"Aunt, your son is one year older than me, he's not a child anymore. I don't want to break up with you, so I'm talking to you nicely. You must know about this. To put it nicely, it's taking, to put it bluntly, it's stealing. Uncle is a scholar, and he's going to take the exam soon. If he's not afraid of getting a bad reputation, I'll go find the head of the village to ask for justice. If that doesn't work, I can go to the county town and talk to the county magistrate. I believe there's always a place to seek justice."

Mrs. Liu originally had a half-smile on her face, but it completely fell off. When her son and Li Xiaobao came back with the rabbit in the afternoon, she was very happy, thinking that she could eat rabbit meat in the evening. She also praised them. However, she didn't expect that Li Xiaoxiao would come to her door just as the rabbit was in the pot.

Li Dajiang had not yet collected enough money to take the exam. Based on her understanding of Old Lady Li, it was basically impossible for her to give Li Xiaoxiao more than a hundred coins. The trouble was caused by her son, so she would probably have to clean up the mess.

At this time, Mrs. Li came out of the room and said angrily: "What are you doing in my house again? You have fewer rabbits, so you come to my house to blackmail me. I said that you stole my money."

"Grandma, there's no outsider here. As for who stole my rabbit, you and I both know it. There's no need to say anything else. I just want to ask you one question: how do you want to solve this matter today?" Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Xiaoxiao didn't want to waste time with them anymore.

Knowing that Li Xiaoxiao was a difficult person to deal with, and that things today did not go her way, she really dared to make a scene with the head of the village. It might not be a big deal to make a scene at other times, but today it concerned his son's reputation, so she must not make a big scene.

It was all caused by the two brats. After searching the yard for a while, they were nowhere to be found. Old Lady Li stepped forward and said to Mrs. Liu, "It's all because of your son. I don't have any money to give her. You can handle it yourself."

After saying that, Old Lady Li walked into the main room and slammed the door shut.

When Li Xiaoxiao came, Jiang hid in her room and did not go out no matter how noisy it was outside.

Liu secretly rolled her eyes at Jiang's door. Her son was also the one who stole the rabbit. You got away with it today, but you will have to settle the score with her sooner or later.

One was killed and the other was in the cage. She was asked to take that one away and pay sixty cents as compensation. Liu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, she will pay for it."

After calming down, Liu smiled again, "Xiaoxiao, you have been a good and sensible child since you were young. It is indeed your cousins ​​who were wrong today. They did not tell your mother when they took the rabbit. The rabbit is big, one is enough for us to eat. There is still one left. Why don't you take it away? I will give you sixty cents. Do you think it is feasible?"

"No, either give me one hundred and twenty coins, or give me seventy coins and the rabbit, choose one." Li Xiaoxiao looked unhappy. Liu was really good at calculating.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu had to go back to her room to get the money.

"Mom, don't give it to her." Li Jiaojiao heard it clearly in the room. Why should they pay for the whole family to eat?

"Mother never wanted to pay this money, but she has to. Didn't you see that girl? She really dares to make a big deal out of it, and then it will be troublesome. It's just a few dozen cents anyway. Wait until your father becomes an official, and you'll see how I deal with her." There was a fierce look in Liu's eyes, and she was completely different from her previous appearance.

He also warned Li Jiaojiao that Li Xiaoxiao was not someone to be trifled with and that she should stay away from her in the future. Li Jiaojiao agreed verbally but didn't care in her heart. Whenever she saw that face, she wanted to draw flowers on her face, because Li Xiaoxiao was prettier than her.

The moment she left the house, Liu put on her signature smile again: "Although our family lives in the county town, we still need help from our family. I scraped together these seventy cents from various sources, and even asked for Jiaojiao's pocket money to barely get enough. I'll give it all to you."

Li Xiaoxiao took the copper coin and weighed it in her hand, then said casually, "Li Jiaojiao is so lucky to have pocket money."

Li Jiaojiao, who was eavesdropping in the room, straightened her back unconsciously and thought to herself, I'm so envious of you.

"My parents are so pitiful. They never had a penny before the family split. Fortunately, the family split, otherwise how could they live in a big blue brick house and eat meat every day?"

Li Xiaoxiao deliberately raised her voice when she said the last sentence to ensure that everyone in the Li family could hear her. Then she caught the rabbit with ease and walked away humming a little tune.

Her words made everyone in the Li family feel uncomfortable. How could they eat meat every day? They regretted it so much. If they hadn't split up, everyone could have eaten it. It was too late to say anything now.

The Li family had not yet recovered from their mood until dinner. The rabbits were bought by her two precious grandsons and the money was paid by Liu. Old Mrs. Li only said a few words to them, but when she thought of what Li Xiaoxiao said before she left, her heart was choked with anxiety.

The rabbit meal that we finally had was not as enjoyable as we had imagined. Everyone was preoccupied and finished the meal in silence. It was still Su who cleaned the table.

"Boss, your second brother really agreed to lend you some money." What Old Lady Li cares most about is the imperial examination, which is held only once every three years and cannot be delayed because of money.

"I agree, but the silver is not with him. Xiaoxiao is keeping it. Let me get it tomorrow." Li Dajiang's mood instantly improved when he mentioned this. That was sixty taels of silver, enough for him to use for a long time. If he had known that his second brother was so rich, he should have asked for eighty taels of silver.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to get the money tomorrow." Old man Li knocked on his pipe and took a deep puff, his tone filled with worry. Like Old Lady Li, he wanted his sons to be successful and placed all his hopes on his eldest son. However, his failures in the exams for many years had shaken him. But who else could he count on? Among his sons, he was the only one who was good at studying, the others were not cut out for study.

Li Dajiang had just thought about this problem. He had been staying in the room when Li Xiaoxiao came. At first he thought she was upset and just came to make a fuss, but he didn't expect that in the end she took away both the copper coins and the rabbit.

"My second brother has already promised me. How can Xiaoxiao disobey her father?" When Li Dajiang said this, he himself was not confident. What should he do if Li Xiaoxiao really refused to lend the money?

"Boss, you are not at home, so you don't know that Li Xiaoxiao is now a hunter. She has killed all the wolves in the mountains. She is very brave and there is nothing she dares not do." Old Mrs. Li said angrily.

Liu opened her eyes wide in shock, and Li Jiaojiao sneered, saying it was so rude.

"Dad, why don't you go with me tomorrow? I have no face, but you have face." Li Dajiang had to ask for help from old man Li.

Old man Li didn't want to go, but since it concerned his son's future, he had no choice but to go.

In a blink of an eye, it was the agreed time for the next day.

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