Chapter 86 Shu Yan Appears
"Bah! What do you mean by your maid? Do you have any shame?" The Qi family and the Zhao family had a grudge against each other, so she smiled coldly without thinking.
But some of the villagers who were watching remembered "Ah!"
"Why do I remember that Boss Luo and his wife sold Shuyan?"
"Oh yeah, I was just saying there was something I hadn't remembered. Turns out it's this!"
"Since you've sold it, you're no longer a member of the Luo family, right?"
"That's right."
"But wasn't it a family from Bajiao Village who bought Shuyan? How did it become the Zhao family? Can the Zhao family buy people?"
As a convict, one has no right to buy or sell land, houses, or people, nor is he allowed to own any private property such as shops or businesses.
After listening to the villagers' discussions, Uncle Luo and his wife remembered that they had sold Luo Shuyan. Their hearts skipped a beat, but after listening again, they became proud again.
Qi sneered: "Your family bought her as a maid? What gives you the right? I want to take her away now. If you have the guts, go to the government and file a complaint."
When a fugitive's family buys a maid and reports it to the authorities, she is the first one to suffer.
Zhao Liya was even more surprised: "Don't you know? My brother-in-law is not a fugitive, he's an honest citizen!"
Aunt Li Shiyi, Widow Qu and others all burst into laughter.
"Hey, Mrs. Luo, why are you coming here to make trouble without knowing anything? This is not okay. We are from the same village, and this is too damaging to the relationship."
"That's right! It's clearly written in black and white on the indenture. You've already taken the money, and now you still want me back? How can that be possible?"
"In my opinion, Sister-in-law Luo and Brother Luo should hurry back. This girl Shuyan has nothing to do with you anymore!"
The villagers sighed and nodded. That's right, that's the truth!
Uncle Luo opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
Qi, however, was not so easily dismissed. She shouted angrily, "Alright! I get it! I get it all! You, you are all in cahoots. You've been setting a trap for me from the beginning! Despicable! Shameless! It's just ten taels of silver, isn't it? I'll give it back to you. I'm going to take this damn girl away! If you're not happy, I'll never let you go! No matter how you look at it, this doesn't make sense. I raised a girl from my family so young, and she's only worth ten taels of silver? You're dreaming!"
Zhao Liya laughed and said, "Is Shuyan lying? You're overthinking it! If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense, or I'll get mad and beat people up. I hate being wrongly accused the most. Besides, it's all in black and white, I want to see how you can stop. Was it true that Shuyan was so sick back then? So many people in the village saw it, and everyone urged you to call a doctor and prescribe medicine, but what did you say and do? When Aunt Lai from Bajiao Village came to buy Shuyan, who couldn't even stand up, did she carry him away? You got a great deal on ten taels of silver!"
"But who knew Shuyan was so lucky, that she turned misfortune into good fortune, and when she arrived at Aunt Lai's house, Aunt Lai couldn't bear to give her some hot water, and she slowly got better. She begged hard, and Aunt Lai relented. Coincidentally, my brother, my cousin, and I were in Bajiao Village at the time, so we spent twelve taels of silver to buy Shuyan back. What's the problem?"
Uncle Luo immediately said, "Since Shuyan is fine now, he is still a member of our family. We will give you twelve taels of silver!"
There were two more taels for no reason, and Qi looked at Uncle Luo with some displeasure.
But thinking that Luo Shuyan's value was far more than twelve taels, he kept silent.
A beautiful young lady, even if she married anyone as a concubine, would have to pay at least twenty taels. With Luo Shuyan and Lin Mo being the sucker, she deserved even more.
The more Qi thought about it, the angrier she became. If it weren't for the rumor that Lin Mo was looking for someone else and was planning to become someone else's son-in-law, she wouldn't have been so hasty to sell her out.
Yes, this news also came from the Zhao family, from that Aunt Li Shiyi.
Lin Mo didn't show any sign of wanting to see her at all, so it must be fake.
Damn it, if she said this wasn't a scheme by the Zhao family, she wouldn't believe it even if she was beaten to death. Unfortunately, she was not careful at the moment, and she never thought that the Zhao family, who had nothing to do with her, would actually plot against her family, and she got caught in the trap.
As long as she could buy the girl back, she wouldn't ask for a betrothal gift of two or three thousand silver taels. If Lin Mo could give her one thousand taels, she would agree to let him take the girl away.
If you don’t have one thousand taels, six hundred or seven hundred will do.
Anyway, even if that damn girl gets married, she lives in this village. If there is anything at home that requires her help, how can she not help?
If she dared to refuse, her mother would beat, scold and make a fuss.
Qi regretted it. She felt that she had been crazy before. Why didn't she think of this? Even if the little girl got married, she could still order her around!
Zhao Liya scoffed, "What kind of joke are you talking about? Our family is very satisfied with Shuyan. After all, Shuyan is so capable. You want to buy her for twelve taels of silver? Haha! Do you think we are stupid?"
Qi gritted her teeth and asked, "How much do you want? Is twenty taels enough?"
Twenty taels is her bottom line.
Everyone in the Zhao family found it funny. Where did the Qi couple get the confidence to think that the Zhao family was going to sell Luo Shuyan?
Zhao Liya: "I won't sell it, not even for a hundred taels!"
"What!"
"I said I won't sell it. As a member of our family, I have the power to decide whether to sell it or not. You can make a fuss if you want. Let's see if our Zhao family is afraid."
Uncle Luo said angrily, "You guys are going too far! Aren't you tearing our entire family apart? Why wouldn't you sell it?"
Zhao Liya asked Luo Shuyan: "Shuyan, are you willing to return to the Luo family and become a member of their family?"
Onlookers: “.”
This is so absolute!
Uncle Luo was visibly embarrassed, while Qi's eyes were blazing with anger, and she wished she could rush up and tear him apart.
Luo Shuyan didn't let them down at all. Without even thinking, she shook her head decisively, "I don't want to! Not at all! Ever since they sold me as if I were dead, I've no longer been a member of the Luo family!"
"You are such a heartless and unfilial girl!"
Luo Shuyan said coldly, "I used to do all the work inside and outside the house. How much benefit did you get from Brother Lin by threatening me? I've already paid back what I owe you. It was your own idea to sell me out. No one forced you!"
Everyone couldn't help but sympathize.
"That's right. We've all seen it all these years, eh?"
"Shuyan is such a good kid. If anyone had such a good girl, they would be so happy. But they are the only ones who work so hard to order people around."
"If you ask me, they sold the person themselves, and they've already got the money. They might as well just let it go. Why bother?"
"That's right, once you've bought something, you can't sell it. Isn't that how business works? Why would you regret it just because you've seen the benefits?"
(End of this chapter)
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