They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 246 Seeking Justice

Liang Mingliang was the first to get angry. "You're showing off with just ten taels of silver? You've never seen money before."

"you--"

Zhang Cong was furious.

He was always the one who used money to intimidate people, but one day he was the one who got crushed.

It is not very harmful but extremely insulting.

What was most frustrating was that he only had a mere ten taels of silver. He thought that ten taels of silver was enough to scare the country folk, but he didn't expect to be looked down upon.

That's true. Since this family could afford to have Liang Xiaoman as their accounting apprentice, they must have some wealth. But this guy is quite the braggart, acting like he doesn't care about ten taels of silver. Haha, does he think his family can come up with a hundred taels?

If we could really come up with a hundred taels, would we send that kid Liang Xiaoman to be an apprentice and suffer?
This guy really knows how to brag.

The feeling of being killed in return was incredibly frustrating. Zhang Cong grinned maliciously, "I misremembered. Liang Xiaoman should pay one hundred taels of silver, not ten. If you don't pay, you can expect to be beaten and imprisoned in the yamen!"

“It seems you really have never seen money before,” Xu Zhichun took out a hundred-tael silver note from his purse and waved it in front of him. “Do you see clearly? One hundred taels. If Xiaoman is really obligated to compensate, we will accept it. But if Xiaoman has been wronged, injured, or wronged, we will definitely not let it go.”

"Yes, that's right!"

Zhang Cong was dumbfounded and felt even more aggrieved.

What kind of nonsense is this?

When did people in the countryside become so rich?
With so much money, why would Liang Xiaoman be an apprentice?
Liang Lizheng said coolly, "Move aside, we're looking for Master Qin."

"Hmph! Do you think you can just see our master whenever you want? Get out, all of you get out. If you don't leave, believe me, I'll have someone chase you away."

If it weren't for Master Qin's sake, Xu Zhichun would have turned around and left right now, heading to the yamen.

Xu Zhichun: "Now that we're here, we must see Master Qin. Why don't you try having someone chase us away?"

Would the servants of the Qin family listen to him?

Zhang Cong's face looked extremely ugly.

Threats are ineffective, but he only has these three tricks up his sleeve. What can we do?
Although Zhang Cong hated Xu Zhichun and his group to the core, he had to soften his tone, "You're still not convinced? Fine, since that's the case, then I'll make you submit! You want to see the master, don't you? Just you wait!"

Zhang Cong quickly stepped forward and knocked on the door. He whispered something to the gatekeeper, who glanced at Xu Zhichun and the others, nodded, and hurried away.

Zhang Cong immediately became smug and proud: Look how much face he has in the master's house! If these people want to complain about him, they'd better think twice.

"Hmph, if you want to see the master, then come with me."

Liang Lizheng and the others all looked at Xu Zhichun without prior arrangement.

Only a fool wouldn't suspect something fishy.

Liang Mingliang: "What should we do about Zhichun? This person definitely has bad intentions."

Liang Mingliang's voice wasn't loud, but Zhang Cong still heard it and his face darkened with anger. "Are you going or not?"

Xu Zhichun whispered, "Village head, let's go in first."

With the Spring Equinox approaching, and so many of them still around, they're not afraid of Zhang Cong causing trouble. Besides, this is the Qin family mansion; Zhang Cong is just a dockworker, how could he possibly be the master of the Qin family mansion?
Liang Lizheng nodded: "Okay."

Zhang Cong sneered, led them into the Qin family's residence, and waited in a secluded flower hall in the front yard. He coldly uttered the words "Wait!" and stood guard outside the flower hall, subconsciously looking into the distance.

As soon as Qin Xiuhe arrived with her maid, Zhang Cong quickly went to greet her and reported the matter to her.

Qin Xiuhe glanced at him with displeasure, "You can't even handle such a small matter, what use are you?"

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I never imagined those unruly people could be so despicable. I've caused you so much trouble, Madam."

"Humph!"

Qin Xiuhe rolled her eyes at him; he was indeed a nuisance. If it weren't for not wanting her elder brother and sister-in-law to look down on her, she wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.

Unfortunately, Zhang Cong was one of her people, so she had no choice but to reluctantly intervene.

Zhang Cong arrogantly invited Qin Xiuhe over: "Our master has gone out, and besides, he wouldn't care about such a trivial matter. It just so happens that you, Aunt, have some free time. If you have anything to say, just tell us. We, Aunt, can make decisions about the Qin family."

Qin Xiuhe and Xu Zhichun met face to face, one stunned and the other helpless.

"why you!"

"Grandma Qin."

Qin Xiuhe sneered: "I knew it! Who has such a straight back and such audacity? It turns out to be Madam Xu."

Zhang Cong was also stunned: Madam actually knows this person?
For no apparent reason, he felt a vague unease, so he stopped walking and simply stood aside.

Qin Xiuhe stepped forward arrogantly and sat down in the main seat. "Does Madam Xu think that because my elder brother and sister-in-law are kind-hearted, good-tempered, don't like to haggle with people, and are charitable and don't care about being seen in public, she's coming to our door to take advantage of us?"

Liang, the village head: "This has nothing to do with Zhichun. We asked Zhichun to come with us. My grandson works at your dock, and yesterday—"

"Manager Zhang already told me about what happened yesterday. Your grandson accidentally bumped into the mule cart, and the mule pulling it was startled and almost crashed into the pile of goods, causing a major accident. We didn't cause you any trouble, yet you dare to come to our door and act like a liar, demanding compensation? What kind of logic is that? Although our Qin family is charitable, we don't let just anyone take advantage of us! Rogues like you who try to get something for nothing won't get a single penny from our Qin family!"

"Nonsense! Is that what Manager Zhang said? But my grandson didn't say that at all—"

“If your grandson wanted money, he wouldn’t say that. Our managers are all selected through a rigorous process, and their character is far better than that of people like you.”

Zhang Cong chimed in, "Many people saw it at the dock. If you don't believe me, just go up to the dock and ask other people, and see what they say."

Liang Mingliang shouted angrily, "The people at the docks all work for your Qin family, of course they won't tell the truth!"

Zhang Cong was utterly shameless and despicable: "Ha, if that's how you put it, then there's nothing I can do!"

"you--"

"Alright," Qin Xiuhe sneered disdainfully, "It's such a trivial matter, there's no point in making a fuss about it. Although it was your grandson's fault, he was injured after all, so we won't hold it against him. It wasn't easy for you to come all this way, so I won't hold your rudeness against you either. Steward Zhang, give them two taels of silver. Once you've taken the silver, you should leave as soon as possible. Let's leave it at that and not talk about it anymore."

Given Qin Xiuhe's temperament, she wouldn't lower herself to let the Qin family "get away with" two taels of silver, even if it was just thrown into the water to make a sound.

But this is at the Qin family's residence.

She didn't want her older brother and sister-in-law to know about this, so she could only "suppress her pride" and give them money to settle the matter.

The Liang family was furious: "This is outrageous!"