He quickly ran to the backyard, told Chen Xi to watch the shop, and then, holding up the long hem of his cotton robe, rushed over.
Jiayin stood in front of the cloth shop, seeing the clanging and clattering and the mess inside, and finally vented all her anger.
Smashing and vandalizing is not a privilege reserved for any one family!
If the Chen family dares to cause trouble at Broken Gold Beach, then they should be prepared to be treated the same way!
To be honest, the Chen family is quite wealthy.
There were three shops on one commercial street: a cloth shop, a calligraphy and painting shop, and a restaurant.
If we don't expose the Chen family's secrets today, we won't be able to deter the evil spirits!
When Manager Peng ran up to the shop, a large crowd of onlookers had gathered outside.
Before he could ask a few questions, Xiao Cui and the other women loudly denounced the Chen family, and he understood what they meant.
He quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Master, this servant was unaware of such a major event that occurred at home and was unable to attend. I beg your forgiveness."
Jiayin shook her head and said, "The city and the outside are far apart, so it's normal that you don't know. Just take care of Baiyunjian!"
Just as they were talking, the city defense squad that was patrolling the streets arrived.
Seeing that some shops were being vandalized, they would definitely try to stop and question the thieves.
Manager Peng quickly went up to him, explained the situation, and slipped him another piece of silver.
Chen Chuan was the commander of the city's defense forces, but he had been on leave at home ever since his son's accident.
Logically speaking, now that the Chen family's shop is in trouble, the city defense troops should do their best to protect it.
But Manager Peng said that when the imperial edict arrived at Suijintan, Commander Chen would have to perform six months of hard labor.
Whether Chen Chuan will be able to return to the city defense army after that is uncertain...
The captain of the city defense squad was also quick-witted. He instructed his men to stay and guard the place while he ran back to report the news.
Xindu lacks everything except people; for every job, there are hundreds of people watching over it.
Now that Chen Chuan has made a mistake, this is a good opportunity.
At least the deputy commander would be very happy to receive the news of the Chen family's downfall, and take the opportunity to remove the word "deputy" from his name.
Even he, the harbinger of good news, can get some benefit along the way...
Thus, instead of protecting the Chen family's shop, the city's garrison soldiers followed behind and watched the spectacle.
After leaving the cloth shop, Lao Hei and his gang rushed to the calligraphy and painting shop, and then smashed up the restaurant!
The cloth shops and calligraphy and painting shops were alright; there weren't many people.
The restaurant was only half full. With this sudden change, the diners, who no longer needed to pay, naturally wanted to know what was going on.
Thus, the news that the Chen family had run into a brick wall and that Princess Kangle had unleashed her fury spread throughout the new capital in an instant.
Some people say that the Chen family acted too extremely. The Ministry of Justice has not yet investigated and found any results, so how could they conclude that the Li family was guilty of doing such a disgusting thing as carrying a coffin to their door?
Some people say that the Li family is unreasonable and should be understanding of the Chen family's pain of losing their son and mother. Even if the Chen family is wrong, they should be tolerated.
But whether the world is fair or just talking without understanding the situation, Jiayin got her revenge, and Suijintan gained a hundred or so more laborers...
The Chen family finally heard the news that the men and servants had been left behind at Broken Gold Beach!
The three sisters-in-law were completely panicked!
The old lady's body is still lying in state, awaiting the funeral procession.
Of my grandchildren, one son is away from home and the other died a violent death. The remaining unmarried girls are of no use at all!
If the three men can't come home for six months, the Chen family will be completely ruined!
Not only that, the Chen family servants left behind at Suijintan were one thing, but the more than thirty veterans among them were not slaves.
Now, the veteran's family members have all come to the compound and are crying incessantly.
"Madam, our Master Hou is over fifty years old and can't do hard labor! This will kill him!"
"Yes, Madam. We agreed that we were just going to make a show of strength, and no one said it would turn out like this. The pillar of the family is gone just like that. How are we supposed to live?"
