Chapter 71 A Belated Apology
Dashan's face turned pale when he heard this, but his personality was honest, straightforward and generous.
If you insist on competing with the poor villagers for work, you will surely be drowned in the spit of everyone.
"I'm sorry, I was distracted. I just thought my second son was really pitiful this time, so I wanted to help him. I forgot that everyone is having a hard time."
Dashan corrects his mistakes as soon as he realizes them and admits them very quickly.
His attitude was clear, and with so many people present watching, the village chief couldn't make things difficult for him any further. After a few pleasantries, the matter was over.
Perhaps he was in a bad mood because of being rejected, or perhaps he was thinking about how to explain his behavior this time, Dashan didn't talk as much as usual along the way.
Only after entering the Fan family and receiving the silver did Dashan bow deeply and then trot away.
He looked like a big kid who had been wronged.
Professional matters should be left to professionals. As soon as Dashan left, Chu Ci found the Fifth Prince and said, "There's something wrong with Dashan in the village. If you have time, you can check it out."
The fifth prince slowly put down the pen in his hand and was about to look up to ask what was wrong, but Chu Ci had no patience to play along and had disappeared.
The Fifth Prince was furious: "This, this woman, who does she think I am?"
But the only response he got was the cold walls around him. After a long moment, the Fifth Prince put his hands on his hips and looked up, "Did you hear that? Go check!"
It seemed that only in this way could he vent his dissatisfaction.
Unfortunately, the secret guards are good at protection, spying and even assassination, but they cannot comfort the Fifth Prince's heart.
On the other side, Chu Ci tickled the fifth prince a little, and felt much better.
Somehow I remembered the coconut chicken I had in Hainan Island in my previous life. It was sweet, fragrant and especially delicious.
The remaining soup base after eating the chicken can be used to cook vegetables. Add some Chinese spinach, corn, mushrooms, and fresh shrimps, and the taste is simply amazing.
No, no, she couldn’t hold back her saliva any more, she had to go find her elder sister.
"Father-in-law, second uncle, fourth uncle, what can they want from me?" The Fan family rules were extremely strict before, even though they became more relaxed later because of Chu Ci.
But the elders seemed to be more accustomed to the previous form, so Chu Ci had almost no contact with his father-in-law and several uncles.
Chu Ci felt a little uncomfortable when he suddenly came to find him.
Just as she was halfway there, she was stopped by Qianxue who came running over. "Sister-in-law, the eldest uncle, the second uncle, and the fourth uncle are looking for you."
"What do my father-in-law, second uncle, and fourth uncle want to talk to me about?"
The Fan family's rules were very strict before. Even though the younger generations became a little more relaxed due to Chu Ci, the elders still seemed to be more accustomed to the old ways.
So Chu Ci had almost no contact with his father-in-law and several uncles.
Chu Ci was a little bit troubled by being summoned by them suddenly. "Qianxue, do you know what this is about?"
Qianxue chuckled, but kept it a secret: "Sister-in-law, you will never guess this."
Chu Ci really couldn't imagine it, so he smiled and waited for Qianxue to speak out. Sure enough, after a while, Qianxue leaned over and whispered in Chu Ci's ear: "Uncle and his family are making money and are anxious to pay your living expenses!"
Chu Ci's eyes suddenly widened. It turned out that he had been provoked by Grandpa Chu before, and this was just to save face.
Chu Ci immediately became interested. "Do you know how your uncle and his family make money? I haven't seen them leave the village in this period of time."
"My eldest uncle seems to have sold a painting. I'm not sure about my second and third uncles. But my father said that my fourth uncle secretly carved an ebony hairpin and sold it for two thousand taels of silver! As for my father..."
Having said this, Qianxue deliberately paused for a moment, and only said, "Hey, inspired by Fourth Uncle, I made a bamboo-carved pen holder with the image of mountains and flowing water."
"Although I sold it, I only got twenty taels of silver. So I'm embarrassed to take it out."
Chu Ci was amused. He had thought that the Fan family had strict rules, but he didn't expect that the men in the Fan family were all so reserved and reserved.
Especially my fourth uncle, he actually has a great skill in carving hairpins. It really shows that you can't judge a book by its cover.
After understanding the whole story, Chu Ci pretended to be serious and said, "Let's go. Don't let the eunuchs wait too anxiously."
Qianxue has long wanted to see her father make a fool of himself. No one supported her before, and now that her uncle has handed over the household expenses, it would be unacceptable for her father to still hide it.
Hey, it really came true! When they arrived at Qingsong Courtyard, Chu Ci's father-in-law and mother-in-law were all there, as well as all four uncles and aunts.
After Chu Ci greeted everyone in turn, he asked, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, I wonder why you called your daughter-in-law here?"
Chu Ci's father-in-law didn't beat around the bush and directly handed over a hundred taels of silver. "Since you've been the one who got through the Fan family's most difficult times, you'll be the one to run the family from now on."
Head of the household? This pace seemed a bit too fast. Chu Ci turned to look at his mother-in-law who was sitting at the head of the table.
Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law is also a straightforward person. "Don't be afraid. This is the decision made after discussion between your four aunts and me. The Fan family is no longer what it used to be. In the future, you and Rui Ge'er must take better care of your younger brothers and sisters."
After Chu Ci's mother-in-law finished speaking, several aunts nodded.
Aunt Wu said even more generously, "What your mother-in-law said is what we also want to say. We can't help you with the farming. Just leave the household chores to us. We promise we won't hold you back."
After saying that, she pushed Uncle Wu and said, "Hurry up and take out the silver!"
Uncle Wu's face flushed, and he reluctantly took out a red wooden box from behind his back. Aunt Wu grabbed it and stuffed it into Chu Ci's arms, "Here."
Seeing this, the second and third aunts followed suit.
Only Fourth Aunt felt a little awkward. She wanted to show closeness but couldn't bring herself to do so.
In the end, it was the fourth uncle who personally took the 100 taels of silver and handed it to Chu Ci. "I'm sorry, and thank you."
Hearing that her husband actually apologized to a younger person, Fourth Auntie was immediately furious: "How did you do anything wrong to her? It was obviously her..."
Unfortunately, her husband, who had always obeyed her, did not do so this time. "Yin Zhang, if it's wrong, it's wrong. Just because you don't admit it doesn't mean it's gone away."
It’s not that Fourth Aunt doesn’t know this, it’s just that the favored people are fearless.
Now that the people who favored her have changed their attitude, her confidence is naturally gone.
"I..." Fourth Aunt was stunned for a long time. After a long psychological struggle, she finally said, "Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, fifth sister-in-law, I was wrong."
"I shouldn't have been so despicable as to take advantage of everyone's kindness and use it against a child. I was wrong, so wrong."
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