Chapter 82 Hush Money
Liu Zhaodi put down the fish-killing knife and washed her hands.
His hand unconsciously touched his trouser pocket to make sure the money was not dropped before he followed Chu Xuan into the bedroom.
All the things Chu Xuan bought from the county town and the scale he brought back were piled on the table against the wall.
Pull out a chair.
"Zhaodi, sit down."
Liu Zhaodi sat down nervously, "Sister Xuan, I'm quite scared."
Chu Xuan smiled and handed her a piece of shaqima, "Calm down first."
Liu Zhaodi took it obediently and started eating.
This was her first time eating shaqi ma, which was sweet, soft and sticky, leaving a lingering fragrance in her mouth.
The tension in my heart eased a lot.
After finishing his meal, he spoke slowly, his voice very low, "Feng Chunhua wanted to pay me a thousand yuan to deal with you, and I pretended to agree, wanting to see what she was up to. Unexpectedly, she asked me to poison your grilled fish fillets, and she lied to me that it was just a diarrhea drug. I tested it on the mice at home, and they died after eating the steamed bread contaminated with the drug. She gave me a five-hundred-yuan deposit, saying she would give me another five hundred after the job was done."
Having said that, she took out a thick stack of money from her pocket, all in ten-yuan denominations, and placed it on the table.
She continued, "Whether or not to sue her, Sister Xuan, you decide. If you do, I'll be a witness, and we'll put her in jail! If not, I'll do whatever you decide to do in revenge!"
Chu Xuan felt ashamed that he almost misunderstood Liu Zhaodi.
"Zhao Di, thank you! Actually, I saw Feng Chunhua come to you this morning. I thought you would talk to me this morning or at noon, but I didn't expect you to hold back and wait until now to come to me. I don't plan to sue her. Don't forget, she was imprisoned and people testified against her, but in the end she was released. She said she had no backers. Do you believe it?"
Before finding out who Feng Chunhua's backers were, Chu Xuan was worried that if he sued Feng Chunhua, it would implicate Liu Zhaodi.
Liu Zhaodi also thought of this. "I don't believe it. But should I just let her go like this?"
"Of course not. Take this money and go to the hospital to give your mother a comprehensive checkup."
As he spoke, Chu Xuan gently put the five hundred yuan on the table back into Liu Zhaodi's hand.
Liu Zhaodi looked up, surprised. "I didn't spray any medicine on the grilled fish fillets. There's no way she won't take back the five hundred yuan."
Chu Xuan smiled meaningfully, "If you tell her that, and it just happened that you had just sprinkled the medicine on the grilled fish fillets, I would give you the pile of grilled fish fillets. I'll scare you so much that you'll burn them on the stove when you get home. To make it more realistic, I'll give you two kilograms of grilled fish fillets to take home and eat. From what I know about her, she will definitely not ask you to return it. After all, she's very good at giving hush money. At most, I won't give you the remaining 500 yuan. If you can't earn 1,000 yuan from her, 500 yuan is fine, right?"
With Chu Xuan's encouragement, Liu Zhaodi gained confidence. "Yes! I'll listen to you! She has so much money that she has nowhere to spend it. She has to bribe me. What can I do?"
Chu Xuan burst out laughing, "Yes! That's exactly how you should think!"
After laughing, he reminded Liu Zhaodi that if she encountered such a thing again in the future, she should communicate in advance to avoid danger.
Liu Zhaodi agreed seriously, put the money in her pocket, and went out to continue killing fish.
After a while, Widow Niu came to find Chu Xuan and chatted for half an hour before going to the yard to chop firewood.
The look in Widow Niu's eyes when she looked at Liu Zhaodi changed from wariness to immense admiration.
The child, who is only in his teens, is so smart that he knows how to retreat in order to advance and pretend to surrender.
Compared with her, Widow Niu felt that she had been eating for nothing for so many years. She was too reckless when facing Feng Chunhua and did not know how to adapt.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, Liu Zhaodi quietly came to the door of Feng Chunhua's house.
