Chapter 148 Sowing Dissension
Uncle Liu was the once-prominent steward of the Prince of Qin's mansion. Was there anyone he hadn't met? He knew at a glance what Hua Tiantian was thinking. She actually dared to think about his own son, so Uncle Liu naturally didn't have much patience.
"Miss Hua, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, but we really don't know when the young master and his wife will be back, and we don't dare to waste Miss Hua's time. Why don't you please give me the compensation money? I will definitely hand it over to the lady personally. The lady is the head of our Jun family."
Hua Tiantian spoke with a proud expression after hearing this.
"What do you, a servant, know? Such a large amount of compensation should naturally be handed over to your master personally. If it is handed over to you, who knows if you will embezzle it?"
Uncle Liu frowned after hearing this, and suddenly saw Jun Moye and Su Hanchu coming hand in hand, and hurried to greet them.
"Young Master and Madam, you are back. Miss Hua is here today to deliver the compensation money from the Yan family. She was worried about handing it over to me, so she has been waiting all afternoon."
Hua Tiantian hurriedly stood up and took a few steps towards Jun Moye with a smile on her face that she thought was very beautiful.
"Mr. Jun, you are finally back. Tiantian has been waiting for you for a long time."
Jun Moye looked at Hua Tiantian approaching and took a step back calmly, holding Su Hanchu's hand firmly.
"Miss Hua is here to deliver the compensation money to the Yan family."
Today, because Su Han was wearing a light blue dress in early summer, Jun Moye also put on a long gown of similar color. He looked like a handsome young man, and Hua Tiantian couldn't help but look at him with a burning gaze.
"No wonder father always praised Master Jun for his keen observation and modesty. Now, as soon as he saw Tiantian, he knew why she came."
Then he took out a purse from his body, which looked heavy.
"Master Jun, according to the farm records, the Jun family has a total of ten acres of rice. According to the tenfold compensation you promised the other day, the total is one hundred and thirty taels of silver. As soon as the Yan family handed over the silver yesterday, we immediately counted it and sent it to Guanping Village."
Su Hanchu looked at Hua Tiantian with a half-smile as she was showing her courtesy, until Jun Moye looked at the purse embroidered with mandarin ducks in Hua Tiantian's hand, frowned slightly, and shook Su Hanchu's hand.
Su Hanchu's smile changed then. He reached out and took the purse from Hua Tiantian's hand. He poured out the silver inside and spoke with a smile.
"Thank you for troubling Miss Hua to come here, but I have always been in charge of the household affairs, so I have to collect the compensation money."
After saying that, he handed the empty purse to Hua Tiantian.
"I'll accept the silver. After all, my family has worked hard for several months to grow rice. Please keep this purse, Miss Hua. I don't know what a woman's purse means in the northwest, but if it were in the imperial city, a woman's purse would be enough to ruin her reputation."
Hua Tiantian blushed slightly as she heard these suggestive words and put away her purse.
"This was just embroidered by my maid..."
But I felt that this explanation was too far-fetched and felt very embarrassed for a moment.
Su Hanchu smiled and handed the silver in his hand to Uncle Liu.
"Uncle Liu, we always rely on you to help manage the trivial matters of our household. Uncle Liu, you have always been the person Jun Moye and I trust the most. This silver is of course compensation for the rice. Uncle Liu, you will distribute it to everyone at five taels each. The rice was grown by everyone, so naturally everyone should get a share of the compensation. You can keep the rest for future use."
Uncle Liu knew that his wife was doing this to give him face, so he hurriedly took the silver with a smile on his face.
"Alright, thank you Madam and Master for your continued trust."
Hua Tiantian's face became even uglier when she saw Su Hanchu handing over so much silver to a servant whom she had previously claimed not to trust, but she soon started chatting again.
"I didn't expect you to trust a servant so much, sister. But sister, this is 130 taels of silver, and you're just giving it to a servant. We still need to be frugal. After all, it's not easy for Master Jun to earn money. Sister, you should be frugal and considerate of the hard work of Master Jun."
Then he acted as if he had said something wrong.
"Oh, sister, I didn't mean to say that to you. I just speak my mind and was a little blunt. Please don't blame me, sister."
Then she looked at Jun Moye with a pitiful look.
"Master Jun, I hope my sister won't be angry with me. Tiantian didn't mean to upset her."
Well, her expression changed three times in just a short while. Wow, Hua Tiantian is really a wonderful person. Su Hanchu did not respond to her this time, but raised the corners of her mouth slightly, waiting for Jun Moye to speak like watching a show.
Even Uncle Liu on the side was watching anxiously. This Miss Hua really came with bad intentions. Sir, you have to speak nicely and not make the lady angry.
Sure enough, Jun Moye spoke as expected.
"Miss Hua, my wife is gentle, kind, beautiful, and generous. Naturally, she won't be angry because of your inappropriate words. However, Miss Hua, you are the daughter of the county magistrate after all. When you are away from home, it is better not to interfere in other people's affairs, lest others misunderstand that the Hua family not only solves cases, but also likes to interfere in other people's homes."
Jun Moye spoke so directly that Hua Tiantian felt so ashamed that she almost cried. Her eyes were red and she spoke with a nasal tone.
"Mr. Jun, how can you say that to me? I just feel sorry for you because it's not easy to support the family alone."
The maid who came with Hua Tiantian saw that her mistress was being wronged and couldn't help but wanted to scold her, but Hua Tiantian reached out and pulled her sleeve to signal her not to speak.
Jun Moye smiled and took Su Hanchu's hand, raising it and shaking it deliberately.
"Of course my wife feels sorry for me. Miss Hua, please don't say anything that might cause misunderstanding. If you ruin Miss Hua's reputation, I won't be responsible. Besides, I'm not the breadwinner of our family."
Then he looked at Su Hanchu with gentle eyes.
"My wife is beautiful and intelligent, smart and capable. The Jun family has always relied on her to run the household. As her husband, I should really care about her and appreciate her hard work in managing the household."
Hua Tiantian looked at Jun Moye and Su Hanchu, whose eyes were so gentle that they seemed to be dripping with water. She felt that her trip was extremely unnecessary. The other party had said so much, and if she stayed any longer, she would only lose face. She just gritted her teeth and spoke.
"Master Jun, Tiantian has personally delivered the compensation money. The county magistrate should have distributed it to other villagers. Tiantian will take her leave now. See you next time."
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