Chapter 157 Zhao Hanzi comes to ask for 50 taels of silver
Liu Ye went to the kitchen, but the kitchen was the same; even the pots had been taken, and the firewood in the house was gone. She quickly went to the backyard and saw that the woodpile was gone too. Good heavens, all the wood that Bai Zilin had worked so hard to chop was gone: "Damn it, who was so ruthless? They didn't even leave a piece of firewood behind. They stole it so cleanly!"
She looked towards Wang Dani's house next door. Wang Tieniu's leg was crippled. Could it be that he held a grudge and stole everything from her house? Or could it be Wu Xincao? Or maybe Wang Ergou? Zhang Fang could be one of them. They could all be. Oh right, the Liu family could be one of them too.
Liu Ye closed the kitchen door and returned to her room. She took out firewood from her spatial storage and lit the stove. What's lost is lost, and she didn't want to buy anything else. She would just wait until she returned to town to list the house with a real estate agency. She would sell it for whatever price she was offered. She wouldn't be coming back after that. Oh, and there was the land. She didn't plan to keep the land either. She would sell it cheaply, otherwise, whatever she planted would be lost.
At Wang Ergou's house, Wang Ergou exchanged a few words with Zhao Hanzi at the door before happily running back inside. Bai Zimei was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) eating melon seeds. The furnishings in Wang Ergou's room—chests, cabinets, tables, chairs, benches, even the quilt on the kang and Bai Zimei's drinking cup—were all things that had been stolen from Liu Ye's house. "Who is it?"
Wang Ergou took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed): "It was Village Chief Zhao. He asked me to go with him to ask Liu Ye for money. I agreed. There were many people going this time, and Bai Zilin didn't come back with her. That little bitch Liu Ye didn't get any advantage. Village Chief Zhao promised to give me one tael of silver as a reward."
Bai Zimei's eyes darted around, and she wrapped her arms around Er Gouzi's chest, rubbing against him and saying in a coquettish tone, "I'll go with you this afternoon. If we get any money, you can ask Village Chief Zhao to give me a tael as well."
Without a second thought, Wang Ergou nodded in agreement: "Okay, my word counts. I have something on Zhao Hanzi, so whatever I say goes."
In the evening, Liu Ye came out of the space after finishing her meal. She added a few more pieces of firewood to the stove. She would go back to town tomorrow and sleep in the space that night. Anyway, the house had been robbed, so there was nothing left to see.
"Knock knock knock," the door rang out from outside. Liu Ye rolled her eyes speechlessly. The knocking sound was so familiar. It seemed that the visitor was up to no good again. She went to the door and opened it. She wanted to see who it was this time.
Wow, there are quite a lot of people here. Even Bai Zimei is here. She's got pretty good connections.
Zhao Hanzi stood at the front, followed by more than a dozen men from the village, including Er Gouzi, who had stilts tied to his lame leg so he wouldn't need a crutch.
Zhao Hanzi, with a simple and honest smile, looked at Liu Ye and said, "We need to talk to you about something. It's not convenient to talk at the door, and it's cold. Let's go inside and talk."
Liu Ye could tell they were up to no good, so of course she had to invite them into the courtyard. She even wanted to invite them inside so she could trap them and beat them!
Liu Ye smiled politely and said, "Brother Zhao, please come in. All guests are welcome, so please come inside."
Zhao Hanzi led his men into the courtyard. Bai Zimei walked past Liu Ye with her head down, not daring to look up, for fear of revealing the gloating in her eyes. She didn't expect Liu Ye to let them into the courtyard like that. Let them into the courtyard, she'll just wait for her bad luck!
Liu Ye invited Zhao Hanzi and the others to Bai Zilin's room. Seeing that the room was empty and no one seemed surprised or asked any questions, she knew it was probably a joint effort.
"Brother Zhao, please have a seat. My house was robbed clean, and I didn't even have tea to offer you. I'm so sorry. What can I do for you?"
Zhao Hanzi sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed), crossed his legs pretentiously, and said with a silly grin, "I've come to see you for nothing important, it's just... let's not beat around the bush, I'll be frank. I, Zhao Hanzi, am now the village chief of Erdaogou Village, and Wu Xincao has married me, so her family's affairs are my affairs. My mother-in-law said that Village Chief Wu, to avenge Wu Changgui, accused Bai Zilin of stealing 50 taels of silver from him and hiding it in your house, but the officials couldn't find it. They also swore to heaven that they didn't take it, so it must have been you two who took it. Hand it over!"
At this moment, Bai Zimei also raised her head and looked at Liu Ye with schadenfreude, hoping that she would obediently hand over the silver, so that she could also get a tael and buy new clothes for the New Year.
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye understood. So they wanted the 50 taels of silver. They were dreaming! She crossed her arms and leaned against the doorframe, her eyes full of sarcasm. "Oh, so that's what happened. Village Chief Wu wanted to falsely accuse Brother Bai, and he actually lost the silver. But you can't get the silver from me. The officials couldn't find the silver at my house, which means Village Chief Wu didn't put the silver at my house. He just lost it somewhere. You should look for it on the road."
Zhao Hanzi's憨笑 disappeared, replaced by a cold snort that said, "Hmph! Put away your little tricks. My mother-in-law said that Village Chief Wu told her he put the silver behind the cabinet, but when the officials looked, it was gone. They didn't take it, so it must have been you two who took it. I don't care who took it, you have to hand over the 50 taels of silver today. Otherwise, I'm not an unreasonable person. I'll give you two choices: one, hand over the deed to this house; two, we'll sell you to a brothel for 30 or 50 taels of silver. Choose one."
After listening, Liu Ye pretended to think about it seriously and said, "You really are quite reasonable, but I won't choose either of them. I didn't take the money, so why should I give you 50 taels of silver? You want my house and want to sell me. Do you think you have the ability to do that?"
Zhao Hanzi got up from the kang with a wicked grin: "Whether I have the ability or not, we'll know once we try! Everyone, come at me!"
As soon as Zhao Hanzi finished speaking, he lunged at Liu Ye, only to be kicked in the chest by her, which sent him flying from the ground onto the kang (a heated brick bed). Zhao Hanzi was in excruciating pain from the kick, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Those who rushed up later were all knocked down by Liu Ye's punches and kicks. Their arms were broken, their legs were shattered, and they screamed in pain. Some even fainted from the intense pain.
Seeing things were going badly, Bai Zimei tried to run away, but Liu Ye grabbed her hair and dragged her back, then slapped her repeatedly until blood gushed from her mouth and nose, and even her ears bled. Her face swelled up like a pig's head, and she was unrecognizable until she passed out. Only then were they dragged her out the door like a dead dog.
She went back into the house to drag Zhao Hanzi and the others away, but she threw them all at the front door. Only then did she close the door and go back to her room to sleep. As for whether they would freeze to death, that was not her concern. If they froze to death, they deserved it; if they didn't, they were lucky. They could just be crippled with broken arms and legs from now on.
There's an old saying that goes, "Good people don't live long, but bad people live for a thousand years." Soon, Zhao Hanzi and the others were awakened by the cold. Those with broken legs crawled home in pain, while those with broken arms ran home clutching their arms. Zhao Hanzi was in so much pain that his whole body felt like it was going to fall apart, and he couldn't breathe properly, as if he was about to suffocate. He clutched his chest and ran home.
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