Chapter 57: Trying to Make Money Here
"One for fifty taels, one for twenty taels, and one for thirty taels, a total of one hundred taels." Lin Jianshan took out three silver notes and said, "I'll give them to you after I see my son."
"What are you saying? I'm not a kidnapper asking for a ransom." Shang Wan used a chisel to dig a hole in the wood, hammering away as he spoke. "The Chen family's fifty taels is compensation for bullying Yuanyuan, and your family's eighty taels is compensation for wronging our family."
She glanced at the banknotes in Lin Jianshan's hand and said, "The total compensation for the two families is one hundred and thirty taels. If you don't know how to calculate, ask my husband for help. I won't charge you any money."
"Don't push your luck!"
"Who is pushing the envelope? An apology should be sincere. Your attitude is like I'm trying to extort money from you. It's disgusting. Either pay the full amount or don't come." Shang Wan shouted, "Xiao Huan, get out!"
Xiaohuan came out holding a kitchen knife with blood on the blade.
Don't get me wrong, she didn't mean to kill anyone. She was killing a fish and just took it out.
Lin Jianshan tried to hold it back but couldn't help it. He cursed with a sullen face, "Shang, don't go too far. Tiedan still has 30 taels of silver, a total of 130 taels, and you won't lose anything!"
"What does Tiedan's money have to do with my sister? Are you trying to frame me again?" Xiaohuan raised the kitchen knife and glared at Lin Jianshan, "Get out of here! You're not welcome in my house!"
Lin Jianshan's face turned pale and blue, which was very clear in the night.
Behind a tree in the distance, Luo Er and Zhang Da, who were begged by Lin Jianshan to come, were angrily pulling out the weeds on the ground.
He said he wanted them to see the true faces of the scholar and his wife, but it turned out to be another frame-up. They would never believe Lin Jianshan again.
The two men threw away the grass leaves, crouched down and left quietly.
Shang Wan curled the corners of her lips slightly. The Lin family really wasn't giving up. Did they think she wouldn't know just because they were hiding far away?
Thinking of the two people hiding in the dark, Lin Jianshan was secretly anxious. Relying on the fact that Xiaohuan didn't dare to really attack him, he deliberately made provocative remarks to lead Shang Wan to let the cat out of the bag.
Unfortunately, Shang Wan ignored him completely. Xiaohuan became even more impatient. She put down the knife, picked up a wooden stick and swung it at Lin Jianshan. If she couldn't chop him, she could hit him.
Lin Jianshan dodged narrowly and was about to curse when he heard the soft babbling of a child behind him.
He looked back and saw Yuanyuan lying on the wooden board, touching the turtle shell with her little hands and talking to the little turtle.
A dark light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he ran a few steps and picked up Yuanyuan.
Yuanyuan was suddenly picked up:?
The little girl looked at the annoying uncle who was holding her with disdain, and tried to get off with her short legs. How could Lin Jianshan let her go?
When Shang Wan looked over here, Lin Jianshan showed a smug look on his face. He thought he had found Shang Wan's weakness. Just as he was about to threaten him, his body suddenly stiffened and he looked down hesitantly.
Little boy Yuanyuan frowned unhappily, and a little foot was kicking his stomach.
He is clearly just a one-year-old child, how could he have so much strength?
Lin Jianshan widened his eyes in surprise, "You..."
Yuanyuan kicked him in the stomach again, "Fang! Get off!"
She doesn't want to hate being hugged by her uncle.
After two consecutive heavy blows, Lin Jianshan's back bent in pain and his hands loosened.
Yuanyuan fell straight down, and the little guy was so scared that he flapped his arms and shouted, "Mom! Help!!"
Shang Wan moved quickly and caught the person.
"Mom!" Yuanyuan hugged her mother like an octopus and rubbed against her. She pointed her little hand at Lin Jianshan, who was squatting on the ground with his hands covering his belly, and immediately complained, "Bad! Bad!"
Shang Wan: You haven’t finished speaking yet, but you are quite good at complaining.
She patted her cub soothingly and looked down at Lin Jianshan, "Those two people you brought with you left long ago. No matter how pitiful you act, they won't notice."
Doesn't she know how strong Yuanyuan is now? She's trying to scam me, haha!
Lin Jianshan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked up at Shang Wan, "You know everything?"
"I don't have time for your little tricks." Shang Wan glared at him coldly, "We moved to the village just to live a good life, but you keep stirring up trouble. Now that your deeds have been exposed, you don't want to bear the consequences. How can such a good thing happen in this world?"
Lin Jianshan was silent for a long time, then he propped himself up and stood up. He took out four silver notes and handed them to Shang Wan. "A total of one hundred and thirty taels. Count them."
He prepared enough silver, but he was still resentful, so he called Luo Er and Zhang Da to expose Shang Wan's true identity, but he didn't expect that Shang Wan still found out.
Xiao Huan took the banknote and after carefully examining it in the candlelight, she nodded to Shang Wan and said, "The banknote is fine."
"I've already given you the money." Lin Jianshan's spirit had weakened, and he looked at Shang Wan with a pleading look in his eyes, "When will Tiedan come back?"
"Children love to play, and they will naturally go home when they have had enough."
Shang Wan was telling the truth. Tiedan really did play in the wolf's den for a whole day.
At first the child was afraid, but when he saw that the wolf didn't bite him but just didn't allow him to run around, he started to play with the wolf cub with confidence and waited for his family to come find him.
After dark, he cried because he was afraid of the dark. Later, when he saw that no wolves paid attention to him, he stopped crying. Now he is sleeping in the wolf den and snoring.
Lin Jianshan thought Shang Wan was still unwilling to let him go.
Shang Wan rolled his eyes at Tian and threw him out, and reminded Xiao Huan that the food in the pot was about to get burnt.
Xiaohuan screamed and ran to save her vegetables.
Yuanyuan was clamoring to hear a story, so Shang Wan took her to Lu Chengjing.
Lu Chengjing took a small seal and gave it to Yuanyuan to play with. He called out to Shang Wan, "Why don't you ask Lin Jianshan about the jade pendant?"
"You've already guessed it, why am I asking?"
Lu Chengjing was startled and looked at Shang Wan's back, "You..."
"If you don't want to say it, you don't have to." Shang Wan said this and continued to tinker with the wood.
Lu Chengjing pursed his pale lips, his long eyelashes drooped slightly, casting a fan-shaped shadow on his eyelids.
"Daddy." Yuanyuan stretched out her little hand and tugged at her father's clothes.
Lu Chengjing lowered his head and leaned closer, and asked in a gentle voice, "What's wrong?"
"Snap!" Yuanyuan pinched the seal and stamped it on her father's handsome face, leaving a square, light black mark.
Lu Chengjing:?
The little guy stared at his father with his big eyes, "Mom! Look!"
Lu Chengjing was stunned for a moment, "You want me to show your mother with the black mark on my face?"
Yuanyuan held the seal and nodded her head vigorously.
"Why?"
"Smile!" Yuanyuan curled her eyes and showed two small teeth. She pointed her little finger at herself and then at Shang Wan who was not far away.
Lu Chengjing looked at the little guy in surprise. A one-year-old kid already knows how to make people happy?
"Hurry!" Yuanyuan patted her father's arm and urged him.
"Mom is busy." Lu Chengjing raised his hand and rubbed his daughter's head. "Can you show it to Mom later?"
The little baby tilted his head and thought for a while, then reluctantly nodded in agreement. The price he paid was that Lu Chengjing was stamped five more times.
(End of this chapter)
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