"I can't sell this land to her!"
“I’ll sell that land to anyone in Nanshan Village who wants to buy it, except her!”
Old Mrs. Chen roared with wide eyes, as if she had been greatly humiliated.
As soon as Wu Baoan entered the house, he explained his purpose. He didn't expect Old Lady Chen to react this way, and a hint of displeasure appeared on her face. "Auntie, Qing'er gave you money to buy the land, what do you mean by not selling it?"
Old Mrs. Chen put her hands on her hips and said irritably, "Village head, I'm not trying to criticize you, but I asked you to help sell the land, not to bring a little girl to cause trouble. Can she afford the land? You must be joking!"
Old Chen chimed in, "That's right, you must know what kind of situation that brat's family is in, how could she possibly come up with so much money to buy land? Isn't she just making a fool of us?"
Wu Baoan frowned slightly, his tone somewhat impatient, "Uncle, Aunt, what are you saying? Since Qing'er wants to buy the land, she must be here with sincerity. She will not shortchange you a single penny."
"Alright, alright, stop talking." Old Mrs. Chen waved her hand dismissively. "I think this brat has no good heart. She must be holding a grudge against me for separating her family from the family."
Knowing we had no money to return to Butcher Li, she deliberately came to cause trouble, just to provoke him into making trouble for our family, so she could vent her anger and see us make a fool of ourselves.
“That’s right, I think she’s just dishonest.” Old Man Chen glared at Chen Qingqing with annoyance. “Don’t brag like that and laugh at us. If you want to buy land, take out the money first.”
Old Mrs. Chen curled her lip and said, "That's right, enough nonsense, if you're so capable, take out the money."
Chen Qingqing hadn't expected the old couple to react so strongly to her wanting to buy the land. She scoffed disdainfully, "Uncle Village Head, give them the money."
“Okay.” Wu Baoan handed the fifty taels of silver he had prepared to Old Lady Chen. “Auntie, here is fifty taels of silver. Quickly take out the land deed so I can help you with the resale documents.”
"This...this...this is impossible!" Old Mrs. Chen was stunned and it took her a long time to recover. "Old man, I knew this brat was up to no good. Look, it's true."
"Oh dear, how shameless! I find this silver dirty, take it away right now." Old Man Chen said with a sullen face and gritted teeth, "No wonder you refused to marry Butcher Li, it turns out you've climbed the social ladder by marrying Rich Man Fan."
Old Mrs. Chen looked at the fifty taels of silver and rolled her eyes in regret. It was much better to cling to the coattails of the rich man Fan than to Li the butcher. How could she not have seen that this brat had such abilities? If she had known this would happen, she would never have separated from the family and broken off relations.
Although she was filled with remorse, she still pretended to be disgusted and said, "Pah, you shameful things. Luckily, I separated you out, otherwise I would have been so embarrassed."
When Sun saw her mother-in-law slandering Chen Qingqing, her face darkened and she couldn't help but scold, "Mother, you sell the land, and Qingqing buys the land. Why do you care where her money comes from? You keep talking about her and slandering her. Are you sick in the head?"
Chen Zhanliang chimed in, "That's right, everyone in the village knows that Qingya treated Master Fan and he gave her a reward. How come you're calling it immoral?"
Old Mrs. Chen was quite annoyed and glared at the two of them. "Shut up! You actually believe this nonsense? That brat can't even read a single word. How could she know how to treat illnesses? Saying it was a reward is just an excuse to cover her up."
Chen Zhanliang retorted angrily, "Mother, I watched Qing'er grow up, she is definitely not that kind of child."
"Get out of here, you traitorous brat, do you need to meddle?" Old Mrs. Chen's eyes bulged like steamed buns.
Wu Baoan couldn't stand it anymore and said indignantly, "Auntie, you've gone too far. Qingya's money was earned by her digging ginseng. It's clean and honest. Don't try to pin this on her."
"What? She dug up ginseng?" Old Mrs. Chen was shocked, her eyes filled with disbelief. "She even knows what ginseng is? Village head, you're not kidding me, are you?"
Wu Baoan said solemnly, "Why would I lie to you? It's absolutely true. Besides, everyone in Qingshui Town knows about Master Fan's itchy disease. It was indeed Qing Ya who cured him. If you don't believe me, go and ask around. Don't spout nonsense and slander people's innocence."
"Even if it's true, I won't sell this land to her."
Seeing that Old Lady Chen was being unreasonable, Chen Qingqing's eyes turned cold. "Old woman, I'm here today to buy land. As for what you said about watching your family make a fool of themselves, you can interpret that as well. If you don't sell me this land today, I certainly won't miss tomorrow's show. As for whether Butcher Li will tear down your house or go to the yamen to sue you, I'm actually a little looking forward to it!"
"Shut up!" Old Mrs. Chen was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
Wu Baoan said seriously, "Auntie, since you're not selling this land, then keep it! Qing'er has money, so she can buy land from whoever she wants. As for the matter you asked me to do this morning, I'm sorry, I can't help you with that."
Old Mrs. Chen panicked upon hearing this, "Village head, what do you mean? You can't ignore this!"
“Auntie, you’re making things difficult for me. You said this morning that you needed money urgently and that the land had to be sold today. But after I brought the people here, you’re doing this to me. Aren’t you making a fool of me? I can’t interfere in your family’s affairs. You can sell the land to whomever you want. Qing’er, let’s go.”
Chen Qingqing nodded slightly.
Old Mrs. Chen was truly frightened. If Wu Baoan didn't intervene, how could they sell the land? She quickly blocked his path, "Don't do that!"
"Get out of my way, why are you blocking my way?"
"Village head, don't go, let's talk this over."
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