Second update, asking for monthly tickets

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  Old Tian's words had barely fallen to the ground when Tian Wang burst in from outside. She rushed to the front of the Tian family and stared at them with a pair of eyes.

  Tian Wang's stature was actually very tall, and Tian Shi and Tian Dagu both followed Tian Wang's height, but Tian Shi was not as tall as Tian Wang. However, it is unknown whether it was the burden of life or some other reason that caused Tian Wang to always hunch her back, making her appear much shorter.

  Tian Wang stood in front of Tian Shi, bowing his waist and looking up at Tian Shi.

  "Lai Di, what did you say? You won't give your nephew money?" Tian Wangshi asked Tian Shi.

  Tian shook his head and quickly explained to Tian Wang, "Mother, I just told my father. Your brother got thirty taels, and I'll add some effort, by the end of the year we can make up ten taels. These forty taels of silver..."

  "What, you plan to give your nephew 40 taels of silver to marry a wife?" Tian Wangshi didn't wait for Tian Shi to finish speaking and was already unhappy. "40 taels of silver is enough for what? Look at Da Bao's appearance, and this family's situation inside and out, 40 taels of silver can't even buy a single hair on a woman's head."

  At this point, Tian Wang told Tian that someone had previously introduced a girl to Tian Dabao, but because Tian didn't send the money, the other family gave the girl to someone else.

  "A whole family is eagerly waiting for you, and the eldest son has been delayed. Come on, Ah Di, our Tian family only has this one hope left in Da Bao. Your father and I don't want you to repay us, just ask you to do this one thing!"

  As she said this, Tian Wang suddenly knelt down in front of Tian Shi and Xia Xiucai with a thud.

  "I kowtowed to you, Master and Mistress, didn't we all agree that it would be good for Da Bao to marry a wife? In our next life, the two of us will become oxen and horses to repay Master and Mistress."

  Tian Wang's family knelt on the ground and refused to get up. She said that if Tian Shi and Xia Xiucai did not agree to her request, she would continue to kneel and even kowtow to Tian Shi and Xia Xiucai.

  Tian's wife couldn't bear it anymore. She also knelt down and cried. Tian Wang's wife cried even louder, constantly bumping her head into Tian's chest. Tian didn't dare to dodge, she just cried and couldn't say a word.

  Tian's family cried very sadly, at this time, the most painful person was Xia Xiuzai.

  Xia Xiuzai stood up in a fluster, at a loss for what to do next.

  Xia Zhi saw it clearly on one side, and was afraid that the Tian family had been forcing Tian Shi like this before, and then Tian Shi would help the maternal family force Xia Xiuzai in the same way.

  Xia Xiuren has a soft heart and is somewhat of a pushover. He especially dotes on Tian Shi, unable to bear seeing her suffer even the slightest bit of hardship or grievance.

  It's no wonder he agreed to whatever conditions after being persuaded in such a way.

  The old man Tian didn't say a word, but it was clear that he was the one calling the shots in this house. Even Tian Wangshi was cooperating with him, and Old Man Tian was the commander-in-chief here.

  After understanding the situation, I also have a plan in mind.

  She gave Xia Qiao and Xiao Shu a signal, and the three children stood up and walked to Xia Xiucan's side. Then Xia Zhi pulled Xia Xiucan, and the four of them knelt down together.

  Then Xia Zhi made Xiao Shu cry. She also wanted to make Xia Qiao cry, but Xia Qiao was already at his limit by kneeling down with her, and Xia Zhi didn't have high expectations of him either.

  Xia Xiuzai knelt down, and the words in his mouth were all ready-made. He repeated again that he couldn't borrow money or get an advance on his wages. He was a sincere person, and whoever heard what he said couldn't help but believe him.

  Xia Xiuzai was also in great pain.

  The little tree then cried and shouted, saying that his family couldn't live like this anymore. He and his brother wouldn't have money to marry a wife in the future. Otherwise, he'd rather let his grandma and grandpa take charge: "Sell me, my brother, and my sister, and use the money to buy a wife for my big brother!"

  The Tian family, including Old Man Tian and everyone else in the household, were all shocked. They didn't know that Xia Xiuzhe would also resort to such tactics, and they had no idea that Xiao Shu, a child who was always a bit mischievous but obedient, could cause so much trouble.

  The meaning of Xia Zhi is very clear. Thirty-two silver coins, if you want to accept them, then accept them; if not, then there's nothing left. If you still want the silver coins, absolutely none will be given; their lives are worth only a few coins.

  If you want money, I don't have it; if you want my life, take it!

  The little tree's voice was loud and clear, he cried out and drowned out Tian Wangshi's crying. Moreover, after being disturbed by her little grandson, Tian Wangshi also couldn't cry anymore.

  The old man sat on the kang, his face as gloomy as water. He was silent for a long time before saying coldly: "Conscience is all gone!" This sentence had no subject, and it was unclear who the old man was referring to. But based on Xia Zhi's guess, the old man should have included her whole family in his criticism.

  After finishing this sentence, Old Tian looked at Tian Shi and said: "Niezhen, what do you mean by this?"

  Tian just scolded Xiao Shu, telling him to stop crying. But Xiao Shu didn't listen, so Tian told Xia Qiao to quickly take Xiao Shu away. Xia Qiao looked around and really reached out to hug Xiao Shu, but Xiao Shu struggled free with all his might. Xia Qiao stopped, he couldn't bear to hurt his own brother.

  Tian's family got up and came to beat the little tree. She had just patted a slap on the back of the little tree, and Xiaqiao immediately came over to protect the little tree with her own body.

