In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Seeing that Old Mrs. He was made to cry by He Huaian, everyone in the family has his or her own thoughts.

No one dared to speak.

At this time, He Qiudi started to persuade her: "Mother, Third Brother always speaks directly, don't get angry with him."

Old Mrs. He raised her tearful eyes and looked at He Qiudi in surprise.

Even the old girl thinks that she shouldn't protect Wei?

He Qiudi seemed not to notice Old Lady He's surprise. She looked at He Huaian and said, "Third brother, look at you. You made mother cry. Why don't you apologize to her?"

He Huaian then knelt down in front of Old Lady He and kowtowed to her: "Mother, I'm sorry, I'm just angry that Wei controlled the family grocery store and made thousands of taels of wealth over the years, but still deceived my eldest brother and cried poor to the family. He made my eldest brother bear the crime of being unfilial and unrighteous. He also made my father and mother work so hard at such an old age, and they didn't enjoy their old age. It's really wrong."

Hearing that He Huaian finally changed his words and put all the blame on Wei, Old Lady He felt a little relieved.

He Qiudi couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the third brother.

Awesome.

Mrs. He stopped crying, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looked at Mr. He, and said, "Grandpa, you are the head of the family, what do you think we should do?"

Mr. He took a puff of his pipe and said, "First, take back the two houses, the grocery store, and the two hundred taels you promised. The eldest brother and his family will move back to Shiliu Village. Wei has not served us two elders for so many years, it is her turn now."

He knew that although He Huaian was usually a bit lazy, he would never argue with his wife and make her cry.

This time I got angry because I felt really unbalanced.

If I don't give him a satisfactory explanation, I'm afraid this family will gradually become alienated.

If a family is not united, they can never go far.

Mr. He took another puff of his cigarette and continued, "Counting the rewards for the sixth and seventh sons, there are 600 taels of silver in the family. The 200 taels for the sixth son will be saved for him to take the imperial examination. As for the money for the fifth son's imperial examination, the 200 taels sent back by Wei will be used. The reward for the seventh son will be kept as her dowry, and no one is allowed to covet it."

"If we ask Wei to pay another 600 taels, she probably can't do it. So let her pay another 300 taels, and bring the total to 500 taels. If she can't make it, we'll reconcile the accounts and pay according to the account book. If she can't pay, we'll have to go to court. She can choose whether to pay 500 taels or reconcile the accounts."

Jin Cuihua then asked, "What about the arrangements for the house and grocery store?"

Mr. He said, "The old house of the He family will be sold first, depending on the market. If the market is good, we will sell it first. The house where the eldest son lives now will be divided among the family. If the drought in Shiliu Village continues, after the autumn harvest, the Western Rong invade, our family will move to the city and squeeze in. That house will also be livable."

"Just like at home, each adult will have one room, so there will be four rooms. The rooms for the fifth and sixth children will remain the same. The seventh child will sleep in the same room with me and your mother. As for the other children in the family, Dalang and his friends will live in one room, and Daya and her friends will live in another room. If any of them are not happy, they can go out and rent another room."

"As for the grocery store, the management rights will be temporarily in the hands of your mother. After the spring busy season is over, Huaiping and Huai'an can do the work of the grocery store if they want. The income from the grocery store will be used as public funds. The income will be distributed to each room. Those who study will study, those who save for dowry will save for dowry, and you will definitely get a share."

"As for the 300 taels of cash that Wei returned out of the 500 taels, keep it for now until Huaibi and Huaijin finish taking the exam. If they pass, the money will be used for them to take the autumn and spring exams. If they fail, they will still be assigned to the He family's major events as usual."

Old Mrs. He didn't expect that Old Mr. He would make such an arrangement. She couldn't help but hesitate, but finally said, "Isn't this a bad idea? If everyone goes to live in the city, what will happen to the village work in the future?"

