The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Chapter 25 Silver

"Fifty taels of silver is not a small amount. Why do you want to borrow so much silver?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"Of course it was to prolong his life." Chen Zhongyi gloated, "He was dying at the time, and the doctor said he needed a ginseng to save him. I'm a kind-hearted person, and when I heard he needed money to buy ginseng, I offered to lend it to him. He used the ginseng to stay alive. Now that his life is saved, of course he has to pay it back. This family is extremely poor, and without money, we'll use a person in exchange."

"We don't know whether it was used to buy ginseng. Maybe you deliberately used some tricks to deceive this brainless pig man." Li Taohua said angrily.

"It's been so long, the ginseng has already been eaten by him. If you suspect the ginseng is fake now, you need to produce evidence. If you don't have evidence, return the money!"

Qin Huiyin held Li Taohua's hand and calmed her down.

They were not at the scene when Tang Dafu was injured and did not know the specific circumstances.

At the time, Tang Dafu was injured, and the doctor said he wouldn't live long. To save his life, he might have agreed to pay him five hundred taels, not just fifty. His mind must have been unclear at the time, and even if he were to recall the scene carefully now, I'm afraid his mind would be filled with nothing but the fear of death.

"Was there anyone else at the scene?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"Of course, the doctor and my guys can testify to that."

"Your guys are your people, of course they listen to you. You were the one who found the doctor, so maybe he is in cahoots with you." Li Taohua said with her hands on her hips.

"Then I have nothing to say. If you don't believe me, just report it to the authorities. I have witnesses, and I'm not afraid even if I confront you at the government office."

Qin Huiyin thought for a moment and said, "Fifty taels of silver is not a small sum. Even if we are asked to repay it, it will not be done in a short period of time. Give us a month and come back to collect the money after a month. If you can't pay it back by then, we will act according to the rules."

"My dear, fifty taels! How can you possibly pay it back in a month?" Li Taohua was shocked and quickly tried to stop him. "Besides, this matter seems suspicious. There might be something fishy going on."

"Mom, it's been so long since the incident happened, and we won't find anything if we investigate further. Let's speculate. If there's something wrong with the ginseng, or if it's not worth fifty taels, do we have any evidence? They insist that Uncle Tang ate the ginseng. Can we get Uncle Tang to spit it out to prove it?"

"Are we going to suffer this loss in silence? Look how sinister and cunning this man is. How could he really be so kind?"

"Uncle Tang needed treatment under the circumstances. If the other party intended to harm him and he didn't agree to this condition, Uncle Tang might not even have a chance of coming back alive."

"Since he's such a hateful person, shouldn't we not let him succeed?"

"We are currently at a disadvantage in this situation. The other side has the upper hand. If we confront them head-on, it will be like an egg hitting a stone, with no good result. They have more people, and we are all women or children. A head-on confrontation will only lead to losses. Let's take a step back now and solve the crisis in front of us first, and then find a way to deal with it later. Mother, fifty taels of silver is indeed a lot of money, but it is not impossible to earn."

Li Taohua also knew that these people were difficult to deal with. If they continued to be unruly, their family's situation would become even more difficult. If they could be sent away, it would be a temporary peace of mind.

As for the rest, we'll find a way. This matter is related to Tang Dafu, and Tang Yichen, the eldest son of the Tang family, can't just ignore it! Calculating the time, it's time for him to take a break.

"Have you discussed this?" Chen Zhongyi asked. "You want me to give you more time? Oh, is that helpful? Can you really earn fifty taels of silver a month?"

"We have one month to pay. If we pay back the fifty pieces of silver in a month, the debt will be written off. If we can't pay it back, I will mortgage myself as your slave. Is that okay?"

"No." Li Taohua was the first to object. "If you can't pay it back, I'll be your slave."

"Originally, I really liked you, a beautiful lady, but now that I've seen your daughter, I still prefer younger women. Okay, it's a month's payment. If you can't pay it back, you can go with me."

"No, Yinyin, you can't use yourself as a bet." Li Taohua was almost angry to death.

"Mom, believe me, I won't let you lose." Qin Huiyin comforted her and said in a low voice, "Let's send them away first."

Chen Zhongyi waved his hand aside and said, "Write a document stating everything we just said, and have her sign it. Everything requires evidence. The master is no fool."

The subordinate next to him immediately found pen and ink and wrote the document.

Qin Huiyin took a look and found that the handwriting of the document was the same as that of the IOU. Her gaze lingered on the clerk for a while.

She signed her name and put her fingerprint on it.

"Boss Chen, it's your turn."

Chen Zhongyi scribbled a few strokes, the name scribbled crookedly, barely better than a child's. He pressed his fingerprints and tucked his copy into his pocket.

He looked at Qin Huiyin in front of him, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he felt.

Although this little girl looks young, she has a good figure and it is not difficult to see how pretty she will be when she grows up.

He didn't believe that they could earn fifty taels within a month, so after a month, this little beauty would be in his pocket. Thinking of this, he looked at her with even more greed.

"Since we've agreed on this, shouldn't you guys leave?" Qin Huiyin pointed outside, "Please go in!"

"Let's go first and come back next month." Chen Zhongyi moved closer to Qin Huiyin. "My little beauty, you are very interesting. We will meet again."

Li Taohua pulled Qin Weiyin behind her and said with disgust: "Don't you know that your breath stinks? My daughter smells delicious, don't make her faint from the stink."

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"Boss Chen, we just signed the document. You won't go back on your word, will you?" Qin Huiyin interrupted Chen Zhongyi. "Let's go. Come back next month."

Chen Zhongyi left with his men.

As soon as he left, Li Taohua, who had been pretending to be aggressive, lost all her strength and rushed over to beat Tang Dafu, who was sitting on the ground. "You bastard, if my daughter gets hurt by you, I will stab you to death and then stab myself. I am so blind to choose such a useless thing like you. Divorce me, divorce me immediately, I will not live with you anymore."

"Wife, it's my fault. I'm not good. Don't be angry. Don't make yourself upset. I will think of a way to return the fifty taels." Tang Dafu said.

"Even if you sell all your land, it won't fill the hole of fifty taels." Li Taohua said, "I don't care about you anymore. You can do whatever you want."

After that, she said to Qin Huiyin: "My daughter, let's leave here, far away. We are not from here anyway, so there is no need to waste time here."