Chapter 509: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
## Chapter 509: Kicking Up Trouble (Part 3)
These few silver coins added up to just over three taels, but for Hong Shi and the others, it was already quite a sum. Yet, they were not satisfied, sensing that there might still be more money yet to be found.
When Wu Shi and Da Ni'er returned from their stall, what greeted them was a scene of chaos. Beddings were strewn across the floor, and the only piece of furniture—a crude wooden box—was overturned and emptied onto the ground.
Wu Shi said nothing, immediately rushing out of the house towards the several ancient poplar trees in the center of the village. Da Ni'er, worried that something might happen, hurriedly followed.
At this hour, under the scorching sun, most of the villagers were cooling off and chatting under the shade of the ancient poplar trees. It wasn't until the weather cooled down a bit that they would pick up their hoes and head to the fields to work. The people of the old Mo family were no exception, except for a few children who were napping at home; all the adults were gathered here.
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When Wu Shi arrived under the ancient poplar tree, her face was already streaked with tears. She knelt directly in front of Mo Yongxi, who was eating dried fruits, and cried out with a heart-wrenching voice, "Younger sister-in-law, I beg you, please return the silver to me. That's my dowry silver, specifically saved for Tie Tou to marry. Tie Tou is already nineteen; we can't delay any longer. Please, have mercy on your nephew and return that dowry silver to me!"
With that said, Wu Shi's forehead hit the ground heavily, knocking loudly against Mo Yongxi's feet. In a short while, her not particularly fair forehead turned purple.
From the moment Wu Shi rushed out and said those words to knocking her head, it was only a short moment. The villagers sitting under the acacia tree to cool down were unable to react. When they finally realized what was happening, Wu Shi's forehead was already broken, and beads of blood rolled down her face, looking particularly pitiful.
At first, there was silence all around, then it was like a drop of water had fallen into a boiling oil pan, and the buzzing discussion began.
"What is Mo Jia Dajie doing? Why is she knocking her head in front of her younger sister-in-law?"
"Where have your ears gone? Didn't you hear Mo Wu Shi say that the dowry money for her son's bride had been taken away by Mo Yongxi?"
"Tsk tsk, in the past, she was wild and willful, and her thoughts were wicked, but it didn't affect anyone else if she couldn't get married. Now, she has simply stolen her sister-in-law's silver. From now on, we must be careful. We don't have so much family property for others to steal!"
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There was a lot of discussion among the crowd, and the villagers pointed and talked about the people of the old Mo family with obvious disdain on their faces.
Mo Yongxi was initially stunned by Wu Shi's actions. When she heard those unpleasant words, she was so angry that she wanted to tear Wu Shi apart. However, after being framed and seriously injured by Mo Yan last time, she became much smarter, at least not as impulsive as before.
Suppressing her anger, Yong Xi pulled her mouth and concealed her distorted face. She was about to step forward to help Wu Shi and salvage her reputation. However, before she could act, Hong Shi rushed over and pointed at Wu Shi, cursing loudly, "You despicable thing! Eating my food and drinking my drink, you still dare to ask me for money? Where do you get the face?"
Wu Shi seemed to be frightened and suddenly softened to the ground. She looked at Hong Shi fearfully, gritted her teeth, rushed up, and hugged Mo Hong Shi's legs, crying sadly, "Mother, that's my dowry silver. It's for Tie Tou's marriage. If you want money, I will definitely earn more money in the future and take it back for you to spend. Please return that silver to me!"
Hong Shi was shocked by such a fierce hug. Under the impact, she did not stabilize for a while. She sat down on the ground with a sudden pain in her buttocks. She didn't think about it and kicked it over, kicking it directly on Wu Shi's stomach, but she didn't expect that this kick would cause a big event!
"Ah—!" Mo Wu Shi was kicked out and fell on her back to the ground, letting out a miserable scream. She covered her stomach, her face suddenly turned pale, and large drops of sweat rolled down her cheeks, looking even worse.
"Ah—It hurts—my stomach hurts!" Wu Shi curled up, weakly screaming.
Mo Hong Shi, on the other hand, was dumbfounded. Her buttocks hurt badly, and the kick she kicked out didn't use much force at all. How did she kick the person up and couldn't get up?
Mo Yongxi frowned and looked at Mo Wu Shi, who was crying and screaming with her hands on her stomach. She had clearly seen the kick just now and couldn't have kicked anyone. Mo Wu Shi was pretending to be like this and wanted to get back the money.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt like this. She snorted coldly, squatted down to Hong Shi's ear, and quietly said her guess...
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