AWB Chapter 341 Shame
Chapter 341 Shame
Li Feng's words, employing both soft and hard tactics, not only belittled others but also elevated himself.
Wang Erniu laughed in anger, "Oh, so you're saying I won't release them today?"
Li Feng stroked his long beard and threatened, "Can that Boss Wang guarantee to guard Wang Family Village every day?"
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Wang Erniu's eyes as he watched the spectacle unfold, and he said, "You dare threaten me?"
"I dare not!" Li Feng bowed respectfully and pleaded, "She was originally a concubine of our Li family who ran away. She should return to the Li family. We have the right to take her away. I beg the general to let her go."
Chen Wenfang watched this person's performance with a cold expression. Indeed, shamelessness knows no bounds.
"Hahaha!" Wang Erniu had seen enough, and pulled out two indentures from his pocket, saying, "Even if what you said is true, how do you explain this?"
Lu Xiong jumped over arrogantly, as exaggerated as a crab, and walked past in front of everyone, showing off the two contracts of sale.
Li Feng stared intently, then turned pale with shock and blurted out, "How could you have this?"
"Damn it!" Li Wei stared at the paper and lunged forward recklessly, but Lü Xiong had anticipated this move and kicked him to the ground.
"What the hell! Trying to snatch it from my hands." Lu Xiong turned around and handed the indenture to Ah Li.
Now no one dared to cause any more trouble.
"What did Master Li say?" Ah Li asked after reading it carefully.
“What else can we say? The magistrate is naturally on General Wang’s side. You all came together, so we can’t fight with the officials,” Li Wei shouted. “You’re all in cahoots.”
Li Feng remained calm and let him make a fuss, while his mind raced, trying to figure out what to do.
"Wu Er, go and take a look!"
Wu Er sighed. He had taken the money and was obligated to help. He stepped forward, took the indenture, and examined it carefully before returning it to Lü Xiong. "This is indeed genuine. However, Granny Liu said that the indenture had been destroyed. I wonder why this indenture is in the hands of Master Wang?"
"How it ended up in my hands is my business, it has nothing to do with you. But how can your Li family, after buying the person, sell them again and still have the nerve to come and ask for them back? I find that very strange," Wang Erniu sneered.
"You guys must have faked it!" Li Wei roared in a fit of impotence. Ah Li glared at him, and Li Ming quickly tugged at his son's sleeve.
Li Wei then fell silent.
Li Feng's face turned pale and then red, utterly humiliated. He gritted his teeth in anger and tried his best to save face, saying, "It was my nephew who was being unreasonable. I'll take him away right now!"
"I'm not leaving! She's my woman, why can't I take her with me!" Li Wei started throwing a tantrum. He even sat down on the ground and refused to leave. Li Ming tried to pull his son away, but couldn't.
"What a disgrace!" Li Feng flicked his sleeves and left with his men.
Li Ming was furious and slapped him across the face.
Li Wei was startled, covered his swollen face, quickly got up, and left with the others.
As Li Feng walked, he asked Wu Er, "Didn't Granny Liu say she burned that indenture? How did it end up in Wang Erniu's hands? Didn't you say you saw her burn it with your own eyes?"
"She must be reluctant to part with the money and wants to use it to extort more money later."
"Hmph, trying to deceive my Li family? She probably doesn't want to live in Qingshui Town anymore!" Li Feng said bitterly. He hunted geese every day, but today the goose pecked his eye.
“Go back and tell your clan that if they find you, Granny Liu, they should drown you in the pond. You are utterly ungrateful... you vile woman!”
"Yes!" Li Ming nodded.
When everyone returned to Qingshui Town, they discovered that Granny Liu had already fled the day before, and they regretted their actions.
The people of Wangjiazhuang watched the spectacle and left satisfied.
After seeing off the villagers from Wangjiazhuang, Wang Erniu sat down to explain to Chen Wenfang that half a month ago, someone had come to the county government office to inquire about Chen Wenfang's whereabouts. Most of the people in the county government office knew Chen Wenfang. She happened to be going to talk to Ah Li on the first day of the lunar month, so she kept a watchful eye on things. Wang Erniu had known about Chen Wenfang's amnesia for a long time and had asked someone to investigate. He quickly learned the truth from the brokers who were traveling with him. He spent a lot of money to leave a contract of indenture and also sent Liu Pozi away. He handled things very well.
If the Li family hadn't come to his door, the matter would have been over. But they not only came to demand his return, but also dared to threaten him. So he couldn't be allowed to live.
Lu Xiong stayed behind to entertain Ah Li with a meal, while Brother Nie had his own matters to attend to.
"So what do you plan to do?" Chen Wenfang held Wang Erniu's large hand and stroked it, feeling very at ease.
"What goes around comes around. He will be punished for what he likes to control. My wife, don't worry. I heard your wine business is starting to show some promise?"
"Of course! We produced 500 jin of liquor today, which is a very high yield..." Chen Wenfang said with great enthusiasm.
Wang Erniu looked at her with a smile in his eyes, feeling happy inside.
In a side room of the workshop, Brother Nie looked at the three children in front of him, feeling a bit of a headache.
Their expressions betrayed them; it was obvious something was going on, but they just wouldn't say a word.
"Just confess whatever you have to say, otherwise you don't need to come back tomorrow!"
"No, please let us stay here."
"Please, we must do this here." Several people knelt down and pleaded desperately.
"How about you let us see Madam Chen? I'll leave right after I see her, okay?" The only girl among the three looked at Brother Nie with tears in her eyes and asked tentatively.
"Don't try that on us!" Brother Nie thought to himself. Thank goodness Li Huanqiu was with him, otherwise he'd be in real trouble. "You three didn't know each other before, did you? I checked your household registration records. It's obvious why you suddenly came here together. Do you think I'd let you see her? We're not stupid!"
The three of them slowly knelt on the ground in despair, still without saying a word.
Li Huanqiu took out a handful of peanuts, peeled one and popped it into his mouth, saying, "I'll ask you one last time, what are you here for? If you don't tell us, we'll hand you over to the government. It just so happens that some officials are coming today."
"We didn't do anything, why are you handing us over!" the girl roared weakly, like a trapped little animal.
"Your intentions are malicious, and your origins are dubious!"
Fang Tong remained kneeling, his face shifting unpredictably. After struggling for a long time, he finally spoke, "I'll talk, but you have to save us, okay?"
"What are you doing!" The girl couldn't help but pounce on him and slap him with her claws.
Fang Tong didn't flinch and yelled back, "What other options do you have? They already knew we were up to something."
The girl and the boy were also caught in the crossfire, silently shedding tears.
Fang Tong told Brother Nie and Brother Nie the whole story from beginning to end. Brother Nie instructed Li Huanqiu to keep an eye on the three of them and then went to find Wang Erniu.
Wang Erniu understood, and the two of them went to find A Li. After explaining what had happened, A Li made a decisive decision and set off for the village that the three people in town had mentioned.
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