The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man - Chapter 281
Chapter 281: 281 Scam money 3
Translator: 549690339
Li Wangcai was genuinely afraid she would spread the word, in case Zhu Nengwen came to settle accounts with him again. It wouldn’t be worth it to stir up such a big fuss for just a few dozen copper coins. “I’ll give you ten copper coins, what do you think?”
“Twenty-six copper coins, not one less.”
Li Wangcai refused, “Didn’t you just say fifty-fifty? Fifty percent is only twenty-one copper coins.”
She said, “Brother Wangcai, you instigated this whole thing and exploited the Zhu Family’s money. It’s unacceptable no matter how you look at it. Not to mention if Zhu finds trouble with you, once this becomes public, your reputation will be the first to be ruined. Your family has a good reputation in the village. Now it’s seventy percent. Seventy percent is twenty-nine point four copper coins. I am kind-hearted and don’t ask for the zero point four change.”
“You kind-hearted?! This is clearly extortion… ”
“Eighty percent.”
“Fine, fine, fine! I admit I’m afraid of you!” Li Wangcai took out a handful of copper coins and counted thirty-three for her. “It’s hard to deal with women and base people… I can’t read, but I often hear this saying…”
She didn’t bother to recount, “You’re one short.”
“Isn’t eighty percent thirty-three? You said you didn’t want the change…”
“The change for eighty percent and seventy percent is different. Eighty percent is thirty-three point six, and I will take the point six change but not the point four. You can’t break a copper coin into ten pieces, so give me a whole copper coin. Of course, if you want to break the copper coin into smaller parts, I have no objection.”
“I’ll just give you another whole one.” Li Wangcai reluctantly handed her another copper coin, looking distressed as he only had eight copper coins left in his hand. “Wife of the Xiao Family, you really are ruthless…”
“If you hadn’t bargained, you could have saved more than ten coins. Don’t blame me. I’m not your wife. It’s none of your business whether I’m hard to support or not.” She shrugged indifferently and was about to leave when her gaze fell on Li Gui standing under a tree at the crossroad ahead. Dressed properly and tall, his clothes weren’t bad either, making him look decent.
From his expression, it was clear he had seen everything that had happened.
Li Wangcai followed her gaze and saw Li Gui, his face falling. Now others knew about it. “Wife of the Xiao Family, what should we do?”
“You deal with him yourself. I got my rightful share of the money and will make sure the secret doesn’t slip from me.” She took a step and left without looking back.
Li Wangcai quickly walked to the tree and tried to make light of the situation, “Ah, Li Gui is here too. Did you hear everything that just happened?”
Li Gui’s eyes were fixed on Su Qingyue’s retreating figure, filled with interest. He had thought her eyes were very clear and that she had an extraordinary temperament, different from ordinary women. She was even willing to clean
Xiao Qinghe’s toilet bucket, which showed her kind nature. But now…
She seemed to have a black heart.
He didn’t know why, but he found her actions not only not repulsive but rather amusing instead.
He thought about how the Xiao Family wouldn’t sell her for fifty taels of silver… Not even for extra silver.
His brows furrowed again.
Originally, when he heard that Granny Sun was pressing for the debt, he could have easily repaid the five taels of silver on the Xiao Family’s behalf. He wanted to help the Xiao Family in their most desperate times to make them owe him a favor.
Now it seemed that even though the villagers said the Xiao Family had sold everything they had, the money still fell short of five taels of silver. However, he always felt that Qingyue could handle it.
Li Gui snapped back to reality and nodded at him expressionlessly, “I heard
everything..”
