Chapter 619 - 617: Go! Why Not Go!
"What’s the matter? You ask your old mother what’s the matter? Wang Yongan, you little brat, well done, playing the big shot once you get back home, speaking prettier than a song, saying how you’ve made money out there, wanting to pay back the money from selling the land! Is this how you make it up? Bringing a worthless silver note to trick your old mother, huh?" Old Granny Zhang flung the silver note at Wang Yongan’s face.
Wang Yongan blinked, caught the silver note, looked at it for a while, and then managed a bitter smile, "Mother, I really didn’t know! This silver note was given to me by someone who thanked me for doing them a favor! At the time I saw it had a large denomination, and thought to save it and bring it back, I didn’t look closely! Who would have thought it was voided!"
"Mother, don’t worry, I’ll find that person! This is despicable, they tricked me into doing their work and even gave me a fake silver note to fool me!"
A face filled with righteous indignation after being deceived.
But now, not a single person present believed his words.
Old Granny Zhang didn’t bother to banter with him, "Fine, you say you were fooled, you were fooled! Your old mother doesn’t care, you better pay back the two hundred taels!"
"Mother, where would I have that much silver on me right now? Aren’t you putting me in a difficult position? The money for Dad’s medical bills was a hefty sum, and doesn’t the whole family need to eat and drink? Living in the county town, even drinking water costs money, where am I supposed to find such a large amount of silver!" Wang Yongan played poor.
"Cut the crap! I’m telling you, if you don’t give the money, your old mother will go right now to the entrance of the County Yamen to make a big fuss! Let’s see how you’ll have the face to stay in this county town after that, serving the County Magistrate!" Old Granny Zhang didn’t come to Qi City for no reason, after all, she was married to Wang Laozhu and worried about him.
More importantly, of course, she came for the silver!
Since the second son claimed he was working for the County Magistrate, she would go to the Magistrate! It’s not easy to do a job well, but would it not be simple to mess it up?
Wang Yongan’s expression panicked, knowing his own mother, who if she said she’d do it, would truly go through with it! If she really did make a scene at the County Yamen, even if his plan succeeded, his reputation would be ruined.