Chapter 127 Zhao Xiaoya Asks for Help 127
Li Dashi is a taciturn guy. Over the years, he built two thatched huts halfway up the mountain, making a living by hunting, and rarely interacting with the villagers.

But he had no land and didn't have to go back to the village to do farm work, so in order to make a living, everyone gradually stopped paying much attention to him.

I really don’t know why the people of Lijia Village were bullied in such a place where they can’t be seen?

"Is this a misunderstanding?" Patriarch Zhang smiled but sighed in his heart. Old man Zhang had gone too far this time and was becoming more and more greedy.

He never thought about his two brick and tile houses, which were all contributed by his stepson.

"Is there any misunderstanding? Let the widow and old man Zhang come over, and we can talk it out face to face." Patriarch Li deliberately called the widow "old man" just to annoy the Zhang family. He didn't believe that the Zhang family didn't know about this.

Patriarch Li also sighed in his heart. Li Dashi didn't have his parents to teach him, so he didn't understand many things. They thought that since he was willing to get along with his mother, they would at least have a mother-son relationship with him and would consider him a little. But this is the result...

"My wife did all this," Old Man Zhang pushed his son away and walked forward with his back hunched. "We returned all the things yesterday, and I taught my wife a lesson."

"Old man Zhang, you must have taken a lot of things from my nephew and grandson over the years, otherwise how did you build these two tiled houses?" Patriarch Li must have asked clearly before coming. The two villages are so close, as long as you are willing to inquire, you will know everything.

"This is all because of our diligence and thriftiness..."

"I heard that you eat meat every other day and live a more comfortable life than those landlords. The few acres of land that the widow brought are not enough to provide food and drink for the three of you, but you can still build a house, right?" There was contempt in Patriarch Li's eyes. He dared to do things but not to take responsibility. No wonder he could live off others.

"..."

There was silence at the scene, and the dozen or so men brought by Chief Li picked up sticks, scaring Old Man Zhang so much that he quickly retreated.

Chief Zhang groaned inwardly, but stood up and said, "Let's talk it out..."

"What's there to say? You Zhang family are really awesome. You caught my Li family's descendants and sucked their blood. That's not enough. Do you want to rip my bones and eat my meat?"

Many people in Zhangjia Village have long looked down on Old Man Zhang. Not only did Li Dashi have to be an orphan since childhood, but now that he has finally grown up, he still wants to oppress others.

"As a person, you have to check your conscience. Dashi is very kind to your Zhang family. Logically, all the assets you have now should belong to him, but has he ever made a fuss with you?
This boy is filial. Even though his mother didn't raise him and made him live a hard life for such a long time, as soon as he was able, he still thought about his mother, and he knew to be filial after he killed the prey.

But he did not know human nature and encouraged the evil man's greed. All the prey he hunted over the years went into other people's pockets, making his life miserable.

After years of hard work, he finally got married. Instead of helping her, the mother-in-law complained about her son raising his daughter-in-law and children. She even tried to transfer her away, hoping to destroy Dashi's family again. Is this what a mother should do? Or did Old Man Zhang, who was sucking blood from them, do good deeds in his previous life?

Or is this the traditional family education of your Zhangjia Village? Then I have to help you spread the word."

Chief Zhang had long heard that Chief Li was an eloquent speaker, but they usually lived in peace and harmony, and whenever they met they would just chat with a smile.

After this encounter, I realized how powerful this guy's mouth is. No wonder he dared to come here alone with his clansmen without bringing those powerful old women.

If this powerful mouth really spreads nonsense everywhere, it will be difficult for people in Zhangjia Village to get married in the future.

“Clan leader Li, this is just the widow’s personal behavior. It has nothing to do with our Zhangjia Village…” Hearing that the head of his own family also called his mother-in-law a widow, Old Man Zhang became anxious. He was still alive and well, so how could his mother-in-law become a widow?
"How come you are all one? Are you saying that Old Man Zhang is not a member of your Zhang family?" Patriarch Li said this and stared at Zhang Datou again, "That widow is also very fast. She gave birth to her second son within a year of marriage. She is about to reach the age of marriage, right?"

When these words were spoken, everyone understood that Old Man Zhang and his son were well-known lazy men in the village. Apart from working on those few acres of land, they could do nothing else.

When others are not busy on the farm, they go to the town to do odd jobs, but these father and son can live well without working.

Where did all this money come from? Everyone actually knew the answer, but since they were all from the same village, they just gossiped about it in private.

But this time it’s different. The people from Lijia Village have come to them, and if they don’t handle the matter properly, their village’s reputation will be ruined.

"Isn't Zhang Datou looking for a marriage partner? I heard he has chosen a family?"

"It seems to be the niece of Chengzhang's maternal family. She came to our house a few days ago..."

"No wonder, it turns out that Zhang Datou wants to get married, so they must go to Li Dashi for money. This is a very clever calculation."

"The day before yesterday, I saw Mrs. Cheng and Old Man Zhang carrying a load into the village. They looked so happy. Could they be going to rob his eldest son?"

"Didn't they pick it up again yesterday?"

"..."

The people of Zhangjia Village felt more and more embarrassed the more they talked about it. There was a reason why Patriarch Li came to their house.

Chief Zhang glanced at his clansmen, and when everyone shut up, he smiled and said, "Brother Li, these are all misunderstandings. It must be that the mother of the Zhang family wants to care about her son..."

Patriarch Zhang couldn't make up any more stories, so he wiped his face fiercely and glared at Old Man Zhang secretly. How could he let this matter go?
"I am very concerned. Dashi was already thirty years old when he found a wife. He has been living in a thatched house on the hillside, without a roof over his head or a foot of land. She has a brick house and several acres of fertile land here. I wonder if she thinks about her children when she goes to sleep at night?"

A young man behind him, supporting the clan leader, said loudly, "That must have been thought of."

Everyone's eyes were focused on this young man. He looked at Old Man Zhang and his son and smiled, "Thinking about how to continue to extract tendons and bones from the Li family to nourish the current men and children.

Thinking that Li Dashi had no wife and children, he could continue to work for them.

This Cheng Zhang is no longer a wife of my Li family. Who gave her the courage to continue to call the shots in my Li family?"

Who gave her such courage? Of course it was Zhangjia Village. When Old Man Zhang wanted to marry this widow, it was the head of the village who stepped in and suppressed the Li family, so that they dared not refute...

It's been many years, and now they're coming to settle the score.

"If you are not involved, please don't talk nonsense," Old Man Zhang was afraid of Patriarch Li, but not these young boys. Although he was not right in this matter, not everyone could step on him.