Chapter 19 How could Mother's voice be so gentle?
The pageboy's expression immediately changed. When he saw that it was a little girl, he glared at her fiercely.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is mine!" the pageboy said fiercely, reaching out to snatch it away.
Tang Si's face was extremely ugly, and he immediately stepped forward.
"Wu Youcai, you had someone steal my silver!" Tang Si said through gritted teeth, staring at Wu Youcai.
Upon hearing Tang Si's words, Wu Youcai's face immediately darkened. He said with a forced smile, "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. This is slander. My family is in business. Why would we care about your little bit of money!"
After saying that, Wu Youcai also glared at the small figure...
Little Su Bao, however, was very insistent and snatched the money bag away with her little hand.
"This isn't your money!"
Little Su Bao spoke firmly, and even moved aside, hiding right next to Tang Si.
Tang Si took the money bag, glanced at it, and realized it was his own money bag.
"What do you have to say about that!" Tang Si glared at Wu Youcai.
Among the people around who came to see the doctor, quite a few had their money stolen, since people who came to see the doctor would definitely bring money with them.
Those thieves love to target people like them.
An old man immediately said, "This young man is dressed so well, why would he steal money? Could it be that the money he used to buy these clothes was stolen?"
The shopkeeper frowned slightly, glanced at Wu Youcai, then looked at Tang Si, and immediately said, "Alright, alright, I don't care what's going on here, just give me the money now!"
Wu Youcai secretly glared at Xiao Su Bao; that brat was really meddling.
If it weren't for her, her methods would never have been discovered.
"Hmph, I bet you're out of money and want to take my servant's money for yourself! After all, you're probably not even as rich as my servant!" Wu Youcai waved his fan, his eyes full of calculation.
He was young, but he was a very petty person.
He immediately harbored a grudge against Xiao Su Bao.
Little Su Bao trembled with fright and didn't dare to lift her eyes.
Upon seeing Xiao Su Bao's appearance, Wu Youcai narrowed his eyes and immediately turned the tables, saying, "This little yellow-haired girl is dressed in rags; I bet she's eyeing our page's purse!"
"I...I didn't..." Xiao Su Bao subconsciously raised her head, her eyes filled with panic.
She didn't steal anything; she has never stolen anything.
She really saw the pageboy steal the money bag from Tang Si.
Tang Si frowned, turned to the side, and shielded Xiao Su Bao behind him. He was only 1.5 meters tall and just twelve years old this year.
Standing in front of Xiao Su Bao, he still gave the little girl a strange sense of security.
Xiao Su Bao was already scared. She had accidentally gotten separated from Qian Shi and the others and had been pushed into the crowd.
But she recognized Tang Si immediately when she saw him, because Tang Si looked so much like Tang Qi, and that person had just called Tang Si's name.
She knew her fourth brother's name...
"If you're not a thief, why did you come to our Baojitang alone?" At this moment, the manager also confronted them.
The shopkeeper noticed that Xiao Su Bao was dressed in coarse linen clothes. Although the clothes were clean, she was too thin and small, the kind of person you could crush with your bare hands.
They look more like beggars or thieves...
“Manager, she’s just a child. Why do you have to speak so harshly to her? Do you think only thieves can come to your Baojitang?” Tang Si couldn’t help but frown as he looked at the manager of Baojitang and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
He was exceptionally intelligent; if he still couldn't see that Wu Youcai and the shopkeeper knew each other at this moment, he would truly be a fool.
He sighed, understanding perfectly well the reason behind it all.
This strategy was good, but it also brought me trouble.
“Since you, my page, claim the money bag as yours, do you know how many copper coins or silver coins are in it? I know how many copper coins are in my money bag!”
Tang Si looked at them, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
If you want something for yourself, you have to see if they have the ability to make it.
“Scholar…” Wu Youcai looked at the scholar beside him and said in a calm tone.
"My young master always rewards me with silver, how would I know how much?" The page boy looked at Tang Si and Xiao Su Bao with some annoyance, and was furious.
Judging from Wu Youcai and his pageboy's attire, the crowd guessed they were merchants.
If that's the case, they're right. Kids from wealthy families probably don't even know how much money they have in their pockets!
Tang Si was about to speak when he was interrupted by a soft, sweet voice.
"He's lying!"
Little Su Bao bit her lip, clenched her little fists, and mustered her courage to finally peek out from behind Tang Si.
