After transmigrating into the book, the prime minister always wants to farm with me.

Chapter 29 Stealing Silver

"She wasn't excited or thrilled at all when she received four hundred-tael silver notes. They looked like nothing more than a few insignificant pieces of paper. It was her calmness that made me notice her."

"Then you can forget about her from now on; she's already married."

"Sigh!" Zhao Baoye sighed with endless melancholy.

It's lamentable that Qi Yunran was so foolish as to get married at such a young age.

It's such a pity that she married him before she could find a perfect man like him.

Pei Wenwen only emerged from behind the big tree after Zhao Baoye and Pei Yuanjun had left.

A surge of resentment flashed through his mind. So Qi Yunran had sold herself for five hundred taels of silver. No wonder she wanted to divorce Brother Pei.

She wouldn't let her become Brother Pei's concubine, and she wouldn't let her have an easy life either.

Pei Yuanjun thought about the breakup fee in his arms; this was what she had given him. It turned out she had gotten it from selling wild ginseng.

His young wife is really capable; she's so good at making money.

After having dinner at the Pei family's house, Zhao Baoye returned home feeling dejected.

Upon seeing this, Pei Yuanjun's eyes flickered slightly, as if starlight flowed within them.

It seems we can't wait any longer; we need to take the initiative and find a different approach.

Pei Wenwen found Huang Caicai's second brother, Huang Jiahao, who was a notorious scoundrel in the village. He spent his days stealing chickens and dogs and doing nothing, and everyone in the village hated him to the core.

Just then, Huang Jiahao lost money gambling again and was thinking about how to get money in the village to pay off his debts. Pei Wenwen deliberately let slip that Qi Yunran was being unfair by mentioning that they had found the wild ginseng together.

She sold it in town for 500 taels of silver but didn't get a share. If it weren't for Brother Pei backing her up, she felt she would have gone to confront her.

Upon seeing Huang Jiahao appear, he pretended to shut up. Annoyed that he had let something slip, he lightly slapped his own mouth.

Huang Jiahao walked past her nonchalantly, pretending not to hear.

That very night, however, he secretly went to the haunted house where Qi Yunran lived, intending to steal her money.

At this moment, Qi Yunran was secretly cursing Pei Yuanjun, that shameless scoundrel. He actually took her money and didn't do anything.

She was so angry that she barely ate any dinner.

Thinking that she would have to go to the street to get clothes for Xiao Jingxuan tomorrow, she took a bath and put Xiao Jingxuan to bed.

In a daze, I suddenly heard a noise.

She was immediately awakened.

By this time, Huang Jiahao had already climbed over the wall. As he was looking for a foothold in the moonlight, he accidentally bumped into a chair on the ground.

This woke Qi Yunran up.

Qi Yunran activated her Heavenly Eye and immediately spotted Huang Jiahao climbing over the wall to enter. After recognizing him, she realized who he was.

Qi Yunran quietly went out.

When Huang Jiahao saw the face that suddenly appeared in front of him, he screamed in fright, "A ghost!"

They ran out in a panic.

But when he got to the door, he looked back again.

When he finally recognized Qi Yunran, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Why didn't you say anything? Don't you know that scaring someone can kill them?"

Xiao Jingxuan had already been awakened. Not finding Qi Yunran on the bed, he immediately went to her and called out, "Godmother."

She walked right in front of Huang Jiahao and was taken hostage. A knife was held to her neck.

"Don't make a sound. Or I'll kill you all."

Xiao Jingxuan trembled with fear.

"Don't be afraid. What do you want to do?" Qi Yunran saw Xiao Jingxuan trembling.

"Enough with the nonsense, hand over the five hundred taels of silver you got from selling ginseng. Otherwise, I'll kill you all."

Qi Yunran seized the opportunity and threw the pebble and knife in quick succession. The pebble injured Huang Jiahao's hand, causing him to drop the knife to the ground.

The knife she threw landed on Huang Jiahao's shoulder.

It pierced through his clothes and flesh and was nailed to the door.

Qi Yunran swiftly moved and scooped Xiao Jingxuan into her arms.

She didn't have five hundred taels. She could only take a surprise attack to ensure Xiao Xuan'er's safety.

Huang Jiahao was so frightened that his legs trembled. He took a look in the moonlight and saw that the shiny object was a knife.

He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, as if he was about to lose all feeling in it.

"Qi... Yunran, it's not Qi... Miss, I'm sorry. It's all my fault tonight! I'm not human."

"Who told you I sold ginseng for five hundred taels?"

(End of this chapter)