Chapter 198 Warning

"Guess again." Li Laoer shook his head proudly.

The smile on Yuan's face froze. "Where did you... cheat this from?"

One infected two, the stiff smile spread from Yuan's face to Li Laoer's face.

"What kind of scam?!!!" Li Laoer excitedly spitted saliva all over Yuan's face, "That's the scammer's compensation to me!"

"The three taels of money you were cheated of before?!" Yuan jumped up excitedly, wiped her face randomly and went to take the purse from Li Laoer's hand.

When she got it in her hand, she found something wrong. "It seems to be more than three or two?"

Li Laoer's neck stiffened, his chin raised high, like a victorious rooster. "That's right! Don't you see who's doing this?"

He couldn't help but spit again, and poked the money bag with his fingers, with every pore of his body showing off his pride. "That damn swindler, I caught him red-handed this time. He even wanted to poison me with poisoned porridge. I asked Mr. Pan to beat him up until he cried for his parents..."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and simply snatched the purse from Yuan's hand and poured all the silver and money inside into Yuan's outstretched hand. Yuan's palm failed to hold it, and the change slipped through her hand, causing her to scream in surprise.

"Oh, it fell, it fell, the silver fell!"

As he was speaking, the two pieces of paper at the bottom of his purse flew up in the wind.

Li Lao Er said anxiously, "Hurry up and grab it. Don't damage it. It's a banknote."

Everyone: “…”

After a flurry of help, everyone finally managed to get the two thin silver bills in their hands.

Li Yulan carefully looked at the banknote in her hand and said, "Ten."

Erdan followed suit, "Ten."

Erdan clapped his hands and calculated the result, "Wow, twenty taels."

Dadan continued, "Grandma, my dad was cheated out of three taels of silver, and the swindler paid him back twenty taels."

"It's not just twenty taels, I still have a handful in my hand." Yuan's eyes were bigger than copper bells, full of unbelievable ecstasy, and her voice was broken, "Oh my God! This... This is really... really..."

As Yuan smiled, her eyes felt a little sore. She held the silver coins tightly in her palm. It hurt, but she felt very at ease.

"Good! Good! It's good that you're back! And there's more... so much more, hehehe..." Looking at her husband who was so proud and in high spirits, she felt that all the depression and grievances of these days were swept away. Looking at Li Laoer's smug face, she felt more pleasing to the eye than ever before.

Seeing Yuan's silly look of delight, Li Lao Er put his hands on his hips, looked extremely arrogant, and said with his nose in the air: "Hmph! Do you dare to look down on your man again? I told you that if I can get him back, I will definitely do it. And with interest."

He slapped his thigh, his laughter nearly blowing the roof off. "This time it was a blessing in disguise. Not only did I get my money back, but I also made a ton of money for free! It's over twenty taels, a great relief. It hurts so much... Ouch."

Li Laoer's arrogance came to an abrupt end. Meeting Qin Fangci's warning gaze, he touched his head and said awkwardly, "Mom, I'll get all the money back. I'll give you seven taels as compensation."

"What mother?" Qin Fangci's voice was not loud, but full of majesty. "You have a little trick up your sleeve, do you really think I don't know? If it weren't for Mr. Pan, you would be lying down and coming back now, or you would never come back at all. You know it in your heart."

Li Laoer's neck shrank, and he fell silent. The ecstasy on Yuan's face froze. Thinking of the fear and discomfort she had felt before, the silver in her palm suddenly became hot.

"Money is good, but you have to live to spend it." Qin Fangci's eyes swept across the children in the yard who were staring at the silver and money, and the frightened Yuan, and finally stopped at Li Laoer's gray face. "You're lucky this time, but what about next time? If you sacrifice yourself and drag this family into the quagmire for a little money, you'd be a huge fool!"

Li Laoer was scolded so much that he couldn't even lift his head. He muttered, "I...I'm not only making up for the deficit, but also earning a little extra for the family..."

"Make up for it? With the life you almost lost? With the life of your mother, who was almost killed by you?" Qin Fangci's tone became more and more fierce. "Li Laoer, remember this, the people in our family are more valuable than any silver! This money was found today, but it doesn't mean you did the right thing!"

The yard was completely silent. Even the noisy Erdan was clinging to his brother's clothes tightly, not daring to make a sound.

Yuan silently sorted out the small change and the two wrinkled silver bills, put them back into the purse, held them in both hands, and handed them to Qin Fangci, "Mother, you are right. This money...you decide what to do with it. We...we will listen to you." She secretly pinched Li Laoer.

Li Laoer felt pain and quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, mother, I'll do as you say! Whatever you say, I'll do it!"

Qin Fangci looked at her son and daughter-in-law who had finally regained consciousness. Her tense expression relaxed a little. She took the purse under Li Laoer's rolling eyes and glanced at him coldly. Her eyes were like a basin of ice water, chilling Li Laoer from head to toe. Even his arrogance receded, and he just touched the back of his head awkwardly.

"Mom..." Li Laoer whispered.

Qin Fangci snorted lightly, opened her purse, took out two ten-liang silver notes, and stuffed the remaining change and the purse back into Yuan's hands.

Both Yuan and Li Laoer were stunned.

"mother?"

"You two can keep the rest," Qin Fangci said calmly. "You're not a child anymore, and your children are old enough to help with cooking. You should have some money you can manage on your own. Whether you save it or spend it tomorrow, you can decide between yourselves."

Li Laoer and Yuan Shi couldn't believe their ears. Seven or eight taels of silver, and their mother just... gave them that?

"Mom, this...how can this be done..." Yuan's hands were shaking.

"Why not?" Qin Fangci raised an eyebrow. "Old Second fought hard to get the money back, even though it was a foolish way to do it. I should give you some. But let me say this in advance—" She looked at Li Old Second with sharp eyes. "This money is for you to live a good life, not for you to take risks again! If I find out that you dare to get involved in those crooked ways again, or use the money to fool around, I will break your legs! Do you understand?"

"I heard it! I heard it!" Li Laoer shuddered, standing straight, his face flushed with fear and excitement. "Don't worry, Mom. I definitely won't dare to do it again. I will use this money well and spend it all on my wife and children. If I do something stupid again, I...I will be struck by lightning!"

"Pah, pah, pah! What nonsense!" Yuan quickly spat at him, but her face was filled with joy again. She tightly grasped the purse with both hands, and her heart was filled with pink flowers...