The road from Africa to Europe

Chapter 604

At this point, Ling Xiao stopped and didn't speak in a hurry, but glanced at Lichang and then looked at the other people. There may be some things that Lichang doesn't know, but other people should know some clues, so she didn't tell them Those people drive away.

And the children and grandchildren who grew up after she came in were also very frightened, because they had less experience, but they were also afraid that Ling Xiao would vent his anger on their family, so they stood there trembling, not daring to stay away or Sitting down, standing behind the captain's seat right after saluting, they wanted to know what was going on.

Fortunately, Ling Xiao didn't intend to let them leave. Some things are better heard by a few more people, lest someone make a mistake when passing on the message. There are no tape recorders these days, so it is better for a few more people to listen.

Even the head of the village didn't dare to look at Ling Xiao, and the others were even more afraid, and they were busy avoiding Ling Xiao's sight.However, there is also a boy in the back position, who is not very old, and after hearing Ling Xiao's words, he nods and admits that Li Han's feeling is true. If he is asked to go to school, he would rather go home and farm.

"Actually, when Li Han finally died, he should have felt that he was liberated. He had always felt that he was too tired to get up again. The only thing he worried about was the safety of his wife and children. Unexpectedly, someone took the opportunity to beat them. My heart is really dark." Ling Xiao said.

The women hiding at the door of the room and eavesdropping listened with their eyes wide open, because they heard some truths just now. The Taoist priest seemed to say that someone was deliberately playing tricks just now, and he just didn't want Li Han to make progress and succeed in the imperial examination.

"Is this impossible?" Someone said softly. You must know that the person speaking belongs to the kind of eldest daughter-in-law who has more knowledge. She is the most knowledgeable person among the daughter-in-laws. Naturally, she knows that if the imperial examination is successful, the family will have great benefits. .

Another daughter-in-law shook her head and said, "How is that impossible? You forgot one thing, Li Han's mother-in-law is someone else, and it's normal for someone not to want the original one to be stronger." "Yes, yes, yes! Forget about this one!"

The women were in an uproar, what the hell is going on?Everyone was very confused. They were relatively familiar with the other members of Li Shitou's family, so naturally they didn't see that the other party was rich.

Obviously Li Shitou's family said outside how much they spent to let Li Han study, and the money they earned every year was not saved, so is the person who is talking now lying?
Hearing their conversation, Ling Xiao took out a piece of paper from his long sleeves, "I'm afraid Li Han never thought that they would treat the big house like this. The Li Shitou's family didn't dare It's too much, and he never thought that someone has been plotting against him secretly, because they are his relatives, so he didn't think about it in that direction."

The chief didn't say a word, he knew that he belonged to a person with an average brain, and he couldn't compete with that kind of smart person. It's better not to say anything, sometimes the less you say, the less mistakes you make, but he also heard that the Taoist leader seems to be Accusing Li Shitou's family.

"Since Li Han and his wife lost the asylum of Song's parents and Mr. Li, the life of their husband and wife has become difficult, because people in the other rooms said that they spent too much on studying for Li Han, so that the family was about to support themselves. Sorry."

Hearing this statement, Li Chang almost slapped his thigh and scolded people. This is absolutely nonsense. At the beginning, his father told him that he could only tell Li Han that the money spent on studying was not given by others, but by Li Han’s grandfather. down.

The reason why I didn't say it was because I said something stupid, because the old man had a bright eye and a bright heart. If Li Han didn't pass the test, Li Shitou's family, who knew that they had this sum of money, would not give up this huge sum of money, and they might come to him Come and ask for money.

How to give the money, even if there is some money, it will be used on Li Han, so naturally he can't get it out, wouldn't it be a mess if it made a fuss?The head of the village naturally didn't want to say that, in fact, the money given by Li Han's grandfather was used up after it arrived. After Li Han got married, it was Li Shitou's family who started to support Li Han to study.

"Li Han became depressed when she heard that because of him, the life of the Li family had been poor, and her wife sold her embroidery after she found out about her husband's family situation, because she had bad legs and feet. , she would give the embroidery to her mother-in-law every time after she embroidered, and asked her to help sell it.

Unexpectedly, instead of going, the mother-in-law sent her favorite son to the county town, and insisted that the embroidery was worthless, huh!It's really funny, this person is really black-hearted, thinking that this can erase the credit of my grandniece?

After I rescued my grandniece, I went to check it out, and found that the price of each embroidery of my grandniece was no less than ten taels of silver, and there were dozens of taels of silver to buy. Looking at the silver that can be found out over the years There are hundreds of taels of silver. "

A few hundred taels of silver?The women screamed after hearing this sentence, and shut up quickly when they realized something was wrong. Their eyes were full of surprise. Is this true?Can't!You must know that their family can only save ten taels of silver after a year of hard work. This is a very good family in the countryside.

