Chapter 170: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 170: Punishing the Absurdity of the New House (4)
Cai Shi originally thought Mo Yan was just joking. Now that she saw the documents prepared, she realized Mo Yan was serious. She rushed forward anxiously and advised, "Miss Mo, this clearly has nothing to do with your family. Why would you compensate them with silver? Even if you pity them, just give them a few taels of silver to settle it. If you sign this document, it'll be worth two thousand taels!"
"Cai Shi, please don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Just watch from the side."
Mo Yan smiled at her. Cai Shi had spoken up bravely earlier, which left a better impression on her.
"You old woman, get out of my way! Don't block the road to my fortune, or I'll beat you to death!"
Before Cai Shi could say more, Wang Dali charged forward, pushing her aside and hurling extremely vulgar insults.
A flash of fierceness crossed Mo Yan's eyes as she sternly said, "If you still want the silver, behave yourself."
Wang Dali grinned awkwardly, his eyes fixed greedily on the documents on the table. "Miss Mo, if I press my fingerprint here, you'll give me five hundred taels?"
Mo Yan didn't respond verbally. Instead, she retrieved a stack of silver bills from her sleeve, placed them on the table, and said, "Once you press your fingerprint, this money is yours."
As soon as the silver bills appeared, the onlookers' eyes lit up with envy. Each of them stared at Wang Dali, cursing Mo Yan as a 'fool.'
Wang Dali's eyes were glued to the silver bills, fearing they would vanish if he blinked. "Miss Mo, quickly bring out the inkpad. I'll press my fingerprint right away."
Mo Yan lowered her gaze to conceal her scheming thoughts and handed the inkpad to Wang Dali.
Without hesitation, Wang Dali pressed his fingerprint on the document without even reading it. He then hastily grabbed the silver bills and clutched them tightly to his chest.
The other three followed suit, trembling as they pressed their fingerprints and stuffed the silver into their pockets.
Five hundred taels! They had never seen so much money in their lives!
Wang Dali and the others couldn't wait to leave and return home. Their minds were consumed with thoughts of the five hundred taels of silver.
As the onlookers dispersed, Mo Yan, Lin Yong, and Cai Shi remained in front of the shed.
With a smile, Mo Yan picked up the four papers from the table and asked Lin Yong, "Brother Lin, if I take these four papers to the yamen and accuse these four of extortion, do you think the magistrate will side with me?"
Lin Yong quickly understood Mo Yan's plan and smiled knowingly. "Certainly. With evidence and witnesses, they won't be able to escape."
Mo Yan's smile grew even brighter. She turned to Cai Shi, who was still in shock, and said, "Aunt Cai, thank you for speaking up for me today. If I need someone to testify in court, would you be willing to help?"
Cai Shi looked at Mo Yan with mixed emotions, revealing a hint of hesitation. After a moment's thought, she couldn't hold back and asked, "Miss, why are you doing this?"
She couldn't understand why the usually kind Miss Mo would set a trap for Wang Dali and the others, intending to send them to prison. In her opinion, even if the Mo family didn't compensate them, no one would blame the Mo family.
After all, in the countryside, people tend to keep their heads down and avoid trouble. Setting a trap to send Wang Dali to jail seemed too heartless!
Mo Yan suppressed the smile on her face and looked at her seriously. "Aunt Cai, imagine if your house smelled of meat every day, attracting hungry and greedy stray dogs who would do anything to snatch your meat. What would you do?"
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