Bai Taotao rushed over and opened the door.
There is no other reason.
Although it was Chen Daniu who knocked on the door, Bai Taotao could still feel a strong spiritual energy outside the door through the door!
——It must be Song Zhi who has arrived!
As a result, when the door opened, she saw a dozen men standing outside, young and old. The one leading them was a fat, dark-skinned strong man with a bushy beard on his chin.
This person is Chen Lanfen’s elder brother Chen Daniu.
When Chen Daniu saw the fair, delicate, beautiful and innocent Bai Taotao, he was stunned and his eyes widened.
He had known for a long time that the Bai family had a silly little beauty. It was said that because of her frail health, Bai Zhenggan and his wife took very good care of her. She was not allowed to go to places that were too busy or crowded, for fear that she would be scared...so Chen Daniu only saw her from a distance a few times.
Seeing it up close, Chen Daniu was amazed.
Bai Taotao frowned and looked at Chen Daniu. Although they were at least three meters away, she was still irritated by the smell of his sweat. Then you saw Song Zhi standing behind the crowd? She smiled as bright as a spring flower, called out "Brother Song Zhi", then walked a few steps to the side along the wall, staying away from Chen Daniu, and ran towards Song Zhi quickly.
The sweet and charming voice of the girl made Chen Daniu swallow his saliva involuntarily. He had inappropriate thoughts in his mind and felt very itchy. His eyes followed the girl's slender and graceful back closely, and half of his body was numb.
At this time, Hongdou and Huangdou also followed Bai Taotao and ran towards Song Zhi.
"Big brother! Big brother!"
"Brother is here!"
Song Zhi was flattered.
Whether he was with his biological father or at his adoptive parents' home, he had never experienced such a warm welcome. He stood there for a while, unable to move.
Bai Taotao hugged Song Zhi's arm and took a deep breath.
It's still the Immortal Emperor... Oh no, it's still Song Zhi who smells good. He had to change buses many times to get from Ruyi Village to the county town, but he looked clean and refreshing. His white shirt was spotless and clean, with no smell of sweat at all. Instead, he exuded a fresh scent of laundry soap.
Also, being surrounded by the rich and fragrant spiritual energy is so comfortable!
The happiness on Taotao's face can't be concealed!
Song Zhi: ...
Is his existence so important to Taotao?
Well, I was quite touched.
His heart was quietly filled with inexplicable emotions and felt warm.
At this time Bai Nansheng walked out of the yard.
Chen Daniu then turned around, with a pair of copper-bell-shaped ox eyes, looking at Bai Nansheng, and he didn't know what happy things he remembered, and he smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. "Nansheng, I heard that Lanfen has given birth? Hahahaha, this is a great joy, hahaha..."
It was clearly congratulations, but there was a certain inexplicable sarcasm and complacency in the tone?
Bai Nansheng was enraged by the shrill laughter and punched him without saying a word!
Chen Daniu is fat and strong, while Bai Nansheng is tall and thin. It looks like it takes two Bai Nanshengs to match one Chen Daniu. But Bai Nansheng has been a troublemaker since he was a child. He has been fighting all the way. In recent months, he has been training in the army and has rich practical experience. He strikes quickly and fiercely, and hits Chen Daniu's chin directly with one punch.
Before the smile on Chen Daniu's face could disappear, his eyes rolled back and he fell straight to the ground.
His fat body collided with the concrete floor with a dull "bang", which was thrilling.
Everyone was stunned.
Song Zhi was also startled. His first reaction was to pull Bai Taotao, who was holding his arm, behind him, and then moved Hongdou and Huangdou behind him as well, staring at the Chen family and Bai Nansheng vigilantly.
At this time, the Chen family had already reacted, and they were shocked and angry, and rushed up shouting and cursing -
"Bai Nansheng, what's wrong with you!"
"Are you a mad dog? You hit people without saying a word!"
"An tooth for a tooth... Ouch!"
"Bai Nansheng, are you looking for death..."
"Why did you hit someone..."
Before they could finish cursing, they were all knocked down by Bai Nansheng without exception!
