latelenovela Chapter 455 Qi Zhong's Scheme "Exposed"
Chapter 455 Qi Zhong's Scheme "Exposed"
However, they lived on this estate and never told outsiders that they were from the Rongguo Duke's Mansion.
The people living in the village rarely went out, and it was for this reason that Granny Lin was able to take advantage of the situation.
The indenture was fake, so he had no choice but to accept his fate and let the Lin family take Lin Xiaobing away.
Unexpectedly, less than two months after Lin Xiaobing returned home, he was sent back by his mother.
Qi Zhong refused to accept it no matter what, but Lin Xiaobing knelt at the entrance of the manor and cried.
Granny Lin threw a tantrum and acted pitifully, attracting many people from the surrounding villages to come and watch the spectacle.
At this point, some people recognized them, and others kept coming up to their defense.
They say the Rongguo Duke's mansion is so powerful and wealthy, and a servant is just someone who needs to be fed.
Qi Zhong was quite angered by those sarcastic remarks, but he couldn't win against the pressure of public opinion.
So, with everyone as witnesses, a long-term contract was signed with Lin Xiaobing.
Let Lin Xiaobing work on the estate, and give him twenty copper coins (that is, two thousand copper coins) every month.
Dongfang Jin sighed and rubbed his forehead. Two thousand coins? That's the difference between the capital and Anling County.
It should be noted that the daily wage for working in factories in Anling County was only twenty to thirty coins.
I can't even earn ten copper coins a month.
Her father-in-law had a really bad reputation; even people from the surrounding villages dared to come up and criticize him.
Even the servants on the estate couldn't hold their heads up and were bullied.
When Li Daikui and Li Daqiao came with Lin Xiaobing, Dongfang Jin had already listened to Ruyi's report.
It seems that blind filial piety is also hereditary.
Although Lin Xiaobing is fifteen years old, he rejects those who are kind to him, but treats those who are unkind to him as family.
"Butler Qi, it's possible to dismiss farmhands, isn't it?"
When Qi Zhong heard the second young mistress call him Steward Qi instead of Uncle Qi, he knew she was angry.
She glanced at Lin Xiaobing, who had his head down, and sighed silently, "Yes, Second Young Madam."
"Then resign. If they cause trouble again, report it to the authorities."
When Lin Xiaobing heard that he was to be fired, he thought, "How can that be? How am I supposed to find such an easy job if I do that?"
He knelt down with a thud, crying and pleading, "Madam, please don't fire me... I..."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ying was astonished that a servant dared to refer to himself as "I" in front of his master, and she glanced at Qi Zhong again.
It seems the people in this village need to be cleaned up.
Dongfang Jin looked at the crowd that was walking over one after another, and realized that these people had no sense of being servants at all.
They all stood by like old men, watching the show, staring blankly at the things in her children's hands.
Some of them even made sounds of swallowing saliva.
Two very elegantly dressed little boys jumped off a carriage and ran to Caiwei and the other girls.
The slightly chubby boy shoved Gu Rongrong to the ground and said viciously, "These are all my family's things. You worthless wretches don't deserve to eat them."
As he spoke, he snatched the lamb skewers from Caiwei and Chu Mengyu's hands.
Dongfang Jin...
Who is this?
So arrogant.
"Pah, you good-for-nothings, you don't deserve to eat!" another little boy shouted.
He snatched the chicken wing from Gu Rongrong's hand and started eating it right away, looking just like a starving dog.
Yueying wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Dongfang Jin. Caiwei and Wenwen both had martial arts skills.
If they didn't want the two kids to fight over it, they wouldn't be able to get close to them at all.
Qi Zhong was startled by this sudden turn of events. After realizing what had happened, he quickly walked over.
He shouted angrily, "Guards, take these two brats away!"
Hearing her husband's angry voice, Zhao Xiuying abandoned Granny Lin, ran back, grabbed the older boy, and slapped him on the buttocks.
"Who told you to eat that? Is that something you can eat?"
"Wah—" The boy cried out in grievance after being hit.
