Li Jiaojiao has disappeared!
The Li family searched for several days and nights, but couldn't find the person.
They went to the yamen to make a scene, but were beaten up by the yamen officials.
Finally, one of Li Zhiyuan's close classmates said that he saw Li Jiaojiao leave the city gate and then leave alone.
This news was a bolt from the blue for the Li family.
Since Li Jiaojiao went to jail, no one has brought the money back.
Li Zhiyuan lost his title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the imperial examination at the county level), and no bookstore was willing to buy his annotations anymore. He couldn't earn back a single copper coin.
The whole family was hoping that after Li Jiaojiao was released from prison, she would bring back money every now and then, just like before.
Although I don't know how she did it, as long as you have money, it doesn't matter where it comes from.
Now, Li Jiaojiao has escaped!
I waited for several days, but he didn't come back. He's really gone!
Granny Li was so angry that she cried loudly. She rushed into Zhang Shui Niang's room, beat Zhang Shui Niang severely, and stole all of Zhang Shui Niang's jewelry.
All the items only sold for a little over twenty taels.
Li Zhiyuan seemed deaf and blind, as if he couldn't see Li Pozi's robbery and beatings.
Granny Li ran into Li Zhiyuan's room crying, "We only have so much money left, what are we going to do?"
"Now you can't even do your copying and annotation work... That little bitch Li Jiaojiao has run away... Are we going to have to work in the fields like those lowly farmers?"
Upon hearing that he had to go to the fields himself, Li Zhiyuan snapped out of his daze, his face turning ashen: "Nonsense! How could I, Li Zhiyuan, a scholar... a mere sage, be allowed to do farm work!"
He can't accept it!
"No, no, no... We still have Ye Caiping! And Zhaodi and Laidi!" Granny Li's eyes suddenly lit up: "As long as Ye Caiping comes back, we will be the owners of three large workshops."
Li Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, but remained silent.
“Li Jiaojiao has run away, so you should divorce Zhang Shuiniang now! Only by divorcing her will Ye Caiping come back.”
Li Zhiyuan felt his pride had been insulted and angrily retorted, "I won't divorce you! Unless Ye Caiping comes back and begs me!"
He has already made a significant concession by saying this.
Granny Li was pleasantly surprised: "As long as you're willing, that's enough."
Thinking about it, Granny Li hurriedly ran out the door.
But halfway there, he went back and reluctantly took a silver hairpin back, which he had taken from Zhang Shui Niang's head.
Granny Li ran excitedly to Qinghe Village.
When Shanzi saw her, his face darkened: "What are you doing here again? Want to get slapped again?"
Granny Li's face turned ashen: "I... I just want to say one thing to Ye Caiping."
"roll!"
Granny Li took two steps back: "Go in and tell Ye Caiping that my Zhiyuan still cares about her. If she goes back and says a few nice words, they can remarry."
"You don't want your foul mouth anymore, daring to ruin my Lady Ye's reputation. Who is Li Zhiyuan? Does he even deserve her?"
Granny Li's face turned ashen: "What do you mean by 'suitable'... They were husband and wife to begin with. They even have two daughters! If they remarry, wouldn't Zhao Di and Lai Di finally have a complete family?"
Shanzi is about to hit someone again.
Granny Li had no choice but to flee.
Anyway, she has already said what she wanted to say, and as long as Ye Caiping is willing, she will hear it soon.
After thinking for a moment, he went to sit under a tree not far away.
After waiting for a full hour, just as she was about to go home, she saw Ye Huan'er walking towards her from afar.
Granny Li was overcome with emotion and rushed forward, tears welling in her eyes, saying, "Laidi..."
Ye Huan'er had a stern face.
Before Ye Huan'er could speak, Granny Li hurriedly stuffed the hairpin into her hand, pursing her lips and saying:
“I know you were born in October... but I didn’t dare to approach you, afraid it would upset you. But Grandma really wanted to give you a birthday gift... You know how poor we are, this silver hairpin is the only valuable thing we have.”
Ye Huan'er raised an eyebrow: "My birthday gift?"
Granny Li nodded, feeling touched that the woman was talking to her.
She is, after all, his own granddaughter; they are connected by blood. He believes that his efforts for her will eventually be rewarded.
Ye Huan'er asked, "Then what day is my birthday?"
Granny Li's face immediately froze.
Ye Huan'er scoffed, shoved the silver hairpin into her hand, turned and left, and soon went inside.
Granny Li stared blankly at the closed gate in the distance, and at the cold silver hairpin in her hand.
My heart ached with waves of bitterness and sorrow.
She turned around and walked back, crying as she went.
Why treat her like this? She's her own mother! Her blood-related grandmother!
Even if she forgot her birthday, and she did have some bad habits in the past, didn't she change them?
Why insist on holding onto this issue?
Granny Li cried all the way, but despite her sadness, she would not give up.
Regardless, at least I didn't scold her today, and my tone was relatively mild.
Things are gradually getting better.
As long as I continue to care for my two granddaughters, the relationship between them will eventually be restored.
Even if she's just a little girl, she's still my own granddaughter!
She was also trying to repair her family relationships.
And Ye Caiping, I wonder how she will react when she hears Zhiyuan say that she has a chance.
Anyway, everything is moving in a positive direction.
It's only a matter of time before the mother and her two daughters return.
After returning home, Granny Li waited there, secretly inquiring about Ye Caiping's situation.
But there was no sound from Qinghe Village, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Could it be that that damned servant didn't pass on the message?
Granny Li was furious, so she said to the villagers, intentionally or unintentionally, "My Zhiyuan isn't the kind of heartless person. If Ye Caiping is willing to come back and say some nice things, we can let her come back."
Everyone who heard it looked at her as if she were a fool.
But Granny Li waited day after day, and still nothing happened.
Granny Li then concluded that Ye Caiping was trying to compete with Li Zhiyuan.
Li Zhiyuan was so angry that he slammed the table and chairs in the room: "You've made a few bucks and you're acting all high and mighty? Do you think you can make me bow down?"
Granny Li said anxiously, "Hmph, you used to be so subservient to Zhang Shui Niang, what's wrong with you bowing down just this once?"
"How can that be the same! Ye Caiping is nothing but a mere woman!"
Even if she earns a lot more money now, in Li Zhiyuan's eyes she is still the same as before.
How could he possibly bow his head to those who once revered him as their heaven and knelt before him, whom he had never even deigned to look down upon?
Li Zhiyuan stared at Granny Li: "Mother, don't bother. Let's see how long she can keep up this stubbornness."
It's been a year, and she hasn't found another partner. She's rejected matchmakers one after another, all because she's waiting for him.
Although she is rich and beautiful, she has two grown daughters. What decent family would want her?
Who else could she marry besides Li Zhiyuan?
Granny Li pursed her lips: "Fine, she's being too pretentious. Now I'll focus on repairing my relationship with my two adorable granddaughters."
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