Meng Yun'er touched the purse on her sleeve; there were still eight taels of silver left inside.
She had little pocket money since childhood, and all her savings had been given to Feng Lang. This eight taels of silver was obtained after she discovered that something was wrong with Su Hua and after some scheming with her father, Meng Yongfu.
Su Hua's father harbored just as much resentment towards her as he did towards her.
Seeing the girl retreating, Meng Yun'er immediately waved the purse in her hand, "Since you want money, I'll give it to you. Here's eight taels of silver. I'll get the rest from home after the ritual is finished."
"Are you trying to fool me?" Su Hua stopped in her tracks.
Turning her head, her little face was full of sneer, "You keep saying I'm a vengeful ghost, and now you're saying that after the ritual is over, you'll go home and get the money for me. But once the altar is opened, you'll make me disappear into ashes. Who will you give the money to then?"
I've seen people renege on their debts before, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you.
"Never mind, I'd better just wash up and go to bed!"
Meng Yun'er choked on her words. This ghost was truly cunning. She had indeed planned to pay only eight taels of silver to catch it. After all, it was difficult to get money from her father. If she hadn't been 99% certain about this matter, she wouldn't have been able to get ten taels of silver at all.
Moreover, if she fails to kill this fake Su Hua this time...
I'm afraid she'll have nowhere to stay in the Meng family from now on.
A hint of hesitation crossed the girl's mind.
Looking up, I saw that Su Hua's pace had quickened considerably, and she was instinctively hiding behind the Su brothers, her face gloomy, clearly feeling guilty and trying to escape.
The slight hesitation that had just begun vanished instantly.
This was her best chance to bring down Su Hua.
We absolutely cannot let this opportunity slip by!
"Twenty taels it is, you just wait!" Meng Yun'er smirked and ran off towards the reeds not far away, leaving the villagers dumbfounded.
"Meng Yun'er really hates Hua Yatou to the extreme."
"Twenty taels of silver are taken so easily, as if they were just twenty copper coins!"
"The Meng family has been quite wealthy these past few years, but with two troublesome children like Meng Fu and Meng Yun'er, it's uncertain whether they can maintain this wealth!"
"We shouldn't be worrying about what will happen if Hua'er really gets caught by Ma Xiangu..."
The Su family members surrounded Su Hua, each with a different expression.
“Hua’er, shall we just forget about those twenty taels?” Madam Su held Su Hua’s hand tightly, her slanted eyes filled with anxiety. “Anyway, we’ll have a new business soon. At worst, we can have your brother and the others make a few more trips to the county and town. We can earn the money slowly.”
“Yes!” Madam Zhao frowned gently. “If Hua’er really wants to earn money, we can continue to make snails. Sister-in-law, get up early every day and go catch more snails.”
Su Erhu nodded, "Yes, we can earn the money slowly if it's less, but we don't understand what kind of tricks this Fairy Ma has up her sleeve. If something happens to you, how are we supposed to live?"
Su Sanhu pursed his lips for a long time before finally speaking up: "When I was in town, I heard people say that a long time ago there was an eight-year-old girl in a small village who was incredibly smart from a young age. She could speak from birth and could read and write without being taught."
When he got a little older, he would go to every household in the village to collect chicken and duck feathers. In winter, he would make feathers and down jackets, earning a lot of money.
But someone's jealousy aroused their suspicion that the little girl was a monster in disguise. They invited this witch to perform a ritual, and the talisman suddenly flew onto the little girl's body, ultimately burning her alive and turning her into an idiot.
Six months later, the little girl accidentally fell into the water, and her parents died of grief.
But the Fairy Ma would tell everyone she met that the little girl had been possessed by a demon for too long, which was why she had become an idiot…
Su Hua frowned slightly. The down jacket was clearly something from modern times.
Could it be that other time travelers have also existed in this world?
"Why have I never seen this so-called down jacket before?"
Su Sanhu was taken aback; Hua'er's focus was rather skewed.
However, he honestly said, "I heard them say that a down jacket costs several taels of silver. In our rural area, we can't even afford a down jacket all year round. Who can afford it?"
As she spoke, she pointed to Su Erhu and said, "We heard about this eight or nine years ago. At that time, my second brother was less than ten years old and also wanted to make down jackets. Since we didn't have any chicken feathers at home, we went to the families in the village who slaughtered chickens and ducks and waited for them. We collected two catties of feathers from the beginning of the year to the end."
"How did it end?" Su Hua's eyes lit up, a hint of interest igniting within her.
Su Erhu blushed.
This old, tired story, my silly third brother remembers it perfectly.
Su Sanhu shook his head slightly, "In the end, the down jacket wasn't finished, and an old garment was ruined. Not only did it smell bad, but chicken and duck feathers were flying everywhere, which made my mother chase my second brother all over the village with a broom..."
"Hahahaha..." Su Hua laughed out loud, not being very kind, just imagining the scene.
Su Dahu's lips twitched as he watched. Knowing full well that there was a trick involved, he could still steer the conversation so far away and laugh so happily. It was probably only his sister who could do that.
She couldn't help but sigh softly, "Hua'er, do whatever you want to do, but if you notice anything wrong, run to your brothers immediately, understand?"
Hua'er always has her own considerations before doing anything, and once she makes a decision, she never changes her mind.
All he could do was trust her and be prepared to pull her back should something happen.
“Okay.” Su Hua nodded seriously.
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