Chapter 1030 Buying Life with Silver

The couple came from a prominent family in the south. Ever since their baby rabbit was born, the family of three has often been ostracized by the clan, and the baby rabbit has developed a fearful nature.

After discussing it, the two decided to take their money and leave their hometown, taking their daughter to visit famous doctors all over the place.

They brought tens of thousands of taels of silver with them, and wherever they went, the couple would give money and gifts to keep the neighbors in check, hoping that the neighbors would be kind and at least not treat the little rabbit like a monster.

As a result, the couple encountered a swindler and were cheated out of their money.

Now, the five thousand taels of silver notes represent almost all of the couple's savings.

Little Rabbit's father, Xie Guangping, was a scholar who never spoke ill of anyone. Although he knew in his heart that people were treacherous, he always refused to think the worst of people.

They didn't ask to be taken in by the villagers; they were willing to pay five thousand taels to save the little rabbit's life.

"Hehe, so much silver."

The village chief waved his hand, signaling the person who lit the fire to stop, as he needed to discuss the matter with the villagers.

Five thousand taels of silver was a huge sum of money for the villagers.

It's impossible for anyone to remain unmoved by temptation.

"Village chief, if we accept the money, what if the Xie couple sue us?"

The money was clearly given voluntarily, yet the Xie couple framed the villagers. They could never clear their names.

Furthermore, the government officials are trying to persuade them to move out, and they might use this as an excuse to resort to violence. In that case, they won't be able to decide who gets the compensation.

The villagers discussed that their ancestors had lived in Kaoshan Village for generations, with only a hundred or so acres of barren land. The whole village relied on selling food by the roadside from time to time to make a living, barely managing to get by.

The government offered generous terms, providing each household with money to build a house and 20 mu of land as compensation.

The villagers were extremely satisfied. They gathered together, led by the village chief, and planned to negotiate with the government to obtain more benefits.

After all, blasting the mountain would disturb the ancestors, and the government was in a very wrong position.

The village chief kept making grand promises, and everyone fantasized about having big courtyards, fertile fields, and plenty of money in the future, which made them increasingly dissatisfied.

They had inquired and learned that the government was in dire need of blasting the mountain and would definitely send more people.

"Village chief, please think of a way, we'll all listen to you."

Several men who were in charge of the village got together and decided that they would swindle every last penny of the five thousand taels of silver from the Xie couple.

This kind of rabbit demon must die.

As for the Xie couple, they were not good people to have given birth to such a monster, so they should be executed together to prevent future troubles.

In this way, even if the person is gone, the money still belongs to them.

With this foundation, the villagers waited for the government officials to come and negotiate, demanding an exorbitant sum of money so that they could move to a new place with bulging pockets.

Xu Da and Lin Yuesha hid behind a tree not far away and vaguely heard the whole thing.

The villagers had just tried to burn the little rabbit alive, and Lin Yuesha decided not to show herself yet, but would save the rabbit if necessary. Unexpectedly, she overheard such a disgusting plan.

The authorities took their anger out on the innocent girl, but these were just excuses. In reality, the villagers were after the Xie couple's money and deliberately caused a scene.

The evil in human nature is far more complex than we imagine.

Not only that, the villagers tricked Qi Heng's men, feigning indifference and throwing them out, staging a play just to gain more benefits.

"Unbelievable."

Xu Da looked at Lin Yuesha, remained silent for a while, and then said, "Cousin, if we had gone out to stop them just now, what would these villagers have done to us?"

"To kill someone and cover up their tracks without leaving a trace, look at our clothes, we look even more like fat sheep."

Lin Yuesha pointed to her hairpin and smiled bitterly.

It's better to do something big than something small. Hundreds of villagers were surprisingly united for the money.

These people are incredibly audacious; they dare to extort even government officials. What else wouldn't they do?

"It's right not to go out. There are about a hundred people, it's going to be difficult to manage."

Xu Da was eager to save lives, but he also had to consider Wu Ya's situation. Wu Ya, being someone who hated evil, was determined to join in.

So just now, Xu Da sent Wuya away, asking her to go to the nearest Qi army encampment to fetch reinforcements.

"Our trip wasn't entirely fruitless."

At least, the thorny problem has been solved. This bunch of wolves and wolves are not worth Lin Yuesha acting as an intermediary for, nor are they worthy of her fighting for the interests of the villagers.

It's impossible for the law not to punish everyone; if vigilante justice is abused, the whole village will end up in jail.

Prior to this, Tian Dali's ruthless relatives had set a precedent, and the villagers of Kaoshan Village followed suit.

Aside from the young children who don't know any better, none of these villagers are innocent.

"Let's wait and see how things develop. We'll step in if we can't wait any longer."

Lin Yuesha looked at the villagers not far away, who were plotting their grand scheme as if no one else was around, and felt a throbbing pain in her temple.

"After we get this sum of money, we will ask the government for another sum of money, tens of thousands of taels of silver, to buy clan land. In the future, we will distribute grain to the villagers every year, and all expenses for weddings and funerals will be borne by the clan."

The village chief boasted smugly, and the villagers clapped and cheered.

After the discussion, everyone reached a conclusion.

What are you doing?

Xie Guangping had just been held down by two strong men, but now several more men had joined him.

"Hold him down and search him!"

At the village chief's command, a man rushed forward and slapped the struggling Xie Guangping. Taking advantage of Xie Guangping's momentary daze, he searched him and finally found a purse at his waist.

There was a jade pendant in my purse, black and stone-like, and it didn't look worth much.

"Village chief, the packages we searched at the Xie family's house only contained clothes, no money!"

The village chief sent a careful woman to search the Xie family's house. The Xie family was temporarily living in a house in the village used to store farm tools, and they paid the village chief a monthly rent.

Xie Guangping was a scholar who occasionally picked up a book to read. The Xie family usually wore old clothes that were always cleaned, but they were very generous with their money, so they must have a good financial foundation.

"Scholar Xie, where is the five thousand taels of silver you mentioned?"

Having gained nothing, the village chief's face hardened, and he brandished a machete, threatening them.

"hehe."

Now that things had come to this, there was nothing Xie Guangping couldn't see. He let slip the truth, bringing immense disaster upon his wife and daughter.

Not only was Little Rabbit's life in danger, but his wife was also tied up and unable to struggle.

"My husband, sob sob..."

Little Rabbit Mother Qian was in tears. She didn't blame her husband; no one could have imagined that the villagers could be so heartless, even murderous for money.

My husband is a scholar of integrity and virtue, who has never wronged anyone and does not care about money. He has no idea that bad people come from poor and remote places.

Upon hearing her husband mention the five thousand taels of silver, Madam Qian sensed that something terrible was about to happen.

Trying to buy one's life with money, only to end up losing both money and life.

Perhaps tonight is the death day for this family of three, and they can only reunite in the underworld.

Qian gritted her teeth and said, "So be it, this is fate."

Begging is pointless; even if she kowtowed until her head broke, she wouldn't earn the slightest sympathy from the villagers.