All the members of the Bai family who had rushed out from the yard were stunned when they saw this scene.
Chen Juxiang's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground!
She had been counting on the fact that her mother's family would have many male descendants, so she wouldn't be afraid of a confrontation with the eldest wife's family. But what was the result? More than a dozen tall and strong men were no match for Bai Nansheng!
In order to comfort herself, Chen Juxiang stared at Nansheng angrily and muttered, "No matter how powerful you are, you are only one person. When you return to the army, what will happen to your family? Humph, our big cow, second cow, and third cow can't beat you, so can't we beat your old man?"
Bai Nansheng turned his head and glanced at Chen Juxiang with red eyes.
With a grim smile, he walked up to Chen Daniu who had fainted on the ground, bent down, grabbed one of Chen Daniu's feet with both hands, and twisted it in the opposite direction! Accompanying this was a muffled "click" sound!
——The part below Chen Daniu’s left foot was obviously deformed.
At the same time, Chen Daniu, who had already fainted, was awakened by the pain. He opened his eyes wide and screamed "Ah", then fainted again from the pain.
Everyone screamed in surprise!
Bai Nansheng's eyes were red with anger. He turned around and asked Chen Erniu who was lying beside him, "Is the baby in Chen Lanfen's belly yours?"
Chen Erniu, who was knocked to the ground, was stunned, "Ah?"
Without saying anything, Bai Nansheng went straight forward and grabbed Chen Erniu's foot, twisting it in the same way -
“Ahhhhhh!”
Chen Erniu screamed in pain and passed out.
Bai Nansheng shifted his gaze to another person and asked, "Is the baby in Chen Lanfen's belly yours?"
“No! No!!!” The man was a member of the Chen clan. He was so frightened that he tried his best to crawl to the side. “I didn’t! I couldn’t have any relationship with her. It’s none of my business! Da Niu, Er Niu, and San Niu locked her in the house every day. I haven’t seen her many times…”
Bai Nansheng let the man go because he was unfamiliar with him. Then he saw Chen Sanniu who had already stood up and was trying to escape?
He rushed forward and kicked Chen Sanniu in the butt.
Chen Sanniu fell flat on his face and yelled, "Help! Help!"
Bai Nansheng stepped directly on Chen Sanniu's ankle and asked sternly, "Is the baby in Chen Lanfen's belly yours?"
Chen Sanniu hurriedly denied, "No..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Bai Nansheng stepped heavily on him!
——The sound of bones crushing was heard, and Bai Nansheng’s foot stepped on Chen Sanniu’s foot, leaving a deep indentation!
Chen Sanniu screamed miserably, "No! Ahhhhhhhhh… It has nothing to do with me. I have never slept with Lanfen! No! Ahhhhhh, help me…"
Everyone in the Bai family was stunned.
This tragic scene terrified all the villagers!
Tan Fenghui's face was pale and she was stroking her chest. Bai Dongsheng hurriedly helped his wife into the yard. Tang Liren also quickly called on her daughters to help the elderly people back to the yard... No one paid any attention to Chen Juxiang. Chen Juxiang was so scared that her heart was pounding. Finally, she fell to the ground, holding her chest.
Tang Liren also helped Bai Zhenggan back to the yard.
Bai Zhenggan was so angry that he said excitedly, "In order to temper him, I sent him to the army. Tell me... why is he still so impulsive? He really won't stop until he piss me off to death, right?"
Tang Liren was also very angry, but she thought that at this critical moment, someone in the family had already lost his mind, so the others had to calm down. She had to suppress her anger and persuaded them gently: "The Chen family is also barbarians. Let the second brother fight violence with violence. Maybe it will be more effective than us talking about reason..."
It’s a pity that all the plans she had planned before were ruined.
At this time, Chen's father, who was knocked to the ground outside the yard, finally came to his senses and shouted at Bai Nansheng, "Nansheng! Nansheng, stop it!"
Bai Nansheng has lost his mind.
He walked up to Chen's father with a grim smile, squatted down, and asked word by word: "Is the baby in Chen Lanfen's belly yours?"
Father Chen waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no! I treat Lanfen as my own daughter..."
