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"Honey, don't cause me any more trouble. Just do as I said!"

Liu Laogen lost face and spoke very rudely to Wang.

Furthermore, judging from the current situation, the two brothers from the eldest branch of the family, Tie Zhu and his brother, are really capable of doing anything for this girl Tao. They can't afford to offend them completely.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. But husband, the harvest hasn't been good these past two years, and with a few more mouths to feed, things are probably getting harder and harder for the family."

They don't have to work, but in addition to paying two extra portions of food, they also have to pay some silver every month.

Furthermore, the medical expenses for the eldest son and his wife cannot be paid from the public funds!

Wang thought to herself, "You guys are still too green to fight me!"

Tao'er sneered inwardly; this Wang woman really had a good plan.

This is a case of wanting to ignore the eldest son's family while still wanting them to do the work.

Liu Erniu couldn't help but ask, "Mother, isn't this going too far?"

The eldest brother and sister-in-law spent a lot of money on medicine.

Didn't I hand over all the silver I earned from hunting with the hammer to you?

Where would they get the money to buy medicine?

The daughter-in-law, Xu, also spoke up, "Mother, you can't do this! What will the villagers think of our family?"

"Isn't what you're doing the same as separating my eldest brother and the others?"

That mother-in-law is truly wicked! My elder brother and sister-in-law are seriously injured this time, and she doesn't care whether they live or die!

The third son's wife, Zhao, said, "Second brother and sister-in-law, our parents are our elders; it's not appropriate for us to interfere with their decisions, is it?"

Fourth brother's wife, Wei, sneered at Liu Erniu and his wife, "Second brother and sister-in-law, you two are good at being the good guys, while we're the bad guys."

You just open your mouths and make the whole family suffer?

Do you know how much the older brother and sister-in-law's medical expenses are?

It costs two hundred coins to get the medicine!

Is it easy for ordinary people like us to earn two hundred coins?

Liu Sanniu glanced at the second brother and his wife and said, "Second brother and sister-in-law, I know you two have always been close to the eldest brother and sister-in-law, but you can't drag so many of us down with you!"

Will my little chubby boy not have to spend money on his education and marriage in the future?

"We can't all expect our families to support my eldest brother's family, can we?"

"Third Uncle, Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, since you feel you're at a disadvantage, then let Grandpa and Grandma separate our eldest branch of the family, so as not to implicate you all."

Tao'er's sharp eyes swept over Liu Sanniu.

Liu Sanniu's eyes darted away, and he chuckled, "Peach girl, don't be angry. Uncle San was just saying that, I didn't mean it that way."

Don't misunderstand...

"As everyone in the village knows, when my parents were young, they took care of almost all the work inside and outside the house."

My eldest and second eldest brothers not only have to work, but also have to earn money to support those bloodsuckers from the third and fourth wives!

Even after my mother went blind, she still did the housework.

"Washing clothes, cooking, feeding pigs and chickens, drying and grinding grain, chopping pig feed and digging wild vegetables, what kind of work don't we have to do?"

He was beaten half to death by Wang Shi just for breaking a bowl.

A bowl costs only a few coins.

"Her precious son, Liu Tianbao, lives a life of luxury in the county town. I bet it costs him tens of dollars just to have a plate of snacks with his classmates and friends."

And Liu Jiaojiao's hair ornament alone costs five or six coins, right?

"Those silver hairpins on my third and fourth aunts' heads must cost at least several coins, right?"

"Now my parents have been beaten half to death by Wang Shi. My mother can't even get out of bed and almost lost her life."

Now that they have to spend money on medical treatment, they all start to complain.

Is there anyone who would act like this?

Fellow villagers, you be the judge!

Tao'er spoke with great emotion, even pretending to wipe away tears with a wronged expression.

Public opinion is always the most useful thing, and today she's going to tear off the fig leaf that's covering up the Liu family's shame.

"That Wang family member has gone too far!"

This essentially removes the eldest son's wife from the family altogether.

"I heard that Da Niu's wife was beaten so badly by Wang Shi that she still can't get out of bed!"

So it really is true!

"I think they just want to force Da Niu and his wife to their deaths."

This Wang family has always been biased, but I never expected them to be this biased!

"This Wang family is truly wicked. She ignores the eldest son's family, yet she relies on the eldest son's iron pillar and hammer to earn money and support this whole family."

"Watch out, or you'll be struck by lightning!"

What a tragedy!

"You brat, what nonsense are you making up!"

All I did was make your parents kneel for an hour and whip them a dozen times.

Their poor health is none of my business.

Da Niu was born from my mother, so can't I hit him?

Even if I beat him to death, no one would dare say anything.

And your blind mother, she's a good-for-nothing, a burden. It's better she died sooner rather than later, so she won't be a drag on us.

With a livid face, Liu Laogen slapped Wang Shi across the face with a loud slap, "You bitch, shut your mouth!"

What nonsense are you spouting here?

Liu Laogen wished he could just strangle this stupid old woman in front of him!

With all the villagers there, she actually opened up and said what was on her mind.

Liu Tiechui stepped forward, grabbed Wang's collar, and said angrily, "Grandma, we've tolerated your insults towards my brother and me."

How could you curse my parents like that?

My father endured all this humiliation in front of you, all because of his filial piety.

My mother was even more subservient, letting you torment her.

Over the years, the couple has worked hard without complaint. They have put in a lot of effort, even if they haven't achieved anything remarkable. Now, in your eyes, they have become a burden.

Do you people have even a shred of conscience?

"This is terrible! The grandson hit his grandmother..."

Unfilial descendants, everyone come and see…

Wang sat down on the ground like a shrew.

Tao'er stepped forward to stop her second brother, because if he laid a hand on Wang Shi, his reputation would be ruined.

Thus, they fell into Wang's treacherous scheme.

Liu Tiezhu also stepped forward, pulled his second brother aside, and shook his head at her.

It took Liu Tiechui a long time to slowly suppress his anger.

In the end, he didn't hit her.

"Okay, okay!"

good good!

Wang, so you just think my mother is useless and wish she were dead!

They don't want to give us, the eldest son's family, room or food.

They want us, the eldest son's family, to work and pay us? They're shameless!

Now they want to ruin my second brother's reputation.

"Truly a heart of a snake!"

Tao clapped her hands and looked at the large family with a cold smile.

At this moment, the fourth son's wife, Wei, approached Liu Jiaojiao and said something.

Liu Jiaojiao quickly moved closer to the old man, muttered a few words, and then looked at Tao'er and the others with a smug look on her face.

"Peach girl, don't listen to your grandma, she's getting senile!"

She's all bark and no bite; don't take what she just said seriously!

She was just saying it in anger. Your second brother is her own grandson, how could she think that way?

Besides, your father is my own son, how could I possibly abandon him?

Don't worry, Grandpa will definitely treat them.

As for the extra two portions of grain rations, you don't need to pay them; you can convert them into silver.

How about two food rations a month, that's five hundred coins?

Liu Laogen calculated in his mind that the two little ones wouldn't eat much, and the money could be used to subsidize the fourth son's schooling.

After deducting the two hundred coins for medicine given to the eldest son and his wife, three hundred coins were left.

It's not much, but it's enough.

Once the eldest son and his wife recover, they can help with the chores again.