The village chief pulled out two small pieces of silver, his old face flushed: "Back then... sigh, no matter what, we shouldn't have taken this money."
"No, given the situation, village chief, you had no other choice. You can't risk the whole village just to help us, can you? We all understand. Take it back quickly, otherwise you'll be in a difficult position as village chief."
Old Man Chi pushed it back.
He knew the village chief was genuinely embarrassed, but he only decided to take out the money after witnessing Chen Yi's powerful status.
"This won't do! This isn't..."
"I still have something to ask of you, Village Chief."
Old Man Chi took a puff of his cigarette, his brow furrowed in deep frown.
Hearing him say that, the village chief became curious: "Just say what's wrong. I can't accept a simple request."
The village chief was a former soldier, so he had some experience.
Now that the Chi family has gotten in touch with influential people in the capital, he can't afford to offend them.
Moreover, the Chi family's way of doing things was indeed to his liking.
He won't refuse to help if he can.
"Didn't Dashan and Fan'er get punished and have to serve six months of hard labor? I was wondering if we could stay in Meihe Village for another six months."
Yes, that's right.
After discussing it, the two families decided not to go to the capital.
Dashan and Fan'er haven't come back yet, why are we leaving?
Moreover, the thought of going to the capital filled them with a deep-seated fear and trepidation.
There are so many important people in the capital; any one of them could easily crush them.
They just want a peaceful life, not one of constant fear.
Moreover, once they arrive in the capital, they will most likely be taken care of by the Princess.
They have hands and feet, so they should support themselves.
"I thought you were going to the capital... Hehe, no problem. You don't need to pay for the room; consider it my apology."
The village chief's eyes flickered several times, clearly not expecting the Chi and Li families to stay.
The capital city is so prosperous, don't you yearn for it?
Or is it that you don't have a good relationship with the important person and therefore can't go?
"How can that be? One thing at a time."
After much back and forth, they finally compromised, each paying only one month's rent, amounting to fifty coins—just a token gesture.
After seeing the village chief off, Old Man Chi and Old Man Li slowly walked back.
"Ah, it's still more comfortable living in the village. Although the important person is quite easygoing, I still feel a little uncomfortable," Old Man Li said with his hands behind his back.
Old Man Chi agreed: "Who can argue with that?"
He squinted, suddenly stood there, looked up at the sky, let out a long sigh, and felt incredibly relaxed.
These past three months have been absolutely thrilling.
It was the first time he had ever been able to look at the sky so leisurely.
"My dear brother, I truly admire you. Going to the capital, so many people want to go, and you actually managed to refuse."
"To be honest, if we went to the capital, with our current status and abilities, would we be able to afford food and lodging? Are we going to be supported by Chen Yi Niang? I don't have that kind of face!"
"Haha, that's got guts!"
The two old men chatted happily.
When they got back, Old Man Chi had forgotten about smoking, but Chi Tang immediately smelled it and pointed at him, yelling, "Smoke! Smoke! Mother!"
The last cry of "Mother!" was exceptionally high-pitched.
Old Man Chi was speechless, realizing for the first time that his daughter wasn't so adorable: "You silly child, stop fooling around. Can't your father just go out and get some fresh air from the smoke?"
But it was too late!
Aunt Chi was cooking when she came out, her hands still covered in flour: "You old hag, didn't you brag that you'd quit smoking once you had a daughter? You don't even take your own words seriously! You..."
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Feeling embarrassed in front of so many people, but not being good at arguing with his wife, Old Man Chi had no choice but to go for a walk and get rid of the smell of cigarette smoke.
Hehehe.
Chi Tang chuckled to himself.
Little Brother Wu patted her little bottom, utterly exasperated: "You're so happy to see your dad get his comeuppance, you little brat!"
"Mother! Little... um!"
As soon as Chi Tang's little voice rang out, Chi Wuhu immediately covered his sister's mouth and begged for mercy.
"My little ancestor, I was wrong."
My younger sister is the apple of my parents' eye.
He's someone you can't afford to mess with.
"clatter!"
With her round little belly, Chi Tang crawled around on the bed with a smug look on her face.
It's already winter, and with so many layers of clothing, climbing is a bit strenuous.
From a distance, it looks more like a little piglet rooting around.
It's so funny it makes you want to laugh.
"Auntie, I want to eat canned food."
Chi Shuxing was able to get out of bed, but he was still very weak.
The pain in his back always made him uncomfortable.
Upon hearing her nephew's call, Chi Tang immediately took out two cans of food from the small courtyard and asked her fifth brother to call Si Lang and Wu Lang over. The group then shared the food!
When Sister-in-law Chi came in, she saw that Chi Tang's cheeks were bulging from eating, just like a little squirrel!
"Tangtang!"
Sister-in-law Chi scolded.
Chi Tang immediately covered her mouth with her chubby little hand, saying in a way that seemed to imply something was amiss, "I'm Mu Ci! I'm just Tan Tan!"
I just looked, I didn't eat anything.
Sister-in-law Chi was both amused and exasperated.
He reached out and poked the chubby little girl's cheek, and a small piece of peach uncontrollably fell out of her mouth...
"Hmm!"
Chi Tang immediately moved her leg, using her chubby little leg to cover that small piece of peach...
Huo Chenyi smiled broadly, "Sister-in-law, I'll make sure Tangtang doesn't eat it again."
"She had an upset stomach again yesterday! And she ate something else today. If this continues, we'll have to get the doctor to prescribe medicine for her and make her drink bitter herbal soup."
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