"Pomegranate Village is not far from the city. Even if they go to the city to work, they have to go back home to live normally. The houses are allocated according to the method of short-term stay in the city and escaping from the disaster year. After the busy spring season is over, I will go to the city to buy food and daily necessities. I will ensure that our He family can stay well in the city in the future."

Seeing that Mr. He had no intention of changing his mind, Mrs. He had no choice but to give up.

Old Master He never thought that the old house and grocery store that he donated to He Huaizhang to support his campaign to become a teacher were not sold at all, but were transferred to the hands of the Wei family.

He was really shocked to know this.

Huaizhang and Wei were able to keep this matter a secret.

after.

I'm afraid I can't count on them both.

The old woman doted on Huaizhang, but he didn't.

When he was young, he started escorting people, traveling all over the country and meeting all kinds of people. People like Huaizhang and Wei are hypocrites, which are far more terrifying than real villains.

He Huaizhang's behavior really chilled him. How could he be so arrogant as to not give money to his family after becoming an official, and even embezzle the family's old house and grocery store, and even lie to his family that he had no money and asked for rice, vegetables, and rent from the family?

Wei had a lot of money in her hands. She wanted to donate money to Huaizhang for an official position, so she said that she had 200 taels in her hand and asked the He family to pay the majority. This method of getting something for nothing was exactly the same as what Huaizhang did before he became a teacher.

If Huaizhang really becomes the county magistrate, it is hard to say whether the He family can enjoy the benefits together with him.

Does Wei really dare to do these things without Huaizhang's permission?

Huai'an was right. The He family's hope could not be placed on Huaizhang, and now, all the He family's hope was no longer on Huaizhang.

Old Mrs. He didn't say anything more about Mr. He's arrangements.

They are a young couple.

When Old Lady He was helpless and had nothing, it was Old Man He who married her, gave her a home, and allowed her to live a better life than most people in exile.

It is basically Grandpa He who makes the decisions on family matters.

After all these years, the He family finally made it.

Old Mrs. He still respected him very much.

Since he had arranged a place for the first wife, Old Mrs. He had no objection.

The truth is, Wei has caused too much trouble. If she and the old man don't punish Wei and Huaizhang, it will be difficult for their family to feel at ease.

in the afternoon.

He Qiudi took a nap at home and did not go into the mountains again.

After lunch, I took He Sanlang and He Qinglu to wash mushrooms at the entrance of the village. After washing the mushrooms, we ran to the river and pond to dig wild vegetables.

The three of them were picking snails and fishing by the river and were having a lot of fun.

He didn't notice that He Huaizhang brought Wei back to the village to apologize to the two elders of the He family.

When they came back, it was around three or four in the afternoon. Most people in the village went to the fields to do spring plowing while there was water in the old wells and ponds.

After He Huaizhang learned about what happened at home, he finished his work, asked for leave from the county magistrate, and came back to apologize to his parents.

He thought that as long as he apologized to the two elders, Wei handed over the property and two hundred taels of silver, and then played a sympathetic role to the two elders, the matter would be over.

Who would have thought that his mother would actually tell him that not only would Wei have to hand over the property and two hundred taels, but also that their eldest daughter-in-law would have to move back to Shiliu Village and that Wei would have to take on the responsibility of serving the two elders.

Just let them move back home, that's fine.

Wei also had to pay the He family another three hundred taels of silver, and his salary had to be handed back to A Niang and become the public property of the He family. The food, clothing and other expenses of the first wife, like those of the second and third wives, would be controlled by A Niang.

Wei was simply dumbfounded.

The thing she was most worried about finally happened.

The mother-in-law has to set rules for her and also restrain the four members of the eldest wife's family.

How can this work?

He Huaizhang could not help but feel grief-stricken: "Mother, I know I was wrong. Xianniang and I really know we were wrong. You and father cannot do this to me. I want to move back to Shiliu Village. I... I am in the officialdom, how can I hold my head up high and live as a human being?"

When Mrs. He saw her eldest son, who was in his early thirties, crying, she couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

This was her most beloved child, and he was an official, so how could she bear to see him suffer such injustice?