Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 411: Ruthless (1)_1

Chapter 411: Chapter 411: Ruthless (1)_1

Upon hearing Mo Qingze’s changed tone of voice, everyone followed his gaze in unison and were shocked into silence by the sight of Tang Xin holding scissors, fiercely stabbing her own cheek with a resolute face.

One’s body and hair are received from one’s parents! For a young girl, especially, appearance is of paramount importance, and for a girl of only about ten years old to resist her fate of being sold in such an extreme manner showed she had been driven into a corner with no better option at her disposal.

"San Ya, what are you doing? Put the scissors down now!" The sight scared Tang Yushi out of her wits. She had been counting on that face to generate silver; if it got ruined and lost its value, that would be like carving flesh from her own body!

"Don’t come any closer, or I swear I’ll completely destroy this face!" Seeing Tang Yushi rush over to seize the scissors, Tang Xin stepped back warily, accidentally increasing her grip, causing more blood to flow from the wound, the sight of which was ghastly to behold.

At that sight, Tang Yushi dared not move a muscle. She couldn’t comprehend why her stepdaughter, who always took her beatings and scolding, had suddenly turned so fierce. Internally cursing, she didn’t dare relax for even a second and quickly dragged the stunned Tang Zhutou from the corner, urging him to find a way to reason with her.

Although Tang Zhutou was a coward, he was not a fool and understood the intention behind his daughter’s actions. Overwhelmed with guilt, he was worried and saddened to see her like this. The words he had been cut off from saying earlier by Mother Yu now spilled out: "San Ya, Father won’t sell you anymore. Even if I have to smash the pot and sell iron, I won’t sell you to pay off debt. Please, put down the scissors, I’m begging you."

After speaking, the intense guilt transformed into reality, and two streams of murky old tears slid down his pale face.

Tang Xin’s heart quivered slightly, her hand holding the scissors twitched but did not loosen. She looked emotionlessly at the distraught Tang Zhutou and the increasingly ugly-faced Tang Yushi, and said coldly, "Father, if you truly care for your daughter, sell her to the Mo Family. The silver for the sale of my body can serve as repayment for the ten years of nurture I received from the Tang Family!"

"You vile girl, how dare you threaten your own parents with such tactics!" Before Tang Zhutou could speak, Tang Yushi burst out angrily, pointing at Tang Xin and cursing loudly, "The Tang Family has provided for you for over ten years, you ungrateful evil offspring, and now you think to dismiss us with ten taels of silver? Don’t even dream of it. If you truly wish to repay us for raising you, then go obediently with Mother Yu, and stop causing such a fuss. Otherwise, I’ll beat you to death right here and now, you troublesome wretch."

Those around shook their heads upon hearing this. Even at such a critical moment, Tang Yushi’s mind was solely fixated on the large sum of silver for selling a person, her heart seemed thoroughly wicked, making everyone resolve to keep their distance from such a person who worshipped silver above all else.

"As a daughter of the Tang Family, you should obediently follow your parents’ arrangements. If you dare make trouble like this again, I will not spare you!"

Tang Yushi was completely unaware that her words and actions had deeply offended the villagers; she continued to press Tang Xin both gently and harshly to put down the scissors. The scissors weren’t just piercing Tang Xin’s face; they also hung threateningly over her own head.

With a cold laugh, Tang Xin looked at Tang Yushi, utterly disregarding her shouts, her right hand pressing down even harder, silently expressing her determination to be in it to the end, which frightened Tang Yushi as if someone was strangling her. All her words were stuck in her throat, and she didn’t dare to utter another word.

Ever since Mother Yu saw the scissors pressed against Tang Xin’s face, she realized she might have made a trip in vain. Seeing Tang Xin’s resolute stance, she felt internally conflicted, still trying to persuade her, "Miss Tang, please stop, if you keep straining like that, you won’t be able to enjoy the finer things in life thanks to your beauty."

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