BXBX NOVEL Chapter 279: 279 Extortion money 1
Zhu Nengwen cried out in pain as he stood up, “Don’t belittle me, I haven’t even become a Scholar yet. It’s all your fault. That ugly woman could have just passed by, but you had to meddle, which led to me getting kicked by her and having to pay for medicine!”
“I don’t have the money to compensate you,” Li Wangcai pleaded repeatedly. “It doesn’t look too serious, you can still stand up. It’ll be alright after a few days of pain. Just let it go.”
“Compensation…”
Li Wangcai wouldn’t agree, “My family isn’t well-off either, and if I have to pay in silver taels, I’ll have to borrow some. If I really compensate you, my wife would turn the world upside down.”
“The Xiao Family is much poorer than yours, what would they compensate me with? Granny Sun might even take their house in the evening. I curse Su Qingyue to be sold by the Xiao Family tonight, and it would be best if she gets sold another ten or eight times by that vicious and fierce woman!” He cursed bitterly, his demeanor as a scholar long gone.
“It’s not my business if the Xiao Family can’t pay up.” Li Wangcai’s face turned cold, “Anyway, it was Su Qingyue who kicked you, so go find her. I won’t pay you to the death.”
“If you don’t pay, don’t think about leaving.” Zhu Nengwen grabbed him.
Li Wangcai wouldn’t put up with it any longer, “It’s a shame you’re a great Scholar, but you don’t even understand the logic of seeking compensation from the one who hit you. If you insist on me compensating you, then let everyone judge…”
He dragged him to leave.
But Zhu Nengwen was unwilling, “Fine, fine, I won’t ask you for compensation.”
“Really?” Li Wangcai found it hard to believe he was let off so easily. “But you have to promise me not to talk about this outside.” “What are you talking about?” Li Wangcai was momentarily puzzled.
“That is…” he groaned in pain, “about the poisonous woman Su Qingyue slapping me and then kicking me, don’t let it leak outside.”
When Li Wangcai heard this, he didn’t hesitate, “Haha! So great Scholar Zhu is afraid of losing face, not wanting people to know that he was beaten by a woman. Indeed, if people knew you couldn’t even beat a woman, where would you put your dignified face? Everyone in the village would laugh at you.” “Enough!” Zhu Nengvven glared.
“I can’t help but say it,” Li Wangcai wasn’t a good person either. If he was, he wouldn’t have made such an excessive joke about Su Qingyue and Zhu Nengwen. “You know, I have a big mouth and I like to talk nonsense. Maybe I’ll accidentally say something… ”
“You…”
“In fact, it’s no big deal, isn’t it just about Su Qingyue calling you Shorty? If I tell the villagers, maybe they’ll think it’s quite appropriate to call you Shorty. You were slapped and kicked by her, that’s all…”
“Alright, stop talking! I get it.” Zhu Nengwen glared at him with narrowed eyes, “What do you want?”
“I’m really short on cash lately. I can barely afford to eat. How about, great Scholar Zhu, you lend me some?”
Zhu Nengwen reached into his pocket, took out a few copper coins, and handed them to him.
Li Wangcai counted, “Only ten copper coins! You’re so stingy, are you just giving handouts to a beggar? Give me more, more!”
Zhu Nengwen angrily handed him another handful of copper coins, “Take it!
Shut your mouth, dare to talk nonsense, and I’ll just throw this face away. Forget about asking for ten times the hush money from you, you’ll have to pay me ten times the medical expenses, too! Let’s see if you can keep your mouth shut!” He then turned around and walked into the house, crying out in pain.
“Alright, alright,” Li Wangcai shouted into the house, “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely keep my mouth shut.” It wasn’t a big deal, so he should know when to stop..