This clan school was not big, with only a few dozen students, and the cafeteria was certainly not big either. Tang Shiyue's voice was clear, and the students could hear it clearly without trying hard. What's more, this matter had caused quite a stir, and everyone had their own guesses, so they naturally paid more attention to what was happening at the main table.
Tang Shirong had no idea what she was trying to do.
Did she want to get Tang Shijin drunk? But before the meal started, the teacher said that we still had classes in the afternoon and we could only drink a little, not too much. The cups were so small, even a child wouldn't get drunk after three cups of wine!
Tang Junchen thought more "socially". He wondered if Tang Shiyue wanted to stir up the jealousy of his classmates? He wanted people who knew the inside story to expose him out of various ideas? But Tang Shijin couldn't tell others about this kind of thing. This trick was useless!
Under everyone's gaze, Tang Shiyue stopped after three cups, "I can't express my gratitude with a thousand cups, but you all have classes this afternoon, so I can only express my gratitude with these three cups!"
The steward smiled and said, "Alright, alright, I understand! Ah Jin also understands! Eat your food!"
So everyone ate happily. The people at the nearby tables looked at each other, all confused, wondering if this little cousin really came to thank Tang Shijin?
That's really... stupid!
Tang Shiyue frequently served food to Tang Shijin and was very attentive, and Tang Shijin gradually felt a little tipsy.
Three cups of wine was not much, not enough to make him drunk. But there was another dish on the table, duck in rice wine, which tasted sweet and delicious, but the soup was almost entirely wine.
...
...
Tang Shirong had been eating nothing but duck these past two days. He didn't pick up his chopsticks. The others were all adults, so they didn't notice even after taking a few bites. Only Tang Shijin was served soup three times and took several pieces of duck meat.
Not too much, just a little tipsy is enough.
In the eyes of everyone, Tang Shiyue toasted four people and drank more than ten glasses of wine. She was young and small, so she certainly couldn't drink much. So it was natural that she looked drunk and her voice became louder and louder when talking to Tang Shijin.
Then she said loudly, "You can't judge a person by his appearance! Rumors only stop at the wise! Many people say that although you and A Rong studied together, your relationship is not close. I don't believe it! You are cousins, a real family, how can you not be close! If you are not close, would you help him pay the tuition? They are obviously lying!"
Everyone exchanged glances quickly.
So Tang Shijin and Tang Shirong are really cousins? Then why did they never talk to each other before? Is their relationship so bad?
Tang Shijin was still somewhat sober at this moment: "Arong has a cold personality, and we... don't talk much."
Tang Shiyue served him another bowl of duck soup and said, "You are right! Ambition does not depend on age! Reason does not depend on voice! Even if we are close, we don't need to talk together! Right!"
What the hell is going on! Tang Shijin frowned, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and lowered his head to drink the duck soup.
Tang Shiyue said with sympathy: "Tang Xiaolang, I have also heard about your family's affairs. Don't take it too seriously! No matter how unscrupulous and immoral your fourth uncle is, it has nothing to do with you after all. I believe in your character! I believe that you are pure and untainted by mud, and you are the only good person in your family!"
Everyone...
No, "coming out of the mud without being stained" is fine, it's barely appropriate, but what the hell is "washing in the clear water without being evil"? And what does it mean to be completely conscienceless and destroy human ethics? What did his fourth uncle do?
Qi Jing took a deep breath, he was almost amused to death by this funny guy.
The key point is that she pretended to be drunk too well! If he hadn't changed the wine himself and knew that she had only drunk three or four glasses, he would have believed that she was really drunk.
There were too many important points. Tang Shijin's confused mind was a little confused for a while. After a long time, he said: "I, my fourth uncle..."
He didn't know what to say for a moment, but in the eyes of others, his fourth uncle's bad behavior was so bad that it was indisputable.
As if she sensed everyone's gossiping hearts, Tang Shiyue solved the mystery the next moment. She said indignantly, "Your fourth uncle is indeed worse than a beast. He sold several of his nieces one after another to an old man as concubines. He is also an old man who enjoys beating and killing people. He has killed several people, but you only ask him to pay some money. It's really a bargain for him!"
