The story of An Daliang and his wife's failed extortion attempt on An Mancang, resulting in their imprisonment, caused an uproar throughout the village.
On the cart heading to town, several women were chattering noisily.
Song Minghui cracked sunflower seeds, holding her son Li Dapang in her arms, and said something ambiguous.
"To be honest, the Mancang family really did something unethical, actually sending their own father and mother to jail."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhu immediately replied with a smile.
"Oh, it seems you could handle this perfectly well. Are you willing to take out those fifty taels of silver?"
"Yes, Sister Hui is wrong about that!"
You can't blame the Mancang family for this!
After all, the fact that Mancang's family was left with nothing was obvious to everyone in the village.
"To be honest, it's all because the old couple didn't want their own son and insisted on giving him away to Uncle Lin's family."
Now look what's happened. An Manyi has gotten into this mess, and now he's back to asking An Mancang for money. He's finally remembered he has this son.
"Yes, they're asking for fifty taels of silver right off the bat. It's like they're trying to kill someone! Even drinking blood isn't done like this!"
"If you ask me, the old couple should ask their youngest son for money!"
They usually suffer from this pain on one side, but now that something's happened, they should go to the Man Tun family for help.
Do you really think the Mancang family are pushovers who can be manipulated at will?
Even a rabbit will bite when cornered!
They deserve to be bitten back now.
Aunt Zhu sighed, "Alas, Mancang is also pitiful. How did he end up with such parents?"
However, this child is honest, kind, and grateful, unlike his parents.
Take his son, Na Le, for example.
They carried his child back from the mountain and also got some medicine from the old cripple. He still remembers this kindness to this day.
As soon as the shop opened, they quickly sent me all the new and exciting things they had to try.
Who would be willing to do that to someone else?
That precious old thing must fetch a fortune!
Song Minghui let out a hum.
"Oh dear, I've heard that the stuff sold at Mancang's place is ridiculously expensive, only wealthy families can afford it. I heard that a single pastry costs two taels of silver!"
What is this thing? It's selling for such a high price, like it's gold!
Aunt Zhu looked like she was savoring the memory.
"I must say, that stuff is really delicious. The taste is absolutely amazing. I've never tasted anything so sweet and delicious before."
If those old couple had been more considerate and hadn't treated the Mancang family so coldly, they would have had a much better life ahead of them.
If you ask me, that old couple is just stupid!
Other people's families are made of flesh and blood, but these people are made of stone. This incident should teach them a lesson.
Song Minghui's eyes darted around. "I heard that the old couple had to spend two taels of silver and plead their case to be released on bail."
I heard he was beaten so badly his skin was torn and bleeding, and he's still bedridden at home, unable to move. It seems like he's suffering in his old age.
Aunt Zhu snorted coldly and disdainfully.
"Isn't it because their little one is always dreaming of becoming a phoenix by climbing the social ladder?"
She's like that, lazy and good-for-nothing, raised like a spoiled young lady from a wealthy family. Does she really think she can be a shopkeeper's wife?
This An family, the son doesn't know how to raise his son, and the daughter doesn't know how to raise her daughter.
They treat a worthless thing like a treasure, something they should cherish, but instead, they push it out the door themselves.
"The only person in the An family who can live to be this clueless is An Laosan."
"I heard about it too. I heard that the wife of Mantun was so angry that her mouth was crooked."
Song Minghui rolled her eyes. "Ha, with Liu Xiufen's temper, to throw away two taels of silver and risk her life savings is a huge financial loss! She must be furious!"
"Then what did An Laosan's family do with those fifty taels of silver?"
How can we make amends for this little girl?
I heard that if the shopkeeper on East Street doesn't pay back the money soon, he'll be sleeping on the streets.
"How could these elderly couple bear to see their youngest daughter wandering the streets?"
Song Minghui chuckled, "What can I do if I can't bear to part with it? This is fifty taels of silver, not five."
It's already quite good that Liu Xiufen was willing to spend two taels of silver to get the two old people out!
Are you expecting her to sell the land?
If you want her to take out those fifty taels of silver, she'll probably have to sell her land.
I heard that she recently spent all her savings to buy a house in town.
Let alone not wanting to, even if she wanted to take out the money, she couldn't.
I heard that she even owed her younger brother three taels of silver for buying the house.
Aunt Zhu chuckled and said, "I think selling the land is a good idea."
The An family owned a lot of land, making them like small landlords.
Isn't all of this the result of what the Mancang family provided?
Now it's a real bargain for Mantunjia.
Aren't we supposed to support the elderly couple in An Lao San's family?
Now that An Laosan's youngest daughter is in trouble, her own sister can't just stand by and watch her sleep on the streets.
If we really just stand by and do nothing, the people in our village and town would drown the Mantun couple in their spit.
That young couple, they have to go out whether they want to or not!
I think this field really needs to be sold!
Song Minghui smacked her lips and chuckled.
"Hmph, that woman Liu Xiufen really is capable of doing something like this!"
For money, she's not the kind of person who cares about saving face.
Even if I were to contribute, I couldn't possibly take the lion's share; at most, I could only come up with five taels of silver.
At that time, Liu Xiufen was sitting on the construction site behind the carpenter's shop, guarding Anmantun, and she was indeed having a lot on her mind.
Not only did they lose two taels of silver, but the matter of fifty taels of silver also upset them.
“Mantun, let me make this clear to you: if you dare to take out these fifty taels of silver, I’ll hang myself right in front of you, and I won’t live anymore.”
Anmantun put down what he was doing and glanced at Liu Xiufen.
"You keep talking nonsense. Where am I supposed to get fifty taels of silver?"
Do we have any at home?
You want me to steal it?
Liu Xiufen, with a long face, sneered, "Our parents said they'd sell eight of our eighteen mu of land to get money for your own sister to pay off her debts."
If we were to help your own sister and brother-in-law, our family would be doomed.
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