Chapter 53 Siblings Trying to Extort Money

Su Yindi pushed her sleeves up to her elbows and was about to make a move.

Although she disliked Jiang Mi, it didn't mean that others could arbitrarily frame the Jiang family.

Although Zhu Erniu was slovenly, she was also very clever. Seeing Su Yindi's aggressive appearance, she kicked her legs wildly, howled like a banshee, and shouted: "This is outrageous! People in your Jiang family died from eating sweet potatoes, and you still want to kill them to cover it up."

Su Yindi was startled by what this spoiled brat said, and her chest heaved with anger.

She hasn't even laid a hand on it yet! How can someone be even more shameless than her?

Jiang Mi grabbed her third sister-in-law's wrist: "Don't be impulsive."

From her observation, this girl was no pushover.

The poisoning issue hasn't been resolved yet, and the fists haven't even fallen, and they're already spouting lies through their teeth; if something else goes wrong, won't they wipe out the Jiang family, leaving them with nothing but their underwear?

Secondly, many villagers stood at the door pointing and whispering, and judging from their behavior, they seemed to dislike the brother and sister.

Although she has been in Hongyang Village for quite some time, she only knows her next-door neighbor and her grandfather; the rest of the time she is either researching sweet potatoes or making soap, and she has not yet been able to get to know everyone in the village.

As a good woman, how can she allow herself to be falsely accused by others and have her bright path tarnished?

Exposing the conspiracy and teaching those who framed him a lesson.

[Task Rewards: +50 Good Woman Points, Half a Soap Making Recipe]

[Failure Penalty: Good Woman Value -150, 50 taels of silver recovered, one electric shock]

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mi pursed her lips and silently rolled her eyes.

This system truly embodies the meaning of being stingy to the fullest!

It has never been stingy when it comes to deducting money; nor has it ever been generous when it comes to rewarding people.

This is the first time I've ever heard of a secret manual that can be broken into rewards!

[Warning: Penalties will be doubled if you fail to defame the victim.]

Hearing this, Jiang Mi obediently shut her mouth and focused on the things in front of her.

Looking at Zhu Erniu lying on the ground throwing a tantrum and crying her heart out, Jiang Mi remained calm: "If you were honest and didn't steal, you wouldn't have caused this mess; we haven't even questioned you for taking your brother to steal, and you've come looking for trouble yourself?"

These two siblings clearly did something wrong, but they want others to clean up their mess.

They really think the Jiang family is a sucker!

"Besides, we've all eaten the ripe sweet potatoes. They have a delicate flavor, and my grandfather ate some too. There haven't been any problems after all this time! Who knows if you've eaten anything else and are trying to frame the Jiang family?" Jiang Mi's tone was aggressive, showing no mercy just because the two were children.

The practiced movements and the tantrum-like tone clearly indicate a repeat offender, so there's no need to show mercy.

The villagers who were away also pointed and whispered among themselves.

“Girl Jiang, you can’t just go along with them like that; his father is a notorious lazy bum in the village, always doing petty theft, and this child is no better off than him, stealing things and causing trouble all day long!”

"Exactly! These two siblings are good for nothing all day long, don't go along with them!"

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Zhu Erniu's family has done this kind of thing quite often before. They didn't want to make a scene because she was just a child and from the same village, but they never expected that this time they would threaten her life, which was even more outrageous than before.

Having been used to being disliked, Zhu Erniu had an exceptionally thick skin, ignoring the villagers' mockery and pointing fingers.

My father said that if you want to make a living, you have to be thick-skinned.

"So what if I stole two sweet potatoes from you?" Zhu Erniu pouted and complained, "You only lost two sweet potatoes, but my brother lost his life!"

What a tragedy—a life was lost!

Su Yindi stared wide-eyed at this, thinking that this brat was far too eloquent; it would be as if they deserved to owe her something.

It's even more annoying than ginger honey.

Jiang Mi's face turned green upon hearing this. This child, though young, is eloquent and very cunning.

"So what do you want to do to avoid causing trouble?" Jiang Mi raised an eyebrow and asked.

Zhu Erniu's eyes lit up, she stopped crying and said excitedly, "I only need two taels of silver, and I'll take my brother to town to see a doctor!"

Two taels of silver!

Everyone was shocked.

This is outrageous! Two taels of silver is no small sum. You have to understand that most people might not earn two taels of silver even after working themselves to the bone for a month.

These two girls keep asking for two taels of silver. Isn't that outrageous?

Upon hearing this, Su Yindi immediately flew into a rage, grabbed a bamboo pole from the yard, and started hitting Erniu while cursing, "You worthless wretch, how dare you bribe us!"

This little girl has some nerve; she's really pushing her luck.

But Zhu Erniu didn't hold back. She plopped down next to her younger brother, pointed at his dirty forehead, and said in an especially arrogant tone, "Come and hit him here! Hit him hard, and the compensation will be more than just two taels of silver."

The bamboo pole stopped abruptly in mid-air, and Su Yindi simply plopped down on the ground, wailing and complaining, "This is outrageous! Now even this brat dares to bully our Jiang family! What does she take us for?!"

Seeing her third sister-in-law crying and making a scene, Jiang Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This time they've met their match; even Third Sister-in-law is at a loss.

"Give us two taels of silver and I'll immediately disappear from your sight with my brother! We won't wait any longer; lives are at stake. If we wait any longer, my brother might not be able to be saved."

Zhu Erniu was certain that Jiang Mi wouldn't dare do anything to the siblings, so she became even more arrogant than before, using various methods to threaten them into paying money.

But Jiang Mi wasn't buying it: "Money is fine with me!"

Zhu Erniu's eyes lit up; if she was willing to pay, things would be much easier.

The next moment, Jiang Mi said, "But we have to go to Grandpa's place and ask him to uphold justice. If anything happens to your brother during this time, we will repay you double."

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Zhu Xiaonan, who was lying on the ground about to lose her composure. He thought, "Let's see what she's made of."

She had sensed something was wrong with the boy just now.

The weather was hot and the pressure was high. Even farmers who were busy working in the fields under the scorching sun couldn't stand it and would often rest in the shade of a tree; let alone this lazy good-for-nothing boy.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Erniu was the first to disagree: "Human life is at stake! Can't you see my brother is about to collapse?"

Zhu Erniu always kept her father's words in mind: she must never cause trouble with the village chief, otherwise she would not only lose nothing, but might even lose her life.

Startled by this, she was genuinely afraid of Zhu Qiancheng and naturally didn't want to go with him.

"Hey, little girl, are you scared?"

"That's right, as the Jiang family girl just said, if anything happens to her, she'll pay back double."

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The villagers joined in, mocking and ridiculing each other relentlessly.

"Shut up!"