The little dumpling had a lovely voice, and because she was so thin and small, she seemed even more pitiful.
Tang Si was stunned. He didn't expect that the timid little girl would dare to stand up to Wu Youcai and his group.
In the instant he was stunned, he heard a voice calling his name.
"Little Su Bao, Su Bao...where are you?"
Just then, Qian's voice came from outside.
Little Su Bao's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly replied, "Mommy, I'm here, I'm here!"
Huh?
Tang Si subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound!
That voice sounds so familiar, it sounds just like my mother's voice!
He was filled with doubt, and then he shook his head. His mother hadn't come to the county town for many years.
Besides, how could his mother's voice be so gentle? He must have misheard!
It definitely wasn't his mother. He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
He was thinking about how good it would be if the little girl could find her family.
Tang Yu was stunned, and her eyes subconsciously looked outside.
Although he was drowsy, he could still recognize the voice; it must be his second sister-in-law's voice.
"Xiao Si, Xiao Si, hurry, help me up!" Tang Yu said anxiously.
Tang Si was puzzled, but then he saw Tang Yu, despite her serious illness, take out a comb from her bosom...
He took the comb and carefully combed his hair.
That movement was exceptionally practiced!
It would be fine on a normal day, but is this the time to comb my hair?
He was puzzled and about to ask when he caught a glimpse of a large bald head out of the corner of his eye...
"Uncle Landlord, what brings you here?" He subconsciously looked at Su Daguang, somewhat surprised, after all, Su Daguang still had some scratches on his face.
Su Daguang looked at Tang Si and Tang Yu, and surprisingly, he smiled. He scratched his head and said, "I'm just here to guide you!"
After saying that, he stepped aside, revealing the Tang family members...
"Mother? Why are you here?" Tang Si was taken aback and quickly took two steps forward.
Tang Yu finished combing her hair, her gaze swept over Qian Shi, and finally looked at the crowd behind her.
Why was his sister-in-law so generous today? She actually brought her daughter-in-law and grandson.
When did their family have so much extra money?
Besides, wasn't the Qian family always known for being stingy?
"Mother..." Little Su Bao rushed towards Madam Qian like a little swallow.
For a moment, Tang Si and Tang Yu were both stunned!
"Is this your daughter?"
"Yes!" Madam Qian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xiao Su Bao was alright.
She picked up the baby with immense pride.
He gently patted the little one's bottom with his big hand: "Next time, you mustn't come down in crowded places. Look, you scared me to death just now!"
"You bastard Tang Si, you really are in cahoots! You're trying to embezzle our family's money! Tang Si, I kindly bought your book to help you out of a predicament, and this is how you treat me? You've wasted your education!"
Wu Youcai immediately started shouting loudly, his smugness evident in his eyes.
Since the silver and copper coins weren't written with names, who would know whose they were?
Upon hearing these words, Madam Qian frowned. She knew her son, Tang Si, was definitely not the kind of greedy child.
There seems to be something wrong with this matter, and the boy's words have gone a bit too far.
"Mother, he's talking nonsense! I just saw his servant steal Fourth Brother's purse!" The little dumpling hugged Qian Shi's neck and whispered in her ear.
Su Daguang was standing not far away when he heard the little dumpling's voice. He immediately looked at Wu Youcai and the shopkeeper.
After all, they were all doing business in the county town, so they naturally knew each other.
He frowned, knowing quite a bit about Wu Youcai's personality.
He was saved by Xiao Su Bao and the others today, so naturally he wouldn't just leave them to their fate.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Tang Si coldly reply to Wu Youcai: "There are a total of 180 coins in my money bag, including one copper coin with a notch and another copper coin tied with a red string!"
Tang Si finished saying everything he had planned to say.
Little Su Bao looked at Tang Si, thinking, "This fourth brother is really amazing."
Well, she can only count to ten, and she can't count beyond that, but her fourth brother knows so much!
The little dumpling couldn't help but glance at Tang Si again.
Wu Youcai's eyes widened in disbelief; he never imagined that Tang Si actually knew the number of copper coins in the money bag.
After all, he had never counted the amount of money in his purse, and he didn't even know how much it actually contained.
Still feeling somewhat unwilling, Wu Youcai couldn't help but look at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper frowned slightly, feeling a little regretful. How could he have agreed to cooperate with that fool Wu Youcai? He might as well not have earned those three taels of silver!
