Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 615 - Chapter 615 Chapter 615 The Best Quality

Chapter 615: Chapter 615: The Best Quality Chapter 615: Chapter 615: The Best Quality Before, twenty taels of silver was nothing to him, but now, with the Mo family fallen on hard times and life so difficult that even meals were a problem, this money was a lifesaver. Therefore, Ruan Xinzhi was absolutely unwilling to relent.

Old Lady Mo, her face full of heartache, shook her head vigorously, “Our family doesn’t have that much silver, none, none at all.”

“Old woman, have you ever heard this saying?”

“What saying?”

“Spending money to ward off disasters.”

“Are you threatening me, old woman?”

“I dare not threaten Old Lady Mo, but you should also consider whether silver is more important, or your son’s legs are more important. You better think it through, old lady. If one day I’m in a bad mood, maybe your son will no longer have his legs,” Ruan Xinzhi said, his tone full of threats. After all, he was no longer any kind of gentleman and did not need to concern himself with his reputation.

Madam Ruan could not help but burst into curses, “You old hooligan, don’t think I don’t know your dirty tricks. You’re just too poor, deliberately coming to rob us.”

“It’s a fact that your husband beat me, and everyone in Mo Village are witnesses.”

Ruan Xinzhi, unfazed as if a dead pig not fearing boiling water, knew Madam Ruan was right. But what could they do to him? He had come specifically to extort silver, and what could they do about it? In the end, it was Madam Ruan’s fault for provoking him.

Moreover, under the watchful eyes of all, Mo Daoyan had indeed beaten him, so his coming to extort silver was justified, and the Mo family could not escape this time.

The village head’s face darkened, and having offered a solution, they were still arguing incessantly, completely disregarding him as the village head. He stood up, and said loudly, “Since none of you are listening to me, I won’t waste my breath. Do whatever you want.”

“Village head, our family truly can’t produce that much silver, can we make it a little less?” Old Lady Mo said with a face full of difficulty.

The village head disbelievingly said, “I’ve heard your grandson has money to hire servants at the Academy, and eats meat and fish at every meal, yet he can’t come up with ten taels of silver?”

“Hengjian is weak, and studying is hard. We simply can’t let him suffer. Supporting his education isn’t easy, scrimping and saving, it’s truly miserable,” Old Lady Mo said, and while talking, began wiping her tears with her sleeve.

Madam Ruan, having worked in tandem with her for over a decade, also bowed her head, vigorously wiping her eyes, her voice tearful, “Village head, how can you bear to let our family lose these ten taels of silver, and just watch as Hengjian has no more books to read!”

The village head said, “Are you making it sound worse than it is? If Hengjian doesn’t hire any servants, he can save up those ten taels of silver in a few months. I’ve heard that hiring a servant costs quite a lot of silver! They eat and drink, and there’s also the wages.”

Old Lady Mo, fearing they would have to pay up, blurted out in her anxiety, “Village head! Why are you so heartless? Knowing that my grandson is weak, how can he survive at the Academy without anyone to attend to him? This is simply watching him die!”

“There’s really no gratitude for good deeds. I came to solve your problems, and yet you speak of me like this.”

The village head, very upset, stood up and walked out without wanting to deal with them any longer. He was nearly driven mad by this group of unreasonable people. This wouldn’t do, that wouldn’t do, after all the talking, they just wanted to give nothing. The accusers had come knocking, and they were also in the wrong, not wanting to concede anything. Why would people leave if they conceded nothing?

The village head left in anger.

Facing a dozen fierce-looking strong men, their eyes glaring threateningly, Old Lady Mo finally panicked, stealing glances at Mo Daoyan, seeing that he too was flustered.

Indeed, with the village head, their guardian deity, gone, they no longer had the confidence to negotiate. They realized then that things were seriously amiss.