"Xie Baotian! What are you all trying to do! Do you even want to live together anymore?!"
"Where did this wild girl come from? You just let her run wild here! Does your father even want to stay in the ancestral graveyard anymore?"
Old Mrs. Ma slammed her cane down in anger, it clanged loudly. She had come here hoping to take advantage of her seniority and bully Xie Baotian's family! But before she could even make a move, she was utterly defeated!
Besides being angry, Old Lady Ma also felt a little panicked, so she immediately unleashed her ultimate move!
Given Old Lady Ma's temper, she would have wanted to have Nanxing arrested and beaten, but she didn't know Nanxing's identity, so she didn't dare to act rashly!
Xie Yushu had also figured out what Old Lady Ma was thinking, and said...
"This girl is a guard I borrowed from the government office; she's very precious!"
Grandma keeps calling me a "wild hussy," she's going to get beaten up later and I won't be able to stop her!
She's always been one to use her hands rather than talk, so you'd better watch your words!
Nanxing also gave Old Lady Ma an unfriendly look, which made Old Lady Ma shudder, unable to catch her breath, and she choked and stretched her neck!
No matter how capable she was, she only dared to act arrogantly within the clan, relying on her seniority; she would never dare to confront the officials!
Upon hearing that Nanxing was actually a government official, he dared not pursue the matter of her assault, but he was determined to suppress Xie Baotian's family, so how could he give up so easily!
He dared not touch the people in the government offices, but as long as the Xie family was surnamed Xie, they had to be under his control. Anyone who dared not listen to him was considered unfilial!
He was certain that Xie Baotian wouldn't dare let his father move his ancestral grave, otherwise it would be a grave act of filial impiety! Letting his father become a wandering ghost would make him feel ashamed and disgraced!
Now, Xie Yushu, Xie Tianqi, and Xie Tianming have also returned. Wasn't Xie Baotian threatening suicide? He wants to see if these brats will watch their father die, their grandfather be removed from the ancestral grave, or Xie Yushu be exterminated from the clan!
They're dreaming if they think they can turn things around under Xie Dafu's nose!
Thinking of this, Xie Dafu said arrogantly.
"Xie Baotian! I'll say it one last time: our Xie family cannot tolerate a disgraced woman. As the clan head, I cannot use the marriage of any girl in the Xie family, or even the entire Xie family village, to protect someone who has brought shame to the Xie family!"
Today, Xie Yushu must be expelled from the clan. From now on, she shall not identify herself as a daughter of the Xie family, nor shall she ever return to Xie Family Village!
If you insist on protecting Xie Yushu, then the only option is to move your father's grave out of the ancestral graveyard, and from now on your family will have no connection with the Xie family!
If you don't want to be expelled from your clan, then show some attitude and compensate your clansmen for the loss of being vilified behind their backs because of you!
Don't say I, as the clan leader, didn't leave you a way out. You decide how to choose!
Seeing Xie Dafu's aggressive attitude, Xie Baotian sighed and said loudly.
"Fellow clansmen, elders and fellow villagers!"
My daughter, Xie Yushu, married Xiao Yi to save the lives of my Xie family. Xiao Yi's ten taels of silver dowry saved our entire family from the drought. Isn't that filial piety?
Secondly, after my daughter arrived at the Xiao family, she took good care of Xiao Haitang and Xiao Jinyu. She also led everyone into the mountains to find water and collect herbs. When she came back, she managed everything at home and outside. Not only did she renovate Xiao Yi's dilapidated thatched hut, but she also cured Xiao Yi's leg!
They even hired a martial arts instructor for those two kids!
Whether as a daughter-in-law or a stepmother, she has wronged Xiao Yi in every way!
Moreover, she also gave two hundred copper coins to the old lady of the Xiao family every month, who was her mother-in-law at the time, and hired a woman to serve her with laundry and cooking. Wouldn't that be considered filial piety towards her parents-in-law?
I've searched the whole village, and I'm wondering if any of you daughters-in-law have hired someone to take care of your parents-in-law?
As for the sisters-in-law and the younger sister-in-law.
My daughter's sister-in-law, who is also the clan chief's granddaughter, is Xie Yujiao!
Her husband was studying, and my daughter borrowed ten taels of silver from her sworn sisters to give to them. As their sister-in-law, I think I've done right by them!
And her sister-in-law, Xiao Yan, every single piece of clothing she wears was bought by my daughter.
Including that old lady Xiao, what did my daughter not provide for her, whether it was food or clothing?
Everyone, please tell me honestly, how is my daughter unfilial and disrespectful to her brothers?
Why was she divorced and sent back?
It's the Xiao family that's inhuman!
Xiao Yi ran away with Xiao Jinyu without a word. In order to help her eldest daughter Xiao Damei and her family after her marriage, Old Madam Xiao forcibly occupied Xiao Yi's house, which is why my daughter and her granddaughter Haitang were kicked out!
I won't talk about my daughter.
That crabapple tree is the only bloodline of her third son!
Her third son died on the battlefield, earning twenty taels of silver as compensation. But Old Madam Xiao received the compensation and didn't even support her son's only bloodline. Is this how a human being does things?
A heartless old witch casually uttered a few words, and these people wanted to expel my daughter from the clan. I, Xie Baotian, will not stand for it!
I don't think my daughter did anything wrong. Besides, the fact that she led everyone back from the mountains to find food and water shows that she hasn't wronged anyone or has anything to compensate them for!
Xie Baotian's words were reasonable, well-founded, and forceful. His series of questions silenced the crowd, and soon whispers began to circulate among them.
"Yu Shu has had a tough time too!"
"Honestly, where can we find a wife like that? If we got someone else, would Xiao Yi's leg have gotten better? The whole family might have starved to death!"
"Yes, ever since Yu Shu married into the Xiao family, their lives have been so good! I think Yu Shu is actually a lucky charm for her husband, but unfortunately she has such a terrible mother-in-law like Old Madam Xiao!"
"That's for sure! That old lady Xiao is the kind of person who picks up her bowl to eat, then puts down her chopsticks and curses. She has no conscience!"
"That's right. Not to mention the Xiao family, even we benefited a lot. If Yu Shu hadn't found water and yams, could we have held out until it rained?"
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