"I think it's a misunderstanding. Young Master Wu's family is extremely wealthy, why would he care about 180 coins? Besides, there are so many people here, it's not uncommon for the money bag to be mistakenly taken."
"Alright, do you need to get the medicine? Hurry up, you've been delaying our business for a long time!"
The shopkeeper tried to smooth things over, but inside he was really fed up.
He was genuinely regretting it. Su Daguang had always been an arrogant person, and the people he brought along were also like this. They were probably not simple either!
"You rascal, did you mistake the money pouch for something else?!" He tapped the pageboy on the head with his fan and said.
Wu Youcai was somewhat unwilling, but seeing the shopkeeper's unpleasant expression, he had no choice but to admit defeat and then gave an awkward smile.
"Yes, yes, I must have been mistaken!" the pageboy immediately said obediently, not daring to look up at all.
"Look, my page is seeing things. I misunderstood you, Young Master Tang. I'm so sorry!" Wu Youcai, being a businessman, immediately shifted the blame onto his page.
The pageboy immediately rubbed his eyes and said cooperatively, "Young master, please forgive me. I was playing around last night and didn't sleep well, so I took the wrong money bag."
The two of them sang in harmony, their voices complementing each other perfectly.
Little Su Bao pursed her lips, and her big eyes immediately saw that these people were lying!
In the past, when my older siblings confessed to stealing, they would say things like this.
She's seen it too many times!
“Since it’s a misunderstanding, can we leave now?” Madam Qian asked.
The shopkeeper was taken aback. Just as he was about to take out the consultation fee and the money for the medicine, he saw Qian looking at him coldly with a hint of fierceness in her eyes.
"Your medicine is all packed, you..." the shopkeeper said through gritted teeth, looking at them.
"No, I don't want it!" Madam Qian showed them no respect whatsoever, her eyes filled with anger.
"Shopkeeper, do you think I can't see the tension between you two?" Madam Qian hadn't spoken before, but had been observing them closely.
Now that we've seen through their actions, we're not going to give in to them.
Holding her baby, Ms. Qian stood in front of the shopkeeper, showing no sign of weakness.
She learned from her time as a bandit that sometimes you have to be ruthless, or you'll be bullied.
Look at this now!
In the end, they didn't pay a single penny and simply bypassed Wu Youcai and left Baojitang.
"Where do we go now?" Madam Qian asked, frowning as she glanced at Tang Yu, who was lying weakly on the cart.
"I...I'm fine, I'll go back and get some sleep!" Tang Yu said with difficulty. He looked at Qian Shi and felt that his illness was half cured.
Qian glanced at him and said irritably, "Brother, are you sure you'll be fine after a good night's sleep, or you'll sleep for the rest of your life?"
Tang Yu was stung, but she wasn't angry. Instead, she smiled weakly and said, "Our family doesn't have any money. I know my body. I'll just have to tough it out."
"Bullshit!" Qian said irritably.
Holding her baby, she turned to Tang Si and asked, "Do you know where I can still get medical treatment?"
Tang Si was taken aback and said with a slightly flushed face, "I don't know..."
Besides reading, he was busy with work and had no time for anything else.
"There's a Baicaotang in the East City area, but it's a bit far," Su Daguang said, seizing the opportunity.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately decided to listen to Su Daguang.
After walking for a while, Xiao Su Bao finally breathed a sigh of relief and held onto Qian Shi tightly with both hands.
Seeing the little girl's appearance, Madam Qian said in an annoyed tone, "You just scared your mother to death!"
Little Su Bao nestled obediently in Qian Shi's arms, her head rubbing against Qian Shi's neck, soft and fluffy.
The little dumpling didn't do it on purpose; she was just pushed inside. But it felt so good to have someone care about her.
Tang Si stood to the side, staring at his mother who was so gentle and smiling, and was a little overwhelmed.
Tang Qi was amused by his younger brother's ghost-like expression.
"This is the daughter our mother picked up. From now on, she'll be our little sister," Tang Qi said with a smile to Tang Si and Tang Yu.
Tang Yu lay on the cart, struggling to open her eyes to watch Qian Shi's back.
He pursed his lips, a strange light in his eyes.
Isn't this gentle Qian the woman of my dreams?
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