It is said that ever since Sheng Qiyue escaped, both the Sheng and Wang families have been in a gloomy mood.
Wang Yougen failed to accomplish his dirty deed and was knocked unconscious. Sheng Guangyao was very angry and asked him to compensate him with thirty taels of silver.
"My father raised her so well so that she could be sold for a good price when she grew up and used as a betrothal gift to marry me and have children. If you hadn't intended to do something illegal, how could she have taken the opportunity to escape? What would we say when Mr. Fu comes to pick her up? You have to pay me thirty taels!"
Wang Yougen defended himself: "It was your sister who seduced me, otherwise why would I enter her room? I was hit with a stick and it still hurts. Your Sheng family must pay for my medical expenses."
"You're just blaming me back," Sheng Guangyao said angrily. "No matter what you say, you must pay me thirty taels of silver today, or get out of my house!"
Wang Yougen: "Okay, go away. I won't give you thirty taels of silver, and my sister will never marry you in this life."
Wang Yinhua was extremely anxious. When no one else knew, she and Sheng Guangyao had already been in a passionate relationship. Her period had not come this month, and she was panicking.
"You have no say in this matter!"
Sheng Guangyao was unaware of Wang Yinhua's worries and continued to argue with Wang Yougen. Wang Yougen refused to give in, and the two of them argued so fiercely that they almost came to blows.
Mother Sheng stood there in despair. What was wrong with going to a rich family to eat and drink? Why couldn't Qiyue figure it out and run away? Was she going to harm her?
Wang Erniu was dissatisfied when he saw that Sheng's mother had no intention of stopping Sheng Guangyao, but he put on the appearance of a good old man and came out to act as a peacemaker.
"Alright, stop arguing. July's escape was an accident. None of us could have predicted it. I treat her like my own daughter, and I'm also very anxious. The most important thing now is to find her."
"Yes, yes!" Mother Sheng said, "She must have gone to the capital to look for the young master of the Lu family. This silly girl, the Lu family is no longer what it used to be. Why would they want a girl from a family like us to marry into their family? What good could come of her going there?"
The original owner understood, but she had no other choice but to go to the Lu family and try. What if Mrs. Lu changed her mind?
Wang Erniu sighed and patted Sheng's mother on the back. "Qiyue is young and stubborn, and she tends to get stuck in a rut. She doesn't know that we are doing this for her own good. Let's go to the capital city now and bring Qiyue back."
Since she needed money to go out, Sheng's mother hurried to take out the silver from the water tank. After rummaging around, she found ten taels of silver and was dumbfounded.
"Who of you touched my silver? How come I only have ten taels left out of over thirty?"
All four of them said no, and Sheng's mother looked at Wang Yougen.
Wang Yougen said, "If I did it, I wouldn't be able to leave you ten taels of silver. I would take it all."
Sheng's mother was speechless. This was indeed what Wang Yougen would do.
Wang Erniu's heart was bleeding. He had long regarded the Sheng family's property as his own. To lose twenty taels of silver was like cutting off his flesh.
He endured the pain in his heart and said to Sheng's mother, "Children are ignorant, but Yougen does have a point. We don't know where you hid your silver. It must have been taken away by July."
Mother Sheng fell to the ground and cried: "This damn girl, she doesn't want to give her family a chance to survive, wuwu..."
Sheng Guangyao snatched the silver from her hand, his face so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
"I told you to let me take care of the money, but you refused. Now look what you're doing sitting here. Go get Sheng Qiyue back!"
The five of them went out in full force, rented a carriage in the county town, and finally arrived at the gate of Lu's mansion when it was dark.
The servants stopped them from entering. Lu's mother came out but refused to admit that the two families had an engagement.
"Words are not enough. You said you were engaged. Then please show us the engagement letter and tokens."
Wang Erniu and Sheng Guangyao looked at Sheng's mother, who mumbled, "The marriage certificate is with Qiyue..."
"I don't care about July or August," said Lu's mother. "I sympathize that your daughter is missing, but you can't just drag my daughter into this and ruin her reputation."
Wang Erniu: "Tell me if July has ever been to your place."
At the door of her own house, Mother Lu was not afraid at all and said condescendingly: "I said, I don't know who July you are talking about. We don't have any female guests visiting our house today."
Sheng Guangyao was furious: "We are the ones who hid her and refused to admit it!"
Mother Lu sneered, "My Lu family is well-known in the city. My son has any girl he wants. Why would I hide a girl?"
The five people were eventually driven away and were pointed at and criticized by passers-by.
They firmly believed that Sheng Qiyue was in the provincial capital. After searching for her for several days, they did not find Sheng Qiyue. Instead, they found the gangster who was hired by Lou Xinlan to act.
"If you want to get some information, I'll give you ten taels for each piece of information." said the gang leader.
"Why don't you just rob with ten taels of silver?!" Sheng Guangyao was shocked and angry. In their village, ten taels of silver could buy a girl from an ordinary family.
The gang leader shrugged innocently: "I know where the girl you are looking for is. I have seen her before. She is really a beautiful girl."
Wang Erniu quickly asked, "Where is she?"
The gang leader held out his hand: "Ten taels of silver, a small business, honest to everyone, thank you very much."
Mother Sheng's eyes were red, and she said pitifully, "We are her family. We are really worried that she is missing. Could you please be kind enough to tell us the news?"
The gang leader took a look at her. She looked nothing like the girl, and although they looked anxious, the calculation and greed in their eyes did not escape his eyes. They looked even less like good people than he did.
He pointed to the hole on his sleeve and said, "I'm so poor. I only have ten taels of silver. Uncles and aunts, please be kind and give me the silver."
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