When she heard that she was going to confront the government, Tao became even more nervous. She snatched the hairpin from the store owner and said, "We won't sell it anymore. Let's go."
Seeing that they were about to leave, Jiang Ye said coldly: "Chang Ning, stop them."
Chang Ning, who was guarding the carriage outside the door, heard his master's order and immediately jumped off the carriage to block the door of the gold shop.
Tao Boss was about to push him away, but Chang Ning gave him a kick and said, "If you want to run away after stealing something, come with us to the government office."
When the eldest daughter-in-law saw that her man had been kicked away, she hurriedly helped him up in distress, and then angrily yelled at Chang Ning: "Who said we stole something? This thing belongs to us."
At this point, she changed her tone and looked at Tao Qiniang again: "Oh, I understand, this bitch thinks this thing is valuable, so she wants to blackmail us. Shame on you."
Jiang Ye looked at the eldest daughter-in-law and said expressionlessly: "It's true, just go to the prefect to find out. If this thing belongs to you, then we apologize, make amends, and even pay for it."
No problem."
After the words fell, Tao Laosi, who had been silent for a long time, looked at Jiang Ye, who was speaking for Tao Qiniang, and asked with a questioning look on his face: "Where did you come from?"
Before Jiang Ye could answer his question, Tao Laosi looked at Tao Qiniang and asked, "Where is Qiqi?"
When Tao Laosi asked this question, the eldest daughter-in-law immediately changed the subject: "What an ignorant bitch. It has only been a long time since she left our Tao family, and I don't know how many men around her have changed. I'm afraid Qiqi has been betrayed by this bitch long ago."
Come on. Where can I find the money to buy jewelry?"
"You didn't care about Qiqi's life or death before, and it has nothing to do with you now. That hairpin is mine, why don't you return it? If you don't return it, I'll go find the prefect." Fortunately, Tao Qiniang was not stupid and did not let it go.
They changed the subject by changing the subject.
Tao on the side saw that the conversation had reached this point. After being calm just now, he now returned to his usual cunning and mean temper: "Why are you looking for the prefect? This hairpin is yours, so what if I take it? Our Tao family
I saved your life more than ten years ago, took you in, and raised you for more than ten years. Fortunately, you patted your butt and left in the end. You are really a white-eyed wolf. Now this hairpin is regarded as your repayment of our kindness.
"
"That's right, even if I raise a dog, it will be better than you." The eldest daughter-in-law agreed.
Tao: "Is it possible that the grace of saving my life and the kindness of more than ten years are not as good as your hairpin?"
Listening to Mrs. Tao's conversation with the eldest daughter-in-law, Tao Qiniang didn't know how to answer their words.
Indeed, it was the Tao family who saved her and took her in for more than ten years. Although she was the daughter-in-law of their son for more than ten years, if not she didn't know whether she would live or die now? Then what would they do?
There is nothing wrong with wearing this hairpin.
Seeing that Tao Qiniang was frightened by her, Tao raised her lips proudly.
Jiang Ye, who was on the side, listened to their conversation and almost understood something, so he said: "In that case, didn't you want to sell this hairpin just now? We bought it for fifty taels."
When Tao heard that it was fifty taels, she was very excited. She was about to agree. The eldest daughter-in-law on the side saw this and hurried over to stop her. Then she whispered in Tao's ear: "Mother, fifty taels are less. Since they
To be able to compromise so quickly, and if Tao Qiniang wants to repay our Tao family's debt, we can't sell her the hairpin so cheaply."
When Mrs. Tao heard this, she looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and asked in a low voice: "Then how much do you think is appropriate?"
The eldest daughter-in-law looked at Tao Qiniang and then at Jiang Ye and Mrs. Jiang beside her. After thinking for a while, she raised a finger.
Tao received the suggestion from the eldest daughter-in-law, so she looked at Jiang Ye and said, "Fifty taels is too little. Let's not talk about the Tao family's kindness to Tao Qiniang. We won't sell this hairpin if it's a hundred taels short."
"One hundred taels! Are you trying to steal money?" Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but said in surprise. "It doesn't matter whether you go to a pawn shop to pawn this gold hairpin or you go to a gold shop to sell it. If you can sell it for thirty taels, it's good."
Yes, you want a hundred taels, then you can sell it to the gold shop owner."
When Tao heard that they refused directly, she looked at her eldest daughter-in-law with dissatisfaction. Instead of gaining fifty taels, she had to lose.
When the eldest daughter-in-law saw that they refused, her mother-in-law was dissatisfied with her proposal. She rolled her eyes and decided to take another gamble, so she replied: "Then we won't sell it. Don't you want this gold hairpin back? Unless you yourself
Buy it back from us."
When Mrs. Tao heard this, she thought it was a good idea, so she nodded in agreement: "That's right, we won't sell it. Let's go."
"Wait!!" Tao Qiniang saw that they were about to leave and quickly stopped them.
"One hundred taels, I bought this hairpin back as repayment of your Tao family's life-saving grace. As for the more than ten years of kindness, I don't think I need to repay it. Let's not talk about the more than ten years of kindness in your Tao family.
During the year, I get up early every day and work hard at night, working as a cow or a horse, serving everyone in your Tao family. Even if I don't get any credit, I still have hard work.
When your Tao family rescued me, I had more than just this golden hairpin on me. If I remember correctly, there should also be a jade bracelet, a pair of earrings, and a tasseled jade hairpin. The total of these things is not worth it.
I don’t have enough money. I don’t need you to return those things to me. I also bought this hairpin for one hundred taels. But from now on, the grace of saving my life, the grace of taking in, and all the kindness I owe you will be completely separated.
clear."
She could recall some vague memories through this hairpin just now. In her memory, this hairpin was specific and important to her. She had to get it back.
After listening to Tao Qiniang's words, Tao Shi replied nervously: "I don't know what you are talking about. We have never seen any jade bracelets, earrings, or tassel hostas. We only saw them when we rescued you.
To something like this.”
"Where did the earrings I asked my sixth brother to give to Miss Chai come from? And what happened to my sixth brother, where did the money come from? In the past few years, my sixth brother has been attending a private school and doing favors, but all of them require money? What are the conditions of the Tao family, where are they?
Can you withstand his torment outside? Do you and I know very well whether there are those things? Since I am no longer pursuing them, I regard them as repaying the life-saving grace of your Tao family, and we will be settled from now on.
"
After Tao Qiniang finished speaking, without waiting for Tao to say anything else, she turned to Jiang Ye and whispered: "Mr. Jiang, could you please ask your people to help me go back and get the silver? But don't let Qiqi know about meeting these people.
thing."
She didn't want Qiqi to have anything to do with these people anymore. She could handle her matters by herself.
This time it will be easier to settle things with them. If they find out that Qiqi can make money in the future and use it to blackmail them, they will never be able to get rid of these blood-sucking worms in their lives.
Jiang Ye nodded, then called Chang Ning and told Chang Ning to go back to the yard to get the silver.
