No matter how angry Mrs. Wen is, she is still her mother-in-law after all.

She is also her husband's mother.

She had promised her husband, who was away at war, that she would help him take care of his home and mother, and she could not break her promise.

Besides, they also had their share of the three bags of grain.

She just wanted to discuss with Xiao Nian and give the original price to Li. After all, they were also members of the Hua family and had a share of the food.

She just walked up to her daughter and before she could say anything...

Mrs. Hua, who was eavesdropping not far away, finally couldn't bear it and ran over, "Ms. Wen, you really have raised a good daughter!"

"I robbed other people's food and resold it for money, but I still robbed my own food for money. If I open my mouth and pay back, I get four times the money!"

As she spoke, she extended four fingers.

"200 copper coins!!"

"Nonsence!!"

His face was distorted with anger, and he spat out old phlegm out of anger, and continued to point at Mr. Wen's nose and curse.

"Why did my Hua family marry such a heartless person like you?"

Then, he turned around and cried to the refugees present, "I'm so sorry for all the fellow villagers that such a bad thing happened to my Hua family!"

"My old lady...I..."

"I kneel down here for everyone and apologize!"

I have to say that Mrs. Hua has really become smarter this time. She not only knows how to use words to make Hua Xiaonian lose her shit, but also knows how to win the hearts of the people.

Although the refugees did not dare to do anything to Hua Xiaonian...

But because of the matter of buying grain, they did have resentment towards Hua Xiaonian, and now they all started to turn towards Mrs. Hua.

Wen's foolish and filial mother-in-law, but when she heard Mrs. Hua slandering her daughter openly and secretly, she couldn't bear it and hurriedly ran over and knelt next to Mrs. Hua.

"Mom, how can you say that to Xiao Nian!"

"You are in charge of all the money at home. You knew we had no money, but you left us behind when those bandits asked for tolls."

"If Xiaonian hadn't controlled these bandits, would you have wanted us to starve to death in our hometown?"

At this point, Wen's inner fire was ignited again.

She seemed to have forgotten that she was supposed to be a timid and taciturn person, and she cried and looked at the refugees.

"Everyone just remembers Xiao Nian selling food."

"But do you still remember that it was those bandits who robbed your food?"

"Xiao Nian has never snatched your food. Even if she obtained the food, she earned it by her own ability!"

"We still have two days' journey to the nearest county. If these grains are still in the hands of the bandits, not only will we not be able to buy them back, but we will starve for two days."

"Xiao Nian sold the grain, but she didn't force anyone to buy it. You bought it voluntarily."

"She is just an eight-year-old child. She didn't flinch when she encountered bandits. She just wanted to protect my useless mother!"

"She has never missed anything wrong. Why do you say that about her?!"

By the end of the story, Mrs. Wen was crying.

The refugees were moved when they heard her logical words, and when they saw her crying like this, most of the refugees empathized and agreed.

The villagers in Xingshan Village were also shocked by Wen's words.

Is this still the Wen they know?

The village chief finally stood up. He walked up to Mrs. Hua and scolded her in a meaningful way.

"Old lady, you are really confused."

Then, he asked his old lady to come over and help Mr. Wen stand up, and then said to the refugees:

"I am the mayor of Xingshan Village. Please allow me to say a few words here."

The village chief first told everyone about Wen's character in the village, praising her for being gentle and kind, and for being virtuous and virtuous at home.

Then he continued, "Think about it, how much courage it takes for a person with such a temper to say such a thing!"

"How wronged must she be?"

When the village chief said this, the refugees present fell silent.

He went on to say, "These bandits have occupied the official roads and forced everyone to pay tolls. Although you paid them, didn't the whole family pay them?"

"I just saw that many families could only let a few people go because they couldn't pay the toll!"

"We originally wanted to separate our wives and children, but because of Xiao Nian, we were able to control those bandits, and we were able to reunite with our families."

"Shouldn't we be grateful to Xiao Nian?"

The village chief is worthy of being a village chief. He completely overturned the situation with just a few words. The refugees present were convinced by his words.

A few brave refugees even came up to Hua Xiaonian to apologize and thank her.

Hua Xiaonian didn't feel anything about it. She just responded lightly, "Oh."

She doesn't care what others say about her.

She only cares about her own little money.

Just now, when Mrs. Wen and the village chief tried their best to help talk, although she was standing obediently, her heart had already flown into space.

How much money did she make today?

If her master hadn't warned her not to expose the money, she would have just poured out the money and counted it.

The village chief saw that the mood of the crowd had improved and he looked at Mrs. Hua to persuade her, "Although Xiao Nian bought the food, Xiao Nian did not come up with the price."

"You keep saying that you are Xiaonian's family, but how have you treated Xiaonian, Wen and the others along the way?"

"Don't blame Xiao Nian for not helping you lower the price. It's because you went too far and chilled the hearts of their mother and daughter!"

"Today, if you can listen to what I say, you can use your money to buy this grain and treat them well from now on."

"They will never treat you badly!"

This was a double entendre. It not only reminded Mrs. Hua to see the situation clearly, but also reminded Mrs. Wen not to argue with the old lady anymore.

Although Mrs. Hua has a shrewish temperament, she is not stupid. Hua Xiaonian is very popular and has so much money in her pocket.

She came back to her senses now.

She reluctantly took out two taels of silver from her pocket and handed it to Mrs. Li next to her, and then she got up from the ground obediently.

She was also able to bend and stretch, so she thanked the village chief, walked up to Mrs. Wen, sighed deeply, and spoke softly.

"Mr. Wen, it was always my mother's fault in the past."

"The village chief's words just now really woke my mother up. I promise that I will never leave you mother and daughter alone again."

"Mother will never be partial again."

"You, can you forgive mother?"

At the end of this sentence, the old lady wiped away tears.

Mrs. Wen was soft-hearted. After hearing what the old lady said, she immediately said, "Mom, what are you talking about? I am your daughter-in-law."

"A daughter-in-law should be filial to her mother-in-law, but..."

"Mom, Xiao Nian has grown so big, but we have never raised her. Now that she has finally come back, I want to make up for everything I owe her."

"I hope you can also treat Xiaonian well."

Through the farce just now, Ms. Wen has unknowingly changed. She is no longer the timid Wen who dared not speak out.

She wants to tell her mother-in-law, I forgive you, but...

You have to ask Xiao Nian if she can forgive you.

In the same way, she was also hinting to her mother-in-law that you were the one who sent Xiao Nian away back then. I may not pursue it for the time being, but I cannot tolerate you bullying Xiao Nian anymore.

Mrs. Hua naturally understood what she meant.

But just let her apologize to Mr. Wen, and let her apologize to Hua Xiaonian?

She always felt that she couldn't bear to look like this.

She didn't speak. She lowered her head and pondered for a long time before looking up at Hua Xiaonian again.

She wanted to say a few soft words to her...
Chapter completed!