Chapter 855： A man of knowledge does not speak secretly

Chapter 855: People who understand do not speak secretly

Jiayin stood outside the crowd and guessed most of it. Now she walked in and took her grandma's arm.

Tao Hongying turned around to meet her, raised her hand to tidy up her daughter's hair on the temples, and turned sideways to block the cold wind.

Jiayin didn’t say anything. If it was a matter in the village, she would naturally handle it.

But these people are military dependents of Ercun, and they still need their adoptive father to come forward.

Soon, the Marquis walked out of the courtyard wearing a dark cloak.

His eyes swept across the old and frail women and children kneeling in front of the door, then turned to Old Mrs. Li and said, "Auntie, I'm causing trouble for you."

"What kind of trouble is this?" Old Mrs. Li shook her head, remembering her own belief in being a widow with her children many years ago, so she persuaded in a low voice: "Without a man, it will definitely be difficult for them to live in the future. If you can help them more, you should help them more." Bar."

The Marquis nodded and then said to the two families: "Zhao Tietou and Qi Dalu died in battle. It is an honor to die for the country.

“Three days later, the ten taels of pension provided by the court will be paid out, and I will add another ten taels.

“In addition, the children of your two families will be given twenty kilograms of grain and five hundred cash per month by the Marquis Mansion.

“This prince raised them on behalf of their father until they were fifteen years old.”

Everyone was happy for the two families. They had twenty taels of silver to support their family, lived in a house in the village, had errands in the workshop, and their children had food and money every month. They would definitely be able to live well in the future.

"That's great!"

“Yes, the Marquis is very righteous.”

The two families were of course even more happy and cried more and more.

The old woman and the old man took the children by their knees and walked forward, kowtowing to the Marquis.

The village chief was worried about delaying Mr. Hou from going out to do business, so he quickly called the villagers to send the two families back to the second village.

After all, there are still two families whose ashes of men have not been laid to rest. No matter how simple the funeral is, preparations must be made...

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Qi Dalu's daughter-in-law suddenly asked, "Master Hou, if I take the child back to my parents' home... the child's money and food will not be cut off, right?"

As soon as the words fell, the front door of the courtyard immediately became quiet.

The village chief, Uncle Zhao and others all looked bad, and they were getting better with age. Others did not hear the hidden meaning of the words, but they knew it clearly.

This woman is not going back to her natal family, but to prepare for remarriage!

The body of the man who died in the battle is still cold. How could she have such a plan? !

Mrs. Li also guessed it. She was afraid that Mr. Hou would not understand, so she immediately took over the conversation, "Daughter-in-law of Dalu, if you want to go back to your parents' home, you can go back by yourself, but the child must stay in the village to study and grow up.

“Besides, if they leave with you, who can go all the way to send them money and food?”

"Old madam, don't we have a caravan in our village? The eldest master also has a fleet..." Qi Dalu's wife was a little anxious, but when she saw Old Mrs. Li's face darkening mid-sentence, she swallowed her words.

Orange Mrs. Li glanced at the two children of the Qi family. A boy was eight or nine years old, and a girl was five or six years old. They were both at an ignorant and ignorant age.

Suddenly I lost my father and had such an unreliable mother...

She directly exposed Dalu’s daughter-in-law’s thoughts and said coldly: “Dalu’s daughter-in-law, people don’t speak secretly. You are still young and plan to return to your natal family. You must want to remarry.

“But if you bring two children with you, no matter who else you go to, both children will be disliked.

“Perhaps by then, the money their own father exchanged with his life will be cheaper than outsiders, and they will have to support outsiders with monthly food and supplies. Instead, they will have to starve, freeze, and even be beaten, scolded, and humiliated..."

Dalu’s wife’s face turned red with embarrassment. She quickly looked at the Marquis and wanted to make a few excuses.

Old Mrs. Li waved her hand, "You don't have to look at Mr. Hou, I have made the decision on this matter. If you want to remarry, no one will stop you. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time!"

"But the two children can't go with you. They have enough money and food to survive when they grow up. As for, if they still want to find you after they grow up, we won't stop them!"

At this moment, everyone in the village also understood. Originally, they sympathized with Dalu's wife for losing a man, but they immediately despised her.

"This is so cruel. The man is thinking of remarrying before he is buried!"

“Even if you want to remarry, it’s okay, but you have to think more about your children!”

“Forget it, they are planning to take away the man’s life money, and they are still thinking about the children’s money and food!”

Qi Dalu’s wife shrank her neck and waved her hands desperately, saying that it was all a misunderstanding.

But who among the people is willing to listen?

The Marquis looked equally unhappy. He asked the two children of the Xiang Qi family, "If your mother remarries, will you go with her or stay in Suijintan?"

The boy from the Qi family took his sister's hand, wiped his tears, and said loudly: "Master Marquis, when my father went to war, he told me to study hard and learn my skills in the future.

“I also asked my sister to grow up and marry in Suijintan, saying that life here is easy and the people here are nice.

"My sister and I will live here if we don't leave. When I grow up, I will definitely repay the favor to the Marquis!"

“What a boy!” Before the Marquis could speak again, the villagers had already cheered and praised him one after another.

"Yes, no one will bully you here. You can grow up with food and water, and you are not afraid of others bullying you."

“That is, if you follow your mother and marry into someone else’s family, you are handing over your life to someone else!”

The Marquis nodded, "As long as you don't want to leave, no one can take you away!"

The Qi family boy and his sister knelt down and kowtowed. Qi Dalu’s wife glared at them fiercely, but she also lowered her head and did not dare to speak.

When Jiayin saw this, he said: "Father, the medicine is ready. You can leave as soon as possible. Don't worry about home."

Mrs. Li also said: "Yes, it's all small things at home, and everyone helps."

The Marquis then got on his horse, took his soldiers and rushed to the military camp at the wharf.

There are still more than a thousand wounded soldiers waiting for treatment with special medicine powder, and there are even more ashes of soldiers who died in the battle that have not been placed...

Seeing that the Marquis had gone away, Zhao and Qi's family also returned to the second village.

Mrs. Li then discussed with the village chief and others, "Pay more attention to this daughter-in-law of the Qi family recently. I'm afraid she has already thought about her future family, otherwise she wouldn't be in such a hurry.

“Be careful that she takes away the money and harms two more children.”

The village chief nodded and sighed, "These two children of the Qi family are pitiful."

Jiayin was afraid that the old man would become anxious, so he said, "Grandma, village chief, please don't worry. Let me tell you, the two children are actually blessed."

“If they hadn’t come over in their hometown, they would have been left to their mother’s calculations.”

Everyone thought that this was also the case and dispersed after chatting for a few words...

Soon, the memorial sheds of the Qi family and the Zhao family were set up, and spiritual flags were placed in front of the doors.

All the veterans and military family members in the second village are concerned about the situation and try to help as much as possible.

Even though they heard that Qi Dalu’s wife was not honest, they did not say a word in front of Qi Dalu’s funeral.

Qidalu’s daughter-in-law didn’t know that she had a guilty conscience, but she still felt that she had been bullied and felt aggrieved.

In short, she was crying heartbreakingly. For those who don’t know, she thought they had a good relationship as a couple...

(End of this chapter)