"Jin Gui, you are mistaken. It is true that Chang Sheng separated from us before.
After my brother and sister-in-law passed away, our two families came together again. Li Zi was also raised by us.
Besides, Li Zi is married now, and a married daughter shouldn’t want her parents’ house, right? This house should belong to us, a gift from heaven.”
"Jiang Changyi, are you being disingenuous when you say this? Should I still raise Jiang Li?
Li Zi's annual pension of 60 yuan and one centimeter of strong working capacity all went into your family's mouth.
The few dozen dollars that Shuzhen left behind when she died were all taken away by you and your wife, and in the blink of an eye, you no longer allowed Li Zi to continue her studies.
She works like a slave at home to serve your family, and she also has to work hard to earn work points.
Why doesn't God strike you two with lightning? You two are such evil-hearted people. Wait till you die and see how you can face your brother again."
"I will kill you, you shameless bitch." Jiang Tianci, who had been hiding in the kitchen and peeping, came out at some point, still holding the kitchen knife he had just used to kill the chicken, with the tip of the knife pointing straight at Zhao Jingui's chest.
Li Youtian stared at him with both eyes, and when he saw something was wrong, he immediately stepped forward to pull his wife away, and then he grasped Jiang Tianci's hand with his iron wrist.
Bang! The kitchen knife fell on me.
Li Shengli on the side got anxious and kicked Jiang Tianci forward, sending him flying three feet away.
Wang Juhua's heart was broken when she saw this scene. She screamed and rushed towards Zhao Jingui. In a blink of an eye, the two of them started fighting.
When the Li brothers saw that they were going to take action, they did not hesitate and picked up their weapons to start fighting.
The Li family is a big family in the village. Zhao Jingui's maternal family, the Zhao family, lives in the next door Hehuatang Production Brigade. If you draw a long line of brothers from her maternal family, she has five older brothers.
The result was obvious. The Jiang family members were pinned down and beaten. Jiang Tianci had two black eyes, Wang Juhua had a bruise on the corner of her mouth, and to compound the injuries, even Jiang Changyi had a limp.
While they were crying, the production team leader Jiang Baoshan also came. After looking at Zhao Jingui's house sale agreement, he angrily scolded the Jiang family, "What are you doing? You even picked up a kitchen knife. Are you going to kill someone?"
"Jiang Changyi, your second brother has lent his house to your family for so many years, so you shouldn't treat other people's things as your own."
"Captain Jiang, that's not what you mean. My second brother died early, and now my mother is relying on me for her old age. Isn't it only right that I should have this house?
Besides, my mother agrees."
"Your mother's opinion is useless. When the family was divided, a written agreement was signed. Your father and your second brother both put their fingerprints on it. Just because you say so, we can merge it?"
Wang Juhua covered her ashen face and said, "Jiang Li is a dead girl. She's married now, and Jiang Changsheng's family is completely wiped out. How dare she take this house? It all belongs to us, a gift from heaven."
Jiang Baoshan rubbed his face impatiently, "If you don't give the house that her parents bought to her, are you going to give it to her nephew from the next door?
Besides, Jiang Li said that when we have a child in the future, we should give him the surname Jiang to support Jiang Changsheng."
Jiang Changyi's eyes widened, "Isn't this a bribe? What does Qi Shaoqiang want?"
I didn't expect this damn girl to be so cruel. For the first time, Jiang Changyi felt regretful.
Jiang Li married Qi Shaoqiang, and seemed to have completely escaped his control. Would he still be able to take advantage of the Qi family in the future?
Wang Juhua sat down and started howling. Jiang Tianci was furious. The three members of the family were seriously injured, so they supported each other and went to the county clinic for treatment, which cost another five yuan.
Jiang Baoshan made the final decision, and the Li family struck while the iron was hot. In two days, they tore down the original courtyard wall of the Jiang family and built a high new courtyard wall on the east side of the house.
The Jiang family's originally large yard was suddenly reduced in size by half, and it looked much more cramped and narrow.
When Wang Juhua got home and saw the situation, she was so angry that her nose almost got crooked. It was the middle of summer and the two rooms on the west side didn't get any sunlight. Wouldn't it be even worse when it was sunny?
Not only will it cost a lot of lamp oil, but the house will also be dark during the day. Life will be unbearable!
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At the Qi family's Bailutang lunch, the noodles and dishes were delicious and all the guests were satisfied.
The villagers who came to help were very efficient. They cleaned all the pots, bowls, pans, and utensils borrowed for the wedding, and returned the tables, chairs, and benches.
Everyone worked together and packed up everything neatly.
In the evening, we all gathered together to have dinner by ourselves. We ate the leftovers from lunch, and the dishes were very good.
Chen Xianyun lit the fire while Qi Shaoqiang heated up the dishes and steamed another eggplant.
The eggplants were freshly picked from my own garden. They were put into the pot right after they were picked. After they were taken out of the pot, they were torn into strips and the ends were sprinkled with minced garlic, soy sauce, and chili powder. They were delicious.
The lunch was oily and Jiang Li felt a little greasy, but the steamed eggplant for dinner was just what she wanted.
Seeing that Jiang Li loved to eat, Chen Xianyun placed the plate in front of her with a big smile on his face, "If you like it, eat more. This year's eggplants have just come off the shelves, and we'll have a long time to eat them."
"Thank you, Mom. You can eat too."
Old Mrs. Qi sat in the rocking chair with her eyes squinting, sipped her wine, and hummed an unknown opera.
Qi Shaoqiang smiled when he saw it, and took out a plate of fried peanuts from the cupboard, "Old lady, here's some to go with your wine."
Old Madam Qi smiled with her crescent eyes wide open, "Good grandson, your grandma loves to eat this."
"Mom, Li Li, you guys eat too," Qi Shaoqiang picked up a piece of dried beans for Jiang Li with chopsticks. The little girl was tired of eating meat at noon, so she picked up vegetables to eat.
Jiang Li held the bowl with great satisfaction, "This dried bean is delicious. It will be even more delicious if it is stewed with pork belly in an iron pot."
"I'll make it for you tomorrow. We have another piece of pork belly at home. It's hot, and the meat won't keep well."
Chen Xianyun was still a little distressed at first, but after hearing this, he nodded. It would be a pity not to eat it, and the weather was not good for keeping things.
After dinner, Jiang Li rushed to wash the dishes, but was driven out of the kitchen by Chen Xianyun, "Go pack your clothes, and let Shaoqiang get you some water to take a bath. You don't need to do this."
Qi Shaoqiang took the loofah from his mother's hand and said, "Mom, you've been working hard all day, you should take a rest and I'll do it."
Chen Xianyun felt warm in his heart, and then he changed his mind and said, "Don't hang around here anymore, go and spend some time with your wife.
She is a new little girl, you can show her around the house." She is still waiting to hold her grandson.
Jiang Li was packing her things in the house. The dowry she brought with her was just three quilts, some money in her hand, and a jade bracelet.
As usual, the three yuan was not used, ten was for selling the house, ten was for the betrothal gift, and Jiang Changyi gave twenty.
And the remaining pocket money was $7.50. I spent $7.50 on the chicken and $12 on the grocery store, so I still had $3 left, not counting the change.
Qi Shaoqiang entered the room at this time. Seeing Jiang Li wanted to put the quilt she brought into the cabinet, he took it from her, put it in place in a few seconds, and then took out a passbook from another newly built cabinet.