"Really? Then whose child is the baby in her belly?" Bai Nansheng asked word by word.
Father Chen looked embarrassed.
Bai Nansheng, "Chen Juxiang said it belongs to Chen Daniu?"
The whole audience was shocked and in an uproar!
Father Chen blushed with embarrassment. "I, I...I told them that this was wrong, but they didn't listen!"
Bai Nansheng said coldly: "Don't play tricks on me! Whose child is the baby in Chen Lanfen's belly? If you don't tell me, all of you with the last name Chen will have your legs cut off today!"
Father Chen shuddered, looked at the wounded and defeated soldiers lying on the ground, and said with a determined heart, "It's the seed of a big bull!"
"What the hell are Chen Daniu's offspring?" Bai Nansheng asked in a gangster tone.
Chen Sanniu was still screaming in pain...
Father Chen was so anxious that he had to bite the bullet and said, "According to the time Lanfen was pregnant, the child in her belly... is, is Daniu's child!"
All the people from the Bai and Chen families present were stunned.
Although everyone was mentally prepared, they still found it hard to believe when they heard Chen's father clearly tell the truth.
Although Chen Lanfen is the adopted daughter of the Chen family, she has been raised by them since she was a child. What is the difference between her and their biological daughter? How come...and it sounds like both the Chen father and son are involved? Oh my god, what a bunch of beasts!
besides--
Bai Nansheng asked again, "Who came up with the idea to let Chen Lanfen, who was already pregnant, seduce me?"
Father Chen hesitated for a moment, his eyes flickering, "Yes, it's Lanfen, she likes you..."
Bai Nansheng sneered, stood up and walked to Chen Daniu, then looked back at Chen's father.
"don't want--"
Father Chen screamed.
It was too late. Bai Nansheng grabbed Chen Daniu's other foot without hesitation and twisted it off with a "click".
This time, Chen Daniu just twitched and didn't even wake up.
Chen Sanniu, who was lying on the side, was so frightened that he was shaking with fear and cried, "Dad! Second Aunt (Chen Juxiang) came up with such a lousy plan to harm us. She wanted us to provoke such a lawless devil. Why are you still protecting her?"
Father Chen said tremblingly, "Nansheng, after Lanfen became pregnant, we originally wanted to hold a wedding for Lanfen and Daniu, but your grandmother said that it would be better for you to marry Lanfen. Your family is harmonious and everyone is hardworking. If you marry into your family, your life will be easier in the future... She also said that it would be difficult for you to find a wife, and your mother was willing to spend all her wealth to help you find a wife..."
"Your grandma also discussed with us that she would let Lanfen seduce you, and then you would be the one who gave birth to the baby she was carrying. Then she would ask your mom for a thousand yuan as a dowry. A thousand yuan would be enough for Da Niu, Er Niu, and San Niu to each spend two hundred yuan to marry a wife, and there would be four hundred yuan left... and you could raise a son for Da Niu. Isn't this a pie in the sky?"
"So we beat Lanfen up and forced her to seduce you to the cornfield... Later, it was done, your mother took out a thousand yuan as a betrothal gift, and your grandmother took two hundred yuan..."
Father Chen told him everything in detail.
The crowd watching was simply speechless.
Bai Nansheng laughed in anger and asked, "Now... I already know about this, and the hospital has also found out that the baby in Chen Lanfen's belly has nothing to do with me. Uncle, what do you say we should do?"
When Mr. Chen heard this, he was speechless for a long time.
"Um?"
Seeing that Chen's father didn't say anything, Bai Nansheng grabbed one of Chen Daniu's hands and broke it cleanly with a "click".
Father Chen: ...
"Let's take Lanfen home!" Father Chen said tremblingly, "Of course, we can't let you raise our Chen family's child..."
"That's it?" Bai Nansheng was dissatisfied and grabbed Chen Daniu's other hand...
Father Chen screamed, "Show mercy..."
It was too late, Bai Nansheng had already broken Chen Daniu's last intact hand.
Then he walked to the unconscious Chen Erniu.
