The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

When everyone heard the sound, they automatically made way for Meng Wenfeng and Old Lady Meng to approach Ru Yue and her brother.

Ru Yue had been here for some time, but she had never seen Meng Wenfeng, the man so admired by the entire Mengjia Village and considered a great honor by the old Meng family. To be honest, his blue scholarly robes made him look like a scholar, but his condescending and sidelong glances made him look like a clown in the wrong clothes. And yet he dared to show off in front of her? Where did he get the courage? Alas, the original owner's family was too honest to raise such a thing.

"Second cousin, you're so arrogant!" His tone was so contemptuous as if talking to Ru Yue lowered his status.

"Didn't you say you had something to talk to me about? Now that you're here, go ahead and tell me." Ru Yue was too lazy to pay attention to him. She skipped over his words and asked directly about his purpose.

The old Meng family relied on their large numbers and the presence of the scholar Meng Wenfeng, and they first put several big hats on Ru Yue in order to lead her by the nose. However, they never expected that Ru Yue would not play by the rules and jump straight to the point. This made the old Meng family members unable to recover and they didn't know how to respond.

"When the elders arrive, shouldn't you let them into the hall and let them sit down and serve them tea? Is this how my cousin treats the elders?" Meng Wenfeng began to show off his self-righteous knowledge of etiquette in front of everyone again.

"When your family kicked me out, you forgot to give me a living room and a chair. Where do you think your elders should sit, Mr. Meng?" Ru Yue started to retort without saying a word.

"Second cousin, you'd better learn some etiquette, otherwise people will say that my Meng family is impolite and disgrace our Meng family tradition." Meng Wenfeng taught Ru Yue with a high opinion of himself.

"Is your family tradition to kick underage nephews out? Is your family etiquette to divide the family and send people out empty-handed?" Ru Yue asked back, "Mr. Meng, please understand. My family has established its own family and is no longer related to you. Didn't the teacher teach you to protect your family like a dog, so why should a rat protect you?"

"How dare you call me a busybody?" Meng Wenfeng never thought Meng Ruyue would dare to scold him directly. He was so angry that veins bulged on his forehead. Old man Meng at home had never scolded him, but this damn girl actually dared to scold him in front of these ignorant villagers. "You, you, you are so presumptuous!"

Ru Yue looked at him, her lips slightly raised, her eyebrows raised. Her contempt was too obvious. In Meng Wenfeng's eyes, it was as if she was saying, "Even if I scold you, what can you do to me?"

Seeing her precious son being bullied by Meng Ruyue, Mrs. Hu immediately refused to give in and started to scold him, "You shameless little bitch, you brought a stranger home and you still dare to scold my son?"

"My brother-in-law is the husband my father chose for my elder sister. My father chose a good man who would help my elder sister raise us. Aunt, please don't say malicious words to hurt him." Anping added at the right time.

"Your damn father has been dead for almost two years. Who knows where this wild boy suddenly appeared and brought him back from?" Mrs. Hu cursed loudly.

"Marriage has always been about the arrangements of parents and matchmakers. Second cousin, you'd better not do anything rash. Not only will it ruin your own reputation, but it will also delay the marriages of all the girls in the village." Meng Wenfeng calmed down and started to make enemies for Ru Yue again. Hearing that the direction of discussion among the people around him had turned to his side again, he couldn't help but smile complacently.

Ru Yue finally understood. After all this tangled mess, it turned out this was all about her marriage. Meng Wenfeng had come back from the academy to get involved. The interests behind this must have something to do with him. She rolled her eyes and a plan came to mind.

"Anping, let's go dig wild vegetables. We haven't found anything for today's meal yet." As he said that, he turned and went into the yard to get a bamboo basket and a hoe and was about to lock the door.

This operation once again confused everyone. Anping was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood and agreed, "Hey, coming."

"I haven't finished speaking yet, where are you going?" Old Mrs. Meng finally lost her patience.

