Chapter 176: The Power of the Mother's Family
After the help of Chen Liuzhi's relatives, coupled with the help of Zhou's mother and her father-in-law, Wu Fulai, the chief steward of the Wu family, for a while, Ye Feng came into contact with secrets that he couldn't even think of.
This made Ye Feng, who originally just wanted to make the Wu family stop through the pressure of public opinion, a little surprised, it seems that there are still many people who hate the Wu family behind the scenes. Otherwise, I didn't do anything, which is equivalent to just proposing, and I know so much.
These secrets seem so unattainable, but with the joint efforts of several people, it can be called effortless.
But no matter which one it is, it is enough to ruin the Wu family.
For example, Wu Yong, the bookkeeper of the Wu family, because he was good at the things in the cup and lustful, Wu Fulai spent a lot of money to buy a few jars of private treasures from others, and called a few beautiful women to accompany him.
In this way, Wu Yong was simply drunk before he drank his heart, and several women got a lot of money from Wu Fulai, so they naturally tried their best to pour Wu Yong to death. In less than an hour, Wu Yong was drunk and unconscious, and the key to the account room was obtained by Wu Fulai.
Another example, Zhang Tianming, the shopkeeper of the Wu family, who was in charge of all the affairs of the rice shop, lost 1,000 taels of silver in the public because he owed a lot of gambling debts. This matter happened to be taken out of Zhang Tianming's mother's mouth by Zhou's mother, so under coercion and temptation, Zhang Tianming had to tell some secrets of the rice shop......
All this information made Ye Feng stunned.
Take the secret of the rice shop as an example, in the past so many years, the Wu family has been shoddy, using the old rice noodles as new ones to sell, and making a lot of black-hearted silver.
That's not all, the most shameless thing is that the Wu family has also mastered a technology that can "wash" moldy and spoiled rice noodles.
The spoiled rice noodles that should be thrown away because they are inedible have become extremely beautiful and shiny after the baptism of that technique. Seeing this, Ye Feng didn't know what to say.
In modern times, it is no secret that profiteers often polish and polish old rice as new rice to sell, but I didn't expect that there is this kind of black technology in this time and space. Perhaps, no matter when it is empty, in any dynasty, food safety is a big issue that cannot be ignored.
As for those bad debts, although Ye Feng couldn't understand them, he could also pretend to understand them as bargaining chips. He knew in his heart that this time the negotiations could only be won and not lost.
Although Chen Wumei eventually returned to live in Chenjia Village, one was abandoned by the Wu family and swept away, and the other was Heli and took the initiative to attack, which is still fundamentally different.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng carefully looked at one of the secret account books that Wu Fulai had stolen, and carefully noted down the key points in it, and then returned it to Wu Fulai.
He doesn't settle accounts, he doesn't audit. However, he has a good memory. When the time comes, just talk about these key accounts, and Master Wu will naturally understand.
If, if it weren't for the Wu family's own crimes, they might not have been able to fight for reconciliation at all, and even the resignation would have to take a lot of pains, after all, Chen Wumei was married to the Wu family's Ming media, and there was no evidence at all about the beating.
On the contrary, it is the Wu family, if Ye Feng does not have these handles of the Wu family in his hands, the Wu family bites back and says that Mrs. Liu hid Chen Wumei, even if it is sued to the government, the Chen family will have the upper hand.
As for domestic violence or something, there is no way to talk about it in this time and space, in fact, even in modern society, there is an anti-domestic violence law in recent years. To put it on hold, people can only sympathize, or run away, but there is nothing they can do.
After doing this, seeing that the evidence was almost collected, and with the capital to negotiate with the Wu family, Ye Feng proposed: "While everyone is here, let's discuss and discuss, what to do tomorrow." ”
When Chen Wumei heard this, she naturally knew that this was to stand up for her, and she was moved for no reason, and she wanted to cry very much. But I was afraid that my crying would upset everyone and ruin the plan, so I kept holding back.
It's just that tears can't help but flow down his cheeks.
Seeing this, Mrs. Liu's heart was like a knife.