This time, Chen's father did not hesitate and cried, "We will return the 800 yuan betrothal gift to you..."
Bai Nansheng twisted one of Chen Erniu's hands off like breaking a carrot.
"One thousand dollars!"
"Crack!" The sound of broken bones was heard.
What followed was Chen Erniu, who had fainted and then regained consciousness due to the pain, and his screams resounded through the heavens and earth, "Ahhhhhhhh help me, Dad..."
"1500!" Chen's father cried out, "I'll give you 1500! Don't kill my son again..."
Bai Nansheng gave Chen's father a ruffian smile without saying anything. He then broke Chen Erniu's hand with a "click".
"Three thousand yuan! I'll compensate you three thousand yuan!" Father Chen began to tremble all over.
Bai Nansheng smiled, "Okay, then three thousand... Li Zi? Li Zi brought paper and pen over to write an IOU to Uncle Chen!"
Bai Lili had a wooden face and walked over with her hands and feet together, trembling as she handed the notebook and pen for Hongdou and Huangdou's homework to her second brother. She then walked to the wall with her hands and feet together and leaned most of her body weight against it, so that she didn't slip and fall to the ground in fright.
Bai Nansheng, "Uncle Chen, write first... because you owe me money, you mortgaged the house to me. Then write ten IOUs for 100 yuan each, ten IOUs for 50 yuan, and fifty IOUs for 20 yuan... Your house is so shabby, I will give you 500 yuan for the house and the foundation, is that good enough?"
As he spoke, Bai Nansheng seemed particularly kind and polite.
Father Chen: ...
Well, I'm quite scared.
Still a little unwilling.
——Why should we give him both the house and the land?
Seeing that he was hesitating, Bai Nansheng turned to look at Chen Sanniu without saying anything.
Chen Sanniu was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder and shouted, "Dad! Promise him! Promise him!"
Father Chen was heartbroken. He sobbed and cried, "Okay! I promise you! I promise you!"
Then I took a pen and paper and started writing——
At this time, Li Cui'er pinched Chen Juxiang hard on her Ren Zhong, and she finally woke up.
"Mom, of the five hundred yuan you hid in the drawer, are two hundred yuan the betrothal money for Nansheng?" Li Cui'er asked curiously, "... That can't be! You are so powerful, you have suppressed my sister-in-law to death... and you have only saved three hundred yuan in your whole life?"
Chen Juxiang's eyebrows trembled violently, and she cursed in a hoarse voice: "What nonsense are you talking about!" However, she was very suspicious in her heart: How did Li Cuier guess that 200 yuan out of her 500 yuan was Nansheng's betrothal money?
Looking up again——
The Chen family members are still lying on the ground in a mess?
Chen Juxiang got angry, she stood up and pointed at Bai Nansheng and cursed: "Bai Nansheng, you little bastard who has a father but no mother! Do you still have any respect for the law? Ah? Do you really think I'm a dead person? I tell you, even your parents don't dare to talk to me like this, you..."
When Chen's father saw Chen Juxiang coming out to disrupt the situation with a sly look in his eyes, he immediately slowed down the speed at which he was writing the IOU.
Bai Nansheng looked at Chen Juxiang casually, "What did you say?"
Then he grabbed Chen Erniu's only surviving foot and broke it with a "crack" sound.
Poor Chen Erniu just twitched a few times and didn't wake up at all.
Chen Juxiang was extremely shocked.
Bai Nansheng slowly walked to Chen Sanniu, who was crying and trying desperately to crawl away with his broken leg, and sat on Chen Sanniu's waist. He turned around and asked Chen Juxiang, "What did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly. Can you say it again?"
Chen Sanniu burst into tears, "Chen Juxiang, you damned old bitch! If you hadn't come up with this weird theme, letting this King of Hell wear a cuckold, cheating him of his money and letting him raise a son for our Chen family...would we be so miserable! Why don't you just die, you old hag!"
Chen Juxiang was even more shocked when she heard this - so, when she fainted just now, the Chen family had already told Bai Nansheng everything?
Chen Juxiang's face turned pale.
