Meanwhile, in the county jail on the other side, He Cheng was suffering terribly.
Since becoming a scholar, he had never suffered such hardship.
The cell was damp and cold, and had a musty smell. He couldn't stand it for even three days, let alone three!
Thinking of this, a trace of resentment flashed in He Cheng's eyes. It's all that bitch's fault! If it weren't for Su An, how could he have ended up in such a situation?
But the one who tied the knot must untie it; if we want to get out, we need to find a way to put pressure on that little bitch!
He Cheng's eyes darted around, and he immediately had an idea.
He collapsed against the cell door and called for the jailer.
What's all the noise about?
The jailer yawned and lashed the cell door hard with his whip.
"What is it? Speak quickly!"
"I am a scholar who has passed the imperial examination, how dare you treat me like this!"
He Cheng was so angry he almost fainted. How dare such a lowly person be so arrogant!
Once he gets out, he'll make those people pay!
"Pah! Scholar? You're already inside, so stop dreaming! You've disturbed my rest, you'll regret it!"
"you--"
After much pleading, He Cheng finally had to back down.
"Give me paper and pen, I need to send a letter out."
"Deliver a message?"
The jailer gave a strange laugh and opened his palm directly at He Cheng.
"Ten taels of silver!"
What?!
Ten taels of silver!
"This is way too dark!"
He Cheng almost jumped up. Even the best paper and pens from the Biluzhai wouldn't cost this much!
"Take it or leave it, ten taels of silver, not a penny less!"
Seeing that the jailer was about to leave, He Cheng quickly called out to him to stop.
"Ten taels of silver it is, I'll give it to you. But I don't have that much money right now. Go and tell my mother, she will definitely give you the ten taels of silver in full!"
After He Cheng finished writing the letter and gave his mother a thorough explanation, he then asked Madam He to take the letter to Su An.
Following He Cheng's instructions, Madam He entered Su's breakfast shop amidst tears and sobs.
He went straight for Su An in the crowd as soon as he entered.
"Su An, Boss Su! Xiao Cheng was wrong! He was just blinded by greed and made that mistake. He knows he was wrong now! He wrote this letter to apologize!"
She wiped away her tears as she handed the letter in her hand to Su An, looking quite pitiful.
"Tsk—" Su An had just finished resting and was thinking of coming to the store to check on the situation, but then he encountered this unlucky thing.
But Madam Wang, with tears streaming down her face, wouldn't let it go, her sobs almost touching her cheeks, and she kept crying.
Considering her disheveled white hair, Su An frowned but could only accept the letter from her.
But upon reading the contents of the letter, she was relieved that she hadn't immediately ejaculated.
"Five hundred taels? That scumbag is dreaming, isn't he? He might as well just dream about robbing a bank!"
He Cheng, that scumbag, wrote a lot of sticky, greasy love words in the letter, as if he were possessed by lard.
Finally, he solemnly declared that he wouldn't mind if Su An had an affair with another man, and that he would marry Su An if she was willing to pay five hundred taels of silver to absolve him of his guilt!
Su An laughed out of anger, impatiently throwing the letter back into He Wangshi's arms, her eyes full of contempt and disgust. "You mother are truly unrepentant and aid and abet evil! Even the thickest pigs in your family would give you a wide berth!"
"I'll pay you! When he dies, I'll definitely be kind enough to burn plenty of paper money for him!"
"Go back and tell him to die sooner so he can be reincarnated sooner, and that the ghost money will arrive on time!"
He Cheng harmed the original owner to this extent, and there was a life involved. Even if she had the greatest saintly heart, she had no right to say she forgave him.
I initially thought that bastard had a change of heart, but now it seems a leopard can't change its spots!
"You—!" Madam He was furious that her son had been cursed to death, her old face turning blue with rage.
"You, you, you can't just stand by and watch him die! Xiao Cheng made a mistake in the moment, but hasn't he already written you a letter apologizing?"
With a determined look in her eyes, Madam He knelt down abruptly in front of everyone.
She crawled on her knees to Su An, grabbed his clothes, and cried with snot and tears streaming down her face, looking utterly pitiful.
"Xiao Cheng went through so much trouble to pass the imperial examinations, please have mercy on him! Your breakfast shop is doing so well, how could you not even be able to come up with five hundred taels?"
"That's right, it's only five hundred taels of silver. Boss Su's stinginess is just too heartless!"
"This is a matter of life and death; how can it be measured by money?"
"Mr. Su, taking a step back would have been much better. Why make such a scene? It's just too ugly!"
The crowd began to whisper among themselves, and their gazes towards Su An started to become strange.
What a ridiculous example of forcing someone to do something they're not ready for!
Su An coldly observed those who spoke up for Madam He, and quickly identified one of them. She called out, "Uncle, judging from your fine clothes, you must be quite well-off. Five hundred taels shouldn't be much to you, right?"
Upon hearing Su An's words, the middle-aged man puffed out his ample belly, glanced at the envious crowd, and replied with a touch of smugness.
"Hehe, that's for sure. The young boss does have a good eye!"
Su An raised an eyebrow, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and then smiled broadly.
"I see that you have such a kind heart, uncle. Since that's the case, why don't you just take out these five hundred taels? Consider it an act of kindness to save someone from dire straits! My family and business are small, and I can't afford that much money!"
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