After the vicious adoptive mother gave up, the scumbag children regretted it

Jiang Chen was not a good man to begin with, and it was better for the whole village to bear the pressure than for him to bear it alone.

Seeing that he was interested, the gangster smiled and said, "Come to me anytime and I'll wait for your good news. My name is Wang Saner and I live in the last house in Maoyan Hutong."

Ignoring Jiang Chen's ugly expression, Wang Saner walked away humming a little tune.

When Jiang Chen returned home, he was greeted with expectant looks from his entire family. His family had always viewed him this way, and Jiang Chen once felt very proud. He was the most promising one in the family, and he had never let his family down, and he was always able to help his family solve problems.

But he ignored it at that time, and all the difficulties at home were transferred to the original owner, not his ability.

Now that no one helps him share the burden, he has returned to his original state, a poor and good-for-nothing scholar.

"Four, what's going on?"

Father Jiang asked, asking his daughters-in-law to bring the food. "Let's eat. No matter what, we have to eat."

Jiang Chen nodded, ate his meal in silence, and said, "I'll go to the village chief's house."

Father Jiang asked, "Do you need me to come with you?"

Jiang Chen thought about it and said, "Then let's go together."

If the villagers were dissatisfied, his father would take care of it and it would not be a problem for him as a scholar.

They went to the village chief's house to discuss the matter, but the other members of the Jiang family were at a loss as there was still no good news.

Mother Jiang was so angry that she couldn't eat. Suddenly she saw Jiang Xun and the other children and was angry at them: "What are you three doing standing there? Have you finished your housework? Are you waiting for me to serve you?"

Jiang Yu subconsciously wanted to cry, and Jiang's mother scolded her again: "Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet, why are you crying? If you dare to cry for me, I'll tear your mouth apart."

Jiang Yu was able to hold back her tears. Jiang Ke's face was gloomy, thinking that her grandmother was deliberately taking out her anger on her sister.

Jiang Xun understood even more clearly that he hated this old woman the most. In his previous life, she always disliked him and would either beat or scold him. She never had a good face whenever she saw him.

"Get away from me. Watching you will shorten my life by two years."

The other members of the Jiang family were silent and no one pleaded for them. Jiang Xun had no choice but to leave home with his younger brother and sister and go to the thatched house that Shen Nanzhi had built. At least there they could shelter from the wind and rain and avoid being scolded.

In fact, Jiang's mother had already taken action today, but Jiang Xun dodged it quickly, which caused Jiang's mother to curse at him.

Jiang Yu finally dared to cry, "I miss my mother."

Jiang Ke lowered his head in shame, he wanted to too.

Jiang Xun said: "Why are you crying? Why do you miss her? Didn't she make us work and cook for herself?"

Jiang Yu: "But my mother didn't hit me or scold me. What did I do wrong?"

Jiang Xun had nothing to say. No matter how much Shen Nanzhi disliked them, she just ignored them but never tortured or starved them.

Jiang Ke grew up a lot in a short time and said, "Our existence is wrong, sister. No one can protect us in the future. Don't cry casually."

No one will feel sorry for them, but instead they will become annoying and attract verbal abuse and beatings.

Jiang Xun was silent. "Father won't ignore us. He just can't take care of himself. It's mother's fault. Why does she want so much money? She knows that the family can't afford it. Isn't it going to kill me?"

No matter how old Jiang Xun is, his character has not changed. At this moment, he felt that Shen Nanzhi had gone too far. After all, they were husband and wife. How could she force someone into a desperate situation?

It turns out that all women are vicious, none of them are good.

"Brother, I'm hungry."

Jiang Xun's body stiffened for a moment. He was also hungry.

"Go to sleep. You won't be hungry when you sleep."

Jiang Yu: "But I am still hungry even when I fall asleep. I have woken up from hunger several times."

Jiang Xun couldn't help but yell, "Are you hungry and I am not? What do you want me to do? I am only eight years old. If I were eighteen, I would definitely support you. I am eight years old, what can I do?"

Jiang Yu felt wronged and wanted to cry, she just wanted her brother to comfort her.

Jiang Ke sighed, hugged her and coaxed her: "Go to sleep, I will find a way to find you something to eat tomorrow."

"Ok."

Jiang Yu fell into a deep sleep due to crying herself tired. Jiang Xun and the other two were children after all, and they couldn't hold on any longer, so they fell asleep too.

The next morning, the big bell on the wall of the village, which had not been rung for a long time, was rung again. Whenever a major event occurred and the whole village needed to gather together, the village chief would ring the big bell.

"What happened? Why are you ringing the bell to gather people when it's not harvest time?"

"Who knows? Nothing's happened recently, right?"

The villagers were very confused and did not even bother to go out to work, so they gathered at the entrance of the village.

The village chief, Old Man Jiang, was puffing on his pipe. His wrinkles became deeper, as if he had aged five years overnight. The villagers were very surprised: "Village chief, what happened?"

"Are you all here? This is a big event that concerns our entire village."

"What's the big deal?"

The men moved closer, while the women and children were all on the periphery, talking and laughing with their hands in their pockets. They had no say in these important decisions, they were just there to listen.

The village chief said: "Jiang Chen is the only scholar in our village. He is likely to pass the imperial examination next year. By then, he can protect our village from paying taxes and reducing a lot of taxes and corvée. This is the only chance for our village to turn things around.

But because Shen wanted to divorce and bribed the county magistrate to protect her, she now needs to compensate her with six hundred taels of silver.

The Jiang family can’t possibly come up with it, so we as a village have to work together to find a solution.”

The villagers were instantly furious. They all knew about this and had been talking about it recently, but they didn't know they would have to pay so much silver as compensation. Their entire village couldn't come up with that much silver.

"Shen is so cruel, are they trying to kill us?"

"That's right. The county magistrate is also confused. He was actually bribed by her. This is too much. A corrupt official. Is there any law left?"

The villagers were filled with righteous indignation. If Shen Nanzhi had been there, he would have been torn to pieces by them.

"Shut up, everyone. Listen to me."

Village Chief Jiang struck the bell and continued, "There is no point in saying more. We can only swallow this loss. What I mean is that every family in the village should take out a few acres of land and sell it to repay this debt."

"Why?"

Now the villagers are even more agitated. Why should they use their land to help the Jiang family pay off their debts? Land is the most important wealth of every family. Who would sell land unless it is absolutely necessary?

Village Chief Jiang said, "He is the only scholar in our village and the hope of our village. If anyone is reluctant to give up a few acres of land today, when Jiang Chen passes the imperial examination and returns to the village in the future, you will not have a share."

Village Chief Jiang's words also had a threatening tone. He glanced at everyone and threatened to kill whoever jumped the most.

This shows the power of Village Chief Jiang. Although his words are not final, as long as his decision is supported by most of the village elders, the villagers have to agree, otherwise they will end up in a miserable situation.

The villagers were frightened. They were used to being ruled by Village Chief Jiang. After a passionate resistance, it was futile and they had to accept their fate.