Traveling through the mountains and farming

"Uncle Changren, you also came back from your eldest daughter-in-law Lin Wan's house after dinner, right? I heard that their family had a very sumptuous meal, is that true? What dishes were there?"

On his way home from the fields, Li Changren was stopped and questioned again. This was the third person who had questioned him, and his face became darker and darker with each questioning.

He wasn't invited to dinner, so how would he know?

He went home angrily, ready to take Zhang to find Lin Wan to argue and ask her to hand over the ice jelly recipe.

While being dragged away, Zhang tried to calm Li Changren down and said, "Don't worry. I think we should do as Chongbai said."

The two men came to the gate of Lin Wan's house in a threatening manner. When they arrived, Lin Wan and Uncle Li's family were still chatting about dyeing cloth in the pavilion in the yard.

Just as Li Changren was about to rush in to argue, Zhang quickly grabbed him and whispered, "Boss, don't rush in. Don't rush in rashly like this and ruin things."

Li Changren stopped and glanced at Zhang, then remembered the plan he had discussed with Li Chongbai and temporarily suppressed his temper.

Seeing that he had calmed down a little, Zhang walked over and knocked gently on the gate, calling out, "Lin, are you home?"

Hearing the voice, Lin Wan and Uncle Li's family stopped talking and turned to look at the gate of the courtyard.

Lin Wan stood up, walked to the gate and opened it. She saw Li Changren and his wife. Li Changren looked particularly unhappy. She immediately had a bad feeling in her heart, but she still asked politely:

"Father, mother, why are you here?"

Li Changren's face darkened. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang took the lead and said, "Lin Wan, we have something to discuss with you."

Lin Wan was full of doubts, but still said calmly: "Oh? Mother, come in and tell me what's going on."

As he said this, he moved aside to let them into the yard.

After Li Changren and his wife walked into the yard, they went straight to the pavilion. Uncle Li and others saw that they looked strange and were full of suspicion.

Before Li Changren even greeted Uncle Li and the others, he walked directly to Lin Wan, stared at her, and said:

"Lin, we are here today to take Li Chongle and Li Ke home."

Lin Wan didn't show any expression, but asked with a smile: "Oh, why did father suddenly remember to take them back?"

She didn't believe that the person who had previously treated the two siblings as a burden and dumped them would suddenly be kind enough to come and really want to take them home today.

She wanted to see what they were up to.

Li Changren flicked his sleeves and said angrily:

"I want to take them back, so I'll take them back. There's no need to ask why."

Lin Wan still smiled and said, "Xiao Le and Xiao Ke have already gotten used to the life here. They may not be able to adapt well if they go back."

She blocked it back with great ease.

Li Changren said arrogantly: "I don't care, I'm here to take them back today."

Lin Wan looked at Li Changren and said firmly, "What if I say I won't let him go?"

Seeing that Li Changren was tough, she made it clear that she was unwilling to do so.

Li Changren was immediately furious: "Why don't you let them go? They are my children, Li Changren!"

Lin Wan sneered and said, "Just because we have already separated, and Xiaole and Xiaoke have also separated, you have no right to take them back without permission."

Li Changren said: "Even if we split up, I am still their father. If I tell them to go back, they have to go back."

Lin Wan showed no fear. "Don't forget, we wrote the separation document at that time, and it has been filed with the government long ago, and the household registration has been separately established."

Zhang, who was standing next to her, hurried over and tried to hold Lin Wan's hand, but Lin Wan cleverly avoided her. She smiled awkwardly and said:

"It doesn't matter if they have separate household registrations. We can take them back to live together. We will support them in the future. Wouldn't that make things easier for you?"

Just as Lin Wan was about to continue to refuse, she heard Li Chongle next to her say firmly: "We are not going back, we want to follow our sister-in-law."

"Yes, I want to follow my sister-in-law and don't want to go back." Li Ke next to him also eagerly agreed.

