Ugly girl only wants to farm

Upon hearing Liu's words, Meng Jiuxia's eyes instantly reddened. The passing of her parents had already been a huge blow to them, and with her sister-in-law's encouragement, she had slowly emerged from the shadows. But today, Liu had reopened those wounds, and tears streamed down her face. Her voice choked with sobs: "Second Aunt, no matter what, we are still family. Why are you saying this to us? Do you have to rub salt into our wounds? They are still your elder brother and sister-in-law. They put in a lot of effort and effort when you got married."

Meng Jiuhe's complexion wasn't much better at the moment, but his emotions were much more stable than his younger sister's. However, Xu Chaoyan could still see the pain in his heart from his tightly clenched fingers.

Xu Chaoyan gently held his hand, pried his fingers apart one by one, and softly comforted him, "It's okay, everything will pass."

Liu looked like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water: "Even if this matter goes to the village chief, my family is in the right. Don't think that just because your family is the eldest son, you can take advantage of us. My son is of marriageable age now, so it's only right that we give up our place. It's all my husband's fault for being too kind before. Now your family is small and can't accommodate so many people."

After saying that, he pretended to wipe away his tears and then said in a sarcastic tone, "I don't know what your family has been up to lately? You even moved out to live elsewhere and tried to hide the fact that you have parents. I don't know what kind of shady business you've been up to. Now that you're back, we're too lazy to tell you. You need to clear out the land for this courtyard wall and the outbuilding. We'll build a house here after spring and connect it to our side. Move all this junk out of your house right now, or I'll burn it all down."

Meng Jiuxia pointed at her: "Don't go too far."

Meng Jiuhe suddenly tightened his grip, making Xu Chaoyan's hand hurt a little. He was a little angry at this moment. He took a deep breath to suppress his anger, knowing that Liu Shi was a difficult person to deal with. It would be useless to talk to her. This kind of thing could only be known by the village chief and those who had witnessed their family division.

I had never heard my father mention before that this side room was given to me by my second uncle's family. They must have taken advantage of the fact that there were only the three of us left in the family and that they didn't have any elders.

He glared at Liu Shi fiercely, suppressing his anger: "Second Aunt, I don't want to talk to you anymore. I'll go find the village chief in a bit. You and Second Uncle can come with me. Let everyone be the witnesses to tell the truth. Words are not enough. Just because you say it's yours doesn't mean it is."

Liu, who was used to being domineering, threw the hoe on the ground with a "bang," put her hands on her hips, and shouted: "Fine, I'll go. Who's afraid of who? If I don't go, whose family will be cursed with childlessness?"

After saying that, she couldn't help but glance at Xu Chaoyan's belly and said in a cheeky tone, "I wonder if she can still give birth. She fell so badly last year, and it's been several months and there's still no sign of pregnancy. I guess she can't give birth."

"You, you shrew."

Meng Jiuhe was red-faced and about to argue with her when Xu Chaoyan grabbed him, saying, "Don't listen, don't listen to this bastard's rambling. She's just trying to provoke us. Don't fall for it."

Liu smiled smugly, finally winning a round.

These old stories were completely unknown to the younger members of the Meng family. Even if someone tried to stop them, it was a matter for the Meng family, and they would see who dared to interfere.

The Meng family consists of only these two branches, and there is also an elderly great-grandfather who lives far away from them and they don't visit each other often. However, when the family divided the property, these great-grandfathers and the elders in the village all knew about it. Although it was a family matter, there must have been some kind of evidence left behind.

Xu Chaoyan calmed down and thought about it for a moment before speaking: "Husband, think carefully about whether our parents left any evidence or had someone witness it. Why don't we go to our parents' room and look for it?"

Meng Jiuhe nodded: "Yes, let's go find her. Since I can remember, my grandmother has always lived in our house. She always liked to sneak things and send them to my second uncle's house. My parents always turned a blind eye to this and pretended that it didn't exist. But what they're doing now is too much. It's heartbreaking. After the embarrassment last time, I didn't take it to heart. I always thought we were still family. Who knew they would do something so outrageous?"

