Su's mother opened her eyes wide, her face full of shock.
Her lips were slightly opened but she couldn't utter a word. Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
She would never have imagined that the scene when she met her husband would be like this.
Before Su's mother opened her mouth, Su Yin spoke first, "Mother, aunt, don't worry. This matter was caused by me, and I will naturally take responsibility. Even if I have to sell the family's land and ancestral house, I will definitely find a way to collect the two hundred taels of silver."
In the carriage, Su Baozhu nervously tugged at her sister-in-law's sleeve, repeatedly signaling her not to mention her third brother's name.
Butcher Yang and his family also recognized Su Xiaozhong at this time, but they all forced themselves not to say anything.
Hearing Su Yin's words, Su Baozhu realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she continued to follow her words: "That's a full two hundred taels of silver! It's not just twenty taels. Oh my God, how are we going to live in the future? If I had known that you would cause such a big disaster by driving the carriage, I shouldn't have asked the owner for the carriage back, just to make you look good."
There was a hint of surprise in Su Yin's eyes. She didn't expect that this girl had become so eloquent. Well, no, it should be said that her mind was really quick.
When the people watching the fun heard these words, some shook their heads and sighed, some expressed sympathy, and some simply came to watch the fun without worrying about the big deal.
Wang Erma raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a scornful smile.
He had seen all kinds of people playing the victim, and his heart had long been as hard as iron. He would not be moved at all. Wanting to gain a little sympathy from him? It was simply a foolish dream!
Even if these people want to win the sympathy of others, it is probably in vain.
After all, in front of Baishan Hall in Linzhou Prefecture, who would dare to help a group of unrelated people to go against Baishan Hall?
"If there is no money... then it doesn't matter." Wang Erma's eyes slowly swept over Su Yin and Su Baozhu, and finally stopped on the unmarried daughter of Yang the Butcher in the back.
There was a barely perceptible light gleaming deep in his slanted eyes.
"How about this, leave these girls here as hostages, and the rest of you can go back and collect the money. Once you have the money, you can come to Baishan Hall to redeem them."
As long as these young and beautiful girls can be locked up in Baishan Hall, their life and death will be completely in their own hands.
At that time, if those families still want to redeem their daughters, it will not be enough to solve the problem with just two hundred taels of silver.
As for how much the ransom is required... hehehe, of course that's up to them!
Anyway, these families will definitely do everything they can to rescue their loved ones.
The common people in the capital city were very clear about these people's style of doing things. When they heard such words, they immediately understood what they were thinking.
If these outsiders believed his sweet words and acted accordingly, a tragic end would be waiting for them.
Some people had good intentions and wanted to warn those outsiders who were unaware of the truth, but they were afraid of the power and means of Baishan Hall. In the end, they could only watch it all happen helplessly, and no one dared to stand up and say a word.
After all, no one wants to get into trouble because of a momentary impulse, which may even cause their family to suffer a catastrophic disaster.
Su Yin was very sharp-minded and immediately realized the trap set by the other party. If she really responded, it would be tantamount to seeking her own death.
If she had not seen the leader of Baishan Hall, she might have tried her best to protect her family; however, when she saw that ignorant and filial father, she had no worries in her heart.
As expected, when Wang Erma finished speaking, Su Xiaozhong's expression changed slightly, and a chilling murderous intent surged from the depths of his eyes, which were originally smiling.
His gaze swept over his brother-in-law, his wife, his younger sister, and Butcher Yang's family, only to see that they were all staring at him with angry eyes.
Su Xiaozhong: ┭┮﹏┭┮
He is wronged!
What they did was none of his business, he was innocent.
Su Xiaozhong stared fiercely at Wang Erma in the distance and shouted at the top of his voice: "Wang Erma! Come here quickly!"
Wang Erma, who originally had a domineering look on his face, suddenly became a different person when he heard the second shopkeeper's call. He came over happily with an extremely flattering smile on his face.
"Second shopkeeper, what do you want to talk to me about?" Wang Erma asked with a nod and a bow.
Su Xiaozhong had a stern face, full of unconcealable anger, and spoke in a very unfriendly tone: "I told you to take the people away quickly, are you deaf? How dare you dawdle here for a few taels of silver! If you delay the noble's important business, be careful that the noble will skin you alive!"
Wang Erma was so frightened that he trembled all over. You know, usually the second shopkeeper was very polite and gentle to him, and rarely would he be so merciless to him.
Judging from the looks of it, the second shopkeeper must have been annoyed by what happened just now.
Just now the second shopkeeper had someone come to remind me that it was my fault for not paying enough attention.
No, it’s all that group of people’s fault. They were the ones who didn’t pay quickly!
Humph, the feud has been established. Wang Erma silently put the blame on Su Yin and the others.
"Second Shopkeeper, all the mistakes are mine. We'll leave right now!" Wang Erma said as he slapped himself hard in the face. "Oh my god, look at my broken mouth. I'm causing you so much trouble!"
Wang Erma yelled at the people in front of him: "Hurry up! Keep moving forward!"
When he turned to look at Su Yin and his group, his eyes were full of malice, and he said fiercely: "Get out of here! I will let you go for now."
The majestic team of Baishantang passed by them in a mighty manner.
The eyes of Su Yin, Su Baozhu, Su's mother and others were all attracted by the lines of prison carts loaded with slaves.
Every slave on the prison cart was wearing tattered clothes, had a haggard and withered face, a dull expression, and dull eyes, like a group of lifeless walking corpses.
These people might have been ordinary people in a certain place a month ago, but now they have all become slaves without human rights.
Their life and death are no longer in their own hands. At this moment, they are no longer regarded as real human beings with flesh and blood, but just cheap commodities that can be bought and sold at will in the eyes of merchants.
Su Baozhu particularly noticed that there were many children who were only five or six years old in the prison van. These children were starving to the point of being skin and bones, but their facial features were quite outstanding.
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