The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 201: The Hero Seizes Wealth and Beauty (1)_1

Chapter 201: Chapter 201: The Hero Seizes Wealth and Beauty (1)_1

Realizing the danger, Pei Qin’s breath hitched, and she stood still, "Good sir, let’s talk this over! If you’re after beauty, you’d want to vomit at the sight of my face. If it’s money you want, just name your price, and I’ll get it for you!"

The person behind her didn’t expect her to speak so boldly. The dagger pointed at her neck again, "I’m not after beauty! I just want some money!" He was at an age where he should not be confused about such things—what would he rob her of her beauty for!

"That’s good to hear!" Pei Qin nodded, "How much do you want? I still have half a string of cash on me!" Exactly two hundred and fifty wen money.

The person behind her seemed angered, "Have someone bring silver over, or I’ll kill you!"

Pei Qin frowned, there were only three Little Radishes at home, and she feared she couldn’t handle this madman on her own, "Good sir! Let’s make a deal, you take this half a string I have on me, and I’ll have someone bring you the rest tomorrow, how’s that?"

"You think I’m a fool, waiting for you to run off and report me to the authorities!? Hurry back and bring the silver, I only want money! If you dare to play any tricks, I’ll take your life on the spot!" The person behind her’s voice was cold and furious, and the dagger carried a murderous intent.

"Alright, alright! Let’s talk!" Pei Qin listened to his breathing, guessed he was a skilled fighter, and since his robbery technique was so crude, he must indeed only be after money. She pointed toward her home and called out to Pei Yuan without entering, "Don’t speak! Toss ten taels of silver over the wall!"

Pei Yuan heard that her voice was calm, but since she was outside the door and not coming in, and also told her not to speak, and to toss ten taels of silver out, she went pale with fright and was about to call out for her elder sister.

Pei Qian came up, covered her mouth, and glared at her fiercely, then hurried back to the house to get ten taels of silver, wrapped it in oiled paper, and tossed it over the wall.

The Silver Ingot landed on the ground, and Pei Qin motioned to the person behind her to take the silver and leave.

The man hadn’t expected anything else and, thinking Pei Qin was somewhat clever, confidently let her go and quickly picked up the silver.

Now free, Pei Qin quickly took two steps forward but then stopped. If she’d been alone, it wouldn’t have mattered how things turned out. But there were three Little Radishes at home. She cursed inwardly and stood still.

The man took the silver, saw it was real, even gave a bow of hands, "I truly apologize for today, once I have the money, I will return it double!" After saying that, his figure quickly disappeared into the night.

Inside the door, Pei Yuan was nearly paralyzed with fear. There had been a robbery! Her elder sister had been robbed!

Pei Qin cursed angrily, "Damn it! Did I just encounter a chivalrous robber!? It wasn’t easy for me to save up a bit of money to build a house! How dare he not rob someone else!?"

Pei Qian cautiously opened the door and, seeing her standing at the entrance with no one else around, called out anxiously, "Why don’t you come inside quickly!"

Pei Qin entered with a darkened face and broad strides.

Before she even entered the room, Pei Yuan and Pei Wendong rushed toward her, "Elder sister! Elder sister!"

Pei Qian watched the two cling to Pei Qin and weep, pressing her lips together as she stood aside.

"Quiet! Don’t wail! It’s just the loss of ten taels of silver!" Pei Qin patted their heads, her heart involuntarily bleeding. Damn it! Ten taels of silver! How long will it take to earn that back again!?

Pei Yuan, sniffling, let go of her and hurriedly checked her, "Elder sister, are you alright? Are you hurt..." Before she could finish, she noticed a fine line of blood on her neck and gasped, "You’re bleeding!"

"Stop wailing! Stop wailing!" Pei Qin touched the wound on her neck, having not felt it before but now starting to hurt. She wiped it and saw a bit of blood, then waved her hand, "It’s nothing! Just a scratch!"

Pei Yuan ran to fetch water and a clean cloth to wipe her sister’s wound.