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Li Wangcai was genuinely afraid she would spread the word, in case Zhu Nengwen came to settle accounts with him again. It wouldnât be worth it to stir up such a big fuss for just a few dozen copper coins. âIâll give you ten copper coins, what do you think?â
âTwenty-six copper coins, not one less.â
Li Wangcai refused, âDidnât you just say fifty-fifty? Fifty percent is only twenty-one copper coins.â
She said, âBrother Wangcai, you instigated this whole thing and exploited the Zhu Familyâs money. Itâs 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 itâs seventy percent. Seventy percent is twenty-nine point four copper coins. I am kind-hearted and donât ask for the zero point four change.â
âYou kind-hearted?! This is clearly extortion⦠â
âEighty percent.â
âFine, fine, fine! I admit Iâm afraid of you!â Li Wangcai took out a handful of copper coins and counted thirty-three for her. âItâs hard to deal with women and base people⦠I canât read, but I often hear this sayingâ¦â
She didnât bother to recount, âYouâre one short.â
âIsnât eighty percent thirty-three? You said you didnât want the changeâ¦â
âThe 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 canât 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.â
âIâll just give you another whole one.â Li Wangcai reluctantly handed her another copper coin, looking distressed as he only had eight copper coins left in his hand. âWife of the Xiao Family, you really are ruthlessâ¦â
âIf you hadnât bargained, you could have saved more than ten coins. Donât blame me. Iâm not your wife. Itâs none of your business whether Iâm hard to support or not.â 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 werenât 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. âWife of the Xiao Family, what should we do?â
âYou deal with him yourself. I got my rightful share of the money and will make sure the secret doesnât slip from me.â She took a step and left without looking back.
Li Wangcai quickly walked to the tree and tried to make light of the situation, âAh, Li Gui is here too. Did you hear everything that just happened?â
Li Guiâs eyes were fixed on Su Qingyueâs 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 Qingheâs toilet bucket, which showed her kind nature. But nowâ¦
She seemed to have a black heart.
He didnât know why, but he found her actions not only not repulsive but rather amusing instead.
He thought about how the Xiao Family wouldnât 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 Familyâs 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, âI heard
everything..â