After throwing down her hoe and making a sarcastic remark to turn the tables, Liu went into her house. She had thought that these people wouldn't be back for a while, but they came back when the courtyard wall was only half finished. To be honest, she wasn't sure if this was even her own property.

When she married into the family, there was no courtyard wall, just a few trees. But that day, she overheard her husband mention that this was something she didn't want to give up. The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. She was determined to get it back. Since it belonged to her family, why should they benefit from it?

"Meng Er, Meng Er, come out here right now! Your nephew is back. What are we going to do about this? They said they're going to go to the village chief to handle it. Tell me the truth about that courtyard wall and the outbuilding. Did you have any written agreement back then?"

It was almost noon when Uncle Meng saw his wife come back in a huff. He yawned, came out of the house, glanced at the sky outside, rubbed his flat stomach, and said with some dissatisfaction.

"What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and make lunch! Your own man is starving, and you still have the mind to argue with me. Hurry up and cook some food. It's been days since we've had any meat. Get me some meat and some wine. I feel so weak and uncomfortable."

Liu grabbed a long bench and threw it at him with a thud, looking at him with a disappointed expression: "Meng Lao Er, did you hear what I just said? You still have the mind to eat? Your nephew and niece are back and trying to take my land. You were so confident before, but that was because you gave it up. Now look what's happened, they've come knocking on our door and you still have the mind to eat here? We have to go see the village chief later. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Uncle Meng dodged the bench and began to berate Liu: "You shrewish tigress, are you trying to murder your husband? Have you already found a buyer? Are you trying to kill me on purpose? I say it's mine, and those little brats are mine. Can you argue with them? Besides, their elders are all gone. Now I am Old Meng's elder, and what I say goes. If he wants to take it back, just make him pay ten taels of silver. If he wants to buy it back, he can go find the village chief. Who's afraid of who?"

Xu Chaoyan opened the courtyard gate and carefully entered her parents' house. They hadn't been back to the village for a long time, and the room was covered in a layer of dust. After being uninhabited for so long, the house seemed devoid of any human warmth, which made the brother and sister feel even heavier, and stirred up their painful memories.

Xu Chaoyan stepped forward, took Meng Jiuhe's hand, and patted it: "It's important to do serious business. Don't let your second uncle's family take advantage of the situation and seize the house left by your parents, so that your parents can't live in peace."

The three searched the house for about an hour before finding a yellowed piece of paper that clearly recorded which areas belonged to the second uncle and which belonged to him when the family property was divided.

Xu Chaoyan was overjoyed, holding the paper with a beaming smile: "Husband, I knew it! My parents weren't fools. They knew what kind of people Second Uncle and Liu Shi were, so they would definitely have a backup plan. Look at this! Let's see how she tries to deny it this time!"

Meng Jiuxia was beaming with joy: "Really? Sister-in-law, that's wonderful! Those treacherous women still want to seize our yard? Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning? We'll go find the village chief and our great-grandfather to be witnesses. When we divided the family property, we must have invited an elder to be a witness. Let's see how they deny it now."

When the three of them returned from town, they brought some dry food with them. They tidied up the house briefly, boiled some water, ate the dry food, and then headed to the village chief's house with the yellowed receipt.

After they walked out of the courtyard gate, Xu Chaoyan suddenly went back: "Wait a moment, I'll be right back."

When she rushed out carrying several pieces of tofu, Meng Jiuxia looked puzzled and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing with these things?"

"It's nothing. I've been making tofu with Uncle these past few days, and I made a bit too much. I just got back and brought some tofu and dried tofu to take to the village chief's family to try. We still need to build better relationships with the villagers. My second uncle's family has been bullying us in the village for so many years, and now they want to take advantage of us, the younger ones."