Chapter 200:
Li Zhengxin looked at Bill and at Li Gui with different expressions in his eyes.
He gave Bill a kindly look, but gave Li Gui one with a hint of contempt…
“This wouldn’t be another good deed done by our Bill, would it? Haha, Bill this little guy truly deserves to be the dog liked by the young master!”
Li Zhengxin stroked his beard and laughed heartily toward the sky. During this time, he had also gotten familiar with Bill. This guy didn’t bite him either.
He was just rather arrogant!
Old Li Tou was dumbfounded. Little persimmon? What little persimmon? The persimmons in his family’s yard had only just borne fruit. Why was it the persimmon’s dog? What on earth was going on?
He didn’t think in any other direction either. Zhou Shi was still snoring loudly on the ground. Li Zhengxin frowned… What kind of decorum was this?
“Uncle Zhengxin, sorry, my mom has suffered a bit in prison recently, so…”
Li Daqiang wanted to say that Bill had bitten her miserably, but seeing that his mom was asleep very soundly…
It seemed like she hadn’t slept such a long, peaceful sleep in a very long time…
“Pei De, the ground is cold. You should have your oldest brother and Gui Wa carry your wife to the bed in the house to sleep first!”
Li Daqiang ran over and carried his mom on his back. Li Gui was out of the question—his legs went soft and he couldn’t stand, his hand accidentally bumped the wall, and he was embarrassed to the point of almost crying.
He gave a bitter smile, the reason only he himself knew!
Li Daqiang waited a bit but saw no movement from Li Gui. Helplessly, he carried her on his back himself, and seeing disgusting stuff coming out of his mom’s mouth, he nearly vomited!
The main hall door was locked, so he carried her to that lounge chair to sleep first.
As he spoke, this thing was strangely comfortable. He sat there and didn’t want to move…
“Village Chief, you don’t know, the woman my family’s San Mao married now clearly shows no respect to me this father-in-law. What did she just say…”
“Brother, do you know? She said this father-in-law of hers actually has a dog’s life… Does Zhao Li Village have such a young wife without respect for hierarchy?”
Old Li Tou now played the emotional card, pretending to be pitiful, shakily wiping tears… just like he had suffered a tremendous blow!
“This kind of young wife should be locked in the ancestral hall, sit on Chun Deng, or at the very least sunk in the pond…”
Was this Old Li Tou trying to completely tear into Luo Zhi’er?
Li Zhengxin coughed awkwardly, “Old Li, there must be a misunderstanding between you and that couple. Your family’s San Mao’s wife is a good person. She’s not wrong. I can understand that in her moment of anxiety she might have hurt your self-esteem. Brother, let me just ask you one thing: when you came back, were you planning to kill this Bill?”
“That beast bites people. Is it wrong for me to kill an inhuman beast?”
“Heh heh, Old Li brother, you’re wrong this time. This Bill is not something you can afford to kill. I already told you when I came earlier: Bill doesn’t like others calling him a beast. Bill is a lucky dog, a friend to everyone in our entire Zhao Li Village. Here, he is to receive unparalleled respect!”
“What?”
“Pah! Just a stinky dog…”
He narrowed his eyes…
Why?
“Shut your mouth!”
“Old Li brother, you should feel honored. For your Old Li Family to raise Bill means your ancestors’ graves are smoking green— you’ve had quite the dog shit luck, got it?”
“Ah?”
“I came specifically because I saw you all returned. I was afraid you’d hurt our friend Bill, so I dropped what I was doing and hurried over. Remember this: if you kill Bill, that’s making an enemy of everyone in our entire Zhao Li Village!”
“…Village Chief, what on earth is going on? I’m really confused…”
Old Li Tou’s heart tightened, his head buzzing with anger. Clearly, when they came back, they had spared the little path and told them not to make a sound, so how did he still know they had returned…
If this went on, soon the entire Zhao Li Village would know they were back, and he wasn’t prepared to face everyone’s questioning yet.
This old face of his really couldn’t be shown to people…
“Uh… actually, I came for another important matter to tell you.”
“What?”
“Your family’s Li Lei is going to be expelled from the Li Shi clan. Since you’ve returned, come to the ancestral hall tomorrow to strike the name!”
