Chapter 149: One hundred taels for a beating?
Xie Liangchen touched his belly and gritted his teeth inwardly: "I... I didn't flee any famine. I just haven't taken good care of myself. I'll learn in the next couple of days."
With a slightly thin face, Jiang Nuanzhi asked with a hint of suspicion, "You haven't been eating for the past few days, have you?"
Xie Liangchen choked.
For a long while, I didn't know what to say.
After all, these past few days have been more difficult than his entire previous life.
Even during the exile, there were no more difficult times than this.
Only now does he realize how difficult it is to support a family and make a living.
He had originally thought that he would never go to Jiang Nuan's house to beg for food, but after enduring it for three days, he finally couldn't take it anymore. He thought that even if he didn't go to Jiang Nuan's house to buy some food, he could buy some from his neighbors.
But I didn't expect to encounter this situation as soon as I came out.
"You don't need to worry about me. You should focus on your family's affairs."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "What happened to my family?"
Xie Liangchen said coolly, "I warned you a long time ago, but you didn't believe me. If you had believed me before, things wouldn't have come to this."
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced back and saw that his back was straight, and he looked like he was the only one who was sober in a world of drunks. She couldn't help but choke.
I couldn't be bothered with him and was just about to go in and take a closer look.
But Xie Liangchen grabbed her wrist.
Xie Liangchen met Jiang Nuanzhi's strange expression and, as if burned, released his hand. After a while, he said dryly, "You...you...don't suffer a loss. The men in your family are useless. If something really happens, I might be able to help."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "...Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary."
With his small arms and legs, unable to lift anything with his hands or carry anything on his shoulders, what help could he possibly be?
Jiang Nuanzhi thought this way, but since the other party meant well, she didn't say anything and just squeezed in.
Just as he made his way through the bustling crowd to the front, he saw Lü Shizhu reluctantly take out fifty taels of silver from his pocket.
"This fifty taels of silver is compensation for you; that's all I can offer. Take this fifty taels, and we'll call it even. But you must keep your word."
The woman's mouth practically stretched to her ears as she snatched back the fifty-tael silver note: "Fifty taels given, fifty taels still owed. You write an agreement, and that's it. We also need to take the things in the house!"
After saying that, he went to move the big iron pot by himself!
"Hey, you woman, how can you be so untrustworthy? I just said I only wanted fifty taels!" Lu Shizhu glared angrily.
"I said one hundred taels, and that's it, no discussion! If you don't pay me the money today, I'll report you to the authorities! My brother works for the government, and you lowly people will be going to jail!"
As he spoke, he tried to move the large iron pot out of the stove.
The next second, a chubby little hand pressed down on the iron pot.
The woman tried several times without success, then frowned and looked up: "Who are you?"
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at the newcomer, and the next second, she flicked the nerve in the woman's elbow with her finger. The woman let go in a daze. Jiang Nuanzhi then took back the fifty taels of silver note and stuffed it into her pocket.
He turned to look at Lü Shizhu: "Young Master, have you been making money lately? If you have too much money and nowhere to spend it, you can give it to me!"
When Lü Shizhu saw Jiang Nuanzhi, he was as if he had seen a relative: "Nuanzhi! You're finally back! I negotiated the price down to fifty taels. Your spendthrift husband wanted to pay us a hundred taels in compensation! But this woman is a liar. I agreed on fifty taels, but she took the money and then went back on her word!"
Jiang Nuanzhi looked through the window and met Li Rong's blank stare. She immediately glared at him fiercely.
His gaze then fell on the woman.
"What's the big deal that you want us to pay you a hundred taels of silver?"
"Hey, who do you think you are? I advise you to mind your own business and get lost!"
After saying that, he shoved Jiang Nuanzhi hard.
However, even though she used a lot of strength, Jiang Nuanzhi remained standing still.
Just as she tried to push Jiang Nuanzhi a second time, her wrist was grabbed.
Even the two taels of silver she was holding were taken by Jiang Nuanzhi.
Lu Shizhu immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, these two taels of silver are ours too!"
The woman froze for a moment, then shrieked, "Husband! What are you standing there for? Didn't you see that the two taels of silver you just gave me has been stolen? Hurry up and take it back!"
Once the man regained his senses, he immediately grabbed the stick and started walking forward.
Xie Liangchen, who was watching the commotion from outside, became anxious when he saw this scene. Seeing that Jiang Pangya was about to suffer a loss, he looked around and found a stick, intending to go forward and help. But the next second, he saw the man suddenly kneel down again with a thud.
His right leg felt as if it had been struck by something, and blood gushed out in the blink of an eye.
Xie Liangchen was stunned for a moment.
The surroundings fell silent for a moment.
The woman was the first to react, immediately shouting, "Murder! Murder! This is outrageous! They injured my son and my husband! Are they going to kill us all later? You criminals, just you wait, I'm going to report this to the authorities right now. I'll have my brother arrest you all!"
Hearing the woman's wailing, Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at Lü Shizhu and asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"
Lu Shizhu gave a dry laugh: "Ping'er got beaten up so badly by someone's child, even her teeth were knocked out, that's why they came knocking on our door."
Where is Ping'er?
"They're kneeling inside."
Jiang Nuanzhi frowned and glanced at the child who had lost two teeth.
He glanced again at the wailing woman, rubbed his temples, and said, "Shut up!"
A sudden shout did not stop the woman's wailing. Jiang Nuanzhi, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward and pinched her mouth shut.
"Hey, ma'am, all it took was your son and my son to get into a fight. Isn't it a bit much for you to ask me for a hundred taels of silver?"
The woman glared at Jiang Nuanzhi, broke free from her grasp, and said viciously, "You're talking nonsense! That little beast is extremely vicious. He bullied my son at the academy for no reason and knocked out all his teeth! This is a matter for a lifetime! A hundred taels is not enough!"
"I don't believe that my son would hit him for no reason. Besides, this is only your side of the story. Who knows if you beat your son like this yourselves and are here to extort money from me?"
"You're talking nonsense! Would I hit my own son?"
"Who knows? If I could get a hundred taels of silver for beating up my own son, I would do it too. Don't you all agree?"
Upon hearing this, the people around burst into laughter. Thinking about it carefully, it made perfect sense.
The woman's face flushed red: "You...you...you're talking nonsense! Your son just admitted it, he's the one who hit me!"
Jiang Nuanzhi rolled her eyes: "Who knows if you're using threats or inducements?" Then, she looked at Lü Shizhu beside her and said: "Please go in and call Ping'er out."
Before long, Ping'er and Lü Shizhu came out one after the other. He kept his head down, not daring to look Jiang Nuanzhi in the eye.
"It's this little beast! Tell me! Did you inflict the injuries on my son's face?"
As soon as the woman saw Ping'er, she immediately went forward to try to pull him away.
Jiang Nuanzhi blocked her way: "You're the little beast! You'd better watch your mouth, or I'll slap you!"
The woman choked, then glared at him with wide eyes and said, "I'm not going to argue with you. Let him speak!"
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at Li Junping and saw that he was still slightly lowering his head. Her gaze swept over his hands, which were tightly clenched into fists, with faint traces of blood seeping out. Jiang Nuanzhi frowned and grabbed his hand.
How did you hurt your hand?
(End of this chapter)
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