Chapter 140 The Retribution of No Descendants
"Mrs. Yan, you are so unreasonable. You have so many sons, so you won't have to worry about not having Xu Si's incense."
Liu Yue'e said to Mrs. Yan in a gloomy tone, "Xu Si's death is all your fault. You didn't discipline him properly and let him walk around like a dirty cucumber. If you had put a lock in his crotch and told him not to go out and flirt with people, would you have stopped him? Why didn't you do anything when he was flirting with young girls and wives? You kept cursing at people for seducing your son. Now you see the retribution of having no descendants."
Liu Yue'e's scolding made the young wives who were watching feel happy.
The cucumber that Xu Si had been holding, which had made all the young girls and wives in the village feel insecure, finally broke.
Xu Si deserves it. He should have no descendants.
Old Lady Yan cried so hard that she almost died, and she kept holding on to clan leader Xu Kun, demanding justice.
"Uncle Kun, my husband is not at home, you have to make the decision for us mother and son. After all, Xu Si is a nephew of the Xu family, and we can't let the Gu family bully him."
Yan Po's husband was burning charcoal for Xu Zaohua's family in the mountains and did not come down during the wheat harvest season.
The only people she could rely on at this time were the head of the Xu family and the village chief.
As Xu Yong is the village chief, he cannot openly favor Xu Si, but as Xu Kun is the clan leader, he must support the Xu family's nephews and nephews.
Therefore, Mrs. Yan grabbed Xu Kun's sleeve tightly.
The more Xu Kun retreated, the more Yan Po rubbed against him.
Tong Huaqiong's eyes rolled, she jumped into the air, clapped her hands and said, "Mrs. Yan, no wonder you are so arrogant in the village. You let Xu Si bully others. You have your Uncle Kun to clean up your mess. Even if your man is not at home, there are other men to back you up. I am a miserable person. I don't have any men in the clan to back me up, so I am in trouble today."
"The old man, the head of our Gu family, always stays away from me when he sees me. He is nothing like the head of the Xu family, who only supports Yan Pozi and her son. If I had a man to support me, I would not be bullied by Xu Si. Old man, open your eyes and look at your orphan and widow who have been bullied to death. Oh my god, why doesn't our Gu family have someone like Uncle Kun?"
Xu Kun was so angry that he was fuming.
This is not the worst thing. Widow Tong has slandered him and Mrs. Yan.
If he really sided with Xu Si, wouldn't he be criticized in the village?
But he also had to stand up for the Xu family's nephews and nephews, otherwise he would have no chance of becoming the patriarch.
Xu Kun thought so and looked at Xu Yong. He hoped that his nephew could intimidate Widow Tong in the name of the village chief.
Tong Huaqiong saw through Xu Kun's intention, jumped up to Xu Yong and said, "Mrs. Yan has two men from the tribe to back her up, and you're bullying me, a widow, right? I'm being bullied, and I'm willing to keep quiet, but you're forcing me to death. Village chief, why don't you just untie your belt and I'll hang myself with it."
Xu Yong felt his waist tighten and he shouted angrily, "Widow Tong, aren't you solving the problem? Why are you throwing a tantrum again?"
Widow Tong continued to clap her hands: "What did I say? I said that you guys teamed up to support Yan Pozi and Xu Si. Yan Pozi just threw a tantrum like that and you didn't say a word. Why are you accusing me of throwing a tantrum when I'm asking for justice? I won't live anymore. Anyway, I don't have a man to back me up. I'd rather die."
"I just said that I'm generous. I only want five hundred taels. If Mrs. Yan doesn't want to give it to you, she won't care. Instead, she blames me. Oh my, I don't have a man to support me..."
Xu Kun and Xu Yong were both overwhelmed.
"Big sister, don't be like that. What are you talking about? Good fortune is yet to come. Just wait and see. Jingzhe will definitely make up for your grievance today."
"That's right. It's others who are proud of your death."
