Chapter 85 These two bastards have ulterior motives.
Liu Ye escorted Wu Xincao and Wang Dani to the door, then slammed the door shut and locked it, not caring whether they would be angry. Yes, she did it on purpose. If they had any shame, they'd better never set foot in her house again, but that was probably impossible; those two bitches were obviously up to something.
Outside the gate, Wang Dani pointed at the gate through gritted teeth and muttered under her breath, "Xincao, look at her! She doesn't give us any face at all. How are we supposed to carry out our plan? I think it's going to fall through!"
Wu Xincao snorted coldly, and said in a sinister tone as she walked, "Even tigers have their moments of weakness. Once we get to know her better, it'll be easier to make our move. This is nothing yet, why are you in such a hurry? It's more fun to slowly torment her like a cat playing with a mouse!"
Wang Dani thought that made sense: "I'm home now, take care, I'll come find you again tomorrow."
After Liu Ye finished eating in the kitchen, she returned to her room, took out two large packages from her spatial storage, and began to study how to sew a quilt. She first picked out small pieces of cloth to sew, and only when she ran out of small pieces of cloth did she dare to use large pieces of cloth to sew. In this way, she spent an entire afternoon and finally finished making the outer cover of the quilt. After she bought the cotton, she spread the cotton evenly and sewed it on, just like making a quilt.
She folded the cloth and stuffed it all into the cabinet on the kang (a heated brick bed). She put on her shoes and went outside. By then, the sun had already set. How quickly the days passed! She wondered where Brother Bai was. He probably hadn't reached the South yet. She thought she would go to the South to see it sometime in the future.
Actually, she regretted coming to the village with Brother Bai. They should have bought a house in town. There were no good people in Erdaogou Village. She didn't like it here. There was always something going on, and someone was always trying to bully her. Sigh, Brother Bai's house was finished, and the foundation for her house had been laid. She had no choice but to build it. So she decided to build it. In fact, wherever there are people, there will be trouble. Even if she and Brother Bai lived in town, they might not have met any good neighbors.
"Knock knock knock." A knocking sound came from the door. Liu Ye rolled her eyes in exasperation. Who was it this time? Could it be those two idiots again? What were they doing here so late at night?
When Liu Ye arrived at the front door, she didn't open it immediately. Instead, she called out, "Who is it?"
"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock," the person outside didn't speak but continued knocking. Liu Ye realized something was wrong; the person was afraid to speak, which meant they were afraid she wouldn't open the door. So she was even less likely to open the door for them: "Who is it?"
"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock," the person outside kept knocking on the door without saying a word. The door was shaking from the knocking. Liu Ye was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly outside: "Which bastard is knocking on the door without saying a word? Don't you have a mouth? Are you mute? Did your mother stuff shit in your mouth? If you don't tell me who it is, get out!"
Bai Zimei, who was banging on the door from the outside, saw that Liu Ye really wouldn't open it, so she had no choice but to speak up: "It's me, I'm Bai Zilin's sister, Bai Zimei. I'm here to see my older brother, please open the door for me!"
Upon hearing that it was Bai Zimei, Liu Ye thought, "It's almost dark, why is she here? Whatever her reason for coming, it's destined to be a wasted trip." She sighed.
Liu Ye pushed open the door and stood at the entrance. Bai Zimei was stunned when she saw Liu Ye. She really wasn't a big idiot. A big idiot couldn't possibly be this good-looking. Bai Zilin really got a good deal!
Without thinking twice, she tried to barge into the yard, but Liu Ye grabbed her and pulled her back, slamming the gate shut behind her: "What do you think you're doing! This is my house, who gave you permission to barge in!"
Bai Zimei, with her neck stiff and a guilty look on her face, shouted, "This is my older brother's house! Why won't you let me in? I want to see Bai Zilin! I want to find my older brother! Get out of my way!"
Liu Ye snorted coldly and said rudely, "Who told you this is your older brother's house? I paid for the house to be built, and the deed is in my name. This is my home. If you have something to say, either speak properly or get out. By the way, let me tell you, Bai Zilin isn't home. He went to the south to do business with someone, and it's uncertain when he'll be back."
Bai Zimei didn't believe Liu Ye's words at all. With her older brother's blockhead, who couldn't read a single word, how could he do business? "I don't believe you. Unless you let me search the courtyard, you can't fool me!"
Liu Ye thought to herself, "Letting you into the courtyard? You're dreaming!" She continued, "Impossible! I said Brother Bai isn't home, and he isn't home. Even if he were, I'm the one who calls the shots here!"
"You!" Bai Zimei stamped her foot angrily. "Fine, I won't go into the courtyard. I believe what you say. My elder brother isn't home, and I believe you can make decisions for him. Then give me 50 taels of silver on his behalf. My mother is sick, she's dying. My mother is also his mother. Even if he severs ties with my mother, he's still the child who crawled out of my mother's womb. My mother is sick and we don't have money to buy medicine. As a son, he should give money to show his filial piety. Otherwise, if my mother dies, it will be because of him. I... I'm going to the authorities to sue him for killing my own mother. Then you won't be able to get away with it either, and you'll be punished along with him!"
Liu Ye thought, "Who are you trying to scare?!" She wasn't easily frightened: "Hmph, then you can wait until your mother dies and then go to the government office to sue us. If the magistrate finds us guilty and makes us pay compensation, we'll accept it. Now that you've said your piece, get lost!"
Seeing that Liu Ye wasn't afraid of the government at all, and was practically a tough nut to crack, Bai Zimei was extremely anxious. She had to get the money today, otherwise she would go back empty-handed and her father would definitely...
The government gave each of the three family members five taels of silver, which her father had almost spent on wine. Of the 150 catties of grain provided by the government, her father sold 100 catties and used the money to buy wine. Yesterday, their food supply ran out, and she had been hungry all day. If she didn't eat something soon, she would starve to death. Hunger was a minor issue; the main problem was that her father was planning to sell her.
She didn't want to be sold to a brothel by her father. Brothels were like hellholes. So she suggested to her father that she go to Bai Zilin to ask for money. If she couldn't get the money, her father would definitely sell her again.
Thinking of this, she rushed to her knees and cried pitifully, "Sister-in-law, please allow me to call you sister-in-law, my dear sister-in-law, please save me! Waaah, if I don't get the money back, my father will sell me to a brothel! Sister-in-law, please save me! Waaah, no matter what, I am your sister-in-law, Bai Zilin's own sister. Please, for your sake, lend me a hand!"
Liu Ye crossed her arms and watched Bai Zhimei's energetic performance with a calm expression.
Seeing that Liu Ye remained unmoved and didn't say a word, Bai Zimei cried even harder, "Waaah, sister-in-law, please save me! You're so beautiful, you must be very kind-hearted. You wouldn't bear to see me sold into a brothel, would you? Sister-in-law, please save me! I will never forget your great kindness, waaah, waaah."
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