Chapter 430: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
**Chapter 430: Mysterious New Year's Gifts and Debt Collection (3)**
"You must be the head of the Mo family?" The small, skinny man lazily stood up, squinting his small eyes as he spoke insolently. "I understand the reasoning, but the Tang family is dirt poor and has no money to repay. It’s New Year’s, and I don't want to get my hands dirty. Since you’re known as a great philanthropist in this village, why not pay the ten taels of silver for the Tang family? Consider it an act of kindness."
Seeing that the man was still speaking somewhat politely, Mo Qingze’s expression softened slightly. "While our family has some spare wealth, it has been accumulated through our hard work. If a destitute person came to us for help, we would certainly assist. Though the Tang family isn't wealthy, they won't starve or freeze. Furthermore, they recently sold their daughter to our family for ten taels of silver, which should be more than enough to repay the debt."
The skinny man wasn’t surprised by this. He cast a disdainful glance at Yu shi and said, "This foolish woman offended the notorious Madam Yu. The ten taels of silver didn’t even get a chance to warm up before it was snatched away. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come here."
Mo Qingze was quite surprised, not knowing this had happened after they left. He found himself agreeing with the skinny man's words. Yu shi was indeed foolish. Even if she refused to give the money to Madam Yu, the latter wouldn’t dare to rob her openly in the village, as the villagers wouldn’t stand by and watch even if they disliked the Tang family.
Yu shi, who was being insulted, didn’t dare to refute the creditor’s words. Seeing Mo Qingze seemingly unwilling to give money, she urgently said, "Master Mo, didn’t your family do those good deeds for a good reputation? If you pay these ten taels of silver today, you’ll gain a great reputation. You don’t need to thank me; just don’t make my family repay the ten taels of silver!"
After saying this, she had the audacity to act as if she had suffered a great loss, as if Mo Qingze was getting a huge benefit from her suggestion.
To be shameless is to be invincible! Such thick-skinned behavior was astonishing! Not only were the Mo family members stunned, but even the skinny man, who dealt with all sorts of people daily, widened his eyes, looking at Yu shi as if she were a lunatic.
Tang Zhutou’s face turned red with embarrassment. He moved to Yu shi’s side, tugging at her sleeve and pleading, “Stop, please stop talking…”
Yu shi, feeling smug, impatiently shook off Tang Zhutou’s hand, saying, "Why shouldn’t I speak? This plan benefits both our families. Only a fool would disagree!"
Tang Zhutou couldn’t argue with her and didn’t dare to. After being pushed aside, he stood there with his head down, looking extremely pitiful.
Seeing this, Mo Qingze shook his head almost imperceptibly. Pitiful people must have their detestable aspects. The Tang family had no one capable of standing up, making them unworthy of his help. With this thought, he coldly said to Tang Yu, “Forget it. I won’t help your Tang family repay these ten taels of silver!”
Yu shi stared in disbelief, unable to understand why such a good idea was being rejected so firmly.
Just as she was about to find a way to persuade Mo Qingze, the skinny man’s eyes turned cold, and he sneered, “Brother, don’t refuse so quickly. I think this plan is good. It’s just ten taels of silver. You won’t lose out by agreeing. Otherwise, if I start breaking things or hurting people, you’ll suffer a real loss.”
Unexpectedly, this man suddenly changed his attitude. Mo Qingze frowned and replied coldly, “I don’t owe you a single copper. If you dare to harm my family, I will fight you to the end, even if it costs me my scholar's title.”
“Scholar’s title? Ha! Even if you were a Juren or an official, you wouldn’t be able to touch me. If you know what’s good for you, hand over the money. Otherwise, I don’t care what day it is.” The skinny man pointed at Mo Qingze’s shoulder, laughing arrogantly, not taking him seriously at all.
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