“The few taels of silver and the little grain that Mu Xinghe gives each month are nothing to our Qiao family. Your Mu family is judging others by your own standards.”
Mu Xinghe, as a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel, received eight taels of silver and one hundred catties of rice per month.
With that salary, he could never afford a house in the capital in his lifetime, so she simply gifted him a mansion.
The Mu family actually said that she was after eight taels of silver, which is ridiculous.
"A few taels is just the tip of the iceberg. Who knows how many tens of millions of taels have been embezzled and are all in the hands of your Qiao family. As a princess, you are even less likely to be clean. Do you think we are just country bumpkins who don't know anything?"
The eldest son of the Mu family had an air of having seen through the dark side of the world.
Qiao Lian'er fell silent; when a person is speechless, they truly don't want to speak.
“Since hundreds of millions of taels are all in the pockets of your Qiao family, and our Mu family raised Mu Xinghe, shouldn’t your Qiao family pay the portion that Mu Xinghe should give to the Mu family?” said the son of Mu Laosan.
"Which of you saw Mu Xinghe embezzle tens of millions of taels of silver? And which of you saw our Qiao family pocketing all that money?" Old Madam Qiao came out of the house and launched into a powerful speech.
"In broad daylight, you're throwing mud at people with nothing but empty words. You only think about how to benefit from Xinghe, without ever considering what you've given to him. You even have the nerve to bring up the family. He may have the surname Mu, but he's a human being and has nothing to do with you pigs and dogs."
The shepherds' faces changed, and they actually called them worse than pigs and dogs.
This family produced a high-ranking official in the capital, who was also the top scholar in the imperial examination. In the village, he was at least second best, if not first. How dare that old hag insult them like that?
"Old Mrs. Qiao, no matter how vulgar and offensive your words are, they cannot change the fact that Mu Xinghe came from the Mu family. We are not here to argue today, but to demand justice and take away what is rightfully our Mu family's."
“Otherwise, you’ll have already enjoyed all the benefits, and then you’ll all go to the capital to enjoy yourselves. Once you’re all gone, who will we complain to?”
"Don't even think about leaving until you hand over one million taels of silver."
“Yes, we’re not greedy. One million taels is enough. Consider it Mu Xinghe’s way of repaying this family.”
Seeing the commotion in front of the Qiao family's house, many villagers came. Seeing the Mu family's shamelessness, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and condemned them.
"This is a feud between the Mu family and the Qiao family. We will resolve it properly with the Qiao family. It has nothing to do with you. You'd better mind your own business. After the Qiao family leaves, it will be the Mu family that you deal with. The Mu family is not wealthy, but we have many men. Anyone who is not afraid of death can come and provoke us." The fat on Mu Lao Er's face twitched.
I thought this threat would work, but to my surprise, the men in the village stepped forward and rolled up their sleeves, creating a powerful and imposing atmosphere.
“You’re just taking advantage of the fact that the men of the Qiao family have left, leaving the elderly, women and children behind, and you want to cause trouble and gain benefits. Let me tell you, there are so many men in the village who are the Qiao family’s support, and we won’t let you succeed.”
Seeing that everyone was on the Qiao family's side, the Mu family's momentum immediately diminished.
They glared fiercely at the people standing in front, thinking that if these people dared to be the first to act, they would bully every household after the Qiao family left.
Qiao Lian'er was deeply moved. For her, the villagers' kindness was enough.
However, she won't leave trouble for kind-hearted people.
She said, "Alright, then I'll return what belongs to you, but I'm afraid you won't be able to afford it."
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