Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 430 Mysterious New Year’s Debt Collection (3)_1

Chapter 430: Chapter 430 Mysterious New Year’s Debt Collection (3)_1

"Are you the head of the Mo Family?" The skinny fellow lazily got to his feet, squinting his small eyes and said nonchalantly, "I understand the principle, sir, but the Tang Family is so poor they can’t even jingle, they don’t have any silver to pay back! It’s the New Year, and I don’t want to sully my hands with bad luck, so since you’re known as the great philanthropist in this village, why don’t you repay the ten taels of silver for the Tang Family and consider it accumulating good fortune, eh?"

Seeing the civility in his speech, Mo Qingze’s expression softened somewhat, "Although my household does have some surplus, it was accumulated through the hard work of my entire family. Should someone come to me who is truly destitute, without enough clothes to keep warm or food to satisfy hunger, I would naturally offer help! The Tang Family, while not wealthy, is far from starving or freezing. Moreover, just two days ago they sold their younger daughter to my family for ten taels of silver, which is more than enough to repay your debt."

After hearing this, the skinny man was not surprised, and he looked disdainfully at Tang Yushi, saying, "This foolish thing has offended the insatiable Yu Popo. They hadn’t even warmed the ten taels before it was forcibly extorted from them, otherwise, I wouldn’t have had to come knocking on this door."

To Mo Qingze’s surprise, he was unaware of this turn of events after their departure, and he found himself somewhat in agreement with the skinny fellow’s words. Tang Yushi indeed was foolish; had she stood up to Mother Yu when she was extorting the silver, Mother Yu wouldn’t have dared to proceed with the theft, since it all happened in the village. Even if the villagers disliked the Tang Family, they wouldn’t have just watched it happen.

Tang Yushi, labeled foolish, did not dare to retort to her creditor’s words. Seeing Mo Qingze seemingly reluctant to produce the silver, she became frantic, "Mr. Mo, those good deeds your family did before, weren’t they all for a good reputation? If you pay the ten taels today, won’t you add to that reputation? You don’t even need to thank me; just don’t make my family repay the ten taels, that’s all!"

After finishing, she looked as if she had suffered a great loss, as if Mo Qingze had taken great advantage of her.

Shameless, invincible under the heavens! Such brazenness truly widened one’s eyes! Not only were the members of the Mo Family stunned, but even the skinny fellow, who dealt with all sorts of people daily, stared at Tang Yushi as if looking at a madwoman.

Tang Zhutou’s face flushed with shame. He moved next to Tang Yushi and tugged at her sleeve pleadingly, "Stop, please stop talking..."

Tang Yushi, absorbed in her self-righteousness, impatiently flicked Tang Zhutou’s hand away, "Why stop? It’s a good idea that benefits both of our families, only a fool would disagree!"

Unable to argue with her, and also not daring to, Tang Zhutou shrank back after being pushed away, his meek appearance looking pitiful indeed.

Seeing this, Mo Qingze almost imperceptibly shook his head. Those who are pitiable surely have their hateful side. No one in the Tang Family could stand up for themselves, and they were not worth his intervention. With this thought, he coldly said to Tang Yushi, "You might as well give up that idea; there’s no way I’m helping the Tang Family repay the ten taels of silver!"

Tang Yushi couldn’t believe her eyes, not understanding how such a splendid idea could be flatly rejected.

Just as she was about to try and persuade Mo Qingze to agree, the skinny fellow’s eyes turned icy, and with a smirk that didn’t reach his eyes, he spoke first, "Brother, don’t be so hasty in refusing. This idea is good, and taking on the ten taels of silver wouldn’t be a loss for you. Otherwise, if I start using my fists, and someone or something gets hurt, you’ll be the one suffering a real loss."

Caught off guard by this sudden threat, Mo Qingze’s brows furrowed and his face turned frosty, "Mo Someone owes you not a single penny. If you dare to lift a finger and harm my family, I wouldn’t mind forsaking a scholar’s title, and I won’t let you off easily."

"Jin Shi title? Haha, don’t tell me you’re just a mere scholar. Even if you had passed the Scholar examination and become a Jin Shi, you couldn’t do a thing to me. If you’re wise, you’ll bring out the silver quickly. Otherwise, I don’t care what day it is today." The skinny fellow tapped Mo Qingze’s shoulder and laughed brazenly, showing no respect whatsoever.