PWDLAW Chapter 13: Too Cunning

 Chapter 13: Too Cunning

Ye Muyu couldn't avoid it and stumbled when she was bumped.

Tang Rou also didn't expect Tang Wangshi to resort to this move. Her whole person fell, almost landing on her face.

Feeling the pain in her wrist, Tang Rou cursed Tang Wangshi in her heart.

But on the surface, she spoke softly, "Sister Ye, are you okay?"

At this moment, Ye Muyu was curious about what the two of them were up to.

Tang Wangshi stood up, pointing at Ye Muyu, "Is this the scholar's wife? My daughter was pushed by you and if you don't apologize, it's fine. Now, she ruined her skirt trying to help you. You must compensate."

Ye Muyu stood still, her expression unchanged. Seeing villagers gathering around, she spoke, "Miss Tang, it was you who said you accidentally fell. Your mother was unreasonable, demanding compensation for your skirt. That's why I left. I was actually grateful to you, but who knew your mother would turn the tables. This skirt was torn by your mother. Could it be that both mother and daughter are acting to cheat me out of money?"

Villagers understood the situation and one woman, familiar with Tang Wangshi's character spoke up "Old lady Tang, you're being too bold. Extorting money and targeting the wife of a scholar, aren't you afraid the scholar will report you to the authorities?"

"Exactly, Old Lady Tang your extortion is too obvious. In the past, when you sought small advantages we turned a blind eye. Now it's about a whole skirt, worth at least a few hundred wen. Have you gone mad for money?"

"What do you know? Clearly, it was Ye's who knocked my daughter down. This skirt cost five hundred wen, bought from the county. The shopkeeper said, if this skirt gets wet too many times, it can't be worn anymore."

"Ye knocked Tang Rou down. Why shouldn't she compensate?"

Tang Wangshi, cherishing her skirt, was determined to splash this blame on Ye Muyu and make her compensate. Otherwise, the loss of these five hundred wen would be a significant blow.

"Haha, Old Lady Tang, you're getting more and more amusing. What kind of skirt can't be washed? If it can't be washed, why wear it out?"

"That's right, is your woman not washing her clothes?"

Tang Wangshi glared back, "Shut up, you gossipy women. My foot-binding cloth smells better than your clothes. I don't care today, Tang Rou's clothes were dirtied and damaged by Ye's and she must compensate. If she doesn't, I'll go to your Chu family and cause trouble. I wonder where this scholar's wife will hide her face then."

Tang Rou's eyes were red from anger.

Although they had discussed this act today with Tang Wangshi, they didn't expect her to disregard her daughter's reputation for five hundred wen.

The key was that Tang Wangshi stupidly followed Ye's words. It was clear that she was making the villagers think Ye was wronged. It seemed like both mother and daughter were playing a game to cheat her out of money.

Ye Muyu noticed the subtle change in Tang Rou's expression. Although she didn't want to deal with this matter, she had many ways to resolve it. However, it seemed that Tang Rou had other thoughts.

Rather than letting this person scheme against her in secret, it was better to take the initiative and see what she really wanted to do.

While the villagers were angrily accusing Tang Wangshi, Ye Muyu reluctantly spoke up "Forget it. Although Old Lady Tang, you wrongly accused me, I don't want to cause trouble for my husband. For this skirt, I can at most contribute some fabric to patch it up."

Ye Muyu didn't want the villagers to think she was easy to bully. Otherwise, there would be trouble in the future. She didn't have the leisure to deal with such matters every day.   

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