After that, she showed Ma Sanye the contract Jiang Yeqian had written. Ma Sanye looked through it and determined that Qi Qingyao would have nothing to do with the Qi family and vice versa before finally putting the copper coins from the tray onto the table.
The villagers had all lent Qi Qingyao some money, and now they were furious just looking at the members of the Qi family.
“They’ve fed their dignity to the pigs.”
“It’s one thing if they don’t want to raise their daughter after they gave birth to her, but now they’re extorting her for money!”
“Don’t worry, Eleventh Daughter! You have us! You’ve regained your wits, and we’re all your neighbors. So what if they want you to return them the money? From now on, you just gotta stay as far away from them as possible.”
They did not lend Qi Qingyao the money because of the high interest rate the village head mentioned, but because they had bought meat from Qi Qingyao yesterday. They knew she was good at earning money.
Now that she was no longer a fool, all the villagers agreed that she would not stay poor for long.
The fact that she could hire two beautiful men as her servants was proof of her skill.
After some time, Qi Qingyao should be able to earn enough money to pay back what she owed everyone with double the interest.
…
Not one member of the Qi family cared about the villagers’ insults.
All of them stared at the coins until their eyes bulged. They barely dared to breathe, as though afraid the coins would vanish with a poof.
Three seconds later, all of them began counting the coins like a family possessed, led by Madam Wu and Old Man Qi.
Qi Qingyao watched their insanity without a word. Tsk, such was humanity!
As Qi Yuancheng counted the money, he exclaimed, “Wow! So much money, and it’s all ours!”
“It’s all ours! Hahahaha!” Qi Yuanye was over the moon.
Everyone in the family had sparkling eyes.
Not a single one cared what the villagers were saying.
Ma Sanye chatted with Qi Qingyao for a while longer and she told him to keep the IOU for now. She would definitely return the money within a month, she said, and he just patted her shoulder with a laugh, telling her there was no need to hurry.
While the Qi family counted their money, Madam Guo actually stood up, barking at Qi Qingyao and the others to get out of the house.
Qi Qingyao shrugged. Calmly, she gave Jiang Yeqian his orders and picked up the remaining half of the pig carcass. They were leaving.
Ma Sanye asked her where they were going, so Qi Qingyao told him her plans.
Firstly, she was going to the market at the temple to sell the remaining pork… and she would decide on her next step after that.
While they were talking, Qi Qingyao noticed that a young man dressed in white brocade clothing had approached them from a distance. His clothes were even worn and torn. Qi Qingyao asked, “When did you get here?”
Si Jin scratched his head awkwardly. “I just… got out of bed…”
He then glanced around at the Qi family lined up in front of the house, before looking back at Qi Qingyao and her seemingly homeless crew.
“What on earth happened here?”
“Well, I lost the house and owe them twenty taels now.” Qi Qingyao laughed and gave him a brief recap.
“So these shameless humans stole your house?”
Si Jin’s little face was filled with fury. “It’s alright! The house looks like it’s gonna collapse anytime anyway, you can’t stay here much longer.”
Qi Qingyao just smiled.
After they walked a dozen meters away…
There was suddenly a loud crash behind them, scaring Qi Qingyao so badly she leaped into the air. The three children were even more startled, and Xiaobao burst out crying. Qi Qingyao hurriedly gathered him into her arms and comforted him.
Si Jin crouched down and patted Dabao’s and Erniu’s heads. Miraculously, the two children instantly stopped crying.
Ma Sanye and the villagers were the first to turn around. When they saw the source of the noise, their mouths fell open.
Once Qi Qingyao calmed Xiaobao down, she turned around to look as well.
What she saw left her gobsmacked.
“Do my eyes deceive me?” She elbowed Jiang Yeqian.
“No.” Jiang Yeqian looked in the same direction, exasperated.
The Qi family was still counting pennies in the front yard.
However, the hut behind them had completely collapsed…