manynovel Chapter 68 Aunt Ya: Someone wants to steal my son-in-law
Chapter 68 Aunt Ya: Someone wants to steal my son-in-law
Gao Shan felt pain all over his body, but he still struggled and sat up with a grimace.
"Yes! But it's not twenty taels. They said that after deducting the change, there is still twenty-two taels left."
"I will help you pay back the money."
When Jiang Youzhen said this, everyone present was shocked.
Shen and the three sisters were all hesitant to talk. Erlang was stupid. Why was he still helping to pay back the debt?
Even the clan leader and other clan members were puzzled, and what shocked them was that the Fugui family actually had such strength and could come up with such a large sum of money?
Even Aunt Ya gasped. How much reward did Erlang get?
"Erlang, how much reward did you get? More than twenty taels of silver, just take it when I say so?" Someone couldn't help but ask.
"Erlang, are you serious? Will you help pay back the money?" Gao Shan's mother asked in disbelief. Is there such a good thing?
"Erlang, you..." Gao Shan was stunned and he couldn't believe it.
He saw clearly how ruthless Erlang was just now, and now he wants to help him pay back the money?
"I did this to make my father feel better. I'm not that unkind. But I have a condition. Don't you have three acres of land? You can sell it to us."
As soon as Jiang Youzhen finished speaking, the smile on Gao Shan's mother's face suddenly froze.
"This was left by Gaoshan's father. We never thought of selling the land even when our family was in the most difficult times." The old lady's lips trembled and her face looked miserable.
"Gao Shan's mother, you also know that your three mu of land is not top quality. If you sell it, I'm afraid it will only fetch 18 taels at most, and you still have to pay the broker. Besides, it may not be sold in a short time.
Gao Shan is in this state now, Jiang Erlang is willing to give more money, which is the most he can do."
Chief Jiang helped to speak up, although he knew that it was not fair to ask people to sell the land they depended on for survival, but this was the only way at the moment.
Gao Shan's mother cried and sighed, then suddenly collapsed on the ground, "I know Jiang Erlang is kind, it's all Gao Shan's fault~"
The onlookers were all advising that, after all, as long as people were still alive, the land could always be bought back.
"I have another condition. I like the hollow carved stone ball in front of your house and I want to learn how to carve it."
Gao Shan's deceased father was a skilled carver and had carved stone lions for wealthy families before. Unfortunately, he died early and Gao Shan didn't learn his father's skills, otherwise he wouldn't be so poor now.
"It's just a stone ball, you can take it." The old lady nodded. What's wrong with that?
That stone ball is a good thing, Jiang Youzhen won’t suffer any loss.
She didn't feel embarrassed as she had cheated the other person. After all, without the twenty taels of silver, Gao Shan would not be able to save his hands.
Gao Shan didn't expect that the people who finally extended a helping hand were his good brother's family, and he immediately lowered his head in shame.
"My daughter, Daya, is thirteen this year. She is not young anymore, and she is very capable and not lazy. We will return the money that Daya gave to your family. If you are worried, you can just give her a contract to sell her body, and you don't need to pay the money."
The old lady suddenly said something shocking and pulled Gao Shan's eldest daughter in front of Jiang Fugui.
Jiang Youzhen was shocked. This old lady was really shocking. She actually turned evil into kindness? What did she mean? She wanted to raise the child for us?
"Guozi, kneel down in front of Uncle Fugui and Auntie. From now on, you belong to their family. You will work like a slave and repay your father's debt of gratitude."
Everyone was also confused. After they realized what was going on, they all cursed in their hearts that this old woman was such a thief!
Seeing that the Fugui family had become prosperous, she actually gave her granddaughter to the Fugui family. Not only would someone help raise the child, but when she grew up, she could marry Erlang and support her family.
Even if Erlang doesn't marry her, she will still live a good life as his mistress.
Shen and Jiang Fugui were also shocked, "Oh! Auntie, what are you doing? The child is still young, we don't have any other thoughts."
Gao Shan was silent after hearing this. He knew Fugui's character very well. If his daughter went to Fugui's house, she would definitely not suffer any loss.
