stingy landlady

Chapter 202 The Truth Comes Out (4)

When Guixiang heard that Wanrou had given birth to a boy, she was happy for Wanrou. She came to find Guizhi, wanting to go home.

"Third Sister! How about we send someone to take me home? I miss Mother!"

Dazhu continued:

"I almost forgot! Guixiang, come home with me later! Let's take care of things in the village first!"

Guizhi whispered to Dazhu and Guixiang:

"Father! Eldest sister! Last night, Jiang Xiaoyu took Mother and her brother and ran away in the chaos! Sigh! Well, they've run away, but they can't hide forever. Eldest sister, you can go home and think about what to do about this!"

After Dazhu and Guixiang returned home, Dazhu briefly explained the situation to Li.

"Go ask her about the rest! It's easier for you, as her mother, to ask, but how can I, as her father, ask?"

Li questioned Guixiang carefully. At first, Guixiang just cried, but later she gradually revealed that she had lost her virginity to Jiang Hongliang!

After hearing what Li said, Dazhu shouted angrily:

"I guessed that was it! That kid never had any good intentions to begin with! How could he not take the meat when it was right in front of him! Your eldest daughter is just a fool."

She falls right into their trap! Normally she's all about manners and propriety, but when it comes to a critical moment, she's no more useful than Guizhi and Guihong!

Li said worriedly:

"What I'm afraid of is that the Jiang family will come looking for us, tear off the mask of civility, ruin Guixiang's reputation, and also implicate her younger sisters!"

"Hmph! If that brat dares to come, I'll beat him up every time he comes! I'm not afraid of not beating him into submission!"

Li patiently advised:

"Her father! What's done is done, getting angry won't help. Guixiang is so stubborn, she's probably still thinking about him!"

"There's no use in worrying! You can't find three-legged toads, but you can find plenty of two-legged people! Even the blind, lame, or disabled ones, as long as they have a conscience, are better than that dishonest brat!"

As Dazhu spoke, he remembered Old Woman Jiang again:

"His mother is even worse, she cursed Guixiang with such vile language! If I were a woman, I would have scratched her face until she was too ashamed to show her face in public!"

Mr. Li said uneasily:

"Her father! Let's not make things too tense! What if Guixiang sets her sights on the Jiang family and we refuse to let her go? If she really can't stand it and runs off with someone else, wouldn't we be losing out?"

If she really goes there, how is Guixiang supposed to get along with her in-laws? Now that she's already lost her virginity to the Jiang family boy, what kind of person can she find next?

How can a girl who has lost her reputation ever find a good marriage again!

"It's all your fault!"

Dazhu shouted angrily.

"I'd rather support her for the rest of her life than let her go to the Jiang family and become a laughingstock!"

Li remained silent as she watched Dazhu, who was seething with rage.

Dazhu lost his temper and found it pointless. He knew what Li said was close to reality, but he was genuinely angry. He also felt sorry for Guixiang; although he had spoken in anger, it was still what he truly felt.

Hearing her parents arguing, Guixiang didn't know how to face them, so she silently turned and left.

Lin Qian returned and went first to the county magistrate's office. There, he used his influence to once again warn the magistrate, especially the county clerk, forbidding them from threatening the Guizhi family's tax revenue or interfering with their marriage!

The magistrate was completely bewildered, and the county clerk was equally confused! However, the incident specifically mentioned the county clerk by name and specifically pointed out that he was interfering in the marriage.

It's likely someone used the county magistrate's name to forcibly take a concubine! Since Dazhu's family only has girls, the county magistrate's first thought was his brother-in-law.

After returning home, he called his brother-in-law and wife together:

"I don't care if you're a womanizer, but if you dare to use my name to force marriages or take advantage of others again, your sister and you can both get out of here!"

The county magistrate's wife still looked puzzled. After hearing what the magistrate said, she quickly looked at her younger brother. The magistrate's brother-in-law didn't know what was going on either.

"Brother-in-law! I did not force anyone to marry me! My concubines were all bought! They all followed me willingly!"

"Hmph! Since the higher-ups have made it clear that the county magistrate is not allowed to interfere with the marriage of Wang Dazhu's family, what? You dare to say you don't know Wang Dazhu?"

"Who is Wang Dazhu? Brother-in-law! I really don't know him!"

"Then go home and investigate who dares to use my name to harm Wang Dazhu's daughter!"

The third sister of the Li family failed in her mission and couldn't take Wang Guixiang as a concubine! She was furious. But she also had no chance to see the wife of the county magistrate's brother-in-law again.

On this day, the wife of the county magistrate's brother-in-law, Madam Zhao, finally had someone summon her.

Fearing that Madam Zhao would blame her for not doing a good job, the third sister of the Li family quickly explained:

"Madam! I did my best when I visited my sister's house this time. It's just that my brother-in-law, although a farmer, is very stubborn! I tried every possible way to persuade him, but he just wouldn't agree!"

"Madam! Let's teach him a lesson and make him send the person here voluntarily! The county magistrate isn't afraid of a peasant like him! And when it's time to pay taxes after the autumn harvest, my husband won't let him off the hook either! He'll make him pay taxes until he has to pawn his pants! Hahaha!"

Madam Zhao asked in a deep voice:

What's your brother-in-law's name?

“My brother-in-law’s name is Wang Dazhu! What’s wrong, madam? Are you asking the county magistrate to deal with him? He lives in Xiaoping Village! I can lead the way!”

Before Li's third sister could finish speaking, Madam Zhao grabbed a teacup from the table and threw it at her!

The third sister of the Li family quickly dodged, and was so frightened that she begged for mercy repeatedly:

"Madam, spare me! Madam, spare me! I'll make sure my husband goes to Wang Dazhu's house personally when I get back, and force him to send our daughter over! Otherwise, we'll have them all arrested..."

"Hmph! Shut up! You ignorant fool! Do you think you can mess with Wang Dazhu? He's a big shot that even the county magistrate wouldn't dare offend!"

"You ignorant woman, how dare you bring trouble upon my master! You wretched thing! Get out! And don't use my name to do those shady things anymore!"

"Madam! Madam! This can't be right! Is there some mistake? Wang Dazhu is just a peasant, a country bumpkin! I've never heard of him knowing any important figures!"

"Madam! Are they people with the same name but different personalities?"

"Hmph! Same name, different name? My master doesn't know Wang Dazhu or Li Dazhu! Only you went and found me a Wang Dazhu! You're judging people by their appearance, you're underestimating them!"

The third sister of the Li family is still struggling:

"Madam! You've really made a mistake! My brother-in-law used to struggle to get enough to eat and wear. It was only after he was separated from his family for the past two years, because he didn't have a son, that he gradually started to have enough to eat and wear!"

Madam Zhao shouted:

"You idiot! You don't even know what kind of background your brother-in-law has! Yet you dare to use my name to swindle and deceive people! You've really ruined me!"

Li's third sister couldn't understand it at all. If Wang Dazhu really had some powerful figure backing him, how could Li not know? Li would never lie to her own sister!