The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

Yu Shi seemed to be meeting Zhou Huan for the first time. How could such a gentle and kind girl say such words?

"Zhou Huan! You...my sister's money belongs to my sister. We are not destined to be together. Let's not meet again in the future."

After Yu Shi finished speaking, he hurried home.

Zhou Huan looked at Yu Shi's departing back, clenched his fists and stomped his feet in anger. Just as he was about to chase him, his wrist was grabbed by Zhou's mother who was hiding in the corner.

"Useless piece of shit, you really can't keep your cool. If you make trouble at their house now, Yu Shi will hate you even more. Then it will be hard for you to get into the Yu family."

Zhou Huan's face was filled with grievance. "What should we do? Miss Zhang has already said that as long as we can pay 20 taels of silver as a betrothal gift, she will not only find a job for my brother in the government, but will also bring our whole family to live in the town!"

Mother Zhou glared at Zhou Huan fiercely. "If it weren't for that little bitch's wealth, I would never have let your brother marry her. And you, didn't you say before that several people in the village were interested in you? But after asking around, only that idiot from the Yu family was willing to marry you! Look at what you just said! Men all like gentle and considerate women. You're so arrogant, and if you don't know better, you might think he was the one asking to marry you."

Zhou Huan was very unconvinced, "Isn't it? I don't even like a blockhead like him. If it weren't for the 20 taels of silver, I wouldn't even say a word to him."

Mother Zhou quickly patted her daughter on the back and said, "Alright! We've only got this one sucker. You quickly think of a solution. As long as your brother marries Miss Zhang, we'll all move to the town where no one can find him. I'll then find you a rich young man in town and you can marry him and become his wife."

The thought of becoming a rich wife dissipated most of the anger on Zhou Huan's face. "Don't worry, Mom! That stinky stone has liked me for so long, he definitely won't stop liking me just because of these two sentences. I'll let him go first, and I'll definitely get the money back."

Mother Zhou snorted coldly, "Don't mess it up. If you can't get back the twenty taels of silver, don't blame me and your father for being cruel and selling you to the old man in town."

Zhou Huan quickly nodded in agreement...

Yu Shi didn't know about the Zhou family's plan, and he was still sad about what had just happened.

Zhou Huan was right. He had been fond of Zhou Huan for many years and did not lose his love for her because of one or two words. However, after these few days of training, he realized that forcing two unsuitable people to be together would only bring unrest to the family!

But... I'm still very sad.

When Yu Ruyue and the others saw Yu Shi coming back with a dejected look on his face, they knew that the deal had not been reached.

Liang Shulan thought about it, but couldn't bear to see her silly son sad, so she asked, "If you really must have Zhou Huan, your father and I wouldn't try to stop you."

"I roughly calculated that with the money we have, plus the money you've earned recently, we can at least get together one or two taels of silver. If she wants more, your father and I can go out and borrow it."

Yu Shi didn't want to say anything bad about Zhou Huan, nor did he want to mention the 20 taels of silver. He just pursed his lips and shook his head, "Mom! We are not suitable. I just want to study hard, broaden my horizons, and be filial to you two elders."

"As for the rest, I don't want to think about it now."

Yu Shi's mind was in a mess. For a moment, he even thought selfishly, "My sister has so much money, so what if she gave me 20 taels? It's not like he won't pay it back."

But as soon as this thought came into his mind, he wanted to slap himself hard. Why? He didn't help his sister at all when she was sold away, so why should he ask his sister to help him!?

That was his sister's money, what did it have to do with him? He felt like an ungrateful person, eating and drinking from his sister, and even having his sister pay for his education. That thought popped up in his mind.

Yu Dehou saw Yu Shi's dilemma, which was why he firmly rejected Yu Ruyue's idea of paying for the house.

He also rejected Yu Ruyue's proposal to give them part of the money.

He knew that his daughter was kind and filial.

But his two sons had never received a good education from the beginning. Growing up in such a dirty environment, it was already a good thing that they did not go astray. He could not let these two people develop the habit of getting something for nothing.

So he called his two sons and walked along the path between the fields until they came to their own fields.

He pointed to the sparse rice ears in the field and said, "Look at these fields and think about the days when we didn't have enough to eat or warm clothes."

"Originally, we would never leave this small mountain village. We would have to work hard every day, facing the loess and relying on the weather for our livelihood!"

"Before, I also thought that everyone lived like this, and everyone lived a hard life."

"Those who are rich and powerful seem to be destined to live a life of wealth and power from the moment they are born."

"But why?"

Yu Shi lowered his head and said nothing.

Yu Tian thought for a moment and said, "They are well-informed, well-read, and very smart."

Yu Dehou smiled and nodded. "You say that very well, but have you ever thought about this? A large number of people didn't start out so wealthy. They reached that point through generations of accumulation, generations of hard work, and generations of self-improvement."

"Yu Shi, I know Zhou Huan wants money. 20 taels of silver is not a small amount!"

Yu Shi looked up in surprise. He didn't expect that his father knew everything he had always wanted to hide.

Yu Tian also opened his mouth in surprise, "20 taels!? That much!?"

Yu Dehou chuckled and shook his head. "Actually, for a girl who has been raised to this age and suddenly wants to marry into another family, 20 taels of silver isn't much!"

"But Yu Shi, you have to understand, if you rely on the mountain, it will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. I know you must be thinking that 20 taels is not a lot for your sister, but it is an astronomical figure for our family! The size of the pot should be matched with the size of the lid. I hope you understand!"

Yu Shi wanted to say that he had never thought of asking his sister to help him find a wife, but the words were on the tip of his tongue and he couldn't say them. He looked at the dry land and the desolate road. Although he felt sad, his determination to study was also strengthened...

Yu Dehou talked to the two of them for a long time, and Yu Shi gradually recovered from the pain of losing love.

In the evening, everyone had a meal together and no one mentioned the incident.

But just when the Yu family was about to go back to sleep, Yu Ruyue suddenly grabbed Yu Shi and solemnly stuffed 20 taels of silver into his hand.

"Brother! You have to walk your own path in life. I can't really help you with anything, but if you really think that person is worthy, then go for it!" Then she immediately closed the door.

Yu Shi looked at the money in his hand. Twenty taels of silver, which was like a mountain to him and could never be touched, appeared in his hand just like that.

He thought he should be very excited, but he wasn't.

He simply weighed the silver in his hand and said shyly, "It turns out that 20 taels is not as heavy as I thought..."