Chapter 301 - Chapter 301: 20 taels of silver
Chapter 301: 20 taels of silver
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Chu Qingzhi was silent for a moment before asking, “How did they know that you are rich?”
Li Qingyin thought about it and guessed, “It should be because they found out that your family is rich and thought that you helped me…”
Chu Qingzhi didn’t say anything else and stayed silent until they reached the Chu Village.
Li Qingyu was shocked when she saw that Xu Wenlin’s head was covered in blood. She hurriedly took the child from Chu Qingzhi. “Qingyin, what happened?”
When Li Qingyin saw her sister, her tears burst again. “Third Sister, I…”
Li Qingyu’s heart ached. “Qingyin, don’t cry. Carry the child to my room first. Let’s talk in my room.”
Li Qingyin wiped her tears with her sleeve. “Yes.”
Li Qingyu carried Xu Wenlin to her and Chu Rong’s room. The Chu family followed behind…
Chu Qingzhi turned around and went into the forest.
The bamboo leaves grew very lushly. The carefully looked-after bamboo leaves now were big and tender. The newly planted bamboo sprouting had a tender green color.
When Chu Laipi saw Chu Qingzhi, he hurriedly ran towards her. “Sister Qingzhi, what brought you here?”
Chu Qingzhi glanced at the two of them and said, “My aunt was robbed just now.”
“Robbery? Outrageous!” Chu Laipi said excitedly, “Sister Qingzhi, what do you want us to do?”
Chu Qingzhi looked at the large forest of bamboo and said slowly, “They robbed twenty taels of silver from my aunt. Go and help me get it back.”
Chu Laipi looked indignant. “No problem. Leave this to us. Let’s go to the Xu Village.”
Chu Qingzhi reminded, “The person who robbed my aunt is her eldest brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Xu Fangjun and Chen Ruifeng. Don’t kill anyone. Otherwise, we’ll put Xujin in a difficult position. After all, he’s now working for the county office.”
Chu Laipi looked confident. “Sister Qingzhi, don’t worry. We’ve been hooligans for so many years and are very experienced. We won’t mess it up.”
Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Good, go ahead.”
After watching the hooligans leave, Chu Qingzhi returned home with a calm expression, as if nothing had happened.
The Xu Village.
Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei swaggered into the village.
Chu Laipi was fierce and looked like he was here to take revenge. He grabbed the collar of a man passing by and asked, “How do 1 get to Xu Fangjun’s house?”
The man was an honest villager. When he saw Chu Laipi’s fierce appearance, he immediately pointed in a direction. “That way.”
Chu Laipi threw him away and said, “Let’s go.”
Xu Fangjun and Chen Ruifeng were overjoyed after robbing five taels of silver. They were about to go to the county to shop and have a good meal when they saw two hooligans walking over.
Originally, Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei did not have a good life and were very thin. However, in the past six months, they had worked diligently and earned money. Their living conditions had improved and they had gained a lot of weight. Therefore, they looked especially burly. Just one of them was enough to make people afraid, let alone two…
Xu Fangjun and Chen Ruifeng’s expressions immediately changed. Chen Ruifeng timidly hid behind Xu Fangjun, looking nothing like the shrew woman who was robbing Li Qingyin just now. It was obvious that she bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Xu Fangjun pointed at the two of them. “What are you doing?”
“You robbed 20 taels of silver from Li Qingyin. Return it immediately.
Otherwise, I’ll beat you up.” As he spoke, Chu Laipi took out the dagger at his waist.
When Chen Ruifeng heard this, she could not help but shout, “We only took five taels, not twenty taels. Don’t slander us.”
Chu Laipi sneered. “Anyway, I remember that it’s 20 taels. Cut the crap. I want 20 taels, not a single scent less.”
Chen Ruifeng shouted, “We don’t have that much money…”
Chu Laipi waved at Chu Peipei. “Brother, catch Xu Fangjun and beat him up first!”
When Xu Fangjun saw that the other party was serious, he panicked. He quickly retreated and roared, “We don’t have money. Even if you beat me to death, I won’t have money.”
“Ah—” Chen Ruifeng was so frightened that she ran into the house and hid.
“I don’t have money, I don’t have money…” Xu Fangjun looked at the hooligans who were getting closer and closer in fear. His body trembled slightly, and a layer of cold sweat broke out.
He was naturally no match for them alone. He was caught and beaten up, screaming.
Chu Laipi kicked his lower abdomen and asked fiercely, “Are you going to return the money or not?”
Xu Fangjun hurriedly took out five taels of silver from his clothes and said nervously, “That’s all.”
Chu Laipi took the money bag and looked at it. “There’s still fifteen taels. Brother, go search the house.”
Chu Peipei immediately barged into the house and rummaged through the cabinets. The elders and children in the house were so frightened that they squatted in the corner and trembled.
In the end, he came to Xu Fangjun and Chen Ruifeng’s room. The door was closed…
Chu Peipei kicked open the wooden door. The moment he kicked it open, the house shook.
Chen Ruifeng was in the room, holding a stool. She stared at the door in fear and panic. However, she did not expect the other party to break in so quickly. Before she could react, the stool in her hand was snatched away!
“Where is the money!” Chu Peipei shouted. “If you don’t give me the money, I’ll sell you and your daughter.”
Chen Ruifeng was already terrified. After being threatened like this, she immediately begged. “No, don’t sell me. Don’t sell my daughter. I’ll give you money. I’ll give you money…”
After saying that, she went around to look for money. In the end, she took out all the money. “Take it, take it…”
Chu Peipei grabbed the money bag. “If only you were so obedient earlier. You wouldn’t have to suffer so much.”
Chen Ruifeng was so frightened that she lost all her strength and fell to the ground. All her family’s savings were gone now.
Xu Fangjun had been beaten up. At this moment, he was curled up in the courtyard like a shrimp and had not recovered from the pain…
Chu Laipi stepped on Xu Fangjun’s head and warned fiercely, “I’m telling you, if you cause Li Qingyin trouble again, I’ll destroy your family!”
“I won’t, I won’t…”
Chu Laipi kicked him again. “Let’s go.”
The two of them walked further and further away…
The villagers of Xu Village slowly gathered…
“What goes around comes around. They’ve always bullied Li Qingyin’s family. Now, they suffered the consequences of their actions.”
“That’s right. Not long ago, 1 saw Li Qingyin running to the county with her daughter. Xu Wenlin’s head was covered in blood. From the looks of it, they must have beaten her up.”
“They are even ruthless to such a young girl. That girl has always been very obedient. Now, it’s unknown if she’s dead or alive. Sigh…”
Chu Laipi completed the mission and gave 20 taels of silver to Chu Qingzhi.
Chu Qingzhi held the silver and praised, “Well done. In a while, each of you can go and get some ice cream bars to eat. If you like to eat rice dumplings, you can also get rice dumplings as a reward.”
The two of them were delighted. “Thank you..”