Wen Ziyu wasn't surprised to hear her say this, but he wouldn't keep her around. Hearing this, he said bluntly, "If that's the case, I'm sorry I can't give you the fifty taels of silver. You know, you gave me the cakes because I traded my mother's belongings for two cakes and a dose of herbal medicine for typhoid fever."
Xiaocao quickly shook her head after hearing this. "Ziyu, Ziyu, I'll return your mother's belongings to you. Can you please pay back the fifty taels for me? Ziyu, I can't stay with that family anymore. I'll be beaten to death. Ziyu..."
Seeing this, Xiaocao's husband hurriedly said, "Boy, fifty taels is not a penny less. I'll leave as soon as I get the money. No more entanglement!"
He also wants the fifty taels of silver, but this little girl won't cooperate at all. How can he make money?
You know, we made such a warm nest for her, and all she had to do was open her legs to get the silver. But she refused to cooperate and even attempted suicide by hanging herself several times. Thinking that if she continued, she would not make back her investment on the fifty taels and would even lose money, so we took her back to her parents' home and asked her to return the fifty taels of silver!
It was all thanks to him that he listened to the words of that scoundrel from the same village and pushed his wife to someone else. Then he regretted it and did all this. He wanted to get back the fifty taels and then marry a virgin girl!
Seeing Wen Ziyu's hesitation, Xiaocao crawled towards him on her knees, trying to hold onto his thighs. Wen Ziyu took a few steps back. When she realized that he didn't want to repay, Xiaocao kowtowed and said, "I know where your mother's belongings are. I'll take you back. You can repay for me, okay? I'll also obey and leave here."
Tong Wenyao thought that Wen Ziyu might not have the money, so she leaned close to him and whispered, "If you want to get the relics back, I'll give you these fifty taels of silver."
Wen Ziyu felt warmed after hearing this and responded, "I have it, I don't need yours."
In that case, Tong Wen Yao stopped talking. Just now in the carriage, when Xiao Cao rushed over, there was a hint of murderous intent in her eyes. Even though Xiao Cao concealed it very well, she still saw it. At first, Tong Wen Yao thought that if her husband's family took her back, she would most likely die. But when she heard that Zi Yu's mother's relics were on Xiao Cao, she thought about helping Zi Yu get the relics back.
Wen Ziyu looked at her coldly and said, "I'll wait for you for a quarter of an hour. Return my mother's belongings to me." Xiaocao's face was overjoyed when she heard this. She hurriedly said, "I'll return it. Wait for me, and I'll return it!"
After saying that, she snatched Aunt Niu's torch and went straight to the small river in the village. If she hadn't just said that she was going to look for it in the river, others might have thought she was going to jump into the river!
She probably swam to the middle of the river and then climbed onto a large rock. Because her body blocked their view, even Tong Wen Yao didn't know what Xiaocao was looking for. She only saw her half-bent over, smashing things with her hands. After a while, she took out a wooden box from somewhere and swam back holding the wooden box.
At this time, her clothes were completely wet, revealing her curvy figure. Many people present were distracted by her and their eyes kept looking at somewhere in Xiaocao.
"Ziyu, this is your mother's legacy, here." Ziyu took the small box with his eyes closed, and gave fifty taels of silver with his other hand. Xiaocao had just taken the silver when her husband's family snatched it away from her.
"Oh, I'll return this woman to you. Let's go, sons!"
After seeing this, Zhang Fu shouted, "Wait, put your handprints on it before you leave, otherwise how can we know if you regret it or not!" The man wanted to say that it was not appropriate, but when he saw more than a dozen men standing behind Zhang Fu, he softened instantly.
But he still tried to think, "Why sign? My word is my bond. Are you afraid that I will default on my promise?"
Zhang Fu slammed his cane on the ground and said, "Bald Shen, you'd better sign. Otherwise, our village won't be easily bullied!"
Seeing Zhang Fu speaking like this, Baldy Shen had no choice but to press his fingerprints and then left Changzhen Village!
After Wen Ziyu got the relic, he used a dagger to pry open the lock. Inside was a heart-shaped lock with two birds embroidered on it. Tong Wenyao couldn't see clearly from the side, but guessed that they were probably magpies or something like that.
After Wen Ziyu confirmed that it was his mother's thing, he took out a piece of cloth and wrapped it up. He looked at Tong Wenyao and said, "Sorry, I need to go back first."
Tong Wenyao nodded after hearing this, indicating that she understood. Xiao Caoyuan wanted to go back with Wen Ziyu, but was stopped by Wen Ziyu.
"The money and goods have been paid, and we owe each other nothing. You don't have to show up here anymore." Xiaocao covered her mouth and cried after hearing this, watching Wen Ziyu walking further and further away. When Zhang Bin saw that all the money was given to Shen Tuzi, he immediately became furious and dragged Xiaocao back home to give her a good beating!
Xiaocao's hair was grabbed by Zhang Bin, and the pain made her tears flow. She ignored everything and bit Zhang Bin's arm tightly. Her fierce look scared everyone present. She was exactly like the wolf cub in the mountains, too cruel.
The pain in Zhang Bin's arm made him furious, and he slapped her head with his other hand!
The harder he slapped her, the harder the grass bit his arm, until Zhang Fu shouted, "That's enough, isn't this embarrassing enough?"
"Zhang Bin, you let go of your hand first, and then Xiaocao will let go!" After hearing this, Zhang Bin gritted his teeth and pulled her hard, then let go of his hand. After seeing him let go of his hand, Xiaocao also let go of her mouth.
Seeing how cooperative they were, Zhang Fu's expression brightened considerably. He said, "Xiao Cao, I'll give you two taels of silver myself. You can take the silver and go out, and you don't have to come back to our village."
After hearing this, Zhang Bin said directly, "Why give her silver? Just put her in a pig cage and throw her into the river. She dares to cheat on her husband after getting married. She has brought shame to our village!"
Xiaocao cried, "I said I didn't steal, he forced me to do it, and you didn't believe me at all!" Zhang Bin snorted, "Forced you? If you were to plot against him with all the evil in your heart, you wouldn't even know how you died!"
Xiaocao's voice was a little hoarse at this time, but she felt very tired. She was just the owner of a ceramic shop before, but that incident made her father have a bad impression of her. He even blamed her for not being able to work in the workshop. Afterwards, he sold her to a widower just for fifty taels of silver!
Zhang Fu took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and gave it to her. He said, "I have watched you grow up since you were a child, so I gave you two taels of silver. From now on, you should leave and stay away from here."
After hearing this, Xiaocao sobbed a little, "Uncle Fu, I, I can't leave. How can I live alone?"
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