Wang Er's eyes were filled with malice, and he was extremely dissatisfied with his foolish wife.
"You're not only malicious, you're also incredibly stupid!"
The thought of having to repay fifty taels of silver made Wang Er feel dizzy.
Given his current situation, where is he going to get so much money?
Ma dared not cry out loud this time, but her resentment towards Zhen Wanwan grew even stronger.
"Go and count how much silver we have left. Go and pay back the money first thing tomorrow morning!"
Ma asked in surprise, "Are you really planning to pay it back?"
Exhausted, Wang Er collapsed onto the bed, utterly dejected, and said, "Lord Feng has spoken, what else can we do but pay him back!"
"But we only have a few coins left! How are we going to pay off our debts!"
Thinking of the few coins left in her bag, Ma couldn't help but wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
If she had money, she wouldn't be so resentful!
A glint flashed in Wang Er's eyes, and he said calmly, "Go and get the belt I hid in the package."
"Why would you bring this in the middle of the night!"
Despite her words, Ma still obediently went over to retrieve it and handed it to Wang Er.
Because one of his hands was broken, Wang Er had no choice but to ask Ma Shi to tear it open.
"Find a pair of scissors and cut it open from one end!"
Seeing that Madam Ma wanted to say something more, Wang Er raised his hand to stop her, saying, "Stop talking nonsense! Just do what I tell you to do!"
Instead of cutting it off directly, Ms. Ma carefully cut open the sewn thread.
After she took the contents out, she was shocked.
"This... Father of the child, what's the deal with all this silver?"
There were exactly fifty taels of silver notes inside.
When asked about the origin of the silver notes, Wang Er's eyes darted around.
Because he picked it up from a pile of dead bodies!
Seeing so much silver for the first time, Madam Ma couldn't stop smiling!
Now that she has money, she stands up straight.
The face that Wang Er had slapped earlier no longer hurt, and the anger in his heart had subsided considerably.
"Give this banknote to the Zhen family tomorrow!"
Ma clung tightly to the banknotes, refusing to let go.
"No! Absolutely not!"
Seeing her greedy nature, Wang Er couldn't help but sneer, "Hmph! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have had to give away these banknotes!"
If this incident hadn't happened today, we would have had these fifty taels of silver notes, several bags of grain, and the Zhen family as a stepping stone.
Wang Er would likely work for Lord Feng, and with the addition of land to his family, he could make a good living!
Unfortunately, because of this stupid woman, everything was lost!
Thinking of Lord Feng's stern face, Ma felt the silver notes in her hand become incredibly heavy.
She simply couldn't bear to give away the fifty taels of silver that she hadn't even had a chance to warm up.
Her eyes glanced casually at her two children lying on the ground, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
"Honey, our little grass has grown up..."
Tonight's night is very long...
When Zhen Wanwan woke up the next day, she felt that her hands and feet were cold.
"Why did it suddenly get cold?"
She immediately reached out to check on Guabao and Tianbao, and only felt relieved to see that they were still warm.
Inside the room, only Rou'er was carefully wiping the table, without making a sound.
"Rou'er, what time is it?"
Rou'er hurriedly put down the rag in her hand, ran to Zhen Wanwan's side, and got her some clothes.
"Reporting to Lady Zhen, it is already 9 AM."
Zhen Wanwan took the clothes and put them on. It was about 9 to 11 o'clock in the morning. She had gotten up a little late today!
She worked until late last night yesterday, planting vegetables in her online space.
Today she's going to add some spring water from her space to the wine, and it should be ready in a few days.
As for Boss Wu's liquor, she'll wait until the rice in her own space grows before she gets involved!
Otherwise, if she were to touch the Zhen family's current food supplies, Old Lady Li would probably faint from anger.
Voices could be heard outside, and Zhang Mama sounded a little angry.
Zhen Wanwan quickly washed her face and then opened the door.
Outside the door, Madam Ma was smiling as she spoke to Granny Zhang. When she saw Zhen Wanwan, her smile deepened.
"Good morning, Zhenniangzi! You're up very early today!"
She'd already been waiting for an hour! But thinking about what she'd discussed with her husband yesterday, her anger subsided considerably.
Seeing Ma's beaming face, Zhen Wanwan's alarm bells went off.
This visitor seems to have ill intentions!
Yesterday, the way she looked at me was filled with hatred, but after just one night, her expression has changed so quickly!
Granny Zhang stood in front of Zhen Wanwan, preventing Madam Ma from getting close to her.
Seeing this, Ma's smile almost vanished.
What is she pretending for?!
“Madam Zhen, I’ve come to discuss repaying my debt.”
Zhen Wanwan stepped out from behind Zhang Mama and curiously looked at Madam Ma.
She thought they were planning to delay paying back the money!
Ma explained with a smile, "That's right, as you know, our family definitely can't scrape together that much silver; we only have those few bags of grain."
"My husband and I are planning to buy some silver at the next dock to raise fifty taels. Could you perhaps be a little lenient with us...?"
Zhen Wanwan looked at her with some surprise. When they boarded the ship, there was fighting everywhere outside.
The price of grain has increased several times over, yet Wang Er and his wife are actually willing to sell their grain now?
"You don't need to sell the grain! Just leave it with me to pay off your debts!"
"That won't do!" Mrs. Ma exclaimed in shock.
She hurriedly waved her hand in refusal: "No! That grain is our life! How can we leave it all to you!"
Granny Zhang was suspicious; they probably weren't planning to take the grain out and never return!
Zhen Wanwan also thought of this, and sneered twice, saying, "Aren't you going to sell them? Wouldn't it be better to just sell them to me!"
When Ma saw that Zhen Wanwan was adamant, she knew that her plan had failed.
Fearing that if she stayed any longer, Zhen Wanwan would bring people to their house and forcibly take their belongings, she hurriedly said goodbye and went back to discuss the matter with Wang Er.
They originally planned to run away with the silver and grain, leaving Xiaocao on the ship as a hostage.
Who knew that Zhen Wanwan wouldn't follow their plan? Now they have no choice but to think of other ways.
She's definitely not going to hand over the money!
After dealing with Madam Ma, Zhen Wanwan asked Granny Zhang to stay and look after the children while she went to the storeroom that Feng He had prepared for her.
As soon as you enter the room, you can smell a faint aroma of wine.
She lifted the lid and took a small sip; the flavor was still a bit bland, and the texture wasn't very smooth.
"I wonder if adding spring water will even help now..."
Never mind! I'll add it first! Anyway, she's already planted the grapes in her space.
There's no worry about not having anything to brew.
Three days later, it was time to go ashore to buy supplies again.
These past few days, neither Wang Er nor his wife had come to repay the debt, so the Zhen brothers came to collect it early this morning.
When they arrived, they saw Mrs. Ma sneaking out of the room with her one-year-old child in her arms.
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