Chapter 499 The soft and bullying sister-in-law VS the sinister brother-in-law who was borrowed 49
Early the next morning, Chen Mufeng and his party packed up their gifts, got on the carriage and left Fengqi County, embarking on the journey back home.
Also setting off together were Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan.
Both of their hometowns are in Qingshi Town, so they wanted to go back together, and they were talking and laughing on the way.
Only Chen Mufeng was not in a high mood and occasionally responded with a few words.
Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan knew that he was reluctant to let go of his sweetheart, so they laughed at him a few words, and then each said comforting words.
Yu Yao did not go to see him off. With Chen Xiutian around, it was not suitable for her to show up.
Anyway, I already said what I needed to say last night, just wait for Chen Mufeng's return with peace of mind.
At the same time, three good news messages that started two days earlier have arrived in Mangkhut County.
One is from Chen Mufeng, one is from Zhang Shuhan, and the last one is from Li Mingxuan.
When the county magistrate received the news, he was overjoyed. He smiled so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes. Under his governance, Mangkhut County had three elected officials, including Jieyuan and Jingkui. This was an incredible political achievement.
The county magistrate was so happy that he asked someone to give a generous sum of money to the official who came to announce the good news.
Send away the officials from Fengqi County who came to announce the good news.
The county magistrate quickly called out all the gongs and drums in the yamen, and set off in three waves, playing and beating to Qingshi Town.
One team went to Li Mansion, where Li Mingxuan's home was located, one team went to Zhang Shuhan's home, and the other team went to Chen's home in Quanshui Village.
There has been some trouble in the Chen family these days.
The Yu family caught the Chen family asking for money, saying that their daughter would not be seen alive or dead after marrying to the Chen family. They would not let it go until they came up with 30 taels of silver.
Naturally, it is impossible for the Wang family to give it, not to mention that the Wang family will not give it, and the rest of the Chen family will not agree.
Mrs. Wang would stand in the yard and curse every day, and the curses were extremely unpleasant. She cursed everyone from the eighteenth generation of her ancestors down to her unborn descendants.
The Yu family were originally vampires and scoundrels, so they would not miss such a good opportunity to ask for money.
If he didn't give it, he would come to her door every day to make trouble. Li Zheng came forward to mediate several times, but to no avail.
The family was clamoring for money, but no one was given life or death, and they even asked the Yu family to return the bride price.
It is said that the Chen family married Yu Yao and did not even lay an egg for the Chen family. It is really a loss. Not only did they not give it, they also asked the Yu family to refund the 30 taels of silver as the bride price.
The original purpose of the Yu family was to get money. How could it be possible to ask them to return the betrothal gift?
No, the commotion started again today, and I couldn't even keep him straight. No matter how I tried to persuade him, it was of no use.
Mrs. Zhang and Old Man Yu were covered in feces and urine, which was splashed by Mrs. Wang and Mr. Qian.
The two of them are fierce masters, so naturally they won't suffer.
Qian stayed at her parents' house for a few days before being taken back by Chen Xiuhe. At this time, she and her mother-in-law shared the same hatred and cursed each other without stopping.
Even if Ms. Zhang considers herself to be a fierce person, she cannot withstand the joint attack of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
She was so disgusted by the feces and urine all over her body.
She put her hands on her hips, pointed at the people in the yard and yelled, "You Chen family are really bullying people. My daughter entered the gate of your Chen family as a good person. Where are the people now? You can't see people alive, and you can't see dead bodies. You must Pay money.”
Yu Dazhuang waved his hoe and shouted at the top of his lungs: "That's right, if you don't give me any money today, I'll demolish your Chen family's yard, just to see if you keep talking back!"
Yu Erzhuang also helped, holding a wooden stick in his hand and beating it on the ground, shouting about getting money.
Not to be outdone, Mrs. Wang put her hands on her hips and spat back: "A bunch of vampires, bugs in the latrine, dirty things, you are crazy about money. If you want money, you can return the 30 silver gift money first." , I will consider giving you the money again.”
