Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 412: Ruthless (2)_1

Chapter 412: Chapter 412: Ruthless (2)_1

Tang Xin gave a cold smile, her grip not loosening, "What you value is this face, isn’t it? Since it has brought me nothing but misfortune, what does it matter if it’s destroyed! If Mother Yu feels discontent about wasting a trip, I still have two sisters, who are quite comely. I’m sure they would be more than willing to go with you to the city to enjoy their luck."

Mother Yu was first taken aback, then eagerly looked at Mrs. Tang Yu. She was unaware that the Tang Family had other daughters.

Mrs. Tang Yu didn’t notice Mother Yu’s covetous gaze. She puffed her triangular, small eyes and glared fiercely at Tang Xin, "You accursed wretch of a girl, my daughters are born to be young madams. If you dare spout nonsense again, you’ll see what’s coming to you."

Young madams?

Tang Xin’s laugh was sarcastic. Seeing Mother Yu’s eyes darting about, scouting the room, she knew her earlier words had taken effect. For a moment, her mood improved significantly, and she said to Mrs. Tang Yu, "Mother, with my current state, Mother Yu will no longer make a purchase. If you sell me to the Mo Family, you can still get ten taels of silver to pay off the debts. If you don’t sell, I will disfigure myself right now, and when the creditors come, I’m afraid you’ll have to send my two sisters to pay off the debts instead."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Tang Yu’s eyes nearly burst with fury, "You, you dare!"

Tang Xin simply looked at Mrs. Tang Yu and smiled silently, but she increased her grip on the scissors, half of the blade now piercing into her flesh. The sight of the deep wound, which would undoubtedly leave an ugly scar even if it healed, filled everyone with alarm.

"Tang Xin, these matters can be discussed slowly. Put down the scissors first; we won’t abandon you!" Even though Mo Yan knew this was the young girl’s tactic to free herself, he couldn’t bear to watch the blood drip drop by drop. He quickly spoke to dissuade her and reached out to hold back Xin Er, who was full of anxiety and about to rush forward to intervene.

Tang Xin gave a grateful smile to Mo Yan, and slowly but firmly shook her head.

Which girl doesn’t cherish her looks? If possible, she wouldn’t have chosen this method to escape Mrs. Tang Yu’s schemes. It was this face that made Mrs. Tang Yu harbor ill intentions, and yet, it was also this face that empowered her to threaten Mrs. Tang Yu. What irony!

Mo Yan felt powerless and dared not approach to forcibly take away the scissors. He turned to Tang Zhutou, with an expression of deep sorrow, "Uncle Tang, if you truly care for your daughter, you should agree to Tang Xin’s request. I cannot promise that the Mo Family will treat her exceptionally well, but at least with us, she’ll have enough food and warm clothes..."

Before he could finish, Mrs. Tang Yu, who had just snapped out of the nightmare of her daughters being taken away by creditors, spat out in refusal, "No way, I won’t let you take this wretched girl unless you come up with fifty taels of silver. Otherwise, even if she dies, I will sell her to Mother Yu."

Mother Yu rejected the proposition without a second thought, "A girl so defiant and now with a disfigured face is someone I wouldn’t take even if you paid me. Don’t you try to dump her on me."

Joking? This girl was resistant to coercion and persuasion, and now with her face marred like this, it wouldn’t be just selling her off to a brothel, but even offering her to a wealthy household as a maid wouldn’t work; the nobles would find her too repulsive!

"Mother Yu, how can you, how can you do this?" The sheer avoidance from Mother Yu left Mrs. Tang Yu completely stunned, her words coming out in a panicked flurry, "If you think forty-five taels is too much, let’s stick to the previously mentioned thirty-five taels. You can spend the remaining twenty taels on hiring a doctor for this wretched girl. Such a minor injury, a doctor can definitely heal her face, you won’t be at a loss, Mother Yu!"

"Hire a doctor?" Mother Yu’s smile was feigned, "I’m afraid by the time the doctor is called, this girl’s face will have been completely ruined, and no doctor will be able to heal her by then. I’m not interested in such a losing deal. You might as well sell her to Mo Xiucai; at the very least, he’ll give you ten taels of silver and a meal for your daughter."

Tang Yushi became anxious, and she wanted to say more. However, Mother Yu ran out of patience and retreated to one side, waving her hand to let the two burly men beside her stop Tang Yushi, her eyes fixed intently on the opposite room door.

She had indeed seen two decent-looking young girls peeping from there. She had braved knee-deep snow to come here; surely, she couldn’t have made the trip for nothing?

Tang Yushi didn’t know that Mother Yu was scheming against her own daughters. Seeing that she really wasn’t planning to spend silver to buy Tang Xin, Tang Yushi found it hard to accept.

She looked at Tang Xin with venomous eyes, wishing she could devour her alive!

If it weren’t for this despicable girl taking scissors to her face and ruining her looks, how could she be despised by Mother Yu and not wanted? Otherwise, with the glistening forty-five taels of silver in her hands, she would have had her brick and tile house, the dowries for her two daughters, and even the offering money for her younger son to attend school in the future. Now that it was all gone, how could she not feel resentful and hateful?

Under Tang Yushi’s torturous gaze, Tang Xin was fearless and even felt a faint sense of satisfaction. She knew that in today’s standoff, she had won!

Tang Xin had indeed won. The Tang Family owed ten taels of loan with interest, and Tang Yushi didn’t dare take a risk with her two daughters. Even though she hated Tang Xin to death, she couldn’t afford to keep her around to slowly torment her. She had no choice but to grind her teeth and press her handprint on the contract paper prepared by Mo Qingze.

"Tang Xin, you truly are a fool." Xin Er looked at Tang Xin with heartache, gently wiping the blood from her cheek with the cotton kerchief she carried, carefully avoiding the small hole made by the scissors.

Tang Xin’s face wore a faint smile, seeming not to care about her disfigured looks: "Xin Er, not being sold to that kind of filthy place is already very good, really very good."

Xin Er paused, her heart aching. When she was young and was called an orphaned wild child who never had enough to eat or wear, she thought she was the most pitiful person in the world. It wasn’t until she met Tang Xin that she realized how lucky she had been!

Looking at Tang Xin, whose appearance was still youthful but whose heart was exceptionally steadfast, Mo Yan was deeply moved. She patted Xin Er’s shoulder and comforted her, "From now on, Tang Xin is part of our family. You should be happy!"

"Mhm, I am happy!" Xin Er wiped her eyes and, lifting her head, had already put on a smiling face.

With eyes red with rage, Tang Yushi glared at Tang Xin, surrounded by the Mo Family. She wished she could smash the ten taels of silver in her hand onto Tang Xin’s head. The forty-five taels of silver had dwindled to ten, and it was impressive that she hadn’t coughed up blood from frustration!

Tang Xin, who had been paying attention to Tang Yushi, didn’t miss the malice on her face. She smiled indifferently and wasn’t particularly concerned.

Ten taels of silver in exchange for repaying the Tang Family’s ten years of care—after today, the whole Liu Yang Village would know that she and the Tang Family had no connection whatsoever!

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