After Cheng Yue stirred up trouble, everyone in the Liu family was furious, especially Granny Sun, who was itching to get her hands on Zhao Shi and Chen Ping. She would never have ended up like this!
She got beaten up by the old man and he even threatened to divorce her! It's all their fault!
Even the crowd who had just wanted to settle scores with Granny Sun now hated Zhao and Chen Ping. If it weren't for their interference and spreading rumors, the duck they had in their hands would have flown away.
Granny Sun is certainly hateful, but the most ruthless are Zhao and Chen Ping! Their losses must be made up!
Granny Cao peeked fearfully from the corner. It was all over! Granny Sun and the others had already lost money; she couldn't escape it either!
Just as he was about to sneak up the mountain to find Li Tieniu while everyone was distracted, he turned around and tripped because he was too excited.
"Oh my! Aunt Cao, we haven't even come looking for you yet, but you've already come over on your own initiative. It seems you've prepared the tael of silver?"
At Aunt Li's words, everyone turned around. "Aunt Cao, why are you kneeling on the ground? Just give us the money, why are you kowtowing?"
This remark elicited another burst of laughter from everyone.
Granny Cao's face flushed red. She quickly stood up, bracing herself with her hands on the ground. Before she could say a word, she took off running.
She has no money on her now and is stuck here without being able to pay. What if Cheng Yue decides to report her to the authorities and have her arrested?
She has to go home. Her whole family is there, especially her beloved second brother's family, who will definitely protect her!
Yes, we need to call Li Tieniu back and give her the money!
As soon as Granny Cao thought about it, she ran even faster, her feet seeming to fly.
Everyone was stunned. "Why is she running away? She can't hide forever. Does she think she can run away and not have to pay back the money?"
The village head frowned deeply. He had never thought there were so many mentally challenged people in the village before. How come all sorts of birds have suddenly appeared just as life started to get better?
Looking in the direction of Granny Cao, Cheng Yue said to everyone, "She's gone home. We can go there ourselves. No need for you all to follow. Let's take the money back first!"
Everyone who received their money came straight to Granny Sun without going home. They carried strings of copper coins in their shirts, and all they could see were their bulging bellies.
"Let's go home first and come back later!"
You can't miss the show, but you can't just keep the money like that; you really need to go home and hide it away quickly.
Especially since there are still many people in the village who haven't made any money yet, what if they get targeted? When they had no money, they could leave their doors unlocked at night without worry, but now that they have money, they're not at ease!
As they walked home, everyone racked their brains, wondering where would be the safest place to hide so much money.
Once everyone left, only the village head, Cheng Yue, and Chen An remained on the road. The three of them headed straight for Granny Cao's house.
By this time, Granny Cao had arrived home. She glanced back and, seeing that no one had followed, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mother, what are you doing?"
Just as Li Tieniu's parents, Li Laomen and Xia Shi were about to go to the fields, they saw Granny Cao return in a panic and instinctively felt that something bad was going to happen.
Last time she went to Cheng Yue's house to make trouble, they tried to stop her, but Granny Cao not only ignored them, but also became more and more aggressive.
They wouldn't even let them go to collect medicinal herbs. They would make a scene as soon as they saw them pick up a basket, and would accuse them of being unfilial. What could they do?
Could it be that Mother has to pay a loss because the medicinal herbs were sold?
Upon hearing their question, Granny Cao became even angrier, yelling, "You bunch of good-for-nothings! Why don't you call your Tie Niu back right now!"
The eldest son and his wife are honest and simple people. I don't know how they gave birth to such a cunning Li Tieniu. He only knows how to secretly hide money, but she can't find where it is.
Xia said discontentedly, "Tie Niu is at work, how can he just run back like that? What will happen to the whole family if he loses his job..."
Last time my mother-in-law went to make trouble, Tie Niu came back so angry that he smashed the wall, saying that his grandmother was deliberately ruining him.
However, since Cheng Yue hadn't pursued the matter for so many days, they were already in a state of unease. Now, calling someone back would be blatant laziness, wouldn't it?
Sure enough, her mother-in-law didn't care about them at all, and even though Xia was weak, her tone of voice became harsh at this moment.
It's one thing to treat them like dirt, but to think you can ruin her son is unacceptable!
Granny Cao snorted, "You won't call, huh? Fine, then wait until they come knocking on our door and see if we can pay back the money, and whether your good son can continue working!"
Upon hearing this, Li Laomen felt a pang of heartache. "Mother! That's your own grandson! Didn't we try to persuade you when you caused trouble before? You just wouldn't listen!"
Now that you owe money, you're suddenly thinking of Tie Niu. Why didn't you think of Tie Niu when you were causing trouble?"
Granny Cao downplayed the issue, saying lightly, "It's only because he's my grandson that you have to discipline me! Otherwise, the whole family would be in jail, and nobody would escape!"
Old Li clenched his fists, not knowing how to refute it. Shi Niu and Tie Niu were both his mother's grandsons, but his mother only had eyes for Shi Niu.
Shi Niu lost his mother at a young age, but he and Xia Shi always raised him as their own child, even better than they did Tie Niu!
As a result, after all these years, he has become an ungrateful wretch. He is such a grown man, yet he has never been to the ground and is always going against Tie Niu, showing no respect for them whatsoever.
Even his second brother took it for granted to leave the child with them, and at this hour, he was still sleeping soundly in the house.
Even her mother was increasingly treating Tie Niu like a human being. When she got into trouble, she only wanted to drag Tie Niu down to take the blame for her!
They, as parents, have wronged Tie Niu. This time, we absolutely cannot let Tie Niu suffer any more injustices!
Li Laomeng made up his mind and pulled Xia Shi out the door. They ran into the village head and the others. Just as they were about to speak, Cheng Yue said, "Go and call Tie Niu. Deduct half a day's wages from him today, and he can continue working tomorrow."
"Thank you! Thank you, niece-in-law!"
Li Laomen and Xia Shi were extremely grateful, their hearts immediately settling back into their stomachs. After thanking them, they quickly went up the mountain.
They have to resolve this issue, otherwise, if this continues, the family matters will become a burden for Tie Niu.
After all, no one wants a family with too much trouble.
A short while later, Li Tieniu followed the two downstairs, and Cheng Yue and the others entered the house together.
Before Granny Cao could say anything, Li Tieniu said directly, "I can pay, but the family must be divided today!"
His father had just found him, and he was even a little relieved. If it weren't for his grandmother owing money and needing his help, they might not have been able to separate the family.
Granny Cao glared at her, "You, a mere grandson, dare to bring up dividing the family property? Do you think I'm dead?"
At this moment, Li Laojin and Li Shiniu, who had been hiding inside the house, emerged, their faces full of displeasure: "We can't split up the family! How will we survive if we split up? Who will take care of us?"
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