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"What? Six hundred taels?" When the lady came to her senses and heard the price she said, she was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.
"What? Madam, do you think the price is too high? It's outrageous. Liang Yazi said this was the cheapest price. I didn't expect him to bully us because we are not from the county. I will go and settle the score with him." Yang Youxue pretended to be cheated and was going to find trouble with Liang Yazi.
"No, little sister, you misunderstood. What I want to say is that you bought it cheaply. The other owners and I bought it for seven hundred taels. At that time, Xu Yazi said that seven hundred taels was the lowest price. Unexpectedly, he deceived us and said that six hundred taels was the lowest price. He made a full one hundred taels from us? I'm going to ask him to return it." The owner of the embroidery workshop said very angrily.
"Yes, we must bring it in. How could he cheat us out of a hundred taels of silver? In this case, Liang Yazi is a good person. He actually sold it to us for six hundred taels." Yang Youxue began to set a trap for Liang Yazi.
I let you cheat my father out of his money. Not only do I want you to return the money you were cheated of, but I also want you to be ruined and lose your job.
"The one who sold it to you was Liang Yazi, right? Where is he?" said the owner of the embroidery workshop.
"He is just next door. Madam, you should go to the pawnshop to find Xu Yazi and ask him to compensate you for the money. You also need to find their boss. Madam, take the boss who was cheated out of a hundred taels to the boss of the pawnshop. This way, the possibility of getting the money back will be greater." Yang Youxue gave advice to the owner of the embroidery workshop. She had to make a big deal out of the matter so that Liang Yazi would learn a lesson and she would feel relieved.
The owner of the embroidery shop asked the waiter to watch the shop while she was going to find an ally to go to the brokerage firm to get back the one hundred taels.
Yang Youxue also took Yang Zhongyi back to the shop next door. On the way back, Yang Zhongyi asked Yang Youxue.
"Youxue, didn't Liang Yazi say he would sell it to us for 600 taels?"
"Dad, if I didn't say this, why would the owner of the embroidery shop tell us how much silver her shop bought? Only when she knows that the price she bought is too high, and it's as much as one hundred taels, will she be angry and tell us how much silver it is.
Also, wait a minute, no matter what I say, don't make a sound, understand?" Yang Youxue told Yang Zhongyi the reason and asked him to keep quiet.
"Dad knows and won't say anything." Yang Zhongyi promised.
The two quickly returned to the store.
Liang Yazi watched Yang Zhongyi and Yang Youxue leave, and he was not worried at all.
Given Yang Zhongyi's personality, it was impossible to get anything out of her, let alone a three-year-old girl.
The owners of the nearby shops are not easy to negotiate with. I'm afraid I'll be kicked out as soon as I open my mouth.
"Liang Yazi, the owner of the embroidery workshop said that she and the nearby owners only bought 700 taels. You actually want to charge us 1,000 taels. Is it that you also took 300 taels from the shop my father bought before? We are going to sue you and ask the county magistrate to help us get the money back." Seeing that Liang Yazi was not panicked and had no intention of repenting, Yang Youxue brought up the previous accounts.
"You are just a kid, you are talking nonsense. I didn't cheat your money. Be careful or I will sue you for defamation." Liang Yazi had a heavy expression on his face and spoke big words.
"Whether they have cheated us out of our money is very simple. We can just go to the brokerage office and ask other brokers.
I believe you don't want other brokers or your boss to know.
I don't care how much silver you cheated my father out of. I want you to sell this yard to me for six hundred taels and return another hundred taels, and the matter will be over. If you don't agree, we will go to the pawnshop to ask your boss for the money. If he doesn't get it back, we will go to the government office to sue you.
Regardless of whether you win the lawsuit or not, after this incident, the bosses who helped you sell their shops or yards will no longer trust you and will ask you to return the money.
"With your reputation ruined, will your boss still want you? Think it over carefully, okay?" Yang Youxue laid out the matter.
She didn't believe that Liang Yazi would not be fooled. After all, she only wanted two hundred taels, and he should have made a lot of money.
Liang Yazi also felt that the little girl was right. No matter what the outcome was, if his reputation was ruined, he would have nothing.
Moreover, he only lost two hundred taels, and he also made two hundred taels in profit, so he didn't suffer any loss.
"I really only want to sell it to you for six hundred taels and give you another hundred taels, and then this matter will be over. It will never be brought up again." Liang Yazi confirmed again for insurance purposes.
"I promise, as long as you sell this shop to me for six hundred taels and compensate me with another one hundred taels, the money you cheated from my father before will be written off, and we will not pursue the matter anymore. If you break your promise, you will be struck by lightning." Yang Youxue imitated the adults and swore a solemn oath.
"Youxue, you can't swear an oath casually. Spit before you say it." Yang Zhongyi and Old Man Yang were so scared that they asked her to spit before she said it.
"Grandpa, Dad, as long as I do what I say, God will not punish me, don't worry." Good guy, Grandpa and Dad are helping her. With this, I believe Liang Yazi will be fooled.
Sure enough, Liang Yazi spoke.
"Okay, I believe you. I'll write the contract right away." Liang Yazi quickly wrote the contract and handed the land deed to Yang Zhongyi. He just had to take it to the government office for filing.
Yang Zhongyi took the contract and the title deed and handed Liang Yazi five silver notes of one hundred taels each.
Liang Yazi didn't know that he had fallen into the trap dug by Yang Youxue, and a storm was waiting for him.