Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 102: Complaint and False Accusation
"My second brother went out to fight with others again, and he lost again. Sister-in-law, you should punish him by not allowing him to eat for a day."

Xiao Lichun ran up to Wen Qingwan and complained to Xiao Libo in front of her.

"Xiao Chunzi, did your second brother often go out to fight?" Wen Qingwan asked with a gentle smile.

"It's not just my second brother who gets into fights when he goes out. Whenever we leave the house, we get beaten up. They all say that we are gigolos."

"Sister-in-law, it's not that we like to eat free food, but our mansion is really poor and can only eat plain porridge."

Wen Qingwan thought, these kids wouldn’t think that drinking porridge means they are just eating free food, right?
"Twenty-sixth brother, do you understand what it means to be a gigolo?" Xiao Jinying asked her brother with disdain.

"How would I know? Anyway, my cousins ​​from my maternal grandparents' side all said that I grew up as a gigolo. They beat me behind my aunt's back."

The six-year-old Xiao Lihe said aggrievedly, and he turned around and asked Wen Qingwan, "Sister-in-law, what is a gigolo?"

Since Xiao Wangshi left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became relaxed, as if a heavy shadow had been dispelled.

Everyone had bright smiles on their faces, their eyes filled with joy and relaxation, but when Xiao Lihe asked this question, the atmosphere became depressing again!

When Father Xiao saw his son asking his sister-in-law like this, he felt embarrassed and ashamed, and regretted not leaving just now because he wanted to have a midnight snack.

Wen Qingwan saw that Old Madam Xiao and Father Xiao both lowered their heads in embarrassment, and she thought quickly.

He said slowly: "Living like a gigolo refers to someone who gets something for nothing. You didn't study or work before, so people would naturally say you're living like a gigolo."

"..."

Father Xiao thought that the explanation given by his eldest daughter-in-law was very good, and on the surface, the matter of being a gigolo had nothing to do with him.

He doesn't want to be a gigolo, okay?
If a minister is hated by the emperor, it would be strange for him to have a chance to succeed!

"Oh, so not studying and not working is called a gigolo. They are not wrong. It is really our fault." Xiao Liqiu said and nodded carefully.

"Haha, when we go out, we can confidently tell them that we work every day to earn money and we are not freeloaders."

Xiao Lixia happily ran to his second brother, puffed up his cheeks and blew on his face, "Second brother, your face is so swollen, I'll blow on it and it won't hurt."

"Thank you, Brother Xia. My face just looks scary, it doesn't hurt at all."

"Second brother, your face is so swollen, how can it not hurt?" Xiao Liqiu also stepped forward to help him blow on the left side.

“Haha, it must have hurt a lot before, but my sister-in-law gave me a magic medicine, and I don’t feel any pain after taking it.”

Xiao Libo took a sip of water and then continued to talk about the time when he bravely saved people.

"Second brother is so powerful. Wow, my sister-in-law has a magic medicine. I won't be afraid of fighting with others in the future." Xiao Lichun said excitedly.

"Sister-in-law, would you like some midnight snack?" Xiao Jinyu brought a plate of crystal shrimp dumplings from the kitchen, gently placed it on the table, and asked timidly.

"Well, I'll eat something too. You all come over for some midnight snack." Wen Qingwan saw that Xiao Libo and his brother looked unhappy.

Seeing that Xiao Libo avoided the question, she thought that he must have encountered a difficult problem in his complaint and asked him to wait until after they finished eating.

"Sister-in-law, can I eat something too?" Xiao Sanshisan asked, looking at the food on the table eagerly.

"Jun'er, didn't you just say you didn't want to eat?" There was a hint of blame in Xiao Lidong's voice, and he stared at the five-year-old Xiao Lijun seriously.

"…" Xiao Lijun scratched his hair and frowned as he thought, "That's why I asked my sister-in-law."

Xiao Lidong said with a serious face: "The teacher taught us that a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. You just said you wouldn't eat it, but now you want to change your mind?"

"Brother Twenty-one, I'm just a kid, I'm not a gentleman, am I?" He grinned. He really tried his best for a bite of food.

However, Xiao Lidong remained unmoved, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. "In life, keeping one's word is the most basic principle. If you give up easily, how can you gain the trust of others?"

There was a commitment to moral principles in his voice that the five-year-old found irresistible.

Xiao Lijun's smile froze on his face, and he forced a smile, "Well, I also know what Twenty Brother said, so I asked Sister-in-law."

The young boy sighed softly, "Okay, I am too picky. If sister-in-law lets you eat... then eat it."

Seeing this, Wen Qingwan smiled with satisfaction, "Very good, both of you are right, both of you performed very well, one chicken drumstick for each of you."

"........."

Xiao Lichun, Xia and Qiu, who were all born in the same year as Xiao Lidong, rolled their eyes at him at the same time, and gave him a chicken drumstick if he said a few words to him.

His academic performance ranked higher than theirs and he was even awarded ten taels of silver. He got all the good things!

Six-year-old Xiao Lihe looked at his five-year-old brother with envy. Just now he thought he wouldn't be able to have a midnight snack!
Fortunately, because the Marquis' Mansion had made a lot of money recently, the midnight snack was also very rich. Although everyone was envious, they were not dissatisfied.

While having supper, Xiao Laowu quietly told his second and third brothers that his fourth brother had earned nearly 20,000 taels of silver from selling brocade and clothes this month.

Xiao Libo was so frightened that a shrimp dumpling got stuck in his throat and he almost went to see the King of Hell.

Wen Qingwan pretended not to hear and lowered her head to slowly eat the food in front of her.

After eating supper, those under the age of thirteen went back to the yard to sleep, and Old Madam Xiao also went back to rest.

The concubines didn't care about the affairs of the mansion, so they returned to their respective courtyards. Father Xiao was thinking about concubine An, so he left first.

"Sister-in-law, the eldest son of the Yin family insisted that he did not participate in the robbery. Those things were all done by his guards on their own initiative, and he was not aware of it."

"Second brother, is it useless for the girl you rescued to testify?" Xiao Yi couldn't help but get angry.

"Not only did the girl's words fail, but Master Yin also bit back at her. He said he had never seen the girl, and even argued that the girl was someone we deliberately found to frame him."

Xiao Litao continued, "Lord Shaoqing was about to torture him, but the Minister of Justice sent a message that he will come in person to judge him tomorrow."

"If the Shaoqing hadn't asked us to go back home and freshen up, we might have been imprisoned in the Dali Temple!"

"Sister-in-law, someone may come to the mansion to summon you tomorrow." Xiao Litao's voice was low and hoarse.

"Did Wen Er insist that I killed the guards of the Yin Mansion?" Wen Qingwan asked calmly.

"Oh! The second son of the Wen family is really a piece of shit. At first, he was afraid of the Shaoqing Lord, so he said whatever we said. Later, when he heard that the Shangshu Lord was personally interrogating him, he changed his words and said that those guards were beaten by my sister-in-law."

"You are acting bravely, and I am also defending myself. It's okay even if you call me to the Dali Temple. Second brother, third brother, don't worry, go back to the yard and rest first."

(End of this chapter)