Chapter 558: 558 looks much better than you to heaven.
Fifty taels is no small sum, you could buy two ugly women with that. Madam Qian is clearly trying to rob us.
Xiao Yuchuan laughed, “Madam Qian, your life isn’t even worth fifty taels, do you really dare to ask for that much!”
“Your life isn’t even worth fifty taels,” Madam Qian blushed red from his words, “Your wife was only bought for sixteen taels, her life is worth just that amount!”
“Who said that,” Xiao Yuchuan coldly replied, “My wife is the most expensive wife in the village. Whose wife can earn three hundred taels, let’s hear it!”
Madam Qian was silenced momentarily, and the others couldn’t argue.
With the wives and daughters-in-law in the village, those who can make a bit of money are many. Some can sell a bit of vegetables, most can make a few copper coins from embroidery, and the more capable can do some small business, like selling wonton soup in town. But they all earn small change, none of them are as capable as Su Qingyue.
“What of it if she’s expensive!” Madam Qian shouted, “Is she exempt from paying compensation because her life is worth more?”
Su Qingyue laughed, “When did I ever beat you? Try talking with your conscience.”
“You did beat me!” Madam Qian screamed, holding herself, “Oh, my whole body hurts, I might be dying! If I die, fellow villagers, it was Su Qingyue who killed me…she’s a murderer!”
One of Madam Qian’s husbands, Qian Duodi, who was also typically lazy, said, “Xiao Family, if you don’t pay, we’re not leaving today!”
He took a stool from the yard and sat down on it.
Wang Qigu and Madam Li Wang, who were originally supporting the Qian Family, heard that they were asking for fifty taels and became envious. They didn’t want the Qian Family to pick up such a good deal, so they stood to the side to watch the fun and stopped backing them up.
Madam Qian let out a wail, “The wife of the Xiao Family wants to commit murder and not pay! There’s no justice! There’s no justice!”
Carrying his wife, Qian Duotian’s hands were sore. His wife was ugly, but not lightweight. But for the sake of getting some money, he had to bear the weight and show that his wife could no longer stand due to being ‘beaten’, “My wife has been beaten by Su Qingyue to the point that she can’t even walk anymore, the Xiao Family must pay compensation!”
Xiao Yishan was furious, his face ashen, “Everyone get out of my house!”
“Oh, Yishan, we must talk this through surely.” Qian Duotian, seeing that they had more people on their side, wasn’t scared of him, “If you don’t pay compensation today, hand over Su Qingyue and we’ll send her to the government office tomorrow!”
Someone who was watching the commotion then said, “Xiao Family, you should compensate a bit. Fifty taels is unnecessary, but you should at least pay a bit for the medical expenses.”
“Yes, these days, it’s not good to provoke a lawsuit…”
“You should compensate a bit…”
Xiao Yishan didn’t want his wife getting involved in a lawsuit and was a bit wavering.
Xiao Qinghe was also silent and indecisive.
“Go to the officials then! Who’s scared of who!” Xiao Yuchuan roared, “Didn’t you hear my wife? She said she didn’t hit Madam Qian. That ugly woman wants to extort money from us because she sees that we’re getting rich!”
“Who’s extorting? Who’s ugly!” Madam Qian wouldn’t stand for it. Among the younger generation of wives and daughters-in-law in the village, the first ugliest used to be Su Qingyue. Now everyone thinks Su Qingyue has a good figure, just an ugly face, everyone was equally ugly.
She couldn’t bear it when people called her ugly, “If I’m ugly, am I as ugly as your wife? Su Qingyue is famously the ugliest wife in the whole area!”
Xiao Yuchuan looked at her contemptuously, “Madam Qian, with your yellowish skin, a face full of freckles, a pointed mouth, monkey cheeks, soulless squinting eyes, a big rotten mouth… you’re so hideous it’s disgusting. My wife is a whole lot prettier than you!”