Gao Xiaoyu never expected things to escalate to this point. Now that things have come to this, is it still necessary for her to be An Xiaojiang's concubine?
Gao Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, Mom and Dad, we're all family, why make such a fuss? Can't we sit down and talk calmly?"
An Dafu glared at her: "This is all your fault, you two! Talk? What's there to talk about with you?"
"Uncle, if you really don't like me, I'll just leave with the child. My parents only care about me, so please don't ruin our relationship," Gao Xiaoyu said, tears streaming down her face.
When the villagers who came to break up the fight heard this, they thought that Gao Xiaoyu was a really good girl. Look how well she speaks and how sensible she is. She doesn't seem like the kind of person who would deliberately frame Xiao Jiang!
Gao Tiancai was also furious and yelled at Gao Xiaoyu, "Where are you going? If you don't want to report this to the authorities, then let them report it! An Xiaojiang forced himself on my Xiaoyu, and now Xiaoyu is pregnant. You think you can deny it? No way!"
"So it wasn't them framing Xiao Jiang; it was Xiao Jiang who forced the girl..."
The villagers were taken aback and whispered among themselves, clearly believing Gao Tiancai's words.
An Dafu and the Wen family stared at Gao Tiancai in disbelief. Upon hearing this, they were so angry that they almost died on the spot!
"You're the ones who framed my son, when did it become that my son raped Gao Xiaoyu? Gao Tiancai, have you no shame?"
"Do you have any evidence that we framed your son? But Xiaoyu's pregnancy is a fact!"
An Dafu and his wife were dumbfounded!
Evidence? Where are they going to find evidence now?
The Gao family looked smug, and Gao Xiaoyu's grandmother, Old Lady Gao, proudly raised her head and said, "Either let my Xiaoyu come into the family as the legal wife, or give us one hundred taels of silver and we'll leave. I'll find Xiaoyu a new husband, and no one will mention this matter again. Let's pretend it never happened."
"Wow! One hundred taels!"
"This old lady really dares to speak up!"
Hearing the villagers' words, Old Lady Gao said loudly, "My Xiaoyu is good-looking and kind-hearted. If she hadn't been forced by An Xiaojiang, she would definitely have found a good husband. Is a hundred taels too much? Not at all!"
Gao Tiancai: "That's right! Not a single tael more, not even a hundred taels. We'll meet at the yamen!"
Wen Xiuli and Gao Xiaoyu were worried that An Dafu would listen to Yang Cui and not agree to let her in, so they couldn't just take the money and leave. They had discussed this at home, but their original price was thirty taels.
Now that they think the An family is afraid that An Xiaojiang will be branded as a rapist, they've raised the price to one hundred taels.
An Dafu and Wen were so angry they wanted to kill someone. Wen had previously felt guilty that her husband had gone too far by not letting Gao Xiaoyu into the house, but now that the Gao family was so aggressive and wanted to ruin her son, she was going crazy!
What kind of sisterly affection is this? It's not as important as my own son!
Wen glared angrily: "You're talking nonsense! You've framed my son! I'll hang myself at your doorstep!"
When Yang Cui heard the news that her uncle's family had gotten into a fight, she immediately brought Su Yutang over. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Wen Shi say that she wanted to hang herself. She was thinking to herself, "Why do people hang themselves so easily these days?"
"Xiao Cui is here."
Someone shouted, and the villagers voluntarily made way for them.
Upon seeing Yang Cui, the An family couple seemed to have found their pillar of support, while the Gao family felt a collective unease.
"Uncle and Aunt, why are you talking nonsense? How did you get those injuries on your faces?"
Wen cried his eyes out, finally managing to explain the situation clearly.
Yang Cui sneered: "Xiao Hu and Xiao Jiang are my younger brothers. You're framing my brothers because you're disrespecting me, Yang Cui. Yu Tang, immediately send someone to Gaojia Village and spread the word that we were originally going to recruit twenty workers from Gaojia Village, but now that Gao Tiancai's family has upset me, I will not hire anyone from Gaojia Village from now on!"
Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock!
Yang Cui is truly ruthless!
Everyone knows how good the workers' benefits are here in Yangcui. Who wouldn't want to work there?
It seems like nothing was done to the Gao family, but once this news comes out, the villagers of Gaojia Village will hate them to death. They might even unite to drive the family out.
After all, in their view, the Gao family had infringed upon their interests!
However, the Gao family doesn't seem to realize the consequences of Yang Cui's words.
All they can think about right now is one hundred taels of silver.
"Uncle, are you going to report this to the authorities now?" Yang Cui asked.
Old Lady Gao stepped forward and said, "I'll say it again: give me one hundred taels of silver and we'll settle this privately. If you have no evidence and it goes to the yamen, I'll say that Xiao Jiang raped Xiao Yu. Then, hehe, Xiao Jiang's reputation will be ruined."
"So you say Xiao Jiang raped Gao Xiaoyu, do you have any evidence?" Yang Cui looked at Gao Xiaoyu with disdain. "What kind of good woman can a woman who can scheme to get into a man's bed at such a young age? Whether this child is Xiao Jiang's is another matter."
As soon as Yang Cui finished speaking, Wen Xiuli and Gao Xiaoyu's expressions changed drastically!
The mother and daughter exchanged a glance, both wondering: How did Yang Cui know?
Seeing their expressions, Yang Cui thought to herself that there was definitely something fishy going on. The scholar that Xi Hongmei saw must really be related to Gao Xiaoyu!
"Stop talking nonsense! This child is Xiao Jiang's, don't try to deny it!" Wen Xiuli raised her voice.
Yang Cui smiled calmly and said, "Then what are you feeling guilty about?"
"Who's feeling guilty?"
"If you're not feeling guilty, why are you trembling? You said you're two months pregnant. Should I ask Doctor Qi to come and take a look and see how many months along you are? Or should I ask the magistrate to investigate Gao Xiaoyu's past and find out who the father of the child is?"
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