Chapter 217 Don't worry, this is not poison.
The man thought that as long as he took out the silver, the three men would definitely listen to him. However, he didn't expect that the three of them would talk so much that he didn't even have a chance to interrupt.
After thinking for a while, he took out another 15 taels of silver from his other sleeve pocket and said straight to the point: "These 45 taels of silver, as long as you help me do something, I will give you all this silver."
The three of them immediately became alert when they heard this: "What's going on? Murder or arson? Are you really mentally ill?"
Man: "Don't worry! It's just a small favor. I want to give someone a small punishment. No one will die."
Wu: “Who?”
Man: "Your shopkeeper Xu Zhiyi!!"
"What?"
"I just had some minor conflicts with her before, but I couldn't swallow this anger, so I am willing to give her a small punishment by spending some money."
Upon hearing this, Mu wanted to curse back, but Ma got there first:
"What do you want us to do? If we do what you say, will you really give us money?"
Mrs. Wu on the side also nodded impatiently: "Yes! But, you only have 45 taels of silver. If we divide it among the three of us, each person will only get 15 taels of silver. If our crime is exposed, then Manager Xu will definitely not want us!"
"In that case, aren't we at a big disadvantage? After all, we can earn fifteen taels of silver in three or four years, but if we lose our job, we can only offset the three or four years of work. We are at a big disadvantage!"
When Mu heard what the two said, her eyes were full of disbelief. She had always believed that although Wu and Ma were always quarreling, they at least knew their limits in everything. She didn't expect that they would sell out their conscience for this ill-gotten gain.
When the man heard what the two said, he sneered in his heart. He said, what can't be solved by money? If there is, it only proves that the silver given is not enough.
"How much silver do you want? If you are willing to help me teach Xu Zhiyi a lesson, I can give you an extra ten taels of silver. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, Ma looked at the thirty taels of silver with surprise and said, "Add ten taels of silver? That means each of us three can get twenty-five taels of silver?"
Mrs. Wu: "Twenty-five taels of silver? This is more than enough for my son's wife and my daughter's dowry. The rest can be used to buy some furniture and repair the roof!"
Man: "Yes, all this money is yours. As long as you make these packets of medicine powder and pour them into the cakes, I can give you the money immediately."
Upon hearing this, Mu glared at him angrily: "You are trying to harm me, I'm going to... um..."
Ma and Wu quickly covered Mu's mouth:
Mrs. Wu: "Hehe, my sister didn't mean anything else. She just thinks that it's unreasonable to teach someone a lesson first and then give them money. If we teach you a lesson, you will be venting your anger. Who can we go to for justice if you refuse to pay?"
Ma: "That's right! If you want someone to help you with something, you have to pay them in advance!"
Hearing this, the man knew that if he didn't give them money first, these three people would not help him. Anyway, he was not afraid if he gave them the money first. If they dared to cheat, they would be in trouble.
"Okay, I can give you the silver first. If you dare to play tricks on me, the consequences will be serious!"
"Remember, if you take my money, you have to help me get things done. I know which village you live in."
"Hey, don't worry! We understand. We take money from people and help them... to get rid of their misfortunes!"
Seeing this, the man handed over the silver with some reluctance.
Ma and Wu took the silver in surprise and bit it with their teeth excitedly. Oh, it was real.
The man looked at the two men and felt relieved. He then handed over three packets of powdered medicine and said, "Remember, mix all of this powdered medicine into the cakes."
Mrs. Wu looked at the three medicine bags and asked anxiously, "Are you sure this isn't poison? It really won't kill anyone?"
Ma: "Yes! We also cherish our lives. Why don't you grab a little bit in front of us and let us taste it? Anyway, you said it won't kill anyone, so just taste it and let us help you teach the man a lesson without any worries, right?"
The man couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this. Damn it, luckily I was smart. One of the three packages was fake. It was just some flour. He picked out the package he had tampered with, opened it, grabbed some and put it in his mouth.
"Okay, you see, I've tasted it too. If it's really poison, would I poison myself to death?"
Ma: "Well, okay, we will definitely pour these three packets of medicine powder into Xu's pastries."
After repeated assurances from Ma and Wu, the man finally left satisfied!
The lady gave him one hundred taels of silver to do this, and now only seventy-five taels of silver have been spent, and he has even deducted twenty-five taels of silver. Hehe, this money is easy to earn!
Mu: "What's wrong with you two? Are you really going to harm the shopkeeper? Are you comfortable with this money?"
Ma: "You are so stupid. Only a fool would refuse to take the money."
Mrs. Wu: "That's right! I'd rather not waste the money I got for free."
Seeing that the two did not repent, Mu was immediately angry: "How did you...how did you become like this? There is no such ungrateful person in our Cuilin Village."
Seeing that Mu was really angry, the two looked at each other and burst into laughter:
Ma: "Wu, we still have a tacit understanding!"
Mrs. Wu: "That's right. After all, you and I have been arguing for more than 20 years. I can guess what you ate last night just by the way you fart."
Ma: "Hey, that's enough!"
Mu: "You're still laughing!!"
Mrs. Wu: "Ms. Mu, can't you think for a moment? That man just wanted to harm the shopkeeper. If we refuse, he has the money, so he can find someone else!"
Ma: "That's right. We will be defenseless by then. Let's agree to it first. If he waits for a long time and nothing happens, we will insist on releasing the medicine bag!"
Mrs. Wu: "Yes! He tried it himself and it's not poisonous. If it's not poisonous, isn't it normal that nothing happened to the shop? He will be the one who suffers in silence then."
After hearing the two's explanation, Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death! You acted so greedy just now, it was amazing, you fooled me, I really thought you were really going to do something to let the shopkeeper down!"
"No, we're not pretending, we're really greedy for money!"
"Let's go, we've been delayed for so long, we have to go home quickly!"
After dinner, Xu Zhiyi was sitting in the yard practicing calligraphy with everyone when Ma, Wu and Mu suddenly came to the house.
Xu Zhiyi: "What's wrong? Why are you three here so late?"
Wu put the silver on the table where Xu Zhiyi practiced calligraphy, a full seventy-five taels of silver, and Shen Changan Shen Wuyou next to him was also shocked.
Xu Zhiyi: "What are you doing with the money?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ma coordinated their actions and recounted what had happened today, just like performing a crosstalk.
Mu stood by and nodded angrily from time to time.
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