The crowd paused, their gazes shifting between the two, and the fire of gossip reignited.
"What jade hairpin? Wasn't the plan to steal the recipe?"
"The young master who came today is clearly from a wealthy family. I heard that the Su family's little girl saved his life, so it's possible that she gave him a jade hairpin."
"No wonder the Meng family risked going to jail to steal it; gold has a price, but jade is priceless..."
Su Bai slapped away Meng Yun'er's outstretched hand and sneered, "What Young Master Qin or Young Master Feng? Has Meng girl forgotten that she just snatched a scholar named Feng from my Hua'er? It hasn't been long, and she's already looking for something better. What's wrong with the Meng family? Always wanting more than she has, be careful she doesn't get too full one day!"
Su Hua silently gave Su Bai a thumbs up from behind.
"You, you all..." Meng Yun'er was so angry that her voice cracked. She clenched her palms tightly and finally found her voice again.
"Aunt Su, don't change the subject. Now that my mother has been sent to jail because of the jade hairpin, who knows how much suffering she will endure in the future? At least let her see the jade hairpin one last time before she leaves, right?"
"What jade hairpin? There isn't one!" Madam Su Bai turned her head coldly.
"Heh, we're all from the same village, why is Aunt Su so stingy? It's just a glance, it's not like I need a hairpin from you." Meng Yun'er's watery eyes gleamed with a hint of grievance as she pointed at the group of villagers. "Even if you don't want to show my mother, can't all these uncles and aunts at least take a look?"
Su Bai was an old and shrewd woman; she knew exactly what Su Bai was up to.
But now, the Meng family has somehow heard about the jade hairpin, and immediately sent people to steal it.
If everyone in the village saw this, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause!
Su Hua gently pulled Su Bai's hand and smiled, "Miss Meng is judging others by her own petty standards. If our family really had any jade hairpins, we could naturally bring them over for everyone to see. The problem is, we don't have any so-called jade hairpins at all."
"No?" Meng Yun'er sneered and retorted, "Do you dare swear to heaven that your family really doesn't have any jade hairpins? If you're lying, may you be struck by lightning and forced to be a slave for eternity, never to die a good death!"
"You bastard!" Upon hearing this, the Su family members all turned ashen with rage.
If Su Hua hadn't held them back, the Su brothers probably would have gone straight up and started beating them up.
"What, is it that Hua'er is afraid to swear an oath?" Meng Yun'er's smugness was even more evident when she saw this.
Doesn't Su Hua like making people swear oaths?
Let her post to her heart's content today.
She wanted to see what kind of monsters and demons Su Hua, this liar, could summon.
After being reminded, Meng Yongfu immediately realized that in this world, everyone would despise you for being poor and fear you for being rich. As long as the fact that the Su family had a precious jade hairpin was exposed, who in the village wouldn't be envious?
The Su family has wronged them so badly today, he will not let them get away with it.
Thinking of this, the man immediately added fuel to the fire, "Su Hua, since you keep saying that your family doesn't have a jade hairpin, then hurry up and swear an oath, so as not to waste everyone's time here!"
"You want me to swear an oath?" Su Hua smiled, a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"How much are you planning to give?"
"Give what?" Meng Yongfu was stunned for a moment.
“Of course, we should give them money.” Su Hua stretched out her small hand and gently rubbed her index finger and thumb together. “Master Meng is a merchant. Doesn’t he understand the most basic principles? Getting people to do things requires money.”
The man narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at her for a moment. "How much do you want?"
Su Hua parted her red lips slightly, "Twenty taels."
"Impossible!" Meng Yongfu laughed in anger. He asked for twenty taels of silver right off the bat. Did he think silver was a big rock that you could just pick up and have?
"Fine, if you won't give it to us, then forget it." Su Hua seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and took Su Bai's hand as they walked back. The latter also breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice, "Don't even mention twenty taels, even if you give us two hundred taels, we can't make such a vow..."
Seeing the Su family members about to run away, Meng Yun'er immediately became anxious.
"Father, hurry up! Didn't you promise Wang Ergou twenty taels back then...?"
"Fine, twenty taels, I'll give it to you!" Meng Yongfu gritted his teeth and pulled a money pouch from his sleeve.
If he doesn't avenge this grudge today, he'll probably never sleep soundly tonight.
Twenty taels of silver, enough to make the Meng family suffer like him—it's worth it.
“Since Master Meng and Miss Meng enjoy hearing me swear so much, then I’ll swear one myself.” Su Hua took the two large silver ingots, her smile instantly widening to her teeth. “I, Su Hua, hereby swear that my family has no jade hairpin. If I am lying, may I be struck by lightning and forced to serve as a slave for eternity, never to die a good death!”
"Hua'er!!!" Knowing the truth, Su Bai and Zhao instinctively hugged Su Hua tightly and walked home.
But when Meng Yongfu saw that smile, his heart skipped a beat.
He couldn't help but look around, then looked up at the sky.
Even after his neck ached from looking up, all around remained quiet. He didn't see any lightning or thunder, nor any ghost lanterns of the King of Hell on his patrol, not even a wisp of wind or rain.
The villagers, who had been watching the play and were reluctant to leave, finally realized what was going on.
“The youngest daughter of the Su family swore an oath without the slightest hesitation, which means there really is no jade hairpin.”
"That's right, the Meng family members are all wicked. Saying that the Su family has a jade hairpin is clearly just stirring up trouble for them."
"We'd better stay away from the Meng family from now on; they're all wicked people..."
Meng Yun'er stared at Su Hua and her group as they left, her eyes practically popping out of her head.
"How could this be? How could this happen..."
It was clearly Qian Yueniang who said that the Su family had a jade hairpin.
If it weren't for Young Master Qin sending the jade hairpin today, given Qian Yueniang's greedy nature, she would have been dreaming about it constantly.
It's obvious that Su Hua is lying!
But why did she make a false oath that the King of Hell's ghost lantern wouldn't come looking for her? Why didn't God just send a bolt of lightning to strike that little bitch Su Hua to death?
Before Meng Yun'er could even think it through, a vicious slap came flying at her.
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