"The whole family depends on the man to support us, boohoo, there's no rice left in the jar!"
Originally, Mrs. Chen Chuan was in charge of managing the household, but now that both her hands are broken and she is in excruciating pain, she can no longer care about these people.
Taking advantage of the situation, Madam Chen the Second took the storeroom key and took over the duties.
But she was reluctant to give these families money and food, so she made excuses and said she would do it in a few days, as her house was in chaos and she couldn't take care of them.
After the family left reluctantly, she began to pack her valuables into her room and secretly sent them back to her parents' home, asking her brothers to help hide them.
She and the second master had no sons, only one legitimate daughter and two illegitimate daughters.
With the old lady passing away, the Chen family's division of assets is inevitable, and it's wise to secure some of the good stuff beforehand.
Even if we assume something were to happen to Master Chen, she could simply take her daughter and leave, with her family fortune to rely on.
With their master behaving this way, the servants naturally felt uneasy.
It provides an easy way to embezzle money and falsify accounts.
If there are no convenient options, find something to take out and secretly sell it.
The big tree is about to fall, and the monkeys are all looking out for themselves!
Madam Chen's family was in the southwestern border region, and she couldn't find anyone to help her, so she could only stay in the Buddhist hall every day.
For a time, the huge Chen family home resembled a chaotic marketplace.
In this situation, the old woman's body in the mourning hall was left unattended.
In the middle of the night, a few people sneaked in to conduct an autopsy, but no one noticed.
Even the absence of a servant or maid in the household went completely unnoticed by anyone...
Regardless of joy or sorrow, life always goes on at its own pace.
Three or five days passed in the blink of an eye, and after a snowstorm, the earth was covered even more thoroughly.
That evening, the Marquis returned to the village, and the Li family immediately cooked a hot pot, which was convenient and warming.
The vegetables in the greenhouse, two baskets of which were taken by Manager Yi last time, were also picked, along with quite a few fruits.
But with a spacious courtyard as a backup, how could Jiayin lack food and drink at home?!
As usual, two tables were set up. In the middle of the large round table in the main room, there was a brass hot pot with two broths, one side with spicy bone broth and the other with nutritious mushroom broth, both boiling vigorously.
The table was piled high with lush green vegetables, white fish balls, green shrimp paste, bright red lamb slices, and dark black fungus. It was such a feast that it almost collapsed the table.
A large kang table was placed on the kang in the east room. Old Mrs. Li, along with Tao Hongying, Jiayin, Wenjuan, Madam Wen, Dongmei, Sister-in-law Qiong, Granny Tian, and Granny He, all sat around the table and ate a lively meal.
Shui Ling and Shui Yun were tending to the food on the ground when, halfway through the meal, they were also ushered to the kitchen by Old Lady Li to join Zheng He and the others in the festivities.
Old Mrs. Li asked her daughter-in-law, "Did they also send over a copper pot?"
Tao Hongying poured a spoonful of shrimp paste for her daughter and replied with a smile, "Yes, Mom. I originally wanted to invite Uncle Village Chief and Uncle Zhao over for a meal, but it's dark, the roads are slippery, and it's too cold. I was afraid they would slip and fall on their way back after drinking."
"So we sent the things over, and added a jar of wine, so that Liu the镖头's family, as well as Hui Niang and her three children, could all enjoy a lively meal together."
"Even if the uncles get drunk, they can just go to sleep, which will save us the trouble of worrying about them."
"Yes, you've thought it through very well." Old Mrs. Li nodded, praising her daughter-in-law. "When people get old, they're afraid of falling. If they're bedridden for a few months, they'll die before they know it."
Madam Wen smiled and said, "I've noticed that Uncle Chang and Uncle Zhao are usually quite nimble on their feet. These past few days, the Chen family has been digging ditches, and Uncle Chang and the others have been following along all day, shouting with great vigor."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
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