Zhuang Shuhui then realized what was happening, "Oh right, I came up here to collect my reward. Where's the money?"

She stretched out her hand to ask for money, and the two constables behind Fang Deming stepped forward and tied Zhuang Shuhui's wrists with hemp rope.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Zhuang Shuhui exclaimed in shock.

Fang Deming sneered, "Zhuang Shuhui, since you have confessed and admitted that you destroyed the greenhouse, of course we will arrest you and bring you to justice."

An Bihuai was so frightened that his legs went weak. His wife was about to be taken away. He rushed forward and pleaded, "Sir, she is my wife. She is not very bright and often does foolish things. Please spare her this time."

Zhuang Shuhui nodded while crying. She just wanted to vent her anger and didn't expect to alarm the government.

Yuan Doudou stepped forward and questioned, "You are Anrong's second uncle and aunt. Even if you don't care about Anji and me, you should at least have some conscience for the sake of Mother and Anrong. How could you do such a heartless thing?"

She used all of her family's savings to build the greenhouse.

Zhuang Shuhui refused to admit her mistake: "Yuan Doudou, you brought this on yourself."

An Bihuai told her to shut up. What kind of time is this to be so quick to argue? "Doudou, your second aunt knows she was wrong. Please be merciful and let the official release her."

They conspired together and devised this scheme to lure the perpetrators into a trap.

Yuan Doudou looks shrewd; it must have been her idea.

Yuan Doudou tilted her head and looked at An Bihuai, "Second Uncle, she is my second aunt. I can't bear to see her suffer in the yamen. Who will bear the loss of the greenhouse?"

"How much do you want?" An Bihuai closed his eyes and hardened his heart.

Yuan Doudou smiled brightly: "No more, no less, exactly twenty taels."

"What, so many?" An Bihuai's eyes widened in disbelief.

Zhuang Shuhui was so angry she almost jumped up. "Husband, don't listen to her. She's just trying to extort money from us. What kind of treasure is worth so much money?"

"Shut up!" An Bihuai was so angry that he wanted to slap his wife. What a spendthrift woman.

Zhuang Shuhui lowered her head, not daring to utter a sound.

An Bihuai softened his stance towards Yuan Doudou: "Doudou, twenty taels is too much, can you reduce it a bit?"

Yuan Doudou remained calm; she knew this would happen.

"Alright, let them take Auntie away then." I'm afraid it'll be easy for her to go in but hard for her to come out.

An Bihuai was full of scheming. It didn't matter that his wife was gone, but his three sons and grandsons were affected. His wife's reputation was damaged, which would have an impact on his descendants.

We must not let small gains lead to big losses.

Thinking of this, he stamped his foot and said, "Fine, twenty taels, I'll give it to you."

An Bihuai took out a purse from his inner clothes, which contained more than ten taels of silver.

"Dou Dou, all the money in the house is here, can you just let it go?" An Bihuai said humbly.

Yuan Doudou took the silver, estimating it to be fifteen taels.

“We’re all relatives, so it’s not impossible, but it will be hard on my second uncle. He’ll help with the greenhouse repairs later, and we’ll pay him with his labor,” Yuan Doudou said calmly, her tone firm and leaving no room for refusal.

Zhuang Shuhui blushed, feeling guilty for both paying money and apologizing. She was determined to win.

"Yuan Doudou, don't push your luck!"