The Chen family members all looked ugly, and everyone could tell that the Yu family was blackmailing.
Chen Xiuyuan couldn't find Yu Yao anywhere, and he was being harassed by the Yu family every day, so he was already in a hurry.
He suddenly rushed into the kitchen, took out a kitchen knife from inside, and cursed fiercely: "Don't you want money? Okay, I will kill you first. Anyway, Yao Niang can't be found, and I don't want to live anymore." , at worst, I will kill you and surrender to the Yamen.”
The scariest thing is when an honest person is pushed into a hurry.
He was holding a bright kitchen knife in his hand, and his posture shocked everyone present.
Yu Dazhuang subconsciously took a few steps back. He almost lost his grip on the hoe in his hand, but he still said bravely: "You...you dare! If you dare to kill someone, you will go to jail and be sentenced to death by the government."
Mrs. Zhang and Old Man Yu were also frightened so much. They were still stained with feces and urine. They no longer cared about hating the smell and just wanted to avoid the desperate Chen Xiuyuan.
He kept shouting that the third son of the Chen family is crazy and wants to kill people
Father Chen quickly grabbed Chen Xiuyuan, "Third brother, don't be stupid and put down the knife. We don't have to risk our lives for these scoundrels!"
Chen Xiuhe also came over and said, "Yes, third brother, calm down and don't do anything stupid."
As he spoke, he carefully took away the kitchen knife in his hand.
Seeing that the kitchen knife in Chen Xiuyuan's hand was taken away, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Zheng huddled in the corner of Chen's yard and breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that he didn't want to mediate, but that he couldn't mediate.
The Chen family is okay and can be reasonable.
The Yu family of Shijing Village are completely scoundrels, the kind who want money rather than their lives.
At this moment, a villager ignored the smell of feces and urine in the Chen family's yard and rushed over to report the good news, "Dad Chen, Mrs. Wang, someone from the yamen came over, saying that your family's sixth son has won the election and will be here soon. ”
Father Chen's face was full of surprise, he was so excited that he didn't know how to react.
When Ms. Wang heard this, she could hardly stand, but fortunately Ms. Zhao next to her quickly supported her.
Before Wang could stand still, she quickly ordered the two brothers Chen Xiuhe and Chen Xiuyuan, "You two, clean up the yard quickly. Don't let the people in the Yamen smell the smell of feces and urine all over the yard." Chen Xiuhe and Chen Xiuyuan will now Not caring about the Yu family, he hurried to the well to fetch water and wash away the feces and urine all over the yard.
Fortunately, there are blue bricks on the ground in the yard, so it's not troublesome to wash them off.
One is responsible for fetching water and the other is responsible for cleaning.
Father Chen, Mrs. Qian, and Mrs. Zhao are also helping.
Ms. Wang quickly went back to her room to change her clothes, washed her clothes again, and made sure she didn't smell like urine. Then she breathed a sigh of relief.
I also didn’t forget to bring out a bunch of wedding money.
I saw the Yu family stunned in the yard. Old man Yu and Mrs. Zhang were covered in feces and urine, and they stank.
She frowned and cursed in disgust: "You shameless people, what are you doing here? Get out of Chen's house quickly, or I'll skin you if you piss off the official. ”
Her youngest son had passed the exam and was coming back soon. Mrs. Wang instantly became arrogant and was not afraid that these gangsters from the Yu family would continue to extort money.
If these people dare to continue to extort money, let the youngest son send these scoundrels to prison.
Chen Xiuhe and Chen Xiuyuan also reacted after hearing Wang's words, fearing that the smell of feces and urine from Old Man Yu and Zhang would smell bad to the officials and have a bad influence on them.
He stopped what he was doing and kicked the family out, scolding them as they did so, "Didn't you hear my mother telling you to get out? If you are the official servant of the Yamen, you will not get a good harvest."
