Chapter 220 Blocking My Way to Wealth
"Brother Yufeng, why are you saying so much to her? She won't listen to what we say. People like her are ungrateful. When they first came to our village, no one treated them well, right? How did she treat us?"
The man's eyes turned red as he spoke. Li Mumu was very curious, but there was no rush anyway. "Uncle, what happened?"
Because the Shi family was cannon fodder, these things were not written about.
But judging by their personalities, Li Mumu felt that it was definitely not a good thing.
"Twilight, ah..."
The man sighed as soon as he opened his mouth, but couldn't continue.
Qin Yufeng took over the conversation and said, "It's like this, Mumu, do you still remember your sister Honghong?"
Li Mumu nodded. It was this man’s daughter, but she had died a long time ago.
"At this point, we suspect Honghong was killed by them."
"Don't talk nonsense without evidence," said Wang Yufen.
"We don't have any evidence, but when Hong Hong came home, she kept saying she was with your daughter. She even said she was going to the mountains with your daughter before leaving that day, asking her to help collect some. But when your daughter came back, my daughter was found dead."
Shi Aoxue shook her head. "It has nothing to do with me. I already said that I am not familiar with her. When we encountered the snake, she was the one who rushed to attack."
"How is that possible? Our Honghong has been going to the mountains since she was little. How could she not tell that the snake was poisonous? She would definitely run away if she saw it."
"That means I haven't run away."
"You can outrun it, but my daughter can't?"
The man said with red eyes, "You are the one who killed my daughter."
Although Li Mumu felt that this man was angry, considering the people of the Shi family, he was really capable of doing such a thing.
Old Man Qin Ling patted the man on the shoulder and said, "Alright, when we get them to the government office, we'll tell them about this and let the county magistrate interrogate them."
The man wiped his tears and said, "I must tell you. My Honghong can't die in vain."
He was just suspicious back then, but Shi Aoxue was also a girl, and looking delicate and weak, the man also felt that it was most likely an accident.
But this time, after witnessing Shi Aoxue's cruelty with his own eyes, the man felt that his daughter's death was most likely caused by Shi Aoxue.
Although there is no evidence, it does not stop him from being suspicious.
It was already late at night and dawn would come in more than an hour. Old Master Qin told the others to go home quickly to report their safety and not to worry their families.
The next morning, it was rare that the people in Ningxi Village all got up late.
Because of what happened yesterday, all the men in the village came out to fight the bandits. Although the women, children and the elderly did not come, they were unable to sleep because they were worried about their families.
Everyone went to sleep only after things calmed down, which caused everyone to wake up late.
The Pei family woke up at the usual time, but Jiang Xinyue found that the already dilapidated low wall of their house had collapsed.
She thought it was the Gu family's brats who did it, so she started to make indirect accusations and said very unpleasant things.
It just so happened that Zhuwa's mother came to deliver mixed-grain cakes to Zhuwa's father, because Zhuwa's father also wanted to follow the team to the yamen. When he came back, he passed by Pei's house and heard Jiang Xinyue's sarcastic remarks.
Zhuwa's mother is the protector of the Gu family and cannot bear to hear anyone say anything bad about the Gu family.
What’s more, it’s the Pei family.
"What are you shouting about? The broken wall should have fallen down long ago. What evidence do you have that someone pushed it down?"
Jiang Xinyue rolled her eyes at her, remembering that Jiang Tingting had said that it was this woman who said Pei Yuanqing was going to remarry Gu Lan, causing unrest in the family.
She hated the piglet's mother so much, "I'm talking about my own things, not yours. Why are you so suspicious?"
"Then who are you talking about?" Piglet's mother didn't beat around the bush and said whatever she wanted to say.
"Didn't you say it was the Gu family who did it? Not to mention that it was pitch dark last night and you didn't know who did it. Even if it was the Gu family, you should still thank them. If it weren't for the Gu family, our village would have been robbed by bandits. How could your family be okay?"
"Bandits?" Jiang Xinyue was stunned. "When did this happen?"
The piglet's mother thought she had misheard, and then smiled disdainfully, "Are you a pig? Why are you sleeping so soundly? There was a bandit incident in our village, and it was the Gu family who caught them. You don't even know about this? Oh my God, you're amazing!"
Jiang Xinyue rolled her eyes and went back angrily.
She was actually quite sensible and didn't dare to confront the rude pig mother head-on.
She knew that would not be a good life for her.
There was only porridge in the morning and evening, not even any pickles. Pei Qiuge threw down his chopsticks angrily, "I'm not eating anymore. This is not food for human beings."
Jiang Xinyue sighed, but fearing Pei Zhen would get angry, she quickly tried to persuade her daughter, "Just be patient. Once Mom figures out a way to make money, our lives will be better."
"Then hurry up. I've lost a lot of weight due to hunger." Pei Qiuge has lived a life of luxury since childhood and has indeed never suffered any hardship.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Mom, why don't we let those children come to study? I'm also a talented woman. How can I be inferior to that old woman from the Gu family?"
Pei Zhen frowned slightly. He was well aware of the strength of Zhang Yi, the talented woman in the capital.
When he proposed to Gu Lan for his son for the third time, he also took this into consideration.
But who knew that the Gu family would fall, and then it would be too late for their family as well.
"Qiuge, Gu Lan's mother was once famous in the capital. Her talent is obvious to all. You'd better not humiliate yourself."
"Dad, how can you boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige?" Pei Qiuge sullenly said, "What's wrong with her being talented? She may not be able to teach well. How can I not teach her those simple characters?"
"Master, how about letting Qiuge try?"
Pei Zhen didn't say anything. If it succeeded, it would be a source of income at least.
Although they had some silver, it was not enough to pay for exile, and they didn't know how long they would have to stay in this hellhole.
It's good to have a livelihood.
After eating too much, Pei Zhen and Pei Yuanqing, who was still not well, went to the quarry again.
When passing by the Gu family, Pei Zhen saw Old Man Gu leisurely doing horse stance at the door, smoking from the chimney, and the aroma of food. He was so envious.
Jiang Xinyue happily brought her daughter to the village to persuade the children to go to school, but she didn't want to find out until she asked.
Not only did Zhang Yi not charge for teaching, he also paid for his own writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Pei Qiuge burst into tears on the spot. "Why is she like this? Isn't she doing this on purpose? How can others make money if she does this?"
"What are you going to do?" Jiang Xinyue saw her daughter walking towards the school angrily.
Pei Qiuge said bitterly, "I'm going to settle accounts with her. She's blocking my path to wealth, how can I let this go?"
Jiang Xinyue secretly cried out in disbelief, her own daughter was not in the right in this matter?
What's more, the people in the Gu family are all fierce and none of them are easy to talk to.
However, Pei Qiuge was so angry that he refused to listen to any advice, and Jiang Xinyue couldn't stop him.
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