Chapter 41 I Want the Xie Family to Be Destroyed
"I..." Zhou Beibei's legs felt weak and she subconsciously avoided Cui Yong's gaze.
Seeing her like this, what else did Cui Yong not understand?
Cui Yong narrowed his eyes and sneered, then shouted, "You're so brave to use me as a knife! You guys, show her how powerful I am."
As soon as these words were spoken, the younger brothers who were originally sitting nearby watching the show suddenly became excited. Three or five of them surrounded her and cut off Zhou Beibei's retreat.
"Wait! I want to make a deal with Master Cui." Zhou Beibei suppressed her inner fear and negotiated with a group of bandits. "Song Gang has worked under you for so many years, robbing houses and stealing a lot of silver and food. He hid it somewhere no one could find it. He once told me that he had saved this much money."
Zhou Beibei held up three fingers. Cui Yong frowned and asked tentatively, "Thirty taels?"
"Three hundred taels."
Cui Yong's face changed drastically, and even the bandits surrounding Zhou Beibei were shocked.
"Three hundred taels..." Cui Yong calculated in his mind, veins popping out on his hands resting on his knees. "How could he have amassed so much money, and I had no idea about it? This Song Gang deserves to die!"
After saying this, Cui Yong looked up at the woman below him and said sinisterly, "What do you want?"
"I want... the Xie family to be destroyed." Zhou Beibei gritted her teeth, hatred growing wildly in her heart.
Since she couldn't marry her ideal husband, Xie Suzhou would die with his beloved family.
"That's all?"
"That's all." Zhou Beibei nodded, a sinister look flashing in her eyes. "Don't worry, Boss. The Xie family is just an ordinary farming family. Song Gang died at their hands. They were completely tricked. Three men and a bitch, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with them, right?"
"If I kill them, will you take me to where Song Gang hid the money?" Cui Yong hesitated and said, "You don't want a penny?"
Zhou Beibei lowered her head, a calculating look flashing in her eyes. "Of course, as long as the boss can help me calm the resentment in my heart, I can not only give Song Gang all the money, but also be willing to work like a cow or a horse for you."
Cui Yong stroked his chin and remained silent for a long while before he whispered, "You lead the way, and we'll start tonight."
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Xinghua Village
"Xie Xiucai, why are you back from the study so early in the morning?"
Aunt Liu wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked towards the edge of the field, just in time to see Xie Suzhou walking towards her carrying a small package.
"Aunt Liu?" Xie Suzhou stopped and glanced at Uncle Liu who was busy working in the fields. "Shutang distributed some vegetables. I'm taking them home."
"Then hurry up. Breakfast is almost ready, and Ah Cheng should be busy." Aunt Liu waved her hand, then thought of something and spoke quickly, "Oh, right, I just saw a carriage heading towards the end of the village from a distance. Our two families live there, and the rest are empty. I guess it's going to look for your Xie family."
"Carriage?" Xie Suzhou frowned and glanced in the direction of home. "Thank you for telling me, Auntie. I'll go back right away."
Only after the thin figure had walked away did Aunt Liu bend down and nudged Uncle Liu, who was sowing seeds nearby, with her elbow. "Old man, do you think Mr. Xie is old enough to get married?"
"Suzhou is already twenty-two, almost too old to be married." Uncle Liu, busy with his farm work, didn't forget to respond to his wife. "Ever since Suzhou passed the imperial examination, countless matchmakers have come to propose marriage, but they were all chased away by his eldest daughter-in-law with a broom. Besides, Suzhou has a widowed sister-in-law and nephew above him, and two younger brothers. If he hadn't worked hard and passed the imperial examination, who would have wanted a matchmaker?"
"That was all in the past. Ah Cheng has changed now." Aunt Liu curled her lips. She really cared about Su Cheng now. "It's true that Mr. Xie was delayed, but doesn't he still have a beautiful woman at home? Since ancient times, it's not uncommon for an uncle to inherit a widowed sister-in-law."
"Be careful with your words and don't get involved in this." Uncle Liu glared at her and scolded her in a low voice, "First take care of your own family and don't interfere in other people's affairs."
A gray-roofed carriage stopped in front of the house. Xie Suzhou hurried back and saw that the servant in front of the carriage looked familiar. "Is this Mr. Yan's carriage?"
The servant nodded and raised his hand towards the Xie family's courtyard, "Xie Xiucai, the young master is waiting inside."
Xie Suzhou turned around and walked straight into his own courtyard.
Wang Lin saw him and a smile immediately spread across his face. "Suzhou is back?"
Xie Suzhou bowed to each person at the table, following the proper etiquette. "Greetings, Mr. Yan, and Mr. Wang."
"Suzhou doesn't need to be so rigid about these empty formalities." Yan Ci raised his chin, motioning him to stand. "I came here today for something, but I didn't expect to find you empty-handed. Your sister-in-law was just about to send the children to look for you."
Xie Suzhou lowered his eyebrows and said in a clear voice, "I didn't know that my husband was coming. I was impolite. It's my fault."
Yan Ci held the teacup in his hand and took a sip of it politely. "It's okay. Your sister-in-law is very perceptive. She knew my identity the first time she met me today."
"My tea is simple, thank goodness you don't mind." Xie Suzhou's lips curled up slightly, and his tone was gentle, "The children at home are young, so it's inevitable that they play and fight. My dear, I have something to discuss with you. Please move aside..."
"Let's go to my room." Su Cheng raised his hand and pushed open the kitchen door, smiling at the man standing in the yard, "Cuicui is with me. It's quiet in the room, and it's convenient for us to talk."
Xie Suzhou turned sideways to look at her, the smile on his lips deepening a little, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Yan Ci stood up slowly, followed Xie Suzhou's gaze, and smiled, "Is your sister-in-law the one who developed the new food?"
Xie Suzhou nodded slightly, "Yes."
Yan Ci's eyes flashed with admiration, and he said in a low voice, "He was born with the appearance of a god, but I never thought he had such outstanding abilities."
The smile on Xie Suzhou's lips faded a little. He moved aside and quietly blocked Yan Ci's sight towards the kitchen. "My lord, please follow me."
In the kitchen, Su Cheng turned around and walked to the stove, scooped a spoonful of porridge into the bowl, and said to the little girl beside him, "Cuicui, go to the main hall and bring food to your Grandpa Du."
Xie Cuicui held the bowl obediently and whispered, "Why doesn't Grandpa Du come out to eat?"
"There are outsiders at home, so it's not convenient for your Grandpa Du to come out." Su Cheng rubbed her little head and watched her enter the main room before he had time to busy himself with his own business.
Xie Jinyu's favorability value soared, and the system's new rewards had already been issued.
"...Life-extending pill?" Looking at the red box that appeared out of thin air in front of him, Su Cheng reached out and picked it up. He opened the lid and took a look. A black pill was placed in the middle of the box.
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Back Mountain
Cui Yong led a dozen of his brothers in ambush on the mountainside. He stared coldly at the Xie family at the end of the village and said in a deep voice, "The East House is that Xie family?"
"That's what the woman surnamed Zhou said." The bandit next to him nodded repeatedly, trying to lower his voice. "Boss, would Song Gang really hide three hundred taels of silver? I'm afraid that woman is just trying to scare us."
"What are you afraid of?" Cui Yong snorted, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "Since I've brought people here, I won't miss any way to make money. I'm determined to take over Xinghua Village!"
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