"Just say it if you have something to say." Ru Yue said calmly, and her leisurely look once again annoyed the Meng family.

"Second cousin, you'd better go in and tell her, so as not to ruin your reputation. Everyone in the family is doing this for your own good." Meng Wenfeng was still acting.

"Don't tell anyone about everything. I am upright and have no fear of a bad reputation. Besides, I am still young and it is inevitable that I will be unreliable in my actions. If there is really something wrong, the uncles and aunts in the village can also point it out. What do you think of this?" Who doesn't know how to use public opinion to guide people?

"Yes, Ruyue is right. What are you afraid of others knowing?" How can we watch the fun if you keep your conversation behind closed doors? Everyone flocked to Ruyue again.

"Shameless little whore, drive this wild man away quickly while Mr. Wu in town is still willing to marry you." Mrs. Hu couldn't help but finally said it out loud.

Meng Wenfeng looked at his mother with disgust in his eyes. Alas, she is always causing trouble and is not able to accomplish anything!

I'm not afraid of godlike opponents, I'm just afraid of pig-like teammates! Looking at the frustrated Meng Wenfeng and the complacent Hu, Ru Yue asked with a smile: "But what about that bald Mr. Wu in town with a fortune?"

"It's him. He comes from a wealthy family. If you marry him, you'll be a rich wife with a life of luxury. Just laugh to yourself." Mrs. Hu answered quickly.

"That bald Wu has an old grandfather. I heard that he just brought in his 23rd concubine in the middle of last month. Are you sending me to be his 24th concubine?" Ru Yue said slowly.

"What's wrong with being old? You know how to care for others when you are old. It's a blessing that someone wants you." Mrs. Hu was spouting saliva and making a big fuss, leaving everyone around dumbfounded. How stupid is she!

"Since Mr. Wu is so nice, why don't you carry cousin Wenxiu over there, aunt?" Anping took the opportunity to chime in.

"You little wolf cub, how dare you harm my Wen..." Hu was interrupted by Meng Wenfeng before she could finish her words, "Children should not interrupt when adults are talking. Master Wu didn't like Wenxiu, and grandma and grandpa only gave her to cousin Ruyue because they wanted to keep her wealth within the family."

"Oh, I see." Ru Yue smiled, "Since Mr. Wu wants to marry me, then I will accept it."

"Sister."

"Ruyue."

An Ping and Chu Ning'an were both startled by Ru Yue's sudden words.

"Since Mr. Wu wants to marry me, let him bring the betrothal gifts into my small courtyard first. Then he can build a house for Anping and Ruxue in our village." Everyone was stunned. Ruyue continued to say to Anping, "Anping, you are the head of our family. You have to make the final decision."

"Sister, although Anping is young, he knows that he can't rely on selling his sister for fame and fortune in exchange for a comfortable life."

"You shameless little bitch, I've given you all the betrothal gifts. What will my son Wenfeng use to take the imperial examination?" Mrs. Hu stabbed her teammate again.

"Oh, so it turned out that he sold me to an old man and gave the money to Meng Wenfeng to take the imperial examination." Ru Yue said sarcastically, staring at the old Meng family.

The villagers had little experience, but they were not stupid. They understood everything and were no longer calm. The Meng family was too shameless. It would have been fine if they had just kicked the woman out without giving her anything, but they actually sold her to support their son's imperial examination. How could they explain this?

Meng Wenfeng knew that he could no longer hide the truth, so he decided to throw in the towel and use threats and inducements. "Second cousin, there's no need to say such harsh words. You guys are also benefiting from my passing the imperial examination. It's not good for you to curry favor with me after I pass the exam. Don't you think that's the truth?"

Meng Ruyue couldn't stand it any longer, so she stepped forward and slapped Meng Wenfeng's smug face twice. "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. You can actually speak out this bandit logic in front of the whole village. Where's your face? Where's your face?" Thinking of how much hardship the original owner's family had suffered over the years just to raise such a beast, Ruyue was so angry that she kicked Meng Wenfeng hard again.