  "Daughter, if you want to hit me, then go ahead." Xia Qiao looked at Tian Shi for a moment, then lowered his head.

  Tian's raised palm was about to fall, but she heard Old Tian clear his throat, and the palm fell again. This time it landed on Xia Qiao's body.

  Xia Qiao was determined to protect Xiao Shu now.

  Mrs. Tian was furious, and as soon as she saw Xia Zhi beside her, a fire suddenly rose in her heart. Her two sons dared to go against her, after all, it was Xia Zhi who was behind the scenes manipulating things. Mrs. Tian's next slap flew towards Xia Zhi.

  Xia Zhi was careful to avoid Tian Shi's attacks, of course he wouldn't be hit by her. Xia Qiao also noticed that Tian Shi had changed targets and quickly moved over to protect Xia Zhi.

  Xia Qiao didn't use his hands to block Tian Shi's slap, he just passively used his back to meet Tian Shi's palm.

  Watching her younger daughter and son being protected by the elder son, Tian's hatred for her eldest son's soft and emotional personality reached an all-time high.

  They fought for a while, and neither Tian Lao Tou nor Tian Wang Shi made a sound. Tian Shi didn't dare to stop, but his heart softened, and his hands weakened. Xia Xiuzai saw that Tian Shi was tired from fighting, so he hurriedly came forward to persuade him. Tian Shi took the opportunity to fall into Xia Xiuzai's arms, and only then did he burst out crying loudly.

  Tian's family was also helpless. After causing a scene at the Daxing Zhuang family home, she knew that Xia Xiuzai's side had indeed reached the end of their resources. Returning to her mother's home, with three children like this, what could she do? Could she really beat all the children to death?!

  "Dad, I'll go back and think of a way to gather more money," Tian Shi said, crying, to Old Man Tian. But she didn't dare say exactly how much more, nor did she dare mention the two hundred taels again.

  The old man looked gloomy and glanced at everyone. He suddenly knocked the tobacco pipe on the edge of the kang: "Get up, everyone. Old lady, hurry up and cook."

  Tian Wangshi looked up at Tian Lao with a puzzled expression, but Tian Lao just narrowed his eyes and said nothing. After a moment, Tian Wangshi got up from the ground and continued cooking in the outer room. As soon as she stood up, Xia Xiuzai helped Tian Shi up, and Xia Zhi and several others also followed suit.

  The smoke disappeared in an instant. Xia Zhi glanced at Lao Tiantou from the side, and then found that Lao Tiantou was also glancing at her.

  "Grandpa, you're in good health." Xia Zhi smiled and spoke to Tian Lao without any awkwardness.

  "The unfilial thing has not been driven to death yet." Old Tian snorted coldly.

  Xia Zhi laughed even more happily: "Grandfather, who is not filial to you? Tell me, is it my eldest uncle, or my eldest aunt, or my eldest brother, or my two elder sisters?" As for who was being unfilial to Old Tian, it certainly wasn't her.

  The old man was choked by Xia Zhi's words. He looked at Xia Zhi coldly, then turned away his gaze, as if he didn't bother to talk to Xia Zhi anymore.

  When Xia Zhi smiled, she knew that Tian Lao wouldn't let it go like this. Tian Lao should be a shrewd person and had retreated one step because he found the situation earlier couldn't be salvaged.

  He must have found that Xia Xiuzai is not as easy to bully and deceive as before, and his three siblings are no longer indifferent, allowing the Tian family to take away all the family's belongings to fill up their maternal home.

  Or, that sentence also scolded Tian Shi. Old Tian may suspect that these changes are related to Tian Shi, and Tian Shi himself does not want to support his wife's family like in the past. Tian Shi himself did not dare to take the lead, so he instigated her husband and several children to do so.

  Anyway, Lao Tien should know that he doesn't really have control over the Xia family members, all he can control is just the Tian family.

  According to Xia Zhi's inference, Lao Tzu will definitely find an opportunity to talk to Tian Shi alone next. As long as he can turn Tian Shi around and hand over the people of Xia's family to Tian Shi to deal with, that's it. Tian Shi has always done well in this aspect, there is no reason why he suddenly can't do it now. Even if Xia Xiucai and several children have changed, let Tian Shi use a few more means.

  Xia Zhi knew she couldn't stop Lao Tiantou from talking to Tian Shi alone, so she didn't waste her energy. Since there was nothing else going on in the house, Xia Zhi slipped out.

  Outside the house, Tian Wang was leading Jiang and two servants, Da Ya and Er Ya, in cooking and stir-frying dishes.

  As soon as Xia Zhi appeared, they all took a glance at her and then shifted their gaze away, no one paying attention to her. Xia Zhi knew that every single member of this family, from the oldest to the youngest, was afraid to face her.

  But what's the difference anyway.

  Xia Zhi smiled and greeted Tian Wangshi, who didn't mind her cold eyes. Then she went to Jiangshi's side and took a look, finally standing beside the stove, watching Da Yu burn fire.

  Da Ya and Er Ya, two young girls, were not very old. Da Ya was 14 years old, and Er Ya was only one month older than Xia Zhi at 12 years old. Compared to Tian Wangshi and Jiangshi, these two little girls couldn't help but steal glances at her today.

  Xia Zhi knew what they were sneaking a peek at and didn't mind letting them look.

  As expected, she had just stood in front of Da Yu for a while when he couldn't help but speak to her. "Xiatu, this dress is really beautiful, was it bought by your aunt and uncle?"

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