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196: Four ounces of silver

(Girls' Literature)

Su Zhi wanted to laugh as she listened to this. She thought that fortunately she had warned Zhao Yang in advance not to tell anyone about the Holy Beast in her house. Now she didn't say anything. Although the fact that the Holy Beast was in her house was no longer a secret, she still didn't want more and more people to know that she had a Holy Beast in her house, nor did she want others to use the Holy Beast to threaten others. She only wanted the Holy Beast to serve as a guardian garrison, not to show off her power. Especially for someone like Zhao Yang, who wanted to use the Holy Beast to scare people and extort money from them, that would be tantamount to discrediting the Holy Beast.

The head of the village and the four elders looked at Shen Zian with more friendly eyes. In fact, the head of the village had seen Shen Zian before. After all, their village had sent people to select the Rain Goddess and three young boys and girls. He also knew that this time the girl from the Shen family in Hebian Village became the Rain Goddess and gave birth to three young boys and girls. Now he heard that Shen Zian could kill a tiger, which showed that he was a capable person, and he had a better impression of him.

The Liu family naturally knew about these things, and they were a little unsure, but they thought that no matter how powerful Shen Zian was, he could not force them to pay ten taels of silver.

The head of the village said, "Stop arguing about useless things. Let's talk business. You are both unable to agree on the amount of compensation. Then negotiate a number that you can both accept. Listen to me. Each of you should take a step back and stop holding on to the five hundred coins and ten taels of silver."

Zhao Yang said: "Since the head of the village has spoken up, I will give him some face. If you Liu family think ten taels of silver is too much, I will ask for less, nine taels and five cents!"

The head of the village turned pale when he heard this. He thought, my face is only worth five cents. This Zhao Yang family is really ridiculous. But this is finally a good start. He looked towards the Liu family.

Yang pouted and said, "How dare you say that! After all the trouble, you only asked for five less coins! Ninety-five taels of silver is too much! We are willing to add one hundred coins or six hundred coins. Take it or leave it!"

Zhao Yang glared at him and said, "Well, now you think five cents is too little? Just now you told us that five hundred coins was the most you could give us. You said that five hundred coins were as much as a mountain of gold and silver. Do you think that five cents is not too little only if you say that it is five hundred coins? Well then, we will ask for five hundred coins less. That is less, right?"

The Liu family's faces turned black, but the Zhao family was happy. Su Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She thought that this mother was really irritating. She was so good at making trouble.

"Okay, stop arguing, let me tell you the number."

Su Zhi stood up. She didn't want to listen to their quarrel anymore. If they continued like this, not only would the matter not be resolved today, but it would not be resolved even if it was another day. It was estimated that the two families might even fight, and it would not be just a matter of ten taels of silver. So, she had to come forward. After solving this matter, she still had to talk about Liu Si Niang's matter.

When everyone heard Su Zhi speak, they all looked at her.

Su Zhi said, "I won't say anything about 50% off the 10 taels of silver. Just 4 taels. Don't be anxious, just listen to me."

Seeing that both families were about to speak, Su Zhi raised her hand to tell them to stop talking. If they started talking, there would be another quarrel that might blow the roof off the house. Her ears hurt just listening to it.

"Dad, Mom, and Big Brother, you asked the Liu family for ten taels of silver. It's indeed too much. Although my sister-in-law and my nephew have suffered this time, they are safe after all, which is a blessing in disguise. The doctor said that my sister-in-law and my nephew will get better as long as they take good care of themselves. Four taels of silver is almost enough. I don't think my sister-in-law can earn four taels of silver in a year's work, right? Just let her take care of them for a year. It won't delay anything. Think about it carefully. If you don't accept this number, then I won't care. Don't even mention ten taels, even if you ask for twenty taels, you can get it. That's your ability."

Su Zhi told the Zhao family that she knew that if they asked for ten taels of silver, the Liu family would definitely not give it. She saw that the Liu family also loved money like their lives. So let them pay what they should pay, and that would be enough. Four taels of silver was enough for Zhang to keep her and herself fat and plump.

When the Zhao family heard Su Zhi say this, they were angry that she didn't help her family, but they had no choice. They knew that asking for ten taels of silver was too much. They could only discuss whether four taels would work. In fact, they didn't need to discuss it, because they knew that four taels was not a small amount.

Su Zhi said to the Liu family again, "Don't think that four ounces is too much. The Zhao and Liu families are relatives. The day before yesterday was a good day for me to go back to my parents' home. You came to my house, which was a happy thing. But you started fighting because of a disagreement, and it was two people against Lianhua alone. As a result, my sister-in-law was implicated and she had a premature birth. This is what you did wrong."

Yang said: "My niece-in-law was born prematurely, but she just needs to be taken care of. She can't eat four ounces of meat. Four ounces of meat is enough for the whole family to eat for a year!"

