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Song Lingshuang twisted back and forth like a caught fish, and pushed away Liu's hand covering her mouth in great dissatisfaction. She quickly climbed onto the firewood pile at Gu Dahuai's house, and continued to speak of sacrificing her relatives for the sake of justice with her neck stiff.

"Mom, I'm not talking nonsense. You saw it too! Gu Dahuai has been coming to our house for the past few months, no matter what. Especially after Dasong died in the battle, he came to our house with a bundle of money, and there was a lot of jingling inside. It was clearly silver!

"When he left, the bag was empty. He didn't give it to Dad. Did he throw it under our window?"

Liu didn't expect that she would see these, let alone that she would dare to say them in public. Without even looking at Song Youliang's murderous gaze, she turned pale and climbed up the firewood pile with an awkward smile, trying to pull her daughter down.

But the more nervous he became, the stiffer his movements became. In addition, Song Lingshuang kept running back and forth, so Liu had to slip down several times before she finally succeeded.

He grabbed Song Lingshuang tightly and dragged her out of the yard, his movements even being a bit rough.

In the silence, the sound of Liu beating the child was intertwined with the sound of Song Lingshuang wailing, which made people start to wonder.

No one helped Liu just now because they regarded this matter as the headman's family affair and laughed off Song Lingshuang's words.

After all, they all knew that the village head was very strict with his two children. Song Lingshuang was too young to be disciplined, so it was understandable that he was rebellious and wanted to lie and accuse his father.

But now, after hearing how cruelly Liu beat him, and seeing the headman standing on the steps also slightly changed his expression, he thought to himself, could it be that Song Lingshuang was not lying?

Why would this couple do this if they didn't have something to hide?

No one expected that they would have the opportunity to witness such an ups and downs drama today, and they couldn't help but start whispering and sharing their experiences.

"Isn't the village head sincerely working for the villagers? Why is he still accepting gifts?"

Those who listened to him looked shocked.

"Have you never given anything before? That means you are ignorant! The village head doesn't receive a salary from the court, so it's only right that we give him some benefits."

Another person righteously retorted, "Giving money is entirely voluntary. How could he accept Gu Dahuai's dirty money in advance and help his brother-in-law bully his widowed sister-in-law with four children? He's even worse than Gu Dahuai!"

"..."

Amidst the buzz of discussion, everyone's trust in Song Youliang decreased, and a barely perceptible crack slowly appeared.

The person involved, Song Youliang, was so angry that he almost fainted after hearing the unbearable accusations.

He really shouldn't have gone out and taken care of this trivial matter today!

Especially when he heard Gu Dahuai beside him laughing without knowing the seriousness of the matter, he resisted the urge to hit the other person with his crutch, thinking that things had come to this point, and if he just gave up and did nothing, it would give people more reason to criticize him.

Song Youliang gripped the end of his crutch tightly, tried to organize his thoughts, raised his voice and spoke slowly:

"Fellow villagers, Ling Shuang has been spoiled by me on weekdays. Today, she just couldn't bear to stay home embroidering and was bored, so she was angry and said something nonsense. Please don't take it seriously.

"I'm doing things for my fellow villagers with a clear conscience. If anyone has any ideas, please speak up now and we can talk it out face to face."

His words were no less than a threat, and the courtyard, which was noisy just now, suddenly became silent.

Song Youliang slowly looked around, and finally felt satisfied. He said, "Gu family's eldest daughter-in-law, let's continue our discussion..."

At this moment, Lin Qing admired Song Youliang a little.

He was exposed by his own daughter and gossiped by his fellow villagers, but he was still able to use his prestige to make a big difference and continue to "uphold justice" without blushing or beating his heart. He is really amazing.

Then she would like to hear what new opinions the other party can express.

Seeing Lin Qing nod, Song Youliang continued, "How about this, we agree to all the conditions you just mentioned. I will persuade the village chief to let your family move back to the East Courtyard and live there peacefully. Then I will ask Dahuai to return the ten taels of silver to you, including the principal and interest.

"You two families still have to live together, so let's just write off the rest, okay?"

Lin Qing couldn't help laughing out loud.

I thought I would have some big move after holding it in for a long time, but I ended up pooping a big thing.

These few light words really carry weight.

Not only did they reduce Gu Dahuai's debt by more than ten taels of silver, but the additional condition was that they could move back to their original home.

This was what she deserved, but now it seemed like a great gift!

"I disagree."

Lin Qing refused bluntly.

"If you want to leave, I have to move back home, and I can't give you a penny less, otherwise I will file a lawsuit."

Song Youliang didn't expect Lin Qing to be so stubborn. He stopped Gu Dahuai, who was about to go crazy, with his eyes and whispered, "I'll think of another way!"

Just as I was racking my brains for a solution, I heard a high, clear, and elegant voice coming from far away.

"Uncle Lizheng, you don't need to mediate, just do as my aunt asks.

"Even if we have to eat coarse food, we can't continue to squander uncle's pension with a clear conscience. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of his spirit in heaven and how can we have a clear conscience?"

When everyone heard the voice, they consciously separated into two sides and looked towards the door at the same time.

I saw a young man with a handsome face, tall as a pine tree, wearing a moon-white gown, walking slowly and gracefully through the crowd towards Lin Qing.

His footsteps were accompanied by the sound of continuous breathing.

"Hey, Changqing is back? I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've grown taller!"

"The students of Songyang Academy are truly extraordinary. Judging from their aura, the magistrate is probably no more impressive than them!"

"Tsk tsk, this is the clothes of the students in the academy, look at how white it is, it's really enviable."

Gu Damao looked at him with envy, thinking to himself that this is what the Songyang Academy uniform looked like when worn.

When will he be able to change into clothes like this...

Lin Qing was always paying attention to the conditions of her four children. Naturally, she did not miss Damao's expression and secretly clenched her fists.

Once she gets the money back, she will find a way to send her child to the best school!

No matter how hard life is, we must not let our children suffer; no matter how poor we are, we must not let our education suffer!

The young man walked up to Lin Qing and bowed respectfully, saying, "Changqing greets Auntie. I, your nephew, would like to apologize to you on behalf of my parents. If I were at home, Jueshi would not have let my father do such a foolish thing."

Lin Qing understood.

It turns out that this is Gu Changqing, the son that Gu Dahuai is proud of.

I just don't know what he is singing about?

The original owner had little interaction with Gu Changqing and didn't know what kind of child he was. Therefore, Lin Qing couldn't tell whether he was deliberately playing the good cop to exonerate his father or really wanted to make the decision for her.

Soon, the system answered her questions.

[Ding, the system has identified Gu Changqing as a recruitable partner. He will automatically join the team after his favorability reaches 50. His current favorability is 0.]

[After joining the team, you can share information, delegate tasks, etc. with your partners' high trust, and receive corresponding rewards.]