Chapter 44 Save Him
"It really hurts, Mom, my son is really in pain, please save him!"
"Mom, just give them the money. I really can't stand it. My son will die if this goes on!"
Yang watched him being beaten, feeling so painful that she was almost dead. She was so heartbroken that she couldn't express it in words.
She couldn't stand it any longer and yelled at the officers: "Stop, stop, stop beating me, I'll pay you, I'll pay you!"
Zhang San raised his hand and signaled the officers to stop.
Yang carefully took out a handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to Zhang San with a reluctant look on her face. "Sir, I only have these 45 taels of silver. I don't have a single copper coin more."
"Can I pay for the rest myself?"
After saying this, she lowered her head somewhat resignedly.
Zhang San stuffed the silver she handed over directly into his arms, looked Yang up and down, and said coldly: "Now, I only want the silver. If I'm even one ounce short of it, I'll whip your son. I'll only give you a quarter of an hour to find a way to raise the money. If I don't see the silver in a quarter of an hour, you can wait to collect your son's body!"
Yang had no other choice but to look to her third uncle for help. "Third uncle, please save Qing Luo. You've watched him grow up, and he's your great-nephew. I really can't afford any money!"
She fell to her knees in front of her third uncle, banging her head on the ground.
One, two, three... I don't know how many times she hit her forehead, it was bleeding, and the blood was flowing down her forehead, which looked very scary.
Third Uncle frowned immediately. This was like putting him on the fire. If he wanted to pay the silver, he would have to pay 55 taels. When the house was searched, only 300 taels were taken out. He had a whole family to support, so how could he possibly pay more money to save Yang?
But if I don't take it, not to mention that this crazy woman Yang will do anything when she gets angry, and then she will bite me back.
In just a moment, an idea came to his mind.
"Niece-in-law, I watched Qingluo grow up, just like my own child. I'm the head of our clan, so if I had a single coin, I would have used it to save him, even without you asking me to. But, as you know, this raid on our property came so suddenly, and I don't have a single coin. I really have the will but not the means!"
After Third Uncle finished speaking, he pretended to wipe away tears that didn't exist!
Yang's face turned pale instantly, and the third uncle showed a look of pity again. He said to the Xia family: "How about we all pool together and see if we can raise enough money. If we really can't, there is really nothing we can do. We have all done our best!"
Yang's heart, which had been dead, came back to life in an instant. She looked at her clansmen with hope: "Thank you, Third Uncle, thank you everyone. After saving Qing Luo, I will definitely let him repay your kindness. If anyone needs him to do anything, he will definitely not say no."
The third uncle sighed and said, "Hey, niece, what are you talking about? We are all family."
He said to his fellow tribesmen again: "Everyone has seen what happened. If you have money, please give it to them. They are our family members. We can't just stand by and watch them die!"
As the clan leader, Third Uncle has spoken. Even if they don’t care what Yang thinks, they still have to give Third Uncle face.
But if they were asked to use most of their belongings to save Xia Qingluo, that would be impossible.
In the end, more than a hundred people managed to scrape together 32 taels of silver. Together with Yang's previous 45 taels, the total was only 77 taels of silver, and there was still a shortfall of 23 taels of silver.
Yang really believed what her third uncle said, and also believed that everyone had really tried their best.
As an official who had been escorting exiled prisoners for a long time, Zhang San knew that these people were just trying to please Yang.
Nobles in the capital like them must have a lot of things hidden on their bodies, and any one of their items must be worth dozens of taels of silver.
But he would not be so kind as to remind Yang that all he wanted from the beginning was money.
He directly took the silver that Yang handed over and put it in his arms.
"You still have twenty-three taels left. You don't have much time left, so you have to hurry!"
Desperate, Yang collapsed on the ground, muttering to herself, "Where can I get so much money? You guys are trying to kill me. Oh, God, please open your eyes and take a look!"
Looking at the expressions of these officials, she knew that there was no room for maneuver. If she could not come up with the twenty-three taels of silver, her son would be whipped twenty-three times.
Judging from the nature of these officers, they will definitely not show mercy. After twenty-three lashes, his son will be skinned alive even if he doesn't die.
We haven't had enough food or rest along the way, and there is a lack of medical care and medicine. Is there any way to survive?
Where can she find twenty-three taels?
Second Master Xia saw this as an opportunity to make things difficult for Xia Chengsheng. He walked over to Yang and whispered, "We've all taken out what we should, and no one outside the city gates is sending us money or supplies."
He sighed again, as if he suddenly remembered something.
"But you can go ask my eldest brother's family. I remember that my eldest sister-in-law's eldest brother came to give them something. The Liu family is a royal merchant, so they must have given them a lot of money. If they are willing to help, Qing Luo can be rescued."
If Xia Chengsheng didn't give money to help the Yang family, the Yang family would definitely hate them. If he gave money, the officials would find out and they would definitely be punished.
He wouldn't believe that those officials would not be tempted by such a large sum of money.
No matter what, Xia Chengsheng and his family will not have a good ending.
Xia Xing'er took everything in, and she could guess what Mr. Xia was thinking.
As long as they don't come to cause trouble for them, they will take the time to rest. If they really come to cause trouble, they will see if they can take advantage of them.
The family sat on the side of the road to rest, and Yang walked straight towards them.
She wanted to see how bold Yang was to come to them for begging.
Yang came over and knelt down in front of Xia Chengsheng and Liu Youran without saying a word: "Brother, sister-in-law, please save Qing Luo. If you don't save him, he will really be beaten to death! No matter what, Qing Luo is still your nephew!"
"When Qingluo's father was alive, you had such a good relationship, and he helped you a lot. He is his only child, big brother, please save him for his father's sake!"
Xia Chengsheng had a cold face and didn't say anything, just looking at him straight.
He has a good relationship with Xia Qingluo's father, but he doesn't owe him anything.
After his death, all the debts he owed were paid off.
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