Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

Chapter 86: Chapter 86 Don’t be afraid, we’ll take you home ”Alright, how much do you want?”

Xiaoxiao thought that any problem that could be solved with money wasn’t a problem at all. If a person was gone, they were gone forever, and no amount of money could bring them back!

”One hundred taels!” the old man shouted aloud.

Those present gasped at the figure; one hundred taels was a significant sum, and this family didn’t look wealthy from their appearance.

”One hundred taels? Why don’t you just rob someone?”

Xiaoxiao truly hadn’t expected that a farmer would dare to ask for such an exorbitant amount. She had thought twenty taels would suffice.

”Could you perhaps ask for less? We truly don’t have that much silver.”

The grandmother, not knowing when she had appeared, was wailing as though she were pleading with someone.

Oh dear, couldn’t she just hold back from causing a commotion? Momentum! Momentum! Just like that, it was gone!

Yang Ming saw the helpless look on Xiaoxiao’s face and knew his mother was speaking out of turn. He quickly pulled his mother aside and whispered, ”Don’t talk for now.”

Then he addressed the old man, ”For all the villagers and the Village Chief to witness, twenty taels of silver to redeem the indenture contract. Otherwise, we’ll have to take this before the authorities!”

The Wang Family was also calculating, thinking to ask for as much as they could get. With the money, they wouldn’t have to worry about not being able to afford a wife for Er Gouzi, but looking into Yang Qiu’s eyes, they feared they might indeed have to face the county government office.

”Twenty taels won’t do, at least fifty taels! My grandson’s life is also worth something!”

Wow, talk about thick-skinned, truly shameless, Xiaoxiao thought, eager to end this ordeal. Yang Qiu was still waiting for them! Fifty taels it would be—these people had to be able to stomach that. They would deal with them later. And so: ”Fine, fifty taels it is.”

People around couldn’t help but sigh again at this; this family must really be wealthy, they thought, even though it wasn’t apparent.

Xiaoxiao immediately took out a fifty tael silver note and, in the presence of the Village Chief and the villagers, retrieved the indenture contract. Since it was a matter of servitude, there was no need for a divorce paper; they could just re-register at the county government office.

Yang Ming, seeing Xiaoxiao casually pull out fifty taels of silver, was quite puzzled; he had initially thought to agree to twenty taels and then go back to scrape the rest together.

So he asked in a low voice, ”Where did you get the silver?”

”I embezzled public funds!”

”...”

By now, Yang Qiu had woken up. Listening to the noises outside, she was silently shedding tears.

”My girl, stop crying. It’s not good for your health to cry during confinement.”

”It’s all good now, you’re going home. Your family has come to get you. There are plenty of good days ahead!”

”Your sister-in-law is really amazing; without her, you might not have made it!”

”...”

The midwife advised her persistently and with a heavy heart—she truly pitied the girl.

And with that, the matter came to a close. The onlookers, seeing there was no more excitement to be had, all went back home. Xiaoxiao also let the ten strong men go back first.

”Village Chief, a little token of gratitude for your help. Please find us a cart and prepare some quilts; we have to take my sister home. We can’t let her get cold!”

Whilst saying this, Xiaoxiao handed over two taels of silver to the Village Chief.

The Village Chief, upon seeing the two taels of silver, knew it was more than enough for the task. He swiftly went to make the arrangements, and soon the ox cart arrived.

Alas, on such a bitterly cold day, to endure this hardship right after giving birth was unfortunate, but they had no choice—they had to leave this place.

Xiaoxiao found Yang Qiu’s clothes, then entered the house with Yang Ming.

”Don’t be afraid, we’re taking you home.”

Xiaoxiao wrapped Yang Qiu up warmly and had Yang Ming carry her onto the ox cart. The family then left the Wang Family’s village like that.