Jiang Dali, Jiang Dayong, and Jiang Tietou were so frightened by the gleaming swords outside the door that they knelt on the ground and repeatedly kowtowed to Su Wan'er, begging for mercy.
"Sixth Miss, please forgive us for our petty offenses!"
"Heh, let you off the hook? Then who will bear the losses of my Baibaoxuan?" Su Wan'er looked at the three kneeling men begging for mercy with disgust.
When she was still in Dashui Village, Jiang Tietou's family bullied her quite a bit.
They initially thought that the mosquito coils they made would be of some use to them, so they didn't want to make a fuss. However, now, because of the mosquito coils they made, Baibaoxuan has been put on the spot.
If Baibaoxuan really closes down, her father will definitely blame her.
Thinking of this, Su Wan'er's gaze towards the three of them turned icy cold.
"Zhang Qinghua, how much silver did you pay the three of them?" Su Wan'er asked.
"Replying to Miss, the first batch of mosquito coils cost a total of one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and a deposit of sixty taels has already been paid for the second batch!"
"Sixty taels as a deposit?" Jiang Dali and Jiang Tietou turned around and looked at Jiang Dali in disbelief.
Jiang Dali avoided eye contact with the two men.
"Alright, don't say I'm being ruthless. Here's what we'll do: whatever amount of silver you've made from Baibaoxuan, as long as you pay back double that amount within five days, we'll call it even."
Su Wan'er was certain that the three of them couldn't come up with that much silver.
There were a total of 180 taels of silver. The three of them would each receive 60 taels, and double that would be 120 taels.
Where would lowly peasants like Jiang Dali get so much money to pay compensation?
Even if they didn't spend a single penny of the silver they earned from Baibaoxuan, they still couldn't possibly come up with that much silver.
If they can really come up with the silver, that would be great. Baibaoxuan could immediately earn 360 taels of silver, which could help fill the hole.
"One, one time!" Jiang Dali and the other two stared wide-eyed. "Miss, can, can you pay less?"
Oh no, where did they get so much money?!
Isn't this going to kill them?
"It's already a lenient measure to only ask you to pay double the amount. If you can't pay, that's fine too. If you can't pay, we'll cut off one of your arms to pay off your debt."
"Someone come here!" Su Wan'er shouted towards the door.
"Yes, Miss." Several guards entered from outside, each carrying a sharp knife.
"Go, cut off one of their arms."
"Yes, Miss."
After saying this, the guards tried to draw their knives to cut down Jiang Dali and the other two.
"Wait, wait! Pay up! I'll pay up! I promise I'll pay up!" Hearing that he was going to have one of his arms cut off, Jiang Dali's legs went weak with fear, and he said quickly while trembling.
"Sixth Miss, there are three of us. Would it be enough if each of us paid 120 taels of silver?"
Su Wan'er looked at Jiang Dali, nodded, and replied, "Yes, each of you just need to pay 120 taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Dali quickly calculated in his mind that the money he had earned from Baibaoxuan, the money he had made from setting up a stall, plus the little savings he had at home, was still a little short.
It's okay, we can just borrow some from relatives later.
Thinking of this, Jiang Dali felt relieved. "Thank you for your kindness, Miss. I will definitely repay the money in two days. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now, hehe."
Su Wan'er gave the guard a wink, and the guard sheathed his sword and made way for Jiang Dali to leave.
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