Chapter 78 It’s Impossible to Have Money
Chen Ruolan was completely dumbfounded when she saw the huge pile of silver. She stood there like a wooden chicken, completely speechless.
Liu Fengjiao was even more astonished. She couldn't believe what she saw and shook her head vigorously. "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. How could she have so much money?"
The onlookers were all shocked and looked at Chen Qingqing in surprise.
This girl is very modest. Although she is dressed in shabby clothes, she is really rich. She spends fifty taels of silver at once.
At the same time, they looked at Chen Ruolan with disdain, and started to make a fuss with the mentality of watching the fun.
"Girl, if you admit defeat, get out of here quickly!"
"That's right. Even though they don't wear good clothes, they're not short of money. You've made a mistake. Not everyone can be bullied by you."
"Hahaha, I've never seen a delicate young lady learn to crawl like a dog. This is really an eye-opener."
"Who says it isn't? This little girl must look very pretty when she crawls up."
Chen Qingqing smiled, "Chen Ruolan, please look carefully, can I afford to buy a piece of cotton cloth?"
Chen Ruolan came back to her senses from her daze. She would never believe that Chen Qingqing would have money. She knew everything about the Chen family. It was impossible for her to have money.
Even if she cured Mr. Fan's itching, he didn't give her any medical fees. How could she have such a large ingot of silver?
Chen Ruolan looked like she had discovered a new world, with a sly smile on her face, "There's something wrong with this silver, it's fake, it must be fake, this silver is just lead,
"Waiter, you must check carefully. If you receive counterfeit silver, you can't afford to pay for it even if you lose your head."
Liu Fengjiao agreed with Chen Ruolan's opinion. Chen Qingqing couldn't possibly have any money. Yesterday, she played mahjong with the wife of the Fan family's housekeeper. She even asked about the medical fee, but the Fan family didn't give any money at all.
She curled her lips in disdain, "Qing girl, if you don't have any money, don't act like a big shot here. If you spend fake money and get reported to the government, you'll go to jail."
She covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled, then changed the subject, "For the sake of you once calling me Third Aunt, you should kowtow to Ruolan and admit your mistake, and this matter will be over. I am also an old acquaintance of the cloth shop, so I will put in a good word for you."
Chen Ruolan raised her proud head and squinted at Chen Qingqing, "Kneel down and kowtow if you know what's best for you. Don't make a big deal out of this. It will be very difficult to deal with if you do."
The waiter scratched his head, looking confused. "Mrs. Chen, what's going on? Do you know this girl?"
Liu Fengjiao chuckled, "More than just knowing her, she's the unfilial granddaughter my mother-in-law kicked out of the house. My mother-in-law had originally chosen a good marriage for her, but this girl just kept making a fuss and refused to marry. No matter how much we tried to please her, she just wouldn't listen. She even kept talking nonsense and trying to get her parents to split up, saying that she'd have a better life if she left us. I think she's just obsessed with getting rich and has gone crazy."
Seeing that Liu Fengjiao's words were convincing, everyone started to blame Chen Qingqing.
"You are so young and don't learn well. You even dare to disobey your elders. This is really treasonous."
"It's her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. This girl is obviously a rebel."
"It's really unfilial to argue with your elders about dividing the family property!"
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Listening to everyone's slander against his sister, Chen Han clenched his fists in anger. With angry eyes, he shouted at Liu Fengjiao, "She's talking nonsense. The man they found for my sister is Li the butcher who beat several wives to death in Qingshui Town. He's not a good family at all."
As soon as Chen Han finished speaking, those who had been blaming Chen Qingqing fell silent and looked at her with sympathy.
Seeing that more and more people were coming to watch the fun, the shop owner hurriedly walked out from the counter and clasped his fists towards Chen Qingqing, "Miss, can you let me check the silver?"
Chen Qingqing pressed the silver and said, "If I have verified that this silver is real, will I let them frame me?"
"Don't worry, young lady. We will never wrongly accuse a good person, nor will we let a bad person go. If your silver is real, we will never let these two people set foot in our cloth shop again."
"Okay, let's test it then!" Chen Qingqing raised her hand that was holding the silver.
The shopkeeper took the silver and walked into the counter.
The method of identifying silver is very simple. First, compare the weight.
Take out a fifty-liang silver ingot and compare its weight with this one. The real silver will definitely be the same size.
Then burn it with fire. Real silver will turn silvery white after cooling down after burning, while lead blocks will turn black after oxidation after burning.
"Get out of the way! I heard someone is using fake silver. Where is he? Come with me to see the official."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in his forties walked in with several of his men.
When Liu Fengjiao saw the person coming, she smiled charmingly and walked forward, twisting her waist. "Captain Wang Qi, why are you here?"
The man called Wang Qichang is a grassroots officer responsible for maintaining local public order.
He looked around the cloth shop and asked seriously, "I just passed by here and heard someone was selling fake silver here, so I came to see who was so bold. Didn't you know that selling fake silver in the Daning Dynasty was punishable by death?"
The shopkeeper heard the voice and quickly leaned over the counter, "Master Wang, no one is spending fake silver. It's a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding. This silver is real."
When Chen Ruolan heard that the silver was real, her arrogant expression began to crack.
Damn girl, where did she get the silver? How could it be real?
She calmed herself down and asked, "Mom, what should I do?"
Liu Fengjiao was also confused and immediately lost her composure. "She must have stolen the silver. Wang Qichang, this girl's family is very poor. She couldn't possibly have come up with fifty taels of silver. She must have stolen the silver. Take her to see the official immediately."
Chen Ruolan nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, I can testify that their family is so poor that they can't even afford porridge. It's impossible for them to have money."
Chen Qingqing rolled her eyes speechlessly. Were Chen Ruolan and her daughter mad dogs? They really thought she was still her original self and would not refute even if dirty water was thrown at her.
She raised an eyebrow. "Chen Ruolan, Liu Fengjiao, you're saying one moment that my silver is fake, and the next moment that I stole it. Do you have any evidence? If you don't have any evidence, it's best not to say anything, or I'll sue you for false accusation."
Liu Fengjiao stiffened her neck and gritted her teeth. She would never believe that Chen Qingqing would have fifty taels of silver. She snorted coldly.
"You say this silver is yours. Others may believe me, but I don't. How could I not know what your family is like? Stop quibbling. I urge you to tell the truth. Otherwise, if Wang Qichang investigates, he will definitely arrest you and hand you over to the authorities. I wonder how you will be able to stay in Nanshan Village in the future."
Wang Qichang asked coldly, "Madam Chen, is what you said true?"
Liu Fengjiao smiled frivolously, "Master Elder, this girl and I are both from Nanshan Village. Her family is extremely poor. They can't even come up with five cents, let alone fifty taels of silver."
"What my mother said is true. We guarantee with our personal integrity that her money is not obtained legally. Lord Elder, please investigate." Chen Ruolan gloated and joined in.
Although Chen Han was afraid, he could see that they were accusing his sister, so he loudly defended himself, "You are talking nonsense. This money was earned by my sister. It was the money she earned from digging ginseng in Wild Wolf Valley."
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