An eight-year-old kid emptied his scumbag father's warehouse and followed his grandparents into

"You have all been deceived. You still expect them to help the children, but I'm afraid they can't even take care of themselves." Old lady Wang continued to chatter, misleading the crowd.

"That's right, don't be fooled by them."

"It's over!"

"My son! My life is so miserable..."

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It immediately caused a butterfly reaction.

The two groups of people farthest away were chattering loudly, and some women and servants had already started to sob. They all thought of their children who were left in the capital. Even the men became pessimistic and shed tears silently.

Fortunately, my second uncle's branch remained relatively calm, at least they were not instigated by Old Lady Wang. However, some people were still worried, and some stood up, wanting to come forward to find out what was going on.

This will cause chaos.

Not only the women who had just retreated, but also seven or eight men came up, and there were also many lively children aged eleven or twelve, all worried about what had happened to their younger brothers and sisters at home. Some glared at them.

Clan leader Jing Yongsheng, who had been hiding in the background, remained silent. Perhaps realizing his own interests were being affected, he came forward. He pushed aside the old woman and rushed forward to demand, "Was Qiu Rong really divorced? Then does what she said about taking in and raising our children still count? Is she trying to trick us?"

The momentum was overwhelming. Jing Changning squeezed to the front of the children, and Dalang followed closely behind. Jing Changning said, "My General's Mansion does things openly and honestly. We do what we say and never break our promises. The eldest daughter of the Jing family is no exception."

There was another moment of silence.

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Second uncle Jing Yongjian: "As long as the child is okay, I'm glad! Let's all go our separate ways."

"We can only rely on those children. Now that they have a place to stay, it doesn't matter if we work harder."

"There's no hope for my natal family, and my husband's family is so cruel. I'm afraid Qiu Rong is in a difficult situation too. Please be understanding. Who doesn't have children?"

"That's right, we're all family, let's be considerate of each other and just muddle through!"

……

They heard the words of comfort and understanding coming from their closest uncle's branch. The two younger women who came out to persuade them were their uncle's daughters-in-law, no more than 20 or 30 years old. This branch usually got along well with them and naturally believed that the General's Mansion would not abandon them and would help them no matter how difficult it was.

"Your family benefits the most, so you will definitely speak for them. The child is only a few years old, and you are the only one who believes what a girl says. If a woman is divorced, can the dowry be returned? The daughter and servants can't even support her, so they push the blame here. You can believe it, but I, an old woman, don't believe it anyway." The old woman continued to curse with her hands on her hips, not only cursing them, but also cursing the women from the second uncle's branch who had just spoken for her.

Once the conversation started, a few women joined in the commotion and cursing. Originally they were targeting the General's Mansion, but now they were divided into two factions and started to quarrel with Jing Yongjian's faction. However, they still didn't dare to get too close.

Someone in the crowd started to stir up trouble, saying, "Thirty-one kids! I'm afraid even eating will be a problem, let alone studying."

"Can you really take care of it? Food and daily necessities cost a lot of money, not to mention writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone."

"Is there such a big house in the farm? Don't tell me you left the children in the shed! It's winter now."

Thinking that they were a little cold even wearing thin coats, they all hunched their necks.

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As a result, those who had been persuaded to leave and wanted to go back were turned back. Families with children even came up to them and asked what they had done with their children. Most people just watched coldly or wanted to wait for them to explain. The majority of people waited and watched and did not speak out. It was unknown what they were thinking, but their expressions were all serious, and some of them even gathered together and whispered.

"Don't use your evil intentions to exchange for my mother's sincerity." Jing Chunxi stuffed the black steamed bun into Tang Shuang's arms again and rushed to the side of his third uncle like a firecracker. Tang Shuang was anxious and didn't know whether he should continue to stuff the half bun into his arms or not. Finally, seeing that Silang's mouth was still wide open, he simply stuffed the bun into his mouth and rushed up with the young lady.

"What's impossible? Do you think all married women are heartless?

It was for my grandparents, for the Jing family, and to get back my dowry that my mother asked for a divorce, with only one condition: to take my brother and me out of the house. If my brother wasn't so young and she wanted to take care of the children in the capital, let alone go into exile with us, my mother would have gone to Lingnan to help my grandparents settle down first.

Just to quickly settle those 31 children, my mother didn't have time to argue with the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, and lost a lot of large dowries in vain. Who did it all for?

Everyone knows that when my mother got married, she had a lavish dowry of silver, banknotes, jewelry, and numerous mansions, shops, and houses. She had no problem feeding and clothing her 31 children, and even her education was a matter of hiring a private tutor at best.

Jing Chunxi felt his mouth was dry, and he was afraid they wouldn't hear him if his voice was too soft, worried it wouldn't be intimidating. He coughed twice and paused, then continued slowly, word by word, loudly: "But don't think they can eat for free. My mother's money didn't come from the wind. I don't support lazy people and ungrateful people who don't know the difference between grains and work hard. They have to eat and work at the farm. I just want to keep them warm and not hungry. Don't think they can live a life of luxury and continue their original life as young masters. Whether they study well or not is their business. If you want to rely on my mother for everything, or if you have a better place to go, just take your own children with you, so as not to tire my mother out."

The master was so majestic, with his hands on his hips and a fierce look on his face. Even in such cold weather, his face was flushed red, and he spoke without stopping. Tang Shuang was full of admiration and pity, and quickly stuffed a water bag into her hand, fearing that she would be unable to breathe.

Jing Chunxi took the water but didn't drink it right away. He continued, "My mother is divorced, but it's not a disgrace to the General's Mansion. My brother and I will be members of the Jing family from now on. I'll be Jing Chunxi. Which of your families doesn't have a daughter who married out? Have you ever been given money or gifts? You're all ungrateful wolves. You won't even give you a piece of clothing or a steamed bun. Every family has cut ties with you, yet you're so shameless that you can have your own daughters send us gifts. What's the big deal about coveting a few steamed buns from our family?"

The old lady had never expected her granddaughter to become so talkative. She had been listening silently from the back, not coming forward. Only now did she speak: "We are all separated by generations. Originally, the General's Mansion helped everyone and the clan so much in the past. Now that we are in trouble, it is only right that you families pay me back."

Hearing the old lady's words, the family members blocking her in front hurriedly squeezed to the sides, leaving space in front so that Old Lady Jing could face everyone directly.

"But now we are all exiled, so don't think about drinking our blood, but our flesh and my Qiu Rong's dowry have to be limited. Helping is a favor, not helping is a duty. Don't be resentful, and it's best not to covet us.

Furthermore, if you are dissatisfied with the Emperor's judgment, feel free to report it to the officials, and they will report it to you at the county yamen."

This sentence made some of the people who stood out shrink their necks, but they did not retreat.