Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Seeing that the two brothers were about to quarrel, Ye Changyan hurriedly spoke out to stop them.

"Since you all have different opinions about the origin of this gold hairpin, let's go and ask the two aunts to come out and see what they have to say."

Then Dalang and Erlang walked towards the inner courtyard and quickly invited the people out.

"Second Aunt, can you please take out your gold hairpin and show it to us?"

When Erlang went to call Liu, he had already explained the previous situation to her, and Liu was very confident.

"Why not? If stealing doesn't work, do you still dare to change to Ming Qiang?"

As she spoke, Liu took out a handkerchief and carefully unfolded it, revealing a beautiful gold hairpin wrapped inside with a butterfly spreading its wings on it.

Ye Changyan took the hairpin and asked Liu, "Second Aunt, are you sure this is your hairpin?"

"How can I not be sure? This hairpin is a relic left to me by my mother. My father spent a lot of money to hire a master craftsman to make it for my mother at Yuxiang Building in Shengjing. It is a token of love for my mother. If you don't believe me, look at the word 'Wan' engraved on the back of the butterfly's left wing. That is my mother's maiden name."

Liu was very confident and justified, but when she mentioned her deceased mother, even though she was a carefree person, she couldn't help but choke up.

Ye Changyan picked up the golden hairpin and examined it carefully. Sure enough, on the back of the butterfly, there was a word "Wan" clearly engraved.

After Ye Changyan finished reading it, he handed the hairpin to Dalang. Dalang looked a little surprised after reading it.

After checking it, Dalang returned the hairpin to Ye Changyan and nodded to Xu. Erlang and Silang looked very proud when they saw it.

"Aunt, my elder brother said earlier that you and your elder sister bought this hairpin in the county town at the end of last month. Do you have any evidence?"

Seeing the previous situation, Xu could roughly determine that this gold hairpin should belong to Liu, because she knew that Liu's mother's maiden name was indeed Wan Niang, but Xu was not panicked.

"Sanlang, this hairpin was indeed bought by your elder sister and I at Xue Baoxiang's Silver Shop in the county town at the end of last month. The receipt Xue Baoxiang issued to me is still in my room. Big girl, go to my box and get the receipt."

After hearing Xu's instructions, the big girl ran to the backyard. After a while, she came back with a bill.

After Xu took it and confirmed it, she handed it to Ye Changyan.

Ye Changyan took the receipt and took a look. It was indeed a receipt issued by Xue Baoxiang Silver Shop in the county. In addition to Xue Baoxiang's receipt stamp, it also stated the name and detailed description of the purchased items, price, time and other information.

It seems that neither side is lying, so where is the problem?

At this moment, Ye Changyan felt a vibration on his arm, and in an instant he had an intuition in his mind, which told him that there was a traitor in this family.

Ye Changyan quietly looked around and saw that everyone at the scene was either sad and helpless, or angry and confused. Everyone's expression was so natural, including Ping'er, the maid beside the old lady Guo. Ye Changyan also recalled the expression and reaction of the cook Aunt Chun before, and there was no obvious flaw.

Suddenly, a thought popped up in Ye Changyan’s mind. Could it be his second uncle?

Oh no, the more I think about it, the more I feel that this matter is most likely related to my second uncle. In fact, Ye Changyan has long known that my second uncle has been cheating on people for money, and few of the people my second uncle makes friends with are decent people.

As a younger generation who has separated from the family, I am in a difficult situation now.

Ye Changyan's thoughts raced. It seemed that this matter could only be handled by the old lady. When no one knew about it and everyone thought they were in the right, it was probably the old lady who was the only one in the old house who didn't want the matter to cause further losses and create a bigger scandal.

So Ye Changyan made up his mind, but he asked his uncle Ye Xiaowen first.

"Uncle, I wonder what the Feng family said when you went after them."

Ye Xiaowen had a sad face, looked exhausted, and seemed a little dazed. It took him a long time to listen to what he said.

"If the wound on Mrs. Feng's face is not serious, then it is easy to deal with. We can pay her some money and let it go. But don't even think about talking about this marriage anymore."

Ye Xiaowen's face became even uglier, almost as pale as death.

"If the eldest lady of the Feng family had a scar on her face..."

Ye Xiaowen could not say any more, thinking of the good wife he had finally found for Dalang, who was outstanding in both appearance and character. Moreover, the Feng family's in-laws had a large industry in Yuzhou City, and the Feng family also had certain strength in the county.

If there is such a Yue family, it will be of great help to Dalang's future.

"Liu, I knew you had bad intentions. You couldn't bear to see my son find a good marriage, so you hit the eldest lady in the face. You are not hurting the eldest lady, you are destroying my son! Woo woo..."

Xu, who had always been low-key and cautious, couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard the result.

"Xu, please stop slandering me. It's hard to find a three-legged frog, but there are so many women with two legs. Don't blame me just because your husband doesn't have the chance to be with you!"

Liu was much more aggressive in her words. Seeing that the two sisters-in-law were about to fight again due to a disagreement, Ye Changyan winked at Erniu, who hurriedly grabbed Liu. Seeing this, Da Niu also hurriedly grabbed Xu.

"My two aunts, don't be angry. Since this matter has already happened, let's first see how badly the eldest lady of the Feng family is injured. I hope it's not serious. Spend some money to make a big deal out of a small one. The conditions of the eldest and second brothers are not bad either. This marriage is only a matter of time."

Seeing that the emotions of both parties had calmed down a lot, Ye Changyan continued.

"I have thought of a solution to the problem of the gold hairpin, but I can only tell my grandmother about this solution. You may as well go back to your room first. Aunt Chun will call you after she has cooked the meal."

Everyone was very curious about Ye Changyan's solution, but seeing that Ye Changyan had nothing to say, everyone went back to their rooms.

Old lady Guo was also very curious about Sanlang's solution. Seeing that Sanlang and Erniu were the only siblings left in the front hall, she wanted to ask Erniu to leave, but after thinking about it, she decided not to.

But thinking that Sanlang had already sent everyone else away, it seemed that Sanlang might have really thought of something, so he also sent away Ping'er who was serving him.

"Sanlang, thanks to you, the Ye family has lost face today!"

As she spoke, the old lady's eyes turned red and tears began to fall uncontrollably.

"How can I face your grandfather and the ancestors of the Ye family in my grave?"

Seeing the old lady stand up and about to kneel down in front of Grandpa Ye's spirit tablet, Ye Changyan quickly gave Erniu a look, and the brother and sister then supported the old lady back from the left and right.

"Grandmother, don't worry. If something bad happens to you, the two aunts will be guilty of a grave sin."

In fact, when Ye Changyan found the two sisters-in-law Xu and Liu to confront them, the old lady had a vague feeling but chose not to believe it. However, seeing Ye Changyan's actions of sending everyone away, the old lady guessed that Sanlang might really know something.

So the old lady could only bring up the reputation of the Ye family and the old man. She felt that this might make Ye Changyan really choose to conceal the truth and turn a big thing into a small thing.