Bai Nansheng said to Chen's father: "Write quickly! I still have things to deal with!"
Father Chen was startled and lowered his head to continue writing the IOU.
Chen Juxiang turned around and asked Li Cuier, "What did they say just now?"
"That's not all!" Li Cui'er looked at Chen Juxiang with glee, "For example, Chen Lanfen's fat son weighing 10 kilograms is Chen Daniu's child! For example, it was you who came up with the idea to cheat sister-in-law out of a thousand yuan for the betrothal gift, and it was you who forced Lanfen to seduce Nansheng and cuckold Nansheng..."
"Mom, is there anything else you have done that others didn't say anything about?" Li Cui'er asked in a mean way.
Chen Juxiang raised her hand and slapped him.
“Bang!”
Li Cui'er was stunned, covering her face and crying, "Why did you hit me? I didn't say those words..."
Chen Juxiang came back to her senses and glared at her nephew (Chen's father), thinking that when there were benefits and money to be shared, these guys smiled at each other and called her "Aunt" so affectionately. Now that the truth has been revealed, people call her an old hag and ask her why she doesn't just die.
But he saw that Chen's father had already written the IOU and respectfully presented it to Bai Nansheng with both hands.
Bai Nansheng took it, looked through it carefully one by one, and counted them one by one. It indeed included the house transfer certificate, as well as ten IOUs for one hundred yuan, ten for fifty yuan, and fifty for twenty yuan. Only then was he satisfied.
He stood up and said to Chen's father, "Okay, now write a statement about the dissolution of my marriage with Chen Lanfen... OK, write it and give it to me to sign, then send it to the hospital for Chen Lanfen to sign. It just so happens that your village head and party secretary are here too. You can only go back after this is done..."
Chen Sanniu cried, "Nansheng, send us to the hospital first!"
Father Chen also pleaded, "Yes, Nansheng, I will write the documents to dissolve your marriage with Lanfen right away, but saving lives is more important!"
Bai Nansheng raised his eyebrows, "What did you say?"
Father Chen was stunned.
He swallowed hard, "I, I'll write it right away! I'll write it right away!" Then he took the paper and pen and wrote it quickly, then handed it to Bai Nansheng respectfully, "Nansheng, take a look..."
Bai Nansheng took a look, took the pen, signed his name on the materials, and shouted again, "Pear, come here!"
Bai Lili came over trembling.
Nansheng handed the signed divorce documents to Lili and said, "Send it to the hospital now and ask Chen Lanfen to sign it! Tell her that if she doesn't want to sign it, she can just watch her son's biological father die!"
Bai Lili sniffed, wiped her tears, and ran away with a pen and paper.
"Mom!" Bai Nansheng shouted again.
After a while, Tang Liren walked out of the yard with a gloomy face.
By this time, Bai Nansheng had realized that because of his impulsiveness, he had once again disrupted his mother's overall plan. He smiled at his mother and said flatteringly, "Mom, I have completed the divorce between Chen Lanfen and me. What do you think...should we do the separation of the family property now?"
Li Cui'er took a look and thought, is there such a good thing?
"Divide! This family... must be divided!" Li Cui'er shouted, "It is said that the eldest brother is like a father and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. No matter how the family is divided, it is the elder brother's filial piety and support for the elderly..."
Chen Juxiang angrily said: "You fart!"
Then he slapped her domineeringly.
Li Cui'er was slapped hard again. She cried and ran to find her husband, Fourth Uncle Bai, "Look at your mother's temper! If we really split up the family, I won't live with her! If you dare to take her in... we'll get divorced!"
Chen Juxiang was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven!
But now is not the time to argue with Li Cui'er.
She turned her head and looked at Bai Nansheng and Tang Liren with eyes colder and more vicious than a venomous snake, and said with her chin raised: "Stop talking nonsense! I will never agree to split up the family!"
"The world is big, but filial piety is the greatest!" Chen Juxiang said sternly, "So what if I'm a stepmother? So what if your dead father and I are a half-married couple? I was married to him in a formal ceremony! As long as I'm alive... don't even think about abandoning me!"
