Chapter 69 - 69: 66: Repaying Debts

“You! -”

Zhao’s words were stuck in her throat, unable to say anything.

Seeing that the situation was one-sided, Ms. Wang couldn’t help but yell: “No matter what you say today, since you have the money to buy those fancy Four Treasures of the study, you must pay me back! If you can’t afford it, you’ll have to use those Four Treasures to pay off the debt!”

Aha! After making a scene here for so long, the fox’s tail finally shows!

It turns out that they had heard about the Four Treasures and specifically came here to cause trouble!

Liu Sisi suddenly realized!

“Second Sister-in-law! This set of Four Treasures of the Study is mortgaged by the bookstore owner as a half-year salary for my work!”

As Sisi said this, her eyes became bloodshot.

“Everyone knows that the Four Treasures are expensive. How could our family have the silver to buy such valuable things? It’s just that the bookstore owner in town is kind and lent this set of Four Treasures to Sisi, just to let her quickly learn a few basic characters and help in the store. Now that the Second Sister-in-law has brought it up, Sisi is really ashamed.”

The fellow villagers suddenly realized!

No wonder the Di family had the Four Treasures! It turns out that this is what happened! After everyone reacted, they began to loudly condemn Ms. Wang.

“Your sister-in-law’s Four Treasures are also borrowed, so it’s best not to get any ideas.”

“Ms. Wang, how much you’ve taken from the Di Family in the past, who among us doesn’t know? You’d better cause less trouble!”

“Mr. Land Officer is coming, Ms. Wang, I’m afraid you’ll have a hard time again, haha…”

The villagers’ discussion made Ms. Wang’s face pale, which looked quite interesting.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Ms. Zhao, the cunning woman, slipped away early.

As they were talking, they saw Mr. Land Officer coming from the other side, and following him was not someone else, but Guihua.

Guihua winked at Liu Sisi, obviously, it was her who had helped to invite Mr. Land Officer over.

“Mr. Land Officer!”

Everyone hurriedly paid their respects to the Land Officer, and Liu Sisi quickly went into the house to move a chair for him.

After sitting down and catching his breath, the Land Officer raised his head and looked at the shrunken Ms. Wang, with a frown on his face.

“What happened? Who can tell me?”

As soon as the Land Officer spoke, everyone began to talk about the incident, blaming Ms. Wang.

“Ms. Wang, what do you have to say?” Mr. Land Officer’s face was not looking good either. It would be weird if he could stand such a shameless woman.

Seeing the situation becoming one-sided, Ms. Wang simply resorted to being aggressive: “I don’t care! Today, if you don’t pay me back, I will kill myself at your doorstep. Then we’ll see if you can get away from this!”

Indeed, a tree without bark will die, and a person without shame is invincible in the world!

“Fine! We’ll pay you back! I want to see what other tricks you can play!”

Liu Sisi had enough of the opponent’s unruly behavior and stepped forward to speak.

Everyone was stunned by her words!

Who doesn’t know that the Di family is so poor that they can’t even hold their heads up in the Upper Village for years, and Di Yelei can’t speak tough words in front of his brothers, isn’t it all because of the huge debt they owe!

To say that they will pay back now, how can it not be surprising?

Ms. Wang was also stunned!

Seeing Liu Sisi speaking so confidently, she couldn’t help but feel nervous. Could it be that the Di family could really come up with the silver?

Di Yelei, who was next to them, became anxious!

“Sisi, what nonsense are you talking about? Where would we get that much… that silver is…”

Originally, 15 taels of silver were stolen, leaving 5 taels. The money from selling ribbon flowers was Sisi’s private savings, only enough to repay half of the debt.

Could it be possible to use Sisi’s private savings? This is absolutely unacceptable!

However, Di Yelei’s words caused Ms. Wang to misunderstand.

Her eyes lit up, unable to conceal the delight on her face: “Fine! Then you pay! As long as you can pay today, I will not ask for the interest of these years. How about that? You said you want to repay, where is the silver? Hurry up!”

As she spoke, she placed one hand on her waist and stretched out the other to demand the payment from the couple.

“Alright then! You wait! I’ll be back shortly!”

Liu Sisi clenched her teeth, turned around, and went into the house.

“Sisi!”

Di Yelei hurriedly followed her in: “Sisi, the money for selling ribbon flowers is your private savings, you can’t use that money…”

Liu Sisi turned back to look at him, her face calm: “Ye Lei, didn’t you give me all the money you earned? Actually, Second Sister-in-law was right about one thing. In the past, we couldn’t repay it because we didn’t have the money, but now that we have enough silver, we can’t keep delaying repayment.”

“No way! Even if I, Di Yelei, have to beg in poverty, I will not use my wife’s private savings to repay debts!” Di Yelei insisted with an ashen face.

“How about this then! The silver you earn from hunting next time, you can save it for my private savings. How does that sound?” Liu Sisi proposed a compromise.

Little did she know, Di Yelei stubbornly shook his head: “No way! You take out those ten taels of silver first, I will find a way to come up with the remaining ten taels!” In saying this, he turned around to leave.

“Ye Lei! Money can be earned again if it’s gone. Besides, is it possible that I, Liu Sisi, am even worse than a stranger in your eyes? Do you prefer to seek help from others instead of accepting my help? You…” her words were filled with sorrow.

Liu Sisi’s words made Di Yelei’s body freeze for a moment, and he slowly turned back with a look of surprise.

“Sisi, I, I didn’t mean that…” he was somewhat at a loss for what to do.

Liu Sisi stared at him, not saying a word.

After a while, his spirit seemed to deflate, and he turned and strode into the kitchen. He returned a short while later: “Here! This is two taels and three coins of silver that I’ve saved over the years…”

Liu Sisi looked at the silver in her hand, with fresh mud still on it, and gently laughed.

Outside the main entrance of Di Family’s residence.

Ms. Wang cockily shook her legs: “Humph! If you can’t come up with the silver, just give me the Four Treasures of the Study. It just so happens that it’s time for my Brother Gao’s enlightenment. This is just like finding a pillow when sleepy, it’s about…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Liu Sisi came out, with Di Yelei following behind her with an ashen face, not saying a word.

Liu Sisi’s eyes were red from crying.

“Yo! You’re actually giving the money!” Ms. Wang’s voice was hoarse.

Liu Sisi didn’t bother with her, but walked past her to the Land Officer: “Please, Mr. Land Officer, be a witness for the both of our families!” As she spoke, she took out the cloth bag and handed it over.

Land Officer visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Throughout these years, he had seen the hardship Di Yelei had endured and wanted to help, but he knew he couldn’t be too biased.

“Come! Let’s see if there is enough money.”

As he spoke, he gently poured the silver coins from the cloth bag, astonishing everyone present.

“One tael, two taels, five taels, two taels, one tael, one tael… ”

Land Officer carefully counted. The miscellaneous pieces of ingots, copper coins, and silver tickets added up to 20 taels. He counted three times before handing them to Ms. Wang.

“You should count it carefully as well, is the amount correct?”