Liu Yue'e's mother, Mrs. Zhao, and Aunt Qin held Tong Huaqiong on both sides to comfort her.
"Village chief, Uncle Kun, Dashu Niang has just made a request. Are you going to discuss how to raise the money or what else?" Liu Tielian asked.
This matter must be resolved.
"Well, Dashu Niang, it's not that your request cannot be met, but these five hundred taels of silver are a bit too much. You also know the situation of Yan Po's family. Even if all the house, land, pigs, cattle and sheep are sold, they can't get five hundred taels." Xu Yong said while gritting his teeth.
Given Tong Huaqiong's persistence today, the problem must be solved with money.
Xu Yong also agreed to give Tong Huaqiong some silver to settle the matter. The key point was that Tong Huaqiong asked for five hundred taels.
"I don't care. How to raise the money is Mrs. Yan's business." Tong Huaqiong said.
"I won't pay a penny." said Mrs. Yan, wiping her tears.
"If you don't pay, I'll report you to the police," Tong Huaqiong said.
"Dashu Niang, do you think the officials will take care of this matter?" Xu Yong said anxiously, "It's not that I don't want to pay you the silver, but it's a bit too much. Can you ask for less?"
Tong Huaqiong knew that the person who least wanted to report to the police was the village chief, because it would do him no good.
Maybe even his village chief will be fired.
As the village chief, he indulged the Xu family members without limits and handled village affairs unfairly. There is no need for such a village chief to exist.
She also wanted to report to the authorities, but she couldn't let the Xu family members know her thoughts, otherwise she would be hated by everyone in the Xu family.
Tong Huaqiong thought about this and said, "I don't want to report it to the authorities. What good will it do me if I lose my reputation? I only want 500 taels of silver, but you guys are unwilling to give it to me, so I didn't ask for more."
Tong Huaqiong insisted on giving up the five hundred taels.
"Mother Dashu, you see, it is indeed Xu Si who is wrong in this matter. He really cannot come up with five hundred taels. Do you think two hundred taels will be enough?" Xu Kun put his hands behind his back, still acting like the head of the Xu family.
Tong Huaqiong said: "You can just cut 300 taels off the 500 taels. Do you think I am not worth anything because I am not a virgin and Xu Si harassed me?"
Xu Kun: “…”
"Five hundred taels is indeed a bit too much. Although Dashu, Taohua and others don't care about their reputation, it would not be good if the matter is reported to the police. Dashu and his friends have never experienced this and don't understand the seriousness of the matter. Tiechui, you are Dashu's father-in-law, so you give us some advice." Xu Kun looked at Liu Tiechui.
Liu Tiechui didn't say anything. He felt that his mother-in-law didn't ask for much, but it was also true that Mrs. Yan couldn't give it out. Xu Kun's behavior of cutting off three hundred taels at once was also very mean.
"My brother is Dashu's father-in-law. What do you want him to say? You will definitely think whatever he says is unfair. As an outsider, I would like to ask Uncle Kun, how much taels can you take out now?" Liu Tielian asked on behalf of Liu Tiechui.
"The clan can gather together two hundred taels." Xu Kun gritted his teeth. He had to bleed today.
"Okay, then you can take two hundred taels first, and write an IOU for the remaining three hundred taels, and agree on a deadline for repayment. This way, Dashu Niang's grievances will be compensated, and Mrs. Yan won't have to sell her land or house." Liu Tielian said.
Without waiting for Xu Kun and Xu Yong to speak, Liu Tiejian looked directly at Tong Huaqiong and asked, "Dashu Niang, do you think this plan is feasible?"
Tong Huaqiong thought for a moment and said with an embarrassed look: "Since Yue'e's uncle has spoken, I can't refuse to give you face. But the two hundred taels must be given to me immediately, and the IOU must be signed today."
"Village Chief, Uncle Kun, I have suffered such a great injustice, and I have already taken a step back. This condition is not excessive, right?"
Tong Huaqiong looked at Xu Yong and Xu Kun.