Chen Wumei endured crying like this, it was better to cry out loud. If she still had the illusion of getting along with the Wu family and sending Chen Wumei back to the Wu family, then at this moment, she had already made up her mind.
In the past, she was poor, and it was difficult for a widow to pull several children to adulthood and marry her son. However, now that her sons have started a family and the family is divided, she has nothing to worry about.
To put it mildly, even if she dies immediately now, even if she goes underground, she will have the face to see her ancestors.
And Chen Wumei is a concern that she can't give up now.
What is rich or not, it is not worth living well. Wu Xuanhua looks like he can beat the child in his belly alive, what else does he dare not do? If she sends her daughter back now, who knows if she will have a chance to see her again in this life.
In her life, counting the son who died young, she gave birth to a total of five children, but there was only one daughter, Chen Wumei. Although it is hard, it can be regarded as detaining his daughter-in-law to work in the field, and she is used to raising her daughter.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu said: "Daughter, this time my mother will listen to you, and you can tell me your plans." As if she was afraid that Chen Wumei felt that she was not sincere enough, she took her hand and said, "Don't worry, no matter what you want to do, my mother will depend on you." Anyway, we have separated from each other, and my mother lives alone now. The house is big, and we live two of them, just right. ”
Hearing this, Chen Wumei cried out with a "wow", leaning on Mrs. Liu and sobbing constantly. After a long time, he straightened up and said firmly: "I don't want to live, I want to leave, please help me." ”
Hearing this, Mrs. Liu felt a pain in her heart, she had long expected that her daughter would make such a choice, but when Chen Wumei really said it, she was still uncomfortable. Without him, a woman who was abandoned by her husband's family, this day will ......
Thinking that she still has some savings, Chen Wumei is a hard-working person, even if she doesn't marry for the rest of her life, she can live with her. No matter how bad it is, the third family is extremely kind, and they will never watch their own sister unable to live.
When I think about it this way, I feel better.
Ye Feng saw that Fifth Sister Chen had made her own decision, and Mrs. Liu herself agreed, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was afraid that Chen Wumei wanted to reconcile, but Mrs. Liu was unwilling.
If that were the case, it would be difficult to do.
It is said that no matter what time and space, it is extremely risky to comfort a couple or couple who have a conflict. Because it is very likely that you have just made a suggestion, and people have reconciled in a blink of an eye, but you are not a person inside and out.
Now, both the parties and the elders of the family have reached a unanimous decision, and they are just helping to make it happen.
Ye Feng was just about to assign the task, but Mrs. Liu resolutely said to the Ye family: "The third family, you go and call your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law over." Although the family is separated, it is still a family in the end. Besides, I'm not dead yet. ”
Ye Shi and Chen Wumei were a little puzzled, but Ye Feng understood after thinking about it a little. This time, I really need a strong person like Huang. As for the Zhu family, he is careful and flexible, and he can use it at critical moments.
After a while, the family gathered in the sun room of the Ye family.
Sitting on the warm and comfortable sofa, drinking the mint tea that Ye made for her, looking at the exquisite sun room, Huang felt a little envious. After the separation, she was indeed much freer, but the house in front of her was not even comparable to the Zhu family's house for the time being, and her heart was a little unbalanced.
However, she also knows what the main task is today, and she feels that this kind of thing is just what she is good at, if she performs better this time, maybe the third family can look at her differently and include her as a member of the village kitchen.
So, Huang patted his chest and said that as a sister-in-law, he would definitely take such a bad breath for Chen Wumei, and even said: "Mother, fifth sister, don't worry, I know what I am like in my heart." It's just that this time I can't say that I'm going to tear my face, so I gave up and made a big fuss, so I was angry for my fifth sister. ”
When the deliberations were finished, the people dispersed.
Chen Wumei was unwilling to follow Mrs. Liu back to the old house, but she just said that she was uncomfortable and didn't want to move. When Mrs. Liu heard this, she also reasoned with this, so she let her continue to live in Ye's house.
She is thin-skinned now, and she doesn't want to be met by the villagers. It's just that this is just the beginning, and hiding is not the way after all.