Guozi's tears were about to come out, but when she raised her eyes and saw Jiang Youzhen, she held her tears back.
Aunt Ya was anxious. Why did she compete with her for her son-in-law? Why didn't she realize that Gao Shan's mother was so smart before?
What is this calculation? Do you think others can't see it?
"Aunt, the matter is over. Guozi is still young. Even if the family is poor, there is no need to sell their daughter."
"Well, let's forget about it. It's hard for our family to support one more person now." Jiang Youzhen refused immediately.
What's going on? The old lady is really calculating.
"Good! One thing is for another. A thief should be punished. But he still took into account the past friendship and saved Gao Shan from danger. It can be said that he clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments, and is both kind and righteous. Erlang did the right thing in this matter, and I appreciate it very much."
At this moment, the voice of the village head suddenly sounded. Everyone turned around and saw the village head walking out of the door.
"Grandpa Village Head!" Jiang Youzhen saluted quickly. Fortunately, the village head came to the rescue.
Everyone saluted the village head, and even the clan leader stood up to greet him.
Guozi glanced at Jiang Youzhen, covered her mouth and ran out. She was a little embarrassed to be rejected by Jiang Youzhen on the spot.
"Since the village head is here, the matter of Jiang Dayou's eldest son's brother-in-law will be decided by the village head." The clan leader did not forget that there was another one.
"The clan leader is fair, so you should come!"
The head of the village and the clan leader were humble for a while, and finally they jointly gave a punishment, which was to let Jiang Dayou's relatives take the person back and compensate Jiang Fugui with thirty kilograms of black flour.
No one had any objection to this. As for Jiang Dayou's in-laws, he was allowed to communicate with them himself.
Fortunately, Jiang Dayou felt very ashamed about this and said that even if his relatives did not compensate, his family could still afford 30 kilograms of black flour.
The clan leader was afraid that Jiang Dayou's relative would default on the debt, so he also wrote a letter of guarantee and asked the boy to sign it.
We are all from the same family, so the punishment is not severe, it just serves as a deterrent.
Si Ya's eyes rolled and she went out to promote the event to everyone.
"Grandpa Village Head, have the government officials come to measure the land?" Jiang Youzhen asked about this matter.
The head of the village nodded. "Yes! He is having tea at my house. Let's go over there! We don't want to keep him waiting for too long."
Jiang Youzhen calculated the time and said, "It's almost noon now. We can't let the official make a wasted trip. I'll invite him to be our guest later. Even if it's just simple food, it's a sign of sincerity."
The village head looked over with admiration and said, "Eat at my house!"
He took a look at Jiang Youzhen's house and found it was too shabby.
"It's better to eat at my house to show your sincerity. I believe the official won't mind."
Jiang Youzhen turned to look at the clan leader and said, "When the time comes, we will have to ask the clan leader and several elders to help accompany us. My father and I have little experience, so we might offend others without knowing it."
The clan leader and several elders immediately relaxed their expressions, especially the clan leader. All the grudges in his heart were swept away and he agreed with a smile.
Today I have seen what this kid is capable of. Isn't this the ability to deal with people in every way?
Look! A slap in the face and a sweet date, this thing is done, and in the end everyone is happy!
Aunt Ya nodded appreciatively. How great would it be if this boy became her son-in-law?
When I think about it this way, I feel that my daughter is not worthy of him. What should I do?
Soon, the Jiang family's affairs spread throughout the village.
However, the villagers' focus was not on the theft, but on discussing how much reward Jiang Youzhen had received, and how much he had helped Gao Shan pay back his debts and buy land.
Aunt Ya, who was helping in the Jiang family's kitchen, stopped cutting meat when she heard Shen say that she wanted to buy land and build a house.
"What? Build a big brick and tile house?"
Shen was cooking red-braised pork on the stove, and replied with a smile, "Yes! She said she wanted her sisters to get married in the new house. This house is too shabby and not worthy of her sisters."
When talking about Jiang Youzhen, Shen's face was full of smiles and her tone was mostly doting.