"Grandma, why did you hit me? Didn't you say..."
Seeing that Dongfang Jin and her people didn't stop him, and that her grandson was still talking recklessly, Zhao Xiuying had no choice but to bite the bullet and beat him: "You still dare to talk? I'll beat you to death..."
"You old geezer, how dare you hit me? Didn't you say all the good food in the house was mine...?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiuying paused in her slapping of her grandson. This brat dared to call her an old hag, which infuriated her.
She looked up and glared fiercely at Song Cuicui, then at Dongfang Jin, noticing that she hadn't looked in their direction yet.
He was both angry and annoyed, so he could only grit his teeth and raise his hand to hit her again: "What nonsense are you talking about? Apologize to the ladies right now!"
"Mother—save me! This old hag is really hitting me! Beat her to death!"
I don't want her to be my grandma anymore. Grandma Sun from the next village is very nice, she..."
"Shut up!" Song Cuicui shouted in a panic.
"Shut up!" Song Zhong shouted, glaring at him.
Dongfang Jin...
Is there something else going on?
Is that old codger? How filial!
When Gu Chenglin saw this, his back teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.
Is this the person his father left him?
Loyalty? Ha—is this what they call loyalty?
Last time, because of the two men my uncle gave me, they were so arrogant and domineering that my wife never used any of their men again.
And now it's happening again, haha—
Thinking of the Mingyue Manor next door and the manor in Anyang Prefecture, why is there not a single disloyal person in those places?
When those men saw his wife and her children, they were all very respectful.
When they visited the village, everyone, young and old, treated them to the best of everything.
At that moment, he began to question the meaning of life.
“Mom, Pengpeng is still young, why are you hitting him…” At this moment, Song Cuicui ran over and pulled the boy behind her.
"The child is still young. Besides, there is so much food here. Pengpeng can have some. Second Young Madam won't be stingy."
She then turned to look at Dongfang Jin: "Right, Second Young Madam? You're the kindest, aren't you?"
Dongfang Jin looked up and met her gaze, his cold eyes fixed on the woman.
Is she being morally blackmailed?
Is she really an easy target?
Isn't she stingy? Yes, she is very stingy.
Kindness? That depends on who you're with.
Ruyi, [Jin-jie, are you surprised? Unexpected?]
Dongfang Jin leaned back lazily in her chair, looking at them all. [Indeed, this was unexpected.]
Unexpectedly, a servant's child was dressed so lavishly, even better than the young masters in the capital.
She was very curious about where they got these things.
One of the two children is Qi Peng, the seven-year-old grandson of Steward Qi.
The other is Li Ming, the six-year-old grandson of Steward Qi.
The Qi and Hu families managed the entire estate and were the first to move in.
These two men married the Zhao sisters, making them practically the "masters" of the village.
However, do those who live on the estate forget their status as servants?
Look, the women protecting their babies are all wearing different clothes.
The buttons on this outer coat are all misaligned, it seems like it was put on in a hurry.
Ruyi's voice reached her ears again, "Jin-jie, I just found a lot of gold and silver jewelry and a large amount of silver notes in Steward Qi's room."
Steward Qi also kept two sets of the account books for the estate...
There are also many good things in the other people's houses. Just now, I even followed one of them out of the village.
He actually buried a box of gold and silver jewelry on the other side of the Western Hills; I collected it after he left.
I'm genuinely curious. Could it be... [Didn't you find anything else? Like letters or something?]
No, Sister Jin, the amount of silver in these people's rooms is already unusual.
By the way, should I take the things from the butler's room?
Ruyi, what do you think about us...?
You mean we take it, and then leave some for them to fight amongst themselves...?
Yes, that's perfect. Please invite my father-in-law and father to come over tomorrow.
You probably won't even need to ask him; your cheapskate father will come looking for you with his two kids.
There are still five days until the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and that person in the palace won't let you have it so easy.
Besides, there are other people lurking in the shadows; your cousin sent the Dragon Guards.
[A jinx—]