Early in the morning of the second day, the soldiers divided into two routes.
The first group was led by Mrs. Liu, and the team members were Huang and Zhu, as well as the temporary helpers invited by Huang, the strange and wonderful of Chenjia Village, and Aunt Cha Wu. Regarding Huang's self-assertion, Mrs. Liu did not say anything, but just said to Aunt Zha that she was tired. Anyway, it is justified to check the fifth aunt.
Speaking of which, the people in the village are more or less related to each other, and she went to the Wu family as her mother's family to seek justice for Chen Wumei, and no one can say anything.
Of course, Mrs. Liu still likes her "full ability".
Since Aunt Cha heard the news, she was excited in her bones, first, Chen Wumei was married to such a high-profile person, and in the end she was not going to be abandoned. The Chen family did this to save face.
Second, she is finally useful--- these women in the village are too boring to be opponents at all. Three, she also has the same thoughts as the Huang family, if she performs well this time, does it mean that she can join the duck duck village kitchen?
As for the other group, it was naturally Ye Feng and Chen Qianshan.
Unlike the first group who went directly to the Wu family's mansion, Ye Feng and the others went directly to the rice shop. Wu Fulai sent someone to say last night, and the old man of the Wu family will take stock of business in the rice shop early this morning.
That's fine, so I don't have to ask for it.
The two maids who served Chen Wumei were one named Chunlan and the other was Qiu Ju. Speaking of which, the hollow valley orchid in spring and the noble chrysanthemum in autumn are all extremely beautiful things, and they have an arrogant temperament, which has always been pleased.
However, these two maids are not compatible with these.
Under the instigation and bribery of the Li family, the two wanted to climb to the high branch to be their aunts, and the Li family was right, with a vulgar fan and family background like Chen Wumei, why should they cross them?
Chen Wumei was just raised in the countryside, and they have been following the Li family for many years, whether it is vision or everything else, they are better than Chen Wumei.
Thinking of Li's promise, the two of them served Chen Wumei with extra "heart", no matter what Chen Wumei did, they both reported everything in detail, just for Li's reward and as Wu Xuanhua's concubine.
That day, when they came out with umbrellas and food, where was there any trace of Chen Wumei at the door? Thinking that maybe Chen Wumei was not used to sitting in a sedan chair, she walked forward first, and the two walked for a while, until they walked to the street and found no trace of Chen Wumei, so they began to panic.
After thinking about it, Chunlan said: "I actually dare to run back to my parents' house to complain!" That little hoof actually deceived us, how do you think it is good now? ”
These words are clearly afraid that the Li family will anger them.
"What are you afraid of, let's say in a while that she used the excuse of going to the toilet and ran away by herself. Well, as soon as this pheasant leaves, it's not our chance. Qiu Jupi said with a smile.
In her opinion, Chen Wumei ran away from her husband's house by herself, and with this alone, the Wu family could divorce her. And as soon as Chen Wumei leaves, the Wu family will no longer have a young grandmother, won't the opportunity for them come!
So, the two hurriedly ran back to Wu's house, and complained to the Li family: "The young grandmother wants this for a while, and that for a while, and she says that the wind is strong, and she says that she wants to go to the toilet." Who knows, while the two of us weren't paying attention, they slipped away by themselves. We searched for half a day but couldn't find anyone, so we hurried back to tell Madame. Please forgive Mrs. for your sins, it's all ours, and we didn't look at the young grandmother. ”
Hearing this, Li Shi was so angry that his teeth itched, and then he understood, no wonder this pheasant has been so obedient these days, obediently doing things according to her instructions, in order to let them relax their vigilance so that they can escape by themselves.
However, she is a married woman, where can she escape? It's nothing more than a mother's house, or running away with someone.
With Chen Wumei's temperament, she didn't dare to elope with someone if she was given a hundred guts, and the only possibility was to go back to her parents' house to complain.
