The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 383: Reporting to the Authorities

Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Reporting to the Authorities

Lady Sun and the man exchanged a glance upon hearing that.

If they were sent to report to the authorities, they weren’t really afraid; Boss Tian would certainly find a way to get them out.

But being sold to a coal mine or taken to the mountains would mean true doom.

Lady Sun’s heart panicked, and she bit down hard, "Miss, I was momentarily blinded by greed! It’s all my fault! I’m willing to compensate! All my possessions and silver, amounting to one hundred taels, I will give to you, Miss. Please show mercy and let the two of us go, okay?"

"One hundred taels? Good——" a delighted voice chimed in.

Everyone turned to look at Wang Yonggui, who had just come to his senses and heard that Lady Sun was offering one hundred taels of silver. Without thinking, he wanted to agree.

He was slapped back into reality by Old Granny Zhang, "Shut your mouth! What do you know, thinking everything is alright? She was about to poison your entire family. If it weren’t for your sister guarding against this wretched woman, come tomorrow morning, our whole family would be meeting underground! It’s all the curse you brought back, you blind and heart-blind fool, you almost got us all killed! And you’re pleased just hearing about silver? Is silver your dear father?"

Wang Yonggui, dizzy from the slap, took a while to understand, then looked at Lady Sun disbelievingly.

"Impossible! How could Ahfu do this? She..." He tried to say something in her defense but stopped when he saw the man beside Lady Sun and remembered the scene before he was knocked out, touching the back of his head, a hand covered in blood.

His expression suddenly changed, "Lady Sun, you——"

Lady Sun knew that Wang Yonggui was now her only breakthrough, and quickly squeezed out two tears, "Sanlang, I know I was wrong! I don’t expect your forgiveness, I just beg you to let us off this time for old times’ sake, okay? All my possessions are one hundred taels, plus I have some jewelry and such that are worth some money too; I don’t want any of those anymore..."

Wang Yongzhu couldn’t listen anymore. Lady Sun, this woman, was so opportunistic and shameless. She was caught red-handed and still wouldn’t give up.

Originally, she wanted to see Lady Sun admit her wrongs and expose the person behind the scenes.

She had arranged everything, just waiting for that moment.

But seeing that Lady Sun still refused to confess and Wang Yonggui was still foolishly eager, she felt it wasn’t very interesting anymore.

Whether or not Lady Sun admitted to her wrongs was no longer important; with all the evidence there, Wang Yongzhu was tired of watching this farce.

She interrupted Lady Sun, "Enough, I’ve known the purpose of your visit to our house from the very beginning, it was just for the dye-recipe in my hands."

With that one sentence, all the excuses Lady Sun had in her belly choked up.

"Surprised, aren’t you? Let me tell you clearly, your purpose was seen through by my Third Brother from the very beginning. He was merely tempted by your silver and beauty, that’s why he brought you back. We gave you a chance back then; had you left at that moment, everything would have been as if it never happened."

"But you desperately wanted to stay, so all the consequences thereafter are your own doing! Don’t blame others! Did you think that all you did went unnoticed?" You dug a hole in the backyard to pass messages outside."

"Did you think I was unaware? On your second day in Qilidun, a relative who supposedly had not visited a local family for many years arrived. It’s this gentleman beside you, isn’t it?"

Wang Yongzhu looked towards the man beside Lady Sun.

The man’s face changed, having not expected to be monitored the moment he arrived in Qilidun, an ominous premonition suddenly rising in his heart.

Wang Yongzhu did not fail to meet this anticipation, "Yesterday, when you were working in the fields, you just happened to run into him on the way home and confirmed that today was the day to take action. That’s why I said I needed to go out, to give you the time to make your move."

"Your accomplice deliberately made some noise outside to lure my Fourth Brother away, and then you entered my room. Unexpectedly, my eldest brother came back, so instead of abandoning your plan, you boldly acted like you were seducing him, intending to drive a wedge between my eldest brother and his wife, and between him and our Third Brother as well."

"But what you didn’t count on was that my Third Brother didn’t turn against my eldest brother and even gave you a beating. You must have been filled with both hatred and fear, afraid that my eldest brother would reveal your act of rummaging through my things. You tried to rush out, but we stopped you."

"What you heard inside the room was me speaking deliberately for you to overhear, and sure enough, you lost your cool. So, you had your accomplice come and try to rescue you tonight. Now you understand, don’t you, Lady Sun?"

Lady Sun and the man collapsed to the floor, all at once.

They never imagined that everything was calculated by someone else, who had even intentionally baited them into the trap!

After Wang Yongzhu finished laying everything out, the Wang Family members were stunned. Who would have thought that Lady Sun had such a background, and that all of it was under Wang Yongzhu’s control?

Wang Laozhu looked at Wang Yongzhu deeply, only to realize that he never truly knew his own daughter.

So calmly and without a sound, she had set this trap, ensnaring both Lady Sun and her accomplice.

If such cunning were to be used on one’s own family...

He didn’t dare to ponder any deeper and just hung his head low, puffing on his tobacco pipe.

"So what do we do now?" Wang Yonggui, mentally prepared, swallowed nervously and asked his sister.

Wang Yongzhu smiled, "We are a law-abiding family, aren’t we? How could we engage in the business of buying and selling people at will? For someone like Lady Sun, who was bought by our family to be a concubine, colluded with outsiders, and plotted to steal the Master’s possessions, and even injured the male head of the house, it is only natural to report her to the authorities!"

Wang Laozhu’s lips twitched, then he fell silent again.

It was Old Granny Zhang who couldn’t accept it, "Zhuzhu, this is too lenient for that wretch! Laosan got injured; she should pay for the medical expenses, shouldn’t she? Didn’t she just say she would compensate a hundred taels of silver? Let her hand over the silver! And her well-dressed accomplice, who looks like a person but doesn’t act like one, not doing any good! Strip him of his clothes and search him, see if he’s carrying any silver. After causing trouble for us, don’t they owe us a debt of blood?"

Speaking of which, Wang Yonggui couldn’t agree more. Ignoring the blood still streaming from his head, he struggled to get to Lady Sun’s room, and found her jewelry box, smashing it to bits.

But he discovered that not a single silver note was left.

He became frantic, "The silver notes must be on that wretch." As he spoke, he moved forward to strip Lady Sun of her clothes.

Old Granny Zhang couldn’t stand to watch any longer and swatted Wang Yonggui aside, instructing Lady Lin to drag Lady Sun away for a thorough search.

Lady Lin loathed Lady Sun, and now relished the opportunity presented to her.

She viciously dragged Lady Sun to one side, and while pretending to search her, she pinched her mercilessly.

Lady Sun drew in a sharp breath of cold air, knowing that crying or screaming would be of no use now and would only make her the laughing stock.

She bit down hard to endure the pain. Lady Lin pinched her all over, but not once did she make a sound.