"Grandma, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. You said you gave the money to my mother, but we didn't see a single penny."

A thin layer of anger appeared on Qu Jingyao's delicate face. Her eyes were like sharp swords, shooting coldly at Old Lady Xu. Her slightly raised chin was filled with stubborn pride.

Wu was still helping out at this time: "Yes, mother-in-law is right, this money is to be divided among Liu, and you can ask them for it, Steward Qian."

Wu Chuncao's green eyes were rolling around as he kept thinking that he must not spend the fifty taels of silver he had paid before.

Old Lady Xu was also thinking in her mind at this time. She didn't want to return the silver she had earned. Besides, she had already given fifty taels of the hundred taels to the eldest wife and fifty taels to the youngest son for the tuition and to attend the poetry meeting.

"Haha, you guys just say you gave us the money, if you really gave it to us, would you have tied up my mother and brother that day?

If you really gave it to us, you would be so happy to divide the family property. Besides, we left home empty-handed without taking a single penny, except for my father's tablet. Didn't grandma and my aunt personally check it that day?"

After Qu Jingyao finished speaking, the surrounding villagers pointed at Old Lady Xu. This was really too much, otherwise the mother and her two children would not have moved to the mountains.

The Liu couple has always had a good reputation in the village and they are not the kind of people who would sell their daughter for money.

Housekeeper Qian stroked her chin, her eyes wandering. Since she hadn't taken Brother Qu Jingyao away today, she didn't mind going along with Old Lady Xu's wishes...

"Since the money has been given to you, then hand it over. Otherwise, this girl will have to come back with me to the Wu family and become the young master's concubine."

When Liu heard his words, she was so frightened that she quickly protected her daughter beside her and shook her head violently to explain that they did not take any silver or money at all.

Old Mrs. Xu pointed at Liu with hatred in her eyes and insisted that the money was given to her. Wu kept agreeing with her, making Liu's eyes red with anger.

Qu Xiuxiu, with a timid expression like a little woman, stood beside Mrs. Wu and said to Mrs. Liu and her daughter, "Second Aunt, you said you didn't take any money, so where did you get the money to buy new clothes? Don't make things difficult for Grandma anymore. She's old and in poor health."

As soon as she finished speaking, Old Lady Xu collapsed to the ground, shouting that she felt dizzy. Mrs. Wu also pretended to go forward to check on her, shouting all the time and glancing at Mrs. Liu and her daughter. Her deep hatred was clearly visible.

At this time, Old Lady Xu also hated Liu and her son. If they had not been so ignorant of the current situation, why would her youngest son be taken away when he was about to take the examination for the status of a student?

Last night he said that the young lady from the Xu family in the town had taken a fancy to him and wanted to marry him. If this got out and he was taken away by the government to do forced labor...

Housekeeper Qian looked at the hesitant family and called to the servant behind him:

"Since you have no money, go and bring the person back to the mansion."

As they were talking, a group of servants rushed straight towards Qu Jingyao. Liu was so scared that she retreated repeatedly holding her daughter.

Qu Jingyao looked at Aunt Cui Lian and her mother standing in front of her. She smiled and reassured them that everything was fine and to leave it to her.

Aunt Cui Lian was about to say something, but was stopped by Qu Jingyao, who shook her head slightly at her. The Wu family was obviously a sinister family, so it was better not to get involved.

The surrounding villagers didn't dare to move.

At this moment, a little girl dressed as a beggar squatted on a big tree nearby, pointing at the group of steward Qian and shouting:

"Hey, I say you guys are really shameless for bullying orphans and widows."

Qu Jingyao was attracted by the voice and looked at the little girl who was about the same age as herself, but dressed in rags, with dirty black marks all over her face, her hair was held up by a tattered felt hat, and the shoes on her feet had exposed her big toes.

The Qu family and the housekeeper Qian saw that such a little beggar actually came out to meddle in other people's business, and they snorted coldly and threatened her.

"I advise you to mind your own business, little beggar, or your life may be in danger."

Butler Qian's threats had no effect on her.

She jumped down from the tree with a dry leaf in her mouth and came to the side of Qu Jingyao and her daughter in a casual manner.

"You've already said I'm a little beggar. I'm not afraid of people wearing shoes when I'm barefoot. What am I afraid of? Why won't you let me say something fair?"

Butler Qian was so angry at her nonchalant and provocative look that he gritted his teeth. He angrily shouted at the servants to kill the man quickly and bring him back to report. Anyone who dared to stop him would be beaten to death.

Qu Jingyao looked at the little girl in front of her who was winking at her, the corners of her lips slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, but the smile did not reach her eyes. Her long black eyelashes drooped, covering the faint flash of light in her deep watery eyes.

This little girl who appeared was "hehe" quite interesting.

"Butler Qian, go ask whoever took your money for it. We don't owe the Wu family anything. And if you dare to rob me today, I will make a scene at the Wu family. I don't believe the county magistrate will ignore it. And what about that revenge just now..."

Qu Jingyao's words made Qian Guanjia stunned. The county magistrate had no idea about what happened today, but the legal advisor had secretly...

Just when the stalemate was about to break out, Qu Qingchen dragged a wild boar weighing two or three hundred kilograms down the mountain. He was born with extraordinary strength, which everyone in the village knew.

Looking at his mother and sister surrounded by the crowd, he threw the wild boar aside with a "bang" and ran straight forward.

"Mom, Yaoyao, what's going on? Did they bully you?"

Qu Qingchen had a gloomy face and looked at Mrs. Xu's family and Butler Qian with a cold gaze. He didn't know who the pot-bellied man in front of him was, but from the calculating look in his eyes, he knew he was not a good person.

"Brother, why are you here? Nothing wrong, it's just that grandma took the money from the Wu family and refused to give it back to our family."

Qu Jingyao shook her head helplessly as she spoke. When Mrs. Xu saw the wild boar her grandson had hunted from a distance, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, and the plot was almost clearly written on their faces.

"Qingchen is here, are you here to see grandma? Look at what happened today..."

Before she could finish, Qu Qingchen stood in front of his mother and sister and said coldly to Butler Qian:

"Whoever you gave the money to can ask for it back. The three of us, mother and son, didn't take a penny."

Then he turned around and shouted to his mother and sister to leave, as he wanted to find a butcher to kill the wild boar he had hunted today.

Seeing that her grandson didn't take her seriously at all, Old Lady Xu started yelling. Qu Qingchen and his sister didn't tolerate her and shouted in unison, "Shut up!"

Seeing that he couldn't get the money back for the time being, Butler Qian became annoyed and threatened Old Lady Xu.

Old Mrs. Xu collapsed to the ground and started crying, saying that her grandson was unfilial and now they were forcing her. They wanted her to die!

Qu Xiuxiu stepped forward and stroked Old Lady Xu's back to persuade her, not forgetting to blame Qu Jingyao and his sister:

"Brother, Sister Yao, how could you do this? If you treat grandma badly, it would be extremely unfilial. Also, you should quickly return the money to the Wu family so that Steward Qian can report it. If you really used the money to buy new clothes, please ask Steward Qian for some leniency..."

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