Chapter 425: We’re Not Done Yet!
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But he had to be rich!
Liu Tiezhu said sadly, “Sigh, 1 don’t have money! 1 still owe other people 10 taels of silver!”
If he continued to be chased for money, Liu Tiezhu would probably starve for a few months.
Yan Er took the opportunity to say, “Brother Liu, if you can help me, I’ll return these 10 taels of silver for you.”
Liu Tiezhu’s eyes lit up. “Really? What is the favor? I’ll definitely do my best!”
Yan Er looked around and whispered into Liu Tiezhu’s ear.
Liu Tiezhu held his breath and widened his eyes. “For 10 taels of silver, you want me to help you do such a thing that will cost my life?”
Yan Er said, “I’m just envious that others can touch it and want to try. It’s not like I’m taking it for anything.”
What nonsense were these? Even if Yan Er wanted to try the grenade, he would be discovered after it was detonated.
He must have an ulterior motive for wanting a grenade!
Liu Tiezhu took advantage of the situation. It was very easy for him to steal a grenade. He rolled his eyes and said, “I won’t do it! It’s such a huge risk, yet you are merely giving me 10 taels of silver. What nonsense!”
Yan Er finally understood. It was not that Liu Tiezhu did not dare to, but he felt that the money was too little.
He gritted his teeth and said, “I just want to see if I can create a more powerful grenade and win the Flying Sky Award so that the entire family can hold their heads high.”
“If you can help me get one, I’ll give you another five taels of silver!”
Yan Er’s blockhead appearance did not look like a person who could obtain a grenade. Liu Tiezhu subconsciously laughed, but he believed his words a little. “No, if 1 help you steal a grenade and I was discovered to be the one who gave it to you and they want to hold me responsible, wouldn’t I be in trouble? You have to give me at least 20 taels of silver!”
20 taels of silver!
Yan Er worked in the army’s logistics. He only had two taels of silver after working a month with only three days rest. Liu Tiezhu was too ruthless.
If he paid for it but it did not succeed in the end, wouldn’t he have paid for nothing?
Yan Er looked hesitant. Liu Tiezhu said, “Apart from me, no one else will help you with this!”
On the surface, Liu Tiezhu did not seem to mind, but he really wanted to agree.
If Yan Er asked him to steal the grenade, he would have Yan Er’s weakness.
Yan Er’s family lived in a villa, and his hometown was from the same place as the Great Empress. He still had a large sum of money in his hands. If Liu Tiezhu have something to control Yan Er, he would not have to worry about not having money to use or marry a wife in the future.
Yan Er gritted his teeth and said, “I don’t have that much money on hand. Let me think about it.”
Actually, he could take out 20 taels of silver, but he felt that he was unhappy that he had taken such a huge risk to buy the grenade, yet his family could take advantage of him without doing anything. So he decided to let the eldest branch, third branch, and his mother pay for it.
Liu Tiezhu was afraid that the duck in his hand would fly away, so he emphasized, “If 1 can’t get the silver today, I won’t do it anymore!”
Yan Er left Liu Tiezhu in the room. As soon as he went out, Madam Qu surrounded him and asked, “How is it?”
Yan Er said, “He wants 20 taels of silver. Mother, I don’t have any silver. Let Eldest Brother and Third Brother pay. We can’t let them do nothing, right?”
When Madam Qu heard this, she said, “Why does he want so much?! Why doesn’t he go rob people instead!”
Yan Er said helplessly, “That’s all he wants. If you ask someone for help, you have to listen to his request.”
Madam Qu thought for a moment and said with heartache, “Your brother is in jail. Let’s forget about the money! Besides, aren’t we expecting him to hand the grenades to others? I’ll ask your third brother to fork out some. You should also fork out some!”
Yan Er immediately jumped up. “Without me getting the grenade, how could Big Brother have anything to do with it? No, he has to pay for it. I definitely won’t pay anything! Why don’t we forget about this matter!”
Madam Qu couldn’t help but say angrily, “We’re all family, so why are you saying such things! Isn’t your brother in trouble now!”
Yan Er retorted, “It’s all your fault. If you didn’t bring us to find our sister, how could she have a miscarriage!” The underlying meaning was that even if Yan Da couldn’t fork out this sum of money, it should be her paying.
The silver in Madam Qu’s hands still had to be kept in the bank for interest!
She stomped her feet and said, “You heartless thing, who am I doing this for! How dare you talk to me like this!”
In any case, he had already said it. There was no way he could take out money. Yan Er laid down his words and said, “Then I’ll get him to leave now!”
Madam Qu had no choice but to hit him twice. She could only look for the third branch and see if they could take out 20 taels.
Although Yan San was a simple-minded person, Yan San’s wife, Song Tianxian, was smart. She leaned against the door and heard Madam Qu instigating her husband to use 20 taels of silver to do something immoral and heartless. She immediately pushed open the door and rushed in. “If you want to do it, you can do it but we won’t pay a single cent. If anything happens to you, don’t blame it on us!”
Madam Qu held her frightened heart. “It’s not your turn to make decisions in this family!”
Song Tianxian sneered and looked at Yan San. “I can’t afford to enjoy your monstrous wealth. If you dare to fork out a single cent, we ll get a divorce tomorrow. 1 won’t let the lord hand over the child’s custody to you!”
Madam Qu roared, “How dare you!”
Song Tianxian rolled her eyes. “Let’s see if I dare! If I accidentally spill anything, our entire family will die. Don’t blame me!”
Madam Qu was frightened and explained, “I’m just trying to increase our family’s wealth. Why can’t you be more flexible-minded?”
Song Tianxian was already shocked by their boldness. She steeled her heart and said, “I’ll say it one last time. If you dare to fork out a single cent, we’ll get a divorce!”
Song Tianxian had given birth to two children for him. How could Yan San get a divorce? He gritted his teeth and looked at Madam Qu. “Mother, I really don’t have money. You don’t want to see the children without a mother, right?”
Madam Qu glared at Song Tianxian in exasperation, but she could not do anything to her. She could only leave dejectedly.
The second branch refused to pay, and the third branch refused to pay. Madam Qu found Xia Dongmei and said, “Dongmei, no one has any silver. What do you think we should do?”
Yan Da instructed them to complete this matter.
Xia Dongmei bit her lip and whispered into her ear, “Mother, you won’t be afraid of wearing shoes if you’re barefoot. Listen to me, Third Sister-in-law will definitely agree.”
After receiving Xia Dongmei’s guidance, Madam Qu found Song Tianxian again. “If you don’t let Third Brother fork out io taels of silver, I’ll report you for stealing from Zhao Lanzhi’s makeup shop!”
Song Tianxian subconsciously wanted to retort, but Madam Qu sneered. “1 still have a few bottles of flower dew from you in my room. It’s impossible for Zhao Lanzhi not to find out!”
Song Tianxian stomped her feet. “You’re going to lose your heads like this!”
Madam Qu said, “Then you’re going to jail now!”
“Anyway, we haven’t done it yet!”
Song Tianxian took a deep breath. Helpless, she could only hand io taels of silver to Madam Qu.
Her eyes looked like they were about to eat someone. Madam Qu smiled proudly. “You’re still too young to beat me!”
When Madam Qu received these io taels, and squeezed out another five taels from Xia Dongmei, she endured the pain and took out another five taels. Finally, she acc.u.mulated 20 taels and handed it to Yan Er.
Yan Er first gave Liu Tiezhu io taels of silver. After the matter was complete, he would pay the other io taels.
Liu Tiezhu was drunk. As he walked, he held the io taels of silver in his hand and smiled.. “The Yan family is indeed rich!”