She didn't dare to argue with Bai Nan, so she laughed at Tang Liren, "So what if you hate me? I just want you to serve me! I want you to provide me with delicious food and drinks, and all the money you earn will belong to me. In the future, I will make you kneel down and beg me... Not only you, but you and your descendants will always kneel in front of me, hahahaha..."
After saying this, Chen Juxiang finally felt relieved, and when she thought about torturing Tang Liren to death in the future, she laughed triumphantly.
Chen Juxiang is well aware that "staying with the family as long as the parents are alive" is an established rural tradition.
So on this matter, she would not give in no matter what.
Besides, among the four branches of the Bai family, the second branch is a coward and can't do anything; the third branch has no male heirs and can't be relied on for hunting or farming; the fourth branch has her three golden grandchildren, but the fourth branch is dominated by her wife, and Li Cui'er is a slut who is disloyal.
Chen Juxiang couldn't help but think about her three grandchildren.
Over the years, her three grandchildren seem to have been spoiled by her? The oldest one, Fugui, is already sixteen years old, and is as fat as a pig, but he lies in bed every day and refuses to go to work. He also clamors for wine and meat all day long, and yells at her to find him a wife as soon as possible... Although Fugui and Guicai are still young, we also have to consider that they will have to spend money to get married in the future!
Do we have to rely on the fourth brother and Li Cui'er for all these?
Not reliable at all!
But Chen Juxiang had no money. After supporting the fourth room openly and secretly over the years, she had very little savings left.
The only way is to get money from the first wife.
Otherwise, what will happen to her three grandchildren in the future!
Now the eldest wife actually wants to split up the family?
Phew, unless she's dead.
Bai Nansheng became impatient when he saw Chen Juxiang being so arrogant, "Mom——"
"Shut up!" Tang Liren scolded him.
Bai Nansheng had no choice but to shut up.
Tang Liren stared at Chen Juxiang and frowned.
Everyone in the big house was furious...
The elder of the clan, Grandma Seven, also shouted angrily: "Ms. Chen, do you know what filial piety is? Yes, the younger generation should respect you, but you must also be kind! If you are not kind, how can she be filial? This is a virtue passed down by our Bai family's ancestors..."
Chen Juxiang interrupted Grandma Qi and said, "What business do you have with me teaching my daughter-in-law a lesson? Who are you to care so much? If you have the time to meddle in other people's business, why don't you go to the underworld and help the King of Hell to manage the Book of Life and Death!"
Grandma Seven was so angry that she started coughing violently.
Bai Nansheng couldn't hold back his anger and shouted, "Mom, why are you still trying to reason with this unscrupulous old bastard? If it were me, we shouldn't divide the family! I'd break this old woman's hands and feet, and then lock her up in the cellar. She'd be dead in three to five days!"
Chen Juxiang was stunned.
"You, you rebellious son! How dare you!" Chen Juxiang was shocked and frightened.
Bai Nansheng showed a scoundrel smile again, "Do you think I dare? As long as I don't use a knife to hurt you... Even if you report it to the police station, it's a family dispute, and the police can only give a few words of advice... But old woman, do you think I will listen to your advice?!"
Chen Juxiang opened her mouth stupidly.
"Whoever mentions the division of the family will make me anxious!" Bai Nansheng stared at Chen Juxiang, smiled, then turned to his mother Tang Liren and said, "Don't worry, mom, I will definitely get rid of this old woman before I return to the army!"
At this time, Li Cui'er covered her burning cheeks and yelled at Fourth Uncle Bai, "Hey, did you hear me? If Bai Nansheng broke your mother's hands and feet and locked her in the cellar, you can't do anything about it! If you dare to do anything about it, I will divorce you!"
Fourth Uncle Bai remained silent.
Chen Juxiang couldn't help but glance at Bai Nansheng, and felt an inexplicable chill all over her body.
Then look at the Chen family members lying all over the ground...
Chen Juxiang shuddered, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
——It is true that the first family is a kind one, with only Bai Nansheng as an outlier. Bai Nansheng is not a fool, how could he not know that as soon as he went to the army, she and the Chen family would definitely settle accounts with the first wife?
so……
Chen Juxiang was in a state of confusion.
