allonlinenovel Chapter 467: Remove their family from the family tree
Chapter 467: Remove their family from the family tree
Master Bai stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes not moving at all:
"Why? Lin Dasheng abandoned his wife and children. During the most difficult times, he was so stingy that he didn't even give them food, causing them to almost starve to death.
He should pay for this! Besides, he asked for it himself, and we are just following his advice. What's wrong with that?
As for whether the money is his or not, that is a matter between you and your wife and has nothing to do with us."
Bai Qian's eyes instantly turned red, tears forming beads on her eyelashes: "You can't do this! You're clearly favoring Zhao Qiaoniang!"
"You're right, I'm biased towards her.
She is my daughter. From now on, seeing her is like seeing me. Who dares to object?" Master Bai said coldly.
"She's not of the Bai family!" Bai Qian screamed, nearly losing her composure. "Her name isn't even on the family tree!"
Master Bai stroked his beard, his eyes grim. "You've reminded me well. Tomorrow, Zhao Qiaoniang will be included in the family tree."
She shouted loudly: "She is not even a member of the Bai family. Her last name is Zhao. Why should she be included in my Bai family's genealogy? I don't agree!"
Master Bai said with a half-smile:
"You don't agree? Who are you?
Remove their family from the family tree. The Bai family will not tolerate those who betray their own family!"
Bai Qian fell to her knees on the blue brick floor, clutching the edge of Master Bai's clothes. She cried, "Granduncle, it's my fault. Please don't kick me out of the clan!"
All members of the Bai family are treated preferentially. Even married daughters can receive dividends every year, and the clan will also provide subsidies to each family.
Bai Qian's two younger brothers were still studying in the clan school, and she was really panicked.
After Father Bai realized what was happening, he kowtowed heavily with a choked voice:
"Grand Uncle! It's my fault for not teaching my daughter well. If you want to punish me, punish me!
But please don't expel us from the clan, our family really can't bear it!"
Bai's mother collapsed on the ground, covering her face with her hands, sobbing uncontrollably.
Master Bai snorted coldly:
"Your biggest mistake is that you failed to educate your daughter! Do you know what she did during the disaster?
Zhao Qiaoniang risked her life to save her, but she betrayed her savior for her own selfish interests!
Such a disloyal, unjust, unkind and unfilial person will sooner or later become a disaster in the clan!"
"I won't leave!" She struggled desperately, her hair disheveled, her face full of madness and unwillingness: "I don't want to be expelled from the tribe! I don't want it!"
"You shameless evil creature!" Father Bai's trembling fingers almost poked Bai Qian's face:
"The family house and your brother's salary are all gone!
The second and third sons had been studying so hard and were about to take the exam, but now it's all over!
Bai's mother slumped on the doorstep and suddenly grabbed some broken porcelain pieces and threw them at Bai Qian: "How could we raise someone as heartless as you!"
Master Bai flicked his sleeves and sneered:
"From now on, Bai Qian's lineage will be expelled from the family tree.
If you dare to harass me again, not only will your land and property be taken away, but you will also have to pay back the subsidies you have received over the years."
Lin Dasheng looked at Zhao Qiaoniang and said:
"Qiao Niang! Please, for the sake of our past friendship, ask Master Bai for us!
I don’t want the fifty thousand taels of silver, as long as we can stay in the clan…”
Zhao Qiaoniang stared at the kneeling Lin Dasheng with a cold face: "Where does the friendship between you and me come from? Don't say such things in the future."
She directly picked up Lin Wanwan and walked into the house without even looking at Bai Qian. Bai Qian stared at Zhao Qiaoniang's back and murmured, "Shameless bitch, how dare you do this? Just wait for my revenge!"
Master Bai returned to the house and looked at the elders, saying, "You've all worked hard these past few years..."
Several elders, hunched over, hurriedly shook their heads, "It's not hard! We are all descendants of the Bai family, and we should do our best to bring honor to our family."
"Tomorrow, you must submit the detailed income statements from previous years and the records of your clan studies.
Bai Qian's incident is a wake-up call. The Bai family's century-old reputation cannot be tarnished in the slightest!"
The elders in the hall all clasped their fists together and said, "Don't worry, ancestor, anyone who dares to break the rules will be the first to be spared!"
The next morning, the elders brought over the account books and the schoolwork:
"Yesterday, Bai Qian and her family were kicked out overnight.
But we have to wait a little longer for the two children. Once we find a school, we can send them off."
"Well, this is also a lesson for their family." Master Bai looked at them and said, "You can go back now. I will contact you if there is anything else."
After they left, Mrs. Bai took the bill and flipped through it: "Not bad, these people are quite clean."
Lin Wanwan looked at Madam Bai with admiration. Madam Bai rubbed her little head and said, "Why? You want to learn? When you are older, grandma will teach you."
Lin Wanwan nodded. This was a necessary life skill in ancient times, and she was very willing to learn it.
But he can join the modern management. Master Bai frowned slightly and slammed the table and said, "This homework is just a pile of shit. Look at this 12-year-old, what kind of thing is he writing?"
Madam Bai looked at the crooked and twisted handwriting on the paper and shook her head repeatedly, "Why are these children like this now? The lessons in the clan school were not like this in the past."
Zhao Qiaoniang leaned over and caught a glimpse of the ink-stained paper. She couldn't help but gasp:
"The handwriting is so crooked, not even as good as Lin Song and the other three kids.
He has only been in school for a little over a year, but his handwriting is already powerful, neat and beautiful."
Master Bai slammed two crumpled pieces of paper onto the table, making the copper paperweight clang. "Look! These are the articles written by Bai Qian's two brothers!"
Mrs. Bai took a closer look and saw that the paper was covered with scribblings and ink blobs upon ink blobs. Not even a complete sentence could be found. There were also a few scratches by fingernails with rough edges.
She flipped through the other homework, her expression growing colder as she read. "This is truly outrageous! How could the famous teacher we spent so much money to invite from Bian Jing teach a student like this?"
"I'm afraid all the good teachers have left long ago. I'll go to the clan school to check it out this afternoon." Master Bai sighed.
As the sun was setting, Master Bai led everyone into the Bai Clan School.
The three-courtyard building, with its green bricks and black tiles, was once a holy place filled with the sounds of reading, but now it exudes an air of decay.
The plaque with the words "Bailu Academy" on the lintel is covered with thick dust, and the peeling gold paint reveals the mottled wood color.
Master Bai walked to the main hall on dead leaves and looked through the half-open carved window lattice.
I saw the white-haired teacher sleeping soundly on the armchair, with saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth onto the faded pages of "The Analects of Confucius".
The house was in chaos. There were more than a dozen children, some of whom were chasing and fighting on the desks, while others were lying on the windowsill and shooting birds with slingshots. Paper balls and shuttlecocks were flying in the air.
Bai Qian's second brother, Bai Wenju, was standing on a chair, imitating a stage martial artist, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Hey! Who dares to fight me for three hundred rounds?"
The third brother Bai Wuyao splashed the ink in the inkstone onto his classmates, causing a round of laughter and scolding.
A few children gathered in a corner, secretly passing around a storybook they had gotten from somewhere. The sound of pages turning mixed with their giggles startled the swallows on the beams, making them fly away in panic.