Ling Xiao naturally heard their voices, and said: "Actually, I know that some people have been saying that my grandniece doesn't do any work at home every day, which is strange. Why do people say that my grandniece doesn't make money, but doesn't need her grandniece?" You can work in the fields, and you don’t need to do housework.”

The women in the room suddenly realized that they hadn't thought about this before. Why did Li Shitou's family say that the Song family didn't do anything, but they only talked about it, but didn't take actual actions? They all framed the Song family and used the people in the village as gunmen, which is terrible.

They have been deceived before, and now they look a little pale, because the reason why they look down on Mrs. Song is largely because Mrs. Song did not pay, but lived a better life than them, and now they know it is not.

Except for the woman who was surprised, all the men in Li Chang's family also stared wide-eyed, and some couldn't believe their ears. How could they have never thought that the Song family's embroidery level is so high and they can earn so much money?Can't!He remembered how Li Shitou became more tired afterwards.

Ling Xiao went on to say: "Minister, you may think that I am favoring my grandniece, but now please take a look at this bill. After reading these, you will know that my grandniece has indeed earned a lot of money. What do you say? Is the money enough for Li Han to study for the exam?"

The village chief stretched out his hand tremblingly to take the paper handed over by Ling Xiao. He widened his eyes to see that he was still literate as a village chief. His face was very serious.

"It is true that there is so much money, but Li Shitou and the others don't live like rich people? Is this true?" There was some doubt in his words. If he is so rich, why do he think of Li Shitou? The family is not considered rich.

All of them looked appetizing, which is why everyone believed the words of the other families, thinking that they really had no money. Later, when the family was separated, some people felt that the big house had done too much, so they should separate.

Later, when the family was separated, Li Han vomited blood in anger. Some people still thought that Li Han was too petty, but now they know that someone has been plotting against him. I am afraid that there is no way to express it. Looking at this record, there is only one thought: really Someone is plotting against Li Han's family.It's dark!The reputation of Li Han's family is not very good in the village.

"Of course there is! This is copied from the account book I got from the embroidery shop. The account book of the embroidery shop has records of transactions. If you don't believe it, you can ask someone to clarify it. If you are not at ease, you can ask the county master." Ling Xiao Say.

"But Li Shitou's family does seem to have no money." Someone interjected, "The people in their family have always eaten coarse grains, and they don't wear any good clothes, mostly with patches."

"You may be wondering where the money has gone? Don't forget that they have been married several times in a row, built several houses, and corvee and so on. They all need money. Recall that Li Shitou's family once had a The time passed fine." Ling Xiao said.

The people in the Li Chang's family thought about it for a while, and then they realized that it was indeed the case. When Li Han got married, he said that he had wiped out all the money in the family, but it didn't delay the marriage of the next few children, and even built several additional houses.

"As for why it didn't work later, it was because Li Wang's darling was obsessed with selling embroidery. At the beginning, he just went to eat, drink and play by himself after getting the money, and took part of the money home.

But later, after getting the money, he not only eats, drinks and whores, but also learns to go to the casino. When he becomes a gambler, he thinks every day how he can become a rich man by gambling. In the end, he throws all the money earned by the Song family into the casino and transfers it to the casino. Going forward, I said that I didn't get much money, and lied to my grandniece to continue embroidering.

After selling the money, they go to the casino to make a fortune. People who have gambling addiction basically cannot quit.This time, I still lost the bet. There was no money to pay back the money. In addition, my grand-niece couldn’t embroider after her hand was injured, so I sold my sister-in-law Dian, which is too bad. "

The Li Chang family was a little confused when they heard it. They also knew that Li Shitou’s wife loved her youngest son Li Hai the most. Li Han was not a person in the village. Go to the county town, it is said to work, and come back with some money after a while.

Li Wang used to brag about his son's ability everywhere, but he didn't expect this to be the case. He co-authored to fool the people in the village like this, and everyone said that the kid was motivated. At this moment, the village chief's family didn't know what to say. A whole subversion.

Ling Xiao looked at the strange family, and didn't speak immediately, but sat there quietly waiting for them to accept this reality. In fact, the reason why the lie was not exposed was that people in the village generally would not enter the county, and they could say whatever they wanted. How to say, and they still remember that guy really moved to live in the county.

