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Tang Yongnian's curses enraged Tang Qingshan even more, and he suddenly burst into laughter:
“In your eyes, I will always be a rebellious son, and I will never be as good as others. Before, you thought I was not as good as Dongsheng, and now you think I am not as good as Erzhuzi. Since I can’t satisfy you no matter what I do, just send me to the government. I will confess to anything. Anyway, I only have a worthless life!”
"You...you..." Tang Yongnian was so angry that he spat out blood and couldn't even speak!
Afraid of upsetting the old man, Xu Lanzhi quickly helped him out. Tang Yongnian was too ashamed to face Xu Lanzhi. Tang Qingshan had repeatedly made things difficult for Xu Lanzhi, and this time he had committed an even greater crime.
Tang Yongnian looked at Xu Lanzhi with remorse and said, "Lanzhi, I have failed in my duty to raise my son. I have raised him to be like this, and I have caused you great suffering. I still have some savings at home, and I will send them to you in a little while. Can you please leave him a way to survive?"
Xu Lanzhi was speechless for a moment; she really didn't know how to comfort this poor old man.
Tang Qiqi also sympathized with Tang Yongnian, but she knew that if Tang Qingshan didn't suffer a bit this time, he would never learn his lesson.
Fearing that Xu Lanzhi might be soft-hearted, she tugged at Tang Yongnian's sleeve and said, "Grandpa Yongnian, it's not a good thing that you keep making decisions for Qingshan. He longs to be himself."
You always clean up after him when he makes mistakes; he'll never grow up. It's time to let him walk on his own!
Tang Yongnian burst into tears: "But this time, if I don't save him, he's finished. He'll go to jail!"
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Xu Lanzhi also agreed with Tang Qiqi's opinion. Tang Qingshan had been too well protected by Tang Yongnian and had a smooth life. He broke down at the slightest setback. He really needed to be taught a lesson!
She said to Tang Yongnian, "Uncle, this matter can't be resolved by you paying some money. Our losses amount to thousands of taels of silver."
If Qingshan can get away with such a huge mistake, wouldn't he become even more lawless in the future?
With tears streaming down his face, Tang Yongnian said, "Child, I understand the reasoning, but Qingshan is my only child. I can't watch him go to jail. Please have pity on this old man who's already half-buried!"
"Uncle, I always feel that Qingshan was misled in this matter. The real culprit is still that Master Qian. If we can get him to confess that Master Qian was the mastermind, he will at most be considered an accomplice and can be given a lighter punishment!"
"You want me to just let this go? I'm sorry, Uncle, I can't do that. It's not just about the thousand taels of silver; I need to let people know that although we're just a widow and her orphan, we're not easy to bully. Otherwise, everyone will follow suit, and I won't be able to do business!"
Tang Yongnian knew that Tang Qingshan had gotten himself into big trouble. But hearing what Xu Lanzhi said, a glimmer of hope was ignited in his heart. If he had just been misled, maybe he could use some money to avoid going to jail!
But then he thought again, Tang Qingshan now regards that Mr. Qian as his second parents, and based on his understanding of Tang Qingshan, it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven to ask him to identify someone with the surname Qian!
Sure enough, despite Xu Lanzhi and the others' persistent pleading, threats, and inducements, Tang Qingshan remained unmoved, insisting that he had poisoned the chicken himself and that it had nothing to do with Qian Yuanwai or Li Caie!
He had exhausted everyone's patience. Wang even told Xu Lanzhi to give up and send Li Caie and Tang Qingshan to the yamen, since they had only themselves to blame.
However, Xu Lanzhi couldn't bear to see Tang Yongnian and his wife heartbroken, especially since Tang Qingshan's son was still young. She simply couldn't bring herself to do it.
This matter suddenly reached a dead end; even though they knew who the murderer was, they could only let him go unpunished.
After much thought, Tang Qiqi realized there was only one way to get Tang Qingshan to talk: to make him see the true colors of Master Qian.
Tang Qiqi and her companions went to great lengths to get Qian Yuanwai to reveal his true colors, but it wasn't an easy task.
Just when Tang Qingshan thought he was doomed, Xu Lanzhi suddenly released him, saying that she had received too many favors from Tang Yongnian and couldn't bear to see him sad, so she made an exception and let him go.
However, the losses at the chicken farm couldn't just be left unresolved. He demanded that Tang Qingshan gather a hundred taels of silver within three days, and then the matter would be considered settled.
Tang Qingshan had given up all hope, but suddenly things took a turn for the better, which naturally made him happy. But where was he going to get five hundred taels of silver?
Tang Qingshan didn't care about anything else and just left!
When they went outside, they found Tang Yongnian waiting for them.
Tang Qingshan hesitated for a moment, but then left without looking back.
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Tang Yongnian called out from behind him, "Qingshan, wait a minute, I have something to tell you!"
Although Tang Qingshan was unwilling, he still stopped in his tracks.
Tang Yongnian walked over with faltering steps and said to him earnestly, "Child, maybe I really made a mistake before. I shouldn't have compared you with other children. It's too late to say anything now."
Although you've made a grave mistake, it's fortunate that Lanzhi is willing to forgive you!
Tang Qingshan said dismissively, "She was just letting me off the hook. Where am I supposed to find five hundred taels of silver?!"
Tang Yongnian, trembling, took out a stack of silver notes of various sizes from his pocket and said:
"My child, your father is incompetent. I haven't earned much money over the years. I've sold everything I could to raise, and I only managed to scrape together four hundred taels. As for the remaining one hundred taels, I really can't afford it. You'll have to rely on yourself!"
Tang Qingshan looked at his suddenly aged father, his heart filled with mixed emotions, but it was too late to say anything now.
Tang Qingshan took the money and said in a hoarse voice, "Dad, consider this a loan from me. I will definitely pay you back!"
Tang Yongnian, tears streaming down his face, sighed and said, "Why are you telling me this? I'm still short one hundred taels. Where are you going to get it?"
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Tang Xiashan put away the silver notes and said, "Don't worry about that, I have a way. You can go back now!"
Tang Yongnian said worriedly, "Qingshan, aren't you on good terms with that Master Qian? Why don't you ask him for help?"
Tang Qingshan said impatiently, "Alright, I know!" and then strode away from Tangjiagou.
This time he left full of hope. He believed that Master Qian would definitely help him with this favor. Master Qian had said that they were brothers, and he would certainly not be stingy with a mere hundred taels!
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