Chapter 46 22 Silver buys you upright
The girl fell to the ground and didn't move. Even after the carriage had stopped, there was no sound, as if she had fainted.
Feeling the carriage stop, Uncle Ye lifted some of the curtains and asked outside:
"What happened?"
The groom replied:
"Someone has fallen in front of the carriage. Let me go and take a look."
After the coachman stabilized the horse, he jumped off the carriage and walked forward to check on the beggar.
Unexpectedly, before he could check the other person's pulse, the girl suddenly sat up, dodged backwards, and shouted:
"What do you want to do? Men and women should not touch each other, stay away from me!"
The groom stopped.
The situation was urgent just now, and the beggar was in a mess, so he really didn't realize it was a young girl. At this time, the other party raised her head, revealing a pair of beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and her clear voice made people react.
The two people in the carriage also heard the sound.
Before they could do anything, they heard the girl yelling again:
"Ouch! It hurts! Is my leg going to be completely broken? Which mansion are you from? How dare you bump into someone in the street? You are a coachman and you are taking advantage of me. Don't the people in the carriage want to show up now? Is there any law under the emperor's feet?"
This street was already quite busy, and when they heard the noise, more and more people gathered around to watch.
"Miss, please sit here now. I'll go out and take a look." Uncle Ye frowned and was about to go out.
Ye Qiongying shook her head:
"Wait, let me go. Even if you show up, that person will use gender as an excuse. It's more convenient for me to go."
Ye Qiongying put on a veil and got out of the carriage.
It was already very lively outside the carriage.
As soon as Ye Qiongying appeared, the girl stopped and turned her eyes to Ye Qiongying. However, because of her veil, others could not see her appearance clearly. They could only tell from her clothes and slim figure that the girl coming out of the carriage was also a young girl.
"Oh, finally someone is willing to come forward?" The girl had a sad face and stretched out her hand to Ye Qiongying, "My leg was broken by your carriage. I want... ten taels of silver, no, twenty taels of silver will be enough!"
The onlookers were shocked by her huge request.
Even though the money the Marquis' Mansion borrowed from Ye Qiongying was several thousand taels of silver, Leng Qianqian spent thousands of taels to buy a shop.
But in reality, ordinary people may only earn a few dozen taels of silver a year.
The beggar asked for twenty taels. Wasn't it because he saw that the other party was rich that he asked for an exorbitant price?
"Hey, hey, hey, girl, I saw you nearby these two days. Your legs were limping at that time, right? Aren't you blackmailing me?"
"Yes, yes, yes. You didn't see the carriage hit you just now, did you? Didn't you throw yourself in front of the carriage?"
Some people in the crowd couldn't stand it and couldn't help but stand up and say a few fair words.
The little beggar lying on the ground was not in any pain, and he just lay down on the ground with a scoundrel look on his face:
"Whatever you say is the truth. Anyway, I was hit by a carriage today, and I want them to be responsible for my leg. Today, either pay them money or we go to the government to seek an explanation!"
Uncle Ye also came out of the carriage at this time.
He had no intention of being humble to the little girl. He couldn't stand these little hooligans the most, even if the other party was a girl. He wanted to teach her a lesson on the spot.
Ye Qiongying frowned and shook her head. Seeing that the girl's leg was indeed injured, she thought for a moment, squatted down, and looked at her through the gauze on the veil:
“Your leg injury is real, but anyone with a little medical knowledge can see that the injury has been there for some time and has nothing to do with my carriage.
However, I can pay for your legs, but only if you promise me that you will never lie to others again and live an upright life. How about that? "
"Ah?" The little beggar was stunned for a moment, and his face quickly returned to its previous rogue look, "Humph, you think you are the savior, saying some high-sounding words, thinking..."
"Do you agree or not?" Ye Qiongying took out a silver ingot from her arms, placed it in her palm, and stretched it in front of her.
"I..." The little beggar looked at the silver, stretched out his hand halfway, and then retracted it, "What if I take the money and don't keep my promise?"
Ye Qiongying laughed and shook her head: "Now that you ask, I am more willing to believe you."
The little beggar stretched out his hand, took the silver quickly, immediately got up and ran out of the crowd.
If it weren't for the fact that her legs were not very flexible as she ran, her speed wouldn't have seemed like that of an injured person. Her voice could be heard from afar in the crowd:
"Got it! I agree!"
Ye Qiongying clenched her hands, stood up calmly, and said to the groom:
"It's okay, let's continue on our way!"
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the people around also dispersed. Unexpectedly, the little beggar really met a kind person who gave her money for medical treatment.
If one is unlucky, he might meet someone with a bad temper. No one would stand up for a beggar even if he was beaten to death in the street.
I just don't know whose family the girl in the carriage is. She is so kind, but her brain is not very clear. She actually believes that a liar who extorts money can turn over a new leaf.
In the carriage, Uncle Ye was also persuading Ye Qiongying:
"Miss, why did you give her the money? People like this should be taught a lesson."
Ye Qiongying smiled:
"It's okay. I just don't think she's a pure bad person. It's only twenty taels of silver, not much. If it works, there will be one less liar in the future. If it doesn't, it can save us time. We are in a hurry to pick up the order. It's not good to delay for such a small matter and have to go to the government office specially."
She didn't say anything, she just saw the desire for life, the persistence and pursuit of change in the eyes of the little beggar, just like... the her who had her hands and feet pierced in her previous life.
She wanted to help the little beggar, just like she wanted someone to help her past life.
After dying once, Ye Qiongying was given a chance to be reborn. She was grateful to God and was willing to share this good fortune with others.
Of course, if she encounters this girl cheating again next time, she will not let her go.
In addition...
"I think she has something to say to me, too."
As she spoke, Ye Qiongying spread out her palms.
It was the hand that had just handed the silver to the little beggar.
At this time, he naturally had no more silver in his hand, but he had two more things.
One was a rolled-up piece of paper, and the other was a small paper package that looked like it contained some white powder.
"What is this?" Uncle Ye took the small paper bag and sniffed it gently, and he was immediately furious! "Despicable!"