"Oh, my son, Meng Ruyue, you little bitch, you dare to hit my son, I will fight with you." Hu rushed forward, but suddenly her knee hurt and she fell beside her son. She struggled for a few times but couldn't get up, so she simply sat on the ground and cried loudly.

Meng Wenfeng covered his face, bent over, pointed at Ruyue and cursed, "Meng Ruyue, you actually cursed and even hit me! This, this, this is outrageous! It's totally disgraceful!"

Meng Ruyue walked up and slapped him to the ground. The old Meng family was shocked and no one came to help. They pointed at Meng Wenfeng and cursed, "You are talking to me about being polite? You are a parasite who relies on the whole family to support you. How can you be so ashamed to talk to me about being polite? You sucked the blood of my parents dry and are not grateful. You even bully their children. How can you be so ashamed to talk to me about being polite? You don't have money to take the imperial examination and you want to sell me to make up for the money. How can you be so ashamed to talk to me about being polite?..."

Ru Yue cursed and asked one question after another, her voice like crying blood, and every word was heart-wrenching. The whole doorway was silent. Everyone in the village was stunned, and they all saw through the true faces of this family.

"I, I, I am a scholar. You dare to treat me like this? You have committed a serious crime." Meng Wenfeng finally found his voice and shouted in a timid manner.

"Okay, okay, I will go to the county magistrate today to seek justice. I want to ask you face to face, with your moral character, are you worthy of being a human being? With your character, are you qualified to be an official in the future? With your character, is it possible for you to take the imperial examinations?" Meng Ruyue dragged Meng Wenfeng out. The time she had spent was not in vain. Although she was thin and weak, she was able to walk while dragging Meng Wenfeng. The people who came to watch the excitement automatically made way for her.

The most arrogant Mrs. Hu just sat on the ground with her mouth wide open, not saying a word.

"I won't go, Meng Ruyue, let me go. I won't let you go if I pass the imperial examination." Meng Wenfeng was dragged like a dead dog but he didn't forget to threaten Ruyue.

"Uncle Qingshan, please take me to town. I'll change carriages and go to the county to file a complaint. I want to go to the academy and ask them why they taught such a beast, and let his classmates see what kind of person Meng Wenfeng is."

"Grandma, I can't go. Mother, please save me quickly. I can't go. If I go, I'll be finished." Seeing that Ru Yue was serious, Meng Wenfeng was really scared. He knew that if his behavior today was known by the academy and the county magistrate, his future would be ruined even if he had extraordinary talent. You know, the imperial examination is based on talent, but those with bad conduct will not be allowed to take the examination.

"Have you had enough of the trouble?" Old Master Meng hurried over and stopped in front of Meng Ruyue.

"Do you also know that your family is in endless trouble?" Ru Yue hit the nail on the head.

"Ruyue girl, please forgive others when you can. There is no need to be so cruel!" The threat was evident in his words.

"Have you ever thought about giving me a chance to live? Have you ever thought about sparing my family?" Ru Yue refused to give in. She knew that this was the real source of trouble for the Meng family.

"What do you want me to do to stop?"

"Then it depends on how you want to make me stop!"

"I failed to discipline these troublesome creatures. I will apologize to you on their behalf."

"Since the three of us siblings were kicked out of the house, your apology has become worthless."

"The division of the family business caused you and your brother to suffer, and it's also my fault as the head of the family. This time, I'll compensate you with five taels of silver on their behalf. Is that all right?"

"Do you think my parents' lives are worth five taels, or that beast Meng Wenfeng's future is worth five taels?"

"Ten taels." Old man Meng made the decisive decision.

"You'd better go to the county government office to pick up this little beast and take him home to farm!" Ru Yue said bluntly, "My parents' life's hard work has been wasted." Without saying another word, she dragged Meng Wenfeng forward.

"Twenty taels." Old man Meng was furious and shouted behind him.

