The theft of her belongings tormented Granny Qi for a long time, and she was unable to let it go.
She clearly told others that it was that girl from the Li family who stole it, but no one believed her. They all said that she was deliberately trying to smear the Li family. And now, someone has seen that the Li family has hidden a lot of tung oil!
That's the evidence!
Granny Qi kept calculating in her mind.
She hadn't expected that Ali would be so resilient. It was so cold on the mountain, yet she still managed to survive. But no matter what, she was just a young girl. Without the Ma family as her backing, what was she?
Captain Ma has already taken Young Master Ma to the military camp for training. The one in charge at home is Old Madam Ma, who is no pushover. She has long been dissatisfied with this wrong marriage, so if anything happens to Ali, she won't care. She'd rather Ali die sooner!
Now, only Li Shu and his brother remain in the Li family. They are practically destitute, and even a little beggar can sneak into their home.
She was then to take advantage of the fact that the siblings hadn't finished eating everything and demand her share back!
Granny Qi couldn't swallow this insult; the more she thought about it, the more it itched in her heart.
On the first night, around midnight, Granny Qi simply strolled around outside the Li family's house, looking for a convenient spot to strike.
The following night, she appeared again and tried to climb the wall as the little beggar had instructed, but she was too weak and couldn't manage it after struggling for a long time.
Li Shu couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he opened the bolt and widened the door.
Just when Granny Qi was about to give up, she realized that the Li family hadn't locked the door!
Overjoyed, she immediately squeezed in.
At this hour, Li Chuiguang had already fallen asleep. Children sleep soundly and are usually not woken up unless there is a lot of noise. Li Shu had already returned to her room and closed her door tightly to prevent Granny Qi from suddenly wanting to avenge her son and killing her with a knife.
Granny Qi tiptoed around and saw a bucket of tung oil placed in front of the gate, which made her even angrier.
She thought for a moment, then went to the main house and began to search everywhere.
The Li family no longer possessed anything of value. Before entering the mountains, Li Chutian and his wife pawned almost all the household items they no longer needed, exchanging them for money. The remaining amount was kept by Li Chuiguang and carried close to his body.
Therefore, Granny Qi searched for a long time, but apart from some clothes, she couldn't find anything useful.
She lost several taels of silver back then!
Since she was already there, Granny Qi couldn't just leave like that, so she mustered her courage and went to Li Chuiguang's room.
In the darkness, Li Chuiguang's breathing was even, and his fair face was very endearing. Granny Qi glanced at him and felt very sad. She couldn't help but think of her son when he was a child. After a brief moment of sadness, she continued to grope around, but after a while she still couldn't find what she was looking for.
Finally, her gaze fell on Li Chuiguang's pillow.
She reached inside and touched two hard little silver ingots!
She was overjoyed and quickly flipped through the pages again. Her trembling hands were very cold, and she accidentally touched the back of Li Chuiguang's neck.
The icy touch made Li Chuiguang shudder. He slightly opened his eyes and saw Granny Qi in the darkness. Startled, Li Chuiguang quickly sat up and exclaimed, "Who's there?!"
"You...you stop yelling!" Mother Qi was startled. "I'm here to collect what's rightfully mine! Your family took my tung oil and twenty taels of silver! Now that your parents are gone, you should return them to me!"
"Grandma Qi?!" Li Chuiguang was shocked. He was educated and knew some common sense, so he immediately said, "You broke into someone else's house in the middle of the night, which is against the law! I'm going to report you to the authorities!"
"What are you going to do, sue the authorities?! What do you know, you little kid? I already told you, I'm here to collect my money, it's my money! Your older sister stole someone else's things and didn't return them, isn't that a crime? She even killed my son!" Granny Qi was also getting anxious, "You brat, if you don't behave, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Li Chuiguang pursed his lips, a hint of hesitation flashing in his uneasy eyes.
“You said it yourself, it was my eldest sister who stole it, what does it have to do with me?” Li Chuiguang thought for a moment, “My parents are both dead, and I only have these three taels of silver. If you take it, how will I live? But my parents took all their belongings with them when they went up the mountain, and now those belongings must be in my eldest sister’s hands… Why don’t you… why don’t you go and check my eldest sister’s room…”
The government only sent news of the death, but did not send anything back.
They said their parents had spent a lot of money on the mountain and had lost all their possessions.
Those land deeds are fine; they're on file with the government and won't be lost. But his father left him fifty taels, and he was supposed to take a hundred taels up the mountain! How could he possibly spend it all so quickly!
But when he asked, the officer's attitude was so bad that he dared not offend him any further.
Thinking about it carefully, the official must have made a lot of money, but his older sister was definitely not innocent either, otherwise she would never have come back alive!
Caught red-handed, Mother Qi felt quite embarrassed. Although she was old, this was the Li family home, and if she made a scene, she would be in serious trouble, so she didn't dare to cause a scene.
She naturally agreed with Li Chuiguang's words.
That damned girl, Ali, ruined her son, and yet she can sleep so soundly? How dare she!
“I’ve seen your eldest sister’s room, she’s asleep!” Granny Qi was unwilling, but she knew that if Ali woke up, she would definitely shout and scream, so she remained rational and continued, “Hand over the twenty taels of silver from my family, and I’ll leave immediately. As for the tung oil… I don’t want the tung oil!”
Li Chuiguang hadn't expected this person to be so persistent.
He felt a little nervous, his mind constantly replaying the words his father had told him before he passed away.
Father said Ah Li has changed. Once they get to the mountain, he'll find a way to sell her or throw her away. In short, he won't let her go home again. It's also for his brother's revenge...
But clearly, Dad lost.
"Don't you want to avenge your son?" Li Chuiguang's hands were trembling. "Actually, you could have taken the opportunity to set fire to the house and burned Ali to death. After Ali died, I could have told everyone that she spilled lamp oil and accidentally burned the house down..."
"!!!" Granny Qi didn't expect him to say that.
She's not stupid. Burning down a house? That's a serious crime! She'd be killed!
"Your Li family is full of bad people! Your parents are greedy and insatiable, and you, at such a young age, have such a rotten heart! Don't think I don't know you're plotting against me. You're talking nicely now, but once someone is burned to death, won't you betray me?! Enough nonsense, give me the money!" Granny Qi had made up her mind. Once she got her money, she would leave and go back to sleep immediately.
However, she had to find a way to make sure the child wouldn't cry!
I'll go back to sleep now, and tomorrow when he starts complaining about losing money again...
She absolutely refuses to admit it! How can you take a child's words seriously!
As long as she isn't caught red-handed, she can deny it to the death!
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