The family of the village chief found out that they were all cheated, especially the women, who were even more angry. If they had known that the Song family's embroidery was so valuable, they would have sent their daughters to give advice, and they didn't want to be like the Song family. Great, half done.

what!Thinking about it makes them very angry. They naturally recognized Mrs. Song as the person who followed the Taoist priest, and they also found that this person was wrapped in a three-inch golden lotus. Jealousy looks ridiculous now, do they have to compare with Song Shi?

When the woman in the Li Chang's house was thinking about it, the Li Chang was stunned that someone gambled!He remembered what his father said: Gambling is one of the things that a person cannot touch. Once he touches it, he is likely to lose his fortune. The most terrifying thing is that people who become addicted to gambling can do anything as long as they can get money.

Just what does this gentleman mean?The chief still had some doubts in his heart. He didn't know if Ling Xiao said it on purpose, or he was telling lies, or he just wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, and wanted him to deal with Li Shitou's family.But on second thought, does he have the right to refuse?

Ling Xiao saw it and said: "Pindao is not framing others, in order to know where the money earned by my niece and granddaughter went, I asked Da Luo to help me find it, only to find that guy is a frequent visitor to the casino.

Counting it, it hasn't been four years since your father died, right?At that time, the Li family had already started eating the money my niece and granddaughter earned, but they didn't dare to go too far.Li Hai was in charge of selling embroidery products from the very beginning, saying that he had acquaintances who could sell them well.

My grand-niece had never been an embroiderer before, so she didn't know the price at all, so she was cheated like this. Ten taels of silver was said to be one tael. Later, Li Hai kept making the price difference, even so, it was still a lot of money.

Because of this, the Li family got money for their marriage. After Li Hai got married, he used the money that had been withheld to buy a small courtyard in the county. Later, he said that he was working in the county and living in the small courtyard.

Every once in a while, I went back to the village to get embroidery products. After getting the money, the guy gave some of it to his wife as private money, and some took it back to the village for his family, and some wanted to make a fortune after saving it, but failed again and again. .

In the end, he entered the casino, lost a lot of money in the casino, and still had a girlfriend in the brothel. I asked Da Luo to check the latter things, is it true?Luo Da. "

Luo Da kept his body upright, standing with his right hand on the handle of the knife, nodded and said repeatedly when he heard this: "Really, it is absolutely true, those casino people still wonder why Li Hai is rich, but they only need money from gamblers That's fine.

When I went to check, I found out that he spent almost the same amount of money selling his sister-in-law during this period, and the casino began to press for debts. It was not enough to get part of the money from his wife. I heard from the people in the casino that they wanted to bring some people to the casino. Gambling is not about who will be the next one to be taken advantage of? "

And Ling Xiao secretly glanced at the eldest grandson in the family. The man who was only in his teens happened to look at Ling Xiao. After the two of them looked at each other, the other party immediately felt like someone had discovered something wrong. I feel that he is the next one to be taken advantage of.

Just yesterday, I met Li Hai who was returning to the village, and told him: If you want to take him to play outside, you won't take yourself to the casino to play, right?Thinking of this, he felt something was wrong, didn't he!God!
And the village chief also remembered that the eldest grandson said last night that he would follow Li Hai to work in the county. Before, they all thought that Li Hai had something to do with him in the county, but now they realized that there was no good relationship at all.A person who likes to gamble will most likely not be willing to earn money honestly.

Before the Li family said that Li Hai was working in the city, and he would get some wages back after a while, but now he realized that he was not earning money honestly, but a guy who gambled with his sister-in-law's money, and now he has no money and has a new life. Didn't he want to trick people into the casino to gamble?Probably want to draw.

The daughter-in-law who grew up in the room felt a little wrong when she heard this, because the person Li Hai was looking for during this period was her own son, could it be that the son was the one who was deceived, she almost jumped up when she thought of this.But because she thought that the head of the family was still there, she didn't go out, but walked around the room,

It's really hateful!She actually set her mind on her son!Speaking of which, she didn't face Ling Xiao directly, so she naturally didn't know the pressure from the chief. At first she didn't want to care about this matter, but now she has another idea: how can the reputation of Li Shitou's family be tainted?
Now she has only one idea: fight for when to drive their family out. With such a gambler around, generally as a villager, you will not be too defensive, and if something goes wrong, something will happen.

She used to dislike the Song family. On the one hand, she felt that the women in the village were different. She worked as a young mistress at home every day, completely ignoring the hard work of the family, so Song's reputation in the village was very bad.

Only now did I realize that I had misunderstood Mrs. Song. Although he did not go to the land, he had been earning money at home. Although he was cheated, he was definitely not a person who did not earn money, so he had to take care of him no matter what.

(End of this chapter)