Feng Chunhua sent Chu Zhi and Chu Dashan to live in the courtyard in town in advance, just to wait for good news from Liu Zhaodi.
He dragged Liu Zhaodi into the courtyard and whispered, "Let's talk inside."
Liu Zhaodi nodded.
After entering the main hall, Feng Chunhua couldn't wait to ask, "How is it going? Is it done?"
"It worked. But Chu Xuan gave me those roasted fish fillets sprinkled with medicine. They weighed a full two pounds! She said it was a reward for my good work and asked me to take it back to give my family a snack. I don't know if she doubted me or really wanted to give my family a snack?"
"Did anyone see you spraying the pesticide?"
"No one."
"Where are those grilled fish fillets she gave me?"
"I was scared, so I took it home and burned it."
"What a shame! How about this! I'll give you another packet of medicine in a few days and sprinkle it again."
"I'm afraid not. She said that starting tomorrow, I don't have to go."
Liu Zhaodi said this deliberately because she was taking her mother to the county hospital for a checkup the next day. The grilled fish fillet workshop would be closed the day after tomorrow, and they would wait for further notice on when it would reopen.
Feng Chunhua began to have wild thoughts. "Maybe she's already discovered you sprayed the fish with the poison, and since you're still young, she didn't hold you responsible. She's using the fish fillet as a warning to fire you. Don't come to me again, and pretend we never made this deal. If you dare to betray me, I'll hire someone to kill your two younger brothers! And no one will catch you. Do you understand?"
Liu Zhaodi acted very scared. "I understand...I understand. Don't hurt my brother. I'll listen to you. If anyone asks, I'll say you didn't ask me to do anything."
"That's more like it. Okay, let's go back!"
There was impatience in Feng Chunhua's tone.
Liu Zhaodi cautiously extended her hand, "You...you have to give me the other five hundred yuan."
"It's good that I didn't ask you for the original five hundred! Since you didn't handle this properly, I won't give you the rest! Get out of here! Otherwise, I can't promise not to ask you for the original five hundred."
"Don't worry! I'm leaving! I'm leaving right now!"
Liu Zhaodi pretended to flee in panic.
I admire Chu Xuan so much in my heart.
Feng Chunhua really didn't get the five hundred yuan back.
Liu Zhaodi is good at summarizing that Feng Chunhua will definitely use money to solve people and problems that can be solved with money. Only those that cannot be solved with money will cost lives.
After returning home, Liu Zhaodi did not mention the 500 yuan matter to her family, but only reminded them to stay away from Feng Chunhua in the future.
Erleng and Sanleng were afraid of Feng Chunhua, so they naturally obeyed her.
Only Liu Zhaodi's mother Mou Xing realized that something was wrong.
After Erleng and Sanleng fell asleep, Liu Zhaodi put five hundred yuan in Mou Xing's hand and told him everything.
After hearing this, Mou Xing felt terrified for his daughter. "You're only thirteen, how dare you deal with someone as ruthless as Feng Chunhua? The fact that we were able to escape unscathed and earn money this time was all thanks to Chu Xuan. You must remember her kindness in the future!"
"Mom, I'll remember. I'll take you to the county hospital for a comprehensive checkup tomorrow."
"Okay! When you get sick, I'll treat you and heal you quickly, and I can also help you share the burden of the family."
At this moment, Mu Chenze had already arrived at Chu Xuan's house. One was to take away 300 kilograms of grilled fish fillets, and the other was to see the progress of Chu Feng mending his shirt.
I have mended more than thirty short-sleeved shirts seamlessly, and each one is unique, just like a special embroidery.
Mu Chenze planned to take it to the city to sell it, maybe he could get a good price.
He inadvertently mentioned that when he came here just now, he saw a woman knocking on Accountant Wen's door.
Chu Xuan slapped his forehead. Oh no! I've been so busy these past few days that I've forgotten about Accountant Wen becoming a father in my past life.
I have to hurry over to stop it, I hope it's not too late...
There will be another update at 12 noon.
(End of this chapter)
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