"I don't blame you two for this, she has long legs, and she relies on herself to be a young grandmother, so she naturally wants to call you two. But it doesn't matter, since I've returned to my parents' house, then I'm going to go to her mother's house to ask, is there any tutor and Wang Fa? I also want to ask them if the village chief of Chenjia Village is like this for all the women in their village, who run back to their parents' house silently when they encounter a big or small thing. ”
The words are reasonable, and the Li family has invisibly given himself a lot of prestige.
"I don't want to wait for a moment, forget it, just now, you two go and clean up, remember not to dress too shabby, pack up and accompany me to Chenjia Village." Chen's mother ......"
Li called Chen's mother to make up for herself.
If you want to change the usual, these two girls can't win such trust from the Li family. But at this moment, in the face of Chen Wumei, an outsider, the Li family regarded the two maids as members of his own family.
Li firmly believes that with her pungency and personally going to Chenjia Village to ask the teacher for guilt, Mrs. Liu and Chen Wumei will be ashamed of themselves, and they will not let them rub it when the time comes. Hmph, she hasn't disliked Chen Wumei's low background, she dares to look down on their Wu family in turn.
Isn't that the other way around!
And Chunlan and Qiu Ju were also excited, so they immediately went to their residence and began to dress up, what kind of incense powder, lipstick, as if they didn't want money, they all greeted their faces. The two of them knew that the Li family needed them to testify, but how could they not dress up for such a good opportunity to show their faces.
Lee's idea was good, and it was necessary to dress up. Why are country people afraid of city people or officials? Not to mention the rest, just the all-over style is very capable of bluffing.
It's just a pity that this time, Li seriously overestimated his strength.
She has this ability, relying on the fact that she is the main mother and the wife, and it is okay to govern a few concubines in the back house, and it is okay to have a trick with a knowledgeable family who does not want to be too entangled with the Wu family. However, to deal with the battle-hardened Mrs. Liu and the Huang family, it is simply a disparity in strength, and it is a dead end.
Without him, just because of Li's self-held identity, many swear words are unspeakable. But the Huang family is different, what fragrant and smelly, the cow can't step on it, she is not taboo in meat and vegetables, and she will come when she opens her mouth. If you see that the situation is not right, even if there is dog dung and cow feces on the ground, you can still fall down, as long as you can get a little silver.
And Mrs. Liu is now full of fire and has nowhere to go, and the Huang family is haunted by the Li family's slightdown last time, and she likes the quarrel the most, so this time the Li family is destined to not please much.
That's it, not counting the great killing god of Aunt Cha.
It's a pity that the white lotus like the Fan family will not go. If she went, these women would definitely be able to make the Wu family jump.
The dressed Li family is extravagant, Chunlan and Qiu Ju have also changed, if it was said that it was a maid before, then it is already the appearance of an adult at this moment, and the Li family is a little suspicious.
Could it be that these two little hooves have been taken in by Wu Xuanhua?
But now is not the time to ask about such a thing. After thinking about it, Li brought a group of people quite shrewdly, some of whom can quarrel, some who are good at beating people, and of course, some snacks.
In this way, it doesn't look like going to Chenjia Village to humiliate people, but like going somewhere to play. Unbeknownst to them, as soon as they stepped out of the door, before the Li family got into the sedan chair, they saw Mrs. Liu rushing over with a group of people.
"Hmph, I thought I could have a lot of ability, no, I didn't send it to the door immediately to apologize." Li thought proudly in his heart. It's okay to save her a trip.
Chenjia Village kind of place, she really doesn't want to go to it for the second time.
It's no wonder that the Li family thinks that Mrs. Liu brought her family to apologize, after all, there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, how can two people not quarrel and fight. Going back to my parents' house is just to dissipate my anger, and after that, I still don't come back obediently, after all, life still has to go on.
If you quarrel and you can't get by, you have to die or live, and there are probably not many couples left that day.
Unfortunately, this time she miscalculated. How did she know that Mrs. Liu and her entourage did not come to apologize, but to ask the teacher to ask for guilt.
Along the way, Huang and Aunt Cha surprisingly didn't speak, didn't say a word, which made Mrs. Liu a little puzzled, and at the same time a little lacking in confidence. She is getting old in the end, and she no longer has the sharpness of her youth.