What? Everyone gasped secretly.
Tang Shijin was also speechless. He had no way to refute the matter, and he was too drunk to think of any way to shirk responsibility.
"Alas!" Tang Shiyue continued, "The elders committed evil, and the younger generations suffered! Your fourth uncle had people come to your house and pay so much money, and all your family savings must have been emptied out? I heard that your family can't wait to harvest the new wheat in advance! This is absolutely not allowed!"
This sentence still did not arouse Tang Shijin's vigilance. He never cared about the work in the fields. But the students around him who were still awake, in an instant, deeply realized the "degree" she described.
The new wheat can be harvested in June, but now there is only half a month left. We can’t even wait for this half a month. This... seems to be extremely difficult.
Tang Shiyue continued, "You were implicated so badly by your fourth uncle! I heard that your family didn't even have the money to pay the rent this time. You knelt and cried all night before Grandma Sun went out to borrow two taels of silver. When the villagers sent you here that morning, they even owed the money for the mule cart. When he returned to the village, he said that you were so pitiful and had never suffered such hardship before..."
She wiped away her tears, grabbed his sleeve and shook him, saying loudly: "You have such a hard life, you can't even afford to eat, but you still help A Rong pay the tuition. I am really grateful for your noble character!"
Everyone: “…”
gentlemen:"……"
Manager: “…”
At this moment, everyone understood, completely understood.
The manager in particular remembered the ten taels of silver that Tang Shijin had taken out at that time, and the other people who followed Tang Shijin also remembered the large amounts of copper coins he had in his hands in the past few days.
Tang Shijin also felt something was wrong. He murmured, "No, no, I'm not..."
"I understand!" Tang Shiyue continued to stomp down hard: "You must have gone to do odd jobs to earn money, right!"
The whole room was silent.
Tang Shijin, odd jobs? Haha!
However, Tang Shiyue did not intend to let it go. She stood up suddenly and said, "I have decided to follow your example! I will donate some silver to the clan school so that my cousin and everyone else can eat meat every day!"
She grabbed Tang Shijin and said, "Tang Xiaolang, you must be willing to go with me, right? How about this? We each contribute two taels of silver every month. Although it's not much, we can make a bowl of chicken soup for everyone every two days to nourish their bodies, and we can also concentrate on studying! Okay?"
Tang Shirong was anxious and opened his mouth to speak, but Qi Jing quickly elbowed him. Tang Shirong tilted his head to look at him, and his eyes clearly said "just watch the show". Tang Shirong had to swallow it back.
Tang Shiyue was not afraid of showing off her wealth at this moment. Because no matter how much she showed off, with Qi Jing around, Tang Shijin would just think the money was his.
So she grabbed the steward and said, "Steward Tang, what do you say?"
How could Manager Tang say it was not good? In such a place with no oil and water, only a fool would say it was not good to get an extra four taels of silver a month!
He immediately put aside what happened just now and praised his generosity. Tang Shiyue immediately took out some silver from his purse and slapped it on the table. "This is mine! Tang Xiaolang, I want to follow in your footsteps! Let's move forward together!"
Qi Jing: “…”
He really had a hard time holding back his laughter!
At this point, Tang Shijin was like being roasted on the fire! He couldn't say no, so he took out two taels of silver and put it on the table: "Okay! I'm willing to go with you!"
Everyone was also very happy. Even if some of their money was deducted, at least they could have a bowl of chicken soup every now and then. Besides, since this matter was said in public, the manager would not dare to deduct too much.
Tang Shiyue pulled the manager aside again and told him that the two taels of silver would be paid together with Shu Xiu's payment next month, and that he must remember to ask him for it when the time comes.
At this time, many people who were smart and insightful also understood Tang Shiyue's true intention.
As the saying goes, catch the thief and seize the stolen goods, but what if there is no stolen goods?
She didn't blame Tang Shijin for a single word, but she tore off his painted skin and trampled him into the mud. Not only did she trample him into the mud, she also cut off his escape route. She also ruined his reputation. In the end, she even pulled everyone to the opposite side of him.
So cruel.
I didn't expect that Tang Shirong had such a fierce cousin. He spent so much money to buy him belated justice.
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