Chapter 32 Acting
“Mmmm…” Yuan struggled. Why don’t you let me speak!
"Second brother, let her go and let her talk." Qin Fangci said.
Li Laoer looked at his mother in disbelief, "Mother——"
Li Baisong received Qin Fangci's order and ran out with Li Yulan, "Come on, everyone, come to my house to watch the fun! Look at my arrogant second brother being punished by my mother!"
Li Yulan stared in amazement at her younger brother who put his hands to his mouth and made a trumpet shape and shouted throughout the village.
Are you crazy, brother?
Li Baisong is not crazy. It can only be said that he and his mother are biological children after all, so they are more in tune with each other.
Just when Qin Fangci said that I don't mind letting the whole village come to listen to our family's troubles, Qin Fangci suddenly realized, yes, why not let the whole village know?
If people just follow the crowd, is a secret that everyone knows still a secret?
Those people are powerful. If they can kill three of them, can they massacre a village, a town, and a city?
Even if those people were so angry that they came to kill them, people who had heard about it would always be able to spread the news. Is there no honest official in the Great Qi Dynasty?
Those people just told her not to report it to the police, so why not just spread rumors? Besides, she wasn't spreading rumors.
There is a group of hateful scammers who want to cheat kind and poor people out of their money. If they fail, they kidnap and rob people, and even threaten to kill them to silence them. How terrible is that?
If the news accidentally reaches the ears of the county magistrate, the county magistrate will strengthen public security, and their safety will be better guaranteed.
If they don't tell the truth, what if one day those people can't figure it out and secretly kill them? Who will know what happened? They won't even know where their enemies are.
Liantang Village was in an uproar again. Li Laoer's popularity was fully demonstrated at this time. From the old man on crutches to the whimpering babies, everyone wanted to see him having fun.
Li Laoer didn't understand Qin Fangci's good intentions at all, and looked at Li Baisong and Li Yulan who came in happily with murderous eyes.
Li Yulan was so happy that she was a little dazed and didn't notice Li Laoer's murderous look at all. Li Baisong saw it, but he pretended not to see it.
Li Laoer punched the ground, his eyes red, "Mom, you are trying to kill me!"
"If you want to die, I can take you back and fulfill your wish."
Li Laoer stopped talking.
Yuan was so frightened that she dared not speak.
The gate of Old Li's house was wide open. Some people squeezed into the yard, and some climbed on the wall. It was dinner time for everyone, and many people came to watch with their bowls in hand.
"Li Er, what's wrong with you? Your mother is going to punish you!" Black Monkey said, taking a mouthful of rice from his bowl and mumbling, "Tell me something to make me eat."
While he was talking, he spat out two grains of rice.
Li Laoer buried his head and pretended to be dead.
Seeing that most people were there, Qin Fangci stood up and said slowly, "Our second son is going to do big business. Everyone has heard about it, right?"
"Aunt, if you don't give Li Er money, he's going to split up the family again? Are you looking for us to witness your family splitting up? It seems like you don't want to give Li Er money."
The person who was speaking, Liu Shitou, was just watching the fun and adding fuel to the fire.
"Who said I wouldn't give it to him? I even went to the city with him today to see him. That old man was dressed in jewels and looked very rich."
The villagers couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!" Is the Li family going to get rich?
There were also those who reacted quickly and noticed something was wrong.
If you want to get rich, you shouldn't worship Li Laoer, but make him kneel here like a drowned dog. Listen to what happens next.
"The master put on a fake beard, and we were just wondering why he had a fake face, but then he changed his face. He pulled out his sword, and we almost lost our lives!"
"ha!"
The turn of events came so unexpectedly that everyone was stunned. They even forgot to eat their food. It felt like they were listening to a story.
"Fortunately, we knew what to do and begged for mercy immediately. The master tied us up in the yard and only took the money we had on us, and spared our lives."
Someone excitedly asked, "Aunt Li, how much money did you take?"
This is not worth more than ten or eight taels, right?
"Is it ten taels?" Wei Hu shouted tremblingly. Li Laoer had told him ten taels before!
"Oh my god," Wei Hu touched his chest, still feeling scared. Fortunately, he had no money.
Everyone around gasped. Ten taels? What does that mean?
It is enough for the family to marry two wives, and even to build two smaller blue brick houses.
"We don't have ten taels of silver in our family. If we did, would the second son still be clamoring for a division of the family property every day?"
Everyone thought about it and agreed.
"I took five hundred coins with me, thinking I'd take Xiaowu to see a doctor in the county town. I also brought two pounds of pork jerky fried with spices. I thought the big boss might be interested in my delicious pork jerky."
Qin Fangci sighed, "He did take a fancy to it. He took all the dried meat I brought with him and didn't leave a single piece."
Chi!
Chi chi chi!
If one person can't help laughing, more people will follow suit.
"Aunt Li, what's the big deal about this? If I had known, I would have kept the meat for the villagers. They say old money can't be kept, and if you force it, it will be ruined. I think the old saying is still true!"
There are quite a few people who are gloating over other people's misfortune. Yesterday everyone was envious, jealous and resentful, but now everything is balanced out.
"Yes, you can't keep money by force," Qin Fangci continued, "and the three taels of silver that the second son brought with him were also taken away."
"Ah! Three taels of silver!"
Those who thought five hundred coins were nothing stopped talking instantly.
Losing a hundred cents is enough to make people feel sad.
This is a huge loss. If it were them, they wouldn't even dare to think about it.
"I've made a fool of myself. Family disgrace shouldn't be aired in public. I'm really ashamed, but I also think that group of people are too despicable. We don't dare report them to the police, but we're also afraid that the villagers will accidentally follow the same path as my second son. We are honest people who work in the fields. Every penny we earn is earned through hard work and sweat. How heartbroken we would be if we were cheated out of it."
"I've argued with my fellow villagers before, fought with them, gossiped about everyone, and even thought about letting those damn bastards cheat a few more people. Why did they only cheat me?"
"But my little fifth son is a scholar, learning etiquette from his teacher. He told me, 'Mom, you're wrong. We're all ordinary people, and we should help each other. We can't even count on the people in our village, so how can you count on unrelated people outside?'"
Qin Fangci's eyes were red as she spoke. "My little Wu said, 'Mom, if it weren't for the Ma brothers that day, I might have lost my life.' I know you're sad. You can earn money again if you lose it, but what if you lose your life? We're lucky to have escaped this disaster. What if someone gets scammed next time? They'll lose both their money and their lives. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."
Qin Fangci's tears fell to the ground. She turned around and wiped her face. "You can watch the fun or laugh at my family, but we are all from the same village. I will lay this matter out today so that everyone knows what to do. When you go out in the future, be careful and think twice before doing anything. Don't be like my second son."
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