Xiang Hua obediently retreated to the back and started eating melon seeds.
Sima Ruhua's huge mansion was filled with melon seed shells.
"Wait, don't move." At the critical moment, Sima Ruhua rushed over at flying speed.
Madam Sima was stunned. Not only did her old man complain of pain here and there every day, but he also had to ride in a carriage when going to and from court. He would rather sit in a sedan chair than walk.
How come I can run faster than a rabbit today!
"Lord Sima has great skills. Are you wearing special cloth?" Xiang Hua teased.
Sima Ruhua didn't know what she was talking about. "Master Xiang, you just want 10,000 taels of silver, right? I'll give it to you."
As long as the secret room is not opened and there is no solid evidence, there is still a chance to salvage everything.
"Are you willing to give it up?"
"It is my duty to help the emperor relieve his worries."
Sima Ruhua patted his chest, looking righteous.
"Tsk, you're just afraid that your secret will be exposed."
"Sima Laolai is going to bleed heavily this time."
The villagers and civil and military officials who were watching were gloating over the incident.
"Second brother, perform two more backflips for Lord Sima." Xiang Hua waved to his second brother.
Xiang Wu did two backflips neatly, and after standing still, he shook his hair proudly.
You little brats, this will fascinate you to death.
It’s still unknown whether he can charm the girls around him, but Sima Ruhua is almost killed by him.
Xiang Hua spread out his hands again: "Master Sima, it's 30,000 taels now. One backflip is 10,000 taels. I'm not extorting you. This is the market price."
Xiang Hua looked at him with a smile and shrugged, indicating that she was also in a difficult situation.
There was no way around it, she had to pay to see her second brother’s backflip.
"I gave you money, are you going to leave?" Lord Sima asked pitifully, holding his head.
"Well, our Xiang family is in business, and we have always been very honest." Xiang Hua looked proud.
When Eunuch Liu drove the small carriage to collect the silver, he was completely confused.
What even the emperor couldn't accomplish was actually accomplished by a little girl named Xiang Hua.
"Master Xiao Xiang, please wait for me. I will go back to the palace to find some large carriages."
"No need, just ask Lord Sima to borrow it." Xiang Hua looked at Sima Ruhua who was holding her head in pain, "Lord Sima, can I borrow your carriage for you? It's not too much to use this money to send us to the palace, right?"
Sima Ruhua's eyes were red. Oh, God, listen to what you are saying, are you speaking human language?
Not only did they take away my 30,000 taels of silver, they also asked me to send someone to deliver it to the palace.
This is not excessive, it is absolutely excessive!
"Um... okay." He could only agree with a painful look on his face.
"Okay, let's go to the next one." Xiang Hua led everyone away with satisfaction.
Sima Ruhua squatted in the yard with his head in his hands. It was all over. How was he going to court tomorrow?
How would the civil and military officials view him? How would the emperor view him?
"Ma'am, wuwuwu, they are going too far!"
"Why are you crying? You're a grown man, do you have any shame?" Madam Sima pushed him away with disgust.
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The group soon arrived at the door of the Grand Protector Dongfang Buliang's house.
Dongfang Buliang had obviously received the message. Instead of closing the door, he came out to greet them.
He spoke first: "Master Xiao Xiang, I don't want to watch any backflips. I'm not interested in this."
Xiang Wu: "..." If you don't watch me, I don't want to perform for you? Humph!
Xiang Hua nodded and said, "The Grand Protector has a noble character and would certainly look down on these petty tricks of fighting and killing. Lord Dongfang, please have some melon seeds."
Dongfang Buliang hesitated for a moment when he looked at the melon seeds stuffed into his hand, but when he saw that the people around him were also given a handful of melon seeds, he felt relieved.
For a moment, the sound of cracking melon seeds was heard everywhere.
Xiang Hua was very satisfied. This prosperous era was just as she had wished, and everyone fell in love with eating melon seeds.
When she had almost finished eating, she stretched out her white and tender hand to Dongfang Buliang and said, "Master Dongfang, please pay the bill."
"Check the bill? Check what bill?" Dongfang Buliang asked curiously while eating melon seeds.
"Of course it's melon seed money."
"Oh, here you go." Dongfang Buliang took out a penny from his sleeve.
"Master Dongfang, we at the Xiang family sell melon seeds by the piece."
"Sold by the piece? How much is one?" Dongfang Buliang asked sarcastically. Even if one piece was one cent, this bunch would only be worth one or two taels of silver at most.
"One is 100 taels, so I'll count the amount you just ate as 250 taels, a total of 25,000 taels." Xiang Hua said, looking at Xiang Daguan, "Dad, am I right?"
After nodding to the official, he tried hard to hide himself.
It’s over, it’s over. He, a ninth-rank official, has offended the Grand Commander and the Grand Household before even attending court.
"Twenty-five thousand taels? What the hell do you want?" Dongfang Buliang angrily threw away the melon seeds in his hand.
Whoever wants to eat these melon seeds can eat them, since he can’t afford them anyway.
"Lord Dongfang, are you planning to default on your debt?" Xiang Hua asked with a smile.
"You're refusing to pay? You're such a scoundrel. How can you sell melon seeds so expensively? They're not made of gold."
"Master Dongfang, what you just ate were our new green tea flavored melon seeds. The production process alone required 9981 steps, so of course they are expensive. Otherwise, why would I only give them to you? I couldn't bear to give them to anyone else."
"Ninety-nine eighty-one steps? Do you think you are making a cannon?"
Dongfang Buliang looked at Xiang Daguan fiercely, and Xiang Daguan covered his face with his hands and hid behind his wife Huang Si Niang.
Don't ask him, he knows nothing.
"It is exactly 9981 steps. I can testify." Chi Gua said and took out some melon seeds from his pocket and handed them to Xiang Hua.
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