Seeing that the Chen family was hesitating, Wang Tiezhu walked forward with a piece of oilcloth on his head and a dark face, and swung a whip on the ground.

Although the whip did not hit anyone, it splashed mud and water on the ground, staining the clothes of Old Madam Chen and Old Man Chen.

Mrs. Chen was furious and turned to complain to Mr. Chen: "Old man, tell me what kind of life we ​​are living now. How much suffering do we have to endure!"

Old Master Chen frowned, looked at Old Madam Chen with dissatisfaction, and ignored her.

What he should do most now is to find out where Xiao Yanxi hides his private soldiers. In this way, he will have a trump card in his hand, which will not only help him get rid of the current predicament, but also restore the former glory of the Duke's Mansion.

But Chen Xinyu is now with the second prince and has changed her name and surname, so we can no longer rely on her.

So the only person we can count on now is Chen Xinxiu.

He knew that Chen Xinxiu was interested in Xiao Yanxi, but Xiao Yanxi looked down on her.

So, this requires some other hand breaks.

Old Master Chen made a decision and gave Wang Tiezhu a look.

Wang Tiezhu didn't really want to bother with Old Man Chen. His superiors only told him not to treat the Chen family harshly, but didn't say that he should follow the Chen family's orders.

"Sir, please help me with something."

Just as Wang Tiezhu was about to lose his temper, a silver note was stuffed into his hand.

Wang Tiezhu opened the banknote in surprise and took a look. He didn't expect it to be worth fifty taels.

He immediately smiled: "Whatever Master Chen wants me to do, as long as I can do it..."

Old Master Chen whispered something into Wang Tiezhu's ear. Wang Tiezhu was a little surprised, but then he understood. "Don't worry, I'll get someone to do it for you right away."

When it was getting dark, we happened to pass by a village.

More than a dozen adobe and thatched houses covered with green branches and leaves are quiet and peaceful under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The small village seems to have a small population, but at this time, smoke is rising from every household.

Looking around, it is like a beautiful landscape painting, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Wang Tiezhu suddenly stopped and turned to say to everyone, "Today we'll stay at a farmer's house. The room and board fee is three cents per person, and meals are provided!"

Everyone was happy to hear this. Three cents per person was not expensive. Finally, everyone didn't have to sleep in the wilderness, and they could even have a hot meal. This was really great.

As soon as Wang Tiezhu finished speaking, a man in his fifties followed Wang Jiacheng over.

Wang Jiacheng said to Wang Tiezhu, "Second Uncle, he is the village chief of this village."

The village chief nodded towards Wang Tiezhu and said, "Sir, we have prepared the food. Please come and have a meal!"

Wang Tiezhu glanced at the team behind him and said to Wang Jiacheng, "Go collect the money and give it to the village chief."

Wang Jiacheng agreed and took off his hat to hold the copper coins.

"Hey, Miss Chen Liu, right? Three cents."

Chen Xinyuan was digging wild vegetables on the roadside with his butt sticking out when Wang Jiacheng came over and asked for money.

She glanced at the Chen family in surprise. Old Madam Chen happened to meet her gaze and said angrily, "Why are you looking at me? Are you going to sever ties with our Chen family? From now on, I won't spend a penny on you!"

Chen Xinyuan said nothing and took out three cents from his bag.

When the Chen family saw that she actually had some private money, their eyes widened.

Madam Chen rushed over and tried to grab Chen Xinyuan's bag: "You stupid girl, where did you get the money? You must have stolen it from me. Since you've cut off ties with us, give me back all the money!"

Chen Xinyuan quickly dodged: "Although I don't have any money, my mother did have some dowry when she married my father. Although it wasn't much, in the end, you guys embezzled it!"

At this point, Chen Xinyuan remembered something: "So, even if the Chen family raised me, my mother's dowry is enough. I will not give your Chen family a penny. The money in the bag is also mine. It has nothing to do with you!"

"You stupid girl, I'll beat you to death, you ungrateful traitor!"

Mrs. Chen still couldn't catch up with Chen Xinyuan, so she picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at Chen Xinyuan in anger.

Mrs. Chen San and the Jin family members nearby changed their expressions. If such a big stone hit Chen Xinyuan on the back of the head, he would be half dead if not killed.

"Get down quickly!"

Wu Ya, who was helping Xie Fanjin twist the straw rope, immediately spoke to Chen Xinyuan.

Chen Xinyuan didn't hesitate, she bent down, and the stone passed by her scalp.

Chen Xinyuan turned to see Madam Chen's disappointed face, but then relaxed a bit: "You want to kill me, which shows that there is no relationship between us. Before, I thought it was too heartless to break off relations with you, but now I think it is only natural."

Chen Xinyuan grabbed the hatchet in front of Wuya and immediately cut off a piece of his clothes with great effort, throwing it to Madam Chen: "Cut off the robe and sever the ties. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other!"

Although severing one's ties with one's family is a very solemn matter, it seemed a bit funny when Chen Xinyuan did it.

Madam Chen was so angry that she gasped: "You ungrateful bastard, you ungrateful bastard..."

Chen Xinyuan laughed: "When it comes to being ungrateful, I'm no match for my older sister. She even changed her name, and I can't even come close to her."

Mrs. Chen felt a pang in her heart and fell to the ground with a dejected look on her face, not caring about the mud and water on the ground.

Everyone was staying at the village chief's house today. As soon as everyone entered the yard, the village chief's wife greeted them warmly: "Sir, please come in. The food is ready and the wine is warm!"

When the officials entered the house, the village head's wife looked at the exiles again and her face turned ugly: "You can live in the west wing. Remember to wipe the mud off your feet and don't dirty my house!"

Mrs. Chen Er grumbled in dissatisfaction: "What kind of attitude is this? We each paid three cents, and it's not like we're eating and living for free."

Everyone wiped the mud off their feet and entered the west wing. The roof of the west wing was covered with cobwebs and dust was everywhere. The ground was a mess with firewood and other sundries. There was no place to step at all.

Old Madam Chen frowned and said, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have given you a penny. I'd rather live in the wilderness!"

Jin pointed to the innermost area and said, "Let's clean up and live in there."

At least it can shelter us from the wind and rain, and the house isn't as damp as outside, which is good enough.

Mrs. Chen Er immediately said, "No, we want to live in the innermost room. You who came in later, live in the middle!"

There is basically no debris in the innermost part, and there is no need to clean it up with great effort. However, those debris are piled up in the middle of the wing. Not only is it laborious to clean up, but where can you put so many things? If you move them at will, the village chief and his family might get angry.

Jin wanted to say a few more words, but the Chen family directly took the innermost seat.

The others looked at the pile of junk and felt a little worried.

Mrs. Chen San said helplessly: "Then let's clean up. We can squeeze in a little bit."

Xie Fanjin said: "There are too many people, there is no room, forget it, let's go somewhere else."

Xie Fanjin went out and looked for Wang Tiezhu, who was being warmly entertained by the village chief's family.

When everyone saw Xie Fanjin enter the room, they were a little displeased.

The village chief's wife said dissatisfiedly: "You are an exile, what are you doing in our main house? It's really unlucky. Get out quickly, the food will be brought to you soon!"

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