If we're talking about the family in Qingshui Village that could rival the Liu family, then the Wang family is the only one.
Wang is also a major surname in Qingshui Village, with a similar number of members as the Liu family.
Wang Shuisheng, the patriarch of the Wang family, was once a strong competitor of Li Dagen. If it weren't for Li Dagen's father's influence, the position here would definitely have belonged to Wang Shuisheng.
Aunt Wang, along with her son, husband, brothers, clan leader, and about ten other people, entered the Liang family in a grand procession, squeezing into the space between Li Dagen and Wan Shu.
The men led the way.
Aunt Wang comforted Wan Shu from behind, saying, "Sister Shu, don't worry, with the Wang family here today, we will definitely not let you be bullied!"
Wan Shu couldn't hide her surprise: "Auntie, what brings you here? And with so many people."
“When I got back, I told my father-in-law about how you saved Huani. He scolded me for being unreasonable, saying that this was a life-saving favor and that I could just give him a few vegetables to settle the matter.”
Aunt Wang scratched her head sheepishly.
“He said we had to send a big gift, and when he heard you wanted eggs to nourish your child, he went to the next village and bought a few chicks. He asked my husband and me to bring them over so we could formally thank you.”
"Who knew that as soon as we arrived, we saw Li Dagen leading a group of people into your house, and they were arguing that they wanted to take back the pension to support their grandson's education and examinations."
When Aunt Wang and her husband saw that something was wrong, they knew they couldn't let their daughter's savior be bullied, so they quickly went back to find her father-in-law and a few of their relatives, who then came over with their men.
Aunt Wang was furious: "I was standing guard outside and heard everything. Liang Youqian actually wanted to take nine taels of the ten taels of silver as compensation, leaving only one tael for you orphans and widows. He's simply inhuman!"
Aunt Wang's father-in-law, who is also the head of the Wang family, is an upright man and was very angry when he heard about this.
"Li Dagen, you're a complete scoundrel! As the village head, not only do you fail to do anything for the villagers, but you also bully orphans and widows here, taking advantage of your position! Where's your shame?!"
Li Dagen thought that the matter was a sure thing today, but unexpectedly an obstacle appeared, and his face immediately darkened.
"Wang Shuisheng, what I do is none of your business. This isn't even a member of your Wang family, so get out of here!"
"Although this person is not from our Wang family, he is my Huani's savior!" The Wang clan chief refused to back down: "Our Wang family is determined to handle this matter today!"
The men of the Wang family behind him said in unison, "That's right, we're going to take care of this today!"
"Our Wang family is grateful and will never allow our savior to suffer any injustice!"
The men of the Wang family are generally taller and bigger than the men of the Li family. If they were to clash head-on, the Li family would definitely not come out on top.
Li Dagen had no choice but to suppress his anger: "My mother-in-law raised Liang Fugui with great difficulty, and she is entitled to a share of the compensation. This is reasonable and justifiable. How can this be called bullying!"
Mother Liang covered her eyes and wailed again, "Oh dear, what a miserable life I have! I raised Fugui with so much care and hardship! And now I get nothing in return!"
Aunt Wang spat out rudely, "Pah! What are you pretending for, you old hag? Everyone in Qingshui Village knows how you treated Liang Fugui! When he was little, you made him go into the water to collect snails in the freezing cold, and in the sweltering summer, you gave him all sorts of dirty and hard work, and you didn't even feed him. He almost starved to death, which forced Liang Fugui to separate from you as soon as he got married!"
Liang's mother's eyes narrowed, and she said fiercely, "So what? No matter how I treat him, I'm still his mother, and I have to get a share of his compensation!"
Aunt Wang opened her mouth to curse again, but the clan chief raised his hand to stop her.
“Aunt Liang, you’re right. It’s only right and wrong that you should receive a share of the compensation, but a share is a share!”
Chief Wang said impartially, “According to the rules of our Qingshui Village, when a able-bodied man dies, the inheritance he leaves behind should be divided equally among his parents, wife, and children.”
“Liang Fugui’s father is dead. You, Fugui’s wife, and five children make a total of seven people. Let’s divide them up…”
Chief Wang had once worked as a helper in a restaurant in the county town, where he learned some accounting skills and was able to calculate it in a short time.
"One serving is a little over one tael and four mace."
Nine taels is far too much of a difference between one tael and four mace. How can Liang's mother, Liang Youqian, and Li Guilan possibly rely on each other?
The three of them started crying and making a scene of chaos, which made Li Dagen's temples throb.
All she does is cry and make a scene! Now that Wan Shu has the Wang family backing her up, crying and making a scene are useless in this situation!
His daughter is useless, and the son-in-law she married is also an idiot!
However, their grandson Yaozu was exceptionally bright and academically gifted. The old teacher at the town's school said that as long as they could scrape together five taels of silver for tuition and study for another year, Yaozu's grandson would definitely pass the imperial examination and become a student!
If you pass the preliminary examination, how far are you from becoming a scholar?
If you pass the county-level exam and become a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the lowest level of the imperial examinations), how far are you from becoming a Juren (another successful candidate in the highest level of the imperial examinations)?
His grandson, who brought glory to his ancestors, is destined to become an official!
When Li Dagen learned of this, he immediately began to raise tuition fees for Liang Yaozu within his clan.
Over the decades, he used his position as village head to bring considerable benefits to the Li family.
If it were a few years ago, raising five taels of silver would have been no problem at all. But in the last three years, there have been natural disasters every year, and the disasters have become more and more severe each year, making everyone poorer year by year.
In order to avoid starvation, many families with the surname Li were unwilling to pay for Liang Yaozu's education any longer. After a month of fundraising, they had only managed to raise two taels of silver.
Just when everyone thought Yaozu's path to education was over, things took an unexpected turn when Liang Fugui died! And they even had to give him a ten-tael pension!
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