"Master Qingtian, Manager He is my nephew. He hasn't been back for so many years. We learned that he was in Qinghe Bay, so we came to see his wife." The silver-haired woman said, worried that the yamen runners would arrest people for fighting, and she also made excuses for her family, "Manager He has no son, and the clan wanted to adopt my grandson to Manager He to inherit the family line. This bitch's grandson lost the election, and she was jealous and slandered me and my uncle."

The gray-haired woman jumped up and clapped her hands, saying, "You are covered in shit, and you still need me to slander you. You are right, I am indeed jealous of you. I am jealous that you have a good uncle who does not allow other people's grandsons to be adopted, but only your grandson. Why can your grandson be adopted, but other people's grandsons cannot? You are so shameless that you discuss it in bed. If I say that the family should adopt a child to He Chao, you can't make the decision without He Chao."

The silver-haired woman pointed at the gray-haired woman and cursed, "After Chao'er's parents died, I was the one who cooked for him. He ate my family's food for two years, so my grandson should adopt him. If your grandson wants to adopt you, he should consider whether you are worthy enough."

The gray-haired woman sneered, spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the man's face, and said, "How dare you say that. Why did he eat at your house for two years? It was because you occupied his family's land after his parents died. You occupied someone's land, so of course you have to support them. Everyone in the village knows that during those two days he was at your house, he didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, and he even had to work for your family."

The silver-haired woman didn't even blush when her secrets were exposed.

If she didn't occupy that land, someone else would have taken it.

She was the one who cultivated the land, and at least she ensured that He Chao had food to eat.

What's more, the He family members didn't want her to take anything from He Chao, and this bitch wasn't a kind-hearted person.

So he put his hands on his hips and said unyieldingly: "Do you think you have a clean bottom? He Chao was studying hard in the school, but he took the money left by his parents and made him unable to study anymore. If it weren't for you, He Chao might have been the top two in the imperial examination."

The two of them kept exposing each other's secrets, and other people in the tribe didn't dare to step forward to persuade them.

They were afraid that the two men would attack indiscriminately and reveal what they had done to He Chao in the past.

Tong Huaqiong listened quietly. What kind of life did Manager He have since his childhood? There was no good person in the clan to protect him.

Hong's eyes were filled with tears.

Even though He Chao had told her about these tragic experiences long before, she still felt heartbroken and tears welled up in her eyes when she heard them from her tribe members herself.

A bunch of heartless people who still want to recognize their relatives and adopt children. Even if I don't have children in my eight lifetimes, it is impossible for me to have any connection with them.

"That's enough. Let's not talk about the past anymore."

Uncle He is so upset. This trip has been so unlucky.

First, the scandal between him and his sister-in-law was exposed, and then there were disputes and fights within the clan. He was afraid that if he didn't come out, all the scandals of the entire He family would be exposed.

"The police are here, why are you making such a fuss?"

The eldest uncle of the He family roared, shocking the silver-haired woman and the white-haired woman to stop, and also asked his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson to stop.

I was so busy taking a few glances just now that I forgot the officer was still there.

They couldn't help but worry when they stopped at this point, fearing that the officers would tie them all up and take them away.

"Back then, it was all because of poverty." Uncle He no longer acted in front of the yamen runners. His face showed a combination of sorrow and flattery. He said, "The harvest was poor in those years, and the half-grown children were hungry, so... Well, if there were any rich people, who would bully a child? There was nothing we could do..."

The eldest uncle of the He family glanced at Hong, hatred flashed in his eyes, and he quickly lowered his head with a sad expression again.

It was all He Chao's wife's fault. If she had just acknowledged them from the beginning, the series of events that followed would never have happened.

This daughter-in-law is not virtuous and cannot give birth to children. She is not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the He family. After He Chao returns home, he will persuade He Chao to divorce her.

Tong Huaqiong sneered inwardly.

This is an excuse.

I am poor but I am right, I am weak but I am right.

A poor man knows etiquette. Although poverty can magnify the evil in people's nature, it is rare to see an orphan being bullied to death like this. It cannot be excused by poverty at all.

What's more, the He family is not so poor that they can't afford to eat, and they have more than enough money to raise a child, not to mention that they occupied He Chao's family's land.

Village Chief Liu said coldly: "Don't make excuses for your cruel and selfish behavior."

"Excuse me, who are you? This is our He family's affair. There are some misunderstandings, so I came here today to clear them up."

Among the group of yamen runners, only Village Chief Liu was not wearing official uniform, but was dressed in everyday farmer's clothes.

Uncle He guessed that the talkative person was probably Tong Huaqiong's assistant or the shopkeeper.

Therefore, he did not take Village Chief Liu seriously.

Seeing the arrival of the yamen runners, the other members of the He family felt panic, but the eldest uncle of the He family was very happy.

He originally thought that if the Hong family was unwilling to recognize them as members of the He family, he would file a complaint with the authorities.

Now he didn't sue the officials, but the officials came to his door on their own initiative.

It will be easy if someone from the government comes!

The officers will find out whether they are from the same clan as He Chao.

Village Chief Liu said: "I am the village chief of Qinghewan. You just barged into our village. Do you think I can control it?"

The eldest uncle of the He family was not afraid of the village chief at all. He bowed to the official and said in a sad voice: "Sir, I am He Chao's uncle, and my home is in Hejia Village, Pingyang County. My nephew was lost when he was nine years old. I just found out that he ended up here, so I came to visit him, but my nephew's wife refused to recognize him."

The eldest uncle of the He family was more cautious and emphasized that He Chao was lost.

The leading yamen runner Zhang sneered and said, "He was lost at the age of nine, and now He Chao is at the border. So you haven't seen him in the past 20 or 30 years. How can you be sure that He Chao from Qinghe Bay is your nephew? Without confirmation, how can you expect Madam He to recognize you?"

The eldest uncle of the He family was a little panicked, but he calmed down and explained, "We learned about him from the imperial court's report. We originally thought that he had the same name and surname, but after asking around, we dared to confirm that he was my nephew."

At this time, Mrs. Hong spoke.

"Zhang Yayi, they are not my husband's family. My husband has no family members on his household registration."

In short, the Hong family simply refuses to admit that they have no relationship with He Chao.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Master Zhang, Shopkeeper He is from Qinghewan, and it is clearly written in the household registration. They have no evidence. They saw Shopkeeper He with the same name and surname in the newspaper and broke in to claim kinship while Shopkeeper He was not at home. They just took advantage of the fact that Sister Hong didn't know them and thought they could be fooled with a few words. They didn't come to claim kinship at all, but to form a group to defraud and seize the family property."

"If Sister Hong hadn't been tricked by them, they wouldn't have suffered any loss."

"He Chao is now a meritorious person in the court. Please ask Master Zhang to make the decision for Sister Hong."

The yamen runner Zhang bowed to Tong Huaqiong and Hong, very politely.

The eldest uncle of the He family wanted to reply, but the impatient runner Zhang came up and said, "You broke into the house of the shopkeeper He and tried to seize the He family's property. Take all of you away and wait for trial."

The eldest uncle of the He family was startled and said in a trembling voice: "Master Zhang, we are He Chao's family. If you don't believe it, go to Pingyang County to ask."

"Take it away, take it all away."

Zhang the bailiff was too lazy to waste words and ordered his subordinates to come up and tie up the man.

Soon, the He family members in the yard began to panic and cry.

The group was quickly taken away.

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