Dabao's wife also said, "That's right, 400 grams is too much, sister, you should ask for less."

Su Zhi said, "You may think that you can just take care of her, but this also costs money. Not only does food and drink cost money, my sister-in-law still has to work. If she takes care of her for a year or so, wouldn't the money she could have earned be gone? This money is also paid by you. Think about it, if my sister-in-law's body was not injured, she wouldn't have to take care of her for a year or so, maybe she could get pregnant again after the confinement period. But now you have to take care of her, you are also delaying the inheritance of our Zhao family, so these four taels of silver are really not much."

Zhao Yuanbao said, "That's right. If it weren't for you guys making such a fuss, we might have been married for three years. Now we might have to wait another three years."

Liu Dabao snorted, "Three years to have a baby? Didn't you get this baby after three years of marriage?"

Zhao Yuanbao said: "My wife was just beginning. Once she got pregnant, she couldn't stop the baby from coming. It's not like you. You gave birth to a girl and then there was no movement for three years!"

"Well, you have the nerve to say this in public. Don't you think it's embarrassing?"

Su Zhi stopped the two of them and wanted to let them continue talking, otherwise there would be another quarrel. These two families really were not a worry-free family. She should go back to her parents' home less often in the future.

The two men glared at each other and stopped talking. However, Liu Dabao was silent because he saw Shen Zian's cold eyes looking at him, and Zhao Yuanbao was because he regretted provoking Liu Dabao. He couldn't beat Liu Dabao, he had never been able to beat him since he was a child. So when Su Zhi interrupted him, he was relieved.

The village head asked, "What do you two think? Four ounces of silver, I think this is just the right amount. You two are relatives and have gotten along well for many years. This time, something like this happened. You can't become enemies because of it. Using four ounces of silver to make amends is a good deal. Da Mu, make your offer."

Liu Damu had just been letting his family speak, and he was listening with frowns on his face. Now he heard that the village chief was waiting for him to make the final decision. Although he felt sorry for the four taels of silver, he thought that Shen Zian and Su Zhi were living a good life now, and Shen Zian's younger brother and sister-in-law were promising. He also heard that Shen Zian's family had a holy beast. Although he was not sure whether it was true or not, he still felt that the couple should not be offended. Maybe he could get some benefits in the future. By then, it would be more than four taels of silver.

"Okay, then I'll give you four ounces of silver. Just treat it as if we didn't make any money this year!"

Liu Damu said, and then said to Zhao Daxi: "Brother, don't take this matter to heart. We will still be relatives in the future."

Zhao Daxi was a weak-willed, honest man, and a completely different person from Liu Damu. When he saw Liu Damu talking to him, he immediately said, "We are still relatives, of course we are relatives, and you don't have to worry about this."

When the head of the village and the four elders heard this, they all smiled and said that this was the right thing to do. They were relatives and fellow villagers, so how could they become enemies over something like this?

At this time, Yang also walked to Zhao Yang, took her hand and said, "Sister, don't be angry with me. I was also scared by your ten taels of silver. In fact, how could I not be anxious when my niece-in-law was in such a state? I am only good in words, but you see, I was the most anxious one at that time. I was the one who made the fire and boiled the water!"

Zhao Yang cursed in her heart that it was what he should do, but now that she had gotten the upper hand, she did not want to appear to be unforgiving in front of the head of the village and several village elders, so she could only deal with it with a smile, and on the surface, everything seemed to be harmonious again.

Su Zhi watched from the side, thinking that the Liu family was also thoughtful. Seeing Liu Wuniang coming to talk to her, she pulled Liu Siniang, who had been standing aside, over and wanted to see if she was still in the mood to curry favor with me in front of her cousin. Sure enough, she saw that the smile on Liu Wuniang's face froze, and she greeted Liu Siniang indifferently.

Liu Si Niang just responded once and ignored Liu Wu Niang. She no longer liked anyone in her uncle's family and couldn't argue with them, so she could only ignore them.

Liu Damu went home and fetched four taels of silver, and handed it to Zhao Daxi in front of the head of the village and the village elders. The matter was then settled.

When the village head and the elders saw that the matter was settled, they wanted to leave, but Su Zhi stopped them. They looked at Su Zhi, wondering if she was going to keep them for dinner.

"Village head, Si Niang has something to tell you. Please wait a moment."

The head of the village was stunned, wondering what could have happened to Liu Si Niang. The Liu family was also curious, but the Zhao family smiled, as they were somewhat happy about the misfortune. They already knew that Liu Si Niang was divorced, and wondered if she was going back to her parents' home to cause trouble for the Liu family.

Liu Si Niang stood up and said, "Li Zheng, the four village elders, to tell you the truth, Si Niang has brought shame to Liushu Village. I have been married to the Zhao family in Hebian Village for more than three years. I have suffered for more than three years, and finally divorced."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, especially the Liu family, who were all furious and called out several women.