Nowadays, although these people are aggressive and look intimidating, they dare not go forward, all thanks to that sister-in-law who promoted her.
"See? It's only about two miles from the city gate. If I shout loudly, the people at the city gate should be able to hear something, right?"
Besides, with so many people suddenly gathering, wouldn't the soldiers guarding the city gates take a second look out of curiosity? If they come over then, it'll be too late to say anything.”
Yue Jiuyue acted with a rather arrogant and fearless demeanor, which actually intimidated that group of people.
"Old Li, I think you should give her the money. It's only twenty taels of silver. It's better than sending your son to jail!"
“That’s right. The cow your family sold the other day must have earned more than twenty taels of silver, right? How come you can’t even afford to redeem your son’s life? If your son finds out, he might not recognize you as his mother anymore.”
...
After several people persuaded her, and her husband also urged her to pay up quickly, her momentum was gradually worn away.
"Okay."
The middle-aged woman agreed.
She wasn't unaware that these people all had their own agendas. Some were envious and jealous that her family had made a small fortune selling the cow a few days ago; others had children of marriageable age and were worried that she wouldn't spend the money, which would burden their children; and still others were just looking for a good show...
However, no matter what motives others had in trying to persuade her, she truly could not abandon her son.
"This is twenty taels of silver, and one ingot is ten taels."
She took out two silver ingots from her sleeve and handed them to Yue Jiuyue.
Everyone else's eyes followed the two silver ingots, from the woman's sleeve to Yue Jiuyue's palm.
Yue Jiuyue put the gold ingot into her sleeve, but she didn't actually put it in the pocket of her sleeve. Instead, she put it directly into the mall space.
Then, she placed the reins of the stubborn donkey in her hand into the hand of the woman opposite her and said:
"They bought this donkey for sixty taels of silver. The money was given to me by this kid. Although they did something dishonest, I didn't intend to cheat them out of their money. Now I'm handing the donkey and the person over to you."
They're both fine, just a little dizzy. They woke up after about an hour. If you're worried, you can find a doctor to check on them. I'm off!
After saying that, Yue Jiuyue ran off before the astonished group could react.
Although she was actually quite reluctant to part with that stubborn donkey, she had no excuse to bring a donkey back with her. She couldn't exactly keep it in her space and have it sing to her 24/7.
She'd probably go crazy.
Yue Jiuyue ran all the way to the city gate, paid the two-coin entrance fee, and then looked back. Most of the people were walking in the opposite direction, while a few were walking towards the county town, probably bringing their sons to see a doctor.
Yue Jiuyue didn't care about any of that. Anyway, she felt she had done right by her conscience. She had taught the man a lesson and gotten the money. At most, it was just like letting a tiger return to the mountain. She just hoped that they would all learn a lesson, that the son would not do bad things again, and that the parents would discipline their son properly.
Looking back at the county town, which was much more prosperous than the town itself but also somewhat desolate, Yue Jiuyue's eyes shone with the light of the dollar sign.
What items from ancient times are valuable in modern times?
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