Transmigration Of Mian [Reluctantly] Becomes His Man [Wife] (穿越之勉为其男)

Chapter 163: Lei Old Three, Lei Old Four, and Lei Old Five

Although Lei Xiangren and Zhao Shi were very annoying, the villagers did not expect that the couple would end up like this. Poor Dabao and Erbao lost their parents at a young age.

Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli could only invite their Eldest Aunt to take care of Zhao Shi's funeral and delivered a letter to the Capital at top speed to inform the other family members of the funeral. It was more than ten days when they received the other's reply.

The letter was written by Lei Xiangzhi. It had been hard for Lei Xiangzhi in the Capital, too.

After Lei Daqiang and Du Shi knew of Lei Xiangren's situation, they asked Lei Xiangzhi to write to Lei Tie, wanting Lei Tie and Qin Mian to pay to get Lei Xiangren out. Lei Xiangzhi didn't do it. He thought it was a good thing to let Lei Xiangren stay in prison for a few years. Maybe he would get a lesson if he suffered some hardships. If Lei Xiangren made progress in two or three years, he would try to find a way. If Lei Xiangren didn't make any progress, he would give up, just as if he didn't have this kind of brother. Lei Daqiang and Du Shi weighed the matter and decided to listen to their youngest son. After all, they depended on their youngest son, not their second son. As for Zhao Shi's death, Lei Daqiang and Du Shi merely sobbed without making whatsoever justification. As for Lei Dabao and Lei Erbao, Lei Daqiang and Du Shi meant to let Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli adopt them. At this point, Lei Xiangzhi expressed regret. In the letter, he confessed that he had not established himself in the Capital and could not take care of Dabao and Erbao. Attached with the letter, he sent 20 taels of silver.

Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli were unwilling to adopt Dabao and Erbao. If it was only to bring up the two children, there would be no problem, but it was a great responsibility to teach them to be a person. The character of Dabao and Erbao had long been raised crookedly by Lei Xiangren and Zhao Shi. Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli believed they could not pull the boys back. They were also worried that Dabao and Erbao would bring bad effects on their children. People were selfish.

After discussing with each other, the brothers wrote to Lei Xiangzhi and told him their worries. While waiting for Lei Xiangzhi to reply, the two brothers did not take Dabao and Erbao home. They only gave the children three meals a day and urged them to go to school. In terms of food and clothes, the two brothers did not treat Dabao and Erbao badly. Whatever their children had, Dabao and Erbao would have them. However, Lei Dabao and Lei Erbao had not realized that they were not protected by Lei Xiangren and Zhao Shi anymore – they had lost the qualification to be headstrong. The two young brothers were still as stubborn and arrogant as before. They even scolded Qian Shi and Sun Shi when they were slightly dissatisfied with the food, practically learned from Zhao Shi. Consequently, the Lei Xiangyi couple and the Lei Xiangli couple were even more unhappy with them.

Before long, Lei Xiangzhi wrote back. Lei Daqiang and Du Shi asked Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli to send Dabao and Erbao back to Zhao Shi's family and asked Lei Tie, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xiangli, and Lei Xiangzhi to give 2 taels of silver to Zhao Shi's family every year until Dabao turned sixteen years old.

Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli, as Dabao and Erbao's uncles, ought to give some money to help the children grow up, so they had no objection. However, they tacitly didn't raise the issue about money to Qin Mian and Lei Tie.

They took the time to go to Li Zheng to explain that they wanted to send Dabao and Erbao back to Zhao Shi's family. Lei Xiangren's house could be rented out if possible. After all, if the house was uninhabited for a long time, it would wear out quickly. The income from renting the house naturally belonged to Dabao and Erbao. Lei Xiangyi kept the account for the time being. Lei Xiangren's land property was also rented out, and the income also belonged to Dabao and Erbao. When the children grew up, it would be returned to them. Li Zheng was needed to be the witness to all these things.