Chapter 47 This is what his mother taught him at home!
Jiang Xiangnan, who bumped into her son, had a smug look on his face. There was no trace of fear or regret on his face. Instead, he had a triumphant smile on his face.
Behind him stood a group of strong men, and people were still pouring in from the gate of the yard.
Each man was strong and had a fierce expression. He held a shovel and a hoe in his hand, as if he wanted to tear her house down.
Her mouth trembled, and she shouted tremblingly: "Old man, come out quickly, people from other villages are bullying us, go and call for help."
Old Man Liu was lying on the bed smoking a pipe. He heard everything that happened in the yard clearly, but he didn't want to interfere in the affairs of women. Besides, his wife was very fierce and fierce. Once she disciplined Jiang Yu, she would definitely be more obedient. Then he could...
Hearing Mrs. Liu's shout, he immediately stopped smoking, got up and ran out, "What's wrong?"
When he saw the yard full of men, his face changed drastically and he shouted, "What are you doing? Who let you into my yard?"
"I don't care whether you give way or not!" Jiang Xiangnan snorted, without any respect in his eyes or on his face.
Old man Liu recognized that this was Jiang Yu's nephew, who was two generations younger than him. Whenever he saw him in the past, he would smile from ear to ear and be extremely polite. But today he was so rude!
He said angrily: "I am your aunt's father-in-law! How dare you speak to your elders like that? What did your parents teach you at home?"
"That's what his mother taught him at home! As for his father, you can ask him in person when you get to the underworld." A female voice came from the back, and what she said was not only rude but also very unlucky.
Older people are particularly superstitious about death, and Old Man Liu is even more so now that his life has gotten better.
After hearing this, the old man's face turned blue and red with anger.
The crowd made way, and Shen Qing calmed his breath and walked quickly forward, looking straight at the Liu family.
Jiang Yu, who was being supported over there, saw the person coming and choked back tears as she shouted, "Sister-in-law."
Shen Qing looked towards Jiang Yu, only to see a young girl of about twenty-one or twenty-two with disheveled hair and a pale face. She stood with one leg higher than the other, and her other leg was clearly unable to bear the weight. In her hand, she was tightly holding a wooden hairpin.
Shen Qing understood immediately, her eyes sore, and she said softly: "It's okay, sister-in-law will take you home today! It will be a good life from now on."
Jiang Yu could no longer hold back the tears, which rolled down her cheeks.
"What a big tone! What right do you have to take her home? Don't forget that you accepted ten taels of silver from my Liu family!
If you want to take her back, you can just return the ten taels of silver as betrothal gift to me!" Old Lady Liu stood behind Old Man Liu, pointing and shouting.
Liu Sheng agreed: "Right! What gives you the right to take her away? If you want to leave, not only must you return the ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift, but you must also convert all the food, drink, and accommodation Jiang Yu has spent in my Liu family for the past three years into silver and give it to her!"
The man from Qili Village was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and he couldn't stop squeezing the shovel and hoe with his hands. "Do you Liu family have any shame?"
"It's okay. I'll beat you till your teeth are all over the floor. See if you still want it!"
"You really deserve to be punished! I won't know how much you weigh unless I give you a beating."
The women also squeezed in from the back. They supported Jiang Yu and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, we are not vegetarians either."
"If the Liu family is reasonable, we have people who are reasonable. If they are scoundrels, we have plenty of power to deal with them!"
Jiang Yu looked at the familiar figure in front of him, and only then did he feel a little relieved.
As soon as she relaxed, she felt as if all her strength was exhausted. She leaned on Zhao Mingyue and Xu Hongmei and said softly, "Well, Auntie, let me lean on you for a while."
Zhao Mingyue was almost crying with sadness. She kept saying, "Lean on me, it's okay, don't worry."
Xu Hongmei pulled her long sleeves to wipe away her tears.
Jiang Ying and other women who followed surrounded Jiang Yu. They looked angrily at the Liu family and then at Shen Qing, fearing that she would suffer if she answered.
Shen Qing sneered: "If you want to return it, that's fine. Then let's settle the wages for the hired workers."
Mrs. Liu was stunned. "Hire someone? What does that mean? What's the salary?"
"Since you want to return the betrothal gifts, then you are not marrying me. Why has our daughter worked so hard in your house for three or four years? I'm not stupid, so why would I work for someone else for free?
The monthly salary for a maid in a wealthy family in the capital is one tael of silver. In Xingcheng, we can break it down to five cents, which means six taels of silver a year. Three or four years is equal to three years, which makes a total of eighteen taels!
As for the food, drink, and shelter Liu Sheng mentioned, they didn't exist at all. It was natural that food and shelter were provided when working for the master! "Shen Qing applied the knowledge he had seen in the past to this. At that time, China's information was not particularly open and transparent. Many people had never been to the city in their entire lives, let alone know the monthly wages of the maids there.
"Okay, now you can compensate us with eight taels of silver, and we will take the people home directly."
The Liu family was stunned when they heard this. They felt something was wrong but couldn't put their finger on it.
Liu Sheng was the first to react and changed his words, "The ten taels of silver are the betrothal gift, and Jiang Yu is the wife I marry."
Shen Qing sneered: "Oh? You know this is your wife? I thought she was your enemy."
Liu Sheng pretended not to hear and said firmly: "I finally married my wife. If I don't give her a divorce letter, what can you do to me?"
Shen Qing pretended not to hear. She took a few steps back, looked up at the brick house behind Liu Sheng, and praised: "Not bad, not bad. It's still a brick house. I guess the furniture and furnishings inside are also very good."
When Mrs. Liu heard Shen Qing praising her house, she puffed out her chest and boasted proudly, "Of course! This cost a full twenty taels to build, and even the roof is made of tiles. It's the only one of its kind in the entire Shili Village!"
I remember that your house is still a thatched hut. Jiang Yu is really not destined to enjoy life. Instead of living in a nice house with blue bricks and tiles, do you want to go back and live in a broken thatched hut?
Are you going to go back home and eat bran and wild vegetables instead of three meals a day?"
Shen Qing was thinking that in three months this brick and tile house of yours would be destroyed, and it was not certain whether you would be able to survive by then.
She looked at her three eldest sons and said slowly, "Did you hear that? Your aunt hasn't been divorced yet. This is your aunt's home. You nephews have finally had the opportunity to visit your relatives, so you must go in and take a good look. Don't be careless when you see bowls, plates, vases, etc.
You guys eat bran and wild vegetables at home, so of course you can't eat these when you come to your uncle's house. It doesn't matter if there is no pork, there are eggs, duck eggs, and old hens in the chicken coop, which are just right for entertaining guests.
By the way, we are out of rice, flour, grain and oil at home, but my uncle’s family has some, so I guess it wouldn’t be a big deal if he gave them some money.”
Jiang Xiangdong, Jiang Xiangnan, and Jiang Xiangbei immediately understood what she meant and responded loudly, "Yes! Mom is right!"
The three of them immediately rushed into the house.
The three members of the Liu family became anxious.
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