Ning Zheng's face became even stiffer at this moment, and it felt as if ten thousand horses were galloping across the lawn in his heart.
He turned around and glared at her, angrily scolding her: "Shut up right there! If you don't want to stay, get out! Stop embarrassing me here, you awful thing."
After saying that, he immediately put on a flattering face and said to Jiang Wuli, "Uncle Jiang is the village chief, how could he lie? I mean, is it possible that the prescription wasn't lost, but was placed somewhere?"
Jiang Wuli raised a half-smile, which made Banzi look exactly like Kexin. He put down the wristband in his hand and pursed his lips: "We'll know about Fangzi's matter after searching their bodies. But right now, my grandson has been beaten by your three sons. Not only is he bedridden, but he's also been unable to go to work and earn money. The medical expenses have also been quite a bit..."
Ning Zheng had already given him a warning when he heard this. If he still pretended not to know, the consequences could be imagined.
Ning Zheng reacted quickly: "I understand, it was my son who broke it. We will compensate...pay."
While he was busy talking about paying the money, his wife was clutching the purse tightly, her face twisted into a knot, and she kept winking at Ning Zheng: "I think our son got beaten too. Did it all go in vain?"
"The Jiang family was beaten by just one person, and our family was beaten by three. No matter how you look at it, we are at a disadvantage. They should be the ones paying the money."
Ning Zheng's wife Zhang Xianglan spoke in a voice neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone in the room to hear. Looking at her mother-in-law's face, Ge Shuzhen really wanted to go up and slap her again.
Ge Shuzhen sneered: "Next time I look for a daughter-in-law, I must see what kind of temper my mother-in-law has."
Zhang Xianglan was immediately filled with anger after being retorted by her. She rolled up her sleeves and was about to stand up to argue with her, but her arrogance was only a moment away as she was pulled back by Ning Zheng.
"Shut up, you idiot! Don't you even know where you are? What? Don't you want a son anymore?"
They knew Jiang was powerless to lie, but did they have any evidence?
Not to mention the fact that the son was beaten, so much time has passed, and they took advantage of this time to write a crappy prescription and stuff it into their son's clothes. This is irrefutable evidence.
Brothers are not allowed to testify for each other, and everyone here is a member of the Jiang family. Who can expect the Jiang family to stand up and deny that their son did not steal anything?
Moreover, this matter involved Liu Ji. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they did not dare to take the risk to test it. What if the consequence of testing it was to send all three sons to jail, and one of them might be exiled? Who would they rely on to take care of them in their old age then?
Relying on this unreliable, lazy, and cunning Ning Dani?
Ning Zheng's brain was clear. They were doomed to suffer a loss today. After thinking this through, he immediately snatched Zhang Xianglan's purse, took out a few small coins from it and handed them to the eight-immortal table beside Jiang Wuli. "Here are five taels of silver for my son-in-law's medical treatment, and the rest for some supplements."
Five taels of silver lay quietly on the table, but the Jiang family didn't even look at it.
Jiang Wuli sneered, "Five taels to send away beggars, and I spent five taels to buy medicine for my grandson."
Ning Zheng: ....
He hardened his heart and took out so much silver, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't even think much of it. In the past, they were the ones who got extorted in the village, but today they were the ones who got extorted. He felt very bad.
His trembling hands reached for the purse again, but Zhang Xianglan on the side protected it and prevented him from taking it. The two of them struggled for a long time. Finally, Ning Zheng couldn't bear it anymore and slapped her in the face. Then he successfully took out five taels from his purse and put it next to the original five taels.
Ning Zheng laughed awkwardly: "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. Use these five taels to buy food for the child. You should stay at home and recuperate during this period."
For a farmer's family, being able to deduct these ten taels of silver is really a huge effort for them.
Jiang Wuli handed the silver to Jiang Yongtian: "Old Three, keep it."
After accepting the money, Ning Zheng felt relieved. At least his third son wouldn't be sent to the authorities. He immediately asked, "Then... let's take the child back. It's so late, you should go to bed early."
Before Jiang Wuli could say anything, Jiang Xin, who was standing at the door, was supported into the house and said in a weak voice, "I want to divorce my wife."
Everyone turned around when they heard the noise and made way for him. Ning Zheng looked in the direction of the voice and took a deep breath. Jiang Xinchang wasn't exactly ugly, but he was a handsome young man. He came out today...
How to describe it? It's comparable to the fat and big-eared pigs raised in a pigsty.
Ning Zheng raised his butt and walked forward to comfort him: "My dear son-in-law, I have made you suffer. I apologize to you. It is all my fault for not educating Dani well. I will teach her a lesson later to vent your anger. Divorce is a big deal and needs to be handled with caution. After all, Dani is pregnant with your child. You should give her a try."
Jiang Xin opened his eyes wide and looked at the person who was speaking: "Father-in-law, do you think I look like Ning Dani looking at Buddha's face?"
"If this is a blessing from the Buddha, I don't know if the next time I get beaten, it will directly cost me my life. Let's not talk about that for now. Today, I earned money from work and came back to buy her meat buns. She even complained that I didn't earn enough and didn't buy her meat. I asked Ning Dani in front of my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Since we got married a year and a half, every penny I earned has been given to Ning Dani, and we have never paid for food."
"I can't say how much I earn in a month, but I definitely make 500 coins. Where do all those coins go?"
Where did you go?
Everyone in the room looked at Ning Dani and Ning Zheng, waiting for Ning Dani's reply.
Five hundred coins a month, that's nine taels of silver in a year and a half. Moreover, Ning Dani hasn't bought herself any clothes or jewelry in the past year or so, so this money is purely leftover.
Ge Shuzhen pulled Ning Dani out and pointed at her angrily: "Where's the money? Where did it go? Take it out!"
Ning Dani broke free from her mother-in-law's hand in fear, hid behind Ning Zheng, and remained silent like a quail.
Jiang Xin continued, "Our family was poor back then, and we only asked for one or two taels of silver as a betrothal gift. So even though we knew she had a bad reputation, we still married her just to save the betrothal gift. I've been enduring this for over a year, thinking I wouldn't worry my parents, but I never thought she would become even more demanding..."
When Jiang Xin was angry, his chest hurt so much that he didn't dare to cough loudly. He held his chest and gasped for breath: "Grandpa, I will divorce my wife no matter what you say today. Such an unfilial thing cannot stay in our family. I don't care even if I am a bachelor in the future."
After saying that, he knelt down in front of Jiang Wuli and said, "Grandpa, please write a letter of divorce for me, otherwise I will be kneeling down forever."
At this moment, Jiang Xin wished he could recognize words and write. He regretted that he was too busy playing around and didn't learn from his grandfather properly. Otherwise, he would never let his grandfather dirty his hands with this letter of divorce.
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