Chapter 42: Chapter 42

After the spirit plants were packed up, they were sent to the city by Xu Muan. Xu Muan was good at bargaining, so Xiao Jingting handed Xu Muan full authority to deal with the matter of selling grain.

“Uncle Li, I will trouble you again.” Because there was a bit too much grain to sell, Xu Muan directly chartered Li Sheng’s ox cart.

Li Sheng laughed and said, “Don’t mention it, Muan! You’re selling quite a bit of grain this time!”

Xu Muan nodded and said, “Yes!”

“So many spiritual plants, it can be sold for quite a bit of silver,” Li Sheng said.

“Yes.” Xu Muan responded. Xiao Jingting had already told Xu Muan about the matter of the deserted spiritual field and the fine. When Xu Muan heard about it, his heart felt very heavy and could not wait to immediately earn several thousand taels of silver, “We don’t have enough silver to spend.” Xu Muan sighed lightly.

Li Sheng looked at Xu Muan and said, “Muan! If you have money, you can’t spend it recklessly!”

Xu Muan nodded and said, “I know.”

“Are you going alone?” Li Sheng asked.

“Brother Mu Shuyu will go with me,” Xu Muan said.

“Good, it’s safer for two people to go together,” Li Sheng said.

Xu Muan nodded and said, “That’s what I think too.”

Mu Shuyu helped Xu Muan carry all the grain onto the cart. Qiu Bai watched this scene from afar, his heart full of jealousy.

“So much spiritual grain! This much of spiritual grain should be able to be sold for seven or eight hundred taels of silver.” Zhao Maner next to Qiu Bai muttered with envy.

“Xiao Jingting unexpectedly handed over such an important matter of selling grain to Xu Muan.”

Zhao Maner was somewhat puzzled and said, “What’s wrong with handing it over to Xu Muan? My father also handed it to daddy to sell grain.”

“It’s totally wrong. How much can you sell the grain of yours for? The grain your family grows is of low grade and your father knows it. But what Xiao Jingting grows is different. He grows high grade grain; the price range is big so if Xu Muan takes one or two hundred taels of silver into his own pocket, it can go unnoticed,” Qiu Bai said sourly.

Zhao Maner scratched his head and said, “Xu Muan is not such a person.”

Qiu Bai snorted lightly and said, “Who knows, knowing one’s face doesn’t mean knowing one’s heart.”

After selling the grain, Xu Muan got 800 taels of silver and his heart finally settled a bit.

When Xu Muan came out of the grain store, a man pounced towards Xu Muan in panic, “Xu Muan, help me!”

Xu Muan looked at the man who rushed to him and a fit of anger in his heart surged up. He wanted to go up and kick this man hard. Xu Muan looked at Wang Erhu and sneered, saying, “Help you? I don’t even know you, why do I help you?”

“Xu Muan, I’m your husband’s brother. You can’t watch me die and do nothing.”

Xu Muan snorted lightly and said, “What a joke. My husband’s brother? My husband is the young master of the Xiao family. My husband’s brothers are also young masters of the Xiao family. How dare a scoundrel like you pretend to be the young master of the Xiao family?”

A few servants came out with sticks, “Yes! You finally dared to show up, you punk.”

A few servants looked at Xu Muan with fear, as if they were worried that Xu Muan would help out: “Hey, how dare you claim to be one of the Xiaos? Finally there is someone who came to teach you a lesson.”

Xu Muan said to the several servants, who came, “This kind of person needs to learn his lessons. Better give him a hard beat.”

Remembering that Wang Erhu came to his house and asked Xiao Jingting to sell his sons, Xu Muan was filled with disgust for this man. If Xiao Jingting hadn’t changed his temper, Wang Erhu might have succeeded.

“Mr. Xu, I am a good friend of your husband. He is the most righteous person, he will definitely hold a grudge against you if he knows that you did not save me from death.” Wang Erhu said.

Xu Muan sneered, “Look at yourself, will my husband hate me for such a despicable stinker like you? Don’t think too much of yourself.”

Wang Erhu’s face became red as he was scolded by Xu Muan, then Xu Muan said to several servants: “This man is morally corrupt and a liar. Don’t show mercy to him. Since you guys are busy, I’ll leave first.”

“This young mister is right. Wang Erhu is not a good man. He should be taught a lesson.” The leader of servants urged people to rush forward and hit Wang Erhu vigorously with the stick.

Xu Muan retreated a few steps, gloating over this scene.

Wang Erhu was beaten up till he was screaming at the top of his lungs, so Xu Muan didn’t bother to watch anymore and turned around to leave.

Wang Erhu saw that Xu Muan was about to leave, and shouted urgently, “Mr. Xu, don’t go. I know a secret, a secret about your husband.”

Xu Muan heart skipped a beat as he snorted lightly and said, “Really? Just what can you know?”

“Someone wants to harm your husband, he ordered me to corrupt your husband,” Wang Erhu said loudly.

“Don’t talk nonsense. My husband has always been kind to others, how could someone want to harm him. Shameless liar, cut the crap. I don’t care what you’re going to say.” Xu Muan pulled Mu Shuyu away.

Mu Shuyu who was pulled away by Xu Muan looked at Xu Muan anxiously and said, “What he said may be true.”

Xu Muan nodded and said, “What he said should be true. Don’t worry, these servants won’t dare to kill anyone in the city. They will be sued if they kill someone openly in the city.”

Mu Shuyu said, “…”

Xu Muan pursed his lips and said indifferently: “When Wang Erhu is given a hard beat, he will behave himself, and then we’ll secretly find someone to ask about it.”

Mu Shuyu, “…”