Flowers in full bloom

"This... is it possible that Miss Hua likes money more than visiting people?" Mrs. Pei smiled.

"Of course everyone likes money, I like money too. Now that we're talking about this, think about it, if Lei'er likes money so much, why did she refuse to take the monthly salary when our family gave it to her and her brother?

Five taels per person, ten taels a month for the two siblings, which would be a little over a hundred taels a year. She insisted on not taking it, but went to the farm every day to earn dozens or hundreds of taels by herself, getting up early and working late."

"This..." Nanny Chen was unable to respond, because she still didn't understand why Hua Lei insisted on not taking the monthly salary from the Marquis' Mansion.

The dozens of other relatives who were staying at the mansion, including Han Qingge, had never said they didn't want the monthly salary from the mansion. They wished the mansion would give them more monthly salary.

"You said that Lei'er likes money more than visiting friends. I think you are right. Then think about it again. Why does Lei'er give money under her pillow to the maids and servants in Qihuayuan every month?

If they didn't stuff it in, the maids wouldn't dare to say anything. After all, the Marquis's Mansion has already given them monthly wages. Isn't it normal for the master to ask them to do something?"

"This..." Nanny Chen was speechless because she didn't know the reason either.

Old Madam Pei sighed softly. It was because Lei'er had no interest in Jin'er and did not want to get close to the Marquis' Mansion. She had never thought of becoming the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion in the future. Therefore, she did not care about Jin'er's mother's indifference, nor was she willing to curry favor with the other families in the Marquis' Mansion. She only maintained a distant relationship similar to that of relatives.

If you don't take the monthly salary from the Marquis' Mansion, you won't owe too many favors to the Marquis' Mansion. Even if it's the maids and servants, you can count them clearly. You can see the good and the bad clearly, and you can count them clearly. This way, when you leave in the future, you won't have too many emotional and financial entanglements.

Hua Lei returned to Qihuayuan and rested for a while on the small couch. Then Xiao Yuan came back from the clan school. He didn't know yet that Tian Dayou and the others were going to Qingyun Lane today.

After the brother and sister had dinner together, while they were taking a walk in the yard to digest the food, Hualei told Xiaoyuan the whole story from beginning to end.

She also told Xiaoyuan every word of Mrs. Pei's remedial measures.

Looking at Xiaoyuan's tightly pursed lips and the tears in his eyes, Hualei didn't feel particularly comforted. After all, everyone's growth is a process of transformation, and there will inevitably be pain in the middle.

As a brother and sister with no power, no relatives to rely on, this pain is unavoidable. Moreover, they are lucky enough to have the support of the Marquis' Mansion and Old Madam Pei.

The next day, Butler Pei went to Qingyun Lane with Hua Lei's note, and went to the government office with Uncle Fu to resolve the affairs of the Tian family.

After an investigation by the government, the second branch of the Tian family confessed to all the extortion they had done from Grandfather Hua over the past few decades, and even told about how they had plundered the condolence money given by the neighbors at Grandfather Hua's funeral.

The county magistrate who was conducting the trial was so angry that he ignored the Tian family's pleas for mercy and sentenced them to one year in prison without offering them bail.

Because the second branch of the Tian family fought with each other, Tian Changshi broke his calf and Tian Xiaoxing fractured his thigh bone. Both of them were temporarily unable to travel long distances, so they were temporarily detained in a cell in Dongcheng District. After three months, they were transferred back to the county government cell in Dade Town to continue to serve their one-year sentence.

After the trial, everyone in the Tian family cried and begged to see Hua Lei, but was refused by Butler Pei on the grounds that Hua Lei had a high fever due to fright.

After the Huazhai in Qingyun Lane was blackmailed, the blackmailers fought each other due to uneven distribution of the loot, resulting in jail time. The news also spread that the owner of the house had a high fever due to fright.

The bookstore owners and shopkeepers who were ready to make a move had to give up some of their thoughts. Hua Lei, who was still in the Marquis' Mansion, did not go to the girls' school these days. She stayed in the Qihua Courtyard on the pretext of recuperating after a fever.

Half a month later, it was reported that the owner of the Hua family house in Qingyun Lane took his younger brothers to the government prison in Dongcheng District the day after his high fever finally subsided.

He sent food and clean clothes to the distant relatives who were blackmailing them, and found Doctor Lin from Xinglin Hall to prescribe medicine for the prisoners with broken bones. He also spent money to ask the prison boss to take care of the Tian family.

When the common people heard this, they could not help but sigh that the Hua brothers and sisters were really filial. The crisis of unfilial piety that had been weighing on Hua Lei and his sister was finally eliminated.

When the crisis finally passed, Hualei couldn't help but think of Tian Dacheng's family who were still in Dade Town, because in three months Tian Dacheng's family would be transferred back to Dade Town.

By then, the government office in Dongcheng District will notify the Dade Town County Government in advance to send someone to take over and handle the matter for Tian Dayou and his men. As the eldest brother, Tian Dayou should come and sign.

Thinking of that honest old man, I went to his house before leaving Tongde Town and wanted to leave one hundred taels of silver for them, but they refused. When Hua Lei and his group left Tongde Town, I asked his three sons to accompany them for hundreds of miles to ensure that Hua Lei and his group would not be discovered and chased by Tian Dayou's family before returning.

At that time, the house and more than ten acres of land left by my great-grandparents in the town were all taken away by Tian Dayou, and Tian Dacheng did not get a penny.

That's right. When my great-grandparents passed away, it was Tian Dacheng's family who took care of the funeral personally, and they are the ones who pay homage to my great-grandparents every Qingming Festival.

No matter how difficult their lives were, they never went to the Hua family to cause trouble for their grandparents. Instead, they would often come to persuade Tian Dayou to go back when he went to the Hua family to make trouble.

Now, Tian Dayou's family and my family will probably have no intersection in the future. Tian Dacheng's family is the only relative left on my grandmother's side.

When she was still in Tongde Town, her grandfather would help her from time to time. But now that Hualei has moved to Shangjing City, it is not easy to get help. After all, there is no electronic technology now, and money can be transferred in minutes even if it is thousands of miles away.

I guess this whole family has had a hard time this year, right? After all, my uncle had three sons, and the three sons married and had children, and the grandson married a wife. Now there are 22 people in the family, and the family has little output, only a dozen acres of land, and no matter how hard they try, they can only fill their stomachs.

Even though they received help from their grandfather from time to time, life was not that good. When Hua Lei left, they only had three brick houses and the rest were thatched houses.

However, my great uncle's three sons and five grandsons were all taught by my grandfather. Although they could not pass the examination for a scholar, they could learn to read and do arithmetic. It was just that they were rarely used in the countryside.

Next time when my uncle's family comes over, I will help them. Hualei made a decision.