Yes, now she can no longer control the first wife, but at least she can still control the second, third and fourth wives. Especially the second branch, the second child and the eldest child are brothers from the same mother, and the eldest child has always been friendly to his brothers. As long as she controls the second wife, she will indirectly control the first wife.
Besides, the eldest brother is now the village party secretary, and he certainly can't tear his face off with her on everything...
It would be better to agree to their separation now and get some money first. Otherwise, the Chen family had been treated so badly by Bai Nansheng, they might cause trouble for her. If she had money at this time, she could at least temporarily appease the Chen family.
Having made up her mind, Chen Juxiang took a deep breath, pointed at Tang Liren and said, "Don't say that I didn't give you a chance to discuss the division of the family, but you see that I'm old and you want to kick me out without giving me a penny? You set such a bad example, and the clan members will not agree!"
Grandma Seven sneered, "Just now you said it was none of my business, and now you want the clan to make the decision for you?"
Chen Juxiang pretended not to hear, "Give me three thousand yuan, and then we'll split up!"
——Three thousand yuan? !
When Chen's father and Chen Sanniu, who were lying on the ground, heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up!
Tang Liren smiled and ordered, "Xingzi, go ask your sister-in-law for the key, open the box and take out all our property!"
Everyone looked at each other.
The Chen family, Chen Juxiang and Li Cui'er were very surprised.
Bai Xingxing responded crisply and went into the yard to find Tan Fenghui. After a while, she came out holding a small box and handed it to her mother.
The small box was not big. Tang Liren opened it and found a thick stack of yellowed papers inside, which looked quite old.
Tang Liren instructed her daughter again: "Go and bring out some chairs for the old man to sit down on. Your aunts and I can sort out all these old accounts. Oh, by the way, if your sister-in-law is well, let her come too... and bring the abacus as well."
Bai Xingxing called several brothers and sisters from the clan, and they brought out benches, so all the elders of the Bai family sat down. Bai Dongsheng also came over, holding Tan Fenghui in one hand and holding an abacus in the other.
Tang Liren picked up the papers in the small box, took the one at the bottom, looked at it, and said, "This is the debt that Dad owed when he remarried Chen. The betrothal gift was 500 kilograms of rice, 10 pieces of cloth, 100 kilograms of cotton and a pig... These were all borrowed, and they were not paid off until Dad died. Zhenggan and I paid them off together. Look, on this IOU, the creditor even put his fingerprints on it, saying that the debt has been recovered. Because it took 20 years to pay it off, he charged us 20% interest..."
The whole audience was silent.
Chen Juxiang's face turned blue and red.
Tang Liren ordered Tan Fenghui, "Hui'er, keep the account!"
Tan Fenghui nodded, first wrote down the accounts on paper, and then fiddled with the abacus.
Tang Liren passed the note to her fourth great uncle, who read it with his reading glasses and passed it to Seventh Great Aunt, then Second Aunt Bai, Third Aunt Bai, Li Cui'er, and several elders in the clan all read it. Finally, the note returned to Bai Dongsheng, who showed it to Chen Juxiang and put it away.
Tang Liren picked up the last piece of yellowed paper from the stack, first muttered the contents on the paper, and then began to explain...
In short, this thick stack of notes contains all the debts of the Bai family over the past few decades.
All the IOUs were handled by Tang Liren, and she would write down the reason for borrowing the money on the IOU. When Tang Liren paid back the money, she would ask the creditor to write down that the money had been received and ask the creditor to press a red fingerprint...
All debts are clear and have causes and consequences.
Among these IOUs, the most common ones were from Chen Juxiang's family who came to borrow money, or gave gifts and money to the Chen family on various festivals...
The larger amounts include the expenses for the second, third and fourth sons to marry wives, have children, and celebrate Chen Juxiang's birthday every year.
Everyone was quite shocked. First, they didn't expect Tang Liren to be so meticulous. Second, they didn't expect his family's expenses over the years were so huge!
More than an hour later, Tan Fenghui had figured out the final account.