These two goods usually look good, are they scared at this time?
But this is just a misunderstanding by Mrs. Liu. The reason why the two of them didn't speak was just to recharge their energy and wait for a big fight at the critical moment.
No, as soon as I saw that the Li family was about to get on the sedan chair, it was still like that, Aunt Cha and Huang glanced at each other, and the Huang family took the lead, rushed forward in a few steps, crossed his hands on his waist, and asked with slanted eyes: "Yo, this is not Li ...... Auntie, what's the matter, seeing that we are coming and leaving in a sedan chair, are you afraid? ”
Aunt Cha followed closely and quickly observed the surrounding situation, but it was just a few delicate maids, dressed up in fancy clothes, and she didn't know who she wanted to seduce, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just these little girls, whether they are fighting or quarrelling, they are not her opponents. She had already thought it out, it was naturally okay to just quarrel, but if she wanted to do it, she still had to look at the strength of the other party.
In the face of Huang's preemptive voice, Li was stunned for a moment, and then laughed instead of anger: "Auntie? You're the big lady! Joke, I didn't do anything bad, why should I be afraid? As he spoke, he picked up the handkerchief and shook it, as if he was disgusted with Huang's taste.
Seeing this, Huang didn't care about her, but said with a smile: "Didn't do anything wrong? You can say it. Come on, come on, folks come to listen and give us a review. Come on, come on......"
Huang's loud voice roared, and slowly, a bunch of people gathered at the door of Wu's house. On weekdays, everyone thinks that the Li family is a little pretentious, and they can't integrate into the rich circle in the city, but they are unwilling to be with them, and they have long been dissatisfied in their hearts.
Now that there is liveliness, where is there no reason not to watch.
Seeing that people were almost there, Huang began to tell the glorious deeds of Wu Xuanhua, the young master of the Wu family, especially the things he liked domestic violence and had violent tendencies.
During this period, he also fabricated several women who were killed by his domestic violence and humiliation.
If everyone was just speculating about the young master of the Wu family's domestic violence before, then they were convinced at this moment. Especially when listening to Huang talk about Wu Xuanhua beating a woman who was five months pregnant to death and digging the child out of her belly, everyone was too frightened to speak.
With such a family and such a character, no matter how rich and noble it is, what is the use, you must have a life to enjoy happiness.
Seeing that Huang was slandering his son, Li was trembling with anger, and yelled at Chunlan and Qiu Ju: "Are you two dead, don't you go up and beat me." ”
Aunt Cha was waiting for this opportunity, seeing Chunlan Qiuju step forward first, rushed forward and opened the bow left and right with lightning speed, and slapped the two girls in the face a few times, shook off the hand that was a little painful, and then fell to the ground and began to howl: "Someone, someone, the Wu family wants to kill people." Everyone saw it, they did it first......"
Old Mrs. Liu and the Zhu family naturally helped and shouted on the side, one said that the Wu family was bullying, and the other said that the Wu family wanted to kill people and kill people, which made Chunlan Qiuju and the two stunned, and they were at a loss for what to do with a beaten red face and messy hair.
The most powerful thing for the two of them is their verbal skills, but now they are stunned by Aunt Cha, and they really don't know how to defend themselves in the face of the people around them. With their stature, the five of them together are not the opponents of Aunt Cha.
Huang was still angry, seeing that everyone's attention was on Mrs. Liu, he took advantage of the unpreparedness to pounce on Li, and began to pinch his waist, thighs and other parts that were inconvenient to show to others.
This Li family is usually used to being domineering in the Wu family, and no one is unconvinced, but it is only because everyone's deed of sale is in the Wu family.
But in fact, she has been pampered for decades, and she has no combat effectiveness at all, and in the face of a fierce village woman like the Huang family, she burst into tears for a while, but she was desperately covered by the Huang family, and she couldn't call it out at all.
As for Chunlan and Qiu Ju, they had long been stopped and cursed by the excited onlookers, as if they were accomplices.
For a while, there was a mess at the door of Wu's house.