Seeing this, Li Changren became even more angry and shouted directly: "I am your father, you have to listen to me, you have to go back even if you don't want to!" He stretched out his hand and prepared to go forward to pull Li Chongle.

Seeing this, Lin Wan quickly stopped in front of Li Chongle and said sternly:

"Father, if you really want to take them back by force, I will go to the county government to file a complaint!"

"Son, listen to me. This is a matter of course. It's useless to report it to the authorities." Li Changren said indifferently and wanted to continue to pull the two siblings.

"I have the family division document, and everyone signed it at that time. You signed it, and Xiaole and Xiaoke also signed it. If you think the government can't do anything, just go ahead and try. If you take them away today, I will sue you tomorrow." Lin Wan spoke sternly and protected the two siblings behind her.

When Li Changren heard Lin Wan's words, he paused, he knew that what Lin Wan said was true.

His eyes rolled, and he suddenly said, "Okay, Lin Wan, it's okay if they don't go back, then hand over the recipe for the crystal ice jelly!"

When Lin Wan heard this, she realized that it was true. She knew that they did not come here to take the two siblings back home. It turned out that they came here to do so much just for the ice jelly recipe.

snort! no way!

She sneered, "Father, I figured out this ice jelly recipe myself, why should I give it to you?"

Li Changren gritted his teeth and said, "Just because you are the daughter-in-law of the second branch of my Li family, your things naturally belong to my Li family."

Lin Wan sneered and said, "I have already separated from you. This ice jelly recipe has nothing to do with your Li family's second branch. Don't forget, I also have the separation documents."

It was another family division document. Li Changren and Zhang were so choked that they vomited blood. If they had known earlier, they would not have signed that damn family division document. But it was too late to say anything now.

At this time, Uncle Li next to him couldn't stand it anymore. He looked at Li Changren with a sullen face and said sternly:

"Changren, you can't be so unreasonable! The documents for the division of the family are all there, you can't be unreasonable."

Li Changren still stiffened his neck and said unwillingly:

"Uncle, this ice jelly recipe can bring a lot of money, we can't let her have it all to herself!"

Uncle Li snorted angrily, "What are you talking about! That was Lin Wan's own idea, so it should belong to her. You're making such a fuss over the recipe, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Li Changren wanted to argue, but Uncle Li interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Alright, stop being unreasonable. If you continue like this, I will punish you according to the clan rules."

He paused, then continued, "Although my clan is now in decline and many of the rules are meaningless, don't forget that I am still your uncle. You can't do things without considering family ethics."

Alas, he just forgot that he is now a figurehead of the clan. When he was anxious, he brought out the clan rules. Since fleeing famine, their Li family has only these few families left. How can they still have the prosperity and order they had before?

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been the farce of Li Changren dividing the family and taking away his youngest son.

Li Changren was still concerned that Uncle Li was his elder, so he didn't want to continue pestering him.

Zhang, who was standing next to him, murmured softly, "You always worry about family ties and ethics, why don't you take us with you to sell ice jelly? You take care of the other families in your side branches, but you don't take care of us."

Although she lowered her voice, the people present could still hear it.

"Zhang, why don't you think about it yourself? Why would you rather take your distant relatives with you instead of you?" Aunt Li stepped forward and questioned.

Li Changren and his wife's faces turned extremely ugly, turning pale and blue, and they even forgot to refute for a moment.

They also knew to some extent that the relatives of the Li family were not very close to them, did not agree with their decision to split the family, and looked down on the way they behaved.

Uncle Li sighed helplessly and said slowly, "Okay, stop arguing. Changren, when you go back, reflect on why things got like this."

Li Changren felt that he would not be able to get the prescription he wanted today, so he left angrily with Zhang.

The two siblings looked at their departing backs, smiled at each other, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Wanze looked at everyone with a smile and said easily, "Okay, the matter has been resolved. Let's go about our business."

Seeing that the three people were not affected, Uncle Li felt relieved and went back with his family.