The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Xie Tianyi was also immersed in this delicious food. He was peeling the crayfish intently, occasionally looking up at Chen Xi and Chen Rong who were eating with gusto, with a faint smile on his face.

He had not tasted such delicious food for many years, and his family had not had such a rich meal of meat for a long time. This made him feel a long-lost sense of happiness.

He was filled with emotion. The scene before him seemed to be the best comfort for his hard life in the past.

Chen Xi quietly watched the two little guys eating so sweetly. Their thin bodies and satisfied smiles all touched her heart.

A determined light flashed in the depths of her eyes, and she silently vowed in her heart that she would let the two children live a good life and no longer let them suffer from hunger and cold.

As if sensing Chen Xi's thoughts, Chen Rong and Xie Tianyi raised their heads at the same time and smiled sweetly at her.

However, in this warm and harmonious atmosphere, they were completely unaware that the Chen family had already fallen into chaos.

In the afternoon, when Chen Xi left with his brother, old man Li, who bought Chen Rong, and his son came to the door aggressively, breaking the peace of the Chen family.

"Mrs. Chen, you were the one who sold that brat to me. Now he's gone. You have to give me an explanation!" Old Man Li was furious.

Old Madam Chen was not someone to be trifled with. Upon hearing this, she snorted coldly, with a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes: "You can't even take care of one person, and now you dare to come to me for help?"

"If you don't hand over the person today, or return the money I paid, don't blame me for being rude to you!" Old man Li pressed forward with his eyes wide open.

"You...what do you want?" Old Mrs. Chen was frightened by the other party's arrogance and was a little incoherent, but she forced herself to remain calm.

Zhou Xuemei would never easily spit out the money that had already gone into her pocket. She showed a mocking expression and said in a cold tone, "We handed the person over to you, but you failed to take good care of him. Now that he is no longer under my care, I will naturally not return the money to you."

Hearing Zhou Xuemei's words, Old Man Li's rage grew stronger and stronger, and his face turned red.

"What do I want? Are you two mother and daughter teaming up to cheat me of my money? Today I'm going to let you see how powerful I am!" He roared, his voice deafening.

Seeing this, Li Yang, the youngest son, sneered and said, "Since they are unwilling to hand over the person and return the money, there is no need for us to talk about mercy."

After saying that, Li Yang suddenly picked up a chair beside him, raised it high, and then smashed it heavily to the ground.

In an instant, the solid wooden chair was broken into pieces by the heavy blow, making a sharp crash that shook the whole room.

This sudden act of violence escalated the already tense atmosphere, and the air almost froze.

When Mrs. Chen saw Li Yang starting to fight, she could only warn him verbally: "If you do this again, I will report you to the police!"

However, there is a clear lack of confidence in these words.

She knew very well that selling her grandson to others was human trafficking, an illegal act. Once it was reported to the authorities, the consequences would be disastrous.

Zhou Xuemei also echoed, trying to intimidate the other party: "Yes, if you smash our things again, we will report you to the police and have them arrest you all!"

Old man Li remained calm in the face of threats from the Chen family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

He straightened his back and said in a steady and powerful voice, word by word: "You want to report to the authorities, right? Go ahead and report. When the county magistrate comes here, I'll see whether he will arrest me, the wronged person, or you who are confusing right and wrong!"

After saying that, a mocking arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen and her daughter-in-law Zhou Xuemei looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

After a long while, Zhou Xuemei was the first to break the silence. She lowered her eyebrows and said with helplessness and compromise in her tone: "How about we just return the money to them? If this really gets to the government, it will be hard for us to justify ourselves."

However, when Old Mrs. Chen heard this, her face turned red instantly.

She slapped the cane in her hand hard and said sternly, "I handed the person over to them personally, but they didn't take good care of him and let him escape. Now they are asking me for the person and money! How can this be justified? How can this be so overbearing!"

She still maintains her usual bold style and never gives in.

Seeing that the Chen family had no sincerity in resolving the matter, Old Man Li turned his eyes and quietly cast a meaningful look at Li Yang beside him.

Li Yang understood what he meant and took action immediately.

He strode forward, picked up a carved wooden chair, and smashed it to the ground.

Then, Li Yang overturned the surrounding square tables to the ground, and the cups, bowls and plates fell to the ground.

In just a few moments, the house was in a mess.

Witnessing this scene, Old Mrs. Chen knew that a head-on confrontation would only put her in a more disadvantageous situation.

She rolled her eyes, and a plan came to her mind. She simply sat down on the ground, pounding her chest and shouting at the top of her voice: "Is there any justice in this world? Is there any law? You rely on your numbers to bully two defenseless women like us!"

Her cries pierced through the roof and attracted the attention of the neighbors.

The Chen family was not wealthy, and there were only two women in the family: Old Mrs. Chen and Zhou Xuemei.

Chen Zhenwu, the eldest brother of the Chen family, made a living in the town's tavern, serving tea and water every day. He worked hard and could only go home every two or three days.

Chen Zhenwen was a peddler who relied on his brute strength to run around the restaurants in the town. He could also only return home every other day.

At this moment, no one in the family can help them deal with the current predicament.

Old Man Feng stared at Old Lady Chen, who was sitting on the ground and throwing a tantrum, and shouted angrily, "It's obvious that you are conspiring to defraud me. Return the money to me first, and I will leave this place immediately!"

At this moment, Old Mrs. Chen looked gloomy and her brows were furrowed.

Asking her to return all the money she had already put into her pocket would be like cutting out her own heart and flesh. She would never accept such a loss-making deal.

Old Mrs. Chen's eyes rolled cunningly, thinking in her heart that it would be better to lead Old Man Feng directly to the Xie family and let him go to ask Chen Xi for money.

In this way, he could stay out of the matter and get rid of this troublesome old man.

Having made up her mind, she glared at Old Man Feng's angry eyes and said in a cold and hard tone, "Don't even think about getting a penny from me! I've already spent all that money. But I can take you to find Chen Rong's sister Chen Xi. She has money, so go ask her for it."

Zhou Xuemei, who had been watching the situation quietly, suddenly agreed: "Yes, Chen Xi has money, I will take you to ask her for it."

She had a plan in mind. No matter whether Chen Xi really had money or not, as long as she could lure Old Man Feng and the others over, if Chen Xi couldn't come up with the money, he would have to hand over Chen Rong.

In this way, we can not only solve the current problem, but also take the opportunity to find Chen Rong.

Old Man Feng did not think deeply about this proposal. At the moment, he only cared about whether he could get the money. As for where the money came from, he did not care.