"Mom, the rabbit is my only friend." Xie Min looked at his mother stubbornly: "I won't give it to anyone." Since he was a child, no one in the clan or the children in the alley would play with him, and they even bullied him. Only this rabbit was with him.
"Pa——" Xia slapped her son on the face. Fingerprints quickly appeared on Xie Min's little face, and then he burst into tears.
"Sister-in-law." Shen Heng exclaimed. She didn't expect Xia Shi to beat the child.
Seeing this, Hu Bao, who was about to snatch the rabbit, loosened his hands holding the rabbit cage. He looked at Xie Min who was crying, then at Xia Shi, and then at his mother.
At this moment, the fat woman directly snatched the rabbit cage from Xie Min's arms and put it in her son's arms: "Son, take it, this rabbit is yours."
Hu Bao was a little at a loss at first, but he was extremely happy to hear what his mother said. However, before the corners of his mouth could even curl up, the rabbit cage in his arms disappeared again.
Chen Heng couldn't bear to see him anymore, so she snatched the rabbit cage and looked at everyone and said, "Since this rabbit belongs to Xie Min, it's up to him to decide whether to give it away or not."
"Chen Heng." Xia didn't expect her sister-in-law to be so ignorant. Her voice changed with anger.
"Uncle Gen," Chen Heng looked at the silent Xie clan leader. Because the most distant relatives in the clan were related five or six generations ago, the elders in the clan called him uncle and the younger ones called him uncle. It sounded close, but in reality, their relationship was worse than strangers. "Can Aunt Gen decide whether to guarantee my husband's imperial examination?"
"How can a woman make the decision on such a matter?" Clan leader Xie Changgen felt that Xie Jian's wife was confused.
"Since Aunt Gen can't make the decision, why didn't Uncle Gen say a word when my sister-in-law mentioned this? Everyone knows that Aunt Gen is the head of Uncle Gen's family, and they thought that Aunt Gen was the one who made the decisions on clan affairs."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can a woman decide family affairs? Let alone family affairs?" Patriarch Xie Changgen was so angry that smoke almost came out of his nostrils. Don't men care about their dignity? Pointing at the few people, he said, "If I didn't feel sorry for you, I wouldn't even let you in the door."
"His father." Mrs. Xie quickly winked at her husband. She had wanted the Xie family's house for a long time. Now that it was delivered to her door, there was no reason for her to refuse it.
"I want a rabbit, I want a rabbit." Hu Bao burst into tears.
"That's right, if Uncle Gen had any mercy, how could he let my sister-in-law kneel like this and remain silent while Aunt Gen looked down on her like this." Shen Heng sneered. This was also the reason why she snatched the rabbit.
"Chen Heng, shut up." This sister-in-law either didn't speak, or she was so talkative when she spoke. Xia was so angry that her chest hurt.
Shen Heng gave Xie Min the rabbit cage and comforted him, "Don't cry, no one can take your rabbit away." She then picked up a basket of eggs and said, "Sister-in-law, we are from the Wu family."
Seeing this, Mrs. Gui became anxious and tugged at her husband's sleeve.
The daughter-in-law Jia was also anxious and whispered, "Mother-in-law, you said that the silver hairpin was for me."
Xie Changgen was annoyed by being dragged along, and he coughed lightly. "Xie Jian's matter is not beyond discussion. I can try to persuade a few respected village elders, but I don't know if it will succeed." He paused and said, "But Xia, your family has land and houses. Even if they don't work out, they will definitely come back. Of course, I am confident in what I say."
Xia was overjoyed and was about to express her gratitude when Xie Jian's voice suddenly rang out, "No need to trouble the clan leader."
Chen Heng turned around and saw Xie Jian coming in. The big yellow dog following behind him saw Xie Min and circled around him happily. When it saw the Jia mother and son who had been splashing water in the morning, it bared its teeth immediately.
"Xie Jian, what do you mean by this?" The patriarch looked at him with a forced smile.
"Sister-in-law, let's go home." Xie Jian ignored her.
"Ajian, the clan leader said that he would help us invite several respected village elders to act as guarantors for you." Xia said hurriedly.
"Sister-in-law, what others say may not be credible." Xie Jian said.
Chen Heng felt that this was true. This clan leader really didn't seem trustworthy.
"Xie Jian, how could I, the head of our clan, lie to a young boy like you?" Xie Changgen laughed in anger, "I helped you out of my whole heart, but you are so ungrateful."
"If the clan leader truly wanted to help me, he wouldn't have said he wanted to drive my family out of the city. I heard that your youngest son's in-laws wanted to move out. If they drove my family out of the city, they could naturally occupy my house."
"You're talking nonsense. I'm the head of our clan, fair and just, and well-respected. How could I possibly do such a thing?" Xie Changgen was so offended by what he'd done. He glanced at the door, seeing no one was around, and then he yelled at Xie Jian, "Xie Jian, you have a perverse temper and a violent temper. You'll never make it in your life."
Mrs. Xie also cursed loudly: "Like father, like son. Maybe Xie Jian will become a murderer in the future."
Xie Jian was about to pull Xie Min away, but after hearing what Madam Pei said, he stopped in his tracks, turned abruptly, and looked at the family with gloomy eyes. He said in a cold voice, "My father is not a murderer. One day, I will redress his injustice."
If he could not get justice, he would let all those who had insulted his parents be buried with him.
It's normal to redress grievances, but when Xie Jian said this, Shen Heng felt that his eyes were a little frightening, and she didn't know what he was thinking.
Watching Xie Jian and his family leave, Madam Gong spit out a curse, "What bad luck! When are you going to drive them out of the city?"
Xie Changgen was still thinking about the look in Xie Jian's eyes when he left. "Everyone in the clan knows that it was the clan elders who decided to drive their family out of the city. How did he know it was me who said that? And how did he know that it was my in-laws who asked to move out and live in the house?"
As the patriarch, he naturally had many selfish motives, and someone spoke up for him. The family his youngest son was trying to matchmake with was a scholarly family. Although they had fallen on hard times, they were still much more privileged than the Xie family, and they were marrying up. Therefore, when the woman asked to move out of the house, he agreed, as long as she didn't move in. But this kind of thing couldn't possibly be known to outsiders.
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