
This huge tiger was the turning point of Lin Yuelan's life. No matter what, he would never let the Lin Laosan family take advantage of him.
Lin Yuelan looked at Lin Laosan with a cold look in her eyes. His soft voice sounded in front of all the villagers.
He said, “Because Elder Lin and Elder Li want to put my nine years of education into the numbers, then fine. We will do it in front of everyone today!”
When Li Cuihua heard Lin Yue Lan's words, she jumped out and interrupted, “What do you mean by that? No matter how you count, you have spent nine years living with us, eating our food, wearing our clothes, so you owe us.
“Jinx, if you know what's good for you, hurry up and let us take this big tiger away. Otherwise, you can turn the nine-year support fee into four hundred taels of silver and give it to me!
The villagers knew the huge tiger was worth three hundred taels of silver, but Li Cuihua immediately asked for four hundred taels of silver.
The villagers were once again startled by Li Cuihua's greed.
Four hundred taels! Li Cuihua was completely shameless.
Three taels of silver was enough for a dozen people to comfortably survive for half a year. Lin Yuelan was just a child. He had only been raised in that house for nine years, so in terms of expenses, it was not even half a tael of silver.
When Lin Yuelan heard Li Cuihua's exorbitant request, her young and gentle face turned extremely cold.
He sneered and asked, “Older Li, does that mean raising me for nine years would cost 400 taels of silver? Do you remember how I was during those nine years? The wings are as thin as a stick and only slightly larger than a kitten.
“Then, Lin Daguang, Lin Dazhong, Lin Dahua, Lin Xiaohua, Lin Dayao, and all of my cousins in the past would at least need 800 taels of silver to raise because they were all fair and fat!
“So five of them will spend at least 4,000 taels of silver. Then, don't forget about your sons, Lin Daniu, Lin Erniu, Lin Sanniu, and Lin Siniu. Raising him would definitely cost a lot of money. If we count them this way, the Lin Family has spent at least 10,000 taels of silver to raise their descendants alone. Elder Li, your family is really rich!”
Lin Yuelan's last sentence was clearly sarcastic and mocking.
The villagers were dumbfounded by Lin Yuelan's words. When they came back to their senses, they laughed out loud.
He mocked Li Cuihua. How would Lin Yuelan become so weak and small if they spent 400 taels of silver to raise her?
“Because you are so rich, why are you acting like a bandit and robbing me?” Lin Yuelan asked sharply.
Lin Yuelan was obviously not going to give them a big tiger to pay for the nine years ‘grove’ they gave her.
The villagers looked at Lin Laosan's family with mocking expressions.
Of course, everyone knew the girl was mocking Li Cuihua. Li Cuihu was the one who asked the girl for four hundred taels of silver. Lin Yuelan had no money. Even if he did, he would not give them money for such unreasonable requests.
Li Cuihua said it so grandly because she was jealous of this great tiger and wanted to take everything for herself.
In the past, Lin Yuelan would be scared by a single word from Li Cuihua. However, he was now openly mocking Li Cuihua's greed and Lin Laosan's helplessness.
Li Cuihua was an intelligent and thick-skinned woman, but she was not very smart. When he wants something, he will just interrupt and argue until his goal is achieved.
Therefore, he did not hear the sarcasm in Lin Yuelan's words. He just angrily pointed at Lin Yuelan and said, “That's none of your business. You must give us 400 taels of silver now!”
Lin Laosan was embarrassed by the ridicule of the villagers. She said firmly, “Lan ‘Er, I have raised you for nine years. Although I did not actually use 400 taels of silver, I spent a certain amount of silver. This is the truth!”
Lin Yuelan immediately clapped her hands. He said loudly, “Good! Since Elder Lin wants to talk about the truth, we will talk about the truth!
“I was born in the Lin family. This is the truth, and I will not deny it.
“From one to three years, I also grew up in the Lin family. This is also the truth, and I will not deny it.
“So since I was born until I was three years old, how much does it cost to raise a child? Can aunt tell me? ” Lin Yuelan asked all the women who had given birth.
“Most 500 copper coins!” Someone gave Lin Yuelan an answer. In reality, it was not even five copper coins.
Other families will spend money to buy brown sugar, eggs, and chicken for pregnant women to recover. They need nutrients after giving birth.
However, after Chen Xiaoqing conceived Lin Yuelan, she was not given any extra care, even she had to work as usual. Every time Chen Xiaoqing asked for an extra mouthful of rice, Li Cuihua would scold him for being a freelancer.
After Lin Yuelan was born, Chen Xiaoqing did not have enough nutrition and did not have any milk. Li Cuihua did not even give Lin Yuelan rice porridge. Lin Yuelan was only fed with cold water and grain scraps. This was because Li Cuihua did not allow the Lin Sanniu family to use the stove.
Of course, only the Lin family knew about this. Lin Yuelan was still very young, so she would not remember. Chen Xiaoqing was a weak and incompetent person. He did not dare to reveal this fact. Otherwise, he might be threatened with divorce again.
Lin Yuelan nodded, “Alright, let's count as half a tael of silver. Ever since I was three years old, I was given the ragged clothes that my cousin did not want. What I ate was rice soup. I live in a pigsty. That's how I lived from three to nine years. I believe my cost of living per month would not even take into account one copper coin.
“For the sake of calculation, we will count it as one copper coin every month. From three to nine years, it was six years or seventy-two months. In other words, you have spent seventy-two copper coins for me.
“Five hundred copper coins plus seventy-two copper coins equals five hundred and seventy-two copper coins!” Lin Yuelan calculated the account clearly.
When everyone heard what Lin Yuelan said, they were once again in an uproar.
The outsiders only vaguely knew about the internal affairs of the Lin family.
They had no idea the Lin Laosan family treated their own granddaughter like this. They are worse than animals!