During famine years, I had a divination slip in hand, and my whole family ate chicken, duck, fish, a

Ye Dazhuang suddenly glanced at her, a questioning look in his deep eyes.

He could tell at a glance that this thing was fake?

Ye Qingqing replied with an indifferent emoji.

Ye Dazhuang raised his eyelids again, as if to ask: Aren't you going to tell your sister-in-law?

Ye Qingqing raised her chin at Li Chunyan: Didn't you see she was obsessed? What's the use of telling her?

Ye Dazhuang, "..."

Although Ye Dali was uneasy and remained silent, Li Chunyan still made up her mind to make a fortune. She frantically pulled out her money pouch from her bosom, her hands trembling with excitement, and muttered something under her breath.

"Then I'm really buying it! Er Yatou, Dali, you two both agreed, right?"

"We've finally stumbled upon a chance to make a fortune; we can't just let it slip by!"

As he spoke, he pulled out three one-tael coins, and the originally heavy money bag suddenly felt much lighter.

These loose silver coins and copper coins were given to her by Ye Qingqing after she sold the mountain goods; she had only managed to save up about ten taels.

During the day, I would tuck it into my bosom and keep it warm; at night, I would place it under my pillow and use it as a pillow, keeping a close eye on it more than my own eyes.

"Sir, it's settled then. I'll give you three taels of silver, and this jade is mine!"

Li Chunyan's hand trembled with excitement as she clutched the three taels of silver; her palms were sweating with nervousness. She bent down and looked at the old beggar, saying...

"We'll exchange money for goods; no one can renege on the deal!"

"No, no cheating. The jade belongs to the lady; this old beggar is content as long as he has something to eat!"

The old beggar tremblingly reached out his hand to take it, a smile on his dirty face. "Madam, you have shown me great mercy! You will surely become very wealthy! My daughter will become an empress, and my son will become a high-ranking official! Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam..."

"There it is!"

Just as Li Chunyan handed over the silver, someone behind her shouted angrily, "Damn it, the old bastard came here to cheat people! I've been looking for him everywhere!"

"Guards, arrest him! Don't let the old man get away!"

The air fell silent instantly.

"What?"

Li Chunyan was startled. Her fingers, which were about to loosen, instinctively grabbed back, trapping the three loose silver coins that were about to fall between her fingers.

"We're doomed!"

The old beggar trembled. Seeing that he hadn't gotten the silver, he didn't care anymore and jumped up from the ground to run away.

With such nimble legs, how could someone who hasn't eaten for three days look like that?

Li Chunyan was completely dumbfounded; her head buzzed, and her lips twitched uncontrollably.

"Liar? Liar? You old bastard..."

Several men rushed towards the old beggar, and the young man in the lead kicked him in the head, sending the fleeing beggar sprawling to the ground.

"Sister-in-law, come here."

Ye Qingqing quietly pulled her aside.

The old beggar cried out and rolled on the ground. He was then surrounded by the group of people who started kicking him without saying a word.

There was no way to run away, so he quickly covered his head to protect it, and screams of agony filled the air.

"You old bastard, you tried to fool my grandma with a dyed stone and even swindled five taels of silver! I'll beat you to death!"

The young man kicked her repeatedly while cursing, "You bastard, are you heartless?! My grandma is so old, and you dare to lie to her!"

"You old bastard, you almost made my mother faint! I'll beat you to death!"

"Dad, kill him! This heartless, rotten-necked old man is too lenient. Reporting him to the authorities is letting him off easy!"

"Yes! Kill him! We can't let our mother suffer for nothing, and it'll save that old bastard from ripping people off again..."

……

"Clatter..."

The "jade" that Li Chunyan was tightly clutching fell to the ground, along with her chin.

"Dyed?"

Her face was filled with terror, and she looked helplessly at Ye Qingqing, then at Ye Dali, and stammered,

"Dyed? Er Yatou, Dali, stones can be dyed? I've never heard of stones being dyed..."

"Why can't stones be dyed?"

Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow slightly. Seeing that her face had turned pale, she could only soften her voice to comfort her, "It's okay, sister-in-law, you haven't bought it yet."

"I...I...I almost gave the money to that old bastard!"

Li Chunyan almost burst into tears.

"Sister-in-law, you were also deceived by him?"

Hearing this, a middle-aged man who was kicking the old beggar immediately turned to look at Li Chunyan and said fiercely,

"Do you know that my mother called this old bastard a swindler out of ten taels of silver! But when she got back, she had someone cut the stone open, and there was absolutely nothing inside!"

It's exactly the same as the one in your hand. The people at the jade shop said that someone cut a crack in the stone and dyed it green. Anyone who knows jade can tell at a glance!

That old scoundrel doesn't dare sell his stones to the shop, so he just cheats us villagers!

As he spoke, he turned around and kicked the old beggar twice more, spitting on him.

"I'll teach you a lesson for lying to my mother! I'll teach you a lesson for being heartless!"

Ye Qingqing frowned without showing any emotion.

It's true that the stone was dyed, and it's also true that the old beggar used the same trick to deceive people. So, is the stone that the woman almost bought real or fake?

Ye Qingqing didn't have X-ray vision, so she couldn't see it, but she was very confident in her divination slips.

"Gulp..."

Li Chunyan's vision went black, and she sat down on the ground with a thud.

Three taels of silver!

She had saved up three taels of silver like a treasure, and she wanted to use that three taels to buy food and clothes for her parents. She was almost cheated out of it by that old scoundrel!

Large tears welled up in Li Chunyan's eyes, and she burst into tears.

"Yan'er, get up quickly, the ground is cold!"

Ye Dali's heart ached with heartache. He quickly pulled his wife up from the ground, scratching his head anxiously as he spoke.

"Don't cry, don't cry! The money hasn't been spent yet!"

Besides, so what if we get ripped off? It's not like we can't afford to be ripped off...

Ye Qingqing also quickly came over to help, trying to persuade them.

"Sister-in-law, it's alright, really alright! Brother is right, three taels of silver isn't a lot of money, even if we lose it, we won't be heartbroken, okay!"

We'll earn more money in the future; we'll learn from this experience.

"Dali, Er Yatou..."

Li Chunyan calmed down a bit, then suddenly felt incredibly embarrassed. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at them, sobbing, "You two won't blame me, will you? I promise, I promise I'll never be greedy again..."

Ye Qingqing waved her hand, "Why blame you? I didn't see it either!"

"Sister-in-law, please don't worry, stop crying. You've scared little Huanhuan."

"Mother..."

Little Huanhuan sat in the carriage, her little face peeking out from under the blanket filled with terror, her eyes brimming with tears, looking at the adults helplessly.

"Huanhuan, don't be afraid, Mommy's alright, Mommy's alright."

Li Chunyan felt as if a piece of her heart had been ripped out, and she ran over to hug her daughter.

Over there, the old beggar had been beaten black and blue, curled up like a shrimp and screaming in agony.

"Dad, let it go, don't beat him to death!"

The young man stopped to catch his breath, then stopped the men beating the old beggar and said, "If we beat this old bastard to death, how are we going to get Grandma's money back?"

The middle-aged man nodded, bent down, grabbed the old beggar by the collar, and cursed angrily.

"You old bastard, give me back my mother's ten taels of silver! If you're short even a penny, I'll kill you!"