Flowers in full bloom

"Second uncle, third cousin, how about this? I'll give you three hundred taels at once, and you can go back to Dade Town. But this is the last time, and we'll just keep out of each other's way from now on, okay?"

"Hmph, three hundred taels, are you giving money to a beggar?" Tian Dayou curled his lips.

"Then... five hundred taels, how about five hundred taels? The house and land in Tongde Town are sold for this price. Second uncle, going to the capital is not as easy to make money as you think." Hua Lei spoke again. Just treat it as sending away the plague god?

"You want to send us away with only five hundred taels of silver. But you know that this time, we spent dozens of taels of silver just to come to the capital, and it will cost us dozens more to go back. The total cost is nearly a hundred taels of silver." Tian Dayou was still not satisfied.

The bud closed its mouth and didn't speak again.

The sun had unknowingly set in the sky, and Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Zhong, who were sitting nearby, felt a little restless. When they came in the morning, they had planned to stay directly at Hualei's house, so they checked out of the inn.

And the money is all in Tian Dayou's hands, and the silver that he brought privately can't last for a few days. Who knows how long the stalemate will end?

If Hualei really didn't let them live there, would they really sleep on the floor in the yard as Tian Dayou said? It was fine for men to sleep on the floor, but she and her daughter were both women, and as Hualei said, there were people coming and going in the yard, and there were also two unmarried men living there, Luo Xile and Sun Xiaoqun.

If a bad reputation really spreads, her daughter's second half of life will be ruined. Is he really going to let his daughter marry Hua Yatou's slave? What is this?

Although Hualei's reputation of being disrespectful to elders might spread, compared with her daughter's happiness in the second half of her life, this reputation of disrespecting elders would seem insignificant.

Besides, they didn't know anyone in Shangjing City to tell the story to, and if they went back and told the story, it wouldn't hurt Hua Lei who was in Shangjing City. Lu and Zhong looked at the sky, then looked at Tian Dayou, and hesitated to speak.

The stalemate lasted for another half an hour, and the sun was setting even further. Mrs. Lu finally couldn't help but jump out, "Hey, Hua girl, do you want to ruin Xiaoxiao and Xiaomei's second half of life? How can you be so mean?

Ah, although your grandfather was poor, he was an upright person and never used shady tricks. Although Tian Chengcheng was a little stupid, he had a bottom line and was a kind person after all.

How come you haven't learned anything from your grandparents? Are you as bad-hearted as your father who died a violent death or your mother who died a violent death? Ah!"

Mrs. Lu stopped calling her aunt and called her grandmother Tian Chengcheng by her name. She also stopped calling her cousin and his wife by their name and started to speak ill of them.

"Shut up! If you dare to say anything bad about my father and mother again, believe it or not, I will ask Uncle Fu and Brother Ping'an to kick you out?" Hua Lei shouted.

After living in the mansion for a year and a half, he had been taught by Mrs. Pei from time to time, and had learned a lot about how to control his subordinates. At this moment, his almond eyes were wide open, his eyebrows were raised, and his whole body was full of momentum.

This loud shout directly frightened everyone in the Tian family, even Tian Dayou couldn't help but shrink his neck.

"I call you aunt for the sake of my grandmother, do you really take yourself seriously? I have bad intentions, what bad intentions did I have?

You say, the capital city is so big, with so many inns and restaurants, why don't you go there to eat or stay, but have to run to the Hua family's house in Qingyun Lane to sleep on the floor?

Are you still playing evil on me? Did I hold you back and not let you go? Did I tie your hands and feet?

I wonder if you have a crush on Brother Xile? Or Brother Xiaoqun? You insist on sleeping on the floor at my Hua's house, thinking you can get close to them?

I tell you, you can't dream of these two! If you're smart, leave early and find an inn to stay in. If you go later, there may not be rooms available. Don't say I didn't warn you." Hualei's aura was fully open.

"You, you, you..." Mrs. Lu was so angry that she began to stutter. At this time, Hualei's eyes were wide open, which scared her a little.

"What do you mean by 'you'? As a niece, you don't call my grandmother aunt, but call her by her name, which is considered unfilial. As a cousin's wife, you have no sympathy for the unfortunate experience of your cousin and his wife, and you even speak ill of them, which is considered unkind.

When my father died, he was an official appointed by the imperial court. You, a commoner, dare to criticize an official appointed by the imperial court. It is considered disloyalty.

You are a disloyal, unkind, and unfilial person, and you are here to slander me? From now on, you'd better shut up. If you dare to say one more word, I will put you in jail." Hua Lei was very imposing.

Mrs. Lu's face turned pale and she dared not say another word. Mrs. Zhong, Tian Xiaoxiao and Tian Xiaomei were also panicking. They dared not to provoke the ferocious Hua Lei again.

"Hua girl, what are you doing? Xiaoxiao's mother is just speaking her mind. Isn't it good for you to be so aggressive? If you get a bad reputation for disrespecting your elders, don't blame us." Tian Changshi threatened vaguely.

"Yes, my third cousin is right. My third cousin's mother is just outspoken. But you? Have you been planning this for a long time?

Before coming to the capital, I deliberately forged the property deeds. Are you prepared for all the scams and extortions? Isn't it a great honor?

Do you want me to take the deed and publicize it to you? Do you think it would be better for me to go back to the government office in Dade Town or directly to the government office in Shangjing City?"

Hualei's anger seemed to be ignited, and she retorted directly.

"You, you dare..." Tian Changshi regretted it so much at this moment. He was so stupid that he directly handed his handle to this dead girl.

"Hua girl, why are you so angry? Don't you care what others say? Doesn't Hua Moyuan care either? I heard that he wants to take the imperial examination to gain fame in the future. Aren't you afraid that he will be labeled as unfilial and won't be able to take the imperial examination?"

Tian Dayou said confidently, as if he was holding a flower bud.

Hualei cursed inwardly, "Shameless!" In today's society, filial piety is indeed very important, and it can be said to be a shackle on the students of the imperial examination.

Regardless of whether the elders are kind or not, it depends on whether the younger generations are filial or not. If you are labeled as unfilial, you probably won’t even be eligible to register for the imperial examination.

Moreover, my uncles are not a very distant relative and are still alive. If I ignore them, and they spread Xiaoyuan's unfilial behavior everywhere, it will indeed affect Xiaoyuan's imperial examination.

It was for this reason that my grandfather and father were so cautious that whenever their friends came to cause trouble, they would choose to spend money to buy peace.

Is it that I have to be blackmailed by them for the rest of my life, and I can't escape even if I'm in the capital? Hua Lei was a little unwilling, but she had to suppress her anger.