I never realized it before, but after hearing what my fifth uncle said, I suddenly feel so shameless!
"Fifth, Fifth Uncle," Huang Si's sister-in-law stammered, "You can't, you can't say it like that, we didn't mean it."
If I had known it would turn out like this, I would never have been so rude.
Just because of a few words of argument, all the chickens and ducks in the house were ruined. This is not just a matter of money.
Without chicken and duck eggs, the family has nothing good to eat to nourish their bodies, and they can't even change their diet when they get sick or suffer from disaster.
Thinking back on these past few years, Sister-in-law Huang doesn't know how she's managed to get through them. All year round, she only gets to eat a little bit of meat during the New Year, which makes her eyes turn green whenever she sees meat now.
“It’s either intentional or not,” Uncle Huang said, wanting to teach her a lesson. “You women are always gossiping about this family and that family. No one used to bother you, so you thought you were right. But now that this shameless scoundrel Lai Zi has appeared, you feel wronged? Don’t you realize that if you hadn’t been stirring up trouble, there wouldn’t be so much mess around?”
"Fifth Uncle, calm down," Huang Clan Chief said anxiously as his newly raised banner was suppressed by Fifth Uncle Huang's few words. "I was indeed wrong in this matter. I rashly trusted the Liao family, which led to our clansmen provoking a rogue. I should compensate them for their losses."
As Chief Huang said this, his heart was bleeding.
Over the years, the village has lost at least one or two hundred chickens and ducks, and the compensation would be a considerable sum.
Although his family had some spare money, he still wanted to send his eldest grandson to school, and his youngest daughter-in-law was pregnant. All of these things required money.
The more Huang clan chief thought about it, the more he hated the Liao family.
If this woman hadn't been so relentlessly attacking me, I wouldn't be in such a passive position.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Huang glanced at his nephew indifferently, "Are you sure you want to pay?"
Originally, he wanted to show some consideration for his nephew, but now it seems that the other party doesn't need to at all.
“I’m sure,” Chief Huang said through gritted teeth. “A man’s word is his bond. If I say I’ll pay, I will.”
“Alright,” Uncle Huang nodded. “If you’re willing to pay for it yourself, I won’t be so tactless as to stop you.”
After saying that, he closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and stopped talking.
"Thank you, Fifth Uncle." Clan Chief Huang forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.
He silently comforted himself: losing some silver is better than losing his position. As long as he holds the position of clan leader, he can get these back sooner or later.
Thinking of this, he immediately moved closer to Uncle Huang and said ingratiatingly, "Uncle, don't worry, I will release Liao in a few days and won't do anything to her."
"No rush, let's wait a bit longer."
"Still waiting?" Chief Huang asked, puzzled. "What are you waiting for?"
“Wait for us,” Old Man Huang said, leading three people over. “Some things are better discussed when everyone is together.”
"Second Uncle," the clan chief Huang said, a bad feeling creeping over him as he saw the newcomers, "Why are you all here?"
Including Old Man Huang, there are a total of five living clan elders in Huangjiakou, and today, they have all come.
Why are all these old fogies out here instead of cleaning their own coffins at home?
Could it be that he also wants to get involved in Liao Chunhua's affairs?
Chief Huang always felt that things weren't that simple.
Unfortunately, the courtyard was so noisy that he couldn't find a quiet place to sort out his thoughts.
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