"Oh, right. When I get back to the village entrance, I'll chat with the aunties and grandmas under the old locust tree. I'll let the uncles, aunts, grandpas, and grandmas know what happened today, so they can understand you and praise what you've done for our Jiang family. I think they'll understand you and certainly won't speak ill of you or our Jiang family."
With each sentence Jiang Wanwan spoke, Jiang Erbo's face turned greener, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.
This brat is clearly threatening him!
But he couldn't do anything about her.
Uncle Jiang jumped up and down, "Wan girl, are you threatening me?"
Jiang Wanwan clapped her hands, then shrugged, showing off her eight little white teeth, "Oh, Second Uncle is so smart, you found out without me even noticing."
If the villagers found out that he sold his niece for personal gain, the Jiang family would never be able to hold their heads high again.
Old Man Jiang would definitely not hesitate to swing his iron shovel and smash him to death, flattening him so that he would be stuck to the wall and impossible to pry off.
But the thought of handing over those twenty taels of silver directly felt like tearing his flesh out.
He had already figured out how to spend the twenty taels of silver.
He gave fifteen taels of silver to his mother for her expenses and to help his third brother continue his schooling. He also gave five taels of silver to Jiang Liu to buy him some writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, and books.
Uncle Jiang was unwilling to give up, and he was still struggling in his death throes. "Wanwan, Uncle is not a bad person. Uncle is just thinking that if I can earn ten taels of silver and find a job, I can use it to support your fifth brother's schooling. If there is any spare money, I can also send your father to continue his studies. Moreover, when your fifth brother passes the imperial examination and becomes a high-ranking official, our whole family can enjoy a life of leisure."
Jiang Wanwan was heartless and unmoved.
She knew in her heart that one thing should be done separately, and she absolutely could not sacrifice herself to please others.
She's not that great, nor does she want to be such a great person.
After that, the Jiang family members all thought that because she was a girl, she could be easily sacrificed for the sake of the family's interests.
“I can handle my father’s schooling myself, so you don’t need to worry about it, Second Uncle. Since you’re reluctant to part with those twenty taels of silver, I’ll go buy a few pounds of melon seeds right now, take the oxcart back to the big locust tree at the village entrance, and chat with the aunties about this matter.” With that, Jiang Wanwan lifted her leg, as if to leave.
Uncle Jiang was truly afraid of Jiang Wanwan, and quickly stopped her, "Give it to me! I'll give it to you, okay?"
He should have known better than to take on this job. In the end, he was busy for nothing. He didn't earn a single tael of silver, didn't find a job, and even spent more than ten coins on this girl. He really lost out!
The money was gone, and his reputation was ruined too. If the villagers found out, he'd be drowned in their scorn!
Jiang Wanwan took a step back and turned back to Jiang Erbo, opening her palm and waiting for him to take out some silver for her.
Uncle Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give you twenty taels of silver. You promise not to go home and tell your grandparents about this."
"Yes, yes, I won't tell, I definitely won't tell." Jiang Wanwan nodded vigorously.
Jiang Erbo reluctantly took out two ten-tael silver ingots from his pocket. He looked at the gleaming silver in his hand with heartache, feeling so pained that he could hardly breathe.
The money hasn't even been warmed yet, and you're already handing it over to someone else!
He was in so much pain!
Jiang Wanwan raised an eyebrow and snatched the two silver ingots from Jiang Erbo's hand. "Give them to me!"
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