Chapter 198: Chapter 198 Reproof Chapter 198: Chapter 198 Reproof “One roe deer can’t be sold for so much, but several roe deer certainly can.”
Gu Ya was earnestly hoodwinking his little wife, deceiving her about having hunted several roe deer.
“How many?” Su Yunjin raised an eyebrow and looked at Gu Ya, “So you’re saying you hunted more than one roe deer in the mountains?”
Could Gu Ya really have hunted that many roe deer on his own?
Su Yunjin was no fool.
The more she thought about it, the more Su Yunjin felt that Gu Ya was bamboozling her. Suddenly staring at Gu Ya, she asked, “Husband, are you lying to me?”
“No, why would I lie to you?” Knowing his little wife was not easily fooled, and in order to make her believe him, Gu Ya added, “That day, I went hunting in the mountains with Brother Wang from the village, and by chance, we encountered three adult wild roe deer. Brother Wang and I together brought down all three of them.”
Gu Ya said he had hunted with another hunter, which made Su Yunjin believe him a little.
Gu Ya alone couldn’t hunt that many, but it was indeed possible if he was with someone else.
Seeing that his little wife believed him somewhat, Gu Ya continued to snooker her, maintaining an utterly serious demeanor that showed no sign of lying.
“The adult roe deer fetch more money. The last one I hunted wasn’t big, so it didn’t sell for much. An adult roe deer can sell for at least about ten taels of silver each. Brother Wang and I together hunted three adult wild roe deer, and Brother Wang took those to the market and sold them for thirty taels. We split it evenly between us, so I got fifteen taels.”
Su Yunjin didn’t speak.
She considered whether what Gu Ya was saying was true or false.
She had this nagging feeling that Gu Ya was just pulling the wool over her eyes.
“So, you’re saying that the fall from the mountain was because of the roe deer hunting accident?”
Su Yunjin asked Gu Ya.
He hesitated for a moment.
Gu Ya nodded, “Yes, Brother Wang and I were hunting the last roe deer when I slipped and accidentally fell down the mountain.”
Fearing further interrogation might give him away,
Gu Ya deliberately changed the subject, “Yunjin, now that we have silver, we can also redeem your elder brother’s indenture contract.”
Thinking that his little wife would be delighted that her elder brother could redeem his indenture contract, it never occurred to Gu Ya that she might seem a little angry instead.
Now that they had the money to redeem her brother’s contract, Su Yunjin should have been happy.
But the thought that Gu Ya had almost lost his life falling down the mountain for this silver made her furious.
Scolding Gu Ya, she burst out, “This time you were lucky to come out of the fall unscathed. Next time you go to the mountains, even if you break your leg, I won’t take care of you.”
This man had promised her he wouldn’t go hunting in the mountains, yet he had lied to her.
Su Yunjin wanted to help her brother redeem his contract, but she had never intended for Gu Ya to risk his life doing so.
Knowing that his little wife was worried about him, Gu Ya wasn’t angry at being scolded.
Instead, he looked at his little wife and said with a smile, “Yes, yes, you’re right, Yunjin.”
Doesn’t he realize how dangerous the mountain is?
Just as Su Yunjin was about to scold Gu Ya again, he suddenly grabbed her hand and said, “Yunjin, I promised you I would help your brother redeem his indenture contract.”
Since he had promised his little wife,
he would fulfill what he had said!
Su Yunjin stared at Gu Ya, dumbfounded.
Upon hearing what Gu Ya said,
the words of rebuke she had ready to fly just wouldn’t come out.
Gu Ya was doing it for her, after all.
How could she blame him?