Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 443 - 241 Perfect Resolution_2

Chapter 443: Chapter 241 Perfect Resolution_2

Eldest Li’s wife grew more and more frightened as she thought about it and realized this issue didn’t concern her family or cost them even a trace of silver. It was all stirred up by Li Laoer, so why should she suffer a beating on their behalf? She immediately shrieked, "It’s not that I wanted to lie, it’s grandma Li who made me say this..."

As soon as she spoke, the onlookers exploded into commotion, cursing at Li Laoer one after another.

Seeing the tide turning again, Li Laoer cursed, "You, a servant, dare to meddle in my family affairs..." Before he could finish, Huang Tie threw several punches at him, causing him to kneel on the ground, clasping his belly in pain, unable to speak.

Huang Tie sneered, "So what if I’m a servant? Even as a servant, my status is much higher than a bastard like you."

Old man Li too saw that indeed it was the Li family ganging up against the third daughter-in-law. However, he did not wish for this matter to be taken to the County Government Office, as it would tarnish Green Willow Village’s reputation. He hurriedly suggested, "Let’s not take this matter to the County Government Office, shall we? It would also damage your sister’s reputation. Let’s sit down and resolve it ourselves. I can take charge of certain things."

Manhe originally hadn’t planned to take the matter to the County Government Office; his previous threat was meant to intimidate them. But now that things had escalated to this point, it was imperative to resolve the matter thoroughly at the County Government Office and sever all ties between Qian Mandua and this family once and for all. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be long before the mother and her sons would be worn to death.

He shook his head, "My sister’s family has been terribly bullied. I must ask Master County Magistrate to do justice for the people and sentence this conscienceless Li Laoer to prison."

Old man Li turned to Butler Huang, "Butler Huang, please persuade Second Shopkeeper Qian to settle this matter privately. Making it public is bad for everyone."

Butler Huang smiled and pulled Manhe aside to whisper, "Taking it to the County Government Office would at most result in Li Laoer getting a two-year jail sentence, which would still be detrimental to your aunt’s reputation. It would be better if..." He whispered a few words in Manhe’s ear.

Hearing a better solution that wouldn’t damage Qian Mandua’s reputation, Manhe nodded in agreement.

Old man Li then invited two Li family elders to come and cleared the scene of onlookers.

Manhe insisted on a complete separation. If the Li family disagreed, he would go to the County Government Office to drum in protest. Although the Li family was reluctant to split, they were even more averse to taking the matter to the County Government Office.

After negotiation, Li Family’s Third Wife would leave without taking anything. This point was undisputed as the Li family had no land, and Qian Mandua dared not claim the dilapidated house either.

Grandma Li then suggested they provide her with one Guan of money for elderly support every year.

Manhe proposed they bring out the silver from selling Li Ahcao. If they presented it, then Qian Mandua and her children would contribute to the elderly support. But they wouldn’t give one Guan of money; in Li Shuanzi’s absence, they would only give five hundred coins.

Both Eldest Li and Li Laoer protested this demand; neither household was willing to cough up the silver they had swallowed. From the ten taels of silver received for selling Ah Cao, aside from the one tael given to Qian Mandua, Grandma Li and Eldest Li had each taken two taels, while Li Laoer had taken five taels.

There was another round of quarreling before Grandma Li, defeated, agreed not to take the money for elderly support after retrieving the one tael of silver Qian Mandua possessed.

Old man Li and the other Li family elders, seeing such an unbearable family, all sighed and shook their heads. Especially old man Li, who felt deeply ashamed to have openly supported such a household.

The Li family proposed several unreasonable conditions, all of which Manhe refuted one by one.

Once the separation agreement was drafted, old man Li and the two Li family elders signed as witnesses. They just waited for Li Lizheng to sign the next day, and then Manhe would go to the county to process the formal separation documents.

Qian Mandua returned to her room to pack up her things. Looking at the broken and messy house she had lived in for over a decade, she found almost nothing worth packing. She only collected her and her son’s clothes; her daughter didn’t even have clothes to pack.

When more than a dozen people finally left Green Willow Village, the moon was already high in the sky.

Manhe successfully rescued his sister and nephew from the wolf’s den, but his mood was far from relaxed. He knew that without Huang Tie, none of this would have succeeded today, and his sister would have continued to suffer untold injustices.

His lack of experience and maturity compared to Huang Tie was one thing, but another was the fact that Huang Tie’s presence commanded much more respect from old man Li.

He was riding on the coattails of his third uncle’s authority, but clearly, his own didn’t measure up to that of a servant. He was the third uncle’s own nephew, not just a clan or distant relative, yet now he felt inferior to a mere servant with dignity.

There was a time when his third uncle, entertaining guests or while being a guest, would always be accompanied most by his eldest brother and father, and the three brothers were very close. Back then, the villagers were exceedingly polite to the first and second houses, but now...