“What? Village Chief, this, this absolutely won’t do…” Old Li Tou was frantic. He knew there would be punishment, but not something this severe—expulsion from Zhao Li Village!
“Even if I beg you, you know I’ve never begged anyone like this in my whole life…”
Li Zhengxin saw Old Li Tou with tears streaming like an old lady, steeled his heart, and said awkwardly,
“Old Li, don’t blame me for not reminding you. This punishment is fair to you. Zhao Li Village never keeps criminals who don’t follow rules and laws and get caught by the government officials. If you don’t want to leave, teach Li Lei and the others well in advance!”
“It’s too late to say anything now. Your family’s Li Lei truly committed a crime. For you all to be released, leaving his wife and Jiabao and Jiayong is already extra mercy from us!”
Can’t let one mouse dropping spoil the whole pot. Very clear: Zhao Li Village has no place for Li Lei this scheming criminal villain!
Chen Shi was also listening with perked ears, nearly collapsing inside, nearly stumbling to the ground!
Parents and brothers-in-law in prison—even if released, they couldn’t possibly let her go back. Then they would surely hate her to the bone. Where could she take the children?
Luckily, their mother and sons could still stay at Old Li Family!
Even if she died, she had to die at Old Li Family.
“Village Chief, please stand up for me!”
Suddenly, Chen Shi rushed out from the sheep pen, pleading toward Li Zhengxin.
“Oh? Jiayong’s mom, what’s wrong?”
Chen Shi knelt on the ground,
“Village Chief, his family’s Li Lei caused my parents and brothers-in-law to be thrown in prison, Chen Ji shut down! So miserable! Now Old Li Family is released without guilt, but my family is still far from release. I beg you to give Old Li Family’s farmland to me. I need to sell it to rescue my parents and them!”
“What?”
She now had no income, no silver. She had calculated that Old Li Family only had this farmland worth any money!
Old Li Tou nearly died of anger upon hearing this. Li Gui too, and Li Daqiang was in disbelief!
“You this woman, no wonder you’ve been so quiet all the way back—not knowing what you were plotting. Turns out you came back to sell our family’s farmland. How are you so selfish, so thick-faced?”
Old Li Tou cursed out…
“Exactly, our family’s farmland is the property and livelihood of our whole family. How can you just sell it?” Li Gui was unwilling. If sold, how could he go to town to study?
“This matter was caused by Li Lei. He abandoned wife and children and ran away, causing my parents and brothers-in-law to go to prison. As his relatives, shouldn’t you help compensate?” Chen Shi said.
“Not only farmland—even if you smash pots and sell iron, sell the house, the foundation, you all have to rescue my dad and them!”
“Ah pah! Li Lei is your man. Damn it, before running away he stole all our family’s silver. I haven’t even asked you for compensation, and you’re already eyeing our family’s farmland. Tell me, are you and Li Lei in cahoots putting on an act?”
“Heh, I get it. Did you two take our family’s silver for yourselves?”
“What? No such thing!”
“Hmph! Stinky woman! Get out wherever you came from. Our Old Li Family has no such people as you Chen Shi!”
Li Gui cursed, not caring at all about his identity as a Donglin Academy student. Without silver, his true colors showed!
Li Gui said everything Old Li Tou wanted to say. Li Zhengxin watched them bite each other like dogs, his forehead throbbing!
“Chen Shi, handle your own affairs yourselves. Li Lei is Old Li Family’s man, so isn’t he also your husband? Husband and wife are one. Now that he’s in trouble, how can you disassociate?”
Then he said to Old Li Tou,
“And I didn’t get to tell you earlier: you know, since expulsion, Li Lei’s, as well as Jiayong and Jiabao’s farmland has already been taken and redistributed to other newly born male descendants!”
“What? Village Chief, you know what farmland means to me? How can you just take the farmland away…”
“Of course I know. Since expulsion, of course we can’t leave his farmland. A male descendant with such poor character doesn’t deserve to enjoy Zhao Li Village’s farmland! Zhao Li Village’s farmland doesn’t support scheming criminal villains!”
“But Jiayong and Jiabao are innocent! Why take their farmland?”
“They are innocent, but blame their dad. Who let them carry Li Lei’s blood?”
Old Li Tou stumbled and fell to the ground!
