out calmly. After taking two steps, he suddenly remembered something and turned his head to look at Aunt Qu. "So, was it Aunt Wu who confessed last night, or was it Miss Huo who confessed?"
Aunt Qu was caught off guard and answered immediately, "Mrs. Huo confessed as soon as she knelt down, saying that the disaster would not affect her children and that her son was innocent..."
Xianjin nodded, and asked, as if chatting and laughing with Aunt Qu, "What did Fifth Grandma say?"
Second Aunt Qu came to her senses and turned to look at Old Madam Qu's face. Seeing that she did not say anything to stop him, she stammered, "... Fifth Madam was just crying, crying why Fifth Master did not wear red underwear in his zodiac year. Isn't this a disaster..."
Xianjin laughed, lowered his eyebrows and smoothed his hair, said it was interesting, and walked out.
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