"Ruyue, uncle knows you are a good child, so let's just leave it at this." Meng Jianshan supported his father, the old patriarch Meng, to come out and act as a peacemaker.

"Uncle, I didn't mean to cause any trouble. I just wanted to live a good life and raise my younger siblings, but they went too far." Ru Yue said with tears in her eyes as she looked at the old patriarch Meng.

"Ruyue girl, listen to your uncle. Twenty taels of silver can't buy back the lives of your parents who worked so hard all their lives. But the dead cannot be resurrected, and the living must move on. Believe your uncle this time, and this is the last time. If your grandfather's family does anything bad again, your uncle will open the ancestral hall and expel them from the temple." As the old patriarch of the entire Meng family, Ruyue knew that he was not biased towards any side today. She also knew that it would be best if the matter could end here.

"Uncle, Ruyue can listen to you, but Ruyue and her two siblings are really wronged!" Things cannot be changed at this point, but we still have to pretend.

"Lao Shuan, we're all the head of the family. No one can claim to be fair, but we can't be too far off. What do you think?" The old patriarch said with a cold face, brooking no room for argument. "That's all for today. Give the three children twenty-five taels of silver. This is what you owe the third brother's family."

"Brother, I..." Old man Meng wanted to argue a few more times, but when he saw the old patriarch's eyes wide open, he gave up.

The old Meng family had not taken Meng Ruyue and her brother into account, and ended up paying twenty-five taels of silver as compensation. They all returned home dejected.

The villagers who had watched such a good show felt very uncomfortable. They had known for a long time that the Meng family was no good, but after what they saw today, they felt more worried. This family was really bad. They must be more vigilant in the future, otherwise they might suffer the same bad things in the future.

Ru Yue and a few others helped the old patriarch and Meng Jianshan back to the courtyard and sat down on the wooden stool in the yard.

"Thank you, uncle and great uncle, for being able to uphold justice for Ruyue today and speaking a fair word." Ruyue was sincerely grateful to them.

"I hope you don't think that the uncle is being unfair."

"Uncle, what are you talking about? Even if I go to the county government office today and destroy Meng Wenfeng, I won't get any advantage. After all, filial piety is the most important thing, so I am destined to suffer a great loss. You and uncle came forward in time to save me from the embarrassment, not to mention you asked me for five more taels of silver." Ru Yue saw it clearly.

"Ruyue girl, you did a great job today. Ruxue came to me and said that the old Meng family was bullying us again. I wanted to come over and mediate, but Ruxue said that my father should come over and take a look. It would be best if they don't quarrel. We can just treat it as the old man coming out to stretch his muscles. If the quarrel really ends badly, he can still calm the situation down. Maybe it will be beneficial to the clan in the future." Meng Jianshan said with a clear mind, "This should be your idea, right? Hahaha!"

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you two. I didn't expect it would be like this." Ru Yue said embarrassedly.

"The Meng family is really a terrible family. I'm worried that if Meng Wenfeng really passes the imperial examination this autumn, he will probably hold a grudge against us all." Meng Jianshan said worriedly.

"Uncle, don't worry. Disaster is not far away if one's virtue is unworthy of his position! Do you think he can really read well given his character?"

"Dashan, you're obsessed. You're not as insightful as a little girl like Ruyue." Patriarch Meng smiled generously and turned to Chu Ning'an, "Although I don't know your origins, I know you're not as simple as you say. Be good to Ruyue and her brother, and you will have a bright future."

"Don't worry, uncle. I will treat them well." He said without a word of nonsense, but he knew that the old patriarch had seen through something.

"It's getting late, let's go back. Feel free to come to me if you have any problems." The old patriarch said without further delay, pulled Meng Jianshan and left.

The house was too simple, and Ru Yue couldn't invite anyone to stay for dinner, so she had to send Meng Jianshan and the other two away first.

Looking at the sky, Ru Yue knew that her plan to visit Manager Cao today was ruined.