"If I don't see the silver and the chicken within three breaths, I'll kill him."
Old He was unable to speak because his trachea was being pressed down. He turned his head with difficulty to look at the village head, and made a hoarse cry for help.
The village head stared at Ye Wenxue, and as He Laoda's breathing grew weaker, he finally staggered into the house to get the silver.
The other sons called out in unison, "Father!"
Ignoring his sons' objections, the village head handed over three taels of silver:
“Sui Bao’s mother had a lot of bleeding during childbirth, and that chicken was used to help her recover, look…”
Ye Wenxue carefully put away the silver, but her foot did not loosen its grip:
"The chickens are gone, can't you replace them with something? Silver or dry rations are fine, I'm not picky."
The village headman looked grim.
These days, meat is incredibly expensive.
Exchanging silver or dry rations would take up a good portion of the family's savings.
In the silent stillness, Ye Wenxue increased the pressure on her feet.
Old Wu glanced at the goose that was constantly pecking at Old Man He's big goose, and a brilliant idea struck him:
"Take that goose with you; it's heavier than a chicken, so it's a good deal for you!"
The village head stroked his beard, looked at his eldest son who had been nagged, and finally gave in.
If there's no food or money, geese will do.
Ye Wenxue glanced at the goose, kicked He Laoda hard against the wall, and nimbly grabbed its wing root before turning and leaving.
After everyone left, He Laosan scratched his head:
"Dad, that chicken is clearly alive, how can you say it was eaten?"
The village head said sternly, "Suibao is a picky eater; he can't go a meal without eggs."
He glared at the useless Boss He, and sighed:
"Forget it, that goose came here on its own anyway, eating and lodging for free without even being fed meat. Let's just pretend it never came. It's not a loss."
Old He scrambled to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and said fiercely:
"Father, I can't swallow this!"
Mr. He nodded emphatically:
"Yes, with Widow Cheng's ability to even kill a chicken, how could she dare to kill someone! We've probably been intimidated by her."
"She has several children to support, so she's hesitant to do anything. If we can catch one of them, we won't have to worry about her disobeying us."
The village head remained silent.
Seeing this, Boss He immediately called a few of his brothers and went to knock on the doors of several neighboring houses.
A group of people rushed straight towards the Cheng family's house.
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