Cheng Qingyan was slightly surprised and almost lost control of her facial expression!
How much? Three thousand taels? Isn't that a bit too much? But her mistress really dares to ask for a high price! No wonder she's her person, she has guts!
One second he was wondering if it was too much, the next second Cheng Qingyan calmly made an outrageous demand: "Three thousand taels, you compensate us with three thousand taels for emotional distress, and then this matter will be over."
Her wife asked her for three thousand taels of silver, so she must be confident that she could get Li Shouheng to part with that much money.
Ye Lingyu paused for a second, then remained calm and composed, leaving no room for error.
As long as she doesn't say it, no one will know that she only wants Li Shouheng to compensate her for three times the pawned amount, not three thousand taels.
However, her son, Ayan, really dared to ask for three thousand taels of silver. Li Shouheng was going to have to spend a fortune this time.
Li Shouheng, who was bleeding heavily, sat down on the ground with a thud. Three thousand taels of silver—this amount basically took away all his savings!
Trembling, he tentatively asked, "Three thousand taels is far too much; I really can't come up with it in a short time. Could you perhaps…"
Three thousand taels shouldn't be a difficult amount for a pawnshop, right? After all, her wife said she wanted three thousand taels.
Cheng Qingyan insisted that he only wanted three thousand taels!
"Then go see the officials. I don't know if you old bones will even come out alive."
Li Shouheng, in a fit of desperation, declared: "You want me dead? I'd rather die than let you go! We might as well go to court together and end up in jail together!"
Ye Lingyu scoffed softly, "Heh, you make it sound so easy. If you go to the authorities, you'll be accused of murder for money, and you've taken three lives. Just wait for your immediate execution; there won't even be any waiting until autumn!"
If Li Shouheng really wanted to see the officials, and if he had powerful connections in the government, he wouldn't have bothered to come see them today.
"What do you know, you're just a woman! You're just an ignorant hussy, who gives you the right to speak here?" After speaking to Ye Lingyu, Li Shouheng looked at Cheng Qingyan with disdain: "You think you have some powerful background? You're just a small vegetable farmer! You think you can fight me? Aren't you a bit too naive?"
Originally, when Li Shouheng was scolding Ye Lingyu, she was about to rush over, but Ye Lingyu stopped her.
If you try to hold back for a while, you'll only get angrier the more you think about it. Whose breast tissue isn't breast tissue?
It's better to kill someone else than to get yourself angry to death.
Cheng Qingyan kicked him against the door, stepped on his chest, and said viciously, "You old bastard! Who are you calling names? I'll kill you right now, you hear me! Apologize to my wife right now!"
Li Shouheng felt like his sternum was about to be broken: "You! You dare to do this, you brat!"
Cheng Qingyan stomped her foot hard, "You dare insult my wife! I'll kick you to death, you old bastard!"
She's stronger now; it's a miracle Li Shouheng didn't die from a single kick.
Li Shouheng couldn't hold back any longer and begged for mercy: "Follow me, I apologize!"
After he apologized, Cheng Qingyan couldn't help but kick him twice more!
"My lady, I'm so sorry. I was just talking nonsense. I'm nothing at all." Li Shouheng was already like a lump of dead flesh, lying on the ground bent over.
Liu Baisheng didn't expect Cheng Qingyan to be so powerful; he kicked the man away.
Ye Lingyu stood up, walked to Cheng Qingyan's side, and pulled him over.
Killing him would mean going to jail, which is not worth it.
She looked coldly at the person lying on the ground and said in a cold tone, "Manager Li said my husband is just a vegetable farmer? Does Manager Li know that a mere vegetable farmer is on friendly terms with a high-ranking general? Do you think the county magistrate or the general has a higher rank?"
After saying that, Ye Lingyu snorted contemptuously: "If my husband wanted to kill you today, even if the county magistrate himself came, you would still die!"
Li Shouheng was already sweating profusely due to the pain in his body, and now, after hearing Ye Lingyu's words, his limbs felt even colder!
Have we really run into a brick wall this time? The person in front of us is actually a soldier returning from war?
Anyone who can return alive from the battlefield and become sworn brothers with the general must be no ordinary person!
Liu Baisheng couldn't help but look at Cheng Qingyan with a bit more curiosity. He had never heard of anyone in this area returning home in glory!
"Brother Cheng kept it a secret from me very well. I told you that when I first met you, I felt that you were no ordinary person. I never expected that your identity was so extraordinary!"
Cheng Qingyan was stunned by what Ye Lingyu said. How come she didn't know that Ye Lingyu was on friendly terms with some high-ranking official?
Cheng Qingyan gave an awkward laugh to cover up her unease: "Not at all, not at all, just keep a low profile."
These words, originally meant to echo Ye Lingyu's, now seem to confirm her identity.
If we're really talking about having any identity, would the identity of a time traveler count?
Li Shouheng was filled with regret; he should have just handed over three thousand taels. Now that the fight was over, he couldn't accept less money.
He dared not actually go to the county magistrate, because he was afraid.
He feared that if the county magistrate came and confirmed Cheng Qingyan's identity, he would be completely finished.
At that point, not only will he be finished, but his entire family will be finished.
Lying on the ground, wincing in pain, he said intermittently, "I'll give it, I'll give it, three thousand taels, not a penny less, have someone bring it over right away!"
Cheng Qingyan snorted and turned around: "Next time, remember to watch your mouth when you talk to people! I'll let you off this time; you won't die until you get the money. But if there's a next time, I'll send you to see your great-grandmother!"
Jiang Jiang sat on a stool eating dates, throwing date pits at Li Shouheng one by one.
She's no ordinary person; if you hit her, you'll be covered in bruises.
Li Shouheng groaned, afraid to cry out or move; he could clearly feel his bones breaking. If he moved again, he feared he wouldn't see the sun rise tomorrow.
This matter truly ended with Li Shouheng paying three thousand taels of silver in compensation.
Although three thousand taels of silver is definitely not enough to buy their lives, the fact that they survived confirms Jiang Jiang's suspicions that she is now a formidable fighter!
Not only is she a good fighter, but her wife is no slouch either!
Although I was a little frightened at first, I was still quite pleased to have earned three thousand taels.
That night, Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu stayed at Wanfulou, and the agreed delivery date could only be postponed by one day.
While sleeping, Cheng Qingyan asked Ye Lingyu, "Wife, how come you're so good at bluffing people! You managed to fool that old man Li Shouheng with just a few words. Didn't you see? Liu Baisheng's eyes were all wrong when he looked at me just now."
Ye Lingyu, resting her head on her arm, asked, "Why is there something wrong with his eyes?"
Cheng Qingyan recalled Liu Baisheng's complicated gaze: "He seems a little afraid of me now?"
Ye Lingyu laughed out loud: "Are you sure he's not afraid you'll suddenly kick him?"
"Hahahaha, is it really that bad? I don't kick just anyone! It's all because of that Li Shouheng, not only does he have a foul mouth, but he can't say anything nice!"
It would be strange if a dog could spit out ivory.
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