Chapter 68 Who is Extorting Money?
When Ye Qiongying mentioned the price of the carriage, the women and their group were dumbfounded. When they heard the total number, the women, who were originally full of energy, suddenly felt dizzy and were about to fall backwards.
Fortunately, her younger brother was standing behind her and supported her in time.
But her body was twice as wide as her brother's, so there was no way she could support herself.
If there weren't so many people at the back, everyone would have rushed forward to support them and we would have been able to watch another good show.
"How is that possible!" The woman finally came to her senses after she stood firm. "It's just a carriage. What can a person do to it? It only costs a few taels of silver to repair it. The flowers and plants are everywhere. How much can they be worth? It will cost five thousand taels of silver to repair it. The whole carriage must cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. Who would spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to go out? Are you deliberately extorting me?!"
"My family knows how to do it," Ye Qiongying pointed to the carriage outside the crowd, which was surrounded by the Ye family's guards. "If there is anyone who knows about it, they can help to take a look and see if my carriage is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver."
There was actually a carpenter among the crowd.
As soon as he saw the carriage, he hurried to help:
"It's worth it! It's definitely worth it! I recognize this carriage. It was given by the late emperor to General Ye of the Ye Mansion, right? It's said that the fragrant wood can last for a thousand years and leave its fragrance for ten thousand years. Even if you touch it with your hand, you can smell the lingering fragrance. It also has the miraculous effect of repelling insects and detoxifying. The late emperor summoned many famous craftsmen to build this carriage. It's said to cost ten thousand taels of silver, which is considered a small amount!"
"Yes, yes, I know that too. My master wished he could be chosen to participate in it."
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There were also people who recognized Ye Qiongying and echoed:
"This is the eldest daughter of the Ye family, not a small family. How can she care about such a small amount of money? You still say that we are poor. Compared with the Ye family, aren't you also a poor ghost?"
"The Ye family is full of loyal and brave people, and has been appreciated by several generations of emperors. There are many imperial gifts in the palace. What's so strange about the flowers and plants coming from the palace? You are a shallow-minded woman, and you think they are the same as you!"
The words that the woman had used to mock the people were now retorted to her by everyone, making her face turn pale and blue.
When the rich businessman next to him heard this, his legs trembled.
He is not short of money, but he is not rich to this extent.
Compared with the famous families in Beijing, his family background is really not enough.
At this moment, he no longer wanted any beauty, nor did he plan to take back the money he had paid before. He just wanted to get out of this as soon as possible:
"Ahem...um...Anyu is your son. This matter has nothing to do with me. I'll leave first."
But before he could take a step, the woman grabbed his clothes:
"No! I have already sold my son to you. You gave me one hundred taels of silver. Now An Yu is no longer a member of my family. He is yours! Therefore, you will naturally bear the consequences of his misfortune."
"That's right," the woman's brother also said quickly, "It's you! An Yu has been sold to you, and it has nothing to do with our family! You are the one who has to pay the compensation!"
The rich businessman quickly shook his head:
"Who said that? Who said that? I never gave you any silver. Is my name on the silver? No! I'm not stupid, how could I give you the silver without getting the person? Go away! Get out of the way!"
Of course he lost a hundred taels.
However, compared to the nearly 20,000 yuan in compensation, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket.
Although it is a bit hard to bear, it is better than losing everything.
He was quite a big man, and in his anxiety, he pushed the woman away a few times and quickly slipped out of the crowd.
Not only did he not get sucked into paying for money, he also got a hundred taels of silver for free.
If it had happened before, the woman would have jumped for joy.
But now...
She gritted her teeth and looked at Ye Qiongying:
"I...my family really has no money, young lady. Even if you beat us to death, we can't take out 10,000 taels of silver!"
"It's not 10,000 taels," Ye Qiongying emphasized, "it's 19,900 taels. You can't round it down."
The woman was extremely worried. There was no difference between 10,000 taels and 19,900 taels to her; both were astronomical figures.
She pulled the old, thin man out from behind and pushed him forward:
"Miss, this is our head of the family. If you don't believe me, ask him. My family really has no money. And... An Yu is his biological son, and I am just his stepmother. This money has nothing to do with me, a woman in the back house, right? If you want to find it, just go to him! An Fugui, this is your son's fault, don't think of asking my family to be responsible.
By the way, after we get back... no, we are at the government office right now, let's get divorced right now, and your family establishment has nothing to do with me!"
"Oh?" Ye Qiongying looked at the man who had remained silent until now, and then said to the woman, "Isn't that right? I remember you swore before that you were An Yu's mother? You didn't lie on purpose because you wanted to collect the debt! I'm not that easy to deceive."
The surrounding Ye family guards all took a step forward, the muscles on their arms bulging, and the knives hanging on their waists made people sweat.
The woman and the others were so frightened that their legs went limp and their faces were covered in cold sweat. She pushed the man forward with all her strength, and the man staggered and almost fell to the ground:
"An Fugui! Speak up. An Yu is not my child. You are so spineless. I still have two sons. You and your money-losing son should die together. Don't drag us down with you."
She pointed at the two young men behind her that Ye Qiongying had noticed earlier:
"Look, young lady, this is my son. An Yu has been a stubborn kid since he was young. He has never called me mother. His biological father is still alive. How can he ask me, his stepmother who is about to divorce, to be responsible for this debt?"
An Fugui looked at her, then at his two sons hiding in the crowd. After a long while, he sighed and finally spoke to Ye Qiongying:
"Miss Ye, An Yu is my son, and he has nothing to do with my current wife. It's just that... I really can't afford the more than 10,000 taels of silver. I... An Yu's appearance is not bad, and he is well-behaved and obedient enough. Otherwise... you can just treat him as a servant and take him back? Whether he is dead or alive, we promise not to pursue the matter."
It would have been fine if the stepmother wanted to sell An Yu, but the biological father actually sold his son as soon as possible.
He also made comments like "appearance" and "well-behaved".
This family...
Thinking of An Yu's pitiful appearance, Ye Qiongying frowned.
She sneered, looked at the couple who were worthy of being a family, and said:
"Do you think I'm a fool? What kind of servant would cost me nearly 20,000 taels of silver? Are the people in your family made of gold?"