"...According to our current prices, grandma has been married to the Bai family for forty years, and the money she and the Chen family have spent is more than forty-six thousand. Add to that the expenses of several uncles getting married, having children, seeing doctors and taking medicine... the total expenses are more than one hundred and ten thousand." Tan Fenghui said.
Tang Liren smiled and said, "This money was all paid back by Zhenggan and I."
Li Cui'er was not convinced, "This is the public account! It's as if we didn't contribute anything!"
Then he rolled his eyes at Chen Juxiang and complained in a low voice, "You old woman, you still have the nerve to scold me for supporting my parents all day long! Isn't she the same? I have been married for forty years, and I have supported the Chen family for a total of more than 40,000 yuan, which is more than 1,000 yuan a year! Our Zhenglang works thirty days a month, which is only about 60 yuan a month! She, on the other hand, supports two strong laborers to her parents every year, bah!"
Chen Juxiang blushed with embarrassment.
The Chen family also felt that the eldest brother was meaningless.
Tang Liren, "Old Fourth Family, I want to ask you, what have you contributed?"
Li Cui'er paused, thought about it, and it seemed to be true! Ever since she married into the Bai family, all the money earned by the fourth brother had been in her hands. She had indeed never given a single cent to Tang Liren and Bai Zhenggan... But every New Year, she would ask the eldest brother and his wife for things with a clear conscience.
"Well, then... when our father was alive, there must have been some family property left, right? We, the fourth child, were still young at that time, and you took it all!" Li Cui'er argued unreasonably.
Grandma Seven's face darkened. "When your father died, he didn't even pay off the debt he owed when he married his second wife. Where did the family property come from?"
Li Cui'er: ...
She knew something was wrong, and asked quickly, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by bringing up these old accounts? Are you not going to give us any money?"
Tang Liren looked at Li Cui'er and said with a smile: "You are dreaming!"
Li Cui'er got angry and yelled, "Then we won't separate!"
Bai Zhenggan spoke slowly, "Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, I have treated you well over the years, right?"
Uncle Bai said, "Brother, I am useless and may not be able to earn that much money to pay you back. How about I write you a few IOUs? If I can't pay them back, I will ask Yongjun and Aimin to pay them back. If Yongjun and Aimin can't pay them back, there is still Xiao Shitou..."
Uncle Bai San and Uncle Bai Si looked at each other.
Li Cui'er growled at Fourth Uncle Bai, "If you want to split up the family, we'll get divorced!"
Bai Zheng laughed dryly, "In the past, I always thought that we were a family and shouldn't be too fussy... So in my family, except for Taotao, Hongdou and Huangdou, all men and women had to go to work and earn work points. If anyone couldn't make ends meet, I would always be there to subsidize them. Hey, no matter how difficult it is, I will never let your children starve, right?"
"But what Fourth Sister-in-law said is right. Recently, I injured my waist, Nansheng joined the army, Hui'er is pregnant... and because I was injured, your sister-in-law has to stay at home to serve me. Suddenly, there are four or five less laborers. Of course, I can't go back to work and provide you with food and drink..."
Li Cui'er's face turned green and red, and she said angrily: "I just said that, why do you hold such a grudge? You are the eldest in the family, but you are so petty..."
Bai Zhenggan, "So let's split up the family! As for these debts, your sister-in-law and I have already paid them off... Of course, if anyone is still complaining about this or that, or even wants a share of the money, then we'll share the debts as well!"
Chen Juxiang was anxious, "You don't want to give me money, but you still want to split the family? You're dreaming!"
Bai Nansheng's voice was even more irritable than hers, "Dad, Mom! We won't split up the family! This old woman can't be taken care of by our family even after she becomes disabled! When she married into our family, you and Second Uncle had already gone to work in the fields. She never took care of you and Second Uncle, and now she wants to enjoy your and Second Uncle's blessings?"
As he said that, Bai Nansheng shouted at Chen Juxiang, "Why aren't you dead yet?"
Chen Juxiang was so shocked by his scolding that she forgot what she wanted to say.
Uncle Bai asked, "Brother, if we divide the family, will other assets be
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