Old Man Yu and Mrs. Zhang looked extremely ugly, ashamed and angry,
The Liulang of the Chen family was admitted to the imperial examination, and he would be an official in the future. How dare they continue to ask for this money?
He didn't dare to stay any longer and left cursing.
Although Yu Dazhuang and Yu Erzhuang were not reconciled to not getting the money, they also knew that they would not get any relief if they continued to make trouble, and they would probably be sent to prison.
Although they are rogues, they are not afraid of death, they are just more aggressive than others.
He soon followed.
All the villagers in Quanshui Village gathered around. They were also watching the excitement at Chen's house, but they were kept away by the excrement and urine.
The Chen family's yard was quickly cleaned, and each of them washed and tidied it up. After making sure that it would not be embarrassing, Chen Xiuhe hurriedly went out to greet him.
As soon as Chen Xiuhe went out, the yamen's playing team had already arrived.
The official's voice came, "Mr. Chen Mufeng's first place in high school is Jie Yuan."
When Mrs. Wang heard that her youngest son was not only a high school student, but also ranked first in the exams, her brain became hot and she suddenly fell back.
Mr. Qian from the back was trying his best to squeeze forward, not caring about Mr. Wang.
Mrs. Zhao had just changed clothes and came out of the house, but she didn't care about Mrs. Wang.
Seeing that Wang was about to fall to the ground, Zhao's daughter Da Ya quickly grabbed her from behind.
But after all, he was a seven-year-old child and his strength was limited, so he was almost pushed to the ground.
Chen Xiuhe was startled, and with quick eyes and hands, he dragged the two of them away, which was considered a near miss.
Ms. Zhao was also very frightened and ran over to check her daughter to see if she had fallen anywhere.
Fortunately, Da Ya was fine. She just hit her knee on the ground and scratched her skin a little.
Wang was not much better, she twisted her waist and grimaced in pain.
But he was so happy that he didn't care whether his back hurt or not, so he hurried forward to greet him.
When the official saw the Chen family's busy and joyful appearance, the smile on their faces became even wider.
He shouted again: "Mr. Chen Mufeng of the Chen family is the first in high school to become a member of the Yuan Dynasty. This is a great joy. The Chen family is truly a proud ancestor!"
At this time, Father Chen could not care about the Wang family's condition, and hurried forward to greet the official, bowed deeply to the official, and said excitedly: "Thank you, Mr. Official, for coming to announce the good news. The Chen family can be today only because of your care. I can’t thank you enough!”
After saying that, he hurriedly asked Mrs. Wang to give the wedding money to others.
Mrs. Wang realized that although her waist was still hurting, luckily Xi Qian had already prepared it when she was changing clothes.
He quickly took a red cloth bag from the armhole. It was bulging and full of copper coins.
She counted 50 coins and was about to hand them over.
When Father Chen saw it, he secretly scolded the old woman for being stingy, not willing to let go at this time.
He glared at Mrs. Wang, reached out and grabbed a handful from the red cloth bag, which contained at least four to five hundred coins.
Wang was heartbroken and bleeding, but she couldn't say anything and kept smiling.
Rokuro passed the exam, and he would definitely have to serve wine next, and he didn't know how much it would cost. Thinking about this made him feel even more distressed.
Father Chen walked up to the official with a smile on his face and handed over the coin in his hand.
"Lord Official, it's really hard for you and me to make this trip today and bring such a great joy to our Chen family. I hope you will accept this kindness and treat it as buying tea for all of you. Yes, I will have to rely on you to take care of our Chen family in the future.”
Naturally, these copper-plated officials will not take it seriously, but they also know the situation of the Chen family. It is not easy for a rural family to have enough to eat and drink, and to support a person.
Can't ask for too much.
Although there was only four or five hundred cash as a gift, the official still accepted it with a smile.
After saying a few more polite words, he led the team and left Chen's house, and the sound of gongs and drums gradually faded away.
But the Chen family yard became more and more lively, surrounded by villagers in the village, and everyone was smiling and congratulating.