Chapter 207: Confiscation and Exile Control Group 13
Master Pei Er looked bewildered. "Father, I don't understand what you're saying. When did I ever hide anything?"
General Pei pointed at Second Master Pei, shaking with anger: "You still don't admit it! When you and your eldest brother divided the family property, all the silver you had added up to only a little over two hundred taels.
Where did you get the money to buy these things?
You said you didn't hide anything, but where did you get the money to buy so many things?
Do you think I'm old and confused?
The previous division of the family does not count. You must give me all the silver you hid, and we will divide the family property anew!"
Master Pei Er and the people watching around were stunned!
General Pei doesn't care about his dignity at all?
The property has been divided up, so why do you care where the money for the second wife comes from? It has nothing to do with you!
When you divided the family property before, what you got were the personal belongings sent by the old lady and the second lady's families.
This is not your Pei family's thing at all. Even if the old lady and the second lady hid it, they were hiding their own things.
To put it bluntly, this is just using your brother's wife's money to support your uncle's family.
Then she complained that what they gave was too little and that she didn't receive the same treatment as the second wife!
Now they want to divide the family property again because they didn't give them all their private money.
This is so shameless!
The people around couldn't help but whisper.
"The eldest wife of the Pei family and the old general are going too far. They are simply bullying us! We should avoid this family in the future!"
"That's right, there's no way this is possible, the Second House is being wronged.
Who would dare to marry into the eldest branch of the Pei family in the future? This is simply shameless!"
"I think this old General Pei is too greedy to tell right from wrong!"
"The second wife is also unlucky to have run into such an unreasonable person."
Everyone was talking at once, whispering to the side, all speaking up for Master Pei II and sneering at the actions of General Pei and the eldest wife.
After hearing what General Pei said, Master Pei Er suddenly understood.
Regarding the sudden increase in money, the people in the second house had already discussed a plan and were waiting for the people in the first house to come and ask.
Unexpectedly, there was no movement in the first wife's house, and he had forgotten about it.
When he heard about this, Master Pei II pretended to be flustered and explained, "Father, you misunderstood. This silver was sent by the Lin family later..."
Before Master Pei II could finish his words, Madam Pei couldn't wait to interrupt, "Second brother, it's better not to lie.
For so many days, although one family of us walked in front and the other walked behind, we still knew clearly whether there were other people coming to deliver things.
"Second brother, you're not trying to embezzle the money that should have been given to the eldest wife when the family was divided, are you?"
Master Pei waited patiently for the eldest lady to finish her words before continuing, "Sister-in-law, you really misunderstood. This was indeed sent by someone else later.
This was sent by the Lin family to the couple driving the donkey cart following behind the procession."
Master Pei Er pretended to be hurt, wiped his face, and continued:
"When we divided the family property, my father told the second branch to take out all the things sent by the Lin and Zheng families and give them to my eldest brother.
Although I know this is not polite, those things do not belong to the Pei family.
But we are brothers, and when the family property was divided, I was afraid that my eldest brother's family would suffer because they had nothing. In order to make his family live better, I shamelessly took the things of the women in my family and gave them to my eldest brother.
The money we use to buy supplies now was sent by her parents later. I can't give it to my eldest brother as well. If I do that, what kind of family will our Pei family become?
Can the men of the Pei family still stand up straight?
My sister-in-law misunderstood me, but I didn’t expect that even my father thought the same way about me!
"What kind of image have I held in my father's mind for so many years?"
After saying this, she covered her face and cried as if she couldn't bear it anymore!
After the period of exile, Madam Pei had long lost the elegance and grace of a noble lady, and her words were always sarcastic.
"What you said sounds nice, second brother, but who knows if it's true?"
After Mr. Pei Er finished complaining about his grievances, he started to fight back: "I also want to ask my eldest brother and his wife, the first wife had money before, but she cried poor and asked the second wife to take out all her things and divide them with the first wife.
The eldest wife's money is kept secret, but she only knows how to take advantage of the second wife, making me feel ashamed in front of my wife. How can this be justified? "
The eldest lady's eyebrows immediately turned upside down and she screamed, "You are slandering me! When did our eldest wife hide anything?"
Just then, Pei Xinmei and Master Pei came back driving a carriage that was fully loaded with things.
Pei Xinmei was far away and didn't notice the strange atmosphere here. She was still sitting in the carriage and excitedly greeted Madam Pei:
"Mom, we're back! We bought a lot of things, including a carriage. We can now take the carriage and travel!"
General Pei's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the eldest brother's family really had something to hide?
For so many days, no one has come to deliver things to the old family. Now they want to buy carriages and supplies. Where does all this money come from?
The second son only bought a mule cart. General Pei looked at Madam Pei suspiciously and saw that she was also surprised!
Mrs. Pei never thought that Pei Xinmei and Master Pei could buy back so many things, even a carriage!
At this moment, he was looking at the carriage approaching from a distance in surprise, and completely ignored Master Pei Er!
Master Pei II looked at General Pei meaningfully, and said in a heavy voice, "Father, I believe I have done my best for my eldest brother's family.
You know, I know, and everyone around us knows whether the money we got when we divided the property can buy back a carriage with all the good things on it!
In order not to embarrass you, I won't go into details. If I go into details, everyone will lose face.
But don’t throw dirty water on me anymore, I am your son too.”
After saying that, Master Pei Er turned around and walked away quickly. His back looked as if he was heartbroken.
This time the whispers around were even louder, and everyone felt that the eldest branch of the Pei family was not a good friend.
When he failed to get his stepmother and sister-in-law's affection, he started to separate the family.
When the family was divided, he gave all the things from the second wife to the other family, and did not give anything from his own family.
General Pei is also a fool.
How could Master Pei's family not know whether the family had money or not? Looking at General Pei's expression now, it was obvious that he was just hiding it from this old man.
How confusing!
General Pei also vaguely heard some of the discussions of others.
His back suddenly became hunched, and he didn't know how he would face his second son in the future!
Although he wanted the second wife to help the eldest family, he never thought that the eldest family was so disappointing.
Where did the eldest wife get the money to buy so many things!
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