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

The man's eyes darted around, a glint of shrewdness flashing within them.

This tiger-woman seems to really get worked up after he cursed her a few times!

She was wearing a fine cloth jacket padded with thick cotton, so she must not be from a poor family; she must be able to afford it.

A lame cow is sold to a butcher by the meat, and at most it can fetch a little over thirty yuan. If you provoke this tigress a few more times, she might get a few more ounces if she gets worked up!

Having made up his mind, the man shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Thirty taels? You can't even buy one hide! It'll be at least forty taels. If it's a single tael less, I'll take this beast and sell it for meat!"

"Why don't you just rob someone of those 40 taels?"

Li Chunyan, of course, wouldn't let him make the money, and pointed at the man's nose, saying...

"Do you think I'm stupid? Even when selling meat, the butcher will only give you thirty taels at most. You're trying to rip me off. Don't you know who I am?"

The man glanced at her, his face full of disgust.

"You think it's too expensive? If you think it's too expensive, then don't buy it! Who was it that was shouting about saving this beast? What, you only realize being a 'living saint' isn't easy now that you can't afford it? If you don't have money, what are you pretending for!"

"I'm pretending? I..."

Li Chunyan's face turned green with anger. She looked around, ready to grab something and fight him, but there was nothing for her to grab. In a fit of rage, she took off her shoe and threw it at the man.

"Go to hell!"

Ye Qingqing was startled.

Sister-in-law, are you serious?!

I told you to pretend to care about the cow, but you actually started hitting it!

However, she couldn't help but smile. She liked her sister-in-law's temper; she was a bit fierce, but she was really exciting!

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Ye Dazhuang, a smile playing on his lips, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.

"Hey, hey, why are you hitting me! If you can't afford it, don't say anything. Now you know it's shameful, and you're hitting me?"

The cotton shoe slammed into the man's forehead like a hammer, making him howl in pain. "Isn't anyone going to take care of this tiger woman?! If no one does, I'm going to fight back!"

"You dare!"

Upon hearing that he was about to fight back, Ye Dali, with Xiao Huanhuan on his shoulders, came over and blocked his way in front of his wife, glaring at her and saying, "You dare to lay a finger on my wife, just you wait!"

"Don't you dare hit my mother!"

Little Huanhuan stretched out her little arms, baring her teeth and claws as she shouted, "I'll hit you! I'll hit you!"

With her husband and daughter blocking her way, Li Chunyan stood proudly with her hands on her hips, head held high, beckoning to the man with a finger.

"Hit me? Come here then!"

The family of three amused passersby, drawing a large crowd to watch the spectacle.

"Sister-in-law, put it on quickly, don't catch a cold!"

Ye Cuicui quickly ran to pick up the cotton shoes and helped Li Chunyan put them on. Her face flushed with anxiety. "Sister-in-law, don't be angry. If you get sick from getting angry, no one will be there to take your place. It's not worth it!"

"Huff huff..."

Li Chunyan, her breath hot from her nostrils, said arrogantly, "You think I can't afford money? Who do you think you are? Even if I had money, I wouldn't let you off easy, you little brat!"

You're so heartless even with your own cattle; you're definitely not a good person!

The man was a little scared and kept shrinking his neck as he spoke.

"Fine, fine, if I can't afford to fight, can't I at least avoid it? I'm not selling this cow; I'll have the butcher slaughter it and sell the meat. Let's see how you, this living saint, manage to be!"

As he spoke, he yanked the reins hard a few times, nearly splitting the cow's nose open. The cow mooed in pain and struggled to lift its legs.

"Get up!"

The man lashed the child a few more times, cursing, "You think you've met a living Buddha? I'll skin you alive and tear off your flesh in a minute, then we'll see if that living Buddha comes to save you!"

Li Chunyan stepped forward and shoved him aside, gritting her teeth as she said,

"Why are you still hitting it! Killing someone is just a matter of a quick death, it's better to give it a quick and painless blow than torment it like this!"

She genuinely couldn't bear it; she wasn't pretending.

The man scoffed, "If you're so capable, come and buy it for 40 taels. I wouldn't even be able to hit you if I wanted to..."

"Clatter!"

Four gleaming ingots of ten taels of silver fell to the ground at his feet with a thud.

The air fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the silver.

Silver, four gleaming white silver ingots!

The man gasped, speechless.

"Forty taels."

Ye Qingqing stepped out from the crowd, a cold smile playing on her lips, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Take it, the cow is mine now."

Splash...

All eyes turned from the silver to Ye Qingqing.

A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a fine cloth jacket, had a pretty and charming appearance, with a hint of sharpness in her eyes and a shrewdness hidden in her brows.

"Second Girl..."

Li Chunyan swallowed hard, feeling a pang of heartache.

"Sister-in-law is right. Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them. It's pitiful to torture a beast like this."

"Don't even mention my sister-in-law, I can't stand it either."

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Qingqing said, "We're going to play the role of a living saint today, it's not like we can't afford the money!"

The crowd erupted in a clatter, like a pot boiling over.

"They're obviously from a wealthy family. Forty taels for a sick ox, tsk tsk..."

"What a waste of money! Even if you have it, you can't squander it like this!"

"Is it really worth spending an extra ten taels of silver just because you feel sorry for a beast?"

"I don't understand you rich people..."

……

"Really?"

Upon seeing the four silver ingots, the man's eyes widened. He lunged forward, snatched the silver into his arms, and his eyelids twitched with excitement. "Then it's a deal, no one can go back on their word... The silver is mine, and the ox is yours!"

We're rich! We're rich!

A lame ox, with its skin peeled and flesh ripped, would only sell for thirty taels of silver. But after that tigress made a scene, she made an extra ten taels of silver!

He's lucky to be out today, no wonder he's making a fortune!

The more he thought about it, the more beautiful it seemed; the man grinned, revealing his gums.

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Laugh! Laugh as much as you can!

You mustn't regret it later.

"Dear elders, uncles, brothers, everyone, you all witnessed this and can be our witnesses. Money in one hand, ox in the other."

Ye Qingqing glanced at the crowd who were enthusiastically watching the drama unfold, and smiled faintly, "This cow is ours now, sister-in-law, take the cow."

"Eh!"

Li Chunyan went over, sticking out her big buttocks and bumping into the man, making him stumble. She then grabbed the reins and yelled at him.

"You've taken the money, now get out of the way! Get out, get out..."

"Make way, make way! You're a living saint, aren't you?"

The man stuffed the silver into his pocket and walked away happily without looking back.

The onlookers shook their heads and sighed, feeling sorry for the family.

Ten taels of silver! That's all a family can earn in a year. And it's just going to be given away to that bastard for nothing.

Ye Qingqing shook her head at Li Chunyan, "Sister-in-law, let's go."

"Where are we going?"

Li Chunyan's heart was pounding. She leaned closer to her and said cautiously, "Are you telling the truth? Is there really treasure inside this cow's belly? If not, we'll be at a huge loss..."