Chapter 621 - Chapter 621 Chapter 621
Chapter 621: Chapter 621 Chapter 621: Chapter 621 “Old hag! Have you come to your senses?” Ruan Xinzhi patted her shoulder.
Having just escaped death, the pat from Ruan Xinzhi made Old Lady Mo shiver all over, no longer daring to play smart. She knew that preserving her old life was what mattered, “I will… I will… isn’t that enough for you?”
As she spoke, she reached into her bosom and pulled out a handkerchief-wrapped bundle, just about to unwrap it.
Ruan Xinzhi snatched it away in an instant, and upon opening it, he found it to be a bundle of silver pieces, totaling over twenty taels. He immediately broke into a broad smile, picked up a small piece of silver, bit it, and contentedly said, “You old woman, if you had taken this out earlier, wouldn’t that have saved me so much trouble?”
The dozen or so men nearby laughed as well, “People like these only come clean when beaten.”
Old Lady Mo’s heart ached tremendously; what was wrapped in that handkerchief was worth far more than twenty taels of silver. She got up and walked up to Ruan Xinzhi, trembling as she pleaded, “Big brother, there’s more than twenty taels of silver in there. It’s all of our family’s wealth, saved for my grandson’s education. Please, please, just take the twenty taels of silver and return the rest to me.”
“You dead old hag, you’ve been pretending to be poor all this time, wasting so much of my time. This little bit of silver should compensate for that,” Ruan Xinzhi said, stuffing the silver pieces into his chest as he spoke.
Old Lady Mo was stupefied when she heard this, “Master, please, give them back to me. That is my grandson’s tuition fees.”
Ruan Xinzhi glanced at her and sneered, “Have you ever heard of a rascal who gives back the money once it’s in his hands?”
The other men roared with laughter upon hearing this.
“Brother Ruan, now that we’ve got the silver, let’s go. I’ve heard that Qinger Building has brought in a new batch of beautiful girls!” The other men were rubbing their hands together in excitement; now that they had the silver pieces, they could finally go there and live it up.
“Great! Today, I shall treat all my brothers to a good time,” said Ruan Xinzhi, his spirits high with silver in hand.
Upon hearing that, the dozen hooligans let out a chorus of lecherous laughs.
Satisfied, Ruan Xinzhi led the dozen hooligans away from Mo Family Village with a swagger.
“Those damned robbers, that was my grandson’s tuition fee! How could they be so heartless as to take it all away?” Old Lady Mo sat on the ground and burst into sobs.
Old Lady Mo and the dozen hooligans had caused an uproar in the yard all morning, delaying Xuexue from going to the town. Seeing Old Lady Mo was still sitting on the ground making a fuss, she was quite impatient.
“Grandmother, I need to go to the town. I have to lock the yard door, so please head out first,” she said.
Bitterly, Old Lady Mo glared at Xuexue and scolded, “If only you weren’t such a curse, this old lady would not have lost so much money. I don’t care, you’ll have to pay me back for it.”
Xuexue had grown accustomed to Old Lady Mo’s unreasonable tantrums, “Fine, fine, fine! If you go out, I’ll compensate you with the silver pieces.”
She helped Old Lady Mo get up from the ground.
“Really? You mustn’t deceive me,” said Old Lady Mo, her eyes lighting up at the mention of getting compensated in silver pieces, immediately ceasing to cry.